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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17

lines In each page. which book They claimed as
the smallest d. the world. and. 30 fat was -
less dimensions than the como .iIu' - the O'l-
cbratcd Giunti. iIx3; milim'fr.s. printed in
Venice in 1919 and a Seneca "D- Tran u.ilitatc
Animi." 10 -. printed ia l.. den ODD 1904
But another victory las l..n scored for The
modern Italian typolrarh. q art rs th. brothers
Salrnin. who have made th- h'1AIrt "u'-thifd
smaller than the Dante possessed iy e G"'rr"
Solomon 4 Paris who syl.ruly declared him
self the posscss1r ~ the smallest book iu The
world Ills book WIS printed m Holland in
1914 il 1876 fnillim"tf. S. hrt viih uDh large
letters that only a T." words T." io '--' .f..
ana SO it loses its Lk..,ss o. q boots. Th. sal
min house has made within the same d.m"n
eions a real book II POS pages. each itr' "iih
nine lines and - to 100 letters hclnt an ni-
published lottDr u Calico ~ Mlu-. C...tILe VI
Lorraine in lClA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17

On Friday the scientists will visit the Ryer-
son Physical Laboratory connected with the
University OF Chicago: President Harper viii
entertain them at luncheon: Professor Simon
Newcomb will deliver an address on ASPECTS
OF Modern Astronomy in the afternoon and
in the evening there will be a reception IN
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Yerkes the visiting men
OF science and the observatory stan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17
TIE SMALLEST BOOK ~ THE WORLD.

Rome correspondence Of The Pail Mall Gazette
Italy has succeeded In producing the smallest
book in the world. AS far back as 800 In" we'll
known historian. Cesarc Cantu. together with ~"
publisher Gnocchi Of Milan. undertook 10 issue
an edition OF the "Dylna Comm did' Of Dante
in the smallest known characters. but they - ere
unsuccessful. although -" tirncch. house tried
for twenty years In 1870 tho broth ~ Salfuln.
Of Padua, took over the work and were Success
full in producing n tiny book = five hurtf' )
pages, 3Sx22 milliinctres In size with thrt -ou'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17
POISONING FISH.
HOW THE CHEROKEES BETRAY AND
DESTROY THOUSANDS.

THE POISON sTUPEFIEs THE FISH. BUT DOES
NOT SPOIL THEM FOR FOOD-GOV
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
Human Hair Growths.

Prof. Exner, CT the Vienna Medical
society, treating of the functions of the
human hair, remarks upon the some
what curious fact that writers have
hitherto occupied themselves mainly
with speculations as to the circum-
stances which have led to man becom-
ing denuded of his hairy covering-the
hairs. however, being not only degen-
Grated organs, but having also to full
fill some functions. There is n group,
says the professor, such as the eye
lashes and the eyebrows, for instance,
which are sensorial organs, possessing
tactile functions, and. moreover, serve
as protection to the eyes; and in
places where two integumentary sur
faces are in contact, they act as rollers
and facilitate che gliding of the inte-
gumentary surfaces on each other.
Further, there Is no doubt that the hair
of the scalp protects the head against
external cold. and also prevents the loss
Of heat through very low conductivity
Of the hair cylinders and of the cushion
OF air intermingled with them.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10

looking after things; this fellow was
given orders to find "Col. Bounce" and
stick to him. Inside of half day he
reported that he had picked up his man,
and we felt quite certain that within
week we should know more about the
treasure.
we missed it by not rating the
colonel" high enough. He didn't look
overintelligent, but we had a fox to
deal with. He loafed for about week,
spoke freely Of his past to the captains
servant and finally sought and OBJ
tanned employment with native jewell
er. AS soon as he had done this we
three packed off to the hills, leaving the
servant on watch. The nabob's palace
had been blown up and was mass of
ruins, but we were not at all interested
in that direction. The place had been
explored again and again, and without
luck. We had to do some figuring and
then regulate our movements accord
ingly. First, we took it for granted
that the nabob had run off his treas
ure. In so doing he would have to- take
at least half dozen men into his con-
| fidence. AS commander of his forces,
Col. Bounce" would certainly be
one. The wealth. had not been taken to
the city, nor had it been turned over
to anyone for safe keeping. 1t had
certainly been buried somewhere, and
the hills offered many advantages over
the open ground. 1t was more than
| even chances that the treasure had been
walled up in cave or cavity of some
sort, and that within six or eight miles
of the palace.
AS beginning TO active operations
we drew map of the locality and di-
v;ded II Oft with lines radating like
the spokes of a wheel, the ruins being
the hub. Each man was to take line
and follow 1t by compass n distance Of
six miles-then cross to another and
return to the hub. As the lines were
only ten rods. apart. according to our
scale, il would be easy TO inspect every
foot of the ground passed over. There
were days when the heat was too great
to move, and at the end of three weeks
we had finished only a quarter of the
work. 1t was then decided to change
he would; but fourth week passed,
and we were just where we were at the
start.
We would have given up now but for
flying visit from the captains man,
who reported that "Col. Bounce"
had quit the place and left the city.
He had purchased. n horse and quanti-
| " of provisions, and there was reason
70 believe that he'would show up in the
hills and seek the treasure cave. We at
once moved our camp and set a watch
for the man. Two days later he showed
up and went into camp about mile
away, He had no reason TO suspect our
presence, as we were supposed to have
gone north for tigers; but he was play
| ing for big stake and would take no
chances. Our men had an eye on him
day and night for ten days before he
moved. To some root hunters he ex-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
oRANpMA.s GLASSES.


Grandma is puzzled. The dear old face
IL seeking her glasses In every place:
The fiuttering hands reach here and there
For the glasses the brown eyes always
wear.
Bonnie and Joe fly nimbly around
To seek whore those spectacles may be
found.
Grandma Is saying. In tones Of fear:
II was reading-and laid them down right
here!''
Mischievous Fred. now reading a book.
Looks lazily on from his cozy nook.
And watches the solemn hunt with glee.
While all wonder where those glasses can
be!
They scour every shelf. and scan each
Through the hall. the kitchen and every
where. ~
They say; "oh. dear me" and I'm be
Those glasses. where are they? They can't
be found!'
''It looks to me-" says mischevous Fred.
"As though grandma has eyes on the top
of her head''
'.Sure enough!" they laugh. and plainly
They behold those glasses in grandma s
hair!
She takes them down with a smiling face.
And soon they are put In their proper
Then the children laugh and dance
And the scene is repeated-perhaps. the
next day
Ohio Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev. Henry Rupp, the Oldest act
i've clergyman in Illinois, now in his
ninety-third year, is still strong and
vigorous, and breaches every Sunday.
The golden jubilee of Beloit coll
fege will be celebrated on June "a.
A bust of DR.. Aaron Lucius Chaplin,
who was president of the college for
SO years, will be unveiled, and adj
dresses will be made by many distin-
guished men.
brooklyn presbytery on May 20 re-
leased Rev. DR.. C. c. Hall from the pas
torate of the First Presbyterian church
of Brooklyn, and in doing so adopted
resolutions testifying to its apprecia-
ton of his qualities as Christian gen.
tleman, his devotion to high scholar
ship and to truth, and of his unbroken
fidelity as preacher.
I'm glowing speech commemora-
tive of Queen Victoria's long lease of
power, DIR. Parker, of London, de-
clared the other day: 1--WE do not
celebrate the queens long reign, but
the queens good reign" With a fine
independence, DR.. Parker added: 1--WE
owe much to the queen, but the queen
owes much more to us. Let her close
her splendid reign by restoring to God
the titles Head of the church and De
fender of the faith" This passage
was greeted with loud cheers.
The impracticability of some pious
souls is well illustrated by conversa-
ton which once passed between DR..
Creighton and another English bishop
regarding man for whom they wanted
to do something. The bishops spoke
at length about his virtues. and detailed
his good qualities, they considered
what he could do and what could be
done for him, but at last one of them
heaved a sigh and remarked: "He is
as good as gold, and he will go to
Heaven; but he is no USE"
Rev. DR.. William II. Milburn, the
blind chaplain of the United States
senate. sailed for England recently
with his daughters. He is frequent
traveller over the Atlantic and is well
known in religious and social circles
in the British isles. He has a number
of pulpit engagements this summer.
Until the United States senate adjourns
his post will be filled by President Nc
Kinley's pastor, Rev. DR.. Hugh john
ston, Vice President Hobart kindly con-
sentinp
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
UNCLE SANS FORETHOuGHT.

officials Making Ready TO Observe
the Suns Total Eclipse in 1900.
The United States government is
already preparing to take observations
of the total eclipse of the sun which
is to take place on May rs, 1000.
Observation stations will he estab-
lished along the path of the total eclipse
and experienced astronomers in the
service of the government will be sent
down to take the observations and
make the astronomical calculations
which it is expected will be SO valuable
to science and to astronomy.
These observations will be for the
purpose of determining the best points
at which to establish the permanent
stations. where the final observations
will be taken during the eclipse of 1900.
The path of the total eclipse will ex-
tend in direct line from New Orleans
TO Norfolk, Va, and will pass through
Georgia in the locality of Macon.
Blank report sheets have been sent
to oil the weather bureaus in the vicini-
ty of the path of the eclipse with the
instruction to the weather man to Sc
cure the services of capable and in
telligent men to take the observations
and register the results in the sheets
made for the purpose. The exact con-
dition of the sky, of the sun and of the
whole heavens will be marked down
in the sheets every morning of the
month when the observations are being
taken, and all of the sheets when filled
out will foe sent to Washington and
carefully graded. The permanent OBJ
servation stations will be established
at the points where the first observa-
tions taken receive the highest percen-
tage.-Atlanta Constitution.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10

trail of the previous night. We had
not yet searched in that direction. After
going half mile we dropped into a
ravine, and as l made slip and threw
out hand and clutched bush there
was a rattle of iron against stone. In
another minute had drawn out short
crowbar, and then we felt certain that
the cave was in the ravine. This was
what our spy had taken for stick. and
it had been brought along to work at
masonry.
1t was the major who found the cave,
and 1t was his broken leg that lost us
the treasure. AS we walked down tina
ravine, carefully scanning the rocky
walls, he slipped on wet stone and
pitched forward against bush. Tho
bush was uprooted and he swayed and
fell, and his first cry was that the cave
was behind it. So it was. A stone
which must have required the services
of six or eight men to lift had been
cemented into the mouth of a cave Of
some sort; and but for the bush the
seams would have been plain to any
eye on the lookout. So anxious was
the injured man to learn the contents
of the cave that he insisted on our be-
ginning work at once. This we would
not hear to, and making a rude litter
we bore him back to camp. Then l set
out for Delhi and surgeon, and it was
midafternoon before we landed our
patient in the hospital.
Then Capt. Gordon and l made all
speed back to camp and the cave. His
horse had been left there but was miss
ing. as was also some bedding and pro-
visions. We made for the cave on a
run, fearing the worst, and neither of
us were surprised that it had been
opened and rifled. This was all had
to bear, but the captain had more. In
| n few hours he learned that his trusted
servant had been working in concert
with Col. Bounce" He had watched
us as well as him; and on the way to
town he had retracted his charge, and
the pair had been kicked and set at
liberty. The Ceylonese had fitted him
self out at his masters expense, and
though the pursuit of him was long and
expensive he was never captured. What
the amount of the treasure was we could
only guess; but with the breaking of the
majors leg the syndicate of three went
| out of business and had no profits to di-
vide.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
MACHINE THAT FLIES.
Any Bright Youngster Can Make One
I'm nm Hour.


In IN Hour.
This is the age of flying machines.
OF course, our boys and girls hardly can
expect to make real machine which
will sail through the air and carry them
for the problem has puzzled more
than one wise man--but any boy can
make very successful toy flying ma
chine which will fly, and that is more
than many of the larger machines will
do.
Get an old tomato can and by setting
it on the stove, first one end, then the
other, melt off the tin ends. Then cut
the cylinder apart and fatten it out so
that you will have perfectly smooth
piece of tin. From this cut a piece the
shape shown in the picture (a) five
inches long and 1H inches wide in the
widest part. This work can easily be
done with pair of old shears.
Now, procure an empty spool, one
with large body if you can get 1t, and
in the top drive two wire nails (b) and
with file cut off the heads of each. Iii
the narrow part of the strip of tin make
three smooth holes Is, 6 and y, two of
which 6 and 81 will fit snugly over the
nails in the spool and the third (7) will
be directly over the hole in the spool.
Now give the corners q and ~ slight
turn downward and the corners e and
81 slight turn upward, and having
placed the strip of tin on the spool, fit
ting it down over the nails, you are
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
THE sToIc HERO MADE NO oUTcRY.

THE STOIC HERO MADE NO OUTCRY.
pie, and it was wrecked in waters full
of sharks, and the lieutenant and six
of his men escaped drowning by cling
ing to capsized boat. The lieutenant
was the youngest of them all, except
lad named Wilson, but he was also the
coolest and cleverest, as commanding
officer ought to be. He ordered the
men to get off the boat and endeavor to
right il. They obeyed, all the time
they were in the water waving and kick.
ing to scare off the sharks they could
see swimming about. Lieut.. Smith then
ordered two of the men into the boat to
bail, while the rest chung to her sides.
With so much water in her she could
not bear up more than two men. Soon,
though, so much water was bailed out
that he ordered two more men into the
boat, and the bailing was going on fast
when one of the two beside himself who
were still in the water was seized by q
shark, and with one cry sank. This so
frightened the men that, horrible to
tell, they once more capsiZed the boat.
The young commander remained calm,
ordered all hands to again right the
boat, and when that was done put two
men in it again to bail. AS they got to
work a shark, with one bite, took of
one of Lieut.. Smiths legs, and he, the
more than stole hero, made no sign,
lest fright again cause his men to cap
size the boat. They did not know he
was hurt. In moment or two the
rest were ordered into the boat, he wait
ing to enter it last himself. Just as he
was ready to ask the men to help him
shark caught his remaining leg. He
fell back in the water, but his men
saved him, and lifted him into the boat
to die. With his last breath he told
the boy Wilson to report to the adj
miral that all the men had done their
duty.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
REMOVE HATS IN CHURCH.
Organization Formed mt indianapolis
Accompanies Its Purpose.

The other Sunday the women's circle
of the First Baptist church of Indian
apolis, Ind, attempted an innovation
by uncovering their heads during reli-
gious services, but only few respond
ed, and it was spitefully said that those
who had elaborate and costly exhibits
of the milliners' art treated the re-
quest with contempt. The next Sunday
the women's circle won notable VIC
tory. Much PROSECUTING was evidently
done during the week, for as each lady
entered her pew she carefully removed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
sAsANT WORLD OF BOOKS

70 those who find their happiness In
stroiling near ana far.
- nerchance their birth had been be-
meath some Grant star.
~. ,rackless desert beckons them. they
"e scale the mountain peak.
nd ever just beyond them see some glad
AH' ness coy to seek
|ror me. SIT pesiue my hre' oHu win po-
n dear familiar shelves they smile. my
pleasant friends, the books.
world of sweetest company, these we'll
beloved ones wait
-. any mood, for any hour; they keep a
courteous state,
s.,.re and unperturbed amid the ruffies of
rs.v are the bread my spirit Graves. they
bless my toiling way.
,,sasant world is theirs, wherein. though
battles wax and wane.
. ,r,sre rolls the sound Of triumph, and there
dwells surcease OF pain.
n, nages sparkling as the dawn forever
breathes and glows
through ages red with patriot blood, white
freedoms stainless rose.
:, this fair world of calmest skies meet
the martyrs palm,
There float to II dear melodies from coasts
of heavenly balm;
All comfort here. all strength, all faith,
all bloom of wisdom lives.
And be the days need what II may, some
boon this wide world gives.
Tho freedom of the city where one walks In
crowds alone,
The silence OF the upland, where one climbs
anear the throne.
The bitterness of the morning. and the
solemn hush OF night.
Are in this pleasant world of books, for one
who reads Alright.
Here, pure and sharp. the pictured spire Its
cleaving point uplifts.
There swept by stormy winds OF fate.
times sands are tossed in drifts,
Ard who sit beside the fire am heir OF
time and sense.
Ny book 10 me. the angel of Gods sleep
less providence.
Who WILL may choose to wander far over
sea and land,
For me the table and the lamp extend a
friendlier hand
Ard | am blessed beyond compare while
with benignant looks
From homes familiar shelves they smile
my pleasant world OF books.
Margaret f. Sangster. in Youths Com
panon.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
CHAIRS AS A LUXURY,
The Habit of Sitting Down Of Conn
paratively Recent Origin.

The Habit of Sitting Down of Conn
parativeIy Recent Origin.
Most people believe that the habit of
sitting down as practiced By themselyes.
is common human habit, old as the
race itself, in no way associated with
civilization. But Frederick Boyle, who
seems to have one of those inquiring
minds that are not content to accept
things as they are without first tracing
causes and history, contends that sit
ting down is an acquired habit that
marks height of civilization.
He estimates that even at the present
day not more than ten per cent. of hui
man kind practice sitting on our plan.
Men who do not sit have two attitudes
for resting; women use one of their
own. Squatting ION the heel" is ia
vored in India and China. In this posi-
ton the weight of the body falls upon
The toes, and to keep the balance COM
Portable the arms must hang over the
knees. the hands dangling. A European
trussed in this manner promptly feels
pain in the calves, but he can under
stand that habit makes it restful pos
ture. In fact, the golfers of England
use it altogether.
The cross-legged attitude is general
from Siam eastward through the Malay
countries. In the jungle men crouch,
the knees raised, the arms folded over
them, and the chin resting on the arm
The women of that region rest upon tho
floor with the knees bent sideways,
thus throwing the weight on the outer
part of one thigh.-a mighty uncom-
Portable posture to a civilized Cau-
casian.
essary to the race than pianos.-Golden
Days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10

planned that he was camping out for his
health. and he did little but sleep and
eat. We had to hang ahbut the camp to
be ready to take up his trail, and the call
came at an unexpected hour. One night
at midnight he rose up and started
off along the hills to the north, carry
ing in his hand what our. men, took TO
be a stick. Instead of following his
man the spy came to arouse us, and OF
course we realized that 1t was no use
searching in the darkness.
Something came of the movement,
however. The spy FASTENED back to find
the man Just returning. His walk had
lasted while the other had run four
miles and talked with us for five min
utes. That would mean not much more
thnn mile out. He had no stick in his
hand on returning; and was evidently
much elated over something. The spy
saw him take from his luggage stout
English satchel and carefully inspect
II: two or three times he rose up and
seemed on the point of leaving camp
again. He slept no more that night, but
walked about uneasily; and when the
report was made to us we knew that
he had found the cave and was about
ready to appropriate the contents. He
must be got rid of, for day at least,
and IL he had not overreached us in the
end 1 should blush with shame over
the job we put up.
The captains man was instructed to
watch for the patrol on the highway at
the foot of the hills, and to report that
"Col. Bounce" had conspired with him
to burn a public building in the city.
This plan was carried out. and the
Colonel" was arrested and taken to
town; he was only well away when
we took up what we believed to be his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
WAITED HIS TURN.
And Then He Gave the Doctor Some
Cheerful Information.

anu he ehNe Nhe DOCtOH cObh~
Cheerful Information.
doctor, just an instant, please" ex'
claimed caller at the Office of u man
of physic, as he caught sight of the
physician disappearing in his private
office.
I'll see you shortly, sir" was the curt
reply.
"But a second is all 1 want" per-
sisted the caller.
"rll see you directly, SIR" with stern
ness.
The visitor took seat in the general
receptlon-room, read the afternoon pa
per through, looked at the pictures,
played with the dog and took nap,
After 30 minutes or more had passed
the medicine man came out of his den
and with an air of condescension said
TO the visitor:
well, now, my man, 1 am at your
service. Your turn has come. What
can do for your
"Oh, nothing in particular" WINS the
reply. II just dropped in to tell you
that your neighbours three cows have
escaped from the barn. and are having
a picnic in your garden and flower
beds."--Tit-Bits
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-10
Il Was an Even Thing.

The irate father had overtaken the
clipping couple, but he was little too
late. A complacent clergyman had tied
the knot.
"Sir." said the irate father. ''this In
simply outrageous. Can you forget that
she is my only daughter"
It'll tell you what I'll do" returned
the groom, who always wanted to do
the right thing. II confess didn't
think of il ut the time, but will agree
never again to forget 1t IL you will also
kindly remember that she is my only
wife,"
Everyone agreed that il was fair
proposition. but somehow it didn't seem
TO soothe the old mans temper to any
appreciable extent.-Chicago Post.