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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24

full Heart restaurant and was now gu,
of the wooded county and into the hot
oven of the desert. The marshal ac-
cepted the advice.
Although he had Knocked at Charley
Go Lee for being less advanced than
himself, Hong Fat was really a resource
less and uninventive Chinaman, and
there was nothing high-grade or know
ing about him, except his miraculous
ability in the matter of stewed tripe.
So, leaping from the window to avoid
being deported from the country he
was fond of, he knew not what to do
next. He could only walk down the
railroad track, and walk and walk, hop
ing to arrive somewhere where help
would be given. He had broken a rib
and had fearfully plowed his face in
falling, but 1t was an unimportant rib
and he did not mind his facial appear
ance. The road through the desert
was long and gray and parched, when
the daylight came after smothering
night, and afterward the two lines of
rails flashed a glttering invitation to
farther vistas of quivering heat, as
though it were the way straight to the
home Of the damned. The night was
beautiful on the far-away line of noun
tains as he hailed the sun at daybreak;
at ten o'clock the sun was a furnace
dropping heat that was almost liquid
upon him. His broken rib panied him
and his face smarted, and he staggered
on down the line, whittier he knew not.
BY and by the sound of an approach
| ing train came to him and he looked
ahead and saw the black blur at the
ends of the pointed lines of steel. He
dropped to his knees and crept off into
| the desert like poisoned dog and wait
ed in the sage for the train to pass.
Then, with the insufferable sun still
beating upon him, he resumed his weary
journey. AT night he came stealthily
upon village of three houses and he
wanted to steal water there, but he was
afraid, for dog barked. He went
around the handful of huts, hungry and
burning within, but fearful Of that
dread horror, deportation.
1t was thus that the aimless, rudder-
less Hong Fat travelled for full week,
| Mining from tTdlHs, mourning lOT water,
and with fostering wounds. He began
to see things on the desert alongside
and sometimes he lodged into the sage
when no train was coming. He talked
10 himself, too, and altogether he was
an evil-looking creature when Charley
Go Lee, turning an abrupt curve of the
railroad, came upon him sitting on {
fallen tree. for the traveller had now
reached the timber country, out o
which he had been so ruthlessly hale,
the week before. Charley Go Lee looked
at the returning wanderer in vast sur
prise. He called to him in Chinese. TO
he could hardly believe that this Graz,
creature was the Hong Fat of the Cheer
full Heart, and asked him who he was
There was a wild and maniacal cry o
! rage heard in the timber camp up tn
mountain side, and Charley now knew
positively that Hong Fat had come back
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
Tb,. DOE Act. a. valet.

Undoubtedly one of the most intelli-
gent dogs in the country is Alexander
c. Young's liver and white notified full
blooded Ridgeway setter Frank"
Young lives in Flagtown, Summerset
county, n. j., and he has taught his
dog to bring his clothes to him in the
morning when he wishes to rise and
dress, to carry notes wherever he is
directed and to perform various other
duties that richer men than Mr.. Young
intrust only to their Wallets. Among
other things Frank carries wood into
the house when Young chops it. He
has on some occasions carried as many
as so or 60 sticks, one at time, from
the woodward into the house without
cessation, and he seems to enjoy this
end every other of the pieces of work
he is directed to do.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
I, AM so GLAD.

am SO glad can forget
Tha follies of the past.
Ssa tears that once my eyehos wet
The skies once overcast
49,, 40 glad that all the griet
a. ali the far-off years
VI sannd In time sweet relief,
as ,anished with my tears.
lad the troubles l have had
III engar make me sorrowful;
| am 80 very glad.
km glad that / cannot forget
| The pleasures OF the past,
,spder eyes that mine have met
~. davis that did not last.
IN 60 glad that olden times
an, me with new delight.
roses of remembered Junes
Continually are bright.
Lad the pleasant things I've had
every day more beautiful;
'''" | am so very glad.
am so glad that Ill or good
,s from the Fathers hand
nronned down. l would not II l could
payerse what He has planned.
~ clad that One who knows the way
marking 1t for me.
"A that He does II every day,
INST as II ought to be.
rsoueh future days be good or bad
~ Mans OF God are wonderful,
And am very glad.
Lula II. May, in Chicago Advance
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24

Charles Dickens, if he is queried after
this fashion.
The game of initials requires
nimbler wit 1t also requires pretty ac-
curate general knowledge of persons
who are uppermost. The point is, when
the name of some living celebrity is
mentioned, TO characterize the celebrity
in two or three words beginning with
the letters which make the celebrity's
initials, as, for instance:
Chauncey NJ. Depew-Celebrated Mer-
ry Diner.
Ulysses S. Grant-Uncle Sans Gen.
Grail
Harriet Beecher Stowe-IIelped Black
Slaves.
Fridiof Nansen-Fleeting Northward.
Louise NJ Alcott--Lovely, Motherly
Authoress.
r. f. Peary-Racing Ever Poleward.
Thomas w. Carlyle-Terrifying, Wit
ty, Critical.
Not all these examples are beyond
criticism, but as they are reported di-
rectly from gathering of young folks,
held not long ago, they show pretty
conclusively that the game has an edu-
cational value.
Played the reverse way, it would re-
quire even better knowledge of promi-
nent personages and their traits-thus:
Thoroughly Able observation-disclosures
as Alva Edison.
Character Delineator-Charles Dick
ems.
| Ever Excellent Songstress-Emma
Eames Story.
In the case of popular authors there
may be variations; "Hiawatha's Won
drous Lovesong," for instance. was de-
clared an excellent three-word key to
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow' at a
gathering of young folks, the other
| evening.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
HUMOROUS.

MFRS. Pancake--"l cant see why u
great, big fellow like you should beg"
Hungry Hank-"Well. mum. l s'pose
me size helps to gimme an appetite
Truth.
The whiskers of the walrus ex-
tend three or four inches from the
snout. 1t would appear that the wal
rus aims to be the populist OF the sea-
Boston Transcript.
On His Guard.-Dr. Powder-"Ahl
How are you to-day, Mr.. Glimp"
Glimp-"Do you ask as an inquiring
friend or as my family physician?"-
Philadelphia North American.
THE writer name must accompany
every communication" said the editor
to the man who had handed in little
piece signed Constant Reader" Il see,'
re piled the man. you don't want to
get the world involved in controversy
about the authorship OF second series
of Junius etters."-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle Telegraph.
-Woman's Way.-"You women. said
he, in the peculiarly exasperating way
q man has of saying those two words,
/
you women buy bargain things because
they are cheap" 1--WE do not" said
she. 1--WE buy cheap things because
they are bargains" The distinction
was almost too subtle for the blunder-
ing masculine intellect, but it was there.
indianapolis Journal.
| All She Wanted.-"My dear mad
am" said the professor of music, your
daughter has no sense of melody and
no instinct for time. She couldn't play
And she has no voice, therefore she
cannot expect to sing" WELL OF
course" was the complacent reply
"those facts are drawbacks, but you
can go on giving her lessons, Just the
same. l don't care about her perform
ing or singing, as it would may DC laiN'
her away from home. All want IS fol
her to learn enough to make q comfort
able living as a teacher.'-Washingto'
| Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE NEW UMBRELLA.

Oh, Ella!
With her first umbrella!
She walked abroad like any queen.
She held It proudly for display.
Admired It's handle. stroked Its sheen.
And never little girl more gay.
Dear Ella!
Such a wee umbrella!
One day upon the market-place
I met her: dripping were her curis.
She looked, despite her sunny face,
The most forlorn Of little girls.
why. Ella!
Where's your new umbrella?
Said 1; ''the storm has drenched your hair!
Just see your frock! just see your hat!
And what Is this you hug with carer
A broom. a fiddle. or cat?''
Oh, Ella!
With her first umbrella!
She looked at me and shyly spoke.
The rain-drops pelting on her yet:
'I have 1t here beneath my cloak.
Because, you see, II might get wet?'
Agnes Lee. In st. Nicholas.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
Cream Sandwiches.

Make nice short pastry and roll out
rather thin, and then cut three inches
long and IA wide, and bake in sharp
oven. When done light brown brush
over with the yolk of an egg, cut length
wise, and spread raspberry jam to form
a sandwich, and put whipped cream,
favored with vanilla, and teaspoonfui
of castor sugar and white of an egg
beaten to froth on top of cream
Boston Budget.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
,y,.r smell. Were burned.

Recent experiments by the curious
Mt Portland. Ore, have revived recoliec-
tions of primitive light used in the
carly days Of the settlements along the
Columbia river. when the residents
called smelts cnndlefsh. The dried
smelts burn MS well as candles and give
off an appetizing odor.-N. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24

the bark intact. This flexible band will
remain as a hinge to connect the two
ends of the branch. Place the nut to be
cracked in the niche and bring the
handles together, and the nut will be
crushed as neatly as If the cracker was
of steel.-Chicago Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
A Good Prospect.

"Do you see anything coming our
way?" asked the morning star of
companion.
"Not yet" was the reply; but L see
a servant below there who is about to
light her kitchen fire with kerosene.
Yonkers Statesman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
SIMPLE NUT CRACKER.

Made of the Flexible Branch of Any
Hardwood Tree.
A nut cracker which will be found
very serviceable may be made of the
flexible branch of tree-green hick-
DRY, walnut or tough oak wood pre-
ferred. In the center of piece of branch
selected, which should be seven or eight
inches long and about one inch thick
cut niche an inch long, and so deep as
to leave only few fibers of wood and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
worIxinr and Wnitins.

If you have any waiting to do, work
while you wait. Working is the only
thing that will make time fly. Watch
ing the clock is the surest way to make
o moment an hour, and working will
make an hour seem like moment.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
Tn R,d the House OF black Ants.

You may exterminate black ants by
first keeping out of their reach. all
sweets. Stand your cake and sugar
boxes in a pan Of water. then around
the shelves put either lavender, ground
cloves, or. better, camphor.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24

Little Eddie-Papa's the captain Of
our ship, and mammals the pilot,
Teacher--And what are your
Eddie-rm the compass, guess.
They are always boxing men, Y.
Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
A CHINESE FEUD.

lie cause of the
enmity which sub
sisted bet W e e II
Hong Fat a n d
Charley Go Lee
will pro b a b ! y
never be known.
Hong Fat could
have told of it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12

en- for tibet when time was called he was fun eish'
shock short the teacher. who come in seconu aunp
You should "a heard the cneer,h n wm an
walked up to where the Squire an fio'S I'LL
. We'll. Hen. sails the Squire smilin'' which I'm
..Thet kinder stumped Ben Harmon: lie iooheu
at Flory then at Pet. then at Fioty az i sails he
Really ba i;'t an dee Then he kinder blnshed
eetie I've been settlin up with coth bon ne aIlowed
This here was bs n,'s" right to pick but he
couldn't make up his mind jest Which, n,n ID delay But
ed IL looked though they'd be sOir cmtf man
Girls he sails turnin' to Pet an Fiory' 6 Iieh
Harmon has won the right 10 the pest oi yV h,sIip
posin' you uns decide which uns the pest " '''"''
"Then the valley folks all cheered an the girls cs
agreed an tho the corn was leete 6a r, :
they right down. each at shU ipK az evsr look at
be all odds the grandest thing eae tor ali
To tell The truth they wasn't much TO see AFTER a,
nothin but kind o. a cloud o hyh hush rSd Tbav
Gnishnd Inc first shock cven-deid even-an run ~
another torcd it down. jumped INTO tne " t rn,v
at ii agin At the sixth shock ret y1Heu lei ho
siyth was finished even an they was half an noun
left The twins were kinder windcd. an the c,owu
winded too from y ein in Silence except for
tho rattle o. The husks Jest the squire yeed tne
end / the hour and Flory gifts up together can
with her fifteenth shock An when they near" Wv
Vells an knowed It was over an over even, theyy
both list dropped Ez luck would have 1t, Pet ieil
nI1mD into Hen Harmon's arms. an ne gives a
xhoop and hicks her up an runs across the feel an
throws her inter his buggy an starts on IeI VIC
nre,rher's Flory fell into Teacher Pcrrys arms,
an ne put her inter his blackboard an hcken up HIS
AN what became o Jawhn Wingle's SON.? asked
thc storekecper for the man from Raccoon valley
had paused for want OF breath w., no r,or, n m.
nrelchcr's with Exile Rumble. who'd been nursin
his lame hand durIn' the huskin tournymenI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12

youth. looking for squirrels. II was clear day
and ! could sec half mile ahead with distinct
gun, for saw a squirrel sitting on limb ahead
| let him have the first barrel. and. that falling
gave him
CONSERVATION in the courtroom Jury wildly ex-
Just give the facts about the weather. Mr. Wal
dow" said the states attorney, ncrvously. 1t
was clear. you say"'
YES Sir Clear enough for to see this squir
rel and open on him with the first barrett
THAT will do. Take the witness" said the pros
ecutor, with some show Of concern.
The defendants attorney took the witness You
say you gave that squirrel the first barrelY' he
And. falling to get him. you gave him the sec
ond?'
YES"
II take it you wero using doublc-barreled shot
gum"
That's all the defendants counsel observed
Then. turning TO the Court ~ move a dismissal
Virginians life the life OF true West Vrginan.
Is to be sworn away by man who confesscs that
he hunts SQUIRRELS Win shotgunma He
shoots both barrels at the squirrel before getting II;
then. Your Honor claim that justice and right
have vanished out OF the land
The Judge asked the States attorney II he had
any authorities to offer in opposition TO the su9-
gescn OF the defence and the prosecutor humbly
SO the was dismissed ana me deiendant ex-
oncratcd. In the mean time Mr. Waldow. acting on
the advice OF the States attorney, had made on
you made a mistake. gneral," one Of the mem;
bcrs Of Tie jury shia TO anG mistakc and dis
appinted the jurors considerable by not lettin the
decision so 10 the jury
"Why. Bill you don't mean TO say you would
bav found Hank guilty the testimony OF a
man who shoots squirrels with shotgun
''Ioriy no Hut we had cur own idy we would
der hissef an had him hung forthwith an, im 5
date. which would u been justice tell you. Gin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12

the two OF EN- for II Teacher Perry or Jake
Wingle Jawhn Wingle's son. or Hen Harmon wenl
oyer to Kramsrs ne ne Whichever he seen rst
About corn cuttn' time Teacher Perry goes
TO Squire Kramer an ne saie Sa'S me- squire
Which un?' sails the Squire.
i've no idec.' sails Teacher Perry scra'ch'n
his head kinder puzzled like
lest then up comes Hen Harmon an Jake
wingIe Jawhn Winglo's son o,s,oro. uno for
fear the teacher he'd got ahead OF him. me an
Hen each wants one o 'em twins. ,,o, a,,s
sais he .Govs thcy's three o. you an two o
the twins one o you unsuz has got 10 GIT iei''
Which un| 80
nm. Souirr Kramer cast his eye down over his
dweniy.acrc fci O tail. straight corn.
. Which un?' he asked ag'in, after Ter BIT; oor
D. corn? Well. I'll tell you what wei 90 we
decide this here matter by corn-chttn .ouI nn
ment The two fe.lers tibet cuts The most most, corn n
in two hours time kin have the twins. me one
Teller tina, cuts the most Kin new inc HIST PICK
atween FlOry an Pet
Well srs. tibet there corn-cuttin tournyTmerint
Was the grandest thing ever seen All the , ioIKS
Ehere was fully fifty buggies hitched along me
lnce when the Squire give the word an Icacher
FERRY an Jakc Winsle an i orn r ' in NV Jav
but never the beat o the way them boys
made the knives go slashn IN 90 me St n,,fic
\ fresh knives an up In one corner o the iiel the
Sduire's hirclins wac a buzzin the srindstone
LIade after blade like. an what with the swish o
The kniy"s an the Ck-crack q tn stalks an the
feacber an Jake Winglc an Hen Harmon. it was
lime an IL weren't long before Teacher Perry,
Ehos most as good a corn-cutter as he is a spcer,
rot a shock ahead o. the others Then he slashcd
Els leg an lost three shocks while was ben tied
700 only he got one hand mixed up in the leaves
IN took OF two fingers. That th'owed him ahint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12

soothing to hear the English language spoken with
confidence and unerring grammar. which betoken
intelligence and good breeding. and especially SO
when II is uttered in public places by uniformed
persons from whom you ordinarily hear such re-
marks as hi" Get move on yer and Can't
you look where ye're goin'?"
through the mob Of depot employees who use this
style of vocabulary was happy to find the con-
ductor on the sleeping.car young man with q
gentle voice and a deliberate and refined manner.
He was more than gratifed when he saw him.
later on the journey. take copy or one OF the
Latin classics from his pocket and begin 10 read:
His pleasure at the spectacle made him almost for
get that in his haste to catch the train he had neg
lected TO eat any luncheon. Approaching the con-
ductor. he endeavored 10 mingle knowledge getting
with agreeable intercourse.
Have you been this road long, he inquired
NO" the conductor answered without looking
up. This Is my first week"
DO you like the work.
"All labor is distasteful But endeavor not to
allow my mind TO dwell on the irksome phases OF
my duty"
The conductor had not taken his eyes from the
book and his Questioner abandoned all idea OF 80
ciability and proceeded with the matter nearest
to his heart.
"Will you tell me-" he asked. when and for how
long this train stops for dinner"
Not at ALL"
Are you sure of that" came the inquiry in tones
OF protesting anguish.
Yes" the gentle voiced conductor replied. az he
leisurely turned leaf. Il am quite sure. The
train does not eat"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12
MRS. JOE RILEY.

who can she ber wondered as followed the
attendant to the parlor. where the caller was walt
Of widows weeds. rose at my entrance pressing
black bordered handkerchief to her face.
" You were my husbands friend-hs very dearest
friend she sobbed. and now have come to tell
you that he is no more. Joe often told me that II
needed a friend would find one in you
This was decidedly interesting. especially as
name Of Joe Riley. But | said In tone OF deep
feeling
"'Yes. and died like a hero. trying to save his
cattle train from being wrecked
That brought back the dilaPdated Zoe o, other
ment How in the world did such good
ing AZ Joe get such smart wife? | asked expect
ing. OF course. she wanted financial help but no.
Mrs. Riley informed with some pride that she
was well fixed What she wanted-and found out
to my cost-was to talk about Joe and have me
never was a whittier man. When she had spent
hours in recountng his virtues She paused to say
You should have seen Joe's corpse!
Il was much affected by the recital that had
nothing to say to this. and she continued:
We buried him on the blum, and his friend. Jim
Holly. is going to put stone over him at his own
expense. II you ever pass along there you must
stop and Joes grave. His friend Jim has prom
Used to keep 1t green.
After several moro hours of this lugubrious talk
the widow left. promising to send me Joe's photo
and a lock Of his hair; collapsed when she left
boon compared to this unexpected call for sym
pathy.
I remembered 'Joe's corpse with old fellow
from the Julien House was pioted TO the spot
where he was buried. where the most remarkable
monument | ever saw met my gaze. have
skechcd II literally In detail and not surprised
when told that IT was the delight OF the town.
also that 1t was erected by his friend Jim Holly
as a salve TO his conscience. which troubled him
for getting Joe drunk so often, on the plea. sup
pose. that confession is good for the soul. more
pair OF Texas horns. cut in the stone was this in
Scription:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12
A BIOLOGICAL THEORY.
From The Detroit Free Press

From The Detroit Free Press.
The colored woman had worked faithfully for
almost hour picking the fowl which to
adorn the dinner table. Every now and then she
heaved sigh and held the object Of her attention
away from her in mournful contemplation.
Miss Annie" she said to the young woman who
had come in TO how she getting along.
as slow. but IL ain my fault"
Whose fault Is itg'
ITS lie animals fault"
After working "A while In silence, she resumed
Kin er animal change itsef 'cordin' ter what's
mos convenient ter it?'
mo. Nature takes care OF that and works
gers and discomforts to which II may be liable
"Al kinds o. dangers?'
Nearly all Those animals which cannot fight
provided with some means OF concealing them
selves OF annoying enemy
There was another period OF meditation, after
which the worker resumed:
Oar Is er heap o. kins o mos ev'ything ism
dar?"
There are certainly many varieties OF most
things"
"Pins"'
Eyes. even pins. There are rolling-pins and ten
pins. and many other sorts
II means reg'la pins. What's dat kin OATS
fixed up SOS ter hang on an stay putt
That's called safety-pin."
We'll. Miss Annie. Is 'bliged to yer fob your
capitalization. 1t doesn do no good by helpin' lie
work along. but il satisfies by mind. an lets me
stop guessin' round. Desc hyuh chickens can't
fight us. an deys made up dab minds ter bother
us. so deys don had dab SETS puhvided VIII safety
PIN feathers"