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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29
Items Of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
THE 500 CANAL TRAFFIC.
25.643,O73 Tons OF Freight
Passed Through Both .
Waterways.

through the American and Canadian
ship canals at Sault Ste. Marie has
been made public. 1t shows a tota
OF freight tonnage Of 25,643, 073
which is an increase of 387 1868 tons
over last years. OF this freight
20, ,532, ,493 tons was east-bound and
B, ,110.580 tons was carried west
OF the registered tonnage, 20, 1876, 49,
tons went through the American
canal and 2,179,782 through the
Canadian waterway. In addition to
the traffic 1890 cords of pulpwood
and $500, 900 feet of pine logs passed
over the rapids bound for lower
lake ports. Both canals had sea.
son Of 238 days.
A dispatch from Menominee gives
the following: "E.T. Sharick, under
pretense Of marrying Harriet Orth-
mann, is said to have decoyed her to
Faithorn Junction, Mich, on Nov.
9th, and took the train to Powers
where, by previous arrangement,
they were met by one OF Sharick S
friends and escorted to q vacant
store building. There the friend,
impersonating justice OF the peace
performed the supposed marriage
ceremony. The. young woman, in
nocent Of the intrigue, believed the
ceremony genuine. They came to
Menominee Nov. 10, and the young
woman introduced her husband
to friends and relatives. Nov. 14th
Sharick left for New York, desert
ing the girl. Monday q letter was
received by one of his friends from
him, in which he stated the facts
and acknowledged that the mar
riage was fake. No marriage
license was issued. The young girl
is prostrated. Officers are on the
track of the two conspirators."
Chief Harvey, Of Iron Mountain,
did fine stroke of business last
Saturday in locating John Conlin,
the missing Worcester, Mass, man.
Conlin is wanted at his old home in
the east to take charge of large
estate left him by an aunt, recently
deceased. He will go east as soon
as some details are arranged. He
has been drifting about the country
from one place toxanother for sever
al years and had for long time
neglected to write to the folks at
home. They had almost given him
up for dead, but now that he is
found happy reunion will soon
take place and there will be more re-
joicing over his, return than over
the ninety and nine" relatives who
never wandered from their own
fireside. 1t is said that the estate
left him is valued at something like
$50, 900, which is quite a windfall.
Although Chief Harvey was not re-
membered this Christmas for the
important part he took in locating
Conlin, yet he will not be forgotten
when the roll is called at the Conlin
family reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Longyear OF
Marquette, have been granted a
temporary injunction restraining
the Marquette & Southeastern rail-
read from extending its lines over
all their property, which will have
to be obtained to complete the right
OF way. The hearing is set for Jan.
3rd. Mr.. Longyear.s grounds are
valued at $500, 900, and he does not
want to have the property spoiled.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29

Special holiday sale now on at
ThesWm. Kitz Co.. Baraga, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29

The executive committee of the
Lake Superior mining institute have
decided by unanimous vote to hold
the next convention Of the institute
at Houghton, March 4th to 9th, in
cl lsive.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29
Contagious Disease Hospitals
Must BE Erected at
Their Expense.
SUPERVISORS CAN'T DO IT.
Attorney General Oren Says If
Counties Desire to Erect them
Legislative action is Required.

OF health recently asked Attorney
General Oren for an opinion relative
to the power Of the board OF super
visors of the various counties to
establish hospitals for communicable
diseases, for the joint use Of the
boards of health OF the several town
ships OF the counties. He wanted
to know if the supervisors have
authority to establish such hospitals
in connection with the county poor
farm+not poor house; if the county
can purchase ground at distance
from the county farm and erect
such hospital thereon; if, in either
case, the necessary expense would
be legal charge against the coun-
ty; II in case the county can es-
tablish such hospital, the local
authorities can be compelled to use
it unless they voluntarily agree to
do so; if there is any legal objection
to the local boards OF health OF a
county jointly establishing such
hospital and appointing their SUI
pervisors respectively their com
mittee to manage such hospital.
After citing the various provisions
of the statutes bearing en- the=s soy.
eral propositions, Attorney General
Oren says that it was the intention
of the legislature that each town
ship should establish its own hos
pital for communicable diseases, or
separately or jointly with other
towoships establish quarantine
grousx's at the joint expense Of such
townships.
HAVE NO AUTHORITY.
The attorney general is unable to
find any provision in the law which
makes it the duty of the county to
bear the expense of establishing or
maintaining such hospitals, the
statutes simply providing that the
county shall be liable for the ex-
pense of nurses, assistance and
necessities attending the care of a
person sick with dangerous COM
municable disease. A county is al
so liable for the expense incurred in
medical attendance, necessities, etc, !,
of inmates should a pestilence occur
in its county poor house,
The attorney general concludes,
therefore, that without express pro-
vision by the legislature, supervis-
ors you'd have no authority to es-
tablish hospitals, nor is the expense
thereof proper charge against the
county as whole, townships being
theiproper municipalities to estab-
lish and maintain such hospitals.
If it;is desired by the people of the
counties that these hospitals be
established and maintained at the
expense OF the counties, to be used
by the townships and villages there-
in, an amendment to the law will
be necessary.
MI. Oren says he has no doubt
that quarantine hospitals could be
established by the local boards Of
health Of two or more townships at
theft joint expense, and, in his
opition, each board might appoint
coinm.ttee to regulate the affairs
thereof.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29

That special holiday sale now on
at The Wm. Kitz Co.'s store is de-
serving Of moro than passing
notice. Read their advertisement
10 this issue. 1t tells Of many
things that will ibe OF benefit to
you to know.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29

A Happy Nav Yearsto all.
After Monday, wsite it 1901.

4
Jebn E Brennan was at Onto.
nagon part Of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. W. Mckee spent
Christmas with friends at Chassell,
Peter Cole, of Duluth, is home on
visit, after. an absence Of three
years. :
Sheriff Girard has been numbered
among the indisposed for, few days
this week. E
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Johnsten
visited relatives at Lake Linden
this week.
Alfred Kemp was down from the
copper country this week to visit
his folks.
p. Brennan, who has been quite
Ill for the past two weeks, is now
much better.
Mrs. Ben Brink, OF Pequaming,
who has been quite sick, is now
much better. ~
A private telephone wire has been
put up between George Sterk s
store and the depot.
The usual midnight mass was
celebrated at Sacred Heart church
Christmas eve.
Harry A. Miller, of Calumet,
visited at the Williams residence
part OF the week.
Hiram G. Osgood, of Marquette,
spent the week with relatives and
friends in town.
Will and Russell Smith, of Hough-
ton, passed Christmas in town with
their parents.
Miss Selma Menge came down
from Hancock and spent Christmas
with her parents.
Miss Susan Bailey, of West Su-
perior, Wis, is Gisiting at the
Beehler residence.
Andrew Murphy came down from
the copper country to spend Christ
mas with his parents.
Patrick Shea has resumed his
position as fireman on the ezra
engine, stationed at this place.
Mrs. ]. Merle, of Green Bay, is
guest of the Thomas family, Mr..
Merle also spent Christmas here.
Michael -Culliney, OF Houghton,
spent the week in town with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Cul-
liney.
Miss Annie Williams arrived home
from Lansing Sunday. She spent
part of the week in the copper
country.
John Mcdonnell went to Mar
quette Sunday to visit his parents
for q few days, returning Wednes-
day.
Richard Williams, OF Wolverine
mine, Honghton county, spent part
OF the week with his parents in this
village.
Miss May McKernan. of Hancock,
and Miss Allie ,McKernan, of Hougb-
ton, spent Christmas at their home
in this village.
Frank and George Botsford, of
Houghton, visited at the home OF
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
@. MeKernan, this week.
Nelson St Ange went to Mar
quette Wednesday to visit his wife,
who has been receiving treatment
I in'a hospital in that city for num-
Der OF weeks.
NJ j. Malott returned Monday
from Detroit, where he had been for
six weeks on business in the in
terest of the Hathaway Graphite
Manufacturing company.
Joe % 'Connor is home from Ann
Arbor to spend bis holiday vacation
w!thhis mother and sisters. Miss
Helen O'Connor was down from
Houghton for Christmas.
Mrs I. B. Armstrong and dauph-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-29

For Sale Good mixed lcordwood|
$3.50 per cord delivered. \
12-22tf J. B. BELANarR, L'Anses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
Another Railway for China.

From the Scientific American.
The Russian government in China is con-
templating the construction of another
railway in China. The course Of the new
line, as at present projected, will run from
Samarkand to Hankow via Chodschend,
Margitan and through one Of the Pamirs
Should this route be ultimately followed 1t
will involve the boring of a tunnel through
the koshgor mountains. Koshgor Is the
center Of the transit trade between Russian
central Asia and East Turkestan, and the
new overland route will either run to Cha
tan, thence to Tschortschen and Tschor-
jolyk at the Lobnor lake, or 1t will traverse
the Tarim valley. From the Lobnor lake
the line will stretch through one of the
passes in the Allyn mountains to the Tsoi-
dam plateau. thence along the Semenow
mountains through the Hoango valley to
Lau-tschow. This town is the capital of
the province of Kamsu, which possesses q
population Of 100000 persons, SO that the
railroad will serve very thickly populated
country. After leaving Lau-tschow the
railway will extend to the province of
Shensi and thence through the Hankiang
river valley to Hankow. The railway, IL
constructed on these projections, will prove
of immense service to Russia since It will
enable the products of Russian central
Asia to be carried and marketed at the
great center Of Chinese trade. Then again,
Hankow is in steamer connection with the
rich province of Szchuan, which boasts a
population Of 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
The Fatal Apple Blossoms.

IT saw in The Star not long ago copied
from New York paper" said a lady liv-
ing near Greeley, Pike county, Pa. "a story
and the fatal results Of it. The story was
told as coming from a man, and he said
that an apple tree at his home had bios
somed ten years before in October and
shortly afterward his wife had died. 1t
had not blossomed again in October for
several years, and then within month his
mother had died. Then there was another
lapse, and when he told the story, which
was about the first Of October, the tree was
again in blossom and he was greatly dis
turbed as to what was going to happen
next. Well. that story was mine, and the
cause l didn't want to appear in it. Two
weeks after i had told the story to party
of friends in which the reporter was,
went back home, and within a week the
house took fire and burned to the ground
1t was sudden that we barely managed
to get out with our lives, and our chief
articles of apparel were bath robes and
blankets. 1t was a country place and we
had no means Of putting out the fire, so
everything was lost. The only consola ton
we have is that the fatal apple tree stood
so close to the house that it was burned
to crisp, and it, at least, will never again
much other trees may bring with their
October blossoms. One thing l am sure Of
I was never superstitious before but I con-
fess to little of it now, and l never want
to see another apple tree blooming in Octo-
Der If it belongs to me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01

A good American had been making some
soul-stirring remarks about the glorious
Star Spangled Banner when an Englshman
who is pretty well Americanized told a
little story apropos.
yes" he said, ''the Star Spangled Ban
ner is a good thing and you don't have to
push 1t along, either. 1t does it's own push
ing. and the way you'll almost said us
Americans glory in 1t, regardless of condf-
feel good I remember once to have seen
1t applauded uproariously on a peculiar
occasion. 1t happened thirty-five years ago
when the British flag wasn't as popular in
the United States as it now is, and a party
Of us Englishmen were at a theater in New
York, considerably further down town than
theaters are now to be found on Broad
way. The play was Richard l, and if YOU
remember-there is scene In the play
where Richard, after putting his foes to
flight in terrific style, mounts the walls
Of Acre and plants the British colors there.
Evidently the management knew the tenn
per of the audience, and felt that even un-
der such circumstances the British flag
would not be a good thing so what did
they do but give Richard the Star Spaneled
Banner, and by all the gods, he took 1t
with him in the charge and planted it on
Acres walls. 1t was ridiculous. of course.
and we Englishmen laughed, but the au-
dience took it quite as the correct thing.
and the way the people stormed and shout
Richard turn over in his grave. Historic
cally it was away of, dramatically 1t was
open to criticism, but periodically 1t was
a bowling success"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
The Reign of Trash.
From the London Newt,

1t may seem a sad thing that, out of the
citizens who read, so many have no power
of sustained attention. no intellectual inter-
ests whatever. Stories can hardly be too
short for them; a novel would flag and be-
wilder their brains. Even in the shortest
story there pust be, frequent intervals
for refreshment in 1.-THE shape OF processed
illustrations. a Little anecdotes of a futile
kind; statistics about the probable weight
oe tobacco consumed by every adult citi-
zen; yarns about persons who make eccen-
trio marriages; these things are the liter
airy style of 1.-the penny reader" and even
of 1.-The sixpenny reader"
Why is there a world of readers of trash ?
Probably the kind of person who now de-
YOURS printed snippets did not some years
ago read anything at all. But the sad tn ng
is that the passion for trash Is invading
minds capable of better studies When
printed matter was relatively scarce it
was relatively sound and serious A man
must read fairly good books or not read
at all. Now the rubbish is so abundant and
so accessible that the demand for books
which require steady attention Is dwindling
Now the loss Of the habit of attention
must. in the long run. prove serious af-
fair The sons OF people who gave their
winter evenings to Froude or Macaulay
give theirs to brief tales and snatchy,
sketchy articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
The Early Rising Fal1acy.
I io,x


No one has so well hit off the weakness OF
the old-time counsel about early to bed
and early to rise as the late John q. SAKE,
unless 1t was the great DR.. Arnold OF Rug
by fame, who used to say that early rising,
though necessary for schoolmasters, was
one of the few hardships in life which habit
did not make more easy. Remembering
this, 1t is interesting to find writer in a
medical journal making the statement That
early rising, when accomplished with ef-
fort, does no one any good. THE reason.
he says. lis obvious enough. There may
be truth in the old copy book saying that
If you go to bed at 10 you can get up at q.
but, unfortunately, it does not follow that
IL you get up at you can go to bed at 10
For one thing, you generally do not want
to; for another. the amenities Of social life
put obstacles in your path. And In that
case. Of course. early rising merely means
insufficient sleep" The fact is that the
amount of sleep needed by person to
maintain good health, like the amount OF
food. must be determined by individual
wants and conditions. Early rising Is not
per se a special virtue to be cultivated and
exhibited on all occasions. Under certain
physical conditions 1t may be. indeed. ths
very tendency to be most avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01

-orm this striking rectangular figure is in
he head of Andromeda. The star Gamma.
her left foot, is almost exactly in the
zenith. Between this star and Capella is
the constellation of Perseus. containing two
stars of the second magnitude. one of which
is the famous variable star Algol.
The Demon Star.
Algol, the Demon Gal GhaD, belongs to
class of variable stars-of which about
twenty are now known-whch after MAIN
tanning a uniform brilliancy for some reg
ular period, in most cases only a few days
in length. gradually lose brillancy until
in the course of few hours they reach a
minimum brightness. Their recovery of
their light then begins and occupies an
equal space Of time. The change is now
known to be due to the fact that these stars
have revolving round them dark compan-
ions. or satellites. which. passing periodically
between them and US, cut off a portion of
their light. Algol Is the longest known and
the brightest of these yariables. the most
of which are telescope. The period of AL
gol is about three hours less than three
days; the time occupied by the change
from the second to near the fourth magni-
tude-is about nine hours. Minima at hours
favorable for observing will occur this
month as follows: On the Sth at about IL
pm; 18th, at pm; 2Sth, at midnight:
31st, at pm.
observations of Eros.
Observa lions of the planetoid Eros I'M
dertaken with the object of obtaining a new
measurement of the suns distance from us
began at all of the large observatories
which are favorably situated early in Oc-
tober and will be continued until the middle
of January or later. Eros will be at it's
nearest point to the earth for this year In
the second half of this month, its distance
from us then-about 5000 900 miles-re-
naming nearly the same for about two
weeks. The planet will then be nearer the
earth than Mars ever comes by about
G.U00VO miles, though still twice as far
away as when Its opposition is the most
favorable. On the Goth of this month Eros
will be situated two degrees southwest Of
the star Gamma Andromedae. 1t will then
be OF about the ninth magnitude and should
be visible through good field glass. It's
path among the stars from June 1 to jan
The planet has now about half completed
the great loop" in its path. and is moving
southwark at the rate of nearly half a de-
gree daily.
The Planets.
Mercury will be a morning star through
out the month It will be at its greatest
eloEgation west from the sun on the 1th
at about which time 1t may be looked for
before sunrise low in the southeast.
Venus also is a morning star, one hour
and a quarter west Of Mercury ION the 1st
Of the month";, and rising in the southeast
three hours before the SUM-
Mars, in Leo is an evening star, rising on
the 1st of the month at IL pm. Its pusitioA
tonight is five degrees east Of Regulus. Dur0
ing the month it will move eastward ten ds>
greeS.
Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn are now UNI
observable from their proximity to the sun.
Neptune Is evening star, in Gemint,
about midway between PolluX and Aide.
baran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
The Champion Cotton Picker.

From Lesle's Weekly.
There are champions and champions.
Some involve the possession of manly and
truly noble traits of character Others.
such as championships in pie eating and
prize fighting, SAVIOR of the brute, and are
no honor to any one. To the higher and
better class of champion belongs Master
Warner 8. Hale Of Good Hope. Ca He
won the distinction in the field of Industry
as a picker Of cotton. 1t happened on
young Hales sixteenth birthday, a few
weeks ago. He celebrated the event by
picking 1872 pounds of cotton during the
day, 4O7 In the first six hours and 523 in
the following six, thus breaking the
worlds record in this line The young
picker did not know at the time that he
was gaining such a distinction for himself
1t was done very easily. he says. and he
felt no more tired that night than usual
He proposes next year to raise the stand
ard $50 pounds higher. A young man
with such ambitions is bound to make 4
success Of LIE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
Penny Savings a Success.
nm tho Chiaa uo Naxys


A penny saved is a penny earned seems
to be the motto upon which the Penny Saw
1ngs Society of Chicago, organized June TX.
1877, has been proceeding. The object of
this society Is to teach thrift and frugality.
Through the medium of purchasing bright
attractive stamps from one penny upward
children have been taught the lesson of
economy and saving. total of I.s75.Osn
stamps from l cent up to 80 have been pur
chased since the organization Of the society
and Its influence is widely extending
through the cooperation of the schools, the
social settlements, the bureau of associated
charities and other organizations. When
ever sufficient sum has been saved in this
way the saver is advised to deposit it in a
savings bank, and thus habits of saving are
inculcated.
In this way pennies that formerly went
for cigarettes. candy, gum and various
other articles have found their way to the
society. where they have accumulated I'M
til by their aid shoes, clothing. books etc,
were purchased with them or a bank ac-
count was opened. Self-help and the in
culcation of right habits of economy are
what the work of the society represents,
and it has now become a factor of impor-
lance in the training Of the young.