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

almost a total failure, says the Kittan-
ming Free Press.
Cory claims the oldest lady bicyclist
in the state in the person of Mrs. Catlin,
who is nearly 20 years old and rides her
wheel as easily and gracefully as any of
the younger women.
The government has traded j. w
Ormsby, of Hill, the position of post
master of that place for his pension
The swap was "sight unseen" as far as
Mr.. o. was concerned, however.-M
Dispatch.
An editor out west who sends his pa
per out to "time subscribers" sends bill
each year. When a second bill is sent
and there is no response he takes it for
granted that the subscriber is dead, and
publishes an obituary notice" in his
columns.
The Pennsylvania railroad supported
the surviving people and animals of
Mains circus during ten days idleness
after the wreck, built a train of thirteen
new cars, paid for all repairs, completed
the original number of wagons and also
paid to Mr.. Main S75 900 i'm cash.
Mrs. Dan'l Glass, of near Shippenville.
fell from her chair while resting on the
porch last Saturday, and broke her neck.
She was subject to fits, and it is presumed
that this was what caused her to fall.
When she was lifted up, life was gone.
She was about 40 years of age. Clarion
Jacksonian.
Louis XIV was great as a feeder. The
Duchess Of Orleans once saw him eat
four plates of soup, whole pheasant,
two partridges, plate of salad, another
of mutton hashed with garlic, two large
slices of ham, dish of pastry, fruit,
sweatmeats, and drink three bottles of
wine. All of which sounds like a lie.
A French scientist says that an unfail-
ing test of death may be made by produ-
cling blister on the hand or foot of the
corpse, using candle for the purpose.
If the blister upon being opened with
| pin or other instrument, is found to con-
tain fluid of any kind there is still life
in the supposed corpse. On the other
hand, should it contain steam only, rest
assured that the vital spark has flown.
| The big Ferris wheel at the Fair will
prove good investment The Average
daily patronage since the big cycle was
put in motion has been 5000. At so
cents head this puts 81, 900 per diem in
the cash box. The patronage is likely to
be much larger for the remaining days of
the fair. Putting it at only $4,000 a day
will make grand total of S4SO,OOO not
counting the receipts for June. The
actual cost of the wheel was $780,
A test of moving machines was made
at the Worlds Fair Tuesday. The Me-
Cormick and Whitley Mower companies
were the only competitors. One acre was
staked off for each machine. The length
| of the bar used was five feet and the time
consumed in moving was just 321 min
utes each. About all the difference
which could be seen in the machines was
that the Mccormick made the least noise.
The judges will report their decision in
few days.
A cursory glance at The New Peterson
for August is enough to show that it is
one of the best of the months magazines.
"The Rise of the Dancing Girl" by
Charles Belmont Davis, gives a delight
full account of American stage-dancing,
illustrated by photographs of our most
famous dancers. "Days in England" :"
by Mary Gray Umsted, describes all sorts
of charming out-of-the-way hooks, and
the accompanying illustrations are wor-
thy of the text. This numbers contents
will convince cur readers that The New
Peterson keeps thoroughly up to its high
standard. Terms, two dollars year.
Address The New Peterson Magazine,
ia South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa.
When the great settlement day comes
a good many applicants will doubtless be
stood aside because of their inebility to
satisfactorily explain why they did not
pay their DOCTORS bills. The Bradford
Era, commenting on the subject says !:
"Why don't people pay the doctor?
When man wants the services of doc
tor there is nothing he is more eager to
have. And when the doctor pulls his
forgetful soul back from the fires of in
forno the doctor is forgotten along with
the weekly newspaper. Good sense
would dictate prompt settlements with
the man who can leave nonpaying pa
tient to die, but good sense don't seem to
serve a man in matters of health when he
is well. Then the DOCTORS good nature is
banked on good deal, for we know he
will come when we need him real bad if
he can, whether his last bill is paid up or
not The doctor doesn't have a soft snap
while he lives. He is everybody's SER
want, everybody's creditor, and his hours
cover the day and night If. he doesn't
get favored place and a few marks of
distinction in the world TO come il will be
funny. However, that's no excuse to
slight the doctor now, and one of the
strongest arguments against Bob Inger-
soils creed is that if Bob is right there is
no place in the world TO come to put men
who don't pay the Doctor"