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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27
THE WORLDS FAIR ws,ros'|
Routes selected BY Tourists-Th. ;.
dillon OF the Mississippi R,x

dition OF the "ississippi River.
ST.. LOUIS, May 1.-THE citv Con-,
ues to be crowded with visitors
all sections of the country. ana
present the percentage of yisitor.
the Worlds Fair who take in 81 ~
on the way is large in the eytrs~
All the railroad companies ra
great increase in traffic from diHs
directions and nearly all the roads
tween ST, Louis and Chicago ars
proving their service and shorts.,
the time of the journey. AIRY
ments for the. Fall Exposition hera
progressing satisfactorily. Sons.
band which is to take care of the NM
ical portion of the entertainment H..
given preliminary concerts which bss'
been very well received.
The river has fallen here to Quit 4.
normal stage and there is no dan,s
whatever Of flood. st. Louis nres
erty was never in any danger ~.
much alarm was felt in the surronrs
ing country on the Illinois side. asl
trade relations between this sect;as
and st. Louis are very extensive. II
East ST. Louis, just across the Fad.
Bridge, the streets are all being raissi
to about the height which is known !.
danger point in the river, and these i
themselves will provide valua BILE SAT-
guards against subsequent iiood,
Along the river to the north, also !,
the Illinois shore, the levees are bejn,
improved rapidly and the extensiV.
manufacturing plants located ther.
will be entirely free from danger \,
the future. II is expected that !,
wagon bridge alongside of the Mes
chants Railway Bridge will be con.
structed very shortly, and this will
greatly increase the connection b.
tween the business interests on botb
sides of the river.
The system of time payments hu
spread out prodigiously in ST. Louis
lately. A new idea is being adyer
tised generally by circulars sent 10
men whose names were taken from
the society directories. They are thos.
who are about to be married. If the
man responds by a visit to the hous.
that sends out the circular he is tod
that the firm will agree to pay all bis
wedding expenses and let him return
the loan BY monthly installments. He
asSents He is directed to choose the
house whore he wants to live. lie
does so and reports.
Now" says the the manager, go
20 any furniture house in town pre-
sent this card of introduction and
select your furniture. VIII you take
a wedding trip"
The young man says he would like
10 do il. Make up your mind where
you would like to go, and we will &c.
the tickets" the agent says.
The young man does all these things
and reports again. The agent calcu.
lates. Rent of fiat. $50 month;
furniture, 5000; tickets for two around
he lakes. 500" Then he adds FIVE
per cent to the bill. Wen take care
Of all these things" he says, ''and you
are to pay S25 month till the debt is
cleared off"
The arrangement is very advan.
tageous one to the young man, and he
accepts. The agent gets his five PEI
cent. and several commissions from
landlords and merchants. 1t is sat
isfae.ory arrangement all around.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27

I'VE FOUND A QUIET SPOT" SAID HE.
would Ike 10 do IT all myse f. Were
not enemies now"
She saw him carry the body off on
his horse. She stood in the dot with
her hands folded aud something bright
in her eyes. She wondered, perhaps,
what the mans thoughts We're. and
when he came back with tiny flower
in his hand, she greeted him with a
smile of thankfulness.
II could find but two flowers, Bess,''
he said. "One of them laid upon his
grave-for this is Memorial Day-and
the other have brought YOU"
She took the fragile bud and pressed
il TO her lips. and when their eyes met
again there was no net ed for Sam Ches-
ter to ask that question which on many
former occasion had trembled on his
Inns
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27

that day, and the craters from which
were poured the volcanic fires of hatred
and desolation are healed with the
eternal SHOWS from Heaven, the scars
of the earthquake are hidden with
verdure, and, fertilized by the blood
of brave men and the tears of bereaved
women, the New South has arisen, a nd
decked with the trophies of peace and
industry, stands to-day the wonder
and admiration of the world.
We honor the great generals and
statesmen who directed the affairs of
the army and the nation during that
most critical time, but our institutions
and our freedom are the monuments
to the thousands of brave private SOL
diers who fill nameless graves on the
hillsides and in the valleys of the
South.
No storied marble tells the tale of
how they fell. but their eulogy is the
anthem of the freed slave. the hum of
pt :efrl labor and the thanksgiving
of a grateful people.
1t is due to them that no gulf of
irreconrilable hatred To day divides the
North and South, but that from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf
to the northernmost borders of our
territory wherever a soldier lies buried,
no matter whether he fought under
the stars and stripes or under the stars
and bars, his grave is covered with
flowers, the fitting type of the resur-
rection, for they fade and fall TO be re-
newed in more radiant beauty in all
the future springs of the world.
This day. sacred to the past, is to us
an anniversary unlike any other, for
as we lay our tribute upon the graves
of those who fell in battle, or who
have since lain down, weary with the
march of life" to await the bugle call
upon the resurrection, our hearts renew
their pledges to their ideals The
soldier to us is not merely an armed
mercenary, who grudgingly pays his
debt to the State, by bearing arms for
a certain number of months or years,
but he is the citizen, the merchant,
artisan, clerk, farmer, who, at the need
of his country, transforms himself into
the guardian of her institutions He
is the living embodiment of light and
law. of civilization and patriotism.
America needs no idle horde of
armed rufiians to awe her foes by their
array Of military pomp. The spirit of
her people is more formidable to ag-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27
Jack, el?'.

"l'or You in this country? Heavens
| no. heard you were somewhere in
Arizona, but ! never thought of being
surprised i'm this manner"
How are you fixed, SAM
"rolerable."
"Married?"
mo. of course not. I've found one
pretty girl in this God forsaken land.
/ don't say that because she came from
the old State, but she's an angel all
the same. mean the one up yonder
at the station"
"'Bess?"
lis that her nance" said Jack.
''l,y thunder! You knew il was"
and Sam drew closer, and looked dag
gers at the undisturbed face of the
man he hated.
Il did not ask her what her name
was" was the reply Il happened to
pull up there the other day. and this
very day, too. She is a pretty girl,
sam; but well NOT discuss beauty
now. Where do you live?"
livid with Unsurpassed rage. Sam
could hardly talk, but he managd to
tell Jack that he had a little ranch. and
was making a good living.
1--WE don't get to decorate to-mor-
row." said Jack, after moments
silence.
Il hadn't thought Of that"
Its the 3Oth, YOU know"
Yes"
1.-The boys will get the wreath and
the eulogy, and we--why, hang II all,
Sam-we won't get anything"
There was no reply, and Sam Ches-
ter looked at the old pard witheyes
that BODIED him DO good.
They snapped army "reminiscences
to some extent, but Sam Chesters
Heart was not in the game and he
soon Withdrew, declining the invita-
ton 10 pass the night at Jacks shanty.
Sam Chester stood in front of his
shanty and saw the soaring vultures
as they spread taeir wings over the
plain and swooped down upon the
fresh morsel which the night had
brought for the carrion feast.
1t was the day after his sudden In
terview with his old enemy.
After breakfast he rode his ranch as
was his custom, and then galloped
toward the little railroad station
where Bess held down the keys.
Gods! What was thatT'
lie drew rem, and then stood erect
IN his broad stirrups.
There's trouble at the station he
cried, sinking the spurs into the black
steed's towels, and in an instant was
off like the wind.
Horror came TO his face when he
rode out from the cacti and saw the
little station-house.
Smoke was curling over a mass of
ruins. and as he FASTENED on he heard
reports of firearms, and then caught
sight of some men who were not In
dams circling off over the sand.
Bandits"
II was n raid, and when he thought
of Bess's beauty, when he compre-
hended all that n border foray meant,
he grew pale, aud for an instant
seemed 10 tottor in the saddle.
: Down upon the ruined station he
came with the fury of storm, and,
drawing n rein in front of the scene,
looked around for glimpse of Bess-
But the glrl was gone, and, though
he looked everywhere he could see
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27

THE VETERAN AND THE LITTLE ONES.
the great deeds that were done by the
soldiers of our land to see them as they
We're, and TO estimate their proportions
accurately. but as long as the memory
of noble achievements inspires poet,
patriot and orator, Memorial Day Will
be celebrated as our nations new
Easter, when the sun of Peace. that
had lain so long in the sepulchre, arose
over a stricken earth, and eyes, heavy
with watching and weeping, were
gladdened by the light o. new day.
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Three hours later Sam was q long
distance from his bachelor home, and
in the widest part of the ella coun-
try.
Its him. he said half aloud. 'It's
Jack as large as life, and the only
enemy had in the old army"
Sam crept nearer, leading his horse
by the rein. and when near the cabin
he stopped and seemed to draw back
with a-dark frown.
He doesn't look for me. No, he
never dreams that | amp here and
could startle him out of his boots"
All at once the man in front of the
shanty knocked the ashes from his
pipe and looked up.
What did he see?
In the light stood the man he had
not met in nearly twenty years!
For moment the twain stood face
TO face, and sam, advancing, .impul-
sively said:
"At last! You didn't look for me,
Jack, eh?"
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KEEP 1T SACRED.

MRS. LlBBlE c. BAER.
Thousands fall in line today
Keep it sacred" patriots say,
Bring the flags and bring the flowers,
For those heroes brave of ours.
Onward, march! Memorial Day,
Where the sleeping thousands lay;
Year by year. and year by year,
Silently they bivouac here.
Hush! the ranks grow on apace!
One by one they take their place!
Bravely cross the cold divide,
Lie down by their comrades side!
When the last faint straggler falls,
Drape the flags in chartered halls,
Treasured souvenir badge and star,
Sacred memory, q. A. X.
Still this sleeping army brave
Guards the land they fought to save;
In grand lessons they taught well,
In the spirit of +. G. l..
Rest beneath thy flag unfurled
Grandest army of the world;
This thy trust, o. Nation ours!
Strew the sacred dust with flowers.
-Werner's Voice Magazine
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gressors than any such display could
be. for IL would lead them, in defence
of our national principles, to spend the
last drop of their blood, and the last
dollar of their treasure.
IL was this spirit that made the con-
test of the civil war so remarkable
American fronted American, each side
confident in the justice of its cause and
equally determined To conquer, God
held the balance of victory, and though
there is Lost Cause" buried in the
graves of the brave Sou:herners, look
ing from the calm heights Of eternity
upon the results which their death
wrought. the souls of the slain no
doubt rejoice that their beloved land
is still part of the great republic and
that secession failed.
Wherever is told the story of Chicka-
manga, Antietam. Shiloh and Manas-
ises by the veterans whose hair is grow
ing gray with the winters of peace, and
whose slow steps are approaching close
TO the last bivouac, the victor has
praise for the vanquished, and the de-
feated soldier of the Confederacy
calls him brother.
"A lew years more, anu only bhS Sh.'
dren and children's children will be
left TO recount the deeds of valor OF
the heroes of the four years conflict,
but as we travel away from their
deeds in the true perspective of our
national prosperity. they will show
themselves in their right proportions.
Old animosities are dead, and their
hateful forms are covered away out of
sight under the first fruits of the beauty
OF the years, but we are yet too near
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27
Exactly why He Didn't insure.

A Boston life insurance agent caught
tartar the other day. After having
presented with great eloquerce the
advantages OF a particular policy
which he lad to offer, he paused for
an answer. The object of his sJlicita-
ton said deliberately: 1.-THE policy
would do me no good. II I fck sure
That | would die Tomorrow would
not take it" "Ah" said me ssiicitor,
but your wife would get tho hape6t
OF 1t That's just what oasteA to-
was the reply. The solicitor hb1snS
himself in deep WAGER retired
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27
A Thought for Memorial DAY.

/ know not why This silence sc
presses on my brain. ! sit among the
graves of departed comrades of the
war for the Union. i feel the touch
of unseen hands. l hear voices none
other hears. / sit enchanted and over.
awed. sit alone. and yet in innum.
cradle company of silent men, as one
dwelling among tombs. The old days
come back TO me. / can hear the
rustic of the old flag. So it rustled
and rolled above us quarter of a cen
fury ago, as the cannon and musketry
of battle accentuated its rhythmic
flow and the fash of war glanced
across its glorious folds. Its stars
glow as brightly, but the young hearts
that beat below all its majestic motion
and music are still in the grave
Private Dalzen
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY.
BY J. II. GILMER.

HE HOUR WHEN
the South laid down
its arms and con-
fessed itself con-
quered w S I h e
hour of the nations
birth as an undi-
vided people, the
m or n ing of the
darkest night that
ever settled down
upon our history.
Twenty-e ightyears
have elapsed since
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-27

[. TOUCHED his HAT TO TIE GIRL
ron, il was the day before the opening
NJ Gettysburg. and you took the ini-
tia,ive and gave me that brutal insult.
u was all about girl, but she's been
dead these ten years. and neither OF
rs won her, and now You. come down
here just to rob me again.
I'm not going TO stop till I've found
him. We've got to fight il out some
time and il may as well be now. This
world, Zig as il is, is too small fer
ms and the meeting has to come m
n se the Wildiire trail after I've had a
bite. and mebbe III hear lmething OF
him in that direction"
Sam WI s as good as his word, and
after bite he mounted his horse and
rode away
The old ran Imam knew the trails of
the region LANCER had never daunted
him. and from being the devil Of the
regiment lie could be as gentle as a
woman ard his halds were as soft n
n girls.
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A WAR ROMANCE.
written for Memorial Day.

o THE LITTLE
telegraph Office at
the foot of the
IN o un in Sam
Chester rode up and
dismouned. 1t had
been IA burning day,
and the evening air
was still almost
sitting.
Just beyond the
door, which stood
open, he caught
sight of a faultless
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-03-04
Welded, Separated and Reunited

GRAFTON, w. Va, Feb. 17.-A
romantic case of marriage, separa,
ton and remarriage has just been
developed here, the facts of which
are understood to be about as fol,
lows: About eight years ago Mr.. j,
G. Ward, now a resident of Harri-
son county, w. Va, met Miss Irene
Jones, of Kansas, and courtship and
engagement followed. For some
reason the parents of the young lady
objected TO the proposed union, and
as consequence the young people
were clandestinely married. After
three months of married life the par
ents of the young wife succeeded in
separating her from her husband.
Disguised with the turn his domes-
tic affairs had taken, Mr.. Ward left
for the east and located in Harrison
county, engaging at work with acoal
operator. About q month ago he
confded his secret to fellow work
man. In the meantime the father
had secured a divorce for his daugh-
ter, though she informed him she
would never marry again. Mr..
Wards con6dant made an effort to
bring about correspondence be-
tween Ward and his divorced wife,
and a few weeks ago letter was re-
ceived from the lady containing a
picture, on the back of which was
written, "Your wife and baby" This
encouraged Ward, and money was
at once sent to Mrs. Ward to pay
her expenses to this State, Grafton
being named as the point of their
meeting. Ward and his friend came
here Wednesday, and to-day Mrs.
Ward and the "baby" (now boy
seven years old) arrived on a train
from the west, and there was a joy
full meeting. In the afternoon the
couple, the baby and the cenfdant
went to Clarksburg, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward were again married.
Their future home will be Wilson
burg, w. Va.
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Newspaper editors have to be
very careful in opening their columns
for statements. But aware that the
DR. Miles Medical Co are RESPONSE
BILE, we make room for the testimon.
ial from R. McDougall, Auburn
Ind, who for two years mott d q
stoppage or skipping of the pulse
his left side got SO tender he could
not lie on it, his heart futtered, he
was alarmed, went to differe t doc
tors, found no relief, but one bottle
of DR.. Miles New Heart Cure cured
him. The elegant book "New and
Startling Facts, free at A. M. Gil
bert's. 1t tells all about Heart and
Nervous Diseases and many wondre-
full cures.
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Swickley, Penn: We had an cpl
demic of cholerine, as our physicians
called it, in this place lately and l
made great hit with Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1 sold four dozen bottles
of it in one week and have since sold
nearly gross. This remedy did
the work and was a big advertise
ment for me. Several persons who
had been troubled with diarrhoea
for two or three weeks were cured
by few doses of this medicine.
P. P. KNAPP, Phi. G..
25 and so cent bottles for sale by
e. G. Williams Jr. & Co, druggist
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Don,f Quarrel

with people for groaning when they
suffer with Rheumatism or Neural
gia; the pain is simply terrible. No
ancient torture was more painful.
But people ought to be blamed if
having Rheumatisms or Neuralgia
and won't use Red Flag Oil; it has
cured hundreds ofsufferers and costs
only rs cents at e. O. Williams Jr,
& Co.'s Drug Store.
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1t Should be In Every House.

]. B. Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharps-
burg, Pa, says he will not be with
out DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
that it cured his wife who was
threatened with Pneumonia after an
attack of La Grippe" when various
other remedies and several physic-
ians had done her no good. Robert
Barber, of Cooksport, Pa, claims
DIR. Kings New Discovery has done
him more good than anything he
ever used for Lung Trouble. Moth
ing like it. Try it. Free Trial Bot
ties at e. G. WILLIAMS JR., & 90.
Drug Store. Large bottles, 5Oc.and
$1.OO.
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Demand and Supply.

The star boarder showed the eggs
away from him.
What's the matter? inquired the
landlady.
| don't like these eggs, he replied.
What's wrong with them? Eggs
are scarce now and cost great deal
of money.
l don't doubt it, he ventursd. I
notice that the fashion in antiques
has increased in price quite beyond
reason
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The Late Mistress of the White House.

The death Of the Presidents wife
has called forth from all parts of the
country expressions of sympathy
sincere and touching. The charac-
ter of Mrs. Harrison indeed was such
as to command respect outside of
any consideration of the position
which she held as mistress of the
White House. The phrase which
came to the lips and the pens of
thousands all over the land when her
death was announced was that she
represented the best type of Ameri-
can womanhood. This has been said
and written so many times that its
repetition may seem trlte, but as ap-
piled to Mrs. Harrison it expresses
better than any other form of words
the character in which she.was known
to the American people. She was a
true helpmate to her husband intel
lectually-for she was cultivated
woman-morally and in material af-
fairs of lite. She did her part nobly
in the early struggles to establish
himself in his profession, and she
graced with dignity tue highest place
in the land.-Boston Commonwealth.
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The Population Of Martins
burg

Is about 5000, and we would say at
least one-half are troubled with some
affection upon the Throatand Lungs,
as those complaints are, according
to statistics, more numerous than
Others. We would advise all our
readers not to neglect the opportu-
nifty to call on their druggist and
get bottle Of Kemp's Balsam for
the Throat and LuOgs. Trial size
free. Large bottles SOC. and 81.
Sold by all druggists.
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Nor A FREAK.-Little Lutie-Was
you ever in the museum, Miss Twee.
ger?
Miss Tweezer-No, dearie; why ?
Little Lutie-Well, ma said you
was awful two ced.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
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1t beat the doctors. Boyd,
% Weeden St., Providence, r. l.,
says: II suffered for three months
from rheumatism and neuralgia.
The doctors medicines not giving
me any relief, l tried Salvation Oil,
and after using two bottles, consider
myself perfectly cured.p
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Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is poor, you are bothered with Headache.
you are fidgetty, nervous and general on
of sorts and gant to BRACE up. Brace up
or bitters. which have for their basis very
cheap. bad whiskey. and which stimulate
you tar an hour, and then Lave you in a
woi Sc condition than before. What you
wunt is an Alternative hat will purify our
BIO, d. start healthy action OF Liver and
Kidneys, res.OlL "aur vitality ana give
renewed health and strength. Such medi-
cine you VIII find in Electric Bitters and
only 20 cents bottle, at e. G. Williams,
Jr. & Co., Drug Store.
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Hoetry.

r FOUND ,.ric pure and wise
i Ia an untAinking child,
whose hsart-strings with gladness mild
Made music in her sve,s.
| found is melody in tune
With something still more true than art;
Is voiced the inmost soul Of June,
Though twas all winter in my hcarl.
found an epicin aower
Deep II the druid shade;
Its scarlet-lIpped heroic made
a mimic world for that sweet hour
Wherein the sunlight, sweeter still
For al it lore, dipped silently.
And there knelt ana drank mr. I'LL,
Blessing It's SUNNI chivaIry.
The Dreamef.
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F | N E !!

That is what everybody says who
tries a bottle OF Pure Export Beer,
for sale by Charles Thumel, in this
city. This Beer is the pure extract
of Malt and Hops, and every bottle
is guaranteed. 1t is delightful
beveage ana just :he thing to build
up an overworked or broken down
constitution. Manufactured only
by the Baltimore Brewing Company,
of Baltimore, Maryland.
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Bashful Bachelor-'.Do you be.
lieve that love makes a man cow
ardly ~
Henpecked Benedict--"I don't
know; but I'm certain that marriage
does.r