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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
NOTES AND NOTIONS.

Nearly quarter of oil cases of insanity
are hereditary.
The first steamship to cross the Atlantic
was the Rising Sun, In the year 1918.
The largest known moth is the giant
atlas, q native Of China, the wings Of
which measure nine inches across.
vegetable cartridge shell, which is
entirely consumed in firing, is now coming
into general use in the French army.
The elderberry bush frequently grows to
large proportions in the West In Los
Angeles, Cal, there was abush the stump
of which was thirty -four inches in diane
ter. -
A farmer living near Eugene, Ore, has
raised the largest potato on record. 1t is
Burbank Seeding and weighs Az
pounds, is Is inches long and Is inches
around
A New Jersey man has invented re.
peater that can be attached at small ex-
pense, to any watch, which will strike the
hours and every minute OF the first five
following the hour.
A car inspector on the Reading railroad
who was killed at Ashland, Pa, recently,
was the possessor, 1t appears OF Brooklyn
property worth from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900.
He never referred to his wealth, and pre-
ferred to live laborers life. He was
not miser and was well liked by the PEG.
pie with whom he lived.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
ONIONS.
variou, Cases of Illness In which They
! are Elective Rems die.

variou, Cases of Hines In Which They
are Elective Remedis&
Old people well know the value OF
therapeutics for many purposes.
Either roasted or boiled. they were
often applied in cases OF Group or sore
throat being put on as tot as they
could be borne. In the latter diseases
or threatened attack OF diphtheria,
they are often used, but many claim
that they are more rapid in action il
pounded up raw, and applied at once.
In an indolent or slow-growing tumOr
they will have rapid effect in either
form. bringing it to "a head" as quick
ly "a almost any remedy known. and
almost without pain. Even physicians
recommend the onion-pou!tice TO the
feet in cases OF fever and rheumatic
pains and few drops OF the juice OF
an onion dropped in the ear or the in
sertion OF the warm heart or core oil
the roasted onion. is a favoritc remedy
for obstinate cases OF earache and
neuralgia of the face. Eating OF raw
onions Is the sailors favorite cure or
preventive OF scurvy. Those who can
digest them often find the eating OF
raw onions at supper gives night oil
sound sleep in cases OF insomnia and
where raw onions are not easily d.
gested boiled onions have similar Of
feet They quicken the action OF the
kidneys and even severe cases oil
gravel have been cured by regular
habit OF eating raw onions. For stom-
ach worms in children they are better
than most OF the advertised remedies
American Cultivator.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

wife. Il can not stand her. I'll go
to my study and wait there till she
leaves" Ho went and for an hour
busted himself with his next Sundays
sermon Then he stole out and lis
tened. All seemed to be quiet and he
was thoughtless enough to call out:
We'll. my dear. so that old bore has
loft you at lastp" But voice from
the drawing-room caused beads OF
cold perspirations to break out all
over him. But ut this critical mo-
ment the good wife came to the rescue.
Yea dear. she cried out cheefully.
she went away long ago; and here's
our old friend Mrs. Brown. whom you
are so anxious to see." Let US trust
that the wife may find forgiveness for
the, tarradiddie. Saturday Evening
Post
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

Recipe how 10 compose sermon.
by DIR. Salter, master OF the Charter
house. 1761-1777:-'Take some scraps
out of the best books you have weigh
them and sift. them Thoroughly. then
devide them into three parts. for de-
viding them into more Ii generally
thought to crumble them too much.
Work them we'll and handle them
neatly. but neither mince or chop
them. Season the whole with due
proportion OF salt put In nothing that
Is too hard or difficult to digest but
let it all be clear and candid; it should
have some fire. for that will raise 1t
aud prevent its being heavy. You
must garnish 1t with few flowers
but not so thick as to hide the SUBJ
stance Take care it's not overdone.
for as It is the last thing served up.
II 1t Is not inviting some of the COM
|pany may not taste OF IT. In hard
frost or extreme cold weather II should
be done in twenty minutes. in more
temperate weather IL may take half an
hour. II IL Is done In a quarter OF an
hour It is At for q king"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

THE MINING WORLD.

A mountain of mica Is reported to have
,een discovered on the Canoe river, about
800 miles north OF the British Columbia
boundary line.
The only purely platinum mine in ex-
istence has been discovered in Oregon.
This mineral usually occurs in conjunction
with other minerals.
An electric drill In an Idaho mine re.
Gently performed the feat OF boring 3
inch hole through twenty feet OF solid
granite in four hours.
More than 20, 600, 900 pounds of ore have
been shipped from Silver City, N. NJ, to
outside smelters In the past six months
and over 5000, 900 pounds of ore are be-
ing treated In tho works there per month.
In some parts Of the Colorado desert
water boils up from springs which are sur
rounded by circular hillooks Of carbonate
of lime from four to eight feet in height,
the material OF which has been deposited
from the flowing fluid The latter Is 90
highly charged with gas that It Is difficult
to keep corks In bottles filed with IL. It
seems queer to find In such a desolate
country real soda water fountains supplied
by nature.
A prospector In Montana has found q
strange mineral that takes fire and con-
sumes itself when exposed to the air.
When taken from the ground 1t has much
the appearance Of iron ore and is quite as
heavy. The first that was taken out was
piled up near the shaft one evening and
the next morning was found to be smok-
ing. It continued to grow hotter until 1t
arrived almost at o white heat, remaining
In that condition several days, after which
IL gradually cooled Off IL was then found
to be but half its first weight, and resem-
bled much the fragments OF meteors that
are found on the surface.
Nearly every state west of the Rocky
mountains has her Lost Cabin mine, but
Idaho has her Lost Telluride. Capt Bled-
soc and Albert Holmec, of HALEY, spent
six weeks In Deadwood Basin, Sheep
Mountain, Cape Horn and Stanley Basin,
| whore they went to look for ledge which
Capt Bledsoe heard OF In 1881. Two mon
TRAVELLING through that country In 1879
picl3d up some ore and had 1t assayed in
Bold City. The returns showed az, 900
| per bn, the ore being telluride One Of
| the ben died during the following wintsr.
| and De other was drowned In the rsbid
| mo< tain streams In 1881, whilo On his
: wAI1|o locate the claim
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
WHO ROCKED THE CRADLE.


A STRANGE story Told w Man Who
Sow Biisves In Ghosts.
met recently my suburban friend
who believes In ghosts, say writer
in the Globe Democrat He isn't
ashamed to say 30, either. and
II was refreshing TO hear him discuss
that ordinarily uncanny subject He
was u good churchman. he said. He
accepted the narrative OF Saul and tho
Witch of Endor, and gave the same
credencc TO the "Dagg mysteries,
occurring not long ago In Brockville,
Canada If Samuels spirit appeared.
said he, ITO warn Saul, and the i'm
mortals visited Lot and foretold the
destruction OF the cities OF the plain.
then Is the proof OF spirit communion
established and the law governing
such phenomena Is doubtless change
less. What has occurred In the past
may have its counterpart In the pres
emit and again In the future
II have In mind. he continued. "a
strange case in our little town OF Au-
stin. During the prevalence OF the
grip last year a baby boy, delicate
child OF less than 2 years. was danger
orsly Ill Of pneumonia Tho little fell
low was frail. and the Attending ply
stefan had practically given up all
hope OF saving him. This was evident
to the parents when the doctor came
unsolicited at 1880 one bitter cold
night to see the baby. His anxious
care was a bad omen. and all night
long the parents watched their almost
pulseless darling.
But unseen visitants were also watch
ing. They provided some mysterious
medicine when the babe was too weak
to take what the physician had pre-
pared. And SO the babe slept on and
on. and gained strength. rocked by In
visible hands for more than twenty.
four hours At last he awakened. Not
symptom OF pneumonia remained.
and he rapidly gained strength. He
is now one OF the pretticst and most
robust babies In Austin. and his father
says could fall from shot tower with
out injury. because the angels have
charge concerning him. as the Scrip
ture SO beautifully expresses the idea
OF guardianship
Who rocked the childp How was
it doncp can not say. but his pater-
nal grandmother. who fell asleep
twenty Ave years ago. and whose body
lies thousand miles away. claimed
the credit In Response to verbal
request for information rs to who was
moving the baby cab. In which the
child lay, back and forth on the car
pct and rocking it on its springs, she
gave satisfactory evidence OF her
presence Not only did the buggy
move up and down the room when the
people were near 1t, but kept up it's
motion when the family were in the
dining room, from which this mysteri-
GUS phenomenon was also watched.
To those who Witnessed this. and
noticed the results the fact that there
are rministering spirits was suffi-
GENTLY we'll established. | can testify
to the truth of what have described.
for was an interested observer for
hours"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
EGYPTIANS plsousTEp.
Long Hair and Board Were an AbomI
nation.

Long Hair and Board Were an Aboml-
nation.
In Grccce. during the heroic ages.
men wore their hair and boards long.
which 80 Disguised the clearly and
clean-faced Egyptians that II We are
to credit Herodotus. no one OF either
sex OF the latter nationality would on
any account kiss the lips OF a Greek,
mako use of his knife, nit spit and
cauldron or taste the meat OF an ami.
NAL which had been slaughtered by
his hand.
1t must not be inferred from this
that the Greeks, in the early days oil
their being. were altogether bar
barians but they were certainly moi
civilized-not so we'll acquainted with
the arts OF peace and war--as the
Egyptians, until long, after they had
made their mark in history.
The love of the beautiful was there.
no doubt but it had not yet manifested
itself and raised the social character
Of the people.
1t required the softening and hui
manizing influence and intercourse
with more liberal races such as Egyp-
tians and Ph9nicians, to one or the
other OF whom they are indebted for
much that they possessed.
1t would seem that in the matter OF
personal adornment they derived the
beginnings from the Egyptians. and
that they improved upon these begin
nings as their own sense OF the fitness
Of things developed into passion for
the beautiful The arrangement OF
the hair they and their women carried
eventually to the highest point OF ar
tistic excellence. -Gentleman's Maya
zine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
rAE swINoIMo oAre.

The twilight Is full Of sadness,
And the wind IN its coat OF gray
Skulls like . wolf thro' the shadows.
And win not be scared away. .
Down 1t the foot OF the garden
The gate Il swinging slow.
As II invisible footsteps
We're passing to an fro.
And II seems TO me, in my musins,
They are the feet Of my coming fate,
That win find their way to my threshold
And pass II like the gate.
o, say, do 20 bring good tidings.
Ye unseen messengersl
Or II Il sorrow and boding
OF future griefs and caresi
Tho gate swings slowly, slowly.
And the shutters creak and start;
i SIT In glowing lamp-light,
i But shadow ILLS my heart.
-Harper's Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

What is the worlds beer billP The
Gambrinus the organ OF the Austrian
brewing and hop-growers. answers
this question every year by publishing
q conspectus OF the annual production
of beer all over the civilized globe.
The total quantity Of beer brewed In
1890. as the Gambrinus informs us
was !. 956, 900, 900 hectoliterA or 81. y
834, 600 900 gallons whereas In 1889 IL
was only 1.736. 600. 900. Great
Britain and ireland held the pre-
eminence with 56z 600. 900; the Ger
man Empire followed next with t28 :
600. 900. and Austria Hungary came
third, with 25S. 600. 900 hectoliters -
Sat Evening Post
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

RARE AND READABLE.

Tho fiber of the mescal plant of South.
ern Arizona Is found to make rope aud
twine of great strength and of almost I'M
limited endurance.
To show the growth made In the indus
try Of furnishing kindling wood, single
factory in Pennsylvania turns out 1000.
600 bundles per month.
To build one Of the monster 112-ton
guns requires about rs much time as 1t
takes to build the vessel which carries 1t.
Its cost is about 800, 900.
More than one half Of tho tin the world
produces comes from the Malay peninsula,
where 1t is mined by Chinese. It IL found
in pockets from twenty to thirty feet boz
low the surface.
The consumption of beer in this country
last year was 900, 000, 900 gallons. In the
same period the consumption OF the same
article in England was $50, 900, 900 gallons
and in Germany 525, 900, 900 gallons.
In Hungary, whore the railways have
not been paying, the fares were reduced
from 40 to so per cent, and In consequences
the number of passengers rose from 3,00O,-
900 to 1000, 600 and the receipts ~ per
cent. IN
The agricultural bureau in Washington
10 devoting much time and care toward
cuitlVatinR tuo DhtuDOO OF OuIuhAsie IL ~
the most useful variety of that class Of
vegetation known, and Ats uses enter into
almost every industry In China
Mr.. Nathan Harris OF Rich Valley, Va,
has daughter nineteen years old, who Is
only two feet ten inches In height and
! weighs just forty and . half pounds. She
I IL well proportioned and intelligent, and
! her hair sweeps the floor when she stands
4 erect. tF,s~s
| While J. T. Jones' storekeeper OF Po-
cAhontas, w. Va, was engaged in opening
a bottle of ginger ale at his store recently
/ tho cork would not como out and Jones
put the bottle mp to his face to examine
II, when the cork suddenly few out Of the
bottle, striking him in the right eye, ex-
.tinguishing its sight forever.
| There Is said to be small religious sect
IN New York, the members Of which call
| themselves mates" Il y composed OF
men and women who are married by
sspirits." Every quarrel or domestic
problem IL settled by the same agency, the
matter being stated to the spirits IN an
! open meeting Most Of the members arc
| Gwedes.
AZ oster, In Kjobsnhavsn, Denmark, !
balloon was found with alp OF paper It.
| tached to II. On this alp The owner d
| TIE balloon DECLARED that n shower or
| sbins be would lore ~ mai1>o who misht
| ana the balloon. 49, Would have ii =
ar he ooan1insvian voloo. < fhst the
snsidsn VIII lotdally found Il bed sssn
| twenty wintsfo; but she = ,odtert 1slnG n
~ papers Tor the eoosntzio saitcf. |"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

Knowing his affection for the dog. she
begged It OF him. and of course the
doctor had nothing TO do but rive II to
her '.And now. madam. he said.
.you promised to grant my request"
II will. quoth the queen. 'Then. /
pray you. give me my dog again.
Snt. Evening Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26

A sensible wife Is q great blessing.
~ witnesseth the following true tale: A
well-known clergyman, CHANGING TO
look out OF his window one afternoon.
raw . female parishioner about TO
knock 1t his door. oh there's Mra
Brown coming!'' he calculated to his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
Fest rInbered STATE.

Florida is probably the best timbered
acres only some 3, 600. 600 are included
in farms, the rest. nineteen twentieths.
exclusive of the area covered by lakes
and rivera being covered with heavy
forests
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
A Holiday Country.

Venezuela has ffty-six holidays
every year. On these occasions the
people close their stores and enjoy
themselves in chicken fights and other
tropical amusements.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
Cleaning Colored Woolens.

Cleaning Colored Woolens.
Four ounces Of white CASTLE soap,
four ounces of ammonia, two ounces
of alcohol, two ounces of glycerine.
Shave the soap in one quart of water
over the fire. When dissolved add
four quarts of rain water, and when
nearly cold the other ingredients.
Bottle and keep In cool place. One
cup of this mixture in two quarts Of
water will be sufficient for ordinary
use. Now lay the goods on an old
sheet, and iron rapidly and lightly on
the wrong side, and then roll tightly
on q curtain pole or any round piece
of wood. If this is carefully done you
do away with the creases made by
folding. For black silk or cloth dis
solve one tablespoonful of borax and
one tablespoonful of indigo in one
pint of warm water. Sponge the
pieces we'll and lay smoothly one
above the other, and If possible, put
In the sun to dry.-The Ladies' Home
Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
Thrown From Her Buggy

Thrown From Her buggy.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. II. G.
Woody, q lady who was driving on
Alamo plaza, was run into by an
electric street car and thrown. out of
her buggy, the wheels of the vehicle
passing over her head, and severity
bruising her face. The injured lady
was taken In to drug store close by,
and her wounds were dressed. She
reen tered her buggy and drove home
again. Officer Poesman arrested the
motor man, who promptly gave bond.
He says that he has all of the passen-
gers in the car to prove that the ac-
cident was the fault of the woman
who failed to get out of the way OF
the car in time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
CITY LOCAL NEWS.

CHOICE FAMILY GRocERIEsat !llg &
Bro DolorOSa street. BAIT.
FRESH COUNTRY PRODUCE, Hay Grain,
Etc. lat Illg & Bro. Dolorosa street 12-4-tf
Alamo book store, telephone $40.
: Best dental work by DR.. Ward,
254 w. Commerce st. 13 tt
"A first class drink for 10 cts at the
Arkansas bar. 123 ct
Ribbons, laces, ladies' neckwear,
corsets and notions at 1-3 their regular
value. Ed. Dreyfus, Trustee. l:26:6t
If you want the best GENITAL work
at reasonable prices go dto see DR..
Ward, the dentist, 254 West Com
MERGE street. 13tf
---Choice sugar cured carved beet s
cents per pound at city market, Is
Acequia street. 12-3l-lmo.
Have Ed. M. Black & Son, 212 Main
plaza, paint your roof with cement roof
paint; stops leaks. 10-29-3m.
"A good, clean show at the Fashion
theatre. 1925 If
New company, nice clean house,
good show, good order, at the Fash
ion. 1928 If
Wiley Hamilton, with full COM
pany of the best Vaudeville talent, at
the Fashion. 1928 If
ROUGH ON TooTHACHE. 15c.
At Druggists.
Upon fair trial / find Salvation Oil
the best cure for rheumatism l have ever
known. 1t gives relief more quickly and
always does its work. JOSHUA ZIMMER-
MAN, WetheredVille, Md. 1-16-6t
GENTS clothing and overcoats
must go at any price, regardless of
cost. Ed. Dryfus, trustee.
ROUGH ON TOOTHACHE. 15c.
ALI Druggists.
Old chronic coughs are relieved more
speedily by sc. c. c. Certain Cough Cure"
than any other remedy. Sold by A.
DreiSs.
Cameron buys, and sells, second hand
bpggy's, harness &c. 9 Acequia street.
Harness, buggy tops &c. made mend
ed, cleaned and oiled. Cameron 9 Acequia
street.
Two charming little girls were dane
ing "the racket" in the streets. what
makes you so happy" gentleman asked.
ooh! our mas have thrown away all our
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, and that amt
bad at ALL" 1-21-6l
Go to A. Dreiss and get bottle of c.
c. c. Certain Chill Cure" and If it is not
the best remedy you have ever used for
Chills and fever your money will be re-
funded. Holm
Otto Blumenthal, the matchmaker
and jeweler, has moved to 283 Com
merce street, where he will be pleased
to serve his customers. 1-5-lt.
DIR. s. Burg, late physician I'M
periai Hospital of Vienna. Office and
residence 244 North street. Telephone
100. -2O-6m
--Matzos meal and cakes for easter.
Call at E. Moke's store No. 5l5 Mill
tary Plaza, and send in your order.
1-l9-2m.
Harry G. Miller's Rubber Stamp
and Stencil works has removed to Is
e. Houston street, Odd Fellows bldg.
1:3:1m
If you have message or.package
to deliver and want prompt service at
the lowest rates, ring up telephone
575. MERCHANTS can save money by
having their.goods delivered by
SMART & Holt,
Ills I'm 3S Soledad st.
Science cannot produce better rem
edy for all malarial disease than &C. G. G.
Certain Chill Care" Pleasant to take.
Guaranteed TO cure chillS and fever. Sold
by A. Dreiss. 1-10-1m
There will be a non. commissioned
officers ball at Muth's tonight.
Wanted, or 5 energetic young
men to sell an article used daily in
every family. Apply COL Avenue d.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
Sacrifice Clearance Sale

Extraordinary inducements offered
to those who contemplate going into
the Dry Goods Business. A general
line of Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings
and large assortment of Ladies and
Gents shoes; all must be sold within
80 days. Goods can be purchased at
remarkable low figures.
1t will be to your interest to
examine the former stock of A. Kahn.
Ed. DREYFUs,
Trustee.
Cor. Acequie st. & Main Plaza. 1866
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
Eupepsy.

This is what you ought to have, in fact you
must have it to fully enjoy life. Thousands
are searching for it daily and mourning be-
cause they find it not. Thousands upon
thousands of dollars are spent annually By
our people in the hope that they may attain
this boon. And yet 1t may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Btters, If used ao-
cording to directions and the use persisted in,
will bring you Good Digestion and GUST the
demon Dyspepsia and install instead Eupepsy
W recommend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsis
and all diseases Of Liver, Stomach and Kid
neys. Sold at SOC, and 81 per bottle by Dreiss.
Thompson & Co., Druggist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
A Very Largo Percenraga.

OF the American people are troubled with
most annoying, troublesome and disagreeable
complaint called "Catarrh." 1t is not neces-
sary to be 30 troubled. 1t is den )nstrated
beyond question that Clarke's Extract of
Flax (Papillion) Catarrh Cure Immediately re-
loves and permanently cures Catarrh. A
thorough and fair trial will convince you.
Use Clark's Flax Soap Tor the Skin. Ca
tarrh Cure 81. Soap l5 cents, at kalteyer
Son drug store, " 90
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
A Rich Mans Soliloquy

A Rich Mans Soliloquy.
Cape Cod Item.
When I was toiling morn and night
In youth, to make ends meet,
I had monstrous appetite,
But not enough to eat.
I've made my pile. To make ends
meet
Ineed no longer fight;
I've every kind of food to eat,
But have no appetite.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29

Nebraska legislature adopts resolu-
ton in favor of election of U. 3. sena-
tors by popular vote.
Illinois legislature adjourns after
43rd ballot. Senatorial deadlock I'M
kroken.
Houston burglars grow more and
more daring in their operations, ring
at the doors and enter, terroriZe the
inmates end then do their work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
An Old Soldier.

From the Epoch.
Irish Contractor Ito Murphy, who
is on top of the wall). Phwat do ye be
doin' Murphy.
Murphy. OF do be layin' bricks, o.
course.
Contractor. Be hivins, you do be
still enough to be layin' eggs.