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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-17
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Steward Iron Mining
Company will be held at the Office o.
its President, Mr.. Louis B. Rolston, a
No. % Exchange Place, New York, N
Y, on Monday, June 2, 1913, at 3:3C
O'Clock in the afternoon, for the cleo
ton of directors and transaction o.
such other business as may properl.
come before the meeting.
Dated, May 10, 1918.
JAMES C. THOMSON,
Secretary.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-17
Notice OF Dissolution.

The partnership of Anderson & Beck
is hereby dissolved by Joseph A. And.
erson selling his interests to jain Beck,
who will hereafter continue the business
in his own name. John Beck is also to
pay all bills against the partnership
and all moneys due the said partnership
is to be paid to John Beck.
Dated Baraga Michigan May I, 1918.
JOSEPH A. ANDERSON.
JOHN BECK.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-17
Poor Report.

Covington, Mich, April 30th, 1918.
Hon. Board of Supervisors of Baraga
County, Mich.
Gentlemen:-
The following is a correct list of poor
orders drawn by me for the month of
April. 1913, for Arvon, Covington and
Spur Townships to wit
Mrs. Chas. Niemi, provisions. 80. 10 90
Mrs. John Peterson, prov. ....... s 90
Mrs. Geo. Niemi, provisions -. 10 90
Mrs. d. O'Neil, provisions 49,. 10 90
Mrs. Oliver Brouno. provisions. :. 10 90
Mrs. d. O'Neil and Oliver Bruno
each cd. 16 in. wood 10 90
Total. SIS 90
ANTON E. ERICKSON,
Supt. of Poor.
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MUST BE GIVEN FAIR CHANCE
soclety's Obligation to the Child Well
Set Forth by a Writer In
Atlantic Magazine.

AS member of the social group,
every child born is in some sense the
child OF the whole community. Organ
lied society has always found it's real
meaning in the ideas, faiths, fashions,
hopes, emotions, which have been held
In common. The child is born without
any character and without any knowl-
edge. It is the business Of the various
social organs to do their best With
each fresh life. The immediate social
organ is the family, of most import
ance during the first five years; after
that come the school, the street, liter
AZURE, business, politics, and whatever
else expresses the social faith. As the
child receives these impressions he be-
comes gradually citizen of the little
world In which he finds himself. The
important field for practical eugenics
at the present time is in the social ef-
fort to see that every child has fair
chance. TO begin with, the child must
have the chance to live. M. Bertillon
says that of thousand children born
among the rich, 943 are alive at the
end of five years. But of every thou
sand children born among the poor.
only 655 are alive. The blood of these
children cries from the ground. Social
hygiene on the physical side, including
all the modern municipal efforts for
improvement, scarcely needs discus
sion, but it is equally important for So
ciety to see that the child not only has
a chance to live and to live we'll, but
also an opportunity for the fullest de-
velopment.-Atlantic
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-07
Curious Facts About Oysters,

An oyster is wonderfully prolific,
producing 100000 young in one
year. If they and their offspring all
survived, they would within a few
years multiply so greatly as to fill up
our great bays and sounds, like Long
Island Sound, Peconic, GARDENERS,
Narragansett, Great South and Chesa-
peake bays, so that navigation would
be prevented. The oyster shells would
form solid land as do the houses of the
coral insects; but, instead of increas-
ing, the destruction of the young oys-
tiers by their enemies is so great, to-
gether with the depletion Of the nat
ural beds by the demand for this de-
licious food by mankind, that, far from
increasing, the supply has greatly de-
pleted, and in many cases has threat.
ened to become extinct This was es.
pecially true in Great Britain and
some places on the Atlantic coast.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-07
Sad Plight Of Uncle Wagner Weems

Sad Plight Of Uncle Wagner Weems.
Uncle Wagner Weems is sadly az
flicted," remarked John Henry Jurni-
gan. HE is a chronic and consistent
advanced thinker, with all the love
possessed by most radical persons for
unbridled conversation, but just now
he Is blessed with the asthma, and
can hardly breathe, let alone argue
and declaim. And when he thinks of
the outrages that are being perpetrat-
ed by the plutocrats, and the fact
that the money power is holding the
noses Of the yox populi hard down on
the grindstone of financial degrade
ton until it's a nvin' wonder that
there is nose more than three-six-
teenths of an inch long left in circu-
lation among the tillers toilers, and
the urgent need for somebody to say
something about it, and finds himself
unable to do more than gasp like an
expiring catfish, the expression on his
countenance is we'll worth noticing"
Kansas City Star.
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Ceylon Tea.


Tea plantations in Ceylon have been
In existence only 80 years, yet the an
nual exports of black tea amount to
nearly $20,00O,000 in value. Formerly
coffee constituted Ceylon's main in
dustry, but after disease of the plant
in 1880 its cultivation was discontin-
ued. Many planters, however. re-
couped themselves by tea and rubber.
Thanks chiefly to the former article.
the islands old prosperity revived.
Today Ceylon boasts 1900 planta
TONS
Plant necessary to tea cultivation is
costly but very labor-saving. The
work itself is not hard; only the eli
mate makes it irksome. What is
wanted mainly of employees is to
watch machinery and feed it from the
stock of tea leaves awaiting treat
ment The workers are not Sing
halese, but natives of southern India.
A laborers wages vary from eight to
sixteen cents day, while foreman's
salary averages 5000 month.-Har.
per's Weekly.
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do me real service; and all the while
l have been thinking that you were
a."
"What?"
"A lunatic!"-covering her face.
"A lunatic?" was absolutely dun-
founded
Yes; and when left the room it
was simply to call the police. The
manner of your entrance-the 1ncred-
1ble thing you told me,-sir, there is
some dreadful mistake. l haven't an
enemy in the whole world. There 10
no will in the safe. My brother and
live with our aunt, who owns this
house. We have no property what
ever. What I have been telling you
was in the effort to keep You in good
humor till the police arrived. But
what can it all mean? 1t is simply in
credible"
l picked up the envelope and stared
at it stupidity. The address is the
same" I said, trying to find some
thing to stand on.
AAO" ~, IAsaL WA0l uldkeS IL SO
uncanny. I cannot possibly under
stand. Perhaps the police can untangle
it,
The police! | saw that | should
have to give good account of myself
When the police arrived. Where did |
stand, anyhow? What did it mean?
No man would write such a thing for
the fun of it.
I'm sorry" said l awkwardly. Il
thought was doing right. Indeed. |
really thought SOL
''And thank you. You will admit
that some of my suspicious were ex-
cusable. To whom am Indebted Pr
graciously. In this mood she was
charming.
/ told her my name.
She loked puzzled, and finally shook
her head. >,<.>.- q
1T has a familiar sound, but can
not place It," n
There goes the bell!'''' l exclaimed.
Its the police-come for the luna
tic!" ! @ - a p z:
The girl flew to the door. / could
easily read her mind II was bur
glar Of a lunatic. the police meant pro.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-07
Fitted for Florida.

Will Irwin, the author. was holding
forth upon the superiority of Cali
fornia over Florida as a winter re-
sort
Florida" he said, lis too relaxing.
This is due to the fetid air of the
swamps.
There's q story about young
man who was being examined for ad-
mission to the Florida bar The ex-
animation ran thus:
Young man, are you malaria
proof
eyes, sir
"'Can you rider
"'Yes, sir
do you own a horse?
eyes, sir
cts he a good swamp swimmer
eyes, sir
"'Then, young man, welcome you
to the practice of law In this dis
trict.'"
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7 Oh. hang L, now. Bsckysy cried
Kel. srd:: a man who used to be a
professional joke-wr1ter ought not to
harbor any Ill feelings Have q cigar
4 shook my head. !. had am idea
that ]. wanted to utilize. Es$. i IS
.2@.. But / want you to meet my sister
Il am delighted -bow1ng rather
stinly. *> I'll - H.. +. .
i But you're not going OF with my
coat again. ..-,*... s.,ss
: I flushed, and shook the erstwhile
evil garment from my shoulders.
Not just friendly cigar?' plead
ed Kellerd.
Mary q one" zs...== H. .s
The girl approached !. shyly and
touched my arm. (This was my
fdea.) = @@E. =.
Not. even cup of chocolate If
make IT." :,
oh" said. l. that's altogether a
different matter"
Subsequent events proved that 1t
was. ,* =. ( 49,
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calmly as could. Put back those
rings; otherwise shall regret that
took it upon myself to befriend you.
am not burglar"
She complied, but the terror in her
eyes subsidized none. II learned after
ward that several robberies had re-
Gently been committed In the neigh
borhood.)
AT restaurant, tonight" I began,
Il got another mans coat by mistake.
In a pocket Of this coat l found EVIL
dence that a terrible crime was about
to be perpetrated. came here to aid
you"
She stared at me wildly and fumbled
her rings.
You have" continued, "a deadly
enamy, a wretch who wishes to put
you out of the way. You may not
know who he Is, but ntne the less he
exists. You stand between him and
will 1t is money, the greed OF it.,
that brings him like wolf to your
door. According to my Information,
he is to enter here between the hours
of twelve and one, chloroform you,
and pilfer the safe. He knows the
habits of this household well, for he is
aware that on this night neither your
aunt nor your servants would be in
She still eyed. me with unchanging
terror.
1T was only human on my part l
went on, Ito make known to you what
had found"
Suddenly an inexplicable change
came over her.
Eyes, yes; l see, l understand!
Thank you! Oh, thank you!" hyster-
ically. Come into the drawing room
and sit down. l have been dread1ng
| this moment for months!"
Dreading it for months? And yet
she remained alone in this big house?
! was vastly puzzled; but l followed
her into the drawing room. and sat
| down, waiting for a further explana-
t1on on her part. She was a rarely
beautiful creature, and the idea that
any man could harbor thoughts against
! this exquisite life filed my soul with
[ horror. .~
! 'The will is in the safe, but the safe
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AS TO FAVOUR.
Found Her Favorite Again.

A bright young lady tells how she
came to be acutely sensitive as to the
taste of coffee:
MY health had been very poor for
several years." she says. II loved
coffee and drank it for breakfast, but
only learned by accident, as it we're.
that it was the cause of the constant,
dreadful headaches from which SUI
Tered every day, and of the nervous
ness that drove sleep from my pillow
and so deranged my stomach that
everything I ate gave me acute pain.
(Tea is just as Injurious, because it
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In cofee.)
my condition finally got so serious
that was advised by my doctor to 90
to a hospital. There they gave mo.
what I supposed was coffee, and 1
thought it was the best ever drank,
but have since learned it was
Postum: I gained rapidly and came
home in four weeks. i
Somehow the coffee we used at
home didn't taste right when I got
back. I tried various kinds, but mono
tasted as good as that I drank in the
hospital and all brought back the
dreadful headaches and the 'sick-all.
over feeling. )
Zone day got a package Of Postum.
and the first taste of it I took, I
said that's the good coffee we had In
the hospital I have drank It ever
since, and eat Grape-N Nuts for my
breakfast. Ihave NO more headaches,
and feel better than have for years. .
Name given upon request Read the
famous little book, t'The Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs. There's a reason" .
Postum now comes in concentrated.
powder form, called Instant Postum.
It is prepared by stirring level ten,
/ spoonful in q cup Of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient;
there's no waste; and the favour is u.
ways Uniform. Sold by grocers-4G
to 6o.cent tin 80 cts, 90 to 1o0-cup tin
80 cts. ,#z s.e ...
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocara
name and 2cent stamp for postage
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Battle Creek
! Mich ADV.
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Is IN the library. Wait TIL 4 60 ana -
II the papers are intact. She hurried
from the room, leaving mo with :
sense Of utter bewildermeut. There
was something about her present ac-
tons that / could not understand. She
was gone fully I'VE minutes. When she
i returned she was very pale,sg but all
her agitation was gone or suppressed.
THE will is there; nothing, as yet,
has been disturbed. Tell me. all you
know" ooking anxiously at the
clock, the hands of which were now
close upon midnight. ! =. E. =.
I reviewed the whole affair.
Yes, 1 have q terrible enemy, who
seeks my life at every turn her slen-
der fingers snarl1ng and unsnarling.
l nodded COMPREHENSIVE. You
ought never to be alone, y said.
Il realize: that. = This will. .
leaves me untold mining property.
:. To my horror must confess
that this man is near relative"
Your brother?" I whispered.
Heavens. no! A cousin; yes, that
is it, a cousin. I live from day to day
in constant misery
"Frightful!"
rs it not? And am so young!"
Then she proceeded to tell me what 1
believed to be the family history. 1t
was marvelously complicated.
1T seems incredible" observed;
yet we read of like tales every day In
the newspapers" ~ ;.
And no words of mine can express
my thanks to you. sir. You have put
me on my guard. 1 had heard that
my uncle"
"Uncle?"
did I say uncle?"-with catchy
sort of laugh. Il meant cousin. was
going to say that had heard he had
left the country"
But why did she watch me so close.
ly? Every move l made caused her to
start When turned down the collar
of the other fellows coat, she shud-
dered; when drew off my gloves, she
paled; when l folded my arms, she
sent terrified glance toward the
door, I could not make any sense out
of her actions.
Ito prove the manner OF his en-
trance, let me see If the bow-window
is Unattached. But wait!" l cried, pro-
ducing the frayed envelope. Listen
to this and see how carefully he
planned it, the rascal" I then read
to her the scribbling, putting careful
emphasis on the bow-window and serv-
ants night out. Nov, if you do not
mind, I'll try the window
Sure enough, 1t was Unattached!
you see?" l cried triumphantly
The wild look returned to the girls
eyes.
"Let-let me see that paper!"-
holding one hand to her throat while
the other she stretched out toward
me.
gave the paper to her. She
glanced at it, dropped 1t, and burst
into tears.
Good heavens!" I cried.
Then she laughed shrilly and hys-
terically.
What is the matter?"
"You positively came here, then, to
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From 4 DAVIS Trapplno So, 500.

Jesse Herrin of Canaan, Maine,
trapper, has made a small fortune in
one night He put out a line of
traps in the. Pittsfield woods late one
afternoon and when he visited them
the next morning he found a prime
glossy fox in one trap, silver gray
fox in another and four red foxes in
other traps. The black fox is valued
at $4,000, the silver gray at $500
and the red foxes at SO each-$3, $40
in all. When Mr.#Herrin reached the
read where his wife and team were
waiting he found a big. buck deer
which had been shot by Mrs. Herrin.
He figured up that the mornings trip
had netted him about $500. - ~
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sTRUC OK GAR
AND POULTRY RAISING
THESE, AS WELL AS oTHEH.
MIXED FARMING BRANCHES, 8
PAY IN WESTERN cANADA i SIS

Truck gardening and poultry grow
ing are two branches OF agriculture
In which the farmers near the main
lines Of the three transcontfnental5
lines traversing Western Canada aro
much concerned. The abundance so1
sunshine during the long days ffom
May to September, and adequate mois.
ture in the spring and early summer
permit Of wide variety Of crops. The
coil IL rich and warm and is easily
worked Close attention to cultiva,
ton has resulted in record yields Of
all sorts Of vegetable and smaA fruits
which bring good prices In the citieD
and at the numerous railway construo-
ton camps. i
Mr.. Harris Oium, an Alberta farmer,
came from South Dakota eleven years
ago and homesteaded the first 100.
acres In his township in 1902, which
was divided between grain and pas
ture. He earned sufficient money to,
buy q quarter section of railway land
at $11 an acre. The halt section netted
proportionate profits and he gradually
Increased his holdings to 1920 acres,
which was devoted to mixed farming
last year. He values his land at $50
an acre. q
Mr.. Oium markets from 100 to 125
hogs and similar number of beet
cattle each year. He has 200 hogs,
mostly pure bred Poland China, Is
head draft horses and IS head of pure
bred Hereford cattle. BY feeding bar.
ley to hogs he estimates that the grain
nets him 80 cents a bushel, as COM
pared with 40 cents, the average mar
ket price when delivered to the ware
house. His average crop Of barley 10
40 bushels to the acre, while oats av-
erage so bushels.
BY writing any Canadian Govern
ment Agent, full particulars as to best
districts on which to secure home
steads will be cheerfully given!-Ad'
vertisement.
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81 5as.E as 81
sapphires, and her complexion nad
the shadowy bloom Of ! young peach.
stared, standing first On one foot,
then on the other. \, ..ss 4. NJ 80
| What is it," she asked. rather i'm
patiently. H. VI ,'~Z 81.
It was quite evident that she had
been deeply absorbed in the book she
held IN her hand. i wondered how /
! should begin! ,<4
| well, str?" $ .ss T.,
Are you the young lady Of the
house?". / finally summoned up the
courage to ask. ,..s :, ssss$ *%.' :
r'''Yes." The door moved percept1bly
toward me. -....~ ...s. 80
II have, then, something of vital i'm
portance to tell you"
Call tomorrow morning." she re-
piled briefly. The door continued to
move In my direction.
/ saw that l must act quickly, or
turn the matter over to the police,
which l was exceedingly loath to do.
1T is matter of life and DEATH" l
said determlnedly.
Life and death? Whose?" she
asked, with d1scourag1ng brevity.
Then she cried suddenly: HAS any
thing happened to my brother?"
Brother? Not that l know. It is
you'll"
"What?" She inclined toward me,
and for moment the door ceased to
eravitate outward.
"You possess a terrible enemy,
known or unknown"
IAN enemy? haven't the least
idea, sir, what the meaning of this
hoax can-''
Hoax" l interrupted. 1T isn't a
hoax; it is fr1ghtfully serious, as you
will soon learn, if you will only be so
kind as to give me a few moments OF
your attention"
There spread over her beautiful face
various shades of amazement, indigna-
tion and fear. Hoax! 1t was, indeed,
very ungrateful world. Decidedly,
this time, the girl meant to close the
door in my face. Resolutely, I Shout
dered past her into the hall!
How dare you?" she cried, her
wonderful eyes blazing and wrath
dyeing her cheeks. If you do not in
stantly go l shall call for help. How
| dare your
This is servants night out, and
your aunt is away" l said, intending
to tell her all at once.
But she suddenly drew back against
the wall and gazed at me as IT for all
the world l resembled the uprising of
Jason's dragon teeth.
What do you want?" she asked, in
a painting whisper. There isn't a
penny in the housed"
Goodness! II the girl didn't take me
for burglar!
do you think I'm a burglar" l
gasped.
But, "-piteously
II am simply here to do you q serv-
ice; and it is a service"
There are no jewels save these
rings. Take them and co. She
stripped her fingers and held the rings
toward me-
flushed holly. will you do me the
| honor to listen to- me?" l asked, as
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ave-
WELL" said Kellerd, 1--WE been
trying to keep it dark, but here's
where l must confess I'm Douglas,
and that slip of paper represents the
climax to chapter In new story.
Come into the library, gentlemen"
We followed soberly, even foolishly.
Kellerd drew out from a drawer In
his desk a bundle of manuscript, and
the paragraph he read aloud conceded
with the writing on the envelope.
We'll, I'm jiggered!" breathed the
detective heavily.
looked around for hole to crawl
into, but there wasn't any.
"Your sister notified us that luna
tic was at large and had forcibly en-
tered the house," said the detective,
perfectly willing to cast all the odium
on my shoulders. Il could have throt-
tied him with Joy in my heartily
"A lunatic?" roared Kellerd. For
a moment l thought he was going to
die of suffocation, and If he had ]
should not have been sorry at that
moment. To have made an ass OF
myself before the prettiest girl l had
ever laid eyes on! -s..
: TIN very sorry," said the girl. ,.,
Never you mind" replied. "Some
day I'll tell you all about the tabloids
for the breath l found in Arthur's
coat" '@
A short time after, the policemen
solemnly filed out into the hall and
into the street; and, not being In I
! strictly amiable frame OF mind,
started to follow. I. s.l. !, II
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Opposition.

A Blair county. barrister recently
handed a brief up to The court in
which he thus described his two
brethren on the other side:,kSs "They
are like two ghouls in a country
graveyard seeking . carcass to 10
vour: " Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-05

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