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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-30

per cent. shall be issued to raise
money with which to construct the
canal.
The opening day of the debate on
the Philippine government bill in the
house was signalized by an OF
haustive speech of Mr.. Cooper Oh
Wisconsin, chairman of the COM
mittee on insular affairs. He spoke
three hours and his speech was a
general defense of the policy of the
administration and drew repeated ap-
plause from his side of the house. He
commended that the problem Of the
Philippines should not be party
question, that both political parties
brought on the war with Spain and
the votes of the members of both
parties ratified the treaty which made
the islands American territory. Fhe
most telling portion of his speech was
the parallel he drew between the
present attitude of the opposition nd
the attitude of the opposition during
and Immediately succeeding the civil
war. Mr.. Jones of Virginia, ranking
member of the minority committee,
made an able presentation of the
democratic position.
Washington, June 21-The debate
on the Philippine civil government
bill continued yesterday in the house
from II a. m, to p. m. and at a ses-
sion held last night The speakers
were given close attention, each side
enthusiastically applauding it's respec-
tive ortors. The isthmian canal bill
was sent to conference after the SEN
ate amendment had been non-concur-
red in. The house ritratd the position it
had taken on the army appropriation
ate and sending the bill back to the
senate after voting to adhere to its
to the Objectionable
army post amendments. Two
conferences reached partial
agreement on the amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill made
by the senate. The reductions
amounted to $1,210,286.
No business of Importance was
by the senate in open
session except to agree to the con-
ference report finally disposing of the
academy appropriation bill
Soon after the disposition of
routine business the senate went into
executive session and at $40 p. m.
adjourned until Monday. BY a
vote of IA to IL the senate
confirmed the appointment of Captain
William Crozier to be chief of ordi-
nance with the rank of brigadier gen.
eral
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
DIES OF AN ICE CREAM SPREE.
Kentucky Boy Eats One Gallon Of
the Mixture and Then Passes
Out.

Louisville, KY. July 27.-Amos
Bridgewater a 15-year-old colored boy.
ate a gallon of ice cream last Friday,
and is now in Lakeland asylum, a raw
ing maniac.
He was brought into the criminal
court this morning handcuffed. When
asked his name Bridgewater said
George Cuscanden." This Is the name
of the ice cream man who made the
fatal gallon. He afterwards said his
name was Mayor Granger.
Bridgewater was in the freshman
class at the colored high school. He
had always been Unfortunately fond Of
ice cream, and had never had enough
Last Friday he decided to go on an ice
cream spree. He purchased a gallon
and ate all day long. Physicians say
he would not have suffered any per
manent i'll effect if the weather had
not been so hot. By nightfall the boy
was raving.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
The Boys Play at Lynching.

Toledo, Ohio. July 27.-Charley
Bower. aged 5, living at 2,613 Erie
street. came near losing his life this
evening while playing with a number
of oys ranging in age from 10 to IA
years. The boys began to play
and made little Charley
the victi moi their vengeance" He
was strung up by the neck in true
Iynching style to the limb OF tree
When some workmen came in sight
the "lynchers" fed, leaving Charley
hanging to the tree. When cut down
the little fellow was almost dead. His
tongue protruded from his mouth and
his face was purple. His condition
is serious. The names Of the boys
who strung young Bower up are mol
known. but the police expect to arrest
them tomorrow.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
MOHAMMEDANS AT PRAYER
They Always Respond when the
Voice of the Muesstn Calls.

The Mohammedan begins his prayer
standing. with his hands outspread
and his thumbs touching the lcbes OF
his ears. In this position he repeats
certain passages from the Koran. then
br,ags his hands down to his girdle.
folds them and recites several other
passages from the same book. Next he
bends forward. rests both hands upon
his knees and repeats three times with
bowed head the formula OF prayer TO
God. the most great. Then he rises and
cries, Allah hu akbarr' (God is great
sixteen times.
He then drops forward until his fore
head touches the ground between bis
extended hands. He strikes his head
upon the floor at least three times, pro
claiming his humility, and often doc
en- and sometimes twenty times the act
will be repeated. according to his de
sire TO show humility and repentance
He then returns TO his knees and, set
Ting back upon his heels. repeats a
ritual. Next, arising to his feet. he
holds his hands and concludes the
prayer. repeating over and again tn,
words, There is no god but God, and
Mohammed is his prophet"
This may be REPEATED once or dozeI
or forty times, according to the piet!
of the worshiper. and he holds strinI
Of beads in his hands to keep tally. Hi
obligations are then accomplished. bu
he can go through the same ritua
again as many times as he likes. Tn
more frequently he does so the bette
Moslem he IL His piety Is measures
by the number Of times he repeats hi
prayers. and. like the Pharisees OF tn
Scriptures. he prays In public places
No matter where he happens to be o
by whom he is surrounded. whether a
labor In the fields or selling goods II
his shop or however he may be EN-
ployed. the Mussulman never forget
to pray when the voice OF the muezzi
reminds him that the hour for devotlo
has arrived.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

The women of Damascus-that is, the
Moslem women-are more closely veil.
ed than those of Constantinople and
other eastern cities because the people
here are more tenacious In the observ'
ance OF the ancient customs OF theii
race and the requirements OF their re-
ligion. The wells are thicker. also. and
cover the entire face. Some OF them
are figured so that the concealment Is
even more complete.
Greeks, Jews and Armenians do not
wear wells. and some of them are very
handsome. particularly the Jewish wo-
men. Their eyes. complexion and haii
are superb. The types OF orienta; love
illness remind you Of Solomon's Song.
No women are employed about the
hotels or restaurants. All the 'domes
tic" work is done by men. In the shops
and manufactures of Damascus thou
sands of women and girls are employ
ed. but they are exclusively Greeks and
Jews. No Moslem would permit bis
wife, daughter or sister to appear In q
shop'o any other place where men are
employed Record Herald.
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One of Rhodes Ideas.

A well known peer once asked CeciI
Rhodes TO stand godfather TO his son.
and he replied that he would on one
condition. which was that he might in-
vest at once 900 in the boys name
and give 600 on each succeeding birth
day. provided that IL should all go on
at compound interest until the boy was
old enough to begin to spend the inter-
est. aid that then he might yearly de-
eide on what to spend it. so long as II
was not on himself. "This," said Mr.
Rhodes. will do two thlngs-hrst. II
will teach your boy how to spend mon
ev. and. secondly. it will make him I'M
selfish and kind to these In need -
Court Journal
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boys darted out. exclaiming "Fwela
is that your" Kassongo said. is II not
a great city, master? We would not
go far away, because we feared we
should be lost; in the morning we
thought you would find US"
While | went to deliver a lecture
elsewhere, | left the Africans in
charge of the Thornwen orphanage
In South Carolina. When | returned.
l found that general pilgrimage to
see kasongo and Kondola from all
over thecounty had been taking place
and they had caused a great sensa,
ton. At last, in Columbia. the little
fellows were the recipients of many
attentions. and they were sent to
live with our butler. whose house was
a sort of Mecca for the colored people
OF the whole city for a month. de-
cided to cary them to school to Ala.
bama, and they are now at the Still.
man Institute at Tuscaloosa.
Comparatively few OF the type of
these boys were brought to this coun.
try in the coudse of the slave trade
In order to make a test of their ca.
pacity for training as thorough as pos
sible, | intend to let the education OF
these boys uroceed. even to the uni
versity and to some special educa
ton, if their progress and promise
warrant it.
The progress of the lads has been ex
traordinary. They can now read anC
write; they know elementary geog
raphy and arithmetic quite well; the,
can write letters; they have professe,
Christianity; and they are of SCUM
, moral character. They are faithful
. workmen on the farm and can use tn
ordinary mechanical tools fairly wei
, One is leading his elias with an ave.
, age of SO in scholarship, and the othe
= is not far behind.
> hope ultimately to secure a col
, cession of land for them from Kin
, Leopold of Belgium, that they ma
; return to elevate their people.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
THE CATFISH ZONE.
AND the Origin of the Phi adelphi.
Habit of Catfish and Va xmr,

While pessimists have been denounc.
Ing the extension Of the pie belt
through the United States and the en-
largement OF the saleratus biscuit dis
trict. they have been entirely obliyious
OF the extraordinary development Of
the catfish zone. This mischievous
uWeller OF the pool Is known TO the
small boy aud the rustic angler under
many names-in one place as a sucker,
In another a bullhead. in a third A wolf
nsh aud. most outrageous OF all. in
northern Mississippi as a shad. But its
own only genuine title is catfish. The
name is derived from the fact that
when the creature is raised from the
water II emits grunting protest which
poetical fishermen have pronounced
Ike the purrilg OF family cat.
Philadelphia produced the catfish
habit. For two centuries the animal
was looked at as something which
might be eaten to prevent starvation
until one fine day a thrifty Quaker
/ found that the catfish would eat boiled
, cornmeal and that this simple food not
only fattened the eater. but changed
the color Of its belly from white to
| yellow. He perceived the pecuniary
value Of the discovery and established
a catfish farm in which he fattened the
fishes which he caught elsewhere and
In due season sold them to the Phila
3elphia markets.
A Quakeress soon after that discov
cred that the old fashioned waffle
slightly sailed and covered with melt
ed butter. made an irresistible accesso
ry to the fish when well fried. Thi
started the catfish and watfles, 10
which the City of Brotherly Love ha
ever since been famous. The habi
! spread like an epidemic. and, like tn
star Of empire, its way was westward
So far as is known the United State
government has no record Of catfis
and waffies east of the Delaware rive
but starting at Philadelphia a distinC
|, catfish zone runs westward. terminal
, ing at Denver. reaching as far mort
as Minneapolis and st. Paul and as IA
south as Mobile and New Orleans. tn
catfish is said TO possess medicinal vi
tue. 1t is mildly an@sthetic. soporif
and antispasmodic.-N York Post
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
II You Have 10 Fight a hon.

II any reader of this article should
ever be so unfortunate as to expert
ence the embrace Of boa constructor,
It is recommended that he try TO re-
lease himself by taking hold of the
creatures tail and unwinding 1t from
that end. 1t can be easily unwound In
that way. but otherwise 1t is not posi-
Bile. The way to kill a snake Is not TO
attempt to crush its head. the bones OF
which are very hard. but 10 strike the
tail, where the spinal cord is but thinly
covered by bone and suffers readily
from injury. 1t is the same with an
eel. Hit the tail two or three times
against any hard substance. and the
eel quickly dies.
The boas are not venomous. but their
fangs are sufficiently powerful to In
dict serious wounds.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
Not Guilty.

"Is your husband a bibliomaniacT
asked Mrs. Oldcastle as she was beng
nermitted 10 view the treasures In the
library Of the new neighbors.
~NIercy sakes. no." replied Mrs. rack.
enham, "he never bibles BIT On, ol
course. | don't say that be wouldn't
20 a ur,le at his meals If the rest was
doIn' il. but that's as far as be ever
ZOOS In them kind OF things. Chicago
Record Herald.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
NOT so VERY GREEN.
The Florida Man Rather Evenea
Natter. Tn with the New Yorker.

Matter. Tn with the New Yorker.
When the young man from Florida
came 10 live In New York. he woke up
one morning last winter, and. going TO
the window, he looked out ON what was
10 him a novel scene. II was snow
storm. the first he had ever seen.
Jumping into his clothes, he ran into
the street. lie stopped and gathered
handouts OF SNOW and threw them I'D
the air. lie jumped into drift anu
sent II flying with his feet. lie many
Law down and rolled In H. all the Tune
shouting and laughing at the top OF ms
voice.
one Of the crowd which had gathered
70 watch his antics went M To INN anu
told tim how his mother used 10 cure
ets and volunteered to try II on him.
II haven't any ft," the young man
said. o..
..What's the matter with you. then
"Why. don't you see the snowE
"yes | see il. What OF IL; ! have
seen II before"
"Wen. I haven't" said the Florida
young man.
"What! You never saw sho" pe
FORE" asked the astonished questioner
"Neyer. Seems strange 10 YOU don
'tY
ut beats any sample Of verdancy
ever run across"
ooh. don't know" unused the 'o,, =
da cracker. "Did you ever see an am
gator eating n Niger? MOI Well you
are not 80 many after all ! have seen
II many times" And, throwing a hanu'
mi Of snow down his shirt collar he
nursued his Joyous gambols.-Ne"
York Mail aud Express.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

browning himself couldn't always ex
,,oru his meaning at first reading. Dr.
Furnlyau. founder Of the Ehsllsn
Browning society. frequently consulted
no ,oet as 20 the meaning of some
massage In his works. Bless me
Rrown.ns would say. Il really have
,.-g,tfeu what did mean. anu as
h,y.u't got copy u my works Oy
re I really can't cuiichten you. Jus'
ia me the book. there's a good t'i.
low IN look ii over at my leisure anu
So IN IND out what was in my ninu
~ the time"
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02
NOTICE.

All the advertisers and patrons OF
the New Age will receive the patron
,o. Of the eoIored people of the city
and state. -.
n shall be the purpose OF the Ne"
Az. "a favor those who have eontribut'
I'D 70 the support Of our paper.
Every coIored family IN the c''y
should subscribe for the New Age as u
IS the only organ that is trying to sa'n
o., them a higher estimate and broader
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

"U-bat is your occupationF asked
the old physician as lac fet the pa.
tents pulse. ,.
Pm an opera singer" was the reply.
"Abu, exclaimed the NJ. d. w nat
ION noed Is a change Of air. Suppose
Won try singing in a church choir -
Chicago News.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

,,nson-He married a saIeslady' you
know.
JaIueson-Yes. 5or she
I.,ason-Well. the very next DAY sue
began calling, "Ca-a-sh. anu " so ~
sbe has kept it up ever siii'e
yiIle Mass Journal
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

celebrated explorer "as ne '-on OF
~ evening at certain party hls
S ~ said TO him, What is the most
interesting problem OF nor'n pune =
pedition" ,,.as rho an.
-Woman's Home Companion
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

From Sir John Lubbock we take TINS
o,nohIinp thought: You may see IN a
.haIlow pool either the mud lying al
the bottom o. the image OF the due
sky above"
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-08-02

Iodv-Have you given the goionsn
'rs e.. Seryant-No, ma'am; they nav ave
&c. e-,g6ad the water gave them tne
other day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY.
Chances to Secure Government
Land May Soon Be Gone.

Residents OF the upper peninsula
who desire to take advantage Of the
provisions of the present timber
land act should act promptly. The
bill introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Clark to repeal this law, so far
as it relates to certain states, warns
landseekers that few months from
now the opportunity to get valuable
timber land will be gone. The rush
to the favored spots where timber
land may be secured does not
amount to a stampede; but, were the
facts better known, the eagerness to
take advantage of the timber land
law would be as great as that shown
by prospectors hurrying to stake
out mining claims that promise rich
returns. Under the law now in
force quarter section OF timber
land, worth thousands OF dollars,
can be had upon the payment OF
81. so per acre. AS Senator Clark 8
bill moves through congress the in
terest in the available timber lands
will increase. The last chance to
secure valuable government land at
nominal price will soon be gone.
--Escanaba Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
TAX TITLE SHARKS,
Reported That There is To Be
Much Title Buying This
Spring.

Any land owner that has back
taxes on his lands will do wise act
If he at once takes steps to protect
such lands from sale for taxes. A
gentleman who just returned from
Lansing, says the Crystal Fall s
Drill, and who got on the inside of
the deals down there says that there
is going to be q wholesale, right
and-left buying in of lands at the
tax sales this spring. There is per-
feet craze in the lower peninsula for
this cheap northern land. Everyone
down there with little spare cash
will snap at cheap northern land
bait and companies or syndicates
have been organized to purchase tax
titles at the sales this year. Rep
resentatives have been sent to the
different counties to look over the
land lists in the offices of the county
treasurers and report to the head
Office of the concern all of the lands
on the lists that seem to be anyway
valuable.
These fellows return to lower
Michigan and have prepared lists
of lands in the upper peninsula
counties which they consider to be
"good buys. j"
1t is more than likely that they
are purchasing the lands with a
view to forcing the owners to re.
deem at 100 per cent additional or to
sell them again for the timber or
mineral values that they may con-
tain.
This means that there is likely to
be great deal Of tax litigation In
the years to come and the fellow
who is wise is the one that takes
time by the forelock and avoids it,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

The teachers and pupils of L'Ause
schools will enjoy their Easter va
cation next week.
J. L. Sturtz left for Green Bay,
Wis, Wednesday. Mrs. Sturtz and
her sisters, tho Misses Pearl and
Opal Cole, will leave in few days
for that place, to reside.
Several local people went to Calu-
met Saturday last to hear Sousa' 3
band. The sale OF seats for this at
traction was said 10 be q record
breaker for the Calumet theater, and
not fifth Of the people who conf
IDENTIFY expected to hear the famous
organization had their desires graft
fed.
Mrs. F. Goltsch removed to Pc
quaming this week to take charge OF
the compsny's hotel there before
the commencement OF operations at
the mills for the season.
w. H. O'Brien, of Chicago, pres
dent Of the L'Anse Brownstone COM
pany, was in the village this week.
He came here to look after the work
of reopening the quarry, which will
be worked during the coming sum-
mer on an extensive scale. From
fifty to seventy-five men will be en-
ployed. The quarry is located about
q mile and a half from town.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
Delinquent Tax List.

We direct the attention Of our
readers to the supplement sent out
with this issue OF THE SENTINEL.
1t contains a copy of the order and
petition for the lands delinquent for
taxes of 1899 and previous years, for
the county OF Baraga, which will
be sold at the court house, in May
next by the county treasurer, un-
less claims specified for taxes, in
terest, etc., are paid before that
time. The list will be published for
five successive weeks. This is the
third publication Of said list.
Those desiring extra copies OF
The SENTINEL containing the list
can purchase them by calling at or
writing to this Office.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
Banquet q Success.

The ladies of Sacred Heart
church are more than pleased at the
success of the banquet and sale
given for the benefit OF the church
Monday evening. The sum of s245
was realized. The ladies of L'Anse
invariably score success when they
undertake anything Of this kind.
They were only three weeks in
getting up this affair. The hall was
very artistically decorated in green
bunting in honor Of Ireland's patron
saint, and presented very pleasing
appearance The ladies wish to
thank all who SO kindly helped to
make the affair a success.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
James Holiday, Sr.. Suffered
With Illness For Over
q Year.
FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY,
And Was Ono Of the Largest In
This Village In Some
Time.

It becomes the duty OF this paper
to chronicle the passing away OF
another old citizen Of Baraga
county. James Holiday, Sr., died
at the family residence on the Bay
Shore last Saturday morning about
8 o'clock. Mr.. Holiday had been
i'll for about year and half. His
illRess was characterized as COM
plication OF diseases, rheumatism
and lung disorders being the prin-
cipal ailments. He was confined to
his bed almost continually. Dur
ing the period of illness his condi-
tion had been noted in these
columns from time to time, and his
death, although severely felt by
the relatives and friends in this
village and elsewhere, was not
entirely unexpected. His suffer-
ings we're very severe, but
he retained consciousness to
the last, recognizing all those
about him.
James Holiday was born at
L'Anse, January I, 1927, and was
therefore past 70 years Of age. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holiday. Besides a widow there
are nine children surviving to
mourn his loss. They are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Thomas Balmer, of
Duluth; William, of Port Arthur,
Province of Ontario; John, James
and Matilda, OF L'Anse; Mrs. ]. A.
Raiche, of Fort Belknap, Mont. !;
Mrs. H. w. Cheadle, of Duluth !;
Mrs. Frank Kyselka, of Hoopa,
CAL, and Henry, of Duluth. The
last named arrived from Duluth
Thursday of last week, in time to
be present during the last hours Of
his fathers life. Mrs. Cheadle, of
Duluth, arrived here for the
funeral.
The funeral OF the departed was
Eeld Tuesday morning at 10 clock,
the cortege proceeding to Sacred
Heart church, where services were
conducted by Rev. FIR. Heynn. The
remains were followed to their last
resting place in the Catholic
cemetery by one OF the largest pro-
cessions seen in this village in
many months.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-22
Will Start In Spring.

w. Fl. Oakley, for many years an
influential citizen of Trout Creek,
who moved to Ishpeming last fall in
order to give his children a better
opportunity to secure an education,
has purchased the stave and head
ing factory at Covington, in Baraga
county. The plant was operated
up to short time ago and it is the
intention OF the new owner to start
it up again in the spring. Mr.. Oak
ley also conducts mercantile bust
ness at Covington and also has an
other store in one Of the towns near
that place. -Ontonagon Herald.