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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
THE OLD SOLDIERS DAY.
Beautiful Csstom OF Observdng Me-
mortal Day-rhe Nation's
National Debt.

In 1865 occurred one of the most inn
pressiye and soul-stirring pageants
which this country has ever seen. On
the 23d and cath of May, the armies of
the union passed in grand review be-
fore the president and the secretary Of
war, in Washington. On the first day
$4,000 men Of the Army of the Potomac
marched through the streets of the ma
tional capital, and on the following day
the $4,000 members of Sherman's army
carried their tattered flags over the
same line of march.
In all there were 100000 men in tina t
blue tide which, for six hours on one
day and seven on the next, flowed past
the capitol; and on the great banner
which stretched across the front of the
building the tired and war-worn vet
Grams read a sentiment whi-i must
have touched theit 1t was
their country's ackn, tot her
sense of obligation Il words
were these: "The o, debt
we can never pay is e owe
the victorious union s. o.;
Today, says the You'll .npanion,
a thousand little procA ,ns made up
Of those same men will march behind
muffled drums and with flowers in their
hands, to decorate the graves Of the
comrades whose marching days are
done. Those who passed before the
president in the grand review OF 1865
were mostly young men, some of them
mere boys. The little companieswhic
make their way from post headquar-
tiers to the cemetery to-day are made
up of old men. Each year finds the
heads winter, the line thinner, the steps
more feeble. Yet the loving memories
remain unchanged, the old comrades
unforgotten, the service in their honor
unneglected. ~
The dignity and faithfulness with
which the veterans of the civil war OBJ
serve this annual ceremony has not
been lost upon the country. The pa
thetic spectacle of these feeble old
men marching every year under the
flag they once defended has touched US
all. 1t has helped us to realize that we
have indeed national debt;we can
never pay" and has confirmed the
beautiful custom of giving one day in
the year to our dead, be they soldier or
civilian.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
A BRUTAL DEED.
Negro Attacks Aged Man and His
Daushier-FormerB Badly injured
and the Latter Missing. -

Lawrenceburg, Ind, May 23.-Posses
with bloodhounds are securing the
country around Manchester for a
negro, who waylaid and assaulted
Martin Kaiser and his daughter, Rose,
aged II years, near Manchester,
Thursday night. Kaiser was found
near the Big Four tracks early Fri
day morning in an unconscious condi-
ton. After regaining consciousness,
Kaiser said that negro had assault
ed him with club and carried his
daughter into the woods nearby. The
girls hat and umbrella were found
near Tanners creek and 1t is believed
her body was thrown into the creek
by the negro after he had assaulted
and murdered her. Kaiser, who is
20 years of age, is in a critical condi-
ton and not expected to live.
Kaiser and his daughter had been to
the Catholic church at Yorkville to
attend Ascension day services. They
passed through Manchester shortly
after seven o'clock Thursday evening
and the attack must have taken place
shortly after. A colored man seen
near Manchester Is suspected. Ex-
element is at fever heat and il the
guilty man is apprehended he will
probably be lynched.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
STORMS SPREAD DEATH.
Kansas aud Nebraska ToU~s ana
Farms Made Desolate-six
Lives Lost.

Lincoln, Neb, May 23.-StOrms ana
high water are responsible for four
fatalities and much damage to prop
erty In Nebraska. At Sterling FRI
day an attempt to cross the Nemaha
river on weakened bridge caused
the drowning of three persons
Frank Harms, farmer; his sister,
Mrs. Edward Puhlke, and her six
year-old child. The high water had
washed away the approaches to the
bridge and the wagon with its occu-
pants was caught by the current and
carried into the stream. The bodies
were recovered.
At Lewiston, during an electrical
storm, John Bowen, Rock Island
railroad employee, was struck dead by
lightning while standing in the door
way Of store.
Two inches of rainfall within an
hour flooded the business district OF
PlattsmoNth and wall of water four
feet high swept through the Burling-
ton shops, stopping work and causing
damage to the extent of several thou
sand dollars.
Clay Center, Kan, May ga Sc
we're cyclone passed over Clay county
Friday afternoon, striking the south
east part of the county. going just
east of Broughton and west of Gates
vile. Kan. As far as known no ono
was killed in Clay county, but at Bala.
little town in Riley county. two
little girls named Daub were KILLED
and a number of persons injured.
Five houses were blown away at Bala
and many cattle killed. The storm
cleared path 40 rods wide.
Ashland, Kan, May ga cyclone
more severe than that of Thursday
passed through this county Friday.
Nobody was hurt, but much property
was destroyed. Fifteen head OF
horses belonging to David X. Linger
were carried long distance by tho
wind and then killed. Two hundred
cattle were killed. Eight farm houses
and school house were demolished.
indianapolis, Ind, May ga heavy
storm swept over Indiana Thursday
afternoon between three and four
o'clock. Wire service has been almost
paralyued and damage to buildings
and crops will reach many thousands
Buildings were struck by lightning and
burned and there were some narrow
escapes by fleeing occupants. The prin-
cipal damage was done by lightning.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30

had never had any children, and her
husband had been lost at sea SO many
years before that he was now but a
dim memory; besides, he had never in
life given her any reason to mourn his
loss.
But she kept respectfully silent until
Mrs. Pell's burst of grief was over.
Then she said: 'White roses is nice.
You ought to be gettin' lot for so
much money"
Mrs. Pell shook her head. 81 don't
know. Flowers is dear"
Mrs. Pell carefully put aside ~ cents
each week from her meager earnings.
Every time that she passed florists
window on her way to work, she would
stop and look at the flowers displayed,
and try to decide which window con-
tanned the most beautiful white roses.
"'For must get the finest to be had, y
she would think.
The prospect of buying those flowers
often formed the subject of her chats
with Mrs. Wilkes.
To the latter $1.6s seemed an enor.
mous sum TO spend in any such way
"Be sure that you get the worth OF
your money" she would say.
They've got to be fine Ones" Mrs
Pell would answer.
Spring had been long in coming that
year, and Il was late inf May before
the garden roses began to show their
colors. Mrs. Pell had few opportunities
Of seeinO INV NJ these the fepsmeut
in which she lived being in district
where there was not enough earth
room for blade of grass to grow. Mrs
Pell, like many of her neighbors, had
q few pots of geraniums on her window
stills, but they were not luxuriant
In growth. The air, close and sunless
was not conducive to Horticulture. Mrs.
Pelf had once tried to raise white
rose, but IL had died an early death.
Then her walks to and from her work
were not in the resident part of the
city.
But on Sundays, when she was not
too tired. she went to church. Herway
thither led past many beautiful gar
-dens. One of them she particularly adj
mired. II was a large, old-fashioned
garden surrounding q beautiful old
house. There were roses and roses.
Roses climbing over trellises, and clam
bering about the broad veranda which
ran along the side of the house.
They were just such roses as had
grown about the little country home
TO which she had gone AZ bride. says
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Both the senate and House of
the General Assembly.

Lansing. Mich. May s.-The senate has
passed bills placing the township OF Glib
son. Bay county. In Arenac county: to In
corporate the city OF Standish; to amend
the charters OF Benton Harbor. Grand Rap
Ids and Kalamazoo: to organize the town
ship OF Halves. Altoona county; to incorpo-
rate the village Of Marlborough. Lake
county Ntf
Lansing. Mich. May eo.-The senate has
passed bills to make appropriations for
state Geological society; to make appro-
priation for the northern Michigan asylum:
TO make appropriation OF =. 900 for monu-
ment at Monroe In honor OF the Kentucky
troops that fell In the massacre at River
Raisen In 1918.
Lansing. Mich. May 2s-Bills have been
passed In the senate appropriating Se60.oOo
for soldiers monument on the capitol
sellers on the st. Clair Flats shall pay taxes
to st. Clair county; permitting the manu-
facture OF wine In Van Buren, county.
In the House.
Lansing. Mich. May lS-The house has
passed bill TO create q separate board for
the licensing Of oseeopathic ply sicians.
bills have been passed appropriat ling 81 500
a year for forestry propagation; appropri-
ating 1SS.0e0 for the home for the feeble
minded at I.apeer: to allow the land
commissioner to appoint chief warden at
$500 year. and all supervisors. mayors
OF cities and presidents of villages are made
deputies at two dollars day; permitting
physicians and surgeons to act as pharma-
cists. IL engaged In actual practice: pro-
hibiting the sale Of jam, preserves. ETC., In
which glucose Is an ingredient.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
PSALM OF THE OLD SOLDIER.

The blue Is fading into gray,
Just as when sunset comes
With bugle calls that die away
And softly throbbing drums;
The shadows reach across the sky
And hush the cares of day;
The bugle call and drum beat die
The blue fades into gray.
The gray Is blending into blue
A sunrise glad and fair,
When, in the richness Of the dew,
The roses riot there.
The bitterness OF yesterday
Is lost to me and you;
The blue Is fading into gray
The gray blends into blue.
They're sleeping now the long, long sleep
The boys who wore the blue;
Above the gray the grasses creep
And both were good and true:
And In the twilight Of our life
The ending Of the way
There comes forgetfulness OF strife
The blue fades into gray.
Above each mound the lily CLOVIS
And humble daisies nod:
The ruby glory OF the rose
Sheds luster on the sod
The tears-the tears-they are the dew
That greets the coming day.
The gray is blending into blue
The blue fades into gray.
w. d. Nesbit. In the Baltimore American
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
EXPLAINS DEFICIT.
master General and Tells How
the Shortage Came.

Washington, May 23.--Superintend-
ent Machen, when told that the post
master general had criticised him for
the free delivery deficit, declared there
had been no intention on his part to
deceive his departmental uperiors. He
said: II forwarded to Mr.. Wynne at
the close of April statement Of tho
deficit then existing. Those figures
were on routes already established.
The figures for routes to be established
May I and May is and June and Juno
Is had not then been put on the books
by the bookkeeper. Therefore tho
deficit of $4,000 was not misrepre-
sentation of the actual condition of tho
appropriation at that time. should
have asked congress for a larger sum
than 100000, which was voted on ct
the last session for the present. fiscal
yearv
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
M..onic Temple purnes.

Bay City, Mich, May 21.-The Ma
sonic Temple was destroyed by fire
here Tuesday afternoon. entailing q
loss of 100000, with only $4,000 in
surance., A meeting of the Scottish
Rite bodies of the city was in session
at the time the fire started. 1t is be-
lieved the flames originated from the
results Of severe electric storm that
played havoc with the wires in the
building. The temple was the home
of two blue lodges, two chapters, the
commandery and Scottish rite bodies.
1t is said the temple will be rebuilt
Immediately.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
FOREIGN FINANCIAL FACTS.

Manchester (England) gasworks pro-
duced net profit Of f137,2Se in the
year ending March 81.
The Bank Of Spain holds $1,94o,ooo
more gold and $s,495,ooo more silver
than at this date in 1902.
The Austro-Hungarian banks note
circulation 10 now SO. 150, 900 in excess
of a year ago; its gold holdings, ST.
$4,000 higher.
Merchandise exports from France
during the frst quarter of 1908, In
creased sli,123.2o0 over 1902, and Inn
ports se-5s4 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
VIII BE Tried in Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, May 23.-In the
habeas corpus case of Mrs. Lizzie Nc
Cormick, charged with sending pois-
oned whisky to a Cincinnati woman,
thereby causing the death of one per-
son and the serious illness of others,
Judge Galloway dismissed the Cincin-
natl warrant charging her with MUIR
der and held the woman on charge
of murder preferred by local citizen.
This means that Mrs. Mccormick win
not be taken to Ohio, but will stand
trial here. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
Mrs. Pen's
Decoration Day

1NY THE aid of the calendar hang
M.ing on her wall. Mrs. Peil found
that there were IA weeks before Dec
GRAFTON day.
She was not an adept at mental arith-
metic, SO that it was quite lengthy
and laborious piece of work for her
to calculate that IL she saved ~ cents
each of those IL weeks, she would
have one dollar and 6s cents.
She had just finished counting Il up
a second time in order to be sure that
it was correct when her neighbor, Mrs.
Wilkes, from the next room below in
the big tenement house, came in for
their usual evening chat She was a
thin, nervous looking little woman of
middle age. Neither her faded gray
hair nor her dress was tidy. She was
a strong contrast to Mrs. Pell. who was
always neat and clean; she was much
older than Mrs. Wilkes, too.
Most of Mrs. Pell's days were spent
in Office cleaning, while Mrs. Wilkes
time was well filled with washing and
ironing.
After they had exchanged their news
of the day, Mrs. Pell said: "Would you
think that a body could get nice lot
of flowers for dollar and sixty-eight
cents?"
''Sure and I'd think that lot. of
money to be spendin' in such a way"
answered Mrs. Wilkes. with look Of
surprise on her weather-beaten face.
I'D like il to be more" returned
Mrs. Pell, "but not cent more than
L. cents week can spare"
I'm sure I'm not KNOWN what
your tafkin' about" said Mrs. Wilkes,
the surprise in her face increasing.
''I'll be tellin' you. It's for the graves
on Decoration day. I've just set my
heart on coverin' 'em with flowers this
year. I've been wantin' to do it every
year, but somethin' always happened
to prevent. But this year, they're goin'
to be there"
"Oh!" calculated Mrs. Wilkes.
EYES," went on Mrs. Pell. I'm feelin'
sure there1l be nothin' to prevent this
year. And it's white roses / want.
Teddy was crazy after EN-"
She rocked her chair. and hid her face
In her blue gingham apron.
Mrs. Wilkes could not enter very
deeply into her friends feelings. She
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30

carriage filled with baskets of roses.
They had almost stripped the many
bushes in their garden.
After their grandfather's and grand
mothers and Aunt Edith's graves had
been piled high with odorous blossoms
there was still large basketful .of
beautiful white roses left.
"Let us drive around and see il there
are any graves without any flowers"
said Berta.
"Yes," said Mrs. Graham, 81 like
that thought"
But there did not seem to be any
graves undecorated until they reached
a more distant part of the cemetery.
There two sunken graves, with
weather-worn wood markers at the
head, were fowerless.
"How lonely they look!" said Tom.
"Ys," said Mrs. Graham, IL think
that you must empty this basket on
them"
LET Tom and me do It," said Berta.
So she and her brother jumped out of
the carriage and went over to the two
graves. There were enough roses to
completely cover them both.
''Now they don't look so lonely"
said Berta, with backward glance, as
she drove away.
And so it was that when late in the
afternoon Mrs. Pell came TO the lonely
spot where lay her husband and son,
she found the two mounds mass of
exquisite roses. And they looked like
the roses she had had in her little
country home in those long past days
the white roses that Teddy had so
loved.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30

always knew you were good woman.
Poor Sallie! III be SEEM her again"
Mrs. Pell did not sleep well that
night. 1t hurt her to think of those
two graves being fiowerless another
Decoration day. They were in such a
remote part of the cemetery that they
never shared in the general decoration
of graves. She decided that she would
not go to the cemetery at all. She
could not bear to think of seeing 9TH
ers carrying their flowers while her
hands must be empty.
But in the morning she changed her
mind. 1t seemed unkind to leave her
graves unvisited. She would go in the
afternoon when the services were over
and the cemetery would be compare
lively deserted. 1t was such a lovely
day. The ride in the cars would do her
good.
Mr.. Graham, his wife and Berta and
Tom drove out to the cemetery, their
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
Our Comrades Live.

Still they live. our gallant comrades. stil
they live for evermore.
When the waves OF Time beat softly on
eternity's bright shore.
Tho our wistful mortal vision may not
pierce the veil between.
Still we feel their presence with us In this
peaceful summer scene
And our hearts are thrilled. uplifted, a. by
Heavens diviner air
While we scatter fragrant flowers Ger theis
green graves everywhere.
EVA KATHERINE GIBSON,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
WorIx nj ConpIetes.

Philadelphia, May Redistribution
Of Western Union telegraph poles
and wires along the Pennsylvania
railroads. right of way has been COM
pleted by the latter's employees. Fully
100000 worth of property was
ruined and 1000 miles of territory
are affected.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30

Cover them over. violets blue.
wreathed In the grass and clover.
wild little love OF the Earth, yet you
Symbol the heavens deepest blue;
Cover them over and over.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
Cola for South America.

New York, May 23.-The London
and River Plate bank, limited, will
ship sl.o0o.0O0 gold on Monday to
Buenos Ayrcs. This makes total
Of 81, SOC, 900 destined for South Amer
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30

Mr.. Graham, his wife and Berta and
Tom drove out to the cemetery, their
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-01
STRANGE CAREER OF ROLLER.
Had Been Thief. Respected Business Man
A.......M ond Enrunr bx Turna-neI.e..

Had Been Thief, Respected business Mar
and Forger by Turns.
Newark. N. 1.-THE suicide of Charles
L.. Roller in the Windsor Hotel in Mon
treal brought to a close a career which
had furnished many sensations.
Roller was born in this city twenty
eight years ago. He came of a good
family, and was looked on as a lad of
much promise. In his teens, however,
when he was employed by a watchcase
company of this city, he stole some
gold bars from the factory. The firm
discovered the theft and compelled him
to pay for one bar he had sold and re-
turn the others. The affair was hushed
up.
Later he started in the real estate
and investment business in this city.
He showed business acumen and pros
pered to such a degree that within a
few years he was regarded as a rich
man.
One day, about two years ago, he dis
appeared. A few days later it was ru-
mored he had been putting out fraudu.
lent paper right and left. Then it came
to light that he was a fOrger and en-
bezzler to the amount of 100000. Some
of the most prominent men in Newark
were his victims. He was arrested in
California, brought back and tried. A
sentence of seven years in State Prison
was imposed.
After he had served eleven months of
the term he was released on parole.
He had revealed the secrets of a snug
Cling system that had been going on in
the prison, and for this service he re-
ceived conditional freedom. Then he
went to Yonkers. He came into view
again when he made a murderous as
sault on his wife in New York City.
He was sent to an asylum, but released
in his uncle'S care.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-01
O,izin of .IakYl and HIDE.

Charles 81. E. Brookfeld says he was
in Robert Louis ~Stevenson's company
at the moment when the germ of the
idea of "Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" was
conceived. Stevenson was inveighing
against a man with whom he had done
business and with whose methods he
was dissatisfied. The mans name was
Samuel Creggan or something like it.
"He is a man who trades on the Sam
uel," Stevenson declared in his rather
finicky, musical Scots voice. He re-
ceives you with Samuel's smile IN his
face; with the gesture of Samuel he in
vites you into a chair: with Samuel's
eyes cast down in self-depreciation he
tells you how well satisfied his clients
have always been with his dealings:
but every now and then you catch a
glimpse of the Creggan peeping out
like a white ferret. Creggan's the real
man; Samuers only superficial"
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-01
Fled PONY INTO WHITE HOUSE.
Animal Carried Up ON Elevator to Archie
Koosevelt,s Room.

Washington, D. C.-Archie Roose-
welt, who is recovering from the
measles, had a visitor the other day
whose visit will do more to restore him
to health than all the medicine the doc
tor can give him. Soon after Archie
began to convalesce, he begged to be
allowed to see his spotted pony. 1t was
too soon for Archie to leave his room,
and Mrs. Roosevelt was compelled to
decline the request. Charles, the
groom, who looks after the pony and
who also is a great chum of Archie,
thought the matter over and concluded
that if Archie wanted to see his pony
he should do so.
Without confiding his plan to anyone
he led the pony the other day into the
White House and along the corridor
into the elevator. The attendants were
too much surprised to say a word, until
after the elevator had disappeared.
When the second floor was reached
Charles led the pony to Archie's room
and ushered it in. To say that Archie
was delighted expresses it mildly, and
the pony also seemed to enjoy the visit.
This is the first time that a horse has
ridden in a White House elevator.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-01
Gold From Poor Rock.

About the nearest approach there is
to manufacturing gold, says the Min
ing Investor, goes on night and day in
the Black Hills. Occasionally punches
of very rich rock are found there, but
ninety per cent. Of the ore is of low
grade, running from So to $40 per ton.
This grade Of rock, however, is there
In such vast quantities that it can be
handled economically. In the old days
the ore treatment consisted in crush
Ing the rock under the stamps and col
lecting the free gold on the plates.
This, of course, did not make very
clean saving, and as the workings be-
came deeper the rock was more and
more refractory. Then the cyanide
method was tested, and found to be
just what was wanted. 1t is estimated
that millions upon millions of dollars
worth of gold have in the past been al
lowed to wash down the gulches prac-
tically, and that all of this could have
been saved had the cyaniding system
been In use. 1t is principally this
which has given such an impetus to
mining in the Black Hills in the last
two or three years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-01

A physician, in a published interview,
says the indianapolis Journal, urges
that the wearing of stockings with
white feet will do more to promote
ease in walking and relieve foot Ills
q anything else to be suggested.
Socks or stockings of Isle or cotton
thread in black bind the feet and make
them swell, he says, no matter how fine
and open they may be. The black
dye with the hard thread of the Isle
variety is a combination that is particu-
larly torturing to tender feet. Thin,
~unbleached balbriggan he recommends.
preferably the whole sock or stocking
may be white, but at least the foot
should be. A further caution is added
that new cotton hose, as we'll as all
new cotton undergarments, should be
washed before being worn, to take out
the sizing used by manufacturers.