The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10

Theatre Co. gave two excellent shows
at Landers' opera house, on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, and tonight
will give another equally fine. The
house was we'll filled both nights, and
should be while the troupe remains
here, the balance Of the week, not only
because the performances are we'll
worth the admission fee, but because
they deserve we'll Of our citizens, the
men folks having turned out at the FIRE
Monday morning and did noble work.
One of them had his head badly singed
by the flames which we're reaching out
toward the NJ E. Church. Our citi.
zens can chow their appreciation no
better than by attending the perform.
ances, which are very chasto and
strictly first class.
The State Board of Health has
issued circluar to the clergymen of
the State in which it asks those of
them who live 10 cities and boroughs
to urge the municipal authorities to
adopt an ordinance relating to public
funerals. A section of an ordinance
quoted by the circular reads as fol-
lows: "There shall not be public or
church funeral of any person who has
died of Asiatic cholera, small pox,
typhus fever, diphtheria, yellow fever,
scarlet fever or measels, and the family
of the deceased shall in all such cases
limit the attendance to as few as possi-
bic to prevent exposure of other per.
sons to contagion or infection, and the
person authorizing the public notice of
death of such persons shall cause the
name Of the disease to appear in pub.
lie notices."
The question: "Shall women be
admitted into the General Conference
as lay delegates" has been submitted
to the congregations Of all the Meth
odist churches 10 the United States,
and the members of each were allowed
to vote upon it. The voting was all
done during October and November,
mainly in the latter month. Results
from the churches throughout the
country are not all 10 yet, but the
Philadelphia Methodist says to-day
that enough of the returns have been
received to show that the women have
carried the day, and so far as the pop.
ular will goes they are entitled to seats
10 the General Conference as lay dele
gates. The vote everywhere was COM
paratively light, and in Pennsylvania
the sentiment seems to have been
against admitting the women, the vote
standing 2,0l4 for, and 3,269 against
The total vote thus far stands 1888
for, and 1858 against, 500 churches
having been heard from.
The following seasonable observa.
tions come by way of the Blizzard: In
purchasing Christmas presents the
purchaser should not go beyond his
means. The secret of success in gift.
giving is not in the expendiDg Of large
sums, but in loving thought upon each
gift provided. Everything is usually
successful in proportion to the amount
of thought that has been put into it,
whether it be banquet, costume, OF
book, or the making of a simple gift
II you are cramped for money, do not
think you need to spend much fol
Christmas gifts. The thought shown
in longing Christmas letter, simple
verse, or pen and ink sketch, may
give as genuine pleasure as a present
of pearls. Reflect we'll upon the
peculiarities and needs of the friend
whom you wish to please. Then
chose your gift carefully. Finally
after it is chosen and delivered, do moi
refer to it again in the way of sell
cOngratulation upon your cleverness,