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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Place the tops of the branches down
stream, as shown in the cut. Over all
place good covering of straw or some
other coarse material to prevent the
earth from sitting into the drain. If,
as is likely to be the case, this brush is
constantly immersed in water, it will
last for many years, and do the work
required most effectually.
When the ground has become settled,
stone or tile drains should be substi-
tuted for the brush. If stone is used
it should be remembered that the
bitches must be deeper than If tiled,
since in filling the drain the top of it
will come nearly a foot nearer the sur
face than the tile drain, and it might
become INSTRUCTED if mice and other
vermin are present, by their digging
down to the top of the drain, and al
lowing the earth and silt to sift into it.
Stone drains, if well laid. as shown,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
To Tan hide. with Hair On.

The hides should be soaked in clear
water (spring water is the BEST "a
hours and then the flesh worked off
with dull knife and washed clean in
water. Spread on a fat table with flesh
side up. Have a,paste made of quart
new milk, quart wheat flour, n pint
barley meal, y pint oatmeal, l pint
corn meal. an ounce sal soda, an ounce
cream of tartar, pint salt and ounce
oil of vitriol. Mix carefully and
thoroughly into n paste having the
consistency of white lead. Spread the
paste on the flesh side about & inch
thick and let it dry while the hide is
spread on the table. When nearly dry
remove from the table and work over q
beam with dull knife until soft and
ready for use. The hide should be
stretched and nailed to the table so as
to keep it's shape.-G. III. Hapgood, in
Farm and Home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
Tn, Selection of seed Corn.

Perhaps never in the history of this
country have the farmers been more
solicitous for the proper selection of
their seed corn. The subject is dis
cussed at almost every farmers meet
ing and in nearly or quite every news
paper devoted to agricultural matters.
1t is very evident that well-bred seed
corn is to be desired quite as much as a
well-tred horse, sheep, COW or hog,
and that those who are the most care
full in its selection will, as a rule,
make the best crops. Deep blowing
and shallow cultivation is now very
generally recommended and advocated.
Even in droughty season, II not too
extreme. good crop can be made and
secured with frequent shallow cultiva-
ton. 1t conserves the moisture be-
meath the surface because acting as q
mulch. Rural World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

and put not less than az DIETER y feet
deep, will stand perfectly, and to all in
tents and purposes are as good as tile.
Since the only expense OF the brush
drain is in labor, it all depends upon
the financial side of the labor ques-
tion. BY all means, beginning at the
lower end of the marsh, try some of
these drains, placing them at the most
not less than 80 to 40 feet apart, if the
land is to be thoroughly and effectually
drained.
OF course the brush will rot in few
years if the supply of water from be-
meath does not keep them fairly we'll
submerged, but this is not likely to be
the case, since in such ground the
water oozes from the bottom, and
since the passage through the drain is
slow.
Poles and even cordwood are used
under such circumstances with sue
cess. With the former a throat can be
made of fairly good size, which in some
respects will look like the stone drain
shown.-Country Gentleman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
TO KEEP FEED AND WATER CLEAN.

inches apart extend from the bottom
board to the outer strip. These make a
rack through which the fowls can extend
their heads to reach the food which is
placed inside. The ledge along the
outer edge retains any scattered food.
The drinking dishes are set at each end
outside of the upright boards. The
hens are kept from getting into the
food with their feet, yet can reach it
easily and withdraw their heads with
out danger of getting hung by the neck.
1t may be very cheaply constructed by
anyone accustomed to the use of tools.
Miss Mamie Cable, in Farm and
Home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

A correspondent writes to the
American Agriculturist as follows: /
have had great success, both in connec-
ton with rye plowed under and also
with crops planted on clover sod. I
apply 1t at the time of planting, scat
tering 1t freely in the drill before the
potatoes are covered. Repeated ex-
periments, leaving portion of the
piece without plaster, have shown that
its use promotes smooth, healthy
growth, free from scab and other dis
ease. and perceptibly increases, not
only the total yield, but also the pro-
portion of marketable potatoes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
Observation-Disclosures
MAKING BRUSH DRAINS.

How to Bring Under Cultivation Land
That Is Often vaiueiess.
The figures will serve to give an idea
of the method of constructing brush
and stone drains, both which are very
useful and entirely practicable under
certain conditions
Doggy land cannot well be drained
at first with either stone or tile unless
there Is plank or board laid in the
bottom of the ditch, and when there is
a large quantity of brush presented,
by all means use 1t in the pioneer work,
which may be made to result in bring
ing the land under proper cultivation.
Dig drains through the marsh about
8 feet deep, and fill them half full of
brush, Topping the branches where they
prevent the brush from lying close.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
GOOD FEEDING RACK.

An Excellent Device for Keeping Food
and Water Clean.
Feed and water for fowls may be
protected from dirta waste as shown
in the cut below. The base is board
or plank feet long and foot wide.
An upright piece of inch board foot
square is firmly nailed crosswise, s
inches from the end. Thin boards 2
inches wide are nailed all around the
edge. Three strips inch square and 8
feet long are nailed to the top of the
vertical boards, one at each upper cor
ner, and the third midway between.
On each side series of vertical Stats
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
.Noveltles" in Potatoes.

Do not pay high prices for few
pounds of tubers of some new potato
that may have many claims in its
favor unless you are sure of it's excel
lence, and even then it would be well
to wait until it has been given test
for several years. as many varieties
may be unreliable in some sections.
Novelties in seeds, fruits and vegeta-
bles are brought out every year, but
they sometimes happen to be old vari-
cites with new names. They spring
into existence as novelties one year
and sink out of sight in two or three
seasons
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
Feed ps.n. to tho Hons.

An excellent egg food is good mess
of beans three times a week. Cook the
beans by boiling in an ordinary pot,
add some finely chopped meat, thicken
the mess with ground oats, and give
the hens all they will eat, warm, and
early in the morning. II they do not
then lay 1t will not be because you
have not given them proper food, pro-
vided you do not omit chopped clover
with grain mt night. Beans are rich in
nitrogen, and make a very nourishing
food for all kinds Of poultry.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
Don't Yo1 Care.

What are you crying about. little manf
You have hard lesson. you say?
Well therel Don't you care,
That's no sad affair.
You are bound TO have those In your day.
Be brave, little man. hard work is your plan;
You'll come out all right, don't you care
What are you grumbling about business mani
Dame Fortune Is frowning. you sayS
Well therel Don't you care.
just act on the square,
She's sure to smile on you some day.
Repining. my man, Is q very poor plan;
You're going TO succeed, don't you care
What are you sorrowing for aged mani
Your end is approaching, you sayl
Well therei Don't you care,
You have no time to spare,
Prepare for your journey away.
Have peace, weary man, It's part OF Gods
plan;
You are safe in His hand, don't you care.
Frank b. WEIGH. In Banner OF Gold
How 1t Game.
Once Cupid, in his roguish way.
Into q room went peeping.
And there upon the sofa lay
maiden calmly sleeping.
Then Cupid straghtway aimed dart,
With triumphant grin;
The shot was careless, missed her heart,
And struck her in the chin.
He drew the shaft and kissed the place,
Twas healed by means so simple;
The wound. however, left n trace
A charming little dmplc
University of Pennsylvania Courier
My Twin.
did not know that had him,
My twin that is just like me-
Till peeped one day In the mirror
And then happened to see.
He's always dressed as / ap,
With aprons for every day,
And he wears big holes In tie elbow
Like me when I'm out at pay.
I've often wished could catch him
brother is Jolly, you Sec
But though have called him, and called
him.
He never will answer mel
Agnes l.. Mitchell, in Youths Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
STATE OF ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO, / ..

LUCAS COUNTY. ]
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm of 4. j. CHENEY
d Co., doiag business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot occurred by the use of HALL $ CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this6th day Of December, A. d. 1885.
A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FIJI. CHENEY ~ Co, Toledo, o.
cB-S Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
Call 1t a Craze.
AN ALARMING STATEMENT
CONCERNING WOMEN.
HOW BAD HABITS ARE FORMED.

The Mem York Tribune saws "The habit Of
taking headache powders Is increasing to an
alarming extent among great number of
men throughout the country. These powders as
their name indicates. claimed by the manu-
facturers to be positive and speedy cure for any
form of headache. In many cases their chief
ingredient is morphine, opium. cocaine or some
other equally injurious drug having a tendency
to deaden pain. The habit of taking them Is
easily formed, but almost impossible to shake
of. Women usually begin taking them to re-
lieve a raging headache aud soon resort to the
powder to alleviate any little pain ache they
may be subjected to, aud finally like the NOR
phine or opium fend. get into the habit of taking
them regularly, imagining that they are in pain
If they happen to miss their regular dose"
In nine cases out Of ten, the trouble Is
: in the stomach and liver. Take simple
laxative and liver tonic and remove the
offending matter which deranges the
stomach and causes the headache. DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed
entirely Of the purest, concentrated,
vegetable extracts. One Pellet is
dose; sugar-coated, easily swallowed;
once used, al1Oays in /avor. They posi-
lively cure sick headache and remove
the disposition to it.
Mr.. K. vARGAsoN, OF otter Lake Labeey Co..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
What q Blessing

1t is to have strong nerves, and how many
are denied it. They TO whom nature has
been niggard In this respect can enjoy nerve
vigor and quietude II they use Hostetter'e
Stomach Bitters, one Of the finest nervines
and tonics in existence. Dyspepsia, pro-
life source Of nerve nquietude, is invari-
ably overcome by this genial medicine,
which is also potent as remedy for ma
larial and kidney trouble and constipation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

Send stamp for official book "Historic
Chattanooga" containing full particulars
International Convention Of Epworth
Leagues, at Chattanooga next June. The
Queen and Crescent Route will make rate ono
fare for round trip. CHAs w. ZELL, D. p.
A., Cincinnati, o. w. A. BEoKLER, N. p. A.,
III Adams st., Chicago, Ill. G. A. BAIRD,
7. p. A., Detroit; w. w. DuNNAvANr, T.
r. A., Cleveland, o.: w. G. RINKARsoH,
q. p. A., Cincinnati. o.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

BUTTONS 1.-THE count gave me dollar to
tell him truthfully If Miss dc Richie was ut
home" The Maitland did your But
tons-"Not much / told Miss de Richie
about it, and she gave me a dollar to tell
him she was out. brooklyn Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
Best of All

To cleanse the sy stem in gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when the springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup Of Figs. One bottle will answer for
al the family and costs only 81 cents; the
large size 81. Try it and be pleased. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

Mich, writes II not
infrequently have an at
tack Of the headache.
II usually comes OH in
the forenoon. At my
dinner ! eat my regular
meal, aud take one or
two OF Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets inirne-
diately after. and In the
course Of an hour my
headache is cured and
no bad effects. I feel
better every way for
having taken them
not worse. as Is usual
after taking other kinds
Of pills. Pleasant Pei
let's are worth more
than their weight In
gold, If for nothing else
Than to cure headache"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
when You Want a Threshcr,

Horse Power, Swinging or Wind Stacker,
Saw Mill, Self Feeder, or an Engine, ad-
dress the j. l. CASE T. M. Co., Racine, Wis.
They have the largest Threshing Machine
plant in the world ard their implements may
be relied upon rs the best. Business estab-
lished 1912. Illustrated catalogue mailed free.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
General Passenger Agent, ST. LOUIS

recently was referred TO by the local press
as favorito in that city. The paper re-
marked: "She appeared here just before
the flood" The actress has erneedAJoh
town from her map.-Dramatic Mirror.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30
LOW-RATE EXCURSIONS
April 2 and 80. 1893.

On April the IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE
will sell excursion tickets to oil points in
Arkansas, to Lake Charles, La, and to all
points In Texas, except FL Pnso, at the very
low rate of one fare for the round trip (plus
$2), and on April 30 at one fare straight for
the round trip to points in the Southeast.
Liberal limits and stop-over privileges al
lowed. For full particnlarshnd illustrated
and descriptive pamphlets, address com.
pany's agents or
H. c. TOWNSEND,
General Passenger Agent ST. IOJIa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

BLoBBs-"Why do you call your elevator
boy Feathers" because I'm tired
of calling him down."-Philadelph Rec
ord
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

If Tennyson wrote "The Charge of the
Light Brigade just after receiving his gas
bill, he was perfectly observation-disclosures
Siftings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

THERE are some communities In which
Solomon would not have been considered
smart.-Ram's Horn.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

cannot speak too highly Of Piso's Cure
for Consumption.-Mrs FRANK MoBBs, 2l5
w. 22d St., New York, Oct 30, 1894.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

ssYou think you know It all now, don't
youi" "Mei Lord, no. I'm married."-
Syracuse Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

McVicker's Theater, Chicago.
The Liliputians begin March "a, with
"Humpty Dumpty Up to Date" Don't fail
to see them. Seats secured by mail.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-30

NoruISa is SO brave as love.-Ram's
Horn
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My Twin.
MICHIGAN'S BENEFACTOR

Tic never VIII answer MOI
Agnes L. Mitchell, in Youths Companion.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-03-14
RAILROAD GATHERINGS.

AN express locomotive recently built
at the Rochester shops of the Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad, from
the designs of MIR. c. e. Turner, super
intendent of motive power, is fitted
with an electric headlight, current for
which is furnished by small motor
at the back of the lantern.
THE great 2500-horse power engine
by the e. p. Allis company, of Milwau-
kee, Wis, for the power plant in the
machinery building of tho. Columbian
exposition is now at work in the power
house Of the Kansas City Cable Rail
way company at Eighth street and
Woodland avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
THE shipments of standard steel rails
Tor 1894 are said by the Iron Age to
have amounted to 722, 900 tons, of which
$4,000 tons were the product of the Col
orado mill, which is not in the combina-
ton of rail mills. This total does not
include light rails, street rails or girder
rails. and shipments Of the latter were
relatively heavy.
THE Atchison bridge over the Mis-
souri, river at the town of that name Is
being greatly endangered by the en-
croachment of the river, canal is
now being dug to divert the stream
through the island above the town.
This canal will be over one mile long
and seventy feet wide. Its construc-
ton involves the removal of 1877 900 Gu
bic yards of material.
THE Trans-Siberian railway, as an
nounced by the Russian government,
will be opened in 1901, instead Of 1904,
as indicated by Gen. Annenkoff in his
report. The government expects to
join the Russian railway system with
Irkoutsk in 1903, and in the same year
to complete the Lake Bailsal section.
The line along the Amour will also be
finished sooner than expected, as the
work is advancing rapidly.
THE average pay of locomotive en-
gineers on the New York Central rail-
road in the year 1894 was 81 ,220; fremen
and wipers, s646; conductors, 1901; sta
ton agents and trainmen, 1898;
teamsters and trackmen, 5000; tele-
graph operators, 5000; mechanics and
helpers in the shops, 1928; switchmen
and fagmen, $500; trackmen, s419. The
company employs 4,979 traclsmen, $3.50
mechanics and helpers in the shops and
1883 switchmen.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-03-14
HISTORY OF ST. VALENTINE.

Many of our customs and holidays
can be traced back hundreds of years
ago. st. Valentines day is no excep-
young friends do not know that St.
Valentine was a real parsonage. He
was an italian priest who suffered mar
tyrdom at Rome in 270, or at Terni in
306, writes Florence Wilson in the
Home journal. Historians differ as to
the date. Legend amplifles, by dwell
ing on the virtues of his life and the
manner of his death, and tells how he
was brought before Emperor Claudius
IL, who asked why he did not cultivate
his friendship by honoring his gods.
AS Valentine pleaded the cause of the
one true God earnestly, Calphurnius,
the priest, cried out that he was seduc-
ing the emperor, whereupon he was
sent to Asterius to be judged. To him
Valentine spoke of Christ, the light of
the world, and Asterius said: "If He
be the light Of the world, He will re-
store the light to my daughter, who
has been blind for two years. The
maiden was brought, and after Valen-
tine prayed and laid hands on her she
received her sight. Then Astcrius
asked that he and his household might
be baptized, whereat the emperor be-
ing enraged, caused all to be impris-
oned and Valentine to be beaten with
clubs. He was beheaded year later
at Rome on February IA, 270.
History, having little to tell concern
T. -. l..
ing at length on the ceremonies OBJ
served on this day. They trace the
origin Of these to the Roman Luperca-
LA, celebrated In February, at which
one practice was to put the names of
women in box to be drawn by the
men, each being bound to serve and
honor the woman whose name he had
drawn.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-03-14

battle, that there might be fulfillment
OF the golden promise for perpetual
peace. The cares and besetments of
the war were over, and at this meeting
his heart was at peace with the whole
world. He was cheerful and hopeful
and was anxious that his happiness
might be communicated to all of the
people of the republic alil1e-those that
had fought against as well as those
who had fought for the flag, Within
eight hours the assassin's bullet reached
the heart of the nation and the plans of
the great president died with him. Mr..
Sumner, who knew him intimately and
loved him, declared that the purpose of
absolute pardon for all was a subject
very near to him, and one that would
certainly have been promptly carried
out but for his assassination.
The smile that frequently played
upon the face of the great emancipation
was one that came from heart that
was moved to appreciation of humor;
but he was never a Jester and was as
far removed from buffoonery as he was
from disloyalty. He could tell story
well, and he did tell number of them;
but they were never his own, his origin
atty not running in this direction.
They were picked up by him in his
frontier life, in his circuits as u lawyer
and his campaign as soldier; his pro-
digious memory bringing them up in
most felicitous appropriateness, when
he would seek diversion from oppress-
ircr 1nci,.a1 "a ,,ra &C.
tent place-seeker. Mr. Lincoln did pos
sess humor of a very high order, but it
was humor that was touched of pa
thos, evolfing a smile that at the same
time reached the heart, moving it with
u sadness that was not exactly pain.
Mr. Lincoln's spirit was brooded over
by melancholy, born perhaps in large
measure of his early struggles and en-
vironments. The high spirits that
marked his conduct on the morning be-
fore the night of the assassination were
followed by sudden and uncontrolla-
BILE cloud of gloom that settled about
him SO densely that Mrs. Lincoln, who
was driving with him, observed the
change and was filed with the most
serious forebodings in consequence. So
marked trait was this in Mr., Lincoln
that many have thought he had some
sort of premonition of the terrible end
that came to him.
When Mr.. Lincoln smiled and sent
out to his hearers the funny stories
and light humor for which he was so
famous, the action was contagious.
Those who heard him were charmed by
his inimitable manner. AS a fact,
though, he was reticent man, very
modest and unaffected, being much
given to solitude and meditation. 1t al
ways demanded an effort for him to get
outside of himself and mingle among
others. When he did, there was
frankness in his speech, O seeming con-