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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Water Elephants In Africa.

The scientific world is still discus
sing the reported discovery OF new
mammal in the Congo state, a NAM
NAL known TO the natives as the wa
ter elephant" NJ. lie Petit OF the
Paris Museum of Natural History re-
Gently reported that he saw five OF
these animals plunging into the wa
ter on the northern shore of Lake
Leopold the Second. He stated that
they appeared TO have shorter bodies,
smaller ears. and relatively longer
necks than ordinary elephants, and
apparently were not possessed Of
trunks. He estimated their height at
about six feet. II has been pointed
out that the description Of the water
elephant accords almost exactly with
Dr.. Andrews restoration OF the
pslaeomsstodon, = creature which
dwelt in the Fzyoum in the lower ter
tiary age
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Newtown Mills.

Fred Rudolph Is moving into the house
vacated by John Carpenter some time
ago.
Mrs. John Hunter and son Russell OF
Ross Run visited Mrs. Al. Smith, Mon
day.
Horton Albaugh was In town over the
Sabbath.
Mrs. II. J. Flynn aud Mrs w. O..
Blauser visited Mrs. Ed. Gillespie at
Kellettville last Thursday.
N. p. Wheeler and ED, osgood of En-
deavor were business visitors In town
Monday and took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs, w. f. Jones.
Some of our people went down to Ross
Run Sunday evening to attend quarterly
meeting.
Cameron Fike of Strsttanville Is visit
ing hls aunt, Mrs. Al. Smith.
Miss Emma Rudolph, who has been
visiting her mother aud other relatives,
returned to franklin, Monday, where
she has employment
The children are delighted to be free,
our school having closed last Thursday.
Willie Flke, who has been here this
winter with his aunt, Mrs. Smith, went
TO his home at Strattanville.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
RULES FOR RIGHT LIVING
Frederic Harrison, Who Is Alive Al
Eighty, Gives His Views
on subject,

Frederic Harrison, harrister, his
torian, philosopher puhlicist, positiv'
LIST and auti.woman's su0rsgctte, cele'
bratcd his eightieth birthday recently
In London, In spite ot his great axe,
Mr.. Harrison Is sttl hale and hearty,
aud his intellectual activity Is oc'
caSiopally evidenced In scutely rcS
soncd letters 60 the press, A self
discipltparian, he attributes his phys
ical and mental fitness 70 the riS'd
observance OF his own Spartan rules
ut life" Here they are; Touch not
tobacco. spirit, nor any uuelean thins
Rise nom every meal with an sppSN
tue, Walk daily two hours, Sleep
uightly seven hours, Re content with
whS, YOU have"
PLAYING cards and tobacco are Mr.,
HarriSon'S averSionS Men and wonN
en-. !" he SAYS, who are too dull TO take
pleasure in talk. too ignorant TO read
too lazy 20 dance, deaf 10 music, blind
to art, unable 10 keep themselves
awake, betake themselves 10 cards.
As for my Lady Nicotine, he cannot
find words strong enough to denounce
her with. Smoking is "a beastly dis
ease" to be Stunned on grounds med
ical, moral, social and esthetic.
Mr.. Harrison, however, is better
known as the greatest living disciple
of Auguste Comte than as social
Don Quixote. His presidential ad'
dresses to the Positivist society are
said by good judges to contain some
of the finest high thinking" in the
English language. In view OF these
end other virtues, people here are
proud to hail him grand old London
er, born and educated within the
sound of the bells of Bow.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Cherry Grove.

Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Eckland were the
guests Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Weaver, over Sunday.
Lon Hcrmanson Of Jamestown was call
ing in town Friday.
Andrew Christensen Of Kellettville spent
Sunday with his parents.
Henry Dcshncr Of Mayburg spent Sun
day with his wife.
ChaS, Cole of Gusher spent Sunday in
town.
Jas, Cousins, who is working in May
burg, spent Sunday with his family going
back in his auto Sunday evening.
Friday evening while shooting at tin
cans which Warren Nandcnberg was throw
ing in the air for that purpose, his younger
brother Clarence shot and killed him. The
bullet lodged in the head, penetrating the
brain Dr. Hycr of Clarendon came up in
his auto and took Warren to the Warren
hospital, but he never recovered conscious
ness and died Saturday morning, We
Sympathize with the grief stricken family.
especially Clarence, who is hcart-brokcn,
The exact ages Of the boys are not known
to the writer but they are about fnccn and
seventeen years of age
A surprise party was given for Mis-
Myrtle Johnson at her home, Monday
night Despite the bad weather good
sized crowd was present and an excellent
time is reported.
Fred Cooper of Sheffield is visiting q
| w. Giilords team.
Mrs. G. w. Clifford and Miss Cora wcr,
in sheffield having dental work done sat
urday.
Seems quite summer like to see the man
with bicycle hunting cows again
| The recent nice weather has dried IN,
ground to great extent and the man Will
the plow can be seen everywhere now.
Miss Elizabeth Allairc came home sat
urday after finishing a successful term o
school at Sheriff. Her sister, Miss Anna
has week lell of her school at Porkey,
Misses Bess Sigworth and Lillian Shaw
departed for their respective homes Tues
day after finishing their schools. We ar,
very sorry TO have these fine young ladic
leave us. Too bad the school term canuo
last the whole year But maybe they viii
call ON us again. A farewell party wa
given them Friday evening at the home o
Mr., and Mrs Grant sutton. On Saturda,
afternoon the birthday club surprised Mis-
Sigworth at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Henry Sutton and in the evening both tn
young ladies were included in surpri~
party given by the young folks at the Sut
ton home, All these affairs were very en-
joyable.
Born, saturday, to Mr. and Mrs. II, c
johnson, daughter
Miss Elizabeth Allaire was in Shctliel
Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Kinch of uea
Gusher came up Saturday to attend th
funeral Of their brother, Warren Nandcr
berg, which was held Monday. Mr., an
MrS. orda Nandenberg OF Mayburg wer
! also here
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Punta Gorda. Fla, April7.
Judge IIiuckley's Decision Sustained.

Sale Of seated lands In Warren aud
other counties for taxes must hereafter
be made under the act of 1901, which
provides that IL be done through tho pro.
thonotary'A Office aud 10y tho sheriff, in
stead OF by the county treasurer, as here.
tofore. In Philadelphia Tuesday, April
30th. the supreme court affirmed Judge
w. u. Hinckley's decision of several
weeks ago, wherein he held that the sale
of tract of land 10 J. A. Day was illegal
In that the sale should have been made
under the act OF 1901 instead Of lsii.
The original case was that of j. A. Day
VS.. c. A. swanson. Appeal was taken
10y the county commissioners through
their solicitor, John Slggius, u. l, Ball
representing the defendant Attorney
Siggins argued his side OF the case aud the
court took the papers. Mr. Ball was
then informed that the court would not
care to hear his argument, thus practi-
cally deciding in MIR. Balls favor. BY
the decision large number of titles OF
lands throughout the state are rendered
invalid.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Nebraska.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Aner were up from
Tioncsta one day last week
Lory Strikenburg Of Pigeon spent the
past week with friends here.
Charles Karns has moved his family
from Keppeltown to the Milford farm,
near West Hickory
Mrs, Allen Ault and daughter Emily of
Tylersburg spent Sunday with the formers
sister, Mrs. Geo. Young.
Mr., and Mrs, X. l., Haugh and son Wal
ter went to Brookville on Thursday, where
they were called 10y the death of Mrs
Haugh's brother, Jay McAniuch,
Henry Watkins and family Of Tylersburg
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Joseph Pettigrew Of Franklin visited
with relatives here during the past week,
Mrs. J. X. Reedy and baby were visitors
in Warren on Thursday and Friday.
Ralph Cook is moving his family to
Tionesta this week
T, u. Collins has gone to Minneapolis,
Mimi, 70 attend the General Conference Of
the NJ. +. church,
Ed. Bowman Of NewmanSville was a
caller in town Monday,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
nrnmrs. CnnnnI lie Cnrrd

by local applications, rs they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only ono way 90 euro deafness,
aud that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an intlamed con-
ditiou octh mucous lining OF the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube gets in
tlamed you have a rumhliug sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
ly closed DEAFNESS is the result, and un-
less the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored TO its normal condition
hearing will he destroyed forever; nine
cases out or ten are caused hy catarrh,
which is nothing hut an in1amed condi-
tion of the mucous surfaces,
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused 10y catarrhl
that cannot be cured 10y Halls Catauh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+, J. CHENEY n CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold hy Druggists, 70.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
The State Convention.

The Republican State convention which
met at Harrisburg last Wednesday was Of
the "cut aud dried" affair Tho day
prior to tho meeting the full program
was laid out and the delegates had moth
ing to do but endorse tho slate M II had
been arranged, aud thus they had an
easy time OF II. The following ticket was
placed In tho iiold,
Auditor General State Senator A. W.
Powell, Piitsburg.
state Treasurer Robert X. Young,
Tioga county,
congressman at. Large-F. r. Lewis,
Allentown; J. NJ, MORN, Pittsburg; A, r.
kupley, Charlisle; A, II. Walters, Johns
town.
Twelve delegates-at.large TO tho ma.
tlonal convention instructed 10 vote for
Theodore Roosevelt were elected. DIR.
Fred. W. Brown, OF Franklin. IL one of
these.
Presidential electors were named for
each Congressional district and six at
large, the nominee for this, 2sth, district
being ID, |. Ball. ESQ, OF Warren, n most
worthy choice.
The new State chairman elected by the
convention is Henry a, Wssson, OF
Pittsburg, aud the new secretary Of the
state committee is A, Neviu DIETRICH, of
Cham hersburg, Colonel Fred c. Wilson,
of Philadelphia, was appointed assistant
secretary aud Il was announced that the
State headquarters will be continued at
! Philsdelphis,
The platform adopted was out Of the
usual run OF such political documents, IL
contains long quotations nom Abraham
Lincoln aud Colonel Roosevelt. II did
not mention President Tan nor Governor
Tener aud is silent upon conduct Of their
respective administrations.
Neither was there any reference TO the
initiative, referendum aud recall, and
local option aud womsn's suffrage, all OF
which propositions were expecting favor
able consideration, were brushed aside
without So much as mere mention, al
though the ladies were given a uitliug
recognition in Recommendation that the
next legislature "look into" the matter OF
giving them the ballot,
The nomination Of Hon. Robert h.
Young, OF Ticga county, for State Treas.
urer, the only candidate known in this
section of the State, will give excellent
satisfaction to our people. His record as
| la, 1k.,S "A tpt IRA
ton is decidedly creditable to him, being
clean and business like, aud hampered by
no favoritism. As the choice OF the con-
vention every candidate is worthy OF and
will receive the cordial support ofa loyal
Republican party.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08

Miss Ella Il. Lstimer, aged %, OF
New Bethlehem, has been incsrcerated in
the Armstrong county Jail at Kittanning
TO serve sentence of 20 days imposed
upon her by the Federal courts. Miss
Jatimer IL 3 daughter of former Post
master I.stimer, OF New Bethlehem, and
had confessed To embezElinG s6,llss0 Of
money order funds from the office. The
sentence included the imposition of a fine
for the full amount ofthe misappropriated
funds and the provision was made that
she is to occupy n cam portable room, not
a cell, in the Jail, due to her being Fed
eral prisoner
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08

WHAT the PuuNsutswney Spirit says
in the following item fits the case about
right; $50 far as our knowledge Of the
character and calihre OF the men nomi-
mated at Harrisburg last Wednesday is
concerned, w. have an excellent ticket,
and one uponr&hich all Republicans can
safely unite. We would have been bet.
ter pleased IL this section Of the state
could have been represented by csndi-
date for congressman-at'large, but as
there we're no, enough TO go around, aud
somebody had to be disappointed, we
have no greater grievance In that regard
than score of other districts. From a
personal acquaintance with former Aud
itor. Generai Robert X. Young. of TioRa,
we can assure our readers that we have
an excellent candidate for State Treas
urer, and II the other candidates nave
been selected with the same regard for
ability aud integrity, we have ticket ol
which the party may be proud
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Executors Notice.

Letters testameutary on the estate OF
DIR. Il. W. Smith, late Of Whig Hill. For
est County. Pa, deceased, having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
indebted TO said estate are hereby notified
to make payment without delay, and
those having claims or demands will
present them duly authenticated for set
tlement.
CHARLES W. SMITH, Executor.
East Hickory, Forest County, Pa, May
I, 1912.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing accounts have been filed in my office
ana Will be presented At the next term OF
Court. beginning on the Third Monday
of May, 1912. for confirmation:
First and final account OF w. II. Har-
rison, administrator OF the estate of Gas.
sie Hartman. late Of Kingsley township,
Forest county, Pennsylvania. deceased.
First and finsl account Of +. + Hun
ter. administrator OF the estate of +. F.
Hunter. late Of Green township, Forest
couuty, Pennsylvania. deceased.
First and hnAl account OF Willism
Hood and c. A. Randall. executors OF the
lEsl will and testament OF David X
Walters. late OF Green township. Forest
county, Pennsylvania. decreased.
: r MAXWELL,
Clerk Of Orphans Court.
TSoDastE, Pa, April p, 1912.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Administratrix's a Notice.

Letters Of administration on the estate
OF NJ, y. Gilbert, late ot Harmony Town
ship, ferSst County, Pa, deceased, hav.
ins eesn granted 10 the undersigned, all
perSonS Indebted to said estate are hereby
noti6ei 10 make payment without delay,
aud those having claims or demands will
present them, duly authenticated, for
settlement CARoLINE NJ. GlLBERr,
A. {. BROWN, Administrative,
Attorney. West Hickory, Pa,
Nav =. 1912
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
THE Maryland primaries Monday r,

THE Maryland primaries Monday re.
suited In close vote between Colonel
Roosevelt and President Tan, the former
getting 66 delegates TO the latter's 63. The
preference is thus given to the colonel,
who will get the 10 national delegates,
Champ Clark carried the Democratic pri-
maries by large majority, and II looks
rs though the CHEEKY speaker would ul-
timstely land the presidential nomination
on that ticket.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08

Born houses OF Congress have agreed
on general service pension bill. The
pensions are 20 run from Slsa month to
$50, depending upon the age and length
of service of the soldier. II is estimated
that the increase in the GOVERNMENTS
pension expenditures for five years under
the terms OF the agreement will average
about SIS goo. 600 annually.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Republican Ticket.

state Treasurer Hon. Il, X, Young,
OF Tioga County,
Auditor General - Hon. A. W. Powell,
Allegheny County
Congress at Large-E IL. Lewis, OF
Lehigh County, A. II Rupley, OF Cum
berland County, A. II, Walters, OF Cam
bria County; !, NJ, NORM, OF Allegheny
County.
Congress Hon. L. NJ, Speer,
of Nonango County.
Assembly Hon. A. II, Mechling,
Of Claringtou,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Whales Great Speed.

The fnback whale is called the
greyhound of the sea" Its speed
through the water equals that of the
fastest steamship.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08

Lame back is usually caused by rheu.
matism of the muscles OF the back, for
which you will find nothing better than
Cbamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all
dealers,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Tha Wlfe'a Part.

When man decides to live on his
wits, his wife should thoughtfully in.
vest In new washing maohine.-At
Gibson Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
Precautions Are Taken to Pre-
serve Recipe for New Rubber.
Safe Where Formula Is Kept ls Pro-
tected by Steam That Would De-
stroy the BacterIa-~WouId
Lower Price of Product.

Notwithstanding precautions
are being taken to prevent theft Of
the secret Of the new process Of man
ufacturing synthetic rubber, announce
ment Of the discovery of which by
Prof. Perkin was made recently. Four
millionaires, including Stuart Coats,
member Of the famous family Of thread
makers, are financing the expert
ments, which already have cos $175,-
900.
The works are situated In a lonely
peninsula river near Rainham, in Es-
sex, and they are patrolled night and
day by a heavily armed guard with
four ~ferocious dogs.
The bacteria, which are key to the
whole discovery, are kept In q safe
which it would take an intruder TWEEN
ty minutes to open even with the best
engineering appliances, and SO CON
structed that II forced open an thrush
Of superheated steam would immGdi-
ately destroy the bacteria.
An AHgIo-French syndicate will
form a company with a capital Of
So, 500, 900 to purchase the patents.
which forestalled by three months
German scientists, who bad been work
ing on the same lines and had gpegt
s~1,250,000 In experimenting.
In order to insure the staff keeping
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12

Baltimore, Md,-Through a casual
glance at a newspaper paragraph "
b. Eakins OF Venice. Cal, has succeed,
ed to an estate which has been await.
Ing him for owe a quarter of a ron.
fury. When George EaKins. a teweler
OF Philadelphia, died twenty-six years
ago, his family gave Up their reaI.
dence In that city. A daughter went
10 Baltimore; Herbert Il. EakIns col.
tied in California. From the dsv hn
left Philadelphia his relatives Ioat
track Of his whereabouts, and within
a month Of his going a letter was no.
ceived by his sister In Baltimore tell.
ing her that Herbert was heir 10 a
large estate in that city, She tried
to communicate with her brother, Al
last the newspapers were appealed to.
1t was told how property which had
risen In value from a modest estate
Of twenty-five years age to a handsome
fortune today was waiting to be
claimed by its owner.
A Philadelphia correspondent saw
good story In II for his paper In
California, flashed It over the wires
and brought the good now to the sur
prised legatee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
A TO HUNT COYOTES

coed. The hunters covered ground
from the old San Joaquin ranch house
to the hills directly back Of Corona
Del Mar.
Martin waited until after the fog
raised before venturing TO fly. He did
not like the idea Of going through the
fog sixty miles an hour with the pos.
Bibility that he would suddenly find a
high hill in front Of him, too late TO
rise over It. After the fog lifted
Martin, with a passenger, secuted
along the range Of foothills, using the
biplane In which he made his trip
from Newport bay to Avalon. The air
craft was driven low, and II was with
ase that moving objects in the brush
could be detected. Martin iB thorough.
iy satisfied with the efficiency Of the
aeroplane az q 9 Of scouting for
wild animals. He thinks n has great
possibilities az a means Of driving
game into the open.
To William Jeffrey, from whose
ranch the start was made, belongs the
honor Of the hunt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
DODGE Of Using Dealers Tag Comes
Hiah When Discovered by Penn
~syIvanla officials.

Harrisburg.-State highway depart
ment officials have discovered that the
state Is being swindled by unscrupn-
lous dealers in and owner Of automo.
bfIes throughout the state by misuse
Of demonstration tags, and they have
at once commenced prosecutions to
check 1t.
An automobile dealer, in taking out
a license as a dealer, gets a tag with
an X, which entities him to use the
machine in showing of its merits to
intending purchasers and for no other
purpose, and one tag will do for his
entire stock in trade, but he must not
use that tag on a vehicle that he 8
for pleasure or hires TO others for
pleasure. 1t seems, however, that
dealers have been doing that. A deal
er's license costs but SIS, while a tag
for a pleasure machine or for hiring
purposes costs from $40 to SIS. In
order to evade paying the higher
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
Aviator Easily Detects Animals Sought
by Members Of California
Rife Club.

Santa Clara, Cal-swooping over
the foothills recently, Glenn Martins
biplane scared an the coyotes In sight
and hearing. The occasion was the
coyote hunt Of the Santa Ana Rife
club, Of which Martin Is a member,
and the result Of the hunt was the
capture Of one coyote, & big fellow.
The carcass was strapped to the aero
plano and was taken az passenger to
Santa Ana.
The hunters had hoped to bring In
half a dozen Of the pests, but were
unable to begin their hunt until after
seven o'csck. It had been planned
TO begin 1T 4;30 o'clock, in order to
catch the sneaking animals before
they got back into the brushy hills,
By an oversight the gate Of the pas
ture IN which the foothills are located
was left locked, and 1t was seven
o'clock before the hunters could pro.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
JUSTICES TABLET A FAKE
Supposed Bronze Marker on Court
house Only Cheap Pine Block
Probe Ia Started.

Hollidaysburg. Pa,--The front corri'
dor of Blair county's $500 600 court
house is adorned by a large bronze"
tablet, having inscribed thereon tho
names Of prominent n OF the
county,
II was discovered that the supposed
bronze tablet was only cheap pine
wood, painted deceptively. and q wag
cut the word fake" with his pen.
knife in the tablet.
Lawyers and politicians who tx
pended hundreds of dollars to pre-.
serve their names to posterity in the
tablet are indignant and an Off clal In
vestigation Is brewing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
NEW AUTO TAX SWINDLE

license a number Of people owning au'
tomobiles, who are not dealers. and
also q number Of dealers, have been
getting the lower priced tags and
using what purports to be a machine
for sale, for hiring and pleasure pur.
poses.
The department has been quietly
picking up offenders and asking them
to step up to the magistrates office
and pay the fine for violation OF the
law, $25, and at the same time take
out the proper tag. About 200 Of
these offenders have been discovered
In Pittsburgh, and in Harrisburg in
the past few days eight Of the dodgers
have been notified OF their prosecu-
tons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12
GUARD SECRET

persuade the syndicate to sell, but
were unsuccessful. Overtures from
big plantation rubber companies, di.
rected by leading London merchants,
were more favorably received, and it Is
likely that an agreement will be made
to not sell rubber below so cents q
pound, In which a 8 only brazilian
Para rubber collectors will suffer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-12

Wabash. Ind.-The wedding Of
Lloyd Kcjch and Miss Florence Myers
was unavoidably postponed because
the groom wal asleep at the hour set
for the ceremony. He had taken a
dose Of morphine for Illness, and could
not be awakened. They were married
the following morning when he was
restored to consciousness.