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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24

dragged away from the House, although
it came time to go home and he was
tired out But he felt as if he must stay
on the spot, as if by doing so he might
help on the career of his precious ticket.
When he went home he thought OF
nothing else, he talked of nothing else.
He had an immense amount of confidence
in what his one ticket would accomplish,
although his mother thought it held
very small chance and told him so. But
the Little Captain was going to hope to
the end and he defied anybody to discour-
age him.
He had owned a dollhouse already
which his mother had made for him. In
the intervals when she could snatch time
she had used her deft fingers to fashion
a home for his bisque family. 1t was a
most ingenious affair, considering that it
was made by a mother, but compared
with the palatial affair at the show-ah,
there was no comparison whatever 1t
was lighted by a simple candle chan
delier and it lacked most modern con-
yenienees, even the simplest, such as
running water and telephone Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey. who constituted the
bisque family. had been obliged to live in
this anu had been cheerful and smiling
always In spite of inconvenience, but the
truth is they must have realized all
the time that their home was made not
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of brownstone, not of colonial prick, not
of fashionable stucco or even comforta-
BILE clapboard, but as a matter of plain,
unvarnished fact, it was made Of
cracker boxes!
1t cost a pang to think of keeping
national hero and his beautiful bride in
a cracker-box house. All the more so to
Robert because, being a United States
officer himself he could the better ap-
preciate the admirals heroism. The Little
Captain has been called so since he was
three years old. when he used to go out
to the Preside and drill Captain Hager's
Tennessee Regiment while the whole hun
dred of the boys in blue obeyed sharp
at his lisped command. He was a soldier
in heart, but his strength was too little
then for his duties as captain and after
ward, when he went into camp and
came out with a rousing case of army
measles, his military career had to be cut
off short.
But his heart is in the same place and
the life that he leads in his feVerish inn
agination is agIow with red, white and
blue. Therefore his dolls are permitted
TO be no less personages than generals
and admirals and their families.
He explained TO the Deweys that they
had prospect of moving into new quar-
ters. They took it stoically, with no intent
of exciting themselves while the matter
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house is his.
Not simply a Dollhouse. Not
such a one as anybody might buy in any
store, but The Dollhouse, the one that
you spell with capital letters and think
of with reverence and yearning every
time the doll show is mentioned.
There were people at the show, many
of them, far richer and bigger than the
Little Captain, and they all seemed to
want the Dollhouse as much as he did.
Or perhaps not quite as much; for the
Little Captain has never in all his life
known what it was to be quite well, and
when a person has to lie around the
house and can't get out to play shinny
and prisoners base, he has more time
to think and think and work up fever
of thinking about his chance Of drawing
the prize.
That is the way it was with Robert La
Fontaine, winner of this seasons Doll
house. He has lived six such miserable
years of sickness and weariness and
wishing. When he was taken to the DOLL
Show and suddenly came upon the House
he was quite certain that he was dream
ing.
Then he went up to it and looked closer.
and the peeuliarity of this dream was that
it didn't vanish the way Others do. After
ten minutes critical examination, which
took in the details of all the eight rooms
and their furnishings from bath to tele-
phone, he came to the conclusion that it
was a real thing and the most real thing
he had ever seen.
Then he wanted 1t. How he wanted it!
He asked a thousand questions to the
minute about it and how it was to be
had. When he was told about the rattle
arrangement he explained it carefully to
his mother and demanded that she buy
ticket.
She did That ticket was fatefulIy num-
bered-ssl0."
The Little Captain could hardly be
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London Telephone Girls.

when girls are chosen for the new
Government telephone service in Lon
DON" says the London Express "the edu-
canoe before the physiological test. No
girl will be employed If she is bef6w
feet inches high in her stocking feet.
She must possess good hearing, have no
defect of speech, and must be tested by
viva voee examination, in which partic-
ular attention is to be paid to articula-
ton, pitch of voice and general self-pos-
session. ANY candidate showing any in
dication of nervousness, hysteria, want OF
f-possession or a strongly marked
twang shall be rejected. The majority
will probably pass in elf-pOssession, but
dialect is severe test"
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was as yet in the air. and Mrs. La Fon-
taine was frightened at the tremendous
confidence that The Captain showed, for
she realized that the chances of number
6lO were one against many hundred.
The Little Captain simply kept right on
believing.
There are those who will say that his
faith was what accomplished the wonder.
AS for him. he was not in the least sur
prised, only breathlessly delighted, when
610 won.
"You can move right in,'' he told the
Dewey family.
1t proved that they had to delay lit
tie in the moving, for the wonderful eight
room Colonial mansion had to be taken
apart before it could be wriggled into the
La Fontaine front door. However, NOV
ing always involves some delay and some
inconveniences and the Deweys are phil
osophcal. They look forward to eating
their Thanksgiving dinner in the splendid
dining-room where Flemish oak and green
tapestries make dining a work of art and
where a dark butler will be present to at
tend to their every want.
1t will be a Thanksgiving worthy the
name. And as for The Little Captain
1t passes words to him. And yet he
knew it was going to happen all the time.
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| rs ERIAE
HOUSE oF The
DOLL SHOW
THAT IS 70
GIVE rHE
<<ADMIRAL'' AND
<<MRs, DEWEY
s HOME

.HE Little Captain is to have the
biggest Thanksgiving of all the six
he has ever seen. For the DOLL
house is his.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
SOME SIDE LIGHTS.
Thrown ON the south African Wnr
by Recent Dispatches-Grent
Disorder In Cape Colony.

London, Aug. 31.-Some interesting
side lights are thrown on the South
African war by advices just published.
A dispatch from Cape Town to the
Daily Mail indicates that ScAeeper's
commando has now moved to the
southwest and invaded part of Cape
Colony previously undisturbed by the
Beers, while more severe restrictions
have been imposed with the object of
preventing communication between
Cape Town and the newly-disturbed
areas.
The Cologne Gazette's correspond
ent in Cape Town declares that the
entire Cape Colony is "seething mass
of disorder and alarm" He asserts
also that the Beers are receiving sup
port from all sides.
Edgar Wallace, writing to the Daily
Mail, expressed decided opinion that
Lord Kitchener's Punishment procla-
nation will not result in the surrender
of single important commandant,
and that much severer penalties are
needed, the only useful policy being
vigorous military measures.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
TRADE TIDE TURNS.
Every Indication Points to Enlarged
Business-Orders for Fail Goods
Exceed Any Previous Year.

New York, Aug. 3.--R. @. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says: august
opened with the commercial SKY over
cast by storm clouds that threatened Sc
rious Injury to the steel industry, while
drought In the southwest aroused pessi-
mistic predictions that business was on the
verge Of severe setback. Thousands OF
idle strikers, together with prontiess sea-
SON In agricultural regions. meant mac
tivity In manufacturing. trade and trans
portation, according to the prophets OF evil.
Instead of these calamitous conditions.
however, the month ends with horizon
that Is almost clear. and each day resump
ton OF work at an idle mill adds 10 the
productive capacity, while Cancelled orders
for merchandise from dealers In the
drought section are rapidly reinstated.
After many years Of steadily Increasing
prosperity the farming population can race
mod rate losses with equanimity. JopDers
and manufacturers report that orders Ior
fall goods have exceeded any previous
year. with noticeable demand for the bet
ter grades, and there is a definite measure
of active trade In bank exchanges at this
city, "a per cent. larger than In the same
week last year. and 20.5 above 1882 while
at other leading cities the Increase Is 1862
and rs per cent, respectively.
Somewhat lower quotations for wheat
are not surprising. In view of the general
tendency to increase estimates OF the crop
far beyond the quantity indicated by ofn-
cial figures OF condition. Another weaken
ing influence Is the slight decline Of exports
tha f,rst two weeks NJ August SHIPMENTS
for the week however were still phenom-
anai aygregating a s07. so2 bushels. COM
narad Win , soa 567 last wear and 4 179. 9I7
n 1900 Corn 10 stubbornly Arm. though At
iartic exnorts for the week were hut 4O7.-
40 bushels against p Ss7 '15S a wear ago. and
4 az. COS In 1899, while western receipts were
2 4oI sS6 bushels comnared with 2123Sl7
last YEAR indicating that farmers are con-
tent 70 market their SURPLUS at current
nrices
"OuotatIons Of steel products are still
nominal owing 10 the difflculty experi-
enced in securing prompt delivery. 1t is
.I-s..s 80. .. .-,ara ,ho, 90 ~ cant
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07

of the late William Henry Hunt, who
was secretary of the navy in the cab
inets of Presidents Garfield and Arthur
and afterward minister to Russia.
The greater part of Mr.. Hunts life
has been passed in Montana, where he
has held prominent political positions
ever since he was % years old. Mr..
Hunt was educated at Yale, but i'll
health prevented completion of his
course. AS recompense for the loss
of degree and as tribute to his
later successes Yale university made
him an honorary master of arts in
1896. In 1884 he was elected attorney
general of Montana, and he was
member of the constitutional conven-
ton when the state was admitted to
the union.
Four years later he served in the
legislature, and since then he has held
important judicial positions in the
state. His family consists Of wife
and three children.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
ELEVEN LIVES LOST.
Terrible Result of n Passenger Train
Wreck ON the Pennsylvania
Road at Fairvillc.

Newark, n. T., Aug. 31.-The wreck Of
the south-bound passenger train on
the Sodus Bay division of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Fairville has re-
suited in the death of II persons. Fol-
lowing is corrected list of the dead:
Rev DR.. A. Park Burgess, Syracuse: Mrs.
A. Park Burgess, Syracuse: Francis Bur-
leigh, Newark. n. Y: Mrs. James w. Ford.
Newark, N. Y; Mrs. Anna Kane, Elmira: .
William Meagher, Sodus Point: Howard
Tubbs. Elmira; Mrs. l.. II. Hood. Seneca
Falls: Mrs. c. III. Bradley. Seneca Falls:
Mrs. Elizabeth Todd, Newark, y. Y; Mrs.
c. G. Edwards, st. Paul.
The injured in this city are doing as
well as can be expected. Mrs. A. d.
Burnham and Mrs. William LeMunyon,
ofPort Gibson, and Mrs. Rose Edwards,
of Newark, are very low.
The death of Rev. A. Park Burgess.
of Syracuse, occurred at the home Of
his son, w. c. Burgess. He was widely
known throughout central New York
as a great opponent of saloons.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
FINISH THEIR TALK.
Convention In Milwaukee of Weather
Bureau officials Ends-GiveB
banquet by Citizens.

Milwaukee, Aug. 30.-The conven-
tion of weather bureau officials came
to a close Thursday with session de-
voted to brief responses by invited
guests, who spoke from the topic: "As
Others See U.s." The remarks were of
a highly eulogistic character in praise
of officials of the United States wealth
err bureau.
At banquet in the evening given
by citizens at Hotel Pfster, Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson was the chief
speaker. He said that it was the
work of the agricultural department
to make this country independent of
all others, that weather bureau of
the United States would soon be put
around the world, and that the time
was rapidly nearing when the United
States would supply all of it's wants
independently in the line of growing
teas, tobacco, sugar and everything
else which we now have to import
partially.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
DEATH LIST GROWS.
At Least Fifteen Persons Lost Their
Lives I'm the steamer Disaster
ON Delaware River.

Philadelphia, Au-. 30.---From the
most authentic reports received up
to two o'clock Thursday afternoon,
1t is believed that at least Is persons
lost their lives in the steamboat ex-
plosion on the Delaware river on
Wednesday afternoon. There are
eight bodies at the morgue, of which
six have thus far been Unidentified.
The list of missing numbers between
10 and IS, of which number at least
a half dozen are surely dead. Nine in
jured victims still remain in the hos
pital at the house of correction, and
22 others have been discharged from
the institution. OF the injured still
in the hospital two will probably die.
Graphing for the bodies supposed
to be in the river is going on without
intermission. The sea valves of the
burned steamer have been opened
and the water in the hull is now be-
ing pumped out. 1t is believed by the
police officials that some of the miss
ing will be found in the bottom OF
the vessel.
OF the bodies that have been recov-
cred ten have been identified. The
identified dead are:
John p Chew. of Camden. N. j., assist
ant engineer OF the City OF Trenton.
Miss Elizabeth Green, Of Philadelphia,
crushed TO death.
William Dunn. OF Philadelphia. passen-
ger.
Arthur Lansing, IA years OF age. Trenton.
n. j.
James O'Connell, fireman. Philadelphia.
Mott Mable. fireman. Philadelphia.
August Mable. deckhand. Philadelphia.
William Nelson. 50 years old. Hampton,
Va.
William II. Keen, passenger. Philadel-
phia.
James Mccormick. Wilmington, Del,
passenger.
The captain and other officers of
tie boat and the officials of the COM
pany deny emphatically that the
City of Trenton was racing with the
steamer Twilight, of the opposition
line, when the explosion occurred.
The Twilight and the City of Tren-
ton were close together at the mo-
ment of the explosion, the former be-
ing in the lead. Those on board the
Twilight did not hear the explosion
or know of the mishap to the rival
boat until too late to be of assist
ance
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING.
Kitchencr's Proclamation
Surrenders Increasing

London, Aug. 27.-A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria,
Monday, says:
"Three officers ard 65 men who were sent
north Of Ladybrand (Orange River Col
surrounded on unfavorable ground and
captured by a superior force August -.
One man was killed and four were wound
ed. The prisoners were released. Am
holding an inquiry.
"Have received long letter from Steyn
containing an argumentative statement OF
the Boer case, and saying he will continue
to fight; also a short letter from DeWet
to the same effect.
"Botha writes acknowledging the re-
ceipt of my proclamation, ard protesting
against 1t, and stating that the Beers in
tend to so on fighting. On the other hand.
the surrenders lately have increased con-
siderably''
Another dispatch from Lord Kitch-
ener says:
"Since August 10 % Beers have been
killed, 139 have been made prisoners and
ISIS have surrendered, including Kruger, a
nephew of the ex-pres.dent"
London, Aug. 2S.-News received
from Lord Kitchener convinces the
most sanguine anti-Boer elements
that the campaign in South Africa
is far from ended despite Lord
Kitchener's proclamation. The dis
patch is dated Pretoria, and says:
Aconvoy on Its way from Kimberley to
Griquatown was attacked near Rooikopje.
The attack was driven Off by Capt. Hum
by's escort of the Seventy-fourth imperial
yeomanry, who lost nine men killed and
had % men wounded. The convoy was
brought in safely"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
WORD FROM BALDWIN.
His Expedition Safely Landed on Al
ger Island-Expected to Start
North August "a.

Christiania, Norway, Aug. 30.-The
steamer Frithjof arrived at Hammer
fest Thursday and reports that she
successfully landed the Baldwin-Zeig-
Ter arctic expedition at Camp Zeigler,
in latitude 1924 north, and longitude
$3.50 east, on Alger island. All the
members of the expedition were in
good health and the dogs and ponies
were in excellent condition after their
months voyage. The Frithjof left
Camp Zeigler August 90. The weather
conditions were favorable for an ad-
vance Of the expedition. Mr.. Baldwin
intended to start northward August
"a by what is called the inter-channel
route, across Markham sound and be-
tween Austria sound and the British
channel
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
DEATH LIST GROWS.
Lost by the steamer Explosion.
on the Delaware River.

Philadelphia, Aug. 31.-It is now
reasonably certain that at least 2s
persons persisted as n result of the
explosion of one of the boilers of the
steamer City of Trenton on the Della
ware river above this city on Wednes-
day afternoon. This conclusion is
reached by the police authorities
through the fact that II persons who
are reported by their relatives or
friends to have been on the steamer
have not yet been found These
missing persons, with IL bodies al
ready recovered, make total of 80.
Ten persons are still in serious con-
dition as result of the disaster. OF
whom four are in critical condition
and may die
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
A Daring Capture.

Manila, Aug. 27.-Pitchers' first dis
patch from Mindoro tells how Lieut..
Hazard, of the Third cavalry, COM
manding troop of Macabebe scouts,
captured the American deserter.
Howard, who, as leader of the Fill
pinos, had been annoying the Amer
leans for many months. Ferguson,
one of Lieut.. Hazards civilian
scouts, disguised as an insurgent,
with eight Macabebes penetrated into
the camp of Col. Athena, command
ing 240 riflemen and 200 bolomen. at
night, located Howard, bound and
gagged him and led him away with
out disturbing the camp.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
Weather bureaus weekly SUMMARY
shows the Conditions Are In the
Main Favorable.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions throughout the country is as
follows:
The weather conditions Of the week end
ing August Is, 1901, have been generally Ia
vorable except In the middle and south
Atlantic and east gulf states and Ten
nessee. where In nearly all these sections
heavy rains have damaged crops and In
terfered with work. and in some districts
washed lands. and caused foundations.
Drought conditions still prevail In portions
of Iowa. Oklahoma and Texas. in the last
named state becoming serious IN localities,
and rain Is also needed In Michigan. Me-
braska, the North Pacific coast states ana
portions of Kansas and Missouri. The
temperature conditions have been favor
able for best results. except in portions Of
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Mon
tana and Washington.
Continued Improvement In the condition
OF the late corn is generally reported from
the principal corn growing states. Reports
indicate that late corn in Iowa has made
rapid progress and that the ears are fill-
Ing beyond previous expectations; It shows
some Improvement in most localities In
Nebraska; has improved in eastern and
middle Kansas. and In western and south
eastern Missouri: elsewhere in the last
named state the crop Is deteriorating and
much complaint Is received of ears not
filling we'll. In the states of the Ohio VAL
ley the prospects for late corn are de-
cidedly improved. In some sections fields
previously reported beyond recovery will be
reclaimed. and the indications are that
the prospective yield will be largely In
creased. Cutting has begun In portions Of
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Spring wheat harvest Is practically fin
ished in all sections. although retarded
some by rain In South Dakota and Mime
sofa. Threshing is general and the yields
are as a rule satisfactory except in North
Dakota, where they continue below ex-
pectations.
Tobacco Is In good condition In the Ohio
valley and Tennessee, and the prospects for
this crop are generally favorable in these
states, as we'll as in New York. Drying to-
bacco was slightly injured in Maryland by
humid weather, and rains were unfavor-
able in Virginia.
While adverse statements concerning ap-
Piles continue from a greater number of
principal apple growing states, reports from
Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and
Nebraska indicate fairly good prospects
for this fruit In portions of those states.
Flowing for fall seeding is in general
progress in all sections, with soil usually In
good condition. except In the central Mis-
sissippi and lower Missouri valley. where
rain Is needed to put the ground IN proper
condition for this work.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
THE CORN CROP.
with Some Degree Of Accu-
racy - Some Estimates.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The extent Of
the damage to the corn crop is now
known with some degree of definite
ness. According to estimates based
on the statistics of the agricultural
bureau, the yield will be considerably
under 1,500,000,O0O bushels-the high
est estimate giving it at s1,4O0. 0O0, 900,
instead of the 2,1o0, oO0, 900 bushels ex-
pected. Kansas and Missouri suffer
most, although Nebraska, Iowa and
Illinois have not escaped.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
DENIES THE INTERVIEW.
Admiral HOwisOn Declares He Made
No Adverse Comment on Adj
mira1 Schley.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Acting Sec
rotary Hackett has made public let
ter received from Admiral Howison,
dated Yonkers, N. Y, August "a, de-
nying the authenticity of the inter
view attributed to him, in which he
is made to comment adversely on Ad-
miral Schley. The acting secretary
has therefore continued Admiral
Howison as member of the Schley
court of inquiry, leaving the court it.
self to determine any further ques-
ton of his competency.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
Report ON Public Lands.

Washington, Aug. 31.--Hon. Bin
ger Hermann. commissioner of the
general land Office. has completed
his annual report, which shows that
during the year 15,662,796 acres of the
public domain were disposed of and
that the receipts of the Office were
$4,o72.16o. The receipts exceeded those
of last year by $685. and the land
disposals by 2,10s.908 acres.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
Long Contest End.

Webster City, Ia, Aug. 31.-On the
thirty-three hundred and thirty
seventh ballot +. G. Hartshorn, of
Wright county, was nominated by the
republican convention for senator
from the Twenty-seventh district.
The long deadlock was broken by
two of the three candidates casting
lots to see which should quit the race.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-07
HUNT MADE GOVERNOR.
Appointed Chief Executive of Porto
Rico by the President-Was Sea-
rotary of the Island.

Washington, Aug. 31.-William H.
Hunt, formerly associate judge of the
Montana supreme court and Iatterly
secretary of the island of Porto Rico,
was appointed governor of that terri
tory by the president Friday to sue
coed Charles Ii. Allen.
Mr.. Hunts service as secretary of
the island under Gov. Allen has made
him thoroughly familiar with its af-
fairs. He was born in New Orleans
A years ago and is the fourth son