The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-28
-"Hanso wagner, champion batsman,


and "Deacon" Philippe, one of the lead
ing pitchers of the National League, both
members of the Pittsburg base ball team,
returned home Saturday from weeks
hunting trip in this section, not over
loaded with game, but still having
enough for decent showing. Both are
fair wing-shots, but they no doubt found
that "getting hit'' off the curves thrown
by the average pheasant whizzing
through the thickets of this neck o.
woods is no easier than making a"safety"
with the bases full and two men out.
Two other members Of their party we're
j. L. Orris, proprietor of the Carnegie
Hotel at Carnegie, and Harry Kellar,
captain of the Braddock base ball team.
In the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rose
Nick Kinney, at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles May, of Franklin, on the
18th inst, an interesting and notable life
passed away. She had reached the ripe
age of SO years, and her life had been
closely linked with the pioneer history of
the community in which she spent prac-
tically all her days. At II years of age
she taught school in Venango county,
"boarding round" among her pupils,
and receiving $3.50 week for her SER
vices. She was a second cousin OF Presi-
dent Mckinley, her father, Ephraim
Rose, being a full cousin of the mar
tyred President. Mrs. Mckinney will be
remembered by some of Tionestas peo-
pie, having, some years ago. been visi-
tor to her son-in-law. W. G. Wyman, OF
this place.
About the most outrageous sugges-
tion of cure for the divorce evil comes
from a woman, Mrs. Elsie Clews Parsons
the daughter of Henry Clews, the, rich
New YORK banker. She has written a
book in which she proposes marriage on
trial, and fit does not suit the parties 1t
can be broken of, or If the experiment
proves satisfactory it can be continued
indefinitely. We like the way Bishop
Doane of Albany of the Episcopal church
speaks of this suggested cure. He says:
1.-THE story of what she calls trial mar
riages' is to my mind an outrage. 1t is
opposed to and in contradiction of the en-
tire religious, social and legal views as to
what marriage is. From religious
point of view it is destructive reyolu-
tion, and from human standpoint it im-
plies disaster and disgrace"
The annual Thanksgiving of the
American people occurs tomorrow
Thursday, the day being set apart by the
President of the United States, as we'll as
the governors of most of the states, as a
day for the offering THANKS to God fol-
the many blessings enjoyed by the people
during the year that has passed. The
custom originated with the Pilgrim
Fathers, and 1t has been observed will
almost unbroken regularity down
through all the years that have followed
The people of Pennsylvania, and particu
larly those of this community hsvo much
to be thankful for. Prosperity, peace
and Joy have abounded on every hand
there has been no great epidemic of dis
ease, and no great calamity has visited
the community, whose health and morals
have been above the average, and disas'
ters have been few. Surely everyone has
something to be thankful for.
He who killeth black bear during
the hunting season is greater than any
other man on the job. He is exalted o
all men, and the record of his achieve
ment traveleth abroad throughout the
land. He is the envied of all other hunt
ers and the recipient of many invitations
TO crook the elbow on the "b'ar." The
man who kills deer is something of {
hero himself, but not in the same class
with the bear-slayer, whose exploit sug
gests bravery, daring and disregard o
danger, together with all the other heroic'
which were such distinguishing charac
teristics of the bear stories of our boy
hood. He is indeed great who killeth the
bear. The latest story of "killing'
comes from Bloomsbury, Pa. On Tues
day, while every man of the place who
owned gun was out hunting, big
black bear came down off the mountain
aud calmly sauntered down the ont
street of the town. Several men will
teams, but without guns, were compelled
to turn aside to let the bear pass. Th,
moral would be that no town should b'
without gun during the bear season.
Oil City Blizzard.