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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

very familiar by her constant work In
charitable enterprises, and by her so
ciety connections, must be known as
one of the brilliant daughters OF
famous men. She has written a great
deal for the press and is the author OF
several novels. She is now writing
one about Washington diplomatic life,
and another about Washington society
Is in the hands of her publishers For
n long time the Marquise Lanza was
the constant companion and assistant
of her illustrious father, DIR. William
A. Hammond, and many of the famous
discoveries made by the doctor were
first disclosed to the daughter.
The marquis now lives in Wash
ington, where, with her husband, she
has taken n house for three years.
Her full title is La Marquisc LAMA di
Brola. She is tall handsome blonde,
with many accomplishments.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. daughter
of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and wife
of George Parsons Lathrop, needs lit
tie introduction, beyond a few facts
not generally known about her. She
is very beautiful woman. with rare
gift for speaking-a quality her father
did not have, and she writes both
prose and poetry well. Her home is
almost anywhere, for she travels
"a great deal. Her husband writes
constantly. Some of Mrs. Lath-
rop's best work has been in
the nature of the "reminiscences of her
father.
Occasionally the children of great
men, besides being gifted, are bcauti-
full. Two of these are Winnie Davis
and Jcssamy lIartc. the daughter of
Bret IIartc. These young women are
wide apart in station and tendencies
and have probably never met. But
they are alike in some ways Both
are very beautiful. Miss Davis is tall,
queenly and rules, if ever American
woman ruled anywhere, the hearts of
the south. She comes to New York in
winter for visit, as she has relatives
here; and in summer she is the belle
of Narragansctt Pier. But her home
is with the warm bloodcd people.
Miss Davis is not an idler She has
written great deal, which has APP
pearcd in the magazines and
newspapers and has also prepared
much which will never see the
light of publicity until "a future gcner-
alton views it with calm eyes, Miss
Davis has suffered camera martyrdom
more than any other living woman in
private life, for she poses many times
year to crafty people who want
pictures of her.
Miss lIartc is the prettiest girl artist
in America. Her pictures arc very
clever, almost too good to argue much
for her future, as it is remarkable
fact that prccocious talent seldom
leads to great results. Miss liartc IL
lustrates for her father little and for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
Perfection In Cake Making.

IIouscliccpcrs sometimes wonder why
1t is that they can not make biscuit
and cake that are light and palatablc
and that taste as delicious as the bis
cult and cake made by their mothers
and grandmothcrs, the delightful
memory of which even to this day
creates II sensation of pleasure to the
palate. The trouble arises from the
highly adultcratcd state of the mater.
ials they have to work with, particu.
larly the crcamof-tartar and soda used
to raise or lcavcn the food. Crcam-of-tar.
tarand soda that are now procurab bic for
domestic purposes contain large guam
titles of lime, earth, alum and other
adulterants, frequently from j To -
Per cent, and consequently vary SC
much in strength that no person can
tell the exact quantity To use, or pro.
pcrly combine them, to insure perfect
results. From using too much or toe
little, or because of the adulterants i'm
them, bitter, salt, yellow or heavy
biscuits or cakes are frequently made.
These adultcrants are also injurious to
health.
All this trouble may be avoided by
the use of the popular Royal Bali.
ing Powder Where this preparation
is employed in the place of cream-of-
tartar and soda, its perfect leavening
power always insurcs light. flaly,
digestiblc biscuits, cakes and pastry,
that arc perfectly wholesome and free
from the impurities invariably present
when the old raising preparations are
employed
The Royal Baking Powder, we are
informed by the most reliable
scientists, is perfectly pure, being
made from highly refined ingredients,
carefully tested and so exactly proper
toned and combined that IL never fails
to produce tho best and uniform re-
suits. An additional advantage in its
employment comes from the fact that
bread or other food made with It may
he eaten while hot without fear of in
digestion or any unpleasant results,
while being equally sweet. moist and
grateful to the palate when cold
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
pame. the Medical students.

John ID. Reese, an ironworkcr, of
Youngstown. Ohio. who never saw the
inside of medical shool, is causing u
sensation by his marvellous dcxtcrity
in setting broken limbs, dislocatcd
members and reducing sprains that
have bafficd the skill of many expert
surgeons. His skill has given him the
name of ''Boncsctter' Reese, and he
has room filed with crutchcs and
canes left by patients who entered his
modest residence crippled and walked
away cured. Reese still retains his
position in - rolling mill, devoting his
spare time 10 curing the afflicted
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

Lolo dc Lcsscps is n beautiful girl.
She is chubby. dark aud has one of
the prctticst voices in the world. If
she were in this country. where her
home qualities could be we'll known.
She would be called 1.-The home angel. $
Miss de Lcsseps is the comfort and
stay of her mother in this time of great
affiiction from the de Lcsscps' family,
and she is likewise the nurse, play
mate and teacher of her large brood of
little brothers and sisters. She takes
them to walk every day. keeping them
away from the chamber where her
broken down father rests: and at din
ner she keeps them quiet and allows
her mother to look after the wants of
the failing old man, who can never re-
gain his mind, and to whose ears the
prattle of the children is more of dis
turbance than comfort. Miss de Les
seps lisa fine linguist. She speaks English
we'll: and knows German almost as in
timatcly as her own language. French
She plays the piano well enough to
teach music and her voice is fine
enough for the stage. At one time,
when the fallen fortunes of the family
threatened To demand it of her, Miss
dc Lcsscps thought of the stage. but
her elder brother, Charles, would on
no account allow his sister, however
talented she might be, to leave the
home where she Is so useful. Miss dc
Lcsscps is the beauty of the family.
which consists of nearly dozen chill
drcn. sons and daughters, and is the
fnvoritc with the people around La
thcsnaye, the dc Lesscps' country
home.
The Marquisc LAMA, although made
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
..uY GOD. now COULD YOU DO lr?"

''MY GOD. now COULD YOU DO rr?'
pccted; besides land this was impor-
tant to Captain ShcwelD, the old an
churage was nearer the docks. and it
was clear. save for one little life boat
and n schooner which was making
on; as he came up.
As she came to anchor the Corno-
rant saluted he:, and she replied in
stantly Custom officers who were
watching the craft from the shore, or
from their boats, gave mp hope of any
excitement when they saw and heard
the salutcs. But two went out to the
Hornet, and were received graciously
by Captain Shewell. who, over glass
Of wine in his cabin appropriately
hung with pictures of Nelson and Col
lingvooi said that he was proceed
ing 20 Alaska to rescue crew ship
wrecked on an island. and that lie
was leaving the next day us soon rs
he could get soma coal. though he
feared it would be difficult coaling
that night. still, he did not need q
great deal, he said-which was, in
deed, the case --but he did need some.
and he knew that for his own safety
and the Hornets that he must have
It, After this, with cheerful compli-
ments, and the perfunctory dcclara.
ton ON his part that there was moth
ing dutiablc ON board, the officers
left him, greatly pleased with his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
Motor Men Must he Protected.

The constitutionality of the street
car vcstibulc law in Ohio is upheld by
the Supreme court of that state in a
decision recently handed down. The
law was passed in April, 1898, and re-
quircs all companies to provide electric
cars with vcstibules to protect the
motor men from the severity of the
weather during the winter months.
This has already been done voluntarily
in several eastern cities, and u number
of states. including Minnesota, have
passed similar laws. 1t seems the
Ohio companies opposed the law, and
the lower courts generally held that
the statute was unconstitutional. This
decision has now been reversed by the
Supreme court of the state
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

ana the talk turned, upon Ted
Dcbney, his brother, who had re-
signed from the navy several years
before because he had chivalrously
prevented aFrencli cruiser from bor-
ing holes in n wretchcd opium SNUG
CLING craft. Ted was impulsive,
brave, daring and loved alike by his
supcriors and his men.
Lave you ever got on the track Of
Ted?"
"0ncc / thought had at Singapore,
but nothing came of it. No doubt he
changed his name. lie never asked
for, never got the legacy which my
poor father left him"
An hour later they were aboard the
Cormorant dining with number OF
men asked to come and say good bye
To Mostyn, who was starting for Eng
land the second day following. after
Il pleasant cruise and visit with Deb
ncv.
Meanwhile, from far beyond the
yellow lane of light running ont from
Golden Gate there came n vessel. sail
ing straight for harbor. She was n
y
guns, and when she passed another
vessel she hoistcd the British ensign.
Sli" looked like il alf obsolete cor
vcttc, spruccd up, made modern by
every possible device. and all her APP
pointments were shapcly, and in
order. She was clearly u British
man.of-war, as shown in her trim
dressed sailors, her good handful of
marines, but her second and third
licutenants seemed little like English
men, and, indeed one was an
American. and one was IIollander.
There was gun drill, and cuolass drill
every day. and, what was altogether
singular, there was boat drill twice a
day, so that the crew of this man-of-
war. as they saw Golden Gate ahead
Of them, were perhaps more expert
at boat drill than any that sailed.
Their general discipline did credit
TO the British navy. But they were
not given to undcrst and that by their
commander. Captain Shewell. who
had an eye like spot of steel and a
tongue like aloes or honey as the
mood was on him.
This was most motto cable when he
was shut away from the Others in the
cabin. Then his whole body seemed
To change. The eye Became softer,
Yet full of u sort Of genial deviltry.
The next evening, just after dusk,
after having idlcd about out of
sight of the signal station all day.
Captain Shcwcll entered Golden Gate
with the Hornet of no squadron. But
the officers of the signal station did
not know that. and simply telc-
graphed to the harbor in answer to
the signals from the Corvette, that n
British man-of- war was arriving. She
came leisurcly up the bay. with Cap
tain Shewell on the bridge. He gave
u low whistle as he saw the Cormo-
rant in the distance. He knew the
harbor well. and saw that the Cormo-
rant had gone to Il new anchorage,
not the same rs British men. of-war
took formerly. lie drew away To the
old anchorage lie need not DC sup
posed to know that a change was eX-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
How the Cat Falls.

A select company of the savants OF
Paris has been cndcavoring to deter
mine why it is that when n cat has to
execute IL fall IL invariably falls upon
its feet. To this end the society has
subjected "a subject to series of falls
from II height of some forty-eight
inches. The drops have been made as
awkward for the animal as science
knew how, but the result has always
been the same. In the course of its
brief descent Grimalliin has always
contrivcd II means to land neatly on
all tours, with its tail at II triumphant
right angle. How does it do il? The
eats determination to keep its secret
has baffled the closest inquiry. No less
than sixty instantaneous photographs
have been taken of MS many phases of
the chute. At II convenient distance
from the finish the cat is seen revolv-
ing in itself, without any visible assist
ing force, and stopping in its reyolu
tion when it has got right side upper
most. And all science can do is to
abuse the cat for violating the laws of
nature. The explanation of the phc-
nomcnon would seem to be that pussy
knows better how to fall than the laws
of nature could teach the scientist -
Pail Mall Gazette.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

an illustrator of rare merit.
She is tall, fair girl and
her fathers constant companion.
She lives with her parents in n beauti-
full apartment near Central park, and
in the park much of the material for
her sketches is obtained. When Miss
Mildred was quite a child she wrote u
little book and illustrated it. The
name of the book was "a Little Girl
Among Old Masters" Mr.. llowells
wrote preface for the book, and an
e;der daughter, n beautiful girl who
died four years ago, assisted in the
work. Now Miss Howells assists her
father with his correspondence, and is
practically the homemaker and the
housckccpcr, as her mother is Il
great invalid.
William T.. Gladstone has a
daughter, Miss Helen, who is
miers sons, exclusive of Herbert,
have been quiet men, preferring the
life of n clergyman or u country gen
tleman to great careers, but Miss Helen
is an active worker in all fields. She
is one of three girls, the other two
being married, and she has five broth
ers, all grown to manhood.
Miss Gladstonc'S work has been
principally in the direction of higher
education for women. She has done II
great deal to give advantages to the
daughters of the poor but respectable
working people of the country around
llawarden, and her efforts to open col
lcgcs to both sexes have in several
eases been rewarded. She is not un-
like her father in appearance. She has
the same broad, philosophic mouth,
and the same calm. argumentative
eyes. II Miss Gladstone is ever mar
ricd it will be to some statesman or
man of great prominence, for she is
declared to hate commonplace men.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
10 Did His Hear.

Wife, to husband who Is about to
lcave for days hunting Don't como
homo again without shooting some
game.
Husband All, my dear little wiley,
you will have TO consult with the rab-
bits themselves about that. They are
to blame that don't kill more OF
thom.--Tcxas Siftings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
saddenIng Reflection.

Mrs. Chugwater hcavcd little sigh
OF disappointment and threw the
paper aside.
Here's a listof fifty divorce cases"
sho said. 1--WE looked it all over and
1 haven't an acquaintance in the lot"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
John vindic.ted.

"Our John is tho greatest follow to
put of you ever saw
..Hc procrastinatcs, ch?"
"Oh dear, no; / didn't think John
would do anything as bad as
that. He puts everything of.
That's the worst ever. hoard
anybody say about him. Texas
Siftings.
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PROUD o. THEIR SIRES
SOME WORTHY DAUGHTERS OF
GREAT MEN.
What Has Been Said of Some of the
Sons OF Some Great Men Can Not he
Said of These-Tho Flame OF Talent
burns On.
New York correspondence. I

ii + II T. IS A n
idea that "grent
men die and leave
no sons worthy of
them" but nearly
all the famous men
of the world have
dau G h t ers W II o
shine now, or will
shine in years to
come. Mil d r ed
Howells, the daugh-
~ N IL l.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
roli,lcal VS.. Domestic ECONOMY.

Friend--IIow is it that yeh amt got
that position yet? Lost yer pull9
Mr.. Warde Hceler--Oh. I've got
the pull, plenty o pull. My applica.
ton is signed by all the political
leaders in tn party.
..Thcn wot's thcr mattcr?"
Cant git any OF 'cm 70 go on me
bond. ~. ,fe
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
A Natural Mistake.

Train Robbcr, in the Pullman -
Your money or your lifel
Sleepy Passenger, wrathfully Con-
found you, porter! III call you wheh
! want you. Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

According 10 Eng!ssh insanity re-
turns, sixteen cases in 1000 arc caused
by love affairs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08
An UnlnYltcd Guc.t.

a funny thing happened. A Bowcry
tramp of the lowest type was found
asleep in the guest chamber of the
Astor mansion. lie was smothcrcd in
the lace and his clothes were scattered
all over the floor. How he got in the
house is mystery. He was arrested.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-08

DOR Ted, poor
Ted! I'd give my
commission t o
see him again.
Captain Richard
Debncy of the
British navy,
commander of
the manor war
Cormorant, was
c n t c r tain ! ng
some friends in
the harbor of
San Francisco.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-08-08
The Way of Long Twilight.

On first thought it seems to be
rather paradoxical statement that the
nearer we approach to the equator the
shorter is that intermediate stage OF
transition from day to night and from
night to day, which we call twilight.
This being the case, however, the period
Of duration of "the dim, uncertain
light in all tropical countries is very
short when compared with that of coun-
tries of higa northern or southern lati-
tude. The explanation is this: On the
equator the SUMS path is at exact right
angles with the horizon. The last beam
of light fades from view when the sun
is at 18 degrees below the horizon.
This 1S degree mark is quickly reached
at the equator for reasons given in the
first sentence of this explanation, The
farther from the equator we get the less
become the angles which the SUMS
course makes with the horizon, and the
longer the time required for him to
reach the 18 degree mark; hence the
longer the period of twilight, st. Louis
Republic.
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The Slang of the Drawing Room.

If the slang of the streets is vulgar,
which is granted, what of the slang of
the drawing room? In how many draw
ing rooms is some such remark as this
being made every day of every year;
"Thank you so much, Miss Montmo
renci; it was perfectly charming. So
good of you! Sure you didn't mindf
Much too sweet of you, reallyl" Is not
this italicized, adverbial, adjectival sort
of observation quite as much slang as
the slang of the streets, which is not so
vulgar only because it is more idiotic?
Listen to the fashionable young lady of
the period, Lady Gwendolen We're de
We're, speaking i'll the "smartest, most
"exclusive" house lin town. 1T was
an awful lark He's so frightfully
screaming, don't you know. l thought
should have died--faotp And young
Lord Adolphus Grandseigneur in reply:
Hes caution, but I've had sickener
of the chap. He's all very well the first
time of asking, but | think he's bit of
a rotter, don't you know" Lady Gwen
dolen and Lord Adolphus continue in
this strain until the conversation finish
es. The one picture is no more over
drawn than the other. Put their CONVEX
sation and the busmens in parallel col
umns and say which you prefer All
the Year. Round.
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HONEY LOVING BIRDS.
They Sometimes Have Battles with Bee
For the Sweet Booty.

They Sometimes Have Battles with Bees
For the Sweet Booty.
The love for sweet things is craving
of nature in all living creatures, and
birds will sometimes run great risks to
satisfy it, Bears in their eagerness to
get at the honey in a hollow tree will
sometimes wedge themselves into so
small hole as to endanger their lives,
and many forest birds, such as wood
peckers, blue jays and thrushes, will
run the danger of being stung to death
in their endeayors to obtain the sweet
honey that the bees store in the hollow
trunks of trees. Sometimes they will
attack bees on the wing and snap them
up for the tiny speck Of nectar contained
in their sacks. Blue jays often take
position near beehives and fish all day
for honey Every returning bee is
caught, but not devoured, for birds will
kill the bee only that they may sip up
the honey. Unless driven away @ few
such bird robbers would soon depopu-
late a hike. -
fight the birds. They issue in a body
from the hive and make bold attack
upon the assassins. In the quick, sharp
conflict that follows the birds invaria-
bly, get defeated Indeed they do not at
tempt to resist the onslaught, but seek
safety in fight If the bees surround
one of the birds quickly enough, there
is little hope for the robber. They settle
down upon him and sting him to death.
He may fly away, but the bees cling to
his back and sides tenaoiously His
fight soon becomes less energetic and
more and more uncertain until at last
he drops to the earth and gasps out his
life among the leaves and bushes, while
the bees return triumphantly to their
home.
In the wild forests the honey loving
birds sometimes make an organized at
tempt to drive the bees away from their
home in the hollow trunk of tree.
They first discover the place of the hid
den treasure by following the bees on
warm, sunny day, and if there be an
opening in the tree large enough to adj
NIT them they plunge down the hole in
o body
Then there follows "a sharp conflict
inside the tree, the birds swapping at the
bees and cutting them in two at each
snap. The only chance for the bees is to
light on the backs and sides of the
birds. If they fail to do this. they are
soon routed. and the rich treasures of
sweets are captured by the enemies
These battles terminate i'll various ways
sometimes the bees and sometimes the
birds coming out victorious. Our Ami
NAL Friends.
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Almost a Tragedy.

A company of local talent started out
to do few one night stands as a fiier,
with the hope that enough would be in
it to justify the manager i'll effecting a
permanent organization for the winter
After tho first night the company re-
turned.
whats the matter?" asked Il friend
of the manager.
ooh, thought would lay the COM
pany off for awhile. "
Didn't you open to a good businessr'
"Well, not exactly-that Is, we
didn't have much of an audience when
the curtain went up, but there was q
full house in the last act. "
'How did that happens People catch
ON to what good show it was?'
mot exactly. You see everybody had
got out before the last act except one
fellow, and he was so full that he
couldn't, and we played the piece out
ON him. Detroit Free Press.
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Nothing or,sina, About Him.

One of the greatest sorrows Of famous
personages is that it is impossible to
live up to the ideal opinion which the
people whom they meet in the ordinary
affairs of life have formed Of them.
1t is recorded that a certain literary
man of high reputation had occasion to
remark to waiter in the restaurant
where he sometimes lunches:
Waiter, this beefsteak is tough. "
The waiter looked at him with sor-
rowful expression and sighed deeply.
Perhaps you will tell me, F." said the
literary man, why you sigh in that
fashion.
"Ah, sir, said the waiter, II took
you for man who always said original
things, and here you come and say just
the same thing that all the rest Of them
doi''-Exchange.