The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-17

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Pennsylvania each year than from scarlet
fever and smallpox combined, and
whooping cough, which is commonly re-
garded as a very insignificant malady,
takes two thirds as many children as
diphtheria. These statements, which are
based on official figures obtained through
the bureau of vital statistics Of the state
department ofhealth, should be a ws:n-
ing to those parents who not only regard
measles and whooping cough as inevita-
BILE, but some times purposely expose
their children to them so as to have them
done with.
In every country town there is sign
at the railroad crossing like this: look
cut for the cars" Now everybody knew
that 1t was railroad crossing the day the
line was laid and finished. When the
sign was put up it took two days for ev-
cry inhabitant to become familiar with it.
In week every small child could read 1t
backward. Did the railroad take it down?
No, If they had the warning would have
been forgotten in week and smashups
would have resulted. One time adver-
tisements act the same way. You must
keep verlastingly at it, like the railroad
crossing sign.
Report indicates that good progress is
making in the borough high school prize
contest Tor the best essay on the subjects
assigned by the W. G. T. u, and 1t is
hoped that some of the prizes may be
captured by our pupils. For the best
high school essay on "The Value of Total
Abstinence to Life" County prize Of
$500, a State prize of $500, National
prize of $4,000 will be given. For the
best grammar grade essay on "Wbat is
the harm of glass of beer?" County
prize in s. 90, a State prize of $1,000. and
National prize of $50 90 will be given.
The contest closes on the 18th of April.
Every newspaper wants to publish
The news. The better the paper the more
prosperous it will be. Local news items
are especially hard to run down. How
many times have you, dear reader, been
approached by the newspaper man for an
item of news and told him that you knew
nothing of interest. Probably at the time
your family were away on visit or some
one from out of town was visiting at your
home. Ofcourse you didn't mean to de-
ceive the scribe, yet when you received
your paper you wondered why your fam
lily or friends were not mentioned. A
good way to avoid all ofthis is to kindly
inform us OF the facts or drop note in
the postoffice to the paper. The one item
may not amount TO much, bat several
columns of such news is the life OF
local paper. Seer
On Thursday afternoon, March llth,
exercises incident to the laying of the
corner stone of the new dormitory at the
Clarion State Normal School were held.
The exercises were in charge of the Prin-
cipal, j. George Becht, and began at two
o'clock. Rolls of the diff. rent classes,
copies of the local papers, pictures of the
proposed building, together with coins,
photographs OF President Taft, Governor
Stuart and State Superintendent Scbaeffer
were placed in the receptacle Hon. EN-
erson Collins, of Williamsport, Pa, de-
| livered the address of the day and II was
listened to by large and attentive au
dience. The new dormitory, which will
be ready for occupancy at the beginning
| of the Fall Term, will be one of the fine
Normal School buildings in the State 1t
will be of gray brick with red tile roof
and will accommodate about two hun
dred and fifty people. On account of The
Increasing attendance at the school, this
dormiiory will be a much needed addi-
ton to the school plant.
The Indian in relation to the game
laws of the state has been question
much mooted and one that up to the pres
ent has not been solved to the satisfaction
of all concerned. There is little lega
precedent on the subject and case very
much in point is now awaiting final dis
posal. 1ilden Emerson, ShoDgo In
dian, residing few miles from Salaman
ca, was caught with four grouse, and tbi'
during the closed season. The case went
to trial before jury which disagreed
and at another trial following in which
the Indian was represented by John Sny
der, an Indian attorney, the defendan
was acquitted by jury. Snyder citec
ancient treaty rights and customs to goot
purpose aud to the jury it looked al
though the game laws and game laws at
torneys we're wrong. The case this tim'
is removed from the Grimm courts snt
the state is suing Jimerson to recover thu
penalty for the crime. In this case thu
penalty for the possession of bird out
season is S25 tor each one and addtiona
penalty of $50 TOR the commission of th'
crime. Burdette Whipple is handling
the states side of the case. Bradford
Star.
The U. s. Civil Service Commission
announces that on Saturday, April 10Th
next, an examination will be held a
West Hickory, Pa, for the position o
postmaster at Fsguudus. Application
forms and iull information concerning
the requirements of the examination car
be secured from Fagundus postoff1ce
Applicants must reside within the terri
tory supplied by the postoffice named
The compensation of postmaster at Fa
gundus was SSI for the last fiscal year
On the same date an examination will b'
koid m, chaniald for tho nnsitiOn of most