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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
BRIEF NEW ITlMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Weeks Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Parts
of the World Shorn of Their Padding
and Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
of the Hurried Reader.

Albert j. Adams, the "policy king"
began his term in Sing Sing, where he
was taken handcuffed to another con.
victed felon.
United States supreme court, by de.
cision in Alabama case, indirectly
recognizes power of state to disfran.
chise negroes by constitutional pro.
visions.
Agricultural department officials in
Washington declared there was no ex,
cuse for the advance in prices of
dressed beef, there being no scarcity
of cattle.
The New York court of appeals
unanimously sustains the special fran.
chise tax law, reversing the decision
OF the appellate division handed down
in January.
The provisional regiment of Nation.
Guard, acting as escort to Governor
Odell at st. Louis exposition dedica.
ton, left Buffalo at IL o'clock Tuesday
1,144 strong.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
ASYLUM ONercroWded.

Norristown, Pa, May 4. - AT the
trustees meeting at the state hospital
for the insane here DR.. Richardson
called attention to the overcrowded
condition of the institution, 126 males
and 1872 females being compelled to
sleep in the corridors. The population
Is 1922 males and LIZ females. Dur
ing the last month 27 males and 16
females were admitted, while only IL
were discharged.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06

An ingenious way Of comparing the
sizes of planets with the sun is sug-
gested by writer in the bulletin Of
the French Astronomical society. Let
the earth, he says. be represented by
q 20 franc piece, then Venus Is 10
francs; Mars, .; Mercury, Z; Uranus
$50; Neptune, 800; Saturn, 1910; Ju-
piter, G,S00, and the sun G,7S0,000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06

Montreal, Que, May 5. - The city
council has rescinded a resolution
adopted in April, 1902, accepting an
offer Of $150,O00 from Andrew Carne
gle for a library building. The coun.
Gil could not decide upon a satisfac
tory site, and the dual language ques
tion presented a grave difficulty.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
Pitched Battle In a Church.

A pitched battle in which prayer
books and broken furniture were used
as missiles took place in the SlavoniC
Roman Catholic church at Joliet, Ill.
Sunday, and when the police ar
rived to quell the disturbance the bel
ligerents turned from each other and
united their forces against the officers
The fight, which grew out Of old
factional differences. resulted in nc
serious bodily harm to any of the 2,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
Regular Terms Of Court.
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. M. Il. Sabbath School at 10000 a. IN.
Preaching in NJ. L. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. o. ii. Nickle
Preaching in the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kew.
McGarvy, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every sabbath morning and evening,
Rev. II. w. Illingworth, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. Q. L.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
m, nth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
Found Money In sprInu House.

Lansdale, Pa, May Awhile tear
ing down an old spring house near
Blue Bell Samuel T. Bustard of Ger
mantown, Philadelphia, found a tin
box secreted behind a stone in the
wall. When the box was opened it
was found to contain 5000 in coin and
various denominations of "shinplaster"
currency.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
Meebanicsburu Mountain Burning.

Greensburg, Pa. May 4.-The noun
tain near Mechanicsburg and back of
Ridgeview is on fire and burning
fiercely. The fire, it is thought, start
ed from Jacob Beyers' saw mill, near
the former place, and already has
burned up thousands of feet of lumber.
The fire wardens, with large posses OF
men. are fighting the flames.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06

1--WE might as well consider our en-
gagement as broken, Reginald"
Il don't see why. Your father said
postponed"
Postponed until you arrive at years
Of discretion, and. in your case, Reggy,
dear, you know what that means"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
New Provisional Government.

Washington, May 5.-An undated
telegram from Minister Powell at Port
au Prince reports that the Vasquez
government has fallen and a new pro
visional government created which
has the entire territory under its con
troll with General Gil as president.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
Emneror Visits the Pope.

Emperor William of Germany was
received by the pope on Sunday. He
had a conference with the pontiff of
40 minutes duration and then returned
to the residence of the Prussian minis
ter to the Holy See.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Burgess.-F. r. Lanson.
C0uAclImeR.-Dr. j. G. Dunn, G. g..
CASTOR, j. B. Muse, G. f. Weaver, j. w.
Ianders, j. r.. Dale. w. Killmer.
Justices OIthe PeGce-C. A. Randall, 3.
j. Setley.
Cb7istdble-S. r. Maxwell.
C0lIectOr-S. J. Setley.
School DirectOrs-L. Fulton. j. @.
Scowden, j. e. Wenk, Patrick Joyce, l.
Agnew, II. l.. Hsslet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06

CORY, Pa. May Am unknown
person attempted to assassinate Il. D.
Foster at his home in Elgin. As he
sat near a window shot grazed his
haad.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06

Mrs. Prissims-Oh, but got taken in
when | married you, you wretch!
Mr. Prsslms-Yes-ou of the cold
Newark News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT Il SHOEMAKER.
Shop i'm Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
kinds of custom work from the finest to
.he coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea-
sonable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
HOTEL WEAVER,

IL e. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone complete change,
and is now furnished with ali the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts OF
guests never neglected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
CNENTRAL HOUSE,

EENTRAL HOUSE,
" GEROw n GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it pleasant stopping
place for the travelling public. First
class Livery in connection.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06

G ]. SETLEY,
y. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Keeps complete line of Justices blanks
for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages
etc. -Tionesta, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-06
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Mensb en- of Congress-Joseph G. Sibley.
Member of Sendte-J. X. T. Hall.
ASSem6ty-C. A w. Amsler.
President JWdge-W. M. Lindsey:
Associate JWdges-R. B. Crawford, w.
II. ii. Dotterer.
PrOthOn0tdry, Register 6 HecOrdeT, @o'
j. G. Geist.
Sherif.-Geo. w. Noblit.
Tredsurer-Fred. A. Keller.
Con,nltssiOnerS-C. Burhenn, A. X.
Shipe, Henry Weingard,
District A ttorney-S. d. Irwin.
jury ConsmtSsioners-Ern Slbble,
Lewis Wagner.
C0roner-Dr. j. w. Morrow.
County Auditors-W. II. Stiles, Geo.
w. Holeman, B. A. McCloskey.
County iSurUeyOr W.,Clark.
COUNTY Sup E. Stitzin-
ger.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

rVI,. n ESTA LODGE, No. 1863, |. o. o. F:
i M eets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
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INOREST LODGE, No. 1874, A. o. U. W.,
L Meets every Friday evening inlA.O.U.
w. Hall, Tionesta.
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+ w. MORROW. NJ. D.,

l. II. LANSON,
L. Hardware, Timing < Plumbing:
Tionesta, Pa
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lblished every Wednesday /
]. e. WEkK.
Terms, si.oo A Year, strictly in Advance.

ELM STREET, TIoNEsTA, PA.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23
WHAT WINSTON SALEM MEN THINK
ABOUT FISHING AND WHERE
THEY FISH

To the Editor: There is no finer sport
than fishing to a few citizens Of Winston.
Salem. These are Hons. Clement Manley,
w, I. Brown, Thomas Huske, j. L. Gil
mer T. L. Vaughn, E. d. Vaughn AMI
Watt Martin. The last-named claims that
mountain trout is the finest FISH to ne
found in North Carolina Next to tncSc
comes the bass. Mr.. Martin stated that
saw dust is DISCRIMINATING many of The
tout in the mountain streams 1t is
thrown in by the saw mill men. The
streams i'll hich mountain trout abound
IN Grayson county, Virginia, extending in
Allegheny, Ashe and Watauga counties 10
the South Carolina line. The local fisher,
men say that the streams in the Sapphire
country furnish fine sport The Messry
Vaughs and Gilmers do most of their fish
ing in southwest Virginia. They are ar
ranging for a trip to that section in
few days. 1t is claimed by the lovers OF
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23
Talking About Fighing

To the Editor: There are no very good
places to fish around Weldon with rod and
line. We have here, however some of the
most enthusiastic fishermen in North Caro-
limo. The man perhaps, who knows about as
much about fishing as any citizen of Halt
fax county is Mr.. BENZ. A. Pope, chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners. lie
saw, that spack'.d perch is by far the best
fish we have and that the best place in
North Carolina to catch them is in White $
mill pond, near Scotland Neck. Recently
he was there with a party of friends and
they caught in two hours 200 fine speckIes.
They were beauties, too, and game to
the last Mr. Pope says, the best creek
fish is the robin or red throat. They
are very nice and sweet.
Mr.. ]. l.. Harris, feed dealer, knows
about as much as the average man when
you approach him on the subject of fish
ing. He has always had fine luck at Jor-
dams and Margarettesvile Club is what
he goes in for mostly, and he usually gets
his share He thinks the speckles and
club the best of all fish, but is also very
fond of the flyer, which abound in the pond
at Margarettesville.
Captain w. T. Shaw, president of the
Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company,
is busy man, but he will take day off
most any time when you tell him about
the beauties the boys are catching. He
prefers to angle for speckles, but is not
averse to taking in a good sized club oc-
casioually.
When you want to know about all kinds
of fish just go to Mayor Britt, of Enfield
He will adjourn court any day to try his
luck in Bellamy's lake, and he is usually
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23

successful in catching speckles, clubs and
red threats.
Major William Burnett is also a success
full man with rod and line, and he never
fails to get good share of club and
speekles. He thinks the speckle perch the
best fish we have.
Squire Joe Evans is veteran and an
authority. He recently built him a splen-
did fish pond near Weldon and had it well
stocked with speckles and this season he
was in high spirits, thinking of how the
game beauties would run away with his
cork. But a storm came along, broke
the dam and away went all the fish, The
Squire is a strict member of the church
He couldn't say a word He simply stood
do a lot of thinking! With great pluck
and courage, however he intends to re-
build the dam and try again.
Mr.. Frank Medln is one of our most
successful river fishermen who uses traps
on slides He takes in the rock and shad
in season by the hundreds, and recently
he caught the largest sturgeon ever taken
from Roanoke River. 1t measures over ten
feet in length and weighed over 200
pounds.
places find it very fine to fish for the red
fins which abound in the swamp streams.
One fisherman recently caught seventy five
red fins and seven jacks in a few hours.
The pike is also a very fine fish, which may
be caught in this section, but they are
very indifferent about biting, and few of
them are taken from the streams.
The best fish story ever told here was
a few years ago when some Northampton
fisherman appeared here wet and much eX
cited and reported that they had been
attacked by whale in Roanoke River
just below the old Petersburg railroad pier
A party of hunters went III search but no
signs of the whale were ever found. A
few days later a dead whale was washed
ashore near Wilmington and many be-
Heved that it was the same whale that at
tackled the Northampton fishermen, as
they insisted that they had fired upon
and wounded the creature
d. E. STAINBACK,
q Weldon, N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23
THE CITY OF A HUNDRED ISLES
Venice. Her Magnificent Architecture and Wealth
of Historical Legends
(By w. H. TOWNSEND.)

By an express on July "a we go from
Isles'-20S miles over country as
charming and varied as can be imagined,
passing through 40 tunnels and over as
many yawning chasms. Here history,
romance, poetry, music and art are SO
blended as to render the city immortal.
The city is without cabs, carriages or
horses, so on arrival We We're shown
gcndolas, and asked to TAX seats-four
to each boat. All passengers on the
tram were thus conveyed to hotels. On
reaching the doors the gondoliers stepped
off and, tied their boats to a post. The
buildings rise abruptly from the water
without an inch of space between. The
streets are all OF water, save few mar
row walks. ALI traffic is brought In by
boat. The gondoher stands while he
rows, and, strange to say, on one side
all the time. and will go as straight as
an arrow to where he desires. The Grand
Canal is the Broadway and 5th Avenue
OF Venice. Here are located the palaces
and principal buildings. A ride on this
thoroughfare some pleasant evening will
furnish sweet memories that will abide
through life. The "Campagnia del
Pittore' Qtalian singers) give music
vocal and Instrumentation their
bcats-which floats on the water with
charm unknown elsewhere. All Italians
seem born singers-men, women and
children. No other people appear to en-
joy music as they.
Venice was once a tower of atrength-
the conquering queen of Constantlnople,
Genoa and Pisa; the sovereign OF Cyprus
and Gambia, whose fame in all the
world Here Calico in 1909 invented the
telescope. Here Loyola in 1886 organized
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23

the sport that Watt Martin and Tom
Huske ran relate bigger fish yarns and are
better POSTED on the names of the various
fnny tribes than any men to be found in
the Piedmont section. 1t is interesting to
hear them tell of their experiences with
hook and line on the creeks and river
banks.
Winston Salem, N. c., Aug. %, 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23
Testified Against Son.
(Statesville Landmark

Roseboro's mother, who was wit
ness against her son. showed no evidence
of feeling while on the stand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23
w. l.. KOBER1S.
Gainesville, N. c., Aug. 81, 1903.

To the Editor: 1 am neither n killer
of snakes" nor catcher of fish" hence
no authority on desired information. The
sand from the hills has about ruined fish
ing in the small streams in Piedmont North
Carolina Fifty years ago the club was
considered the finest fish in the Emo, but
l think they are now extinct.
w. A. GRAHAM.
Machpelah, n. c., Aug. IS, 1903.
To the Editor: Shad. Hook and Line
Mays Head
CHAS. A. G. THOMAS.
Edenton, n. c., Aug. Is, 1903
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23

To the Editor: | am quite sure our
friend, Captain Ashe, has been feeding
for months on catfish, otherwise he would
not have been so much in love with the
sweetness and delicacy of mountain trout.
What does he mean?
If he will come to Gates in the early
spring / will place before him broiled
shad caught by Doll" Eure-no one
else-from the Chowan River, and near the
Gates line that surpasses in aroma,
sweetness, deicacy and flavor all other
fish in the world. After he has partakea
of this shad as we prepare it, he will have
nothing more to say about mountain trout
or any other trout or any other fish the
waters of the world produce. l am quite
sure of this
w. p ROBERTS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-23
AS BOYS, YOUTH AND MAN.

To the Editor: When | was a boy ten
years old | used to catch some forty min
nows every Saturday in season in Pigeon
House Branch. near Raleigh. These when
fried brown by old Aunt Jenny, the cook
and eaten. bones and all, seemed to me
| the perfection of lusclousness.
When | became grown ] caught mack
erel and pig-fish in the sound and in the
ocean. These served on the Atlantic Hotel
table, after l came in hungry, seemed an
exceedingly savory food.
Afterwards | put on a suit of old clothes,
took a pole and line with hook we'll bait
ed with worm, with gourd fun of worms
hung around my neck, and waded into the
Pee Dee at Grassy Island in pursuit Of
catfish. They did not bite that day as
they often do but / enjoyed the novelty
and the cats we caught were most pleas
ing to the taste.
Then again I stopped once on the Bal
sam mountains and Waded the limpd We
tiers of neighboring creek, among the
laurels and ivy, and had a glorious morn
ing never to be forgotten Although I
cannot boast of buckets full of trout, yet
the few caught, seemed to me, tired and
hungry from the jaunt, such ambrosia as
delighted the gods or a Mount olympus.
My conclusion is that the speclled
trout. caught with a fly, not in a seine,
brought from the kitchen smoking hot
+ by a red-cheeked mountain Hebe, is the
prize winner for the palate of a man. But
if the taste Of ten year old boy is in
question l vote for the crisp minnows.
KEMP p. BATTLE.
Chapel Hill, n. c., Aug. %, 1908.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01

An odd discovery about horse
feeding has been made in Argen-
tina in the recent campaign of
the government against the rev.
olutionists. So many horses fell
in consequence of the bad roads
and heavy transportation that
the veterinarians didn't know
what to do about it. To supply
food which would give greater
endurance, one of them made the
experiment of adding a little
sugar to the horse rations. 1t
has been so successful that two
ounces of sugar daily are given
to every horse. The horses last
longer and do more work, and
some which have become useless
have even gained strength and
capacity for work.-Live Stock
World.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01

The college herd of dairy cattle
were being fed a certain ration
and their product of course
weighed and estimated for 80
days. They were then taken off
the feed and put on 80 acres very
thick and fine oats and vetch.
The saving in feed amounted to
SIS 90 and the cows increased in
yield. This was only one month
in late fall and the green pasture
paid over $3.50 an acre. This
land will stand a fine chance to
pay $500 an acre more, and then
permit the stock to come off in
time to make full crop of hay or
seed, besides a crop of peas or
sorghum to grow in summer.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01

W. believe the best meat in
the world is that made from only
moderately fat shoats weighing
about 100 pounds; shoats that
have grown rather slowly on pas.
ture and range and then finished
on peanuts, peas and some corn.
This is about the way the famous
Smithield ham is raised. W.
speak advisedly about the quality
of meat raised in this way as we
have been feasting for some time
on it.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01
The Most Pressing Problems Of the
Rura! Schools.

The Most Pressing Problems Of the
Rura! Schools.
l. To provide schools for all
the children and to bring all the
children into them.
2. To make the annual school
term long enough to give the
children thorough instruction in
the fundamentals of common
knowledge during the period of
their school life.
3. To directly relate the in
struction of the school to the
practical business of the farm
through the employment of teach
ers in sympathy with farm life
and the enrichment of the school
course by the Introduction of ag-
ricultural subjects.
4. The improvement of the ma
terialequipment and environment
of the school by the consolidation
DISMAL schools, the improvement
of school buildings and grounds,
and the establi> hmenl of school
libraries and. collections of mate.
rial for Illustration.
S. The making of the schools
more thoroughly the centers for
the intellectual life of the com.
munity by the cooperation of the
farmer and his family with the
teacher through associations and
other agencies.-A. c.. True.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01
Nature Study and Other Courses.

instruction about plants and
animals and insects may easily
and naturally be connected with
exercises IN composition and in
numbers, which will bring into
practical use from day to day
what the child IS learning in his
lessons about the English Ian
guage, arithmetic, or geography.
Properly taught. nature study
will not crowd out any essential
branch of learning from the COM
mon schools, but, on the other
hand, it will stimulate interest in
them all as the pupil discovers
that they may be rirectly related
to hts daily life and the world
about him. Once the child's mind
is awakened to the innumeratle
wonders of nature, and his III
terest excited in explanations of
the phenomena with which his
farm life makes him familiar, it
will be far easier than ever before
to stimulate him to widen his
knowledge through reading. as
well as through observation
A. c. True.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01

Cotton farmers should make
New Year resolves the same as
other folks. They should re-
solve, in the first place, to plant
no land that does not have a rea.
sonably good chance to produce
over a half bale of cotton per acre.
Labor is getting higher and
scarcer, and it will not pay to
grow less than this per acre. So
plan to fertilize and cultivate as
to produce a bale per acre, and
you will do a business that will
probably net 100 per cent profit
on every dollar expended.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-01-01

Talk about the Angora boom
busting" there is no such word
in the Angcra vocabulary! The
mohair mills want fifty times
more mohair than they grow in
South Africa. There are ten
millions of acres of precipitous
and rocky mountains aud brush
lard that beckon the deft climb
ers and brush cleaners to "enter
and possess the land" These
are not for the sheep, COW or
horse until the goat civilizes them
and after him will come the
golden hoof and golden fleece. 1t
is the peculiar mission of the
Angora to redeem these lands to
pastural uses and until this is
done there will be no abatement
of the boom that is on. In this
civilizing process the Angora
works for nothing, boards him.
self and gives his Immaculate sill
yer fleece to his owner as a gra-
cious May day gift. He cannot
compete with his close friend the
sheep in the rich grass lands. but
easily leads him in the rocks and
brush lands. While these re-
main the Angora will make for
tune for men and smoother, kind
lier runs for his woolly successor,
and together in kindred work the
two will ''go forever" Let no
shepherd of sheep deride the
goat, for he is the forerunner of
the flock and the best friend the
sheepman will ever know.-Am.
Sheep Breede.