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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
ALREADY EXPANDED.
Early Indications Of the Benefits Re
sultinE from the Acquisition
of the Philippines.

While senators are shiveringly debat-
ing whether we ought TO expand or not.
the benefits OF expansion have already
begun, Consul-General Wildman. of
Hong Kong, says in his just published
annual report that the presence of the
American squadron and army on the
Asiatic coast has had n great effect in
stimulating our trade with that region.
He predicts that this benefit will prove
permanent, and adds:
Nothing that could have happened TO
this coast would be of so great help
in the introduction of American goods
into these markets us the presence OF SO
large body of American consumers in
our midst.
"Our forces of occupation have done
more than conquer country; they
have made an impression on Asiatic
markets that can never be effaced.
when our feet first arrived here lin
February, 1s9S) there were few sam
pie cases of American timed milk,
fruits, meats, whisky, beer, etc, in the
big English and German Wholesale
houses. The imports from America
were made up almost wholly of Cali
fornia flour and American kerosene.
To-day every steamer and ship from
America brings cargoes of American
goods. While their ultimate destina-
tion is Manila, they are handled by Eu-
ropcan firms here and come before the
public in such imposing quantities that
first curiosity is aroused and demand
follows. The great difficulty in the past
has been to get the great body of
Chinese consumers to sample our man
the goods came over in small consign-
ments, and at prices which were pro-
hibitive to all but those who could af-
ford to pay for luXuries. With the in
fux of Americans into Manila, Ameri-
can firms have found it to their adj
vantage to send out men to study the
needs of this climate. Already one
house has been established in Hong
Kong with a branch at Manila, which
is meeting with gratifying success. |
am informed that there is shipment
of $4,000 bales of upland cotton from
Texas on its way, which has been pur-
chased by a large Chinese firm. and is
laid down here as chcaply as the In
dian cotton"
These are merely the first fruits. at a
single point, of military invasion.
What will be the result when 100000
American miners, merchants, engineers,
railroad men and planters are settled in
the Philippines, setting an example of
the use of American goods TO S,0O0,000
natives. when l0,0G0-ton ships ply across
the Pacific every week, and when lines
of American coasting steamers, with
their headquarters at Manila, ply up
and down the whole front of Asia, from
Singapore to Nladivostock?
We have already expanded. Dewey
and Merritt have been the advance
agents Of American commerce. All that
remains is to finish and secure what
they have begun.-N. Y. Journal
TDpm \
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

boys disappointment. but the walk
ing was too bad for him to go out, and
there was nothing to occupy him in the
house"
Wasn't there?" said his father, dry
ly. "Well, all l know is that he has
more toys and books now upstairs than
1 ever saw when l was a child; and, II
I had ever ventured to be one-half as
troublesome and disobedient as he has
been this morning, l would have found
myself in bed about three hours ago.
gain, and you have broken your half
of it. So don't cry like a baby, but take
your punishment like little man."
Poor Fred! He was not a baby, with
all his faults, and he stood quietly by
the window, choking back his rising
tears, as the sleigh drove gayly off with
his mother and Baby Nell tucked away
under the warm carriage robe, and an
empty place by his father where he
ought to have been. Even after 1t had
disappeared, he stood gazing into the
streets, which were growing misty be-
fore his eyes, when the same boy who
had cleaned the pavement in the morn
ing came slowly by, tugging after him
a big, rough sled. Recognizing the
house, he glanced up and saw the Woe
begone little figure standing behind the
parlor curtains.
Good day!" he said in friendly
fashion. Are you waiting for your
sleigh rider
! Fred, glad to have some one to talk
TO, threw open the window and leaned
out.
81 am not going" he said, disconso-
lately.
"Not going! Why?"
because was bad, and papa
wouldn't take me-"
"Whew!" Conner gave a sympa.
thetc whistle. "What all have you
been doing?"
''Oh, l broke Nell's doll, and kicked
my. shoe into the fire, and would not
have my hair brushed, ond-lots of
things!" said Fred, Diminishing the rest
Of his shortcomings in breath.
Connor gave another whistle.
"Well, you did make ii lively" he
said, "and / don't much wonder that
you lost your drive. But put on your
coat and come out, and I'll give you
pull on my sled instead"
"Oh, shall II" cried Fred, delighted,
and then stopped. Papa told me was
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
When the pavement was nearly clean

When the pavement was nearly clean
he slipped out of the nursery, ran down
the stairs and softly opened the big
front door.
Good morning!" he said. Aren't you
very cold?"
Good morning!" responded the boy,
taking off his cap politely and eying
the small, shivering figure in the door
way. mo, l am not so very cold, but l
am thinking you will be SOON"
"Oh, can go in and warm myself"
said Fred, land so can you, if you want
to. I'll take you into the Kitchen"
Thank you'll" answered Connor, for
it was he but want to clean as many
pavements as can this morning, and /
have no time to spare"
sand what are you going to get for
this one?"
Twenty cents"
only 20 cents"
Connor laughed.
"But you see," he said, "this is my
third pavement this morning. That
makes 60 cents. And if l clean three
more that will be a dollar and twenty
cents"
"But at that rate you will be at work
nearly all day." said Fred. "Now, am
going sleighing with my father this
afternoon. Were you ever in sleigh ?"
"Once only-in the milkman's. But
have sled of my own. I made it all
myself"
Master Fred! Master Fred! called
voice from the hall; and nurse, hur-
rying out, drew in her charge and shut
the door with bang. "Do you want to
catch your death of cold, standing on
the steps this freezing morning without
so much as cap on your head? IL you
are not more care than baby!"
Fred wriggled away from her and
scampered upstairs to avoid further
scolding.
"Oh, dear!" he sighed. 81 hate this
old nursery, and it will be hours and
hours before afternoon comes. / just
know / am not going to. be good at all.
don't feel any goodness in mel"
And apparently he didn't. A restless
spirit of mischief seemed to have taken
possession of the child, and its twofold
result was to keep the nursery In hot
water all morning and himself at home
all afternoon.
HE is not often this naughty"
pleaded his mother, sorry for her little
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
THE MAINE FUND.
IL Has Reached the sum of Over xfOO,-
3OO-COrner stone of Memorial
to lie Laid In April.

New York, Feb. 13.-The committee
which has had in charge the gather
ing of fund for the building of fit
ting memorial TO the destruction of TIE
Maine in Havana harbor reports that
it has in hand in cash 500, 4SS.S6. Be-
sides this $4,000 has been pledged.
More than 100000 persons have con-
tributcd to this amount. The school
children of the country gave 100000
and the churches gave $4,000. 1t is
hoped to lay the corner stone on April
81 next, the first anniversary of the
declaration of war with Spain. One
year later the completed monument
will be unveiled.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
A FIRM STANDARD.
The Gold Standard IL the World'n
Standard and Republicans
VIII Adhere to II.

The republican majority of the hous,
committee on coinage has presented
unanimous report in favor of the Hill
currency bill. The intention of this
bill may be best expressed in the Lam
guage of the report itself, which says:
1.-THE purpose of this bill Is to set at rest
all questions as to the existing legal unit
of value In this country and to remove all
doubt in relation thereto: TO protect ana
strengthen the credit OF the United Statea
and the honor of It's citizens: to insure the
permanent equality and value In the hands
of the people+of every dollar OF the United
States and OF every kind OF our currency
of the same denomination; to hold in free
and unhampered circulation all kinds or
our present currency, and to provide an
adequate amount of circulating medium OF
stable value to transact the business or
the country"
This purpose is evidently in harmony
with the long-continued policy and with
the declarations of the republican
party. That party would favor BIZ
metallic standard IL it were the worlds
standard, but as the worlds standard
is pcrsistently gold the republican par
" would have the gold standard recog-
nized by the law of the country, and all
kinds of currency made conformable
thereto. Hear again the language OF
the committee on this point:
"a double bmetalic standard is i'm
practica ble--impossib A bimetallic cur
rency Is practicable and desirable and Is
promoted, strengthened and fortified, by
this bill. We adopt gold as the standard
because II is the most stable In value and
hence the most just and safe standard by
which to measure other values. We pro-
mote the convenience OF the people by
providing an adequate supply OF both sill
yer and gold In our currency. but we can
only do II with justice to them by protect
ing them from the possible depreciation OF
silver in their hands, and hence we throw
about silver such safeguards, by limiting
its coinage and providing for its exchange.
as will maintain It's parity with our gold
and paper currency"
The present senate is bar to cur-
rency legislation. But this unanimous
republican report indicates that the
party is not afraid of the currency
question, and that its confidence is
based upon an adherence to the sound
principles that have guided financiers
the world over.-Troy Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

not to leave the house to-day" he said.
slowly. "But think it's too bad not 10
have any fun at all on Washington's
birthday. just hate Washington AMI
his birthday, too"
"Oh, il isn't Washington's fault, you
know" said Connor, impatiently.
"But, of course, you can't come IL your
father said not to. / am real sorry,
though; and my day has been such u
jolly one"
HAS it?" asked Fred, curiously.
"Ilow much did you make cleaning
pavementsw
"A dollar and a quarter-just five
cents more than l expected"
"And what are you going to do with
the money!"
"Spent-every penny of it,"
what! All on candy?' asked Fred.
measuring his companions capacity in
the line by his own.
"Candy!" echoed Conner, contemp-
tuously. should thinl; not" Then
checking off the sums rapidly on hi,
fingers: Mutton, IS ceEts; coal, 40;
tea, 25; sugar, nine; bread, seven, and
the rest in apples for the children. Not
bad days work that; and now am
going to the hill for coast"
Fred was silent for minute. There
was something in his companions day
that made him feel little ashamed OF
his own.
"Good-by," he said, soberly. 81 wish
could go coasting, too; but know
can't"
And, shutting the window resolutely,
he turned back into the lonely room.
~ am afraid my little boy has not had
very pleasant or profitable holiday"
said his mother, when she tucked him
in bed that night, and gave him a last
kiss.
well, no, 1 hav> Mt" Fred admitted.
'But the boy-the s7ow boy told you
about, mamma-said 1t wasn't Wash
ington's fault. So maybe-perhaps-
it was mire."-Agnes Repplier, in
Golden Days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

Alexandria, at the Observation-Disclosures
balls of his earlier manhood, at coun-
try 'frolics,' and at headquarters dur
ing the revolution = he had many
time achieved what old Gen. Nathaniel
Greene called pretty little frisk.' And
II was not until late in lfe-until after
he had ceased to be president-that he
wrote letter to the managers of
Birthnight balls in Alexandria, saying,
as! his and Mrs. Washington's dane
ing days were over. In the list of
queries regarding the etiquette neces-
sary to his presidential state, which he
submitted to Mr.. Madison and Mr.. Jay,
he had, indeed, asked, in what light
the appearance of the president Of the
United States rarely at tea parties
would be considered but he had sug-
gested nothing about excusing himself
from taking comrade for the cotillion
or minuet."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18


been falling stead
lily all night, so that when the sun
forced its way at last through the hang
ing clouds, the whole city lay covered
with a smooth, white mantle. Two very
different little boys stood at the win
dows of two very different homes, and
looking out upon the snow with very
different feeling in their hearts.
Il tell you what, mother" said Con-
nor Mcclure, here is stroke of luck!
No school to-day, and the snow at least
eight inches deep. How many quarters
do you suppose I'll make shovelinG
pavements between this and dinner
time?"
Indeed and it's the money that will
be welcome" said his mother, looking
ND from the stove, where their modest
breakfast was in preparation. but it's
a poor way to be spending your holiday,
Con-working harder than if you were
at school,
Bah! that's nothing. Shoveling
snow is as good as play answered
Conner. who. TO tell the truth, was not
very fond of his books. Give me my
cup of coffee, mother, and I'm off. It's
rich we're going to be this day, and me
with a new wooden shovel that Will
make the snow fly quicker than pow
der"
"Good-by, then, and good luck to
you," said his mother, as the little fg-
ure trudged gayly off, with the new
shovel resting on one shoulder and his
broom on the other. Its the jewel of
a boy you are, anyway, and your faith
er's very self over again, mores my
luck"
And the widow turned back cheerful
ly to her own hard days work.
Dear mel" sighed Freddy Lester, as
he stood looking disconsolately out of
his nursery window. Too much
snow to go out, and nothing to do at
home. / don't see what's the use OF
having a holiday If one can't have q lit
tie fun on it,"
"Why, Master Fred, am ashamed of
you!" said his nurse. Haven't you
TOYS, and books, and games, and dear
little sister to play with? And isn't
your father going to take you ont
sleighing this very afternoon, ifyouare
good boy?"
"But | don't suppose I will be good"
replied Fred, in an injured tone. -.How
is a boy to be good when there is moth
ing to amuse him? And don't want to
play with Nell. She is only baby, and
a silly one at that. Didn't she drop my
best agate out of the window yesterday
and break it all to bits? wish could
90 Quit" and he leaned modify against
the window sill and gazed down into
the streets.
Underneath n boy, not much taller
than himself, was cleaning off the snow,
working away vigorously, and stopping
every now and then to hold his ears
with his red-mittened hands or to warm
his feet by stamping up and down the
frosty pavement.
Fred watched him with interest. Aft
or awhile the boy looked up, and, see
ing the curly head in the window,
nodded and smiled, upon which Fred
nodded and smiled back, and for the
moment quite forgot to be cross.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
WORTH REMEMBERING.

The best carver will Let the knife slip
sometimes, unless it is kept very sharp.
The great point in cooking potato,
by whatever method, is TO know when
1t is done.
To give a fine flavor TO corned beef
hash use good soup stock for moisten-
ing. with pinch of salt, sugar and
cayenne.
To give an appetizing flavor to
broiled beefsteak cut an onion in half
and rub it over the hot platter with the
melted butter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

ia democratic orator in Illinois
says the ratio OF sixteen to one is SUI
perstition and ought TO be eliminated
from the platform of the party. He adj
vises opposition to trusts as the key
note. That was in the democratic plat
form Of 1892, but came to nothing,
though the democrats controlled all
branches of the government for the
next two years.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
Washington Was Fond of Dancing.

"The stately Washington had always
been known as dancing man. :"
writes Mrs. Burton Harrison in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "IIe was fond
of dancing says Mrs. Lewis, and had
an odd fashion of keeping time by wav-
ing his arms before him till his hands
almost crossed At the assemblies in
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

y,
crossed with your azure bars
Clasped by the hero-father's hand
watched over in his might,
Through battle-hour and day OF peace.
bright morn and moonless night,
Because, within your clustering folds, he
knew you surely bore
Dear Freedoms hope for human souls to
every sea and shore!
o precious flag, beneath whose folds such
noble deeds are done
The dear old Flag! the starry Flag. the
Flag of Washington
Unfurl. bright stripes-shine forth, clear
stars-swng outward to the breeze
Go bear your message to the wilds-go tell
1t on the seas
That poor men sit within your shade, and
rich men In their pride
That beggar boys and statesmen's sons
walk meath you, side by side;
You guard the schoolhouse on the green.
the church upon the hill.
And fold your precious blessings round the
cabin by the ril. 4
While weary hearts from every land be-
meath the shining sun
Find>work, and rest and home beneath the
Flag of Washington.
And never, never on the earth, however
brave they be,
) Shall friends or foes bear down this great,
proud standard of the Free,
Though they around it's staff may pour red
blood in rushing waves.
And build beneath its starry folds great
pyramids of graves;
For God looks out, with sleepless eye, upon
His children's deeds,
And sees through all their good and i'll.
their sunerings and their needs,
And He will watch, and He will keep. till
human rights have won,
The dear old Flag. the starry Flag the
Flag OF Washington!
IF. w. Gil!ett, in Union Signal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

DThe Springfield Republican fears
that we are ION the threshold of huge
system Of militarism," and all because
OF a standing army of 100000 men.
Why, it Is hardly enough to police this
country in proper way, to say moth
ing of duties we owe the people on the
new islands. Commercial
Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

UProbably Col. Bryan would advo-
cate taking back the war and all the
bad things said about Spain IL he had
not drawn pay for six months as a coll
onel in the army of the United States.
Peoria Qll.) Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18
George Washington's Motto.
or ninuet,

Boys" said the school-teacher, "who
can tell me George Washington's mot
to?"
Several hands went up.
Philip Perkasie, you may tell"
when in doubt tell the truth
Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-18

n r w AS Washing
Ill tons birthday,
and the snow had
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-26
NOTES OF SRIPPISG.
y Washington special to the Bait

y Washington special to the Balti-
moe Sun Tuesday says:
y committee Of prominent citizens
OF 'ischmond. Va, is expected here To-
morrow to invite President Mckinley
10 attend the launching of the torpedo
boat Shubricl< on October 81 a dis
sinsuished party Of Washington OIL
.'a's and large concourse Of Virgin
T rams will attend the launching. This is
me first waEship built for this governs
ncnt at Richmond
The builders or the boat are the
Hithmond Locomotive Works. ana lhcy
NAVE also contracted for two other YES
Scls ~ rhe same class. This is the only
.SHutlfr m firm. except the Newport
: -<SWs company. constructing naval
GRAFT fer the government. The Teich-
m md firm is expected TO be one of the
close bidders on the six cruisers for
which bids Will be opened November !.
Until the Virginia firm entered the COM
petition Tor torpedo boats. no one sup
posed that Richmond would develop 4
ShlphullGinS" industry. II is nurv IN
urrstooI this firm proposes entering
upon competition for the building Of All
classes Of 'warships below the battlcship
TYPO.
While such firms are Inexperienced
IN warSnip building, it is not the pur-
A'"s@ of The departHc..; 20 shcw any
l'arti;,lity 10 large and more expert
snced yards. The department. hopes 10
encourage the smaller firms by award
ms contracts to the whenever it is
practicable. The more widely naval
*hipbuilding work is distributed tie
keener the competition for il ana The
government IS greatly benefited there
~. ms Was shown when Newport
news entered the class for all types OF
"'rShlps ana thus cut the Cramps anc
the onion Iron Works out Of the ex-
elusive privilege they had heretofore
enjoyed of building large vesse.s.''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-26
NEW ,CU'N.AlaD LINER

Ne launch of the new ['unard steam
SilIl' lvcrnia into the River Tyne re-
Gently IS an even; o: more than pass
ing interest, she is the largest shin
dhat has yet been built Oh the North
cast coast Of Britain ana il and tne SIS
ter ship now building at t-ly,lebanl1
! must ne rcckoncd as among the first ten
steamships of all classes in the world
~ point of gross tonnage. While they
''rc inc largest of the Intermediate
steamships yet built. The engines are
the most massive yet constructed III
The Northeast coast district although.
perhaps. not the most powerful
The lrvernia was ordered in IN, an
}nNln 81 last year. laid down in lie en-
per ana Will begin sailing in january
III the Cunard Conpany's service be
tween Liverpool and Boston Her di-
mcnslons are: Length. 600 feet: length
between perpendicular $50 feet; beam.
extreme. 81 feet inches: depth nodded
TO shelter deck. 4? feet s inches: gross
i"nna &c. 1890 tons: speed on tria,.
1G IA knots
rs 20 passenger acS ommoda tons, TT
Vessel viii Lake 100 in th, 1irs:-class
,AhnS. 100 in tin, Srrrncl-rlass ana ] o.,
thiEu-ci;lSS passengers. Their. ;,r., four
"rGkS-l"Wcr. nlain upper ARD shelter
W
me BOILER compartment ana over all n
p'1oSe deck $50 feet long in the central
N'Et OF the ship. In the bottom OF the
snip forward are rooms insulated fo,.
''arfSlhS chilled beef. the cold air he
ms supplied by three refrigerating en-
Slilcs lifted above. Then on the lower
utck are cargo spaces. On tt, ma in
deck the third-class passengers Viii b.
accommodated. The second-class pas
scnSers cabins are aft on The shelter
Geek. the top of which partly forms the
bridge desk. on which a, the after enl
is the dining saloon.
Above the bridge deck. in Il large
mouse. will be accommodated the first
H'ass passengers. having q deck over it
on which the ships boats are carried
ana on which 4 promenade is affordt d
ne great cargo holds occupy all the
AFTER part as vel! as much of the for
ward part Of thc ship: but on the main
deck art there are separate stalls for 4
S'c'lt drove Of cattle. and these stalls
VII Dc o. the most approved system.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-26

ceipts of grain here every day are as
large as they usually are at this season
Of the year. With from 100 to l25 car
loads Of cereals coming in every day il
is net likely that there Will be any
shortage in the grain supply at New
port News
THE LICHTENFEL BROS.
The barge Lichtcnfel Bros. of New
York. which was badly damaged by fire
at this port about four months ago, is
now at Baltimore where she was TAX
en- in tow of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad tug James Smith. .Jr. The
la ge Will be thoroughly repaired | y the
T.. j. Codd Company.
The Smith has returned TO port