The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-08

tumor, which has been growing on
the second toe of her right foot, was
compelled TO have the toe amputated
last Wednesday. The operation was
successfully performed by Drs. Sig.
gins and Bowman. Mrs. Carr is get.
ting along nicely.
Remember the elocutionary en-.
tertainment to be given at the Court
house next Saturday evening, May
II, under the auspices of the Epworth
League. Mr.. Lindsey has been
heard in Tionesta before and he is
known to be a fine elocutionist, be.
sides, the entertainment is for a good
cause. Come out.
The happiest man in the world
is he who has the fewest wants. Ev.
cry man should educate himself to
live on a narrow basis of desires, for
if his desires be many and bis graft
fications few, he needs be miserable.
But if bis qualifications always ex.
ceed his desires, then he may always
wear a grin.-ES.
The Odd Fellows of Pennsylva.
MIA are preparing to dedicate their
S5O0,000 temple at Philadelphia.
The services will be held May 21,
when there will occur perhaps the
greatest parade ever seen in Phila.
delphia. There are in the state
about 10000 Odd Fellows, of whom
the officers say 10000 will partici.
pate in the march.
This will be the banner year for
the shirt waist girls. 1t is said that
one woman in Bradford who makes
shirt wrists at the rate of 25 cents
apiece, has 500 orders to fill before
the Fourth of July. If what is fair
for the goose, is fair for the gander,
men may go to church and the thea.
tre in their shirt sleeves. bradford
Record.
The creditman of large whole.
sale house in New York informs US
that he always takes the newspapers
of towns where he has customers about
whose standing there is any question.
when they advertise freely" be
says, 1--WE feel that they are selling
goods and making money. When
they quit advertising we take meas.
ures to find out why."-Es.
Some one, who has evidently
been the victim Of the gossips
tongue, says: "There is in every com.
munity a set of people who are con.
stantly worrying about and over their
neighbors' affairs and of late these
gossips seem to have run out of sub.
jects, but to keep up their record and
their hand in, they are whispering
about that Adam and EYES marriage
certificate can't be found"
The prevailing drouth in this
section is becoming serious, and in
some parts of the oil region it is
alarming, Fierce forest fires are
raging in Bradford and Elk counties.
Men are obliged to make a constant
fight to save oil rigs, tanks, lumber
and timber. Drilling wells in many
places are suspended because of lack
of water, as springs are dried up
Franklin Ne,Cs.
Fred Mcdonnell, the Titusville
boy murderer, has had his sentence
cOmmuted to imprisonment for life.
His imprisonment will probably
serve the ends of justice fully as well
as his execution. So long as there
was question as to his sanity-and it
certainly seems that no sane person
would even commit such a henious
crime-the pardon board doubtless
acted wisely in sparing his life
Blizzard.
While JEFF Grove and Jared
Huling were coming down the hill
across the river, on their return from
the Cherry Run mineral spring they
espied large rattesnake crossing the
road. After Jared had killed his
snakoship it was found to measure
three feet and six inches 10 length,
and carried thirteen rattles. This is
the first rattler that we have heard of
this season and is a pretty good sized
one for a starter.
The Huntington Herald gets
around the long and short of the
whole thing in this style; at is said
that tall girl named Short, was once
promised to big man named Little,
while Little little thinking of Short,
loved little lass named Long. To
make a long story short, Little pro.
posed to Long and Short longed to
be even with Little's short. .comings.
So Short meeting Long threatened to
marry Little before Long. Query:
Did tall Short love big Little less be.
fore Little loved Long"
The long.drawn, tedious con.
test over the judgeship election in
Indiana county, Pa, between Judge
Harry White and John p. Blair, has
ended by decision in favor of White.
The tribunal has declared White
elected by 12S votes, This is Al votes
more than the ma ority allowed
White by the original election re.
turn. The costs, which are to be
paid by Indiana county, are very
heavy. There were between 1000
and 5000 witnesses. The stenogra.
piers fee amounted to S1,970.--