The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
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that the Association met in Odd Eel.
lows Hall, Meadville, on Tuesday af
ternoon, January 18th, and was called
to order by the President, j. X. Low.
rie, of Oil City, L. Mcconnell, OF
Sharon, acting as Secretary in the alb.
sence of ID. M. Ward, Secretary elect.
Ihe moot important business transact.
ed was the adoption of plans for the
building of the Home. Plans were
reported by the committee, drawn by
Carpenter & Matthews of Meadyille
and by j. NJ Blackburn of Cleveland.
Ohio. After considering the merits
Of each, the Association adopted those
OF Carpenter & Matthews, subject to
such changes as the committee NAV
deem advisable to make, with the con-
sent Of the Board of Trustees. The
estimated cost of the building, after
the Carpenter q Matthews plan, is
from $4,000 to $4,000. After con.
sideration of the several interests of
the Home, the Association adjourned
to meet on the 10th day of June, 1873,
when it will re-assemble for the pur.
pose of laying the corner stone of the
Home.
In the present unsatisfactory con-
dltion of the petroleum market all
sorts of projects for increasing the
demand for the article are canvassed.
The use of petroleum gas in place coal
gas is one of the topics of discussion
The Titusville Herald has been look
ing up the subject, and concludes that
nothing can be expected in that di-
rection unless some great improve.
ments are made. An insuperable OBJ
lection to the extensive use of petro.
leum gas is the deposit of carbon in
the pipes, in time filling them with
hard deposit that can only be got rid
of by boring out with steel augers.
About year ago the Memphis Gas
light Company introduced the "essen-
tial oil of petroleum" into their works,
the process being that Of converting
benzine into fixed gas by passing the
vapor through red hot retorts. By
this process the smallest practicable
portion or free carbon was carried off
by the gas, and yet the process has
been abandoned, after an expenditure
of $4,000 in less than a year, one of
the reasops given being the clogging
up of the service pipes with hard de,
posit. Cleveland Herald.
The idea of proportional or
minority represen tation appears to be
gradually growing into favor in sew.
eral States in which the majority sys-
tenn at present prevails. A bill for
the adoption of the plan has been in
troduced in the New York Legislature
during its present session, and we OBJ
serve that the proposition is being agi-
tated In Indiana, whore it appears to
be indorsed by quite q number of the
most thoughtful and intelligent pub
lie men, irrespective of party politics.
In some other States, also, the subject
is undergoing discussion, the general
drift of opinion apparently being in
favor OF giving the system a fair and
honest trial. Whether the plan is
really an improvement on the method
at present in vogue remains yet to be
seen. Illinois, however, expresses her.
self quite satisfied with its workings
thus far.
Following in the footsteps of New
Hampshire, Michigan and Texes,
where compulsory school law is in op-
GRAFTON, and in those of cur own Com.
monwealth, where similar measure
will unquestionably soon be passed,
comes in the great State of New York |
proposing an amendment to its Con.
stltion, providing for the compulsory
education of children, The condi |
tlons that in this country determine
the standard of the general welfare
are industry, perseverance and honesty
the legitimate, if not ALWAYS the |
necessary outcome of educarion. What
we especially neod, here, is to have |
society strengthened at its base. Gen.
eral intelligence is better than special
learning. 1t will be a good day for
the Republic when every State in the
Union shall have its com pulsory educa-
tional system, faithfully enforced.
The Boston advertiser states that
several of the wooden mills in Massa-
chusetts are shutting down, owing to
the high price of wool and disarrange-
ment of the markets, caused by the
Boston fire. The Washington Mills
at Lawrence have virtually stopped,
while the Marland Mills at Andoyer
have shut down, throwing a large
number of operatives out Of employ
ment. The wooden business at Ames.
bury and Salisbury has not been at
so low an ebb for fifteen wears as at
the present time.
-Glancing back to the changes
which have takan ,,lnn. L...;.- .