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The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
FOR THE TOILET TABLE.
Articles Of Utility and Ornament Now
Found in NY Lady's
Nes. : Collection.

Powder puffs for the bath have
leaped from AN ordinary-sized pun
that q child could manipulate to Q pun
the size of q mans head. With one
dab Of this pun one can powder half
the body and another dab will COM
plete the task of powdering the whole.
says the Washington Star.
These puffs are Of soft, white elder
down. like their little predecessors.
and are finished at the bottom with
shirred silk, or satin and ivory ham
dies. AS time-savers they are worth
their price.
Another fad for the bather is .
small tub of clay. decorated on the
outer side and looking like q home
ly cousin to the Mexican earthern
bowls used as decorations. In this tub
Is big fiat cake of soap that fits
In the bottom Of the tub, Is pink or
grayish white In color and apparently
q sort of scented CASTLE.
With the tub comes a sort of broom,
like small scrubbing broom. 1t Is
made of long fiber from East India,
and the fiber Is doubled so that the
ends meet and are trimmed smoothly
or The place where they double Ia
wrapped with more fiber and forms
a handle. In completed form this
stiff, but not harsh, brush is IL or
more inches long, and its appearance
is sufficient guarantee of its ability to
cleanse.
This tub and brush arrangement is
English. but a sort of general bath
article is the big square sponge Of a
dark brown color In its holder of bar
rel metal-silver preferred-which
hangs on the edge of the bathtub.
For the bath come bran bags of
cheesecloth filled with bran scented
with orris and some other perfume
that the bather fancies. Bags made
of cheesecloth and filled with oatmeal
are perfumed in the same manner, and
are particularly fine for the skin and
complexion. Corn meal, too, is high
ly recommended by. physicians for
whitening and softening the skin, so
many women have little bags of per-
fumed corn meal made for face, neck
and hands.
Paris sends over all manner of bath
bags guaranteed to do all manner OF
wonderful things to the complexion
and skin. These all have their devo-
tees. but to the average woman unable
to pay big prices for these dainty, i'm
ported bath bags, bottles of waters
come with all the leading perfumes
and wafer or two is dissolved in the
tub while the water runs.
This is the day of fads for the bath
and the woman who cannot buy the
latest fads has the satisfaction OF
making them cheaply from a few
cents worth of oatmeal and her ia.
vorite perfume, with little orris pow.
der mixed in the whole.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
THE PROMOTER STOOD in.
Entitled to Share for Imparting a
Good Idea to the Com
pany.

How Seth Bullock, superintendent of
the Black Hills forest reserve, personal
friend of the president and not infre-
quently a guest at the white house and
noted western character, managed to
secure fancy drink in the early days
of Helena is told by former resident
of that city, now of this. 1t serves to
show, says the Washington Post, that
the age of promotion" is not as young
as is pictured by later date savants.
1t was in the early '70's. when Hele-
ma was one of the banner placer min
ing camps of the west and gold was be-
ing washed by hundreds of men from
the sands of Last Chance gulch (now
Main street,. Bullock wanted fancy
drink and did not care to remunerate
the bartender with a fancy price in
lieu, so he evolved a plan which
worked to perfection.
Entering the saloon, Bullock said:
&c, I'll tell you what let's do.
II you will furnish the sherry. I'll fur
nish the fresh eggs. and we will mix
up drink that Is out of sight"
AS eggs were worth two dollars
dozen, the liquor man decided that 1t
was good bargain, although wine was
sold at stiff figure in those days.
Then Bullock went into the grocery
nearby and said to the proprietor: I,
w, If you will furnish the eggs,
I'll furnish the sherry and we will have
something worth while In the line of
fancy drinks"
The grocer agreed to furnish the
eggs and few minutes later both en-
tered the liquor house. The concoc-
ton was duly prepared and the three
began to absorb II.
AS Seth swallowed his share, an
idea struck the bartender.
"Say!" demanded he, turning upon
Seth, where do you come in on this
game anyway? W has furnished
the eggs and have supplied the liquor.
How do you get in?"
"Oh, I'm the promoter" replied Bull
lock with a smile.
There was nothing left to say.
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SPURNED BY REVENGE.
Bandit Raisuli, in Letter, Gives Rea-
sons for the kidnapping
of Perdicaris.

London, June 20.-Revenge on the
governor of Tangier, now deposed, is the
reason for the kidnapping Of the Ameri-
can, Perdicaris. by Raisuli, according to
letter from the bandit. The corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail at Tangier
says that a letter from Raisuli was re-
ceived there Sunday, in which the
brigand recites the wrongs done by the
governor to his tribe. and declares he
harbors no enmity toward the Chris
tians. The letter ends with the threat
that the new bashaw must be just or the
present troubles will be renewed.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25

Map of that portion OF the East river
where the General Slocum was burned and
hundreds OF lives sacrificed
pectations OF their day of all days In
the year. They went to their death
with bands playing, flags whipping in
the breeze, and under as fair sky
as was ever vouchsafed to picnic
crowd. The 400 children were sing
ing, dancing and waving handker-
chiefs and flags in answer 10 the salu-
tations OF those on shore or from pass
ing steamers.
Horror Upon Unspeakable Horror.
The scenes during and after the
catastrophe were the kind that make
the heart sick. Mothers hugging their
children to their breasts in love and
terror were forced to choose between
certain death in the flames and almost
equally certain death in the water.
Great preparations had been made for
the seventeenth annual excursion Of the
Sunday school OF ST. Marks German Lu-
theran church, the congregation OF
which is drawn from the dense popula-
tion Of the lower East and West yides,
and the General Slocum had been char
tered TO carry the excusionists to Locust
Grove. one OF the many resorts on Long
Island sound II is variously estimated
that there were between ] 800 and $500
persons on board the General Slocum
when she left the pier at Third street.
East river. though the Knickerbocker
Steamship company. which owns the
Slocum, officially states that the num-
ber Of passengers was S73, that being
only one-third Of the vessels capacity.
1t is thought, however. that there were
several hundred children In arms, for
whom fares are not usually charged on
these trips. on board.
At the extreme estatern end Of Ran
dall's island. of One Hundred and Thir-
ty-fifth street, there Is stretch Of water
known as the Sunken Meadows. At this
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PLAYERS AT MONTE CARLO.
Are Closely Watched and Investigated
by Large Number Of Acc
81 tive Spies. 4

Nowhere on earth IL the faculty %
well developed as at Monte Carlo Of
extracting the last sou from the pub
lie. The place has grown several
times over In ten years. The annual
profits amount to about G1.000,000.
It has become huge gambling trust
up to date. keeping abreast of the
times and defying and meeting all
competition. says writer in the Lon
don Mail.
The splendid business capacity of M.
Blanc, who Ia Monte Carlo as much
as Mr.. Chamberlain is the fiscal ques-
ton, has led him to make the discov-
cry that some lucky gamblers have
been taking money away from Monte
Carlo. This is defect in his sys-
tenn that he intends to remedy, as
In his opinion the Casino company
needs the cash more than anyone else
does. ~
About 200 active spies are employed
at Monte Carlo. They throng the
gambling rooms, pick up facts about
the players, catch and expel pick
pockets, track persons who exude
counterfeit coins, and make them
selves generally useful to their en-
ployers. tFP
One of their duties is to collect sta
tistics as to how much the big win
ners win and what they do with it.
These gentry have discovered that
when gambler has won a few thou
sand pounds at thirty-or-forty or rou-
lette he becomes tired of both distrac-
tions He wants new worlds to con-
quer. and he goes on and loses all
his profits at Nice or Cannes at the
baccarat tables. ft
Here you have the Monte Carlo fis-
cal question, and M. Blanc has taken
steps to prevent the deleterlous ex-
portation of bullion that might very
we'll remain where 1t is. ft
So now you can play baccarat, or
bridge, or poker at Monte Carlo.
They are not played in the Casino.
There's isn't room. A sumptuous CLUB
has been established, and winnings
/. from the Casino company's Golfers go
back to those same Golfers via the
| club.
Monte Carlo Is keeping up with the
times. 1t Is being run more and more
In accord with the motto: "If you
don't see what you want. ask for It."
The gaming tables now keep open un-
til one a. m, and you can even get
ham sandwich on the premises to
refresh your inner man and give you
the fortitude necessary to lead you to
lose some more money.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
Electricity and Plants.

Recent experiments of the Massachu-
setts agricultural college tend TO show
that atmospheric electricity acts as a
stimulus to plants, and has much to do
with their development and confgura-
ton. 1t was found during the expert
ments that at distance Of 30 feet from
the ground the air. for about nine-tenths
of the time, has a positive electric
charge. The differences Of potential be-
ing the earth and the air ranged from
rs volts negative to 300 volts positive.
In thunderstormsf the potential Of the
air frequently changes from positive to
negative. and vegetation often becomes
charged.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
Chocolate Bread Pudding.

Put into a bowl two cupfuls of stale
bread crumbs and pour over them one
quart OF scalded milk. While II is cool
Ing put two squares of chocolate in a
saucepan and melt II over hot water.
When the bread and milk are cool mix
with them two-thirds OF a cupful of su-
gar, two eggs slightly beaten, the choco-
late. one saltspoonful Of salt and one tea
spoonful Of vanilla. Bake in buttered
tin an hour in moderately hot oven. II
is to be eaten cold with cream.-Boston
Budget.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25

Take one can OF best sweet corn and
chop fine In a chopping tray. Add two
beaten eggs. to which has been added
two tablespoonfuls OF milk. table,
spoonful Of salt. q half tablespoonful
OF pepper and two even tablespoonfuls
of -four. Beat well and fry on grid
die In a tablespoonful Of mixed larl
and butter. dropping one spoonful for
each patty. Fry brown on both sides
and serve hot-Boston Budget
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25

New York, June 20.-Sunday's har-
vest of dead from the steamer General
Slocum numbered 40, bringing the to-
tai number of bodies SO far recovered
up to 632. or these, $50 have been
identified while about 40 OF the vic
tins now lying at the morgue have not
been claimed by friends or relatives.
During the day 36 bodies were recov-
cred, and 1t was not till after dark,
when the great majority of the search
ers had ceased to work that the other
1S were found.> Most Of these came up
from the bottom and fioated into
shore. They were discovered by the
police While the list of missing was
cut down somewhat by the identified
tions made Sunday, IL new names
were added to that roll, thus leaving
the total of missing over 300.
The Awful Disaster.
New York, June 17.-Over 700
persons, according to the coroner's
latest estimate, lost their lives
Wednesday morning by the burning OF
the excursion steamer General Slocum
in Long Island sound while off Rick
'er's island and in plain view of New
York city and Long Island shores.
The disaster likely will equal In
numbers and wholly matches in pitt
fulness and horror the Iroquois theater
fire in Chicago last December. 1t was
appalling in its immenslty, dramatic
in its episodes and deeply pathetic In
the tender age of most of its victims.
AS in the Iroquois fire most Of the
victims were women and children
They were members of the Sunday
school of St Marks German Lutheran
church. bound for their annual excur-
sion up Long Island sound. happy
gay, care free and full of joyous ex-
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the Slocum before the steamer beached.
He cannot say whether they jumped or
fell or were pushed into the water He
sank and when he rose he found scores
about him fighting for life. He failed to
And his wife and daughter. With great
effort he kept afloat, and was about 20
give up in despair when a man on one Of
the tugs picked him up. OF the scores he
saw about him when he rose, one by one
sank. 1t is not yet known whether his
daughter is among the living or the dead.
Many May Be Safe.
There are a number of places where
the living may have landed, and it is
believed that many that are now re-
ported missing are safe, and eventual
ly will be heard from by the officials
who have the rescue work in hand
Indeed. a surprising number Of persons
reported TO these officials that they
had been saved, thus cutting the list
of missing down considerably, as well
as the probable mortality list.
Many Injured.
Many persons who were injured in
the panic that followed the breaking
out of the flames on the General Slo-
cum, and at least 200 persons were
taken to the hospitals. Not death
has occurred SO far among these, and
many of them have already beer dis
charged.
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ROBBERS SECURED $es,ooo.
None Of the Bandits Who Held Up
Northern Pacific Train Cap f
tured as Yet. So

Missoula, Mont. June 20.-With re-
ward OF $1,000 hanging over each Of the
bandits engaged in the holding-up and
dynamiting Of the Coast Limited train
on the Northern Pacific Thursday night,
and with number Of posses In what Is
believed to be close pursuit. not word
has come to indicate the capture OF any
member of the gang. The amount Sc
cured by them from the express COM
pany's safe is said to be $65, 900.
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Struck a snae.

Northern Acquaintance--Co Colonel. they
cav Japanese scientist has discovered
q serum that is an infallible cure for rat
tlesnake bite. Is It likely 1t will ever dis
place your famous Kentucky remedy
Eminent Kentuckian-To what ia
nous remedy do you allude. sub ?-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Awful Steamer Horror Occurs
d. in New York HarbOr.
Heavily Laden Excursion Boat Takes Fire
Off He'll Gate. Vf 8
SCORES OF VICTIMS LEAP OVERHEARD and DROWN
Others Remain and Succumb to the Elames--Dead
Mostly Women and Children-Latest
Estimate of the Dead.

point, Just as crowds were watching the
gaily decorated steamer from the shore.
the General Slocum took fire, and as the
age OF the vessel (she was built in 1891
had resulted In the well seasoning of the
WOOD with which she was almost entirely
built she was soon mass Of flame. The
fire is said to have broken out in lunch
room on the forward deck through the
overturning of pot of grease. The
the fire was futile.
At One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
street there are several lumber yards and
oil tanks, and as Capt William Van
Schaick, in command of the General
Slocum, started to turn his vessel to-
ward the shore there he was warned that
1t would set fire to the lumber and oil,
and so he changed his course for North
Brothers island, one of the twin islands
near the entrance to the sound. some
half a mile away, where the boat partial
ly burned was beached. She sank near
this place at 1925 o'clock p. m, two
hours and 25 minutes after the fire was
first discovered
Leap Overheard.
In the meantime the passengers had
become panic stricken, and those who
were not caught up by the flames rushed
to the rear of the vessel, and hundreds
jumped overheard into the swiftly run
ming waters. 1t is alleged that the life
preservers were too securely fastened
to their holdings to be available, and
stories are told Of frantic efforts made
by strong men to cut them loose; but
even II they could have been torn down
they were too high up for the children
, to reach.
An Awful Race.
The race to North Brother island was
| horribly dramatic. 1t was made while
the flames, which had been famed into a
fury by the strong head wind, were con-
young. The scene was one Of frightful
panic, with women and children jumping
overheard and being lashed by the chan
mel whirlpools against the vessels sides
Women and children were crowded to-
gether on the hurricane deck which soon
burned away and fell, and 1t is believed
that most Of those on this deck were
burned. The after rail gave way and the
passengers who had crowded against il
were pushed into the river. Mothers and
children became separated and frantic
ally sought each other, while in several
cases fathers and mothers gathering
their children together jumped with them
into the water. Little children, hold
ing each other by the hand, jumped to-
gether and were afterward found clasped
in each others arms. 1t is alleged that
men fought with women to escape, re-
sulting in the trampling under foot OF
scores of children.
Meanwhile the Slocum burned to the
waters edge. At 12: 25 o'clock, two hours
and 25 minutes after the fire was first
] discovered, she sank. 1t is estimated
that there were then nearly 100 charred
bodies on her decks. Just after the
! steamer sank the water nearby was
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
Roosevelt at valley Forge.

Philadelphia, June 20.-President
Roosevelt, in an address at Valley
Forge. drew lessons from the lives of
Washington as father Of the country
and OF Lincoln as its savior. He says
their heroism marked the greatest
epochs In the history of the nation.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25

black with bodies. The tug Fidelity sue
lceeded In picking up Ss charred corpses
In Hunts cove on Ricker's island and
carried them into the sound. None OF
these bodies, II Is thought can ever be
Identified. Heads. legs and arms are
burned on and not shred OF clothing is
left on any Of them.
The scene on North Brother island as
described by the rescuers was a pitiful
one. Body after body was washed ashore
or brought In by boats and added to the
long row on the beach. Fifty-three per-
sons died there while the doctors were
attending them. AS the bodies OF the liv-
ing and the dead were taken out OF the
water, those alive were taken to the
hospitals on the island or sent across
the river to hospitals In Manhattan.
Here ambulances from almost all the
hospitals In Greater New York and every
other sort of conveyance which could be
found were put into service. For hours
the bodies of the burned and the drowned
drifted ashore on the island and between
One Hundred and Thirty-first and One
Hundred and Thirty-eighth streets in
Manhattan. Some came ashore still
alive. Many of these died while others
will recover The scenes on the beach
OF North Brother island were pitiable In
the extreme. as the living and the dead
were brought In. The row Of bodies
stretched along the beach and hysterical
women and frantic men went along look
ing at one after another, searching for
children and friends.
Pastor Is Saved.
Rev. j. G. Schultz, the assistant pastor
of the church, called at the temporary
morgue and identified the body of Mrs.
Anna Haas, the wife of the pastor OF the
church. The coroner at once gave per-
mission for-the body to be removed to
the residence of DR.. Haas. DR.. Haas Is
among the rescued. He, himself, wife
and daughter got outside of the rail OF
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
Western millionaire Dead.

Denver. Colo, June 16.-George II.
Adams, a millionaire cattleman and
owner OF the Adams hotel in this city,
died "Wednesday OF heart disease, after
three years illness. aged SO years. He
owned the Baca grant Of 100000 acres
in the San Luis valley.
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powie sails For America.

Liverpool, June 20.-John Alexander
Dowie, Mrs. Dowie and their son, Glad
stone Dowie, sailed Saturday for New
York on board the Cunard line steamer
Lucania. There was no demonstration
on their departure.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25
Arkansas Ia for Parker.

Hot Springs, Ark, June 16.-The
state democratic convention instructed
for Parker by vote Of 257h to 1921
for Hearst.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-06-25


tered Tor special ran between New York and Rocawy Beach
steamer Grand Republic Al yacht the the made
launched Brooklyn
2s4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-25
What a Lie Did.

The madness of suicide as relief
from mental anguish was wildly illus
trated years ago by an incident which
occurred in an italian town. Moretti,
a tailor, was sent to prison on charge
of fraud. His sweetheart called upon
the police officer to ask how long Mo-
retti was likely to be confined and was
told that it would be probably for
many years. The policeman had been
instigated to say this by the girls
mother, who disliked the match. Over
whelmed with grief and thereby driven
to despair, the poor girl put an end to
her life by poison. A few days later
Moretc. was released from custody,
the a cusation against him having
heen proved false. He returned home
to find his affianced bride corpse.
Frenzied at the sight, he, too, destroy
ed himself. The lie wrought double
tragedy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-25
Richest Nation In the World.

The little republic of Panama starts out
as the richest nation, per capita. in the
world. Its population is something less
than 500, 900 and it will have yearly
income from the canal of $3.50, 900. Here
is nation that starts out with no debt
and $40 per capita in the public treasury
with perpetual income of so cents per
capita to pay running expenses. That is
certainly new thing under the sun.
The expenses of the government of a
large part of the territory, which is put
under the police control of the United
States, will be paid by this government.
All the other expenses could be paid out
of the $25o, 900 year which Panama will
always get as rent for the canal right.
Thus we will have country in which
there will be no taxes. That destroys the
saying, "As certain as death and taxes. -
Nothing like it has ever been known in
the world before
All this is based on the supposition that
the money will be spent honestly. in
which proposition few balieve. The
probabilities are that there will be a
sauternalia of extravaganza down in the
isthmus for few years, and after that
taxes enough to suit the old conditions
which the world has so long known.-Ex.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-25
Proper Treatment of Pneumonia.

Pneumonia is too dangerous disease
for anyone to attempt to doctor himself,
although he may have the proper rem
edies at hand. A physician should always
be called. 1t should be borne in mind,
however, that pneumonia always results
from cold or from an attack of the
grip, and that by giving Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy the threatened attack of
pneumonia may be warded off. This
remedy is also used by physicians in the
treatment of pneumonia with the best
results. DIR. w. J. Smith, of Sanders,
Ala, who is also druggist, says of it: 81
have been selling Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and prescribing it in my practice
for the past six years. use it in cases of
pneumonia and have always gotten the
best results" Sold by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-25

Ex-congressman Loud, who while in
Congress was the agent of the express
companies, and whose efforts to have his
ideas on postal laws adopted, concerning
second-class matter, ETC., caused the press
of the country to exert its influence
against his reelection with such good
purpose that he was overwhelmingly de-
feated, has been appointed by President
Roosevelt as commissioner to the worlds
postal congress. His appointment will
find about as much favor with the public
as have several other of the Presidents
recent selections. But the corporation
agents have to be looked after, and when
the people turn them down they get some
soft snap near the public pie counter
through appointment.