The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-11-28
This fall of the "beaut'' reminds us,

That Old Winters almost here,
And that we must do some grunting,
If we'd keep our sidewalks clear.
-Btzzdrd.
Those who want the Farm Journal
through our clubbing arrangement must
| speak quick, as no subscriptions to that
journal will be taken by us after the close
of next month. Pay up and get in on
the four-year subscription, but do it at
once.
There's a chance for some one to get
a bargain in a set of the new "Naticnal
Dictionary Encyclopedia and Atlas" by
| calling at this Office. The set is fresh
from the publishers, and contains Is vol
umes. Drop in aud see what a bargain
| you can secure. If
"A preacher in Southern Missouri, af-
tor having announced that he would
preach on the following Sunday on "Hell
| and Who Will Go There" received sey-
eral letters from parishioners threatening
dire vehgencs in case he dared 10 make
use Of their names.
The Pittsburg 81 Western railroad
Company is now chan ing the road from
Butler to FoXburg from a narrow to a
standard gauge. The narrow gauge will
remain from Foxburg to Kane for the
present, but eventually it will also be
made standard gauge.
The census of 1900 shows that the cen
tre OF population is in Indiana west Of
Columbus. In 1900 it was 23 miles east
of Baltimore and has shifted almost due
west at the rate of 40 to go mies each de-
cade except from 1850 TO 1860, when it
moved West by north 81 miles.
Those OF our subscribers who have
not yet taken advantage of our offer of
The Farm Journal till Jan. l, 1905, with
every cash-in-advance payment to the
REPUBLICAN, should do so at once. The
offer w;ll be withdrawn shortly, but
while it lasts you should avail yourself Of
the opportunity. The Farm Journal is
the best paper of its class In The world.
The Meadvllle Poultry Fancers have
completed arrangements for the third
annual show of that club, to be held at
Moadville, Pa, Dec. 10 to II, 1900. Among
the attractions in the way of an advertise
ment will be three day fox chase with a
liberal prize for the winning dogs. Pre-
, MUM list is now ready and can be had
by dropping a card TO II. L. Lamb, Sec'y,
Cambridge Springs, Pa,
Trains have been running on the new
schedule since Monday, and as there is
considerable difference in their depar
ture at this station it will be we'll to bear
in mind the changes: Train 81 going
north leaves at $50 M, and train SO at
4:l5 p. m. Going south train 80 departs
at 1885 a. m. instead of 1906 p. m. as
heretofore, and train 80 departs at 1880 p
m. instead 1853 as heretofore. The cor
rected time table will be found in this
paper.
Heavy rains mixed with more or
less snow has given the river navigators
all the water needed for getting their
wares TO market, and then considerable.
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full and running over, making it neces-
sary for all sorts of craft to ''tie up" for
awhile. So far as heard from all boats
and barges that were started last week
have been we'll managed and are safely
landed at different points between here
and Pittsburg, and it is more than prob
able that all will reach market in good
shape.
%. @. Longstreth, at his farm in Tio-
nesta township, located between New.
mansville and Nebraska, will on Thurs
day, Dec. 20, 1900, offer at public sale one
pair mated roam horses, years old,
weight 5000 lbs; one pair black horses,
weight 200 lbs; two Jersey COWS; two
good wagons, Scowden & Clark make,
one 81 skein, one 81 skein; two pair
heavy log sleds; set of heavy team har-
ness, buggy, sleigh, hay rake, moving
machine, tanning mill, bark racks and
boat, chains and grabs and numerous
other articles. Sale will begin at 10 a. m
Terms easy. Don't forget the dates.
During the past ten days or two weeks
t parties from outside have been stationed
here who seemed bent on making an in.
, discriminate slaughter of pheasants, with
a view 20 breaking the record for big
| counts, and scarcely taking time fol
: sleep, acting like band of Modoc In
, dams on the war path. One party boasted
that they had bagged the limit-ten birds
| to a man-every day they had been here
and seemed TO regard themselves as fine
5 sportsmen. Game hogs should have no
| quarter in any decent community, but
= should be looked upon very much as &
: sheep thief or robbers of hen-roosts are
The limit of pheasants and other game
3 which one man is permitted to take in a
Q day should be cut down at least one hal
r and then these "hogs" should not be per.
mitted to run their noses into the swill
! SO far.