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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
The Electric Lighting Of Cars
on the st. Paul Road.


One of the many practical subjects
in the realm OF railroad operation,
which has attracted the attention OF
our technical schools, is the lighting
Of trains. The Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railway, which is the
pioneer in the lighting OF trains by
electricity, recently received an in
quiry upon this subject from the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology, which upon being referred
to the proper authorities, has
brought out some interesting in
formation.
The he.li9hting Of trains by electricity
on this road was begun over sixteen
years ago, and during that time the
managers have experimental with
many different systems. They have
found, however, that the most sue
cessful, and without doubt the most
reliable and efficient system for
solid trains. is that in which a
dynamo is operated by small en-.
CINE located in the baggage car and
taking steam from the locomotive.
Each car of the train is equipped
with an auxiliary storage battery.
BY this means it is made possible
for the lighting to continue unin-
terrupted when locomotives are
changed at terminals.
The St. Paul has nine such trains
in service every night, each train
consisting Of an average Of ten cars
Of all kinds. Chief Electrician, c. r.
Gilman, states that the failures
from all causes have averaged about
five per cent Of the hours Of lighting,
and that four per cent OF this is due
to the failure of locomotives in
severe winter weather.
Altogether the ST. Paul road has
two hundred and eighty-three cars
equipped for this method of light
ing. There are one hundred and
forty-six coaches, sixty sleepers,
twenty-three mail cars, twelve din.
ing, nineteen baggage, eighteen
parlor and five buffet cars. In ad
dition to this number the company
has eight coaches and nine sleepers,
which are lighted entirely by stor-
age batteries. The electrical de-
partment is now experimenting with
axle lighting devices, with which it
has equipped three cars with as
many systems. This makes a total
of over three hundred, which Is the
largest number of electric~lighted
cars in service on any one railroad
in the country.
Aside from its being the most ef-
ficient system, the electric lighting
of trains provides the elements Of
convenience and safety, BY the use
of electric lighting on trains, the
danger of fire in case Of wreck, is
greatly diminished. Through its
commendable enterprise along this
special line, the management of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway has won for the road the
distinction of having the best lighted
trains of any railroad system.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06

A girl can safely marry young
man whose love survives the test Of
viewing her picture taken in the
family group. C
Someone has said that fool is
born every minute. Well, that all
right; this would be tiresome old
world IL there was nothing but wis
dom on tap.-Chicago News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
Ishpeming Ski Tourney.

The biggest ski riding and jump
ing tournament ever held in the
United States is to be held in Ish-
peming on Washinston's birthday,
Feb. 22d. The Ishpeming ski club
has the matter in charge aud an
nounces that the tourney is open to
the world.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
d. Levitan. L'Anse.
To the -L'Anse Indoor Base Ball
Club.

We, the young ladies' of L'Anse,
having witnessed your recent efforts
to play AT the game, feel that we
are not quite as poor players as you
have proven yourselves to be, and
therefore challenge you to public
game at any time you~may find
yourselves equal to meeting us on
the diamond. We don't promise too
much, though we assure the public
Of better exhibition on our part
than you made in your recent con-
test. You may surpass us ION A
BAT, and you certainly can "BAwL"
well, but we are surely your
superiors in SCORING.
NTHE YoUNG LADIES INDOOR
" BASE BALL CLUB.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
GAME is OFF.
L'Anse Indoor Base Ball Team
Will Not Go to Osceola
This Evening.

The return game Of indoor base
ball which was to have been played
at Oscedla this evening between the
L'Anse team and the Osceolas, has
been postponed indefinitely.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
Household Goods for Sale.

Being about to remove from
L'Anse, l offer my household fur
niture for sale. Parties desiring to
purchase may call at residence
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week.
MRS. III. A. MILLER, l. 'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
Refuses to Pay Uncle Sans Bill.

Refuses to Pay Uncle Sans Bill.
The city council OF Sault Ste.
Marie at a meeting Monday night
refused to allow a bill of the United
States government for $68, ,504.3 "a,
for damages in the loss Of Fort
Brady barracks by fire year ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
GAME wARDEN's REPORT.
Amount of Fines Collected In
January Was $06S. go.

Following is a synopsis OF State
Game and Fish Warden Chapman's
report for January, 1904:
No. OF complaints investigated. 80
Total number arrests reported. :. 55
Total number convicted. =. 48
Total number acquitted. :. ...... z
Total number pending. ........ 4
Total amount fines and costs 1868. 60
Arrests for violation OF game
laws ....... Al
Arrests for violation Of fish laws 18
Seizures reported :. ~. 49,. II
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
February Special Days.

12th-Lincoln's Birthday.
l4th-St. Valentines Day.
15th-"Remember the Maine. .
-22d-Washington's s Birthday.
27th-Longfellow's Birthday.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
WIN. &. WHITNEY DEAD.
Former Secretary of the Navy
Expires iti'New York.

New York, Feb. g. William Col
Inns Whitney, forme: secretary Of
the navy, died a few minutes after A
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, while
under the influence of ether ad-
ministered preparatory to second
operation for appendicitis. Mr..
Whitney was GA years of age.
C,,heor;ha for Tup SpSry -,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
Can't Sue Maccabees.

A case that might be OF special in
terest to local members OF the
Modern Naccabees was decided in
the supreme court OF this state re-
Gently. The supreme court held in
two cases that, when the Great Hive
of the Maccabees has rejected a
death claim, it's action is final, and
cannot be reviewed by the courts.
In both cases the claims were re-
jected because Of msrepresenta-
tions.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06

We have received our spring
samples OF goods for mems suits
and overcoats. Call and have your
measure taken.
n Tav;tnp 'Apea
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
MUSIC AS MEDICINE.

The New York Herald says that a
lecture by Mrs Amelia Weed Hol-
brook on 'the powers and possibilities
Of music" has aroused great interest In
that city. The lady claimed that hor-
mony might be applied as medicine to
various mental and physical Ills.
Speaking OF music as a hair tonic she
said that generally speaking, piano mu-
sic is good FOR the hair. and the music
Of wind instruments Is bad. but the
kind Of competitions to be used can
not be set down for definite guidance,
No one should undertake to cure RASH
w. she added for the very tune that
win promote growth on ono bald head
win cause the hair to fall out Of an
other.
About n year ago the Boston public
was entertained with wonderful cures.
A lady Miss Christine Brown, pre-
scrbed music for various ailments.
For typhoid fever the receipt was a
selection from Beethoven or Mendel-
sohn For nervous diseases she recon-
mendod "the grand, fun, thrilling
strains Of Wagner Hayden. Handel or
Mendolsohn Asked about her theory Of
therapeutics, she explained that "mu-
sic is harmony harmony Is order, and
order is law. since all things are gov
erned by law, IS not music the true ba-
slsg" And there you are.
one thing is sure, music has proved
ts influence upon mentally unsomd
persons Mrs Holbrook tells Of pa
tlent In a hospital who had resisted all
efforts to rouse her from her apathy
A concert was being given one day, and
when certain tune was played The
young woman left her room, came int
the hall and stood by tho plano, the
first time she had left her room except
under compulsion, since she had beer
afflicted. The power OF the
soft tones OF the harp Of David upor
saul Is well remembered. 1t is alsC
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

The General Slocum was no more OF
firebox than are many other steam
boats plying these waters. Much oapl-
tal IS invested IN them. important
political interests" are concerned, too
II has been demonstrated that the Fed
cral government eyades its duty
shamefully and criminally I'm not re-
quiring proper safeguards against per-
lis from fire and drowning, Lundbergi
the inspector, told on the stand how ut
terly worthless his inspection OF the
Slocum's appliances was. Yet he swore
that he did as well as other inspectors
do. Then he declined 10 answer fur
Their questions on the ground that TO do
80 might incrimlnate' him. And, like
Inspector French, he Is still In otlicel
Are any OF those ON whom the respon-
sibilty rests for tho burning and
drowning Of more than a thousand OF
the General Slocums passengers to be
punished for their crimes? Time will
tell.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
DoWIE AT HOME.

Dowle has returned to Chicago after
a tour OF the world, on which he mis-
erably failed to make any impression
I'm favor OF his schemes. The Chicago
Journal pays him the following comph-
ments:
Coming TO America and to Chicago
less than 10 years ago, this apostle OF
thrift found field planted to his lik-
Ing. BY tricks known 20 zealots and
fakrs In all ages he persuaded thous-
ards Of illiterate and mentally unbal-
anced persons TO starye their families
I'm order that he might clothe himself
in purple and fine linen and add TO his
store OF this worlds goods.
In no other country could mercenary
imposture have been praotised with
like success. Dowie, an Englishman,
tried IL In his old homeland failed.
Driven out OF Australia, where he once
lived, during his recent proselyting
tour, he went back to England, and
there he was refused accommodation
at every reputable hotel So he comes
back TO Chicago, seemingly the only
place on earth which tolerates conti-
dence games when played under mask
of stole and surpice.
Apparently we are too busy to deal
with charlatansm which trafiios In
mental infirmities and thrives upon
moral deformities. We can find no time
to classify roguery or 20 distinguish
between genuine and spurious teachers
OF creeds and cults. Possibly some day
we may deem il our duty to protect the
weak from robbers who hypnotize their
victims, as we now seek to protect
them from robbers who slug their
quarry"
This is all very well. But why not
leave Dowie severely alone. He was
almost unknown until the Chicago pa
pers commenced to report his mad
foamlngs and "stinkpot' sermons The
free advertising created interest among
n certain class of people and thus he
obtained adherents. Dowle should be
entombed in silence. How long would
he last but for the wrte-ups he Is con-
stantly given? Try the experiment, II
only to see the effect of silence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

The men who have been plllorlcd by
the corOner's jury rs responsible for the
murder OF a thousand people ON the
General Slooum will protest that 1t Is
unfair TO single them out from the
mass OF excursion owners and
MANAGERS who have been doing the
same things that they have done with
out having the bad luck to be caught.
They say that they are no worse than
the rest. Very likely this Is true, and
that is the very reason why these pros
ecutlons should be reentlessly pushed.
We need some examples TO encourage
the others" If the mercenary wretches
who equipped the Slocum with rotten
life-preservers and worthless iire.hose
to save money. the crlminally negligent
inspectors who passed her OUTFIT ana
the towards who manned her were the
only specimens OF their kind, they might
be left TO the lash OF their own con-
sciences. II they have any But pre-
ciseiy because there are so many others
Of the same sort It is necessary to VISIT
the utmost rigors Of the law upon those
we have been able to catch. II has cost
thousand lives 10 enable us 70 lay eur
hands on these; let us see mat the
sacrifice shall not have been In vain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
PREDICTS WAR.

According to the New York Times,
Brooklyn has prognosticator who is
trying 10 attract attention 70 his fore
casts lie has written one letter TO
President Roosevelt, and one to Pope
Plus X, In his letter TO the President
he said he would give him a sign, prob
ably on the 10th Of March The sign
would come from either the Balkan
states or Turkey, and It's purport would
be that, a year later, the United States
Great Britain and Japan would be ar
rayed against Russia, China, Germany
France, Spain, Austria, Italy and many
smaller nations. He said that Turkey
would be driven from Europe. The
signs, he says, about the Balkans and
Turkey seem to be IN tins way Of proof
even earlier than expected
In the letter TO the pope, he explained
that ne had obtained his prophetic gift
through the Observance Of mass ana
fasting lie told Plus X that his sign
"ignls ardens' means that ne is to rule
over a burning world. lie also called
attention to the fact that on the occa-
sion Of his coronation he wore his car
dinal stockings, and that this meant,
Enthusiastically, that he would "rulo an
kle-deep In blood Of a world az war;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

certain that the moral influence Of mu-
sic Is very great II Shakespeare Is
any authority on such matters, the man
in whose soul there is no music, Is mt
for murders. treasons, straagcms ana
spolls." II is claimed that In the
Whtechapel district in London re-
forms have followed the establishment
OF halls where good music is produced
But as for music curing measles,
whooping cough, or other physical ALL
ments, including ball headedness, the
skeptlc will not be too severely con-
demned.
The age Is notable for It's many
kinds OF cures" all Of which find COM
verts. We read about the milk cure
the snow cure the grape cure, the
fruit cure, tho bath-tub cure, hypnot-
ism, magnetism, the deep-breathlng
cure, the rest cure and numerous 9TH
ers. The wonder Is that people do not
live for ever with 80 many cures at
their command.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
Los Angeles Times.

Public sentiment and the ends Of
Justice demand that the fullest posi-
bic investigation shall be made into the
facts of this deplorabe disaster, by
which one thousand human lives were
lost. No superficial investigation win
be satisfactory. No Sinking of respon-
sibility should be permitted And after
thn responsibility shall have been fully
established, punishment should follow
I'm accordance with the laws require
ments. There are too many cases OF
criminal negligence In which the guilty
are allowed to go unpublished. Such
laxness contributes directly 10 the neg
llgence which leads to other disasters.
An example should be made in this
case-and In all similar cases where
guilt can be established. Laws design
ed for the protection of human life can
not be too rigidly enforced. There is
no need to make such laws unless they
are enforced The only way to enforce
such laws or any laws, is--to enforce
them,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
TUE sLocuM VERDICT.
Binghamton Press.

The coroner In charge Of tho Slocum
inquest has done much to restore the
confidence OF the public IN the coroner
system which OF late has been badly
impaired lie was alert, business like
ana fearless IN his scrutiny and his
jury appear TO have been unusually
well ftted for their task. As a result
Of their findings the officials OF the
Knickerbocker company and the lead
ing officers Of the boat are held Grimm
ally responsible for the disaster The
government inspector who passed the
Slocum as NJ for excursion uses Is also
held crlminally. The Jury recommends
that the system Of inspection OF all
boats be made more thorough and rigid.
Tho verdict ought 10 bring lasting re-
suits In the safety Of passengers on all
boats carrying passengers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

shrewd politicians OF both parties In
Idaho win hesitate before committing
themselves to policy which has no
substantial basis IN principle or In
necessity, just to foster the plans and
further the ambition OF an unstable
schemer, who has in view simply his
own advancement and ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
New YORK Evonlng Mail.

This sweeping verdict win not sur
prise the public. II corresponds eXact-
~ with the conclusions thus far Of
public sentiment In the matter Nor IS
thls one e. the eases In which, an ar
raignmcnt having been made, the pub
lie and the authorities move on TO a
shocked contemplation Of other trag-
cdles and other woes and forget all
about the matter The Slocum disaster
Is too vast and awful 10 be forgotten.
The next link In the chain OF justice
Is the indictment OF the offenders by a
federal grand jury,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

In New York the other day COMPETE
tive examinations were held 20 nll six
teen positions OF Inspector As many as
just sixteen hundred applicants present
ed themselves. A very great disparity
between the supply and the demand.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

with Mr., Bryan and ex-senator ID. j.
Hill both working on the platform II
looks os though there might be as
much wood butchering as fine carpen-
try on Il.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

There are thirty-six thousand tAllors
on strike In New York. That means
there are four thousand men on strike
according TO queer kind Of sarcastic
mathematics.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

President Roosevelt win know whom
the Democrats have nominated for
President before he learns whom the
Republicans have named. The reason
is this; Tho ono he learns by wire, the
other by red tape.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

The Fourth was celebrated down on
the Isthmus and out in the Philippines
Don't Americans feel just a little pride
In the fact?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

The cotton plant was first brought
from Asia No one knows where the
boil weevil came from.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

"Wnl anybody be punished Tor the
slocum horror" asks the New York
American, Judging the future by the
past, we should say no.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

Miss Faith Moore has rented n suite
Of apartments in New York at $4,000
per annum. Faith. she has more mon
oy than wit.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

II is the nftieth anniversary Of the
birth OF the Republican party. It has
had a mighty career
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

Haven't the Badgers learned that in
conventions as well MS elsewhere the
weakest goes to the Wall?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

married, and to widow, too. As
though he had not had enough conten-
lion in the Boer war
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

IN these days Of conventions and
candidates 'let him that thInketh he
standeth take heed lest he fan
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

II will be difficult for the campaign
poet to make Roosevelt and Fairbanks
rhyme, but they are well gated,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

The many "favorite sons" are to re-
ceiyo an honorable mention" as a con-
ISOLATION prize.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

A great many Of the presidential
booms seem to have died IN the born
ing,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

WIN General Bell allow Mr., Meyer to
continue to breathe the air OF liberty?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP s5
CENTS
SUNDAY, last train leaves saltaIr at $3.50,
j. Il. LANGFORD. Lessee.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

John sharp Williams tongue is al.
most as sharp as a serpents tooth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

A wise son maketh glad father be.
cause Of the great novelty Of It.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

General Pet cronjo has gone and got
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
GAVE UP HER OWN LIFE.
Roxbury, Mass, Mother Killed While
Trying to Save Child.

Boston, June 2S.-To save her little
daughter from an approaching cleo
trio car, Mrs. Della l.. Little, 2S years
old. of 1924 fremont street, Roxbury,
gave up her own life, early last even
ing.
The accident took place almost in
front of her own home, shortly after
$50. With Il number of other children,
Mrs. Little's 3-year-old daughter was
at play on fremont street, near Yer
non. The children We're running across
the street. Mrs. Little had warned her
daughter to stay on the sidewalk. In Il
moment of forgetfulness, however. the
child ran out in the street, followed by
another child, just as an inbound RoX-
bury Crossing car came along. Neither
of the children saw the car and Mrs.
Little ran out to stop them.
Her daughter was almost in the path
of the Oncoming car when she reached
her, and Mrs. Little seized her and
threw her aside. The effort cost her
her life, for although the motorman
made p desperate effort to bring the
car to y standstill he was unable to do
so. and the devoted mother was struck
by the front dasher and thrown to the
ground.
She fell in front of the fender and
was dragged a few feet before the car
was brought to n stop. There were a
number of people on the street at the
time, but they were unable to render
any assistance. In order to extricate
Mrs. Little from her position it was
necessary to back the car.
When she was picked up it was
found that she was unconscious from
fracture of the skull, and in addition.
she had received number of bruises
about the body. Except for the fright,
the little girl escaped uninjured.
Mrs. Little was removed to the City
hospital in the ambulance from divi-
sion 10, where she died within few
hours.
No blame is attached to the motor
man of the car, for, in the opinion of
witnesses. he did all that was in his
power to avert the accident.