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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Fun for the Young.

The phase in a recent Sunday school
lesson, "One soweth, and another
reapeth," occasioned some perplexity
to the little girl who rendered it, Zone
seweth, and another rippeth."
A youth ut Biddeford, Me-, had an
excellent excuse for hardness. The
missive he bore to the teacher from
his mother read, please excuse Alfred
for beng late. He had shad for his
dinner"
A sharp little boy in Georgia, who
was kicked by mule, instead ofsay.
ing naughty words or going home cry
ing TO his mother, tied the mule within
FIVE feet OF beehive, backed him
round to 1t, and let him kick.
my son." said the irate parent,
III am surprised, mortified, and
amazed to find that you stand pt the
foot of your class. can hardly
believe it possible" "Why, father"
replied the son, cit is the easiest thing
in the world"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Whale Caught Mapping.

"Oh, yes; know this is the season
for fish stories, but what am telling
you is fact, vouched for by ali
hands," Indignantly remarked Shir
Chandler John Reece recently, in
reply to some incredulous smiles
upon the part of his auditors. Mr.
Reece, as is his custom of an after
noon when the cares of business
permit, had been RECALLING the habitue"
of his Captains Rooms with some o.
his racy sea stories, and the talk ha6
turned on whaling. "Talking q!
whales, he suddenly exclaimed, "when
my friend, Captain Pearn,. now COM
manding the steamship Circassian
Prince, had charge of the Ocean Spray,
he met with an extraordinary ad-
venture. The vessel in question was
on her way to Lisbon, and while
crossing the Bay OF Biscay one night
she brought up with n most ire
mendous shock. Captain Pearn was
below mt the time, but rushed on deck
fully believing that the Ocean Spray
was foul of another vessel. The
lookout came flying aft with hair
standing on end and covered with
hood. AS nothing could be made OF
the incoherent explanations OF the
dumfoundered sailor, a move was
made for'ad, and the mystery was
solved. A huge whalewa athwart
the cutwater partly severed in two,
the dolphin striker or to use n modern
term, martingale, sticking into his
back. The cetacean was fully seventy
feet long and had evidently gone into
his death furry. While they were
gazing at the monster the pungina
of the vessel in the waves-it was
blowing nine-knot breeze-relessed
the carcass and it hoated off to lee.
ward. In the morning, when the
watch was called on to wash decks,
it was seen that the forecastle, foot OF
foretop-mast staysail and inn er jib
were sprayed with blood. The look
out man said that the blood spurted
up like fountain, and as he was
standing just by the weather cathead
he got the full benefit of it. When the
Ocean Spray was locked it Was dis.
covered that seven or eight sheets OF
copper had been torn off the stem.
The whale was probably asleep ut the
time. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15

~ have written to Harry MARROW,
cancelling our engagement. said DR..
Mary, calmly. albeit her voicefaltered
a little. The man who willleartless-
ly let his old mother go to the aims
house sooner than tako the trouble
to ma.etain her, can be no fit hus-
band fCn. any woman"
And then she sat down by the fire
and told Aunt 10 everything. tor
grabbed, crusty old Aunt 10 had been
like mother to her, and the girls
heart was full to Overlooking.
When she had ceased speaking, Aunt
10 nodded her mead.
you have done well and wisely"
said she.
Old Mrs. NARROW died that winter in
Aldenbury almshouse, with her head
on DIR. Mary Clarimont's arm, and
never knew that her garrulous confess
sions had deprived her son OF his
promised wife.
And Mary says quietly and resolute-
ly that her profession must be hus-
band and home TO her henceforward.
"Just what it ought to be-" says
Aunt 10. mo woman ever yet sue
ceeded in doing two things at once"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Mr.. SullIvan's Grafton.

John l.. Sullivan made quite an ex-
tended speech Mt Indianapolis. He
said:
II am not great actor, and not a
very good actor. don't claim to be.
Some OF the papers say am trying to
take the place of Booth and McCul.
Tough and Lawrence Barrett God
bless 'em all) and those who have
gone before. That isn't SO. l never
expect to be great actor like them,
but neither was Mccullough or Bar
rett John l.. Sullivan. They call
me a prize fighter. Well, was one,
but / fought to support the greatness
OF America as all American citizen,
and l was never whipped. ! shall
never enter the prize ring again. ]
have left it forever, and am trying
hard to educate myself to something
better. / have no reason to fear a
combat with any man now fighting.
but | am not getting any younger.
There is as good fish in the sen as ever
was caught, and some day n man
might come up to the top of the ladder
and say to me- John l.. step down a
rung,' and | would have to do it."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Color OF Eyes and Hair.

All the children in school in Prussia
numbering 1000, 900, on a certain
day were examined, and the color Of
their eyes and hair carefully registered
1t was found that 1927 per cent.
had blue eyes and 24.31 per cent
brown, while no less than ~ per cent
had blonde hair, 20 per cent. brown
and only 1.21 per cent. black hair
Only 1853 per cent, again, are O.
brunette complexion. In Bavaria
the light-haired proportion is much
smaller. and the savans, therefore,
consider that the dark complexion
comes from the South, which is in
accordance with the general belief
In Southern Asia any color but
black for the hair may be said to be
absolutely unknown, and light.
colored eyes thoughs not unknown
are extremely rare.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Kilkenny Cats.

During the rebellion which occurred
in Ireland in 1798, or it may be in
1903, Kilkenny was garrisoned by a
troop OF Hessian soldiers, who amused
themselves in barracks by tying two
cats together by their tails and
throwing them across clothes line
to fight. The officers, hearingof this
cruel practice, resolved to stop it..
As he entered the room one OF the
troopers, selling n sword cut the tall
in two as the animals hung across
the line. Thetwo cats escaped, minus
their tails, through the open window
and when the officer inquired the
meaning of the two bleeding tail,
being left in the room, ne was COOL,
told that two cats had been fielitinn
and had devourcd each other oil bu
the tails Notes and Queries.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Protective resemblance.

Snakes and Lizards are the most
brilliant OF animals; but all these. II
viewed at a distance or an eye the
focus Of which is adjusted not exactly
at the animal itself. but to an object
more or less distant than II. becomes,
apparently one OF the hue and lose all
their gaudiness. No more conspicuous
animal can well be conceived. accord
ing to common ideas. than zebra;
but on bright star-lit night the
breathing OF one may be heard close
by and yet one will be positively I'M
able to see the animal. II the black
stripes verb moro numerous. he would
DO seen as black mass-if the white,
rs white one. but their proportion ia
such as exactly to match the pale tint
which arid ground possesses whom seen
by moonlight.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
RoosTINo PLACES FOR FISH.
Their Necessity Made Known by an
Accidental Discovery.


A correspondent OF Forest and
Stream, Isaac Jr.." describes how
fishing grounds wero made in lake
in Missouri, which he calls croppie
roost. In Pennsylvania there is u
lake containing black bass and other
fish. All the land surrounding the
lake is cultivated. and there are no
streams flowing into or from it, being
entirely spring water. There Is no
refuge or shelter for the fish, and for
some time lately the fishing has been
unsatisfactory; the fish could not be
found; they were apparently scattered.
On one side OF the lake there was a
clump OF small willows which, during
the winter were cut off and thrown on
the ice as the easiest way of getting
rid OF them. When the ice broke up
in the spring the wind carried the
ice and branches to the lower end OF
the lake, where the latter were drop
ped on the bottom together in one
mass, about fifty feet in diameter in
about fifteen feet Of water. The
branches were soon covered with an
animalcule and spawn, and they have
made the best fishing grounds in the
lake. A dozen black bass were caught
out OF the brush, while others near by
not knowing the reason were unable to
get fish.
l send you this with the hone that it
may cause those who would be inter-
ested In '.fish-roost during the
proper season for fishing, to exert
themselves u little with the hand-ax.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Hiahwav and By-wav.

Said Bouncing Bet to Black eyed Sue;
''Oh, leave your stupid meadow, do,
And just for once try my way;
Pull up your roots. dear. every one,
And plant yourself as l have done,
Along the busy highway.
"You see life here! And more than that,
You're seen. yourself. 1t must be fiat,
Beyond all computation,
To grow unnoticed hour by hour
One might as well not be flower
As win no admiration"
But Black eyed Susan answered back
That as She never felt the lack
And all her tastes were suited
With birds and butterflies and bees,
And other such simplicities, 12
Shed stay where she was rooted.
Now listen. children, while / tell
The fate that Bouncing Bet befell,
BY highways dry and dusty;
While meadow blossoms still were bright,
Her pinky bloom had faded white,
Her leaves were brown and rusty
And people passed her where she grew
And went to look for Black-eyed Sue,
As might have been expected;
Her yellow blossoms In vase q
Won evcrybody's smiling lace
And poor Bet dropped neglected!
st. Nicholas.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
OLD CLOCKS IN LONDON.
soms.Hsvs Boon Ticking Away for Hun

som Z. Have Isssn Ticking Away for Hum
- dreds OF Years.
Several very interesting old clocks
were shown In the loan section OF the
home industries exhibition recently
held In LONDON. England. They are
worthy OF more than passing notice.
and q view OF them would we'll repay
all who feel an interest In neurological
mechanism. The following brief notice
of their chief peculiaritlos OF construc-
ton Is furnished by the Jewellers
Weekly,
The first which Is worthy OF notice
Is one Of two fine old clocks belonging
to James Graham. Carnoustio One OF
them Is q balance clock. and had been
made before tho invention OF the
pendulum. 1t Is noteworthy as hav-
ing the same kind Of movement as the
clock that was made by Henry de
Wick in 1870, had been patterned
after II. and probably was made not
later than 1900, about which time the
balance spring was invented. This
clock had balance with shifting
weights for regulating, but no balance
spring.
The other clock exhibited by Mr..
Graham had been made after the In
vention OF the pendulum in 164l and
before the invention OF the anchor
escapement in 1880. 1t is said to have
belonged to one OF the earls Of
Aboyne, an ancestor OF the marquis Of
Huntly.
In external appearance the two
clocks are very much alike, being all
brass on the outside turned, carved
and engraved, having each fine toned
bell suspended by diagonal arches OF
brass and forming dome on the top.
Each clock has but one hand, pointing
to hours and quarters, minutes appar-
emily being OF less consequence in the
early days Of clockmaking than now.
The escapements OF the two clocks are
different and mark very distinctly the
different inventions and improvements
in Theological machinery at that early
time. A clock exhibited by Mr.. Yea
man Meigle, hung beside the two
mentioned, was probably made before
the invention OF the anchor escape
ment, as it has a verge movement and
short pendulum.
There is a very curious clock exhib-
tied in the loan section by Sir Rcgi-
nald Ogilvy. 1t is of Japanese make
and has balance with shifting weights
for regulating as on Henry de Wick's
clock, but possesses a great improve
ment on his clock in having balance
spring-a balance spring being to the
balance escapement what gravity is to
the pendulum.
Tho method OF showing the time on
this clock is also very curious, being
accomplished by the falling weight
which drives the clock. A pointer
fixed to the weight and moving in a
slot in the front Of the clock case
points in turn to brass Japanese letters
or figures on the case, thus indicating
the hours. In all probability this
clock was made some time between
1900 and 1880.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Postage stamps.

A London letter says: Although an
Englishman invented the postage
stamp, It was an American who devised
the best plan OF printing the contem-
plated stamps. His device was selected
by the British government In 1889
from 1900 competing designs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
uER BROKEN TROTH.

HEN Mary Clari-
mont's engagement
was proclaimed to
the world there ensu-
ed a general express
sion OF surprise.
People gen err ally
are surprise ed at
matrimonial engage
ments. There is al
ways some cogent
reasons why things
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Misnts.

Grace-'I notice you have a new
dressmaker." Blancho-"Yes, the last
garment the other one made for me
was misfit and papa just missed a
fit when he got the bill. boston
Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
AN EvENINoipYL.


Moonlight
hammock,
Man and maid;
Sweet ~
Marmalade.
pspa
Sleeping
Quiet now,
but u
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
A ChIld,a pIaoovery.

There is a pretty story told about
the discovery of the telescope which
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
Past,mes Of City Boys.

Another and more singular game
has for it's foundation an ash-barrel.
Across the top of this is placed
board two or three inches in width,
which projects about the same dis
lance over the rims OF the barrel. On
one OF these projecting ends ball IS
balanced; the batsman then takes his
bat and with all his strength strikes
the other end OF the board. The ball
flies up and away in before unknown
direction, and the batsman, should
he not be caught out, attempts to run
to base and return before the ball
can be fielded ''home." Interesting as
we shall find this base ball in it's endless
variations, and fascinating as are these
miniature but expert little players, we
must not spend all our time with
them.
Look above you at the telegraph
wires. Sooner or later they become
the natural end of every kite flown in
this street, and the tattered fragments
with which the wires are adorned bear
witness that kite-fying is popular
pastime, even if disastrous to the kites.
In this sport you may fairly claim
superiority. Comparatively few of
these boys know how to fly kite,
they never seem able to manage the
tail. Kites here can only be success
fully flown from the housetop, and we
will not leave ourstreets for visit to
so dangerous a resort.
Marbles we shall see, OF every kind,
"miggles" and "aileys," "taws," and
"agates." Generally the games are
played in a ring drawn with chalk on
the sidewalk, Tor holes are not made
or found here so easily as they are in
your playground.-St Nicholas.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
This

attributes it to Child ut play. This
is the story: $40
A poor optician lived and labered
in the Netherlands nearly three hun
dred years ago. His little shop was
an enchanted land to his children, who
were never so happy as when helping
him in small ways and amusing them
selves with his tools. One day in the
year 1908 Hans Lippersheim was at
work, and the children were playing
about as usual, when suddenly his
little girl cried out:
"Oh, father, dear, see how near the
steeple comes!"
The father looked up smiling and
saw that his little daughter was look
ing through two lenses, one held close
to her eye and the other at arms
length. She stood in front OF the open
window, and evidently what she saw
had filed her with amazement. Call
ing her to his side, he examined the
lenses, and then stepping to the win
dow repeated the experiment.. He
soon found that the child had CHANGED
to hold the lenses apart at their ex-
act focus, and that this had really
seemed to bring the distant steeple
within easy reach. His quick wit and
skillful knowledge of lenses showed
him at once that here was a discovery
indeed. He began to make use OF the
hint, and that same year was able to
send to his Government three telc-
scopes, which he named. "Instru-
ments by means OF which to see ut a
distance"
They were, to be sure, only the
rough germ of the beautiful instru-
ment which may now be seen in the
possession of scientific men, but the
wonderful, beautiful principle was
there, and child's hand had turned
the key which had hitherto kept it
hidden from the world.
Not long after this it is said that q
man living near Amsterdam claimed
that he had discovered the principle
OF the telescope about two years be-
fore. How this may be we do. not
know, but it is ut least possible that
the child's play was the open door to
n great discovery.-Sunday School
Advocate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-04
ROBBED BY A CABMAN.
Two Actresses and Their Chaperone Re-

Two Actresses and Their Chaperone Re-
Ileved of $4,000 Worth of Jewelry.
New YoRK, December 3.-Last night
Miss Fannie Ward and Miss Nina Far
rington, with their chaperone, Mrs.
John Buchanan, while on their way
home from the theatre, where Misses
Ward and Harrington were playing
parts in Cinderella" decided to make
the trip in cab. They hailed driver
and gave him their address in East
Nnety-first street, and started, as they
supposed. for home.
After going short distance, the cab
stopped and second man got on the
box.
After riding about three-fourths Of an
hour, the hack stopped suddenly and the
driver and his companion got down from
the box and demanded the money and
jewelry the ladies wore. Being refused
they dragged them from the hack and
forcibly removed it all. They got dia-
monds, rubies, pearls and their settings,
amounting in value to $4,000, and S20C
in case from the chaperone's pocket.
The robbery was committed In dark
place near the outskirts Of the city.
Inspector Byrnes has description OF
the two men and has six men at work
on the case.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-04
A VIOLENT CAREER
Ended Upon the Gallows at Philadelphia
Yesterday Morning.

Ended Upon the Gallows at Philadelphia
Yesterday Morning.
PHILADELPHIA, December 3.-John
McManus was hanged in the corridor of
Mayomensing prison this morning. The
drop fell at 1000 o'clock. The crime
for which he was hanged was the fatal
shooting on the night of February 81,
1890, of Eugene Maginnis. McManus
to-day terminated life that has been
marked throughout its course by violent
deeds.
He was born in this city forty years
ago. In early life he shot and killed a
sailor in this city, for which crime he
served five years in the penitentiary.
AS he grew older he took an active part
in politics.
His next appearance in the dock was
for the fatal shooting in 1879 OF Barney
Reymy at Democratic mass meeting.
He was acquitted for lack of evidence.
Since then brawls, fights and assaults
have been common incidents of his
career. Prior to the last crime Nc
Manus lived with the notorious Amanda
Cross.
The night of the murder McManus,
the Cross woman and Maginnis were
drinking together. McManus accused
Maginnis of trying to ALLEVIATE the affee-
tions of the woman. They quarreled
and McGinnis left the house. McManus
followed him and shot him twice.
McGinnis died and McManus was
tried and convicted Of his murder.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-04
wANAMAKER AND ROOSEVELT.

PiOus Mr.. WANAMAKER has threat
ened to secure the removal Of Civil
Service Commissioner ROOSEVELT be-
cause Of his exposure OF the rottenneSs
OF certain civil service promises in the
recent investigation Of the Baltimore
p0stofice.
The trouble is, Mr.. ROOSEVELT was
evidently the victim OF a delusiOn when
he accepted Office under the present sd-
ministration, aud took at its face value
the following pledge Of Mr.. HARRISON
TO the people:
In appointments to every grade and de-
partment, fitness, and not party service,
should be the essential and discriminating
test and fidelity and efficiency the only
sure tenure Of Office Only the interests Of
the public service should suggest removals
from Office.
Commissioner ROOSEVELT has had an
unremitting struggle with the admins
tration, and especially with the POstmas-
ter.General, ever since he assumed office.
Mr. WANASIAKER'S conception Of his
duty to the people is apparently radi-
cally different from that Of Mr.. RoosE-
WELT. So long as he attends Sunday
School one day in the seven the Post
master General for the remaining six
days has evidently felt entirely at liber-
u to break the promises quoted above
I'm accord with which Mr.. HARRISON was
elected. So long as his contributions to
the church are generous, he sees no rea-
son to repent contributions Of money to
his party for the bribery Of voters. So
long as he does not tap the almost
empty Till Of the Treasury, in person, he
sees no wrong in using the government
in all its branches for the pecuniary
benefit Of his own friends.
The contrast between Mr.. ROOSEVELT
and Mr. WANAMAKER is that between
the ante-electiOn promises of Mr..
HARRISON and his post-electiOu perform
ances.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-04
Prohibition Won't Work.
he Editor of a. ReQister:

To the Editor Of the Register:
SIR: In making ourselves acquainted
with the movements of the prohl0ltlon-
lists. it's discovered that they are about
to place all kinds Of Intoxicating drinks
under the control of the physician and
the druggist. ~,
In the 7th chapter of the book OF
Ezra, 2l-22 verses, we read: And l,
even I. Artaxerxes, the king, do make
a decree to all the treasurers which are
beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra,
the Priest, the scribe of the law OF the
God of heaven. shall require OF you, 1T
be done speedily" We here learn
that the people may have silver
wheat, wine; and salt, without prescrlo-
ing how much. Moreover, we are told
that this shall not be subject to toll or
tribute. The ProhihitiOnistS hold forth
the idea that the water that Christ turn
ed into wine was not intoxicating. In
this instance they talk too much, and
know nothing Of which they say. Paul,
the learned Apostle, prescribed little
wine for Timothy, and IL is here SAID 10
was not intoxicating. II Paul would
tell US this wine was not intoxicating,
we would have the right to believe him,
but in the absence Of such declaration
we believe as we please.
We have our objection TO the great
prohibition movement as it is called.
Our objection is based on the truth,
that it interferes with our rights as
citizens. We sometimes are the best
judges OF the medical virtues of
Ardent Spirits, but according to the
say so of our tYranical dictators, we
are bound to consult physician. This
is tyranny. This is oppression.
But the great objection we have to
the prohibition movement, is it will
lead US to a war among ourselves. We
once had whisky war in the ruggid
mountains Of Pennsylvania. We want
no more.
You can very often convince the
drunkard OF his folly, and he will quit.
But it is very seldom you can drive him
from the evil OF his ways.
Temperance Is what we need; but,
says one, what is temperance? Echo
answers and says, 1.-The proper use" Of
everything in existance. Besides all
this, the proper instruction OF children
at your tiresides. TEMPERANCE.
GrCyStille, w. Va, Non 2S, 1891.