The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
NEWSY NOTES.

Toys! Toys! 60 to Heath * Kill
mer for toys. 1t
Pennsylvania has 26,9lO coke ovens; cf
a total of AZ, ,66S in the United States.
Santa Claus will open up his pack at
Hopkins store this week. 1t
Printers in Porto Rico, who earn from
a to 81 a week, have struck for an ad-
vance of 50 per cent.
Here's a chance for some speculator
The town of Glen Eyre, Pa, is advertised
to be sold by the Sheriff.
IF you desire something fine in jewell
ry for Xmas present call on Miles &
Armstrong, as new things are being
| shown. 1t.
The popular rating of the war heroes,
as shown in the naming of new postof-
fees, now stands as follows: Dewey Is,
Schley 5, Shafter and Sigsbee each and
Sampson 8.
If you think of buying a jacket call
at Hopkins store. 1t
city, Wednesday, seven head of South-
down sheep and shipped them to West
Virginia Mr.. Carr received 500 each for
the sheep .-MeddUille Gazette.
Hopkins sells the shoes and rubbers.
Twelve Western members of Roose-
velt's Rough Riders sailed last week for
Cuba to prospect for gold. Most of them
are old miners, and they say they saw
unmistakabe "indications" of gold bear
ing quartz ouV San Juan Hill. If they
find anything worth while they will
stake out claims.
Pittsburg ranked thirteenth in popula-
tion, in 1898, among the fifteen largest
cities i'm the Union, and the advocates
of greater Pittsburg calculate that by
| consolidating with Allegheny the census
| of 1900 would show the "Steel City" to
have half a million inhabitants, making
it the sixth city in the United States in
point of size.
The lumber resources of Pennsylvania
are fast passing away. There are said to
remain only a few unbroken timber
tracts in the Clearfied region, and next
| spring the last drive is expected to be
made from the mouth of the SinRema-
honing, to consist of 800 5000 feet of logs.
In all 60 ,000, 900 feet of timber will pass
Lock Haven.-Cl Clearield Journal.
-Ifyou contemplate giving your best
friend present buy one of those beauti-
full silk umbrellas at Miles & Arm
strong's. 1t
| The Sheriffs in this State are interested
to know to what extent they will lose
business through the new bankruptcy
law diminishing the number of volun-
tary assiument proceedings. Sh eritf
Lowry, of Allegheny county, has thus
far lost but one execution since the bank
ruptcy law went into effect, although So
petitions of voluntary bankruptcy have
! been filed with the United States Clerk
for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
-- Another lot of ladies' and gents
mackntoshes at Hopkins store. It
The annual report of the Postodice De-
partment shows not only large increase
in the volume of business handled, but
also a great improvement in the efficiency
of the machinery of handeling it. In
deed, the department is now SO efficient
in the business of transporting the vast
amount of second class matter that it is
quite prepared to take up the question OF
a general postal-package service-such as
has been tried with success all over
Europe.
Heath q Killmer have an elegant
display of toilet cases, toilet articles of all
kinds and their line of perfumes can't be
beat. Go and see. 1t
A western paper is responsible for the
following: An Arazona rancher has
posted the following on cottonwood tree
near his place "My wife Sarah has left
my ranch when didn't Doc thing Too
her ond 1 want it distinkly understood
that any man as takes her in and Keers
for her on my account will get hisseli
Pumped SC full of lead that some tender
foot will locate him for mineral claim.
A word TO the wise is sufficient and orter
work on FOOLS"
The Chester County Amshouse gives
shelter to three interesting characters,
viz: A man who twenty-five years ago
was worth 5000, 900, hut largely 10y reason
of his generous nature he lost it all Sal
lie Elbert, one of the last of the Lenape
tribe of Indians that were numerous in
Chester county years ago, and Rebecca
Thomas, rolored, said to be l03 years old,
and who says she rmembers seeing the
town of Havre de Grace Md. burned by
the British, as she stood on the porch OF
her masters house.
Referring to the healthful and sensible
fad the ladies in the matter of warm
and seryiceable footwear, a New York
fashion note says that the boys depart
ments of the shoe shops are thronged
these days with women, all engaged in
buying boys boots for themselves
Fashion has driven them to it, it being
decreed that womens lootgear shall be oi
such heavy, broad build that nothing
short of boots originally made for mer
will satisfy them. So the fair shopper
turns to boys boots, mems being trifC
diversified.
Lake Superior is in danger of losing its
distinction of being the largest fresh
water lake in the world. African explor'
ers begin to think that Lake Victoria Ny
ANA is larger. Superior covers 81.