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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
Origin of Political Slang

A story lies hidden in many n com
monplnce phrase, and particularly
meaty with anecdote we find our pc.
litical slang if only we take the trou-
Bile TO crack it open, says the New
York Herald.
The familiar expression, IAN axe TO
Jamin Franklin, originated with
following tale of woe in short, pithy
essay published in a country newspa-
per of Pennsylvania during the year
1871. A little boy is asked by man
with an axe and an engaging smile
IL his father has n grindstone, and
the family being in proud possession
OF that implement OF welfare, the
youngster leads the way into the back
yard.
What fine little fellow you are!
eXclaims the stranger-quite casually
az though scarcely conscious OF
speaking lond. or course. the boy
becomes at once his most obedient
servant. and, by more we'll directed
praise, brings water to whet the wheel
and heroically .urns the grindstone
until his small l. DIS sting with Bills
ters. But The loment the axe is
ground the owner calls his little fetch
and carry slave rascal" and brushes
his new horn manly pride by bidding
him hurry to school. says the Los An
seles Times.
The wire pulling referred to in the
political yernnenlar as intending his
fences" harls back to John Sherman's
ambition for presidential honor5.
Shortly before the meeting of the Re-
publican national convention in 1880
Sherman slipped away from the SEN
ate to his Ohio farm, where, presum-
ably, he was engaged in quietly fur
thering his desired ends. Thither he
was puraued by reporter, who sud-
denly bobbed up through a trap-door
one day when Sherman and his BROTH
r-in-law were putting some new
rails on orn-out fences. The broth
erin-law. cornered by direct questions
as TO what Sherman was doing now,
jocularly replied: why, you can see
for yourself; he's mending his
fences"
In the battling complication of mod
ern life the awkward position of be-
ing ION the fence has become Il
household experience. but in its be-
ginning the phrase was a political
sarcasm rferreing to men who tool,
no action in matters until they saw
which way things were going:
"a kind o. hangin' round an settin'
on the fence, till Providence pointed
how to jump an save the most
"Pipelaylng," with its honest sug-
gestiveness OF mans work in the
sweat of his brow, in plain American
Foolish stands for procuring votes by
READ and refers to a political scan
do 1885. The leaders OIL the Wing
do IN New, York We're ACCUSED OF
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

thought impossible to beat the "a
record, but to his own amazement the
winner did it. His average speed was
li.S miles. Motor. horse power.
THE Paris Marseilles race of '9G
was another record breaker Motor
6 horse power. Average time, l5,5
miles an hour.
"In 81. in the Nice Monte Carlo
run, they got up 17-mile speed.
In '98, from Paris TO Bordeaux. the
speed was 81 miles
In 80 from Paris to Amsterdam,
they averaged 27.2S miles an hour.
And 80 the speed development has
gone on until today your 200 horse
power machines does kilo at Or
mond in 1914 seconds-that is to say,
n mile in 32.2 seconds-l11.4 miles an
hour.
Think of 1t! 10 miles an hour in
Gill miles an hour now
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
A Mean Trick.

II thought you said you were going
to bring friend home to dinner with
you this evening"" snapped Mrs. Jates,
as they seated themselves Mt beautl.
fully appointed table.
HE couldn't come" John answered
quite calmly.
And then, with no little enjoyment,
tho clever fellow fell to upon the first
decent meal lie had sat down to for
some wecks.-New York Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

An English paper tells OF clergy
man who had two curates, with the
older Of whom he was always Mt
swords points. On being appointed TO
another and better living he decided to
take with him the younger curate,
whom he liked. and when he came to
preach his farewell sermon he chose
as his text, abide We here with the
ass, and l and the lad will go yondes
and worship"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
The Motors winns

The great car stopped, and the
driver leaned back and cleaned his
goggles.
I'VE made so miles an hour that
trlp-made it easy" he said. Did you
ever stop to think how wonderfully
the speed of motors has developed?
"ln '94 in the famous Paris-Rouen
race. the winning car. a three horse
power. averaged l3 miles. mn hour.
WONDERFUL the world said.
In '95, from Paris to Bordeaux and
Dack' 6S5-mile course. it was
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
A Howl.

An English duke, while being shown
the collection of birds in museum,
asked the name of one OF them.
THAT'S howl" said the attendant.
"a what?" exclaimed the duke.
"a howl repeated the man with
even more distinctness. whereupon n
-bystnnder. seeing the cause of the
dukes mystifcation. said, your royal
'lehness. e says hits howl."-Slr II.
Grant Duff's Diary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

First Minister-It is sure to happen
when have prepared particularly.
good sermon that my congregation is
small and large when / have a poor
one. Second Minister Intending to be
complimentary have been told that
the house is always full when you
preach.-P earson's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01

Mrs. Benham-The minister who mar.
ried uB ia dead.
Benham--what OF It? Tint DOESN'T
invalidate the marriage Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Ravanes of cankerworm.

State Entomologist Felt announced
that he had been informed of several
Cankerworm outbreaks in the vicinity
cf New York.
"These destructive loopers," says
DR.. Felt, appear to be excessively
abundant and there is good prospect
of much injury to infested orchards
and woodlands within the next week
or two These voracous pests can
be controlled by prompt applications
of poison, recently slaked lime and
water or arsenate of lead. Infested
trees should be sprayed at once and
If necessary, the application repeated
from four days to week later.
Some relief may be obtained by
banding the trunks with sticky sub.
stances, such as tree tanglefoot, prin-
ters' ink or tar. The two latter ma
terials should not be applied directly
to the bark, but put upon heavy paper
wound tightly around the trunk. This
latter measure can be made more eff.
fective by jarring the caterpillars
from the trees.
incidentally, these outbreaks EN-.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
TONS OF FIREWORKS LET GO.
Eruption Of Set Pieces at Factory
Knocks Down Scores.

New Cactle, Pa, June "a. thous.
and homes were shaken as though by
an earthquake, 800 windows were shat
tered and a fireworks plant and two
dwelling houses were wrecked when
two tons of powder and enough fire.
works for a half dozen celebrations
let go, throwing people from their
feet for three or four blocks and injur-
ing dozen persons, three seriously.
The seriously injured-Jacob Cont,
owner of the plant, burned about face
and arms; Mrs. Jacob Cont, flesh torn
from arms and legs, badly bruised,
condition serious; Mrs. Walls, an aged
invalid at Neale street, 200 yards
away, thrown from her bed, struck by
pieces of rocket and seriously hurt
Many sick persons throughout the
city are in a serious condition from
the shock Nearly every church SER
vice in the city was brought to an
abrupt close. The explosions lasted
nearly 20 seconds and the entire city
was illuminated by a great shower Of
fire.
Conti's fireworks plant is at Division
and Pearson streets He had $1,000
worth of fireworks made up ready for
packing, including large set pieces
spectacular showers of fire and the
like. In the pile of explosives in the
sheds at his plant were shipments for
Pittsburg, Johnstown, Coney Island
Kitanning, New Philadelphia Greens
burg and Youngstown, for the "Old
Home Week" celebration.
No one knows what set off the pile
of powder. Two houses occupied by
foreigners nearby were totally de-
molished. Others were shifted from
their foundations. The detonations
could be heard for ten miles, and
there is hardly whole pane of glass
in four blocks.
Persons blocks away, on their
porches, were thrown from theil
chairs. People fed in terror from the
churches.
Cont and his wife, who were near
the scene, were frightfully cut and the
clothing almost torn from their bodies.
The woman's six-months-old child,
which she held in her arms, was un
hurt. Fire did $4,000 damage follow
ing the explosion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
:WERS' CONVENTION.
President Liebmann Says Association
Must Fight Local Option Laws.

Milwaukee, June 9.-Brewers from
all parts of the country whose busi-
ness investments represent a total
capital estimated at a billion dollars,
are in Milwaukee to attend the annual
convention which opens in Milwaukee
today Between 500 and 700 delegates
have arrived and several hundred
more are expected. Julius LiebmanD
of New York. at the head of a delega-
tion of about 100 brewers, arrived
from New York during the day on a
special train. President Liebmann In
an interview said:
THE most important question be-
fore the convention of the United
States Brewers association is not pro-
hibition but local option laws. These
laws will make it necessary 70 brew
ers in self-protection to get into poll
tics, The brewers are engaged in a
legitimate business and local option
laws afford a constant means for in.
termeddling."
National Secretary Hugh f. Fox OF
the association says that the greatest
undertaking which the brewers will
have to confront in fighting the pro-
hibition wave will be to clean up the
disreputable saloons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Friday.

Ten Southern states celebrated the
Tooth anniversary of Jefferson DAVIS
birth.
New York university graduated its
largest class, comprising 5ll students,
at its seventy-siXth commencement.
Nero, a lion which has killed three
men, escaped from its cage during a
circus performance in Greenwich,
Conn, and caused a panic among hun
dreds of women and children.
Mayor McClelans expenses in the
recount case in excess of his salary
were estimated at fully 100000, and
there were reports of plans to ask The
legislature to reimburse him.
John d. Rockefeller called on Card
inal Logue at James Buffers estate
near East View, n. Y, where the
churchman and the financier eXchang-
ed opinions on America and other sub
jocts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Thursday.

The Japanese cruiser Soya, former
ly the Russian cruiser Variag of un-
happy fa,e, has arrived at Manila.
The balloon Chicago made new
speed record in a run from Quincy,
H., to Clear Lake, S. D., in twelve
hours.
Owing to the destruction Of eggs in
the winter New York parks are practi-
cally freed from ravages of the tus-
sock moths.
DR.. Jacob Il. McMichael of Bellevue
hospital favors the idea of state in
stitution for the private examination
of persons who suspect they are going
insane.
Three passengers on the Mauretania
were arrested charged with being sus-
picious persons because of fight
which occurred on the steamship last
Sunday night following allegations of
cheating at cards and dice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Fatal Elaht With Bandits.

Two men shot, one fatally wolnd.
ed, three placed under arrest and two
escaped, are the results of a desperate
battle fought by detectives and a
band of alleged bandits, who were
surrounded in farm house at Belle.
bridge, about twenty miles east of
Pittsburg.
Thomas Manning, 23 years old, a
member of the band, was shot four
times by Detective Englert and will
die. Manning shot Englert twice, Sc.
riously but not fatally injuring him.
The men under arrest are Joseph Pat.
terson and his two sons, John and
Wilmer. The two men who escaped
are unknown.
All the men are alleged to be impli-
Gated in the robbery of the Mononga-
hela Consolidated Coal and Coke com.
panys general store at Boston, a min.
fng town, last Thursday morning. 1t
is also alleged they were implicated in
the hold-up and robbery of a street
car several weeks ago when eleven
passengers and the crew were robbed
at the point of revolvers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Monday.

King Edward, accompanied by
Queen Alexandra and their suites, left
London to visit the Czar in Russia.
Brewers representing $l000,00O, 900
flocked TO Milwaukee for national con-
vention, which will seek elimination of
bad saloons"
Twenty Japanese, marooned on
Wake island for eighteen months,
were rescued by the Brazilian training
ship Benjamin Constant.
The Republican national committee
decided in favor of the Taft men in
the hearing involving the Alabama and
Arkansas contests at Chicago
Republican leaders at the national
capital believe George b. Cortelyou
will be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the vice presidency.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
SATURDAY..

Representative Lanning was indict-
ed for embezzlement in the Ohio Trust
company failure at Norwalk, o.
Japan proposed to make a gift of
S200,000 yen to the Cantonese guilds
on the condition of stopping the boy
colt against her goods, says a dispatch
from Toxic.
The verdict against Walter r. Gil
lette, former vice president of the
Mutual Life Insurance company, who
had been convicted of perjury was set
aside by the appellate division of the
supreme court.
State Senator James p. McNichol of
Pennsylvania held on charge of Grim
inal libel, caused the arrest of Max
Kaufman, the mayors secretary, on
charge Of perjury, and d. Clarence
Gibboney on charge of libel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Tuesday.

The Republican platform will en-
dose President Roosevelts policies, a
Washington forecast stated.
Democrats at the Denver conven-
tion may choose John Mitchell rs the
nominee for the vice presidency,
The steamship Atlantida, formerly
the Goldsboro, was detained by Hon
duras in La Ceiba and Francis G.. Bal
ley made a prisoner.
Senator Lodge in his speech as
chairman of the Republican conven-
tion will put to death all talk of re.
nomination of the president.
The allies opposed to Secretary Taft
at Chicago decided to continue their
presentation Of evidence in contest
cases before the national committee.
The n. Y. Herald's forecast of the
Democratic situation gave William j..
Bryan 7t2 votes at the Denver conven.
ton, or more than enough to nominate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Penny Postage to Great Britain.

Penny postage between the United
States and Great Britain will become
effective on October /. The rate
will be the same as between Great
Britain and her colonies, one penny, or
two cents, per ounce. Postmaster
General Buxton, in announcing this
agreement in the house of commons,
expressed his confidence that this re-
duction would greatly increase COM
mercial intercourse and the mutual
good feelings already existing between
the two countries. The announce
ment of the postmaster general was
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Sixteen Cinnamon In Sealed Box Car.

When a sealed box car which appar-
emily had come intact from Calves
ton, was opened in the Southern Pa
cific yards at San Francisco on Thurs
day sixteen Chinese were found
squatted on half load of steel. The
car was ten days on the road and had
been in the yard for 4S hours. The
Chinese had a little water and a few
crackers left but were weak and hun
cry. All but one were turned over
to the immigration officers. 1t is sup
posed that the men were smuggled
across the Mexican border.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Attempt to Assasslnate Dreyfus.

Just at the close of the ceremonies
on Thursday attending the canon
ization of Emile Zola in the Pantheon,
when the president of France, the pre-
mier and host of ministers Of state
were taking their departure, Louis
Anthehne Gregori, a military writer Of
note, drew a revolver and fired two
shots point blank at Major Alfred
Dreyfus, for whose liberty Zola had
fought and won.
The motive of the would-be assassin
is the cause of much mystifcation, for
Gregori, instead of being an ordin-
airy fanatic, such as is carried away
by the political passions of the mo-
ment, is man of mature age, having
been born in 1914, and was highly es-
teemed in the circles where he was
known.
Major Dreyfus was not seriously in
jured. A bullet entered his forearm
but did not injure the bone, The Off
cial statement was made that his con-
dition was very favorable and that no
complications were feared.
With regard to the reasons for Gre
gori's act the opinion prevails in
Paris that there is much truth in his
avowal that he was driven to the deed
by the appeals to hatred with which
the anti-Semitic papers have been fill
ed since the government resolved to
place the BODY of Zola in the Pan
theon. The state Of this feeling can
be gauged by an interview with Henri
Rocbefort, editor of the Patrie, which
was published Thursday night, and in
which he says: 1T would have been a
glorious death for Dreyfus. 1t would
have been his first and only time un-
der fire."
Gregori made statement to the
police directly after his arrest, and
during a second interrogatory he said:
81 did not wish to kill Dreyfus. IT is
true aimed at him but l only wanted
to Craze him. My object was to pro-
test against the participation of the
army in the gloriflcation of Zola and
the rehabilitation of Dreyfus. My
blow was aimed less at Dreyfus than
at Dreyfusism."
A curious feature of the ceremonies
I'm the Pantheon was the absence Of
many of the foreign ambassadors. It
is understood that the Turkish ambas-
sador was the prime mover in the plan
to induce the members of the diplo-
matte corps to abstain from going to
the Pantheon.
Prince Won Radolin, the German am
bassador, refrained from attending the
ceremonies, fearing that the sight of
the German uniform might provoke in.
suits from the rabble.
Henry White, the American ambas-
sador, who was present, said: 81 re-
ceived an invitation from the French
government to meet President Fai.
Heres at an important state function.
and, as the representative of the
American people, l considered it my
duty TO 60"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.

New York, June 8.
WHEAT-No. , red, $lOO f. o. b.
anoat; No. l northern Duluth, $1.131s.
CORN - No. corn, 76c f. o. b.
afoat; 7Sc elevator.
OATS - Mixed oats, 26 to 32 lbs.
541R 6561ac; clipped white, 80 to 40
lbs. 591a a66hc.
HAY-Good to choice, S5095c.
PORK-Mess, $1475415.25; family,
S170O@1S.00.
BUTTER-Creamery special, 2ic;
extra, 23l5c; western factory, 191sc;
state dairy, 19m23c.
CHEESE-State full cream, fancy,
15c.
EGGS-State and Pennsylvania, 20
m21c.
POTATOES - State and Western,
$2.2562,50 per $50 lbs; Southern,
new per bbl,, $2.OOa3OO.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
spreckles.De BrentviIle Marriage.

Philadelphia, June 9-The marriage
of Adolph Spreckels, son of the mil
lionaire sugar manufactures, and Miss
Almy de Brentvlle of San Francisco,
news of which leaked out Sunday, was
unofficially confirmed today when the
couple were located in this city. The
couple are stopping at apartments in
Girard street, a small thoroughfare,
one square in length, in the business
section. Neither could be seen but
Mrs. Robinson, the woman who con-
ducts the apartment house, confirmed
the report of the marriage and admit
ted that Mr.. and Mrs. Spreckels were
guests at her house. Mrs. Robinson,
however, would not divulge the date
of the marriage or where the cere-
mony took place.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Mrs. Huah MeLauahIin a Marchioness.

New York, June 9.-Mrs. Hugh Nc
Laughlin, widow of the Democratic
leader of Kings county, has received
notice from Rome that the pope has
conferred upon her the title of march.
ioness in the papal nobility. Mrs. Nc.
Laughlin is rs years old. Many years
of her life have been devoted in large
part to charitable work, chiefly in the
Catholic church, and she has collected
and donated many thousands of dol
lars to the support of st. Mary's hos
pital in Brooklyn. Her husband gave
an altar to the st. James pro-cathedral
of that borough.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Conservatives Sweep Ontario.

Toronto, June 9.-The general elec.
tions for the Ontario legislature took
place yesterday and the results indl.
cate that Premier Whitney and the
Conservative party have again swept
the province. The government had
majority of 80 on dissolution. The in
dications now are that they will re-
turn with 60 majority, the Liberals
having carried but 20 seats out of a
total of 1O5. Toronto elected Con
servatives and all the other cities went
Conservative except in Hamilton.
where Labor candidate was elected
by 13 majority.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Lunches For Hungry School Children.

Contributions poured in last week
from every quarter of New York city
to aid the furtherance of the move
ment to feed improperly nourished
school children. Most of the money
was in small amounts, the contribu-
tions generally running one or two
dollars each but there were several
larger ones. Eventually it is hoped to
establish regular places where the
children may procure food daily, but
temporary plans for relief will be put
into effect at once. This will be made
possible through the cooperation of
many restaurant proprietors in the
lower east side who will accept tickets
issued by the relief committee in ex-
change for luncheons for needy chill
dren.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Former Policeman Sentenced.

New York, June 8. - Charles II.
Hausler, former policeman, was sent
enced to not less than three nor inDI o
than four years in prison for com.
plicity in the theft of ieNblry wol h
$4,000 which was stolen by Sadie
Pappe, manicure, from Mrs. Benja-
min f. Knowles, the wife Of a real
estate operator in Flatbush. Hauser
and the girl pleaded guilty and Haus-
Ter admitted having pawned the jewel
ry. The judge suspended sentence
against Sadie Papps on the ground
that she had been mised by Hausler.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
Explosion on Cruiser Tennessee.

Six men were killed and 10 injured
on the armored cruiser Tennessee
at sea when boiler tube broke lurl-
Ing fragments of iron about the engiLe
room and filling it with scalding
steam.
The accident happened an hour aft
er the cruiser left Santa Barbara on
her way, with six other vessels of the
Pacific fleet, to Los Angeles ports. The
cruiser was steaming at full speed
when the explosion occurred.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-10
SeIectlon of TemnorarY Officers.

Chicago, June 9.-It was announced
by Urey Woodson secretary Of the
Democratic national committee, that a
meeting of the subcommittee on ar.
rangements will be held in this city on
June l6 for the purpose of selecting
temporary officers for the national
convention at Denver, and to dispose
of such other business as may be sub
mitted to It.