The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-08
NEWSY NOTES.

One of the bills passed finally in the
Senate at Harrisburg is that making wo-
men eligible as notaries public.
Bacteria may be transmitted through
newspapers. Don't borrow of your
neighbor, as it may be the death of your
self and family. Subscribe .-Danvillo
Breeze.
The slowest railroad in the world is the
Arizona and New Mexico. From Benson
to Nogales is lightweight miles and the
schedule time is eight hours. The fare
is $3.50 or ten cents a mile.
Fow's bill as it passed the House pro-
hibits the manufacture in Pennsylvania
of cigarettes which contain tobacco. That
leaves the field clear to the manufacturers
Of those which contain only a variety of
stinks.
Barney Black a counterfeiter living
near Saltzbug, Indiana county, died one
day last week. His death WAS a tragic
one--he having died from breathing the
fumes of the pot in which he was melt
ing his chemicals to make counterfeit
money.
The jury in the case of Robert j. Beat
ty, charged with being an accomplish in
the Homestead poisonings, brought in a
verdict of guilty in all the six indict-
ments. The jury was out only seven
minutes. There was no demonstration
in the court room when the verdict was
announced. The defendant was locked
up again in default OF $4,000 bail. At
the conclusion of the poisoning case Jack
Clifford, one of the leaders i'm the great
Homestead strike, was put on trial on
the charge of murder.
Mr.. Hicks forecast for the balance of
February is al follows; A cold wave ex-
tending southwark and lasting to about
the 18th and 18th. After storms about
those dates, colder up to about the 18th.
Storms of rain, thunder, sleet and snow
from 10th to 18th. A severe cold wave
will come behind these storms. Reac-
tionary temperature and storms will
touch the 23d and oath followed by re-
turning cold until the last day of the
month, at which time rising temperature
and coming storms will be the order.
While petitions for and remonstrances
against the opening of the Worlds Fair
on Sunday are pouring into Congress,
arguments are proceeding in a court of
law in Chicago on a bill to compel the
Worlds Fair directors TO open the gates
on Sunday. The arguments used are,
first, that the Fair is located on public
ground, and that any man has tho right
to walk into Jackson Park on any day
he pleases second, that the Park Com
mission had no right to turn the park
over to a corporation, and that the latter
has no right to charge far admission to
the park.
Thos. j. Stewart, residing near Rimers-
burg, Clarion county, recently returned
from Japan, whore has been for almost
two years, drilling oil wells. He says
the drill business in that country is con-
Quoted in the same maune as i'm Penn
sylvania, for the very good reason that
Pennsylyanians are doing the work.
However, they don't go to some high
bluff nor TO a low valley to locate wells.
The roads are too narrow for the drawing
of machinery and the entire outfit is
transported on boats and a hole started
in the sea, several hundred feet from the
coast. AT a desired depth of water the
tools are dropped and the drilling begun.
Tho results are often gratifying and
good paying wells are found. Mr.. Stew
art aud a gentleman from Mercer arc