The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-22
NEWSY NOTES.

issue and is OF abOnt the same weight
and has a good ring, but is somewhat
larger than a good one.
Gov. Mckinley has honored the requis.
ition papers of Gov. Pattison calling for
the delivery of George Scott, of Warren,
Pa, to the Sheriff of that county. Geo.
Scott is the legless horse-thief who es-
capped through the ''grub-hole in the
Warren county Jail, but was finally cap
tured in Cleveland.
The latest game being played on the
farmers is the telegram racket. A man
drives up to a farmer in great haste and
gives him a telegram announcing the
serious illness of some relative. On the
face of the envelope the charges are
marked SO and IS. The charges are paid
N the farmer takes the first train for
the home of the relative and finds on his
arrival there that he has been duped.
Tho jury in the case against Hugh
O'Donnell for murder in connection with
the Homestead riots, after being out all
of last Friday night. brought in a YER
dict of not guilty on Saturday morning.
O'Donnells prominence in the Home
stead strike gave to his trial unusual in
t%erest, and il is scarcely likely that any
further efforts will be made to convict
others at least this will be the last trial
until the March term of court.
The "white city," as the Worlds Fair
grounds and buildings are termed, has
the equipment of a modern city. 1t has
rs miles of water mains, 29l hydrants, 8
steam fire engines, 4 chemical engines,
a ladder truck, water tower, 40 hose carts,
26,75O feet of hose, 1850 hand fire extin-
guishers, $500 fire pals, a steam fire boat,
60 firemen, $50 alarm boxes, $50 patrol
telephones, 500 guards, complete electric
light and sewerage system, etc.
Pennsylvania generally will DO sur
prised at the magnitude of the silk in
dustry of the State, as shown by the CEN
sus report just distributed. There are in
the State GO silk manufacturing establish
ments, employing 1922 people, and pay
in wages $4,000, 900. The silk annually
produced is valued at nearly $40, OOO, 900.
This industry, although small in compar-
'ScH ~ Jul IldEulllCl6nb COdl anu lTOu
industries, is no mean thing, and is con-
stantly growing.
That New Years greeting of the San
Francisco Examiner is good any time OF
the year. LET u.s." it said make his
the happicst year in our National history,
In society more simplicity, less show in
use of money; more extravaganza in
benevolence. In politics more indepen-
dence, less partisanship in church more
practical religion, less controversial the
ology; in home more love, less fashion;
in our personal lives more hope, faith,
charity, less cynicism, shams and selfish
ness"
There is a demand in some quarters in
this State for the repeal of the oleo-
margarine law. 1t is argued that there is
no reason why it should not be sold, if
sold by its right name, just the same as
lard, cheese or any other article of mer-
chandise. 1t was thought a year or two
since tina the manufacture of oleo kept
down the price of butter, but as demon
strated this winter it evidently does not
effect the price of the latter article. Good
butter will always find a place in the
market, at such prices as the supply reg
ulates. On the other hand, oleo is prefer
able to some of the poorer grades of but
ter that are worked off in times of scare
ity.-Frsnklin News.
1t would probably be difficult to tell
why Clearfield county was named "Clear-
field" When it was organized in 1904,
out of parts of Lycoming and Northum-
berland counties, it was almost an un-
broken forest. covered with one of the
noblest stretches of pine woods to be
found in the State. The cleared fields in
il were few and far between. They were
as scarce as the rocks at Mr. Copperfeld's
rookery. But in e~ighty-nine years the
country has succeeded in adapting itself
to its name. The magnificent pine trees
have nearly all been cut down. Late
Clearfield papers tell of four RATS of pine,
some of the sticks so to 80 feet long, that
are ready to be sent down the river as
something extraordinary. The sturdy
raftsman who used to find a spring job
in plotting fine spars down the river to
serve as masts for Baltimore clippers will
soon find their occupation gone.-Phila
Record.
Despite all the talk about the exhaus-
ton of the country's timber supply at the
present prodigious rate of forest destruc-
ton, expert estimate of the quantity of
lumber still in standing trees show that
we are yet a great distance from a short
age. 1t appears that Washington alone
has 40, OOO, OOO, 900 feet of standing timber
and neighboring States west of the Rock
les 43S, OOO, OOO, 900 feet, making a total suf-
hicient, a late writer expresses it, to grid
le the earth with a belt of dense forest a
mile vide three times round, with an ad-
ditional lap from Puget Sound TO the At
lantic. In addition there is The supply of
the Southern and Eastern States, aggre-
eating 1853, 600, 0O0, 900 feet. When these
sources Of supply give out we can draw
ON the 81, ZOO, 900, 900 feet, the minimum
quantity estimated 10 be available in
Alaska. Nor need we stop here. Before
u present home supply is exhausted
Canada will be part Of the Union, and we
can begin on the 1875, 600, 000, 900 feet
standing untouched on the So, OOO, 900 acres