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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
REcLUsE WAS RICH
LIVING IN sEgMiNo POVERTY.
WOMAN LETT $4,000.
London Police Are Seeking h Amsr.
lea the Heirs Of MIssr u Peculiar
Tastes Who Has just
Passed Away.


Thirty thousand dollars worth Of
personal property awaits the heirs OF
remarkable old woman recluse who
has Just died in Chiswick, . London
suburb, says the Kansas City Star.
Her next-of-kin are believed by the DO
lice to be. living in different parts of
the United States-one Of them, q
niece. having been last heard Of in
California-and advertisements ad-
dressed to them by name viii shortly
be published in America.
When they come here they will find
an assortment OF treasures, for Mrs.
jane Chutton, the dead woman, ap-
pears TO have had peculiar tastes Al
though successfully posing as the
poorest Of the poor, living In Q dilapi-
dated old house, with dog for her
sole companion, her death revealed the
fact that she had slowed away in .
back room $4,000 IN bank notes, $500
in government bonds, diamond rings,
brooches, bracelets and other jewelry
worth about $4,000 and great store
Of valuable silks, rare Indian and
Paisley shawls.
The howell insw hichssbe was found
dead had been her home for many
years. A neighbor brought her food
and old friends visited her now and
then. A love romance in the back
ground may have had something to do
with her solitary life. In 1851 she mar
RED John Chutton, . butler who had
passed himself OF az q man of means
and whom she found too iDQuisitive
about her affairs" This was the only
reason she ever gave for leaving him
at the church door the day Of their
marriage and for never seeing him
again. She seldom left her house and
her visitors were few and far be-
tween.
I For several days her neighbor, one
Elizabeth Camp. had knocked on her
door and was unable to get any re-
ply. So she summoned the police, who
forced an entrance. They found Mrs.
ChuttoD lying dead on the bed. A
search Of the house was made. In one
room were hundreds of yards OF silk
worth $3.50 yard, rare shawls and
wraps, There were boxes full Of beau
tiful oldfashidffsd~ clothing, and many
costly ornaments lay scattered in the
dirt Packed away in an old trunk was
a stocking containing the 5000 in
bank notes and H;50e IN government
bonds. A tin box revealed a heap OF
diamond rings, brooches, bracelets,
gold watches and precious stones.
The only fosd in the house was a
small piece Of bread. The coroner
said that he had once attended her.
but had not charged anything be-
cause he thought she was poor
woman. The police have taken posses
sion Of the dilapidated house and all
its precious contents, and they are
waiting for the American relatives to
reveal their whereabouts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
Useful and Ornamental.

They we're talking in the yacht club
about the Upton challenge. A famous
old skipper, as he put down his tea
cup in order to wipe from his long
white beard a smear Of honey. said:
I'D get rid of these whiskers II they
were not 80 useful. have to wear
them, though. The shippers Of all
racing yachts wear whiskers. Surely
you've noticed it?
"They wear whiskers to tell the
winds direction by. A zephyr the
hand, even the moistened Under can't
feel. 10 revealed by the whiskers, and
the soft hairs rustic softly, and their
owners watchful eye knows where the
wind. n coming from"
He moistened . napkin, swearing
impatiently.
"FHghtful nuisance, isn't it," he
said. ~ can't, get, the ,honey out. u
all Sticky stun. wish l had nc
heard. But then--in races"
DipHng his beard In . nngerbowl
he washed diligently but vainly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
Redistribution Of Elements.

A redistribution of the chemical
elements-especially Of the metals
has been going on through the agency
Of man for some thousands Of years,
and II. M. Atkinson, British chemist,
points out that the total effect must
be considerable. The gold and other
metals concentrated In small spots
near the surface Of the other rocks are
being rapidly mined and put to use,
the fine particles from their wear be-
ing carried down streams and event.
ually diffused through the deposits at
the mouths Of the rivers. Tin oxide,
for example, 10 mined ct few places,
spread out pretty uniformly over the
earth, and in the refuse Of towns the
waste tin IL oxidised, carried away by
water, and ON the sea bottom the fne
particles are % scattered ~ to be be
yond future recovery BY any process
known. The effect may be modified "a
some extent by the concentration Of
metals In solution and other causes
A. the common receptacle Of all waste,
the sea must be slowly changing it,
composition from industrial processea
-notably from soluble chlorides and
other factory waste and from the salts
Of potash and lime that are taken
from mines and used ON the soil BY
farmers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
Want. All House. Painted Green.

II was bad enough for doctors to
scare bridge players by finding germs
on playing cards and to assert further
that virulent baccili lurked in up-curl
ing mustaches, as did Berlin ply
stefan, who may have been stabbing
his war lord, but there is a source of
fresh worry In the assertion Of Lon
don eye specialist that among town
dwellers sight is steadily deteriorating
on account OF the color Of the build
ings and the lack Of horizon. III l
had my way would have every house
In London painted Q fresh foliage
green says this eye sharp. Soon
We should have brighter, happier
London than ever has been known.
Looking at the color green actually
causes the formation Of q chemical
mixture in the eye. Colors have .
marked effect upon temperament. Red
excites and afterward depresses. A
redpapered room will drive some men
and women almost mad Green, on the
other hand voothes eandstAnptiotes the
eyesight."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
.onss o. a esmshAr,on AGO.


~ $3.50 X
II may not be generally known that
Fanny Crosby. now spoken OF only 40
hymn writer, used to drop into week
day verse, supplying wcsds for songs
more popular in their 6ay than are
any OF the new things heard by music
lovers of these later times, says the
New York Post
The matron who II now being
'courted again in her girls" win, II she
has a good memory. recall doleful
song that her Charlie and hts rivals
used to ask for when she wore ring
let's and broad-brimmed gypsy hats:
In the Hazel Dell Ny Nellie's Sleep
ing" the words OF which we're written
by Fannie Crosby. under . pen name.
This same matron had not been mar
ried long enough TO give up her music
when Resale, the Prairie Flower
words by the same authOr) had all
sentimental young people weeping be.
cause ''she" was gone"
II was the fashion in those days for
song heroines to die young, apd Miss
Crosby wasn't any more murderously
inclined than other song writer's. At
that time Sweet Alice" under her
slab of granite so gray, was still popu-
lar, and listeners we're informed that
Gentle Annie wouldn't come any
more because she was gone too
though Fair Eulalie" appeared some
times as q spirit robed in white.
We had not long given up weeping
at Little Blossoms" tomb when
Sweet Belle Malone went to wait
for her lover (captious critics. had II
that she waited in vain) at heavens
gate. While Katie Darling" was still
being mourned for the angels began
to clear the way for Nellie Gray's"
faithful afYianced to join her up above.
Kate Darling had probably a longer
season Of belleship than any other
dead girl, but she was closely followed
by Miss Crosby's Resale"
The little beauty, Belle Brandon, .
was another young person Of the
Prairie Flower" genus. but In spite
Of her early grave she was never SO
popular as were some Of her rivals.
To be sure, the old songs we're some.
what niminy-piminy and they were
doleful to a degree. but, nevertheless,
they were what the young people cried
for in those days and they we're doubt
less unobjectionable. The words were
all more or less Of the Mary In
Heaven" order of verse, and surely
Burns was at his best when he lay on
the erase, watching ''yoh, lingering
star" and dreaming of one without the
memory OF whom he had, perhaps.
never been a true poet
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
Not Aeeoraina 70 Creed.

II often takes the mirror OF anoth-
ers opinion to show up the inconsis-
tencies Of practice. The idea that
gloom should be associated with death
in the mind lighted by the hopeful
torch OF Christianity seemed strange
thing TO the young Indian girl men,
toned In q book on. The Indian
Alps"
"Mem-sahib," asked she, why do
you wear those sad colors? don't
like them"
Il am in mourning, Tattoo II Ia
the custom Of English ladies'"
But black Is the color OF night,
mem.sahib, and yet you believe that
when you die you go to heaven at
once. Then why not be glad fer your
friends who die. and wear colors such
az we see in birds and flowers, and
falling water when the sun shines !
God doesn't make your colors All.
well, Christians are strange people
Youths Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
WHEN WE ALL FLY
VRoslEMs INVOLVED IN AERIAL
81 NAVIGATION.
Writer - Harper's Weekly Sees First
Evh and Then Crest Good
In che Further Develop
nnsnt u the Alrshtp. %

Taking q very modest view OF the
promised developments, admitting that
the carrying of heavy weights seems
unnecessary and undesirable for air
ships, we can look forward with some
safe provision to such small convey
ances as will carry few people and
y few packages swift and far. Small
individual machines. airbieycles, az
It were, offer tempting and practi-
cal field for invention; and here you
have an element Of portentOus impor-
lance. Behold man, winged and en-
Eined, buzzing of, like . huge cock
chafer, to soar and circle, dip and rise
~ he will!
Where, then, is security for private
property?
And where the bonds that shall con.
fine him who has long laughed at lock
smiths?
barred as those of dungeons? Must
our walled gardens be netted across
the top with woven wire? Whose fruit
trees will be safe when futtering
Siocks of little winged boys-by NO
means cherubs-may surround them
ut night and pluck delightedly from
the outer branches? The gentlemanly
burglar. carrying a light kit for noise
less glass removal, may pick and
choose among many windows, and be
on before capture at moments
fright Only the shotgun can reach
him "Stop-or I'll shoot! Hold up
your wings! Come down, you!" This
might arrest his fleeing-we cannot
say steps" It may be "1aps"-his
fleeing "faps'-yet q little bomb
thrown at our home would make him
master even so. When II Is no bur-
glar, but Romeo-what then? Bars
strong bars, az in Cuba, must be
placed at every window; and what
shall bars avail II the damsel be will
Ing, and knows the uses Of the acid or
the file? In sober sadness there is
Before us here. first, a great danger.
and then a greater good. The in
creased possibility of evil is so patent
that in the end there Is but one way
TO meet It, There will. no doubt, be
strong repressive measures We shall
try our best to police the air; we shall
stretch and revamp our laws to reach
these new offenders; but the field 10
far too wide to cover so. We can
not all skulk behind bars and curtains
for fear Of shameless vandals with
Wings
The result, the big result will be .
Hitting OF the standard Of humanity.
Winged, we must be well-behaved We
can no longer risk the presence Of a
large body Of persons, ibiterate, un-
mannerly, poor to the verge Of rob
berry, and Of evil passions. The FIRE
bug who even now succeeds in ar
son, could then endanger a city with
small risk to himself Society, so
aroused to a sense Of the danger Of
its undesirable citizens" must once
and for all rid itself of them by the
simple process of not making any. No
longer can the ill-born child be left to
evil parents-no longer can we afford
to have the child ill-born! New care
must be taken in the rearing of our
people; none can be allowed to grow
up evil, because with wings, they
would be too dangerous
Perkins Gilman, in Harper's Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

II had an amusing experience re
Gently while travelling over my road
In the Far West" remarked q, New
York railroad man in the club the
other day. Il had some friends with
me In my car, allowing them the
sights Of the country, when II was
proposed that We have D. game of
poker. In some unaccountable way I
found that my poker paraphernAlia
had been left behind. However, We
had cards, 20 wired ahead to the
station agent ut the NEXT town TO have
some chips ready for me On the o..
rival Of our train. -.
when We reached the destination
81 that telegram . good-sissd boz va
put aboard and We went on our way
rejqtsihhS hatsaotASi(ht ilst. w tn
agent Aad' thought We needed 20 many
chips. The laugh was on me, when,
on opening The boz. the contents we're
found 70 teA chips hut NOT the ped,
blue and white variety. They were 20.
tat6 'chips"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
Heat Tests Of Clothing.

An interesting experiment, made in
June by q physician, proved conclu-
sively that for the sake OF GOODNESS
only white should be worn in hot
weather.
The physician spread out in an in
tense sunshine large piece Of white
cloth, another Of dark yellow, another
Of light green, another Of dark green,
another Of blue and another Of black.
Then, with the help Of six thermom-
eters, he made the following table of
the various heats which each color re-
ceived from the sunlight: White, 100
degrees; dark. yellow, 40 degrees;
light green, 155 degrees; dark green,
16S degrees; blue, 1913 degrees; black.
20S degrees. Il
Thus the physician proved that in
July or August the man In white 10 q
little less than twice as cool ~ the
man in blue and . little more than
twice - cool 40 the man IN black.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

ny The sexton Of . swell colored
church" in Richmond was closing the
windows one blustery Sunday morn
ing during servics whom he was beck
oned to the side Of young negress.
the widow Of . certain Thomas.
why 10 20 shettin' dose winders,
Mr.. Jones!" she demanded. In . hoarss
whisper. DE cir In dis church is sul.
focatin' now!"
Its De minister's ORDERS" replied
the sexton, obstinately. Its Q cold
day, Mis- Thomas, an We amt goin' 70
take no chance on losin' any o. Dc
lambs Of dis fold while dere's . bio
debt overhangiA' dis church. "-Has.
sspsks sweshiy. 81
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

Little Edgar had been reading about
the beautiful paintings on the ceilinsn
and the walls Of some Of the great
cAthedrals Of Italy. Looking np from
his book, he said:
1T was too bad. wasn't II, fathsr."
What do you meant" N
-About Raphael and Nichelanselo
and those other painters not having
neasy enough 70 by canvases -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02


The carpet, st distance, seemed
Of cream-coiored silk, but ~ the In
dian merchant unrolled II, II ratified
slightly, for u was . carpet Of ivory.
AN ivory Carpet" said the sallov
and thin dealer. TT does not belong Ia
me. but 10 . certain rajah. He has
commissioned me 70 sell It to one Of
yopr nillionaires, whose wealth and
nberality are world-renowncd."
The carpet, though very heavy, Vas
quite flexible. II elistened like satin.
II was eight fest kns and sii feet
wide.
~Over 1000 pounds Of tushs we're Te.
CURED for this carpet" said the In
dian. "Only the finest parts could
be used. The strips were shaver
singularly thin. See how flexible they
era
But three such carpets exist, and
they all belong 10 India. The largest
and best 10 in the treasury Of the
Maharajah Of Boroda-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

They say that Americans some
times applaud at the wrong time"
said the German soprano.
what 10 the diRsrenee?" rejoinsd
the Italian tenor. They are always
carefully educated ~ to when and
how to pay for tickets"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

$50 that's the actress Who was KID
napad the other nisAtf'
yes" i4{kt IA
lean understand the inanassment's
putting up such . Job. but why did
they permit her 10 be brought backfs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

'OM Minyuns Decent know how TO
Ten Dood story. He always manages
70 skim the cream Of the joke 3
But, you know. he began Me ~
Ailkman."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

Persistent
Barkis had sent word to Pegeetty
that he was wilhn'
THAT makes the fourtsenth t3ns
he's done ~ said Peggotty, swapping
her eyes resentfully. "an' It's getting
TO BE- joke. s'pose I'll never hear
the last Of Il"
But Peggotty, bless her heart.
might have made the assertion stiIl
stronger. Mankind win never heas
the last Of IT.
An Index.
Knicker-what - their social stand
ingf
I Becker 10 tAsy can II . bara.
stable or sarassi #s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02

what made you send Blissins 70
congress-
WELL" answered Farmer Corntas-
eel, he would insist on wearin' high
hat an q Prince Albert coat ON week
days an ve jes' naturally got tired O
seein' him around"
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
tUnlted proOo T0I0graph-cabI0 0orvIao.l

Washington Feb 1-Members of congress- have almost nothing to say regarding the message of the president re- ating to he Standard Oil company. Most of them are slow in making up their minds to how to take it.
 There are features of the message that attract parti cuar attention in addition to those directed at the Standard Oil The president especially decres the growing habit within the circle of prosecuting attorneys to grant immunity to rogues in consideration for information calculated to get conviction and to make scape goat of some less guilty member of a ring of rogues
 He declares in so many words his intention of going after tho wealthy who may be convicted of wrong doing and of seeing that they go a He denies that the ad mnstraon was in any degree responsible for the recent panic but insists that leading fnancier banded together
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
DON'T KNOW HOW 10 TAKE III
Congress Paralyzed By RoosevelJ's Meseage--Menn- bers Wont Talk--Governor Hughes Approves Chancellor Day Says He's Crazy.
the purpoe of creating the condtions then eIsti2g

with the purpose of creating the conditions then existing
 HUGHES STANDS BY ROOSEVELT
 New Xork, Feb 1-Governor Hughes in an address be-, fore vast audience called together under the auspices of the Young Mems republican club last night spoke in un qualified approval of President RoOsevets policy of fight ing the corporations complete finish where they insist on violating the law He also stands with Roosevelt in his opposition to giving immunity to criminals and in his fnan ca policy The utterance is very important being the first public expression of the governors views on public questions
 CHANCELLOR DAYS HOT SHOT
 Syracuse, N Y, Feb. I-Chancellor Day, of Syracuse University in published interview today gives it as his opinion that yesterdays message of President Roosevelt to congress is the rawlings of a disordered mind
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
tBy United PrOoo.)

New York Feb, 1.-The jury In tho case of H arry Thaw returned verdict Of not guilty this morning and On ac- count of insanity.
 Both Thaw and his wife arc prostra- ted by the result, They had fully counted on straight verdict of "nOS Eullty.". The jIry stood at the first b,llOt eleven to one in favor of the verdict rendered.
 Thaw was committed to the insane asylum st Mattavan. LIttletOn argued this afternoon for writ of habea0 corpus to seDd the prisoner to a private
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
SUPPORT FUR THE BIG SHOW
(ey United Prsss.)

Washington, Feb. 1.-The managers of the Alasks- Yukon Pacific ExpoSi- tion are visiting this city looking after the interests Of the big show as they are represented in congress at this time. They gave q dinner last night st which there were thirty members of eongress-prlncipally for the western StateS-ls guests, and who in toast and speech pledged support to the euter- prise.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01

London, Feb. Another series of rlotous demonstrations was precipitatsd this morning by women sufragiSts.
 Attacks were made upon the houses of i've members of the cabinet at widely separated parts of tue city. Tae police
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
NO HANGING
 AT FAIRBANKS
(sy United Prsss,)

Valdez, Feb 1.-The president today granted a reprieve 10 PerOyich, the Fairbanks convicted murderer. The time of the ex cutiou Is ex ended to March 6, pending the hearing before the supreme court Of the points on sppeal. There will be DO banging in Fairb ,nks today. Every preparation was made there to carry ous Ehe sentence of the court.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
ABE EHTTELL Is CHAMPION

and took the hammering maniully, bu' it was almosta pity to see 1t. h the middle of the thirteenth round Nelll's seconds, fearing serious injury 10 their map, threw up the sponge NeilrH friends sry the little man was in DO condition to enter the ring being really on the sick liSt.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
NEW ALASKA LICENSE BILL
(By unhsd Prsss.)

Washington, Feb. LA new license bill is to bo introduced in the house very shortly fixing fat fec for selling liquor at one thousand dollars yearly. A provision Is insert.d providing that tho license may be revoked whenever gambling or women arc permitted in the saloons. Ina license will apply to all towns alike.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01

In discussing the political situation this morning, arrives at the conclusion that the republican convention, if 1t fails to concentrate on Taft, will be split with contention and finally will bo stamped. ed for Roosevelt.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01

IS in silver. A big rush to the Wos. . ward is predicted for the approaching spring. Mining men gre enthusiast c aud state that never before han tho out look been 90 promising.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
STRIKE NEAR KODIAK

A rich strike on the property of the CllIiorDia-Al Alaska mining company at Iusta bay forty miles from Kodiak, is reported. Samples picked from a Six foot ledge have assayed as high ss sl6O in gold and s22 in silver. An average assay is alleged to be s59 in gold and
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
tsy United PresSI

San Francisco, Feb. l-AOe Attell is now the feather weight champion of America. He gave Frankie Neill An unmsrcitul beating before big crowd last night. The fight as AtJelPs from start 10 finish. Neill landed few blowS. The fight was furious. Nei}l stood up
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
tunNod Proo0 ToIoqraph.cabla sor1Io0.j

New York, Feb. At banquet given by the bankers of New York at the head of which sat John Morgan the toast to 'the President was proposed The toast was drank by the gathered nancfes in silence There was no cheering or other demonstration The circumstance is taken as very significant
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01

were kept busy responding to call from the dignitaries for assistance. The women, with much noisy resistance were finally eiected from the minister's houses. The women carried petitions, and demanded at the hands of the min isterp, endorsement of their rights.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
ALDRIGH BILL
 E DISCUSSED
(sy United Press.)

Washington, Feb. 1.-The financial bill introduced by seust r Aldrich was before the seua'e today for cousidera- tion. The bill is supposed to meet the views of the best anancjers of the country. It provides that banks shall keep tn reserve fifteen percent Of the total amount o' 's deposits.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01

A. R. Graves, manager of the White Pass bo,rdinR houses, has returOed from the south.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-01
THAW NOT GUILTY, INSANE

asylum but the court ever ruled 1t. Proceedings have already been started to secure his release on the grounds that he has already recovered.