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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
Evils OF E.'.TH,c ALONE.
The Digestion of a Solitary Diner Is
Always 1T 4 Disad-
vantage.

There are some few happily dis
os,d individuals, says the Lon
IGN Lancet. WEO can dine alone,
and not eat too fast, nor too mucsi.
nor 100 little. With the majoTit.,
II is different.
The AVERAGE man puts his novr'
or his paper Arfore him and iilir@>
Hat he VIII !en.,ien out the me-
viii! duc dcIiir.'aiion 10y r"adine%
.ttlr With. ana more between. The
courses. Ilr Mili just cnlyioy hi
mind crou..i /" lieip. and 100 little
10 Interfere witch indigestion. l..
Jet. he viii pros ide that gentle
mental accomplishment which
with happier people conversation
uives to Il meal. This is your soli-
tarv's excellent idea. In reality
he become rngrossed in what he
is reading till, suddenly. finding
his food cold. lie dcmolishcs il in
4 few mou.htn',: or elise he finds
THAT Ne is hungry. and pa.Hins no
attention 10 ia" boo. Wili'h Ne
fines aside. &c r~'Isi,"s th.oW IA his
ioed as fasi IS "ssilstr. 10 p'uasr
INTO his arm Chair and i.tcfainr"
aftcrward. In either case III"
lonely man must digest at 4 disaN
VANTAGE. For due #mA ras> nutr;
ton. food should b" Slows rahen
and the mind should not lc in
tcnsrly excited durimgthc process.
Every one knows tina; violent
bodily exercise is bad just after 81
meal. and mental cXartion is
equally So. Wise people do not
ever argue during or just after
dinner. and observation of after
dinner speakers neither endure
Themselves nor cXcit" in their
hearers any severe intellectual eft
fort. In fact, the experience of
countless generations, from the
red Indian of the woods to the
white shifted diners OF a modern
party. has perV"tuated the lesson
that IL man should not eat alone.
nor think much at this time, but
should talk and he talked to while
he feeds. Most people do not think
much when they talk. and talking
is a natural accompaniment ofeat.
ing and drinking. How does it
fare with the many solitary
women of to-day? No better We
know than with the men, but diff
frrently. Alone or not. a man
may generally he trusted at any
time to take food enough.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
The Aristocrncy Of Pork.

When Theodore Parker first Wis
tied Cincinnati, ut that time the
recognized leader among west
ern cities, he said that he had
made IL great discovery-namciy.
that while the aristociacy of Gin
cinnati WAS unqucstionahly tonna
ed on PORK. it made a srca, differ.
encc whether n man killed pigs for
himself or whether his father had
killed them. The one was held pie.
beian. the other patrician. 1t was
the difference. Parker said. be.
tween the stick ems and the stuck
ems; and his own sympathies. he
confessed, we're with the present
tense.-At.antic.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
The Modern Wife and the Money
Gaesiion

Usually it is the shadow of mon
cy that br;ngs tie first partial
cclipSe to The honeymoon. and un-
les The problem is rightly handled
ti2 ec.ip-e nlv become total. The
modern wife cannot bW always
Il king fo~monev and retain either
h i happiness or her SELF respect.
T.lr husband could net keep his
business apiAg If he did not have
Il pay day Tor his employees NJ il
he was ca,o!ess about settling hi
bills. II" cannot expect 10 keep
his house going without a financial
arrangement that viii Give it req
uiaritv ana security. 1t is pass
in@ strange tina, this matter shuEld
b" Z conStang difficulty in millions
of homes, but it is d hardship
which wives are supposed to bear
uncompiainin@lv. She is a wise
who rebels early and secures he,
rights. for she will never be Il
successful wife until she has her
part of the income without davsof
grace or discounts. This is inn
portant: it is vital. Unless it is
made plain and duly fixed. all her
other purposes and aspirations will
be forever handicapped From
tue april Dcline0tor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
CANAL is $500 YEARS OLD.
At Least the Corinthian Was Under
Contemplation as Long
Ago as That.

"Spraking of canals" said the
engineer who HAD been taikin.
about Panama, IA very interest
III. canal. and II no, ninci heard
OF. is t!.at connected with Ike gulf
.! 'ni..nth and the gull o! .Acgina
III %'iirccc.
Its some older than ans we
have IN The western hemisphere.
1850, for Pcriander, i.:lant of
Corin,li. proposed TO cut tnlough
The iS;iimus as iong ago rs nND
years before Christ. Superstition
stopped him. however.
Julius Caesar and Caligula
took il up again when Rome has.
hold OF Greece, but it was too
much for them. Then came Nero,
and he went at il with vigor. but
the work stopped when he died.
"Othcrs kept pounding away
at it for the next several hundred
years. but it was not until 1851
that real work of the Nero en-.
cr".y was put upon il. Then Gen.
Turr. aide hc-calnp to Victor EN-
manuel of Italy. organized Il com
Iany and worked ON till the mon
cN gave out in 1890. the chief OBJ
stnrlc being some kind of flint
which dynamite couldn't break.
".\bout $40 COS, 900 was sucnt
np 10 1890, and then MIR. Syngros
tGOk hold. organized a new com
pany. with 29r5.G0O working cap
ital. and finished TIE JOB in 1893.
II is ONLY about four miles long.
hut il is CO feet wide mt the bot
tom. abont 80 feet wide at water
line. rs feet and three inches
deep in water. and il is cut nearly
all the way through solid rock.
rising ut some points for 2G9 feet
above the canal.
at is like n canyon. and ships do
not take kindly to it. the entrance
being bad, Il strong wind BLOWN.
through it ms through a great air
shaft. and there is at times u
strong reverse current.
at is nm interesting trip
through the canal, and il saves 1913
miles of very rough water and 90
hours of time: but so far shippers
prefer to 20 through the peninsula
rather than through the canal,
though with some changes which
will be made it is believed the
canal will become of general use
as soon MS a few ships begin to use
it and remove the prejudice now
existing against it,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
BUYING RUBIEs IN BURMA.
A Transaction Which IL Entered Into
with the Greatest Pre-
caution.

The peculiar business methods
Of oriental merchants are illus
trated by the manner Of buying
rubies in Burma. In the examina-
ton of rubies artificial light is not
used, the merchants holding that
full sunlight alone can bring out
the color and b%rilliancy Of the
gems. Sales must therefore take
place between nine a. IN and three
p. m, and the sky must be clear,
says the Jewelers. Weekly.
The purchaser. placed near IL
window, has before him a large
copper plate. The sellers come to
him one by one. and each empties
upon this plate his little bag ofru-
hles. The purchaser proceeds to
arrange them for valuation in a
number of small heaps. The first
division is into three grades, ac-
rording to size; each Of these
groups is divided into three piles.
according to color, and each of
these piles. in turn. is again divid.
ed into three groups, according to
shape. The bright copper plate
has a curious use. The sunlight
reflected from it through tho
etones brings out. with true ru-
les, Il color effect different from
hat with red sp;nels and tour
na|ines. which are thus easily
separated.
The buyer and seller then 90
through Il very peculiar method
Of bargaining by signs. or, rather,
trips. in perfect silence. After
N"rceing upon the fairness of the
classification. they join their
right hands. covered with a hand
Ierchirf or the flap of Il garment,
and by grips and prrssures mu-
tnrlly understood among all these
dealers. they make, modify and ac-
rept proposals of purchase and
sale. The hands ARE then uncov.
cred and the prices are recorded.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
TIE HICKS ALMANAC FOR 1906

Tie Rev. !rl r. Hicks Almanac
will not b" published for zoos. hat
his monthly Journal. Word aud Wcrss
has been chan9ed INTO large AMI
costly magazine and il will contain
his storm and weather forecasts
and other Astronomical. features
complete. The November nnM.bcr.
now ready. contains The forecasts
from january to june. iev9.. The
JanHary nnmbcr. ready Dec. 20.
viii contain the forecasts from
Jolly to December 1895. The price
of this splendid magazine is $500
Il year. See il and YOU will have
it. The November and JANUARY
numbers containing the Rev. Irl II
Hicks forecasts for the whole year
and more complete than ever. can
be liad by sending III once %" 10
Word < Works Pnbli>him@ Go.
22ol Locust->t. st Louis. Mo.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
A NEGRO AND AMeoAr
River Mans Reason for Believing
Colored Man Good R%oustabout
Superior to Whites.

1.-THE suggestion came out Of st.
Louis the other day that white
labor had replaced the negro on
the wharf and that after long
service the black roustabout was
about to enter uVon the decline of
his sway" said an old river man,
according to the New Orleans
Times. Democrat. ".An of which,
/ may add, l accept with Il grain of
salt. as the saving GOES. Some
how | can never think of the sue.
cessful and really valuable rousta.
bout as anything but Il black man.
1.-THE negro seems to have been
born to the calling. He is, as Il
rule, fond Of the steamboat, and
naturally takes to steamboat
work. He has always lowered
around the river. OF course. Won
will find negroes back in the hills
and scattered around in the higher
attitudes, hut the vast majority
of them you will find quartercd
in the lowlands ofthe country. AMI
on the rivers. where he. can hear
the tiutter of steamboat wheels.
There is one other fact to he men.
tened in connection with the me-.
gr"'s peculiar fitness for steam.
boat ng.
Ibid You ever hear the steam
boat mate talking to the 'rons.
tcrs-say, for instance. when TIE
boat vas a little late in pullin"
out and dmrino the busy season..
HIST rot. oh? Well. there is some.
thin~ in store for you. something
lMrid and ~fOrrpful. ard sOmethin.
that will force YOU to run tilr
gamnt Of the emotions. The roi,:
IL that the negro 10 stimulated
and urged on to quicker work by
this kind Of talk. Profanity is an
essential in the mates calling.
The negro needs it. I was Just
wondering If the white man would
ever get mscd to t. Msyhe so, but
I have my doubts about it."
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
froblm n lr,llinerv.

"vvhy. oh, why" remarked the
Of events and things,
twill q woman smile with delight
when she sees u hat in Il miliiner'x
window and frown when she sees
The same hat on her neighbor's
.ead?"-yOnkers Statesman.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
THE HOTEL FOLDER FAD.
Collecting These Souvenirs ot Foreign
Travsi Is Por-er-Sone Beau
tiful Specimens Issued.
To collect hotel folders is tho

To collect hotel folders is tho
latest fad. Almost all OF the biz
hotels OF Europe issue .uol;.ct;
no, only describing til, c..s., ,;s u
iilrig .niD..a ana *. %na4.,1 glF-
ing inahy y curious %Iie,hA" ..-a
quaint legend OF SOM .isio" e
scene near by. The Ilrtt:.|S t;t.
o!tcniimcs close llk sses I,
eiciinga, ard no' Il i"N are 60.
"reG. 50 ,'ilt OF .eln@ :sr2rd III
Gei glass lhe.y appear iionl TAG
wall To be water color paintings,
says u" New i"rl: .rivi:nv.
Til" ~coi,rc,iny OF hotel fol3rrS
seems /" have III Me fAsainafiun
wi,iri, nngns anuth@ria Nas Won't
10 AHNr before il :,cramrwnrnos :,
.as,raa Of athr.imsioeruacr Tie
osi,..o s!aua,is OF va.iouS i'll
onS. or ,nclt.r programmes. or
restaurant mcilAs, many IL "r@!.
lrc!or' is now filing his srrap
lnok with pictures Of the pleasure
i|,"larcs of England and the cou
,in.nt.
TIE booklets. which are sent ont
rra4uitnusly l., i,uro,rar hotels
to anyonc who writes for Then
are sometimes ~ plabnratp as ari
u,a-nyincs. Hotels IN E,aiy ana
%..,lzerland. for eNamu'r, are
'incly TO illustrate ,lc;r folders
wiih picture, Of Italian lakes as.x;
hts OF Alpine roartain scenery.
TIE lake pictures are to attraci
lhosc fona Of water. mad tie ri..
iurrs of the peaks and "or..rs are
DESIGNED to tempt mountain
climbers. Certain hotels Of
France. I;rl@iuu. Holland. Gc:-
MANY. AUSTRIA and HUNGARY haN.
~ way of weaving lc,rnIs amnne
mere staid geographical data.
For example. Il table of statistics
'onrrrn ny railroad rates and
time tables will follow a story OF
some brave crusader and his
sweetheart, who hry%me nun rr,.
his return. The ancient fable viii.
he made more real by pictures %
rruml:iing tower where the 10y
+ first met, or IL ruined window
where they babe each other u last
farewell.
Hotels in Great Britain refcc,
much of the life of city or count v
in their folders. 4 house viii fu,.
nish along with pictures of its own
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-05
Queen xary's Harm.

The harp Of Mary. Queen Of
Scots. has,.Recn bonsht by the So
ciety Of Antiquaries Of Scotland
tor $500.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-26
Auditors Notice,

In re Estate of Daniel Fairchild, iced
The undersigned auditor. appointed by
the Orphans Court OF Sullivan County.
to pass upon exceptions filed to the par.
tial account of Mrs. Fred Newell. admin.
istratriX c. t. a. OF the last Will and Tes.
lament of Daniel III. Fairchild, late OF
Dnshore Borough, Sullivan County, Pa.
dec 'ased. will sit for the purpose OF his
a ,pointment at his office in the Boronrh
of Laporte, Sullivan county. Pennsylvania
on Friday, May 4th, 1906. at 10 o'clock
a. m, when and where all persons inter.
ested in said estate are required to appear
aud make their claims before said auditor.
or he forever debarred from making iurth.
er objection to the disposition of said ex-
ceptions.
E.J. MULLEN, Auditor.
Laporte, Pa, April 3. 1906.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-26
Treesurers' Sale Of Unseatecl
Lands

Agreeable to the provisions OF an Act of Assem-
bly, entitled, AN Act directing the mode Of sell
ing Unseutcd Lands for taxes" passed the 2Uh
day OF Murch 1915 and ,hesupplements thereto,
|. Frank Ii Farrell Treasurer Of the county of
cerntd that unless The County. Road. Poor, State
aud School Taxes Que on the following tracts oi
Unseated Lands situated in said county ore paid
before the day of sale. the whole or such part OF
each tract rs will pay the taxes and such cost
chargeablc thereon will he sold ut the Cour,
House the second Monday of June The snle tc
be continued by adjournment from day to da,
II deemed necessary for arlearages of taxes due.
and assessed and cost accrued OH each tract
pectively.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-26
Auditors Notice.

la the Orphans Court of sullivan Co.
In re: Estate of BENJAMIN ihrasher decd.
Notice is hereby given that the undersign-
ed has been appointed by the Orphons'
Court of sullivan County as Auditor to
pass upon exceptions filed to the account
of Hannah Thrasher Executrix Of the
last will and testament of BENJAMIN
rhrasher decd, and to make distribution
of the iund found in the hands of said
accountant after disposing OF the excep.
tiens. a hearing will be given by the
said Auditor To all persons Interested ut
the office II Alphonsus Walsh Esq, In
Dushore oe Thursday, the 18th day oil
April loo6 at 10 o'clock "a. M. at which
Time all persons shall be required to make
their claims before said Auditor or be lie.
barred from coming in upon said fund.
Tiios J. INGllAM. Auditor.
FOIey's H0ney and Tar
,Dres cssc'q rrer--'- !er~~rrerss.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-26

The sum of fifty cents must also ha
paid on each tract, lot or parcel of land
advertised in addition to the amo,Ipt
named opposite each tract lot or par.
Gel of land for advertising.
N. B.--No taxes will De received on
the day OF sale.
FRANK II. FARRELL Treas.
Treasnrer'sotIice. Luporte, Pa. Arril6. e6.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-26
Trial List May Term, 1876,

Return Day, May %, l9)6.at o'clock m
i w. w. Jackson aud Blanche W. Stur.
levant Trustees for the devisees of The
estate of George d. jackson deceased and
W. w. Jackson Admr. d. o. n. C /. |. of
the estate Of George d. Jackson deed, VS.
Walter B. Gunton, No 81, September
Term 1901, Trespass. Plea not guilty.
Mullen & Walsh. Mercur & Thomson
,. George E. Brown and j G. Cott(use)
vs. Hiram w. Osler, j. NJ. 0sIer, Albert
kHy. George L. Bown and c. NJ. Boyies.
No. 7S. September term, 1902 Scire
Facias Sur Recognizance. Plea--Non
Assumpsit, no breach and covenants per
formed
Mercur & Walsh. Mullen
:. Eliza A. Hoagland VS. Anna Par
doe and Silas McCarty. No. 60 Sept
term 1908. Trespass. Plea, not guilty.
MHlen. Thomson & lieess
4. El Dorado Jewery Company a
Corporation VS. August artung, No. 46,
February term 1905 Assumpsit. Plea,
Non A-sumpsit with notice of special
matter.
Mullen. Scouten
5 Shitler Woehle and O'Conneil vs.
Morris IIymen, No. ., May term, 1905
Deien.ant's appeal. Plea, Non Assum
pSit,
Cronin. Scouten
G. George +. Barrows VS. VIM. H.
BidlIe, No. 20, December term, 1905.
Replevin,
Laws ~ Mallen Scousen
I. Joseph Fisher VS. Harriet Steiubaek
and Riley Steinback. No %. December
term, 1905. Efectment. Plea, not gully.
i"ghams, Mnllen
THOS. +. KENNEDY. Proth.
Proih. office, Laporte Pa, April lG. 1906.
ONDENCED REPORT OF the condition OF The
First National Bank at Dushore in the state
81 pennsylvania at close of business April 9th
1906,
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ... .........,.,, 81 QO2S2 O6
T. ; Bonds To secure circulation. ........ aD0aO 90
Premium on y. s. Bonds.................... 10000
St'N 1890 60
iue from Banks and approved Res Agt C9.86i "A
Redemption fund T. ;. Treasurer 250O 90
Sl"cial aud Legal Tender notes ..... 2s,l7i 9!
Total.........,........siiS,6ls a
LIABILITIES.
surplus and undivided profits 300 ~
-, 100 no
I'tlfss 296,i77 f9
Total SilS,6lS q
stat" ~ Pennsylvania Comfy Of sullivan ss
/, NJ ID. swarts cashier of the above naE1ed
iHuk 10 socmnly swear that the above stntem,ut
- lluV 20 the best OF my knowledge and belief
W. j. SMAKTS Cashier
~di~'llbeu ana sworn TO before me this llth
,iiy of Apr 1905. ALBERT =. HESS,
NY commission expires Feby q. 90 Notary Public
correct Attest
L. G. SYLNARIA.
JNO. ID. REESER. Directors.
SAMUEL COLE,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-26
Annual Statement Of Davidson
Township.

Annual statement of the recepts and expen-
titUrcs of Davidson Township for the year ending
-iuTch 18th. 1906.
Account of Charles Cox supervisor:
20 amount of duplcate................. 656 %
by work done on duplcate.. 80. 6I6 2s
Jiy eXoneratons ns........................... 40 27
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-04

For some weeks past, in fact for
month, his friends have been interest
ed AZ to the whereabouts of Frank
Savage, who was given vacation
from his duties at the W. W. NJ. Co. s
mill about six weeks ago, and with
the exception of one instance, has not
been heard from Since. lie left with
the intention of going to Collins to
remain week at least, but, it is un-
derstood, was there but a day. Where
he vent from there is not known, but
he was afterward seen by a Dal es lady
at Long Beach. She, however, had no
conversation with him and therefore
can give no light on the subject of his
disappearance.
Savage had been accustomed to
write to his grandmother, who lives
in the valley, cvery week and over
week ago SHE wrote to the warehouse
company to inquire about him, which
proves that he was not with his peo-
ole 1T that time.
The question is, what could have
become of him? Being young man
Of excellent character, with no bad
habits, end having nothing to cause
him TO disappear without acquainting
his friends, makes the case more mys-
terious, though to few of his friends
re dropped word or two which led
hem to think he had some intention
Of remaining away, but why, is the
question. Some have suggested that
ne has been shanghaiod, bat that the
0ry does not seem to be adhered to,
When re left he is known to have
mad so in his pocket. lie has bank
aGrout which has not boen touched
and beside has money coming to him
on salary. If he had any intention Of
not coming, back, ho made no arr nge-
mcnts which would indicate it.
Aside from the mystery connected
with his DISAPPEARANCE, anxiety is felt
because Of the high esteem in which
his employers and friends hold him.
No information has bee received
from hi- people rs to whether they
are making special effort to locate
him. Chronicle.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-04

of council to the fact that W. r..
Sheets, chief of the fire department,
was present and wanted to address it
in regard to obtaining new fire
truck aud he was given the attention
of that body. Mr.. Sheets made a
strong plea for added fire protection,
saying that the engine in use in the
downtown part of the city was too
heavy to be Of much use without
horses which we're not always availa-
ble, particularly at night. He said by
placing the heavy machine on the
bill and procuring lighter one for
the business section the whole city
would then be protected as the heavy
machine could To very easily brought
down off the hill, while it was almost
impossible to take it up. He stated
that the hill section being almost lev
el it could be used to advantage up
there as we'll, sand the lighter apparat-
us could to taken up too if necessary.
He Is in favor OF hook and ladder
truck with two ten gallon chemical
tanks alsU and which has ladders long
enough to reach to the top of any
building at present in the city. The
city now had no ladders for use in
case Of fire and it was something that
should be provided, as sooner or later
there would be a serious need of them
and AN adequate apparatus should be
provided Tor protecting the city
against serious loss. Judge HenGer-
son augmented MIR. Sheets talk for.
ii. 4. 4
IF Mr. Morse a resolution was carried
referring the matter to the commit
tee on tire and water with power to
act.
The finance committe audited a
of bills and the council ad-
journed.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-04
Small Boy Grows Big PatatOes.

Just think of an ll-yeaI old boy
growing BIG pounds of potatoes from
10 pounds of seed, says the Evening
Telegram.
That's what Robert Knieriem, OF
Latoure Falls, khas done the past
summer, without assistance from any
body. lie prepared the soil, planted
the seed, cultivated the plants and re
Gently gat hered his harvest.
Samples OF his potato oes are the en-
w of every boy who has entered eX-
hibits in the potato growing contest
to be decided in the city hall today.
lie placed y potatoes on exhibition.
Six we're the largest to be found in
his patch. They averaged eight inch
es in length and three inches IN thick
ness and weighed on an average OF Ia
pounds apiece. The other six pota-
toes we're what he thought would be
the best sellers in the market. They
we're about half the size OF the largest
ones.
Frank Seidl, a little 12-year-old
German boy of Troutdale, exhibited
the next largest potatoes. Several OF
his weighed as much as those of Rob
ert Knieriem, but they did not aver
age unite so large. 1t was said by his
school teacher that he was poor boy
and worked very hard in his garden.
The results from his labors showed
that he must have applied himself dill
igantIv