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

1t is needless to recount the details
of the second and third trips to and
from the steamer. The same fearful
difficulties we're met and overcome /;
again and again the life craft seemed
to be doomed as she stood almost up.
right when mounting the huge crest
OF a breaker or sank out of sight in
the hollows between the angry waves.
With the accumulations of ice on her
sides she looked like monster canoe
hewn from an iceberg. But the pluck
of the brave boys never relaxed until
the last of the eighteen shipwrecked
men was safe ashore. On the third
and final trip, however, when the boat
struck the beach, the danger being
over and the stimulus to action re-
moved, their young and slender frames
gave way. Dropping their oars they
fell helpless across the seats. When
aroused by the soldiers and lifted from
the boat their limbs were so weak and
benumbed that they could not stand
without support. Hot coffee and the
warmth of the beach fire soon restored
animation but they reached the fort
in worse condition by far than those
whose lives they had saved. A few
hours later, the excitement on shore
having died out, eyes were turned to-
ward the abandoned wreck. 1t had
disappeared, oil excepting the stem
and stern posts, having been complete
ly broken up by the pounding of the
seq. But for the heroic students
every man on board must have per-
ished. And their gallantry did not go
unnoticed. The gold medal of the
service, the highest award of the Gov
ernment and one given with great
| discrimination, was granted each OF
the surfmen and to their captain. This
was the second case in the history oi
the service where an entire crew ol
volunteer life savers received the gold
medal. Up to that date only two OF
three regular crews had been so high
ly honored.
When the tables we're spread in the
warm barracks kitchen of Fort Sheri
dan that afternoon there we're eight
cen grateful strangers reclining upon
their hospital cots around the Thanks
giving board-eighteen unexpected
but for all that thrice welcomed
Thanksgiving guests.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

At the gateway OF the winter now comes
Thanksgiving tide,
In the glory Of its atmosphere, its pie and
turkey pride.
And It Is most becoming that its cheer should
far and wide abound,
Fen going to the humblest home where'er 1t
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 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.
Thcn pass around the turkey, the mince and
apple pies;
Don't slight the poor and needy If In wisdom
you'd be wise.
To relieve distress our people have only to
be told,
For Lord be thanked the human heart is yet
as good as goldl
Edward s. Crenm"-.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

and OF the soldiers, who tried to dis
suade them, the gallant student Grew,
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 it was found necessary
to drag it along narrow shelf to o
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 O 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 lightest.
The crew sprsng to their seats and
fixed their oars, while the soldiers held
the boat steady for a favorable sea.
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 u 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 underbrusb. Several
ravines were 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 a 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 huge fire was kindled to tighten up
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

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, q 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 it 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 q liveryman was
found who was less considerate for
horsehesh than for human lives. He
provided stout teams for the boat and
Lawson with the six surfmen who we're
to bear the hardshIps of the enter
prise boarded the train. A hot journal
caused delay of an hour and it was
4 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 op-
posite the wreck. Confused 10y the
darkness and binding storm, the
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 make 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

"For a'change, for canaries and other
BIRDS" said an experienced raiser of
birds, "nothiug Is better food than
the various kinds of grasses which are
now going to seed. Around any grass
plots can be found grass which has
gone to seed. This is natural food
for birds at this season of the year,
and 1t should be freely given them.
The birds will relish the change very
much, and it will improve them in
plumage and song. They are tired of
the ordinary seeds, which are good
enough when there are no others, but
now seed of every kind is in profusion,
and needs only to be picked up,
'Ihe pepper grass is now in full
seed, and it is a great bracer for the
feathered pets, and especially for
canarIes. Birds like green stuff at ell
times, but are specially fond of grass
seeds of any kind. My experience is
that no mistake can be made, and that
a bird never eats any sesd that it does
not like and that is not good for it,"
The Feather.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

''What made you laugh so immoder-
ately at Slowgo's poor joker" "Why,
this is the third time he has got it off
on me. Chicago Record.
Bobby-"Your sign says, sod
water; all the favors, five cents.
Druggist which do you wish
Bobby-T want em all. Puck.
Teddy-'I tell you it's SO. Nellie
~ say it is not" Teddy "Well.
mamma says it's so; and If mamma
says it's so, it's so even if it isn't So"
-Harper's Round Table.
"Higby is going to lecture on 'rhe
Finance of Other Countries >"
"Whats that for?" "Because the
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 an au-
ditor "he's going to stop talking. -
Philadelphia North American.
Mr.. Hojack-"M miss Tenspot must
be surprisingly beautiful" Mr..
Tomdik-"lndeed What makes you
think SOP" "She looks we'll even in
an amateur photograph. Life.
Teacher-"A 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 hopelyou are not
afraid of workP Tramp (uneasily)-
81 amt exactly afraid, mum, but
always feels tidgety when there's any
thing ko that about. boston Tray
eler.
Magistrate-"If you we're innocent,
why did you run away the moment the
policeman appeared?' Pat" "Becaze,
yer honor, thin cops do be always
aristin' the wrong man. - Harper's
Bazaar.
The Fiancee-"Tm surprised at
you'll / saw you flirting with her !"
The Fiance-"I swear. Priscilla, you
are mistaken! Beauty has no charms
never had any charms-for me !''-
Puck.
Cashier lat bank )-"You will have to
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 I bought one of those
door mats with Welcome on it,"
"Why So" "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 TO
stop that child's crying?" Indignant
Wife (sarcastically)-"I might cut its
throat" Brutal That's a
good idea. Now, 1 never would have
thought of that Doso by all means"
Harlem Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Henceforth horseshoeing must be
ranked among the professions, an
nounces the New York Tribune. at
any rate no one is to be permitted to
engage in this vocation without hay
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 ap.
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
A THANKSGIVING GAME.
An Interesting Diversion to Pass
Few Hours Pleasantly.

FGW
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 a 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 filled 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 a Paris prison AMI find their
way homo to Boston. New York
Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
The Surgeons anI 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
timo been suffering, even to delirium,
with congestion OF the brain, though
he is now much better and is reported
out of danger. HIS doctor, however,
says his sickness was not due 30 his in
iuries received on the football field,
but to the complete relaxation which
followed his retirement to North
Adams TO recover from sprained
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 a few
broken bones: "It wasn't the fall
that hurted me, but stoppin' so sud
den. boston Transcript.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Calamity the lifeboat rode the break.
ers until she came to 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 seq
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 had 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 warning
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 coating of ice wher
ever it struck upon the gunwales. the
oars and the clothing of the men. The
rowlocks gradually filed 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 eff
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 life-saving
service, from which these facts are
taken, have on record a 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
regret passed the lips of these boy
heroes, although every one who
watched their struggles with the ele-
ments believed that a frightful double
disaster was imminent; that the life
boat would go 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 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 half
frozen fellows into the life boat. At
last six of them were on board and
supplied with life preserVers. Then a
start was made for shore. With its
heavy freight the boat was allowed to
go with the current, which landed it
without accident O quarter of a mile
from the point OF starting. After
beating the icy armor from their
clothing the crew warmed themselves
with hot coffee and again started for
the boat, which the soldiers had
dragged along the beach to the wind
ward of the wreck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

In the Postmaster Generals report
for the last fiscal year a number of in.
teresting figures are given, showing
the cost of our enormous mail system.
The total expenditures for the year
aggregated 500, ,626, 269, against re-
ceipts amounting to only $50, 499, 2Os-
These figures reveal a deficit OF SS,-
1877, ,0sS, which, however, is less than
the shortage for the year preceding by
1,679, ,956. The report further shows
that 4, ,1S4, 1877 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,
900. 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 is fixed at $40, ITS, 1Ol,
or S740, 600 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, 900. 600 pounds. The
total number OF registered packages
cent through the mails was IS, LOG, 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
A Suake Up a Tree.

jeremiah Coyle, of Homosville. had
an encounter with large blacksnske
ON the mountain above Frog Hollow
yesterday. He was out for chestnuts,
and started to climb tree laden with
tempting looking burrs. Half way up
he was startled by seeing the snake not
three feet away, swinging to and fro
from a slender branch, aud 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.
seyering 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 backyard fence.
"Yeg. -
A shudder ran through his frame.
-"they are bringing out all our family
skeletons these days" "
A glance at the debris from the din
ner table showed that this was only
too true.
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 eyes?
What dreams, where dreams can have ne
words,
Like flights OF lovely unknown birds
In silence sink or rise2
The baby's dreams arc secrets safo
Howe er we watch the dreamland walt,
OrquestlOn when she wakes.
She only knows (returned once more)
The wave that brings her TO our shore
In kisses softly breaks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

A great many students live in New
Haven, Conn. aud take the full COL
lege 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

Is there conspiracy against the
pupils of the Indian schools2 asks the
Chicago Record. The Government
has just ordered for them 6S,000
pounds OF dried peaches, $4,000
pounds of dried apples and 50, 900
pounds OF prunes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The Legislature of Vermont is com.
posed of l26 farmers, forty storekeep-
ers, fourteen lawyers aud the rest
'scattering"-a notable preponder-
anco OF farmers and scarcity of law
vers
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

The statistics show that the British
Empire not only purchases more of
our 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 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 OK
ports in eight months ended August
81, slightly smaller proportion than
year before.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

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

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

n the height of u
terrible blizzard
of snow and sleet
lite on Thanks.
giving Eve, 1889,
the propeller Calu-
met, from Buffa 10
for Mil W au k e e
with o g h t e g n
souls s 8 on board,
came to grief on
stormy Michigan.
Som Q 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-seven-in Germany and
tho United States.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02

Mr.. Gladstone has been giving
''tahy" to the Welsh folks. He says
that they are tue most musical people
in the world.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-02
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