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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

ppEiNpE III ii<hoN 1ONE
mine, are fitted up for use as quarters
for officers and soldiers.
Bombshell had his own bed in the
back casemate; but he preferred my
bed and would use 10 whenever he could.
/ had tried to break him of the habit,
but had not been successful.
One day he came in wet and muddy,
and, as usual, curled up on my white
counterpart. The result was awful.
AS much as | hated to do so, felt
obliged to give him thrashing.
! never caught him on my bed again.
He would still get on It; but, no matter
how quietly came in, would always
find him on the aoor, though could
see from the rumpled condition of the
bed TINT he hod been on it, and often
the spot where he Ind slept would sill
be warm.
One evening I went out, leavIIg
BombshelJ lying by the parlor stove.
Out of curiosity peekcd through the
half-turned Stats of my shutters and
watched him. From my position was
able tn see the whole OF both of lay
rooms.
For awhile Bombshell did not move;
then he raised his head and looked at
the door; finally he got up, stretched
himself yawncd sleepily, waihed to the
bed, jumped up, and put his fore paws
on it. Standing in this position. n
thought struck him, and nc said to him.
self:
Suppose that my master hasn't
gone? He will catch mc and then L
will get a licking. I'll go and make
certain that he is not coming back"
/ know that he said this because he
took his paws off the bed, walked eau
tiously back to the front dooc, and,
with his ear close to the crack, he us
tened. At last, satisfied that l had
really gone, he trotied back to the
bed, jumped on 1t, curlcd up, and went
to sleep.
After such clever act thought that
he had earned his sleep, so went away
and left him. John c. w Brooks,
in ST. Nicholas
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

state of preservation. An elder duck
has been killed through attempting to
swallow toad, and n bullhead or mil
ler's thumb" has proved too much for
water rail, little grebe, and king
fisher. a member of the last-named
species was discovered season or two
back in Cambridgeshire ditch by
soIue sportsmen, unable to fly except
for short distance. and upon being
caught and examined it was found
that the bird had n young pike protrud-
ing from it's gullet. AS soon as the
fish, which measured no less than Az
inches, was removed, the kingfisher
flew away apparently none the worse
for it's experience.
Birds that employ hair in the build
ing OF their nests sometimes come to
seldom indeed In the following singular
manner. a gentleman who had num-
Der of colts upon his farm one day no
ticcd ANAL bird entangled in the long
hair of the tail of one of them. The
little creature had evidently been in
search OF material wherewith to line it's
nest and by some unaccountable acct
dent had become entangled in the un-
kcmpt hair of the colts tail. Cases of
birds getting their feet entangled in
bits of yarn or string are not at all I'M
common, especially in the breeding sea-
son, and whenever the victim of this
kind of mishap happens to get the i'm
pediment fastened in tree or among
stones, death is pretty sure to be the
result, unless prompt human aid is
forthcoming. In the spring of the year,
as everybody knows, the dead leaves of
pampas grss fall to the ground and
curl up like the shavings from carpen-
ter's bench. A correspondent mentions
finding poor robin which had acciden-
tally got one Of these pieces coiled
round it's neck SO tightly that it was un-
able to feed and died of starvation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
"only to lie =. his fs..i"
INTERESTING TESTIMONY.
Tho Tribute to Christianity Paid by Two
French Agnostics.

Tho Tribute to Christianity Paid by Two
French Agnostics.
NJ. Littre, French scholar, whose
great work is the Dictionary of the
French Language" on which he To-
bored for many years, was positivist
in religion. He believed neither in the
existence of God nor In the immortal
ity of man. When, in 1871, he was adj
mitted to the French academy, the cell
ebrated Dupanloup, bishop of Orleans,
protested against his admission by
Withdrawing from his seat.
Lcgouve, another member OF the
academy, a famous author of novels,
plays and poems, and also free-think-
ing agnostic, once told an anecdoto
about Littre which attracted the atten-
ton of the editor of the New York
Christian Advocate. He wrote to Le-
you've, asking if the anecdote was true.
The following came in reply: This
history is absolutely correct"
This Is the story: "Legouve says
that shortly after Littre's daughter was
born he Uittre) said to his wife:
my dear, you are good Christian.
Bring up your daughter in the ways OF
religion and piety which you have al
ways followed; but / must exact one
condition, and that is that when she Is
IS years of age you will bring her to me.
I will then explain my views to her.
and she can choose for herself
The mother accepted the condition.;
years rolled on; the 18th birthday of
the child soon came. and the mother en-
tered her husbands study.
"'You remember what you said to
me, and what I promised said she.
Your daughter is Is years old to-day.
She is now ready to listen to you with
the respect and confidence due to the
hest of fathers. Shall 1 bring her"
"Why, certainly replied Littre.
But for what special reason? To ex-
plain her my views! Oh no, my dear;
no, no. You have made of her good, at
fectionate, simple, straightforward,
bright and happy creature. Happy,
yes; that is the word that in pure be-
ing describes every virtue.
".And you fancy that would cover
all that happiness and purity with my
ideas! Pshaw! my ideas are good
enough for me. Who can say that
they would be good for her? Who can
say that they would not destroy or ut
least damage your work? Bring her
in, so that may bless you in her pres
ence for all that you have done for her,
and so that she may love you more than
ever
81. too added Legouve, Mt the close
of his little anecdote, have around me
believers whom 1 love, and l should con-
slider myself criminal if 1 troubled
their religious convictions with my
doubts and my objections, especially
when / know that they find in those
convictions nothing but joy, consoia-
ton ind virtue"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
LITTLE GIRLS TRAVELS.
VIII Journey, All Alone, from San Fran
cisco to Australia.

VIII Journey, All Alone, from San Fran
cisco to Australia.
On the steamer Dora, that recently
entered San Francisco bay on its re-
turn from Alaska, was one wee passen-
ger who has quite history for small
girl.
Her father, Richard Beasley, was
ships clerk on the warship Pinta, and
some years ago sailed from New York
to Alaska. He left his wife and child
behind, expecting to send for them.
After he had been gone some time Mrs.
Beasley died, leaving Jennie, then a
baby Of four years, alone. N
The wee mite was tagged, put on a
train and started for Yukatu, Alaska,
where her father had taken charge of
trading store. She arrived safely and
for four years was the only white child
In the village, but was perfectly happy
with her native playmates.
Her father has now decided to send
her to Brisbane, Australia, to live with
an uncle and to go to school, as the mis-
sions In Alaska are not very advanced,
and this child, not more than nine, has
started on her long journey. If she
reaches her destination in safety she
will be the greatest travelled person of
her age now living, having journeyed
half around the world in westerly di-
rection and one-third of the way around
in n southely course
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
Cat Frightened by n Parrot.

When parrot in large cage arrived
In passengers baggage at small
railroad station, the cage was set on
the floor, and there the bird remained
for two hours in dead silence. No
amount OF coaxing could arouse it's
speech. Then a large, sleek cat APP
peared on the scene, and sat down in
front of the cage in a contemplutive at
titude. He sat thus for fully five min
utes, and then concluded to investigate
further. He pokcd his nose against the
bars, and just then Poll uttered an un-
earthly scrcech, and cried: 'IIa! ha!
Come on, boys!" The cat sprang two
feet in the air, and with its tail like q
feather buster streaked out of the sta
ton, while the parrot gave n hoarse
chuckle, and then relapsed into its
former state of grim silence.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

In accordance with what he had always
done, and the Apache is creature of
habit.
The murder of the prospector would
of course, be discovered, and men would
come to hunt him. Jesus, from HIS
long experience, knew this, SO he
manned and mangled the dead man
some more to show his derision and
contempt, and went away. What he
found in the pack was welcome. lie
got drunk, and he ate until he could
eat no more, but he did not celebrate
his triumph. this way until he was back
In the high mountains again.
So Jesus lived alone in the mountains.
He did not modest the ranches except
to steal horse or a COW for food, when
he did not want to waste ammunition
on deer. There was danger about the
ranches, and Jesus took no chance of
getting shot. He killed man whenever
he could do so safely, not because he
cared about plundering him, but on
the same principle that man kills q
snake whenever he meets one.
One day he went out to the road that
led to the north. He waited among
the rocks and brush of the great canyon
until he heard the sound Of wheels, and
pretty soon a carriage came along with
Mexican and lady and a baby in 1t.
And from his perch along the rocks
he shot the man, but he did not kill
him outright. The Mexican had life
enough to know that he was In an
Apache ambush and killed the woman
before a second shot from Jesus Win
chester killed him. That man knew
what an Apache was, and Jesus, in
revenge, mutilated the dead bodies and
killed the baby.
At last regiment of Mexican cav
airy was sent to round him up. They
found his camp among the cliffs by
the Lake of the Virgin and waited for
him, but Coyote saw the too numerous
tracks and only approached near
enough to see his danger, and then
went away again to still deeper fast
nesses. And then came what Jesus
had so long waited for.
Halt dozen of his tribe, hard
pressed after the murder of teamster,
crossed the line and reached their old
camp in the Sierra M1dre. He found
them by the same instinct tina. an ante
lope finds it's mates. And the MeXicon
soldiers saw the trail, and knew that
there was more than Coyote-That-
Drags His-Foot in the mountains.
There was no catching them by pur-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

suit, but there are other ways of get
ting a wolf than by running him down.
They sent dozen women and chill
dren to the most isolrted ranch MS a
bait. Then in the night some of the
soldiers joined the women, and they
waited.
Three days passed before Jesus and
his comrades came to the bait, but dur
ing that time not n man showed himself
outside Of the adobe house.
just at dark on the third day they
came--not with rush, but crawling
and sneaking, until only the space of
the dooryard separated them from the
houseful of women and children. Then
they started up boldly. The Apache
yell of triumph was still in the air when
the soldiers fired. Each bullet found
an Indian, and all fell, and when the
soldiers came out to make sure of their
work there were six dead Indians in
the dooryard. So thu soldiers went
away, and the holy sister of Ste. Gene
We've, who had come with the other
women, prayed until far into the night
for the dead. While she prayed she
heard voice ont &C tho moonless night
"a weak, dying voice--and II pleaded
and begged for water.
aqua! Agua!"
The voice was growing weaker.
"Agua! Aqua"
1t was almost whispers hard,
rafting whisper from palate blaz-
ing and dry from thirst.
The good sister could not listen to
it. The words of her prayer came back
to her-her plea for Divine mercy for
the poor savages.
"Dios mi manda," she murmured.
good sends mel
She filed canteen from the cool
ola and stepped out into the night.
She could not see, but the hoarse voice
of the dying Indian guided her. she
stumbled over something in the dark,
and it made her shudder. She reached
the side of the form from which the
faint cries for water came-a form with
great bleeding, mortal wound in it,
through which the soldiers bullet had
gone--and stopped over to put the
canteen to his lips.
AS she did so the right hand Of the
dying man shot up. and the hoy Sister
of Ste. Genevieve fell backward with
knife driven through her heart. For
Jesus was an Apache.--N. Y. Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
Curious Growth of Trees.

Mr.. i. II. Thompson, the government
entomologist In Tasmania, reports, as
the result of series of measurements
Of growing apple and pear trees and
rose and geranium bushes and other
plants, that IS per cent. of the growth
Of trees takes place between midnight
and six o'clock In the morning. The
growth continues ut a much diminished
tate until nine o'clock. After that il is
very slight until noon, when the tree
falls into condition of complete rest.
LASTING until six o'clock. Then there Is
a gradual renewal OF the growth, which.
however, does not become rapid until
the middle of the night
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
Ship Pierced by a swordash.

When the barkentine "City of Pa
peete" WINS within few hundred miles
of Tahiti, she fell into n dead calm.
The men were dreaming on the deck
and tho captain was sleeping in his
bunk when there came a severe shock
under The starboard bow. The captain
scrambled out of his bunk and on deck
as fast as he could, supposing that the
vessel had struck on n reef, although
he knew of none on the chart within
hundred miles. The lead was thrown
over the side and the line run out to it's
full length without touching bottom,
and for the rest of the watch the sound
ings were continued with the same re-
suit. SO the shock was mystery, and
the sailors were inclined to get super
stiticus about 1t, until the vessel got
into port, and then six inches of the
sword of n swordfsh was found stick
ing IN the planking. The force of the
blow must have been tremendous, and
probably killed the assailant, as well as
broke his nose.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

the brush. Respect what Is in hand; It
will serve Gods purpose II faith in Him
go with 1t; only let US remember tho
efficiency is of God. Moses lost Canaan
by forgetting that truth. Do we criti-
else the hymn:
"Oh. to be nothins-nothing"
We need not II we will complete the
couplet:
''Only to lie ~ his festi'
In Christ's presence our weakness be-
comes strength. Only 1t is not our
strength; it is His; we are only conduc-
tors to carry it on. A human heart,
will and conscience are Gods wires for
lighting the world, and doing what He
would have done. But they must be in
connection with Him. A coil of wire is
of some use by itself. It will mike a
fence. A human life by itself has some
capacity. But wire is at it's best when
IL is n conductor; and human life is at
It's best when it is in connection with
God.-Charles L. Thompson, in n. Y.
Observer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
Greatness.

A great man is one who by revelation
of his greatness in noble services wins
our praise, and then becomes our ideal.
If he abides in great doing and great
being he is certain to become the idea,
of true men and women. Tho Christian
theory of greatness Is becoming and
serving. The heather idea OF greatness
was place, wealth, power. Jesus ex-
planned that to His disciples, called
their attention to 1t, and said: "But
II any among you would be greatest
let him serve."-Rey. ]. p. Egbert.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
Tho Gauge of Manhood.

The tendency towards good, the
quickncss to grasp it. and the con.
stancy in wishing IL; the intensity,
suppleness and tenacity of the springs
witch this tendency puts in play; the
liveliness. force and precision of the
efforts toward the end aimed at, are the
elements which. like so many letters,
form, by their combinations, the In.
trinsic gauge of the man and determine
his volue.-Jouberk
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THREE P'S.

Ho. boys! I'd like to say to you.
AS II were your father.
With earnest mind and good intent.
A word-or three words. rather.
Pluck, Purpose. Perseverance, they:
call them simply slorious:
For they who have and uss them well.
Shall surely be victorious.
Purpose sees something to be doEo
For our own good or neighbours;
Pluck dares to do II. and In faith
For the great object labors.
But Pluck and Purpose both are vain.
AS teaches many a story;
IT'S Perseverance wins the day.
And leads the boy to glory.
REV. William Cowan, In Golden Days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

here their silhouettes can be seen
om miles and miles away. So Jesus
imply slipped behind rock and wait
led, and the man with his packed burro
frotting ahead came on down the trail
'pnd passed the rock behind which the
Indian hid. and when he had passed
Jesus raised his Winchester across the
rock and shot him fair in the middle
IF the back. The man rolled off, of
|course, and Jesus watched him struggle
|and choke and die, and then Jesus cut
{the body and crushed the features with
locks. Then he caught the dead pros
|pector's horse. He did not need horse,
$50 he simply hamstrung the animal
and let him die Of hunger and thirst.
He could have killed the horse with less
trouble, but that would not have been
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

AT the last meeting of the British
Medical association but one the dis
cussion on neurasthenia and It's treat
ment was introduced Ivy DR.. Savage In
the following words: "What Is neu-
rasthenia? There was once n professor
who, being asked what he knew upon a
certain subject, replied: Nothing; 1
have not even lectured on jt.'"-Lan-
Get.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
DOG THAT REASONED.
He Knew When IL Was Safe to Sleep on
His Masters bed.

His masterB led.
No one who knew BUmbshell ever
doubted that he reasoned and thought,
but occasionally would find n stranger
who was not inclined to believe it, and
then / would tell him the following
story: My po"lor WINS Il ftont casemate
which opened by I'M arch into my bed
may be described as room in the wall
of n fort, generally intended, IN war
time, to hold gun or powder, whiia
in time of peace many If them, Like
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

I'm the later Roman empire rings
cut from solid stone, generally agate
ur onyx, became fashionable.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25

Chromium comes in fiat, thin, gray
ish. blue crystals and Is worth $40 per
ounce.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
HE WAS AN APACHE.
BY CHARLES NICHOLSON.
HEY were ali oon,

Hey were all gone.
The floor of the
little canyon was
covered with the
d e b ris of the
camp. There were
the ashes of all the
little camp. fires,
the bones of horses
and cattle slaugh-
tered for food. and
all the rest of the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23
A HUNTERS CHASTITY FIND,
The Decomposed Remains Of a White Man.
Wife Notified by Wire That Her Hus
band Has Eloped

Guin. Aug. -(Special)-There was
quite a romantic wedding in our town last
week. Saturday Mr.. John p. Riley and
Miss Liza Brock met for the first time;
Sunday he escorted her to church and on
Monday they married.
Yesterday Mr.. D. Harris, while hunting
two miles west of Hamilton found the re-
mains of man who had apparently been
dead about three months. The body is
so badly decomposed that it is impossi-
BILE to identify it. There was bullet hole
in the shirt, and it had been in a clay
hole, but the hogs had rooted it out. AS
there Is no one missing in that community
and the clothing is very ordinary, the
dead man is supposed to be tramp. AS
yet there is no clue to the murderer.
A telegram has just been received here
stating that George Howell, foreman on
the Quincy section. whose wife is visiting
here, had eloped with Miss Weaver. All
the parties are well connected.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23
ACook Book Free.

"Table and Kitchen is the title of a
new cook book published by the Price
Baking Powder company, Chicago. Just
at this time 1t will be sent free IL you
write postal mentioning the State Her
aid. This book has been tried by our
selves. and is one of the very best of its
kind. Besides containing over 400 re-
ceipts for all kinds of pastry and home
cookery, there are many hints for the
table and kitchen, showing how to set
a table, how to enter the dining room,
etc.; hundred and one hints in every
branch of the culinary art Cookery OF
the very finest and richest as well as
of the most economical and HON Like,
is provided for. Remember Table and
Kitchen" will be sent postage prepaid to
any lady sending her address (name
town and state) plainly given. A copy
in German or Scandinavian will be Sent
If desired Postal card Is as good as let
ter Address Price Baking Powder com
pany, Chicago, Ill.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23
BOAZ.
News of Thriving Town-Protracted
Meeting.

Meeting.
Boaz, Aug. 21.-(Special Correspond
ence.) -Boaz is a town on the new rail-
road seventeen miles south of Gunters-
vile, in Marshall county, and lies in one
of the finest sections of Sand mountain.
1t has 300 PEG lie, several thrifty mer-
chants, a fine school and two nice church
buildings.
During this week a protracted meet
ing has been in progress at the Methodist
church, under the pastorate of Rev. A.
B. Jordan. Rev. S. w. Jones, D. D., of
Brownsville has been doing the preach
ing The congregations have been large
and much interest is manifested. The
community has been much impressed by
DIR. Jones sermons. They show that he
is a man of much learning and ability.
He has made a deep impression here.
Several have joined the church and the
services continue.
Mr.. J. s Gillespie died here this week.
He was a leading citizen and his death
is much lamented.
Corn crops are good, especially the
early planting. Cotton has been cut by
the drouth.
Everybody is for Bryan in these parts.
The boilers have no sympathizers here.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23
EAST LAKE.
Boating, bathing and fishing
at East Lake. 4-20-H
Go to East Lake tonight.
See the pavilion studded with
1000 incandescent lights.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
s1650-Splcndid newly overhauled Groom cot
tage on south 10Th street; $3.50 cash, bal
ance monthly.
s15OO-Nice cottage on 18th avenue, south,
between 18th and nth streets; terms easy;
lot fronts south.
$57OO-Fine property, that rents for 5000 per
annum; $500 cash, balance /, 2 and years,
at per cent interest
S575-141A acre farm in four miles of city.
$7500-Store house, worth $4,000.
s2000-100x1S1, on 18th avenue finest lot on
Highlands
s5Oo.The cheapest lot close in on North
side.
$450-75x100, on Spring street, in Avondale.
$S75-Nice home fronting car line In West
End; terms very reasonable.
$1200-100x140, corner Avenue e and BIRD
street, with two houses.
S900-Good 5-room cottage on Avenue E. be-
tween 22nd and 23rd street; terms easy;
lot Is 50x145 feet.
Call and see other big bargains we have.
HAGOOD & THOMAS,
2015 1st Avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23

Big profits can be made by selling State
Herald silver campaign badges Agents
wanted all over United States. For
terms address State Herald Badge De-
partment, Birmingham, Ala.
7-26-d-W-tf
Ladies, / have cut the price on ladies'
and children's slippers and Oxfords at
and even less than factory cost. l have
In stock more than 1000 pairs of these
goods, and now they must go. Come and
look at them, as you can save rs to SO
per cent. T. c. King, 2O26 First avenue.