The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

DVh eiBu ouy pdpeh lVi ahyoueg
except those with whom you are &C.
quainted, and know to be honest. A
new swindle is being carried on by
means Of double fountain pen, one
end OF which is filed with good sub.
stantial ink, the other with ink that
fades away in a day or two. The
swindler writes his agreement, con.
tract, or whatever particular lay be
may have chosen, with the ink that
fades, and his victim signs with the
other end of the pen in the ink that
lasts. In few days he has nothing
on it but a good signature, over which
he writes any sort of note that he
can most easily turn into cash.-Er.
The Board of Commissioners on
Gettysburg Monuments have erected,
in accordance with the law, monu-
ments on the Gettysburg battle field
and have set apart September 2, 1890,
to be known as pennsylvania Reserve
Day." at which time dedication services
will be held from the Rostrum Of Ma.
tional Cemetery. Ex. Governor Cur
tin will preside, and eminant speakers
of the "Old Corps" will speak. Orders
for railroad tickets at one fare for
round trip, can be procured from any
Post of the Grand Army, Department
Of Pennsylvania, from the secretaries
of the various Regimental Associa.
tions, or from james Mccormick,
Secretary, City Hall, Philadelphia.
"A party writing to the Clarion
Democrat, and whose communication
is signed by four asteriskS, says: 81
recently saw a paper concerning the
reopening of the Everhart tragedy,
and although am not a citizen of the
county in which the tragedy was com.
mitted, but happened to be strangely
interested in the prosecution of the
case, through facts mysteriously de.
veloped from strange source which
will satisfactorily point to the perpe.
traitors Of the deed, and will satisfy
the most scrupulous as to their guilt.
l was about to make information to
the person as to my knowledge of the
facts, when informed that it is already
known to the proper person. Yours
in sincerity in behalf of justice"
The Commercial Gazette of Tues.
day of last week, says: "Ex. Associate
Judge A. Cook, of Cooksburg, Forest
county, and his son, A. w. Cook, ar.
rived in the city from the Pacific coast
yesterday. They have been in Oregon
and Washington looking about, with
view of investing in timber lands,
and have purchased $4,000 acres and
will probably purchase more. Mr..
Cook says there are abundant oppor-
tunilies for wide. awake men out there,
but that it is no place for "slouches."
They don't know anything about
humbugging out there be said.- Il
didn't see a single mill that would saw
more than $4,000 feet a day. Our
land lies so that We can run our logs
down the Wilson river into Killbuck
bay, where there is a natural boom
capable of holding billions Of feet Of
timber. The prevailing woods are fir,
black alder, hemlock aud cedar. The
fir is splendid wood for the purposes
for which we use pine, and is heavier
and stronger
As is we'll known, Master George
Lacy is the owner of q pretty little
Shetland pony, and has "road cart"
that was purpOsely built for use with
the same, and many are the pleasant
jaunts through town he takes with it
in company with some of his little
lady friends. On last Tuesday eve.
ming, getting young Miss Reed,
daughter of John w. Reed, Esq be.
side him, he drove to the Fair grounds
to have a spin around the track.
When he got there some gentlemen
were speeding their trotters, and just
as George and his companion entered
the Park one of the horses, which is
said to be scary brute, had just been
taken from the track, and was being
put in the stable. The children drove
into the shed that adjoins the stables
until this was done, but just as they
did this, the horse became frightened,
and jumping into the shed where the
children were, ran into their rig,
knocking the pony down, breaking the
shafts, and pitching the children out
in promiscuous heap. Miraculously
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