The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-24

oAouhuhOS udy oCcuTs Oh tne "a
prox. 1t is not a legal holiday. we can
state on the authority of the Oil City
Blizzdrd.
-Lumbermen are hoping for snow,
which is seriously needed. Many thous-
and feet ofsquare timber are ready for
moving to the rivers, while a number of
sawmills will be deprived of their sum-
mer's stock if not favored with at least
two weeks of good sleighing.
Following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for in the Tonesta, Pa, post
office for the week ending Jan. "a, 1900;
Mr.. Jos. Ii. Jacobs, Mr.. w. A. Law
renee. E. Clyde Smith, Esq, Mr.. John
Corbin, Lock Box 1851. d. S. KNOX, p.
M.
The days are getting perceptably
longer at the tail end, but the mornings
don't seem to dawn much earlier, and
the old adage to the effect that "when the
days begin to lengthen the cold begins 10
strengthen" is not as truthful as it is po-
etical in the present instance either.
The ballot law requires that nomina-
tons for borough and township offices
made by political parties shall be filed
with the county commissioners eighteen
days before the date of the February
election. The election will be held on
Tuesday, February Goth and the borough
and township caucuses will be due the
next eight days. Friday, Feb. I'd, is the
last day on which certificates can legally
be filed.
All of the students of Forest county
who have attended the Clarion Normal
will be g ad to learn that the Normal has
just started school paper. 1t is maga-
zine size and contaiIs about twenty
pages, published monthly. The sub
scription price is fifty cents year. The
paper is full of news and other matter of
interest to all who have ever attended the
school. Aymer Hamilton is a member
ofthe board of editors, and the subscrip-
tions may be sent to him.
Mrs. J. d. w. Reck has succeeded in
growing a ripe orange in this latitude,
the only one so far as our knowledge ex-
tends, that has ever accomplished this
delicate task. About three years ago she
was presented with the shrub, which has
since had perfect care. and now nice
specimen of the ripe fruit can be seen
hang ng on one of its branches, and will
be plucked soon. The orange is little
below the medium size, and although of
nice, rich color, has the appearance of be-
ing just trifle shriveled. 1t has been
almost year in maturing. p. S.-The
orange was plucked this morning, and
we were permitted to sample it. 1t was
delicious.
Capt. Geo. Stow Woman's Relief
Corps of this place will present the name
of one Of its worthy members at the next
department convention of that noble or
der for departm ent treasurer, in the per-
son Mrs. Jennie e. Agnew. Tionesta
has one of the most jealous, most efficient
and best working Corps in the State, so
admitted by many of the State officials,
and if the department would confer an
honor on Corps 1877 it will place one of its
most popular members in this Office
without a dissenting vote, especially
since it is the first time the Corps has
asked State appointment. Mrs. Agnew's
many friends will be delighted with her
preterment.
1t would seem from the following
squib from the Clarion Democrat that
our old friend "Dick" King has gotten
mixed up somehow in dispute over the
size of wildcat killed in his vicinity,
but as will be observed, he still has very
practical way of settling that kind of con-
troversies: Esquire f. E. King, of Ty-
lersburg, Pennington township, settled
the question the other day about the big
wild cat, of which so much has been
said. The squire did not think worth
while to argue much about its size, so he
just brought the pelt in to settle all dis
putes, and it measured just peet and 5
inches from tip to tip. Facts is facts,
and 'figgers won't lie.' "
"A short but very entertaining account
of how it feels to be in the earthquake
belt when the earth is quaking is given
in letter in this issue from Mrs. J. b.
Pearsall, who, with her husband, is en-
joying the delights Of Southern California
this winter. and will be read with pleas
ure by their many Forest county friends.
We apprehend Mr.. and Mrs. Pearsalps
experience with the earthquake was
somewhat after the fashion of the young
Kansas couple who telegraphed the news
of the first arrival in their home to their
eastern friends, adding that ''they would
MT take ten thousand dollars for this one,
nor give ten cents for another We hope
our former Forest countians will let
their Eastern friends hear from them
frequently through the columns of the
REPUBLICAN while they sojourn in that
fair land.
Hopkins sells the clothing and shoes.