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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14

Following the ceremony, wedding
breakfast was served at the home
of the brides mother, on the corner
OF Pioneer and Clark street, at
which only the relatives sat down.
The newly married couple drove to
lshpeming, from which place they
took the morning train to Houghton,
where they took passage on the
Tionesta for q tour OF the lakes and
the st. Lawrence river. On
their trip they will visit
friends in Buffalo and Tronto and
with relatives OF the groom in lower
Michigan. The date OF their return
is not settled, but will be some time
the latter part Of August. They
will make their future home in
Baraga, where the groom holds the
position of superintendent OF the
Baraga public schools,
The bride is the eldest daughter
OF Mrs. M. Curley, and was born and
raised In Negaunee. For many years
she has been one Of the social favor
ties and is held in high esteem by all
who have the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance. The groom is also well
and favorably known in this city,
having served for three terms as
principal ofthe high school before
taking the position he now holds at
Raraua.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14
GONE 10 HER REWARD.
Mrs. Mary Catherine Price Passed
Peacefully Away wednesday
Afternoon Funeral Held
Friday.

Mrs. Mary Catherine Price passed
peacefully away at her late home in
Baraga, Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mrs. Price had been in poor
health for q number of years, being
a sufferer from asthma, but her
ambition was such that she kept up
most OF the time, in fact to the day
OF her death.
Deceased was born in Chester,
England. March 9, 1882, and in 1850
was united in marriage to Charles
Price. In 1851 they located in
Barry, Canada, remaining there for
a number Of years. Mr.. Price died
in 1888. In 1888 Mrs. Price re-
moved to Baraga, where she bad
since resided.
Deceased was the mother OF eight
children, six OF whom survive to
mourn her loss, namely, Fred, who
resides in Collingwood, Ont.
Samuel, OF British Columbia;
Charles, Robert and William, and
Mrs. William Graham, who reside
in Baraga. Two daughters are
dead, Mary, who died when about 2
years OF age, and Mrs. George L.
Steward, who died in 1887.
Mrs. Price was q noble, christian
woman, and her death will be deeply
mourned, not only by her children,
to whom she was greatly DEVOTED
but by all who knew her.
The funeral was held from the
Methodist church Friday afternoon
at2 o'clock, and was largely attend
ed. The service was conducted By
the pastor, Rev. Ernest Brown.
Interment was in the new GENE
terry 10 Baraga.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14
Miss Della Gautbier. Of ontona

Miss Della Gauthier, of Ontona-
gon, visited friends in Baraga this
week.
A.. N. Pinet and son Alfred were
at Skanee this week.
Miss Eva Bohmier left Sunday
last to visit friends in Ishpeming
and Marquette for few days.
Miss Geraldine Vaughan is visit
ing friends in Mass City.
G.. F. Kelley, of Oconto, Wis, is
spending several weeks in Baraga.
Jerry Greenleaf expects to leave
Monday next for lower Michigan.
The Chappell House is undergoing
repairs.
Mrs. Charles Benning and daugh.
ter Rose, OF Redland, California, are
visiting at the home OF Mrs. Ben
ning's son, Charles BeDning, in this
village.
The steam barge J. g. Ford
cleared Thursday for Detroit with a
cargo Of lumber from the Baraga
Lumber Company's docks.
Mrs. r. S. auckland was at Mar.
quette the fore part OF the week.
The Baragas will play the Han
cock amatures, at Hancock, Sunday
Stemo, Of Atlantic, will pitch fol
the Baragas.
| William Treado, who has beer
confined to his home for the pas
two months by a severe attack o
rheumatism, is again able to be out
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14

James Mcmahon, whose term as o
member of the school board expired,
was reelected, and Hoken Lundin
was also elected as trustee. Nc
Mahon received AZ votes, Lundin A
votes, and there were about 40
scattering votes.
The school board recommended
that the sum Of $4,000 be voted for
school purposes for the ensuing year,
but the amount voted was reduced
to sc,
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-20
The Chance O. His Life
CubersOn Bacon.

Elizabeth CulbersOn Bacon.

| they WOulU HISS Hill, every where, Ill
the pastures, talking to the horses
and cows whiStling in the corn fields,
or laughing over the pranks of his
dog, he had breathed his young life
into the old farm. His happy, bOyish
face laughed out at them from all the
trees, the fences, every blade of grass.
The stock loved him and ran to meet
him, following him about. Thus the
old couple talked. He seemed but a
baby to them, although eighteen years
he had lived to shed sunshine into
| their lives. 1t seemed but yeSter-
day that he had been barefooted boy
with a singing heart and a willow
wand for a rod, going over to the
stream to fish for trout; it seemed but
yesterday that he had taken his first
ride OH old Joe's back and waved
proudly back to his mother as he
trOtted off down the lane, his golden
curls tanning in the breeze; it seemed
but yesterday that he had learned to
spell in the old Bible and to play at
MS mothers knee.
Father, L guess we'd better let
him go. He wouldn't be happy here
nOhow- alters a wantin1 to go. Be
sides, he ain't had a happy life like
| other boys, an he's alluS been so
willin' to help an never did grumble
a bit Tain't hardly fair to keep
him here when his hearts so sot ON
gOin'. He aint never had a chance
to see nOthin'. Mebbe we kin cit
on without him somehow We ain't
a gOin' to be selfish-ain't goin' to
start this late, air we, Father?''
The mans mind was busy with the
past. He remembered the loneliness.
the hardships. the disappointments of
his own youth. How much easier and
how vastly different might have been
the tenor of his life, if, back on the
threshold some one had held out to
him a helping hand! Existence for
him had been a hard, ceaseless strug-
gle against poverty Should he be-
queath such a legacy to his son ?
Besides, had not the boy right?
She drew nearer to him and laid
her hand tenderly Oh his.
Don't refuse him, Father. He's all
the boy we've got Remember what
lonely life he's had, jes' Hvin here
with us two OF folks. I've thought it |
out in the long nights, Father. when
You an him wus sleepin', an it seems |
like we kin do this much to please
him. It's hurtin' him wors'n vou'd
THINK fur; las night / went into his
room an L heerd him cryin' sof'-Iike
IN his sleep like a child that's had its |
feelin's hurt, an a whisperfn' again |
an again: The chance o. NV life. the
chance o my life,' an | couldn' stan
it, Father. L can't bear to see tbe
shadows on his good face. Father.
it will break my heart-to see him
disappointed
The moonlight fell OH the old co11ple
as they sat with clasped hands. the
tears running down their faces.
Thar, thar, Mother, don't cry" said
he brOkenly.
we must let the boy go. [ ain'tl
forgot the lOngin's o. my boyhood
days. We mustn't deny him the only
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-20

the bars, and whiStling to Catcher,
went around to his parents, sitting on
the little porch in the gathering twi-
feet, while the dog lay down with a
grrlnt ON the other end of the porch.
The old man was smoking
''Fhther, said Steve, slowly, ''we
amt as po' as we used to be, are we?"
mo, my son, I've felt considerably
helped UP since that mortgage was
lifted"
"COuld you hire a han, do you
reckon, Father, to finish the crOp?"
The old man took his pipe from his
mouth and leaned forward, looking
anXiOusly at his son.
what fer, my boy? Air ye sick?
Hev We been a wOrkin' too hard?''
mo, no, Father, the works been
good for me, 'Taint the work; but,
Father, l got another letter from that
man yestiddy an he keeps on after
me to come l wrote him twice that 1
cOuldn', but he wants you an Mother
to think it over again. He says
homes country boys is in deman' in
the city, an the place'll jes suit me.
I've come, Father, to ask you to let
me go. I've tried hard not to want
to go, an when we decided befO' |
never let on, but, Father, it hurts
c,,l
PlOughin' or plantin' or milkin' the
cows or whatever I'm a dOin', it's alluS
i'm my min. L know you thought L
was satisfied, Father, an 1 did try to
be, but seems like since l got this las
letter, all the longin' come back wors'n
ever
He had been speaking rapidly as if
to hide his emotion, but now his pent-
up feelings gave vent, and he dropped
his head into his hands, sobbing.
Father, Mother, let me 60 You
don't know how lonesome 1 git some
times. 1 amt never asst you fer
nOthin' befO'; l ant never been no
Hvin' my whole life here. He says
it's the chance o. my life, an 1 can't
help a wantin' to go. Do, Father, 1
wantItO-sO-bad."
AN leave us, dearie-an' leave
us?' faltered the mother, speaking for
the first time.
Il will come back, Mother, to see
you and Father
''Oh, no, deare, it's too fur. An
we wouldn't hev no boy-we wouldn't
hev no boy She began to weep
softly.
The moon rose on the hills, flood
ing the little cabin in silver glory.
In the woods behind an owl began to
hOOt mOurnfully; down in the hollow
the katydids and crickets started up
their evening choruses.
Still the boy sat. waiting for an
answer Softly he slipped away into
the shadow around the house. The
dog, disturbed by the unusual silence
of his master, followed.
Long the old people sat there w'his-
pering and crying together. They
had known it would come some time:
they could not keep him always. He
must leave them sooner or later, but
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-20

his heart, that he was wasting away
his life in the corn fields.
''Mebbe they pitied me- too. L won
der if they did, There came the
proud thought-ah, if they could STE
him now.
broad and smiling, lonesome in their
wide stretch of nOthingness. They
wearied him. He turned his thoughts
to his fellow passengers. Where were
they all going? He heard a gray
haired tired looking man tell the con-
ductOr that he was going back to his
bOyhOOd home in the Hampshire hills,
after an absence of twenty-five
years.
"GOing back to the old farm to
stay" he said. I'm tired of the
West and I'm hOmesick for a glimpse
of the old father and mother. I've
wasted my youth and health getting
rich in San Francisco, always trying
to find the time to go back home,
just as L saved every cent to leave
there twenty-five years ago."
Steve's thoughts were no longer ON
the scenes without nor on his fellow
passengers. In his mind was another
picture, and the central figure was an
old woman standing in the doorway
of a little log house, waving him a
To-. ..y.fr nj L = IL
fathers faltering voice: Goodbye,
my son. Goodbye, and God keep
ye." His eyes blinked as if the light
hurt them. A sob rose i'm his throat.
Great tears rolled down his face. He
thought of what the stranger had
said. Would it be twenty-five years
before he saw them again? Or would
he ever see them again? They were
old. Strange he had not
thought of that. Who would take
care of them when they We're sick?
Who would read aloud from the old
Bible as they held a little prayer
meeting every night? He had done
that for years.
Il don't know, after all. 1 guess |
hadn't Orter. I've waited for it a long
time, an now it's come, but it's pow
erful hard to leave 'em, an they so
OF an a nearin' the sundown, an
me ther las prop, ther only happi-
ness. I'm young an kin bear disap-
p'intment better'n them-an they
'peared so willin'-even glad-fer me
to go an ther OF hearts a-breakin'
all the time. L love ev'ry inch o. the
OF farm, too. / kin jes' see it now
the little cabin a-settin' so peaceful
like in the middle o. the big corn field,
with the sun Shinin' warm an glad.
an the win a playin' sOf'-1ike in the
corn blades, an the birds an bees a
singin' cOntented little songs O. the
glad springtime, the same as when
I'm there. But L guess Mother amt
a singin' like she used to bout this
time when she heered me an Father
coming from the fields. Seems like
L can hear the cOw-bells tinklin' down
in the bottOm-pasture. Father'll have
to go with Ketcher this evenin' an
it's fur piece fur his OF feet. Po'
Ketcher! He'll miss me, too. Me
an that dogs had some good OF races
tba 7
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-20

worl'. We're two silly Of folks to
take on so. He's alters been a good
lad. but mebbe we're too foolish
about him. Well try not to miss
him much, but it'll be mighty lone
some, Mother mighty lonesome"
The next few days were busy ones
to Steve, visiting the old haunts
down by the spring, under the apple
trees: bidding goodbye to the horses
and cows, taking a last look at the
hills, the corn fields and the lake
scenes of his boyish fun, the faithful
Catcher ever at his heels. But time
passed slowly to him, longing for ac-
ton. He could hardly wait. He hug
ged old Catcher in his ecstacy and
the dog, infected, barked joyOusly.
''Ketcher. I'm a-goin' off-fur off
to the city. l hate to leave you,
Ketcher, but Pm a-goin' to make
money. Wish't 1 could take you with
me, but I'm a-cOmin' back. An some
day we're goin' to have a fine house,
all painted white an red, with green
shutters mebbe''-here his voice
sank into solemn whispers-"a oian-
ner-an' a red lamp like the .Iage
parsons got. An listen. Ketche. I'll
make you a nice. warm house to sleep
in, too.''
The last night at home This time
tomorrow night he would be miles
away. All three thought of this the
boy with happy, impatience, with the
selfishness that belongs to the young;
the old people with grief that was
almost unbearable. Long after he
had gone to bed, thinking with rapt-
ure the sooner he was asleep, the
sooner would the morrow come-lOng
after this, far into the night, his par
ents lay awake. trying to be reconcil-
ed to the first real sorrow that had
come into their lives. Toward morn
ing the old man fell asleep. For the
mother there was no sleep. Silently,
candle in hand, she slipped into the
little back room to have last look
at her sleeping boy. How like the
innocent babe of long ago he looked.
1t was like tearing away her heart
strings to give him up. She kissed
his damp curls and crooned over
him, mOtherlike, holding his hot
hands to her lips, and crying ~Oftly
all the while. Then she knelt very
gently beside his bed, praying that
God would bless their only boy, and
keep him good, and bring him back
some day.
Ten o'clock next day found him on
the train, speeding eastward, flying
past familiar houses, fields and
streams, then on to rivers and noun
tainS to small towns where the
train stopped only a few seconds to ex-
change mail-bags. Once they stopped
at a water tank There was a sound
of pumping. of water dripping, and
great amount of talking The passen-
gers hurried out and walked up and
down. Presently Il snort, puff, and
off again! The country boy was
much interested. He liked to watch
the trees and fences fly by. How new,
yet how natural everything looked!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
Bob TaylNr's Magazine.

Bob Taylor's Magazine opens the new
year in the same bright, happy vein
which char~acterizes all the work of its
genial editor-in-chief. Although en-
gagged in a stirring campaign for the
United States Senate, Governor Taylor
finds time amid his multitudinous duties
to contribute each month his quota Of
Sunshine and Moonshine." 1.-THE Fiddle
and the Bow" probably the most popu-
lar of the Governors lectures, is being
reprinted in monthly installments, A new
departure is "Some Beautiful Women Of
the South devoted to the portraits
of representative Southern beauties.
THE Tomb Of Napoleon" by Firman
Smith, is an interesting article, well
illustrated. Seumas McManus is re-
presented by when the Thinkers Came
The famous depicter of Irish life and
scenes is at his best in this simple peas
ant style Of story. Broughton Brandon
burgs Don Jorge ana the flreuy ana
William Hamilton Osborne's "Wirless
Tap of Shifty Shift" lead a close race
for interest. Other stories are: 'The
Abduction of Lady Mary by Troy Ali
son; "In a Deserted Garden" by Mabel
Howard Russell; 1.-THE Gift Apple" by
L. A. Malone. The noted traveller,
Gibson Wilson, furnishes a spicy article
called "a New Yorker in Texas" "ln
the Tents of the Romany Rye" by John
L. Cowan, and 1.-The Revenue Cutter
Training School" by Walden Fawcctt,
are two readable and instructive arti-
cles. The poems in this issue are of I'M
usual merit. The regular departments
are well sustained.
The subscription price of this maya
zine is only one dollar the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
WONDERFUL RESULTS,

The Wall Street Summary says
in 1905 the national banks in the
entire southland numbered 1921, as
against 220 in 1880, a clear gain of
about ASS per cent, with a cores
ponding gain in capital from S46,-
100000 to $l26, 100000, an in
crease of l76 per cent. In the same
period the surplus rose from So
900, 900 to $4,000, 900, an increase
Of 1873 per cent, and deposits scared
from $65,O00,000 to $469,0O0,00O,
a truly amazing increase Of almost
625 per cent Undivided profits
went up from less than 100000
in 1880 to approximately $27,OOO,-
900 in 1905, a gain Of SIS per
cent
This showing by the national
banks of the South is very crafty
ing, but the other banks, and many
other corporations and firms made
large gains. We may point with
pride to the Mississippi Home In
surance Company, which is making
great progress in this and adjoining
states. 1t is now regarded as one
of the most reliable and successful
in this section.
P. S. George and Vardaman &
Stein are the agents in Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
ITTA BENA ITEMS.
Personal and Social Mention by
Our Fair Correspondent.

Mr., J. S. Kent, of Rising Sun, was here
Sunday.
Mr.. Lon Mabry spent Sunday in
Greenwood.
DR.. S. F. Love, of sheppardtown, was
here Saturday.
Mr.. Jasper Dennis was up from Bear
Creek Saturday,
MIR. J. B. Hughes was mp from Vine
land Wednesday.
Mr.. G. B. Clover was up from Shep-
pardtown Sunday,
Mr.. f. H. Scott had business in Scbla-
ter Tuesday night,
Mr.. r. c. Reese is visiting friends in
Oakland this week.
Mr.. W. NJ. Bennett, Of Bear Creek
was here Saturday.
Mr.. A. Henderson, of Runnemcde, was
in town Wednesday.
T. Miss pearce, of Greenwood, visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. Bob Love, Jr. was up from Shep
pardtown Wednesday.
Mr.. J. II. Townsend made a business
trip to Memphis last week.
Messrs. P. W. and II. D. Shaw were
over from Carrollton Saturday.
Mr.. NJ. Z. Robertson returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Scooba.
Mrs. Eva Isaacs, Of Louisville, KY, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. |. Hank.
Miss Edith Nye, of Walden, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. W. Redditt,
this week.
The Progress came to life again last
week under the management Of Messrs.
Haley and Kimbrough.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
LUMBER is TOO HIGH
SO Declares Secretary of the Retail
Association.

Mr.. W. G.. Harlow, secretary Of the
Mississippi-Louisiana Retail Lumber
Dealers Association, who was at the
capital last evening, declares hat pres
ent market prices for lumber of all
grades are entirely too high, and this
fact is causing the building industry to
be greatly retarded.
"The lumber manufacturers declare
that they have not formed a trust" said
Mr.. Harlow, "but if there is such a thing
as a trust in America, the lumbermen
certainly have it. A committee of man
ufacturers meet and set the price to be
charged for lumber of all grades, and
this list is Immediately adopted by all
the manufacturers, regardless of wheth-
er they belong to the Southern Lumber
Manufacturers Association or not. A
new advance has just been ordered,
ranging from Sl.50 to $500 per thous-
and.
"The retailer has nothing whatever
to do with fixing prices. We are mere
ly compelled to follow the pace set by
the manufacturer. Lumber is now en-
tirely too high, and while we would
ordinarily not be greatly concerned
over this fact, at the same time it hurts
our business to some extent, for the
small mills are enabled to supply the
country trade and cut US out of the
business. This condition Of affairs is
likely to continue so long as the manu-
facturers dictate the market, and they
can hardly be blamed for charging high
er prices when the people are willing to
pay it and rushing the mills to death
with orders" Jackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
Little Cotton I'm the Field.

Belzoni, Miss, Jan. 4, 1906,
The Vicksburg Herald:
On T~allahatchie river there is some
cotton yet in the field and in a portion
of that magnificent section OF the delta
the yield has been a little better than
50 per cent of last years crop; on-a few
plantations it is perhaps nearer - per
cent.
The bad weather conditions though
recently makes it difficult to get out
what little there is unpicked.
Labor all over the country | have
been in is unsettled. This, however, Is
not unusual, but this 81 ason planters
tell me there has been a great deal OF
moving from n plantation to another.
They srcm to agree though, that there
is loss trouble in securing hands tho.
heretofore, so taken altogether, this
essential feature in the situation seems
rather satisfactory. ! see very little
fresh land going into cultivation, which
indicates that practically there will be
about the same acreage as last year.
The delta planter generally takes mat
tiers as they are, with little complaint
and while the last season has not been
profitable and many Of them start out
to make a new crop with almost empty
corn cribs, they are hopeful that this
year will bring better results.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-01-12
Vincent Dant0ne Assigns.

Vincent Dantone, who has been
conducting a restaurant for some
time on Market street, made a vol
untary assignment last Monday for
the benefit of his creditors. The
stock and fixtures will be sold by
Assignee ! W. Parish on the 18th
day Of January.