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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14

matter. Then ] should have TO under
60 the torture Of feeling myself an in
truder as the servant would announce
me In the reception -room. whore, per-
haps. half-a-dozen ladies. unknown TO
me. would look mo over from head to
foot as1 advanced. Is II tonsk; Who
u this person. and whore does he
come fromp" o,,
When I thought IL wcll over. how
ever l reflected that there had been
occasion TO talk Of me. and. at the
name Of Paul Barnard. Mrs. Carman
would know very well who ! was. At
all events. determined to renow the
acquaintance and so the following
Tuesday found me at the door OF No.
- Pine Street
must confess did feel rather I'M
easy when my inquiry MRS. Car
mani" brought the answer: YES, sir;
shall ] take your coat sirp" and i was
presently ushered into handsomely
furnished room. where proceeded to
pull mysel; together while awaiting
Mrs. Carman.
Since then some months have passed.
Paul what are you writing therep"
"A little story. darling"
..Let me see."
mo no--not yet"
But she had looked over my shoul.
der. and u small hand soon covered
my eyes. while an arm slipped round
my neck and her soft lips pressed
mine.
oh, you naughty boy! But just
wait Il minute"
She disappeared, laughing, and
came back quickly with blue sachet
from which she drew out two pink
street-car transfers.
You see. I've kept them safely
you did not think had thrown them
away. dearp The first Tuesday
cried all night. II you had not come
the second"
well, what would you have done,
Ethel?"
Shall tell you?"
Yes. do"
You won't be cross? Well, ]
would have sent you one by post
How jolly! And Mrs. Carman
knew"
mo, no. no! She was ever so sur
prised when you called. 1t was who.
before closing the envelope secretly
wrote at the foot of the card Tues
days Are you sorry?"
(And then there is the sound OF
kissing. 1.-The Argonaut
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
A MEASURING MACHINE.
One That Measures the Time 1t Take.
to Think.


to Think.
DIR. j. X. McKatterell has con-
structed an ingenious apparatus by
which he can determine, with a con-
siderable degree OF accuracy, the time
it takes to think. and has expert
mented with many interesting results.
He has shown that to see d piece Of
white paper and be conscious Of the
fact takes one-twentieth of second
10 see picture takes one-tenth of n
second; to see "a letter of common
print, one-eighth of a second; to see n
full word. one-seventh OF second; to
be able to judge between red and blue.
one-thirtecnth of a second. He has
also proved that TO SEQ some words
and letters requires more time than
others. BY this same machine, with
some added pieces Of mechanism, the
time OF remembering can also be
accurately measured According
to the learned M. ID. and his
curious little machine, it takes much
familiar word thEn it does the name of
a letter. and we are all supposed TO be
very well acquainted with the names
of the letters of the alphabet This
seems strange especially when we
take into consideration the fact that
we can see the letter in less time than
we can the word. The name OF the
next month to come can BIO thought of
in less time than that of the last.
This machine also shows that sensa-
tons travel by the nerves to the brain
at the rate of one mile a minute. much
slower than has BEEN supposed.
DR.. McKatterell and his assistants
are now engaged in testing some of
the numerous memory systems" now
in vogue in different countries. ST.
Louis Republic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14

The iyoeum platform is no longer a
potent factor In the higher life Of this
country. Whether It Is under tenn
porary cloud or has passed into per-
manent desuetude. time only can tell.
Fifty years ago II was the morning
star Of our American horizon. and for
about q generation 1t held on its course
with little sign OF decline. But now
1t CON hardly be said to exist The
time has gone by when there is a
popular demand for series OF lect-
ures on miscellaneous topics, and when
it is safe for lyoeum to arrange for
such o series. Individual lecturers
may draw, or the people may turn ont
10 hear particular subject discussed.
but the lyceum platform as an institu-
ton Is no more. There is no little
chivalry and gallantry in our day. but
Arthur's round table is nowhere to be
found.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
ON THE STAIRS.

"a H A. 10 ~
We were sitting. after waltzing,
y rOn the stairs.
lie, before l could forbid IT,
Stole rose. ere yet missed Il,
And. as tendcrly he kissed IL,
Swiftly In his pocket hid II,
Unawnres.
We were talking, after waltzing,
On tho stairs.
] had said that he should rue l.,
And lecture intended,
Which think he apprchended;
was kissed before knew II,
Unawares. glb4
We were silent, after waltzing,
- On the stairs.
had storined with angry feeling.
But he spoke love, never needing,
And my eyes fell meath his pleading,
All my depth OF love revealing,
- Unawares. ~
81 50 - tsff 81 -Roefon Courier
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14

'irstafeI A <ltt DUCT
your sufferings from Catarrh.
That is, if you go about it in the
right way.
There are plenty of wrong ways,
that perhaps you've found out.
They may relieve for time, but
they don't cure.
Worse yet, they may drive tho
disease to the lungs. You can't
afford to experiment.
But there is right way, and q
sure way, that does cure. Thou
sands of otherwise hopeless cases
have proved it. It's with DR.. Sago's
Catarrh Remedy. BY its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, it permanently cures the
worst chronic cases. Catarrhal
Headache, "Cold in the Head ~
everything catarrhal in its nature,
is cured as if by magic.
It's a way so sure that the pro-
prietors Of DR.. Sage's Remedy
offer, in good faith, $500 for
case of Catarrh which they can
not cure.
If it's sure enough for them to
make the offer, it's sure enough
for you to make the trial.
They risk $500. ! nat do yol
risk?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14


THIS IL practical era and on all
sides Is warfare raging against senti-
ment against idealism, against poetry.
There IL . hammering ut the doors OF
every tradition. and the violence Of
fered 70 old sweet faiths and precious
beliefs Is in the name Of science
though science itself walks lame and
hating. and uncertain whore II pre-
tends to guide. What with modern
theories OF divorce, OF selection. OF
cremation. etc. all that unified and
beautified the family and thereby gave
security 70 the state Is being undor-
mined. and in the ignorantly shouted
name OF science human character is In
danger Of being ground TO dust be-
tween the stones Of utility and mater
ialism. tB% EtEt
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14

IT Is not to BIO supposed that there
are many men and women so hardened
that they would not feel an impulse Of
compassion for the miserable beings
who arc cramped In the living graves
in sweater shops. stiHed. starved and
corrupted. or those who realize the
enormity Of the thing. there are few
who will personally take up the cause
Of actual reform, and for these few
the means OF working arc limited.
Besides their own indignant courage,
the support Of public opinion and vio-
lated sanitary regulations. they have
but little to work with. The germ and
bacteria theory offers seemingly
powerful weapon. but how many OF
the purchasers Of garments manufac-
tured in these hotbeds Of disease have
any idea Of tho contamination lurking
in their folds or can be induced 70 be-
lieve In itr The deadly fascination Of
buying an article that seems phenom-
cnally cheap. Il too great TO DO resist
cd. The same spirit that sctuates the
sweater Il here In q greatly diminished
deQree Il constitutes the real heart
Of this evil which u one Of tho crown
ing cursss thai our carefully nurtured
spiris q gsssd has laid upou uA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
CLEVER AND INGENIOUS INvEN-
TONS FoH MANS Brain.
Mr. Edison's New N otor plum as
"a TubSrcuiosIs curatlvo--
& What Z Modern Gun Car,
"a DO - Ammonia En-

Opium as tuberculosis Curative.
8 One of the latest OF those expert
mental remedies in cases OF tuberculo-
sis has just been promulgated by DR..
John Gordon Dill. Assistant Physi-
clan to the Sussex County Hospital,
England. He suggests modified opium
smoking and mentions several cases
which have come under his personal
observation where the treatment has
been used with considerable success.
DR. Dill wishes it to be understood
that he does not claim opium smoking
to be i'm any sense q cure for consump-
ton, but simply that 1t is valuable
palliative which may be of service in
the treatment OF the disease. DR.. Dill
uses, as he calls it, medicated tobacco.
That is, the tobacco is soaked in a
preparation containing all thecompo-
nent parts OF opium in fluid form.
about so per cent stronger than laud-
,.num. The tobacco is dried thor
oughly before using. In advocating
this mixture of opium he is fully alive
to the danger which may result in
prescribing the drug for medicinal
purposes and upon this point ex-
presses himself as follows:
"We certainly do not inject an nm
known poison into the system to
work its wicked will independent of
our control, but, on the other hand ,
we may be the means OF introducing n
moral poison, the terrible nature OF
which can only be realized by those
who have had the painful task OF try
ing to cure victim OF the opium
habit, and for this reason Ihavenever
allowed my patients to know what
they arc smoking, merely calling it
medicated tobacco"
The mixture was found to have it's
most efficient strength when one ounce
of tobacco was saturated in three
fluid drachms of the liquid. The pa
tient was advised not to smoke just
before eating. The most marked ef-
fects of opium smoking in this way
are that it eases the cough and assists
in expectoration. DR.. Dill is careful
to say that he is not yet sufficiently
prepared to drop any conclusions as
to whether opium administered in this
form has any specific effect upon the
disease, although almost without ex-
ception the patients who have
made use of this treatment have
thought that they derived great bene-
fit from it.
DR.. Dill got his idea of employing
opium from the Chinese. having ascer-
tanned that in certain districts ofthat
country where tuberculosis was ex-
tremely prevalent, the opium-smoking
population were almost exempt from
the malady, and this led him to try
the effect OF mixture of opium and
tobacco upon II number OF his pa
TENTS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
A Singular Opt,cal Effect.

A curious optical effect has recently
been the subject OF q note to the
Academic DIES Sciences, Paris, by NJ.
Mascart, the well-known physicist.
When we look fixedly ut a white back.
ground uniformly lighted and black
object rapidly crosses the field ofview,
the background will appear darker in
the rear of the object, and the end of
the shadow" as we may call it,
where the background RECEIVERS it's
true whiteness, is seen to be tinged
with red NJ. Mascart explains the
effect by the established fact that the
eye takes time to recover from the
darkening due to the passage OF the
black object. There is a physiological
retardation; and the red tinge is ac-
counted for by the eye being more SEN
sitive to the red or long waves Of light
than to the green. According to q
rough estimate the retardations ofthe
luminous impression is about 1-25th
OF second, and the red rays are
about l-10Oth second in advance of
the total radiance or white light.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
MICHIGAN

The graveyard has been the defense
OF nations no less than walls and fortia-
cations, since the desire 10 keep sacred
the resting place Of the beloved or re-
vered dead has steelod hearts TO vic
tory where bulwarks have failed 70
ward on defeat. Whether the idea OF
laying our dead 70 rest in marked and
sheltered ground be Christian or pagan,
IL Is one the heart should cherish for
what OF the divine 1t guards in our
natures.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
New Lakes on Mars.


There is one point Of view froEl
which the formation OF a new lake in
Southern California by the over
flowing OF sandy desert with water
from the Colorado River possesses
peculiar interest. 1t may throw
light upon some OF the mysterious
changes that have occurred upon the
Mars. Near the equator OF Mars there
is a region which has been believed to
be part dry land OF that planet, and
which has been named Lydia by
the Italian astronomer Schiapar-
eli. egs ne
But a few years ago change occur
red in the color OF "Ly bia," and some
OF the observers thought that IL must
have been suddenly ovsrfowsd with
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
imprisoned Gases.

In continuing his researches on the
part played by imprisoned Rases in GO
ology, M. Daubree has made somo
new experiments, which show that
these vapors are not only able to
cause assures in the terrestrial crust
and bring up minerals from below, for
instance, the rubies Of the Cape, but
to'form rounded hillocks and swellings
OF the surface. In this case the gases
are unable to foece their way through
the superintendent strata, but their
pressure il strong enough TO bend the
rockS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
A New French Cruiser.

The French cruiser "Coetlogon, H."
which has just completed her official
trials at Brest, is of the same type as
the French cruisers "Surcouf'' and
"Forbin," and only trife smaller
than the "Lalande." "Troude," and
Cosmos" which have displacement
OF 1877 tons. In the trials which
took place during the past fortnight
she failed to quite reach her contract
speed Of 10 1-2 knots; but MS she at
tanned n speed on the two hours run
of 10 $40 knots with 124 revolutions
she is to be accepted, subject to the
penalty tor not coming up to the stip-
ulated speed. Both the "Surcouf,"
which was built at Cherbourg, and
the "Forbin," built at Rochefort, on
their trials obtained considerably
higher speeds, that OF the former being
20.5l knots with 1873 revolutions,
and that of the latter 2O.63 with 1856
revolutions. The "Coetlogon" has n
length OF 81 12 feet, breadth OF
30 2 feet, and q mean draught OF Id
feet. Her displacement is l,S4S tons.
1t is wonderful, the amount OF effort
of the world that is given to building
great war-ships whose purpose is to
destroy something.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14

water, since It had assumed the color
characteristic OF the other regions Of
Mars that are supposed to be water
covered.
Other similar changes have been
seen by telescopists on Mars.
Now that a new lake has actually
been formed on the earth by the UNI
expected filing up with water of a
depressed area OF dry land those who
believe that similar occurrence, on
a larger scale, has taken place on
Mars will probably be strengthened in
that interesting opinion.
Ammonia Engines.
0Inventors" OF ammonia engines
are pretty sure to find plenty to listen
to their schemes, as witness the fol-
lowing from The Press:
LII. Campbell, the inventor OF the
engine, said: "l-believe that the most
skeptical engineer would acknowledge
an economy in ammonia il he were to
pursue this course: Substitute water
Tor ammonia in the generator, and in
all other ways work the water steam
just MS we work the gas. The engine
that is now making 100 revolutions
and propelling this boat against the
tide twelve miles per hour would then
drop to fifty revolutions, and would
make about four ipiles an hour. There
is an economy in running an ammonia
engine that is seldom thought OF, that
is, the readiness with which it accom-
modates itself to the different speeds
of an engine or to The different loads.
Other than the economy OF so per
cent. OF fuel, the advantages of the
ammonia engine are saving OF all
the cylinder oil, 05 per cent. OF the
water required for the boiler, boiler
always clean, no care AS to the sup
ply OF water for the boiler, and great
er comfort for the fireman, as rapid
firing is not required"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
what a Modern Gun Can Do.

Unless one is actually brought into
business relations with the great
science of modern warfare, it is difficult
to conceive of the terrible power OF
the latest and largest guns. These
engines of destruction, weighing ITO
tons, hurl a proiectie OF solid steel 10
inches in diameter and nearly 4 feet
long at velocity of 2,079 feet n
second. When tested recently, one of
these guns sent q shot through 90
inches of steel armor, inches of
iron, 20 feet of oak, feet of granite,
IL feet OF concrete, and feet OF buck.
Comparatively, locomotive weigh
ing 100000 pounds would have to
spin along the tracks at rate of 135
miles an hour to strike blow equal
to that projectile. Think of the
damage wrought in n railroad coils
ion where the train speeds along at
the rate OF 80 miles an hour, and one
may calculate the destructiveness of
modern ordnance.-Boston Traveller.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-11-14
The Latest Automatic Machine.

Still another automatic machine is
TO be Doomed" upon a long suffer
ing public in the hope ofinducing them
to part with their pennies. Mr.. Edi-
SON is the culprit. He has so far per-
fected his wonderful invention, the
photograph, that it may be placed in
an iron case in public places and
worked by the simple process OF put
ting q penny in the slot. The copper
duly inserted, the machine will, repro
duce a.speech by Gladstone, a song by
Patti, d sonata by Beethoven, a reci-
tation by Irving. or anything else
which may have previously been pour
cd into 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-13
LITTLEBY GLEANINGS.

Aug. 3. Threshing is in full blast
and many fine yields are reported,
although in the cyclone district the
yield is small and somewhat dam
aged. VIM. Hardesty threshed 1900
bushels of oats two weeks ago and
Immediately sold it at 30c. Asahel
Weidler raised 1,O73 bushels of oats
on Is acres, S. II. johnson raised
1,774 bushels on SO acres, and many
fine crops are yet to be threshed.
VIM. Frazer, w. S. Frazer, Jas.
Ruse, James Weaver, Ben Thorn
burgh and several others went sein-
ing in Salt river last Saturday and
caught quite a lot of fish.
Rev. E. L. Rutledge will preach
at Littleby on next Sunday, Aug. 9,
instead of on the third Sunday, as
usual.
Many of the farmers will have to
miss the fair on account OF thresh-
ing this year.
Valentine Erdel is building new
house. Mr.. Erdel had all his inn
provements destroyed by the cy-
clone, but is rapidly coming to the
front again.
The late rains have made large
corn crop a certainty.
Sam and Ran Kendall and Gather
Perry took in the Florida picnic last
Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-13
SAM JONES.
The Georgia Evangelist Among the
People Of Columbia.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Aug. S.-The
Columbia Assembly has been in
session the past week and the
meetings have been well attended
and accomplished much good.
Sam Jones preached several of his
characteristic sermons and never
failed to pack the building, 5000
people buying tickets to hear one OF
his peculiar addresses. He scored
his hearers after this fashion:
Some of you old skinfints are
so stingy that you stand at the gate
and growl because you have to pay
10 cents to get in here. You are
mean enough to want excursion
rates to glory, and that means a
round-trip ticket, for you will have
to come back when you get there.
When such fellows as you get in
here they get cheated. There's
plenty here for you, but you amt
got no place to put it. I amt
abusin' you people-ain't mad
with you at all. When a mule
won't pull and you tap him up you
amt mad with him. I am Just
tappin' you people up.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-13
NARROW ESCAPE.
Carter's BOok St8re Wrecked This
Afternoon.

About 4 O'Clock this afta1nnpn
while E. FL. Carter, the - l6re
man, and his clerk, Arthur Brown,
were placing goods on the shelves
of his store on the south side OF
the square, the shelves running
the entire length of the store fell
forward on account of being top.
heavy. Young Brown was thrown
from a step.ladder clear across the
room through one of Mr.. .Pollard's
show cases. The Carter part OF
the store was a total wreck and the
damage will be all the way from
$50 to $500, the show cases on
Mr.. Carter's side being utterly
ruined. Quite portion of Mr..
Carter's goods will not be injured,
while large portion will be great
Iy damaged. The wreck was i'm
mediately cleared away and Mr..
Carter ordered a new line of goods
in place of those damaged. Young
Brown made narrow escape. II
he had been caught under the
weight of the fallen goods and the
broken glass he would have been
seriously injured if not fatally.
The crash was heard all over the
business portion of town and quite
a crowd Immediately gathered.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-13
VOL. XXxIIl.
THE PRIZE BABY.
The Ledger's Ring Was the Most Pop
ular Event Of the Fair-The Baby
Show Attracts Unusual
Attention.

Thursday of the Mexico Fair il
\ always the big day. The LEDGER's
baby show on that day is one Of
the attractive features. This con.
test is growing more and more in
teresting every year. The Judges
were Mr.. F. R. Jesse, of Mexico,
and Miss Lena johnson, of Mex.
leo, and Miss Susie Rule, of Louis
lana. The first prize was awarded
to Nadine, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Hartley, who live just
northwest of Centralia. The Sec
ond prize was awarded to May
Brown, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Brown, of this county. The
following were the entries in this
ring:
George, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest Clark.
Cyrus, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Cleveland.
May, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Brown, winner of the second
prize.
John l., son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
I. Brown.
Florence, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Yowell.
Nina, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. Shock.
Marion, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
J. Daniel.
August, son of Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Fisher.
Manson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor Trimble.
Grace, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Davis.
Roy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Duty.
Nadine, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Hartley. Winner of the
first prize.
Evaline, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. D. Thomas.
Annie laurie, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Perley.
Pearl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Morris.
Wallace, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Gay.
James, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. R.
Robbins.
: Several beautiful babies arrived
just toe late to be entered. The
babies were all beautiful and we
are only sorry that prizes were not
provided for all the contestants.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-13
Mexico Fair.



Editor Cook and Editor White
of Mexico have become expert
horsemen. By a prolonged pull
they have made Audrain county
the horse-centre of the State, and
their several newspapers are week.
ly crowded with information con-
cerning blooded stock. Beginning
with~every natural advantage in
their favor, these two enterprising
newspaper men have so developed
the blooded-stock business of their
section as to render it famous
throughout the country. At the
same time, as good citizens should,
they have had hand in Missouri
politics, and have shaken things
up in more than one exciting con-
vention.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-13

Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas,
arrived at the Windsor Hotel in
this city last Monday from Rock
Rapids, Iowa, where he delivered
an address Saturday. He was
called on by LEDGER representa-
tive this morning at the hotel for
the purpose OF brief interview,
but as the great tariff reform ad-
vocate is mum to newspaper re-
porters regarding the political out
look at present, merely a passing
conversation was had. Mr. Mills
wanted to talk about beautiful
Mexico and how it was endeared to
him by the large and enthusiastic
audience that greeted him when
he spoke here last summer. He
said Mexico reminded him of his
old Kentucky home and the good
people around here.were somewhat