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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-02

II you want a suit or overcoat
call and have your measure taken.
D. Levitan, L'Anse.
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Pupils Neither Absent Nor Tardy
During the Month Of
March.

The following is list Of pupils in
L'Anse township schools who were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month of March:
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COvINGTON TOWNSHIP.
PEOPLES TICKET.
Supervisor-John Vedder.
Clerk-David HI. Persons.
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AT THE POLLS MONDAY.
Result OF Caucases Held I'm the
Various Townships Through
out the County Of Baraga.

The annual spring election will
take place Monday next, April 4th,
and in all the townships, with the
exception Of Arvon, there are two
tickets in the field, and the contests
promise to be exceedingly lively.
Following are the tickets as nom-
mated:
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For Sale.

will sell at bargain my dwelling
house in this village. Also good
sized barn. For further particulars
inquire of Gordon JOHNSTON,
3-12-f] l. LAnse, Mich.
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Constable-Nestor Heikkila.
Constable-Al. Wakeford.
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Highway Com'r-Gust. Hill.
Overs'r H'ways-Gust. Gustafson.
Justice OF the Peace full term)-
William Riggs.
Member Board Of Review Qull
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L'ANsE TOWNSHIP.

superintendent w. Foote.
Clerk-Emil Hedman.
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Constable-David Beuprey, Jr.
Poundmaster--John Leaf.
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Dist. No. 2-Samuel Papin.
Dist. No. 3-Matt Scranteny.
Dist. No. 4----
Dist. No. 5-Charles Kunick.
Dist. No. 6-John Smith.
COnstable-Joseph Girard.
Constable-Samuel Hill.
Coustable-Charles Oleson.
Constable-Peter Nillson.
Poundmaster-Oliver Dalstrom.
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HIGH SCHOOL.

Aurore Boivin, Adalia Egerer,
Frank McKindles, Reggie McKin
dies, Mabel Proctor.
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CHAPTER XXXUI.
lIAI LOWE EN-.

n,,id Cunts
,ho o-.r.,1 - q ''c"N orcd from
,,ia-,,,,,,,a ,.''.'.' stunt" ny 'hat
e,.a,,, ',7'' Hp'''.I. A'a Nlh@ ONT
'.''' 80, NM. 'al ~ was nc
Gro, wall Ia '',,' N'i' ms Sc
'''' well ora W anu Mart in had never
or Cav ,,aaa anu '"' SPo"h
croor',.olo -" H'S ''c'F III
1.s orr,a.
80 D..,.,., va ,''' N"oS'-'"li''d mind
oaa, w. ''','"'''.u WIN the FnaWing
,,,.a',.1; uHl! I''I 's'' regal
49,. "'- pc 'aheh AGAINST
'''"' an" H'@h''F dread or another
,noro a "e."'he more and
.,,, NV n"o-'nahks 10
fna,l nursing -TecoFered
Au,. ''.'" anu hFalh rover.
,,or,,r,a, ~''' '"e VIC u ono or ms
10 ,,,, D" i' ""uS' ior MINI LOT
ms !" pay any price Tor
,o,i,,,. d" '"a' u" Iaileu
Io cn,l, ~. - "'s" against hi'n'
bc,.. ~, ,' S'''P' ana Io!lG
ror,.o,, a,.a, were PASSED III
o,ui., ,,,, SoHlo'hliS' Inc
co s;,oo t,. an" ia" remained
ono oon.i1a, '".'' "iSh'' LOT every
foroo os ,a haun'eu' nut the
tori,, oha,. h'Pt baNlu pot
,,,a,,,1 ".o. Wv H""nll'l each Day ana
,.I 30 i'''s d. SNillcl'ht strength
No..
os,a, "''" i'''' wed MS prosecutions
ms from the lflSht occa-
~ ntH E"os'IV lnlIah masque-
anu '"ousn Intermittent, they
GU ~ ',"' i!ler'lless retribution now
p"'s''"s DAVID These acts were all
No,or WEI, "'' ',c' 'ous' ana quite IKE
:. ,', WIN " 81 ram of Indian blood
,nn -. ,d ""P'' ne had never forgot
n,hor "" MAI moment OF agony
hanha, '"p'i mo network OF
ninn t' anu win dlabollcal cum
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Copyright. 1908. by Lee and shcpard.)

81 wouldn't" answered Martin, "yor
may kill the wrong man after all, and
If | was that cabins owner. and some
one fired close as you did. I'd answer
in coin. Bullets arc arguments tina,
merit the Same answer. Your only
show was TO leave your gun behind
and call as a peaceful stranger might.
You have closed the door to that. and
it's now riddle that cabin with balls or
retreat"
I've good will to send a few bull
lets through his roof" asserted Scott.
angry at being thus batTiod. Pm not
the man to turn tail SO easy"
II was bravado pure and simple. and
Martin saw it,
"All right" he answered cheerfullv.
only Just wait till | set behind a rock.
AS ! told YOU. it's not my business. and
| don't mean it shall be. I've led you
TO your victims lair as promised. but
I'm going back with whole skin and
soon. too"
Then somewhat crestfallen and vet
helpless to do anything else except re-
treat, Scott led the way back to the ca
noes. And it must be noted that the
time consumed in so doing was Of the
briefest.
Tho four campcd together that NIGHT.
as indeed they had to. and when they
parted ways next day, Martin felt no
regret
That man SCOTS bout like most O.
the game wardens' assorted Lovi.
contempfuously, whom alone with Mar
tin. and cross 'twiXt loafer n 4
buffer All he wanted was 70 earn the
prize money. n hadn't either sense o.
sand enough TO do it. I've mighty
poor 'pinion o most a the came war
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t-di papers -MafCn nad thcm all in
mind-a brief will in Angles favor,
Or. Sol MS conservator and adminis-
traitor, with power of attorney. all duly
witnessed, and for the rest and any
action upon these Angie herself must
decide.
Il am going TO let yon manage this
matter, as | told You before" he said
to old Cy. after explaining this part
or his mission. "You have been with
MIN week now: he trusts you like a
child, and in your own way you can
get him TO sign the documents want.
thlnk now" he added, rising. "Ill
play boy with you two for n week and
build an ell on the cabin for Jean"
How that week OF playing boy"
was passed-how Martin stalkcd and
Killed the deer he needed. and dozens
OF partridecs and ducks besides, how
the cabins addition was erected and
other Improvements made. and how
much Martin enjoyed this Good Sa-
marian labor-nced not be specified
AMI also seemed to grow fond of his
cheerful voice. and obeyed him like
the child he was.
There was also some pleasure min
sled in. for the hermit. stimulated by
the excitement of more company,
seemed 10 Srow more sane and like a
mature nan in thought, and told
stories or his long Journeys through the
wilderness and meetings with bear and
wildcat; how he had at various times
. r., 4
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Her Test.

An OREGON newspaper man SAYS ha
was ence travelling in the back country
ot Oregon, and, going TO Il little inn
Tor lodging, was surprised to seq "A
large picture Of Or, Edward Everett
HAZE on the wall The woman of the
house explained it thus: well, YOU
see Il good ilany strangers come hero
ana want ne to keen 'em, and l don't
know 'h\thing about 'em, but II they
know Edward Everett IIales picture
know they're good for something,
ana LEI EN- stay.s
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CHAPTER NXN1I.
HOME BUILDING IN TIE W1LDEI

HOME BclL1ING ~ TIE WILDER
N',9'
wa, ''i' "''''' ny MS eulao''
.,''' i'''iV' '"''' own camp ready ioT
'no Hl6n' ana sup1cr was disposed Of,
ne Star''" Tor the hormilS hut re
"a'' learned from Jean that all was
wen VITA Amzi ANA old cy. and now
ca" on 'Hrh' was IN order.
me october now moon was hr.Tht
IN the western sky. the evening air
c""I ana crisp, tho leaves falling from
me Dlrch"s rustlod beneath his fcer,
pnd as he came in sight Of the nus.
Il chocrr light cleaned from its ono
mani window. lie halted a momcnt
~ the gate, for ont from this rudc
nome came the sound ot music once
more. 1t was not 2 sad refrain now.
hut that cheerful old-tmc dance tune.
Iho Irish Wnshcrwonan,' and as
Martin paused to listen moment. it
carried him back to his boyhOod when
ne h'T cut pigeon wines to its lively
measures, and then ciasYed Angles
supple waist when Balance and
swing echoed from tho bare brown
raf'er'.
And now 800 miles away from those
old associations, he was listening 10 1T
once again. twanged by her father on
a Jews -harp,
II bore the same iovous mood rs OF
yore. and moro than that assured
him that this strange rocnsc and old
Cy were now quite contant and honnv
And why shouldn't they 10 and con
tinue thus here? And what was to he
sained by insisting upon cbanrinc rom
ditions ana almost draneinr thie roor
old man back 10 Greonvclo AVID ~ srr-
roundngs long since forpot,ono II
was but the same conclueion tbot ba1
first come to him when no left horn
with the officers now rotrrr,rc Win
convincing force. And what harm,
could folloyo An2, voe cortort ,ha
ties Of his manhood wsro eovorod
earlier fcelinrs deeS and huriod 10
and old Cy. two fossils ae II woro ,yoro
happy together and could no or nm
tual help and comfort Thov v.oro ar
could DO properly provided for dnrirr
winter; old Cv. absolutcIv without tioe
in Greenvale. would be clad Ia romain
here. and why not
Tbon onotbor and ,ho ,.i,o, o,,.
of his cnnir, horo oc,,,rrod g. H.,
tfu-Anpie's riobtc no h.I ,1.
ed lepal frio,d ..d c,,.,,,', -
her father wae sim oIiva na',,1 ' a,.,
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CHAPTER NNXIV.
NO MOURNERS

How Aunt Lorey and the hired mans
wife were awakened by the latter's
spouse that Halloween night. how the
Two women, wrapped in quilts. sat in
fear and trembling while the hired
man vainly searched the promises with
lantern and later related how he
was scared almost ont of his WIS ny
the delirious conduct Of David. AMI
how, when daylight came, the story
spread over the village like ,,ild-fre.
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Greenyalc ever knew. For over twr
months now II had boon known that
DAVID was in a precariOus condition
his premises were by some considered
haunted; tie old scandal Of Amzi's
disappearance was revived and dis
cus:ed, also what the outcome wo,Il,
ne IN case Martin married Angie ant
took the law" on David. And so in.
teresfed was the entire village now IL
the IatcSt pmCnt--the midniaht
ana supposed insane flight of David
mat the sun was scarcely M an hon,
ere his premises were almca black
WIN people. Angie only remained
away but Aunt Comfort was In the
crowd and Dr. sol led the searchers
Nezer, a good deal scared. but holdin,,
MS peace, was with the rest. but search
Who're they would, no trace of Dnvil
vas found Both mills were examined
time and again, and every clubhouse;
small parties probod the mill fumes
win long sticks; Tho pool below the
falls was examined with poles and
graphing hooks, while others secured
the woods. but without avail
David had vanished like his brother.
and the mystery grew deeper.
Suicide, of course was his fate or
else death from exposure. for at his
acc and in his condition, no man could
live long wandering dementod and nj
most nude in the woods and swamps
noon comn ava Nv a 'uI' ' ",I'I W I'',i
y few mon or1 ,,,,., ,.r,..,,, W.
ran = mar, o,..o..,,oa ,e 7,','',.'' anu w.
# v.,e ,n,.,a 1a.. IL"
David ana ,to. ~ ',' '"V' i'''i'"
orod :, .i'o ,',', rs "o"S was oISooV-
r,i1as ,v., wv ~ swamp,
rotrihutior lea 'i',.. II prov 'u'"'ia'
Nozor v.ho or., .s,. ,'''', " was
disrovor, '''e '""0N Oil
-,
r'0n we d orter wear mournin'
''r 9p"u jISt fer tho looks on -"
~ UNI "'"'o'' NaIo INC nl@ht after the
i''','' al t" A'-i'' ne was Fo1r fathers
"I"'hoF' "r'or all, Il you're like to
'""' III yer SUNNI wonder if h. left
d VIII!
This combination of interest not
only expressed Aunt Comforts broad
cnarlty, but reflected all that Green
vale now cared for David Curtis.
NO VIII was found. however. cEcert
the orlainal one that had separated
TWO brothers for life. Bank books
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Duuh SHllllHb.
We'll I'm back" asserted Martin,
land how arc you. boys? see you
are taking comfort"
"Oh. we're gittin on famous" re-
sponded old Cy. "Ain't we, Amir"
AMI nodded, still smiling. We've
bin choppia' wood" he said, an Cyrus
sharpened the AK on a stun. n built
u smoke house. N we've got lot o.
nuts fer the squirrels"
Back to childhood and for GOOD &"
thought Martin then aloud, THAT
right, boys now is the time to get
ready for winter. How are the su,iir-
rcls?"
"Oh, they're asleep now" answered
AMI. eagerly, "I'll feed 'em in the
mornin'."
Still the child" thought Martin.
"and no thought beyond his daily life
hero. not oven curiosity" For little
time he chatted, first with one and then
the other. and then inviting old Cy
to come to his camp early next day.
babe them good night.
Jean was asleep when Martin reached
camp, but "Old Faithful"-Levi-stil
awaited him beside the fire For n
half hour or more Martin sat near It
maturing his plans.
"LcVi.' he asked at last how far
is II to the nearest SCttlement?"
Bout three days COIN n mchhe
five gittin' back" came the answer.
after pause.
'Well.' continued Martin. with a
lauoh. Il thought OF about everything
when VIC came in but pens. ink and
paper, and those | must have as soon
as possible
well. I'll go fetch em," responded
Levi. with ready WILLINGNESS: Il Kin
go down The Allasash TO COnnors n
back in "A week. mcbhc. il you Kin
spare lean
"Why. of course" eaid Martin.
ashamed Of his own thoughtlossnoss;
Il intended him TO 20 with You"
Then as 10 thought Of the long
trip these TWO must make. so easy
going. but steady up-currcnt journey
coming back; he realized how costly
= lapse Of memory might he. lie had
prepared himself with legal advice.
thought Of and brought into the woods
all manner of extra clothing. stores and
nc,d If ho ,oc.,.,, 49, ,a., '''.e,''
yet now he was helpless. without TIE
simplest accessories Of civilized life
Then another thought came. and
strine ~ ,l,ir. i,iroh han,. ,.
iacon, treo a.,1 ,,.i,, .,, an ,'u-
soro,,1,i - m,ot 49,. VIZ,
~ oil ,ho 1a,.a i,.,o ~"
IN, ,,.,i,tr,. ,n,;,
uniono ''''''
You mus enclose this in an envcl-
ope. he said 10 loVi. whom they were
ready to start and rewriie the ad-
dress on 1t. And taking the fiat pack
aee, now tied with Gsh-lino Ola Faith.
ful pushed off ana started ON his him.
drod-nilc Journey for a ouarter's worth
Of stationery.
When old CIV presented himself n
little later tho TWO held m irnortont
conversation
I've given I'M tho idoa of tal,i,r
AMI hccl, ,o c'o,.,,.o,. >, ,,...t,' a;.,
AZ once "aul i. Won aro vIlirc ia
like Won 10 s,av moro for Tho ,,i,tor
and take core ~ him Two ..r, ! o,.i
and Jean ~ tho noar,., eot,lo,,o,,, ,or
writing materials AND vllo tbc,, oro
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path. step by step. twisting
the dense thicket. along the
ledge. and up the defle TO
where the moose skull still grinned
nd here they paused. Martin made
10 comment. but glanced at the Off
ers, anxious to see how this CHASTITY
was received by them. They
ooked at it in grim silence. then at
ne another, and then up the narrow.
allied path
moro Martin. as leader, moved
tho rest followed.
whisper from any, not loud
even, each step slow one and
and. parting the bushes with
until the open glade came in
and just where the swinging
rossod the path. they halted.
here the log hut was visible.
t Of IFS low chimney n thin film
kc was ascending.
in looked at it moment and
his companions.
res your man. puoss." he
red cooking supper. DO You
call on him without notice. or
ring"
IS the critical moment, and one
Scott was not ready 10 meet.
| his companion had for weeks
arching this pathess Wilderness
man whose crimes they knew
ough, but of his temper. dispo.
lOOtS oven. they knew but lit
the occupant of this cabin was
q, he was in a position to defy
or at least mako it costly.
H. whispered Martin again.
* their dilemma, shall ring?"
nodded.
as all eyes werc on this lair Of
'osed murderer, Martin pushed
inging stick forward once. twice.
he instant. 2.most. and as the
tinkllnS answers reached tho
ne men, shaggy haired human
ppeared at the one small VIM
zen a slide was moved across il,
"a narrow crack open.
cabins owner was evidently at
1t needed n brave man, indeed.
enter this open glade, bristlinS
'lackened stumps like so many
and advance TO the hut. Scott
5idently not that man, for he
watched and waited. and Mar
L.
70, three minutes passed, and the
i'll eyed the cabin.
ana now Scott advanced TO the sig
al lever and moved it again and
gain.
Only the faint bell sounds issued.
II was seemingly case of either adj
ince or retreat, but Scott did neither.
My a moment moro he waited, then
ION gave loud halo"
II echoed through that silent wilder
3ss and back from the cliff that
owned down upon the hut, but no
le appeared. Again and again was il
peated, but the cabin door remained
nut, the window slide in place, and
W S'ilpiNt 7AilA hf'' t4lAiilt1.
1--WE notion to try a shot" whiq-
'rcd Scott, and, as no one answered
, raised his rifle, aimed at the cliff,
I'd fired.
The ping Of the bullet against the
clf came back minging into the re-
'rt. but no ono emerged from tho
1t.
Once again Scott lifted his rife and
ed.
This time he was answered, for now
gun barrel was thrust ont Of the
arrow slit, then "A spit of red fire, and
bullet cut its way through the fir
,ughs above the watchers.
In an instant all four were prone
ION the earth.
1t was almost ludicrous, and yet the
avest of men would do the same.
Hes your man" whispered Martin,
most inclined TO laugh, but If you
can to arrest him, I'll stay mere.
We no desire to head funeral pro-
ssion Just yet,
But the face Of Scott had grown
rec. "Im a good mind to open fro
the shack he said, "and see IL
at will start him out"
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GRO re CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER NXXT.
THE LAIR or AN Ot.TCAsT

THE LAIR or AN OtTCAST.
1t was mid-afternoon. and an i'm
pending storm hid the sun and made
the forest unduly sonbrc when Low
caught the first sound of the stream
whore. months before. he and Martin
had landed to follow mysterious path
Its beginning. beside the bush-growu
brook. was easily found. where twies
had been broken off and grass recently
trodden.
Here's tracks, exclaimed Levi. who
had landed first. with paddle in hand:
ond, stepping. he added. "They's the
wild mans sure's gun"
at is he, fast enough" asserted
Martin, who had followed rifle in hand.
and now also stopped over them.
They were plainly visible, and
group of them at that. Some faint on
the patches of moss. and those close to
the stream more distinct and showing
the well-remembered claw marks For
full five minutes the little party of
four stood looking at them with thrice
the interest Martin ard the doctor felt
- to find a desperate. and the first
OF him filled them with fOrebod-
Yell, gentlemen" almost whts..
! Martin when the tracks had
well examined. here we are. and
game isn't far off" and he led the
into the shadowy forest, up the
W path only n few rods and then
ted, for there. beside IT, and near
under freshly cut fir boughs, lay
vas canoe, bottom mp.
as the one inseparable cOmpan-
man and his existence in this
ness and yet, had il been a
ing panther instead. it would not
wakened much more interest.
all eyes one instant only. and
he row of -four stalwart men
furtively around as if expect
avage to step ont from behind
'e. Only moment they halted,
II with rifles at ready, and Mar
I'd, they filed cautiously up the
path. step by step. twisting
the dense thicket. along the
ledge. and up the defile to
where the moose skull still grinnod.
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IL Was tOlu with Dated breath and as
II ghost might be listening II was
all so sudden. and so quite ovorwhelm-
INK also, Angie was stunned, All her
HE long She had folt a grieVOus wrong
had been done her father. and she had
been left 10 suffer for H. A. times
uncle that his very name and sight of
his pnched face was obnoxious. Al his
funeral shH would not look upon him,
and when Nic earth 10 earth and dust
to dust finale camo. only It's soIemnity
impressed her
We do not even admit some thoughts
and feelings ANA when thole who have
wronged us mos pass toW0 into their
final restins-p place, our lips must also
remain sealed, and when Angie turned
away from her uncle's grave. she would
not say, Il am glad and could not
say, Il am sulrl.
Neither did the fact that she was 10
inherit his estate undo the sense of
wrong. II was not his viii and wish
that this Was to be, he had not thousht
of her, or justice to her in life. and
only the laws mandate now said SO,
and that left faint ON the heritage.
lie had Wroneed her father in the long
ago, and mad driven him frm homs.
had kept what was hers by right, and,
in spite OF public opinion, willingly saw
her dependent upon charity and her
own effort to earn trifle, and now, in
passing, had left her to stine her natu-
raj feelings as best she could. But there
was one spot Of silver beneath the
cloud, and that, the face of Aunt Com
tort and the chance to reward her. was
some compensation for all her self
denialS. u va" the first ana about
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Russian Corruption.

A few years ago certain Russian
warship was on special duty in Ber-
ing Sea guarding the seal fisheries
that is to say, preventing the slaugh-
ter OF the lady seals during the close
season. The admiral of the station in
the course Of an inspection OF the yes,
sci invited any of the sailors who had
any complaint to make to step for
ward One of the men, as spokesman
for the whole crew, complained that
the seal money" promised them had
not been paid. On the astonished ad-
miral inquiring what he meant, it
came out that the ships commander
had been doing lucrative trade by
killing the seals placed under his pro-
lection and sending the skins to Lon
don, and had taken the crew into part
nership.-London Chronicle.
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Arctic Life is Healthy.

Apparently Arctic exploration is
healthy work. At the paying OF"
luncheon and dinner OF the Discovery
there was present as POSTMASTER Sir
Clements Markham, who served in the
Arctic expedition of 1S50-51; so also
did Sir r. Nesey Hamilton, while the
veteran Sir Leopold McClintock has
survived no fewer than four invasions
of high ATTITUDES, among them that of
1859, when Franklin's fate was placed
beyond doubt.
Present, too, were Sir George Mares.
who commanded. and Sir Pelham AL
drich, who took part in the 1856 ex.
petition; Sir Allen Young, of the
Franklin and Pandora expeditions, and
Sir Lewis Beaumont.
Capt Scott and his shipmates are
to be honored by a special medal from
King Edward.
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A GREAT NAVAL BATTLE.
ADMIRAL'S w.RDi CARRY WEIGHT.
How Bananas Ripen.

There is an erroneous idea concern
ing the harvesting of the banana crop,
says the Mexican Herald. The state.
ment that four or five crops of banan-
as are harvested year is entirely in.
correct. A crop is harvested on an
average of every fifteen days through.
out the year. Each thrifty plant has
many suckers or stalks growing from
a single root at the same time. One
or more punches of ripening fruit are
cut from a single stalk while the other
stalks growing from the same rro, are
left untouched, and in fifteen days
another of these is shorn OF its fruit.
The process continues necessarily dur
ing the year. In July and August ii is
necessary to cut off the rpening
lunches every ten days, while in De
cember and January about once a
month Is sufficient, the average
throughout the year being practically
fifteen days.-Counlry Gentleman.