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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
SOU RING 1T.
The Captain Was IA, too Mig . Hurry to
Spit on It.

The Captain Was IA, too Big . Hurry to
Spit on It.
A good story has been told OF q
lisping officer having been victimized
by u brother officer-who was noted
for his cool dcliberation and strong
nerves and OF his getting square"
with him. IN the following manner:
The cool joker-Captain Blakeney-
was always qaizzing the lisping offi-
cer-a Lieutenant his nervous
ness and said one day at mess:
why, nervousness is all nonsense;
tell you no brave man il ever ner-
vous." ''Well," inquired his isping
friend. show would you act thpothing
a thell with an NTH furthee thould
drop ithelf in a walled angle, in
which you had taken shelter from a
company OF tharp th0oterth and
where IL wath thertain IL you put
out your nothe you'd got peppered ?"
"How?" said the captain. with a
look Mt his brother officers why,
take il coolly and spit on the fuse. ="
The party broke up and all retired.
The next morning Q number OF SOL
diers were assembled on parade. when
along came the lisping lieutenant
Lazily opening his eyes. he remarked
to q cluster OF officers: IL want to
try an ekthperiment thith morning
and thee how extheedingly cool Tom
Blakeney can be-" Saying this he
walked deliberately into the cap
n,.tn
burning on the hearth, and placed in
its hottest part a powder canister
and instantly retreated. There was
but one door OF egress from the quar-
tiers and that opened on the parade
ground. The occupant gave one look
at the canister, comprehended the
fituatiOn and in moment made for
the door, but it was fastened on the
outside. Charley, let me out il you
love me-" shouted the captain.
"Shpit on the canister" shouted he
in return.
Not moment was to be lost; the
captain had at first snatched up
blanket TO cover himself with. but,
soon dropping it, he raised the win
dow, and out he bounded. sans ev-
erything but very short undergar-
ment. and thus, with hair almost on
end. he dashed onto a full parade
ground. The shouts which hailed
him brought out the whole of the oc-
cupants OF the carracks to see what
was the matter, aud the dignified
captain pulled a sergeant in front to
hide himself. why didn't you
thpit on it?" inquired the lieutenant.
Because there were no sharpshoot-
ers in front to stop a retreat" an
swered the captain. "All I've got
to thay then it'll" said the lieuten-
ant, "that you might thafely have
done it, for III thware there waehn't
u thingle grain of powder in it,"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
ENTERING RUSSIA.
An Empire That L. Gigantic Prison
and the People It's Criminals.

An Empire That Il Gigantic Prison
and the People It's Criminals.
left Stockholm on February "a.
In Berlin / was informed that the
Slavophil press in Russia had ex-
pressed its disapproval of assist
ance from Germany, and my
friends doubted if | would be per-
mitted to visit the famine stricken
villages. Thus with rather gloomy
prospects | left Berlin on the night
train for Warsaw, writes Jonas Stad-
ling in the Century. At the border
station Of Alexandrovo next morning
Russian officials searched our lug.
gage.
travelled econd class On board
ing the Russian train observed that
the passports were returned to my
feliow-passengers, but not TO me,
which caused me some anxiety.
Finally a gendarme cams in and
handed me my passport. After few
minutes the same gendarme came
again. accompanied by the conductor,
and said to me in commanding tone:
Wash passport" (..Your passport")
l answered as politely as possible
that nay passport had already been
examined and stamped. and asked
why he wanted 1t q second time.
Stepping up to me the gandarme
roared out as II he were drilling
fresh recruit from the village:
"Eto nashe dielo! Wash passport"
("That's our business! Your pass
port!) l produced it without fur
Their remark.
My fellow passengers looked at me,
as IL seemed, with suspicion, and my
own feelings reminded me OF the
words OF Russian nobleman to me
on former visit: Russia is gigan'
tic prison. where honest men must
submit to be treated as criminals. "
Two years previously had written
book on the religious movement In
Russia. which had been forbidden by
the Russian censor, but l did not
think my name could be on the list
OF suspicious or dangerous foreigners.
After about an hous the conductor
handed me my passport. On examin-
ing it could not discover that any
thing had been done to 1t beyond
writing my name in Russian on IT.
An old German gentleman, who had
observed my anxiety, said to me in q
low and paternal tone: "In Russia
you must never ask questions nor
make objections nor worry yourself
but quietly submit
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
The Curxesl Pecan Treea.

After the death of General Packen
ham, at the battle OF New Orleans,
his viscera were re moved, prepare
tory to shipping the body to Eng
land The whole mass OF the bowels
including other internal organs
were wrapped in cotton and buried
in a box between two pecan trees
which, although in hourishing con
dition at the time never after bore
nuts, and were known far and wide
as the cursed pecan trees. The
body was secretly shipped to Eng
land in cask of wine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
GLASS OF FASHION.
LATEST DESIGNS IN DRESS FOR
WOMEN.
A Pretty Marguerite Gown Sketch In
Pen and Ink-An Afternoon Toilette
MIRA. John w. Mackays Jeweis-
Notes OF the Modes
Mr.. M.ekay.. Jewels.

Mrs Mackay, the wife of the Silver
King has very fine collection of
precious stones. which are kept in
cases of remarkable beauty. One OF
these. two feet square, is OF solid silver.
and holds the ornaments she wears
and keeps for ordinary use. The other
is of gold and three-quarters of
foot square. The top is entirely in
crusted and thickly studded with
precious stones, some OF which are
over carat in weight This gold box
is. tufted with royal purple velvet
There are three trays which are
fastened in with n patent spring, Of
which Mrs. Mackay alone holds the
secret. When the tiny gold KEY is
turned to open the box an alarm is
started from a small alarm clock fitted
into the inside. and thus every precau-
ton is taken to guard the enormous
value Of the contents When the
Princess Colonna. Mira Mackay's
daughter, was married she received
from her mother jewel case exactly
like the one described above.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09


Dainty and most becoming dresses
both for day and evening wear, are of
tamboured organdies and lowered
Swiss muslins
Pretty clusters of horse chestnut
blossoms appear upon ecru-color.d
straw hats of nutmeg" braid, trimmed
with russet-brown velvet ribbon.
The dress parasols of the season are
like small tents, and although in most
cases made of tulle, lace or net, their
large size and ugly handles suggest
the utilities rather than the ofna-
ments of dress.
A collarette that is coming forw ard
in cotton gowns, and will be repeated
in wool later on, is a three qua rter
circle, shaped to fit smoothly around
the shoulders. and folded to points in
front. 1t is effective in the stiff linen
and in the heavy cotton goods
Cambria gowns should have the
waist lining made of the same material
as the outside, when lined at all. The
reason will be manifest IL q break or
tear ocurs- This is particularly de,
sirable for little girls summer dresses,
which are liable to all sorts of acct.
dents.
A pretty apron of white Swiss, in
stead of having one broad ribbon
drawn through the top hem as a belt.
had five rows of stitching and through
the six cases SO formed baby" ribbon
was drawn. The rows passed around
the waist and fastened beneath a big.
fluffy rosette on the left side Another
rosette trimmed the little shirred
pocket
The wholesale milliners are getting
their autumn stocks in READINGS, for
inspection by 1.-THE trade" Among
the new felt hats are sailors of broad
brim and low crown. Cream-tan
and other pretty brown shades are
noted, bound and banded with brown.
generally in darker tint than the hat.
Alpines of hideous hues are in store.
Straw sailors arc being banded about
the high crowns by rows of velvet
baby ribbon, or narrow folds of velvet,
each row o. fold meeting at one side
in very small bow. a noticeable
black turban is colcd round with a
thick rope of black and green stems.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
AN AFTERNOON TOILETTE.
White ISraItis.

Some of the most effective cotton
gowns owe much to the use of white
braid. This is employed in various,
widths and put on in wonderful.
variety of ways. A blue and whit,
striped cotton had wide band of the
stripes around the skirt some distance
from the foot, The stripes, which
were narrow and alternating. ran w
and down in the skirt and horizont ally
in the band Three rows of narrow
white braid. stitched close together,
zigzaged the band from edge to edge.
The belt and the bodice trimmings
were made in the same way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
A Dressx Costume.

1t is now quite the fashion to make
up the pretty semi-diaphanous muslins
and French lawns over light founda-
tions of batiste or sateen. These look
very dres.y, especially II an artistic
nsedlewoman has hand in their
making, and il the hat be trimmed to
match the gown. Pink. yellow and
pale blue India muslins, with tiny
flowers scattered over their surfaces,
are made up over foundations of silk
looking batistes of plain pink, blue
or yellow, and black velvet ribbon
bows and quantities of ecru guipure
lace are the most popular decorations.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
Simple and Dainty.

Simple and dainty costumes are ar
ranged by draping white waist with
colored bretelles like the skirt. as a
skirt of green and white, and bretelles
o. the same running over a white shirt
waist The bretelles were wide at
the shoulder, falling far down over
the arm, and were scalloped in white
to correspond with scalloped band
near the foot of the skirt. Other suits
are made of organdyy or chambray in
solid pink, blue or buff, with plain
skirts and tiny, sleeveless jackets over
white waists; one buff lawn was
scalloped in scarlet and the white
blouse was embroidered to match.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
Hooks written In Prison.

Many good book has been writ
ten in prison. Socrates, Cervantes
Bunyan, Defoe, Lovelace. Tasso
Berangcr, Raleigh. George Withel
and James Montgomery all continued
their literary labors while suffering
from a curtailment If liberty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
HE WANTED TO ee soc,


His LaudAble Efforts In rha. NJ,
Cruelty Repulsed by His N.,.s'
A man with a mole about ths
Of pea on his face entered s 1S "
ferry train fifty-ninth straa. 'oou
wore a strawberry necktie
SLOUGH hat which he had QUO QUO
down over his head so far thpp sa@
lower brim rested en- the bacl-
neck. Being q small man w,,,M
big hat and an inquisitiye na,s
eyes, he received considerahIa
tention from the people in his sua
the car. A fat gentleman v;.s
waistcoat OF expansive pronor,,.
and a rather crusty mien SAT ..~a
right, and tall. gaunt Irlshms,
his left. says the New York Heras
The little man wanted to tall
somebody, so he turned to the ~.
man suddenly and said: I'll
"Did you ever have cor-s?.
The fat man paid no more attenso.
to the question than he did to the a.
perched on the bridge OF his pos.
Not all embarrassed by the ~
pertulbability of his neighbor. N.
little man piped his voice to hipbs.
key and exclaimed:
Ibid you ever have corns on Won,
feet?"
''Are you addressing your remarh
to me?s inquired the fat man. WITH
dignified frown.
"Yes, l am" answered the inouisi.
tive man. II am a stranger in mi,
town. and ] want to get acquainted
with some one mighty bad. Beipe
as you are large and healthy look.
ing man, thought you might have
few corns on your feet--rlost heayv
people do, you KNOWN which casa
! might be able to give you valuable
recipe that | have tried with grea,
success in number OF instances
The fact is -
81 haven't got any corns, y said the
fat man, breaking in on his speech
ii don't know you, and | don't wan,
10 KNOW you, so smut up.
A large pail of water poured dowr
the back of the inquisitive man s neck
would not have produced. for the
moment at least, a greater shoe thar
did this vigorous retort
"You needn't get huffy. anyway.
he at length remarked, and then be
came so quiet that the voice of tn,
guard calling out 42d street wa
distinctly audible all through tn,
car
After awhile the little man becam,
fidgety again. He looked up ant
down the car at the solemn faces O
the passengers and then turned t.
his Irish neighbor on the left, IL
whose face he thought he saw q CLEAN
of friendliness. This gave him cour
age. Clearing his throat he said:
81 see by the big cut on your cheel
that you have had trouble in YOU
life. Would you mind telling m,
about it?"
Instantly the Irishman's face as
sumeu dangerous expression. HI
huge jaws came together with snap
Then he turned on the little man
and, in a voice that could be heart
two blocks, he said:
'.1t's none Of your business whether
I've had trouble or not. If you give
me any more of your lip I'll break
your face right here. Understand
The little mans eyes assumed the
size OF saucers as he replied:
oil do
AS he got off the car at Barclay
street he was heard to mutter t.
himself:
"Drat me If these New Yorker:
amt about the unsociablest lot o
folks l ever run acrost in my life"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09
ONCE MORE 70

Once more along the riverside
Are .tsssels swinging
Once more amons the woodlands wide.
Are robins gaiiy singing
Once moro ths whirrlny corncrake cries
Amid the dew.wet clover,
Ger woodland green the cuckoo ticS
A merry. careless rover.
The laafy woods are all a-chime,
The skylark's notes are thrilling:
Once more q glAddor, bIithsr rhyme
The poets lays sru ulling
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09

A white robe nainsook had the black
embroidery used rs wide fiounce, and
as surplice folds. brete les and cuffs.
The DO ice had the long shoulder
seams, and turn down linen collar.
with chemisettes, was worn The
wear +, laDguid. graceful woman,
was clinging TO her husbands arm at
an afternoon garden fete. Her black
hair was dressed low under a black
lace hat. and black hce S arr was
gathered ear lcssly across one arm,
filing h meath the other to the foot of
he dress.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09

Cape train bacl; to town. but some
how didn't feel like complaining
American Cultivator.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-09

and threatened to go to pieces every
second.
Now they work round under her
stern and are hidden from us by the
hulk, but soon we see them again
carefully approaching from the lee
side; but even there it seems too
rough to try to board her. Then we
know from the motions that they
have cast line, which must be
caught, as now we see dark shape
suspended over the boat for an in
slant; the next. a vast, mountainous
wall OF foam overwhelms them, the
gale bursts out afresh, and when we
can get our breaths and look again
they are gone! Nothing is left but
the raging line OF breakers black
with wreckage! Ship and boat are
no morem
Calmly she wiped her streaming
eyes and concluded:
Eat daybrcak eight bodies had
washed ashore; four our own men
and four Strangers; the rest OF the
ships company, nobody knows how
many. and the fifth of the boats
crew--my own Malcolm, were never
recovered"
Tho heat which pulsated around
us like a draught from hot furnace.
and the dramatic Intensity of the old
danes recital, had so worked upon
me that | was in sort of added
coinatoso condition. The few sounds
Of life from tho village were un-
noticed; even the warning whistle
had blown some minutes before en-
tirely UNDECIDED; so had to take the
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04
Good Service -4-ez$
&s.9HPrompt Returns.
COLUMBIA RICE MILL,
NEW YORK.

We beg to call attention to
the fact that we have commen-
ced milling for the new season.
Planters who propose shipping
rough, to be milled on toll,
will do we'll to write us as to
the amount they are likely to
ship and the probable date of
shipment. This will enable US
to place same on our mill ros-
ter and by the turn being thus
engaged, immediate attention
secured as soon as the rough is
received.
Holders Of old crop will do
well to send it right along be-.
fore new crop makes it take a
back seat"
Do not mix the old and new
together as they mill differ
emily and both suffer.
Care should be taken to pack
in good strong bags, also to
mark plainly that lots may not
get mixed with others coming
to US by each incoming steamer.
DAN TALMAGE's Sons,
No. 1l5 Wall Street,
6-10-94. New York.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04

We understand that the Southern
Pacific has granted a reduced rate
from New Orleans to Texas points
on all classes of freight. A move
ment has been on foot for some
time to secere reduced rate on,
rice and other products from country,
points to New Orleans, but so far
the efforts have been Ineffective.
This road is more extortionate in
freight charges than another line
within our knowledge in the South
and there is no legitimate reason
why material reduction cannot be
given and the road still make good
profit. We hope TO see our people
keep hammeriDg away.-Crowley
Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04
no. 81.

In the Senate on Tuesday Senator
Hill, Of New York twitted Senator
Morgan, of Alabama as being a "last
ditcher." referring to his Canfeder-
ate war record, and further said
that for brief period my friend
lMr. MorgaD) was supporting am
other constitution" 1t is always
thus, the Democrats are about as apt
to taunt the Southerners with being
reoels as are the Republicans. The
dose is all the more bitter, however,
when terdered through the hands Of
Democrats whose lease of pol;cal
power comes from the ''Solid South.o
Hill may label Us as "last ditchers''
to his hearts content, but for the
information of that gentleman and
all others of his ilk we will state
that our people were all last ditch.
ers" in the cause OF their country,
and that such cattle as copperheads
were unknown. Il was left to
Northern Democrats to fill the ranks
Of that class of shady patriots.--B.
r. Truth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04
SOUTHERN PACIFIC GO.

The favorite line to all points in
Texas, New and Old Mexico, Ari.
iona. California and Pacific Coast,
as we'll "a TO all points North and
East of New Orleans.
Fast time, aneqnalled train SER
vice, Pullman buffet sleeping car
service to Galveston, San AntoBia,
Monterey, City Of Mexico and Cal
ifornia. Tourists second class sleep
ers also attached to California
trains. j. G. Schrieyer.
Traf. Mgr.
W. G. Watson, G. P. & T. A..
3-l8-94.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04
Bastrop Appeal: Nobody but al

|
Bastrop Appeal: Nobody but an
igporamous would charge whitecap-
ism and its kindred lleresies to the
Farmers Alliance. Forty-nine-ff~
tieths Of the alliance people in the
south are part and parcel Of the very
best people 10 existence. White
cappers are a sbiftless, worthless.
scabby gang Of NANCY loungers who
are too lazy to work and too tri1ing
to steal. The earth would be better
off if they would all take measles
ard die.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04

Fetter's Southern Magazine has
increased it's circulation to remark.
able extent. During the months of
August, September and October, in
spite of the depression in business,
this magazine has been in such de.
mand that each edition has been ex-
hausted and the publishers compelled
to decline orders which they were
unable to iill.
It has been given out that, with
the December number, the personal
equation will be eliminated from
Tetter's Southern Magazine, and that
popular periodical will be known in
the future as The Southern Maga-
zine. Gen. Basil W. Duke contin-
Ces as its able editor-in -chief, with
Mr.. Opie Read as associate editor.
The Southern Magazine is truly
representative of the best culture Of
the entire South, and is growing in
favor with each issne. It is pub4
lished by The Southern Magazine
Publishing Co., Louisville, KY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04

An advertisement is every time
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04

Among The October periodicals.,
Arthur's New Home Magazine de.
serves special mention. lis literary
contents are of high order, the
illustrations are numerous and good,
aud tie fashion department is unri-
vailed. "The Orinoco River is O
capitally Illustrated and most inter-
estiDg paper. Two other illustrated
articles, soft sevres Porcelain and
Early Homes Of Mankind, add to
the attractions Of the number. Tho
"Girls and Boys" department is o
perfect treasure-casket for its youth
fal readers, and the "Heme Circle
is invaluable in its varied inforn'a-
lion. "Woman's World" gives the
newest styles Of costumes, and need
lework designs in abundance.
It's very low price, one dollar
year, places it within the reach @
everyone. Send five cents tor 9
sample copy. Address. Arthars =
New Home Magazine, Philadeiphia'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04
Succession Sale.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Yer
million, ,-l7th Judicial District Court.
Succession
of No. 223.
Roseanne Foreman.

ROSeanne FOREMAN.
BY virtue of an order of sale granted
by the Hon. aforesaid court, in the mat
ters of the above numbered and enti-
tied succession authorizing and en-
powering me to sell all the property Of
the SAID succession will proceed to
sell at public auc ION, to the last and
highest bidder, at the late residence Of
the deceased in this parish, on
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER Z. 1888,
the following described property be-
longing to said succession, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the
debts, to wit:
One dwelling house, one corn crib.
100 pounds of barbed wire.
A certain tract OF land situated in the
parish of Vermilion, Louisiana, con-
tanning fifty arpents, being her undivi-
ded interest in the southWesternN por-
tion of the SWf of Section !, Z. II, SIR.
. E., s. W. b. of Louisiana.
Sheriff's Office, Abbeville, Louisiana,
October z, 1893.
a. L. LEBLANC, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04

The Courier spent this week in
roofing around for news or some
thing to kick about, hut everything
is moving on placidly except the
appointment Of sugar weighers.
More of our Terrebonne boys who
were raised we might cay on planta.
tions should receive positions. The
applicants are not wanting. Many
Of them are as well qualified TO per-
form the duties Of weigher as the
men that Mr.. Carter is sending
here, and we think it is nothing more
than right that each parish in the
sugar district should haze at least a
majority Of its sugar weighers ap-
pointed from said parish. Houma
Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-11-04

Last Tuesday evening. shortly
after & o'clock, the people of New
Orleans were alarmed by a sudden
and deasening explosion, which was
heard from one end Of the city to
The other. First it was thought the
gas works had exploded, and at once
from its proximity to the Charity
Hospital Imagination ran wild as to
the possible horrors. It was quickly
ascertained, however, that the acci
dent occurred in the yards of the
Mississippi Valley Railroad, and that
two thousand pounds of powder, a
quantity Of naptha and Of Dynamite
which were being loaded in the cars
bad caught fire and exploded. For.
tunately no lives were lost. Hams
mond News.