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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-27
Congressman She1den's Record
81 Compared with That of Ex- "
Congressman Stephenson's.
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Carlos sheen record with that of his predecessor
SAM M. Stephenson
supporters of Mr. Sphensons candidacy have repeatedly
charged Congressman accomplished nothing the district
his first term in Thew have been singing song
understanding full well that doing, they
acting grossly unfair dishonesty striving prejudice the
pie against the congressman The charge simply
premises offered
nothing support the bald assertion asked the public
paroed without investigation The organs
the people that congress- unless under unusually
vorabe circumstances seldom accompshe anything the
curing his district during his first term The supposed
Mr. Sheldon had Jared better than dozens other during
the extraordinary
congress- very little local legislation permitted
everything else nearly being for the passage
OF the Dlngey DILL tne APPROPRIATION OIL anu apl
with Spain There rivers and harbors bill and
Speaker Reed did his standing committees In the
face of such extraordinary chain adverse
member will probably have hundred years
the organs unfair enough charge Sheldon with neglect of duty
and being because he could not accomplish something
who have failed utterly
attempting Similarly situated Mr. Stephenson despite his eight years
would have completely cambria needle
repeatedly called Mr. Sephenson
porters bill particulars the wonders that gentleman
pshed the during the eight he in We
waiting information however The records show that
accomplished for the district during his first term
congress naught The Press does
desiring impression that Mr.
Stephenson devoid influence Washington but do wish to
emphasize during he did not
comph nearly much for his district did Mr. Sheldon During his
he undoubtedly yielded considerable influence but honestly
believe that Sheldon in
Stephenson did during his However the
have called for bill particulars regarding Congressman sheen
during position
make the lesson impressive Mr.
that of Mr. Stephenson his
short session. The data taken
tally of the house
ly official
Stephensons Record-TwO Terms.
Bills introduced-2l
his influence.
Leaves of ABSENCE lasting three months
Petitions introduced
Reports made-0
Bills passed his reports-0
made the bill
Shelden's Record-One Term.
Bills introduced-0
Bills passed through his influence
Leaves of ABSENCE, lasting less than one month
Reports made
Bills passed his reports
Remarks made-rwo running speeches which instrumental
securing through the house of the bin providing
the Portage Lake Canal bridge and making Gladstone SUPPORT entry
and giving that deputy collector Mr. Sheldon
strumena in attaching to the sunry civil appropriations bthere
the Ship
this Mr. Sheldon has
Democratic his
his fellow
friends
Another thing Sheldens
that he has supported President Mckinley loyalty
generally
will be found particularly by the supporters of Mr. Stephenson who
excaimng Sheldon
nothing for his district
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-27

for Everything in the Line of
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
HoDd,c Ollie are the only pills to take
l1OON - hilo with Hoods SarSaparilla-
ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE.
rated on Sexual Lines in Ten
nessee Mountain Church.

"On one OCCASION" remarked the able
journalist, 81 was down in the mountains
of Tennessee, where everything is print
tive, and on Sunday | attended Baptist
church, where, much to my surprise, the
women were seated on one side of the
house, and the men on the other. had
never seen anything of the kind before,
and after the services were over | spoke
about it to one of the members, whom l
knew quite well.
cts allus been done that away he
said in explanation.
"'But WHY? persisted.
"'So's to worship God accordin' to our
own consciences, as the constitution per-
yides.'
"'But sitting on opposite sides of the
church doesn't make any difference, does
itg'
Don't it% he replied with emphasis.
We'll, hit jis' do. Do you reckon that a
man kin set over thar alongside NV his
wife where she kin nudge him with her ell
bow about every onc't in two minutes eff
he begins to swag-I say, kin man do that
under them circumstances and worship God
Accordin' to his own conscience? Well, not
much, nowhar; an pertickler not in this
here neck NV woods.
"The explanation and the supporting ar
gument carried conviction beyond all con-
troversy, and had no more to say in OPP
position. Washing Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

A lady who lives in a New York ho-
tel, says Life, is fond of animal pets
and lately bought monkey, which,
though pleased with his quarters, was
soon anxious to look further. He no.
ticed that when his owner touched the
electric bell, the door was presently
opened. When opportunity offered he
put his thumb on the electric knob
and kept it there. When the door
opened there were five bell-boys out
side. The monkey dived through the
mob of them and flew down the hall,
holly pursued. Hard pressed, he
noticed an open transom over q door
marked THIS: Bath" He few up the
door and through the transom. leaving
the baffied bell-boys aghast in group
outside. Instantly ensued splash, fol-
lowed by a piercing shrek; as the door
flew open, lady, scantily draped in a
bath towel, burst out on the dunn
founded bell-boys and fed screaming
down the hall, with the delighted mon
key perched on her shoulders and hold
ing on by her hair. The lady will very
likely transfer her preference here
after to some other kind of pet.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

Lieut.. jenkins, of the Maine, is one
of the heroes of the great disaster, the
full measure of whose heroism has only
become clear as all the facts are laid
bare. He had his chance of life with
the rest of the officers, all of whom
like him at the first sound of eXplo-
sives sprang to their quarters. The
path of others led to various points
above. His led below. He took 1t in
stantly and unhesitatingly and was
never seen again. Courage like this,
which responds to duty and discipline
in the instant of dire disaster, is won
and worn in only one way. by daily do
ing duty "He died as he had lived"
writes Chaplain Chadwick, "stoically,
faithfully doing his duty" For hero
ism, like all that is high and noble in
character, is but impulse grown to
habit, habit to character and character
to lofty and unyielding resolve which,
when the hour of fate strikes, makes
n man equal to a great hour and its
demands because in the hours that
have gone before, moment by moment,
he has been faithfully doing his duty"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
Self-HeIp.

Fight your own battles, ask no ia
vors of anyone, and you will succeed
u thousand times better than those who
are always beseeching some ones pat
ronage, advises philosophical writer
in the Detroit Free Press. No one
can ever help you as you can help your
self, because no one will be so heartily
interested in your affairs. The first
step will not be such long one, per-
haps; but, carving your way up to the
mountain, you make one lead to an
other. Men who have fortunes are not
those who had $4,000 given them to
start with, but started fair with we'll
earned dollar or two. Men who have.
by their own eXertions, acquired fame,
have not been thrust into popularity by
puffs begged or paid for, or given in
friendly spirit They have outstretched
their hands and touched the public
heart. Men who win in love do their
own wooing, and we never knew man
to fail so signally as one who had in
duced his affectionate grandma TO
speak for him. Whether you work for
fame, for money or for anything else,
work with your hands, heart and brain.
Say 81 WILL" and some day you will
conquer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
Men in Mourning.

When a fashionable gentleman of
New York is bereft of wife or mother
he must pay strict attention to his garb
and manners as per the following, from
the Sun: "a gentleman wears deep
mourning for his mother or wife not
less than one year. During that period
his business suit should be of a rough
black cloth and his frock coat the same.
The requisite black band, usually of
fine black cloth, in preference to crepe,
should vary in width from two to four
inches, according to the style of hat.
His scarf is of dull black, and never
shows pin. His gloves are heavy black
glace kids, excepting for driving or
out-of-town sports, when black castor
or dogskin may be worn. His hand
kerchefs must be all white, with only
the narrowest of hemstitched border,
neither must they show initials, mono
gram or embroidered markings of any
description, instead she full name or
initials written in black indelible ink,
preferably by The owner himself. His
watch chain is laid aside, and black
guard is used instead, while his gold
buttons and studs have as substitutes
those enameled to look like the linen
itself. His visiting cards, always small,
and his stationery have a narrow black
border. To tighten his loneliness, ETH
quette allows him to visit his men
friends two months after he has as
sumed mourning With man friend
or alone he may go, very quietly, to a
public place of amusement, but on no
account can he wear evening dress, go
with lady or make one of party"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
PRESS OPINIONS.

USpanish credit has sunk almost to
the level of the sixteen to one silver
dollar.-Troy Times.
EyThe administration is a success
and is receiving the support of the
American people.-Albany Journal.
uySome of the Kentucky silverites
explain that they had to pass force
bill because the populists are deserving
free coinage. Fiat elections naturally
harmonic with fiat money.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
D'Have faith in the wisdom of Pres-
dent Mckinley. He faces the crisis with
courage and knowledge. He will not
fail to give good account of the trust
which the American people impose IN
him.-Chicago Record Qnd).
UPopulist leaders of the democratic
party are trying to find new issues in
Oregon and other places where ele0-
tons are in near prospect. The farm
crs see The fallacy of the campaign of
Sc. There is great difference between
bankruptcy and man with money in
lis pocket and more in sight.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
DThe malice with which Senator
Hanna has been pursued and traduced,
with the utter disregard of the facts
and with the explicit intention to mis-
represent, is abominable. He has borne,
as few men would have borne, the
blacklist calumnies of type and cartoon
that malice could devise.-Columbu
(O) Dispatch.
UBryan intends to have at least one
big newspaper on his side in 1900. His
party is going to start it in Chicago. In
1896 every newspaper of real ability
and influence in the country except q
few in the Rocky mountain states and
one in San Francisco was against Bry-
an, but he intends to have better jour
nalistic support two years hence. His
Chicago venture, however, will not help
him. Organs created for an occasion
can help nobody and nothing. Bryan's
projected organ will be the mouthpiece
of the silver trust. and everyone who
sees it will know this. 1t will have no
influence; it will win no votes. - St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
A True Patriot.

However people may differ from Pres
ident Mckinley on economic or other
political issues, all concede that he has
maintained himself with absolute dig
nifty and manliness at every stage of the
threatened disruption of our friendly
relations with Spain; and his last dec
laration made on the subject of war will
be heartily applauded by every patriotic
citizen of the union. He said: Rather
my administration should be an ig-
nominious failure than that it should
be responsible for an unholy war;"
Such is President McKinley's attitude
before the country and before the
world. He is seriously threatened with
war without having directly or indi-
rectly given any just cause to provoke
it. He has hewed to the line in the OBJ
servance of the neutrality laws, and re-
solved all doubts in their favor, even to
an extent that has been criticised by
many intelligent and fair-minded citi-
zens, but he did it in the interest of
peace. He did it because the issue of
war is of such grave magnitude that he
felt compelled to err, if he erred at all,
tc avert the horrors of war.-Philadel-
phia Times (Dem.).
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

In the town of Clinton, eastern Maine,
an advanced type of the independent
woman is to be found. She is Mrs. Buz-
zell reports an eastern exchange, and
has had no fewer than five husbands, all
of whom she has divorced. Mrs. Buzz
zell, it seems, has strong ideas of thrift,
industry and congeniality, and it was
because her five husbands did not come
UP to her ideas that she turned them
adrift. She is "a, lays claim to good
looks, and is still looking for the right
man to handle her farm and make her
happy. There has been much competi-
ton for the honor of becoming her
sixth husband, but Mrs. Buzzell, who
secured divorce from her fifth hus-
band only three months ago, intends
to take some time over her decision.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

One of the club oddities of the coun-
try is the Jolly Hundred, organized 20
years ago by 100 young men of Brook
lyn. For some years the annual dues
were $50, but by balls and benefits a
fund of 100000 was accumulated, the
interest sufficing for two festivities a
year, which each member must attend
or forfeit $50. There are no annual
dues, no assessments and no club room.
When a member dies his heirs receive
$1,000, but all except one of the original
100 are still living.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
Through a Newspaper Item.

After nearly IL years search and
spending a moderate fortune, Mrs. II.
A. Banks, of Chicago, has, through
small newspaper item, found daugh-
ter who was taken away from her
decade ago, and whom she has mourned
MS dead. According to Mrs. Banks
story, she was married 20 years ago to
Henry Fredericks in Omaha, Neb. After
living together for nine years Freder-
icks left, taking both children. The
elder daughter, Addie, shortly re-
turned, bat no trace was found of Fred
ericks and the other child. Eight years
ago she married Herman A. Banks, a
wealthy contractor in Omaha, and with
him she continued her search. One
night in September, 1896, her husband
disappeared. He had nearly $500 with
him, and it was believed he had been
murdered. He has not been heard of
since. To add to Mrs. Banks misfor-
tune six months ago her six-year-old
son was drowned. Her money had given
out, and, broken hearted and prema-
turely gray, she gave up all search for
her daughter. A day or two ago the
Chicago police received letter from
Hattie Fredericks, of Syracuse, Wyo.,
asking that search be made for her
mother and sister, for whom she had
searched for years. Mrs. Fredericks
said she had traced them to Chicago
during the worlds fair. but she then
lost all track of them. This story found
its way into the newspapers, where
Mrs. Banks read it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

A rumor was started not long ago
that sword factory at Chicopee, Mass,
had an order for several thousand
swords to be furnished the United
States government Immediately. The
real basis of this war rumor was the
fact that this company had been hur-
rying up an order for few scabbards
to be used by secret society.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

The thirteenth juror, provided for in
bill introduced in the Maryland sen
ate by President Randall, ought to
prove very valuable man, says the
Baltimore American, if the passage of
the measure should give him chance
to show what he can do. 1t is no rare
occurrence in important trials for
juryman to be taken i'll and to make
wholly new trial necessary, putting
the court, the attorneys and the wit
nesses to large amount of extra labor
and the state to double expense. I'm
der the provisions of Senator Randall's
measure, whenever case is to be tried
before a jury in which the crime
charged is punishable with death, or in
which, whether criminal or civil, the
court deems it probable that the trial
is likely to be a protracted one, the
court may enter an order for reserve
juror. This juror is TO sit with the
other ~, hear all the evidence, but is
to take no Fart in the jury's delibera-
tons or in the rendering of the verdict
unless one of the panel dies or becomes
physically incapacitated during the
trial. The plan may, at first glance,
seem to be novel one, but it has many
features to commend it. The expense
of the reserve juror would be very
small compared with the expense of
mistrials and of new trials, made neces-
sary by those sudden attacks of illness
to which jurors are liable, and which
are, no doubt, frequently caused by
overcrowded and badly ventilated
courtrooms. In view Of this, Senator
Randall's plan is certainly worth a
careful study, and the thirteenth juror
may yet become permanent factor in
the administration of justice in Mary
land.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
A Remarkable Book.

A Comic History of Greece, from the Ear
lest Times to the Death of Alexander the
Great. BY Charles M. Snyder Philadel-
pha: j. B. Lippincott Company.
The author of this work has set himself
the task of making truly serious set of cir
cumstances, exceedingly funny. He has
PROFESSIONALLY succeeded, as he expresses
it. He wrote the book for the purpose Of
getting even with the myths and heroes OF
antiquity who caused him such anguish in
school days. The Comic History of Greece
is witty and humorous, without being vul-
gar. About $50 illustrations illuminate the
lines from the pencils of half dozen artists.
The book is truly tickle tonic for the mel
ancholy
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

Rev. Sam Jones is good story-teller
He says that while he was holding a
meeting in one of the Mississippi river
states conductor who had been run
ming on railroad since long before
the ticket plan was adopted, and when
the conductors collected the money,
got happy one night and joined the
church. The division superintendent
was telegraphed the good news. His
reply was not altogether what was ex-
pected. 1t read: IF Tom Jenkins had
got religion 25 years ago, the road
would be paying dividends to-day"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

A year ago when the Heintz Glass
company failure occurred at St. Louis,
Mo-, and the works shut down,
the pot was fun of molten glass.
1t was not drained off, but neglected
and permitted to cool. Recently the
property was purchased, and now it is a
solid piece of glass so feet long, % feet
wide and 5 feet thick, estimated to
weigh almost 600 tons A force of work
men has been put to work with drills,
chowbars and sledge hammers toquarry
out the solid mass.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

Horseless carriages are pronounced a
success in New York. At the end of a
years trial their number is to be in
creased by 100, so cabs and so brough-
ans. The 12 hansoms and one
brougham now in use have been steadi-
ly profitable. In the new cabs the cleo
trio storage battery weighs 1900
pounds, and runs two motors, each of
1h-horse power. The broughams have
four horse power motors.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

A minister in Springfield, Mass, is
said to have received bicycle as a
present from the manufacturer on con-
dition that it should be advertised by
him from the pulpit. In order to full
fill his contract he preached sermon
on Sunshine from Between the
Wheels" and at the close he announced
to his hearers the name of the wheel he
rode, and advised them to get only
good ones.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

A bunch of violets and apurple ribbon
attached 10 the door of house in pri-
waite street as a substitute for Grape,
attracted the attention of passers-by
in New York. The house is the resi-
dence of Swedenborgian, and as the
followers of Swedenborg believe that
true happiness begins beyond the grave,
they do not hang Grape on the door
when the dark angel crosses the thresh-
old. Hence the purple ribbon and vio-
lets.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

Mrs. Sarah wilkins. a rich and &C.
centric widow of Atchison county. who
manages large farm successfully, but
who is in constant litigation, pleads her
own cases. Recently, by permission of
tie state supreme court, she pleaded
her cause in case before that august
tribunal and won it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

The naval section which will be part
of the United States government ex-
hibit at the Trans-Mississippi exposi-
ton, will contain the original model
of the battleship Maine, which was
blown up by explosives in the harbor
at Havana recently. The model
represents the Maine as she actually
appeared when in fighting trim with a
full head of steam on and decks cleared
for action.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

UUucle Sam feels pretty comfort
ably off, thank you, and he has good
reason to. Government statistics just
made public show that during the eight
months ended February 20 American
exports increased by $77,537, 101 over
those of the corresponding period of
the last fiscal year, imports decreased
by S19932,116 and gold exports de-
creased by $42 ,477,529. There is good
cause for satisfaction in such a state of
affairs.-Troy Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

When 100 university girls in Madison.
Wis" appeared in public in knicker-
bockers, recently, the male students.
it is said, received them with loud
laughter, which can hardly be inter-
preted as other than jeers." The fem,
mime element at the university pants
now for revenge.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
A man named Jones, of Hampstead,

A man named Jones. of Hampstead,
L. l., killed himself because his wife
had her hair cut. She threatened to
have her locks shorn, and he begged
her not to be so foolish. She went
to the BARRIERS Notwithstanding, and
later in the day, when she returned to
the house, she told her husband she
was going to revival meeting. That
angered Jones more, and he told her
that if she went to church with cropped
head he would kill himself. She went,
and found him in bed on her return.
She, too, went to bed, but did not know
he was dead until she tried to arouse
him the next morning. He had swal-
lowed paris green.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23
A decision by the United States court

A decision by the United States court
of appeals at st. Louis seems to estab-
fish as principle of law the fact that
q foreign manufacturer working under
a foreign patent and manufacturing an
article which has also been patented in
this country cannot import and sell in
this country the article so patented,
the American patent giving to the
American patentee the exclusive right
to manufacture aud sell here.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

A Hodgman county (Kan.) hunter
tells this in his own way and says he
will swear to it, reports the Kansas
City Star: "T'other day was out a
huntin' an seen big jack settin'
by soapweed an as he didn't seem
inclined to move thought l would see
jest how clost | could get to him. AS
/ kept gettin' closter, he kept set
tin there quiet like; jest stuck up one
ear kinder prominent like. an when
I got clost enough to see l-swan-to-
man! Just as true as l am tellin'
it, if that there rabbit didn't have his
ears branded with these words: Don't
shoot | am nonresident. No good
for bounty in this county, then you
may take me for untruthful sinner"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-04-23

When Hiram P. Maxim, the inventor,
says that our chances of winning in a
war with Spain are ten to one in our
favor, remarks a facetious contcmpo-
rary, they must be regarded as Maxim
um figures.