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The Paonia newspaper., 1911-04-21

on Day after day. night after night.
until trainers and beasts were almost
dead with fatigue.
Several of the groups exhibited
there were memorable. Twenty leap
ards lad been assembled and taught
TO walk ropes. shoot guns. jump hur-
dies. ride bicycles. roll barrels and
pose in many positions Another
group. which consisted OF seventeen
animals. included lions. tigers. pumas.
bears. hyenas. boar hounds. wolves
and one panther. In addition TO the
difaculty of teaching these beasts to
perform there was the task OF train
ing them to forget their natural In
sincts and enter a cage together with
out fighting.
Most remarkable OF all these groups
and in fact the most remarkable ami
NAL group ever assembled. was Cap
tain Bonavita's company Of thirty
lions. Everyone was nerce black
named Numidian lion. Yet Captain
Ronnvita had complete mastery over
them.
Animals so schooled are often
spoken of as tame Animal train
ers say there is no such thing as
tame Wild animal Performing ami
mails are trained. not tanned. They
do not reason, but go through their
tricks parrot-like.
Serious indeed may be the outcome
of any innovation made while the
trainer is Gagged with his pupils. On
one occasion an admirer OF Madame
Pianka sent her some red roses just
before a performance. She thought
le.sly took them and entered the
cage. A lion sprang forward and
made a sweep at the roses. fearfully
lacerating Madame Pianka's arm and
chest She threw the roses from her
lust In time. For other lions leaped
from their pedestals and pouneed on
the roses. They had mistaken them
for meat. At another time Mr.. Bos-
,ock entered q cage TO help Madame
P,anka with sulky lioness. He
thoughtlessly struck his whip against
his boot Instantly the mate OF the
lioness. thinking no doubt that harm
was intended, sprang upon Mr.. Bos-
tock and downed him. then picked
him up In his mouth and carried him
to Madame Pianka In the latter's
hand was a revolver. used In her act.
She Instantly fired two shots. which
was the cue for the next act. and the
lion dropped Mr.. Bostock and fell into
his accustomed pose. To this hold OF
habit upon the lion. Mr.. Bostock
owed his life.
or the hazards OF animal training
It is almost superiuous to speak.
Every animal trainer Is at times
clawed and bitten. He expects to be.
1t is all in the days work
Animal trainers say that II they ex-
ercise proper care, they run no great
er risk than do miners. locomotive en-
gineers. iron.workers and other men
who follow hazardous callings. Per
haps that is true; certainly one man
Is on record who handled animals
with entire impunity. His name was
Noah and he lived in the ark.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-04-21

ally lessening the amount dropped.
and In the end giving the bird its
corn all In a lump after the walk was
over. To teach the goose TO run from
point to point. he placed little heaps
Of corn at these points. Similarly
In teaching the goose to pull a fre-
engine to a connagration and TO rush
away with the engine as soon as the
blaze was out. piles of corn were
placed at intervals. and a blaze was
started at a corn heap. The blaze
was timed TO last as long as the
corn lasted. After many repetitions
the goose learned to do these tricks
without the corn. knowing that II
would be fed at the end.
In the training OF horses some very
wonderful things have been accom-
plished by Dr. Martin J. Potter. n
New York veterinarian. who prepares
practically all the horses that appear
IN special acts on the American stage
Everyone will remember the Hippo
drome plunging horses. that leaped
overheard with their riders on their
backs in the course OF a battle. and
swan to the other shore. II took
W Hftpaft
the hovses for that act He began by
leading them gently into shallow wa
ter. Then they were made TO jump
into Il from q small platform. Grad
ually the height OF this platform was
raised TO four feet When the horses
had gotten accustomed TO jumping
from this, they were taken into the
empty tank and the water raised until
II was so deep they had to swim.
The last stage was TO make them
Jump into the tank with dummies In
the saddle and swim for the other
shore.
Dogs. as everybody knows. can be
taught q multitude OF tricks. But
dogs are so easily trained that usually
q dogs owner Is Its trainer as well
A dog will naturally sit up to beg
for a tidbit II takes but a little
training to get him TO sit up Mt COM
mand Dogs are trained to walk on
their hind or front feet much as n
baby is taught to walk The trainer
takes the legs not In use and sup
ports the animal. 1t soon learns to
balance Itself. OF course It 10 always
rewarded at nrst by a bite u eat.
Cats can likewise be trained-if you
know how There seems TO be some
thing in the feline nature averse to
compulsory work: and the house cat
is usually as unwilling performer
as her larger cousins.
Perhaps the most remarkable ac.
complishment In the history OF animal
training was Mr.. Bostock's prepara-
ton for the Buffalo exposition. He
was under contract to have a num-
Der Of wonderful animal groups ready
for the opening OF the exposition In
May. On the twenty-ninth OF January.
in the Baltimore fire, all OF Mr.. Bos-
tock's performing animals were de-
stroyed He had only three months
in which to get together and train the
greatest animal groups ever assem-
bied. BY morning Europe was being
combed with q fne comb to furnish
him with new animals. Training went
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EFT for me for living

ct for me for living
picture purposes a
fierce Numidian lion.
and train him to
stand over my pros
trate body. with my
baby in his mouth"
Such was part Of an
ord er once given by
Madame Pianka to
Frank Bostock. the
animal king. who not
only exhibits wild
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Found n Wav to Helm.

A worthy old Quaker who lived in a
country town In England was rich
and benevolent and his means were
put In frequent requisition for pur-
poses of local charity or usefulness.
The townspeople wanted to rebuild
their parish church, and committee
vas appointed to raise funds. 1t was
creed that the Quaker could not be
lsked to subscribe toward an object
so contrary to his principles; but then,
on the other hand, so true a-friend to
The town might take 1t amiss If he
was not at least consulted on n mat
ter Of such general interest. SO one Of
their number went and explained to
him their project; the old church was
to be removed and such and such steps
taken toward the construction OF q
new one.
'Thee vast right" the Quaker said,
''in supposing that my principles
would not allow me to assist in build
Ing n church. But didst thee not say
bomething about pulling down n
church? Thee may'st put my name
down for a hundred pounds. ."-Meri-
Vale's "Historical Studies"
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Number Two.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section eight
article nine. of the Constitution OF Penn
sylvania.
Section l. BE II resolved by the Senai
and House of Representatives OF the Cor
monwealth OF Pennsylvania In Genera
Assembly met. That the following Is pro
posed as an amendment to the Constitu
tion OF the Commonwealth Of Pennsylva
MA in accordance with the provisions o
the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Eight.
Section 2 Amend section eight. articl
nine, of the Constitution Of Pennsylvania
which reads rs follows:-
"Sectlon s The debt of anv county
city borough township school district or
other Municipality or incorporated dis
trlnt except as herein provided shall new
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
Fessed value Of the taxable property there
In. nor shall any such municipality or
district incur any new debt. or increase
its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed val
uation of property. without the assent OF
the electors thereof at public election in
such manner as shal! 5e provided by law;
but any city. the debt of which now eX-
ceeds seven per centum of such assessed
increase the same three per centum, ir
the aggregate. at any one time. upon such
valuation" so as to read as follows:-
Section s. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township. school district or 9TH
er municipality or incorporated district,
except as herein provided, shall never ex-
ceed seven per centum upon the assessed
value Of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase Its indebt-
edness to an amount exceeding two per
centum upon such assessed valuation of
property, without the assent of the cleo
tors thereof at a public election in such
manner as shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed val
uatlon, may be authorized by law to In
crease the same three per centum, in the
aggregate, at any one time, upon such
valuation, except that any debt or debts
hereinafter Incurred by the city and coun-
ty of Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for transit
purposes, or for the construction of
wharves and docks, or the reclamation of
land to be used in the construction of a
system OF wharves and docks as public
improvements, owned or to be owned by
said city and county OF Philadelphia, asd
which shall yield to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenue In ex-
cess Of the interest on said debt or debts
and of the annual installments necessary
for the cancellation OF said debt or debts,
may be excluded In ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadelphia
to become otherwise indebted: Provided,
That a sinking fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained
A true copy of Joint Resolution No.
ROBERT MCAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Ro,a Ronheur,s Humble Lover.

When asked why she had never mar.
ried Rosa Bonheur always answered:
Nobody ever fell in love with me.
have never been truly loved" More
than one man. however, really worship
ed her. But she inspired such deep re
spect that no man seems to have dared
to reveal his feelings to her. There is
n curious example of this fact, taken
from the humble walks of life. On
several occasions Rosa Bonheur had
done service for n wOrkingman who
throughout bis life spent his savings
in buying engravings of her principal
pictures and photographs of herself
His simple dwelling was temple to
her kindness. He described himself
as "the earthworm In love with a
star" The person here referred to
T.. A. Bautray of ClermOnt-Ferrand-
tells me that Rosa Bonheur once asked
him why he was not married, and he
replied by asking her the same ques-
ton. Here was her answer: "Well,
sir, it is not because / am an enemy
Of marriage, but | assure you that |
have never had time to consider the
subject" - "Reminiscences of Rosa
Bonheur"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
A Modern Shipwreck.

In an account OF the wreck of the
sailing ship Carnarvon Bay on King
island, Australia, it Is related that
when the vessel struck the captain
calmly took cigar from his pocket.
bit the end Off and lit it before order
ing the boats to be launched. Even
this display of lack of fear did not en-.
tirely prevent some degree of panic
among the men, however, and seven
men pushed off in the port llfeboat
leaving twenty-five to scramble into
the starDOard boat. In spite of the
captains orders the men in the port
boat refused to come alongside, and
those in the starboard boat shouted
that if they did not put off the masts
would fall on them. Instead of hurry
ing to the boat the captain strolled TO
his cabin and collected his papers.
After he had entered the boat he
transferred five men to the port boat
and made for Tasmania, 100 miles
away. He and the mates steered in
turn, while the men bailed with empty
biscuit tins, and forty-eight hours later
both boats reached land.-Chicago
News
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Tiuht Collars.

Writing in the Hospital, London, DR..
Walford warns everybody against tight
collars. He considers it remarkable
that no one seems to have noticed or,
at any rate, TO have laid great stress
on the fact that such slight obstacles
to the free circulation Of the blood
through the vessels of the brain may
adversely influence the health Of those
who are in the habit Of WEARING tight
ly fitting neckcloths. The fact ap-
pears to be well known to veterinary
surgeons, who tell US that neck con-
striction through badly fitting harness
is a causative factor In 'staggers' In
horses" says the writer. 1t seems to
be equally well known that dogs suf-
fer a great deal through having to
wear tightly fitting collars. Is 1t too
much, then, DR.. Walford asks, to argue
that those of us who wear our own
collars too tightly buttoned may find
in that practice some explanation Of
symptoms ascribed to other causes?
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
The Raiahs of Bustar.

The rajahs of Bustar are hybrid
rajputs, claiming to be of the family
Of the moon, and have reigned in Bus
tar for between five and six hundred
years. The family bears the name of
Rathputty, and every year the rajah
has to sit on the rath at the festival of
the Dusseerah wearing the jewels of
the goddess Dunteshwarre, the tutelary
goddess Of the state, which are brought
from Dantawara temple for the pur-
pose.
Save for the jewels he is clad only
In wreaths Of flowers" says a writer
In the Wide World, "and when we
saw him he looked very solemn-al-
most ashamed of himself-as he passed
us.
'In connection with this ceremony
there used to be brutal custom of
dragging the rath, huge sort of jug
gernaut car weighing many tons, over
the bodies of live bulfaloes, often only
partly killing them.
This horrible practice was stopped
by British officials"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Insane Enalish Monarchs,

George III. is the only British mon
irch who IN modern times has been
placed under restraint and deprived
If his authority because of insanity,
though similar measures were at one
lime contemplated with regard to his
son, George ~, the monarch who
has been described as "a bad son, n
bad husband, a bad father, bad sub
Iect, bad monarch and bad friend"
and whose conduct while on the throne
was characterized by an eccentricity
which bordered on lunacy.
The insanity Of George III. was real
~ brought about by the dangerous
illness of his youngest and favorite
,hild, Princess Amelia. The unlikeli-
hood OF her recovery preyed upon him
md FASTENED the attack Of mental de-
rangement which incapacitated him
from reignlng, although he had pre-
vlously suffered from this malady. He
lied hopelessly insane at Windsor after
losing his sight as well as his Senses
Pearsons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Gautler's Superstltjon,

Theophile Gautier, the critic, novelist
and poet, like many another great
man, was superstitlous and believed
In the evil eye. Offenbach was his
aversion, and in this respect Paris
contemporary tells us that one day the
son and father were walking together.
The son, for wickedness' sake, start
ed a conversation about 0ffenbach, and
his father gave him to understand that
the subject was disagreeable. Moth
Ing daunted, the lad led Gautier to a
shop window where was exposed a
photograph of the composer.
As they resumed their walk the son
observed, "Well, you see, father, after
all, nothing has happened through
looking at the photograph" At that
moment they were turning the corner,
and the son preceded his father. In
full view of the passersby Gautier ad-
mlnistered to his tormentor a paternal
kick, observing, half in anger and half
In humor, "Well, something has hap
pened."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
The Difference,

It was at an afternoon concert, and
In the stalls sat smartly dressed girl
and the young man who deemed her
the most precious jewel Of the uni
verse. Behind them sat a couple Of
the type Of concert goers who came
rather to discuss tho audience than
listen to the music.
Look at that girl just in front of
u.s." commented one in a very audi
BILE whisper. "Shes shop assistant at
LIS. l should like to know what busi-
ness she has at a gathering of this
sort. And just look at her hat! She
served me the other day with the one
I am wearing, and l suppose she per-
suades herself that there is no differ
ence between 1t and mine. / never
The girl in front turned with Grim
son face.
"Oh, yes, madam, there's a differ
ence," she said quietly; mine is paid
for."-London Tit-Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Borrowed TO SAW.

Uncle Reuben, the village white
washer and man Of all work, was
'requent borrower of small sums from
lis neighbor, Colonel Arkwright, and
IS a rule he repaid these little debts
1t the appointed time. But on one oc-
,asion when he had been accommo-
lated with loan Of $3.50, which he
promised to return In a few days, he
allowed two or three weeks to pass
without making any mention Of his In
lebtedness and, In fact, seemed to
lvoid his creditor. But one morning
he colonel Unexpectedly encountered
lim at the postofiice.
Hello, Uncle Rube! Didn't you bor-
Tow little money from me several
weeks agoT
"Dat's right, cunnel," said the old
man. 81 sholy did"
you told me you'd pay 1t back in
hree or four days. Have you had bad
hck?"
mo, suh," responded Uncle Reuben.
I'll tell you how 1t was, cunnel. l
lacked jes' two dollahs an a half O.
havin' ten dollahs to put in de savin's
bank, an l used 1t fo' dat. It's all
right, cunnel. won't fo'git IT,
Youths Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
Virtue of Veaetahles.

Many vegetables play a useful
part in helping us to solve our
food problems. Cabbage, for ex-
ample, is one of the best vege-
tables that can be selected for
this purpose. Then we have on
ions, celery, radishes. carrots.
lettuce, spinach. tomatoes and
one Of the most important of all
-horseradlsh. Among the herbs
sorel and rhubarb are perhaps
the most useful. No food In the
spring Is better than rhubarb,
while sorrel should be eaten ev-
cry day. either in combination
with other vegetables and herbs
as salad or as one of the herbs
that are used to flavor the soup.
To secure the best effect from
the acid combining foods most
Of them should be eaten raw, or
at least they should be cooked as
slightly as possible. Too much
cooking destroys the organic
mineral salts, without which
these foods would fail to accom-
plish their purpose. That is why
we crave such things as raw cell
cry and radishes. Those who
have tried raw cabbage and raw
onions sliced and served as a
salad seldom go for a very long
time without repeating the ex-
pertinent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Oil City, Pa.

pRoPosED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania, so as to consolidate the
courts Of common pleas OF Allegheny
County.
Section /. BE II resolved by the Senate
and House OF Representatives Of the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania In GEN.
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution OF Penn
sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, In accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six OF article five be
amended, by striking out the said Sec
ton. and inserting In place thereof the
following:
Section G. In the county of Phlladel-
phia all the Jurisdiction and powers now
vested In the district courts and courts OF
common pleas. subject to such changes
as may be made by this Constitution or
by law shall be in Philadelphia vested In
five distinct and separate courts of equal
and coordinate jurisdiction, composed
OF three judges each. The said courts in
Philadelphia shall be designated respect
lively as the court Of common pleas num-
ber one. number two, number three,
number four and number five, but the
number of said courts may be by law
increased. from time to time. and shall be
In like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number OF judges in any
OF said courts, or in any county where
the establishment OF an additional court
may be authorized by law. may be In
creased. from time TO time. and when
ever such increase shall amount In the
whole to three. such three judges shall
compose a distinct and separate court as
aforesaid which shall be numbered ms
aforesaid In Philadelphia all suits shall
be instituted In the said courts of COM
mon pleas without designating the num-
ber OF the said court. and the several
courts shall distribute and apportion the
business among them in such manner as
shall be provided by rules OF court, and
each court, to which any suit shall be
thus assigned. shall have exclusive juris-
diction thereof. subject to change OF
venue, as shall be provided by law.
In the county OF Allegheny all the
Jurisdiction and powers now vested in
the several numbered courts OF common
pleas shall be vested in one court of com
mon pleas. composed of all the judges in
commission In said courts. Such Juris-
diction and powers shall extend to all
proceedings at law and in equity which
shall have been instituted in the several
numbered courts, and shall be subject to
such changes as may be made by law
and subject to change of venue as pro
vided by law. The president Judge OF
said court shall be selected as provided
by law. The number of Judges In said
court may be by law increased from
time to time This amendment shall take
effect on the first day of January sue
ceeding Its adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No l.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Tiny Republics.

Klein-Alp is diminutive republic
tucked away between Switzerland and
France Only In summer is the re-
public inhabited and then by miners
and cowgirls There is one hotel, closed
during the winter. Another little re-
public is in Tyrol, between Austria
and Italy, and in long gone years was
under the jurisdiction of first king
and then an emperor. But in the ad-
justment of frontier lines the state Of
Val dl Ventino was in some way over
looked, and it promptly organized IT.
self into lilliputian republic. 1t has
now about 1000 inhabitants living I'm
six villages, Neither Val dl Ventino
nor Klein-Alp has any taxes. There
are no officials or compulsory military
services. The only industry Of Val dl
ventino, aside from the farming Of
small fields, Is charcoal burning.
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Oddities of Cecil Rhodes.

He possessed few intimate friends,
and not even to all of them did he dis
close his hand Mere acquaintances
disliked his moody silences, varied
with fits of rather boisterous fun.
They considered him exclusive, mo.
rose, rough and overbearing. And 1t
must be admitted that he was a good
hater, violent when thwartcd and at
times blunt to the point Of rudeness.
1t is difficult to be sufficiently uncon-
ventiOnal TO shock mining camp but
he shocked it. In dress he was almost
disreputable. He seldom took pains to
ingratiate himself with any one, and
a man who too openly scorns his fel
lows must expect to suffer social Os.
tracism and to have his character ira
duced. 1t would be idle TO deny that
for time there were unfavorable ru
mors in circulation regarding him OF
that he was in many circles unpop.
ular. But, like Gallo, he "cared fol
none of those things Sir Lewis Mich.
ell.