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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
NEAT PARlOR GAMES.
How to Play mt Mind Reading and
Make the sport Interesting

How to Play Mt Mind Reading and
Make the sport Interesting!
First III tell you how to play at mind
reading in way that will probably
puzzle your friends for good while.
Let Mary be the mind reader; she
must then select confederate, per-
son quite as important to success as her
self. Tom would answer better, per-
haps, than a girl, as he is more likely,
perhaps, to have u watch OF some sort,
and the watch is sort of second con-
fcderate.
All the company except Mary now
troop into a room selected for the ex-
pertinent; they decide on some object
which Mary is to discover as the sub
ject selected for them all to think about
it must be understood that this sub
ject is some definite, material article
In the room. The gas is now turned
out, and all go out again; Mary meets
them and begs that they will all for a
few moments fasten their thoughts on
the thing selected; this being done in
an impressive silence.
Mary goes in the room in the dark,
and in moment returns and tells what
il is they have been thinking about.
Tom, you see, has left the dark room
last, and has left his watch on the Sc
lected object; he, perhaps, has taken
part in the discussion as TO what ii
should be, because he wants something
that his watch can indicate conclusive
ly. The ticking of the watch leads
Mary Alright, and she picks up the watch
and the information at the same time
and conceals the one and displays the
other. A luminous match box will an
swer for guide rs well as a watch.
| When a quicter turn is wanted, just
seat every one with pencil and paper
and ask them to set down from mem
DRY the figures on the clock in the next
room or on the watches In their peck
ets-using the characters just as they
are written on the faces of tmepieces
All will probably start out with great
confidence, but ten to one no one will
remember that the four in such cases is
not written thus, ", but thus I'LL.
II you will arrange to have one part
of the company recognize individuals
in the other part simply by seeing one
eye, you will give another surprise
We think we know the eyes of oul
friends, but when it comes to seeing an
eye alone it is more than most people
can do to tell a brown one from a blue
one; good way to arrange for this
trial Is to screen door with newspa.
pers in which hole the size-and shape
of a large human eye is cut; or more
holes than one can be cut in II and sew.
eral eyes shown at once. The eXhib-
tied in this way are in one room and
the scrutinizers in the other.-Chicago
Inter Ocean. ,...
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
HUMOROUS.

-"Do you know / don't think much
of Mawson." "You don't have to. You
can size Mawson up in two seconds
Brooklyn Life.
-Waiting.-Mrs. Angell-"IIow do
you like the new minister? Mrs. Good
Wilt don't know yet. / haven't met
his Chicago News.
No Returns.-"Do you think there
is any money in politics, JimpsonY'
''You bet there is. That's where all
mine went."-Detroit Free Press.
mo, never take the newspapers
home; I've family of grown-up daugh-
tiers, you know" "Papers too full of
crime, eh?" mo, too full of bargain
sales."-Truth.
-"They have never spoken since they
took part in private theatricals," said
Miss Cayenne. 81 see; professional
jealousy" "Oh, dear, no; something
far worse. It's amateur Jealousy
Tit-Bits.
-"Why does the baron look so glum
thought he had just married an
heiress." $50 he has; but he speculated
few days after the marriage and lost
the better half of his wife."-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Observation-Disclosures Arctic Explor'
err have always considered Column
bus somewhat overestimated man.
Second Arctic Explorer-"Why?" First
Arctic Explorer-"TIe discovered Amer
lea the first time he went to look fol
it."-Puck.
The Prize of Flattery.-"That man
Crumlett has more invitations to din
ner than any other man in town.
"ITow does he work it ?" 'lIe tells every
hostess with grown-up daughter tina
she must have married much below thu
legal age."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-"What made Kladderfeisch in sucl
hurry TO get out of Germany" at
happened to bear n close resemblance
in personal appearance to Emperor
William "There was no harm II
that" "No, but there came boil OF
the end of his nose one day, and he was
afraid Of being arrested for lest
| majestic. "-Chicago Tribune
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
HE WAS A REMINDER.
Polite Drummer and the Lady VINO
Told Him Something Startling.

Polite Drummer and the Lady VINO
Told Him Something Startling.
The drummer who was talking had
q jerly style of speech as If he were
afflicted with st. Vitus dance of the
vocal chords, or some similar difficulty.
Had blamed funny experience once"
he said. Had plenty, suppose, but
this was different. 1t was out on the
Southern Pacific. Don't know what
town 1t was. Don't know what state.
Perhaps II was territory. AS many
territories along that road as there
are states. That's all right. At the
town I'm talking about pretty wom-
an about rs got aboard. Pretty women
scarce as hens teeth in that country.
Hadn't seen one in month. Couldn't
keep my eyes off her.. AT last couldn't
stand it any longer. Got up and went
over to her. Asked If l couldn't raise
the window for her. She said couldn't
Takes a strong man to raise n car win
dow sometimes. Asked IL l couldn't
let her have paper or n book. She
said / couldn't. Tried her again on
buying something from the train
butcher. Wouldn't have it. Offered to
get her glass of water. Wasn't dry.
Tried everything / knew. Got turned
down every time. The last time tried
was with a game of whist. Whist was
all the rage in the east, told her. She
said she didn't pay. Then she looked
at me for a minute-maybe 1t was
longer. Then she spoke.
"'Do you know who you remind me
OFF says she, looking at me admiringly
"'No,' says I. rs it some dear dead
friend of yours?' said I, trying to do the
funny act.
"'Not exactly said she, laughing
Not exactly, but of one that will be
dead in about seven seconds after my
husband sets eyes on him at the mex
station.
"'What's the name of it, madam
says !, making believe was ready.
'Morseville,' yelled the brakeman.
""That's it, says she, laughing more
than ever, and / fell all over myself
trying to make connection with the
sleeper at the far end Of the train
Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
WE BOYS called him "Oury Veteran
written for This Paper.1

WE BOYS called him "OurVeteran."
wv To the townspeople he was poor
Old John Worden, an inmate of the
county poorhouse, an expense TO the
tax payers of the county, and gen
orally uninteresting character But
believe that we boys knew the old man
better than our elders, for we got near
err the warm, patriotic old heart. And
he was patriotic. A wooden leg and
armless coatsleeve testified to that. But
these things did mot seem to raise him
above the balance of the inmates OF the
county house to the grown people OF
the town.
With us boys Our Veteran" was a
general favorite. lie amused us with
stories of the war. Some of them OF
the sad incidents of that long and ter
rible conflict, and some of them of the
humorous things he saw and expert
enced while wearing Uncle Sans blue.
But his masterpiece was the Charge at
Shiloh" That charge in itself was but
an incident of a great battle. The his
tories hardly mention it. 1t may or
may not have had any important effect
on the result of that bloody engage
ment, but to "Our Veteran" Shiloh was
the one great battle of the war, beside
which all others were but skirmishes,
and that charge the greatest feature of
the entire battle.
Daring the war Old John had been a
sergeant in the --th Indiana cavalry.
His command had been with Grant at
Vicksburg. He had been through the
campaign leading up to the siege of that
city, had i'm fact, seen active service
from the beginning of the war under
Grant or his predecessors in the Mis-
sissippi valley. OF the battle and skir-
finishes of these campaigns he had an i'm
exhaustible fund of stories and incl
dents that would interest us. OF these
we seldom heard the same one twice,
and no two of them ever began in the
same way. But with the "Charge at
Shiloh" it was different. The incidents
of that ride were related to us every
Saturday afternoon, and its completion
was signal for us to scamper home, for
there would be no more stories that
day. 1t was given as fitting climax to
all of the other stories of the day.
We could always tell, too when that
story was coming, for he had way OF
introducing it which he never used for
any other. He would take his pipe from
his mouth, lay it on the bench beside
him, then rising to his feet would be-
gin: ''Now, boys"
We could always tell, too, when that
That was the introduction to the
"Charge at Shiloh" His gray eyes
would kindle with a new light, the
stopped body assume a more erect pose
"Our Veteran" would for the time be.
ing become Sergt. John Worden, of the
-th Indiana cavalry.
"Now, boys, / am going to tell you
OF that great battle at Shiloh. OF the
cavalry charge in which lost both an
arm and leg while following my coun-
try's flag across a bullet-swept meadow
II was a wonderful charge, boys;
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
TREE 10000 YEARS OLD.
Giant of Prehistoric Times Un-
earthed In England.

Giant of Prehistoric Times I'M
earthed In England.
An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting considerable
interest in antiquarian circles in Lam
cashire and Cheshire, has been made at
Stockport. During the excavations in
the construction of sewage work for
the town some workmen came across
what has since proved to be II massive
oak tree, with two immense branches.
Prof. Boyd Dawkins, the well-known
antiquary, is of opinion that the tree
is one of the giants of prehistoric
times, and he says that the tree is GER
tainly 10000 years old. The corpora
ton of Stockport are at loss what to
do with the gigantic fossil, which is
supposed to weigh about 40 tons, and
rs it is necessary that it should be re-
moved proposal has been made to
blow it up with dynamite. This has
aroused the Indignation Of large Sec
ton of the public, who presented the
following petition to the corporation:
THAT there is valuable tree of old
oak at present lying upon and exposed
in the gravel on and within their prop
erty; that the quality in color, grain
and solidity is better than any that can
be bought in the open market; that for
artistic work alone it is greatly to be
treasured, for nothing in this country
is at present grown which can come up
to its dimensions; that it contains
As,,ia tat lyn
the furniture for any public building
or town hall which may be erected for
the public benefit within our borough; ;
that it only requires lifting from its
bed, which in the opinion of competent
biologists may be roughly estimated
as $4,000 years of occupations; that pri-
vate effort has failed to achieve its re-
moyal; that its destruction would be n
public loss and an artistic calamity,
that your representatives in council
be and are hereby requested to con
serve for the borough this grant Of ma
ture to her sons and daughters, whose
signatures are hereby affixed"
The corporation have reserved their
decision, and in the meantime efforts
are being made by local antiquarians
and others to bring pressure to bear
upon the council to preserve the tree
for the benefit of the town and the
country. 1t is believed that no discov-
cry of such Importance has hitherto
been made in this country, and this be-
ing so it is hoped that those interested
in such matters throughout the coun-
try will lend assistance toward pre-
serving the tree.-London News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
INTELLIGENT GEESE.
How a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gander Az
tended "a school Institute.

tended school Institute.
IL must have been in the '40's THAI
my great uncle, Charles N, was
graduated from college and began TO
teach school, Communication was not
SO rapid then MS now, and the exchange
of ideas was accomplished with more
difficulty. The country was not over
run with teachers manuals and guides,
and there were few educational works.
II was only by gathering together ana
exchanging ideas that teachers were
able to progress. To facilitate this
several would In the summer time travel
from place to place, holding what were
called institutes" to which all who
taught in the neighboring country
would flock to receive or disseminate
new ideas, and to discuss methods OF
study.
My uncle and friend Of his had
started on tour of this kind, and on
Saturday arrived at town where they
were to hold an "institute" the follow
ing Monday.
Sunday afternoon they took stroll
in the outskirts of the town, on tho
banks Of a stream, and were engaged
in deep conversation when my uncle's
friend espied a flock of geese approach
ing in a solemn procession. Moved by
Il sudden impulse, he took off his hat,
made low bow and, addressing tho
geese, said: "Allow me to introduce to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
Winter Cake.

Take pound of fine -four, carefully
dry and sift it, rub into it six ounces of
butter. Then add half pound of pow
dered sugar and three-quarters of a
pound Of mixed fruit, one ounce OF
chopped almonds and three ounces of
peel; beat three eggs (the whites and
yolks separately with one gill of milk,
and then add one-half teaspoonful OF
mixed spice stirred into two teaspoon
fuls of brandy. If self-rising flour is
not used n large teaspoonful OF baking
powder must be added to the dried flour,
Beat all together for ten minutes. place
in paper-lined tin and bake in steady
oven for about two hours.-Boston
Glohe
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
HARvEST-TIME.

TIM free to say never have seen a throne.
as yet;
An old hen looks like she owned one. when
she's ready to set;
And the cat looks like she owned one, when
she takes the rocking-chair;
! always think king or queen must have
that kind OF air!
But where feel like own one, good as a
king or queen,
And maybe little better. Is on the now
ing-machine,
Star and Comet ahead of me, pulling for all
they're worth,
And the wheat just bowling down to me
tell you, own the earth!
I've seen in some queer old picture king
in a war-machine
With scythes fixed round the wheel-hubs-
or maybe 1t was a queen
But shouldn't like that business; you may
call ii what you will,
War, or glory. or victory, but murder Is
murder still.
So like my kind of a chariot better thar
that old thing
That used to NOW off people. and anyhow
what's a king?
The more / read the papers the more Il
seems to me
That king is the farthest person in thu
world from being free.
But when I'm up on the mower. watching
the falling wheat
With the whole blue sky above me, tel
you, life Is sweet!
And you'd wonder IL you could listen to thu
thoughts that come to me,
That seem to grow right out of the things
i hear and see.
One of the thoughts that mother put In m!
heart to stay
Was how the Lord OF the harvest tool
things of every day,
And showed their wonderful meanings, ant
made the far things clear
BY likening them to little common one
that were near.
A storm came up from the valley yester
day afternoon:
We were bound to save the wheat dry, ant
we stepped to a lively tune,
And the last big load rolled into the barn
all safe and sound,
Just as the clouds turned over, and
seemed like the world was drowned.
We stood and watched and listened; tn
lightning split the sky
The thunder roared and shattered, AM
then the storm went by,
And great white clouds like castles an
mountains fioated low,
All dazzling with the sunshine, white
than any snow
] knew what mother was thinking;
wasn't far TO seek;
But I'm not much at talking; waited 70
her to speak.
The world was shining, sparkling, but a.
as still as death.
"And the reapers are the angels, sal
mother under her breath.
Margaret Vandegrift, in Youths Com
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
BOBBlNG FOR CARAMELS.
One of the Funniest Games for Chill
dren Ever InNcnIcL.

Making taffy or any candy is, to be
sure, great fun, but eating it is always
far better. In this game the difficulty
is to get the candy.
Buy some fresh caramels. They must
be quite soft. Thread a stout needle
with some fine sewing silk, tying a
large knot in one end. Draw the needle
through the center of the caramel until
the knot catches on the other side. I'm
thread the needle, leaving the caramel
attached to at least a yard of silk. Then
tie good knot in the free end.
Enough caramcls should be prepared
beforehand. When you wish to play
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19

the game gather the players in cir
Gle, giving to each a caramel hung to
the silk.
The one who, after placing the knot
ted end between his teeth, with his
hands folded behind him, first succeeds
In drawing the caramel into his mouth
wins the game.
OF course, there is trick about it,
but a very simple one. Just work it
out. One little hint. Everything de-
ponds upon having that knot firmly
fastened in the beginning between
your teeth.
1t is really worth while to stop and
watch the monkey-like workings AMI
twisting Of the other faces, il you do
get the "booby" prize.-Chicago Daily
News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
EXPOSED Her Age.

Spratts-Miss Elder is much older
than 1 thought.
Hunker-Impossible
"Well, asked her il she had read
'Aesop's Fables and she said she read
them when they first came OUTFIT
Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
Correct.

The Man-Say, little boy, is your dog
good for rabbits?
The Kid-No, stree. He is mighty
bad on 'em. Catches every one that he
Iumps.-Up-to.Date.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
A Novel Way.

Grandapa invited Dorothy to go with
him to feed the chickens in the morning
after her arrival at the farm. On her
return to the house she inquired, shJ,
ly: Grandpa, do all hens eat with
their noses? "-Judge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19
Ham Toast.

Mince lean ham very fine; to half a
pint add the yolks of two eggs, and
cream or soup enough to soften; put II
on the fire and cook for ten minutes
stirring all the time; serve on toasted
bread hot.-Ladies' World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-19

Prussian blue paint is made from the
ashes of the burnt hoofs of horses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-24
DID NOT LET THE CONTRACT.
Cathedral Committee VIII Not Give
Out Its Work for Several DAYS.

Cathedral Committee VIII Not Give
Out Its Work for Several Days.
A meeting of the Cathedral building
committee was held last night at the
Bishops residence, at Harris and Lincoln
streets. The object was to further con-
slider the matter of letting the contract
for the new structure, but no action was
taken, and ii is stated none will be taken
for several days yet. The contract may
be let, however within two weeks.
1t is with the contractor when the work
will be commenced after the contract Is
awarded, but as the building Is 10 be re-
stored by 1899, il is stated there will be
no time to lose. The probability is a force
will be put to work tearing down such
parts of the remaining walls as cannot
be used, as soon as the contract is award
ed.
There is a considerable portion of the
old walls that will be used in the new
building, but as a large part of all of
them have crumbled considerable, it will
be necessary TO remove everything that
Will make the construction defective.
When this part of the work is done and
the debris is removed the contractors
VIII probably commence laying brick.
placing the big iron columns in shape, and
then carry on the other lines of the work
which will soon give the Cathedral its
Old-time appearance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-24
MAY NOT REPEAL THEM ALL.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER IS
SURE TO GO THOUGH.

Cbatham's Delegation VIII Leave
for Atlanta TO-mOrrOyv-The Fate
of All the Commissions in Doubt.
A Question whether the Bills for
Repeal for Any Except Public
Works Commissioner VIII BE
Pressed, According to the Views of
a Leading Liberal.
Chatham's representatives In the legis-
lature will leave tomorrow for Atlanta.
Hon. J. J. McDonough has been several
days in the North, but is expected in sa-
vannah to-day or tomorrow morning. and
will join Representatives Mcmillan and
LaRoche for the trip to the capital
The representatives are not talking very
much about what they are going to do.
but there is a great deal of conjecture
by the politicians on the subject Of the
commissions, which, it is thought, may
be abolished. While this is admitted to
be the consensus of opinion, there is some
doubt about things turning out this way.
If the limitations of a well-known lawyer
represent the ideas of others about the
commissions.
THE men who have given the commits
sons thought" he said, ARE not inclined
to think they should be abolished. They
think they should be left where they are
and unless some change their minds, it
Is doubtful whether the bills will be re-
pealed. IL is a foregone conclusion that
the office OF Commissioner Of Public Works
will be abolished, and his department win
be placed under the control of a commits
sion the same as the fire, police and wa
ter departments. But, as for the others,
/ do not believe they will be abolished, or
at any rate, not until a hard fight is made
to this end"
1t is stated that when the bills are in
troduced there will be strong opposition
to them, as those who do not wish the
law changed will get together and shape
their protest. A strong pressure could be
brought to bear against the bills if the few
get together who are now understood to
be opposed to repeating the commissions.
1t was popularity believed the repeal OF
all the commission bills was practically
agreed upon at the recent conference Of
Liberal Club leaders, which was held al
Mr. McDonough's residence But this
seems not to have been the case, as it is
now asserted that few who did not ex-
press themselves at the meeting are op-
posed to their repeal, except the office of
Commissioner of Public Works. This be-
ing the case, there is an outlook for a
warm fight on the repeating bills.