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ninety stops each trip, calling at any harbor where
few fishers are located. AS she goes every variety
of scenery and human industry associated with
the region is unfoded, and the vacationist who
makes the tour never need complain of lack of
novelty.
Cod is the universal medium of business in the
region coin has no place in trade there. Many
'iv-yeres" never have money, passing from
childhood to old age without handling dollar.
They obtain their food and clothing, fishery gear
and supplies from some traders niddlemen, and
are kept ever in his debt. Practically every essen
tal to existence and comfort has to be brought to
the coast. With the short summer, cereals cannot
be raised, and tubers grow only in the sheltered
bottoms of the great bays. Game birds and ami
mails supply the 1arder in part, but other food
stuffs have to be imported There is not horse
on the whole coast, and only COW. A few goats
are kept by afluent summer fishermen, but sheep
unknown. Even in the hospitals timed milk
has to be used the "liv-yeres" this fluid
in any form, and sugar is great a luxury, its
place being taken by molasses, known to the fisher
long sweetness" Hens kept by some
settlers, being housed in the living-rooms of the
family but they feed fish debris in part
their eggs not the most palatable Large
gaunt Eskimo dogs, strong and savage serve as
beasts of burden, attached to sedges which they
draw the snow, communication between the
scattered hamlets being possible only by this
during the winter.
But the peninsula has charms for the visitors
Which not even misery and ISOLATION can destroy.
For the artist there is the matchless beauty of the
bergs the rugged grandeur of the coast and the
magnificent panorama of the fords. For the eth
nologst there the inducements of study Of
the Eskimo, Nauscopee and half-breed characters
tics besides those of the blended found among
the iv-yeres." The peculiarities of the Indians
manifested in the fact that they must keep to
the timber because of the necessity to them
of wood fire, whereas the Eskmos able to live
on the naked foes from their habit of using seal
blubber to feed their cook-lamps.
The archeologst will find the ruins of stone
age in the graves of the aborigines, will note a
wonderful ingenuity in the fashioning of domestic
and hunting implements by them, and will
facts of interest in their method of entombing their
dead. Traces of the French and Basque occupation
of the southern seaboard will be found in several
harbors Vestges of pirate holds, military forts
and whalemen's depots are easily detected, and the
rib or bone of a whale often is used a for
a sleigh even now, plentiful they in the sand.
Brass cannons of the ancient days sometimes
found, frelocks unearthed, and tradition tells
that there pirate treasures buried in several of
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tries offer such attractions as
Labrador; and yet it has less
meaning for the average
than the widest wastes of central Africa The
turesome explorer has scarcely attempted to pene
trate it's Businesses and the weary citydweer fears
approaching it because of the mighty ice-foes
which sweep past on their way from the Arctic
seas Still, a hundred and fifty years ago it
was a center of French influence, and half a
century later the resort of Massachusetts, whale
men, while to-day, though it lies within a
weeks sail of New York, not handful of Amer
lean visitors have familiarized themselves
with its varied aspects
Labrador is land of contrasts. As large as New
England it has only the population of an American
village Its total is four hundred and twenty
thousand square miles, and it is settled by less than
ten thousand souls. Its coast-ine is bleak and
barren while its interior is clothed with woodland
in the south and lowered with game-of fin, fur
and feather. Nature has lavished upon its re-
noter regions wild beauty all their own but con-
ceals this behind an unpronising seaboard. Gloomy
headlands and bare stretches of disguise the
presence of glorious ravineS and magnificent fords
as picturesque and peerless as those of Wanted
Norway Landward, you coast, the stern glacier
SCARED mountains uprear themselves rising terrace
like from the shore, the perpendicular seaface torn
by the giant force of the winters frost and the rugged
plateaus behind displaying great masses of rock
dropped by the prehistoric cerver in its resistless
course this f1inty floor Seward procession
tastic outline, pass south in stately mien, to melt
in the amorous embrace of the Gulf Stream. The
teens with fish, and the shore is rich in
minerals and timber, and yet it is a veritabe land
of desolation.
The Labrador peninsula is the northeastern
extremity of the mainland of America, as Alaska is
the northwestern. The early Morse voyagers de-
scribed it "Helluland" (the place of the naked
rocks, which aptly describes it's seaboard. Cabot
sighted it in 1897, but it settled first by
Basque fisherman named Bradore-from whom it
takes its name Cartier charted its south coast in
1884 and later it became the seat of large fishery
The French colonized this portion of it, and built
forts at Bradore, with garrison of five hundred
men, relics of whose occupation yet to be found
in the vicinity. In 1862 owing to the miseries of
the long, dreary, ice-bound winters, the French
abandoned Labrador, and England annexed it.
In 1900 it was transferred to the jurisdiction of
Newfoundland, whose people carried its fishery
then and have done ever since
Labrador is just now the largest unexplored area
In the world. The conditions prevailing in New
foundland repeated in Labrador. Newfound-
land itself is almost unexplored; Labrador is
little more For all practical purposes it is
simply an extension of the Newfoundland sea-
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the craft are sailors; never a
steamer ventures there except
the mission launches and the
mail-boat plying along the
coast every fortnight from
St. Johns. She makes over
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TITO the vacation-seeker-sci-
enlist orsportsman, tour
L ist or invalid-few coun-
tries offer such attractions as
Labrador; and yet it has less
meaning for the average man
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
Reputed a Millionaire.

The friendship of men like these
brought other friends to the brothers,
and before long George Munroe was
reputed to be a millionaire. 1t is said
he lived at the rate Of from $4,000 to
100000 year, this young man who only
a little while before had been a haber-
dasher. He had luxurious home on
East Fifty-seventh street. and another
at Southampton, L. l., and often he oc-
cupied a suite at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
Operations of Munroe Brothers. the "Laun-
/ drv" Brokers in Wall Street.
BEGAN ON CAPITAL OF $l,6OO.OO
Before Many Months the Two Young Men Were
DEALING in Millions and Hobnobbing With
Gothams Most Influential Men
Their Dreams of WeoNh
Rudely Shattered.

had sold goods to the National City bank.
With that reference there seemed to be
no doubt that the firm was financially
good" The furniture concern sent up
$500 worth of goods, together with q
bill. Munroe & Munroe made a few
more purchases in the course of week,
raising the bill to $3.50.
TIE bill wasn't paid in October. Still
the furniture man didn't think 1t worth
while to press such excellent GUS
toners. In November d short and very
polite reminder was sent. No answer
And still McHugh & Co. were not wor-
ried until, on December 2, along came a
collector for another firm to,whom they
were also indebted, who had heard that
McHugh had trusted Munroe & Munroe;
also that things didn't look quite right.
He dropped in to give friendly little
business tip.
Joseph McHugh decided to brook the
possible wrath of the National City
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
THE DIVIDED DEMOCRACY.
Double Attacks and Assaults from
the Rear by Former Party
Leaders.

The only way In which the country
gets chance to remember the name Of
the man who headed the democratic
ticket In 1904 is by the attacks upon
him which are being made by demo
Gratis. Congressman Baker, Of New
York. denounces his party for putting
up Parker last year, and says that the
men who stood back OF his candidacy
were the heads of the big monopolies
and trusts. Incidentally. too. he re-
marks that the republican party to-day
is showing the shrewdest politics 1t has
ever displayed. 1T is." he says.
giving just enough rope to the south
ern democrats and they are hanging
themselves"
This is q double attack ON the de-
mocracy by a democrat. says the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat. It Is an as
sault on the Hiii-Cleveland- Belmont
element, which is primarily responsible
for the nomination of Parker, and 1t
hits the southern faction, which has
begun to show some prominence in the
party councils since the smash-up on
November 8, 1904. Some of the eastern
democrats have been saying that the
way for the democracy to be saved is
for the southern wing OF the party to
assume the leadership. This robust
New York democrat says the democra-
cy has too much south in 1t already.
Primarily, this is probably an attack
on Williams Of Mississippi, the party's
titplar leader. in the house, who has
recently developed an incapacity for
leadership which recalls the old days of
the laundering OF Richardson and
Bailey when in control of their party
in the popular chamber.
The trsth is. the democracy is more
discordant and demoralized at this
time even that 1t was in the canvass Of
1904. The men who were chiefly re-
sponsible for Parker are utterly dis
credited and cast out. At the same
time the south, from which some aid
was expected in recognizing the party.
is not contributing anything except
discord to its councils. The one strong
man in the democracy is William J..
Bryan. The Cleveland faction is prob
ably as hostile to him as it was in 1896,
but the masses of the party are on his
side, and he will probably be nomi-
mated in 1908. In that year radicalism,
as represented by the Organized democ-
racy. will be pitted against conserva-
tism as exemplified in the republican
party. 1t is exceedingly probable that
the party which won in 1904 will be the
victor In 1908 also. but the canvass will
be far more exciting that was the one
which ended a few months ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
Not Unlike Fiction.

The revelations in the Munroe case
make 1t not unlike the story told in one
Of Emile Gaboriau's novels in which a
Partisan set of men in the sixties who
needed Office furniture rented 1t by the
week from a firm whose business 1t was
to outfit people who needed sumptuous
Offices temporarily.
The firm Gaboriau pictured could, on
short notice. give any Office the appear
ance OF glittering wealth. II rented out
massive desks. cashiers grills, safes and
pictures. 1t kept constantly on hand. a
| supply OF curlos for special purposes
mineral specimens for mining COM
panies, oriental curios for people in the
China trade, and chunks OF crude rubber
for rubber companies. Such objects.
scattered carelcssly about the ONCE, gave
an air of busy industry and genuineness
to any old enterprise.
But 1t Is not necessary TO go az far a
this in these days. as It is shown in thii
case that modern finance has brought
! improved methods
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

; New York.-"Failure In Wall Street
This is a headline that Is often seen In
Gotham dailies. but 1t seldom creates
much comment. 1t only records the
fact that another firm has been caught
ON the wrong side of the market ana
forced to suspend.
But the bankruptcy proceedings re-
Gently instituted against the Munroe
brothers reveal remarkable story OF
the operations Of two young men whose
only business experience before their
advent among bulls and bears had con-
sisted in the selling of collars and neck
ties in a distant and virtually foreign
city, who came to New York with prac-
ideally no capital and in the course OF
a few months were dealing in millions
and negotiating with some Of the most
influential financiers OF the street"
until the inevitable crash came.
They hobnobbed with millionaires
and some of the best men Of the metrop-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

oils and saw visions Of wealth beyond
the dreams of avarice for themselves,
but. as shrewG veteran OF Wall street
said, 'the game grew too big for sksm."
Plan of the Brokers.
James Stillman, president of the Ma
tiOnal City bank. describes the transac
tons by which Munroe C Munroe, the
laundry" brokers, obtained from the
bank a daily loan Of 100000 for eight
days on an unindorsed and unsecured de-
mand notes for the purpose of washing
hundreds of thousands of shares of Mon
treal & Boston Consolidated mining
stock in the curb market, as the act of
Junior officer of that institution.
That junior officer was Archibald G.
LOOMS, second vice president of the
bank and the leading member OF the
Montreal and Boston underwriting syn
dictate. OF course there had to be some
body upon whom the responsibility could
be placed by the public for the unusual
transactions, and the curiosity of men
on the street was satisfied when Mr..
LOOMS resigned.
IL should be said, however, that in the
transactions the bank was in no way dis
credited. The 100000 borrowed were
paid back by Munroe C Munroe before
the close of banking hours each day, so
that the bank lost nothing.
An interesting phase of the negotia
lions was that the Munroes, unknown
and untrled youths, became close per-
sonal friends of LOOMS.
Began on Capital Of 81, 600.
! The worldly capital Of the Munroes
when they quit the genteel occupation OF
gents furnishers in Montreal to take up
even more genteel occupation in New
York, was about 81 GOO.
The furniture in the Office would have
cost more than that-if II had been paid
for, and reflected great credit upon the
good taste of the gentlemen. The desks
were OF the finest and most expensive
make and the furnishings lavish There
was a grill Of chastely ornamental iron
work which confined the cashier, and
probably kept him from absconding
with the firms heavily bonded debt.
The furniture included a set OF big
easy leather-lined chairs and an impos-
Eng sofa. There were other tasteful
touches about the place. and everything
suggested to the unlnitiated that untold
wealth was at their command.
But IL was these same furnishings
that first brought the trouble that result
ed In BANKRUPTCY proceedings.
bankruptcy Proceedings Instituted.
About October /. Munroe &c Munroe
approached McHugh & Co. They want
ed a bill Of goods sent up to their Broad
street Offices.
They mentioned as reference the Ma
uonal City bank, the Institution which
aiterward lent them 100000 daily on
their unsecured notes. McHugh Z %.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

oils and saw visions Of wealth beyond
the dreams of avarice for themselves,
but. as a shrewd veteran OF Wall street
said, "the game grew too big for thsm."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
WAS CURED RAPIDLY
RHEUMATISM IN TwOsEVERE CASES
MASTERED IN FEW WEEKS.
Tho Remedy Used by Mr.. Schroeppcl and
by Captain Balfour In Great Demand In
Vicinity OF Their Homes.

Tho Remedy Used by MI. Schroeppcl and
by Captain Balfour In Great Demand In
Vicinity OF Their Homes.
In the winter Of 1923 Mr.. Schroeppel
was confined to his bed by severe at
tack of rheumatism. His doctors treat
ment proved unsuccessful, but he subse-
quently regained his health by means
which he describes with great, enthu-
siasm.
CATER five or six weeks Of helpless.
ness and pain," said he, during which
I was receiving regular visits from the
doctor, I felt as bad as ever. Just then
my mother, a woman eighty years Of
age, paid me O visit. She had received
great benefit from DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and she was confident they would
help me. At her solicitation gave up
the doctors treatment and took the pills
in its place."
Sand were you cured as the result Of
taking her advice?" 4
eyes, quickly and thoroughly. Be-
fore the second box was finished felt
very manifest improvement, and within
two weeks was able to leave my bed and
take up my neglected farm work. con-
tinued to use the pills, however, until
eight boxes had been taken, although
long before that felt that every ves-
tige of tho disease had been eradicated.
"Are there no traces left?"
absolutely none. For year and
three months there has never been the
slightest return of the old trouble. For
this happy result land my family freely
praise DIR. Williams Pink Pills"
Within the bounds Of China township.
St. Clair county, Mich, there is no bet
ter known farmer than Mr.. Henry
Schroeppel. His cure has therefore nat
urally attracted a great deal Of attention.
One Of Mr.. SciSoeppel's neighbors, Cap
tain George Balfour, after hearing OF the
salutary results in Mr.. Schroeppel's case,
decided to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for an attack of rheumatism from which
he was himself suffering. He took eight
or ten boxes and now declares himself
free from the painful ailment.
II is little wonder that DIR. Williams
Pink Pills are much in favor in the COM
munity where Mr.. Schroeppel and Cap
tain Balfour are SO well and favorably
known. They arc sold by all druggists
and are equally successful in curing
neuralgia, sciatica and partial paralysis
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
PRETTY LITTLE FAN PLAY.
Miss Democracy Tries to Make Up to
the President with Gen
tie Arts.

The attempt of Miss Democracy to fiirt
with the president is something more
than amusing. 1t is amusing enough
We have not had anything just like II in
our affairs before, says the Washington
Star. The lady who protested too much
is widely celebrated. Maybe Miss Dem
ocracy would do well to reflect upon that
lady's history and fate. Mr.. Roosevelt
has heard of her, We may all be sure. Be
sides, he is not just out of school, and
should not be an easy catch. A little fan
play, handkerchief adroitly dropped,
furtive glance or two, eyes that smile
and smiles with eyes in them, should not
be deadly with beau who has been out
for year or two and knows all the signs
and the way around. Who knows but
that while he is enjoying the affair he is
yet entirely safe and has no thought OF
straying from his true allegiance?
Miss Democracy Is, or seems to be, of
the opinion that the president is foot
loose and fancy free. She imagines him
in position to go where he likes, with
whom he likes and generally to do as he
pleases. This belief is founded upon the
presidents announcement that he will
not stand for another term, and his ex-
pressed intention to be the representa-
tive of all the people. She sees him
therefore without trammels or obliga-
tons OF any kind, and accordingly makes
pleasant play for his attention.
But is not that mistaken view OF
matters? The president is in Office now
under promise OF carrying forward his
party's policies, and he begins his new
term in March under instructions re-
ceived at the polls in November. He Is
not a free lance by any means, and prob
| ably has not the slightest thought or de-
sire to become one. That he desires the
appreciation of the opposition party is
likely. but only as the party may come
to him, and not as a reward OF his going
to 1t. He could not 60 to 1t without sur
rendering SO much OF his duty as would
bring him into such fellowship.
The democratic party of course has no
thought of supporting any policies calcu-
lated to strengthen the republican party
| in power. Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Will
liams are just now playing politics, and
the only politics open to them. Their
power is small, and has no value unless 1t
can be employed to divide the opposition.
They will give the president all the help
at their command II he will use It to the
embarrassment OF his party, and then
they will promptly desert him.
OMr. Bryan. having Endorsed some
OF President Roosevelts ideas, possibly
hopes that one day the compliment will
be returned. Washington Star.
1--WE shall be surprised II the south
does not come to understand that Its
feeling towards the president is based
on Misrepresentation. He will not abate
his convictions. He will not yield his
manhood. But We believe that with the
free, frank. open utterance of his real
thought and his honest purpose he will
disarm Misunderstanding. and we ex-
pect that the south will come to regard
has as true and sincere friend
Philadelphia Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

bank and sent a collector down to Mum
roe & Munroe. why, certainly" said
that firm. obligingly, and drew at once
check for the full amount on Mon
treal bank.
McHugh & Co. deposited the check
that afternoon December 2 = and
thought no more of it for a week. At
the end of the week back came the check
marked IN. G."
A member Of the McHugh firm went
down to investigate. He found clerk
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18
The Beginning.

Until about four years ago. George
and Alexander Munroe kept q little
haberdashery shop in st. GATHERINGS
street, Montreal. They were quite young
men and apparently devoted to their
business.
It was generally understood that they
received financial backing from J. N.
Greenshields, q prominent Canadian
broker OF that city. George Munroe
married q sister of Greenshields and
through his influence the brothers were
Introduced In good circles. There had
always been speculation as to whether
or not the haberdashery store prospered.
but one day II was announced that the
Munroes had sold the store. At this
time the mining craze was springing up
over the country, and the brothers went
down to the financial center OF Montreal,
opened up IN ONCE and put out sign.
''Munroe & Munroe, Mining Brokers"
Move to New York.
Although they dealt in few stocks on
commission, It was generally conceded
that their chief business was the hand
ling of mining stocks in which Green
shields was interested. Even in the
mining business, however. they failed
to attract any attention in Montreal. and
not long afterward they came to New
York and established themselves on
Broad street. In the very heart of the
financial district.
While In Montreal they had become
connected with the Marconi Wireless
Telegraphy company, of Canada, and, as
1t was understood that the stock was
valuable, they began to advertise 1t ex-
tensively on their arrival here, and
worked up wonderful trade among the
Italians, who were attracted in part, no
doubt, because of their kinship OF ma
tionality with the inventor.
Meantime the Munroes had also be-
come interested in the Montreal &
Boston Consolidated Copper company,
which is at the bottom of the present
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

from the sheriff's office in charge of the
place.
In the week between the delivery OF
that check and its return with the two
fatal letters across its face Munroe &
Munroe had quilt laundering copper
stocks and gone bust and the law had
taken possession.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

situation. After the smash in copper
two years ago, however, they had hard
row to hoe, and little was heard of
them in connection with this company.
They nevertheless kept the Marconi
stock to the front, and when there came
a revival of the demand for copper
abroad, their prospects frightened.
Lay Plans for Coup.
They reorganized the Montreal &
Boston, got some other properties to-
gether, and then laid plans for one OF
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-02-18

the biggest stock market coups In the
history of the curb.
A scheme was formed to have the stock
of the company underwritten with the
special provision that the work should
be done by stock exchange firms. as
Munroe & Munroe we're not members Of
the exchange. The stock was OF par