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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

The extremely tough and flexible
wood called rattan is that of the
climbing palm tree. This curious
climber, which is more OF vine than
a tree, is said to be one OF the slngu-
lar characteristics of forest growth
in the Celebes and other Malayan
countries. Starting with trunk a
little thicker than a mans arm, it
winds through the forest, now wrap
ping a tall tree in its fold like some
gigantic snake, and then descending
again to the earth and trailing along
in snake-like curves until it can find
some other stately tree to fasten and
climb upon in its pursuit Of light and
air. The forest is so thick and Jungle
like that it seems impossible to follow
the course OF any of these serpent
climbers. but there is little doubt
that at the last the successful aspir.
ant which stopped and cringcl so
long below will be found shooting up
like a flagstaff IA dozen feet or more
above the tree which has helped it TO
rise. A use of rattan which is un,
known to those who have not seen it
in its native forest is as a water car.
rier. The thirsty traveller has at all
times tumbler OF cool, refreshing
water at his command by cutting oil
six or eight feet Of rattan and quitting
one Of the several ends to his mouth
or holding it over dish to catch the
water.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
y busted with so 10 nomcntous col.

ly busted with soas nomcntous cal.
culations
For a moment or two Lester stood
looking ut the young man, with an
adniring gaze.
ITO think" muttercd tho old
flnancier, ''that even upon his be-
trothal eve he does not forget tho
supreme purpose"
The thoughts had barely shaped
themselves before Drayton looked up
and caught sight of the intruder.
Quick as flash his hand grasped
the revolver which lay on his desk
for purposes of protection. and
whether he took Simon Lester to be
"a burglar or whether the fire OF mad
ness had already seized his brain was
never known.
He fired and Simon Lester fell dead.
Twenty minutes afterwards he was
taken by the police from the Office to
a cell. where straitjacket was put
on him.
Every dav carriage stops in front
OF the principal entrance to Bloom
ingdale and a tall. slender girl,
CARRIED in deep mourning. enters with
flowers and other tribes.
II is Juliet Lester going to visit
her mad love: and her fathers MUIR
derer N. Y. Mercury.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
UNDUE CoRPULENCY.
How It Can he Reduced by Diet and
Exercise.

| AaS~ ~ Van DO Rcuuccu W hiet
Exercise.
There are two kinds OF women In
this world who are morbidly unhap-
| ply from what they choose to regard
as natures injustice to them These
two specimens are those who are
either extremely thin or who are
burdened with an excess of flesh.
The former, however, though it may
be treason to expose their little
frauds. may help nature out by sun
dry pads and fluffy style OF dressing.
but the stout woman, despite all her
efforts to hide her undue corpulence,
is conscious always that her flesh is
unwieldy. But to such as these
there is only one method OF actual
reduction and that is by combina-
tion Of diet and exercise.
There is danger in the abnormal
increase Of size, as it brings other
troubles in its train, the far more
serious of which are accommodations
OF fat around the heart and lungs.
Mild aperients should be taken fire.
quently, also stewed fruits. All aka
lines are valuable, and lemon juice is
desirable in every form Green salads,
water cress and asparagus may be
taken freely; but potatoes and all
farinaceous food should be strictly
avoided. The mistake should not be
made Of taking vinegar, save in mod
Grafton and with other articles OF
food, for in large doses it produces
Inflammation of the inner coats OF the
stomach.
TO produce gradual and lasting
reduction in size, the Cincinnati En-
quirer recommends, diet is of the
greatest Importance, and with this
ana mild aperients an unhealthy in
crease of adipose tissue may be pre-
vented. TO the stout woman exer-
else is generally burden, but begun
in small doses and increased gradual
ly it will soon grow to be pleasure
and benefit as we'll. if she is really
determined to reduce her size.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
Doubiy Knighted by yictor,,.

At Windsor castle on a recent even
ing the Queen invested Lord Herschell
with the Grand Cross of the Bath in
the drawing. room after dinner. On
these occasions the Queen is always
very rapid in her movements and Lord
lierschell. having sunk on his knee to
be invested. received the honor of
knighthood" before any one could in
tsrfere. The Queen had quite over.
looked the fact that Lord Herschell
was knighted in 1850 on his appoint.
ment to be solicitor.general, SO that
there was no necessity whatever for
his again going through that ordea,.
IT is robably the first time during tho
present reign tnat man has been
twice knighted.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

Sometimes it happens that young
folks, a newly married couple, per.
haps, leave their village home for
weeks visit to the city. They may be
well up in all the social forms OF vii.
lage life, but there is wide difference
between the dictates of fashion at
home and the intricacies of hotel life.
1t may prove full of little embarrass-
ments, from the minute that the
pompous waiter hands you the be-
wildering menu, with every dainty
of the season quoted in unfamiliar
French. Remember in all these that
the simplest manners are the most
highly bred When you have been
conducted to your table by the waiter,
stand close to it until he seats you.
and if thoroughly experienced he will
arrange your chair so that it wi need
no fur her hitch or pull from you.
= hen glance over the bill of fare and
if the dishes are mostly unfami lar to
you, quietly ask the waiter TO bring
you n nice little dinner. In leaving il
to his discretion you will proba-
bly, find yourself better served
than IL you had ordered an ar
ray of dishes, which might have proved
less inviting than their names. This
rule would not apply as well If you
are dining where things are run upon
the European plan. If a young lady
should be invited to dine at such
restaurant with friend, it is not al.
ways aneasy task to choose dinner
from the lavish list, with very fancy
prices attached to each dish. The best
plan in such a case would be to say to
your friend: 81 know whatever you
choose will suit me, only please re-
mem Der enjoy simple dinner best"
Then the entertainer can choose q
variety which both may partake OF.
and generally at such places each dish
served is ample enough to be divided.
Do not allow yourself to be confused
or overawed by unfamiliar surround
ings. The waiter is but rendering
you service that he is paid TO perform,
and by quietly observing the ways OF
other diners and retain. ng the self
possession you would feel in your own
dining room at home you will not go
very far wrong.-Farm and Home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
INTERIOR OF INDIAN HUr.


cut and bite and tear each other till
tue blood streams from their arms and
b icks and they groan in an agony of
suffering The most hideous of their
rites is that in which Hunt drives one
Of the Indians with a harness OF hui.
man flesh. The ceremony is said to be
n relic of the ceremonies of the ancient
Quoc Queth. and even to the present
time is known as the cannibal dance.
With II butcher knife the half breed,
Hunt, cuts four Sits along the back
Of an Indian Beneath the two stripes
OF flesh are passed cords of leather,
and with this improvised harness
Hunt and his victim dance around the
fire in the center of the hut until
either the leather thongs or the quiv-
ering flesh breaks. Before the flesh
gives away it is torn half wav along
the Indians back, and when 1t snaps
the visitor with sensitive organi-
rat on may best leave suddenly.
Another of the pleasing tricks OF the
ouoc lueths Is that done by George
Hunt who allows two Indians to hang
TO either arm until their teeth meet in
the flesh. Hunts arms are S AIRED
and raw with the bites. lie re :eives
$40 monthly for this work. The Indians
receive so. No charge is made for
this exhibition. and the public Is not
admitted. Hunt is the only person
able to control the Quoc Que this, and
they obey him like children.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
QUOC QUETH CANNlBAL DANCE.

are signs that he will not care to
linger over long. The strange part of
it is that such thing can be in the
very hea, of the great exposi ion that
celebra es he triumphs of civilization.
George Hunt, son of an Englishman
and an Alaskan Indian woman, is in
charge of the band of Quoc Queth In.
dams sent to the Fair from British CO.
lumbia by the E,hnolpgicsl society OF
that province Most of their time
they pass in traiding blankets of b rch
bars, painting shell S and weaving
bead neokltces. At other times, when
the relig Gus frenzy takes them, they
indulg. in rites that surpa's in ghast-
illness tho.e OF the Drvids. While
the Ind an women stLnd around
the sides of the smoky hut
George Hunt and his Indian brothers
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

ARTIST M'MoNNIEs. ing, She returned
with him to their studio in Paris on the
Etruria. Mr.. and Mrs MacMonnies
are a talented couple of whom we are
to know more in the United States.
Both have unfinished business co u.
missi' ms that call them back to Paris,
but just before sailing MIR. MacMon-
MES declared his purpose to return
here ultimately, and that at no remote
date. He said that he found on each
visit to his native land that he pre-
ferred his home. "An American" he
said he had found, wants to live in
America" Here, too, are to be found
the means of carrying out great
schemes that are lacking in Europe,
and this country, he thinks, is open
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

The range huts OF The Quoc Queth
India IS conceal strLi &c and horrible
rites, exceeding in ghastl ness any
thing 10 be found IN the Midway.
Seen from the outside the rou III beard
huts of the Quoc Queth looS Ike The
tumble down shantes of deser ed
lodging camp. The doors are tightly
barred and sound en- be he .rd
from the dark interiors From The top
of the roof thin clouds of smoke float,
the only sign of life about the place.
One look in side r. veals to the unwary
visitor S, me sights that will not leave
his memory for long tine. They
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
TImcly knowledge.

Ready knowledge was illustrated
In telling manner few days
ago, when the little daughter OF
physician in country town
swallowed some oxal acid, sup
posing 1T TO bc citrate OF magnesia.
The father, thinking ON the instant
that lime would be the proper antidotee
and not having any on hand, scraped
some with his knife from a newly
whitewashed wall. threw it into water
and poured 1t down the child's throat,
thus saving her life, where moments
de ay would have been fatal. This
circum>tan .e affords q hint worth re-
Demt erilg.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

she uses freely III MILE. MARIE ANNE
her lighter work, DE BovET
but in treating serious subjects she is
keen and thought 'ui. She is described
as a vivacious little woman, blonde
and charming. She lives in the old
world quarter of the Faubourg st.
German, in house overlooking gar
deps and trees. she does her work in
rather sombre and masculine sane
tum. which contrasts strongly with
her own light and airy personality and
her pen name.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
The COMMON Lor.

m. vest Know tlis life Il but breath;
J know the common end OF all II death
I've seen dear frien Is 80 often pass away
THAT death seems no more strange than cos
the day.
and yet cannot N nix. howeer hard try,
That which We call ths dead can e'cr le l.
Ana yet know fun we'll the time must come
When i like II shiiii lr ~ Sill and dumb
When those l love VIII lQox on me- vita DIRE I'd
dead.
Some few will gr eve. and then the eyes will
dry
Tel Boston Transcript.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

work, publishing
critical essays and
articles on many
subjects, but al
ways studying Eng
lish literature with
interest. She con-
tributes to Figaro,
Gaulois. lllustra a
ton and La Revue
Bleue under the
nom de plume of
NAB" She has a
ready wit which
cha uSaS fraa1u IN
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

for the greatest works in painting
sculpture and architecture. lie is com,
ing back to be on hand for the great
future in art which he is confident is
opening for America. Mr.. MacMon-
MES appears to be pleased with the re-
ception of his great fountain. He came
over from Paris to see it set up in staff
IN order to judge Of it's ctfec., and is
gratified that movement is on foot in
Chicago for its permanent erection in
bronze and marble
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
Too OhserYInc.

Wee Maiden-I think that photo.
erapher Is real mean. lie said he'd do
something so my freckles wouldn't
show in the picture
Mother-Well. l declared Didn't
you want him to take the freckle,
out?
Wee Maiden-Yes'm, but / didn't
want him to know he was doing IL
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
Left I'm tho Lurch.

DE Garry-You don't neon to say
he left his wife in the lurc'i during
the honeymoon
Giles-Yes. poor fellowl You see
they went South by boat ON a we'd
ding trip. and during heavy sea he
was lost overheard. Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
FAIR CANNIBALIsM.
SICKENiN0 RELIGIOUS RITES
PRACTICED BY INDIANS.
A British Columbian Exhibit which Can
Add Nothing to the Evidence of the
Worlds ProgreM-seif Torture Mos,
Terrible.
WORLDS FAIR LITTER.

WAY DOWN IN
the southern pat
o. Jackson par are
green lawns and
sunshine. and. big,
81 ent buildings. II
is very quiet down
there-no n Use, no
c, Infusion, aud no
bands. But one
IN ay sc e so m e
strange sights in
this peaceful co: ner
of the park.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05

ternationally IA
nous, and is his
latest as it Is his
most important a
chievment, Mrs.
MacMon MES, her.
self an artist OF
unusual distinc-
ton, has been here
with her husband
superb n t g n d ! n g
the pla;ing OF her
decorative paint
ing of the "Primi-
tive Woman" in
the won n's build
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
Co.t- Money to Live.

Little Girl haven't had new dress
for ever SO long.
Mother-No, dear; mamma couldn't
afford IL; but be patient until my last
dress is worn out, and then I'll make
you two nice dresses out Of the
sleeves.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
IN A soMBRE sANCTUM.
Where q Pretty Psrislan Journalistic
Does Her Work.

Does Her Work.
Rather an interesting young French
woman is Mile. Marie Anne de Bovet,
who recently attained the distinction,
seldom offered TO women, of being
elected member Of the Societe de
Gems de Lettres She began her career
with translations. largely from the
English. Her taste was far from
frivolous, as the titles Gle Journal do
Gordon Pacha khartoum," "Ia
Politique Europeenne" and LA Cour
de George II. ct Guillaume W." testify.
She then branched out into original
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
ARTIST MAcMoNNIEs.
The Designer of tho Great Fountain u
tho Worlds Fair.

Frederick Mac Monnies was born In
brooklyn in 1867. The colossal Column
bus fountain, which he has just seen
insta led in the basin opposite the ad'
ministration building at the Worlds
Fair, has made him nationally and in.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-16
Cadets and American Girls.

The beau ideal of an American girl and
the pride Of the family and friends is a
military or naval cadet. But there is a
substantial basis for the estimation in
which he is held. Not every one can enter
our National Academies, and every one
who does has to work hard to keep up
his reputation "The Naval Cadet at
Work and at Play" prize article writ
ten by a naval cadet, published in Demo-
rests Family Magazine for November, tells
all about the cadets at our Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, and to read this
paper, which is embellished with numer-
Gus and handsome illustrations, is quite
equal to a visit to the Academy itself.
'Our National Nut is a unique and
interesting article, and from it any one
may learn many points about the tooth
some peanut that will astonish the ma
jority of readers Wedding and En-
gagement Rings tells many peculiar
facts and old legends about rings ancient
and modern. "Within Prison Wallis is
pathetic story about Thanksgiving.
"Cholly's Last Serenade' will be appre-
ciated by all lovers of genuine humor.
"Society Fads'' gives the newest ideas
about the training of children in fash
ionable society. The numerous depart
ments are full to overflowing with timely
matter, and the pictures are numerous
and lovely, introduced by acolored panel
picture, AN American Beauty" " which
will be charming in white-and-gold
frame, and just to fit that high, narrow
space which is so difficult to find some
thing for Decidedly, it is an excellent
number of an excellent magazine which
costs anly 50 year, and is published by
W. jennings Demorest, Ia f. l4th ST. :,
New York.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-16
HOW MANY WENT :?

There is some discussion as to which
North Carolina city sent most people
to the Worlds Fair. Winston Salem
sent 3S6, divided nearly equally
between the Richmond & Danville
and the Norfolk & Western railroads.
Asheviile sent 419 persons, according
to the reports of the ticket agent.
That represented s1o,744 paid by
Asheville people to the railroad
companies. We do not know how
many went from Charlotte, and, as far
as Raleigh is concerned, we understand
the claim is made that some 42o went
from there. We suppose, however,
that these figures include many
residents from elsewhere. Probably
from Winston Salem, Raleigh, Char
lotte and Asheville 2 900 persons went
to the Fair. That must mean an
expenditure of over 100000. The
whole State may have spent some
100000 on account of the great Ex-
position, possibly 100000. We offer
these figures as broad guess and hope
that further statistics may enable a
closer Observation-Disclosures Sea-
HHeL
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-16
Ofan Esquimau Maiden

A magazine is usually satisfied with
one strong feature for the month. The
Cosmopolitan, however, presents for No.
vember no less than five unusual ones.
William Dean Howells gives the first of
the letters OF the travellers who have been
visiting this country from Altura. We
have read Mr.. Howells's impression of
the Alturian, but in this first letter we
have the Alturian's impression of New
York, with some comments on our gov
ernment and society, calculated to
awaken the most conservative minds.
The second feature is the portion of the
magazine given up to color work, no less
than ten color illustrations being pre-
sented for the first time in magazine his
tory, occupying an article by Mrs. Roger
A. Pryor on the "Changes of Woman's
Costumes" The third feature is Amer
lean Notes. by Walter Resent, who was
recently in America doing the United
fourth feature is an article by Gen. Ba-
deau on the "Forms of Invitation Used
by the English Nobility" The article is
illustrated by the facsimile OF cards to
the Queens drawing room, to dinner at
the Princess OF Wales's and to many of
the leading houses of England. Finally,
we have a new and curious story by
Mark Twain, called the "Esquimau
Naiden's Romance 1t is in his happiest
vein and is illustrated by Dan Beard.
The November number presents the work
of many artists, among whom are c. s,
Reinhart, Otto Guillonnet, ]. H. Harper,
Franz Won Lenbach, George Wharton,
:1dw. W. Schuyler Matthews, Dan Beard,
". l.. Sontag, c. Hirschberg, August
Franzen and Hamilton Gibson.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-16
The Review of Reviews.

The leading feature of the Reriew Of Re-
views for november is its presentation Of
the Possibilities of the Great North
west," in an article by Mr.. S. A. Thomp-
son, and in a supplementary article by
DR.. Emory R. johnson, upon finland
Waterways of the Northwest,''. Mr..
Thompson, as secretary of the Duluth
Chamber of Commerce, has for several
years been actively engaged in searching
out and applying effective means for
bringing the great States northwest OF
the upper Mississippi, and the great Can
adian provinces belonging geograph-
ically to the same region, into closer
communication with the rest of the
North American continent. He is there
fore able to write with an enthusiasm
born of intimate knowledge OF the sub
ject and supported by very important
and surprising statistics. DR.. johnson
is lecturer on Transportation in the
Wharton School of Finance and Eco
nomics, University of Pennsylvania, and
has recently published a monograph
upon "Inland Waterways DR.. John
son particularly emphasizes the impor-
tance of canal and river transportation
as a means of lowering railroad rates,
and he finds very large social as we'll
as economic influence resulting from this
extension of facilities for shipping and
for personal travel. These two articles
suggest future of almost unimaginable
growth for the great Northwest. Each
article is fittingly illustrated.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-16
HOldiMH the Reins.

A married man handed us the following
lines which he had come across in a news
paper. but said we mustn't call his name
lest some cynical person should say they
fit his case. They are both pretty and
suggestive:'
The night was clear the sleighing good,
The cutter seat not wide,
She snuggled close beneath the robe
To her fond lovers side.
The horse was spirited and jumped
With frequent tugs and strains.
Until she innocently said:
do let me hold the reins!'
They're married now, perhaps because
She was so helpful then.
She loves him we'll, and he loves her
Well, the way of men;
And yet in all their sweet delight
One sad thought makes him vince;
She held the reins that winters night
She's held them ever since.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-16
Rebuking Bosses and bad Ad-
ministratiOn.
Norfolk Virginian.1

The loss of the Democracy in the
State of New York and New Jersey is
an emphatic rebuke to the party
management under the control OF
unscrupulous bosses, and to corrupt
and improper administration of public
affairs. Democratic defeat in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts,, Iowa and
other States, Of Republican pred!lic-
tions, was discounted, and, indeed
fears were expressed as to New York
but the crushing defeat of the Demo
cracy in that State and New Jersey,
naturally Democratic States, is due to
the utter disregard of public sentiment
of correct administration of affairs
and may justly be traced to an indig-
nant uprising against the rule Of
political bossism.
Last year the wonderful spectacle
was presented, of private citizen of
the State OF New York, opposed by all
the elements of the machinery OF his
party, securing the nomination of the
National Democracy against the
unanimous protest of the delegation Of
his State for the Presidency of the
United States and then securing the
electoral vote of the State in the ma
tional contest.
The reason for this great victory
was the unspeakable confidence Of the
people in the honesty, the patriotism
and the true Democracy of Grover
Cleveland. The loss OF the State of
New York to the Democracy in the
election of Tuesday is due to no lack
of confidence in President Cleveland,
but it is singing rebuke to bossism
that would override public opinion
and violate sacred rights.