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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13
COFFIN SUIT FATAL TO TEN
Men Who Engage in Fight Over
Property Given to Undertaken
Struck Down Mysteriously.

. Galveston, Tex-Death from a
strange malady which physicians say
they have never before seen or heard
Of mas overtakep ten men who we're
connected with the suit over a piece
Of property given to an undertaken by
widow in payment for her hus-
bands coffin. The belief is wide
spread In this vicinity that the deaths
are judgment from heaven. SO terri
flying have been the manifestations OF
what Is believed to be divine wrath
that even the county officials refuse to
have anything more to, do with the
case, which probably never will be
adjudicated, at least in the present
generation.
The case is that of George 4. Smith
against John Daley. Both men died
soon after suit was brought Of the
strange disease which specialists were
unable to diagnose or treat. Then
Thomas Brick, the district clerk who
filed the suit, fell victim to the same
mysterious avenger.
Three lawyers participated In the
"iNOW - SOhh ouit, 10 ~ 10 Cdiicu-
Clegg Stewart, Forester Rose and Will
liam T. Austin. Within few days all
three became III and died Of the pecul-
lar disease for which no remedy could
be found. Then Judge William H.
Stewart, who tried the case and who
but 4 few days before had rendered a
decision in the case and granted a new
trial, fell a victim, ana In short time
expired.
Alexander Bartlingcock and G. A.
Sias wero employed to survey the
land in preparation for the new trial.
Scarcely had they completed their
task when they fell Ill and died.
J. F. Simons. the district clerk,
laughed at the fears Of the supersti-
tious, and made preparations fo- the
new trial. A few days later he died.
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cutionary standpoint. He has made a
great reputation as q, debater and an
orator, but In addition mas added
greatly to his fame by his writings.
He knows now that his articles are
real because a unique experience the
other day demonstrated this fact.
He was asked In very gentle,
though somewhat dictative, manner to
assist a constituent of one of his COL
leagues in securing an assistant secre-
taryship to the president OF the Chica-
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad.
This applicant was not bit back
ward He stated his qualifications for
the place very minutely. and his letter
was written In good hand and was
we'll composed. The young man wrote
that he hid read one Of the senator's
articles on the subject Of a young
mans chance In the world. Mr.. Bev-
eridge In this article, which was writ
ten at least a year ago, said that the
president of the c. X. I. & p. railroad
was looking for bright young high
school gradute to I'LL vacancy In his
Office as assistant private secretary.
The young man in his letter to the
senator expressed himself as satisfied
with the job, and he, enclosed formal
application for the position, which he
asked Mr.. Beverage to forward to the
right person. The senator was rather
taken back by the thought that his
purely academic discussion OF an abb
stract subject should have been inter-
preted as an advertisement, but he
wrote very kind letter to the young
man expressing regret that the latter
had not applied for the position
year ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13

mings of New York, the one time
printer friend of Charles A. Dana and
Horace Greeley. was accorded the first
place in congress circles as an expert
fisherman. Amos loved fishing as
well as he did good story, and that
meant a great deal. He had lodge
on the upper branch OF the Susque-
hama, where he used to spend most OF
his vacation fishing for the smau
mouth black bass, or earlier In the
season going into the mountains of
Pennsylvania and Turing the willy
brook trout.
No man has exactly taken Amos
Cummings place as the fisherman par
excellence of congress, but Mr.. Albert
Burleson, OF Texas, comes very near
II. He Is born fisherman. In his
opinion fishing Is the finest sport and
recreation on the top OF the earth. He
has the finest collection Of fishing
tackle Of anyone either In the hoyse
or senate. and that Is saying good
deal. He Is not . carpet fisherman by
any means, one who can tell how nsh-
Ing should be done while seated be-
fore the nre. but he Is an active sports-
man who has tackled pretty nearly
every sort Of game fsh In the country.
He tells some mighty interesting stor-
les and, unlike the proverbial fsh
story, they are true and backed up
with snapshots.
Mr.. Burleson Is q great believer ia
fishing and he asserts that no man can
be very far wrong who IL fond OF this
quiet. gentle sport. He IL Z great ad-
mirer Of ex-President Cleveland, a
much on account Of the latter's fond
ness for rod and line a. for any Of hls
achievements in statesmanship.
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after short, despairing struggle
reached land and threw herself. exhaust
ed, upon the sand.
When she awakened 1t was dark. She
felt something warm upon her face, and,
starting up in alarm, found Mons, her
pet lion. licking her face. The lion had
been cast ashore, and, although one OF
his legs was badly hurt, he was still
alive, and together the exhausted girl
and the crippled lion lay down and slept.
That was the first night Of 553 that the
young girl and the lion lived on the
speck of land In the center of the vast
ocean.
Liela did not know then, or until she
was rescued. where she was. but the lit
tie speck in the sea upon which they had
been cast was one of the minute islands
northward of the Bellona reefs. towards
the Chesterfield Islands. and from the
south side OF their little island home the
girl could see palm trees on another Is
land southwark.
Builds Home for Herself.
Like Crusoe, the girl made the exam
ination the day after she was cast
ashore. and in less than an hour had
learned the worst. She still hoped that
the boat would find her, for she thought
perhaps 1t had been cart away also,
possibly on the speck of land to the
southwark. Some driftwood, q few bits
OF rigging from the lost vessel, chicken
coop filled with dead fowls, few ta.-
tered bits Of sails. and two large tins
Of sea biscuit were all that the girl
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Girl Lives on Desert Island in the Indian
Ocean for Fifteen Months.
IS sHIPWRECKED BY A TERRIBLE 1YPHooN
Pet Lion Her Sole Living Companion is Finally
Forced to Kill Animal to Save Own Life--At
Last Rescued by Passing Vessel
and Returned to Parents.

They went to New Zealand and, trav-
cling along the coast from Palmerston
through Christchurch, Timaru, Nelson,
over to Wellington, on the North island,
they added to the menagerie.
Shipwrecked by Typhoon.
Early in December they we're ready.
They loaded the tents, and the animals,
and all, aboard the LILLY and started for
Melbourne. The typhoon struck on De-
cember Is in the morning, and for over
three days the little vessel, under bare
poles, fled before 1t. The men, exhaust
ed and worn from working the pumps,
fell fainting. Three times they tried to
turn and ride in the face of the storm.
but could not They were driven north
ward, always northward-lost, hopeless
and dying.
And during it all Liela helped the
men, and when they fell from exhaus-
ton she worked at the pumps. strong,
vigorous, tireless, her athletic training
standing her in good stead On the 18th
hope was abandoned. The storm was
abating little. but the vessel was
hShNhy anu nav iOot 10
buoyancy. At ten o'clock sea after sea
pounded upon the decks. and still the
vessel staggered on.
The tired vessel, worn out by the bat
tie with the sea, gave up about noon.
The steering gear broke. The little
barkentine turned broadside. wallowed
a few moments, and sank.
The Ponquet fortunes were swept
away. and the family separated, in an
instant. The father and mother reached
the boat, but Liela, with seven others.
was swept overheard.
Alone on Desert Island.
Then began the strange career of the
girl. She remembers struggling in the
waters; then she lost consciousness.
Hew long she was in the water she does
not know; 1t could not have been long.
She was aroused by being hurled upon
sand. She felt the wave that had cast
her up drag her back into the sea, and
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months or the present year he has
bought over $25,0C0,OO0 worth of cut
and uncut diamonds. He has not con-
fined his taste to diamonds, but his
plethoric pocketEook has included all
sorts of precious stones in its purchas-
Ing power. Ten years ago his total
outlay of precious stones of all kinds
abroad was less than $4,000 This
year 1t will probably be $685., 900
worth, as for ten months the -importa-
tions hare reached the value Jof $31,-
359.157.
To certain degree these tremen-
dously increased imports Of diamonds
and precious stones are an indication
OF prosperous times, plenty of money
and also, to some extent, they are a
new form of investment, as many peo-
pie consider the investment of money
In diamonds about the safest that can
lie made. This expenditure OF wea tn
aoroad for precious stones has been
productive OF work and consequently
money to the workmen OF the United
States. This is shown in the rapid
growth Of the importations of uncut
diamonds.
A few years ago there was estab-
lished in this country diamond cut
ting industry. and 1t has in .reased
very rapidly in the last decade. In
1896 there were but $7S,815 worth of
uncut diamonds brought into this
country, but since the passage Of the
present tariff law, giving preferen-
tial to this class of diamonds, their
importation has increased until this
year over $10,000,0O0 worth will be i'm
ported. For tho decade ending with
1905 the value of uncut diamonds i'm
ported will reach $6OO00,000, and Of
cut diamonds about 100000, 900, and
of other precious stones imported
enough to bring the total value for the
ten years up to $2OO.OO0,O0o.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13

| the "kfds" free rein and allowed IN
limited debate on any subject This
was the opportunity that Fhed Lam
dis had been waiting for, and he made
his first speech on the floor In an att
tack upon the insurance system of the
country. His success was instantane-
GUS.
Mr. Lands Is ono OF four brothers
who have all achieved high reputa-
ton. His brother Charlie" has been
representative from Indiana for scv-
eral terms and is q fine orator and .
popular public speaker. Another bro
Their Kensaw Mountain Lands. who
was private secretary to Mr.. Gresham
when the latter was secretary OF state.
is now United States judge In ILL
nois, and still another brother is In
charge OF the postal service in. Porto
kico. Young Fred was at one time his
brother Charles secretary and did
newspaper work as an assistant on
one OF the western newspapers. He
read law and was admitted to the bar
but suddenly one day In the spring OF
1902 he told his brother that he was
tired of the job OF private secretary
and was going out to Indiana to beat
George Steele for denomination for
congress. M
Charlie laughed at the nervy young
fellow. but the latter meant what no
said He went into Stcele's district
and. although the latter had been
representative OK It in Washington for
many years. Lands defeated him, Sc
cured the nomination himself and
took his seat In the. last congress. He
was reelected to the present congress
by largely increased majority, and
his brilliant speech on the insurance
question has fixed his tame as one OF
the leading orators of the house.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13

Tho story of Robinson Crusoe and
his remarkable adventures is familiar
to almost every man. woman and child
To prove the old saying that truth IL
stranger than fiction this interesting
tale has been enacted by handsome
young French girl. and II anything her
experiences were more remarkable.
Cast away on an almost desert island
in the middle of the Indian ocean,
thrown on her own resources, Liela
Ponquet, pretty young trapeze per.
former, now about Is years of age,
lived for Is months before she was
picked up by passing vessel and
finally sent back to her home in
France.
When she arrived at Marseilles she
was reunited with her father and
mother who for nearly two years she
had believed dead, and who believed she
bark Lilly sank on December IS, 1903.
They had parted when the little vessel,
after a brave fight with the typhoo1,
lurched and sank. They had seen her
lifted on a wave, with a life-preserver
clasped about her, and they had fought
with the sailors in the boat for chance
to save their daughter. She had caught
one glimpse Of them as she was buried
under huge roller. and the boat was
lifted above her. and then they parted.
Nearly four days later the boat had
reached one of the Belep islands. off
New Caledonia, and after day or two
of rest and preparation had crossed to
the larger island and reached safety.
An Acrobatic Family.
The Ponquet family-father, mother
and daughter-were acrobats and ami
NAL trainers, and Ponquet, the father.
had for many years been the leader of
little circus, sometimes with dozen or
more men in his employ. sometimes
with only the members of his family to
assist him in giving performances. His
Oldest son. a promising acrobat, had
been killed at fair in France by fall
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ing from high wire, and the other boy,
weak and sickly, never would do for an
athlete, so he was sent to school and
then into the priesthood, and he was the
pride Of his mothers heart.
But Liela, from her earliest childhood,
took to the ropes and the rings and the
bars as II by second nature and before
she was IL years old her feats Of daring
and strength and agility won her ap-
plause and caused her father to believe
her the most wonderful acrobat In all
the world. She was strong, healthy,
beautiful-beautiful, as more than one
young man thought who saw her at the
little country fairs In Breton.
But the PonQuets were poor. They
made but little money at the fairs, and
they talked often of America or Of Aus
tralia, 30 at the end of one season they
decided to cast their fortunes In new
world. There was sad leave-taking
with the son, who soon was to become
priest, and they sailed away to Austria
liza.
That year Liela was 10 years old. Her
beauty. her grace and daring attracted
attention to the grimy, sordid little trav-
cling circus. and prosperity came to the
family Ponquet began to think that
his fortune was made. He had dreams
of being tho proprietor OF great cir
Gus, With hundreds Of men and wom-
en-, with great gilded wagons. At Mel
burne. At Sydney, At Clarendon, New
Castle, Brisbane -everywhere It was the
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ate constituent this more or less use
full government institution Is known
as Smiths Onion" A few days ago
the senator received request to pro-
cure for one of his constituents q re-
port on Smiths Onion" His clerk
applied to the agricultural department
for list OF publications emanating
there, and although that department
is the most prolific In official litera-
ture. its comprehensive index did not
contain any work or report on
Smiths Onion"
The senator then applied to the ag-
ricultural congressman In the house
and senate without results. His clerk
sat up with the letter one night and
finally came to the conclusion that the
reading gentleman down in the Old
Dominion wanted report on the
Smithsonian" A report of the Smith
sonian institution was secured and
sent to the gentleman and 1t proved to
be just what ne wanted, and he has
written an acknowledgment of the re-
ceipt of very handsome volume con-
tanning highly interesting facts" He
is satisfied now that Uncle Sam Is a
most obliging old fellow and the peo-
pie throughout the country can get
almost any sort of reading matter.
This assumption that the national
government will afford the citizens OF
the country all the reading matter
they want is pretty well founded, for,
aside from works of actual fiction,
there Is scarcely line OF literature
that the government has not invaded.
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Fond Of the Gentle Sport.

HERE are enough
fishermen In con-
gress, lovers Of
the actual sport
OF fly casting, troll
ling and deep sea
fishing to insure
an interest in the
n s h commission
and keep that.
branch Of the gov
eminent moving.
In the old days
Amos J. CIm-
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Fred Lands Of Indiana.


eridge wears the
bay leaves as q
finished orator, he
will have to look
to them now since
the advent Of an
other young Hoosr
Ter on the con-
gressional forum.
Young Fred Ian
dis, a sallow.
hate h ct faced
man. with q huge
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13

Wv
idge of Indiana
has, since his en-
trance into the
senate, been cas-
lily the first fin
ished orator of the
two branches OF
congress. His dec
lamation, enunci-
a t ION, gestures
and diction are
pretty nearly per-
feet from an elo-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13
"Smith's Onion"

DANlEh
OF Virginia is the
innocent cause OF
comforting q nick
name on such a
dignifed old insti-
tuition as I h o
S m 1t h s n | an.
Since imparting to
some of his col
leagues the con-
tents of a letter
he received from
a somewhat Hitter
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13

shock OF black hair. who came to the
house In the last congress. has created
. sensation by his maiden speech. Be
fore tho holiday recess Uncle Joe"
Cannon. speaker Of the house, gave
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-01-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
UNCLE sam NOW PURCHASES
QUANTITIES OF GEMS.
MANY UNCUT DIAMONDS
Senator Beveridge Hears from Con-
Standardization Speech Of An
other Young Hoosier - Tn,
Official Publications.

A s H | N GTON.-
Uncle Sam has
reached that state
OF pros Gritty
where he is
" W Q ar n g d.a-
monds." Ten years
ago he bought
less than a million
ard a half dol
lars worth Of
these preci o u 8
8 I o n es abroad.
W h lie in ten
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A Finished Orator.

- ENATOR BEVER.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-07-27
THE NOTED SIOUX CHIEF. BLACK cTucKnN."

In reply Reddy drew up one side Of
his face, exposing his deep yellow
CANNES, pulled the remnants Of q hat
over bis arms, and, leaning against
the side Of a great building In quiet
shadow, struck an attitude that
seemed to say, "Well, here ! am, pre-
pared for anything-go ahead and
show your booty"
Somehow Swiftly was slower than
usual in bringing his SNATCH to light.
He felt the purse, pressed It between
his hands turned 1t over and over, and
at last, seeing Reddy's eyes flash Inn
patience, he reluctantly opened the
pocketb0ok.
"Well, I'll be smotheredr' cried
Reddy, as Jim pulled out faded pink
envelope from which fell a lock Of
gray hair and newspaper clipping
bearing the scared marks Of time. 1t
was an obituary, praising the life and
work Of the deceased. The dead
woman, 1t said, had been an exemplary
wife and mother, and one Of the
sweetest, noblest and most hon0red
members Of the community. Her loss
was therefore m0urned by every one
who had the happiness OF knowing her.
She left an only son. All this the boy
read aloud, amid frequent stops to
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/ q THE BLACK
|SN SEAL PURSE

'sSnatch It! Snatch it!' whispered
Reddy the lookout" pal to "Jimmy
the Swift" who won this title from
the lightning rapidity with which he
was known to relieve mems pockets
of their contents.
In a moment the practiced fingers
of Jimmy had skillfully extracted q
fat seal purse from the pocket Of q
slight young man who was busily
elbowing his way tn ough the crowd
that was besieging a belated Broad
way car.
The day had not been rich one for
the ''picks," and Swiftly eyed the thin
purse rather suspiciously.
mighty slim-looking, hey, Red"
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In Extrenais.'

The four-year-old daughter OF !
clergyman was ailing one night and
was put to bed early. As her mother
was about to leave her she called her
back.
Mamma" she said. II want to see
my papa"
"N0, DEAR" her mother replied,
"your papa is busy and must not Be
disturbed"
But. mamma" the child persisted.
II want to see my papa"
As before, the mother replied: mo.
your papa must not be disturbed"
But the little one came back with Q
clincher:
Mamma" she declared solemnly,
II am a sick woman, and ] want to
see my minister"
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send out herald or town crier to
summon all the people to a sort of
mass meeting and at this the name
Giver' explains the Presidents wishes
at length. IN.
THROUGH INDIAN SUBTLETY.
At the outset many Of the assembled
Indians may be prone tn grumble
against the new system, but grad
ually DR.. Eastman will win them over,
and In his labors thus far he has not
encountered more than half dozen
Indians who have steadfastly refused
to change their names However,
hundreds Of the Indians have con-
fided to him that they would accept
the new system Of names only because
they had the assurance Of a fellow
tribcsman CDR. Enstman) that 1t was
a good plan, and that they would
never have tolerated It had a white
man come among them and preached
the scheme "
Although the remaining Of the Sioux
Is not yet completed It has already
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B0STON'S NEW CHURCH.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS DEDL-
CATE TWO MLLLION DOLLAR
MOTHER TEMPLE. @

Thousands From All Parts Of World
Tnronged Historic litys-C Church
Seats 6OOO.-Taller Than Bunker
Hill Monument.
The dedication in June of a mag
niicent new addition to the Mother
Church Of the Christian Science de-
nomination, In Boston, was an event
Of the highest significance in the his
tory Of this religious body.
recognition Of Mrs. Eddy's life work and
of the imperative demands Of the mar
vicious growth Of the movement, ex-
pressing the liberality OF thousands Of
Christian Scientists, and embodying
the best in architectural design and
modern construction, this new building
was logically the central feature Of
this years gathering.
The church is one Of the largest, If
not the largest in the United States,
Its seating capacity being 5,012. Its
style of architecture is Italian Renais-
sance. The pews and other interior
finishings are Of mahogany. The
walls are Concord granite and Bedford
stone, with beautiful decorative carv-
ings. The inside finish is a soft gray
to harmonic with the Bedford stone
columns supporting the dome. The
height Of the building to the top Of the
lantern is 224 feet, just one foot higher
than Bunker Hill monument. The
dome Is eighty-two feet in diameter
and Is covered with terra Gotta to
match the Bedford stone. The build
ing presents stately, dignified and
impressive appearance, and it is al
ready recognized as one Of the land
marks of Boston.
The cost Of the building is some
thing less than 100000. The new
chimes consist of eleven bells, the
largest Of which weighs, 1000 pounds.
The smallest bell weighs 400 pounds.
The organ is one Of the largest and
finest in the world. ss.
The original Mother Church. which
adjoins the new building seats about
1000, and yet three Sunday services
are required to accommodate the attend
ance. It is said that when this edifice