The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-02-26

in the opera house at Marienville last
Friday evening, it being in the nature Of
benefit for the band Of that place. The
house was well filled, and the play well
received, and the reception and good
trertment by the people of Marienvine is
spoken of as of the royal kind by those
taking part in the drama.
During all of March the sun is com.
ing farther north. About the twentieth
ii shines directly ON the Equator, and the
day is just as long as tho night. The
time of the old Jewish Passover. and
hence of our Easter, depends on this date.
This latter always comes on the Sunday
following the first full moon after the sun
crosses the line. This accounts for its be-
ing so "movable" feast.-March Ladies'
Home Journal.
The February number OF "rhe Little
Blue Book" contains the latest revised
time tables Of all the railroads in the
State. 1t is corrected and issued
monthly. 1t is indispensable to people
who travel or as a book of reference. 1t
is the most accurate guide published.
Sent postpaid at 81 per year. Single
copies by mail 10 cents. Address, w. p.
Hastings, Milton, Pa.
MIR. j. T. o'Rourke, with the Watson
Land Lumber Co. at Mayburg since they
started their extensive mill Mt that place,
has moved his family 10 Cleveland, hav-
ing resigned his position with the COM
pany. Mr.. o. Rourke is an expert in the
handling Of band mills, and his popular
ity with the peop'o among whom he has
mingled for the past six years was very
general and they are sorry to see him de-
part from the county.
The editor of the Little Valley Hub
is travelling in the South for his health,
and writes to his paper about the sudden
changes of climate in Texas, which he
illustrates by the following incident; "a
farmer was driving an OK team across the
prairie when one of them died from heat
exposure. The farmer was poor, and to
make the best of his IN isfortune, he stop
ped TO skin the OK, aud before he could
get the hide OF the other OK fioze to
death. That's hot one-and cold one,
too"
Statesman wenk, of Tione ia, sees no
apparent cause for alarm over the pros
pect of ice gorges and floods when the
breakup comes. But Jake" is up to-
ward the head waters, you see, and he
isn't afraid Of water anyway-as a chaser,
Hence his optimism Blizzard. And this
base insinuation carries with it the infer
ence that we wouldn't shy at the article
that usually precedes the "chaser. either.
The Blizzard Colonel will kindly name
the weapons we have the choice of dis
tance.
AT the recent election held in Shelf
field, Warren county, W. l.. Klinestiver
former Tionesta boy was reelected
treasurer and clerk on the Republican
ticket. Notwithstanding extra efforts
were made by the opposition to down
Billy his majorities were larger than be
fore. The proposition to increase the
| debt Of the township in order to tinisl
the new $4,000 school building in tnt
town of Sheffield carried by a good ma
| iority, and the new edifce will be com
/ pleted the coming summer.
In Mercer County Judge Miller hal
ruled that all retail dealers in Soutl
Sharon and Wheatland shall close at S;4
p. M, and keep closed until 7;l5 a. m
He fixes the same hours for wholesalers
and goes further by adding these restric
tions Liquors shall not be furnished
in other places or rooms than in the ba
room. No liquors shall be sold 10 an!
p rsons on their way to work at p. IN.
6 p. m. or pm, or at any other hou
when going to their work, nor durinl
the hours they are at work"
The lecture by Prof. DeMotte mex
Saturday evening in the Court House will
interest everybody, and no one SHOULD
miss it. It is not often a town Of this siz
has the opportunity to hear such maj
as the lecture committee has secured 70
this course. The very best things in tn
world are brought within easy reach
Let there be full house. The subject o
Character Building discussed by on
of Prof. DeMotte's ability ought to b.
enough to insure large audience. 1t i
worth many times what it costs to ever!
person, young and old.
A farmer in neighboring townshi
while in generous mood gave hi
daughter two chickins and bade her "ru
away and be good girl" lie promise
if she would look after them he woul
feed the increase for four years. The gil
as it were planted these two chicken
and the result according to the father
statements, are somewhat astonishing
He says she has s64 in the bank and som
200 chickens which nc had to feed. A,
cording to the farmers best calculation
his daughter will own the farm at Ii
end of four years and will be chargiu
him rent for living on il. -Ex.
--Supt. Richards of the Water compan
was around Monday morning huntin
for leaky spigots, and found numerol
cases where water was going to waste |
E either carelessness or negligence. Ha
( ing measured the water supply g fint
that one gallon is flowing into the rese
/ voir every second in the "a Lours, wni'
} he has calculated gives l6 barrels of wat
) every day to each tap in the main lin
, and yet it seems insufficient, az it is diff
> cult to keep the reservoir full. Co
, sumers should never permit leaks to co
Q tinue in their water connections. IL
Q these small leaks that in the aggrega
a create havoc with the water supply, we