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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
AN ISSUE Is WANTED.
The Democracy IL stilI FIounderinR
About In the Slough OF
Uncertainty.

There is melancholy contrast be-
tween the predictions of the whirlwind
democrats who acclaimed Bryan as their
Moses in 1896 and the doleful sugges-
ton of the democratic senator who APP
proves the approaching nomination Of
| the silver oracle as the only means of
getting rid of him. lie will be defeated,
says this true prophet, but as we must
lose anyway it is best that we should
lose under his leadership. That will
clear the decks completely and give us
chance to reorganize. On the other
hand. if we should beat him in con.
vention we might have him and his free
silver populistic retainers on our backs
in 1904.
This question of eXpediency as re-
CARDS the candidate is interesting, but
more interesting still is the general col.
lapse of party without issues. De-
mocracy as whole is no longer an adj
vocate of any principle. 1t is divided
| on expansion and worse than divided
on the money question. Not only is
there active opposition to silver, but
the very men who raise their voices in
its favor despise it in their hearts.
They recognize that they have been
| chasing an ignus fatuus, that the prop
err inscription for that buoyant con-
vention of 1896 would have been
| Abandon hope. all We who enter here.
Every man who is at once sincere and
sane must see that the gold standard
has come to stay, and though the de
| bate about our new possessions still
goes on ''anti-imperialism is becom-
ing weaker every day. That it has
| caused no breal, in the republican ranks
/ is shown by the vote in Massachusetts
and Iowa. That il is promoting a fur
Their GisntegrRtipn among the demo-
| Gratis is proven by the declaration of
such leaders as Senator's Morgan and
( McLaurin, Gov. ID. W. Jones, Of Arkan-
sas, and CX-Gov. Stone, of Missouri.
! Throughout the south and west the re-
volt is spreading rapidly against q
! cowardly confession of national i'm
! potence to deal with colonial policy"
! as it is called.
The only possible hope of the practi-
cal politicians Of the party is that we
may meet with some rcversGs in the
Philippines that will check the rising
tide of popular opinion. \ contingent
issue resulting from national misfor-
tune or disaster is, however, a sickly
source Of inspiration. And it may be
added that even If the Filipinos should
be troublesome for another season or
many seasons Americans are not OF
such fiber that they will be daunted
by difficulties. Their determination to
put down the rebellion would increase
rather with increased existence.
AS the antitrust agitation is not and
cannot be taken seriously in politics de-
mocracy's final hope is flat despair
and it is no wonder that some relief is
sought in the thought of getting rid
of Bryan. There is a poetic justice in
clearing away the architect along with
his rickety and decaying PLATFORM
Chicago TimCs-IIerald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
THE TERRIBLE TEREDo.
A busy Little Insect That Can De-
stroy . big Wooden Ship I'm .
Very short Time.

At the Museum of Natural History,
in Broadway, N. Y. there is cross
section of n pile which has been COM
pletely honeycombed by the much
dreaded teredo, or shipworm. When
you 60 there be sure to look at II, for
ii is an excellent example OF just what
the shipworm can accomplish in its
work of destruction. The accompany
ing illustration also gives good idea
of the teredo and its work.
The teredo is one of the worst little
pests in the ocean. 1t attacks floating
drift and is carried all over the world;
it burrows into ships timbers, into
piles and harbor woodwork, and into
other timbers immersed in the sea, and
completely honeycombs them. or
course, the iron ships built now have
nothing to fear from its attacks, and
the upper sheathing, pow almost uni
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06

effort Of will. and at last rode into
N. lie tainted as somebody helped
him off his horse, but his work was
done.
They moved out at dead of night to
| join the main body of the army, car
rying young Lascclles with them, and
got safely back to camp.
In her pretty drawing-room at FIX
minister sat Mrs. Ogilvie and Stella.
The morning papers had just arrived,
and they had rushed to open them.
Every one just then was hungry for
"war news" so there was nothing eX-
| traordinary in Stella's almost feverish
anxiety each morning and evening TO
see the --latest intelligence"
But on that morning she suddenly
laid down the paper and burst into
tears.
| Mrs. Ogilvie crossed the room and put
pair of very kindly, motherly arms
round the sobbing girl.
What is it, child ?" she whispered
Stella pointed to a name in the list
of the ''st riously wounded" II was that
| Of Lieut. Lasceiles of the Seventh regi-
ment.
Mrs. Ogilrie's eyes held question
which Stella answered. Il love him.
she said. ''and have loved him for ages
and now he will never know"
"Never Know That was not Mrs.
| Ogilyie's idea at all--and the next pas
senger ship to 1.-THE front" carried the
two ladies on board, bound for a GER
tain town in South Africa. where a
hero lay wounded, but mercifully not
unto death ~
What passed al that first meeting
who cafi relate? IIowStclla went into
that hospital ward, and he. seeing her
coming. could hardly believe the evil
dence of his own eyes.
But Stella it certainly was. though q
| Stella he had not yet seen. She came
up TO him and knelt down beside his bed.
Il have come" she said, simply. Just
to tell YOU that | love you, that have
loved you all along, and that can't
| live without YOU"
The nursing sister is wont to.declare
| that ii was Il mysterious thing the
rapidity Of Mr.. Lascclles recovery dat
| ing from that visit, and soon after, tile
war being at an end, he was invalided
| home on sick leave.
| During the time he was in England
there came n day when England's queen
distributed to her bravest soldiers some
| little iron crosses with the words: For
valor" thereon, and the one whom she
specially singled out to speak to him
words which no man would care to for
get so long as he lived was no other
than little Lascelles, "the Duffer OF the
Regiment. "-Constance Craigie Hack
EFT, in London Leader.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
MARJORIE.

I have a proper little maid,
Who often goes with me
To visit in the afternoon
And stay to early tea.
She is a perfect little saint.
So winsome and so mild.
My pleased friends nod. and whispering
say:
why, what a lovely child"
At home / have a little rogue
Who does such naughtiness
From morn till night as keeps me
In turmoil, l confess.
She won't say please" she runs away;
She slaps her brother Ted:
She tears her frocks and breaks her dolls
Wants cake, and won't eat bread.
But should you ask me by what names
The two are known TO me,
Twill p'r'aps seem odd to you to learn
They're both called Marjorie.
Eva L. Rowland, in outlook.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06

spread full six inches apart. These
are the fellows that disturb you ut night
and make such a noise that they have
come to be known as drummers. They
wear a yellowish coat with brown spots.
While the means for destroying the
roach are not numerous, they are at
least sufficient if persistently applied
to keep the increase in check. Old wet
clothes will attract them during the
night and in the morning it is simple
trick TO kill them with boiling water.
A winged trap has been tried abroad
with success. In this manner, by ac-
tual count, no fewer than 1906 cock
reaches were caught in four months in
house to which neither bakery nor
kitchen was attached.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
THE WORM AT WORK.

versally used, protects wooden hulls;
but great deal of loss still results
from the inroads of the teredo on har-
Dor works and shipping stages. The
docks ut Tortugas, Fla, were rendered
unsafe in 12 months, and there are
other instances where great timbers
that appeared perfectly safe and solid
were in short time so eaten out that
they could be crushed by blow from
the hand. The destruction the worm
works is incredible. In 1888 it was
found that the vast system OF wooden
dykes that protected Holland from the
sea had been attacked by the teredo,
and that the whole country was threat
ened with inundation. From these ex-
amples it can be seen what a dreaded
little animal il is.
The adult laredo, when removed from
its burrow. varies from few inches to
three feet i'll length, according to the
species, and is cylindrical and worm
like in appearance. However, there is
also n teredo gigantea, or giant teredo,
which is found buried in the mud at
Sumatra, and Is from four 10 six feet
in length and from three to four inches
in diameter.
The teredo inhabits long cylindrical
hole which it excavates in the wood, and
it usually occurs in great numbers. SO
| crowded together that often only a
| thin film remains between the adjacent
burrows. One burrow, however, is never
found to break into another. 1t bores
I'M IN xrnnI Inn he An, Al xx,itl,
calcareous or limy substance, and
usually, though not invariably, drives
the burrow in the direction of the grain
of the wood. When knot or nail or the
tube of neighbor is reached the course
of the burrow is altered so as to bend
round the obstruction. 1t is n much
discussed question among scientific
men as to just how the teredo does its
boring; but the exact method is still
under disputation.
The teredo grows as ii burrows, and
does both at an extremely rapid rate.
The young, which are at first free swim
mers and pass through several changes
before coming TO the adult form, are
usually born during the spring or sum-
mer, and before the end OF the year
they, too, have grown up and are eS-
tablished in homes Of their own.
Many things have been done to guard
| against the teredo. Palmetto wood is
| the most successful resistant, and this
| has been used; also common woods
treated with various preparations have
been tried, but with small success. The
most efficient protection is afforded by
| large-headed nails driven into the
| wood in close proximity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
Little Girls Strange Pet.

Miss Daisy Kce,il, OF st. Louis, owns
the strangest pet in that city. 1t is .
catamount, which was captured near
Wittenberg, ILL.,, six weeks ago and was
then about week old. Capt. Byard
Burton, Of the steamer Cherokee, shot
the mother and Miss Daisy admired the
bright little bundle Of fuzzy fur 80
much that her father gave it to her. IL
goes where IL likes about the house, ann
IL very gentle with its mistress and tho
othermembers of the family, though IL
spits angrily when strangers come
about
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
where Trains Move slowly.

A man who has been travelling in Java
says that trains are used in Java, not
on account of their speed, but because
Of the long distance between towns. If
you are in hurry and have not more
than ten miles to go, ii is quicker to
walk. You may have some difficulty in
keeping up to the train IL it is going
down a stiff gradient, but you will more
than make this up on the fiat, and you'll
romp past ii coming to the slightest as
GEN. at is a solemn fact" he says,
shat once in the course of mile walk
along a highway running parallel with
the railway line caught up to and
passed an express train. Toward the
end of the walk entered a shop 10 pur-
chase some cigars, and only after had
been in the shop five minutes did the
train again pass me-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
PRESS OPINIONS.

GTBryan thinks CT spending the
winter in Texas. That state may yet
GO rcpubican.-Chicago Times-ller-
aid.
1TThc democratic party in Nebras-
ka is Still applying raw beef and pro-
family to the black eye it won in lis
recent victory.-Chicago Tribune.
CTIt is announced that Mr.. Bryan is
going to write another book. In 9th
err words, like history, he is going to
repeat himsclf.-Albany Journal.
ryThe calamity bowler is getting
his voice again, but it's no use. Things
aren't going to the bow-wows on ac-
count of panic among the reckless
speculators.-Boston Herald Qnd.).
rTOnc of the silver leaders says that
that If the Transvaal war lasts much
longer it will mean victory for his
party. 1t will be admitted without
debate that the free silver cause
thrives best on calamity. = Chicago
Tribune.
ryThc real purpose of any sound
monetary measure is to remove as far
rs possible the danger that distrust
may dry up the sources of financial
credits. What congress may do to
place beyond question the redemption
in guild coin of every note or coin is
sued by the government which any
body wants to have redeemed, and to
abolish forever the notion that there
can be in circulation any two things
called dollars having different values,
will be of service only because it will
help to fortify public confidence and
prevent injury of credit.-N. Y. Trib-
unc.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
A YEAR OF PROSPERITY.
The Last Twelve Months a Splendid
Testimonial to Republic
nm Success.

II has been most prosperous year in
all lines OF business, and the reports
that are now being compiled furnish
some very interesting information.
During the IL months ending with the
first day of this month, there have been
1854 manufactures who failed, as COM
pared with 2,47j during the year before.
That would not seem to indicate that
repub!icanism closes up the factories
and ruins business. During the year
there have been 7,4O0 traders who failed,
while last year the number was 0,7ss.
The banks have done WE'LL too, and the
failures this year have been but 50, COM
pared with IS last year. Exclusive Of
the banks the aggregate number Of
failures for the IL months is 0,700, and
this is the smallest number recorded
since 1857. In argre Ate amount the
failures were $50, 292. $50, and that is the
lowest ii has been stree 1881. There is
some difference between that report
and the one which was made in 1896.
That year, when the whole nation was
in an uproar bordering ON panic, and
the affairs Of the country had reached
serious crisis, the aggregate OF tho
failures was $22G,G96,S3I. 1t is q mag
niflcent triumph for the late Mr.. Ding
ley, of Maine. the great statesman who
was slandered. The New York World
has always been one of the most bitter
enemies of the Dingley protective tariff,
and it is now very gratifying to the
friends of deccncy that that paper has
to eat its crow. After maintaining from
the very first day of its passage that the
Dingley law would not furnish sufficient
revenue, it predicted last July that by
the end of 1899 we would have deficit
of S45.000,000. Instead of that deficit we
have millions in surplus, and it is still
piling up. 1t has been a prosperous
year, and we shall have many more of
them if the republican party is kept in
power. Republicanism stands for pro-
lection, progress and prosperity-Iowa
State Register.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06

.Hum-well, yes, II you like. i sup
tie chance of your getting there alive,
those fellows are such Internal
shots?"
The elder man eyed the younger
again and the latter did not seem to
mind the scrutiny. His eyes (his one
good feature) met the generals fear
lessly and gravely, but he said noti-
ing.
The chief suddenly held out his
hand.
you've got grill" he said. 81 very
much hope they won't shoot you"
"Gawd!" muttered Col. Willis, Of
the Eightieth. That's the chap the
Seventh call the 'Dufrer of the Regi-
ment.'"
The chief turned sharp around.
"Do they?" said he. well, may
tell you that that's u chap I'm proud
to have in the service and with that
he turned to his papers and became
absorbed in their perusal.
Across the bare brown veldt n so'i-
tary horseman made his way. "Rath-
er good horse" he had said, which
was hardly doing the animai justice.
1t was the feetest in the regiment
and had &on many a race before
young Lascefes had bought it.
Inside his coat lay the dispatches,
which, did they ever reach their desti-
nation, would save the lives OF hum
dreds of his fcllow-soldiers.
That thought spurred him on when
half-tcmptcd to draw rein for moment
from the exhaustion resulting from the
sheer strain and tension of that long,
lone ride.
The way seemed endless, the time an
eternity, but at last he knew he must
be near his destination.
Just then an agonizirg pain il his
head, another near his head. where a
bullet grazed his ear and sent the warm
blood over his face, turned him sick and
faint.
Every moment he seemed more and
more to lose control over his limbs. hut
he clutchcd his horses name with one
hand and guided it with the other,
pulled himself together with supreme
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
A DoR SLAYER.

DR.. Henry j. Schenck has just COM
pleted his 18th year ms dog constable Of
Boston, during which time he has killed
over 10000 unlicensed dogs. lie gets
one dollar for each dog he kills, but his
expenses are not small.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
Lopdon,u Hou.e servsnts.

1t is estimated that there are 900
women domestic servants in Lor dor.
and that 10000 of these are alwaya
out Of situations or changing theiR
places. .-------l
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06
Red WoOd Forests.

An eastern syndicate is being or
ganized to buy up all of CALIFORNIA; ia
nous redwood forests.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06

TITO the watchful mind Of Col Bry-
an the general increase of the wages
of cotton mill operatives in New Eng
land and the south will be additional
proof of the shameless conspiracy of
the money power. There is no real
prosperity outside of the lecture bust
ness, as the colonel knows, but tho
plutocrats seek to deceive the people
and TO Illustrate the hopes of human
ity by raising wages. Such Is the in
herent depravity of gold.-N. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-06

ULately Mr.. Bryan said at Austin,
Tex, that the present financial bill
was simply part of the gold stand
ard business; that il was bad meas
ure and ought not to be passed. That
settles it. 1t is all right and it will
go through with whirl.-Ciucinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-25

week with a small Cance, out the for nal commencement will occur with d hop scheduled for next Thursday As yet the programme at the Country club is necessarily awaiting the building of it's home on the property west of Five Points. but the entertainment list is expected to include golf journeys, dances, card parties and any number of other forms of diversion.
 Tn the musical line the Orpheus club will naturally be the chief factor. At a meeting of the club Tuesday evening a the home Of Mrs. j. F. Walker plans were discussed for the winters work. There are about twenty-five members, all enthusiastic, and many of them very capable musicians. The Prasby- terian church has been chosen as the meeting place of the club and Mir. \. N. Benham will take the leadership in case he comes from San Francisco to spend the winter. It is probable that two or three concerts will be given dur ing the winter.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-25
WHAT IS 0VaR!TlS?

A dull, throbbing pain. accompanied by a sense of tenderness and heat low down in the side, with an occasional shooting pain indicates inflammation.
 Du examination It wilt be found that the region of pain shows some swell ing This is the first stage of ovaritis. inflammation of the ovary. If the roof of your house leaks, my sister, you have it fixed at once; why not pay the same respect to your own body?
 You need not, you orght not to let yourself go, when one of your own sex holds ont the helping hand to you, and will advise you without money, and without price Write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, and tell her all your syu1p-
Arizona republican., 1900-10-25
KURT IN A RUNAWAY
W. R. Smith and Daughter in an Ex-
 citing Affair.

One of the most exciting accidents that has occurred in Phoenix for some time happened about 1 o'clock yestrr- day afternoon. when a horse attached to a buggy and driven by ". R. smith. ran away at Second avenue and Wash ington street. Mir Smith and bis daughter were driving along Washing ton street when boy upon a bicycle rode into their rig, frightening the horse. which at once started to run. D&shing around the corner. i- started north on the avenue, but swung close to the west side Of the road, where the buggy coilided with a post. AIr. Smith and his daughter Were both thrown several feet into the air and aliShted upon the board sidewalk. The former was not badly hurt. and arose unailed, but it was feared that Miss Smith was dangerously hurt She was almost un- conscious and was carried into the of fee of Dr. Swetnam, nearby, where it was found that no bones were broken. Sh- was re-oved to her home on Fay ior street. The buggy was torn to pieces by the force of the collision and the horse ran north and west until it was finally captured by q cowboy, who roped the animal
Arizona republican., 1900-10-25
COMING OF THE MOBILES
Four Are Already ill Operation in
 Phoenix.

Four months ago Phoenix had never boasted the possession of an automo- bile. but now sine has four, with prospect of many more. Professor w
 B. Creager was the owner of the first machine and NIr. l.. D. Copeland brought in the next one. Both of these were of the steam power variety and it remained for MT. Young, an eastern maker of bicycle tires. to bring an cleo trioal auto into the Salt River valley. His machine has arrived and will be put into operation in a few days. Dr. J. NJ Swetnam was the next investor and yesterday he received a new Win ton motor carriage. probably the finest mobile that will be seen here for some time. It is very handsome carriage and attracted much attention when given it's trial trip yesterday. It de- rives it's motor power from gasoline and is capable of a speed of over twenty miles per hour, and is the same type upon which the inventor and a newspaper man made the trip from New York to Cleveland, 70I.4 miles, in