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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
CAKES LONG VOYAGE
STORY or vaouBLg. SUFFER-
ING AND DEATH. \.
fen Months Consumed In Passage
from nioso TO New York-Brsvsry
Of the Capitalize Wife Lands the
ship I'm Port



Buffeted about by the fierce winds Of
the Pacific and Atlantic, chased thou
sands OF miles out Of her course by the
typoons Of the Chinese seas; drifting
helplessly where the idle breezes might
send her, while her crew was slowly
dying of the horrible scourge, scurvy,
the American clipper L. II. Cakes was
lowed into port at New York after 260
days Of ceaseless struggle with the adj
verse winds, the horrors Of floating
charnel-house and under the control OF
Q mad--or seemingly mad-commander.
Two hundred and seventy days from
Shanghai for New York Is the remark
able record made by the unfortunate
vessel. Ten months nearly elapsed
from the time she spread her sails and
started on her voyage before her sick
and dying crew fosnd relief. Twice
during all Of this time she was within
sight of some other vessel, but once
only did she get within hail.
Witt her sails whipped to ribbons by
the North Atlantic gale Of two weeks
ago, drifting rapidly away from the
steamer which was bearing down on
her with the purpose Of rescuing the
survivors, the Cakes was a floating
charnel. a specter on the high seas
where death ruled. Only four persons
aboard that doomed ship-the captain,
Edward b. Reed; his wife and the two
ranking officers-were able to leave
their hunks when the Kasbec made the
heroic and successful effort to rescue
them from certain death. They were
sick upto death, their limbs swollen
out Of all semblance to humanity, their
parched and scaling skins blue and
black with the ravages of the leprosy
Of the seas. Hope had long since de-
parted, and but for the indOmitable
will and exceptional strength Of Mrs.
Reed, the story Of the wreck and rescue
would never have been known.
1t Is another story of the sea from
which painter and poet may draw In
spiration. 1t is story of hurricane,
intense suffering and death. It's GEN.
trail figure Is a heroic woman, one of the
kind that century produces once,
twice, perhaps. but not oftener
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Enemies Forever.

Mamie--Fred proposed to me last
night.
Cina-That accounts for what no
said to me to-day. N
Mamle-What did he say? W
Clara-Only he lost his presence Of
mind last night and would be mIsera-
bic the rest Of his life.-New York
Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
A Hat Size.

A size in hats is one-eighth OF an
inch. According to the English meth
cd, the smaller diameter of the head Is
taken as the starting point. One-cighth
Of an inch increase in the shorter d.
ameter makes a little more than three
elghths In circumference. The French
and German hatters have rule slight
ly different from this.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Large Private Museum.

II. J. Heinz, the Pittsburg manufac-
turer, has one of the largest private
museums in the United States. In his
collection. which occupies .one floor of
his house. are an Egyptian mummy
and a cast of the prehistoric skeleton
found in a cave in Mentone, France. II
IL estimated that It will take three
months to catalogue the collection.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
A Boiled Dinner

'Twlsh, said the artist who had been
so absorbed In his work as to neglect
his eating, "that you would send out
and get a nice large head of cabbage"
Certainly" replied his wife; "have
you an inspiration for new still Iife?"
mo; | merely want 1t for a pot
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Aged Georgia Nerroes.

Two negroes In the ripeness of age
died at Solomon, Ca. one at 107 years,
another at 90. and the reports OF their
deaths drew attention to Teuas Tharp.
Of the same neighborhood, a oegro, III
years old.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

( You might Us well break all the CON-
handmcnts as any one Of them.
There was more healing In the touch OF
the hem OF His garment than In all the
apothecary shops OF Jerusalem.
There are no hearses In heaven.
1t takes a good man to get along with
those who are as disagreeable as he Is HIM
self.
It's no sign a mans a good man because he
had good mother.
Faith Is worth more than a ship load of
gold.
Virtue. life and property will not be safe
when you give up the Bible.
Nothing stops inhdellty so much as a
church full OF love.
Some preachers get drier than Gldeon's
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

fell victim to exposure, and was a
patient In Memphis for four weeks.
The great generals all knew and hon.
ored Aunt Lizzie. She remained at this
noble work until June, 1866. Since
then she has lived In Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Life in a Lighthouse.

Lieut.. John Nj. Ellicott, u. S. N,
contributes to st. Nicholas an article
about lighthouses, which he calls 1.-THE
Lights that Guide in the Night" Lieut.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
The Brain OF the Criminal.

The Brain Oh the CRIMINAL.
An Italian brigand having died after
a most notorious and remarkable ca
reer, even for man in his profession,
his brain was given to a scientist for
examination In order to discover. II
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

Our idea Of hopeless fool Is a man
who has stir neck from looking up
Cor airphIps.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

There are times when tears do no
good: when club should be used
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Even in This Rhyme.

Even in This Rhyme.
The English language must be tough,
At least that's what I've reckoned,
For it Is still alive to-day,
Though murdered every second.
New York Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
Distance Covered by the Eye.

An ingenious French staiistician has
recently been investigating the dis
lance travelled by the eye in reading
printed matter. He calculates that i
100000 letters of the ordinary type
used in newspapers placed in close
iuxtaposition extend over 100 meters
somewhat less than mile. But ae
cording TO his reckoning, there Is no'
more than LOO yards of reading mar
ter in the average issue Of Partisan
daily. Within the cover of the iainiiiH
yellow-backed novel will, as a rule N
found double that amount, and IN ordei
10 cover the ground which is represen'eeS,
by all of VI. Zola's works, the eye wou.u
have to perform a journey of NOR
than 30 miles. An average man, livins
for the average period of human IN.
may be calculated to get through aoou.
$500 miles of readings before his tasA
is done.-Chicago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

O0ne-ot the great advantages OF =
protective tariff IS thar il always pre-
vents deficiI.-St, Louis Globe-Dru.o-
crat.
Ex-senator Thursto- declares There
are worse things than var Mr.. Thurs
ton must have been locking over the
record Of the democratic pa-ty.-Ka--
sas C.;y Journal.
G"There Is" says western ex-
change. something about Bryan which
marks him a. man W Is likely 70 De
heard from again" Y@-.t is ais
mouth.-Cleyelard Leader.
DThe tariff hearings before the wars
and means committee cause increasing
voc 10 the free trade household. The
whole proceeding i 100 intensely Amer
ican TO suit any believer il European
theories.-N. y. Nail and Express.
SIn a recent interview Senator
David b. Hill declared THAI the 6ema-
gogucs by their violent doctrine have
driven every nan OF property from the
democratic parry. and the party is nov
on the rocks OF populism." This Is true
but the senator should have said il be-
fore November 3.-India1apolis jour
nal.
0The caianityites will be angry
VIXEN told that there was s71.ol6.O.6
more money in circulation January !.
1897, than January /. 1896. When told
that the amount of silver dollars in cir
culation is fewer than year ago and
that gold has increased nearly sci .O00.-
900 some of them will be well-nich
frantic with rage.-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
5Democratic papers are talking a
great deal about coming quarrels
among republican leaders. There Is
10 basis beyond sYrmise and desire On
the part of the democrats for any such
assertions Harmony among republic
ans is what the party ard the country
need. and there are good reasons for
assuming that il will be maintained.
The sensational part of the democratic
press, which are circulating the stories
about approaching republican wran-
giles, are not exactly trustworthy
sources OF inside information on re-
publican prospects and intentions
st. Louis Globe-Democrst
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Anonymous donors have Just seny
6 10000 and two sums of 500 each 20
the bishop of Wakefield. in England
for ecclesiastical purposes in the do
cese.
Rev. W. ID. p. Bliss (EpiscopaD. rec
tor of the Church of the Carpenter.
Boston, and editor of the organ OF
Christian socialism known as the Dawn.
is making a lecture tour through the
west in the interest of Christian social.
ism.
The public schools of New Orleans
have been compelled TO close during
the present month. the reason given
being that. however willing the city
council might be TO help the schools,
there are no funds available for the
purpose.
Bishop Potter, of New York, has
informed the clergy of the diocese thai
he will devote himself until March
entirely 10 raising funds for the CON-
pletion of the Protestant Episcopal Ca
thedral of ST. John the Divine. Mean.
while the work of the diocese will be
carried on by the archdeacons. The site
on what is now habitually called the
Acropolis Of New York has been paid
for. at a cost of $4,000; the founda-
tons of the choir and the tower have
been completed up TO the water table
The bishop of Hereford. having ex-
pressed very emphatic opinion on
the modern female costume, a woman
writes TO London Truth that the real
cause of the episcopal censure is not
his lordship's objection TO feminine
waistcoats. but jealousy of the adop-
ton BY the sex of bishops sleeves"
And why. she asks, should bishop
wear so feminine garment as an apron
il a woman cannot put on vest?
A queer sect, the Nazarenes, turned
up in a London police court recently,
owing TO the refusal of their chief priest
TO pay printers bill. He called him
self Antipas pastor. Fidei Defensor. and
said that he had been q clergyman OF
the Reformed Episcopal church in the
United States. The bill in dispute was
for a pamphlet containing a state
ment OF the Faith once delivered 20 the
Saints in opposition 10 the Faiths of
Christendom," and on its last page had
an advertisement of the "Antepas
Cycles, price IL guineas." Antipas, I.
D., had To pay.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
SPLITS A SHEET OF rAPER.
wsadsrful Dexterity OF = Bostonian with
Paper-Splittinx Knife.

Lucius Poole. whose den in Spring
field street, Boston. is famous among
antiquarians, can do more wonderful
things with a sheet Of paper than any
one else in America, perhaps in the
world. Not only can he doyetail, skiye.
splice and inlay, but he can split. That
IS the most difficult achievement in the
whole art Of book patching. Mr.. Poole
will take leaf from uny of the cur
rent magazines and slice il three times
through its entire length and width,
thereby making four sheets, instead of
one, each of just one-quarter the thick
ness Of the original. Splitting hairs
Is rough work beside a Job like that.
Mr. Poole is brother OF the late VIII
liam F. Poole. head of the Newberry
and the Chicago public libraries and ed.
itor of Pooles Periodical Index. He
was always interested in his brothers
work and was fond of collecting rar
volumes, prints, theater programmes,
etc, but he did not give himself up
10 that sort Of thing entirely until about
ten years ago. Until then his faIc
rested on his achievements as q dec-
orator, but he suffered from paint POI
soning and had TO drop that work
Since then he has been on the mend.
One of Mr.. Poole's tricks Is 10 cut
an imperfect picture from a page and
then insert one in its stead 50 deftIy
that only the closest scrutiny will dis
cover that the fiber has been disturbed.
Another is 10 plant" photograph on
the page of a book. so that one cannot
tell that il was not printed there origi-
nally.
Joe jefferson, one Of the greatest col.
lectors in the world. is warm friend
of the paper carpenter What may
be called their joint work almost Is
huge quarto volume. The History of
William Warren" which is the most
COMPREHENSIVE illustratedstory ofthe
theater during the so years that caded
with Warren's farewell at the Boston
museum in lSS9.
When Mr.. Poole is asked 10 tell how
he performs his feais he says: ION,
it's just Ivy work. partly natural ana
partly acquired. 1t would take year
TO explain the details."-N. y. Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
RECIPROCITY DEMANDED.
A Protective Tarin IL Now Assured
Thing.

Tariff revision in the line of increased
protection is now an assured thing.
The usual phenomenon is seen OF par
tisan committee of a future congress
giving hearings TO manufacturers and
other persons who are directly inter-
es;ed IN tariff laws When the special
session meets il the spring a.! the pre-
hm!naries will have been gone through
with AMI party majority Will st the
seal Of its approval upon everything
that the committee has done. The
minority will have practically no part
in the business. IL is as effectively
barred out as il it belonged to kam-
chatka or some other region equally
remote.
Il is 10 be hoped. therefore. that the
committee will do its work with p-r-
feet inpartiality between conflicting
Interests and in particular tha: il will
Tot neglect 10 take advantage of every
thing THAI may be gained through
reciprocity. BY the operations of the
Mckinley law it was demonstrated that
one OF the chief values Of the protective
tariff IS the leverage II gives US upon
foreign nations through the instru-
mentality Of reciprocity. This was
particularly noticeable in the case Of
t1e Sparish-American countries. Our
enormous importationS Of sugar and
coffee AID tobacco are their industrial!
Gfe- Il is true also that their staples
~ Indispensable 20 Us. but not one of
-hem car afford 10 let any OF the others
enter our markets on better terms than
: enjoys. Consequently they are all
glad 20 make concessions TO our pork
( sod -four if only we will treat them ac-
cordingly. The tariff is a persuasive
method Of bringing them TO time that
IS always sure 10 succeed
Chicago has n peculiar interest in the
revival of the reciprocity idea. II is
the country's greatest market fo- grain
and provisions. Blaine's fanoSs letter
10 Senator Frye. which dubbed the
reciprocity clause into the Mckinley
/ tariff. might have been written by a
chicago man. with the interests of Chi
cago primarily in view. But the inter
\ es1s OF Chicago are the interests of the
/ central and northern parts Of the Mis-
sissippi valley. The whole western
country has vital concern in this mat
ter and Mr.. Dingiey's committee should
keep this fact in mind. The agriculture
OF the west demands as thorough con-
sidera'ion as the manufactures of the
east, and IL was because OF the contin-
ual preaching of the free traders
that q protective tariff Disseminated
against the farmer that the Mckinley
law was repudiated by the country be-
fore the benefits Of reciprocity were
fully observation-disclosures Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
A sympathetic Employer.

Old Gent-And so that is youremp'o!.,
er going to the funeral of one OF us
clerks?
Young Clerk-Not q clerk. but ui'
tant relative of one Of the clerks.
MY! my. I'm sure that IS 'e''
thoughtful"
"Yes. most too thoughtful. Nnea =.
ever any of us loses relative and 'sn g..
him about il, he always goes 10 wv
funeral. consarn hint" :,
"Eh? And do you object to SUE
kindness of hearth ..
"Tisn't kindness of heart, sir. y
goes to make sure that the funeral s,'
an excuse for day ofY."-N. y. WeehP'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23
END OF THE TARIFF HEARINGS.
Fraud Made Easy By the Wilson Al
VaIorem Duties

vAlorem Duties
The committee on ways anu gnesIns
has closed its tariff hearings AS the
main object of the bill IL intends 10
draft is TO supply Eore revenue the
committee must have been affected IN
pleasantly by the fact that hardly one
of the representatives of industries who
came before them had the question OF
government revenue in mind.
Men appeared at the bearings VINO
demanded" higher duties than those
which the Mckinley law gave them
They asked for duties in some instances
which would have been prohibitory and
thus have cut OF revenue. Some OF
these men spoke on behalf of industries
which are controlled by illegal trusts.
Higher protection was demanded In
those instances so that foreign importa-
tions might be cut of utterly and the
consumers be left at the mercy OF the
trusts. TO be worse robbed by them than
al present
The members of the committee must
have been panied when they heard so
many persons asking for something
which would swell their personal reve-
nues while adding nothing TO those of
the government. They do not seem to
think that il needs more money.
The most sensible proposition offered
the committee was made on the last
day of the hearings by the representa-
tive of a Chicago commercial house. His
= 81 - u
specific duties.
''As an average an ad valorem duty OF 80
per cent. yielded but IS per cent The bulk
" the importing trade was IN the hands OF
foreign manufacturers. who were able TO
sell goods here cheaper than his firm could
land them IN New York. The paragraph
allowing duties equal 10 the manufacture
ers' cost, plus eight per cent. was the most
cisa avantageous 10 Americans under the
system OF consignment. In many in
stances the firm found IL cheaper 20 buy
goods Of consignees on this side than 10
buy them abroad"
These statements are undoubtedly
true. The Wilson al Valorem system
was adopted by the democrats in order
that by means OF false invoices foreign
goods could get through the custom
house for about two-ihrds OF the duty
they would have 10 pay if levied on the
price the purchaser paid for the goods.
The democrats allege that the duties
collected under their Wilson law average
over IL per cent In reality they do
rot average more than = TO 50 per cent.
As a consequence the government is de-
frauded out of $40. COS. 900 or S;0.oOO,00o
year. The men who voted for the ad
valorem system intended that this
should be the case.
If the ad valorem duties Of the Wilson
law were replaced by specific duties
equivalent 10 what the I'D valocm duties
would produce il levied on the actual
value of the goods-on the sums set
forth in the private invoices and not in
the false invoices made out 10 cheat the
government-there would not be quite
as many goods Of some kinds imported
as now, but the customs revenues
would be swelled from S25.Doo.0oo 10 $685.
ooo.0O0 There would be rlore revenue
ard more protection.-l hicaco Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23

Sam Jones. who is southern free
shFeTite himself. after hearing the At
innta effort SAYS shat Bryan's lectures
are not worth ten cents dozen. What
pity he did not close more contracts
ior 5000 appearsnces.-Iowa State
Register.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-14
POINTERS TO THE POLICE.

In a sermon on Sunday night Rev. Ira
w. kimmel said some things which
might be considered as pointers to our
police. His sermon wis devoted largely
to the gambling evil and among other
things he said: 1.-The first gambling place
in OIL city is under the electric lights
where boys play marbles for keeps. Par
ents, look after your boys. The second is
ut 1-2 Campbell avenue, where they
have complete outfit in their room: this
is the swell gambling hell" of Roanoke,
where members of the swngger set are
wont to while away time. The third is
Mt No. 16 Salem avenue, upstairs in a
back room. In this place poker is played
principally. The fourth is in Il room in
the building at corner of Railroad avenue
and Nelson street. Here the stakes are
small. 1t is frequented by half our boys.
Poker played. The fifth is on the east
corner of Nelson street and Salem avenue
upstairs, poker played for small stakes by
boys These two are crime breeders
Here boys make their start on the road
that leads to destruction. 1t is in these
dens of iniquity that many ale being
ruined. 1t is only by strong public sem
timent that we can compel the places to
close. The wickedness of this square by
the market is appalling and it ought to
be broken mp"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-14
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Boston-The game between Boston
aud Philadelphia WAS postponed ON ac-
count of rain.
At Baltimorr-Baltimorc, 4 runsS hits,
errors. Chicago, > Iuns. . hits, o err
rors Batteries: Hotter and Robinson;
Friend and Kittridge.
Second Baltimore, II runs, 9
hits, 2 errors. Chicago, 4 runs, hits, >
errors. Batteries: Nops and Clark;
Briggs and Donohue.
At Cleveland Gland, 7 runs, -
hits, errors st. Louis, & runs, 4 hits.
& errors. Batteries: Powell and Creiger;
Suthou and Murphy.
At Brooklyn-Tic game Brook lyn, 8
runs, | hits, > errors. New York, s
runs, - hits, ) errors. Batteries: Ken
nedy and Burrell ..Meekin and Warner.
Called at the end of the seventh inning
OH account of darkness.
At Washington-Wa Washington, l run, q
hits. . errors. Cincinnati, = runs, 5 hits.
0 errors Batteries: McJames and sMc-
CURE; Rhines and Schriver.
AT ouisville-Louisvills, runs, 8
hits, 3 errors. Pittsburg, runs, 6 hits,
errors. Batteries: Frazer and Wilson;
Hawlcy and Merritt.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-14
SPIRITED OUT OF TOWN.
Charged With Criminally Assaulting
Demented Child

Columbia, s. C, Sept. l3-J. II. Ste
phenson, merchant of Camden, was
rushed a way from ii mob there last night
and tonight was brought to the peniten-
tiarS here for safe-kecping. He is charged
with enticing 13-year-old half witted
girl into his store and criminally assault
ing her. Stephenson's fellow townsmen
became intensely excited. Cou' was in
session, but the grand jury having been
discharged, bill against Sterhenson
could not be given out. Pending obtain-
ing authority from the supreme court to
order special session to try the man,
the Judge had him spirited out of town
While this excitement was going on
the jury found John Watkins, colorcd
guilty Of ravishing his 10 year old step
daughter. and he was sentenced to hang
October -. There was n disposition to
lynch him, but the sheriff quoted the
people.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-14
ROsENBAUN BROS
The Popular
Shopping Place
Of The City.

We have moved into our new
addition extending back to
Campbell avenue, thereby
covering more space than any
other storeroom in the city, and
we cordially invite the public
to inspect the Improvement;
also our large stock Of Dress
Goods, Notions and Millinery,
and gather up some Of our big
bargains that we are Offering.
The most gratifying informal
ton we can give to the ladies
is that we are going to offer
some special bargains on MON
DAY.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-14
DRESS GOODS.

so pieces Fine Twilled Wool Cash
meres in all colors, including black, 20c.
% pieces All Wool French Serge, 3G.
inch wide; these goods are regular 33c
quality, our price only 25c.
- pieces Fine All Wool Serge, IA
yards wide. You would think that you
ought to pay G5c for these goods. but
we only ask soc.
Blue and Black Diagonal All Wool
Dress Stuffs, just the thing for Separate
Skirts, 81 inch wide, at SOC.
Blue Black and Jet Black French
Twill, extra fine and 50.inch wide. They
are:the 75c quality: we only ask Soc.
90 pieces Figured Mohair; they are
gems, 46-inch wide and - would he
cheap..at 69c; we only ask SOC.
Plaids are the correct things for
Waists. We can show you full assert
nent, both imported and Domestic,
ranging in price-l2 2-2c, 25c. 40c, SOC
and 75c.