The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-11-24

| quite number OF ministers have TAIL.
ed to comply with the provisions of
the marriage license law of Pennsyl.
vania, which requires them to prompt.
ly make returns of marriage ceremon-
les performed by them to the Clerk Of
the Orphans Court. The law requires
them to make return Of all marriages
performed within 80 days, and fixes
as penalty a fne of $780,
B. F. Gates, Fred. Paul, Geo.
Schlogeuhop, Geo. Sigmau. james
Kelly, jim Smith and NJ. G. Kimball,
accompanied by Dear Boy" Zeigen.
helm, who accompanies the expedition
as chaplain and chief cook, will leave
for the wilds of Forest county, expect.
ing to devote two or three weeks to
Staying deer. (For I'd" ineert "b" in
the last word) They have a portable
house which will be planted by the
side Of stream, and while in the
woods they propose to do their own
cooking aud have a good time. -Bhz
card.
When a brother editor speaks of
a cup of coffee and plain hog. meat
sandwich as "visnds up to the epi.
cures standard" we feel that it's a
dead give away of our noble but hun.
cry profesh. OF course, even victuuls
of that kind are welcome oases 10 the
desert of journalism, and FIJI long.
felt want; but our pride, our esprit dl
corps, should enable us to stAe the
spontaneous expressions Of grateful
stomach, and to effect lofty, esthetic
disdain even in the presence of the
most royal banquet under which o
table could groan. - Franklin Netcs.
--Ballou's Magazine for December
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The largest run of flat boats aud
barges since that industry was started
in this section, was made during the
past week, from the Collins mills at
Nebraska. There we're 13 barges and
II fats, the latter all loaded with
lumber, lying at the mouth of the
creek at one time on Saturday, which
made sight considerably at variance
with the appearance of things on for
mer numbering seasons, when every
thing was board and timber RATS. The
entire feet left here between Saturday
evening and Sunday forenoon, and the
most are already landed in Pittsburgh.
The harges bring from $1.100 to
81 200, and are used for transporting
coal from Pittsburgh to the lower
markets, as are also the fiat boats.
The latter are sided up before being
loaded, and are not returned, beiug
calculated for only one trip. The
harges are towed back after being
emptied, and are used until worn out
in coal transportation. Their capacity
is about 10000 bushels, while flats
carry about $4,000 when sided up
The boat and barge building industry
bids fair to take the place of the lum
beriOg business in this section.
The Franklin EUening Ne,Vs adds
the following excellent hints TO our
remarks of last week on the use of
natural gas and the danger of over.
heating: The general fault in the use
of natural gas for domestic purposes
is that of overheating. The gas is left
burning full head in every room, no
matter whether the outside tempera.
ture be mild or bitter. AS a conse.
quence, sitting heat pervades the