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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
COUNTING THE COST,
why Farmers should Keep an Ac-
count of Their Operations.


1t has always been our rule to keep an
account with every crop grown on the
farm. In doing this we charge the crop
with the rent and the work put upon II
ia preparing the land ready for the seed
the value of the seed. the labor of seed
ing planting, the labor Of cultiyating.
II cultivation is necessary, and the work
OF harvesting. This makes the cos; of
the crop The difference between what
1t cost 10 get ready for market. and its
value When ready, shows the profit or
loss of growing. In doing this, prices
Will vary greatly in different localities.
Land here will usually rent for two dol
lars per acre cash, when cash rent is
paid, and we charge this amount as rent
against crcp. Of-coursc, this will be
more in some localities and may be less
IN others; but il always seems fair 10
charge the price current in the neigh
borhood where the crop is raised. The
same with the labor; prices paid for
Harm work, with and without teams,
81 ould rule in counting the cost of grow
ing crop. This, too, will vary consd-
cTably in different localities. The prices
of harvesting, as well of seed, will also
vary. Then there will be difference in
different situations as to the value or
price when ready for market. Local
conditions often affect the market in
different places, and the price in the
neighborhuud should be made the basis
IN IL, . o. b,,,
ready TO sell, so that the cost Of growing
and marketing will vary considerably.
Then, too, the machinery used Will make
some difference in the cost sd fan as the
expense of la Dor is concerned. SEhc yield
secured will, of course, vary the cost per
hushel. The expense of securinga yield
of 60 bushels Of corn per acre on ten
acres of land is very little if any more
than the cost Of 20 bushels per acre.
II it costs four dollars per acre TO rent,
plant, cultivate and harvester acres of
corn and the WELD is POO bushels, the
corn has cost 20 cents per bushel; but
IL the yield is 600 bushels the cost per
husLel is but G@l cents. But we have
always found that a larger yield cost
more in proportion than small yield,
A. better work is necessary all through
while the cost Of harvesting is greater;
but at the same time the larger yield
pays much the best for cost of profit
y Weld Of go bushels of corn willoftcn
hardly pay the cost OF growing, while
80 or 80 bushels will return Il good
| profit There is so much variation in
different localities as TO the price OF
land. the cost Of labor and other thing,
that 90 TO make up the expense of grow.
ing a crop, that the only plan of posi-.
lively knowing what crop costs is 10
keep All account.-N. j. Shepherd, in
| Journal of agriculture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
dislike TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.
who Say They Don't Want to
MeH ~. Cor nenn HorncA.v

me- .pny for Dead Horses"
.Tbe nerve of some people is nmaZ-
!" said well-known lawyer in con-
nse,,ion. II have men come to me
osk my assistance in helping them
sobt a board bill or washerwoman's
lin that they admit are just claims,
hn, they object to paying money for
Sood horses. They are willing to pay
ms for defending them, so there is moth
;nr pained in pecuniary way, but they
80 won in n sneak race. | consider
myself fortunate if l can talk them
INTO settling their claims, but that is
NOT often done"
"Irov do you account for it?" asked
one of the company.
"Tt's 4 want of moral balance, I sup
nose. Now, here is n case in illustra-
lion: \ young man-just beginning
bislbusiness career-boards at the same
hotel where | am, but while | occupy
/, SINGLE back room he has suite ON
tbs front. a reception was given the
CHESTS the other night, and when |
rkached the hotel, at eigH O'Clock in
The evening. the young m9h, waswGit--
inr 10 see me. He looked >hR9eep trou-
Ne. and his wife, he told me, was cry
inc in her room. The trouble, when it
was explained, was this: His wife had
ordered new gown for the evening.
ard II had been sent home and receipt
cd for at the Office Of the hotel but the
clerk had orders not to deliver it until
the money was planked down. The
Young man wore a fine diamond, worth
more than double the price of the
gown. and l suggested that he n}it-,A3
exchange il at the desk for his %ife's
new dress" ~
"IIow did the scheme work?"
Like charm. saw them in the
course of the evening, the gaycst of
ILL., gay. She was beautiful woman,
and looked well in her fine new gown
noticed the diamond was missing
from his shirt front. but, bless you.
they didn't seem to have a wave Of
trouble about the background of their
lives. admired theirnerye, but wished
It had been exercised in greater things.
|; is the irinciple that is wrong. boys,
Ike using the strength Of an athlete
to ROW Yourself to destruction
And the philosopher filled the air
with intricate blue rings OF ucditatiyc
smoke.-Chicago Times-llerald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
s,, the ycrmin problem.

If all poultry houses were athed ana
plastered with two coats of mortar, the
lice problem would be solved, and the
cold drafts in winter shut off. To de-
stray lice il will only be necessary, once
n week. 10 burn enough sulphur in the
poultry house to fill it with dense
fumes, keeping it shut for an hour, and
the work is done. When the mouse IS
not lathed and plustered 1t is not close
enough. and too much fresh airtomes
in while the sulphur is burning. White
washing will also be easier on pas
tered wall. and the hens much more
comfortable and profitable.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
,,.aI,brui surroundings.

TO insure the giving of good milk
the COWS p,ust be in comfortable quar-.
ters. and in the best of health. An
of pure water at least twice
n day. feed that is good, and free FROM
dirt. decay, or musty condition. The
atmosphere of the stable should be pure
and free from dust when milking is
being done, that is the throwing down
of bay or other food from the loft, and
stirring up the bedding. etc., should
all be postponed until after the milking
Is finished. The cows should at all
times stand on dry, clean litter, and
not dirty stuff.-Farmers' Review.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Artichokes are cut in pieces aud
planted like potatoes.
1t does not cost much for lath to bat
ten the cracks Of the stable.
App.es and vegetables lose in weight,
whom stored, If mol kept in cold storage.
White looking around for a new crop.
try Mltivatiug confidence 1t is L
very short crop at present
Cob meal furnishes very desirable
BULK, but has not much nutrimcnt in it,
we would say to an inquirer.
Manitoba produced iO,ooo.oOo bushels
Of grain this year aud only one-tenth Of
The land is characterization.
Corn fodder. TO lac valuable rs shred
ded fodder, must not be too dry or too
moist. 1t requires a good deal of care
to have ii valuable.
Pardon US for suggesting again that
board walks about the premises are a
great convenience when the spring
thaw commences.
You remember what time you had
last spring because the hens roasted on
The machinery last winter. Don't re-
peat the experience next spring.
Now comes man and says that on u
large farm il is cheaper to buy new ma
chinery than to house old. The manu-
facturers ought to vote that man u
medal.
Wallace says thut the most indie
pendent man i'm the world is the farmer,
for all he has to buy is coffee. tea, spices
and tobacco. In fact he can grow his
tobacco, and get along without tea and
coffee, and so all he needs is Spices
Western pioWmnn.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
DOCTORS DON'T DENY 1T.
The frank testimony of a
famous physician.

When Or. Aver announced his Garsapa-
rilla TO the world, he at once found the
physicians his friends. Such Il remedy
was what they had looked for, aud they
were prompt to appreciate its merits aud
prescribe II. Pethaps no medicinc--kuown
a. a patent medicine lis so generally adj
mnistered aud prcsc ribed by physlcians as
Dr. Ayers Satsaparilla for blood diseases,
and diseases of the skin that indicate n
tainted condition Of the blood. Experience
has proved it TO be a specific III such
diseases, and sores of long standing, old
ulcers, chronic rheumatism, and many
other like forms of disease have yielded 10
the perscVering use of DR.. Ayers SarSapar-
lila after other medicines had utterly Jailed.
The testimonials received from physicians
TO the value of this remedy would hll
volume Here Is one leaf signed by Rich'd
II. Lawrence, NJ. D., baltimore, Md.
"It affords me pleasure to bear testimony
to the success which your preparation OF
Sarsaparilla has had in the treatment Of
cutaueous and other diseases arising from
a vitiated condition of the blood. Were il
necessary, might give you the names OF
ut least fifty individuals who have been
cured of long standing complaints simply
by the administration OF DR.. Ayers Sarsa-
pa-rila. one very remarkable instance
was that OF quite old woman who had lived
at Gainesville, near this city. She had been
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
CATCH PROBLEMS.
Few That Worry the Merchants IN
Idle Hours.

Little arithmetical problems with Il
seated in them are always fascinating
10 the average man. No matter how
simple they appear. you VIII find the
banker and the broker disputing over
them On change or in the counting
rooms Of the capitalists Here are one
or TWO that have been floating around
amaug the business men Of Cincinnati
for two or three weeks:
4 banker found a tcu-Gul'Cr bill. vt
home he gave il To bis wife. who paid
the butcher in settlements Of his ac-
count, The butcher paid it 10 the ialul-
er fer calf and the farmer pail il ~
The merchant, who in turn paid TITO the
wa>bcrwnman, and She owing the
banker a nate Of ten dollars. wcutto the
banker and paid 0otc. The banker
recognized the bill rs the one he had
found and which mp u that time had
settlCl. $50 Of debt. On n careful cN-
acknowledgements bin was counter
feii. OF course. the problem is: WHO
lost In the transaction?
Here's another. but along n different
'''iN NV nv w 81 itlAA llltlt W ~ az
WAY up in local finance were disputiug
over thcluestion on change, though il
Isssssf mcly simple: \ man bought Il
heGss5Etaad buggy for $40. The horse
40 more than The buggy What
did fhc buggy cost the owner? That's
easy but don't go TO work to figure it
by algebra.
There's one more, very old one. but
MS good and not near as easy as the
others. \ man went into a shoemak
ers shop and be- ught a pair of shoes for
hvc dollars. He gave the shoemaker n
ten-dolar bill. The shoemaker lad no
change, but went TO n neighLor and got
The ten changed lie returned and gave
me purchaser his change. FIVE dollars.
\ short time afterward the reighbor
came in and claimed the ten was court
erieit. AS he was right. the shoemaker
was compelled to make the ten good,
which he did by giving good ten for the
counterfeit. Now. how much was the
shoemaker out in the whole transac-
ton?-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Longevity In High Lntitudcs.

More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher ATTITUDES. According to the last
census OF the German empire, OF IL
population Of 55,000,0O0, only rs have
passed the one hundredth year. France,
with population Of 40,000,000. has 2l3
ccntenarians. In England there are
ll6; Ireland, SIS, and in Scotland. 4G.
sweden has 10 and Norway 30; Belgium,
.; Denmark, 2; Switzerland, none.
spain, with population of 100000,
mas 401 persons over 100 years of age.
vi the 2,250,000 inhabitants of Servia
''5 persons have passed the century
mark. 1t is said that the oldest person
living whose age has been proven is
Bruno Cotrim. born in Africa, and now
living in Rio Janeiro. He is $50 years
OLD. a coachman in Moscow has lived
l4O years.-Chicago Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
POULTRY PARASITES.
Keep Them Down by Giving Reliable
Tonic To Your Fowls.

1t may surprise the general reader to
know that four different species of tape
worm attack chickens, four other kinds
attack geese. seven attack ducks, and five
attack pigeons. The remedy for tape
worms is one teaspoonful OF absinthe to
so fowls, mixed in warm bran mash,
once a day for three or four days. Clean
up and sprinkle premises with four
fluid ounces sulphuric acid mixed in one
gallon of water. For other intestinal
worms. give one teaspoonful of ttrpen-
tine TO % birds, mixed in bran mash.
For cape worms, move all well fowls
to new quarters. kill all sick ones and
thoroughly boil them chop fine aud
feed TO the laying hens. Disinfect the
old quarters-yards. runs and houses
by sprinkling thoroughly with the
dilute sulphuric acid. Feed turpentine
and asafoetida in soft food of the fowls
for a few days. The remedies and pre-
yentives for mites, lice and feas are
generally understood. Cleanliness and
the dust bath are the best preventives.
Whitewash, kerosene, etc, applied to
roosts. floor, nest boxes. etc. at fire.
ouent intervals, are also efficient lit
tie copperas, hyposplphite of soda, and
half a teaspoonful Of nuxvomica in the
drinking water Of a dozen fowls once
a week is a good tonic and preventive
OF internal parasites, -Rural World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
A Jnnnnc.e launch.

The Japanese apply one Of their many
pretty ways to the launching of ships.
They use no wine, but hang over the
ships Prov large pastebonrd cage
iuIl OF birds, and the moment the ship
Is afloat man pulls a string. when the
cage opens and the birds fly away.
making the air alive with music and
the whir of wings. The idea is that
the birds thus welcome the ship as
she begins her career as thing of life.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

afflicted with the rheumatism for three
years, and had taken as she had informed
me, more than one hundred dollars worth
OF medicine to obsnin relief, yet without
any beneficial result. l advised her To try
a bottle of Dr. Ayers Sarsaparilla aud told
her that if 1t failed to do her good would
refund the money. A short time after
watd, learned that il had cured her, and
a neighbor OF hers similarly afflicted was
also entirely relieved of his complaint by
its use. This is the universal result of the
administration of your Sarsaparilla. 1t
is without exception, the best blood puri-
fer with which am acquainted"
There is mo other similar medicine can
show Ia similar record. Others have iini-
tatcd The tcm cdy. They cant initiate the
record. DR. Ayers Snrsaparilla has the
friendship Of the physician and the favor
of the family, because II cures. IL 1ulhlls
all promises made for il. IL has healed
thousands of people OF the most malignant
diseases that can mutilatc mankind.
Nothing has ever superseded IL and Moth
ing ever will until medicine is made
that can show record OF cures greater in
number and equal III wonder 10 those
wrought by Dr.. Ayers Sarsaparilla. pr.
Ayers Curcbook, a story OF cures told by
the cured, is sent free on request by the
J. {. Aver Company, Lowell, Mass Write
for il.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
SOUTH END. WITH IIOTBED FRAME
FOR BUSTING.

cemented. The walls are lined with tar
paper which is painted every spring
with asphaltum. Once week take
broom and scrub the walls and roosts
with water to which little kerosene
has been added Since | began using
this house my fowls have not been
troubled with sickness or lice.-W. ii,
Kraft, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
STATE OF Ono, CITY OF TOLEDO, ..
IrTAS 'Of'<Ty oo'

Frank y. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city Of Toledo
County and State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum OF One Hundred Dol.
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrll
Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. ID.
1855. A. w. GLEASON,
Seal Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system Send for testimonials,
nee. FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
ECONOMICAL sMoKEHoUsE.

eight or ten feet from the box, pref
erably below it on hillside. TO con-
duet the smoke from the stove to the
house, lay an old stove pipe (c) under
ground or use six-lnch tile. The stove
rust open On top. S. Wilson, in Or
M, pe Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

ton board, leaving space Of six inches.
Close this by mailing on perpendicular
strips. Make a feed trough and place
in the hall before these strips. The
chickens can get at the feed through
the grating and are prevented from soil
ing their food.
a cellar under the house keeps the
floor dry and is fine place in which to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
PARTrTIoN AND FEEDING TROUGH

A, Hinged Board; Il, Spaces Through
Which Chickens Get the Feed; G, Feed
yrough.
give grim feed mixed with chafr or cut
straw. There is Il window along the top
of the east wall to light the cellar. On
south end is the dust and scratch room,
Enclosed with hotbed frames. Here the
fowls can take their duS, bath during
all kinds Of weather. This find most
satisfactory in cold times. The loft
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

above the chicken room holds the
poultry feed and assists in keeping the
house warm III winter and cool in SUM
mcr. Nentilator shafts run from the
cellar, the coop and the loft. terminate
ing in the cupola at the top. The win
Gows are provided with shutters which
can be closed At night. The floor is
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
A Good led.

Iostcss-I hope you found the bed com.
Portable, Mr.. jenkins?
Jcnkins-Excellent, madam! nearly fell
asleep in is1-Ghicago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Coughing Lends 10 Communion.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough al
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get n
sample bottle free. Large bottles, 80 cents
and 81 90. Go at once: DELAYS are dangerous
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Lanes Fnmliy Medlclne.,

Moves the bowels each day. In order TO
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gcntl, ON
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache.
Price % and soc.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
Ny-hys

Patron-Why do they call it impression
list art. anyway?
Artist-Oh, because the fellows who do
it labor under the impression that it is art,
suppose journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
so He Did.

See here, Bibbs. thought you told
me yon had raised that mortgage on
your farm" said his chief creditor.
Il did. 1t was only $500 and
raised II to So, 00."-Detroit Free Press
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

If YOU want to learn about Washing
Machine, which even child can operate
easily, he sure to read advertisement in this
paper of IL. +. Brammer Manufacturing Co.,
Davenport Ia
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
CHEAP SMOKEHOUSE.
Can he Made of Anything in which
Meat Can lie Hung.

\ cheap smokehouse Gan be made
from an organ box (a) or anything in
which the meat can be hung. Set an
ole heating stove (b) in the ground
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

Tn giving thanks for your blessings, don't
forget the criticisms you have received
n. Y. Independent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

Sprained last night. To-day you are
Well il you use st. Jacobs Oil to cure.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

No man is ever justified in borrowing
money TO buy dog.-Chicago News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfaiing medicine.-F. X. Lott, 1905
Scott St., Covington, Ky, Oct. l, 1894.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

There is a remedy for everything except
some of the emedies.-Chicago News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

Feel it pass away-when st. Jacobs
Oil cures Neuralgia. Soothes it out.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

Chairs are cheaper than backbones.-N
Y. Independent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
WARM POULTRY HOUSE.

venient and Easy to Buiid.
My poultry house is lG feet long. 10
feet wide and S feet high from floor to
caves. The interior is divided into two
parts, one 10X12 for the fowls and one
4x1O for hall and feedway. The parti-
ton is made of boards put on crosswise
to within is inches of the floor \ ~
inch board is hinged to the las parti-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

A mans only Chance TO get ahead in this
world il to be born with once hicago
News
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04

WHEN WRITING To ADvERTIsERs
nent In this papeN
Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-05

The plentiful supply of apples this
season, with its natural corollary cheap
ness, should make this healthful fruit
i'll common use in every household.
Physicians consider apples febrifusc
of great value in the autumn and early
winter months, when they are in their
perfection, and when the insidious
fevers are most apt to lie in wait for
their victims. For breakfast and
luncheon the fruit may be served in its
natural state, but at night, particular
ly if there are children in the fam
lily, it should be cooked. The list of ap-
petizing dishes that may be prepared
from apples runs from the homely, but
very good, when well made, brown
Betty through long range of custards.
buildings, pastries and meringucs.
Among these apple snow may be men,
tened as delicate and especially con-
serving the flavor of the fruit: Peel,
core and quarter a number of apples;
set them to boil with little water,
sugar, and the thin rind of a lemon;
when quite done, remove the lemon
rind and pass the apples through a
hair sieve. Have some whites of eggs
beaten to froth, stir them lightly
into the apple purec, q spoonful at "
time, until the mixture is of the con-
sistency OF whipped cream and quite
stiff. Serve heaped upon n dish gar
nished with lady fngers.-St. Louis
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