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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18

faces, SUCH clear
eyes, such FURNISHED hair, and such
1.-the, superb figures; and then, they
carry themselves so magnificently,w with
their long coats and trailing skirts and
inimitable taste concerning details!
1t was +. Marion Crawford. you
know, who told us on a page of ''Dr
Claudius' that ''when American women
dress well, they dress better than any
other women in the worlds" and they
nearly all dress well. if one is to judge
by those one sees on the promenade OF
sunny afternoon.
A certain representative well-dressed
American woman whom l saw on the
avenue cannot but interest you. She
was tall and impressively beautiful.
She wore an imported costume Il knew
it was imported because the bottom of
skirts of imported gowns do). 1t was
of old-blue cloth with tan-colored
vest and a gorgeous amount of gold
embroidery about it.
Her hat was of odd tan-colored lace,
decorated in mock jewels, with mass
of dull pink roses, with foliage in
browns set up at the back in chic
manner; the strings were of dull blue
velvet ribbon. She wore white gloves
with tan stitching and an almost inn
perceptiblc veil of dull rose illusion.
The queer dull colors of her costume
were peculiarly becoming to her odd
beauty of creamy skin, intense blue
eyes, and soft, straying reddish hair,
that f1uffed about her little ears and
forehead and made n winsome framing
for her piquant face.
At the last smart Claremont tea there
was n brave showing of new and gor-
geous gowns. One that caused no lit
tie sensation was worn by a well-known
New York beauty. 1t was of pale
lavender-faced cloth, embroidered in
gold and mock emeralds in a unique
design. The usual combination of
lavender and green with gold was
strikingly beautiful in effect.
A dainty Partisan hat of green tulle,
spotted with gold and piled high with
masses of pale tinted lilacs, was worn
gracefully on the fair head of the
happy girl. Her gloves We're lavender,
embroidered on the backs with green
and gold, she carried a marvellous para
sol of green chiffon, with q gold and
emerald handle springing out of n huge
bunch of French lilacs.
India and China silks foulards and
the W 10 G category of soft silks will be
in the greatest favor the coming sum-
mer. There is nothing prettier. and
some of the new figured patterns
are perfect works of art. ~
Black is extremely popular, both
plain and scattered with small colored
figures, tiny roses. and violets and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
ANTS AS BIG AS FOXES.
Some Statements About Celebrated In
sects Disputed.

sects Disputed.
Herodotus tho father OF history,
writing in the fifth century before
Christ, tells very remarkable yarn
about certain ants, in the country OF
Pacpycia which were bigger than foxes,
though somewhat less in size than
wolves.
These extraordinary insects lived
Under ground. heaping up the sand into
hills. In this sand gold was mingled.
being brought up from the depths, and
the natives were accustomed TO go with
sacks to collect it, choosing for the
work the hottest part OF the day, be-
cause then the ants which were fright
fully fierce, were hidden in the holes.
Upon arriving at the place where
the plumber was to be obtained. the
men were wont to fill their sacks as
quickly as possible and get away with
the utmost expedition, for the ants,
upon finding out that their dwellings,
had been disturbed. would pursue them,
and. inasmuch as they were unequaled
in swiftness by any other animal. not
one OF the robbers could have escaped
being torn to pieces had they not had
a long start.
A number OF other chroniclers Of
the same period make similar state
ments regarding these insects, among
them Nearchus, who speaks OF having
seen several of their skins, which
were as large as those of leopards.
1t has been surmised that the ants in
question were in reality the small foxes
Of India, which may have been repre-
sented by travellers as ants, because
they lived in holes in the ground.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
THE SEA SUNSET.

This b the land the sunset washes,
These are the hanks OF tho Yellow ssA;
Where 1t rose, OF whittier 1t rushes,
These arc the western mysteryI
Night after night her purple trafic
Strews the landing with opal bales
Merchantmen poise upon horizons,
Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.
Emily Dickinson
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18

Party ct Desk For heavens sake
make less noise! How do you suppose
a fellow is going to foot up these col
umns in the midst OF your clatterp"
One OF the 0ffenders-"Oh! come
now. that won't do. Adders are deaf,
everybody knows. boston Trans
cript. ., (,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
A Terrible Fellow.

Penelope (proudly): II want to
marry a man who will be my master. :"
Dicky: "Weally, think l am just
the one, my deah; in fact, I know it.
You WEAKLY ought to see me manage
my valet. am actually bwutal to the
poor fellah, don't you Mum
seys Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
Annihilating Ti.ne.

The Wheatstone automatic method
OF telegrSphy comes very near to an
Initiating time. When transmitting
at the rate OF 600 words minute.
there are 33, 600 currents per minute
sent out. each having q duration not
exceeding .002 OF second.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
He never WIN.

do you recollect this?" said the
creditor, handing him m unpaid note
mo" replied Highnier, II never met
Washington Ratchet,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18

II is more natural to a man TO lie In
bed In the morning and wish he was
rich than 1t Is to get up and earn . few
shillings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18

rather long basque behind. The
effect is very original, and that, / be-
lieve, is for what we are all striving
for.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
ALL SHE NEEDS is DRSES
70 MAKE THE AMERICAN GIRL
QUEEN OF HER SEX.
Dainty Attire she Will Wear Abroad
This sumnser = Dur Fair Corrc-
sPondens Tells OF Some Late Co.'S
tumcs-Fashion's Follies.

ITHER WOMEN
are more beautiful
than ever, or there
must be n certain
hypnotism in the
perfect fashions of
the day that makes
them appear such
exquisite visions of
loneliness
One sees so many
of them on the
avenue and in the
park! They have
such sweet, pure
faces, such clear
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
virginia Court of Appeals.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-The follow
ing cases were acted upon in the Vir-
ginia Court of Appeals to-day: Ken
dali VS.. Mccormick, writ of error and
supercedeas awarded to judgment rem
dered by the circuit court of Fauquier
county on the 2lst of September, 1891.
Vaughn VS.. Lewis, appeal and super
cedeas awarded to q decree of the cor
poration court OF the city of Roanoke
rendered at the October term, 1891.
percedeas to decree of the corporation
court of tho city OF Roanoke rendered
June 4, 1891. Scott VS.. Raub, argued
by Duke tS Duke for appellant and
George Perkins and Il. S. Martin for
appellee and submitted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
KILLED by a FALLING BRIDGE.

Three Men Lose Their LIVES and Several
Injured in an Accident Oh the Great
American.
HELENA, Mont, Doc. Ill Especial l.
Saturday tho west span of the Great
Northern bridge over the north fork of
tho Columbia river, six miles from
Columbia Falls, fell, carrying with it
nine men, three of whom are dead,
three thought to be fatally wounded,
so badly that recovery is improbable.
-Four immense guy rods fell from the
top and struck the support of false
work, causing it to give way. All of tho
framing work was nearly completed and
the last span was to DO bolJed. Tho
span was sixty feet long and the mon
fell with an awful crash, throwing tim.
Der and iron distance of eighty-fou
feet, two mon being pinned undcr sew
eral feet Of water. Tho accident will
delay the extension of tho Great North.
ern about two weeks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Mr.. shcehan offered tho following

Mr.. Shcehan offered tho foil owing
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the mayor be re-
quested to have Dupuy IL Talliaferro
agents, appear and show cause why GER
tain properties between jefferson street
and Commonwealth avenue. on Third
and Fourth avenues, are not connected
with the city sewer"
Mr.. McClelland presented petition
from citizens in the West End, asking
that r. w. Skies be granted permission
to sell fresh meats. Mr.. Huff opposed
this petition on the grounds that the
law prescribes that the market master
Shall inspect all meats sold, and if
necessary to weigh the same. If this
petition was granted another market
master would have to be appointed
The petition was referred.
MIR. Sheehan presented petition
from the Friendship Fire Company. ask
ing that they be allowed to occupy the
new engine house in that ward, and on
his motion the public property commit
tee was instructed to prepare place in
tho new building for them as soon as
possible.
On motion of Mr.. Huff, the health
committee, in conjunction with the city
solicitor, was instructed to prepare
necessary blanks for the use of the
poorhouse, so as to force other counties
and cities whose paupers arc maintained
at TIE city's expense to pay for the
same, as is prescribed by the code.
The resignation of Mr.. Coe as coun-
Gilman from the Second ward and MIR.
Eckloif, First ward, wero presented and
accented
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
SHORT IN THEIR ACCOUNTS.
Two Trusted Officers of tho Concordia Pub
fishing Company Gone Wrong.


ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 1.-lSpeciall-
has just been discovered by the Con-
cordia Publishing Company, printers of
religious books, that Martin C. Barthel
and Martin II. Barthel, father and son,
two of it's trusted employees, are short
In their accounts. Martin ii. received
an order for certain publication,
which no filed, but neglected to turn
over the cash, which brought about an
investigation, revealing the fact that
tho populations of both were very large.
classification of tho books has been
going on for number of years. Martin
{. has been manager OF tho concern
for twenty five years, and while the in
vestigatlon into his sons affair was
progressing was absent on vacation.
On his return he at first denied the
charges. but afterwards broke down and
admitted his guilt, turning over $50. 900
in real estate to cover the shortage.
His son has disappeared and no trace
Of him can DO found. Officers OF the
company say that the property turned
over more than secures the present
dpfalcatiOn .
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
and party and Congressman Bryan, OF

and party and Congressman BRYAN. O,
Nebraska.
Springer looked for quorum of the
democratic mem bers here within forty
elght hours, and thought there would be
some interesting developments before
enen: 1t Is probable that no speech
making VIII be permitted in the caucus,
and that the nomination of candidatoS
In very few words will be followed bv
formal balloting. ~
Inc Indiana delegation called q meet
ips TINS afternoon to consider Dalton's
canvass Tor the clerkship. Out of eight
nnelho erS In thirteen, however, only five
attended the meeting, which was there
upon adjourned.
- Inc New Jersey delegation, it was
salu iater IN the day, has not deter
mined to vote as a un;t hnt Cr;.,,,
chances for majority of these mem.
bers were good.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Death of the Oldest virginlan.

GRAFTON. ". Va, Dec. 1.-Josiah
Carpenter, the oldest inhabitant Of
West Virginia, died at his residence in
Preston county yesterday. Estimates
OF Carpenters age varied, but none
place him under 100 years. IIe claimed
TO have beoh born in Loudoun county,
Va, In 1892, and Is, therefore, l50
years old. He claimed TO re-
member Braddock's defeat, and to have
served rs IA teamster at that time. He
has ono daughter still living who is
over so.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
TELEGRAPH FLASHES.

Many French newspapers have pub
lished editorials urging tho government
to demand of the vatican the deposition
Of Archbishop of AK on account of the
nature of his letter to M. Fallieres and
for his course of action and utterances
since he was tried, convicted and fined
for sending the letter.
Nine bodies were recovered yestcr-
day from the ruins OF gas explosion at
Blackburn, England, the day before,
in which houses were blown 70 pices.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
The Gar Worried About the Situation
Fish Imports to France.


New YORK, Dec. Tho Herald
prints the following from Paris this
morning:
A diplomatic communication from
Russia, which have seen this morn
ing, brings terrible news.
Over thirty millions of human beings
are literally dying of hunger. In some
Of tho Russian provinces bord ering on
the Volga the people are keeping them
selves alive by eating the bark of trees.
This awful state of things is aggra-
waited by the bludering methods or the
want of method of the Russian admins
tration.
For instance-A few weeks before
the issue OF the ukase absolutely for
bidding the expectation OF cereals tho
railway companies were ordered to
allow none of their cars to be used for
the transport of this grain. The com
panies, improving on their orders,
stopped the local transport of corn.
Two million sacks Of corn were actu
ally rotting in the province Of Odessa,
whi,e few miles away men and women
were starving, and all this through the
criminal stupidity Of the officials.
The distribution of the fifty million
rubles ordered by the emperor was Of
fectcd in the Same way.
In the province of Jaroslaw money
was given to the peasants of drink.
Next morning fifteen Thousand men
and women were found dead on the
highways!
As natural result of these horrors,
the general misery has driven the peo-
ple to overt acts of brigandage. 1t is
dangerous to walk through some dis
tricts after dark, and the trades people
arc obliged to barricade their doors as
if they were in beseiged city. Thefts
and bnrglaries are OF every day occur
ance in Odessa and other towns. In
certain cases when people have refused
aims to beggars they have been massa
cred in the streets.
AS tho winter wears on the situation
will grow more and more appalling
Instructions are dreaded in March ant
April, by which time tho sufferings o
the peasants will have reached a climax
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
NIGHTS MASS. MEErING
For the Ratification of the Proposed
Debt Question.

Debt Question.
Tho mass meeting of the citizons at
the courthouse tonight, under the
auspices Of the Commercial Association.
to indorse the proposed settlement Of
the public debt, promises to be very
enthusiastic one.
Mayor Evans will preside and the
meeting will be addressed by Hon. II.
S. Trout, Lucien II. Cooke, A. Pope,
James S. Simmons, N. v. Johnson and
others.
The meeting will be called to order
at o'clock and it is expected that tie
capacity of the court room will be taxed
to its utmost limit.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

Sheehan Put on the National Committed
New York City Wants the National Con-
ventiOn.
New York, Dec. I.-[Special The
Democratic State committee mot at tho
Hoffman House this morning. every
member present excepting Hon. Hugh
Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn. The session
lasted but few minutes Lieutenant
Governor William L. Sheehan was
elected to succeed Herman Oelrichs, re-
signed, as member of tho Democratic
National Committee. Gerhard Lang,
of Buffalo, made the nomination.
resolution was adopted to the effect
that the best interests of the party
would be subserved by making New
York the meeting place of the national
convention. The resolution offered by
Il. A. Beardsley of ONEIDA, that it was
the sense of the committee that Gov
ernor Hill shall sorve out tho term as
Governor for which he was elected, was
unanimously adopted.
subcommittee, consisting OF d. S.
Griffin, \. Muller, Jr., and nj. Dnlm ar,
was appointed to engage counsel to look
after several contested election cases
now pending, and any others that may
come up in tho future.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Coming to Roanoke.

Mr.. C. Fay Stevens, of Auburn, N. Y.
who has for many years been connected
with the Auburn Manufacturing Com
pany, has accepted position in the
offices OF the Norwich Lock Manufactur-
ing Company, and will arrive IN the city
in few days.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
a Mexican Desperate Captured.

FL. PAso, Tex, Dec. 1.-TSpeciall-
Francisco Hernandez, who robbed the
paymaster OF the eleventh battalion of
the Mexican army, in Chihuahua, Mex
leo. and k,iled policeman in cscap-
ing. hae been captured here and ex. IRA.
alted. De will be shot.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
DOIAGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Resignation of Messrs. Coe
and Eckloff Accepted.

Routine business Trnnsactcd-Mr. Pntter-
sons Street NIacadamizing Contract
Discussed The Original Contractor to
he Held Responsible For tho Work
Mr.. Hun Proposes Some improvements
In Keeping Records in the City Offices.
No Action ON the Police Regulations.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Another Norfolk Assignment.

NORFOLK. Dec. l.-lSpecial Isaac
T, Bell, paper hanger, assigned to-day
with liabilities OF $4,000.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Tho Wcntl,rr

Forecast FOR Virginia: Warmer. gen
orally clear weather. Wednesday, ant
warmer Thursday; southwest Winds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
The SCRAMBLE FOR THE GAyEL.
The Candidates Marshaling
Their Forces.

Crisp hopes to Have Some of tho Weaker
Candidates Withdraw In His Favor.
All the Candidates Still Confident of
Winning-Niills and Crisp Working for
Solid Delegations Where They nro
Strongest, Respectively.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
FOR ST. AGNES GUILD.

A Clever Entertainment Given Lust
Night ut the Opera House.
The Opera House was crowded last
night with the society of Roanoke, par
ticularly that of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, to attend tho benefit of St.
Agnes Guild. An interesting enter
tainment was given, and the proceeds
will reach 5000.
The opening event was a broom drill
under direction Of Lieut.. C. Ct. Cush-
man, of tho Roanoke Light Infantry, in
which the following young ladies parti-
cipated: Misses Ammo Gray, Leila Lon
don, Lizzie Crawford, Daisy Crawford,
Gertic Green, Crane, London. Tate,
Stratton, Armistead and Smoot Tho
drill was very creditably performed.
The tambourino dance brought out
Misses Nina Humbcrt, Mary Bolts, Sue
Scott. Anne Armistead, RIGA Gallagher,
jennie Wexford, Maud Langhorne, Sue
Taliaferro, Fannie Pole, Fannie Foster,
Maggie OFT, the Misses Wimbish, and
Mesdames Pole, Fauquier ana Koehler.
The event of tho evening was the
performance of "a Box of Monkeys" q
clever twoact comedy, with the follow
ing cast.
Henry Ralst"n,a promising young Amcri
can, Halloween OF the Sierra gold
. mines ........ .Mr. j. ID Lazell
Chaunccy ogcthorpc his partner. second
son OF Lord Doncaster. MIR. A. }. Coffin
Mrs. Ondcgo Jhones, IN admirer of rank
Miss Katharine Ludwig
Sierra l}cnSalinc, her niece, Prairie Rose,
Miss Anne D. Armistcad
Lady Guincvcre I.landpoore, daughter of
the Earl of Paynaught.. Miss Margaret OFT
The characters were we'll sustained,
and the development of the play
progressed witch smoothness and
spirit from first to last. Particularly
good were the parts taken by Miss Ar
instead and Mr.. Lazeil.
MIR. Cushman was presented with a
gold scarf pin by the ladies of the broom
drill, and Stage Manager Hugh W. Fry
with silver ash tray, as tokens of APP
precautions of their effo:ts toward
making the affair success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-03
A Thrifty Wife.

Ten thousand dollars in gold and
greenbacks has been found secreted in
an old table in the residence of john
Sprague, a shoemaker of Wilmington
Del, says correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Record. The money represents
his deceased wife's savings for thirty
nine years. On January p, Mrs. Mary
Sprague, wife of the cobbler, dropped
dead, a victim Of heart disease, in a
drug store. The couple came to Will
mington from England thirty-one years
ago. The husband is about 80 years OF
age, while the wife was nearly 50 wears
old when she died. They were frugal
and industrious, and during their thirty
nine years Of married life the husband
weekly gave the wife a certain sum OF
money for her use. He never cues
toned what she did with the surplus,
but supposed it was regularly put in
bank
When Mrs Sprague died search was
made for the bank book supposed to
exist, but to 10 avail. The house was
ransacked also, but no money was
found. Finally Mrs. Mckinley, a
neighbor, suggested, as she had a
dream to that effect, that possibly the
treasure might be secreted in an unique
table, and this article of furniture was
examined. Tightly wedged in an in
side corner of the table were found a
bag of gold and a roll of greenbacks,
which, being counted, amounted to $1O,-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-03

car windows. They would be a constant
warming, daily record of the perpetual
danger. With each new slaughter, up
would so new cross, and the Railroad
Commissioners could report the number
added to the equipment of each railroad
yearly.
People would take these signs very
seriously. When you 90 to ride and
see Look out for the engine" it makes
but little impression; but when you see
a sign that says in its own way, Here
So and SO was struck and killed." you
do take the lesson of that right home.
The sight OF many crosses along the
railroad would be constant notice to
the public of the danger Of grade
crossings, and so they would be silently
urging a change.
The thing may never be ordered, but
it would be sure and long step toward
the abolition ofthe danger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-03
Copyright, 1890.

Whzch Kill y0m haze,
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You can take your choice.
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It's a legitimate medicine, the
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-06-03
Woe. Woe. Unutterable Woe

Why endure it daily nightly, we had well
nigh said, hourly? They DO who are tortured
by chronic rheumatism. The remedy. botanic,
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evidence in behalf of Hostetters Stomach Bit
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TO fOrestall its chronic stage is the dictate of
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