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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

guide lost his way and an hour was
passed beating up and down the bluff
for pathway TO the waters edge.
The bluff at that point is seventy
feet high, very precipitous and
cut up by ravines, filled with
trees and underbrush. Several
ravines we're exploded before one
was found suitable for operations.
This was prepared by the aid of sew
eral soldiers from the fort who had
been aroused by the steamers whistles
of distress. Some fifty men set to
work with axes, hewing away the
trees to make slide for the boat. The
stiff, hard clay was also pared down
to give the frail boat safe passage
way, for the craft so stanch and ser
viceable on the water are in danger of
being stove by coming in contact with
rough obstacles when under motion.
A hugo fire was kindled to tighten mp
the scene it also served as u beacon
to the imperiled sailors who knew by
that that their case was known.
Everything was ready when the boat
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

At the gateway OF the winter now comes
Thanksgiving tide,
Ia the glory OF its atmosphere, fits pie and
turkey pride.
And II Is most becoming that its cheer should
far and wide abound,
Zen going to the humblest home where'er It
may be found.
In olden time Thanksgiving was for harves
poor or good.
The corn, the pumpkin, wheat, and all that
gave livelihood.
For poor returns the Pilgrims held up their
hearts in praise,
Far greater should our thanks be that live
in these glorious days.
Then welcome be Thanksgiving with its
manifold feasts and joys;
Under many a homestead roof now gather
the girls and boys;
And though some of us fail somewhat in
harvests whore we strive,
We should be thankful for our hopes, and
that we are alive.
Then pass around the turkey, the mince and
apple piesi
Don't slight the poor and needy If In wisdom
you'd be wise.
To relieve distress our people have only tc
be told,
For Lord be thanked the human heart is ye
as good as Roldl
Edward s. oreamc-.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
TURKEY TALK.

The eagle has the laugh on the
turkey at Thanksgiving time.
Only the sultan believes that no one
could ever have too much turkey.
Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, ode
houses dat has de bigges' families an
dc Titles turkey seems ter hab de
mos Thanksgibbin' in 'em."
All summer long the barnyard heard
The turkeys brag and boast
And now they're glad that bumptuous bird
On all sides gets roast!
The Goose-"What's the difference
between the Easter girl aud the
Thanksgiving turkeY?" Tho Turkey
''I dunno" The Goose-"Why, one
is dressed to kill and the other is
killed to dress.
"My DEAR" said the female turkey
to her noble spouse, ''what is your
opinion of the Thanksgiving procla-
nation" ?" "Stuffl "Then what would
you have said?" "Gobble, gobble,
gobblei" aud the sad but pompous
fowl strutted across the street.
The turkey is not q brilliant bird,
When all Is done and said,
For on all great occasions
He's sure to lose his head.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

and OF the soldiers, who tried to dis
suade them, the gallant student crew,
after a few seconds conference with
the keeper, moved silently toward the
boat, which lay on its carriage at the
head OF the slide. They would take
the awful risk. With the help Of the
soldiers the boat was eased down the
slide without accident, but on reach
ing the beach il was found necessary
TO drag it along narrow shelf to q
point directly abreast OF the wreck for
launching. This could only be done
by watching the breakers and avoiding
their force. AS it was, the surfmen
were often waist deep in the water,
and several narrowly escaped being
carried away by the powerful surf.
Three times the boat filled and had to
be cleared of water. Again the boat
would be snatched from the control OF
the men and hurled against the cliff,
and was only saved from disaster by
finding buffer in the bodies of the
surfmen ranged along the inshore
gunwale. These sustained several
bruises, and, like their mates on the
opposite side OF the boat, were
drenched with the icy water. Finally
the boat was brought TO q suitable
point for launching-a depression in
the beach where the surf was hghtest.
The crew sprang to their seats and
fixed their oars, while the soldiers held
the boat steady for favorable sea.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

saying: ''There is large steamer
ashore of Fort Sheridan. Come !"
Lawson hurried TO the railway station
and asked what time the next train
would go north. ''Not before 7.30
a. M. ," was the reply. There was one
chance left, very faint one consider
ing the terror Of tho night. Thinking
that there might be an extra freight
train on the road Lawson wired the
dispatcher at Chicago and learned
that an extra, or "wildcat train, !"
would pass Evanston about o'clock.
Stating the urgency of the case, he
obtained an order to flag IL and place
his life-saving apparatus and crew on
board. The train proved to be made
up of loaded box cars and there we're
no empty ones at hand to carry the
lifeboat. The next resource was livery
teams to haul the boat twelve miles by
sleighs. Fortunately a liveryman was
found who was less considerate for
horse6esh than for human lives. He
provided stout teams for the boat and
Lawson with the six surfmen who were
to bear the hardships of the enter
prise boarded the train. A hot journal
caused delay of an hour and it was
O'Clock when the party reached the
fort. A guide who had first sighted
the steamer by her lights conducted
the life-savers toward the bluff OPP
posite the wreck. Confused by the
darkness and binding storm, the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
nUMOR OF THE DAY.

''What made you laugh SO immoder-
ately at Slowgo's poor iokeY" "Why.
this is the third time he has got it off
on me. "-Ohicago Record.
Bobby-"Your sign says, sod,
water; all the favors, five cents.
Druggist-"Yes; which do you wish
Bobby-"I want 'em all. Puck.
Teddy-"l tell you it's so. NelIio
-"I say it is not. Teddy "Well.
mamma says it's so; and II mamma
says it's so, it's SO even if it isn't So"
-Harper's Round Table.
"Higby is going to lecture on The
Finance of Other Countries >"
"What's that for p "Because tho
finances of this country are too much
for him. Chicago Record.
Gentlemen, said the orator, ''this
crisis will soon be at an end"
"Thank goodness" murmured On au-
ditor; "he's going to stop talking. -
Philadelphia North American.
Mr.. Hoiack-" "Miss Tenspot must
be surprisingly beautiful" Mr..
Tomdik-''lndeed What makes you
think so?' "She looks we'll even in
an amateur photograph. Life.
Teacher-"Anyth thing is called trans.
parent that can be seen through.
What scholar can give an example?"
Bobby-"De hole in de fence round de
baseball park. ."-Norristown Herald.
Farmers Wife-"I hopeIyou are not
afraid of work?' Tramp luneasily)-
al amt exactly afraid, mum, but
always feels fidgety when there's any
thing Ike that about. boston TRAY
eler.
Msgistrate-"If you we're innocent,
why did you run away the moment the
policeman appeared?" at-"Becaze,
yer honor, thin cops do be always
aristin' the wrong man. p Harper q
Bazaar. =
The Fiancee surprised at
you'll / saw you flirting with her 7
The Fiance-"I swear. Priscilla, you
are mistaken Beauty has no charms
never had any charms--for me p
Puck.
Cashier lat bank)-"You will have t.
bring some one to identify you before
we can cash this check. Got any
friends in the town." Stranger
"No; I'm the dog license man. -
Comic Cuts.
81 am sorry 1 bought one of those
door mats with Welcome on it..
"Why SOP" "Some stupid fellow mis-
took the meaning of the word and
helped himself to it the first night.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wasted Sarcasm; Brutal Father
"My dear, can't you do anything tc
stop that child's crying?" Indignant
Wife (sarcastically)-"I might cut it,
throat" Brutal Father-''That's q
good idea. Now, l never would have
thought OF that. Doso by all means.
Harlem Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Calamity the lifeboat rode the break
ers until she came to a sand bar over
which the waves broke with tremen-
dous power. An immense breaker lift
ed the boat upon her stern and almost
threw Keeper Lawson, who was at the
steering car, overheard. Before he
could recover and head the boat to sea
a second wave struck her broadside
and filed her to the thwarts. The
stroke oarsman dropped his pad
die for the bailing bucket and
his five mates, by pulling for
their lives, struggled through the
breakers. During these Interruptions
the powerful current mad swept the
boat far out to the leeward, compell-
ing the gallant surfmen TO row in the
teeth of the gale. 1t was then that the
anxious watchers on the bluff lost all
hope and wished that their warming
had not been in vain. 1t seemed an
impossibility for the life boat either to
reach the wreck or return to shore.
Every wave left q coating OF ice wher-
ever it struck upon the gunwales. the
oars and the clothing OF the men. The
rowlocks gradually filled with ice and
the OARS were constantly slipping from
them, dissipating half their force.
But the difficulties OF their task only
served to nerve the men to greater ef
fort. True enthusiasm is intensified
by opposition. 1t wants its way and
will risk all to get it. Tho life savers
were there to do or die. Heroes of
the battlefield may take off their hats
to the storm warriors of the lake and
sea coasts and hail them as comrades.
The faithful annals of the ife-saving
service, from which these facts are
taken, have on record thousand in
stances of forlorn hope rescues, or at
tempts at rescue, carried through to
the bitter end, for every one case of
shirking peril. Not murmur or a
regret passed the lips of these boy
heroes, although every one who
watched their struggles with the ele-
ments believed that frightful double
disaster was imminent that the life.
boat would 60 down with its noble
crew and the wrecked sailors freeze TO
death before other aid could reach
them. The men on the wreck, with
every incentive to hope against hope,
gave themselves mp for lost when they
saw what a plaything the waves made
of the gallant life boat.
By almost superhuman efforts the
oarsmen recovered the ground lost in
the breakers and drew up under the
stern of the Calumet That portion
of the vessel was wholly under water
so that the sailors could not go aft
and take a line from the boat. The
seas broke in awful turmoil around
the bow of the steamer but after many
efforts Keeper Lawson tossed a line
into the hands of the captain. Then
came the difficulty, attended with ex-
treme peril for all. OF getting the hall
frozen fellows into the life boat. Al
last six of them were on board and
supplied with life preserVers. Then q
start was made for shore. With it!
heavy freight the boat was allowed tc
go with the current, which landed il
without accident q quarter Of mile
from the point OF starting. Aftel
beating the icy armor from theii
clothing the crew warmed themselves
with hot coffee and again started fol
the boat, which the soldiers ha(
dragged along the beach TO the wind
ward Of the wreck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Henceforth horseshoeing must be
ranked among the professions. an
nouncea the New York Tribune. At
any rate no one is to be permitted to
engage in this vocation without hav.
ing submitted to an examination be-
fore board of experts representing
the State. The shoeing of horse is a
nice job, and many a fine animal has
been ruined by bungler. The APP
pointment OF State. examiners smacks
OF paternal government, hut the en-
actment of the new law seems TO be
viewed with considerable favor by
owners of horses.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Commenting on the recent launch OF
heavily-armed United States "rev-
enue cutter" for use on the great
lakes, the Montreal Gazette says
that in this matter the English and
the American Governments "are in
about the same position. They have
both gone as far as the limitations of
the treaty will allow, and it Is evident
that in the case of Gresham the United
States Government is sailing very close
to the wind. 1t is. OF course, perfectly
fair and right that each Government
should mako adequate arrangements
for the protection of the fisheries and
kindred purposes; but whoever goes a
step further is no friend either OF the
Dominion OF Canada or of the United
States.'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
The surgeons nni Football.

Even some OF the physicians seem to
be jealous guardians of the harmless
ness of football. The half back OF the
Williams College team has for some
time been suffering, even to delirium.
with congestion OF the brain, though
he is now mush better and is reported
out of danger. HIS doctor, however,
says his sickness was not due 30 his in
juries received on the football field,
but to the complete relaxation which
followed his retirement to North
Adams to recover from a spraihed
ankle. The moral of this seems to be.
not that football is dangerous, but to
beware of relaxation. As the Irish
man said when picked up with few
broken bones; "It wasn't the fall
that hurted me, but sioppin' so sud-
den. boston Transcript.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
A THANKSGIVING GAME.
An Interesting Diversion to Pass a
Few Hours Pleasantly.

Few Hours Pleasantly.
Usually in the Thanksgiving gather
ing together of families there are a
host OF young folk who need to enter
tain themselves. One game requires
children who are ''up" in geography /;
still, if need be, it is lesson in the
disguise of pleasure. The game pro-
ceeds after this fashion: A map is
held by the Judge, usually grown
person or an older child then, too,
children are chosen aud placed in sep
arate corners. Says the judge:
'Now, Carrie, you represent New
York in this corner, and Richard, you
are in Moscow imprisoned; you want
to get away and reach home by Thanks
giving Day. You have gotten from
behind the walls--but what is your
most direct route homer"
Then Richard has to tell each sea,
country and ocean he crosses to get
home for the turkey and cranberry
sauce. If he can't do it successfully
he must remain right on the spot on
the floor where he stopped until ne
thinks out his escape. Other members
of the game are placed in prisons at
various parts of the country.
Soon the room becomes filed with
prisoners, all trying to get home (;
half of them are ''stalled" in the CEN
tire trying to think of the boundary
line which brings freedom, others are
just leaving the prison walls.
When the game has been played
frequently those who join in get very
familiar with the junction of countries
and learn many straight lines and
clever jumps that had not appeared
feasible before. For those who are not
quite conversant with geography easy
tasks are given; for instance, to be
placed in Paris prison and find their
way homo to Boston. New York
Press
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
A Suake Up a Tree.

jeremiah Coyle, of Homosville, had
an encounter with a large blaeksnake
ON the mountain above Frog Hollow
yesterday. He was out for chestnuts,
and started to climb tree laden with
tempting looking bnrrs. Half way up
he was startled by seeing the snake not
three feet away, swinging TO and fro
from a slender branch, and evidently
preparing to spring. Coyle braced
himself in a notch of the tree, aud
hurled the hatchet he carried at the
swinging reptile with deadly accuracy.
severing the head from the writhing
body. -Shamokin Penn. Dispatch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
As Seen by Him.

The old gobbler looked dreamily
away over the back yard fence.
"Yee. -
A shudder ran through his frame.
-"they arc bringing out allour family
skeletons these days"
A glance at the debris from tue din
ner table showed that this was only
too true.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

In the Postmaster Generals report
Tor the last fiscal year number of in
teresting figures are given, showing
the cost of our enormous mail system.
The total expenditures for the year
aggregated 800, ,626, 269, against re-
ceipts amounting to only $50, 400, 209-
These figures reveal a deficit OF S9,-
1877, ,0SS, which, however, is less than
the shortage for the year preceding by
$1.679, ,956. The report further shows
that 4, ,l94, 327 special delivery letters
passed through the mails during the
year. The average time required for
the delivery of these letters was only
seventeen minutes. The net profit Of
the system for the year was some
where in the neighboIhood of $780,
600. The number of postage stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards
issued during the year reached the
enormous sum of 4, 1876, 665, 523, show
ing an increase of seven per cent. over
the preceding year. The value OF this
entire supply ID fixed at $40, ,17s, 1O1,
or s740, 900 less than actual sales. The
increase of second class mail matter
was nearly twelve per cent. during the
year. The total weight of all the
bundles was $40. 600. 600 pounds. The
total number OF registered packages
cent through the mails was IS, 106. 1886.
Some idea of the vast proportions Of
our postal systemmay be derived from
the foregoing figures.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
BABY's DREAMS.

What dreams, where memory has no share,
As free from fear as void Of care,
Fill those young sleeping eyes2
What dreams, where dreams can have ne
words,
Like flights OF lovely unknown birds
In silence sink OF rise2
The baby's dreams are secrets safo
Howe or we watch tho dreamland walt,
Or question when she wakes.
She only knows (returned once more)
The wave that brings her to our shoro
In kisses softly breaks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

A great many students live in New
Haven, Conn, and take the full COL
legc course at Yale on three hundred
dollars per annum, which includes
board aad room for forty weeks and
free tuition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The Legislature OF Vermont is com.
posed OF 126 farmers, forty storekeep-
ere. fourteen lawyers and the rest
''scattering"-s notable preponder-
anco OF farmers and scarcity Of law
yers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Is there conspiracy against the
pupils of the Indian schools2 asks the
Chicago Record. The Government
has just ordered for them $4,000
pounds OF dried peaches, $4,000
pounds OF dried apples and $4,000
pounds of prunes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The statistics show that the British
Empire not only purchases more of
onr goods than any other country, but
also sells us larger proportion OF the
goods we buy than any other.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The anniversary Of the coronation
OF the Sultan OF Turkey was cele-
brated the other day. From signs in
the cir it may be the last, predicts the
New Orleans Picayune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The total number OF failures for the
first nine months of 1896 was the
largest on record and exceeded the
number OF the worst nine months Of
the panic year, 1898.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Agriculture furnished sixty-three
per cent. OF total United States ex-
ports in eight months ended August
81. slightly smaller proportion than
a year before.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The statistician OF the Horseshoers
Protective Association shows that,
detrito the bicycle craze, there are
more horses in the country than ever.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

N the height of u
terrible blizzard
OF snow and sleet
lete on Thanks
giving Eve, 1889,
the epropeller Calu-
met. from Bufa 10
for Mil W aux Q e
with o i g h t e Q n
souls on board,
came to grief on
stormy Michigan.
Som o days before,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The number Of cities with more
than 100, 900 inhabitants is exactly the
same-twenty y-seven--in Germany and
the United States.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Mr.. Gladstone has been giving
'tafFy" to the Welsh folks. He says
that they are the most musical people
in the world.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
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A Thanksgiving Rescue.
BY oEonoE L. KInNEn.

N the height of d
xsrI tfs !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-09
GOING TO ST. LOUIS IN SECTIONS.
THREE DELEGATIONS OF BROOKLYN MEN
TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HARMONIES.

rhoss Trool,vnites who go to the Republican Ma
tional Convention at 81. Louis VIII traVel III 'i'ee
sections The majority of the delegates VII! go over
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, the Worth men by 'hc
Baltimore and Ohio, and the Mckinley League u!
,he West Shore road. Commodore D. PorteThouse
Watkins WI; have charge of the Worth contingent
and will start Friday morning at ~ ocock' ie1On-
ing ST Louis Saturday afternoon jacob WI w.
Controller Palmer and Mrs. Palmer. County Olerh
and Mrs safen Congressman and Mrs. James Il.
Howe Sheriff Buttng, Alderman CLARK MY. anu
Mrs T. B Sdebotham. Mr.. and Mrs. ). H. F.
Rowman Charles j. Perry. George ~ Bnchahah'
Randolph c. Fuller. Assemblyman o. l.. forrest'r
and others will be in this party some OF 'iose
who will travel on the administration Tram are
Theodore g. Willis City Works Commissioner reg
go uarma, PARK Commissioner Woodruff. George
" Roberts IT, Z. ]. Kaltenbach, Walter b. After
hurry and j. =. Milliken, who is Mayor "uis'ei
alternate The delegation will probably start at :
o'clock Saturday afternoon, and reach d. i-ou'S
Sunday The Mckinley League will leave on 'he
West Shore road Saturday morning. starting from
,bs Franklin-st station at $3.50 o'clock, IN company
with the New-York City Mckinley men. the rare
nv all roads will be 81 % for the round trip oeV-
.ral Of the Assembly district Mckinley leagues met
last night and others will meet tonight
Several Of the Kings County delegates nave peen
asked to vote for Cornelius y. Bliss. of New-forK
CITY for Vice President. but the delegates nave o'
committed themselves, owing to the possioiHy '"a'
Timothv l. Woodruffs name may be mentioned
Candidates for the three Supreme Court Justices
,xbo are TO be elected, fall are being discussed
among the Democrats Justices Brown and Clement
are DESTROYS Of being senomlnatei Josiah T. Marion
8 Stewart Whtehouse. William y. Dykman and
James D. Bell are all mentioned for the places. IL
the regulars and shepardites become harmonious
the Shepardltes will present the name OF David r.
Manning, who was their candidate for County Judge
last fall.
The outlook for Democratic harmony is not bright
at present The regulars are grumpy because or me
third party tickets that the flock have put up
against them in the last two years, and IT is prop
able that A. Augustus Healy and S. Perry sturges
will be dropped from the State Committee.
The shepardtes will hold their primaries on Thurs
day and their Assembly district conventions next
Tuesday. Robert II. Roy. secretary OF the ohep-
ardite General Committee, said yesterday that ms
organization did not expect recognition, olt ma
sf some delegates TO Chicago were allowed them.
they would all be gold men. Bernard j. YORK sad
that IL was the almost unanimous sentiment among
The regulars that recognition at all should be given
20 the Shepard faction