The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-03

er amount OF condensed, common sense,
well arranged Information than any
books they have seen relating 10 these
important branches OF farm industry.
The price ofeach is so cents, free by mail;
address the publishers, Wilmer Atkinson
Co., Philadelphia.
The Russians tell story of the late
Gar Alexander III that upon the rare
occasions when 1t was incumbent upon
him to pay a call he would take a gold
coin bearing his "imsge and superscrip-
ton" and twisting it between thumb and
finger leave it in lieu of card-The only
man in Russia who had strength for the
feat.-January Ladies Home Journal.
John DeWslt, who has been engaged
during the past summer at the county
farm, departed for Vandergrift last week
where he expects 10 locate in short
time. John has invented and had patent
ed a very useful article in the shape of a
bake-pan, which will undoubtedly bring
him a snug sum as soon as he can ar
range for its manufacture and introduc-
tion. Its simplicity and utility is appar-
ent at glance,
The Philadelphia Inquirer Almanac
for 1900 is at hand and fully maintains
the high reputation of former Inquirer
year books. 1t is impossible to enumer-
ate the many subjects treated and the
wonder is that So much timely informa-
tion could have been condensed within
its one hundred and thirty-two pages
Inquirer readers are to be congratulated
on their New Years gift, for the almanac
is presented free to every subscriber.
&C. f. Cropp, one of Forest countys
successful farmers and fruit growers, left
us sample of the corn aised on his farm
last season, wnich, while not so overly
large i'm ears, is about as we'll filled, reg
ular and symmetrical as you'll find any
where. Chris. owns fine, well-kept
far m up OH Cropp hill, and while not
raising good crops turns his attention to
producing oil, nice little yield of which
he gets off the stoney and untillable por-
| tion of his place.
Landlord Horner of the Central
House returned last week from his trip
to the Wisconsin forests, where he en-
joyed nearly three months OF the delight
full snort of deer hunting. He says for
once he got all the hunting he cared for,
and if the number of his friends here
who have been Remembered is to b.
taken as the gauge of his success, Mr..
Horner did not fail to find what he was
hunting for. The editors table was made
aware OF his return, and as holiday del
icacy, turkey stuffed with blue points,
with cranberry sauce and Kalamazoo eel
cry, weren't in it, in comparison.
-Christmas-tide just past mas proved
one of the pleasantest in many years.
Contrary to previous appearances the
weather was of the most desirable XII d
for holiday occasion, being crisp and
cool, but not loo stormy nor cold, and on
Christmas day sleighs were out and the
''going' was fairly good. At the M. e.
church the Sabbath school had tree and
the exercises in connection were pretty
and interesting. The Presbyterian Sab
bath school gave the junior members a
nice treat on Christmas morning. All
the younger scholars receiving present
and an abundance of sweetmeats. Yes,
it was one of the old-time Christmas
events-a yule-tide such as we read about
in ye bye-gone years in poem, song and
at.
Joseph Chudoba, the wood turner al
the mantel works is certainly an artist in
his line, and turns out some very neat ar
ticles in the shape of napkin rings, cigar
stands, etc., some of them containing as
high as $50 distinct pieces of different
colored woods and they are very novel
and pretty. One very difficult piece ol
lathe work which he does is to turn out
a number of shells or hollow balls which
fit, one inside the other. One specimen
balls, ranging in size from about one-hali
an finch to two inches in diameter, each
shell being composed of different colored
woods, and when placed together fitted
so compactly as to be noiseless when
shaken. Mr.. Chudoba is German and
speaks very little English, but he can
make his little chisel and lathe "talk'' in
any old language.
1t affords us much pleasure to ex-
tend heartfelt congratulations to Bro.
Muse of the Vindicator, who took advan'
tage of the holiday season to make him.
self the happiest man in all the country
round, as will be noted by our list OF
marriages in this issue. I he bride is one
of Franklin's most charming and popu-
lar ' oung ladies', whose circle of friends
is limited only by the number oI
her acquaintances. The ceremony
was entirely devoid of ostentation,
the happy pair being united by
the Rev. Mr.. Hall at the parsonage, from
whence they came direct to Tionesta
where James had newly furnished his
pleasant new home for the reception o.
his bride. In unison with all their many
friends here the REPUBLICAN joins in
extending heartiest good wishes for the
future, and bespeaks for them the bless
ings and Joys of life that follow unior
of hearts so congenial and happy.
Monday night about half mast tel