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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

Capetown says that Cen Sir Charles
Warren has been gazetted military
governor OF Cape Colony north or the
orange river. with the exception Of
Kimberley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

Mp Jake Moritz today turned over 20
Treasurer Thomas Of the relief fund the
sum OF S25. contributed By 3. F. Pick
oto lodge No 42l. /. o. b. b.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12
M nEsp0MHIBILITY.

"Where does lhe responsibility lIef
Well. The COMPANY foli ihe same sccur-
lty that me miners ana, Being entirely
free from gas and wl,h the fine record
on many years hehinl it the mine
seemed free from any danger except
minor accidents incident 20 under
ground work any here
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12
Gov. Wells Receives Letter from
Spencer, Trask q co. of New York.

TasTElN ~ lEN'Ti0Ns
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12
GEMS GArAcRE AND WARREN.

','' y gi94iacre has arrived from South
4 's1l. . Of any kind.
'''e" 'o,eitya from
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

49,. v,vi2. $40 y. m.--Gen. Rob
inferred Rroonstad meeting
I, no opposition
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

OF No Use 70 Her.
Mrs. Ncvcrso-lvc just been reading
an article on electricity, John, and 1t
appears that before long we shall be
able to get pretty well everything we
want by just touching u button.
Mr.. Ncvcrso-You'd never Dc able to
get anything that way.
Mrs. N.--Why not, John?
Mr.. N.--lsecause nothing on earth
would ever make you touch n button.
Look ut my shirt.-Fun.
The average ear Is from to 2Ia
inches In lcngth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08
REAL SPIRIT OF
CHRISTMAS GIVING.
We are too Prone to Measure Our
Christmas Gifts by the Yard
stick of Intrinsic Value.


"Our hearts are usually very much
larger at Christmas than our purses "
writes Edward Box of "The Christ
mas that Remains, in the December
Ladies Home Journal. 1.-The de-
sire is to remember everybody that
we know. But our means do not
generally allow US to do it. So we
often pass entirely by at
Christmas people 70 whom
a simple Merry Christmas,
and nothing more, would mean a
world of cheer and light-heartedness.
Because we cannot give what we
would like to we think we should
not give at ALL The truth is, wheth-
err we chose to acknowledge it in so
many words or not, that we have
grown so commercially and so arti-
ficially minded in this country that
thousands of US are prone to meas
ure our Christmas presents by the
yardstick of intrinsic value, or by
what the recipients will think of
them. We seem to have entirely
lost sight of the fact that we can al
ways give something. And if we
gave that something we would real
ly come closer to the real spirit of
Christmas giving. A few cheerful
words filled with that expression of
strong good will, that is like sweet
perfume, have a meaning that only
"a few realize. There is nothing so
pleasant in this world as the feeling
that one is remembered and this a
few written words will often con-
vey more strongly than a gift Yet
we invariably put the gift first.
Our remembrance must take some
form, we think, other than mere
verbal or written expression. And
that is the artificial within US: not
the natural. We seem to refuse to
believe that 1t is the simplest things
we do that have the greatest in
fluence. 1t is the simplest Christ
mas that remains.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08
'BARAGA-DEPARTMENT$

G.. Boyer was up from Ishpeming
Tuesday.
Wick O'Connell was down from
Houghton Wednesday.
c. J. Keough was down from
Hancock Thursday.
l. Abel, of Houghton, transacted
business in town Monday,
c. w. Fox, OF Grand Rapids, was
in town a portion of the week.
At meeting of the council
Thursday evening DR.. r. S.
auckland was appointed health
officer for Baraga village TO
succeed DR.. A. Desjardns, who
was removed from Office.
Several large timber land deals
have been brought to light within
the past week, the principal one Of
which is purchase by the l.
Stephenson company from the
Michigan Land & Iron company of
25, 900 acres OF hardwood in Delta
and Marquette counties. The major
portion of the land lies adjacent to
the Escanaba & Lake Superior rail
road and the Escanaba river.
The next annual meeting OF the
Upper Peninsula Educational asso-
citation will be held at Escanaba,
Jan. 24th-26th, inclusive. The pro
gram is not yet arranged, but the
work of the association will be
similar to that Of former meetings.
In addition to the general meeting,
sectional meetings will be held for
county commissioners and members
Of the boards OF education, and also
for high school, grammar and
primary grade teachers. The peo
pie of Escanaba have offered free
entertainment to all who attend the
convention and in view OF this fac,
there will undoubtedly be large
attendance. Special railroad rates
will be made to and from Escanabs
during the days OF the convention
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08
TOUR OF ALL MEXICO

in Pullman's finest compartment
drawing room, library, observation
and dining cars-all vestibuled-
with the celebrated open top car
"Chililitli" for observations ia the
mountains and canons and dining
car in the tropics.
A delightful trip OF SO days with
three circle tours in the tropics OF
the south of Mexico and visit to
the ruined cities.
All exclusive features OF these
itineraries of leisurely travel and
long stops. The special train starts
Tuesday, January %, from Chicago.
Tickets include all expenses every
where.
These select limited parties will
be under the special escort and
management Of The American
Tourist Association, Reau Compbell,
General Manager, 1923 Marquette
Building, Chicago.
Itineraries, maps and tickets can
be had on application to agents oil
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
railway.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Hugh Nesbitt was at Marquette
Tuesday.
]. c. Robey, of Milwaukee, was a
visitor Tuesday.
II. O. McMain was up from Mar
quette Tuesday.
Geo. Morris, of Detroit, was a
guest here Monday.
NJ. Wallace was down from
Houghton Thursday.
w. J. Engle, of Chicago, was a
Baraga visitor Thursday.
J.J, Byers and son Bernard were
at Marquette Saturday last.
A meeting of the village council
was held Thursday evening.
Several of those who were i'll with
the small pox have recovered.
d. NJ. Aston, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
is in the village visiting friends.
J. C. Mahon, of Grand Rapids,
transacted business here this week
C. w. Jones, of Appleton, Wis. /,
transacted business in Baraga this
week.
Prosecuting Attorney p. r. Nc
Herman was over from LAnse
Thursday on official business.
Joseph Fribley left Wednesday
for Mass City for week S stay.
From there he will so to his home
at st. Ignace.
The weekly prayer meeting OF the
M. E. church will be held next
Wednesday evening at the
church. On Sunday evening there
will be reception OF members.
John Dahlberg passed away in
this village last Saturday morn
ing, Of paralysis, aged 60 years
He leaves, besides a widow
living in Ishpeming, two sons
namely, A. w. Dahlberg, o
Baraga, and Sam Dahlberg, o
Ishpeming. Deceased lived upor
homestead 10 Laird township
but was brought to this village
only few days before his death
The funeral was held Sunday
Rev. ]. III. DeLacy officiating
The interment was in the Barag'
cemetery.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08

Baraga, Mich, for the month ending
November 80, 1900: A. f. Brown,
Elzior Cotlint, Edw. Cyr, Edgar
Deremo, Dunk Duggan, Arthur
Dnmas, Otto Fielding, Joseph
Heneault (2) James Kasey, w. Kith,
Odius Leroux, Esq, Victor Mongaw,
Thomas Malonez, Jno. Melville, Jno.
Mccain, Jack Ryan, G.. Swanson,
VIM. Swallow, Fred Yokey.
Persons claiming the above mail
will please say advertised" and
give date Of this list.
Mrs. Nj. MCINTosH, p. Nj.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08

While lying at the point Of death
with cancer of the stomach, Louis
Marden, retired merchant of Chi
cago, got upc from his bed and,
dragging himself into an adjoining
room, secured revolver and shot
himself through the heart. Death
was Instantaneous.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08

Look over your supplies and
ascertain what you need in the line
OF job printing. Do not wait until
you are entirely out before order
ing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08
ANY For You?

Following is the list Of unclaimed
mail remaining in the postoffice at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
IN CHESS CIRCLES.

This week has been one of excitement
and interest at the rooms of the Washing
ton club Many new and seldom seen faces
were around. The large resources Of the
club in the way of boards and pieces were
taxed to supply the demand. The day af-
ter an exhibition such as Pillsbury has
just given is the day for the good-humored
philosopher to come around and listen to
the recount Of narrow escapes that the
single performer just escaped from. He
would undoubtedly come to the conclusion
that each and every one had at least an
even game-when he started-although a
year or SO back one player was frank
enough to admit he had lost game from
the beginning.
The checker players of the club have or
gained their regular annual club tourney
to commence shortly after the middle OF
the month. The entries to date are Messrs.
Mundelle, Moore. Jackson Montgomery,
Potts, Farquhar and Powers.
They have also opened a continuous tour
ney, after the fashion of the chess players.
The handicap is in three classes. Class A
gives the draw and B gives the draw.
Players winning 60 per cent Of the games
go up class. Those winning less than 40
go down class. Prizes are to be awarded
at the end of each month.
The following interesting game was played
on Board No. 10 in the simultaneous exhi-
bition Wednesday evening. 1t was the first
game lost by Mr. PillSbury:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13

a rustic cottage at Shotter NH, Mrs. Gil
christ finished her husbands Life OF
Blake" Through his friendship for Mrs.
Gilchrist Tennyson came to live during the
summers ar Aldworth. not far away, after
his first refusal 10 buy land that would
grow nothing but hurts" Mrs. Gilchrist
gives various pictures Of Tennysons hest
tations and uncertainties before he finally
decided upon the purchase afterward con-
sdered the luckiest OF his life. OF the place
where, many years after, he was to die.
Brookbank was then only half the size II is
now. Tennyson and his wife visited there
for two days while home hunting. Mrs.
Gilchrists well remembers the sham
bling figure wandering over the uneven
drawing room floor. 1t must have been
also in a cloud of smoke. for Tennyson
limited broadly his warnings for his pipe
In enc OF his very earliest calls at Brook
bank Christina Rossetti visited Brook
bank and found the Haslemere climate
'genialy cold" MADDOX Brown and the
Rosseti brothers were also guests OF the
cot.
Home of George Eliot.
George Eliot and Mr.. Lewes occupied
Brookbank when the great novelist was
resting from her labors in writing the first
part OF "Middemarch" Old residents OF
the locality still remember the queer couple
prowllng about the lanes. both Of them
with laggard steps and hanging heads,
making people wonder why IN the world
they walked at all. THE very ugliest pair
you ever saw Is the vivid local recol-
lection OF the sallow couple From George
Eliots letters one gathers that they walked
every day, evidently as duty. She kept
strict account, not of the space covered.
but of the time they were out of doors:
never miles, but always hours. Brookbank
is In dip of the land, hence less bracing
than more favorite spots. This must have
made it more agreeable to George Eliot.
who hated the wind. and in her letters is
always complaining Of II. Brookbank is
not picturesquely situated, being close upon
the narrow road. but in those days 1t was
. very rustic road. lined with vines and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
GfuOcO Piano.

(a A novelty by the leader OF the white forces
White intends to give up piece in order to prevent
black from casting In safety.
(b) Black declines to accept the sacrifice, with
doubtful Judgment. II PIB. the net result would be
that white obtained two and possibly three pawns
for the piece. but black in the meantime ought to
attain fine attack.
(c) Black plays exceedingly well for position. It
is with the best Judgment that he allows white the
opportunity of doubling his queens pawns, and
white is wise to abstain from 1t, by 30 doing he
would involve both his knight and his queens Dish
ops pawn In difficulties.
Id The rock ought to have left the open file, as
look to Kt would be answered by P-QR4. The
move actually made loses the exchange for a pawn
lei poor place for the bishop It seems as II
B-R3 would give him better prospects Of fixing his
pawns far ahead In the camp Of his adversary.
% faulty combination. which: by opening up all
siderable extent. White probably expected to win a
piece In the pawn was captured, but overlooked
the reto-t OF blacks twenty ninth move, regaining
the piece Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
A LITERARY COLONY
Haslemere is a Popular Place With
English Writers.
HOMES OF WELL-KN0WN PEOPLE
It's a Region of High Rents and
Expensive Living.
NATURES NJ A Y CHI A r NJ S
NATURES MANY CHI A r NJ S
Written for The Evening Star.

Godalming cats; tiuiiford, bulls:
Chiddingford druukards Halsemere, fools
So runs the frank old Surrey rhyme. New
England has an adage to the effect that
only a blind man or @ fool leaves ripe
huckleberry bush unsampled. Transplanted
to old England, this saying might explain
the uncomplimentary reference to Hasle-
mere. Haslemere abounds IN huckleberries'
but nobody eats them. 1t also abounds in
authors, which ought to remove the stigma.
but not even the authors know enough to
appreciate the huckieberries. Ninety acres
OF land on the borders of Haslemere were
once offered to Tennyson for fl,400.
whats the use of land that will grow
nothing but hIrts?' he demanded. Hurts
are the fruit of the huckleberry or whortle-
berry. Aside IRON the hurts" that land
is worth now 81 900 per acre. This is large
ly because the region has become sort Of
summer literary center. Some of the great
names of English literature are connected
with 1t, AMI the modern school of writer's
shows an appreciation of Its beauties by
taking up residences there.
Haslemere Is about thirty miles from
London and Is easy of access: too easy.
many of the residents think. 1t is high,
billy. breezy spot, rank with the shruDby
il xuriance OF the huckleberry. Picturesque
it is. too. but its picturesQueness has too
little variety to attract the artist greatly.
For the tired brainworkers Of London, how
ever, 1t Is supremacy bracing, with Its fresh
breeZes and eXhlarating openness. So
those of the literary folk who can afford 1t
go thither and make their summer homes
there. The ideal of Haslemeres literary
colony is the reverse Of Bohemian. They
have handsome houses live well, dress
we'll and draw to them weli-iiving and WELL
dressed people. Consequently prices are
high, both for summer and for winter liy-
ing and only those authors who have ar
rived can afford to live there. Villas and
cottages. "crofts, nests" "crests.
"hursts" and peaks" with various front
names are let, furnished or unfurnished. at
very high rates.
A Popular Residence.
Grant Aliens The Croft without any
front nance is still let almost every sum-
mer, as it during the authors lifetime
while he was travelling abroad, material
hunting and guide-book making with his
family. His literary work was done In the
seasons of winds and SHOWS, when the BAN
shee walls around the rim Of the Devils
Punch Bowl. 1t was here that he wrote
the Woman Who Did," and perhaps ii
was the winter gloom Ct the region that
tinged the story with melancholy. THE
Croft" let's at an amazing price. but II
never fails OF occupants.
Haslemere began to be a literary neigh
borhood twenty-five or thirty years ago.
widow and Prof. Tyndall. In Brookbank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
RUINS OF UXMAL.
The Old Aztec Priests Were Skilled In
Mechanical Tricks.
urrov,, thu Nsw 0rloana Timos- Demorrat

The Old Aztec Priests Were Skilled In
Mechanical Tricks.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
I'm the fall Of 1897 I spent several days
examining the ancient ruins of Uxmal, In
Yucatan." said a gentleman who was for
merly in the consular service, land during
the visit I made a curious little discovery
which convinced me that the old Aztec
priests were adopts at mechanical trickery.
The woods around the main buildings at
Uxmal are full of scattered ruins Of every
description, and at one point found a sim
gularly perfect column lying in the mllst
Of what appeared to be the debris Of q
small house or temple.
II conjectured that the column had prob
ably been the pedestal Of some statue or
idol which had stood In the center Of the
edifce and cleared away the underbrush to
get a better look at 1t. 1t was about Ave
feet long by one and one-half feet in diam
eter and was covered with Characteristic
carving. When ! scraped the top clean of
caked dirt 1 was surpriced to find a hole
leading into the interior and large enough
for me to thrust my thumb. cut a stick,
sounded it. and found that the hole reached
1t connected with another channel running
off at an angle and leading to a small open
ing hidden In the carving Of the base.
While 1 was probing the interior a
beautifully polished circular stone plug
shaped almost exactly like a jug minus the
handle, slid out of the lower hole. 1t was
made Of flint and remarkably heavy for it's
size. What could have been its purpose Is
all guesswork, but the theory that seems to
me most plausible is that 1t was weight
and had once been attached to a cord of
thong leading up through the main boring.
II there was a figure Of some kind on the
column, all that smacks pretty strongly Of
some secret mechanical device, and such is
the opinion of several well-posted archae-
ologists to whom / have described the ar
rangement.
1.-THE old Egyptian priests had idols that
shed tears, rolled their eyes and groaned,
and no doubt the Aztecs were up to the
same dodge. AS far as I know. this per-
forated pillar was the only one Of the kind
ever found in Uxmal."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13

to be on the field. for he plays on one OF
the best teams in England. The hunting
season finds him securing the hills for rab-
bits and other game. 1t is In the depth OF
winter that he buckles down to his pen and
does most of his work. There are no habi-
tants of Haslemere more enthusiastic over
the country than he. One reason for his
moving thither was the bracing effect OF
the fine air upon Mrs. Doyle, whose lungs
are not strong.
Sunday excursions are the bane Of the
place. It's nearness to London brings the
excursionists down upon 1t far too fire.
Quently for the peace of the literary colony.
The day after the incursion Of an excur-
sion the place looks as If a plague of To-
Gusts had laid waste the land. Fields and
waysides are denuded Of flowers, the grass
everywhere tranhpled, trees stripped of
leaves. the whole face of the region strewn
with rags, torn finery and greasy lunch
papers But the hurts still hang black up
on bushes, London's AIRY and 'Arriet con-
sidering them not fit to eat. Should they
ever discover their edibility Haslemere
would probably be overrun and the authors
driven out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13

That mob scene was handled with splensa
did effect" said the critic.
'Oh. yes" replied the manager. you See 4
we engage the villains creditors togo ON "A
that sceno."-Ttt-BitA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
GiuOcO Piano.

Ia The opening as It has been played Is normal,
or book it is sometimes called from following
established lines.
co. With this move white initiates vigorous and
successful attack
(c) Beautifully played.
ID Played at the Manchester tournament. This
game. in the opinion Of many, ought to have OBJ
tanned the brilliancy prize awarded by the commit
tee to a very inferior game
The game below was one Of a number OF
skittle played at the local club between the
same players at one sitting. The game was
into a stiff contest This opening, against
good play, Is rated as losing game. but It
Is still a hard game to meet. unless you
know the opening:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
Sicilian Defense,

Below are given two further examples OF
the Giuoco Piano opening. The types last
week made the pronunciation Of this word
"yoker" 1t should have been Joker" At
tention is directed to whites fourth move
P-B3 This Is In reality the Ponziana open
ing and il this and the third move were
transposed would be so recognized. 1t Is
the general practice, however, to class the
opening as 1t is here, although it Is recos-
nized that this move removes 1t from the
strictly Giuoco class, SO that it has even
been proposed to give the opening as play
ed In this game distinctive name. pro-
ceeding entirely unnecessary. When P-B2
Is played at the third move the bishop
move is held in reserve to play subsequent.
ly to B4 or Kits, as may look more promis-
ing The latter move at the right time is
very strong. Also note that black at his
seventh turn played kip. the right move
as was pointed out last week. when Won
Bardeleben against Steinitz played Pot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13

and murdered n sailor on his way from
Portsmouth to London. Nicholas Nickleby
and poor smike rested on this spot as they
Travelled the Portsmouth road. They
walked upon the rim of the DEVILS Punch
Bowl, and Smike listened with greedy in
terest as Nicholas read the inscription upon
the stone reared upon that wild spot to tell
of the murder committed there by night.
The grass on which they stood had once
been dyed with gore. and the blood Of the
murdered man had run down deeply. drop
by drop, into the hollow which gives It its
name. THE Devils Punch Bowl" thought
Nicholas, as he looked down into the void
never held filter liquor than that. tall
cross marks the spot. and a stranger must
ask for the cross II he wishes to find II, not
for Gibbet Hill. The summer boarder on
Hindhead Is sometimes superstitlous and
easily frightened at names. Besides Gibbet
EIill has not a patrician sound and Hind
head summer boarders despise all things
low and common, even eighteenth century
tragedy. How much more elegant Is
Gross" than 'Gibbet"'
Conan DoyIe's Life.
While the present day names are not as
great as those Of the past identified with
Haslemere, there are still enough Of them
to give 1t rightful claim as literary CEN
ter. Stuart Glennie and Miss Lucy Gar
nett, the writers on folk lore, have their
homes and do much of their work here.
Nearby Is the one-time home Of George
Macdonald, now occupied by his son.
Conan Doyle pitches his tent among the
huckleberry bushes at Undershaw, next
door to the Tyndall place. Readers of his
Sherlock Holmes stories will Identify more
than one of them with the Surrey country
HIS place Is OF modern style, having been
built but few years. Beside 1t il a tennis
court. well worm for the athletic doctor Is
devotee Of the lively game Around the
house and stables. where the author keeps
his hunters. are scattered guns. fishing
tackle. cricket bats and other implements
OF sport. In the cricket season Dr. Doyle
does little literary work. He Ia more likely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13

From Sketch.