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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
HUMOROUS.

Young Playwright-A"And what did
you think of my climax" Critic-"Lt
was very welcome. Brooklyn Life.
~ saw man to-day who had no
hands play the piano" That's moth
ingl We've got girl down in our fat
who has no voice and who sings!"-
Yonkers Statesman.
PA, who was Shyloek?" Great
goodness, boy! You attend church and
Sunday school every week. and don't
know who Shylock WASP" cried his fa-
Their. go and read your Bible, sir
Tit-Bits.
III don't like the way her hat is
trimmed" said the woman at the the
alter. NO." replied her husband, who
was Immediately behind the headwear.
1T was a great mistake not to trim 1t
carefully across the top with pair OF
scissors. Washington Star.
"A Possible Assistance.-"Williei is o
remarkable boy" said the lads mother
to the eminent musician. HE remem-
bers every tune he hears" "Indeed!"
isn't that valuable faculty?" well
lit may enable him to become a sue
cessful composer" Washington Star.
How the Mix Up Began.-"It was
thisaway. jedge. Ye see, doled de
cards, and Jim Brown he had pah of
aces and pah o kings" What did
you have?" Three aces, jedge, and"
"What did Jim do?" Jim, he drew"
| What did he draw" "He drew n raz-
ger. jedge!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The new arrival joined the crowd.
MAY l ask what is going on?" he in
quired of native. you may. We're
hangin' Teller for stealth wheel"
But don't you think that's pretty
tough punishment for rather simple
crime?" Simple crime! Why, good
Lord, stranger, it was a OF model
| Cleveland Plain Dealer,
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over the top. She hung head down
ward near the top of the jar, and at first
would dart under the leaves when any
one approached. could easily lift the
cover and slip live fly into the jar.
Then Judy would sit perfectly still
while the unsuspecting fly would be-
gin to crawl round and round the jar;
her forelegs were drawn tense; nearer
and nearer circles the fy--then, just the
moment he is in the right spot, you see
flash, and Judy, In the same position,
has the poor fly held fast in pair of
arms edged with row of tiny, sharp
points. Not a step has she moved
just one grab with those powerful arms.
She never misses. Now that the fly is
caught, she proceeds to eat it, a bite at
n time, very much as a squirrel eats.
She will take one bite and leisurely
chew it while she looks at you in very
saucy manner, with her two big Cog
giles.
At last she became so tame that we
could push her around with our fingers
and she would not mind it. Then took
her out and tied thread loosely around
her body between her forelegs and the
next pair, and "larieted" her out on a
begonia that sat in window. She
would crawl the length of her string
all over the window and plants. catch
ing flies and bugs. She would now take
live flies out of our fingers. Sometimes
If she was not hungry she would strike
our fingers, but altogether she was very
sweet tempered"
She would perch OH my finger and
look at ME. turning her head on the
side in very cute way, and was also
very neat and clean, as she always
washed her "hands" thoroughly after
her meals.
One evening caught male mantis.
thought he would make nice
punch" as put him in the jar with
Judy. What was my disgust in the
morning, to find that Judy was a can
nibal. There she sat, looking very
well fed, and all that remained Of Mr..
Mantis was his wings In the bottom of
the jar.
kept Judy all one summer and grew
quite fond of her. All agreed that che
was quite the ugliest, cutest, oldest
pet they had ever seen, and most of
them stood back ready to run IL she
proved dangerous.
At last one night Judy was perched
on the bottom of the upper sash In
the window, when some one let the sash
down little way. Foolish Judy chung
to 1t although her string was nearly
pulling her in two. There she staid all
night, and in the morning | found her
dead. was very sorry, but winter
was coming on and she would have died
anyway.
The praying rnantis is very useful
friend to the farmer, us 1t eats all sorts
Of other harmful insects. 1t belongs
to the locust or grasshopper family, and
gets it's name from the religious" or
praying position of it's front legs. 1t
is quite common in tropical climates,
and in some sections Of temperate re-
gions.-American Agriculturist.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08

Bears have an intense longing for
sweets, and that is why they will rob a
honey tree at any hazard. A man who
had been cutting wood in the forest was
resting at noon, when he happened to
catch sight Of bear abstracting honey
from hollow tree. The man kept quiet
and watched the operation. The bees
were at home, and every time the bear
put in his paw and brought II out, drip
ping with honey, the insects swarmed
around him. The bear kept his eyes
shut. and worked away industriously
until some of the bees must have found
a tender spot; Mt any rate. he suddenly
gave n howl of mingled rage and pain,
and then scnmpered away as fast as his
legs could carry him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08

from the ends of each piece, and use
screws IA inches in length.
For the top of the bench use clear
pine planking not less than ~ inches
In thickness; this should be fitted close
ly together and fastened to the cross
pieces with stout screws.
Next, from an oak or ash plank a
piece should be cut az shown in Fig. Q.
This is for the wise jaw;>a screw and
lever can be purchased at hardware
store and fitted to IL, and the whole at
tached to the bench; but il this should
prove too much Of an undertaking for
the youthful workman it will not be
difficult to get carpenter to put it in
place.
At the bottom of the jaw sliding
piece with a series of holes for a peg
should be provided and held in place by
an iron pin.
From one of these sides of the bench q
piece should be cut 12 inches long and
four inches wide: this will serve as
the front of the drawer, which may be
made with half-inch pine, fastened to-
gether with glue and nails. 1t must be
arranged, of course, to slide in and out
on runners. Almost any shallow box
fastened to the front board may be used
for this purpose. An oval hole should
be made in the front for handle.
A planning stop with teeth on one side
can be purchased at hardware store
and tightly fitted into a hole through
the top of the bench. When all is COM
plete you will have convenient and
serviceable workbench, like that shown
in the illustration.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
BOYS WORKBENCH.
Follow This Plan and You VIII Get
Very Good One.

Follow This Plan and You VIII Get
n Very Good One.
One of the most indispensable things
for the boy who likes carpentry and
wishes to do really good work is good
bench on which to work.
1t must be substantially made, should
wise, and drawer in which to keep
screws, nails and small tools. Such
bench may easily be constructed by
the boy himself, provided he knows
just what to do. If he works without
a definite and correct plan. however,
much time and material may be wasted
with very unsatisfactory result Sim
pie as the task appears, there are many
vexatious little mistakes which boy
is almost sure to make If left wholly to
his own devices.
To begin with, 1t is necessary to OBJ
tain four spruce sticks about three
inches square, SO inches long, planned
on all sides, for the legs; then get
two pieces of clear pine or whitewood
three feet long and six or eight inches
wide, and two more the same length
three inches wide. These pieces should
be IA inches in thickness and planed
on all sides.
Lay two of the legs three feet apart
on a smooth floor, and with screws join
the ends by means of a wide strip. Six
inches up from the free ends mark with
lead pencil where the narrow strip
would lie, and cut laps in the legs with
saw and chisei so that the narrow
strip will fit tightly in them. Screw
this fast also, and as result one of the
end supports will be finished and will
appear as shown in Fig. 1. Fasten the
other two pieces in a similar manner.
Then take two pieces of clear pine
five feet long, eight inches wide and
seven-eighths of an inch in thickness;
these are for the Sides or aprons, and
must be securely screwed to the upper
end of each leg. Make holes ten inches
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
CARVED IN CHEESE.


Queer BRIDAL Custom Obtaining In
some Parts Of swttEerland.
One of the most peculiar bridal or mar
riage custom known is one that has pre-
vailed for centuries in what is called the
Cheese regions" Of Switzerland. In
that portion of the Alpine country,
when 4 pair join in wedlock, 1t is the
fashion for their intimate friends to
buy a register cheese" for the young
couple. This is presented to the newly
welded people on the evening of the
wedding day and ii is ever after retained
by them and used as a family register.
On these heirloom cheeses the whole
history Of the family.is carved, such as
births, marriages, deaths, and other in
cidents which II may be desired to
make matters of record. Some of these
old Swiss family cheese records are said
20 date back to the middle of the seven
tenth century.
AT the agricultural fair annually held
ut Gessenay a great many cheese regis
tors have been exhibited which were
known to be from 100 to 200 years old.
The oldest that hns yet been displayed
belongs to country squire living near
Gessenay. who shows his family record
cnrved on cheese made in logon. Y.
Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
WISHES AND WORK.

Said one little chick. with funny little
squirm:
IT wish 1 could find nice. fat worm"
Said another little chick. with queer lit
tie shrug:
II wish could find nice. fat bug"
Said third little chick. with strange lit
tie sQueal:
meal"
Now, look here" said the mother. from
the green garden patch:
IF you want any breakfast. you must get
up and scratch"
Toronto Globe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
a.eer rht... A...t r,.h.s.

Mr.. A. f. yerrill describes the ways
in which fishes sleep. They are very
light sleepers, and frequently assuming
singular positions; but the most re-
markable thing Is the change of color
many of them undergo while asleep.
Usually their spots and stripes become
darker and more distinct when they fall
asleep. Occasionally the pattern Of
their. coloation is entirely changed.
Tho ordinary porgy. for instance, pre-
sents in the daytime beautiful rides
cent hues playing over it's silvery sides,
but at night, on falling asleep, 10 takes
on dull bronze tint, and six conspicu-
ous black bands make their appearance
on its sides. II IT 10 suddenly awakened
by the turning up Of the gas in the
aquarium 1t Immediately resumes the
silvery color that IL shows by daylight.
Mr.. verrill ascribes these changes to the
principle Of protective coloration,"
and points out that the appearance Of
black bands, and the deepening of the
spots, serve to conceal the fish from
their enemies when lying amid eel
grass aud sea-weeds.-Youth's Com
panion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
Noting IL.

Mother--Johnny, how often have /
told you that you must not bolt your
food?
johnny Guess = isn't no worse to
bolt my food than II h for you to turn
the key on it when It's In tho cupboard
Boston Transcripts
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
A Cnrious. Plano PInycr.

A Swiss mechanic named Millardet,
who lived in the last century, made the
figure OF lady that could play the
piano. The figure was large, and the
motions were similar to those Of live
piano player. II could play IS tunes,
and in every cnse the eyes would follow
the movements Of the fingers on the
keys. the pressure Of which produced
the notes
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08

First Sailor--No, Bill, yer don't really
know what life is till yer git spliced.
Second Sailor-W'y, SILVER me TIM
beers, meesmate! I've never been mar
ried, true but I've had yaller fever and
cholera, I've been frostbit drowned,
burned alive. eat by shark, blowed up
at sea and operated on for cancer. Wot
more does a reasonable chap want7-
London Answers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08

Little Florence had an older sister.
but was constantly tensing for a little
sister. One day mamma said to bert
"why do you want little sister. Flor
cnce7" Because" replied Florence,
earnestly, II want to mike her mind
Youths Companion-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
QUEER INSECT re1.


Praying. Mnntis Trained by n FARM
er's bright Daughter.
The praying mantis is very odd and
interesting pet for the farmers daugh-
ter, and she may without much trouble
capture one. / have had several. but
will only tell you of one. Her name
was Judy. l caught her on an old
marker in the garden. With the aid Of
loop of grass soon had her safe in
the house in an empty glass fruit jar.
1t is not best to attempt to capture one
with the fingers, for you might injure
it. Some people think they are poison
Gus, but never had one offer to bite
me. though / have handled many.
At first Judy was very shy. put a
branch OF honeysuckle in the jar and
tied small piece of mosquito netting
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08
FREAKS OF LONDON SOCIETY.
streaks of Stinginess Prompt Prom-
fnent Persons to Do Queer Acts

streaks of Stinginess Prompt Prom
fnent Persons to Do Queer Acts.
No matter what wealth they may pos
sess; no matter how great their natural
generosity, there is in all rich people
one point where a touch of stinginess
lies, and in many cases it takes the
most ridiculous freaks. Then again
there are others who are the strangest
mass of contrariety, as the following
instances and anecdotes will show. A
certain wealthy woman, who throws
quart bottle OF eau de cologne into her
bath OF morning. sends in next door
for the loan OF a newspaper. Another
who pays thousand year rent will,
If anything is wrong with the carriage
horses, walk in her most elaborate frock
in hail. wind and storm rather than pay
a shilling for q hanson or even penny
in bus. A lady who gives the most
recherche suppers in Park lane, and
whose stationary is noted for its beauty
and price, sends the footman round in
the dark to drop invitations in her
friends letter boxes because she won't
spend the postage. The youthful heir
TO title and e 10000 year delights to
steal into n dingy fried fish shop and
there discuss with the usual habitues
twopenny worth of the fare. A pretty
debutante, the daughter OF a countess,
steals off her friends tables all the
sweets she can lay her hands on and
next day distributes them among poor
children. A certain foreign princess
has been a BARNARD. a waitress and an
attendant in one OF the theaters. and
tells her intimates that she was never
80 happy as when indulging these
freaks. One of the most popular hosts,
who Is constantly seen with royalty,
keeps little King Charles dog, to which
he is devoted. shut up perpetually be-
cause he won't pay the license.
A man who drinks two big bottles of
champagne before dinner, smokes the
cheapest tobacco in London and was
never known to offer friend cigar.
A well-known young and beautiful
countess is never so happy as when over
washing tub and is constantly to be
found in this position in her own laun-
dry. A famous @. c., who may often be
seen in the vicinity OF the law courts
in a sable-lined coat worth 6 1000, de-
lights in buying roast potatoes In the
street and eats them walking down an
alley. These are but few of the pc
culiarities Of some conspicuous figures
in London society.-Chicago Chronicle.
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into violent contact with lump Of lava
In the fall, which deprived me OF con-
| seriousness.
when my senses returned another
day had dawned. and found myself tho
center Of an anxious group. from which
none seemed to be lacking. / was
living beside the little spring. and from
the surfeit of moisture in my hair l
concluded that some of it's product had
been recently applied to my aching
Uranium.
we've been waiting for you to wake
mn. so you could help us TO hunt up the
| fragments of old Barney" said Hin
man. as opened my eyes.
"Where arc the Apaches?'' asked.
.t,one! The evil spirit. in the shape
Of our blasting outfit. spit thunder an
lirhtnin' at 'em, an they pulled IT. for
the hills as fast ms their ponies could
travel"
AS nearly as we could ascertain the
facts the FESTIVE Barney had at last
broken the rope with which he was teth-
cred. and. in endeavoring to ascend or
descend the crater, had missed his foot
ing and been precipitated down the
slope, exploding his load in the fall
Just in time to save me from the knife
Of the Apache.
The knife wound in my shoulder soon
healed, but / never see the scar with
out being reminded how opportuneIy
the spirit of the crater spoke to pre-
serve me from more deadly applica-
ton Of the steel. Frank Leslie's Week
liz. nv ..
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-17
XCHANeE AND BULLION.
IR0DUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIG GHTS-Rule firm at 3ls 3d@32s
usual options. There is now only one d!sengaged
ship IN port The chartered wheat feet in port
has a registered tonnage OF 5S77O, against 81 200
tons on the same last years dfsengaged,
660u tons, against 81, ,OUU the way TO this port,
l9U 9OO tons, against 204 500.
Notwithstanding to George j. ii. Broom
nall the statlsticau OF the ELgish grain traoe,
EntoDe Is In danger OF a bread famine before the
wheat crop Is available. His annual statement or
me worlds resources has just boen issued Broom
hall says that the European crops amount 10 4U,-
pared with 1856 600 600 las year The defic. .encv
the so-calIed famine year of 1891 is lo'0UOooO
quarters.
The BaIclutha takes for Cork ,SsS ctIs, valued
at Ss9,57
TIE market is very weak and neglected and the
downward tendency continues without break
Local quotation, are as follows: 81 S8A @l AZ
for No. l. 81 4114 TOR choice ami 81 42AsGl 40
p CT. ior extra choice Tor milling
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFoRMAI eEss1oN-9:15 ocIook-May-s0
eoJU, 81 se1s; 1000, 81 8o$sa Deem ber-4Voo,
81 4o$4 10000 i 4O12; 2UJ0, 81 4OSls o
SECOND SEssIoN-May-2OOO c;Is, 81 36 1000,
81 35s4; 1000, 81 1865; 1900, 81 3512. Decem-
REGULAR MoRSiNe sEssIoN-December-2
SPo ats sdoS 81 Ssss 700 % q o s$ 9Ss
AFrEnSooS ooS' sSsslos aa 1OOHD, Nav 5000 c,ls
81 34I2; 4O,O, ST. 343s 20OO. 81 s41s; $4,000,
81 34A Decamb-r-.0J0. 81 >s18; 6OOV, 81 3s$4
1000, ST. SIS: 1000. 81 So
BAkLEY-Choice bright Feed and Brewing are
almost unobtatnable ana are firm IN consequence
Dark Barley is rather SLOW, being in gooi supply.
Feed. S212G90c Tor dark to good and 12995c
for choice bright CheYalier for seed, 81 3O1l %;
Brewing. 81 U5@1 10 tor No and S0Gs5c u
Ctl Tor dark Coast
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL sFssIoN-9:l5 o'clock-No sales
SECOND SEss SION -December-2C00 ctls, 97I4c-
REGULAR MORNING Observation-Disclosures
ctls, SIC; 1900 Soc. May-2OOO, SS$ &C
AFTERNOON SESSION No sales
OAT>-Dealers report fair movem snt In job
bns n unchanged pr Fancy Feed
are quotable 81 20@l 25 e ctl; good to
choice. 81 l212@l 10 q ctl; common 81 %
@l 10: Surprise, 81 25@l 50: Rei, 81 z6@l 35:
Gray, 81 1091 Is; Milling, ST. 1212G1 1142 q ctl:
Black Tor seed S 55Gll 30 Clipped Oats sell ut
$1g2 q ton over the product
CORN-OfferiugS are al oge her too heavy and
the markell is weak and dull Small Round Yellow
quotable AT 81 05 81 ctl: Large Yellow. 92A2@9oc;
White. 95c
EYE-Is duh and lower at sl61l 05 p ctl
BUCkW WhEA1-Quoted at 81 2U@l 35 p ctl.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-17
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Nov. l6.-Wheat fairly strong
at the opening, especially for the December OPP
tion, whicn showed 4@Ssc advance May was
unchanged, starting al 9014c, and few small
sales were made at f03s@9012c but the market
took downward turn am in the next two hours
the price ad declined to S95Sc. The Northwest
ern receipts OF wheat were very heavy ana that
overshadowed everything else in he of fresh
developments affecting prices in the first two
hours At the immediate opening the severe frost
shown by the weather map to e prevailing over a
large area OF the winter wheat country caused
enough buying to rails, prices urihe the
closing prces OF the day before, but that soon
forgotten under the pressure OF wheat bought In
expo citation OF falling Cff IN the Northwest re-
csps.
Local profe ssonals were for the most part on
the side of he bears. Duluth received lC46 cai-
loads OF wheat: 400 of that number came from
Minneapolis and had previously been counted IN
the northwestern receipts and had Dren bought at
312c premium for immediate delivery OF contract
grade. his was overlooked, however. Mime
apolis received only the moderate number OF 427
cars ali hough the milIers and BAKERS OF that city
were likewise paying handsome inducement
Q12 cents over ! ecember prces) for country ele-
vator men to hurry their wheat 10 the front. The
receipts at the TWO big northwestern markets were
1473 cars, against 1876 week ago and SSS last
year.
Chicago received I73 cars compared with 2l7
Tue sday last week and 129 year ago. The STOCK
of contract wheat IN Chicago increased from $685.
600 bushels 1907 900 bushels. addition
during the of $4,000 bushels. The clear
anCe, of wheat and -four from the Atlantic sea
board ana Cuff ports were tqual TO $4,000
DusnelS ne DIduStreeLS HSuie' Oh tne CuhnSe
for he week the worlds visible made Iii
crease OF 4,943OU0 bushels for the week, or About
LOCO 900 bushels less than the addition expected
When these figures posted the market be-
came stronger. and May advanced to 9014 but
the bears persistent and finally wore the
marx ct out
i he lowest prices of the day made in the
last ten minutes of the session. May declined 10
S93sc. IL osed at S913c
Corn was dull ami rather weak under the inf1u-
ence of heaviuess in Wheat and the clear, cold
weather, the expectation being that in conse-
quence Of the latter the country movement will in
Oats quiet and steady compared with other
grain markets.
Provisions were irregular and dull. The market
started firm enough, hflped by better hog mar
ket- Prices slowly declined, but recovere later
on liberal commisson-house buying, especially of
Pork.
he leading futures ranged follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-17
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Nov 16. -FLOUR-Receipts,
2e,55l bbls; exports, l0,046 bb.s. Market barely
steady.
WHEAT - Receipts. 9l,9 ,925 bushels: exports,
iS5,949. SPOT, weak: No. red, 9S1sc. Optious
opened steady and advanced lightly on cables re-
acted under light speculative support aud ru ed
heavy all day l. furhced b. small export trade
qoidation and disappointing clearances. c. cosed
14@5s net lower. 80 red November closed
s5@4c; December, 961s@96 7sc, closed 961sc.
HOPS - Firm. ~tae Common chone, '95
crop. 1860; 90 crop 9@9c, 97 CROP I5Gl SC:
Pstiir asst, 81 crop "A &c; go crop, ease: '97
crop. l5@lSc; London market, o5c@Sl %.
WOJL-Sieady. Fleece, 24@3lc.
PEFhOLEUM-Q Quiet Unit d closed &c
PIG IRON-WarranGs quiet S6 S5 bid: 81 asked.
COPPER-Lake, quiet SOD BID; sic e5 asked.
TIN-Quiet. S1o ~ bid: S13 80 ASKED
LEAD - Exchange quie S3 10 bid; S3 so
asked broker, Ieady, 50 80.
SPnLTER-Qui /. 81 10 bid S4 20 asked.
COFFEE-Oplions closed steady with prices 0@
l5 points net lower Sales 20, $50 bags, including
December. S5 5096 so. March So rs a 80.
Spot Coifee-Rlo asi. r: NO 7invoce. o11c: No
Z jobbing &c. Mid, ..ominal: CordOva S120l4c.
aUGAR-Kaw, firm; fair refining, 33sc; c-n-
trlfugal 96 test 37a; refined, strong Standard
A. 4Hsc; cut loaf, 55sc: crushed. 56sc; powdered
51sl granu. ated, 81.
bUTTEk-aecelpts. 6353 packages: Western
creamery, l4G25c; Elglns, 23c; factory, l0tQl3c.
EGG>-ReceiD s. IL 130 packages: steady. state
and Pennsylvania, 2O923c; Western, 2z@p22 1ac;
latter for iancy.