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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
IN THE SUPERLATIvE DEGREE

Glaciers are the largest bodies OF
crystalline structure known.
The largest armor-plate ever rolled
was made by the firm of Krupp, al
Dusseldorf, last year. 1t weighed LOG
tons.
Strophantidin is said to be the most
deadly poison on earth. 1t is made
from an African plant by ether and
alcohol.
The largest negative ever taken of
q sitter was "a inches by 80 inches, or
practically life-size. 1t was the work
of Dublin firm.
The largest estate sold last year in
the United Kingdom was that Of Glen
app, in Ayrshire. 1t is 5000 acres.
But the most expensive was Battle
Abbey, In Sussex, for which was paid
100000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
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THE EARLY SITTER.
Little Homemade Device by which
Her Usefulness Can he Mate
rally Increased.

Setting aside the question OF ex-
pensive incubators and brooders,
while at the same time admitting
their desirability, If our purse would
admit of their possession, we should
try to utilize the early sitter. The
latter is either an early molted hen
or an early Matched pullet, and If
well fed and warmly housed since the
beginning of cold weather, she is
broody about midwinter and ready
for clutch of eggs. Being one Of
the very first to take to the nest,
she is valuable, and her value may be
greatly increased by the aid of a
little homemade device or two which
will enable us to utilize her incubat-
ing qualities to their fullest extent.
This can be done by making q
cheap brooder, just large enough for
one brood of chicks. For this pur-
pose a cracker box may be used.
Make door of the front end and
nail some strips crosswise inside, and
about four inches up from the bot
tom. On these Slated frame
should be placed extending about
half the length of the box. On the
frame a square tin tank about five
inches high and about as long and
wide as the frame should rest. A
trimmed hole should be made in the
top of the tank and a large cork
used to fit the hole. A cloth cur
tain should hang from the front
edge of the cross strips to the floor
of the box, as shown in the illustra-
ton.
Then, when the early sitter matches
her first lot of chicks, they should
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
WARMING THE HORSES BIT.

casionally be below the freezing
point. A humane idea is outlined by
the Scientific American for dealing
with this difficulty. 1t is suggested
by that periodical that an ordinary
barn lantern might be utilized for
warming the bits. A special cap or
cover should be made to fit on over
the top of the lantern, and the bril-
die is hung on that, bits uppermost.
The illustration shows the plan so
well that no extended description is
necessary. AS will be readily under
stood, one may depart in details
from the arrangement here shown
without sacrificing the principle.-N.
Y. Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
Growth of United states.

The rapid material development OF
the United States is realized more
wildly by going back for comparison
to the period before machinery and
modern business facilities had taken
full effect. In 1880, the wealth OF
the country was $1,000, 100000, now it
is placed at 100000, 600, 900, and the
gain is not all for the rich, as shows
by the rise of individual bank de-
posits from $5O7. 100000 to six times
that sum. Farmers have had some
share. since their farms and farm
property, worth less than $4,000, 0O0,-
900 in 1850, are now valued at $21 ,000,-
OOO, 900; factories number $4,000, as
compared with $4,000, and factory
hands have increased six-fold, while
the manufactured product has been
multiplied by IA. Thus. all classes
have helped build up prosperous
nation, the farmer first and indis-
pensable, but other honest workers
all needed for full and generous re-
sults.-Boston Budget.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
BRooDER FOR Anew CHICKS.

be taken from her and placed in a
homemade brooder back under the
tank, which should be filed with hot
water. Morning and night the tank
should be refilled, which will supply
sufficient warmth for the chicks hud-
died beneath it. They can be fed
in the front part of the box while
small, and later be placed where they
may enjoy little open runway, and
fed outside the brooder box.
With the chicks thus cared for, the
hen may lie reset without any in
jury to her, and her utility thus
doubled. If she be mature hen
of two years, she may be reset a
second time, making three broods
from her in nine weeks. This is a
good plan to pursue, either with the
ordinary flock or with thorough
bred stock. The chicks thrive in
close quarters in cold weather, and
with us the per cent. of loss among
chicks managed as suggested in the
single breeders is very small in
deed.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Emperor William is collaborating
with Joseph Lauff, the court poet, ON a
drama entitled "Under the Helmet"
The hero is the great elector, Fred
erick William Of Brandenburg, who
died in 1858.
John Lawrence Toole, the London
comedian, has n healthy contempt for
the pretentious sudden rich, and rare
ly il ever conceals his views on this
subject. Once he was being photo
graphed in his disreputable makeup
as old Eccles in "Castey Without
changing his clothes he walked half a
mile to the house of ~ parvenue no
torious for his pomposity and pride of
purse. Toole rang the bell and the
door was opened by gorgeous turnkey.
"Please tell your master" saidToole,
"that his brother from the workhouse
has called" Before the footman could
recover from his establishment Toole
had shuffied away.
A certain comic opera soprano in
New York is causing much annoyance
to Mrs. John Jacob Astor by imitat ting
that young fashion leader in every
way possible. In dress, walk, equipage,
and manner does the stage celebrity
show this 'sincerest form of fiattery."
The climax came last week when the
woman of fashion added to her stable
accouterments of horse cover of fine
seal leather with the Astor crest
wrought inconspicuously in brass in
one corner. Everyone waited for the
burlesque queen to do likewise. The
next time she appeared her horse was
covered by the leather trappings. But
the crest was as big as a saucer,
Mrs. Langtry attended reception in
New York last week and reused, much
envy among fashionables who were
present because of her beautiful com
plexion, which is really a marvel.
subsequently a rather faded beauty
exclaimed: "How on earth does she
do it? Why, she's Soft she's minute"
Another grande dame, who spoke as
though she knew, gave this explana-
ton: Its Jersey, her birthplace. You
know Mrs. Langtry spends six or eight
weeks every season on her farm there.
She wears short skirt and thick
boo.s-sometimes no boots at all
goes about in sunbonnet and lives
like farm girl. The fog of the island
does the rest"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
LEGISLATION ON TRUSTS.
Democrats Putting Up a Howl Against
the Elkins Bill, for which
They Voted.

Congress has passed the antitrust
bill of Senator Elkins by vote in the
house of PAL to 6, every democrat pres
ent voting for it except six "irrecon-
ciliables," who give some evidence OF
being in the employ of trusts to work
for unconstitutional legislation which
the courts will declare void. The sem
sational democratic papers are inn
proving the occasion to make the
heavens ring with the iniquity of the
law for which nearly every democrat
ic congressman voted. 1t is their trade.
however, and silly as the TRADES Of
these journals are, we must bow to
the judgment of their owners as to
the mental caliber of their readers,
says the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Elkins so-called "anti-trust
bill" is nothing more nor less than such
an amendment to the Sherman anti
trust and other interstate commerce
acts as will render it possible to eff
fectively prosecute the offense of CIV
ing or receiving secret rebates on
freight. The text of the amended bill
has not yet reached us, but from the
discussion as telegraphed, It appears
that the bill, which is now in the hands
of the president, will really effect the
desired end. That such rebates are al
ready unlawful everybody knows, as
also that they are constantly given by
all railroad corporations to all power
full trusts. It is, in fact, the advantage
which these rebates give which enables
trusts to drive their rivals out of bust
ness. The passage Of bill which will
victions for this offense is the greatest
single blow which can be delivered to
rapacious corporations. II must be re-
membered, however, that these re-
bates, wrongful as they are, do the
consumer, as such, no immediate harm.
They enable the trust to sell cheaper
by reason Of the unfair advantage
which IL has over other competitors.
When all competition has thus been
unfairly driven out the trusts can, and,
of course, will, II an active demand
continues, raise prices. The Ell<ins bill
is directed at this most dangerous
abuse of the trusts, and its enforce
ment will require the entire, possible
effort OF the government for long
time. With this bill passed and ample
funds placed at the disposal of the Mt
torney general for its enforcement, the
republican congress has done its full
duty by the country. II Is not the only
antitrust legislation which will be re-
quired, but Il is sufficient for the pres
ent. The trust evil must be attacked
in detail, and the Ellxins bill strikes
at the one evil most dangerous and
most common.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
IT is NOT A SHAM FIGHT.
The Hattie Against the Trusts Ii .
Very Real Struggle at
WashingtOn.

| There Is a humorous side to tbis
trust battle in congress. The re.
sponsibility being with the republi.
cans, the democrats are on the alert
for any party capital the contest
may afford. Their first proposition
was that no action of any kind would
be taken. The trusts were declared
to be masters of the situation. They
would be able to put stop to what
ever might threaten them with
trouble. Now the tune is changed.
The republicans having moved
against the trusts their measures are
ridiculed. We are told that if all
of them were rolled into one the
trusts would have nothing to fear.
1t is a sham battle. No trust Is in
danger. No trust really is alarmed.
The present clutter is mere stage
play. When the curtain descends
trusts and politicians walk off to-
gether arm in arm, both sides might
fly pleased with the entertainment.
From another quarter comes the
suggestion-with distinctly the trust
tang to it-that the president is be-
ing played upon by enemies within
his party; that he is being cheered
on against the trusts by men who
seek his overthrow; that they would
enjoy nothing so much as seeing him
continue to grid at men who control
millions of capital and who are GER
foi 70 n
the republican national convention,
or later, at the polls. Which, of
course, is to represent the president
as a mere tool, and these republic
can friends of the trusts as prepar-
ing to go over openly or secretly to
the democracy next year.
These little humors-entertaini
in their way-are of no serious con-
sequence, says the Washington Star
Qnd.). They agree with those who
see no force in the measures under
consideration. They do. Their activ-
ity here is not bogus. They are
most earnestly trying to defeat the
presidents recommendations to con-
gress by every means in their power.
AS for those republicans who may be
playing the game of the trusts now,
and are displeased with the prcsi-
dents course, they will be forced
next year, SO far as trust interests
are concerned, to choose, as it were,
between the devil and the deep sea.
Both parties will declare against
trusts, and both candidates for the
presidency will commit themselves
unequivocally on that subject. What
will it profit trust republican,
therefore, to leave his own party, or
sulk in his tent, when the other party
will be appealing for votes on anti
trust lines?
The situation upon the whole is
promising for legislation that will
count. 1t may not cover the case
as thoroughly as could be desired,
but it should help materially to
strengthen the hands of the govern
ment in dealing with very difficult
nrnhIen,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
rhe U.ef.I.e.. Of Po.ltry.

Poultry may be raised with the
greatest economy on large farms,
where there Is. unlimited range, an
exhaustless supply of insects and
worms and abundance of seeds and
grains going to waste which poultry
alone can utilize. Under such cir
cumstances fowls can take care of
themselves so well, and are so ener-
getic in seeking their food that they
are either forgotten and allowed TO
shift for themselves when they really
need attention and assistance, or they
are regarded as a nuisance because
they sometimes do a little damage.
When fenced away from gardens and
flower beds fowls cause little dam
age or annoyance on farm. They
do an immense amount of good in
the protection Of crops by the de-
struction of injurious insects, larvae
~ worms.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 2s.-Two
robbers blew open the safe of Hub
bard's private bank, at Cedar Springs,
during the night and secured between
$4,000 and $1,000. They obtained admit
lance TO the bank by means of keys and
then opened the safe with two charges
of dynamite. They stole team from
Miller's livery stable and were seen
coming toward this city.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
PULPIT AND PEW.

Less than half the children In the
public schools attend Sunday school.
An agent of the British and For
eign Bible society ut Monastir, Tur-
key, Is being prosecuted for selling
Bibles in the Albanian language.
In the victoria which bears him
through his diocese the bishop Of
London keeps q little electric lamp,
which he sets upon his knee; and so,
swinging through the streets of Lon
don at night, he devotes his time Ia
reading.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
KINDNESS THAT PAYS.
The Humane Farmer VIII Always
Warm the Horse's BIT During
the Winter Months.

Everyone who has been SO injudi-
cious as to touch bar of iron in
freezing weather with the tip of his
tongue knows how the latter suffers
in consequence. He never wants to try
the experiment but once. Yet many
farmers and transfers will care
ltssly put into a horses mouth bits
that may do equal harm. In winter
harness hangs in cold place, and
the temperature in barn may oc-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

London, Feb. 2s.-The Times pub
dishes poem by Rudyard Kipling in
celebration of Mr.. Chamberlain's
mission TO South Africa. 1t begins:
the deep soil gIistens red.
I viii repair the wrong that Was done to
the living and the dead"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
xunber of Hens to Keep.

1t may be safely stated that 500
hens will support moderate family,
and there are few persons who keep
more than that number, but like
any other occupation the expenses
must be taken out, and whether the
expenses are too great or not de-
ponds upon the extent Of the opera
tions. As ono man can attend to
1000 hens nearly as well as he can
to 500. 1t Is plain that the smaller the
flock, the greater the proportional
expenses.-Commercial Poultry.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

The percentage of loss in ocean
transit of live stock in 1902 was: 0.13
for cattle, 0.so for sheep, and 0.es
for horses, which was considerably
less than for the previous year--a
condition due to the increased ex-
ports of cattle and horses.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

II Is very essential that calves
dropped in the fall should have a
warm shelter during the winter
Prairie Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

for which is SO for entry. Close 10 Churches,
Schools ETC Raliways TAP all settled distrcts.
tendent of InmigvatIon. Ottawa, Canada,
or TO z J; BRogoHroN. 20 Quincy Bldg, Chicago.
ILL.,; NJ. v. MCINNEs. No. . Avenue Theater Block,
Detroit; JAMES GRIEvE, Sault Ste Marie, Mich ;
~ y HOLMES, 55 Jackson Street, ~. Paul. MINI;
]. Nj. MAcLACHLAN, SN Third Street Wausau.
Wis; J: u DUNCAN Room = BIZ Four Bldg.
ernment Agents. who will supply you with certin-
cate giving you reduced railway rates etc.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

Abunda nee of Water,
Fuel Plentiful; Cheap
Building Material; Good
Grass for pasture and
hay; q fertile soil; n sum-
Gent rainfall and .
climate giving an assured
and adequa u season OF
E 'SrIsis ss2sSSsk14
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
WESTERN CANADA

Is attracting more attention than any other dis
trct In the world.
1.-The Granary Of the World" 1.-The Land
Of Sunshine" The Natural Feeding Grounds
for Stock.
Area under crop In 1902 1887. $50 acres.
Yield 1902 iI7.922.7S4 bushels.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-16
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1908.

When one considers the enormous amount of power generated and dis tributed for manufacturing purposes in the United States, says an exchange, and then remembers that probably less than ' per cent of all this power is distributed electrically, he can begin to form some idea of the vast possibill- ties yet unredlized in the use of cleo trical motors. It is estimated that there are at the present time no less than 60,000 motors in daily operation in America, exclusive of those used for railways, automobiles, fans and elevators, and these 6O,0Oo motors which represent an investment of about ,ooo-are supplying some thing like 100000 horse power.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-16

4,70o meters (5,14O yards) of the whole. With the same dispatch, also, the last section jutting upon the was in cutting through the 300 me- ters (326 yards) which stretched be-. tween these portions - section formed of material so hard that the use of dynamite failed to dislodge a single block-that the company met its. greatest drawback, and not withstanding the extension of time accorded for the completion of the contract, the society found itself out of funds and unable to continue.
 The failure of this company repre- sented an outlay of almost $10,000,- DOC. It was then that Mir. Syngros organized the present enterprise with B capital of 5000, ,ooo francs ($965, ,o0o), which rapidly, but not without hard ships, completed the work. The ca nal was completed three years after the failure of the old company and the formal inauguration celebrated in July, 1893. The canal shortens the distance between all points in the Adriates and the Piraeus more than 130 miles. It is not an expensive wa ter route, and it brings Patras and Piraeus, the two centers of the ex port and import trade-at both of which most vessels must touch-with | in 12 hours of each other. Yet with all these advantages, in an age when days time not Subsequently, decides the fate of competition, the pictur- xlv %aJ by foreign craft. The reason is that the canal is poorly located. The winds which render the open gulf raging, sea do not subside at the approach to the waterway. The canal is like a huge air shaft, and the mighty cur rents of air which rush from one gulf to the other are not calculated to en- courage the mariner to run his ship between precipitous walls 26O feet high and separated by only 80 feet of sea. A second obstacle takes the form of reversing current, due to striking variation in the tides of the two gulfs. The real difficulty, however, is the size of the canal it. self; it's width at the bottom is 68 feet Ii inches, and it has a depth of 26 feet three inches. Vessels of 23.5 feet draft and 68.5 feet beam are permitted by the regulations to pass, which dimensions would include most of the steamers regularly trad ing in Greek waters. Nevertheless, the exacting pilotage which such di- mensions render necessary, empha- sized by the reversing current, has so far served to make the canal a much less appreciated water route than it would have been in the days when steamships were more. modest in their dimensions.
 FRANK w. JACKSON
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-16
.CORINT HAN CANAL
Miniature of Our Projected Trans
 continental Water Route.
Proposed Improvemen ents That WiN Render Costly Undertaking Profit
 able-StOry of Canal Carries Us
 Back Into Ancient History. h

A report upon the canal which con- nects the Gulf of Corinth with the Gulf of Aegina, cutting it's way through the Isthmus of Corinth, or Megara, may not be considered of particular value to our own country in its proposed shortening of the sea distance between New York and San Francisco, as the canal of Corlnth dwindles into insignificance when compared with either the Panama or Nicaragua water routes; yet the Cor inthian canal may be considered miniature of our projected transcon- tinental water route. ! It was as early as 500 B.. c. that Periander, tyrant of Corinth, pro- posed to cut his way through the lit tle neck of land which was all that separated this city from the other centers of Greek trade; but he was confronted by too much superstition to make his scheme feasible. Both Julius Caesar and Caligula revived the canal scheme, but neither of these Romans succeeded in efecting anything. To Emperor Nero falls
  tempt to cut through the isthums, and from evidence still to be seen, the. work was prosecuted with vigor, but was interrupted by his deatb. The resurrection of the scheme may be credited to many in later times to the Venetians during their occupa- tion of the Peloponnesus, to Gov. Capodistria in the early days of Greek independence.' to the Cretan engineer Lygouni, and especially to the Greek government itself, which, ! in 1869, passed law authorizing the construction of the canal. But it was not until 1881 that Gen. Turr. aid de camp of King Victor Emanuel, ob- tained the necessary rights for begin ming the work.
 The work began from the Corin- thian side and was divided into five sections. Little difficulty was experi- enced in the first three. or about
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-16
spinach aroqueg1en.

Take one pint of spinach (cooked), chop very fine. Put over the fire one large tablespoon of butter and one half of small onion cut in quarters. When the onion colors, remove the pieces and put the spinach in, stirring constantly, and adding gradually one scant tablespoon of flour, same of bread crumbs, one-half cup of grated cheese, yo1ks of two eggs beaten and stirred in quickly, one-fourth cup of milk (more, if too stiff), salt and nut meg to taste. It must only be stiff enough to mold while warm. Turn out on a flour board; flour the hands and form into small croquettes. Then cook them in boiling lard from five to seven minutes. Shake or drain in a sieve. Arrange them in the dish in which they are to be served, sprinkle with grated cheese, moisten with melted butter, and place in oven a minute or two to heat through.-Good Houseke eping.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-16

'There is striking change of feel
 ing on the stock exchange" says Banker Henry Clews. "Twelve months ago we were near the crest of wave of wild speculation. Six months ago we were on the verge of despair. and in fear of crisis or panic. Now We are settling down to more normal condi- tions; ,despondency has ceased. and con- fidence should soon commence to regain it's accustomed sway. The reasons for thls are easy to discover; liquidation
 improved monetary conditions and brilliant wheat crop prospects being the principal causes. The speculative leaders, however, apparently realize that the market requires further rest and therefore remain inactive at pres ent. The present supply of securities
 including the new issues, is really all the market can stand under existing conditions. Nevertheless, as just stated. there has been moderately favorable change of temper i'll Wal street, which is Justified by new con ditions, and which if allowed to de ye1op on natural lines without artlhclal interference should later on lead to improvement ill values"