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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13

ing at his desk. nor was it of a bright
crimson color. He did not wear
grass-green coat or red and blue
checkered trousers and purple-striped
shirt cuffs, and, being rather mod
est and well-conducted young man.
the charges of snobbery and bump
tiousness in the atrocious doggerel be-
low the valentine seemed singularly
fat and inappropriate. But 1t was
true that he was clerk, and, though
he had never considered that dis
graceful, it somehow seemed to him
now to afford ground for the sheer.
At the least, Pooley thought, 1t
showed that somebody disliked him
probably honestly believed that he
was snobbish and bumptious, so that
his maligned ears tingled and he
burned with resentment every time
the comic valentine met his eye.
That was quite frequently, for he had
taken particular pains to have 1t
pinned above his little work table in
the sitting-room-just to show how
little he cared When friends came
in he was sure to call their attention
to It,
In addition to this, Pooley spent
much time specializing as to who had
sent the thing. He compared the hand
writing on the envelope that had con-
tanned 1t with the handwriting OF his
friends and acquaintance. and came
to many conclusions. the result OF
which was that his friends began to
complain among themselves Of GER
tain change in his manner-a lack OF
the old warmth and frank kindness,
and cold and distrustful air. The
evil influence lasted for exactly one
year. For some months before the st.
Valentines day following he had been
more than slightly under another in
fiuence. 1t had pretty golden hair and
blue eyes and its name was Margaret.
Margaret was q friend Of his sister.
and had been to Pooley's house several
times.
|, SO It happened that Just before st.
Valentines day Pooley spent quite an
extravagant sum Of money In the pur-
chase of an arrangement Of laces. rib
bons, violets and amatory verse, which
he directed with his gloved left hand.
and mailed secretly. On the morning
of st. Valentines day he himself re-
ceived modest little card which
seemed to give him inordinate delight.
His sister noticed 1t, and wanted to see
what his. card was. but Pooley firmly
refused to crafty her curiosity.
tits another comic one" declared
the sister. You're afraid to show II"
Her remark somehow dashed Poo
ley's pleasure. He was nervously APP
prehensive for the rest Of the time
that he was in the house. He start
ed a. the sound Of the postman's Sec
ond knock. and felt an unaccountable
sinking OF his spirits when he re-
turned home that evening.
II was q pleasant surprise to him,
therefore. when he found nothing
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13

l"Don't You See That He Is Gnawing His
Rope Ongo
Imagination, using his name to give
force to their attempts at wit. Mr..
Lincoln was the purest-hearted man
with whom | ever came in contact"
After the confederacy had been
crumbled into ruins and Jefferson
Davis, It's president, had heen cap
tured, and confined. the govern
ment was worried with the aues-
ton as to what they should do with him,
and it came TO be a pretty general re-
mark that 1--WE had an elephant on our
hands" He was guilty of treason and
hanging was the punishment for this
crime, but there were few OF our states
men who favored that, although 1t was
hard to see how they could consistently
give him his liberty. One day leading
minister called on Mr.. Lincoln and
asked him what he was going to do with
JEFF Davis.
WELL" said Mr.. Lincoln, II believe
can answer that question by telling
you a story. There was once a boy in
Springfield who bought coon. which.
after the novelty wore off, became a
great nuisance. One day, after he had
been dragging the coon through the
streets with rope attached to the ami
mails collar, he sat down on the curb
stone completely tagged out and dis
consulate. A man passing by stopped
and asked him wha. was the matter.
Oh was the reply, the coon is such
trouble to me- Why don't you get rid
of him, then? said the gentleman.
Hush replied the boy, don't You see
that he is gnawing his rope off? | am
going to let him do 1t. Then I'll go home
and tell the folks that he got away from
me-"
During the course of the war friend
asked Mr.. Lincoln one day how many
men the confederates had in the field.
Twelve hundred thousand" was the
prompt and decided reply. The inter-
rogator in amazement exclaimed: rs
1t possible that they have that large
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
VALENTINE

THERE was no good reason why
the comic valentine should have
hurt young Pooley, but 1t did hurt
him, though he Rugged the mortifi-
cation to his bosom with Spartan for
titude and laughed SO much at 1t that
no one in the family circle suspected
that he did not enjoy 1t as much as
they evidently did.
The points Of resemblance between
the valentine clerk and Pooley were
not striking. Pooley's ears were OF
normal size, and did not flap from the
sides of his head in a manner suggest
I've of an alarmed elephant, nor was
he in the habit Of decorating them
with quill pens. They would hardly
have known a quill pen in the office
IL they had seen one. Then. he had
rather good nose-long enough to
express sagacity, but not so long as
to smear the columns of figures in the
ledger before him when he was work.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13

year was in his voice. Then he losaed
down at His new valentine. She was
white. aud looked shocked and
frightened.
What is 1t, Margaret" asked
Pooley, with much concern.
oh" she cried, bursting into
tears. ut was sent that horrid thing.
II didn't know you then-and-and
tive were sending lot of them
the girls--and-anyway, know 1t was
silly, but didn't think 1t would hurt
anybody's feelings-and to think that
it was you! Oh, I'm SO unhappy, and
I'll never"
"Oh, pshnw!" said Pooley. you
don't think I minded! Why. thought
it was a good joke-but it's better
one this year."
Then he took down the comic valen-
tine and gazed fondly on the atrocious
clerk, then folded it up tenderly and
put 1t into his breast pocket.-Chicago
Daily News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
Paid I'm Advance.

Payment in advance sometimes in
wolves obligations that the payer would
gladly cancel. Madame lie Blond gives
an amusing instance Of this in her
stories of Alpine climbing.
A mountaineer of my acquaintance
once met climber and his guide as
cending the Breithorn, she says. The
traveller was tired, and the snow
slopes were long and wearisome. The
guide had put the rope over hts Shout
der and was pulling the gentleman
along. 1t was hot day and the ANA
teur was very weary. Furthermore,
he could speak no German. So he en-
treated his compatriot to intereede for
him with the guide, who would insist
on taking him up in spite of his groans
of fatigue.
why do you not return when the
gentleman wishes it?" queried the
stranger
Sir" replied the guide. "he can go.
he must go; he has paid me in adj
vance. youths Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
The
Humor of Lincoln

Il INCOLN was remarkable for his
humor and his fund of anecdote.
both in his conversation and his
public addresses, used to illustrate
some point or argument he was en-
deavoring to impress upon the mind OF
his hearers. He has often been ac-
cused OF coarseness, sometimes vul-
garity. in this respect. Secretary
Seward once said In reply to this
charge: IL am convinced that Mr..
Lincoln has been greatly wronged In
this regard. In all his intercourse
with men. embracing governors, sena-
tors. congressman and others never
heard him utter remark that would
have been out of place II uttered In
the presence OF ladies. The trouble Is
that many foul-mouthed men In the
country have put these vulgarities In
Mr.. Lincoln's mouth in their own
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13

terest expressed had been genuine.
but the belief that the letters were
written by man must have nagnified
its Importance.
There was dull pain In her heart
and her eyes were moist as she ex-
claimed:
do letters really mean so much in
the far north? l didn't know, or I
wouldn't have--I admire the woman
SO much, you know. II she we're a
man / believe should say / was In
love with her, and"
What are you people so busily talk
Ing about? Won't you give the rest of
us the benefit of your Alaskan expert
cnce?" exclaimed one of the party,
addressing the Klondiker.
How much longer will the Yukon
river be open?" interrupted Harold Van
Dyke
Winter has surprised the Alaskans
by appearing a month ahead of the
usual time," was the reply. THE Yu-
kon has been frozen for fortnight"
Eleanor shot triumphant glance at
her brother
TELL us about your trip through
the White Horse rapids. Mr. Morgan"
said the girl opposite. at must have
been terrible experience"
well, 1t is not ride one would
care to take more than once in life
time," acknowledged the man. "And
yet, it's very peril gives 1t charm
l made the run in the fall of '98 with
two companions. AS knew nothing
about managing a boat, l suggested
that l walk along the shore and meet
the scow further down the river, but
my proposition was received with in
dignant protest. The provisions were
to be carried around the rapids, my
companions declared, but must lie
down in the boat as ballast, because
II the scow turned over the beans
would surely go to the bottom; whereas
I might possibly swim ashore"
An uncanny feeling crept over
Eleanor. Where had she heard this
tale before? Had she suddenly re-
ceived the gift Of second sight, or had
she met this man sometime in the dim,
forgotten past? Every word, every
phrase, was foreseen by her before they
had slipped from his mouth. Suddenly
the girls cheeks famed, and she
dropped her eyes in confusion. In
vivid words he pictured his wild ride
through the canyon, and the frail
crafts battle with the angry, churning
flood breathless silence reigned
when he had ceased; then the hostess
arose and the guests pushed back their
chairs from the table.
The man turned to the girl at HIS
side. She had risen and stood with
her head dropping slightly and her
cheeks burning.
your letters were great pleasure
to me while in Alaska, but since l
have known their author their value
has increased many times" he said,
gently.
Eleanor did not raise her eyes from
the floor
You have taken an unkind ad-
vantage. You have known all this
evening and II never dreamed that
- Why did you say you were a
woman" she demanded.
II didn't" protested the man. my
sister must have slipped card into
my letter installing it for one she
had written. / can't help feeling
however, that what appears to be an
accident is really fate. Are you very
much disappointed in the postmistress
of Circle City," lie bent nearer and
tried to read the answer that lay be-
hind the long lashes.
"I-l'll have to become accustomed
to the fact that she is a man, and then
perhaps-'-Overland Monthly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
Sc. NAIentine's Day.

The 14th of February is observed in
bishop of Rome noted for deeds of
kindness and beneficence. Shake
speare refers to the day as one on
which birds choose their mates. From
whatever source the day derived its
origin, 1t appears that sending friend
ly or sentimental messages on the 14th
of February Is an ancient time-hon-
ored usage. 1t is a pleasant and
harmless diversion, II not abused.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
Returning the Enemy. shot.

Two colored boys of Washington.
one large, the other small, had become
involved in a Misunderstanding, and
the big bully was pouring out the Walls
of his wrath upon the little chap In
all the abusive epithets he had ever
heard, and some that were manufac-
tured especially for the occasion.
His small antagonist, meanwhile,
was standing calmly in front of him,
with his grimy hands hanging idly by
his side, and his eyes fixed upon his
opponent with curious expression of
reserved power, and he seemed to be
gloating over every word, as II It were
personal compliment.
Finally, when the large boy had ex-
fiausted his vocabulary and his breath
at the same time. the little black mite
delivered himself in the gravest and
most perfectly unexcited tones after
this fashion:
"All dem things wha' you say Is.
you is 'em."-Youth's Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
Her Hope.

Eyes, mamma" sighed the fair young
thing. raising her limpid eyes to the
tender ones of her mother; yes. man,
ma, have set my heart on marrying
q nobleman."
Dumfounded. the good woman, her
mother. raises her hands and gasps:
Lord love you, child! What"
That's just what hope, mamma
she interrupts, ingenuously.-Judge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13

NUMBER" Eyes, SIR" said Mr.. Lincoln.
Il 100000; there is no doubt OF
1t. You see all Of ou- generals
when they get whipped. say the
enemy outnumbered them from three
or Ave to one. l must believe them.
Now we have 100000 men In the ield.
Three times four make twelve. Don't
you see? 1t is . simple problem In
arithmetic"
In the beginning Of the war, Meth
odist friend once said to him: II hope
that the Lord Is on our side" II am not
at all concerned about that" said Mr..
Lincoln, "for know that the Lord II
always on the side OF the right. But II
IL my constant anxiety and prayer that
and this nation should be on the Lord'a
sids.~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
Feminine Comment.

Bess-The sending of valentines en-
ables us to secretly reward our friends
and Get square with our enemies.
Nell-Sure thing. It's a poor val
entine that fails to either please .
woman or make her mad. = Chicago
Daily News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
GirIish Condolences

"You told Charley Chubbins you
thought he sent that beautiful valen-
tine!"
Eyes. Charley is very rice young
man, with good prospects"
But you know well enough that he
didn't send It,"
"Of course. But It didn't do any
harm to let him know that shouldn't
have been bit angry II he had
WASHINGTON Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
Papa Kicked Him.

Tessie-Papa got an awful valentine
that said he was an old mule-and
he thinks you sent 1t.
willie-why, l don't see how he can
suspect me.
Tessie-But surely you remember
how he helped you on the front steps
the last time you called! = Detroit
Free Press ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
To an ola sweetheart.

IT'S time for valentines. my dear;
You fitted me, I think. last year.
And should now revive the name,
! But goodness. I've forget ysur usuA
Detroit Free PresA
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-19
Bad Blood NEURALGIA.

81 testify in regard to pAiue's Celery
r0mpound. that had bad blood End
was subject to neuralgia, WAS much
bothered having tried various specifies,
but ~ no purpose: thought | would try
Pain-'s Celery Compound. used thrre bot
tes and il cnred me- shall recommend
IL TO all Of my friends consider little
e-t medicine | ever met for rervo1s
diseases John Erpphuhaeh. GIG Pat
nam ave. Eau Claire, Wis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-19
MILES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Indirectly Announces He Would Ac-
cent Prohibition Nomination.

cept Prohibition Nomination.
Oil City, Pa, March l5.-Dayid O.
McCalmont, OF Franklin. chairman OF
the Venango county Prohibition com
mittee. is in receipt OF letter from
General Nelson A. Miles. in which the
general announces himself indirectly
as a candidate for the nomination for
president. subject to that party.
Some time ago Mr.. McCalmont wrote
TO General Miles, announcing that he
would be a delegate to the Prohibi
ton national convention, and asked II
he could not have the pleasure of sup
porting him for the nomination. The
full text OF the letter received in reply
Mr.. McCalmont refuses to make pub
lie. as he claims ii is a private COM
munication. He states that 1t has not
been seen by any one but himself At
a banquet held in Franklin on Tues
day evening of last week. attended by
few of the men active in the Pro
hibition party in Franklin, Mr.. Nc
Calmont proposed General Miles as q
candidate and read an extract from
the letter. in which General Miles is
quoted as saying: 1T remains with
my friends to say what services | shall
render further to my country"
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SEABOAkD
Air Line Railway.


short Line to Principal Cities OF ti'
South and Southeast, Florida, Cuba, Ie1a,
California and Mexico. reaching the esp
Schedule IN RFFECI January 10 1904
r.AI8s LEAVE RICHaOEO--sAIs ,rst ~
sTATIOT-nATIT.
1925 p m-SeabOard Florida Limited, com
posed exclusively of Pullman's mos
imprOyeddiuing car, double drawlnl
room sleeping ear, compartment ca
and observation ear = To Raleigh
Southern Pines, Hamlet. Camden, Co
lumbia, Jacksonville, st. Augustine
9.l0a. m.-LOeai for Norma, hsnieI and
Charlotte.
2.15p m.-Seaboard Mail-To Henderson
Raleigh, Southern Pines, Hamlet, At
lanta, Columbia. Savannah, Jack SOD
vile, st. Augustine and Tampa.
Leaves Fredericksburg 1928 T. III.
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping ear I
between New York ana Tampa
connecting at Hamlet with through
Pullman cars for Atlanta.
Pullman chair car and cafe ear.
no. o. m,-SeabOard EXpreSs-IO Hen
derson, Raleigh, Southern Pines, Han
let, Atlanta, Charlotte. Columbia, y
vannah, Jacksonville and Tampf
Leaves Fredericksburg Oh p. NJ.
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping car,
between New York and Tampa, and
New York and Atlanta.
Also Pullman sleeping car between
Washington and Pinehurst.
TRAINS ARRIVE ECONOMICALLY.
las a. m,-NO. 4-FrOm. Florida.
go m-FTOm Florida, Atlanta and the
Southwest.
l.55 D. m.-NO. 66-FrOm Florida. Atlanta
and the Southwest.
sop. m.--NO. 36-FrOm Norlina and loca
points.
II. S. LEARD,
Dist. Pass, AgI.
$40 East Main St.. Richmond, Va,
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Southern Railway

Schedule effective Jan. 18th. 1904.
Trains leave Washington from Pennsyi'
vania Station.
7.30am Daiiy-IOcal for HaTTisOnbDrg re-,
WarrentOn, Danville, and way stations.
l0.5l a IN Daily-WashingtOn and Florida
Limited. First-class coaches and drawing
room sleeper to Jacksonville, Fla. Din
ing-car service.
nI5am Daily-United States Fast Mail
First-class coaches and drawing-rOOm
sleeper to New Orleans. Dining-car ser
vice.
s.01 la Week Days-LOcal for Harrl
sOnburg and way stations on Manassas
Branch.
4,4O pm Daily-Loeal for Warrenton ano
Charlottesville.
6.3l pm week days SOuthem's Palm
Limited. Solid Pullman train; club, din
ers, drawing-rOOm, sleepeTs, and ObserYa-
ton 10 Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, Savan-
nah. Jacksonville and st. Augustine.
7,l0p m Daily-New YORK ana Atlanta
Express-First-clas coach to Atlanta
Sleeper to Columbus, Ga, Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays. Sunset Route Tour
ist sleeper, Washington TO san Francisco.
Pullman Buffet service.
$500. m. daily-New York and Florida
Express. Through coaches and sleepers
to Columbia, Aiken, Auguata, Savannah
and Jacksonville; dining car service
1000 III Daily--New YORK. ANA Men,
phis Limited (via Bynchburg EFirst-clas
coach and sleeping car TO Roanoke, Knox
vile, Chattanooga, aud Memphis; SleepeI
to New Orleans. Dining-car service.
1915 2 III Daily-WashingtO and SOUTH
western Limted-All Pullman trains, club
and observation cars to Atlanta and Ma
con; sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Ma
con, Memphis. New Orleans. Dining
Car service.
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BBANCH.
Leave Washington $40 ~, 100 y H.,
l.3J y IA, p m, week days, for Bluemont,
4.S5 D m and so p III week days for Lees
burg only. Sundays only, 9.l0a IN and
6.25 p III.
Through trains from the South arrive
WaSh'n $40 a IN, $50 a n, 9.45 a IN, 1925
am, $50 III, $50 p m, and $50 p III,
daily. Local trains from uarrisOnburg,
II .55 m week days and $40 o m daily.
From Charlottesville. S.25a u ana $40 p M
daily.s
Tickets, sleeping car, reservations, ano
ietalled information can be had at TICKET
Office, T05 18th ST.; 511 Pa. ave-, aud Penn
sylvania Station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences.
Phone 1910 for p. X. K. Cab service.
c. If. ACK ERT, General Manager
:. a. HAkDWlCk, General L see Aga
L. 3. BROWN. General Agent.
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For Over Sixty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo, :.
Lucas County.


Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
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the sum of one hundred dollars for
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cannot I've cured by the use of Halls
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Sworn to before me and subscribed
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A. w. GLEASON,
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PAINES CELERY COMPOUND.

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-19
EDUCATION BAD FOR NEGROES
Governor Of Mississippi Gives That
Reason For Vetoinq Bill.


Jackson, Miss, March 15.-Governor
Vardaman sent to the house his veto
of the bill appropriating $1,000 for the
support Of the Holly Springs Normal
School. a colored institution. The gov
ernor in his veto message takes the
ground against negro education, stat
ing that it is not the best thing for
the negroes. He advanced this view
during his campaign for governor The
governor also gave what he termed a
constitutional reason for vetoing the
bill. The veto message comes up in
the house today. and a stiff fight viii
be made to pass the bill over the gov
ernors veto.
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