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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
EcoentrIcitv n 4 rich and nrosner.

Eccentricity In rich and prosper.
GUS man Is slways admired, and the
outftters were charmed with the carte
blanche which they would fill so.sat-
isfactorily.
They did 80 to the mutual advant-
age of themselves and their customer
as they thought and day after day
there arrived at Mr.. Ferrars' rooms
travelling trunks most thoughtfully
made to fit under the hunks filled with
every requisite to last their happy
possessor for years. The outfitters
had forgotten nothing. all Jack Fer
rars wants had been supplied without
the faintest trouble on his part
He was to start for India on q given
day. which left good margin for the
winding up Of his affairs in England
before leaving.
But the very same day on which Mr..
John Ferrars received his lump sum
down from the authorities, he and all
the good things so kindly provided for
him by the London outfiters vanished.
The only person he paid was his
landlady. and she. good SOUL has no
recollection rs to how his luggage was
directed. or whether it was addressed
at all.
The cabman who conveyed the traps
from her house has been advertised for
without success.
India has been ascertained not to
hold him. and IL 1t did. what could
those outfiters dop Mr.. Ferrars never
gave an order to any OF them, but ac-
cepted the goods SO generously pressed
upon him.
He appears to have kept up no COM
munication with the old county, but
where ever he is, we have no. the
least doubt but that he enjoys his own
joke immensely. and that his con-
science is in no wise pricked by the
remembrance OF how he did, his cred
itors. Saturday Evening Post
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
reduction of the Earth. surface.

A French geologist has made care
full calculation OF the amount OF solid
matter yearly carried off into the ocean
by the actions Of the rivers OF the
world and other causes. He estimates
that the reduction Of the average hight
OF the surface of the solid land is 0. COG
inches each year. Making allowance
for the corresponding rise in the oc-
currence of volcanic and other excep-
tional phenomena-the general ten
dency of which is to hasten the process
OF disintegration-the period at which
the solid land will have ceased to exist,
and tho surface OF the earth will be
covered with water, has been estimated.
AS however, that period is 4,500, 900
years distant the prediction need cause
no immediate disquietude.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
wEssrEa.s GRAVE.
The Lonely Place Whore He and His
Family Are Buried.

Family Are Buried.
Websters grave Is the central object
in the ancient Marshfeld burying
ground. lonely knoll. mile from
the sea, which Is plainly visible. ana
impressive from its desolation and y
certain melancholy grandeur that sur
rounds it. Webster. whom living. was
like star that dwelt apart In Its own
light and here his body rests In
characteristic separation from COM
panionship with that OF others. With
few exceptions, the only monuments
are the slate headstones OF the first
settlers OF Marshfeld. The Webster
family are all gathered within this
Enclosure - father. mother. sons
daughters, grandchildren. The whole
story Is told at glance. II Is here
rs 1t Is ut Monticello, the burial place
OF Jefferson. A great statesman has
done his work and Is gathered to his
fathers in the simplicity and severity
which characterizes our republican
life. Daniel Webster is the only
name written on the simple head
stone that marks the tomb Of
the man who Is first In the ranks oil
our great statesmen. and all the sur
roundings OF the place are In keeping
with the character OF Webster and In
dictate to one who Is familiar with his
mind and thought why he chose the
sand-dunes OF Marshfield for his home
and his sepulcher. The quiet OF this
little knoll. not moro than half an acre
in extent, Ii its greatest charm. 1t is
away from the main road. with the
roar OF the surf In a storm. joining In
the rush OF the wind over the sandhills
rs requiem. and the whole landscape
impressing you with sense OF its
dreary solemn and severe charactcr3
1t is just the spot which man like
Webster might have been expected tc
choose for his burial place, and Its
desolation and comparative neglect
are typical OF the extent to which
Webster has passed from tho thought
OF his countrymen as an active element
in American Life. Boston Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
HER LIFE ON THE AMAZON.
The Remarkable Experience OF Mrs. Piper
I'm south American wiids. "

In South American wilds "
Mrs. A. Dane Piper. little woman
with bronzed SKIN. had been superin-
tending the unloading at San Francis
co OF cargo OF South American woods.
She Is past middle life. but very active,
and she staid oil day on the wharf to
sec that logs OF rare wood were prop,
erly arranged for hauling away. There
were twenty-six kinds OF wood repre-
scented. some with tawny spots and
black marks exactly like the skin OF n
leopard. and others with vivid green
markings. She knew every log.
.'How do know my logs?" she
cried in amazement. 'Why. how do
you tell your gloves from your boots9
/ have seen every one OF these splen-
did trees alive, and couldn't forget
one leaf Of them."
She has indeed seen them alive. for
she is the first white woman that ever
went through South America. She
went through it from ocean to ocean.
and has explored the Amazon and its
tributaries.
MY husband explored the Amazon
for the government, she says, 'and 1
went with him. Our Indians deserted
us after we had gone few hundred
river in canoes. never was so happy
in my life. loved the excitement
and the wonderful scenery. Sometimes
we were glad to get alligator meat for
food. The Indians werc nearly all
friendly, and they came miles to see
us. They used to bring great leaves
full OF water and try to wash off my
white skin. They treated me like u
queen. They would never suffer me
to walk a step or to do tho least SER
vice. We lived .a-year in an Indian
village deep in the great forests. The
people are gentle and mild, though l
stayed with one tribe for awhile that
were cannibals. There Is another
tribe that is leprous. everyone covered
| with snow-white spots and scales
Il was out Of sight OF "a white face.
except that Of my husband, for five
years. / was interested in the savage
women, and IL Is wonderful to see how
quickly they learned new ideas. The
| men nearly all marry two wives. The
first is alwayssthe ruler OF the second.
| hut they seem to get on we'll together
They have as far as / could discover
no religion whatever. They seemed
to worship nothing. l saw horrible
and cruel sights in those five years.
| do not believe. though. with Stanley
that experiences Of that sort make
| women one whit less womanly.
think they make her see there is some
thing in the world to consider besides
her comfort and convenience. l live
IN Guayaquil now. We have n great
forest OF these splendid trees, and my
husband is sending q few samples to
this country. shall send a twenty
six inch board of this splendid hued
wood to the Worlds Fair.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
AMMONIA AS A MOTIVE POWER.
Successful Operation OF n Boat Propelled
by New Process.

Successful Operation OF Boat Propelled
by = New Process.
A most cuccessful test was mado
recently OF the use OF ammonia as a
motive power to displace steam. The
test wns the Hrst that has ever been made
on u marine engine. and the trial was
most satisfactory. An ammonia en-
gino plant has been fitted out on the
tug Z. w. Hartley. which made trip
up and down the river, subjecting the
new scheme to q practical test II Is
known as tie Campbell ammonia en-
CINE system. and its workings arc
novel and interesting. not only to the
mechanical and scientific circles. but
also TO tho laymen Of the industrial
world.
ANY ordinary engine can be con-
verted into q Campbell ammonia engine
simply by the addition OF genera
tor" says the Kansas City Journal,
which Is much like boiler. Steam Is
used simply for the purpose OF heating
the qua-ammonia in the generator.
Tho heated ammonia expels gas.
leaving weak solution OF ammonia In
the bottom of this boiler-like affair.
When, by raising the temperature OF
the ammonia, sufficient power Is gen.
Grated, the throttle valve is opened
and the gas passes into the cylinder Of
the engine and propels the piston rod
in every way the same as steam. IL
is here exhausted the same as steam. but
ut this point the gas Is cooled and con-
Quoted back to the generator. Before
1t reaches the latter vessel 1t Is carried
by a spray coil" to point where the
gas comes in contact with the am
monia solution which has been re-
jected from the generator. and here
the solution in recharged by absorp-
ton and by the natural affinity exist
ing between water and ammonia.
BY this means the same body of
ammonia is used constantly, exhaust
ing itself only to be recharged with
new life and be returned to the gen.
orator. The same Is true Of the water
used. The steam in the generator i'm
parts It's heat to the ammonia. and Is
thereby condensed and carried back to
the boiler to be used again. In the
Campbell ammonia engine there is
absolutely no waste. On the other
hand. there is saving Of coal, as the
engine can be operated on one-half the
amount OF fuel. On the Hartley. only
one of the two furnaces was used. and
there was all the speed and pressure
tn ut could be desired.
Many advantage, are claimed for
the Campbell engine. The principal
ono is that the life OF boiler is more
than doubled. The average term OF
service of boiler is less than ten
years, and boat is laid up about one
tenth OF tho time undergoing repairs
to the boiler. Because OF the uniform
purity of the water this is done away
with in the Campbell process. and the
boat is in constant service. This and
the saving OF coal are the chief advan-
tages claimed, but not an unimportant
one Is the dispensing with the many
disadvantages Of lubricating oils.
These are wholly unnecessary, as the
ammonia itself serves as a,ubricant.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
THE ART OF WALKING.
A Gentle Reminder for Gentle Maids
Who Lack style.

A Gentle Reminder for Gentle Maids
Who Lack style.
Some girls walk with spring, some
with n swinging carriage. some a.
though they had on high-heeled shoes.
some Us il they were breaking in new
ones. others slowly creep along, some
hobbies; and in fact there are very few
who walk correctly.
What glorious thing 1t would be II
there would be organized in some OF
our big cities in the United States.
schools for learning to walk correctly
how it would pay-how well 1t would
be attended!
There Is not mother in the country
who is not continually reminding her
pretty daughters that il they only
walked better they might have more
chances to marry.
There Is not mother who has not
stood up before her daughters, and
paraded up and down before them,
showing them, show she walked when
she met their father" and how ter
ribly they walk in comparison.
/ believe that there Is rs much char
acter about woman's walk, and 1t is
as dcmonstrative OF her nature and
ways rs the daintily gloved hand or
booted foot.
A person may be very careful and
all that in crossing muddy thorough
fare, but II she has not that dainty
knack OF stepping she will uDdoubted-
ly spoil all the dresses she may put on.
Watch and criticise yourself very
accurately, that you may be able to
tell where your faults lie.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
CALLED BY THE ANGELS.
"Father' Came and Beckoned Hsr T.
10 N the Angelic Host.

"Fhtner Shme ana beckoneu nSr TO
Jon the Angelic Host.
A few years ago an aged couple
lived in quiet home on Washington
boulevard. near Union Park. says the
Chicago Herald. Their married life
covered more than three score years.
They were especially devoted to each
other and advancing years seemed to
clasp the bonds of early love closer
and closer. They were people OF
much refinement and culture. At
length the old gentleman passed peace
fully and hopefully away. The widow
survived and seemed to live in the
same close companionship that had
made beautiful all their married life.
The spirit side of life was toward her
and the curtain so thin she could catch
glimpscs OF the beautiful life beyond.
Her ninetieth birthday was near. The
natural forces were yielding and her
friends knew the supreme moment was
only little way off, Her mind re-
tanned all It's strength and clearness.
and when thoughts of the future came
with especial force there seemed
spiritual illumination that caught its
tints from the border land. One morn
ing she said to her daughter: Frances,
/ am weary lying in bed. l believe it
would rest me to sit up little
while" Her daughter assisted
her to arise, and bolstered her
up in the rocking-chair and made
her as comfortable as possible. She
had been there IL Little while when she
said: Frances. father is here" She
always called her husband father.
Her daughter said: mo, mother,
father is not here. You must have
been dreaming. mo. Frances ] did
not dream it; father is here. Don't
you see him? He is standing ut the
foot OF the bed" The daughter said
something hoping to quiet her, but it
did not avail. Don't you see him,
Frances? He is reckoning to me-. :"
The old lady then became quiet and
seemed to be resting. Pretty soon she
started up and said with much emotion:
Frances, do you hear the musicp"
"Oh! no, mother l don't hear any
music" Can't you. Frances? 1t is
beautiful-beautiful." After u short
pause she said: '.Hark. Frances. 1t
is coming nearer-beautiful-
full" Frances went to the door TO see
if there was any music on the street,
but there was none. When she re-
turned her m other was with the an
gels.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Mamma.

The mama" which fell from the
sky during shower near Merdui and
Diarbekir, in Asia Minor, last August.
and was baked into bread. has now
been examined by French men OF
science. 1t Is in the form OF little
balls or hailstones, yellow outside and
white within, and Is identified as a
lichen. This lichen is found In Alge-
ria, but Ia common on the arid noun
tains OF Tartary and KirRhiz Desert.
The traveller Parrot brought some
specimens TO Europe In 1928 which had
fallen in Persia. He was told that the
ground was covered with It to a height
Of two decimeters that animals ate II
greedily, and that 1t was collected by
the people.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Am ORGANISMS.
The Inallenabio Right OF Americans to
Use Them.

The Inalienabie Right OF Americans to
Use Them.
We know now that the mother
tongue is a heritage and not loan. 1t
is ours to use as we needs must In
America there is no necessity to plead
for the right OF the Americanism to
exist. The cause is won. No Ameri-
can writer worth his salt would think
of withdrawing n word or OF apologize
ing for phrase because it was not
current within sound OF Bow Bells.
The most timid of American Au-
thoresses has no doubt as to her use Of
railroad. conductor, grade. and to
s,citch, despite her possible knowledge
that in British usage the equivalents
OF these words are rdilWay, guard,
gradient, and to shunt On tho con-
trary, in fact there is visible and
again. especially on the par, ii the
most highly cultivated writers, an
obvious delight in grasping an indi-
genous word racy rs the soil. There
is many an American expression OF u
pungent freshness which authors. wea-
ry of an outworn vocabulary. seize
eagerly. 1t may be new word, but
it would not be in accord with our ira
ditions to refuse naturalization to a
welcome newcomer; or it may be u
survival flourishing here in our open
fields, although long since rooted out
OF the trim island garden on the other
side OF the Atlantic, and in such case
we use it unhesitatingly to-day as our
forefathers did in the past follow
ing" as Lowell remarks. 1.-THE fashion
of our ancestors, who unhappily could
bring over no English better than
Shakespeare" Magazine,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
EscHEAT.

70 my estate no heir succeed;
When have done with It, NO E,an
Shall find 1t suited to his need,
Adapted TO his plan.
The walls for me were built, and when
Iclose the door and turn the key
mo one shall enter there again,
Or rule In place OF me.
This house Is all own; though roor
1t shelters me, and many storm
Has passed It, leaving all secure,
The inner hearthstone warm.
But after me no eager kin
Shall hold my former house In pride;
No enemy shall enter in
As tenan. to abide.
The friendly earth Is good and sweet,
And kindly to its heart will draw
Estates like mine when they escheat
By natures changeless law.
Meredith Nicholson.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
An Edison Idea.

Mr.. Edison has some singular ideas
regarding dress. He says II wear the
same thickness Of outer garments the
year round. I never wear an over
coat 1t is big. heavy. clumsy and OF
little value as a protector against cold.
The air can get in under It in q num-
Der OF places. ! increase or decrease
the number OF my undergarments ac-
cording to the temperature. Every
morning when ] get out OF bed ! open
the windows OF my room and try the
air. II 1t is warm or mild put on my
undershirt, II cold put on two, and IL
very cold l put on three"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
why Marriage May BE a Failure.

One reason why marriage is so often
failure Is that the average man falls
in love with a woman because she has
two or three Of the qualities which he
attributes to the ideal woman. and
nevor gets over blaming her after
wards because she doesn't have the
rest Women don't make any such
mistake. They don't expect to find in
the average man any Of the qualities
possessed by their idoaL and they
are seldom disappointed. -Som-rville
Journal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Abnormal Weather.

Patient-Doctor. I've got q sore
throat and pain in my chest, and my
head aches as II 1t would split.
Doctor-You needn't pay any atten-
ton to those symptoms, Us they indi-
cate q normal condition. II during
the present abominable weather man
feels perfectly we'll he is not healthy =
but ! con cure him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08

A few years ago gentleman bought
100 acres several miles below Macon,
Ga, on the East Tennessee road, for
which he paid $40 an acre. He i'm
proved the property at q cost OF only
"a per acre, and within four years
from the date OF the purchase cleared
$27, 900 from the sales Of fruit grown
on this land.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
A Brooklyn scandal Avertsd.

whats the matter with Prospect
Parker / saw him dancing around his
baby carriage yesterday like mad. /
thought he stopped drinking last jan
uary. Is he crazy?"
Sane as you are. He was probably
trying to make his baby laugh"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Had Provided Against Counterfeit.

Il have no thought OF meddling with
your business, Mr.. Dashaway, said
Miss Summit, with facetious air.
"but as was driving by a woll-known
pawnbrokers' establishment yesterday
saw gentleman inside. who, must
confess, bore II strong resemblance to
YOU"
"Indced!" replied Mr.. Dashaway.
"Did you see his face?"
I'm afraid that did,"
Then 1t couldn't have been me. I
had my back turned"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
ny Irrigation.

In eastern New Mexico nearly six
hundred thousand acres OF fruit and
farm lands have been reclaimed by
the construction Of storage reservoirs
and irrigating canals during the past
two years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
A Fr,vo,ou. Arc.

In some respects this is frivolous
age. Nine. Janauschek says there is
no legitimate tragedy on the stage be-
cause people would rather laugh than
think.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
A Barber,s sign.

A barber at Coxsackie, N. Y. In
stead Of the traditional BARRIERS pole.
displays moving machine blade
painted red, white and blue as the en-
blem OF his calling.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Her lsngagenent.

why, thought Daisy was engaged
to Count Spaghetti" We'll. she was;
but her. father broke II OF. and now
the italian government has demanded
money indemnity. Judge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Try ls On = Dog.

''Can you cookp" he asked anxiously.
ere he popped tho question. II don't
know. she answered. but IL can
try" Not on me-" he rejoined.
reaching for his hat. New York Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08

Rome, in the days Of her pride and
power. had a circus that would accom-
modato 1859, 600 people. With such q
multitude, II boy crawled under the
canvas II wasn't noticed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-08
Rusiness Failures.

Eighty per cent. Of all the men who
go into business on their own account
fail; and the other twenty per cent.
get their money. -Somerville Journal
Arizona republican., 1891-07-28
SLEEPING CAR RATES.

The state law of New York has taken the Sleeping car question by the throat and passed some very salutory laws The following is an extract from an en. actment of the last legislature
 Any patentee of a sleeping car or his legal representative may place his car upon any rail road with the assent of the corporation owning or operating such road, and may charge for the use of the same in all cases, to each passenger occupying 1t, forty cents, which shall entitle the passenger to the use of berth for one hun. drsd miles: and at the rate of three mills fol every mile, but in no case shall the charge ex. ceed eight cents. The railroad corporation per. mitting the use of any such car shall be liable Tor damages for injuries received therein to the same extent as if received in its own car and It shall keep sufficient first class cars of other kinds for the convenient use of passen gers not wishing to use sleeping car. Every person using sleeping car shall be furnished with A ticket having plainly written or printed there on sleeping car. and no railroad corpora ton shall be interested in the additional sum paid for the use of berths in sleeping cars run upon its road
 While it would be maniiestly unjust to expect the Pullman company to low CT its rates in this section to parity with those operating in the thickly pop ulated districts of the east; still reduc- tion of say one hundred per cent would leave handsome margin and be appre- ciated by much bled and bleeding pub lie. The enormous fortune which the Pullman concern is making would sug- gest in itself that more equal arrange ment might be made.
Arizona republican., 1891-07-28

THE right of a newspaper to print the news whenever the public or an indi. vidual makes it is as we'll esta blshed both in law and moral ethics as the principles of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. The fact that this news may be offensive or distasteful to the reader is not the fault of the paper which does not manufacture the news, but simply reproduces for the public mind that which has happened. If the publica- ton is an expose of social or political corruption it is quite natural that ob- jections should be made by those whose skirts arc most liable to be bedrabbled in the mire, and the cry is raised against the indecencies of newspapers. When such state of affairs exists which de- mands the attention of the courts, it demands the attentions of the public likewise and it is gwen to them through the mediums of the press. There is a root to all evil. Strike at the root.
Arizona republican., 1891-07-28
TARIFF PICTURES.

~. Y. Press; Workingmen, this is the ~ay the cheaper labor of continental Eu- rope has competed aUith the more intelligent labor of tree trade England and d,iuen a out cf employment. In 1856 he United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland had siR industry that employed 5G, ,i37 persons. In 1889 itS Siik industry en,- ptoyed only 4I,277 nPrSnne