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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
SURPRISE FOR THE OLD MAN.
The Punching Bags Elasticity Was
Wholly Unexpected.

Wholly Unexpected.
One of those big, hardy men who got
into the pine woods early, endured the
hardships of n pioneer, finally made n
fortune and then came to Detroit as one
of the favored spots on earth in which
to live. has young son who aspires to
athletic honors and has a big room in
the barn equipped as gymnasium.
The old gentleman was a powerful
man in his day and had to deal with re-
fractory woodsmen who yielded to moth
ing but muscular suasion. 1t is diff
ficult for person like him to realize
that age draws on strength and ac-
tivity.
One afternoon last week the father
went by special invitation to see the
gymnasium. The first thing to attract
his attention was punching bag. one
of those arrangements that comes back
when you hit it, and comes back harder
the harder you hit it. When its uses
were explained to the old gent of the
woods, he promptly announced that
he'd either bust the thing or knock
it through the ceiling
Drawing back as If to fell an OK, the
father let go, and there was thud as
though trolley car had collded with
an elephant. Before the air had ceased
to culver there was quick but sudden
Diff" The bag had come back. driv-
ing the puncher's cigar half way down
his throat, filling his whiskers with hot
ashes and starting the blood from his
prominent nose. With such n whoop
as used to waken the echoes of the north
woods the old gentleman went at the
bag. And the bag stayed right with
him. 1t was literally give and take,
the maddened puncher tearing round
as if he were fighting bees and throw
ing ton into every punch. The coach
man and the stable boy had to be called
up to help part the old man and the
punching bag. Then the son had to
bring the shotgun. for the putting, used
up father vowed all kinds of vows that
he would get even with that automatic
slugger."-Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
The Latest Tire Innater.

An Englishman has invented nickel
in-the-slot tire inflater. A stand holds
the cycle, tube connects with each
tire. and when the latter is of sufficient
hardness mechanical levers, actuated
by the coin, shut off the air, rendering
it impossible to burst the tires. When
a coin is dropped into the slot handle
is thrown into gear, which the con-
tributor can pump easily. In case of a
puncture, the machine Is so arranged
that it may be worked at half pressure
until the puncture is located. 1t is pro-
posed to utilize side pillars for the de-
livery of oil, lamp wick, matches, and
other supplies. The inventor expects
to organize u company, and place his
machines at all cycle resorts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Adjustment OF the saddle.

Experienced riders generally prefer
saddle tilted down, as it thFows them
forward into the position which gives
them the greatest power. Others are
most comfortable on level saddles, and
flew like to carry them tilted up. Much
depends on the shape of the saddle. a
good many of those made this year re-
quire to be tilted downward. The per-
iectly straight attitude is not so often
seen among riders as formerly. En-
perience on the wheel teaches that a
slight inclination forward is the natural
attitude, the most comfortable, and the
one in which the power of the legs is
most easily used. 1t does not involve
oent back riding, and If it is done prop
erily should have the effect of throw
ing the shoulders back and the chest
out
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
TWO VIRTUES DISAPPEARING.
Loyalty Among Women and Courtesy
Among Men.

Loyalty Among Women and Courtesy
Among Men.
Loyalty seems to be one of the old.
fashioned virtues which of late years
have become almost obsolete-loyalty
to ones friend, ones guest, ones host.
even to the members of ones family. II
seems to belong no longer to the ethics
of modern life. "Yes, am very fond OF
So-and-so," is the usual preface, but"
and then follows the usual criticism,
which is generally exaggerated, is often
unkind, and almost always gives dis
agreeable impression of the person dis
cussed. In old days it used to be con-
sidered bad taste to criticise either a
guest or n host, but such intimate in
tercourse nowadays seems only to give
an added opportunity for satirical re-
mark.
1t is literally true as society is at pres
ent constituted that n person who
speaks well of friends is voted bore,
while tongue that spares no one gives
it's owner decided popularity. Oddly
enough, however, the listeners who en-
Joy the gossip, which in the nature OF
things is necessarily ill-natured, never
seem to realize while they laugh over
the shortcomings of mutual acquaint-
ances that they themselves will be the
next victims, for it may be taken as q
well-proven rule that a person who says
sharp things of one friend will not spare
another. Every one of us is vulnerable,
and If our intimate friends cannot "be
to our virtues very kind, and to our
faults n little blind" whom can we
trust? We shall have to end by lowing
our enemies" and praying to be ''deliv-
cred from our friends" like Job of old.
If loyalty has become obsolete among
the women of late years, the men might
well plead guilty to another indictment
-chivalry with them has certainly died
out. II used to be said of American
men that they were very Bayards in
knightly homage to their womenkind.
But where now is that boosted consider
alton? Women are dragged into print
and have their private and sacred af-
fairs discussed without any redress. 1t
is not so very long ago that courtesy
toward the sex in public conveyances
used to be the rule. Now 1t is the excep-
ton, and the tone of careless indiffer-
ence prevails even in matters social.
Politeness towards women simply be-
cause they are women is now conspicu-
Gus by its absence, and there is give
and take sort of manners in vogue that
is very deficient indeed In the respect
shown of yore. Perhaps this is not al
together the fault of the men; it may
be that the women have brought this
state of affairs on themselves. If the
new woman had not appeared, it is pos
sible that the old-fashioned gentle
man would not have gone out of ex-
istence, and that our men might have
remained preux chevaliers-but what
ever the cause, and wherever we may
look for the reason, it cannot be denied
that another very desirable virtue has
become practically extinct.-N. Y. Trib-
une,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
What In Worn.

The transparent fabric which requires
a silk lining Is the most to be desired
this summer. The lining is made sepa-
rate from the skirt.
Duck in dark blue, white and fawn
Is the proper thing for outing costumes,
Red or blue with white polka dots is
also worn.
For summer bridal costumes thin,
rather than heavy, materials are chosen,
Mousseline de sole, crepe lisse, chiffon
and tulle are draped over taffeta' or
satin. A lovely bridal gown is made of
white tulle with plated ruffies reaching
TO the waist. broad sash of satin rib
bon encircling the belt.-Chicago News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Cycling Populnr I'm Africa.

In johannesburg, the golden city,
everybody cycles-the miner 10 ride
INTO town after work, the trader and
nnancier on his business, the ladies for
pleasure and to kill time, and even a
lew kaffirs to kill themselves or some
oody else. Badly made though many of
the streets are, and badly regulated
ana reckless though the vehicle traffic
rs cyclers swarm everywhere, and it is
stated that 1900 cycles are now running
ABOUT the streets of johannesburg. All
he telegraph boys are mounted on
safeties.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
IN CYCLEDOM.
i1uE BICYCLE HAND.

:. NV No Means n Necessary Con-
sequence of wheeling.
THE bicycle hand is again heard of,
!. time in Connecticut. Miss Mary
,carthy, an expert wheelwoman, of
swmour. is reported TO have suffered
sssrely from the malady, one hand be-
70 greatly swollen and the fingers
,hIed under. The trouble was so bad
-, doctor was called. lie found
/ necessary to sever muscle between
thumb and forefinger in order to
{ss,ore the hands usefulness.
last year the bicycle hand caused u
God deal of inquiry among New York
,haelmen. Riders were found who
omnlained of numbness of their
noers. and pain ut times. The affiic-
;0n usually lasted only few hours,
-, in some instances, il was of several
6ovs, duration. A professor of nervous
diseases attributed the unnatural con-
,i,;on of the hands to improper meth
Mo of holding the handle bar. 1t is
fsoss;ble." said the specialist, ITO pro-
suce true paralysis by gripping the
andle bar of bicycle unduly for a
ong time; and by doing so anyone's
Myers are liable to become insensible
The touch. Numfbness, however, is
he only disorder of the hands have
"a, heard of as resulting from the
kheel."
II should be said that the worst cases
.bicycle hand that have come to
h;cbt do not seem to belong to new
rders who are naturally ignorant con-
earning the details of wheeling. The
most serious example of the sort heard
ii last year was afforded by a wheelman
Of five years experience.
II cyclists will remember that the
handle bar should be held lightly, and
not gripped like grim death, the case
I'm Seymour may be the last, as well as
the first, of the year. The bicycle hand
Is not necessary consequence of
|cycling.-N. y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
RULES FOR wHEELMEN.
Cycling Doctor Prescribes a Course
OF Conduct for Riders.

Cycling Doctor Prescribes a Course
of Conduct for Riders.
Says the cycling doctor, one of the
many cycling doctors:
Let me give ten rules for bicycle
riders to follow. They are good rules
and it will do cyclists good to observe
them strictly. Here they are:
/. In purchasing bicycle take as
much care to have il fit you as you would
in obtaining gown or suit of clothes.
2. BE sure that when sitting upright
you do not have to reach to maintain
the ball of the foot on the pedal during
an entire revolution. In other words,
when the pedal has reached the most
distant point from the body be sure
there is slight bend in the leg at the
knee.
3. Adjust the handle bars at level
which, when the arms are fully ex-
tended, will keep the body in an almost
upright position. In riding long dis
tances the handle bars should be
dropped trifie, so as to increase the
leverage by a backward as well us a
forward push.
4. Before purchasing bicycle make
an arrangement with the dealer where
by you may make trials of different
saddles until you find one that is per-
fectly- comfortable, for a properly At
ting saddle is the most necessary ele-
ment in safe and comfortable riding.
Incline to saddle that is stiff and mod
erately provided with springs, and
which is broad and short, rather than
long and narrow. The most important
object to be attained in the adjustment
of the saddle is to have the ponmel high
enough to give the body n slight ten
dency to slip backward. thus keeping
the weight off the perineum, as it is
most important that it should be borne
by the gluteal muscles and the tuber.
osities of the isthium.
5. The average woman should never
ride wheel geared higher than &C
inches; the average man higher than 70
inches. Remember that the higher the
gear the greater the power required to
move given distance.
8. After having become accustomed to
the use of bicycle, never take ride SO
long that good nights sleep will not
entirely remove all traces of fatigue
Twenty-Five to so miles a day, according
to the surface of the country, should
not be exceeded by the average rider.
Z. Always walk up steep hill; it will
save your heart.
s. Never ride simply with the idea OF
arriving at the earliest possible mo-
ment at given destination; ride for the
pleasure that is to be had from it.
o. While riding use the same sense in
drinking that you would in watering a
horse. Also, like horse. stick closely
to water as beverage. Remember that
alcohol stimulates the heart and circu'
lation in much the same way exercise
does. and that if you use it in any form
while wheeling the reaction is speedy
and long-reaching.
! 10. Never ride on full stomach; il
will interfere with the hearts action
and respiration.
IF bicycle riders will follow those
rules" says the cycling physician, Il
am sure they will all enjoy the exercise
more than IL they violated them"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Meatlc.r Bonn Soup.

Parboil one pint of small white beans.
Drain of water; add fresh water and
boil until very tender. Put through a
colander, season with pepper and salt,
add butter the size of walnut, return
to fire. Add tcacupful of sweet milk
and dozen or more broken crackers.
Let come to boil and serve hot.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

ventilating whizzers, and revolve with
lightning rapidity in the wind while
riding, They are popular little orna-
ments and are being used as souvenir
ofthe Tennessee centennial at Nashville.
The frame is solid and enameled with
the name of the exposition. They are
also being ordered for clubs with the
club name inscribed. The most COM
plete of all, however, is the watch guard,
the links of which are made in the form
Of real bicycle-chain links, the bar be-
ing miniature pair or handlebars and
the charm swell bull's-eye lantern
in exact imitation of the large lamp,
the eye being red carbuncle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
How They Came to London.

The following conversation took place be-
tween two gentlemen in a crowded London
club room. They had been talking about the
condition of things when they first came to
London. Mr.. Rawson said:
"When first came to London / had only
q ragged coat, with knife and few mar.
bles in my pocket"
You were better off than !, then, for
had neither coat nor waistcoat, nor q
knife, nor even marbles"
"Nonsense!" was the reply. "How could
that be-"
well, will tell you. When came here
/ was baby in long clothes"
The roar of laughter that arose could have
been heard miles away-Tit- Bits
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

ears, to one of which is hinged latch,
while the other has pivoted TO it lever
having a notched arm to engage the
latch, and a cord is attached to the up
per end of the lever to release the latch.
The latch engages the spokes of the rear
wheel and holds it upon the incline. 1t
is intended to have one starter for each
racer. and, by pulling all the strings
ut the same time, an even start will re-
sult.-Cycling Gazette.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Advice to New wheeiwomen.

Assist your machine when going over
oad roads. For instance, II it gets into
. nut, help the steerer by throwing all
your weight on the back wheel and lift
'ng the handles. Directly the front
wheel Is out, lean with all the weight
you can on the handle bar and down.
gong pedal, and to assist the rear wheel
vu' OF the rut. These movements rapid
y performed have saved many a ma
snne from smashing when the rider
mas suddenly come upon drain run
hing across his road.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
BICYCLE JEWElRY.

Market Flooded with Novelties in
Gold and silver.
All sorts of jewelry designed es-
pecially for bicyclers Is being placed
upon the market. Scarfpins are OF
gold or silver, or aluminium alloys OF
either, the heads being miniature
wheels, saddles, handle-bars, OF entire
bikes.
One pretty little pin is in the form OF
brooch, the frame being of silver, and
the wheels, instead of having spokes
have little gold fans like the electric
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
IT,. Dinercnt. You knoxv.

It was during controversy over the value
of a bicycle.
There are cases, mamma" explained the
young woman, when the proper use of a
bicycle is almost imperative, and I'm sure
that mine is one Of them"
Nonsense" returned the elder woman.
That's very nice talk from the point of
view of a dealer in bicycles, but that is all.
Now If you want exercise"
"But don't mamma" interrupted the
young woman, hastily. at isn't exercise
that need, but recreation, and there's no
recreation in doing the housework-none at
all."-Chicago Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet:
It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out Of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
sweating, callous, hot, tired. aching feet;
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, Csc. Trial package FREE.
Write to Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Use GentIeness.

Be gentle in stimulating the kidneys,
otherwise you will excite and weaken them.
The happiest results follow the use of Hos,
letters Stomach Bitters to overcome renal
inactivity. Avoid the unmedicated, fiery
stimulants of commerce. The kidneys have
q delicate membrane easily irritated and
upon this the action of such excitants ID
pernicious. Malarial complaints, indiges.
ton, rheumatism, neuralgia and biliousness
succomb to the corrective influence of the
Rittera
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-OI

Ask your grocer to-day to show you
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java
but it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomachs receive it without
distress. IA the price of coffee. l5c and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
A BICYCLE STARTER.
Invention Intended to Secure Even
starts between Racers.

starts Between Racers.
Peter c. n. Peterson, of West SUI
perior, Wis, has patented the device
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton, intended to secure an even start
between racers. Two uprights are
spaced apart and are provided with a
cross bar for base. An inclined board
rests at its forward end on the ground,
and is supported at the rear on pin,
passing through the uprights. a cord
connects the base to the inclined board.
A sheet-metal sleeve slides on the up
right and has two forward projecting
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
A Rcsem blance.

death and the people of Germany are
alike in one respect"
Name it,"
THE people of Germany like to use money
direct from the mint"
go on"
death loves a shining mark, too. Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Real Warm Weather Rest and Com
fort.

There is a powder to be shaken into the
shoes called Aliens Foot-Ease, invented by
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y, which
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
burning, sore and tender or aching feet
Some dealers claim that it makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. 1t certainly will cure
corns and bunions and relieve instantly
sweating, hot or smarting feet. II costs only
q quarter. and the inventor will send sam
pie free to any address,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
A Suhsfifufe.

foeticus (dreamily)-Oh, for the
"uch OF a vanished hand"
hardshell-If you've got " to spare.
-" man, I'll try to do as a substitute.
Town Topics.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
A bicycle saddle.

.Deadshot Dick-What's Wild Bill 80 mad
about to-day?
Texas Tim-About n week ago he saw an
ad in paper fer a saddle that sold fer SIS,
so he sent the V, an they sent him darn
toy saddle fer rockin' orse.-Up.to-D Date.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
The Appropriate Place.

"You ought to be ashamed of yourself"
said the Judge to the gentleman who had
been caught picking pockets at a funeral.
Have you no sense of decency"
Eyes, Judge; but you know people in a
place like that are SO easily touched. In
dianapolis Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

"Mine is a pitiable case" said the man
who had reached the melancholy stage as
he leaned against the bar. "What a woe
it is to have wife who has a habit of
locking you out of your own house" you
amt one two, three with me-" said the
other melancholy man. Mine has habit
of locking me Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Away. Doinn.

"What does that man Sticky do for liv-
"For board and lodging he does the ho-
tells, and for clothes he does his tailor. Out
side of that he does the best he can."-De-
troit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine:-F. X. Lott, l3Os
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

The Mead Cycle Company, Chicago, il
the original house to sell reliable bicycles at
low prices direct to the rider. They have
built up large business by their honorable
dealings and have won the confidence OF
their customers They ask the public to be.
lieve that the house which leads and con.
trolls the best source of supply is the best
house to do business with.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

Every man thinks he is the hardest man
TO shave in Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24
Time md the Dinner.

Time flies when a mans dinner is wait
ing for him. 1t only crawls when he is wait
ing for dinner.-N. o. Picayune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

A cold church can only be warmed by fire
that comes from Heaven.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

Halls Cntarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-08
To-night's Ball.

Everything is ready for the post
poned New Year Eve dance at Inde-
pendence Park this evening, and it
will no doubt be the event OF the
new year. The ladies have taken an
interest in the affair and the Ha-
waiian National Quintet will render
some OF the following popular songs
between dances: Dream Love, Ha-
waiian Girls, Pride of the Ball, Nuu-
anu Waipuna, Aloha to Hawaii, Ka
Wehi i Chicago and Kuu Lei Le-
hua. Buses will convey the merry
dancers to and from Independence
Park at 20 cents head leaving
corner of Fort and King Street, at
1880 p. M Route along Fort to
School, Emma and Beritania Street,
and also along King Street direct
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-08

Man at the Table-Waiter, these
eggs are hard as brick. You must
have boiled them more than three
minutes?
Waiter Yes, sir; the boss has told
us always to do more than is asked
OF us, and in that way the trade will
be built up, You only asked to have
your eggs boiled three minutes, but,
to show our willingness to accom-
modate and to make things agree
able, we boiled them six minutes,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-08
M!M@>~-~~Q,.
LEWIS & co.

Timed fish are delicacy so
are timed fruits and vegetables
when of selected stock. We sell
these goods by the single can or
by the case. Customers buying
by the case secure Wholesale
rates and save a lot of money.
Our prices are as low if not
lower than elsewhere.
We have anchovies in salt or
in oil in different size tins or
bottles. Appetit Slide ! pound
tins. Yarmouth Bloaters, in 1 ID.
tins or smoked by the dozen.
Russian Caviar in tins; Findon
Haddacks in ID. tins; Herrings
in various sauces and Herrings'
kippered, Eastern Herrings,
Smoked Boneless with sailed and
fresh. A half dozen kinds of
mackerel in tins or kits. Sar-
dimes, five kinds in tins. Salmon
in lb. tins, Salmon Steaks,
Cocktail Salmon, Salmon Bellies
in kits or barrels.