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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
The Mahdi's Minaret.
From the Westminster Gazette.

Among the many trophies which thu
Marquis of TuIlibardine brought home
from the Sudan, one of the most Interest,"
ing is minaret from the Mahdis tomb
1t occupied the place of honor on the Ton
of the great dome. 1t is described as forrn-
ed OF copper plates fastened together by
rivets and solder The base is cone-shaued.
and measures thirteen and one-haIf inches
in diameter. A stalk, three inches in
diameter, rises from the cone and gradual-
ly tapers TO the top. The final measures
over three feet in height, and when polish-
ed must have looked rather imposing when
gilded by the rays of an Egyptian sun. The
minaret bears marks Of the bombardment
of Omdurman, as IL has been hit IN three
places by bullets. 1t Is now placed on one
of the towers of Blair Castle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Heard Forty Miles.
the Philadelphia Record.

Ef~3. tIc ElALadelphia Record
whistle has been constructed at the At
lsT,a Milling Companys mill. Atlanta. Ga,
which Is audible at Macon, forty miles dis
tanr. Ii is eight feet in height and consists
Of three bells Of special composition 5f
bronze and bell metal. arranged between
tNO disks Of steel The larger bell has the
month turned upward, and the other two
heir mouths turned downward: three-inch
pipe conveys the steam through shallow
openings in the circular disk. The bells are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Shake INTO YNWTR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet It cures
painful. swollen. smafting, nervous feet, and In
stantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions
It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight new shoes feel
easy. 1t is a certain cure for sweating. calIous
and hot tired. aching feet. Try it today Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores By mail for 2,e
In stamps. Trial package FREE Address Allen
s. olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y. myl3,3m-I4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27

The sacred fires of India have not all
been extinguished The most ancient which
still exists was consecrated twelve centur-
les ago in commemoration of the voyage
made by the Parsees when they emgrated
from Persia to India. The first is fed five
times every twentyfour hours with sandal
wood and other fragrant materials, COM
bined with very dry fuel This fire, In the
village Of Oodwada near Bulsar, is visited
by Parsees in large numbers during the
months allotted to the presiding genius of
fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Paines Celery Compound
Builds UEae Nerves.

~ use and prescribe
faine's celery compound
with best results for
Nervous exhaustion or de-
bflity. Through its in
vigorating effect t h e
Eyer and stomach are
toned up and obstinate
constipation Is cured
without resortiBg to lax
atiyes and catharties. -
MARY R. MEIENDE,
~ D.. s23 41st ST., Chi
csgo. Ill.
Several times when
completely worn out and
unable to secure proper
rest, Paine's celery COM
pound has been q great
relief in building up my
nervous system, rcstof-
lug my appetite and Sc
curing peaceful sleep" -
EI.iZABETH VETTER,
Chicago, Ill.
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soldiers instead of as many and varied
armies as there are organizations
Rife Practice Decorations.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by Major
James E. Bell for presenting rife practice
insignia and prizes while the brigade is at
CAMP 1t Is the intention to have one or
two dress parades while at Camp Ordway,
and advantage Is to be taken of one such
occasion to deliver sharpshooters' crosses.
marksmens buttons and the prizes offered
in connection with the recent competitions
to those entitled to them This will consti-
tute an interesting feature of the camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Ten Thousand Yachts,

Others who like the freedom Of independ-
ent vacation trips, but who do not care for
the piney woods. turn to yachting as a
means of recreation. A eoasting trip on a
small sailboat affords an inexpensive and
delightful summer vacation. The fleet of
yachts and pleasure craft that dots our
coast and inland waters every season num-
Der something like 10000 and represents
an expenditure that adds several millions
to the debit side of our pleasure account.
The Chautauqua movement has made the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
A Census of the Church Population

n census OF the Church reputation.
From the Independent.
The Chri: tan Advocate publishes a table
of statistics of the churches of the United
States prepared by DR.. H X. Carroll. The
totals for 1898 are 143, 800 ministers, 1877. 100
churches and % 651. 500 communicates Dr.
Carroll calls attention to the great difficulty
of securing any accurate returns for a large
number of the communities. Thus. there
are no accurate statements with regard to
the Jews. The returns in the various Luth-
eran year books differ SO greatly that 1t is
impracticable to furnish correct or harmo-
NOUS statistics.
According to tables giving the order Of
the denominations compared with their
position In 1890. the Roman Catholic Church
holds the first rank in each year; next
comes the Methodist Episcopal The Reg
ular Baptists (South). which held the fourth
rank in 1890 have come to the third place
in 1898 changing with the coiored Baptists
who were in the fourth place. The South H.
ern Methodist Episcopal Church continues
to hold fifth rank: the Disciples of Christ
which ranked eighth in 1890 are now, sixth
and the northern Baptists, who were sixth
are now seventh. The northern Presby-
terrain. which held then the seventh rank
is now eighth: the Protestant Episcopal
Congregational and African Methodist con-
tinue to hold the places nine ten and
eleven.
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Paying Patient Qeaving hespitaD-"weIl,
nurse, I am very grateful for all the skill
and attention have received here. If there
is any way IN which could show my graf
ftude-'
Nurse-"Perhaps ought to mention that
paying patients, IL unmarried, are expected
to propose to one Of the nurses. They have
full liberty of chofce."-Life.
Thinking of commencing busi-
ness, eh? Seems to me you are rather
young for family physician"
Young Doeter-"Yes. but-er-I shall only
doctor doc children at first" - Pearson's
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
RENOVATING ORCHARDS.
Thorough Pruning Is the First OPP
Grafton Necessary to Give He
newcd Life to Trees.

Repair is not necessarily associated
with old age and decay. Apple trees
ten or fifteen years old sometimes need
repairing quite as much as do old and
neglected ones. When the orchard TO
be treated has been neglected Tor many
wears, the first operation, If the land
does not need draining, is to prune thor
oughly. In this operation, which may
be performed AT any time from late tall
until the middle of May, care should be
used that the trees are given an open
head. This does not imply that all
small limbs should be removed, leaving
a lot of whipstocks, but that such of the
larger limbs as are parallel and close
together, or those which cross, should
be cut out. says w. NJ. Munson. in Bull
letin 40. Maine experiment station.
Half of the difficulty of pruning is done
away with if one decides to allow the
tree its natural form, rather than at
tempt to shape ii to some particular
model. Many growers suppose that
pruning weakens the tree and shortens
its life. There is, however, no reason
for this belief other than the general
statement that pruning is unnatural
Man seldom prunes so heavily as does
nature in removing superfluous limbs in
the growth of young saplings in the
forest. Furthermore, nature prunes at
all seasons and in the rudest ways. BY
this il should not be understood, how
ever, that care is not necessary in the
mechanical operation of pruning. On
the other hand, it is of the greatest inn
portance that large limbs be removed
with care and the wounds painted to
prevent the entrance of fungi, which
will induce decay. In training young
trees. all crotches should be avoided.
j bad crotches should be foundto exist
in trees ten or more years old, they
should be braced by means of an iron
bolt. Much damage may be avoided If
bolts are used i'm season.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
OIL LAYS THE DUST.
Successful Experiment I'm California
which Might lie Given "a Trial In
the Eastern states

The machine for distributing the oil
consists of portable tank six feet
long, running on two wheels, which are
attached to the rear of an oil tank
wagon. The oil is discharged into the
portable tank by means of hose. 1t is
then discharged through tubes six
inches apart, underneath the tank,
which are operated by lever. Only
sufficient amount is let through to take
up the dust. The oil is run in burrows
made by little hoe and is covered by
other hoes following. This is to pre-
vent the oil from seeking level in any
low place and becoming unevenly dis
tributed on the road. After all the oil
has been applied the same machine is
used TO incorporate the oil and earth.
Two horses are attached to the APP
paratus, and by the means of numerous
other friction teeth and by going over
the road the balance of the day for the
purpose of Incorporating the earth and
oil the road is made ready for use. GPhe
oil used is Il heavy quality of asphaltum
oil and is applied hot. The affinity (the
earth for the oil) when both are hot is
very great.
One of the principal streets Of Long
Beach was treated with the oil process,
and reports concerning it, are generally
satisfactory, sections of the street with
good foundation showing perfect re-
suits and a Justices roadway.
The following from the South Pnsa-
denan will show how the oil process is
viewed by the people ofvthat town:
THE city trustees and the people of
South Pasadena are so well pleased
with the results of alloying dust by oil
that if the rainy season were not So
near the plan of using water for this
purpose would be abandoned entirely
and the dust kept down by the use of
oil. Our people are so well satisfied
with the result of dressing a portion
of the roadways with oil that they re-
gard it as the solution of the question
of street sprinkling. In the spring the
use of water will probably be aban-
doned altogether and oil substituted.
The dust by this process is entirely al
layed, the cost much less, and, what is
of equal Importance, great saving in
the water supply is made"
After Il thorough investigation and
practical working Of the oil process as
applied by Mr.. DE Camp during the past
six months there seems to be no ques-
ton as to its utility and economy over
the ancient custom of watering the
roads to allay the dust. This being the
case. we hope. for the good of the trav-
cling public, that the oil dust-allaying
process may be adopted not only in Los
Angeles county but throughout the
country. Parties desiring further in
formation in regard to this matter can
obtain the same by applying in person
or by letter to l.. Il. d. Camp, who has
an Office in the Frost building. Los An
geles.-Alhambra (CaL) Advocate.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
INTERROGATION SYSTEM

kind, The depth below the surface
will depend on the plant to be watered.
For most garden plants a few inches is
sufficient If vineyard is to be sub
irrigated put the tile somewhat deeper,
and if the water is to be applied to an
orchard the tile should be deeper than
for a vineyard.
The rows of tile should be near
enough together so that the space be-
tween them will be thoroughly mois-
tened The tile must be laid so that the
end of the line where the water enters
will be slightly lower than the other.
The water will run in until the tile is
filled and then by capillary attraction
will be distributed. The accompany
ing diagram shows how vineyard may
be watered 1t is plan of plat in
this vicinity, and the grapes produced
here are the finest in this section of
the state. The heavy lines (b) repre-
sent the row of grapeyines and the dot
ted lines (a) the rows of tiles. They
are laid so that the water is introduced
from the upper right-hand corner and
distributed throughout the whole sys-
TEN. Water is forced to the plat from Il
well some distance away by means of
a windmill. a few yards of tile in u
garden often doubles the value of the
plat. Orange Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
THE PUBLIC.
Some thing for Sharks In All Lines
OF business to Prey
Upon.

"You must remember" said the man
who was arguing with great volubiity and
self-approval, that we owe duty to the
public"
"Who is the public?" inquired Mr.. Bly,
kins, abruptly,
"Why-erIthe masses, you know; the
general. .populaee."
no." said Mr.. Blykins, with emphasis,
'you got the wrong idea. The public is
something to be roped in; to be gouged; to
be walked over. To the sugar trust the pub
lie is great congregation of confectionery
consumers. To the beef trust the public is
a vast menagerie of carnivorous bipeds. To
the politician it is a collection OF persons
who have influence at elections; to the the
atrical manager, a crowd of people in front
of the box Office eager to get rid of money;
to the street car conductor, a lot of creatures
who ought to be made to step lively"
you think the public gets imposed upon
all arouud"
Eyes. 1t doesn't deserve any better and
retribution is always waiting. The man
who imposes on the public in one respect
lapses back into the general outfit in some-
thing else and is imposed on in his turn.
It's heartess business all the way
through. One great and elaborate scheme
of imposition. What people ought to do is
to hold primaries in all parts of the civilized
world and send delegates to The Hague to
see il they can't discuss something like a
disarmament scheme by which the people
of this earth can be persuaded to quit i'm.
posing on one Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
PLEASED THE DRIVER.
The stout Lady Was Less n Burden
to Him When She Was
Least Obliging.

One of the most delightful women in New
York is one who discarded her waist line
years ago. She is built OH the order of the
tub, but she has a genial and accommodate
ing disposition and laughs heartily when she
tells this story on herself:
She had been to the Catskils for a few
weeks, staying at one of those mountain top
houses that it takes you four hours to drive
up to and half an hour to come down from.
She was met at the nearest railway station,
she and half dozen others, by a stage that
set OIL up the mountain road. 1t was hot and
the stout lady had kind heart. She pited
the horses and as the road grew sleeper She
volunteered to get out and walk. The driver
helped her down and she trudged along as
far as she could. Then she was helped into
the stage again and at the next steep grade
she insisted on being helped out She had
returned to TIE carriage another time, when
they came to a still sleeper stretch OF road
way. The stout lady was just too tired to
walk another step.
Well she said, "i';n not going to get out
again Tn too tired
the driver turned to her with a look OF
gratitude
That's all right" he said. "Set still. I'd
lot rather haul you than, heft you in and
out so often
And he hauled her to the very steps OF
the hotel.-N. y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
THE CHURNING PROBLEM.
Never Delay This Important Opera
ton Until the Cream Is Very
Sour or Chccsy.

How often shall churning be done?
With the conditions found in the aver
age farmhouse no specific rule can be
given. Cream kept fourdays will some
times be in better condition than it
would be if kept only three or even two
days at other times. Churn when the
cream is ripe or slightly acid. Never
delay until it is very sour or cheesy.
Mosquito netting thrown over the
cream jars keeps out flies and dust and
does not seriously interfere with the
free circulation of air. Wind blowing
upon milk is always certain to cause
white specks in the butter. Our cows
will be fresh i'm late autumn and early
winter. We have had very little milk
this summer. The cream, il kept until
there is enough to churn, becomes stale.
1t is skinned into tin pail, heated to
so or SIS degrees and then lowered
through an opening, that is fitted with
Il hinged cover, into a covered well in
the cellar. If the cream is churned in
10 hours the butter will come very
quickly if stirred with an egg beaten.
Nice butter can be made from q small
quantity of milk, IL the cream is first
heated and then cooled Sarah E. Will
cox, in Agricultural Epitomist.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FREE.
One of the Grandest oner. Ever Made.

One of the Grandest Offers Ever Made.
The first five persons procuring the
Endless Chain Starch Book from their
grocer will each obtain one large l0c
package of "Red Cross" starch, one large
l0c package of "HUBINGER'S BEST"
starch, two Shakespeare pictures,
printed in twelve beautiful colors, as
natural as life, or one Twentieth Cen
fury Girl Calendar, the finest of its kind
everprinted, all absolutely free. All 9TH
ers procuring the Endless Chain Starch
Book will obtain from their grocer two
large 10c packages of starch for sc, and
the beautiful premiums, which are be-
ing given away. This offer is only made
for a short time to further introduce
the famous RED CROSS" starch, and
the celebrated "HUBINGER'S BEST"
cold-water starch. "RED CROSS" laun-
dry starch is something entirely new,
and is without doubt the greatest inven-
ton of the Twentieth Century. 1t has
no equal, and surpasses all others. 1t
has won for itself praise from all parts
of the United States. 1t has super
seeded everything heretofore used, or
known to science in the laundry art.
1t is made from wheat, rice and corn,
and is chemically prepared upon scien-
tific principles, by j. c. Hubinger, an
expert in the laundry profession, who
has had 25 years of practical experience
in fancy laundering. and who is the
first successful and original inventor
of all fine grades of starch in the United
States. If you would have the best. ask
for RED CROSS" and "HUBINGER'S
BEST" which are the finest starches
on the market to-day. The jobbing
houses all handle it, the retail grocer
has it on his shelves, you find it in all
the homes, while the careful house
wife has adorned the walls of the home
with the beautiful Shakespeare pic
lures, which are being given away in
introducing "RED CROSS" and "HU-
BINGER'S BEST" starch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
Danger In Nitrate of soda.

IT should be remembered that nitrate
of soda is not so beneficial for stock as
il is for soil. Every little while some
farmer, either through ignorance or
carelessness. leaves nitrate of soda
around. or sacks which have contained
II. accessible to cattle or other stock.
These, not recognizing the difference
from common salt, lick or eat 1t, and as
n result either die or get very sick. In
case of poisoning from this chemical
the administration of infusions of cof-
fee and alcohol and irritant oysters is
recommended by government veter-
erinarians.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
Home Seekers Excursions via "BiE
Four Route"

To the North, West, Northwest, South.
west, South and Southeast. Selling dates;
August 18th, September 9Th and 18th; and
on October Sd and 18th, 1899, at one fare,
lowing states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkan-
sas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Iowa, Indian Territory, Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Manitoba, New Mexico. Nebraska, North
homa, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
Washington. For full information and par
ticulars as to rates, routes, tickets, limits,
stop-over privileges, etc., call on Agents
big Four Route" or address the under.
signed. w, p. Deppe, A.; G. 7. 4 I. ACT,
Cincinnati. U.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
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TILE SUB-IRRIGAil ION.
A System Particularly Adapted for
Gardens, Small Farms and
Vineyards.

Surface irrigation requires much
more water because of rapid evapora-
ton and is far less valuable than sub
irrigation. Unless the water is careful
ly handled on the surface it will do
more injury to the ground and to the
plants than It will do good. If the wa
ter is applied beneath the surface it
will rapidly reach the roots and there
will be little or no loss on account of
evaporation. The loose soil above acts
as mulch. The tile used for this pur-
pose must be of the unglazed porous
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
Honest Methods win.

This is fact that sometimes is over,
looked in these days of hurry and scramble
but it is a fact none the less. The success OF
advertisements are appearing i'll this pa
per, is marked illustration in point. A
tremendous business has been built up 10y
this firm strictly on its merits. Good goods
properly described and offered at a very low
price, the unlimited capital of the firm en-.
abling it TO buy on extremely advantageous
terms. See the striking advertisement else.
where in this issue and write the John NJ.
Smyth Co.. 100 to 1866 West Madison st
Chicago, for its mammoth catalogue Every
family should have it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
Motto Of the sinmese Nation.

ment of Siamg And having heard it, have
you repeated it? And having repeated it.,
have you caught its purely personal appli-
cation? And having caught it, have you
tried il on your friends? This is the motto:
"Ah Wa Ia Mas Siam" 1t sounds uninte-
ligble nonsense, but keep saying it over as
you will discover at last that the eastern
patois has a western sense that APPLY CLASH
fies many remorseful subject of Uncle sam.
For "Ah Wa Ia Mas Siam" is easily evolved
into 'Ah, what an ass | am. Chicago
Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
unconventional Expansion

Means paying rent for a poor farm. Now
is the time to secure a good farm on the
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway in Marinette County, Wisconsin,
where the crops are of the best, work plen-
ty, fine markets, excellent climate, pure
soft water, land sold cheap and on long
time. Why rent farm when you can buy
one for less than you pay for rent? Address
c. f. Rollins, Land Agent, l6l La Sale ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
A Weak Memory.

of a colony of her sex in a downtown fat
1t was her turn this week to do the buying
of the light housekeeping supplies. Prob
ably she relied little too implicitly on her
memory. Anyway, she was overheard at the
phone calling up one of the big groceries, :"
want a half dozen cakes OF suppressed
yeast!" she cried And that was all of the
order she could MISUNDERSTANDING Plain
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14
FENCING OVER WATER.
How tn Build Floating Fence That
VIII Resist the Attacks of All
Ordinary Currents.

Fencing over water is not difficult
when carried out along the lines as in
dictated in the cut. Some short cross
logs support one, two or more lengths
of stout rails that form the bottom of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14

the fence. Holes are bored in these, in
which upright stakes are driven to SUP
port the upper rail. The lengths of fence
are chained together. The outer log is
with sufficient length of chain to per-
nit the rising and falling of the fence.
This plan is splendid for tide water
rivers, and good wherever the rise is not
likely to be SO sudden as to wash it
away.-Farm and Home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-14

The first umbrella appeared in l777. Tn,
last one disappeared about 40 minutes aftel
we bought it.-Elliott's Magazine.