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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
ROUMANIA'S GRAIN CROPS
Though Smaller Than New York
state, It's Products Are Important.

Thourh Smaller Than New York
Strte, It's Products Are Important.
Roumania is not large country. It's
entire population is materially less
than that of the state of New Norli and
its area is 10000 square miles. q thou
sand less than this state. Yet it has
become one of the principal grain ex.
porting countries of Europe,
Since the country was tura.d into
one Of peasant proprietor> ay the
division of the crown estates. r cul,.
walton of cereals, and especially Of
wheat has increased largely. aul WITH
it the exports. Last year LaUHgaia
shipped from her Danubian per, 2jper
cent more grain for export titan he
the chief item. Last years wheat crop
in Roumania was 70,0GO,0o0 bushels.
which, in view of the size ottlg g6gE.
try. is enormous. Nor is wheat hroulv
product of this Danubiap Kingdom. for
corn. or maize, rs it is called tbcre. is
raised TO the value of $2O.o9Q,ed5 year,
and the product of barley is 25l,CG1 ,oas
a year, and of rye 100000. The in
portance Of these figures will I've seen
when it is stated that there IS ~ per
cent. more rye raised in ROumania tAln
in the entire United Kingdom, and tia.
the corn or maize crop In Eoumauab
larger than in any European country,
with the exception of Austria ana ltaly
The total grain product in NWmariL
amounts in q year to more than 2u0.-
100000 bushels. and the average Weld
TO the acre of cultivated land is % bush
els, whereas il is only p bushels in
France and Germany and only ten in
Italy and Russia. \ table appeared
some time ago in one Of the European
scientific journals showing the average
yield in bushels of grain to the iuhab-
liant in the various countries, In this
computation the United States stood al
the head with an average OF 30; Der
marks average was nearly rs large and
three other countries had an average II
23 bushels each, Russia. Sweden and
Roumauia. The average in France was
20, in Germany l6 and in the United
Kingdom eight. The lowest Of Europe.
an countries was Switzerland, The
shortage of grain crops in many Eu-
ropean countries has led TO an uuusu-
ally large demand, of which the United
States, as the chief grain-producing
country of the world, is getting The
largest benefit, but other countries
which have surplus for export are gain
ing some advantages, too, and Rou-
mania is one of the countries sofavored.
Unlike the other Danubian politica! d.
visions, it has n railroad system OF
eighteen hundred miles, and ii has bet
ter roads than most of its neighbors.-
n. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
PRESS OPINIONS.

0The democratic newspapers are
printing very little of what Bryan says.
Cleveland Leader.
DAnyone who for a moment I'M
AGNES that talk is cheap" ought to
take look at Mr.. Bryan's bank account.
Chicago Times-IIerald.
ga vote for the republican party
this fall will be a vote for the party that
made it possible for an honest vote to
be counted.-Troy Times.
D"The revival of all industries and
the commencement of prosperity in all
parts of the United States were the
natural and necessary result of tho
action of the president and a republican
congress. Sherman.
DMr. Bryan lives in Nebraska. The
farmers of that state this year will sell
S1o5,ooO,00o worth of grain outside the
state, after reserving S90,000,oo0 worth
for home consumption. Mr.. Bryan's
wheat argument is valueless this year,
even in his own state.-Toledo Blade
ga free silver paper in Ohio, re-
ferring to Mr.. Bryan's campaign tour
in that state, alludes to the good re-
suits which will be sure to follow Bry-
ans wake" The country is experience
ing those good results" now; the wake
of Mr.. Bryan was held last November.
Chicago Times-Herald.
UFree trade, free riot and free rum"
That's democracy according to the Chi
cago platform and the principles on
which democratic state, legislative,
county and city candidates are running
this year. Such q platform is antago-
nistic to everything American, and the
citizen who has regard for the nations
honor and the community's welfare will
vote the republican ticket.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
A Queer Graveyard.

''In little hillside graveyard west OF
Moorehead, Rowan county, Ky, is one
of the queerest gravestones in all the
"aited States" remarked c. II. Nun
setter, Of Willard, Ky. THE stone
marks the last resting place of Johnny
Martin, one of the principals of the
famous Rowan county war between the
Martins and Logans on the one side and
the Tollivers on the other. In the feud
more than so men were killed, and the
governor of the state at one time was
compelled to negotiate for peace with
Craig Tolliver. Martin was taken from
the officers of the law while en- route to
Lexington for safe-keeping-the Tolli-
yer gang later hanging him near Farm
ers and riddling the body with bullets
But Martins friends evened up scores
by practically wiping out both feud
and the Tolliver faction on the streets
of Moorehead two years later. On Mar
tins gravestone is the following in
scription: Stop, stranger; tread not
upon the grave of one who never forsook
friend nor forgave an enemy, Johnny
Martin lies here "--Columbus (OD
Journal. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
HUMOROUS.

AN Extreme View.-"What n.
mock marriages, Uncle Julius?" "Njns
out of ten."-Chicago Record.
up in the Subject.-Teacbe,
shame six animals of the frigid zone -
Tommy-"Four polar bears and tive
seals."-Detroit Free Press.
Z AT Klondike.-Juneau Jack-"Wb..
are they lynching Sands the grocer
for?" Placer Pete-"He was caugb,
putting gold dust in his sugar."-Life
-Hicks-"I suppose that Fcldspar
has large circle of friendsg' Wicks-
swell, If not a large circle, there ora
many FOUNDERS among them" -Boston
Transcript.
known by His Back.-"I under.
stand die rides Wheel" "He does 4,
us he much of a rider?" "Oh, dear. no
Why, see how straight he stands."-Cbi.
cago Evening Post.
Fair Play.-He-"It is strange Won
women don't wear those horribly bio
hats in church" She-"But il womb
not be fair. The men have no chance 10
get even by going out between the acts
in church. "-Indianapolis journal.
The Boston New Woman.-First
Boston Girl-"That Miss Blunose i<tbe
most polite girl i'm Boston" Second
Boston Girl-"Why?" Every time She
speaks to me she takes her glasses oif
and bows" = Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Clever EXpert.-"Is this The
skull of man or woman?" inquiredthe
prosecuting attorney Of the famous ex-
pert. 1T is a woman's skull" renlied
the anatomist. "How do you know?"
"By the worn appearance of the jaws"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
THE DECLINE OF SILVER.
silverite FaIIacies shown by the Mint
Director.

| DlrectOr.
In his recent report Mint Director
Preston devotes considerable space to
a discussion of the causes which have
contributed to the. steady and rapid de-
cline of the price of silver in the bull
lion market. That Mr.. Preston's find
ings are Numerically opposed to the
| favorite contention of the silverites
that the fall in price was due to 1.-The
crime of 10" was to be expected. The
| fallacy of that contention was long ago
shown, and it needed not the testimony
of the mint director to convince intel
ligent men, not syayed by prejudice,
that the price of silver dropped and is
still dropping simply because of the
enormous increase in production. But
in view of the agitation now going on
to secure the consent of the more inn
portant nations to larger use of silver
Mr.. Preston's arguments are of value.
Mr.. Preston admits. that silver has
been demonetized since 1878 by various
nations, including Germany, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Roumania and In
dia. to say nothing of Russia, Japan
and the South American countries
which have more recently come into the
gold standard fold, but he contends
that this decentralization was an effect
and not cause. 1t did not produce the
decline in price. but was brought about
by that decline. Had every nation
which used silver for currency prior TO
1873 continued its use up to the pres
ent time the price of silver would still
have declined. In support of this as
sertion Mr.. Preston shows that the ag-
gregate sales of silver by all nations
since 1873 do not equal the production
of any one year since 1853, that these
sales constitute only small part of the
aggregate production since they began,
and, furthermore, that more silver has
been coined since 1873 than in any cor.
responding period prior to that date.
The consumption of silver for coinage
was unprecedented during the sos, vet
it was not sufficient to sustain the
price.
As bearing upon the question of inter-
national bimetallism, Mr.. Prcston's CON
illusions are that even il all the minis
OF Europe were opened 10 the white
metal under the conditions that former
ly prevailed the production is so vnstat
the present time that the metal could
not possibly be res stored to its former
value. The international bimetalllsts
have received setback because of
England declining to 20 any fartherin
the matter. but they have not yet given
up hope. II is impossible 10 believe,
however, that even with a general in
tcrnational agreement the old ratio Of
sixteen to one between silver and gold
could be maintained without some one
coming 10 grief If there is ever to be
international bimetallism the great in
crease in production must be taken into
consideration and the ratio between the
two metals fixed at somewhere near the
present market ratio. Even then there
will be n danger of a continuance of
the divergence in value of gold and sill
ver.-Troy Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
NO RETROACTlON.
The DinEIey Law Was Operative mt
Once,


The Dngley tariff law, as amended
by the senate, was passed by the house
of representatives on the afternoon of
July "a, and received the signature of
the president at 4:06 p. m.-~
The treasury department held that
the statute was operative from the he
ginning of the day on which it went into
effect. This follows the old legal rule
that the law does not recognize frac-
tons of day, and that no matter at
what hour bill is signed, it is operative
from the beginning of that day.
This question was an important one
to many New York importers. They
were rushing goods across the ocean to
take advantage of the lower rates of the
Wilson bill, and vast volume of i'm
PORTS were entered at the New York
custom house on July "a. Under the
ruling of the treasury department they
would have to pay the Dingley duties
on these.
So one importer, who brought in a
cargo OF raw wool on that day. made n
test case before the United States board
OF general appraisers. He contended
that as his wool was entered before the
hour the bill was signed, it ought to
come in free, as wool was on the free
list of the Wilson bill.
The board has sustained his view. II
declares that as the Dingley law was not
signed by the president until six min
utes after four o'clock, it was not opera
tive before that minute, and that all
goods imported on that day prior to
that hour and minute are to pay duties
under the Wilson law.
| The case is now to go to the supreme
court Of the United States for final de-
cision. 1t will be of interest to have the
question settled finally, although there
is no sympathy with the importers af-
fected by it. rs any decrease of duty
they may thus obtain will simply go
into their pockets, and not benefit the
! people VINO buy the goods imported that
day. II is probable that the supreme
court will confirm the decision of the
board, as it seems clear that the law
should recognize fractions of day, and
such recognition is proper and reason
able.-Toledo Blade.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13

0For some time the democratic man
ayers and papers have been asking the
people of Iowa to turn the state govern
ment over to them on the theory that
such affairs would then be more honest
ly administered. OF course, there were
few who took any stock in such pleas.
The people merely laughed. But more
recently the democratic managers have
shown that they are not above stealing
even from the mails, or above buying
stolen letters and using them for cam
paign documents. a party which in its
responsible management cannot even
respect the United States mails, is not
apt to respect the state treasury.-Iowa
State Register.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
Inhcrifnnce.

Visitor-Mrs. Mixem, see that your
nephew has quite knowledge of the
art preservntive. / wonder where he
could have acquired it?
Mrs. Mixem-Oh, naturally enough.
His ma knew more about preserves than
most anyone ever kuowed.-Boston
Courier.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13

ia calamity bowler in these times is
q man who has come out at the little
end OF the horn Of plenty.-Chicago
Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-13
A Derencrafe.

Mr.. Hockfelder-Did you hear about
it? key has disgraced der family!
Mr.. Steinstein-vat did he do?
Joined der fire department!"-Upto
Date.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
Furs, Jackets, Capes,
Suits, Waists, Etc.

COLLARETTES, Electric Seal, deep cape,
high collar. fancy silk-lined, 81 OR
,COLLARETTEs, combination of Seal and
Astrakan, star yoke effect or fine seal
tail trimmed, full sweep, storm collar,
special prices-$95G and. .........V u 80
JACK ELS for Ladies of fine Kersey, in
Black, Blue and Green, strapped fronts,
also pack seams, notched collar, one-half
lined; will fit and look equal to EtO nh
BLOUSE JACKETS for Ladies of very fine
back, satin-lined belt with oxidized
w DIekFe' SO four f. rows stitching' SO. As
CAPES Of Guaranteed Seal plush beaIti-
fully braided, elegantly lined and inter-
lined seal-edged with real Thibet Fur;
it's a handsome dressy Cape; X2 OS
CAPEs of Tan Kersey, Empire back and
front slashed collars, artistically trimmed
with fancy braid and buttons;
present marked price $74S; spe- 81 %
BLOUSE JACKETS for Misses, made of
WOOL Novelty Cloth, MOhair Braid bound,
button trimmed fronts, matched leather
belts made to sell for C2 0A
REEFERS for Girls. Of Green strped Ron.
Gle erect Cloth, epaulets and collar, Mo-
hair Braid bound and trimmed, with gold
Sontache braid. Empire style, So O2
SUITS of French Broadcloth colors and
black, strapped seams, Silk-lined Jackets.
perfect hanging Skirts, OUR SI7 S0
$40, $22, $24 and'$25 Suits
All of this seasons make, perfect
IN every detail; choice, to-mor- SI7 50
WAlSTS-A lot of high-class Silk Waists
none but of this seasons make blouse
effects, in Plaids. Checks, Stripes and
Solo Blacks value up to IS; ~ OQ
SKIRTS of All-wool Novelty materials and
Blacks, best of Innings, well made perfect
hanging, our regular $3.50 and co no
SS.So KINDS: cho1ce ................. ~As0
MOREEN UNDERSKIRTS, made of a
splendid quality, very FULL Melba Ruffies
and Corded, the 81 90 no
KINDS ...:..:.. ......................P &sDO
F'LANNELETTE WRAPPERS, neat de-
signs. collar and yoke trimmed with wide
Braid, Vatican back, full 312-yard Skirt
price si4S; Special ................. PLY
ICE WOOL SHAWLS, Black and White
large size, pretty border, the 81 ~
KIND ............ .........................A ~
We Make Suits to Order
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
NAUGHTY MUSIC AND BOOKS.
The skeleton in the Closet" of the
Conversational Library.
Washington Post.

W
It seems surprising to learn that any in
decent literature is embraced in the mu-
steal collection, yet such is the fact. A
good many of the comic songs, especially
cockney ones, do more than trench upon
the improper Mr.. Spofford says, however
that it is not the function of a great
library TO act as a censor of morals In
exclusion, its business being merely to pre-
serve everything that is written. Shelf
room is given with equal readiness to the
works of sages and to the novels which
Chicago publishers are issuing nowadays
in a nauseating stream. That city during
pal producing center for immoral litera-
ture. New works of the kind are supple
mented by wicked books dug up actually
from the oblivion of earlier centuries. and
in some cases translated and altered to sat-
isfy the morbia fin-de-siecle appetite.
There is. quite a well. known classic in
printed in the Latin language. 1t is ex-
tremely improper. For that reason Chi
translation Of it, giving the impression
that it is a new work. Some bibliophiles
make collections of immoral and indecent
books, and in London there are associa-
tons regularly formed for the purpose of
publishing dubious literature, the name of
the publisher and the place Of publication
being usually fictitious. Gays photography
which fills five volumes, is the standard
guide to literature of this kind. Neverthe-
less. there are fewer bad books printed
nowadays than formerly. and most of the
new ones come from Paris 1t is sad TO be
obliged to state that some of the worst
specimens are written by women All
works of this description in the new library
will be kept in locked place by them
selves. so that thoughtiess and mischievous
persons may not get them. Women never
ask for literature Of this sort. The coIlec-
ton is known technically as the ''skele-
ton" Though 1t may be hidden in a chest,
there could be no adequate excuse for de-
stroying 1t, inasmuch as it includes many
valued classics. which. like the Decam-
eron Of Bocaecio, are admired for their lit
moral Perhaps the wickedest work in the
library of Congress is a volume in Chinese
1t is a double enfendre from beginning to
end. being quite harmless to the eye OF the
reader, but to the ear horrible string OF
iniQuities. Mr. SpoffOrd says that the
worst book he knows OF was written by an
English clergyman
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07

Table Linen, bleached, 60 inches AAo
Table Linen, silver bleached. 66 inch H.
es wide, 81 quality, for. @EC
Table Linen, silver bleached, 70 inch 20.
es wide, Toe quality for. .OCC
Table Linen, silver bleached, 60 inch Al.
es wide. Csc quality, for. ~
Tapie ELL; Linen En- silver bleached, Y inch 1Ac
Table Linen, silver bleached, So inch o.
es wide, 4Sc quality, for zoe
Napkins, bleached p size, $3.50 60 O2
qudlily' Ior-..........-..... ........~@sIO
Napkins, bleached, Is size. $3.50 81 so
4~oHly, AOA '-'...'.......... .........
Napkins. silver bleached, % size, Cd "a
81 quality, Observation-Disclosures lao
Napkins, silver bleached, Is size, 0Qc
Sl.5o quality, or........................S CC
SATEEN, fast black, extra heavy, o.
for skirting, 40c quality, for......... %EC
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
HOuSefurniShingS

(BasementO
MASLIN KETTLES, heavy porcelain lin
ing, 4-quart size, regular price 25c, d.
IOT ............ ..............-.....
CHOPPING BOWLS. IS inches in diameter
best Maplewood, paraffine dipped, f0c
Ioc klnu, lOr
EXTRACTS, Lemon and Vanilla. Bounce
bottles. flavor equal to best, 15c the 81
regular price. for Observation-Disclosures. W
SHELF PAPER, all colors per doz- 1C
CURTAIN STRETCHERS, latest patent
large size, lnalleable steel trimmings,
movable pins, regular price $1.49, O2c
Tor
decoration, regular price 4Oc, DC
for ............ ......................
BARN LANTERNS, the Handy" strong
and durable, best movement, regu- I22c
lar price 6Oc, for :.....:.......... ~
SALTS AND PEPPERS, a fine assortment
of colors and shapes, 10c kinds, e
T0ILET SETS. IL pieces. including slop
Jar, different undersigned a, &c dec dec So. 80
WHITE HAVILAND, for decorating,
stock complete, tomorrow at special prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
Linens

EI%III1II%III@%%~II@%< ]I~%III%~@I@|~%@I-N
EVERY GOOD HOUSEKEEPER is in
terested in buying Linens, and. if possible.
to buy them cheap. Every HOTEL MAN
wishes to buy his Linens at special prices,
and every Boarding House wants the best
goods for the smallest cost. Our Offering
on TABLE DAMASK will be of interest to
all these classes Linens have gone up.
Everybody knows that. We know it. we
cannot buy them to-day for the prices we
offer these goods for. Yet we have a two
fold purpose in view therefore the reduc-
tons. First, we wish to sell you all your
Linens; second we wish you to advertise
this department. NOTE THE FOLLOW
ING PRICES:
Table Linen, bleached. 70 inches G. ~
wide $3.50 quality for. ~ lie AZ
Table Linen, - ,ached, 72 inches a.
wide, $1.25 gu, ", or.................OC C
Table Linen, bleached, 70 inches ZOc
wide, 81 quality, for....................A -
Table Linen, bleached. Y inches "a
wide, S5c quality, for. .OOC
Table Linen, bleached, Sc inches 40
wide Csc quality, for. .................. ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
Dress Trimmings

DTCSS trimmings
Mchair Braids, fancy edge, "a inches DE-
wide, the soc quality, Monday, at.... %OC
Mohair Braids, narrow loop edge, -
plaid effects, 10c quality, for, yd..... ~
Mohair Loops at 10c, 15c. 19c and 25c each.
Mohair Fourageres, 25c, SOC and 75c each.
Silk Garnitures, 75c, csc, SIPS and $19S each.
Dress Buttons real crochet large o.
size, regular So, for, a dozen. SOC
Dress Buttons, cut steel, large size, ~
$l.5O quality, for, a dozen. "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
Gloves

Gloves for Ladies, undressed Kid, 20-button
length, evening shades (small sizes only.
the regular price So per pair; CT 40
while they last, at, pair. ......V
Kid Gloves for Ladies, 2-clasp and 4-button.
fitted to the hand, regular SIPS O2c
Glove, for, pair. ....................1 ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
Underwear

VESTS and PANTS for Ladies. natural
Wool and white, Silk crochet trim, extra
tine ribbed, seamless shoulder, for O2c
SLo9 and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
UNION SUITS for Ladies, in all Wool, part
Wool and Cotton, Silk finish, regular
made, seamless, button ACROSS the shout
der or down the front, from 1913 49,
10 ..-....-.-.....---..... .......-.........
VESTS and PANTS and UNION SUITS
for Ladies' in black from $3.50 Csc
10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We guarantee our Black Underwear to be
noncrocking, or we replace the garment.
VESTS and PANTS for Ladies, extra sizes.
plain or yoke bands, for soc az
INFANTS WRAPPERS, Alma sleeve, the
Rubens and Stuttgarter, in Silk, Silk and
Wool Wool and fleeee-lned Cot 1OI/o -
ton, all sizes, from $1.25 down to-. Il A. n =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
COrSetS

CORSETS-This department we have
been striving to make the. most complete
one of its kind in the city. New styles have
been coming in daily, until now almost ev-
cry style of Corset is represented in the
department. Among the leading makes are
the p. d., 1. c., j. b. Prima Donna, Amer
H H, w. B., Thompson Glove-fitting
Kabo, Nine. Warren, Aurora Belle, War
ner's Perfection, Jackson and Ferris Waist,
and a complete line of Misses and Chill
dren's Waists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
Rugs. Etc.
Dress Goods Selling


fabrics at prices generally cuttings
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
DOmeStiCS

SHEETING. Bleached, 215 yards
wide, Lockwood brand; 29c quail 12c
SHEETING, Unbleached, yard wide, Ec
Pepperell brand, or..................... ~
TWILLED FLANNEL, All Wool, DO
Scarlet and Gray; 45c quality, for. ~s y
OUTING FLANNELS, fancy pat
terms. light and dark grounds; 10cZI 9
SHIFTING CHEVIOTS in Stripes and
Checks, q inches wide; &c qualityOHc
for ............. ..........s.'.'.''.'.''.~ ~
COMFORTS covered with Sateen, filled
with Cotton, 72x7S size; $L5O %11O
quality, for Observation-Disclosures. ~
BLANKETS, 11x4 SIZE all wool,
handsome borders; $3.50 quality, 81 ~
for ............. ...................
BLANKETS, 11x4 size. warranted all wool,
in fancy Plaids; $3.50 quality, g. ~
1or ............. ...................s..
Window Seats
Solid Oak or Mahogany-fnish Window
Seats, upholstered on French Velour,
Corduroy or Tapestry, So value; ca az
special, each ............. ...........VA'1O