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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
IMPORTERS LOSE $500, 900

Nearly a score OF transatlantic
steamships which had been hurrying
to New York in order to beat the
new tariff law have lost their race,
for at half past four o'clock Thurs.
day afternoon the doors of the customs
house changed shut and the last pay,
ment of duty under the old law was
registered as mo. 1,1lS,000." The
new rates took effect Friday morning,
and importers who have merchandise
on the boats which sought to beat the
tariff bill will be losers to the extent
Of nearly 5000. 900.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
RACE HORSES FOR CANADA
Collector Finds No Provision In New
Law For Re-Entry Free Of Duty,

Ogdensburg, Aug. l0,-Customs Off.
GERS here are awaiting instructions
from the treasury department on a
clause in the new tariff bill which in.
wolves the future of horse racing in
Canada. The Canadian tracks depend
largely on American-owned thorough.
breds for their sport, and hitherto en-.
tries owned In the United States have
passed free across the border and
back again. Collector Daniels, how
ever, finds no provision in the new
law for the re-entry, free of duty, of
American horses entering Canada for
exhibition or racing. His interpreta-
ton is that all returning livestock
must pay full duties.
Pending the arrival Of advices from
Washington, several horses consigned
to the Montreal racetrack are held
here.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
BROTHER WILL
GET REWARD
Wounded Desperate CraWIs
Home and Is Given Up.

Harrisburg, Aug. 1O.-Alfred Kinard,
1 notorious character of Perry coun-
ty. lies seriously wounded in the Har-
risburg hospital as the result of a
desperate battle in a small mountain
settlement north of this city, where
lc attempted to rob the store of Lewis
Myers.
Holding up the entire hamlet at the
loint OF his revolver, Kinard entered
he store, but was intercepted by Os-
ar Heisley, who procured a revolver
and opened fire on the desperate.
<inard fell after a half dozen shots
had been exchanged. but was up and
away to the thick underbrush before
lis purSuers could capture him. He
was badly wounded in the left thigh,
out managed to hide himself until the
chase was abandoned and then crawled
over the mountain and through the
woods to the home of his brother,
Amos Kinard, several miles distant in
Cumberland county.
Bleeding and almost unconscious
when he reached there he begged his
brother to take him in and hide him.
The brother did take him in, but i'm
mediately sent for an officer. There
is a reward of SIS for the arrest of
Kinard and the brother will get the
money. Kinard was hurried to the
Harrisburg hospital, where he is ex-
pected to die of loss of blood. For
years he has been noted for his daring
Iawlessness, and is wanted for assault
ing officers of the law, for burglary
and horse stealing. Heretofore he has
always managed TO get away by hid
ing in the mountains.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
SUPERVISOR ARRESTED
Said to Be Short $4,000 Of Towns
Highway Fund.

Bernard l.. Wrench of Whitesboro,
Oneida county, supervisor of the
town of Whitestown, and supposed
to be a well-to-do undertaken, was
arrested on a charge Of grand
larceny, following an investiga.
ton of his accounts as custo-
dian Of the town funds. The arrest
was based upon dispositions of Justice
of the Peace r. e. Foster and E. l..
Evans, both members of the town
board, in which they charge that Mr..
Wrench appropriated more than $4,000
of the funds of the town.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
SWALLOWS TEETH
Wild Ride to Hospital Follows; Sur
geons Recover worries.

Punxsutawney, Pa, Aug. 10. Pc
ter Jackson, engineer at the Hill coal
mine, near Dubois, was drinking a bot
tie of Pop when he d~islodged a set of
false teeth and swallowed them. A
Dubois physician, unable to recover
he teeth from Jackson's throat, forced
hem into the stomach and the man
was hurried y the Adrian hospital
acre in an automobile.
The TIP OF 81 miles was made in
an hour 2nd eight minutes. Two
hours aftc" the accident occurred an
abdominal incision had been made
and the teeth recovered. The doctors
say Jackson will suffer no perma-
lent i'll effects from his experience.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
JAPAN'S NOTE TO POWERS
Intends TO Go Ahead With Railroad
Without China's Consent.

Japan has officially notified
the powers Of her intention to
proceed Immediately with the recon.
structing and improving of the Antung.
Mukden railroad without the consent
of China, diplomatic negotiations hav-
ing failed to overcome Chinese opposi.
ton.
The note declares that throughout
the discussions China has had re.
curse to her well known policy of OBJ.
struction and pro~crastination and has
evaded the just and reasonable de.
mands of Japan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
Five Drowned Near Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Aug. 10.-Ffve drown
lngs in this vicinity were reported
Sunday. Michael Juskey, aged s, and
William Harris, aged 10, sank while
swimming in the Delaware river. Ern-
est Emmons, aged 10, of Burlington,
was drowned in Sylvan Lake. Albert
Saylor. aged 10, was drowned in Big
Timber Creek. Florence Trude, aged
16, of Camden, while boating on the
lake at Laurel Springs, lost her life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
SON OF AUTHOR OF AMERICA
Died on His Way Home After Release
From Iowa State Prison.

Samuel F. Smith, son of the mar who
wrote America" died Sunday in a
hospital at Toronto. Canada, where
he was taken from a train that was
bearing him to Newton Center, Mass,
to meet his wife and daughter after
five years separation. Smith was re-
leased on Thursday from the state re.
formatory at Anamosa by Gov. Car
roll, who pardoned Smith because of
old age. Convicted Of embezzling
100000 of trust funds in Davenport,
he had served five of his eleven
years sentence.
Samuel Frarcis Smith was once
n OF the most highly respected citi.
ems Of Iowa and mayor of Davenport.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
Firemen Hurt at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Aug. 10.-Lieutenant
Farrell English was fatally injured
and several other city firemen were
hurt when the roof of the Ohio Sash
and Door company, Merwin street and
Columbus road, collapsed during a
fire. The loss is estimated at $751;
600. The origin of the fire is UNI
known. .
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
H NEW PENNIES
Designer Said Il Was First FcreeC
That His Name Should &c on
the Coin

Victor d. Bremen. designer of the
new penny, said he is going to Score.
tary Macveagh of the treasury and
demand an explanation of the decision
to remove his initials from the coin.
Mr.. Bremen added that when the de.
sign was first accepted 1t bore his
name in full and George b Cortelyou,
then secretary of the treasury, assured
him that 1t would be allowed to re.
main.
Mr.. Cortelyou said he was certain
that he did not assure Mr.. Bremen
that his full name would appear on
the new penny. Mr.. Cortelyou did not
recall whether he had given any as.
az to the use of the initials
"V. ID. b." and said that would appear
In the records of the treasury depart.
ment.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
Moors Said to Torture Prisoners.

The Lisbon DecoliQu's Mel
lila correspondent says that the Span.
iards have lost 500 men killed and l..
200 wounded in the last three days
fighting with the Moorish tribesmen,
and that rs officers and $50 men have
fallen into the hands of the Moors,
who tortured them before putting them
to death.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
MORE MEN EMPLOYED
Marked improvement Noted by State
Department Of ato".

A marked improvement in the con-
dition of organized labor of the state
of New York is noted in the
quarterly bulletin just issued by the
State Department of Labor, covering
the months of January, February
and March of this year. The percent.
age of idleness, which at the end Of
March, 1908, was 1851 per cent, or the
highest on record for that date since
1896, was at the end Of March this
year 21.1 per cent, the returns repre-
senting $4,000 wage earners.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-11
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS DENIED
Federal Judge Holds That Titles OBJ.
tanned From Indians Are Good.

Federal Judge Ralph E. Campbell
has sustained the demurrers of de.
PENDANTS in 10000 Indian land aliena'
ton suits brought by the government.
The actions by the government were
ordered dismissed. The court held
that the titles obtained from the In.
dams before the act removing restric.
tions went into effect are good.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
Sarta Claus Revenoe

Belated comes advice tonight
That. without proper cause"
Two foolish boys went on a strike
Against Cid Santa Claus
They sent him written word that he
Must take two trips a year.
The first an early one to see
What children wanted here.
They said his work of late was bad.
They criticised his taste
They said il made them very sad
Those presents gone 10 waste
They asked him why he thought a boy
Would want a Teddy bear
They said il seemed he could employ
Much better judgment there
They wrote him FRANKLY what they
thought.
A protest each line
They told him that they thought he ought
TO sell out and resign.
They covered reams OF paper then
To tell him what 10 do
The how. the which The what. the when
They carefully went through
And then they told him what to bring
For each boy in their town.
And for themseives-"Oh. everythingr'
Was just what they put down
hey thought the saint was far too old
To understand their scheme
And each one bought q bag. to hold
Their presents. it would seem.
But when they woke OF Xmas morn
With What did Santa bring?"
Why, Just as sure as you are born.
He hadn't left a thing!
STACY E BAKER
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busy? l want some collars for my
husband. Oh, are these ladies' collars :?
How stupid! told that man distinctly
l wanted collars.
Cat the right place.) Are husbands
collars here? Well, l am glad l have
found the right place at last. Size?
You clerks always ask SO many ques-
lions. l never bought any before. be-
cause we've been married only No.
his neck isn't very large. Why. l can
reach But he has real broad shout
ders. How nice you are to think Of
that! Yes, a box of assorted sizes
would be just the thing. Some Of
could cut the others off-that is. IL they
were not too small You'd better put
In nearly all large sizes. You see.
am starting out as economical as
can be. l think it must be SO discour-
aging for man to have q woman
spend his money on frivolous things.
Now, as l was coming down the street
saw a big sale Of hats-men's hats.
They had been in the window and
were a little soiled. but | found such
a nice clerk, and he said If got some
Of that 1910 soap it would make
them look like new. Mr.. Harris Is
very particular about his clothes. He
won't wear trousers unless they are
pressed. SO ! bought three Of those
hats. Don't you think they will last
him a long time and save money?
''Mr. Floorwalker, where are the
gloves? Gentlemen's? Well. hope
he is. Why. he is my husband. Oh. ]
see what you mean. Yes. want them
for Mr. John Vincent Harris. Go
glove saiesmanJ Now, don't ask me
what size want Not too large and
not too small. should think you
would learn some Of the different sizes
SO you could tell people. (Holding
out her handJ It's lots larger than
that. You think l wear 6? Well.
then, you'd better give me IL for
him, for he can bold both my hands in
one of his. Are these special sale?
Isn't 40 cents cheap for all that kid
Mine cost So. No, don't think he
will want more than two or three
pairs. Now for the hose.
On the women's hosiery Department.
"Are' you busy? l have 50 many other
things TO get. please hurry. ] just
want to knew where the other kind Of
hose are. It's for my husband. Thank
you. TAT the mems hosiery counter,
l want to get hose-not like these.
but The size? Oh. about fifty feet
Why. Of course, want it longer than
a man. I-I-you don't understand.
1t isn't this kind want. No. nor Ia
dies either. I just want a hose we
can both use. Mr.. Floorwalker. may
speak to you?
THAT clerk isn't a bit nice, and
think you ought to punish him. No.
he wasn't exactly impudent, but he
was too busy to answer my questions
Thank you. l have had 50 much trou-
bic to find the right kind OF hose
want long-no. I've been to that coun-
ter. ! want one fifty feet long. You
see. we are thinking Of moving to the
country in the spring. and we shall
want to water the yard Oh, ought /
to have asked for the common garden
variety?
Now ! think have everything on
my list except cigars. and ! may as
well go to a cheaper place for them
because John Vincent Harris always
gives away all that buy for him. be
Is 30 generous."-Chicago News.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
The BARRIERS Joke

Christmas morning and the barber
very busy.
I'D rather shave ten Germans than
one American"
The rubicund brewer in the chair
smiled broadly through the lather.
''Goot." he chuckled. dot vos
right. But W."
The barbeStook firmer hold upon
his victims nose as he replied:
Ten Germans pay me Il dollar and
a half-one American only 10 cents"
And you could have heard the Their
mometer drop.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
THEIR CHRISTMAS
SURPRISE.

1874 HIS year." said Cartwright
firmly. there are going to be
no Christmas surprises in my
happy Monochrome Of those
pleasant little attempts at playing
Santa Claus which begin with sus-
pense and effort and end in mortiica-
ton and disappointment. l am going
to take my wife downtown and let her
pick out anything she wants within
the limit Of my spending cap.Sity. and
then I'm going to let her take me
around and fix me up with pair of
embroidered suspenders or gold cuff
links or any old thing she likes and
that will make her happy. Neither of
US has quite got over the effects Of the
last holiday season yet.
you see, we had been married just
long enough last Christmas to wear
out our first installment Of furniture
and most Of our wedding gifts.
Things were looking a little shabby
around the house. so we both agreed
that In selecting our little remem
brances for one another We ought to
confine ourselves TO something which
would be mutually useful and attrac-
tive. Both Of US had been secretly
longing for a morris chair, one Of those
mission things with big leather cush-
ions that swallow you up in a delirium
of comfort. Mrs. G. wanted 1t for
the beauty of the library and her aft
ernoon siestas. and | wanted it for
evening recreation.
Months before the Christmas sea-
son I began putting by little sum
weekly, with the morris chair in mind
Two weeks before the 25th l went
down to q dealers to look at chairs.
had been looking casually for weeks
before, but it was not until l came
upon this particular shop that l dis
covered what l wanted. 1t was a
beauty in the darkest and finest Of
weathered oak, with all attachments
and a pair of fat, greeny brown leath-
er cushions that fairly felt like pipe
dreams, laced with leather strappings
and tied to the woodwork with thongs
The minute | saw the chair l knew it
| was for me, but the price was rather
staggering. The dealer wanted $95 for
1t at first, and when l had got him
down to $50 he acted as though he
were giving the thing away. thought
it best to hold out little, so I merely
requested that he give re days op-
ton on the chair and paid a small de-
post for the privilege.
Meanwhile my wife had been saw
ing every penny, cutting down on the
grocery bill and keeping me on cheap
| meats with Christmas in view. 1t
seems that she. too, had morris chair
on the brain. On the afternoon of the
same day on which l discovered my
prize she strolled into the same shop.
The first sight Of the chair was enough
for her, and she offered to buy it on
the spot. The dealer was inconsolable.
He had sold the chair, he believed; at
least he had given a gentleman an op-
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ton on it. and the gentleman had paid
a deposit. but If madam would leave
her name something might be done
when my wife spelled out her cogno-
men for him be lifted his eyebrows in
establishment. That was exactly the
name and those were the initials of
the gentleman who had already spoken
for the chair. My wife thought for a
moment. Then she controlled her emo
lions and merely remarked that such
condolences were quite common and
walked out without leaving her ad-
dress.
Next day | hied me to the dealers
quickly, prepared to leave my order
for the chair But the dealer did not
seem half so inclined to sell. A lady
had been there, it seems. q lady of my
own name. with the same initials-odd.
was it not?-who was willing to give
the full price for the article Then it
was my turn to think. On the whole.
| decided l did not want the chair
after all. II Ellen wanted to buy it.
I'd let her have that pleasure.
III iSiuaS tiofu mug we DOt1 IuSSeQ
about the house expectantly. won
dered where on earth Ellen was keep
Ing my morris chair. After breakfast
| unloaded pair Of green portieres
| had bought for her. AS the wrap
pings came of l saw her face fall.
Then she went over to a corner and
produced an exactly similar bundle
and unrolled another pair of green
portieres for me-
But l stammered. 4 thought you
bought a morris CHAIR
81: oh. John. didn't you buy IT
after all?'
And then. in the light of our under
standing. We wept on one another's
shoulders. York Press.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
IES a little bit O. feller-I remem-
d Der still
Ust to almost cry fer Christmas, like
youngster will.
Fourth o. July's nothin' to it; New
Years amt smell;
Easter Sunday, circus day-jes' all
dead in the shell!

AND HEAR THE OLD FOLKS.
Lordy, though, at night, you know,
to set around and hear
The old folks work the story of
about the sledge and deer
And Sanity shootin' round the roof
all wrapped in fur and fuz-
Long afore
I knowed who
Sanity Claus wuz,
list to wait and sit up later a
~ week er two ahead.
Couldn't hardly keep awake ner
wouldn't 60 to bed.
Kittle stewin' on the fire, and moth
er sittin' near
Darnin' socks and rockin' in the
skreeky rocking cheer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
In Shakespearean days tbev need .

In shakespearean days they used to
label the scenery They hung out
placard's stating that This Is a Wood
or This Is Castle" We don't need
to do that now.
sun we might use the scheme to ad-
vantage. 1t would help sometimes to
see an alleged Thespian bearing the
legend, This Is an Actor"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09

girls. Soon every bough on the great
tree biossomed with little lights. Some
of the flames were faint, but many
were bright. When the little white
candles were lighted the cross one
just sputtered a minute and then
went out. The other shone so brightly
that gentleman standing near said:
ooh, what a brilliant candle! But it
is almost out of sight among the green
branches. We ought to put it where
it can be seen better
"Put it on the very tiptop," said a
little lady.
And that is where they did put it
on the very tiptop of the tree. where
it nodded and cleaned in answer to
the smiling faces around it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
THE BRIDES FIRST
CHRISTMAS.

- PRS. JOHN VINCENT HAIR
NH RIS entered the big depart
V ment store and seated her
self at the nearest counter
mo, nothing. thank you" she said to
the solicitous clerk. II just want to
make sure | have my list with me. 1t
Is so difficult to shop at this time or
the year, and it is always difficult to
find anything for one's-husband- Yes,
suppose many people did their shop
ping earlier. but | didn't have him
then | mean
"Why. you sell neckties. don't you?
How Fortunate! They are on my list.
No, / don't think of any particular
kind, but something for tall man.
He is a whole head taller than You
say a four-iD-hand? Oh. l am afraid
he couldn't tie that. but you might
give me a two-in-hand. Thank you;
that is very pretty, but 1t is blue. He
doesn't like blue. OF course you
couldn't know that. Not that one.
Why. my papa wears them. and he Is
lots older Yes. that one will do.
"Mr. Floorwalker. where are the col
lars? Thank you. (She approaches
the counterl You. please-are you
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09

Yes" said the woman of the bouse
III give you plate of victuais II
you'll say nothing about 1t to anybody.
| don't care to have it known that I
feed tramps You can eat on the back
porch. you know. and keep it num-"
No. thanks. You kin keep it, mumr'
answered Saymold Storey, fitting his
battered hat forward. stiffening up and
stalking majesticaIly Off the premises.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
THE CHEERFUL
WAX CANDLE.
By ALICE LIE BARON.
copyright, 1909. by American Press Assoc
ciation.l


copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
- nee upon a time two little can
dies lay side by side in big
box. Both were pure white.
Said one: 81 wonder what
will become of us. Do you think we
could be meant for a Christmas treeY'
For you must know that to be put on
a Christmas tree is the best possible
thing that can happen to candle.
"Of course not" said the other, who
was cross IF we are meant for a
Christmas tree it will be for some
shabby little children-see If it isn't"
"If we are" said the first, "I'll shine
my very brightest, for the eyes of even
poor children with only few pleasures
in prospect are enough to rival little
candles on Christmas eve"
IF we are" grumbled the second, Il
am not sure that l will allow myself
to be lighted at ALL"
Christmas eve drew nearer and near
er Sure enough. the two little can
dies, with many others of blue and
pink and yellow and red, were bought
for a Christmas tree.
On the day before Christmas. while
it still was daylight, some young girls
came to arrange the presents and make
the tree ready for the evening.
ooh, what lot of pretty little can
dles!' said one of them. "They are
such lovely colors-all except those
two white ones. We will put those
out of sight, because the red and pink
ones are prettier"
Didn't tell you what would hap
penn" said the cross little candle in q
whisper.
Eyes, but wait" replied the other.
"Just shine your brightest all the
time"
81 won't" snapped the cross one.
When evening came, ranged all
round tho troo yyoro hanpv hovS and
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09

QUART WITH HIS FROSTED HEELS.
Pap gap and wonder where it WIZ
the money went
And quar'l with his frosted heels
and spill his liniment,
And we a-dreamin' sleighbells when
the clock I'D whir and buzz
Long afore
I knowed who
Sanity Claus wuz.
SIZE the fireplace and fgger how
~ old Sanity could
Manage to come down the chimbley,
like they said he would.
VISIT that I could hide and see him
wondered what he'd say
Eff he ketched a Teller layin' fer him
that Away.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09

Father" said the young man who
had been feeding at the parental
trough for number Of years, ~ have
made up my mind to paddle my own
canoe hereafter"
I'm certainly delighted to hear 1t.
my son." replied the old man.
And, father" continued the young
man. II want to begin at once, SO kind
~ let me have f10 to buy a canoe and
q paddle."-London Telegraph.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
LIKE THE LITTLE CHILD.

LIKE THE LITTLE CHILD.
Climbin' in my lap tonight and beg
gin me to tell
Bout them RENDERS and old SANITY,
that she loves so well.
I'm half scrry for this little girl
sweetheart of his
Long afore
She knows who
Sanity Claus is.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
POPCORN!

'If Santa Claus has corns the same
as grandpa" said Il wee girl the other
day. IL fink he'd be 'fraid to come
down the chimney over a hot fire for
fear his corns would pop"