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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-11-08
A. w. GLEASON,
AL nIIH.

Lame back is one of the most COM
mon forms of muscular rheumatism. A
few applications of Chamberlain's Lini-
ment will give relief. For 'ale by all
dealers,
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FACTS TALK

Every graduate has been provided for
with position.
We havo the best established school In
Northwestern Pennsylvania. Our stu
dents receive better instruction and prac-
tical business ideas far superior TO other
institutions. This is due to our long ex-
perience In the business world and as
business teachers. Write for full details.
Students enter at any time.
Warren Business College,
w. Smith, President, Warren, Pa.
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LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Levi & Co. Ad.
hammers. Ad.
Harvey Fritz. Ad.
The Printz Co. Ad.
Boggs & Buhl. Ad.
Robinson & Son. Ad.
Oil City Trust Co. Ad.
Smart e Silberberg. Ad.
Forest Co. National Bank. Ad.
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BIRDS OF PARADISE.

b The name given to q family Of birds
Of very brilliant ndaYaried plumage.
The history Of the name is interest
ing. The cary voyagers to the Maluc-
cas- were shown dried skins Of these
birds from which the feet and wings
had been removed and for several
centuries thereafter, no perfect spec1-
mems were seen in Europe. About the
1900, they came to be known as birds
Of paradise. One writer Of that per-
iod tells US that no one has seen these
birds alive, for they live in the#air,
always turning toward the sun, and
never alighting on the earth till they
die; for they have neither feet nor
wings. ;s3S.
y, They are very common in museums
and some kinds are used in trimming
ladies hats, and they have we'll de-
veloped feet. This bird has rich Grim
son side feathers. It lives on an
island at the western extremity OF
New Guinea; it is caught in snares.
Other kinds are shot with blunt ar
rows; by the natives. AS my compost
ton is getting long will close.
Beulah Ward, Age IS,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Route NO. l.
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very much, but its bride and saddle
were in pieces. q. - .tss essE
The man that owned the horse was
a very wealthy man. John told him,
that his folks were very poor, and he
was pulling turnips, so as to get money
to buy him some books, SO he could go
to school. The man told him, to come
to his home the next morning.
John went, and the kind man met
him at the door, looking very pleasant.
John went in the house. Then the
lady came in to talk to him, while the
gentleman was out. When the kind
man came in, he handed him purse
full of money. John thanked him very
nice. He started to school the next
Monday.
He went to school till he was
twenty.one years old. Then he got
| a position as lawyer. After few
years he became very wealthy.
He bought farm and gave it to his
father and mother, for a Christmas
present. They felt very proud of their
son. W. s''-. ..s2 49,. "a.T.
81 w. Oral Arnold, age 9,
Blakesburg, a., r. r. No. j. 800
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miles an hour, gS's5 h N
The ostrich can carry full grown
man on its back. It defends itself by
powerful kicks. The ostrich's neck is
about three feet long and can reach
about ten feet. It can step about
twenty-five feet on one step.
The .ostrich's native home Is in
Africa and the farmers are found in
Cape Colony and California.
The female makes It's nest in the
sand and Its eggs weigh about three
pounds. The male sits on the eggs at
night to hide them because it's feath-
ers are the color Of the night shad-
ows. They lay extra eggs for food
for the baby ostrichs.
The feathers are valuable articles
Of commerce. 1t is sometimes trained
to carry heavy loads. The natives use
the egg shells for drink cups.
The ostrich eats alfalfa, grain,
oranges and if you have any jewelry
on and are standing close by them
they will take them. 31
, The ostrichs when first Matched are
about twelve inches, high.
The ostrich often lives to be- 40 and
SO years old and sometimes they live
to be 100 years old. s.
4. Dora Rees, Age II.
Pulaski, Iowa.
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BETHOVEN.

Once upon a time there lived a man
by the name Of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Beethoven was a musical composer. He
was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1870.
He died at Vienna in 1927.
Bethooven's life was a sad one. He
became deaf when he was about mid
die aged. He was very good and kind
to everybody. 1t happened one winter
moonlight night I went to call on my
friend Beethoven. We were going for a
walk and then dine together. On pass
ing a. dark little house the sound OF
music came forth. Beethoven stopped.
"Hark,' he said. 1T is my sonata in F.
How we'll it is played" We paused and
listened. All at once the music stopped
and the sound Of sobbing came forth.
II can not play any more said a
sweet young voice. "Oh what would l
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not give to go to q concert at Cologne"
"Ah, my sister," said her companion,
"why create regrets when there is no
remedy. We can scarcely pay our
rent" - :,s4. ! ...... 49,.
You are right and&yet I wish for
once in my life to hear some one play
some really good music. But it is Of no
use. rNH
Beethoven looked at me. Let us 80
in he said Go. in cried, what
can we go in for?"
Il will play for her." he said. He
lifted the latch and walked in before I
could prevent him.
A pale young man was sitting by q
table on which candle was placed. By
an old fashioned piano sat a beautiful
young lady.
II heard you playing" said Beeth-
oven. Il am a musician. The girl blush
ed and the young man looked grave
and somewhat annoyed.
II will play for you,'' said my friend.
He did not untilsnow see. that the girl
was blind. He had no more than sat
down at the piano until knew what
would happen. The boy and girl were
silent. Suddenly the flame of the can
die went out. threw open the shutter
and let in a ray of, moonlight. The room
was most as light as before. Suddenly
Beethoven stopped. His head was bent
forward. His hands rested on his
knees. He sat silent for some, time.
Suddenly his hands dropped on the
keys: he played a soft and low melody
which was followed by lively song.
In some places the sonata grew founder
then softer and finally died away. r..
I Wonderful man." said. the. lad.
"Who are thou?'' Then Beethoven
played the first bars of, his sonata in
F. Then you are Beethoven" cried
the girl. Farewell to YOU" said Beeth-
! oven, FAREWELL will you come
again?'' they asked In one breath:
Yes yes he said, hurriedly, Il will
come again. Farewell"
Beethoven and I hurried home so he
| could write Of the sonata before he
would forget it. y
49, Beatrice CoNy, age II.
SiRourney Ia
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STORIES and LETTERS /
ALASKA.

Alaska is in the northwestern part
of North America. The United States
owns Alaska. She bought it from Rus
sia. Alaska has 59O,S84 square mI4es.
Alaska is one-siXth as large as the
United States. -.
There are Eskimos, Indians ana
white people in Alaska.
The people dig gold, fish and hunt
wild animals:
Alaska products are lumber, furs
and gold.
Yukon river is the largest river IN
Alaska and it's basin is perhaps about
one-third as large as the Mississippi
river basin. Alaska's coast line Is
very rough. Some of the animals that
live in Alaska are the caribou, rein
deer and polar. bear. - >'r...
The gold mines have led thousands
of men to seek their fortunes in the
colder parts of Alaska, and there to
build small towns. The shore waters
abound in Goldfish, and great quanti-
ties of salmon are taken from the
rivers.
Boring sea is the best sealing rigion
in the world. Fishing and fur trading
are important industries The best
sealing grounds are on the Pribilof
islands, far out in Boring sea. In
summer countless seals go there to
feed and rear their young. Many
OF them are killed for their fine fur.
These islands belong to the United
States. -.
The first white settlers were Rus
sian fur traders. After the purchase
by the United States small numbers Of
Americans went to Alaska to engage
in the fur trade and fisheries. Later
large numbers went to the gold fields,
but along the coast there are still
more Eskimos and Indians than
white people. ,-
Gold has been found in various
parts of Alaska, near the town OF
Juneau, in the Cape Nome district
north of the Yukon delta. and near
the region where the Yukon river
crosses from Canada to Alaska. The
Yukon river is frozen about eight
months each year. Along the Pacific
coast lies the Alaskan mountains, the
highest on the continent.
The Copper river runs through
Alaska. The upper slopes OF the
mountains are always covered with
snow and down the valleys on their
sides flow great glaciers. Some
of these rivers of ice enter the sea
and break off in huge ice bergs and go
down the sea. ,'.-
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior.
Keo Lofts, Age IA.
.a Abba, Iowa.
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COTTON.

The flower Of the cotton plant is
like that of the ordinary mallows. ..
The pods contain several chambers
which break open, and each disclOses
globular mass of cotton covering the
seed. This globular mass is known as
the cotton ball.
The beautiful long-stapled, silky cot
ton, known as sea island, is grown al
together on the islands and on part
Of the mainlands Of Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida. A large part of
the crops raised In Alabama, Louisiana
Mississippi and Texas are specimens
Of this variety, but shorter stapled.
The finer kinds Of yarn are spun
froa sea island and Egyptian cotton,
and from these are made muslin, laces,
etc. From Brazil and American cotton
come cambrics, calicoes, shirtings, etc.
and from poorer qualities Of American
and Surat come fustians. Fabrics are
also woven of cotton with wool, silk,
linen or alpaca.
The most perfect system of cultiva-
ton is that in use in the United States.
The ground is plowed early, and as
soon as the frost Is out of the ground
in March usually, the seed is planted
in burrows. Blooming takes place about
the beginning of June. Picking gener-
ally commences in August and lasts
until the frost stops the further growth
of the plant. The stalks are from three
to four feet high, and upon these are
the cotton. The balls on the limbs near
the bottom are full grown and are
about the size of walnuts with the
hulls left on. On the middle limbs are
younger and smaller balls that are rap
idly growing larger. The top branches
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A CAMPING TRIP

i Once a crowd OF girls got together
and went camping on the Charlton
river one week. was one OF the
crowd.
We got large tent, big enough for
all OF us, and hired team from Udell
to take us out to the river. 4
On the way we had bad luck. One
of the girls trunks slipped out OF the
wagon and broke the lid 1t seemed to
me we were long time on the way
After a few hours ride we set up
our tent, then put the carpet down on
the floor, then fixed our beds Tor the
night. We were. all very tired that
night when we went to bed.
We all slept good and in the morn
ing we gathered up enough wood TO
get breakfast.
After breakfast we washed the
dishes and made our beds. 1t was ram
ing that morning and was very cloudy =,
We all had to stay in the tent ~
rained until about 10 o'clock. then the
sun came out We were all happy tnen.
When it got dry we fixed our din ::
.ners and went down the river a ways
and fished. We caught a lot OF cat fish
and many other kinds of fish. IN Inc
evening we started back to where we.
were camping. We dressed the fish ana
cooked some for our supper.
One day when we were camping on
the river we heard a gun go OH. we
were very much frightened. Soon
man came along and asked II ne
couldn't have something to eat. VI
course we gave him all he wanted 70
eat. He was a poor man from the city
and he was out to see II he couid
shoot some squirrels and rabbits But
the poor man never got anything. he
offered to pay US but we would not
take anything.
y Days went by until the end OF the
week came. Then we began to get
ready to return home. We packed our
trunks, folded our beds, so we would li
be ready when the liveryman came.
He came about seven o'clock IN the
morning. We were all ready waiting
for him. We loaded our baggage ana
started for home.
We did not have any bad luck go
Ing home. When we got home we nad
a very long story to tell to our par.
ents. They were very much pleased
with our stories. We told them OF the
poor man we fed. We all had very
nice time and we would all like 70 80
again some time.
Your Junior friend,
Belva Hedgecock, aged IL.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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AN ADVENTURE WITH A HORSE

Dear Editor: I love to. read the
Courier Junior. My papa takes the
Tri-Weekly Courier. I saw in the last
Saturdays Courier, that you was going
to have a school composition contest
and the one that had the best school
composition would get a prize. / will
send you one l have had.
One day a boy was out in field
pulling turnips. His name was John.
A man came to Johns home to see
his father He did not tie his horse,
thinking it would stand. An auto
came along and frightened the horse
and it ran away. John was over in
another field working. He heard a
noise, seeing what it was left his work,
anad ran about a mile, when he caught
it by the bride. He held it till the
man got there. 1t did not hurt horse
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HOW SIR FRANCIS DRAKE SAILED
AROUND THE WORLD.

On November Is the pelican, the
Elizabeth and another small pinnace
of twelve tons,''' sailed out of Plymouth
sound. On the second day they. were
caught in winter gale. The Pelican
sprung her mainmast and they were
put back to repair.
were all again in order. The coast wa
clear with fair wind and smooth
water, they made fast run down the
coast to cape de Verde Islands.
Here they struck across the Atlantic.
They passed the mouth of the Plate
river, where they found fresh water at
the ships side in fifty-four fathoms.
On June the goth they reached Port
St. Julian on the coast of Argentine
Here they remained for six weeks.
They burnt the twelve ton pinnace for
it was too small for the work they had
before them. On June goth they open
ed Magellan's straight. The passage
was seventy miles long, Icy mountains
over hung them on every side. They
were three weeks in getting through.
They thought that when they reached
the Pacific that most of their danger
would be over. But the peaceful ocean
when they entered it proved the
stormiest they had ever sailed on.
A great westerly gale drove them six
hundred miles southeast outside the
Horn. Captain Winter in the, ELIZA
BETH" made his way back to the
strait. Here he staid for three weeks,
but no Drake appeared. They agreed
if separated to meet on the coast of
Valparaiso. But Winter sailed back to
England and told them that the "Peli-
can" was lost.
Drake went to Valparaiso but when
Winter did not come he went next to
Tarapaca. Still there was no news of
Winters. africa was the next point to
visit; half hundred blocks of silver
were picked up there. Then he went
to Lima, and next to Quito.
The master Of the Pelican was San
Juan de Enton. The Pelican had
many other adventures, and at last
sailed for home. Sweeping in fine
clear weather around the cape of Good
Hope, she touched once for water at
Sierre Leone, and finally sailed in
triumph into Plymouth harbor.
Shouts of applause rang through
the country, and Queen Elizabeth sent
for Drake and made him tell his story
over and over again.
would like to exchange postal
cards with any of the Juniors.
'..-.. FL. Grace Hartley, Z
Sigourney, Iowa.
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Marches in
a Sleeping
Car

lRob and Nellie March are twin
brother and sister. They are on their
way west with their father and
The moonlight was SO beautiful that
Mrs. March did not like to 60 back
into the car; and Rob and Nellie
begged so hard to sit up, that she let
them stay. past bedtime. At last she
exclaimed:
"Come, come! this won't do! We
must go to bed" and she opened the
car door. AS soon as she looked in, she
started back, so that she nearly
knocked Mr.. March and Nellie of the
platform.
why, what has happened?" she
said.
Mr.. March laughed. ...-...-.-
"Oh, nothing" he said, "this is the
way a sleeping car always looks at
night"
Curtains were let down on each
side the aisle it's whole length. It was
very dark, and the aisle looked very
narrow. Not human being was IN
sight. ..."r 49,:
"Where are our sections?" said
Mrs. March.
These are ours, l think said Mr..
March, pulling open curtain on the
left.
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utes, but Mrs. March could not sleep.
The air in the car was SO close and
hot, it made her head ache. She had
pinned her curtains tight together be-
fore she lay down. SO that nobody
could look in on her as she had on the
poor lady with five children. gs
Now she sat up In bed and unpin-
ned them, and, looked out into the
aisle. 1t was dark; the car was dash
ing along at a trem endous rate; the
air was most disagreeable and there
were at least six people snoring diff
ferent shores. 49,. grt53 wv
"I can't stand this. must open the
window at the foot Of the berth" said
Mrs. March. So she crept down and
tried to open it. She had not examined
in the daytime how the windows were
fastened; she fumbled about in the
dark till she found the fastening; she
could not move it.; she knocked the
skin off her knuckles; she wrenched
! her shoulder; all this time sitting
cross-leged on the bed At last. she
gave shove with all her strength,
and the window flew up; in one Sec
ond an icy blast blew in, full OF
smoke and cinders.
"This won't do, either" said Mrs.
March; and she tried to get the win
dow down. This took longer than to
get it up. s1
! Finally, in despair, she propped it
open about two inches with one OF
her boots. Then. she sank back ex-
hausted, and came down hard on her
watch and broke the crystal. She had
difficult time picking up the little
bits of glass in the dark, and then,
after she had picked them up, she did
not know what to do with them.
There was some stiff paper in her
travelling bag, il she could only get
at it. At last she found It, but in draw
| ing it out she knocked the cork out
of the hartshorn bottle, and over went
the bottle in the bag; all the harts-
horn poured out, and such a strong
smell OF hartshorn filled the berth
it walked Nellie up. =
ooh, mamma! what is it? what
smells so?' she said sleepily.
"Only hartshorn, DEAR said her
mother in despairing tone. 1--WE up
set 1t all over everything. Go to sleep,
dear: it won't smell SO very long.
Nellie. dozed off again, saying:
'Im going to get up just as soon as
it is light. l hate this bed; don't you
mamma o. ..
Eyes, Nell, do" said Mrs. March.
ri would rather have sat up all night
but am so tired and sleepy now
shall go to sleep, l think. Helen
Hunt jackson. ...-. a-t
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are covered with green leaves among
which are still smaller balls with here

are covered with green leaves among
which are still smaller balls with here
and there q bloom. Il; .Ss Az
The cotton seed is about as big AZ .
lemon seed.
On first opening the cotton blossoms
Is white, the next day it is red.
& After the cotton is picked 1t is car
ried In wagons to the gin. This is q
large box machine In which are forty
to sixty small circular saws which re-
volve rapidly between as many rows
Of stiff brushes fastened on cylinders.
The saws cut the cotton from the
seeds, and the brushes pull it off from
the teeth of the saws. The lint cotton
is thrown out from one side OF the
gin, and the seeds fall on the other
side. The lint cotton is now ready to
be bailed, and the seeds are carefully
saved. Then they put them through
a roller and the Oil is used In making
many other kinds of things.
Well I will close, hoping to see my
letter in print, Ieremain.
Your friend.
Anna Smith. aged IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. F. D. No. /.
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WHY LOLA LIKES TO GO TO
SCHOOL,.

Dear Editor:-I am a little girl,
seven years old and am going to
write you little letter on the subject
OF why I like to go to school.
like to learn my lessons and love
to be with my little school mates.
I like my teacher very much. IT,,
His name is Harvey Bower. He is
very kind to us. There are thirty
five enrolled. y" Z .'.e.
My play mates are Fern Matthias,
Lena Prall, Jennie Dodge, and Mary
Rhoades. IL
l love to go to school. have never
missed day yet.
have two certificates. I am going
to try and get four and get big one.
AS my letter is getting long will
close for this time.
Lola Wilson, Age II.
Abba, Iowa, Route No. 8.
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"THE cHiLDREN's PICNIC"

One day Mrs. Andrews called in two
school children whom she had noticed
quite often going to school. She asked
them their names and the larger re-
piled that her name was Evelyn and
the smaller one was known by the
name of Mayrine. Evelyn was seven
and Mayrine was five. 4e,% ~ '1. = j.
She asked them il. they would stop
at her house as they came from school
and they said they would. Mrs.
Andrews had little girl who would
be eight years old that day. Her name
was Garland. .;s. H. ,@
Garland's papa and mama told her
she was too small to have party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews had planned
to have a surprise party on her. That
evening when Evelyn and Mayrine
stopped, Mrs. Andrews handed Evelyn
ia package in which were twenty-six
invitations. She had invited ten boys
and sixteen girls They had picnic in
the woods under some large trees.
! Garland's big brother, Kieth, made
swing under a large oak tree and
a little bridge across little brook that
went through the pasture. Ia.
The water was very cool. Two little
girls were sitting by it and a little.
brown squirrel came up. Baby Wilma
started to grab it. Helen told her not
to scare it. It stayed around until the
children went home. !, :.
Garland was swinging in the swing.
The swing went out across the little
brook. @
They were all having very good
time All at once Edith looked up and
there over by some trees were Mr..
and Mrs. Andrews fixing a dinner.
She soon called them to- dinner.
They ate big dinner because they
were tired and hungry.
Some of the girls and boys pulled
their shoes and stockings off and
waded in the clear brook.
5 1t was May 81 and everything was
happy.
|. The wild flowers were creeping out
and the fresh green grass was as soft
as could be. Birds were singing; the
trees had ever so many nice green
leaves. sgas
The children gathered flowers and
decorated Garland very nicely with a
wreath OF wild roses over her golden
curls. She was, indeed, q little flower
girl.
She received lots of nice presents,
but still nicer was little yellow shet-
land pony and saddle. Il.
Her mother gave her nice riding
suit and cap. She also gave her pink
silk dress. ~!
She could say nothing but ooh!
mamma, mamma, mammal" When she
found her papa and got her pony Mr..
Andrews Immediately helped her on
for ride. She named It Beauty.
It loved its little mistress very
dearly and so did Garland love her.
She took very good care Of Beauty
the best she could. XII III .
At last it came time to go home.
Everyone was sorry to depart, but
they went home, happy with thoughts
of the picnic ringing in their ears, as
they rode home in the automobile.
Your Junior friend,
Irma Kneedler, age 10.
Pulaski, Iowa, route 8.