The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-30
NEMsY NOTES.


Secretary Edge, of the state board of
agriculture, says that apple trees have
never been fuller of bloom than now.
Reports have been received by him from
various parts of the state indicating that
the crops this year will be phenomenally
large.
A dyer says: If the color is taken out
Of dress in spots by acid, it can be re-
stored by first wetting with liquid anon
ia to kill the acid, and afterward with
chloroform, to bring back the color. If
the color is destroyed by an alkali, wet
first with acid and afterward with chloro-
form.
An Alabama Judge has recently decid-
ed that a man who goes to see girl twice
a week, and takes her to places of amuse-
ment, etc., is legally engaged to her,
whethar he says anything about marriage
or not and she may recover in a suit of
breach of promise. Go South, girls, and
grow up with the country.
The Worlds Fair Rebuilt for the
Pages of History. The "Book of the
Builders" one of the most artistic and
magnificent publications ever issued is
now being offered by the Pittsburg Dis
patch to its readers. 1t is beyond ques-
ton the greatest offer ever made by
newspaper. See the Dispatch for full
information. IT,
The Cochranton Times tells of "a GER
tain individual who recently saw an adj
vertisement in some out of town paper,
"How to make pants last" and being of
an economical nature, he invested 80
cents in the secret. The new method
was quite surprising, and he has been
painting ever since he received the start
ling intelligence. 1t reads: "Make your
coat and vest first"
G. W. Heydrick, of Mcadville, recon-
mends the following as sure way to de-
stroy Canada thistles: Cut them when in
blossom, when the sign is in the heart.
Watch them on the 9Th and 9TH of July
and Sd, 4th, 3Oth and 3lst of August. The
sign will be right on above days. Use a
sharp hoe and cut close to the ground.
This will kill them "dead sure"
Estimating from the Posts already
heard from as basis, it is considered
certain that over $4,000 veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic will parade
at Pittsburg, September 11th, next, dur
ing the 2Sth National Encampment.
Pennsylvania will have fully $1,000 in
line, Ohio, 5000 to 1000, New York,
1000 to $500 and other states will be re-
presented in proportion. Pittsburg and
Allegheny county alone have between
1900 and 5000.
Thirty-three plaintiffs have filed in the
Prothonotary's Office statements of claim
in suits against the Eclipse Lubricating
Oil Company and the Atlantic Refining
Company. The claims are for losses sus-
tanned by fire in the flood of June 8, 1892,
which fire, it is claimed by plaintiffs,
was caused by the overseeing or eXplos-
ion of certain tanks belonging to the
defendant companies, located on the
creek above Oil City. These actions seek
to make defendants liable for damage by
reason of negligence. The total of dam
ages claimed amounts to over $500, 900
Franklin News.
A letter received at the Auditor Gener.
ais department yesterday from NJ. l.
Bean, distiller at Salisbury, N. c., stat
ing that a resident of that town has a bi
BILE which he found by the side of dead
Union soldier after the battle of Chan.
cellorsville, on the fly leaf of which i:
this inscription Captain G. B. Keller
Company F., Fourth Regiment, Penn
+ sylvania Volunteers, Camp Washington
July Ii, 1861. Corporal Thomas A. AK
son. Mr.. Bean says the eowner of the bi
BILE will gladly restore it to the friends o
the dead soldier if they can be found.
On July LIST there will be for sale at tn
postohice a new money order by whicl
large and small sums can be transmitted
. by letter with safety, and at rates mucl
less than the present. Orders for $3.50 o
less can be had for three cents, and ORDER
for larger amounts up to 500 at rate
, graded up to thirty cents. The schedul,
of fees for the new money order has beer
reduced to the basis now charged by tn,
) various express companies for transmit
ting money and will be as follows. Fo
D $3.50 or less, three cents; $3.50 to $5, fiv
cents; S. to $40, eight cents; $40 to $40
l ten cents $50 to $50, II cents; $50 to SAC
fifteen cents; $40 to $50, eighteen cents
/ $50 to $50, twenty cents; 500 to S75, TWEEN
: ty-fve cents S75 to 500, thirty cents.
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