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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
MAUD LOOKED TOWARD HER FATHER.

while they were at breakfast the second
morning.
"Why, joint" cried his wife, in dis
may, "you didn't go without your din
ner yesterday"
at strikes me / did," he returned.
grimly.
Wouldn't it be better to come home
to dinner?" began Mrs. Newbury, then
broke off suddenly to exclaim in still
greater distress: "And you had to
walls-both ways!"
Maud looked concerned, and Rob gave
vent to a low whistle.
"Well, 1 think that is a case Of neces-
sity. 1t is too hard for you. You must
borrow some money of somebody"
said Mrs. Newbury, with decision.
"Fiddlesticks!" said Mr.. Newbury,
his features relaxing with smile.
I'm not complaining. In fact, rather
like it. Six miles day is nothing to
kill man."
"rm not so certain of it," said Mrs.
Newbury, doubtingly.
"Well, 1 am" laughed he. "All I'm
afraid of is that it will give me such an
appetite that the cupboard will go bare
before the month is out"
The first week passed quite comfort
ably. With the homework to do Mrs.
Newbury did not miss the sewing she
couldn't do; the table was well set, in
spite of the absence of meat and milk;
Mr.. Newbury thrived on his fresh air
exercise, while Maud and Rob did the
same ON their exercise indoors.
The second week was likewise fairly
comfortable. To be sure, Maud allowed
the nose of the coffee pot to melt off,
and the coffee had to be made in tin
pail, but this itself didn't much matter.
as the coffee itself gave out few days
afterward. It was this week also, that
Rob's rubber boots sprang n leak. and
he had to fall back on pair of Maud's
overshces. Then some one asked Maud
to give ten cents toward a certain char
table object, and thought very meanly
of her for refusing. AS climax the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
stopping n CranIS,s Squeak.

Ventriloquists are generally fond of
joking. One of these gentry, on board
a river steamboat, made friends with
the engineer. and began to talk to him.
Presently the engine began TO creak,
and the engineer oiled it. In view
minutes it creaked again, and
the engineer doctored it again. Twice
more the engine squeaked, and the man
began to smell rat. Pretty soon there
was another squeak, when, slipping
up behind the ventriloquist, the en-
ginecr squirted about half pint OF oil
down his back, and then said grnvely:
"There! | guess that crank won't
squeak any more!"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
the water are beginning to wind around

the water are beginning to wind around
YOU"
"Just So" assented Mr.. Newbury.
81 don't see why we can't be even,
just as well as be a month behind all
the time," continued Mrs. Newbury.
But being month behind, how are
we to get even?" queried Mr.. Newbury.
Eve might pay everything we owe,
and then not buy thing till your next
pay day."
Rather n heroic measure, wouldn't
that be?" said Mr.. Newbury, doubt
fully.
"I'm ready for heroic measures" re-
turned Mrs. Newbury, defiantly.
"WelI-I'll agree TO it, if you want to
try that plan. 1t is worth some trouble
to get out of the grip of the octopus"
"Oh!" cried Maud. would you really
do it? 1 think it would be lovely not
TO be owing anybody"
"'Twould be jolly fun" agreed Rob,
with enthusiasm. "Say! let's sign a
paper-will you, mother?"
Mrs. Newbury meditated.
81 think" she said, after q pause,
"that we could get along for a month.
We are quite well supplied with every
thing"
Maud had been scribbling on the
piece of paper which her mother had
used for figuring.
"IIear this" she said.
eve. the undersigned. solemnly vow and
declare. that during the time to elapse be-
Ia ct IF DaopmHprt
last day of January following, we Will
neither borrow, buy, nor run in debt for
any thing or things whatsoever that we can
by any possibility exist without"
"Put date on it," suggested Rob.
Maud followed the suggestion, then
looked toward her father.
"Will you sign it?" She asked.
sob. yes; I'll sign it," he answered,
checrfully; then he wrote his name
with a flourish and handed the paper to
Mrs. Newbpry.
She hestated.
Let US sign it, Maud, while mother is
making up her mind" said Rob, and he
and his sister affixed their names.
Then, slowly and deliberately, Mrs
Newbury wrote her name below the
others,
"Ifurrah!" exclaimed Rob, eXultantiy
snatching the paper and waving il
above his head. II haven't got to &c
after the milk for a whole month";
"Oh. dear!" cried Mrs. Newbury, 81
forgot about milk. How can we live
without that?"
use water, of course" said Rob
There's plenty of it-and 'tispaid for
Mr.. Newbury laughed.
I'VE can do without milk that little
time, easily enough" said Maud.
well" said Mrs. Newbury, resigned
ly, ''if the rest of you can get along,
can"
what will you do about Norah p
asked Mr.. Newbury.
"Oh--Norah!" gasped Mrs. Newbury
81 can't turn her off. Norah never en-
tered my head when I signed tina. fool
ish paper"
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perhaps she would take u vacation "
proposed Maud.
II will call her in and pay her" said
Mr.. Newbury, land see what she says.
But what would you do if she should
go?" he asked, looking toward his wife
with sudden second thought. 1T won't
pay for you to overwork."
IN work every minute before and
after school," said Maud, quickly.
"rll bring in all the wood and coal and
kindling. and take care of my own
room," volunteered Rob.
eff you both help me half as much as
you say you WILL L shall get along beau
tifully," said their mother. II can put
out the washing, and"
"Oh, can you put out the washing?'
laughed Rob, derisively. "Guess you
disremember that document you just
put your name to, mother"
"Sure enough" returned his mother,
little crestfaller. $50 did"
"We'll wash Saturdays, and I'll do all
the scrubbing," said Maud. I'll VEN
ture it won't be any harder work than
riding bicycle"
"I'll turn the wringer and hang out
the clothes, If that'll be any accommo-
dation,' said Rob, magnanimously.
"Of course it will be help" cried
Maud, warmly, "and you're an angel to
Offer
So Norah was called, and greatly to
her satisfaction, was paid in full. Then
the vacation plan was broached.
"Sure, thin, an I'd be glad to CO."
exclaimed Norah, her eyes sparkling.
"Tis long time I've been wanting to
visit me sister in Boston, but feared
you'd turn me off If mintioned 1t, ard
I didn't want to lose me place. An /
can go tomorrow, did you say?"
Eyes, you can go to-morrow-if you
will be sure to come back mt the end Of
the month"
Norah protested by all the saints that
she would returnat the appointed time,
and then hastene& away to make prep
aration for her jouiAey.
"Tm afraid 1t Is tie last we shall see
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
Rvs
s555l(s<R>e5o
ltsys A&@&.

~ lSlcM7T WAS the even
y ing of the last day
~ sI' lA of the year, and
US lMl Mr.. Newbury had
81 taken from his
40 vest pocket roll
....| ' VA IF hills bic ,poptb'c
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

Gentleman Ito an Irishman) Well,
Pat, | see you have small garden.
Pat-Yes, sir.
what are you going to set in it for
next season?"
Nothing, sir. / set it with potatoes
last year, and not one of them came
up"
That's strange. How do you ex-
plain it?"
'Well, sir, the man next door to me
set his garden full of onions"
"Well, had that anything to do with
your potatoes not growing?
Eyes, sir. Bedad, the onions was
that strong that my potatoes couldn't
see to grow, for their eyes watering"
Answers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
LIVELY RUSSIAN GAME.
IL Has an Unpronouncenbic Name, But
ID Looks Like Our Zip Cat"


II Looi<s Like Our ''Tip Cat
Il. Kitty Kondacheif writes Of ''Somc
Russian Games" in st. Nicholas. One
OF them. bearing the name "Tchijick,"
is thus described:
The game is like your game Tip
cat" The word Tchijick, properly
translated, means "iinch;" and whether
thu game is so called on account of the
constant hopping Of one. Of the players,
or from the way in which the wooden
''cone" is made to jump up and fly. is
not known. The players may amount
to any number. but five or six is the best
combination, so rs not to keep the
others waiting too long while the
STRIKER" and hopper" as ! will call
them, are at work. 4 circle Of about six
feet in diameter is traced on the ground,
in the center Of which is deposited the
so-called tchiiick. or finch, a round stick
OF wood, six inches long, having each
end shaped something like n cone. NJ
is either placed across small hollow
in the ground, or with one end\resting
on bit Of stick or stone aF Dch ortWo
high.
The players, armed with short, stout
sticks. then draw lots so ms to determine
by chance who is to begin the first scrv-
ice, and who is to do the hopping; the
others range themselves in order
around the circle, the striker taking his
place near the finch. The signal given,
the striker serves the finch-that is, he
gives ii n smart rap with his stick over
one end, so as to make ii jump high up
and while in midair follows this with
one or more sharp raps, sending it ms
far out of the circle as possible--the
farther the better. The hopper then
sets off, and must arrive at the exact
place where the finch falls. hopping
along on one foot. Lifting it up from
the ground. he must send il back, with
the aid of his stick, into the circle again.
II il fall on the line, it is rcckoned in.
Should he fail in doing this. or in arriv-
ing safely on one foot to where the
finch lies and back to his place again,
he remains hopper to the next service.
If, however. he passes both ordeals
safely. he takes his place among the
players again, while the striker turns
hopper, the boy next in order taking his
place.
The score is reckoned in the follow
ing way: A certain number is fixed
| upon previous to beginning the game e
say, 25. Each time the striker hits the
finch he scores one. Now, good players
manage TO touch il several times while
in midair, short, ierky cuts from the
wrist following swiftly on each other;
sometimes as many as five raps are
given in quick succession. the striker
always remaining within the limits Of
the circle. He scores the number of
raps given, and the player who first
reaches the number previously agreed
upon wins. The striker is thus changed
after each service, while the hopper, UNI
less he has good muscles and n sure aim,
often has to go through the hopping
process during many turns, thereby
sometimes missing his own turn of
serving. If the stakes are nuts, candy.
or anything of that sort, then each boy
loses to the winner as many as are
wanting in his score to make up the 25
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

Stretch the material on the framework,
and tack it all around with fine tacks
driven an inch apart; after trimming
off the ragged edges, put a stiff
gimp around the edge, and fasten it in
place with large oval headed uphols-
terers' tacks, driven Mt regular in
tcrvals.
The appearance of the tack heads and
the iron strap braces may be greatly
improved by painting them dead black.
Use two coats of ivory black, thinned
wth equal parts of japan dryer and
spirits of turpentine.
The final result will be very hand
some little screen, sure to give pleas
ure- to the recipient; and its usefulness
cannot fail to be appreciated when II
Is placed before hot fire on winter
evenings. ]. HARRY ADAMS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

thickness, planed on all sides; also two
pieces IT inches long and of the same
width and thickness as the long strips.
These are for the feet, while the other
pieces are to form the frame. In two Of
the long strips cut laps as shown in Fig.
/, \. At the ends OF the other two,
which are cut to a length of 40 inches,
make lap cuts as shown at H. Secure
these joints with glue and screws, so
that a firm union will be the result, and
at the bottom of each leg cut lennon,
MS shown at c. In the center of the
foot pieces cut mortise. MS shown at ID.
The lemons can be cut with chisel
and saw, while the mortise should be
made with a large bit and afterwards
trimmed square with n sharp chisel.
Cut the parts accurately, so that
they will fit snugly and make good
joint with glue. Then long steel-wire
nail can be driven through the edge Of
the foot piece into the lennon, and into
the other edge of the bottom piece.
This nail-or long slim screw, if you
prefer-will give much additional
strength to the union.
lave II BLACKSMITH make Jour scroll
brace-irons, curved at the ends and
bent after the shape shown in T., which
is n side view of single brace. Where
the dotted lines are drawn, quarter
inch holes should be bored to receive
the screws that will fasten it to the
woodwork. These braces should be
made of tire iron one inch and a half
in width and one-eighth of an inch in
thickness.
If the wood selected is oak, ash, pine,
white wood, or birch, and it is thought
desirable to stain it before vanishing,
a suitable stain can readily be OBJ
tanned at a paint or hardware stort
and applied thinly with brush; when
dry, coat or two of furniture varnish
or hard oil finish can be laid over 1t.
The facing and backing may be of
almost any pretty and durable mate
rial; but il must be Of good body andl
not too thin. Figured denim, cretonne
or tapestry cloth are excellent for this
part Of the screen. and they may be
found in amy large dry goods store.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

of her." sighed Mrs. Newbury. "She'll
get a situation in Boston, and don't
know when shall be able to get an
other girl like so we'll"
II think she will come back" said
Maud, hopefully.
Anyway, lets not cross any bridges
till we come to Them" said Mr.. New
bury.
ut is foolish" she answered, "and l
won't worry"
~ declared" she said moment later,
after search in her work basket, II
! believe amentirely out of white thread,
and / do so want to finish this shirt to-
night. Rob, dear, won't you just slip
down to the corner and buy me a
spool?"
"No, mother, / won't. Dreadfully sor-
ry, AL the same" answered Rob, his
eyes twinkling.
Mrs. Newbury looked at her usually
| obliging son in surprise; Mr. Newbury
raised his eyes from his newspaper, and
Maud frowned disapprovingly. Then
the reason for his refusal flashed upon
| them and they all broke into n laugh,
Mrs. Newbury's somewhat rueful.
evidently we didn't realize what we
were enlisting for" said Mr.. Newbury
"but now that we have enlisted, we
might as well take things as they come
and get what fun we can, out of them
Snow. mother, you can't sow on any
thing white till the first of February"
said Maud.
NO." returned her mother, pensively,
"but have plenty of dark thread.
might buy the sateen for your waist
and be making that"
Then she stopped suddenly, and there
was, another laugh.
| Mrs. Newbury went to rest early that
evening, and the others soon followed
her example.
The morning was all that New
Years morning should be, cold, crisp,
still and sunshny. Rob had the ex-
treme felicity of paying Mrs. Dale all
that was due her for milk, telling her at
the same time that no more would be
wanted for a month.
Folks going away?" Tueried Mrs.
Dale. ~
"Well, no-not exactly" stammered
Rob, and then hastily made his escape.
Mr.. Newbury paid the rent and the
little account at the corner store; Mrs.
Newbury, the butcher, the baker, the
coal man and the grocery man, while
Maud's heart was rejoiced by paying
Mrs. Peters for making her dress.
1t thus happened for the first time in
years that the Newburys were wholly
free from debt, and they confessed TO
each other at night that this condition
of affairs had made them feel at least
an inch taller in stature, and sensibly
increased the capacity of their lungs.
| Mr.. Newbury's work was at some dis
tance from his home, and he had been
accustomed to take his dinners at an
eating house.
1T think you may put me up lunch
| to-day" he observed to Mrs. Newbury,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

OF DIS, his month S
salary, and laid it on the table.
Il think we had better pay up the
rent before any of the other bills" he
said. Gray stopped me on the street
to-day to speak about it. Says there are
three months owing, and he needs the
money badly"
Dear me! that will take nearly half
OF it," said Mrs. Newbury, with n har-
raised expression, "and l promised 1
would pay the coal man and the gro
Gerry man. They were both here to-
day, and they need the money 400"
II wish you could pay for making my
dress" said Maud Newbury, in an ag-
grievcd and anxious tone. 81 know
Mrs. Peters needs the pay, for Nellie
Peters comes to school in dress that
is perfectly dreadful, and feel so mean
every time I look at her that want
to go somewhere and hide"
Mrs. Newbury's face flushed.
az had forgotten that BILL" she said,
remorsefully. Mrs. Peters must GER
tainly be paid"
II sh'd think the milk bill better be
paid" spoke up Bob Newbury. I'm
dead tired of telling Mrs. Dale that
Mother thinks she can pay you some
thing on the bill next week. She's
got so she smiles a queer smile every
time 1 get off that old gag. Guess she
thinks next week never comes"
Mrs. Newbury's face flushed more
deeply.
al owe Norah three weeks wages, too.
and she's getting impatient" she said.
'There are two pairs of hose and a
necktie that / got trusted for at the
corner store" said Mr.. Newbury.
"And I'm behind with the butcher,
and there's little owing the baker,"
said Mrs. Newbury.
For heavens sake, how much do
we owe, and whom don't we owc?" ex-
claimed Mr.. Newbury, wrinkling his
forehead in disgust.
"Yll get paper and pencil and reckon
it up" said Mrs. Newbury.
After setting down column of fig
ures, she added them, then, with u
deep sigh. passed the paper to her hus-
band.
The amount was exactly the same as
the roll OF bills on the table.
They looked ut each other for q full
minute in silence. Then Mrs. New
bury burst forth impetuously:
81 hate this way of living"
80 do l." said Mr.. Newbuly, "but
what can we do about it?"
II think it's time we did something"
said his wife. II despise and abomi-
nate debt more and more every day
live. IT'S like being in the clutches
of one Of those horrible marine mon
sters VIC read about-the octopus, is Il I?
You get free of two or three of its
horrid arms or tentacles, and while you
do that the others tighten about you.
Then you get out of the grasp of these
stronger ones, only to find that the first
have got another hold, and that three
or four that have been waving about In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
FcedInu War EIephnnt..

Elephants in the Indian army are fed
twice day. When meal time arrives
they are drawn up in line before a row
of piles of food. Each animals break
fast includes ten pounds of raw rice,
done up in five two-pound packages.
The rice is wrapped in leaves and tAsn
tied with grass. At the comma ~
attention." each elephant raisesj IS
trunk and package is thrown int its
capacious mouth. BY this method Of
feeding not single grain Of r56e Il
wasted.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

NT@gM9o Beam on us. New
/NSSMJA Year. from the
E0LtO unfettered dawn;
Brighten the IN
land wales
And scent with violets an the Icy gales,
And fill the wandering sails.
Come with thy golden notes
or music from million feathered tn, oats;
Flash DER the wind-blown deep;
Send thy sun-couriers where the ice fields
sleep
And bid the toilers reap.
Thy steps are on the hills
Thy voice Is heard in the tumultuous rflls
That leap into the light;
Thy brow-freed from the thralldom of the
night
Is laurel-wreathed and bright.
Come in thy kingiiest grace.
With glorious gifts undreamed-of for the
race;
And where thy empires be
There wave the flags of freedom o'er the
free
Garlands OF liberty!
Scatter thy gifts as broad
AS rolls the world beneath the blue of God !;
Wide swing thy door
or plenty, till the wailings of the poor
Ascend to heaven no more.
The olive branch of peace
Wave DER earth's wars and bid the battle
cease;
And where the red swords CLEAN
Undarkencd may the snowy daisies dream
Unstained the rivers stream!
Give light unto the blind:
The scattered sheaves OF every harvest
bind;
Ger every wayside clod
Lift thou thy scepter-thy commanding
rod,
Till affairs rise to God.
Sing with thy hills and plains
Thy winds that kiss the roses of thy rains,
Thy rivers violet-shored,
Thy ancient woodlands of the nymph5
adored.
Thy fields with treasure stored
Freedoms divinest song,
Swept by the thunders of the world along.
- Until the unbound sea
Shall lave no shore where shines not for
the free
The sun of liberty!
Frank L. Stanton. in Chicago Times
Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
A GIFT FOR MOTHER.
How IA Make n Fire Screen That VIII
Prove Very Acceptable.

There are SO many useful and accept
able presents that boy can make for
his parents, sisters or brothers, that
is really quite unnecessary for him to
lay out much money in gifts.
A very seryiceable article for such
purposes is the fire screen shown In the
illustration, intended for an open fire.
place, where it is often desirable to
ward off the direct heat.
- For ordinary uses this screen should
be made AZ inches high and 40 inches
wide; from the lower style Of the frame
to the floor the distance is IS inches.
To begin with, obtain four pieces OF
wood, each IL inches long, four inches
wide, and three-quarters of an inch in
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
A prnI,nI,ilitY.

Mrs. Commute Sarah, what do you
suppose causes that dsagreeable odor
near the meat safe?
Sresh--I don't know, mum, except
perhaps some CT the sausages we had
last week fe.l Gown ard got hurted.---
y. Y. JouTrG..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01

This morning the sun looked In at me,
And | guess he was shocked to see
Me in bed. cause he wlnked his eye, for
true,
And said: "why. I'm s'prised at you"
Chicago Record.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-14
Those ELECTRICITY lamps"

SAY Bill what's that scuttle hangin for ND
there, an all them poles an wires run
MIN up the street so far.
Says Bill, with chest protruding-hls knOwl-
edge carries weight-"That's where they
light the village with their new fancy 'lico-
rice light"
And Reuben also comes TO town and notes
a cog wheel high. It's use he cannot
fathOm and does not care TO try.
But native from his district StrOlls along and
sees his plight, and carefully explains 20
him about the eclectic light"
On other streets where others meet brick bat
scars In air, which causes wonder to our
friends who see II hanging here,
And Knowing others come alOrg their ardOr
You can't damp. and promptly tell them
all about the new electricity lamp"
But should one happen to accost possle here
~ town, and question him regarding all
the poles lined up and down.
His answer would come quickly come from his
teeth closed tight. Them there's their
tarnal fixtures for their cussed 'ectric
light.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-14
Beats the Klondlke.

Mr.. A. O. Thomas, of Marysville,
Tex, has found more valuable dis.
covery than has yet been made in the
Klondike. For years he suffered un-
told agony from consumption, accom-
panied by hemorrhages; and was alb
solutely cured by DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. He declares that gold is of little
value In comparison with this marve-
lous cure; would have II, even If it cost
hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma,
Bronchitis and all throat and lung az
fections are positively cured by DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. Trial bottles free at Holden's
Drug Store. Regular size SOC and eloQ
Guaranteed TO cure o. price refunded
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-14
Farm For Sale.

| will sell at a very low figure and on
easy terms the S + of S w }, Sec. "a,
town 10 north of range IA east; "a acres
improved and under civilizations; also
IL acres adjoining. Fences in good
repair. Title perfect. This property
Is located Z of a mile south of the viii
lage of Peck. Terms-A small cash
payment down, the balance on time to
suit purchaser. Would take pair of
young horses as part payment. Here
Is good chance for man to buy a
farm on easy payments. For further
particulars write or call on
l2m3 VIM. Roberts, Emmett.