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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
BILLY PUSHED THINGS.
A Western Church Collector Who Allowed
No Shrinking.

A Western Church Collector Who Allowed
No Shrinking.
The amount realized in collection
not infrequently depends on the indi-
vidual who ''tales it up" This fact is
well realized by good pastor who
serves in a Colorado mission. 1--WE
keep him." writes Dean Hart, Of Denver,
giving the pastors name, ION the
frontier. He is rough diamond, and
has lnacls with the miners"
Not long ago this excellent preacher.
went to camp called Rico, borrowed
the dance hall over the saloon for his
service, rounded up the boys" as he
expresses 1t, and filed the hall.
After the sermon came the collection.
This was a very important feature. The
preacher cast his eyes over his audience,
and saw certain ''hard case" known
as Billy the Kid.
''Billy," he said, stake up the collec-
ton"
Very much honored, Billy took his
big sombrero hat and with an mir of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09

him. A stout six-foot chain led from
his middle each way and fastened to q
leather belt on the men; thus he was
kept at equal distance from both.
In this way we plodded on our mo-
notonous journey day after day, and
at night one man kept watch on the
sleepers and replenished the fire from
time to time.
1t was n blessing the poor fellow was
most obedient and willing to our COM
mands. say poor fellow, for, in spite
of his crimes, one could hardly hold
him accountable for his actions when
his reason was unbalanced.
Mr.. Gladman, the head officer of the
district and personally in charge Of
Rupert house, was a small, nervous
man, and anything out of the common
run of circumstances upset him ter
ribly. The reception he accorded us
for bringing this man down ON his
hands was not the most gracious. In
fact, he threatened to order us back.
If this had been insisted upon, fear
there would have been mutiny on our
part. However, this unpleasant con-
tingency was obviated by the offer of
Rev. Father Pion, who was stationed
at Rupert house as missionary priest,
to take charge of the man.
was not sorry when the return
packet was delivered to me and was
free to return to our inland home.
Mr. Gladman belied his name while
was there, for he was anything but a
glad man, and evide ntly had some
grudge against me, and made my
stay at headquarters anything but
pleasant.
When reported the circumstance to
Mr.. Clark at Mistassini, he mumbled
some words that l understood to mean
"old FOOL" and that was the only COM
ment he made.
In June, when we went down with
our returns of furs,we were told the
sequel of the cannibal.
Under the kind care of the holy
father, he had, toward the month Of
March, almost as the priest had ex-
pected, regained his reason; so much
so, indeed, that he was allowed consid-
cradle freedom, even to the. extent of
cunning for small game in the woods
surrounding the mission house.
One morning, when the priest went
to say his early mass at the church
which was built at the edge of the
bush and some little distance from the
parsonage-he was Mortified to see
blood on the steps leading into the
sacred cdifice. On entering the door,
he received greater shock to see the
carcass of a jumping deer on the altar
table and the dead form of Shc-ma-gan
at the foot of the steps.
A letter written in Indian characters
lay near him, which told too plainly
that his reason had given way for the
second timc. In 1t he asked pardon for
his sins through the intermission of
the priest, saying ne had met this men
tn deer) in the bush, had killed him,
and renorse was so great that he gave
his life ut the foot of the holy table for
his crime.
He had opened one of the large veins
OF his leg, and lay there till life had
ebbed from him.
Poor fellow! He rested at last-N.
Y. Ledger.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
THINK.

think that worth must always win.
According to endeavor.
And that success depends upon
How true we work LIES lever
That nothing brings US what we wish
Like constant, honest trying.
For no good wind" was ever raised
BY little breaths OF signing.
That genius is OF no avail
Without hard work behind II;
The first may wear the bav with grace,
The latter had to find 1t.
think that life is checkered SO
With dark and lighted places.
They leave upon our past such slight,
Such finely-blended traces,
That we can scarcely tell which one
Has been the kindest painter,
And hesitate to wish touch
Had stronger been or fainter.
think the love that gave US life
Pervades oil earth and Heaven,
And will shelter for us find
When shadows fall ut even.
Will +. McSparran. In Golden Days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
POPCORN.

Tho cornleld. IN the early fall.
Was rich In fairy gold.
Tho little silky purses all
Were full rs they could hold.
But now the field Is bleak and bare,
And snowfialEcs. largo ana light,
Are dropping In tho wintry DIR
Like grains OF popcorn white.
Then rake the Goals out warm and rod.
And bring the pepper hero,
And In 1t thon mako haste to shed
The kernels from the car.
Oh what merry JIG they dahcei
They jump up ono by one.
And hop about and pop and prance
As II thoy liked tho fun.
Now through their wire bars they Peep.
So flceoy and so white,
Like doves inside cage, or sheep
All folded In ut night.
So hero are some for Baby Boy,
And here are some for Lou.
And hore are some for Rob and Roy,
And here ore some for you.
Youths Companion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09

was right against light spring breeze,
and when we reached the outlet of the
lake we found an encampment of Indi-
dams fishing and making canoes. I
am fully convinced my companions had
not the least idea of Indians being
within one hundred miles Of us.
The portage that avoided the High
falls, upon which we were camped, was
not over an eighth of mile long, and
the last ten or twenty yards Of 1t were
through passage in the solid rock. A
part of the mountain had been rent
asunder in ages past, and formed this
egress to the calm waters at the foot
Of the falls.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
A Cot with Two Wings.

An extraordinary creature Is report
cd from Reach, Cambridgeshirc. A
French or Persian cat, tho property Of
David Badcocls, publican, residing in
tho village, has recently been found to
possess two wings, resembling those Of
duckling. The phenomenon was not
suspected, owing to its long hair, until
being roughly handled II spread out its
wings. 1t Is about twelve months old
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09

Importance and dignity, made his woy
around to the front, and held out the
hat toward q spruce young miner on
the foremost chair.
The young man dropped in quarter
of dollar. Billy looked ut the coin
with one eye closed. Then no looked
Mt the young man, and put his own
hand around under his coat tails to the
place where, in that part of the coun-
try, rcvolvcrs arc known to be carried.
"LoolS here, young man." sale Billy,
gravcly, "talsc that baclxl This here's q
dollar show!"
Then, with his hat In one hand and
the other still on tho revolver, he moved
around the hall, and got as many dol
lars as there wore people.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
SHE-MA-GAN.
ny MARTIN HUNTER.
AHERE was great

HERE was great
C o m IN o t | o n
amongst the In
dams of Mistas-
SIM the first fall
1 was stationed
there.
Several of the
hunters that had
alre a d y b g IN
fitted out with
supplies for the
winter returned
to he pos t,
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28

In England it is not crime to desire to
call baby Francis. But in England
many hold that liberty runs to license. In
certain well ordered tracts of Germany it
is penal to call baby by that inflamma-
tory style. The prohibiting law was
passed in the year IL, which sounds as II
time at least were on its side. But it ap-
pears that really the law was passed in
Paris In revolutionary times to prevent
people naming their infants Robespierre,
which was justly regarded as menace
to social order. These parts of Germany
Rroaned at the time under the heel Of
France and have not yet pluckcd up cour-
age to repeal the enactment. 1t only al
lows names that are In the calendar or In
ancient history. A resident Englishman
has lately been fined 8 marks for wanting
to name his infant Francis. He played Sir
Francis Drake as ancient history, but the
court Of appeals could not conscientiously
60 further than Franciskus, and the gen
tleman has been fined for not registering
the namo until his appeal was decided. 1t
was hard, but worse remains behind. The
fathers own name Is Francis, and II he is
not very careful he will find himself In
the dock for Sang in possession of contra.
band.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
Thirty Thousand Rubbers.

The late Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, a
player much above the average, once told
Cavendish that he had been studying his
(Cavendish's) book on whist. And
hope your highness found it profitable
investment" said the gratifed author.
"Oh, no, quite the contrary" was the re-
ply. Since / studied the game l have
lost thousands.
Cavendish supposes this to have been a
piece of humorous exaggeration on the
maharajah's part, but there was probably
q resduum Of truth In the remark. When
good player gives up bold and natural
style and binds himself down to the rigid
system Of conventional rules advocated by
Dr. Pole and Cavendish, he Is not likely
to be winner at the years end-not, at
least, on any large scale.
Cavendish Is himself an instance in
point, for he tells us that in Is years play,
out of 10000 rubbers, there was only a
balance Of 62S in his favor. In other
words, he was one rubber to the good in
49-about 2 per cent-or one-seventh of a
point per rubber. This seems a small per
centage for first class player, unrivaled
In his knowledge Of the game, even If he
played always against first class oppo-
nents -Blackwood' Magazine.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
NEWSPAPERS AND TWINE.
Some Practical Advice on the Subject OF
Their Best Uses.

SOmo IraCtlC8l AOV1Ce on the SUBJECT Oh
Their Best Uses.
Wrapping paper, old newspapers and
the various useless odds and ends that col
lect about kitchen are an awful nui-
sance. If you put them in tho fire, they
smudge it out; II you throw them In the
ash barrel, it soon fills up If you have no
particular place to put them, they get
around under your feetand annoy you that
way.
All good smooth brown paper should be
neatly folded up and laid on q shelf in a
place set apart for it, 1t never comes
amiss to have about. You want 1t for
lunches, to send away packages, to do up
the laundry In. You want 1t for dozen
things and probably never have a clean
piece at hand. Tho paper bags should bo
put away in the same manner. 1t is
small economy, but saves great deal of
time when you want either.
The twine that comes around the pack.
agos should be made up in ball and kept
in a tiny box or basket hung high out of
the reach Of small hands, yet handy to
run to when you want bit of cord. For
the useless odds and ends make bag out
of cheap print or cretonne, or piece one
out of pretty scraps and lime 1t SO that 1t
will be strong. One as large as a common
flour sack will not DO too large. Gather
1t at the bottom and fasten with bow
of cambria, and at the top make wide
hem, into which put a thick wire or small
hoop. Hang this In corner out of the
way and throw into 1t all the bits Of pa.
per, cloth and trash OF that character.
When the bag Is full, roll the contents
In a big newspaper and tic with string
and pile up in the ooalhouso till you have
the ashes carted away, and then 1t can be
carried away without trouble or extra
cost. You can have dozen'suo bundles
and not notice the room they take up
Philadelphia Press.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
ENGRAVED LETTERING.


The Processes Necessary to Performing the
Work on Copper or Steel.
Lettering may be described under three
heads-large lettering, such as bond titles;
small lettering, like that done on coupons,
cards and tickets, and script, or writing.
Some engravers can do good work In all
OF these branches Of lettering, but In largo
establishments each man Is kept employed
at that style in which he excels.
In bonds and stock certificates the titles
and script are usually done on the plate
from which they are to be printed, but
there Is lot Of small work, common to
jobs Of that kind, which Is done on what
are called "dies,' or "bedpieces, and
transferred from the rolls to the plates.
In large lettering drawing of the out
line of the letters is made on paper to get
the shapes, curves and spacing correct. A
tracing Of this outline Is then made on
gelatin, and after filling this with vermil-
ion thin coating Of wax is laid on the
plate and transfer of the gelatin tracing
put on the wax. Next the outline is care
fully marked through the wax on to the
plate. The wax is taken of, and the art
!st is ready to begin his cutting.
Lettering on banknotes, IL there Is to be
more than one note on plate, Is engraved
on dies, or "bedpieces, and transferred
to the plate. This insures the exact dupli-
cation of the material of each Of the notes,
and also makes 1t possible to reproduce
and retouch the work at any time.-From
Copper, Steel and Bank Note Engrav-
ing," by G. w. Dickinson, Jr., in Popular
Science Monthly.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
,vE ONION OF THE CRUSADERS.
What May BE Done With the Odorous Lit
tie Vegetable.

What May BE Done With the Odorous Lit
tie Vegetable.
Tho baskets OF shallots on the hucksters'
stalls In our great markets are taken by
the average mnrketer tn DO ordinary
onions. No doubt many worthy person
has wondered why marketmen sold red
onions by the quart basket like strawber-
ries. Tho shallot, however, though q near
cousin to tie onion is not an onion, but
q much moro valuable vegetable, selling
for about I've times as much as q regular
onion, and 1t Is SO excellent for certain
sauces that all that are brought to market
find ready SALE The shallot has q mild
onion flavor peculiar to itself. 1t Is tho
onion Of Palestine, which was introduced
into Europe by tho crusaders, who found
1t growing on the plains of Ascalon,
whence the name Of "ascalot," or "esca-
lot" which has been shortened to shallot.
The deeds Of the crusaders arc forgotten,
says an enthusiast, but the little onion
lives forever.
lent of the long list of delicious French
sauces, some Of which have been known for
centuries In their native country. Tartare
sauce owes Its excellence chiefly to shall
lots True epicures declare that tho onion
cannot be successfully substituted for tho
shallot in this sauce. Make good mayon-
naise dressing of the yolk of an egg, with
OIL vinegar and salt: add heaping tea
spoonful of mustard, Q shallots minced or
grated, small cucumber pickle minced
and teaspoonful Of capers minced. A
small pinch of cayenne Is sometimes add
ed, but this Is q matter of taste
A tartare sauce must be pleasantly
piquant, not prepared for "palates grown
callous," but so seasoned as to give the
dish Of fried fish or the broiled chicken or
outlet relish. It Is good sauce for hot
summers day. Like all the best French
piquant sauces, and unlike English prepa-
rations of the deviled variety, tartare sauce
is an agreeable assistant to digestion, not
a stimulator of an oversurfeited appetite.
New York Tribune.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28

They are telling of q lady In New York
who, on visit to London some time ago,
refused an offer Of marriage from young
Englishman. On her return to this coun-
try she married one of her own country.
men. Recently she gave dinner and
thought 1t would be graceful compli-
ment to send an invitation to her former
admirer I'm London. She was amazed
when no presented himself on tho evening
of tho dinner, but this was nothing to hor
surprise when she subsequently learned
that ho had departed the following day for
England having taken tho journey OF
nearly 6, 600 miles apparently to show that
no could not be outdono in tho compli
ment business. Boston Herald.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
LONSDALE.

A very pretty wedding took place last
evening, when Charles N. Robertson,
manager OF the bleachery and dye works
at this place, was united In marriage with
Miss Grace E., daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William J. Dexter OF Pawtucket. The
ceremony took place in the front parior
Of the residence Of the groom, which was
very tastefully arranged with palms,
potted plants and cut howers. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. ID. w.
Faunce, ID. D., pastor Of the First Bap.
tist Church, Pawtucket, none but the
immediate members Of the bride and
groom being present. From o'clock
reception took place, at which friends
were present from Providence, Pawtucket
and othor places. A wedding repast was
furnished by Havens. The presents were
numerous. At a later hour the newly
married couple left for Washington, ID.
C., where the honeymoon will be spent.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
MAX O'RELL'S SNAKE.
The Authors Experience with tho Terrible
Death Adder In Australia

Max O'Rell confesses TO an uncontrol.
lnble fear OF snakes. and when. In Aus
trails. no slept ono night I'm region which
tho landlord confessed was infested with
them ho lay flown TO rest In very un-
happy frame Of mind Hent and mosqui-
toes kept him awake for some time. but
finally he dropped of To sleep and awoko
SO hot that IL seemed preferable 10 give his
hands and arms over TO tho mosquitoes
rather than 20 remain wrapped up In tho
bedclothes. So keeping the sheet still
over his face, no put his arms outside and
laid his hands on the quilt. He writes:
My blood frozo In my veins had laid
my hand on q snake stretched out beside
me on the bed. Yes, snake-a real,
long, round snake-cold and motionless as
death. A cold perspiration broke out all
over mo. / was glued to the bed, para
lyzed with fright.
Tho snake stirred not muscle, nor did
l. by means OF an imperceptiblo move
ment Of my knees / came to the conclusion
that It must be about feet long. That
IL tho length Of the terrible death adder.
1t made my poor brain reel to think tho
horrid brute was there ready to give me
my death when 1t should awake.
/ was going crazy, and I folt that a
light was the only thing that could bring
back my wits. would have no moro sus
penso. would strike match and have
the enemy face to face. Iput out my right
hand and reached the matchbox that stood
on table by the bed.
This was little maneuver which took
quito ten minutes to execute. Without
moving, and after frantic precautions,
succeeded In lighting the candle.
The snake did not stir. was embold-
ened and went SO far as to uncover half
my head and steal glance down the bed.
There 1t was, suro enough, motionless
still and straight as line. took cour-
age, and after ten minutes spent In imper-
ceptible efforts arrived at the edge Of the
bed and stealthily vacated it.
/ was going to look for my trusty walk
ing stick, resolved to sell my life as dearly
as possible. / looked on the mantelpiece,
on the chest Of drawers, in every corner of
tho room. Where on earth could that
stick bep
I took up the light, and feeling now
once moro In possession of my faculties
drew near and looked at the snake.
Well, we'll! Is 1t possible for q man to
be such fool2
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
The Greatest American Novel.

DR.. Doyle speaks of 1.-The Scarlet Let.
tor" as the greatest novel yet written in
America. He was fascinated as q boy by
the subtle genius Of the author of 1.-The
Snow Image and Tho Great Stone
Face" and those other finely conceived
bits Of psychology SO dramatic in their ex-
preston and SO touched with the imperish-
able charm of art. One of the great re-
grets Of his visit to this country was the
fs.ct that he could not shake hands with
Dr.. Holmes and tell the genial "Autoorat'
In his youthful age how many delightful
hours had been spent in Edinburgh In tho
society Of the Boston wit, poet and philoso-
pher. DR.. Doyle regards "Tho Autocrat
OF the Breakfast Table as ono of the most
distinctive Of American books-From Dr.
A. Conan Doyle's Literary Aspects OF
America" in Ladies' Home Journal.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
Gems Found In Plants.

The assistant director of Kew gardens,
lecturing at the London institute on some
curiosities Of tropical plant life, said that
among these were the pearls found occa-
sionally in tho cocoanut palm of the
Philippine islands, pearls which, like
those of tho ocean, are composed of carbO-
nate Of lime. The bamboo, too, yields an
other precious product in the shape Of true
opals, which are found In its joints In
each case this mineral matter Is of course
obtained from the soil. The natives of
the Celebes use these vegetable opals AS
amulets and charms against disease
Chambers Journal
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
Anthony Troliope a. q schoelb.y.

Sir William Gregory gives picture Of
Anthony Trollope Mt Harrow school that
makes It evident why no was so unhappy
while there. "Ho was a big boy" says
Sir William, colder than the rest OF the
form, and without exception the most
slovonly and dirty boy ever met. He
was not only slovonly In person and In
dress, but his work was equally dirty.
His exercises were mass Of blots and
smudges. These poculiaritics created u
great prejudice against him, and tho poor
fellow was generally avoided. 1t Is pitt
able to read his autobiography, how bitter
were his feelings Mt that timo and how no
longed for tho friendship and companion
ship of his comrades but In vain. l had
plenty of opportunities of judging Of An
thony, and am bound to say, though my
heart smitcs mo sorely for my unkindnoss,
that did not dislike him. Iavoided him,
for no was rude and uncouth, but /
thought him nm honest, bravo fellow. He
was no sneak. His faults woro external
All tho rest Of him was right enough. He
might have been thoroughly bad young
fellow and yet havo had plenty of associ
ntcs. Ho gnvo no sign Of promise what
socvcr, was always In tho lowest part of
tho form and was regarded by masters and
boys ns mn incorrigiblo Ounce"
Advortss m A.. -. !. -, r.