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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16

de Construction of Vevay. This bell
weighs 3,542 pounds and gives the note
mi.
The operation of tuning is performed
as follows: The bell is placed upon the
lathe and firmly fixed thereto by the
crown. If it be desired to lower the
note, tool is placed opposite the swell
and the bell is slowly revolved, so as to
detach thin shaving of bronze. This
operation is continued, and more and
more metal is removed as far as the
rim. Meanwhile the bell emits a con-
tinuous sound, of which the tonality be-
comes lower and lower. The tuner, who
must possess perfectly correct ear,
compares this sound with the vibration
of his tuning fork. As soon as the latter
and the bell vibrate in unison, he stops
the motion, and the operation is fin
ished. Thereafter the bell may mingle
with that of its companions without
any danger of putting their melody out
of tune.
When it is a question of raising its
note the bell is placed on the lathe as in
the preceding case, and the tool is
placed opposite the mouth and made
to attack the edge. In measure as the
operation proceeds the sound emitted
by the bell becomes sharper. The mo-
ment at which the exact note is reached
is shown by the tuning fork. 1t may be
readily seen that it is easier to lower
the tone of a bell than it is to raise it.
Unless bell has very strong bevel, be-
ginning with the rim, it can scarcely be
raised more than a semitone. In order
to obtain more than this it would be
AeccesA- to render the edge absolute
ly fiat, and, moreover, to give the bell
an unsightly form. Sonorous bells gen.
orally possess thickness greater than
that of the limit (one-fourteenth of the
diameter), and one that permits of
roaming them sufficiently to lower their
note by tone. There are certain bells,
such as the 7,92O-pound one of Nor
treuX, that are so thick that they might
easily be rendered two tones graver.-
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
ELEPHANTS FEAR HIM.
newfoundland Dog Makes the Inn
mense Creatures Behave Them
selves Day and Nignflt

Visitors to the Central park New
York; 200 during the past few weeks
have been surprised to see a New
foundland dog chained in one of the
elephant cages, living in apparent peace
and coLtentment.
Everyone expects to see the great
elephant kill her companion with
single sweep of her trunk, and crowds
frequently gather about the cage, eX-
pecting battle, but the dog eats and
sleeps without being molested.
The secret of this strange companion
ship, which no one ever guesses, is that
the dog Prince is really the master of
the household, and the elephants live in
constant fear of him.
On more than one occasion Prince
has succeeded in quoting the great
beasts when the keepers were powerless
to master them. Elphants are natural
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
OPERATES ON LIONESS.
Italian 0cuIist Removes Cataract
from the Eye of 81 Beast with
Complete Success.

Prof. Gustave Pisenti, of the Univer-
sity of Perugia, Italy, has lately had a
thrilling experience in extracting cat
aract from a powerful honess about
three years old. The animal was placed
in a suitable cage in the middle of the
menagerie, and the first difficulty was
the administration of an anaesthetic.
The intervals between the bars of the
cage were filled with cotton wool and
large packet of gauze impregnated
with chloroform was placed in the cage,
the door of which was then closed with
shutter. In about quarter of an
hour reconnaissance was cautiously
made, and the illustrious patient was
seen lying stretched out and apparent
ly in a condition of deep coma. She
was then dragged out of the cage and
bound and gagged.
She was then placed on a table, but
before the operation could be begun she
suddenly awoke and struggled violent
ly, rolling on the floor, where the med
ical men, with admirable GOODNESS, but
not without intense emotion, which
might easily Dc seen III lllSlT cOuuIe-
nances," held her down while the ami
mails head was wrapped in a towel
stepped in sulphuric ether.
The lioness, however, managed to
free herself from the gag and partly
from her bonds, and gave roar which
made the majority of the spectators
beat hasty retreat. But the ether
overcame her, and Prof. Pisenti, with
great pluck, dragged her into the cage,
where the anesthetic coup de grace
was given by means of another packet
of gauze stepped in chloroform.
The beasts head was pulled out
through the door of the cage and Sc
curely held in position. Prof. Pisenti
then operated with brilliant success. A
curious feature of the scene was the ex-
element produced among the other an
imals-zebras, bisons, leopards, wolves,
hyenas, monkeys, etc.-in the menag-
erie, who all inhaled some portion of the
anaesthetics with which the air was sat
urated.-N. Y. journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
BRAVE LITTLE GIRL.
How Bertha Roth, n Nine-Yenr-OId
New York Tot, Saved Her
PInymate's Life.

Because she sacrificed herself to save
her playmate, Bertha Roth, nine years
old, lies in the Flower hospital in New
York, very badly hurt, having been
crushed under the wheels of heavy
wagon.
With a group of little friends, among
whom was a boy whom the children
know only as Johnnie" Bertha was
playing on the sidewalk. One suggested
a game of tag, and Bertha was made
lit" Her companions scattered. John
ME" darted across the street, and the
girl was right at his heels just as a
butchers wagon was driven around the
corner, almost on top of the children.
Bertha saw the danger, and, leaping
forward, showed the boy to safety. The
driver of the wagon, seeing the chill
dren, made sharp turn, but not quick
enough to save the girl. The rear wheel
passed over her body, breaking several
ribs and injuring her internally.
Bystanders carried the unconscious
child into a drug store. Her first words
when she at last opened her eyes at the
hospital were:
SIS Johnnie safe?"
Yes; he was not hurt" some one told
her.
I'm glad of that" the sufferer an
swered. Don't tell mamma. She will
be worried if she knows I'm hurt
Who knows any drawer hero than lit
tie Bertha Roth ?-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16

think that you can thus trample upon the
honor of a respectable family and do so
with impunity, you are much mistaken.
Your obedient servant,
ISABELLA JOHNSON.
Mr.. Sterrimer laughed and helped
himself to sardines.
Fancy having that shrimp-eating
old harridan for a ma-in-law! Not for
j. L. s., my dear boys! My letters may
have been a bit strong, and my general
lovy-dovyness rather open, but there's
no B.-of-P. case to be made out of me-"
Alas! not even young solicitors of
partially Semitic origin can control the
vagaries of a frolicsome fate. One aft
ernoon the week following, while he
was smiling sweetly at the healthful
tone of his handbook, the clerk of a
hated rival was shown in to him. The
youth in question was struggling to
suppress smile.
Beg pardon, Mr.. Sterrimer." he said,
in kind of half-choked voice. He
handed the solicitor familiar-loolling
document. Oh, to think that he should
have been served
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
MUSIC OF THE BELLS.
The Operation of Tuning n Bell Is a
Task Requiring Great Pa
thence and Skill.

The bell, which is a musical instru-
ment, may be likened to an organ pipe,
and the physical laws of the latter are,
therefore, applicable to it in a general
way. Consequently, of two bells of
identical external aspect and of the
same total diameter, the thinnest will
give the highest note. Therefore, in or
der to raise the tone of bell, it will be
necessary to lessen its bevel in order to
shorten it; and in order to lower its
to increase its diameter.
The illustration represents the large
hour bell of the Cathedral of st. Pierre,
at Geneva, upon the lathe of the Alters
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16

ly nervous and easily excited, and when
once aroused are difficult to control.
The keepers have found that when ev-
erything else .fai 6 tbwl iced no -'r'
send Print a3ffs .se fuA
rious monsto-s will h tx to, their cor
ners and remain quiet.
Peter r. McNally, one of the assist
ants at the ZOO, who vouched for
Princes ability, has observed several
similar cases of this curious power in
dogs.
The keepers do not know that Prince
ever engaged in battle with one of the
elephants, though there is not the least
doubt that they are all afraid of him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
A WARNING TO THE LAZY.

You lazy, lazy Pussy-cats! Ever since
your breakfast
You haven't done a single thing but sit
there in the sum-
We had to learn my letters-four of them
this morning:
D and E, and f and G-know them every
one.
do you know what will happen? You all
will grow up stupid.
Snowflake, Whitley. Embellishments
what l sayi
You won't be anything but cats, who can
not read a letter.
And when l take to writing books, you
won't know what they say!'
christopher Valentine, in ST. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
Trout Killed by Lightning.

They say that on Moosehead lake, Me-,
an angler recently was fishing with a
steel rod during a thunderstorm, and
struck trout at the same instant that
thunderbolt dallied with his rod. The
cork handle prevented the angler feel
ing anything more than a slight shock
but when he hauled it in he found the
trout stone dead. He figured it out that
the lightning bolt followed the rod and
the enameled line down to where the
trout had just taken hold of the hook,
and there killed him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
DIsfigured, He Hid Himself.

Richard Brownlow, known as the
Lancashire hermit, has just died near
Bolton, England. He began life as a
lawyer, but was afflicted with a disease
that disfigured his face, compelling him
to wear a mask. He built himself a fine
country house on top of a hill at Hor-
witch, and lived in it for so years, neves
leaving his grounds except at night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
A Man with Many TITLES.

The emperor of China, as ruler of
the Celestial kingdom, is probably the
most titled human being in the world
He is said to rule the whole world, and
not satisfied with that he assumes sway
over the sun, moon and stars. The sun
is his brother, and all the other planets
are his near relations. In fact, the en-
peror of China has literally claimed
everything worth having.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
WlDEkER TIMES.

Health is good.
Crops are good, but are beginning to
need rain.
Business is picking up some.
DIR. Evins was indisposed the first Of
fhe week. but we are glad to see him
out again.
Miss Maggie Hall, Of Burnt Cane.
was the guest of Mrs. Fannye Council
sunday.
Miss Tommye Davis passed through
oar town Sunday evening. enroLte to
burnt Cane, where she goes to resume
her school.
How has this week been for a scorch-
Mrs. L. ]. Withers returned home
Sonday frsm Heleaa
W r. kendrick left Tuesday ni1ht
IN Magazine. Ark where lie goes To
NiSit his two charming daughters, Mis-
ses B-rtsy and Headiy.
n. h. FiZer WAS incur midst SUNDAY.
We are always glad To see him.
W. i. Hughes two children. George
Clark. Mrs. NJ. f. Anderson. Mrs LIZ
2 Clark aud Miss Ella Keadrick left
Thursday for Magazine. Ark !, where
they 90 for their future home. We
.Sh them success and happiness in
iiteir new home.
W. A. Johnson spen. Wednesday in
Forrest City.
some lady is going to marry soon
II 'n't go to guessing; you may get left.
aid then
Mrs. Ida Slaughrey is very i'll. we are
sorry to note.
+. W. DeRositt has his gin and saw
mil ready for business.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
A Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea.

A prominent Virginia editor had al
most given Up, but was brought back
to perfect health b. Chamberlain IS
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhpl Remedy.
In the following editorial from the
Times, Hillstille, Va. Editor Moore
says: = suffered with darrhoea for "a
long time and thought WAS past being
cured. had spent r.uch time and
money and suffered SO much misery
that l had almost decided To given up
all hopes Of recovery and await the re-
suit, but noticing the advertisement of
Chamber.ains's Collie. Cholera and Di-
arfhoea Remedy and also some testi-
monlals stating how some wonderful
cures had been wrought by this rene
dy, decided to try it. After taking a
few doses was entirely we'll of that
trouble, and l wish to say further to
my readers and fellow sufferers that
am hale and hearty mar today and
feel as we'll AS ] ever did i'm my life.
%. Z. Moore. Webb & Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
MADISON TIM ES.

IT remains hot, the temperature Is
hiah up in the COS.
Chills are plentiful.
Rain is badly needed.
The cotton crop Is said to be cut short
Madison has superabundance OF
dust aud AS fine quality as one needs to
see. -
seeond.cr Irish potatoes are very
promising. f~T
The river is down near the zero mark.
business in all lines is remarkably
active. go
Wheeler Il Co.. contemplate erecting
"a large band mill here in the near flu
ture. which will add very materially to
Madison's lumber interest.
w. :. Shaver has accepted the posi-
ton of bookkeeper for the Whitmore
Lumber Co.
The G. & NJ. Ry. people are prosecu-
ting the work on the new bridge with n
vim. Quite large crew arrived Thurs
day to do the concrete work on the
y ers.
Mrs J. I. Crippen is dangerously i'll
Il home on Crow Creek. We hope to
hear of her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Wyckoff. of CORTLAND. Miss.
arrived here Tuesday, and has accepted
the position of housekeeper at the brick.
Madison Is badly in need Of dwelling
houses. The erection of some would
be a most excellent Investment.
Died at the home of her son. Mr..
Fred Deacon. in Madison, Friday morn
ing. at ? o'clock, Mrs. Rosa Snyder.
aged 80 years. She was comparatively
stranger. having resided here only a
[ w months. She came from Clarendon
and resided with here son, who is trav-
cling agent for the Peoria Cooperage
Go. Her death was great shock to
everyone. AS her sickness was OF such
short duration. Size prepared supper
for her grandchildren Thursday ev,n.
lag and WAS stricken with apoplexy at
q o'clock and WAS corpse before the
next day. She bore the reputation of Il
devout Christian lady and WAS highly
respected by all who knew her. Her
remains were shipped to Midway this
State for interment. She leaves Il de-
voted son ana three grandchildren. who
have the sympathy Of the entire CON-
m,lnity. i
News reached here Wednesday even
ing late that Eli Jackson, u negro boy
aged about II years, was run owe: bv Il
gravel train at or near a trpstle. one
mile east of Madison. He died instant
~. Later-We have learned that he
WAS supposed to have been murdered
aud placed on the track by an unknown
party Or parties We were not in po.
sition to learn the particulars.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
Female DiSeaS eS.

= Female Diseases. :,
riegister holds gold medals leading med e.
diseases OF women
sufferers His discoveries date of
10 n great increase of of the womb and oe
sanuarum employedAy Court where ls @
70 female sufferers and malignant Ii suffering from ~
70 women or any manner OF malignant growth w cares
statement OF your and opinion free w.
at home. Address,
DR.. ROLAND sR EClS En
lO6 Court ST. Menph'''
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
His Life Was Saved.

Mr.. ]. +. Lilly, a prominent citizen
OF Hannibal, Mo. lately bad won.
derful deliverance from frightful
death. In telling of it he says: I"
was taken with typhoid fever, that
ran into pneumonia. My lungs be-
came hardened. l was so weak
couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing
helped me. J expected to soon die of
epuSnmption, when / heard of DIR.
Kings New Discovery. One bottle
gave great relief. | continued to use
Il. and now am well and strong. i
cant say too mnch in its praise +" The
marvellous medicine is the surest and
quickest cure in the world for all
throat and lung troubles. Regular
SIZE 80 cents and 81 90 Trial bottles
free. J. II. Dnnavant & Co. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
No Right to Ugiiness.

The woman who is lovely in face.
FORM and temper will always have
friends. but one who would be attract.
I've must keep her health Ii she is
weak. sckly and all run down. she
vii be nervous and irritable. Ii she
Il = constipation or kidney trouble. her
lsnpure blood viii cause pimples, b.otch.
- skin efuptlons aud wretchpd com
J. EXON. Electric Bittsrs is the best
medicine in the world tn regulate
s'omach. liver and kidneys aud 10 pnri.
], the blood. Ii gives strong nerves.
b.ieht c,es, smooth. velvety skin. ricll
e'7inplexinn. II will make ~ Good
looking, 6harmii q woman Of a run d ~ \
,.'.aiid. Oh, ~. -. II. Uuuayaul
X Co
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
To Nora.

"She passed away
To Heaven one day.
Amid the music of BIRDS
The angels bore her away.
amid the scent of flowers
Her spirit took its fight
From this world of care
To dwell in realms of eternal light.
Leaving friends to mourn
Her loss hard to be borne
Love gives us strength to say,
Thy WILL o Father. we pray. Z"
Peace to thee dear friend;
Heavens showers upon thy grave descend
Kind friends around you weep.
And your image in memory keep.
We hope TO meet thee
z Over the pearly sea.
When at the golden gate
Loved friends watch and wait.
: At meeting OF the society OF the Latti.
mer school. held on Friday, Sept. !. 1899.
to give expression to their grief in tn.
death of their classmate, Nora L. Swan,
of New Castle, Ark.
whereas, Ii has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from us member of
this school, not only student, but beau
tiful and loyable christian character, be it
Resolved, In the death of our classmate.
Nora Z. Swan, we have sustained loss
hard for us to bear, but we bow to the
will OF Him who doeth all things well.
Resolved, That we extend to the be-
reaved family in their sad affection our
warmest sympathy and would point them
Godward where her sweet soul fingers.
and where the hand of a sacred daughter
and friend still beckons her loved ones of
earth to heaven.
Resolved. That a copy of these resolu.
tions be furnished THE FORREST CITY
TINES and Nashville Christian Advocate
for publication, copy be furnished the
bereaved family, and that they be spread
upon the minutes of our society.
L.ETA PEEvEY.
LUCILLE BATES.
NELLIE WoRI.EY.
Committee.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08

Don't throw away that sample bot
tie OF DIR. Tichenor's Antiseptic. be-
cause 1t cost you nothing Ii is too
good TO be wasted. Nothing like it for
cuts, burns. nail ,punetrres, iolan ed
eyes. sore throat. etc. internally IL
cures collie diar-hnA and tux.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-08
A Treatment that Cures Cancer
No Plaster, No Paste, No Cutting No Sufferlne' =
tention from Business No Danger, No failu'S
and No Pay, Unless Cured.

The surgeons knife and plasters horrible chr
toore employed in am attempt forever a
vent OF Dr. Registers New treatment
WORKS new in medical Cancer
lumors ogtre and Fisua certainly without Inc
tending the quak and ignorant methods century
oelhed cases without failure the
medical discovery. This OF thooug"
OF malignant diseases, ienthc p'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-07
TAX on DIPLOMAS RENTED.
Gen. Brooke Grapples With Educa.
tionaI Problem i'm HANNA

A dispatch from Havana last night saws,
Gen. Brooke is penetrating the fringe of
the educational question. Today he learned
that diplomas to graduates of the Univer-
sity OF Havana were signed under the late
regime by the captain general and subject
ed to tax of $3.50 each. He has issued
instructions to the rector of the university
and the directors to grant diplomas here
after without a diploma tax. Three hum
dred young men are now I'm attendance at
the university.
AT the request Of Gen. Brooke the Bank
or Spain has reported as to the amount of
the primary school funds 1t holds on de-
posit. The bank has $35, 200 in paper cur
rency worth about cents on the dollar;
SOL in silver and ST in bronze. The
teachers have been unpaid for long time,
the arrears varying In individual cases ac-
cording to political influence
Nothing can be done at present for edu-
cation, sanitation or road building. Every
thing must wait until Gems Brooke and
Ludlow and their staffs can get definite
grasp of perpleXing situations. There is an
innumerable company Of volunteer advisers
always available, always suggesting tear
ing up everything and substituting some-
thing new. The courts are an intricate sub
Ject- Probably one or two Cuban lawyers
will be retained to aid Judge Advocate
Dudley in preparing a plan for supreme
court to act as a tribunal Of last resort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-07
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.
Senator Gallery Argues on the Polio!
of the GONernment.

The concluding hour of the Senate yester-
day was consumed by Mr.. Cafery, who
spoke on the policy of expansion, and Mr..
Morgan. who made an explanation of modi-
ficatious Of the Nicaragua canal bill agreed
upon ~ the committee of which he Is the
chairman.
Mr. Canery entered upon an elaborate
argument to show that heretofore it had
been the Uuwavering policy of this govern
ment 10 obtain from the governed their
consent before the reins of government
were drawn over them.
Mr. Gallery said. even if we had the right
to Incorporate these distant islands, inhab-
tied by strange people into this country
freedom could Lot exist in the subtrOpics.
The history of the world shows that God
has set the bounds where the different peo-
pies pf the earth shall abide. When l look
at the CCEGl ions OF the world / am unal-
terabiy convinced that no permanent sway
can be held by the white man over the
black man in the subtropics except by a
strong military and cruel despotism.
Mr.. Gallery said that We were sometimes
told from the pulpit that We had mission
TO perform-that mission being to spread
among all peoples the doctrines of human
rights. He doubted whether this could be
done by placing upon the people yoke,
and whether the principles of Christianity
could be advanced by force.
MI Cafery concluded at 3:25 pm.
Al Iilt ms dilEe OF MI I1OdT, the IOuSe
bill to extend the powers and duties of the
commissioner Of fish and fisheries to
include game birds and other wild birds
useful 10 man was passed. the Senate bill
protecting song birds being added as an
amendment
Mr.. Morgan called up the Nicaragua canal
bill and explained the notifications agreed
by the committee to the amendments Of
fered by Mr. Berry before the holiday re-
cess. At the request of Mr.. Morgan, the
bill, modified and amended, was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Allison said he hoped no vote would
he asked for today as, IL he understood
the amendments offered by Mr.. Berry, they
were substantially an appropriation Of pub
lie money for the construction of the canal,
and provision should be made by bonds or
otherwise TO raise the money.
AT 3:i5 pm. the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session, and at $50 pm. adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-07

force. and add to the already vast 'expen-
diture on the appliances of war.
THE perfection of the instruments thus
brought into use, their extreme costliness,
and the horrible carnage and destruction
which would ensue from their employment
on large scale, have acted, no doubt as
serious deterrent from war but the bur-
dens imposed by this process on the popu-
lation affected must. if prolonged, produce
a feeling of unrest and discomfort, menac-
ing to both internal and external tranquil
lily.
Her majesty's government will gladly
cooperate with the proposed effort to pro-
vide remedy for the evil, and, If in any
degree it succeeds, they feel that the SOW
ereign to whose suggestion 1t is due will
have richly earned the gratitude of the
world at large"
Lord Salisbury then promises that del
egate and representative will take part in
the proposed conference whenever the invi-
tation is received. and expresses the hope
that the invitation may be accompanied
by some Indication of the special points to
which the attention of the conference is
to be directed as a guide in the selection
of the British representative and his assist
ants.