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not At all abashed. He seemed rather
amused and continued the converse
ton.
Don't you think" she said, abrupt
ly. that a fortune-huntex Is a despic-
able thing?"
Certainly" he replied, readily.
And don't you think that a fortune
hunter who pursues a girl simply for
her money wher he knows that he Will
never be allowed to marry her, and
that the mere idea Ia hateful and not
to be borne. and that he would never
dare 10 the girl had a father or a
brother to protect her"
Most cowardly and Objectionable
person. AM glad that the lady whom
| am in love with Is not an heiress
Or"
"Oh, you are In love, are your she
then said. who Is she?"
We'll, really, you see, as a strang-
er--"
you know perfectly well who !
am"
Certainly, but as you appear To-
Lady Witney's really fine eyes liter
ally flashed fre-but at that moment
the ladies fortunately rose.
She reached home without having
delivered herself, and, feeling that she
must do SO or burst. she wrote a
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DINING OUT.
Hostess Sometimes Depends on Hair
Trigger Inteliects.

Hostess Sometimes Depends on Hair
Trigger Inteliects.
II the hostess can catch no comet,
she must be contented with meteoric
wits, who make up for real brilliancy
by saying what they do say quickly
and spontaneously-with the punsters.
In short. and such hair-trigger intel
lects. Failing these, says the presum-
ably humorous Gelett Burgess in Har-
per's Razar, the last class above the
bores positive are those we'll meaning
diners out who load themselves with
stories for a dinner as a soldier goes
into an engagement with q belt full OF
cartridges. They may not get a chance
for a shot very often, but, given an
opening, their fire is accurate and
deadly till the last round is gone. when
they are at the mercy Of a more In
ventive wit. Yet even these welter-
weights have their place at the table,
for we must have bread, as we'll as
wine. 1t was one OF Lewis CAROLS
pet fancies to have a dinner table in
the shape OF a ring, and half the
guests seated inside upon a platform
which revolved slowly around the cir,
Gle till each n had passed opposite
every guest seated OF the outside OF the
table. But this would break up many
of the little secret schemes for which
the modern dinner is planned, and
many a young nan would suddenly
find himself flirting with the wrong
lady across the board. And this last
hint carries me from the exoteric to
the esoteric charms Of the dinner. Here
however, you must guess your
way. dare not tell you precisely
what II e when Celestine shifts
her glass from left to right Of her plate;
nor what | answer when l raise my
serviette by one corner. for Celestine
may dine with you some day, and you
may remember. You would better not
invite me, anyway, for, though | am
not a comet. yet | admit | would be
mad enough to upset the claret pur-
posely rather than have nothing ex-
citing happen.
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COLD AIR
winter About III Best stimuIsnt Poopid
Can Have.

Can Have.
Many persons regard the winter sea-
son as an unfortunate visitation. II Is
considered both uncomfortable to the
body and harmful to health. This Is
an error. Cold Is a most potent agent
for the restoration and preservation OF
normal activity on the part OF the or
gans OF the human body. II Is a wise
plan Of providence which gives us a
change Of seasons The winter cold
comes as a tonic to repair the injuries
done by the enervating heat Of sum-
mer. Summer, It is true, has many
wise Uses in the matter OF health. II
induces outdoor life, rids the system
Of poisons through copious %perspiral
ton and through the scorching ray Of
sun destroys germ life. Winter is the
great bracer Of the system. 1t slim
ulates activity in every organ. When
cold attacks the surface OF the body
the blood is set into more free circula{
ton as a means OF bodily warmth. 1t
ia through the circulation Of the blood
that the human anatomy Is kept in q
Stdto vi Icpdil. WhVh hoou has
been digested and converted into
liquid form. 1t Ia taken up by the
blood and carried the rounds Of thu
system for the purpose Of repairing
the waste places. When the cold
causes increased circulation, IL also
brings about more perfect nutrition,
Mans face and hands illustrate how
weather-proof the body becomes when
exposed to air. Continued activity in
circulation on the surface. caused by
the air coming in contact with the
skin, tends to nourish and thicken the
skin. Thus mans skin grows thicker
in winter just as animals are supplied
with a double coat Of fur. The saw
ages who dwell bareheaded in the open
air, are seldom, II ever, known to be
| afflicted with bald heads. while, with
the civilian who shields his scalp from
air, badness Is prevalent. The In
dams, who, II not now, In former days
roamed our western borders. practical
ly without clothing to shelter their
bodies, became, through long ex-
posture, so Injured to the cold that 1t
gave them but little discomfort.-St.
Louis Globe-D Democrat.
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has as members all the members OF the
grand or privy council.
As for the mysterious emperor, he
spends his life In the Forbidden City,
into the central portion Of which no
man may enter. There he lives, sur
rounded by the members OF his harem
and by the enormous number OF from
5000 to 10000 slaves. Massive walls
and the ever more formidable barriers
OF Oriental etiquette shut him OF en-
tirely from the rest OF the world. When
on rare occasions he goes out to wor-
ship at n Of the temples or to visit
OF the palaces In the vicinity the
streets along which he and his retinue
Will pass are cleared and freshly paved.
while the houses and other buildings
along the line are barricaded and the
fronts covered with huge mats. so that
no vulgar eye may look upon the great
lord Ut the sun as he Is carried along
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and buttermilk. Among the most ac-
tive and vital people of the world are
the Irish peasants, whose diet con.
sists almost entirely OF potatoes and
buttermilk. The farmers of Corsica
live all winter upon dried fruit. main
ly dates and polenta (chestaut) meal
During the middle ages the Moors
used to provision their fortified cities
with chestnuts and olive oil. Chest
nuts provide almost a perfect food
and. in fact, they constitute a stapIe
article of diet among the peasantry of
certain portions OF Italy.
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Court House Didn't Make Town.

MY home town of Grangevllle, Ida
no. Is an example of the rapid growth
OF communities" says Mr.. ]. f. Ainslie1
"A few years ago the county-seat was
established at the town OF Mount Idat
no A court house was constructed,
and the nucleus of a town begun. It
was not long af,erward that Grange
Vile sprang into existence. Today
Mount Idaho, VITA Its court house. has
about twelve families, and G~rangeville,,
only a few miles distant. has a popu-
alton OF l,2OO people.
Post.
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Largest Armor Plate Cast.

Pittsburg Spe. Chicago Tribune:
What is probably the largest single
armor plate ever made at either Beth
lehem or Homestead was shipped on
Saturday to San Francisco, to be used
in the construction Of the battle ship
Wisconsin, which is building there.
The plate will become the port plate
OF a turret on the vessel. and Is made
on a new principle, being cut at an
angle instead OF being the arc OF a
circle, the idea being to better defect
a shot. The plate weighs 80 o N and
costs over $12, 900. 1t vas pressed at
Bethlehem, as the armor press at
Homestead was unequal to the job.
and returned to Homestead for finish
ing,
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She Came In Look-perfect study.
ing Ready to"Good Lord" he
Burst with Rage.said the dowager!
Do you suppose she knew me?'
well, she could have hardly help
ed doing SO, as that stupid Watkins an
nounced you together as Lord and
Lady Whitney,
You should have seen how he star
ed. and then he laughed. Watkins
takes the cake he said. But I wish
I hadn't been the hero Of it-and least
Of all with the dowager. It's odd, by
the-bye, how different she is to what I
pictured herr
VIVA was that?" I naturally
asked.
"'Oh, old and frumpy. the regulation
dowager, with a high nose and plas-
tered-down bands
I'm this unlucky fashion began the
personal acquaintance, II II may be so
called, between the new Lord Whitney
and the widow Of his predecessor. The
piquancy OF the situation from the
spectators point OF view lay in the
fact that the two persons concerned
were the opposing leaders of a family
feud. The old Lord Whitney had al
ways resented the fact that he had no
son, and Lady Whitney was even more
indignant that her daughter could not
inherit to the exclusion of the distant
cousin. The fact that the principal seat
and estate were entailed lent fuel to
the fire.
Lord Whitney had pictured his dear
relation" as a typical dowager with
the external appearance of a trump
and the manners OF a true virago. Lady
Whitney, as it happened. was one of
those fortunate women who preserve
their !neness OF figure, delicacy OF
skin, and piquancy Of figure. Also
she did not disdain to lend some skill
full assistance to the work OF nature.
She had been married young, but she
looked much younger than she was,
and but for the well-known fact that
her daughters coming out" wal one
Of the events Of the year. she might
haved posed successfully as the typical
femme a trente ans.
Whitney ought to marry his cousin
and reuIite the title and the property"
was what the world said. Kind and
busy-bodying people even hustled
about and tried to help this on. An
entirely unprecedented effect, how
ever, was produced by some we'll
meaning but ignorant rich people.
They put Lady Whitney on his other
side at dinner. She gave him her
shoulder ostentatiously through the
soup and fish. Then he spoke to her.
She did not reply or turn, but she did
not continue her conversation with her
partner. Whitney spoke again-a lead
ing remark Of a general kind. She
turned on him with flashing eyes and
replied in a manner that from one
stranger guest to another was decidedly
fierce, not to say rude. Whitney was
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Rainfall In India.

The average annual rainfall of the
Indian continent, calculated upon data
extending over the last thirty years
is forty-one inches. In 1896 the de.
iciency was five inches. In 1899 when
the monsoon broke that regulated the
harvests OF 1900, the deficiency was
eleven inches, or 27 per cent. Such n
deficit Is unparalleled in Indian rec
ords
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erful prince, and seems to be a friens
Of the whites. He is now In Picking a
the head Of the Manchu garrison IL
that city. These forces number about
10, 000, and numerous Chinese are flock.
ing to the standard OF the new leader
Ching is the uncle of the late EN-.
peror, Tsai-Tien. who was the poisoned
the other day by the order OF Tuan.
He is the greatuncle Of the heir ap-
parent, who was chosen last winter by
the empress dowager. He was presi.
dent Of the tsung-ll-yamen before the
government was sundered by the revolt
of Tuan and his followers.
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Wisdom In Wives.

David Starr Jordan does not think
that a college training units a woman
for the severer discipline and humber
duties OF matrimony, and he says that
the h~alf-educated Is exposed to
more dangers and is more susceptible
to the higher f~oolishness" than ID her
better balanced and more brainy sis.
ter.
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l pleasant smile
he has!-and said,
One thing Is quite
certain, that I
could not like her
less than she did
me- Don't you
know who she
was?' I said; and
when he said NO.
l added, She Is
your connection,
Lady Whitney,
"His face WAS q
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Prince Cbin&.

Prince Ching. leader Of the counter
revolution in North China. and poll.
teal rival Of the monstrous Prince Tu.
an, is now looked upon as the hope o.
the foreigners in Picking, or Of such o
them as have survived the atrocities o,
the Boxers. He Is a great and pow,
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A TruSf Solution.

The manufacture OF binding Irvine
by the inmates OF the Kansas peni.
Tertiary. 1t is said, has been a success,
In Kansas, as in other states, the
trades unions were opposed to the en-
ployment OF the convicts in labor that
would come into competition with thai
outside Of the prison walls. Yet IL
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with the conviction that we are right
and that those who oppose US are
wrong7 When Washington stepped
forth at Yorktown to receive"
But no matter. The hall was empty
when he wiped his brow and sat down
two hours and twenty minues later.
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Food Of Rugged People.

Peasants of Russia live mainly upon
thin vegetable soup. sauerkraut, rye
bread and oil. The Scotch highland
err, whose courage and hardihood is
proverbial, seldom touches meat, liv-
ing mainly upon ~oatrtsl, vegetables
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out VI uti BTtdtTbey Saw tho Pair
experience" to tell -. 49, c.
him whether under 49, D..
m circum-
stances he should publicly refuse to sit
by her or what?
h wrote a cutting note in reply.
mentioning incidentally that though 1t
was quite true that she was quite an
old woman Underlined twice., 1t was
not usual in decent society to tell a
lady SO.
Lord Whitney wrote to disclaim that
he had done this or had any intention
OF doing 30. On the contrary, he knew
that she had married as the merest girl.
n he ventured to add that II he had
not known this her appearance would
have inspired him with a belief that
h was even younger.
She found 1t absolutely necessary TO
answer this to the effect that she at
tached no value to his opinion Of her
appearance, and he replied to her.
How long this singular correspond
epce would have gone on 1t is dif1cult
to say. but happening to meet Lord
Whitney at a party. Lady Whitney went
up to him.
II know what you are aiming at"
she said. you want to get hold OF
my heiress daughter. and you think
that II you prosecute me you will drive
me to consent to get rid Of the annoy
ance."
II utterly deny the persecution.
merely replied to your letters. That
was common politeness. You might
have ignored the replies"
81 could not. There was something
80 insinuating-and l could not bear
that you should think" She stop
ped in some confusion.
Besides, | deny your accusation. !
would not marry your daughter II she
asked me. love another woman"
There was a pause, and then Lady
Whitney said in an altered voice. Does
she love you?"
mot yet. But she will"
"You seem remarkably confident. Is
she so weak, them"
mo, she doesn't seem to me weak
he replied, cycling her with a smile
She seemed to me a very determined
and rather fiery little lady"
There was another pause and thell
glances met.
DO / know herr"
"Yes."
Does she like me?"
yes"
81 am sure | don't like her"
ION the contrary, you like her very
much
who is she?" inquired Lady Wit
ney. with abrupt eagerness.
IL will tell you that at the RICH
time. In the meantime, shall We go t.
SUPPER"
Lady Whitney was about to refuse
but looked into his smiling, handsome
face, hesitated, and-we know tn,
proverb.
The lookers-on said. when they saw
the pair enter the supper room:
Clever man, Whitney! He has go
round the dowager. and now he will
marry the heiress."
But they were wrong. Six month,
later he married Lady Witney.-Ma
| dame.
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PlcttrSs Of kd hanging in the parlor
look dut'fnL,N but they can't be classed,
80 decorative .-Atchison Globe.
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scratching letter,
telling him that
his conduct was
most ungentleman-
ly, and that she
forbade him ever
to speak to her OF
come near her
again.
He replied cour-
teously acknowl-
edging her letter,
and begging her
npt ~ har u-,Aot
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
A SERIOUS REVERSE.
Detachment of American Troops
Thought to Have Been Cap
tured by Filipinos.

Washington, Sept. 29.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Gen. Macarthur:
Manila. Sept. 2s.-AdJutant General.
Washington: September IL. Capt. Dever-
eaux Shields. 81 men company F. Twenty
ninth regiment United States volunteer In
fantry, one hospital corps man, left Santa
Cruz, Martinique. by gunboat Villalobos
for TorriJos. intending to return overland
from Shields. Scarcely doubt entire party
captured with many killed. wounded,
Shields among latter. Information sent by
letter from commanding officer at Boac.
dated 10Th. received September "a, consist
ed of rumors through natives. Yorktown
and two gunboats, George s. Anderson
Colonel. Thirty eighth volunteer Infantry,
two companies Thirty-eighth volunteer In
fantry, sent Martinique Immediately. An
derson confirms first report as to capture,
but unable September q to give details
present whereabouts Shields and party,
niimes killed and wounded. This informa-
tion probably available soon. Anderson
has orders commence operations immedi-
Etely and move relentlessly until Shields
and party rescued. All troops expected
soon. Logan will be sent Martinique IL
necessary clear up situation.
(Signed "MACARTHUR."
The scene of this latest reverse is a
small island lying due south of the
southern coast of Luzon and about 300
miles from Manila. Martinique is
about24 miles in diameter, and was gar
risoned by two small detachments of
United States troops. One of these was
at Boag, on the west coast of the is
land, and the other was at Santa Cruz,
the principal port, on the north side.
Capt. Shields appears to have started
from Santa Cruz on a gunboat for Tor
rios, a small coast port, and ii is in
ferred that the boat as well as the body
of troops under the officer has been
captured, for the dispatch makes no
reference to her return.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
BIG TUNNEL COMPLETED.
A Marvellous BIT of Work Added 10
the History of Modern En-
cheering.


St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 27.-President
Hill, of the Great Northern road, has
received from Chief Engineer Stevens
telegram stating that the east and
west crews in the immense bore under
the Cascade mountains have met. So
perfect was the engineering work and
go accurate the preliminary plans and
surveys that the two forces, working
from opposite ends in the big tunnel,
brought the two ends together without
the variation of an inch almost. Mr..
Stevens says that it was the most ac-
curate bit of work in the history OF
modern engineering.
Now that the tremendous task Of
boring out over two miles of granite
has been accomplished, the work of
laying the tracks is comparatively in
significant. The tunnel will now be
rushed to a speedy conclusion. 1t is
estimated that the tunnel, when COM
pleted, will cost $5,00O,000. One thou
sand men have been engaged nearly
three years in it's completion, and all
records of tunneling have been broken.
The average progress was from Is to
20 feet per day. The tunnel will abolish
the "switchback" over the Cascades,
which in itself has always been looked
upon as magnificent engineering
achievement.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
ROBERTS PROMOTED.
The Famous Warrior Has Reen APP
pointed Commander I'm Chief of
the British Army.

London, Oct. LIT is otricially an
nounced that Lord Roberts has been
appointed commander in chief of the
British army. Although the fact that
the appointment had been made was
already known, the formal announce
ment is hailed by the unionist party
as welcome pledge that army re-
organization will be carried out in the
most effective manner. Mr.. George
Wyndham, parliamentary under sec
rotary of state for war, IN his speech
at Derby this evening, will outline the
governments scheme of army reforms,
and the war Office is arranging
with Lord Roberts for the return of
a large portion of the army in South
Africa.
The Times, in an editorial reference
this morning to the appointment OF
Lord Roberts as commander in chief.
hints that Lord Kitchener will come
home to assist him at his new post.
London. Oct. IAN interesting re-
port comes from Komat Poort TO the
effect that Mr.. Kruger. in letter to
his wife announcing that he is going
on six months holiday. said. in sub
stance. that after the capture of Mach
adodorp he knew the struggle was
hopeless and counseled moderation. but
that Mr.. Steyn's "arbitrary behavior"
oyerruled his counsels
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Michigan Farmer Falls Into the
Hands of Thieves and
Loses $1,000.

Coldwater, Mich, Sept. 2o.-William
f. Nivison. wealthy farmer living
Az miles from Coldwater, was bun
coed, assaulted and robbed of $4,000
Friday afternoon three miles from
here on one of the most public roads
leading to Coldwater. Nivison says a
well-dressed stranger giving his name
as Gosmer. banker at Jonesville,
came to his farm and offered to buy
it providing he could get an adjoin-
ing farm with it. Nivison drove to
Coldwater with the man, drew $4,000
from the savings bank and started
back to buy the adjoining farm. The
couple were met on the road by
third man who. aided by the alleged
banker, knocked Nivison senseless and
robbed him of the $4,000. Officers are
In pursuit of the thieves.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Recent Attacks I'm Which Alleged
Amigos Are Thought to
Have Taken Part.

Manila, Oct. 1.-The Filipinos in the
vicinity of Manila have been more
quiet of late, although last Wednes-
day night there were brisk attacks at
Las Pinas and Paranaque, south Of
Manila, as well as outpost firing at
linus, Bacoor and Muntin Lupa. The
American officers are satisfied that
the alleged amigos living in and
around the towns in question partici-
pated in these attacks. Official re-
ports have been received of insurgent
activity in Zambalos province and in
Batangas province. Two skirmishes
occurred during the week on the Bicol
river, in the province of South Cam
arines. 1t is estimated that the in
slrgents lost 90 killed in the various
districts. Two civilians, John McMa-
hon and Ralph McLord, of San Fran
cisco, who started on business trip
for Vigan and Bangued, in northern
Luzon, have not been heard from for
three weeks. 1t is feared that they
have been killed or captured by the
insurgents.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
GEN. JOHN NJ. PALMER.

new constitution for the state. In 1S49 he
was elected county judge, and In 1851 to
the state senate.
When the war broke out he raised the
Fourteenth Illinois volunteers and was
made It's colonel. In a few months he was
promoted brigadier general. Peace be-
Ing restored, Palmer settled down to the
practice of law at Springfield, Ill. In 1868
he was elected governor OF Illinois as a
republican. In 1872 he left the republican
party because of its Capitalization and
sectional policy and supported Horace
Greeley.
In 1890 Gen. Palmer made the most brill
liant canvass for senator In this state
since the Lincoln-Douglas contest. He
had a plurality of more than $4,000 on
legislative candidates pledged to vote for
him. and after prolonged balloting in the
legislature was elected-the only man
ever elected to the senate as the result
of a popular vote.
In 1896 Gen. Palmer was nominated for
the presidency by the gold democrats.
After hali century of politics he died a
poor man.
Carlinville, ILL.,, Sept. 2s.-Gen. John
NJ. Palmer was buried here Thursday,
the masonic fraternity and the Grand
Army of the Republic taking part in
the services.