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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23

Who would think that n rooster
could become a great pet IN board
ship? But on the flagship Chicago"
the man.of. war which last spring
Travelled almost six thousand miles III
get home for the Columbian naval
parade, there was a rooster that was
the pet OF all the men on board ship
lie was bought In the West Indies,
on the way 10 Montevedio, and was
intended for the Christmas dinner;
but his great ~cheerfulness, as shown
by his hearty growing in the most un.
scasonable weather, won him bis
life.
After his liberty had been given
him, and he had become fairly tame,
he noticed one day another very proud
rooster in a very polished brass ven,
tilator which stands on the quarter
deck. He Immediately put on his
proudest air; then, noticing that the
other rooster did the same, he
stepped closer TO inquire. and soon
found himself glaring pugnac .ously
at that other fellow, who seemed
quite as defiant as himself. From
looks IL came To blows, and soon our
rooster was Indignantly hghtlng his
W reflection. Occasionally he
would strike the y%entilator "A very
hard blow with his bill and be thrown
back much astonished, only 10 return
o. the attack when he noticed that
his enemy apparently rctreated.
This was kept up .at Intervals for
several weeks, until the rooster
learned that more hard knocks than
glory were TO he got by keeping up
the ieud. Even now, after many
months on board, he occasionally re.
news the attack, but in a half
hearted way, as il he knew he was
doing something silly.
His am Is "Dick," and when
there Is food ahead he answers To II
like a gentleman. AT Ensenada, in
the Argentine Republic, the Chicago
lay alongside the dock in the Grand
Canal, and was allowed 10 run on
shore and pick up what he could find.
He never strayed far from the gang
way, and would come proudly strut
ting back when called on board by
one OF the men.
lie Is "A very ~pugnacious bird, and
in tnsenada started a fight between
a dog and himself. The combat,
witnessed by the whole ships com.
pany, while productive OF no harm
% either side. was a most amusing
sight. and consisted Of dashes at the
dog with occasional real blows on the
part OF the rooster. and much bark
ing an running about On the part OF
the dog. st Nicholas.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
Too Exact for Once.

The veteran had ju st finished a lee.
ture TO the old soldier club on mill.
tary exactness, says the Detroit Free
Press, and had been rather severe on
some who were disposed TO be lax in
their methods, particularly a tall Cor.
poral with q arm of, When he
had finished the Corporal stepped out
in front Of the soap box on which he
had been sitting.
MAY IL please your Honor" he
said mockiDgly, II have a story u
tell which may in some measure eX.
cuse my fault You see this arm"
and he held out the stump well,
that is the result of too much exact.
ness.n
The veteran showed his surprise
and asked how il happened.
We'll" went on the Corporal, at
was this way: Along in 1854, when
! was in the army Of the Potomac, l
was, as you know a cavalryman, and
one day 100 Of our regiment we're
ordered out to act as a reserve for a
small sortie that vas 10 be made 70 stir
up the enemy. Every oficer we had
had been so raked over by our crusty
old Colonel for not having everything
just right that life on duty was a
burden. A Captain was in CON-
mand OF our force, and he had US
ranged up in exact line, asif we were
on parade. and that, too, after the
enemy had begun 10 sling shells over
our way, and a mar wanted 70 dodge
in spite Ct himself.
zine Captain wouldn't have II
though, and there We sat. every head
on a line, eyerybody's hand as
straight with every other bride hand
down that line a. il fixed by a spirit
level. 1t was hard, ! tell you. hut
IL didn't last long, for all at once a
gun over on our right, that had evil
IDENTIFY just got into position, blazed
away with a solid twenty-pound shot,
and, as / stand here holding up this
evidence"-and the stump went up
again-'so help me gracious that
shot swooped right down our line and
shipped of fifty hands as smooth as
IL IL bad been done by a knife. Since
that / haven't been so particular
about being 30 COMPOUNDED exact"
and the Corporal satdown amid great
applause and the Overwhelming con-
fusion Of the veteran
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
PRINCE AND BOOK peooLeR.
A Royal European studying Ltfe In Ameri-
ca-his Notable Predecessor.


ca-his Notable Predecessor.
For some months il has been known
almost 10 a certainty that a promi-
nent prince OF Europe is now in
America in disguise, and Is canvass
Ing for books, that he may in this
manner learn more OF the real life OF
the american people. Twice has he
been identified in the East and each
time changed his disguise and his
field OF action, for, 10 be known,
would entirely defeat the object OF
his visit Lately something has
~transpired which leads the Phila-
delphia Times TO the conclusion that
this same prince is now selling books
in Texas.
A list OF eminent men who have
been book agents comprises many
authors and statesmen. George
Washington was a book agent and q
good one Prior TO the fateful Brad
dock expedition he sold. over 90
copies in Fairfax and adjoining
counties in Virgin a, OF q work on
the American Savage" Jay Gould,
kalph Waldo Emerson, and Mark
VAIN WIN an thilN illC, OoOh ldl-
vassers So, also, was L.ongfellow,
and his success was remarkable.
There is now in possession OF the
Massachusetts Historical Society "a
prospectus the poet used and on one
OF the blank leaves are The skeleton
lines of the celebrated poem Elk
celsior," which he was evidently then
~inCubating. Daniel Webster paid his
second terms tuitiol at Dartmouth
10y selling books. General Grant at
one time took an agency for Irving's
columbus" ret Harte was a book
agent in California I'm 1880. Ex-
President llaj es footed IL all over
southern Ohio selling "BaXter's Lives
OF the Saints After the siege OF
Toulon, Bonaparte, then a young
lieutenant, employed at the capital,
and too honorable 10 duplicate his
pay account, took the agency for the
History OF the revolution" Bis
marck, Cardinal Mez. olanti, Count
M%etternich, Canning, Lord Denham,
and Coleridge, the poet, were all at
some period OF their lives, book
agents. 20 also, were Nine.
de Stael and Mrs. jameson, and Co.
lumbus canvaSsed fora work on MA
rine Explorations
James G.. Blaine began his business
career as a canvasser in Washington
County, Pa, where he sold the Life
OF Henry Clay. Many others whose
names emilia on the pages Of history
largely owe their success To the ex-
p%erience obtained while engaged in
the laudable aud honorable calling OF
a book agent.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23

When Artemus Ward died the
press OF England and America was
filled with tributes TO his memory.
ln New York a meeting Of uewspa,
per people was he'd, at which it was
resolved that his memory should lie
peTpetuated. The name in which
this was done was amusingly .ill1s.
trated by a story told in Harper's
Magazine some years ago. Whether
or not the anecdote would be true 10.
day, we do not know.
A few summers ago l passed Z
weeks vacation at Waterford, Maine,
and during my visit went TO the vii
lage graveyard TO view the final rest
ing-place Of Artemus Ward.
With some trouble l found the
grave, there being nothing about the
plain white slab to distinguish il
from many similar one around.
While thinking and wondering that
90 monument had ever been erected
TO the humorist, a c%ountryman ap-
preached, 10 whom / said:
my friend, can you tell me why it
is that Artemus never has had a
monument erected to his memory"
Wei, stranger, / guess / Kim"
was the reply. You see, arter
Artemus died three or four hundred
printer fellers down in New York
City got together and passed some
beautiful resolutions, saving that
Artemus should have a monument,
and they would pay FOR it then and
there; and then they took up a col.
lection, which amounted 10 $40. 60,
so I'm told: and since then this
town haint seen either the monu-
ment or the money; but stranger.
we did get a cnnv 81 the In0lptiaAsn
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
THORNTON.

The doctor reported the village in an
unusually healthy condition.
Mrs. Johanna Clark and Miss Anne
Kimball, of San Francisco. are guests al
the home of Officer kimball.
Conductor Andrews is looking spruce
In a handsome new uniform coat.
Ed. Westcott now holds all the laurels
which are consistent with good fisher
mauship.
Merritt's ice cart broke down in front
of DR.. Shaw's office last Tuesday, owing
10 a nut coming off.
Charles Belts has been engaged 10 re-
pair the underpinning of the odd Fellows
building which became somewhat weak,
owing 10 recent hard storms.
The First football team have no more
scheduled games to play until spring. -
No matter what old piece of furniture
you may have, il is not too old 10 be re-
paired if you bring il 10 Harry Paulson.
lie will do it al a low price.
A horse belonging to Benjamin Dalton,
one OF n thornton grocers, started on
a runaway Monday afternoon, but was
stopped by James E. McCurdy, who saw
him start and, jumping in the rear end
of the wagon, caught up the reins, and
thereby averted what might have been a
bad smash up.
This evening there will be a concert
and dance in Odd Fellows Hall for the
benefit of Mr.. J. Foxon. II will he given
under the auspices of the Brass Band and
the Football Club. Everyone should
attend.
A child named Carrie Luther, G years
Old, fell on a bottle Of tea, which she was
carrying in the schoolroom last Tuesday
morning, and badly cut her hand, which
was dressed by Pharmacist Lee and DR..
Shaw.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
THE DAWN OF LOVE.

Z had been MISUNDERSTANDING ! swokel
Fen as the suns CAV hesralds put 20 flight
With golden spears the misty ghosts 81
night,
And from the shroGdins gloom. with every
stroke
OF nsgic wands, Q thousand charms evoke,
Fer me a growing srlendor seemed 10 hght
TO view a world in unguessed beauty digit
IL seemed q new and glorious morn had broke
The vale appeared a Ose-enbowerd shrine,
Each hovsr, a SWAY ing censor. To my knee
] sank aud w~orshipped. a. before mine eyes
A veil was swept away and i could see
A newer truth IN naturc-the Divine
] was in Lowell In love, dear heart, with
thee
-MGnsey's Weekly.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
FIXING" A WITNESS IN TEXAS.
Pepper Pat ON Ills Handkerchief ON He
half OF the Prisoner.

U fIb'F a WI VIZ Nv W ~
half OF the Prisoner.
"Old Dave Cullerson Is "A great
constitutional lawyer, hut know OF
a ease in which had Dave rel ed more
on his crudition alone, his client
would now be in the p~enitentiary,"
said a Texan 10 a reporter Tor n
Fort Worth Ca cite. Dawes client
was accused OF horse-theft. The evil
dence was so strong against him that
Dave got sevefai continuances n
hopes that the most damaging wit
nesses would in some WAY disappear,
leave the country and so on. Well,
after half "A do en- cOntinuanceS
all the witnesses but one had left the
country. Dave tried strenuously to
get another continuance, but the
Judge announced severely that the
case must DC tried then and there.
Well, the case began, and when the
court ad journed for dinner Dave saw
conviction was Inevitable, and so he
told his client. The accused began
schemiug and thereby saved h mself.
The first witness, after the reopening
OF court, was the prosecutions most
important witness, on whose testi-
mony alone "a conviction could be
hoped for. The witness was a very
large man. and rs the day was ex-
ceedingly warm, the man used b 3
handkerchief quite frequently. And
I vas noticeable that the intervals
between the use Of the handkerchief
continued TO grow shorter until the
man was evidently In agony. His
misery attracted the court and "A doc
tor was sent for. iefore the ply
stefan arrived the man was In "A parox-
ysms OF agony and was rolling about
the floor a, IL crazy. lie was unable
10 speak, but merely %groaDed. The
physician examined him but was un-
able 20 say what was the matter, but
he ad yised the man To he taken 10 "a
room. This wa done, and the prose-
cutting attorney, in bis d sgust.
moved "a continuance Of the case and
10 was granted. When Dave and his
client left the room, the latter whis-
pered, Ia e, / fixed him IL was
afterwards reported that red PEPPER
had been put in the mans handker-
chief, and, the pores being open, II
bad terrible effect That case was
dismissed at the next term OF court
aud Dave GOT his fceE"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23

mans face the gray shadow crept
the smile faded, and again the vision
changed. Before her lay a small cof-
fin, and within it lay a little fair
haired child-her child and ed
dies" over the shining curls OF
gold, white fl)wers were strewn, and
the pearl.white hands held a pure
white rose. Then the lonely woman's
head was bowed, and sobs shook the
slender frame, Blu: bark A sound
reaches her ear, she starts up ana
listens eagerly. Footsteps draw near,
the door is flung open, and two men
enter bearing the form OF another
between them. which they fling
rudely upen a couch. The woman
kneels beside him.
Eddie, Oh, Eddie"
The younger man leaves the room,
whilst the elder stands in grim silence
by her side.
"Nour husband is an honor 10 you,
Claire"
She raised her arm with deprecat-
inc gesture.
"Spare me, father"
you would marry him, Claire;
but poor child l will not add to
your sorrow by r~eproaches 1t seemed
As If IL was your destiny 10 be Ed
ward Logan's wife, for three times
you were separated from him, as l
thought, forever, and AZ last he won
you. Thank God. your mothers eyes
were closed in cath, ere she saw the
Indebtedness OF her child. II you
would only leave him, Claire. l do
not see why IL is you will not consent
TO a divorce"
The reason is simply this, father
i love him"
Those three words crowned the sim
full man with a costly crown-the
crown Of a woman's pure love; IN |
OH who would not stand In the ''sun.
light OF a woman's lovingy" The
man turned away and left the woman
alone with her drunken husband.
And Claire, the woman whose
genius electrified "A million hearts!
What did she do? What could she
do? but kncel In her anguish before
her God, and bowling her fair head
almost 10 the ground. murmur
through her lips: mot my will,
Father, out Thine be done. New
York sunday Mercury.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
Brought I'd on French Novels.

The Washington girl is a unique
type and a perpetual establishment
20 my narrow views-the result OF "A
country childhood which i have
never outgrown. / was trying 10
impress upon the Other One the
towering virtues OF a certain young
man and received the following flip
pant reply: There is no use talk
ing 10 me about such airy abstrac.
tions. ! cont understand them.
What j do know is that he wears the
most horrible looking object for q hat
that ! ever saw. / will never 60 out
with him again When ! caught
sight Of that old fashioned derby
with no brim 10 speak Ola mere gum
drop-I thought . should faint. ]
a forgive mar things in men, al
most anything, H. IA {, except being
badly dressed ; could pardon an
immortality. even a crime, but last
years hat OF a gal herie, never"
For heavens iake, hush" / re-
Piled, Il am ashamed IL you; n
would imagine tbst you had been
brought up on French novels"
II have, she said TRANQUILITY, and
held out Paul Bourge's last volume.
detroit Free Press.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
A Matter Of Degree.

II suppose you find this to be .
hard, hard world, do you not?" she
said, as she gave him a loaf Of Of stale
bread.
''Yes'm," answered the tramp, try
ingt o make q dent in the loaf Of
bresdwith his knife, but we frequently
find things that are harder "-ITrutb
In some parts Of Florida Legislation
has been found necessary to prevent
the extinction of alligators.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23
wanted" In Cldcn Days.

AN Old London paper contains the
following curious ad vertisc mcnt:
Wanted, "A man between 20 and 30
years Of age 20 he a footman and I'M
d~er-butlef IN Il great family: he must
nc OF the Church OF england ana
have had the smallpox in the natural
way. Also "A woman, middle. aged,
o. wait upon a young lady OF great
fashion ana fortune the woman must
tc Of the Church Of England have
had the smallpox in the natural way,
very 50 CT, steady and behaved.
and understand dress getting up
lace and fine linen and doing all
things necessary for a young lady that
Y es into all public places and keeps
the best company. IN luire OF the
printer OF this paper-Ost. J, l774."
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23

THE rate OF ~pulsa:ioD is l20 Ter
minute in infancy, ~ in manhood
and 60 In old ag"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23

HE-Don't you think Miss High
heels is a perfect dream OF beauty?
She-Oh. ye.. "A perfect dream,
which never comes true.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-23

a SOLAR eclipse interrupted a bat
tie between the NeGes and Lydians
Il. c. 60.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29

A very destructive worm resembling
Gf not the genuine) the army worm"
made its appearance in this vicinity
about week ago. Since that time the
pest has multiplied into millions in
some places destroying everything in
its path Mr.. Ed. Johnston informs us
that they have attacked his place and
neighboring farms, laying waste in an
incredibly short time the grass and oat
fields, and wherever they appear the
ground is fairly alive with them in a
few hours So far as we have heard
they have appeared only south of town,
betweens Boivin's siding and the vii
lage. and in Johnston's neighborhood,
east of town, but 1t would be we'll for
farmers to be on the lookout for them
elsewhere as they appear to develop
very rapidly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29

Messrs. Boucher, member of the
township board, and Ralph Bestwick,
township clerk, of Covington township,
ware in town the first OF the week can
wasting the project of getting road
into L'Anse. We understand the com
missioner Of Covington township has
laid out road to the township line and
oow desires the commissioner of L'Anse
township to lay out branch of the
6purr road to connect with theirs.
The amount Of new road required to
connect the two is about three and one
half miles, and this will give the resi-
dents Of Covington township an outlet
70 L'Anse. As the proposed road will
be good thing for both townships,
and as we have plenty of funds with
which to do the work, we see no reason
Shy It should not be done.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29
A GOOD SEND-OFF.

Afterlthe new mill was started early
this week some of the young gentlemen
of the village conceived the idea of get
ting up social party to commemorate
the event. Invitations were hastily
printed and sent out and the Houghton
orchestra engaged to furnish the music.
The party was given last night and
proved a very enjoyable affair. The
attendance was quite large there being
large number from Baraga and other
points present. The general commit
tee are to be congratulated upon the
success of the entertainment. The mill
may now be considered duly installed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29
'sBlunders.o

The comedy event Of the season is
sBlunders" which viii appear at The
Opera House, Tuesday evening, August
1sk The Detroit Free Press of June
18th Gays:
sBlunders" is the best farce comedy
eeen In Detroit this season. All the
members are artists in their line and
there is not dull moment in the whole
show. II you want to see good act
ing. hear enhancing music. splendid
dancing and the best farce comedy on
The road, see "Blunders," sure cure
Tor the blues. It will make you forget
your troubles and incidentally your
board bill. Do not forget date, August
Let.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29
Work Of the Toy Gun.

Last Saturday little Tommy Boivin
came near losing his life through the
fundamentally of one of those little
%. caliber rifles that are so dear to the
heart of the small boy.
Tommy, in company with Delore
Menard and Eddie Secotte, all boys of
about 10 years. started to go to his
fathers farm some four miles from the
village, taking this gun along. They
had gone as far as John Patrick's
place where they stopped in the woods
to have little sport shooting. Tom
my was standing in front Of the rife
while the other two were loading it
when by some accident it was prema-
turelv discharged and the ball struck
Tommy on the side of the forehead in
fiicting dangerous wound. The ball
apparently glanced around the skull
under the skin, but though DIR. Turner
has probed the wound he has been
unable to extract it, and as the wound
is healing nicely, it was thought best
to abandon It, II the bullet had struck
a little nearer the center of the fore
head the boy would undoubtedly have
been killed instantly.
This should be warning to parents
to put guns out Of the reach Of chill
dren until they are old enough to
handle such weapons safely.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29
Cheap Excursions to the WORLDS Fair.

On Mondays, July II, "a 81 and
August 7, 1893, the Chicago & North
Western R'y will sell excursion tickets
to Chicago and return at reduced rates.
Tickets sold for these excursions will
be good in coaches and reclining chair
cars only, and will be good for return
passage leaving Chicago only on either
the fourth or eleventh day after date of
sale. Do not miss this opportunity for
visiting the grandest exhibition of the
century. For tickets, time tables and
full particulars apply to agents. (29w3)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29

A party of about forty-five young
people came down from Houghton on
the tug Mayhem, Friday evening, the
occasion attracting the party bither be-
ing lawn party at the residence of
Nr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith. The
festivities continued until past mid
night when the Houghton delegation
rounded out the delightful occasion
with the homeward trip over the placid
Waters OF Keweenaw bay. 1t was an
occasion long to be remembered by
those who participated.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29
Important Transfer.

The L'Anse Brownstone company
has purchased from the Detroit Brown
stone company oil the machinery and
equipments Of the latter company at
>he old Hurley quarry and also a 20
year loase of the quarry. This Is
practically consolidation Of the two
companies, but as both properties will
b operated by the stronger company
Of the two the change cannot fail to
benefit all concerned. The transfer
carries with it several contracts for
Stone which will be furnished by the
purchasing company.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29

A bundle of paper intended for this
issue of the SENTINEL is sidetracked
somewhere between Chicago and
Champion, in consequence of which
portion of this edition will not reach its
subscribers for several days yet.
Enough old stock is on hand to sup
ply city subscribers, but the inside
papers will prove rather stale read
ing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29

Somebody "sniped" our last week.
Calumet Conglomerate and hence We
have not seen copy Of it, but it il
said to contain "roast" for the Bar
aga supervisor which double discounts
what appeared in the SENTINEL con.
corning the election last spring. The
SENTINEL has no desire to thresh over
old straw and only calls attention to
this recent outbreak so that our friend,
the supervisor of Baraga, can organize
stock company in Calumet to start q
new paper there to get even with the
Conglomerate-that is II he can find
suckers enough to put up the-money.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29
Win Close Sundays.

After July 80, 1898. the L'Anse bar
Der shop will be closed on Sundays all
day. Customers will please take notice
and act accordingly.
o0-31 w. B. FRAzEE, Prop.