davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
FORMER SENATOR DEAD.
hr. sawyer, OF Wisconsin, Passes
Away mt OsbisOsh-Brief sketch
of His Career.

Oshkosh, Wis, March 30.-Former
United States Senator Philetus Saw
yer died Thursday morning at 9:15
o'clock at the residence of his son,
T.. l.. Sawyer, in this city. The ill
ness resulting in his death became
serious ut four o'clock Tuesday after
noon. The attack at first affected the
stomach, but later other organs be-
came involved.
Mr.. Sawyer had been confined to
his bed only day and as he was sub
ject to similar attacks no particular
alarm was felt. He rested fairly well
Wednesday night and seemed to be
feeling a little better Thursday morn
ing. The members of the family are
all absent except Mrs. Phil Sawyer,
Jr., wife of his grandson.
Ex-senator Sawyer was born In Rutland
county VT, September -. 1876. When
about n year old he moved with his par
cnts to Essex county, n. Y, and In 1871
he settled In the section where he has
lived ever since. In 1853 he embarked In
the lumber business, through which he
pmasscd a fortune estimated from 81, 900 900
to 100000. His first political honor was
his election as an alderman to the city
council, ana afterwards ne was CHOSEN
mayor In 1864 he was elected to congress.
where he remained for ten years. and in
1881 he was elected To the United States
senate, which position he held for three
terms. lie was always stalwart repub-
lican and his counsel was eagerly sought
both I'm state and national politics. His
public requests were numerous and gem
crous. amounting annually to thousands
of dollars. There was scarcely public
or charitable movement In which he did
not head the list of donors. IL Is believed
large requests Will be provided by his Will
Tor charitable, educgtional and philan-
nurnnsns
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
10th pied at the Age of 1Oa.

Plymouth. Mass, March 30.--Mrs
Felicity Pickard died at the home OF
her son Thursday, aged 1913 years,
0 months, 16 days. Until very re-
Gently her mind was clear and her
health good.
New York, March 30.-Mrs. Cleary
IIyland is dead at her home in Or
ange, n. j., aged 1913 years. For the
last year of her life she was totally
hind
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
An Assured Certainty.

Four years ago Mckinley carried
these states with total electoral
vote of 215: Iowa, Maine, Massachu-
sets, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York,
Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin. On the
issues likely to influence the result
this year, and with the support of an
accomplished national prosperity, it
Is inconceivable that Mckinley should
lose any of these states this year.
Should he carry them, he will have
within nine votes of u plurality. There
is sufficient debatable ground remain
ing, after conceding the democrats
142 electoral votes in states certain to
be carried by Bryan, to make the task
of securing the nine votes needed to
elect Mckinley comparatively easy
one. AS the time for election draws
nearer, and as issues are more clear
ly defined, changes will doubtless be
necessary in all estimates; but, view
ing the matter intelligently. at this
time the cel-Ition of Mckinley seems
almost fo4.gone conclusion.-Balti-
more American.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
WINS nnund TO Die.

niagara Falls, n. y, March 81. = A
sensational suicide occurred on Goat
Island, near the spring. a man waded
out as far as he could shot himself
three timesi in the head, pitched forward
into the water and was swept down be-
tween Luna and Goat islands, going
over the falls at the Cave of the Winds.
From papers and letters left behind
he is thought to be IIippolyte Schnei-
der. of Pittsburgh.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
ola Chicago Playhouse Burned.

Chicago, March S1.-The Columbia
theater, one of the oldest and most
popular play houses in the city, was
destroyed by fire Friday afternoon, en-
failing n total loss of 100000. Fire
was discovered in the laundry of the
Iroquois club, which occupied apart
ments on the sixth floor of the build
ing. 1t is supposed that hot Goals
dropped from the stove to the floor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
Enund bend.

Lima, o., March 2s.-The dead body
of william Hootengardner, of Wapa-
koneta, who was travelling through
the country selling medicine, was
found in the road near Beaver Dam
with his pockets rifed. He had nearly
81 900 when last seen. 1t is supposed
he was murdered,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07

DColorado produced $31,122,1G in
gold, $l2,6s0,256 in silver, SAGA, 500 in
lead, $i,s54,225 in copper, and s577,5O0
in zinc in 1890. And yet the calamity
papers told the people of Colorado in
1899 that the election Of gold bug"
president would close all of the mines
in that state. The people of Colorado
have learned lesson during the past
few years, and we believe they will re-
member IL when they go to the polls
this fall.-Iowa State Register.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
Hanged by a Mob.

Greenville, Miss, March 2s. = The
negro. Will Edwards, alias wing"
Smith, who murdered Edward y.
johnson at Dudley's camp, was
hanged by mob to railroad bridge
near Greenville.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-07
"From Grave to Gay"

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch suggests
that many of the jokers will probably
get gay over the new grave-diggers
union.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

Cards are not played as much on
the ears as they used to be-" said the
commercial traveller a few years
or four games. whist, euchre, poker or
seven up, going on in a car, and wher-
ever four or five drummers were gath
cred together there was sure to be a
lively game Of draw in progress. Sub
urban trains We're turned into whist
clubs, and morning and night the COM
muterS were engaged in a rubber
But all this has been changed. Now
adays it is the hardest thing in the
world To get up game of any kind in a
train. Ask stranger if he would like
to take a hand at whist or euchre, and
he will freeze you with a suspicious
look. And, what is worse. he Is entire
ly justified in his suspicious
In the last ten years the railroads of
this country have been the harvest for
gamblers, bunko men and short card
experts They have worked the field to
the limit, from New York to California
and from Vermont to Florida. They
have worked all kinds of fimtlam
games, until now it Is almost impossi-
BILE for man to flash deck of cards
in the smoking compartment of a Pull
man without the atmosphere growing a
dozen degrees colder. A man who has
been bitten once doesn't care To have
the experience repeated. Rochester
Post Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

AT Eaupcrs Ferry on one occasion
the food in the Potomac was so great
that it threatened the destruction Of
the costly railroad bridge. which was
seen tn shake in its unsteadineSs. said
former Governor Thomas g. Jones.
when everybody present was looking
each moment TO see the bridge 60
down. President John W. Garrett Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad arriv.
ed upon the scene. Approaching the
necessity of instant action. he gave an
abrupt order for loaded train Of
freight cars standing on a side track TO
be run with the locomotive on to the
bridge and kept there.
"Iiut. Mr. Garrett, that is train
load If silk said the local superntend-
ont.
"I don't care; run ont the cars"
commanded the great master of rail
roads. IT would he easier to pay for
the SIX than 10 build new bridge
The silk train was run on to the
bridge. and the structure was saved.
iI' NliA WIS itilt- Stllb lN IAN tiNlpNc
the continent from San Francisco at
which port it had been received from
China and Japan. Garrett was great
man. one Of the greatest of those who
have aided in the material development
of America. In emergencies he was
very rcSourceful, as was demonstrated
in perhaps a small way by the Har-
pers Ferry incident" - Birmingham
Age Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

Improved roads are being construct
ed. ostcnsibly on the plans of Mac
adam or Telford, but without the
foundation which alone can make sucl
roads permanently satisfactory. When
finished. they look we'll But they viii
not last Again. the mistake is being
made on roads that were properly built
Of neglecting breaks and holes until
they reach serious proportions. 1t is
false economy and it is ruinOus to the
road. The true plan is to have tic
road constantly watched, and the no.
ment even the least fault is detected
correct it. n right beginning is as es
sential to the road itself as to the trav.
eler thereon. And eternal vigilance is
the price of good roads just as much as
1t is of liberty.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

aGFlcultHi" III 1919, when II received
data from over loo counties from all
over the country aud found that tie
average cost Of hauling ton load one
mile was - cents, while the average
cost in six European countries that
possessed improved highways was al
most exactly oue-third rs much. More
than onc factor enters into the cost of
hauling. but the main reason why oar
farmers lay three times as much per.
mile as European farmers pay is that
they can haul on an average, ouly ole
ton over poor dirt roads. while the
European farmer haulS from three to
four tons at lead over fine highways.
No one knows the total mileage Of
our common roads, but their length in
New YORK state Is estimated ut l-%oop
miles, says tie New York sun. The
more Important highways of NaSSa-
chuSettS have mileage OF 20,5po miles.
All students or highway Improvement
agree that the condition OF most of the
common roads in America Is about
mat or the Fngilsh roads early III TINS
century, when they were so bad ana
toll rates 50 h!Sh that the question OF
Improvement was forced upon the
hrit'Sh p9blic. England had no ran
ROADS theh' ana II II had hot been Tor
the wonderful deNe!opmeht OF our ran
roauS the question OF highWay iil-
proVemcht would nave come TO tie
front long ago Ill this country, Inc
people however are more ana more
impressed every year win the iact
that ROAD Improvement Is necessary 10
reduce the cost OF haulIrg' TO make
roauS III iof pleasure drl'ihg ana 10
save the enormous waste OF Iahor now
expended on bad ROADS W men we
iully understand that theFe Is no eco
nomlcai way TO OBTAIN good roads eX-
cept by building the best our pracucal
education VIII nave made long step.
IhiS lesson mas not YET oeen learned
thoroughly. Many OF our so called
good roads are not the best ana there
fore are not economical The men
who built them would have done bet
ter work and spent no more money If
tAey had pfonted py the experience OF
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
All Ahout a sIEnaturc.

Telltrs and clerks of savings banks
have a rare opportunity to study hu.
man nature. All sorts of people. with
many strange notions of the methods
and purposes of banks, come before
them. \ teller OF Boston savings
LauS tells a true story of a good Irish.
woman who came to the bank TO open
an account.
"plgaSe write your name on that
line" said the official, pushing toward
the woman a book and pen.
'Do yez want me first namef" she
asked taking the pen I'm her hand.
Yes, your full name and middle
initial II you have any"
do ycz want me husbands name?"
yes, his last name, but your own
first name
"Oh. me name before was mar,
ried?"
NO your given name-Ellcn oil
Bridget''-
Sure, then, me name is nayther
wan q them"
"Wcll, what is II then?"
''Sure. it's Mary"
Every well. There are others wait
Ing for you, so please hurry and write
your name"
'Ah, sure, do yez want the Mrs.T"
"No, never mild that. Now &c
shcad."
"Ah, sure. mister, ! would honest
hut We see can't write"-Youth'S
Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

It is the first impression that tells, and
most of us like to think our first i'm
prcSSionS are correct ones. The gate
way to any home should be as artistic rs
money AT hand and taste can make it.
If you are blessed with wide lawns and
sweeping drivcways, if. your house is to
be Of stone and massive, build your gate
way Of powders crude and rough rs ma
ture supplies them. Throw them up in
careless piles Immediately at the drive
way and then let the structure increase
in height. AS their elevation decreases
plant in back of them shrubs that shall
first peep over, then hang over and finally
dominate the stones. Plant Virginia
crccper and ampelopsis around the more
massive piles of the gateway, and when
YOU have done this the architect who is
to finish your whole dwelling and give it
its greatest touches of beauty, nature,
will do the rest.
If your home is on the cottage scale,
select from some woods fine cedar logs:
leave them in the rough and finish with
a rustic fence, planting the trailing vines
TO cover; unity and soften the whole eff
fect-H Hhiladelphia Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
Why So Many Young Men Fail,

zone trouble with many young men
who start out in business is they try to
do too many things at once" says Het
ty Green. The result Is that they
don't know as much as they ought to
about any one thing, and they natural
ly fail. The trouble with young men
who work on salaries is that they're
afraid of doing more than
they're paid for. They don't enter into
their work with the right spirit. TC
get on and be appreciated young man
must do more than he's paid to do
When he does something that his EN-
ployer has not thought of, he shows
that he is valuable. Men are always
willing to pay good salaries to people
who will think of things for them.
The man who only carries out the
thoughts and ideas of another is moth.
ing more than a mere tool. Men who
can be relied upon are always in de-
mand The scarcest thing in the world
today is a thoroughly reliable man."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
All Should BE Taxed.

That part of the burden of road
taxes should be borne by the cities and
towns there can be no question. And
why should they not? They are un-
Questionably as greatly interested in
the Improvement of the roads as are
the people of the country districts.
Their interests are to great extent
mutual and inseparable, the one de-
pendent upon the other, fact that is
patent to all thinking men and needs
no argument at this juncture to prove,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
FIRST FLOOR PLAN.

1ows on same. The rooms are all large
md well lighted The butcrSs pantry is
provided with a large china closet and
iccbuX. The dining room has an open
fireplace and a hard wood mantcl
The bathroom is tiled and has open
plumbing with nickel plated trimmings
The one very important thing about
the house is the large amount Of closet
room.
Particular attention has been paid to
the general layout Of the floor plans
which, | think, you will agree are very
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

"Where's your watch? asked the
observant man.
"Why, here it is" replied the man
whose prosperity had slipped cog or
two recently.
"But that's silver one. The one
you used to carry had a handsome gold
case"
"Well-er-circumstan alter cases,
you know."-Philadelp Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
ROADS OF MARYLAND
MILLIONS WASTED ON THEM IN THE
LAST TEN YEARS.

Report of the Geological Survey
shows That s-;.O0o.o0O L. Annually
sunk In the Mud-PracticaI work
of Improvement Has BeEun.
The report of the Maryland geolog
ical survey for 1890 announces that the
people of that state have expended
over SGoOO.o00 In the last ten years on
their common roads; most Of the mon
ey has been wasted in continual re.
pairing. Many Of the roads have M
natural drainage. They are had roads
a part or all of the time. The survey
has made n careful estimate, showiug
that it costs the people cf Maryland
$3.00a.060 a year mere to TO their haul.
ing over poor highways than it would
cost IL they were turned into first rate
roads.
This estimate supplements the infor-
nation collected 10y the department Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
Slow Work,

Maria, you let that young BOLSTER
stay last night until l o'clock"
But, mamma, you told me | must
give him time to propose"
But five Eoursw
"Why, mamma, you know he slut
tiers. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.

convenient The paror, dining room and
sitting room can at any time be thrown
into one The second story has a large
aIcoyc room in front, with three other
large chambers. The three rooms in the
attic are also very large one being the
tower room The dimensions are % feet
wide by 40 feet deep.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

The average height of women is feet
2 inches. but rarely does one find house
in city or country in which any attention
has been paid to this fact in arranging
the closets. Sometimes the hooks are
placed fully six feet from the floor.-Phil-
adelpha Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

Most people in selecting 4 design for a
suburban home fLvor those with towers.
The design herewith pres,stud has
tower Of rcmarl ably tine proportions.
Above the roof / is covered with shin
giles stained dep maroon with white
trimmings. The second story is painted
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

See that your plumbing is beyond re-
proach. 1t may seem to you as a mere
bagatelle-until you come to pay that lit
tie bill, say So for a leak.-Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
PROFIT IN GARBAGE.
MUNICIPAL FARMS FERTlLlZEO BY
MEANS OF SEWAGE.

Many European Cities Reap Hand
some Returns From street Refuse.
Berlin's Irrigation scheme-NaIue
In Waste Products
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06
BEAR IN MIND ALSO
THE NATIONAL

is purely policy-hoders Company, managed in thei
every privilege and advantage is granted that is con
conservative business management.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-24
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR MRS
LETTERS MAGNIFICENT BALL
IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Mrs. Levi
z. Letter has arranged to give bali
next Wednesday evening which will as
tonish Washington by the magnifi-
cence of its details. The function is
really the reopening of the splendid
mansion on Dupont circle that has re-
manned closed since Joseph Letters
G-sastrous G fiasco in wheat
All Washington official. civil and So
cial, is invited; and the biggest affair
of the winter season is predicted
The great 100000 ball room. plans for
which were drawn from three Of the
most famous ball rooms of Europe,
will be thrown open to the world of
fashion to celebrate the return of te
Misses Letter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-24
REPORTS THAT THE
BOER INVASION OF CAPE
HAS BEEN CECKED.

LONDON, Dec. 24-The war Office
has made public the following report
from Lord Kitchener on the Boer in
vasion of Cape Colony:
Pretoria, December 22ISo far as
it is possible for me to form an opin-
ion from the reports of officers on the
spot 1 think the Boer movement into
Cape Colony has been checked.
'Or the two forces that entered the
colony the eastern is still north of
Zeopanisberg range, while the one that
entered the west appears to have been
turned in the direction of Britstown
and Prieska.
Tine Beers have not received much
assistance in Cape Colony SO far as my
information goes. We have armed
some of the colonists who are assist
ing our forces. Railway and telegraph
communication has been much inter
rupted by the burghers.'' L.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-24
ABOUT A WOMAN
The Dispute Which led to
the Killing Is Said to Have
Arisen, and 0pini1ns
Differ.

Another killing was recorded in Las
Cruces late Saturday night which in
some respects is surrounded with mys-
terry.
Carlos Telles. -adeputy sheriff. under
Pat Garrett, is accused of shooting
and killing a blacksmith named Juan
Telles.
saloon at about 2 a. m. Several
parties heard the shooting and when
they ran to the door they saw man
running down the street. One of the
men ran after him and caught Carlos
Telles a block or two past the ceme-
terry.
Ben Williams. a deputy sheriff in
that county. was here yesterday and
gave out the particulars of the affair
about as follows:
Carlos Telles was caught only few
minutes after the shooting occurred
but firmly denied having anything to
do with it. He said that he heard the
shooting and fearing that he would be
accuse of it ran away to avoid suspi-
cion. Others say, however. that Car
los was the only man in the street
when the shooting occurred and must
be the man who did it. Carlos had no
pistol when arrested but parties
searched the ground where he had
run away and found a revolver in the
cemetery with the leads just shot out.
According to other persons here
from Las Cruces yesterday a woman
was at the bottom of the affair. 1t is
claimed that the dead man has been
intimate with Carlos's daughter for
some time and the men had come near
having trouble over it at different
times. 1t is said that Juan Telles had
repeatedly declared that he would kill
Carlos on sight and when the two met
Saturday night Carlos beat him to it.
The two men are of the same name
but not related. Carlos Telles was
taken to Jail Saturday night and, it is
said. still denies killing Telles.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-24
SENATOR CLARK IS GOING INTO
FINE HORSE BREEDING ON
A MAGNIFICENT SCALE.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 24-Chas. w.
Clark, eldest son of the senator, has
purchased some splendid horses in Cal
ifornia for the foundation for a stable
OF thoroughbreds, and is negotiating
for more.
Clark is going into business ON a
magnificent scale as w. A. Clark, Jr,
has taken out permit to build $25,-
OO00 stable.
The Clarks have an option on all the
horses in Castle Tammany on Days
magnificent Little Root ranch.