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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20

His Grievance Vanished before m Eio-
quent Tribute.


quent Tribute.
A member OF the Alabama legisla-
ture was walking along the street con-
graduating himself upon having just
made stirring speech upon the neces-
sity Of moving q certain line fence.
when stranger stepped up to him
and gave him violent punch on the
nose. The legislator was not fight
ing man, except whilsfoh the floor Of
the house. and instead'o OF striking the
stranger, had him arraigned before q
police judge.
II wish to prosecute my own case"
said the law maker. II am an attor-
ney and will show this court that 80
pugnacious and worthless scoundrel
as this one should not only be fined to
the full limit. but that he should be
locked up in jail and kept there until
he learns how to behave himself. Your
honor, / was walking along the street.
absorbed In thought. and still listening
to the sweet echo OF thrilling applause
Il had just made speech-when this
ruffian, mean and envious. came up
and struck me on the nose. This was
utterly without cause, for had never
seen the fellow before, and now. sir
as we say In the house-I demand that
he be severely dealt with"
What have you to say?" the judge
asked the prisoner.
Your honor, did strike the honor
able gentleman, and. without apparent
cause. Let me begin my defense by
stating that am a very peculiar man.
1 live In a backwoods county. and all
my life have been striving for notoriety.
/ have been a candidate on more than
dozen occasions. and on each occa-
sion have been defeated. I tried to
become distinguished, through wealth.
and opened a store, but failed. Then
I saw that there was no chance for me
In the regular lines OF human aspira-
ton, and l decided to do something
out OF the common. but what to do
puzzled me. came to this town, still
bordering, and at last hit upon what l
thought to be happy plan. decided
to select the most distinguished man
could find and hit him on the nose.
This would call attention to me, and
thus introduced. should soon become
known. went to the state house this
morning and listened to the honorable
gentleman's speech. .Ah,' said. he
Is the man. / will hit him. Ibid 30.
and II am really SO great a monster,
l am willing to suffer for 1t. Ambition
he's often been punished, and / am
willing to take my medicine no matter
how bitter"
"Your honor" said the legislator.
II hope, sir. that you will discharge
this man. am sorry now that | had
him arrested"
! The fellow was discharged, and
when he had gone a short distance
down the street, he remarked to a man
that had joined him: 80. you see, l
have won. Give me ten dollars"
He had bet that he could hit the leg
islator on the nose and not be compelled
| to pay a fine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
They Lived Well.

N. b. Rockwell. Co. +, 31st Ind. /.
1886 Eagle street, Terre Haute, Ind. !,
says that rebel sympathizers have
been making complaints In the In
dianapolis Journal about the treat
ment received by rebel prisoners
captured at Fort Donelson and con-
fined at indianapolis. They are
also trying to injure the rep
utatiOn Of DIR. Jameson, one OF the
leading surgeons OF Indianapolis. who
at that time had charge OF the
rebel prisoners. The writer knows
that the prisoners had the very best
living, and their quarters were kept
clean by themselves. The writer
thinks this an unfavorable time to
bring this subject up before the poor
devils who suffered at Andersonville
and other hell-holes OF the COnfed-
eracy. 1t is well-known fact that
the rebel soldiers were sleek and fat
when they left the Northern prisons,
while our poor boys we're skeletons
and covered with sores. rags and ver-
min when they were exchanged.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
NO MoRE MINING For H,M.
One Experience OF Digging fDr Gold Wa
All He Wanted.

One Experience OF Digging ssr Gold was
All He wanted
Eyes" observed young lawyer to
New York Herald reporter. II have
been gold miner in my time. and I
had about all wanted In that one ex-
perience. can assure you.
You see." no went on, az was pos
sessed with the idea when left COL
lege, some five years ago. that I'd like
to go into gold mining as business.
First I'd learn the practical part OF It,
then I'd locate some valuable claim
somewhere and take things easy after
ward, merely taking out enough gold
to pay my running expenses. Sounds
well. doesn't itp
..Well. / had couple OF hundred
dollars saved up. and with this /
bought an outfit OF rough clothing and
n ticket for the west. Without going
into details, / found myself. some two
weeks afterward, in Grizzly Flat. q
mining camp In FL Dorado county, CAL
ifornia- My money was about gone,
too. and as had no way OF procuring
additional funds ! had to set to work
whether wished to or not.
II met mine boss up there who
agreed, in consideration OF ten-dollar
gold piece-the last money had--to
give me job al helper In one of the
lower levels of his mine. The next
day started out for my new field of
labors. 1t was the dead OF winter and
bitter cold. The snow was about two
feet deep on the level and through this
we had to tramp distance Of half q
mile to the mine.
Thus far the outlook was not en-
oouraging. certainly. Here. get in the
cage there, said the boss, pointing to
q box-like affair suspended over hole
in the ground. With some misgivings
/ got aboard and then down we went.
Down. down, until IL seemed al
most as II we had reached the center
of the earth. 1t was dark as pitch,
too, save for the pickering rays OF the
candle which carried. Then / had
to crawl on my hands and knees
through narrow, damp passageway,
until we reached the face OF the drift.
Hero. JIM said the boss, here's a
new hand for you. Better set him to
work holding drill
II put out my hand and folt thick.
Shiny ooze against the wall Small
streams Of water trickled from above
down the back Of my neck. There
was no gold in sight, either; no Alad-
din's treasure palace greeted my eyes.
as fondly hoped to see. 1t was an
uncanny place-damp, dismal and al
together horrible to contemplate.
Here, young Teller, git a hold on
this drill, will yer?' And as ! in
stinctively obeyed Jim prepared to
strike. Whish! and down came the
the hammer on the head Of the drill.
remembered only seeing a thousand
stars, and then all became blank.
when l returned to consciousness
found my arm in a sling. The blow
had glanced and the hammer had de-
scended on my forearm. You're in
luck; your arm isn't broken, said the
mine boss. And then he added, with
evident contempt: Say. you're nc
miner. / think school teaching is
more in your line
He probably was right. At any
rate. managed to work my way back
to the coast, and was glad enough to
see New York City again. can tell
you. No, stree! no more gold or any
other kind of mining in mine. Not Il
l can help it,"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20

81 bought this broad brimmed hat TO
keep the light out OF my eyes," she
said confidingly.
"Nothing can do that" he answered
CALAMITY. and the world revolved on
Its regular twenty-four houra-day
~ stsm Just as usual.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
Occupying Her Time.

A queen must occupy" her time.
Queen Victoria puts in her spare time
In plying the crochet needle, and an
English journal is authority for the
statement that at an exhibition OF
women's industries lately held at Glas-
gov pair OF wristlets In gay stripes
and blue and scarlet hood worked by
the queen were on view.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
GONE TO MAsHoNALAND.

Lord Randolph Churchilps Mission
TO south Africa.
The South African expedition in
which Lord Randolph Churchill Is
taking leading part is attracting
widespread attention throughout Eu-
rope. The exploration OF the COM
paratively unknown Mashonaland.
known ms ''The New Eldorado." is an
adventurous undertaking. and it re-
quires courage and confidence. Lord
Randolph is believed to possess all of
the qualities required in such an ex-
petition, AMI moreover, lie has an
American wife to cheer him on. He
has n firm belief in the future OF South
Africa and he realizes the Importance
OF developing new markets for English
commerce and fresh outlets for the
ever increasing population OF the
mother country. He will investigate
the resources Of Zambesi. Manicaland
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
Smart old Men.

Earl Township, Pa, boasts two
smart old men. Daniel Overy, although
ninety-two years OF age. chops up half
a cord Of wood nearly every day. while
John Kernell, hale old shoemaker.
pegs away 80 diligently that few peo-
pie would suspect him to be ninety
wears old
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
brave Man.

Bronson living2 Why. was told
no fell Mt Gettysburg at the beginning
OF the fight"
HE did, but he got right up again,
and reached home before the news OF
the battle"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
HIS wonderful Trip.

M. de Ennstsky. the Russian gentle
man who bet 25.0 roubles that he
would drive his troika from Samara to
Paris In eighty days, reached Paris
twenty-five DAYS ahead Of time. He
used three little Ural horses, the max-
imum distance covered for any day be-
ing about 120 miles.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20

The doctors ~ Berlin have agreed
that In future their coachmen shall
wear white hats 90 that q doctors car
riage may be always Immediately dis
ting,Iishable and She public enabled to
summon medical aia from the streets
IN urgent casea
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20

fr ! Q n d, ID. X.
Cartier. whom
lie ate r W a L d
appointed chief
justice, they re-
modelled the
court. Mr.. Meigs
dra wing up its
code OF rules,
form, etc.
Til $ done, Mr..
Ii q C In ten
dered him one
OF the Justice
ships which Mr..
Meigs Grniiyde-
clined. He then
rendered hi n,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
G.. A. II, Notes.

The Comrades OF the Battlefield will
convene ut Detroit. Mich. on Wednes-
day, Aug. 8. in Room B Of the Everett
School, on East Fort street, for per-
manent organization. Headquarters
and registering Office will be in rooms
and Is Bull block, on Griswold
street. The order now has men,
bership in eighteen States.
May Is the headquarters OF the de-
partment OF Wisconsin G. A. X. will
be located at Marshfeld, the home Of
the department commander, w. H..
Upham. The headquarters have been
in Milwaukee since 1888. Com
rade +. b. Gray, the Assist
ant Adjutant General, goes to
Marshfield for the balance OF the year.
The May meeting OF the Wisconsin
Commandery OF the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion was held at Mil
waukee the first Wednesday OF the
month. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows: Commander.
Captain Edward Ferguson; Senior
vice. Commander, Major, and Surgeon,
Scion Marks; Junior vice-C Commander.
MAJOR Earl M. Rogers; Recorder,
Captain A. Ross Houston; Registrar,
Chandler p. Chapman: Treasurer,
Lieutenant Frank A. Arson; Chancel-
lor. Lieutent j. b. johnson; Chaplain,
Rev. G. Mott Williams. Council
Lieutenant Henry 4. Drake. Surgeon
w. H. Leighton. Captain F. H. Mag
deburg. Major C. H. Ross. Lieutenant
III. A. Valentin.
Simon Heffiebower. Freeport.
Mich. would like some comrade to
tell him by letter what battery the
41st Ohio, Third Brigade, Third
Division. Fourth Corps, supported
two nights before the fall OF Atlanta.
The Captain OF his company thinks
that it was the I'd ILL.,, but is not GER
tain.
Charles Michaelis. Company d,
18th N. r., Densmore, Kan, has an
old friend who served as Govern
ment scout. lost leg above the knee
a short time ago, Is not able to buy an
pr.ificial leg, and Is not entitled to a
pension. He wishes any old soldier
who had the misfortune to lose his
right leg. and has an old artificial leg
that Is out CT use, but has all the
springs intact in the knee Joint &c
correspond with writer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20

Tattoo marks are IN Indication OF
depravity; 80 1t is better to keep them
concealed II you have been foolish
enough to take them on. II IL said:
Fully two-thirds OF the professional
criminals Of this country have decora-
tions tattooed on some part OF their
bodies.r .
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20

Scientific men say that the earth's
age is about 800. 900 years for the
nebular period and about %, 900, 600
Of which 10, 600. 900 are past--fow the
period OF organic beings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
An Anscd ct. OF sheridan.

Charles Z. Mccoy, Co. /, LIST Ne.
Cav, Bangor, Me-, says that In 1885,
while enroute from Chicago to Kansas
City. and In the car adjoining him.
was Gen. Sheri5<n and staff. While
on the Rad wany persons boarded the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
His Name Was sandy.


Names that were bestowed upon
men in the army are said to have adj
hered to them ever since. An old In
dianian says: lover In my district is
man named Sandy. To the ordi-
nary observer, there is no reason In
the world for the nickname.and no
appropriateness In it. But. in one OF
very earliest skirmishes Of the war,
he was on picket duty, and was ii-
rected to get as near the enemy's
line as he could. He crept
up to within q few feet OF the
vidette-po of the Confederate pickets,
and quietly digging hole in the sand,
he burrowed there until early morn
ing. listening to all that was said.
When he came back to report he
must have shaken two or three quarts
OF sand from his clothes and shoes. and
the boys gave him on the spot the
name OF Sandy. 1t stuck TO him
through his army career. and, now
that he is in public life, he is still
called SANDY"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
A Conf ederats sionu,net.

The annual meeting OF the Grand
Camp OF Virginia Confederate Veter-
ans will be held at fredericksburg.
Va, June 10, on which occasion the
Confederate monument at that place
will be unvailed with imposing cere-
monies. Grand Commander w. p.
smith called the meeting Monday,
May Is.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
In Memory Of Porter.

Memorial services wero held in
fremont Temple, Boston, May II, in
honor OF Admiral David ID. Porter.
Mayor Matthews presided. Rev.
Phillips Brooks conducted the prayers.
The music was furnished by the organ
and quartet. Hon. James Russell
Solely delivered an eloquent eulogy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-20
Chain Armor.

William Simmons. U. s. s. Brook
lyn, Historian National Association Of
Naval Veterans, 1882 Wharton street.
Philadelphia. Pa, says the first use Of
chain cables on the sides of vessels
for protection during the late war was
by Commodore Farraguts squadron
on the Lower Mississippi in April,
1862. The efficiency OF the device was
demonstrated in the passage Of Forts
jackson and ST. Phillip and the en-
counter with the Confederate
ram, in which the writer partic-
ipated, and 1t resulted in the
capture OF New Orleans. The device
was sug gested by Joseph E. Vantine,
then connected with the U. s. S. Rich
mond, now resident Of New Castle,
Del. Comrade Vantine should receive
from Congress handsome pension. or
some expression OF recognition for his
valuable device. Ho was presented
by the Navy Department some years
ago with medal for his bravery In
the action above referred to. and at
Mobile Bay. The device was the
means OF saving many OF our vessels
from total destruction In that engage
ment and was also adopted by Capt.
Winslow in his encounter with the
Alabama on the coast OF TrsDce two
years later.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-16

We want every mother to know that
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Even alter n rough cough has appeared
tho disease may be prevented by using
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-16
HOLMES 10 WHITTIER,
Tho hutoornt Writes II Bctutiful Letter to
tho Good Old Ounknr pnnt.

Tho hutocrnt Writes II beautiful Letter to.
the Good Old Quaker poct.
On the occasion OF Whittier's eighty.
fourth birthday anniversary, last week,
DIR. Holmes wrote to him as follows:
My DEAR WntrTIER:-I congratulate
you on having climbed another glacier
and crossed another crevasso in your
accent OF tho white summit which al
ready begins to see tho morning twi.
light OF the coming century. a life 30
well filled rs yours has been cannot be
too long ioryour fellow-men and women.
In their affections you are secure,
whether you arc with them here or near
them in some higher life than theirs.
l hope your years have not become q
burden, SO that you arc tired OF living.
AT our age We must live chiefly in the
nast-happy is he who has n past life
like yours to look back upon.
It is II OF the iclicitous incidonts-I
will not say accidcnts-oi my life that
the lapse OF time has brought us very
near together, SO that l frequently find
myself honorcd by seeing my name
mentioned in near connection with YOUR
own. Tho image which l have used be.
fore this in writing to you rccurs once
more i'll my thought. We were on deck
together ms We began the voyage OF life
two generations ago. 4 whole genera
ton passed and the succeeding one
found us in the cabin, with Il goodly
company OF ~coevals. Then the craft
which held US began going to pieces,
until 4 few OF us were left on the raft
pieced together OF its fragments. And
now the raft has at last parted and you
and | are left clinging to the solitary
spar, which is all that still remains atloat
OF the sunken vessel.
l have just been looking over the head
stones in Mr.. Griswold's cemetery ell.
titled "The Poets and Poetry OF Amer
lea" In that venerable receptacle, Just
completing its half century OF existence
for the date OF the edition before me
is 1921 find that the names OF John
Grecnleai Whittier and Oliver Wendell
Holmes next each other, in their due
order, rs they should be. All around
are the names OF the dcad-too often OF
forgotten dead. Three which I see there
are still among those OF the living: John
Osborn Sargent, who makes Horace his
own by faithful study and ours by schol-
arly translation Isaac Mcclellan, who
was writingin 1880, and whose last work
is dated 1886, and Christopher r.
Cranch, whose poetical gilt has too rare
ly found expression.
Oh these many dead you are tho most
veneratcd, revercd and beloved survi.
vor; OF these few living the most hon.
ored representative. Long may it be
before you leave Il world where YOUR
influence has been so brncticent, where
your example has been such inspiration,
where. YOU are SO. truly loved, and whore
your presence is Il perpetual benedic.
ton.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-16
CNE ENJOYS

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-16
CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS.
DIR. Dccms's Famous house of Worship-It
Interesting History,


Interesting History,
NeT York Mrgid.
Who does not know OF the Church Of
the Strangers andits amiablc pastor, the
Rev. Charles F. Deems?
Away down on Mercer street, over
Swallowed by tall warehouses and office
buildings. tho plain but comfortable
old-tashioned church was not many
years ago the centre OF the fashionable
residence quarter about Washington
square.
when l first visited New Nork,"
said Or. Deems yesterday, "this church
was the furthcst up town OF any in the
city. That may seem almost incredible
to you for it was before you were born.
But it was only iiftv-four years ago"
DR.. Deems celebrated his seventy
first birthday the other day. But he is
as hale and hearty, full OF enthusiasm
in his work us alloy, and breaches MS
vigorously as ever.
The Church OF thoStrange isuni0ue.
1t is broadly catholic and belongs to no
ecclesiastical body. It was established
by DR.. Deems in 1865. Hc had lived
and preached in tho Methodist church
in North Carolina and came to New
York after the war.
Commodore Vanderbilt, who lived
just around the corner on Fourth
street became interested through his
wife, a Southern lady, in tho Southern
preachers plucky attempt to establish
church, and astounded DR.. Deems by
sending for him and presenting HIM
with $4,000 with which to purchase
the building then owned by the Mercer
street Presbyterian church, which was
moving up town.
DIR. Deems wanted to have the prop
erty decided to n committee OF trustees,
but the gruif old commodore wouldn't
have it SO. Flo insisted on making it a
personal gift to DR.. Deems.
NO" ho said, ''you will keep ham
moring away ut some OF those fellows
about their sins and they'll turn around
and bedcyil you so that you will have to
quit the church. No; l am going to
give it to you personally"
And tho Church OF the Strangers was
established on this platform:
"Tho Church OF the Strangers is q
Christian communion composed in part
OF persons who have been members OF
the Baptist Congregational, Episcopal,
Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and
other denominations and Il part OF those
who have made n confession OF faith
under tho ministry OF the. pastor.
"We believe ourselves to DO the first
unscctarian church established III
America. Our symbol OF faith is the
apostles creed; our ritual is simple;
our communion is open and our seats
arc all free. We are atwar with no OK
listing denomination OF the Christian
church, but are ~cndcavoring to supple
ment the labors OF them all, and arc
at perfect peace with all who love the
Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity Our
aim is to demonstrate the practicability.
Of Christian unity, to keep up a free
Christian church in this city, and to
furnish n Sunday home for strangers
whom pleasure or business may bring
to the metropolis"
The churchis supported by voluntary
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-16

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