The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-11-30
NEWSY NOTES.

wickedness.
Only reliable goods sold at Miles &
Armstrong;. 1t
No, dear little May, the dog star is not
a sky terrier.
Why is it 50 many new women wear
old fashioned gowns.
Best line of underwear at Miles q
Armstrong;. 1t
To live in ones trunk requires finesse
and a world of patience.
Hats. shirts and underwear at Miles
Il Armstrong;. 1t
One song in storm counts for more
than an entire concert in the sunshine.
Low prices make good trade at Miles
q Armstrong;. 1t
Two hundred lepers are at large in Ma
nila, and smallpox has become epidemic
there.
Over coats that keep you warm at
Miles & Armstrong;.
Days are always brighter when they
begin with a letter from some one of
whom you are very fond.
No old stock, everything up to date
at Miles & Armstrong;. 1t
Pearls may be for tears, but there is
more crying because a woman hasn't
them than because she has.
Many girl who looks a. though she
were fighting against some secret sorrow
is only suffering from soft corn.
At Manila, law courts have resumed,
Spanish judges hearing civil cases and
American judges criminal cases.
Rear Admiral Dewey will become
rank .ng officer of the navy by the retire.
ment of Rear Admiral Bunce, Dec. 25.
Cat Island is the last resting place of
the Maria Teresa. 1t was thought she
had gone to the demnition bow-wows.
One of the most important measures to
be urged bv the Republicans in the New
York legislature will be bill for pure
| beer.
Great disorder and possibly bloodshed
are feared in Havana when the unpaid
Spanish troops find there is no money
| for them.
Over 100000 mail star route bid
ders have combined to evade the SOC war
tax imposed on each contract bond, but
they will fail.
American match factories are being es-
tablished in Europe, but their product
cannot compete with the brilliant match
es made by American girls abroad.
A man is 20 years old, boy is years
old the boy at this age is one fourth the
mans age. In ten years from now the
boy is one-half the mans age. Explain.
A certain physician gives it as his opin-
ion that tight lacing is great public ben
efactor, because it kills off the foolish
girls and leaves the wise only to grow to
womanhood.
"Will you please insert this obituary
notice ?" asked an old gentleman of an
editor. 81 make bold to ask it because
the deceased had a great many friends
about here who would be glad to hear OF
his DEATH"
Harry Lgungberg, OF Ludlow, aged lC
years, was shot in the head by his cousin,
Oscar Orvid, aged Is years, Wednesday
and died soon after. Orvid was showing
a pistol which he supposed was not load
ed and the weapon was discharged.
There are thousands of people who dc
not know that the size in underwear is
two inches, in sock an inch, in collar
half an inch, in shoes one-siXth of al
inch, in trousers one inch, in hats an
eighth of an inch, and in gloves quarter
of an inch.
At Smethport last week lady reoov-
cred 81 damages in suit for slarder
growing out of the rejection of the plain
tiff, who had applied for admission into
the Kane hive of Lady Maccabees. She
brought an action for $1,000 damages
against the lady commander with the
above results.
f. Hopkinson Smith contributes his
new story, "a Kentucky Cinderella" "
to the Christmas Ladies' Home Journal.
1t is sweet little romance, charmingly
told by an old-time colored "mammy,'
who, insher way, is as interesting and
delightful character as "Colonel Carter
of Cartersville," another creation of Mr.
Smiths graceful pen.
The metropolitan papers again pub
lished Friday that the 10th Regiment
would not be mustered out, but would
be sent to Cuba to form part of the army
of occupation. However, if the peace
commissioners at Paris reach satisfac.
tory conclusion it is likely that the boys
will be mustered out next month.
viii Schermerhorn, of Tiona, with q
number of companions, was hunting deel
Friday on Brown run, about four miles
above Glade run. About dusk he was
mistaken for deer by Fred Duck o
Tiona, who fired at him with a shotgun
loaded with bucksot, the charge entering
his head and neck, making a serious
wound.
Hon. S. NJ. Brainard, OF Erie, law part
ner of George II. Higgins, Esq, dice
quite suddenly at his home in Erie OF
the 2lst inst. Mr.. Brainard was one o
the foremost lawyers of Erie county. Fl,
was So years old and was ell icted to Con
gress as Republican from the 9th dis
trict, then comprised of Erie Warren anC
l..