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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09

1achasxes xevv Year orssss~ss with
Diplomats. Jurfsts, Soldiers,
Statesnaen and CItis ems.

/
Washington. Jan. 2.-PrtsiGent and
Mrs. Roosevelt inaugurated on Friday
the Official social season In the nations
capital with q brilliant reception at the
white house.
The int rior Of the white house never
was more beautiful than on Friday. The
mansion glowed with electric lights and
floral decorations were disposed about
the corridors and parlors. Rare palms,
potted plants and exquisite cut flowers
were arranged effectively In every avail
able space. Great rectangular urns,
banked to the edges with dwarf palms
and holly. were placed between the main
corridor and the vestibule, forming .
fitting background for the gorgeous new
uniforms OF the Marine band which, 60
pieces strong. was seated In the vestt-
bule. The band furnished music through
out the rec; ption under the baton Of the
conductor, Lieut. w. II. Santelmann.
In the red. blue and green pariors the
predominant decorations were vases Of
cut flowers. chiefly lilies OF the valley,
roses and flaming poinsetta blossoms.
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt extended cor
dial greetings to the members of the
cabinet and the ladies' accompanying
them, as well as to the members 0f the
other section of the receiving party. The
reception proper then began. First to
be received were the members of the
diplomatic corps. All Of the ambassa-
INF OF xnta N mi oh
by their entire suites.
Following the diplomatic corps. the
members OF the United States supreme
court, headed by Chief Justice Fuller,
were received by the.president and Mrs.
Roosevelt. The justices were accompa-
MED by the ladies' of their households.
They were invited by the president to
take positions with the receiving party.
Judges Of the United States court Of
claims, of the district court Of appeals
and Of the supreme court Of the District
of Columbia then were received. They
were followed by former cabinet mem
bers and ex-ministers Of the United
States.
The reception OF members of congress-
began at 1880 o'clock. Comparatively
few were In attendance, as many OF the
senator's and representatives have not
yet returned from their holiday visits
to their homes.
Resplendent in full dress uniforms.
richly adorned with gold lace. with
measured tread and clanking swords,
the military contingent followed the
congressman.
Following the army were officers Of
the navy, headed by Admiral Dewey,
who was absent from Washington last
New Years day. conducting the winter
maneuvers Of the navy in the Caribbean.
Then began the reception of citizens.
hundreds Of whom had been waiting In
line for several hours. The lire of peo-
pie entered the north door Of white
house. passed across the vestibule and
main corridor. through the red room
to the blue room. where the guests Of
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt were
received.
The reception was concluded at All
o'clock, all citizens in line by that time
having been afforded an opportunity tn
greet the president.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09
Reelection. Of a spIn.ter.

Love that needs proving is counter
felt.
Remuneration is giving up what we
cant have.
Friends are kept by silence-not by
condolences.
To remain a woman's ideal, a man
must die bachelor.
The worlds verdict is easier TO over
rule than that of ones own conscience.
Ecstacy Is happiness magnifed into
pain. -Everybody's Magazine. -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09
AN ALARMING REPORT.
Baron Hayashi Hears That ST. Retee@
burg VIII Not Grant the
Mikado's Proposals..

Colon, Jan. 2.-There were persiste&ga.
rumors here Thursday and. again N
day that the Colombian gunboat d
eral Pinzon had been sunk by Amerid
warships. There Is no confirma''
the report to this time. The omestic
er. to which Admiral Cor
Of the harbor Friday = -
WASHINGTON Jan, cigars, sos
rotary Darling. of thu
said that he had HONS BUILDING.
whatever with reff- MICH.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09

Rockville. Tenn, Dec. 31.-Dennis
Leahy. for several years player in the
Virginia league and at one time q mem
Der Of the Cincinnati team. was shot and
killed here Wednesday by Franz Raeau.
Raglan was arrested.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09

New York. Dec. 31.-Archbishop Far
ley, OF this city. has received an invita-
ton to VISIT Rome to attend the celebra-
ton Of the jubilee Of the Immaculate
Conception ard probably Will sail early
next month.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09
Ch.rsed Win Murder.

Marshalltown, Ia, Dec. 3I.-Grant
Drury, q well-known farmer OF West
Liscomb, this county, was arrested
wednesday charged with murder. Mrs.
Drury was supposed to have committed
suicide December 6, and an investigation
IN in progress. 49,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09

Pittsburg. Pa, JAM z.-Th
rolling mills Of the URifadf
corporation at McKeespo1
operations Friday. and tho u
mills will start up on Suu
sumptions will furnish r
5000 men. 1.fs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09
Largest ship In werpa order,s.

Largest ship In world Ordered.
London, Dec. 31.-It Is reported that
the White Star line has ordt red steam
er 755 feet in length. or 30 feet longer
than the Baltic. the largest ship In the
world. The construction OF the vessel,
It is added. will begin Immediately at
Belfast, ireland.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09
wsSouth Shore d
'htic Railway.


t tieTer IN ' fact htic Railway.
Panama,
e: :: : e: !: :: !: !:
presence Of Cor
territory. Daris-D IN .n,n
here a fortnight az TABLE.
resume work. Tt ~ ,r .ooo
rines and blueiack A>oV. II, A1Vos
YaviZa are pafrt
two armed launche cave baraga.
diers continue sec -
through the Darie and q
States cruiser Bos.p' 81 A. n
bay supporting the y IS
Wyoming is indulgfhg,N A. N
tice and the Concord ands
are both Mt Panama. The NJ A. N
Real Santa Maria outposts hdV4
materially reduced. as they ~
ply observation outposts. which
can look out for. Persons best
Cd concerning the military d
along the Darien frontier Do 10 A N
pect any Colombian aggressiony
present. They are Of the opip~
the situation IL likely to ron,
IL at present until the canal - 40 A.
approved by the congress o. ~ ~
States. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09

i Il VI
of anything Luke done before this, and
used to think I'd like well enough
to have Mettie for daughter. but this
things enough to convince me that
you never would have minutes peace
IL you married her. Chip of the old
block"
Luke in the meantime declared that
Joshua never must darken his doors
again.
Good enough fellow, but what's
bred in the bone will tell"
So matters stood for several weeks,
until 1t was almost time for the trial
of the suit. On the night presiding
the day of the trial Farmer Stone was
very restless! He had boasted that
he had never sued man or been sued.
Now the record was to be broken.
Tossing on his pillow not long after
the. clock struck IL, peculiar noise
broke on his ear. The oftener 1t came
the more mysttfled he grew. The.moon
was shining, and by its beams he
could distinguish mans form stand
ing near the spring on the hillside.
while from the ditch came the sounds
which had disturbed his dreams.
Dressing as quickly as he could, he
went out and skulked along the fence
until he was within earshot.
Now. Mettie. 1t is time you get out
of that ditch" voice said. ITS too
hard work for you"
"All right. Joshua, but your hands
are too sore to dig any more"
III bet yours are blistered all over.
This old ditch will kill US all, guess. {"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-09
A Memorial Day.

Mayor Harrison in a proclamation
names to-day as day Of mourning
throughout Chicago for the dead I'm the
Iroquois theater fire. The procfama-
ton follows: THE mayor announces
that the city hall will be closed all day
Saturday on account of the calamity ~
the Iroquois theater. He respectfully
requests all business houses TO close
as mark Of respect for tho dead"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
The Useful Canal

The Somaii camel can ca.
-verything and drinks nothing. Ii
Fill make a meal where even the
country pony would starve. Da-
reno, mimosa, acacia-all come
like to it; and when shoots and
leaves are withered it can fall back
on roots. thorns, bark. That sor,
Of digestion makes it. of course,
valuable in country where the
Dill of fare seems compiled in the
interest OF the carnivora, but its
indifference TO liquid is its special
virtue. While the Arab camel
needs drink daily, his Somali
brethren when on a march are
watered only every fifth day and
when drouth prevails may be left
Tor ten. When grazing they are
supposed to be watered every
sixth day, but such regularity de-
pends on the energy of the herd
ers and the condition of the
grass. the herds when the grass
is green being often left without
water for as long as three
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
A Timely Toast.

Senator Sullivan, of New York,
was recently a guest at banquet
Of homeopathic physicians. Dur
ing the banquet the usual toasts
were drunk. To the health of the
ladies', the president" of Hahne-
mann. the father OF homeopathy, :
and of dozen other persons and
subject glasses were drained duly,
and then, all of sudden, the toast
master, Senator Sullivan had not
yet responded to a toast. Senator
Sullivan he said, rising, mas not
yet been heard from. Senator Sulli-
van will now propose health
The senator arose and beamed upon
the assenblage of physicians. q"
propose he said, 'the health OF
the sick"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
Tattoo All Children.

The society of picturemakers up
on the human skin has presented
a petition to many deputies re-
questing them to pass law making
It obligatory upon parents to have
the names and surnames and the
1ates of birth tatooed upon all chill
dren over six months old. These
eccentric geniuses call themselves
artists, and demand protection. In
heir petition they claim that the
engraving of the name and ad-
lress upon children would serve
an excellent means of identifl-
cation.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
The Worlds Greatest Reader.

Writing of George E. B. Saints
bury, now So years old, w. 2
James says: MIR. Saintsbury'
reading must touch the limit. Ht
thinks himself that, of the 1900
volumes in Southey's library, ev-
cry one had been read by the
owner, and most many times
That would mean a volume ever,
day for nearly forty years, to reat
through zee. There can hav.
been very few days in Mr.. Saints
burv's lie in which he has no
read one or more books"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
Red Heads Seldom Bald.

Redheaded people are less sub
Jet 70 badness than others. I
doctor explains the matters THUS
The hair OF the redheaded is re-.
atively thick, one read hair being
almost as thick as FIVE fair o,
three brown hairs. With 3o,ooC
red hairs the scalp is well thatcil
ed, whereas with the same mum
Der of hairs, one is comparative
ly bald. 1t takes nearly 100000
fair and 10000 brown hairs tC
cover adequately an ordinar,
head.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
Jspan's "Grand Old Man."

The present struggle in Japan
appears to be between the hotheads
# the nation and Marquis Ito, the
veteran statesman about whom one
+ the younger political leaders
writes: He is the present and fu-
IRE of our country, personihed i'll
me individual; and in spite of ali
he attacks of party politics. he is
ill the man to whom all and
everyone tourn their eyes whenever
he country is in trouble, whether
ne be in or out of office"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
They Thumb-Mark Their Pictures.

In order to protect themselves
rom forgeries of their pictures,
some British painters have taken a
.eaf from the scientist, and in addi-
ton to their signature impress the
mark of their thumbs on the wet
oils or water colors in one corner
Of the picture. The idea of identi-
tying people by the impression of
heir fngertips was introduced by
Sir Francis Cation, and has been
oracticed of late for the detection
# criminals.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
1890
PERSONALS.

Miss Petra Champion returned to
the Point this morning.
Capt Cooper Walker is up from
Point Isabel on business
Milton Daily left yesterday by
stage, on his return to Chicago.
Mrs Portmess left by today's
stage for her home at Terrell, Texas.
Fred W. Truwit left this morn
ing for Mobile, Ala. going by
steamer
Mrs. o. B. Ford left for Calves
ton today, to visit friends there and
at Houston.
c. w. Connolly, a commercial
tourist from Cuero, Texas, arrived
by last nights stage.
Louis Kowalski went to the Point
this morning to see his friend A.
B. Jones off on the steamer.
Henry Grunewald left today by
the steamer on business trip to
Galveston and New Orleans.
A. H. Weller and family have
rented the Glaevecke house on the
corner of Eighth and Levee streets,
having moved in Saturday.
E. S. Heyser and c. A. Slayton,
engineers who are engaged on the
Lott road, arrived in town yester-
day. Mr.. Slayton is accompanied
by his wife.
A. B. Jones, well known Gal
weston merchant, left on the steamer
-oday, after weeks stay in
Brownsville looking after his bus
mess interests here.
Aaron Turk, the we'll known dry
goods merchant of Washington
jtreet, leaves by the steamer for
New Orleans, where he goes to lay
in supply of new goods.
Mrs. Mack Richardson and chill
iren leave on the Manteo today.
going to spend the summer with
relatives at Bloomfield, Mo. Lieut..
Richardson accompanied them to
the Point.
]. NJ. Andersen, wife and child
took passage on the Manteo today
for Galveston, where they spend a
few days. Later they will go to
Mississippi, where they will make
their home.
r. J. Adams, of Alice, Texas,
is here on prospecting tour, and
may locate in Brownsville if he
finds a suitable opening. Mr..
Adams is brother-in -law of Geo.
Wallis, who lately came to live
near this place
]. P. Lantz leaves by the steamer
today for his headquarters at Hous-
ton. Mr.. Lantz has grown so fond
of Brownsville that he cannot re-
main away permanently, and his
friends here are pleased to know
that he expects to return in few
months.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
Hottest Place on Earth.

The following are the tempera-
lures noted at some OF the hottest
places in different countries: Hy-
derabad, los deg; Lahore, Io7
deg; FL Paso, II3 deg; Death
Valley, I22 deg; Algeria, Iz7
deg; Fort Yuma, I28 deg. Jacob
obad, I22 deg; Bahrein. in the
Persian gull, 10 deg.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04

John B. Viano, the piano tuner,
who has been here for the past few
weeks, has been kept busy repairing
pianos, as well as selling new ones.
AS to his skill and the quality of
his work, he refers by permission
to the following residents of
Brownsville: Aug. Celaya, Jose
Celaya, Manuel Alonzo, Mrs. An
ME S. Putegnat, Mrs. Rosa Puteg-
nat, A. A. Browne, George Brulay,
and number of others. Leave
orders for Mr.. Viano at Putegnat S
drug store or Darroussett' S restaur-
ant. If.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-04
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1904.
LOCAL ITEMS.


Reyes and Nunez, paper hangers.
Staples can be seen at l..
kowalski' s Office. 4-1-tf.
The First National Bank of
Brownsville publishes its regular
statement in today's HERALD.
See those beautiful samples of
wall paper at L. Kowalski's Office
Reyes and Nunez paper hangers.
4-1-tf.
The fine rain which fell here yes
terday was most refreshing good
for everything except the Easter
millinery.
The smallpox paptient at the
post is now convalesent, and there
is no danger of any spread of the
disease whatever.
The schooner Beacham arrived off
Brazos bar this afternoon with 275
tons of freight consisting of gener-
al merchandise. She comes from
New Orleans.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon c. Hill has been quite i'll for
several days and is reported in a
very critical conditical this after
noon. 1t is sincerely hoped that
the little one may be spared.
The classic tragedy of Othello,
the Moor, was essayed by the Las
ira company at the Matamoros
theater last night. Quite a large
audience witnessed it.
Those who had doubts about its
ever raining at Brownsville had
their doubts removed yesterday by
an occular demonstration of the fact
it does sometimes pour down here
in a good, old-fashioned way.
Died. in this city, Sunday, April
3. at 1880 a. m. Maria Elena, IN
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Ortiz. The funeral takes
MACE this afternoon at 4 o'clock
from the family residence on Madi-
son street.
The remains of Judge Thomas
Carson were taken today for ship
ment by the steamer Manteo to
Mobile, Ala, where they will be
re-interred. Fred w. Truwlt,
brother-in-law of the deceased,
superintended the removal and will
accompany the body to Mobile.
Some of the public school teach
ers and other ladies are planning to
have a picnic on April Fl, San
Iacinto Day, for the benefit OF the
Alamo fund. The plan is an ex-
celent one, and is sure to be a
success. Further particulars OF
the arrangements for the picnic will
be published in THE HERALD, as
soon as learned. Miss NJ. c. But
Ter. who is indefatigable in her
patriotic support of the Alamo pro-
ject, is taking a leading part IN
this enterprise, which is in itself a
guarantee of its success.
Four hundred arr .orty-one
horses and twenty lies were
crossed to Mexico by Frank Alonzo
Yesterday morning a. point about
two miles below Brownsville. Mr..
Alonzo set out today with them for
Galveston, driving from here to
Alice whence they will be shipped
by rail. From Galveston the
horses and mules will be shipped
to Cuba. Custom Inspector Floyd
Layton accompanies the stock from
here to Galveston to make the re-
quired returns to the custom house
there.
Elsewhere in THE HERALD this
evening appears notice relative to
the organization of Brownsville
branch to the Information Sunshine
society, and also of series of en-
tertainments for the benefit of
St. Joseph's Home-ei hoSPitaliSta
There could not be two more
xx-o~.I,- o6,ao+c 20 co1fCif the inter
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-10
Convict Captured.

A special from Weldon to the News
and Observer of 7th says:
"Lewls Foster, one of the four ne
gro conyicts from the railroad camp
near Raleigh, Saturday, as published
in Sunday mornings News and Obser-
yer. was arrested here Sunday, after he
bad been shot and seriously wounded
by Chief OF Police Dickens.
"The officers received information
that convict was in the swamp at
Chockayotte creek, near Weldon. He
went out to arrest him. Foster as
soon as he saw the policeman began
running like deer, across clearing
towards a woods near sbv. Dickens
commanded him to surrender. Foster
paid no heed, the officer fired two shots,
the first taking effect in the arm, the
second in TIE back. Foster then wheel
ed around threw uI, his hands and said,
L surrender
"It wassfourd that the convict was &C.
riousIy wounded. The ball, which was
a 38.calibre, from a Winchester rifle,
went clear through the body. The at
tending physician said, however, that
the chances are that no vitals are
touched, and the man may recover. He
was taken hack to Raleigh last night
Foster said he was sent up from Polk
county for fifteen years on charge Of
murder"
The News and Observer adds:
"The re-captured convict died soor
after his arrival here yesterday morn
ing from the effect Of his wounds"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-10
SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION

March term OF Superiour court is in
session this week, With Judge w. B.
Council presiding.
Court was romptIy opened Monday
and the following grand jury was
drawn s. B. Kitchin, foreman, G.
Braswell, J. J. Burt, r. E. Whltshurst,
1. l.. Love, Walter Keeter, J. F. Gull
iom, Ed. Martin, Henry King, Henry
jenkins, J. E.. Neville. w. n. Huz,
Willie Snort, w. g. Matthews, B. Y.
Harris, j. w. Powers, j. NJ. Browning,
A. j. Medliu.
We were not present when Judge
Council charged the grand jury, but
from his charge here some weeks ago,
and from what we have heard, il was
strong and pointed. Judge Council
has made good impression on the
people OF the county ana they feel for
tunate in having him preside over
their court again.
Solicitor Daniel was on hand with
his usual promptness and vigor in
prosecuting vlolators of the law. The
State may feel secure concerning any
interest which comes into his hands.
He has no superior as a Solicitor in
the State.
This is two weeks term OF court
and the docket is right long. The
first two days We're given to the crimi
nal docket, which was short, there
having been court only a few weeks
ago,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-10
A Popular Show.

The Edsall- Winthrope Stock Com
pany appeared in the opera house here
every night last week, and gave a
matinee Saturday afternoon. 1t was
the cIeanest show and most popular
troune that has ever been in Scotland
Neck. Mr.. John Osman, the manager
ia an interesting Scotchman, and bis
Scotland home was in the native town
of robert Burns. Mr.. Osman has
crossed the Atlantic nine times anu
will soon again visit his native Scot
land He saws he has had fine win
ter in the South, and proposes to make
his home somewhere In the Soutn'
His home now Is in indianapolis.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-10
Mother
Lost Reason After
LaGrippe.
Daughter Had Free
quent Spasms.
DR.. Miles Nervine Cured
Them Both.

DR.. Miles Nervine is a specific for nervous
speedy and permanent cure.
II fee! it is my duty to let you know that
your medicines have cured my little girl OF
nine of spasms. She commenced having them
at the age of three. Our family doctor sad
she would outgrow them but she did not
We took her to another physician who SAID
her trouble was epileptic fits in mild form
He did her no good either. She was SO
nervous she could hardly walk. AS had
already used DIR. Miles Nervine and found
it a good remedy for myself l commenced
giving it to my child. l gave her IN al ten
bottles of the Nervine and one OF the BLOOD
Purifier. That was over two years ago and
she has not had an attack since we COM
menced the treatment. She is no longer
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DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for tree book
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-10
GOOD SPIRITS.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main source Is the
llver-and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass State could
not remedy bad liver or the hun
dred-and-one ill effects it produces.
You can't have good spirits and bad
liver at the same time. Your liver
must be in fine condition if you would
feel bouyant, happy and hopeful, bright
Of eye, light of step, vigorous and sue
eesstu! in your pursuits. You can put
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Green's August Flower-the greatest
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