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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
The Sign Language.

At the Folk Lore congress in Chi
cago recently Lieutenant ii. l.. Scott,
L. ). a., gave novel and delight III
exhibition of TIL, sign languag. of the
American Indian. With Mcssrs
Pa MED Horse, Flat Iron. StandiIS
Bear and Horse Comes Last for colo
cutors he c)nversed with considera b .
fluency Tor the space of ten minu' es,
using no spoken word, but trusting
wholly o facial expression and ges-
lures to EXPRESS wide range of
Tn ught. To the delighted folklorists
who saw and a.ked for more Licut.n-
ant Scott afterward made little eX-
PLANTATION. relapsing. out of consider
alton f,r the ignorance of the wi c
men. into common spec h. Among
other thing he said:
While many of the signs are imme-
d ately suggest We of the object they
r. intended.to represent, others are
greatly abbreviated and conventional
led beyond recognition. Most OF them
are made with graceful and flowing
& stures, for the In ian, never being
crowded for time, prefers grace of mo-
ton to rapidity of execution. There
are few postures or facial expressions
in the sign language, most of the
thoughts being EXPIRE sed by the
hands. 1t is living language, for
new signs are constantly brought into
use to describe new objects and asso-
Citations. 1t is copious language and
is capable OF en- rely supElanting the
spoken language
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

In the pathological la boratory OF
Johns Hopkins hospital it was neccs-
sary recently to determine the exact
action of the poison of the rattle
snake The creatures We're kept in &.
wire-covered box. When one was re-
quired for experimental purposes, it
was caught round the eek Ivy moose
ut the end of II stick A deep glass
vessel was then presented to the EN-
ragged animal. and it instantly ru. lS
is edge with its fanps The poison,
which was caught in the bottom of the
vessel, was free from all foreign add
mixture. Minute quantities injected
beneath the skin of rabbits produ, ed
marked LESSONS. For some reason or
other the snakes refused food, and in
order to keep them alive an egg mix
ture had to be forced down their
threats by mans of - stout gla IS tube
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

An easy way TO freshen up an old
waist is to add a-aouncc OF lace, fal :
ing fir III the Creckband in straight
folds nearly to thu. waist line in front,
forming erau cts on the shoulders and
collar in the lack. but kept all in
one piece.
Among the very hands thin
dresses ar, those OF gtnze bro :adrd in
flowers Th skirts of these dresses
are trimmed with ,aleuci nne> lace
rurhes. and the waist is formed of
leng hwise puffs of the gauze separ-
ated by valcnciennos inse. ton.
Among the pretty midsummer
dresses are those of ale cru batiste
in princess form, fast ned at the back.
They are made over slips OF pale.yel-
low silk and are shaped TO the figure
by narrow lengthwist tucks and
trimmed with dropping br.tellcs of
guipure lac
The newest thing in summer-weight
hon saclxing is in admiral blue, cherry
red and silvery cadet blue. These are
made with IA simple Elton jacket and n
bell skirt som what less tiaring than
those skirts have been, with several
shirt waists of plain China silk in
white and any colors desired.
Both cotton and linen ba tistes are in
great favor for midsummer dresses
They are trimmed with bands of inser-
ton, either of guipure lace or OF en-
broidery. Some batistes come in dress
patterns, provided with drawn-work
trimmings in rows and bands, for
waist, sleeves. collar and belt, and
with the shirt breadths finished with
wide hem headed with drawn work.
The fancy for round belted waists in
all sorts of elabora tie designs is carried
out in various fabrics Those of chif-
fon are just now very popular. Black
CHI ffon is generally becoming and may
be worn with skirt o almost any
color. The waists are c Their plain or
are trimmed with ecrn guipure inser-
ton. When the insertion is used the
chiffon is arranged in perrendicrlar
puffs with the ins ertion bands between
them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

contents of the box may be be ter pro-
tected by being kept in receptacle
exposed to the outside temperature
The improvement has been patented
by Mr.. James lonsi of New YORK
The box has slanting, overhanging
cover and beneath its bottom is a
longitudinal slideway, the slides in
which have considerable movement
outward from the ends of the box, and
have at their outer ends braces adapted
o be secured to the frame of the win
dow. The box is designed t, rest on
the window sill, and when the slides
are adjusted they may be fastened to
the sill by screws or other means On
the inner side of the box is swinging
lid with suitable catch or lock. The
box is preferably made with false
bottom beneath the slides, and, if de-
desired, the top may be of non-con-
Quoting material to prevent the heat
ing of the box and the contents by the
sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

Hrof. j. NJ. Sc"aeberle, of the Ii k
observatory, arrived in New \ DIRK on
June ~ from South America. where he
lad gone to observe the solar Z lipse
or April 10.
lie set up his inst umcnts near Mer-
.iditas Chile. The b g telescope was
erected a month before the eventful
lay. q preliminary observations were
Ihen carefully conducted. The plates
nsed with the large telescope were Is
by 90 inches. He had also a Clark tel
rscope with six-inch lens, "a siN-inch
Dallmeytr lens with three-foot Gus
and two small cameras. On the day
bf the eclipse he made about fifty neg
ativcs of the corona. With the large
telescope he made eight negatives,
Ind they are larger than any that have
ever been taken by any one of an
Eclipse. The big plates of the corona
lhow the full length of the plates, and
he details are brought out with g eat
precision. The photographs taken
with the smaller instruments are also
aluable. lie is confident that the
theory he had bcfo making the OBJ
Eervations is sustained beyond doubt
his theory may be thus stated:
The corona, which appears during
very totll eclipse, IS caused by the
tact tn the sun was covered with i'm
ners' volcanoes, which continually
be 'ched forth great mas es of molten
nat T al hen the sun drew back to
Il with IA speed which could not be re-
llilcd. The mechanical actions seem
- he shown plainly on the la"ge pho
lographs. ntil the professor himself
publishes in full the account of his OBJ
bervations it will be premature to dis
FUSS the ,nh1enc, which his di covery
will have upon solar physics.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

A company has been formed in Milan
for supplying the city with tricycles
At tritling cost IA person may hire
one'of these machines to be had at
certain defined places, and take a drive
either for business or pleasur'. Each
tricycle. has driver. : o that the hirer
has nothing to do with either It's pro-
pulsion or direc ion. The fare may
depend upon the distance to be trav-
ersed or the time to be occupied by the
journey. As to speed, it IS believed
the tricycle. can go about twice as fast
as the ordinary cab horse: that is to
say, If the payment is to be for a deiin-
lite distance But il the tricycle. has
been engaged by the hour. the speed
as iule is not remarkable. This
system OF local transit is on par with
the Japanese HIND cart method or
''rickshaw." The Jap vehicle is,
doubtless, preferable to the tricycle..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
SatiD-Trimmed Suits of Holland.

Among the variety of tailor gowns
made for the races, linen, duck and
Holland suits figure conspicuous y.
The former are cool stylish and natty.
a curious fad in the making up OF the
Holland fabrics is their com animation
with black satin. These suits are not
particularly attractive in appearance,
but they are veiy fashionab c. which
accounts for the present favor in
VIII 'ch they are held by lining the
jacket and facing the revers with
black satin and piping the skirt in
many rows certain unique look is at
tanned, but the gowns are MT either
really mart or pretty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

Africa The diamond dlspIay at the
Fair, in the French, American and
English departments particularly, is
something marvellous, bat the kimber-
ley show, in the mining building, is
something that Is educational as well
as artistic. The exhibit is carefully
guarded by great, quaint looking.
barred Inlus, who, standing about with
clubs and spears, give the beholder an
idea of the ideal muscularity that
IInggard depicted in the phenomenal
physique II his hero, Umslopagas.
Diamond digging is shown from be-
ginning to end. There were 100 tons
of dirt brought from Colony and n
miniature machine that demonstrates
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
WATER WHEEL.

pivoted at one edge of the circular end
pieces, and the center OF the other
edge of the blade is connected by
means of rod with a ring hung
loosely on the central shaft. Any
number of these rings may oe used ,ac-
cording to the size of the wheel, an
independent rod connecting the ring
with each blade As the ring hangs by
gravity on the shaft, the inclination Of
each blade relatively to the center
shaft is constantly changing as the
wheel revolves, each blade as it APP
proaches the Top being brought into a
nearly horizontal position to receive
the full for of the water, the blade
being then tilted to nearly vertical
position as it pa SEES down through the
VA er. and again being shafted to
horizontal position at the bottom,
where it receives the force OF the
water a second time, to be afterward
thrown back into the vertical position
tgain, ST. that it passes silly up
against the current of the water. The
blades at the top and bottom Of the
Wheel, upon which the water eXerts
IS force, are each designed In their
rarying positions to afford an equal
mount of power in proportion to the
III ount of water used.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

of France. the sainted monarch after
whom Missouri leading city was
named, and Louis Nv, during whose
reign the city was founded. The ex.
hibit is an exquisite por trayal OF the
beautiful style OF art which was de-
veloped during the perioJ of the
Louis" including the peculiar herr
aldic, rocco. pompadour, bowknot,
ilcur-de-lis, ribbon-wreath and fes-
tooned characters which underlie all
that is still regarded as the most beau.
tiful in gracef ! form and attractive
line, in art decoration.
TO carry out this ,cautifully con.
ceived an ideal thou ht all the furni.
ture, show cases, drapcries, fittings.
and even merchandise. are OF the char.
acters mentioned. The pavilion Is of
a truly royal character worthy in it,
graceful form and elegant finish to
fittingly repr .sen I the period Of France
in which that nation oh tanned its high.
est glory. The external decorations
are OF white and gold with the name
saint Louis formed by electric
lights so brilliant that the words APP
pear as though written in letters Of
fire in the sky. The solid silvcrware
and diamonds Ia the eshibit harmon.
ize with the pavilion. fr,e use having
been made OF the Heur-de-l.s, rococo,
pomp dour, Do Barry. Louis Qvin-s
and other xquisite designs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

II is very much the custom for girls
and young matrons who.e purses are
not cverweighied t. have two very
well-cut skirts, one OF some y # serge
or like servicea BILE material, the other
of dark silk, plain or figured, and to
wear with these four or five pretty
waists. turn and turn about-cam brio,
pink or blue linen. victoria lawn, etc,
for the morning and silk for the after
noon, either shot, checked, plain or
lowered, of surah. china or brngaline
silk. With navy blue silk skirts are
worn pretty blouses of pale blue, or
one of LibeIty's oriental printed silks,
which de pite the lightncss OF texture
are of practically endless wear and al
ways in excellent taste.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

graphic stone, and another similar
stone is placed on its fa and -ubo d
gether until the ink is SO distributed
that variegated design is produced.
When the ink is dry, the design is
transferred to paper after the usual
manner in photographic printing. OF
course any color may be selected for
the ink. 1t is manifest, also. that the
design thus chelply produced can be
varied indefinitely until pleasing or
effective one /, obtained. A ,ountc !.
felt is detected at on O when comp lrcd
with sample of the genuine paper
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
A ST. LOUIS EXHIBIT.

temple, and there are more than ,OOC
figures in the work, some of which are
correct enough to he portraits In de
tail it is superb as To garments.
foliage, b rds, sky and SO on. This
D e.c of wo k was four years in loom.
The bronze department is best shown
in the center group, quarrelsome
old cock on q tree aud n old hen and
brood under him. The tail feathers
of the old disturber flutter in the
sllg htest draft, SO fine, SO realistic are
they wrought There are wood. ivory
and other works of art The paintings
are peculiar but >cinating
Two of the most interesting eX.
hibits in the manufactures building
are displayeI by the two leading
jcwelry concerns in the United States
Tiffany Il Co of New York
and the Mermo Il laccard ,Iewelry
company of st. Louis, The former
has heretofore been described. The
last named firm has revolutionized the
jewelry trade OF the west, and is en-
titled to the creditor being the p oncer
in the country west of the Mississippi
river in high-class diamond iewelry,
silverwares and society stationery.
Its retail department is distinguished
by what may be termed an improve
mcnt on oriental splendor
This exquisite exhibit OF diamonds,
icwelry. silvcrwarcs and stationery
was designed and produced by this
firm expressly for the Worlds Fair,
everything being new and almost ex.
clusivety original in thought and de.
sign. and its loyalty to its home city
is shown Ivy the fact that its entire ex-
hibit is dcsignedt 10 iypify Louis IN
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
LIGHT OF SCIENCE.
FLASHES FROM MANY FIELDS
OF INDUSTRY
An Improved Water wheei-A Useful
Invention for the Housewife-A New
Curiosity In the Animal Kingdom
Chemical Wonders.
An Improved Water wheel.

The simple form of wheel shown in
the illustration is arranged to he OPP
Grated so that the water passing
through the flume twice eXerts its
force on the wheel, each paddle being
twice acted upon by the water at every
revolution of the wheel The wheel
has circular end pieces carried by a
shaft journaled in bearings in opposite
sides ~. the iume, the shaft having n
pulley from which power is trars-
united. The blades or paddles
arranged around the wheel are each
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
For Travelling.

Cutie as essential as milady's trav-
cling gown is her dust cloak. Fashion
requires that it be just as carefully
costume. AS Tor her gown. it must
be new and quite fashionable. The
time was when halfworn, passe
gown was considered lust the thing
for travelling" b, now, while dress
for travelling must be suitable and 10
he so must be to certain extent Sc
we're, the best vogue requires that 1t
be az fresh ms 20 sible and OF thp very
latest m de. OF course this pretty
and rensivc gown must be protected
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

"Wny don't you go to work?" asked
the farmer.
Cause no ore won't gimme none in
my line said the tramp I've APP
Piled to several railroads, bst they
won't have me-
What is your line? Brakeman"
mo. ! make tracks," sa d TIC
tramp: and then he made few, with
the farmer lose second Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

what the process is whereby the soil
is robbed of its precious stones This
is worked daily and the pebbles are
extracted just AS is done at the min cs.
The rough diamonds are turned over
to pohshers, who perform their work
behind glass cases
The Midway Ilaisancc captures ev-
erybody nowaday-, but somehow visit
ors are getting to be a little cautions
how thoy tell what particular thcater
they visited, just as the American in
Paris hints To his friend from home
who accidentally runs across him at
the Buller that lit doesn't go, YOU
know; and H. isn't necessary to go into
any particulars at home" SO the
Plaisance, But everybody goes there,
and every body usually has good times.
for the brilliant panoramic effects Of
the region are kept up to,a higher de-
gree of attractivcncss than ever be-
70 e. There has been a good deal of
talk on the part of some who are over
sensitive or ovcrnice to the effect that
the Algerian thcatcr should be abol-
iShed. and that the theater in Cairo
street should be regulated II little
more strictly on the lines of morality;
but. on the whole, there cannot he
said To be anything very Objectionable
there. The poetry of motion in the
PIaisancc is largely muscular poesy,
and will give the casual bch lder II
$ rt OF nightmare suggestive of the st.
Wins dance and Il Southern negro
'trot.
Inthc Cairo theater there is dusby
beauty in peacock vi ie skirt with u
waist to match. The skirt hangs upon
the hips, and any man wi.h gambling
instincts would lay ten to one the mo-
fment she began to dance that the skirt
would not stay on two minutes, and no
takers. The skirt aud waist are not
Oh speaking terms, and the space be-
tween them affording splendid free
play for the abdominal mus les, Is
covered with some thin stuff. To the
music of an ancient, feeble tambour-
inc, gourd fiddle with the asthma
and distracting monotouous tom-tom
this maiden" pirouettes. She tries
no high kicking, no skirt business, no
modern stage scrpentine figure, but
simply sidles about the stage in slow,
gliding circles, her hands waving
slowly over her head. Her main am
bition sc IN, TO be to- disjoint herself
at the hips. The anatomy below the
breast performs series Of violent
tremors, spasms and contractions
With tiny cymbals like castanets to
keep up IA changing accompaniment to
the music" This she keeps up for
long time, and until apparently dancer
aud musicians go to sleep; but they
suddenly revive and the poor girl has
TO do it all over again. This is the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
NEW ENGl.lsH wAlsrCoAT.

revers OIL a waistcoat of spotted vest
ing of mixed silk and wool, such as is
used for mems vests. If this costume
Is OF the now fashionable shade of
brown, tan-colored suede gloves and
low tan shoes. with stockings to
match, a'e worn with it. Another
form is the new English waistcoat seen
in the illustration. This is low, is
cut double breasted, with II round col
lar, and has double row of buttons
and rockets. With it is worn plain
shirt. with standing collar and full
shirt sleeves
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
WORLDS FAIRLETTER
TIE PASS SYSTEM CAUSES
MAJOR HANDY TROUBLE.
Sights In tho Big Buildings and Along
the MIDWAY PiaIsance-The Oriental
Dancing Giris-Diamonds from South
Africa.
worlds Fair Correspondence

HE SOUTH AFRl-
can exhibits are
calculated TO make
ones eyes openwith
astonishment and
perhaps arou S e S
every sentiment of
envy and cupidity
i'm the human heart
upo beholding it,
that is the display
of diamonds from
the mines of South
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

She lat the reception)-Well, Mr.,
Rott, how is poetry now!
Mr.. Roit rising young Chicago poct)
Very dull, indeed. Patent mcdi-
cine verses bring only $50 hundred
no activity at all in porous plaster ads,
and in the slump in prices yesterday,
children's I, cd rhymes went down
thirty points in fit, en- minutes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
There Yet.

Wife-Ill warrant there's lie ter
written by a woman in your pocket
now.
IIusband--Imposs.ble, my dear!
You know L
Wife, know ] wrote one and gave
IL to You to mail three DAYS ago
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
ming His Re.i.

Mother-Hairy Tucker is the worst
how in school, Tommy, and want
YOU to keep as far from him as pos
sible. 49,
TOMMY do, ma. lie stays az the
bend of our classes all the time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
The wart Hog. or yiacke vark.

This is new arrival at the ZOO
10 gicaI gardens The wart hog or
,lackc vark, or Ethiopian wart hog
y. 4EthiopicusI, is native of South
i'm Africa. This species differs from
lis brother from North Africa
l.Ltians wart hogl, inasmuch that his
warts at the ide of his face are larger;
In fact he is more formidable
lnimal, his tusks, when full-grown,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

Tommy-Pa, when grow up to be q
man want every body to be sorry
when die.
Father lwho lives in fat)-Well,
my boy, never be j,nitor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

danse du ventre. In plain English it
is known rs the stomach dance. Many
ladies get all thew want of 1t, after be-
holding IL but little bit, and leave
the thcater. IL IL quite strain on
American proprieties, but everybody
wants to see II and they do.
s There are several varieties OF this
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12

dance given in the Cairo street and Ia
the theater there. One female exhibits
the abdominal movement riding on q
documentary when the procession
moves MP the street to the theater.
In the Algerian theater thrre are
several novelties Most OF the women
in attire nat might be taken for
gaudy house gowns. In these the
girls dance on swords and engage in
perhaps more realistic pas du ventre
than do those in Cairo There the
dance may be characterized AS almost
brutality immodest, only relieved by
the fact that he clothing is even moro
plentiful than in the Turkish Odeon.
1t is held by Syrians of intelligence
here that these dances are simply
custom OF the Orient, u folk dance, 80
to speak. Yet that it has its origin In
the Mohammedan estimate of the in.
feriority OF women there Is little
doubt. The object in life OF eastern
women is TO afford pleasure to their
master, man. Therefore, they minis
ter to his several appettes. The
Worlds Fair is u great teacher.
It's pretty sudden wrench to jump
from the peculiarities of the oriental
dancer born to the beauties o. the
Japanese display. But there could be
no more decided Exposition in the
world. The exhibit, like all else that
the Japs have done at the Fair, is now
complete 1t defies descriptions; IL has
an indescribable tranquility about II
that is enchanting; it is supremacy
artistic. The most striking piece in
the collection is a tapestry filling the
side of one room. II is species of,
or rather suggest We of. Gobelin in
silk, and is worth $40 900. Its theme
J is festival procession leaving
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
An Inexpensive window Larder.

The illustration represents window
larder which may be easily fastened
in position in windows of varying
widths, so that provisions or other
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
TIE wARr HOG, OR vLAcKE vARK.

TIE wART HOG, OR vLAcKE vARK.
reaching eight inches In length. The
animal lives entirely on r lots The
color Of this hog is gray, with dark
name, and hair sparsely scattered over
the body. When chas ID. Gordon Cum
ming says, he presents n most ludic-
rous appearance on account of his
short neck, being unable to look
round, and naturally ANXIOUS to see il
his pursuers are gain ng upon him, he
is Obliged 10 lift his snout well in the
air. so as to look over his shoulder,
and with that. and his tail. when rum
ning stiff and Upright. he has most
absurd look. The above sportsman
also says the animal is rot devoid of
,agacity. Black and White.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-12
PRINCES OF FASHION.
CURRENT MODE OF DRESS ron
THE LADIES'.

a Beavssfui summer Dress Trimmed
with Lace-A Fawn CoIored Crepon-
A New English Waistcoat -Notes OF
ths ModIstes-