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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Two of n Kind.

A rattlesnake observing the approach
of n man with a kodak crept under
fat stone, leaving nothing exposed but
the tip of his nose. :.
81 was not going to photograph YOU
the man with kodak explained-with a
touch of sadness in his voice. fHoldIng
the. ancient faith in the divine wisdom
Of serpents, have come to ask youwhy
7 am hated and Stunned by al man
kind
"Alos " said the rattlesnake, "the gods
have denied me that knowledge Can you
tell me why / am myself not very much
souoht after as companion San
francisco Examiner.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Truly wonderful Pig.

Pennsylvania boasts of wonderful
blind pig. 1t was born blind and az
the tender age of three months was
sold to neighboring farmer, who took
IL home in his wagon. The road was
not only crooked, but was cut by sew
eral cross roads, and 1t passed through
n village with dozen cross streets, the
entire distance being two miles beyond
the village. The pig was turned into a
small lot, and the thirdyday afterward
the little blind fellow was back with
it's former owner. There was'no other
way for the pig returning home than
by following the road over which it
had been carried in the box. Silk, as
dumb animals perform these feats by
instinct, blind pig would be on nm
equal footing with any other.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
KITTEN AND BEAR.
Pussy Frightened BruIn Up Tree
ana Kept Him There.


Chris Burns, the veteran first SER
geant of troop ID, has kitten which
during the summer camping of the
troop at the Lower Geyser basin made
her home within the sergeant's tent.
Here, curled up on pair Of army blan-
kets, she defied the world in general
and dogs in particular. When the lat
ter approached she would elevate every
bristle on her brave little back, her
eyes would glow like live Goals and her
tail would swell up threateningly.c If
the dogs approached too near, she would
hiss and exhibit the usual signs of hos
tility until the intruders had vanished
from her neighborhood.
One day, when the camp was bathed
in sunshine and every soldier in camp
felt lazy an inquisitve black bear came
DOWN the mountain side and, whether
because he was in search of adventure
or because attracted by sayory smell
from the cooks fire, began to walk
about among the white tents of the
cavalry command.
Suddenly the kitten caught sight of
him. Dogs by the score she had seen,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

but this particular dog" was the larg-
est and the hairiest dog she had ever
seen. But she did not hesitate. 1t was
enough for her that an enemy had
invaded her special domain. Kissing
forth her spite, while her little body
quiyered with rage, she dartcd forth at
the bear The onslaught was sudden,
and one glance was enough for Bruln.
With a snort of fear, Bruin made for
the nearest tree, short distance away,
and did not pause until he was safely
perchcd among the upper branches.
Meanwhile the kitten stallled proudly
about on the ground beneath, keeping
close guard over her huge captive, her
back sti1l curved into a bow, and her
hair still bristlng with righteous in
dignation, while her tail would now and
then give n significant little wave, as if
TO say: That's the way | settle inn
pertinent bears"
The soldiers, who meanwhile had
poured forth from their tents, could
scarcely believe their eyes; but there
was the bear i'm the tree and the kitten
below, and there were those who had
seen the affair from beginning to end.
And perhaps the strangest part of it
oil was that the bear would not stir
from his safe position in the branches
until the kitten had been persuaded to
leave her huge enemy n clear means of
retreat! Then he slid shamefacedly
down from his perch, and ambled hasti-
" off towards the mountain.-Lieut.
Charles ID. Rhodes, U. S. A., in st. Mich
olas
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
THE BOYS KING.

49,, mana. he's the bestest man
What ever lived. bet,
"a I amt never seen no one
As smart as ne Is yet,
nv he knows everything almost.
mi mamma says that he
.,rt never been the president.
And that surprises me.
And often papa talks about
How he must work away
,,%s got to toll for other folks
nd do what others say;
"a that's a thing that bothers me-
when he's so good and great.
tIs ought l think. at least to be
The gov'nor Of the state.
M knows the names of lots of stars.
And he knows all the trees.
And he can tell the different kinds
m all the birds he sees,
And he can multiply and add
And figure in his head
They might have been some smarter men
Bit | bet you they are dead.
Once when he thought wasn't near
He talked to mamma then;
And told her how he hates to be
THE slave of other men,
And how he wished that he was rich
For her and me-and
mont know what made me do II, but
had TO go and cry!
And so when / sat on his knee
asked him: us II true
That you're slave and have to toll
When others tell you to?
You are so big and good and wise.
You surely ought to be
The pre- sdent instead OF just
A slave. ii seems to me-"
,,,d tben the tears came In his eves
And he Rugged me tight and said
"Why, no, my dear, I'm not a slave
What put that in your head?
lam a king-the happiest king
That ever yet held sway,
And only God can take my throne
And my little realm away
Cleveland Leader
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

crowded streets of great city, obedi-
ent to the slightest touch of the rein
for all the world like pony that has
been fused to CHILDBIRTH quote the
familiar words of an advertisement. 1t
must, indeed, be novelty TO take ones
rides abroad on the brilliant back of
real live zebra, and quite apart from
being capital "ad" for Mr.. Cross Won
derful establishment, this docile speci-
men is something of an achievement,
representing as it does many weary
months of patient and unremitting
labor. At first, the appearance of this
lady, mounted. caused some excitement,
but the novelty soon wore off. The ami
NAL will actually lie down and get up at
the word of command.-Strand Maya
zine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
InpOrtant Point.

One of the wittiest of the numbegless
witty retorts of Sheridan was that made
to Pitt on one occasion. Pitt had com
pared the constant opposition of Sheri'
dan TO an everlasting dragchan, clog.
cling all the wheels, retarding the career
and embarrassing the progress of gov
eminent. To this Sheridan, with his
usual promptness, replied that one i'm
portant fact about the real dragchain
had been omitted in the minister's APP;
smile. For" said he, clearly, with his
eve fixed on his antagonist, "a real drag
chain is applied only when the machine
is going down hill!"-Youth's Compan'
ion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
silence Cloths.

The silence cloth of the fashionable din
ner table takes on several guses, new
sort being knitted of cotton. This both
washes and wears we'll This double
faced canton flannel holds stains with
most untidy effect, though it may be
fresh from the laundress. Mats OF
asbestos can be had large enough to
cover table, and the protection OF
these is absolute, making their choice
frequent to owners of handsome tables.
Chicago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
OILY DAILY.

AS sweet a child as one could find,
IL only she were prompt to mind;
Her eyes are blue. her cheeks are pink,
Her hair curls up with many kink-
She says her name Is Allie;
But sad to say.
Outlines day
We call her Oily Daily.
II sent on errands, grave or gay,
She's sure to loiter by the way;
No matter what her task may be.
'.I'll do It by and by" cries she.
And so, Instead OF Allie,
We, one and all,
Have come to call
This maiden Oily Daily.
/ think II she could only know
How wrong 1t Is to daily so,
Her tasks undone she would not leave.
Nor longer mothers kind heart grieve:
And then. for Oily Daily,
We'd gladly say,
Each well-spent day;
This Is our sweet Allie"
M. X. Buck. in Our Little Ones.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04


tween his left thumb and second finger,
and, looking Mt ii as if fascinated,
strums on it with his right forefinger
whilc he is debating to astenographer.
Te cannot get to work until he has his
rubber band and begins to play on it.
Actors or public speakers are especial
ly given to these nervous" habits.
There is a criminal lawyer in Chicago
who cannot address jury unless he has
folded newspaper in his right hand.
He grips this paper, bends it between
his hands and smites his left palm with
1t. When he finishes his speech the
newspaper is arumpled wreck.
Some of the most peculiar instances
of this kind of habit are found on the
stage. Charley Case, the variety actor
who does very funny monologue, car
ries small piece of cloth in his hands
every time he goes on the stage. He
pulls at this bit of cloth and turns ii
over and over every second of the time
while he is talking or singing. He could
notdo his speciality unless he had some
thing to twist between his fingers, for
he has a,natural hesitancy of speech.
II is related of John J. Burke, who
used to be the comedian Of the Ameri.
can Extravaganza company at the Chi
cago opera house, that he could not talk
Except when he could turn button with
his fingers.
Off the stage he suffered so badly
that he could hardly make himself un
derstood. In fact, 1t was matter o.
constant wonder, among those who me-
him off the stage, that he could master
his infirmity when he was in front o.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
How kIIigntors Are Hunted.

There are men in the swamps of the
south who make their living by hunt
ing alligators. Their mode of hunting
the saurians is very ingenious, rs well
as successful. In the summer, when the
swamps dry out, the alligators which
abound there live in holes ten or more
feet deep, and inclined or slanting.
The weapon of warfare used upon
these creatures is long pole, at the end
of which is sharp steel prod and II
hook. This is run down into the hole.
and the alligator is prodded until he be-
comes angry. Then he snaps at the
pole and is caught on the hook. He
is then drawn up to- the mouth of the
hole and shot through the eyes until
dead. The teeth are extracted and
the hide drawn off, and both are sold
nj the nearest town. III the alligator
is young, some parts of the flesh are
eaten by the hunters.
Meet all of the buttons used in the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Explained.

First New Yorker-I met n man this
morning who said he preferred Phila-
delphia to New York.
Second New Yorker can't conceive
Of anyone having such preference.
What sort of being was he?
"a Philadelphian."-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
WELL-TRAlNED ZEBRA.
To lie Seen Any Dny I'm the Streets or
Liverpool, England.

Liverpool boasts one of the biggest
wild beast emporiums-if not the big
gest--in the world. 1t is the famous
house of Cross. Nh. William Cross. of
Liverpool, is known at the ends of the
earth. lie always has some queer
argosies on the sea consigned to him
perhaps n shipload of reptiles, dozen
elephants, or few thousand parrots.
The above photograph represents some.
of Mr.. Cross marvellous ability in train
ing animals. The zebra is VIGOROUSLY
hard to tame, yet here is one that will
actually carry lady through the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
n,-,,,not,on Against Indians.

oregon Indians complain that they
orc sentenced to 30 days in Jail for IN
toxication. while white man guilty
of the same offense only gets five days
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

Doctor-Tbe residents of this city re-
quire change of air at least once n
year.
Composer-That's what; every one 10
sick OF Sweet Rosie O'Grady."-Up-to-
Date.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

we shall be judged hereafter not
nv what we have felt, but by what we
have done.-Robert Hall.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

Most all of the buttons used in the
United States are manufactured In
western Massachusetts towns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
OBITUARY..
Calvin S. Goddard.

Mr.. Calvin S. Goddard died very sud-
denly yesterday morning at his home in
Deering Center He had been complaining
since Monday of pains in the region of
the heart, and DR.. A. M. Parker who at
tended Mr.. Goddard and saw his Tuesday
evening, thinks that his sudden demise
was probably owing to pleurisy of the
heart.
Mr.. Goddard has been known as sue
cessful florist in Deering for some 25 years
and was the proprietor of Goddard's
greenhouses. He originally came from
Brunswick to Morrill, S corner as manager
of the Adam S nursery, and later started
in business for himself at his present
stand. He was minister in the society
of Friends and prominent in all affairs of
that society.
He leaves widow, daughter and two
sons, one of whom, Lewis Goddard, was
associated with him in business. The
other son Edward H., lives in Ashland,
Me. Mr. Goddard was 70 years of age.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
The New Theater Stage.

The new theater stage is in sections,
each section being 5x40 feet, and it can
be raised or lowered at will, SO that any
production. however large or small can be
put on with the greatest ease. The stage
will be the most practical working stage
in the country. 1t is 43 feet in depth and
rs feet in width from wall to wall. 1t is
IS feet as has been stated from the floor to
the gridiron. The heighth of the pro-
cenium arch from the foot light is 81 feet
and inches, and the width of the proce-
MUM at the base is 80 feet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
THE NEW STEAMER LINCOLN.
Walter Corey Co. of This City Have Con-
tract for All Furnishings.

The Walter Corey Company of this city
have received the contract for the CON-
plete furnishings of the new steamer Lin
coin, which has just been completed at
the New England shipbuilding yard at
Bath for the Kennebec Steamboat COM
pany. The new steamer is to run between
Boothbay and Boston, and is a twin
screw propeller, 200 feet long, with 90
staterooms and 3S berths aft and 40 for
ward. The main saloon aft will be fitted
with triplet seats of quartered oak up
holstered in green car plush, all seats
and backs to be removable. The mast
seat is in three-quartered circle, and
in the centre aft the main stairway will
be IL seat centre piece.
The main saloon forward is to be fitted
with dining room, four pillar extension
tables of entirely new design, which will
seat about go people. The dining room
furnishings will be finished in leather
throughout The stateroolns will be
furnished with best woven wire springs
and hair mattresses. Everything con-
nected with the furnishings of the steam
er will be made in Portland, and all the
furniture is made from special designs,
drawn by Mr.. A. L. Mitchell of the Wal
ter Corey Company, who also has the SUI
perintendency of all the work
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
THE POLICE PICNIC.
Good Dinner, Fine Shooting and An En-.
joyable Time.


The second division of police officers Of
the night class, went on their picnic
yesterday. They went to Mariner q
landing, Long Island and had their head
quarters at the Argonaut club house, an
excellent place for such an outing. The
following composed the party: Officers
Williams, Moultop, McGrath, Heath,
Chase, Woodsum, Ball, Henderson, Moore,
Stewart, Foss, Quinn, Wakefield and
Flynn, Smith and Pillsbury.
OF course one of the leading features of
the day was the dinner of fish chowder,
Holsters, etc. prepared through the capable
efforts of Officer Stewart, assisted by the
cook of the Argonaut club.
After the dinner there were ball
game, ball throwing, running and target
practice, as well as speech by Major
Murphy and singing led by Ed Quinn of
the Argonauts.
Considerable interest centered about
the target practice, which was with rifles
at 200 yards and revolvers at rs yards.
In the rife practice Officer Henderson led
making total of "a points out of posi-
BILE IS. Officer Moore came next with
20, and Officer Quinn third with 81. In
the revolver practice Officers Quinn and
Ball were leaders.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
A SAD CASE.
Three Children Lost to BARLEY Hearne in
as Many Days.

The funeral of three little children took
place from No 40 Center street, yester-
day. They were Julia, aged two years
and eight months; Catherine, aged eight
years and two months, and the third aged
four years and eight months, the children
of Bartley Hearne, laborer, who lives in
the tenement at 40 Center street. He is
an industrious, Woodworking man and
when he returned home from his days
work last week he found his five children
stricken with whooping cough. death
in any form is sad.' said Undertaken Mo-
Donough to reporter, "but this particu-
lar case is the saddest that has ever come
under my observation. 1t appears that one
of the children was stricken with whoop-
ing cough, and as the ailment was not
considered serious only the usual home
remedies were used. But it was not long
before other children were affected aud
the disease developed into pneumonia.
One of the little ones, Julia, died Mon
day; Catharine died Tuesday and another
died yesterday morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
HARBoR NOTES.
Few Mackerel-Coalers Begin to Arrive
Other Notes.

The schooner Emma returned yesterday
from Georges with three barrels Of
mackerel. She found the fish very scare.
The four masted schooner Eleazer W.
Clark arrived yesterday from Baltimore.
She was the first Of quite fleet of coalers
due at this port, seventeen in all. Follow
ing the Clark and not an hour behind
came the Anna E. J. Morse. The two
cleared from Baltimore the same day.
Two vessels are on the way here from
salt ports, the schooner Lizzie E. Denni-
son from Turks Island and the italian
bark San Giuseppe from Trapani.
The two masted schooner Ethel of Mill
bridge is going to the home port to be
hauled up. Low freights are the cause.
In pulling the schooner Margaret B.
Roper out of Holyoke's dock Tuesday the
schooner fouled a shed, knocking out a
corner and letting quantity of lumber
into the dock
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS To-Day.
brief JoTTlNos.

Morris Jordan caught a. swivel-tail
shark in his fish pond at Richmond's is
land seven and a half feet long and
weighing fifty pounds. 1t will be turned
over to the New England Fair.
Engine houses will in future be desig-
mated by their numbers. without names.
Engines and 4 have the new signs.
The grocers, provision dealers, and fish
dealers are talking of closing on Rlgpy
day, August 18th.
The steamer Salacia will run another
excursion to Popham Beach and Booth-
bay Harbor next Sunday.
Yesterday was trying for pleasure SEEK
ers owing to the occasional showers. Inc
greater portion of the day was warm,
bright and pleasant.
The Y. NJ. c. A. receives many letters
asking the price of board in this city and
many people find agreeable quarters by
adopting this method.
Engine is still in the paint shop and
there will be no trial for several days.
The Builders Exchange is arranging
for it's annual outing which will be held
tdU nltCucll uSAo NOOhs
The members of the Danish Luther So
ciety of Portland and their friends, a
party of about so, went on their annual
picnic yesterday to Hope Island. The
party left at 9 O'Clock on the steamer
Aucocisco of the Harpswell Steamboat
company and returned to the city at 6
o'clock.
Mrs. A. E.~Perry and daughter Inez are
spending few weeks in Boston. Lynn
and Duxbury, with friends.
Yesterday morning Officer Frank had
occasion to bring in three hobos, who
were intoxicated, and as the wagon was
in use, he shackled them together and
brought them to the station on foot.
The street crews were paid off yester-
day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
Christian Endeavor Excursion.

The Christian Endeavor excursion from
Lewiston and Auburn went to Harpswe II
yesterday and there was a large party that
got off the cars at the Grand Trunk
station took the steamer Madeleine Upon
arriving at Harpswell Center the exur-
sionists found a pleasing programme laid
out for them. The ancient church and
town house. nearly 40 years old, was
open to ell visitors, and contained dis
play of antique articles, such as bullets
and fints, stored there by the settlers at
the time of the war with England; cooked
hat and powdered wig of the Colonial
days. A stirring Christian Endeavor rally
was held in the church, and several we'll
known speakers addressed the assembly.
Among them was the noted author, Rev.
Elijah Kellogg. Then there were: Rev.
Lewis Malvern, Miss Annie L. Cobb, Mr..
John R. Boardman, Rev. Minott Shaw
Hartwell and many others. A cornetist
added zest to the singing of the hymns.
A basket picnic was enjoyed.
The Endeavorers returned over the
Grand Trunk in the evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
AToPsY-TuRvY TRIUMPH.
Something Novel, Startling and Incredible
in Cycling Annals.

In their combined circus performances
the Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers Consolidated Shows introduce
many novel and unusual feats, but
among them all the palm for sensational
originality it would seem must be award
ed to the inverted saerial bicycle act by
the Battas Brothers. This bewildering
and unique feature, now for the first time
presented in America, has created great
sensation in Europe and is described as
follows.
Upon an inverted track circling the I'M
der plane of a huge high-suspended hori-
zontal nickel-plated star an inverted per-
former propels an inverted standard bicy-
Gle, there being apparently nothing to
prevent him and his machine from fall
ing. Under these unprecendent and para
doxical circumstances, he not only accom-
plishes many tricks, but first with his
hands and then with his teeth alone holds
a trapeze, upon which, while the bicycle
is kept revolving, his brother artist gives
a .hair-raising Exhibition. Altogether it
may be accepted as most mystifying and
interesting innovation. 1t is one among
al multitude of Wild beast, hippodromatic
and arenic attraction to be presented here
on August 10Th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
Eastern Summer school.

The members of the Eastern Summer
school of the American Institute of Nor
NAL Methods, formed both audience and
performers at the concert given in Sleeper
hall, New England Conservatory of Mu-
sic, Boston, Tuesday.
The programme consisted of two semi
choruses, which were rendered in a de-
lightful, smooth, finished and expressive
manner number of instrumental seleo-
tionsand solos, among which those of Miss
Hasey of Dorchester, Miss Rosetta Key
of Winthrop and Miss Jean Macdougal of
Providence and Miss Halves of Portland
were especially enjoyed.