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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
-Mulhall, the noted statistician, sp.

Ny-Mulhall, the noted statistician, spent
over 40 years in accommodating the ma
terial for his one volume of statistics.
Prof. Drummer, rector of the Uni
vorsity of Berlin, has refused the use
of the university aula for a lecture by
n woman. Fraulein Helene LANCE had
been invited by students society to
speak on "Man and Woman" there.
Prof. b. Woulvin, of Brussels, Bel
GUM, now visiting Washington, holds
the chair of applied electricity in the
University of Client. He says that
while Europe is much further advanced
in the knowledge of the theory of cleo
tricity, in all applications of that won
derful power to commercial uses the
United States is far in the lead.
Mortality Among College Gradu-
ates.-It is marked feature of the
mortality statistics of American col
lcge graduates that there is excessive
mortality in the years Immediately fol-
lowing graduation. This, Prof. New
ton thinks, is no doubt due to the siren
nous efforts of young graduates to attain
- oOOe pSo'''oh III thSii piolSSElOH.
DIR. Temple, the new archbishop of
Canterbury. is very old man, and,
though his eyesight is described us
"quite good enough for ordinary pur-
poses" it seems that one of the extraor-
binary uses for which it does not suffice
is the guidance of his own steps. He
can still read and write, but cannot see
clearly enough at little distance to
dispense with the aid of friend or
servant when he moves about.
of all the religious enthusiasts the
Aubins, of Montreal, are perhaps the
most ascetic. They sleep at night in
collins, narrow and grim and black.
These grewsome resting places are not
cushioned or even lined, and year in and
year out the devotecs occupy them for
the betterment of their souls and more
thorough forgetting of the vanities of
the world. They subsist upon bread
and water, and to vary the weird monot-
ony of such living they spend hours of
each day bent in prayer about nm altar
in a darkened chapel, their necks laden
with chains of great weight.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MATILDA ANN.

knew a charming littlc girl.
Who'd say: "Oh. see that fiowerr'
Whenever In the garden
Or woods she spent an hour.
And sometimes she would listen,
And say: ''Oh. hear that birdie
Whenever In the forest
Its clear, sweet notes she heard.
But then knew another
Much wiser, don't you think
Who never called the bird a bird"
But said the "bobolink,"
Or "Oriole" or ''robin."
Or wren" as II might be:
She called them all by their first names.
80 intimate was she.
And in the woods or garden.
She never picked "a flower"
But "anemones." "hepacticus."
Or "crocus." by the hour.
Both little girls loved birds and flowers,
But one love was the best;
I need not point the moral;
! am sure you see the rest
For would It not be very queer,
II when. perhaps you came.
Your parents had not thought worth
while
To give you any name?
! think you would be quite upset.
And feel your brains a-whirl.
II you were not Matilda Ann"
But just "a little girl"
Alice w. Rollins. in N. Y. Independent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
The Cocoanut Crab.

The cocoanut crab is one of the odd
est specimens of the whole crab family.
lie lives in the South islands, and makes
a diet of cocoanuts. This species has
pair of front legs terminated with a
strong pair of pinchers, and it is Will.
these that he husks the nuts and breaks
through the weakest portion of the
shell. The crab begins by tearing the
husk. fiber by fiber, and always at the
end where the eyeholes of the nut are
situated, that being the weakest place
in the shell. When the husk has been
removed the crab commences hammer
ing the shell with his heavy claw, and
soon makes an opening, through which
he extracts the meat of the nut. Mr..
Darwin, writing of this crab, says: II
think this is as curious a case of in
stinct as ever heard of, especially in
structures SO remote from each other in
the scheme of nature as cocoanut and
a crnb."-Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
USING THE BIRD BoLAS.
Hunting Wild Geese without Gun, Pow
der or Shot.


der or Shot.
To go on wild goose hunt without
gun would seem very singular pro-
oeeding anywhere except in the Falk-
land islands; but here such a weapon is
not necessary, as the young men and
boys use an equally effective projectiia
called the bird bolas, which is made of
the knuckle bones of cattle.
That employed in the capture of wild
horses is made of three stone balls, con-
nected by sinews four or five feet IN
length. A similar bolas is found among
the Eskimos, the balls being of ivory
carved from the tusk of walrus.
a young goose hunter whom the
writer watched one day crawled slowly
along between the tussocks, occasional
~ raising upon his hands and knees to
glance cautiously at the big white geese
which fioated on the lake. There were
at least so.
Step by step he crawled, crouching
low. until, peerng through the tussock
grass, he found himself within $50 feet
of the flock. Between him and the
game was a large cluster of grass or
weeds, which he finally reached.
The hunter arranged his bolas, taking
the small ball in his right hand and
swinging the others over his left arm
all ready to throw, then plunged care-
fully into the grass.
Slowly he worked his way until he
could see the geese through the green
and yellow screen, barely 100 feet away;
then dashed from his cover and ran
down the little island shore ut full
speed, and before the astonished geese
could recover, he was almost among
rhem.
They scurried off in every direction,
some tapping furiously over the water
IN vain efforts to rise; others circling
laboriously up into the air. To the lat
ter the young hunter devoted himself,
ind now stood leisurely swinging the
two balls al ound his head with slight
upward angle.
Faster they flew until finally they dis
appeared from sight; and then, the air
being filed with geese, he released the
ball in his hand and the remarkable
weapon with its three balls widely
stretched in opposite directions, yet
whirling violently around, went whist.
ling into the air.
One bird was stunned by blow from
ball, while two others, completely eu-
tangled in the cords, came futtering
down into the water, where they were
easily standardization Globe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
MISCHIEF IN A SAFE.

The safe proved to be full of surprises
AMI made trouble from the start. The
man who bought il lives in New York
and goes to Brooklyn to sleep. The
story of the safe goes back to the day
when he had visitor at his Office whose
tongue was hung on the principle OF
Tesla's new electric oscillator, which Vi
brates surprising number of times in
q second. The visitor had safes to sell,
and, when the citizen said he wouldn't
buy one, turned on the current that ran
his tongue. Straightway the office was
filed with a buzzing, whirring, penetrat-
ing effect that made the proprietor whirl
about in his chair and clap his hands
over his ears. The general purport of
the disturbance was to the effect that
the citizen did want to buy safe.
whether he thought 30 or not; that If he
didn't need one for his office ned better
get one for his house, and not have all
his silverware and valuables stolen, and
that he'd never have better opportuni-
ty of buying a safe in his life than right
at that moment.
"Pll think about it," he said, weakly.
NO, you won't think about it, the
buzzing retorted, vigorously and at much
greater length. IF you want a safe
at all you want it right now. Your
raluables may be stolen at any moment.
and then it will be too late to think
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
Tho BOY Was Generous. Too.

The late Prof. Blackic, of Edinburgh,
was n wiry-framed cid patriarch. with
long hair that fell in ringlets about his
shoulders. One day he was accosted on
the street by very dirty bootblack.
who cried: "Shine your boots, sir!" The
urchin was very importunate, and the
professor finally said 81 don't want "
shine; but IL you will go and wash your
face, will give you sixpence." The
boy went Off very readily. and made his
ablution at an adjacent drinking foun-
tain. Returning, the professor gave
him the money, saying heartily: "Yoa
have earned II fairly" 81 don't want It.,
old chap" said the boy,with lordly air.
"Kcep it and get your hair cut"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
BRAVE ANDRE eTTleNNE.
Known In History ~ the Drummer BOZ
of ArcoIe.

Known In History ~ the Drummer BOY
OF Arcole.
Perhaps no picture more fires the pa
triotism of the French heart than does
that in which Napoleon is represented.
flag in hand. making his final stand
upon the bridge of Arcole at the MEM
orable battle fought there.
OF the drummer boy of Arcole even
the encyclopedias are silent.
Andre Ettienne, the drummer boy Of
Arcole, is no legendary parsonage; he
is the hero of an authentic action, and
his native town Of Castanet, in Vau-
cluse, is about to erect to his memory a
statue, for which contributions have for
the past year poured in so generously
that the secretary of the committee Of
the enterprise is scarcely able to reply
to all the letters from those anxious to
commemorate the brave deed of this
simple hero.
Ettienne, says the clockmaker of
Malakoff, one of his descendants, was
inactive, rs were his comrades; his at
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12

to the harm 1t did on the second day of
its stay In its present quarters.
There is Thursday, and there is every
other Thursday. This particular
Thursday was not Thursday, but every
other Thursday, 80 that it was the new
servants day out. When the owner of
the safe got home he found his wife sit
ting on the hall stairs, staring in front
OF her, her face stony with white de-
spair.
We're robbed" she moaned, az her
husband entered.
Go wan!" he retorted, arily.
Yes" she said, finding relief in tears,
when went to the safe to get the sill
YER for dinner, / found that the door
wouldn't open. Thieves have robbed the
safe and changed the combination so
that we wouldn't find out about it until
II was too late to catch them!"
Come off" rejoined her husband.
1T is So" she continued, Indignantly.
Il told you how it would be il you let
everybody know how to open it,"
THE real trouble is that you don't
know how to open it yourself" re-
marked the husband, as he led the way
to the safe.
He twisted the knob about the re-
Quired number of times and then pulled
at the door. IL remained shut. Rather
more seriously he began again and
checked off the numbers one by one.
His wife stood by in tragic silence. Still
the door remained shut.
"It's out of order" he said, family.
where's the nearest telephone?"
He telephoned to the safe people and
demanded to know why they had sent
him a safe that got out of order the
first day. They replied that their safes
rever got out of order and sent over an
expert. The expert examined the knob
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
FOR YOU WON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

FOR YOU WON'T THINK ABOUT IT."
about it. How's this style? List price,
$50. Fifty off. Let you have 1t at So.
What color will you have II painted.
Delivered free to any part of New York
or Brooklyn"
All this is important as showing that
II was not the mans fault that he
bought the safe, and consequently his
after troubles were not deserved. The
surprises began as soon as he reached
his house in Brooklyn after the arrival
of the safe. His wife met him, beam
ing.
''Oh, dear" she cried, "the safes here,
and it's perfectly grand. We certainly
must get those 500 curtains now, il we
are going to live up to the safe"
But this was only a passing cloud.
He felt thrill of joyful pride when he
saw the safe and heard all about it from
his wife. II reached his house in ths
afternoon while he was at business, and
the duty Of receiving it fell upon his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
WE'RE ROBBED" SHE MoANED.


and gave it as his opinion that the lock
had been tempered with. He worked at
il for a couple of hours and then got
it open. AS the wife had expected, the
safe was practically empty.
II told you how it would be when
you got it," she sobbed. 1--WE never
were robbed until you got that safe"
The husband said nothing, but rushed
out for the police. Policemen in uni
form and detectives in plain clothes
hurried to the house and began to stare
with wrinkled brows at the safe. While
they were so engaged the maid servant
came in from her night out. She looked
upon the scene with amazcment. Then
the light dawned on her.
"Have they robbed the safe?' she ex-
claimed. gleefully Really and truly?'
"Oh. Mary" sobbed the mistress,
They've stolen all my silyer!"
What" shouted Mary. in sudden
alarm, and she rushed for the closet.
"What is il? ?" demanded her mistress,
Selling her in sudden hope.
1.-THE silver" exclaimed Mary.
Nnere ulu you put III
"Where but on the back shelf Of the
closet ?" and Mary broke awny to search
her hiding place. There the silver re-
posed in safety.
Mary carried it out carefully and
looked over each piece affectionately.
Then she glanced in scorn at the safe.
"You don't think I'd trust it in any
thing like that, do you?" she asked, in
her most contemptuous tone.
The policemen and the detectives
went away. The safe man fingered.
lie looked doubtfully at the silver and
then at the safe.
Its funny" he said, shaking his
head IF that safe wasn't robbed, how
did the lock get out of order? 1t
couldn't have got out of order itself.
could it?"
The owner of the safe has two de-
sires now. One is to meet the man who
sold him the safe. The other is to sell
the safe for about s;5.-N. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
THE DRUMMER BOY OF ARCoLl

TILE DRUMMER boy Of ARCOLE.
tention was called to dense mass Of
smoke rising above II group Of houses.
The idea came to him that this indi-
Gated the bridge of Arcole as the scene
of action. After moments reflection,
he said to his sergeant: ut is neces-
sary to pass to the other side"
Don't you know that you would be
drowned if you did So replied the SER
geant.
IF i know l will be drowned, be-
lieve it all the same"
"Then co." said the sergeant.
'But my drum will get wet"
PUT it on my knapsack," said the
sergeant, land beat it,
So the drum was fastened to the
knapsack of the equally brave sergeant,
while Andre followed, beating it as
though a whole regiment was behind
him, whereas but few grenadiers had
rallied to his call, and waded or swan
to the opposite bank.
The enemy, surprised and believing
whole corps advancing, abandoned
the cannons which had not ceased to
sweep the bridge, from which Napoleon,
flag in hand, had just before been driv-
en- back into quagmire, and from
which ignoble position his grenadiers
now rescued him, and, fired by his un-
daunted courage, the gallant lines were
formed once more.
The recognition which Andres brave
deed received at the time was pair of
golden drumsticks.
In 1903, when Bonaparte was once re-
viewing the consul's guard, in which
Andre had been entered, he stopped be-
fore the little drummer, who was using
so vigorously his golden sticks, and de-
handed of him on what field of battle
he had gained this recognition. The
drummer recounted to him his story.
at is not enough, my brave boy" re-
piled Napoleon, and, detaching the
cross from his own coat, he fastened it
on the breast of the drummer.
Ettienne remained drummer to the
end of his life, and in 1880 entered the
Tenth legion of the national guard,
where he remained until his death in
1898. His act of heroism at the bridge
Of Arcole was an army classic, and Mt
their banquets his story was often told.
In 1881 the officers of the garrison OF
Paris were reunited Mt the Cafe Foy, i'll
the Palais Royal, under the presidency
of Gen. Lamarck. MERCER, his colonel,
invited this evening Andre to come
with his drum and famous drumsticks.
At dessert he was asked to tell his
story, which he did with great modesty.
and actually swooned when the officers
present eulogized him, recalling also
his heroic conduct Mt Marengo.
The story of his death is almost fabu-
lous. According to Mistral, it followed
q visit he made to the Pantheon
Among the heroes sculptured on the
pediment, he figured, beating his
drum; Andre himself, the little drum
mer.
Look, father" said to him his daugh-
ter, who accompanied him, pointing to
the figure. The father looked, muir
muring: at is /; so Hight" and fell
down dead.-M. w. Metcalf, in Boston
Globe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
Ainminnm hallway Cars.

On the French state railways It is
stated that number of passenger
cars in which all the parts were for
merly manufactured from brass, cop
per and iron, with the exception of
axles, wheels, bearings and springs,
braItc beams and couplings, are 10 be
constructed of aluminium. The weight
of a car provided with aluminium fit
tings is ~ tons less than that Of the
cid coaches. AS an ordinary train in
France consists of 20 vehicles the
weight Of the train would thus be re
duced by 20 tons.-Chicago Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12

the part of the cold currents in the
upper aid and condenses the vapor
which the sun draws up from the ocean.
A still more striking result can be OBJ
tanned by using n cold saucer in place of
the warm one. In that case the differ
cnce of temperature will be increased
and there is regular old-fashioncil
Hurricane.
This very simple experiment was in
vented recently by Prof. Errera, OF
Brussels, and almost any of our boys
or girls could interest whole class or
a school exhibition with it. Try it,
Chicago Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
HOW THE SHERIFF WON.

Thought I'd gallop In the race
ONCE looked SO hearty.
Sorter hankered fer the place
Said so ter my party.
6heriff-he'd been In SO long,
Rollin' in the clover.
Voters got ter talkin' strong
Thought they'd haul him over.
course. had ter lectioneer
Voters come by seekin).
Read the sheriff's title clear,
Meet him at the speakin'
Old man did his level best
every speech wuz tellin'D
Rolled my sleeves up-jerked my vest
Had the voters yellin'!
When he'd talk I'd call him down.
Every time I'd pin him.
Till he seen that. field an town,
Campaign wuz ag'in' him!
But-endurin' OF the race
CPeared like I WIZ WINERY
Speakin' nigh the sheriff's place.
Axed me In ter dinner!
Then the trouble come for shore!
Took drink o. water
Some one standin' in the door
This here Is my daughterw
Gentlemen! give look
Talk erbout yer cherries
Faces in a pictur' book
Peaches an strawberries
My! but they wuz nothin' like
With them ribbons on her;
Sorter felt the llghtnin' strike
Knowed wuz a goner!
Clean forgot my campaign speech
Sorter knocked me silly;
Cheeks as rosy as a peach,
Thar she stood-a lily!
Well! the sheriff told joke
Talked erbout the weather,
Finally went out ter smoke
Left us thar tergether.
Thar sot! That purity face
Stings o. conscience givin';
Me a-makin' OF a race
Fer her fathers Twin!
Sich bright eyes an dimpled cheeks
Eyes that seemed complainin'!
(wouldn't meet In forty weeks
SIGH sight-campaignin'D
What's the use ter beat erbout?
Campaigns amt no funnin';
] decided I'd draw out
Leave the sheriff runninl
Never did like politics!
Come without my seekin'-
Spendin' five days out O. six
ROM the country, speakin'!
Told the voters fur an nigh
Sheriff-he would win Il;
When good mems in office. why
Better keep 'em in 1t!
An the sheriff stemmed the tide;
always thought he orterO
We jest snapped. I'm salts
fled
With the sheriff's daughter.
rank l.. Stanton, in Chicago Times-Her-
d
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
why She Took Him..

Mother--Why did you accept Charlie
from among all the young men who
have paid you attention?
Daughter--I3ecaus he was the only
sus that had the good taste TO propose.
Detroit FREQ Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
The Thought Was Hers.

~ suppose that you and your wife
are two souls with but q single
thought" said his old friend Tom
Dick, who had not seen him since his
marriage.
That's about the situation" said
Henry Peck, land about half the time
rhe will not tell me what that thought
is."-N. Y. Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12
She Knew.

Dora (shyly)-I became engaged to
Mr.. Atherton last night.
Cora-Oh, you lucky girl! You are
sure to have a perfectly lovely time
this winter now. You know, was en-
gagged to him myself last year!-Tit-
Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12

The horse differs from all other
in apparently having but
one toe, though he really has two, the
other being disguised in the hoof.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12

The hoofs and cartilage of the
horse make IN excellent quality Of glue.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-06
UntversaIist Rersonal.

Rev. Holmes Slade, who row makes
his home in Elgin, has just returned
from an extended visit to California.
R-v. George Crum, of Owatonna, Mimi,
preached the annual sermon for the
graduating class of the Owatonna High
School. and also gave the Memorial ser.
mon at Milford.
DR.. Hanson's address on "Origen and
Early Universalism" at the California
Convention is declared by the Los An.
geles Times to have been "a masterpiece
which held the attention of the Conven-
ton from the opening sentence to the
splendid close"
James Alvin Clark, Charles Edward
Gossow of the Ryder Divinity school;
Ralph Grierson Kimble, Almira L. Che
ney and Elice Crissey of the College of
Liberal Arts have received College hon
ors and will represent their classes at the
Lombard commencement on Thursday
of this week.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-06
DEATH OF COL. J. p. SANFORD.

Col. James P. Sanford died Monday
at his residence in Wheaton, Ill. He was
taken sick early in October, but up to
two weeks ago was not thought to be
alarmingly ill. Recently, however, the
disease from which he was suffering
(paresis) developed conditions Of cpl
lepsy, after which he failed rapidly.
Col. Sanford had remarkable career.
He was born 10 Ovid, Seneca county, N.
Y, Nov. IL. 1887. When a boy he went
to South America. in which country he
lived four years. Returning in 1854 he
went to Iowa City, becoming student
in the Iowa State University When the
war broke out he enlisted as a private
in the Second Iowa Cavalry, leaving the
army Colonel in the Forty.seventh
Iowa Infantry.
After the war Col. Sanford settled in
MarshalltowD, Ia. where he lived thirty
years. Here on July 27, 1865. he married
Miss Effie M. Vaughan, who, with two
children, survives him. These are a
daughter, Mrs. Washington Sanderson
of Tioga Center, N. Y, and a son,
George P. Sanford. of Wheaton, which
place has been the family residence.
Col. Sanford. crossed the Atlantic
Ocean nineteen times, and was around
the world three times. His career as a
lecturer began in 1860, Immediately after
his first trip abroad, which took him
through England, Ireland. Germany
France. and Belgium. These lecture
courses were temporarily interrupted by
the war, but since that event Col San.
ford was constantly on the lecture plat
form. For sixteen years he was under
the management of the Slayton Bureau
He was also identified with the Redpath
Bureau and with the New York Star
LYceum course.
Thirty years ago Col. Sanford was
a widely known and popular preacher
in our church. His ministry was mainly
spent in Iowa and his longest settled
pastorate was at Marshalltown. He was
a man of marked ability, but has moi
been connected with our church fol-
many years. His death will awaken
many memories, aud touch with sorrow
the hearts of many old friends.