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Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. NJ. G.
Blunt, Sprague, WASH. March 8, '04.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

There are some spectacles that can never
be forgotten, but they are not the ones worn
by absent. minded old ladies.-L. A. w. Bull
letin.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15
Left 1t.

Phillps-What's the matter with that
fellow from Colorado-isn't he all right?
Quipps--I don't know. Somebody said
he left Pixies peak under cloud.--Town
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

Turning
quickly q u i
she saw
creeping
t o W a T d
h e r her
four-year-
olddaugh.
ter, Beea-
trice. The
c b j ! ID
m O Y e d
Over the
floor with
q n e f..
fort, but
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Griggs courier., 1898-07-15
A Dald-Heatled Reply.

A naval officer very we'll and favorably
known in London has for some unknown rea.
slowly, though he has grown gray in the
service. and, indeed. lamentably bald. Re.
Gently one of his juniors was oldscnough
to question. him az to his remarkable ab.
sence Of hair. Al Z s
ssHow comes it that you are SO very bald?"
The officer replied promptly and with
much viEdictivenezs:
"Young man, you would be bald, think.
If you had had men stepping over your head
for years in the way have. London Judy.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

No amount of exposure will make man
an immune in love Standardization Globe.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

"Bike'' Chloride of sunshine is a good
epring medicine-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

The desire of appearing clever often pre-.
vents one becoming so.-Rochefoucauld.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

Swallow your trouble and bolt it down.
Rural New Yorker.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

"a A man isn't mighty because he never falls.
but because fShis ability to rise when he
tumbles.- Chicago Daily News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
CITY ITEMS.

Robert Reynolds made business
trip to Houghton Wednesday.
W. A Mccormick, of Menominec,
who has been in town on business
for several days, returned home
yesterday afternoon.
A surprise party was rendered
Miss Annie Williams at her home
Thursday evening by sixteen of her
young friends An enjoyable time
is reported Miss Williams left for
Milwaukee Yesterday to take "a
musical course.
Senator O. W. Robinson has our
thanks for one of the official maps
of the state of Michigan, compiled
and printed by authority and under
the supervision Of the state com
missioner of railroads, giving the
names, locations and boundaries of
counties, county seats, townships,
towns, railway stations, etc, and
all lines OF railways completed in
the state TO October |, 1897.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
GAME WARDEN'S WORK.
Record Exceeds That Of Any
Other State.

ClThe December reportof Game and
Fish Warden Osborn shows II total
of SO cases for violation of the game
and fish laws prosecuted during 1897
as against SOB for 1896 and 504 for
1898, IL grand total of 1856 for the
two years and eleven months that
Mr.. Osborn has held Office. AN IN
tcresting coincidence and quite u
comparison is the fact that the mum
Der of cases prosecuted during 1897
is exactly the number prosecuted
for the four years his immediate
predecessor held the Office
In addition to the number Of cases
prosecuted, II great many fish lad
dcrs were put in dams, work of II
nature to prevent violations was
conducted in all parts of the state,
and a great fight was successfully
made To sustain the new commercial
fish laws
The record is said to exceed that
of any state game and fish warden
in the United States, and it is now
claimed for Michigan that it is in
the advance of all other states in
the work of protecting fish and
game. This is conceded by authori-
ties, enthusiasts and journals de-
voted to that work.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
TAXES POURED IN.
Receipts for S07 Only $151 200
Less Than the Total for the
Previous Six Years.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. II, An idea
of the collecting power Of the gen
eral tax law of 1893, now in force,
may be gained from AN examination
of the receipts of the tax depart
ment of the auditor generals office
for the past seven years. The re-
ceipts do not include many descrip-
tions redeemed at county treasurers
offices.
The business for the first half Of
1891 was done under the tax law of
1889, which was much the same as the
present law. Then came the law Of
1891, return to the county system
of collecting delinquent taxes, under
which the business Of the last half
of 1891. and all of 1892, and the first
half of 1893 was conducted
There was marked increase in
receipts during the last half of 1893,
and thus most decided jump was
made in February, 1894, when the
receipts amounted to $l10,937 Al.
This big month was due to the de-
cision Of the supreme court in the
case of Cole VS.. Shelp, in which the
court made a strong ruling in favor
of the law Of 1893
Subsequent receipts increased or
decreased, as the court backed up
the tax titles, or FLED opinions tend
ing to weaken them The high water
mark was reached last month, when
$l34,6l6.l7 was collected. Since
the recent decision in the Connecti-
cut Mutual case, the receipts have
dropped to hard-pan.
1t will be noticed that last years
receipts were only $l51 225 less than
the aggregate receipts of the SIX
previous years, this showing being
due to the holding of the court in
favor of tax titles, which not only
stirred up the spectators, but
caused property owners to hasten
to redeem before it was too late.
The statement of receipts by
years is as follows: 1891, $l73. .303. 63;
1892, So, ,47l.21; 1893, $73, 230. 10;
1894, $298, 27407; 1895, $l62, 1852. &c;
1896, $lS4, 95S 81. Total for six years,
1924, 495. 1897, S773, 269. 80.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15

"A recognized custom, the privileges
of which Sam enjoyed for eight
years, and the fact that after his de-
feat he would be the first and onl v
one to attempt to deprive his sue
cessor of this right has resulted in
thoroughly disgusting his followers
in this section.
In 1893 when John r. Patton was
a candidate for the Office of United
States senator and Judge Hubbell
mentioned for the same position
Sam attended the fight at Lansing
and did his utmost against these
gentlemen After the election of
Burrows Sam said 1--WE went to
Lansing to skin skunk and
skinned two 1t would appear
very much as though history has re-
peated itself, for Sam and his can
didate have both been artistically
''skunned. 4"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
AN OLD PIONEER GONE.
William l.. WetmOre Died at
His Home in Marquette
Monday.
IN OLD PIONEER GONE.

William l.. Wetmore, aged n, one
OF the old landmarks of the Lake
Superior district, died at Marquette
Monday. Mr.. Wetnore had been
in active business in the upper pen
insula since 1856 In the early days
he was very prominent in the ship
ping and iron mining business, in
which he made a fortune, only to be
swept away in the panic OF 1871.
He was at one time partner OF
Samuel Tilden in the New York
mine, but the partnership finally
broke up in litigation that lasted
several years and acquired consider
able note at the time.
At the first meeting Of the board
of directors of the rcorganized Mar
quette Agricultural society, held
Monday afternoon. it was decided to
hold fair next fall. This will be
their first meet held in five or six
years. There appears to be II strong
demand for fair all over the county.
An Escanaba dispatch states that
the Daily Mirror of that city, owned
and edited by +. j. Clark, has
changed hands and will be conducted
by j. p Mccall and S. Fl. Collins.
who took possession January 10th.
The politics Of the paper will re-
main Democratic.
An unfortunate love affair caused
Harry Graft. machinist of Mar
quette, to try and kill himself Mon
day by chopping himself about the
neck and shoulders with hand AK.
No. ! ore dock at Escanaba, re-
Gently destroyed by fire, will be re-
built, says the Mirror. 1t will cost
a quarter of million dollars
Iron Mountain was visited by
destructive fire Tuesday morning
The loss is estimated at over $l5, 600
Miss X. Wahl announces IL closing
out sale of pattern hats, also un
trimmed hats which she will trim to
order, at cost for the next fifteen
days. A complete line of fancy
goods, including embroidery silks
and linens, always on hand,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
Quincy Copper Mine Revcrses the
Usual Procedure i'm a Shaft
just Started.
THEY WILL DIG UPWARDS
'Tis Said the Danger to Miners
Will BE Greatly
Lessened.

A Houghton dispatch to the Detroit
Evening Journal of the 10th says :
To dig II shaft 1000 feet high is
q novelty even for this district of
surprising things. Work on such
shaft was begun with the opening of
the year by the Quincy Mining com
| pany. The mouth of the shaft will
be opposite the Office of the COM
pany, when it finally comes to the
surface of the ground. Various
plans were suggested for its con-
struction, but the idea of Capt.
Samuel b. Harris, the manager of
the mine, was finally accepted.
a cross cut traversing the forma
tion at right angles was driven to
the desired point, whereupon the
miners began drilling upward. The
powerful little drilling machines,
fed by compressed air, rapidly eat
holes into the solid rock overhead,
and four times during every twenty
four hours, at intervals of just six
hours, the holes were charged with
dynamite cartridges and fired. BY
having stated hours for blasting the
danger to the miners is greatly
lessened, as all underground work
men know they must be in some
safe shelter at the regular time.
As the solid rock is shattered, in
this shaft, it falls downward and is
removed in traIpcars tothe old shaft,
where it is hoisted to the surface, or
perhaps used for filing up abandoned
chambers, II is contains 40 copper
AS the shaft increases in hight thGy
staging on which the men and ma
chimes rest while working, is raised
ever higher, the men climbing to
their work on long ladders, having
heavy iron rounds, which cannot be
broken by falling masses of rock.
From time to time during the up
word progress of the shaft crosscuts
will be driven horizontally from
other Levels of the older workings
so that the climb may be shortened
for the miners who are slowly but
surely boring their way to daylight
from depth of more than three
quarters of mile underground.
Even with good fortune the shaft
can scarcely be brought to daylight
in less than four years, as it must
cut through rocks of almost adman
tine hardness. The shaft will be in
the amygdaloid, rich in ruddy cop
per, at times, and again in the coun-
try rock, a blue trap of fine grain
and flinty hardness. The lode OF
amygdaloid is located both at the
top and the bottom of the shaft and
the opening will be made in an air
line between these two points, re-
gardleSs of the deviations of the
vein between the top and bottom:
Its cost will be enormous
BY beginning at the bottom and
working upward the miners will be
saved from all accidents other than
those resulting from their own care
lessness. In sinking deep shafts by
the common method the miners run
great risks from rock falling into
the shaft above them or timber fall
ing on them, and also from the
great iron skips which ply on iron
tracks between the bottom and top.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
For Sale.

| have 600 bushels of choice pota-
toes, 80 bushels OF carrots, % bush
els of beels and about 200 heads of
cabbage, which ] will sell at reason
able prices. also have on hand u
quantity of sauerkraut, beans, etc.
j. b. BELANGER,
l-l5tf. L'Anse, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15

Continued ON ! age eight.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
Eacts About ISDS.

Lincoln's birthday will fall on
Saturday and Washingtons birth
day on Tuesday; Decoration Day
and Fourth of July on Monday and
Christmas on Sunday.
Labor Day will be September 9Th,
Thanksgiving should be November
9th.
First Sunday in Lent. February
9th; Palm Sunday April Sd; Easter
Sunday, April 10th.
The Hebrew year 5639 will begin
ut sunset of Friday, September 10th.
On July 18th the one hundred and
twenty-third year of American in
dependence will begin.
The four seasons will begin on
these days in 1898: Spring, March
Goth; summer, June 2lst; autumn,
September I'D; winter, December
2lst.
The results of irrigation have been
very satisfactory in South Dakota
during the past season.
Cyphering matches have taken the
places OF spelling bees in Missouri
country districts.
In England gas, water and elec-
trio plants are obliged to make
financial reports to the government.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15
For Sale.

One Dingman & Pangborn snow
plow, suitable for logging or town
ship purposes. For further particu-
lars inquire at this Office. i2-4-tf.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-15

Lost-A brown leather satchel,
between L'Anse and the M. K.
Mission, on December 9th. Finder
will receive reward by leaving same
ut this Office. (12-25-tD
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
In Aid of the Free Ward

A tea and musicale will be given this afternoon and evening at the residence of Mrs. R. Jennings, 1210 Sutter street. for the benefit of the free ward and clinic of the California Eye and Ear Hospital The programme for the afternoon and evening is as follows:
 Afternoon-Hawaiian Quintet, also native solo by Mrs Turner, accompanied by Miss Louise Rowland; Spanish La Mandolinata Club Sere- made False Espagnol Metre NJ. Y Ferrar leader; Edwin Stevens in original sketch as- sisted by Mme.. Montague; Welsh Finnish and Scotch songs. by Mrs. Van Brunt, assisted by Miss Henry German specialties. by Miss Edith Hall of Tivoli; Irish Folk Songs (Foote) by Miss Ella McCIoskey; Chinese specialties by Miss Georgia Cooper of TivoH Geisha Quartet
 Evening-French Ella est Rose" Miss Mabel Phillips; Chinese quartet and recitation also string solo, Miss Rose Thayer accom- panist; Ed Paulding, Shakespearian actor in a sketch; Japanese Folk Songs, by Anna Shep- ard Indian songs, by Mrs. John Loosely; char acter sketch, Mrs. Robert Renneborne
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
Liverpool and London and Globe h. surance Company Will Pay Mil
 itiamen Full Salary.

A significant indication of the war feel ing among a large and conservative class of business men is evidenced by a letter just received by the local manager of the Liverpool and London and Globe Insur- ance Company.
 At recent meeting of the board of di- rectors of the company In New York it was decided that the fullest encourage ment should be given to employees of the company who are compelled to go to war It was decided that such as must go will be allowed full pay while in actual serv- ice. Speaking of the matter yesterday, the manager said:
 'I have received official notice that our board has already taken action on the status of employees who go to war I have been instructed to notify all who are members of the State militia that if they are called upon to go to war they will be allowed full pay while hostilities last, and their positions will be saved for them until they return. The company has thus taken action in advance, so as to avoid all questions and hesitation that may arise"
 It is understood in commercial circles that a similar course will soon be taken by a large number of firms many of whose employees are members of the militia
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
SENT TO FOLSOM FOR EIGHT YEARS Judge Wallace Passes Sentence on Ex-District Attorney
 Page.
The Prisoner Will Take Another Appeal to the Supreme
 Court

Ex-District Attorney James D. Page who was convicted of embedding s37OC belonging to Louis Lichneker, an insane ward, was sentenced by Judge Wallace yesterday to eight years imprisonment at Folsom Penitentiary.
 Attorney J. N. F. Wilson, who defend ed Page, asked for postponement of sentence for one week when the case was called yesterday morning, but Judge Wal lace refused to grant the motion. Will son then moved for a new trial on the usual statutory grounds, and the motion was promptly denied.
 Judge Wallace said that the matter of passing sentence had been postponed three times at the request of defendant's s counsel and that he did not believe in wasting any more time.
 Attorney Wilson pleaded that he was too i'll to argue the points involved in the motion, but Judge Wallace remained ob- durate.
 Page was convicted on the same charge several years ago and sentenced to eight years Imprisonment at San Quentin He appealed to the Supreme Court and was granted a new trial He was again con victed on the second trial, but on motion of his counsel was granted a new trial by Judge Wallace. The third trial re- suited in another conviction, and it was on that judgment that sentence was passed yesterday. A stay of execution for ten days was granted In order to ai- low Pages counsel time to perfect an- other appeal to the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
Father Yorke to Lecture.

A lecture will be delivered on next Mon- day evening in Metropolitan Hall by Rev. P. c. Yorke for the benefit of St. Joseph's Home for Deaf Mute Children. Oakland. The lecture was to have been held some weeks ago, but was postponed owing to absence of Father Yorke from the city.
 The institution for whose benefit it Is held is conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and trains up deaf mute children free of charge. It depends altogether on charity for support, and relies on the proceeds of the coming lecture to pay off considerable indebtedness.
 The subject of Father Yorkes Iecture is Charity" Tickets at $1 each may he procured at room 37, Flood building. or at Metropolitan Hall on Monday even ing
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

denly applied. The result is that, &C., cording to the statistics of the street rail- roads maintenance department, it costs about $200 year for each car for new wheels and running gear that becomes damaged through the effects of the brakes locking the wheels. The inventor claims that the first expense of putting his brakes on the cars would be somewhat heavy, but at the end of a year they would effect a saving.
 The air brake, he claims, would obviate for the public safety. 1t is claimed that f the cars thus fitted can be so quickly brought to a standstill in a case of|emer- gency that accidents could be avoided.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
Judge John Garber's

Trials as a chicken farmer, Robert Me
 Murray's Easter service experience, Judge Van Rensselaer's passion for sea gulls, the dilemma of a staid and gay old gentleman of frivolous tendencies, and other short stories; society, drama, the whip of the crier; editorials; para graphs crisp and pertinent; an inter- esting article on mining in Alaska, special stories, etc, make up the twen- ty-four pages of to-day's News Letter At all news stands; 10 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
srA,cEl:. uhpnR .;,.:.i GAR SEAT.

miles an hour was stopped in eleven feet and at eight miles an hour in four and half feet. With the present hand brakes in use on the Market street car system tests were made, and a car run ming at the rate of ten miles an hour was stopped with the wheel brakes in ninety five feet, and with both wheel and track brakes in thirty-three feet. On a down grade at the same speed the car was brought to a standstill in 120 feet with the wheel brakes and with both the wheel and track brakes in sixty feet.
 The application of the Martin air brake Is almost instantaneous. No long levers
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

are required to operate 1t, but instead the air is turned on by the simple move ment of small handle close to the hand of the motorman. The application of the brake Is so arranged that the car can be brought to sudden standstill should the occasion warrant it. or it can be gradually slowed down and stopped with scarcely any perceptible jar.
 One great advantage the inventor claims for the device is that it does not lock the wheels, no matter how hard it is applied, and consequently overcomes the complaint of causing fiat wheels. With the present hand brakes that the cars are now fitted with the wheels are locked every time the brakes are sud-
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

A. J. Martin, who a few years ago was a member of the Board of Fire Commis- sioners, has invented a powerful auto matic air brake for use on electric cars. One of the cars of the San Francisco and San Mateo electric line has been fitted with the device, and for the past month numerous tests have been made with it. Its operation has fully come up to what was expected of 1t, and railroad experts who have seen it claim that it is by far the best and most economical brake yet applied to street cars. In the tests made with it car running at a speed of twelve
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
Boone Waits an Accounting.

John L. Boone. patent attorney, com menced suit yesterday to secure an ac- counting from Francis NJ. Wright. who until February last was associated with him in business. Wright is now en- gagged in business at 723 Market street and Boone claims that he has failed to account for the moneys received and handled by the old firm
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
In the Divorce Court.

Judge Bahrs made an order yesterday directing Joseph Regli, Mission road milkman, to pay s25 a month alimony to his wife, Josephine Reglf, pending the trial of their divorce suit
 Judge Belcher has granted Mary E. Stolle a divorce from Robert Stole on the ground of cruelty.
 Mary L. Willner has secured a divorce from Theo Willher on the ground of faiI- ure to provide.
 Judge Hunt yesterday granted Osceola
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
The Ohio Society.

At largely attended meeting of the Ohio Society held in Red Mems building 1t was decided to give a reunion to the natives of Ohio and their friends during the coming summer, and preliminary steps were taken to that end. It was de- cided that members may be admitted he- tween now and the meeting in June with out paying the regular initiation fee.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
Young Ladies' Institute.

Next Thursday evening Young Ladies' Institute No. l will give grand enter tainment an dsocial in Native Sons Hall on which occasion there will be presented a varied programme that will be con cluded with one-act farce entitled saTha Two Advertisements, in which Miss Cora Dixon, H. G. Leffman, D. Sherin and George Jacklin will take part The en.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
New Interpretations.

The Reversible Window Company has been incorporated by Charles M Depew. Louis Proll Joseph Kahn William H Depew and John H. Tirgman
 J. Goldberg, F. Levinson, A. Davis. To Teem and Willie Jing have filed articles of incorporation of the California Match Company.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
A Long Look Ahead.

The politicians even now beginning to weigh the possibilities involved in the next Presidential election. The papers are full of electioneering gossip, ard venture predictions as to the future which are somewhat too sslf- confident. But 1t Is safe to say that a sys- tematic course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will renew health in the malarious bilious, rheumatic, costive or nervous.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

Subra divorce from Joseph G. Subra on the ground of cruelty
 The following new suits for divorce were commenced yesterday: Edith M Wells from Samuel S. Wells on sthe Cade from Edna Cade. desertion: Sori ada Chaves from Victorino Chaves, de-
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

Scottish Rite of Oakland, Mrs. Webb Pearce; Japanese tea garden, Doric Lodge, Mrs. Thomas Hills; American relics, Excelsior, Mrs. Judge Cook: thea ter, California Commandery; photog- raphy, Durant Lodge. Mrs. Berryman; souvenir badges, Mount Moriah, Mrs