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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13
CHARMING OLD LADY.
The Original OF Charles Dickeas'
"Little Dorrit' Recalls Novel;
Ist's Happy Youth.

Who that has read Dickens has NOT
loved and admired the "child of the
Marshalsea," the sweet and charming
Little Dorrit? All of us have loved her
as child of bygone age, yet still
Little Dorrit" Is amongst us, hearty
and well. Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper, OF
Southgate, now in her ninetieth year.
is the original of Dickens famous
character, although the life depicted
in the book cannot be said to CORE
spond with her own, for Mrs. Cooper
herself was never in that dreary debit
ors' prison. She was born on Novem-
Der %, 1913, in Hatton Garden. her
father being q well-to-do farmer
named Milton, who also had place Mt
Sunbury, at which Dickens in his early
youth was frequent visitor. The bed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13
MINcEMEAr HELPED SOME.


Apropos of the question as to writing
ms a profession pays good living,
Miss Elizabeth Banks, author of "The
Autobiography of a Newspaper Girl, "
relates some of her experiences with
London authors, known to the world
as successful.
1.-THE other day." said Miss Banks.
"Iwas calling on a well-known woman
writer, whose books are widely known
i'm England and America, and have been
well translated into one or two con-
tinental languages. She writes two
books a year-that is, on an average.
Her books are not great books, by any
means. but they are not bad books,
and that is saying great deal. Over
the teacups we talked books and
complimented her upon the success
of her last book. 1 looked about her
pretty home, and 1 said;
''I call il sign of Woman's prog.
ress and advancement that a member
of my sex can keep up home like this
by book writing
- don't keep it up by book writing,
she answered.
But l thought you had always
said that, unlike most other English
women workers, you had not been left
with an income by your parents-that
you had your own row to hoe entirely
by yourself
True she replied, but it costs
me 500 year to keep up this style Of
living, and l never make more than
$50 year out of my books. make an
other $50 out of newspaper and mag.
azine writing, and make the rest OF
my income out of mincemeat.'
'Mincemeat!' echoed.
eyes, mincemeat.'
"She sat back and laughed till the
tears rolled down her cheeks, till l got
to laughing myself, aad our tea got
cold, and we had to wait for another
pot to be brewed.
1T turned out that this writer OF
many books had for several years beer
carrying on a private trade in mince
meat. made by herself with the help OF
a lady companion. She started amon6
her friends. they recommended her te
their friends, they TO others, till final
~ she secured a steady income from
making mincemeat."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13
TO SAVE THE ELEPHANTS.
The Young VIII he Demonstrated -
Preserve Then from Greedy
Ivory Hunters.

A final and determined effort Is
about to be made by the government
of the Congo Free State To prevent the
total determination of elephants In
Belgium's great colonial dependency,
according to the Brussels correspond
emit of the New York Tribune. An
agreement has just been made between
the representatives of the Free State
and delegate of the French National
Society for the Tanning of African Ell
ephants relative to the necessary meas
ures to be taken to domesticate young
elephants in the state. All hope, there
fore, has not been abandoned of saw
ing the African elephant from extinc-
tion, and of having the animal become,
like his Indian cousin, the precious
helpmate for the explorer and col
onists. The only pity is that the move
ment for the protection Of the African
elephant should have been started
so late in the day.
II has recently been calculated that
at the present rate of merciless slaugh-
ter the race of elephants in the Congo
Free State will have been exterminated
in five years from now. The opinion
was long held by competent anthori-
ties in the matter that the African
elephant, owing to the savage nature
of the animal, never could be domesti-
Gated. But those who held this opin-
ion lost sight of the fact that the do
mestication of wild animals cannot be
accomplished i'm few months.
The cause of the wholesale slaughter
of elephants i'm the Free State isl of
course, due to the rapid increase in
the ivory, trade. In former days. be-
fore the arrival of European cOlonists,
the Congo natives killed off only GER
tain number of elephants every year
and confined their slaughter to- the
male adults. But to-day the natives,
spurred on by European ivory traders,
kill unfortunately young and old
animals, whether male or female.
Elephant hunting, moreover, is a
much less dangerous sport-if sport 1t
can be termed-than is generally sup
posed.
The usual method of the Congo ma
yves IL W pIcpaic AoibS P'''' 49,
which the elephants are driven and
killed without trouble or danger. AS
for so-called European "sportsmen,'
they make easy victims of elephants
with their perfected firearms. Bel
gian sportsman" of this kind is men
toned, who, between April and De-
tober, 1902, shot no fewer than 156
elephants.
There can hardly be found in the
whole animal creation more intel
| ligent and harmless creature and one
more easily managed, more apt, in
| other words. to become mans friend
and helpmate. than the elephant. IL
has taken all the brutality of the
Congo savages, melted by the greco
of Arab and European ivorymerchants
to trans form into a ferocious animal {
creature best suited by nature to b.
mans associate. 1t is but necessar!
in this connection to compare the higl
affection, not to say veneration. will
which elephants are surrounded b,
the Hindoos and, on the other hand
the stupid barbarity of the African
elephant hunters.
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R|B3|F$HN
$4kllSSlg$B!AA
WOMAN PRESS FEEDER.
A.aie Peglow Operates Two MIG CYL
inders In . 81. Louis once and
Belongs 10 Union.

Annie Peglow, of No. 3016 Missouri
avenue, claims to be the only woman
pressman in the United States, says
the st. Louis Republic.
For five years she has operated two
cylinder presses at 314 North Third
street. The firm considers her one of
its best workmen.
Miss Peglow entered the employ Of
the company 20 years ago as press
feeder. At TINT time women press
feeders were a novelty, but since many
girls have entered that branch of the
printing business, and now some of the
larger printing companies hire hun
dreds of women press feeders.
Running a cylinder press was never
thought of as woman's work until it
occurred to Miss Peglow. None has
tried it since. She was an enthusiastic
printer and she determined to learn
all about the business.
Il just 'nosed' about until caught
on; then 1 began to try and convince
my boss that was as good pressman
as any of the men and finally got a
trial, which proved successful, and
here l am" is the way she explains her
presence before her two big machines.
She belongs to Pressmen's Union No.
6. In order to allow her to enter the
union the international body of press
men allowed their constitution to be
amended so as to admit her. 1t caused
quite little discussion at the time.
Miss Peglow does not attend the
meetings Of her local, however. She
leaves the transaction of all union
business to the men and abides by
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Mr.. ana MIS-. Durant came ana my
father Is ill"
you'll find him better" the
preacher said gently. and Katy ran
down the path and the two were
alone.
'Dolly, are you quite sure that a
mans love is "a thing apart from his
life?r
."Quite," she answered firmly.
.'And yet il is you who are for
getting while 1 remember"
"About the lovers just now?" she
asked.
"About the lovers Of long ago.
Didn't you know that I loved you,
Dolly? And 1 thought you had not
waited. thought you were Mrs.
Durant."
Miss Dorothy looked at him with
eyes that were severely grave. "You
thought that-and you looked at me
-as-you did?"
'Nere you not just little to blame
for that? l half thought So" He
laughed in his low, sweet way.
And Miss Dorothy, being a wise
woman, reserved her own mistake for
secret that only she must ever
know. She held out her hands and
he took them, and Katy coming back
from her fathers cottage stopped
with little gasp when she saw Miss
Dorothy and her pastor. stopped for
one confused moment, then discreetly
took another path.-N. q. Times
Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13
Recipe for India. s.mns.

Indian mullins are most delicious
when eaten hot and fresh with but
ter. This recipe for them is simple:
Pour boiling water on quart of corn
meal, stir It thoroughly till It forms
d thick batter. When IL has cooled
a little, add tablespoonful of yeast.
two well-beaten eggs and table
spoonful of salt. Bet the dough to
rise in a warm place for two hours.
then butter some square tin pans and
MI them two-thirds full with
dough and bake in quick oven :
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13
ss.hor..y h. c.s..

Cuba's two principal export woods
are mahogany and cedar. Good ma
hogany lands may still be bought on
the south coast Mt low figure. but the
price Is steadily sdvancing.-N. Y. Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-19
VERDICTS UPSET.
st. Louis Boodlers Now Have
Their Innings.

Jefferson City, Mo, May 19.-The YER
diets ins the cases Of julius Lehman
and H. A. Faulkner. former members of
the St Louis house of delegates, con
victed of perjury in connection with the
suburban street railway franchise deal
and sentenced each to two years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary, were re
Versed by the supreme court today and
the cases were remanded to the St
Louis circuit court for a new trial.
Judge CAN'T delivered the opinion which
was concurred in by all the judges.
The court holds that the indictments
against Faul5Ier and Lehman We're
valid, but that the trial court erred in
instructing the jury that if it found
Faulkner and Lehman swore they had
never heard of the $4,000 Doodle fund
when in fact the evidence showed that
they Knew of the money, even from
newspaper reports they should be ad-
judged guilty of perjury.
The court says that the trial court had
no power to supply by its instructions
an averment not in the Indictment and
permit, as it did, conviction on a
charge not included in its Indictment
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CITY WON'T WAIT.
Validity of Eaterworks Bonds
to Be Tested.
Suit Will Be Commenced in
District Court.
no THEN TAKE APPEAL
Supreme Court Will Finally
Settle the Question.
City Railway Franchise Won't
BE Considered Now.
10 THEN TAKE APPEAL

instead of paying out large sum of
money for an opinion on the validity
Of the waterworks bonds from Judge
Dillon of New York. the council ex-
pressed itself last night as being in IA
vor of having q friendly suit brought
IN the district court, and thence carried
to the supreme court, to obtain a judic-
ial opinion on their legality.
1t might cost from s.. 900 up to obtain
the opinion Of such a noted barrister as
Judge Dillon. while to test the matter
IN the courts viii involve only a nomi-
nal expense. Il Will take more time,
out the city has time to do this work
While waiting Tor the water company to
perfect its title to the plant.
President Chas. r. Street, of the wa
ter company, stated in his communica-
ton to the council recently that AN
opinion OF the supreme court of the
state would satisfy the company equal
~ as Wen as ruling by Judge Dillon.
AND of course there was strong pro-
bablilty that Judge Dillon would advise
the city to bring just such suit as it
plans to bring, as the only way to final
~ settle the Interpretation of the law.
i don't consider it wise for the coun-
Gil TO take any formal action recon-
mending such a suit" said City Attor-
ney Spencer last night. 1t would be
better for such a plan to be arranged
entirely on the outside so that it would
at least have the formal appearance of
not being a COLLISION of the city with
some one to force this into the courts
The situation is simply that the city is
aching to be sued, and if some one
wants TO take the job, we will be only
too glad
of course the mayor and CITY clerk
might refuse to issue the bonds, and the
council might order mandamus suit
10 compel them TO issue them. But it
is always better for the city to appear
TO be willing to issue the bonds and
have the objection come from the out
side For that reason 1 think that an
injunction suit in the district court is
the best way to bring this to an Issue.
From the district court the matter
would of course go to the supreme
court, and I believe that the court
would take the matter up with reason
able expedition. The court has in times
past signifed its approval Of this way
of settling questions of this kind, and
believe that it win be disposed to IA
vor us
In the case of the bridge bonds.
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Wall Street. New York, May -
SIOCkS-Y esterday's downward tendency
was still prevalent this morning Large
sales We're made at the opening which
were well distributed. causing fractional
declines among nearly all the representa-
tive stocks Reading and Southern Pacific
lost 3s point. Declines otherwise did not
exceed u point. A rise of = point in Anal
gamatfd Copper and of small fractions in
Rock Island and St louis and San Fran
cisco were the only important exceptions
to the general course of the market
Buying orders rallied most of the stand
ard stocks fraction above yesterday 8
close, but the movement was ATTENDED
with good deal of feverishness. Mean
while prices were slipping eff at other
points. Fluctuations in the active stocks
We're slight, although considerable stocix
points in General Electric and l to IL
points in Chicago Terminal preferred Del
Republic Steel and Ice preferred. Lacka-
wanna advanced , points and St. Louis
and san Francisco and Rubber preferred
point. The market slipped back to the
low level and became dull at the end of
the hour
The effective support given to a few rep
resentatiVe stocks n0tab St. Paul, had a
clded influence on speculative sentiment
ard prompted covering of short lines. Ad-
yances ranging from nearly a point to IA
points over last night resulted in St Paul.
Missouri Pacific. Delaware End Hudson,
Wheeling and Lake Erie. Canadian Pa
cific, Louisville, aknsas and Texas pre-
ferred. Erie second preferred Amalgama-
ted Copper. Colorado Fuel. American Ice
and Consolidated Gas. There were fresh
declines meantime among many stocks
ranging from ! TO 2 points. Buying de-
creased at the higher level and prices slip
ped back a fraction
Bonds were irregular.
Prices were held we'll in check and when
St Paul rose anew to 157 the entire list
followed Union Pacific and New York
Central extended their advances to a point
and other leaders were trihe higher.
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Markets TODAY.
Chicago Traders Have Many
Selling Orders for Wheat.
This Causes a Decided Weak
ness-Also in Corn Pit.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Steady Down, Ranging
from 1915 to S5.25.
Bulk of Sales on Hogs S6.27 to
S6.45.

Chicago. May 9.-WHEAT-Loca traders
had plt nty OF selling orders for wheat at
the opening today, due TO easier cables
and continued rains in Manitoba. and as a
July being 727sN73c. Trading was light
with only a moderate demand and prices
held about steady. July selling off at 1874 n
fz1sc. Receipts at Chicago. Minneapolis
and Duluth were l5S cars against 13S cars
Later. on reports of damage in the south
west, and with only light offerings the
market turned strong. After advancing 20
1f3tu743sc. July closed at 14i4c. net gam
CORN-Largcr receipts, together with
the weakness In wheat caused an easier
tone in corn at the opening. July being UNI
changed to isc lower. at 4iasN44lzc but
rains in the west and southwest combined
with steady cables. impaired more firm
ness TO the situation. Local receipts were
81 cars. 10 cars Of contract grade
The close was firm, with July up iz0as
at 44asWI41sc.
OATS-Oats were dun and featureless
with opening prices steady, July at 35u
3314c to $3.50. The prevailing sentiment
was bullish on the poor crop prospects and
the market became little firmer during
the first hour. Local receipts were 2i3
PROVISIONS opened steady
along with hogs and the market became
firmer on fair demand from brokers
with but light offerings. September pork
was unchanged, at Sl6.5l1s, September lard
PC lower az Ss.95, and ribs a shade lower,
WHEAT-Cash: No. red. soc: No 8
red, 72Q7Sc. NO hard winter 74a7sc; No.
3 hard winter ia &c; NO ] northern
spring. s001c. No. northern spring s0Q
SlSsc. no spring. 73US0c.
CORN-No ?. 45c: No 3. 4514Q45c.
OAES-No. .. 33c. No 3. &c.
RYE-May. Soc july. 59i2n5044c.
FLAX-Cash. NV S1.16; S.-W. and
Nav. S111, July. Sl.14
TTMOTHY-May. $3.50.
CLOVER-May $3.50.
RLEN-Cash: 42U56c.
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apprehended,

Last night the members of the family
noticed that he was becoming weaker.
Physicians were summoned but their
efforts were in vain.
Mr. Jones was rs years of age. Pre-
yious to April %, he was in rugged
health. On that date he was seized
with an attack of indigestion Later
neuralgia set in and the acute pain
caused considerable suffering at times.
Physicians were summoned at the OUT
set and soon their patient seemed to be
on the road to recovery. It is stated,
however, that the pain and worry at
tendant on his illness caused Mr.. Jones
SO much nervousness that his constitu-
ton was undermined.
Mr.. Jones had been one Of the fore
most contributors to the industrial de-
velOpment of Pittsburg. He was chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee during the Blaine campaign in
1884
While making no pretense as a writer
or public speaker. Mr.. Jones wrote an
articlesDn protection in the North Amer
lean eReview. which has become a clas-
sic and his speech in calling to order the
Republican national convention of 1883,
evineed his ability as an orator.
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Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago. May 19.-CATTLF.- Receipts 10
day. ESQ head. Market steady Good TO
prime steers. $A90d5.40, poor to medium.
SlG404 .S0, stockers and feeders, $300d455;
COWS. s. .6cQ450; heifers S2.50a4.75: Gamers.
sleeez-I5. bulls, S2ooQ 40. calves, S2591
G.55- Texas fed steers. S4.e0u475
HoGS-Receipts today. II Co head. esti-
mated Wednesday. 10000 head left over
from Monday. $3.50 head. Market steady.
Mixed and butchers S6.30aC.55; good 10
choice heavy. $6.60d6s0; rough heavy. $3.50
Ass light. S60006.35 bulk Of sales, $3.50
$50.
SHEEP Receipts today. 1900 head.
sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
vIethers sA7505 25: fair to choice mixed.
S37504T5. western sheep, S460d5.25; native
lambs. fA5007lO; western lambs S4.5od 10.
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FRUITS AND NEt1EIA Bl4F1S.
FURNISHED by S. E. Lux, successor to w.
@. Anderson & Co, 30 Kansas ave-
nue-l
ORANG ES-California Washington na-
yels, best sizes. S3.O0a3.25; OF sizes S2.75D
300: choice brands, S2-I5d290
LEMONS-California. 300 and $50 sizes.
SIS per box; 240 and $50 sizes, $40 per
BANANAS Fancy Port Idmons. 2.25a
20 per bunch; extra large punches up to
PINEAPPLEs- Sizes "A. So SO per crate,
STRAWBERRIES Arkansas stock ar
irving freely. Good shipping stock 81. 756
zoo per 24-box crate. Missouri stock, fan
TABLE POTATOES-K Valley. Der
bu-. 5ud Doc. Minnesota BurbanEs. 15c per
bu.: Minnesota Rurals. per bu. 75c; Col
orado Pearls per bu, soc; Colorado Ru-
SWEET POTATOEs+Pe tu.. 75c.
Wisconsin Red Globe, per bu..
90c.
NEW POTATOES Texas. sacked. per
HOME Grown EKEGE'Ti:ABH.LiEs.
GREEN BEANS-1-3 bu- hOx 75c
RADlSHE S-Per dozen punches, 15c; 10
dozen lots, l25ac dozen; green onions, per
dozen punches. 2oc; 10 dozen lots 15c per
dozen.
sPINACH-Per bu.. 45c
NEW TURNIPS-s5c per dozen
NE WTURNIPS-40c per dozen.
RHUBARB-In small lots. &c per ID. /:
ASP ARAGts- per dozen punches.
ONlONS-Per dozen punches, zoe; doz-
LETTUCF-is-bu basket. Soc.
PARSLEY-Per dozen punches 25e
SWEET POTATO PLANTS-S1.0 0d209
per J. coo
CABBAGE PLANTS .25dI 30 per /. 600
CUCUMBERS-Hot house stock. 500 per
dozen.
TOMATOES Florida. e-basl1et crate.
$50: choice, S4-25. 6-basket crate
,IES-Fair, 41s05e per blizzard, S6s54c
40c
HEEsE-Kansas Y A. I4c ID: New
York State. 15c lb.s brick 15c ID; Limbur-
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Continued from Page One)
Past Chancellor George w. Alton ex-
pressing regret at his inability to be
present.
F. L Britton, who will succeed to the
office Of grand chancellor, is a former
citizen of Topeka, a graduate Of the
Topeka high school, He now lives at
Usage City.
At O'Clock this afternoon Past Grand
Master w. A S. Bird will exemplify I'M
written work for the benefit of the
grand lodge. At the Auditorium this
evening there will be a public meeting
with addresses and music. The pro-
gramme for it and for Wednesday is
as follows:
Concert by Knights of Pythias band
Address of welcome. on part of city,
by the mayor, Hon. W. S. Bergundthal.
Address, in behalf of the Knights of
the city, by Supreme Representative W.
A s. Bird.
Response by Grand Chancellor s. o.
Mcdowell of Columbus. and Grand
Chief Carrie Kinnard of wichita
Address on the order and Uniform
Rank by Major General Carnahan of
Indianapolis, Ind.
There will be a plenty of music dur
ing the evening by Topeka best talent.
The public is invited to this session
WEDNESDAY. MAY 20.
900 a. m.-Reconvening of grand
lodge in representa- tive hall
The First brigade, u R.. will report
at Throop hotel a 10 O'Clock
1870 p. m.-Grand parade, led by the
Knights of Pythias band
Kansas brigade, Uniform Rank grand
lodge officers. Rathbone Sisters. sub
ordinate lodges and visiting Knights.
Parade under direction of Brigadier
General 7 II. Lyon
Wednesday evening, $50 p m. grand
ball at Knights of Pythias hall in hon
or of visiting Knights and ladies.
The election of officers will take place
Wednesday morning.
BIG MEN ARE HERE.
Two important officers who are at
tending the grand dodge meeting are
Major General Canadian of Indian
apolis. commanding officer of the Uni
form Rank of the national organization
and Brigadier General J. H. Lyon, who
is at the head of the Kansas division.
The two gentlemen are at the Throop
hotel and will be in Topeka during the
grand lodge. General Carnahan has
held his position at the head of the mil
itary branch of the order for more than
twenty years and was Instrumental in
its organization in 1873. In explaining
the nature of this division of the
Knights Of sPythias he said today:
The Uniform Rank is patterned
upon the United States army. It's titles
land divisions are the same and its drill
and discipline are similar Encourage
ment and assistance has been given by
the war department for the promotion
of this organization as the drill and
education in military matters isregard-
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Kansas City. Mo. May 19.-CATTLE.-
Receipts today, 5000 head, including 1900
head of Texans. Market steady Native
steers. s3.75d5.25. Texas and indian steers.
s. 40, Texas cows. S2.00a3.50; native
COWS and heifers. S1.65d46o. stockers and
feeders, 50. 50U4.75. bulls. 8 95n3.e5 calves,
S359N ESQ. western steers, S2-Spu5.00; west
err cows. S2.OoU3.65.
HCGS-Receipts today 1900 head. Mar
zet steady Bulk of sales S627ibdG.45.
heavy. Ss.30a6. IS; packers, s5.20d635, medi-
un- $6.250640; light. S6.00I6 Is; workers,
S6l5fi 27 pigs. &-4CU605
SH EEP-Receipts today. $500 head
Market strong Muttons g. 7505.S0; lambs.
sfl5al.5c range wethers, s. S5Q5.so; ewes.
SO 57ff $40