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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16
Household Hints.

Household hints.
Bread crumbs cleanse silk gowns.
Gloves can be cleaned at homo ty
rubbing with gasoline.
Corks warmed in oil make excellent
substitutes for glass shoppers.
) Tooth powder is an excellent
cleanser of fine filigree jcwclry.
Scallop the edge of an old badly
frayeG skirt, working in buttonhole
stitch with white darning cotton.
Buttonhole tho edge of blankets
whose binding Is worn, with Scotch
yarn, in color to match the border
Hard putty may be easily softeuod
by passing a rcd-hot fat piece of iron
over it, so that it can then be re-
moved with the fingers, or tho edge
OF knife.
To remove odors from a sick ROOM
it is a good plan to sprinkle coarse
ground coffee on shovelful OF burn
ing Goals, and thrust it into all the
corners OF the room.
Bleach willow furniture, after
washing in warm suds, by setting III
n box without drying. putting SINAI,
dish Of burning sulphur inside anu
covering the box for half an hour
Some ono has said that diet OF
oatmeal apd brown bread tends 70
promote tho growth of tho mar.
However this may be, tho diet Is
good one for many more assurcu
reasons.
10 perfume bureau drawers rose
satchets arc most desirable. Ihey
may be made of cheese cloth or any
thin material. in cream or white ucu
with narrow, bright ribbons. or cor
ors in harmony with tho toilet ora
pcries can DO chosen. In size .ne
satchets should not exceed SIX ihon ,,,,
In length and four in width. fln
them with petals freshly gatherea.as
such a small quantity will nos uocu
drying, tho air circulating frSeiy
through and around thcm. Incy
may be reillled several times during
the season. II IL much better TO en-,
close the leaves in this way tnsa "
scatter them loosely through .ne
drawers, ~ is frequently done. 'o
when they wither and dry up the 80
suit Is not pleasing. :,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16

in any other. But bs No
you can you'll get caught some. s., al
Even an expert gets stuck. Ahns es.
may look ever 80 nice and 90 q a ss
pace and yet have fits. There leu.
man who can tell it until sa ,Su'
thing happens. Or he NAV bovu
weak back. Give him tho Viii
off he goes for a mile or two ,s aau
all OF II sudden he stops on the roaa
After rest he starts again Inv,
soon he stops for good and po,bin.
but derrick can start him.
The weak points of horse c,n /.
better discovered while standinr
than while moving. II he is sornS
he will stand firmly and squarelv ON
his limbs without moving them. win
legs plump and naturally poised. q.
IL the foot is taken from the eronnd
and tho weight taken from it disease
may be suspected, or at least tender.
ness. which is the precursor OF di..
ease. If tho horse stands with his
feet spread apart, or straddles With
his hind legs, there is a weakness in
his loins and his kidneys are disor.
dcred. Heavy pulling bends tho
knees. Blush. milky-cast eyes in
horses indicate mvop- blindness Or
something else. A bad-tempered ono
keeps his ears thrown back, u kick.
ing horse is apt to have Scared legs:
Il stumbling horse has blemished
knees. Then the skin is rough anu
harsh and does not move easily to
the touch; the horse is heavy eater
and digestion is bad. Never buy a
horse whose breathing organs are at
all impaired. Place your ear ut the
heart and If Il wheeling sound is
heard 1t is an indication OF trouble.
Joarnal OF Agriculture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16
A New Name for Jerseys.

The breed fight of dairy cows at
Chicago has shown that tho Jersey
can be bred to produce wonderfully
large quantity Of milk. Contrary to
my expectations, and contrary to
what l wished might have been the
result. the Jersey COW not only out
MIXED the Guernsey, but the Short
horn also. Some Jersey men are
much pleased at the result. / am not;
i would have been much better
pleased il the Jersey had come out
third in quantity and still have re-
manned first in pounds Of butter, as
she might have done, and as ] believe
she could be bred to do. know /
will be met with the objection that
the only way to increase the amount
of butter is TO increase tho amount
OF milk. "fou can't feed fat into the
milk, you know" But don't, only
know that that is claim whose only
foundation is that tho contrary has
not been scientifically proven. Not
to say any more on that point there
is another that, think, no one will
dispute, and that is, IL fat can't be
fed into milk. it can be bred into it.
The Jersey came to us a condensed
milk factory, we are breeding her
into skim milk factory. We used
to say. when twitted about the small
amount of milk the Jersey gave,
Eyes, that's so, but see how rich it
isP' Now, we (some of us) can say,
"Hnh! We can beat you Shorthorn
fellows now, and we're going for the
Holstcins." Wouldn't it be better to
go in for a little condensation, both
in the size of the Jersey and the
quantity OF milk she gives?-A. !.
Crosby in the National Stockman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16
buying . Horse.

Some one who has evident
ly been there and knows a
thing or two," says: Don't
buy a horse in harness. In
hitch him and take of everything
but his halter and lead him arou nd.
III he has corn or is stiff or las
any other failing you can see it. Let
him go by himself ways, and II be
slaves right into anything you know
he Is blind. No matter how clear
and bright his eyes are he can't see
any more than bat. Back him. too.
Some horses show their weakness or
tricks in that way when they don't
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16

Il the ti O OF
which l write, !
was manager of
the old Varie-
ties theater in
New Orleans, a
III eater lon e
since destroyed
by fire. The sea-
son was about to
open, and it
,,rnn,iGal tA l,o
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-12-20
s. per Annum, in adVancr.


This material called black pepsin is
said by good authority to be mixture
of salt and coloring matter. One would
suspect that there was nothing expensive
in the stuff from the risk taken by the
black pepsin man. One party has been
tried and sent to penitentiary by United
States court at Toledo, Ohio, for using
the mail in selling fraudulent articles,
for purposes similar to that Of black
pepsin.
Any article which prom ises to increase
the yield of butter, and offered for sale
either directly or indirectly should be
regarded with a good deal Of suspicion.
Anyone would be liable to the penal
ing such stuff for dairy butter, as would
be made by the above process.
the work of dairying is so carefully
carried on, and so much care is taken in
the process Of butter making that there
seems to be little to be expected in the
way of increasing the amount of butter
from given quantity of milk except by
improving the source, the COW.
In our State, where we are making ii
reputation for good butter, everyone in
terested in the dairy business should
appoint himself committee of one to
see that none of these ''patent doses" are
sold in the State and also to ferrit out
any butter made in this way.
1t is eVeryone's business to see that no
such stuff finds a market under the
name of butter. The consumer cannot
afford to buy at any price stuff that will
become ransjd in day or two.
The producer Of good butter cannot af-
ford to have the market for his product
killed by a mixture of milk, cheese,
water and old degenerated butter.
p. H. RALPHs
Lake County. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-12-20
Lake County. Fla.

The average yield Of 100 acre farm
of ordinary quality of soil and location
in the rain fall section is placed by the
department of agriculture at from $500
to 81 900 per year. In Colorado or New
Mexico, irrigation farming of forage or
cereal crops shows an average profit of
$3.50 cents anacre or a gross, income of
50, 048 for 100 acres. At cost of SO per
acre for cultivation, quarter section
should return profit of 81, ,568 Think
Of the drudgery, hard and long continued
required to realize this less than ten
dollars per acre. Then contrast it with
pineapple plantation of even five acres
and see the difference. Life to the farm
er in the North and West is one constant
grind, from sunrise to sunset: but in
Florida there are periods of ease and rest
rest that make a life of toll comparatively
easy. The average yield, too, as between
the rain fall and the irrigated sections
will attract attention; but the fact is ir
rigatiOn is very expensive and ought to
pay better per cent.of profit Come to
Florida,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-12-20

ing each other plat with the one not fer
tilted; by which means conclusive
idea can be formed as to the wants of the
soil The writer suggests that on one
plat all the elements be united, which
would help to show what was most nee
essary for the soil under treatment,
After learning just what is wanted the
land worker can apply this, and waste
nothing by giving the soil what it has
no present need of, or lose by not giving
what is needed. thus practising true
economy. Any other line of soil treat
ment is attended with more guess work
than there should be-
A. f. BOYCE.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-12-20

tiliZerS-even if liberal one-quite
fully. But what we want is better
system than the English one, or in other
language Il better method of applying our
fertilizing material. \ system which
will admit Of more frequent cropping OF
the same kind of products and such ap-
plication of crop nourishmenu as will
produce the highest results most directly
Presuming that we might want to grow
oranges exclusively-as many persons do
in Florida; we must find out the elements
of an orange crop, trees and fruit, then
endeaVOr to get at a fair knowledge OF
the composition of the soil we have in
mind to use for the crop.
While it may be difficult to ascertain
Just what elements of fertility are pres
ent and what is wanting: yet we can
Judge somewhat by the past growth of
vegetation upon said soil; for instance ii
it is rich hammock it is quite clear to
be pretty wen supplied win suitable
elements for orange production; if 1t is Il
scrub oak tract it is quite clear to be
really deficient in some Of those elements
necessary to a satisfactory production Of
oranges.
At Rothamstead, England, series of
experiments have been conducted for
forty years or more in order to ascertain
Just what effect certain fertiliZing ele-
ments are calculated to produce upon
particular crops; and while the limits
of this article will not admit of any cita
tion of specific results thus obtained,
the lesson taught is that a person can
soon learn quite clearly just what his
soil needs added thereto in order to pro-
mote a healthful, vigorous, growth of
plants or trees or fruit. To illustrate the
point an excess of nitrogen to an orange
grove will produce coarse, thick rind,
raggy oranges almost worthless. An eX
cess of nitrogen to a strawberry crop will
give fine large plants, large sized fruit,
too soft, watery and tasteless to be de-
Gently marketable: while a good supply
of potash is requisite to both oranges and
strawberries that the fruit may be Of
high quality. In like manner the peach
calls for iron in the soil, the best peach
growing section that the writer is ac-
quainted with abounds in iron. The
grass crop will take nitrogen in large
supply, while onions, cabbage, turnips,
etc, call for potash as plainly as does
child for bread; and seed bearing plants
require phosphoric acid Tor phosphate)
in abundant supply.
In a summary of this matter the land
worker needs to plat off his ground into
several plats and for a few years test
his lands and crops by applying to each
plat different fertilizing element and
repeating this on the same plat each
year, leaving one particular plat (say in
the middle parD without any fertilizing
material whatever and yearly contrast
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-12-20
FOR THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURTsT
Black Pepsln

Among the fraudulent articles offered
for sale in our State during the past year
is one known as black pepsin. The bait
offered to the dairyman is that he can
make two pounds Of butter from pound
of milk and pound Of butter by using
this nOstrum.
The way the catch is accomplished is
by placingan advertisement in the form
Of local in some county paper. The
local says that the black pepsin may be
had from any druggist or by sending to
Mr.. M. at somewhere. Now of course
the local druggist has no such stuff on
hand and the dairyman has to send to
Mr. M. and that is where he makes the
money. The black pepSin man charges
just what he thinks he can get.
The directions for it's use are usually
something like this: Take a pound of
soft butter and a pound of warm m ilk;
place the butter in the milk, add small
quantity of black pepsin and churn for
a few minutes. You will have two
pounds of butter. Put in a cool place to
harden; do not work as ordinary butter.
AS matter of fact this butter( Dcan be
made as easily without black pepsin.
Prof. Weber of Columbus, Ohio, says,
1T is true that pound of soft butter
and pound of milk slightly warmed
churned or shaken together will unite
to solid mass weighing two pounds, but
the black pepsin pays no part in the
the operation, as it can be accomplished
just as well without as with it.
a sample of dairy butter analysed in
Dr. Wiley's laboratory was found to con-
tain:
Water Is 92 per cent
Butter 53 per cent
ASH .3S per cent
Curdete BIZ per cent
A sample OF artificial was found to
contain:
ater 40 30 per cent.
ASH l.35 per cent
OuFu......... ......................3 1866 per cent.
An analysis of butter made By the
black pepsin method would give table
similar to the latter one.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-12-20
FOK THE FLORIDA AGRICULTuRIsT
How Shall We.Fertilize?

now SuaIE w Coz GTCIlIZG.
The farmers. grove owners, or garden
workers in Florida have no small need to
study closely how they may supply the
proper nourshment for their crops most
economically. The methods in use else
where are not quite applicable to this
State, and those of our fathers (or of the
former days. have been found out to be
greatly wanting in economy and in SER
viceableness.
Fally half part of our landworkers
apply their fertiliZing materials without
any consideration of the wants their par
ticular crops cali for What the land in
Florida requires is plentiful supply Of
nitrogen, Of phosphoric acid, Of potash
and somewhat of lime, of magnPsia, of
iron, etc.
Now in almost every kind Of soil there
is present sufficient supply, of some one
or more of these fertilizing elements. to
last for many years; while in a few cases
there may be found tracts of land we'll
supplied with almost or quite all of these
necessary elements of fertility: sufficient
at least to last several years.
But IN by far the larger number of
cases known to US there is shown to be a
clearly deficient supply of some one or
more of these necessary elements, and it
has got to be added if satisfactory re-
suits are sought for and obtained
This brings us right up to the first
step in the study of what kinds of fer
tiliZers we need to apply so as not to
either waste or let the land suffer from
want. Two very important points arise
just here, First, what do the crops we
desire to grow require for their fullest
development? Second, what does the
land or soil, we propose to plant or SOW,
need to supply it's deficiency?
Manifestly if there should be no de-
ficiency in the groun6 we want to use,
(re should be no real need to apply any
fertilizer for the time being. But our
common experience teaches us that more
frequently than otherwise do we find
there is sCmeelement or elements Of crop
nourishment wanting.
Now if we supply certain elements of
fertility that are already in sufficient
supply, we are simply depositing costly
substance where it is not called for, and
from which we get no adequate returns.
1t may not be lost, but simply lies dor
MAJ Mt in the ground until some future
day when the wants of a crop will alb
sorb it, While the English system of
four course rotation of crops is highly
commendable one, inasmuch as certain
crops call for larger quantity of par
ticular fertilizing substance than others
fitting line of crops grown in succession
will draw upon the varied elements in
such manner as to consume line of fer
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14

Sheriff Mahaffey hasn't moved
out of the court house yet and when
a shower comes this way the family
retires to the county office building.
This is a pretty state of affairs,
isn't it?
LATER Sheriff moved to the
Michael Meylert residence, on Tues
day. The Green house which was
first spoken of as the quarters Sc
cured for the Sheriff, will be oc-
cupied by the owner, Mrs. Brewster,
during the summer, hence the COM
missioners were obliged to look else
where, and as the brick house was
the only vacant building in town,
were compelled to accept of it.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14
PENSIONS IN PITTsBURG.
Criticism of the Methods Used by
the Interior Department

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
llolc Smiths method of suspend
ing pensioners is brutal. To per-
init crippled veterans and needy
widows to call for their dole on the
regular disbursiug day, only TO be
met with the announcement that
they have been suspended, is bar
barrie cruelty. The men aud women
on the pension rolls did not obtain
a place there until their right had
been established, but many names
are now being arbitrarily suspend.
ed, with no opportunity of defense.
Possibly hete and there name
should be erased, bat that over 100
should be dropped az the Pltsburg
office ia one day We cannot believe.
Even lt the suspension vas Just, the
method # doing It WAS bafbarous.
WHY not notify the suspended peo.
pie by mail, and spare them the
modification and distress Of disap-
poIntineul after Welt ID the pen
sion agent Z WIS heap insult on
injury this waY
The iepubAe i not unarateiul,
bat i il thousand pllies that is
dependent defenders are Al The
mercy of man Ike lloke saith
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14
The Side WALKS That Need Re-
pairing in LapOrte.

This may not be news to our peo-
pie, but occasionally a real live
paper is obliged to insert stale news.
We will begin the list on North
Muncy street. No. 1.-The walk in
front of the Hon. L. Nj. Dunham's
residence is in bad repair and atten-
tioH should be given the same at
once. No. 2-Opposite the Green
residence. No. 3-The walk along
the Park and owned by the boro and
looked after by the town council.
No. 4-The crossing at John
Finkle's on South Muncy St., also
under the town council charge. No.
5-On Cherry ST., and opposite of
the VIM. Meylert homestead, oc-
cupied by Chas. Landon. No. c.
On the corner of Beech and Mey-
lert SITS, and owned by our burgess,
A. Walsh. Very bad indeed. No.
7-On Meylert St., and along the
property of Judge Ingham and VIM.
Lawrence. No. Son Main St.,
opposite of the property of j. W.
Ballard and j. p. Little. No. O.
The crossing at DR.. Hills; boro
property. Bad, very bad. No. 10
On Main St., opposite the property
of DR.. Hills and Mrs. A. F. Mey-
lert's. Dangerous. No. 11-On
Main St., and along the property
of Wm. Meylert. No. l2-Opposite
the Laporte Hotel. A new walk
needed. No. 13-Opposite of our
Dist. Atty's. Office. No. l4-around
the court house square. No. 10
The walk leading to the court house.
A new walk necessary.
We trust we have not omitted
either of our neighbors from the
list who is deserving of the honor.
The president of our town council
should clip this and keep it for fu-
ture use.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14
II. j. MULLEN, Auditor
Dushore, Pa, July 11th, 1893.

NoTICE.-Notice is hereby given that
an application will be made to the Cover
nor of Pennsylvania on Monday, July II,
1893, by Alexander Beede, Frank o.
Emery. William E. Ransom, Anson ID.
Knapp and John II. Price ir. under the act
of assembly entitled "An act to provide
for the incorporation and regulation of
certain corporations. approved April 80,
1874, and the supplements thereto, for the
charter of an intended corporation to be
called the Loyalsock Logging Company,
the character and object of which is the
construction of dams, the driving and
floating of aw~logs, timber and lumber on
thirty-tive miles of Loyalsock Creek from
its source or head downward, in the coun-
ties OF Sullivan and Wyoming, with the
right to purchase dams and erect new
dams on the said thirty-ive miles of said
stream, and clear out, straighten, deepen.
crib and widen the same, and for these
purposes to have, possess and eniey all the
rights. benefits and privileges of sand act
of assembly and the several supplements
thereto.
ii. G. 81 5. T. Mccormick. Solicitors.
Williamsport, Pa, June ~, 1898.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14
CLUE TO THE BORDEN
MURDER.
An Important Letter Found ON
the street i'm Rome, N. Y.

ROME, N. Y, July DIR. G. Fl.
Lloyd, a dentist, night before last
picked up letter on the street that
was addressed to Lawrence Carpen-
ter, Albany, N. Y. 1t had been
forwarded from Albany to Rome.
1t was post marked at Fall River,
Mass, June %, and the letter inz
closed bore the same date. The
letter was evidently written by a
very illiterate person, and was in
substance as follows:
My DEAR HUSBAND Lizzie has been
acquitted and don't think they can do
anything with you. want you to come
home and spend the Fourth. The papers
give a description of the man seen over
the fence on the morning of the murder.
Can you prove where you We're on the
morning of the murder?
ANNIE.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-07-14

Our deputy sheriff and constable
were called to Thornedale on Mon
day night 10 protect the citizens 10.
siding over there. On two OF
three nights OF last week shots we're
fired into buildings occupied by Mr,
AeFarlanss 5 employees, by unknown
parties and the citizens are badly
scared, and ask that The las inter
fore. W. predict that flhe wretch.
- are caught lhey will be roughly
handled, - lhey should be.