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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
Letting Babies Walk Too Soon.

Young mothers often make the mis-
take of hurrying their babies to walk,
and lasting injury is frequently
wrought by not letting the child creep
and then walk, in natures own way
and time. A child ought to be allowed
to take its own time to begin to walk,
and this will not often be before it is
II or 14months. Frequently moth
ers do not like to have their babies
creep, MS they soil their clothes so bad
ly, and will begin TO stand them on
their feet and try to have them walk
long before their bones are hard
enough to have any strain put upon
them, and the result is bow legs or
crooked ankles, which sometimes the
utmost care afterwards fails to
straighten.
When a grown person leads little
child he ought to be very careful not
to strain the little arms. have seen
thoughtless persons lift little child
by one arm, and swing them across a
gutter or over some obstruction when
walking on the street; and often they
will walk so fast when leading alittle
child that the little one is jerked and
dragged along in not only very un-
comfortable way, but that is / o sitive-
" inilriOus
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
NOT FOR THE PRINTER.
Letters From Beethoven. wagner ans
HeIne Recently offered For Sale.

Letters From Beethoven. Wagner and
Heine Recently offered For Sale.
A collection Of autographs last
winter on sale In Berlin offered an un-
usually clear view OF the very private
affairs OF some very great Germans. In
a letter from Beethoven to his friend
Holz, the violinist, begs: "Do not
forget to send me the money. l have
none ut all" Richard Wagner, In q
short note to Herr Kittl In Prague,
complains OF the straits he is In for
money: my position is critical. al
though not desperate. He had al
ready had his notes for his future
salary discounted and was about to
move from lodgings that cost him $165
year to apartments let for half that
sum. Kittls offer Of loan is acknowl-
edged and accepted with profuse
thanks In another, letter. On a sheet
OF paper are the words, in Wagner's
writing: MISUNDERSTANDING! O,
million gold buttonsr'
Three hitherto unpublished letters
from Heinrich Heine bear dates of the
poets younger days. How are you
boring yourself In Potsdamp" he in
quired of a friend. II will meet you
there shortly, for have a loved one
In the city, too-one OF the marble
statues on the terrace of Sans Souci."
In regard to an exceedingly bitter
criticism OF his latest poems he re-
marks: You will greatly oblige me
by inserting these questions in the
Brockhaus Conversationsblatt: is
there poetry in Heine's versesp II
they are so entirely devoid OF merit,
why do people read them?
The king has new cook whom he
pays $500 more than privy govern
ment councillor gets"
Although Heine's student days were
we'll by he still thought OF studying
medieval history with view to taking
PROFESSIONAL chair. II hope to be in
position soon to get seat at pro-
fessor's desk, and to show to imma-
ture youth the past in the light Of
truth. With the noble art of poetry
I occupy myself considerably still. 1t
is quite the same to me whether they
praise or revile me. go my narrow
way, which have chosen as the
best one for me. Some say it leads to
-; others that it will take me to Par
nassus; others that it is the road to
hell. 1t makes ne difference, for the
way is new and am after adventure
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
The Art OF Getting aid OF People.

High class restaurants, in order to
preserve their regulations, must keep
objectionable people away, and to do
this without constantly having
scenes" that might disturb the
serenity of their regular patrons is a
very important matter. One New
York proprietor has solved the
problem in unique fashion. When an
undesirable customer enters, the wait
or Is instructed to take his order, go
of and not come back; and when q
second garcon is Indignantly sum
moncd and sent after the first, he too
is swallowed up in the iepths Of the
kitchen and returneth not again.
Finally the customer grows indignant,
gets up and leaves the restaurant Vow
ing never TO come back--wLich is Of
course the very end the proprietor
dasires TO bring aboIt.
This reminds us OF the device to get
rid Of leisurely eaters that u woman
has had patented and which con-
temporary thus describes:
1t consists OF table and stools. both
OF which run on an endless chain. The
diner comes in. takes seat on stool,
pays his twenty -five cents for a meal
and 1t is set before him. The table
then begins to move, and the man
moves along with 1t. Il continues to
move him along until he gets to the
other end OF the room. and by this
time he is supposed to have finished
his meal. for his dishes slide of around
wheel and his stool slides out with
him. There Is an endless chain OF
these stools, and the procession OF
diners and dinners goes on continually
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
FREIGHTED FOR THE DEAD.
A Custom In Which the Japanese Honor
the Silent Majority.


Once a year beautiful spectacle
can be seen along the ocean coast and
on every lake-of which there are
many-in japan. 1t is the feast tho
japanese make to the spirits of their
departed friends. None are so rich
and enlightened that they do not join
in this, and there are none so poor in
goods and the old faith that do not
claim their portion. Every family
brings to the waters edge at nightfall
paper boat freighted with rice and
other edibles for the ghosts. The boat
Is any size they please, according to
their tastes and purse, and some of
the Weather Japs expand on this oc-
casion with boats twenty feet long.
These boats, in addition to their sweet
and toothsome cargoes, are rugged with
gay Japanese lanterns, and with these
all alight at general signal the feet
Is launched. No more beautiful spec
tacle can be found than this vast fotil-
la Of paper shallops presents, when
with every colored lantern lighted it
silently picks its course seward to the
home OF those loving souls who have
gone before and who now are to be re-
minded Of their friends Of earth by an
old-time, familiar feast
Thousands of Japs join in this who
have not the slightest belief in its
spirit and it will no doubt always live
in its tender, sentimental beauty. AS
1t is hundreds OF Americans and Eu-
ropeans join in and launch their boats
with all the fervor OF the Japs them
selves, regarding the whole proceed
ing as in the nature OF japanese
Fourth OF July.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27

ped and better managed than II was
under my old system, and furthermore
my wife has private bank account,
to which she adds little every month.
i would advise every man who has q
practical wife to try the same scheme.
It's an immense relief, not to speak of
the saving"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
summing IN. uou...

1T took me fivo years, said mar
ried man, to become convinced that
the cheapest way for me to run my
house was TO give my wife so much
money every month to spend as she
saw fit think that have saved at
least % per cent by this plan. never
haze any large bills coming In now at
inopoortune times. for my wife pays as
she buys Ny house Is better equip
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
Pruning normant Growth.

All pruning done before the buds
start into growth stimulates those that
remain so that they grow all the more
vigorously. Pruning trees when In
leaf is, on the contrary. check to the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
THE WOMAN'S WORLD
INTERESTING MATTERS FOR OUR
LADY READERS.

Tea Downs, Morning Jackets. etc.
Letting Babies Walk Too Soon
A Class for Home Dressmaking.- =
Fashions OF Louis XIV.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
GROWING Groom Corn Tor CaanerIe..

The business OF furnishing green
corn for canning purposes is growing
one, and where land is not too dear IL
Is profitable. Even low rate. per
dozen of ears amounts to high price
for corn after it is shelled and dried.
Besides, in most localities, part of tho
crop may be sold to city or village
purchasers for. home use, at good
deal better price than Gamers can pay,
the latter acting as the balance which
furnishes market when 1t would
otherwise be glutted. Most kinds OF
sweet corn, especially those with small
ears, average much more than one ear
to stalk. and sometimes nearly two
ears on the average Of the piece.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27

whole plant. and does not stimulate
what is left. 1t is quite apt, however.
with very vigorous trees, to cause fruit
buds to start and may thus be some
times advisable to bring young orchards
more quickly into bearing.
Complete Rations Best For Everything.
Because an animal Is fattening Is no
reason why 1t should not have properly
proportional rations, including materi-
al for making bone and muscle, as well
as fat. Corn meal is very largely car
bonaceous; but 1t is found that when
fed even to hogs that have attained
full growth they will eat enough more
II fed fine wheat middlings. SO chat they
viii fatten faster than II fed corn meal
alone In the same way, because
growth OF frame only is desired. 1t Is
not best to feed only the bone and
muscle-forming elements. A lean pig
fed on wheat bran will not grow so
fast nor SO large as II given diet that
would make some fat Us well as growth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
A Class for Home DressmakIra.

In the first place the class should
contain not more than twelve girls.
First Lesson.-Take measures, Sc.
lect styles, and advise as to purchas-
ing suitable dress-linings and findings.
Second.-The teacher should allow
the class to see her cut one waist,
sleeves and collar. Then each girl
cuts complete waist.
Third.-Each scholar must haste
and fit a waist.
] Fourth.--Stitch, press and finish
seams.
Fifth.-Put in the bones, hooks and
eyes Tor buttons), belt and canvas,
and finish off bottom OF waist.
Sixth.-Make and put on collar, fin
ish sleeves and sew in waist with
shields; this finishes plain waist.
Seventh.-ieach girls to cut skirts
by measure, haste and stitch.
Eighth.--Put on facings, braid and
tie-backs Measure and sew skirt on
band.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
DISH WASHING MADE NICE.

While we are on this vulgar, but most
highly respectable topic, let me say to
those ladies who do themselves the honor
of attending to their own honsework,
and consequently have it done by ladies
as to ladies' taste, that there is no need
of spelling hands by ever so much dish
washing if the right care is taken. It's
tie scalding water, the hard water, bad
soap and hasty half drying which makes
sands coarse. A little soda, half tea
spoonful or less to gallon of water warm
enough to heat the china we'll, but not
parboil the hands, and decent soap, not
the strong kitchen bar, which ruins skin
wherever it touches, still less as some
would-be refined women advise toilet
soap for this operation. The notion
of scented soap in dishwashing would
bar the use of it forever from most toll
cts. The white cotton oil soaps, in which
we are sure of clean oil, and no more al
kali than is needed and which sell as
cheaply ar any, should be used for china
and iig ght washing. All stronger cleansing
should be managed with q mop, with
handle fifteen to eighteen inches long,
which few of the best furnishing stores
have the sense to sell, which keep hands
and dress effectually from injury, while
doing the work with speed and sureness.
Juliet C0rson.
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POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION OF ANIMALS

In making post mortem examination
of az animal the greatest care should
be exercised. No one should attempt
this work who has the slightest sore, or
abrasion of the skin, on his hands, aud
care must be taken by the operator not
to inhict any wound upon himself while
cutting the carcass. These rules are not
only to be observed in cases Of animals
which have died of virulent diseases, but
also where the causes of death have been
obscure. Neglect of these precautions
has sometimes caused violent infamma-
tions, and in not few cases has cost the
life Of the operator. A recent case,
which resulted fatally, was that of Mr..
Webster, noted breeder of Galloway
cattle in Scotland. who examined the
body of calf which had died from an
thrax, Or ''blackleg." A slight eruption
on his hand OF arm absorbed the poison,
he was soon taken violently i'll, and died
after Few days of great suffering
american DGi'yman.
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uoRsERAD1su CONDIMENTS.

Horseradish, though vulgar, homely
herb, is credited by Trustworthy pharma-
copoeias with considerable remedial
power against vague humors of the blood.
At this season it is certainly very &C.
ceptable relish with meat, if it is perfect.
ly fresh and properly grated. A horse
radish sauce is also delicious. Begin by
making cream or Bechamel sauce by
stirring two even tablespoonfuls of flour
into two liberal tablespoonfuls of butter
melted in a saucepan and adding pint
and half of milk. Stir the sauce till
it boils, then draw it to the back Of the
stove, and season it with salt and let it
simmer for ten minutes. When it is
ready add two tablespoonfuls of picked
horseradish drained thoroughly from the
vinegar, saltspoonful of sugar, and half
a saltspoonful of cayenne. Let the sauce
cook slowly for ten minutes, and then
serve it with fine broiled beefsteak or q
brace of mutton chops. If it is too thick.
thin it with hot cream.-NeU York 1ri-
June.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
Hail-Storms aud Forests.

A curious observation regarding hail
storms has been brought before the Swiss
Geographical Society at Geneva by Herr
Riniker, the Chief Forester of Aargau
Canton. He maintains that hail-storms
do not occur where there are forests,
and cites the case of small chain OF
mountains in the south of Aaragau,
known as the "Lindenberge," which, in
their normal state, are completely
covered with trees. About twenty-five
years ago the forest was felled in two
places, leaving wide gaps across the val
leys and over the range, and Immediate
ly afterwards the valleys were visited by
devastating hail-storms. Five or six
years later the larger of the two gaps
was planted with frs, and since that
time not single hail-storm has been re-
ported in that portion Of the range, or
in the valley below, while farther up,
in the vicinity of the other gap in the
forest, they still occur every year. The
Government is now considering the ad-
visibility of closing the gap anu letting
'snature take its course. st. Loxis He-
public.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
FIELD PEAS FOR ORCHARDS.

The experiments related by Professor
Caldwell, of Cornell University, show
ing that common peas absorb nitrogen
from the air, suggest the advisability of
sowing peas rather than other and more
exhaustive grains in orchards. 1t has
long been known that a pea stubble
made an exceller. preparation for wheat,
particularly if fed down and the vines
after the peas are eaten are plowed un-
der. The soil is undoubtedly made
richer by such process, and if sown
with some winter grain the fertility is
prevented from being washed away by
rains and SHOWS. For orchards the pea
has great advantages over clover, as it
requires the soil to be plowed in the
spring and kept pliable all summer.
Glover stunts the trees while it is grow
ing, as however much it draws from
the air it also draws much from the soil,
and that too of moisture and mineral
elements that the tree most wants to
make it prodrctiye.-Boctoa CuSticator.
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do 30 on account of this nuisance.-Neso
York World.
pEpRAyEp APPETITE IN CATTLE.

A Minnesota subcriber wants to know
what to do for his cattle that are tear
ing his stable down for the sake of
eating the boards2
This unnatural appetite is due to
some irritation of the stomach, which
dcranges digestion and causes a NOR
bid craving. There are various causes
for this irritation. Diseases of the
liver, tuberculosis, and the presence Of
foreign matters in the stomach, balls
OF hair, and other concretions of indi-
gestiblc matter, stones, nails, will pro-
duce this result.
Treat the disorder as ordinary indi-
gestion, by giving pint doses of raw
iineseed oil and dilute nitro-muriatic
acid as a solvent of the concretions and
tonic. Give two drains of the acid
in pint of water daily just before
feeding.
If the animals are hide bound have
dry rough coat or show other evil
dences of unthrift for want of proper
nutrition, give even the most nutritious
food in moderation in order tEat per-
feet digestion may be secured. Bran
and linseed mashes, cut roots with
corn meal and other good wholesome
food should be provided but given in
light rations. If roots are fed be sure
that they are free from dirt.
Sometimes this lumber eating habit
is caused by sand in the stomach, taken
in with grass which has been washed
by floods, or from light sandy soils.
In such cases feeding fine middlings
with moistened cut hay or green fod-
der will help to relieve the stomach by
carrying off the adhering sand.-Farm,
Field and .Stockman.
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BREEDING MORE FOR MUTTON.

One of the advantages in keeping sheep
that should not be lost sight of, writes an
Onio farmer, is that the farm on which
they are kept will be constantly increas-
lDg in fertility at greater rate than an
other, similarly situated, without sheep.
BY allowing sheep to run on poor ground
where the pasturage is scant there will be
in few years quite marked improve
ment in the quantity and luxuriance Of
the grasses, arising from their 'distribu-
tion of manure, in which all portions of
field used by them will receive like
share. Care must be taken, however,
not to pasture too closely in hot and
dry season. Then they are great weed
killers. But no farmer should allow his
sheep to run in woods or pastures a; a
season when their wool will gather burrs,
unless be has first killed all the burr
bearing weeds before the burrs have
formed. look for a constant improve
ment in the sheep-raising industry when,
ever farmers breed for good carcasscs and
amarket from the butchers, rather than
exclusively for wool. The demand for
mutton and lambs is constantly increas-
ing and, by catering to it, we can COM
pensate ourselves for the moderate prices
received for wool. Were it not for the
horde of worthless dogs many farmers
would keep sheep who are DOW afraid to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
DOING UP A HORSES TAIL.

I will send yon an easy and quick way
of doing up a horses tail in muddy
weather, says correspondent.
First, take the tail in the left hand
with the right hand take hold at the up
per end of a small bunch of hair, about
eight or ten inches long; then select an
other bunch of the very longest hair in
the tail, about the size of mans finger.
With both hands twist what is left in the
left hand three or four times to the right;
then with the right hand put it under
and catch it with the left hand, and hold
it till you take the long bunch or braid
with the right hand and twist around, or
wind around once or twice, according to
the length of the hair, from the opposite
direction. Then take the end of it, with
what you have in your left hand and the
short bunch; twist all together in hard
twist, double it and find the band of the
braid that you wound round the tail, and
stick It under twice.
After little practice any farmer, by
observing the above rule, can do up his
horses tail anywhere, on the road or in
the stable, in two or three minutes, with
out strings or ribbons, and it will stay
till taken down. have never seen OF
heard of a better and quicker way. got
it from French stage driver.-Farm
and FtyeSide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
Stolen Gems.

Thieves have stolen and broken into
several pieces for better safety of sale
some of the earth's finest diamonds-a
worse sacrilege than the wanton vandal-
ism of the Goths and Huns, says David
Graham Adee in Lippincott's Magastne.
What stones have been so treated?
Notably the French Blue, which was re-
duced by cleavage into one large and two
small fragments. 1t originally weighed
112 carats and was worth 5000, 600.
The famous Regent itself was once stolen
from the Tuilcries. On the morning Of
September II, 1871, Monsieur Sargent
and the two other Commissioners of the
Paris Commune perceived that some time
during the night robbers had made their
way in By scaling the colonnade from the
side of the Place Louis XIV. and through
q window in that direction. Having by
this means obtained access to the great
halls of the Garde Mcuble, they had torn
off the seals without forcing the lock,
carried away the enormous treasures con-
tanned in the cabinets and vanished with
out leaving any other trace of their pre-
sence. Several suspects were arrested,
but were released after protracted in
quiry. An anonymous letter was ad-
dressed to the Commune, stating that
some of the stolen jewels would be found
in ditch in the Alice des Veuves,
Champs-Elysces. NJ. sergent at once
fastened, in company with his colleagues,
to the spot Indicated. Here, sure enough
was uncarthed, among other valuables,
the Regent diamond, which probably,
because of its vast worth, had been
obliged to be abanuonei by the thieves
themselves. Finally one of the culprlts
surrendered himself to the police and
made complete confession. His name
was Baba-but not Ali. The criminals
were convicted and condemned to the
galleys, except Baba and Burgcois, who
were imprisoned at Bicetre, where they
died. This ended the affair.
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HOW ASPARAGUS is PLANTED.

HOW ASPARAGUS is PLANTED.
Asparagus for domestic garden may
be planted as soon as the ground can be
worked, and in this way: The laad is
we'll covered with manure, which is
turned under as deeply as possible by the
plow or spade. SPADE cultivation is pre-
feraole for all garden work. After rak.
ing the surface smooth, the ground is
marked out three feet apart, and trenches
are dug eighteen inches deep and wide.
The ea,th dug out is returned with plenty
OF manure or rich compost we'll mixed
with it for foot, when the roots, one
year old, to be procu' ed of the seed
stores, are spread out eighteen inches
apart and cc7cred with soil. This will
leave slight ridge where the plants are
set. The land is to be kept clear OF
weeds, but may be planted between the
Tows with dwarf peas or beans or onions
the first year. The second year few
forward shoots may be cut, the third
year some be taken, and after that the
ground will bear full crop. About
fifty plants can thus be set in a square
rod, and four square rods will afford a
fair supply for small family. The stalks
thus grown will not be the largest in size,
but there will be more of them than if
the roots were planted four feet apart
each way.-New York Times.