The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23

laborers at $l.60a day.
jamestown, N. Y, had a disastrous
fire Ausust 10 on Taylor street, seven
houses and. factories burned, and the
Humphrey House was saved by hard
work of the firemen.
Quite lively game of base ball was
played on the island last Saturday be-
tween the woodworkers and finishsrs of
the mantel factory, the result being a
score of 20 to IL in favor of the wood
workers.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the Forest County W. G. T. U. is in ses-
sion at Marienville this week. Quite a
number of our people are in attendance.
We expect to give report of the conven-
tion in our next issue.
up in Chsutauqua county a pedler
has been doing a thriving business sell
ing people s. worth of soap and promis-
ing TO throw in a carpet or a set of dishes.
Cash was paid for the SOAP but purchas-
ers are still using their old carpets and
| dishes.
The large tannery at Curwensville,
owned by Allen Brothers, OF Boston. to.
gether with 5000 cords of bark, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Saturday. The
loss is estimated at 5000, 900, insurance,
$500 900. Over 300 men are thrown out
of employment.
TO accommodate those wishing to
attend the Firemens' Tournament at
Titusville. Aug. I'D, & 23d, the Western
New York 6 Penn'a R'y will sell tickets
to Titusville and return on August 22d
& 23d, at low rate. Tickets good for re-
turn to Aug. 24th. Call on agents for
particulars.
If a fellow were to say ',just what he
thinks" as we've all heard people claim
they do, only for one day, the cnances
are ten to one he would pile up trouble
enough TO last him the balance of the
year. And yet many people, and even
philosophers. tell you to act natural, and
don't be a hypocrite.
The Ridgway Star complins of the
horrible condition of the Clarion river
and Elk creek at that point and after
calling attention to the thousands of dead
fish which are floating on the surface,
says: zone thing is certain if this shame
full condition is allowed TO exist, Ridg-
way will have an epidemic of sickness
thai will give Joy to the undertakes"
DO you keep chickens? Then you
ought to have the Farm Journal. We
give it in clubbing with THE FOREST RE-
PUBLICAN, both for the price of our pa
per only. Pay up all arrearages and a
year ahead, and tho Farm Journal will
come for tho balance of 1899 and all of
1900, 1901, 1902 and 1908, nearly FIVE years
and get to you if you are on this planet.
Every discriminating person will
say that The Bicycle Books advertised in
this issue of the REPUBLICAN contain a
greater amount of condensed common
sense, we'll arranged information than
any books they have seen relating to
these important branches of farm indus
try. The price of each is so cents, free
by mail address the publishers, Wilmer
Atkinson Co., Philadelphia.
The great Changers picnic will be
held at Williams Grove, Cumberland
county, August 2S to September "a. The
exhibits promise to be something inn
mense. Among the attractions will be a
Ferris wheel, steam -go-round,
high grade tent shows, bands of music,
electric fountain and 10000 candle power
search light. A number of prominent
speakers will be present.
If you want to be the real thing now,
says an exchange you must camp out in
the woods, and, while there, sleep on the
soft side of plank, spend a good portion
OF the day fighting fles, half the night
killing mosquitoes and other bugs, eat
stale bread, drink coffee that tastes of
smoke and be generally uncomfortable ;
and after spending week thus. come
home and send for doctor. It's awfully
jolly to camp out.
During the severe electrical storm of
Monday afternoon lightning struck one
of the rigs on Siggins Il Crops lease on
Crop Hill and the derrick together with
two small tanks containing between
twenty-five and thirty barrels of oil were
destroyed. During the same storm rig
near Balltown No. 2, belonging to the
South Penn Oil Co., was struck by light
ming and the derrick and tank contain
ing 200 barrels of oil were destroyed.
"A terrible warning comes from Siv-
erly, to the boys who persist in the haz'
zardous pastime ofjumping on trains, A
boy namrd Oscar Gustaffson was play
ing with some others in the yards at that
place and boarded freight car from
which he was thrown and the car passed
over his body, cutting the head entirely
off. When found the head was lying in.
side of the track and the trunk outside
What warning. Will it have any effect
, The Woman's Relief Corps, which is
the outgrowth of the soldier aid societies
: that sprang up during the civil war, il
: one of the oldest and largest of all patri
otic organizations ofwomen. 1t has near
ly one hundred and fifty thousand mem
bers. It's seventeenth national conven
tion is to be held in Philadelphia, begin
uino SAINT Mrs Flo Jamiesou Miller