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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03

creek, but It was regarded as being per.
fectly safe. Tho wind was now blowing
q gale, it had turned cold and snow was
now mixed with the pouring rain. But
on we flew, and | trusted to Providence
that all would be well.
II had just snuggled down ia a heap
to have short nap, when ! was brought
to my feet ia an instant by the frantic
shrek Of the engine, and the pounding
and the Rroan ng Of the car-wheels on
the track as the brakes held them fast.
There was trouble ahead. And we were
nearing that bridget Looking out of the
window ahead in the distance, / saw a
huge bonfire on the track. the flames of
which lit up the surroundings vividly.
The train came to a halt, and within ten
feet Of the engine, and on the very brink
Of an abyss, roared the huge beacon fire.
The bridge had gone down.
'3ut who built the fire and kept it
burning, was the question. All, that
was easily learned, for there, standing
in the storm and the cold, was woman,
clasping in her arms o babe, and about
her clung three shivering children. The
passengers bad crowded upon the scene
ere this. and many hand was out
stretched to lead the heroic woman and
her little ones in place Of warmth and
safety in the train.
"There she told her story. She lived
in poor shanty only short distance
from the bridge, and had heard it go
down with a crash into the rushing
waters. Knowing our train would soon
be due, she built the fire on the track to
warn us. Having no fuel of her own,
and falling to find any, she had piled her
bod-clothes in heap, lighted them, and
kept the fire burning by feeding it with
what scanty furniture her house con-
tained.
She told us with a sob that baby's cradle
had gone to keep the beacon light burn
ing.
About that time everybody was
blubbering. / think one or two of the
ladies were praying and crying. But that
didn't last long. One big, red faced old
man just took off his hat, tall stove
pipe, and went through the train in a
manner that would have done credit TO
any we'll organized gang of train-robbers
--only the passengers crowded up to
him with their valuables They showered
gold, silver and paper money into that
hat until it was full, Some gave fifty,
Others more. some less, and one old fell
low put in his check and then wiped his
eyes and blew his nose. Oh, they gave
her an ovation. 1t was heroic act, and
one that n0 doubt saved many lives"
How much was collectedl" we asked,
with mercenary curiosity, as the train
whistled for Aurora
'Well, sir, / don't remember the exact
amount, but enough to buy babya cradle
that would grace the little home which
the rest of the money purchased".- Nash
fngt0n Hatchet.
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Barbarities in Old Russia.

OF the barbaric features of the old Rus
sia out of which Peter sprang the tor
lures attending judicial processes were
the most marked, says the Quarterly Re
Uiep. His father was considered unus-
ually mild and gentle for a czar, and, in
deed, had been named ''the most debo-
nair;" but even under his reign there
were fifty official sxeeutioners in Moscow,
whose hands were necessarily red with
their ghastly functions. Every judicial
investigation involved the intiiction of
horrible tortures all round torture of sus-
pected persons to extort confession; tor
ture of witnesses supposed to know more
than they revealed; torture of criminals
to force them to betray their accom-
plices.
Sometimes it was inflicted by the al
ternate stroke of rods welded by cou-
pie of executionefs, who kept time in
hammering away at the back of the pros
trate victim as smiths are accustomed to
hammer at an anvil; sometimes by the
horrible hail-like knout, which cut a
deep furrow at every stroke, till the back
was ribbed and crossed from top to bot
tom; sometimes by the continued drop
ping of boiling water ON the top of the
head after 1t had been shaved; some
times by roasting the naked back of the
accused over fire, above which he was
suspended horizontally by wooden spit.
Hanging and decapitation were the most
common methods of inflicting capital
punishment, when their work had not
already been done in the torture-cham-
ber; but suspension from hooks through
the flesh, breaking alive on the wheel,
and implement on stakes were by no
means unfrequent. Even private indivi-
duals enjoyed large freedom to torture
and kill their serfs and dependents, of
which ample advantage was taken; and
as late as the regency of Sophia, Peters
half sister, a special ediet was required
to deprive creditors of the right to make
perpetual slaves Of insolvent debtors, aud
even TO MAIN and kill them at their
pleasure.
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the stock that grazes upon them, or the
harvests gathered from them. but by the
water-rights that 60 with them, 80 in
these oriental countries Of desert and
torrid sun, clans measure their wealth
by the flow of water within their bound.
aries, and the importance of all grounds
by the amount of irrigating power in
volved in the issue. Every stream
might be Pactolus, go precious is il;
every pool Bethesda, so great is its
virtues. To compass the wonder-work.
ing thing, all energies, whether of indi-
vidual or of community, arc fiercely em-
ployed; and priced above all that Arabs
possess d the tribal right Of access to a
certain spring, or the privilege of en-
campment by special well.
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Mhr HaIr suddenly Turns white.

1t is said that the hair and beard OF
the Duke Of Brunswick whitened in
twenty-four hours upon hearing that his
father had been Inortally wounded in the
battle Of Auerstadt Marie Antoinette,
the unfortunate Queen of Louis XVI,
found her hair suddenly changed by her
troubles, and similar change happened
to Charles l. when he attempted to escape
from Carisbrooke Castle Mr. Timbs, In
his doctors and Patients, saws that
chemists have discovered that hair con-
tains an oil, mucous substance, iron,
oxide of manganese, phosphate and
carbonate Of iron, flint. and large pro-
portion of sulphur White hair contains
also phosphate of magnesia, and its oil is
nearly colorless When hair becomes
suddenly white from terror il is probably
owing 70 the sulphur absorbing the oil,
a. in the operation Of -'-a+- - WOO en-
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THE CLOSING YEAR

Shut to tile lattice; make It fast;
The wind has turned austere and coidI
And, borne upon the funeral blast,
The first dead leafs poor corpse behold
Last month the land was gernmed va
sheaves,
And clothed in multitudinous green;
Now, shivering under waning leaves,
The burrows cape, the forests lean
The years. warm life, the honest sun,
Is swoonng: more and more we see
The silent landscapes skeleton,
The woodlands grim anatomy
Turn to the town, Its crowded time,
Its fading hopes, its arts and cheats,
Deceit and grasping, hate and crime,
The heartless gloom of cruel streets
There is no path but terrors haunt,
Desire Is still the door 10 sin;
Without you hear the curse Of want,
Possessions sated yawn, within.
Consoles us not Contentment's priest :
Who mods by Hopes eternal grave;
Day springs not in his dawnless east
Life ceases when we cease to crave
Honors and riches win not count,
Nor Love, for all his rapturous toys;
On things of sense the wise win mount
A ladder of exhausted joys
The few who reach the summit sphere
Report fair fields-a glad surprise
For those who hear with chastened ear--
And watered groves of Paradise;
Rising in mist the enchanted streams
Flow under trees that bloom and bend;
Clean floods that shine in fairy beams,
Without burden, bar or end.
Ah, stream of lifei ah, magic light
Dreamed of by these, enjoyed by those
And-somewhere in the infinite
The tideless Ocean of Repose.
"A. @. Keene
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A morning call--sGet upi"
A we'll fed waiter is not necessarily fed
on water
Why do old maids wear mittens9--To
keep off the chaps.
Live cattle are exported to England
now. They go in the steerage, Of course.
"How shall sleepY" asks a correspond
ent. Without snoring, and on your
own side of the bed.
"My bow is all unstrung," warbles
a fair poetess. Wonder if her beau had
been out on n racket. Burlington FFe6
Press.
A man without any bones is now being
exhibited through New Jersey. He is
probably tired base ball umpire. - Obi
cag0 san.
An exchange asks 'sHow to remove
paint" We have found that coat
sleeve will take good deal of it off,
Neso York Nail aad Express.
In Uruguay there has not been busi
ness failure for two years and half.
Who would have thought of looking in
Uruguay for big adverdsersg
An uptown man recently dislocated his
jaw by yawning. His wife was proba-
bly, telling him what she had bought that
day while shopping. -Aci0 York Journal.
A Milwaukee girl married a bald
headed man, and her lady friends are
wandering how she manages to make
him stand around. darlington Brss
Press.
There was q sweet damsel named Abbie,
Ill, 4a
When the cat, without canse,
Scratched the maid with her clause,
In a way that was dreadtully shabble
--Boston Foiio.
A California farmer has had to pay
fine of $40 for knocking his hired man
down with bunch of grapes weighing
ten pounds 1t was cheaper than hunt
ing around for rock.-Dstroit Ffes
Press.
American tramps will be pleased to
learn that the English custom of eating
five meals ia day is being introduced
into this country The news may not be
so grateful to the farmers r Jtry, how
ever w NorIistOa0a Herdld.
''Hopes and regrets are the sweetest
links of existence" said a sentimental
wife to her husband. Eyes, dear" he
replied, 81 had hopes of letting you have
$50 for a new bonnet, but regret to say
can't do it just at present. p Merchant
7rageir.
On. Simpkins," said Johnny. 70 his
sisters beau, 'please open your mouth"
',Why do YOU want me to open my
mouth ~ "'Cause Z" heard sister say you
had mouth like whale, and | wanted
too see what whales mouth looked
like.n Tableau.
"Yes, sir, said the entomologist, ~
can tame flies SO that when | whistle
they will come and alight on my head. "
''Pshawn said the bald headed man,
CHATS nothing. They come and alight
on my head without my whistling" The
entomologist sat down.-SOmerrilts Jour
nal.
A boy was asked which was the greater
evil, hurting another's feelings or his
finger. "The feelings" " he said Right,
my dear child, said the gratihed ques-
toner; 'and why is it worse 10 hurt the
feelings2" Because you can't tie q rag
around them, answered the child
Y0akers Statesman
THE LOVERS REPLY.
"Oh. tell me where Is Fancy bredsn
She asked, and getting holder,
She laid her daring little head
Right down upon my shoulder.
And !, with no more poetry in
Ny soul than IN a Quaker's,
Replied, with idioic grin,
"You'n lind il at the bakers
Luther q. Riggs
a. a.-n l. a. 4. 4.
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There are in this country II St. Panls,
20 Bridgeports, 1s Buifalos and Newarks,
II Brooklyns, Clevelands, and Roches-
tiers, 10 Hartfords, IS Louisvilles, 10
Bostons and Pittsburgs, 8 Cincinnatis
and Philadelphias, Chicagoes, z De-
troits, 8 Milwaukees aud St. Louises, 80
Washingtons. and New Yorks and Bal
timores. New Orleans and San Francis
co are not duplicated.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03

A standard rose, said TO have been
planted by Charlemangc, 1910 years ago,
Is ne Of the great curlosities IN the
ANnt city Of Hiideaheim. Hanover.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-12-03

A man in Kansas conceived the notion
OF removing the tombstones from his
family plot 70 the roof Of bis house.
where they stand ia row Of seven
along the ridaep0 -
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laiatIy said
H ss'le
tatk
Win him;
feasp'"-
111 waiting in
@t There was
k ihe n est that
I'1fpt OF express
81 NAtn The sig
~ the engine
1& Moved out of
Ying over the
4 Of The power
|td cnly a little
''.6 tart to give
Ilh which she
5ns hufthen be-
.'||q'' F., was
|he through the
cordially, barely
fH1al'' held out for
Hifh promise TO
Iee cigar" he went
.faln, lantern on one
nip7 on either side.
through and fast train
very few stops would be
4An only at important
gen our friend returned, and
comfortably by our side
|Nf room, lit Havana.
q very heavy train to-
pats worse, we will be de-
.t.'|Y nt Aurora by freight
+ Is following us, but as she
HI's. we won't be near her
seen some bad accidents
% your long experience on
eN we Queried.
nfo never was in any bad
have always been fortu-
fe had many narrow es-
wrecks, the worst one
That which occurred at
enn years ago. You see,
Rsf and Nos, going west,
Neel there. Both trains
and were running
Ind. Tho operator
received ihe order and
order for freight
been standing there to
d some nnaccountable
fellow got the orders
tn No. reached Ty-
forum on east, while
=lill held at Tyrone
on the road. and the
innocently obeyed the
So they shot into the
death.
Ao 3 came tearing down
8t mile or two from Ty-
rushing on to meet
eH'd be a terrible wreck
appeared from view, the
7fcd his mistake. But it
He stood helpless for a mo-
wed with horror. Then
the instrument, telographed
to Headquarters
and have met in terrible
% the grade east of here. Send
W sQrgeonsp
H then mighty crash shook the
With an agoni.ing shrek the
sank 10 the floor senseless.
was an awful wreck. Many
ff and wounded. Ii was pitiful
e poor victims cry. and some
10 Be put out of their misery
want any wrecks And we
base one now, for our road is
I|Al
NtirOWest escape ever had was
many years ago. The road was
and Twas running a passenger
h6 West. 1t was q dreary, rainy,
'nhi 10 March, We had a pretty
a|n. aud were making good time
BE bad condition Of the road.
ller midnlekt q storm came on,
rain and Wind was terrible, But
Ia FioW along through it, though
ts great uneasiness among the
f,s. and. to tell the truth,
1e' altogether safe myself
ten miles from II we
Ai tamp Creek was Hay beyond
and was raHidlv rising
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An bile for yearly advertisements collected guar
ter " TemporarY Advertisements must be palo IN
advance.
Job work--cash on delivery.
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Only onc-seventh Of the inhabitants Of
the 10, 900, 600 SQUARE miles over which
Bgitains ia triumph are
Chria'F
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Arxn
shs blank-hnirsd
haFgeat sield
v IS snow.
heys. The naid,
A|n llls hand,
'i rbsat;
81 his feet
shtfally;
sweet
2 he said,
gone past;
leaf these arms
ave cast
Ary now,
.lh thetroe;
a.h the ripe. full
Blow"
'ng coats for him
s'sy came again,
sAs. and meat;
1pt with play
laiatly said
Daily Republican., 1884-10-31
I've Celeb rates Prsse hers.

Next Sunday the pulpit 1t: Dela.
ware Avenue Baptist church will he oc
cupied by two Of the most celebrated
preachers Of the present age, the Rev.
Henry Grattsn Guinness, and the Rev.
DR. James Cameron. Mr.. Guinness
first visited this country about twenty.
live years ago, and the places In the diff
ferent cities where he was announced &C
preach we're always crowded long be
fore the hour for commencing tho scr.
vice. He Is . native OF Ireland, and Ia
possessed Of . peculiar manner Of max
ing plain the great truths of the gospe |
he and his wife have lAbored In almost
all parts Of the known world, and fol.
lowed tho footsteps OF Stanley Ia
Africa, establishing missions on ever,
hand.
| The labors of DIR Camsro have prin'
cipally been In China, where he ha
travelled over $4,000 miles. He was
formerly a student with Mr.. Guinness
aud Afterwards feeling that he wa
called TO work In China, went TO thai
country as missionary, where he hA,
been the means Of doing q vast amour,
OF good. and establishing many chris
tiau missions. Both Of these distin
guished gentlemen will he the guests o
the Rev. George q. Nesdham, and will
occupy the pulpit Mt Delaware Avenu'
church 1t 10 80 o. m, 3, and 7.30 p. m.
next Sunday.
Daily Republican., 1884-10-31

A novel smoking contest took place
last night in Purnell's cigar store, Sixth
and Wollaston streets, between Mr..
Purnell, proprietor Of the store and Mr..
Wingate,of Madison street. The ban
ter Was to see which could smoke CT.
gar IN the fewest minutes. Cheered on
By number ofadmiring spectatorsthey
started out on the race, each putting
away as if life depended on the momen-
tols issue. Clouds of aromatic smoke
rolled up in graceful Heeces forming
rings and crescents, above the heads OF
the buffers. The contest grew exciting
on the home stretch, but Wingate came
to time in five minutes, VIII lie his con-
testant Purnell sent up the last clond
OF curling smoke q quarter of a minute
later. Mr.. Purnsll then challenged
Wingate for another contest on Satur-
day evening, at 8. 30 o'clock, on a wager
lof$l0, which challenge was promptly
accepted by Mr.. Wiugate. Its expect.
ed tina time will lie reduced to four
minutes.
Daily Republican., 1884-10-31
FIF Til tD|T|0|


General w. r. Smith. Uni,.a oJ
agent, and stationed M tho =, ~
STATES y, engineers Office in th,s
~ 90 nesday opened the bids for 4 y
ing corsica creek, all bids tn sn.
whether they we're based on ms ~
ment In scows or In places Thu V = N
ing were the consestants. A" ,o
~ Company of Philadsln]
~ ana 70 cents per cubic yard for
anu place measurement respsct;r
+. .. Ross, Of Jersey Citv IGar
cents; Baltimore Dredging Gu gu
OF Baltimore, Is and 1852 cent, so'n u
Y. so'ners OF Philadelphia, las 10 y
scow measurement /; the Morris
cummings Dredging Com PAW ~
YORK, 70 cents, with no messu,.
spcctfed Thomas p. MORGAN NJ NJ
ington, ID. G., IA cents. After s,e
ing the bids carefully the contract TACT
be awarded. The contract for drs,Y
Choptauk river has been avail.
the Morris 4 Cummings DrsS
Company at 1994 cents per cubic va
place Measurement. The bids ys
follows Frank G. Soners N ph;'
phia, 23A c,nts scow measure"
baltimore Dredging COMPANY n
IN place and % cents on scovs M
p. Morgan OF Washington. ~
with NO measurement specified
& Cummings Dredging Oompans
cents placed on the bank and 81
for material carried away.
Both contracts must be cou,plet,
june 80, 1885. Proposals for drs
work on the jetty at the mouth d
Christians and for dredging the vi
leo river are now being received
will not be opened until Noyemb
Daily Republican., 1884-10-31
Political Meetings.

This evening the Veterans will have
their grand demonstration In the
Opera House, that will be addressed
by Colonel r. Steckett Matthew'S of
Baltimore.
The Irish Americans will also no Id q
meeting in the Hulley Building. The
Republicans of Newark will meet IN
Exchange Hall This evening, and be-
addressed by Anthony Higgins and
Benjamin Neilds, Esqs.
Club wi / hold meeting tomorrow
night, at Sixteenth and Claymopt
streets.
A ReT bhcan meeting will be held
at Fourth and shipley streets tomorrow
night, thai will be addressed by Willism
G. Spruance, BENZ amin Neilds, 8. Rod.
mond Smith and Anthony Higgins,
Esqs., and +. L. Bach of the Morning
News
The Eighth ward Democratic meeti ng
that was TO have been held last nigh
1t Taylor and Church streets WAS post
poned on account of the rain, and will
be held this evening, II the weather il
favorable.
The Jefierson club did not 90 to Ches
ter last evening, as the Democratic de
monstration in that city was postpone,
until Monday night, ON account Of tn
rain.
Daily Republican., 1884-10-31
wedding Anniversary.

Mir. and Mrs. Isaac M. Lenderman
celebrated the fifth anniversary Of their
marriage last evening at their residences
No. 827 VauBuren street. Shortly
after y o'clock visitors began to arrive
and in short time the spacious parlor
was we'll filed " it'll relatives and friend
of the married couple, who appeared to
be even happier after the lapse Of five
yearE of welded life than they did
upon the momentons occasion when
they were made man and wife. The
gathering was one Of uninterrupted
sociabi lity, and the time flew 80 rapid
ly by that 1t was near midnight before
the guests were aware of the fact. Az
ter some time had been spent In the
parlors, those present were invited ont
to the dining room. where y heavily
loaded table, handsomely decorated
with flowers, fruit, etc greeted their
anxious gaze, for many of them Just
fe lit in destructive humor, and after a
blessing had been pronounced by the
Rev. j. l.. Estlin, the onslaught upon
the good things placed upon the table
began, when Ice Dream. cakes, fruit,
etc., disappeared AZ II by magic, while
hearty congratulations were extended
to the host and hostess for their liberal
hospitality and earnest wishes for their
future welfare and happiness. Accord.
ing TO custom, at the end Of five years u
welded bliss, the event is celebrated az
the wooden or variety wedding, and in
consequence Of this many useful and
ornamental presents were received,
prominent among which WAS number
Of pieces OF glass and silver ware. Mr..
and Mrs. Lenderman are comfortably
situated in homo of their own, the
dwelling being handsome structure,
located on a high elevation and com.
handing fine view Of the city, togeth.
or with theDelaware river and adjacent
county. The building was recently
erected by the Lenderman Brothers,
who, with their wives, reside side by
side. At late hour the visitors took
their departure, one and all wishing the
host and hostess many more happy An
Iniversaries
Daily Republican., 1884-10-31
The Fraueo-C On these war.

PARIS, October 3O.--The telegraph
states that Prime Minister Ferry has
accepted England's offer to med late be.
tween China and France for the AIN lea.
BILE settlement OF tue existing difficui.
ties and differences.
An official despatch from Genera
Briere dc pIsle, dated Hanoi, October
20, says: The garrison::1 of Tuayen.
Guam repulsed several attacks Of the
Chinese On the 14th and 10 instant,
without lors.
The enemy withdrew discouraged.
The governor OF Yum y All ana LionninC
Phoc baN' ."ly 1000 m-n IN the Upper
Red IiV'' Four hundrded and nifty
Chimes ale before Hept Chu. Our col
umns are securing the country near Y GU
l am doing my best to suppress pira
cy."