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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
FACTS ABOUT SUN SPOTS.
They Often Break Out and Disappear
Under the Eye Of the
Observer.

That great sun spot that Chicagoans
were treated to recently did not smash
the record for bigness, even though it
did appear to do SO TO those who looked
at it with naked eyes through Chicago's
smoke, says the News, of that city.
Some astronomers said that the spot
was 30 900 miles across, and others that
it's diameter was $4,000 miles. But even
80. 600 miles would not be the record
diameter. For, back in 1843 when the
Millerites were looking for the end OF
the world, there was great sun spot
that to many seemed to lend weight to
the Millerites arguments from the time
prophecies in the Bible. For a week in
that year there was sun spot that was
visible to the naked eye. 1t measured
74.S16 miles across. On the day of the
eclipse in 1858 spot 107,00O miles in
extent was clearly seen. These spots
are considered to be storms in the glow
ing gases that correspond to the atmos-
phere of this earth. II there were ships
on the sun as large as this earth they
would be tossed about like autumn
These solar spots are most abundant
on the two sides of the suns equator.
where they mark something akin to a
terrestrial cyclone belt. The center Of
cyclone Is rarefied and therefore cold
er. Cold on the sun Is darkness. An
astronomer says that these cyclones
carry down into the depths of the solar
mass the cooler materials of the upper
layers, formed principally of hydrogen,
and thus produce in their center de-
cided extinction of light and heat as
long as the gyratory movement lasts.
Finally the hydrogen. set free at the
base of the whirlpool, becomes reheated
at this great depth and rises up tumult-
uously, forming irregular jets, which
appear above the chromosphere.
Sun spots often break out or disap-
pear under the eye of the observer.
They divide like piece of Ice dropped
on the surface of frozen pond, the
pieces sliding off in every direction, or
they combine like separate foes driven
together into pack. Sometimes spot
will last for more than 200 days, through
six or eight revolutions of the sun.
Sometimes spot will last only half an
hour.
The vclocities indicated by these
movements" writes Henry White War
rem. ID. D., ARE incredible. An uprush
and downrush at the sides has been
measured Of 20 miles second. side
rush or whirl of 100 miles a second.
:,hesc tempests are over regions so wide
that our own Indian ocean Is too small
to be used for comparison. AS they
cease the advancing sides of the spots
approach each other at the rate of 20. 900
miles an hour They strike together and
the rising spray leaps thousands of miles
into sDace"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

fallen down, killing more than 10000
Romans, and the animals cages are
busted and the animals are loose. look
ing for fresh meat. and We better get
right back to Rome, too quick, or We will
be eaten alive. Come on II you are with
me! Do you hear the lions after u.s."
said he, as the hired villains roared.
Well, you'd died to see dad get up
out Of that prickly cactus, and take the
lead for good old Rome. | didn't know
he was such Splinter, but we trailed
along behind. roaring like lions, aud
snarling like tigers and yip-yapping IKE
hyenas and barking like timber vol yes.
and We couldn't see dad for the dust, on
that moonlight night.
We slowed up and let dad run ahead.
and he got to the hotel first, and we paid
off the villains, and finally we went in
the hotel and found dad in the bar
room putting and drinking a high-ball.
pretty near hell, wasn't it," said dad.
to the soap man. Did the lions catch
anybody" 20 few of the lower
classes" said the soap man. "but none OF
Tue HODliliy. Inc uODlilly were III tHb
boxes, and that part Of the Coliseum
never falls during an earthquake" and
the soap man joined dad in high-ball.
After dad got through putting and had
wiped about two quarts Of perspiration
off his head and neck. and the soap man
had told him what great thing 1t was
to perspire in Rome, on account of the
Roman fever, that catches man at
night and kills him before morning, dad
turned to me and said: fHennery. you
go pack up and we get out OF this in the
morning, for | feel as though l had
been chewed by one of those hyenas.
Not any more Rome for papa" and the
high-ball party broke up, and we went
to bed to get sleep enough to leave town.
Do you know, the next morning those
hired villains made the soap man and
pay ten dollars extra on account of
straining their lungs, roaring like
lions? But we paid for their lungs all
right. rather than have them present
bill to dad. So
Well good-by. old man. We are get
ting all the fun there is going Your
only. HENNERY.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
WHAT DAD WANTED TO SEE.

off the boards for over 1000 years,
that the eating of human prisoners by
wild beasts in the presence of the
Roman populace was played out, and
that the Coliseum was ruin and did not
exist as a place Of amusement. He
thought everything that he had read
about the horrors of Roman holiday
he wanted to see II, and had encouraged
him in his ideas. because he was nervous,
and | didn't want to unGeceive him.
He had come to Rome to see things he
couldn't find at home, and it was up to
me to deliver the goods.
Gee. but it made me sweat, cause
knew IL dad did not get q show for his
money, he would lay it up against me,
so told him we would go to thu
Coliseum that night and see the hungry
lions and tigers eat some Of the leading
citizens, just as they did when Caesar
run the show. Then found an Ameri-
can from Chicago at the hotel, who
sells soap in Rome, and told him what
dad expected of me in the way ofamuse-
ment, and he said the only way was to
take dad out to the Coliseum. and in
the dark roll barrel of broken glass
down the tiers of seats and make him
believe there was an earthquake that
had destroyed the Coliseum, and that the
lions and tigers were all loose. looking
for people to eat, and scare dad and
make run back to town.
didn't want to play such scandalous
trick on dad, but the Chicago man said
that was the only way out of 1t, and he
could get a barrel of broken glass for a
dollar, and hire four ruffians that'could
roar like lions for few dollars. and it
would give dad good exercise, and may
be save him from a run of Roman fever,
cause there was nothing like a good
sweat to knock the fever out OF a fell
lows system. The thing struck me as
not only good experience for dad, but
a life saver so whacked up the money,
and the Chicago soap man did the rest.
After dark VIC went out to the ruin of
the Coliseum. where great many tour
lists go to look at the ruins by moon
light, and dad was as anxious and blood
thirsty as young surgeon cutting up his
first stiff" When We got to the right
place, and | told dad we were little
early, because the nobility were not in
their seats. the villains began to roar
three dollars worth. like hungry lions.
and dad turned little pale. and said
that sounded like the real thing.
told him we betfer not get too near
because we were not accustomed to see
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08


cused of crime in the states. thought
they would burn me at the stake, but
dad came out OF the hotel and threw a
handful of small change into the crowd,
and 1t was all off,
After they picked up the coin they
beckoned me to come out and play some
more, but not any more for little Hen
merry. have been in love in all coun-
tItes where we have travelled. and in all
languages, but this Italian love takes
the whole bakery, and Go not go around
any more without chaperone. The
girls are ragged. and wear shawls over
their heads, and there are holes in their
dresses and their skin isn't white, like
American girls, but is what they call
olive complexion, like stuffed olives You
buy in bottles, stuffed with cayenne pep
per, but the girls are just like. the
cayenne pepper, so warm that you want
to throw water on yourself after they
have touched you. Gee. but | wouldn't
want to live in climate where girls
were a torrid zone, cause should melt,
like an icicle that drops in a stove, and
makes steam, and blows up the whole
house.
Well old man, you talk about
churches, but you don't know anything
about it. Dad and went to st. Peters
in Rome, and II is the grandest thing in
the world. Say, the Congregational
church at home. which We thought so
grand. could be put in one little corner
of st. Peters, and would look like 30
cents. ST. Peters covers ground about
half mile square. and when you go in
side and look at grown people on the
other side of 1t, they look like flies, and
the organ is as big as block of build
ings in Chicago, and when they blow 1t.
you think the last day has come, and
yet the music is as sweet as n melodeon,
and makes you want to get down on
your knees with all the thousands of
good Christians of Italy, and confess
that you are fraud. That ought to be
arrested
Dad and I have been to all,kinds OF
churches. everywhere, and never turned
a hair, but since we got to this town, and
got some of the prevailing religion into
our systems, we feel guilty. and II seems
as though everybody could see right into
us, and that they knew we were heath
en-, that never knew there was God.
Sure thing, never supposed there we're
90 many people in the world that wor-
SHIPPED their Maker, as there are here.
and don't wonder that all over the
world good people look to Rome for the
light. Dad keeps telling me that when
We gstjhome we viii Get an example thst
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

will make people pay attention. but he
says he does not want to join the church
until he has seen all the sights. and
then he will swear of for good.
He said to me yesterday: Now. Hen
merry, l have been to all the pious places
with you, the popes residence, the cata-
combs and st. Peters, where they
preach from 40 different places, and
make you feel like giving up your sins.
and have looked at carvings, and
decorations, and marble and jewels, and
seen the folly Of my ways of life, and
am ripe for a change, but before give
up the world and all of its wickedness,
l want blood. want to go to the other
extreme, and see the wild beasts at the
Coliseum tear human beings limb from
limb. and drink their blood and see
gladiators gladiate, and chop down their
antagonists, and put one foot on their
PROSTATE necks. like they do in the
theaters. and then | am ready to leave
this town, and be good"
Well, sir, have been In lots OF tight
places before, but this one beat the band.
Hero was my dad. who did not know that
the Roman gladiator business had been
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

ing live men chewed up by beasts, and
dad said he didn't care how near we got,
as long as they chewed and tore to
pieces the natives; so we started to work
up little nearer, when there was a
noise such as never heard before, as the
'hogshead Of broken glass began to roll
down the tiers Of stone seats, and fell
over on the ground, and pushed dad, and
he went over in the sand and struck his
pants on a cactus, and yelled that he was
stabbed with dirk, and I got up and
fell down again, and Just then the Chi
cago soap man came up on q gallop, fol-
lowed by the villains playing lion and
tiger, and dad asked the Chicago man
what seemed to be the matter, and he
said: Matter enough; there has been
an earthquake. and the Coliseum has
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

as man OF marked integrity and high
moral attributes.
On the day when he mounted his
moral pedestal this conversation was
overheard In the headquarters Of the
senator:
The SENATOR understand that you
were In the other fellows caucus last
night.
The Legislator Well. yes. dropped
In TO see what was going on.
The Senator-Oh. then you are not
committed?
The Legislator-No, am free to vote
for whom may.
The Senator-I am told you've got
likely boy who wants to see little OF
the world. Now, l happen to know OF
good place in Puerto Rico--it pays
$1,000 year-that | can land for your
son. Do you want II for him?
The Legislator-Not for him, but
wouldn't mind going there myself.
The Senator--I can fix that. You can
nave the place. Now, how do you feel
about me going back to the senate?
| The Legislator-If you'll fix 1t so I
can go to Puerto Rico I'll vote for you.
The senator called in his manager
and, relating the conversation to him,
had the member of the legislature re-
peat his pledge.
Some day this transaction will be
called bribery and the parties to the bar
gain will be candidates for the peni.
Tertiary.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
SPOILED THRILLING RESCUE
A Supposed Drowning Man Came
Ashore in a Sneaking, Under
hand Manner.

A group Of members sprawling on the
edge OF the pool in the Athletic club were
discussing swimming incidents, and the
one member of the party who never
dared leave the end that had depth of
five feet felt called upon to contribute
his story. relates the Chicago Record
Herald.
Back to the shallows!" gibed the
group. "You never had a swimming
adventure In your swimless life. Prob
ably hoped around on the edge and
gave good advice. Fake yarns don't
CO."
Nevertheless" continued the finless
one, imperturbably, II once played
star part in a highly exciting tank
drama, the tank being that large ono
lying adjacent to Chicago. better known
as Lake Michigan. But | suffered
total eclipse in the last act.
"A friend who could swim as we'll as
| can't persuaded me to join him in a.
bathing bout in the lake, and one after
noon We went In from pavilion on the
Chicago north shore. He struck out
for good swim while dabbled my toes
IL
| kept my eyes on him. and when his
bobbing head grew indistinct | strolled
out on the pier to keep him in sight,
having slight feeling of uneaslness
over his distance from land. Lo and
behold; when | reached the pier head
he wasn't to be seen! My fears were
realized, and | started back for the
beach waving my arms wildly and yell
ing for assistance
"'Get the lifeboat. Quick I hol-
Tered. He's away out there pointing
toward st. Joe on the other side of the
lake.
"One man dressed In his normal
clothes plunged in and splashed about
In three feet of water in a heroic at
tempt to render aid to the lost swimmer;
and crowd Of hysterical females gath
cred around the life savers and implored
them to hurry, wringing their hands
and dabbing at their eyes as prelim-
mary to the final flood of sympathy.
led the crowd in quick dash to the
pier head as the lifeboat put out, and
stood there cursing its slowness and
assisting the rowers' strokes with en-
couraging sweeps of my arms
while with straining eyes watched
the progress OF the boat some one
touched me on the arm and a familiar
voice asked: What's the row, George?'
II turned, speeches.. 1t was Billy,
my friend, the lost swimmer!
"He had dived under for swim be-
meath the surface. Then he came to the
surface again and swan on toward the
next pier, where he pulled himself out
and FASTENED down to the crowd to ind
out what the game was.
1.-THE people seemed disappointed. In.
fact, several other emotions were
stamped on their faces and were other
wise made evident, and felt somewhat
inclined to jump into the lake and pro-
vide substitute drowning. But Billy
took me by the arm and reminded me Of
an engagement we had at the bathhouse.
It was such an important one that we
had to hurry away to keep 1t, rather
rudely emitting to thank the crew of
the lifeboat In our haste"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

lEx-Governor of Wisconsin, Former Edit
or of Peck's Sun, Author of "Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.
copyright 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
ROME, ITALY-MY DEAR OLD
~'PARD:" Well, sir, if you could see me
now, you wouldn't know me, because
foreign travel has broadened me out, so
can talk on any subject, and people
of my age look upon me as an author
ity, and they surround me everywhere
i go, and urge me to talk. The fact that
the boys and girls do not understand
word | say. makes no difference. They
do not wear many clothes here, and there
is no style about them, and when they
see me, with whole suit of clothes on,
and hat, and shoes and socks, and a
scarf-pin on my necktie, they think
must be an Americana that is too rich
for any use, or something that ranks
with . prince at least, and the boys de-
light to be with me, and do errands for
me, and the girls seem to be in love with
me.
There is no way you can tell II girl
is in love with you. except that she locks
at you with eyes that are as black as
coal, and they seem to burn a hole right
into your insides, ard when they take
hold of your hand they hang on, and
squeeze like alamand-left, in a dance
at home. and they snug up to you. and
are as warm and cheerful as gas stove.
Say, sat on bench in plaza with
girl about my age. for an hour, while
the other girls and boys sat on the
ground and looked at US in admiration,
and when | put my arm around her and
kissed her on her poutng lips, ii brought
on revolution. An Italian soldier po-
iiceman took me by the neck and threw
me across the street. the girl scratched
me with her finger nails and bit me. and
yelled some grand hailing sign of dis
tress, her brother and ragged 10y that
was in love with the girl. and was jeal-
GUS. drew daggers. and the whole
crowd yelled murder, and started for
our hotel on a run, and the whole ropu-
lation Of Rome seemed to follow me, and
might as we'll have been negro ac-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
Weather Bureau Saving.

Some time ago skeptical insurance
company determined to investigate the
amount Of property saved in one year
by the warnings Of the weather bu-
reau. It was company of conserva-
tive men whose estimate would be
under rather than above the truth.
but 1t found that on an average the
people Of the United States saved
every year $3O,0O0,OO0 because OF their
weather service. AS the people con-
tribute $l,500,000 every year to its sup
port, this means that they get an
nually q dividend of 1000 per cent.
on the investment. An investment in
which the original capital is paid back
20 times over In IL months Is extraor-
binary profitable and we'll worth in
vestigation.-Gilbert II. Grosvenor's
Our Heralds Of Storm and Flood" in
Century. HW
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
Knew Her Business.

She had just filed her application
for the position Of culinary assistant
in boarding house. and the land.
lady was cross-cxamining.
do you carve the pie in four
pieces, or fve?" asked the landlady
six" promptly answered the APP
plicant
She got the job-and 1t served Nher
right.--Chicago Daily News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
Eneland,s Bow Babies.

The average OF births in London Is
1000 a month. 1t is computed that
single months births of male babies
would nearly suffice to replace the men
lost by England on the Boer battle
field.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
Information

PA. what's the Hungarian diet?"
"Oh, macaroni and goulash, and
such like stun. Don't bother papa
ow."--Louisville Courier Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
REVELATIONS BY
AN EX-SPEAKER
INSIDE HISTORY OF A STATE
LEGISLATURE BY ONE
WHO KNOWS.

Doodle" Frequently Used Unneces-
sarily-Bungling Work Of Three
Thriving Commissioners - How
Some Railroad Lobbyists Held Up
Their Own Companies-Gambling
Debt Paid with Proceeds-Buying
Votes with Public Jobs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
pinerent.

He--She told me in confidence that
the way he makes love Is absurd.
6he-Yes; but the way he makes
money isn't.-Puck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
Too Many lolasses Alreadv

McTosh-Doctor, want you to look
at my eyes
DIR. Gosh--Yes, sir. They're red.
Don't you think need glasses?''
mo; you need to let them alone"
Cleveland Leader.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.
IEx-Goyernor of Wisconsin, Former Edit
or of Peck's Sun, Author Of "Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08

The Bad Boy Makes Friends with Some
italian Children-Dad Is Chased
by Lions from the Coliseum-"Not
Any More Rome for Papa" Says
Dad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-04-13
FARMERS !!

The first OF this cad" is for
you. We are agents for the
Grim m" sugar tools. we
have best sap spout MADE
Syrup cans, buckets, etc.
Get in your orders oe1ore
the sap season begins to
rush you. :,
That "Carter White Lead
has arrived, ana to ell
painters we give you the
tip that this is the STUFF.
Plenty OF prepared paint
also in stock-you know the
quality. A ton OF that cele-
brated Bradt Kalso-
mine in stock, white ana
in cOlOPS-Once used, al
ways a customer. we are
stocked up with a larger
line OF everything than last
year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-04-13
DAUGHTEROF
REVOLUTION
Last Of Original Daughters
in Bennington.
MRS. RICHMOND BURGESS
Vas Born in 1915. the Daughter
Of a Soldier Who Fought In
Revolution.

AZ, Sarah lockwood Bargess. lid.
o. u tho late iilehmosd Burgess Sr..
died a. the home 81 her daughter. Mr,
william u. wooisard on Depot
stree, Wednesday afternoon AZ The age
Of 70 years. She had boen 40 since
last fall aud her death had been cx.
pocied for several days
Tho deceased vas lhc daughter Of
samuel Redwood, a veteran Of the
Revolutionary war and vas born In
Ncwianc. W, Ia Doocmbcr. isf5. She
was The last Of the original Daughters
~ the American Revolution Ia Ben
nlngion. She vas q member 81 the
Baptist church. Mrs. Burgess vas the
last ~ - children. Her husband died
seven or eight years ago.
She u survived by four children.
Mrs Woodward, Henry = Burgess.
Richmond b. Burgess and Frank II.
Burgess; D. grandchildren and .
great grandchildren.
The funeral viii be attended from
he house tomorrow afternoon az ?
o'clock, Re v p Z. Morris officiating.
The lniermont will be- Al the Center.