The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-09-14
NEwSy NOTES.

| From the washington POST. fennSyt-
vana has the best drilled, best equipped
and strongest militia in the United States.
She furnished her quota without noise or
delay, and we have heard from her prac-
tically nothing since in the way of COM
plants as to government negligence or
glorification over the prowess of her SOL
ders.
Hopkins sells the clothing and shoes
Dates of county fairs now being held
and those yet to take place are AS follaws:
Cory, Sept. 1916.
Mercer, Sept. 27-29.
Clarion, Sept. 20-22.
Oil City, Sept. 1915.
Edinboro, Sept. 1919.
Meadville, Sept. 27-S0.
Stoneboro, Sept. 20 %.
Greenville, Sept. l4-l6.
Cambridge Springs, Sept 20-23.
They are here-ladies' capes, jackets,
and colleretts at Hopkins store. 1t
P. c. Boyle, of the Oil City Derrick, has
a peculiar as well as unique specimen of
wall paper in the dining room of his
home in Oil City. The paper-mache
matrices from which the stereotyped
plates are made that the Oil City Derrick
is printed from, were saved and when
enough of them were accumulated they
were utilized as wall paper and after be-
ing placed on the walls they were treated
to coat of shellac or varnish and per-
sons who have seen the room pronounce
the effect at once handsome and odd.
For dandy hat go to Hopkins. 1t
One of the latest swindling tricks is op-
Grated by two men, one of rustic appear
ance and the other being stylishly dresst.
The rustic goes into a hotel and inquiries
for the other fellow, saying that he loaned
him $50 few days ago and was to meet
him at the hotel and get it back. The
landlord laughs and plainly states that
the fellow who borrowed the $50 is a
swindler and will not turn up. The rus
tic is confident that he will get his money
back and bets the landlord SIS to that ef-
feet. In a short time well dressed man
calls for the other fellow, pays him $50
and pocketing the landlords S25, the
pair of strangers disappear.
For nobby suit 60 to Hopkins. 1t
An exchange says: 1t is more fun to
see man read a puff of himself in a
newspaper than to see fat man slip up
on a banana peel. The narrow minded
man reads seven or eight times and goes
around and appropriates what copies he
can. The kind-hearted man goes home
and reads ii to his wife, ard then
pays up his dues to the paper. The sue
ulary and makes money by it immedi.
ately starts to find the editor, and then
the two walk silently and thoughtfully
down street together, and the business
man takes sugar in his, and they both
eat Glove or two and life is sweeter,
peace settles down in their hearts for a
moment Such is the experience of a
seed that falls ON different soil.-Er.
For pair of shoes that will fit and
wear go to Hopkins. 1t
In regard to Cavite Gen. Merritts pri-
vate secretary writes to friend in Wash
ington: "Cavite is a strange looking
place. The streets are narrow, houses
only one story high, and the horses are
but mere ponies. They are driven to fun
ny little wheeled contrivances. An
other gentleman and myself drove
around in one of these carts yesterday
afternoon, and all it cost us for the two
hours we had it was 30 cents, Mexican
10 cents American. Notwithstanding
this low charge, clothes and the like have
gone up in price, although 1 ordered a
linen suit, and the price is to be 81 Mexi-
can, $3.50 American. The rainy season
is now on, and when it rains it rains
hard, coming down in regular torrents.
The mornings are usually clear. and,
much to my surprise, l haven't as yet
found any extremely hot weather. l
think the climate is not half as bad as it
has been pictured. Certainly it is not
overhot."