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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
Literary Digest.)

NNlINAuAN Dl5N0C'j
At the November election Colorado
took the initial step in this country
in one long agitated reform. 1t passed
a referendum vote on the subject OF
endowing motherhood thus allying
itself with Austria, whose parliament
has been considering the same pro-
ject. In the latter case the bill pro-
vides an allowance of $25 to any
mother of a new born baby The
Christian Work, New York, is led by
these facts to consider various other
efforts made for encouraging the in
crease of population. Australia, it is
pointed out, has become alarmed over
her falling birth rate, and is taking
this means of promoting the growth of
her population. Her anxiety may be
realized when enc reflects that in IN
area as extensive as the United States
there are only 4,5OO,OOO people. This
journal reviews some efforts elsewhere
directed to the same end.
The whole civilized world is awak-
ening to the danger of the decline of
the birth rate, which is common to
all countries, and efforts are being
made to relieve the obstacles which
modern industrial conditions have
placed on the rearing of children. AS
Mr. Foreman showed recently in the
Independent, the factory legislation
of England had the unexpected effect
of reducing the number of the children
it was designed to protect. When chill
dren cease to be profitable, the tend
ency is to cease their production. The
chancellor of the exchecquer Lloyd
George, in the insurance bill now pend
ing in parliament, provides maternity
allowance of $3.50 for wife of an in
sured working man. That the situation
is serious is evident from the vital
statistics of England and Wales for
the quarter ending September 80 last,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
GIRLS OF1ODAY IMPROVEMENTS
ON THOSE, OF GRANDMOTHER DAYS

counter flourish? ASK any merchant
how women haggle over few cents
in price, if you want to know how
they count the pennies.
As for the women of the past
knowing so much more about shop
ping than the girl of the day, believe
me, the most fuffy-headed schoolgirl
can give her grandmother points on
buying that would make the old la
dy's cap strings stand on end.
AS for myself, l have always es-
teemed highly my own ability to get
dollar, but nowadays when [ really
want to make five dollars spraddle
over the size of ten, l turn my money
and commission over to my 19-year-old
niece, Shes got the energy and the
strength to scour Easements and hunt
up cheap stores in side streets, and
| haven't. She knows the value of
things to the last nickel, too
AS for cooking, the modern woman
IS making a science of it, whereas in
my youth We made a drudgery of it.
When l married l had never even so
much as boiled an egg, and how my
poor husband survived my bridal cook
ing only the Providence that tempers
the wind to the shOrn lamb can tell.
I But now you rarely meet a girl who
hasn't studied cooking in a public
school or taken domestic science
course, and who can't turn out a meal
that would be a credit to anybody.
And among the well-to-do, but not rich
class, every girl who doesn't go into
business learns how to trim her hats
and make her gowns.
My life brings me in contact large
ly with women and | hardly know one
who is not doing her duty wisely and
conscientiously in life, and so l want
to know where all these parasitic wo-
men are that We hear so much about.
I've never seen them. Have you?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
ENDOWING MOTHERHOOD

, when the birth rate was 10 per cent
) less than the average of the last de
cade, and the births exceeded the
deaths by only S165.
The French, being a most econom-
ical people, have gone further in cur
failing expenses by dispensing with
the luxury of children. As a result,
the population of France showed an
excess of 1869 deaths as compared
with births during the year 1911.
There is no decrease in the marriage
rate, NJ Messimy, former minister of
war, advises the government to pay a
premium for every child born of the
.same mother beginning with the
fourth, since it requires more than
three children per married pair to
keep up the population. The premium
he puts at 500, half to be paid to the
mother at the birth of the child and
half put into fund to provide her a
pension for life. To raise the money
he proposes special tax on bachelors
or on the heads of families without
children or with only one This is
certainly fair thing. Another attempt
to solve the same problem without
state aid is the erection in a suburb of
Paris of working mems flats where the
birth of child relieves the family of
the payment Of rent for the following
week, This is different from some
New York tenements, where the birth
of child is penalized by eviction.
Is The advent of new soul into
the world should not be the occasion
of despair, as it is now to so many
poor mothers, to whom the burden of
self-support looms monster-like at
time when she requires all Der vitality.
Any country considering itself civil
ization and Christian cannot do less
than relieve this hindrance to parent
hood by profitable expenditure of its
funds in this way
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Oil City Aroused Over The "Water
Snake"

An enthusiastic meeting of the Oil City
Chamber OF Commerce was held on the
I'd inst, at which drastic opposition to the
proposed water grabbers' schemes was
manifested, the meeting being presided
over by Mayor Siggins, and attended by
The city's most representative citizens
Ex-Congressman Speer was present and
gave a full report on the "wster snake"
nill which is expected to come up for con
Sideralion shortly at Harrisburg. The
main discussion was upon this iniquitous
bill which has aroused the citizens
throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania.
The Chamber Of Commerce went on
record as being against the measure
which would give the Water Commission
OF the state the right to grant franchises
for ms, etc, and the organization will
put up strenuous fight.
Resolutions were passed setting forth
the altitude of the Chamber toward the
proposed legislation, and these will be
sent broadcast throughout the state to 9TH
er similar organizations in order that al
such shall see the danger lurking in the
project, and to enlist the support of all
honest citizens in opposition to the bill,
Members of the legislature will also be
made aware of the strenuous opposition
that exists throughout the state to the
passage Of such measure
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Eminent Domain Again Bobs Up.

The eminent domain snake has wrig-
gled out from another source at Harris
burg during the past week, II would seem.
Walter J. Christy, staff correspondent of
the Pitlsburg Gazette Times, under date
of April 2, says: "At the instance of
William Draper Lewis and Republican
State Chairman Henry G. Wasson a
clause has been inserted in the public
utilities bill which would confer virtual
eminent domain rights upon certain
corporations. For years public utilities
have been fighting for this privilege, the
granting of which would, among other
things, prove advantageous to the Mccall
Ferry Power Company, near Lancaster" !"
The amendment is then quoted and,
as Mr.. Chrsty says, would give the Com
mission, when it is appointed, the power
to grant the right of eminent domain to
almost all public service companies, in-
Guiding electric and water power com
panies.
AS though the other bills now before
the legislature to convey this great privi-
lege were not making sufficient hesdwsy,
Mr.. Chairman Wasson and Mr. William
Draper Lewis must give the thing boost
Why are these men interested? Whom
do they represent, and whS2 Why do
they ask for the passage of law which
will put it in the power of the big electric
companies to steal away the peoples
rights and property? Is that why they
are progressive? Do those who claim to
be progressive" endorse this sort of
Legislation? Will Mr.. Films chairman
tell the members of the legislature that
this sort of work is part of the Republi-
can platform pledges of last fall and ask
them to support it as progressive meas
ure? We hope not.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Tariff Whacking.

Under the new tariff bill introduced in
the extra session of the Democratic Con-
gress which convened Monday, the duties
on nearly every article imported into this
country are numerically slashed. Su.
gar would be free of duty in 1916, the bill
proposing an immediate 25 per cent. re-
duction and the removal of the remaining
duty IN 1916. Raw wool would be made
free at once, with correspondiugly
heavy reduction in the tariff on all wool
en- goods. Meats, -four, bread, boots and
shoes, lumber, coal, harness, ssddlery,
iron ore, milk and cream, potatoes, salt,
swine, corn, cornmeal, cotton, bsgging,
agricultural implements, leather, wood
pulp, bibles, printing paper not worth
more than two and oue-half cents per
pound, typewriters, sewing machines,
cash registers, steel rails, fence wire, cot
ton ties, nails, hoops and band iron, fish,
sulphur. soda, tanning materials, scetic
and snlphuric acids, borax, lumber pro-
ducts including broom handles, clap
boards, hubs for wheels, posts, laths,
pickets, slaves and shingles are on the
dutyfree list.
Let them do their worst. The indus
tries of the country will have to weather
it through somehow, until the people get
another chance TO right things.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Kellettville.

AT meeting of the school directors
Saturday afternoon it was decided To
build new building, to replace the one
destroyed by fire, which will be used for
high school purposes. The plans talked
of will include three rooms and labora-
tory. They also voted TO lengthen the
high school course 10 four years, instead
of three as before. This will bring the
Kellettville schools up among first ranks
in the county and will give those who are
finishing the third year this term a
chance to go right ahead and finish the
full course, beside giving a chance to a
number of others who have not had an
opportunity to take this last year to again
enter the ranks and finish their high
school work. Every young person in
town who has not had this work should
plan to enter the ranks in the fall.
U. S. Days arc taking rooms above the
meat market for temporary home until
their house is vacated.
Mrs. James Blyler, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
e. Carbaugh and Mrs. G. Y. Detar started
for Warren, Tuesday, but were delayed
in Sheffield until after dinner. Not being
able TO make their trip to Warren and
back the same day. Mr.. Carbaugh re-
turned by the next train, the rest going
on and returning the next day.
Merle Spencer, who has been working
at President, and Verne, who has been
in Buffalo, n. Y, for the past six months,
are home for few days visit with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Spencer.
Mrs. Prin,z Philips, who has been Wis.,
iting for the past three weeks in Oil
City, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. @. Richards of Nebraska was a
visitor in town Saturday and took dinner
with Mrs. John Blum.
Mrs. NJ. Andrews, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is in town looking after her properly.
She is having scme needed repairs made,
such as new fences and patching up the
roofs, and generally repairing and clean
ing the hall and store building. We un-
derstand these buildings are for sale.
George Paul has closed up his meat
market and offers the building sId con-
tents for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Cunningham were
called to Oil City Sunday by the death of
the formers uncle.
| We understand that Mrs. Richard Cum
/ niughsm, who lately moved from here to
Oil City, is in the hospital there in a very
dangerous condition.
Mrs. Il. Wi ilson was in Nebraska sew
eral days during the week, making a
display of spring millinery.
A number of the young people of town,
laden with cowbels and other noisy in
struments, visited the home of John
Pierson, Saturday night, aud treated him
and his new bride to a rousiDg serenade.
VIM. Brsdy's children are suffering
with the chicken pox.
Mrs. John Rich, who has been suffer-
! ing with catarrh of the stomach for the
past ten weeks, is able TO be out again.
Wm, Carbaugh is moving his family
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Floods Mock All Prevention.

Such flood rs has devastated Ohio,
Indiana and other States makes mock.
cry OF all proposals TO prevent damage by
food, 10y torestation, dikes or retaining
reservoirs. A cloudburst lasting forty
eight hours turns the most insignificant
'creek" into mighty river, and max es
lake out of wide regions which ordinar.
H. seem as safe as Ararat. Many of the
streams which have done great damage
are negligible streamlets, hardly import
has been the more terrifying because so
unexpected many places there has
been hardly boat available because nor.
nally there is no water for boating. The
food, unlike the normal Spring freshet,
has been almost wholly from abovs-s
local precipitation OF more rain than the
water courses could carry off, and con-
sequent filling up of all the low places.
In many instances the levelness of the
ground has increased the peril because
for miles there is no pointof high ground
for refuge. Precautions against such a
disaster are almost out of the question, il
only because it is almost unprecedented.
Springfield, o Republican
In this connection correspondent
writing TO the Philadelphia Press under
date of March 81 says: ''The floods in
the Ohio will flow Into the Mississippi
River in ~ery short time. Frightful
consequences are likely to occur should
the Spring freshets from the Missouri
River be encountered. Attention is now
being directed as to what should be done
in the Ohio Valley, and Recommendations
are being made to Congress to take i'm
mediate action, without any reference 10
the valley of the Mississippi. All talk
about building immense flood reservoirs
at the headwaters OF the rivers is more
hystericsl than practical. 1t is conceded
that the csving of the river embank meuts
will have to be dealt with in any event
before any other scheme be seriously
considered. Open river channels, with
out obstruction, is the first thing to be
constructed. There has been consider
able work done by the United States
Government during the last twenty.six
years in protecting the river embsnk-
ment. What has been done has Gsnou-
strated the efficiency Of such se1s-8s.
but on a larger scale"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
A Dangerous Proposition.

Senator McNichOl is right in sounding
the alarm against comforting eminent do
main upon public utilities other than
street railways in the pending utilities
commission bill. This is power which
should be carefully guarded by the state.
Pal ticularly is it desirable at a time when
the commonwealth plans to take utilities
in charge, 30 TO control them as TO secnre
the largest efficiency and usefulness, that
local communities, like cities, borouPhs
and townships, shall not have their hands
tied. Despite that power and other COM
panies long have pressed the legislature
for additional authority, to be exercised
regardless of objections by property
holders or municipal governments, it
cannot be contended seriously that our
public utilities in Pennsylvania have
been strangled or hampered. They have
had rather convenient leawsy, and every
opportunity to expand aud prosper.
The prudent course, in view of the
Likelihood that a comprehensive utilities
bill will be passed, is to let this subject of
eminent domain, even though hedged
somewhat in the Lewis amendment, go
over until the practicsbility of new reg.
ulatiOns has been tested and the necessity
for further Legislation is demonstrated -
Pittsburg Gazette Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09

THE $50 900, 900 good roads bond issue
resolution was recon mitted to the Com.
mittee on Public Roads last Thursday
ostensibly for a hearing. 1t is all right to
take plenty of time to do the thing right,
but by all odds the most important thing
before the Legislature is the proposition
to provide Pennsylvania with permanent
rosds.-Punxy spirit. This action was
taken by the enemies OF good roads and
to spite Governor Tener, who has labored
lard for the success of the proposition.
1t was done when many members were
absent otherwise il would have failed.
This is supposed to be a progressive legis-
lsture and the people will not stand for
horse-p by those who are assuming to
dictate what laws shall pass and what
shall not. The Philadelphia North
American is doing all in It's power to de.
feat the good roads proposition, and the
managers of that sheet will learn some
day that tha people do not endorse its
course which is easily seen to be born of
a spirit of revenge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Trus-
tees Of the M. Il. church of Tionesta, Pa,
have presented petition to the Court of
Quarter Sessions of Forest COun V, Pa,
praying for an order to remove the re-
mains from the old burying ground, by
the old NJ. 4. church, Tionests, Pa and
that the Court made the following order:
And now, February 20. A. ID. 1918, the
foregoing petition having been presented
In open court, after due consideration
thereof, 1t il ordered to be filed, and that
notice of the same be published in the
FOREST REPUBLICAN and the Democratic
Nindicator, weekly newspapers pu blished
in Tionesta Borough. for three successive
weeks, that same will come up for final
hearing on the Goth day of April, 1918, at
which time all persons may be heard.
BY the Court.
W. d. HINCKLEY, p. j.
5. K MAXWELL, Clerk"
Therefore notice is hereby given &C.
cording to said Order of Court, that said
petition will come before said Court on
said 10Th day of April. 1913, for tira hear.
ing, at which time and place all persons
interested may he heard.
TRUSTEES OF TIONEsTA NJ. Il. CHURCH,
Per 7. f. RITCHEY, Solicitor
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
License Applications.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing applications for license have been
filed in my office and will be presented
April 20, 1913, a. the Court of Quarter
Sessions of Forest County. Pa:
! Robert A. Fulton, Central House,
Tionesta Borough, Pa.
l.. w Dana, Keystone House, Mar
ienville. Pa.
3 Joseph b Pierce. Hotel Weaver,
Tionesta Borough. Pa.
A. Harry S Garfield, Globe Hotel,
Harmony Township. Pa
. Joseph J. Young, New Marien Ho-
tel. Marienville, Pa.
Certified from the record.
S. r. maxwell, Clerk.
Tionests, Pa, April 7, 1913.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens in house in
which the plumbing is in poor condition
every body in the house is liable to con-
tract typhoid or some other fever. The
digestive organs perform the same func-
tions in the human body as the plumb
ing does Tor the house, and they should
he kept in first class condition all the
time 1T you have any trouble with your
digestion take Chamberlsin's Tablets and
YOU are certain to get quick relief. For
sale by all deaIers.-Adv.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbling 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 lube restored 10 its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condi-
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. j. CHENEY ~ CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
from Buck Minis to a farm near New.

from Buck Mills to farm near New
mansville.
Ward Barrett left town last week for
Kane, where he has a position with the
p. X. X.
X. W. Whitehill visited friends in
sheffield over Sunday.
c. p. Closk's children have the whoop-
ing cough.
Willard Ray, toe fonr-year.old son of
J. F. Ray, had fast ride last week whe
his father placed him on one of the horses
while he went into the office at the tan
merry to adjust the scales In order to
weigh II, The horse was not inclined to
be weighed and started for the barn with
Willard on his back, but he courageously
held on and reached the barn safely,
where the horse was stopped and he was
released from his precsrious position.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09

OHIos loss in the recent flood is esti
mated in telegram from the American
Red Cross agent in charge at Columbus,
ss follows: 400 lives lost; 1900 homes
destroyed; 4O,5OO persons homeless; 1900
families outside of Dayton, Columbus
and Cincinnati in need of rehabilitation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Earth's Greatest Things.

The largest theater in the world is
the Paris Opera House, which covers
three acres of ground.
The largest library is the National,
in Paris, which contains 100000
books.
The tallest monument is in Wash
ington, d. c. N}is $50 feet high.
The highest chimney is in Glasgow,
Scotland, and Is 474 feet.
The largest monolith is in Egypt
1O6 feet. b.
The strongest electric light is at
Sydney Lighthouse. Australia.
The greatest, bank is the Bank of
England, London.
The oldest college is University Col
lege, Oxford. It was established in the
year 1850. -. 800. =
The largest college, is in Cairo. 1t
has on its register, each year over 1o,-
600 students and-310 teachers.
The largest bronze statue is that of
Peter the Great in ST. Petersburg,
Russia. 1t weighs some LOO tons.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
LEGAL DIRECTORY.

Partial List Of Reliable, Attorneys Of Min.
asses L M Tsmpe @ ao Offices
4 Asffsy r H. - r s1ass s'sS;
baldwin NJ: SECURITY ear Yn Bank 1 BIds
Bates, w. T., Court House
Brady. N; e, 5$5 Andrus B7lldg..
Frederick, ]. !, $ls-ls Security BIZ Biog.
Cashaley, G. J., Sos n; y. Life Bldg.
Corriston, +. r.. 500 Security Bank Bldg.
Donahue. w. H.. SIS Palace Bldg.
Darelips, A; B; ao3 ~; Y: Life Bldg:
Day. II. T., 1o14-1s Met. Life Bldg.
pevaney, John p, 5se Andrus Bldg.
F Fsnn. \ Geo. 800 security Bsnf Rf Bdx
Crimes. Geo: S., 5l4 Bank Com. Bldg.
Grotte. A; Z, a2s Temple Court.
HeWitt. M v E' ess N. y. Life e sidg.
Haug. Lars O.. $50 temple Court.
5sn Linz ana saa Bank Lii sa ss
Kelly, Chas. F., 4S6 Andrus Bldg.
LayboS%rn, G. G.. 81 PIyme @sn' RIaE
Lund, Harry A., 1o16 N. Y. Life Bldg
McJale, John j.. Bank OF Com. Bldg
Mahoney. Stephen; Guar. Loan Bldg.
Murphy. J. l.. .3o7 Security Bank Bldg.
Melville J. c., 706 Lumber Exchange.
Manahan & Foley, Corn Exchange Bldg.
McGee, ]. F.. Ny. Life Bldg
Nash. Edward NJ, 61S Phoenix Bldg.
Nye. Frank NJ. Andrus Bldg.
O'Brien, J. T.. 93S Security Bank Bldg.
O'Donnell, NJ. c., 924 N. Y. Life Bldg.
B. A. ODER. 1920 Metropolitan Bldg.
Pilgram. w. II. H. SIS Temple Court.
Peterson. A. c.. 800 Security Bank Bldg.
Riorlan, Phil j., Oneida Block.
Richter. E. W., los Phoenix Bldg.
Sweeney. John A.. 223 N. Y. Life Bldg.
THAN, l.. r., Palace Bldg.
Thompson, Paul j; soe r Security Biz Bldg
Wilson & Mercer. $40 Security Blk. Bldg.