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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Labor Commissioner Cox Has
Investigated and Gives
Official Figures.
EVIDENCES ARE ABUNDANT
Farm Mortgages Have Been Cam
ccled and Idle Men Find
Employment.

Lansing, Mich, Nov. IS, Labor
Commissioners Cox says that
evidences of returning prosperity
in Michigan are abundant. The Of
flee is receiving reports on the SUBJ
lcct from every conceivable source
and are all optimistic in regard to
the better times, many basiHg their
bclidf OH figures. There are far less
unemployed men in the cities and
villages of Michigan, he says, than
there were year ago. Factory en-
ploycs hav6 Increased, nearly 5000
more than last year being reported
from Detroit alone, and the canvass
is not yet completed The growth
and activity of trades unions in the
state, he says, is another indication
Of returning prosperity. As "A usual
thing these congratulations lie dormant
during IL period of depression. All
strikes have been satisfactorily ad-
justed and an incaease in wages
granted in one or two instances.
Employers, he says, would not ad
vance wages unless times were bet
ter. Prices Of all farm products
have increased and the condition of
the farmer is much better. Many
farm mortgages have been Cancelled
or partly SO, and debts Of other
kinds wiped out by the farmer.
Mr. Cox says: From an estimate
made from partial canvass feel
safe in saying that there have been
more than "a thousand new mercantile
and manufacturing institutions
started up in Michigan within the
past year. In II few days more |
will be able to state positively how
many of these there are.
II regret that too low wages are
paid in some of the institutions of
the state, especially TO women and
youths, but | am thankful to know
that the avenues of employment are
increasing, and as help becomes
scarcer and labor better organized
advanced wages will follow the inn
provemcnt Of the times, y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Dull Times Advertising.

The following bit of sound logic
is taken from Press and Printer,
published at Boston:
Some of the most successful ad-
vertisers have shown their peculiar
genius when there seemed to be least
encouragement for it. Many mcr-
chants seem to govern their efforts IN
exact alliancewith the prevailingcon-
ditions of business. If business Is
rood around them they putvigor INTO
their operations, advertise freely ana
display liberal spirit. When times
slacken they relax their efforts, les,
sen or rceasc their advertising and
opply the brakes in all directions.
us this a wise policy? We be-
licve the best judgment OF the best
business men is that it is not wise
policy. 80.
Activity and what promotes activity
are better. There is always some
business doing. and whoever bestirs
himself judiciously is most apt to get
what's going. 1t is much better to
keep the wheels moving, even II the
profits are meagre, than to stagnate.
The modern retail store never stag
mates. The buyers hunt around Tor
Jobs, or get lines of goods specially
made at dull-spell-in- the factory
figure on purpose to startle the town
with a bargain. That's good ousi-
ness sense. 1t keeps the store
prominently before the buyers,
keeps them coming there ana ac,
customed to come there, so that they
will naturally float that way when
seeking goods in buster seasons
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
SHOT FOR A DEER.
Prominent Young Man of Iron
Mountain Instantly Killed.

Fred Cowling, one of the best
known and popular young business
men of Iron Mountain, was shot
dead four miles from Channing Sun
day morning. He was mistaken for
a deer by an old hunter named
Wamsley, and shot in the back, the
ball passing through his heart, caus-
ing instant death. Deceased was 26
years of age. He was manager of
Wright Bros. extensive cedar busi-
ness and had been in the employ Of
the firm for eleven years. This
makes the fifth fatality since the
deer season opened
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Happily Welded.

Wick Connell, formerly of
l. 'Anse, but now one of Hancock S
hustling young business men, and
Miss Jettiel Schytte, of this city
were united in marriage Wednes-
day morning, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. H. GillingRam.
The happy couple left on the 1920
train for lower Michigan, whore
they will visit relatives and friends
for a short time. and will then re-
turn to Hancock, where they will
reside. Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connell
have the best wishes of their many
friends.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Christmas With an Emperor.

The Christmas Ladies Home
Journal tells how the German en-
peror, with the empress and the
royal family, spend Christmas Day
with their children. The article is
written by Mr.. Nagel Won Brave,
an attache of the court, who was
permitted to be present at the cele-
bration last Christmas in order to
write this article. The pictures
were made 'on the spot, and ap-
proved by the emperor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Make Your own Sugar.

The following, regarding sugar
beets. is taken from the Michigan
Christian Advocate, of recent date;
"a special dispatch TO the Detroit
Tribune says that Leonard Dodge
of Chcsaning, has this season raised
seventy pounds of sugar beets, and
by means of u cider press and an
iron kettle he extracted six pounds
of brown sugar. He says farmers
can raise it cheaper than they can
maple sugar. This, if true, is of
more Importance to farmers than
even the establishment OF beet sugar
factories. for the latter can afford
IL market to only few localities.
As recently stated in these columns.
four counties in Minnesota could
supply all the sugar used in the
United States. Whereas, if every
farmer can raise his own sugar, it
will be an important item of saving
to him. We are confident that some
way will be found even if Mr..
Dodge has not already found It, for
every farmer TO produce his own
sugar. When that time comes,
sugar trusts and big factories will
no longer have the monopoly they
nov enjoy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Important Notice.

To prevent further Interference
with the hydrant boxes or with any
part of the village water works,
Article 6 of Ordinance X&llI is
quoted:
1t shall be unlawful for any per
son not duly authorized. to bore any
pipe, open any hydrant or stop,cock,
or interfere with any part OF the
works any person so Interfering
shall. on conviction, pay all dam
ages. and a penalty OF not less than
twenty-five nor more than one nun
dred dollars as provided by law, for
each otfense. ALLEN JOHNSTON
Chairman Water Committee.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
CITY ITEMS.

Capt. Fred Rogers was shaking
hands with friends in town Thurs
day.
Martin Messner, of Newtonville,
was shaking hands with friends in
town Thurday.
The infant son of MrA-and Mrs.
Peter Sands, Jr., died Tuesday.
The funeral was held Thursday.
Thus far no accidents have hap
pened to deer hunters in this coun-
ty, at least none have been re-
ported.
Deputy Sheriff Mcnamara, of
Houghton. was in town yesterday.
He was in search of man who is
wanted by Houghton county
authorities.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
n. Mercier, of Calumet, Offered
the Above Named Amount
for His Gold Claim.
WILL RETURN TO KLONDIKE
And Work His Claim-He Ex-
poets to Secure Great
Fortune.

NarclSSc Mefclcf, OF Calumet, inc
returned Klondike gold hunter, who
has been spending the past three
months with relatives in that city,
recently declined an offer of 800, 600
for his claim at the new Eldorado.
The offer was first made to him by
q San Francisco broker, who had
heard of the fabulous richness of
Abrciers claim and who met him in
Seattle on his way home from the
gold fields. Hethcn offered Mcrcier,
S75, 900 in cold cash for the claim
and the balance in three months, but
Mcrcier refused. Lately he received
letter Offering the entire amount
in cash for the claim. Besides this
MERCER has received many rich Of
fers for tho claim, which is considered
one OF the best in the Alaskan fields.
His claim is No l2,and is situated
just IL miles from Juneau, it being
the first claim on the way from the
city. His plans for his return to
the gold fields have been about de-
cided upon now. He will leave soon
after the holidays and will 90 to
California, where he has number
of friends whom he will visit for two
months, and then 90 to Seattle from
where he will take the boat to the
lower part Of Alaska in March. He
says that boats will leave for the
lower ports as early as March, but
they cannot leave for the mouth of
the Yukon before July. He will
walk up from the southern part of
Alaska the entire distance to his
claim. He contemplatcs that it will
take him from the middle of March
until the first of June to walk the
distance. He is not looking forward
to anything but u hard trip and
would advise no one to try to make
it unless they are in the best Of
health and very strong physically.
\ few days ago he received letter
from his partner, who is holding the
claim with man whom Mercier has
paid at the rate of $500 month for
taking care of his share of it,stating
that six boats were left stranded in
the ice near Juneau, and that they
10 Ia
fore spring. The letter also said
that there would be great privation
in and about the city this winter on
account of the scarcity of food. The
letter said that the Canadian soldiers
were on guard everywhere and the
Canadian government was eXacting
u tax for everything imaginable.
They even taxed the miners for the
wood they cut to keep from freez-
ing. There are thousands there with
little or nothing to eat, and they
were already subsisting on short ra-
tiOnS.
MERCER intends to put i'm three
more years in gold hunting, and con
templates by that time to have
enough money to live in wealth for
the remainder of his days. He will
90 up next spring and relieve his
partner who will bc gone for year
on visit with his parents in this
country, and then he will return and
he and Mcrcier will work the claim
for all there is in it for two years.
They had already worked the claim
for year when Mercier left, and he
says the gold they had taken out
was hardly noticeable, and that they
would beable to get out all they
could in three years and then be
able to sell their claim for $50, 600,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Meadow Brook Hive, L-O. Il. NJ.

Notice is hereby given that by the
authority of Frances f. Burns,
great lady commander of the L. O.
Il. Nj. of the state of Michigan, a
special dispcnsation has been grant
ed to Meadow Brook Hive, No. 5J4,
of L Anse, Michigan. to reduce the
initiation fee from S4,OO to 500,
for period of three months from
the date of this notice.
AlRS. J. B. SMITH,
Lady Commander.
ELSIE A. MCKERNAN,
Record Keeper.
Dated L'Anse, Mich, Nov 20,
1897 Ol-20-t4.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20

Mrs. Mary Newett, wife of Geo.
A. Newett, state mineral statisti-
clan and editor of the Iron Ore, at
Ishpeming, died Friday night OF
last week from an attack of appendi-
citis. Local doctors performed an
operation, but the patient failed to
rally Mrs. Newett was widely
known and prominent in lshpem-
ing s social life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20

Miss Il Wahl now carries COM
plete line of stamped linens and the
famous Braincrd Il Armstrong en-
broidcry silks in all shades desirable
for doing all varieties of fancy work.
Ladies of l. Anse and vicinity are
invited to call and inspect her goods
in this line.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
Notice.

Sealed bids will be received by the
county clerk until noon, December
20th. 1897 for the delivery at the
court house and Jail of ten cords of
dry, and ten cords of green body
maple and birch wood, four feet long
Ql-20.tj) G.. O. BEEHLER, Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20

For fancy decorations get Den
nison S imported crepe, or Brain
bridge $ American crepe tissue
paper, at w. Z. Menge's.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20

For Xmas presents 90 to W. T.
Menge 5. He has IA large assortment
of photo boxes and albums. toilet
eases, toilet sets, shaving cases, col
lar and cuff boxes, manicure sets.
glove and handkerchief sets, neck
tie boxes, jewel cases and work
boxes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20

Get your ladies' pocket books and
.clluloid novelties at w. T. Meugc's:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
Coon and Muskrat Fight.

Mr.. ]. Hal Grimes caught a muskrat
in the freight Office at the depot. Joe
Booth thought his pet coon could do"
the muskrat, and in order to see which
was entitled to the belt the two were
placed in a Slated box-car, the coon
being favorite. They had hardly
touched the floor before they began
feinting and sizing each other up.
Finally the coon lit on to his opponent,
forced him to the corner, and 1t looked
like he would be sure victor, and the
odds jumped to So to 81 in his favor.
But in round number two the musk
rat put on his fighting clothes, and no
coon before ever got such walloping.
His child-like screams led number of
residents of the neighborhood who
didn't know what was going on to
believe that some mother was whip
ping her baby at the depot At the
first pass in the third set-to the coon
ran up the stats to the top Of the car
and refused to fight, while the musk
rat walked about the floor as IL to say:
Bring on two or three more just like
him." -Harrodsburg (Ky) Democrat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
ohio,s CHAMPION Whittier.

Edward Weyls, a barber OF ia West
Mound street, claims to be the cham
pion penknife whittier Of the United
States, and his work as displayed in
several pieces of wood carving GER
tainly stamps him as a genius in this
line, even IL his title honors are dis
puted. Weyls uses nothing but pen
knife and out of blocks of wood he
molds figures and articles with the
artistic tact of sculptor. He cuts
chains, scissors, wagons, locomotives,
machines and other articles and things
out of white pine with the rapidly Of
buzz-saw. All Mr.. Weyls wants Is
block of pine, his jack-knife and q
seat on a store box. and he can execute
the most difficult and intricate pieces
of art. His shop is filed with master
pieces, among the number being a
panel figure of Mark Hanna and the
facial expression caught by the artist
Is wonderful.
Mr.. Weyls will put his work on pub
lie exhibition here in compliance with
the wishes of his friends.-Cofumbus
(Ohio) Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
The cay OF TIE DREAMER.


II am tired of planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;
Heart-weary OF building and spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And / long for the dear old river.
Where / dreamed my youth away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in day.
ct am sick of the SNOWY seeming
or life that Is half lie
or the faces lined with scheming
In the throng that hurries by.
From the sleepless thoughts endeavor
would 60 where the children play;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And toiler dies in day.
81 feel no pride, but pity,
For the burdens the rich endure;
There is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives of the poor.
o the little hands so skillful,
And the child-mind choked with
weeds;
The daughters heart grown willful..
And the fathers heart that bleeds.
mo, no! from the streets rude hustle,
From trophies of mart and stage.
would fly to the woods low rustic,
And the meadows kindly page.
Let me dream as of old by the river,
4 And be loved for the dream, Away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And toiler dies in day."
JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

sAnd 90. Betty" said John. ~ your
overlook the past and Let bygones be
/ bygones Ill be q happy man"
II owe you no grudge." said Betty;
"and bygones are bygones. John Leaf. =
But you'll let things be as they
were, Betty?" said John. "You'll be
my sweetheart again."
Don't you know" she said. why,
look there"
He looked. Through the gate came q
foreign-looking man, with gold rings
in his ears and silver ring upon his
finger. who led by the hand toddling
child.
why, it's Monsieur" said John.
"You see," said Betty. II went to
him to ask him how he came by his
ring, and he proved 1t was none Of
mine. 1t has a name and date ON 1t
that mine never had. And he was
kind to me and you had been cruel.
And SO we have been married three
years--eh, Louis? And this is our
boy"
~ had better go home, think" said
John Leaf. "One is always punished
for being q fool. But this is your ring.
Will you have 1t, Betty?"
Pray keep 1t for your sweetheart"
said Betty. You'll find one soon. no
doubt"
But John Leaf never found one
again, and the silver ring found in the
old magpie's nest was buried with him
when he died.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

sands OF them perhaps fifteen men
for every thousand acres In wheat
ride into the bonanza district on the
blind baggage" on passenger trains.
When they have leisure and taste for
scenery they jolt piacidly across the
continent homeward bound In what
lingo of these workmen calls side
door sleepers." Many of these work.
men live in the larger towns In the
Middle West-in st. Louis. In Omaha,
In st. Paul, In Chicago. or in Milwau-
kee. And they bring home probably a
million dollars in wages. They are
steady, industrious men with no bad
habits, and small ambitions. On the
best farms there is no drinking, and
card-playing is strictly prohibited. The
foremen say that cards keep the men
out OF bed at night. and they have not
their best Strength to work during the
day. There are no amusements on the
farm, and at o o'clock the fatigue
usually drives the men to bed.-Wil-
liam Allen White, in November Scrib-
,ner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
Facts Briefly Given.

Telephones were invented in1S61.
A square mile contains GAO acres.
Telescopes we're invented in 1880.
Envelopes were first used 1880.
Iron horse shoes were made in ~!
A barrel Of -four weighs 1916 pounds.
A barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
Light moves 10000 miles per sec
ond.
Watches were first constructed in
14T6.
The Chinese invented paper in 10
b. c.
The first Atlantic cable was operated
in 1853.
The first lucifer match was made in
1920
Gold was discovered in California in
1913.
Sound moves at the rate of 743 miles
an hour.
The first steamer crossed the Attain
tic in 1919.
The pianoforte was invented in Italy
about ITO.
Storm clouds move at the rate OF
thirty-six miles per hour.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
WESTERN FARM lABoRERs.
Birds Of Passage" Who Work in the Big
Wheat Fields.

There Is a season between May and
July, during which the army OF
hands" who work on these North
Dakota wheat-farms wait for the crops
to ripen. In fact, except the half score
Of men who are regularly employed
upon each place, all the men who are
engaged upon the big farms In
ploughing season, at seeding-time,
during harvest. and when the season
for threshing comes-the men who do
the most important work--are tran
scient laborers. Frequently they are
birds of passage, whose faces are IA
miliar to the foremen, but whose homes
may be thousand miles away. Men
of this character are not ''hoboes"-
yet now and then a tramp does rest
from his loved employ" and work with
the harvest hands" A majority Of
the laborers comes from the South In
harvest-time. These men are regular
harvesters, who begin with the early
June harvest in Oklahoma, working
northward until the season closes In
the Red River country. Men of this
class never pay ra.lrocs, fare. Thou
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
MEXICAN CHILDREN.

In Mexico group of lads from seven
to twelve will meet and each boy de-
corously lift his hat, and salutations
ofextreme courtesy will be exchanged,
and then comes the boyish chatter,
the run and the laughter, the same as
anywhere. Boys in Mexico also treat
their elders with much respect. An
old man or woman is not the butt of
the youth OF Mexico; rather for the
old people are reserved the shadiest
seats under the trees in the park. A
Mexican boy or girl, on entering a
room, walks around among the COM
pany shaking hands with all, and on
leaving the room does the same.
Urbanity is taught in the public
schools, as arithmetic is in this coun-
try. There is no one jostled on the
street; the best seat in horse car is
promptly given up to the ladies, who
never fail to gracefully acknowledge
the favor / have never seen a Mex
lean gentleman fail to give his seat to
a woman, whether she was richly or
poorly dressed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
A GREAT GRAY OWL.

Speaking of owls reminds me of q
very funny incident" remarked Uncle
Nat. Zone Of our neighbors shot a
great gray owl, wounding it slightly
in the wing, He gave it to me, and it
was permitted torun loose in the door
yard. In the middle of the day the
owl had habit of standing in the path
leading from the stile to the front door
of the log cabin. Apparently he could
not see anything. When the dog ran
against him he would jump straight
up and strike out with his claws, and
it was no joke when he closed down
on anything with them.
Pack -peddlers had been more nu-
merous than usual and were persistent
and tiresome. One day pack -peddler
crossed the stile and started up the
path for the door. If he saw the great
gray owl at all he paid no attention,
hut walked into him. saw the big
bird Jump and strike out with its
powerful claws, clinching the peddler's
legs just above the knees. never
expect to hear such another yell as
that peddler gave. The owl held on
and the peddler rushed to the stile,
yelling at every step. Presently the
owl let loose and stood still in thepath
blinking slowly with his great staring
eyes. l need hardly tell you that we
never saw that peddler afterward.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
An Indian in Congress.

Remarkable progress has been
made among the Indian tribes In the
territory since l visited them six years
ago." remarked Congressman Charles
Curtis yesterday. Mr.. Curtis visited
the Kansas, Usage and Pawnee Indians
for the purpose of securing informa-
ton that will be valuable to his COM
mittee in Congress-the House COM
mittee in Indian affairs-next winter.
Incidentally, he visited some Of his
relatives in that country.
1.-The Indians" he said, "are learn
ing to farm, though, of course, many
of them rent their farms to white men.
l found corn that will run as high as
sixty-five bushels to the acre on farms
cultivated by Indians or half-breeds.
Those who rent their farms to
white men make good money. They
get 81 an acre for the land cultivated,
and usually reserve part of their farms
for their own use.
"In general, / found conditions
among the Indians improving, and l
am glad of 1t.
AS is well known in Kansas, Curtis
has Indian blood in his veins, and
takes lively interest in improving
the conditions of the Indians generally.
He has an uncle and second cousin in
the Indian territory who are half-blood
Indians, and are famous ranchmen.
They are known as Big Louis" and
Little Louis" Both are Papans, an
old French family. big Louis" is a
brother of the congressman's mother,
and Is man of wealth and influence
among his people. Little Louis" is a
cousin of big Louis" They are about
the same age, and when they were
boys one grew much faster than the
other; hence their designations, big"
and little" Finally big Louis
stopped growing, but Little Louis"
kept on, and now is the larger, and
weighs two hundred and sixty pounds,
while big Louis" needs an overcoat
to make him weigh full two hundred.
Mr.. Curtis visited both. big Louis"
has a dancing pavilion. modelled after
one he saw at an eastern resort. Every
Friday night he gives dance, and
hundreds Of people attend it. He has
a lemonade and cigar stand in connec-
ton with it, and entertains as well as
the best of the experts in this line
Kansas City Star.