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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-03-15
Dipping I'm Sermons.

'Did you notice the flour on the
crown of the Rev. Mr.. Nailer's, hat
this morning?"
eyes. He must be getting pretty
close to the bottom of the barrel."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-03-15

Illinois expended $1s,299, 1903 on its
public schools in 1899.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-03-15

Sometimes a coQuette neglects say.
INK yes until 1t proves to be Of no use.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
WILL MEET IN CHICAGO.
National Committee of the Peoples
Party to Consider Very Ina
portnnt Questions.

Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-THE following
was given out here Thursday night. 1t
is signed by Chairman Parker and Sec
rotary Mcbride, of the COMMITTEES:
1.-THE national committee OF the peoples
party Is hereby called to meet In the New
Briggs house, corner Randolph and Fifth
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, at ten o'clock on
Monday. August q, 1900, to consider mat
tiers of great Importance to the party. The
prospects have never been better for the
advancement of our cause and the hearty
cooperation of all who are Interested In the
advancement of true populist principles Is
solicited"
Chairman Parker expressed great sat-
isfaction over the outlook for the mid
dle-of- the-roaders and declared
'The fusion movement had gone to pieces
I'm every state; that the nomination of Ste
venson had broken Its backbone, and that
now, whether or not the fusion COMMITTEES
should accept Stevenson mattered not, that
fusionists of every state were coming back
to the party and we expect to poll as good
a vote as we did In 1892"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25

his evening absences, his mild accept
and eager hospitality toward Dennis
even about the rose and handkerchief.
1t was not until she had returned to
Chicago and went out to the fat
where had been passed her years of
mature maidenhood that she really
| discovered the truth about Tobias.
For the fiat into which she let her.
self with her latchkey was altered,
decorated, illumined. There were cur
dows. There were a lot of flowers on
the table. canary sang in a gilded
cage, and-what is that? A parasol
in the corner-a hat on the sewing
machine! Such frivolous hat-all
chiffon and daisies! Hanora turned
quite faint. Could Tobias
60" cried radiant little creature
futtering out of one of the Pullman
car apartments which serve as bed
rooms in the modren fiat, 81 did not
know anyone was here. Take this
chair. You are Mrs. Larch, know.
Tobias said the wife of his friend in
the shipping department would CALL
We are not really fully settled yet.
Our wedding was quite a surprise to
our friends, but really we had been
considering it for some time. / was
In the ribbons, you know, and became
acquainted with Mr.. Ryan while at the
store. But it seems he had an old
maid sister living with him, and hav-
ing n girls natural distaste for rela-
tions-in-law-though doubtless some
of them are kind enough, suggested
to Tobias that it would be better to
marry her off if possible before-why
what"
For Mrs. Dennis Mcguire had risen
in aghast and stately discomposure.
81 am his sister," she said.
Dear, o dear! I'm so sorry! I
didn't know-nor suspect-I wish L
had kept still! Take off your things!
Stay to supper! There-there You're
sweet as you can be-and I'll love YOU
IL you let me-indeed, 1 will."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
A SLEEPY OPERATOR !
NE Is Mainly Responsible for q Terri-
BILE Collision at Pierson, Mich
seven versons Killed.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 16.-A
dense morning fog, changing of train
orders and moments drowsiness of q
telegraph operator combined Wednes-
day morning to cause collision and
wreck of two of the heaviest and finest
trains in the service Of the Grand Rap
ids e. Indiana railroad and the loss OF
seven lives and the injury OF about .
dozen more persons. All of the dead
and most of the injured were employees
of the company.
THE DEAD-Letts. Charles NJ. Grand
Rapids; conductor north bound train No b.
Groetveld. Gilbert. Grand Rapids; en-
e1neer No. 5.
Fish. William H., Grand Rapids; engineer
No. 2.
woodhouse. Edward d.. Grand Rapids;
fireman of No. b.
Boyle. Louis c.. Grand Rapids; fireman OF
No. g
Pierson. c.. passenger. of Franklin. Ind.
Levan, Ralph. son OF baggageman Levan.
OF Grand Rapids, who was In the car with
his father.
FATALLY INJURED-Blossom. Mark.
Grand Rapids. news agent; base OF skull
fractured
The absence Of any one of the circum-
stances which caused the accident
would nave overcome lne NlSdstIouS
effect of the other two. Train orders
had been changed the night before,
but after the Northland express had
left this city 1t was decided to cancel
the arrangement. One engineer re-
ceived his orders all right; the other did
not. The operator at Mill Creek,
small station five miles north of this
city, had been asked il the express had
passed him. and upon replying in the
negative was told to flag il and give
new instructions. But it had passed
him unnoticed few minutes before
while he slept, and before he discov-
cred his awful mistake the terrible
tragedy had occurred.
No trains were run Wednesday, as
the track was lifted from its bed for
a space of 900 yards and thrown aside,
rails. ties and all. A temporary track
is being built. The company's loss cam
not be accurately calculated, but will
amount 10 nearly $4,000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
THE THIRD PARTY LEAD.

No one in the world who of wisdom takes
heed.
Will encourage or follow the third party
lead.
Every man in the land has a duty to do;
He knows that the choice will be one Of the
two
Mckinley or Bryan: his duty is first
To make up his mind which is best-or
which worst
Then vote as he thinks; It's silly child's
play,
In contest like this to throw ballots
away.
Lack of sense, too much "culchah," too
much self-conceit-
One OF these is the cause. and sometimes
they meet.
II you think both are evil, you ought to
select
The one which Is least; you can't always
expect
To have choice of the best; but the world
will advance,
When the best thing available is given a
chance.
Did there any real question of Empire"
exist,
AS the ants so loudly and falsely insist,
None truly can urge the least shade Of
pretense
That it cannot be settled. say. three years
from hence,
Just as well as to-day; but you've got tc
expect
From Bryan's election an instant effect;
The result to our finances must be delayed.
A fact that the ants don't seem to have
weighed;
They've lost all perspective, all power to
judge
or existing relations: The Empire; what
fudge! e.. t-
When an enemy's pressing you sharply in
front,
Good sense and good discipline certainly
won't
Let you fire In the air, because, haply, you
fear
You may be attacked later on In the rear.
When a man gets one subject lodged fast
In his brain,
And turns 1t, and talks 1t, again and again.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
INDORSE BRYAN.
Convention of Liberty Congress 1T
IndianapoIis-Win support
Democratic Candidate.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 16.-The first
days sessions of the liberty congress
of the National Anti-Imperialistic
league were somewhat disappointing
10 far as the attendance Of delegates
was concerned. About 300 accredited
delegates were present. In spite of the
small attendance, the speeches of Ed.
win Burritt Smith, the temporary
chairman, and George S. Boutwell,, the
permanent president, brought forth
much enthusiasm. The public meeting
in the evening was much better attend
ed and the reading of Bourke Cockran's
letter was the signal for tremendous
applause.
President Boutwell, in his address
charged the administration with the
Abandonment of the principles upon
which the government was founded;
he said that the trouble in China had
been aggravated by our policy in that
country, and for these and other evils
advocated the overthrowing of the
present administration by the election
of Bryan.
indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE
liberty congress of the American
League of Anti-Imperialists emphat-
ically Endorsed the candidacy of Will
liam J. Bryan for president. The res
olutions to that effect were read to
the convention by Col. Charles II. Cod
man, of Massachusetts, who moved
their adoption, after stating shat the
entire committee of rs had Endorsed
them. The convention, however, did
not adopt the platform as submitted
by the resolutions committee without
a prolonged and heated debate.
Thomas II. Osborne, of Auburn, y. Y,
leader of the third ticket" movement,
offered an amendment to strike out
Endorsement of Bryan, and his amend
ment was vigorously supported by sew
eral delegates, and when the previous
question was ordered less than u
score could be marshalled to vote
against the Bryan Endorsement, The
vote was viva voce, and its exact re-
suit will never be known; but the
sentiment of the convention was
clearly shown as being IN favor Of the
Endorsement Of Bryan as the most eff
fective manner of checking the al,
legged imperialistic policy of the adj
ministration.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
Gift 20 Cronje from Rux,i,n.

The piece of plate subscribed for by
10000 Russians to be given to Gen.
Cronje is surmounted by picturesque
group representing a mounted Boer
vedette, with rife on thigh, standing
on the lookout on the summit of a
steep crag made of block of porphyry.
The base of this block is followed out
and shows woman kneeling behind
cover and firing rifle. A young boy
half hides behind the woman. The
stand is oval in form, measuring 2s by
81 inches, and is of solid silver, richly
enameled. The whole piece is three
feet in height.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
A Question for Bryan.

Will Mr.. Bryan order the with
drawal of the American troops from
the Philippine islands Immediately on
becoming president il he is elected?
That is fair question, which calls
for a frank and manly answer He
says he is against imposing govern
ment on people. Does he mean it or
is he only using catch phrase to get
votes? IL he means it, then it must
be that he will instantly withdraw
our troops and give the Filipinos a
free chance to set up such govern
ment as they desire and murder such
foreigners as they please; for IL our
exercise of authority there is an out
rage and our occupation so wicked as
to have justified Aguinaldo's attack
on our troops while they were main
tanning order in Manila before the
conclusion OF the war with Spain,
then the quicker we leave the better.
In deciding intelligently between the
parties il Is essential to know what
the first steps. of either would be.
Let Mr.. Bryan tell the people squarely
what he would do. Would he imme-
diately withdraw the troops?-N. Y.
Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
IN CALICO.

They've sung the song of the girl In pink.
And the song of the girl In white,
But the singers are few who have praised
the true
Goddess of love and light;
The household fairy whom we all know,
And knowing her love her better So
The girl In the garment of calico.
Dainty and sweet and bright
The bloom of her cheeks. the light in her
eyes,
Are her beauty and title of health;
And day after day in modest way
Her neatness is better than wealth.
sOld-fashioned? Yes. and we wish her so.
For just like her mother in calico,
With the gentle traits of the years ago,
She's taken our hearts by stealth.
so. In a nectar of roses pledge
Our dear girls In pink and in white;
To their eyes and their hair and their ways
debonair
/ offer my homage tonight:
Yet, deep in my heart / feel and know,
A loftier feeling continues to grow
For the girl in the wrapper of calico,
Dainty and sweet and bright.
John ii. Braceland. In N. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25

ity for the state ticket may be regard
ed as significant admission that the
democrats have no hope of carrying
New York this fall. The boss brigand
of municipal highwaymen is in the sad
die in New York. 1t means an over
whelming plurality for Mckinley and
Roosevelt in that state. = Chicago
Times-Herald.
DThe caterwaulings, spittings and
struggles of the tantamount and the
paramount in the back yards and
upon the she'd roofs of populism, free
silver republicans and bewildered
democrats during the next four
months will be as entertaining as a
cat fight. They will decide whether
that which was tantamount shall find
its paramount in anti-imperialism
Free silver was equal to all else. Then
how can anti-imperialism be its para
mount in the same platform?-J. Ster-
ling Morton's Conservative.
OThe Kansas City Star Gndepend-
ent) says that sit would appear that
Mr.. Bryan has, under stubborn pro-
test and after much hesitation, con-
sented to give imperialism the posi-
ton of paramount issue in the DEM
ocratic campaign" The Star doubts
if Mr.. Bryan will gain anything by
this, since 1.-THE monarchy proposition
is too fantastic to cut any figure even
with the most ignorant voters in the
country" The opinion of the Star is
that of every newspaper that is not
Bryan organ.-Indianapolis Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
POLITICAL DRIFT.

DIt is stated that Senator Hanna II
Q wonderfully hard worker. This as
sertion is no news to Mr.. Bryan and his
campaign associates. = Washington
Star.
OBryan missed his calling. He
should have been a foreign missionary.
His warm feeling for the inhabitants of
other lands even makes him oblivious
to the outrages perpetrated against
our citizens in the south.-Toledo Babe.
DWhen reporter for the Indianap-
oils Press asked Bryan to say some
thing about his farm the other day the
candidate replied: ~ must decline to
do SO. That farm has already got a
great deal more advertising than is paid
for"
DA Bryan paper claims to have
taken straw vote among 4,376 men
crossing the Brooklyn bridge, and its
figures indicate that Mckinley will car
ry Greater New York by $4,000, instead
of $1,000, as in 1896. A republican ma
jority of any size in New York city is
good enough straw for the rest of
the country.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
UThe record of Bryan's own state
is against him as a calamity bowler
and prophet. In 1897 Nebraskans paid
off $10,0O0,O00 of mortgages; in 1898,
$40 100000, and last year SIS 100000, a
total Of $146,0Oo,0 900 during the three
years of prosperity which the admin
istration of Mckinley gave to their
state in common with the rest of the
country.-San Francisco Chronicle.
DThe determination of Hill to per-
NIT Croker to assume full responsible
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
TRADE REVIEW.
situation In General nv Reviewed by
Dun's Commercial Agency
Failures for the Week.

New York Aug. 1S.--R. G. Dun & Cos
Weekly Review of Trade says: after n
great wave of advancing prices optimism
as to business Is generally dangerous. But
the top was reached the middle of March.
since which time reaction has come In
every great industry, so that consumers are
asking whether in some directions the de-
cline may not have been reasonably large.
as was the advance, and whether buying
on the present basis OF prices Is not fairly
sure. There are further evidences of weak
ness In raw materials, notably the break
In structural iron, but each one Is availed
of to place heavy contracts. New York Is
welcoming buyers from all over the coun-
try In larger numbers than for many years
at this season In dry goods, In groceries In
jewelry and in hardware, and II contracts
are not placed to as large volume as ex-
pected by this time IL Is because OF con-
servatism of those who think they may
compel some further shading of prices. Re-
ports this week from other important
points of distribution show the same eager
ness to buy when the time seems right.
1t Is becoming apparent that the bottom
has been reached In prices of iron and
steel. The decline was severe and recov-
cry must be slow. but gradual advances
and moderately increasing activity are
more healthy than violent changes. In no
single division is the Improvement more
striking than In any other.
1.-THE first effect of the official report Of
wheat condition. indicating "A total crop
of only 5l3. 997, 900 bushels, was to strengthen
prices, but when the secretary of agricul-
ture was reported as predicting dollar
wheat before the end of the year the mar
ket showed an inclination to disagree, ana
the September option fell below so cents at
New York for the first time In two months.
Failures for the week were 16l In the
United States. against 1856 last year, and "a
In Canada, against "a last year
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25

After supper they went into the par
Tor. Hanora played on the organ
yes, and sang, too, in q sweet, thin
little voice. She sang "The Meeting
of the Waters" and "The Kerry Dane
ing" and the Wearing of the Green"
No rag time for Hanora.
"She's jewell" commented Dem
mis- Mcguire, addressing Tobias Ryan,
when they parted on the sidewalk.
"Ain't-ain't"-timidly, "there any
wan a-coortin'!"
"Nivir wan!" returned Tobias.
He felt SO guilty upon his return
he could hardly make the proper re-
sponses to the decade" which Hanora
was giving out" He did not come
home until ten o'clock the following
night-nor yet the next. He explained
his absence by mysterious illusions
to "caucuses" and primaries" there
by soothing Hanora and stultifying
his conscience. 1t was not until Han
ora found rose in the buttonhole of
his coat one morning and little lace
trimmed handkerchief in his pocket
that her direst doubts were aroused.
But even these Tobias explained away.
Sure the flower cost nothin', Han
ora. Twas from a bush l was pass
in, And the handkerchief was on the
sidewalk. l thought belize you could
make use of it,"
He was rapidly becoming beauti-
full liar.
A week later he refused to go out
with Hanora and Dennis on account
of the night being damp. He had
rheumatism, he said. So his sister
and his friend went to the theater
and Tobias settled himself to the COM
position of long and fervent letter,
the accomplishment of which neces-
STATED frequent reference to the pock-
ct dictionary he had bought for this
purpose. To make long story short
and it was not such long story
when all was said-Hanora married
Dennis Mcguire. Tobias was desolate
--disconsolate. He might go to live
with them. Dennis had won treas
ure. Yes, he might go to live with
them after awhile. For the present
he would take his meals at restau-
rant until sure what could be done
with the furniture-and so on.
All through her wedding journey,
which lasted full three weeks, it
troubled Mrs. Mcguire to determine
what was the matter with Tobias.
She told her new made lord all about
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
Pensions, High-wnter Mark.

The last year of the Harrison adj
ministration there were paid out for
pensions-fiscal year ending June 80,
1898, $156, sO6, 1894. In June, 1898, I'M
der the Cleveland administration, a
board of review was created the
action of the previous administration
was reviewed, thousands of cases were
reduced and dropped, so that for the
year 1894, the first year of that admin
istration, there was paid for pensions
only S139, 0S6, 626.17-or a reduction of
$16,S10, 011.s7. In 1898, dropped by
board of revision, 6,42S; reduced by
board of revision, 20,,o9.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
He soon will be smelling the time honorcd

He soon will be smelling the time honorcd
ranks,
OF unbearable bores, and fanatical crenks.
Bryan's high up in both, with his 16 to /,
And the antis will join him before they
have done;
Furthermore, there are some, much too
good for this earth,
Unequaled in wisdom, supernal In worth.
Who on their own virtues so constantly
dote,
That they think they're too too so, to cast
any vote;
Their feet move around on the earth with
the crowd,
But their heads are concealed in sancti-
fed cloud.
They are few, and the masses from hum
bug exempt,
Can't fail to regard them with honest con-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
Iowa Democrat. Name n Ticket.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 17.--All nom
nations of the democratic state con-
vention on Thursday were made by ac-
clamation. The ticket is as follows:
Secretary of state, S. G. Crane, of Polk
county; auditor of state, ]. NJ. GIBSON,
Of Delaware county; treasurer, II. L..
Williams, O'Brien county; attorney
general, C. Harper, Des Moines county;
Judge supreme court, j. w. Freeland,
Thursday night much rioting was
Wayne county; railroad commissioner,
7. H.. Anderson
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
Fire on Mackinnc Island.

! Mackinac Island, Mich. Aug. 49,
Fire started at one a. m. Friday in the
Pine Cottage, one of the largest board
ing houses of the island. The flames
were famed by the wind into large
blaze before discovered. The residence
of John w. Davis, adjoining, also
caught, and both houses were burned
to the ground. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 to 100000; no insurance. Will
liam Talon, a member of the fire de-
partment, was seriously injured.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
NOTED KANSAN DEAD.
Ex-senator John j. Ingalls, Passes
Away After n Long Illness at
Las Vegas, N. VI.

Atchison. Kan, Aug. 17.-EN-United
States Senator John j. ingalls, died at
East Las Vegas, n. NJ, at 2:25 o'clock
in the morning, surrounded by his wife
and two sons. Ellsworth and Sheffield.
The news came to the ingalls, home
here in telegram at ten o'clock Thurs
day. The funeral will be at Atchison.
Mr.. ingalls, illness dates from March,
1899, when at Washington his throat
began troubling him. He occupied
apartments at hotel with his family
and worked steadily, writing political
articles for newspapers throughout
the country. He was treated by several
specialists. but received no relief. and
on their advice returned with his fam
lily to Atchison. At home he grew no
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
EX-SENATOR JOHN ]. INGALLS,.

better, though under the constant at
tention of specialist. Ten months ago
he again took the advice of physicians
and sought another change in climate,
travelling through New Mexico and
Arizona. On August Ia Mrs. ingalls,
telegraphed her sons Ellsworth and
Sheffield that their father was sink
ing and they took the next train for
Las Vegas.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
Many buildings Burned.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. IA brief mes
sage from Smithfield, town Of 1900
people in Fulton county, at one o'clock
this morning announced that 16 build
ings had then been destroyed by fire,
and the flames were beyond control
The telephone Office was burned out
few seconds later, and additional
particulars are lacking, as all commu.
nicatiou Is INTERRUPTED
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
Education and Prosperity.

Never before was there such food
of students at our colleges as in 1899.
The reason for this is plain. The ia
theirs of the land are prosperous and
have resolved. to give their children
the best education possible. More
over, many young men who have been
compelled to work for a living are
now able from their savings to pay
for an education.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25
uuxiu~ Luxuries.

1t is only the well-to-do that can
buy luxuries, so when we see the fig
ures showing the enormous increase
in the sales of diamonds, carriages,
pianos, carpets and fine foreign bon
nets and millinery in the last four
years, 1t shows that the people are
prosperous as they never were be-
tore.