The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-02-08

band corner of the envelope. Then every
body connected with the postal service
will flop around lively. The stage driver
will lick up his horses, the postmaster
dance a jig and tho route agent rushes
forward and tells the engineer to pull the
throttle wide open and let her CO."
Harry, the l3-year-old son of James
G. Bromley, of Stewarts Run, was kicked
b. horse on Monday afternoon last, and
quite seriously injured. The toe.cork of
the horses shoe struck the boy on the
left side of the face, cutting cash from
the outer corner of the eye and extending
back about three inches. Dr.J. w. Morrow
was summoned, and found it necessary
to put in five stitches to close the wound
He left the boy resting we'll and does not
expect any serious results from the in
jury.
Merchants, don't go into any fake ad-
vertising schemes, such as hotel registers,
hotel devices of any kind, advertising
clocks, or anything of that nature. The
only true way to advertise is through the
newspapers. And ifyou want any job
printing, give the home Office a chance
to give you prices at least before sending
away.-Frdnklin NeiOs. This item ap-
plies to all towns alike, and when it
comes to the lattor clause it should in
clude business men generally, who expect
the home paper to "wboop it up" for
them whenever an opportunity presents
itself, which they always cheerfully do.
It's mighty poor rule that won't work
both ways.
Country publishers receive subscrip-
tions now and then from city firms who
have no interest in the local news of the
paper. This paragraph in the Yew York
Times may explain the reason for these
foreign subscriptions "a wholesale
grocer in this city, who has become rich
at the business, says his rule is when he
sells a bill of goods on credit, is to imme-
diately subscribe for the local paper of
his debtor. So long as his customer ad-
vertises literally, he rested, but as soon
as he began to contract his advertising
space, he took the fact as evidence that
there was trouble ahead and invariably
went after the debtor. Said he: "The
man who is too poor to make his busi
ness known is too roor to do business.
evidence OF weakness men are not slow
to act upon. There's nothing like it,"
What might have proven most dis
astrous confiagration was happily nipped
in the bud last Thursday morning about
2 o'clock. Gas escaping from the rubber
hose connecting the peanut rcsster in r.
M. Hernan's store 10 the jet, finally be-
came ignited by coming in contact with
another jet, and set fire to box near the
front window. Fred Bristow occupies
rooms in the second story and escaping
gas attracted the attention OF the house
hold just in time tn avert confiagration,
as the fire had only just caught the wood
work and bucket or two of water was
sufficient to subdue it. An open tran
som window allowed most of the gas to
escape from the store room otherwise q
bad explosion must have eusued. The
fire alarm was turned on by.Mr. Bristow,
and our people generally were aroused
from their slumbers, but fortunately
were not needed at the fire.
The odd Fellows meeting, which
will be held in Warren On the 26th of
April, promises to be one of more than
usual interest The occasion is the cele-
bration of the eightieth anniversary of
Odd Fellowship in America. The War
rem meeting is under tho auspices of the
Northwestern Central Dittrict Anniver-
sary Association, l. o. o. F., of Pa. This
association is composed of Lodges, En-
campments, Cantons and Rebekah Lodg-
es of Elk, Clarion, Clearfield, Forest,
Potter, jefferson, Warren and Mexican
counties, and has for its object the ad-
vancement of interest in the Order of
Odd Fellowship in this section of the
State, the bringing of the lodges in the
several counties represented into closer
fraternal relation, and the establishment
of the birthday of the order in America.
Speakers of well known ability will be at
Warren, and the parade will be worth
going miles to see. The members of the
order in this part ofthe district are look
ing forward to "big day."