The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-05-18

tne knee lasI thursday, Dy having ran
road tie fall on 1t. DR.. Dunn rendered
the necessary surgical relief, and al
though Mr.. Snyder Is somewhat along in
years, heing veteran of the civil war,
the doctor believes he will get along with
out much difficulty.
The rain last Saturday came none too
soon for the good of matters and things in
this neck o. woods, for fires seemed to be
breaking out pretty much all about us.
No great damage has thus far been done.
and If the weather man will kindly send
us a little shower about every third or
fourth day for the next couple of weeks
he will oblige no end of people living in
these parts.
"A deed from j. M. Guffey and e. N.
Guff'ey, his wife, of Pittsburg, to G. W..
Amsler, j. C. Campbell and D. B. Sh .elds
partners doing business as the Mt. Zion
Coal Company, for all of the coal in and
underlying two tracts of land in Piney
township, Clarion county, containing
respectively, 100 and 6O-lOO aud l78 and
ll-lOO acres, for $7,llS5O, was recently
recorded in Clarion ty.-Marienville
Express.
w. A. Grove aud others tapped the
sand in a we'll on the Frazee tract, Hick-
ory twp, Monday, and found so much
gas that 1t was deemed advisable to move
the boiler before going farther. 1t is ex-
pected to finish up today. What is sup
posed to be the best well yet struck on
the Reck, Cooper q Co. lease, Cropp hill,
was shot last week. IL has not been
tubed yet, but it is believed the well will
start at so barrels at leat.
TUESDAY, June Il, is the l27th ami
vel lsary of the adoption OF the Stars and
Stripes rs the flag of the United States,
and will be observed throughout the ma
tion as Flag Day. The American Flag
Association, in accordance with its annu-
al custom, has issued circular asking
that the observance he made general and
is making a special effort to interest the
people throughout the country to the ex-
tent of a general display of the American
flag on that day.
Attorney General Carson has made an
important ruling concerning the rebuild
ing of bridges by the State, to determine
whether bridges belonging to the State or
to the counties upon whose petition they
we've erected. The Attorney General
says that the question was raised once be-
fore, and it is decided that, as the
bridge destroyed was the property OF the
county through the donation of the State,
all the material resulting from the wreck
belonged to the county. 1t was also held
that, although the State built these bridges
they became the property OF the county,
and must be kept in repair by the coun-
ty.
Before the old soldiers can receive the
benefits of the recent order making age a
disability they will have to prove their
age. Commissioner of Pensions Ware
will not sccept the muster roll of the az
my and navy as proof OF mans age.
The reason for this is very apparent, as
young men who enlisted during the Civil
War were apt TO oyerstate their ages. Boys
OF 10 and IS often represented that they
were 81. These muster rolls would be
erroneous and would give the veterans
today the benefit Of four or five years
Exchange. Well, suppose the "old boys"
did get the benefit of "a year or two in this
way, who would begrudge il to them?
Jacob L. Fisher, a former welIknown
citizen of Clarion county, and who served
a term as treasurer of that county, died at
his home in New Kensington, Allegheny
county, on the Sth inst, quite unexpect-
edly. Mr.. Fisher kept restaurant at
that place and 1t was at first thought that
death was the result of blow from a
cane in the hands of an obstreperous man
whom he had elected from his restaurant
the evening before. but post-mortem
examination revealed the fact that he had
died a natural death. The deceased had
quite an extensive acquaintanceship in
this section, having for many years rep
resented q Pitlsburg grocery house whose
business brought him fir, quently in com
munication with tie merchants of this
county.
In America any young man OF good
intellect can come to an estate. All he
requires is industry, perseverance and
the sense to avail himself of the opportu-
mites that come into the lives of all. II
the money that is ordinarily spent fool
ishly, if not viciously, be saved, and the
time that is squandered in ways that
weaken and deprave, be devoted to right
uses, success is certain. And, too, the
path to usefulness and success is much
smoother than the road to woI thlessness.
To read good literature, to abstain from
excesses and be rewarded by the splen-
did exhileration of good health, TO be
looked upon as wholesome'person NOR
ally and physically, and to be your own
master, are certainly not in the class oi
acts that could be enumerated under the
head of personal sacrifices. The best way
is always the easiest. So philosophers
our distinguished friend, Congressman
Smith, of the Punxsutwney Spirit.
The idea that the forests of north.
western Pennsylvania have been so de-
pleted that no extensive tracts remain is
somewhat shaken by dispatch telling o
a contract in Potter county where 1O,0OC
cords of hemlock bark will be peeled an
nually for eight years. THIS will guar
antee from 10000, 900 to 25,0OO, 900 feet o
lumber per year, or sufficient TO tex tn,
capacity ofa large band mill. The trac