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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12
Privilege Of Living
IN These Times

world It is not merely literary production but the Of God which
today bringing about mighty changes in the days Of old in Php
America has the mighty effects in the influence Of such
Washington and Lincoln With pride point these great telling
youth and immigrants that worth something to be worthy Of
the ideals of these statesmen.
Our cities learn that they must be alert to real issues "uh funds
and tempting bribery shall not always misead officials
Patriotic citizens in Europe face hostile must face
issues, matter how difficult.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12
Teaching Children to Think.

Miss Margaret Mcguire, principal Of
the Washington school of Philadel-
phia, who has gained q deserved rep
utation for her work among the chill.
dren Of immigrants, scored point in
her address at the summer school OF
State college when she insisted that
the great need Of the day was to
teach children to. think rather than
to fill their little minds with mass
Of unrelated information. She held
up Louis Pasteur as model to hel
one thousand teacher-auditors and
said that he was taught to think and
to digest information in his youth.
1t would be a great gain for human
ity II this truth could be brought home
to all educators, and especially tc
those who have charge of the elemen
tary schools. The tendency Of thu
day is to cover ground" The teach
err who graduates the largest class
gains the most distinction.
The idea Is all wrong. The shy pu
Pill who fails in his recitations ma!
mean more to the world than the on,
who glibly memories whole chapter
Of lessons.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12
IL Practical Value Of
i Musical Instruction
by JAMES A. BEATlEY. Bosaa. Ma.

beyond those members who take part it. Members Of the school
who had thought that they any musical ability through
listening the orchestra have taken the playing of
graduation and have acquired avoan that has proved profitable
well delightful Not small number who have attended higher n
uns learning have paid their playing orchestra
hotels and Some Of these become professional
The player the grand Boston, who has few equals
according Conductor CONT graduated from the English high
school 1905 He took his first lesson that school from the top Of
proper teachers he
pursued the subject further until his professional engagements Boston
enabled him decline offer for western trip at $50 per week.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

plsaorssabIs, Dangerous MsIady Hss
Many Preliminary Symptoms
That Give Warning. VIZ.

Ia
Colds can easily be prevented II
care 10 taken 70 avoid those things
which lower the resistance Of the body
and II one pays special attention to
building up the resistance OF the
body. How important this 10 may be
seen In the fact that athletes In
training seldom. II ever, contract
colds. Good Health observes.
How. then. are We to know that .
cold II impendingf First Of AL. In
most cases, there II . feeling Of chill
liness and slight feverishness. The
head also feels stuffy and full; the mu-
cous Innings of the nose and throat
feel dry and parched. due to conges-
ton 1t these points. Frequently there
- . feeling OF languor and an aching"
Of the bones. especially at the joints.
Headache IL also often present, and
lack Of appetite. Bad breath and
coated tongue are almost invariably
The victim il usually con-
stipated.
The "nipping" process consists. first
Of all. In getting the blood away from
the head and chest into the lower ex-
tFemities. The best. means to this end
is q hot foot bath-as hot as can be,
borne. A bucket of any kind will
serve the purpose; especially good is
q, bucket that will allow the water TO
reach as near the knees as possible.
Take particular pains to see that the
room in which this treatment Is
given is warm and free from drafts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

ing therefrom treasures that their
parents can sell or barter-bits OF
metal, occasionally pieces Of gold or
silver jewelry. now and then scarf
pin or cuff link, watch charm and
once in while q diamond ring or
stud.
TT Is hard to believe" said one of
Commissioner Goldwater's men, who
has been on trip of investigation,
but down at Barren island almost
every foreman or other important per-
sonage wears diamonds-and am
told that every one Of them was picked
up in those heaps of refuse. This, re-
member, after the refuse has been
screened, crushed and examined with
minute care for just such valuable
'pickings.'"
Russians, Slavonians, Poles and me-
groes apparently constitute tho pre-
dominant strains Of population, al
though other peoples are to be found.
including Italians. Rumor has It, in
fact, that the political leader Of Bar
rem islands little squad of voters is
himself an Italian, and q very keen
one at that. Life down there may
not be all beer and skittles- although
II health department surmises are
correct q considerable part Of 1t may
be beer or liquid cousins thereto.
But so far as can be ascertained by
an outsider the islanders are far from
an unhappy community. They work
hard, It Is true, in and around the
reduction plant, at least the men do;
and their womenfolk seem to work
Just as hard about their little homes,
while the boys and girls, when they
are not attending school, find plenty
of occupation in searching for hidden
treasure in those huge heaps Of refuse.
Happy Boys and Girls.
The boys and girls of Barren island
form the leading part of the popula-
ton, 80 far as observation OF the out
side visitor can detect. OF course
they do not wear clothing made for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

Y Y = ELL named is Barren is-
NA/ land. Far removed 10 II
" " from the haunts OF civil
lized man. though included
within the geographical confines OF
Greater New York. And for the most
part barren are the 1900 or 1900 In
habitants of civic or national ideals,
even of ambition to better their condi-
ton; to make their days and nights
conform measurably to standards such
as other folk enjoy who are adopted
sons and daughters Of Father Knick-
erbocker's great and growing family.
says the New York Sun.
Anyone with the desire to visit for
eign shores, and without travelling
more than an hour or 80 from City
Hall park, can descend into the sub
way near by the municipal building.
take a train for Canarsie, and at
Canarsie landing step on board u
steamboat which leaves there at fire.
quent intervals bound Barren island
ward. In an hour, more or less. the
Traveller Will nave hTTiNeu hI uic
destination-at land mass, as Arctic
explorers put it-situate in a general
direction south by east from the main
borough of Brooklyn. Near by. toward
the west, is Sheepshead bay; to the
east is Jamaica bay, and not far on
is the group of Rockaways. Thus 1t
will be seen that Barren island, while
Off the beaten track Of travel, is by
no means inaccessible. Yet when the
traveller sets foot on shore there and
takes one comprehensive glance
around he will realize that in all but
location he is In foreign land.
The principal center" Of Barren
island is it's one great industry. that
OF handling refuse Of the big city Of
which 1t is a humble part. This CEN
trail spot is marked by the work Of
the reduction company, upon the OPP
Grafton of which Barren island and its
Inhabitants depend. Eastward from
this great garbage plant stretches the
one main avenue-Broadway 1t is
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12
Young Men Are
Found Too Slow
By Col wnuAMF.c CODY. Cob. Wy.

i'll effects from the long marches and the It's all matter of
how brought The open air the best prescription for lon
geviy have been through about much of
fancy, but I feel young I did when was thirty
Since the Big Horn basin in Wyoming country almost
completely surrounded by mountains there has been change
there with pack have roads and railroads.
and it being settled rapidly told m how to get water
grade road from Puget sound the Gulf Mexico They didn't believe
hen but it's reality The railroads the pilots of civilization
and it's just important and useful be guide for railroad
army, and I have been both.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

called. possibly 30 named many years
ago by someone with keen sense Of
the ludicrous. For this particular
Broadway IL bounded on one side by
q marsh, q good, representative oozy
marsh at that; and along the other
side are perched the one-story homes
of the employees OF the garbage plant.
In many of these little shacks It is
said that two and sometimes three
families exist. In q majority It is
alleged that boarders are taken. In
fact, some of those who have been
looking over social conditions at Bar
rem island seem inclined to think that
entirely too many boarders are taken
in some of the tiny shacks that serve
a. dwellings.
Filth and Diamonds.
Not many months ago. two or three
of Commissioner Goldwater's stan
journeyed down to Barren island,
made careful survey OF health condi.
lions and came back home with . re-
port that caused establishment in the
health department ofhces. They found
u partial supply Of good water on the
island; but also found that large
proportion OF the people were drink
ing water from surface wells. Further
more, It was found that modern sani-
tary conveniences are practically nm.
known; that babies and ducks and
cows and goats wallow side BY side In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

them or fitted to their years and sizes.
But there is q delightful picturesque
ness about their old shawls, the shoes
far too large. when existant at all. and
frankly lacking toe or upper; about
the enveloping skirts, the occasional
scarecrow hat--a wealth of gypsylike
color and q most attractive abandon,
testifying to the fact that in the opin-
ion Of these little people fine raiment
occupies but small and unimportant
place in the general scheme of the
universe. ~
And happy! Why. those sprites OF
the refuse heaps are as cheerful and
joyous AZ II they were wading through
fields Of wild flowers up in Westches-
ter county and chasing butterflies and
gathering early apples instead of
scurrying up hill of refuse and then
delving below its surface in the hope
of discovering q bit Of china or .
silver teaspoon. an old watch chain or
other trinket that can be polished and
frightened and eventually sold.
Religious life on Barren island IL
represented By two churches, wherein
services are held on Sunday. So Tar
- could be ascertained no resident
pastor has been assigned to Barren
island for many years, If ever. Il
IL cited - = fruitful field for sincere
missionary effort By those organisa-
lions Of one denomination or another
which 20 generously provide medical
missionaries. teachers, preachers, q
well - schools, churches. chap6ls and
hospital service for other islands than
Barren islss Of the South Pacific, Tor
example. ~ well - for Nskimos OF
the polar region, the inhabitants 4 Of
India, Central Africa and many others
IN remote parts Of TIE world
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

A French soldier with taste for
statistics has calculated the amount
Of son that has been moved in the
work Of trenchmaking. There are
about I'VE hundred miles Of hrst-line
trenches stretching from the North
sea to Switzerland. And there are
fve or nix lines Of trenches upon each
side. A'total of ten lines or trenches
on the two sides would give length
Of about flve thousand miles, and this
has involved task Of excavating
twice ~ great a. that Of the Panama
canal And It has all been done BY
hand labor with military shoyels. and
much Of Il has BEEN done under nre
and BY men who have to work while
lying ON their chests!
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12
Crooked Body Of
w ter IN Alaska

whether the took i from the word river
called the Menders flows with wndng into the Aegean
Mietus s .E al q s. Il ~ 80
The Idtersud river the speak Alaska For than
4ne hundred and fifty miles it winds and out than that
distance there il current Asxss !. s:1 ~
one could view from aoplsne would look like great
esming snake sleeping in the Tbs cut s Idesud
Until reaches The Innok Die latter tributary Of - yukon
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12
Lightning Hit His Rlna.

Hope Beams finger ring is in the
jewelers. shop because the ruby set.
ting was loosened by lightning. Also
he IL alive and well after one Of the
most exciting experiences OF his life.
having faced death in an instant's
time when bolt Of lightning struck
in the concrete midway between the
Deaderick and Empire buildings.
Beam was shocked severely, the
electricity following the wiring into the
ONCE where he was working. Several
women in the once Of physician
next where the lightning struck were
also Observation-Disclosures (va.) De
patch Norfolk virginian-Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

A Cleveland woman was walking
down . street. wearing pair Of these
new fur-top shoes. A dog saw the
fur and made an energetic attack, d.
vesting one Of the shoes Of IT. trim
ming.
All Of which ID interesting. For the
dog may have thought that he recog'
nized in that fur an old-time foe-the
neighbor's cat. But even II he did.
women have cause TO be thankful. for
In that event, women who wear fur
trimmed shoes may feel sure that
mice, woman's old enemy. win give
them = wide path.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

Some of these young fell
lows are too slow for me.
I'm used to going about in
a hurry. just recently I
was in the saddle for more
than eight days and camped
out at night, but I felt no
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

In these days Of voca-
tional training the question
arises, Is there any prac-
teal benefit in musical in
struction? Let US see: In
the first place, the school
orchestra extends its infu-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

To live in these times Of
tremendous changes is a
privilege for which st. Au-.
gustine, Luther and Wesley
might envy us-not merely
good tidings, but q divine
plan for the life Of the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-02-12

There's . river in Alaska
that is the crookedest body
Of water, I think, ] ever
saw. They used to say that
it was . question whether
the word ineander cams
from the river Meander. or
Evening star., 1916-03-12

"Pd risk five thousand dollars of my own,
if had it. Doesn't it stand to reason
that must be, pretty confident if I'm
willing to risk your money? When, if
lose it, I'll lose all my confidence and am
bition and-and me, too?"
"I'll lend it to you"
"And you're to have half the profit"
mo such thing! I'll take legal interest,
if you want to be businesslike. When did
you want this money!"
Miss Emery glanced at her watch.
"If don't get it inside of three quar-
ters of an hour it won't do me any good, y
she said. "My option expires at four
"Option! But you said"
"Ive been reading your stupid law
book" said Miss Emery. II paid $25
for a two-hour option-in writing-an
Evening star., 1916-03-12

option on a five thousand dollar option
for sixty days! It's rather complicated,
but it's quite legal, and it's the best
could get. So, if you really have that
much money in the bank
Mr.. Wigglesworth, with the smile of an
alum-eater, got out his check-book.
at looks to me-" he remarked, "as if
Stacy and Schoenwald need couple of
good lawyers!'
FIVE weeks later MIR. Wigglesworth
bent upon returning the call, found
himself facing partition where partition
never grew before. In front of it was a
small switchboard in charge of highly
manicured young person.
Cant see Miss Emery now," she
stated. "She's busy
Mr.. Wigglesworth, properly discon-
certed, folded himself over his cane and
sat on bench by the partition. At the
end of twenty minutes an important
looking man emerged from the inner
recess, slammed the door violently to
demonstrate his importance still further,
and passed into the corridor. The SWITCH
board operator turned to MIR. Wiggles-
worth.
"Name, please?'
"Just say it's MIR. Wigglesworth.
"Business?'
"It-it's personal matter"
Insurance SOLICITOR" she demanded
suspiciously.
Hardly! Just tell her the name
she'll see me-"
The girl shrugged her shoulders and
announced him.
Evening star., 1916-03-12

Uone 10 imply some criticism OF her en-
ployer's acquaintance.
MIR. Wigglesworth, obeying instruc-
tions, crossed the threshold, and beheld
a very radiant girl coming to meet him.
"Now!' said Miss Emery. "Come and
watch me write your check!'
$50 soon?'
"Soon" She sat down and radiated
enthusiasm. "Know who that was who
just went out? Schoenwald!"
"What did he want?"
Hes been signing things. We're SELL
ing the little building on the Avenue to
Stacy for $3.50 0OO-it's one per cent.
commission, you know; and then we're
leasing it to Schoenwald for ten years for
siXty-five thousand a year-and get the
commission on that; and then Schoen-
wald's selling his corner to Stacy-and l
get the commission on that; and then I'm
getting three tenants for Schoenwald-
and commissions on them! You get your
five thousand back, and I've got four
left-and commissions for gears on the
tenants!"
"As nearly as l can figure it" Mr.. Wig
ellsworth said thoughtfully, you'll clean
up about twelve thousand dollars"
Miss Emery shook her head.
mo; Stacy wouldn't stand for that
option-it comes out of the profits. But
l hare made about four thousand"
"And out West" said Mr. Wiggles-
worth, "they thought you could sing!"
"As singer said Miss Emery, I'm
better real estate agent than Nellie
Melba! Don't you want your check?"
"YOu know what | want" said Mr..
Wirula fDlJ
SHE laid her hand impulsively on his
arm.
wait just little longer. You men
have the satisfaction of being successful
Let me taste just little more of it-just
lille more!'
well, if you've already trained your
clients to come to you instead of you
going to them, you re so far ahead of your
competitors that I'm proud enough of
you.
"Oh, that!' said Miss Emery. She
smiled grimly. "Schoenwald's is a part
nership-two of the partners are women.
l got their names from the files in the
county clerks Office. After l had the
option all paid for, the old owners of the
building let me set the stage. l had
window display arranged, and all sorts of
little ideas ready-a regular boudoir for
the partners consultation room, and all
sorts of arguments about the social asset
of being on the Avenue. And then in
vited them in-all but Schoenwald HIM
self! And they lored it! And they began
to tell each other what an idiot he'd been
not to think of progress-and then l gave
them the figures! And nor l guess I'm
even with him-the old pig!"
"Even?' he queried.
"Just that-because his other partners
made him change-and he doesn't get the
credit for it! Or, at least, they went to
him and told him to take the matter up
with me, and he wrote me letter with a
rubber stamp at the bottom: Dictated
but not read by Mr.. Schoenwald. So
had another stamp made: Opened but
not read by Miss Emery Then he was
afraid l wouldn't deal with him. That's
why he was over here this afternoon.
Here are the contracts. Want to look
at 'em?"
"But why should you want to get even
Evening star., 1916-03-12
MAGAZINE SECTION for March l2, 1916


"Oh, might come take look at it"
"lf find bargain, I'll let you know"
"Good!' said Mr.. Schoenwald. "Come
in and see me about it-come in about
lunch-time-"
Miss Emery affected not to hear the
final sentence, but as she hurried out to
the street she was blushing angrily.
"Pg!" said Miss Emery to herself.
"Pig! I'll get him for that-see if don't!'
MR.. WIGGLESWORTH astonished
and delighted, received Miss Emery
-fguratively-with open arms.
"Wel!' he beamed. "It's long time
since"
"Yes, and it's glorious day, and
know look nice-it's exactly the way l
intended to look, she told him quickly
$50 don't let's waste any time talking
about those things. The point is, have
you five thousand dollars?"
Mr.. Wigglesworth's under jaw sagged.
"Not aoith me"
"If you're silly, won't let you in on
the ground floor," she threatened.
Mr.. Wigglesworth registered apprehen-
sion.
@Ineed five thousand dollars" she went
on, "for sxty-day option on building
Really. What sort of building?"
"On Fifth Avenue-only little one
four stories-it's for Schoenwald."
"Schoenwald! Well, why doesn't he
put up the money!"
"Oh, he won't own it-he'n only rent
it. Stacy'll own it."
Mr.. Wigglesworth assumed the express
sion of the hunted. II don't quite follow
you-why doesn't Stacy put up the
money!"
Because haven't asked him to-he
wouldn't understand it,"
"But neither do II"
dts perfectly simple-I've found a
beautiful little building exactly the thing
for Schoenwald So want to lease it to
him. We can buy it for $45O,OOO, and
lease it to Schoenwald for 100000 a year,
and get three tenants for him for big
prices, so that his net rental is practically
nothing"
"But don't want to own building"
Neither do /! We're not going to own
it! We're going to sell it to Stacy!'
MIR. Wigglesworth shook his head.
IL understand constitutional law and
the rights of minority stockholders and
all that sort of thing, but"
"And | thought you were good lawyer!
I'll explain. Stacy wants Schoenwalds
corner, and he'll pay 100000 for it.
Schoenwald doesn't want to sell at that
price. So I've got to let Schoenwald make
money some other way. know he'd like
to be on the Avenue. So We'll get this
building and sell it to Stacy, who'll lease
the whole of it to Schoenwald; and he'H
practically get his rent free, because I'll
make Stacy lease it at low price, and
the sub-tenants on the upper floors will
pay good prices. Then Schoenwald will
sell his old corner to Stacy, and it'll all be
settled, and I'll have the commissions"
"But you ought to go straight to
Stacy
ayes, and maybe have him buy through
some cut-rate agent! In New York City,
you know, real estate is different-just
because | offered it to him first he
wouldn't hare to buy it through mel"
II see. But if you have an option"
Exactly"
Suppose Stacy doesn't buy it, and your