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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
He Was Downstairs.

At q recent dinner in London the
conversation turned to the subject of
lynching in the United States. 1t was
the general opinion that a large per-
centage Of Americans met death at the
end of rope. Finally the hostess
turned to an American who had taken
no part in the conversation and said:
"You, sir, must have often seen these
AFFAIRS
"Yes," he replied; tive take kind of
municipal pride in seeing which city
can show the greatest number of
lynchlngs yearly"
"Oh, do tell us about lynching you
have seen Yourself" broke in half a
dozen voices at once.
"The night before l sailed for Eng
land" said the American. II was CIV
ing a dinner ut hotel to a party of
intimate friends when a colored waiter
spilled plate of soup over the gown
of a lady at an adjoining table. The
gown was utterly ruined, and the gen.
tlemen of her party at once seized the
waiter, tied rope around his neck
and at a signal from the injured lady
swung him into the air"
"Horribler said the hostess, with a
shudder. "And did you actually see
this yourselfT'
"Well, no." admitted the American
apologetically. "Just at that moment
/ happened to be downstairs killing
the chef for putting mustard In the
blancmange." Everybody's.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
TAILoRs IN A RIOT.
Refused to Permit Performance That
Satirized Their Craft.


In 1869 Foote had produced bur-
lesque. the author of which has never
been discovered. entitled 1.-THE Tailors;
a Tragedy For Warm Weather" Dow
ton announced the revival of this piece
for his benefit. AS the title implies, 1t
was a satire upon the sartorial craft.
and upon the bills being issued an in
dignation meeting was convened by the
knights of the needle, who vowed to
oppose the performance by might and
main.
Menacing letters were sent to Dow
ton telling him that 1900 tailors
would attend to his piece. and one,
who signed himself Death" added
that 10000 men could be found If nee
essary. These threats were laughed
at by the actors, but when night came
it was discovered that the craft were
in earnest and that with few excep-
tions they had contrived to secure ev-
cry seat in the house, while a mob
without still squeezed for admission.
The moment Dowton appeared upon
the stage there was a hideous uproar
and some one threw a pair of shears
at him.
Not a word would the rioters listen
to, nor would they accept any compro-
mise in the way of changing the piece
Within howled and Kissed without in
termission hundreds of exasperated
tailors; outside howled and beloved
thousands of raging tailors, who at
tempted to storm the house. So for
midable did the riot wax that mag
istrate had to be sent for and special
constables called out. but these were
helpless against overwhelming odds, so
a troop of life guards was ultimately
summoned. who. after making sixteen
prisoners, put the rest to hight.-Amer-
lean Tailor and Cutter.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Almost Persuaded.

Joseph III. Choate at one time engag-
ed Lauterbach, who is of Hebrew
blood, to assist in the defense of a
very wealthy corporation. After the
business had been concluded success
fully Choate asked Lauterbach what
he thought he ought to have for his
services.
81 didn't work SO very hard" said
Lauterbach, "but suppose l ought to
get $1,000 or $780,"
"Now, Lauterbach," said Choate,
"would you mind just leaving this
matter to me?"
"Of course" said Lauterbach, "What
you do will be all right
Later Choate handed to Lauterbach
o check fnr $40 600 in-settlement, La11
terbach read the check and then put
on his glasses and read 1t again, and
turned an admiring glance upon
Choate, who was smiling benevolently.
almost" said Lauterbach, "thou per-
suadest me to be Christian
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
IIIustrious shoemakers.

Shoemaking is a calling which has
given the world some very great men.
One authority asserts that the major
ity of cobblers have exceptional brains,
that their attitude when STOPPING over
their work tends to a cranial develop
ment in the part where the intellectual
faculties are seated. Some one has
written book on illustrlous shoemak-
ers. In it are Sir Cloudesley Shovel,
Clifford the Terrible, Bloomfield, author
of the well known Farmers Boy"
Carey, the orientallst; Admiral Myngs,
George Fox, founder of the Society of
Friends; John Kitto, the Biblical schol-
al, and Sturgeon, the electrician. The
list of illustrious shoemakers runs into
scores.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15

were everywhere, then, wherever the
front rank Of danger and fighting was
In his regiment, there was John Potter,
with shaking legs. pale face and tears
running down his cheeks, ready to ad-
vance with the first and staying with
the last that retreated. Then and there,
without shout or boast, firing steadily,
he did his duty until the last shot had
been fired. When picket duty demand.
ed special reliability, he was sent. He
might have moaned inwardly, but he
never tried to escape. Once Il was a
captain them, when he was complain
ing of his own cowardice, said to
him: III you are half as afraid In bat
lie as you say you are, how can you
keep from running away? l couldn't"
"Why, captain" he replied, do you
think I'd disgrace that little wife left
at home for half dozen such 'or'nary'
lives as mine?"-H. X. d.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Dainty Deer.

How sensitive deer are in the matter
of food was proved once again during
the hearing of case at Feltham, Eng
land, where three men were charged
with sleeping in a deer pen in Bushey
park. A keeper said they had pulled
down from the racks about ten shill-
ings' worth of hay, which the deer
would not afterward touch because it
had been lain upon. In fact, the deer
would not go near the pens, as the men
had slept there.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Close Quarters.

Two Irishmen were starting west In
q sleeping car. Terry had never been
in one before, SO his friend Dennis
generously gave him the lower berth,
while he himself climbed into the up
per. After awhile Dennis, thinking it
might be well to see whether his friend
was all right, leaned over and asked,
"And how are ye gettin' on down
there, Terry?"
"Sure, Dinnis, I'm havin' the divil
of a time gettin' In me little ham,
mock. cls."-Lippincott's
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Sir Walter SCOTS Last Effort.

At an advanced period or lire sir
Walter Scott. struck with misfortune,
entered into an engagement to liqui-
date by his literary exertions debt of
f128,O0O. Scott staked his character
and reputation upon the fulfllment Of
his last engagement. He entered with
characteristic ardor upon his task, and.
amid the pressure Of increasing age
and infirmity, never lost sight of his
anticipated reward.
In seven years Scott had paid all but
one-sixth of his enormous load of debt.
The prize was within view. Independ-
ence seemed almost in his grasp, but
he had overtasked his strength, and dis
ease, soon to be followed by death,
came, like an armed man, and closed
the superhuman struggle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
- The -
Scrap Book
ReveilIe at Five.

Corporal Abe Tyler, crawling out of
his warm nest to answer roll call on Il
tlizzard morning in January 1864, in
east Tennessee, remarked:
"When get through with this war
nfter finish 1t up all right-I'm going
to hire that bugler to come and blow
reveille for me at my house every
morning at o'clock"
Wherefore wouldst have your sere-
made at such an unseemly hour, kind
sir?v said Tom Grogan, his bunk mate.
$50 that can stick my head out OF
the winder and tell that bugler to go
to hell"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
The Blue and the Gray.

A sorely damaged veteran sat on the
steps of the capitol at Washington,
with tin plate beside him, suggesting
contributions. Both legs and one arm
were gone, and there was broad scar
across one cheek. A tall, grave, elder
ly man approached, halted, looked
down upon the veteran for two or three
minutes with interest, then drew dol
lar bill from his wallet, laid it upon
the plate and passed on. The next
morning the same man approached in
the same manner, made the same sur
vey of the veteran, laid down dollar
bill and went his way. The third morn
ing he had made the same halt and in
spection and laid down another dollar,
when the veteran spoke:
"You've been very kind to me, sir,
and I'm much obleeged. You must
have been a soldier yourself"
mot kind at all, sub; not kind. Yes,
l saw some service
"What regiment did you serve in,
sir?"
'Fo'teenth Virginia, sub; General
Stonewall Jackson's command"
"a Confederate soldierl Well. now,
that's real generous in q southern sol
dier to help Union cripple"
mot generous at all, sub. The fact
is, sub, that you're the fust damned
Yankee I've seen-the very fust, sub
that's been cyarved up just to suit me
exactly, and I'm willin' to pay literally
Fob fba Shnxvp
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Potter,s Good Angel.

John Potter was plain, hardwork-
ing carpenter who, just before his en-
listment in a regiment which was aft
erward assigned to Stonewall Jack
sons command, had married a pretty
young girl of Staunton, Va. Jacksons
men never had much play or rest, and
when the first battle came they were in
1t, and so on to Appomattox. John Pot
ter was not one of those rare heroes
who didn't know what fear was" He
knew very well, but always met 1t
face to face. He said he was always
scared to death" in battle, but he had
a curious way of showing 1t. When the
battle was Joined and blood and ruin
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
From EIba to Paris.


III 1915 thesnewspapers announced
the departure of Bonaparte from Elba,
his progress through France and entry
into Paris in the following manner:
March 10. The Corsican Ogre has
landed at Cape Juan.-March IL. The
Tiger has arrived at Gap.-March II.
The Monster slept at Grenoble.-March
13. The Tyrant has passed through
Lyons.-March IA. The Usurper is d.
recting his steps toward Dijon, but
the brave and loyal Burgundians have
risen en- masse and surrounded him on
all sides.-March is. Bonaparte is only
sixty leagues from the capital; he has
been fortunate enough to escape the
hands of his pursuers.-March 10. Bona
parte Is advancing with rapid steps.
but he will never enter Paris.-March
20. Napoleon will tomorrow be under
our ramparts.-March 81. The emper-
or is at ontainebleau.-March %. His
imperial and royal majesty yesterday
evening arrived at the Tuileries amid
the joyful acclamations of his devoted
and faithful subjects.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Carlyle on Will.

A man without a purpose is no man.
The weakest living creature, by con-
centrating his powers on a single OBJ
ject, can accomplish something. Bless
ed Is he who has found his work; let
him ask no other blessedness.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
A REQUIEM.

Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did live and gladly die,
And laid me down with will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home Is the sailor, home from the sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Would You Live Forever?

Frederick the Great had philo-
sophie Indifference to death-in others.
In one of his battles battalion Of
veterans having taken to their heels.
he galloped after them, bawling:
''What do you mean, you cowardly
whelps? What do you mean? Do you
want to live forever?'
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-15
Luther's Rule.

1t was a matter of astonishment to
Europe that Luther, amid all his trav-
els and active labors, could present SC
very perfect translation of the whole
Bible. He had rigid system of doing
something every day. Said he In an
swer to the question how he did 1t,
"Nulla dies sine versu." (Not a day
without verse.) And this soon brought
him to the close of his Bible.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26

Giovanai Allessandro- Giuseppe Pie
tro Tellegreni had been coming to
school all winter clad in raiment
which raised perpetual wonder in his
teachers mind. both as to how G.. A.
G. P. Tellegreni managed to keep his
working and how the vari-
GUS sections of his clothes succeeded
In retaining discreet proximity to
each other. But now the warm wealth
er had come, and on the first really
hot day 10! Giovanni appeared In
whole, heavy winter suit. with the
coat buttoned up to his chin. After
sundry covert glances in his direction,
each OF which had caused her to mop
her perspiring forehead, she asked:
Giovanni why don't you take off
your coat? 1t makes me warm to look
at YOU" Giovanni looked at her APP
pealingly for a moment and then
burst forth: "Oh, teacher, don't make
me take it off. Me brother has been
wearing 1t all winter. an it's my
turn row'"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26


The foundation for the new Mes
ter mill is now well under way and
the work. progressing splendidIy.
The balance OF the material is ex-
pected to arrive about the first OF
the week, ut which time the struct-
ure will be rapidly pushed to com
pletlon.
Joseph Cramer, millwright, OF
Marinette, arrived in Baraga Thurs
day, where he has taken q position
with the Nester estate.
Mrs. Henry Smith and daughter
Ida, of Greenland. are guests at the
home OF Mrs. Jacob Bendry.
Alex Anderson transacted bust
ness 10 Keweenaw Bay Friday.
S. w. Clements was a Houghton
visitor Friday.
Monday afternoon occurred the
death of Mrs. Otto Carlson at her
late home in this village. Death
was due to an abcess of the liver. A
husband survives her. The funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon and
interment was in the Baraga GENE.
terry.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26
PLEAD GUILTY
Henry Colburn. Slayer Of MONTGOMERY
Ia Sentenced to Jackson.

Henry Colburp, who killed Frank
Montgomery 10 a,street brawl which
occurred at Newberry last July. plead
guilty before Judge Steere, to the
charge OF manslaughter and was
sentenced to Jackson under the
indeterminate act 10 from four to
fifteen years. witha q recommended
maximum of seven years.
The crime grew out OF trivial
difference between the two men,
both OF whom were teamsters. Col.
.burn accused Montgomery OF stealing
~ set OF harness rings and a fight
followed. Montgomery, who was
much the larger man OF the two.
was presumably getting the best ol
the encounter, when Colburn drew
q knife aud stabbed him to death.
His victim was formerly . res
idept of .Baraga village.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26

The barge Marvin is in this port
this week taking on a cargo of lum-
Der for Detroit.
Chas l. Hall, OF Chicago, called
on Bsraga friends the fore part of
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meyer, OF
Big Bay, are guests this week at the
home of Mrs Meyers parents, Mr..
and Mrs, N. A. Carlson.
William Hugo and his orchestra
were at Keweenaw Bay Friday,
where they furnished music for a
social dance.
Samuel Southern, of Chicago, was
business visitor here Wednesday.
The tug boat Bruce returned the
fore part of the week from the
north shore, with large amount OF
railroad paraphenalla for the Nester
estate.
The ladies of St. AIMS church OF
this village announce that they will
give chicken pic and oyster supper
ia the basement of the church We'd
nesday evening, Oct. Both. Home
made candies and cut fiowors will be
on sale. Z
Alex Mccormack, OF Ontonagon,
spent Thursday in Baraga.
Michael Curley, Of Coloraine,
Minn. was a guest this week at the
home OF Prof. and Mrs. s. o. Clin-
ton.
Prof. S. O. Clinton will leave
Wednesday next for Escanaba,
where he is to have charge Of the
commissioners section.
Mrs. Cote Perry, of Hibbing, is
reported i'll at the home OF her
father, H. Nesbitt, in this village.
| Mrs. John Vaughan returned
Wednesday from Virginia, Mimi,
after an absence OF several weeks.
The barges White-Friaut aud
| IBuckhout, which were 10 this pori
this week left Wednesday for Ssgi
nav with cargoes Of lumber.
Alex Wiley left Friday for Thessa
lon, Ont.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26
Local Items.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Graham. Of Keweenaw Bay, Friday.
!. a daughter.
Born, to Nc. and Mrs. John Ebert
'of Michigan Mills, Monday, a dansh-
,ter.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sey-
mour, OF Baraga, Wednesday, ason'
Born, to Mr.. ard Mrs. Antone
Wsimer, Of Baraga, Tuesday .
daughter.
1ohn Cote is renewing his family
70 the Mo0inn residence on Onto
8 nAxon stredt.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26
Death Of Mrs. David Thomas.

Mrs Berth, Thomas, wife of David
Thomas, died at her home in West
Houghton Monday evening from
tuberculosis. Mrs. Thomas was born
in Baraga in 1883 and for many years
made her home there. Her maiden
name was Bertha QIerback. Mrs.
Thomas had been married little
over year and is survived by her
,husbapd. The funeral services we're
held Thursday afternoon at 200
from the M. +. church. Interment
was IN Forest Hill cemetery, at
.Houghton.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-10-26

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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01
SUSPENDS PAYMENTS
ON STATE ACCOUNTS

General Treasurer Walter A. Read has
announced that he will not pay any or
the States bills except on small accounts
until Dec. 15 This action was made
necessary on account OF the financial
stringency now prevailing. Mr.. Read
says that he does not consider the stua-
ton at all alarming. as the States reve-
nue., which Will begin TO come in about
Dec. 10, Will easily tide over all difficult
ties.
The immediate cause for the action of
Mr.. Read is the fact that the State has
many thousands OF dollars tied up In the
Union Trust Co At this time OF tho
year IL is customary for the State to
draw heavily on its Union Trust account
MIR. Read this year. has drawn on the
state accounts at other banks es far as
he thinks advisable. and hence the pres
ent action.
Yesterday morning. Mr.. Read said: II
am taking precautionary measure which
L feel Is necessary for the protection OF
the States credit. and, though some lit
tie inconvenience may be caused by the
delay In paying bills, there should be no
complaint. All business men realize at
this time that conservative and precau-
ttonary steps must be taken TO ease up
the present financial situation and / feel
entirely justified in arranging To with
hold payment of bills until / am assured
that VIII not exhaust our ready money"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01
HARRY p. CROSS
REELECTED PRESIDENT

The Sprague House association held its
fifth annual meeting yesterday afternoon
in Memorial chapel, Diman place. at
o'clock. The president, Harry Parsons
Cross. presided.
The business session was first disposed
OF, after which there was literary pro-
gram. At the business session the report
OF tho secretary, Mrs. William Mcdonald,
was read and showed very satisfactory
progress OF the work of the association.
Among other things, sho spoke of the
library OF the SpTague House, which now
contains l747 volumes, OF which 10000 per-
sons availed themselves last year
The treasurer. Mrs. I. G. Ladd. reported
receipts for the year of S2063.99 and expen-
ditures of s201932. leaving a balance on
hand OF $44s7. The total receipts for the
previous year were $500
DR.. r. Il. Parker presented the repoV
OF the nominating committee and the Of
ficers for the ensuing year were elected
,as follows: President, Harry Parsons
Cross: vice president, Mrs. VI. A. Whit
marsh: secretary, Mrs William MacDon-
aid: treasurer. Mrs. !. q. Ladd; directors
for three years. Miss Charlotte l.. Til
nnghast, Miss Marion NJ. Brown, Miss
May whitney. Rev. r. B. Parker. Zeph-
arniah Brown; directors for two years
Mrs. Louis c. Robinson. William Is.
Greenough, William e. Foster, l.. III. Mea-
der, j. A. Cross; directors for one year,
Mrs. Charles S. Chaplin. Mrs Seth Gift
ford. Mrs. NJ. f. Dooley, Mrs.
William II. Ballou. Miss Jennie
V. Budlong; additional members, Miss
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01
Bank Must Pay Executor

Arthur Il. Sumner. executor OF the will
of Mary E Sayles wins In his suit against
the Providence Institution for Savings.
The executor sued to recover bank de-
posit and brought his suit within 40 days
after his appointment was confirmed by
the municipal court.
on demurrer TO defendants plea that
the suit could not be brought until 40 days
from the action OF the municipal court
confirming the appointment the supreme
court in an opinion handed down today.
holds that the executor can require "A
bank TO pay IA deposit TO him within 10
days after his appointment and on its
falling TO so do begin suit forthwith. IL
was admitted no appeal was ever taken
from the action OF the municipal court N
confirming Mr.. Sumner.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01
BOY NOT KIDNAPPED.
BUT RAN AWAY

Willie Walsh, the 1i-year-old son Of
William Walsh of 800 Pine street. who dis
appeared from home Tuesday evening and
was reported to the police as having gone
away with strange man, and caused the
parents to fear that If the boy had not
been abducted. he was at least enticed
away, IL is now believed he went to New
York.
Willie Moran his chum, who first told
about the strange man going away with
the Walsh boy last evening admitted that
he ran away and took the steamer Edge
mont for New York, asking him not To
tell his parents. The Walsh boy had 81 lO
In cash and after he had paid his
fare on the boat he had 10 cents left lie
had gone To the market and while there
purchased six loaves of bread and 10 cents
worth OF raw meat. The bread and meat
were the provisions which he stored ur
TO carry himself along until he could ac-
quire the foundation OF his fortune.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01
District Court Notes.

Michael Mailey. 10 years old. and John
Dwyer. IS i'm district court this morning
pleaded guilty to playing dice on Sunday
and were each fined 81 and costs.
Luke Cristy OF Mansfield, who was on
probation as a common drunkard, was
surrendered and sentenced to tho state
workhouse for nine months.
Aveds Mouradian on the charge OF as
saulting his daughter admitted evidence
to convict, was fined SIS and costs and
appealed.
Fred l.. Cruff called for trial on the
charge of assaulting Hugh c. Glenn with
a revolver waived examination and was
held for the grand jury in 500
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01

Clara Brown Arnold r. Chace. Mrs VIII
liam II. Thornley,, j. +. Farnsworth.
Club Leaders elected by the board Miss
Amy Il. Dart. Miss katherine @. Lynch,
II. l.. Oldheld: auditor, William III. Bal
lou Standing committees were appointed
by the chair and Miss Marion M. Brown,
assistant secretary.
Mrs. Mary T.. l.. Root was then intro
duced and spoke on the work OF the as
ISOLATION and was followed by Miss Rob-
lnson of Boston. who gave an interesting
description OF the social settlement In
South Boston, known as the Hawthorne
club.
About 50 per cent OF the children, she
said, were tuberculous when they first
came under their care, and many had
been cured.
After q brief discussion Mr.. Cross an
nounced the sale and luncheon TO be held
for the benefit OF Sprague House at Ma
thcwson Street church on Dec Z, from
- 10 4 o'clock.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-01
PASSENGERS REFUSED
TO TAKE BLOOMER CAR

themselves in the closed car, but the con-
ductor, not the least daunted. took the
bloomer car and a couple OF men passen-
gers and continued his trip TO Centredalc.
leaving the closed car with It's S0-odd pas
sengers waiting on the switch until some
conductor happened along and brought
the unfortunate passengers TO their des-
tlnation.
The patrons of this line are thoroughly
aroused and talk OF protesting to
Mayor +. J. Mccarthy I'm the hope that
this jealous guardian OF the people s
right will investigate conditions and try
20 remedy matters before the real cold
weather comes.