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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25

many OF the coloniss died Tho
VI congress- and the newspaper who went to James
.own were SO well provided with the good things Of life
a. tuey roasted most of the time while on their our
neyhs. 80 II was with touch irony and of bumor
ue eAcuTsionsts on their return concluded to call
themselves The Survivors of the jamestown Famine
ine survivors meet several times during the connu
aee OF eacn congressional session they invite high
omcias TO their feasts and high officials with nlaes
and glasses well filed before them hear the patbetic
story OF the terrible experience their hosts under
went While making the round trip to Jamestown IN
year gone BY It is just bit of fun but II serves
s purpose OF keeping companionable men together and
Oh giving the excuse for two three moderate
occasions during the time that congress ia
with legislative problems
Inc survivors have visited jamestown and tho
places near It, which laden historical interest
a number Of times since their first iourpevinp forth
Ihey know to-day more about the old Virginia coast
cities than 1t falls to the most men who live at
q distance to know
some OF the information stored away in the breasts
Vi the SURVIVORS Is unburdened the guests who as
sempe at each successive easting is real informa-
uon and perhaps II is not without its interest
Inc OLD city OF jamestown situated 40 miles I'D
.ne broad James river. There is village to-day at
jamestown. nor even hamlet but the visitor to the
the place that fails in duty to himself
and to the spirit Of things ancient
The old city Of jamestown has been turned over to
the tender mercies of the the
mercies OF the Association the Preservation of Vir
gina Antiquities and the merces in evidence are mani
Ioid The government has built breakwater to save
the island from the of the river the Antou
Ties society Is hard at work saving the that remain
70 mark the birthplace of English civ.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25

of hot Arizona. That was time
when the people in Arizona had no
laundering after statehood. There
were not as many of them as there
are to-day and, as an Irishman might
put II, they had their hands full
lodging Apache arrows and bullets.
There is a place In Arizona called
the Big Dry Wash--a curious name,
but one fitting creek bed In rain
less region. Second Lieut.. Cruise was
sent out with a following Of six men
one day on the trail Of band OF
Apaches. There were not enough
troops in the country at that time
and commands were divided and sub
divided in order to cover the great
est amount Of territory possible and
to the end of discovering where the
reds had rendezyoused. SO that the
scattered soldiers. when the discovery
was made, might be gathered together
and a descent be made upon the en-
envy in body.
Lieut.. Cruise and his little following
reached the Big Dry Wash without
finding the sign OF an Apache. Be-
yond the basin of the Wash was
natural fertilization OF rocks. Cruise
sent trooper by the right flank to
make reconnaissance before order
ing his men to cross the bare bed or
the guich. The trooper made detour
and took peep behind the powders.
He returned and reported that there
wasn't an Indian in sight.
Then the little command. Cruise
leading, pushed down into the basin
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25

a. result of a pleasure excursion
made four years ago to the site of
the old city of jamestown in the
James river. a few miles back from
the coast. The society was the out
growth ora pleasure trip of which
Hepresentative- William B. Mckinley
OF Illinois was the leader and host.
the Survivors include an even dos-
en- OF congressmen and another even
dozen Of newspaper men. From the
time that they took their trip south.
eastward from. the capital they have
met together occasionally to eat and
drink OF the good things of earth and
to live over in memory their terrible
experiences during the famine. Now
those who have dug into history know
that the old jamestown colony suf.
fered terribly from hunger and that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25


There is church tower on the site
OF the old settlement that is sturdy
In Its very decay and no poor monu-
ment to the builders of the early sew
enteenth century Sitting in the
shadow of this tower you can call up
enough shades of the past to make
an interesting company. Some of the
shades must come from a distance,
but here in the body they lived and
did those things that made their
memories a peoples inheritance.
Close to the place where the
church ruin rises Capt John Smith
gathered the settlers about him and
told them the story of the saving of
his life by the Indian princess. Poca-
hontas. Captain John had been in
the kingdom of Powhatan to beg or
borrow food for his hungry fellows.
He had more tales than one to tell.
but the Pocahontas story was the
days prime recital.
John was touchy man on points
OF honor and no doubt his story was
received straight-faced by his listen.
ers, but one would like to have been
present when the captain was safely
retired to the fireside. The first ro-
mantle Pocahontas episode is put
aside to-day by those who make a
business OF destroying things in his
tory that the sentimental world holds
dearest, but 1t is Just as well to say
E-A
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-09-25
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ASHINGTON. In Wash
inkton there is a little or.
ganization of men who
call themselves THE Sur
/ vtvors of the jamestown
Famine" This little soci.
ETY. has no Incorporation
papers and It. has no le-
sal existence, its men,
bers being bound together
simply by the ties of
friendship. knitted close
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15
The Delays Cause.

The English language has pitfalls
.or others than our Continental neigh
bors. In illustration Of this an in
structive anecdote has recently been
Imported from India. II Is to the ef-
feet that when battalion of the Mid
dlesex Regiment was ordered to take
part In a recent ceremonial parade at
Delhi the commanding officer deter
mined to rent It with new boots. He
according telegraphed to a Calcutta
firm:
Send 1000 pairs Of boots for Mid
dlesex by next train"
Days passed and no boots arrived.
The Colonel's anxiety increased hour
ly. Just when he had become almost
frantic. the Babu manager In Cal
cutta sent him this telegram:
Order received. but not compre-
hended. Male sex Know; ditto fe-
male sex; middle sex. however, NOT
known. Please send specimen,
Cosmopolitan Finaneier.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15
Sharp Retort to a Bachelor.

Winifred Shaw, a young woman
employed as a stenographer in Balti.
more. has made a sharp reply to a
crusty bachelor who complained IN a
Baltimore paper that the average
woman Of to-day Is a vain, shallow
creature, who makes herself ridicu.
lous by painting, powdering and
slavery to hideous fashions" Miss
Shaw writes as a country girl, = and
she starts by telling the grumbling
critic, OF her sex ~that bachelors are
inferior to tho majority os Iamarl enf
the present day" She believes that
the white lights Of large city, have
blinded him to the superiority of
women. and continues: 81 will In
vtte this mistaken bachelor. to take a
day In the broad. open country, where
he Will md girls whose lives are as
pure and healthful as the air they
breathe; girls who have no time for
the extreme and artificial style of
fashion; whose labor is only for love
and home. and whose pleasures are of
the simple kind rather than the glar.
Ing amusements of the city. These
country girls would prefer to settle
down In a little cottage. with content.
ment and happiness surrounding
them, rather than in a Fifth avenue
mansion. My short experience of city
life has taught me that men. by their
battery and admiration, are the cause
Of the extremely ridiculous fashions
OF the day. New York Press
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

II Is really curiosity to learn that
most Of the worlds supply of pea
nuts comes from Africa. The ex.
ports OF peanuts from the French col
ony OF Senegal on the west coast OF
Africa were. In the latest available
year. over 303,s00.O 900 pounds. from
Gambia. also on the west coast OF Al.
RIGA, s7,3oo.00o pounds. making q to-
tai OF over four hundred million
pounds from Africa alone. The ex-
ports from the East Indies in the lat.
est available year were 202, 700 900
pounds. The total exports from all
other foreign countries was 4s,soo.-
900 pounds. The total production out.
side the United states is about equal
to 30,200.0o0 bushels or % lilo pounds
to the bushel. The United States De-
partment OF Agriculture does not
make an annual estimate Of the pea.
nut crop, but at the time of the last
census $1,000 acres were devoted to
IL and the crop amounted to 1850
900 bushels, about % bushels TO the
acre. The United States production
lie nearly sunicient for the home sup
ply.-seymour Record.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

Just why the United Statss a
america. and more particularly thu
State Of New York, should cultivats
ana encourage the tramp II Q mys
terry. No other civilized communit,
on the face OF the earth pampers hin
~ We do. We are adding new re
sruits to his army daily BY treatins
nim better In many respects than thu
man who does work. Why IN thu
man who 10 willing to work and nc.
suaily does pay his board bill to the
world saddlec with q parasite like
his? European States have solved
this problem long ago. and to-day Il
Is q rare sight to see criminal
tramp" q homeopathic bum or Z
train hobo" In Holland, BELGIUM O,
Switzerland. II you travel from end ia
end Of these countries.
what Is more. 1t costs nothing ia
cure this great evil. We have from
100000 to 100000 Of these cheats IN
our country, and 1t costs the railroad,
In the United States over $25, 900 .ooG
annually to handle their end of this
trouble alone.
Ask our police force how often II
mas to round up these vagabonds:
ask our Commissioned. of Charlie,
about It; ask the Charity Organiza.
lion Society whether a Broadway O,
Bowery bread line cures or cultiyates
she evil. and then ask New York CITY
how many thousands OF dollars a day
It costs?
The Empire State should lead in
this matter and other States vouId
soon follow. We Of course have ON,
nigh ideas about trespassing on the
liberty OF an individual, even II he 1,
= criminal tramp" but Justice ia
the working bees should come first.
take this fact into the calculation.
A large percentage OF these tramps
are husky young fellows. under TWEEN.
ty-one years Of age. and IL they were
lnoculated with the work bacillus be.
tore they reach thirty they would be
happier men at fifty. In Switzerland
everybody works, everybody is happy.
and there are practically no tramps
and no millionaires within its borders
Now. Mr.. Knickerbocker, what are
you going to do about it?" You are
nearing your 300th birthday: Is It moi
time to show that you are developina
some gray matter under your hat?-
New York Sun.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15
WORLDS FINEST SYNAGOGUE.
Built by Pioneer Jews In Amsterdam,
When Driven From Spain.

Built by Pioneer Jews In Amsterdam
When Driven From Spain.
In the midst OF the Jewish quarter
stands the pride OF Amsterdam Jews.
the grandest synagogue In the world.
IL 10 great" In everything-ini its
size, its proportion, It's age and ira.
ditions. There Is no synagogue like
IL anywhere, says the Jewish Chroni.
Gle, and while 1t stands there cannot
be anything like II.
The great temple In the Rue de In
Victoire IN Paris may perhaps be larg.
er, the splendid synagogue In the Or.
anienburgestrasse in Berlin may be
more ornate. but the Portuguese syna.
eogue In Amsterdam has a glory all
Its own. Its majestic columns. It's
solid oak, It's noble ark and its love
Iy windows all speak eloouentIy of
the type OF Jew that sought the hos
pitality OF Holland when the cruel and
shortsighted policy Of the Spain OF
those days drove the pioneers of the
community into the hardy little north
ern country.
The history Of the congregation Il
not, however. one unbroken record Of
peace and glory. Curjously. enough,
It's early members, free themselves
from persecution; seemed at times to
make up for the persecution they had
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

modious cottage on the point is a most
enthusiastic yachtsman, and has
cruised along the greater part OF the
Atlantic coast. He has q story in a
number Of the Yachting" magazine
this summer. Mr.. Watson Is In the
class OF 1911 at Knox University, Gales
burg. ILL.,, where he carried OF the hon.
ors In chemistry at the recent final ex-
aminations.
Mrs. o. @. Douglas OF Lewiston Is at
her cottage on Hurricane Ridge for the
month Of July. She Is ente, ,aining
Mrs. Annie Richardson and her daugh-
ter Edith. The party arrived last week
Tuesday.
was the guest of f. w. Baxter at the
latter's cottage In the colony last week.
Mr.. Ridgeway Is with the New York
company OF Suaire & Triest and he
has charge Of the construction OF the
new Cunard docks In East Boston.
Miss Jessie Tarr of Topsham spent
last week with Mr.. 8. Morrow at ''Mer-
rows Inn,
been visiting the w. A. McCanIess Is
been visiting the w. A. McCandlessis
at the Austin cottage during the past
week. Mr.. Sheppard Is with the Blake
Pump Manufacturing Company al
Cambridge. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard r. Everett OF
Bolton, Missouri and two sons, MIL
lard. Jr., and Rollin Holmes Everett
are at the Merrill Cottage. SOLID Com.
fort" for the season. They have spen,
the summer at Harpsweil for over ten
years. They have as their guest for
two weeks. Miss Alice Frost Lord. who
Is with the Lewiston Journal.
Mr.. Stanley Whipple, Harvard '09
OF Worcester. Mass. visited his form.
er roommate. John p. Thomas. Jr.
| over the Fourth.
Miss Nina Steele's new yacht. the
yum Yum" has been launched and 4.
In commission. Miss Steele with her
friend, Mics Georgia Burr expects u
derive much pleasure In navigating
the bay In this trim craft.
Captain Jack Aiexander's sloor
broke away from her moorings during
the heavy northwest squall Of last
Thursday afternoon. Although she
drifted ashore, only superficial damag.
was done.
Mr.. Frank Baxter, who has beer
with his father, Mr.. r. w. Baxter. nj
the colony for the past week, returned
to his home In Quincy Mass. Sunday
after short hut very enjoyable visit
Mr.. r. Baxter IL with the General Eiec.
trio Co.. and IL assistant superinten.
dent Of their factory In East Boston
The social held Ct Centennial hall
West Harpswell. every Saturday
evening, under the auspices OF Messrs
Earl Merriman and w. r. Skillings II
givtno much enjoyment to the youns
people OF this place and also TO MANI
from the nearby islands.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

The printing-press has made presI-
dents, killed poets. furnished bustIes
for beauties and polished genius
with criticism. It has made the
world get mp at roll call every morn
ing. given pupils lungs of iron and
voice Of steel. II has set the price
on q bushei OF wheat and made the
country poston1ce the siimmering
goal Of country scribes. II has cur
tailed the power Of kings. IL fas
converted bankers into paupers end
made lawyers out of college prssi-
dents. It educated the homeIesa and
robbed the philosopher of his fea-
SON. II smiles and kicks. cries and
dies, but It cannot be run to suit
everybody. and the editor 10 Q fool
who tries-
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

P.W. II. LlTTLEJOHN
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=, y; 40, sssy - - s:ssk "a ess pr.
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endured by their own internal inter

endured by their own internal inter.
communal intolerance.
Their treatment OF Uriel Acosta Is
most painful chapter In their To-
cal history. and their attitude toward
Baruch spinoza was an error for
which no compensation can ever be
made To the visitor to the synagogue
Is still shown the seat which Spino-
"a Is supposed to have occupied, but
the tradition is probably apocryphal.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

Cuba's tobacco production In 1908,
manufactured and manufactured.
was Of the value Of S45.o00.000 gold.
Of which I'll 100000 worth was used
for home consumption. Exports were
Leaf tobacco 10000 900 pounds I'm
crease over 1907, 1s.000.000 pounds) !:
1ss.ooo.oo0 cigars and 1o.0oo,o00 cigar
cites.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-07-15

A woman who weighed AS pounds
WAS buried 1t Eye, Suffolk, EngIand.
recently. The conn wss SIX and .
half feet long, three feet acrou. and
Two feet deep. and was taken % the
eemstcry on . dray, being lowered
into ths grave By chains and pulIeyA
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daily. Best OF food, quickest service. rea-
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East Visit us when. in town.
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On application.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-17
SUES STEP-SON
FOR FUNERAL BILL

Frank Picha was defendant in suit
heard by Judge OF Tuesday morning.
in which his stepmother and his
brother and sister lined up against
him.
Franks father. Michael. died several
weeks ago leaving Il widow and 4
large family OF children. He had been
married twice, and "a number OF the
children were by The first wife. He
also left $3.50 insurance. and ii is al
legged that just before his death he
called the children about him. and
gave orGers to Frank. he eldest, tn
pay the expenses of the funeral and
then divide what remained among the
children. Mrs Picha wanted To en-.
lgage 4 Bohemian undertaken. friend
or The family and have a modest IN
III raj. but Frank insisted that his IA
Their be buried in style. engaged one
Ot the most expensive undertaKers in
the city and had a funeral which cost
Sl55.50 Then, ii is charged. Frank
Populated the debt and his step
mother was compelled 10 foot The bill.
The present suit is 10 compel Frank To
reimburse her.
Frank testified that his father gave
him no orders TO pay the expenses, but
his sister and brother took the stand
and testified that they We're present
al their fathers death-bed and heard
him give Frank orders as TO how he
was to dispose of the insurance money.
Judge OFT withheld his decision
The Detroit times., 1909-02-17
VICTIM OF SHOOTING
ASKS 100000 DAMAGES

William IA. Trease, who has been In
Jail since last May, awaiting trial on a
charge OF shooting William j. Murphy.
and whose trial will start In few
days. was made defendant In d suit
for damages In declaration filed in
the circuit court, Tuesday morning
Trease roOmed in Murphy's home az
No. 279 Second.ave.. and OH May 10
came home intoxicated Murphy In.
sisted that he go 10 bed. and Trease
objected Finally he was compelled
by Murphy TO go To his room, and the
latter went To the back yard 10 read.
II is alleged that Trease got up, went
TO the yard, and without any warning
took two shots al Murphy. the first
passing close to his head, and the
second striking him In the abdomen.
and passing clear through his body.
The wound inflicted known 10 doc
tors as the Garfield Mckinley wound,
and is similar TO the wounds which
caused the death OF Presidents Gar
field and Mckinley. Murphy was In
the hospital for several months, ana
is now an invalid and will never be
able 10 work again. He asks for s40..
coo damages. Trease Is said to have
some property.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-17
CHILD NEAR DEATH:
FATHERS TRIAL DELAYED

Because one Of his little girls is near
deaths door with pneumonia. Charles
Wits trial on a charge Of assault with
intent 10 Kill has been postponed by
Judge Connolly until March 3 at the
request Of Wits attorney, Frank F.
Bumps. Witt Is charged with shoot,
ing man at whose home his wife
was staying after separating from him
because he went on spree. Witt,
who has been out on bail, is now liv.
ing with his family again. az No 81
Dubois-st. Attorney Bumps is conf.
dent ~ securing an hcquitta if The
case goes TO a jury and says he can
prove that the shooting was acciden-
tai
The Detroit times., 1909-02-17
JUROR IN kl0Ck
CASE THUMPEO
BY F00TPAD
MARTIN KNoRR's INJURIES 50
SERIOUS THAT TRIALS OF AL
LEGGED sWlNDLERs ARE DE.
LAYED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY..

When Martin Knorr, No. Coo Brook
lyn-ave.. a juror in the larceny case
against Benny" klock Bobby"
Reakes and Walter Dumchowski, the
Polish Wonder" sent word To Judge
Connolly Monday, that he was UNI
able To appear ON account OF illness
il was supposed he was suffering
merely from sCme temporary inds-
position and that he would be IN shape
10 report for duty Tuesday. Accord.
ingly the case was put over until
Tuesday morning. but KnOrr again
failed 10 appear. Judge Connolly
then investigated .and learned that
Knorr Is laid up in bed with "A pair
OF back eyes and several vicious cuts
on the head. received at the hands or
bighwaymen. Saturday night.
Knorr says he was held up and
robbed at Forest-ave. and Dequindre-
st late Saturday night. after being
given terrific drnbbing He dragge 1
himself home with great difficulty and
has been IN bed ever since The hold
up was not reported TO the police and
nothing was known OF IL. outside OF
the jurors household until Tuesday
morning.
CITY Physician Melody, who visited
Knorr at the reques, OF Judge Con
molly, reported that knorr would not
be able To take his place in the jury
box before Friday at the earliest, AMI
the case was put over until Saturday
morning. This is the case in which
William Skrzyski, baker AZ 30 GAS
Chene-st. charges that he was swir-
died out OF S425 on q fake wrestling
match between Reakes and he Polls.
Wonder"
The Detroit times., 1909-02-17
YOUNG SNOWBALLERS
GET TASTE OF JAIL

The storm had no terror for three
young men who left the county Jail
Monday night. after being locked NJ
since noon because they could not pay
! q fine imposed on them by judge
Phelan for throwing snowballs at
school children. The boys were A.
thur and John Richert and August
Fisher
They were sitting about the Gel!
block In the boys ward In their stock
ling feet. disconsolately munchng but.
.terless bread. when Judge Phelan
dropped in for a social chat At sight
OF him the trio began To beg and beg
hard
Judge. I'll never throw at anothe
Itchool Kid as long as | live II you'll
4 let me out OF here. declared one
The others were equally lavish in
their promises, and the Judge finally
told them they could 90
The Detroit times., 1909-02-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Herbert Eugene Atkinson. %; Lillian
Russell. -.
Edward ILngman. 20 Martha Beck
eT %.
Edward Droullard 81. River Rouge;
Elsie Brooks, 10, same.
Brenton Merrill 20. Amelia Shymnra.
%
wawrzyniez Ferenz ~ Kate Ia
baka. 30
Elijah Monte. Jr. 2s Ecorse.
Charlotte NJ Leblanc. 81. Sumpter
j. Ralph Malcolm. Detroit, Mary l..
Smith. 10. Grand Rapids.
Harry T.. Gordon. -. Toledo; Flor
cree T. Hanlin. -. same
Charles K Heatherley, "a; Elizabeth
Brown. 5s
Nick r Gietzen. ~ Hsmtramck
Clara Koch %. Detroit.
Otto Brandes. -. Flat Rock. Alice
Blair, 81 Ecorse
Ralph X Russell, 81 saginaw Anra
Javsan. -. Detroit
:, Charles stelnhsoel 20; ,PiymoSsh;
John Dorenbach. 20. CarsonviiIe
Elizabeth Potchen, Is. Detroit
Frank Knoche. -. Detroit. Mary
Langc. 23 lapeer. Mich
Homer Warren, So Flora VI. Perry,
Byron Edgar Han. So: Martha NJ.
Wahl IS,