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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-10-26

sacred TO the day and the place, assem-
bled with customary decorum. One by
one the deacons walked up the aisles to
their places, timing their steps with
mournful squeaks that deepened the
solemnity of the hour and awakened
mirth only in the breasts of the younger
children, who were promptly thumped
to respectful silence by the catapult of
some adult finger The hymn was
given out, and all the hymn books in
the pews rustled open. We listened
for the usual little muflled connection
of the choir getting into position with
it's little business of small Alterations.
but there was most fearsome silence.
We turned our heads, looked up and
saw gallery as empty us the foreign
mission treasury at the close of the
year. The presence Of the singers
scattered here and there among the
congregation was explained Some
light-hearted members of the choir
Uttered, but the rest of us were little
bit frightened. The preacher looked
up quickly and understood. He quiet
ly closed the hymn book, opened the
Bible, read the Scripture, offered
prayer, gave out the notices for the
week, preached his sermon and pro-
nounced the bencdiction. Calm and
unruflled and undisturbed was he, AS
though that had been the order of serv-
ice for hundred years. The evening
service was conducted in like manner,
e.,
ence was made to the subject. lie was
so quiet and natural that we began to
wonder if that hadn't been the way
we always worshiped, and had only
dreamed that we used to have choir
and sang hymns of praise.
OF course, that wouldn't do. The dca-
cons came together, investigated the
trouble and proffered their services as
arbitrators. The leader was firm, the
preacher was adamant. Finally tie
latter said: I'll tell you what I'll do:
l will give the choir the hymns for the
next six months, and the leader may
have rehearsal any time that best suits
him."
The deacons carried the proposition
to the choir; it was accepted; the
gallery and the pulpit were recon
cilcd; the preacher was meekly sub
missive, the leader was radiantly tri-
umphant. But, being disposed to be
gracious and magnanimous, he gave the
preacher two or three days to get over
the first sharp humiliation and pang of
defeat, then called on him for The
hymns. The preacher sat down and
wrote a long column of numbers, be-
ginning at 1 and running in regular
progression-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, 8, etc.-up
to 1856.
''There," he said, with the air of de-
feated man, "sing them as they come"
The leader bowed as he took the list
with the kindly condescension of big
hearted conqueror and retired.
The Sunday morning after the treaty
of peace was made the church meeting
house was crowded. In his pow. far up
in front of all others, sat Deacon Robert
Standfast. He was prosperous cattle
man, n very Jacob, and had been out on
the prairies with his focks and herds
when all this trouble occurred. lie
loved his pastor with oil the tenderness
of big man. Deacon Standfast fairly
blazed with indignation when he
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-10-26
THE eoAT-nooz DOING IT'S DUTY.

afterward that they were his Bible
and rosary-and followed them with
header into the foaming sea.
"Man overheard" / cried, but the
storm covered my voice, and l rushed
up the bridge to call the attention of
the officer on duty to the accident.
Stop! half-spced astern, and orders for
the lowering of the boat were the af-
fairs of minute or two.
"Noluntccrs to man the boat!"
shouted young midshipman, cutting
a lifeboat from the davits.
Ten men came forward for every one
wanted, and selecting four of the most
powerful tars, the MILDLY was lowering
the boat when young doctor, quickly
pockcting flask Of brandy for re-
storativc, let himself down one of the
ropes and reached the boat as monu-
mental wave was dashing over it.
The men pulled with n will, and the
gallant little nutshell fought bravely
up and down the mountains of angry
waters. AS to the suicide, he was far
nstern, and only from time to time
could we sec something like n human
form emerge on the top of Il white
crested wave.
Oh, the anxiety with which we
watched both the boat and it's goal!
Disappearing altogether ut moments,
when we feared we had seen the last of
these noble fellows, another gigantic
wave would toss them up again like n
cork. 1t was exciting in the extreme.
But the boat was gaining; nearer and
following it in it's wake.
There! the doctor throws life-belt.
They are only some yards off now. But
no. n cruel wave has tossed them past
The object Of their tremendous efforts.
There they are throwing round her
nose; they arc lacking; the MILDLY has
passed the rudder to an old quarter
master, and. armed with boat-hooks, he
and the doctor stand ready for action.
Another second and the life-helt is
hooked; the man is graspipg it desper-
ntely, but he has no strength left; there
he slips-all is lost, just ut the critical
moment.
But who is that jumping overheard?
Three cheers for the brave man-it's the
doctor! But he. too, disappears. Are
there to be two victims instead OF one
No, no! And there-hurrah!-the is
the doctor, his precious burden before
him.
The men pull like mad to reach the
two ere they sink again. The gallant
young MILDLY is watching for the right
moment. More life-belts are thrown.
They help the doctor TO keep above wa
ter; another pull and the boat-hook
has done its duty, and whilst two of the
men stick TO the oars the others arc
busy dragging rescuer and rescued OIL
board.
The long, cold bath, the fright and
the proximity of death had wonderfully
sobercd the would-bc suicide, whom re-
morse for n drunken spree had driven
to this mad freak. 1t did not require
many rcstorativcs to bring him to, and
two hours later he had an opportunity
of recapitulating his adventure in dire
solitude, having been condemned to be
kept in irons for the rest of the voyage,
a well-deserved punishment for expos.
ing six valuable lives, the lives OF six
heroes, indeed, in this perilous venture.
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they knew the tune as well as the choir
did, and carried the remaining four or
five stanzas through with splendid
spirit. You see we weren't given to
short services in those days. There was
no reason why we should be. The
singing was never wearisome, because
we did II all ourselves, and would as
soon have thought of hiring our Sun
day-school teachers as our singers. [
never but once heard our minister chop
n hymn up into outlets and have us omit
the first and last stanzas and hop over
the third and fifth, singing it as though
we were playing game of musical hop
scotch, and that was because he object
ed to some faulty doctrine in one Of
the verses. When he preached he said
what he had to say without the least
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-10-26
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE GEAR AND THE BEES.

In Poland once hungry bear
Crowded: "Does. give inc your honey therel
You are so weak and so strong.
You cannot keep IL from mo long
And ere the little bees could think
The bear was on them In q wink.
Climbing tho trco witch grumbllng sound,
While oil the bees elmo buzzlng round
But when he did tho sweets demand
They paid no heed to his commando;
So, putting In his nose, he cried
To those within: Just stop asidel"
Instead they stung him. one and all
''If you arc large and VIC arc small.
You shall ut least we'll punished DO.
II from our stcre you do not flee"
Tho bear got mad-no help 1t brings:
lie growls and roars. so sharp their stings-
Oh, how they smart. nose. toaguo and car!
He must retreat, it's very clear.
The bees oxulted-hum, hum, hunt
The hear groaned ferccly-brum, Drum,
lrum!
And rs he fled could hear them say:
''If you don't like 1t, keep away!"
Translated frory tho German, by W. w.
caldwell. In Boston Budget.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-10-26
l,onunslrurna.

What Is the most noted rock in Ire
land? Shamrock.
When lisa silver dollar solitary? When
lisa loan (alone).
What part of boat is the product OF
q mine? The oars (orcs).
What proves that led horse has
spirit? A leta)d horse rrast be horse
If metal (mcttle).-Youth's Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-10-26

Poverty is very terrible, and some
times kills the very soul within us; but
it is the north wind that lashes men
into Vikings; it is the soft, luscious
south wind which lulls them to lotus
dreams.-Ouida.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-10-26

"Some folks has more money dan dey
knows whut ter do wit" remarked
Flooding Pete thoughtfully.
"Yes," replied Meandering Mike; 81
wuz dat way once"
"Git away!"
"Sure. oncet had twenty-five cents
by me, and discovered 1 wuz in pro-
hibition town."-Washington Star.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06
rom cincinnati to New York in 1867 for

from Cincinnati to New York In 1867 for
TIPS cents a hundred; now the cost is
25.43 cents. Had the average rates of
1868 been in force in 1893. the people
would have paid $251. sS1. S13 more for
passenger service and 81. 797. 07S.2 POI more
for freight carried than they paid in
1898. The money invested in 176. 600 miles
Of railroads in 1894 earned less than did
the money invested in 1885, 900 miles in
1854. The average cost per ton per mile
for carrying freight in 1894 was $50
one-thousandths of a cent, against LA
cents in England. which means that
freight is carried in the United States
for less than half the charge in Great
Britain. The average rate for Ohio. In
diana, Michigan and the portions of New
York and Pennsylvania west of Buffalo
and Pittsburg was $50 one-thousandths
of one cent a ton a mile. or a little more
than one-third the charge for similar
carriage in England. In fact, the rates
are SO low hat bankers who represent
the bond and stockholders are making
an effort to IA rates established which
will restore value to both bonds and
shares.
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Sir John Millais's picture, Speak,
Speak," at this years Royal Academy ex-
hibition, has been bought for the National
Gallery. out of the sChantrey fund. for
$1,000. lass
The mother of Mr.. Moody. of Moody and
Sankey fame. is still living at the emf
nently respectable age of ninety. She has
Observation-Disclosures. a.
w are striving to conduct our hotel in
such a way as to make it an aid to the ex-
tension of Christ's kingdom is the adver-
tisement of the proprietor Of a Private
Christian Temperance Hoter' In London.
Paris papers announce the coming sale Of
the Chateau de la Chesnaye, where Ferdia
nand De Lesseps died. Oyer 160 acres of
forest land in Lorme belonging to the great
Frenchman must also come under the ham,
mer. .sso7
Herbert Spencer reminds his readers of
the origin of the English laureateship
when he says that among the Foolahs in
Africa there is "a set OF people called sing
ing men who travel about the country
singing the praises Of those who choose
TO purchase renown.'
The recurrence of the anniversary of
Waterloo has led to a diligent search in
France for French veterans Of the great
combat. Only three survive, of whom Vic
tor Ballot is the eldest. He was born at
Caresey, in 1898. and was caugh In the
last of Napoleon's conscriptions.
The most extensive part of the Kaiser's
wardrobe is composed of his naval and mill
tary uniforms, of which he has 12S. In
addition to these he possesses numerous
gold unifroms and the regalia of various
high orders, together with enough civilians
suits to make the fortune OF the tailor who
constructed them.
Capt. John NJ. Brooke, a professor at the
Virginia Military Institute. is one Of the
few survivors of the Monitor-Merrimac
fight. He served on the Confederate man.
of-war, n has an ADDITIONAL claim to be
remembered as the inventor OF the deep
sea sounding apparatus. de read before
the Association of Engineers OF Virginia,
at Lexington. last week. q paper on Deep
Sea Sounding
The Rev. Nelson Ayres. N Episcopal
| clergyman OF the Diocese OF Mississippi.
has just left the Episcopal Church and
joined the Roman Catholic Church. In his
letter to Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson.
announcing the step, ne says: 1t Is I'M
for this step further than to say that !
! nave at last seen the folly of trying to be
| a Catholic and a Protestant at the same
time"
Franklin. who drew the lightning. was
a professional politician. not a professional
scien ist. Morse. VIC invented the tele-
graph; was merely an amateur. Watts,
who invented the steam engine: was not :
| professional machinf14- Nearly All the
! Hrnat discoveries In photography have been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

If you have the cause of education at
heart, and any spare shekels in your pocket.
you can not do better than to buy some of
Mrs. Stanford's jewels, which she is about
to dispose of for the benefit of the Stanford
University. If you do not care for the En-
press Eugene diamond necklace, here are
four sets of diamonds once belonging to
Queen Isabella and costing $6O0, COO, which
you can choose from. Then there is a
necklace valued at slSO,0Oo. which was made
to order in New York. There is a. band of
large yellow diamonds, each set in smaller
white stones; there are also pear-shaped
black diamonds and a variety of other dia-
mond pendants and including so
diamond rings. OF course. you will not in
vest in the entire outfit, for few people have
the necessary million or so in change lying
about. but the purchase of a few rings and
pendants will help the cause along and
make everybody happy. Such an oppor-
tunity for benevolent outlay is not offered
every day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

Don't you remember when you and i,
Once in the golden July weather,
Made IN Our very small minds to try
To walk 70 the end of the word together?
You were just three, and / was five;
How we danced through the sweet red
clover.
Surely the hapniest pair alive
Telling each other, over and over
MAUD. youre q little fairy queen."
Jack. you're a prince with cap and
We won't come back to tell what we've
Till We ma the end OF the world to-
igethes'.,
A seors az years nave passed since then.
Brinsins the storm and the sunshiny
What ~9uis you think should / ask you
Shall We walk to the end Of the world to-
Borne on the wings of the summer air.
Comes 8 blcath Of the same sweet clover;
Your soul looks out of your face so fair,
And my heart az singing over and over.
81 am the prince and you are my queen
Then look in the future and answer
Through every possible changing scene.
We may walk to the end of the world
together"
IN. A. Nicholas. in New England Maya
zine.
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ROYALTY ON THE SAN FRANCISCO.
The Visit Paid to Our Cruiser by tho
King and Queen Of Greece.
New York Sun.

An officer. OF the cruiser San Francisco,
has written to his family here the FOLLOW
Ing acsornt OF an 9ficlal VISIT VI paid by AZ
the King OF Greece and the Kings visit to
the San Francisco.
though appearing much younger. Is a most
of a chat with MI. hayine asked we where
reply, that / ought to have been one OF
his subjects, as l was born and raised in
Athens. The officer is a native of Athens,
Ga.) 1t did not take long for him TO see
the point, as he is well versed in all forms
of government and our geographical d.
o yisions; and asoa ne h asaed a me We e s we9e a msny
to withdraw he expressed a desire TO visit
the ship and bring the Queen. who. he ex-
pphfa e death na Of R Ser u nefs a aSe Can ana Of f& Russia.
OF course. the Admiral expressed the HON
or and pleasure his presence on board
we dressed the ship in grand style 10 re-
ceive them. Bunting was flying from stem
work was shining like FURNISHED gold, and
everything from garrett TO cellar was spick.
"As their Majesties came over the side $50
lusfy. strong-lunged American sailors
spraug into the rigging and gave three rous-
ms, ing, ehe s the guns 5oom nrs r ror,n a ma ma
in line. rugged out in aif their gold lace and
As the King passed down the line bowling
right and left he spied me. so he halted
the procession and came up TO shake hands.
and afterward when they came down into
the ward room he must bring the Queen
into my room and see where / lived When
they saw the picture of my wife and daugh-
ter on my bureau they were loud In praises
of their beauty and sweetness, and con-
graduated me most heartily L told tho
Queen that, coming from her, such praises
were specially grateful, for you must know
that Queen Olga is noted for being one OF
the most, IL not the most, lovely and gra-
cious women in Europe. She is the daueh-
ter of Grand Duke Constantine. uncle OF
the present Gar Of Russia, and her mar
riage with King George Is one of the very
few true love matches made In royal fami-
lies. Accompanying the King and Queen.
were their daughter-in-law, Princess Sophie.
wife of the Crown Prince and sister OF the
present Emperor of Germany, and their
daughter, Princess Alexandrine. The two
Processes Were rather reserved. but on
they did certainly enjoy their visit, which
lasted two hours or more.
Upon leaving the ship the same honors
were rendered as uDon their arrival. The
Kline is especially fond OF Americans. but I
notice that sovereigns and members OF
royal families like to visit our men-of-war.
We are not so much awed by their mere
presence as are the subjects OF monarchial
forms of governments. though having
enough SAVIOR faire to render them all due
honor and respect. and II pleases them 10
be able at times to break through the bar
rier OF reserve hat doth hedge about a
King, which they always do when they
come aboard one OF our ships"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

zoo. 900. France retains her wheat pro-
duction by protective duties. The high
rental Of lands and taxes in England.
with no protection. had driven the farm
er out Of the business. the taxes and
rents being $14 per acre, while the renter
in the wheat lands of his country does
not pay more than 81 an acre.
Another remarkable change which has
taken place is in the milling of wheat.
The British miller is no longer a real
competitor with the American. The day
is not far distant when little American
wheat will go to England as wheat. This
is because the American millers make
better flour, put it up for the market,
and save much in transportation. AS for
the future, statisticians have been I'M
able to define the c~apability of produc-
ton by~such countries as India, Russia.
Argentina and Australia. The fields are
thing like a lack Of supply is out of the
question.
There is one point to which the writer
calls attention that those who have
theories about higher prices in connec-
ton with silver or any other agency
would be wise to consider. and that is
that European prices will make the
prices for the world. That is, the sur
plus of exporting countries must always
determine the home value. Great Brit
ain, Belgium and a few minor countries
constitute the market for the surplus of
all the wheat-producing world. If the
surplus is so large as to crowd the mar
ket, prices will be low, and there is no
remedy for the exporting countries.
There will be dollar wheat when there
is a prompt demand for all the sur
pluses. Gold. nor silver. nor iron. nor
any other commodity which cannot be
used as bread. can have any influence
upon the price of wheat. Silver certain
ly has no string to it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

Between its two enemies. the saloons
and the Prohibitionists. the Nicholson
law is likely to have a hard road TO
travel. c. F. Morris. of CoIoma. Ind,
one of the leaders OF the party in In
diana, in the Phalanx of July 4 says:
This law Is not going our way. 1t is
In the interest of the liquor power. 1t
gives it a standing and nowhere con-
dennis il. / doubt IL there Is any worse
feature 20 for our day. than this same
popular local-option idea. Let US not
make too much over a liquor law. for
hey are all operated TO prevent the adj
vent OF prohibition" 1t must be en-
couraging 10 the Liquor League. which Is
so resolutely assailing this new law. to
learn that the Prohibitionists, too. want
II ~overthrown, that "the advent of pro-
hibition' may thereby be promoted. OF
the law the Phaianx says. e~ditorially:
1T Is not our bill. We did not form 1t.
We did not ask 1t. We have not in
dorsed It, 1t is entirely opposed to the
principle OF prohibition"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

Thirty Years in the Grain Trade" is
the subject Of an article in the North
American Review by Edgerton r. Will
liams. The writer uses the word trade
in the broader sense of production and
consumption. The present low price of
wheat he attributes to overproduction,
sneering at the theorists claim that
there can be no such thing as overpro-
duction. Under the stimulant of cheap
transportation and cheap capital the
competition has increased so that rather
more wheat is produced annually than
can be sold at good prices. For in
of the lake 1eviathan grain carrier has
reduced the average lake rates TO from
/ to 3 cents a bushel, where it was from
Z to Is. Ocean rates are now from 2 TO
6 cents where they were from 10 to 10,
while all-rail rate to the seaboard
ranges from 9 to Is cents, against 30 to
As twenty-five years ago. The openins
of cheap lands by the railroads.. not
only in this country. but in Russia. In
followed by an enormous increase of the
worlds wheat crop. The Eastern
States, formerly the wheat producers.
have gradually abandoned the industry.
In England his opening of new wheat
countries has a a most disastrous
| effect upon its cultivation in that coun-
try. In 1863 81 per cent. Of the people
of England were fed upon Err fish home-
grown wheat, but in 1890 England raised
only sufficient wheat to bread 20 per
cent. OF its population. In 1876, when
the corn laws were passed, England had
$500. 900 acres Of wheat: In 1856. only l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

Of US started last Sunday to 20 with him
to- Patchogue. The round trip is just 126
satisfy even his craving for bicycling. But
II didn't. The only way in which he could
content himself was by riding several miles
back until he met US. When we started on
the home trip ne explained that he hadn't
to get back before dark. So he left us
and got in an hour or two before we did,
."Tha isn't the worst" put In another
OF the party. He's got a new wheel. and
wants to ride TO Albany in a day. It's
nearly one hundred and nifty miles. and a
good deal Of the road is bad, 50 the man
who starts out with him will have to show
himself a GUTTER or reach Albany three
quarters dead. And Jones is looking for a
him your wheel is in the factory"