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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02

the trap now. and a blow from my fist
drove it upward. l grasped the edge
of the opening and drew myself TO the
roof. Gunpat passed up the two spears
and the shield. Then | caught the lads
hands and drew him to my side.
That instant the mob broke into the
room below. where they expected to
find Sita Ram. They howled with rage
al the empty room. Then we saw their
dark faces glaring at the pile in the
middle of the room, and up at the open
ing in the ceiling above. We slammed
down the trap door, but there was no
way to fasten OF on the outside.
We knew the mob would follow us in
moment. SO we ran across the fiat
roof, mounted the parapet, and sprang
to the top Of an adjoining house. Thus
we hurried on from roof to roof till
we were some distance from the house
of Sta Ram.
Faster, Sahib! they are coming"
painted Gunpat.
Then husky yells rang out behind us
anu NNll liNA anu 'lh lIs'll q S'OIN u
turbaned figures at our very heels. A
spear whizZed between us. a pistol
ball shrieked overhead.
Faster and faster we sped, till sud
denly il gap Of six feet yawned before
US. Jump, Sahib,' yelled Gunpat.
Without hesitation we sprang together,
and lauded safely On the next roof. one
of our pursuers was close behind-a
burly Mohammedan with sword.
Gunpat snatched the brazen shield from
his might. 1t struck the fellow as he
was in the act of jumping. Without a
cry he plunged down between the
houses. His companions paused only
an instant. They they leaped the gap
and came on with frightful yells.
This advantage, brief as it was,
proved our salvation. We ran on as be-
fore, climbing headlong over the para
pets from roof to roof, neither gaining
nor losing. The end house of the block
abutted on the Ganges, and all at once.
over the last parapet, we saw the water
below us.
You can swim, Sahib?" asked Gun
pat
Yes; come on" replied.
We dropped through twenty feet of
air and shot far under water When
we came to the surface we dived again
instantly. The next time we rose we
were well out in the current. Side by
side we swan out. while a shower OF
spears fell harmlessly in our wake.
Anchored in mid-Stream we spied the
ark-shaped roof of traders boat, and
a short swim brought us to it. The
friendly natives gave us shelter, and
there we remained until morning, lis
tening to the sounds of strife in the
OppOsitelying city.
When day broke the riot was Quelled
but the mob had wrecked the telegraph
office and railway station, plundered
the treasury, and destroyed the engine
and boiler of the new water works.
Sita Ram returned that afternoon
and | found him a most polished and
agreeable gentleman. He was appar-
emily unconcerned over the loot'ng Of
his house. His first act was to dis
charge Baboo Das. His next, after
hearing my story, was to promote brave
little Gunpat to an honored position
among the household servants. Nor did
| forget to honor the lad in MY own
way.-Yankee Blade.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02
Hints for MIR. Kinlinn-

In regard to Kipling's troubles wi
his brother-in-law, Harper's Weed
says; Helping a ne'er-do-well Is
business by itself that offers large al
continuous employment for energy, q
thusiasm, perseverance, and disc
uon. Persons who would succeed
all in 1t must carefully obey two rules
first, never expect anything; secOD
never stop trying"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02
Woman's Experience on n Jury

Mrs. Warren, who recently served
foreman on a jury in Denver, say
AS a matter of interest to the publ
and particularly to ladies who in /,
future may be called upon to sei
upon juries, l will say that in my OV
experience there has been nOth'E
which should deter any lady from ser
ing on a jury"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02

istence of the same unusual cor,1
affecting animal and vegetable N
that time in North America als,1
he shows that if the tree had re,
it's full growth. and ceased to form,
rings few years before it was ,
in 1885, the correspondence in
would be complete.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02
Flowers as an Adyer,iscmon,

A Utah railroad man advertised his
road by sending carload of lllacs to
Colorado mining districts. The flowers
were gathered by school children, and
the car left trail of Joy and fragrance
wherever It went.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02
Boston's Badly Planned Library

The great new Boston public librar
has already been found to have BED
III planned and inadequate. 1t CO
S2,5OO,OO0, and now $25, 900 is about
be expended to construct a 'suitab'
reading-room."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-02

No one should tell lie to exaggers
the horrors of the cyclone; the truth
bad enough.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18

time viewing the vessels IN the Ly Teton
hatblr We also boarded the great
steamer IOkomafu Of London, which Is
capable OF carrying goo tons Uf freight;
AZ present 1t IS chartered for he frozen
meat service, aud can carry at one time
10000 sheep Cafcasses The expectation
ui mutton from New Zealand 10 England
Is very important branch OF commerce
in this part oi the world. One Of the
'lii-ets Mt lnnisl too Us into his cabin
aud treat d US to a bottle Of soda water
each. This was quite timely so Tar as !
was concerned, as this was the forty
NTH anniversary Of my birthday. We
also VISITED the diy dock where Tie
steamer Fileshirc, IT Glasgow, was lail
ny for repair She ran ON the rocks OIL
the east coast near Osmatu last Sunday
night ami was bad y damaged. She had
no Mormon J. der ON board when she
struck. A. lAS y. M. We gain boarded
the TASMANIA. aud at S O'Clock We con
tinucl our voyage now bound 70 We'll.
iugtOn Another fine hight and another
pleasant voyage
lUufsday December i3th. Al e
O'Clock % m., the Tasmania landed ~.
Der Gardner and myself together with
all her Other passengers safely at Well
NJ ON. We shall long remember the
Tlsua ua AMI is gen euanly officers
ani other persons. Suu is tue
steamer anIrdIng nearly al the mod 70
improvement which q traveller meets
with IN hrst.class vessels. Captain
Thoma, Niece, who Is a man e much
experience on the sea, Is a kind.hesftcd
and interesting gentleman, and very
popular with the travelling public. Alter
lanDiIg Ia Wellington, We sought our
former quarters ON Will, street, then
ca led at the post flee Wlerr We te.
ctiyed some additional mail matter
from home. ! also called on government
Oiligi Us to obtain literature aud map OF
New L-a and, and spent the remainder
e the day and evening at the pub ie
hunfy reading "Capt in e ok's \yya-
gts.' ASDEkw JEssUN.
rlcros, New Zealand, Dec i7Ih, 1895
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18
At QuiCk-MoVing Prices.
AN EXTRAORDINARY
BARGAIN

In Ladies' Talor.m5dc Suits. We
offer special during ihi, week Ladies
Black Storm Serge Suits, extra tine
quality m gnihceut fitting, large
sleeves, skirt lined, a suit worth fi5
s5 OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18
IMPORTED NOVELTY
PLAlDS.

4o.44 inch all wool, with rich aud ele-
giant silk bar effects IN all the new com.
binatiDu Of co ors. Tue perfect iahng
Tor childfcn's wear and LADIES' waists
Real value 81 90 aud iiss. Special
this week
75c yd
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18

These are the People Who Sell Homemade
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18
EMBRoIDERIES

Ladies should fail inspect windows this week. They
Materials Ladies'
Suits Wraps,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18
BOYS SUITS.

Boys Knee Pants Suits Ia odd sizes.
worth from Ss.So TO IS, for this week
only
SITS Suit
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18
THE CRANDEST STOCK
OF SHOES

In the city. This weeks special Is $50
pairs Of Ladies' Hand turned OSi1rds.
both black aud tan, razor and square
toe, made up on the very newest last,
all sizes, worth s9sS For this week
only
SL33 a pair.
For ono week only.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE POT OF GOLD.

I'm going way or to the rainbow's end
And I'll have more money than / can
spend.
For there shall find me a pot of gold
AS big--oh! as big as my arms can hold.
It's there. l know,
Nurse told me so.
And I'm going to fetch It," said little Joe.
must hurry away with all my might
And come back with my gold before tits
night.
Or mamma will worry" and Off he went
And ran and ran till his breath was spent.
~ would like to know
Why the end of the bow
Is not where It was at first." pufred Joe.
with an anxious look on his rosy face
He still sped on at his fastest pace;
On the rainbow's end he fixed both eyes.
SO oft in his race for the golden prize
He stubbed his toe.
And that hurts. you know.
But II didn't discourage brave little Joe.
It was tea time quite when little Joe
Came limping back with his head bowed
low:
His clothes were dusty. and torn beside.
And his saucy sister hooking cried
"Oho! did you go
To the end of the bow"
Mind your business" growled cross little
Joe.
Just all that happened to little Joe
In his search for wealth do not know,
But it's certain he found no pot of gold.
And now when he hears the story told
or treasures below
The end of the bow
He smiles and says nothing-wise little
Joe.
Clarence H. Pearson. In Detroit Free
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
HUMOROUS.

-Cynicism-"Papa, what Is cynic?"
"A cynic, my son, is a man who sneers
at everything he hasn't cash enough to
keep up with."-Chicago Record.
How does Jibson stand prosperity
since he came into his fortunew "Oh.
he stands it all right, but it is pretty
tough on his friends. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
~ wonder why the widows always
get the best of the race for husbands?"
asked the fool young man. They arc
faster, guess" replied Miss Ann
Shent.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
II do not see," she said, with great
severity, "how it would be possible to
add to the unsightliness of boomers"
And the little wheelwoman contented
herself with innocently remarking:
Perhaps you are prejudiced. Did you
ever try them on ?"-Washington Star.
They Listened to the End.-"You
know what long-winded speaker
Mr.. Wyndham is?" 81 guess do" HE
says he never delivered but one speech
where some people did not get up and go
out" where was that?" I'm the
Joliet penitentiary."-Port Jervis Ga
zette.
my good man." said the titled
gentleman who had been violating a
municipal ordinance, II am not subject
to the laws here; belong to the no.
bility." well, begorrah," replied Mr..
Terrence Flynn, "for the matter o.
that, nayther am Oh. Oh belong till the
police force. Washington Star.
-"Glass-eating," observed freak
who was as yet unclassified, ''is n bad
business. A glass-eater is thrown much
In the way of temptation. have known
several to become addicted to the bot
tie" The Zulu chief, to whom all civili-
zation was new, laughed boisterously,
but otherwise all was intensely and OPP
pressively still.-Dctroit Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
NOVEL PlAYHOUSES.
westwood Children Receive a Nice Gift
from Railroad Company.

westwood Children Receive Nice Gift
from Railroad Company.
The boys and girls of the big village
of Westwood o., which was recently an
ncxed to Cincinnati, enjoy what are un-
doubleday the most novel pIayhouses in
the world. The playhouses are moth
ing more nor less than the old castaway
horse cars, which have been useless
since the trolley road has been intro
duced into Westwood. There are whole
colonies Of these abandoned horse con-
veyances; in fact, the backyards of the
village are full of them, and every day
their number Is increased.
Strangers cannot understand how so
many of the cars have got off the track.
1t seems to them as if there must have
been tidal wave, which washed all the
Queen city cars into Westwood and left
them stranded high and dry on sand
hills and in hollows. When the electric
cars took the place of horse cars the
street railway companies asked them
selves: what is to be done with the old
cars?" 1t would cost more to split
them up than they would bring for
kindling. The problem was solved by n
shrewd resident OF Westwood. He put
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18

1 rested little in front of the empty
school house, then set out to find a suit
able place for my purpose.
Some distance from the school house
there was thick growth of hazel and
in the midst of this set my trap. 1
placed the triggers so as to fall easily,
then laid grains of corn in two long
rows leading away from it, placing the
grains few inches apart, so as to entice
the game nearer and nearer and to final
capture.
1t was very quiet there among the
hazel. 1t had been moist and warm all
day and the clouds above me were heavy
and hanging low. Somehow after all
did not feel as happy as I had expected.
was inclined to be tenderhearted and
the thought of trapping the timid little
bobwhites l think weighed on my con-
science. But l consoled myself by
thinking that l probably would not
catch any and if did could let them
go. Then L ran home and l believe
was more quiet than usual during the
evening.
About dusk it began to snow. a few
inches fell during the night, then the
weather cleared and turned cold. All
day Sunday it grew colder and Sum
day night the thermometer fell below
zero. Monday morning it was too cold
for me to go to school Tuesday morn
ing the weather had moderated. L ur-
ried down my breakfast and hastened
to my trap. Before | got to it could
see through the brush that it was down
and partially covered with snow.
My heart was beating with excite
mcnt as / ran to it and looked in be-
tween the Stats. Then l raised it up
and flung it back, bottom upward. 1
had caught quail, just one, and it was
lying there frozen-dead.
| believe that as a child my imagina-
ton was unusually vivid. l could sec
the little creature, lost from it's mates,
seeking food and a place of shelter
from the storm; finding at last the
scattered grains that led to what
seemed projections; pccking at the ear
until the heavy trap fell and shut it
in forever; sitting there crouched down
and frightened; beating against the
Stats or pulling nimbly Mt the flinty
kernels that chung stubbornly to the
broken ear. Colder and colder the wind
and fine snow blew in through the
crevices. All night it had sat there
trying to get warm-perhaps by Sun
day morning it had been too numb to
stir--surely it had died by Sunday
night.
.
l united the hickory bough from the
trap and kicked the oaken Stats in every
direction. Then l hid the little dead
quail and covered it up with sticks and
leaves from beneath the snow. On the
way back to the schoolhouse said
little prayer. 1 never told of my trap
and have never set another to this day.
Howard White, in Brooklyn Eagle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
Cinnamon AduIteration.

The organ of the Society of Public
Analysts mentions the following curious
instance of commercial ingenuity: A
certain firm of confectioners abroad use
a large quantity of walnuts in various
forms of sweets and found that
the shells had distinct com
mercial value and, in fact, they
sold the shells for more than they
gave for the whole walnuts. The shells
are ground to powder and then used in
adulterating ground cinnamon. But the
buyer Is not altogether secure in pur-
chasing cinnamon in the stick, for this
10 sometimes adulterated by the ma
tives who gather it with barks Of other
shrubs. A heartless, IL ingenious, de-
ception, too, is that prncticed every
spring. when large quantities of com
mon weed, the leaf Of which closely re-
sembles the musk plant, are by some
means slightly scented with musk and
sod as the genuine, at so much root,
to the great subsequent disappoint-
ment of the buyer.-Household World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
HowARD's QUAIL TRAP.
How Its Poor Little Captive Froxe to
Death In . snowstOrm.


Twenty years ago 1 was a little boy
going to school. l lived in the country
and the school house was a small frame
building in the edge of the woods, about
half a mile distant from my home. Dur
ing the winter some of the older boys
made traps which they set in brushy
places for rabbits and quails, for there
were n good many of both there Mt that
time. The traps were attended ut
mornings, during the noon hour and
evenings after school. Now and then
"a rabbit or quail was caught by some
one of the boys, much to the envy of the
others.
One Saturday made trap, too. I
had watched the older ones and knew
how. 1t was what is called log cabin
trap, being made of narrow strips Of
oak, laid up two and two like log
cabin and drawn to a peak at the top,
the whole held in place by hickory
bow bent over the top and tied by the
ends to the two lower pieces. 1t is set
with figure 4 triggers, the long one
pointed sharp and pushed into broken
ear of corn.
In the afternoon went to the school
house, carrying my trap. There was no
school, it being Saturday, but l could
not wait. was little boy and the big
oak trap was very heavy, but tugged
il across the plowed field to the woods.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
Sad and singular Meeting.

An Akron (O.) man died recently, and
n telegram was sent to two Uf his sons
in the New England states to come to
the funeral. The two brothers had not
met for 20 years, and it happened TINT
they took the same train ut Boston for
the west. In the same coach, sitting
on opposite sides of the aisle, they
travelled all the way to Akron, and
neither suspected the Others identity,
They left the train, and taking differ
ent routes, met again in front of their
fathers house, and after exchanging a
few words, discovered that they were
brothers. It was both q sad and sin.
gular meeting.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18

ONE OF wESTWoOD's NOVEL PLAYHoUSES.
one in the back yard of a neighbor and
told the children they might use it for
a playhouse. The children were almost
"tickled to death" The little folks
came for miles and peered through the
pickets of the fence. Then they went
home and leased for street car and
kept on teasing.
That first car was like ths first boy S
bicycle, in an out-of-the-way town. 1t
created demand. Now they are used
for offices, lunch rooms, and in one n
big contractor pays his men every Sat
urday. One man has six on n vacant lot
fixed up as lodging houses. But it is
as playhouses that the old street cars
are most successful, and the juniors of
Westwood are among the most privi-
legged of their kind in the whole land.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18

A Pretty Marine Simile.
The fish are ships that swim the sea
In sunshine and In gales:
Their tails the trusty rudders are.
Their fms the spreading sails.
-Harper's RoundTable.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
tanned A BUTTERFLY.
French Lady Had One That Archcd It's
Back When She Stroked 1t.

frenCn Hhu One <ATcheu lth
Back When She Stroked 1t.
There have been tame fieas, per
forming ants, acrobatic gnats, trained
mosquitoes, and other winged insects,
hut the first instance of tame butter.
fly is given by French lady as fol
lows:
II found in my garden a magnificent
butterfly, quite numb with cold. TAX.
ing it into the house and putting it into
box for two hours revived the little
thing. Then dipped its antennac in
a solution of strip and sugar, and con-
tinued this treatment for three days.
On the fourth day the creature flut-
tered on my hand and sucked the liquor
Of it's own accord, and after this it be-
came perfectly tame. Iput flowers into
my room, and it fed on them, and was
perfectly happy. When it sat on the
table could pass my finger down its
back without the slightest fear the but
terfy might take to the wing. In fact,
It arched its back as does cat when
pleased. After three weeks of perfect
tameness its color faded, its wings
shriveled up and IL died."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-18
THE HUMAN FACE.
Visible Signs of Invisible Things Should
he Our Guides.

BE Our Guides.
1t is claimed that there Is much in
physiognomy which reveals the true
character of the person to those from
whom 1t is most desirable to conceal
H. The claim is 4 just one for those
who have learned the language of the
face, but there are few who really I'M
derstand these visible signs of invisi-
BILE things" To most people the faces
OF those around them indicate nothing,
or surface qualities only To the
learned few the characteristics indi-
Gated are in many cases diametrically
opposed to those which the uninitiated
or casual observer sees.
isn't she lovely ?" exclaimed one lady
10 another recently. 'She has such
candid, innocent, large blue eyes that
| one must take to her at once" The
, lady addressed made no reply, but she
felt that those same blue eyes were of
a type that, innocent, childlite and
soulful as they might seem, always in
dicated n lack of truth In the owner.
IL would not trust those eyes any
WHERE" said she to herself, but shall
| say nothing. They are Of the type
known rs the lying blue eye but it is
not for me to judge" Nevertheless her
diagnosis of the case was entirely cor
rect
With face Of candor and blue eyes
that would melt heart of stone. the
owner, nevertheless, proved utter
| ly unreliable in her word in
every way. Precisely the same
thing happened in relation to II
man having the same kind of soul.
| full blue eyes. 1t is not necessary that
everyone having blue eyes should have
propensity for untruth, nor that al,
| owning eyes of other colors should be
truthful, but so far it has been proved
that those to whom nature has given
eyes Of this peculiar blue she also
gives vivid imagination, to put it del
icately.
what do you think of So and SOP"
was asked by a man Of another man.
in relation to some one with whom
he would have close dealings.
II do not like his square jaw. You
will have trouble with him if you run
up against his opinions or judgment or
If you give him any hold. Give him ali
inch snd he'll take an ell"
HE has been very pleasant so far"
THAT may be, too, and may he mis-
taken. Try him." In three months or
less the square jaw had asserted itself
and the close relations were abandoned.
There is no study which pays better
in the long run than that of the human
face. We may become Disguised with
all the meannesses we find below the
surface, but then we likewise will be
disappointed in the many good points
we discover, hitherto unsupported, in
an uhattractive face. So things will
even themselves up. : Philadelphia
Call.