The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
HERE AND THERE.

The disease known as winter cholera ~
still prevailing in Erie to an unusual ex-
tent. 1t is particularly severe with adults,
and children are not much subjected 10 1t.
One of our exchanges which offered \
prize TO any one who could make two
words signifying mot enough out of the
single word "enough," says that several
Of its lady readers sent in tho words, Zone
ug."-F'ranktin NeWs.
John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, was
elected President of tho National League
of Republican clubs at the meeting in
Baltimore Friday; Andrew B. Humphrey,
of New York, as Secretary, and Phineas
c. Lounsbury, of Connecticut as Treas
urer.
Robert Sigel, son and confidential clerk
of Gen. Franz Sigel, Pension Agent in
New York, confesses to the charge of
forgery in connection with pensions and
also to the offense of extorting money
from claimants for his service i'm making
out checks.
Sheridan, the Dakota statistician, says
the supply of wheat in that state does not
exceed S,OOO,O 900 bushels, and, as it will
take 13, 600, 600 to seed and feed the state,
the Dallotaus will have to buy some mil
| lions of bushels to tide them over until
the next crop comes in.
The joint resolution providing for sub
mission to a vote of the people of a pro-
| posed constitutional amendment to abol-
| ish the poll tax having passed both houses
Of the Legislature, the proposed amend
ment will be submitted on June Is, along
with the prohibition amendment,
A Philadelphia Judge recently rendered
a decision that should be held in mind by
a number of our citizens. He gave it as
his legal opinion that no person has
right to leave a horse or team standing in
| the street without control of some kind,
and that when damage to person or prop
erty resulted from such negligence, the
owner of the horse or team is liable for
damage.
James Thornton, of Butler, carried
lighted candle into his cellar last Monday
night to look for natural gas leak, when
an explosion followed which wrecked the
building and badly damaged two adjacent
houses. Mrs. Thornton and one of her
children were blown out on the street and
badly hurt. Mr.. Thornton was danger
ously burned and had all of his clothes
blown of.
The vacancy in the office of Supreme
Receiver of the A. o. U. W., caused by the
death of Joseph H. Lenhart, has been
filled by appointment of John j. Acker.
Albany, N. Y. The supreme lodge finance
committee met at the Office of the supreme
recorder in Meadville, on Tuesday, the
5th inst, to settle the accounts of Mr..
Lenhart and turn over the affairs of his
office to Mr.. Acker.
A young man seeking employment in
q southern city saw the word push on
the door of a large manufacturing estab-
lishment, and walking in accosted the
proprietor; 81 saw your motto on the
door and came in to tell you that wanted
work. am chuck full of push and VI
you will give me something to do L will
demonstrate what l say. man needs
push to get along in the world these
days" The proprietor was SO pleased
with the youths manner and business like
air that he gave him q job of unloading
Mig iron in the foundry at rs cents a day,
In three wears that youth was foreman
the foundry department; three years lat
he was foreman of the shop, and he is ID
partner and manager of the entire es
iishment. Boys, there is lesson for
to learn, learn it and commence now