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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

culiarly fascinating and they inspect
7 the implements of the trapper, the
guns and knives and pelis, with spark
| ling eyes. ! should not be surprised
| IL il would give an impetus to unwar'
ranted emigration on the part OF
youthful adventurers to the far west
Con eAtionality rests lightly upon the
souls of most of us and those who
/ have not been long in its trammels
throw off | S restraints with little GER
emony.
The Australian squatter's hut fairly
div DIES the int est with Davy Crock-
etts cabin. Here one may get pretty
correct idea as 10 what ''Ioughing it,
is like in the antipodes. There is
shown an assortment of VIII ps, sad
dies and sheepskins, such rs are used
by squatters who spend their days on
the stations" as the Australian
ranches are termed.
Just now the rose garden is droop-
ing. The long drought has withered
the bushes and the buds are brown
and blighted After all, the 'perpet-
ual bloomer' is only partial succe SIS.
Jun, is the month of roses" and the
queen OF roses celebrates it's advent
W WI hSi iHoSt itEai pc' icSeich "bN
her richest fragrance. At no OF er
time during the year-at least. In this
latte de-do the flowers attain such
perfection. ''liow | would love to
have seen it three me nths ago" said a
pretty little bride from New Orleans.
Eyes, but we we emit married then,
Maria. replied h II recently acquired
better half, with a reproachful glance.
as if inspecting all the rose gardens in
the world in dull and companionless
state OF single blessedness would have
been hollow mo Ike y. And, by the
way, in enumerating the classes of
visitors to the island have entirely
forgotten the most important-the
newly married and the recently en-
gagged. or those who are contemplate
ing the latter state. They like the
congenial shade and can SIT here be-
hind leafy S reens, their passionate
dialogue accompanied by the music of
ma udolins and violns, borne titful!y
across I e water from restaurant or
chestras, The. latter prosaic state
ment rather spoil Is the romance, but If
we can forget that it is restaurant
music it is gu tie like an open perfo I'm
ance of Romeo ind Juliet, arranged by
Henry Irving. The lovers, while they
are audible, are not always visible. 1t
leaves a wide margin for the imagin-
alton, and instead # plain countenan-
ces and rustic manners, one passes on,
confident of youth and beauty in con-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

IFiiz James q Bricn, the great literary 10
hemian. was Torn ia Limerick oIlnty, ireland
o. ls.t He came to America IN 49,, ana i'm
nediately entered upon that UGiiye literary
tales and letutiful poems. When the civi
war broke out he joined the seventh New
York When the seventh returned home h,
received an appointment on General Lander
ttan In sk!rmish with Ashby's ,valry be
was shot. This happened Eel ruary 70. lsts
He died from t,lc wound on IN" 9Th Of April al
Cumberland, Va
From far-on Erins iSle there g mo q nan,
Endowed with all the attributes OF love,
Unsullied honor, sincerity and TRUTH
Possessed of all the qualities that III Ike
Her rug cd children known TO ali the world;
Who woke the living Tyre OF immortal sony,
From that crest Isle Of Blrl<e, whose IN ,gs
tones
Are echoinF with their sweetest music still,
be came, with he rt Of gold and iron will,
With all the music OF her ancient bards
And with al the IRE az her ancient Kings:
He came 10 breathe In verso his sweetest
thoughts.
And to tell in prose his captiyatn, tales
He came Ia min9e with our choicest men,
To sadly. braycly die beloved OF all:
lie came To shoulder arms In Virtues cause.
10 lay down his lie in payment Of that debt
Which Honor owes To The oppressed sons
OF every race A glorious death and brave,
When Americas children shall for.et
Tue man who Charmed them, and who fou;h
and died
TO wipe from on It's glory that dark stain
That rested on the country OF his choice,
Why, let the starry fiaV he so rt'yercd|
be lain away 10 moJldcr in decay,
And no more hlunt It's beauty 10 the sky @
Let u cover in the darksome night of sham,
ana hide our ioathsomc faces from the sun.
81 National Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

OF liver is triumph of engineering
skill While the multitude finds its
way across the curved bridges, there
arc hooks and tangles from which the
array OF snow white domes and arch
ing roofs are shut out; in which the
stir Of passing feet. the sounds of
voices, and even the crash of conflict
ing bands arc heard remote and sub
dut d.
In the thickets the grasshopp rs and
crickets, undisnaved hold prolonged
col oquies and birds sing with as
much sweetness and freedom as though
they were in the depths OF their native
forests. Close to the mar gin the ducks
and water fowl make their tests.
saw matron sailing away Yesterday
with brood of yellow ducklings
swimming In her wake, like pretty
fleet, all as serene and untroubled as
IL cruelty were not characteristic of
some varieties of the human b.ing,
and as if power to harm feeoie
creatures were not to be fea : d
among all the thousands that sto to
watch them, day after day. Their
confidence in human nature is trib-
ute to the orlerliness of those VIII
fr, quent the island. for it never seems
TO occur to the ducks that they are
not quite as safe ere as they would
be in the lionel est tarn. Here and
there one happens upon characteristic
sightseers who find tie retirement OF
the island peculiarly suited 70 an in
prospective or confidential mood
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
Yellowstone PARK Under Guard.

The vandal, with his barbarous and
active knife and pencil, who has an in
sane longing to associate his meaning.
less name with the great places OF
nature and history, has not so free
hand in the Yellowstone reservation,
says llarper's Weekly, as he enjoyed
before the park was guarded by the
soldiers of the United States army. II
has been the custom of this creature
to carve his initials on the front of the
terraces, and to write his name in the
liquid left after gevscr has been
playing. Years after the writing in
water the name is legible ana the pen.
Gil marks are fresh, so slowly do the
geysers build up their deposits. The
upper geyser basin is fifty miles from
Fort Yellowstone, at the Mammoth
Hot Springs The telegraph is the
enemy of offenders the world over,
and If Il tou list writes his name in a
pool, he NAV be reasonably certain
that the fact will be telegraphed to
the post through which he must pass
when his trip is done, and there he is
very likely to meet captain of cav
airy, who will send him back fifty
miles under guard to erase the name.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

king, excepting 10 Few mon n.
who afterwards became famous =,
revolutionary war. Among th~s
designated are Thomas Person ana ,o IS
mon Dunn. Oh
he watch which Gen. Wul;.
Moultrie carried in June ,e,a
when the British were driven t..%
Charleston harhor, is in the case MN
Other relics of pric less value. ia
watch is cased in silver and bears ~
monogram of Gen. Mo lltrie sncc,a
Giles worn 600 years ago, with ;,as
rims that weigh nearly "a pound asu
shown along with the docua ent NJ ~
ordination Of the fir minister Of ,hs
gospel in America. The then bishos
of gloucester signed the paper which
ordained William Hoossr. A NINA
ture likeness of Peter Francisco. N.
famed giant OF revolutionary duvs
is on exhibition. Among other things
10 is related OF him that after the bar.
tie OF Guilford court house he killed
eight of iarlton's cavalry single.
handed Will. he was returning to his
home. A marriage lice nse Issued in
1870 bears the provincial seal. The
names are faded. AS token of liberty
many relics of Oliver Cromwell wers
brought over n the ships of tie first
set ler.. A silver tea-caddy and sill.
yer cup used by the great commoner
are placed on velvet clotn with a all.
yer communion service which has been
used in the Episcopal church of Eden.
ton, y. c., since 1925. On the aims
basin and on the c,alice is the in.
scription; "The GIT of Colonel Ed.
ward Mosely for We use of We church
in Edenton in We year l7a5."
After the relics found in North Car
DINA come those which Delaware
shows. A lock of George Washing.
toms hair given by his wife to Mrs
James Asheton Bayard of Delaware in
1919, soon after his death. The hair is
light brown and has peculiar luster
Two 'old breeches" bibles nearly 300
years old are in the case. There are
also a rocket ink stani which were
carried all through the revolutionary
war and an altar cloth embroidered by
Queen Anne and by her presented to
the church in Delaware which had
been named after her.
In Maryland's case is the orig nal
draft OF the "Star Spangled Banner"
which stands just as it was written
by Francis Scott Key. corrections and
all. A snuff box of carved silver,
which the author of the national an
them carried, is placed alongside his
masterpiece. In the exhibit of Mary
land are many Of the household
articles used at Mount Vernon and by
far the most interesting collection Of
the mementoes of the first President
A scissor Shield usad nv Martha Wash
ington, waist buckle and shoe
buckle of brillianis which she wore,
form part of the relics which Mary
land shows, Then there is a mustard
pot. silver sugar tongs of elaborate
workmanship, two 81 yer candle
sticks rich in their design, and
silver teapot, ale of which
were used on the table at Mount Yer
non. A silver tongue scraper is there
as memento of some man of high de-
gree who then dwelt in Maryland. A
silver cup which the citizens of Bos-
ton presented to Commodore Perry in
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

Yesterday l noticed a woman stand
ing in the shade. her hat pushed
back from her 70: ehead and
her arms folded. 1t was face
wrinkled with toll, the features
sharpened with care tanned and
roughened by the prairie winds. She
had been stated with magnifcence. or
had sought this place apart from her
companions and friends to think it all
over, to realize, If possible, that her
dearest wish had been gra,ified and
that. after months of self-denial and
persevering effort, she had accom-
plished her undertaking. She was so
engrossed in her reflections that she
did not notice me, although brushed
against her as passed. The island is
also in high favor with old people.
They are among the most frequent
and interested visitors to the hunters
camp-always excepting the boys, to
whom Col. Cody is an ideal
hero. The old people inspect the log
hut on the smaller island with critical
Judgment Possibly they know just
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

THE SIGN OF THE LEATHER BOTTLE.
sively to abbeys, cathedruls, churches
and old baronial structures. village
inns are beneath them. Lovers OF tine
picturesque are, therefore, under oblir
cations to Herbert Railton, an English
gentleman who has just published
book on "Coaching Days and Coaching
Ways" in which is described with pen
and pencil the most notable of these
delightful d re les.
Many of these inns have most inter
esting histories. The old Tabard was
known to DIR. johnson and his friends
and Ella and Dickens and Thack
cray knew it as terminus. What =
pity 1t is gone, ike many Others thai
since the book was written, only hve
years ago, have disappeared, and 1--we
only in the book. Then there are the
inns associated with the Immortal
Pickwick the Leather Bottle at Coz
ham and the Bull ut Rochester. FIRE
has played havoc " it'll the former; tnc
interior Of the latter is much as II was
in Samuel Weller's days. There Is aiso
the Bell at Edmonton, Of John Gilpin
fame; the Falsiaff at Canterbury
famous for its village fighting men,
the Star at Alfriston, which was onco
monks house. and where even now
on Sundays and feast days, II they %
SO minded, the singers, If your com,
pany is kindly, will sing you q car"
or hymn with great heartiness.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

FAC-SIMILE DECLARATION OF INDEPEN-
DENCE.
tee Of the board of lady managers
Guaranty had been made for the safe
return of the relics to their owners.
Application was made to the national
board for space in the government
building. The re quest of the commit
tee was not granted. An appeal was
made to Secretary of State Gresham,
who told them that they could have
whatever space was required for their
exhibit in the government building.
Secretary Greshams action caused
some CONSERVATION in the govern
ment board, but the members
bowed to the secretarys order.
In the first of the cabinets is
the collection of American an
tiquites gathered in North Carolina,
the oldest of the colonies. Here be-
gins the interesting collection Of tro-
phies of the early days of the nation.
An embroidered stomacher is shown
in this case which belonged to good
Queen Bess and was brought to the
shores OF the new world by one of the
queens maids Of honor, who came in
the train of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Quaint old pewter ware from the
Moravian settlement at Salem, y. c.,
which stands in the psistine faith to
this day, is here There are coffee
pots, cups and salvers which were
used two centuries ago by the friends
of Virginia Dare, the first white child
born in America. In 1855 the first
English settlers came to North Caro-
lima. but the hardships which faced
them drove them back again over the
seas. In 1856 harder lot came, who
bore the trials of pioneering and
planted the seed, the future of which
was the eventual conquest of thu colo
MES by Great Britain. In 1857 Vir-
glnia Dare was bora. An interesting
relic Of olden times in the colonies is
q silhouette machine of curious pat
tern. The likenesses of the colonists
were preserved in their outlines and
the straight noses and firm lips of
pioneers may be seen exhibited with
the machine. In the matter of street
lamps the march of time has wrought
wonderful changes. In davs gone by
the lanes were lighted with lamps
hung from poles, which resemble the
altar censor of the present day. One
which was startled way back in the
early part of The seventeenth CEN
fury by the cry of ''All's welr
at midnight is on exhibition. A sill
yer snAf box used by George Washing
ton. attests that the father of his
country was not free from the smaller
vices of his time. A parchment docu-
ment, brown with the load of years,
bearing the royal seal and the sigma
ture of the provincial governor, Lord
Tryon, tells a story that in after
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
AN oLp-TrME WHISKY BOTTLE.

AN oLD-TrME WHISKY BOTTLE.
1913 has been sent to the Fair along
with silver mug that once wa, tho
property of Gen. Joseph Warren. Tbs
wedding waistcoat of white satin
VIII Oh Major Samuel Shaw wore has
found its resting place among pewter
tankards and tokens of its age. The
vest is deliberately embroidered with
yellow flowers and green leaves and
adorned with brown tassels One OF
the most valued of the relics is min
iature of Washington by Rembrandt
Peale. said to be the best likeness OF
the father of his country in existence.
A patch-box calls to mind the quaint
custom of colonial bellies in Eliza
oethan days. who adorned their fac s
with court plaster cut into fantastic
designs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

| Doctor Y, OF the Thirtv.sixtf
| regiment. Illinois volunteers, hao
! been identified win the regiment
| from the first, and was cnthusias
| ticaliy attached To its name and his.
| tory. lie took a deep and personal
interest in all its concerns, and con.
tributcd much To the hardy an
healthy char icter Of the men. lie
was the urmi .igated foe of all shirxs.
and manv a man who W rs really need
ing medical treatment, preferred 10
wait until the last moment before pre-.
scnting himself among the "quiniuc
brigade. Bat IL must be confessed
that Surgeon Y had reasons
sometimes Ia keep wide awake. One
Of the boys relates the following,
which accounted for what seemed at
first a strange and disgusting prac.
tice, that of requiring the men who
needed oil to take il from the bottle Al
the doctors quarters.
while lying in camp after the bat
tie OF stone river. several of the bows
In company q, received some new
boots from home up in Gods country,
and knowing that c,stor oil was a
good prcserver of leather, they made
repeated visits to the doctors quarters
for physic, always carrying the oil to
their tents TO take it, SO they told
the doctor Mistrusting that certain
parties needed good deal oil
oil for a common camp complaint, he
finally found out they oiled their new
boots at the expense of Uncle sam.
The doctor ordered physic as usual
to the next man who called for it,
The victim happened to be n Dutch
man, who begged in piteous apneals
in good German and bad English To
be permitted to take the oil mid his
dent, and dake him by some coffee
The hard-hcarted doctor would not
relent, but requested him to swallow
the nauseous dose then and there.
Dutchy being fairly caught, he obeyed
orders like II true soldier, but not
needing any oil inwardly just then,
the result was anything but salts
factory American Tribune
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
A Sons i;pitaph.

The recent death of Rear Admiral
Melancthon Smith United States navy,
recalls an incident of the rebellion
which has found its way into print
before, but which has long been for
gotten. II relates To namesake and
relative of the deceased, Commodore
j. Smith. for many years chief of the
bureau of yards and docks, saws the
New York Tribune.
The news of the Merrnac's arrival
in Hampton Roads and of her first
days fight before she met the Monitor.
reached Washington on SUNDAY
afternoon. The telegram was brief
but explicit. The rebel ironclad was
in complete control of the roads Mes
sengers were hastily dispatched, sum.
moning the chiefs of bureaus to a
council ut the navy department One
OF these messengers: sent in search of
Commodore Smith, found that officer
OF his way home from church, and he
knew that the commodore's only son
was first lieutenant OF the ill-fated
Congress.
commodore, said the man, there
is bad news from Hampton Roads.
The Mcrrimac has come down from
Norfolk, the Minnesota and Roanoke
are disabled, the Cumberland sunk
and the Congress is on fire and has
surrendered.
surrendered! The Congress has
hauled down her colors:" repeated the
commodore. and as ting messenger con.
hrned his words, Then my son Joe is
dead, said the commodore, simply
and that was all
There have been longer winded cpl.
taphs, many of them, but not every
father could he SO sure of his sons
character as to honor his memory be-
fore receiving the news of his death
with such tribute as that. Joe"
was indeed dead, as modest and ms
brave man as ever drew sword in a
good cause. Peace be to him and to
those who fell with him. They did
their they served
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

how such huts should be constructed,
and might have gwen pract cal advice
as to thinking, the laying of puncheon
floors and the construction of stick
chimneys.
1T minds me of ourn, Sarey," said
an octogenarian yesterday as he peered
about, that first one, You mind, that
we built down in Ofiield bottoms, near
the Forks" And then there were
some delightful remini ccnces, which
] could not help overhearing, Of the
adventures and experiences of the
pioneers, those heroic forerunners of
civilization who made the Columbian
Exposition possible. These were hon
orable survivors of the good old times
when hospitality was the frst of the
Christian graces and the passing
stranger was welcomed with all the
distinction that those rude times af-
iorf1ed.
The Toys find the hunters camp pc
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
The Royal Hospital OuIlt.

During the last Egyptian ampaign,
Quecn Victoria and the ladies Of the
household employed themselves in
knitting quilts, which, at the end of the
war, were sent to Netley hospital for
the use of the wounded One of these.
made entirely by her majesty, and
bearing an elaborate ~. r." in the
center, was the coverlct par excellence
of the institution, and in universal
demand for n time. In assessing the
claims of the candidates for the honor
of sleeping under IL, the medical staff
naturally gave the precedence to the
most severely wounded, and, as the
most severely wounded was the one
most likely To die, very soon an evil
omen attached itself to the distinction,
the climax of which was reached one
night when poor soldier, feeling
something touching his bedclothes,
woke up with the perspiration pour
ing down his face, and cried out: "Oh,
sir. do anything you like with me; but,
for Gods sake, don't give me the quilt!"
During the present century the food
supply Of all the principal nations has
increased In a much greater ratio than
the population.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
Then 1,

/. wrS { rpFe,l..' G.. lrst. Then 4,
sweiicd 20 o strady cry mo; en- shou,
or ,,soan or sifitls. bat thousands O.
them mingled toy 'thcr end Guivcrin,.
over thicket aud r,silg over 70 pines
] re the wall of Il gathered tempest
], was the piteous cry of the wounded
aad helpless as night added 20 the
frightfui horrors OF that sombrc
Wilderness
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

years was significant in molding the
destiny of the Union. The date OF the.
document is l77I. Even then the COL
onists had shown their discontent
with the existing form of government
and were openly rebellious to the au-
thority OF the royal governor. Hoping
issued this document, which offers
pardon for treason to all those who
had expressed themselves against the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
THE WOODED ISLAND.
a MOST CHARMING FEATURE
OF JACKSON PARK.
IL Would Seem That the Worlds Fair
Management Have Left Not the
Slightest Thing Undone In the Coiosssi
Ubdertaking-PIctur of I'ioueer Life.
lworld $ Fair Let,cr.l

EYOND DOUBT,
of I'LL the many at
tractive spots in
Jack S on park.
where attract w e
places are the rule
and not the excep-
ton. none excel
the wooded island.
1t is a triumph of
landscape garden :
ing, as the broad
lagoon which en-
circles il like n wei,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23

Two brand new Arabian cotempors
ries, the Kourbash and the Efrit, have
come up to reinforce the AL Usia@ =
Ahram and the A, Mcyaad In tae"
campaign against the English.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
iSOME RELICS OF 1776
NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THE
WORLDS FAIR.
flow the Visitor Can Spend Day or
Interest In the Government Building
Interesting and Hare Relics That
May be Seen.
tworld.s Fair Correspondence. I

l. l. ID A Y L III Il
cabinets which line
the walls under the
great dome of the
government build
ing is the temple
where the Ameri-
can sigh tseer wor-
ships. A commit.
tee OF the board of
LADY managers con-
sisting Of one mem
Der from each of
the thirteen origi-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
THE LEATHER BOTTLE INN.

Picture from the Life of Rural
England.
There exists in England a society for
the preservation of ancient buildings,
Its memb ers devote them selves exclu'
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-27

IL republican form Of government
shall be established in Hawaii. il will be
the smallest republic in the world. 10
territory the whole country is only
about the sire OF the state OF Michigan.
aud the population Ia about the size Of
that Of this city.-Democrat
The funny boy has been ut work
again on the cuckoo sheet up street.
certainly tho scholarly editor would not
have made the above statement. know
ing. as every kindergarten graduate
should. all about the republic OF San
Marine with total area o, territory Of
twenty ono square miles and a population
Of 1900. Evidently the newsboys' dinner
was too much for the kid" who wrote
tho editorial expressions Christmas
night