The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-02-19

the next latest date will be 1916, when il
will fall on the 23rd. This will also be
the date of the Easter of the year 1000.
The latest the festival falls this century is
April 25, which will be in 1913.
One of the best resolutions we have
heard of anybody making is this: Not to
speak of mistakes that make no differ
ence, how often the harmony of a home is
destroyed by the persistent member OF a
household who will argue half an hour
over the point whether Aunt Jane came
on Tuesday or on Wednesday. We have
listened to heated disputes that cast an
ugly shadow over the whole meal, or
spoiled an evenings enjoyment. upon
subjects that are of no more importance
than the state of last weeks weather.
"A number of passengers on the Col
Inns railroad had quite an adventure with
high water and ice Saturday. They
started for Sheffield from Kellettville.
when their train ran into high water.
The engine was uncoupled after the fires
had been put out by the water, and the
cars driited about two miles with the
current. Finally the train was taken
back to Kellettville, and by aid of car
risges and the train the passengers got
through to Sheffield Sunday evening and
came to this city by trolley Warren
Times.
Very many of our subscribers have
dropped in recently and squared old ac-
counts and renewed for another year, or
have sent the cash to that effect, and
many have said they'd about as soon
have their bread shut off as the weekly
visit of the REPUBLICAN. All of which
is very pleasant and gratifying. We'd hate
like sin to be obliged to cut off an old
friend from the list, but such is the edict
of the postal authorities, and there a
mighty sight bigger than we are and will
have it. We trust those who have not
yet paid up will do so without waiting
for bill. All can tell just how their ac-
counts stand by consulting the label on
their paper.
Mrs. II. W. Horner, of this place, has
been notified of the tragic death of her
cousin, DR.. Charles Pomainville, at
Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Feb. Sd.
DR.. Pomainvile's death was caused by
burns received the day previous while
he was trying to rescue the servant grl
at his home, whose clothing had caught
fire from the explosion of a can OF gaso-
lene which she had mistaken for kero-
sene and with which she was attempting
to hurry along a slow fire. The girl died
within few hours. DR.. Pomainville was
one of the best known and most popular
young men in the city. He is survived
by his wife and infant daughter. His
death is the ifth to occur by violence in
his family within fifteen years.
-"Crossing the Atlantic with Mark
Twain last summer" said w. c. T. u.
woman, ~ asked his opinion of the pro-
hibition law. Fl is reply was characters-
tic, very humorous. "I am friend of
temperance, and want it to succeed" he
said, "but l don't think prohibition is
practical. The Germans, you see. pre-
vent it. Look al them. l am sorry to
learn that they have just invented a
method OF making brandy out of fsawdust.
Now, what chance will prohibition have
when man can take a rip saw and go
out and get drunk on fence rail? What
is the good of prohibition if man is able
to make brandy smashes out OF the
shingles on his roof, or If he can get
delirium tremens by drinking the legs
off the kitchen chairs?"
Nearly two months of 1908 have al
ready slipped away. How quickly they
have passed! Why, it seems but yester-
day we we're saying "Happy New Year"
to each other and here nearly two
twefths of that year of grace have gone
from us. Less than two weeks more and
March will be upon us, and we shall have
disturbing visions of garden making,
raking lawns, housekeeping, on one side
of the picture, but with good weather for
| fishing, the robins and the blue birds,
and the first crocuses and later tulips on
the other. So let Miss Spring come. She
may be blustery and smiley by turns
but she is welcome; for she spells life,
not death, and she will be followed by
warmer weather which will effectually
roast the grip out of the system.
-Sixty-one years ago public sale bill
reading like this excited no comment in
Missouri: State of Missouri. County of
Pike. To whom it may concerns: The
undersigned will, Tuesday, September
20, A. d. 1916, sell at public outcry for
cash on premises, where Coon Creek
crosses on the Missouri road, the follow
Ing chattels, to wit: Nine yoke of oxen,
with yoke and chain; two wagons with
beds, three niger wenches, four buck
niggers, three nigger boys, two prairie
plows, twenty five steel traps, one barrel
pickled cabbage, one hogshesd oftobacco,
one lot of niger hoes, one spinning
wheel, loom, three foxhounds, lot of
coon, mink and skunk skins and lot of
other articles. Am gwine to California.
John Doe. Richard Roe, Cryer. Free
headcheese, apples and hard cider at noon.
Floyd Allio, aged about nineteen
years, sen of Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Allio,
of Tionesta township, is very seriously
i'll at the home of his parents. About
two weeks ago he was attacked by pleu-
risy and suffered greatly for several days
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