The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-11-27


placed us under obligations to him for a
generous supply of large, fat Oklahoma
pecans, enough TO keep the family
munching all winter. Our best thanks,
Rob-, and may your shadow and the po-
can crop never grow less
The Western Stock Journal is one of
the handsome monthly publications to
reach this Office within few days past.
1t is published at Oregon City. Ore, and
we note the name of our former citizen,
William A. Shewman, as editor. The
Journal, which Is profusely illustrated, is
devotod exclusively to the stock raising
industry and judging from the copy be.
fore us we would predict for the new
magazine decided success from the start.
We now approach the season when
brainy automobile manufacturers try to
slip one over on the publishers ofcountry
newspapers by mailing them letters and
circulars, more of less cleverly con-
structed, and especially designed to ad-
vertise their machines, remarks the Oil
City Blizzard. Could they know how
unerriDgly and regularly the missives
wind up in the waste basket they might
readjust their spark-pluRs and thereby
save postage. No one paper in thou
sand publishes the stuff.
Joseph G. Richards, formerly of
Mayburg, but now residing at Warren,
has been here the past week as ihe repre-
sentative of a company of capitalists who
expect to do some deep drilling for oil in
this vicinity. Mr.. Richards has already
taken large number of leases within a
radius of a mile or two of the borough
limits aud expects to have several hum
dred acres under lease shortly. His COM
pany will make test of the deeper sands
and will drive the drill below any depth
that has ever been attained heretofore In
this locality Here's hopin'.
County medical inspector, DIR. F. j.
Bovard, has received word from State
health com missioner, DIR. s. G. Dixon, to
the effect that 1t has been reported to the
State department that whooping cough
prevails in the borough schools, and call
ing his attention to the laws regulations
in such cases. 1t may be that on account
of this notice number of pupils will be
deprived of schooling for some time to
come. A strict en- forcement of the rules
governing whoopiug cough would cause
such degree of absenteeism as to prac-
ticAlly nullify the work of the schools.
Ellis G. Shawkey of Warren, a former
Forest county boy, while suffering from
temporary alteration, used heavy
cane in an assault upon three of the citi-
zsns of that place last Friday evening,
and was held on charge of aggravated
assault and battery and Tor carrying con-
cealed weapons. The parties whom he
attack ed were |. n. Adams, George
Bogren and Char les & Gordon, employed at
a meat market, on the latter of whom he
attempted to pull revolver, but was
prevented from shooting by the concerted
action of the three men. Ellis was admit
ted TO bail In the sum OF $500, having
waived a hearing before Justice Wheeler.
The "boy problem" is the foremost
theme in American life, 1t has been the
glorious privilege of about a half dozen
men to set about to save and to restore
the youth, to study the ways and thoughts
ot the boy. Foremost among this select
and devoted few "Path Finders" of boy
hood Is DR.. Roscoe Luper Foulke, a
brilliant and inspiring speaker. He is
recommended by such men as ex Govern
or HOch of Kansas, Judge Willis Brown
OF Utah. and DR.. E. K. Highly of Denver,
Colorado. DR.. Foulke Will give his
lecture, "Unohiseled Gems" in the Court
House. Tionesta, Tuesday Evening, Dec.
3. The second number on the lecture
course.
Another accident by the careless
handling of a gun is reported this week
from the vicinity of Leeper, Pa. A young
man stops to rest and converse with his
partner in the hunt and while doing ~
sets the butt of his gun on the gronnd,
crosses his hands oven the muzzle aud
lolls upon it with his legs usually crossed
and swaying back and fourth ON ons foot
Ifyou have hunted much in your time
we venture to say you can recall fire.
quently such attitudes on the part of per-
sons you have met in the woods. If men
and boys in the habit Of handling fire.
arms could be taught the simple rule of
always keeping In mind the direction in
which the guns muZLle is pointed scores
of accidents would be thus prevented.
M. l.. Weiksl spent Tuesday night of
last week as guest at Hotel Weaver,
having been engaged IN work pertaining
to his duties as assessor of Harmony
township. Mr.. Weiksl owns we'll kept
farm of modest size on Fleming Hill two.
miles from West Hickory, and as an evil
dence of what thrift and good manage
ment can accomplish II may be stated that
during the past season he has sold nearly
5000 90 worth ofproduce from the place
for the cash, and still has an abundance
left for the needs of himself and family
and the wIntering in good shape of all his
livestock, of which be always keeps
sufficient supply for furnishing his table
with milk, butter, eggs, meat, etc., be-
sides rketng good share when these
products become scarce and high-priced.
This illustrates what little good manage
ment and attention to business will do.
The forty-sixth annual session of the
Forest County Teachers Institute will
he held in the Opera House, Marien-
vile, Pa, December 10th to Goth, and
the Annual School Directors Convention
will be held December 18th and 10Th, 1912.
Supt. J. o. Carson has arranged a fine