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of electric fluid and currents" con-
ceive of the mystery of electricity in
an entirely wrong way. The truth is
that we do not know what cleo
tricity is, only of this we are quite GER
tain, that it is not fluid, writes T. B.
Russell. Similarly, we talk about the
Saws of nature, as if these were a
kind of force or influence causing GER
tain sequences of events to happen,
which is quite untrue. What people
mean, who use the term with under
standing, is simply this, that certain
things are found always occurring in
the same sequence, and that to that Sc
quence the name of law is given.
The great difficulty to. be faced in
trying to popularize science is not to
teach something that is true, for that
is comparatively easy, but to avoid, if
possible, giving any erroneous impress
sions while dispensing, as much as pos
sible, with severely scientific langu-
age.
Let us try to see the meaning of one
or two scientific terms, for thus it will
be possible to talk of scientific things
without making or perpetrating mis-
takes. One of the commonest technical
expressions is matter" Matter simply
means anything that exists, and we
speak of anything material existing
when it is capable of impressing
sensations upon our consciousness
when it has weight and occupies
space, that is, we know very well that
even the intangible air has weight, and
as for occupying space-well, we are
more familiar with air in that capacity
than almost any other.
When we speak of room being
empty, we mean that it is occupied en-
tirely by air. And the weight of at
mospheric air is shown every time q
child's air balloon bursts and is fiat
tened out by the weight of air sur
rounding it. The elasticity of the
contained air keeps the balloon tight
as long as it is unpunctured, but other
wise, as we know, it is Immediately
made limp and flabby.
Elasticity! That is another word
which has scientific use. 1t means
the property by which matter which
has been deformed in any way re-
acquires its original shape when let
alone. Some things which we should
not regard as elastic are really so in a
very remarkable degree, as few ex-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
A Delicious Pie.

"There was to be company to din.
ner," says writer in the Housekeep-
ers' Weekly. ~ was making pies and
wanted something better than, or
little different from, the ordinary rhu-
barb pies of which we had had SO
many. Acting on the impulse, lined
Il deep plate with rich paste Gt must
be rich for all acid pies, as it toughens
In coolSing), l rubbed the crust with
flour and put layer of dates, stoned
and cut in pieces, ten or twelve to an
ordinary sized pie. then filed the
plate with pulled and sliced rhubarb,
added trifle of salt and three heaping
tablespoonfuls of sugar mixed with one
spoonful of flour. A top crust was
added and the pie looked as usual. 1t
was simply delicious and the flavor was
SO unique. Every one praised it and
inquired as to the filing"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Notes by the Way.

Mrs. james Il. Fields, accompanied
by her friend, Miss Sarah Orne Jewett,
is in Europe, and will be absent until
the autumn.
Mrs. Mary Baker Tanner is serving
her second term as county superintend-
emit of schools in Hardin county, Iowa,
and was reelected by an increased ma
jority.
Kate Field, in her Washington, asks
Secretary Tracy to name the next new
cruiser the Isabella, in honor of the
friend of Columbus, and makes an elo-
quent argument in support of the idea.
Mrs. Lucia Julian Martin, who has
been principal for the last six years OF
the Training School of Expression, in
Indianapolis, Ind, has recently &c.
copied the appointment of professor Of
elocution aud physical culture at Alma
Ladies' college, st. Thomas, Ont.
Queen Liliuokalani of the Sandwich
Islands, is an earnest patron of tenn
perance reform. She pays the license
fee of coffee house opened in her
capital city by the Women's Temper
ance Union, and has banished wines
and spirituous liquors from her table
and receptions.
Whether as rule women fail or sue.
coed in art, they can point with COM
mendable pride to Rosa Bonheur In
France and Lady Waterford in Eng
land, of the latter of whom Mr.. Watts
said recently: sour time has produced
some twenty real artists, and Lady
Waterford is one Of the greateot al
~ an, ~
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little ink on the marble, and sec how
small dot IL win make when placed
gently on paving stone. On dropping
the linked marble from the height OF
three or four feet, It will make much
larger stain, for the fattening of the
side will allow a greater surface OF the
ink to touch the stone.
Hang up by the strings four or five
wooden skittles or nine-pins, such as
are sold Mt the toy shops. The strings
must be tied to stationary and hori-
zontal bar in such manner that the
slsittles hang straight, and are lightly
in contact. Now lift the one end, and
let it fall again, striking its neighbor.
The skittle at the other end will inn
mediately fly up to about the same
height as you raised the first, but the
others will not appear to have moved
at all. The truth is, that each will
have been "fattened," and in the re-
bounding action, by which it resumes
its correct shape, it will have similarly
''fattened" its neighbor, until the last,
having nothing on the outer side to re-
strain it, actually bounces.
The experiment may be initiated by
standing number of persons in single
file, each with hand on the back of
the person in front. Now go to the
rear of the column las it would be
called by soldier), and give the last
person q slight push. The impulse
will be transmitted from one to an
other, without causing any perceptible
shock, but the person at the other end
of the column, having nobody in front,
will either fall down or be compelled
to step forward to avoid doing SO.
1t is the elasticity and consequent re-
bounding capacity of ivory which
makes possible the game of billiards.
If we place number of billiard balls
against the cushion of table, or, If
not available, if we place dozen mar
bles against the edge of a book, we
may, without disturbing any of the
middle balls, send any desired number
flying from either end of the row, by
simply detaching similar num-
Der from the remote end, and
rolling them back to their place
together with gentle force. And
by covering with buster the hand
with which this is done, we may con-
siderably astonish any one not ac-
quainted with the experiment. Exactly
the same thing may be done with a
row of coins, the coins being of course,
made to slide fat on the table.
Vortex rings, such as some smokers
make for their amusement, are elastic,
and repel one another if they strike.
We may make them without
tobacco by holding lamp glass,
which has one end covered with
paper, as shown here, the smoke of
anything (such as damp shavings or
brown paper) which emit heavy
smoke. On tapping the paper drum
head at the end of the glass, we get
fine worthless. They consist of small
rings circulating round the circumfer-
ence of the large ring that is visible,
in a manner which has been very
described by the analogy
of covering "a curtain ring
with string, by winding the latter
round and round, passing the ball
the space in the center. The
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Higher Education OF Women.

The ghost which questions whether
women will not lose her womanly
qualities in the process of higher edu-
cation will not down, writes Mrs. Ly-
man Abbott in the August Ladies'
Home Journal. 1t appears not only in
the quiet and shade of midnight, when
ghosts have right to appear, but it
stalks abroad in open daylight. The
innocent have always borne the penal
ty, and the clamorous women who
parade on public p atforms, and who
make themselves obnoxious in public
conveyances, who give their fami-
lies peace at home by going
abroad with their debates, these
are they who throw discredit on their
innocent sisters. wish might picture
the homes in which am SO happy rs
to be welcome guest, where highest
education for man and for woman com.
bine to make highest happiness and
highest usefulness. Woman may
dwarf her best powers by cultivating
only her emotions, she may do 1t by
cultivating only her body, and, OF
course, she may do it by cultivating
only her mind; but that is not higher
education, and wherever young
woman has found place where she
may obtain knowledge, and also the
other fruits which perfected charac.
ter should bear, she cannot be hurt by
that pursuit
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
For Dancing and Garden Parties.

Dancing and garden party dresses of
every description seem to increase in
grace and beauty as the weeks of sum-
mer roll on. Demi-trains are worn on
all occasions, even by very young girls.
These, made after the new ''cornet''
skirt model, are arranged in much less
spreading effect in the back than for
merly, and when not en- princesse the
skirt and petticoat are quite distinct.
Low bodices are seen on full-dress oc-
casions only, but elsewhere the cor
sage is worn cut in rounding shape or
en- pompadour. Evening toilets for
young ladies are made with graceful
dancing trains" sweeping the floor
slightly in the back. These are
formed variously of lace and crepe lisse
in combination, China silk and crepon,
lowered India muslin over taffeta silk,
plain India null lace trimmed chiffon,
silk grenadine and like airy textiles.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
A Costume OF Early Autumn.

An early autumn model for street
costume, blending green and blue. has
a Russian coat of navy blue storm
serge, with jabot front, collar and
full sleeves Of changeable surah-bluc
and green dotted with gold. The coat
differs from the familiar Russian
blouse in having no fullness gathered
at the waist line. The back is simply
lain in two folds from shoulder to belt,
each side of the center. The fronts
without darts do not quite meet the
silk jabot and are edged with fine gold
GALLON. The bell skirt of blue is
without trimming,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Lady Euan Smiths Courage.

Lady Euan Smith has furnished an
other example of the courage and cool
ness so often displayed by English
women in presence of danger. When
the hostile demonstration against the
mission of Fee was at its worst she
was calmly photographing the groups
of angry rioters in the mission garden,
and her niece, a young lady, was maxi
ing out n formal application for re-
peating rifle in case the mission should
be attacked. 1t is little wonder that
her husband said of her to the SultaD:
Lady Euan is true soldiers wife.
She has seen service in every corner of
the globe, and she has never needed
any protection but that which the
broad folds of the British flag have al
ways afforded her."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10

decorations have temporarily passed,
say the famous European milliners.
The two hats shown in the accom-
panying picture are fair samples of
dozen that were exhibited to press
correspondent IN n London milliner's
designing room two weeks ago. They
were at first planned as travelling hats
for swell bride, but, as things some
times happen in the mercurial world,of
fashion, this intention has been lost
and they will pass when autumn comes
for the street headgear of the elite.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
A Word At Parting.

fknow, my friend,
We never have been lovers, but when We.
OF those sweet summer hours shall nnd the
end,
And there shailbe
A courteous close to all our pleasant speech;
When you go out into the hurrying crowd,
To battle with warrior iron-browed
For all the worldly blessings which you claim.
Wealth, power and fame.
Things which do not crave and cannot reach
wonder II your heart will be the same
VIII beat as even and as TRANQUILITY
Away from meI
~ when you find your separate life once more
Twill be as whole and happy as beforef
II may be So
Ambition has broad leaves which overgrow
The feebler heartplants blooming small and
low,
And yet, I think.
When time, or change, or both, have snapped
the line
Which holds Us ne'er so lightly heart to heart,
When YOU have found out new and pleasant
ways .....
From those apart,
Have loved fair women and have known great
men, .'.a
Perhaps grown great yourself. and tasted
praise .....
Despite the rosy ties which bound you then,
You will look back 10 these tame. quiet days
W!thdim, strange pain;
And happy in your dreaming think OF me
Half mournfrly,
Saying, while all surrounding witcheries
Seem dull and vain, .....
And beau,y's SMILE and fiattery's ministries
Lose, for the time, their hold on heart and
brain, aa
"Ah me- how little she was like TO these
Would could look upon that face againi"
boston Transcript. .... Nv. ..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Governor Hardin wa. Touched.

The late ex-Gov. Hardin of Missouri
did many things for his State during
his long and busy life, and he was es-
pecially proud of the college for women
which he founded and which bears his
name. But he felt that his work was
not appreciated and he showed his
sensitiveness on this point in touch
ing way when, one commencement day,
n lady stepped up to him and said:
"Gov. Hardin, wish to thank you for
this splendid institution and to say
that my daughters owe to you a debt
they can never repay" The white
haired old Governor held the matron's
hand in silence for moment, while
tears came to his eyes as he answered.:
MADAM, you are the first person to
express such sentiment to me-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10

characteristics OF the Seasons Modes.
The chief characteristic of fashions
present charming show Is its infpite
variety, its designs, colorings and end
less styles, affording an unlimited
choice of models suited to any special
popularity of face, form or feature.
Liberty rcigns supreme, and the dicta-
tor who has for centuries welded her
scepter is no longer despot, nor is she
anywhere blindly obeyed. On the con-
trary, her fats are very frequently
vetoed by those who have learned to
design and devise for themselves.
Therefore, personal choice and indivi-
duality in gowning are everywhere APP
parent, and thus perfectly attired wo-
men are seen on every side-particu-
larry for the moment ut the fashionable
summer resorts, where all the nice
phases in modern dressing can best be
studied. Consistency is another char
acteristic that is receiving especial at
tention, and gowns and garnitures,
jewels and laces, appropriate to their
own particular time and place, appear.
The entire costume is in perfect accord
both with the hour and the occasion,
and also in its own details, from the
crown of the wearer's bonnet to the
tip of her dainty shoe. A lace parasol
with a cotton gown, however pretty
that same cotton gown may be, is now
seldom seen-neither do we behold
diamond jewelry,worn with morning
or travelling dresses.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10

periments will show. Take small
handful of crumbs from the interior of
new loaf of bread, and knead it into
an irregular shape with the fingers. 1t
would be difficult to think of any thing
which most people would call less
elastic. Of
Yet II we strike the mass ever 80
hard with a fat ruler, we cannot alter
the SHAPED 1t is fattened, but springs
back into position instantly. A glass
marble, or any other kind Of marble,
for that matter, rebounds from a hard
surface when dropped, in virtue of its
elasticity. The downward side of the
marble is fattened out, but 1t re-as-
sumes its round shape so quickly as to
throw the marble up again in the air.
We may prove to our own satisfaction
that it really was fiattened, II we put q
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10

and narrow frill of lace over white
MORE round the skirt.
A dinner gown of rich pink brocade
is made in the Empire style, with a
high ceinture and large double pulled
sleeves in velvet of darker shade;
semi-Watteau back and skirt edged
with band of velvet. A tea gown of
pink brocade has cuffs and Swiss belt
of moss green, covered with black gui-
pure and edged with tiny ruching of
moss green. A lovely matinee is in
heliotrope and white silk, with peler-
inc deep founce of Indian muslin and
fine lace, with heliotrope ribbons.
There is also beautiful tea gown of
red bengaline, with Princess back and
large revers, trimmed with black lace
and chiffon. This is shown in the illus
tration.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
An Ensll.h nrlde.. outflt.

One of the smartest of the many
August weddings in England was that
of Miss Reiss, daughter of the owner
of historic Jodell Hall, Holmes Chapel,
Cheshire, to Captain Dome of the
Royal Carbineers. Among the beauti-
full trousseau gowns for the bride is a
pale green satin evening gown, with
Vatican train and high white MORE
sash, edged with pearls, turning back
over the shoulders to form a pelerine;
large sleeves Of green satin to the elbow
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Mrs. william MI. Eyarts,


Since the accident to Mr.. Evarts his
wife has felt great solicitude for his
health, and devotes herself most as
siduously TO his happiness and comfort,
spending much time with him in con-
versation, reading aloud, and driving
or visiting some of their children domi-
ciled near, writes Lillian Wright in an
interesting sketch, with portrait, in
the Ladies' Home Journal. They have
travelled extensively both in this coun-
try and Europe, and have been much
in Washington and New York society,
but Mrs. Evarts finds her chief happi-
ness in her home an family, and
is happier in these ,lan in her
abundant worldly possessions. Mrs.
Evarts does great deal in quiet way
for the sick and unfortunate, her
daughter assisting her in her work
among the poor, and both taking
special interest in the welfare of for
mer servants. Mrs. Evarts is very
much interested in the Episcopal
church, and does much to support it
and it's charities. Her summers are
spent very quietly at "Runnymede,"
gaining health and strength for the
more wearing city life, and all social
obligations are laid aside, only oc-
casional informal calls on a few very
old friends being paid. Unknown she
may be as leader in fashion or art,
Sor her life work has been wholly
domestic, and her sole aim and purpose
to be devoted, self-sacrificing wife
and mother, receiving the loving
homage of those who constitute
woman's kingdom, her husband and
children.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
A woman.s Breadmaking Machine.

There has been organized in west
ern city company of women, with
seven women directors, for the purpose
of controlling in all parts of the United
States breadmaking machine which
can be operated almost entirely by
women. Loaves of bread perfectly
kneeded and shaped can be turned out
by this machine, into which the ingre-
dients for the bread are placed, almost
as rapidly as newspapers from one of
the improved presses and with less
complication of mechanism. Automat-
ic opening and closing slides lift the
loaves into the oven, and revolving
brushes clean the molds and pans
when not in use
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
A CurIaua Animal.

There is curious looking animal in
South Africa that looks for all the
world like a piece of toast with four
legs, a head and a tail. 1t resembles
pussy cat about the forehead and ears,
but its nose is distinctly that of rat,
while its tail is not very dissimilar to
that of fox
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Two Hearts with a single Pin.

The brooch composed of two united
hearts outlined either in diamonds,
pearls or any precious stone, continues
to have vogue, and suggests that,
after all, as nation we are n bit senti-
mental, and that we think of the two
hearts with but single thought, writes
Mrs. Mallon in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. Though the most that can be
said about this brooch is that they are
but two hearts with single pin, and
that this is given to breaking in very
unpleasant way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
JawIah Signafs.

Like some of the rings of to-day the
signets worn by the Israelites bore in
scriptions. The breastplates of the
high priests were set with twelve prec-
ious stones, each one representing q
tribe of the children of Israel.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
loRiEx. Rnes:

rings will be most successfully obtained
if the open end of the lamp glass has
over it piece of card with circular
aperture smaller than the bore of the
glass itself.
Water is one of the things which is
not elastic. 1t can hardly be COM
pressed at all, on which fact depends
the principle of the hydraulic press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Free Luncheons Of Paris.

Paris Anarchists are now diligently
cultivating the art of dining for moth
ing. Bands of them, it is said, now
enter eating houses, call for substan-
tial repasts, dispatch them and then
refuse to pay the bill. When the land
lord demonstrates they threaten to
blow up his establishment with dyna-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
A Costly Wardrobe.

A costly wardrobe is owned by one
of the Chinese ministers, whose mag
nificent and varied toilets have driven
the society bodies wild with envy. The
celestial dignitary never appears at
public entertainments twice in the
same costume, and his silk and satin
garments are valued at ESQ, ZOO.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
An Immense Reservoir.

A company was organized at Phoe-
nix, A. T., recently for the construc.
ton of what is claimed will be the larg-
est artificial reservoir in the world.
II will be sixteen miles long and con-
tain 1O3, O5s, O4O, 500 cubic feet Of water.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10

illustrative metaphors Qike current Of
electricity" claw of gravitation,"
electric fluid" and SO on), may lead
to erroneous conceptions among peo-
pie who are not scientific philosophers,
and derive their ideas from literature
designed to be adapted to their under
standing.
Thus, many people who have heard
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
To Make Your Hair Curl.

Finely powdered Peruvian bark is
recommended to keep bangs in curl in
moist weather. 1t is applied with
powerful puff. Unfortunately this sug
gestion is valuable only to persons with
blonde or light brown hair. On black
hair the powder shows fine dust and
cannot be used
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
SCIENCE FOR HOME.
SOME WONDERFUL RESULTS
FROM EXPERIMENTS.
Simple Experiments which Can BE
Made without Expenss-A Season In
Terms Used In Elasticity OF
Hard Matter.

CIENCE HAS A
language Of its
own, so to speak,
and s Gle n t 1 fc
students find 1t
safest to us e
s Glen / q C lam
guage whenever
1t will be uader-
stood, De ca u S e
the use of popu-
lar expressions,
and especially of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
Miss RoossveIt's sketch Of sardou.

Miss Blanche Roosevelt has written
q study of victorien Sardou, which
Messrs. Kegan g. Paul of London, have
published. Miss Roosevelt Is herself
an officer of the French Academy and
has had peculiar opportunities Of
studying the habits and genius of the
author of Fedora and ''La Tosca."
One of the interesting chapters of the
book contains a full account of the re-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-10
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN.
sEAeONA6LE APrA~EL FOR
DANES AND MISSES

The OUTFIT Recently Worn by m En-
slish Brids-A Summer Costume
Hats for Autumn-some Home Mat
ters-Notes.