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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28

"How could live until pay day ?
And the New Years gifts? To wake
up on the 1st of January with no
money In the house and nothing, moth
ing for the children! did not have
courage to wait for them, for I dreaded
their New Years greetings and their
kisses would make me sick on that day
for the first time. went very early in
the morning before they walked up.
with n sort of feverish despair,
and for long time walked the streets.
At eight o'clock went to the store
where thought they might have some
presents for me to carry to other chill
dren. Yes, they gave me n very heavy
load of them. l had taken several bun
dies and there were still three to be
taken-two in my quarter. and one far
Their off here in this street, where I was
TO deliver the largest package, which
was an enormous one. had Rad no
breakfast, and l thought would 90
home to get n little to eat, without let
ting the children see me. entered to
find that the two little rooms which
occupied in a basement Mt the foot of a
court were empty, A neighbor had
taken my children out to amuse them.
So, as the large bundle was very heavy.
put IL down In a corner, to take Il
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said TO me: Times are hard just now,
we have too many employees, come later
and we will see.' came later, to have
the same reply. What could do? I
was obliged to hide it all from my wife.
for she was very sick with consump-
tion--she died last month"
Mime. X. still standing, leaned against
desk few steps away from the man
who was speaking and listened without
much emotion. His story resembled
all others usually retailed by the needy,
the private beggars. She was tempted
to say: There, that will dot tires
me to stand up and listen to you. How
much do you want? Five francs sup
pose! Here it is" But she did not for
this unknown man inspired her with n
sort of unreasoning sympathy, and
then the three little girls, finding the
parlor door open and seeing their
mother in the reception-room Ind come
out and were leaning against each
other looking with all their eyes and
listening with all their ears. So she
did not dare, before her little girls, TO
interrupt this poor man and send him
away too abruptly. It was one Of her
principles that children ought TO be
taught while very young, to be charita-
bic and listen patiently to the COM
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
THE RoTTENNESs OF TURKEY.
Government Carried on by Spies ant
Basod on Bribery.

A Government Carried on by Spies and
Basod on bribery.
There Is a council of ministers-they
IRE puppets. There is grand vizier--
he Is the mouthpiece of his masters
whims. Every single matter, down t.
the most trifling-a squabble in coffee
house, for example-goes before the
sultan personally. Every appoint
ment is made and unmade by him. The
minister of police is his chief spy ard
torturer. The minister of marine is
his ally in colossal peculation. The
minister of the interior Is perforce his
means Of securing as his own property
the richest lands of the empire, and
thus robbing the state Of their returns
in taxes. Except himself, nobody has
any authority, nobody has any rightr,
nobody can perform any of the duties
OF his position, nobody's liberty and life
are safe for an hour. And the rotten
hole is cemented together by one huge
and all-embracing system of espionage.
Everybody suspects everybody els,,
of being spy, and Turk hardly vent
ures to express a thought to Turk. Not
without the fact being reported ut the
palace. The best men are in exile. In
Constantinople there Is but one man
who dares beard the sultan That is
IIassan Pasha, minister of marine, and
he boasts that the sultan dare not de-
pose him. He receives enormous sums
of money for the 0pkeepof the fleet, an :!
n g fhara lie Of lra, Ne
up, these find their way into some pri-
Jvate pockets. Whether this is the hold
he has over the sultan we do not know,
but there Is another statement made
to the effect that he possesses, and has
placed in safe keeping outside Turkey,
certain papers connected with the
death of Abdul Aziz, and that In case of
his deposition or sudden death these
are to be given to the world. In the
meantime, has enormous wealth. his
great influence and the hatred felt for
him by all his suhordinates are three
indisputable facts.
There are just two really influential
men In Turkey. The first is Lufti
Agha, body servant and adviser to tho
sultan. With this valet the caliph of
Islam takes counsel concerning the
domestic affairs Of Turkey and it's rela-
tions with the European powers. The
second Is Abdul Huda, the sultan's pri-
vate mollah, the priest who conducts
the service in the royal mosques. In
comparison with this ignorant fanatic
the council of minister's, yes, and the
ambassadors themselves, are mere wax
works.-London Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
An Awful Record.

An old man in England was sent to
prison for four months for petty steal
ing whose record, the judge who sent
enced him said, us one of the most
awful pieces of reading that has ever
come to my notice." In 1853 he was
sent to Jail for three years for stealing
two tame rabbits; he then got seven
years for stealing five shillings and \
shawl; then ten years, with seven years
police supervision, for stealing three
ducks, and finally consecutive sentences
of Ave years each on three charges Of
stealing coat, pair of reins, and \
shovel, with another seven years police
supervision. IN all, IS years of penal
servitude for six thefts of objects whose
value amounted to q few dollars. Chi
cago Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
Actors LIKE WASHINGTON.
They Ase Fond OF Spending Leisure In tho
Capital City.


Capital City.
Every actor or actress, lyric or dra-
matte, will tell you that they love to
come to Washington. 1t Is invariably
the pilgrimage of pleasure. There are
several reasons for this. One reason in
chief Is because a great deal of the talent
that appreciates talent Is naturally at
the seat of government, where for years
there has been n centripetal movement
of bright men and women.
Another reason Is that conditions
political and otherwise change SO often
that men and women are not permitted
to move in grooves. This brings about
nsystem of society, IL II may be so called,
which Is more free from cliques and
cabals than any other city in the United
States. The president is the president
of the people. The first lady in the land
Ii no bigger than the second or third
lady of the land.
The few titled people hold title from
the people, and IL they don't behave
themselves, as Andrew Jackson in
tended, the people get mad, and titles
and perquisites vanish at the next
election, including the coterie known as
the cabinet set.
OF course there Is the diplomatic
corps, but that is not American. The
diplomatic corps changes also quite fro
quently, but the theatric corps is with us
always, and 1t is perhaps u draw as to
whether the people like the 'play
actors" any better than the "play
actors" like the people of Washington.
Actors, like everybody else, and they
are all mortals except when on the
other side of the footlights, are apt to
become lonesome if not absolutely lost
In the immensely of the great cities
through which they go like birds of pas
sage during the business" season. Moth
ing can be more solitary than the solitude
of great city in which no one knows
anybody and in which 1t is difficult to
get acquainted with anybody.
Take any of the big cities like Chi
cago, st. Louis, San Francisco or Phila-
delphia. Land an actor there for the
first time, or the, second or the third
time, and, barring the paradox, he is
ohiPNieSNcu 40 Sooii 40 nc iuiuS. liilo
hangs heavy on his hands. 1t is the
hotel, the rehearsal. and the perform
ance in the everlasting recurrence.
This is the solemn fact without en-
aggeration," said an old-time visitor to
Washington day or two ago at the
Cochran. you are all close together
here; your city Is compact, and withal
there is no telling where 1t ends. lean
find more things to interest me In an
hours walk from this hotel than can
in any city in the world, and have done
come reveling in it in some capacity or
other on the stage ever since l was Is
years of ge-"-WashiDgton Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
HUMOROUS.

"A Matter of Principle.
do YOU love your teacher?" ~ would IL
she wasn't my teacher," said Tommy.
''Sbe's awful nice" -Indianapolis Jour.
nal.
I'm the Crowded Cnr.-"Excuse me,
madam, but Is my foot SO small you
tol't know you are standing on it?
"a thousanN pardons, sir! No, it's SC
large l thought 1t was my husbands. -
Chicago Tribune.
-Wayworn Watson--"W'y, wat You
runnin' fer? Did she set the dog or
YEP" Perry Pntetic-"Naw. But she
set me out whole half chicken, bread
butter'n jelly an pack o. cigareets. ]
bet she wants to marry me!"-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
Wanted to Please.-Guest-"Wa
er, take away this full cup and bring me
n cup with just little coffee in it,"
Mighty little coffee in that.
sir; couldn't be less."-Detroit Free
Press.
-"The man Imarry must be both brave
and clever" said the sweet girl.
"When we were out sailing" returned
the adoring youth, ''and upset, saved
you from watery grave" THAT was
brave, / admit, but it was not clever"
"Ies, 1t was; upset the boat on pur-
pose "You darling!"-Tit-Bits.
-"Dliggins Is n fine fellow" re-
marked the promiscuous eulogizer. az
believe he would share his last dollar
with n friend" "Well," replied the
chronic debtor, "maybe he would.
guess have never been so fortunate as
to run across him when he was down
to his last lnr."--Washington Star.
professionally alousy.-"Itseems to
me-" said the member of congress from
the far west, that some of the eastern
men are not exactly considerate in their
references to our state" Don't you
pay any attention to them" replied his
friend. They're envious because they
don't collect as much mileage as we do"
Washington Star. 4
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
A Fortune In n Book.

The custom Of placing paper money
between the leaves of book for safety.
particularly in books which are not
likely to attract much attention, and
forgetting all about it, was exemplified
the other day when Turin physician
came upon treasure of 10000 lire. The
physician had to refer to q book upon
clinics, which was in bookcase in a
library belonging to the family of DR..
Giordano, who has been dead some two
years. This wonderful book contained
some italian rentes and receipt for a
deposit at the Banca d'Italia, altogether
of the value of the above-named sum.
The papers were, of course, handed
over TO the family of the late doctor
Chicago Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Representative Heatwole, of Min
nesota, who has the distinction OF being
the handsomest member OF the new
congress, doesn't like the distinction.
lie says that he would rather be consid-
cred as working member than prize
beauty. Mr.. Heatwole is bachelor.
The great charm of the queen Of
Madagascar Is said to be her uncon-
yentionnlity. She chews tobacco, drinks
champagne, uses palm oil on her hair,
wears $1,000 Worth costumes, Mt the
same time going barcfooted, and ia q
member of the orthodox Congregation
al church.
John Ruskin, although very weak
physically. Is reported to have recov-
cred his mental balance. Several times
before the noted author has been
troubled with mental disturbance;
sitter the attacks have passed away his
intellect has been clearer than ever,
and he has done some. of his greatest
work. He has declared. however, that
he will never write again.
Hall Game writes about 500 words
day when he Is engaged on an i'm
portant work and does most of 1t before
nine o'clock in the morning. He does
nothing the rest of the day except to
think out" the work for the next day.
lie has been known to rewrite book
after 1t had passed through three edi.
tons in order to satisfy himself that it
was rs good as he could make it.
John w. Mackay, the millionaire,
claims that he can run, jump, or hop
against any other millionaire in the
United States. 1t is, however, well
known that In his early days, when he
was engaged as a miner, Mr.. Mackay
was noted for his athletic perform
nnces. He Is powerfully built, with
bold eyes, strong and aquiline nose,
and heavy, square jaw, which warns
strangers of his character.
-Dumas fills once played joke on
Mcissonier, who was botanist in his
hours of leisure. The famous dramnt-
ist sent him paper containing the
dried roe of II herring, telling him that
it was the seed of u very rare plant.
How are the seeds coming onw he
asked the great painter the next time
he saw him. 20, beautifully; have
planted them In n circle" And he took
the astonished joker to corner of the
garden where the heads of young her.
rings were just peeping up.
-Rudyard kipling evidently never
was intended for lion. He frankly
spoke, In n moment Of confidence, to
woman friend, of his disgust at the
adulation he received when he lived In
London. and his literary star had but
arisen. When he absolutely could not
stand 1t any longer, he said, he deliber-
ately quilted his pleasant quarters and
went down into the slums. to liveamong
the people, and to see life in earnest,
in contradistinction to the rarified nj;
he was called upon to breathe in Bel
grnyia
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
But he had eone to spend New Year.


day with his mother In the country.
hut as Jeanne on this I'd Of January
broke her fourth plate the bell rang
Martha left her book, Jeanne her din.
ner set, Yvonne her corner, and al
three in a row waited anxiously. The
good friend appeared. They rush al
him, embracing him, perhaps a little
absent-mindedly, looking all around
him. OF course he has the baby; per.
haps he is dragging 1t by limb. No
he Is alone-quite alone; nothing In his
pockets, nothing behind him.
Martha and Jeanne, being big girls
made faces, but did not dare TO cry, but
the little one, who had not yet &c
quired respect for conventionalities
could not help it and began: ~And the
indestructible doll?"
SWELL, are you pleased with it? Is II
large enough?"
Astonished and perplexed, they look
at him; at their mother, who says:
"Your baby must have stopped on the
way, for she has not arrived. You don't
know what life these children have
led me-"
"What? / bought her day before yes
terday evening, and they promised u
send her yesterday morning."
"You must have given the wrong ad
Dress"
mot Mt all."
"Then there is some mistake"
Probably. Give me half an hour
children, and will bring your baby
back again, dead or alive"
He fed. The smiles returned to the
children's faces. Yvonne pouted nc
longer, but helped Jeanne to break her
plates. Ten minutes elapsed, then an
other ring at the bell. The good friend
could not have returned SO soon; it was
probably some visitor. No, the maid
entered and said: There is man who
wishes to speak to madame"
"What does he want?"
"He did not say, but 1t seemed to be
something very important"
"Where Is hep"
'In the reception ROOM"
Every well. will speak to him."
She rose, went out of the parlor.
leaving the door open, and advanced
toward the stranger who was waiting
there. He was man of 40 years, with
sweet, sad smile. his bearing was
modest, self-respecting.
what do you wish? What have you
10 say to me?"
Madame, want to explain to you.
but it will be little long"
go on, am listening"
So, with q trembling voice, which
gradually grew stronger, speaking
quickly, very quickly. as if he were In q
hurry to get through:
Madame, last year at this time was
clerk in n banking house. My salary
enabled me to live and support my wife
and two little girls, and as the house In
which 1 worked seemed prosperous.
and the greater part of the employees
placed their savings there, did as they
did. I gave all my savings and 1900
francs which 1 had invested. In the
course of the year the house stopped
payments, dismissed its employees and
closed it's doors. had lost not only
what possessed, but also my place"
He stopped, took breath, and with his
eyes lowered, twisted his soft hat with
nervous fingers, and continues: II
was desperate, but no one has right to
allow himself to be discouraged when
he has wife and little children. be-
gan to look for another place. Alas, 1
could not find one. Everywhere they
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28

the library with their mother. Add
the ages of the three and you will have
Just 80 years. The last-the little one
was only eight, the second nine, but
the eldest, who was ID, restored the
equilibrium and made the average ten
years a head.
room was filed with great picture
books with gilded edges, with dolls and
with toys. Martha, the eldest, seated
on a cushion, looked at book posed on
her mothers knee. The knees of a
mother serve as table, q chair or q
refuge to little girls; even when they
grow big, very big, they are not
ashamed to climb them-perhaps when
they wish to tease-and does their
mother ever find them too heavy?
The second daughter was counting
the plates of a wonderful porcelain din
ner set, which she had spread upon the
hoor. 1t was no longer full set, how
ever, for she had broken three of the
plates since morning.
The little one, instead of playing.
sulked in n corner. Why does she sull;
on the I'd of January? It's not natural,
with all these beautiful surroundings.
And the other two sisters are listening
to every noise outside, and start toward
the door when the bell rings. Can they
be hoping for more gifts?
Yes; a gift which they long for most
evidently, which they have seen in their
dreams for two weeks, gift promised
them by friend who has known them
all their lives, who loves them with all
his heart.
A little while before New Years he
had called them TO him and said:
"What shall l give you for New Year's?"
They had expected the question and
had an answer ready. With one voice
and as one man they made answer:
"An indestructible doll"
'An indestructible doll?" he repeat
ed. II will remember it. You shall
each have your indestructible doll"
"Oh, mol" cried Jeanne, "they would
be too small; we want one, only one,
but big one, as tall as this, as tall as
Yvonne."
But are there any?"
"Yes. indeed; we've seen them
"And you will all play with the same
.doII?"
YES" replied Martha, the eldest II
shall be grandmother. Jeanne the
mother and Yvonne the aunt"
"What a charming family! You shall
have your indestructible doll, my dears,
as tall as this, early in the morning, on
New Years day"
But on New Years day, neither In the
morning or the evening, did the indc-
strucfible doll arrive.
1T seems to be the invisible doll, not
the indestructible DOLL" said their
mother, who herself felt the chagrin
and disappointment of her children.
How could the good friend have forgot
ten them SO? 1t was extraordinary for
him. II he were still In Paris she might
write TO him and say: els It possible
.you arc keeping the doll to play with :"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
To the New Year.

One song for thee. New Year.
One universal prayer:
Teach US all other teaching FAR above
To hide dark hate beneath the wings Of
To Stay All hatred-strife,
And live the larger life!
To bind the wounds that bleed,
To lift the fallen. lead the blind
As only Love can lead
To live for all mankindi 10
Teach us. New Year, to DO
Free men among the free,
Our only master Duty; with no rod
Save one Our Maker-monarchs Of She soAi
Teach US, with allits light,
Its day, ITS night,
It's grief. Its gloom,
Its heart-beats tremulous,
Its beauty and itgbloom-
God made the worl1 for W!
Atlanta Constitution
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28
again soon. when I should have carried

again soon, when should have carried
the other two In the neighborhood.
Half an hour afterward on my return,
heard cries Of joy. I entered and my
children rushed to me and kissed me.
The older one exclaimed in the midst of
her kisses: Thank you, dear papa,
thank you!' And the little one: Thank
you, papa, thank you'll Thank you?
For what? And while was wondering
for what they could thank meme, who
had given them nothing, they ran into
the next room and came back with q
magnificent doll-an indestructible
doll! Oh! heavens! understood then!
They had come in during my absence
and seen in the corner the bundle
had laid down. 1t was the shape OF the
large doll of their dreams, and they
thought it was my New Years gift.
They had undone the parcel and were
soon In possession of the doll. ought
to have snatched it from their hands
crying: That is not for you-it Is not
for you. 1t does not belong to us. 1t is
for some other little girls But they
were SO happy! Oh! If you had seen
their joy! With what big eyes they
looked ut their baby and devoured her
with caresses. / did not have the cour-
age to take her away from them.
went out, was saved. WANTED to run
to the store and say: You owe me
money, give me large doll instead
Then l would have carried 1t to you,
madame, for had read your name on
the package. But could neither speak
to the owner nor to the cashier, they
were so busy just ut that moment, and
then, was afraid. was really afraid
This morning decided to come and tell
you all about it-confess everything.
Madame, 1 beg of you not to complain
of me at the store. They know nothing
about 1t and think you have received it.
I have the reputation always of being
an honest man. 1 shall get my pay in
few days, and will swear to you that
will bring you a doll exactly like the
one which my children kept-in per-
feet innocence, assure YOU"
The door bell rang. 1t was the good
friend back again. "They say positive
Iy." said he, that the doll was sent yes
terday morning"
THAT is true" said the mother.
"Well, where is she then?"
ain the hands of some little girls not
quite SO fortunate Us these. Isn't that
1t, Martha, Jeanne, Yvonne?"
The eldest answered.: "Yes, we have
given 1t away" and the two little ones
echoed: eve have given 1t away"
And all together they rushed from the
room, to return n few moments later
with the dinner set, which they thrust
upon the father, saying: Give this
to your little girls from u.s."
The good friend understood nothing
of I'LL this. Afterward, when they told
him the story, he looked up the mans
references, and finding them excellent,
he gave him work.
And he gave to his little friends an
other indestructible doll. For, al
though 1t is well to teach children to de
good, they ought not to regret having
done It; not until later will they learn
that one gives doubly when one makes
a sacrifice.
The two indestructible dolls have
neither heads nor legs now-but that
only verifies this story.-Translate
from the French by Annie Z. Gardner
for Springfield (Mass.) Republican.