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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
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AN EXCELLENT CAKE.
II Is Called the Gold Lonf and Hns
Few Equals as Dainty
Summer Delicncy.

This is moist, delicate cake, and is
made with sour milk, which renders it
very tender. At this season of the year.
when milk is beginning To sour easily,
il is well TO have u variety of ways in
which TO use it. If il is left long. as
everyone knows, il will become unfit
for usc except for swill. TO make this
cake mix two cups Of sugar and one cup
OF butter. Stir in the yolks of four
eggs, and beat well. Add Il cupful of
sour milk--milk that is turned 10 IA solid
curd, with a good proportion of whey.
Milk that is just turned. or very sour
but not firm, should not be used. Stir
the mixture thoroughly. In another
cake bowl sift four cupfuls of pastry
-four dread -four will do, howcver) and
an even tcaspoonful of soda. 1t is bet
ter for cake To sift the flour and soda
together several times. Stir the other
ingredients gradually into the flour
and soda. being careful to avoid having
Jumps in the batter. When well beaten,
add the whites of the four eggs of which
the yollis have already been used. The
whites should be beaten TO a very stiff
froth before they are put iptothc bat
ter. This cake is dcliciouS, eyenwith-
out raisins or citrOn. Ii makes hand
some, rich cake, however, for a birth
day party If thin slices Of citron-
enough to suit the taste--and about II
cupful of raisins are added. The iaisins
should be washed, stoned and dipped in
flour before stirring them into the bat
ter. FIGURING them lightly prevents
sinking to the bottom Of the cake. Turn
the dough into II very large, round loaf
tin. or two smaller ones, well CREASED.
Bake this cake in n moderate oven for
about ~ minutes. being careful not to
let ii fall by carelessly opening the
oven door too wide, or jamming il in
any way. II is very nice when made
into small cup cakes, leaving out the
raisins and citron, of course. Ice the
little cake all over with chocolate icing
or with a heavy white icing.-N. Y.
Tribune
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
HE TASTED THE INK.

to swell the quantity of literature which
has been deyoured by this caprine gour-
mand.
One day last week small boy em-
ploXed by Il stationery firm entered the
lumber yard TO deliver bottle of ink.
The youth was not aware of the peculiar
characteristics of the goat. and suspect
ed nothing when the animal shifted and
approached. just before he reached
the office the boy felt himself perform
ing sundry aerial convolutions and
when he sat up he saw the goat placidly
licking the ink from the plank pave
ment near the brick wall Of the Office
against which the quart bottle had
burst. The goat greedily chewed the
sawdust and shavings which had be-
come saturated with the black fluid,
and smacked his lips between bites
Chicago Daily News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
STRUGGLE with n Cougar.

In company with an tndiaAaaInrt Ar
thur (Wash) man went fishing for
salmon in n rocky river. Suddenlya big
cougar appeared at the entrance to
cave. and with roar crouchcd 10
spring al the Indian. The white man
threw his fish spear at the cougar, While
the Indian ran for his life. The spear
entered the animals neck and ear, and
thus the man held him at distance and
tried 10 drown him. But the cougar
was too strong and agile for that, and
finally the spear came out of its hold.
For four long hours the man and the
cougar fought, the cougar walking
around and around, and every once III
awhile making spring, which the
man every time repulsed with the
spear. The combat only ended when
the Indian returned, after a 12-mile
trip, with.a gun. His first shot wound
ed the beast in the side; the second
lodged in its head and killed it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29

trees, and redevelops a similar back
afresh at the next breeding season.
Almost never do we find device in
nature which occurs only once. The
unique hardly exists; nature is n
great copyist. At least two animals of
wholly unlike kinds are all but sure to
hit independently upon the self-same
mechanism. So it is not surprising to
learn that catfish has invented an
exactly similar mode of carrying its
young to that adopted by the Surinam
toad; only, here it is on the under sur
face, not the upper one, that the spawn
is plastered. The eggs of this catfish,
whose scientific name is Aspredo, are
pressed into the skin below the body,
and so borne about by the mother till
they hatch. This is one of two in
stances where the female fish herself
assumes the care of her offspring, in
stead of leaving IL entirely to her eN-
ccllent partner.-Strand Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
AMERICA FOR BOYS.
ceIIcnt Reasons for Not Educnt-
Ing Her Son In Europe.

81 have come home solely on account
of my boy" said a New York widow OF
moderate means, who to the astonish.
mcnt of her friends suddenly reap
pcarcd in America after prolonged
residence in Europe.
AS far as am concerned, | am much
more comfortable abroad, where my
little income goes twice as far and life
is much easier. The girls, too, can ed
ucatc cheaper and better on the other
side, but there is no doubt about il,
American boys should be educated at
home in order TO be successful men in
their own country. | have watched the
results quite closely, and in nine cases
out of ten it is like fitting square
patch to a round hole when they come
home and go to work. For young men
of property who intend living II life of
leisure it is all well enough, but for
those who have their own way to make
il is. in my opinion, fatal mistake TO
educate them there. They lose the
power Of assmliating themselves, so to
speak, and, what is more, they form nc
early friendships with their own coun-
trymcn. So, after thinking it over,
made up my mind that my boys future
was worth sacrifice, and here am,
although il means TO me skimping and
striving in New York, when might be
living in ease and plenty Oh the CONT
nent
II shall send my boy to Il good board
ing school and afterward to "a home col
legc. and | shall then feel have done
my best for him. IN. Y. Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
sn,rrow, stopped a clock.

A few days since, to the annoyance OF
everybody, it was found that the town
clock had ceased to toll out the hours
of the day. A jeweler was called, and
an examination made. Nothing wrong
could be found with the mecl anism of
the clock; everything seemed to be
right, and no reason was apparent why
the clock did not run, but the old thing
would not tick. A further investiga-
tioI. revealed the fact that the sparrows
had built nest on the face of the
clock behind the hands, and had car
ried sticks and straws there enough to
clog the wheels. A long fishing pole was
procured, the birds nest knocked out,
and the clock resumed its tick with its
accustomed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (Ky.)
Courier.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
HEALTH NOTES.
What to Do for Nettle Rash, ln-
sect StinEs and Cutnne-
Gus EruptiOns.

Some people are very subject to net
tie rash, and it will suddenly appear on
them when they are overheated or even
when excited. 1t often locates Itself
between the shoulders and below the
nape of the neck and becomes very an
moving. The heat, itching and sting
ing sensations may be relieved by bath
ing the affected part with boraX and
water, or soda or lime water.
Nettle rash is generally indicative of
nervous weakness and gastric disorder.
Weakly people who are subject to this
disorder find that fright or sudden eX-
ertion will bring it on momentarily;
so will fit of Indigestion. Simple diet,
II quiet life, regular habits. bathing,
plenty of sunshine and fresh air are
necessities toward n cure.
In ordinary cases of nettle rash some
error in diet causes the attack. a sooth-
ing remedy that helps some people is
composed of one part carbolic acid to 80
parts of water with little glycerine.
The cause of nettle rash, hives, or ur-
ticaria must be discovered and removed;
it varies according to the subject and
the condition of the subject, and pre-
walls more in warm weather than in
cold.
The stings of mosquitoes affect diff
ferent people in different ways. Equal
parts of baking soda and common salt
dissolved in warm water and well
rubbed in relieve the annoyance and
pain caused by insects bites or stings.
The eruption caused by contact with
poison may be cured by painting over
the part with fresh lime-water; or by
rubbing wet salt over the part; or by
bothing the parts freely with spirit of
inter. If the blisters caused by the
ivy are broken, one application of inter
is generally quite cient.-Ladies'
World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
JEST eRsoUT AS BIG AS ME.

| There's a Teller Twin round here,
Somewheres, that I'm layin' for;
| An whenever l kin find him,
| Let me tell yer, there'll be war.
He is always cuttin' rusties,
Always gettln' inter scrapes;
An the worst is, folks is always
Putin blame on me--Jim Mapes,
Cause he happens fer to be
Jest erbout as big as me.
S'posin' pa should loos his hammer
(Sech things. somehow. will get losO,
l will hear him tellin' mother
When I was got an what IL cost;
An he thinks boy has had II,
Jest erbout the size o. Jim,
An the chances are fer findin'."
He will say. most mighty slim"
There II Is agen, yer see!
Jest erbout as big az me"
Mebbe mother makes some cookies.
Leaves EN- on the pantry shelf
Where, the window bein' open.
1ney most says, Jest help yerself!'
Course. | don't DO eny countin'
But | don't eat more than ten;
Though ma says they're most all taken
An I'm sure to hear agen,
Some young feller's been too free
Jest erbout as big as me"
j would like to find that chap, sir,
An tolfind out what's his name:
Fer'I,ye got sneakin' notion ,.-
That they think it's me to blame.
They don't say so when they're talkin'.
Course they say, ''it wasn't JIM
Must a-been that other Teller
That were apt TO take fer him"
But their eyes look kinder sideways
An they mean me all the time.
Oh, I'm goin ter lick that Teller
Now, sir, yer kin bet "A dime
He's no business TO be
Jest erbout as big as me.
Cora Gaines Carrcl, in Ohio Farmer
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
WOES OF STENOGRAPHERS.
Substitutes During Vncn-
ton Time.

This is the time of year when our
troubles begin and when we have to do
some hard thinking in order to lessen
thcm," remarked a young woman
stenographer in large office, where
more than dozen young women who
play" the typewriter and draw ''crow
tracks in notebooks are employed.
She added:
ut is the hardest thing in the world
for us to find substitutes to do our
work while we are on vacation. 1t
isn't because there are not plenty of
women who are willing and anxious
to relieve us. Why, a two-line adj in
any paper would bring applicants
enough to fill each of our places twice
over, but"
Wouldn't they be likely to prove
satisfactory" inquired a listener.
"Oh, yes" was the reply, 'if they at
tended to business. j the sub is up
TO the mark in skill and looks after her
duties, all goes well, but four times out
of five such is not the case. We select
our substitute and spend n couple of
days showing her how things should be
done, and then go away with con-
tented mind. Before the end Of the
first week we hear all sorts of discour-
aging reports from the office. The new
girl has been sick half of the time and
correspondence has had to lie over; or
the work has been harder than she eX-
pected and she has asked to be relieved
of part of it until she became acquaint-
ed with the routine.
ST. continued the young woman,
"she is punctual and willing to work,
it is not unusual to find that her serv-
ices are of little or no value. She per-
sists in spelling words with one when
two are needed, puts small letters
where there should be capitals, and
never makes more than one paragraph
TO the page. Of course this state OF
things makes it bad for the regular OF
orator indirectly. If, for example, the
operator that relieves me for two or
three weeks this summer proves to be
plug the chances are that next year
/ shall have to spend half the summer
looking for competent relief or else
be deprived of a holiday altogether
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
BICYCLES ABROAD.
One Comes Across Persons AwheeIia
Odd Corners OF the
Earth.

One comes across bicycles in the odd
est corners. Take Persia, the alleged
land of gazelle-eyed damsels and limpid
streams and rose bowers. There,
around the city of Teheran, may be
seen Englishmen and English girls hav-
ing jaunt, just rs you might see them
On the Portsmouth road. When the BIZ
cycle was first introduced into Persia,
the late shah, Nasr-iDin, while out rid
ing one day, met traveller on bicycle.
lie was immensely amused and insisted
on having q race. Then he borrowed
the bicycle and had ii taken to the pal
ace. He insisted that his ministers Of
state should ride. 1t was more than the
head of grand vizier was worth to re-
fuse, so the poor ministers jumped on
and fell off, tried again and then came
troopers, and altogether were obliged
to supply his majesty with half an
hours amusement. The Persian dearly
loves this sort of uncomfortable prac-
teal joke.
Says Il writer: At had an experience
myself at lspahan, in central Persia,
with Zil-i-Sutan, brother of the present
shah. l was spending an afternoon at
the palace, and the prince, whose in
clinations are chiefly military, asked
me lot of questions about the useful
ness of bicycles in warfare. Unfor-
tunately my knowledge of warfare was
u minimum quahtity, and l could only
speak generatities. In the grounds of
the palace | rode up and down, just to
give his highness an idea OF how easy
bicycling was. Then he asked me to
ride down II particular path as fast as /
could. didn't see the CLEAN in his eye
as I set oil. ! was going at tolcrably
swift speed, when, To my horror, ]
spied wall-lil;e drop in front of me. /
was off the machine in a trice, and just
saved both neckand bicycle from stimuli
taneous breakage. Turning round,
saw the prince bent double, crimson
faced and nearing apoplcXy from laugh
ter. do really believe he would have
enjoyed smash-up. Since then | have
sometimes thought that if only | had
broken my skull he might have deco
rated me with the Order OF the Lion and
the Sun.
"Burmah is a country you conceive
to be chiefly made up of thick jungle
and pagodas. Yet there is plenty of cy-
cling in the land of the Lord White Ele-
phant. There is a good little club at
Rangoon, and it has runs round the
lakes and occasionally up to Pcgu,
some 60 miles away. I'll always re-
member my surprise when l reached
Mandalay after u sloppy journey along
the jungle paths. l was little eager
to see this famous city. Suddenly the
rough road changed to n good level
macadam; there were cabs rafting to
the station, and there was pretty
checked English girl, in blouse and
straw hat, on her bicycle. 1t seemed
strange to find girl cycling away in
that corner of the world! And yet there
are many English cyclists in Man
dalay."-Chicago Evening News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
Horse Defends n DOG.

Dogs and horses generally get on well
together, but the following story from
Manchester proves that in some cases
the friendship is something more than
n mere federation of each other. AGAR
riage horse, accompanied by his stable
companion, retriever dog, to which
he was exceedingly attached,was drink
ing at trough near the exchange.
While the dog was waiting for his
friend to finish his draught large
mastiff picked quarrel with him
which ended in fight. The mastiff, as
may he supposed, had the better of the
battle, and the retriever was severely
bitten. The horse, the moment he heard
his friends cry, broke from the man
who was holding him, hurried to the
rescue, and, after kicking the mastifr
across the street, returned to the
trough and finished his drink.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
GOAT FOND OF INK.
Nothing Satisfies BilIy's Epicurean
Tastes Quite mn Much as Black
writing Fluid.

"A valued appurtenance of a Twenty
second lumber yard is an elderly goat
whose gastronomic propensities rival
the reputed accomplishments of his
comic paper prototype. Ink is the app
petizing delicacy which appeals to the
cpicurean taste of this goat, and he will
not only eat newspapers and blotters,
but considers pads used for letter press
purposes toothsome morsels, provided
they have been long enough in use to
have become covered with the ink
soaked from copied letters. Every writ
ten thing has to be handled with care
outside the lumber office, else it will 90
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
For Stout women.

1t has often been urged. but il seems
well to emphasize by much repetition
that women of generous proportions
should invariably renounce all of these
round wasted styles, no matter how
beautiful they appear on some other
slendercr figure, or how universally the
rage for them increases. Adopting
these waists is not matter of age,
for the young, the mature and the
elderly find them comfortable and use
full. 1t is simply matter of figure,
and, for women inclined to stoutness,
there are many close, trim and attrac-
tive models which make them look bet
ter and slenderer than any of the
round styles, festooned with net,
draped with lace, and finished with
circling ribbon, bells and bows, which
cut off the apparent length OF the waist
by two or three inches.--N. Y. Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
How to Make Ic. Cream.

Where cream alone is used in making
Ice cream one-half or one-third Of the
quantity used should be scalded, the
sugar dissolved in the scalded portion,
and when cool added to the remaining
quantity of cream. When cream is not
obtainable, milk may be used enriched
by the yolks of eggs. allowing four to
each quart of milk. Scald the milk in
double boiler; beat the eggs and sugar
together; add to the hot milk. cook for
a moment, then strain into the ice cream
mold and freeze.-Ladies' Home Jour
na1
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
Gowns for Young Girls.

For girls of from IA to 16 the flow
cred organdies are the daintiest and
most attractive things that can be
worn. These need not of necessity be
very expensive, for there is a wonder
full range of designs in the cheaper
materials. 1t is best not TO make them
in too elaborate fashion, although
they do require considerable lace and
ribbon. "A very attractive little frocL
just finished is of pink organdie flow.
cred with deeper pink. 1t is made up
over lawn skirt, the skirt of the frocl<
itself being gored and trimmed with
bands of insertion and one ruffle edged
with narrow lace. The body of the waist
is full at the back, but the fullness is
drawn down under the belt. In front
1t Is full tibet fullness shirred in on the
shoulders, and is trimmed with inser-
ton, and on the other side of the in
sertion is affttle edge of the same lace.
This little edging on either side of the
insertion gives much softer look than
when the ordinary entre-deux is used.
The sleeves are small, but have some
fullness at the top, and are strapped
with bands of the insertion, with the
little edging on either side, the whole
way from the shoulder to the wrist
Harper's Bazaar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
To steriIIxe Jnr. ana Tons.

Wash jars thoroughly and fill with
cold water. Place in a large vessel with
straw to keep them from touching the
bottom of kettle; surround with cold
water. Heat gradually to boiling point;
remove from water; empty and fill with
fruit while hot. Place the covers in boil
ing water five minutes. Dip rubber
bands in butd not allow them to stand.
New rubbers should be used every year
and care must be taken that rims Of
covers are not hurt, as that prevents
sealing Theoretically.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
English Carrot Pudding.

Mix one pound of grated carrots,
three-quarters of pound of chopped
suet, half pound each of raisins and cur
rants, four tablespoonfuls of sugar,
eight teaspoonfuls of sugar, eight table
spoonfuls of -four and spices to taste.
Boil for four hours, then bake in the
oven for 20 minutes and serve with
sauce.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
FASHIONABLE SHOES.
some of the styles of Footwear One
sees at the swell Seaside
summer Resorts.

Slowly, but with undeniable sureness,
the plain leather shoe is being ousted
from It's high place as feature of fash
ionable footwear. The fancy tie, con-
spicuous for its originality, and adj
mired for its bccomingness is taking its
place. And though revolutions in foot
wear are accomplished without the aid
of logic, the fancy tie has many points
in its favor.
1t is made mostly Of cloth materials;
that makes il comfortable; and when II
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
FUNNY FIRE BRIGADE.
Has Department
whose Operations would Make
Our Fircmen Laugh.

OF all the queer things to be found
in Constantinople, none seem so stupid
as the fire engines. if they can be called
by so big name. The houses in that
city are almost all built of wood, and il
a fire does start, it burns fast and fierce
ly, and yet the precautions taken for
discovering fires and the methods of
eXtinguishing them are most feeble.
There is constant watch kept on
the summit of the old Genoesc tower in
Galeta: a similar watch is kept on the
tall tower of the Seraskierat in Siam
boul, and another on a hill behind Can
dill. one of the suburbs. From this last
place cannon is fired TO give warning
of fire. and when this takes place
the watchmen Of the city knock on the
shutters OF all the houses. crying:
There is a fire in such and such quar-
ter" And then the fire department
comes running down the street. 1t con-
sists of long barrel carried ON the
shoulders of half dozen men, who are
relieved as fast as they get tired by
other men who run along with them.
Arrived at the scene of the fire, there
is tremendous confusion. All the fire
men get i'm one another's way, and per-
hnps in the course of an hour few
feeble hnnd-pumps are playing gentle
streams of water somewhere in the
neigh borhood of the burning buildings,
if the fire has not burned itself out by
that time. How would such system
work in any American city? Yet this
il the Constantinople method OF not
puttingout fires. So far there is no case
on record of one having been quenched
by this funny brigade.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
Guarding Babe. in France.

A law has been passed forbidding
any one to give solid food of any kind
to infants of France. Owing to its
low and rapidly declining birth rate,
France has awakened to the fact that
she must take care of her babies. So
low has the birth rate become that it
means an annual loss of 10000 in popu-
lation
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
THE NEW CHEMISETTE.
Something About the Mpnnish Little
Vest which IL Worn with
the summer Jacket.

Summer chcmsettes. to the delight of
the sumcmr girl and despair of the
laundrcss, are very elaborate this year,
and are developed in every imaginable
material.
4 very stylish mode has the bosom of
plain linen with sides of Scotch madras.
For outing wear too much cannot be
said in commentator of the little
chemisette. The neck is finished with
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
nndlY Ouf af Gear

Mrs. Novice-I would so love to go
with you for a spin, but just sent my
wheel to be repaired. You see the
hanger crank got out of order and
something got the matter with the
racket wheel, so that the chainless ends
kept catching on the paddles or what
ever you might call them. Isn't it pro.
voking Chicago Chronicle.