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New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
MAY FLY TO LABRADOR.
Nine Balloons Race from Chicago
Three Countries Represented.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Chicago, July 4-Nine of the ten balloons
entered in the Chicago to the Ocean" race
left here late this afternoon The start. orig
inally scheduled for 8 80 o'clock, was delayed to
such an extent that the first balloon. the Field
ing, did not cast off its moorings until two
hours and fourteen minutes later. The others
rose at irregular intervals, the last to get away
the mammoth Chicago, of 10000 cubic feet
capacity, rising at $50 o'clock. In rising the
basket of the Cincinnati became entanged in
a mass of wires. but was freed with no apparent
injury.
The balloon l Will failed to start 1t had
shown several defects when it inflated for
a trial flight several days ago, and c. H. Per
rigo. Of Chicago, its owner, unable to obtain
the necessary repairs in time for days event.
He sailed instead in the Illinois, taking the place
of c. z. Gregory, who had been scheduled to
accompany J. L. Case IN that balloon.
All the balloons took q northeast by south
course from this city, sailing out over Lake
Michigan and being lost to view in the evening
nists The breeze was fair. All expect to land
in Northeast Canada, and Leo Stevens, the New
York aeronaut, confidently expects both the
United States and the America to sail as far as
Labrador. beating all records
The aeronauts will endeavor to beat the rec
ord of the German balloon Pommern; which
$50 miles in an air line. The Chicago Aero
nautique Club has offered two cups one to the
balloon remaining longest in the air, and one
for the longest flight measured by air line TO
the point of descent. The contest is of inter
national character France and Canada being
represented.
The balloons and order of sailing follows:
FIELDING. 10000 cubic capacity entered by the
Aero Club of Texas, piloted by Captain
Honeywell and DIR. F. J. Fielding.
KING. EDN ARD 65, 600. by Aero Club of Canada,
Leopold Gregory tten-year-od boy} and H. B.
Wild
VILE DE DIEPPE $500 by Haul Lucier; George
Schoeneck and A. E Mueller.
UNITED STATES 1000. by Aero Club of the
Northwest, St Paul: Colonel A P. Shirley
CINCINNATI $1,000, by y. C. Keenan,: of the
Aero Club of Cincinnati; Leslie Haddock and
George Howard.
MINNEAPOLIS: Captain P. s Hudson and Lieu
tenant G. J. Meade L. S. Marine Corps.
COLUMBIA 75.O0O by the Federation of Ameri-
can Aero Clubs, manned by Z. h Lelchllter
and Captain y. Peterson.
ILLINOIS 72GOO. by Aeronautique Club of Chi
cago; J. l. Case and c. H. Perrigs
CHICAGO 10000, c A. Coey, AeronautiQue
Club Of Chicago; G. A Coey and c. L. Bum
The balloon United States, two years ago won
the James Gordon Bennett cup from the cham
pion balloons of Europe
Kalamazoo. Mich, July A large balloon.
supposed to be one of the Chicago racers passed
over Kalamazoo at T;52 p. m, travelling in ID
northeasterly direction.
Another Chicago balloon passed south of this
city at 8 O'Clock, travelling eastward at con-
siderable height.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
DE4D AFTER LONG COMA.
Bloc Producing OTer Mcnths In
sensiJility Ends Fatally.

Charles Thompson. of Shore Road and 10th
street Pay Ridge. died in the Norwegian Hos
pital yesterday after being unconscious since
Memorial Day from the effects of a fractured
skull Arthur Wardeil. twenty nine years old,
n neighbor Of Thompson rearrested later in
the day and held on charge of homicide at the
Fort Hamilton station.
Thompson clothing manufacturer in
Manhattan. He was found at Second and Bay
Ridge avenues May go with his skull fract-
ured. According to Wardoll, who was arrested
at the lime and then discharged. Thompson
while drunk. accused him of stealing $50 and
attacked him In attempting ward off
blow he pushed Thompson. who fell heavily to
the ground. Thinking To avoid further trouble
Wardell told the police. he hurried away
Thompson found soon after and taken to
the Norwegian Hospital The surgeons kept
him alive by feeding him liquid foods
His case has attracted wide attention anlang
physicians
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
FOUND DEAD IN BATHTUB.
Mystery in Death of c. II. Bond,
Cigar Manufacturer.

Lynn. Mass, July At became known to-day
that Charles H Bond. president of Watt &
Bond Qncorporated), cigar manufacturers. Of
Boston, was found dead in a bath tub at his
summer home on Puritan Road, Swampscott
last night. Dr. H. C. Low. who was summoned
bv members of the family, called in Medical
Examiner Pinkham.
The Medical Examiner to-day signed the death
certificate giving the cause of death as drown
ing. but declined state whether he believed
the drowning was accideStal or a case of sui
eide Mr. Bond had invested heavily In real
estate in Boston and Washington recently, ana
il is said that his ventures had caused hlm con-
sidera BILE anxiety. He lived at No rs COM
monweaith avenue, Boston. was slxty-one years
of age and leaves a wife and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

Cs|IT'S PORT WINE AND OLIVE OIL.
"a ..>pliiiilg ii."i, strengthening -nd nourishns
- :, i'e"ty * Sons Co. l5S + elton ST, New lor
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
B4BY BURIED ALIVE.
Found Too Late by Golfer IN Sand
Heap at Hachensack. n. j..

uackensack ~ j.. July "A three months
old girl baby was found buried alive in the
uackansack Golf Club grounds to-day by ex-
President H. NJ Bogert- who was participating
in the contest for the presidents cup
MIR Bogert's attention was called TO httie
sand heap by bcys, who Thought they Sd"
something moving He found a little foot pro-
truding and the sand being removed. the child
was disclosed Physicians worked over her Tor
several hours. but the baby died this evening
. woman who came TO Hackensack on the
midnight train from Jersey City last night with
a baby in her arms was walking toward
the golf grounds.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
KERMIT GETS BAD FALL.
Presidents Son ON Winning Team an
GeneseO Sports.

Rochester July 4-Kermit Roosevelt, son OF
the President, was the guest of Major Wads-
worth at Geneseo to-day and took part In the
independence Day sports. one of the features OF
the Genesee Valley In the contests Kermit
rode Playmate one of the Wadsworth thorough
breds He was on the winning team in the
cavalry fight.
a bad fall when at the far end of the field.
There was no one near to assist him, but he
quickly rose and dragged his manil1in back to
the starting point, his horse having broken
away He was badly shaken up, but received
no serious injury.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
TWO THOUSAND SHOT.
Report of Fifty-sir-Hour Battle an
4sunciOn-Rebels Winning.

Buenos Ayres July Although no ofhciai
advices have been received here regarding the
situation in Paraguay, private advices from
what is considered an authoritative source say
that street fighting in Asuncion has been going
on for ffty-six hours. 1t is reported also that
the revolutionists receiving recruits from all
parts of the country.
These advices further report that more than
two thousand persons have been killed and
wounded and that the government is expected
to fall at any moment owing to the demoraliza-
tion of its forces through heavy losses
The principal railway has not been damaged
but no trains are running, owing TO the fact
that the railway employees joining the In
surgents, The foreign legations and consulates
are shels .,ng foreigners
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
FLAGS EXCHANGED IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia. July An independence hsii'
where the great document was signed which gave
the world a new nation. oklahoma the youngest
state in the Union. to-day dedicated with
patriotic exercises a new flag containing forty-six
stars and presented il TO the city OF Philadelphia
The nag was made by the Betsy Rosses" of Okla
homa The city of Philadelphia in return for the
compliment paid the city where the nation was
born dedicated flag made in this city and
oficiallv presented IL to Oklahoma through the
committee which brought the Oklahoma flag to
Philadelphia
The ceremonies preceded by a street parade.
which ended at the Cradle of Liberty at 10 a. m.
Then followed the annual independence Day exer-
cises under the auspices of the city. which
participated in by the Oklahoma committee and the
society OF the descendants of the signers. which Is
holding its annual session in the room where the
Declaration of Independence signed
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
ALL IN CAR CRUSHED.
Sir Dead and Thirty Hurt 4lreadY
Taken from Oakland Wreck.

Oakland, Cal July 4.-The narrow gauge local
train bound from the Alameda Mole for Oak
land struck Santa Cruz train at lst and
Webster streets this evening. The smoker pf
the Santa Cruz train completely demolished
and all of its occupants were either killed or NJ
jured
Six dead and thirty injured have already been
taken from the wreck.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
BISHOP CURTIS CRITICALLY ILL.
-. reInrranh tn rh- Trihune-

fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Ocean CITY Nd July 4-Bshop Alfred A. Curtis
Of the Roman Catholic diocese of Baltimore. and
former Bishop OF Wilmington. is critically i'll here
With cancer Of the stomach.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

Continued "a t!.i.d page.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05

If required the utmost solemnity ana
dscorum. surrounded by all possible
legal safeguards" and carried on
with that artistic assumption of fair.
ness and regard for liberty's palladium
commensurate with the dignified
hypocrisy Of the proceedings.
II can be readily imagined from the
foregoing that a man hid to keep his
eyes open when he weat into politics.
Ordinary PREACHER. and double-dealing
he became accustomed to at once. par
ticularly II he was In ward where he
could depend upon meeting men
whose ideas of honesty were dim and
fieeting: and whose word Of honor was
something less in substantially than
burned-out match. He might make
half dozen iron-bound compacts with
the members of his own political
tribe In one night. to have day break
with a different combination forming
In his absence. The only way to rule
an ordinary ward is to have the power
over the Jobs" to be distributed. and
use that power with the utmost rigor.
Let every political worker know that
he will walk the plank" instantly II
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05

some one cried get him" Just before
the fatal thrust. An open knife. ready
there to sharpen lead pencil" was
the cause of his death. His slayer.
after bitterly contested legal battle
carried to the supreme court of the
state, was sentenced to serve a peni-
Tertiary term. Another time one
crowd broke into the doors Of closed
meeting, with revolver volley from
both sides as the doors crashed In.
Two men dead and several wounded
was the result OF this fracas. No one
was ever tried for any crime In con-
nection with this.
or course these desperate ARRAYS
were not frequent, nor did they usual
ly happen except in the tough wards;
but they sometimes did occur In good
wards, where the people we're above
the average in intelligence and order
liness. Anywhere. in the fierce ami
mosities engendered by the excite
ments Of an election, Of primary. or a
city convention. there was q very
strong probability that somewhere
within the city's limits there would
be death to lay at the door OF party
politics. Whisky, of course. often was
Q contributory agent Of no little I'M
portance. One time q would-be voter
lined up to get into q polling booth, q
pistol In his side coat pocket. and
something like oleyen drinks 10 bis
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
THE STORY.

IN the eyes Of the wicked King
Ahaz, the prophet Isaiah was but
a hinaerer and meddler in the
affairs OF judah. When he preferred
to be let alone to manage the affairs
Of the nation the prophet would come
with some message which he claimed
had been given to him by his God. And
generally these messages Of the
prophet were directed against his evil
ways, and charged him with leading
the nation into idolatry which would
end finally in seve~ punishment up.
on the nation.
"A trouble-maker, anu a bearer Of
evil messages" was the way in which
Ahaz had come to speak of the proph-
ct. What did that somber-robed,
MISUNDERSTANDING individual know
about ruling a nation? What business
had he coming around telling him
what he should and should not do? He
knew how he would serve God and he
knew how he would seek favor with
the nations about by fellowshiping
with them in their idolatry. A nation
could not be law unto itself, and IL
the interests of judah were to be Sc
cured, she must make allies of some
Of the strong nations.
It seemed utter folly for the proph.
ct to talk about the favor of God
being OF more value than the favor of
kings, and more than once he had re-
torted that victory seemed to be on
the side of the strongest army, and
pointed with triumph at the increas-
Ing power and strength of Assyria.
ct would that the nation had such
an ally" he exclaimed to himself more
than once. I'VE would then have
nothing to fear from the other ma
tions."
But he knew that Isaiah would op-
pose any such alliance and he feared
the Influence of the prophet upon the
natibn, for the people believed In him
and would have resented any open vio-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
SERMONETTE.

Ahax-lsaiah-Hsre is opportun-
lty for study In contrast Of char.
acter. A king, wicked and self.
wilIed, and a prophet, faithful and
fearless. One panic-stricken In
tho face Of q great national peril,
and the other, calm and confident
In spite Of the dark outlook. One
had his life built on the shifting
sands Of time, while the other
rested on the Rock which nothing
could move. One depended upon
the human arm for delIverance--
for In spite Of the message Of the
Prophet, Ahax persisted In sending
to the king Of Assyria for aid-the
other believed God and knew that
the seemingly impossible was al.
ways possible with God.
The sixteenth chapter Of 2
Kings tells us how futile was the
effort Of tho prophet to restrain
the king and keep him from ma
king wicked alliance with Assyria
and going farther and farther Into
the pathway Of idolatry. Why,
then, did God send his servant to
entreat and warn, when he knew
that King Ahaz would not heed?
Why does God to-day send his
messengers to men to plead with
them and warn them Of tho fatal
mistake Of making alliance with
the world when he knows that
that message will be spurned7
Why7 Because he is "mereifui
and gracious, slow to anger and
plenteous In mercy" Why7 Be-
cause he would give the wicked
heart every chance to hear his
voice and to turn before II 10 too
late.
Ahax made Just the mistake that
muItitudes Of men are making to-
day. He thought the friendship Of
the world was more dependable
than the friendship Of God. Hs
could SEQ the army Of Assyria, but
he could not see the unfaiIing
power and resources OF God and
he chose the former rather than
the latter.
When the prophet, urging the
claims Of his message upon the
kings heart, requested him to ask
for sign that he might know that
God had spoken and was able to
fulfill His promise, Ahax made q
pretense Of great reverence to
God In refusing to comply with
the request 1.-THE heart 10 deceit
full above all things and desperate
ly Wicked" and the wliIfuI In
heart seldom find II difficult to
dlscredit God and His messenger
and to believe a lie.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
FRIENDLY TIP
Restored Hope and Confidence.

After several years Of indigestion
and its attendant evil influence on the
mind, 1t is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen.
orally.
N. Y. woman writes an interesting
letter. She says:
Three years ago I suffered from
an attack Of peritonitis which left me
In a most miserable condition. For
over two years suffered from nerv-
BUSINESS, weak heart, shortness Of
breath, could not sleep, etc.
my appetite was ravenous, but I
felt starved all the time. had plenty
OF food but II did not nourish me
because of intestinal indigestion. Med
ical treatment did not seem to help.
got discouraged. stopped medicine
and did not care much whether lived
or died.
"One day friend asked me why
didn't try Grape-Nuts. stop drinking
coffee, and use Postum. I had lost
faith In everything, but to please my
friends began to use both and soon
became very fond of them.
1T wasn't long before ! got some
strength, felt a decided change in my
system. hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely got better. I
could sleep very well, the constant
craving for food ceased and I have
better health now than before the at
tack Of peritonitis.
MY husband and are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum" There's .
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. \ new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of hunh,
Interest.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
ECZEMA FOR IS YEARS.
Suffered Torments from Blrth-ln
Frightful Condition--Got No Help
Until Cuticura Cured Him.

IT had an itching. tormenting ecze-
ma ever since l came into the world.
and l am now a man 55 years old.
tried all kinds of medicines I heard
Of, but found no relief. was truly
In a frightful condition. At last !
broke out all over with red and white
boils, which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts. causing great
pain and misery, but / kept from
scratching as well as I could. l was
30 run down thct could hardly do
my work used Cuticura Soap, ONT
ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about
eight months, and can truthfully say
am cured. Hale Bordwell, Upton.
Ia, Aug. II, 1907"
Il cheerfully endorse the above tes-
timonial. 1t is the truth. I know Mr.
Bordwell and know the condition he
was in. Nelson r. Burnett, Upton. Ia"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
Underworld
In Politics
'Strong-Am Boys and
Their Part in the
Great Game.
BY Ernest McGaUey
Men Who Want sOne Put
Over the Plate Resort to
Criminal Methods.

A s the motto OF the game is,
\ generally. win at all haz-
A ards" II follows that poll
tics 10 In some wards, and In
some exigencies, desperate
game. This applies both to the upper
and lower stratas of the men engaged
in 1t. II the men higher up" wanted
something put over the plate" that
required physical force, they could
always find men lower down In abe
scale who we're guaranteed to stop at
nothing. These riff.raff of the under
current relied on political Influence
to bring them clear Of any crime they
might commit. and It often did gain
them immunity. The code Of morality
seemed to be that the other fellows
would do the same thing II they had
the power and needed "the trick" 80
that not even deliberate murder was
omitted on rare occasions to accom-
plish a political end.
II anyone thinks I am drawing on
my Imagination for this statement, he
Is respectfully referred to the books
OF the various cemeteries and the
record OF the murder trials In the
criminal courts Of the city.
In the practice Of my profession as
q lawyer. had run across some men,
bers Of what were known as "the
strong-arm boys" of a certain section
Of the city. They had figured as wit
nesses In some criminal cases in
which my firm was engaged. and
had an opportunity to study them.
They were young fellows as rule.
and exceedingly well dressed. Some
Of them were very handy with their
fists, and some were regulation gun
fighters" All OF them were crooks"
in various lines, from "card-sharps"
and confidence" men to "shell-game
workers" and pickpocKets.
When l broke through "the crust"
Of politics these "strong-arm boys"
were very active In local politics, al
though they were far distant from my
political bailiwick, and mostly did not
belong to our party. Sometimes they
acid petty political jobs for year or
six months, and sometimes they hung
around the saloons and polling places,
the henchmen Of some local politician.
Another time local politician of
considerable prominence was stabbed
in a wrangle over the alleged stuffing
OF ballot box and instantly killed.
Certain of the witnesses testified that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
Deaths Of Presidents.

Washington's death was due to
acute laryngitis; Adams. Madison and
Monroe. practically to old age; Jeffer-
son, chronic diarrhea: John Quincy
Adams. paralysis; Jackson. dropsy:
VaVn Buren,, catarrhal affections of
the throat and lungs; William Henry
Harrison, pleurisy; Tyler, cause OF
death not given by biographers; Polk.
cholera; Taylor cholera morbus, com.
bined with a severe cold; Fillmore,
paralysis; Pierce, dropsy; Buchanan.
rheumatic govt; Lincoln. Garfield and
Mckinley, assassinated; Johnson, pa
ralysis; Grant, cancer at the root of
the tongue; Hayes, neuralgia Of the
heart; Arthur. heart trouble. and Ben.
1amin Harrison, pneumonia.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
To Get Wax from Sugar Cane.

The West India Committee Circular
states that application has been made
for patent for process Of extract
ing wax from the sugar cane. II
seems that the rind Of the cane con.
tains certain proportion OF waa
which has hitherto been lost with the
refuse. BY the new process this war
is now recovered from the filter refuse
and turned to commercial uses. bsipz
very similar In its characteristics 70
beeswax.-Consular Reports.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
HIS OPINION OF FIELDING.
At Least, Only Kind Young Broker
Knew Anything About.

A young broker in Boston. while Wis
iting a certain household in the Hub
not long ago, encountered number
OF young women graduates whose con-
versation suddenly turned to a dis
cussion Of the development Of the
English novel.
The dealer in stocks and bonds
speedily found himself "out of It,"
Presently, during a lull. one young
woman asked him:
what do you think Of Fielding. Mr..
Brown"
"Oh, fielding is important, Of course"
quickly responded the broker, but
1t isn't worth much unless you've got
good pitchers and men who can hit
the ball "-Harper's Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
~ NJ -
A TIMELY
NJ less
Stesy - Issiah the Prophet and
AhAx the King.
ny THE HIGHWAY AND BYwAY"
Scripture Authority-Ths Book Of
Isaiah, esp. Chapter z.

The Family OF Isaiah.-The wife Of
Isaiah is called prophecies In chapter
B:3, that Is, she was a talented woman
endowed as was Miriam with a prophetic
gift, and undoubtedly she was a great
help to her husband in his ministry. His
two sons-Shear-j ashub 7:9. and Maher-
Ihalal-hash-baz 8:9-were considered
by the prophet as not belonging merely
to himself. for in their names. Shear
Jashub 1.-THE remnant shall return and
Maher-shalal-hash-b bag. speeding to the
spoil. he hasteth to the prey" the two
chief points of his prophecies are init
mated to the people. the judgments of the
Lord on the people and the world. and
yet his mercy to the elect. The common
iy accepted view is that his prophecies
were collected by the prophet himself and
In the form In which we have them to-
day they make the longest book In the
Bible, exclusive Of the Psalms, constitut-
Ing as they do, &C chapters, just as many
books as there are in the Bible.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
Largest Rock crusher In Operation.

largest ROCK Crusher In Operation.
The largest rock crusher In the
world was recently thrown into opera
ton In a cement mill at South Pitts
burg, Tenn, and Fitl brushes all tho
rock used by a 4,000-barrel plant.
The machine has an hourly capacity
OF 800 tons and go per cent. of tho
product is in pieces four inches or
less and 80 per cent. in pieces two
inches or less. The crusher is 10 feet
In height and weighs 425.OO0 pounds.
The hopper is 20 feet in diameter.
The operation of this machine alone
requires 20 horse power.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-09-05
LukewAaM LOVER.
1e Girl-Yes. Willie. I think we'd

The Girl-Yes, Willie. think we'd
better call our engagement on!
The Boy-Why, Genevieve?
The Girl-Well. I'm just thinkin'
that any man that can sit with his
back to a girl. fishin' for four hours.
amt very much in love!