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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
occasion FOR q Story.

A man had q story about O gun which
he delivered himself Of upon all occasions.
At dinner party one evening he writhed
in his chair for over an hour waiting for
chance to introduce his story, but no
opportunity presented itself. Finally he
clipped a coin into the hand of waiter
and whispered: when you leave the
The waiter slammed the door as direct
ed, and the man sprang to his feet, with
the EXPLANATIONS: whats that noise-a
gun"
".Oh, no." returned his host, 'it was
only the door,"
rAh, see. Well, speaking Of guns re-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
Russia's Two-Headed Eagle.

Russia's imperial two-headed eagle
was first assumed by Ivan Basilovitz
Then in 1472 he married Sophia, daugh-
er of Thomas Palaeologus, and niece
of Constantine XIV, the last emperor
OF Bazyntium. The two heads SYM
bolize the eastern or Byzantine empire
of the western or Roman empire.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
Fatal Earthquake.

Vienna, April s.--According to a dis
patch to the Neu Erie Presse an earth
quake April 4 killed % persons, injured
40. destroyed 1900 houses and caused
great distrsas In the vilayets Of Kossovo
and salonica, Macedonia
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
Miners Resume Work.

Terre Haute. Ind, April 9.-Indiana
miners returned to work Friday pending
q settlement Of the scale, according to
reports received at state headquarters.
President Boyle, OF the miners, has
called the joint committee to meet Mon
day to resume consideration Of a scale.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
Fatal Explosion.

Washington, April e.-Four men
were killed and one fatally injured In
an explosion Friday at the Pintsch Gas
Comprising company's plant in South
west washington. The dead: Stephen
Henson, Joseph Cumberland. an un-
known negro. and Charles w. Grigsby.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
Teosinte ana milton Dollar Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth.
one good for IA tons hay and the other 80
tons green fodder per acre. Grows every
where, SO does Victoria Rape, yielding
10000 lbs. sheep and swine food per acre.
Tx. IL
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis,
and receive in return their big catalog and
lots of farm seed samples.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

Marjory Hampton City, writes:
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found that colds catarrh find that
bowels regular acting agenIe su-
system In consider whole medicine
chest"-Miss Marjory Hampton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
! The case Of Miss Frankie
Orser, of Boston, Mass, is In.
teresting to all women.

SCASSSlu8 " SA WVAASMe
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and had bearing-down pains, and fire.
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from q restful sleep in such pain and
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MISS FRANKIE ORsER, IA Warrenton
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Surely you cannot wish to re-
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "a repu.
tation foh wisdom simply puhceeds fun
exceptional talents fob concealin' ignor-
ance." -Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

1t is terrible shock to us, when we
have told friend something that was
told to us in confidence, to find that he
has told some one else.-Puck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

The genius of hospitality is not so much
in making people meet, but IN helping
them to parton good terms. Remember
that!-John Oliver Hobbies.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

June Tint Butter Color makes top Of the
market butter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

A mans best friends are his ten fingers.
Robert Collyer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16

OUR GUARANTRE.-Take large bottle of
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and when the right quantity is taken cure is
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24

where, so it was very evident that they
could not have had their wishes.
At last Lycurgus asked an old man
with q big white beard for the best
road to take. He sighed and smiled,
and then he said: Il started out for
the same land when I was young as
you are, but I have not found it yet.
Almost everybody that 1 know has
looked for it at some time or another,
and nobody has ever found 1t. Stlll'
it is a pleasant journey to look for 1t,
and 1 can only advise you to keep
straight on
Prunella thereupon uttered loud
and meaningless laugh, which so
pleased the, old gentleman that he ran
away as fast as his ancient and more
or less wobbly legs would carry MS
venerable body.
"You should not laugh like that,
Prunella," said Lycurgus kindly put
reprovingly without first waving
red flag, like the switchman does when
a calf gets on the track in front OF
train"
Prunella smiled benignantly and
showed only too clearly by her gen
eral manner that the remarks Oh Ly
curgus Sulfermister had gone out OF
one ear as fast as they had entered the
other. and the procession continued oll
it's way.
Still finding no trace of the lano
where wishes come true, II pecailie
Prunella Tramplehopper's turn 10 ASK
for directions. and this she ala OIL an
old and withered but merry old lady.
"Ah." said the merry old lady with
a brisk little bow and a brisk little
smile, you won't reach Wish Land
till you are as old as I am and then
you will carry it about with you every
where, providing you are good all
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24
The Funny Boody Bird.

The BOBBY bird, an oceanic fowl,
is probably the funniest and most stup-
id bird in the world. 1t appears TO
have as little intelligence as the old
extinct dodo had, according to the an
cient accounts.
The BOBBY nests on islands far out
in the Pacific ocean and will not stir
out of the way when men land there,
but remains squatted on the ground,
staring at intruders stoHdly.
It can fly very well indeed, and goes
long distances; but when it is sit
ting on the water it will remain d.
rectly in the course of a ship, SO that
IL happens often that a steamer will
go clear over a BOBBY that could cas-
lily have swum or flown out Of the
way.
Sometimes BOBBY birds will fly on
the deck of a ship and lie there with
their legs sprawling under them,
making no attempt 70 rise, as If
their bewilderment had quite numbed
their weak intellect.
The BOBBY does not feed its young
as other birds do, by carrying food to
them in it's bill. Instead of this, the
BOBBY swallows the food, and then the
young bird thrusts its head into the
throat of the parent and fishes the
food out.
when NWO young DOObieS eIe
Matched in the same nest, the one that
is out of the egg first VIII often at
tempt to eat it's younger brother or
sister.
When a shot is fired at a BOBBY bird,
it generally falls down fiat on the
ground and screams pitiably. even II Il
has not been hit at all; so that II
happens frequently that a gunner
gathers in entirely unhurt BOBBY birds
that have simply been frightened in
10 helplessness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24
BY Harry p. Taber.


"You will have to walk long way"
said my guide. a boy of fourteen, in
the village of Largens, Island of
Pico. at may tire the Senior"
IT am willing to be tired if we can
have such famous hunting as you de-
scribe to me-" replied.
Maria" continued Francisco to his
sister, run quickly to the house. fetch
me the large net, the dog, Pilot,
two big slaves, a torch and a
bag"
IF I do, will you let me go with
your" asked Maria
"Of course, little one"
"Shall I bring the gum"
THAT will not be necessary. The
sticks will be sufficient to beat
them"
To me the conversation sounded
like that of two bandits who were pre-
pairing an assault, rather than the
talk of two Azorean children about
to set out on a pigeon hunt. In
a few minutes Maria returned with
a fine large net thrown over her
shoulders like a shawl. Under one
arm she carried an enormous sack
and under the other she held a
torch. In her hands she carried
, two long sticks with metal points.
Behind her came the big dog,
Pilot.
Francisco gave me one of the sticks
and carried the other himself. Pilot
waltzed around us as If he knew there
was fun ahead for him. We walked
ahead through the darkness-it was
8 o'clock in the evening-toward
the coast of the island. On the edge
of the great cliffs we hesitated.
Hear the old sea knocking himself
to pieces down belowi" said Maria.
began to fear that in the darkness
we might fall over the cliff and be
knocked to pieces ourselves. But Ma
ria only laughed. Uncle" she said,
"let me go in front. Shut your eyes,
take hold of my petticoat, and you
will be all right. L will lead
you"
/ did as she told me, and we felt
our way along the jagged rocks till
we came close to the foot of the
cliffs. From this on" said Francisco,
'it is necessary that there be no
sound. We must climb these rocks as
silently as the dead. The Senior must
follow the dog carefully. He knows
the way"
Then we commenced what seemed
an incredible task. 1 held tightly to
Pilots collar, and he picked his way
silently up the ragged mountain side.
Once or twice 1 tried to speak, but
| Francisco babe me keep quiet, saying
that we should miss all the sport if
| did not.
Then he took the net from his sister
! and she held my hand as a sign to
stand still. Francisco began climbing
| still higher. Presently the net de-
scended from above, in front Of us. Ma
ria made it fast at the foot of the rock
with stones. Then Francisco climbed
! down to us again after making the top
| fast to the jutting rocks above.
He raised corner of the net and
| Pilot rushed in behind 1t. We followed,
| and Francisco again fastened the cor
ner which he had raised to let us en-
J ter. Then 1 discovered that we were
| in a large cave. We had made no
noise, but we could hear the cooling Of
birds. We certainly had not disturbed
| them yet. They seemed asleep ana
! snoring.
Francisco now lighted his torch. and
I saw within the walls OF the cave
| thousands upon thousands Of black
| pigeons and white.
Francisco SWUNG the torch around
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24

your life, But I did not know this al
ways, and when 1 was as young as
you are / spent all my time looking
for it. And it was very delightful,
very delightful indeed. To tell you the
truth" and here the merry old lady
laid her finger alongside of her nose
with a most knowing air, ito tell you
the truth, 1t was much more fun look
ing for Wish Land than finding it.
Prunella Tramplehopper at once tried
to utter another of her remarkable
laughs, but she caught the stern glance
of Lycurgus Sulfermister just in time
and the laugh changed into a stran-
gled cough that so frightened the mer-
ry old lady that she ran off at the top
of her speed crying, Doctor! Doctor!
Doctor!"
The doctor Immediately failed to ar
rive, and as time passed he remained
equally distant from the scene.
1t was then that Lucinda Candisis-
ter proved her value. She caught sight
of a brown lizard with gold rings
around it's eyes and bright red spots
on it's Sides and she ran up to 1t to
ask Ii where the land of wishes was.
(Which one are you seeking?" asked
the lizard. There's one where every
body can have three wishes and no
more. That lies on the road that runs
off to the left there. And then there's
another land at the end of the right
hand road where you can have all the
wishes that you want. Only, I would
like to warn YOU"
Here Prunella Tramplehopper's un-
fortunate laugh came out with a sud-
den rattle and bang! And the lizard,
after darting one shocked look at her,
scuttled into a hole with an indignant
fiirt of his tail.
Lycurgus Sulfermister and Prunella
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24

Tramplehopper Immediately set off at
a tearing pace down the right-hand
road toward the land where one could
have all the wishes one wanted. And
Lucinda Candisister followed more So
berly.
They would not have been in such
haste, perhaps, if the unfortunate and
ridiculous laugh of Prunella had not
frightened away the kind lizard. For
what it wanted to add was this: that
in the land where there were all the
wishes that anybody could want, moth
ing once wished for could be unwish-
ed, and every wish came true, but not
exactly in the way the wisher expect
ed it.
However, the three explorers did
not know this; and they pressed on
dauntlessly until they came In sight
of a sign-board that said:
"ONE MILE TO WISHY-WISHY."
''Hooray!" said Lycurgus.
"And a tiger!" said queer voice
behind them. They looked around and
beheld thin, short man, with legs
twisted like corkscrews and arms
nearly ten feet long.
Going to Wishy- Wishy?" asked the
man pleasantly. 81 belong there. I've
only just been taking little run out
side of the boundaries so that l could
rest myself by wishing things without
having them come true. You know
q gets kind of tiresoms after
Observing that the three-and Pru-
nella Tramplehopper espectally-were
looking curiously at his strange hg-
ure, the short, thin man explained:
You see, 1 happened to say one
day: I wish that my legs were as
timber as rubber and the next minute
they were rubber. l hadn't really
meant it, but you have to be careful
in Wishy-Wishy. Why, one time
was kind of Fazy and I tried to reach
a paper on a table and couldn't, so
said, II wish l could reach the old
thing, and right away my arm shot
out and grew ten feet long.
ct used to be tall and fat, but there
came a hot day and l wished that
was thin and small, and here
am" ~
"Why don't you wish your arm to
be small again?" asked Lycurgus.
you can't unwish things, you
know" said the man plaintively. Il
could wish myself another arm of the
right length, but don't you see, If 1t
didn't turn out just right might have
to wish another one, and the first
thing I'd know l might have a couple
of dozen. And then what could l dc
with them when went to bed
eh?"
! but excuse me-" he continued
1--WE will soon be in Wishy-Wishy and
I must use what time have" There
upon he began wishing out loud for
all kinds of things as fast as he could
wish it, just to rest himself
All at once he stopped short and
said
Here we are in Wishy-W ishy
ln q uyich rvl1 af "a
you do"
Prunella Tramplehopper immedi.
ately screamed at the top of hei
voice:
IT wish ! was a Queenl"
And Immediately she became the
Queen, whom you shall meet mex
Sunday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24

PFunella Tramplehopper Mas lthe
eldest and tallest and should have
known best. But sagacity does not
always grow up with age and size,
and Prunella Tramplehopper was friv-
olous and her thoughts were always
in a hurry.
Lcurgus Sulfermister and Lucinda
Candisister believed implicitly in
whatever Prunella Tramplehopper
said. So when Prunella said sud-
denly
Il heard of a land where all wishes
come true" why, Lycurgus and Luz
cinda, who were of lively magma
ton and a daring disposition, said at
once:
Let's CO."
The procession Immediately started
with a great deal of hope and an UNI
brella. Lycurgus Sulfermister led the
way, and walked straight ahead as
last as he could go. They walked this
way for at least a quarter of d mile,
and still they did not see any sign of
the land where wishes come true.
1hey could see people working every
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24
Queer Hawaiian Fishing.

Among the queerest methods of fish
ing in the world is that employed by
the Hawaiians when they go after the
fish that live in the caves and crevices
of the coral reefs.
Despite the great number of fish
around the Hawaiian Islands, it is not
easy to get certain varieties, because
they are extremely shy and often re-
fuse to take any kind of bait that may
be offered. They cannot be coaxed out
of their holes, even though their heads
may be plainly visible where they lie.
snugly ensconced in the clefts and holes
in the reefs.
Nets cannot reach them, for the jag
ged bottom will tangle and tear the
meshes.
So the Hawaiian fishermen have
learned a method different from any.
other used in any sea. 1t is to dive for
the fish and catch them by hand.
They dive straight down from the
boat and Selling a stone or coral spur
on the bottom to anchor themselves,
they thrust their hands into crevice
after crevice. AS fast as they catch a
fish, they put it into linen bag which
a Hawaiian will gather a dozen fish
before he finds it necessary to come to
the surface for air.
Usually the fishermen have their
hands wrapped with cloth, for the dou-
BILE purpose of preventing cuts from the
coral and bites from fish; for many of
the Hawaiian fish are armed with teeth
and will snap fiercely at anything that
approaches them.
Among the savage fishes that occa-
sionally hurt the fishermen are the saw
age morays or biting cells. These fish
are entirely different from the eels
known in the United States. They are
much more serpentine in form and
their coloring is wonderfully beautiful.
They are green and brown and crimson.
Many of them are spotted with YER
million and black. Others are blotched
with yellow and green.
Their mouths are armed with scores
of teeth, sharp as needles: and their
jaws are as powerful as those of
sharks. The big ones can bite man 8
fingers off with a single snap.
One of these biting cells, known as
the Publ is the especial enemy of the
Hawaiians, who dread its bite, al
though they hunt it eagerly because its
flesh is fine and much esteemed. An
other the Puhikapa, is not hunted at
all, for the natives fear 1t too much.
They even say that the Puhikapa will
not content itself with attacking other
creatures in the water, but will climb
out on land and wriggle after lizards
and other prey and drag it back to the
sea with them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24

| vigilance.
There is no lack of amusements, for
the Panamanians are passionately
fond of balls, concerts, operas and
theatrical performances. Cock fights,
bull fights and lotteries are also con-
sidered by them absolutely essential to
a happy life.
The devotee of rod and gun can
obtain plenty of exciting sport on the
isthmus. The shark fishing in the
Bay of Panama is as good as any
where else in the world, and enormous
| alligators may be shot on both sides
of the isthmus.
The bay is so full of "hammer-head"
and ground sharks that none of the
natives will ever take a swim in it.
Some foreigners used to do so until
one of the canal engineers, a young
Colombian named Jules Patterson,
was killed some years ago. When his
body was recovered it had been almost
entire stripped of flesh.
That incident led to a war of re-
prisal on the sharks. which Is still kept
up by the Panamanians. Many of
them are content with simply catch
ing and killing them, and the favorite
method is called "crucifying."
1.-The beast is hooked" said an Eng
lish resident of Panama who saw this
done, land drawn on deck, care being
taken to see that he cannot use his ter
rible mouth for biting. He is laid down
on boards, and his fms are securely
nailed thereto in such a way that he
cannot use them.
1.-The tail is then cut close off, and
the unfortunate animal Is thrown
overheard. He cannot swim, and he
cannot ster himself He is helpless,
and the other members of his own
family promptly attack and devour
him."
On the isthmus, as in all tropical
countries, plenty of vigorous outdoor
exercise is essential to the preserva-
ton of health. Riding, tennis, hunt
ing, rowing, and swimming should be
, the daily sports of Americans who
go down there. In that relaxing eli
mate there is a constant temptation to
live the dolce far niente" life, like
the natives, but the man who does
. so feels the heat of the climate far
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24

his head, crying "Shoo, pigeons; shoo,
pigeonsl" Pilot barked and ran about
like a mad dog.
Maria shrieked, waved her skirt, and
threw stones at the walls of the cave.
| was stunned with the noise ana
roaring of the wings of the frightened
birds as they flew toward the mouth
of the cave in vain attempt 10 es-
cane. Francisco beat the birds with
the stick which he carried as they fell.
Maria put them rapidly into the bag.
Look at the mani" she cried to me-
"JJncle. what Is the stick for? Hit the
birds, and don't let your strokes be
light"
I obeyed, and we filed the sack
with the birds. Then Maria took or
her outer skirt and we put a good por-
ton of the game in that. We tied 9TH
ers together and hung them about Pr
lots neck, and I carried two great
strings of them hung from my Shout
ders. Still, there were dozens of birds
which we could not carry, and Fran
cisco said he would return and fetch
them in the morning.
We returned to Largens much more
easily than we came, for the torch
lighted the way and l could grunble
as much as / liked when l stumbled.
We were not silent then, for the boy
ana girl sang, anu Fllot hePI Wy Tn
tinuous barking as he led the way
home, proudly carrying his part of the
game which we had secured.
When we reached home again l told
the children that I thought 1t hard to
kill the poor pigeons in that way.
Look at the mani" cried Maria
again. "But he will not think so when
the mother makes for him great pig
con pie tomorrow"
! found she was right, for In the
morning. after a nights sound sleep on
the floor, rolled up in my blankets, /
found pigeons beautifully broiled; and
with a dish of sweet loquots, figs and
oranges, had a breakfast which will
never be forgotten.