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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-04-21
crew" says Whislkers. waving his
hands toward the rest of his gang.

crew" says Whiskers. waving his
hands toward the rest of his gang.
"'Hall right. skipper says Ham
mond. Glad to see yer back haboard.
Make yerselves well at 'ome. 'Ow dyer
lose Ter in the first place"
"'Ooman. senors.' says Whiskers in
half a whisper. :Ooman, she here?'
Hammond says l. what's a
CONAN?
"''Edge,' says Hammond, re wants
to know watts become of Lobelia
'Ankins.'
"'No, senor.' says | to the Teller,
'ooman no here. CONAN theren And
l p'inted in the direction of III island.
"Well, sir. you oughter have seen
that Malay gangs faces light up! They
all bust out Il grinning and laf1ing. and
Whiskers fairly Rugged me and then
Hammond. Then he made one of the
Malays take the wheel instead of me.
but l was curious, and I says, pint
ing toward Lobelia's island:
"'Ooman your wife"
"'No, no. no.. says he, shaking his
head like it would come off. CONAN
no wife. Wife there and he p'inted
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-04-21
no Wife.

about directly opposite from my way.
CONAN he goes on, she no wife.
She
Just here a Malay come up from
the %fo'castle, grinning like a chessy
cat and hugging a fat jug of this here
palm wine that natives make. | don't
know where he got it 'front.' thought
Hammond and me had rummaged that
fo'castle pretty well-but. anyhow.
there it was.
"Whiskers passed the jug to me. and
l handed it over to Hammond. He
stood up to make a speech.
"'Feller citizens says he. 4 rise to
drink a toast. 'Ere's to the beautchous
Lobelia 'Ankins. and may she long
Tournament the lovely island where she
now
"The Malay at the wheel behind US
gave an awful screech. We all turned
sudden, and there. standing on the
companion ladder, was Lobelia 'Ankins,
as large as life and twice as natural.
Hammond dropped the jug, and it
smashed into flinders. We all stood
stock still for a minute, like folks in
a tableau. The half breed skipper stood
next to me, and l snum if you couldn't
see him shrivel up like one of them
things they call a sensitive plant.
1.-THE tableau lasted while a Teller
might count five; then things hap.
pened. Hammond and me lodged
around the deck house. The MaIays
broke and run, one up the main rig.
ging, two down the fo'castle hatch and
one out on the jibboom. But the poor
skipper want satisfied with any of
them places. He started for the lee
rail. and Lobelia 'Ankins started after
him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-04-21
Armor In War,

Waterloo was the last great battle
in which bodily armor was used. Ma
poleon's cavalry using it, and up to
that time with some success, but in
the charges there made his iron sheath
ed cuirassiers went down like rows of
pins before the quick moving English
horse dashing in upon them with only
naked swords and naked arms. Pavia
C1525) was the first fight in which
troops in large numbers were armed
with the more efficient musket, while
artillery had already been employed
at Crecy Q346). and it was only a mat
ter of time for the new agent, gun
powder, to knock out the man at rms.
The mailed barons" had no show be-
fore the new and terrible invention Of
frearms.-New York American.
If She Had Her Choice.
A gentleman who finds great amuse
ment in telling his wife which lady of
their acquaintance he will select is
her successor when she dies and who
one day had been teasing her with
numberlesS mock serious illusions to
the subject suddenly called their little
daughter to hiro and asked her, shak-
ing with laughter at his own wit:
Madeline, how would you like to
have II stepmother?"
The child considered for a moment
and then. with ~earnestness. replied:
II think ia much rather have a step
father" New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-04-21
"I'vegot q good thing IN that bag of mine.

"l'Ue got q good thingI1 that bag of mime"
Hello till his money give out, and
then he married her to say board.
He wouldn't talk about his married
life, just shivered instead.
"'But wat about this good thing you
was mentioning, Mr.. Rosebury? asks
Cap'n George. polite, but staring hard
at the bag.
"'That's it, answers Rosy, cheer
full.
"'W'ats it?
"'Why, the things in the grip, the
photograph things. You see, my expe-
rience has convinced me that there's a
fortune right in these islands for a
photographer who'll take pictures Of
the natives. They're all dying to have
their photographs took. Why, when l
vas in Hello island 1 could have took
dozens, only they didn't have the mon
ey to pay for 'em, and I couldn't wait
till they got some. But you've got a
schooner. You could sail around from
one island to another, me taking pic
lures and you getting copra and-and
pearls and things from the natives in
trade for EN-
"'Old on! Cap'n George had been
getting redder and redder in the face
while Rosy was talking, and now he
fairly billed over, like a teakettle. 'Old
on!' he roars. DO I understand that
this is the good thing you was going to
let me in on-me to cruise you around
from Dan to Beersheby, feeding you
and giving you tobacco to smoke
"''Twas my tobacco breaks in Ju-
Illus.
"'Shut up! Cruising you around,
and you living on the fat of-of the
the water and me trusting to get my
pay out of tintypes OF Kanakas! Was
that it? Was it?
"'Why-why, yes,' answers Rosy.
But, cap'n. you don't understand
"'Then,' says George, standing up
and rolling up his pajama sleeves,
there's going to be justifiable 'omicide
committed right now
Julie said that if it hadn't been that
the shippers sore back got to hurting
him he don't know when him and the
cook would have had their turn at
Rosy, cause they wanted a turn on
account Of the tobacco and the din
ner, not to mention the stone bruises.
When all hands was through, that
photographer was a spilled negative.
"And that was only the beginning.
They made him work his passage, and
every mean and dirty job there was to
do he had to do it. They took his
clothes away from him, and while
they lasted the skipper had three shirts
at once, which hadn't happened afore
since he served his term in the Sydney
jail. And he was such a comfort to
'em. Whenever the dinner want cook
ed right, instead Of blaming Teunis
they took it out Of Rosy. By the time
they made their first port they would
not have parted with him for no mon
ey, and they locked him up in the
f%o'castle and kept him there. And
when n of the two Kanaka boys run
away they shipped Rosy in his place
by unanimous vote. And so it went
for six months, the Emily trading and
stealing all around the south seas.
zone day the schooner was off in an
out of the way part Of the ocean, and
the skipper come up from down below,
bringing one of the photographing bot.
ties from the carpetbag.
"'See 'ere,' says he to Rosy, who
was swabbing decks just to keep him
out Of mischief, wat kind Of a devel-
oper stuff is this? 1t has "a mighty
familiar SMELL
"'rhat amt developer. SIR answers
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
LIMBURGER AND THE LAW
odorous Compound Responsible for
Some Trouble and Little Al.
legged "Wit."

Technically" said Judge Wells to
William Rung In the municipal court,
you had the right on your side. How
ever. you chose a form of cruel and
unusual punishment that cannot be
tolerated by this court. I'll have to
fine you one dollar"
1t appeared from the evidence that
Mr.. Rung. who is a stereotyper, sat
down to luncheon with Edward Snider.
fellow employee. The piece de resist
ance Of Rung's luncheon consisted of
limburger cheese, and Snider. who re-
CARDS himself as something of wag.
had made certain remarks about the
cheese. rejecting particularly on its
odor. Thereupon Mr.. Rung smeared
a piece Of the cheese over the humor-
GUS Snider's countenance.
This" said Rung. as he stepped up
to pay his fine. rs the kind Of justice
that smells to heaven"
That will be about all from you."
said the court bailiff; cheese it!"-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
SAW CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY
Unreasonable Attitude Of His Friend
Naturally Disgusted Man Of
Business.

Solomon and Moses, while walking
by the canal. saw a notice board which
stated that five shillings would be paid
to whoever rescued another man from
drowning.
1t didn't take them more than min
ute to arrange that one should fall In
and be saved by the other. and the
stakes" divided.
In went Sol. and found 1t rather
deeper than he expected. However. he
splashed about. crying:
Come on, Moses! Save mel"
Moses hesitated.
SOL" he said. I've been reading
that notice board again. and 1t says.
Ten shillings for dead body Now.
do be reasonable. London Tit-Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07

her guilt. there is none whatever
This may have been unwilling on her
part; 1t may have been deliberate, but
the story of her adventurous life
proves that 1t was most potent. She
is not yet thirty, but at least six men
have ruined themselves for her; two
of these met tragic deaths and four of
them deserted wives and children.
Made Lawyer Her Victim.
One day the Countess called on
business at the office of a lawyer,
Prilukow by name. He had a loving
wife and thirteen-year-old son, and
was making from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year from his practice. Wife, family
and practice were thrown to the
winds as soon as he saw Countess
Tarnowska. His wife got a divorce
his fortune vanished; he appropriated
the funds of his clients. When 10000
rubles In the hole he shot himself.
But the surgeons saved his life, and
since then he and the countess have
wandered all over Europe, he her de.
voted slave, she fascinating all men
with whom she came in contact.
Among her victims was Naumow, q
youth of good family and married. His
wife divorced him on account of the
Tarnowska woman, and he joined the
latter and Prilukow in their wander.
ings.
They met Count Kamarowsky
colonel of the Cars Noble Guard. q
widower with one son, and q million.
aire. He wooed the countess, honor.
ably and wanted to marry her. He
made a will and insured his life for
$250,000 in her favor, and introduced
her as his fiancee to his mother.
When away In Russia Naumow re-
ceived telegram ostensibly signed
by Kamarowsky, containing gross In
suits directed against the Countess
Tarnowska and himself. Naumow
went at once to Venice. where Ka-
marowsky was living. and shot the
latter to death In his room.
The Countess Tarnowska confessed
that she and Prilukow had sent the
telegram to Naumow, knowing that II
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
ALWAYS THE WOMAN!
Recent Tragedies in Real Life in Which the
Frail, but Beautiful, Have Had Part--Pe-
culiar Case Is That Of Countess Maria Tar
nowska, for Love Of Whom Six Men Have
Ruined Themselves.

hibited in the Paris Salon last year.
Her first husband was one Of the
Siemens brothers of Berlin, who are
famous as inventors and manufacture
ers of electrical machinery. Her Sec
ond husband was Prince Malcolm
Khan, ex-attache of the Persian Lega-
ton in Rome. from whom she is di.
vorced.
1t was not pleasant to a woman in
such an exalted social position to be
called a spy. but that five distin-
guished men should rush like OAR.
tagnans to risk their lives in defense
Of her good name must have been
balm to her wounded feelings.
Another woman to furnish copious
material for the tongues of Europe in
the last few weeks Is the Countess
Maria Tarnowska, whose trial for
murder has been taking place in Ven
Ice. She Is daughter of the aged
Count Nicholas O'Rurk, a Pole of
Irish descent, and she Is the mother
of two pretty children, boy and a
girl The man who was murdered
was Count Paul Karmarowsky, who
was fascinated by her, He was killed
by young Russian student named
Naumow, who had also fallen under
the spell of her fascination. and the
charge against her was that she and a
lawyer named Prilukow-also infatu.
ated with her-had woven a diaboli-
cal plot and used Naumow as tool
to get rid of Karmarowsky.
Whatever doubt there may be as to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07

SHIPPED at her shrine. We here In
America can know these women only
by their photographs, and these photo
graphs are especially interesting, as
they reveal that scarcely one Of these
women about whom tragedy has re-
volyed bears features that will stand
comparison with the classical stand
ards. Yet, after all, no man has
right to say unqualifiedly this woman
is beautiful or that woman Is ugly.
Fortunate that this Is SO!
1t Is surely a unique distinction In
these days to have Ave challenges to
duels issued In defense of her name.
And this distinction the Baroness
Eleanora Won Siemens can boast.
There was a great sensation In the
Italian Chamber of Deputies on March
4 when Enrico Chiesa, Socialist rep
resentative of the Extreme Left, In
interpellating General Prudente, the
Under Secretary of War, formally &C.
cused several generals Of having be-
trayed the secrets of the national de-
tense through the Baroness Won Sic
mems, a foreign woman with whom
they were on friendly terms. At the
close of the session five men chal-
lenged Chiesa to fight duels. Among
these were General Fecia di Cossato.
General Prudente, the Duke di Litta
and Count Giacomo Morando. The
challenges came SO quickly on top of
each other that the seconds and UNI
pires had much difficulty In arranging
their priority. This was at last set.
tied and two of the duels have been
fought. Nobody has been killed up to
the present writing. but General Pru-
dente wounded Ciesa In the face and
Chiesa gashed General di Cossato in
the left cheek. Apologies have made
the other duels unnecessary.
Proved Power Over Men.
The Baroness Won Siemens is very
rich woman, who has fine house In
Rome, where she entertains many
members OF the highest society. She
is Swiss by birth. with a fair skin,
exquisitely rosy cheeks and great vel.
vety brown eyes. Carolus Duran
painted her portrait. which was ex-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07

the cataclysms OF nature-and q
woman's name is sure to be mixed up
in 1t.
The cynical observer is ever ready
to say, There is always a woman in
the case"
or the most recent explosions In
the great old world, explosions of
which the report has been loud
enough to be echoed even on this side
Of the Atlantic, most of the feminine
causes are of doubtful beauty. That
is to say, there may at least be two
opinions about their beauty. Doubt
less the generals and statesman who
fought duels over the Baroness Won
Siemens find her beautiful; unques-
tionably the man who was slain and
the man who slew for love of her be-
lieved the Countess Tarnowska
dream of loneliness; probably the late
Lord Sackville saw wondrous pulchri-
tude in the face of Pepita Duran;
King Leopold admired the Baroness
Vaughan. and Nine. Steinheil had
group Of intellectual men who wor-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07

This in addressing Mrs. Pnkham you con.
fidng YOUR private ills to woman "a whose
perence with womens diseases twenty-five years.
The present Mrs Pinkham, daughter-nlaw of Lydia E.
Pnkha for under her direction and has ever
since her decease continued to advise women.
Many women suffer in silence and drift along from bad
to worse knowing well that they ought to have immediate
assistance but natural modesy causes them to shrink
from exposing themselves the questions and probable
examinations Of their family physician Such ques-
tonng and examination is unnecessary. Without cost
you can consult whose knowledge from actual
experience is great.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
MRS. PINKHAMs STANDING INVITATION:

Women suffering from any form of female weakness arein-
vted promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at lynn,
Mass All letters received opened read and answered by
women. A freely talk of her private illness
to woman; thus has been established this confidence
between Mrs. Pnkham and the of America which
has never been broken. Never has she published est
mona used letter without the written consent Of the
writer and has the company allowed these conf
dental letters to get out of their possession the hum
dreds Of thousands of them in their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs Pink
ham has draw FROM it is than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed in your case.
She asks nothing return except your good WILL and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely any woman, rich
poor should be glad to take advantage of this generous
offer of assistance. Address Mrs. Pnkha, Of Lydia
e. Pnkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
A Great Surprise.

Papa-Ruthie, shouldn't be sur
prised II God would send you a little
baby brother before long. What would
you think OF that?
Ruthie-Oh, papa! think It would
be perfectly lovely. And say. papa,
let's you and me keep 1t surprise for
mamma.-Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
Good ILLUSTRATION.

Mrs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the sub
ject Of Mrs. ,Suffragette's lecture this
afternoon?
Mrs. Clubwoman-The disasters Of
married life.
Mrs. Bridgewhist-I suppose she
will have her husband on the platform
as an exhibitfIStray Stories.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07
PrecocIous Youth.

my boy. shall tell you a fairy
story?"
That depends, uncle, on what you
refer to as fairies. If It's about cho
rus girls, let's have It,"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-05-07

Y the last few weeks the
press of the entire world
has reverberated with the
news of several sensations
In each Of which a woman
was the central figure.
This sentence, just as It
stands, might have been
written at any time in his
tory. Given a sensational
piece of news-apart from
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20

the Nassau county men standing on the platform He said:
 T take this opportunity to thank my friends and neighbors for this devotion. York police for the wonderful work they have done today. l am proud that I was once one of them. Good night"
 At every town through which the train passed as it went along the route the engineer slowed up to give the MT. Roosevelt an opportunity to show himself on the back platform for the benefit of those who had waited so long to see him.
 Home at Last.
 More than five hundred persons were waiting on the station platform at Mineola to cheer him as the train started the last leg of the run to Oyster Bay.
 Roosevelt had made an expedition through the nine cars of the special train and shaken hands with all his old neighbors who had come to escort h1m home At Oyster Bay the school chil- dren, whe had taken refuge in the scheoIheuse during the storm. once more were waiting on the platform and sang Home, Sweet Home," as the train drew in at dusk and the RooSe- welt party disrnounted-home at last
 MT. Roosevelt made g. short speech to his neighbors and many visitors walk through the town before he con- sidered his day ended.
 But the arrival at Oyster Bay mark ed the end He went to his home on Sagamore Hill with the announcement that now he would take up his edi- public would learn what they desired to know of him.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20

businesses in the country from their affairs.
 It even held up the weather The fog lifted when the Kaiserin came into port, and true Roosevelt weather marked the great demonstration The clouds slipped silent and ashamed back of the horizon. The sun smiled from a serene sky perfect day was un- marred until after the land parade was dismissed and the crowd was well on the way home.
 Then Came Downpour.
 But then the storm broke-thundel and lightning, rain and hail The streets were flooded and thousands Of these who had thought to wind up a gala day were drenched while subway stations were packed and all the trans portation lines of the city were taxed far beyond their capacity.
 MT. Roosevelt was on the way to the home of Miss Eleanor Alexander, his sons fiancee, to see the wedding pres ents when the storm began to gather.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20

New York, June 19.-Ex- President Roosevelt returned to his own country yesterday. after more than a. year and Q quarter abroad and a journey of thirty thousand miles, and found a welcome that assured him of his place in the hearts of his .country1ne
 Some small idea of what was await ing him may have come to him from the letters and despatches that reached him on the other side of the Atlantic, but not even those who were planning the reception on this side had made an adequate guess at what really was to happen.
 They expected an outpeuring. They planned for a reception that would thrill the heart of any man with Drjde- But even in their utmost enthusiasm and optimism they could net imagine what the scene would really be like. Half a Million Persons United in
 Cheers of Welcome.
 Half a million persons were dis tributed over land and bay, uniting in
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20

a great cheer of welcome. It began of
 Sec Gate, when the E2EsEri1 Augusle
 VisfGE<a sEat s34zs of ths fog like the
 rex-FTsslGazE diving forward to greet a
 friend. and EaztedsaH the way up the
 North river ts the turning pain. of tehs
 -nsTsa Iszsade. back t0 the Battery and up ffes d8a2A& again to Central Park f4l4 5sy. -Iiz1es of cnaers seven hslaS -lcng- d-l E8SA- S34as SaHEGn of TWO fszstss and cthazzs sszMzs1siss to welcome. MT- 1lo@sa- [ -vss5t- Ifz-ez zlafgssI naval Isafsdeta11a q 557zazSlaz,y f1zags sf merchant craft and eK- FclFTs5Eaa ,HeSEeIs and pleasure Egzlc11fs- ii needed the shores of two states lined yFyzSkn GhHering crowds. It took g land F IgaTaGe azy8 miles long with 2 guard Of a3Innpy lining beth sides of Fifth avenue
 so1a -strGe1
 l. Nlaon-Wias Eysrt.
 ? It ealssd for fifty fhsusand persons Sin EszftsEysE park a,na sD1re AuH1Te eds of s51EFo5,SAHEs .zIong BrD28wzy from tzae sg4eEa19 Ezsy sED Ea1uThh stPHEt and On Fifth sssxJzzzeEAs fEcEn Washington square to Eff z<ss+-EiIffal s+Eaet- It stopped work 9Ur
 of taEa 1sszEzzinasY of th= city It de-
 max4EH IhB 5Trssslce of Mayor Ga yaSs- s-ald- fhs EIfaoi E5z1sa czfy eEEREIalS- E Eaf5in7tk officers aTlg rFElFsE ssaGiye-s 1Fs the president Efr41n. FsassrSzs-4 sIDn- It Gsdzz 1Ssr Sta4a oTEciaiS and c -fepzRze zeatatSEss sf Governor HHEb eS .zfTsm Aa52uE- II brolEs seyez GSrs ana ErepresanLa tIyeS of gDY6zR0rS fESIn half sthe states in the sI1zIi on "a Id rsore reSe2Ts-
 tiyes from manyfOf the.prinCipal cities It brought clubs and% delegations and
 parties frorns every section: of the coUn-1 try. Itktaxed the strain service of every
 railroad runningS into New York. It
 gathered the RooseVeltERou Riders
 for their first reunion in four years.
 It called the heads of the greatest
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20

He had hardly descended from the open auton1 sbiIe in which he had been riding when the storm broke and a 6elEgA of rain descended. Those who had gathered in front of the house hastily sought shelter, remarking on the Roosevelt luck but for more than half an hour the sixty men of the strsfFsc squad who formed MT Roose- sYelts guard sat their saddles in the rain and were drenched to the skin.
 But the Roosevelt luck did not wait until yesterday to show itself It made its influence felt when the KaiSerin ran into the fog hundreds of miles out to sea and shonI6ered her way through it in time to drop ancber off Quaran- tine and let the demonstration get under way on the scheduled nainute.