The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-11-22

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years, all of 1900, 1901, 1902, 1908 and
1904, il you will pay for the REPUBLICAN
one year ahead-both papers for Sl.0O.
This applies alike to new and old sub
scribors. Pay up.
There is hope for school boys, wheth-
or they are bright or dull. George Dewey
barely got through the Naval Academy
at the foot Of his class, while Capt. Ober-
lin Carter passed West Point with the
highest honors ever given to cadet.
Both achieved distinction, but in widely
different directions. Dewey is an Admi-
raj and the husband of milionairess.
Carter succeeded in embezzing about
Sl,500, 900 and is now undergoing impris
onment in the penitentiary.
AT meeting of those interested in
securing a course oflectures for this place
during the approaching winter held last
Wednesday evening a committee was
appointed to look the matter up and as
certain whether sufficient number OF sub
scribers could be secured to guarantee
success. This committee has had in cir
culation paper for that purpose, and
has met with fair success. 1t remains for
the citizens to say whether they want the
entertainment or not, and the way to do
it is to subscribe when the opportunity is
presented.
After all the meteoric shower didn't
happen last week. Al any rate no man
hel eabouts got even a glimpse of any
thing resembling a shooting star that any
body has heard of, and the probabilities
are that the show was fake. The wise
acres tell us now that the affair was
billed too far ahead, and that next year
is the one when they will make their APP
pearance. That may be the case but this
journal refuses to advertise any more
snide performances. They must come
with better recommendation next time.
Ordinary testimonials won't go.
There are many persons who do not
know how to talk over telephone. Some
people fancy they cannot hear the wee
small voice that comes over the wires
and allow themselves to become excited
over the matter. and call on another who
has better peTceptive faculties, to receive
the message. Another class talk in so
low tone that they cannot be understood.
Others again talk in loud, fierce voice as
il they imagined they were shouting to
some one without telephone aid. The
natural conversational tone of voice with
distinct enunciation, is what is required.
The story is told ola Mercer county
mean man who worked the following
scheme to have his wife dig the potatoes.
He sailed forth with a spading fork, and
after digging around while came in to
wash the dirt off nickle and dime he
had struck it rich he said. Back to the
garden he went whistling"S g"Sweet Marie"
Directly he came in showing a quarter,
saying he could afford to take nap, hav-
ing made enough for one day, anyhow.
When he awoke his wife had the whole
plot dug up. but she hadn't found a
nickle. She doesn't know yet that the
mine was salted.
The last of the summers output of
barges at the Lawrence e. Smearbaugh
yards at Hiakory were started for Pitts
burg last Saturday. There were i've of
them and there were fifteen men aboard.
The extras were not river hands, but
barge builders in charge of Mr.. Carson,
the contractor, who had taken the men
along to finish this particular fleet of
barges, they being Of special design to
be used in the local transportation of coal
about Pittsburg. They are longer and
narrower than the common barge and
will be decked over as they are afloat, the
owners not caring to take the risk of
holding them here till this work was
done.
The full story of the capture of Frank
Major, now in the Meadville Jail for
completely in the Titusvlle robberies
and shooting, and which has not yet been
told in print, is worthy of publication,
says the Meadville Tribune. 1t also indi-
Gates the man who waited on Major when
he called at Wood IL Co.'s store at Grand
Valley, aspossessed of considerable nerve
and what is ordinarily termed "horse
sense" Major was bare headed and said
he had lost his hat. He wanted to buy
one. The clerk suspecting he was one OF
the escaped burglars, managed to get a
look to young man who was loungng
in the store that was understood, and the
young man, watching his opportunity,
went out for help. To kill time the clerk
showed Major several hats that were toe
large for him, then took him up stairs
where he had something that would suit
him." By the time the right hat had
been found several men were standing
carelessly about the front Of the store
They parted as Major passed out, anC
grabbed him SO quick that his revolver
was rendered useless, although he haC
his hand on it in his coat pocket.
Hopkins sells the clothing anil shoes