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The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-29
sERMoNETTe.

SEnmONEI lie.
"And the Lord stirred up an
adversary unto Solomon" Man
10 consciously or unconsciousIy
! working out the purposes and
plans Of God. The good are the
positive forces, the evil the mega,
tive forces; the one 10 construc-
tive, the other destructive. In
cooperation with the good and
In spite Of the evil God Is work.
Ing out his will In the world.
Even the wrath Of man 10 made
to praise God.
The phrase which we have
quoted above ls a singular one
and presents mystery concern
Ing Gods ways which offers a
difficulty to some people. But
this difficulty disappears when
we realize that II is a decIara-
tion from Gods point Of view.
From Gods point Of view his is
the master hand which directs
each move on the chess board
Of human life, so that the evil
forces are but working out their
own defeat and aiding In the
final triumph which is to be his.
From the human point Of view
only the surface facts are appar-
ent, and Il would seem az though
events transpired independent Of
. Gods will and In spite Of his
best purposes.
There is a sense In which man
may be independent Of God, and
choose way which Is contrary
to Gods will, but he who knows
the end from the beginning sees
a thousand and one ways In
which the very energies Of evil
may be harnessed to the work
ing out Of the Divine will.
So In these troubles which
arose to threaten Solomon and
endanger his kingdom we find
that II was God who was oper-
ating to the punishment Of Israel
and her king because Of their
sin and wickedness.
! But God used the human
forces as his rod Of chastise-
ment, and events followed only
their natural development. Seeds
had been sown in the past which
In the course Of the years ger
minated and then bore fruit az
the iniquity Of Solomon pro-
vIded the favorable soil and con-
ditions.
And yet II was the Lord who
stirred up these adversaries
against Solomon, and while Ha-
dad the Edomlte and Recon the
son Of EIiadah and the other ad-
versaries conspired against Solo,
mon and sought to accomplish
their own selfish aims and work
out their own revenge, they
were but executing tho judg-
ment Of God to the purging Of
his people from their sins and
the bringing to pass Of the ulti-
mate triumph Of his righteous
ness In the earth. ri
j What long process Il 10 and
how untiring and faithful God
10. To the finite mind Il some
times seems almost q hopeless
struggle. AZ we contemplate
the powers Of evil and the weak
ness and sin Of those who pro-
fess to be Gods people playing
Into the hands Of the evil forces,
II looks az though everything
was going wrong, but we need to
get the vision Of David which
enabled him to exclalm hope
fully and joyfuIIy: ~ had tainted
unless I had believed to see the
goodness Of the Lord In the land
Of the living"
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How It Was Done.

Mother Examining school reporD
How did you come to have such
good marks in arithmetic this week?
Tommy-Well, you see, It was this
way: We had ten examples day,
and I got the teacher to help me to do
FIVE, and Eric Jones got her to help
him on the other five. Then we
swapped helps, see?-Harper's Bazaar.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-29

M. Praschek, who now enters the
Austrian cabinet as minister in the
place Of Count Auersperg, is a farmer
in small way who derives portion
of his income from the retail sale OF
the milk Of his cows having : farm
Of about so acres.
He put in three years In the army,
not a. an oficer, but a. bugler
and figured a. such 10 the reserve
forces Of the army With the rank d
corporal.
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SAFE TIP.

Willie - Say,
dad. III bet you
there won't be
any more plaster
falling Off the
ceiling under the
nursery.
Da d - w hy.
Billy?
Willie - Cause
they ain't no more
left. We bumped
II all OF yester-
day.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-29

Old HubbyADear me, Ella! You
might have that dress made little
higher in the neck.
Young Wifey--Ill have 1t altered II
you like. but this stun costs three
guineas yard.
Old Hubby-H'm!-well, 1t doesn't
matter
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-29
Cowboys Not Extinct, After All.

Despite the predictions about his
rassing. with which sentimental
writer's have been favoring the public
Of late years, the Western cowboy is
not on tie verge Of extinction.
When owners Of large herds of cattle
were permitted to fence vast areas OF
pasture land, which they had leased,
the number of o1boys was greatly
reduced. Since all the cattle were
within fence and within easy reach
Of the ranch house, there was no
need OF bold horsenen to ride among
the herds and cut out" cattle, for
all those he-ded belonged to one
owner. Now. however, under the rul-
ingS Of the Department Of the In
terror, the wire fences must be re-
moved and all ranges will again be
free. Cattle will wander from one
watering pl%Le to another and Craze
over GiiertT areas, so that there will
again be ned OF concerted move
mcnts amcng cattle men for the
"round-ups," in which animals bear
ing their respective owners brands
will be separated. No difficulty is an
ticipatcd ir securing men expert
cnced in the handling of cattle, as
we'll as the necessary number Of in
experienced youths who desire the
excitement Of 4 wild, open-air life;
but cattle men are somewhat con-
ccrned as to the outlook for good
COW ponies. Ranch men and stock
owners have Kept only the small
supply needed for themselves, and for
4 time it is likely to be hard to find
many horses which have been broken
10 the work Of cattle-herding.-
Le7le's Weekly.
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Sumo French Farming.

al found more to interest me in
rural France than in her capital"
writes z. F. Durham, of San Fran
c'--,. "While in many parts Of the
r>ruhlic agriculture has been brought
% Il high state of perfection, in some
oi the departments it is still in
primitive condition. In La Vendee,
for instance, | saw women spinning
with those old instruments, the dis
taft and spindle, which were in use
1000 years ago. Throughout that To-
caiity sheep were kept for their milk,
COWS were worked at the plow and
larrcw, the wheat was ground by
windmills, and the women went to
market in little carts drawn by dom
keys. Another odd sight was the
portable stills, which went from farm,
10 farm making brandy, of which the
district produces considerable guam
tity."
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Brief News
BY WIRE
WASHINGTON.>

The Bureau of Insular Affairs at
Washington has bought for $4,000
one-thousandth Of a gram Of radium,
which will be used In experiments In
the Philippines.
Ambassador and vlscountess Aoki
left the national capital for San Fran
cisco on their way to Japan.
J. C. Bancroft Davis, reporter Of
the United States Supreme Court for
nineteen years, died in Washington.
Senator Hale, chairman of the
Naval Affairs Committee, in an in
terview at Washington sided with
Admiral Brownson in his controversy.
with Surgeon-General Rixey.
The $40 gold piece designed by st.
Gaudens, which was recalled after
5000 had been issued, are at
premium of from s12 to SIS.
In the failure Of the visit of Can
ada's representative to Toxic the
State Department at Washington sees
Japan's determination to carry out
her own plans for restricting her
soolie emigration.
Powerful railroad and shipping in
terests were reported to be combining
for the repeal Of the Sherman Anti
Trust act.
Comptroller W. B. Ridgely urged
banks to restore confidence by resum-
ing their normal functions.
Because of the industrial depres-
sion General Elliott reported to Sec
retary Metcalf that the marine corps
,, Is now up to its full complement Of
800 enlisted men. ..--
The President has approved the
recommendations Of Colonel Goethals
that the dams and locks Of the Pam
anna Canal originally planned to be
be at La Boca shall be located at
Mirafores, four miles further. inland.
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Generally it is necessary to open
the case on the ground floor and
transfer the contents in sections. The
ordinary two-wheel truck is practical
Is useless in such emergencies, and
only of slight use in hauling the cases
down the steps. A truck that should
prove successful for either hauling
cases up or down steps is shown in
the accompanying illustration, the in
vcntion OF a California man. The in
vcntor utilizes six wheels, three on
each side. Each wheel revolves on
an extension Of the axle. The posi-
ton assumed by the wheels Of this
truck on a stairway is clearly shown
by the illustration. All jolts and jars
are obviously eliminated, insuring
safety to the contents Of the case on
the truck. In addition, no unncces-
sary strain is placed on the operator,
it being possible for one man to
handle large, heavy articles with tho
truck. k.-Washington Star.
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Serving Crackers.

The hostess who is ever on the
lookout for novelties for her after.
noon tea table should be sure tc
serve her crackers in little baskets
made of themselves.
Use salted waters for the basket,
allowing one to a side, and tying
them together with a narrow satin
ribbon about quarter Of an inch in
width.
Put this on a handsome plate COW
cred with lace dolly and pile the
other crackers in and around it.
The effect is charming and will be
much admired.
One hostess used these cracker
baskets as corner pieces on her lun.
cheon table. In the centre were pur.
pie asters, while the crackers were
tied with purple ribbon the same
shade and were filled with purple
and white grapes.-NeW Haven Reg.
lister.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Catholic priests in procession In
Cuba were stoned by freethinkers.
: The French Government has ex-
tended the life of the decree granting
Porto Rican coffee a minimum i'm
port duty without request from the
United States.
The demand for teachers through
out Porto Rico is much greater than
the supply.
The Cuban customs receipts for
the year 1907 were the largest in the
history of the island. They amounted
to $20,005,04S, as against S1S,511,-
296 in 1906. .... --
At the twenty-fifth annual meet
ing. of the Planters Association, in.
Honolulu, Hawaii, President e. F.
Bishop said that the outlook for
labor from the Orient was not cheer
ing, on account of the general state
of feeling in the United States against
Oriental immigration.
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Graham Gems. - Two eggs, well
beaten, one tablespoonful sugar, one
teaspconful of salt, two cupfuls OF
milk, two cupfuls Graham -four.
Sugar Gingerbread.-Two pounds
of -four, one Of sugar, one-half pound
of butter, tablespoonful of ginger,
two eggs, one teaspoonful Of salera-
tus, one tea cup of water.
Snowballs.-Boil two ounces Of
rice, pint and half Of milk, little
vanilla flavoring and sugar; when tho
rice is quite soft put it into little
cups. Turn it out when cold and put
custard or cream around, and little
jam on top of each.
Rice Pudding.-Wash in several
waters one cupful of rice and mix
with it four cupfuls of sweet milk.
one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-half
of cupful Of sugar and the grated
rind of a lemon. Stir in Two eggs not
previously beaten, turn into the puG.
ding dish and bake for three hours.
Cranberry Batter Pudding.-To a
cupful of sour milk add half cupful
of sugar, teaspoonful OF salt, two
eggs and one teaspoonful of soda.
Beat until light, then add enough
flour to make a thin batter. Flour
pint Of cranberries and stir into the
batter. Bake in a moderate oven until
baked through. Serve with sauce.
Dressing for Boiled Beets.-One
teacupful of vinegar, one Tablespoons
full each of butter and sugar and
little salt. Mix all together in
sauce pan, and when it boils add one
fourth cupful of sweet cream blend
ed with a teaspoonful of -four. Let
cook up minute, stirring, and pour
over the boiled and chopped beets.
Nut and Potato Croquettes.-
Coarsely chop enough black walnut
meats to measure one cupful. Mix
them with one cupful of mashed and
seasoned potatoes and one cupful Of
soft bread crumbs. Stir in two we'll
beaten eggs. Add high seasoning
VI SdlI, pSPpSl dau JuiSS, q ~"
drops of lemon juice and three table
spoonfuls of beef stock. When cold
mold into croquettes, dip each into
beaten egg, roll in fine crumbs and
fry in deep, smoking hot fat.
North Carolina Chicken Stew
Cut a young but full grown chicken
and put it on to stew in pot with
plenty of water, adding salt only then
take a pint of -four, one egg and
water enough to mix into stiff
dough- which knead till perfectly
smooth. Roll out into a sheet as
thin as possible, and let it stand to
dry for at least an hour, then cut
into narrow strips, pull these into
pieces two or three inches long, and
drop-one by one-into the boiling
stew-with plenty Of water in it
and boil for at least an hour, shaking
the pot occasionally, but never STIR
ring, or the dumplngs will stick to-
gether. When done, pour all into a
large platter and dust with pepper.
This is a delicious stew, and the
dumplings, besides being tender and
toothsome, can be eaten with impu-
nifty by an invalid.
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THE DEAD CLOWN.

BY two and two the dumb clods dunchiug
fall
The planished spades are piled and piled
above;
The sly contemptuous crows mec!ly
dove.
LuGubrious in the willow 'gainst the wall.
But one thing hurts; Id hoped las | re-
CALI,
At Dust 10 dust" my pretty pcrfumed
love
Might not think shame to soil her tiny
glove;
But. as for that, | DO not care at all
Not much. that is: and now must DC sure
To try and sleep. and not to think of her
Who loved me III the wastral nights OF
old.
I have it now. my hard-woa sineeure,
But somehow Life. deem. is caeerfuller
And though I'm happy here, the ground
is cold.
james E. Richardson, in The Reader.
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Prominent People.

DistY:-. Attorney Jerome an
nounce% lhat he is tired Of public
life.
Charles G. Dawes. president Of the
Central Trust Company of Illinois,
and former Comptroller of the Cur
rency, will quit banking and finance
to become a composer OF music.
Colonel John Jacob Astor has just
spent $250,O0O for a private club
house on his Hudson river estate,
where his guests may play tennis as
well protected from the weather as
they are in the indoor courts Of the
racket club in New York.
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test the ingenuity Of the applicant.
Take board and cut four holes in 1t
Of the relative size and shape indi-
Gated in the drawing. Then cut a
single plug to such form that it will
snugly fit any one of the four holes.
The solution of this puzzle will be
found in the second picture.
In the accompanying illustration
we illustrate what is probably the SIM
plest form Of plug adapted to flt the
holes. The plug as shown at A is
in the form of a chisel point. If
laid on its side, it will fit the square
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which IS open at each end, the open
ing extending beyond the sides Of the
tray. Where the receptacle connects
with the tray is long opening about
three-quarters of an inch deep.
Hinged to the tray are wire rods,
which support the handle and core,
which fits over the tray. After gath
ering up the dust on the tray it is
allowed to drop through the opening
into the receptacle. This is accom-
plished by dropping the handle and
cover and holding the entire device
up. 1t can be carried from one place
to another in this position without
danger of the dust and dirt falling
out.
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DOMESTIC.

Colonel Edward S. Fowler was
sworn in as Collector of the Port Of
New York.
The endowment fund Of Colorado
College, it was announced at Colo
rado Springs, has been increased tc
$1,500,00o. .. .. e..
A new suit brought by the next
friends" involving Mrs. Eddy, the
Christian Science head, and her trus-
tees was announced by William E.
Chandler at Boston.
Robbers blew open the vault Of the
McCurtain (Okla.) State Bank, got
$4,000 in gold and escaped. The
Fairmont (Okla.) Bank was robbed
of $1,000.
At Aver, Mass, William Baker, six
teen, and Howard Reynolds, aged
fourteen, broke through the ice on
Sandy Pond and were drowned.
Charles Becker, director of the Ma
tional Bank of Bellville, Ill.,, and for
merly State Treasurer, Is suicide, as
q result of melancholia.
DR.. Coleman Sellers, distinguished
engineer and scientist, died at his
home in Philadelphia from a general
breakdown, aged eighty-one years.
Freeborn G. Smith, the millionaire
piano manufacturer, of Brooklyn,
was married in Baltimore. He Is
eighty, his bride forty-eight.
One hundred thousand persons who
celebrated in hotels and restaurants
in New York City the advent of the
new year spent s1,750,000. The av-
erage expenditure was $11.5O each.
Governor Sparks, of Nevada, issued
a call for an extra session of the State
Legislature to consider the matter OF
Federal troops at Goldfield.
At Findlay, Ohio, Byron William
son was found guilty of attempting to
bribe juror in the Standard Oil trial
last June. A Mrs. Thompson testified
at Williamson's trial that he promised
her husband $500 if he brought about
disagreement in the oil trial.
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For the Linen Closet.

Pretty little lavender bags for the
linen closet are made Of white linen
three inches wide by five long. These
are filled with the lavender and few
drops of oil of lavender are sprinkled
over the flowers to make the odor
more lasting. Then little slip cover
of lavender linen, edged with lace
and with the monogram embroidered
one side, is slipped over the bag and
is tied with lavender and white rib.
bon.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Peculiar Dustpan.

A dustpan constructed along scien-
tific and correct lines has been patent
ed by a North Carolina man and Is
shown here. 1t will prove interest
Ing to the housewife at once on ac-
count of it's peculiar formation, being
hardly recognizable as dustpan. 1t
consists of the usual tray, at the end
of which is an elongated receptacle
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CayaIrynian Sentenced.

Convicted of numbering young
woman, whom he shot accidentally
while trying to kill a jealous rival,
Roy Howard, a nineteen-year-old
trooper of the Second Cavalry, U. 5.
A., was sentenced at Des Molnes to
eight years in prison.
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EOREIGN.

Advices from Pekin say that the
popular agitation is growing and that
the Government is making great ef-
forts to conciliate the provinces.
South American republics We'd
with each other in honoring the Off
GERS and men OF Rear-Admiral Sc
bree's special service squadron on its
cruise to the Pacific.
Sir Charles Dixie said that he fore
saw no complications in the Eastern
or Continental relations this year, but
thought that trouble was possible
among South American States.
The police Of Leipsic expelled from
Saxony four Mormon missionaries as
obnoxious foreigners"
Advices from Berlin say that the
Foreign Office and the Admiralty arc
closely watching the relations be-
tween the United States and Japan.
Japan is taking advantage of COM
pllcations with Great Britain to post
pone Manchurian negotiations.
The Shah took oath before Parlia-
ment to support the Persian Constitu-
tion.
Fresh outbreaks or antl-Japaneso
feeling at Vancouver, British Colum-
bia, are causing grave international
concern over the immigration prob
lem.
The number Of emigrant3 from
Germany to the United States is nine
" per cent. greater than the number
going to the German colonies in East
and Southwest Africa.
Count Boni de Castellane spat in
Prince Helie de Sagan's face in leav-
ing Paris church and the two had
fight in the street with canes, fists
and feet.
The Empress Dowager Of China
has issued a decree of reactionary,
character forbidding all officials 10
discuss State affairs. as a result CT
the action Of the provinces toward
the Pekin Government.
France and Belgium have conclud-
ed a convention which provides for.
tho maintenance Of Frances prefer.
ential rights in the Congo Ipdepend.
ent State after the annexation Of that
territory to Rslgium
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Handkerchief Bag.

A useful gift to hang on dresser Is
made of two fancy linen handker-
chiefs with open borders. Lace to-
gether three sides with baby ribbon,
putting bow in each corner. Run a
ribbon through top border to draw
together like bag. Put the loops
of drawing string over mirror, screw
on dresser, and you have very pref
ty soiled handkerchief bag. - New
York Journal.
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To Clean q Straw Hat.

Buy two cents worth of oxalio
acid; this is enough to do three or
four hats. Dissolve a little in hot
water and scrub the hat until it is
Clean rinse under the tap and place
into the shape you require it to be
and put out in the sun or in front Of
the fire. Then it will look as though
it is a new hat. Be careful the OK.
alic acid bottle is labelled poison and
locked away from children. - New
York World.
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hole B. The oblong hole C is closed
by inserting the sharp end of the
plug into it. The circular end Of the
plug fits the hole D, and If the plug
be turned on its side at right angles
to its position at B, it will fit the tri-
angular hole E.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
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sesssessssssssssco5sasssss 9
:HousahuId Matters. !:
Ruffled Net Curtains.

To do up ruff1ed net curtains,
stretch out on a sheet after starching.
Pin just to the ruf1es and leave until
dry. Take up and iron only the ruff
fles, dampening as you 90 along. This
will leave the curtain perfectly
straight.-New York World.
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1t is the rule in Abyssinia that the
wife is boss of the ranch. The house,
with all its contents. belongs to her,
and if the husband offends her she
turns him out until he is fully repen-
tant and makes amends.
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StnclS tO EroniOTpS,

James G.. Johnson & Co.. New
York firm established nearly sixty
Years ago. adopted the cooperative
plan and distributed stock among ord
emDlOvnS
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Still Another Dreadnought.

The St. Vincent, the fifth battle
ship of the Dreadnought type, has
been laid down at Portsmouth, Eng
land. She will be completed in two
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The Plug Puzzle.

The following puzzle was brought
to our attention by Mr.. P. S. Hay, of
Montgomery, Ala. We recognize in
it a problem which occasionally ap-
pears in civil service examinations to
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JuSt Occasionally.

Employer (engaging clerk But
do you always stammer like that?"
Applicant-"N-n-n-no, sir; only
w-w-when I t-t-talk. ."-Sourire.
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Prohibition Agreed To.

By agreement between Prohibition
lists and the saloon men, WoodVllle,
Miss, has gone dry"
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Great Britain gives the best pro-
lection in the world to the inventor.
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Novel Truck.

In buildings where there are no
elevators the problem of transferring