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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
Too Quick For Him.

The only man who ever was too
quick for 200 Dyo, tho bad man OF
Ventura, was Petroleum Scott the old
Ventura oil man. tall, wiry, nervous
chap. who would be the terror Of
photographers il he were public
speaker. Phillips Brooks is q leisurely
drawler compared to Scott. Scott and
Dye had legal contest over On oil
claim on the Sespe and, while tho
case was pending, Scott prudently
avoided discussing it with Joo. whose
temper and trigger-fnger wero no
toriously quick and apt to net in con-
cert. Ono day. Scott and Dye met in
Santa Paula saloon. and. sitting
down ut q table together, clinked
glasses and chatted about things in
general Scott carefully abstained
from talking about oil-claims, but ZOO
finally preached tho subject and made
some statement about the records that
was not correct. This is the way Scott
tells tho story: without thinking, /
said. Joe, you're damn liar and rs
soon as the words were out OF my
mouth. no yanked out his revolver and
stuck it under my nose. But was too
quick for him. / took it all back be-
forc no could shoot"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
WIN tho Earth. Motion Cease.

Is the motion of our earth AID 9TH
explanatory bodies perpetualp A SUI
perfcial survey Of the field would con-
vey the impression that such motion
will continue forever. The garth with
its mass OF 8. 200. 900. 600, O0O. 600. tons
for q long time defied all attempts to
detect its loss OF speed, but with the
friction OF tho tides continually at
work it was shown that such loss must
take place, and now it Is pretty GER
tain from calculations of Prot. Adams
and others that the earth loses about
an hour every 10000 years. and Is
slowly but surely coming to q stand
still. The experiments and investi-
cations OF modern scientists are prov
ing that Sir Isaac Newton believed
that the motion OF all bodies in space
are suffering retardation, and that
their velocity Is becoming less and
less and will ultimately cease altogeth-
or. Then the whole planetary system
will fall through space everlasting. -
St. Louis Republic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
WOLVES HUNTING sUFPALoss.
An Attack Upoa . Veteran Ban BY .
PsSk - the Animals.

An Attack Upoa . Veteran bai BY
Pssh - she Animais.
A far Western traveller gives the
following account In Tho New York
Ledger OF IN attack by wolves on q
buffalo. N the days when both wolves
and bufialoes swarmed on the grea'
Western plains:
During my travels in those regions
have several times come across such
q gang Of these animals surrounding
an old or d wounded bull. where II
would seem from appearances that
they had been for several days In At
tendance and at intervals desperately
engaged in the effort to take his life.
But a short time since, as one OF my
hunting companions and myself were
returning to our encampment with our
horses loaded with meat we discov-
cred at distance huge bull en-
circled with gang OF white wolves.
I'VE rodo up as near as We could
without driving them away. and being.
within pistol-shot, we had remark
ably good view, where / sat for few
moments and made a sketch in my
note book, a.tero which we rode up
and gave the signal for the wolves TO
dispense. which they instantly did.
Withdrawing themselves to the dis
lance OF fifty or sixty rods; when we
found, TO our great surprise, that the
animal had made desperate resistance
until his eyes wero entirely torn out OF
his head. tho arist,o of his nose was
mostly gone. his tongue was hall
bitton OF. and the skin and flesh Of his
legs wero torn almost literally into
strings.
'.In this tattered and torn condition
the poor old veteran stood bracing up
in tho midst of his tormentors, who
had ceased hostilities for few min
utes to enjoy sort Of parley, recover
ing strength and preparing to resume
the attack In e few moments In this
group were come reclining to gain
breath. while others were sneaking
about and licking their chops in anx-
iety for renewal Of the attack; and
others. less lucky. had been crushed
W uCuth Wy euo iOoe VI hofhD VI WIZ
bull. rode nearer to the pitiable OBJ
ject as he stood bleeding and trembling
before me. and said to him: Now Ia
your time, old fellow. and you had
better be Oft" Though blind and
nearly destroyed, there seemed evi-
IDENTIFY to be recognition OF friend
in me, Us he Strengthened up. and
trembling C::th excitement dashed of
at full speed upon the prairie in a
straight line.
1--WE turned our horses and resumed
our march. and when we had advanced
@ mile or more we looked back and on
our left where we saw again the i'll
fated animal surrounded by his tor
mentors, to whose Unsuitable voracity
he unouestionably soon fell a victim. -"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
WHEN wIFE.s A-oo.M AWAY.

Somehow yarns around tho grocery
Amt % funny ~ before. ~
An I'm al tbs tims fovrettin'
This or hat ere little chors;
When ct QUE N The kitchen,
Want te hang around an stay;
Guess I'm foolish, cause this ev'nin',
why-my w1s's s-go'n' away.
She's akin the things up for mo
With o thoughtful, lovin' care,
Tellin' me that somsthin's here,
An somethin' else Il over there;
Lookin' sober, spsakin' low-voiced,
Though she hasn't much TO say;
Ketch her eyes on me all dim like
Guess she hates to go away.
Wish twas over-wish twas way Of
Wish wo didn't have to part;
That's jist what keep a.thinkin'
An feolin' In my hoart.
P'raps our speerits sec much furder
Than the partin' Of to-day,
An jist hint what they can't tell US,
When loved ones go'n' away.
Calls to mind another journey,
By an by we oil must go.
Wonder who's a-gittin' roady
For the train that moves SO s,owl
Brings tho tears to think about it.
SO git nigh hor an pray
II may be my time for startin',
Just when she's a.go'n' away.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
TURNING TO BONE.
A Poor Woman Who y AFFLICTED With .
Rare and Awful Disease.

A Poor Woman who y AFFLICTED with .
Rare and Awful Disease.
Mrs. Mollie Hughes. q highly re-
spected widow lady. living near Cam
ernville. Idaho. IL afhicted with a
unique and most distressing disease.
says the st. Louis Republic. Little
by little the flesh OF her entire body is
turning to solid bone. or. in other
words she Is becoming ossiHed. The
disease was first noticed in 1885. when
Mrs. Hughes was Miss Duychink OF
Canon Rapids. At that time only q
single finger was affected. Within a
month after the time when Miss Duy-
chink first noticed the numbness and
stiffness OF the finger IL had been acct
dentally broken Off while she was
asleep. The incident gave the girl no
pain, there being neither blood,
nerves or flesh left in the diseased
member but it excited the alarm OF
the family, who called in physician.
The broken stump OF the finger was
amputated back to where the living
flesh set on and everything was
thought to be all right Soon the
flesh. muscles. arteries veins and
nerves on her hands, fingers and arms
became as hard and feelingless as the
the finger had been before it was
broken of. Next the awful malsdy
extended to her elbows, the forearms
becoming as white and as clear as
alabaster Within the year the toes
and the end Of the nose and ear tips
showed n like color and rigidness.
The process OF Justification has now
been going on nearly five years, and
the attending physicians say that it is
only a matter of time when the entire
body OF the poor victim will be solid
bone. 1t is n rare disease. and the
pathology Of it is little understood.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
A FEW FACTS.

It Is said that of 10,757 farms I'm Utah
0,724 are made fertile by irrigation.
Missouri is the most populous state west
of the Mississippi and Is nearly as big as
all of New England.
An inventor In Germany has made a
clock that he warrants will go to the year
9999 without winding.
A very extensive domestic industry in
Russia consists of the manufacture Of
wooden spoons which are made TO tho
amount of 80, 600, 900 annually They are
nearly all made of birch.
Minister Smith, who has returned from
Russia, says that the education of Russian
children Is conducted in four languages
the native, German, English and French
and that they grow up masters OF these
languages. The car himself speaks En-
glish remarkably well.
Death has made havoc among the gener-
al officers of all grades that served In the
confederate armies. or the total number
-49S-only lS4 are now living Gustave
p. T. Beauregard Is the only general sur
viving. and Edmund Kirby Smith the only
general with temporary rank.
Hail storms do not occur in we'll wooded
districts according to the observations of
noted Swiss forester In evidence of
this he points out that district formerly
exempt from such storms has been visited
by very fierce ones since gaps were made
in the forests and that upon re-plantin9
the cleared ground with frs the storms
ceased entirely.
Two Frenchmen, the brothers Fore,
have invented a now kind Of harp, made
entirely of wood. Instead OF strings tho
inventors use strips of American fir. The
sound Is produced, as in tho ordinary harp,
by the contact of the fingers, but the
players wear leather gloves covered with
resin The tone Of the instrument is of
remarkable purity.
The United States census reports only
40 paupers In louisiana There Is no
sufficient pauper law In the state-there
was no provision whatever made for pau
pers even In New Orleans until the Shak-
spearo almshouse was constructed few
years ago, and II Is unable to hold half OF
those entitled TO admission--and in only a
few parishes ia any provision made for
their care and maintenance
Il has been demonstrated that while the
greatest velocity impaired to a cannon
ball scarcely exceeds 600 motors a second
about 1900 miles an hour-mcteors
from space penetrate the air with veloc-
Ity, IL Is claimed Of 1000, sometimes co.
900 meters per second. This tremendous
speed raises the temperature Of tho air n;
| once to 4, 900 or 5000 degrees centigrnde,
causing In many cases tho complete de-
! struction Of the meteorite BY combustion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
Only Looks Like IL.

To make something that looks like
gold. Take 100 parts (by weight) Of
pure copper, IA parts zinc or tin. 6
parts magnesia- 81 parts sal ammoni-
nc, 18 parts quicklime > parts cream
OF tartar. Melt the copper and add
gradually the magnesia. sal ammoniac,
quicklime and cream OF tartar, ench by
itself. in the form OF powder Stir the
whole foi half an hour, add the zinc
or tin in small pieces. and stir again
till the whole is melted Cover the
crucible and keep the mixture in a
molten condition for thirty-fve min
utes. Remove the dross and pour the
metal into molds. 1t has fine grain,
is malleable and does not easily tar
pish.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
A CARING Machine.

A Woodworking machine, which is
in reality an enclosing machine.
pressing any desired figure or form OF
wood engraving into plain wood
surface, has passed its experimental
stage. and is now in use with large
and practical results. This machine
produces perfect limitations of hand
carvings OF all designs, on any longth,
width, and thickness of stock, and in
the most satisfactory manner. The
apparatus Is simple in construction.
occupies only two by four feet floor
space. and is noiseless, automatic in
action and free from dust or dirt II
will perfectly finish from one thousand
TO two thousand lineal feet in ten
hours, and from one thousand to two
thousand pieces of panelling per day
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
Contrary Anyhow.

Not all tho residents OF Capo Cod
arc eccentric. as those who are not
familiar with the region might infer
from the many stories which arc told
OF queer characters there. But 1t Is
no doubt o fact tina. many Cape Cod
people have strongly accentuated dis
positions in one way or another.
In Cotuit many years ago, q local
legend runs, Capt. Barnabas 2
and his wife Abigail. who were both
queer after their way. lived at peace
for good many years in spite of the
fact that Abigail was said to be the
'contrariest woman in Cape Cod"
Whatever was said or proposed, she
was almost sure to 60 against it. But
Capt. Barnabas was rs patient as his
wife was contrary, and by dint OF al
ways allowing for his wife's disposition
and usually proposing the exact oppo-
site OF what no wished her to do, he
got along very comfortably for many
years.
But at last ON ono evil day. when
Mrs. Abigail 2 was down ut the
harbor visiting a relative on board O
schooner then in port. she fell over
board and sank in the water. Capt.
Barnabas was near by and was called
in haste. He reached the spot and
immediately went out in a boat to
search for his wife.
Look here!" some one called ont
frantically. seeing him push of.
You're going the wrong way Of tho
tide You're looking up the tide not
down the tide"
The captain kept on.
'.Mebbe," said he calmly. syou
amt acquainted with Abigail. II
twas anybody else they'd "a gone
with tho tide; but bein' as it's Abigail.
reckon II she amt gone ag'inss the
tide. 1t want her that fell in!''
This time Barnabas' philosophy was
wrong. His wife's body was found
next day down the harbor. For once
she had gone down with the tide
Youths Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
Dogs for War.

Tho Prussian jaeger battalions have
q number OF dogs on trial. all Of them
being thoroughly trained to seek out
wounded soldiers in the field. The
experiments so fac have had excellent
results. A number Of men hide in q
wood or behind hedges, lying on the
ground face downwards, and with or
ders not to move. As soon as the dogs
arc let loose they begin the search.
When they find ono OF these men they
place their foropaws upon tho pros
tratc body md begin to bark. IA exer-
ciso which is continued till the bearers
appear and carry the man of, where
upon the dog starts afresh. Each COM
pany Of tho Laben jaeger has about
twelve of the dogs. Hunting dogs can
not be relied upon on account OF their
love OF the chase, and therefore sheep
dogs or Pomeranian Spitzhundo arc
chosen for the work.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
Good Old AnSso.Saxon.

The craze for everything English is
reaching the colleges in the shape Of
Anglo-Saxon lunacy. A boy OF mine
recently came home from school in
the east, says writer in the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat. and when we were
one day driving together he spoke OF
tho horse as "brack." Whats
brack?" enquircd. for I thought it
must be some new slang word the
youngster had picked up, when, to my
enlightenment he explained that it was
Saxon for active. On further inquiry
! found that he was full Of such ex-
pressiors, having learned them from a
teacher who was an Anglo-Saxon en-
thusiast Superannuated was, in his
dialect ..ovcrweary, the horizon was
''sky-edge," magnificent was .high-
deedy," q quarrel was .'brangle." a
proud man was 'Overmindy. and o
street car was '.iolk vain" ex-
planned to him in sorrow that he was
living In the west, where such pro-
fundity Of wisdom went unappreciated.
and that II he should happen to ask q
policeman when tho folk VAIN that
went by ..fre ghost" came along, the
guardian OF the peace would mover i'm
agine he was inquirinR about an elec-
trio street car, but would take charge
of him as q lunatic. Folk VAIN
may be good enough for Boston. but
it will hardly answer west Of the Hud-
son.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03

Ruffin.' who was Still In gray uniform
and promptly informed his father.
who soon reported 70 Colonel Fish.
| tho provost marshal, that rebel sol.
soldier Wa concealed In the Blskelsy
residence Colonel Fish cent . guard
TO the place and Miss RUM was rsar.
rested and taken back 70 Fort McHsn-
~. Il did not occur 70 the command
ing officers TO search the house. and
consequently Hastings escaped recap.
ture. He shortly afterwards made his
way In citizens garb into Canada.
thence TO Nassau. In the Bahamas. and
by Q blockade runner back TO the
South by way Of Charleston. He re-
Joined his old regiment fought until
he was wounded at the battle OF Hatch
er's Run. in the closing days OF the
war, and returned TO his Maryland
home at the downfall OF the confeder.
acy.
Meanwhile. Miss Ruffin had been
seized with sickness upon being placed
again in Fort McHenry. and was taken
TO the post hospital where her sex was
discovered and her romantic story re-
vealed. She was at once released upon
her convalescence and became an in
mate Of the Blakeley residence. But
she was too proud and self-reliant to
remain dependent upon friends. and
soon secured an Independent support
as teacher In a private school.
Three years after tho conclusion OF
the war. Miss Ruffin was paying visit
to Washington. and was at the Ma
tional theater ono night Seated lear
her was q gentleman whose face
seemed strangely familiar to her, but
she could not identify him. That was
no wonder. for Hastings had grown
beard; and agcd 10 years in his fea-
lures since she had known him in the
Confederate service. She noticed that
he frequently glanced ut her and
seemed on the point OF addressing
her, but tho prudence OF we'll bred
man restrained him. Presently q gcn-
tleman with whom sho was acquainted
sat down in front OF them and ad-
dressed Hastings by name.
That was sufficient to permit her to
identify her old comrade OF the prison,
and mutual introductions followed.
Tho party OF four then went to ros-
taurant for supper. and at tho table
Hastings asked Miss Rutfin:
did you ever know soldier
named Charles Evans, OF the Fourth
regimentp"
why do you nsk?" she said.
because" he answered. .you are
wearing tho ring gave him when we
were prisoners in Fort McHcnry."
Miss RufIin wcs no. yet ready to dis
close her secret, and shc told him that
it was probably ring similar to tho
ono no had parted with. Hastings
appeared to DO satisfied with this en-
PLANTATION. but as their conversation
became moro friendly sho revealed her
story to him and informed him that
sho was the young confederate soldier
who had gone under tho name OF Charles
Evans.
Their wedding took place ut the
Blakeley residence, in Baltimore on
Christmas eve, 1869, and they went to
1.-Two on the Hastings estates. in Calvert
county. Mr. HastingJ died in 1874,
leaving his vito childless. but in the
possession OF considerable property.
She is now u woman OF 46 years. but
looks ten years younger. -Phila.
Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
In SILK Attire.

This is tho way Lady Caithness,
Nine. Blavatski's successor, was be-
decked at recent reception! In Paris:
The diamond cross which she wore
was tho most amazing thing In the
room. and was as great a curiosity rs
the Mozaim set OF gems in the French
crown Jewels She wore an olive vel
vet dress, embroidered with steel She
had rivers OF diamonds edging the
upper part OF her corsage, the stom-
acher and the sleeves. and on her head
n countess' coronet with pearl on
each spike nearly as large rs a pig
cons egg. She has large fortune.
and has just inherited ". 600. 600
more.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
rHR PRAISE OF eLINp PIos.
A strange rale Told By Eva Carson In
uarpsrss Yoasg People.

A strange raio Told By Eva Carson In
Harpsrs Yoaag People.
There was bear who danced for a
living. He did not adopt this occupa-
tion from choice but from necessity.
and because his master carried a
strong whip, and had quick arm.
But he was conscientious bear. and
an xious to do his best although It was
not the sort OF work he preferred. He
danced carefully. and practised his
steps along tho road, when he travel
led beside his master from town to
town.
One day executing q new waltz as
he went he passed a monkey, who sat
on the topmost rail Of fence. and sur
veyed the bears performance with
quiet smile.
What do you think Of my dancing.
sirP" asked the bear. Wishing to hear
the opinion OF one who had reputa-
ton for wit and wisdom.
1T Is bad enough" replied the
monkey. you are tremendously
clumsy fellow. But you have o cer-
tain heavy style of your own, and may
improve il you apply yourself long
enough.
His remarks saddcned the bear, but
did not prevent his still trying painful
ly to mako his steps correctly.
Presently he came to couple OF pigs.
half blind. who lay DOING in the sum
shine beside the road. 3ffgt
What do you think Of my dane
ingP" asked the bear. Ho was foolish
enough to ask everyone the same
question. a, tg.0
beautiful! Exquisite!' cried one
pig, without opening her eyes.
Such enchanting grace such q
lovely figure such perfect time"
grunted the other. Beautiful! beaiti-
fulr' and they both fell asleep again
Immediately.
Then tho bear. suddenly seeing what
o simpleton( he was, sat down and
groaned, hiding his nose in his paws.
Now what do you meanP" cried his
master wrathfully raising his whip.
Get up. and go on with your steps.
Is that approval enough? What moro
do you expectp Daucs again, that
you may have more praise"
Master" wept the humiliated bear.
II can never dance again. The mon
keys criticism worried me; but he
knew what he was talking about and
still had hopes OF doing better. But
when / have fallen 30 low as to be
treated to fulsome praise from blind
pigs-I see my case is hopeless. and
that as o dancer ! never shall sue
cecd."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
In Tunls.

Many ladies who get confused In the
process OF REORGANIZATION would
envy the etiquette which prevails In
Tunis A princess who was recently
proceeded against by two negresses In
her.employ. was allowed to give her
evidence from the concealment Of q
curtained partition. Whether this ar
rangement gave her the requisite
presence OF mind, or whether from
the inherent strength of her case, she
certainly won the verdict We do not
learn that the negresses were accord
cd the same privilege. which might
have been IN advantage TO them
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
Fleetess on IN. Sea.

According to Lord Brassey's Naval
Annual" the United States and Spain
lead all other nations in the swiitness OF
their war vessela This shows that
Secretaries Whitney and Tracy havo
succeeded in taking the benefit OF the
costly experience Of foreign navy
builders. II we are true to our naval
tradition, we will always have tho
speediest ships in the world.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03

n lived there many years" ..ln-
deed" replied Oliphant; may ! ask
In what part OF the island?" In"
said the high priestess. mentioning a
fat unlnhabitable waste. lin the
mountains" inquired Oliphant with a
grave conntenance. Precisely" re-
piled madame. That shook ELEPHANTS
faith.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
rr.Ae Lo.ins orouna.

The tea trade Of japan is constantly
increasing, while that OF China Is
diminishing. The increase Is Mt the
rate Of more than 8, 500. 600 pounds
yearly. Most Of tho Japanese tea is
consumed In the United States and
Canada
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
CousolinR.

Miss Gray (the evening before her
wedding) Suppose the clergyman
should want to kiss me after tho cere-
mony. dear, what shall I do?" ,.ff
Her dear friend--"He won't want
to."-Phila Record. lNM tNAnl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
AProxarh Oorre.,.a.

sawyer-'The proof Of the pudding
is IN the eating
De Spep--.'No. It isn't It's In tho
digeeting. Puck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-03
An OLD Resident.

When Oliphant met Nine Blavatslsy.
Ceylon happened to be mentioned.
"Ah! know Ceylon." said madame;