The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-04-02

-Osgood d Jameson have moved ihei
mill from Dawson TO Hunter Run, an,
are about ready to begin on a tract 0
timber along that stream about mil
from its mouth. This firm cleaned M
oyer 2, 100000 feet on their Dawson rur
tract, which was generally supposed tC
have been stripped years ago.
The Derri,k's oil report for Marcel
shows 5li new wells completed, an in.
crease of50, aud S95 rigs up and we'll,
drilling, a net decrease OF 10 in the latter
class of work. The report also shows
6,SG6 barrels Of new production, an in
crease Off, 1873 barrels over February.
Hot alum water is the best insect
destroyer known. Put the alum into hot
water and let it boil until it is all dis
solved then apply the solution hot with
brush to all cracks, closets, hedsteaIs
and wherever insects are found. Ants,
bedbugs and cock reaches are killed by
it, while it has no danger Of poisoning.
-"Educating the Deaf-Blind" is the
title Of an article in tho April number of
the Review of Reviews. in which the
author presents an interesting account of
this wonderful branch of education, tell
ing ofsome Of the pioneers aud leaders in
the work, and giving anumber of exam
Piles of the splendid result thus far
achieved.
"A number of Forest county's most
extensive manufacturers of hemlock
lumber gathered in Tionesta last Fri
day TO talk over the situation as it eff
fects that line of industry, future prices,
etc. Whether or not anything definite
was done as to fixing scale of prices
was not learned, but we understand the
matter was thoroughly discussed.
The old homestead of our old friend
Squire Henry Church, at East Hickory,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire last
Wednesday. Mr.. Church had been burn
ing some rubbish which communicated
with the woodshed, and would have ig-
nited the house but for the timely help of
the boys from Mr.. Carson's barge yard,
who kept the flames confined to the out
house.
The season for accidentally shooting
men while hunting opens early in
this latitude. Harry Carroll, aged %
years, received the contents of shot gun
in his left leg at short range while hunt
ing ducks on Oil Creek lake last Friday.
While he was rowing boat a companion
picked up the gun, which was unaccount-
ably discharged with the result stated.
The young man may lose his leg.
The Tionesta mantel factory has Just
issued handsome new catalogue of up
ward of eighty pages, and showing
seventy-four beautiful mantel designs in
half-tone plates. The book is real
work of art, bat not more so than the ell
egance of the woodwork which this fine
ly equipped factory turns out Only a
limited number OF mantels is shown of
the extensive and varied assortment
turned out by this corporation, their ca
paciiy being practically unlimited, en-
ploying as they do the best skilled labor
to be found in the country, and the man
agement being in charge of that hustler
of husIlers, Charles Il. Bowman.
There is nothing sensational about
the editor of the Ford City News, and
how refreshing it would be ifother jour
nalists were as common place in their
manner of chroncling items of tho
gravest sort, as witness the following:
Crawford Bruce, the little son of Mr..
hip by the family dog on Monday. The
dog was Immediately shot, as he had been
bitten last week by another dog which
was mad,n If some special fiend
should happen onto so creamy a bit of
news as that, it would require about
'steen scare headlines TO properly put
the fact before startled constituency.
The Meadvillo Star says: "Sheriff
Scott and Deputy Whipple returned We'd
nesday from Allegheny, alter leaving
Frank Woodard in the Western Peniten-
tiary, where he is now known as No. 3iS0
Mr.. Whipple states that Woodard gave
them no trouble whatever on the way to
Allegheny. He was handcuiied and
kept under close guard, so that no oppor
tunity was afforded him to escape. He
had little to say, but occasionally made a
remark that showed that he seemed to
feel no pangs Of conscience for his asst
evil record. On the contrary he appar-
emily seemed to regret that he would mot
be able to crack any more cribs He
kept up "a brave front until Pittsburg
was reached, when he suddenly collapsed,
much to the surprise of the officers, who
had not expected any breakdown. The
two officers and Woodard had entered a
restaurant and while sitting at table the
prisoner suddenly pulled out his hand.
kerchief and with his manaced hands
put it to his eyes, bursting into fit of
weeping. lie had not recovered his pre-
vious selfpossessed demeanor when the
officers left him in tie penitentiary.n
That Beautiful Gloss
comes from the varnish in Devoe's Var
nish Floor paint; costs cents more a