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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
CIVIL WAR MEMORIES.
In Reviewing Past One Realizes Both
Sides Were Impelled in Great
= Movement of Sentiment.

To-day this nation honors the men,
DRY of those who died for their coun-
try and pays homage to their surviv-
ing comrades who risked their lives in
the same noble cause. And when we
have placed flowers on the graves of
the dead heroes and stood uncovered
as the thinning line of veterans winds
slowly past, let us turn from cortem-
plating the heroism of dying for ones
country to considering the greater he
roism of living for 1t.
:. What the country needs most to-day
Is the patriot whose highest purpose
is to maintain in all its glory and
honor the nation for which the patriot
of the early SOS freely offered and
gave his life. Our chief duty is to
preserve in peace and unity what was
won in war.
Sometimes 1t is much easier to die
for ones country than to live for 1t.
There is no glamour, no dash, no spec
tacle or enthusiasm in winning the
moral victories of peace. They come
chiefly as the result of battles of the
mind. moral conflicts. to the heroes Of
which the nation gives neither honors,
pensions nor medals.
The man who lives for his country is
just as jealous for her honor as the
man who dies for 1t. He does not place
wreath of flowers on the grave of a
veteran and then betray the nation for
which that veteran gave his life. He
is among the first to honor the heroes
of the war because he is himself a he
ro-a hero of peace.
This country paid heavy price for
liberty and national union. 1t cannot
maintain these things without further
sacrifices. But the price the living
have to pay is not in blood and treas
ure, but in obedience to law, in re-
spect for justice, in fidelity to our
ideals, principles and institutions
Chicago Evening Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
Entertaining
Angels Unawares
OUR SERMON STORY BY the
a Vision Between the lines Of Gods
Inspired Word.)
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Scripture Authority :-"And the Lord APP
peared unto him In the plains of Mamre:
and he sat In the tent door In the heat OF the
day; and he lifted up his eyes and looked.
and. 10. three men stood by him; and when
tent door, and bowed himself towards the
ground. and said. Ny lord. IL now have
found favor In thy sight. pass not away.
l pray thee. from thy servant Let little
water. / pray you, be fetched. and wash
your feet. and rest yourselves under the
tree: And l will fetch a morsel OF bread.
and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye
shall pass on; for therefore are ye come to
your servant. And they said. So do. as
thou hast said."-Gen. 1S:l-5.
BE not forgetful TO entertain strangers
For thereby some have entertained angels
1892.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

experience as chairman of the house
appropriations committee learned that
one item of extravaganza In govern
ment affairs is the printing of docu-
ments and reports that are of COM
paratively limited interest. He has
been convinced that some of the most
ornate specimens of the printers and
engravers' art that are turned out Of
the government printing Office really
should never have been authorized,
and their costly production is waste
of public money.
The Daughters of the American Rev.
olution secured national charter in
1896 which provides that 1t shall make
a report to the secretary of the Smith
sonian institution, and that the sec
rotary shall communicate to congress
such portions Of the report as may be
of national interest SO far the secre-
tary has assumed that the voluminous
annual reports of this society are all
of national interest, and they have
been sent bodily to congress and print
ed at public expense. A review of the
report makes It difficult to understand
what national interest there can be in
the major part Of such document.
Speaker Cannon, with this expensive
report in view, has of late years per-
sistently opposed the granting of ma
tional charters to any society unless
the act contained provision specific
ally declaring that the organization
shall in no manner whatever become a
charge upon the United States treas
ury. His insistence on this restriction
has proven danper to a number OF
societies seeking charter at the hands
Of congress which would permit the
publication OF their reports by the gov.
eminent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

and propagating this important food
fish was seriously retarded this spring.
The low temperature Of the waters
produced by the continued cold
weather interfered with spawning and
then the fishing season opened with
tremendous onslaughts by fishermen.
Mr.. bowers reports that instead of
taking hundreds of millions of shad
eggs, as the commission has been able
to do in past years, the government
will be lucky to obtain 40,000,000 eggs
this year.
Only jewellers along the Atlantic
coast appreciate to the full this splen-
did fish. The season begins early in
Florida and works up along the coast,
reaching it's height when the Susque-
hanna and Delaware rivers are
reached. The first shad in the market
is sure harbinger Of spring, and Is
welcomed as joyfully as the spring
flowers in the hills. With the coming
of warm days the shad leave their
winter haunts and seek the waters Of
the bays and rivers. Their destination
Is lHt SldllOW uCPtho Vi thV AASoh W
ter rivers, where their eggs will quick
Iy ripen. The taking of the fish by
millions in nets interferes with the run
and the roe shad that have gotten
through and reached the spawning
beds have not produced because the
temperature of the water has been SO
low.
The government considers the prop
agation OF the shad so important that
an annual appropriation OF $25O,OOO Is
made for the collection of the shad
eggs. Fishermen are paid $40 per mil
lion for the eggs, but the outlay this
year will be very limited. The end of
the season comes about May 20, and
the prospect is that the government
will have mighty few shad fry to plant
in the coast rivers this year. The re-
suit of the scarcity will be felt three
or fous years from now.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

Wilson Is one of the conspicuous VIC
Tins Ct the persistent social gossips.
Mr.. Wilson lost his wife some IL years
ago. end 1t is doubtful If he has ever
given single thought to remarriage.
This does not prevent the periodical
appearance of the newspaper para
graph stating that the secretary is
about to marry lady who is various
ly described as a school teacher in his
own state of Iowa, middle-aged clerk
in his department, or charming wild
ow in society.
Mr.. Wilson has long since given up
the idea Of suppressing this sort of
gossip and has resigned himself to the
fate Of being talked about. no matter
how distasteful 1t Is. The fact is, the
secretary is too busy with the affairs
of his department, and his mind Is so
engrossed with plans for the advance
ment Of agriculture and the betterment
of the condition of farmers, that he
has little or no time to give to the
lighter and more personal affairs of
life. He is more diligent in seeking an
ClCtIlNC ChCAiy VI thC OOii WSONA VI IL
the incubation of sails to make them
more productive than he Is in the fair
sex or in the quest OF a wife.
Attorney General Moody, the bache-
lor member of the presidents cabinet,
is another target for Dame Rumors
shafts. Mr.. Moody has been too busy
all his life building up reputation in
the law to give much thought to seek
ing partner for life. The accommo-
dating social gossips Of the city, how
ever, have settled his fate for him, IL
they are to be believed and have him
engaged to marry a charming widow
in Boston, who Is conducting very
prosperous millinery establishment.
They declare that the lady. highly edu-
Gated and charming as she is, cares
nothing for society, and is particularly
Indifferent to official society, and
therefore has declined to become Mrs.
Moody as long as Mr.. Moody remains
in The government service. When he
retires, however, it is declared that
one of his first moves will be to take
the Boston widow into partnership for
life and then enter upon the practice
of law at the Hub.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
STARTED in DIXIE
THE SOUTH SAID TO HAVE Or
IGINATED MEMORIAL DAY.
a Georgia Lady First Suggested the
Idea-Has Been Observed in
the Northern States
Since 1868.

At this season we read not a few
newspaper stories of some new find
concerning the beginning of Memorial
day tribute of flowers. The south has
gotten out little book telling how
the custom had its start in a Georgia
town.
In January, 1886, Miss Lizzie Ruth
erford, of Columbus, Ca, who had la
bored zealously during the war as a
member Of the Soldiers Aid society,
asked Mrs. Jane Martin to go with her
to the cemetery to look after the SOL
diers' graves there. On the way home
the ladies talked of the men that had
given up their lives for their cause, and
Miss Rutherford suggested that the
Soldiers Aid form itself into a memoir
ial association, and that day every
year be set aside for caring tor and
decorating the soldiers graves. Her
companion received the suggestion
with enthusiasm; thought 1t would be
an easy matter to interest other wom-
en- in the memorial idea.
At the next meeting of the Soldiers
Aid society there was organized the
Ladies' Memorial association, which
should provide for annual decoration
of the graves. The date chosen for the
flower-strewing was April 26. So
cieties all over the south sprang up in
response to an appeal from the Column
bus Memorial association, and the an
nual custom was established.
The Borth sympathized with this
tribute. but found the date chosen by
the south too early. A southerner
writes thus of the adoption of the Gus
tom by the northerners: THE north
looked on, thought the custom good,
took it to herself and has hallowed it
as she does her Thanksgiving obliga-
ton. April was too early for her flow
ers, hence she set apart May 30"
The first general observance of the
day in the north was in 1868. Gen.
John A. Logan, commander-in-chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, sent
out long order, which contained these
words: THE Both of May is designated
for the purpose of strewing with flow
ers or otherwise decorating the graves
of comrades who died in defense of
their country No form of ceremony
is prescribed, but posts and comrades
will in their own way arrange fitting
services and testimonials of respect"
And 1t was added: IF other eyes grow
dull, and other hearts cold in the trust,
ours shall keep 1t well as long as the
warmth and light of life remains to
u.s."
1t is said that a veteran living In
Cincinnati had made the suggestion to
the adjutant general of the grand
army, and he In turn drafted general
order to the Grand Army posts to set
aside a decoration day. Gen. Logan
enlarged the order and sent It out Of
ficially. In 1868, on special day, SOL
diers' graves were decorated in 1873
cemeteries Of 81 states; the next year
1886 cities and towns in 81 states OBJ
served Memorial day. 1t is now one Of
our great national holidays.
Miss Rutherford said she got her In
spiration for Memorial day from "a
story called Initials" In which was
described custom among Germans Of
decorating the graves OF friends on a
special day.
ELLEN TIAYER
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

} D. s messengers
come, and some
times they find us
80 occupied with
the things of time,
and our eyes so OBJ
scured by present
C o n ditto MS and
needs that we do
not recognize them,
and we let them
pass by. and thus
miss Gods message
and Gods blessing.
And then again
~ -. n . a. n n r N -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
Holiday to Be Preserved.

It is to be hoped that Memorial day
will never lose its sanctity. AS long as
Old Glory waves and the republic sur
wives 1t should remain the one day devot-
ed to rehearsing the immortal valor OF
the millions of American freemen who
died that their country might live.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

CArsNON
is not very popu-
lar with represen-
tatives of organi-
cations and socie-
ties that are seek
ing national char
ters for the ppr-
pose of getting a
quasi connection
with the govern
ment. Mr.. Can
non In his long
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
Planked shad Of Washington.

v washington and
at the river re-
sorts round about
the shad is met
with in all its
glory. This city is
as famed for its
planked shad as
Philadelphia is for
its catfish and
wames. Boston for
its cod. or Chicago
for It's planked
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
Scarcity Of shad.

GORGE M. BOW
ers, chief of the
fish commission,
has very discour-
aging reports to
make this year to
the lovers of the
toothsome shad
The work of col
lecting shad eggs
for the purpose
of stocking rivers
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

p
lishment of Presbyterian cathedral
in Washington has inspired this latest
rumor 1t Ia suggested that II the
matter is taken up by the Presbyteri-
an general assembly Judge Harlan will
be requested to take charge OF the
movement, and In order to do so he
viii relinquish his place on the bench
and devote all his energies to the
building of the cathedral.
Recently the judge was asked con-
corning the report that he would leave
the bench for the purpose of further
ing the Presbyterian cathedral move
ment. He declared that he was not in
a position to discuss the matter, and
whatever was done would depend upon
the action of the general assembly. He
announced his great interest in this
movement and his willingness to as
sumo large share of the burden of
raising the funds, but he was not pre-
pared to say whether he would leave
the supreme bench for the purpose of
devotiDg all his time to the matter.
Judge Harlan Is entitled to retire
ment, having passed the requisite age,
but few of his colleagues are more
wrapped up in their work than is he.
He has been member of the supreme
bench for % years, and still does his
full share of its work. He is physical
ly in the finest condition and demon
stratsi only few weeks ago that he
was formidable opponent for any
one to meet on the golf links. He took
part In golf competition and played
IS holes over a rough, hilly course.
and won the match for his club, the
Chevy Chase Golf club, by defeating
his opponent on the eighteenth green.
He has made some of the most diff
cult strokes ever played on the Chevy
Chase links, and 1t is no unusual thing
for him to walk from his home to the
links, distance of four or five miles.
The Judge attributes his fine physical
condition to his indulgence In this
sort CT out-of-door sport.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
NOT Diyided in Death.

In the north, as in the south, there Is
no sectional distinction; the graves of
the union and the confederate dead are
decorated alike. They lie side by side in
our national cemeteries.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
The Secretary Of Agriculture.

.NGLE men In the
cabinet or in pub
life must pay the
penalty of their
condition. Dame
Rumor is always
busy with their
names. and hints
and predictions of
m a rr la g e 5 are
mapy. Secretary
of Agric u lture
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

Much credit Is due to Clara Barton,
founder Of the American National Red
Cross, for the Identification OF northern
dead In southern graves,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

America Produces Most Beer.
America now makes 132,000.000 gal-
Ions more OF beer annually than GER
many.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

Y vhitehsh. TO enjoy this dellcacy at
cits best, planked shad should be eaten
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
JUSTICE HARLAN ATTRIBUTES
vIaoR TO OUTDOOR ExERcIsE.
. - y ~ n sRg
FISH COMMISSIONS REPORT
Al Fresco Potomac Dinner at Its Best
Always Marrying OF Unmar-
ried Public Men-secretary
Moody Victim.

ASHINGTON.-The
rumor is again
circulated that AS
$ ciate Justice
John M. Harlan
contemplates re-
tirement from the
supreme bench.
Judge Harlan's en-
thusiastic advo-
conv Of tho aatah-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

When "Uncle Joe'' Is Not Popular.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-05-27

"sleep." luotn the one with the silver
locKg,
"sleep TIL the life anew:
This flower is red for the blood you shed
In the struggle OF sixty-two."
sleep" quoth the maid with throbbins
heart,
'Caressed by sweetheart's tear;
For my love IL there. meath the roses faiy.
On the grave az q volunteer"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

Smoking to excess leads to some Of
the most serious diseases to which our
eyes are subject. One Of the mildest
of these has color blindness as re-
suit, and 1t may be traced by the fact
that those suffering from 1t gradually
cease to recognize varying tints until
they can make out blue only. At last,
il the disease is unchecked, they lose
perception of that color also.
Tobacco "amblyopia" is further de.
velopment of the same trouble, in
which the sufferer ceases to distinguish
form us well as color, and excessive
smokers of heavy black twist are PEI
culiarly susceptible to this. Sailors
smoke such twist largely, and its use.
has even been held to account for col.
lisions at sea. because the lookout men
were under its influence. Persistence
in this habit may lead to total blind
ness
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
STAYS HIS WIFE
AND CHILDREN
ousy. Commits Murder by
Wholesale.

Chicago. Jan. 12--John Miller. IN
Austrian living ut SO Lewis street,
brutally slashed and finally shot his
wife and two little daughters early in
the day, killing all three. Miller then
cut himself severely and was taken to
the AleNian Brothers hospital. The
woman and children died at the Ger
man hospital. Miller. who is waiter
at Porter's restaurant, cafe on tie
north side, where his wife also was
employed, returned to his home ut
about 2:45 o'clock in the morning.
Soon after reaching home he began
to quarrel with his Wife, owing to
jealousy, 1t is said, and in sudden
fit of rage he drew razor and at
tackled the woman, cutting her severe
ly. The two children, Martha, 21a
years old, and Mary, year old, were
asleep. Miller after wounding the
mother, attacked the children with the
razor. He then drew revolver and
shot them, and finally cut his throat
FROM ear to ear and shot himself in the
left breast. At 8 a. m. he was still
alive and conscious Mt the hospital, but
he refused to talk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

The bill extending the provisions of
the law regulating the traffic in lottery
tickets to territories was passed. the
statehood bill was considered, and an
executive session was held.
Further consideration was given III
the house of representatives to the i'm.
reachment charges against Judge Chas
Swayne. There was noticeable lack
of interest in the. case.
Washington, Jan. 16.-In the senate
another unavailing effort was made by
Beveridge to secure unanimous con
sent to fix day for taking vote on
the statehood bill. Bills were passed
to sell obsolete arms to Grand Army
posts and to protect the great seal of
the United States against counterfeit.
ing. Dubois offered an anti-Mormon
amendment to the statehood bill. An
executive session was held.
Pension legislation at the rate of 459
bills in los minutes was INDUCED in
by the house. the result being the
smashing of all previous records of the
house in that regard. A resolution by
Hearst was adopted calling on the pres
ident and .postoflicc for information
regarding the political activity of let
ter carries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
A FnlI md n Lesson.

An English gentleman travelling
some years ago in Ireland took q ham
mer and tacks along with him because
he found dogs cared carpets at all the
inns where lie rested. At one Of these
inns lie tackled down the carpet, which,
as usual, was loose near the door, and
soon afterward rang the bell for his
dinner. While the carpet was loose
the door could not be opened without
hard push, so when the waiter came
up he just unattached the door; then,
going back a couple of yards, he rush
cd against it, rs his habit was, with
a sudden spring to force it open. But
the wrinkles of the carpet were no
longer there to stop it, and, not meet
Ing with the expected resistance, the
waiter fell full length into the room.
1t had never entered his head that SO
much trouble might be saved by means
of Il hammer and dozen or even half
n dozen tacks until his fall taught him
that mal:eshift is very Improbable
sort Of shift.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
An Astute Blind Man.

4 blind man possessed $500, and,
fearing that somebody might steal it.,
he buried his treasure in corner Of
his garden. A neighbor saw him at his
work and in the night stole his money.
The blind man on discovering his loss
and suspecting his neighbor went to
aim and said: My intirmity renders
me difiident, and few are the persons
whom l can trust. You are one Of
those few, and 1 have come to tell you
a secret and to ask your advice am
the possessor of $1,000 in gold. have
hidden half of it in place which l
believe to be secure DO you think /
would do well to put the other half in
the same placer" "Yes, by all MEANS"
replied his neighbor. Were l in your
place l would do the same. There is no
knowing what may happen if you keep
your money in your house." Having
given his advice, tie thief, hoping to
get the rest of the blind mans money,
hastened to replace the half he had
stolen, and thus the nstute blind man
recovered his property.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18

The law which permitted in
ebriates to be sent to the hospitals
for the insane was one Of the crud-
est and most defective pieces Of
Legislation ever enacted in Iowa. 1t
made no provision for compelling
such patients to remain within the
hospital grounds or for sending
officers to capture and compel the
return of getaways" AS a result
the majority Of the inebriates, after
spending two Or three weeks in the
hospital would go back to their old
resorts in no manner benefited by
the large expense incurred in hand
ling them. But under the new law
all that will be changed. When
the new hospital for inebriates at
Knoxville is finished the "geaway'
days will be thing of the past.
Such patients will then be COM
PEELED to serve out their terms.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-18
A Very old Tune.

An interesting anecdote is told Of the
old tune to which well known song
Is now sung. The story runs that when
the army of the first Napoleon was In
Egypt in 1900 the camp for awhile was
near the pyramids. One afternoon
about sunset the band was playing,
and the natives of the desert had col
lected and were listening to the music.
Nothing unusual happened until the
band struck up tune which we now
hear under the name Of 1--WE Won't
Go Home Till Morning." Instantly
there We're the widest demonstrations
of joy among the Bedouins. They en-
braced each other and shouted and
danced in the delirium Of their pleas
ure. The reason was that they were
listening to the favorite and Oldest
tune of their people. The tune had
been taken to Europe from Africa in
the eleventh century and had lived sep
arately in both countries for over 700,
years,