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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
LETTER FROM MANILA.
Some Facts Regarding the Life
of q Soldier.

of q Soldier.
Following is portion of letter
received by William LeDuc from
his brother Elzior, former L'Anse
boy, who is now doing duty for
Uncle Sam at Manila, Philippine
Islands,
"There are good many things
around here that l would like to tell
you about, but it would take too
much explanation, and l have not
the space. There are, however a
few things l will post you on, some
of which l wish / had known about
one year ago.
"a man never knows what the
army is until he gets into it with
both feet. Then he cannot get out,
and every command of an officer
must be obeyed, whether it is
pleasant or otherwise. Another
fact is that war at it's best is moth
ing but hell on earth. Fighting
insurgents is three times as bad as
fighting Spaniards. The former do
not know when they are whipped,
but keep on fighting until they are
dead.
Zone thing man does not think
of when he enlists, is what he will
get to eat. If he did, he would no
doubt steer clear of the army. |
can hardly explain what kind OF
food we get here, for you have never
seen anything like it. 1t is a mix
ture OF corned beef, rice, hard tack,
corn meal and stale salmon, with all
the gravel possible to help digestion.
If only had some of mothers bread
and some Lake Superior water |
would have grand feast.
IL have been on the firing line
now about two months, and one
month at Pasag. We have been
here so long that it would be inn
possible to find a goat or pig, to
say nothing of u chicken, for miles
around. 1t is about time we were
moving, or we will starve.
Il cannot describe the fights |
have been in, as an account OF them
would fill more pages than i can
get into an ordinary envelope, but
in some of the engagements | did
not feel any too comfortable, al
though thus far | have managed to
keep a straight face. have been
scouting a few times lately; there
is plenty of excitement in that.
At present there is considerable
fighting going on along the north
line. but it is slow Roadway
eve expect to move south soon.
At present we are lying in
trenches, under fire day and night.
The natives are very poor shots;
the way they shoot is to point the
gun at man and pull the trigger
without taking aim. The result is
miss every time.
Kindest regards to all at home. >
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
Special Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
owners or occupants Of houses shall
by the 22nd day Of May, 1899, have
removed all rubbish, refuse, etc.,
from their premises; also disinfect
all privies and water closets. BY
order of j. o. ZELLEN,
Health Officer OF the Village
of L'Ansc and Township OF
5-6t31 L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13

The average monthly wages Of
farm hands, with board, in the
southern counties is $16.54; in the
northern counties, $l708; in the
central counties 1882, and in the
state $l6.42. The average wages
per day, without board, in the
southern counties is 81 l01; in the
central counties, 81; in he.northern
counties, 81. 10, and in the state, 81 OF.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13

Don { get too swift; you can walk
farther in day than you can run.
Time heals all wounds, but the
trouble is that our time on earth is
limited.
Lives of great men oft remind us
how easy it is not to achieve great
ness.
II is easy to see through people
who make spectacles of themselves.
Some things 90 without saying,
and some people say without going.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
Volcanic ijr,Iptions

Are grand, bat skin eruptions rob
life of JOY Bucklcn 5 Arnica Salvc
cures them, also old, running and
fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons,
corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns,
scalds, chapped hands, chilblains.
Best pile cure on earth. Drives out
pains and aches. Only y cts. u
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
w. I. Mengc, L'Anse, and ]. G..
Real, Baraga.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
assessment roll of the village OF
L'Anse for the year 1899 is now
completed, and that said roll will be
reviewed in the Fire Engine House.
in the village of L'Anse, on Monday.
and Tuesday, the 22d and 23d days
Of May, 1899, from 8 a. m. untiLA
p. m. Of each day. Any person.
feeling aggrieved by said assesS
ment may then be heard. .6tx
Dated at L'Anse the 18th dak8
May, 1899.
CORNELIUS D. ,SHI
(513tO .Aes
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
Dining Car Service.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway is now running din
ing car between Ellis Junction and
Champion on it's through trains
Nos. 2 and 3, serving breakfast
north-bound and supper south
bound. All meals are la carte.
You pay for just what you get.
5-6t3
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
FAIR CROP OF WHEAT
Condition of the Cereal In
Michigan Is Seventy
Per Cent.
THE MAY CROP REPORT.
Information in Regard to Fruit
Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Suffered the Most.

In the Michigan crop report for
May, Secretary of State Stearns says
that the weather during April was
unfavorable for wheat ia many parts
of the state. The temperature was
above and the precipitation below
the normal. The result was that
many acres of wheat has been en-
tirely destroyed Warm rains and
low temperature would have revived
some wheat that was killed by high
temperature and dry weather.
The average condition of wheat in
the southern four tiers of counties is
co. while on April it was 20. This
is fair indication Of the condition
of the crop in the state, for during
the past 20 years So per cent of the
crop of the state has been produced
in those counties. The average con-
dtion for the central counties is 63,
for the northern II, and for the
state 63.
The per cent of wheat sown in the
southern counties that will be
plowed up because winter killed, is
Ii, in the central counties H. in the
northern,7, and in the state l3. The
wheat fields that have been plowed
up are generally those that are COM
paratively level. Many fields that
would otherwise have been plowed
up have been left because seeded to
clover and timothy. The damage
by the Hcssian fly is slight. being
estimated at 6 per cent in the
southern counties, s in the central,
3 in the northern, and6 in the state.
The condition of meadows and
pastures in the southern counties is
Il, in the central 81, in the northern
counties %, and in the state I6. The
acreage of clover sown in the south
ern and central counties and for the
state. as compared with 1898, is %,
and in the northern counties 81.
The acreage of clover that will be
plowed up in the southern counties
because winter killed or otherwise
damaged is p, in the central coun-
ties l3, in the northern counties q.
aud for the state 2l.
In some parts of the state oats
were not all sowed by the first of
May, because the land was not in
condition to till. The acreage of
oats sown, as compared with 1898,
is % per cent in the southern coun-
ties, Sc in the central 80 in the
northern, and 92 in the state.
Conditions do not seem to have
been favorable for saving large
number of pigs and lambs. There
have been some diseases prevalent
that tended to lessen the number
saved. The percentages of each that
have been saved in the southern
counties are respectively SO and 81,
and in the central S6 and 81, ia the
northern SO and S8, and in the state
81 and 81.
The information in regard to fruit
is much more encouraging than that
given a month ago. Only the ten
derest varieties of apples have been
killed and tie percentage of these is
small The prospect for crop is
fair considering the fact that this is
an ''off" year for apples. The ex-
tent of damage sustained by peach
trees cannot be definitely given al
! this time. Pears, plums and cher
ries are not so badly damaged, ex.
cept in some parts OF the northern
and central counties.
STRAWBERRIES o. X.
Strawberries that were mulcheG
have not been seriously injured
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
STRAWBERRIES o. X.

Strawberries that were mulched
have not been seriously injured.
Black berries and raspberries have
been frozen to the snow line in many
places and the crop will be material
ly shortened this season.
The following will show the per-
centage OF trees and p ants estimat-
ed killed, and also the prospect for
a crop this season:
Per cent Prospect
Killed. Of Crop
Apples go. ......... 2 IL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-06-29
HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP.
Both the East and the West Desire
to Secure It.
Washington Deeply Interested I'm the
Successor to Thomas b. Reed
Some of the More PRONE
inent Candidates.
Especial Washington Letter.

Especial Washington Letter.l
The determination; of Speaker Reed
to withdraw from public life has
brought forth the names of number
of prominent members of the house of
representatives, who may become can
didates for the speakership; position,
by the way, which is next in power to
that of the chief magistracy of the re-
public.
Serene E. Payne, of New York, is
logically candidate, because he has
been continuously member of The
house for Is years. He is at the head of
the committee on ways and means, and
is naturally regarded as the leader of
his party. James S. Sherman, also of
New York, is much younger man, and
has been member of the house for ten
years. Either one of these gentlemen,
if selected by the eastern members of
the dominant party, might prove tobe
successful; and either ono of them
would be good presiding officer.
The western men have caucus ma
jority. if they can unite upon a candi-
date. Ohio will probably not present
candidate, because the president halls
from that state. Indiana has no candi-
date, because none of her representa-
tives has been in public life long enough
to become a national character. The
states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Nebraska have no man who
has been member of the house long
enough to claim recognition in speak
ership contest, excepting Wisconsin,
which might present the name of Con-
gressman Babcock, but for the fact that
he declined to be a candidate.
Illinois has two good men, either one
of whom would make good presiding
officer. Congressman Hopkins, of Au-
rora, is leading member of the COM
mittee on ways and means. He has
often presided over the house when in
committee of the whole, and in that
position has manifested great parlia
mentary skill. Congressman Cannon,
of Danville, has long been q national
character. He has three times been
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations. It was he who introduced
the famous bill appropriating $5o,00o,-
600 to be used at the discretion of the
president "for national defense" He
is personally popular and known to be
ruggedly honest. He is very impetu-
GUS man, and might better retain his
craftsmanship than to secure the speak
ership.
Longest in service, and exceptionally
popular with public men, is Col. David
B. Henderson, of Dubuque, la. If the
west should unite in supporting him,
his selection would be acceptable to all
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be absent. Everybody now comedies
that Reed was right in taking that
stand. In the second place, he intro
duced the policy of declining to enter
tain what he automatically decided to
be dilatory motions. He took this stand
in order that business might proceed.
His course in this respect 10 now in
dorsed by all good parliamentarians.
In speculating upon the contest for
the speakership, and assuming that it
will take to some extent, at least, sec
tional aspect, it is worth while to con-
slider some interesting facts and fig
ures. The total republican vote will be
1874, this assuming that the vacancies
now existing in Nebraska, Maine,
Louisiana and such others as may oc-
cur before the meeting of congress,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-06-29
WIT AND WISDOM.

n am a martyr, bound to the steak,
said the boarder, as he went down 70
breakfast.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Home Maid. - wilkins - "Deuce1
pretty girl saw at your window. Is she.
foreign" Bilkins-"No; domestic.''
brooklyn Life.
Can you lend me so, old man, until
half-past ~ today" SO sorry, old
chap, bnt leave town at 30 minutes
past IN. Y. Journal.
Teacher-.No, Nellie; i am sure your
mother would not want you to say such
things" Nellie-"But you don't know
my mother as we'll as do. You never
saw her except il, company boston
Transcript.
The Bachelor ldea.-Frank-''Un Uncle
Singleton, at what age is it appropriate
for q young man to begin presenting
jewelry to his sweetheart?' His Uncte
(grufay)-"Dotage, my boy."-Jewel-
ers' Weekly.
Crags-''Did you tell, Shippers you
thought was man without any bal
ance?" Butts-"Well. j naturally in
ferred that il you had a balance you
would draw on it for the amount you
owe me" ."-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can. II sss
An Irregular Income.--''What is the
compensation of a member Of yonr state
legislature?" ''They amt any fixed
sum-" answered Farmer Corntossel.
morosely. 1T depends q good deal on
whether there's any deadlock or not. :
Washington Star. q
Feminine Logic.-'sT That's q lovely
new silk waist you have, my dear. What
did it cost?" Fourteen dollars. Isn't
it cheap? George said might have it
if he won his election bet How much
did he win?'' "Seven dollars" Bnt the
waist cost $14." "Yes, know. The ex,
ira seven. will teach George the folly Of
betting. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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the leading representatives of the west
ern states. He has been a member Of
the committee on rules for number of
years, and is perfectly familiar with
the practices and precendents of the
house of representatives. He has been
chairman of the committee on judiciary
for four years. He was acting chairman
of the committee on appropriations for
some time. He is an able debater and an
eloquent orator.
Either one of these gentlemen pos
sesses sufficient ability and experience
to fill the important position. Either
one of them would prove to be accepta-
BILE to his party, and would reflect credit
upon his supporters. Neither one, of
them would make record for assuming
autocratic power; for neither one of
them has advocated the exercise of such
power by Speaker Reed. Neither one of
them possesses the autocratic DISPOSE
ton which has actuated the strong and
masterful man who now voluntarily re-
linquishes the power of exalted station.
In all fairness and candor it should
be stated that no little injustice has
been done Speaker Reed by the news
papers which have disseminated the
idea that he was the author of q code
of. imperial rules. As Q matter Of fact,
Tenn Reed administered the rules which
we're made by the house Of representa-
tives; and administered them autocrat-
tcally. But he only introduced two rules
which may be termed distinctively
Reed rules. In the first place, he count
ed a quorum when members sat in their
seats declining 70 vote. and claiming 70
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NO PUBLIC SMOKING.
A Time When Germans Were Not Al
lowed 10 Smoke In the
Streets.

There are many old-time Germans
who remember how strictly the law
against public smoking used to be en-
forced. That the law is dead is one Of
the fruits of the revolution of 1S4H.
The Berliners were the first Germans
to smoke in public. Courage to do so
came to them during the memorable
days when they dictated laws to theirs
king, Frederick William ". the pres-
ent kaiser's granduncle. As that mon
arch, whilcs standing on the balcony
OF the Berlin castle, was commanded
by the revolutionists to uncover before
their dead, '.the mob." says contcm-
porary chronicler. '.heaped the addi-
tional indignity upon him OF putting
huge pipes in his presence.
The citizens stuck to their pipes and
cigars during the following months,
when the police and military dared mot
interfere with them on trif1ing provo
cation. sAfterward. when the tide had
turned, an attempt was made to again
enforce the law, bnt the people got SO
wrought up over the matter that tho
police dropped the prosecutions. IN
March, 1s49, the old law was repealed.
As it happened, liberty to smoke
everywhere except in church and III the
theater, was one OF the few results Of
the revolution that have never been in
terfered with by subsequent govern
ment acts.
: Before the revolution disobedience to
the anti-smoking law was pnnishable
by fine of one thaler. If q German
passed sentry-box or royal palace
with pipe in his mouth he was mulcted
ave thalers. The smoking OF cigars in
public was deemed particularly often
sive, and judges frequently imposed an
extra thaler on the person guilty Of
smoking such an article. In Germany
the cigar came to. be considered "the
correct thing" only after the introduc-
'tion OF matches. It was easier to light
a cigar than pipe by the new-fangled
agency; hence the cigar increased in
popularity, and became gradually rec
.ognized as the superior OF the pipe n
q social way" 81
But liberty to smoke is not yet unf-
versal in Germany or elsewhere. In
Berlin, Munich, and other capitals,
including Vienna, army officers and sol-
diers are. forbidden to smoke in the
principal streets, through which mem~
bers Of the royal family are liable to
drive. II in other streets they see =
royal carriage approaching they must
throw away their cigars. In Alsace-
Lorraine Catholic priests are forbidden
to smoke in publica rule that pre-
walls In all Latin countries. But the
state has nothing to do with its pro-
hibition. It is regulation enforced by
the church Of Rome. IS
Smoking was introduced into Ger-
many in 1920 by English soldiers. and
soon became popular. At the closeof the
Ihirty Years war (164s) all the princes
Of Germany agreed to stamp out this
hellish nuisance" The use Of and traf-
&c in tobacco was then punished BY ex
cessive fines. In Switzerland, too,
smokers had q hard time Of II. Up to-
1850 smokers, in private or public, were
liable to the pillory in addition to Inn
prisonment and . fine. Newark Call.
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Eeeaony Unneeessary.

Ida Nownce-She's 50 careless ID he,
use of words.
Sallie DeWitte-I suppose that II the
result 81 her apparently unlimited sup
ply. Brooklyn Lito. /.
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ISzEW %(8 ~
Mz1GH A9u ~ <NW III
I<zY/zH VIZ nv lZ<E/Ly
II nv
AT.RERT HOPKINS
\4ue NuolCe OIL AAlnOIS AOT tuc aOuU~
SpeAkersn1p.)
same parties as those elected at the
regular election In 1898.
Tb. .e+ro,c4h of +ho o..tar,, oo,,h;ra.
e,II.,,,.
Connact,o,,,
Delaware " ".......................... j
Name Marnssnd
Massachusetts 10
New New Hampsnire Lamp
New York .......... .16
PSnds PSnd1ytLaaa Isiana
Iotai ...........................
These Il votes come from the terri
~ fha po+or,c
IN, 49,. ,,,.:.
-. ...:,, : '' =
r.,,,nrn,a
Illinois
indiana -
Kansas Observation-Disclosures.
Micnagsa9o MMicnigaa
Missouri
N Nepraska R ~.
Oregon ..:.....................
S1nIh DaRota .....'.
Wisconsin ....................-1o
wyoming =
Total ....................ss So
Here are So votes, or only five shors
Of a nomination. These votes come
from west of the Allegheny mountains,
omitting Ohio, and north of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers.
The southern and border contingent
will be:
kentucky .... :
North Carolina
Texas Observation-Disclosures. ..
West Virginia 3
Total 10
These votes come from south of the
Ohio river.
Here. then. is the situation. The east
has n votes. If she could draw to her
candidate the Il votes of Ohio she would
still he seven votes short. If she could
bring 10 her support the entire Ohio
DELEGATION and the entire southern del
eoation she would have the nomination
with a majority Of three. The west has
SO votes. independent of Ohio If she
can draw the southern contingent she
has the nomination with a majority Of
five. II she can draw Ohio she has the
nomination with a majority of ten. II
She can carry her own vote solid and se-
cnre five votes from either the southern
contingent or from Ohio she can be
successful.
It will be seen that II mere personal
considerations do not outweigh the gem
eral geographical political considcra-
tions the speaker Of the Fifty-sixth
congress is very likely to come from
west Of the Allegheny mountains. At
the organization of the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth congresses the east had
n ma ioritv of the votes. and thev were
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-06-29
ALBERT J. HOPKINS.

Here are So votes, or only five short
ofsa nomination. These votes come
from west of the Allegheny mountains,
omitting Ohio, and north of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers.
The southern and border contingent
The Mena star., 1899-08-10
SHE FLAGGED THE TRAIN.
Mrs. Nathan Allen Adopted Desperate Methods in Order to Reach Her
 Child Who Was Dying.

Chicago. Aug. At the risk of her life Mrs Nathan Allen, of Kenosha. Tagged the fast mail train at Evanston yesterday in order to be enabled to reach the bedside of her dying daugh- ter. She stood in the middle of the track as the train approached waving n red-iined golf cap above her head. Epgineer Menard saw her and stopped his train just in time. My child is dying in kenosha." gasped the woman. ''I must get in this train. !" The conductor of the train assented. She was carried into ear and reached home sn time Before resorting to this desperate means of getting on board Mrs. Allen and her husband had tried their best to induce the northwestern officials to stop the train for them.
The Mena star., 1899-08-10
SECRETARY ROOTS TASK.
The Complete Restoration of Peace in the Philippines Before May His
 Desired Object.

Washington, Aug. S.-The complete restoration of peace in the Philippines before May is the task which Secre- tary Elihu Root has set himself, accord ing to d personal friend and business associate of his, who is now in Wash ington. This man declares, moreover, that the secretary will carry out the programme on schedule time if he re- ceives from the administration the sup port he has a right to expect, and if his plans are cordially and energetically carried out by his subordinates in the various bureaus of the war depart ment. Secretary Roots hopes of bring ing about the utter defeat of Aguinal- do before May are based on the belief that up to the present the campaign in the Philippines has not been pushed either at this end of the line or on the scene of operations with anything like the energy that should have been in- fused into it. This defect the new war secretary means to remedy without delay by insisting that every branch of the service shall be worked at high pressure until all the troops that can be utilized in Luzon in this winters $ campaign are actually in the field there thoroughly armed and equipped and supplied with every convenience that will tend to make them effective. With this object in view the secretary will in- sist that there will be no more uncertain ties and delays in the transport service at San Francisco and that every officer here and elsewhere in the military es- tablishment shall perform his full duty and little more if need be, energet- ically, promptly and conscientiously. If the secretary's plans meet the sue cess which he fondly hopes for. it is hinted by his friends that he may pos sibly be rewarded by being put on the ticket as McKinley's running mate in nlace of Hobart next year.