davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
MASCULINITIES.

Mamma, explaining to her little girl,
aged 5, that everything she does and says
Is written down In large book in heaven.
The latter asks; 'tAre all the naughty
things, toor, Mamma: ..Yes, dear. .
Little girl, pensively. .sThen think I
will take piece of India rubber with me. I"
At one OF the fashionable New York
clubs the English fad has been carried 20
far that men use British coin at their cards
and other games, compute their accounts
In English money, and scornfully ignore
any reference to dollars and cents as
something too coarse to be tolerated.
Wife: Mother is going to have her
picture taken to-day" Husband: els
she, May go with her and see her hav-
ing It donel" Wife: Certainly. Why
do you want to go." Husband ''The
photographer will tell her to look pleasant.
you know, and want to see her that
way, for once"
Envelopes were not used in Japan until
recently, and letters were always folded
in piece of paper, which was wrapped
with great care, according to prescribed
forms, differing accordin g to the relation
and rank of the perso addressed. The
triangular corner last folded over was
pasted and stamped with a red or black
stamp, or as was generally the case.
merely inscribed with the word fin--seal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
.spzAklNo ABOUT SEARS.
Here 10 . Yarn. About One That
Stole q Boat and Sailed Away.

Here 10 Yarn. About One That
Stole . Boat and Sailed Away.
Speaking about bears" said
Squire Garvin one evening, ms he set
tied himself In q comfortable chair at
the police station, says the Memphis
Appeal, speaking about bears. 1
think had an adventure with one
not long ago that beats the record.
"Iwas hunting around Shell lake,
over in Arkansas. one morning. I was
in q dug-out and had my gun and a
little dog. The bear / have reference
to made his appearance on shore and
shot him. When landed heard. a
noise in the brush, and, thinking there
might be another bear there, deter
mined to start in to investigate.
"The bear ] had shot lay lifeless to
all appearances, but had my suspi.
cions about him, knowing the treacn-
erous habits of the varmint, and he
fore went away tied the chain of
the boat around his neck and left the
little dog to watch him. m
III had not gone far in the bush be-
fore heard the dog barking, and,
hurrying back. what was my sur
prise to see the bear climbing tree
and pulling the boat up afterhim, with
the dog sitting in the stern thereof
and barking for dear life. The sight
almost paralyzed me for a moment,
but soon recovered and fired.
4 "The bear sprang from the tree,
jerking. the boat containing the dog
after him, and he pulled out for the
other side. / had to stop to reload,
aAd by the time l was ready to
shoot again the animal was out OF
range. l ran around to the other
side OF the lake, expecting to catch
him when he landed, but he was too
sharp for me. 81
"He only stopped long enough to let
the dog out OF the boat. when he pull
ed out again before got in range,
and when he got to the middle of the
lake he climbed into the boat himself
and sat on his launches looking at
me. / never recovered the boat, but
there are stories afoat among the
inhabitants of the country In the
neighborhood OF shell lake OF q bear.
being seen. frequently, gliding grace
fully up and down the lake in q dug
out ~ -. - %.e Z.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
BRIEF AND BREEZY.

The heaviest woman In Europe has died
| n Bavaria. She weighed $50 pounds
The Michigan commissioner of railroads
says that the seventy six roads operating
in that state lost 81, 297, 921 in 1890.
There are about two and one half gallons
of whisky now on hand for every man,
woman and child in the United States.
The highest velocity ever given to a
cannon ball Is estimated at 1895 feet per
second, being equal to mile In SO sec.
onds
The greatest hop producing county in
the United States Is said to be Otsego. N.
Y, where the yield is estimated at 1905
6sS pounds annually.
'sNew York." says correspondent of
the New York Sun, lis an uncouth and
undignifed name for our great city. The
change TO Nork would be no greater than
many names have undergone in the course
of centuries, not so great as the difference
In designation of many places In different
languages Life is short. New York is
too long to waste our time with IL we can
have Nork' ess ,t. tss,
The story OF the cruise Of the Hattie
Gage would charm even the most enthu-
siastic reader of the most melodramatic Of
dime novels. At the fnstigation of two Of
the sailors the captain was abandoned
somewhere on the Pacific coast near Coal
Harbor, and then, with the mate In COM
mand, on they sailed for 'Behring sea,
robbing the altar Of Greek church in .
deserted village in Alaska raiding .
storehouse of the Alaska commercial COM
pany and plundering . gold mine.
An East Dover. Ma, farmer had q
superannuated mare and not thinking II
advisable to winter her, spoke to some
boys to take her out, shoot her and bury
her for . money confederation. Boys Nos
and . did the job all right, but No. 8,
not knowing the mare had been killed,
went the following day to the farmers
barn, and finding an animal in the stable,
took him out and led him down to piece
of woods, shot and buried him. Imagine
the farmers surprise on coming home to
find that Boy No. . had shot and buried .
nice 5-year.old worth in the neighborhood
Of $500.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
PECULIAR EYES.
Curious Affllctlon or an Engiish
Gentleman Describe by Him

Curious AfflIotlon or an Engilsh
Gentleman Describe by Him
self.
labor under the peculiar inconven-
;ence OF having a right eye Of normal
power and u short.sighted left eye.
says James Shaw in Nature. The nu-
nerals ON the face OF clock Ave
eighths Of an inch high are visible to
the right eye at twelve feet distant.
but in order to discern them as clearly
with my left eye. ! require to bring
that organ OF vision as near TO the
figures as eight inches. On looking at
my gold chain hanging on my breast
in daylight. with both eyes, the chain.
. colored yellow and toward the left, is
perceived by the right eye, while a
steely blue chain, another vet the
same, is perceived about an inch to
the right and q little higher up
BY artificial light the same phenone
non presents itself, but the difference
in color isnot so apparent; the yellow
to theright is only DINNER. Again,
when page of Nature Is being read
with the short sighted eye there ap
pears, about an inch to the left, part
of the same column small, and the
black under artificial light. like weak
purple, The right-hand side OF this
ghost-like column is lost to the right
eye, being commingled with the
larger, dark letters seen by the short
sighted left, which cover 1t like the
more recent writing on palimpsest.
Middle life was reached before the dis.
covery was made. These experiences
must be gone through with intent, for
objects generally being perceived alto
gether with the right eye, all that the
left seems good for is to supply a lit
tie more light The perception OF the
difference of color is as good with the
one eye as with the other, and the
short-sighted eyes can read smaller
type.
As the inferior animals so far as /
know, have no habit ofpeeping or
looking with one eye shut and the
other opened. it occurred to me that
this ability might be a limited one. l
tried the experiment with school
children and to my surprise found
that . few were quite unable to keep
one, eye. shut and tina, other open at
the Same time and few did It with
an effort, making in all about one
fourth OF the number. Adults were
likewise under similar limits but to
less extent. This may be the
reason why the discovery OF Unequal
ity OF vision, as Sir John Herschel re-
marks, is often made late in life. In
deed, he mentions an elderly person
who made the unpleasant discovery
that he was altogether blind OF an
eye.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
The Deceptive Clock,

In a prominent corner of the Metro.
politan Museum OF art stands agreat,
old-fashioned clock. tfilts
It's appearance is so imposing that
few of The visitors pass it by, and OF
those who pause to admire fully 90
per cent speculate upon the probable
beauty oil it's chimes. The idea of
such a clock being without chimes is
preposterous on the face, and as
nothing but the finest work in this
line should accompany such mas
terpiece, the people wait patiently
until the hands shall mark the close
of an hour and set the music GO
ing. @ ~ w
3 When, after the. final seconds have
been reeled of, the hour is announced
by number OF wavering strokes on q
slightly cracked bell, followed by
silence, there Is usually . pretty mad
crowd around that clock. .6lr
Soon after the throng breaks up in
irate confusion the necleus Of another
10 formed, and before the subsequent
go minutes have elapsed another
crowd IL waiting to hear the chimes
that never ring. York CONNER
ical Advertiser.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
RULES FOR DRINKING HEALTH.
Picture OF Dutch Life Two Centuries
and q Half Ago.

Picture OF Dutch Life Two Centuries
and Half Ago.
We give the rules about drinking
healths as it is among the Burgers &c
that no mistakes may be made:
II. Offer your friends before going
to table glass OF red wine, as that ia
good for the digestion and is a pleas.
ant way Of welcoming them.
"2. With the first glass the host
must wish his guests An appetizing
meal. His friends must answer with
glass and wish the same to each
other also.
IS. II the company consists OF only
ten or twelve people one can drink
their health in turn, but it is useless
to do it all at once, as all may not
have such thirst at the same time.
When you wish to drink, ask for q
glass OF wine of the man or maid, who
is serving.
~. II the company is large and
there are perhaps thirty ut the table,
it would be useless to drink evsryone's
health separately, as one would then
drink. II you please, you may in
CiuQo Two, lOuT VI niA III Ouo bdiutb-
ton OF your glass, beginning with
those farthest of and then continuing,
drst on the right hand and then on
the left.
"5. The dispute still exists as to
the propriety OF kissing the lady who
sits next you as you drink her health,
or thanking her with a kiss when she
drinks yours. Still more unmanner-
ly is it to leave your chair to kiss the
young ladies who sit at a distance
from you. 1t is not proper to kiss
lady without washing your lips, ana
besides it creates confusion at the
table.
70. 1t is not well to insist upon
anyone's finishing his glass each time.
as that would do away with the free
dom OF your guests, but it Is quite
proper to ask the lady next you II you
may I'll her glass from time to time"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
SACRED ANIMALS.
The Sentiment That Hedges PsrtrIdxss
and Phsssants About.

The Sentiment That Hedges Partridge
and Phsssants About. rsR
In Egypt cats were sacred. A man
who killed a cat In Alexandria. when
Egypt formed part OF the Roman EN-.
pire was himself killed by an indig-
nant mob. for Roman law refused to
recognize the sacred character of cats,
says London Truth. With us, par
tridges and pheasants are sacred.
They can only DO slain In a particular
way. and during particular time Of
the year. Land owners keep In their
pay number OF people whose bust
ness 1t is to see that these fowl are not
interiered with by the profane vul.
gar, so that they may be strong and
numerous when the time comes for
Staying them in the manner prescribed
by the law. The slayers are called
sportsmen, and the staying is called
sport This glorious occupation
is reserved for the owners of the
land on which the birds are found.
and for the friends OF the owners. 1t
is usually massacre and there is
great emulation between land owners
as to the greatest number that can be
killed in q given time. A man called
Charles Waters lived and worked on q
farm belonging to Lord de Ramsay.
Some cartridges rose near where
Waters was ploughing. and game
keeper OF Lord de Ramsay says that
he saw Waters throw q stone at these
partridges. The stone does not seem
to have injured them. But such i'm
proper Conduct conld not be allowed.
Waters therefore. was dismissed by
his employer. in whose service he had
been for six years; he received notice
to quit his cottage. and q very extra
ordinary notice was served on him by
Lord de Ramsay. 1t forbade him at
any future time to come upon any Of
the Enclosures fields, woods. groves,
plantations, cQpplces. lands grounds
and hereditatnents in the use. occupa-
ton or possession OF this Iiobleman.
situated. lying and being in any GER
tain parish In the county OF Norfolk.
or any town. parish or place OF them
or any Of them adjoining or near. or
in any part thereof on any account
or pretence whatever
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02

.istically national proverbs as there
are national disheJ and overcoats
There are national novels and satires
and national forms Of poetry. but the
Arabian wonder tales are as popular
in Chicago as in Bagdad. Ghost story
writer's use an international language.
Hence also perhaps tho circum-
stance that the supernatural part Of
overy religion has found the widest
field OF propaganda 1t is curious
fact that the Arabian Nights" and
..Anderson's Fairy Tales" have been
translated into more different lam
guages than any other books with
Ave exceptions: The Bible. Thomas A.
Kempis' Limitation OF Christ " .Kob.
inson Crusoe." and the romance OF
paul and Virginia. anh
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
GAMBLING RULES,
IN New Orleans Even the Children
Play Five Cent Policy.

IN New Orleans Even the Children
l Play Five Cent Policy.
The extent to which the Louisiana
lottery has fostered the gambling
spirit in that and other States Is we'll
Illustrated by > statement which APP
pears in the New Delta. Twenty-Five
cent policy shops, where the "heads
OF families can squander their earn
ings and servants can invest the
money flched from the market bas-
kets Of their employers" have long
existed in New Orleans, and have
proved enormously vicious in their
results. It 10 now stated by the New
Delta that five-cent gambling shops
have been established, which are ab-
sorbing the pennies of children and
inculcating the gambling spirit eensr-
ally. among the youth OF the city.
Arepofter who visited ono OF these
shops found children Of from 10 TO is
years Of ago throneina about the
counters and buying tickets. The
New Delta vigorously rebukes the
prevalence OF these shops, which u
charac serizes a. hsll-holes into which
babies are inveislsd for the purposes
OF robbery. OF course this evil o az
rectly the consequence Of the 0tato
lottery and It's dishonest practices.
and no cure can be expected until thio
organised evil 10 extirpated. Frank
Leslie's Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02

Bacteria are simply microscopic
plants the smallest form of vegetable
life. In some instances they are so
small that it would be necessary to
place l5 900 OF them end to end in
order TO make row an inch in length.
They are OF widely different forms
some round. some oval. some fat or
rod-shaped while still another class
are the exact counterparts OF small
cork.screws. In all cases they are so
minute that one needs a powerful
microscope in order to study them. and
in no case can they be perceived
simply with the naked eye When
countless millions are grouped to-
gether they may probably be seen.
but in this case they may be said to
resemble an approaching army OF
which we are totally unable to distin-
guish single soldier. St. Louis
Republic
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
THE ASSASSINATION.
: n = IT.8s. y. IN 2 - I--
Biood-CurdIing Story OF a jealous
Murderess.

Blood-CurdlinG Story Of a jealous
Murderess.
The tall clock on the stair told mid
night as paused at her door. The
pale moonlight streamed through the
window at the end OF the hall and I
saw myself in q long mirror.
What q delicate, slight thing was
in my loose whito gown and how wide
and horrible my eyes were-but more
horrible was the loud beating OF my
heart.
Was l strong enough2
Could / do itf
entered the room. She was lying
on her couch near the window. The
moonlight rested full upon her. Arms,
shoulders, bosom were bare and soft
and white as wind shaken rose petals.
Her hair curled in gold waves around
her down to her slender waist.
thought OF the wife of Rosetti in her
grave with her yellow hair growing
down to her feet; wondered il this
girls hair would grow as fast.
Her lips were moist and smiling, as
though she dreamed OF one she loved.
lifted my hand and held the mar
row knife above her. It cleaned SO
cruelty! Where should striker The
heart. a
But that soft, beating place in her
lovely throat--oh, / wanted to strike
there. His kisses has been pressed
there. Had not my throat once beat
beneath them? felt sob coming up
in my breast.
wished the knife did not gleam SO;
it blinded me.
Suddenly she moved her arm as IL
awakening and l struck straight at
her heart.
The knife went in o little way and
stepped, and as l stood trembling,
sick, Mortified, her eyes fared wide
open.
She did not utter a sound-but,
great God! the awful, unbearable ago.
ny OF her look!
Then it came to me that she was
not dead and that I must make her
die quick-quick, I tried to draw out
the knife that might strike again but
it would not come.
Then, enraged because she would
not die, l pushed-pushed with all my
strength; felt the steel cleaving her soft
hesh-and at last she lay still.
But, God wish had struck into
her white throat-beating, even in
dreams. beneath his kisses. Ella Hig-
sinson, in Short Stories.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02

The study Of the Hebrew language
IL increasing In this country. not only
among the believers In Judaism. but
among Christians Rabbi Schwartz
berg says that an acquaintance with
II 10 indispensable TO scholars that IL
IL easily learned and that Il conveys .
vast deal OF knowledge In almost all
the branches OF science s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02

There he said fondly .just to
show you how much / thought OF you
] took your picture with my new
instantaneous camera Here 1t Is
~Doyou think II. looks like msp"
she inquired. almost tearfnlly. ~
yWhy--er--yes, Of course. "se
Then all - over ! cannot be
yourA 5,It must be my money and not
myself that you seek. New York
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
who's Been Praying Around Here7

Who's Been Praying Around Hers7
"What is going to be the first step
saken in the movement to make New
York . better place in which to livef"
"We're AL going to get together and
pray tor rain. "-Judes. ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-04

What is the matter with the poll
ticians? 1t seems that the Offices are
hunting the men, and not the men
the offices. No ticket In this county,
and there are three in the field, is an
exception. What is the reason? Are
they getting scared? It looks like
it. For some time past the declina-
ton of Charles C. Smith, nominee
for Assessor, has been in the hands
of the chairman of the Republican
Central Committee of Boise county
We are not informed as to the rea-
sons given.
A meeting of the committee has
been called for next Thursday, when
the vacancy will be filled. Who has
the best show for the nomination we
do not know.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-04
WIN Lose His Arm.

Yesterday DIR. Zipf informed Geo.
Wilhelm that his arm must be ampu-
tated inside of twenty-four hours or
his life could not be saved. The
unfortunate young man finally con-
sented, when DIR. Perrault, of Boise
City, was telephoned for.
At l o'clock P. NJ. Thomas Crofton
kindly furnished his team and buggy
free of charge, and George Cum
mings rendered his services to drive
to Banner and bring in Georges
niece. Miss Ida Tompkins. Miss
Amelia Jones accompanied him.
When we went to press DR.. Per
rault had not arrived, so we did moi
know when the amputation would be
performed.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-04

A DISPATCH says that J. J. Hill,
President of the Great Northern rail-
road, arrived in Butte on the morn
ing of Sept. 29th, and had confer
ence with Marcus DAILY, regarding the
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific railroad.
1t is proposed to run that road to the
coast via Boise City. Mr.. Daily is
said to be man of considerable in
fluence, and that he will make sue
cess of his railroad scheme is almost
assured.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-04
THE WANDERERS RETURN.


J. G. Watts, John Nugent and
Frank Maloy have returned from q
trip to Deadwood via Warm Spring
creek, the lakes and Bear valley.
They report eight men At work run
ming tunnel to cut the Pilgrim vein,
west Of Bear valley. They are ma
king FIVE feet per day.
At Deadwood Mr.. Catlin has sew
sral men at work in his placer claim,
and John Hurley and another man
have commenced work on theirs.
]. ]. Smith has arrived there with
five or six men to do some work on
Con Wertz's gold quartz claim.
The ores from the mines Of the dis
trict all look well, and there is no
doubt but that Deadwood will in the
near future become . great mining
country.
Mr.. Watts secured some handsome
specimens, and more will be sent in
to him. He has made arrangements
with q trapper for two nondescript
skins, and with another for two goat
skins for the Worlds Fair. A thou
sand pounds Of jerked venison is also
arranged for.
The party killed several deer and
caught abundance Of red fish, and
had the. lakes not been outside oi
Boise county Mr.. Watts would have
secured some red fish for the greal
Exhibition. The weather was bad or
the trip. Rain commenced on the even
ing of the 18th and fell almost con.
tinuously until the 23d, when it com
menced showing and kept up for thir
ty-six hours. On last Saturday morn
ing there were eight inches of snow
in Bear valley. By Sunday noon j
had melted from the valley, but th'
mountains remained white. Will,
between Cape Horn and Bear vale,
they snagged one of the horses in tn
shoulder SO badly that they wer
obliged to leave him. Another hors
was injured by severe cut in tn
hind leg while they were in Garde
!; valley, but they succeeded in gettin
him home. They tell US that whe
the country is opened up by roads t
Sheep. Mountain and Seafoam ther
will be many fine hay ranches in Bea
valley. Those immense mountain
surely contain great wealth, as flos
quartz can be seen everywhere, an
the time will surely come when tho,
sands of miners will delve for th
precious metals.
Nugent went out sick with ne'
ralgia and generally used up. He toe
box of quinine pills along, but, be
t ing wet from head to foot every da
did not dare to take them, and final
threw them away. He came back
: condition to fight Sullivan or Corbe'
and says that when he begins to fe
n out of sorts again he will strike Fl
'e Bear valley.