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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
Review Of the Worlds Events

director Of Armour & Co.; Francis A.
Fowler, director Of Swift & Co.;
Thomas ]. Connors, superintendent of
Armour & Co.. and Louis II. Heyman,
manager Of Morris g. Co.
The government charges that these
ten men. ACCUSED Of violating the Sher-
man antitrust law. have dominated
the meat industry Of the United States
and fixed prices since 1880.
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DEBIT AND CREDIT"
VIII you come to my divorce din
friends OF the widow" made by law.
And the dozen invitations were speed
lily accepted. The dinner In itself was
only one Of the many which we hear
Of nowadays. but 1t hadn't proceeded
far when 1t was discovered that the
Divorce wore, fl addition to the usual
garments and impedimenta, plain
gold ring on the little finger of her
left hand. When this strange equip
ment was noticed swift questions few.
why, that is my wedding ring, which
| had cut down to tit my little finger,
to be worn as public sign OF my
new estate"
Is this new fad to displace the we'd
ding ring forever? somebody asks.
Surely II divorces continue at the rate
that now prevails the debit and credit
sides Of marriage will soon balance.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
md Ranch. Dallas. Tex.

will winter and thrive on two pounds
a day. Sheep fed on alfalfa will gain
from eight to fifteen pounds in IS to
100 days and double that with small
grain ration added. Steers will put on
a pound to pound and half day
on straight alfalfa, and if fed grain ra-
tions will put on double that amount.
Lambs wintered on alfalfa will produce
one to two pounds Of wool more than
when on range. Brood sows will do
well all summer on alfalfa pasture
alone and thrive on alfalfa hay in win
ter. Horses have been known to put
on six pounds day when grain ra-
lions were fed also. Alfalfa is a great
poultry feed when cut fine and mixed
with cornmeal. This is also a good way
to feed it to hogs in winter. One acre
Of irrigated alfalfa will produce 10000
pounds, one acre in inclosed native
pasture will produce 600 pounds, while
one acre Of range will average a pro-
duction of 250 pounds. One acre Of
irrigated alfalfa will feed one steer
400 days, one acre Of inclosed pasture
will feed one steer twenty days.
Putting it in the form Of sheep 1t will
show as follows: One hundred and
sixty acres of irrigated alfalfa will run
1,60O sheep one year; 100 acres of In
closed pasture will run eighty sheep
one year; 100 acres of range will run
forty sheep one year. Apply these fig
ures to the stock growing in arid re-
gions, taking the proportions as given
In round numbers and 160 acres of
irrigated alfalfa will carry Jag steers
for a year, and it would require some
thing over eight sections (5,120 acres)
OF dry range TO carry the same num-
Der OF cattle, or, putting 1t briefly, one
acre Of irrigated alfalfa Is worth as
much as thirty-two acres of average
dry range Denver Field and Farm.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
A Domestic Scramble.

Is 1t true the house is haunted when each
window has a shade?
Shall a mistress scold because she sees a
large spoon holder maid?
(The maid may take cup and saucer, i'm
pudent young thing,
Should you always come TO breakfast
when you hear the napkin ring?
II the water pitcher TO the floor, will It
make the butter ball?
(She's often let the salt shaker and never
wept at alb
Is II true that for each window pane
they'll call doctor later:
That. though your stove may have a crate,
there is nutmeg crater?
II you let the pepper box, then should you
let the sugar bowl
The teapot stand and strainer eyes to see
the finger roll?
And when the biscuit cutter did the knife
handle the scraps?
Let the picture wire TO know and you'll
find cut these things. perhaps.
-Woman's World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
SAVE YOUR SOIL

How to Prevent Your Valuable Land
From Being Washed Away.
When soils are likely 10 wash an
ounce Of prevention II worth many
pounds Of cure. The best remedy,
writes J. G. Mosia In Farm Prog
ress, Is a preventive one. This applies
especially to the formation of gullies
on hillsides by which q farm may be
completely ruined In a very few years.
When these bitches are small they
may be filed with rubbish that will
check the current Of watsr and cause
the sediment to be deposited there
which win result In the filing Of the
ditch.
The general washing that takes
place from the surface Of all billy and
even slightly rolling Land should be
looked after as well.
The washing removes the best soffl
and lowers the productive capacity OF
very large areas Of land. Much OF
this was not the best to begin with.
and the removal Of the thin top soil
has rendered mnny tracts almost
worthless.
Sirt and clay soils are much mord
Liable to wash than sandy ones, b.
cause the particles are smaller, consei
quently more easily carried by water
and as these soils do not absorb the
rainfall readily. because the pores ara
small, so there Is more water to run or.
While it Is impossible to change the
inorganic constituents Of soils to any
appreciable extent, yet they may BE-
treated in such way as to change thel
texture in a few years.
This may be done by Incorporating
organic matter In them. The partially
decayed material cements the soil par
ticles into granules or grains, giving ID
somewhat the porosity and loosenessi
Of sandy soil.
1t Is estimated that ten inches OF
loose soil WIN absorb two inches oh
rainfall. eaa .s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

The circus and menagerie Of Jones &
Jones were coming that way. The
greater part Of its menagerie consisted
Of the elephant Abdul. and Abdul had
become old and irritable and no longer
saw things with the friskiness of other
days. He was being most carefully
watched when the show arrived at
Clementsville.
Jones & Jones had had to offer 80
cents on the dollar to their creditors
at the last three stands, and when the
exhibition lat Clementsville was over
they could not pay certain farmers for
oats, hay and straw. One farmer. the
largest creditor, refused to take note
OF hand. His claim was for $40, and
he rushed to see Mr.. Taylor, the law
yer, about II.
your claim Is good, and all we have
to do is to attach something" was the
lawyers announcement. "As the ele-
plant is the biggest and most valua-
ble thing they have, we will attach
him. The circus won't move on with
out him. Your case will be settled
within an hour after we attach him."
And so the elephant was attached.
The constable saw the creditor. and
arrangements were made to take Abb
dull out to the farm. He figured that
he was going to get soft thing, and,
much to the establishment OF the cir
Gus folk, he went along In n contented
manner and finally brought up In the
farmers barn. Then the real history
of the case began. Jones & Jones left
town with smiles. That meant that
the suit would have to be adjourned
when called and that ultimately 1t
would be decided in the farmers ia
vor; also that he would find himself
with an elephant on his hands. He
found that out even within the FIRST
hour.
| Abdul wanted from three to Ave bar
rels OF water to wet his throat. II
took an hour to bring 1t from the
house. Then he wanted a quarter OF
a ton Of the best hay to eat and the
same amount to toy with as he stood
up to mediate and feel sorry for those
elephants that were still knocking
around the country. Night had not
yet come when he took fancy to a
certain beam in the barn and wrapped
his trunk around II and pulled It from
its place and used II for baseball bat.
Then he tore out the manger aud used
the slivsrs for toothpicks and went to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
'sssssssssSssssssssss
HUM0R IN VERSE. +
The Critic en ths Hsarth.

The Critic on the Hearth.
know q mellow. worthy pair,
Who many q welded year have seen
And stoutly faced their wear and tear.
Learning to bear things and forbeAr
And strike loves golden mean.
Yet 'twixt these two one troublous cloud
Has spread that time fails to disperss.
And. spite OF all forbsarance vowed.
Az with undying force endowed.
The thing gets worse and worss.
Yet by no deadly sin they're racksd
And urged to suoh undying ire
Nay; they are proud OF this one act
Which u the futile way. In fact
That each win poke the nre!
London Standard.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

Ladies', are you doing your trading
ut home? don't mean all Of it, but 30
much of It as you can, asked Richard
A. Haste In magazine article. Be
fore you send to the city are you Civ
Ing your home merchant a chance to
sell to you or to send and get what
you want? You want this merchants
help to make your home town better
place to live In. Now and then you
want donation of So, $40 or $25 for
worthy purpose. 1t may be the build
Ing Of church or the establishment of
hospital or 1t may be the parking Of
q street.
Are you doing all In your power to
help this merchant In his business so
that he may be able to give to these
worthy objectsf
Are you advising your friends to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
BY A MAN WHO KNOWS.

Speaking In New York recent
ly before an audience Of bankers,
railroad men and manufactur-
ers, Professor Perry @. Holden,
superintendent Of agricultural
extension In Iowa, said:
"It's question Of producing
another bushel Of grain per acre
Of soil. The time will come
when every farmer, just as every
doctor. viii be required by the
state to have certificate to
show his ability. We must grow
more grain per acre, and we
know that 1t can be done, for
we have done it In Iowa, and
every extra bushel of grain pro-
duced In Iowa reduces the cost
Of living in New York city.
'"The farmer who now gets a
yield of thirty bushels Of corn
per acre is just making a lv-
ing. He is not making money.
If he can produce thirty-f1ve
bushels on the same land he
will have a little extra coin to
spend for railroads, churches
and schools. II he can produce
forty bushels he has doubled his
profits, and If he can produce
forty-flve bushels he has trebled
his profits. Our experiments
show that he can get over sew
enty bushels out OF an acre.
"In Iowa we plant three ker-
nels Of corn to a hill, and out Of
each hill we now get one
healthy stock with one ear Of
corn weighing eleven and one
half ounces. We ought to get
three healthy stocks and three
ears OF corn. We are not look
ing for that all at once but II
we can increase the weight Of
the one ear Of corn, for instance,
by three ounces see what that
,lwill mean. 1t viii mean ten
Traditional bushels Of corn per
acre. 1t will mean 100000 900
additional bushels In the ninety
nine counties of the state. II
will mean additional profits Of
100000 for ons year."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
With the Short Story Writers
Attaching the Elephant
BY CHARLES B. LEWIS

bed happy. The farmer again con-
suited the lawyer. The latter had been
making elephants a study for the last
four hours.
Yes, all the cost Of Abdurs keep and
all the damage he did while in the
hands Of the law would be assessed on
Jones & Jones when the case was de-
cided against them. rs 1t surely must
be. Just go right back home and give
that elephant whatever he wanted and
IL would be all right.
On the second day Abdul broke his
chains and pulled n ton Of hay from
the NOW. Then he wanted drink,
and when che farmer cut him Off with
FIVE barrels OF water lie trumpeted
wildly and broke up the tanning mill,
the. corn shelter and some stray boards
and beams.
every irregular and improper on the
part of Abdul" declared the lawyer,
but OF course Jones & Jones will settle.
They must settle. They must have
him with their show"
On the third day Abdul demanded
seven barrels of water, half ton Of
hay and most of the pumpkins grow
ing on the farm and then broke down
the doors and piled the fragments In a
4, neat heap and set out on voyage Of
discovery. He discovered the smoke
house and chicken coop and dairy
house and upset them. He discovered
the family we'll and yanked the pump
out by the roots and threw 1t over the
house. He discovered the house itself
and smashed all the windows and
doors. Then lie passed into the orchard
and pulled up twenty one apple trees
10 show that he was no bluffer. He
had leveled forty rods Of fence and
torn down a wagon shed and tossed a
reaper and mower sky high when he
entered a mammoth mudhole and
| drowned.
The lawyer said Abdul's proceedings
could be legally criticised, but that
there was no question as TO how the
suit would go. There wasn't. Jones &
Jones came, back and won It and made
the county pny them $1,000 for. the
loss Of tiieir elephant while In the
hands OF a duly elected constable. And
then Jones x Jones. the clown. the
bareback riders. the tight rope walk
er and other circus people smiled and
winked. and Lawyer Taylor realized
he had had his chance and was not
equal to the occasion tbAl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

mounted by a large glass and steel
globe eighty-fye feet In diameter. At
night the globe will be illuminated.
The approximate cost of the struc-
ture will be 100000 The tower Is
designed to serve as an observation
point during the exposition aud sub
sequently may be Of advantage 10 the
government as lighthouse and signal
ing station, weather observatory and
wireless station. II will be located on
the side OF Il knoll overlooking the Pa
citic ocean and the Golden Gate. and
the top viii have an altitude OF 100
feet above sea level
This is only one Of the wonders I'M
dcrtaken by the exposition officials un-
der the leadership Of President Charles
&. Moore OF San Francisco. Mr.. Moore
is an engineer Of note. and his pro.
fession is proving Of great value to
him rs the preparations advance
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
coaNeRINe BEEF

Conservative estimates OF the length
Of the Chicago indicted beef packers
trial when 1t began placed It's dura-
ton at between four and FIVE months.
The defendants number ten and ARE
J. Ogden Armour, president OF Ar.
mour & Co.: Louis r. Swift president
Of Swift & Co.; Edward +. Swift. vice
president OF Swift & Co.; Charles ii.
Swift. director Of Swift & Co.; Edward
Tilden. president Of the National Pack
ing company: Edward Morris. presi-
dent of Morris 4 Co.; Arthur Meeker.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
Timely Agricultural Topics
mellow, covered with a thick growth

mellow, covered with q thick growth
Of dne hair
The Ayrshire IL a tough, hardy cow,
with vigorous appetite and not too
particular what she eats. While at
pasture she goes to work rapidly. gath
ering what is most convenient. and
when satisfied lies down to chew her
cud. ~ ~ A Hint#
The general appearance Of an Ayr
shire as you look at her Is striking.
being alert and full Of life and reserv-
ed energy. She is healthy COW, rare
ly having ailments of body or udder,
and you seldom see an Ayrshire COW
but that has four healthy quarters in
her udder, giving uniform quantity
of milk well up toward calving. Many
Ayrshire cows are dried or with diff
Guilty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

slim neck, clean cut at throat; thin,
sloping shoulders, with the spine ris-
ing little above the shoulder blades:
back level to setting on of tail, except
a rise at the pelvic arch; broad across
the Join, barrel deep and large, with
ribs well sprung TO give abundant
room for storing coarse fodder. and
wide through the region Of the heart
and lungs; milk veins large and tortu-
Gus, entering the belly well forward
toward the fore legs; skin soft and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
CATALOGUE pEcEPTIoNs.

mo, thank you. want what ask
ed for. Good day" This quotation
took the grand prize in recent contest
held by magazine In the campaign
against substitution In trade. You do
not always get what. you ask for when
you order through q catalogue. 1t Is
very easy to make an article look bet
ter In picture than It looks In reality.
and this is done frequently in the cata-
logues. But there is a still moro in
sidious and contsmptibls way Of a.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

ceiving the public which some Of thess
concerns employ. ~
They prize both a picture ana the,
description Of piece Of furniture, for
instance. According to the picture it
is elegant. Suppose 1t is dining room
table. The picture will show handsome
Ave inch table legs. Tha ssdsf Is at
trpcted at once. Even - = 5e flndS
by perusing the descriptiolk That the
table has two inch legs he Il not alto1
tsthee dissnshants9
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
UNAllOTTED LANDS

Secretary OF the Interior Walter l..
Fisher believes that the leasing sys-
TEN Is the only means 10y which the
public domain can he preserved for all
the people. though II often seems to
int'ict hnrdships upon the individual.
lie had IN mind the unappropriatcd
public lands OF the west when he cx-
pressed this opinion ana said II was
his Intention TO place these lands In
the possession Of bona iide settlers as
quickly rs possible.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
THE USES OF ALFALFA.

Worth More In Money Value Than
Glover or Timothy.
Alfalfa In money value is worth 45
per cent more than clover and 90 per,
cent more than timothy. One acre will
pasture thirty hogs for six months.
Ten milk cows can be fed on less than
two acres six months by soiling. Three
pounds make full feed for fattening
lambs. Thirty-five pounds make
full feed for fattening steers. A lamb
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

II has positively been fixed that work
VIII be started on the tearing down OF
Madison Square Garden Feb. by the
company that has purchased It. The
plans for the new commercial building
which is To- he erected in its place was
approved several months. ago. The
new structure will bc twenty-four sto-
ries high The top four floors will be
used for Offices. the remaining twenty
for lofts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
Do You Want Home Trade?
AN APPEAL TO WOMEN.

trade at home, even II you can save .
dime by sending awayf
Or do you belong to soap club and
get your teas, your sugar, your coffee
aud thousand other things sent you
by mail and expressf
Have you a collection Of catalogues
In your house to which you 60 when
you want rug or q piece Of furnt
turcl
Are you always trying to get some
thing for nothing2
But that does not matter. While you
are trying you are the worst possible
enemy your own community has. You
are false to your first civic duty. And
all that you may do toward the I'M
provement Of your home town viii be
futile as long az the nfeblood II being
drawn away. a.itf
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
TAET AT DEDICATION

When the new government building
was dedicated In Columbus, O.. Jan.
30 President Taft attended. On the
previous day he was the guest Of the
Tlppecanoe club at Cleveland. After
the dedication he was entertained at
luncheon by the chamber OF commerce
Of Columbus.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
y HARLES DICKENS. famous
novelist. paid two visits to
America, and now that the one

hundredth anniversary OF his
birth is almost here, the date being
Feb. Z. II Is matter OF interesting
conjecture to ponder over the likely
trend Of his pen II he could come back
and write OF things and persons rs he
would find them today. Master OF hui
man mimicry and droll as well as
quaint In his study Of mankind in his
own time. II Is not too much to say
that were he living now the books he
could write would set the world by
the ears.
Are we growing better or worse!
Are there more Martin Chuzzlewits
and Old Scrooges than Of yore? Are
the Uriah Keeps more numerous? Are
the simple, faithful Peggottys scarcer:
What would Dickens say? Stunning
ostentation. Dickens requested when
he lay on his deathbed that no monu-
ment should mark his burial place.
And so they laid him in Westminster
abbey without display. and the only
epitaph that was written was this:
Charles Dickens, 1S12-1S10"
Are men Of the type Of Charles Dick
ems, author OF the immortal David
Copperfield," fewer today than In the
years gone by? Who will say they are
more numerous?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
Woman,s VIII.

Men. dying. make their wills. but wives
Escape a task so sad.
Why should they maze what all their lives
The gentle danes have had?
John Godfrey SAKE
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
A SYMBOLIC TOWER

A symbolic tower $50 feet high Is
planned as one Of the features Of the
Pacific exposition In San
Francisco. The plans call for gran
tie, anchored base 220 feet square; a
shaft eighty i've feet square, with cor
ners rounded, Of steel construction, and
with marble or terra Gotta veneering,
rising G25 feet above the base and sur
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
CROWN JEWELS

The Portuguese government. II IS re-
ported, decided that all the Jewels
found In the various royal palaces
at Lisbon, Cintra, Mafra and elsewhere
after the flight Of King Manuel and
his relatives on Oct. ,. 1910, do not
belong to the dethroned family, as at
first supposed. but are the property OF
the republic" Hence the cabinet pro-
posed to sell all these things and get
the useful money for them. They are
mostly relics Of Portuguese conquests
crowns, swords. rings, scimitars and
such trophies. incrusted with precious
stones and OF enormous intrinsic value
In addition to their historic interest.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03

vardaman again. after which the fors
ner governor turned the tables and
defeated Percy to the tune Of three OF
four to one. John Sharp" has kept
clear OF the recent controversy be-
tween the two, doubtless for the rea-
son thnt one Of them already Is his
colleague md the other soon will be,
and senatorial courtesy must be OBJ
served though the heavens fall
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
NEW COMMANDMENTS

Ten commandments for wives and
ten commandments for husbands were
recent literary diversions, and then
came six rules for physicians. written
by one Of their number. This physi-
clan. Or. II. l.. Graham, advises mem
bers OF the medical profession as fol-
lows:
Never permit your patient to become
familiar
Ignore rich patients most.
Never explain. for you are paid for
your wisdom and not for your instruc-
ton.
Don't tell all you know.
Don't dicker with deadbeats; drop
them
Keep your Office hours promptly
and study to improve the methods Of
business. 10
a discussion followed the reading of
DR., Graham's rules. and reporters
were shut out. Many home discus
sions were precipitated by the COM
mandments for wives and husbands
Truly. all the world is kin, and we're
an argumentative lot.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-03
SENATOR JOHN SHARP"

oGNN OH JO1N SrtAHF
Congress Is now getting down Sc
riously to work. There is usually lit
tie done before the holidays. and after
New Years 1t ordinarily requires
about one month for the solons to
warm up TO the game. Now they are
getting their gait, and we may expect
much talk and some performance till
far into the summer. On the Demo
cratic side In the senate John Sharp
Williams OF Mississippi Is constantly
assuming more important position.
John Sharp" as everybody calls
him. once was minority leader OF the
house. and lie is rapidly forging into
the same relative position in the SEN
ate. although Senator Martin OF vir-
ginia Is the tltular minority leader OF
that body. Williams beat Ex-Governor
Nardaman In Mississippi after hot
~ contested fight. Then Percy beat