The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-12-20

According to Pittsburg news item,
the price of tobies is to go up the first OF
the year, this being due to the shortage
of the domestic supply Of the weed from
which the tobies are made. If the max
ers weren't around last summer to gather
sufficient supply while all sorts of
weeds we're at their best they ought to be
prohibited from raising the price at this
late day.
On Tuesday, Jan. 16, the battle flags
of the Eighty-third and One Hundred
and Forty-ffth regiments of Pennsyl-
vania volunteers will be presented to the
Erie public library, says the Titusville
Herald. There are still a number of the
sold boys" living in this vicinity who
followed the flag of the famous Eighty
third regiment through many bloody
conflicts.
The pupils of Rooms Nos. /, 2, and
3, of the Boro schools, have shown the
true Christmas spirit in that they are
helpiug to make so ne poor and unfortu-
nate ones happy. Today, under the di-
rection of their teachers, Misses Pease,
Carpenter and Osgood, they are sending
a box of gifts for Mrs. Sarah j. Birds
Bowery Mission Christmas tree in New
York city.
The five-year- daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Guy Hilliard, of Endeavor, fell
| Al IN thA
kindergarten at that place Monday morn
ing, and was very badly hurt. sustaining
fracture and dislocation of the left arm
at the elbow. DIR. Dunn gave the neces-
sary surgical attention and the little suf-
ferer was resting as easy as possible
under the circumstances.
Associate Judges Dotterer and Kreit-
Ter met yesterday for the purpose OF ap-
proving the bonds given by the newly
elected county officials, who will enter
upon their duties on the first day of the
new year. Those of whom bonds are
required are, j. G. Geist, Prothonotary,
Register, Recorder and Clerk of Courts;
A. w. Stroup, Sheriff; Andrew Wolf,
Leonard Agnew and Philip Emert, Coun-
ty Commissioners.
DIR. Mcknight was in Philadelphia
last week, and was greatly disappointed
to learn while there that the plates for his
new history had been destroyed, thus
preventing him from getting any more
copies of the book printed. The de-
struction was in some way the result OF
"strike" going on in the j. b. Lippin'
colt Publishing House. He had 2'oOC
copies printed and can get no more
Brookville Democrat.
j. Keil, Warrens mightiest beaI
hunter, has secured the first big prize o
the season in the shape of big black
bear, shot on Tionesta creek. The beal
tipped the scales at 100 pounds and was
as fat as butter. Warren Times. Mr.
Keil has shot three bear this season
Beers brothers, numbering on the head
waters of Queen, in Hickory township
, have captured two bears this season, anC
expect to get several more before the
winter is over.
AT a store in Bradford two distin'
guished chickens are on exhibition. one
is a rooster, valued at 5000. His mate,
pullet, is worth $500, provided anyone
wants to pay it. They are partridge wy
andottes and. almost as scarce as rea
, partridges. es.-Titusville Herald. That's
nothing. We have whole barn-yards o
, 'em over here, and they sell all the way
, from ten cents pound-live weight-up
and some of them are of the high pricet
=, kind-in trade, that is, a one hundred
dollar bird brings two fifty-dollar ones.
The coroner's jury empaneled to In
a vestigate the cause of the trolley wrecE
= which occurred in Meadville on the after
1 noon of Wednesday, Dec. l3, which re
I suited in the loss of three lives and th
injury of several persons, has rendered
its verdict. The verdict in substance
holds the Meadville Traction Compan!
: and the Meadville, Saegertown, Venango
boro and Cambridge Springs Traction
. Company jointly responsible for In
: wreck. The effect of the verdict c9nno
:, be stated at this time. 1t is expecte'
' that several suits for damage will be in
stituted.
u The following directions arc give
l. for reviving wilted roses, by the Nations
s. Magazine: Wilted roses, seemingly Il
@ only for the rubbish heap, may be com
% pletely revived and freshened Put tn
10 stems of the roses in a tumbler OF watel
and then place the tumblcr and roses in
is vessel of sufficient size to allow the entir
v boquet to be covered, Cover the vess'
,r tightly and leave for "a hours. By thu
le time the roses will be fresh and iuvigol
d ated as if just picked from the bushe
of with their petal covered with artiticli
,e dew. Wilted lettuce may also be fresl
ened and kept in excellent condition Il
weeks If treated in the same way.
of Hand painted chinaware, the be
in that can he had for the money, at Dun