The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-11-20

ianitor, on opening the place in the
morning, found man sitting dead at
table, with cards still in his hands He
had been shot ntpoker, by his adversary,
who had fed.
A. T. Stewart once said: "He who
invests one dollar in business Bheuld
invest one dollar in advertising 4hat
business" How many men are there
in this city who began ten years ago in
small shop on 81 900 of capital and
who are no better off to-day, and who
have never spent $5 in advertising. -
NetU York Mercantile Journal.
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The prevailing hats and bonnets in
Paris are quite a study for an entomo-
logist Swarms of bees and other in
sects are settling on some of the hats.
Arrows and lizards are giving way to
pearls for berries. Owls heads OF va
rious sizes, some very large, and gilded
caterpillars, are largely used to contine
bows ON hats and bonnets.
A female elephant in the Philadelphia
geological garden was greatly fright
ened by the recent gale, and when she
cut one of her feet on the glass of bro
ken window her terror was complete.
She sal on. her launches, held up her
wounded foot, and beloved loud and
long. When the keeper entered, her
male companion had his trunk wound
round the foot, as though trying to COM
fort her.
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A prize of $500 for an essay on hydro
phopis, its nature, prevention and treat
ment, having been offered by Mr.. Stan
ford, NJ. p, to be awarded by the Royal
College OF Physicians of London, the
Marquis of Salisbury has instructed the
British minister at Washington to bring
the matter to the attention of the de-
partment of State, that the necessary
publicity may be given to it in this
country. r. ... -t.t--.... ..
A Cincinnati firm has issued circu-
lar relative to the peanut crop, which is
OF interest. The Tennessee crop for the
year ending September 80, 1878, was
305, 900 bushels, against 500, 600 for the
| year previous in Virginia the crop was
405, 600, against 100000 last year, and
i'll North Carolina it was only SO, 600,
against 125, 900 in 1877. The growing
crop. e., for 197S-79-is estimated at
400, 900 bushels for Tennessee, 500, 600
for Virginia, and 10000 for North
Carolina. The North Carolina crop
promises to be about the same as to
quality as last year. A new feature with
this crop is the largely increased amount
shelled, one estimate being that one
fifth of the crop was taken in this way.
Absolutely latest The black pony OF
Mr.. T. H. Shipp, of Midway, KY, has
just died at the age of thirty three.
Mrs. Richard Evans, of Tangier island,
Va, has had the same tom-cat for forty
one years, and it is still alive and lively.
Mr.. Lake, of San Jose, CAL, and his
dog recently undertook to catch bur
glar at night. They set out in different
directions and met in hallway. The
dog sprang from under table, intend.
ing to seize Nj. Lake, who, believing
that he was attacked by robber, hastily
fred several shots. A light was brought,
and the wounded dog, recognizing his
master, crawled to his feet and died.
An eighteen-year.o old father and seven,
teen-year- r-old mother in Grove county
KY, are the parents of twins, boy and
a girl. Mercer county, KY, fills the
mighty trump of sounding fame with {
thirteen-pOund sweet potato. Id