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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
HUMOROUS.

-She-"Don't you think it is danger.
Gus to eat mushrooms?" He-"not biz
Of danger in it. The danger is in eating
toadstools. Chicago News.
-"Why, Teddy, dear, what is the mat.
ter? Don't you like asparagus?" "Yes
Mrs. Birchum, but the handles are SO
hot!"-Trained Motherhood
-"What do you mean," asked the city
editor, 'by comparing the air to frozen
quinine?" II meant to say" said the
new reporter, with proud humility,
shat it was bitter cold."-Indianapohs
Journal.
-Legalizing It.-'So old Blackstone,
the lawyer, objected to your calling on
his daughter last night, did hep" yes;
but fixed it all right. Asked for stay
and it was granted."-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
Bridget, did you bring up the jar
of blackberries / asked you to bring?'
~ did, men," "You are sure they are
blackberries, are your" "Yes, mem;
but I had to open dozen ja-ars befure
1 found them."-Chicago Tribune.
II doesn' reckon dat yoh's gwinter
get you all's pay fun dat ar concern
said the colored porter. "Why not"'
asked the collector. "They have some
assets" "Yes, sur; 6ey has some. But
dey ISM equal to dab unreliabilities."-
Washington Star.
Prices Gone Up.-"I suppose can
have your vote for $50o?" said the pro-
moter. Not much" replied the legis-
lator. "My price is $1,000" "But last
Monday you offered it to me for $780,
ooh, well, that was bargain day."-Chi-
cago Evening Post.
wow, Thomas" said certain bish-
op, after taking his servant to task one
morning, "who is il that sees all we do
and hears all we say and knows all we
think, and regards even me in my bish-
ops robes as but vile worm Of the
dust ?" And Thomas replied: ''The
missus, sir."-Tit-Bits.
In One Word.-'Tell me-" pleaded
the artless maid, "wherein lies the
secret of the art OF conversation" The
sage assumed the attitude he was wont
to assume when in the act of imparting
wisdom, and said "My child, listen!'
81 am listening!" breathlessly she an
swered. "Well, my child" he rejoined
that is all there is of the art Of con.
versing agreeably ."-Chicago Tribune
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
WORKOUT FARM SOIL.
II Can lie Improved by Piowipg Un-
der Green Crops.

"a Can lie Improved by PiOwing On>
der Green Crops.
Soils that have been in long culture,
without having been in clover or the
grasses, or received periodical dressings
of barn-yard manure, have been de-
prived of the greater portions OF their
mold. And, as Ii also an admitted truth,
that mold is an indispensable ingredient
in every productive soil, II stands to
reason that, when In the course OF i'm
provident culture, ii has been extracted,
IL Is essential that IL be restored. The
question, then, hcw shall this restora-
ton be brought about, Is one OF full
interest to every farmer. Those who
have ample resources, who have full
supplies of animal and mineral and veg
etable manures, who have the materials
on their land to form composts, COM
prising the elements in question, need
look no further for the means OF re-
storing the needed constituents to the
soil. But those who are differently
situated, who have but little manure
and are but ill-supplied with the raw
material to make compost, must turn
their attention to the best means OF
placing such matters in the soil as will
form mold. The growing and blowing
in of green crops is often advised, and
we here repeat that advice. No soil
can be truly productive unless both
organic and inorganic plant foods are
present. The mir can supply n portion
OF the organic food, as clover roots can
by their tubercle bacilli convert the
unavailable nitrogen of the air into
available plant food. This can be done
only while the plant is growing
What kinds of crops should be cul-
tivated and plowed in? This question
must be solved by circumstances. The
facility with which seed may be OBJ
tanned, the facility with which plants
selected can be grown on these poor
lands, their cost, etc, will determine
to great extent which shall be used.
Chief is red clover. valuable for pastur-
age and equally so as fertilizer. Glover
is first and no doubt the best mortgage
raiser there is, for il surely does restore
the fertility Of the land. AS mentioned
before, it supplies the nitrogen supply
as none other can. | know farms that
would raise scarcely anything. which
in course of four or five years treatment
with clover, and with proper rota-
ton, have become very valuable ms crop
producing farm. Glover is good crop
for green manuring. Rye and rape are
likewise recommended. but clover I'M
doubtedly stands first.-Charles w.
Burkctt, in Farm and Fireside.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
AMONG THE POULTRY.

When eggs are kept for Matching they
should be turned half over three times
Il week
Glover contains more of the neces-
sary elements for egg production than
grain, but il is bulky food.
The guinea fowls come the nearest
TO being self-supporting of all the kinds
of fowls in demonstration.
Ground bone is one of the best forms
in which to give lime to laying hens;
but do not give ii in the food.
When the weather is damp the ducks
are MS uncomfortable as the hens, and al
ways seek n dry place at night.
During the winter. when the weather
is damp and the yards are often muddy.
sulphur should not be given to the
fowls.
The fowls should be fed as late and
as early as possible now, so that the
time between supper and breakfast will
not be too long.
Sifted coal ashes and dry road dust
in equal parts makes one of the very
best materials for dust baths.-St. Louis
Republic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
IF SHE HAD LIVED.


II she had lived-how sweetiy sad the
thought:
OF all she might have been; what diner.
Her steps had led me. what more happy
days
Her gentle presence to my life had
brought,
II she had lived.
II she had lived. perhaps the golden prize
We call success had sooner neared
my hand,
And, won at last. the favor Of the land
II she had lived.
II she had lived, the earth and air and Sky
Might seem to hold a deeper right to be-
The leaves more sadly fall from shrub
and tree.
The flowers she loved might sorrow more
to die.
II she had lived.
II she had lived. perhaps each day were
A fuller promise, as the east unbars
Morn, noon and sunset, twilight. and the
stars
Might seem more radiant-earth more like
to Heaven.
If she had lived.
II she had lived. perhaps the tide of years
Whose shore Is Life-and Natures har-
mony
Might sound 4 sweeter echo In my ears.
II she had lived.
Arthur Cleveland Palmer. in Atlanta
Constitution.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
A Cats Cold Trip.

Engineer Albert Rodgers,of the Penn
sylvania railroad, petted and fed a
stray cat in the Jersey City depot, and
the feline followed him into the engine
cab. The fireman put the cat off just
ms the train was about TO start and
nothing more was thought about it. 1t
was freight train and eight hours
were consumed in the Journey, which
ended in this city late at night. Before
going home Rodgers took look over
his engine and found poor puss cling
ing TO the trucks, almost frozen stiff,
for the night had been bitter cold. The
engineer wrapped his little friend in
his overcoat and took it home, and,
after thawing out, the cat was found to
be none the worse for it's perilous
journey. Philadelphia Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26

q table. 1t is made of two boards as
long as you wish your row OF nests
to be. Five feet is a good length and
will make four nests, but 1t may be
readily made twice as long IL desired.
Nail a stout piece two feet long at
each end of the long boards, on the
under side. To these two pieces are
nailed the four boards for the legs.
This table fits closely up against the
side of the hen house and must stand
firmly.
To make the nest, take one board
the length of your table. Mark it Off
by lines about IA inches apart, the first
one about two inches from the end.
New upon each line nail at right
angles board, sawed by line, one
foot square. This practically finishes
the nests, as you will see when you
settle them in place, with the top of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
Turkeys for the Firm.

The common black turkey is as good
general purpose turkey as any, with
the possible exception of cross Of
American black with The mammoth
bronze. DO not attempt 10 raise the
cross Of the wild turkey with the tame
for it will only result in a half wild
bird which can never be kept within
proper bounds. Large fields for feeding
by day and well-ventilated houses near
the fields for roosting by nigh, are nee
essary to make turkey raising proita-
bic. II Is essential that the house for the
turkeys be near the fields over which
they feed. with no trees between, or
the chances are they will roost in the
trees instead Of in the house. In the
winter, house warmly and feed out of
doors. scattering the grain thinly over
the ground to make the turkeys take
the necessary amount of exercise
Prairie Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26

tools, staples, etc. This may be sus-
pended from the rod just inside the
open end of the barrel by means of an s.
shaped wire, but is not quite so con-
venient. In removing wire, one end is
stapled to the barrel and then it is a
before you. In this way the wire is not
dragged through the dirt and so does
not gather much litter. II it is tenn
porary fence, il is frequently necessary
to move it but short distance and then
it can be pushed all the way, but If the
removal is to a greater distance. the
rod can be taken out and the barrel, with
its coil of wire, lifted into a wagon.-J.
NJ. Shull, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26

looked up as II gracious cloud had
passed before the sun In that cloudless,
pitiless sky, saw the girl, and smiled
"Mucho calor," he said, as she drew
near. Topics of conversation are much
the same in all lands and among all
classes and conditions.
YES" she said, pleasantly, cit is
very hot"
where are you going, senorita?"
"To the fathers store for some
chiles."
"You are going to have something
nice for supper"
| Eyes, some tamales."
| "Ah, 1 wish" But he did not COM
| plete the sentence. 1t was cut off by a
snort from the blue mule, now pulling
and kicking as If in resentful state of
mind. steady" he shouted to the
mule, snapped his azote, then turned to
the girl again.
She had started off. "Why don't you
come, then?" she asked, provokingly,
turning half around.
| wait a moment, Teresa!" pleaded
the mule driver. "Will you dance with
me tonight"
It'll see!" she laughed, as If to prove
that the sex has the same tantalizing
instincts in all ATTITUDES.
| Ricardo heard a mutter of derison
| from the arrastrar next below his, as
| the girl went OIL down the path. He
turned simply. Another voice accosted
her inquiringly. She answered gayly,
as was her wont, but did not linger
'Hombre brutal" mumbled Ricardo.
1T was that Ramon who stoned the
mule" But he was too busy with
thoughts of the dance he had bespoken
TO give Ramon more attention.
Ricardo thrived, and the blue mule
was his most helpful ally. Often did he
call down blessings on the head of the
stranger whom he had denounced as a
cheat; and sumptuously did the mule
fare, as sumptuousness goes with
mules and in Quitovic. fall the mules
that labored in that quaint desert
town, Azul was the most trustworthy
the most intelligent. Why should he
have a driver, when he would so hon
estly drag the pole for the whole OF
his six-hours' shift, night or day, with
out a word from his master? That
rore visitor to the arrastrar town, the
Spirit of Enterprise, touched Ricardo
He contracted with the alcalde to take
charge of second mill near by, and
with the aid of the loyal Azul he oper-
ated two arrastrars at once and earned
double pay. He was the rising young
man of the village.
"Azul, mi favorito," he exclaimed
night after night, as he embraced the
blue mule, gave him his straw with
the little measure of corn that cost SO
dear, and encircled him with his hair
lariat to preserve him from rattlers
and they don't know-not one of them
knows."
am sure Ricardo had other and suit
able expressions of attachment and adj
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
some Facts About pee..

In colony of bees about swarming
time there are three kinds of bees-a
queen, the workers and the droncs.
The queen is the mother; the workers,
Of course. do the work, while the drones
are The gentlemen of leisure. As a gen
eral rule there is but one queen, from
10000 to $4,000 workers, and the drones
will number from few dozen TO as
many hundreds; but these gentlemen
of leisure arc very short-livcd-- but few
of them ever live to see their mother
and sisters safely quartered for the
winter. The life of a worker is about
As days OF actual working time, or
about so days from the time the egg is
laid until the bee has died from over
work. ii there has been flow of nec-
tar..-Journal Of Agriculture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
RAPE FOR FEEDING.
Can he Used AdvRntugcOusly In Two
Distinct Ways.

Can he tseu AuNRntuEcOusIyt In TWO
Distinct Ways.
An agricultural bulletin says of feed
ing rape: This plant has specific
place and is recommended for Il sheep
food and can be used in two ways:
First, it may be cut and fed in the
barns and is especially good for fix
ing up show sheep, for bringing NJ
sheep that have gotten out of order, and
may De fed in the same way To the gen
eral flock. But its wider use is as pas
ture. For this purpose Il is good plan
to Ilant some at the time of oats sow
ing and plant every two or three weeks
after that until the LIST of August. This
would, under ordinary circumstances
furnish good pasture throughout the
season. When the rape is two feet
high the sheep may be turned into it,
lambs earlier, hut the precautioil
should be taken, IL possible, to have
them run into an old pasture field that
joins the rape patch, for the rape alone
will not likely agree with them. While
they are not likely to eat too much the
first few days there is danger after
they get to eating it that they may
overload while il is wet, which may re-
suit in Indigestion or bloating, and-f,s
some instances purging may be re-
suit. The dry pasture, even IL not very
plenty, will correct in most cases al
these difficulties. If the first few day;
are passed without trouble there will
be but little danger after that. But
it will always be judicious to look after
them frequently.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
Memnrx anicI.ened.

Dude Ito barber)AIIow much do I
owe you?
Barber-Thesame as you usually pay,
sir.
81 don't take the trouble to remem-
Der what you have charged! How
much is it?"
Twenty cents"
30, but you have charged me only Is
cents before!"--Humoristische Blaet-
ter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
REMOVABLE NESTS.

They Are Easily Cleaned and Can De
Removed mt Will.
The more inconvenient the nests OF
the poultry house, the more PROBABLE
ity that the cleaning will be neglected.
This means a harbor for lice and this,
In turn, forebodes disaster and ruin
tn the poultryman. Removable nests
seem to be the best solution OF the diff
ficulty. for in this manner the wash
used for cleaning can penetrate every
crack and crevice of he nests.
The plan which l give has been used
for years in my poultry houses. and |
have found 1t economical, convenient
and easily carried out by anyone who
can use a hammer and saw. use the
regular siding, one foot wide, such as
Is used for barns, etc.
The foundation for the nests is like
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
A Generous Judge.

ard give FIVE years of my life to ret
out Of this scrape," said the prisoner
Mt the bar.
"I1l let You on, with three" said tho
fudge rs he pronounced sentcnce.--De.
troit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
WIRE FENCE REEL.
IL Does Not Require Much Skin to
Make One at Home.

For homemade wire fence reel sim
ply convert an empty barrel into hand
roller. Across the open end, two pieces
are nailed at right angles and in the CEN
ter of this, as well as the bottom, II hole
is bored to admit an iron rod. The
push frame can be made Of light pieces
of hard wood braced across and on the
under side staple or hook is inserted
to carry n can or paint bucket with
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

be convicted Il Creating into" .
dwelling. There In no dcEht about the
pxarpos= 81 tbs iaw. bat the judicial
mind In sometimes 70 acute that ~ finds
a distinction which Only the most per-
feet code Of laws co1is avoid
Every good citizen yin IN bis cool
rnonlenss. when al 10 peaceful around
him, admire the high stand taken by
judges % fkis order: but when the
streets are thronged with business peo-
pie who are liable 1T any moment 10
be robbed: when In the city there II q
nest Of active. desperate and clever
thieves. when the police are doing their
bes: to break up this nest, the public
would lssze 20 see q little more Of the
rough-and-reaay Justice that awards
prompt punishment to an offender. and
O little less Of the delicate and dainty
defining OF nice points in law.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

The apple Of ciseorn Ia mary homes Ii
that which In itself Is not only harmless.
but il really necessity - well . . COM
fart. and this object is the family UNI
brsI.a-
The umbrella, under the protection OF
5ieg1 20 many romantic scenes have been
enacted, which has saved many a Sunday
suit and soul. which shields alike the sin
ner and the saint, has often been the ef-
make mischief between people otherwise
harmonious. There seerns something a.
most uneanny In the effective way in
which an umbrella VIII sometimes eMace
Itself during a rainy spell. 10 bob UP
sersneiy the moment its loss ceases 10 be
discomfort One can never be positively
sure o. ones umbrella. You may trust
your bonthoidIng friend to keep al the
commandments: you may trust him with
your horses. dogs, wives ana al the rest
Of the household effects which are In
corporated in the tenth commandment.
but never trust him 10 observe the tn
junction. Thou shalt have no other um-
brella than thine own People do rot
call X stealing TO take another mans UNI
brel.s. and there is 10 sursr bridge over
which TO set In motion q train OF angry
thoughts than this simple inquiry: Have
you seen nay umbrella"
Men sure Of their rectitufe on all other
subjects are sensitive to an accusation
which sometimes finds weak spot In
their manly armor. II q woman wants
grounds for divorce. let her lend her UNI
brella TO her husband. for the temptation
TO Lose your wifes umbrella IL too great
a pressure on any man TO be resisted In
the annals OF crime men have been I'm
prIsoned for stealing bread. but what man
has ever been incarcerated for stealing
his friends or bis enemy's umbrella?
Did man but seize his hymnai with half
the zeal he SEXES anoihers umbrella, the
church door, not the steel-ribbed silk
mushroom would be bis shelter. Some
peoples umbrellas. Ike their religions. are
never thought about 81 pleasant weather.
but a rainy day and need OF shelter.
whether from stress OF weather or mis-
fortune, makes a man seek the protection
OF that household necessity which has
been cieverly toasted as 1.-The representa-
tive Of true notwithstanding In time
OF storm. and lying squat when not
needed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
Looking for Proposals.

A certain large manufacturing company
is engaged in bidding for the contracts TO
lie given out by the qgartermaster's de-
partmen, of the United States army. says
the Philadelphia Record. and the manager
OF the concern told his Office boy 10 look up
the proposals advertised In the papers so
that he could send In bid. The boy got a
paper and looked through ii carefully. page
by page O dozen times. Finally he wen: to
the manager and showed him the marriage
column. saying: IT can't ind any proposal s
advertised. but here are some marriages;
will they dor The manager succeeded in
recovering in a short time. and asked the
boy what he meant by that. oh" said the
lad. IT know they publish marriage IL
censes granted and marriages. SO / thought
they might publish proposals. too" The
funny part OF 1t was that the boy was per-
fectIy serious. and could not see MS mis-
take
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

II Is nc. an easy matter 10 suddenly raise
an army OF rs. 600 men. SO far only 1ei,o 900
volunteers have been mustered In and II
begins 30 look as IL some Of the states
could not readily furnish their quota II
the required number Is net soon gathered.
the government will be compelled 70 throw
open the ranks and take as many as they
ean from the Offering states without re-
gard 70 the proportion already decided
upon. Each OF the states has had its
opportunity and now An emergency exists.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

A spe~sa. Dispatch 70 the Post-fntelE-
gsacer from New York published Friday
nsornirg announced that Admiral Samp-
son ard Commodore schsey we're a. Key
West Thursday uisn their sauzaronA
TIE Poss-Inse1ixencer wzs the crly nevs-
paper In the Northwest that vas able 10
get this Information. and published II ex-
eiussveiy that morning !. WAS made pos
ssbss through IN exclusive news alliance
news IL sssppea through tbs press censor.
Nothing more ss needed 20 prove the in-
portance OF the Post-Intelligencers spe-
csz. service than the Associated Press ds-
patch from Jacksonville. Fla. published
this morning, which tells OF q letter being
received at jacksonville yesterday even
Ing and sent from Key West Thursday.
falling Of the arrival Of the American
sqzadrons II Key West The letter ard
the Geographic information left Key West
az approximately the same time Thurs
day. soon after the arrival Of the aeesA
The letter was sent TO Jacksonville. to the
Associated Press agen. to put On the wire
there. while the Pos:-Inseiligeneer special
was ssnt through by wire In cypher 20
avoid the censor. A comparison Of the
newspapers Of the Northwest VIII show
that the Poss-Iatelhgencer beat them all
- hours IN ascersaining the whereabouts
OF Schiey and Sampson. which the gov
eminent has been keeping secret Cor sew
erai days.
TIE importance e. the dispatch was
proven last night ahen tie war bulletin
was posted in front Of the Post-Inteiigea-
port that twelve Spanish warships had
been destroyed near 81. Nicholas Mole.
St Nicholas Mole Is 600 or 200 miles from
Key West, and Il would have been smpos-
s.ele for Sampson or Schley to have sailed
that distance ard whipped the Spanish
navy in 50 short tine.
The reason for absorbing 30 much space
in making this explanation is that the
Post-intelligencer believes that .ts effort
to secure the latest and most authentic
news. ahead Of all its competitors. al
great expense, viii be appreciated. espe-
ciaily at this time. when everyone 10
sincerely interested IN Uncle Sans hn-
name effort to exterminate the Spanish
boodhounds. The Associated Press, Of
which the Poet-Inteiiigencer Is the only
stakeholder In Seattle. ard which fur
nishes the Post-Inteliisencer a great gen.
erai report Of 2ooao to 3 900 words each
night over its leased wires from the
east, covers the news OF the world better
than ever before, and more fully than any
news service ever in existence.
The Post-Intelligencer special service,
however. Is magnificent addition at this
time. and especially when it Is the only
newspaper in the Northwes. that has
made arrangements for the news, impos-
sible to secure otherwise, and IS able and
willing TO spend the money for 1t. There
has not been an issue Of the Pos.-rntelii-
gencer during the past thirty days when
al the newspapers OF the Northwest have
not been ''scooped" by twenty-four hours
on important war news secured by the
special service from New York and Wash
ington. d. C.