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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
Breaking the Ice.

Now. Miss Imogene," argues the
joung man who has been receiving
the frigid stares and the monosyllabic
replies OF the fair young thing who.
chose to become offended at him at
the dinner and continued to accuinu.
late indignation at the opera, Its per-
fectly useless for you to attempt to.
act like an iceberg. Science tells us
that only one-eighth of an iceberg lie
Visible. and you"
Considering the fact that she was.
wearing an evening gown, he really
might have exercised bit more tact.
Judge.
Many a fellow lays his heart at the.
feet OF a girl who deliberately kicks =
goal with It,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30

Tho carriage that brought you wac
TO take you both away. Theirs
were fresh horses In readiness al
every stage.
That IL true, M. lie commissaire.
And nevertheless your carriage Il
still outside the Rotunda awaiting
your orders. Is It not7''
Yes, M. le commissaire.'
did you know that there were
three other carriages there. In add
ton to yoursf'
Il did not pay the least attention
They were the carriages Of Mile
Sorelli. which could not ind room in
the Cour de administration: Of Car
lotta. and Of your brother. ID. ID
Comte de Chagny. :"
Very likely. -
What Is certain Is that, thougs
your carriage and Sorelli's and Car
l0tta's are still there. by the Rotunde
pavement. M. 10 Comte de Chagny't
carriage Ia gone"
This has nothing to say to :
lie NComte opposed to your marriage
with Mile. Daae?'
That is a matter that only con
Germs the family"
You have answered my question
he was opposed to II and
that was why you were carrying
Christine Daae out OF your brother
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
AN OLD NURSE
Persuaded Doctor to Drink Postum.

An old faithful nurse and an exper-
fenced doctor, are pretty strong com
bination in favor of Postum, instead
of tea and coffee.
The doctor said:
Il began to drink Postum FIVE years
ago on the advice of an old nurse.
During an unusually busy winter,
between coffee, tea and oyerwork,
became a victim of insomnia. In a
month after beginning Postum, In
place of tea and coffee, could eat
anything and sleep as soundly as
baby.
I'm three months had gained TWEEN
ty pounds IN weight. l now use Pos
tum altogether instead Of tea and col
fee; even at bedtime with a soda
cracker or some other tasty biscuit.
Having a little tendency to Diabe-
ties, used small quantity of sacchar-
Inc instead of sugar, to sweeten with
may add that today tea or coffee are
never present in our house and very
many patients, on my advice, have
adopted Postum as their regular bev-
erage.
I'm conclusion l can assure anyone
that, as a refreshing. nourishing and
nerve strengthening beverage. there Ia
nothing equal to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich Write for booklet, The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes In two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
Ing but Is prepared instantly by stir
ring a level teaspoonfuI In an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes 1t right
Tor most persons. -
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put In a
heaping spoonful and temper it with .
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate ana
have It served that way In the future
I There's Reason" for Postum. =
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on the last
nigth that the Opera Is managed py ne
b'cnnc and Poligny because or the APP
pearance OF ghost said TO nave D.vn
la evidence on several previous occasions
Christine Daae, y member OF the OPERA
company, Is called upon TO MI very
important part and scores great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoul nre among those who applaud 'nu
singer. Rnoul tries 10 see Chrisune III
the dressing room. but ~ unable 70 uc 80
and later dlscovers that some one is max,
Ing love TO her. She emerges alone. anu
upon entering the room he finds II empty
while the farewell ceremony Tor the re-
firing managers Is going on, the opera
Ghost appears and Informs the new man
ayers that Box No. IL reserved Tor MN
Box No 8 is sold with disastrous results
Opera Ghost calling attention 10 the er.
ror. Christine Daae writes Eaoul tlat
she has gone 10 visit the grave OF heI
father. He goes Also, and In the night night
violin music ~ heard. Racul visits
graveyard Raoul is found next morning
almost frozen. Moncharmln and Richard
the performance OF Faust" from front
seats Of that box. Carlotta, who sings
the leading part IN Faust. Is warned TO
siTs the part TO Christine N, ear niSdSs
OF "A song and the main chandelier
crashes down, killing a woman and
Nounding many. Saoul searches for
her Mt last. but does not speak. and later
a note Is received from her making an
appointment for masked ball Raoui
meets Christine nj the ball. He sees
person In the Disguise OF Red Death
lie hears her convcrsng with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name Of the unscen man whom she calls
the Angel OF Music Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that Raoul is TO make. Chris
tine relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises TO run away
with Raoul. Raoul announces his inten-
ton OF marrying Christine, which dis
plcnses Philippe. In the midst OF per-
Torrance the siege Is developed in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
OF her Is found. Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
madly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the fret installinent OF his
allowance. and when II In left at an APP
pointed place the sum mysterously dis
appears.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
Plea for More Hysienie Gravy.

STRAY Shots" the weekly paper is
sued by the inmates Of the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth. offers this
mild suggestion to the cook: If the
gentleman intrusted with the task OF
making brown gravy to accompany the
T.bone steaks served at this great cul-
mary center, will take the trouble to
read few lines in any old cook book
he will discover that il is impossible
to use hot water and produce lumpless
gravy. II he has any spark of sym
pathy in his soul he will realize that
uncooked -four is the bosom friend of
indigestion A little regard for the
great regiment that feasts here should
furnish comfort in the consciousness
Of duty well performed"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Commissary. the Vlscount and the
Persian

The Commlssary. the Viscount and the
Persian.
The first words OF the commissary
Of police, on entering the managers
office, were to ask after the missing
prima donna.
rs Christine Daae here?"
Christine Daae here?" echoed Rich
ard. NO. Why?"
As for Moncharmin. he had not the
strength left 70 utter a word.
Richard repeated, for cthe commits
sary and he compact crowd which
had followed him into the office OBJ
served an impressive silence.
Why do you ask IL Christine Daae
is here. NJ lie comnlissaire?
Because she has to be found" de
clared the commissary of police sol.
EMMY.
What do You mean. she has TO be
tound?C Has she disappeared?
In the middle ot(the> performance"
In the middle OF the performance?
This Is extraordinary!
Isn't it? And what is quite as ex
traordinary is that you should first
learn 1t from me-"
Yes" said Richard, taking his head
in his hands and muttering What
is this new business? oh, it's enough
to make a man send In his resigna-
tom"
And he pulled a few hairs ont OF
his mustache without even knowing
what he was doing.
$50 she SO she disappeared
In the middle OF the performance"
he repeated.
Yes. she was carried of In the
Prison Act, at the moment when she
WIS invoking the aid OF the angels;
but ! doubt II she was carried on by
an angel"
And ! am sure that she was!"
Everybody looked round. A young
man, pale and trembling with excite
ment. repeated:
Il am sure OF IT,"
Sure OF what?" asked Mifroid.
That Christine Daae was carried
of by an angel. NJ. lie commissaire
and l can tell you his name"
Aha. M. lie vicomte de Chagny!
So you maintain that Christine Daae
was carried on by an angel; an an
gel of the opera, no doubt?"
Yes. monsieur. by an angel OF the
opera; and | will tell you where he
lives when we are alone"
You are right, monsieur"
And the commissary of police, In
wiling Raoul to take a chair, cleared
the room OF all the rest. excepting
the managers.
Then RaouI spoke:
m. lie commisssire. the angel II
called Erik, he lives in the opera and
he is the Angel OF -Music!"
The Angel OF Musicl Really! THAI
is very curious! ~. The Ange
Of Mhsic!" And. turning to the man
ayers. M. Mifroid asked, Have YOU
an Angel OF Music on the premises
gentlemen"
Richard and Moncharmin shool
their heads, without even speaking.
Oh" said the viscount. those gen
tlemen have heard OF the operi
ghost Well. am In position Z,
| state that the opern ghost and tn,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30

reach. Well, M. de Chagny.
allow me to inform you that your
brother has been smarter than you!
1t is he who has carried of Christine
Daae!"
"Oh. impossible!" moabed Raoui,
pressing his hand to his heart. Are
you sure?"
Immediately after the artists dis
appearance, which was procured by
means which we have still 10 ascer
tain, he flung into his carriage. which
drove right across Paris at a furious
pace"
Across Paris?" asked poor Raoul.
in hoarse voice. What do you
mean by across Parish"
Across Paris and out OF Paris
by the Brussels road
oh" cried the young man. "I.shait
catch them!"
And he rushed out OF the office.
And bring her back to us!" cried
the commissary gaily. "Ah.
that's trick worth two OF the An
gel of Musics!"
And. turning to his audience. M.
Mifroid delivered a little lecture on
police methods.
II don't know for a moment wheth-
er NJ. lie Comte de Chagny has really
carried Christine Daae of or not
l.. but want to know and l be-
lieve that. at this moment, no one IL
more anxious to inform us than his
brother. And now he is fly
ing in pursuit Of him! He is mp
chief auxiliary! This. gentlemen, 10
the art of the police, which is be-
lieved to be SO complicated and
which, nevertheless. appears SO SIM
pie as soon as you see that It con.
sists In getting your work done By
people who have nothing to do with
the police"
But M. lie Commissaire de Police
Mifroid would not have been quite SO
satisfied with himself II he had
known that the rush OF his rapid
emissary was stopped at the entrance
TO the very first corridor. A tail
figure blocked RaouPs way.
Where are you going so fast. n.
de Chagny?" asked a voice.
Raoul impatiently raised his eyes
and recognized the astrakhan GAG o1
an hour ago. He stopped.
IT'S you'll" he cried. In . feverish
voice. You. who know Erik's secrets
and don't want me to speak Of them.
Who are your"
You know who ! am! .
am the Persian!"
GRO BE CONTINUED
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
Hadn't His Advantage.

a trio Of professional story-tellers
we're in a coy corner of the club,
spinning yarns. Brown had just tolG
most unbelievable story, and the
other two glanced at each other ques'
tioningly. We'll, | assure you. gen,
tlemen," said Brown, IF hadn't seer
Il myself shouldn't have believed II.
Ha-h'm-well. said one OF the tive
doubtful ones, you must remember
old man, that we didn't see it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
SihYirs Ali Rldht.

Whom do you consider the mos'
fn dc steele girl in our set"
"Sibyl Summergirl, by all odds! She
gets out of a hammock without first
directing the attention OF the man &c
some object in the distance.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
CHAPTER xvil-Icontinued).


"Moacharmin, I've had enough or
this!
Richard, I've had too much o: H."
do you dare 10 suspect met"
Yes. OF n silly Joke"
One doesn't joke with twenty thou
sand francs"
That's what think" declared
Moncharmin, unfolding a newspaper
and ostentatiously studying its con
tents.
What are you doing" asked Rich.
ard. Are you going TO read the pa
per next"
Yes, Richard, until take you
home"
Like last time"
Yes, Ike last time"
Richard snatChed the paper from
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30

We left at the last stroke OF twelve"
"Oh. ] shall have all the patience
necessary"
The time passed, slow. heavy, mys-
terious. sitting. Richard tried to
laugh
i shall end by believing In the
omnipotence OF the ghost," he said.
Just now. don't you Ind something
uncomfortable, disquieting. alarming
In the atmosphere OF this roomy"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30
As Usual

who scored the new musical com
edy?"
The critics, chiefly"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30

When man boasts that he is his
own master it may be because no one
else wants him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-08-30

Cordially Hated.
No one 10 more mephitic
Than - the carrying critic.
Whose speciality n roasting
Poor wtghts who hope for toastins
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-22
"Water- Cress Joe," As He Was
Generally Known in this
City, Was An Old Charac-
ter About Town.
HE HAD MANY FRIENDS
Was Stricken This Morning on
State Street and Dropped to
the Street Dead-He Was
Without Money.

Max Won Blanc, better known as
Water Cress Joe, declared to have
been the most interesting of charac-
ters in this city, died suddenly on
the sidewalk at Smith and State
streets shortly before 8 o'clock this
morning. He sat down against the
westerly side of Hotel Central and
collapsed as in faint. Death is be-
lieved to have been due to heart all
ment. The body was taken in charge
by Coroner James J.. Flynn. 1t Is
now at his morgue, pending fun
eral arrangements which are being
made by DR.. William e. Ramsay and
Sheriff Albert Bollschweiler. AL
though without home or funds, the
man is to be saved from burial in
Potter's field.
Wife Deserted Him.
Won Blanc Was about sixty-siX
years old. He was mentally def
Client for more than twenty-five years
due to the unfaithfulness of his wife
She took their six year old child and
deserted him while they lived In Chi
cago, choosing a bartender as her af-
fnity, 1t Is claimed by those who
knew Won Blanc. He went about
the country for a time and spent all
his money in futile attempts to To-
cate the mother and child, and drift
ed into this city in about 1895.
Since that time DR.. William f. Ram
say has been his legal, physical and
spiritual adviser and his best
friend.
Joe, as he is best known, was con-
sidered handsome man some time
ago, being tall and stately. He served
at one time of reserve lieutenant in
the Prussion army, In which his
father was a surgeon. He had a
brother who was leading actor in
Germany. AS a pianist, he was ex-
celled by few before his downfall.
Even after the loss of his wife and
child turned his mind, his musical
accomplishments continued to thrill
many, among whom was DR.. Ram
say During the Haymarket riots In
Chicago, he enlisted as q policeman.
He served fearlessly and with the
accomplishment of trained soldier.
Continued on page Al
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-22
GIRL IS WOUNDED
BY SHOT IN ARM
Threw Cartridge In Fire From
Ash Receiver.

A thirty-two calibre cartridge,
which she had unwittingly thrown
into the stove with the contents Of
an ash receiver, exploded and the
lead ball was shot out of the fire
Eyerkuss, of SO Smith street, at
noon yesterday. With the wound
bleeding, the young lady ran to her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Eyerkuss, pro-
prietress of the Wistaria lunch room
at SO Smith street, at which address
the family resides. After binding
the wound, DR.. George w. Fithian
was summoned. The physician de-
cided that as the lead ball had i'm
bedded Itself deeply in the flesh of
the arm and as it had lodged in a
place where 1t would not be liable
to any friction, it were better to
leave the ball alone rather than to
cut the arm in probing for the lead.
The young lady, who kept her self
possession during the whole affair is
again at her post In the Office OF
Thomas West and Company, where
she is employed as clerk.
John G.. Eyerkuss had been smok-
lus III tlS pdi iol VI the llbIlt, duu
left an ash receiver on the table
well filled with the remains of ci-
gar. When his daughter, Miss Flor.
ence EyerkusS entered the room,
she naturally emptied the ashes in
the stove. With the ashes went the
bullet, the presence of which the
family could not account for. Mrs.
Eyerkuss suggested that her twelve
year old son, Leslie. who had been
playing cowboy" and soldier, "
might have had it among his war
spoils." AS there is no gun of a
thirty-two calibre kept in the house,
Mrs. Eyerkuss believes this is the
only reasonable explanation of the
presence Of the revolver ammuni-
ton
When the bullet exploded it shot
the lead ball straight through the
open door of the stove, and no fire
was thrown out by the combustion.
The lead ball lodged in the right
arm of the young lady, just where
the member curves from the shoul-
der, striking the arm ON the upper
side.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-22

Post Office Turns Over Letters
From Trusting Children.

A perusal of the letters received
by the postoffice directed to Santa
Claus, which were promptly deliver
ed to the Salvation Army corps here,
trust the children of today still have
in Kris Kingle, as the benign, inter-
national benefactor of little boys and
girls who have been good" the past
twelve months. All such letters that
are received at Uncle Sans head
quarters here are straightway turned
over to Captain Patterson, now in
charge of the Salvation Army corps
here.
All letters received are investigat-
ed and if it is found that the parents
of the writer's of the missiles are we'll
to-do, the communication Is answer
ed, telling the credulous child that
he may expect many things Christ
mas when he awakes early In the
morning. When an investigation
proves that the child is of INDECENT
parents and not liable to receive any
Christmas presents, Captain and Mrs.
Patterson then take steps to provide
Christmas good things for him.
About a dozen such missiles have
been received. All except one the
Salvation Army has found to come
from children of parents in prosper
Gus circumstances, the innocent chill
dren, however, believing that Santa
Claus had to be written to and the
letter sent by mail. There is one
letter being investigated which may
have been sent by boy with little
prospects of having a visit from
Santa Claus. However, his faith Is
implicit, and he writes as follows:
please Santa Clause will you bring
me and express wagon"
In contradistinction to the above
a letter was received from well-to-
do family's child, whose wants are
numerous and various. Among other
things he wants "two-wheel BIZ
cycle" The address on the envelope
bore, Santa Claus, North Pole,
Arctic Regions" and the letter was
as follows: Dear Santa Claus: My
sister, Irma, writes you every year.
But this is the first time I did and
hope you will answer. Irma is writ
luS IOT me UtCduoc L SuAhoI "AieS oo
good. / am eight years old and lrma
is nine and II l want two-wheel
bicycle and so does Irma. i want a
tree and football. Goodbye.
Arthur"
Captain Patterson reports that the
contributions to the "boiling pots"
along the streets are about the same
as last year. They will continue to
appear until ~ O'Clock Christmas
eve. The money gained from them
will help to furnish 500 dinners to
the city's poor. Tickets numbering
100 have been distributed to fam1-
lies who needs on investigation have
been found to be sincere. Each bas-
ket will contain five dinners and Will
be distributed from the headquarters
of the Army, at 25 Smith street,
Christmas morning. Every basket
will contain the following menu:
One chicken, vegetables, coffee, tea,
loaf of bread, celery, cranberries,
can of tomatoes, can cf milk, apples
sugar and butter.
A big Christmas tree will grace
the headquarters of the Army New
Years eve, and presents will he
distributed therefrom to poor chill
dren at s o'clock. A special service
is being arranged for that occasion,
when the Keyport corps will join
with the local Army in appropriate
watch services until the advent OF
the New Year.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-22
Whether the City Shall Receive
the Tax on 100000 AS
sessed Against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company.
OTHER PLEAS TAKEN UP
Assessor Claims Bumper Was
Property of MCMyler Co.
May 20, Who State 1t Was
Turned Over to Railroad Co.

Whether the city of Perth Amboy
shall receive the tax on 100000
assessed against the new coal car
bumper of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road, recently erected here, will be
considered by the County Board of
Taxation this afternoon. The city
assessor, who valued the property,
claims that the bumper was the prop
erty Of the McMyler Interstate Com
pany, builders of the apparatus, May
20 last, the date on which the as
SCISSORS began to make their valua-
tions for 1913, The company claims
they had turned 1t over to the Lehigh
Valley Railroad by tnat date, and the
railroad declares the property In
question was assessed by the State
Board OF Assessors the first OF the
year. However, the city's portion OF
the state railroad tax for 1913 does
not show an increase which indi-
Gates the contention that the prop
erty was assessed by the state
board.
The tax board began hearing ap-
peals on property within the city
OF Perth Amboy at o'clock this
afternoon. The complete list of ap-
peals on property within the city
follows:
Martin G. Ashley, of Woodbridge,
lot 105, block 326-C, Thomas street;
from 5000 to $50.
John F. Stark, for estate of Mich
olas Stark, 101 Jefferson street,
house and lot, block 20, lot 4, 413-
415 Front street; from $4,000 to
$2,400.
Annie Grieve, SS Market street;
2 lots, 1 and 2, block Al, Sc and 88
Market street; from $4,000 to $2,-
400. Same party, lots and 6,
block 165, Sheridan street; from
1880 to $3.50 for land as no build
ings on lots Is claimed.
Adolph Greenbaum, building on
lots 1, l "A and Q, In block 203 ,Itab
street; from $42,500 to $35, 900.
McMyler Interstate Company, ask
cancellation of 100000 assessment
on Lehigh Valley coal car bumper,
which they claim was not owned by
them on May 20.
Continued on page ~
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-22
DEATH REVEALS
ROOM s SECRET
Much Mystery Surrounds the
Death of Melvin H. Crouch.
special by United Press W,re.


Monticello, N. Y, Dec. 22:-While
his stricken widow, the coroner, and
the sheriff stood by couch on which
Melvin H. Crouch, former associate
of Alton B. Parker, and once district
attorney, was found dead in his office
here today, mysterious woman and
a complete housekeeping suite were
discovered adjoining the office. Mrs.
Crouch, summoned to the office when
her husband was found dead, told
the officers of the locked door at the
back of the Office which she said the
lawyer never allowed her to enter.
The sheriff peered over the transom
and saw a fearful woman crouching
in the corner.
"Do not hurt me, I'll come out.
| did not do it. She shrieked and
unlocked the door. She was not
young and was poorly dressed. She
said she occupied the rooms daily
and nightly, but nobody ever saw her
enter or leave the building. The
woman talked incoherently and re-
fused to answer any questions.