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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06
The Clever Snider.

~OnC OF my friends was accustomed
% grant shelter to a number of garden
spiders under vacant varanda and to
watch their habits. One day sharp
storm broke out, and the wind ragged so
furouSly through the garden that the
spiders suffered damage from it, al
though sheltered by the vcranda. The
sailors would call them, were broken
SO that the web WAS blown hither and
thithcr, like slack sail in n storm.
Tho spider made no fresh threads
but tried to help itself in another way
1t let itself down to the ground by a
thread and crawlcd to Il place where
lay some Splntcr"d pieces of q wooden
fence. thrown down by the storm. Ii
fastened thread to one of the bits Of
wood, turned back with it and hung It
with Il strong thread to the lower part
of its nest, about FIVE feet from the
ground. The performance was won
dcrful one, for the weight of the wood
sufticcd to keep the nest tolerably firm.
while 1t was yet light enough 10 Yield
to the wind AID so prevent further in
jury. The piece of wood was about %
inches long and rs thick as goose
quill
ION the following day Il careless
servant Knocked her head against the
wood, and it fell down. But in tho
course of few hours the spider mend
ed her web, broke the supporting
thread In two and let the wood fall to
the ground. Our Animal Friends.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06

the little house 10 beautiful uunu"ry.
under Whose protection SIsuiaid ;
chapel was hong nryer,d as a place Of
sanctity AMI ga object 81 many pill
griulageS Translated From the Ger
man Tor Short Stories.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06
n5roislG u i:Ci..f l.N.pi5raiion.

hrrOisIE % l-SI..T Exploration.
News from lirgt-nan; Prary sent
nom the north u CLEVELAND by way Of
Brigus. Newfoundland. II which point
one ~ the ships u his expedition re-
Gently returned. odds another chapter
10 the sci. sacrificing Avrol,ni OG polar
exploration. 1871 .Ayn. are 10Th light
and shade in the V.ciU-r presented.
According TO IAe report. Lieutenant
PeaTy Lad his fyct badly fru,t bitten
and Will br partially crippled for life.
The loss OF sry-u toes hy tie intrepid
explorer la his first years effort In
pushing polcward. added tu the nlys-
terry which vuvelops the fate Of Aadree.
the accident making Walter Wvllnau
Il cripple and the failure II the Fran
10 pass through Smith sound and Ken
needy channel is disappointing and per
hapS discouraging. though II by no
means indicates that the search for
the pole will hc abandoned. SO long as
there shall remain upon this great bail
ON which we live any uncXplored sec
tion there will be heroic spirits who
will brave the most hostile conditions
and suffer the most trying di>comfortS
in an effort 10 discover that which has
hitherto been yelled from human ken.
Whether this type of heroiSm is
prompted by an unsellish desire TO
benefit the world or by Il selfish desire
for fame does not matter. The hero
ism of the explorer remains factor in
all tie worlds development. We may
regard the cost OF polar exploration in
life, physical suffering and the eNpcnd-
iture of money as wholly out Of pro
portion TO the good TO humanity ac-
compliShed or possible Of accomplish
ment, but nevertheless the dauntless
and venturesomr explorers who add
new facts to the worlds knowledge Of
the world are the worlds benefactors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06

KenoSha. IL progressive little city in
Wisconsin. is getting some free advcr-
Using by reason of II bit of brilliant 10.
cal legislation. The municipal council
has passed an ordinance forbidding wo-
men to ride bicycles until they have
passed an examination as TO their abil-
fly to steer wheel. 1t will be edify-
ing to see the ladies going through
their examination maucuverS before n
solemn committee of experts in the
public square. If each one who passes
the test gives bond of 500, there
will be an ample fund for the payment
of damages. 1t will cover most OF the
.depredations caused by women who
run down ice wagons and injure de-
feuse!ess aldermen by charging into
them unawares. All this is excellent,
but there is danger that some incOnsid-
crate women may object to this reform
on the ground that il is class lcSiSla
ton and hence unconstitutional. \
fine of $40 will be imposed for each
violation Of the ordinance. These fines
are to go for the payment of the ex
pcrts who imperil their lives by test
ing the riding abilities Of feminine be-
ginners. The experts undoubtedly de
serve compensation, and 1t may be 4
boon to the surrounding country to be
protected from feminine rough riders.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06

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rothrr fantastic Is promnt.d hy OH
scryations he made a few weeks ago.
His daughter was tending "A morning
glory vine nj home, when n delicate
tenurll reached out toward nan III
thP 'aSIh = ne oolH'I'Sl l'o'e'us'
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Nav, ,1or IN, lit,Io fool,r Ind doao,,nd
itself worry noticrahly md WAS again
hoadng for the nail.
"Ihc marking and shifting were re-
pcat"d four or tlN" times, always with
III" sam" result anu hIiallE on" night
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06

The expenditure of the United States
for coast defenseS has been criticised
on the ground that land defcnses are
less desirable than naval strength.
The experience of the Spanish-Amcri-
can war. 50 far as it went, and of 9th
er conflicts in which there was Il fair
test shows that land defenses can play
Il very important part in defense
against naval attack. Dewey made
short work with the Notifications at
Corregidor island and Cavite but those
at San Juan and Santiago held Samp-
son and Schley with considerable sue
cess. SO in the civil war Farragut
burst open the portals to New Orleans
and Mobile, but Fort Sumter and Fort
Macalister resisted all attacks till they
were taken in the rear and Fort Fish
er required two bloody assaults by land
and sea before it fell. So far as both
coast defenses and naval strength are
necessary, the United States is able to
provide them and need not be lacking
in either.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06

When we read that men have sacri-
feed themselves for their country on
the firing line in the Philippines, we
think we have some conception of the
meaning OF the term sacrifice. When
W" read, as we do frequently, of some
we'll known and we'll groomcd citizen
who is ready TO make the necessary
sacrifice to accept high and remuner-
ative government office, we are moved
to reflection upon the different signiii-
canoe that is some time given to the
same word
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-06
StngC Fright,


II wish could discover some practi-
!cal cure for stage fright" remarked Il
member Of one of the dramatic compa-
MES now playing in this city. Il have
been in the business for nearly 20
years, and one would naturally suppose
that anything like mere tlmidity IN fac.
ing an audience would have worn off
too long ago to talk about But it
hasn't and the worst Of II IS that the
COMPOUNDED panic Is certain to seize me
at some unexpected moment. The most
trivial incident will bring It on.
For example. was standing In the
wings one night and read {. paragraph
in scrap of newspaper about a man
who had lost his memory. 1t turned out
to be an advertisement but | couldn't
get the story out Of my mind, and the
first thing knew | was wondering
whether I wasn't going to forget my
lines. The moro | br0odcd over ii the
more anxious I became, and at last |
worked myself into really pitiablc
condition. When the cue came for my
entrance, | was so badly scared that
MY knees knocked together, and I felt
persuaded that | would make Il hash
of all my longer speeches. Of course
the feeling soon wore off, and inside of
five minutes there wasn't q vCstigc Of
1t left, hut il was certainly agony while
II lasted.
I'm all my experience I have never
encountered single actor who was
entirely immune from stage fright, and
some of the very hest Of them have It
to an extent that is simply incredible.
Why, have seen big, robust mon she'd
ding tears Of pure terror and declaring
they would faint If they tried to 20 on.
If some fellow would invent Il panacca
for the malady he would get richer
than the Rothscbilds before the end of
another season. boston Journal.
Doors In Mexico.
Heavy, single doors, such as are
used in the United States. are practi-
cally unknown In Mexican houses. Ell
ther at entrances or between interior
rooms. All doors open In the middle
and are fastened with bolts top and
bottom. Exterior doors are always fit
ted with glass panels. for they also
serve as windows. All such doors
opening on the street or open court
are fitted with solid shutters that are
folded at the sides out of sight when
not in use.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
GOES TO PHILADELPHIA.
Republican National Convention
Will Meet In the Quaker
City on June 10.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The republican
national convention will be held at
Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 10 next.
The place and date were decided upon
by the national republican committee
Friday after friendly contest for the
honor of entertaining the convention
between the city selected, Chicago, ST.
Louis and New York. The meeting of
the committee was held at the Airing
ton hotel and was presided over by
Senator Hanna, the chairman of the
committee. Forty-three of the forty
five states and each of the six terri
tories were represented, Senator For
aker, proxy for Charles L. Kurtz, the
national committeeman from Ohio, and
Senator Wolcott, proxy for j. +. Saun-
ders, of Colorado, being the only alb
sentees. In addition to the committee
many of the big wigs of the re-
publican party were in attendance.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
BOSTON BANK FAILS.
broadway National Institution Goes
Into the Hands of n
Receiver.

Boston, Dec. 1S.-As a result of the
failure of the John u. Squire company
(corporation), of Cambridge, for 3d.
100000, which was announced late
Thursday afternoon, the Broadway ma
tional bank here, in which the Squires
were largely interested, did not open
its doors Saturday, and notice at the
entrance, stated that the affairs of the
bank were in the hands of the comp
troller of the currency.
Members of the clearing house com
mittee refused to discuss the Broadway
bank question Saturday. II seemed to
be the opinion among bankers that no
important failures would follow the
closing of the institution.
The city of Boston was depositor in
the Broadway national and $97, 900 of
city money is tied up. The common
wealth of Massachusetts also had de-
post in the bank amounting to about
$4,000.
+. II. Curtiss, cashier of the Broadway
national bank, said that the institution
was solvent, and he added that there
actually was 100000 in cash in the
banks vaults. Mr.. Curtiss also said
that all the heavy depositors had ex-
pressed their confidence in the institu-
ton and had agreed to allow the de-
posits to remain there. The bank Off
GERS stated that the capital stock had
not been impaired in any way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23

Marquette, Mich, Dec. 16.-A special
to the Mining Journal from Houghton
contains statement from Capt. James
Burr. of the American Steel Barge COM
pany's barge No. 1877, in which he ex-
presses the opinion that barge lis and
barge Colgate Hoyt, which with his
barge were part of the tow of the Me-
Dougal, have gone down in open lake.
If they have gone down il will be one OF
the greatest lake disasters in years.
Each had crew of 20 men of its own
and was carrying down an extra crew
"a total of about so men.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
PERISH BY FIRE.
Three Persons Lose Their Lives in
New York City, and One
In Chicago.

New York, Dec. 15.-Three persons
were burned to death and one seriously
injured in fire that occurred early this
(Friday) morning in dilapidated tene-
ment at 300 South First street, in the
Williamsburg district of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Goscher and Mrs. Smyth-' were
found on the top floor suffocated to
death. The body of Luke Freen was
found on the second floor badly burned.
Mrs. Freen, the wife of Luke Freen.
jumped from the second-story window
and broke her legs. She was otherwise
seriously injured.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Mrs. Alice Palmer.
whose family lives in Alabama, was
burned to death in midnight fire in a
boarding house kept by Mrs. Samuel
son at l Hubbard court, on the corner
of Michigan avenue.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
COST FOUR LIVES.
Carelessness I'm Handling Blasting
Powder Results Fatally In a
Kentucky Farmhouse.

Louisa. KY, Dec. 1S.-A sad accident
occurred near Alliance post Office, Floyd
county, resulting in the death of
Nelson Hamilton and three of his chill
dren. Hamilton, who was preparing to
do some blasting, was pouring out some
powder from keg when his four-year-
old son picked up small amount and
tossed into the fire. The explosion threw
some embers into the pile of powder
and terrific explosion followed. The
father and little son and two older chill
dren. who were in the room, were
shocked into insensibilty. The ceiling
was lifted from its place, the walls
spread and the upper part of the house
came down and stopped about half
way of the walls, thus fastening all
the doors securely. When the oldest
daughter regained consciousness sufii-
GENTLY to realize that the house was In
flames she tried to open door, but at
once saw the hopelessness of such an
effort and began to scream for help
A neighbor arrived in time to burst in n
door and get the tortured persons out.
but they were so badly burned that all
died within few hours
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
AMERICAN FEDERATION.
The Convention I'm Detroit voices Its
DisapprovnI of Subsidies to
ShipOwners.

Detroit, Mich.., Dec. 1S.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Saturday aft
ernoon registered emphatic disapprov-
al of government subsidies to American
ship owners and later declared almost
unanimously against the principle and
practice of subsidy legislation. Incl
dentally some more or less distin-
guished lobbyists who had been lobby
ing to secure Endorsement of the Frye
subsidy bill suffered decided defeat.
The debate lasted three hours and the
speeches were the most vigorous of any
heard in the convention during the
week ii has been in session, but only
two of the several speakers supported the
subsidy idea. The convention declined
to adopt a resolution concerning the
Idaho miners and military difficulty,
which declared that 1--WE do hereby en-
phatically condemn and denounce
President Mckinley, Gov. Stunenberg
and all the officials concerned in the
outrage" and called also upon the
working people ITO sever their connec-
ton and refuse any support to the re-
publican or democratic parties" etc.
A substitute for the latter resolution
was adopted which, after reciting that
innocent men had been incarcerated
without reference to their constitution
al rights, etc. protests against and con-
dennis said alleged inhnman actions by
the authorities and directs the eXecu-
tive council of the federation to make
full investigation and place the respon-
sibility where it properly belongs"
President Gompers presided Saturday
n fternOon for the II r.st time ....
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Great Demand for ships.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. ls.-A spe-
cial to the Times from Tacoma, WASH,
says: The exports of wheat and lum-
Der from Puget sound are being greatly
increased by the tremendous demand
for ships throughout the world. Ia
coma elevators contain ten cargoes of
wheat, with only two vessels in sight to
carry it during the next two months.
The lumber situation is much worse,
owing to the immense demand from the
orient, Hawaii, South America, Aus
tralia and Europe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23

lincoln, Neb., Dec. ia stubborn
fire ragged for two hours Friday after
noon in a wing of the state penitentiary
building, frightening the convicts
locked up in their cells 90 feet away
and causing loss estimated at $40, 900.
The fire started in the finishing room
of the broom factory and nearly ruined
that plant, the laundry, machine shop
and the tailor shop.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
ODDS AND ENDS.

Yellowstone park geysers are slow.
ly playing out.
North Haven, Me-, has 125-year'
old apple tree.
The sea of Gallee is SO feet below
the Mediterranean.
The peach, the plum and the cherry
first grew in Persia.
Strikers were hanged in England less
chan 100 years ago.
A Landmark club is one of southern
CALIFORNIA; organizations.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Fight result. In -Four Deaths.

Louisville. Ky, Dec. 1.-THE Com
mercial has received by nail from its
correspondent at Whites5urg, KY, a
story to the effect that four mountain
GERS were killed near there few days
ago in fight among themselves.
Whitesbnrg is the county seat of
LetcherJ county, in The heast of the
mountain region along the Virginia
border and miles from railroad.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
VIII he Forwarded for nur,,I

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE navy de-
partment has given notice that any
person claiming the remains of any
of the victims of the Maine explosion
before the Texas arrives at Hampton
Roads with the bodies from Havana,
which will be in about IS days, may
have them sent to their late homes for
burial at the expense of the depart-
ment
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Fire In n Reformntorx.

st. Cloud, Mimi, Dec. 1.-THE state
reformatory here was damaged by fire
Wednesday night to the extent of $685.
900. The fire was confined TO the boiler
house and did not touch the main build
ing. The inmates were kept in their
rooms but were greatly excited until
the danger was passed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
DECIDE To Contest.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 15.-William
Goebel will contest the seat of Gov. w.
S. Taylor and j. c. w. Beckham will
contest the seat of Lieut.. Gov. John
Marshall. This was the decision of the
state central and executive committee
which was called together Thursday.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Elevator Burned.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 1.-THE
City elevator, a private warehouse,
owned by the City Elevator company,
capacity about $4,000 bushels, was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday. Loss, $780,
900; insurance not known.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
NerrO Lynched.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. IA negro
whose name is not known was hanged
to telegraph pole at Jones, La, by
mob Tuesday night. His crime was
assault on white woman. Jones is just
across the Arkansas border, and the
negro's body still hanging was visible
from passing trains.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Noted Bnpti.t CIerrymnn Dend.

Newport, Il. l., Dec. 16. = Rev. DR..
Warren Randolph, pastor of the Central
Baptist church, of Newport, formerly
pastor of the First Baptist church of
indianapolis, and a clergyman of ma
tional reputation among Baptists, is
dead, aged S4-years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Death OF Lieut.. Brumby.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-Lieut. Thomas
M. Brumbys flag lieutenant to Admiral
Dewey during the Manila campaign,
who has been i'll with typhoid fever for
several weeks, died at Garfield hospital
shortly after six o'clock Sunday even
inc
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
CousuI Hwy s0iIs

New York, Dec. 14.-Adelbert S. Hay,
the newly-appointed United States con-
sui at Pretorl,, sailed Wednesday Oh
the St. Leafs.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-03
Townsite Commission.

A special from Gale May 81 says:
The townsite commission for the
Choctaw nation is now in full on.
Grafton at this place. The first
section stob was driven yesterday
at o'clock p. m. Three or four
hundred people turned out to wit
ness the same. DR.. Sterrett drove
the"stob"then ordered it taken up
and expressed to Washington City.
A petition is being circulated to
change the name of Gale to Ster-
rett. The. sentiment in favor Of it
seems to be unanimous. This
town is to be the first plated and
surveyed by the government
Capital.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-03

The least learned are aware that
there are many languages in the
world, but the actual number is
probably beyond the dreams of or
binary people. The geographer
Baldi enumerated $50 which are en-
titled to be considered as distinct
languages and 5000 which may be
regarded as dialects.
Adulguns, another modern writer
on this subject, reckons up 3,064 Ian
guages and dialects existing and
which have existed. Even after we
have allowed either of these as the
number of languages we must ac-
knowledge the existence of almost
infinite minor diversities, for almost
every province has a tongue more
or less peculiar, and this we may
we'll believe to be the case through
out the world at large.
It is said there are little islands
lying close together in the south
seas the inhabitants Of which do not
understand each other.
OF the $50 distinct languages
enumerated by Baldi SO belong to
Europe, ia to Africa, 1913 to Asia,
All to America and III TO Ooeania,
by which term he distinguishes the
vast number of islands stretching
between Hindustan and South
America.
THE KATY" FLYER.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-03
The wage Questlon.

A young colored philosopher was
employed in one of our stores at a
salary of $s.5e a week. He told his
employer one morning that he was
going to leave, having got better
place.
"A better plaoei" echoed his en-
ployer. What wages are you to
get2"
"Three dollars aweek.
"But that is not as much as you
get here"
No. said the boy, but then it's
better to do less and not get so much
than to do more and not get
enough. Boston Transcript.