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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Great Tragedian's Resemblance to
the melancholy Dane" Was Noted
by His Father When Edwin
Was Young Man.

One Of the famous American the
atrical managers Of yesterday was
William Stuart. who died In the early
eighties Of the last century. Twenty
years before that he had been man.
ager Of what was then unquestionably
the leading theater Of America-the
Winter Garden In New York city.
There appeared almost all Of the lead
Ing actors and actresses Of the time,
among them Edwin Booth. whose pro-
ductions of Hamlet" and other
Shakespearean plays upon the stage
of the Winter Garden. beginning In
1863. were "famously successful"
Stuart, who was supposed to have
Ned from Ireland on account Of po-
litical troubles and whose real name
was understood to have been Edmund
O'Flaherty. came to be an intimate
friend Of Edwin Booth. and from him.
one day In the evening Of his life. 1
heard the story. as Stuart had heard II
from Booths own lips. OF the manner
In which the first suggestion that
Booth play Hamlet came to him.
Booth has always been . somewhat
dinicult man to have personal inter.
course with" said Mr.. Stuart. "for
there IL tinge Of temperamental
melancholy about him which some
times strongly influences him. making
him frequently dreamy. Yet numer.
Gus times. when was . manager.
found myself in delightful conversa'
ton with him.
Il remember that one afternoon
when he was about half through hia
extraordinarily successful engage
mont 1t the Winter Garden. m en-
gassment in which he duplicated hii
wonderful Philadeiphia success Al
Harriet. I found him IN somewhat
reminiscent mood and asIsed him n n
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty Important subject to Every
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainingly
Of food and the changes that can be
made in health by some knowledge on
that line She says:
IAN injury to my spine In early wom-
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
four days at time, and q violent
course Of drugging brought on consti-
patton with all the Ills that follow.
my appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds Of food dis
tressed me.
Il began to eat Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago. because liked the
taste Of II, and l kept on because
soon found It was doing me good.
Il eat It regularly at breakfast, fire.
quently at luncheon, and again before
going to bed--and have no troub II
sleeping on IT, It has relieved my cen
stipation. my headaches have practi.
cally ceased. and l am in better physi-
cal condition at the age Of So than I
II give Grape-Nuts credit for restor.
Ing my health. II not saving my life,
and you can make no claim for Il too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given BY Postum Co, Battle Creek
Mich.
Read the little book. ''The Road to
Wsllvtlle." in pkys, There's reason
nvsr 40 shs abevs lsttsrs I. new
90 D1uu1n4 49, and fa11 &c hunsas
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Led Booth to Play Hamlet

had always. from the time he went
upon the stage. had ambition to play
the part of Hamlet. He bestowed upon
me that singularly fascinating and
beautiful smile which he reserved for
those who had his confidence, and
then 'old me that It was his father
who first suggested to him that he
play Hamlet.
1T happened in this way Booth
said. I was standing in the wings of
theater In San Francisco where my
father was playing. and ! with him. |
think about the year 1853. | was
dressed for the part was to assume
when my father passed by. Just as
he had got by he turned. came back
and looked at me steadily for more
than a minute. I wondered II ! had
made some mistake In dressing for
my part I knew that something was
on his mind by the way he looked at
me.
"'At last he said to me: you look
like Hamlet; you wouldn't have to
make up much for the part Why
don't you study It and play It? It is
more than half the part of Hamlet to
look IT,"
Then my father went on. nor did
he ever again allude to the subject.
But he had dropped seed In my
mind. began to study the part OF
Hamlet and the entire play. After a
time thought ! understood II and was
certain that when the opportunity
came could play Hamlet as well as
look the part
How well he played IT," said Mr..
Stuart. you may Judge from the fact
that I happen TO know that Booth re-
ceived from his Philadelphia and New
York representations Of the part lit
Tie over ninety thousand dollars. and
al because his father. when Edwin
Booth was still young man. thought
that the son looked 20 IKE Hamlet
that be would need to make up very
little for the part"
(copyrfsht. 1911. ~ =. .. Edwards. All
' RIGHTS Haeervsd-)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
seeretlve Family Bible.

Tommy was venturesome lad. but
nobody had ever credited him with
sufficient courage to shake his head In
contradiction when the Sunday school
visitor. who wished to show OF his
knwledge OF Biblical history asserted
that Sarah, Abraham's wife, was the
only woman whose age was recorded
In the Bible. Seeing the disappearing
motion Of the little head in the front
row the visitor reiterated: Sarah
was the only woman whose age is re-
corded in the Bible" Then Tommy
spoke right up: There are three
more that know Of" said he. "Whor'
asked the astonished visitor. Mother,
grandmother and Aunt Lucy" said
Tommy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
How Samuel J. TIiden Met Thomas 3.
Reed 1t Session Of Committee
That Was investigating the
Presidential Election.

The first congress which was or
ganized after the inauguration o.
President Hayes adopted resolution
providing for an investigation Of the
manner in which the presidential cleo
ton Of the year previous was con
iucted In the states Of Louisiana and
South Carolina. The purpose Of this
investigation, although not the 40
knowledged purpose. was to discoves
whether returning boards in either or
both Of those states had been bribed
tc make returns in favor of the Re-
publican electors Of those states.
Clarkson M. Potter was the chairman
Of this committee. He was the elder
brother of Rev. DR.. Henry C. Potter.
who afterwards became bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese Of New
York. He was a lawyer Of some dis
tinction and man Of unusual charm
Of personal character.
This committee held several SEES
sions at the Fifth Avenue hotel In
New York in the winter of 1878. Sam
uel J. Tilden. the defeated Democratic
candidate for president. for whom new
ertheless a plurality Of the people had
voted. was subpoenaed as witness to
appear before this committee. Some
Of the Republican members Of the
committee were anxious to test Gov
ernor Tilden's knowledge as to wheth-
er or not cipher dispatches. so called,
containing improper propositions, had
been sent by some Of those who were
managing the Democratic campaign to
the returning boards OF South Caro-
lima and Louisiana.
Mr.. Tilden appeared before the COM
mittee in response to the subpoena
one afternoon. He stood beside the
chair Of Mr.. Potter. one hand resting
upon the back Of the chair. The ex-
preston on Governor Tilden's face
ives extremely stern. OF course he
commanded the intensest interest on
the part of every member OF the com
mittee. some of whom had never be-
fore seen him. Slowly. with penetrat-
ing although almost furtive look, he
glanced from one member Of the COM
mittee to the other as though trying
to measure them. At last his eyes
fell upon the junior member of the
committee; and the defeated presi-
dental candidate seemed to be fasci-
mated, or at least intensely occupied.
with the conduct Of that young man.
This youngest member Of the COM
mittee sat at the lower end of the
table, his chin resting in the palm Of
one hand He fixed upon Governor
Tilden a strange, curious glance. with
of quizzical suggestion. and
there seemed to play about his lips
the faint flicker Of smile. And so
these two men watched each other,
each apparently being oblivious to the
presence Of any other person.
was sitting little to the rear Of
my friend, the late Congressman VIII
liam M. Springer Of Illinois, who was
q member Of the committee. He turned
to me and said:
THE governor and Reed are meas
urlng each other up"
The young man at the end Of the
table was Thomas B. Reed. at that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
They Sized Each Other Up
time at the beginning Of his first term
as member Of congress.

time at the beginning Of his 1rst term
as member Of congress
During the entire giving Of the ties
timony by Governor Tilden Reed main
tanned the same peculiar attitude, his
chin upon the palm Of one hand. and
that half whimsical light in his eyes.
which had come to him when Tiiden
first took his place beside Chairman
Potter. II was upon Mr.. Reed during
all the questioning and cross-Ques-
tioning that the eyes Of Samuel J. TIL
den were fixed. And Reed. in that
strange. nasal. drawing tone, which
he could use with skill when he de-
sired to annoy or confuse or bewilder
anyone, asked Governor Tilden two or
three questions. They were leading
questions, and there seemed to be to
some members Of the committee .
lurking tone Of almost insolence In
them.
After the committee had adjourned
for the day Mr.. Reed said to Mr..
Springer. III you had put that man
into the White House you would have
nothing but ice and intellect there
as pat summing UP of Samuel J.
Tilden as was ever made.
So. also. after the committee had
adjourned for the day. Governor TIL
den said to Clarkson M. Potter:
AT the foot OF the table sat the
man who is to be the leader of his
party. He has more personal power
than all the other members Of the
committee. You will find. in the
course of few years. that he will be
the master in the house of represen-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
BUY SHEEP A1D
LAMBS NOW
But Don't Be a sheer.
A COMMON EXPERIENCE.
DOME FoIIow the Crowd.

Don't Follow the Crowd.
In chasing the market for profit. the
fellows who blindly follow the crowd
are generally the ones who get left
The successful man buys when he has
the least competition, at the lowest
prices and with the greatest margin
for profit, which usually brings his
selling time during period Of COM
parative scarcity at market. and he
therefore gets higher prices and most
always makes good profit In his
dealings.
Here's . Chance for Gain.
The present very low market val
ues of feeding sheep and lambs. being
less than the cost of production. Of
fers such an opportunity to those who
are prepared to properly care for
them.
Feeders Are Selling Cheap.
Well-bred, thin but thrifty lambs Of
the growing kind can now be bought
on the Chicago market for $5.25 to
$3.50 per 100 pounds; wethers of sim
liar description. $40 to 1915; year.
ling wethers, $4.25 to $3.50: yearling
breeding ewes. $500 to $4.60, and good
feeding ewes at $3.50 to 1885. These
prices are about t1.75 lower than Q
year ago for feeder lambs, and the
lowest since 1904. Feeder sheep
prices also are unusually low.
Now 10 the Time to Buy.
In view Of the fact that prices Of
feeder sheep and lambs are now be-
low the cost Of production. and that
present prices Of lamb and mutton are
out Of line with all other meats and
must therefore soon rise because Of
the increased consumption invited
thereby, the conclusion Is Inevitable
that now is the best time to buy feed.
Or sheep and lambs for all those who
are ready to prepare them for market
during the early part of next year.
A leading oheep owner and dealer
says: Fat Is made pretty cheap on
the Fall feed that otherwise would
be wasted. and the sheep and lamb
feeding proposition from the stand
point Of fertility Is worthy Of most
careful consideration"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
NEW NEWS Of YESTERDAY

tauves and will become the leader Of
his party. He 10 the man against
whom you should concentrate your
strength and Of whom you should be
ever watchful."
A few years later Thomas B. Reed
was the big man on the Republican
side in the national house Of repre-
sentatives.
Copyright, 1911. by 3. J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Metal Nc Kinley Valued Most

other way" continued Mr.. Mckinley.
IF have any special information
which qualities me to speak with some
authority upon the resources OF the
United States and their development
and their chances Of development. It
is due wholly to the fact that have
made careful study of the tariff my
chief work. especially since | have
been a member of the ways and
means committee. will illustrate
what I am saying to you by asking
you a question. 1t is this; What. do
you think, is the most valuable min
eral-valuable In the sense OF the
greatest possible development--to the
United States?"
do you mean to include the prec-
ious metals. like gold or silverf" !
asked.
mo. because gold and silver are of
especial and exclusive Importance be-
cause they are the basis Of our
money"
well. then. Of course. should say
that iron 10 the most valuable"
II have my doubts about that" Mr..
Mckinley replied. "Of course. iron 10
OF the utmost importance for the de-
velopment Of our industries. and for
our railroads; we have. however.
plenty Of iron. On the other hand the
metal which. in my opinion. Is almost
as valuable and important as iron to
this country. Is one of the few min
erals which the United States does
not produce In any commercial guam
tity. Can you guess now what It isf"
i shook my head. ~
1T is tin" said the man who was
to be the Trainer of a tariff bill. who
was to write the tarin plank In two
national Republican platforms. and
who was to be elected president upon
a protection tariff plank. THE world
now largely depends upon the use of
tin for no small part Of its food. With
out tin food could not be put into
packages SO that armies can be fed
wherever they are; without II pros
pectors who are exploiting our re-
sources and explorers could not be
assured OF their daily supply OF food.
without food. what is an army. what
the ability of the men who are build
ing railroads across deserts. or
through the great forests and mountain
stretches of the west? Tin cans. tin
cases. humble tin receptacles Of all
sorts-what an important part they
play in every day life. In the average
kitchen of the Republic? Yes. my ex-
perience in the school of tariff making
has led me to the belief that this hum.
BILE metal. which nature has denied
the United States. may be compared
with iron itself so far as its material
importance to this country is con.
cerned. and though do not care to
say this publicly at this time. some
day shall do So"
Seven years later. as chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
house. william Mckinley framed the
tarifY bill that bears his name In his
tory Probably the most striking sim
gle schedule In it--and unquestiona-
bly, the schedule that caused the
greatest popular discussion was that
which placed a duty upon tin plate:
and before he died Mckinley had the
satisfaction Of knowing that because
OF this duty the United States had be-
come Independent OF the world as
manufacturer Of tin products. and an
exporter Of them as we'll
Copyright. 1911. By e. }. Edwards All
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
The Animate phone.

The animatophone is the latest thing
in the public entertainment line. 1t
is a combination Of the cinemato-
graph and the gramophone. BY its
means one may hear the music Of the
finest operas. and watch at the same
time the movement in dumb show Of
the principal singers on the stage.
The future development Of this new in
vention will be followed with interest.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
The serpent h ths Garden.

A male dweller In q West End
square, finding every lady brought out
her dog to air Of an evening. took ia
sporting on the grass with his own
private pet, which happened to be
snake. At this all the ladies IN this
mutual garden grew terribly alarmed.
and implored him to desist He iat-
" refused. The contention waxed
fierce. and finally custodian Of the
peace. In the shape Of q policeman.
was called in to adjudicate. Rob
erts" decision was characteristic. He
don't bark SO cant take any haction, !"
was his obiter dictum. So the man
and his voiceless reptile triumphed.
and have now. | believe. the square
garden entirely to themselves.-From
the Gentlewoman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Mercy, John! There isn't thing In
the house At to eati"
Il know Il, Maria. that's Why ]
brought him TO dinner. want him 70
- how frugaIly We live. Hes my PA.
oipal creditor" &.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Washington

There has been decrease In
smuggling this year, according to Act
ing Secretary Of the Treasury Curtis,
owing to rigid enforcement Of laws
and infection OF jail sentences.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Sporting

Jack Johnson announces that he will
retire from the prize ring at the con
clusion OF his present engagement 10
the English music halls. The an.
pouncement followed the appearance
Of Johnson, and Bombardier Wells.
in the Bow street police court,
where they gave bail that the fight be
tween them would not take place az
arranged.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Suspicious Smoothness.
your motor boat Is running very
smoothly now"
'Yes. think something's brokenf"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07
Personal

Personal
Former United States Senator
Charles Frederick Mandefson Of
Omaha, Web, died on board the steam
~ Cedric, from Liverpool to New
Yosk 0ea<ssI MAnderson vent
abroad sss1y 10 The summer for his
bSsjtk,
EsssssJ ,, Wsasfs. formsr consrsss-
mas from California, and : prominent
banker, died - Los Angeles aftsr a
iilnese - ssverni noueha
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

A dynamite bomb. found within
thirty feet Of the spot from which
President Taft started when he head
ed the civic parade at Hutchinson,
has to be part OF plot to kill the
chief executive. The missile was
found by local detectives.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Asking that strikers be restrained
from interfering with their employees
or property. the Illinois Central and
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley rail-
roads petitioned the Memphis tTenn.)
federal court for an injunction. A
temporary restraining order was is-
sued by Judge Mccall.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Charged with the murder OF ner
mother. her father and her two sis
tiers. Miss Annie Crawford, beautiful
and socially prominent. was arrested
at New Orleans. The latest victim OF
the alleged modern Lucretia Borgia
was Elise Crawford. aged twenty
three, a sister Of Annie. A post-mor-
tenn examination revealed large
quantity of opium in the girls stom-
ach.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Is Alexander Tracey OF Port Huron.
Mich, was found guilty by the court
Of general sessions at Toronto. Ont.
OF criminal negligence in operating
an automobile. The penalty Is i'm
prisonment for life. Tracey ran into
a crowd OF people. injuring four or
five.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Reports to the department Of sss5
culture indicate that the foot xs1
mouth disease ID ravagins herds u
cattle. sheep and swine In I'll pasn
Of Europe. A rigid quarantine h n
existence against all European cous,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

d. ID. Pierce OF Fostoria. Ohio. a
Spanish war veteran. pleaded guilty
az Toledo TO a charge Of holding up
Thin. Fostoria & Eastern car near
Basconi. July ~. and was given an In
Discriminate sentence at Mansfield.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Following the death of his wife in
hospital at Danville. ILL.,. John Hin
ton, a prominent horseman. was
charged with her murder. The wo-
man was found in her bed suffering
from fractured skull and many cuts
and bruises. In another bed lay her
husband suffering from broken jaw
and several cuts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Walter Lispenard Suydam, Jr., the
young millionaire OF Blue Point. L.
l.. was granted an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce at Brooklyn. against
his wife. Louise Lawrence White
Suydam, who several weeks ago
eloped with Frederick Noble. plumb
er's son.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Between 600 and 700 clerks. weigh.
masters and warehouse employees OF
the Illinois Central and Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroads went on
strike. and their action is expected to
tie up the entire system.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

Seven gallons Of gum opium were
found when federal agents raided a
Chinese laundry at Terre Haute.
The owners of the laundry, suspected
of operating an opium depot" were
arrested.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-07

A sensation was caused in political
circles when the Atlantic IN. j. coun-
ty special grand jury handed down in
dictments involving politicians from
Louis Kuehnle. leader OF the Atlantic
City Republican organization, down to
the humblest ward workers, for al
legged election frauds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-27

hold Office In the east are chiefly in
mining districts In the middle west
q good portion OF the socialists Is in
agricultural sections.
Professor Hoxie does not regard the
movement as one Of great political
importance at present and expresses
the opinion that It's future depends en-
tirely on how far the older parties
tempt the advanced thinkers. He
does not seem to share the apprehen-
sion Of many political men as to the
effect socialistic teachings win have
on this countryside concludes his ar
ticls with the following optimistic
statement:
The creedalism and immoderateness
of socialism, other things being equal,
vary inversely with it's age and re-
sponsibility. The average socialist
recruit begins as a theorticai impos-
sibilist and develops gradually into a
opportunist. Add taste
OF neal responsibility. and he Is hard
to distinguish from liberal reformer.
1T Is the same with the movement
These socialist successes in general
therefore, are a training school of con-
structive democracy. This fact should
calm the fears and allay the preju-
dices Of all those who have real
faith in the people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-27
THE WORLDS CHAMPS.

The advocates OF clean baseball
rather rejoice that the athletics, the
championship team Of the American
league defeated the New York aggre-
cation for the worlds Championship.
There are many baseball fans who
would have preferred-for the good Of
the game-to have seen some other
team than Philadelphia win this year.
This sentiment was largely because
the aggregation won the worlds SER
les last year and many thought it
would have been better to have a
change.
AS champions Of the National league,
the New York giants were a great ag-
gregation. The membership OF the
team represented a number of great
stars Many fans admire the lighting
qualities Of McGraw and his team
but among others McGraw was un-
popular because of his methods. He
was an advocate of browbeating and
batting umpires-and stands alone as
a postmaster of abusive language
aimed at the arbiters of the game
For this reason many win rejoice at
the defeat Of the team. They consid-
err the victory of Connie Mack's team
Ia tribute to clean baseball and de-
cency on the diamond.