The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-26
NEWSY NOTES.

Hair dye is considered so detrimental
to long life that a Paris insurance COM
pany refuses to insure the lives of per-
sons who use it.
Bill Nye, whose droll humor has made
so many thousands laugh and forget their
blues, is dead.
VIM. Ii. Iams, the Pennsylvania mill
tiaman who was drummed out of camp
at Homestead, was fatally shot in a
quarrel at Baltimore, Nd, one day last
week.
Thieves broke into the residence of
John Clark, at Hill, Mercer county, on
Tuesday night of last week and got away
with $500 in cash and diamond ring
worth Sl0O.
Last week we published an item from
the Clarion Democrat concerning the big
boy in Beaver township, that county.
The boy was IA years of age last May,
and weighed 225 pounds at that time. He
is son of Milton Taylor. brother OF
the jolly toll keeper at the Emlenton
bridge.-Emlenton News.
A new telephone company know as the
Mercer County Telephone Company,
with a capital stock of 81 900, is being or
ganized to give every town in Mercer
county telephone connections. The
Crosson local telephone exchange at
Greenville, the McCutcheon exchange at
Grove City, and one in Sharon will be
absorbed.
The tenth anniversary of the Soldiers
and Sailors home, at Erie, was celebra-
ted Saturday by the commission and
prominent citizens. General A. Agner,
of Philadelphia, in his address, stated
that since the home was founded it had
received 2,305 veterans, and had 40 on
the rolls now. The State has expended
1927 900 for maintenance. A salute was
fired in honor of Washington's birthday.
Major w. w. Tyson, of Pittsburg, has
been the commandant ever since the
home was instituted,
On Sunday, March J., the Philadelphia
Inquirer will issue with its Sunday edi-
ton the most expensive, most artistic and
most elaborate souvenir ever given away
with any newspaper. 1t is called the
fairy theatre, and is equipped with every
convenience and every requisite neces-
sary for presenting any play. This thea
tire will be issued as a souvenir only
on March /, and at the same time com.
plete cast of characters, with lizards, rats,
mice, pumpkins, etc., necessary i'm pro-
ducing Cinderella, will be given away.
Other plays will follow Cinderella, but
the toy theatre will be issued only on
Sunday, March l, Those falling to Sc.
the same for twenty-five cents by send
ing in their order to the Inquirer office.
"Parson" Plummer, formerly well
know in the oil country, but now a resi-
dent of st. Paul, Mimi, is spendinga few
days in New York city in company with
one or two other prominent Minnesota
politicians. Speaking of Colonel Plum
mer, a writer i'm the New York Mercury
says "COlonel Plummer has the reputa
tion of being one OF the greatest stump
speakers in the country; and if one-half
of what one hears of him is true the rep
hNdbioi - NNA Atalhll NNAl hbH0lN Ntus II Is
related of Colonel Plummer that he can
draw tears from a Dakota blizzard with
his eloquence. lie is large man, stands
at least six feet in or out of his boots he
suggests Colonel Ingersoll in his appear
ance and physical proportions. If Col
onel Plummer had adopted the stage as a
profession he would undoubtedly have
scored a great success. His race is capa-
bic of portraing many emotions, and
conceals them, too. One obtains the inn
preston that Colonel Plummer would be
bad man to run up against in game of
draw poker. 1t would be almost impos-
sIble to tell from his face whether he held
four aces or pair of deuces."
When it comes time for you to