The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-02-12

official was Off his guard. The culprit
was recaptured the next day and returned
to Jail.
The w. G. r. U. will hold due So
cal at the home of Mrs. $. d. Irwin,
Tuesday evening next, February Is.
Light refreshments will he served. A
cordial invitation is extended to ALL The
members are all expected, of course.
L. Agnew Purchased fine black
driving mare at Warren ON Monday, aud
c. Amann and l.. w. Bowman traded their
sorrel TO a Tttusvile party for bay mare
that goes down the pike" at a pretty
good clip, and they are putting up line
of talk that they are going to make Jim
Hsslet "cut OUT the chicken business
aud pay little more attention to groom
ing up his nags. Wen pin our faith on
Jimmie.
The farmers institute will begin its
sessions at the court house next Friday
afternoon, and continue till Saturday
evening. The program which has al
read been published is sufficiently varied
to afford all profitable aud interesting
time, whether farmer or Just a common
every day fellow. All who can possibly
do so should attend the institute as they
are assured of getting many good pointers
that will repay them for time spent
DO not forget the date of the last
numb erof the lecture course for this
winter, March LIST. Prof. Denote has no
superiors on the platform. His lecture
The Harp of the Senses, is illustrated
with the stereopticon and cannot fail to
entertain and instruct old and young
alike. He is the first man on the plat
form to popularizo scientific methods as
applied to character building and has
made a tremndnous hit wherever he has
appeared.
The PunX'y Spirit recently donned
handsome new dress in which il looks |
prim and gay as the proverbial summer
Miss. Editor Smith is sprucing up pre-
paratory to going to Congress, which will |
happen this coming fall. Can't help it, |
you know, for the people of that district |
recognize good legislator the minute |
they set eyes on i'm, and the talented and |
good natured editor of the Spirit has
lodged them as long as they'll let him, so |
now he's got to go.
While assisting the manager, w. A.
Wray, to make some changes at the eregu-
lator which controls the supply of gas
for the town of Tylersburg last Thursday,
and forgetting that jet under the appa-
ratus was burning, II. Il. Stanley was
severely burned by the explosion which
followed the disconnection of the main
line. His hands, face and head wero all
very badly burned, but fortunately his
ey3s escaped injury except the severe
scorching of the lids, and it is not thought
that any serious results will follow.
If we were going to do any consider
able amount of churning we'd call at
Scowden Il Clark's and get one of those
oval churns that seem as though they
might almostdo the churning themselves.
They are the sleekest thing in that line
that has ever been offered for sale in this
market, and the old-fashioned dasher
churn is surely n back number when set
up along side of this article. Easily
with crank motion, and no
trouble TO clean them which cannot be
said of most patent churns.
The home talent production of "The
lnapnuN NJ I N l.. ~ |
evening was all right. Tho performers
lad the drama well in hand aud gave lhe
packed house which greeted them the
ull moneys worth, and the audience was
we'll pleased. Many were turned away
because every seat and every inch of
room was taken up, and so he
'lay was repeated Saturday evening for
he benefit of those who were unable to
get in the first night. The young people
ire to be congratulated on the excellent
of a good play.
"A dispatch from Susquehanna, Pa,
lnder da' e of Jan. 25, says 1.-THE famous
'elled heron which at intervals for years
las been seen in Pennsylvania, Delaware
nd New Jersey was seen near Starrucsa,
Wayne county, to-day. AS the bird
asses through the air a weird sound is
How the bell became attach
n TO the bird is a mystery" Some years 2
go j. II. Wentworth of Smoky Hill,
wo miles from Tionesta, liberated a bird
4 this description alter having attached
bell to it. He believes the one men
oned in this dispatch is the identical
owl, and no doubt it is.
An exchange says that one of the best
Oods 10 make hens lay in the winter is
oiled potatoes mixed with wheat bran.
'or 80 hens boil pailful of unstable
otatoes, and when done, drain; add
title skim milk or butter.milk and three y
r four quarts OF bran. Mash all to- fl
ether, and ii ground meat scraps are /
andy put in a pint and add teaspoon c
III of black pepper. Feed while warm.
his 10 better fed in the morning, but Q
fill serve very well TO an afternoon k
alton. Feed abont 20 ears of hot slightly V
rowned cor in the morning and a pail h
( above mixture in the after noon and
our hens can't help but lay eggs.
Trains on the "Pennsy" have been
lobbering along at all hours of day and II
light during the past week, howsomever a
hey have all come through some time
uring the "a hours, while other roads n
eve been completely blocked. The p. G
w. narrow guage has run but one train
etween Foxburg and Kane since the ID
nst., and that one was still stalled near
Zane at last accounts. The people of
iarienville and vicinity have had no
nails for nearly a week and such a thinp