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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
THE BOY Or AT0R OF The Platte"
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ard is overthrown and not until then.
The gold standard means failing prices
and falling prices VIII create trusts
more rapidly than any gold standard
party can destroy them.
The second point of attack is the
ratio. Why insist upon Is TO 1? they
ask. l reply. first, because it is the
best ratio. and. second, because its OPP
ponents have no other ratio TO Offer
No free coinage law can be enacted
until n ratio is agreed upon, because
the ratio iS part Of the law. Suppose
we had a majority in Congress favor
able to bimctallism. but differing as to
the ratio. Some would favor 1t to l..
some "A to l, some 81 To /. and some
even higher ratios. How could we
make progress under such conditions?
Affirmative relief is necessary and these
who favor remedial legislation must
secure a majority in both House and
Senate for some definite proposition.
The gold bugs understand this; they
know that an ambiguous platform Is
equivalent to a gold standard platform.
Mr.. Cleveland was elected in 1892 upon
Il platform which declared for the use
os gold and silver as the standard
money of the country. and for the com
age Of both gold and silver without
discrimination against either metal OF
charge for mintagc, ana yet Mr.. Cleve-
land found no difficulty in supporting the
single gold standard The Democratic
party will not return to the days of un-
certainty and evasion. When the oppo-
nents of l6 10 / agree upon another
ratio 1t will be time enough to com
pare the merits of the new ratio with
the merits of the old ratio. But they
VIII not be permitted to suspend Ane
party in mid-ar. out of the reach OF
l6 to and out of sight of anything
else. To surrender the ratio is 10 ac-
cept the gold standard as final.
The Chicago platform was good
when it was adopted: il grows better
with age. 1t was strong in 1896 it is
stronger now.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

sPECIA1.TIEs: CATARRH AND ALI.
. 81 SEES OF THE EYE. EAR. NOSE.
rHOAT AND STOMACH.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

A sad record in criminology is the
fact that in fifteen years Russia has
sent GA, 900 persons to Siberia. The
record is relieved of something of its
sadness, however, by the consideration
that many of these exiles were not
criminals really but only adjudged so
by the harsh Russian political system.
The gloom of the experience was some
what mitigated too by the devotion OF
the friends of the texiles, fully 100, 900
relatives of prisoners having gone vol
unfairly into banishment, that they
might share with their loved ones the
perils aud privetions of life in dreary
Siberia. The story of Russian despot-
ism is tale of numerous and varied
chapters. involving alike many horrors
and many heroisms.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

The official reports of the German
labor market in 1898, which have just
been published, tell story Of steady
commercial and industrial prosperity.
In almost all branches of industry
there was an increase in the number
of those employed. The most con-
spicuous exception was in the textile
trade, in which there was depression,
attributed to diminution in the ex-
ports to the United States. In most
cases the demand for labor exceeded
the supply. In Lorraine Italian labor,
which was formerly employed al
most solely in building, mining and
quarrying operations, was called into
requisition for factories and iron
works. although the italian factory
hand and iron worker were found to
be inferior to the German. In indus
tries where the work is peculiarly
hard or disagreeable an increasing
scarcity of labor was observed. The
general state of the labor market led
to q considerable rise in wages in
many instances. But the standard OF
living of the working classes did not
show a corresponding improvement.
The price of the necessaries of life
and house rent also rose to an extent
which neutralized the higher prices
paid for labor. In some industries
where activity was very marked there
was no general rise in wages. the en-
ployers apparently apprehending
reaction.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

Now that we are to have automobile
street cars, trucks, cabs, private car
riages, drays, wagons, butchers carts
and all the rest, we shall presently be
in position to initiate the Chinese, who
exclude horses from oil city streets.
But there is this difference: The Chin
ese by arbitrary rule have excluded
horses for thousands of years when
they were needed. We shall not ex'
cludo them, but only dispense with
their use SO far and so fast as we have
something better to take their place,
But what relief it will be and what
boon to humanity when our cities cease
to be great stablesl e.,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
HUMoR OF THE DAY.

"Isn't Maude's bloomer costume i'm.
mense?" 81 should say so. She
looks perfect gentleman. "-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
ndmother-"And is Johns new
watch going all right?" His Father
"No, mother. It's gone, long ago!"
Jewellers Weekly.
she has cultivated an extremely
mobile face" "Well, he ought to-"
"Ought to what?" "Automobile!'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tho man who never makes mistakes
Should not be boasting too much.
The chances are he is man
Who never tried to do much.
Washington Star.
"In one respect every woman is am
bidextrous." "How do you make that
out?" "She can throw just as well
with her left hand as with her rigLt."
Chicago News.
Mrs. Smallcannon-'I see you are
as much of a gallant with the ladies as
ever" Major Slamiammah-'Indade
that was always strong wakeness with
me. Harlem Life.
She--"It has always struck me as o
curious thing that we don't hear more
anecdotes about doctors and their pa
TENTS" He-"You forget, madam,
that dead men tell no tales"
"Well, I'm surprised to hear that
Hastings has political ambitions" "I
don't know that he has," "But
didn't you just say that he had begun
studying law?"-Chicago News.
''I have invented something very
useful" "What is it?" can alarm
clock letter-box which rings when a
man goes by with letter in his pocket
to mail for his wife. Chicago Rec
ord.
Eyes, George" whispered the
maiden, rosy blush stealing over her
sweet face. II think shall be satis-
fed with love in q cottage. 1 have al
ways lived in fiat. Chicago Tri-
bune.
"Chollie told me he was burning
with patriotism, but, between you and
me, I think he is too green to burn"
''Yes, Chollie might appropriately bo
called ireproof fiat. indianapolis
Journal.
Despondent Tremlow (mournfully)
well, by goshl This is the irony
of fate for keeps. Here I've spent me
last fifty cents ter commit suicide with
gas, an / git a room with 'lectric
lights. Judge.
''No man has ever kissed me-" said
Belle. 'How about me?" asked Will
lie. "My statement still holds good,
you silly boy" she replied in
non on-committal fashion. Philadelphia
North American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

The magnitude Of the financial op-
erations of the consolidated city OF
Now York is well illustrated by some
statistics given in the annual message
Of the Mayor. The net bonded debt
of the city amounted on January /,
1899, to S244, 22O. 435.97. It's issues
OF bonds and corporate stock during
the year 1898 amounted to over $780,
100000, and the provisions of the
Board Of Estimate for the year 1899
contemplate issues in excess of $685.
100000. The largest single item In
the proposed issues for this year is
for school houses and sites for
which $7679, $40 is set apart.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
REGULARS ARE GOOD NOW.
A Great Decrease in Trials In the Army
Especially in the Fighting Year.

Great Decrease In Trials In the Army
Especially in the Fighting Year.
The American regular army soldier
has been growing better steadily since
1893. The last report of the Judge
Advocate General of the army shows
decreases in the number of trials by
general courts-martial every year since
then. There were twenty eight fewer
trials in 1893 than in 1892. In 1894
there we're nine fewsr than in 1898.
In 1895 there were 461 fewer than in
1894. In 1896 there were 242 fewer
than in 1895. In 1897 there we're 102
fewer than in 1896 and in 1898 there
were 139 fewer than in 1897. So in
the six years there was total de-
crease of nearly 1000. That is to say,
whereas in 1892 there were 2242, there
were last year only 1242, and this in
spite of the fact that last year the
regular army numbered 56,365, or
more than 80, 1000 more than in 1892.
The principal offence of the regular
was being absent from post without
leave. The record shows that 29S
men were accused OF this offence. Next
came the insubordination, or disobe-
dience to commissioned and non-com-
missioned officers. There were 255
men court-martialed for such offenses,
There was great variety of other
offences, but many of them were tech
nical, such as losing public property,
failing to attend drill or roll call, and
being out of quarters after taps. There
were 176 prosecutions for desertion
during the year.
With the improvement of the morale
of the army it is interesting to note
that the desertions have fallen off won
derfully. In 1894 there were 51S de-
serters; in 1895 the number fell to
254; in 1896 it was about the same; in
1897 it dropped to 244, and last year,
when there was real fighting to be
done, 1t fell to 176. In 1894, it should
be remembered, the regular army mum
bered only about %, 900; and last year,
as stated before, it was considerably
more than twice as large.
In the volunteer army there were
eighteen desertions last year, and there
were 623 courts martial for various
offences. The principal offences were
disobeying superior officers and sleep
ing on post. Ninety-eight men were
accused of the former offence and
ninety-seven of the latter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

"Whatl" exclaimed paterfamilias
Van Millions, waxing wroth and rosy
at the thought of such proposition.
"You marry my only daughter2 You,
q clerk in my Office at S15 n weekl
Well, hang me if I don't admire your
nerve, young man; BUTTS absurd,
my dear boy; it's preposterousl Why,
to begin with, you couldn't even
clothe my daughter on your present
income"
"I know that, sir" admitted the un-
abashed and persistent suitor, nothing
daunted as yet when the old gentle
man had somewhat subsidized and the
atmosphere was considerably less
cerulean. 81 know that, sir, but"
he paused for q final brace and his
second wind-"the fact is, your
daughter wants to marry me, never
theless, and besides, sir, if it should
should be necessary-that is, in case
my salary shouldn't happen to double
or even quadruple itself within q
month after our wedding-why, sir
well-er-I suppose we could marry
and settle down in-er-er-in some
warm climate tel'-Town Topics.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

The output of English shipbuilding
yards for 1898 was tho largest yet re-
corded, reaching to SO2 vessels, ag-
gregating 1860, 125 tons. The unusu-
ally large number OF warships now
building both for British and foreign
governments contributed materially to
this, but the increase has bsen due
still moro to the effort to fill orders in
arrear owing to the engineers strike.
The effect of cheaper material is also
to be noted. and in this respect the
purchases OF American ship-plates is
a factor to be taken into account. The
amount of such purchases is unknown,
but they changed conditions of produc-
tion by entering the market and cut
ting down the price.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

The Datoh Panglima Kinta, o mem-
Der Of the State Council ut Perak,
whose first wife died about two months
ago, is so grieved at her loss that he
has had erected temporary house
over her grave, and will live there for
three months and ten days. The
Malays of Ipoh are treated to feast
every Friday, aud buffalo is killed
weekly for this purpose - Perak
Pioneer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
WAsHlNcToN'S: NATAL DAY.

Pale Is the February sky,
And brief the mid-day's sunny hours,
The wind-swept forest seems to sigh n
For the sweet time Of leaves and fowerSr
Yet has no month prouder day,
Not even when the summer broods
Ger meadows in their fresh array,
Or autumn tints the glowing woods
For this chill season now again
Brings, In its annual round, the morn
When, greatest OF the sons Of men,
Our glorious Washington was born.
Lo, where, beneath an icy shield,
Calmly the mighty Hudson flowsi
By snow-clad fell and frozen field,
Broadening, the lordly river goes.
The widest storm that sweeps through
space,
And rends the oak with sudden force,
Can raise no ripple on his face,
Or slacken his majestic course.
Thus, mid the wreck Of thrones shall live,
Unmarried, undimmed, our hero's fame,
And years succeeding years shall give
Increase Of honors to his name.
William Cullen Bryant.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

In an oldpaper was found the conf
dent prediction of General Beranger,
who had recently been Spain's Score
tary of the Navy, that Spain would
conquer on the sea" because "as soon
as fire is opened the crews Of the
American ships will commence to de-
sert, since among them are people ol
all nationalities. How curious that
forgotten prediction seems now!
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
Head of "A Large Family,

To be the head of family Of 162
persons is q record seldom falling to
the lot OF man. But such is the case
OF John Chandler, who resides in
Allen County. This gentleman is the
father of twenty-nine children, twenty
one of whom are now living and have
families. These twenty-one children
have an average of five children to
each family, thus making Mr.. Chan
dler the grandfather of los persons.
But this is not the full extent Of his
offspring, for he has thirty-fve great
grandchildren. SO it will be seen
that Mr.. Chandler stands paterfami-
lias of 162-an achievement rarely
equalled. 1t certainly is not paral-
leled when the fact is considered that
the members of this large family are
all living.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

The number Of commercial failures
in the United States last year was If
teen per cent. less than in 1897 and
forty-two per cent. less that in 1896,
and the average liabilities per failure
were the lowest on record. Such
facts speak volumes for the soundness
Of present business conditions and the
ease of the money market.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
Recruiting In France.

Every year about 800, 200 French.
men reach the age of twenty. After
the physically unfit, and those who
are exempt under any of the above
clauses. have been weeded out, tho
actual number of men required to
maintain the standard strength of the
army is chosen by ballot. They spend
three years in the active army, and
are then dismissed from permanent
service and return to civil life. But
for the following ten years they are
numbered among the reserve of the
active army. They are then drafted
into the territorial army for six years;
at the conclusion of which they pass
into the territorial reserve for another
six years. Not until the age of forty
five does a Frenchman become free
from all obligation to the military
service; for thirteen years he is liable
to be called upon to serve either at
home or abroad, and for the following
twelve years to defend his country
against invaders.
No exemption can be purchased.
Unless conscript is exempt either on
the ground OF physique or for family
reasons, he is bound to serve his
twenty. five years. Until 1850 there
was a class of conscripts known as
''one-year volunteers" These were
men of good education, who were al.
lowed to purchase their discharge
after one years service. The extent
to which conscription has initiated
France may be gathered from the fact
that every fourth male is serving or
has served in the army.-Chamberss
JOurnnl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
Foreigners in France.

In France, says lie Chasseur Fran.
cais, there are 1,130,24l foreigners,
while in foreign countries there are
but SIT, 900 Frenchmen. The Euro
peans of various nationalities residing
in France number ,112, ,072; there
are, on the otLer hand, but 217.000
Frenchmen dispersed through Eu-
rope. OF Belgians, 400, $40 have emf
grated to France; only 81, 900 French
men have settled in Belgium. The
hospitality of France is accorded to
1850 Italians, while in Italy there
are only IL, 900 Frenchmen. OF Ger
mans there are in France 83, 1888; the
number of Frenchmen living in Ger
many is $4,000. France has within
its borders 14,337 Russians, but in
Russia itself there are but 5000
Frenchmen. The number of Aus
trians in France is IL, 200; the number
of Frenchmen in Austria 5000. For
Spain and Switzerland the figures are
more nearly equal. There are 1900
6paniards in France and $1,000
Frenchmen in Sprin; SO, 1T Swiss in
France and $1,000 Frenchmen in
Switzerland.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
The Rarcst Bird.

The rarest bird in existence is o
certain kind of pheasant in AMMAN.
For many years its existence was
known only by the fact that its longest
and most splendid plume was in much
request by mandarins for their head
gear. A single skin is worth s400,
and the living bird would be priceless,
but it soon dies in captivity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
omcIa,ed mt His own Marriage

On file in the Office of tho provin.
cial registrar in Toronto, Ontario, are
papers of a most unusual nature, tes-
tifying that John William Pfohler did
marry Louise Markie, the ceremony
being performed at Windsor, October
II, 1898, by the groom. The officiat-
ing clergyman is signed as the groom
himself. This is the first time that q
man has in Canada performed the
ceremony for himself. Accompanying
the paper is plaintiye note from the
division registrar of Windsor asking
for instructions in the matter, as up
to the time of writing he had been un-
able in any way to find evidence that
the return was not made in good
faith. The question naturally arises
whether the mans solemnization Of
marriage of himself by himself is
legal The only way, in the opinion
of the Deputy Attorney General, TO
determine this would be by laying
the case before the courts. Detroit
Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
Newspaper writers Union Organized.

A Newspaper Writers Union was
organized recently in New York City
under q charter from the International
Typographical Union. Tho objects
of the union, its constitution states,
are, among other things, to raise the
status of newspaper men and improve
their condition. 1t was stated that
the union expects to have over 100
charter members.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
p. fFyou can sit down


Just O moment
till 1 finish the
buttonholes then
you can take the
jacket, Miss Flor
ence; there, right
by the window!
That barrel chair
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

A French physician recently re.
ported to the Academic des Sciences
the result of his experiments on blind
children. Among 204 he found five
boys and four girls who were able to
recognize the Rontgen rays. Some
saw the X, Cathode, and fiuore scent
rays, others only the Cathode and x
rays, and one described them as being
Of reddish color.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
bJ.-A hIetagraln. .

Whole I am to abhor, change my
head and 1 successfully become des-
tiny, fruit, companion, feminine
name and tax.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

59.-Six Decapitations.
/. Behead translucent and leave
equitable.
2. To choose and leave to allude.
3. To dishearten and leave rela-
tive.
4. Dexterous and leave boys
nickname.
8. Acme and leave O number.
G. To ponder and leave to employ.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

A saw that will cut cold steel hard
ened for armor plate must be q very
good saw. Various attempts to make
such an article in this country have
been recorded within tie last few
years. The Bethlehem Iron Works
and the Carnegie mills have tried both
the foreign and American saws, but
now have found new one, made in
this country. that is said to eclipse
them ALL
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

"Was that your daughter 1 saw you
with last night?" asked Kip. "No; it
was her sister" replied Heep, absent
ly.-Philadelphia North American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS PUZZLES

ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS PUZZLES.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The high price of ivory aud the
great waste of its dust have induced
an English manufacturer to offer $500
for process of SO consolidating the
dust that it can be used for making
handles. The belief is expressed,
however, that, although q fortune
doubtless would be realized, no pro-
cess will be found.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
THE PRISONER

A mans skull Is his lifelong jail;
Behind its prison bars,
From its eye-windows, doth the soul
Peep at the earth and stars;
But unlike jails OF wood or stone,
Its prisoner ever dwells alone.
Though through its front doors periumeC
gales
Are blown from glens OF gladness,
And through its back doors music strains
Roll In waves OF madness,
And though we hear and heed each tone,
The prisoner still must dwell alone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

Considerable discussion has na
turally been elected by the recent an-
nouncement of newly discovered gases
in the atmosphere, an especially in
teresting fact being brought to public
notice by Professor Berthelot, viz,
that the G :een line of krypton almost
exactly comedies with the green line
of the aurora spectrum, and the sug-
gestion is consequently made that the
element in question should be called
eosium.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
!ek&x Kseeteekse Iseese'eieess4tsK 4
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

S9se%%s9sa9E9K SSs4<GSaA99Ss<k
Tho solutions to these puzzles will ap-
pear in a succeeding issue.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08
bs.-A Word square
59.-Six Determinations.

l. Extended. 9. Elliptical. 8. A
boys name. 4. Joy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

Goa Diamond.
l, A consonant; 2, drinking cup
8, a kind of silk; 4, coins; 5, great; G.
to devour; 7, a letter. &.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

A notable advance in the art of
making nuts is reported. An Ohio
firm has recently completed machine
which produces a complete nut with
two movements of the operator, the
machinery used heretofore requiring
four movements. 1t is said boy that
can handle the bar of iron and do the
feeding can make ton of nuts day.
The machine has just been completed
and put in operation. 1t is expected
it will revolutionize the manufacture
of nuts. Large orders from these
works have been sent to Leeds, Man
chester and other points in England.