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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
WAYS OF THE wANkoNpEs.
Ono OF tho Races InhahitinJ tho Central
Part OF Africa.

One Of tho Races InhahitinJ tho Central
Part OF Africa.
In new book OF African adventure
L. M. Fotheringham tells of two
years struggle with Arab slave-dealers
in Africa. In speaking Of the Wakon-
des he says: You could see tho people
In their element any forenoon you
chose to walk among tho bananas You
would be greeted on all sides with
''Sawkire, uguniii?n Good morning.
have you slept well?" Possibly some
Of the natives might be Mt their toilet,
some washing and others shaving.
Both women and mon shave of their
eyebrows and pull out their eyelashes
"a practice which does not enhance
their appearance. They also shave
the head. A bit OF iron with good
edge does duty rs q razor.
The men love to sit and smoke their
morning pipes under the cool shade Of
the bananas. The pipe is simply a
gourd with little hole near the bot
tom, into which the head or cup with
the tobacco is put. Water Is poured
into the gourd. A hole mt the top,
about one inch in diameter, is the
mouth-piece. The native puts his lips
over this hole and takes n good pull,
and then passes 1t on to his noighbor.
Then they puff the smoke in the air
and watch it, with their dreamy eyes,
dissolve among the leaves. They
know both how to grow tobacco and
how to smoke 1t, rs the luxury Of tho
native pipe is uncommonly refreshing.
The Wankondes yield to none in hos
pitality. Whenever you enter village
you are presented to the chief and re-
ceive a present OF bullock or lite
equivalent in fruit, etc. There are
only two regular meals in the day q
shall not say how many snacks they
have in the interval), and these occur
at midday and between 6 and z o'clock
ut night. Native etiquette prevents
the men dining along with the women.
The staple food Is usima, a porridge
made out of the -four of Indian corn,
mpemba. or cassava- BY way of relish
they have vegetables or slowed fowl or
fish. On the whole the Wankondes, az
found them, were particularly pros
porous and happy people, inoffensive
and contented. could not help
thinking how much better they were
than certain products OF civilization.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09

II should say" remarked an expert,
that there are at least so. 900 cranks
In the city OF New York, and I think
they should start newspaper TO be
called the crank. 1t Is proper 70 define
. crank as q person who differs In his
opinions or conduct from the majority
Of other persons We used to say that
. short-haired woman or long haired
man was crank. There are cranks
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09

"Ah, doctor, allow me TO give you
my heartiest thanks for that medicine
you prescribed for me-"
80 It helped you very muchP"
Eyes, indeed; immensely"
How many bottles did you usep"
II didn't drink any myself. but my
uncle got away with one bottle. and
soon after breathed his last inherit
all his property"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
smell Of Paint.

The best way to remove the smell OF
paint is to first render. the room ne
nearly as possible air-tight by closing
the windows, doors and other openings.
Place q vessel OF lighted charcoal in
the room. and throw on 1t two or three
handouts Of juniper berries. After
twenty-four hours the smell will have
entirely disappeared. Another method
OF Ioing the same thing is to plunge q
handful OF new hay into pail OF water
and let it stand in the newly painted
room.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
Psrosnt.Rs OF Deaths.

In regard to the recently-publishe
reports concerning,the ill-treatment OF
Rebel prisoners the Indianapolis Jour-
nal says: .Is Wyeth correct as to the
percentage OF deaths in the PRISON.
He says the official records.show that
ut Camp Morton 1902 prisoners
were confined, OF which number
1,763, or III Clio per cent persisted.
He says that the conditions we're not
malarious; that indianapolis was not
unhealthy, and that few deaths would
have resulted had due care been exer-
cised. 1t is one thing to say that
1853 men persisted In Camp Morton
and it Is quite another thing to say
that they persisted because they were
confined in Camp Morton. His asser-
ton that this 6eath-rate was due to
inhuman treatment and neglect Is a
falsehood, as contemporaneous evil
den g shows. The Indianapolis Jour
nal OF that time is u good witness 10
the fact that nearly all the prison
ers who came to Camp Morton
were half famished and half clad.
Of the first batch OF 8, 900 who ar
rived 500 were put upon the sick list
the first day, SO terribly had they sur
fered from exposure In the trenches
OF Fort Donelson during the intensely
cold weather which prevsiled at the
time OF the fight. Everything posi-
BILE was done for them. Ample hos
pital facilities were provided. Some
OF the sick we're taken into private
residences and nursed by the ladies
and tended by the physicians OF the
city. Many delicacies were sent to
them, Nevertheless the morality
was very great. Let the truth be
told. however. 1t was not due to the
treatment received by tho soldiers
when they were In prison at Camp
Morton. but in,spite OF It. The sheds
OF which Dr. Wyeth speaks had been
occupied as quarters by our own
troops. II they were good enough
for them presumably they were good
enough for the rebel prisoners.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09

Blow, softly blow. sweet sprihgtime wind.
Der building lanes and fields Of green
Il must get Nike to fix that blind;
The buck door needs u new wire screen).
Brown robins futter from the hedge
Where nests are hidden Gracious me,
The boys have n0tched this ratings edge
Until iIs nearly ruined-See?)
Swift lights and shadows on tho hill,
Bring back dear visions, dear, In vain
1--WE can't put up lace curtains till
We paint these window frames againD
oh, fairest dreaml oh, softest charmi
II could seize it--(Yes, 1 hear! IA.
Tell Kate to make the suds quite warm,
And III be down directly, dear).
Adieu to toll, to sordid cares
lrhe junk man. Is itY Very well,
just ask him II he'll step upstairs
And see these stoves have 10 sellD
-Madeline 5. bridges, In Ladies' Home
Journal. SO
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09

That most grievous Of our minor Ills,
the toothache, may be sometimes
cured, and usually alleviated. by :
weak galvanic current which can be
generated by placing silver coin on
one side Of the mouth and piece Of
zinc on the other. To. increase the
effect, rinsing the mouth with aoidslst-
cd water will be found sfsicacious.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
.Ho,d che Fort"

When Sherman was holding Atlanta,
and stripping his army for his famous
march to the sea-" Hoods army was
suddenly thrown on Altoona Pass.
which was defended by . fort COM
manded by General Corse. The posi-
ton was nearly, or quito, fifty miles
from the headquarters Of Sherman.
and It's vital Importance was known In
both armies and to it, gallant com.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09

mander. When the enemy General
Johnston) approached. General Corse
made up his mind that the position
must be held at all costs. and he told
the men that there would be no re-
treat nor surrender. Kenesaw Noun
tain overlooked the pass. and on the
summit was the signal station; and
after General Corse had sent mes
sage informing Sherman OF the attack.
and his purpose to make q desperate
defense. he addressed himself to
the work at hand with vigor which
will always be the theme OF song and
story. The attack began early in the
morning. and the heavy masses OF the
Confederate troops were pushed with
great determination close up 70 the
works. and ut one time entered a small
redoubt, but were driven back at every
assault. About ten o'clock at night.
as one who was there we'll remem-
bers. the signal station flag gave a
message which was not clearly dis
tinguished because OF the heavy smoke
which hung over our lines. but in n
few moments the assault slackened q
little, and as the smoke blew away
the message was read, Hold the fort;
we are coming. The message was re-
peated to all the regimental COM
lnanders, and was read In every bat
terry, and IL was received everywhere
with great cheers. 1t was the only
message received that day, but Sher-
man ordered it repeated from time to
time during the day. and whenever
the immediate duty would permit, or
the smoke,woul allow the flag to be
seen, every eye was turned to the
white flag. with its crimson square
standing out boldly in relief against
the clear sky, and it. always said.
Hold the fort; we are coming 1t
was from this event that the burden OF
Sankey's religious song was taken,
which has been sung in all the great
religious meetings wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken. General
Corse got a severe wound, and the
losses in his command were heavy,
but in the afternoon the losses OF the
enemy were so great that the assault
was discontinued Ira ID. Sankey, In
Christian Union.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
Gentle womanki nd.

When men, weary with the worlds
battle. return to the shelter OF their
own home, they need the kindness,
the refinement the high cultivation.
the usefulness. the gentle piety which
woman as she was meant to be knows
how to afford him. The cultivation
OF womsn's mind cannot be carried
too high. but 1t must be q cultivation
proper TO hero her constitution.
her marked gifts, her work In the
world. Y. Ledger.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
How {. Make Marriage q Success.

How t. Make Marriage = Success.
BY observing as closely as possible
the following 'lets'' the number Of
homes Ito let" will be materially de-
creased:
Let each allow the other to know
something.
Let each consult the others feel
ings.
Let each realize the fact that they
are one.
Let the husband frequent his home,
not the club.
Let his having Ito see a man" wait
till next day,
Let his latchkey gather into itself
rust from misuse.
Let him speak to his wife, not yell
..Sayr' at her.
Let him be as courteous after mar
riage as before.
Let him confide in his wife; then
interests are equal.
Let him assist her In beautifying
the home.
Let him appreciate her as his
Let her not worry him with petty
troubles.
Let her not narrate Mrs. Next Doors
gossip.
Let her not fret because Mrs. Neigh
Dor has q sealskin.
Let her make home more pleasant
than the club.
Let her dress as tastefully for him
as strangers.
Let her sympathize with him In
business cares.
Let her home mean love and rest.
not noise and strife.
Let her meet him with kiss, not q
frown.--Christian Inquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
A Raln..a Llrs.

Miss Alice Wilson Pryor, 70 whom
Guiteau. assassin Of President Gar
field. paid attention aud proposed
marriage. died at Jasper. Tenn. She
was OF good family, beautiful. gay and
spirited, but became recluse, wish
shattered nerves. after the execution
OF Guiteau.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
Our Kitchen Girls.

Is the knowledge Of housework q
disgraceP Il would seem 80, II We
would notice the ways aad customs Of
the present time.
The kitchen girls In our large cities
are not shown one-half the considera-
ton that the dog receives; for often
the dog gets the attention that
should belong 70 baby (the dog
being less trouble). and che
lady Of che house has been
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
A Gettysburg Heroine.

General Henry w. Slocum relates
this interesting Incident: ave called
at the house which has always been
an object OF interest to all who visit
this field. Near the line occupied by
the brigade under command OF Cen
eral j. b. Carr. of Troy. N. Y, stands
little one-story house, which at the
time of the battle was occupied by a
Mrs. Rogers and her daughter. On
the morning OF July I'd General
Carr stopped at the house and
found the daughter, q girl
about eighteen years Of age,
alone busily engaged in baking bread.
He informed her that great battle
was inevitable, and advised her to
seek place OF safety at once. She
said she had batch OF bread baking
in the oven and she would remain un-
til it was baked and then leave. When
her bread was baked 1t was given tc
our soldiers, and devoured 80 eagerly
that she concluded to remain and bake
another batch. And 80 she continued
until the end of the battle, baking and
giving her bread to all who came. The
great artillery duel which shook the
earth for miles around did not drive
her from her oven. Pickett's men who
charged past her house found her quiet
ly baking her bread and distributing II
to the hungry. When the battle was
over her house was found to be rid
died with shot and shell, and seven.
teen dead bodies were taken from the
house and cellar; the bodies OF wound
ed men who had crawled to the little
dwelling for shelter. Twenty years
after the close OF the war General
Carr's men and others held q grand
reunion ut Gettysburg; and learning
that Josephine Rogers was still living,
but had married and taken up her res
idence in Ohio, they sent for her,
paid her passage from her home to
Gettysburg and back, and had her GO
to her old home and tell them the
story which they all knew 30 we'll.
They decorated her with score Of
army badges, and sent her back q
happy woman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
A Child's DR. ess.

There isn't anything in the world
prettier than child in the picturesque
garments Of the present day. The
very sight of one is something to be
distinctly grateful for u whole day
thereafter. In his velvet coat with
its lace ruf1les and his silk-clad legs,
Master Harold Is n little -prince who
has escaped from the Tower, or Mis-
tress Priscilla In her quaint gown and
white cap, has slipped out OF Sir
Joshua Reynolds loving hands into
the circle OF o-day. And they are all
very dear and charming, no doubt,
and they crafty our eyes and our
tastes as we'll as our hearts.
But perhaps there is place for an
other thought. one that goes back oil
the appreciation and pleasure of the
grown-up folks. A thought for the
child. Children are often more sens
tive than older persons imagine to
any eccentricity in their garments.
The curious inspection OF passers-by
on the street, the outspoken words of
comment which gazers sometimes per-
init themselves to give because the
object OF them Is "only a child"-
these the child understands perfectly;
but it has not an understanding OF
he real beauty OF its dress,
huch as would comfort and sustain
The soul of the mother under the most
searching scrutiny other own apparel.
The child only gathers that 1t Is In
some way eccentric, and feels shy
distress. Not all children feel 30, TO
be sure, but Just as there are men and
women who prefer the immunity OF a
conventionality that they know to be
inartistic, so there are many children
who would prefer being less pictur-
esque for the sake OF being less OBJ
served.
And this Is healthfuL The in
stinct to avoid comment Is one that a
mother should respect ana encourage
in her, child in every possible way.
To disregard 1t is to induce that un-
fortunate love OF admiration which is
the most unlovely trait In childhood.
--Harper's Bazaar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
FOR THE LADIES.
ENTERTAINING ITEMS FOR THE
FEMININE SEX.

Sentiment and Realism Marriage and
Single Biessedness-Our kitchsn
Giris--Ths Dress or ChIldrsn--2;
Pithy Points.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
The Independence OF wome :.

:, The Independence OF wome-.
( There are certain things in life
which. when directly sought, are very
elusive. One OF these Is happiness,
which is oftener found when one tries
to make happiness for another. The
girl whose chief aim is to .catch" q
husband for herself very often fails in
her undertaking, or accepts a condi-
ton infinitely worse than maidenhood,
that, OF being wife to q man who Is
q greater fool than herself, while the
young woman who devotes herself to
some congenial and self-supporting
employment, meets with unexpected
suitors Tor her hand.
A good and suitable marriage Is a
good thing. but to marry anybody.
simply for the sake of being married
is misery breeding folly. and un-
worthy the self-respect of any woman,
however lowly.
There is nothing at all dreadful
In living IN unmarried life. IL q
woman can assure herself Of financial
Independence, either through her own
work, or from an inherited income.
1t Is dreadful" to be unwelcomely
dependent upon relatives or friends,
and there are great many things in
many married lives that are perfect
ly dreadful as need be.
But as society is, there are a good
many women who do not marry, and
they are among the brightest most
entertaining, useful and attractive
women to be found. They have taste
and tact, they dress well, are refined
in manner, we'll read, intelligent upon
all current topics, not at all '.old-
maidish.n whatever that may be,
and to call their condition an unhappy
one, would be manifestly untrue.
They have not married because they
we're superior to any suitors they may
have had, and they were toe
womanly to give themselves away for
less than nothing. or, for score oi
other honorable reasons have they
remained spinsters. According to the
census of 1880. there were nearly 9
millaon more men than women in the
United States. so there are always
men enough somewhere to go around
but in these commercial times, with
young men in business and young
women in school. the latter are in q
fair way to become better educated
than are the men in the same social
plane, and this state OF affairs tends
to celibacy. Housewife.
The morning call., 1891-07-04
NOW UNDER CONTROL.
The Fire on Tamalpais Has APPARENT,
Been Subdued.

The Fire on Tamalpais Has Apparently
Been Subdued.
The northeast side of Tamalpais, above the
stations of Larkspur and Tamalpais, on the
North Pacific Coast Railroad, is now black
ened waste. nothing but stumps and charred
trunks of partially consumed trees being
left OF the foliage and thickly wooded
slopes of former days. Thanks to the hercu-
lean efforts and untrng vigilance of few
ranchers residing in the neighborhood the
fire has been completely eXtinguished on
that side of the mountain. Fears are enter
tanned by some that the flames may break
out again to the north of the locality already
devastated, and close watch is being main
tanned TO guard against the possibility of
another c0nfiagration.
On the opposite side of Tamalpais. along
the sides Of the Cascade and Ling CANYONS.
the file is still sm0ldering and huge quanti-
ties OF smoke emitted from the embers dis
color the horizon for miles around. 1t ia
believed, however. that the fire Is now I'M
der control and large party of property
owners living ON both sides of the mountain
were Yesterday working hard TO extinguish
finally the dying embers.
A number OF people who had been spend
ing the summer in cottages in the neighbour
hood, and who in their fright removed them
selves aud their vauables to San Rafael,
have returned to their discarded homes and
VIII undoubtedly remain there. 1t was re-
ported yesterday that q house belonging to
q lady, and situated about three miles south
west from Tamalpais Station, had been de-
stroyed. but investigation failed to confirm
the rumor. No property except forest land
has been burned, and the loss of the latter
has not yet been accurately estimated, but
$50, 900 will probably cover all damages
The losses have been sustained by large
propertyowners who will not be financially
embarrassed by their misfortune,
The morning call., 1891-07-04
THE TAMALPAIS FIRE.
Favorable Accounts Showing That It Is
Nov Under Control.

SAN RAFAEL, July 3.-The situation at
Mount Tamaipais has not changed mate
rally. Last night it was expected that the
fire would burn the hopper and trestles of
the San Rafael water MAINS but gang of
twenty men were at that point, aud by al
most Superhuman work succeeded in saving
that property. The men backfred the
wouds On the westerly side of the LagunitaS
Lake, and at present there is no danger OF
San Rafael losing her water supply. The
foreman of the water company felt so con-
tident that no further danger would ensue
that he discharged a number of his men this
morning.
About 9 o'clock this morning the fire
again started in the upper end of Ross Val
ley, and owing to the strong southwest wind
now blowing it is rapidly encroaching on
the residence portion of the valley. Re-en-
forcements have been sent out to battle the
flames at that place. Should the fire crowd
its way to Ross Valley it would no doubt
cause great damage to the many elegant
residences in that place, the majority Of the
residences being built close to the shrub
berry.
In the direction of Bolinas the back-fire
started to save the water company is making
rapid strides nOrthward and westward.
1t Is reported that the fire is raging on the
otuSO AOdu W DOlludo, dHu IL 10 nOb lpIOD-
able that to-day'S stage from Boinas will
have TO make the trip via Sausalito.
The fire has been eXtinguished at Tamal-
pals, but in the Mill Valley gulches it is
still burning.
Reports from Mil Valley and vicinity do
not express any alarm as the wind is now
blowing from the hot section, and gang of
men are constantly on the alert. Ii is i'm
possible TO say when the fire will be extin-
guished, and no doubt many more thousands
| of acres Will be burGed over before the fire
Will be completely under control.
This afternoon the wind took a favorable
turn and the Tamalpais fire is now in fair
men sent cut this morning succeeded in
almost a matter of impossibility for the res
idence portion of Ross Valley to be harmed.
Nothing but smoldering and smoking
trunks of trees and half Turning chaparrai
and brush adorn the once beautiful
Bill Williams Guch The Bolnas stage
| passed over the mountain road Ia San Rafael
/ this morning. The driver states that the
| ire will not be as great as was expected
of several small brush fires, confined to
| ton thlckly wooded, situated about half
way between the summit and tho ocean.
ALI the fre-ighting forces who had been
at this point, and should 4 strong wind not
arise it is probable that by Tomorrow the
| FIRE will have been all extin2uished This
evening several parties who have been in
the mountains for several days returned to
town
The morning call., 1891-07-04
BRIEF BUT GOOD NEWS.
The Waters of the Colorado at Yum
Have Receded.

The Waters of the Colorado at Yuma
Have Receded.
Brief but good news from the region of the
desert lake was received at Fourth and
Townsend streets yesterday. The waters
of the Colorado River at Yuma have re-
ceded two inches since Thursday morning,
and the depth at this point is now % feet e
inches, against % feet inches for Thurs
day and 80 feet inches for February.
Owing to the variable winds, which sweep
over the lake, keeping the water in per-
petual state of agitation it is almost impos-
sible TO take soundings, and entirely so to
ascertain anything like the correct depth.
As near as can be ascertained, however. the
water still stands at q inches. The South
ern Pacific people still cling to the original
theory, that the water of this lake comes
from the Colorado through a channel in the
sand ridge, separating the old lake bed from
a depression or sink which lies further south,
and not from the gulf.
No news has as yet been received from the
expedition sent out by the company to dis
cover the exact location of this channel, and
none Is expected until Monday, when the
mystery of Salons salt visitation will be
cOlyed