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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
news OF A week IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of tho Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
ELECTION RESULTS.

Local option elections held through
out Illinois resulted In a preponder-
ance of victories for the "wets." Al
most everywhere the 'wets" held onto
the cities where saloons have -four
ished, and in only few instances
were their votes cut down.
In Chicago aldermanic election the
Democrats won victory, electing Fl
members to the common council. The
Republicans elected Is and the Inde-
pendents one. A Republican majority
of II in the present council was
changed to a minority Of six.
Complete returns from SO counties
In Michigan where local option elec-
tions were held, show that 20 counties
voted dry" and 16 wet" OF the SO
counties in Michigan. 40 will now be
"dry" and 43 wet"
Emil Seidel (Socialis). a pattern
maker, was elected head of the Mil
waukee city administration by plu-
rality over the strong Republican and
Democratic candidates Of nearly 5000.
BY q majority Of "a to Columbia,
9. c.. adopted the commission form Of
government.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Rising to a question of personal priv
ilege In the New York state senate.
Senator Benn Conger, after reading a
statement in which he declared he
fully realized that as result Of the
Aids bribery charge his usefulness as
a legislator was at an end, handed his
resignation to Lieutenant Governor
White, q duplicate of which he later
filed with the secretary of state.
Nearly 70,000,000 gallons of water,
descending from reservoir in High
land park, Pittsburg, Pa, tore great
gulches in fine boulevards and flooded
many homes in the Immediate vicinity.
The military court Of inquiry at
Washington which for more than a
year has been investigating the shoot.
ing up of Brownsville. Tex, reported
that the evidence clearly convicts the
soldiers of the Twenty-fifth infantry,
colored There is no appeal from this
finding.
John G. Fetzer, benjamin Thomas
and Charles r. Kappes must pay $685.
900 to the Chicago q Northwestern
Indiana railway in consequence of
their alleged profits in the sale Of land
60 that company. This Is the decision
OF former Judge e. O. Field, appointed
rs arbiter in the scandal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
"The American woman Is
decidedly fresh-Iooking and
handsome compared with her
tired, anxious-Iooking hus-
band"

short while ago she managed his
great financial institutions. He per
mitted her to do this because he
recognized her superior ability. But
this multi-millionairess is a glaring
exception.
1.-The woman who deliberately
chooses a business career suffers her.
self most in the end.
IF she go into business, thinking
that thereby she can shirk domestic
duties, or an Unborn sense Of Ameri'
can independence that she will show
the men she can take care Of herself
she is the loser. Her action in de-
priving some man Of her companion.
ship and help, in grudging to be
stow upon him the happiness and
comfort that she might, will return IN
vengeance upon her in later years
when on reaching middle life she
ends she has become an Office ma
chine instead of a charming human
befny. 1t is then that she realizes
her grave mistake. It is for this rea
son that / believe the happiness OF
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
1.-THE American woman does
not look happy or contented
her ambition Is overwhelm-
Ing"

our nation would be threatened IL we
were to begin to entertain the discon-
tented suffragette in our midst.
"The young women Of our country
who have been educated in the col
leges here have never fully become
converted to the American customs
When they return to us there is a
noticeable change in their manners
but at heart they retain that loyalty
to Japanese ideals, respect and sub
missiveness to parents and love fol
home and family. One Of the marked
changes observable in a Japanese girl
educated here is her perfect uncon
ventionality, which Is one of the do
lightful things about an American
woman and makes her fascinating to
the foreigner. The Japanese stand
on ceremony so much and are accus
toned to SO rigid conventions that we
find the Japanese girl returning from
a schooling here, with her unconven
tional way of greeting and the alb
sence of marked restraint in her con
versation, delightfully."- refreshing and
altogether charming. / hope she maj
always be 80, but that she may still
cling to certain customs of our own
New York World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

nine activity? cried Motosada Zu-
moto, editor of the Tokyo Times, in
comparing conditions of life in Ameri-
ca and Japan.
Mr.. Zumoto came here for his third
visit three weeks ago. Since his last
visit, eight years ago, he says great
changes in the manner of life greet
him on every hand, but the one which
makes the foreigner stand aghast is
the marvellous progress Of woman's
invasion of the commercial world.
Mr.. Zumoto's paper, the Tokyo
Times, is the only English daily pa
per published by a native of Japan.
Mr.. Zumoto has been actively
identified with the rise of his country
into nation of world Importance.
One of his services to the government
was the gigantic task of translating
the constitution at its birth into the
English language.
1--WE have adopted many American
Ideas, to our great advantage" said
| Mr.. Zumoto. There are many 9th.
ers that when fully carried out will
add much to the personal comfort o.
Japanese life. One of the things
have in mind is the real comfort to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

is to become of them eventually in
the process of all this feminine &C.
tivity?
1.-THE American husband is the
American slave.
1T always strikes stranger there
that the most expensive feature OF
American life is the American wife
In no other country in the world dc
the women appear to dress so mag
nificently, so extravagantly, as they
do here. Even the shop girls here
dress better than the women of wealth
in many other lands. The people OF
New York are magnificently
groomed people, from the little girl
who works inothe downtown offices to
the ladies of wealth and leisure.
81 have seen women in New York
with their fingers so laden with jewels
that it was hard 10 detect their
knuckles. Enough wealth is contained
in these displays to represent a small
fortune.
II have no doubt that many New
York women spend enough on their
personal adornment in a year to sup
port several families for the same
length OF time in Japan. The Japan
csc women are not extravagant, even
those of great wealth.
mo doubt 1t is the woman goadine
her husband into making larger for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Hetty Green, seventy-fve years
old, known for many years as the
richest woman in the world, is suf-
fering from nervous breakdown at
New York
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood sailed
from Hampton Roads on the cruiser
Montana for Buenas Aires where he
will represent the United States at
the centenary celebration of the birth
of the Argentine republic.
Prince Tsai Taio of China and suite
are on their way to the United States
to study the military and naval ad-
ministration of this country.
Charles w. Friend, president OF the
Clinton Iron & Steel company of Pitts
burg and banker Of prominence, ap-
peared before the bar Of justice and
confessed that he, as one Of the men
high up" had bribed Pittsburg council
men.
State Senator Edward T. Fairchild
of Wisconsin has announced his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for governor on platform which In
cludes anti-county option on the liquor
question and support of President
Taft. ~
State Senator Bonn Conger Of New
York. after reading statement at
Albany in which he declared that as
a result of the Aids bribery charge
his usefulness as a legislator was at
an end, handed his resignation to
Lieut.. Gov. White and quickly left
the chamber.
Prof. Charles Sherwood Rocker OF
the department of physiology Of Har
ward university will begin series OF
tests to learn what advertisements
make the surest appeal to the public
His students will be the subjects.
Capt. Peter c. Hams, who killed
William E. Annis at Bayside, L. !.
and is serving a sentence in New
York, is still on the army pay roll.
Congressman Charles E. Townsend
has announced that he will be can
didate for reelection In the Second
district of Michigan.
James r. Garfield, former secretary
of the interior, will seek the Repub
lican gubernatorial nomination in Ohio
and will have the assistance of Sena
tor Burton.
Former Congressman Samuel A
Cook announces that he will be 9
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for senator in Wisconsin. against
Senator La Toilette.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
I'm Japan II young woman has NO
matrimonial prospects. say at around
twenty-five or twenty-six years Of age.
.suffrasettIns would de-
stroy our national happI-
ness"

her parents begin to get anxious and
look about to get her a husband.
Every woman marries over there
unless she happens to be a cripple or
is otherwise physically incapacitated.
Over there 1t Is the custom to marry.
Because this Is so, our women are
supported by the men and there Is
not the great need for them to go out
into the business world and compete
with men to earn their livelihood. !
think this is much the better way. :
Salaries paid in Japan are much
smaller than here. A clerk in bust
ness house may get only fifty yen, or
$25 month. But he marries on this.
Our standard of living is not 80 high
as it is here, and he manages very
well. And these enterprising young
men are producing some Of the great
merchants and business men of the
country. Our policemen are perhaps
among the most underpaid class Of
the country. They get only SIS to
$50 a month.
"A man can support family very
nicely, dressing them well, entertain
ing quite considerably and living very
comfortably on 81 900 year in Japan.
The standard here is much higher
than that.
while some Of our girls have gone
into offices within the last few years,
do not believe this practice will
prove popular. ! hope not. believe
it would not increase the happiness Of
our life.
ut is the exceptional woman who
succeeds in business. We have had
great artists, musicians and writer's
among women, but they have been
exceptional. We have Hetty Green
years before her husbands death a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

"The Japanese woman is" one of
the happiest women in the world. She
has her social circle and her family,
to which she is devoted. She may be
interested in some charities. She is
always interested in the advancement
of her husbands and children's happi-
ness. With these her ambition ends.
1.-THE American woman has am
billions in innumerable directions. She
wants to shine in the political world.
She wants to lead in the social world.
She wants to be pointed out in the
professional world as the twentieth
century Portia who can try case
and win a jury with feminine plead.
ings such as the brilliant stars Of the
bar never heard.
Poor American husbands! What
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
"Even the shop girls here
dress better than the women
OF wealth In many other
lands"

tune, with which she may satisfy her
overwhelming ambitions, that causes
his health to break down. presume
this Is the reason for the many I'M
happy, tired looking men a foreigner
sees on the streets here.
"The American woman must be a
very charming creature to have men
care so much for her that they work
themselves old and weary.
"The American woman is extreme
ly pretty. She is decidedly fresh look.
ing and handsome compared with her
tired, anxious-looking husband.
I'm view of the husbands position
in this country, am not astonished
to learn of the very large number OF
old bachelors here. In Japan we have
no old bachelors, and an old maid in
japan is almost unheard of.
THE first thing young man of our
country thinks of when he begins to
get on in his work is to marry and
settle down. He probably would NOT
be SO likely to do this here. The de-
mands made by women here are %
exorbitant that they brighten the well
mentioned young men and make mar
riage less popular than In our coun
try.
"A very high standard of living II
set here BY the millionaire class, and
all other classes struggle to live III
to II. b
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
1.-THE most expensive fea-
ture Of American life Is the
American wife,"

be had by copying the American
home, with it's wonderful convent
ences, which few of the Japanese
homes now possess.
1.-The Japanese are fast becoming a
meat-eating nation. Much fresh beef
is being imported from Australia.
am in favor of this innovation. be-
lieve 1t will make us stronger and
a harder race. The Japanese has en-
durance and tremendous amount Of
energy, but he 10 not so strong and
robust as the Ansstcan So far, /
think most Of the things we have
learned from our acquaintance with
you have been excellent for our coun-
try. But there is one American insti-
tuition we have not adopted, one that
we do not need. and one that hope
never to see. That is the suffragette!
Il think suffragetting would destroy
our national happiness. Our domestic
life is very happy, indeed.
II understand the women of this
country want to vote in order that
they may have laws changed so as to
be more in their favor. It strikes a
foreigner as strange that the Ameri-
can woman lacks anything, It seems
to us that she gets everything just
for the asking. I do not know what
effect suffrage would have upon her,
but 1t always seems to a stranger that
the American woman dominates near
ly every phase Of life. II she gets
suffrage, what is to become of the
poor American husband?
II feel a deep pity for American
husbands. The men here, particular
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
1.-THE American husband 10
the American slave"

ly the men Of the lower downtown
districts in and around Wall street,
show no placid or rested look. They
look careworn and weighted down
with responsibilities. They do not
look happy.
The American woman does not
look happy or contented. Her am
bition fs overwhelming. It 10 not
strange she u not contented or happy
under such circumstances. She ID
ambitious In scores of ways Of which
The japanese woman knows nothing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

HE most expensive fea-
ture of American life is
the American wife. The
American husband is the
American slave! Poor
American h u s b a n d s !
What is to become Of
them eventually in the
process of all this femi-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16
Lonesome Arctic Winter.

Prospectors in Alaska, who upend
the long winters up there, sometimes
are incredibly lonesome, says the Sat
urday Evening Post.
A man named Hartford was left II
charge Of mine one winter. He wa
all alone, and at the end Of the third
month was signing for companionship
One morning he left his cabin to goi
some wood and met an enormoul
black bear that reared on his hind
legs and stretched out its front pawn
as II to hug the miner.
Good morning, bear" said thu
miner, holding out his hand. "I'n
darned glad to see you"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

Mrs. Jawback--'T am q woman q
few wordsl
4 Mr.. Jawback-Yes, but you warn
them ovsr % often.--ysnkosS etatsi
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

"If the American woman
gets suffrage what will be-
come Of the poor American
husband2"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-16

annoyed.
That the New York poor need not
suffer by reason of lack Of relief
agencies is shown by a report that
there are 5000 societies devoting
themselves to the interests of the
city's destitute.
The bills for the Acknowledgement
of the negro in all state and municipal
elections In Maryland have passed
both houses of the legislature.
Following the bursting Of steam
pipe In the basement of the Central
Steam Laundry company at Chicago, a
panic among nearly 200 girl employees
ensued and Is were injured, more or
less seriously, by leaping from win
dows and short fire escapes to the
ground. Several others we're consid-
erably bruised.
The striking girl employees Of the
East Liverpool CO., potteries have
agreed to resume work April 10. ac-
cepting the wage increases offered
by the manufacturers.
Four-year-old Joseph Klein is dead
in New York from intoxication, his
relatives. according to the police,
having given the child whisky at a
family party. John Silver, cousin,
is charged with homicide.
The plant Of the Pan-American
Bridge company at Newcastle. Ind, was
wrecked by an explosion Of dynamite.
After he had accidentally shot and
killed Frank Fracella at Trenton, N.
j.. through the careless handling Of
pistol, John Connolly. . Philadelphia
q Reading Waterman, ran down the
tracks and killed himself through r
morse.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07
NORTH MONTPELIER.

Mrs. Frank Wheeler is quite i'll
Miss Wells is caring for her.
Quite crowd from here went to
Plainfield Saturday night to hear the
Jubilee Singers.
Mrs. Z. Pray, Jr.. has been quite
i'll for week past Miss Mcdonald
nurse from Barre, cared for her.
Lewis Beckley is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Gidney, in Montpe-
lier, for week
Mrs. Fred Little visited ia White
River Junction last week.
Miss Laura Martin is helping Mrs
Charles Stoddard for the present.
Miss Julia Bliss is working fol
Mrs. w. c.. Nye.
Charles King of Greensboro visit
ed Il. Pray over Sunday.
The work of scraping for the foun.
dalton for the new hall will be begun
this week.
Henry Warrington went to West
Berlin Saturday to attend the funer.
al of Mrs. Yarrington's brother, f.
Ellis.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07
MORETOWN.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Johnson were
guests at the home of w. R. Chase
Sunday.
l.. c. Johnson purchased a piano
in Montpelier last week
Walter Wilcox was on the hill
Sunday.
Mrs. o. f. Russell was in Mont
pelier Thursday.
Miss Alice Foster and brother, Al
len, spent Sunday in Montpelier.
Wesley Child of Montpelier was a
guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
A. c. Child, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Chamberlain OF
MiddleseX were guests of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. A p. Wade, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodrowe
were visitors on the hill Sunday.
G.. c. ingalls, of Duxbury was In
town Sunday.
Mrs. George Farnham Tsc In
Montpelier Monday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07
WEST TUPSHAN.

Allen H. Carter has purchased the
A. T. Smith farm of Luther p. Hight.
The consideration was $4,000.
George E. Newton has bought Les
ter F. Sanborn's farm for $4,000. Mr..
Sanborn has purchased farm in
Barre near John Trow's.
Frank o. Spaulding has sold his
farm to Dan Cilley and Mr.. Spauld-
ing is to move to Barre.
Clinton Bowen has sold the Elijah
Emery farm to his mother
Hon. r. NJ. Harvey was in town
Saturday to try two law suits in
which NJ. c. Hayward and Elmina
Hayward were the plaintiffs and Sid
ney NJ. Hood the defendant Both suits
were settled out of court.
Lewis D. WiIds sold a line pair of
two-year-old steers to Arthur Elmer
of Orange for $3.50.
Rev. Le y :; Dexter was in Stanford
Sunday and there was no preaching
ar West T.'pshgm.
John F. : came hone rom Nogth
field last week. He had been visiting
his neice for few weeks and had
the meas ~ willie away.
Arthur T. Satin Us Barre wss In
town for fow hours Friday.
Lester F.. Sanborn went to Barre
Monday on business.
| Herbert NJ. Sarborn ans teen en-
gagged 20 run the Ell amery fr an0th-
er yea.
Eugene Fellows has traded fir Al
lie WOODS house and lot near the
village
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07
BR0OKFIELD.

Clyde Smith is the census enumer-
ator for this town.
Lewis Steele of Randolph spent
last week with his sister, Mrs. Henry
Edison.
Mrs. A. r. Rumney visited her
daughter, Mrs Wortheim, in Rich
mond last week.
Miss Fannie Sargent, who has been
spending several weeks in Randolph,
returned home Thursday.
Melbourne Lewis and Roy Blanch-
ard of Barre were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs L. l.. Holt.
l.. E. Panten Is boarding with Mrs.
A. l.. Follansbee at present
Mrs. Henry Edison went Monday to
Lowell, Mass, to spend two weeks
with her daughter, she was accom-
panied by her brother, Lewis Steele
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Smith were in
Randolph Saturday on business.
Mel Ralph is visiting friends in
Barre, and Woodsville, n. II.
| Mrs. Ida Sumner is housekeepel
| for II. w. Edison during Mrs. Edson's
! absence
Miss Ruth Hanks went to her home
in South Randolph Saturday K
| spend her two weeks vacation.
| Forrest Kibbee came from Frank.
lin, n. H., last week to spend sever.
al days with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Horace Kibbee.
H, c. Kibbee is doing carpenter
work for the Stone brothers in Will
| Jamestown.
Miss Myrtle Smith commences hel
school work in Williamstown village
next Monday
Fred Keyes sawed his left hanC
quite badly Monday, while sawin,
wood with drag saw. DR.. Ellii
attends him.
The ladies who are to have charg,
of the sociable in April are Mrs
Louise Rumney, Mrs. Lucy Edison
Mrs. Vanie Wardner, Mrs. Emil,
White.
The ladies of the w. r. c. gay,
their sister member Mrs. Julia vii
liams, postal shower to cheer he
during her long illness, it also bein,
her birthday anniversary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07

Griffith, Ruth Parker, May Merriam,
Ethel Graves, Florence Morse and
Marjorie Duffus returned Friday from
their trip to Washington, d. c. They
report an excellent time.
John Moran has returned to Holy
Cross College, after spending vaca-
ton here.
The High and graded schools be-
gan the spring term yesterday. OF
the two vacancies caused by the re-
signation of Mrs. Buffam and Mrs
Hickok, Mrs. w. l.. WATSON has been
engaged to teach as one of the as.
sistants in the High School and Mrs
e. T. Houston as teacher in the pri'
mary department.
Charles Bingham was visitor ii
Montpelier Saturday.
Frank Glover is having a vacation
from his work at the hospital.
A memorial service was held at Ma
sonic Hall Sunday afternoon in honol
of Joseph Somerville. Interesting
remarks were made by Mrs. e. L
Campbell, Mrs. e. F. Palmer, Jr., l.
f. Campbell, G., G. Graves, e. w
Huntley, B. r. Demeritt and Rev. F
B. Kellogg. l.. C. Moody had charge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-07
DUXBURY.

Frank Burno is to nave to the
River road and viii work for Moody
and Almon.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison Palmer, Sunday, March
81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Currier had an
auction last Thursday and sold off
their household goods. They are GO
ing to Middlebury' this week where
Mr. Currier has a position on the gov
eminent farm.
Stanley Elliott is to move to the
River road and will work for e. f.
Palmer
Mrs. Harmon florence, who has
been i'll Is somewhat better
Miss Ruby Demas is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Stanley Elliott.
Mrs. A. F. Butler wishes to thank
her many friends for the Easter post
card shower. She received 1913 cards.