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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
WHIPPING
TO PRISON LIFE
Often African Negro, Convicted Of
Crime, Is Given His Choice-How
System Is Used.
BY WARRINGTON DAWSON.

NlAROBI, British East Africa. May
29.-The crucial difference between
conditions In Africa and the southern
states is that In the south Negro is
lodged and fed by the government
more comfortably than he would be
at home. as recompense for having
committed a petty theft; whereas
here. instead OF being sent to Jail. lac
is compelled to do hard labor, though
1t be only short sentence, passed Oh
the strength OF the theft OF few
pocket handkerchiefs.
have asked several old residents
II they had found that this hard labor
system had altered the African Negro s
Unborn propensity for stealing; none
could be optimistic enough to pretend
that IL had.
All agreed that II had lnstilled in
the African Negro the principle that
he must not steal from his master.
and that he must becareful In steal
ing from other people so that thefts
are at least decreased by the intidote
OF hard labor
Daily in Nairobi one sees bands or
from 20 TO 40 convicts In white shirts
and short white trousers marked with
arrows, the English convict garb.
Sometimes they are working on roads,
sometimes carrying on their heads
pans Of earth to build mud huts. Be-
fore and behind walk 3entries with
rifles, but these are fanked by nasal
with spears and long whips OF rhinoc-
eros hide, which the conyicts dread
almost more than the rifles.
However small the theft, the Negro
Is condemned TO hard labor for a short
term II his guilt be proved; he suffers
no social prejudice among his peers
when he comes out, since they have
all been there at one time or another.
or II they have escaped II is on ac-
count OF superior cleverness In select
ing their victims.
But they also are condemned to
hard labor II they desert their mas
ters. Being in their own country and
being happier in the wilds than In
town. native servants and agricultural
laborers used 10 run away at the
slightest provocation. or simply be-
cause. having worked for month and
earned a few rupees, they could live
happily in their own wilds for several
months.
Life and work had become almost
impossible for the British /)nolist
when the law was passed that servants
or hands must engage themselves by
the month or period OF several months.
and that running away before that
time was desertion
Otter the Negro il given his choice
between a month of hard labor or rs
strokes OF the "kiboko" or whip of hip
popotamus hide, which all but draws
the blood. The Negro generally
chooses the kiboko.
Though 1t is painful at the time, he
has an excuse for escaping little
work instead OF being forced to do 4
maximum Of work for 80 days.
On an average there are In Nairobl
$50 Negro convicts out Of residential
native population of some 5000. There
is little sickness among the convicts.
They seem, indeed. to thrive under the
effects of the work to which they OBJ
ject. The only difference noted when
they always can be identified. is that
they are rather thin and slightly mus
cular instead of fat and labby like
the native in his primitive state OF
bliss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
FERRY SQUABBlE
FINALLY SETTLED
Council BY Vote of 20 to IA Ratifes
Terms of Settlement Suggested
BY The Times.

Belle Isle ferry service for the pres
tnt season, at least, is assured by
the passage of amendments to the
ferry ordinance, Tuesday evening by
the common council. These amend
ments carry out the terms OF the pres
ent compromise under which the boats
have been running for 10 days. The
ferry company is TO sell only l0-cent,
round.trip and pleasure ride tickets,
except from the island TO the city
docks after $3.50 p. m; II must pro-
vide childrens tickets at half fare
aud stubs OF tickets Will be good for a
ride across the Belle Isle bridge In
the park phaetons.
IL took an hour ana u half To settle
the question. the opposition 20 the
compromise being led by Aid Fret
.wald, Goeschel, Rosenthal and Field.
II was alleged that the ferry company
IS getting practically a l0-cent straight
fare on tickets sold at Belle Isle. and
Aid. Goeschel wanted the matter held
I'D until the bids for future ferry ser
vice are opened July 10. Aid Watson
retorted that there might not be any
bids and that the Detroit Belle Isle
q w luuSOi w. HiibhN NHNA ~
Indisposed 10 compromise. Aid Ro-
senthal had an amendment further
guarding the rights OF the public, at
cording TO his view, but this was lost
and. after seven roll calls, the compro-
mise ordinance was finally adopted
90 to IA
Aid. Rosenthal gave notice OF his
, intention to ask for reconsideration.
The ordinance governing auctioneers
was attended by a section changing
the bond PROFESSIONS 80 as to comply
with a decision by Judge Connolly.
Aid. Gutman presented an ordin-
ance yprescribing that all measures
must be stamped or painted with the
exact measures Of their contents.
A new boiler inspection code was
submitted by the board OF examiners
chosen 10 select a boiler Inspector ana
assistants This code was sent 70
the ordinance committee, and hearings
viii be held 10 determine its merits as
compared with the code prepared Dy
Boiler Inspector McCabe.
An opinion was received from Cor
poration Counsel Hally stating that
the council has no discretion unucr
= the present law TO refuse any respon-
sIble applications for saloon bones
the council having made no use OF ns
reCulatiye powers except IN passing
the Watson districting ordinance. fai-
~ further stated that. while the state
law provides that no more licenses
shall be granted next year than there
were saloons last April, the length Oh
time which saloonkeepers have been
in business will not be the governing
factor in determining at that tine
which shall be allowed and which re-
fused new licenses, but rather, we
first applicants next April VIII get the
licenses. -
The ice contract for the pubic
buildings was confirmed, the commit
tee ON public buildings being convinc-
Cd that no lower bids could be secur
ed than that of II IL cents per nun
ired pounds made by the Peoples ice
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
CINCINNATI PEOPLE TO
HAVE MORE DAYLIGHT
On May I, 1910, Hands Of Clock VIII
Be Turned Forward and Turned
Back on Oct. I.

CINCINNATI, O., June 30.-If Gin
cinnatians get up at 6 o'clock next
May, 1t will be In reality what was 5
o'clock the year before. They will
quite work at o'clock just the same
but In reality II will be o'clock, ac-
cording to the new method OF reck
oning time. They will work the same
number OF hours but there will be
more sunlight from May / until Oct.
They will have their evening meal al
whit Is now o'clock and they will
have about three hours OF daylight
after that, whereas they now have
only about two hours before II gets
dark.
This Is all accomplished by an or
dinance passed by the council which
provides that at o'clock in the
morning on May /, 1910, the hands
OF the clock be turned forward an
hour and shall remain until Oct. l,
when they will be turned back again.
Until the whole country may adopt the
new daylight schedule, however. Gin.
cinnatians will have TO figure train
schedules according TO the present
way Of computing time.
CINCINNATI is the nrSt city In lne
United States to adopt the new sched-
ule II is thought others will follow
until turning the clock forward be-
comes a national custom. The bene-
Ats to be derived from more daylight,
according to its advocates are as fol-
lows:
Health and physical welfare are pro
NOTED If the activities OF life begin
early In the day, as anture intends.
Additional time during daylight Is
gained for rest and recreation. the
use of parks and fairgrounds during
the hot months Increased and all
forms OF recreation projected on larg.
er lines The farmer, who represents
almost one-half of the population, and
who practically lives by this summer
schedule, is enabled TO transact his
business with the cities that much
earlier
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
Receipts of Lie Stock Light and
Offerings Are of Poor Ouality

The farmer 10 aneld, the country
over. and receipts of live stock are
light. The quality OF the offerings is
exceedingly common, nearly all stock
having had more or less grass. Com
mon cattle have lost more than 81
per cwt. since this date last month,
and medium cattle are so TO 10 cents
lower. Strictly dry-fed cattle are not
much different, except that the trade
is dull and slow in sympathy with
other branches The Detroit dressed
beef trade has been In a bad way for
some time past because OF the large
strings OF good cattle hanging on the
hooks in nearly all OF the larger beef
houses.
At the beginning OF the recent de-
cline, local butchers were carrying d
heavy line OF all kinds OF carcass
meats. with the result that they have
been quietly working of this supply
ever -since the opening OF the pres
ent month. The quality OF the cattle
that Detroit Is getting just now Is ex.
tremely common, very few animals
coming TO hand that have grain
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
BUSINESS is DULL;
BROKERS RATTLE AUTO
Man Who Paid sos and Drew $1,000
Prize Is Treating His Less
Lucky Friends.

NEW YORK. June 30.-It was aw-
fully dull en- the stock exchange. Tae
public Is away for the summer and
the gentle brokers, tired of trimming
each other. sought new diversion.
Let's rattle an automobile sug-
gested Henry s. Sternberger.
The brokers liked the idea. In five
minutes a $4,000 automobile had been
bought by phone. In an hour tickets
numbered from 81 to 500 had been
disposed. The last ticket to be drawn
from the hat was 10 get the autoro-
bile. There were cries of anguish as
various numbers were drawn from the
hat. Finally two remained. They
we're Nos. l3 and sc. No. 13, unlucl:y
13, was drawn next. The last ticket,
therefore, was Sc, which cost Jack
Kelly $50 and which won the $4,000
car. The car today may be observed
I'm front OF many noted places uptown,
where an usually large bombardTent
OF corks indicate Kelly Is celebrating
with his less lucky friends.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
RICKASHhW BOYS STILL
ON STRIKE; PEOPLE WALK
Police Say They Will Not Yield TO
Natives Who Quit War When
Roosevelt Reached Africa.

NAJROBI, East Africa. June 3d.
The announcement by the police here
to-day that the will not yield one point
In their fight with the .ickashaw boys.
who have been on strike ever since
Col. Roosevelt and his party arrived,
is taken TO mean that there is small
hope for any settlement of the diff
Guilty and Europeans will be compell-
ed to walk while they are here this
year.
The rickashaw strike originated
from a new set Of police regulations
requiring the boys who pull the queer
carriages TO undergo a medical ex-
animation, comply with certain re-
strictions concerning lodgings and
food, 10 observe the traffic rules and
10 pay fines for trangressions Of the
regulations.
The rickashaw boys, who are Kiku-
yus, from Is to II years Of age, chose
a very opportune time for a strike.
There is practically no other means
OF transportation In Nairobi except
the rickashaws There Is no street
car system, and horses cannot be kept
here because OF horse sickness" The
heat is so enervating as to render 1t
practically impossible for Europeans
10 walk any distance.
The Nairobi rickashaw boys are
paid eight rupees, or little more
than $3.50 a month. They can live on
almost nothing and the prospects are
for an indefinite fight.
Job Printing done riGst. Time. Print-
Ing Co.. Is John R.-st. Phone 1893.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30

PITTSBURG, Pa. June 3O.-The
lure OF the stage proved to be too
strong to resist for the pretty daugil-
tiers OF Col, Lewis A. Anshutz, prom
inent and wealthy local business man.
Both OF them are members Of the
Motor Girl" chorus at the Lyric the.
alter. New York. and their friends here
have not yet recovered from their as
constituent at the news.
Miss Kathryn, aged 20, returned
from Europe this spring, and paid a
visit TO Mrs Kathryn Wormley, In
New York. While there she met
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30

/ Frank Hennessey. who was looking for
girls for the Motor Girl" company.
Kathryn accepted his offer of place
in the chorus. and wrote all about 1t
70 her parents.
Col. Anshutz Immediately sent Kath-
ryn's younger sister, Adelaide. aged
IS. to bring her home, but when Ade-
laide got to New York she was per-
suaded TO remain there, too. and she
also is a member OF the same COM
pany as her sister
Mrs Anshutz. mother of the girls,
denies that they are acting In oppo-
sition TO their parents wishes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicinityi Wednesday
night, fair and warmers Thursday,
partly cloudy, becoming unsettled att
ernoOn or nights cOolerJ light TO mod
crate variable winds.
Lower Michiguni Generally fair to-
night and Thursdays cooler Thursday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30

hurried to the Pontchartrain, where
dinner was served, following which
she was taken to the Detroit Museum
OF Art for the public reception. Here
hundreds of Detroiters took occasion
to shake hands with the first lady OF
| Ireland.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
POSIES ARE GONE.
City Service League object Lesson In
Sad State Of Neglect

Sad State Of Neglect.
The City Service league presents
this lot as a contrast to unsightly
billboards." reads a board side on a
piece OF vacant ground at woodward
and Alexandrine-aves., and all who
read turn away smiling, for the con.
trast" part OF IL is huge joke. There
was a time when the league would
really point with pride to this lot as
an example worthy OF emulation, and
the signboard really meant something
then. But now Horrors! The pretty
posy bed that once adorned the lot
Is now but a black mud spot In a
wilderness OF weeds and timothy, and
II is a toss-up between the billboards
and the lot as TO which Is the more
unsighuy. There are those unkind
enough to say that the blllboards have
IL on the lot by several points AMI
that the only contrast is between the
lot as II Is now and as 1t used TO be.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
Falls Overheard; browns.

While mixing paint near the rail.
Thomas p. Mcdonald mate of the
small freight steamer Douglass, fell
overheard in Lake st. Clair. two miles
below the Flats, Tuesday morning.
and was drowned. Mcdonald was 45
years old and lived in Port Huron
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30

The famous natural history collec-
lection of Lord Washington will be
transferred TO the British museum
early next year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30
To Give Out Anti.Tetanus Serum.

Commencing Wednesday the board
OF health will distribute free OF charge
TO the Detroit hospitals and the physi-
clans OF the city the anti-tetanus
serum used so successfully last year
for the prevention of lockjaw In acct
dents resulting from the use OF fire.
works.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30

Alexander. UmbreiIa-. 20 Monro>-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-30

Job Printing done right. Times Print
ing Co.. Is John R.-st. Phone 1898.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02
Hillyer-LaBrecque Nuptials.

The marriage of Miss Adeline Mar
garet Hillyer, daughter of Mrs.
John Funke, to Joseph. LaBrecque,
took place Wednesday morning at the
Holy Name church, Assinins, at 8
o'clock, Rev. FIR. Faust officiating.
Miss Hillyer wore ivory white satin,
deliberately braided, the veil being
caught up with orange blossoms. She
carried white roses and was attended
by Miss Loretta McRandle of Houghton,
as maid of honor, who wore gown of
lavender messaline, embroidered, and
with pearl trimmings, and short veil
caught with orange blossoms and carried
white carnations.
The groom was attended by Attor-
ney Louis Legris, of Houghton.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served at the home Of
the brides parents to few intimate
friends. The house was beautifully
decorated with ferns and cut flowers.
The bride was presented beautiful
solid gold feistoon neck chain, amethyst
and pearls by the groom. The couple
also received many beautiful and costly
gifts.
The young couple left for Milwaukee
and Chicago, to spend their honeymoon.
Upon their return they will make their
home in Baraga, in a neat cottage now
in course of construction, to be complet-
ed about Dec. lst.
The out-of-town people who were
present were Attorney Louis Legris,
Misses Loretta and Emma McRandle,
Of Houghton, and Miss Annie Fisher, of
Hancock. D
Mr.. LaBrecque is prominent and
rising attorney and Miss Hillyer has
been employed by her brother in the
Baraga Lumber Co.'S. Office as book
keeper. The couples. many friends ex.
tend congratulations and best wishes
IS also does the SENTINEL.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02

We are in receipt Of the poultry
prizes for Baraga county exhibitors,
and out Of 81 birds that were exhibited
by Gross Bros, of Baraga, 80 took laurels
a. follows:-
Rose Comb r. Island Reds End cock,
End hen, Let cockerel, End cockerel, lst
pullet, End pullet.
s. C. Brown Leghorn LIST cock, LIST
hen, End hen, LIST pullet, End pullet, LIST
cockerel, End cockerel.
Barred Plymouth Rock--1st pullet,
End pullet.
White Langshang- 1st cock, End cock,
! 1st hen, End hen, LIST cockerel, End cock
erel Let pullet, End pulIet.
s. C, Orpington LIST cock, End cock.
1st hen, End hen, LIST cockersl. End cock
erel, LIT pullet, End pullet.
r. Pinst, Of Baraga, on his birds tool
| first in 8. C. Barred Rock, cockerel.
In al. sixty-two birds were shippet
from Barags, and there may be mort
/ prizes won on them. but = yet We have
received none other than the ones men
toned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02
Two Marriages
Took Place This Week.
Vaughan Clements Nupeials.

Tuesday morning at 7.3O o. clock, q. m.
st. Anne's church was the scene Of q
charming wedding when Florence Ber-
nadine Vaughan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Vaughan Of this village, was
united in marriage to John Edward
Clements, Rev. FIR. Faust officiating
in nuptial mass.
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion with ferns, palms and
autumn flowers. The bride wore white
lace gown over white silk. Her veil
was caught up with roses, she carried
a prayer book and rosary and was at
tended by Miss Mamie Nesbitt, who
wore beautiful lavender silk batiste
gown and white hat, carrying an
amethyst rosary.
The groom was attended by Thomas
Vaughan, brother of the bride.
After the ceremony a wedding break
fast was served at the home Of the bride
for the family and few friends. Mr..
oio VIE. OiCAichSo icit vi shC W. = oui
train the same day for two weeks
visit to Chicago and Milwaukee, and
upon returning from their honeymoon
will make their home in Baraga.
The young couple are well known in
the county, residing here for number
Of years. Miss Vaughan having been
employed as q teacher in the schools of
Baraga township and Mr.. Clements
having been employed in the U. s. In
dian service under DR.. auckland. He
is also memberof the well known in
surailce firm Of LaBrecque & Clements.
The SENTINEL extends the happy
couple it's congratulations.
Many pretty gifts were presented to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clements by their admir-
ing friends. The groom presented the
bride with fine diamond and sapphire
stick-pin.
Among the out-of-town guests pres
ent at the ceremony were Mrs. Doyle
and Miss Bell Doyle, of Menominee,
Mrs. Charles lines of Marinette, Miss
Jennie Francis of Greenland. Miss Ma
bel Proctor of Pequaming, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Rice. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Cochran, of Houghton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02

Village Clerk James McMahon has
several men at work at the Baraga
cemetery, cleaning and removing the
underbrush, placing stamp sand on the
alleys. and when completed the home
of the dead will present a very neat and
beautiful appearance. It is expected
that an iron fence will be placed around
the cemetery shortly, as the present
wooden fence Is in poor condition. A
numbered other necessary improvements
are being contemplated next year, as
It is getting too late to do more at the
present time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02

The Baraga Lumber Co. expects a
raft Of one million feet Of hemlock logs
to-day from Point Abbaye, which will
be cut at the Nester mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Droelle, Of De-
troit, who were the guests'of Mr.. and
Mrs, John Funke, returned to their home
Monday.
Mrs. John Cote and children, who
have been visiting relatives in Standish.
returned to their home in Baraga
Wednesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ada
alore Gauther Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Brown, who
were in Detroit attending the Metho-
dist Episcopal conference, arrived In
Baraga Thursday.
Mrs. James Fleming. of Houghton,
arrived in Baraga Monday. and is visit
ing her sister, Mrs, Burt.
Miss Bessie Byers, of Houghton, is
visiting relatives in Baraga this week.
Mrs. Geo. Sanregret, of L'Anse.
was in Baraga Friday.
Mrs. E. P. Schultz and son, Kenneth,
were in Baraga Friday.
s. J. Farris, of Marquette, spent
Thursday in Baraga.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul F'orcia,
daughter, Thursday.
John H. Hid is having a cement walk
laid in front of his building, now occupied
by Peter Demgen, on Ontonagon Street.
Joseph Gauthier, of Dollar Bay, has the
contract.
H.J. Falk was copper country bus
mess visitor Thursday.
Harry Meyer was in the copper
country the first of the week, returning
Friday.
Mike Foley, of Houghton, arrived in
Baraga with party of hunters Friday
and left for the woods, after partridge,
Alex Mcintyre, setter IN Nester's
Mill, left for his home in Dollarville
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew VAIL. Jr.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mr.. w. G
VAIL at Houghton Sunday, having
went there in their auto.
e. P. Schultz is relieving agent Stark
who has gone to his home in DePere
Wis, to spend several days visiting
his parents.
! August Peters, of Washburn, Wis.
arrived in Baraga Saturday and accepted
position in Stems cigar factory.
Ben Coil arrived home Monday from
Chicago.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Brown returned
Tuesday from Detroit, where they al
tended the conference of the M. E
church.
There will be services at the Metho
dist church tomorrow at 1890, a. m.
Sunday school at2.30 p. m. and evening
service at 7.30. You are cordially invite
to attend.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02
Notice..

The tax roll for the village Of Baraga
for the year 1909 is now in my hands
for collection. The fee is l per cent If
paid on or before Sept. LIST. After that
a per cent fee will be charged.
JOSEPH E. ST. GERMAN.
Dated Baraga, Aug. 10, 1909. stiff.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-02
Notice

Parties desiring the service of fine
bred, Jersey bull can procure same
by notifying me at old Pinet farm.
KREsTIAN ANHILA,
Baraga Mich. y
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-18
Keep Cows Clean.

Some COWS are more cleanly in
their habits than others. Some will
keep clean at all times II stall condi
tions for cleanliness are possible.
while others will invariably lia down
in their own filth. Manure on the
cows udder and hind quarters is very
Objectionable. 1t is unsightly, un-
sanitary and causes extra work in
grooming the animal. There are sew
eral devices for preventing 2 cow
from lying down in her own filth.
The most common one is the gutter
behind the animal for receiving the
droppings. Another plan is to place
a two by four plank across the stall
at the rear about even with the cows
hind feet. When she lies down she
will always lie in front OF this board
where the droppings do not fall. The
floor should slope from front to back.