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The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29
AssININs NEWS.
Correspondence.

Joseph Shelafoe was over from
Skanee Monday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Shelafoe, Sunday, daughter.
Prosper LaBarge, Of Keweenaw
Bay, was in town Thursday.
J. Arm, Of Arnheim, spent few
hours here between trains Wednss-
day.
Mrs. Chas. Gamache, the Misses
Chilean and compo. and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Chosa were dswn from
Kewseuaw Bay Sunday.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29
BEGAN WORK ON APPROCH.
j. j. Byers q Co. Commence
improvements 1t Hancock
End Of County Bridge.

improvements ~ AAOVSA
End Of County Bridge.
]. ]. Byers & Co, OF Houghton.
who have the contract for building
the approach to the north side of
the Houghton county bridge, COM
menced work upon the improve
ments Tuesday. Workmen began
to prepare for the construction OF a
stone retaining wall, extending west
from the end OF the present wall at
the end of the bridge, and upon which
the sidewalk will rest. Grading is
also in progress, and by the time
this and the wall are completed, 1t is
the expectation that the seven-inoh
rails will have arrived for the street
car tracks. Brick will be used for
the pavement instead Of Kettle river
sandstone, which was recommended
at the last meeting OF the Hancock
council.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Havana Houses.

The traveller will find Havana quite as In
teresung as any city on the continent.
Parts OF the town seem TO be slices out OF
old Spain. The buildings have thick walls.
great windows covered with iron bars and
wide doors and ceilings from twenty 20
twenty-five feet in height The houses are
flush with the streets. They arc constructed
Of Limestone blocks covered with stucoo.
which is washed with ali tho oolors OF the
rainbow. Pink houses. blue houses and
yellow houses join each other In the same
block ana the whole forms a mass of color
which u oaiy eqIHAled by the bright bluo OF
ths sNy.
Everything u built IN tho large The
doors arc usually double and often ten feet
IN heish. soSleumes they are Of solid
mnhSganY heavily barred and studded
SvoFy d0ar has knocker and the knockers
are often IA the shape OF great brass hands
hons heads or in other quaint patterns
1hS windows are also largo and covered
With bagS or = lacework OF iron The
Cubahs do wonderful work In wrought
Iron aid somo OF the door screens remind
One OF the marble lace work at Delhi and
Agra. b.0nS OF the windows have no glass
IN them. They are usually open during
tie evening and one sees the family sitting
ana chatting In the rooms as he walks the
streets.
Nearly every Havana house has a bal
eony or porch extending out from the sec
ond or third floor. In some streets such
balconies are upheld by columns so that
one can walk long distances and keep out
OF tho sun.
AS you go along tho streets you can
look through the front doors OF these
houseS into tho gardens. The houses have
no gardens IN front and very few have
gardens behind, but nearly all have gardens
inside. rEoy are in the patio. or the in
terror court about which the house is built
Upon tais court all the rooms open. The
Kitchen may f0cu IL, and II there be horsos
and carriages tHsy VIII have their places
Ia other rooms Oeycad. Some Of the pat:cs
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Whom DamaRe ResuIts.

Local Forcaster Welsh of the government
weather service, who has always taken G
lively interest in the river stages and su'
perintends the taking OF the gauge records,
in speaking of the past floods in the Mis-
souri, river in this vicinity said: "OtheI
than the stages and dates given, there
have been no unusual dangerous stages
of the Missouri river for thirty-two years,
Neither am aware Of any dangerous re-
suits following even from the high stages
mentioned except during the phenomenal
flood of 1881. The greater damages occur
in the cities where manufacturers have en-
croached upon the river, whereby their
establishments are flooded The spring rises
OF the river are restricted in their dam
aging effects 10 right along the river,
where bridges are the greatest sufferers.
There being no crops planted at the time
OF the spring foods the damage to tho
farming interests is reduced to the mini
mum. OF course this is different during the
old time June rises and the July foods. like
this ono Just passed. Here growing crops
are flooded and washed out In reference
20 the June rises I am inclined 10 think
that they have passed for all time as a
regular feature. Ordinarily the June rises
were due to the thawing OF the mountain
SHOWS. The water would then be liberated
in torrents and the Big Muddy would go
on its June boom. But you will observe
that tho June rises are becoming things OF
the past. This is because Of the diversion
OF immense bodies OF water from the tribu-
tary streams for irrigation purposes; the
cultivation OF the soil. which permits the
percolation OF the moisture into the soil
instead OF running of from the former hard
baked surfaces. Most Of this water now
goes down into the soil or Is difrused by
irrigation and the rivers must OF necessity
become less dangerous In their periodic
booms. II is also quite true that there will
happen exceptional cases Of unusual high
water In June and July. but these ordi-
narily come from local causes. This Is par~
ticularly true OF the recent high water
here. You viii remember that there Were
very heavy rains IN the Bad river section
Of South Dakota, also in the Jim river sec
tion and in the Big Sioux valleys. as Hell
as further up the Missouri valley, hence
this food was whirled down on this section
with unusual rapidity and severity. For
July II was truly an exceptional stage OF
water, but we had even a higher stage I'm
July Of 1883. and approximately the aame
stage in 1892 and 1SsS."
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Some Of the houses have described be-
long to Havana's millionaires. This is a
wealthy city and 1t has magnificent resi-.
dences. Just below the Inglaterra hotel,
where am stopping, between 1t and the
sea, the Prado is lined with fine homes,
and indeed costly houses are to be found
here and there all over the city A curl
Gus thing iB that the good and bad are
mixed together, carpenters shop or
blacksmith's establishment often adjoining
the house OF rich man and a cobbler
or timer living below the homes Of WELL
to-do people, which here are largely upon
the second floor.
Speaking OF the front doors OF Havana,
notice that many of them have the peep
holes SO common in the interior cities OF
Europe. These are perforated brass sllts
so fastened over a hole in the door that
one can peep out ard see who is knocking
before she manifests her presence. II the
caller is an agreeable person her lady
ship throws open the door and is gladly
at home, but on the other hand, II he is
creditor or some one she does not wish
10 see. he may knock and knock and no
one Tlll hear. In Europe this contrivanco
is called a Judas slit.
Some OF tho most beautiful homes OF
Havana are outside the city. The suburbs
have been growing ever since the war, and
especially in that quarter beyond the
Maleeon facing III sea knoYn as Vedado.
Here have grown up beautiful villas not
unlike those OF Pompeii, save that they are
larger and better constructed. They are
nearly all OF one story, with massive walls
and great columns. They have fiat roofs
and beautiful porohes. These buildings are
painted in tha most deIicata huas ana MANI
OF them have gardens filled with roses and
other flowers. Royal palms shade them
and they lie right on the edge of the sea.
Farther out still are other suburbs on
the hills overlooking the sea, where tho
minister from the United States, our con-
sui general and some well-to-do Americans
live
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

the whole performance were the touches
of realism here and there, which excelled
anything of the kind 1 ever saw. The
goriness and agony of Japanese death
scenes has been written about and COM
mented upon until IL has become a trite
subject, but in ''Nami-lSo'' there is a death
scene which is not CORY nor violent but
80 realistic that 1t got close to the feel
ings of even the foreigners. who could not
understand the language.
The scene was again the palatial modern
home of General Kataoka marquis
Oyama), and Nami-ko was lying quietly in
a small bed. on either side of which stood
a Red Cross nurse in the regulation hide
Gus uniform adopted by these people. The
marchioness sat at the other end of the
room, talking softly to her little daughter,
while The father stood near, explaining
something to a servant. In moment or
so the doctor entered with his assistant
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Carpenters Letter
(cOntinuod from PAGE Five.)

Cuba railroad and which has, am told.
done good business. even though It is
located in the center OF Cuba
The hotels here are built on the Spanish
style. with enormous rooms and long stairs
Their elevator service is not good and they
have had so many Americans this year
that they have been able to charge what
they, pleased and get It. Indeed. they have
charged Americans considerably more than
their ordinary rates, and nevertheless have
had to turn away guests I understand that
Mr.. Flaeier, the famous Standard Oil mil
llonairc. who runs big hotel business In
Florida, has been looking over Cuba with a
view to building some hotels here. II he
does so, they will probably be more profit
able even thar his Florida properties.
Tho rates az the better class hotels in Ha-
vana arc from 50 to IS and upward per day
ou tho American plan during the season
and about 81 per day on the European plan
between times. Rooms can be rented In diff
ferent parts Of the city, and there are also
boarding houses where one can be served
at lower rates than at the hotels.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
what We Did tor HAVANA.

The Americans. indeed. have done much
70 beautify Havana. The Malecon at the
foot OF the Prado is now one OF the most
beautiful promenades Of the world 1t
was stone pile and garbage heap at the
time We took hold Of the city. We began
the sea wall which extends from the
Maleeon around the edge Of Havana, and
this has now been continued on and on
until there Is a drive facing the sea OF
several miles. Upon this drive some lne
looking buildings are being constructed.
and 1t may one day be the fashionable
part OF Havana.
The Prado is the Fifth avenue of Ha-
vana- 1t runs out Of either end OF the
Central park. extending toward the sea at
ono end and out through tho city on tho
other This street is wider than Pennsyl-
vania avenue. II has two rows Of mag-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

ure are that while there are some accre-
tions to the river from the deposit of silt,
shifting sands, etc, there are also just as
many encroachments by the river channel
on the adjacent lands and bottoms, that
about equalize the accretions. The gauge
is located at the west span of the Union
Pacific bridge and is now what is known
as a floating gauge. 1t will thus be OBJ
served that only twice since the gauge has
been established, thirty-two years ago, has
the river passed the danger line. in 1881 and
1899
In 1889 the river observations were dis
continued between the dates of October /
and April l, on account OF the low water
and the lack of interest in the stage Of the
water. From now on observations will be
taken daily at o'clock a. m. except dur
ing the winter months when the river IL
completely frozen over.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Love Triumphs over Bullets.

Down in Kentucky things are romantic.
but different. Charles jackson Of PiucK-
ard. loved Minnie johnson. She loved him
in return, but she had father whose feel
ings toward the young man were quite the
opposite. In fact, ne went around with
big, bad, blue revolver Strapped TO his
belt, volunteered the informauon that II
he ever met up vita Jackson doing any
counting around hts house theirs would be
one less jackson. that all. Friends told
Jackson about II. That young man was a
true Kentuekian. He also strapped big
blue revolver 10 his side and allowed that
he'd 50 on eourting Minnie Johnson In
spite Of high water and angry papas.
somehow ne managed 10 elude the
Yihgancs OF Johnson Dere and induced the
Gtrl 70 elops with HIM. The father Wa
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Sz@ something over 81 years OF age,
and his newly made spouse is but
little younger. The two were born In the
same village. Ogden-back in New York
state. When but 8 years OF age the boys
father died. and he was placed IN the care
of the family Of the woman whom he has
just married. There he grew up, almost
as brother, with the little girl whose
parents were caring for him. Soon he felt
that he was imposing q burden upon these
good folk by remaining with them, and at
the age Of II he went west, resolved to
make his fortune. Their. when he had
made II he would come back TO Ogden and
make his playmate his bride.
But there were complications. The war
broke out. Young Niles enlisted with an
Iowa regiment and went through the four
years OF conflict When the war was over
the spirit of unrest was firmly fixed in MIN,
and he went further west-to Colorado. He
went into business there. but then he
learned that the little sweetheart back
home had heard him reported dead and
had married. So Niles also married and
settled down.
a while ago he went back 10 visit old
friends and old scenes. There he found the
girl he used TO know and her name was
now Mrs. Brace, and she was a widow.
Niles wife had died. 80 they were alone,
these two old lovers. in the twilight Of
their lives. They saw then that it was all
a mistake. that they should have spent
their long lives together as man and wife.
But having made the mistake, they did
the best in their power TO remedy it, They
married and went on a honeymoon as they
had once INTENDED to do, over forty years
before. 1t is OBVIOUS that they will live
happily ever rerward.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Into the Wndetness.

Very modern IN style is the romance OF
Miss Eolth Cleveland OF Evanston, Iii.
Alss Cleveland rorsoCE the gayety OF So
Cial life in the city 10 SO up into the north
woods ana become the wife OF a woodsman,
u guide ot hunters and trapper. All the
advantages OF t..e rich were hers. Sne was
educated. cultured. refined But she was
also in a0ve Wigu Edward kunarspe, the
traPl er, 30 sire left all the things tnat
~eIe neIs IN the city to go 10 be has.
kuhdIsLe and MISS Cleveland met while
she @as spending the summer in the pine
woods Ot Wisconsin, near the state line. ae
was cnguged as guide by her father and
ho had The work cf padding her about
the lakes in canoe. He was big a II
handsome and the SRI quite lost her heart
To him. Her father, seeing TINS, look her
home but the call of love was TOO strong.
She left her home and is now Mrs. Ku-
harspe. mistress OF a log cabin in the WOODS
near the Michigan line IN northern Wiscon-
sin.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

saw was altogether an expression of the
nature of the lower classes. AS fine u
young man as ever saw, one of the inter-
prefers for the Associated Press in Toxic.
sat and sniffied frankly in our faces while
he followed for us the thread Of the story.
I shall not again believe that there is no
love between the women and men of Japan.
but shall not cease to wish that we might
see more evidence of 1t in their daily life.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Basis of Danger Line.

. The danger line OF the river for Omaha
and vicinity Is based on the lowest recorded
stage Of the river IN the summer Of 1867.
the danger line being established exactly
eighteen feet above the zero point, This
gauge or danger line was established by
authority OF the government IN the year
1873 and has never been changed. The rea-
sons for maintaining IL at this point or hg-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Drama of ConjUeal Love
CONTINUED from Page Five.)

portrayal OF 1t can so move a representa-
tive audience? And it was a representa-
tive audience. recognized several people
down below whom 1 have met in foreign
social circles. Prince shimadzu with sew
eral Of his suite all in faultless afternoon
attire, occupied the box next to ours. and
Mr. ozah. the mayor of Toxic. left his
box at the other end of the balcony to
come and visit with US during an entr'-
acte; so It could not be said that what we
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Big Muddy Out of Banks
Continued from Page Four)

Continued from Page Four)
during the month OF July was July /, 1883,
when 16.l feet were recorded; July ., 1905,
1875 feet; July and a. 1892, 1873 feet, and
on July g. 1883. 152 feet.
While the stage OF water OF last Sunday
morning July 9. 1905, is popularity regarded
as an exceptionally high stage, yet the
river was actually lower by exactly ono
foot than il was on April Is. 1904 when II
reached a stage Of l65'feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
HAYDEN BROS,

niacent trees running through It. with wide
cement walks in the center The Prado was
remodeled by the Americans, who con-
structed these walks and 1t is due to them
that improvements have been made in the
parks. FRANK G. CARPENTER .
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid

placed inside. Although the couple fought
in the grasp OF their friends they were
forced inside the vehicle ana soon made the
best OF it.
Guards OF honor burned red fire and
threw rice through the bars at the i'm
prlsoned couple a4I the way 70 the railroad
station.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Trouble for a Bride.

Mrs. L. NJ. Dabbs. a 16-year-old Joplin
CAfo.) bride, was arrested at Joplin upon
returning with her husband from their
honeymoon in Kansas, on a charge Of wear
ting male attire. The bride said she wore
mems clothing because she always fancled
It. and that her wedding afforded the m ST
opportunity 10 crafty her wishes. She
was Miss Iva De CarteTyille Her husband
is B years "
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

are paved and some have fountains in the
center
The houses OF Cuba are nearly all fiat
rooted. The roof is often used for drying
clothes during the daytime and as a loung-
ing and chatting place for the family in
the evening. The latter Is especially so
Of a moonlight night.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Realistic close of the-Drnma.

There were seven acts after this and one
long political speech in front of the cur
tain by way of variety. but I cannot go
into 1t all. interesting as 1t was, without
drawing this story out into impossible
lengths. The fall of Port Arthur, which
gave Takeo an opportunity to save the
life of the old general, was quite worthy
a Belasco in its spectacular effect; but
one of the most interesting things about
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Following the marriage Of Miss Louise
Timmis and y, c. Zimmerman at Pittsburg
the couple were kidnapped as they were
leaving the house.
A cage similar TO those used In a
n nenageris was secured and chairs were
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
weds, but Didn't See His Bride.


Friendship, formed IN church work and
ripened into love. resulted in Frank Irwin,
a blind musician OF Corona, Long Island,
leading to the altar one Of the former mem
bers OF a choir trained by him. For sew
eral years the blind musician has been or
ganist and choirmaster Of the Baptist
church at Woodside, l. l., and II was soon
after he assumed the duties of that post
tion that he met Miss Edith Lange. one
Of the most popular girls in the place and
an ardent worker in the church. They
were together often, and the sympathy
of Miss Lange for the blind organist soon
ripened into love. and the wedding was tho
result.
The wedding took place tonight. and
while Mr.. Irwin could not see his bride,
there was in his manner something that
told of his great happiness
When the ceremony was over the blind
musician turned, gently passed his hands
over his brides cheeks. and said that he
knew Just how she looked.
Mr.. Irwin is talented and as skillful on
the plano the organ. He gives music
lessons, and has many pupils.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

not long in discovering this. and was soon
on their trail. The old man, armed
caught them. Jackson leaped from the
buggy and tried his revolver. Just when
the shooting was about to commence the
voice OF the girl was heard.
Don't yoh go shooting him up, dad" she
called, "ah wants him foh my man"
do yoh really love him2" queried dad
with his finger on the trigger. "Of
course" "Then, All guess Ahn hav to
fohgo the pleasure of shooting him up
Bless yoh my children" And love tri-
umphed again.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

in long, white operating coat and they
proceeded silently to examine the patient
with the assistance of the two nurses. The
bits of stage business" they introduced
would have made a Henry Irving or a
Richard Mansfield envious, and their nat
uralness was simply astonishing. The doc
tor, after a whispered aside with his as
sistant, went over and announced to the
old general that Nami-ko could live only
about thirty minutes longer; then he went
back to help the younger man administer
a hypodermic injection that made me
cringe They then went to a wash bowl at
the other end of the large stage and de-
iberately washed their hands. They gath
cred up their belongings with perfect
calmness and repose, they glanced with
professional indifference at the patient,
then bowed themselves out in manner
which made every individual feel that II
was all over. that hope was at an end.
The nurses followed their exemple after
they had quietly arranged everything for
the patients comfort, and the family was
left alone with it's own.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Suffer Alone.

Then came one OF the most interesting
bits OF the performance to me. After they
discovered that Nami-zo had ceased to
breathe each member of the family went
apart and sat alone Nobody made any
attempt to console anybody else, and It
was quite heartbreaking to see the old
father walk away from the bedside reso-
lutely and move toward the door, then
turn and walk back irresolutely and
finally sink dejectedly into a chair in a
corner by himself. burying his face in his
hands. II he had been other than Japa-
nese his wife would have had his head
in her arms. and he would have known the
Joy of companionship in grief. But the
japanese resent coincidence in any form,
ut seems. and TO have introduced II in this
drama would have been to call down much
criticism upon the heads OF the producers,
who seem TO have gone the farthest possi-
BILE lengths OF modernity and occidentalism
any way.
1t might not be amiss TO mention that
all the parts were played by men, the
japanese actress not having yet become
a class but only a rare and much misun-
derstood exception.
ELEANOR FRANKLIN.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
OhiIdhoOd Lovers wed when old.

uhOOW LONeFB Weu wien Old.
1HERE is the story of two lives in
the romance OF Amos Niles and
Mrs. Emily Brace, who recently
Il became his wife. Mr. Niles is
y annnefhinR over 67 Nears OF age
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-12
DANIEL uAMoNT's WILL FILED.
Leaves Estate Valued at s3,ooo, 900 to
 Widow and Children.

New York, Aug. 1.-The will of the Daniel s. Lamont, Secretary of War under President Cleveland's admins tration. has been filed in the Surro- gates office.
 The estate is valued at S3,oO0 900 in personal property and $500, GOO in real property. Practically the entire es- tate is left to the widow and childern The will was executed on June 15. 1904, and names as executors the widow and Paul D. Cravath.
 Concerning his Northern Pacific and Great Northern holdings. Mir. Lamont says: Whenever my executors and trustees shall determine to sell any of the stock of the Northern Pacific Railway company, or of the Great Northern Railway company. which I may own at the time of my death, I direct that such stock shall be first of- fered to my friend. James J. Hill, of St Paul, or if he be not living. to his sons, and if he or they desire to take such stock at the same price at which it can be sold to others, that l it be sold to him, or them"
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-12

velvet Ice Cream at the Alhambra.