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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-01
GETTING TOGETHER


II HEAR yew want Z sell yer old bGy
usrs
says 4 Jsp;hs johnson. whats
her price2"
he give me then = cold an distant stare
An says: We ought { soon be euttin'
ice
There's good four Inches on the lake tday.
IL looks like snow on yonder in tn sky.
g''ss MS time fer gettin' out the sleigh.
Nhich boss VIZ II yew said ys'd like {
buyT"
= didn't say Id Ike & buy at all"
says him an giye him back his
stare
An read the advertisement on his wall
/ heered yed like Z sell yer old bay
I heered he said. "ye lost a boss last
Ye have tough luck in keepln' 'em alive.
mat mare o mine Is sound an kind an
meek
III let her go fer jes' three-seventy-
"Giddapr says an took the lines in
hand
Il hope yer wife an little ones air well.
III tell the neighhors round who under
stand
That yew air in the market fer Z sell
That II amt so. / mus be goln' on.
It's strange how rumors travel round
about"
says he L me: Now, jes' q minute. John.
Whatll ye give fer that old mare right
outT"
u ain't partle'ler fer that old bay mare
I've got mos all the hossfesh can
drive
II yew air anxious. though. t sell an
care
T let her go I'll give one seventy Ave, +"
Bays { him. an then he give a sigh
An stopped awhile Z take another
chew.
u heered." says he. that yew wuz out T.
buy
I g7iess folks has been rumorln' on ysw.
"lf ! wuz anxious. now. { sell that mare
Perhaps Ia let her go fer even three.
But 1 don't know as how | really care
T make a deal Shes wuth much more
c me"
Il amt denyin that at ALL" says l.
I'm sure that what yew say is gospe
true.
II | wuz in the market. though. { buy
An needed her I'd give as high as two
u reckon we can't get together now"
Says he, an then says L Il reckon not
amt so keen fer buyin' anyhow"
Says he. Fer sellin' amt over hot"
IF yew wuz most desirous T. dispose
OF that there mare what would yey
take?' says /.
Says he. In that case fer two-ten T.
close"
Says 1: "In that case here's the cash
III buy"
Detroit Free Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-01
FRANKTON.

Miss Phoebe Gordon. of Wyeth, WIS.,
tied with Mrs. R. N. Elliot the last of
the week.
Otis Barton and family, of Hood
River, visited friends in Ruthton Sum
day.
Mrs. R. N. Elliot spent Tuesday in
Wyeth.
Mrs. George Stokoe returned Friday
from two weeks visit with friends
in Wyeth.
Little Helen Copple and Baby Evans
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-01

Shopman- Here is a very nice thing
in revolving bookcases. madam.
Mrs. Newrich-Oh. are those revolv'
ing bookcases? ! thought they called
them circulating libraries. - Christian
Register.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-01

Imminent.
Doctor What did your husband say
when you told him that | said you
ought to have change of scene?
Patient He said that unless |
change doctors pretty soon would be
likely to get it. Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-01
Bee Supplies.

Everything in the Bee Line. w w
Dakin. 1905 9TH st. Phone 107X. astf
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06

~ANDY BANCROFT, a private In
the United States forces In the
~ province Of Santiago In 1898,
was hungry. Rations had not
been forthcoming for several days. and
the boys stomachs instead Of being a
healthy convex began to be a sickly
concave. Sandy was on picket, and ex-
posture made food all the more neces-
'ssry.
rim going foraging." he said.
Better not" said his comrades.
You'll fall into the hands Of the en-
envy. and If you don't you'll get into
trouble for leaving your post"
Sandy preferred to take both risks to
enduring the pangs Of hunger. The Of
ficer of the picket was worn out and
sound asleep, 30 he need not know Of
Sandy's absence. and II he did he
would not dare report him since he
was himself liable to be shot for sleep
ing on post. Singing his rife over his
shoulder, Sandy buckled his revolver to
his hip and started forth. Seeing a
house In the distance, he made for 1t
and on reaching 1t knocked ut the door.
A black eyed Spanish girl opened it
and stood looking at him suspiciously.
could you give me bitter" asked
the soldier, lifting his hat politely.
The girl shook her head, indicating
that she did not understand English,
whereupon Sandy made pantomime
motions descriptive of shoveling In
food. The girl led the way into the
dining room and placed on the table
the remains of last nights supper.
Sandy exercised great ingenuity In pam
tomiming his gratitude, then sat down
and fell to. Meanwhile the girl left the
room. After the soldier had eaten his
fill he stuffed his pockets for his COM
rades, then arose from the table and,
taking his gun, was about to depart
when the girl came in, apparently In
great excitement, and, pantomiming In
her turn, gave him to understand that
the Spaniards were coming. Opening
trapdoor, she pointed to staircase
leading to the cellar. Sandy descended,
and the door was closed. Then he
heard the sound of heavy furniture be-
ing moved on to the trap, and It began
to dawn upon him that he was a pris-
oner.
Having got in, the first thing he did
was to look about him to discover
how he could get out. There was but
one little square window, near the
ceiling, which was covered with an
iron grating. Consequently Sandy was
as safe as rat in trap. He had not
been there long before the girl. nc
companied by n Spanish officer, np-
peared at the window. Sandy seized
his rife, but the two speedily betook
themselves out of range. He could
hear them chattering and made out
from one or two words he understood
that one of them-the officer, he sup
posed-would go for guard to remove
him. Then he heard footsteps in the
room above. after which all was quiet.
Sandy gave himself up as captured
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Pertaining to the Farm

It is the consensus Of opinion among
breeders that no other domestic animal
comes anywhere rs near eating the VA.
riety Of vegetation that they do. An
other feature which commends them Is
that they may be pastured In the same
field with nearly any kind Of stock.
While they resemble sheep, they will
not cross, as they are a distinct breed.
My observation and experience. says
Minnesota correspondent of the Or
ange Judd Farmer, lead me to believe
that from 100 to 200 goats will kill the
very heaviest growth of brush on forty
acres in two years. Two years Of
browsing are necessary even II the
brush appears to be dead the first year,
because many varieties shoot up from
the roots the second year. While do
ing this they have more than paid their
way by raising kids and producing
fieeces of mohair. They have killed
the brush. while the use of the ak and
scythe only retards its growth.
The value Of their work In this re-
spect can be determined by what 1t
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
a Ten-Mfnzlfe Story
Accommodating
BY j. SANDERS PORTER

for time, then resumed his interrupt
ed accommodating for means Of es-
cape. A chimney was built from the
opening, but the house was very old,
and the stones had been loosely put
together. Sandy tugged at one Of
them and succeeded in removing it.
This loosened two or three more, and
he put his head and shoulders through.
The chimney was large enough for
him to pass through 1t, and he deter
mined to climb up. Leaving his rifle,
relying solely on his revolver, he got
through the aperture and, using back
and knees. Skinned up to the floor
above, where he encountered broad,
FIAT hearthstone. Sandy was pretty
strong and succeeded lifting 1t
few inches. Through the crack he
saw the Spanish officer sitting with his
arms and head on table, asleep.
Sandy's movements from this point
were conducted with the utmost care.
Bracing himself, he gave the stone an
other lift and, drawing his revolver,
put it lengthwise between one end and
the floor. This was q critical moment.
If the officer awakened Sandy was
lost. Resting only a moment, he gave
the stone one more tug and got it on
end. Then he gently rested it against
the fireplace and In another moment
was sitting on a coping.
At this moment loose stone became
detached and dropped to the cellar,
making great noise. The officer rails
ed his head, and great was his as
constituent at seeing Sandy sitting In
the fireplace. For moment he SEEM
ed paralyzed. Then, drawing a pistol,
he was about to fire when his arm fell
limp and his pistol dropped on the
floor. Sandy had winged him. -
Islands up! Bout face! Mnrch"
cried Sandy, butCas the officer did not
understand English his captor was
obliged to resort to pantomime again,
which the officer, with revolver point
ed ut him, was not slow in understand
ing. Sandy marched his captive out
of the house and toward the American
lines. When he got within hailing
distance Of the picket bullet sang by
his ear from the rear, and, turning,
he saw a dozen Spaniards, led by the
girl who had trapped him, standing at
rise in the ground, gesticulating. At
the same moment the picket advanced
to Sandy's rescue.
Captain Murphy Of the picket post
had finished a two hours nap and was
rubbing his eyes when he heard, the
firing. Starting up. he saw Sandy
Bancroft coming in with his prisoner.
"What were you doing outside the
line" demanded the captain sternly.
Accommodating" said Sandy.
The officer thought Of his nap on post
and concluded to compromise for ST.
lence with Sandy and the men who
were munching the food Sandy had
brought for them.
"You are n brave man." he said. II
shall recommend you for promotion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
WANT GROUND CLEARED7
GET A HERD OF ANG0RAS.
While They Are Doing Away With USE
less Brushwood They Raise Kids and
Grow Crop of Valuable Hair.

Goats are by nature browsers, and
the vegetation they seem to prefer
above all else consists of leaves and
twigs, fact which commends them to
the farmers as exterminators Of use
less brushwood. They readily eat oak.
cedar. sumac. briars Of all kinds, elders,
prickly ash, grapevines, ash, Eastwood.
hickory, hazel, rosebush, maple. haw,
fir. wild plum, blackberry, pine, poplar.
elm, alder and many poisonous plants.
The latter do not seem to hurt them.
due probably to their being neutralized
by such large amount Of other stuff.
The question arises, How do they kill
the brush? BY continually keeping the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Survey Of the Worlds News

milk, cocoa and bread. Dinner and supper
combined: Baked fish, fried. boiled or
mashed potatoes. with other vegetables;
tea: white or graham bread.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Rolled oats. with
milk. bread and cocoa. Dinner: Baked
beans. white bread. vegetables OF different
kinds and meat. Supper: Cold corned
beef. bread and tea.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Corned beef hash.
bread and coffee. Dinner: Boiled meat.
vegetables and bread. Supper: Stewed to-
matoss. macaroni. crackers. bread and
tea.
Wednesday, Boiled rice and
milk. bread and cocoa. Dinner: Beef stew,
vegetables and bread. Supper: Ginger
bread. white or graham bread. tea.
Observation-Disclosures: Corned beef hash,
bread. cocoa. Dinner: Liver and bacon.
vegetables and bread. Supper: Boiled
macaroni. tomato soup. bread and tea.
Friday-Breakfast: Hulled corn. bread
and cocoa. Dinner: Fish. vegetables and
bread. Supper: Fruit. bread and tea.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Macaroni. tomato
soup. crackers and cocoa. Dinner: Beef
stew, vegetables and bread. Supper: Cold
corned beef. graham or white bread. tea.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
SEASONABLE ORCHARD
NOTES.

Plan to set out ut least few
trees every spring.
1t is important that remedies to
kill bugs and prevent blight be
applied before the bugs or blight
show themselves.
You will get more fruit by
spraying thoroughly and the
quality will be such that you can
sell more Of 1t as first class fruit.
The holes for your new trees
must be made large and deep
enough to receive the entire root
system without crowding or
cramping.
The drops Of gum which .exude
from the roots Of the peach trees
show where the borer is. Per-
sistent use Of the wire is the
safest remedy. !
Good orchardists say that an
orchard neglected for one year
that is. without spraying or prun-
ing and cultivation. puts 1t back
fully three years.
Many man has been surprised
Mt the effect Of one load Of barn
yard manure scattered about I'M
der tree. 1t gives new life and
fruitfulness.
Train the young tree In the or
chard right from the start. Low
headed trees are best. Therefore
prune from the top down and not
from the bottom up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
IMPACTION IN SHEEP.
Dangerous Unless Remedy 10 Applied
NATURALIZATION For Handling.

Dangerous Unless Remedy 10 Applied
DISQUALIFICATION For Handling.
Impaction or indigestion In sheep is
very dangerous, and II action Is not
taken to correct the matter many val
liable sheep may be lost. Impaction
Is easily detected by the sleeps I'M
easiness. When first seen 1t may be
lying down. When approached 1t will
arise and stretch and soon lie down
again. In protracted cases 1t may be
frothing at the mouth. No attempt is
made to eat. but 1t is constantly lying
down and getting up again.
Aid should be given at once. For,
years the following simple remedy has
been found efilcacious:
To one and one-half tablespoonfuls
of epson salt add one-f6urth teaspoon
full Of ginger. Put these ingredients In
one and one-half pints of water. Shake
the whole mass up very vigorously
that 1t may become dissolved when 1t
is ready for use. Approach the sheep
and pour the preparation down the
throat very slowly. DO not pour it so
rapidly that the sheep will be stran-
gled. There Is more or less danger OF
choking the patient If care Is not ex-
ercised
Impaction is caused by the sheep not
having sufficient supply of water and
constantly being fed on dry rouShage.
MS hay, slower, straw and other similar
substances. Roots and silage which
are more or less of a damp or moist
nature are not nearly so liable to cause
impaction.-Iowa Homestead.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
A MERCHANTS SCHEME.
Clever Advertising Idea Put Into suo-
cessfui Operation.


esssfui Operation.
A merchant once put into operation
a clever advertising scheme for build
Ing up home trade, which he reported
valuable one and without draw
backs. 1t Is as follows:
He prepares large number Of cards,
which are numbered consecutively. A
set of these he gives to each customer
who desires them. These ten cards
the customer Is supposed to distribute,
ard the persons who receive them are
to return them to the store. If they
do so and purchase SIS worth of goods
Mt the time of returning them the par
ty first receiving the cards Is entitled
to receive IS worth of goods free Of
charge.
The merchant claimed for the
scheme that he secured valuable
and accurate mailing list; he got adj
vertislng matter distributed free OF
charge; he got strong recommendation
fc- his store at the hands Of his GUS
toners, even though 1t was for self
interest alone; he ran no risks. for the
cards had to be returned and placed
on file after purchases before the gift
was made.
An endless chain feature was estab-
lished thus which perpetuates itself
for a considerable time, for when one
customer sees another getting some
thing for nothing through those efforts
he Is inclined to try for himself.
In reply to the wonder expressed
that he could afford to give S. away
out of the profits on $50 worth Of
business he replied that he has not
found 1t necessary to do so very often.
Comparatively few customers are able
10 find ten others who will buy So
worth Of merchandise and present the
ard. But almost everybody will dis
ribute them, and the returns are con-
siderable. If but one comes and buys |
Is q good and legitimate gain for
he merchant. If four come 1t Is
rood; If nine come, so much the bet
err. and IL ten come then he is willing
o pay that much for the sake Of the
Jain. He figured that instead Of hav-
ng to pay So for every 500 taken in
lie pays but about 80 cents. He re-
,arded this as reasonable enough.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06

would cost to have the land cleared and
what the land IS worth before and aft
or clearing. During the first year of
coating or in the spring Of the second
grass seed may be sown on the land
with prospect Of success, as goats do
not pull grass up as sheep do. Grass
will also seed itself very readily by
the natural method after goats have
browsed on the land. This is probably
due TO quite an extent to the rich fer
tilization Of the land by the goats
while browsing on 1t.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Millions Annually For Weeds.

While talking about better farming
misunderstanding seed corn. deeper
blowing, pure bred stock. etc.-it r.
well not to forget the necessity Of thor
ough cultivation and the freeing of the
farm from weeds. The loss to the
American farmer from weeds is enor.
nous. In the United States 1t is not
far from s1oo.OOO,OO0 annually.-KaD.
sas Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Marsh Land Crops.

Best marsh land crops include corn.
potatoes, cabbage. buckwheat and tim
othy and alsike clover for hay. When
the soil is thoroughly firmed by rolling
small grains can be grown, Of which
wheat and barley are best, with oats
and rye second. Excellent tame grass
pastures can be developed on these
marshes with proper care. = Orange
Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Simple Rubbing Post For Hogs.

To make successful rubbing post
for hogs nail burlap on any post in or
about shed or fence where the hogs
pass. Over this place a small brack-
ct Fill large bottle with crude oil
and invert 1t, placing a wire from the
cork Of the bottle to conduct the oil to
the burlap. This makes a rubbing post
that will last quite time and the hogs
will use It every time they pass
Breeders Gazette.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Hints For Home Trade,

Only by experience can one learn
how to get the people to coming.
The advertising must fit the store,
and the store must fit the advertising.
The man who sends out cheap cir
cular or two and does not get results
must not be disappointed. Perhaps
the third, fourth, fifth or eighth will
pay the cost Of all the previous ones.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY

1t is planned to make next years cell
ebration Of the fftieth anniversary Of
the battle Of Gettysburg nation wide
event, and interesting In this connec-
ton is the likelihood Of the southern
states sending commissions to attend
the celebration. Assurance Of the
southern veterans participation with
the northern veterans on this occasion
followed tour through South Carroll
ma. Georgia. Kentucky, Mississippi, vir-
ginia and Maryland by Colonel Louis
II. Better. field secretary of the Penn
sylvania commission, who was accom-
panied by General Irvine @. Walker.
of the United Confederate
Veterans.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
SCIENCE NOTES.

In their chemical composition the ba-
mana and potato are almost identical.
The third international aeronautic
exhibition will be held at Paris.
Vaccination Is a voting qualification
in Norway. [14Al
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Ar ARGUS AURELIUs SMITH,
" one Of the two senators from
N the recently admitted state


N the recently admitted state
Of Arizona, has had an inter-
esting career. He is native Of Ken
lucky. born Jan. "a. 1852. He has
been ambitious since early manhood.
He obtained funds to pay for three
years In college by teaching country
school. Then he became lawyer and
prosecuting attorney Of Lexington,
Ky. After that he went to California
and practiced law in San Francisco.
He stayed year and half and went
to Arizona, opening law Office in
Tombstone, then wild western
camp. His life In Arizona was some
what Of a romance, and he got along.
But 1t was after his election to con-
gress from the then territory Of Ari-
zona In 1886 that he attracted real no
tice. He had no vote, but he had
good deal to say about Arizona. and
that Is not reflection. In fact, the
house fell into the habit Of paying
close attention to the opinions Of the
voteless delegate. Then there were
the memorable occasions when he
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06

leaves. which are the lungs Of the
plant, eaten off.
Weeds Of almost every variety come
in as part of their diet. To say that
they will not eat tame grasses is miss
ing the truth. and 1t is insisted upon
by some breeders that a little grass is
necessary for the best growth of fleece.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
ARBoR DAY

In designating April as Arbor day
in Ohio Governor Harmon counseled
conservation of the timberland Of the
state and urged more interest In the
state forestry department.
Arbor day is set apart annually In
most states Of the Union for the plant
ing of trees by the people, especially by
school children. The idea seems to have
originated with one B. G. Northrop,
secretary Of the Connecticut board Of
education, in 1865. ]. Sterling Morton,
however, is credited with having been
the first person TO propose the naming
of such day for tree planting. 1t was
mainly through his efforts that the Gus
tom came into vogue in Nebraska in
1872 Arbo- day is legal holiday in
most OF TIE states April and May are
Arbo- day z0-ths.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
BASE BALL

The major league baseball season
will open on April II. and the games
scheduled for that date are as follows:
National League = New York Mt
Brooklyn, Philadelphia at Boston, Chi
cago ut Cincinnati, Pittsburgh ut st.
Louis,
American League-St. Louis Mt Chi
ton at Philadelphia, Boston at New
York.
An innovation marked the start of
the Pacific Coast baseball league on
April 2. It was the adoption Of num-
bers worn on the left sleeve Of the
players, the same number appearing
on the score cards. The departure,
which Is original on the Pacific coast,
facilitates Identification by spectators
of each man in the game. The Pacific
league season continues to Oct. 81.
= /.
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
Fifty Years Ago-On April Q. 1862,
joint resolution to give financial aid
to the slaveholding states initiating
Lincoln's emancipation was passed by
congress. On April 3, 1862, the senate
passed bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia. On April A, 1862,
Alvan Clark completed a telescope with
focus Of twenty-three feet, the largest
telescope constructed to that date. On
April 5, 1862, the United States military
telegraph corps was organized. On
April @ and Z, 1862, the battle of Shi-
lob was fought In Tennessee. The
Federals lost 1900 IN killed and
wounded and the Confederates 10000.
General Albert Sidney Johnston, COM
handing the Confederate forces, was
killed in this engagement.
Twenty-Five Years Ago-On April 8,
1887, the Interstate commerce law be-
came effective In the United States.
NINE CENTS A DAY TO LIVE
Those who are studying the high
cost Of living might scan our prison
bills of fare, which solve the problem
Of feeding many at small expense.
Iajor J. w. Cheney of the board Of
directors Of the Connecticut state pris-
on asserted that the inmates Of that in
stitution are being fed three times a
day on wholesome food Mt n total cost
of 9.45 cents for each individual, while
Warden Bridges Of the Massachusetts,
state prison said that he feeds the In
mates of the Charlestown penitentiary
at a cost of about 0 cents day, or
nearly half a cent less for each pris-
oner than Is paid by Major Cheney.
Warden Bridges menu for week
is as follows:
Sunday : Breakfast: Baked rice with