The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-05-09
HERE AND THERE.

While plowing, a few days ago, John
Story, who resides near Dunbar, Pa, un-
earthed revolutionary relic in the shape
of button. 1t is about an inch and a
half in diameter, made of copper, and has
the initials of George Washington, &c.
W." within a circle in the center. He
values it at $4,000.
An exchange says: "If we were to put
two line local in the most obscure corner
of the paper, which stated that a certain
business man charged more for his goods
and kept poorer grade than his competi
tors, that man would employ bull-headed
slugger to come around and kill us the
next morning. But were we to ask the
same man for an advertisement of his
wares he would say "no, 1 don't believe
in advertising; no one reads the papers,"
This is the way contemporary defines
it: An editor works 1864 days per year to
get out fifty-two issues of his paper; that's
labor. Once in a while some one pays him
for years subscription; that's capital.
And once in a while some son of a gun of
dead beat takes the paper for year or
two and then vanishes without paying for
&c; that's anarchy. But later on Justice
will overtake the last named creature, for
there is place where he will get his de-
serts; that's hell.
Some newspaper scribe, with plenty of
time on his hands, has figured the follow
ing; Put down in figures the year in
which you were born; to this add 4 then
add your age at your next birthday, pro-
vided it comes before January 1st, other
wise your age at last birthday multiply
result by 1000; from this deduct 677, ,423 /;
substitute for the figures corresponding
letters of the alphabet, as A for l, r for ?,
G tor 8, D for 4, etc. The result will give
the name by which you are popularity
known.
At Gresham, near Titusville, Monday
night, three burglars entered the house of
Mrs. Mary Il. Reynolds. The lady was
alone, but picked up Ratchet, and for a
while pluckily kept the robbers at bay.
One of the more adventurous, however,
attempted to seize her, and was stricken
senseless to the floor by a blow from the
hatchet. He was hurriedly dragged from
the house by his confederates, who made
their escape. The wounded robber is ly-
ing at the point of death, at Hydetown.
His skull is cracked and he cannot live.
Music filled the air and a crowd of men,
boys and children our streets on last Tues
day evening, the sensation being the
! grand triumphal march of S. L. Schott's
prize fat steers. headed by the Strattau-
vile Cornet Band. The handsome and
| perfectly matched animals were recently
purchased by Mr.. Schott, for the City
Meat Market, from Judge Proper of Tio-
nesta, and have been admired by great
thlongs of spectators since they were
brought to town, as they are said TO be
the finest pair of beef cattle ever seen in
this part of the state. They are both red
in color, have graceful forms and, horns,
are six years old and together tip the
scales at 1905 pounds. They are in prime
condition, were never worked and will
produce some of the juiciest steaks, ten
derloins and roasts ever eaten by our peo-
pie. AS the jumbo steers were paraded
through the different streets Tuesday eve
ming, headed by the Strattanville band
playing lively airs, and each blanketed
with a covering of white muslin on which
the weight of each was plainly marked
and followed by a small army of boys,
the sensation created was such as is only
equaled by first class circus parade
[Clarion Democrat.