The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-01
NENSY NOTES.

Eve NOIES.
S. v. Davis, e~x-Sheriff, of Warren
county, died suddenly at his home in
Warren, on Tuesday morning of last
week.
According to the Jamestown Journal
Warren will soon have a sanitarium us
ing the Monroe King of Metals cure for
the drink habit, in charge of Cotter &
Emery, Of Eldred, Pa.
1t is against the law "to mutilato the
Columbia Souvenir Conn., or use them
in the manufacture of other souvenirs,
such as forks, spoons, etc. This is from
a recent decision of the department.
The city of williamsport claims to be
the greatest lumber manufacturing city
ia this state. 1913 cars carrying 267, 49,
900 feet of lumber were loaded and ship
ped there in 1892, a gain of l6,s75.0 900 feet
over 1891.
The romance of oildom, says the Brad
ford Era, is told in the sale of the old
Columbia farm, on Oil Creek. After it
has declared dividends to exceed four
million dollars il is sold for about six
thousand dollars.
A good many years ago when a boy
was whipped at school he received an
other whipping when he went home.
These days the father and mother wipe
his tears away, and go before the board
to make q complaint.-Ex.
"Who held the pass of the Thermopylae
against the Persian host?" demanded the
teacher. And the editors boy at the foot
of the class spoke up and said Father,
l reckon. He holds an annual on every
road in the country that runs a passenger
train."-Lowell Times,
One Elk county Democrat has sworn
vengeance on Grover Cleveland because
the price of whiskey was raised immedi-
ately after that gentleman's recent cleo
ton to the Presidency. The "good
tines promised is not in sight for a
Democrat when the price of whiskey is
Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Blanche Pease, teacher of Blocher
school, makes the following report for
the month ending Jan. 81, 1898: No. en-
rolled %. Present every day Pearl and
Grace Mealy. Clyde Wolf, Clarence,
Harry and Roy Mealy, Harry and Tracy
Wolf. Those present every day since
admitted, Daisy and Emma George,
A man in Sugar Grove, Pa, wants to
carry the U. S. mail for nothing and is
willing to pay $50 for the privilege. The
route is from Sugar Grove to jamestown,
N. Y, ii distance of 90 miles. The mail
carrier makes a handsome proftfrom the
passengers, baggage and freight. 1t is
the only route In the U. S. where the gov
eminent receives money from the on
tractor.
A city society item says: Progressive
euchre is on the wane and progressive
hearts," a card game similar to the first
named, is the fad, Beans are given to
the players to indicate the number OF
points won. At the conclusion of the
playing. some neat souvenirs are u
toned off and beans are given in pay,
ment for the articles. The usual mirth
and refreshments are employed and on
taking their departure everybody votes
that a "lovely time was had"
This story about a lawyer who used to
practice at the Crawford county bar, as
told by the Erie Dispatch, may not bt
new, but is Immortality faithful to nature
The lawyer had a boy in his Office, anC
one day when he was out a client cam
in, and as the boy didn't want to lose {
} client for his tutor he asked him to stat
his case. He did so and left, and whel
the lawyer came in the boy told him o
the case. and said "I took twenty dollart
as a retaining fee." "That WASH
J enough" said the lawyer. "But,'' sale
! the boy, 81 took all the man had.
r swell, l suppose that woHld be called
professional" said the lawyer.
One by one the patents covering tele
: phone rights are expiring. Atmidnight
! Jan. 81, the Blake transmitter, which re
= ceives the speech and transmits it owe
the wire, became thep property of the pub
lie after many years exclusive Contro
Ly the Bell Telephone Company. Marcl
7 will see the end OF the main patent oil
the telephone, that issued 10 Alexande
Graham Bell, which covered the funda
mental patent OH the telephone, the trans
! mission of speech electrically over a wire
At the same time the patent first issue
on the receiver will expire, though
second patent was granted IN this devic
January 30, 1877, and that has until Jan
Jury 80 of next year to run. With tn
expiration of the Bell patent tue tele
phone business il promised many rival;
Tho Stronger Automatic Telephone Com
pany is n of the companies whic
promises competition with its automati
switchboard, that is designed to do ava
with the central office of the present sys
tenn.