davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican journal., 1898-01-06
McClure's Magazine for January yields

Mcclure Magazine for January yields
perhaps it's first attraction in it's pictures.
AS an example of general excellence in
magazine illustration it is, indeed, an ex :
traordinary number. Every picture but
one-a beautiful reproduction of Burne-
Jones painting ''Vespertina Quies''
has relation to the reading matter-is
strictly illustrative, in other words; but
such is the intrinsic interest of them and
the vividness of their execution, one de-
rives from simply running through the
number and looking at them that mental
satisfaction which is usually to be had
only from reading They are, in other
words, each and all, good story in them
selves. But then that is what the pic
lures naturally would being McClure's,
which lives to the rule of never failing,
whatever else happens, TIC tell good
story.
The Republican journal., 1898-01-06
SEPTEMBER,
FOR MORE THAN FFTYSK YEARS IT HAS never FAILED IN ITS
WEEKLY VISITS TO The HOMES OF FARMERS AND
VILLAGERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
1841.

IT HAS faithfully boed for their prosperity and happiness for
The mpro lment OF Their business and home interests
for education for the elevation of American manhood
and true Nonanho0i
II HAS told the resde interesting and instructive stories Of
the d0lngS # the world the nation and States
1T HAS advised the aer to the most approved methods of
cuItivaing nd harvesting his crops and the proper time
to convert hem into the largest possible amount of
money
IT HAS led in all pertaining to the welfare farmers and
villagers, AMI for half century has held their con-
tIdenCe ID esteem
the new YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE and we furnish with the RE-
PUBLICAN JOURNAL ore year for $780, cash in advance
dressa
The REPUBLICAN JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO., BELFAST MAINE
5 WEEEf De malice
The Republican journal., 1898-01-06
To Expel Disease

from the human system, in which -un-
Ter certain conditions disease germs
flourish and thrive, or which often pre-
sents fertile soil for the propagation Of
Of such unwelcome Guests TAX
The Republican journal., 1898-01-06
The Summer Visitor.

In a recentilterview Edward P Kicker
says of Names growing summer resort
business: "1here are 200, 600 visitors to
Maine and Nev Hampshire every summer,
and they leaTe $40 each or more. We
secure SS,O0o000 a year from them.
Takiog*care of these people is the largest
industry in NJ line at the present time. 1t
pays better than farming or numbering, or
mining or fishing. And yet it is in it's in
fancy. The business has grown so rapidly
that we have not been able to build suita-
BILE hotels In few years the palaces of
the world will be in our State.
The Republican journal., 1898-01-06
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap-
propriately called the curse of mankind.
1t is the one disease that physicians can
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle TIP tile poison in
the system, to surely break forth il a
more virulent form, resulting il total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank B. Martin, a prominent
ieweler al a26 PENNSYLVANIA A1e N,ash-
The Republican journal., 1898-01-06
NJ MARRIAGES..

The following marriages, in which one
of both parties belonged in Belfast, have
been solemnizei:
Jan. 1. Alfred J. Hall of Deer Isle, and
Nellie B. Robbins; by Geo. J. Grotton,
Esq
Jan. ?. Fred G. Gray and Nellie S.
Waning; by Rev. L, w Hammons
Jan. Il. Ralph W. P;,ttershall and
Blanche E. Mason; by Rev. j. F. Tilton
Feb. :, Fred Gray and Mary l. Burgess;
by Rev. ]. f. Tilton
Feb. y. Amos II. Graves of Marble
head, Mass. and Edith NJ Black; by Rev.
j. NJ. Leighton.
Feb pa William Holt and Margaret E.
Houston OF Exeter, n. II; by Rev G. G.
Winsow.
Mar. 6. Ernest L. Slower and Lila NJ.
Russell. by Rev. G. G. Winslow,
Mar. Davis S. Jack and Katie j. Nick
erson; by Rev. j. F Tilton,
Mar, 10 William b. Swan and Abbie
II. Faunce; by Rev. j. NJ. Leighton
Mar. u, Llewellyn R. Boulter of Mon
gonmery, Ala. and Merry A. Patterson
by Rev. Geo. E. Tufts.
Apr. l. Arthur L. Howard of Swanville
and Nellie E. Herrick; in Searsport.
Apr David E Mitchell of Wadley's
Falls, N, H., and Ella N. Chapman; by
Geo. S. Mills.
Apr. Fred F. Breen of Boston and
Blanche Gertrude Griffin; by Rev. J.. NJ
burlington.
Apr. II. David S. Cressey and Ellen
McRea by Rev. G. G. Winslow.
Apr. II. Herbert f. Clark and Ida NJ
Bowen; by Rev. j. F. Tilton.
May 5. Fred E. Miller and Lila NJ
Rivers of Searsmont; in Searsmont
May 10. Ernest A. Condor and Effie
Brewster; by Rev. J. F. Tilton.
May Is. Walter f. Arey and Edna NJ.
Trull; by Rev. G. G. Winslow.
May %. Geo. A. Engstroum of Isles
boro and Ida L. Grotton; by Geo. j.
Grotton, Esq.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26

The Dairy Commissioner of the Do
minion of Canada says:
'I have found the best results to be
obtained from using such grains Ia
mixture of peas, oats, barley and corn,
or a mixture of peas, corn and bran)
ground fine aud soaked for not less
than thirty hours before they are fed.
think hogs should be kept so as to
permit, andGeven to cause, them to
take a good deal of exercise until after
they weigh more than 100 pounds
each. In the growing of young pigs
it is important that they should re-
ceive a daily allowance of skim milk
for six weeks or two months after they
are weaned. Skim milk is the great
fesh-forming or muscle and bone
forming food; and if the young pigs
are stunted in these regards at that
time they cannot be developed into the
best class of hogs, no matter what
breed they may be of. In my iudg-
ment, it is highly important that the
Canadian hogs, in regard to proper
tion of lean flesh and 1irmness, should
be maintained and improved, if the
best customers for hog products are to
be secured and retained.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
A FAMOUS DUELlST.
New German Ambassador at Washington
Bears Many Sears of Conflict.

DR.. Won Holleben, the new German
Ambassador to the United States, is
one of the best-known diplomats in
Europe. The doctor is also well
known and highly esteemed in Wash.
ington, where he filed the post of
German Minister from March, 1892,
to September, 1898. The mission was
then raised to an embassy, and DR..
Won Holleben was replaced by Ambas-
sador Saurma-J eltsch. The new Am
bassador is highly educated and a
most suave man man. He speaks
English with as much Auency as born
American or Englishman, and during
his stay five years ago won many
friends in Washington society, where
he was known as one of the few bach
elors of the diplomatic corps. He is
about ffty-fve years old and has an
inclination toward the pleasures Of
literature.
DIR. Won Holleben is probably most
widely known as ''the dueling diplo-
mat" His face is covered with the
scars of saber wounds received on the
field of honor, some while he was a
student at Heidelberg and some since
then. More than that, he comes fresh
from serving as second in one of the
most deadly duels which have taken
place in Europe during recent years.
One of the combatants was killed on
the spot, and the other has since died
of his wounds. The duel took place
at Stuttgart, where DIR. Won Holleben
was stationed. Both principals were
titled young men, and the other second
was a General in the Prussian army.
DIR. Won Holleben was severely criti-
cised by the press and public, but his
imperial master evidently sanctioned
his course, for he soon after gave him
a decoration and now has made him
an Ambassador. San Francisco Chron-
| icle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26

broiler, good roaster and a good
dressed fowl. II is not quite so rapid
a grower as some other varieties, but
plenty rapid enough, and is fit to kill
at almost any age. IL has an excellent
breast and comparatively little offal,
and, withal, is a good layer.
At intervals during the summer
when the bees can not gather honey
the queens cease laying and
the strength of the colony Is cur
tailed. A little feed at such times
keeps the queens laying and the coll
ony is thus made much stronger than
it would have been otherwise: This
is very important in early summer.
If bees are wintered in ordinary
thin unprotected hives the moisture
arising from them will condense and
freeze to the hive, thereby encircling
the bees with ice. On a warm day
this will melt and run down over the
combs and bees and produce disease.
Protect with chaff hives, thoroughly
made with double walls, and pack with
good dry chaff.
Bees that lack stores for winter
should be fed in autumn, and the
month of September is the proper time
to do it. They should be fed while it
is warm, so that they can seal over
their stores. The best winter food
for them is thoroughly sealed honey
of the best class, and for feeding the
best of granulated sugar should be
used: 1t is a mistake to undertake to
feed bees during the winter.
The broiler season is with us once
more. In fact, those who work on a
large scale already have their houses
partly full or at least many eggs under
incubation; Those who intend to start
for the first time ought to get every
thing in apple pie order this month at
latest and start up the machine or ma
chimes the first of the year, so as to
get, ~ experience in Matching, and .(2)
be able to get three or more patches
off before April.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
A Courageous BUSINESS Man,

New York correspondent of the Public
Ledger, in commenting upon the Chamber
OF Commerce annual dinner which costs
the diners each $40, which, the writer SAYS
Is more than is usually taxed upon the
subscribers to a public dinner, and he
Instances the New England dinner, which
costs $40 plate, but this is without tonic.
He then adds
"Right here let me quote what distin-
gulshed New York business man said to me
to-day in regard to this question of wine.
1 do not, he said, use wine myself, and
some time ago l made up my mind that l
would not serve it Mt any OF my dinners.
In my position l am obliged to give many
formal dinners. ! make them as line as
money can provide, but no wine. 1t took
courage to DO this. 1t was setting ones
self against social custom which has al
most the same authority as that which
eompels the wearing OF evening dress.
But, strange to say, have succeeded In
arouslng no criticism, and many OF my
guests have taken occasion TO thank me
for my courage. was moved to do this
because 1t has been my experience that,
where wine Is free as water, too much Is
drunk. One Of the foremost business
organizations of this country, which holds
meeting every year, is actually In danger
OF going to pieces because the annual re-
unions have become occasions for the in
temperate use of wine. Ny rule, whenever
/ have anything to do with subscription
dinners, is to have the subscription cover
only the meal without wine. Then, II any
diner desires wine, let him order and pay
for 1t extra, With champaign at 80 to "a
a bottle 1t Is not as likely that there will
be as Incorporate use OF it as when It
can be ordered without limit as being in
cluded In the subscription price,"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
Cut Fecd For Horses.

Almost all farmers practise feeding
their horses while at work with cut
hay, moistened and mixed with ground
corn and oats. The hay is much more
easily digested when cut and wet, and
The meal on it causes the horses to
more thoroughly masticate it, as they
like the taste. There is also much
less waste in feeding grain after it has
been ground especially after the mas
tication which is made necessary when
cat hay is fed with it, and which thor
oughly mixes saliva with the food be-
fore it goes into the stomach. There
is economy in steaming cut hay for
feeding all through the winter, when
less meal is required. When the hay
is steamed, and corn and oat meal
sprinkled over it, the flavor of the
meal permeates the cut hay, as it can
not when only cold water is used. But
care should be taken not to give at
any time more of this cut feed than
will be eaten, and especially not to al
low poultry to come into the stable
and soil the managers and feeding
boxes, as they surely will if the horse
barn is near the henhouse or poultry
is allowed near it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The Tramp's speech-when Invited to
Make an Address in the Barroom, He
Described the Cause of All His Wretch
edness--A Courageous Business Man.
It was growing late, says the New Or
leans Picayune. The tide OF humanity
that earlier I'm the evening had ebbed nnd
flowed through the streets ofthe great city,
had swept onward, leaving the strange aud
almost appalling sense OF desoation that
comes when the noises OF the town are
hushed In front OF n saloon whose lights
shone out bright across the pavement
stood a tramp, unshorn, ragged, dirty, dis
gusting. He watched with envious eyes
the men who passed in and out through
the swinging doors, and then he turned his
eyes toward two young fellows in evening
dress who were coming down the street
towards him. They had been drinking
deeply, and they stopped before the saloon
door and looked curiously at him.
Say" said one, lets give the tramp a
drink"
The other hilariously consented, and the
tramp slouched into the saloon at the
heels Of the two gilded youths. The bar
keeper set before them glasses and LIQUORS,
and with q hand that shook the tramp
poured out brimming glass and raised il
to his lips.
''Stop," cried one of the young men
drunkenly, make us speech. II is poor
liquor that doesn't loosen mans tongue"
The tramp hastily swallowed down the
drink, and as the liquor coursed through
HIS blood lie Strengthened himself and
stood before them with grace and dig
nifty that all his rags aud dirt could not
obscure.
Gentlemen" he said, Il look tonight az
you and Mt myself, and It seems to me l
look upon the picture of my lost manhood.
This bloated face was once as young and
handsome as yours. This shambling figure
once walked as proudly as yours, a man in
q world of men. l, too, once had a home
and friends and position. had wife as
beautiful as an artists dream, and l
dropped the priceless pearl OF her honor
and respect in the wide cup. and, Cleo
patra-like saw it dissolve and quaffed Il
down in the brimming draught. I had
children rs sweet and lovely rs the flowers
Of spring. and l saw them fade and die un-
der the blighting curse OF drunkard
father. l had home where love lit the
flame upon the altar and ministered before
1t. and put out the holy fire, and darkness
and desol6tion reigned In its stead. / had
aspirations and ambitions that scared as
high as the morning star, and / broke and
bruised their beautiful wings, and, at last,
strangled them that / might be tortured
with their cries no more. To-day 1 am a
husband without wife, father without a
child, u tramp with no home to call his
own, man in whom every good impulse is
dead. All, all swallowed up In the
maelstrom Of drink"
The tramp ceased speaking. The glass
fell from his nerveless fingers and shivered
into thousand fragments on the floor.
The swinging doors pushed open and shut
again, and when the little group about tho
bar looked up the tramp was gone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26

A town in Canada is partially lighted
by gas made from sawdust. The saw
dust is charged in retorts which are
heated by wood fire, the gas from
the retorts passing into series Of
coils and thence into the purifiers,
which are similar to those used for
coal gas. Lime is the principal puri-
flying agent employed. The works
turn out daily b40 cubic meters Of gas,
for the production of which about two
tons of sawdust are required. A man
and boy furnish all the labor needed
at the works. The gas in an ordinary
burner gives an illumination Of about
eighteen candle-power. The best quail
ity comes from resinous woods.-Tit-
Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
A Pathetic Lecture,

at is breaking my heart" were the pa
thetic words of a widowed mother who
was called to the witness stand to swear to
painful complaint she was forced to make
against her son. He was her only child,
and It should have been his delight to
work for and make happy his good mother,
his best earthly friend. Instead OF work
ing and providing a good home for her, he
squandered at the saloon the little that he
earned; she had to work hard to give him
home. His habits grew so bad that at
last she determined to have him committed
as an habitual drunkard, hoping that he
would then reform.
When called to the witness stand to tes-
tlfy against him, she said, ''It is breaking
my heart" and fell dead with the words on
her lips. What a lecture for any mother
to deliveri
Boys, don't let il ever be said OF you that
you are bringing grief to your mothers
heart. Let it be your aim to make her
happy. You can do it by little loving acts
every day Of your life.-Youth's Temper
ance Banner.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26

We expect that next spring, the APP
pies being scarce and cranberries
high priced, the rhubarb or pie plant
will be in better demand and sell at
better price than it has for some
years past Last spring it was espe-
cially low, as apples were very abun-
dant. Perhaps, also, the abundance
last year of canned small fruits helped
to lessen the demand for rhubarb
By the way, how many know that
rhubarb can be put up in glass jars
for winter use, at no expense and
with but little trouble. Cut it up as
if for pies, fill the jars, place them in
tub of cold water deep enough to
cover the Jar, which will fill with
water, and put on the rubber bands
and covers while under water, so that
no air may enter. Then make covers
tight. Rhubarb so kept is even bet
ter than when first picked, becoming
very tender, losing some of its acid,
but none of its rich flavor. Last win
ter we kept it until rhubarb came
again, and how good those pies did
taste when we knew that rich people
were paying twenty cents a pound for
rhubarb not as good, forced under
glass. But this is a depression.
The rhubarb is gross feeding
plant. 1t requires large amount of
manure, and cares but little what it is
if it is strong and abundant. Those
who have roots of it will do we'll to
oovar than, xrifb mamma noxy ,,,h az !, or,
the ground is frozen q little OF not,
and when the ground thaws, even il
next month, fork that manure in
around the crown of the roots. The
more manure the bigger the stalks
will be. No matter if few roots are
broken if the plants are old ones, as
sometimes, with too many roots, it
throws up too many stalks and they
will be small. in the spring a square
box with an old half window over it.
or even O covering of cotton clotl
nailed on top, can be used to give il
an early start, that it may be brought
to market when worth five or six cents
a pound.
Last spring some gardeners plowet
/ up u6luS OF fnuDatD because lne price
was so low they thought it unprofit
able. Others allowed it to stand, bu
pulled but little from it, for the same
reason. We think both were unwise
For tine reasons given above, scarcit,
of apples, cranberries and canned
berries, we think good rhubarb viii
sell we'll next spring. The stalk
should be pulled often and not to-
much at one time Long growing
without pulling tends to make tn
crowns grow above ground, and tn
stalks will not be as long Going t
seed has the same result. Root
should be broken up aud divided, an
new bed set when it gets so as t.
throw up a large number of stalks c
small size. American Cultiyator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
On ventlIatlnr sIeenIne Rooms.

The window should be lowered from
the top two or three inches every
night. If it is also raised an inch at
the bottom current is created in the
room by the entrance of the two
volumes of air. This keeps the air
always sweet and fresh.
Very often mothers do not dare to
allow even so small an open space in
the window because the bed is neces-
sarily in the line of the draught. In
such cases it is wise TO make little
window screen of cheesecloth and
wood.
On frame that will exactly fit the
window sash across, and that is not
higher than three or four inches, tack
tightlya loosely woven piece of cheese
cloth. Through this the air will
filter, rather than blow, and there will
be no danger of colds from draughts.
A screen at the foot of the bed is
also useful in those rooms where the
bed is opposite the window.
But no matter how cold it is or how
windy, remember that it is better to
wear night cap and blankets to no
end than to keep the window closed
and get along with fewer coverlids.
1t is not either wise or necessary
that an Arctic gale should blow upon
one while she sleeps in order that the
air in bedroom be kept fresh.
Pneumonia need not be made the in
evitable result of fresh air.
And yet night after night they go on
filling their lungs with air that has
been used so often that it is positively
poisonous. New York Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26

The plan adopted by the Prussian State
Railway Department is one which the man
ayers OF our American railways might we'll
inaugurate on their lines. The Prussian
State Department has issued instructions
to station masters to arrange that In all
railway restaurants Il good cup of coffee,
with milk and sugar, Is to be supplied for
ten pfennige (two cents) and that an extra
large supply of this beverage is to be on
hand during the time of the departure and
arrival Of early trains, when large bodies
OF working people are travelling. Having
forbidden their employees visiting saloons
on or Off duty, our American managers
might provide for the sale at the principal
depots, particularly at terminal points, Of
good coffee and tea ut an equally moder-
ate rate, They could give the trainmen
and travelling public first-class cup of
pure coffee for two cents and not lose
money.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
promedarles That smoke.

Dromedaries are said to be particu-
iarly fond of tobacco smoke, aud can
be made to do almost anything under
its Influence. Travellers in Egypt, it
is asserted, rely more on the tobacco
smoke for their control over these huge
beasts than anything else. When trav-
cling on long journeys the dromedaries
are in many cases required to travel
night and day without rest, and the
beasts are kept up to their tasks by
smoking cigars. The driver carries a
triangular piece Of wood, which is
pierced at one point like cigar-holder.
This is inserted in the mouth of the
beast, the cigar being lit and pressed
into the hole in the same fashion fol-
lowed by man. The dromedary imme-
diately closes its eyes and puffs away
through its nostrils until the cigar is
burned away. The indulgence ap-
pears to refresh it and the keeper has
no difficulty in persuading the animal
to plod on witheat flytheT Eest-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-26
Good-Natured Princess.

II is favorite device of novelists to
ave some one put a letter in the
wrong envelope, and an embarrassing
instance in English high life is re-
called by the death of Princess Mary
Of Teck. A candid young lady once
wrote to friend that she could not
play tennis because Eat Mary" had
invited her to party. The good
natured Princess somehow got the
letter, and when the young lady ap-
peared gave her this wholesome ad-
vice. MY dear girl, know I am
stout, but l cannot help it, You
should be more careful in posting
your letters, and never forget that
you never know who will read what
you write. Don't apologize. L have
forgiven you.