The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-10

has been guest OF his sou, j. l..
ScOwden, for few days past, re.
turned TO bis home Tuesday MIR.
ocowdeu made very pleasant call
at the REPUBLICAN office while here,
and as a result, SO shows up promi.
nenlly on the label of his paper.
Carpet time is here aud we are
selling some, but we want to sell
more. They are nice and new and
cheap as at any other firm in this eud
at the universe, SO why not buy
where you can see them and have
them cut, matched and delivered
quick. That place Is at Lanson's. l
An exchange tells how to make
money iu an easy way. Take new
dollar bill fold it over aud double il
fold it several times each way aud
open 1t out again and you will find il
increases. Take silver half dollar,
strike IL on the counter aud it will
ring; give the ring to your best girl
aud you will have the half dollar
left"
DIR. j w. Morrow has been ap.
pointed inspector to the State Board
Of Health for this county, bis Official
papers arriving last week. This is
the first time an appointment Of this
kind has been made for this county,
and we are Of the opinion that the
State Board made an excellent sc
lection when they appointed the
genial doctor to fill the office.
-Nightwatchman Wm. l. Hunter
fell through the sidewalk last Thurs.
day night and sprained his ankle so
severely that he was laid up for a
day or two, but is now able to be on
duty again. There will be more than
one accident Of this kind if the side.
walks in town are not repaired soon
They are almost impossible 10 some
places since the frost came out of the
ground.
"A local paper states that James
Barnes. of Five Points, was presen.
ted by his girl with Heavenly
Twins" on his birthday, and James
was in town this morning to arrest
the paper for libel. He claims that
the girls reputation is ruined Even
when the attorney explained that
Heavenly Twins" is book, he still
thirsted for gore and the suit will be
entered Wilke8Ba Leader.
We have Just received nice
new line of suits for men, boys and
youths. They were never nicer than
this spring and they were never as
cheap. just come 10 aud Look them
over. We have one line for men
made up in frock, sack, square cut
and round cut, positively all wool
and nicely lined, that we sell your
choice for ten dollars We also have
a few suits left since, that we will sell
at rediculously low prices. Don't
forget the place al Lansons 1t
1t is ruled by the postal author.
tiles that any reduction of the size Of
a postal card by clipping. rounding
off the corners or otherwise, will sub
ject the receiver of the card to
charge Of one cent on delivery This
makes the cost of a postal card equiv
alent to letter postage Many per.
sons enclose postal cards TO CORES.
pondents in envelopes too small and
imagine that a little clipping won't
make any difference. Others round
off the corners for ornamental pur.
poses or for convenience in handling.
There is no guod reason, says an
exchange, why any newspaper should
insert notices of money making
schemes free OF charge. 1t costs
money to set type, it takes money to
buy paper, it requires labor in every
department to issue good journal,
and no person ought to ask another
to give his time, money and energies
to advance any project the promo.
moters are going to receive direct
financial benefit therefrom. City pa
pers do not insert free notices of any
description, and country papers are
falling into line with their metropol.
itan contemporaries.
"A dispatch from South Bethle.
hem, this state, says: Every town in
Pennsylvania is indirectly affected by
decision rendered to-day by Judge
Scott. The case was brought up by
this borough against a New York
firm for the recovery Of penalty
for the violation of borough ordi.
nance. This ordinance requires per-
sons not engaged in permanent re.
tail business here, before beginning
the sale of any goods whatever, shall
pay license fee OF $50 mouth. A
penalty of a fue of not less than
800 Is provided for the violation of
the ordinance. The defendents con.
tended the ordinance was in violation
of the interstate commerce law.
Judge Scott declared the ordinance
void because the act of 1898 does not
limit the amount of fine to be i'm
posed. The ordinance was also de.
clared to be unlawful because it is in
contraveDtion of the rights of inter
/ state commerce.