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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
CAUSE OF CHILD SUICIDES.
Some Late Cases which Have Set
Psychologists Thinking.

Psychologists are giving much heed
to the child suicide. 1t is q subject that
foretells much as to where the degen-
erative tendency so marked in these lat
ter days is leading.
From all over the country, from time
to time, reports come of children OF
tender years who, almost invariably
through dependency, caused by ILL
treatment at home OF by SINE unkind-
ness on the part OF employers or play
mates, have sought to put away their
own little lives.
The initiative tendency in children is
strongly brought out i'll these happen
ings. Suicides of children, if made pub
lie, generally bear fruit in the suicides
of other children, or attempts thcrcat,
within a shorter time than must be
allowed to observe the same imitation
working in the minds of adults.
Within 90 days lately st. Louis has
had three cases of attempted suicide by
childrcn-all girls-and the efforts of
self-destruction were so desperate that
only the most skillful medical treat
ment prevented fatal results. The three
children were all inmates of the city
hospital, where they had been taken for
treatment.
The only difference noticed between
them and the other children was that
they were all precocious. Questioning
by the hospital physician brought out
the fact that two of these children, be-
ing illiteratc, had never read of suicide
cases. The third, although she had re-
ceived n good school education, sturdiiy
maintained that in reading newspapers
or books she had never seen an account
of any person, and particularly of n
child, who had attempted self-killing.
The Episcopal missionary who visits
the hospital is George II. Holmes. lie
said: II can find nothing to blame
for the attempts of these children upon
their lives, except the pace at which
we are all living. 1t is end-of-the-ccr-
fury precocity. Children seem to grow
old in day; youths become men over
night and girls turn to women as rap
idly. Hardly have the little ores
stopped romping in the games of child
hood when they become tired of life
and seek to end it. One never heard of
such cases hundred or even 90 years
ago. Where it will all end the Lord
only knows"
A writer in st. Louis who made care
full study of the cases. found that in
all of them the views of life, hopes for
the future and feeling as to the atti-
tude of the rest of the world toward
them were pitifully morbid, and their
only notions of success or contentment
in life were associated with some tenn
porary enjoyment. they seemed not to
care what, which should dull their re-
alizing sense of the uselcssness and I'M
happiness Of living.-N. Y. Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
HUMOROUS.

-"See how white the upmire is get
ting!" "Yes, the bleachers are after
h:m."-Detroit journal.
-Shc-"I thought you told me your
salary was ten pounds a week." He
"Oh, no; / said earned ten, but only
get three."-TitBits.
She Snored.-"IIow does your wife
sleep?" asked the doctor of the man
whose better half was under his care.
"Orally," said the man.-Truth.
-"Not every man is made q fool Of"
remarked the observer of men and
things, but every man has the raw
material in him."-Detroit Journal.
Miss Ruth Cutler, of New York, re-
Gently cleared high jump bar at five
feet four inches" 1t is not stated
whether the animal just behind her
was COW or mouse.-Ionkers States
man.
The Diniculty.-"Well," said the
Greek general, glumly, I'VE have learned
lesson" "Yes," was the reply. THE
thing I'm afraid of is that it's going to
be long time before we get an
other chance to recite."-Washington
Star.
Young Lady Ito married sister,
do tell me an appropriate present to
give new baby" Married Sister-"l
know just the thing-these little jew
eled safcty-pins. Baby, darling, had
one given him six months ago and l
have worn it ever since. Harlem Life.
-Grigson-"EXcuse me, Mitwin, but
why is it that people of your name are
generally such COMPOUNDED bores?'
Mitwin-"I don't know. How many
persons of my name did you ever
know?" Grigson-"By George! come
to think of it, you are the only one
ever w."-Boston Transcript.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
Deer Photograph. Itself.

Charles Hughes, of Red Bluff, Cal.
has succeeded in taking most remark.
able picture of deer. lie chose a
spot where deer were known to be plen.
tiful, and set up his camera and flash.
light apparatus in such way that a deer
in passing would press the button, open.
ing the shutter of camera and firing
the fiash-light. The next day he found
that the button had been pressed, and
ON developing the plate he found an
excellent picture OF a frightened deer
1t was taken in the middle OF the pre-
vious night, when no one was within
miles of the camera.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05

1t plcases her to call her a sensible
little woman.
1t pleases her to be called we'll
dressed woman.
1t pleases her to be told that she is
fascinating.
1t pleases her to be told that she i'm
proves man by her companionship.
1t plcases her to depend on some man
and pretend she is ruling him.
1t pleases her to be treated courteous
ly and with respect and to be talked to
reasonably.
1t pleases her to be treated sensibly
and honestly, to be considered and ques-
toned, and not to be treated as butter
fly, with no head nor heart.
1t pleases her to be loved and admired
by man who is strong enough to rule
and subdue her and make his way her
way, TO lead her and take care Of her.
London Answers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
FINGER EXERCISES.
They Are Far More DiMcuIt Than
They Seem to BE.

They Are Far More DimcuIt Than
They Seem to he.
In these days of physical culture the
fingers come in for u large share of at
tention. 1t is well to have them as fiex
ible as possible and exercises like those
here described are calculated to give
them strength and limberness. In
childhood the fingers are plastic, and it
will not take long to make them do your
bidding.
Try the experiment pictured at Fig.
No. |. 1t seems so very simple that
ycu will laugh heartily when you learn
low difficult it is. Turn in and press
together the middle joints of the second
or Saturn" finger of each hand, and
Mt the same time press together the
tips of the thumbs and the first or in
deX fingers, of the third or ring fingers,
ana of the ''pinllies' or little fingers.
Now try to separate first the thumbs,
then the first fingers and finally the
"pinkies,' without taking apart the
bent joints of the second fingers. You
will find no difficulty in doing this, but
when you try to separate the tips of the
ring fingers you will find them stuck
fast together and not to be pulled apart
without first separating the joint, of
the second fingers, which you must not
do. You will find this third finger al
ways the most difficult to manage,
especially in piano playing.
At Fig. No. 2 is shown an exercise re .
curing only one hand. The index and
second fingers are held close and the ring
finger and 'pinky" likewise, the two
groups being separated and brought to-
gether again like the blades of a pair Of
shears-that is, If you can. The other
hand must not be used to help. This
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
A BOYS ENTERPRISE.
How n Tcn-Ycar-OId YOungster Sc
cured u Position.

Jimmie Brown, aged ten. sat busiiy
porting over the advertising sheets of
the New York dailes. He was wildly
anxious for a good position as Office
boy, for not only did he sadly need
wages, but he had an ambitious little
brain in his head, and he wanted, above
all things, to master the technicalities
of some good business. Finally his eye
lighted upon an advertisement that
seemed to appeal to him more than any
OF the others, and he determined to
make a desperate effort TO secure the
position; only the address lock box
Al" was so very discouraging in the
beginning, for Jimmie had already
cudgeled his poor little brain and
cramped his stiff little fingers over
many an answer to advertisements-to
say nothing of the precious stamps he
had risked-and all to no purpose. No!
Plainly in his case, some other method
must be thought out.
The next morning Mr.. Adams,
wealthy contractor, took very, very
fat mail from lock box AL, most Of
which, however, he was destined never
to read, for close at his heels followed
sturdy little boy, who managed some
how to slip into the office with him.
"Plcase, sir" said Jimmie, for ii was
none other, will you give me a chance
to try to suit you as office boy?"
"Why, how do you know that want
an Office boy?" asked Mr.. Adams.
III read your advertisement in the pa
per, and ever since / have been watch
ing box AL to find out who you were
and where you did business, so that
might get in my work before you had
chance to read about the other fellows.
Will you give Inc n try, sir?"
"Well," replied Mr.. Adams, looking
rather amused. "if you nre smart
enough to do that, guess you are
about the boy we want. Yes, you may
stay and go right to work. First, sort
out these letters and dump all the an
swers TO that advertisement into the
waste basket"
This all happened many years ago,
and to-day Mr.. James Brown is one of
the leading partners In that very firm
which he first served intelligently and
conscientiously as Office boy.-Chlcago
Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
a Double syvindlc.

First Street Loafer-It's n shame
Bill. to think that anyone would swindlc
n poor Woodworking man in that way,
Second Street Loafer-Why, what's
your trouble?
"lIerc worked hard for half day
painting up sparrow into n red-heuded
Belgian canary and am blowed If the
fellow sold IL to didn't give me bad
half crown for it."-London Spare Mo
fnents
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
A DnuhffnI Reform.

honestly wife went in for dress re-
form last year.
Black-Good! How much did it de-
crease the expense?
Bjones--Decrease? Il cost more!--
Up-t<-Date.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
A BOYS ROAD-YACHT.
How Two bright Youngsters Sail
Through Chicago's Streets.


Through Chicago's Streets.
On one of the wide avenues of Chicago
there has lately been seen the queer
spectacle of n cart with a neat pair of
sails, mainsail and jib, spinning along
before the wind, turning around cor
ners, or lacking to an adverse breeze.
The strange craft was not exactly a
cart, apparently, for it's hind wheels
were regular bicycle wheels, with
pneumatic tires, and the front ones
were taken from u boys cushion-tire
bicycle, while the body is far from be-
ing common cart-body. 1t resembles
rather the deck of Il boat.
This land-yacht's story is told by the
Chicago Record. The craft was invent
ed and built by two boys of that city,
Lawrence and Harold Osborne by name.
Last summer, during their vacation,
they spent good deal of time in u
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
Necessary to Life.

A man will die for want of air in five
minutes, for want of sleep in ten days,
for want of water in week, and for
want of food at varying periods. de-
pendent ON circumstances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
Hot stuR.

These sausages are peppcry enough
to make man fighting mad"
"They must be made from the dogs of
war."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
Observation-Disclosures
HOW SCROGGS -.
WON THE REWARD.
BY l.. FRANK BAUM.
copyright. Iso7.l
.oCooOoooeooooooooOOoOost

Filling the space between two large
hiding blocks was little. one-storied
|aice. 1t was flush with the sidewalk,
Ind upon the large window was painted,
! red letters,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05
SJ,ubU iteWaTO'
'NTICED OR STRAYED

ENTlCED OR STRAYED
From his home. No. 20l3 Wellington av'
cnue. on June 2. 1890. Kenneth Keith Law.
renee, Familiarity called "Trotty." Age
four years and two months. Darl; browr
hair and eyes; large for his age; able 70
tell his name, but perhaps not his resi-
dencc. Wore at the time OF his disappear
9Hce a white dress with blue sash. blue
flannel jacket and straw sailor hat Was
last seen upon the sidewalk in front o:
said residence listening to the music OF 9
hand organ played by an Old Italian. The
above reward will be paid for information
leading to the recovery of said Kenneth
Keith Lawrence, and all prosecutions viii
be waived.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-02-03

soon have become hewildered aud fright
ed. As IL was ] was on the anxious
seat, as had lost my bearings several
degrees and could not see four feet
ahead Of me. ! was we'll acquainted
with every inch of the country trxv-
ersed or certainly would have come To
grief. 1t is my belief from the expert
ence had. that persons perishing IN "A
blizzard smother To death before freez-
ing, ~ il was most impossible for me I"
keep my mouth closed and from inhaI-
ing the snow and ice. This was an eN-
perimental trip just for my own per-
sonal knowledge, aud | must say that l
am well satisfied aud il will be- a long
time before | make another trip al the
kind. The storm was one OF the worst
that ever passed over the northwest
and an electric as well rs wind storm.
When you touched piece of iron
or steel you could see the sparks fly
from the fingers end and 1t WAS almost
impossible To sleep II ones head was
not towards the north. IL is very try
lug ON the nerves, aud one is as tired us
if he had done hard days labor. No
case of freezing reported SD far to-day,
which is as calm as can be, and one
feels ms ii he had suddenly escaped
from scene of bedlam calamity to one
of peace and harmony. Hoping these
lines have not tired you, | wish you a
a happy New Year
W. w. WILCOX.
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Keller.

James Richards is on the sick list.
DR.. Stevens rides in II new Portland
cutter.
NJ Deffendorf and wife of Dowagiac
were guests of L. Z. Skies, Sunday.
On Monday of last week, our mail
carrier failed to make the trip To DO.
wagiac.
Simon Guilford and Clarence Elan
ders of Dowagiac were IN town last
Wednesday.
During the severe cold weather we
have been having, many men and boys
froZe their ears and faces.
Mr. and Mrs VIM Clark of South
Haven drove 10 Keller, Sunday, re-
turning Monday afternoon.
An "up-to.date" concert will be given
by Dowagiac people, Wednesday even
ing at the opera honse here.
Miss Howard, the revivalist who has
been holding meetings at the Nj. T..
church for the past four weeks, has met
with good success This will be the
last week
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Decatur.

NJ s. Carney was in Chicago on bust
ness last week
+. b. Reed died Sunday morning and
was buried Monday.
Frank Potts has just received new
National cash register.
Sumner Sherrod made business trip
To Battle Greek, Monday.
Mr.. Isaac Monroe and two daughters
of Lawrence were in Decatur, Sunday
Six couples from this village are plan
ing To go to the dance at Lawrence to.
morrow evening.
The infaEt child of Rev w H. Moore
died Sudday morning. Rev. Moore
was called home from Canada on NC.
count of its sickness
1t is quite probable that in the neal
future Decatur will have electric lights
Messrs Lee and HedGou of DowagiaC
met with the village board here last
Friday evening They propose to light
the streets with incandescent lights,
furnishing four arc lights for Main
street, at an actual expense To the vii
lage of between three and four hun
dred dollars per year. \ committee
of three members of the board was
appointed to go To Dowagiac 10 inves
tigatc the matter further.
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Hartford.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Butler are here
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. A.
IL. Young.
Mrs q. +. Collett came home from
Benton Harbor last Saturday.
Senator Merriman came home last
Friday, having been with the senate
committee, visiting the iron and copper
mines of the upper peninsula.
News was received here that Horace
Merrill better known as Hold, died
last Sunday at DeKalb, H. He leaves a
wife, mother and two sisters To mourn
his death. Horace was Hartford boy
Fred Jillson had a cold bath in the
Paw Paw river the other day. He went
to see how the ice was. The upper
crust of snow and ice held him up for a
while, but finally broke, letting him
through, into the river. He was fully
convinced the ice was not thick enough
To put mp.
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BIO0ntngdaIe .

b. G. Stout is improving
VIM. Stinson started for Grand Rap.
ids last Wednesday.
Rev. Laity has closed the series of
revival meetings in Cheshire.
The band boys will soon render the
play called the Hickory Farm
Splendid sleighng on all the main
brought into town daily.
We find the clearing of snow from
the sidewalks in the village a good
thing for the tax payers.
Our school, during the severe cold
weather past, was kept warm and COM
Portable during school hours.
The mercury was only 10 below zero
during the cold snap in this vicinity,
and fruit seems all right as yet
The leaf social given at T. j Baugh
mans by the T.. +. society of the Dis
ciple church was Il social success.
G. IL. Merriiield is canvassing this
township for the First Battle" Bry-
ans book, and meeting with fair sue
cess in sales.
DIR. L. IL. Ransom ana wlie arrived
here from Oregon last Wednesday. The
doctor will resume the practice OF
medicine and surgery.
The Epworth league will give a
coasting social at the home of Samuel
Tenant on Friday evening of this
week. Take your sleds along. Refresh.
ments will be served.
j. A. OLeary has notified the patrons
and teachers of our school that "A teach
ers rally will be held here Satur.
day, Feb. g. A cordial invitation is eX-
tended To all interested in educational
matters to attend the rally
Some tbirty-tive or forty of Miss Ellie
Aliens schOolmates made her birth
day surprise party Friday evening, at
her home with her sister, Mrs. W. Il
Scott, the occasion being Miss Efie's
10th birthday. The surprise was a
success, and music, games and chat in
cident To such visits entertained the
young folks. Light refreshments were
served and all present voted the visit II
splendid success.
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! b. b. Schuster Of Kalamazoo was call
ing on friends la town last week.
r. Bush and Nj. e. Wise attended
the Masonic grand lodge ia Saginaw
! last week.
Saul Frank is SO as TO be- attending TO
business again. He was visiting al
Kalamazoo last week.
Grand Brown returned from Chicago,
Saturday night, and Monday went Ia
kalamaZoo, having work about two
miles north OF that city.
Rev. e.. b. Hart has rendered his
resignation as pastor OF the Free Bap-
tist church, Ia take effect April /, at
which time he will have completed his
seventh year. he has accepted "A call
To the Baptist church AT Fennville. MIR.
and Mrs. Hart have made Il host Of
friends during their stay here, who will
JOIN in wishing them God speed in their
new home.
Gobleville is blessed with large
number of fraternal societies, there be-
ing none more popular than the
Knights of Pythias, who have among
them some of the leading business and
professional men, not only of this place,
but OF our neighboring villages of Ken
dali, Bloomingdale, Mattawan and Paw
Paw. For several years past 1t has
been their custom To hold Il public in
stallation of their officers, but this year
the boys decided to do the work by
themselves and have lunch after; but
while they were attending To some
other business, about thirty ladies,
wives of the members, overpowered
the guards and hurriedly entered the
inner room, To the surprise OF all pres
ent. Mrs. +. NJ. Bailey, wife of the
new chancellor commander, acting as
leader, spoke as follows:
Good morning, gentlemen. we are here as you
To keep you company and to make you some tea.
We have thought OF the times you have eaten
alone,
While we spent our time looking after the home.
And il seems this New Years good time TO
begin
To alter old customs, and endeavor to win
Your regard for our company, on this night AT
least;
So we brought along oysters upon which you must
feast.
No thanks are necessary; we wish to say all
We require at your hands to see you install
And Of course the request was grant
ed, after which supper was served and
several toasts responded To. The ladies
expect soon to add one more order tn
those already in existence, they having
their charter list nearly completed for a
lodge of "Rath bone Sisters" the ladies'
auxiliary to the X. Of L.
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HOW To FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let ii stand "a hours; a sedi-
ment or settling indicates diseased
condition OF the kidneys. When urine
stains linen it is positive evidence of
kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to
urinate or pain i'm the back, is also con.
vincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out of order
WHAT TO DO
There is comfort i'm the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfllls every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver. bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. Ii
corrects inability To hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, or bad effect
following use of liquor, wine or beer,
and overcomes that unpleasant ne.
cessity of being compelled to get up
many times during the night to urinate.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
of Swamp Root is soon realized. Ii
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. IL
you need medicine you should have
the best. Sold bv druggists; price fifty
cents and one dollar. For a sample
bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by
mail, mention the NoRTHERNER and
send your full postoffice address to DIR.
Kilmer Il Co., Binghampton, N. Y.
The proprietors of this paper guarantee
the genuineness of this offer.
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Glendale.

Myers and Davis are putting up the
yearly supply of ice.
Mrs. Dolbee has been visiting friends
in Paw Paw this week.
"The Boys of '76" was well played TO
a good house last Wednesday evening
Bert Cornwell and wife of South
Haven visited friends here over Sunday
Mr. Chase aud Lille Stanley of Otsego
have been visiting friends here this
week.
Nj. j Shered was in Bay City To at.
tend the Modern Woodmen convention
this week
The Gobleville band is billed here tn
play Danger Signal" Friday evening,
February 5.
Mrs. Hubbard of Grand Rapids is
here and has organized Il lodge of Roy
al Neighbors.