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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
HUNTING FOR PEARLS.
Two stars ia rh,s PeriIoas Line Ot
 Work.

Two Stars ia This PeriIoas Line of
 Work.
 Two famous pearl divers recently visited San Francisco to buy large quantity of air pumps. diving suits and 1fke. paFaphernaiia of the sea. Opu and Taipu are their names. and they are generally regarded as stars in their periIous line of work. They were born on one of the islands Of the Dan gerous archipelago group. They speak good English. however, and both are thoroughly familiar with the cITiliza- ton of West Australia, where they have spent most of their lives as pearl hunters. says the New York Telegraph. Tafpu is the principal native pearl merchant of the many hundreds who have embarked in the trade since the natives of the Paumotu islands first daBbled in that form of commerce. He owns a pearling dredger and ship; both are engaged in the trade in south western waters. His ship, however, is . mere hulk that travels less than ninety miles along the coast. They depend principally upon pearl shells for income, since to stake earnings on the pearls alone would be to invite loss. Valuable pearls are not frequent enough to make 1t pay, but the com mercial mother-of-pearl is made from tae shells that they deal in. When it comes to hunting for the real pearl there is not any kind of a scoop or 1redger than can take the place of mems eyes; diving and treading the deep is the only way to find valuable pearls. AS a rule. these are some dis tanee apart, scattered over the rocky bed of the ocean. Sometimes man will pick up fortune in a few weeks and sometimes he will hardly make expenses in a season. Pearling is still profitable, for the crude shells are sold at from $500 to s750 ton. and there is always a chance that diver may make enough in one day to quit for life. "We do not dive farther than sixty to 100 feet said Opu. for the pressure is too great. Even at these depths men cannot remain down over i've or ten minutes, and the average Life Of the deep diver is short.
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RELIC oF TIE WOODEN NAVY
Old Frigate Franklin VIII Soon De
 Abandoned as uaeIesa.

Abandoned as Useless.
 From the Washington Star: The ancient frigate Franklin. a relic of the old wooden navy, which has been used for many years as receiving ship at the Norfolk navy yard. is soon to be deserted hulk, said naval officer who has recently visited the Virginia naval station. She was examined not long ago by a board of officers and it is be- lieyed they will submit a condemnatory report. The policy Of the department. as is generally understood, is to do away with the time-hoHored but an- tiquated and out-of-date system of re- ceiving ships, substituting for them shore barracks similar in general char aeter to the quarters occupied by en- listed men at army posts. The tackles of the old school are much opposed to this plan. They cling to their old fogy ideas of q seafaring life and believe . recruit should be placed upon the water from the very first. To break him in on shore and have him live in a bar racks, they say, will make the fellow landlnbber all of his natural life. While the receiving ships of today are noth= ing more than great floating houses, there is nevertheless an air of the sea about them and this the old dogs among the men love. Dismantled and roofed over, the ships haven't much resemblance to seagoing craft. An other thing in connection with the re- ceiving ships is that the families Of commanding officers are allowed to live aboard. The Franklin is historic old boat, and it has been suggested that one might buy her when she is put up at auction and place the craft on ex- hibition in different ports. This would hardly seem to be a profitable under taking 1
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GREAT SALT LAKE.
So Living Thing in It and No Danger
 of Being Drowned.

The water Of the Great Sat lake, Utah, is clear and transparent, with bottom of fne white sand and 9 mar gin Of incrussea= salt. It is one Of the paTest and most concentrated primes in tiIe wh0le world It's waters give sus- tenanee to 10 living thing; there is not the smallest insect {. worm to frighten the most timid bathar, and fae bathing $ the most perfect sea bathing in the whole Of North Aueri, a CT in Europe. No human body can siak in it. One may actually walk the Hater. no matter how deep ft is. Your body will persisitently rise Up. the shoulders above the surface, OF you nay even sit down in it. It's wonder fuI buoyancy must be experienced to ba realized No knowledge Of swim mi4g is necessity; one may enter the lake without the slightest fear; all you have to do is to lie down and float. But to swim in it. that is an- other thing. When your hands are put under the water to take stroke, your feet. like Banquo's ghost. will not go down. It is impossible to keep more than one end of your body under water at time. You cannot swim, but If you are man you can float on your back, with your arms crossed under your head. and smoke your pipe af cigar with as much ease as If in our own room. The water is so salt that 1t cannot be swallowed without great danger Of strangulation, small drop in the eye, too, gives much pain. But in spite of all the dangers, bath ing in the Great Salt lake is refreshing and inyigorating, notwithstanding that the body must be rebathed in fresh water afterward to remove the im- mense quantity of salt which adheres to the skin. It is hard work to make any headway, even against the smallest waves Nearly half million people bathe in the Great Salt lake every year; they come from all over the world, and tourists are beginning to realize that Salt Lake City and the magnificent surroundings present the greatest scope of novelty and is des- tined to be leading watering place.
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The Upturned aa astache.

Aprapos of the statement that several portraits of Charles I. by Van Dyek, showed the same fierce mustache which the kaiser is so fond of, German monthly now comes forward and op- serves that the upturned mustache' was really invented at the court Of Philip IV of Spain. Charles l.. being Philips brother-in-law, subsequently, set the fashion in England, and thence 1t spread to Belgium, Germany. swed- en and France Louis XIII. was prac- tically the last monarch to wear this type of mustache, until it's revival by William IT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
Catholic Priest on Cuba.

The Rev. Charles Warren Gurrier has an interesting article on the his tory of the church in Cuba in the Conservative Review. He speaks about the appointment of Mgr. Sbaretti, and has little sympathy for those who wanted a Cuban-born bishop He holds that Bishop Sbaretti's appoint ment was wise one and that he will be absolutely impartial. and should therefore prove link to bind together the Cuban and Spanish priests. He is taetful and prudent, and his adminis- tration will undoubtedly promote har- mony.
 Experiments with New Leproay Cure.
 Experiments are being made in Ha- Waii with a new leprosy cure, which is said to have accomplished remarkable results. It is the product of a Vene- zuelan shrub. the culture of which has been introduced into the islands under the care of Dr. Carmichael of the Unit ed States Marine hospital, who has been directed by the department at Washington to make experiments with It.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
Not at 4:so Precisely.

A commissioner representing the American art section Of a certain ex- position was to arrive in Paris awhile ago to arrange with the American painters and sculptors resident there for their contributions Wishing to be brisk and businesslike he wrote ahead to several artists stating that he would be in Paris on a certain day and at certain hotel. and naming an hour at which lie hoped each man would cal upon him. On his schedule for the day was the name of MaeNeill Whistler and the hour tt4:s0 precisely. The note he received is worthy of the au- thor of The Gentle Art of Making En- emies": Dear Sir: have received your letter announcing that you will arrive in Paris on the -th. I con gratulate you. have never been able. and never shall be able, to be any where at 4;30 precisely Yours most faithfully, ! MacN. Whistler
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4 Scheme Tat FaEseK.

A Danish scheme Of state and con- munal gratuities. or pension, to desti- fute males who have passed their six ueth year. and who have led reputable lives, has not resulted in the good aa ticipated by it's advocates and promo ters. On the contrary, it's workings have been demoraIizing. The poor, 50 called. refuse to make. or even strive to make, provision for old age while it IS in their power to do so. on the ground that support from pensions Will come without effort Children in hourishing circumstances refuse to a5- slst their needy parents, money in say angs banks has been withdrawn and squandered and benefit associations to which employers have contributed have iapsed into bankruptcy The scheme. in fact. has become q positive premium upon destitution. an ineen tive to improvidenee and foe to man. y rectitude and self respect.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
Hotel ina Graveyard,

One Of the largest hotels in Central America and by far the largest in Be lize, Honduras, is surrounded by tomb stones As this old and abandoned cemetery was located fa the center Of the town and afforded an excellent site for an hotel, the necessary permis- sion was obtained from the proper au- thorities. and in less than 3 year a large and handsome hotel was erected In digging the foundation hundreds Of skulls and bones were discovered, all of which were carefully collected and inferred in the new cemetery The ho- tel possesses a room in which service is conducted by local preacher every Sunday. Last year the Battersea yes- try voted sum of G400 for the pur- pose of erecting reffeshment kiosk in the Battersea Parish Cemetery. better known as Modern Cemetery" ]"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
mnraloAa b Ansiral.a.

l3uffaloes and elephants are by 10 means approaching extinction es rap idly as is commonly supposed Gm- mense herds of buffaloes roam about tha vast northern plains Of Australia, bHt bloodthirsty blacks are also numerous in that region. and buffalo-hunters carry their lives in their hands. Also. according to the latest number of the British North Borneo Herald. large numbers of elephants occupy the jun gles to the south of Sandakan bay. It is suggested that they could be turned into valuable asset for the colony if decoy animals were imported from India and the natives were taught how to construct "kedahs." or trapping en- closures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
A New nIagnostie Sign of Measles.


 Under the above heading Dr. Henry Koplik of New York described recent Iy in the Medical Record q phenomenon which he considers very valuable sign in the very early stages of meas les. It consists of an eruption which appears on the mucous membrane lin- ing the cheeks and lips. It can be seen only in very strong daylight fa1l- ing from window direct on the muc- ous membrane. It is then necessary to avert the mucous membrane covering the lips and cheeks, either with the fin. gers or by means of spatuia One can then see by close study the infinit esimaliy minute bluish- white speeks on reddish punctate area in begin ming measles, and on more difuselY reddened background in advanced cases. which are absolutely charaetar. lstic of measles
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
RhtfI'a Parrofs.

Patti has two wonderful parrots, ons of whom talks all day long. and imt- tates it's mistress trills and staecatI In an amazing fashion. and who (believe me, for ! have heard hfm1 can even compose the most elaborate melodies. says 2 correspondent. The other par rct-Jumbo by name-is an oddity. Patti bought him for s200 in Ney York, where he was reputed to be the finest talking parrot alive. Once in her possession he became dumb. Tn vain they tried to coax him to con- verse. Months went by until one morning the prima donna woke with a bad sore throat. Send for the doctor.
 she cried, flor l have to sing tonightn The doctor duly arrived. As he entered the f1om the parrot uttered his first and last words Oh. doctor, he ex- claimed. in a strong Yankee accent
 I'm So sick!" And since that day now several years ago, he has not ut tered word. Baltimore News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
American Locomotive Building

American shops turned out 2, ,437 To- eomotiyes in 1899-tAe largest number they ever manufactured in one year. and 598 more than were made in 1898. More than 9 per cent of the number. or 534. were made for railway con- panies in other countries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
Bark Clotbine.

The Indians in the interior of Bolivia wear shirts and hats made of the bark of 3 tree. which is soaked in water to soften the fiber. and then beaten to make it pliable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-23
PREACHED IN sHIRTsLEEvEs.
Rentuckian Thought the Episcopal Pre-.
 late PIaIn Man.

Rentuckian Thought the Episcopal Pre-
 late Plain Man.
 Not long ago Bishop Dudley of Ken. lucky went to preach in a little town In the western part of the state. where there are no Episcopal churches, and only one. in fact, of any other denomi- nation. The people arg unfamiliar with any but the piainest and most simple church service and entirely un- accustomed to the v6sfmeHfs which the Episcopal clergy wear. The pastor Of the "only church, "a good, conscientious, narrow minded man, hearing that the bishop was coming on 2 certain Sun day to preach at the courthouse, told some of the pillars" Of his congrega- ton that he hoped they would not de- sert their own church to hear the Episcopal service. On the appointed Sunday what was the pastors surprise to notice half of his flock absent, and upon inquiry he learned that the court house was thronged with the villag- CTS. The next day he met one of his chief supporters, whose accustomed seat had been vacant at the weekly service. and the pastor questioned him as to his whereabouts on Sunday. The man replied that he had gone to hear Bishop Dudley. What" replied the clergyman. Desert me to hear that pompous prelate!" You're mistaken in the man. answered the culprit. Bishop Dudley is no pompous pre- late. He preached in his shirtSleeves." --LO0isYifla gaHriar-IalrnaI
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It is Impossible
 to Get Away

from the fact that in 1900 While other butchers changed their
 shops, And the name of other meat firms
 fops. Pedders haul their stuff thro' mud
 and slop. Still tie people know That to the old reliable They we always got to go, To get the meat that is desirable.
 CITY MEAT MARK EFT
 2l0 West Second, R. P. Holmes, Prop.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
Oil Notes.

Wolcott Dc Black, on the Robinson
tract, Harmony township, expect to
reach the sand to-day in their well.
The water in the well below the poor
farm is about exhausted, and of late the
operators have had some showing OF oil.
A few days more pumping will tell the
tale.
The Black & Co. well on the Hay tract,
Hickory township remains in statu quo
since the big shot was exploded in it last
week Another location will be mad g
and a further test of the territory had be-
fore anything further is done with the
well. The operators think they shot it
too heavily and may treat it to lighter
dose in order to stir it up.
Patterson, on the Booher tract below
Hunter station started drilling on his
2Stll well Monday morning.
Reck, Cooper q Co. have new rig up
on their Tubbs run property and will
likely DO drilling this week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
Death by Drowning,

The remains of Samuel Grubbs were
buried in Riverside Cemetery here lest
Saturday. The deceased had for several
years lived in Tidioute, but was former
resident of this county, and is well re-
membered by many people in this local
ity where he grew to middle age. HIS
brother, Henry Grubbs, lives near Gui-
tonville in this county. Mr.. Grubbs'
death came in mysterious way some
particulars of which are given in one OF
our exchanges:
Friday while party of people from
Olean were floating down the river in a
house boat they espied the body ofa man
in the water near Irvineton. They at
once called to some men who were work.
ing on shore and they came out and re-
covered the body. The body when found
was lying halfover boat with the head
and shoulders in the water. The suppo-
sition is that the man had taken the boat
to cross the river and it had become
lodged in some manner, and in getting
stepped on smoth stone and fell strik-
ing his head with force sufficient to
stun him, and falling with his head in the
water, death ensued by drowning. The
drowned man, whose name is Grubbs
has been an inmate of Rouse hospital for
some time and has been in i'll health. He
was an elderly man, being IS years of
age.
The place where the body was found is
opposite the Biddle estate and is called
Crull island. The water at that point is
very shallow, being not more than ten
inches deep, but quite swift"
The Warren Mirror of Saturday gives
the following account of the affair:
A man named Grubbs, formerly of
Tidioute, bat for the past tive weeks an
inmate OF Rouse hospital. was drowned
in Allegheny river, near Crulls island,
below Irventon yesterday. He started
out in the morning with the intention of
going down the river to attend camp
meeting, which was being held at Tidi-
QUITE. The boat was afterwards found
bottom side up and his body in the river
No one knows exactly how the accident
happened. Since coming to the Hos
pital he has been treated by DR.. Jacobs,
of Youngsvllle, for heart trouble, and
this is thought by some to have had
something TO do with his death Coro-
nor Pierce held an inquest yesterday and
the verdict of death by downing was
brought in by the jury.
The deceased leaves son, Scott, res
ident of Tidioute, by former marriage,
and a wife and young child.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
Zinc and Grinding make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice as
long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
Notice TO Supervisors.

AN ACT.
To provide for the improvement of the
main travelled public roads.
Section |. Be it enacted, &c, That
from and after the passage of this act, the
township supervisors and road commits
sioners of the several townships within
this Commonwealth, shall, annually. on
the first Monday of April, enter into a
contract with one or more taxpayers to
remove and take away the loose stones
from the main travelled highways in
such township, at least once each month,
during the months of May, June, July,
August, September and October of each
year.
Section 2. The supervisors or road COM
missiOners, as aforesaid, may delegate
the authority conferred by this act to the
path masters, and in any case the COM
pensation allowed to the person or per-
sons performing said work shall be made
by crediting the amount upon the road
tax assessed against them.
Approved-T I'd day of May, A. D..
1899 WILLIAM A. STONE.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
Cream of the News.

The light in the eye of gossip is
several scandal power.
Glassware and dishes cheap at Tio-
nesta Cash Store. IL
Nearly every woman you meet has
her prejudice cut on the bias.
Glass cans, jelly glasses, vaces, etc.,
at r. C. S. 1t
Wisdom is good investment re-
gardless of the price you pay for it.
Many are willing to give advice, but
few are willing to lend assistance.
Trunks, baggs and telescopes at Tio-
nesta Cash Store. 1t
The proprietor ofa hotel resembles
a multitude, being host in himself
Best -four made from winter wheat
Sl.1O at T. C.S
Only skilful stone cutter can make
an impression on the heart of coquette.
Plenty of light underwear for men
25c and SOC at T. C. S. 1t
Even if a woman is as young as she
claims to be, no other women will be-
leve it.
Fresh groceries sold cheapest at Tio.
nesta Cash Store. 1t
When defeat stares an oflice-seeker
in the face he should meet it with res
ignation.
Don't forget that the only right price
is cash price. Oil cloth and linoleum,
at II. G. S. 1t
Occasionally a man refuses to drink
beer unless his physician recommends it
or unless he thinks he ought to recon-
mends it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
Store at GOlinza Robbed.

Thieves entered the general store of
Collins dE Watson at Golinza last Thurs
day night and secured goods, stamps and
money to the amount OF about $3.50. The
entrance was effected by prying up a
window in the warehouse TO the rear OF
the main building. Among the articles
taken were shoes, hats, pen-knives, raz-
ors, gold plated rings, etc, to the amount
of about a hundred dollars The
postoflice is kept in the store and from
the safe were taken postage and revenue
stamps amounting to nearly S25, also s.
in pennies and small change from the
money drawer. Ii is said a check signed
by G.. +. Watson, amount blank, was
also taken. No clue to the perpetr ators
qss thus far been discovered.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
Through Sleeping Cars to the ThOus.
and Islands, August 18th.

The w. N. Y. & p. Ry. will run their
last popular vacation excursion of the
season to the Thousand Islands and the
st. Lawrence river Saturday, Aug. 18th.
Tickets good returning ten days, will be
sold at the low rate of So. so from Tones
ia Train leaves S;45 a. IN. These excur-
sions offer a cheap and delightful vaca-
ton onting. Arrangements have been
made for through sleeping cars; rates
per berth from TiOnesta, $3.50. Secure
space from w. n. Y. 4 p. agents in ad-
vance, to insure accommodations, or
write 5. B. Newton, Excursion Agent,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Hopkins sells the clothing and shoes.