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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

going TO and from places where more
scientific treatment is administered
Ii is composed of an inclined plane
formed by a series of rollers kept in
place oy axles running in the side
pieces, which. with the pieces at the
end uniting them, form the principal
part of the apparatus The rollers and
their mountings rise and fall in a
groove in the upright support, which
is composed of two uprights fastened
together by cross pieces at several
places These upright pieces form the
points Of support for the persons
making fuse of the apparatus The
rollers are made of wood covered with
cloth over stufing, or covered with
rubber. which gives greater purchase
for the feet The method of working
is very simple The person desiring
TO exercise mounts the rollers, which
are set in motion By the weight of the
body. By their motion they tend to
carry the feet TO the lower part of the
apparatus This can only be counter
acted by a brisk movement of the
limbs and feet, similar TO walk
ing or running, and must be kept
up continually. or the feet viii be
thrown off the apparatus The amount
Of the exercise can be regulated by
raising or lowering with the screw.
The higher the top of the inclined
plane, the more violent the exercise
The effect produced by the rapid mo-
ton of the limbs is to produce sensa-
ton of heat over the entire body,
equivalent to that obtained by running
or long walk--Les Inventions Non
yelles
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
GOOD LUCK FOR THE BABY.
The First Thing L. 20 Hsve 10 Go up
Stairs Before IL Go<s Down

The First Thing L. TO Hsve 10 Go up
Stairs Before IL Gess Down
Think of baby twenty -four hours
old climbing step ladder exciains
the Washington Star. Ii was rather
an understood infant for that
age too OF course 1t could mol
climb up by itself SO the nurse car
ried il in her arms. 1t did no; CRY.
but clapped its hands delig htedly.
The child was little boy. and the
climbing Of the ladder took place in
the very room where he was born
The mother regarded il Is an impor-
tant event evidently. 1t was by her
orders that the performance took
place Her interest was none The
less because IL was all for the sake OF
gratifying an old time superstition
Monthly nurses all agree that IL q
baby goes downstairs before il goes
upstairs Its path in life will be down
ward and i'll luck will attend it Ac-
cordingly precaution, should be taken
against such an omen. In this in
stance the child having been born on
the top noor OF the house il could not
be carried upstairs and therefore its
mother had suggested the. ingenious
plan OF having stepladder brought
into the room SO that nurse could
mount it with baby in her arms
But that was not all A small
testament was attached by a string TO
the child's arm and in its chubby
little fist was placed a gold dollar.
Thus reasonable certainty was sc.
cured that the boy would grow up
both rich and pious Al tho same
time 1t seems very odd to see such
superstitious observances practiced in
the city OF Washington in the year
1892 Some people say that It is
very bad luck indeed for baby to
see itself in mirror before It is a
year old though Why this should be-
30 1t would be difficult TO tell :
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

HoLDISe down the executive chair
Of Haiti is not an occupation that one
Of tender nature and shrinking dispo-
sition would crave. President Hip
polyte celebrates every escape from
assassinatiou by having . few citizens
shot. He II rapidly becoming aus
tere. and, while perhaps = gentleman
and diplomsts f. forced TO appear u
the world In The role Of . bloody old
ru6han- When all his subjects have
been slain. and he has only . large
graveyard 70 rule. he may nnd time
- relax the stern and rugged aspect
- y crea&ing prejudice against him
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
NAVIGATING FROGS.


This Hars from Georgia woaId Maks
Musehaassa Blush
People living on the line of the
Chickamaugs are excited over a num-
Der Of strange and enormous frogs
that infest the neighborhood These
frogs were brought from the Missis
sippi swamp In 1886 and put in the
Chickamaugs River. They are said t.
be of enormous sire when grown
These, being very small when
brought, arc just now begin
ming to show what they can do.
One has been catching chickens.
but they live principally upon fish
When the fish are driven away by high
tide and they are starved for . few
days they win attack = person Tho
one that passed through Lafayette
would have been captured, but the
man had TO 60 to his house for his gun,
and the frog made ono leap and ga
out Of reach of . fair shot after de
vouring quite number OF chickens
The Lafayette (Ga-) Messenger reports
that n. II Burrows, Mr.. Nanley and
his son William were out in the bot
toms few days later and discovered
one Of these frogs near the river bank.
The men, seeing the danger they
were in, Immediately made an
attempt 20 get away. Mr..
Manley. being an old man, directed
his course to an empty cotton houss
which was near by. for refuge just
as he was entering the house the frog
seized his coat tail, leaving him almost
breathless and with nothing but the
shoulders and sleeves Of his coat A
few minutes later Monroe came nea,
the house where Mr.. Manley had taken
refuge, and, seeing the frog tusslins
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

TnE French government might save
time and trouble by hauling in all the
statesmen In the country ON the sus-
pfcion that none escaped the defile-
ment Of the Panama corruption. The
only joke the unfortunate nation can
discover Is the attitude Of the Rus
SLAMS in holding up their hands in
holy horror at their ally's plight.
For about a hundred years it has been
the custom Of every Russian Official
to rob his government at all times
and under all circumstances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

HE grand duke, Nicholas Constan-
toyitch, cousin Of the car, is a merry
old soul and loves his little joke. He
did not like the medicine his physi-
clan gave him and so inveigled the
doctor out into the adjacent arid
sands. where he buried him up TO the
neck and lief. him all day in the fierce
heat Of the sun. At night the doctor
was raving maniac. Royal Jokes
are frequently little rough. but be-
ing crazy now. the physician can
probably laugh at his experience like
q coHrtier.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

Low . rsssy AsAs H<r Five Il.
O~ss Lssk Llhs HsrssiG
A Bond street. New York publi,
has . cat that seems to have
abnormal development Of instincs |,
uniformity. Sho may be distinpuisA
from other cats In tho neighborhsl
By her stump tail Uuth about =
months ago she had the usual
lovance Of tail but while Leisure
crossing the street she miscalcul,a3
the speed at which truck was ,c,N
ing toward her and left tho Ian,
half OF her tail under wheel Of n
vehicle A few weeks ago this :,
had . littsr OF kittena ono of vhis
was black while al the ~
woro tho color Of ~
mother. Tho Publisher told h
Sun man that no missed the blacI5
one the second time no uncovered u, .
litter. Nobody had taken 1t and b,
was compelled 70 conclude that ~
mother had made away with It The
did not surprise him. a. he had heard
OF other mother cats killing certain
OF their offspring presumably BE-
cause they did not resemble the res|
OF the family. But he was dumb
founded to see what he had not mol
ticed ut first that all the kittens hal
stump tails and he wondered at thin
strange manifestation Of maternal In.
fuenoe He lifted up the mother cat
70 get better view OF the kittens
and found the ends of Eve little tails
that she had evidently bitten of.
The publisher would like to know
why Tabby bit OF the tails OF her
progeny. One OF his fanciful friend,
suggested that she may have ABSORBED
some Of her peculiar wisdom By sleep
ing on volume of Rsop OF which
there are q large number in the pub
fishing house III she Ia as her owne,
says cat with large bump OF sell.
esteem she naturally would not lik,
any OF her kittens 10 grow up and
point the paw Of ridiculc at her be
cause her tail wasn't as long as theirx
She therefore set a fashion OF her owr
In tails Another friend of the pub
Usher said that he believed that
If Tabby could talk she would
defend her conduct on IN.
ground that there vas . period
in the life Of every cat when its tail
would have TO be cut Of by a truci
wheel and she decided fha; she
wouldn't give the truck chance a,
her sons and daughters The pub
Usher thinks 1t rather rough on The
kittens as they can never realize on,
OF the chief delights OF kittenhood-
pursuing the elusive and whirlins
tips OF their tails He wonders i
tabby's female kittens when they be
come mothers will bite all their littl,
ones tails of and speculate as to hov
many generations it will take fo
tabbys descendants TO be born will
stump tails-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

~ in the future anything serious
should happen to the machinery Of
the Gallia and that great steamship
should lie helpless In the trough of
the sea. the Gallia's passengers will
no doubt feel justified in being exceed
ingly anxious over the chances o.
some passing steamer standing by"
The memory Of the heartless conduct
of the Gallia's commander toward the
Umbria when in distress viii hang to
Captain Ferguson as long as he follows
the life OF . turnpike" sailor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

THERE is a man in New York
hospital whose lung has leaked his
skin so full Of air that he is expected
TO explode and expire noisily and
simultaneously. This story, with a
different man in the title role. was
sent out from the same veracious
hospital year ago, and the world
that listened with bated breath for
the defamation that never came is
noticed to be batting less intently now
than on the former occasion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
WHEN a train rolled into Pennsyl.

WHEN train rolled into Pennsyl-
va6ia station recently three dead
people were found stacked npon the
pilot Of the locomotive, a fourth hay-
ing been left by the roadside for lack
Of room. The discovery panied and
surprised the engineer, who really
seems TO be humane man, though
why he should be out Of his element
in<tcad of in home for the blind,
dispatches have not yet explained.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
4 CONSTABLE attempted 10 mako a.

A CONSTABLE attempted 10 make an
arrcs. near Salyersville, KY. and the
result was one man shot dead. four
fatally and several severely wounded.
Had the affair occurred south of the
Rio Grande il would have passed for
. fairly successful Mexican revolu-
tion. but being in Kentucky. of course.
no Significance can be attached 10 IL
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

A LONDON paper makes a long ex-
pose Of the methods used by English
sbarpers TO swindle people through
the pretense that great estates are
anriously awaiting claimants. In
fortunately the class Of people who
chase these mythical estates have not
reached that stage ofmental develop
ment that results in craving TO
read the newspapers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
TIE deadly typhus fever. which is

TIE deadly typhus fever. which is
again epidemic in New York city, is
another result OF indiscriminate imni-
grafton Il is said 10 be indigenous
In Eastern Europe. In the Crinea il
was once horribly prevalent among
the French troops No disease Is
more contagious and few naladies
have higher rate Of mortality.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

EVEN sleep comes high 10 Van,
derbilt One IL about 20 be sued by
the vessel men who have suffered loss
by the sinking Of the yacht AlTa- Ii
appears the reason that the Alra did
not keep her whistle blowing while
lying AT anchor in the fog Was that
William X. her owner, was aboard
and desired 10 sleep.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

A Jewish junk dealer in winnipea
imposed an old muzzle- loading muskei
on green English imm grant n few
days ago, along with thrilling aneo
dotes about Iniun incidents. The
greenhorn found the barrel plugged
mp with what seemed TO b wadA He
took IL 70 . gunsmith 70 be cleaned,
asd We smith poked out Of ths barrel
sos - God Canadian bsnk notea Al
Ia4sst accounts The junknan Wa hsins
sasee6 wasohed By his fzisndA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

BIcrcIE drill for the national
guard has been prepared by General
Ordvsy Of the District Of Columbia
II IL mot extended beyond company
organization and IL designed for oPer-
atoms against mobs- IL will be pleas
ant for the boys and viii look pretty.
which ought 10 commend is sum
GENTLY.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

The twin sisters, Rosa and Josepha,
who were lately exhibited in Vienna,
excited the interest, not only of scient-
hats, but also of the lay public, on &C
count Of the union of their bodies.
They were born in Skreychow. 10
hernia, and arc now fifteen years old.
Their parents, simple people named
Blassl. gave them up TO the French
impresario Forbe. who first brough,
them before the public in Paris. at the
"Thsater Imperial de Ia Gate" and Is
taktng them ON = tour through Europe.
hosa and Jcsepha. Of whom we pub
iish An engraving. are not well grown
s'r their age. bat are delicate and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

TEE champion pugilist expresses 3
willingness TO fight for purse Of
$4,000 There is scientific interest
in this apparently unimportant cir
cunstanoe- Devoiees OF microscopy
could with profit turn from study Of
the gross and material substance Of
the gna.'s optic nerve and try their
glasses On the champions modesty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

N THIS AGE OF
machinery IL b mot
|surprising 70 And =
certain e2ao Of
CLEVER nsshanics
who. By negative
methods. have dsue
much TO bring the
Art Of safe manu-
|fAeture 10 it, prss-
|ent state Of perfsc-
ton. discarding Tie
time ouored '.tim-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
L'AHsE SENTINEL
Z xiHnY. Pm ADrsaa
rAzm. anonoAs


GaxxA has already cost this country
600. 900. Without intent 20 dis
parage an ambitious young man it
may be affirmed that he Ii not worth
the money. Mexico would be glad 70
knock him down for much less
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

Prize for Red Cross Inpreveossts-
The King and Queen of Italy, as il
well known. have been interested for
many years in all Improvements for
the care Of the sick and wounded
They have now offered prize of To-
600 lire. or s.. 500. FOR the best apparatus
for carrying the wounded and sick to
places where they may be cared for.
The offer is . result of the recent meet
ing of the Society," of the Red Cross
in Rome Inventors of all countries
are invited TO enter the compe-
tition for the prize Models, not less
than one fourth the size of the origi-
mails, must be sent TO Rome, in care Of
Signor l. delli Sanaglia, no later than
June 30, 1893 The models must be &C
companied by detailed descriptions in
French or Italian. or translations into
one of those tongues An exhibition
of the apparatuses will be held in Rome
from Aug. II to Sept u A jury. con-
sisting of fourteen representatives of
the countries which took part in the
Congress of the Red Cross, viii award
the prize.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
The stim.on In,titute. New York.

The institute was founded four years
ago to provide American labor with
the facilities for acquiring skill and
taste in design In four years over
four hundred students have been edu-
Gated.
At present the teaching force con-
sists of twelve specialists, in charge of
Mr.. Stimson. and numerous and en-
thusiastic body of pupils drawn from
all parts of the United States is in at
tendance. Tho range of instruction
embraces architecture, sculpture,
painting and drawing in all their
forms, book illustration and cover
ing. wood carving. wall paper de-
signing AMI mural decorations; silk,
calico. cretonne. and carpet design
ing; ceramic. tile. and porcelain work;
meta and iewelry designing, with
other ornamental domestic arts where
now we are obliged to employ foreign
skill If we require first-class work.
What is immediately needed to put
this ins titute on sure foundation is
practical support by men who appreci-
ate what is being done abroad and
what must be done at home in the line
of the technical education of the
J artisan.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
Nerv. Of . Female Lion Tanner.

An instance Of extraordinary pres
enee OF mind is reported from Java
Nine Scherazade the lady lion tanner
OF Fills, circus had only just entered
the cage and was about to make the
lion Pascha fire of pistol when the
other three lions began fighting in a
corner and in order to stop the COM
motion she turned toward them hav-
Ing Pascha behind her who took the
opportunity Of throwing himself upon
her. striking her on the head with
his right paw and biting her in the
left side With incredible presence
OF mind she turned upon Pascha and
made him perform all his tricks and
when they were properly done she
left the cage with blood streaming
down her face but with no other sign
that she had been severely hurt :
London Figaro.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
WORLDS PROGRESS.
40 INDICATED BY THE TIER
MoMETER OF SCIENCE

ksrss - cr.vssy 80 ce.trifsssi Ksrcs
ui.ssrsss1 ~ . Preach r.Ssr-rhe
Byssssss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN ses-
ssss's YtsIA-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

TIE FROG SEIZED HIS COAT TAN.
with the fragments of the coat, and
fearing that II had devoured his fathe,
and brothss made determined at
tack on the creature. but was forced e
retreat after being badly hurt
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

Naval Architects and Marine Enginesrs
Prominent men in the ship building
and shipping interests of the United
States have completed the preliminary
organization of a professional society.
to be called the Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers,
whose object viii be to promote the
art of ship building in all its branches,
both commercial and naval The Com
mittee of organization, consisting of
William II. Webb of New York, Lewis
Nixon, General Manager of Cramps
Ship Building Company of Philadel-
phia; Col E A Stevens of Hoboken,
Francis T. Bowles, Naval Constructor,
United States Navy. and (ex-officio)
Clement A. Griscom, President of the
International Navigation Company. ex.
pect to incorporate the society in New
York and are now sending out invita-.
tions TO membership
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

The experiment is capable of some
modification; for example, a pure
rubber tube may be substituted
for the string, or, with a rod inserted
in il, it may be substituted for the
rod, and light metal ring may be
used instead of the rubber ring.
The explanation of the behavior OF
the rubber ring will be readily under.
stood by reference to Fig. 6, from
which ii will be seen that the line OF
contact between the ring and the rod
is oblique; in fact, it corresponds to a
portion of the spiral described by the
ring in its passage down the rod The
friction due to the pressure resulting
from centrifugal force prevents the
ring from making direct line of de
scent. while its inclined position com
pels it TO take a spiral course down
the rod.
The ring rolls by internal contac;
with the rod, but to make one revolu
ton on its own axis, il must roll
around the rod nearly as many time,
as the diameter of the rod is contained
in the internal diameter of the ring. :
Scientific American.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
rhey Were All There.

Ethel-l had such an awful dream
last night Thought was standing
on the balcony with pa and all the
men l had fiirted with passed by.
Maude-What did you dor
Ethel-Oh persuaded him It was
only n gigantic demonstration against
the governmenu-Pick Me Up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
werse Than Cholera.

Mr. Banks-whars tho matter. .
ere?
Once Boy-No sir; but Mr. Monks
has Just como In with fair book and
the men are all rushing for the docs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18

fr.il Thsir complexioas ana hair no
dark, and their faoeA which are vuEy
much aliirs. show NO traces Of their
pafionaiity- As win Be seen iron the
cut. the Arst impressioa h that they
are two perfectly formed individuals
with . connection ut the hip&- bat an
investigation proves that this Is not
the case. for. although the upper
parts Of their bodies are separate.
the baekbones grow together In ths
region of the coceyx. and there ID only
ono pelvis; strangely enough. how
ever. there are four legs instead OF
two Therefore. we have not two
complete beings that have grown to-
gether, but two half female bodies, 50
TO speak. that arc normally developed
only rs far rs the hips Under the
circumstances separation by means
Of = surgical operation WAS imPossi-
BILE When one-half of this unfortu-
nate double creature dies. the other
sister must soon meet the Same fate
nlustrirte Zeitung.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
LAnolina

Wool fat contains wax-like sub
stances, which are produced by the
splitting up of the cholesterin. isochol
esterin, and higher alcoholA Thii
wax detracts from the medicinal 1T
ness of wool fat. and DIR. BeLno Jaffe
and DIR. Ludwig Darmstadter have de.
vised a process of effecting an improve
ment This process consists in dissolv.
ing the wool fat in benzol, toluol, ether,
chloroform or other suitable solvent
several of which are named, and add.
ing to the solution ethyl or methyl
alcohol. which has the effect of throw,
ing out the wool wax proportionately
to the amount added An alternative
method is to dissolve the crude fat al
its melting point in fusel oil. and it /,
found on cooling that the wool wa,
crystalizes out. The, suit in either
case Is the at is much
improved, especr.. consistency
and IL makes IAN excellent lanoline'
on further treatment by the applicant,
well-known process
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-18
A Discovery.

There's that fellow across the
street starting up again." said the
young man disconsolately. He has
been playing for the last hour"
Yes" replied his musical friend,
that's The Watch on the Rhine
lis IL? Inever before noticed the
watch on the Rhine had . Waterbury
movement"