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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
THE PAPER CHINAMAN.

/ in the diagram, folding it on the Shout
ders. Then, preferably of different
color paper, cut out the legs and feet
double like Nos. 3 and 4 and if desired
black the feet with ink.
The hands should be cut out like No.
and if u hat is wanted No. . is the
pattern, folding it on the dotted lines.
To make the head, take Il piece of the
tissue paper (uncolored), and in the
center place piece of the cotton and
a toothpick. Fold down all the sides OF
the paper to keep the face smooth and
about the shape in the picture of the
finished Chinanan.
Take long piece of the thread, double
il several times. divide in three and
braid it, tying the end with d single
piece. Insert the end of the pigtail in
the fold at the back of the head and
fasten there with glue or mucilage.
To put the Chinaman together, slip the
shirt over the head and glue to it, pu.
the hands in the sleeves and glue in
place, paste together each folded leg
and foot and insert the upper edge of
each beneath the ends of the shirt and
fasten these with glue. Glue the hat
over the top of the head.
Draw two slanting eyes, nose and
mouth and curved line for the chin with
pen and ink or black crayon and the
face is done.
1t is best TO fasten together all the
edges of the shirt with muclage. Red,
blue, yellow. green, brown and all col
ored papers may be used, and gold and
silver paper also. The buttons down
the front here are marked with pen,
but little round pieces of another col
ored paper pasted on each give much
better effect.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
WHAT FLATTERY WILL DO.
of a Young Lady Who
Tried to Avoid 1t.


1t was the afternoon of the club meet
ing, and the girl who prides herself on
the earnestness of her aims and objects
in life came into the room with the
light of a noble resolve clarifying her
countenance.
1--WE been reading the loveliest book
in the world, gir!s!" she exclaimed, en-
Enthusiastically, "and henceforth l shall
never hatter or deceive anybody. The
author says that fattery is the worst of
sins, and that"
Tell us your experience next week.
interrupted the sarcastic maiden, grim
~. They'll be lot more interesting
than an account of the books preach
ings, and besides" But the earnest
girl had flown off in indignation. And
she was decidedly meek and crestfallen
when next the club members met.
''You needn't laugh" she remarked
to the sarcastic maiden, who was
grinning expectantly, "for i believe
what the book said was true, only were
not sufficiently developed to live by
such an elevated standard. You know
| said l should never fatter anybody
again all my life. Well. that was last
week. Now I'm going to fiatter every
body. I've had enough of plain speak
ing to last me lifetime. Last Monday
I told mamma she was getting crows
feet, when / knew she wanted me to
say she wasn't. Next day Mamie asked
me how old thought she looked, and
told her honestly. Mamma hasn't got
over being vexed with me yet, and, as
for Mamie, don't suppose she'll ever
speak to me again.
"wednesday our pastor called and
wanted my honest opinion OF his last
sermon. told him, and he was awfully
hurt. Friday I told my dressmaker
that l considered her awfully careless
with nice material. and she left the
house in anger, with my new dress
half done, and not soul among us
who knows how to finish 1t. Other
dressmakers won't, you know. so what
shall do?
That's the way things have gone al!
week. Now I'm going to say lovely
things on principle again. whether
they're true or not. You girls do all
look perfectly stunning" she contin-
ued. sweetly, as her listeners sighed
alphabetically 81 do think we have
the prettiest set Of girls in the city in
our club. and the incest"
And then she wondered that they
didn't really seem grateful for the com
pliment. "They acted just as II they
didn't think I meant it," she told her
chum fterward.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21

gay with mel only deal with kings
and queens, and know my business"
You know your business, do your"
gets in the Cigarette, now erect in the
Receiver. "And everybody else's, too;
don't you talk to me; you are nothing
but an old rounder. / know a deal
about you"
"Ha! : hal" roars the Pipe. That's
where he raps you, old fifty-two!"
The Whist Pack shuffles about UNI
easily, until brilliant thought strikes
him. II may be half as black as am
painted" he remarks, calmly, "but
haven't got fly in my mouth-pece."
The Pipe flushes under his tan. This
is home thrust, and for moment he
is speechless.
Gentlemen, gentlemen, this will
never dol" 1t is the silvery voice of the
Case. "You should not quarrel in the
presence of lady, especially if she is
as delicate as | am. 1t is very horrid
of you" and overwrought by her ex-
element, she bursts into tears.
Come now, Miss Case, don't cry,
there's good girl; think of all we have
been through together" soothingly
Whispers the Cigarette, that's right"
Then turning to the others: Gentle
men, why should we quarrel? We are
all here in n common cause and we all
serve the Master" Everyone was si-
lentrat,t the mention of that name. "And
another thing, gentlemen" the Cigar
cite resumed, with pathetic break in
his small voice. II feel that my days
are numbered, smoked out, you know,
and before depart for the place where
all defunct stubs go, would like to tell
you story. 1t is not very much, and as
it, In a measure, concerns one who we
all love"-and he paused to glance at
the curtained door, would really en-
joy relating it to YOU" Certainly,
certainly, I'm always ready for any new
thing that comes to hand; so fire away,
Cigarette; the night is young and the
company pleasing'-and so saying the
Whist Pack moved up another space
in the rack to listen.
AS the Cigarette was about to begin,
he was interrupted by new voice:
May | come in?' it said. my name is
Poker Chip" ''Oh. | know you,' said
the Whist Pack, you're true blue"
Gentlemen, and old friend of mine.
Come over here by me, Chip. Now, Gig
arctic, odd man."
Setting his head upon the rim of the
receiver in a more comfortable position
the Cigarette began:
The first thing that can remember
is the fact that was one of Il number
ported by the parent stem of flourish
ing tobacco plant that fiourished on
the soil of a plantation way down in
Cuba. l was very proud in those days.
mainly, because my place was well Up
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The city of Philadelphia has 3,349
teachers employed in its public schools.
and their salary list for the next year
aggregates $2,43o,4O0.
1t is calculated that If the children
under the care of the London school
board were to join hands they would
reach from London to Carlisle, dis
lance of 300 miles.
st. James churchyard, Penton-
Vile, in which were buried Joe Grim
adj, the clown. and Tom Dibdin. the
nautical song writer, has been turned
into public playground.
About sixweeks ago Rev. II. c. Han
ma, of Plantsville, Conn.,, fell on his
head while getting out of his carriage.
The shock caused an entire loss of Iner.-
Dry; he could not recognize his rela-
tives or anyone who knew him. His
relatives are endeavoring to teach him
to read and write.
Queen Adelaide, widow of Dom
Miguel, king of Portugal, has taken the
vows at the convent of the Denedictines,
at Schemes, France, after having passed
through novitiate Of one years dura-
ton. Queen Adelaide was born in
Francony on the Sd of April, 1891, and
was married in 1851 to King Miguel.
She is the mother Of seven children.
Florence Nightingale has just en-
tered her seventy-eighth year. She
has never recovered from the hardships
she endured in the Crimean war. Since
1855 she has rarely been totally free
from pain. She received her Christian
name from the town IN which she was
born-Florence, Italy. Her family
name is not Nightingale, but Shore, her
father being Nottingham banker,
who inherited the estates of Peter
Nightingale on condition that he as
sumo the name.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21

him in all the racket behind the engine,
and let up on the whistle long enough
to holler ahead to me to look out and
not run over him; but there was small
fear of that, for he beat us by half n
block all the way to the fire.
when we got there we stretched
in and stood fast as we cali it, which
means we stretched in the hose, and
got ready 10 go to work when so or
dered; but they didn't need us, for the
fire was pretty well out then, and the
third alarm had only been sent out as n
sort of precaution; so in few mo-
ments the chief ordered us back to
quarters.
"When we were picking up or put
ting the hose back in the wagon, Peter
was around among us like old times,
and every one of the gang had kind
word for him. He was cut bit about
the back with glass, so the captain
says: Throw him in the wagon, boys,
and wei take him back to the house
and mend him up. I'll put him on pro-
baton; and IL he acts right he can
stay with us as long as he wants And
then he adds: But you fellows will
have to chip in and pay for that pane of
glass; And we all laughed; for we
were willing to pay for a whole show
window to get Peter back again."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
1n.tinct Of n Hind Pig.

Pennsylvania boasts of wonderful
blind pig. 1t was born blind, and at the
tender age of three months was sold to
neighboring farmer, who took it
home in his wagon. The road was not
only crooked, but was cut by several
crossroads, and II passed through n
village with n dozen cross-streets, the
entire distance being two miles beyond
the village. The pig was turned into
small lot, and the third day afterward
the little blind fellow was back with his
former owner. There was no other way
for the pig to return home than by
following the road over which he was
carried in the box. Still, as dumb an
finals perform these feats by instinct,
a blind pig would be on an equal foot
ing with any other. }
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
BEYOND THE VEIL.

o,a the veil of flesh what lies
q, Hiss supreme for you and me,
.Ustening of glad surprise
ia rapturous felicity?
re We not seen a heavenly glow
1,rbt M the pallid dying face?
pnaertIon radiant we know
rom some serener. brighter place;
"a fancy IL cannot be far
1stor where our loved and lost ones are.
Ia well we know, though prisoned here,
We never shall forgotten be,
that our beloved would linger near
IN tenderness and sympathy:
rhnugh glad, would grieve to see our grief
Would comfort. counsel, as OF yore,
vould quickly come to our relief
n ,tUere permitted, as before.
Al may they not, could We but see,
"a close beside both you and me?
:, that unknown our anchor lies,
our hope, our expectation there;
our longing souls 1t satisfies
To dream Of what we soon shall share;
"a feel that just beyond the veil
THAT hides them all from you and me
Await us friends that will not fail
Reunions of eternity;
THAT what we but prophetic feel
The yeiPs removal will reveal.
Anne II. Woodruff, In Chicago Advance.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
A GIRLS ADVENTURE.
She Meets n Mig Bear without LosinH
Her Presence of Mind.


The New York Sun is still adding
to it's stock of bear stories. One of
the latest comes from Potter county,
Pa, and by way of variety it is n girl
who plays the principal part in the
action.
Louise Berger, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of Michael Berger, the owner of n
small farm in the Kettle creek region,
went to the woods to drive the cows to
the shed, accompanied by small shep-
herd dog.
Soon after entering the woods, about
half a mile from the farmhouse, the
dog began to act queerly and per-
sisted in keeping at the girls heels, as
Il afraid. While the girl scolded the
dog she was Mortified to see n monster
black bear stumbling toward her. She
had heard her father tell about climb
ing trees to escape bears, and now she
Skinned up a smooth beech with the
agility of boy. The dog ran home
bowling, chased a short distance by the
bear.
When the bear gave up the chase he
came back to the tree where the girl
was a captive. Her red hood had fallen
on the ground. The bear picked it up.
The girl screamed, and the bear raised
his huge form against the tree as high
as his legs would push him, but even
then he was nearly ten feet from her.
The girls screams had been heard at
the farmhouse down in the ravine, and
out came her father on the double
quick.
When he reached the edge Of the
wood Mr.. Berger saw the red dress of
his daughter in the beech tree. The
girl called to him to be quick. The
bear wheeled toward The advancing
farmer, gazed at him and his rifle just
an instant and then started on a run
for the thick woods.
But the big fellow was too fat to
make good time, and Berger soon got
within gunshot. Two bullets from the
Winchester finished the brute. Then
Louise slid down the tree and hurried
home to tell her brother George to
go to the woods and help his father
bring home the bear.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21

Washington; the place of presidents,
senator's and other tomfooleries."
Quite right" broke in the Whist
Pack; you can always pick up choice
set of knaves there. This know"
well, l was ultimately sold to a SEN
ator, who bought our whole box and
took us home to his rooms. In the
short time | was destined to stay there
l saw so much deviltry and intrigue
that was glad to be smoked. / ulti-
mately met this fate in the mouth of
secretary, who almost consumed me
at the poker table, where he lost a great
deal of money. was glad of this, for
hate gambling-oh, | beg pardon, Mr..
Chip-I quite forgot"
"Not at all, Cigarette" said the Poker
Chip, cheerfully; IL am used to abuse"
The Letter smiled sadly at the inter-
ruption, but no one noticed, and the
Cigarette took fresh start.
THE next morning, although
wreck, l was carefully picked out of
the cuspidor, and, although half con-
sumed, suffered the degradation of be-
ing almost finished off by the senator's
colored servant. / found my way to the
street at last, only to be picked up by
an Italian and hurried away to be sold.
was one of choice collection of stubs
of various degrees of consumption, and
sorry spectacle compared to what /
had been in my PALMER days"
"Cut along, old chap; it's getting
late" said the Pipe, and nodded his en-
enlargement.
why bring up to you, friends, these
sad days. l never can think of them
without a shudder. l will let you i'm
agine all my sufferings and skip along.
One fine day blossomed forth into
cigarette. and, packed in a dainty satin
lined case, was purchased by the love-
liest girl ever saw-wasn't she beauti
full. Miss Case?" referred the Cigarette
to that person, who was now shifting
audibly.
Perfectly sweet" sobbed the Case.
land she wore such loves of hats"
Thus corroborated, the Cigarette
took up his tale.
"Of course you knew her longer than
| did, but l found out that. although
her face was beautiful, her heart was
full of black deceit No one knew this
but me and the master, and he-but
anticipate"
At this point the Letter made move
ment as if to speak, bat evidently
thought better of it and remained ST.
lent.
''She gave the entire box of us to him
on his birthday, and all my brothers
who have gone before considered it a
pleasure to be smoked by him, especial
~ if it was in her presence.
"The rest is soon told, gentlemen:
my yarn is about finished Tonight
the woman gave the master back his
love, and. although was inside the
Case. | heard il all and found out how
weak and wicked n woman can be.
"She told him that she was about to
marry that gray-haired old reprobate
of senator that owned me as cigar.
This broke the masters heart-Tm sure
from what know that she will be am
ply punished. My life is over. gem
tlemen--I am very glad to go; may your
lot be happier than mine has proved to
be-" and the Cigarette was silent.
Queer tale, that" said the Whist
Pack, at last breaking the silence.
A new voice was heard from the man
tel piece that said, sadly: 81 can testi-
fy that the Cigarette has told nothing
but the truth" 1t was the Letter.
Military Gazette, Chicago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
PAPER CHiNAMAN.
How to Cut Him Out and How to Fast
en- Him Together.

How to Cut Him Out and How to Fast
en- Him Together.
Here is something for the boys and
girls to make some rainy day when the
grass is too wet to play outdoors. 1t
will please you, for every child we ever
knew liked to cut out papers. The de-
scription of this little Chinaman we
found in little publication called
"New Ideas for Woman's Wear"
You will need, in the first place, sew
eral sheets of pinwheel paper, Of diff
ferent colors, IA large size that comes
at four cents a sheet, n spool of black
thread, some tissue paper and cotton
batting. A few toothpicks of wood or
burnt matches are also needed to give
extra strength to the head and neck.
Take the paper and fold double and
cut out the shirt. like illustration No.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
lie Couldn't Furnish IL.

"Yes." he said. with some show OF
temper. you're just the kind of a
woman to spend $4,000 year on dress
alone"
"Oh. no. I'm not" she replied. sweet
ly. IF I were I would have married
a different kind Of a man."
And the more he thought OF 1t the
more satisfied he became that II was 6
hot one.-Chicago Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HER AWFUL DREAM.

A little maid OF tender years
Had such an awful dream
She came to me almost in tears
II just was going to scream.
''When both my eyes came open wide,
And. oh, | was so glad
To find II was Dream" she cried.
Because 1t was so bad"
what could II be. poor child?' said.
"Were you pursued by bears?
Perhaps your dolly broke her head.
Or did you fall downstairs?"
"Oh dear! It's most too bad to tell!
You know In school our class
Are havin' Examination. Well,
| dreamt | didn't PAST"
elizabeth X. Burns. in Youths Com
panion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21

A new window frame carries rod at
one side on which the window Is hung
10 swing outward as well as slide up and
down. =
The record-union., 1897-05-09
Grant Saved Two Nations From War.

Hon. John Russell Young a former
United States Minister to China. re-
CARDS General Grants part in arrang-
ing treaty of peace between China
and Japan as one of the shining
achievements of his career. Writing
of When Grant Went Round the
World, in the Ladies Home Journal, ;"
Mr.. Young says Prince Kung, then sort
of Regent for China, in his conversa-
tions at Peking with General Grant
talked with earnestness upon the rela-
tions between China and Japan. This
led 10 a message from the Prince to
the Mikado, an extraordinary incident
little known in the histories, and the
whole business in time to be SO man
aged by the General that war between
the two nations was postponed. "At
Nikko, Japan. General Grant met the
japanese Ministers who came by the
Mikados command to discuss with him
the message he had brought from
Prince Kung and Ii Hung Chang
Count Ito, Secretary of the Interior;
Count Saigo, the Minister of War;
Count Inouye, Foreign Minister, and
Mr.. Yoshida, the Japanese Envoy to
Washington, composed the Embassy.
They sat in a little temple (the after
noon sultry, a thunderstorm rafting
among the hills), and discussed the is
sues. In the end was a letter addressed
to Prince Kung and the japanese Prime
Minister, containing suggestions which
We're accepted by both Governments
1t was basis of peace not to be broken
for many years. So it will be seen that
The record-union., 1897-05-09

that so long as that was allowed he
would continue to act as he had done
AlluSion was the made to the police
commissary; whereupon the gentleman
left his stall, and requested that his
money might be returned. AS this was
refused he took his departure; but he
lost no time in summoning the manager
to appear before the Justice of the
Peace, by whom the question will be
threshed out. The document with which
the manager has been presented sets
forth that there is no rule compelling
men to remove their hats at theaters.
and that, moreover, it is idle to pretend
that their headgear prevents the other
spectators from witnessing the per-
formance, inasmuch as women's hats
which are now of ridiculously exagger-
ated proportions, are tolerated. Nor, is
it added, does the difference of sex suf-
flee to explain this unfair treatment,
seeing that men are often in more need
of a headgear than women. Accordingly
the gentleman asks that the price of his
stall shall be returned to him, and that
oOf. shall also be paid as compensation
for his having been deprived of the
pleasure of witnessing the performance.
London Telegraph.
The record-union., 1897-05-09
AN EVENING OF FUN.
flock Trial at the Congregational
Church Last Night.

A mock trial took place at the Con-
gregational Church last night that at
tracted a large audience and furnished
them with plenty of fun.
The defendant, who was on trial for
burglary, was one of the trustees of the
church, and has hitherto borne a spot
less reputation, but when the attorneys
for the prosecution had got done with
him in their addresses to the jury he
wondered whether he had ever pos
sessed such a thing as a reputation.
The prosecuting witness was a lady
member of the congregation, and he
was charged with stealing her picture
taken about two years ago, and which
she testified he had often begged her to
give him, but she had steadily refused.
1t had been taken two years ago, but
she had marvelously changed in the
meantime.
1t disappeared from her parlor on
Easter night, and all that was left in
place of ii was a fragment of cloth
from pair of trousers she had seen
him wear. and which her dog, a ferocious
animal that weighed about two ounces,
had brought to her the next morning
after she had discovered the burglary.
The Sheriff testified to finding the
picture in his room and the mutilated
trousers at a second hand store, where
he had sold them, and it did hot seem
as if link was wanting to convict.
On the other hand, the Gefe..Ia tes-
titled that he accompanied young lady
to church on the night in question and
escorted her home, where they bade
each other good night in the usual
way" but what that way was was not
made very clear. He further testified
that the prosecuting witness gave him
the picture long time ago. He did not
know whether or not ne asked for it,
but she was very willing TO give it.
They had been friends, but were SO no
longer.
The prosecuting attorneys and coun-
sci for the defense We're all bright
young law students in various Offices
and acquitted themselves eXcellently,
and it was remarked Howe impair
tial and able the Judge showed himself
In spite of the strong evidence against
the defendant the jury acquitted him,
and he heaved a sigh of relief as he
realized his narrow escape.
The record-union., 1897-05-09
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs E. r. Tiel last evening
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their wedding by a reception given
at their home, 916 O street They were
married at Lancaster, Wis, in 1872, by
Rev. S. w. Eaton, and came to Cali
fornia in the same year. Their resi-
dence has been in Sacramento almost
continuously since. Mrs. Tiel's maiden
name was Alice May Clark, and she is
a daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. G.
Clark of Lancaster.
Mrs. Tiel was assisted in receiving
her guests by Mrs. w. H. Sherburn,
Mrs. ]. d. Young, Mrs. U. Olney and
Mrs. A. w. Seaman. Many beautiful
and appropriate gifts were presented by
friends. The parlors of the residence
We're decorated in white. the sitting
room in pink and the dining-room in
yellow, the decorations being very ar
arranged. Light refreshments
were served, and the evening passed in
a delightful manner. The host and
hostess were the recipients of many
compliments and good wishes at the
hands of their numerous friends