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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION
Mr.. Taft's Universal Good Humor and
Freedom From Worry.

Washington. March IA rush OF
callers, interrupted for long walk In
the afternoon, and attendance at night
at the special dinner given in his hon
or by the Taft Philippine eXpedi'
ton" brought President-elect Taft to
within two days of his Inauguration
with less serious demands on his time
than he has experienced during any
day since his landing from Panama
at New Orleans.
The apparent splendid physical con-
dition, the universal good humor and
absence from worry and nervous
strain of Mr.. Taft, makes uniformly
gratifying Impression on the many
statesmen. politicians and friends who
are received by him daily. His jovial
remark is that his inaugural address
Is prepared his cabinet selected, the
inaugural committee is preparing all
details for the ceremony on Thursday,
and why should he feel otherwise than
comfortable?"
The day was begun with an extend
ed conference between the president
elect and Senator Knox at which many
important matters pertaining to the
next administration were gone over.
Mr.. Knox is giving much attention to
the prospective organization of the
state department over which he is to
preside after March 4. Besides, he is
being consulted freely by Mr.. Taft re.
garding the affairs of other depart.
ments. Mr.. Taft having many times
remarked that he should give great
weight to the judgment of his premier.
Charles Naael of St. Louis, who is
to be secretary of commerce and la.
hor, and Mrs. Nagel are here and paid
their respects to Mr.. Taft.
Frank II. Hitchcock is here from
New York. He spent some time at
the Capitol and also saw Mr.. Taft re.
garding matters which will arise di.
rectly after the Inauguration. No
other members Of the Taft cabinet are
in Washington with the exception Of
Postmaster General Meyer and Secre.
tary Wilson, who are attending to their
respective duties III the Roosevelt cab.
met.
An informal tea, which is a feature
at the Boardman house afternoons, at.
tracted there many members of Wash.
ington's official and social life, and
Nj. and Mrs. Taft met all callers.
The Philippine dinner last night was
arranged by Miss Mabel Boardman
and Representative Mckinley of Iii.
lois and was the most pretentious of
the enjoyable occasions which this ia.
nous party INDUCED in for years.
There were present seven United
States senators and "a members of the
house of representatives. besides a
number of otherwise distinguished
personages who sailed to the Orient
with Mr.. Taft in 1905. The trip at.
taiued most of its fame because of the
matrimonial accomplishments result.
ing.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
| and Miss Alice Roosevelt became be.
trothed; Representative Bourke Cock
ran met Miss Ide, daughter of Judge
lde Of the Philippine commission. who
Is now Mrs Cochran, and Representa-.
tive Swager Sherley Of Kentucky met
Miss Mignon Critton of Staten Island
To whom he became engaged.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo. March

i'hlhIbs shdlNu l.
WHEAT-No ! Iorthern, carloads,
S1.s1%; No. . red, St.27R.
CORN - No. = yellow, CSC f. o.
b. afloat No yellow, eS%c.
OATS No. 2 white, 56R@57c +. o.
b. afloat; No. , white, 55k@56c.
FLOUR - Fancy blended patent,
per bbl. $6.5O6725; winter family,
patent, $6.10M6.65.
BUTTER--Creamery prints, fancy,
31c; state and Pennsylvania cream.
cry, 29c; dairy, choice to fancy, 27@
2SL.
CHEESE -- Choice to fancy, full
cream. 1ilaml l5c; fair to z" 'd, 13614c.
EGGS--SeleCted white, % Il 2j1ac.
POTATOES-Wh fancy, per bu.,
SOC; fair to good, 7Gd 7Sc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Death of Or. Cuyler.

Rev. Dr. Theodore Ledyard Cuyler,
aged 81, for thirty years pastor of the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, and well known as writer
on religious topics, died at his home
in New York Friday night after a short
Illness. DR.. Cuyler was born at Au'
rora, n. Y. and was graduate Of the
class Of '1s4I Of Princeton university.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
GEORGE Junior Republics.

Miss Philalethia Stella Nicholson,
a very wealthy young attorney.at'
law of Los Angeles, California, has
become associated with William R.
George, the millionaire philanihropist,
in the establishment or George junior
Republics in every part Of the countr".
Mias Nicholson VIII go shortly to
Freevilie n. j.. TO study the work
there apd will then proceed from state
to sta.e assisting in organizing the re-
publics.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
N, CHAP E AGAINST CAPTAIN
Hutchins Relieved of Command on
Account of Mental Condition.

Account of Mental Condition.
Captain Samuel Hutchins, who had
been relieved of his command of the
United States battleship Kearsarge
by Admiral Sperry, just before the
feet left Gibraltar, is to be examined
by a special medical board which will
look into h;s mental and physical con.
dtion. His mental condition is said
to be most ptiable.
1t was because of the great nervous
ness under which Captain Hutchius
labored that ha was. at his own re.
quest. relieved of his command.
His condition is believed to be due
to the great strain and responsible
ties incident to the voyage around the
world.
Admiral Sperry says that there was
DO charge against the captain.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
TO BUY UNCLE REMUS' HOME
Association Plans Memorial to Late
Joel Chandler Harris.

Atlanta, March 2. - Snap Bean
Farm and the Sign of the Wren's
Nest as the late Joel Chandler Har-
ris styled his home is to be purchased
by the friends of Uncle Remus" and
presented to the public as a memorial
to the distinguished author The
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Uncle Remus
Memorial association desires that the
fund shall he secured from the chill.
dren who have found delight in the
writings of Uncle Remus."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Regular Terms Of Court.
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m. NJ. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching m M. 4. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. o. Calhoun.
Preaching in the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
II. l.. Monroe. Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at ll:00 q. m. and 1880 p.
m Rev. II A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. q. Il.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays Of each
m, nth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Life Sentence For Burqlary.

For the first time in New York coun-
ty life sentence was imposed on a
man convicted of burglary. Judge
Malone in general sessions imposed
this sentence upon Samuel Greenburg,
who with pal" robbed the apartment
OF Charles e. Bailey Sept. 80 last, and
was convicted of burglary in the first
degree as second offsnse. His com.
panion received twenty-year sent.
purp
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

IN \ ESTA LODGE, No. 1859, l. o. o. f.
L M Meats every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
EAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
" g. A, r. Meets lst and Sd Monday
evening in each month.
OAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" lS7, w. r. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
East Buffalo Live Stock Market.

CATTLE--Prime export steers. $6.1J
H6.4O; god to choice butcher steers,
s5.OOmh90: choice cows, $4.75m5.O0:
choice hei'ers. s6.5Om5.75; common
to fair helrers $l.25d5 %; common to
fair bulls S3.25n 100, choice yeals
Sl1.0O9ll.jO; fair to good Sl0.25@
1915.
SHEEP AND LAMBS 49, Choice
spring lambs. S7,90TS00, choice
yearlings, $67j@725; mixed sheep,
s5.00m5.75.
HOGS slight Workers, S640@650;
medium and heavy hogs, S6.75d6S5;
pigs. $625G6.35
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BuIgesS.-J. Il. Carson.
Justices O| the PeGce-C. A. Randall, d.
W. Clark.
Couacttmen.-J. w. Landers, ]. T. Dale,
G. B. Robinson, VIM. Smearbaugh, r.
w. Bowman, j. w. Jameson, W. J.
Campbell.
COnstdble-Archie Clark.
COLlector-W. II. Hood.
School DirectOrS-J. O. Scowden. r. M.
Herman, @ Jameson, j. J. Landers, J.
X, Clark, W. G. Wymsn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of Congress-N. p. Wheeler.
Member Of Se,ldte-J. X. p. Hall.
Assent6tv-A. X. Mechling.
President Judge-Wm. e Rice.
Associate Jttdges-F. X. Kreitler, p.
@. Hill.
Prothonota,y, Register d Recorder, &e.
j. @. Geist.
MeriG-S Il. Maxwell.
IredSurer-Geo. W. Holen,an.
Commissioners WIN II. Harrison, j.
M. Zuendel. II. II. Mcclellan.
District AttOTRey-A. q. Brown.
Jury nltsSioners-Ernest Sibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner @ Y. Detar.
County AUDITORS George Il. Warden,
A. G. Gregg and ]. p. Kelly.
County SltrpeyOr--D. ". Clark.
County Superi,Itendent-D. W. Morri-
son.
Regular Terms Of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commits
sioners lst and 3D. Tuesdays of month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT q SHOEMAKE Ek.
shop over X l.. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the cosrsest and guarantees his work TO
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices res'
Ionable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
fNENTRAI, HOUSE.

(NENTRAL HOUSE,
" GEROw " GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern Improvements. No pains VIII
be spared to make it pleasant stopping
place for the travelling public, First
class Livery in connection.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Buffalo Hay Market.

Timothy No. ! on track, Sl3.5O6
400; No. 2 timothy, S1250I13ooi
wheat AID oat straHs. s70OuS.0
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
HOTEL WEAVER,
4

II e. A. WEA VER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House. has undergone a complete change,
and is now furnished with al the mod.
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts OF
guests never neglected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03

DITCHEY Il CARRINGER
II ATTORN EIS-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa
The sun., 1909-02-14

Another criticism Is that the Japanese
is likely to overload himself with con-
tracts, neglecting some Of his work
and in that way forcing his employer
to pay him more wages. IL In making
a contract with them 1t Ia 80 drawn up
that it will he to their financial interest
to complete 1t they are not likely to make
any serious trouble. One concern in
sured Itself against n possible strike
this year by forcing the Japanese con-
tractor to put up a 5000 guarantee and
held out 25 per cent. until its 500 acres
OF grapes had been picked.
Ii must be admitted that while the
japanese have shortcomings they have
many points in their favor. They are Of
short stature. Of stocky build, quick and
have staying qualities.
As soon as his days work is done and
his quickly prepared supper eaten the
Japanese takes a bath A large tub Of
water has been slowly heating for some
time, and into it he goes. to be followed
by all his comrades. The warm water
takes all the soreness out OF his bones
and muscles. Then he seeks the most
comfortable position he can find in order
to prepare himself for his next days
work.
The grapes tlIat are not picked by
Japa nese In San Bernardino county are
usually handled by Chinese OF Mexicans.
The Chinese pick by the day. getting
about $3.50 for ten hours work. The
Mexicans pick either by the day or the
ton They have little settlement mostly
TO themselves at Cucamonga. and almost
any day OF the year person can find a
certain number Of swarthy looking or
binary laborers lying around the rickety
houses.
In many parts Of the State. where the
vineyards do not exceed twenty acres,
the grape grower. with the help Of his
family. handles his crop himself. The
schoolboy too plays a part in the vint-
age season. He blesses the grape vine
and counts the days when school will
declare vacation and he can earn a
dollar day.
The sun., 1909-02-14

regards Italy. since ths majority Of ths..
companies were foreign.
Another great loes Il that OF tho trad.
which oan never be measured, sven an
proximately. The greatest loss Of ali.
loss which escapes al oalculations or
measurements, 10 that Of Life. The vafue
Of human life is but an empty oppression
when applied TO 100000 persons killed In
the space Of half a minute.
There was o man at Measina who did
more for the earthquake sufferers and
afforded more practical aid than all the
Government and army officials who wore
sent there to organize the rescue work.
distribute food. clothe and shelter the
survivors and mitigate az far as possible
and In the quickest way the effects Of the
great disaster. This man was a member
Of Parliament. the Deputy Michel Of
Parma, a very modest farmer and q fer
vent Catholic.
He did such good work at Messina that
even the anti-olerioal and Socialist news
papers praised him highly. an unpreo-
edented thing In Italy. SiRnor Miohe,i
has now returned to Parma. where q
friend succeeded in interviewing him.
The earthquake. said signot Michel.
killed Messina and all its inhabitants out
right. OF course there were survivors,
but these were morally killed TOO. They
lost completely all energy and hope. The
suddenness Of the disaster killed the rea-
son Of all the survivors: many are still
mad, while others. the majority. re-
NAMED dazed under the blow.
The panic. the lack OF clothes. food and
shelter, the horrors OF the surroundings.
the looting. crime and the iron he'd Of q
military rule meant TO be adopted In q
conquered country. not dead country.
crushed the survivors and drove away
every human sentiment and feeling from
them. They were dead TO all intents and
purposes. Az the efforts made TO help
them were useless.
They fought over their food like ami
mails. The prohibition to recover their
dead or search for. their missing rela-
tives exasperated them; the order 20
syac,rate the ruined city drove them 20
fury. Signor Michel compares the state
The sun., 1909-02-14

each bunch Of grapes from the vine.
laying them carefully on the tray, placing
all the stems in the same direction After
the picking is finished the trays Of grapes
are left between the rows Of vines to be
dried by the sun.
In the Ell Cajon Valley ia San Diego
county the Indians figure largely in the
harvesting Of the raisin grapes. After
the grapes have dried In the sun for
| fifteen days they must be turned. The
Indians become expert at the work.
Watching them az they go down a row.
STOPPING down. and then standing erect
as they deftly Zip the trays over. the
regular movement impresses one as does
the perfect action OF a machine, the only
break being short pause now and then
to pick up q cluster which has fallen or
to rest for few moments.
These Indians belong TO the Mission
tribes and are now fast becoming self
supporting. good citizens. being educated
at various local schools and the Riverside
Indian School. Major c. F. Merriam OF
San Marcos in writing Of their work in
his vineyard SAYS:
Il have employed them for twenty
Ave years and find them very good help.
| have not only had them pick grapes bue
kept them In the winery 10 crush and
press. they doing practically all the
manual labor
In San Bernardino county. where 80
per cent. Of the vineyards Of southern
California are located. about three
fourths Of the grapes are gathered by the
Japanese. who usually pick by the ton
a boss OF contractor agreeing to pick a
growers entire crop at from $40 10 81 .e5
q ton for the first crop and from 81 so TO
q for the second crop. These oontrac-
tors pay their men by the box for the wine
grapes, which are picked in boxes and
carried by the picker to a wagon road
made by leaving out row Of vines every
twenty or forty rows.
Al Cucomonga. the cradle Of the viii
cultural industry Of California. the writer
found land Of japanese picking over a
forty acre stretch OF Mission grapes.
The sun., 1909-02-14

cay filed 2l2 boxes, which at . cents a
box netted him s4.2i.
1t Is commonly said that the Japanese
are untrustworthy whether they are work
ing as domestics or grape pickers. They
will leave their mistress Oh the eve Of q
dinner or strike at the most critical stage
VI the harvest Many farmers and vine-
yardists know this to their sorrow.
A few years ago the crop Of the vine-
yard Of the Italian Swiss Colony at MADEIRA
was 50 large that extra pickers had to
be found. White people could not be
had. 40 a company OF Japanese were
hired to pick the grapes at $50 a ton.
They worked for few days, when they
suddenly quit without notice and left for
another vineyard. where they obtained
little higher pay. This occasioned a
considerable loss to the colony.
The sun., 1909-02-14

They worked like lightning,
They would greedily fall upon heavily
laden vine and divest it Of Its grapes in a
jiny. The perspiration rolled from their
foreheads and with gritted teeth they
worked with both hands. Grabbing the
stems. they would give a jerk and into the
box fell a bunch Of grapes. They needed
no knives and 80 the work was compare
lively easy,
The continuous motion OF their deft
hands dripping with juice recalled man
milking COW. There was constant
stream Of dropping grapes. One smiling
fellow being timed il was found that he
stripped a vine and filed two boxes in
a little over two minutes, His punched
slip resembling street car transfer,
hung on the vine at the end Of the row
allotted TO him and showed he had that
The sun., 1909-02-14
THE JAP IN THE VINEYARD
CALIFORNIA 0BJECTS TO HIM,
BUT EMPLOYS HIM.

IAstie Brswp Grape Pickers Quick with
Their Hands, but Uncertain ana Az,
70 slur Their Work Poetry or Old
World vintage Lacking IN California.
BAN Francisco. Feb. e.-California finds
fault with the work OF the Japanese In
tho vineyeard-but employs him.
Your grape picking season has abso-
lutely no sentiment, no poetry; 1t is typi-
cslly American. q mere question OF dol
lars and cents said a visitor from Eu-
rope. 'The worst abomination OF all 10
your Jsps. 1t Is true they work with the
rapidity OF machines. but they know
absolutely nothing about picking grapes.
In France. Germany and Italy the grapes
are picked with some care. Here any
thing seems to GO
In many respects the visitor hit the
nail squarely on the head. Although the
Jap will work for a smaller rate he seldom
picks the vines clean and II 10 sometimes
asserted that the grower loses moro In
weight than he saves otherwise. Yet the
Japanese piokers are driving out those Of
other racee.
The Hindu has been the object Of so
much criticism and has been accused OF 80
many Shortcomings that il was genuine
surprise TO hear him commended by a
Gridley grape grower recently.
Il hired nineteen Of the turban wearers
to pick grapes this season. and they GER
tsinly made good said this grower.
$50 large a percentage Of the grapes
we're green this year that would have
found 1t impossible to have picked the
crop with Jap help
'The latter do not heed my instructions
to pick only ripe grapes but in their eager
ness TO make a big showing insist on
taking everything. The Hindus pick
ripe grapes only
The foreman OF large winery In So
noma county voiced similar sentiments
against the Jap.
.The only poorly picked grapes pur-
chased this year were picked by Jape,-
he said. Il employ American pickers
because believe them to be the best.
AN American picker will do as you tell
him. while the Jap. the Chinaman or
Greek will usually do just as he pleases
after you are out Of his sight would
say that about so per cent. Of the piokers
here are Americana. rs per cent. Japs and
rs per cent. other foreigners"
Up at Asi the vintage is happy time.
The company's vineysrtiists and wine
makers brought their families with them
from the Old World and to-day the dark
haired. olive skinned women and children
form picturesque bit OF old Italy In these
California foothills. They look upon
grape picking as a fascinating occupa-
ton. The Italian loves 10 sing as he
picks. He beams with delight as he
samples the different grapes or carefully
places the luscious fruit In his box.
Scandinavians. Armenisns and mis-
oellaneous assortment Of other nation
alities figure in the picking OF the raisin
grapes In Fresno county. During the
latter part Of August or the beginning OF
September the rsisin grapes are gen.
orally ripe enough to be picked. Pick
ing usually begins when the sugar test
registers ~ per cent.
Having satisfied himself on that i'm
portant point the yineyardist makes ar |
rangements for piokers. The pickers
teke two rows Of vines apiece for con-
venience and In squstting position with
g. small knife they dexterously sever
The sun., 1909-02-14
The EARTHQUAKES SWEEP
ITS GREATEST DAMAGE DONE
IN A SMALL AREA.
Attempt TO Csmpute the Money Less Of
the Disaster-The Man VINO Did Meet
for the survivors-Enects or the
Earthquake on Its Victims Minds.

Attempt 70 Compute the Money Loss Of
the Disaster-The Man VINO Did Most
for the survtvors-Enects OF the
Earthquake on Its Victims Minds.
ROWE, Feb. I.-Prof. Rioco. director
OF the Etna Observatory and one OF the
leading seismologists In Italy, recently
explored the earthquake area, and he
has prepared the accompanying chart
which gives an approximate idea OF the
intensity and extent Of the earthquake
and the tidal wave OF December 2s.
The chart shows the isoseismio lines
marking the different areas where the
disturbances on the earth's surface had
an equal intensity. The Mercalli scale, 80
called after it's inventor, which Is divided
into ten grades, is used to show the In
tensity Of the shocks In each section.
The line Of the utmost intensity, marked
10, includes the area where the destruc-
ton Of life and property was complete.
Within II are Messina and Reggie and the
smaller towns and villages on each side
Of the strait The area 1t includes has
roughly speaking a diameter OF about
forty kilometers, and is more or lees OF
an elliptical shape.
Outside Of 1t comes the isoseismio line,
marked 0, showing where the havoc
wrought was considerable but not COM
plete and the loss Of life was not 30 great.
The line passes near Santa Teresa di
Riva and Milazso In Sicily, and Rosario
and Milsto In Calabria. 1t is also eilipa-
cal and it's greatest diameter is about
seventy kilometers.
The third line. marked 8. includes the
places where the earthquake damaged
buildings and the number Of dead was
small. It's shape Is an elongated oval and
Its diameter about lsO kilometers. The
fourth line. marked 7. passes through CAL
tanisetta and Augusta in Sicily and
Cosenza and Montalto In Calabria. 1t In
The sun., 1909-02-14
slsiybs. not used elsewhere.

sleighs. not used elsewhere.
special feature Of winter in these
mountains is the hoar frost, which pro-
duces fantastic shapes in the higher
regions. Trees, rocks. telegraph poles
underbrish and even houses are envel-
oped in thick coat Of ice and snow, so
that one can scarcely recognize their
The sun., 1909-02-14
DECORATED BY JACK FROST.
Queer Effects Produced In the Giant
Mountains in SIlesia.

These two pictures show some Of the
curious effects Of hoar frost in the Riesen-
gebirge or Giant Mountains In Silesia.