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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
A Test for Lime m Soil.

A chemical analysis will tell whether
q soil has an abundance or deficien-
cy OF lime and other materials which
90 toward supplying needed plant
food. 1t requires an expert chemist
to determine this, and no method has,
as yet, been devised by which farmer
can analyze his own soil. But n
simple method has been devised by
which any farmer can tell whether his
soil has enough lime or not. Take o.
few shovelfulls of soil from different
parts OF the field, and dry, pulverize
and mix them thoroughly. Take a
few ounces OF this, powder 1t, and
burn it to ashes on an iron shovel
over fire. Put these ashes in glass
tumbler when cooled and mix with
them as much water as it will take to
cover them. Stir this with q glass
rod or wooden stick, but not with
anything metallic. To this paste add
an ounce OF hydrochloric acid, which
Il commonly sold - muriatic acid or
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
THE WHY OF 1T.
Reasous For tho Existence OF Two Fs-
mliiar Objects.

mlliar Objects.
We all know that wooden Indian
Is set up In front OF clgar or tobacco
store, three balls mt pawnbroker's
door and striped pole immovably
liked somewhere near to tho entrance
to n BARRIERS shop. says tho ST.. Lo-is
Republic. But whyP
Antiquarians tell us that the wooden
Indian Is a tobacco sign. because to-
bacco Is an American weed and that 1t
was originally used by the Indians.
But the same antiquarian gets tangled
occasionally and tells you that tobacco
has been In use for over 5000 years
among the Chinese. Meyen. in hts
Geography of Plants. is Of the opin-
ion that the smoking OF tobacco Is of
great antiquity among the Chinese. be-
cause he has observed carvings OF to-
bacco pipes upon monuments whose
ages run back into the thousands Of
years, and they are exactly like the
Celestial tobacco pipe to-day. too. II
this is fact 1t would be much more
appropriate to use the figure OF Chi
naman In place Of the wooden Indian
now used by dealers In the filthy
weed"
Three reasons are given to account
for the origin Of the pawnbroker's
sign. One says that the balls are used
because they were the emblems OF st.
Nicholas, who is said to have given
three purses OF gold to three virgin
sisters to enable them to marry. An
other legend attributes the use Of the
three balls to the members OF the Lom-
bard family. the first great money
lenders OF England. They were drug
gists before they became capitalists,
and used the three golden pills in
memory of their calling. Still another
story attributes their original use to
the Medici family OF France. The
Medicis were money-lenders. who used
the three pills as q pun on their mod
ical-sounding name.
Last but not least, the BARRIERS Of
long ago were barber-surgeons but
the rapid advance Of surgical science
has caused them to fall from their
high estate. The gilt knob at the end
OF the barber pole Of to-day represents
n brass basin, which but few decades
since was actually suspended from the
pole. The basin had a notch cut in it
to fit the throat, and was used in lath-
ering the customer, preparatory to
shaving him. The pole represents the
staff held by the patient who came to
the barber-surgeon TO be bled. The
two spiral stripes painted around it
signify the two bandages, one for
twisting around the arm previous to
the act OF phlebotomy or blood-letting.
the other for binding when the opera
ton was completed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH.
a Commor state.lcnt Concerning 1t Not
to DE Depended Upon.


to De Depended Upon.
The common assumption, made in
text books rs well as elsewhere, that
the temperature OF the earth toward
the center increases in the ratio OF one
degree for about every sixty feet in
depth, would appear to be far from n
universal fact. Investigations show
that the assumption does not hold good
in California nor In the Sierra Nevada
mountains. Thus at Virginia, New.
In the Comstock mines, the tempera-
ture in some cases has been found to
increase one degree for each twenty
feet up to 1000 feet in depth, or for
2, 500 feet. one degree for each thirty
and one-half feet or twice as fast as
the rate first named. At Manchester.
England, in shaft $500 feet deep.
the temperature Is stated to be only
seventy-1ve degrees, while in copper
mine at Cornwall, 2,100 feet deep. tho
the temperature Is eighty-eight do.
grees. Subtracting. therefore. forty
two degrees for the surface tempcra-
ture, there Is exhibited In tho first casa
change OF one degree In sixty-fivo
feet. and in the second. one degree In
forty-five feet, from which data IL Is TO
be inferred that no uniformity exists
In the matter. New York Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
Farm Euttsr- Making.

Can all the washing and working be
done in the churn? When is the pro-
per time 70 saitf Why does butter
sometimes come out OF a print mould
rough, As the above questions are
often asked, We are pleased to see them
answered in the following from the
Orange Judd Farmer: 1.-THE cream
should not be too old but should be
sour; when ready for churning test the
temperature with thermometer; 1t
should be as low as $50 in warm
weather and from 900 to $50 when
cold. II cream Is too thick it may be
thinned with water. When the butter
has gathered to the size of peas. draw
of the. buttermilk and wash but ter
by pouring in clear, cold water, and
churning. Repeat this until the water
is clear when drawn of. Draw of
water, and sprinkle the salt in upon
the butter; churn as before so as to
thoroughly mix the salt into the but
ter, which will now be in q compact
mass. Lett harden a few hours; then
work the remaining buttermilk out,
being careful not to work more than
necessary. Do not use the hands.
Print the butter when the buttermilk
has been worked out. If the butter
print is well soaked in water before
using the pats will be smooth"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
BURNED FOR LYING.
Innuman Method OF Punishment Adopted
by London Mother.

Recently, in one OF the London po-
leo courts. married woman was
charged with cruelty ill-trcating her
son. ngcd seven. ~ placing u hot
poker In his mo n. A lodger In the
same house rs tho prisoner stated that
one afternoon the prisoner sent her
boy on an errand to bakers shop.
and that the child returned and said
that he had lost the money. pence.
Shortly afterward the prisoner went
out and on her return she told witness
that she did not believe her sons
story. and that she had gone to see
the woman at the bakers shop. who
told her the best way OF curing a child
OF telling falsehoods was to burn Its
tongue with hot curling irons. The
prisoner added that she had not the
irons, but she would use a poker, and
then went upstairs to her rooms.
Witness did not believe that prisoner
would do such thing. but soon after
ward she heard the boy screaming.
and running upstairs to the prisoners
sitting room she saw a small poker in
the fire. The prisoner admitted that
she had used 1t the way she had threat
ened to do and witness on examining
the child, found the tongue and the
side OF his mouth were burned. She
was amazed at the cruel conduct OF the
mother and communicated with the
police. The prisoner was taken into
custody soon afterward.
A doctor who had examined the
child said that the front OF his tongue
was burned. though not very seriously.
and also the side OF his mouth. The
prisoner, In defense. said that her son
had on two or three occasions, when
sent on errands stolen some OF the
money and afterward told lies about it.
He had also told lies about other mat
ters. and In consequence OF the advice
given her by the woman at the bakers
shop, she determined TO break him
once for all OF the habit. The woman
told her that II she used pair OF hot
curling irons or skewer 1t would cure
the boy OF lying instantly, adding that
she must not make the instrument too
hot but hot enough to make the child
feel it, The woman said she had
known two or three children to be
cured in this way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
Telcsraph,ng with C.nnon..

When the first vessel completed the
passage Of the then new Erie Canal.
in 1925. there being no such thing as a
telegraph line In those days. the news
was communicated to New York and
to Buffalo by cannons placed within
hearing of each other all the way
along from Albany to each OF the
other cities. The signal was passed
along in this way from Albany to New
York City and back again to Albany
in fifty-eight minutes. The expert
ment was costly one. but was . a,o-
cess in every particular.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
His Pedigree Established.

Three or four youngsters were play
ing on the dock when a quarrel arose.
III amt no kid" exclaimed one,
"and you shan't call me that"
"You are, too" urgedthe aggressor.
II amt; I'm ms big as you are"
you're kid. just the same"
~ amt, neither"
"You are"
II ain't,"
Eyes, you are, for I heard my pap
say your pap was a regular old goat
that came home full every night. And
what's a young goat but kidf"
Then the fight bogan-Detroit Free
Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
OUT OF BONDAGE.
Remarkable Recovery Of Crippled SOL
dler OF tho War.

~
dler OF the War.
The very singular case OF an old
soldier in Medford, who had been par
alyzed in both legs for fifteen years but
who celebrated the last Fourth by
walking of, manifestation. across his
piazza floor, deserves more than cur
sorry attention from those who do not
happen to be professors Of anatomy
and surgery, says the Boston Globe.
Having incurred this misfortune by
the shock occasioned by fall the
thought was acted upon that a counter
shock, after fifteen years OF paralyzed
existence. would restore interrupted
blood and nerve circulation, and make
things even.
And 80 it proved. A sudden wrench
purposely given. similar to the one
that had wrought the trouble, was the
cruel but quick experiment and few
days afterward circulation resumed its
function in the wasted limbs, sensi-
tivcness returned to them. the muscles
began to assert their right to place
again and the sufferer could move his
limbs ut the command OF his will.
After two months steady improve
ment he appeared on his piazza on the
national holiday, and celebrated the
day and testified mis- JOY ut his achieve
ment Of locomotive independence by
touching of cannon that spoke
louder for him than he could have
done for himself.
After this, the nursery rhyme is not
to be moderated in anyone's belief,
child or man. that celebrates the
scratching Out and in Of II certain per-
sons eyes by n jump into briar bush
twice repeated.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
A Curious Calculation.

One concern In Waterville Me-.
made Is, 600, 900 yards Of cotton goods
Inst year, and Maine newspaper fig
ures that the cloth would make tent
that would cover $40 acres and hold
all tho people OF Maine New Hamp-
shire. Vermont and Massachusetts,,
comfortably seated with ring Of 1853
acres in the center In that ring the
"a. 600 horses OF Maine could be ex-
hibited ut one time without crowding.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
Rells.

Bells are tolled in some of the wine
districts OF France when there is like
ly to be severe frost. The inhabit-
ants at once hurry out OF their houses
and place quantities OF tar between the
rows OF vines. Then a signal is given
70 light the tar, and In few minutes
dense cloud OF smoke arises which
completely protects the vines from the
frost.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
ooop-ByE.

The sun Is dying In the west,
Dark shadows on the green earth rest.
The day drifts by and fades away,
This sweetest, saddcst summer day.
So sweet, because love you SO;
SO sad, because from me you go.
Yes, from my side you drift away,
As clouds drift onward DER the day.
oh, kiss mo! Let me clasp your HAND,
While yet the sunlight fills the land.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05

spirits OF salts. tho mixture being
stirred all the time. II q pretty brisk
effervescence takes place it may be
taken for granted that the coil con-
tains n fair PROPORTION OF lime; but
il little or no ciIervcscencc takes place,
the soil confirms little or no lime.-
American Agricul;urist.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05

Antonio (wishing to buy street fruit
stand): '.And how much-a do you
make In q dayp"
Jacopo; "Well-a that depend-a on
how often the policeman take free
lunch"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
Influence Of Food on Quality OF But
ter.

Bulletin 13 OF the New Hampshire
experiment station reports as the re-
suit OF experiments testing the effects
OF food on butter:
list. That gluten meal tends to
produce a much softer quality of but
ter than corn meal or cottonseed
meal; and, other things being equal,
tends to lessen the churnability OF
butter fat.
I'd. That with the same COWS the
hardness ofbutter depends much more
upon the charact ter OF the food than
upon the nutritive ratio.
Sd. That ensilage produces asome-
what softer butter than does good
hay, but it is also favorable to the
flavor and texture OF the butter pro-
duct.
4th. That skim milk has a very
favorable effect upon the churnability
and quality of the butter fat, and in
single trial apparently reversed the
general rule that the volatile fatty
acids decrease as the period OF lacta-
tion advances.
9TH. That cottonseed meal tends
to produce an unusually hard quahti-
ty Of butter, and that cottonseed
mr. and gluten meal might be used
to her with excellent results.
II. That contrary TO general be-
il, lie melting point OF butter fat is
not u good index OF the commercial
ha dness OF butter. That while in
general soft butter melts at lower
temperature than hard butter, there
is no definite relation between melt
in" point and actual hardness.
9TH. That no relation can be traced
bel ween food and volatile fatty acids,
accept in the case of skimmilk. That
usually hardness and volatile acids
very inversely, hardness generally in
creasing and volatile acids decreasing,
as the period OF lactation advances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
4 TUE FARMERS CORNER.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
RURAL READERS.
FertiIizIng New Land--Farn But
ter N aking--InfIuence OF Food
on Quality OF Butter--Riny-
Ing Hogs--hll"-sum
NOR Mistakes.
FertilIzIng New Land.


The Northwestern Farmer discusses
the subject at length for the benefit OF
Montana, Dakota and Minnesota
farmers. But while we give the arti-
Gle for what it is worth we would say
10 Montna farmers to farm their
land alternate years, summer follow
and irrigate the land thoroughly in
the fall and our word for it twenty
years of cultivation will find it pro-
ducing as much as it did the first few
years, proving this our contemporary
says:
The subject of fertilixing lands
throughout the newer portions of Min
nesota, and throughout the Dakotas
and Montana, may not be regarded,
by some, as one which they are just
yet interested in. The common re-
mark heard, with respect to the fertil-
ity of some of these new lands, is that
such farm has been cultivated to
wheat for ten, twelve or even fifteen
years SUCCESSFULLY, without the use OF
fertilizers. One large farmer in North
Dakota coolly informed the writer
that he calculated that there was
fertility enough in his farm to give
him good returns as long as he lived,
and as he had no Immediate family,
he thought posterity could find some
way to bring fertility back to his land
If they wanted to. To be sure this
was quite philosophical as well as
All extremely selfish view OF the sub
ject. No sort OF argument will fit such
a mans case, but to the other ninety
nine farmers in n hundred, iertil-
izing is an important consideration
and it is n very exceptionally good
farm that can stand many years OF
consecutive drain upon its stored
fertility-and isn't it a foolish waste
of natures bounty to exhaust her
strength before giving anything back
to sustain it? We all know that it
takes longer to build up, than to DIES
troy. Worn-odt lands require n great
amount OF expense to bring back q
paying fertility.
1t would be well, for those who have
not given much thought to fertilizing
their lands, to study this subject. A
few simple experiments should bemade
to see whether it would not even pay
them now, good profit on the in
vestment, to ascertain in what parti-
cular their soil is deficient, and then
substitute fertilizer to fill the re-
quirements. Our agricultural colleges,
through their chemical departments,
would do vast amount of service,
that would be erninently practical, by
giving any farmer, who applies for it,
a free analysis OF his soil, and also in
form the applicant what is required
to supply the deficiency, and thus in
crease the yield upon his farm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-11
WORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST POINT
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
THE ,FyAAyyo1RITE ROUTE TO BALTIMORE.
LEAVE RICHMOND:


r ocAL ExPREss, d daily I;;' eicep. Sunday.
meets with stage for walkerton; also connects
with Baltimore steamer at West Point.
TRAIN No. l6. 4:45 Z. NJ.
baltimore LIMITED, daily. except Sun
river steamers for Baltimore. At Baltimore
steamers connect with Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for Washington, Philadelphia and New
York. FARE: Richmond 10 baltimore, s2 10
Washington. 80; to Philadelphia, $3.50; New
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE SPIN:
i thence by Richmond and DsnvilIe railroad to
Richmond. arriving at 9:l5 A. VI. aud $40 A. III.
oc,r ,TIKSAhN No; 49, 40 A. NJ
| OCAD, MIXED, daily, except Sunday; leaves
II Iwenty-thlrd street station for West Point
and intermediate points.
Ticket office at station foot Of Virginia street
open 800 A. NJ. TO 600 7. NJ, and from 900 1855
Gaity ticket Office, SOL Main street.
- SOL. HAAS, JAS. h. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager. Gen. Passenger Agent.
JOSEPH 5, POTTS. Div. Pass. Agent.
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND PO-
~ TOMAC RAILR0AD-Schedule cOmmenc-
ing NJ ST., 1891 Eastern standard time:
Sol A NJ. leaves Byrd-street station daily;
stops only at Ashland, Boutwell,,
Milford, Fredericksburg, Brooke
and Whitewater sleeper Washing
ton and New York. Arrives at
Washington AZ 1901 p NJ; Balti-
more, n T.. NJ; Phisdelphia. s:47
I. NJ; New York 6:30 Z. NJ.
n:b0 a. NJ, leaves Byrd-street station daily ex-
cept Sunday. Buffet Parlor Car
Richmond TO New York. Arrives
at Washington at 4:1O 7. NJ; Bati-
more, , % Z. NJ; Philadelphia 80
=. NJ; New York, 1926 T. NJ
200 L. NJ, leaves Byrd-street station daily.
Sleeping car Richmond TO New
York STOPS only at Ashland, Both
well. Milford, Fredericksburg,
Brooke and Whitewater. Stops at
other stations on sundays. Arrives
Al Washington st Il 0S i. NJ; Baltl-
more, 1875 A. NJ. Philadelphia. 3;ij
A. NJ; New York, SO A. NJ.
$50 A NJ, arrives at Byrd-street station daily.
Sleeper from New York. Stops only
al Whitewater Brooke, tredeucks-
burg, Milford Boutwell, and Ash
land stops at other stations on
Sundays, Leaves Washington az
2:ss P. NJ, arrives at Byrd-street station daily.
Stops at Fredericksburg, Milford,
Boutwell, and Ashland. sleeper
from Washington and New York
does not stop at Elba. Leaves Wash
lngtOu at 1875 A. ID.
$3.50 T. NJ, arrives at Byrd-street station daily
except Sunday. Buffet Parlor Car
New, folk to Richmond. Leaves
Washington at 80 D.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
4;l3 L. NJ, leaves Elba; arrives at Frederlcks-
burg at 6:40P. NJ.
s:26 A. ~, arrives at EIba; leaves Fredericks-
burg at 8 90 A. NJ
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Gas A. NJ, leaves Eliza; arrives at Ashland at
1888 A. NJ
o:2l T. NJ, leaves Elba: arrives at Ashland at
1903 r. NJ.
GAS A. NJ, arrives at Elba; leaves Ashland at
sos A. NJ
6:ls P. 81. arrives at Elba; leaves Ashland a.
5:30P ~
C. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
Il. I. d. MYERS. General SUPERINTENDENT
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-11

today, "Wednesday. Juno 10. 1891: Receints IA
PACKAGES: deliveries. ~ packages 10
Oince OF the Collector OF the United States In
V OF, richmond, Va, to-day. "Wednesday. Jnne M
soss' az ioiiowa. lax paid cigars and cfgarettes'
lr c,sii' 20 tax paid plug tobaccos. e2.g29e3;
! REGISTERED 90 the Tobacco Exchange wedpes-
Ny June lQ; 1891; ". W. Wingo, r. b. fortune.
~ ~. NHampeeh: ). J.. Motley. Jr., ). II. Summers
M..i,,ngrwell H. !. ,Burwell. Henrico: O. ii. Ken,
hIsopiiia9noyer; 4 + Perkins, ". s Perkins J. ".
n,2,lSNN e.i,,N W, a. u. McGomb, James b. McComb.
ieyi West Point; Va john j. Allen, Amelia: +.
y. taylor, Iarksvlllc. ~ W. Read, Durhhm:
U15eorge r. Butler, Chesterfield: W. bI Shepherd,
NenaOlo, PETERSBURG. ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-11
Now York

&, NEW loRK, june l0.-Nessers Hubbard Price
O. 70. IN thclr cotton circular tonight, say:
llF.eil'poi declined about Sold. the near posi-
ggvne sglilnR 90 - ON account Of the Financial
'rohcies Aircuar,which figured reduction i'm
acreage. lhe market here was raided bv the
.e"Is ana ueclincd from 10 70 - points, but at
INC close was about points above the lowest
heceipts az ports to day estimated at 1000
pales AGAINST 5,45' bales last week and 402 bales
la-i year The spot market Ia quiet at 1-l6c.
UCCnne IN quotat ionoi middlug uplands,
l-l0c.; sales, 3)5 bales. transactions in futures
10000 bales Futures closed steady az follows:
June. 30 as SO; July. Sf3sSB; August, S5io
500; September. SGlaAb3; October. S.7O0s Il ::
NOycmber. 856@S10; December. s.s5Ods SO: Janu-
airy, 6.s2e 693; February, s.OO@9Ol March. 900
@91O
liycrrool-spot cotton closed steady: mid
ding uplands i}6d; sales, 5000 bales. Futures
closed weak; juno and Jnly, 482; July and
AUGUST, ago; August and September, Az; Sep
TENDER, an.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed steady: fine grades
sprlnE. &LJl9 81; suptriine spring, $3.50 44.15;
90 winter. st@t4 p; extra No. spring, S4.409
5.40; dO. winter, $4,000 90; extra No. spring
S423o i.i0; city mills extras 50 4065.S5:: South
ern -four closed dull and weak; trade and
family extras. - 50s$5.25
Nhcat-lhe failure of the European markets
20 rCs pond 10 our advance of yesterday caused
great deal OF selling here. chiefly of long
wheat. bought on recent adverse reports. Ex-
porters were sellers Of December to q consider
able extent Prices were irregular. but closed
firm and ssd1lc. higher. SPOT lots closed easy;
safes. va. req winter. clNHt1, NO. red WIN
ter. June. Sl0N1; july. &LO1; August, sl.Oi;
September. 5lO354.
Con-Corn options were dull and weak, clos
ing ,ae SC lower. spot lots closed frm sales,
NO. mixed. &c; No mixed. June 65c.; July,
6lc.; August G3@c September, 62l6c.
Oats-Oats options were very weak, and closed
l:ic. lower spot lots closed easier; sales,
no. white. 90; No. do. 52ilc.; No. ] mixed,
Sc; No do oislAc.; No. mixed, June,
4Slac.; July 43Ec
Pork Pork dun; moss. sl2a 1925.
Lard-Lard closed steady; june; $3.50; July,
S6.23: August. St84.
Sugar Refined. Quiet and weak; cut loaf and
crushed 5lc.: powdered use; mould, A.. and
cubes DC; grauulatcd, 41sc.: confectioners
A.. lc.
Cofeo-Coaeo closed steady. Fair Rio car
goes, 3lc.
The market is steady for spirits turpe milne.
dull for the low grades and steady for the line
grades of rOsin and quiet for tar. The stock at
New ork comprises 2l032 barrels rOsln, ll6l bar
rols spirits turpentinc, and 90 barrels tar.
Spirits turpontne-So southern, barrels, 3,'4c.;
machine. barrels 3,1tc.; strained S1.J215; good
do. %l.54i 9.
There wa really no interest in the oil market
to-day. although certificates We're nominaly,
Csl9. July opened $50; highest. 6S9s: lowest,
Gss; closing, 0s1a