The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-09-30


drought is broken, at least in this section.
A gentle, steady patter descended on us
all day Monday, giving the parched earth
good soaking and max ing nature as
we'll as all mankind smile and look cheer
full. 1t would be hard to estimate the
amount of good that has been done in the
saving of property from destruction by
fire. And while the meadows and pas
ture lands were almost past recuperation,
much good has come even to them.
Mrs, Maria s. Miles widow of the late
Asa Miles, and for many years resident
of Fagundus, died at the residence of her
daughter at Avalon, suburb of Pitts
burg, on Saturday, Sept. 10Th, aged
eighty years. Mrs. Miles is most kindly
remembered by our older residents OF
this section. The remains were brought
to Tidioute on Tuesday, the funeral being
held from the M. l.. church the following
day with interment in Tidioute cemetery.
Mrs. Miles is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. White and Miss Lillian Miles, with
whom she has lately made her home in
Pittsburg.-Tidioute News, oath.
"A big black bear paid visit to the
farm of N. G. Cole, on the opposite side
of Tionesta creek, short distance below
Nebraska, last Wednesday evening, and
no doubt it was the same bear whose
tracks were seen on German II i'll the
Monday morning previous, for he was
farm. Between sundown and dusk Ray
Cole called his mothers attention to
dark object coming down the road from
Nebraska, thinking it was woman with
black skirt. AS it camo nearer it vas
discovered to be large bear, which came
within forty rods of the house. He had
evidently been attracted by half dozen
half-grown pigs in the field but these
were quick ly shut in the pen and bruin
was cheated out of his pork. He was
frightened away by the people moving
about, going down towards the creek, but
before going dug up an ant-hill and ate
the ants in plain sight of the people in
the house. A Winchester rifle was in
the house but not a cartridge could be
found. If any ammunition had been on
hand this bear story might have had
different ending, open season or not.
"A good judge of pumpkin pies-or a
judge o good pumpkin pies, just as you
please-tells about them in the Franklin
News in this felicitous fashion: Pump
kin pies are now ripe. In the cities they
are on the cheap lunch counters. The
crust is made of flour, lard and things
like that, and the filling is made ofstarch,
sweet potatoes, dye stuffs and whatever
happens to be cheap and handy when the
call for pumpkin pie comes in. But up
here, where the cool winds meet the pure
frost and the sunshine soaks into the
no such base ounterfeiting. The house
wife cuts up real pumpkins and stews
them and puts them through a sieve or
and then stirs in with the
yellow product such things as new-laid
eggs, Jersey cream, ground cinnamon,
white sugar and little molasses. Then
they are put in the oven, about half an
acre at a baking, and delicately Drowned.
When they are cut they are divided so as
to make one pie about the size of a Merry
Widow hat do for three persons and the
third piece all round the table is con-
sidered customary. The result is that
the angel of peace always arrives about
time and the effect is magi-
cal Hardened Democrats get kindly and
talk of voting the straight Republican
ticket, pretty girls accept the attentions
of young men for whom they have only
sisterly feeling, women who have been
talking of divorce for seven years say no
more about it. With plenty of pies,
neighbors may be made so good natured
that they will husk mans corn free of
charge and join in barn dance after it is
over. All mankind is affected by the in
huence of the pumpkin season. The
preachers who partake of it preach more
hopeful sermons, and shorter ones, farm
ers Neglect to thrash boys they catch in
the orchard, sewing societies talk more
about household matters, political con-
tributions become larger and more com
mon and family feuds are forgotten. 1t
is fortunate thing for editors that they
have friends who will, if they love them,
send them few nice pumpkin pies and
thus keep them in touch with the glad
season of festivity."