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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15

rier rendered in keeping the ship free
of rats, Owney was forgiven, and the
chickens at length learned better than
TO thrust their heads out TO drink when
Owney was around.
Owney left Tacoma the next day over
the Pennsylvania road. His friends, the
railway mail men, provided u store of
food for him, including n portion of
turkey for his dinner.
The second dog to which attention
has been directed by the New York
World is Jack, the life-saver at the
barge office. He is bandy-legged
spaniel, brown and notified white, with
ears that flap about. Thomas Nugent,
bridgcman, who was recently drow ned,
picked up Jack from the streets four
years ago and taught him to swim.
Jack has lived at the barge Office ever
since.
One night drunken man fell be-
tween the racks, and Jack ran to his
master and notified him by barking
that something was wrong. The man
was pulled out more scared than hurt.
On another occasion when Nugent
had jumped into the bay TO save life
Jack plunged in too. Somebody pushed
Jack off the seawall once, and Nugent
had to jump into the bay and swim
around the wall into a boatmen's slip
because the pier is so steep that no
man or dog can climb it. Recently Jack
ran and brought the night Waterman
when homeless man had been pushed
overheard.
Jack catches the heaving lines for the
Shackamaxon between his teeth, and
helps haul ashore the hawscrs.
His playmates arcs Paddy, a barge
Office terrier of superior intelligence
nId no tail, and Jewel, of the revenue
cutter Manhattan. Jewel is setter,
and carries the cutters flag to and from
the staff ut sunrise and sunset guns.
The World also tells of that almost
human dog Jack, the pet of hook and
ladder company o, quartered on Eliza
beth street. near Spring. Jack is n car
riage dog. He attends all fires with bis
company. He knows the code of gong
strokes so well that the firemen declare
he can tell the location of blaze when
the alarm comes in. He saved James
Hogan, the Bowery Wonder, from be-
ing suffocated at fire in old Military
hall few days ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
The Old Dog stilI Lives.

A prominent family residing in the
business portion of Wayneport, N. Y,
owns dog which, having reached old
age, they decided to put an end 20. They
procured quantity of chloroform, and
the wife proceeded to administer it,.
The handkerchief saturated with the
fluid was held to Tor near) the dogs
nostrils, but the applicant, watching
closely to hear the dog draw his last
breath inhaled the chloroform in much
larger quantities than the dog, and
promptly went OFF into an afternoon
nap, which was awakened by the dogs
quite lively voice. The dog still lives,
and the family has decided to let him
die natural death.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
A LIFE-sAvING STATION.

ton during eight months of the year,
and has the privilege of leaving the
station for "a hours every two weeks
but in lonely stations they generally re-
main for the active season, which be-
gins September 1, ending May l; when
man leaves in May, he goes where he
pleases, and II he does not return in Sep
tcmber the keeper gets another man in
his place for the next winter season.
The keeper is held responsible for the
condition of everything connected with
the station; he must drill the men in
their duties, divide the work evenly, and
see that the men are orderly. No liquor
is allowed on the premises; drunken
ness or neglect of duty is punished by
instant dismissal from the ser"ice; the
man who is detailed to cook must keep
the kitchen in perfect order; and each
has his share of the housework to per-
form, for no women live at the stations.
The crew are numbered by the keeper
from one to six, and at midnight preced-
ing September / the station goes into
commissions; at that hour the keeper
gives patrol equipments to two of the
surfmen, and they start out on the first
patrol, and the active season has fairly
begun; everything runs like clockworlt
after that, and as strict discipline is
maintained as on board a man-of-war.--
"The Story of n Life-Saving Station" by
Teresa A. Brown, in St. Nicholas.
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for acquiring the heirlooms of the Quito
family, though Miser Quito's avarice
had not left any too many for sale.
The hunt for Raschal was n savage
one. but fruitless, and finally IL was
abandoned.
HE must have drowned himself"
the people said; perhaps when the
river is low in the fall we may find his
bones"
You remember that cry?" asked
Pitro of Tasca; "at first l thought 1t
was old man Quito's voice; now l
know 1t was that of Raschal as he
plunged into the river"
Perhaps" asscnted Tasca.
The miser's house was locked, and
time wore on until the wild flowers of
Texas made q coverlet of riue and gold
over Miser Quito's grave, and the mark
of the crimson hand grew less vivid in
hue.
Monita chung to the belief that
Rnschal was innocent; that he would
send for hertomc day when 1t WIS safe
to do SO, and she never questioned her
intent to go when the time came. Tasca
alone learned her belief, and IL was
wonderful how, after Tasca had as
sured her that 1t was also his own, she
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
MARY GREEN'S TRAVELS.
She Has Visited Every Part of the Mort
American Continent.

She Has Visited Every Part of the North
American Continent.
Miss Mary Green" is rubber doll
who appeared one day late last fall
in the post Office of Winchester, Mass.
On her dress was fastened n slip of
paper which read: THE climate of
New England is too severe for this
child; please pass her to the Pacific
coast for the winter" Some friendly
clerk put n stamp on her dress and sent
her to Montana. From there she went
to California, then to British Column
bia and from there to Ottawa. Each
post Office clerk seems to have enjoyed
her society as long as he pleased. then
pasted a stamp to her gown and sent
her on.
At Denver, Col, she evidently at
tended banquet of the mailing clerks
and had some new travelling garments
given her. Her dress is said to be COW
cred over with postage stamps from
various offices in the United States,
and around her neck are tied several
poems" written in her honor. She
also wears newspaper badges from
many different states, showing the
honor with which she was received at
the various literary banquets which she
attended. From Ottawa she brought
back tag which proved to be pass to
The gallery Of the house of commons
pnnsy
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A DOLL SONG.

have such a pretty doll. such q very
pretty doll.
All over golden curls Is her head. head.
head:
She has smiling big blue eyes. blue as sum-
mer's morning skies,
That shut up when darling dolly goes to
bed. bed, bed.
She is such a pretty doll. such a darling
baby doll.
And she's got a pretty jacket with a
hood, hood, hood;
And some pretty frilly frocks. and the
sweetest baby socks.
That let her wear sometimes when shc
Is good. good. good.
Oh. love my darling doll. she's my dar-
ling baby doll,
Do you know that very soon she'll really
talk, talk, talk7
Yesterday she said mamma" and to-day
she said papa"
When I took her In the garden for q
walk. walk. walk.
have such pretty doll. such very pretty
doll,
All over golden curls is her head. head.
head:
She has smiling big blue eyes, blue as sum
mer's morning skies.
That shut up when darling dolly goes to
bed, bed, bed.
III. M. Burnside. In Leslie's Pleasant
Hours .. .
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TAP YEAR REFUSAL.

Eore the keyboard over which her
l4 e ered like butterfly. her fingers
Y l ,> l|i<3 and soft:
/ HGi f6co . winsome picture crowned with
\ 4rearny. funny hair
HAT dropped to kiss her pretty brow that
n bore no trace Of care.
And - ~ IDLY waited for some further
Wor1 come
l She ri de her novel and her bit of
| And her typewriter she turned her
y Ing eyes
Ar 4 1t the while heard her thus
lxe:
/ ~ would have me leave you and
t* his cherished wife
I, ~ know that you and are welded
VA = life;
{ b the world to me. but oh! his
W IRE rash.
\ &6L.my dear old comrade. oh! you
Z 4ntthe ready cash!
am too rare I, soul to toll and
That 4 1lu1k part with you. old friend. and
0UeJ1 nth him. instead;
And wrlW<3e with the boys goes out the
N <cIQ61Ueughts to seek
III keo0 ~ house and mend his clothes for
foGfy eents a week.
when on has steady work It seems one
shou1dnfk let It go
10 Win 3 husband guaranteed for just q
yGar o5Iso.
think I'M Far too wise to trade-though
Jock e4ggests the plan
\ my DOLLAR job to win twenty dollar
mAa.
III wa should wed and times grew dull. az
on Inv do. why then
I'd DO - 4ther girls have done. I'd SO to
work again:
But with Z hpsband on my hands I'd find 1t
rathtr hard
70 ~ Z pl5ce. for care-worn wives are
vsfY 5fEsn barred.
II knoy IN sadly practical. but when I
At,Whot ny married friends have done II
M nv heart with doubt.
scaroA behave care to be sad. neglected
And have = cheap. poor-paying boss die
tate tome for life.
s.And -, nv dear old comrade. wen be
4k1ondbifo aye and aye!
You may ~ void OF sentiment and oil that.
but yoN pay!
And an the talk OF tickle love and kindred
i topicD<-bah.
III stick tpYwriting notes while Jack can
shi1 ~ tra-la-la."
Oh. worry, wretched age! Alas. what is
man 70 do?
For Rfrls are Independent now and oh!
they k4ow 1t. too
For thoughSwe talk to them Of love, and
COO and scheme and plan,
It's dtmcoltto get wife unless a mans
Nixon waterman. in l.. A. w. Bulletin.
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HUMOROUS.

Uncle George, was Diogenes a
tramp" That's what we would call
him In this enlightened age, my son.
"Then the tub he lived in couldn't have
been n washtub, could it?"-Capital.
-Cholly-"Yaas, twied to play golf
last summer, but 1 gave 1t up when i
was hit on the head and knocked silly"
Maud-"Indeed, that's too bad, and can
the doctors do nothing for Jour-
Truth.
-Employer-"Why did you take n
whole day off yesterday You only
asked for half-holiday." Clerk
but you yourselfhave always told me
never 70 do anything by halves. Phil
adelphiq Record.
-She-"Why do you start SOP" He
did | understand you to say that
your father is failing?" She-"Physic-
lilly, l mean" He (settling back)-
"Oh, all right! was afraid it was
something serious. '-Pick-r1e-Up.
WHAT are you doing there" ex-
claimed the irate parent, as he sudden
ly opened the parlor door and found
William IN the act of kissing his daugh-
ter. killing microbes, sir!" was VIII
liam's really response. = Yonkers
Statesman.
-Crunmer-"That is the poet Lath-
crbrush He is great advocate of
purity" Gilleland-'Indeed! I don't
remember seeing any of his work."
CrumIner-"You certainly must. He
writes soap advertisements Chicago
Record.
He's Schemer.--"Why does the
baggageman handle those new trunks
so carefully?" HE doesn't want them
to have an old, travelled look, because
the people who own them are just mar
lied, and new trunks are dead givea-
way."--Detroit Free Press.
Fine Writing.-"H'm," said the
managing editor. You say that Mr..
Coins performance left no grating
edge to mar the rich feast of humor.' p"
Yes, SIR" "Well, what do you meitn
by it? hope you do not mean to in
sinuate that our intelligent constitu-
cnts eat their humor with knifeY '-
indianapolis Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
DOGS WITH SENSE.
Those Animals Have shown Really More
Than Canine Instinct.


Than Canine Instinct.
Two dogs are to-day much In the
public eye; the one because of his
travels and taste for adventure, and the
other because of his record as life
saver.
Owney Is the name of the tourist dog.
He Is forever on the move, and has
Travelled round the earth. Owney Is AN
Irish terrier and makes an intimate
only of the travelling companion who
carries his ring of tags describing his
vurious wanderings and adventures.
Owney arrived from Japan recently ON
the steamship Fort Phillip, on which
young Harry Flood, son OF James Flood,
the San Francisco millionaire, was also
a passenger.
Mr.. Flood said that the second day
out from Kobe, Owney, in his rambles
about the ship, discovered the chicken
coop. He was not invited inside. Owney
waited till chicken stuck it's head be-
tween the Stats to get drink of water,
and then saved the cook the trouble Of
killing the bird.
AT the end of the first week Owney
had wrung the nccks of IA chickens,
and the cook entered a protest to Capt.
Grey. In view of the service the ter
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
Revenge.

The clock in the church tower struck
the hour Of three. Three in the morn
ing.
A haggnrd and weary man softly
laid bundle of linen, surmounted with
a small red face bearing traces of tears,
within IA cradle.
An object OH the mantel caught his
glazing eye. He picked it up and read
the inscription:
ITO the qu;etest and best-behavcd
baby. Shagworth's Baby Show, 1885,"
Laughing bitterly, he crushed the
fragile silver mug with his slippered
heel, kicked off the slippers and wear
lily sank into bed.-Cinclnnati En-
auirer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
LIFE-SAvING STATIONS.
How They Are Arranged and the Dutie
of the Keepers.

How They Are Arranged and the Duties
of the keepers.
The station itself is two-story house
built securely and solidly upon some
good site along the beach; it is COM
fcrtable and roomy, furnished by the
government, and has the boatroom and
kitchen on the lower floor; large bed
room for the keeper, another for the
surfmen, and a storeroom occupy the
Second story.
The boatroom Is large, and opens by
great double doors upon the beach. 1t
contains the life-boat and all the life
saving apparatus-always in perfect
order and readiness.
The crew consists of keeper and six
surfmen, though some stations number
seven surfmen; these men are gradu-
ates from no naval college, but have
served their apprenticeship with old
ocean as their master; they must be
able to handle boat in the toughest
weather, and to face all the dangers of
the deep.
Each man must undergo a strict med
ical examination. and must bring to the
station his certificate of good health;
and he is also obliged to sign an
agreement to faithfully perform all du'
ties.
The keeper receives salary of 5000 a
year (up to 1892 it was S700); he must
be at the station all the year round, but
is allowed a months leave of absence in
summer if he gives up his pay. 4 surf
man receives SOS n month, is At the sta
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An the dark and tangled it up, like
4 silyor-blue ribbon in the forest OF
mesquite fringe.
Have Won ever followed its winding
and looked upon the haunted house
, standing high ABOVE the rivers brim'
and sen. dark upon it's molderiag walls
the print of bloody hand?
Not Then will tell you the story;
Il happened mauy years ago.
II was I Winters eve, and raw wind
swept through the clefts between the
hills and Dashed the spray of the San
Antonio river in monotonous swish
against The steep, overhanging bank.
What With the rush of the wind
throulh< the trees and the beat of the
turanil1nf waves minor sounds were
swaq PIP in the general discord of
On the bridge spanning the river
stood Francesco Pitro and Juan Tasca,
their sombreros drawn over their faces,
their thro6ts muflled to keep off the
cutting Wind.
Pifro dashed his hand against the
bridge ran. al tell you, JUAN" he
cried, ~ Raschal Quito were not the
old miper's only heir, he should never
marry my daughter. A proud, lazy,
~ qaught his breath sharply as
cf a cIy, shrill and far away,
(gn the river.
that" he said, grasping
NJ "some one cried as if-as
II Ia agony"
"To4 NV his muller down from
II hesf <thing," he said. 'It was the
cry Of q jaguar you heard, no doubt.
You pre- excited enough to hear any
Tasce moved forward.
X, x06 were talking of young Quito"
4 m I0<3ipded. "Yes, the boy is wild
1 My trifling-but there is an ele-
tood about him. The way that
of his treats him is enough to
energy out of the spirited fell
hs never had n chance to show
in him, good or bad. Now,
the time"
49, to hear no praise of Quito"
an ID Pitro, harshly. Here my
. N40 might have made fine match
Rocca; true, little old for
@vcs girl. but man of standing
Yet, what can say! Who
What sums of gold that old man
ns hidden? One cannot over
y. And when Monita throws
about my neck and vows that
marry no one but Raschal, what
h She is my only one, my little
irer, sweeter child ever blessed
's home," added Tasca. They
pr the bridge now and nearing
home. From different direc-
no may say just when Pa tall
CURE had left that home.
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bloomed again into the lovely, merry
maiden she had been before this tragedy
had swept across her life.
The roses came back tc her cheeks
and she no longer refused to see her
friends. But she grew quiet and staid
as year after year went by without a
sign from Raschal; and oil San An
tonic was talking about the sound Of
loud voices that were heard after night
fall in the Quito house, and every New
Years eve along the course of the river
there rang "a muffled cry which chilled
the blood in the veins of the hearers
and fastened them away from the
dark, haunted stream.
Time never hushed these cries;
years never wiped away the imprint
OF that scarlet hand beside the door,
nor turned the love of beautiful Monita
into another channel.
It was nearing evening one day, and
as they filed into the open door of San
Fernando man waiting beside it
stepped forward at the approach of
Juan Tasca and said:
"You are Sheriff Tasca?"
Tasca nodded.
"Then you are wanted at once to
take the deposition of dying man."
THAT is not business" began Tasca.
mo matter" urged the latter; "he
says you are the only friend Raschal
Quito had, and ~
II will come" cried Tasca, growing
white at the sudden thought of Ras-
chal within reach, living-dying!
He hurried the man on his way till
he paused at the door of a ranchman's
house on the outskirts of the town,
Fritz Van Miester, man of unsocial
habits, but not lacking friends.
"Here?" cried Tasca, as he followed
his guide into the house.
Eyes, here" answered the man,
ushering him into Van Miester's bed
room and pointing to his dying form
upon the bed.
The shock of seeing the unexpected
rendered Tasca dumb.
1T am dying" moaned Van Miester;
II must confess. The priest has shrived
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15

II murueTeu MS uncle. he does not
know it,"
what" yelled Tasca, with a tiger
like spring toward the bed.
The dying man shrank.
"Ies, l murdered him, but I never
meant to. He owed me money; tried
a long time to get tin vain. That
night he was alone. threatened him.
All, but he was bad and cruel. struck
him in my anger. did not mean to
kill him, but he fell dead at my feet.
Then the devil got into me. You know
how crushed him. No one was there
Il took all the money l found-not
much, for he had hidden his wealth
well. When / got out into the fresh
air the devil left me. grew weak to
think what l had done. 1 leaned against
the wall to keep from falling. heard
the sound of Raschal's voice humming
love song-I hear it now--that and
old Quito's cry when he fell. ran down
the stairs and hid in their shadow as
Raschal passed me and went mp. L
heard him cry out, heard him after
ward say: NO one will believe did
not do it. They will hang me without
shrift. Oh, my little Monita, and l
must leave your ~,
81 heard no more. Those words
steadied my brain. I went home, no
longer fearing the brand of the muir
derer, safe to live on with my family.
Now" he ended, spent with the exertion
of his recital, Il am ready to die
Tasca looked at the men who had fol-
lowed him into the room.
"Iou heard all?" he asked.
SAIL" they replied.
Then help me TO find Raschal," he
said, and left the house without one
wrought so much evil.
1t was strange to find how many
men found excuses for Raschals un-
sociability in the past. How could
penniless man, tied fast to lonely old
niiser, find time or money for friends
or society? They remembered that It
was pity for the feeble, friendless crea-
ture that had kept Raschal beside his
uncle. They remembered his kind
nesses. His GOODNESS and pride were for
gotten. What a welcome they gave him
when he returned ere the end of the
week, a man with resolute face, his
black hair threaded with gray, with u
comfortable business in another state,
where he had adopted another name
and prospered.
II Monita was no longer in the first
bloom Of her youth, she was in the
full flower of her beauty, and it wns
right royal wedding they had, while
the plaza before the church was gay
with q joyous crowd.
Raschal unearthed his uncle's treas
ure from its hiding place; but to this
day you may see standing high above
the brim of the narrow river the de-
caying walls of the haunted house,
whose door is sealed with the imprint
of a crimson hand.-N. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
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Entirely Different.

81 always call that dog Of mine Lame
Conclusions" remarked the contrary
man, because"
II know" interrupted the amiable
man. because he doesn't follow! Hal
Ha! Very good! Very"
"Not at all, sir. Not at all. call him
Sthat because he has a broken tail"
snarled the contrary ruan.--Chicago
Tribune
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15
The sum IL 1910,

What sum divided by 0 leaves s?
What sum divided by S leaves z? What
sum divided by leaves 8? What sum
divided by 8 leaves s.? What sum divid-
ed by leaves four? What sum divided
by four leaves 3? What sum divided by
3 leaves 2? What sum divided by 2
leayes 4?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-15

The best brier root from which pipes
are made Is said to come from the bcr-
ders Of France and Italy. In the noun
famous districts of those countries
roots are dug out which have grown
for ages and are sometimes larger than
mans body, weighing hundreds of
pounds. The wood thus obtained il
remarkably beautiful.
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An Early Riser.

Mistrcss-Can you get up early2
New Girl-Early, mum? Sure I get
up 30 early don't have to fix the fire for
the night until the next morning.--N.
Y. Weekly.
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A Modest WaYfarer.

The Lady-Now, suppose you won't
spend this honey for that vile liquor.
The Tramp-Well, mum, I'll do me
best; but I'm not a connysoor. an 1
generally has to drink IL afore / can
tell whether it's good or baL.-Puck.
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THE MIsER'S HOARD.

AVE YOU We r
strolled in I h e
quaint, old city of
San Antonio to
where the river
cuts, like a steel
k nife b n d e ,
through the nils?
II runs in the rift
between the hills
as if nature had
carved it's course
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11

GIRL, 20. would like position In store or
at housework; sleep home. A. MAlEH.
go East 51th-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11

GOvERNEss or NURSERY COVERINGS.
German; teach French and German: take
full charge OF growing children: good ref
creme. Address N. COTANIE. 1872 West
18th st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11
WORK WANTED.

MEDICAL GYMNASTICS. massage and
electricity. by swedish nasseur: doctors
reference. graduate. patients attended Al
ssfh-af
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11

COOK.-By a North Of Ireland Proteotant
woman. to do the cooking OF private
family; good bread and biscuits; no op!ec-
$50 oj-aye two bells,