The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-02

of Reviews by A. l.. Mearke. This law
States.
"A new law in Pennsylvania makes it
a misdemeanor TO place free or trial sam
pies Of medicines, dyes, ink, coloring or
polishing compounds where children eau
obtain them. And it's a good law to en-
force to the letter.
The veterans of the Northwestern as
sociaton, G. A. r., are holding their an-
nual reunion at Irvinedale park, Warren,
to-day. Governor Stone, General Miller
and other notable Grand Army men are
expected to be present.
Leonard, the little son of John Noble'
who sustained an injury to his left. foot
'ome time ago by stepping on a nail, and
who was treated at the Oil City hospital
by DIR Siggins, is getting along quite well,
but it will be several weeks before he
will be able to use the injured member TO
any extent.
The Derrick's September oil report
OF operations ia the Pennsylvania, West
Va, and S. E. Ohio fields, shows 72O
completed wells, 6,77O barrels new pro-
duction, 2l4 dry holes, $50 rigs and drill
ing wells. Compared with August this
is an Increase OF 2 completed wells, de-
crease of ,55i barrels new production,
increase of Is in dry holes, and net de-
crease of 10 in rigs and drilling wells
Stephen King Of Hickory Twp. who
gives some attention to gardening as a
side issue, yesterday handed US a new
variety Of cucumber of his own raising.
| II is shaped like and quito resembles a
small ripe muskmellon being of a golden
color When sliced and properly sea-
soned il beats the old fashioned variety.
Mr.. King told us the name of the new
collie propagator but we've forgotten it.
-Pittsburg has won the pennant and
some of the base ball cranks can now die
happy. There are still number of
games to be played, but our favorites
could lose them all and still win out.
There's big struggle going on between
| Philadelphia and Brooklyn for second
place in the race. with the former just a
triile in the lead now. If she should
also win it might be nee ssary for some
one to sit up a few nights with the big
Keystone State.
| Our farmers should be on the ook-
out for gang Of men who are operating
new graft, says the Oil Review. The
scheme is to call on farmers at their
homes aud offer for sale new method OF
making butter, with county agency at
tached. when once their names have
been secured to bind the contract, the ex-
perience is more expensive than TO buy a
car load of steam pumps or barn lot OF
lightning rods. Farmers in the northern
part of the state were bled for thousands
OF dollars this spring on thu same graft.
That advertising in the newspapers
has become essential to success in most
enterprises appears from many indica-
tions. A striking pro If is the extraordi'
nary development of the business ol
writing advertisements for the newspa-
pers. One of the oldest and most sue
cessful schools i'm this city has found il
expedient to establish department ioI
the training of "ad" writers. Iti only 9
question of time when every kind OF bus
mess will make its announcement regu
larly through the newspapers.-Philadel'
phia Record.
Most people are not posted as TO the
amount of time that can be gained by
convicts in prisons in this State for gooC
behavior The table of time gained OF
sentences from one to 40 years under thu
act of May II, 1901, is as follows: A per
son sentenced to one year can save TIVE
months; two years, five months; three
years, nine months; four years, ont
year, one month; five years, one yeal
six months; six years, one year, clever
months; seven years, two years iouI
months, and so on. A l0-year sentenc
allows three years aud seven months.
Officers ofthe w. c. T. U. of Nebras
ka for the new year have been elected
and are as follows: Pres, Mrs. Emmi
Cole; Vice Pres, Mrs. Anna Thomson
Cor. See. Miss Bessie Cook; Rec. Sec.
Mrs. II. NJ. Cook; Treasurer Mrs. Lotti,
Knopp. Superintendents of department
Mercy and Narcotics, Mrs. Ida Small
Evangelistic and sabbath Observance
Mrs. Mable Mexican; Franchise, Mis-
Mary Thompson; Scientific Temperance
Instruction, Mrs. Emma Cole; Temper
ance Literature, Mrs. Cook; Parlo
Meetings, Mrs. Dorcas Thompson; Moth
er's Meetings, Mrs. Annie Allison; Pres
Work, Ida L. small.
u. $. Pension Agent J. W. Nesbit ha
sent out the following for the guidance O
all concerned: "By Act of Congress, al
proved August %, 1894, fourth-class post
masters are authorized to administe
oaths to pensioners and tEeir witnesses
in the execution of pension voucher:
I Vouchers executed before urth-clas
postmasters will not be accepted, unles
the postmarking stamp is affixed; thi
stamp is the one used to show the date
letter is filed in the postoflice for trans
mission, or on which it is received for dc
E livery. Stamps used in the transacIio
, of other postoilice business will not dc
D Postmasters should add after the namei
when signed to the vouchers, the word
t Fourth Glass Postmaster as require
by Section No. $50 of the U. S. Post OniC
Official Guide"
, Lynch.
0 This place is still in the race, a. I'll