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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
WHITE HOUSE CLOCKS.
Some of Them Are Famous and Have
Histories,

Histories.
"The clocks in the White House, {"
remarked an official clock -winder to o
reporter, "are by no means the most
uninteresting things about the house,
though but little has ever appeared
about them in the newspapers.
Strange as it may appear, but one of
the old clocks is of American manu-
Iacture, though all that have been pur-
chased of late years are. The one
clock referred to was made in New
York, and was purchased when James
Monroe was President. II is one of
the permanent fixtures in the Green
Room, and has been there ever since
It was purchased. AS a timepiece it
compares favorably with any of the
loreign-made clocks, though it was,
made at a time when America was
not as famous for its timepieces as it
is now. The most interesting clock
there, of course, from its history, is
The clock in the Blue Parlor, which
was once the property of Bonaparte,
who presented it to General Lafay-
cite, and the latter presented it to
General Washington. The frame of
it is made of alabaster and French
gilt bronze. 1t has to be wound but
once month. 1t keeps time to. day
as accurately as when first made.
"What is known as the Lincoln
clock, purchased when President
Lincoln was in the White House, is
an object of interest in the Red
Room, and is of ebony and gold. 1t
strikes the quarters, halves and hours.
In Mrs McKinley's rooms is q clock
which has been running without the
slightest intermission for nearly
thirty years. The clock at the foot
of the stairs leading up to the Presi-
dents Office is the one that the public
generally sees. 1t is rather modern in
construction, of the regulator pat
tern and is very reliable.
"The clock in Private Secretary
Porter's room is admired for its ca.
thedral gong rather than anything
else, but it is a good clock, and has SO
proven itself for the ten or fifteen
years it has been there. Washing
ton Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
Calling a Dog by Telephone.

The Daily Telegraph narrates the
following incident: "a lady passen
ger who arrived at Redhill by trair
reported in great grief to the station
master that her little pet dog had been
left by accident on the platform al
Reigate, aud would likely be either
crushed by locomotive or lost. The
courteous official telephoned through
respecting the poodle, and the answer
came Immediately, that a dog of that
description had just been brought in
to the police station. The receiver
was put to the dogs ear, and the lady
was asked to speak to it. She did so
The effect was electrical. The dog
barked a cordial recognition OF the
voice, and by its antics expressed o
great desire TO jump into the apparatus
and traverse the wire in order to get
to its mistress all the sooner
household Words
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
Girls Growing Faster Than Boys.

Is the athletic girl to pay the pen
atty of her fondness for outdoor sports
by growing so fast and so much as to
end in the long run by overtopping
her brothers and sweethearts by .
head?
The disparity in height has been
hoticed particularly at some recent
weddings, aud n wall comes to us
from the young girls still attending
dancing schools that they as rule are
all tall, while the boys are oil short,
and the consequent awkwardnsss re-
sulting has been very unpleasant.
1t was certainly with no thought Of
adding to her stature that in spite of
opposition the girl took the wheel
and to other forms of outdoor activity.
The fun of the thing tempted her, and
in addition to what she sought she
now finds herself taller and larger,
o'ertopping not only her mother and
her aunts, but her sometime competi-
tor, sometime colleague-man-as
we'll. According to social philoso'
pher the remedy lies with man, who
is hidden to regard the towering girl
as warning to him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
pended.

Official statistics from seventeen
leading American cities show a slight
decrease in building operation values
during the past year. The total for
the seventeen cities was 1902, 900, 600
in 1897 and s1s1, 100000 in 1898, a
decrease of s2l, 900, 600, or 1O.4 per
sent. The largest cities showed de-.
cline, but the small municipalities in.
dictate increased activity in this line.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

"He called last night, and he's
charming" she was saying to her best
girl friend, between acts at "Cyrano
de Bergerac. HE is simply fasci
mating in conversation and perfect in
his manners. He has travelled a great
deal, you know, is great observer
and really gives you better idea OF
what he has seen than can be obtained
from books. One thing he told me
was simply enchanting, and never
heard it before from any one. "
"Pshawr' exclaimed the other, into
whose eyes had crept deep green
shadow. 81 know what that was.
You made it easy when you said you'd
never heard it before.
"What was it?"
"a proposal. "
Then they got as near back to back
as the seats would permit and did not
speak during the rest of the long per
formance
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
SUBMARINE BOATS KIDlcULED.
rarrow, Engiand's Great Expert. Says
They Are Not Effective.

rarrow, Engiand's Great Expert. Says
They Are Not Effective.
The recent maneuvres of the
French submarine torpedo boat Gus
lave Zede have aroused much interest
in English naval circles, and the many
experiments of Americans in the same
line make her tests of equal importance
TO the United States Navy.
A. T. Yarrow, England's famous
builder of torpedo boats and queer
,raft of all kinds, is undoubtedly the
best expert on such types, and he does
aot share in the mild alarm of British
naval men.
From the sensation which is being
made about it in France" said Mr..
Yarrow, zone would think it was
new idea. 1t is not. For more than
thirty years trials have been made of
submarine torpedo boats. And the
thirty years have been marked by lit
tie progress and considerable loss of
life. And in this latest attempt by
The French the essential objections tc
the idea still remain.
First of all, these boats are so
dangerous that l doubt if competent
men will be found willing in time OF
peace to risk their lives in the neces-
Sary practice. Many competent con-
structors could be found ready and
willing to build one of these boats,
but am quite sure not many would
venture in it when it was built.
''These dangers arise to some ex-
rent from the fact that the specific
gravity of the boat must be either ex-
actly or nearly the same as the specific
gravity of water. The result is that
if an indentation was caused in the
skin of the vessel, its specific gravity
would, of course, become actually
greater than that of water, and it
would sink to the bottom. Another
langer, which arises chiefly in shall
low water, is that the vessel is apt,
through the slightest disorder of the
steering gear, to get out of the hori-
zontal line. And in that case in less
than no time it might stick its head in
the mud. This actually occurred a
few years ago at Tilbury, when Lord
Charles Beresford was nearly
drowned.
"a third danger is that of collision
with rocks, fish or pieces of wreckage.
If a large fish in some foreign sea
came into contact with one of these
boats it might easily take charge Of
the steering gear.
SIN my belief they would be Of
value only against stationary vessels.
In the case of a vessel in motion, suf-
fciently accurate guiding would be
impossible. As far as stationary ves-
sells are concerned submarine torpedo
boats which can be guided by cleo
tric wire from the shore would prove
quite effective.
with our present knowledge,
boats of the French type are both
dangerous and ineffective, and, may
add, the more money the French
spend upon them the better for the
reqt -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
Valuable Engravlngs.

The most valuable engravings in
the world are the four impressions of
Rembrandt's portrait of man leaning
on saber. The fourth was recently
sold for $4,000. The original plate
made by Rembrandt was cut down
first to an octagonal oval and the pic
lures from it sold for $3.50. Then it
was sliced off still more and the prints
sold for Sl2, but of the original plate
only four prints mentioned exist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

The Mexican Herald, commenting
upon our occupation Of Cuba, says;
II is good beginning that the Amer
lean army met in Cuba are making.
They are demonstrating that revenues
can be honestly collected, and are
showing how well they can be ex-
nen,od
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
65,-An AcrOstic.

Nine three-letter words, the initials
of which spell the name of French
man, whom all Americans esteem.
l. A boy. 2. A Aconjunction. 3. A
fancy. 4. Part of the verb to be. 5.
A personal pronoun. 6. A Bible
name. T. A light blow. s. A spin
ner. 8. A sound-receiver.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

y 1t may be that new fashion il
matrimony has been created in the
mountain Businesses of Virginia. Not
long ago comely young woman o.
that region was wooed by two suitors,
one OF whom she preferred. Ar
engagement and a marriage ceremony
followed in due time, despite the
adage about the course OF true love
not running smoothly. As an act Of
grace an invitation was extended to
the rejected swain to attend the mar
riage proceedings. He displayed his
fortitude by accepting, and, accom-
panied by number of friends. he at.
tended. On one sleeve he wore
broad band of crepe, symbolic of his
dead hopes, and throughout the cere.
mony he and his friends expressed
their dolorous sentiments by con.
tinuous, subdued moaning. This dis.
play of appreciation for the brides at.
tractiveness evidently aroused none
but the pleasantest sentiments in the
breast of the happy man whose name
she was taking, for there is no record
of h disturbance, and it is to be
assumed that none occurred. 1t would
be interesting to see this custom
tfansplanted to other spheres of so.
ciety. The suggestion affords many
possibilities of variation, tending to
add materially to the interest in these
usually eladsome occasions.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
hUMOR OF THE DAY.
She -"How do you like her voice?"
He" "Still. Yankee Statesman.

y
He" "Still. Yankee Statesman.
Dewey opened up the bali,
Dewey caused Manila's fall,
Dewey shows us by what's past
That the first shall be the last!
Penner-"He once seemed to be a
promising young poet. What stopped
his career?" Skribes. Badness"
Judge.
Miss Passee-"T "Theyoosay marriages
are made in heaven" Miss Pert
"Ah then, you have one more chance"
Syracuse Herald.
"Quite polite, isn't he?" 81 should
say. He is so polished that he can't
tell the plain unvarnished truth. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Louie-"Fred must be an auc-
ioneer." Nelly-'Why?" Louie
Last night he said he was going three
times before he went"
"a man is as old as he feels, said
the gentleman of the old school, "and
a woman as old as she says she isP-
Indianapolis Journal.
"Why is the villain in the play al.
ways dark MANI" 81 guess it's be-
cause villains are naturally opposed
to the light. Chicago News.
Hibbler-"Does your wife help you
in your work?" Scribbler in
deed! She always goes calling while
| am writing Brooklyn Life.
The girl who keeps her birthday,
When merry little elf,
Keeps 1t still when she grows up,
But keeps 1t to herself.
Chicago News.
Horrifed Mother-'I should like
to know how you happened to let
young Simpkins kiss you?" Daugh.
ter--'I--I thought no one was look.
ing"
won't your wife sing for us?"
asked one of the callers. 81 guess
she will; just asked her not TO-" re-
piled the knowing husband. d.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Hingso-"He's queer fellow"
Jingo-"You bet! He told me yester'
day that he didn't like the solitude
unless he had girl with him. "-Syra
cuse Herald.
Glow did you find business abroad?"
'Well, l noticed that everything was
looking up at Naples" 'Indeed?"
Eyes; at Mount Vesuvius. ."-Oleve-
land Plain Dealer
He-"If your head aches, my dear,
wouldn't go to the tea meeting this
evening"" She-"Then the other
woman will be sure to talk about me" :"
Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak- MY life, John.
is an open book" Mr.. Crimsonbeak
That's the trouble; l wish to good.
ness could shut you up some time!"
-Yonkers Statesman.
"That woman tried to beat me down
on the price of quinine. She said l
ought to make it ten cents cheaper
because she had to pay her little boy
to take it. Chicago Record.
Little Rodney (who has an inquir.
ing mind d)-"Papa, what is the proper
age for man to get married?" Mr..
Hennypeck-"Not till he is old enough
to know better, my son. Puck.
Duzby-"J "Jabbins, do you remem'
ber that joke 1 sprung at the club din.
ner last week?" Dooby-"Yes; and
I'll never forget it. I've remembered
it for over ten years. "-Roxbury Gaz
ette.
Pollywog-"What's the trouble be.
tween Van Glove and his wife? ]
thought she was the light OF his life. "
Jollydog-"So she was, but she went
out too much. Philadelphia North
American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
POSTM|STRESS AT DOWN|NCv|LLE.
BY HAYDEN CARRUTH.

len you come to
think OF it, Down
ingville was a vii
lage of magnificent
distances, with al
most a half-mile
from the tannery
to the sawmill, and
with only scatter
ing houses be-
tween. The school
house and the two
churches had each
failed to establish
q centre,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

Spain has declared general pardon
Tor deserters from the navy. Under
the circumstances they could hardly
be blamed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

l. A serpent. 2. Succor. 8. A
kind of bird. 4. A boys abbreviated
name. 5. A girls name. 6. A unit.
7. One of the senses.
Centrals Down-A noted English
author.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
6O.-A Transposition.

The meaning of the first is but "to MOURN"
The second is "a cloak" by women worn;
Third is "a SHELF for ornaments, l ween.
While "of the mind" for fourth, is plainly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
WHEN LIGT7s ARE LOW.

The rooms are hushed. the lights are low,
sit and listen TO the wind
That comes from ont the distant hill.
It comes and croons in anEundertone
OF alien regions vast an lone,
OF pleasures lost In land unknown;
Then steals away, and all Is still.
'Tls good to listen to the wind
When rooms are hushed and lights are low.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

6s.-A Square.
/. A noted European city. 2. An
iridescent stone. 3. To knock about.
4. A girls name.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS QUESTIONS.

61.-Nine Insertions-Cain- cabin
hers-hears; save-salve; alar altar; pan
paint; toes-tomes; ales-aloes; cats
carts; cram-cream.
Inserted Letters Baltimore.
GA Diamond
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

When those we love have come and gone,
IT'S weary to be left behind
To miss sweet eyes where late they shone,
To look for what we may not find,
Long-cherished forms that haunt the mind,
Soft voices that were once too kind;
To live and miss them one by one
Is weary work. Who'd stay behind
When those we love have come and gomez
New York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22
NeX@NeIeNsekNoAKAeleAeeeAaaKX Y;
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

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The solutions to these puzzles vii ap
pear In a succeeding issue.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

63.-Five Broken Words-Spear-
mint; barrow; greenhouse; block
head; football.
GA Square
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-30

The people OF the State are showing
an interest in the return of the First
Tennessee Regiment that promises the
greatest demonstration ever seen in
Nashville
The regiment will probably arrive on
Thanksgiving day, and among the dis
tinguished people on hand to greet
them will be President Mckinley, Gen.
elal Nelson A. Miles, Adjutant General
Corbin, General John B. Gordon, and
Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New
York, whose famous Rough Riders
made themselves a household word.
Mrs. Bette Taylor cambridge, the
daughter of President Taylor, Mrs,
Stonewall Jackson, and other distin-
guished ladies are expected.
The regiment will be elegantly break
tasted on arrival, splendid flag pre-
sented and an hour given to mingle
with their relatives.
Then comes q grand parade Of mill
tary, civic societies, etc., reviewed by
the President and others, who viii
also speak.
Dinner will be served by the ladies'
and after presentation of handsome
swords to several of the officers, thu
boys will be given the afternoon to en-
Joy in their own way.
The streets of Nashville will be |
blaze of flags and decorations.
At night there will be great recep
tion at the State Capitol, followed by |
military ball.
Hundreds of incidental features viii
be added to the days program, which
will be the most elaborate ever carried
out on any such occasion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-30
ONE LONG FARMERS INSTITUTE.

Three lectures will be given each
morning, many of these being illus
trated by stereopticon views. Two
hours will be devoted to practical de-
monstrations every afternoon.
The course comprises sixteen lec-
lures on breeds of live stock; sixteen
lectures on breeding live stock; sixteen
lectures on feeding the various classes
of live stock; exercises in Judging live
stock; twenty -four lectures on dairy
ing; fifteen practical exercises on the
same subject; twenty-four lectures on
farm management; five exercises in
soil physics and seed selection; five on
road construction; six hours of farm
bookkeeping and accounts; twenty
four lectures on agricultural chemistry
twelve lectures on meteorology; thirty
six lectures on plant physiology and
plant diceases; thirtysix lectures on
horticulture and entomology; and
twenty-six exercises on pruning and
grating.
Board can be obtained at the farm
club and in the neighborhood at $1,000
month, including heat, light, laundry
ind table; private board from &3G9 tC
4.o5 81 eail. Other expenses will be
en- incidental fee OF 5000 for the three
months. Total expense of a student fol
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-30
Get Your Share.

Are you getting your share of the
vast amount of money spent in adver-
tising? 1t used to all be given to the
publishers of newspapers and maga-
zines, but by the latest method it is
freely distributed among the people
themselves; that is, among those who
are alert and qick, and can see an ad-
vantage when it is offered them.
One of the most successful establish
ments in America, the Woolson Spice
Co., of Toledo, Ohio. is spending thou
sands of dollars in advertising their
Lion Coffee, and they are paying out
this money directly to the people who
are purchasing the coffee. Their plan
is to enclose in their one-pound pack
ages of Lion Coffee a most attractive
premium list. So costly are some of
the articles on this premium list that
one wonders how they can afford to
give them away with their goods; but
it must be remembered that these
premiums are bought in enormous
quantities and bought directly of the
manufacturers, so that they are secured
secured at about one-fourth the price
the retail customer pays. No profit is
paid to shipper, wholesaler or retailer
the goods are all bought at first hand.
This method of introducing Lion
Coffee is as If you wanted to purchase
some article for which you would have
to ay$1; the proprietors Of Lion Coffee
buy it for you for 25c. and then give ii
to you for the trouble you take in let
ting them know that you are using
their coffee.
The housekeeper who is alive to the
value Of her patronage may now by a
little trouble, sescure many desirable
articles from time to time at no cost.
All that she has to do is to cut out and
preserve the lion head which appears
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-30
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainf Ill.
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on he lungs; she
was treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was a hopeless victim Of con.
sumption aud that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings Now Discovery for consumption
she bought bottle and to her delight
found herself benefited from first dose.
She continued its use and after taking
six bottles, found herself sound and
we'll; now does her own housework, and
is as we'll as she ever was. Free tria
bottles Of this Great Discovery at the
drug store, large bottles 5Oc. and 81. 90
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-30
PrisonESunday.

On February 90, 1884, ITO ministers
of the gospel in New York, impressed
with the necessity of broader and
more intelligent interest in matters
touching the causes and effects of crime
and the best methods of the treatment
of the criminal classes, by resolution
set apart one Sunday in every year as
"Prison Sunday" to be observed by all
the churches in New York.
Much good has come Of this move
ment. 1t has been o means of dis
seminating intelligence regarding crime
and criminals and increasing interest
interest in more modern theories con-
cerning the purposes and uses of inn
prisonment, and the most wholesome
methods of preventing crime and re-
forming criminals.
The day is now observed in many
states, and we trust that in the near
future it will be observed by every
state in the Union.
We, the members of the Board OF
State Charities, would most respectfully
request every minister in Tennessee to
observe December 16, 1890, as 'Prison
Sunday" Let the subject of crime, its
cause, its remedy and the proper treat
ment of prisoners be presented to the
people from Bible point OF view. II
that day can not observed, let some day
near it be devoted to the subject. Min.
listers who observe the day will please
inform Charles j. Sawrie, Secretary,
7O7 Belmont avenue, Nashville, Tenn,
of the fact, giving name of minister,
church and place. We request the
newspapers and church papers of the
state to publish this communication
Praying the blessings of God upon yor
we are your most obedient servants
Benton McMillin, Lewis Tillman, II,
W. Tate, W. R. Cole, W. H. Taylor
W. L. Harris, James A. Orman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-30

on the wrapper of every package of
Lion Coffee. These lion heads are re-
ceived by the Woolson Spice Company
in pay for their premiums.
The new premium list which has just
been issued in connection with Lion
Coffee is unsurpassed in its liberality.
Some of the most attractive articles on
the market today are Included in this
list.
It is evident that the Woolson Spice
Co. places great value on the recon-
mendation of satisfied customer, for
they believe the best advertising of
Lion Coffee is where some one one who
uses it tells o friend of its good quality.
It is mostly in this way that its enorm-
ous sale has been brought about. Many
people are so delighted with it that
they feol it duty to recommend it tn
recommend it to their friends, and as
every package contains a premium list
with full instructions for securing the
articles offered, there is much interest
in buying Lion Coffee for household
use. Really, Lion Coffee is almost I'M
surpassed in its quality, and it is a
mystery how it can be sold for such o
low price. Tt is better than many 9TH
or brands of coffee which cost two OF
three times as much. It twould seem az
though tt 9 time was approaching when
every family would be drinking this
famous beverage.