The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-22
East Hickory.

The Dubois Express gives us some
valuable statistics regarding the In.
huenza or La Grippe. 1t says: All
through the sixteenth century there
was influenza in Europe. In 1910,
1867, 1862, 1874, 1880 and 1898, it
spread over Europe. 1t began again
in 1868, 10 1869, in 1875 and in 1893.
In the eighteenth century it reappear.
ed in 1908, 1712, 1929, 1882, 1888,
1742, 1851 and 1775. The present
century opened with il. There was an
epidemic 10 1900, which was continued
in 1903, 1881, 1888, 1887, 1S43 and
1S47. Then it disappeared till 1889.
A short time ago the Grand Duke
Alexis of Russia began to sueeze.
Then others of the royal blood began
to sneeze, and the courtiers, and the
army and the people oil were sneezing
and running at the eyes and the nose !;
now hot with fever, and now cold with
chill the epidemic spreading all the
while till oil Russia had the "Russian
influenza" That was not all. The
Germans took up the matter and
sneeze1 too. All over Germany peo.
pie we're going about sneezing, sneezing
without cessation. Then it struck
America. New York, Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and thousands
of other cities and towns have been
visited, and last, but not least, East
Hickory succumbed to the terrible
disease. Two thirds of the town is in
its grip. Every paper one picks up
is filled with news of the awful mon.
ster. On Saturday evening we read
reports of the scourge having full
sway 10 Yankton and Sioux Falls, of
the deaths at Rochester, Plymouth,
Andover, Bi1deford, Boston, and Min.
neapolis; Of the situation at New
York, Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia, and throwing the paper
down, went to bed. We slept, and as
we slept We dreamed, l thought l
was Frenchman aud my name was
La Grippe. Out of head? OF course
| was, and as l rolled aud tossed l
kept saying:
"Influenza Europaea.
"Catarrhus epidemicus.
"Catarrhus a contagio.
"Febris catarrhalis epidemica.
"Rheuma epidemicum.
"Morbus veivccinus, sen catarrhalis,
sen arietis."
Mrs. Ledebur and children, are
spending the week at the farm.
Mr.. Stright aud VIM. Whitcomb
will not, at least for some time to come,
take lighted lantern to look for a
leak in the gas line. Mr.. Stright will
wear his beard trimmed close, and
Mr.. Whitcomb will wear a bandage
on his face for few days. Tis said,
and truly, we think, that TROUBLES
never come singly." Mr.. Whitcomb,
who assisted in looking for the gas
leak, also left the gas burning in the
stove while he was at work on the
mill. About 2 o'clock he looked
toward the house and saw smoke
coming out of the roof. An investi.
CATION was made, when it was found
that the stove was about to fall through
hole 10 the floor, that the fire had
burned.
Mr.. John Jones and wife, with Fred.
Christ, wife and children, of New
Washington, Pa, who have been visit.
ing friends in this place returned home
on Tuesday.
All of the parties mentioned in our
last, with dozens of others, have been
in town during.the week.
Warren Bean, Eugene Holmes,
Nellie Hunter, Mrs. Southworth,
Howard Lusher, and Mrs. Connolly
are among the sick this week.
The schools have closed and w. j.
Bloomfield has hied himself away to
TrunkeyvIlle.
IT'S said that we are to have NO
school until September. Surely this
is mistake. We hope SO at least.
BY all means let us have a summer
term, at least 10 the Primary Depart.
ment.
Say! That elegant photograph
boat of Martin & Odbert is lying in
the harbor at the mouth of the creek.