The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-08-14
Editor Muse OF the vindicator goes

convention which assemblies there to-
morrow. Chairman George Shields of
Redclyffe accompanies him,
james G.. Bromley, the hustling rep
resentative of the johnson harvesting
machinery people, returned home Satur-
day from an extended trip through Mer-
GER, Crawford and Erie counties where
he did a thriving business in the sale Of
his firms wares.
-Pleasantville will he over next Sat-
urday to play game of ball with TO-
nesta, which is expected to be very re-
spectacle article, both teams playing
their home boys exclusively. The game
last Thursday at Pleasantville between
these mines resulted in score off to in
favor of ofPleasantvl;e. Turn out and see
the game
Miss Evelyn +. Hicks, daughter of
Rev. j. p. Hicks, of Emerickville, and a
former teacher in Brookvilie publis
schools, and Mr.. II. p. Jeneris, of Alli-
ance, Ohio, will DO married at 1000
O'Clock to morrow morning, the ceremo-
nies taking place at the Methodist Epis-
codal parsonage in Emericksville. Mr..
Jefieris is principal of the schools at
| Gnadenhutten, 0hio.-Brookville Repub-
lican. Rev. Hicks was once pastor Of the
NJ. L, church Of Tionesta.
The present high price of potatoes is
due largely to speculation and the wealth
er scare. A Harrisburg paper calls at
tention to the fact that all the potatoes
which have appeared in that market were
of early varties and planted in April.
Those planted in May do not appear to
be affected by dry whether and the ordi-
nary yield may be expected. 1t is the
late potatoes which supply the country
with that great vegetable food and they
are not usually dug before October
When on Sabbath morning con-
sciencious Christian tries to think he is
excusabe for not attending church, let
him consider that if every other member
of the congregation would absent him
self from church who has as good reasons
as he for so doing, most of the pews
would be empty, and the house of God
would soon be deserted, says an observ-
ant exchange. Any one can see that il
such an easy going habit as that should
become universal, the public worship Of
God would soon perish from the earth
Much has been said and written about
the verdancy Of the young man from the
country, but if he can make greater ass
of himself than the city chap, who, upon
going to the country, attempts to be
funny, he ought to be shot. The dainty
sprig is constantly haunted by an ap-
prehension that somebody may not know
that he is IRON the city, and in order to
prevent such misapprehension he makes
a monkey of himself, in the various ways
known only to his class. Blizzard. The
same might also be sometimes said OF
the city girl.
The members of the Grand Army OF
the Republic are looking forward with
pleasure to the 18th reunion of the North
western Association, Department of Pen
nsylvania, which will be held at Irvine
dale Park, October 2, The Association
embraces lS counties IN Western Pen
nsylvania and there will doubtless be an
assemblege of several hundred veterans
Department commander MacCauley and
| II .T . L., ttla xvin "a
present and the program as outlined fol
the day will be an elaborate one. Forest
county will be represented at this meet
ing.
An Oklahoma editor, who is dee[
thinker, has fixed a table of rates for pub
fishing things, mot as they SEEM" say:
the Jefferson, TEX Jimplecute, as fol
lows: "For calling man a successful
citizen when everyone knows he is laziei
than Government mule, S2.75; referring
to deceased citizen as one VINO is sin
cereIy mourned by the entire communi
ty when we know he will only be missed
by the poker circle, Sl.OS; referring t.
some galivanting female as an estimabl'
lady whom it is pleasure to meet, wher
every business man in town had rather
see the devil coming. hool, horns and all
than to see her coming towards them
s3.l0; calling an ordinary pulpit rounde
an eminent divine, 90 cents; sending I
tough citizen to heaven with poetry, $500
Brother William O. Smith of th
Punxy Spirit gives the whole snap away
in this fashion: A wiley angler. wht
caught more bass than anybody else
told friend in strict confidence how b.
managed it. Take a good sized glas
jar" he said, lowering his voice to
whisper, "put about dozen lively min
nows in it, cover the top with mosquit
netting, and drop the jar in the rive
where you desire to fish. In few hour
the bass will collect around it, and the.
; will remain for days looking wistfully a
those minnows, and wondering VIII.
; they cannot get at them. About the tim
the bass are almost famished with hun
ger you come along and drop your hook
baited with minnow, right in besid
them. They snatch it and you repea
the operation until you have caugh
7 every last one Of them"
I Zinc and Grinding make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twiC
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
At the Traps.