The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-08-10

Mrs. Rebecca Tyrrel, widow of the
late Albert Tyrrel, well known to many
people in this section, died at her home
was aged 6S years, aud is survived by
three children, and had lived for many
years on the well known Tyrrel Farm,
located about two miles east of Pleasant
vile. Mrs. Tyrrel had been faithful
member of the M. Il. church, also of the
w. @. Il. u, in both of which organi-
cations she had been an active worker
while health permitted.
AT the 2lst annual reunion of the
Northwestern Association, Dept. of Pa,
&. A. r., held at Exposition park, Con-
neaut Lake, last Friday, Capt. John NJ.
C!app of President, was elected Com
mander for the ensuing year, and l.. l..
Shattuck of Ttusville, Sr. Vice Com
Inander. The council of administration
appointed is as follows II. Ii. Cummings,
Tidioute; Gen. Charles Miller, Franklin;
j. M. Clapp, President; j. j. Carter and
j. l.. Dunn, Titusville; Daniel Fisher,
Oil City; Harry Watson, GI eenville (;
Thomas II Coal, Erie; II. A. Dempsey,
Bradford. The time and place of next
meeting was left to a future date.
Persons who have visited the St.
Louis exposition differ quite materially
in their expressions of its merits and the
cost of seeing it. While pretty much all
agree that ii is the greatest exhibition of
the kind ever attempted, some of those
who visited the other great ex positions of
recent years express the view that such
events have been overdone and as a re-
suit the people are losing interest. This
is the view taken by highly educated
Meadville lady, teacher in the city
schools, who has Just spent two weeks at
the fair. And yet she says it surpasses
by far the great Chicago exposition and
that she is only sorry she cannot see it
again. She predicts that October and
November will witness the greatest at
tendance.
In view of the fact that many papers
of this section have published articles
telling what profitable business the
raising of ginseng is and as people have
been misled by them, it will be well to
note that the Agricultural department at
Washington has given out statement
relative 10 ginseng raising in the United
States. There are many people who think
it will be the most profitable business on
record and that they will make mint of
money out of it. However, the govern
ment terms the raising of the root craze
that is destined to die young, and as a
consequence has sent out warning note.
Prior TO the year 1902 China imported
from this country only 1,l72,000 pounds
of ginseng in four yeaIs-a quantity that
could easily be raised on farm of 75
acres. "Let ginseng alone. 1t is a delu-
sion and a snare" is the advice of Secre-
tary Wilson of the department.
Hon. J. g. Sibley arrived at his home
in Franklin last Saturday from his trip
abroad. lie was feeling well and seemed
to have greatly enjoyed the benefits of his
voyage in Europe. He will leave with
his family in few days for his summer
home at Valcour, N. ", on Lake Cham
plain. They will remain until Mr.. Slb-
ley opens his campaign tor reelection to
congress. Mr.. Sibley told correspond
ent that the campaign would begin about
the usual time. Asked as to the charac-
ter of the contest he would wage he
said "YOu may say that the campaign
will be carried on vigorously the first
day, and every day after that the work
will increase in vigor." Mr.. Sibley said
he was probably not well enough ac-
quainted with the national situation to
give an INTEL igent forecast of the result,
but from what he had read while abroad
was of the opinion that Roosevelt would
hav, a majority of probably 100 votes in
the electoral college. He had talked with
several American statesmen while in
Europe and they all seemed to think it
was merely matter of tabulating the
vote. The Republicans, he said, were
not the ONES to exert themselves in this
campaign. They can elect Roosevelt by
sitting still.