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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-30
SPURR AND MICHIGAMNIE.

Special correspondence to THE SENTINEL.
George Mcdonald, of Redruth,
made a business trip to Baraga
Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. G. Donnely of West SUI
perior is visiting friends in Michi-
CANINE.
The Dayton Concert Co. gave an
entertainment at Odd Fellows Hall,
Michigamme, Tuesday evening.
DR.. Loveland left last week on a
visit to his old home in New York
state. 1t is rumorcd that when he
returns he will be accompanied by a
life partner. "
A very pretty wedding took place
in Michigamme Wednesday, the
contracting parties being Mr.. j.
Corgan and Miss Katie Krier. The
ceremony was performed at the
residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Krier, Rev. FIR.
Lenhart officiating.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-30
President VIII Communicate.

WASHINGTON, July 21-The presi-
dent will communicate his answer
to Spain 5 peace proposal to Am
bassador Cambon. If Spain gives
assurance that an armistice willbe
followed by treaty of peace on
certain general lines. it is probable
the president will agree to an
armistice.
PARIS, July 21.-The French gov
eminent has notified all the French
embassies Of the fact that Spain has
made proposals through NJ. Cambon
the French ambassador at Washing
ton. for peace with the United
States.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-30
Were Forced to Retreat.

KEY WEST, July 21.-An eXpedi-
ton of men and arms on the Wan
derer attempted to land at Banes,
west of Havana. The Cubans, who
were expected to meet them, did
not appear and the Spaniards forced
the expedition to retreat after a hot
fire.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11

the eyes Of the police the end justifies
the means, and an experienced officer
and thief-catcher such as Inspector
Shea has very little sympathy with SEN
timental theories.
Ii man really attempts to reform
will he be able to do it? Will the police
persecute him and call up his past and
prevent his earning an honest liveli-
hood? The police say not. 1t tisclaimed
that many reformed crooks are living
quietly in Chicago without any bother
from the police. Some of them have de-
odorized their records and gone into
politics with great success.
When Maj. McClaugbry came to Chi
cago to be chief OF police under Hemp
stead Washburnc he visited every sta
tion In Chicago and met face to face
every officer in the entire depart
ment. While on his rounds he found
two policemen whom he had known as
conyicts in Joliet penitentiary when he
was warden there. He recognized them
as they stood In line, and OF course
they recognized him. Both men came
to the chiefs Office to plead with him.
They expected to be let off the force,
but the chief assured each man that he
might remain In the department ON his
merits as an officer, and the fact thathe
had been convict would not count
against him In the least. He also prom
ised to keep the secret. Both men had
made good policemen and had lived
down their early misfortunes.-Shica
GO Record.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11

A CURIOUS BET.
Hew the cid Woman Dashed Reefs.
less Youthsa hopes.

| i
TwU of the younger members of q
well-known club, both of whom are SO
fond of betting that they are willing
to wager money upon almost anything,
became involved in an argument over
the popularity of mustaches few days
ago, says the Philadelphia Record. One
contended that the wearing of the hir-
suite adornment was ON the spane; the
other said that more mustaches are
worn now than ever before The up-
shot Of the matter was that the first of
fered to bet that seven persons without
mustaches (inclnding women, for the
sake of making the test more interest
sng) would pass the club windows be-
fore three with mustaches should GO
by. The wager was promptly accept
ed, referee was selected and the three
stationed themselves at the point OF
vantage to take observations. The first
four to pass were young women and the
nnti-mustache man grew jubilant. His
jaw fell, however, when the next two
pedestrians, with luxurious growths
upon their lips, hove in sight. Then fol-
lowed two more women, and the watch
ers waited expectantly. The ninth
passer-by was a young man who was
raising mustache, yet in its infancy.
A warm argument followed as to the
disposition of this case. but the referee
settled the matter by crediting one-half
to each side, making the score 6A to 2h.
An old woman was approaching in the
distance, and the man who had 2R
points began to lose hope, but when
she arrived opposite the reviewing stand
It was seen that she had more hair
on her lip than her male predecessor.
The referee decided against the fellow
who had proposed the bet.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
A QUEER "GRoUND."

discovered by = Lineanan While Re-
pairing a Leak.
Who ever heard of snake not over
three feet in length grounding q teIe-
graph wire and rendering it useless for
two days and as many nights?" was
the question asked of o number of rail-
road men by a well-known iineman who
has care of the Western Union Teie-
graph company's wires along the line
of one of0the greatest trunk systems
In the state of Ohio. 1T was this way:
During the republican national con-
vention at St. Louis, in 1896, when every
wire in the country was needed and
taxed to its utmost capacity with bull
letins from the convention, that one Of
the through wires from st. Louis to
Cleveland became grounded on my di-
vision, causing me no end of trouble.
and compelling me to go from pole to
pole for two days before locating the
trouble, which, to my astonishment,
was caused by a small snake of greenish
color, and about three feet in length.
One end of the snake was lying across
the wire, while the other end was rest
ing against the lightning rod which
Is placed on every fifth pole of tele-
graph line. The snake when taken Off
and examined was found to be nearly
burned in two, caused by the strong
current Of the telegraph wire and the
direct ground circuit obtained fromthe
lightning rod. How the snake came in
this position viii always be mystery,
but no doubt it was thrown there after
being killed by some one walking along
the railway track.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
PLEASANT Way TO DUN.

DeiinQuent Customer Pays Up ON Re-
ceipt of u Poem.
A Cleveland hardware man, prompt.
ed by an article recently on the subject
OF collecting poor accounts. writes
agreeing that more is to be accom-
plished by dunning letter couched In
good-natured language than one
breathing threats in harsh words, and
relates the following, says Hardware,
as an illustration:
1t was our custom to have a new
clerk put In his spare time writing let
tiers TO slow customers. A clerks mer-
its were measured largely by the result
OF this work. Up in Michigan we had q
particularly bad case. It was bill Of
$12 against a man named William Rose.
1t had become outlawed, and was con-
sidered dead duck, but every once In
awhile we gave it whirl. Finally one
day, the elastclerk put on, a bright young
fellow, laid the following verses on my
desk and asked permission to mail
them to Rose:
"oh. William Rose. oh. fragrant rose.
Yourself It Is who surely knows
Unsettled bills are bad
They soil our books, they spoil our looks,
And make The heart grow sad
SO William Rose. feel in your clothes,
And find twelve dollars there
The goods were sold In days Of old
Before we had white hair
They We're forwarded, and inside OF
. week the man sent us the money.
explaining that he had always intend
ed to pay the account some time, but
couldn't hold out no longer against such
= demand
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11

floor with crowd around him, was
Murphy. He was the fellow had seen
with the woman. AS soon as l got a
fair peep at his face I knew him. |
went up to him and says: What's the
matter, Murphy?' He says: I don't
know; but guess I'm crazy The
tailor told me that he had caught him
trying to get away with bolt of cloth.
The woman had acted as stall for him.
He had got the bolt of cloth under his
overcoat and started, down the street
with ii when it fell out. The tailor saw
it and ran after him and caught him.
Il says to Murphy: You have got
down to stealing bolt of cloth, have
YOU? Well, sir, he was all broken up.
It humiliated him to think that man
Of his standing In the profession should
be caught doing such cheap work. It
seemed that he had just got out of the
Ohio penitentiary few days before
and landed Id Chicago. He ran out OF
money and decided to do any kind Of a
small job that would give him grub
stake as he Jailed 1t. He got the wom-
an to help him. and didn't think there
was q chance on earth for him to fail.
As it was he was caught as easily as If
he had been an amateur. Itsettled him
for another term, too, just as surely as
IL he had stolen $4,000"
Many people of humane sentiments
and general ignorance of criminals
have protested against the police keep
ing watch over ex-convicts and all men
who have been photographed for the
rogues' gallery.
It Is true that certain criminals are
taken into custody on sight, whether
any definite charge can be lodged
against them or not. They are brought
in" and questioned, and sometimes
they are advised to leave town or else
threatened with bridewell sentence
on a charge of vagrancy.
The claim lis made that sometimes
the criminals and ex-conyicts are SO
harried and prosecuted by the police
that they cannot reform. The police in
reference prevents them from secur-
ing employment, and so long as they
are regarded as criminals and treated
as criminals they might as well be Grim
inals In fact and enjoy some Of the re-
wards Of crime.
There Is another side to this story, of
course. If the police worked on the as
sumption that every man returning
from Joliet had sincere desire to re-
form and lead an honest life. and there
fore was not to be kept under surveil-
lance, there is no doubt that criminals
would flock to Chicago and operate
more boldly than at present. It Is a
tact that those cities in which the po-
ice have arbitrary power and exert it
With severity on all recorded criminals
ire the cities which the crooks give a
vide berth, and in which life and prop
,rty are much better protected than
hey would be otherwise.
When it became a matter OF general
that any known crook in
pittsburgh would be put to work on
..~z---,~ -" -" without legal fuss or GER
,mony the moral tone of the COM
nunity moved up several notches. In
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
| HUNTING FOR A VICTIM

There were six or eight OF us on the
hotel yeranda when q man past the
middle age, whose gait showed that he
had been drinking a little too much,
came up from the street and stood for
q moment to look each of us over. He
finally edged over to the Boston man
and said:
i don't want no fuss with nobody,
but I'm after a man who has got to an
swer few questions pretty straight. !"
rs he here ?" calmly asked the Bos-
tonian, as he looked up.
That's what I've come to find out.
Anybody here named Nero ?s'
Nobody answered. to the name, and the
man struck column OF the veranda O
hard blow with his fist and exclaimed:
No hangin' back, now! I'm after
Nero, and ii he's In this crowd want
to know it!'
rs 1t stranger you are after?"
asked the Bostonian, as ell looked up
in wonder.
"Of course. Nero never lived In this
town, as take It."
What sort of looking man is he ?n
Dunno. but should say be wore his
hat on his ear and was Jim-dandy.
My son Bill would know him on sight,
but couldn't pick him out. If he's
here want few words with him; If
he ain't then I'll pass on.1
My friend" said the Boston man
after doing little thinking. 1t can't
a
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
SPRING FANclEs.

as
Against the gray OF wintry sky
The trees outline their perfect grace;
Along the branches lifted high
/ The slender twigs, methinks, do trace
Quaint characters, whose mystery
The Dryad alphabet might be.
Ah, IL the key were only mine
So might read what's written thereI
is II the tale of maid divine,
Imprisoned Daphne, young and fair,
All conscious of the coming spring
BY inward throb and quiyeripg?
Or is 1t but the written song
Murmured SO softly to the trees,
Through all the summer borne along
On every tender, baimy breeze
The lullaby for birds at rest a
Rocking all safely In the nest2 Il /.
1t Is message for the spring, TT1.S
To bid her hasten back again,
Her every influence sweet TO bring It's
The warmer sun. the gentier rain, 1:
The softer breeze that bears along
Each early birds sweet wooing song?
So pleasant fancies come and go
IL skies be bright or skies be gray:
] cannot gaze 50 long, know,
Toward heaven when brighter Is the day:
When leaves shall come they'll hide from
me
The slender twig's weird tracery.
--Isidor p. French, in Boston Transcript.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11


Much to the sheriff's surprise the
prisoner said that he was languishing
for Bible and was In the mood for re-
pentance. The woman had one under
her arm, and was delighted at the
thought of making the man better. It
was passed in and she went her way.
Two nights later Joe escaped and got
clear away, and they found behind him
his Bible, two files and q saw. The
three of them seemed somehow to be
connected, but the sheriff wasn't able
to solve the puzzle until he accidentally
met the woman q year later In a town
100 miles away.
''Ma'am, you will excuse me" he said.
"but ], jest want to ax few queshuns.
Was thar any ything in chat Bible
passed in to Joe?"
! s.Of course" she replied.
''Was it files and saws?''
/, "Yes."
'sReg'lar Bible, was 1t, marin 2"
! "Yes."
"Had the story of Jonah and the
whale, Cain and Abel, and all that?"
ut had. Didn't you look for your
se1f?''
"Not very keerfully, marin. All the
Bibles ever saw back in the state OF
Ohio was all readin' matter, while this
yere Bible was readin' matter and saws
and flles and Joe blackburn oil mixed
up together. It's the only one I've
seen fur five years back, but IL that's
the kind they are rushin' into market
I'm willin' to bet that Jonah didn's stay
In that whales belly Is minits. and that
the whale ain't got over feelin' bad to
this dayin
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
0dd Nnfinna

Beware of the man who smiles when
he is angry; the man who smiles when
he is pleased is sometimes a big bore.
TOO.
When your palm itches, it means
money; you probably have somewhere
a half dollar you have forgotten to
spend.
A real gentleman is 15-year-old boy
who win give to some plain~Iooking
woman in a street car his sent by his
best girl.
4 willing horse is often overworked;
a good kicker gets to quit before his
time is up.
Fine feathers don't make fine birds;
the peacock has to roost in o barn..
Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
really had. II fNero ,adead, however. Il.

really had. II ro'adead. however, It's
no use O. my bein' down ON him any.
longer, eh 2"
Not bill, you are too late to have
any dealings with him.
Yes. 1t looks that way, but thar ar'
plenty of Others left. AS I've got to be
down on somebody, and as I've got to
let up on Nero. I'll git drink at the
bar and then go out and look fur
Christopher Columbus or George Wash
ington! I'm In town fur bizness. and
sunthin's got to break or bustl',
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
CuccEssIoN SALE.
ESTATE or JOS. a. paUD.HonEE.
No. 5313. PRoBRrE DOCKET. DssTzcT CouRr.
PARISH or ST, LAMDRw n

sUs aoA0S EAD3EfE DDEE&Ee U48XkEE L0UNT.
PARISH or ST. LANDEr.
By virtue OF an order OF the Hon. Gilbert
l.. Dupre, Judge OF the Ilth judicial District
court, In and for the Parish OF st. Landry.
state OF Louisiana, there win be sold at
public auction to the last and highest bid.
der. at this last residence on the deceased .
In Vile Platte prairie, by the Undersigned
adIniHfstrators or any duly uualified auc-
tioneer, on
Wednesday, June 10, i008,
at II q. m, the following described prop
erty to-wit: IS
The plantation on which deceased last re-
sided, situated In VILE Platte prairie Dar-
Ism OF st. Landry, c0nta lining thirty arDarlfs
together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, and bounded north BY
Pierre q. Fontenot. east BY Gustaye B. ron.
tenot, south by the public read leading
from Vile Platte to Frll0t,s bridge and
west by Emile A. Soilean.f
Fifteen head OF gentle horned catflek one
dun horse; one bay horse; one American
nlly; one black mare and yearIing colt
twelve hogs: forty barrels Of corn IN slluQks
more or less: household furniture; kitciseI,
utensils; agricultural implements.
Terms cash.
SYDNEY LAELEUR.
may A5t Administration,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
A Curfaua Annofnfmenf.

The appointment of ex- King Milan as
general in chief of the Servian army lis
assigned to curious cause. King Al
exander's mother, ex-Queen Natalie, 1t
seems. set such pace in dress and
court festivities that the Belgrade hus-
bands could not stand it. They re-
monstrated with the king. and, as the
snrest way to keep Natalie out of the
eapital.s her spendthrift husband was
invited back.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
American Tyne.

American type, although SO per cent.
dearer, than English, is used in half the
display work in Indian printing offices,
which an AngIo-Indian publisher says
"is hardly to be wondered at when each
mail brings beautifully printed pros
Pectuses from America, while the print
eris hardly aware that an English type
founder or machine manufacturer
exists, unless he subscribes to a trade
Journal,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
Local Dtsturbances..

.'Dickie has to wear his everyday
clothes to Sunday school now."
"Why is that?"
"Well-he fights about war with the
other boys on the way home. ."-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
"A STRANGE STONE.

The '.ilmakinr,' Finish stone,
which becomes almost white before the
approach of fine weather, and darkens
when storms are Mt hand, is used by the
natives az barometer, In which they
repose the. highest confidence.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
LUCK IN THE WEST

/ just before the trail reached the river
we discovered Q man lying on the grass
under tree, and when we rode up ia
the spot 1t was TO find that his elbows
and ankles were tied, and that he had q
noosed rope around his neck. That he
was still alive, though unconscious. was
speedily ascertained. and as we cut
away the thongs which bound him we
pew that the free end Of the rope had
become unfastened from the limb
above. The half-senseless body was
carried down to the river and sprinkled
| with water, and after many minutes the
man revived sufficiently to ask:
"Who are you fellers, and what's been
going on yere?"
I'VE are Travellers" replied the
colonel, "and 1t appears, that an effort
has been made by sornelparty or other
to hang you. Cent you remember what
happened?"
"Purty near it," replied the victim
after long drink. .'I was on hoss.
/ was goin' over the river. A crowd
OF about ten fellers overhauled me and
strung me up. Am ] on earth or sum-
whar' else?''
'.You are still in the land of the liv-
ing. Was 1t stolen horse you were
riding?"
OF course it was.''
'sAnd the crowd hung you for steal
ing the horse?"
Fur sure. They hain't hangin' q
man In this kentry fur jest ridin' along
and mindino his bzness. See the boss
around yere anywhar?"
'No."
"And has the crowd left?s'
aYes.''
Then durn my hide If I ainH goin'
to kickl ] say 1t aint far deal, and
say"
And here he sat up and waved his
arms about and cursed In such q dread
full manner that we all fell away from
him. When he had exhausted himself
the colonel said:
MY friend. you are an ungratefui
man. II the rope hadn't broken--if we
hadn't come along to loosen the moose
and work over you-you would have
been dead man ere this. You even
seem to regret that we have saved
your life"
Say, it's jest my internal 1uck!" re-
piled the man after another period Of
cursIng. I'm the fust place, I spent
three days dodgin' around to git holt
OF that hoss. hadn't had him ON hour
when ] was overhauled and lost him.
Then they hung me up an ! orter hev
died. You feliers cum along and slop
water all over me and bring me to, and
now-now-"
Now what?"
"Now I'm dead-broke, got sore
throat. no grub. and hey got to wade
the river and walk so miles before
kin raise dollar or steal another hoss!
Next time you cum across one o. these
leetle affairs jest hev sense huff to
ride on and mind yer own blznessl ;"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
Proof Pnaiffve..

Is your baby intelligent7"
Intelligent Why, If she wasn't
she'd never be able to understand the
language my wife talks TO her" Black
and White.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
Tho Golden opportuntty.

Mr.. PompusI am wholly seH-made
man.
Miss PertToo bad you made such an
awful mistake.
Mr.. pompus How-What?
Miss Perth not selecting better
raw 1naterial.-Anslee's Magazine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-06-11
Pointer for the Sheriff


When the sheriff of Bowlder county
finally got his grip on Joe Blackburn,
who was q bad man In general and o
stage robber in particular, he deter
mined to hold fast, and the prisoner
was placed In the strongest cell in the
Jail and chained to the floor. He had been
arraigned and bound over to the higher
court, and the prospects OF his being
hung were frst-class, when woman
arrived at the Jail one day and asked
for Joe. The sheriff was polite and
big-hearted man. but he didn't know
the woman and therefore refused.
When she found she couldn't get In she
wiped the tears from her eyes and said:
II heard he was bad man, and /
wanted to talk with him about bis soul.
! was In hopes to make him a repentant
man."
"Ye might as well waste yer time on
Q grizzly bar, ma'am."
''Do you think he would accept and
read Bible?' she asked.
"Mebbe SO. but pack Of keerds Il
more in his line. III 60 in and ask
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-18
Bosrcn & maine r.. r.

I'VE
Trains leave Union Station, for scarbort
Crossing 1000 q M. b.15, $50 p.m.i scarbo
70 Beach. Pine Point. 100, 1000 3 m. q; &c.
5 az od $40 q &c 90 a. @ aa $500 s sS
so, e;2o p. M; Kenns6unk; TOO s. 40 a M,
Vel Beach ssU Z a' m $50 1 SIS ;
North Berwick, somersworth, Dovsr,f 4.O5,
100, $40 a. m. 1246. $50; 6s1Sp. MI
Pennington. Alton Bay, $40 q. m. 12.45.
$50 D. M; Northern DIV, Lakeporf. La
eonias Plymouth. $40 a. m: l2:A5 p. m. !;
Ms Sa H coSoord. via RecEinsham
Juuction, 700 a. m, $50 p. nj
R,oSkingham Junction, E Es H IA ss
Ar 1S in as Boston e ITO 1915 1918 iso ,g5a
@22; 7;25. o 81 m; IL Lsaye % Boston fo Or Port
p. m. Arrive Portland, 1o.13. HOO a.
NJ, 1900, 1920, 500. 500 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Scarboro Beach. Pine Point, Old Or
chard, saco, Biddeford, Kennebunk. Wells
Dover, Exeter, HaverfIiu, Lawrence. Low
ELL Boston. 4.05 o. M. 1855. 4.30 p. m. Ar
rive Boston, 7.25 a. NJ. 5.2S, s.45 p. M Leave
land ITO a. III.
EAsTERS DIVISION.
| For Way stations, q. M; Biddeford,
Portsmo uth, Newburyport. Salem, Lynn.
Boston. TzOUs fS.Uo de- HIS l.OU fS. 10
p. m. Arrive in Boston, DOT a. NJ, 1850.
4.15. 9.25 D. m. Leave Boston, for
Portland, 7.30, 800 a. NJ. 1870. 700.
p. m. Arrive Portland, 11.5o "a. M. IL. 10.
A.S0. 1o2o p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury-
pert, Salem. Lynn. Boston. 200 q. m. Loo
p. N. Arrive in Boston, 6.57 g. m. Ais ps "a.
Leave Boston Tor Portland. 900 a. M, 100
p. m. ArriveA in Portland, 1926, 10. so
q. M
tConnects with Rail Lines for Now York.
| South and West
| HDaiiy except Monday.
Through tickets to all points for sale at Union
| Station.
| d. j. FIANDERS. G. P. s. Z. A.. Boston.
GEO. Il. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent, PorA
| land,