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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
HUMOROUS.

Charlie (aged six, on hearing song
by celebrated bass)-"Father, did he
make all that noise on purpose?'-Tit-
Bits.
--Maude-"Miriam is trying to keep
her engagement secret" Martha
.How do you know ?" "She told me So"
--Yonkers Statesman.
Female Book Agent-"You seem
much absorbed by that paper" Pa
tient Victim-"Yes. 1t is a blotting
paper" Exit agent.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
--Shc-"It seems almost impossible
that you should love me-" He-"That's
what my mother says. How nicely you
and she will get along If you always
agree like that."-Iiarlem Life.
mo, Mr.. Coolhand," she said kind
~, ~ am sure I could never learn to
love YOU" 'Oh, perhaps you could" re-
joined Coolhand cheeringly. "Ncver
too old to learn, you know."-Tit-Dits.
Fashionable Doctor-"John, try
and find out from Baroness Landrath's
servants what summer resort she
would like to go next summer, so may
know what to prescribe for her.
Fliegende Blaetter.
Domestic Cruelty-"X saw Mrs.
Highly standing at the window weep
ing" 81 don't blame her; Mr.. Highly
was cleaning the pavement with that
hand-painted snow shovel she gave him
Christmas" Chicago Record.
The Humanity Feminine.-"Yes,"
exclaimed the elephant, bitterly. "they
have gone and educated my wife to al
most human intelligence, and now she
doesn't know how TO get along with
one trunk any more."-Detroit jour
nal.
--lntution.-Shc started affrghted-
ly from her slumber. "Thcre's q man
in the house." she cried. "Impossible!"
Then it's a very advanced woman"
That was to say,hcr intuition could not
he wholly ut fault.--Detroit Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
AN ANCIENT DOLL.
Brought from China by IA Sea Captain
III Years Ago.

Brought from China by Sen Captain
III Years Ago.
One of the quaintest and prettiest
dolls to be seen anywhere is preserved
at Reading, Mass, and here is where
dolls have the advantage of real human
beings she is the oldest doll
in America, she does not show her age
at all, except in the matter of dress,
and is just rs charming as when Capt.
Gamaliel Hodges brought her home to
Lis little daughter at Salem, Mass,
when he returned from a voyage to Can
ton, China.
She is now dressed in Louis NV.
style, but history does not record just
how this tiny counterfeit OF woman
was originally attired. What we do
know is that when she came TO America
we had no direct trade with any dis
tant ports of the world, for everybody
here was a subject of King George,
and no one had ever heard of the Star
Spangled Banner.
This little doll, therefore, has looked
upon the most remarkable events of
modern times, and it has not even aged
her. When the war of the revolution
was inaugurated she had already passed
through the hands of several genera
tons, and was really entitled to all the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06

Dainton's hands, and try and bring her
round, nut don't send for any help at
present"
1 don't think I ever felt so reluctant
to proceed with a case as / did at that
minute. The man whom Lady Bar
mouth had pointed out as her husband
was the man who had dragged the vim
aigrette-who had followed Miss Dain-
ton into the conservatory. In n word,
Lord yarmouth was kleptomaniac.
"Will you come with me into the con-
servatory, Lord yarmouth 2" said. AS
] spoke l looked him sternly in the
face. He turned deadly white, and his
eyes shifted nervously about the room.
What's the matter?" he said, husk-
lily. els anything wrong?"
Miss Dainton has tainted"
"Oh," he murmured, with relief.
And her eardrops have disappeared"
added. For moment l thought he
was going to drop down. put my arm
through his, and led him toward the
conservatory. He was trembling like a
leaf.
When we got well into the shadow OF
the curtains 1 stopped. Lord Bar
mouth" l said, quietly, stake my adj
vice and give them up to me at once"
'What do you mean?" he said
hoarsely.
"The eardrops. 1t will prevent a
scene"
He put trembling hand into the
breast pocket of his dress coat and
gave me the eardrops. He did it like
II man in dream, and | really believe
that for the time being he was I'M
conscious Then he turned away and
left the drawing-room hurriedly.
'.Will he not Gomez" said Lady Bar
mouth, with an awful look of terror
in her eyes.
lord yarmouth is not we'll" re-
piled. Here are the eardrops."
The poor woman went scarlet. She
knew what | meant. and was deeply
grieved for her. From the first she
must have had faint suspicion OF the
truth, and was anxious to save him
from public disgrace and scandal.
She was thoroughly unnerved. Miss
Dairton showed signs of returning con-
scouness.
Now | said, put the eardrops
back into her ears. She won't know
what has happened"
Lady yarmouth replaced them with
trembling fingers.
"Send some one to look after this
girl; FL stop with her till help comes.
But you must go and find your husband.
Make haste" added. significantly, "or
you will be too late"
My work was not quite over. When
Lady Yarmouth found her husband in
mis- dressing-room he was. rs feared,
on the point of committing suicide.
She saved him. A number of trinkets,
some of great value, We're found in his
safe. There is, of course. only one eX-
PLANTATION. On that one point. Lord Bar
mouth was mad. There was no object
in his stealing ladies' ornaments, as he
is a very wealthy man, and had not put
them TO any use.
There was not much difficulty in find
ing their respective owners. | returned
them myself. asking each one as mat
ter of courtesy to make no inquiries as
TO how they fell into my possession
'T'it-pitc
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
a MAMMOTH MACHINE.
Is the New Roentgen Ray Apparatus In
Pittsburgh.


The largest Roentgen ray apparatus
in the world has just bcea completed
by Prof. Reginald \. FeSsenden. of the
Western university. for the Academy of
Science and Art. The big mach.l.e has
been over five months in construction.
1t contains every modern device, many
new discoveries and is made portable
and economical in operation. 1t has
been designed to aid local surgeons,
and with its use important discoveries
are expected to be made.
The machine is inclosed in u neat oak
cabinet four feet high and two feet
wide, and weighs but Us pounds.
Handles are provided on either side TO
carry it.. The most important feature is
the coil which rests near the base, be-
tween the legs of the cabinet. This is
composed of II coils, and is wound
with so miles of small wire. 1t is ar
ranged to give spark over 20 inches
long, while the capacity of the machine
reaches 30 inches.
The current is received from two
portable storage batteries, the ordinary
direct or the alternating currents. The
main circuit is broken by revolving
contact breaker which makes about 200
breaks second. This is important
when il is known that the sparks are
produced when the current or the large
wire is broken. The contact breaker is
immersed in ordinary petroleum and is
adjacent 20 a magnet. both of which
put out any light produced in the break
er. This is Cncnscd in small box on
the top of the cabinet, and is driven by
u small onc-half horsepower motor
placed beside it. The suddenncs.s of the
breaking of the sparks is regulated by
an adjustable condenser, also on the
cabinet top. 1t is simply an alienation
of tin foil sheets and paratlin paper. IL
arrests sparks and makes the break
more sudden.
Fastened to the side Of the cabinet is
an adjustable arm for holding the
Roentgen ray tube. This is so con-
structed with several elbows that it can
be placed in any position. If necessary
it can be placed beneath the bed upon
which the patent lies and the photo
graph taken without moving or dis
.urbing the sick one.
The coil is the most powerful ever
successfully made. \ photograph can
BE taken through the thickest part OF
che body in Is minutes, and the surgeon
can easily see through every part of
the body with the fluoroscope.-Pitt
burgh Dispatch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
MRS. BROWNS FAILING.

4 he a call the other day on Mrs. Good
1'|4wife Brown.
stepped In what appeared to be the
1't cleanest house In town:
~ 0rder and Its neatness gave q pleasure
.Nftto my eyes.
+ And Mrs. Brown looked nice enough to
IS take a royal prize.
really enjoyed it. and never would have
" III r known
BvlfSwhat the house was cleaner and kept
M better than my own,
II Mrs. Brown had not commenced APPOINT
Wing out to me
Tho specks of dirt and disarray that no one
lskls else could see.
ssYou must excuse the way things look"
y she blushed as IL ashamed.
s'Isut have been so busy that oughtn't
to be blamed:
haven't had a chance to think or tidy up
I, at all
O. doar! why am fated to be caught so
NJ when you call?
OF course truly mentioned that her home
looked clean and bright;
II know. my dear, you'll say So" she ex-
claimed, for that's polite,
But Everything is upside down and In an
awful muss-
It's Just my luck when callers come to have
II happen thus.
vainly tried to sooth her with some very
truthful praise:
IT don't know what you'll think of me-"
she answered with gaze
OF utter woe and helplessness. II am
ashamed to say
havent even dressed myself I'm always
caught this way" w..
Again sought to comfort her. 20, WELL"
AZ she Eroaned, Il know ...
When things are right. l certainly try
hard to have them so.
II do say it for myself. / keep my house
as clean
As anyone-you cannot guess what dirty
homes I've seem
The bell for supper sounded Il must keep
you now" she said,
ITO share our potluck with US" To the
table | was led.
And then she sadly told me there was
nothing fit 10 eat,
Although l found that everything was
very good and sweet
TITS just my luck with company" she
pleadingly exclaimed,
ITO show my cooking failures. Don't deny
il. I'm ashamed.
I'm sure you'll think I'm used to it-but
any other time,
II do say it for myself, my cooking is
sublime"
Ny pleasant CD call was ended and gladly
ss rose 10 SO.
"Come soon again." urged Mrs Brown,
Il have enjoyed IL so,
But don't think my housekeeping is as
poor as you have seen
You know l try my very best to keep
things neat and clean"
I've wondered since why Mrs. Brown and
others l have known
Take pains TO show their callers what they
wouldn't see alone.
Perhaps these good houskeepers take a
womans proper pride
In hearing their pretended faults most
praisefuuy denied.
III. G. Dodge. in Chicago Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
hard pine or cherry or butternut, the

hard pine or cherry or bItternut, the
last OF which is especially desirable.
AS you will see, the bookcase is very
simple in construction. There are
four parts--two end pieces and two
side pieces, or shelves. Wood Il half
inch thick will do very well. Have it
neatly and smoothly planed on both
sides and Of II size large enough to
make the various pieces Of the dimcn-
sions shown in the picture. In the end
pieces the grain of the wood should
run lengthwise from G to ID. thus pre-
venting splitting. The height from
\ to b is six inches. Draw n perfect
diagram of the end pieces on the board,
taking care to have every measurement
exact. If you have a scroll saw you
can readily follow the lines and cut
out the end pieces; but i. you haven't,
saw with an ordinary saw as nearly to
the lines as possible and trim off the
sharp corners with your jack-knife.
The sides of the two small Sits may be
cut with saw and broken out with u
chisel.
Next make two connecting pieces, Or
phNi'NS' 40 S''"i III 'hN R'N'''N' my
are IS inches long by ~. inches wide.
and when they are completed they
should fit snugly into the end pieces
and remain solid without nails. The
bookcase is now complete, so far as
YOUR jack-knifc is concerned. With
bits of broken glass and sand-paper
smooth off the joints and corners and
polish the wood smooth If you like,
YOU may give it coat of oil or shellac
varnish, and it may be still further or
namented with Il neatly carved design
ON the ends, or studded with brass nails,
to suit your fancy. This ma.es an cN-
ocedin"ly convenient and handsome
bookcase, which will occupy only u
suall space, and which in moving can
he readily taken apart and packed.
Try il and see if you don't like it.
Another very neat and pretty object
which any boy can make is wooden
inkstand and pcnrack. TO make it
get two pieces of wood ne-fourth to
thrcc-eighths of an inch in thickness,
ten inches long by four inches broad.
Fasten the two together with fine brads
so as to form right angle Now, take
another piece of wood of the same thick
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
A Spider Keeps Time to Music.

At recent rehearsal of the Apollo
male quartettc, of Coldwater. Mich,
large spider came slowly down his
sillien thread to about the height of
the singers shoulders, where he hung
suspended for few minutes, then be-
gan to move up and down in front of
the music rack. The second tenor. W no
was leading the air, soon noticed that
the movements of the spider CORE
spondcd with the variations of his
voice, up and down the scale, ana in
perfect time. They then began n serie,
of experiments, and found that the
spider would ascend or descend about
foot for every octave, and though the
melody was carried ever so lightly, and
the bassos Numbered in their heaviest
tones, the insect could not be deceived.
but always followed the leading part
accurately and with the precision of
directors baton. All kinds of songs,
from 'Down in the Cornfield" to "rhe
Bridge" were sung to test the ability
of this wonderful little being, and each
time he came out of the conflict not
beat behind. AT last the four voices
struck an awful discord, and instantly
the spider scurried up his improviscd
metronome and disappeared in the
ehimney.-Chicago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
A PAIR OF EARDROPS.

The queerest things that happen never
find their way into the newspapers. 1t
II difficult to say why; perhaps it is be-
cause they are too queer. For instance,
/ doubt if you have ever heard of a GER
tain strange incident that happened
only season or two ago in that select
section OF the fashionable world known
as Society"
A lady of title, Lady Yarmouth, re-
quested me 10 call on her one morning
about the beginning of June, the Lon
don season being then at its height.
want your help, Mr.. Love-" she be-
gan, and then stopped awkwardly.
Perhaps1 you are not aware that at
several balls and dinner parties this
season there have been jewels and or
naments stolen. 1t has, of course, caused
. great deal of unpleasantness. In sew
crsl cases, trinkets have even been act
ually taken from the wearers, without
Z their knowing how it was done, or who
did it,
had heard several wild tales of ar
ticles having been missed at fashiona-
BILE gatherings, and there was much
ejaculation as to who was the culprit.
The articles were not, as rule, of inn
mense value, and they always disappeared
sirgly, consequently no public notice
had been directed to the matter. In one
or two cases the police had been con-
suited, but it was impossible for them to
help. There could be no doubt that'the
thjef was "a person who mixed in society
- an equal; probably woman, who
had allowed her love of jewelry to tempt
her to dishonesty.
II presume, then, that the-er-thief
Is . guest-a person in society?" | said,
inquiringiy.
81 am afraid so. Two or three things
were missed at dance which gave last
week. Now, am giving another dance
0ext Thursday, and am, of course, most
onxious it should not occur again, at
ony rate in my house. / Thought would
gage your services for the evening, to
- IL you detect anything suspicious.
a course, you would be treated as
Ruest."
We made arrangements about terms,
and it was agreed that should be intro
duced as an American, by name Capt.
Burke.
II suppose, Lady Yarmouth" said,
<arelessly, you don't suspect anybody
- PARTICULAR"
> "Oh, no." she said, but noticed what
Thought was look of anxiety on her
Rce, and made mental note of it.
~ AS l was leaving, Lady Yarmouth
lid: "Of course, Mr.. Lowe, you quite
understand, there must be no expose.
4 you make any discoveries, they must
= treated as secrets. can't have
cene Of any kind. 1t must be hushed
p."
returned to the office impressed with
20 ideas. First, that my task was one
- those delicate cases that require
~ your tact and yield very little credit;
econdly, that Lady yarmouth knew
pore, at any rate, guessed more, than
he cared to tell.
Thursday evening arrived. and went
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06

respect due very vencrableperson. She
was much older than Gen. Washington
when he became the president of the
United Colonies, and Gen. Lafayette
must have seemed mere boy To her
I ne events of the war of 1872 found her
approaching her hundredth year, and
each succeeding decade has added tire
mendously to the weight of her ex-
perience.
During all this time the doll was
passed on from one person To another.
evidently receiving the best treatment
from each successive owner - unusual
Ltauty and strange history saving her
from the sad fate Of 80 many of her
sort
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
PAIIY-CAkE.

Patty-cake, patty-cake, bakers man.
Love is jewel. and life Is span:
Summer Is here, and the morning IL gay,
Let us be babies together to-day.
Sorrows myth, and our troubles but
seem,
Tho past is an echo, the future a dream:
Plenty of mornings to worry and plan.
Patty-cakc, patty-cake. bakers man!
Patty-cake. patty-cake. bakers man!
Roll II and prick II as fast as we can:
Roses and lilies for baby and me-
Roll II and prick II and mark II with T.
Roses and lilies and daisies that come
Down from the garden that dimples are
from
Let us he babies as long as we can!
Patty-cake, patty-cake. bakers man!
Albert Il. Paine, in N. Y. Independent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
CARPENTRY FOR BOYS.
How They Can Make Neat BOOKCASE
and Pretty lnkstand.


and Pretty lnkstand.
These long winter evenings and
stormy Saturdays are just the time for
the boys to busy themselves with their
jock-knives.
Any number of beautiful and use
full articles can be made tor fitting up
your room or for decorating your
home.
Have you just few books of your
own that you are anxious to have al
ways near at hand-say ut the head of
the bed in your own room? Why not
make neat little bookcase for them?
1t is easily done, and the cost is prac-
tically nothing at all. ~
The bookcase shown in the picture is
OF oak, but if you cannot get oak, use
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
A Question.

"What | want to know is this" re-
marked the red man, whose Ercl $!
bothered him not little: IF Shout
pawn belt of wampum, would lie IT,
pGwner or the pawnee?"
The living skeleton at his right y
took his remark for joke and u,n
strenuous effort to hit him with y
foot.--N. Y. Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06

Even as late as the time of Galen,
who died in POI A. d.. the principal use
of batter was in medicine and the
toilet.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
BOYS INKSTAND.

ness four inches square. Cut this in
two from corner to corner, and then,
with sharp jack-knife, cut the PEN
rocks us shown in the picture. When
this is done fasten the two triangular
pieces to the main body of the inkstand,
three inches from each end.
, Now give the whole inkstand a thor
ough sandpapering, and if il has good
grain and Il pretty color coat of color
less shellac will dress il out the best.
Ii il is not especially attractive rub it
with walnut or mahogany stain and aft
erward shellac it.
At any stationery or department
store two glass ink wells and glass
sponge cup with square bottoms may be
obtained Mt small expense. The ink
wells may be fastened by means of four
neat little cleats to each end of the
stand and the sponge cup in the middle
as shown in the picture. Ii sponge il
not desired the central cup may be used
for pens. rubbers and other little OBJ
jccts. This inkstand makes very
pretty gift.-Chicago Record.
New England's Girl soldiers.
Lasscll seminary, Massachusetts, has
battalion of girl soldiers. They are
becomingly clad in an army-blue waist
and skirt with soldier stripes down the
side, a belt like that worn in the regular
army, and fatigue cap. They drill
according to Ilardy's tactics. and must
i,i all things conform to strict army dis
cipline. The object is physical culture
Ito cause the girls to stand erect and
walk we'll
The elephant is from ten to twelve
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
New England.s Girl soldiers.

The elephant is from ten to twelve
feet in length and from six to seven feet
in height, although elephants CT ten
feet in height have been numerous.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-10
Through pullman service.

Denver, Colo, June Is, 1897.
Beginning July l, the Burlington
Route" will inaugurate daily through
Pullman car service between Pueblo,
Colorado Springs and Chicago in con.
uection with the D. & R. g. railroad as
follows:
Eastbound--LeaveP Pueblo, d. & R. g.,
No. 4, 5:35 p. m. Leave Colorado Springs,
D. & R. G., No. 4, 6:57 p. m. Leave Dem
YER, Burlington route, No. 2, $3.50 p. m.
Arrive Chicago, Burlington route, No. 2,
$3.50 a. m.
Westbound- Leave Chicago, Burlington
route, No. 8, 1890 p. N. Arrive Denver,
Burlington route, No. 3, 7:15 a. N. Ar
rive Colorado Springs, D. d R. g., No. !,
11:1O a. N. Arrive Pueblo, D. d r. g.,
No. l, 1925 noon.
First car leaves Pueblo, going east,
July 4, and Chicago, coming west, July l.
This virtually makes through train
service from all D. d R. g. points to Chi
oago, st. Louis, Kansas City, st. Joe and
Omaha; passengers taking D. & R. g. No
can move into Pullman car at Pueblo
without leaving train. Through sleeping
car tickets on sale at Pueblo and Colo
RADIO Springs at same rates as are in effect
fro n Denver.
Reservations can be obtained from A.
jackson, g. A., D. d R. G., Pueblo; ]. NJ
Ellison, g. A., d. q R. g, Colorado
Springs, or this Office.
GEO. w. vALLxRY,
General Agent
1899 Seventeenth IT,, Denver, Colo.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-10
Children's Stories.

In looking over some stories written
and sent by children to the young peo-
ple's department Of paper some curl
GUS points were noticed. Part of the
stories were wildly imaginative. The
heroes of them went through experiences
that out Gullivered Gulliver. But after
all their adventures the manikins al
ways came home safely, laden with
glory and trophies, to reiste their valor-
Gus deeds and wonderful experiences to
admiring hearers.
The child story teller loves satisfac-
tory ending. He has no patience for the
i'll contrived methods which bring the
hero through one experience safely only
to plunge him into another and leave
him there to get out as best he may.
The princes and the knight must marry
and live happily ever after, enjoying
the happiness attending such glorious
actions before the story ends. Jack must
finish all his giants and get home to
supper before we leave him.
In the more humble tales Of everyday
life a strong point is the little authors
sincere belief in the absolute working
of a righteous law. The good boy inva-
riably comes out triumphant and is re-
warded with kisses and cakes. The bad
boy is as surely brought TO confusion.
The career Of the wicked youth who
defies authority will not learn his les
sons, quarrels with smaller boys or takes
his fathers gun without leave, is cut
short by an opportune policeman, by the
paternal switch or perhaps by fall
out Of the boat or, again, by the
measles. Somehow the childish author
shows that, in his opinion, the law
should be satisfied and the wrongdoer
should suffer.
It is quite possible that these little
writers have behaved badly Or missed
lessons occasionally themselves, but the
artless confessions Of their moral tales
convince us that they do not do it with
out pricks of conscience In the depths
Of their naughty little hearts they are
quite sure that they deserved the fate
which they SO ingenuously deal out to
the doughty heroes Of their stories. ~
philadelphia Ledger.