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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
A LEANING TOWER.
After Standing Almost Four Centuries
Will lie Torn Down.

After Standing Almost Four Centuries
Will Be Torn Down.
The Tore Nueva, or new tower, Of
Saragosso is to be pulled down. This
tower rivals that famous one at Pisa in
its inclination from the perpendicular.
1t has gone so far in the four centuries
since its erection that it has become
dangerous and is now in course OF
demolition.
The tower was built in the market
place of Saragossa, known as the Plaza
San Felipe, in 1904, and at the time
the workmen began tearing it down
leaned ten feet out of the perpendicu-
lar. In general style the tower is
Moorish, yet coarser in detail than the
general Saracenic architecture Of
Spain. The fact that it was dangerous
was reason enough for pulling it
down, but IL should have been rebuilt
on proper foundation, not totally
destroyed.
The tower before demolition began
was go feet high. The walls for TIE
first two stages on the leaning side
were IS feet thick and on the opposite
side 12 feet thick. The extra thickness
on the south side, or leaning side was
made in 1850. The central staircase
is IL feet wide and is built in a closed
well to the top of the structure. The
tower is - feet wide at the base,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

The knowledge that lies concealed
under many an humble hat would, If
disseminated, save the world from
much misery by enabling mankind to
foresee and provide against impend-
ing evils. For instance, it is now
disclosed that the aviary men last
fall noted the preparations the bees
were making for a severe winter. Tho
drones were killed earlier than usual.
This demonstrated that to the pro-
phetic souls OF the bees n period OF
polar weather was certainty. Yet
the bee-keepers were mum; at any
rate, they did not make their inval-
liable information generally known.
II the massacre OF the drones at the
beginning Of autumn had been in
stantly announced, coal men would
have filed their yards with the "fixed
sunshine" every cellar would have
been crammed with fuel, the win.
dows OF every house listed, the fur
trade would have aourished-in short
people would not now be shiverinl
and praying for spring.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

There Is more Catarrh In this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed TO
b incurable. For Q great many years doc
tors pronounced 1t q local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by constantly fail.
ing to cure with local treatment pronounced
II incurable. Science has proven catarrh 10
DO . constitutional disease, and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by y. j. Cheney d
Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
euro on the market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to q teaspoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for cir
culars and testimonials. Address
\. j. CHENEY 81 CO., Toledo, q.
az Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
FEES AT FUNERALS.
A Paper Argues That Ministers Should
Accept Them.

A Paper Argues That Ministers Should
Accept Them.
1t seems to us just as proper for q
clergyman to take fee for his services
at funeral as for his services at q
wedding or q christening. Many
clergymcn are largely dependent upon
the fees paid to they for special SER
vices, which are sometimes very trying
and which take up much of their time.
Yet the Christian Advocate holds that
clergyman should not accept q
funeral fee. for the reason that it is
given for the purpose of inducing
him to eulogize the deceased. 1t may
not be given for any such purpose,
it may be given as a mark OF
appreciation of services rendered in the
performances of the rites of burial, says
the New York Sun. The clergyman
has been called upon to perform a
clergical duty which is as worthy OF
recognition as are his other official
labors- He need not eulogize the de-
ceased; the prescribed religious cere-
monies for funerals do not devolve
ANYTHING of the kind. If the clergy.
man has not been we'll acquainted with
the person at whose funeral he
officiates it is we'll for him to be very
guarded in any remarks he may bt
pleased to make. In some instance:
funeral eulogies that were malapropo'
have been delivered to the grief O
| mourners. 1t seems peculiarly wicked
to play the hypocrite over coffin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
The Trinity Ring.

The latest fad among the dear girls
Is, when they become engaged, not
presenting their fiance with one ring
only, but with a trinity of such finger
adornments.
They are made of slender chains,
one Of copper, one silver and another
of gold. Why these metals have been
selected no one seems to know exactly,
but, nevertheless. combined they make
an exceedingly attractive ring. -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
SERIOUSLY this custom of W

SERIOUSLY this custom Of wearing
Grape in commemoration Of our dead
is the very ghastliest surviving relic
OF barbarism. 1t has filled the world
with senseless gloom through count
less generations. 1t is ugly, stupid,
depressing and unhealthy. There
is nothing to recommend and every
thing to discredit it, mcrally, physi-
cally and sentimentally. The spec
tacle of woman walking along a
public street, shrouded from head to
foot in grewsome Grape is Iainful and
shocking in the last degree. Not
only does it sadden othors, but it
brushes the wearer herself Snder in
describable woe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

A PORTRATT.
Such bottles he finds to be quite num-
erous. 1t will therefore be seen that
what with weapons, bottles and devo-
ton to animals, it was quite a sport
ing community which fourished here
80, 900 years ago.
Among the animals which Mr..
Doughty detects on these curiously
fashioned stones are the bull, tho dog,
the seal, the fox, the whale, the goose,
the lizard, the tapir, the elephant, the
rabbit and the hippopotamus. In the
case of the last named beast there is
good deal of doubt as the rabbit might
perhaps be intended by the carving
which Mr. Doughty lncllnes to believe
represents the river horse, The ele-
plant perhaps is clearer than most OF
them, having q fine trunk, which curls
upward.
The illustrations which accompany
this article were prepared by an artist
friend of Mr.. Doughty. The outlines
found on the stones have been faith
fully followed, but the faces appear
much more plainly than they do on
the stones.
On another stone we see a man rid
ing on bull, with tree in the back.
ground. Then there is, a group con-
sisting of two women, each with a
baby, and a black woman, WHO is in
the middle. The white womekas turn
their backs on the colored woL-s, in
dicating that color was disadvant r.
even at that early period. These !, tIe
stones We're ornaments, not weap
He says he possesses copper col fe-
Gently found in the drift, and he win
in due time make some disclosur on
this point which will startle n mis-
,pofictc
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

TIE judiciary Of Connecticut grows
weary OF the divorce business 1T re-
ceives from New York, and one OF the
judges has just refused to grant de-
cree where the applicant was forced
to admit that she had invaded the
Nutmeg state to get one. This will
have tendency to help out the South
Dakota dabblers in this industry and
produce n boom ut the trade centers.
It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
good.

The number of immigrants ar
rived in this country last year was
543,487, against 590,G66 In 1891, a
decrease OF 47,179. The decrease
during the last half OF the year was
75,S83, from which it appears that
there was an increase during the first
half of the year, and that there would
probably have been an increase for
the whole year but for The measures
adopted to defend the country against
cholera
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

how lying in that cutting, he says, a
stone representation of an animal,
weighing four tons, which was carved
by a prehistoric American.
The materials OF the object offered
for inspection by Mr.. Doughty are
stone of various kinds, including
granite, trap and slate, and what he
calls clay-iron stone. The latter Is
much more interesting than the Others
because, he says. IL is an artificial com
position. It consists of clay moulded
by the hands and coated with iron ore
which has been melted and laid OF
very evenly. The clay was, of course
moulded into the form to be repre-
pcnted before the iron was put on
The clay-iron articles he has found II
this part of the world Mt Arrochar, s
l.. NJ Fort Hamilton, in East New
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

Der of the Con NINE DE LEssEPs.
taut-Biron family; the other, the oldest
son, is serving in the cavalry. 1t was
a very happy union until clouded by
the recent Panama Canal trouble.
When that came Nine. de Lesseps'
faith in her husband was demonstrated
in her much-discussed lctte~ to the
French newspapers. in which she de-
clares that Ibis ha nds are as clean as
his heart has ever been pure"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

The woman with the broom has
again put in her appearance. WELDING
that dangerous feminine weapon, Mrs.
Srick attacked two robbers armed
yzith pistols and drove them both
from her husbands shoe store. Wo-
mans puissance with the broom bids
fair never to DO disputed. II the king
OF Dahomey had armed his amazons
with brooms he might have swept
France out Of Africa.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

gauge was at its height The Great
Western on the broad gauge had beaten
all records by upon several occasions
obtaining a maximum speed OF seventy-
eight miles an hour, and it was neces-
sary to beat her on the narrow gauge.
The result was the building by
IL. Trevithick, superintendent OF
the northern division of the London
and Northwestern railway, of the
Cornwall. Her driving wheel was
made inches larger than that OF the
Great Western, which was feet
In diameter. Mr. Trevithick, in order to
obtain a larger driving wheel and
low center of gravity, adopted the
peculiar plan of placing the boiler
under the driving axle. The driving
wheel of feet inches was the
largest size which had then, or has
since, been tried upon the ordinary
1 feet 81 inch gauge, the cylinder
being 1715 inches diameter and 2
inches stroke. The engine appears to
have fully answered the expectations
Of her designer, for upon the trial
trip a speed of fully seventy
Eve miles an hour was at
tanned under favorable circumstances,
thus beating the Great Western
by one mile an hour. u She was shown
at the exhibition of 1851 but the posi-
ton of her boiler was not approved
and In 1863 new boiler was put in her
above the axle. We give q sketch
taken from Mr.. Stretton's Locomotive
Engine and it's Development" and it
is interesting to know that the engine
is still working the forty-five minute
expresses between Manchester and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
MADAME DE LESSEPS.

The Charming wife OF Frances Great
est Engineer.
The last issue of the Gentleman de-
votes two pages to description of La
Chesnaye, the home of NJ. de Lesseps
and his family. The old chateau is in
the very heart Of France, in
the province of Berri, and here
the noted Frenchman has lived
for the last thirty years of his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
MICHIGAN

DIR. PHILLIPS BROOKS, the Protest
ant Episcopal bishop of Boston, whose
death was lately announced, after
having read Bishop Spalding's recent
article against exhibiting obscene
pictures and improper amusements,
said: This is great article. .
grand work, that ought to DO mem
orized and preached by every minis.
ter throughout the land"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
A RAPID OLD MACHINE.

Liverpool, one of the fastest services
in the kingdom, and it is stated that
still, after her forty-five years service,
with load equal to her power, she is
capable of running at the highest pos
sible speed yet attained.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
THE ONE WHEELED sULKY.

novel vehicle shown in the accompany
ing illustration. 1t possesses but a
single wheel, the endless shaft being
bent in front to form a raised top por-
ton connected with the saddle girth
Of the horse. The rear portion of the
shaft carries the connections with the
wheel, and in addition supports the
curved springs forming the seat Of the
driver.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

busy life. His sec
ond wife, whom he
married in 1850. is
still a C h ar m i n z
and beautiful wom-
an. She has borne
to him eleven chill
dren, only two of
whom have left the
paternal roof. One
of these, q daugh-
ter, married a mem
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

toric man in certain localities OF the
city, and he will exhibit them to dis-
tinguished gathering at the Brooklyn
Institute. Francis Worcester Doughty
is the person who has made these dis
coveries. His house in Brooklyn is
filed with pieces of stone OF fantastic
shape, bearing a more or less obvious
emblance to men or animals. Little
can be said at present as to the scien-
tiic value of his discoveries. A num-
Der of biologists and psychologists
have been sufficiently interested in
them to induce the Brooklyn lnsti-
tute to investigate. The objects found
may have been accidentally knocked
into their peculiar shapes. If that fact
can be shown by the specific persons
who will examine them no more Will
be heard of them. On the other hand,
if they turn out to be specimens OF the
handiwork of men who lived here
about some thirty thousand years ago,
as their owner alleges them to be. they
are very interesting and valuable 1t
is in view of this latter possibility that
some account of them is given here.
The articles found by Mr.. Doughty
were all inathe drift This is vast
deposit of unstratified clay, sand,
gravel and stones of various sizes and
shapes, almost destitute Of remains OF
animals and plants in the upper por-
tions, but containing them in large
quantities below. In this country 1T
covers the region east of the Missis-
sippi to great extent, and occurs in
Europe, Africa and portions of South
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

Borsch, Chicago Scientific optlcian Spectacle,
and Eye Glasses . speciality. Consult about your
eyes, improve your sight lcs Adams 81, opp p. y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
Ia FAMOUS OLD ENGINES
FORTY-FIvE YEARS OLD BUT
STILL THE FASTEST.
rhs Great Iron Horse Which Runs be-
tween London and Manchester, Eng
land. ut tho Rate OF seventy-Nine
Miles an Hour.
Ut is REMARK

Il 10 hEMAhh
able that one of the
fastest If not the
fastest, engines low
running was built
forty-five years ago.
She was designed
when the great
competition be-
tween the now van
ished broad gauge
and the narrow
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
HAS ONLY ONE WHEEL.

An Inventive Genius Has Devised y
Novel Sulky.
In order to reduce to the minimum
the weight to be drawn by trotting
hosses, with the possibility of still
further lowering the mile record, two
Western inventors have designed the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
PREHISTORIC TIMES.
A GLANCE AT THE ART OF THE
TERTIARY PERIOD.
A brooklyn AR cheoiogist Frying Into
the Mysteries OF 10000 Years Ago
Pictures and Descriptions OF Some
Ancient Images.

II Z CIT Y OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, is
possibly about to
acquire q human
interest which 1t
has not hitherto
possessed. One OF
its inhabitants has
been for some time
past picking up
what he believes to
be relics Of prehis-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

The kaiser OF dsrn6sy may well
view with alarm NE d9monstrated
fact that cholera had 9 llsve attack
. crank as anybody else. II Il max
Ing s, the grand tour q German insane
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25
LEANING TOWER OF sARAeossA.

diminishing to 80 feet at the top.
With the destruction of this old watch
tower Saragossa loses, next to the relics
of the Inquisition, its greatest curios.
ity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

The calculations of the astronomer
Bail proved that the weight of tho
earth is 6,094, $50, 600, 900, 600 tons
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

The fixed star second in distance is
90, 900, 600, 900 of miles from the earth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-25

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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

Mr.. William Mccartney, who re-
Gently sold his interest in the Lopez
kindling wood factory to syndicate,
consideration $4,000, contemplates
erecting q hard wood man; featuring
establishment at Laporte. he was
over last week and took a survey of
our hardwood timber and pro.
nounced this the best location for an
establishment of this kind in North
ern Pennsylvania. Mr.. Mccartney
says there can be but one drawback,
and that the rates of freight. Should
the officials Of the w. & N. B. con.
sent to give him the same rates as
the l.. ", he will erect the building
at once and have the enterprise in
operation by the first of Septem.
Der, hence, the future Of Laporte
will be governed by the W. & N. B.
R. H., and our people have every
reason to believe that all will be har.
mony and that Laporte will grow to
be a manufacturing centre Of no lit
tie Importance.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

The "Hindoo Tea" on Friday even.
ing last was q grand success, but the
Hindoo man was a failure. He
didn't put in an appearance. A
number of our people are under the
impression that some Dushore folks
interfered and prevented him from
coming over, under the pretext that
Laporte was no good, &c. Such ac-
tions as this cause bad feelings be-
tween the two towns, and we think
it uncalled for. The business men
Of Dushore, who are not to blame in
the least, are perhaps the only losers.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

scfibed lot, along the following courses.
viz: Beginning at point in the south
line of said lot. six perches from the
southwest corner of the same, thence
south 35L degrees east, 52perches; thence
north 52]5 degrees east 14perches, thence
north SO degrees east 13 perches; thence
north 80 degrees east. 10 and four-tenths
perches; thence north rs degrees east. II
perches; and thence north 70 degrees east
Z perches to the Loyal Sock creek below
the County Bridge.
The said Mill lot has erected thereon
a large stone Grist Mill with water power,
one two-story wooded dwelling house, one
good barn and other outbuildings. The
land is in good state of cultivation with
a large apple orchard and other fruit
trees.
TERMS OF SALE,
as fixed by the said Court: Twenty. five
per cent to be paid down at the striking
down of the property and the balance In
nine months, with interest (security to be
given by the purchaser that he will COM
ply with the terms of sale.)
WILLIAM G. ROGERS,
Assignee for the benefit Of the creditors
of John G.. Wright and George G. Wright.
March 81, 1893.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

Hugh Evens and DaAid Morgan,
young miners of Parsons, near
Wilkes-barre, went into field Sat
urday and fought for two hours,
Evans finally winning by knocking
Morgan senseless. Both men were
horribly cut up. They had a dis
pute about girl to whom they were
both paying attention. They agreed
to fight, and the loser was to give up
all claim to the girl. Saturday even.
ing the girl was quietly married to
another man, William Jones. and the
whole town is laughing at the two
disappointed rivals.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

Monday Sheriff Knapp noticed
that the eating knives used by the
Jewesh murderer's were bright on
the tips when they were returned
from the cells after meals. Suspect.
ing that the men were up to some.
thing, he searched their cells and
found that they were prying off bed
Stats again. They probably intended
either digging out with the Stats
or tapping the turnkey on the head
with them, and making a break fol
liberty. They are slippery roosters
and will bear watching.-Neso Age.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

The officials Of the Dushore Driv-
ing Park should advertise their meet
Tags &C., in the REPUBLICAN,. This
will insure success. The REPUBLI-
CAN, tits true, hasn't any stock in the
enterprise, however we would be
willing to take those $97 in stock
that was grasped from our pocket by
Dushore scspe- goat. The REPUB-
LlcAN extends the best of kind
wishes to the above mentioned enter
prise and trust the feeling may be
mutual.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

Notice is hereby given that John G..
Wrightan George G. Wright and Mary
P. his wife all of the Borough of Forks
vile, Sullivan county Penn, by deed of
voluntary assignment have assigned all the
estate, real and personal of the said John
G.. Wright and George G. Wright to VIM.
G. Rogers of the same place in trust for
the benefit OF the creditors of the said
John G. Wright and George G. Wright
or either of them.
All persons therefore indebted to the
said John G.. Wright and George 9.
Wright or either of them will make pay
ment to the said Assignee, and those
having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay.
WILLIAM G. ROGERS,
Assignee of John G.. Wright and George
G. Wright.
March 81, 1S93
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

It matters little what views Gov.
ernor Pattison may have as to Con-
gressional and Legislative apportion-
ment, or what kind of q Democratic
bill he desires; yet it cannot be de-
MED but that it is the duty of the
Republican Legislature to pass bill
giving as fair and honorable appor-
tionment of the State as it is possible
to make out Of the territory and vote
and let the Governor shoulder the re-
sponsibility of a veto.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

Never mind what the snobbish
people and department books say
about the ill-manners of yawning.
If you want to yawn do so to the
extent of your desires, because it is
healthful. A series of yawns with
the stretching that accompanies
them, would make an excellent
morning and evening exercise and
an occasional yawp between morn
ing and evening will do you no harm
The lungs cannot fail to be benefited
by the imitation they get.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14
The W. and Y. W. c. T. Unions

The W. and Y. W. G. 7. Unions,
of Laports, will hold a Parlor Meet
ing at the home of Mrs. J. L. Smyt tn,
Tuesday evening, April 18th.
The committee having arranged to
make this the special meeting for
raising funds for State work, it has
been decided to serve warm maple
sugar during the evening, at the
rate of 10 cents dish. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-04-14

Many farmers in cutting potatoe 8
for planting take care to follow some
rule in regard to the number of eyes
to piece. Experiments made last
summer at Pardue University, Ex.
pertinent Station, show that the
number of eyes are immaterial, even
eyes that are cut in two sending up
plenty of good stalks, but that the
weight Of the pieces is the important
matter.