The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-24

| Or not, IS gOOu tnlUg IOr the pro.
dUcer. IL is well enough, however,
for the speculator, especially the
green Que, to look leedle oudt,"
for the sheaiing " the lambs will be
sure to follow. - Venango Spectator.
Aluminium is to be the material
Of the future for burial caskeis 1t
is both light and indestructible. A
Pittsburg uIan has taken out an 10.
vention aud will 60 largely into the
manufacture. Any person who tries
au aluminium casket will never use
any other. Franklin NetUs.
While the children we're at play
in the school house during the no on
hour Monday, Archie Marian, who
was running around with aO oreu
knife in his hand, accidentally cut
Dora Setley on the left cheek DR.
Morrow was called on to dress the
wound, which was about two inches
10 length.
Mrs. Elsie J. Cobb, relict of the
late John Cobb of Fredonia, N. Y,
cied at the home of her son, Row
land Cobb, at Buchanan, w. Va,
Thursday, April IL. 1895 Mrs.
Cobb vas a resident of this place a
few years ago, and was universally
respected We are without further
particulars.
Gathering trailing arbutus will
soon be a favorite pastime with our
young people. This pretty little
flower is almost extiRct in this neigh.
borhood owing to The pulling up of
the roots by those who gather the
flowers. This should never be doue,
as it cannot be transplanted aud less.
ems the number of flowers the next
year.
An exchange says: "Over one
hundred base ball players have
signed contracts to play this year at
salaries ranging from $1,000 to
$4,000 for six months playing, aud
the college bred man who is keeping
books for $500 year, or minister
who serves a charge for pittance,
must regret that they did not go in
for athletics instead of knowledge"
"A young lady asked an editor
this extraordinary question: "Do you
think 1t right for girl to sit on
young mans lap even II she is Is en-
gagged ?" Whereupon the editor an
swered: "lf it is our girl aud our
lap, yes, yes; Ii 1t was another fel.
lows girl, and our lap, yes; but if
II was our girl aud another fellows
Jap, never never"
The law against riding bicycles
on sidewalks ought tn be enforced in
this town, as some of the people who
own wheels are very careless. The
roads are plenty good enough for
wheeling now, and there is no excuse
for riding on sidewalks, and some Of
those fresh jiggers who imagine they
own the earth because they own a
wheel ought to be "pied" a few times
Parties who have had occasion
to travel up the river within the
past week state that a dead calf has
been lying ou stone, in the middle
of the river, about three.quarters Of
a mile below the switch at Tionesta
Some have suggested if not removed
within the coming year few typhoid
fever germs may possibly emanate
from the carcass. - Oil City Blizzard.
-Ex Sheriff Osgood piloted raft
down the river last week, aud lie
thinks he has broken the record on
long runs without working his men
He ran from the boat OF Mahoning
Island to the Kittanning bridge, a
distance of ten miles, aud not man
on the raft pulled stroke, and the
run was made in two hours and ten
minutes Now let's hear from the
rest of the pilots.
Some celestial news, even to as.
trOnomers, was recently published in
a paragraph, the source of which is
unknown. 1t is stated that ION Good
Friday the heavenly bodies which
gravitate around the sun will be in
exactly the same position they occu.
pied in the firmament the day Christ
died on the cross" 1t is now as.
serted that no one is able to either
deny or confirm the statement.
The nuptial drouth which has
prevailed in this vicinity for some
time was broken by II. P Shoemaker
of this place and Miss Neva NJ Nc.
Cam of near Newmansville, who
took out license and were married
by Rev. F F Shoup last Friday,
April 19 Immediately after the
ceremony the happy couple went to
the home of the bride, where they
will spend their honeymoon. A long
and prosperous life to you and yours,
"Perce."
Senator John II I,aDdis of Ian.
caster was in town the first of the
week ON business. Mr. Laudis has
been a leader in Republican politics
in this state for number of years,
and enjoyed the distinction Of being
the youngest member of the House
of Representatives in 1883. aud was
elected to the Senate in 1892. Sen
ator Lands is an ahable and oour.
teOus gentleman and was favorably
impressed with our "beautiful little
toWn as he called il