The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
ounRsnr TOPICS.


Its mouth.
10 1895, during the great.tulip craze"
IN Holland. single bulb OF the.."Semper
Augustus" sold for sum .equal ito
80, 300.
Railway accidents are so rare lnt Hol-
land that an average OF only one death
q year results from them throughout the
entire country.
II is reported that the University Of
Pennsylvania is about to adopt the der
mitory system after having existed for
145 years without 1t.
| According 10 Gray, Michelet aud
Dolby, three eminent botanists, there Is
not single known species tof marine
plant containing vegetable poisons.
In proportion to the population
France has more money In circulation
than any other country. In France 1t
averages $40.66 per capita; 10 the United
States. 1874. "a; In England snd Germany,
Sls.4o.
A cat with three eyes IL owned by the
jenkins family, of Leesville. Ohio. Two
OF the eyes are IN the usual places, but
the third is behind the left ear. The an
imal is an excellent mouser and can
watch before aud behind.
In ancient times in Greece it was
customary to place a coin under the
tongue of dead person. This was to
pay his fare 10 Charm. whose duty
then was to ferry the deceased ever the
river ACheron, in the Internal regions,
At Athens the Greek government has
recently declared the whole region lylns
between the Theseion and the monu-
ment of Lysicrates archeol ozical
ground, thereby compelling the proprie-
tors to sell at prices TO be fixed by q
commission.
IL lion and strong horse were 70
pull in opposite directions, the horse
would win the tug-,f-war easily; but II
the lion were hitchsd behind the horse
and facing the same direction, he could
easily back the horse down upon its
launches
Buenos Ayres will soon see the com
pletion OF the largest opera-house in the
world. 1t will seat 5000 spectators and
the stage will hold 500 persons. The
house Is so constructed that box holders
can have their carriages driven up to
their tiers.
! Artificial whalebone is now being
two or three days in su!phate OF potas-
SUM, then stretched. slowly dried. sub
jected to n high temperature and then
to a heavy pressure, which makes IL
hard ami elastic.
+ A saloon-keeper OF Yonkers, n. Y,
| having been arrested at the instance Of
| the clerRymen of that city who have
combined TO enforce the Sunday law, the
| judge before whom he was taken dis
| charged him because 1t conld not be
proved that lager beer is an Intoxicating
| drink.
The word car is not derived from the
Caesars OF Rome. 1t signifed king
among the ancient Scythians and was IN
use among them long before Rome was
known to these barbariaus Of the north.
The title czarowitz among the Tartars
signifies prince or son OF the car.
One Of the queer customs OF Russia is
sh own in the recent death Of the car.
When the deceass OF Alexander at
Livadia was announced the people made
merry over the accession OF the new
ruler, and then after the festivities
were concluded. they began mourning
for the dead monarch.
| japanese workmen battle the whole
body once a day and some OF them
twice. Public baths are provided on
every street. They are fed by con-
slant current Of Geld and not water. The
bather pluDges In. remains immersed
some ten minutes, then comes out and
receives q warm doache Of fresh water.
Mush and milk surprise parties are
popular 10 SEINE eastern localities. Those
who make the party sweep Down upon
the subject Of the surprise with box OF
corr mesl and jug Of nolasses. The
mush Is set 70 boil.ths molasses 10 turned
into taffy and abuudantly pulled, cakes
are baked, apples pared. and the mush
is eaten along with freshfmilx and rich
cream. Tho mush :and milk surprise
furnishes a maximum OF fuu for min
imum Of expenditure.
Certain sponses (Ciona) bore into
shells, especially those OF the oyster,
finally causing them to crumbls to
pieces. On the American coast ClIona
sulphurea not only destroys the shells OF
oysters, musssls and scallops. but has
even been known to penetrate one or
two inches into hard marble. 1t has
been uncertain whether this effect 10 me-
cbanical or due to the solvent effect OF