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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
I'Orkey.

Mrs. d. W. Downey went to the bed
side of her mother at Pleasantvile last
week where all the Plunkett children
were called on account of the severe i'll
ness of Mother Plunkett. Weare pleased
to state that cards have been received
stating that the lady is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Lttlefield and son
Harry, of Dunkirk, arrived Saturday
and are the guests of the j. W. Littlefield
family here. Mr.. Littlefeld will return
to his work on Monday but will come
back for Christmas.
o. e. Rupert attended meeting of the
school board at Blue Jay on Saturday
last and reports very interesting meet
ing. The Brookston teschers were pres
ent and gave the board some very inter-
esting information as to the methods of
instruction. We believe better results in
school work, books selected, ETC., would
be the outcome if teachers and directors
met more than they do. We are also
much in favor of the Local Institute.
which we are sorry to say never was held
in Howe township.
II. Il. Gillespie of Kellettville was a
pleasant visitor in the village last Thurs
day. He came across the mountain from
Collins steam skidder where he had been
on an inspection tour. We are glad to
see our old neighbors come to see us if
only for few minutes.
Methodist revival meetings were held
at Minister several nights last week, but
owing to the poor interest and attendance
they were closed on Thursday evening.
There are not very many people in this
country any more and any thing religious
is on very small scale. The Sunday
School is still alive and is composed
mostly of children. The grown-ups take
no interest ia it aud do not urge their
children to attend, either. OF course the
distance is too great for most of our people
at Porkey when the roads are bad.
Henry Mack of Glade and Roy Holden
of Clarendon, we're here one day last
week repairing some broken lines for the
Standard that the gauger could not fix
himself.
j. w. Littlefeld, F. A. and E. L. Little
field and o. E. Rupert were Mayburg
visitors on Friday last for dinner.
Mrs. Thomas Miller and Miss Lena
Anderson we've Warren visitors on Satur-
day last, returning in the evening.
Maurice Burdick and Walter Slocum of
Henrys Mill we're guests of friends in tn
village Sunday.
Thomas Miller was again called TO
Henrys Mill to work for the South Penn
Oil Co., but as yet we are not informed if
1t was just extra or in a case of sickness.
Miss Roxie Kifer was sick a couple of
days last week at the Rupert home and
report became circulated that it was a
case of diptheris, but we are pleased to
state that it was not. That would be
bad place for disease to start as there
are now seven children in the home.
Our friends are again visiting Ruperl's
and the children attending the school.
Ernest Sibble of Nebraska was the
guest of Thomas Miller on Sunday last
and had very pleasant visit we are told.
Our Sunday School will be held at three
o'clock on December 25th. and, we hope
all the children who attended during the
summer and fall will be present that day
as a surprise awaits them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
Settle Up, Please.

All accounts owing to the late firm of
Dunn & Fulton, druggists, must be paid
on or before January LIST, 1911, otherwise
they will be left for collection, with posi-
tive instructions to invoke the strong arm
of the law against all delinquents. Those
knowing themselves indebted will do
well, and save extra costs, by needing
This warning.
DUsN n FULTON.
p;o,,o.to noo 10 mn
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14

When you have cold get a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t will
soon fix you up all right and will ward
of any tendency toward pneumonia.
This remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic aud may be given as confidently
to baby as to an adult. Sold by all
dealers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14

Everything one-half off in the Mill
merry line. Must make room for spring
goods. Come and see the great bargains
before Christmas. Mrs. f. f. Wilson,
Kellettville, Pa. q
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
Notice.

The Stockholders of the Forest County
National Bank of Tionesta, Pa, will meet
on Tuesday, January 10, 1911, at o'clock
p. ln., at the office of the bank, TOR the
purpose of the election of directors for
the ensuing year.
l27-4t A. b. KELLY, Cashier.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Hammers. Ad.
Max Jacobs. Ad.
Jacob Miller. Ad.
Harvey Fritz. Ad.
The Printz Co. Ad.
Boggs & Buhl. Ad.
VIM. B. James. Ad.
Robinson x Son. Ad.
Oil City Trust Co. Ad.
Tionesta Pharmacy. Ad.
Clarion Normal. Reader.
Smart d Silberberg. Ad.
Dunn & Fulton. Reader.
Edinboro Normal. Local.
Mrs, Il. T.. Wilson. Reader.
n. 9. Mapes. Ad. and Local.
Warren Business College. Ad.
Forest County National Bank. Ad.
Monarch Clothing Co. Ad. and Locals
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
4!4I0o

Results talk. We have the results.
hey prove that we run a business
ostitution second to none. FoIty.six
tudenis in good positions this year.
have been made for all.
Ne have plenty of opportunities for
VI when they are ready. Winter
'peniug January p, 1911. Write for
letails.
Warren Business College,
@. w. Smith, President. Warren, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
No Trouble

To have all the Christmas Candy you
want when you can buy all kinds for
1Oc per ID We are going to sell a
ton before Christmas.
Come early.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
Toys, Dolls,
Games, Books,

And all kinds of presents for big and
little, old or young, and it is easy on
your pocket book. %
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14

dioute News rounded out SO persistent,
cesseless years of toll as the head of that
paper. and in ruminating over the past,
comes to this conclusions: "Sitting here
at the old, well-littered desk, we look
back over this SO years, ard not being
able to see the gray hair, the store teeth
or the wrinkled phiz we readily lop off
the years and feel as full of days and
work as ever, barring, perhaps. the desire
to stay out o. nights with the boys or to
dance until the day breaks. 1t has been
years of pleasure, happiness, sorrow and
pain, but all in all, on the final cleanup,
we are satisfied. And we hope our
patrons and friends are also satisfied, be-
cause they've got to stand for it longer.
We still have firm grip on the crank
and 1t still revolves with vim, even If not
with so much speed"
Preparations are under way to put
the Titusvlle IL Petroleum Center branch
of the P. r. r. in shape for the semi
annual trip. Up to recently the company
only ran one train year to hold the
charter, but now two are run. The second
trip is due this month, and the temporary
bridges will be placed in position to
permit the passage across Oil Creek, and
they will be removed after the run has
been made, to be stored until another
trip is due. While the distance il less
than 10 miles, yet it has happened that it
required three or four days time to get
the train through, as high as three loco
motives being in the ditch along the
branch. The whole thing looks like
farce, but somehow or other it makes
the charter good any quells and possible
railroad company cares for.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-14
Look Here.

Tionesta, Dec. l3, 1910.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10

dub. Not much trouble about a choice
there, is there
Il don't know about that" l an
swered This young lady in question
is pretty keen on the game. Maybe
she's next to the way he was throw
ing to you most of the afternoon"
Nothing could cheer him up, though,
and. on, the level. it did look as though
Nolan had things cinChcd
l suggested that we take Il walk, and
off we started. Lots of fans tried to
stop us on the way to play the game
over again ConvcrSationally, but we
shook them off and went on down the
street. Pretty soon we came to soda
fountain place and went in to get
something to drink. They had the
back end fixed up with palms and rub
ber plants and such things, pretty
good for a town like Plymouth. 1t
looked cool. and we went back and
sat down.
The very first thing we heard was
Nolan, sitting behind a palm, telling
Miss Julia all about it.
ut ought to have been to 2 in
stead of 4 to g." he was saying. THAT
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10

The pigeons that found nesting
places in ST. Paul's cathedral were
probably the only species of bird with
which Milton was familiar in his early
years unless we make an exception
of the ubiquitous sparrow. He went
in his SEVENTEEN year to Cambridge.
where he made acquaintance with the
sedgy flats of the Cam and took as
much interest in birds and flowers,
beasts and trees as his greater interest
at that age in literature and philoso-
ply would permit. But for him the
most accurately Observant period Of
life for nature study was Over-the
period of from eight to sixteen years
of age-and he therefore fell into mis-
takes in his use of imagery and de-
scription of natural objects. He strews,
for example, the laureate hearse of Ly-
cidas with flowers that are not all in
bloom at the same season; he gives
the lark's nest a matched roof, and
he calls the honeysuckle eglantine,-
Scotsman
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10

looked like it was our pennant Cory
don sent delegation over with Il
band, and things began to warm up.
Nolan pitched the first game, and we
shut 'em out, 3 to 0. They took the
second one from us, to 5, and that
put 1t all up to the third game. Cory
don had saved up its best pitcher
Hart, and he was no slouch either.
Nolan was in fine shape, though, and
we felt as confident as anybody who
knows the game ever can feel
Amt 1t funny when something big is
about to be pulled off and you're plug
ging your best to have things go right
that they go dead wrong? The night
before the game I'd got into bed and
Dan was getting ready to when a gust
of wind came through the open win
dow, slammed the lace curtains against
the gas jet and in a second there was
n blaze. Dan was right there, though
tearing down the curtains and stamp
ing on them, and the fire was soon out
Take look at this" he said when
the excitement was over. holding out
his right hand.
1 nearly threw a fit when | saw It,
It was burned something fierce.
"YOu can never play with that" |
told him. You see, 1t was what we
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
DRAG HIGHWAYS NOW.
Earth Road Troubles Will Be Obviated
if Work Starts In Spring.


Three-fourthS of the troubles Incl
dent to the care of earth roads would
be obyiated if with the opening OF
spring the roads were dragged regular
ly, so that the water would run off
and the surface dry out rapidly.
When the frost is going out of the
ground there must necessarily be a
few days of bad roads
If farmers would keep off the roads
as much as possible during these few
days, then just as soon as the soil set
ties go over the road with a drag or
a harrow, fill up the rutS and chuck
holes 50 that the surface water would
run off, the earth roads would be in
condition months ahead of the usual
good period and great deal of the
ammunition of the loud mouthed hard
road advocate would be destroyed.
Stone roads are too costly for the
majority of localities in the Mississippi
valley. Misguided enthusiasts and
tireless promoters will not admit this.
but the taXpaying farmer and the cX
perienced road engineer know that by
properly draining, carefully grading
and conscientiouSly repairing earth
roads highways of superior excellence
may be obtained during those portions
of the year when the transporting Of
heavy loads is necessary. Look after
your roads, and do it now.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
Ancient Ideas of Africa.

In mediaeval times Africa was an
unknown continent as well as Asia.
Until few years after the discovery
of Columbus no one had sailed around
1t, and it was quite generally thought,
as 1t had previously been thought in
regard to Asia. that the African CON
tinent extended on and on indefinitely.
1t was supposed that far to the south
was the zone of heat, in which no hu-
man being could live. This was by no
means an unreasonable Inference to
the ancients. They knew that the far
ther they sailed to the north the colder
it grew and that in the extreme north
was a region of perpetual snow. They
also knew that the farther they sailed
to the south the warmer it grew, and
what was more natural for them TO
suppose that if they went far enough
In that direction they would come upon
lands that were parchcd and baked
and upon seas that boiled where uoth-
ing could live but salamanders?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
Leaps of the Salmon.

Extraordinary stories are often told
of the wonderful leaps by which salm-
on ascend waterfalls. Professor II.
3. Ward has studied the salmon of
southeastern Alaska, and he says that
these fish do not choose a particular
point of attack in endeavOring to sur
mount a fall. They show a remark
Ible lack of accuracy as well as Of
defniteness in their movements. When
trying to ascend fall they sail
through the air. with the body rigid
and the fins spread and held tense, and
the instant the momentum Of the jump
Is lost, they impart rapid and power
full vibration to the tail, and this oc-
ours whether the jump is successful or
not. If the fish reaches solid water at
the top of the fall this motion insures
the maintenance of its position. In
open water they jump sidewise instead
Of lengthwise, and there is no move
ment Of the tail,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
Consider the Children.

Look we'll to the sort of road that
goes by a farm before you determine
to buy and make your home there.
Consider the young folks. What is
land worth at the other end of this
road as compared with that which
lies six miles away in the other direc-
ton along a smooth road? Every
grown farm boy should have a good
horse and a good road upon which to
drive If he is worthy of so noble an
animal as the horse. When the young
farmer starts himself he will do well
to locate on a good road. There are
always enough persons who are not
thankful for advice especially if 1t be
in print, and who want the cheap land
at the end of the hilly road"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10

big stiff Dan Moran tried his best to
throw the game. Notice how he drop
ped those easy ones at tirst?"
II understand his hand was badly
burned" said Miss Julia, sort of stiff
like. mo wonder he couldn't hold
them"
Nolan laughed like he was tickled to
death.
Burned nothingw he snorted. Ills
hand is as good as mine. Crooked
work, that's what 1t was"
Dan was around the palm by this
time shaking his good fist in Nolan's
face.
You're liar, Nolan" he said. low,
but fierce, land you know itp'
/ think Nolan was going to soak him,
but just then Miss Moriarty sort Of
took charge of the whole affair. She
stepped right between them, took Dan
by the arm, looked smilingly at him
and said, "Will you please take me
home, Mr.. MoranY
1t all happened quicker than it takes
to tell 1t. They went out, Dan with
a look on his face that was dazed,
foolish and happy all mixed up. Then
l told Nolan what l thought of him,
and we went out behind the store and
had a go that the proprietor and his
clerks stopped just as 1t was getting
interesting.
Well, that was all there was to it.
Nolan's in the big league now, but Dan
is better off still. He's got a life con-
tract with a manager that Nolan
couldn't sign with.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10

Y YELL, I've been playing in the
"a minors now for about eight
wv years, and I've seen but once
what you might call base
ball romance ! was on the inside of
that one though.
1t was the year was holding down
sack No for Plymouth in the Corn
Belt league, and it happened right on
our team, with Dan Moran, our first
baseman, and Harry Nolan. our star
pitcher, doing the heavy work. The
third party was Julia Morarty. as
pretty a girl as ever sat in a grand
Standard hot fan too. She knew
the batting averages of every man on
the team and followed the league race
as close as anybody. She knew lot
more about baseball than plenty of
managers I've seen.
1t was such q close thing between
though it might 20 extra innings. She
treated them both alike, and they got
to hating each other like poison. 1t
seemed to spur them on, though. In
stead of making them fall down In
their playing.
Moran was putting up a swell game
at the first station, getting them high
and low and out to one side, besides
clouting the leather at a point three
clip Nolan had an edge on him at
that After he got to going good he
made it plain enough that he was no
common bush league pitcher and that
he had future if he took care of him.
self. He was the best twirlcr in the
league easy. and after awhile he got
50 that he won about every game he
pitched He came to be kind Of idol
among the Plymouth fans, and 1t
swelcd him up some too.
Well, we climbed up from fourth
place until we was running neck and
neck with Corydon for the pennant,
and as we moved up Nolan seemed to
move up ahead of Dan Moran in the
race for the Moriarty pcnnant. | was
rooming with Dan. and noticed that
he was pretty blue at times. but he
never gave up.
THE games never over till the last
mans out in the NINTH" he'd say, and
he kept on being with Julia Moriarty
as much as he could. which wasn't
much, there being nothing slow about
Nolan.
Il don't believe she's in love with
him." l used to tell Dan to cheer him
up, you know. Privately | had my
doubts. ITS just the girl in her,
Nolan's the whole cheese in this town
now, and she likes to have it seen that
he's her property. 1t makes the other
girls feel bad"
Things ran along this way until here
we were at the end of the season and
the race for the rag still up in the air.
The Corydon bunch and us was so
close together that it would take the
closing series of three games to decide
1t. The series was to be played at
Plymouth, and as our manager decided
to pitch Nolan in two of the games il
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
Richard Strauss Composed Dance Mu-
sic at the Age of Six.

Richard Strauss Composed Dance Mu-
sic at the Age of Six.
Richard Strauss was a musical
prodigy. His first effort at writing
music was made at a Christmas cclc-
bration, says the Designer Some chill
dren were dancing around the tree and
singing a three part song. Il can COM
pose music like that" said the six
year-old Richard to his mother. There
upon he sat down and did so. But his
mother was obliged to write in the
words, because, although he could
write music legibly, his pot hooks were
too large. Strauss himself not only
youched for the truth of this story,
but said that while he was still six
years old he composed a polka and a
schottische.
Richard was only fifteen when a SYM
phony composed by him was brought
out by Herman Levi, court conductor
at Munich and conductor of the first
performance of "Parsifal' at Bay
reuth. When Richard came out to
bow his acknowledgment of the APP
plause which followed the symphony
man In the audience turned to his
neighbors and asked, what has that
boy got to do with it?'
Nothing" was the reply, except
that he's the composer"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS.
Senate Reports FavorabIy on Highway
Bill Appropriating $5oo,0oo.

Dill NpPTopTldNIn9 9ooOIOOo.
Aid from the federal government Is
possible for roadmaking. y bill! has
been favorably reported from the sen
ate committee on agriculture provid
ing for an appropriation of 100000 to
be expended in cooperative road build
ing States or counties receiving the
by the bill to duplicate the sums used
in their territory.
The fundamental object of the bill is
to disseminate scientific knowledge of
road construction and maintenance SO
as to increase the interest in good
roads and in the means of securing
would amount to only about l per cent
of the total appropriation for rural
delivery, and it is estimated that the
resultant Improvement of roads would
so facilitate the travel of rural carriers
as to save this amount in the long run.
The annual expenditure for country
roads in the United States from all
sources at the present time prODably
exceeds $9O,OO0O0O, and it Is estimat-
ed that half of this is wasted through
unwise administration and faulty meth
DDS of construction and maintenance.
The expert advice and supervision of
work that would be possible with fed
eral cooperation and the strips Of good
roads which their work would place
for the inspection and use of the peo-
pie would hasten the time of univer-
sally improved highways in this coun-
trv
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
w HOLE NuNnrn, 2,O27
TOLD IN A DREAM.
The Message Dying Girl Conveyed to
Her Brother.

This T., IN ohsoI,t,I,. trro dro,,,
story. certoin vounr i,dv whom ,ya
will COLL M,rv was rnrovariun
from illness Tho doctor h,d declared
bor 70 ho out of d,nrcr and brr
frtords and roIot;,.,s ,,,,., roi,,i,.i,,., il,
tho foc+ NovorthoIass Miss rorriv.
,no ,.,sI+ ono d,y fro, , .i,tor
rrovolv assured nor th,t she was ro-
inc, 70 d,o rho si.tor uoob,,,,hnd thn
ideo and treated if os y, inyuIid,s son-
cv Mice ho,yn,nr win tnc ut-
most coI,,noss rono,tod hor stoto-
c, II =, ,I
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
Improvinu Old Hiqhways.

Frequently old roads can be greatly
improvCf It very little added cost
Thoroug!.y drain by using tile and
render more efficient the open bitches
along the sides. Careful attention to
the road surface, keeping it smooth
and free from hOllOws, will result in
very marked improvement, Sand and
gravel added to a clay road will often
make 1t much better and clay added
to a sand road frequently is of great
benefit. Filling hollows is one of the
most effective methods of improving
roads In rough country. The soil is
easily dragged into the hollows, and
the grade is thus materially reduced.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
A Mean Comparison.

"Confound these railway time ta-
blesw snapped Mr. Stubb as the long
folder refused to remain closed long
enough for him to place it in his pock-
ct "They remind ME of woman"
THE idea" replied his wife in sur
prise. "What is the comparisons
"Why, they are hard to understand,
and you can't get them to shut up
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10

We talk of smile of defiance.
There Is really no such thing. Such a
so called smile is nothing more nor
less than a snarl, a survival of the
way our savage ancestors had of show
ing their teeth in order to strike fear
into the hearts of their enemies. The
real smile of pleasure begins with
slightly opening the mouth, -and is, of
course, traceabIe to the joy of those
same savage forefathcrs of ours at the
prospect of food.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
Auto Chains Ruinous to Roads.

Anti-skidding chains on automobiles
are tearing county roads to pieces,
according to county road supervisor
In New Jersey, who threatens to in
yoke the law to cause the arrest of
the users of the chains According to
the supervisor, use of the chains was
condOned during the winter, when fro
2an road were dangerous at turns, but
he claims that the practice has been
continued into the spring until drastic
measures must be taken to save the
roads from destruction.