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In consequence he spent more time on the Chautauqua circuit than on the home huStings, with the result that the laugh came near being on himself A ruthless tconoelast from Duluth, who stole all his jokes from patent med icine almanac. started after hls seat and nearly got It. The humoriSt of congress hustled home and saved the day by tight squeak, 80 that, after all, the halls of legislation at Washing ton will not be deprived of his wit. It was in one of his speeches in the house that Mir. l'et!e once told of an In cident that occurred ill little western town where q MT. bay" was welded to Il Miss Week. and d great many people regretted the loss of time But Il country editor who had a penchant far poetry removed all sorrow, If he cid not dfy every eye. with the lines: n..elI is lost, h.y Is sained but why
 should K" e..st. s,.u7
 Ff soon thele MI. l. ha1s et.o,.t to
 m4Is the Weel a,.1lu.
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 has expressed the
 opinion that congress would bp sum moned In extra session next spring to make changes In the tariff. Senator Beveridge of Indiana has expressed q similar opinion One of the left over subjects is thc Reed Slnoot ease. Sen ator Frederick T. Dubois of Idaho, who was one of the main opponents of Smoot in the hearings before the committee on privileges and elections. will not be in the senate after thlS seS sion. A Republican legislature was chosen in Idaho this fall. and Dubois is il Democrat The Mormons will lose !n him powerful and energetic oppo uent.
 This will be a farewell term for a number of men who have served their country in the national legislature SD long that 1t was commonly supposed their country could not get along with out them Though the Republicans will control the StE1j"th congress by q comfortab!{. Nln iortN. quite number of the old rpilgrr>sntiai War horses Of Republlcna faith hsN" been told by
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tory, started a fire that swept o,e. several acres, burning three os;.e. factory buildings. the Boston aAa Maine railroad station and q G6J# ber Of small dwellings. besides eats ing injuries to eleven persons
 The financial loss is estimated . S45o .o0o.
 Of the injured six are at the hoz pital None will die. it is believed
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SiNtleth, but who came near losing his seat. Is l.. Adam Rede, the huuaorist. lie, like Habcock, Is I Minnesota man, and after he re- marked In the house one day that the pill grim fathers would never have landed on Plymouth Roci; if they lladn t been scaslck he found himself ill much de ,,,nn,1 os o In,t,,rnr
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 paigns from 1891 to 1904, and between this work and his duties as chairman of the house committee on tie District of Columbia he had little opportunity to be at home. The past autumn, for the first time in many years, he made u canvass of his district, but it was of no avail in securing him d reelection. IL was Babcock who made David E.. Henderson speaker when Thomas E.. Reed res igHed the 9aVel. Some say he might at one time have been speaker himself. The congressman has Il large fund of stories. One which he likes to tell concerns d man named Price who was once q member of the Wisconsin state senate.
 .Price,' said Mr. Eabcock, was a devoted prohibitionist and always made one long speech each session oil his fayorite theme. One day in the middle of one of these speeches he was interrupted by a German senator, a brewer from up Shcboygan way, named Schneider.
 "'I want 10 ask the senator a uues- tion, said Schneider. I want to ask him if he knows the difference between sauerkraut and whisky
 "'Yes, sir retorted Price ;s quick as a flash; one makes butch Democratic senators, and the other kills them
 'Schneilpr did n0t dare to speak to Price the remainder of the session"
 one of the members of the Fifty ninth congress returned to the
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First Steamship Passenger How im- nteuse iS tHe oeraut
 Se@s81 Sta ~6i6 Passenger Gaint. l& Nes II feels lj@e a#e grand. heav ing >teHastt Na4 Yora Life.
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wogIu sentative James ". Wadsworth of New Yoek. who was de feateu for r~elertlou by Peter A. P0r ent session will iu all probability he the last chance for "OId Figg4YS." as General Grosyenpr is known. to i'm press the lcsisia tors 1t Washington with his knowledge of statistics for he is an old man. and his re-entrAnre to politics Is unlikely He is a picturesque figure, and h.S at>tuvc from the floor of the house Will deprive the dehat tes of that bod, of some of their most in teresting byp.ay. II was tue beef in spcctiou controversy which cost Con .ressman Wadsworth his seat Wheth rr rightly or wrongly his constituents of the far fatned t,eNesee valley amt Niagara frontier thought his attitude while the meat inspection bill Wa> tlN der consideration showed too much gard for tue pacll1">. and they r2.- :. tered their protest u5.'it tEeu Na1a@
 Nlr Wats"orth < ar,i ia the i.tr esteem hy IL, aane..-s.,', .st il.e h1 Jt both r3..tc> a> NJ> ~be"u VI
 the leader 3f tae saUe!. t,. 1ata s .t Williams aa.l aim a i=t->rr1i t.54H.
 during tAr i.-...~@l G4 4&es 4Lae l=a.
 ngtoWn di>cio-a"e> >l4 "e.~,s.v
 sharp eost~'~a'a #ne aI. 5l.n p'..z dent tn aoa.a a.,i-o= yst t+. #est T spection e-.~iatoa >uIl fresh ;a public n.afaas} =: Gzs+.!3lIees t ,
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~a-N >re4a>a2A lawmakers aia what
 ,=,..=,,.. ,=5... tht.y are liable iii tar
 H"8r fufHae h Haf Oh the ,tatdfr books h ,pf" of the manr important biIi@ which hecaIl=e law ot tle tfr9t ~a>s.ou of tIde iity. nAth eeilg@es~, t!lefe=afe quite 4 lffa- Der of measures which W"re considered then. but not euaeted into law, and which remain ID br considered al ihis session and Hrrx tr regarded as tatin= fshed 6Hsinc~S. Among these afe the proposed laws prohibiting corporations from making political contributions and compelling publicity Of campai@n expenditures President Roosevelt is anxious for legislation oil this subject and the bills introduced last Wint"t passed one branch of congress.
 The Santo Domingo treaty will be brought up again ill the senate. Afgu. ments for and against tlle policy ot the administration with respect To this island republic will be heard once more. Another effort will also be made by the administration forces to obtain the passage of a bill lowering the duties on imports to the United States from the Philippines.
 Labor legislation will be considered during the coming months of laWmak Ing at the capitol. and fir>t and fore most will be the proposed l'tW estab fishing eight hours as1 t'!e ieH.a Jay el railroads and the anti-in ;2ii:ttl ea bill.
 The presidents ideas OH all inherit ancc tax will receive consideration al this session of congress. and some Wiseacres predict the enactment of :; law on the subject. Senator t'harle Dick of Ohio has come out in favor Q an income tax and says that personal | ly he would prefer this to an inner 1 itance tax as q more equitable method 1 of taxation As this session of con
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What Congress May Do During the Coming Session Campaign Con- trlbution Legislation Philippine Tariff .nLa cor Interests Farewell Term For Many Well Known Men
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gress is q short one. doubt is eXpreS eSs"d whether the time would be sufficient f. adequate treat n1ent of the subject of revising @the. tar
 If, but Senator Shel by NJ. Cullon of Il linois, a leading Re
 publican reviSionlst
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Got Rheumatism Backacue of ki4- aae Troubles Tf= Brooks Baara-Foot Internally. and Brook Electric OI externally. Tue seeI.ts ".ll surprise tGI
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theil@t'onStltuents to sas soodhr to w ash in,sstol. some lost yhalt seats to Denno- crHis. others to Re, ptihi!cans. Among those" i4u must step ;' Siae for younger nen of their own
 part are Eepre
 sentative Charles #iienry GrosVenor Of Ohio. Whp WaS ,le
 f"ated for rennbli
 nation, and Repre- SrnfatsVp James VI
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HAVOC WRDI CHIT
 BI ENPIDs!DE
Eleven Persons Injured-Fire Fol lows Shock and Several Acres
 Swept by Flames.

Lynn Mass. Dec. "A aoi-ar exploded in the four-stors faetcHl of the P. j. Harney Shoe c0maa.4s at West Lynn, destroyed the lac
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national politics is attributed in part to the influence i'll the Third Wiscon- sin district, W hich Babcock now repre- Sents, of Senator Robert NJ La Fol lettp. 1t has =for some years been Nlr. Bai1roek s cll5- tom to devote his chief attention in campaign times to the districts of oth. or congres men, leaving his oWn=to take care of itself, so confident was he of it's loyalty to him. As chairman of f=the national Re publican congre s= sionaE committee he lirecte,t= the coll.
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tlir. IHora lat.ste
 mans ~ol., J mes } who had .i's,' ts.a-
 Yar.a
 special a.t tl.e White lintt~'. r u.4~ Senator Al4el.t I. Reyeri,lge of Ia. diana who WI, ta' foremost elualtl.inlt in the ~pnats ot Nr l. o~e|"Et~ pe@. at tlle meat i-it','' ttjt issue and tise taS tortr W ellsworth | | ter brought him in tJ the coutr9Ner,l ; ~ hf.h aa.rl1e... -p
 time last illg.
 has recently been
 tcItlon to tie ,rrhi i.:j prepared T Hi subject and iutealI~ attention If his col Forthcoming session bill provides that sil ? ol' other esfrriei alef.e sllaIi Hal4Si lHsportatjoa the | Tory or mine that under fourteen Ent atot believes s4t great aud 4aoAf ii455 best Wa.y. for cou@E through power regulation of inters {
 Strong tariff rev their districts eaIlse o1 the present housc their stand idea tion to the SiXrieth them is James
 nesota,. member of tee on ways and m an educator and N'r ilai' ca se Is that of J of Wisconsin. His
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 nation k E}9EI.
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AfDE
 InInGF.
 t Ir!l attention for Scn;ttol Ie8'eridge letotta= much IL ,ct of child labor. ealin- t ftaa to paa~ eaglles ,HltH..i- tla-
 AIr. Iirverid4e1 : D railroad. -telHl, [. .illtpi9t;st' eo!.. 5rt=oi a,.cep- for roelulN oI. ;a.}@f'ae- employs children rs oli. The sen .I;f,i l1i,,,r i la
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14

We have just received q nice line
Of ladies', misse3 and children's 8
Easter hats sp6 fPwers. All the
latest milling idef fs.
D. LyerrAs, L'Ause.
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displays ape observed to- adopt
measures that may in their judg.
ment be Of advantage to their en-
ployers, to the lives and property in
their charge, and to themselves. A
feasible method OF extending the
scope and area OF distribution of ad-
vices would be the equipment OF
stations and vessels with wireless
telegraph apparatus. The operation
OF this latter method would require
one or two wireless stations on each
lake shore and the methods OF wire
less communication between shore
and ships that are being adopted by
seagoing vessels
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14
big DEAL PENDING
Over Ten thousand Acres OF Timbered
Lands Tributary to L'Anse to be
Sold by Fall River Iron
Company.

One OF the largest land deals in
Baraga county in many years Il
pending, and will undoubtedly soor
be closed, whereby E. T. Williams
of Duluth, has contracted to sci
over ten thousand acres OF timbered
lands owned by the Fall River Iron
Company, to W. S. Prickett, oi
Sidnaw.
The lands are located in towns As
and 30, north of ranges 33 and "a
west, and are tributary to L'Anse.
The lands are heavily timbered with
hemlock, cedar, maple and birch.
1t rumored that Mr.. Pricket Is
planning to locate a large saw mill
in L'Anse. II he is successful in sc
doing it will mean big thing for
our village.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14

Following is list Of petit juror.
drawn on the 21st day Of March
1905, to serve at the May term o
Circuit Court for the county O
Baraga, which convenes on Monday
the 7th day Of May, 1906, 10 the
Court House, in the village oil
L'Anse, Mich.
Arvon-LeonardI Swanson.
John Nelson.
Harry LupAherg.
Baraga-WilliaV Goldback.
John Xapin.
An3}ewEh thompson.
Cbffs MessAer.
George K. IbSptson.
AMOS Turner.S
Nv. J. Johnsoni
Charles Drake
Covindk kon-John WicNe, Jr
Names CarsQG
L'Anse Neil DortAey.
I0UiaSs61n.
Robert B. Reynolds.
August Koppana.
Peter Sands, Jr.
s. w. Beck.
Fred Kemp.
James Nipert.
Edward Seavoy.
Spurr-John Duquette.
Fred Miller.
For a nice spys69l suit, all at d
Levitan's, l. 6se.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14
Yiremen Elect ofsicers.

At meeting of L'Anse Hose Co.
No. L., held Monday evening, the
following named were chosen officers
for the ensuing year:
Chief-W. l.. Mason.
President-F. W. Foote.
Vice President-Henry Johnson.
Secretary-Peter Sands, Jr.
Treasurer Johnson.
Foreman-John Sands.
First Asst. Foreman. Collins.
Second Asst. Foreman-Edward
Sicotte.
Delegates to the coming tourna-
ment at Houghton-Octave
Sicotte and p. Bulger.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14
pEoUxsiNa ITEMS,
Correspondence.

Correspondence.
Frank Dow returned Friday from
Dollar Bay.
Louis Neidig returned Monday
from Lathrop, Mich.
Charles Johnson, of Arvon, was
here Thursday.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Anderson. April 9th, q son.
Fred Otto went to Dollar Bay
Tuesday for a few days.
Mrs. A. Latendresse visited rela-
tives and friends at Hubbell this
week.
Mrs. A. Moreau and son Henry
arrived from Big Rapids Monday,
where they have been for the past
four months.
Edward Sanquist, OF HoughtoD,
arrived here Thursday to take his
position as chief engineer on the
tug boat I'D. L, Hebard."
Fri e. Tracy received message
Wednesday morning OF the death
of his father, at Manistee. He left
on the evening train for that place.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

nAi o. uiio SuAoSn 10 oOtioeoiy ="
George S. Crabbe, of Houghtop,
was in town Thursday.
Henry Murphy spent Thursday
with his brother at Mass City.
Frank Bushnell, OF Lake Linden,
transacted business in town Tues.
day.
Charles Rambaud is suffering from
bruised foot, the result of a heavy
case falling upon 1t.
Messrs H. T. Leibert and Charles
Rogers, OF Hancock, were L'Anse
visitors Sunday last.
Miss Francis Dillon. OF Houghton,
is spending her Easter vacation at
the home Of Mrs. J. O'Connor.
Mrs. w. L. Mason left Wednesday
for Lawton, Mich, where she will
visit relatives for several weeks.
William Smith, OF Houghton,
spent Friday in town, the guest OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Ludlow, OF
Ishpeming, were guests at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Blankenhorn
Friday.
Yesterday being Good Friday q
general observance of the day was
manifest both in the churches and
places OF business.
Carpenters will begin the work OF
re-modeling the lower part Of the
Brady building the 6rst OF next
week. and when completed will be
occupied by A. B. Gomez, as a cigar
factory.
The work of replacing the cement
foundations under the engine and
dynamo in the power house is pro-
crossing rapidly, and the plant will
be in operation again as soon as
possible.
Richard Feore, August Aenge
and William Hugo, members Of the
board of county canvasers, met in
the Court House, in this village.
Tuesday. and canvassed the votes
cast at the election held April I'd, on
the question Of calling convention
tfor the purpose OF making . general
Frevis;6u of the consultations Of
Michigan. The number of votes
cast in the county in favor Of the
question, was 556; against the ques-
ton, 221; Blanks, 121.
Last Monday morning While at
work on hand shingle machine at
Prosper Roberts mill, Fred Chau-
dier met with an accident which
caused him to lose the frst three
fingers on his left hand. Mr.. Chau-
dier was endeavoring to straighten
block which be was about to cut,
when his hand slipped, suddenly
coming in contact with the revoly-
ing knives, with the above result.
He was brought to this villag where
his wounds were dressed, and
at present the injured members are
healing nicely.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14

We have fine linsN Ni Drivers and
Cruisers Shoes. 0sp1yrbe equaled
anywhere in the T6ountJ
DfLRvITA, L'Anse.
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We carry full line of MCMILLAN
Suits aud PAM ntsbt6r Men and Boys.
LrvAs' L'Ause.
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Death Of Mrs. A. D. Chisholm.

The following is from the Ontona.
gon Herald. OF last Saturday.
"Mr. Chisholm, wife of A. D.
Chisholm, former superintendent OF
the Ontonagon schools, died at her
home in this place Thursday morn
ing ut $40 o'clock. The announce
ment OF her demise came as shock
to the community. She was Ill only
few days with pneumonia and her
condition was not deemed alarming
until the day preceding her death
Mrs. Chisholm came to Ontonagon
from L'Anse with her husband and
cbildren nearly four years ago. She
took . prominent part in church
affairs and was one OF the most &C
tive workers Of the Presbyterian So
ciety. She had . large circle ol
friends and her death has brought
deep sorrow. Previous 70 going to
L'Anse the family resided @ Mao
berry for . number Of yeaEx
Besides her hushssd, wb0 - with
his brother ss lEontague, Eich., she
is survived BY i've children; Eaie
May, tesebss is the VuleA1 school;
AnnabelIe, assjsezne pginciPalis ~
Ontnuasrxw hx~h xchARt. OuDta} ID
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14
Lent Comes To q Close.

Tonight closes one OF the
most important Sc o n 1
OF the church year-the season oi
Lent.-and more especially the
period known as Passion week.
During this week q series oil
deyoute services have bee o
in progress within the walls OF every
church in the world.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
special services have been held, con.
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. H. N.
Aldrich, assisted by Rev. William
Eddy Marvin, of Laurium.
From the first the meetings have
been well attended, and it is felt by
those who have had the work in
charge that an abundance OF good
has been accomplished. Mr..
Marvin's sermons we're OF deep
and interesting nature, and it is
with deep regret that be was
unable to remain longer. The SER
mon Friday evening was preached
~ the pastor, Rev. H. N. Aldricb.
and Was delivered in his usual pleas.
ing manner, thus bringing the SER
vices Of the week to q close
In nearly all the churches arrang-
ments haye been made for special
Easter music. and the following will
be rendered in the services at the
M. E. churches OF this charge.
PEoUAHINa 1890 A. M.
Anthem, Easter Morning." 80.
Solo, 1.-THE Liliy-Bells Ring. -.
...... 80. .Shepperd
Anthem, Christ is Risen" :.
........... ......... bcSlic
M. e. MISSION 2:30 P. M.
Anthem, .'How Calm aud Beau
tiful the Morn. 49, Gabriel
Solo, ''Ye Bells Of Easter Morn
ing. -. ......... Bartlett
Quartette. THE Resurrection.
............. Woodman
L'ANsE 700 P. N.
Anthem, "Wake and Greet the
Day." Leslie
Solo, "Alleluia! He is Risen. ~.
80. ...... -. Neidlinger
Anthem, "Gloria in Excelsis.
Chaffin
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news.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
Exchanges and Condensed.

Announcement was made Thurs
day of the resignation OF Supt. HI.
Draper, OF the Good Will Farm, at
Houghton. 1t is his intention to
establish an industrial school in the
near future.
1t is stated that the asylum for
insane, at Newberry, is greatly over
crowded, there being in the neigh
borhood Of sixty patients more than
can be comfortably accommodated.
Tuesday afternoon delegates from
the Maccabee lodges ot the four
counties Baraga, Keweenaw, Hough-
ton and Ontonagon convened la
Houghton, and chose delegates to
the annual convention to be held in
Ludington June 10th.
Groppd was broken this week for
the high school which the G. & HI.
Mining company is erecting at Calu-
met to replace the one destroyed by
ire last summer. The structure
will be Of steel, stone and brick and
will be practically fireproof.
The South Shore railway company
sent this week to the auditor gen.
eral, check for $335, ,278, represent
ing the full amount OF deferred taxes
due the state for the past four years
under the ad valorem law. Like
wise did the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul, amounting to $l15,O 900.
There is possibility that Ontoua-
gon village will secure its supply of
'saectricity for street lighting and
commercial purposes from the Vic
ttnria Copper Mining company. The
matter will be brought up for con-
isiderstion at meeting OF the coun-
Gil neat Monday evening.
Sunday last, for the first time in
nearly year, the people OF the cop
per country were able to go from
Houghton to Hancock via the
feoa.sy heidEesu The nav drs~r was..
swung into position at that time
and . large numbsr otpeopleS Svailea
ths@sslyessefs sshs,priviiege so long
,dn~S~i 3S ~ u>,rss y+,e,@ @s.s
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14

Our line OF ShosaQs the largest
and finest in the <0u4ty. Call and
look them overI
FL.yfFAs.L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14

A new aud/hns line of mems,
wonen's and( (child dten's shoes just
received at D&GvITAN's, L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14

Our line OF La1es', Misses and
childreu5s oovI md Skirts are
complet and 9fthe v}ry latest style.
~ ID. LEyfrAN, L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14
PREAlIUMs TOR FARMS.
Agricultural Society to Distribute
Money Amona Farmers.


Money Among Farmers.
The Houghton County Agricul.
tural society has decided to offer
three premiums for the three best
farms in the counties OF Houghton,
Baraga. Ontouagon and Keweenaw
this summer. This was determined
at q meeting Of the executive COM
mittee and committee on fair held
last Saturday afternoon. The
premiums viii be $50, go, aud go
and there promises to be some In
teresting competition among the
farmers OF the territory embraced
in the association.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-01-03

Speculation has become mania
with many of our farmers recently,
and money-lending is becoming more
and more hazardous" said leading
warehouseman of Macon. 81 have
just met ten men who have come in
from rural district to put their
money into cotton futures. Some of
them have been good customers of
mine. but of course it is necessary
now to be more careful in dealing
with them.
sit is rarely safe to back specu-
lator; even when you think you are