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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
Began to Save Souls Early.

A rescue seldom equalled for bravery
was accomplished by theological stu
dents at the wreck of the steamer Calu-
met on Lake Michigan, November 2S,
1889. They were assisting themselves
in course of study at Evanston, ILL.,,
by accepting employment as surlmen at
tached TO the lite-saviug station there.
The disaster occurred near Fort Sheridan,
fifteen miles away, and the crew Of gal
liant young fellows was summoned TO the
scene by telegraph. Five of them
reached the scene at 3 A. NJ, in one Of
the most severe storms of recent years.
The thermometer was only ten degrees
above zero, and the sleet aud rain were
binding. After dragging their boats
and apparatus through woods aud over
steep hills, they found themselves on
bluff opposite the vessel, which lay half
a mile from shore, too fac to be reached
by a shot-line. Nevertheless, they low
cred the boat with ropes into the sea,
launched her against desperate chances,
made three trips aud s'Sed all OF tho
eighteen persons on board Washington
Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

found herself established at The Laurels
for a few days before, as she said, she
could finally dispose OF her furniture
and piano before going abroad.
She seemed very pleased to come, and
and yet at the same time strangely
10th; at one time she was In the best
and brightest of spirits, at another the
beautiful face looked sad and sorrowful,
and occasionally tearfully also.
One evening she knocked timidly at
the door of Toms sanctum, and, having
taken the seat he offered, looked into his
face and said, in fearful voice;
al have a confession, shameful con-
fession to make, aud it had better be
made now. When my parents both
died last years found myself penuiless,
friendless and without situation. Twas
gettsng desperate when was introduced
to tradesmen whose business it was, l
found, to buy cheap pianos and sell
them to unsuspecting customers eager for
q bargain. / was a good lure, and l
played an important part for two years.
~ have taken cheap lodgings in su-
surban London, piano has been
brought in our advertisement inserted in
the London daily papers, and-well, you
can guess the rest. l tried to deceive
you. What could l do, as you were
stranger to me then7-but l have suf-
fered. would, not have come here
unless 1 had been forced to, and you
cannot tell how have longed for little
rest and quiet. My employer was
angry; but 1 was equally determined,
and besides, half promised to go back
again; but cannot go now. If you can
only say that you forgive me, remember
ing how hard / was pushed p
Tom murmured few incoherent
words and the uext thing happened was
that his arms were round her, and she
was crying gently on his breast. She
made an Intellectual struggle to free her
self, but the clasp was strong and kind.
"That is your place" he said, firmly 7;
'rest there, my darling"
And with these words ringing in her
cars she struggled no longer.
81 have not finished yet" she said,
lifting the sweet rosy face to his. 'Do
you know that am not even entitled to
that name-I am not widow at all9"
$50 much the better" Tom said,
cheerfully. "Do you know half sus-
pected that there was somsthing wrong
all the time; but although, my darling,
did not buy that very elegant looking
piano, am inclined to think that after
all l got quite bargain"
"And, like most bargains dear at any
price," Marion laughed happily.
"You would be dear to me at any
price, great or small" " Tom replied.
"Don't forget, sweetheart, that 1 am
going to marry an heiress, and, what i;
more, wife who really is liked by her
prospective sister-in.law. am fortu.
nate man."
"And I"-Marion's blue eyes were
turned upon him full of trust and tener-
ness-"and am more than a fortunate
woman. What will Maggie sayl"
And at that moment Maggie was ask.
ing Ned Langley a similar question.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

Cheap laborers, the San Francisco
Examiner declares, are pouring into At.
lantic ports in veritable flood. Some
Of them impoverished, some actually
vicious, and nearly all anxious to work
at any wage, their employment aud ulti'
mate assimilation present problem of
the utmost gravity. 1t would be folly
to allow the condition to become more
complicated by admitting another food
Of cheap laborers, under contract,
through Pacific ports. Happily, the at
tempts to bring in japanese unlawfully
have failed. The japanese are coming
fast enough without great corporations
bringing them in herds, as they havo
shown desire to do. The efforts in
this direction have simply been sufficient
to arouse proper degree of caution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A steel rail lasts, with average wear,
about eighteen years.
The rise in the price Of camphor gum
is due to its extensive use in the manu-
facture of smokeless powder.
A German has invented an incandcs-
cent lamp apparatus for showing the in
terror of boilers while under steam.
Waterproof cellulose paper of one aud
two colors is being introduced by a
German firm for tablecloths, bookbacks,
temporary covers for roofs, etc.
A new electric heat alarm consists in
the employment of a column Of mercury,
which by its expansion above certain
point completes the circuit and rings an
alarm.
A novelty in the way of metal car
roofing is made of corrugated iron or
steel. This gives great stiffness between
the car lines. The roof is perfectly
water.tight, easily repaired and cheap
and strong.
A patent has been issued in Germany
for process of manufacture of q sub
stance to take the place of gum-arabic.
Wheat bran is the substance treated
chemically, resulting in strongly ad-
hesive mucilage.
The Belt Line Tunnel in Baltimore,
Nd, will soon be equipped with three
electric locomotives, capable Of develop
ing 1900 horse power each. About two
hundred freight and passenger trains
will be moved through the tunnel Il
day.
A machine for the manufacture Of
steel aud iron pipes is the invention of Il
Pennsylvania mechanic. a bar OF steel
at white heat is fed to the machine aud
comes out perfect piece of pipe. The
size and thickness can be made rs de-
sired.
The vaults of the United Statec Sub
Treasury in San Francisco, California,
are being fitted With wires for protec-
ton from thieves. The wires are to be
between every two rows of bricks, and
any attempt to interfere with the cement
or bricks will disturb an electric current
and sound warning.
| To mark steel tools; Warm them
slightly and rub the steel with wax or
hard tallow until film gathers. Then
scratch your name on the wax, cutting
through to the steel. A little nitric acid
poured on the marking will quickly cat
out the letters. Wipe acid and wax off
with hot, soft rag, and the letters will
be securely etched.
A simple mode of purifying water is
to sprinkle tablespoonful of powdered
alum into hogshead of water, stirring
the water at the same time. This will
precipitate all the impurities to the bot
tom after being allowed few hours to
settle, and will SO purify it that it will
be found to possess nearly all the fresh
ness and clearness Of the finest spring
water. A paillul containing four gal
Ions may be purified in this manner by
using no more than teaspoonful of the
! alum,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

In Wall street, according to the At.
lanta Constitution, no cash passes.
Checks take the place of money. The
rich men Of New York do not carry
money. The highwayman who SHIELD
up" Jay Gould or any of the millionaires
would profit little. Only few dollars
would be secured. If 500 lasts Mr..
Gould three months, as 1t does, the rob.
Der must have pretty accurate knowl-
edge of his affairs to know when to con-
front him with the hope of getting over
ten or twenty dollars. The leading mill
ionaires are men, without exception, of
plain ways and few requirements. They
do not use intoxicants or tobacco, and
there are few things they need money for.
The average man who works for his
daily bread has more money IN his pocket
than the average millionaire. The
millionaires, too, are as methodical in
theiC Hersonal as in their business affairs.
They &ep strict account of what they
draw for their expenses aud what they
pay out. Mr.. Gould carries his cash in
an old.fashioned wallet IN an inside
pocket. Days at a time pass without his
opening the wallet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

The boy King of Spain, known as Al
fonso No. 13, who is just six years old,
is said to be very obstinate, and if he
wants thing and cannot get it he gets
into rage which his mother alone can
appease. He has a great desire to be a
man, and above all is anxious to have a
moustache. All of which goes to show,
muses. the Boston Transcript, that the
divinity that hedges a king does not
prevent the weaknesses OF human nature
from invading the royal mind.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
Pigmies of Honduras.

In the early days of the American ma
hogany trade in the interior Of the main
land party Of woodcutters on the Moho
River, British Honduras, claimed to have
discovered and captured strange little
being which suddenly emerged from the
forests, and was too startled by the sight
of the whites to make its escape. II was
a dark skinned girl, about eighteen years
old, aud not quito three feet high She
had no covering except her luxuriaut
black hair until one OF the men gave her
his red flannel shirt, which on her
reached to the ground. Though very
wild she was by no means stupid, rs was
proved by her ready consent to pilot the
party to the settlement of her people,
who, she told them in tho Maya tongue,
were au agricultural people living in
secluded valley. Having guided them
for some distance into the forest she sud
denly stopped TO listen, when her cap.
tors plainly heard Eubbub OF voices.
Telling the woodcutters to remain quiet
while she went to prepare her people Tor
their appearance, which % the little
folks would be so strange, she darted OF
into the woods, and that rel shirt anI
its contents have never since been seen
by Auglo-SaXou eyes. Whatever may
be the present peculiarities of the iuhab-
itants of those unexpiored wilGs, certain
10 seems that within historic times a
pygmy race has occupied this lana OF the
MaYas..-New Gark SUI
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
KATY DID.


I sent note TO Katy, and was waiting her
reply;
But the carrier went his several rounds and
always passed me by.
The shades were gathering thicker, and the
sun hung very low,
| was lying in the hammock and was swing
ing to and fro;
And asked myself the question, "Did she
answer me or noP'
And in the leafy maple little insect hid,
And declared as though he knew il, katy
did"
And she did.
finally received it, aud grasped It with a
start.
Did IL contain an arrow or dagger to my
hearth
fastened to my chamber, very nervous,
confess;
l tore the letter open and beheld the fond
address,
But burned to know the answer. Did she
tell me "Yesg'
And in the leafy maple little insect hid
And declared as though he knewit it, katy
did"
And she did.
jay Kaye, in Overland Monthly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

Horse flesh for food has increased
wonderfully in popularity in France,
states the Boston Transcript. AT Paris,
the first horse butchery was opened on
July 0, 1866, and in that year 9o2 horses
were slaughtered. Through seventeen
years the business steadily increased, and
the count shows that 203,5 solipeds
were consumed in the city. On January
1, 1889, the horse butcheries numbered
1872. In other cities of France the out
put of the horse butcheries is enormous.
Hippophagy is also in great favor at Rot
terdam. Horse meat is used there as
human food to an extent that is unknown
in Denmark, Sweden aud Switzerland,
as well as in parts of Italy. 1t is exten-
sively used in Milan, whilo it is scorned
in Turin. In the latter city only fifty
five horses were slaughtered in 1888,
and the flesh was used exclusively for
feeding the animals of menagery. 4
Spanish writer regrets that hipp ophagy
is not adopted in Spain, where it would
benefit numerous poor laborers, to whom
ordinary meat is an article of luxury on
account of its high price. In Paris, the
price of horse meat is about half that Of
beef for corresponding cuts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
Our First Lighthouse.

The first lighthouse built on this con-
tinent was at st. Augustine, Florida.
It's chief use was as look out, whence
the Spanish people of the town could see
vessels approaching from Spain, or get
notice of the coming of foes in time to
run away. The tower attracted the at
tention of Francis Drake as he was sail.
ing along the coast with his fleet of
high-pooped ships, on his way home
from pillaging the cities of the Spanish
Main. So he stopped long enough to
loot the town and destroy what he could
not take away. In 1880 the ancient
structure of Coquina rock, which the
United States had adopted for a light.
house, fell down, but before that hap
pened another one had been constructed.
Fire. towers at the entrance to ports were
established in the earliest historic times.
Bonfires were built on top of them at
night. The most famous lighthouse of
antiquity stood on the island of Pharos,
Oft the city of Alexandria, in Egypt. 1t
was one of the seven wonders of the
world, and was put up during the reign
of Ptolemy Philadelphus. After stand
ing for 1000 years it was destroyed by an
earthquake. 1t is understood to have
been over 500 feet high. Boston Guilt
YutOr.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
A Wonderful Lighthouse.

One OF the most wonderful lighthouses
in the world is that at Minot's Ledge,
near Boston. Its history has been one of
romance. The greater part of its foundn-
tion is under water at low tide. In 1S47
Il skeleton lighthouse of iron was erected
there on iron piles placed IN holes drilled
into the rock a furious hurricane burst
upon the coast in April, 1851, aud
anxious watchers from the Cohasset shore
thought that the structure had been car.
ried away. But, as the sun sank, out
shone the light across the storm-tossed
waters. At 10 Z. NJ, the light was seen
for the last time. At one hour after
midnight the fog bell was heard above
the roaring of the breakers. At day
break the ocean was blank; the light
house was gone. Knowing that no help
could reach them, the keepers had lighted
their lamp as warning to others, aud
their lives had gone out with it. Now
granite tower occupies the spot. So
difficult was it to lay the foundation IN
the surf that only thirty hours work
could be done during the first year, but
the tower stands to-day rs enduring as
the ledge itself-an isolated pile of stone
amid the waves, by the force of which
it is wayed like a tree in wind. During
the long winter months all communica-
ton with the land is shut off. In sum
mer the occasional visitor is hoistel into
the lighthouse from his boat by means Of
a chair, and from time to time a skill IS
lowered by pulleys to convey one or
another of the five keepers to the shore.
The life tells on them frightfully. Sew
eral of them have been removed because
they have gone insane, aud more than
one Of them has attempted suicide
Boston Transcript.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
No Need of Dying Young.

Bismarck declares that he owes his
rugged old age to the practice of bathing
regularly aud freely in cold water.
Gladstone ascribes his longevity to the
simplicity and regularity of his habits.
Tennyson believes that his having cele-
brated his eighty-frst birthday is due to
his not having worried or fretted over
the small affairs OF life. Won Moltke
thought his ripe old age was owing to
temperance in all the affairs of life, and
plenty OF exercise in the open air. De
Lesseps thinks he owes his advanced age
to like causes. Taking all these life
giving agencies together, and consider
ing how easy they are of attainment, there
doesn't seem to be any good and suf.
iicient reason why we should die young
-Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
Getting Into ga Scrape. 1"

The origin of the expression above
quoted is as follows: In Scotland they
play game called golf, the favorite
grounds for such sport being the
"dows," or 'links." The rabbits fire.
quent these "links," aud the hole made
by them is called ga scrape." Golf is
played with a hard ball of wood or other
substance, which is driven from point
to point with mallet usually made of
wood, but sometimes of iron. The game
itself is a cross between our croquet and
"shinuy;" thus it will be seen that when
the ball gets into ga scrape" it is very
difficult to get out, and the player is in
correspondingly bad fix generally. Such
incidents occur so frequently that the
books on 'goldng' have laid down rules
as to what may be done in the time of
such an emergency, "getting into II
scrape" being the golfers greatest draw
back. From this has arisen the
term now in such common use among us,
meaning in bad fix.-St. Louis Repub-
lie
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Our national bird-Thc foul,
"a sea of troubles" s"--Berinp,

Our national bird-Tho foul,
ga sea of troubles Bering.
Has his ups and downs-The balloon
ist.
The hare may be timid, but he dies
game.
The best business collego-The school
of experience.
"Who shall decide when doctors disa-
greer The autopsy.
All things come to those who are wait
ing for something else.
Twirling coins is hardly the way to
"turn an honest penny"
The grain elevator is a sort of maya
zine of cereal stories.-Puck.
When we say that man is brick, we
do not mean that he is made of common
clay.
A "signal triumph"-The weather.
mans prediction which happens to come
true.
Even when ship parts with her
anchor she still keeps her hold.
Sifungs.
A poem that is always sure of
market-The lay of the hen. Lowell
Courier.
When the office seeks the man, it is
not requested to ''call around next
week."
Is the fellow that "paints the town
red" guilty of cardinal sini--Atlauta
Journal.
When French elitor gets mad he al
ways dips his pen in Gaul. Boston
Transcript.
No matter what foolish things you try
to do, people won't laugh at you ii you
succeed.
A man must go back to his ancestors
when they do not come forward to him.
Texas Siftings.
If any boat can shoot the rapids sue
cessfully we should think it would be the
| gunboat.-Texas Siftings.
There are some people so morally con-
stituted that they would use 1l0-ton
gun of reproof to kill Il sparrow Of wick
edness.
"This is highway robbery" said Nor
rison Essex, as the heavy rains washed
the road away from in front of his place,
Puck.
What nation i'm frugaity
With Scotland can comparei
| We know it for reality
Some Scotchmeu live ON Ayr.
Judge.
"Trotter seems to be very happy
man. He never has any bills to pay"
elbows thatp "No one will ever trust
him. Judge.
Nearly 1000 musical instruments were
burned up in Chicago fire the other
night, because the firemen could not play
on any of fthem.-Statesman
Mrs. j. Brown Stone-"After all, the
plumber who was working for us is
very satisfactory man." Mr. Stone
"Yes; he fills the bill. PUCK.
"The Countess de Rigeurn heard,
"American-some Western town
The reigning belief looked and knew
Ny old school-mate Samantha Brown.
Puck.
Wynch-"So poor Staggers has shut
fled off the mortal coil" Lynch-"No.
As | understand it, he tried to; but the
boys had the rope too firmly occurred
around his neck.
Wife-"Charles | want some money!
Husband-'I can't let you have it.
gave you check yesterday Wife.
"Woll, that's no sign you should want
to give me check to-day. Detroit
Free Press.
The papers are mentioning as an item
of news that the typewriter girls are
forming union--just as though the
typewriter girls hadn't been busily form
ing unions ever since they became an in
stitution.-Kansas City journal.
Tie teachers in the public schools are
telling a good story on a little Newark
boy. 1t is said that the teacher asked
the class to compare the word "sclI."
The boy held up his hand, Indicating
that he was ready to answer, and said;
"Sick, sicker, dead !" - Columbus
School Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

President Elliot, of Harvard Univer-
Aly, says that "tho immigrants who
come TO our shores from abroad will be
found to have received better common
school training than the average rural
population in this country"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

A bicycle insurance company, to in
sure bicycles against accidental break
age, has been started in New York.
When broken wheel cannot be salts
factorily repaired by the oompauy's
mechanics the policy holder is given q
new machine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

A London Journal estimates that
dentist who is busy six hours a day can
make $4,000 year by extracting teeth
at twenty-five cents each and filing them
for ST. each.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

When evils are to be remedied nova
days, the New York Advertiser notes.
it is done through the instrumentality of
societies. The latest in London has for
its object the protection of witnesses
against insult by counsel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
THR USELESS.

Poets should not reason,
Let them sing;
Argument is treason,
Bells should ring.
But the poet duly
Fills his part
When the songs burst truly
From his heart.
As the leaf grows sunward
Song must grow;
AS the stream flows onward
Song must flow.
Useless2 aye-for measure
Roses die.
But their breath gives pleasure
God knows whYi
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

Tho miners of the world produce
twenty-five tons of gold every week, but
the precious metal remains as raro as
ever.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

II is calculated that since the begin.
ming of time the world has had sixty-six
quadrillions of inhabitants.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27

The Postoffice Department has de-
cided in favor of Pittsburg without the
ash