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

] After many moments Hazard came
| to report
i've fixed it, old fellow. She's
agreed to compromise. I've promised
her lot of things-had to"
What did you promise?" Lo-rimer
! wrapped his bath robe closer and
looked resolute.
We'll, first she says as 20 days
/ Thanksgiving she requires good
, dinner. She doesn't insist IN Del
/ monico's-in fact, there airs other
| places she might prefer .mose select
and expensive. A party of SIX would
suit her = including herself and
you"
What" roarcd Lorrimer. ''She
thinks Ill appear in pubic with
| her
"Hush' Go slow, old man. The
twins won't be in evidence. She'll
look better in evening dress. Then-
as TO the wine. There muGt be at
least dozen Of champagne and box
of cigars for each of the six"
Drive her away cried Lorrimer.
She'll ruin me! Drive her away
Hush, hush! There--she heard
you; she's kicking the door again.
Oh, we'll, you've spoiled it all; there's
no use trying to help some people"
'fll agree-l'll agree" gasped Lor-
rimer exhaustedly, I'm agree"
n "All right, I'll tell her"
The kicking ceased. Hazard came
back. "She says for you to call out
loudly in your own voice that you
promise.
~ promise!" yelled Lorrimer.
ION your honor us a gentleman?"
ION my honor as a gentleman.
Well, why doesn't she 30 away?"
she's strengthening her hat; 1t
come off.
but, say, Hazard. it's an Internal
shame. I"
"Old man, I'm afraid it's all too
true"
THAT married her2" Lorrimer's
knees trembled.
We'll, perhaps not you yourself ex-
actly. But some one else might have
used your narne--pretended to be
you"
Lorrimer jumped foot high.
Crosby! Crosby did it It's his
we ok That woman's name is Crosby
She's his wife-and just to think that
smooth faced, innocent-iooking-"
Then why didn't you put your head
out and let her see you weren't the
man?"
iii do it now"
'pll tell her then" Hazard ran to
the entry. There was n scufile and the
door flew open.
keep her out!' cried Lorrimer. ]
don't want her TO come in. Keep her
out" He sprang behind screen.
keep her out"
~ can't, old man." said Hazard,
chokingly.
Call Chris Put her out!" Lorri-
mer bobbed up and down, frantically.
The woman made wild dash at him
and seized his hair There was
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
For Modern COOKING.

AS matter Of useful information 10
may be stated that whenever cook
ing receipt calls for "a baking powder
the Royal should be used. The re-.
ceipt will be found to work better and
surer, and the bread, biscuit. rolls.
cakes, dumplings. crusts. puddings. crul-
lers or whatever made, will he pro-
duced sweeter. lighter, finer favored,
more dainty, palatablc and " wholesome.
BESIDES. the Royal" will go further
or has greater leavcning power. and is
therefore more economical than any
other powder.
Many receipts as published still call
for crcam-of-tartar and soda. the old
fashioned way Of raising. Modern
cooking and expert cooks do not sane
ton this old way. In all such receipts
the Royal Baking Powder should be
substituted without fail.
The greatest adopts in the culinary
art are particular to use the ROYAL
only, and the authors of the most pop
ular cook books and the teachers OF
the successful cooking schools, with
whom the best results arc imperative.
are careful to impress their readers
and pupils with the Importance of its
exclusive employment.
The Royal Baking Powder is tho
greatest help of modern times to per-
feet cooking. and every receipt requir-
ing a quick raising ingredient should
cmb ody it,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
Surely a Mistake.

Poor Mike was very ill--almost as
i'll as he was short, and what that
meant the who know him best can
say, for physically he was hardly
more than a dwarf
The doctor was called in and after
investigation. informed Mrs. Mike
that her husband was suffering from
actinomycosis, name which appeared
to strike terror to the soul of the
anxious woman.
Act phwat?" said she.
"Actinomycosis," replied the doc.
tor.
''Him?" cried Mrs Mike. "Ah, doc
ther. how can yez say thot? A lite
man loike Moikel coulden't hould the
name of ut, much liss tn dsaze thot
goes wit utV'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
Its Discovery Caused the First Thanks
giving Day In England.


The first Thanksgiving day in Eng.
land followed the discovery of the
"Gunpowder Plot" Had that plot
been successful majority of the then
rulers of England would have been
blown into eternity without mo-
ments warning. Parliament had
passed bill making it n penalty for
Catholics to worship in public. The
law met with considerable opposition
and endeavors were being made to
repeal it. While parliament was in
session, one Guy Fawkes, succeeded
smuggling 100 barrels of gunpowder
into the coal dumps of the parliament
buildings. The plot was discovered in
time to save what would have proved
one of the greatest crimes of Christian
dom. The manner in which it was
discovered was believed to be the work
of God, and thanksgiving praises were
ordered throughout the kingdom
Only in recent years was the custom
abandoned
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

Notes like birds from your rosy lips
fall; .
Is It a song OF thanksgiving and praise
From your young heart to the ancient
daysi"
Like good fairy's your dcft fingers ny;
Pictures look out from their frames with
new grace;
But the glad glance that is lighting your
eye
Is not because OF the time, but your place
Fronting tho mirror; you your fair
face,
Fairer than ever before in tho frame
OF maple leaves, russell and brimson and
flame.
And you still MARBLE your gay little song
Frivolous words To rollchiug tune
All, you are young, the days are all long.
November, to you, is n pleasant n June:
You heed not the years that will wither
you soon.
Aud If thought Of thanksgiving and
prayer
stirs in your heart, it's because you are
fair
Listen! Not Que single instant IS stilled
The song or the singer-h. fingers and
tongue
Keep time with each other; the whole
house is filed
With ave Maria" aud bright wreaths
are Hung.
In lavish profusion, and ripe fruits are
hung
Where warmest the rays of the morning
sun fall.
And Mary, tho mother, smiles down from
the vail
Your pardon. Florine that though: tc
upbraid;
ISnow that your heart i, a, pure as the
dew;
All beauty aai grace by tho Father are
made,
Aud who but tie Father bestowed them
on you,
Il see in your eyes the sweet soul looking
through
I'll thank Hin with song, and III thank
Him with prayer,
That He gave me Florine anil made her So
fair.
-MAR1Rgr Holmes BATES.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
FRANCES THANKSGIVING.
IL Ia Made tho Occasion for Exchange
of Presents


of Presents
The French day of Thanksgiving is
made the occasion Of the exchange OF
gifts between me III bers Of the family
Parents bcstow portions on their
children, brothers on their sisters and
husbands settle sums o. money on
their wives. During the day the
streets are crowded with carriages
filled with souvenirs bonbons and
toys 70 delight the little ones Sweet
meats are made in the most singular
forms ono can imagine. punches of
carrots, green peas, boots aud shoes,
hats. boolts and musical instruments,
all made of sugar and colored 10 imi-
tate reality, and hollow to hold bon
bons In the morning social visits
arc exchanged, and no one able TO
give is exempt from leaving present
at every house he visits. This favor
Is not expected from ladies' -Ex.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

year he had been asked to so up the
Hudson to the De Pettits' place. And
now that was spoiled, old Mrs. DE
Petit having been so inconsiderate as
to die of heart disease the week
previous, the invitations for the house.
party were all recalled. And Lori.
mer had the pleasing prospect OF a
long. stupid day in his bachelor
apartment varied by an evening at the
club, perhaps, though he meant not to
show himself there. If possible, owing
to the likelihood of meeting Sargent,
who never was asked anywhere by
swell people and who would rejoice in
jealous consequence at Lorrimer's dis
comfiture.
With these thoughts the young bank
attache, VIII ose hours were immaterial,
his uncle being president Of the bank.
and whose incom was the result of q
legacy rather than of his salary, en-
deavored TO compose himself to slum-
beI&nd again, after troubled dreams,
awakened to gray November dawn.
Its that COMPOUNDED Thanksgiving
day" he grumbled, turned over and
tried again to sleep The day is
doleful one," he meditated its a
plebeian feast in every sense. The
upper classes require no one to tell
them when and for what to pray; they
know enough to render thanks to the
Lord every day in the year-especially
Sundays in church like decent Chris.
nSns. AS for this gorging oneself on
ordinary barnyard fowl, itthoroughly
wearies me-"
lnexpressibly bored, Mr.. Wilson
Lorrimer fell into another doze, which
presently became slumber, and lasted
till noon. Not employinga valet, and
having given the young colored lad
who cared for his rooms and made his
coffee on patent gas arrangement
from drop tube strict orders not to
appear until midday, he suffered no
Chris, the boy in ques-
ton, had therefore just arrived and
was busy fixing the bath, when Mr..
Lorrimer opened his eyes, 1t was not
Chris who awakened him, however,
but thu persistent. incessant ringing
Of the street bell.
For heavens sake" said Lorrimer
go down and see what idiot is doing
that"
Chris obeyed promptly, though it
meant four flights of stairs; but he
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY.
The Football Game Has T.coms a Fea..
ure OF the Day.

Inc Football Tame Has H"coms Fcas.
ure OF the Day.
Tho tendency OF late years toward
making of Thanksgiving day date
for sporting events has not met with
the approval of church people The
football players are pointed out as
the particular offenders A year age
the practice was vigorously denounced
from many pulpits, but more particn-
larly on account OF the large pu,n Der
of fatalities which resulted Six per.
sons lost their lives during tho foot.
ball games of last Thanksgiving day.
So vigorous was The denuncation of
the press and pulpit that the rules Of
the game have since undergone a
sharp revision Itis hoped that the
new rules will accomplish the desired
end.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
4 NIismatcd Couple.

In Bcllevillc, H., few days since,
w. II. Blackburn and J ennic Roberts
of 81. Louis were married. Blackburn
is Il coal-blacll negro and his wife is q
pretty young white woman. Nothing
Is known of the couple in Bellcvillc
For years licenses were refused to such
couples. but lately the rule has been
relaxed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
IN ANCIENT TIMES.
Thanksgiving May Have Originated with
fIia InI.r

the Hebrews.
The best authority we have on the
subject says that the custom of
Thanksgiving originated with Moses
A writer in an English Encyclopaedia,
however, says that it is quite probable
that the custom antedates the deliver
err of the Israelites. The Hebrews
were accustomed to celebrate
plenteous harvests. but when famine
came there was no day of thanksgiv-
ing. 1t was after the dawn of the
Christian era that the custom assumed
a national character. The first ma
tional day of Thanksgiving followed
the recognition of the Christian re-
ligion by the Roman rulers
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
Day Of Family Reunions.

Thanksgiving dav is gradually sup
planting Christmas day as regards
family reunions In almost every
Christian household the day is now
made one of merriment. feasting and
family reunions
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

THE
struggle; the screen overturned; the
two rolled over and over.
~ say" said Hazard, 'for goodness
sake! the jokes gone far enough.
Crosby, get up and take off that toy
gerry. You can't play football in pet
ticoata Lorrimer, there's no use get
ting mad 1t was only q little lark.
We thought you'd see through the
champagne and cigars"
"Of all idiotic foolery." began Lor-
rimer disgustedly, as he got up and
rearranged his draperies. ITO come
to a mans house at davbreak and
make fools of yourselves! Why dom I
you hire q wagon and parade the
streets with penny trumpetsP OF
course that dinner business falls
through"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

was a long time returning. He came
not back alone. A rustic of skirts
betokened company. Mr. Lorrimer
wondered IL his laundress expected a
holiday gift He was out of bed and
had crawled into his slippers and pro-
fuse bath robe.
"Tell her to wait outside. . he cried;
Won hear me, Chris? Tell her to
stay ont What does she want any.
way. coming here at daylight" He
bad not much idea Of the time of day.
a high soprano voice suddenly
startled him: II will go in-I will
Te him! oh. you Lorrimer. you; you
can't escape me nowl I've found you
out. try as you may, to hide in there.
| tell you will see himr'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
All Churches Join.

All the Christian churches now celc.
brate Thanksgiving day. the Roman
Catholics having recognized the day
since 1883
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
HIS THANKSGIVING.
NEXPREsSI B L Y

NEXPRESSI Il L Y
bored! That was
what he said and
what he meant
He always wante d
to be away from
town on these dull
winter holidays.
And he had always
been very fortu-
nate in the matter
of in vitations. This
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

English lachtsman Ia few years
hcncr)-l have brought over my yacht,
and want race. Where is Your
courSe3
American Iachtsman (who has
protitcd by experience in British
watcrs)-Up the Raritan. thence TWEEN
ty miles inland by canal. returning in
a straight line overland shall use
canoe with wheels
The engines OF the world can do the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

The engines OF the world can do the
work of ! 900. 600. 900 men
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07

1t is called the snow flower, and the
description Of its birth and ITS short
life reads like fairy tale.
He says it shoots out of the froz-
en soil on the first day of the year
and attains a height of 3 feet. On
the third day it blooms, remaining
open for only "a hours. Then the
stem, the leaves and the flower are
converted into snow-in other
words, the plant goes back into its
original elements.
The leaves are three in number
and the flower is star shaped. On
the third day, the day the bloom APP
pears, little glistening specks appear
on the extremities of the leaves
They are about the size of the head
of pin and are the seeds of the
flower.
1t is said that some of these seeds
were gathered once and taken to st.
Petersburg, where they were buried
in bed of snow. The first Of the
following year the plant burst forth
and bloomed, just as it does in
Siberia.-Philadelphia Times.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Eli Perkins Lecture Experiences.

zone day." said Eli Perkins, in
narrating his lecture experiences,
young gentleman came to me on
the Boston and Maine train, and
smiling and bowling politely, asked
me if was the gentleman who de-
livered the lecture before the Ports
mouth Y. M. c. A. the night before.
81 am l said, with some pride.
"'Well, | want to thank you for
it. | don't know when ever en-
joyed myself more than when you
were talking
"'You are very complimentary
| said, almost blushing, very COM
plimentary. ! am glad my hum
BILE effort was worthy of your praise
and took the young man warmly
by the hand.
"'Yes,' continued the young man,
it gave me immense pleasure. You
see, | am engaged to "a Portsmouth
girl, and her three sisters all went,
and | had my girl in the parlor all
to myself. Oh, it was happy
night!-the night you lectured in
Portsmouth. When are you going
to lecture there again?
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Tragedy of Two Lives.

The lifework of Farmer Millsap's
wife was over. Like head Of wheat
fully ripe she was about to be ga
thered in by the grim harvester.
Obadiah" she said in feeble
voice, as the end drew near peace
fully and painlessly, 'you have been
q good husband to me-"
~ have tried to be, Lucindy,"
replied Farmer Millsap.
"You have laid yourself out to
make things easy and comfortable
like for me-"
II have always tried to do my
sheer, Lucindy."
"Obadiah," she went on, "we've
lived together fifty-five years, hain't
we?"
1--WE have"
"And ever since we were married
you've eat all the bread crusts,
hain't youP"
N won't deny it, Lucindy, have" p"
you've eat the crusts for fifty
five years, SOS wouldn't have to
eat them, hain't you, Obadiah ?"
~ won't deny it, Lucindy."
"Obadiah," said Farmer Millsap's
wife, after a pause, ut was very
kind of you. And now you won't
mind my telling you one thing,
will youP"
mo. What is it, Lucindy?"
"Obadiah," and there was a world
of self-abnegation in her voice, VI
always was fond of crusts. ."-Chica-
go Tribune.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Crow Catching in India.

In order to catch crows after the
gypsy fashion in India, it is neces-
sary to have captive crow always
on hand. This crow must be laid
upon its back and its wings pegged
to the earth with forked sticks
Immediately free crow will attack
it, and the captive crow, seizing the
free one with its claws, will hold it
tight. Grow No. 2 must then be
taken and pegged down Also
Other crows will come and two more
will soon be caught. They must
also be laid out with the pegs, and
then the four captives will take four
other crows. This plan is followed
until the hunter has taken all the
crows he desires.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Rats on Shipboard

The rat is the greatest pest that
sailors have, and many and various
are the means that they use to free
themselves of it. One pair of rats,
in the course of a year will produce
as many as three or four dozen
young ones.
Bearing this fact in mind, it may
we'll be imagined that ship sail
ing around the world with any kind
of an attractive cargo must be liter
ally swarming with these little an
imals by the time she gets home.
The owners of large steamships
engage professional rat-catchers to
clear the ship after the cargo has
been discharged. The number OF
rats killed at such times is enormous
and the dead ones have to be re-
moved in carts.
Poison is never used unless it is
by someone who has had no exper-
fence of rats at sea, and | can safely
say that it is never used twice by
the same person.
The rats die in all sorts of little
hooks and corners where nobody can
get at them, and of course, after a
little while, the bodies decompose.
Sailors in their leisure moments
have often amused themselves. by
inventing rat-traps. The most SIM
pie one Of these | ever heard of was
an inverted box placed upon the
deck. 1t was tilted at one end with
short stick, to which was fastened
piece of string, and underneath a
few crumbs of biscuit or a little
piece of meat was placed.
A sailor lies in his hammock
holding the string, until a rat comes
to nibble the bait, when he jerks
the string, and down comes the box,
keeping the rat a prisoner. Sailors
have amused themselves with this
trap for hours.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Revolving Houses.

Many very queer dwellings have
undoubtedly been constructed, but
it Is extremely doubtful whether
any such house was ever constructed
as is described in Paris journal as
being exceedingly popular in the
United States "on account of the
cyclones"
This house, in behalf of which
the Paris paper informs us that a
patent has been taken out, is the
mansion revolver, orrevolvingh house,
and is described as follows:
"The model represents a house
mounted on an axis or pivot, and
at its two extremities are an i'm
mense and powerful weather-vane
and cannon. When gale comes,
the house turns on it's pivot. Obey
ing the movement of the weather.
vane.
''This movement points the can
non in the direction from which
the gale is blowing, and at the same
time automatically discharges the
gun.
"As is well known, the effect of
a cannon shot on a cyclone is to
produce such conclusion in the
atmosphere as instantly to break
the force of the wind, and even to
change its course"
The inhabitant of the "cyclone
region" of America is able, accord
ing to this Partisan account, to sleep
in peace in his revolving house, con-
fident that, no matter how sudden.
ly the tempest may come, his wealth
er-vane and pivot cannon will take
care of him and his family.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Odds and Ends.

Paraguay is governed under a
constitution which is strikingly
similar to that of the United States.
An object which weighs one thou
sand pounds at the sea level would
weigh two pounds less OH a noun
tain four miles high.
In Europe during the early years
of the middle ages no woman was
allowed to appear in church un-
less her face was covered with a
veil.
1t is about thirty miles across
town in London, and for that entire
distance there is said to be an un-
broken line Of residences and stores.
The largest mammoth found in
Siberia measured seventeen feet
long and ten feet in height. The
tusks weighed eight hundred and
sixty pounds.
Venus and the moon are exactly
alike in one respect at least, each
revolving ON its axis in the same
space Of time taken to complete its
orbit.
The expressions "Hallelujah"
and "Amen" are said to have been
introduced into Christian worship
by st. Jerome some time about the
year A. d. 800.
June was named in honor of
Juno, a Roman divinity, who was
worshiped as Queen Of the Heavens.
Il is called the month of marriages
and of suicides"
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-07
Haunted!

A haunted house In these practical and unroman-
tic days is something Of rarity, but individual
haunted with the idea that his ailment is pcurablo
is personags frequently met with. Disbelief Ia
the ability Of medicine to cure Is only mild form
Of monomania, although In some cases repeated
failures TO obtain relief from many different
sources would almost seem to Justify the doubt.
Hostettsrs stomache Bitters has demonstrated its
ability TO overcome dyspepsia, constipation, liver
and kidney trouble. malarisl complaints and nerv.
ousness and Its recorded achievements in the cura-
tve line sueht at least to warrant its trial by any
one troubled with either Of the above ailments
even although his previous efforts 20 obtain rem.
edfal AID have been fruitless Tsed with persist
enee, the Bitters Will conquer the most obstinate