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meath the keel serve az, ballast. In q
heavy sea the boat may .capsize, though
such an event is extremely improbable
but it instantly rights itself 1t is i'm
possible to sink O model lifeboat, for,
even if full of water, so greatl It's buoy
any that it will bear up the weight OF all
the people that can be crowded into IL:
One of the cleverest contrivances about
the modern lifeboat is the apparatus by
which, il it's sides are so much as SIX
inches above the sea, it will discharge
any water that the waves may cast INTO
it,. On each side there are six renewing
cubes, having openings in the bottom OF
the boat and at the sides. The valves
omen outward, and, no matter which way
The boat rocks, if it moves at all from
side to side, the water surely finds It's
WAY out. and the greater the oePth VI
water in the boat the more rapid Will
# run out. With boat that cannot slnk'
will not stay capsized, and that emptles
itself of water perfection has been at
tanned. and the loss of life among the
crew of lifeboat is an exceedingly rare
occurrence.
The lifeboats of various countries are
sometimes maintained by the Govern
ment, but more frequently oy private
associations, and the most lnnuentlai'
hest known and most efficient OF tnese
is the Royal National Eifeboat lnsIl1u-
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Stirring scenes are witnessed at
1ifeboat station when wreck occurs. 1t
is easily anticipated, for during a storm
a careful watch is kept. At some lull in
the tempest the lookout on the shore,
straining his eyes in the darkness, sees
distressed ship in the offing and per-
haps notices a rocket or hears the dull
boom of minute gun, which indicates
the peril Of the crew. Hurrying to the
station he fires a cannon Or rings bell
to summon the crew. There is gen.
eral rush. From every direction come
the seamen, buckling on their cork
jackets as they run; with yeo heave,
no! the boat is drawn from the house,
oarsmen place themselves in position, a
hundred willing hands back the truck
into the waves, the boat floats, the cox
swain gives the order, and through the
darkness they make their way to the
sinking vessel. Scenes like this are far
more frequent than most people sup
pose. Lloyd's reports show that wrecks
are, even in the most favorable seasons,
frightfully common on the British Isles.
AS long ago as the year 1900 it was esti-
mated that there was for every day in
the year one wreck somewhere on the
British coast. But with the increase of
shipping the number has become far
more numerous In 1853 there were
1872, in 1854 there were 997, and in no
year since then has the number fallen
below 1000, nor in any year since that
date has the loss Of life by shipwreck
on the British coast been less than 500.
The terrible storms of 1859, 1861, 1874,
1875 and 1876 were extremely productive
of wrecks, and in the last-named year
4, 164 vessels were wrecked on the Brit
ish Islands. The greatest loss OF life,
however, does not always accompany
the greatest number of wrecks. In
1876, for instance the year just men
toned, the loss of life was but 776, while
in the winter of 1S79-S0, though the
wrecks numbered but 1911, the loss Of
life was 2,155.
Some idea of the usefulness of#the
National Institution may be gained from
the fact that every year since its estab-
lishment it has saved more than 1000
lives, and in 1867 the number Of persons
rescued by. the company's boats was o.
54b. Up.to the present time it is said to
have saved over so 900 men, women and
children from a watery grave. Even,
however, with all these rescueS, enough
lives are still lost at sea to make q fear
full list of casualties.
Many heroic exploits are credited to
the crews of lifeboats, but the history
of shipwreck contains no tale of more
daring deed than that of Grace Darling.
Her father was lighthouse keeper at
scarborough, and on Sept. Z, 1888, the
Forfarshire, a coasting steamer, was
wrecked among the Fame Islands, di-
rectly opposite the castle. Grace, then
% years old, persuaded her father to
venture out in her light lifeboat. Ac-
companied only by the daring girl, he
went, and with her assistance brought
away fifteen survivors clinging to the
wreck. The act made her famous
throughout the world, but she did not
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of seamen resident in the immediate
neighborhood Of the station. Only the
coxswains Of the boats are. kept on pay,
and their sa laries. are small, amounting
to only e8 q year, about $40, but their
duties are light, and both they and the
crew receive extra pay when their ser
vices are required during a. storm. The
seamen are paid only for actual service,
and the recompense even then is far
from large considering the extra hazar-
dous nature Of the employment. But,
as an old English sailor remarked, the
pleasure of saving life is more than the
pay, and the institutions rarely has any
trouble in manning its boats.
The lifeboat is kept in. a house near
the water, and is always placed upon a
truck or wagon of four wheels, by which
it is easily run down into the water.
This is necessary, for the boat itself
without the crew or oars weighs a little
over two tons. At many important sta
tions horses are kept, in order when the
emergency arises to draw the boat to a
distance and bring it as close as posi-
BILE to the wreck before launching. But
the lifeboat is not the only requisite on a
dangerous coast. At every life station
a.considerable amount of apparatus is
provided for the purpose OF rendering as
sistance in>cspecial cases. A supply Of
cork jackets is always in readiness, not
only for the crew, but also to take along,
that persons may also be protected in
case of accident to the boat. A light
mortar, with balls and line attached, is
prepared, in order that should the ship
wrecked vessel be unapproachable by
sea, line may be cast and thus a
chance of escape be given to the crew.
Rockets are sometimes used for the
same purpose, and it frequently hap
pens that when vessels is wrecked in
a situation where even the lifeboat can
not go-as, for instance, under eli.
the use of the mortar or rocket enables
the shipwrecked crew to communicate
with the land, and by drawing aboard a
heavier line, to transfer themselves one
at a time to the shore. For the purpose
of bringing the crew to land several APP
pliances have been used which have
proved very valuable. small cage is
sometimes employed'of size sufficient
to contain one person at a time, and
thus many rescues have been made.
The brooches buoy is another device
which has often proved successful. 1t
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live long to enjoy her reputation for
heroism, for four years later she died,
Oct 20, 1912. She is buried at Bambor-
ough, and to her grave, as to shrine,
pilgrimages are still made by hero wor-
shippers. The great castle of Bambor-
ough, which looked down upon her ex-
plot once famous fortress, is now a
charitable institution, but more people
remember it from its association with
the name of Grace Darling than from
all the royal and knightly recollections
which cling about its chambers and
courts. Large donations have been
made to the charitable Institutions es-
tablished within the circuit of it's walls;
it has an income of $4,000, and in the
chambers where once kings were enter
tanned, medical advice is given and
medicines are dispensed to the poor,
orphans and sailors are educated; it's
funds support the lifeboats of the sta
ton below, and during every storm men
in the pay of the scarborough endow-
ment patrol nine miles of the worst
coast in the world
The United States devotes more at
tention to lights and light houses than
to lifeboats. Last year there were 1 ,152
light house keepers in half as many
houses, and drawing salaries of $500 to
ST 900 EACH The discipline of the
lighthouse brigade is strict in the ex-
IRENE, and a light house is probably the
only portion of United States territory
where prohibition is strictly enforced.
The light house keeper must not become
intoxicated, he must not let his light go
out, he must, under no circumstances,
desert his station. These are three
offenses which can be neither extenu-
ated or pardoned. The keepers lead
solitary but not unpleasant lives; they
are provided with reading matter by the
Government, and in exposed situations,
their rations and fuel are furnished. In
the sea light houses-that is to say,
those established on shoals at some dis
lance from the land-they are sometimes
cut off from all communication for weeks
at time. But they are seldom in
danger, and rarely have any of that
thrilling excitement incident to the life
of the sailor who volunteers III the crew
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Manning the Life-BOat.


r., romance of the 1ifeboat has fur
.'3 many a writer with an interest
Nome. The wild storm, the play of
..+ble forces, the ship tossed like a
on tbe surface of the waves, the
-randing scenes attending the
~ fbe gallant struggle of the heroic
5a,fmen with the apparently resist
cover Of the ocean, and the gallant
Io have furnished a thousand scenes
%a artist, a thousand tales to the
and dramatist. Like the fireman,
Tpboatman is an interesting char
His work must be done in an
,,pncv and under strong excitement.
bIors at great personal risk to save
and property; he often perishes in
,fort His life is, therefore, in it's
mptic phases, intensely dramatic,
3tis not remarkable that he should
the widest sense of the word a
Mar hero.
1He LIGHT houses are as old as ship
Hfpboats are a modern invention.
I'm, during a heavy storm, a ship
Ashore at Tynemouth. The wreck
dose to land, and by the lights on
3ore the people of the town could
he vretched men swept one by one
the rigging and drawn down into
vortex of the waters. Among the
4 @son we're the members of club,
1 from the windows OF their assem-
nOm behcld the fate of the crew.
isht inspired an inquiry whether
thns might not be done to avert
atasrophe5, and the inquiry was
rgel by proposal to start a sub
4imfmd as a premium to the in
rOf boat which could live in q
Tspa and. therefore, might be used
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work to combine all the good features of
the entries into one model boat.


the entries into one model boat.
The lifeboat, as thus perfected and
adopted in 1852, is practically faultless
1t is of light construction, cork, and
very light wood entering to great
extent into its composition. Above
the bottom there is a false keel of cork
and wood, sufficiently strong to enable
the boat to return in safety even if the
keel should be broken on a rock or
wreck. At both ends and on the sides
are air-chambers of such size that the
halves of lifeboats broken completely
in two have been known to support the
crew until assistance arrived. !, The boat
is Of broad beam, being 8 feet wide by
only 80 in length, its popularity of con-
struction rendering a capsize very rare;
it is two or three feet higher at the
ends than in the middle, and to enable
it to right itself long bars of iron be-
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Pr pFlE|aln, by which every year
Nllps are drawn to her coasts
\ VI weather, the dangerous
4 y many of the harbors and en-
vaFS and rivers, have given
E+"n interest in lifeboats and
| apparatus such as is felt to
%sfee by no other nation.
ny Nreathead deserves the
! S'S The inventor OF the first
number of models were
NJ, ,ne competition proposed by
SYh Club, but Greathead' $
'",' ,t most nearly to comply
O11CIons required, and was
vented. The first lifeboat
% S;S in proportion to its
SsS;.SS' both within and with
No. nv with cork, and so small
M gravity that even when
St 1t still continued to pre-
,,a ~n'lency. IL the first two
f,,he adoption of the new
Eios t b We're saved at Tyne
g0 ~ It's employment, daring
h. so.nS out to the wrecks in
eoss anu bringing off the crew
sbone opposed situations. Hon
Ned ered upon the inventor.
A. medals and certificates
r5 NE benevolent societies of
sss,oima matter was taken up by
osfialation, money was voted
Il a We're raised to place
coaoI most dangerous points
pot ia Many boats were
Attarl OPERATION, most of them
ahadl OF Greathead's model,
Dc co ~ The favorite until the
iAtbee injury. Several failures,
b., hue boat to right itself in a
& SS 6sI Sometimes causing the
'0ard as we'll as of those
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He Was Conscientious.

Editor-You say you wish this
poem to appear in my paper anony-
mously?
Would Be Contributor = Yes; |
don't want any name to it.
Then I can't publish it,
"Why not?"
Because / am conscientious about
this matter. | don't want an unjust
suspicion to fall upon some innocent
person. Texas Siftings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
HUMOR OF THE WEEK.
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Many Odd, Curious, and Laughable
Phases of Human Nature Graphically
Portrayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Day.
From the German.

A.-You are regular spendthrift.
Here find you drinking champagne
out of a beer glass.
B.-You call me a spendthrift and
yet you want me to spend money buy
ing wine glasses when ! can worry
along with an ordinary beer glass;
Texas Siftings
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24

tons, in purchasing boats, in rewards
and wages to seamen. Tt keeps a fleet
of over three hundred lifeboats on the
shores of Great Britain, and has regu-
larly enlisted crews composed usually
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24

they intended to save, caused proposals
to be issued for lifeboats of an Improved
construction. The premiums were large
ana there were over 100 entries. The
inventors were paid for their models.
and practical boat builders were set to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24

by voluntary contributions. it has dem
onstrated it's own usefulness to such an
extent that it can, by simple request,
get all the money it needs. It gets
plenty, too, for in a recent year it ex-
pended over s40 900 in establishing sta
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coast is in most parts quite different
from that of Great Britain. Commerce
to this country follows beaten tracks,
and although lifeboats are sometimes
necessary, and American sailors are
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
Time and Money.

"Time is money, my dear, he said,
hustling around in a great hurry.
Come off," she replied tartly, Owe
got plenty of time TO buy a bonnet
but / don't get the bonnet, just the
same. "-EXchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
He Took the Hint.

The jury brought in a verdict OF
mot guilty" His Honor said, adj
monishingly, to the prisoner:
after this you ought to keep away
from bad company.
eyes, your Honor; you'll not see me
hnrn AGAIN in hurry Y = IT, f1ir01n
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24

,he lives of wrecked sailors.
the origin of the lifeboat sys-
n mas i'll England reached it's
ERECTION. The vast commerce
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
k,vING HUMAN LIFE.
,opr.E BRANCH OF THE PUB
Lie SERVICE.

,,n.nce of Calling, Whose Reality
n.o Of Intense Interest-A History OF
I,fe. Saving Service of All Nations
I;fe-Boats Are Constructed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24

- = craat Britain. This associatlonn
ton OF u ;naorporated in 1924. although
Was several ass years before it had an hagn
for formal existence From humoae Of oss the
nings ss = EFF, efficiency. Supported entlrely
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
THE MODERN LIFE BOAT.

- made of stout canvas in the shape OF
a pair of pantaloons cut off at the knees.
Clad in this unique garment, and with
helt securely strapped to the rope. many
. sailor has been drawn from q sinking
vesseI to the land.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24

quite as daring in their efforts to save
life as are the seamen of any other ma
ton, they are fortunately not SO fire.
.quently called into this dangerous though
benevolent service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
1T w as Funny.

Tt Was FUNNY,
well, this is funny.
what isl"
"This word in this item. Just
look here"
The compositors laid down their
sticks and crowded around the funny
man to look at the word
The word was funny"
But the compositors didn't think it
was funny, so they returned to their
cases. Cape Cod Item.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
A Haunted House.

Featherstone--Do you believe in
ghosts?
Travers-W Well, for years l have
been living in a haunted house.
Featherstone-Iou don't tell me?
Who is it haunted by?
Travers-By my tailor. --Clothier
and Furnishcr.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
A Judlcious Choice.

Maxwell, l had four proposals
last night.
Maud-Indeed' Who were they?
Maxwell, there were Jack and
Tom and Ned and that frightful Mr..
PigsfoOt.
Which die you accept?
Mae-Mr. Pigsfoot.
Maud What in the world did you
take him for?
Maxwell, you see, he is in the
glue business and | thought he would
be the most likely to stick.-Boston
Courier
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Doing Her Slla :.

A poor woman applied to the lady
in charge of a charitable association:
"Have you a husband?:" inquired
the lady.
"Yes'm," answered the woman,
"but he's poorly and can't make
living"
"How many children have you?"
"Thirteen, mum.
"Thirteen" replied the lady, with
surprise.
"Yes'm, thirteen.
"You must have had some twins.
Nom" the woman replied, lnno-
Gently, there amt no twins. l
though [ was doing my share with
one at time Texas Siftings.
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Her speech.

Americans, we are often told, have
natur al turn for experimenting.
A birthday gift by the father and
the three daughters of the family to
the mother was thus naively an
nounced to that lady by the youngest.
girl 10:
Dear mamma this is presented to-
you by your three children and your
one husband. New York Tribune.
Not the Right Sort.
Visitor-How do you like your new
minister?
Mrs. Muggs-He won't. last very
long. His wife is too worldly minded.
''Really?"
eyes It's perfectly scandalous.
Weekly.
Changed tho Subject.
He (gently)-Are You not afraid
some one may marry you for your
money?
She (sweetly)-Oh, dear, no. Such
an idea never entered my head.
He (tenderly)--Ah, in your sweet:
innocence you do not know how
coldly, cruelty mercenary some men
II
are.
She (quietly)-Perhaps not.
He with suppressed emotion)-I-
/ would not for the world have such
a terrible fate happen to you. The
man who wins you should love you for
yourself alone.
She-He'H have to. It's my cousin
Jennie who has the money, not /.
You've got us mixed. I haven't a
cont
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-13


Tonight j. c. Stewart the fat come
dian and his company Of speciality peo-
pie will present the comedy "The Fat
Mems Club" at Powers grand. Mr.
Stewart established favorable reputa-
ton here some seasons ago in 1.-The
Two Johns" comedy which Was very
popular.
Garvie's speciality company had an
other good attendance at Smiths last
night. The first matinee will be gwen
today.
The Midnight Bell'' which is an
nounced At Powers for Friday and Sat-
urday is from the den OF Hoyt, one OF
the most successful writers of farce
comedy Of these times. 1t is the only
serious comedy that he has written. one
which possesses dramatic interest and
is instructive in purpose. Seats 20 on
sale tomorrow.
Nat Behrens is in the city. He is the
manager of Prof. Norton B. Smith, the
famous horse trainer, who will shortly
appear at Hartman's hall.
Beginning Tuesday evening, January
10. Prof. Norton l.. Smith will give .
series OF exhibitions of handling wild
and vicious horses in Hartman's hall.
The professor has no horses of his own,
but will take any from the city with
which 10 make the exhibit.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-13
Statesmen SMILE
AT SPRING & C0MPANY'6


Even in the rush and peii-msll OF
buslneas there 10 often . humorous
turn, and perhaps this 10 enc OF the
bright sides Of tho duh and grewsome
philosophy of life. Tins statement Wa
verified Yesterday IT the mammoth
linen sale 81 Spring a Cempsnys.
A Grand Rapids lady. the VIE OF
prominent business man, bad lett hef
home to attend the sale, II being IN.
dersiood that she WAS 70 call sfterward
at the ofsics Of her husband and take
HIM home IN the carriage. The laoy
attended the sale, made . purchase,
still another purchase. and was ousiiy
making additions, apparently entirely
oblivious TO the fact that time WAS roll
ing along toward eternity and that u
would be but few minutes when the
supper at her home would be cold.
Suddenly, without any betrayal OF
anxiety, she inquired from the sales
man ~ TO the time of day. She was
informed and an examination OF sur.
prise left her lips.
The fact MA that she had become 50
thoroughly engrossed in the array OF
business, and the prices. that she had
entirely overlooked tbs appointment
Win u0I uuSlHst4 &ila bDoA Tic dOQA
had passed. 1t is to be hoped however,
that this incident will not mar the do
mestc felicity OF that household.
Soon afterward another lady entered
the store and informed the courteous
salesman who awaited her commands
that she wanted to purchase linen
goods to the extent of some SIS. and
requested the clerk to show her the
different assortments. The request was
being complied with until the stipulat cd
amount had been exhausted. Then
tho purchaser gave . sigh and re-
marked:
"Please do not deliver the goods
The display and assortment are so va
ried that 1 have not yet mado all my
selections. am going homo after
some moro money, and I'll be back in
few minutes"
1t Is those little ludicrous incident,
that cause smile to occasionally CREEP
over tho countenances of the busy
clerks At Spring e. Company's linen
sale. Only those who have attended
similar sales of this same concern can
imagine the magnitude Of them. An
idea can only be formed from the fact
that this 10 the 18th annual and tina,
every year has been modified and en-
larged from the knowledge gained liz
former experience. Accordingly ths
present one which 10 taking place sur
passes all previous efforts. Just thinh
of it-linen manufactured by every
country on earth and from all liner
mills that have first-class regulations
The fact that the firm have recelveC
letters from q Milwaukee establishment
asking them their methods of conduct
ing such an affair is proof that our city
leads the country in linen sales.
Doubtless this will be the red-lettel
day, for the incoming trains will bea
excursionists all the way from Kalama
ZOO, bent on attending the linen sale n
Spring Il Conmpany's.
Hotels are taking special advantage
of the offers in linen goods to suppl,
their houses. The sale will DO con
tinued the balance of this week, anc
patrons are invited to attend as earl,
| as possible.