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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
General sheridan and Hi. Son.

Two grave, quiet-looking men stood on
the steps Of big house In Washington
some years ago. They were watching
four bright children get into a cart and
drive down the street, throwing back
kisses and goodbye" to papa and papa's
friend, the General.
The younger man, aud the father, was
General Phil Sheridan. Fighting Phil"
as he was called In those days. Another
General, an old friend, said: "Phil, how
do you manage your little army Of fourp"
Don't manage; they are mlschievous
soldiers, but what good comradesl All the
good there is In me they bring out. Their
little mother Is q wonderful woman, and
worth regiment OF officers, John. often
think, what pitfalls are In waiting for my
small, brave soldiers all through life. I
wish could always help them over"
"Phll, II you could choose for your little
son from all the temptations which will
beset him the one most to be feared, what
would 1t be1"
General Sheridan leaned his head against
the doorway, and said soberly: at would
be the curse Of strong drink. Boys are
not saints. We are all self wlllsd, strong.
willed, may be full OF courage and thrift
and push and kindness and charity, but
WOO be to the man or boy who becomes q
slave to liquor. Oh. Ihad rather see my
little son die to-day than to see him carried
IN to his mother drunk One of my brave
soldier boys on the field said to me Just be-
fore battle, when he gave me his mes
sage to his mother, II he sholld be killed,
Tell her have kept my promise to her.
Not one drink have l ever tasted The
boy was killed. carried the message
with my own lips to the mother. She
said: General, that Is more glory for my
boy than II he had taken city, .'"-Presby-
terian Banner.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Shafts Aimed nt tho Rum EVIL.

II man will only think he Is less likely
to drink.
II Is In the distillery that the devil finds
bis best artillery.
man should have too much respect for
himself and family TO be seen In grog
shop.
How many drunkards would there be to-
day II there had never been moderate
drinkers.
The wine drlnker OF to-day Is in great
danger Of becoming the whisky drlnker OF
tomorrow.
Liquor drinking never added to the true
happiness Of single family. 1t Is wise,
therefore, never to drink liquor.
One OF our contemporaries rises to re-
mark that the beer-barrel is far more
deadly to our ss.diers than the rifle
barrel.
AS matter of fact, responsibility has
little to do In palliatlng an evil like the
liquor traffic. On the contrary, the more
iniqultY Is white-washed the more danger
GUS 1t becomes.
It is beyond dispute that always and
everywhere those who drink most OF liquors
in any shape, beer, brandy, whisky or rum,
soonest give out soonest get sick, and arc
slowest to recover.
Go to any hospital, ask Of the many
young and old that you will find there the
cause of their illness, and you will discover
that In very many cases 1t can be traced to
Incorporate habits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
An,ma, Sense and Brain Power.

In individuals of the same species
extremes in size do bear some relation
to mental power, usually as coincident
with deficiency. Very largo dogs,
such as the Great Dane, the st. Ber-
nard (of the show bench), and the
mastiff, are seldom as intelligent as
those of medium size, even when con-
stsntly in their owners company. 1t
is possible that the "Iiandseer" New
foundland is as intelligent as it is
courageous in aquatic feats, but re-
corded instances are wanting. So
also "dwarfed" dogs, tbs little crea-
lures bred to DO carried in muffs, or
as fancy pets, are often stunted in
mind as well as in body. But this
does not applyto some of the natural
ly small breeds; the Blenheim span.
iels being, IS might be expected
from their cranial development and
expression, among the most intelligent
of dogs-far brighter, for instance,
than the heavy Clumber spaniels,
which weigh seventy pounds.
A little Jersey or Kerry COW has
often twice the wits of large Short
horn or Hereford. But this is doubt
less because both the Jerseys and
Kerries have been in more intimate
relations with men, and have been
kept as pets and family friends for
very many generations-for how
many any one may Judge who buys
the annual reports and pedigree lists
contained in ''The Jersey Herd
Book" In the same way, ponies are
commonly said to be "cleverer" than
horses. This is mainly because, ow.
ing to their smaller size, they are in
daily use in petty domestic work, and
so are in constant contact with human
beings. s.-The London Spectator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Farm and Garden Notes,

Serious consequences will result
from not supplying grit to confined
fiocks.
Care OF chickens means naturally
warm house in winter and plenty of
shade in the summer
Glover is rich in nitrogen and lime.
No poultryman can afford to stint his
focks in this feed, especially in winter.
Green bone cutters, clover cutters
and mills to crush oyster shells are in
dispensable to profitable poultry keep
ing.
BY judicious rotation of crops, in
which clover enters largely, together
with liberal applications of barnyard
manures, is the way to give the re-
quired fertility to the land.
Fowls in confinement if not kept
busy with scattered small grains or
yard to scratch in, will soon neglect
their food, especially if fed corn, and
get into the habit of pulling feathers
from one another.
The growth of young animal is the
main factor in the increase of its
weight, and when the food is both nj.
trogenous and carbonaceous there is a
greater gain when the food is mostly
carbonacecus, as when corn alone is
used.
The pumpkin contains large pro-
portion of water, but it is an excellent
addition to the ration of hogs, accord
ing to experiments made, the pump
kins being cooked in winter and fed
with shorts. The result was that the
hogs made greater gain than on any
other food.
Cabbages will thrive with frequent
cultivation; in fact, they may be cul.
tivated every day with advantage. The
first cultivation should be deep, so as
to permit the ground to absorb water
from rains, after which the stirring of
the top soil for an inch or two will
| answer
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
England's Opinion of Us.

The admiration and interest mani.
tested in the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's feet are indescribable. Our
naval officers look upon it as a splen-
did achievement, rejecting inexpres.
sible credit on the officers and men OF
the blockading squadron. Such is
the crushing disparity between the
naval capacity of the two nations that
it is believed that il the Spanish fleet
had been manned aud fought 10y
American officers and crews, and Ad.
miral Simpsons squadron led by Adj
miral Cervors and his officers and
men, the loss of life on the American
side might perhaps have been greater,
but the result would have been the
same. If proof were needed it is sup.
piled by the gallant action of the
Gloucester, commanded by Lieuten.
ant Wainwright. Wainwright's fail.
ure to observe his Admiral's signal
is Nelsonic. The opinion of the pro-
fessional experts comedies with that
of hard-worked lieutenants of the
Channel squadron. 1t is that the
American wy, both as regards per
sonnel and material, is now as neal
perfection as skill, courage, practice
and discipline can attain, and is quite
as good as the best in the world
London Letter to Harper's Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. p Gel
Under Gibraltar Straits.

Mr.. Berlier, who has built two tun-
nels under the Seine, proposes now to
tunnel the Straits of Gibraltar. He
win let England peacefully watch the
surface of the sea while he will estab-
lish safe communication underneath
the water with OF without the permis-
sion of England. He would not cross
at the narrowest part of the Straits,
but leave the European coast at the
Bay of Vaqueros and land in Africa at
Tangiers. The distance, including
the approaches, would be about forty
one kilometers, and the greatest depth
of the water on this line would be 400
meters. AT the nsrrowest part of the
Straits it is 600 meters.
The tunnel could be built in seven
years, during which time the railroad
along the coast of Morocco to connect
with the Algerian system could be
built. The cost would be $50, 200. 900,
and on this capital, according to wise
calculations, sufficient interest would
be returned by the affic.-Railroad
Gazette,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14

are in the soil and gain for nothing
what he needs of nitrogen from the
air. At first sight it may seem going
against nature to expect any such re-
suits, but it is only quickening ma
ture, for nature in very slow way
ground down the rocks for phosphoric
acid and potash, and trapped the nj
trogen. Plants of the legume family
do this work--how well it sounds like
a fairy tale-for now, suffice it to say
the whole family has the power by
means of what might be called root
parasites, to fix the free nitrogen of
the air and make it available for
plant food The germ that does the
work is absent from some soils, but it
is easy toinoculate any soil by scatter
ing q small quantity of soil from
where the plant has been successful.
Then the legumes have lcng roots
that reach below the subsoil and
utilize and bring TO the surface stores
of potash and phosphoric acid that no
other plants can reach, and make
them available for other crops. Prom
inent and well known among the
legumes are COW peas and crimson
clover, each occupying place of its
own-cow peas for summer, crimson
clover fall, winter and spring crop
and so makes its growth without In
terfering with many other crops.
Sowed in corn, it does not hurt the
corn and natures in time to turn un-
der for crop of corn or anything
else. No wonder the plant took
strong hold of American farmers
fancy. 1t is said that another clover
the Egyptian-looks like crimson,
seeds immensely, but will not stand
the winter and is in every way worth
less in America. Any one, then, who
uses Egyptian when he intended to
use crimson, forthwith says crimson
clover is fraud. Many report fail
ure from seeding in dry weather.
Now, all seeds require moisture to
germinate and grow. Glover seed
loosely on top or nearly on top of the
soil may receive enough moisture to
germinate from dew, but when the
sun is high it dies. On light soils the
seed will find its way up through con-
siderable depth of earth, but ordin-
arily it is not safe to plant deep. Sow
preferably after rain; firm the seed
well so as to insure connection with
the damp under-soil in which the lit
tie rootlet can find moisture for sup
port. We are firm in believing that
crimson clover and COW peas will work
wonders without the use of any fer
tilizer. We have actual practice and
chemical analysis to confirm it. We
also have actual practice and expert
ence of others to show that they can
do more with aid of potash and phos-
phoric acid applied in some of the
cheaper forms.-Agricultural Epito-
mist
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
The Shamrock.

Ireland's national emblem, the
shamrock, grows in many parts of the
United States. 1t is identically the
same as that which fourishes on the
soil of Erin. A good many people con.
fuse the shamrock with clover, which
it resembles considerably, but the
shamrock can always be told from the
other by its small, yellow blossoms,
exactly like a strawberry bloom. This
blossom puts forth five little yellow
leaves. Now the blossom of the clover
is either red or white, and it is larger
and shaped differently. The sham
rock has three leaves, which, in most
instances, are perfect in their heart
shape, though not always so, and it
grows luxuriantly in limestone re-
gions,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Wise Word. From a Good Man.

Governor Buckingham, the good, wise
Governor Of Connecticut years ago, gave
his reasons for being u total abstainer In
these words:
'It Is safer for me to abstain than to drink.
II should indulge In drink, am afraid
should not stop at the line which many call
temperance, but should become slave to
the habit, and with others OF stronger nerve
and flrmer purposes. go down to u drunk
ards grave. II indulge, am not safe.
We talk OF the purity and dignity Of human
nature, and of relying upon our self-respect
for security; but there is no degradation so
low that man will not sink into, and no
crime so hellish that he will not commit,
when lie is drunk. There is nothing so
bGse, so impure, so mean, so dishonest, so
corrupt, that a man will not do when under
the law OF sln-of appetite. Safety Is to be
found In not yielding ourselves to that law.
But II It could be proved concluslvely to my
own mind that l could drink and never be
injured, yet, with my views on the subject,
1t would be my duty to abstain. could
not be certain but others, seeing me drink,
might be Influenced to drink also, and, be-
Ing unable to stop, pass on the path Of the
drunkard. My example would, In that case,
be evil. But, ask, am l my brothers
keeper? Yes, am responsible for my in
fuence; and lest It shall be evil, am under
high moral and religious obligation to
deny myself that " hich may not injure me,
but will injure him. II neither taste, nor
touch, nor handle, nor countenance, then
my example will not lead others to become
drunkarus"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14

Camels are the latest innovation in
the development of agriculture in
North Germany. According to the
German Tageszeitung, Count Sigis-
mund Sparzewski has four camels at
work tilling the fields of his estate at
Czernicjewoer, in the province of
Posen.
The experiment is said to have given
the most satisfactory results. The
animals quickly become accustomed
to the climate aud work well at the
plow. The strength of the camel is
found equal to that of two horses. and
the beast of the Orient is not particu-
Irr as to the nature Of its food
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
China Nest Eggs.

1t is never a good plan to allow a
freshly-laid egg to remain in the nest
to induce laying in the SANG place.
A china nest egg can be cheaply pro-
cured and will last forever. A hens
egg is liable to break and teach the
bad habit of eating eggs. Even if the
china egg should be broken, its shells
contain no lime and will not be eaten
more than so much glass. In the
heated season the china nest egg
should always be used. All the roos-
ters should be killed off before this.
The eggs not being fertile, will keep
better in hot weather, and may be
sat on by the hen without spelling
them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
How They Do 1t in Manitoba.

"They have very effective way OF put
ting the brakes on inebriates up In Maui
toba," writes Il correspondent. "When
man has been convicted twice or thrice OF
drur kenness In the local police courts, he
is sentenced to wear brass collar, which
Is plain tip to loon-keepers that he is
person to whom 1t Is forbidden to sell any
Intoxicating beverages. No man with this
badge OF disgrace can get drink any
where, for the law is strictly respected. The
result is that In many cases ali entire cure
Is effected in the individual. Whenever the
authorities think that the collar penalty
has been endured long enough the collar
comes Off, and the citizen is at liberty to
get drink. ."-Scottish Reformer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
N. j., writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how l suffered before
taking your remedies. Twas SO weak
that could hardly walk across the floor
without falling. / had womb trouble
and such q bearing down feeling; also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
in womb, Inflammation of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before 1 had
taken one bottle of Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound l felt great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half box of your
Liver Pills l was cured. If more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer so much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have suf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. had Inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement Of the womb.
/ had the backache constantly, also
headache. and was so dizzy. l had
heart trouble, it seemed as though my
heart was in my throat at times chok-
ing me. could not walk around and
could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat SO fast l would feel as
though l was smothering. l had to
sit up in bed nights in order to breathe.
/ was SO weak 1 conld not do any
thing.
Il have now taken several DOT
ties of Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. and used three pack
ages of Sanative Wash, and can say
am perfectly cured. 1 do not think
could have lived long if Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me- "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Crops For Soil Fertility.

For years it has been thoroughly
understood that almost any soil, ex-
cept that of washed sand, contained
all the elements of fertility, except
nitrogen, but they are SO locked up
that where the chemist found plenty
of potash and phosphoric acid the
farmer found nothing for a crop. The
farmer talked and used lime aud gyp-
sum vith success, but in time these
failed of results, and the scientist
said fertility must be supplied; and
SO costly fertilizers came into use, aud
did the work. SO long as the margin
of profit was large the farmer could
afford to use them, but now profits
are too small to use them entirely to
grow the staples, and he must use
tomethinG to UNI lPnk fhe stores that
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Growing Small Fruits on the Farm.

Paper by N. ]. Shepherd, read at
the meeting of the Missouri State Hor-
ticultural Society:
While it is an item to grow sup
ply ofsmall fruits upon the farm, it
is also an item to grow them as eco
nomically as possible. For this rea-
son it is advisable to plant in long
rows, far enough apart to be able to
cultivate the greater portion with a
horse and cultivator. On the average
farm sufficient land can easily be
given for this purpose, and next to the
garden and truck patch it can be made
the most profitable part of the farm,
when the living is taken into consid-
Grafton.
There is no advantage in crowding;
give the plants plenty of room. Straw
berries may be set three and half
feet apart. Currants and gooseber-
ries five feet. These should be planted
near fence or row of trees where they
will be shaded at least part of the
time; not too near, or best results will
not be gained.
Raspberries and blackberries should
be planted five feet apart. Select q
loamy soil, measurably rich and well
drained. No kind of small fruit usu-
ally grown on the farm will thrive with
wet feet
The second year after setting
out new bed of strawberries, is the
time to set out plants to take the
place of the old ones and to secure the
most and best fruits with the least
trouble. A new bed should be set out
every other year. With raspberries o
new bed should be set out the fourth
year after the fruit and one every five
years after that. 1t will be less trouble
than to attempt to keep an old bed in
good bearing condition. Currants and
gooseberries will last long time if
kept pruned, the old wood cut out and
clean cultivation given. Strawberries
should not be allowed to bear fruit the
first year. If any blossoms appear cut
them off. The object is to secure a
thrifty, vigorous growth, as this growth
largely determines next years yield of
fruit. Mulch strawberries as soon as
the ground freezes sufficiently to bear
up wagon.
Bagasse from a sorghum mill or
wheat straw makes good mulch.
Leave the mulch on until the plants
are done fruiting, when it should be
removed and thorough cultivation
given. Coal ashes make one of the
best mulches for both currants and
gooseberries, as they keep down the
weeds and keep the soil friable.
With raspberries and blackberries O
good plan of management is to cult
vate during the early part of the grow
ing season and then before hot dry
weather sets in mulch well. The oh
ject is to grow the most and best frui
with the least expenditure of time ant
labor, and to secure good supply fol
the longest season. This can be bes
done by careful selection of varieties
adapted to the soil and locality il
which they are to be grown.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
The Modern Rox.

In local school an extensively
signed letter was sent to the head
master praying that the scholars might
he allowed leave of absence for the
Barnum n Bailey procession. No no.
tice was taken of this. but imagine the
chagrin of the controller of the birch
when he received a second epistle.
after the boys had gone, thanking him
for giving the leave desired, as they
understood his silence to mean cou-
sent" Out of some 200 Toys only
thirty were in class. Newcastle Eng
land) Daily Leader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY, o.

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. J. CHENEY IL
Co., doing businessin the City Toledo County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pa }
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for eact
and every case of CATARnH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
49, presence, this 9th day of December.
SEAL A. ID. 1896. A. w. GLEASON.
l-~l NmdrB Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
Maintaining Soil Fertility.

Soil fertility can best be kept up by
keeping enough animals at oil times
on the place to eat oil products grown
thereon and a judicious saving of the
manure. In the very fitness of things
ihe farm is two-fold concern, farm
within farm if at all large. A farm
of forty or fifty acres or more must Of
necessity be so constituted, The farm
within the farm will be the farm build
ings, orchards, gardens and adjacent
lots. The large fields will be the
other farm. Necessarily the orchard,
garden and truck patches will get
most of the manure made in the
stables. Then how keep up the fer
tility of the remainder? A relation
should be planned in which clover
plays a conspicuous part and should
be so arranged as to admit of pastur-
ing with both cattle and hogs. Cattle
and hogs pastured on clover and
corn fed are very prolific fertilizers.
And the beauty of it is you have not
the manure to handle. Turn off in
time for q crop of seed. If there are
any poor spots do not cut. Haul q
few loads of manure and put on there.
The first year there will be response
in no uncertain manner, and as the
years go by it will become more and
more emphatic. The response will
cause a plethoric state of pocketbook
most surely; try it and be convinced.
I know from actual experience that it
is so.
Cattle, clover, corn and hogs will
enrich any farm aud consequently any
farmer if the proper management is
given.-A. N. Springer, in Agricultural
Epitomist.