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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
ISN'T 1T STRANGE

How many men think themselves SUI
perior, mentally, to their wives?
How many women think their chill
dren the only objects worth discuss
ing?
How many men cry for reform in pol
itics and never vote?
How many women like to accuse 9TH
er women of initiating them in dress?
How many men decline to accept ad-
vice from their wives?
How many women speak of their hus.
bands as though they had no will of
their own?
How many men like to boast of an
acquaintance with other mems bust
ness affairs?
How many women like to talk about
the wealth of their friends?
How many men regard themselves as
indispensable to their employers?
How many women have a habit Of
twisting a conversation to meet their
own views ?-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
MIsFoRTUNEs OF POETS.

Lord Byron, who was otherwise a
magnificent specimen of man, had a
clubfoot, of which he was anything
but proud.
Throughout his life Sir Walter Scott
could only walk with limp. AS boy
he was afflicted with paralysis, which
left him permanently lame.
Cowper was suject to fits of lunacy
as was likewise Chatterton, who
killed himself in fit Of arrangement
The same is true of Rousseau, Ger
vantes, Southey and Swift.
Alexander Pope was hunchback
with a very caustic tongue, which once
resulted in his being as good as told
that he was "a crooked little thing
that asks impudent questions"
Milton was totally blind when he
produced the masterpiece of his mar
velous genius. From his youth up he
suffered acutely from govt, which
was the primary cause of the loss OF
his eyesight.
The most ductile metal is platinum
Wires have been made of it very little
thicker than the threads of spiders
web
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
MysterIes NJ the so,p

The mysteries locked up in the soil
are only slowly being made PLAIN.
Year by year, decade by decade, Gen.
fury by century, the work goes on.
In all civilized lands are scientists
applying themselves to the problems.
Chemists, botanists, biologists and
biologists all find in this quarter
room enough for their labors. And
the farmer has need of all this kind
of help he can get. To nearly every
cultivator of the soil to-day, as in the
past, the thing he cultivates is an un-
known factor. He knows it is sandy
or clayey, wet or dry, rich or poor,
but those things are but the begin
ming of wisdom.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
SHRINKAGE OF GRAIN.
Results of Elaborate Experiments at
Various Experiment stations
Prove Instructive.

Wheat fiuctuates in weight accord
ing to the dryness of the air. The
extent of this variation under ordi-
nary conditions does not exceed six
per cent, but where the grain is
taken from an intensely dry climate
to a comparatively damp one the gain
may amount to 25 per cent. Oats
stored in the fall lost in one instance
over three per cent. by the following
May, less than two per cent. in the
second instance and exactly two per
cent. in the third, and in the fourth
lost but seven pounds in 100 bushels.
Corn, when the entire plant is stored
in the silo, suffers a very considerable
loss in weight. AS an average Of four
tests this loss amounted to $40 per
cent. In other cases the loss varies
from 1887 to 2O.36 per cent. When
the entire plant is cured in the field
subsequent variations in weight are
determined by the dryness of the air.
At the Connecticut station, where
27.36 tons of corn were cut Septem-
Der into shocks, hauled to the barn
later and stored for fodder, the gross
weight was but as tons. On Febru-
airy 8 following the weight was rs
tons. In duplicate test 25.5 tons of
green corn weighed but SO tons on
November IL and gained to S.5 tons
by February 8. When the corn Is
husked in the field the loss of weight
suffered by the ears depends on their
condition when hauled to the crib.
Very damp corn cribbed early in Oc-
tober shrank in weight 80 per cent.
by the middle of February, while dry
corn cribbed October 81 had shrunk
by the last of January IL per cent.
In another case corn very dry when
hauled shrunk by New Years less
than three per cent. At the Iowa sta
ton the loss in an entire year was 20
per cent. in one case and nine per
cent. in another. The relation be-
tween the weights of kernels and cob
does not stay constant as the ears
dry. When first husked fully 25 per
cent. of the weight of the ears lies
in the cob. BY spring less than 20
per cent. OF the weight of the ear is
in the cob. An elaborate set Of ex-
periments Mt Houghton farm showed
that the shelled corn lost in weight
but about 7.45 per cent. from Octo-
Der to March. while the cobs lost
fully 90 per cent.--D. c. Smith, Mich
jgan Station, in Prairie Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
A FEARLESS PHYSICIAN.

Benton. Ill, Sept. 3oth.-Much com.
ment has been caused by the action OF
DR.. r. II. Dunaway, a physician here,
who for over year past has been rec
ommending Dodd's Kidney Pills to
those of his patients who suffered from
rheumatism, Bright's Disease, Dia-
betes or other Kidney Troubles.
, DR.. Dunaway also published an open
letter last May stating positively that
he himself had been cured of Diabetes
by Dodd's Kidney Pills, and that, after
he had concluded he was going to die.
He is well man to-day, and says he
feels it his duty to do as he has done
and is doing because Dodd's Kidney
Pills saved his life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
IRRIGATION IN INDIA.
The system IN Vogue II Crude But Ef-
fectfve and Adapted 10 Local
" Conditions.

In India simple yet effective method
of irrigation has long been in vogue,
but only recently has it attracted the
attention of foreigners.
The apparatus consists of long,
clumsily fashioned balancing pole,
which is fastened at the middle to the
fork of tree. At one end of this
primitive balance, which is as stout as
an ordinary beam, is fixed another long
pole, the lower end of which is sunk
into well and carries large vessel
made of baked clay. At the opposite
end of this pole are two coolies, who
are constantly in motion and thus
form a living counter balance.
One after another they walk with
great strides over this narrow path
way, passing with a mechanical yet
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
How plants Absorb water.

Water is absorbed by the roots
and undergoes very slight change;
matter from the cells of the tree is
added Gas sugar, in the maple) and
it is then denominated sap" 1t
passes from cell to cell upwards,
through the sap-wood. until itreaches
the leaves. The cells being separate,
and not continuous tubes, it is con-
veyed from one to another through a
great number of partitions; in the
Eastwood, for example, where the
cells are very long, it passes about
1000 partitions in rising a foot
Farmers Review.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
VIII Paint Nine. Loubet.

Amalia Kussner, now the wife OF
Capt. Copdert, who has just arrived In
Paris from Homburg, was presented
the other day to Nine. Loubet, who is
DESTROYS of having the famous Ameri-
can miniaturist paint portrait of her
self, her husband, the president of the
French republic, and their son. Mrs.
Coudert spent two hours at the Elysee
palace with Nine. Loubet. 1t is not
known whether she accepted the order.
Mrs. Coudert was first introduced to
society by Mrs. Arthur Paget. She has
painted the portraits of the king Of
England and the car.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05

Yes, Of course, you do, and you want
him to live and enjoy Life, the good things
you can give hims Then help him live
right When his skin gets yellow and
he looks bilious, his eyes red and watery,
his breath smells bad, go times out Of 100
his liver Is logy. Now, If you want man
to look well feel well and Be well, keep
him In regular habitsl Give him plain
wholesome food, and make him take Cas-
carets to stir up his liver. Big doses Of
salts and strong medicines make him weak
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
USEFUL WAGON RACK.

bolts of proper length. A little study
of the cut will enable any man handy
with tools to make it. 1t has the ad-
vantage of being level the full length
of both sides with tendency of the
load toward the center. After many
years of use am sure no better rack
has ever been constructed.-T. G. At
keson, in Orange Judd FARMER.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
HANDY WAGON RACK.
Has Been I'm Use Half a Century on
One Farm and Is Still Con-
sidcred Excellent.

The cut shows a hay and grain wagon
rack which was constructed more than
so years ago by my father, Thomas
Atkeson. l have never seen one like
it except on that farm which / now
use and cultivate. The lumber bill is
as follows: Two ash scantlings AXIS
inches IA feet long, 4 pieces 2hX12
Ga feet long, cut in curved piece, as
shown in cut, so as to be 4x2Hs inches,
four 1x3 Is feet long. The structure
should be put together with screw
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
"rHE QUEEN OF vALoR."
The Daring Feat Of . Young Spanish
Woman, Donna Tancreda, In
the Ball Ring.

some allur1ng advertisements which
were especially attractive to those
Parisians who love excitement and
who had their appetite for such
things tickled by the races of the
Rue Pergolese, writes the Paris COR
respondent of the Baltimore Ameri-
can. The attraction this time was
q woman, Donna Tancreda, who,
made up to resemble a statue, was
to await, motionless in the arena, the
assault of the bull, and to conquer 1t
by her immobility. At the last mo-
ment this performance, which was to
have taken place at Enghion, was
forbidden. 1t did, however, take
place in Roubaix. Here is an account
of what happened: g
At signal given from the presi-
dent, the doors of the arena opened
and magnificent carriage appeared,
all draped in red velvet fringed with
gold. In this carriage sat Senorita
Mercedes del Barte, alias Donna Tan
creda.
"The Queen of Valor" is dressed
completely in white. Her face and
her hair are powdered. The carriage
stops just in front of the presiding
party, and she gets out smiling and
bowling, and throws off her mantle,
talking with the ushers while the
attendants arrange in the middle of
the arena a pedestal of wood about
two feet high. When all is ready the
impressario addresses the public, and
begs them to observe the most rig
orous silence during the perform
ance; this is indispensable. Then
Donna Tancreda mounts the( pedes-
tai, helped by the matadors. She
crosses her arms and faces the door
from which the bull will emerge. The
woman looks exactly like a marble
statue.
The arena is empty. All the ushers
have disappeared behind the bar
riers and shelters. The deepest ST.
lence reigns in the vast amphithea-
ter. Half minute passes thus.
Then the door opens, and one sees
| in the shadow the enormous head OF
the bull Gitano. The spectators hard
ly breathe. Many of the women
cover their eyes with their hands. 1t
is terrible moment. The bull is a
superb animal, with powerful neck,
and long, straight horns. He raises
his head, looks around, and at once
bounds upon the white statue.
1t is with the greatest difficulty
that one can restrain cry of hor-
ror, ones sensations are too painful
and a long endurance of such emo
| tion would be unbearable. Donna
Tancreda is as rigid as marble. The
least movement would be fatal to
| her.
The bull starts back, looks at his
strange adversary, and then with a
terrible bound rushes up to the pc
destal. Anxiety is at its height. But
once more the bull stops short with.
| out striking. He draws back few
feet, and, taking advantage of this
Donna Tancreda jumps down and
PUSHES behind screen, while the
ushers draw off the bull. The PEG.
pie breathe again. A long sigh es.
capes from all, and then thunders OF
applause are heard, and "the Queen
of Valor" gets a tremendous ova-
| ton.
Donna Tancreda, who was born in
Paris, has appeared with success OF
Barcelona, Valencia, CASTLE, Madrid,
Seville, and for the first time in
France at Roubaix.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
u HEAD OF CATTLE!

Eleven good Mich Cows. among which are
gfniI JerseNs and 3 Durhsms, several VIII be
fresh by day OF sale; Durham Bun, . me
nIrbsm Hsifsrs. the rest are thrifty young
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
In Mennoriam.

Resolutionsadopte by the Shepherds
town Fire Department upon the death
of brother II. n. Jones, who was a good
and accepted fireman.
1t having pleased Almighty God in
His all-wise providence TO remove from
our midst our friend and fellow fireman,
II n Jones,
Resolved. That in his death the Shep-
herdstown Fire Department has lost one
of ITS good and true fremen, his family
a kind and indulgent father; and his
friends friend true, honest and just.
Resolved, That we tender to the fam
lily and friends Of our deceased brother
our sympathy and love.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
spread upon rhe minutes of the depart
ment and published in the town paper,
and a copy be presented to the family.
Resolved, That the hall be suitably
draped and that the members wear the
badge Of mourning for thirty days.
j. ID. BILLMYER,
J. II. CROW,
JOHN f. MADDEN,
Committee on Resolutions.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Committee on Resolution.
Resolutions of Respect.

AT a called meeting of the Shepherds
town Southern Memorial Association
the following resolutions were unani-
mouSly adopted
Whereas, We having learned with
deep regret of the death Of Lieut. John
II. little, late of Company b, Second
Virginia Infantry, c. ). a., and a mem
Der of this Association. which occurred
at his home in Middletown, Md, Feb
ruary l3, 1901. therefore,
Resolved, LIST, That we will ever cher
ish kind remembrance Of his kindness
of heart and gentleness of manner in
his intercourse with our people during
his long sojourn amongst US, and his
gallantry as Confederate soldier.
Resolved, 2d, That we extend to his
widow and other friends our deep sym
pathy in their bereavement.
Resolved, I'd, That the resolutions be
printed in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REGIS
TER and copy sent to the widow, also
be spread upon the minutes Of the Asso-
citation.
J. NJ. HENDRICKS,
Jos. MCMURRAN,
j. w. TAYLOR,
Committee.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Pneumonia Can BE- Prevented.

This disease always results from a
cold or an attack of the grip and may
be prevented by the timely use of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. That
remedy was extensively used during
the epidemics of La Grippe of the past
few years, and not single case has
ever been reported that did not recover
or that resulted in pneumonia, which
shows it to be a certain preventative
of that dangerous disease. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has gained
world wide reputation for its cures of
colds and grip. For sale by Remnants
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Governor Whites Appointments.

Governor elect A. B. White has an
nounced that he will make the follow,
ing appointments after taking the oath
OF Office: Secretary of state, w. NJ. o..
Dawson, Charleston, disappointment +;
State bank commissioner, NJ. A. Ken
dali, Psrkersburg, present treasurer /;
State librarian, S. w. Starks, colored,
Charleston fish and game warden,
Capt. E. +. Smith, Hinton janitor,
Rev. J. w. Grifhths, Point Pleasant +;
commissioner of labor, l. Y. Barton,
Wheeling, re-appointment ; chief mine
inspector, J. w Paul, Davis, reap
pointment private secretary, Z. l..
Boggs, Charleston, re-appointment.
The Governor-elect has also designa-
ted the following staff officers S. B.
Baker, Parkersburg acknowledgement;
Morris Horkhelmer, Wheeling, COM
missary- general c. D. Elliott, Park
ersburg, inspector-general; J. E Dana,
Charleston, paymaster-general J. W.
NJ. Appleton, Salt Sulphur Springs,
quartermaster-general; n S Burlow,
Charleston, chief of ordnance W. n
Miller, Parkersburg, judge-advocate-
general. All these rank as brigadier-
generals. The following rank as col
onel f.: R. L. Somerville, Pennington,
assistant quartermaster-general; Colin
Il. Livingstone, Elkins, assistant COM
missary- general; John D. Hewett.
Bramwell, assistant commissary- gen.
eral; D. E. Abbott, Huntington. as
sistant quartermaster-general also the
following aides-de-camp: George A.
Shirley, Bluefeld Sidney P. Than
houser, Parkersburg Thomas G. Pown-
all, ROmney; G. Karl Kunst, Wheel
ing; W. K. Bodley, Wheeling W. B.
McMechen, Wheeling; F. Kent LOOMS,
Parkersburg.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Neighborhood News.

John D. Brewer, well-known
Hagerstown man, died last Saturday,
aged 46 years.
Mr.. Harry A. Bowers, of Martins
burg, and Miss Elizabeth Rau, of Al
legany, Pa, were marriedlast week.
The store and dwelling-house at
Leetown, owned by H. S. League, was
slightly damaged by fire last week.
Mrs. Mary Rohrer died in Sharps-
burg last Friday, aged II years. Two
sons and two daughters survive her.
Mrs. Martha Louisa Shepherd, relict
of Champe Shepherd of Clarke county,
died Sunday from the effects of grip.
Timothy Hagerty was found dead in
his stable at his home three miles south
of Sharpsburg Friday morning. He
had gone to the stable and while at
work was stricken with heart disease.
He was aged 76 years.
Mr. Randolph Tucker Hoffman and
Miss Hattie May Payne, two promi-
nent young persons of Berkeley coun-
ty, were married last Thursday in the
Presbyterian church at Bunker Hill,
Rev. R. A. White performing the GER
emony,
The dwelling of Mrs. Annie Abel,
near Harper's Ferry, in Loudoun
county, was burned to the ground last
Wednesday night. Her two sons had
their feet frozen, having worked in
their bare feet in efforts to extinguish
the fire.
Mr.. William Roulette, one of Sharps-
burg's best citizens, died at his home
in that place yesterday evening from
the effects of stroke Of paralysis re-
ceived on Monday. He was Is years
of age and had long been one of Wash
inglon county's active and respected
residents. He Is survived by his wife,
FIVE sons and two daughters.
The large barn on the farm of Jacob
Metz, Jr, near Bartonsville, Frederick
county, Va, was totally destroyed by
fire last Friday night, entailing "a
loss Of $4,000. Flfty-oue head of live
stock and $50 chickens and turkeys
persisted III the flames. The fire is
thought to have been Of lncendiary
oligin. There was an insurance Of
$4,000.
Desolation reigns in the home of
Mrs. Catherine Ford, of Boonsboro,
by the death of three members Of the
family, all boys Of promise, within
week. Harry, the eldest son, passed
away Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock,
of diphtheria, at the age of 20 years.
Last Thursday Charles died in the
morning and in the evening a younger
brother followed him, both dying of
the dread disease. All three were i'll
at the same time. The disease had
developed so rapidly that the physi-
clans could not cope with it and death
resulted. Mrs. Ford, who is a widow,
is left alone
Nj. John Kretzer died at his home
in Sharpsburg last Sunday afternoon,
in his 89th year He was one Of the
oldest citizens of Sharpsburg, born in
1912, and his entire life was passed
in his native town. He was one of
the most estimable citizen in the COM
munity in which he lived, and had
established among his neighbors and
friends an enviable reputation for up
Brightness ofcharacter. He is survived
by these children; Mrs. Jacob McGraw,
Miss Maria Theresa Kretzer, Mrs.
Charles W. Adams, all Of Sharpsburgi
Mrs. j. w. Seiss, Baltimore, and S. P.
Kretzer, New York City.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Bardane Budget.

AS st. Matthias has had his turn at
the weather and found ice, if the old
rhyme be true hell break it, " bnt we
doubt it.
Miss Virginia Feeser has returned
from a very pleasant visit in your vicin-
ity, where she was the guest of Miss
Pearl Beltz.
Clifton, the young son of Mr.. Ellis
Bell, is very i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. John Frank Miller and Mrs. Vir-
GINA Jefferson Hill, of your vicinity,
were quietly married in Martinsburg
Wednesday at o'clock in the chapel
of Christ Reformed church, by Rev. j.
A. Hoffheins. They spent Thursday
evening here, as the guests of Mrs. Mil
ler's sister, Mrs VIM. Smallwood.
Moving time is almost here. There
will be few changes in the village. K.
L.. Engle has rented the Melvin farm,
now occupied by Jacob Feeser, and will
move on it in the spring. Mr.. Feeser
will move to near Summit Point, on Mr.
burrows farm. We learn that Al. b.
Gageby will move to the Thompson farm
now owned by DR.. Border.
Miss Mary Grove, who has been at
tending school at Luray, has returned
home. We learn that owing to the
weakness Of one Of her eyes it will be
impossible for her to resume studies for
some time.
Mr.. Bert Woodbridge, of New York,
and Miss Marie Sakeman, Of Martins
burg, were guests of the writer on Sat
urday.
Messrs. J. W. Johnson and Joseph
Walper spent Saturday with Mr.. Jno.
Ware, at Middleway.
Mr.. Geo Boyer is very i'll at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Jack Bell, near
here.
Mr.. Ed Turner, of Harper's Ferry,
spent short time in the village Sun
day.
The wv. T. NJ. S." will meet at the
home of Mrs. Jno. Boyer, Saturday,
March ., at 2.30 p. m.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28

Hor,acc one set Breech bands, sets
ldI llSoo' Yankee Harness 2sets Lead
Gears. sets Leather Flyuets, Collars, Bril-
dies, HOusens, B Wagon Lines, saddles, 10
Halters, y sets Check Lines, set Double Driv-
Ing Harness, set Single Driving Harness, and
manN nlLer arilc. IS not menL lnmed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Viii Boom His Business.

s. Laval, a merchant. of Dallas. Tex.
writes Il thought would have to give
up business, after two years of suffering
from general debility brought on by
overwork and long hours, but four bot
ties of Electric BitterS gave me new life
| can now eat anything. sleep well and
feel like working all the time. It's a
wonderful tonic and health builder for
tired, weak, sickly and rundown peo-
die. Try it. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Only soc at any drug store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
Announcement.

To accommodate those who are par
tial to the use of atomlzerS in applying
liquids into the nasal passages for ca
tarrhal troubles. the proprietors pre-
pare Cream Balm in liquid form, which
will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream
Balm. Price including the spraying
tube is IS cts. Druggists or by mail.
The liquid form embodieS the medici-
nal properties of the solid preparation.
Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the
membrane and does not dry up the Sc
cretions but changes them to a natural
and healthy character. Ely Brothers,
So Warren St., \. J.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-28
treasury

THE troubles of the West Virginia
University seem to be about over-or,
rather, its present troubles seem to be
near elimination. The Legislature
before it adjourned last week adopted
a proviso that no part of the appro-
priation made for the University shall
be available until the regents shall
have accepted the resignation of Pres
ident Raymond, and of course this
means his severance from that institu-
ton. 1t is well, of course, that the
long agony is over, but the question
is Who will be the next victim to 60
to the slaughter at MorgantOwn?