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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-11-18
A Splendid Assortment of New and
Fashionable Goesss,

Embracing every style and quality. The,
would particularly invite the attention of the
ladies to the ,,nrivslled selection of Dress and
Fancy Goods which they offer. In this de
part'nent it is their determination 10 resent
attractions to their fair friends which shal
hot be surpassed in any essential particular
And lo: gentlemen they have a most ample
supply of hne and substantial goods. Also
very description OF
Groceries, Medicines, Drugs, Hard
teare, Queensyare, Boots, Shoes, etc.
Great bargains will be sold at our establish
inent for cash, or 10 runctuahtlealels on SIX
months time Country produce taken in ex>
change for goods at market prices.
r CLOVER s. GOLLADAY.
Oct 81. '47-y
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-11-18
INTEL LiGENCE BY THE CALEDONIA

fL.7RFUL CONDITION OF
ENGLAND.
.aN'OTHER F.99fL.N'E LNJREL.2N'D
ANTICIPATED
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IHNlE su.'seciher offers for sale, npon &C
"a eomHsoefatssg tep,s the xs
BRIcK T TAVERN, fl: N
in the town of - o0Istt,,.k no>, ls:l. EEess
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The Man who kissed the three
Girls.

y young man who boarded at n house in
the country, where there were several GOV
damSCls who seemed TO imagine that men
are terrible creatures. was one afternoon
accoSted by an acquaintance. and asked
what he thought of the young ladies with
whom he boarded He replied that they
We're very shy and reserved.
$50 they arc,' returned the other. .and
so much so that no gentleman can get
near enough 10 tell the color of their eyes"
"lhat they may be- said the boGrder,
."yct will stake million that can kiss all
three without any trouble"
This was denied, but the other was posi-
tive. and invited his friend TO the house to
witness his triumph. They entered the
house together, and there the three daugh-
tiers sat beside their mother, rs prim and de-
murc aSuSual.
Our hero assumed very grave aspect
even to detection. and having looked visit
fully at the clock, brcathcd sigh as deep
rs algebra. and rs long as a female dialogue
at a street door. His singular department
now attracted the attention of the girls. who
cast their slow opening eyes up to his conn
tcnance. PcrCclying the impression he had
made, he turned to his companion and
said.
1T wants three minutes Of the timcr'
500 you speak of dinner" said the old
lady. laying down her sewing work.
"Dinncr." said he with a bewildered as
pcct, and pointing, as if uncouclously with
curlcd iingcrat the clock.
\ silence cnSucd. during which the fe-
male part of the household gared at the
young man with irreprcSSiI1e curiosity.
Hou will see me dccently intcrrcl,''
said he again turning to his friend.
His friend was aS much puzzled rs any
one present. and his embarrassment added
to the intended effect but the old lady, una
bic TO contain herself, cried,
"Mr. c, pray, what do you speak
of?o
"Nothing," answered he in mgubrious
tone, "but last night spirit appeared unto
me l'-llcrc the girls rose to their feet
aud drew near. "And the spirit gave me
warning that should die exactly at twelve
o'clock to-day. and You see it wants but
half u minute of that time ~
The girls turned pale, and their hidden
SympathicS were nj once awakened for the
doomed youth. lie then walked up to the
eldest of the girls and taking her by the
hand, babe her n solemn farewell. He also
imprinted kiss upon her trembling lips.
which she did not attempt TO resist. lie
then babe the second and the third farewell
in the same tender and aiicctonate manner.
His object was achieved. aud tha, moment
the clock struck twelve. llcrcupon he
looked surprised aud calculated, "who
would have believed that an nppnri,ion
would tell such lie II was nrobnhly ihc
ghost of Annanias or Sapphra."
1t was some time before the sober mai
dens understood the joke, and when they
did, they evinccd no resentment The frs,
kiss broke the ice; and thanks to the ghost
they discovered that there was some plea
sure in bearded check.
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itcly lovely bust, will soon be fully yours
the collar-bones viii soon entirely diSap-
pear, the chest will become round, and wide
at the top; the front Of the chest will rise up
and be developed in its greatest fitness.
No art or padding will be required TO perfect
the figure, but free, matchess, and unrival-
led beauty will adorn your chest, and al
once give noble grace and dignity to your
persons, and the exceeding qualification OF
perfectly healthy chest and lungs. Your
qualification will hardly be alleged by one
cough, or a tinge Of pain, or unpleasant feel
ing III the chest, for a long life.
Whilst forming fine chest, and after il
is formed, great care is requisite TO establish
perfectly correct positions, so that the chest
shall not be contracted, and all your efforts
countcractcd by bad positions. Ifyour po-
Sitions are habitually bad in spite of all you
can otherwise do, the chest will be more OF
less contracted. The rule with you should
be, and the rule of health is, to keep the bot,
tom Of the chest, the ends of the short ribs
and the lower end of the breast bone, as far
out from the back bone as possible. To eff
feet this, the chest must be kept perfectly
strait, and thrown little backwards from
the waist, at all times.
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Conversation for ChiLircn.-W We arc glad
to find, from what the Times calls an '.odd
advertisements" that young lady in New
York, "wiShcs 10 form class of mothers
and nurses, to teach them how to talk TO
children in such n manner as will interest
and please them" We trust that this new
scheme of infant education will utterly ban
iSh all that dcbaSing rubbish which has
hitherto formed the staple of Conversation
Lexicon for the nursery. We sincerely
hope that all the trash about 'rootscy poot-
Scy,n will be discarded ms dcrogatory to the
grand purpose now in contemplation, aud
that the foot viii take It's proper stand in
the baby vocabulary. The old negro phra.
sociology of "Shau him have an dllc tarty
parry win OF course give place 20 the
healthier intcrro gatory of own you have a
small tart ?" and the infant mind will be in
future appealed to in style worthy of its
Unborn dignity. We have long So, tho tx
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Sensation Of bring HGagcd.-I have the
most perfect recollection. even of the slight
est sensation which experienced and were
the whole business 10 rCcommcncc in an
hour from this moment, should not feel the
least concern. When the rope had been
fastened about my neck, and when the exc
cutioner had pushed me from thc ladder.
was seized with violent pain about the
throat. Shortly afterwards felt nothing
The air inflated my lungs slowld, but punch
ed up as they were, the slightest particle OF
the balmy breeze revived me; and besides
being slightly balanced in mid air. might
be said To breathe it at every pore. | can
even rccOllcct that this Swing-swang motion
was not without its charms. bchcld cX-
tcrnal objects rs it were through thin veil
of gauzc; my ear was rather fatigucd by a
Silly silence began gradually TO lose my
self in my mcdtationS, though can no lon
ger exactly recolect the subject of them,
unless it was the money ! had won the eve
ming before from my c0mradc Grcgoria.
All of sudden gaspcd for breath; could
no longer perceive objects distinctly; | nc
longer felt the swing-swang motion; was
dead The hayhdagci misunderstanding
Ndgd-iRc.
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Porcr Of enduring heoi.--The female
servant OF Il baker in Rochefaucalt, clothed
in flannel, was in the habit of entering her
masters oven and remaining long enough
to remove MI the leaves and DR.. Brewster
informs us that the late Sir Francis Chant
rvs workmcn entered the oven employed
for driving the moudc. an iron apartement
ii fee, long, |! feet high and IL feet broad,
the temperature Of which, with closed doors,
was $50 degrees. aud the iron floor red hot.
They were guarded against the heat of the
floor By wooden clogs, which were of course
! charrcd on the surface.
"On one occaSion,' he adds. "NIr. Chan
try. accompanied by five or six of his friends,
entered the furnace, and after remaining
two minutes, they brought out thermome-
ter which stood at 800 degrees. Some of
the party experienced sharp pains in the
tips of their ears and in the ceptum of the
nose, while others felt a pain in their ewes.
these experiments prove the extraordinary
heat which the living body can bear with
impun,y, aud iavorS the possibility Of per-
sons passing unininred through the flames.
provided the body can Va guarded from be-
ing scorchrd, by Il non-couducting covering
otau incombuStibc nature The PhR,so.
phy al Magic.
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OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 81, 1917.

ample in our own family of banishng the
nursery pGtois from our doors, and our wife
judy always dismisSes on the spot the nurse
or nursemaid from whose lips the words
"Aunty Paunty," or "lloppcty poppcty," or
.'Georgy Porgey," have once been heard
to cmanatc. We wish some one in Eng
land would follow the example of the
young lady in New York, by forming a
class for the education of nurses in the ma
tive vcrnacular, and preventing the infan,
ear from being accustomed to a lingua
hodge podgc, of which all analysis is utter
! ly impossible. The language, as far as We
are able to make anything Of it, is dele
FERROUS compound oflow Dutch with ancient
| Syrac, and spice or two of Arabic diluted
| III river of polyglOt.--PuRch.
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fUnch-iana.

A New DeSiJa.--Wc have seen n new
stamp for the pats of Cambridge butter. On
one side there is head of DR.. Whcwell
and on the other back view of Trinity
College. When the butter is laid on thick
the head is very prominent indeed, but the
college is, we regret te say sunk rather low,
and makes anything but a good impress
sion.
Corruption in Frdnce.-The late minis
ter of public works, NJ. TeSte, whose con-
duct cannot bear the test of inv eStigation.
has been convicted by a committee Of peers
Of having sold the concession of a mine OF
rock salt. This rock has proved one which
NJ. Teste's reputation was split upon. Salt
is usually considered to be prcscrvative
against corruption; but in this instance i,
has turned out otherwise.
4nimUs MdrdbileS.-We cannot tell the
reader how much we were surprizcd 10
meet with the following line in last We'd
neSday'S debates. We think we can safely
say that there is not another like it to be
met with in the whole we-do- not know
how-many volumes of the wonderful work S
OF that prolific writer, Hansard. Ii is UNI
doubleday the great event of the season.
The memorable line in question, which is
more than sufficient to immoralize the pre-
sent parliament. is
"Lord Brougham rose, and, ofief fer
tcOrdS, sat down again"
TIE only thing that ever came near it. was
one night last session, when his lordship, by
some accident, did not speak at all. The
number of Hailsard recording that extraor.
binary curiosity is out Of print.
came LGW Toast and Seniimeni.-"De-
struction to all rabits, excepting the Welch
and may there be soon nothing left to poaci
in this country but eggs
Making clean breast Of i.-Don Fran,
cisco. the Queen of SPANS uncle, has beer
ordered TO travel to .'the baths - and fol-
| this political reason: he has behaved so very
''-..'. - --.y ."a' s''o 49, al
/ ly proper that he should go and wash him
self.
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Logic.-In my youth, too. entertained
some Illusions, but | soon recovered from
them. The great orators that rule the as
SemblicS by the brilliancy oftheir eloquence.
are. in general, men of the most mediocre
political talents. They should not be OPP
posed in their own way for they have al
ways more noisy words ut command than
you have. Their cloQucnce should be OPP
posed by a serious logical argument. Their
strength lies i'll vagucneSS. They should
be brought back 10 the reality of the facts.
Practical arguments destroy such men. In
the councils there were men possessed OF
much more clOquencc than had. al
ways defeated them by this simple argu-
mcut, 1.-TWO and two make tour."-NGpo-
icOH.
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Too many Nochjngs!-Widow Quislcs
looked over her fence into Mrs. Struggles
yard and discovered five pair Of stockings
hanging on the line.
"Du tell" says she, "whCrc on airth did
that other pair 'S;ockcns cum from and
| vow thur jest like the rest on EN- THAR
amt but four IN the family, no how. and
where that ithor odd tcw cum from ccn'a
most puzzles me didn't see no one go in.
~ knowcs on--hcow on airth could they
Kit IN thout me Scein' on 'cm? They
couldn't hev bought it, cause the hull 10, on
'em is poor as piSon. Got 'em gin tew 'em,
mabbe, but that amt possible, nthor, for
they amt got no rich relations. Well du
wish ono of the gals nd cum cout, I'd AK
'cr.---Ah there is sally. Sally, dear, see
YOU hcv been incrcasin' your ward.
robe"
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Best Joie Of The Scasoa.-Kna2p. of the
Marion Mirror, who is II great wag, has
been poking his fun at Tom Corwin. in Il
most laughable style. He addresses a cou.
pie of letters TO the "wagon boy" which
appear TO have tickled TOMS vanity no lit
tie, and inquiries of him whether it would
notbe advisable TO have his Mexican speech
read in common schools, TO which Tom re-
plies in the iullncSs of his heart that she
has no objection, whatever "Oh vanity
how foolish You make men appear
WaIMc Go. Dcm.
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DIR. J. PEARSON,

Physician, Surgeon Il Dentist OHdwG, III.
Offers his professional services to the inhabi,.
ants of Ottawa and vicinity. Office at his resi-.
dcncc on Columbus street.
i. S,-Dt, y. still continues 10 perform oper.
atoms in III the Various branches oi DENTIsrHY
Charges 10 correspond riM The time,
March H. lsl7.
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CoUiiai matte il oui.--An htncst man,
remarkable ior the singulari,y and logged.
ness of his opinions, had been several times
on jury ..and always entertained notions of
law and Justice totally Mt variance with the
Judge and his brother jurors. One of the
Judges asked him how il was possible that
he always gave So much trouble TO the
court He replied, with the utmost gravity
81 don't know how it is. but il always hap
pens to be my misfortune to he ON a jury
with ciercR obstinate men"
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Phonognphy.-Thc Burlington Free
Press has the following comical Illustration
of the new science Of Photography:
"Wc are crcdibly informed that it is in
contemplation to get up class in Phono-
graphy. (for bad spclling) at Winooski city :,
forthwith, the special object of the enter
prize being to teach young ladies and gen
-tlcmcn in that thriving neighborhocd, TO
spell 'the wordz that tina employ in ma
kin Inv to eech other, so iniurIul badly that
tina can neither be red or understud by pur-
sun but the wun to hoom tina are direc,ed.-
Axdunts have happened in konsekwcns Of
the want of noledge Of the lauz Of fono-
graic.-Our informant ADJ that this is
crate country. and that thar ar a gratemen-
ny people TO the akcr."
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"Dear DicLy Rihe,' was a wag, and
rare one and never did any judge send q
poor devil to Sing Sing with more inimiia-
bic humor.
Many years ago, one winters night, Inc
was passing tie residence of General Nor
ton, whom he knew by sight, but was not
acquainted with. There was quite party
assembled, the rooms were brilliant, and
looking through the window he saw that tho
general was playing whist, game Of which
he was paSSionately fond.
Mr.. Rikcr stopped. walked up to the door,
and rang the bell The servant came.
"Tell Gen. Morton a gentleman wishes
TO see him moment
The servant returned. saying that his mas
ter was particularly engaged.
''Say that if he viii step into the hall
will detain him but moment.
The general appeared.
"GOod evening, general
Good evening, Sir.'
81 want little conversation with you,
sir, just one moment
"Procccd SIR
"AS was passing by, general. observ-
cd that you were playing whist-l remark
ed, sir. that you had just dealt thought,
general, | would just step in and inquire
whdfS irumpS"
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..lIow so? Mrs. ouisgles," inquired Sal

"lIow so =? Mrs. Quisgles," inquired sal
". ,,..
"Why, you hey got addition OF stock
ings on your line, dear" answered Mrs.
Quigglcs.
sob. yes" says Sally, 81 have been knit
ting apair Cor the P0rson, ma'am."
.indeedr' said Mrs. q. turning away In
high dudgeon; .'the pesked, nasty; good
fur-nothin' chit thinks tew begin at the par
sons feet and knit upwards tn his affections,
but ! recon I'll spile that; III gin him
hull suit of wooden tn kiver his rerer-
ence. know'd them stockings had no
good purpose know'd it."-St. Louis ne
IreiNe.
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Singular MaGnetic attraction Of Mud M
the american LdkeS.--Thc smaller lakes Oh
:. America whose Wild and solitary shores at
tract the tourist, have some singular physi-
cal peculiarites. One of the carry expo
rers Of its northern regions, Sir a. Mackeh-
zic, was the first TO notice the auracuve
power of the mud at the bottom; when IS
sometimes so great that boats can with diih-
Guilty proceed along the surface. ms ex-
traorlnary fact is thus stated AT Inc Por-
tagc or carrying place Of Matrices, on nose
Lake, the water is only three or tour ieet
deep. and the bottom is muddy. nave Oh
ten plunged into it pole twelve ieet long,
with as much ease as if merely piuhgea
into the water. Nevertheless, this inua mas
a sort Of magical effect upon the boats, which
is such that the paddles can with diihcuny
urge them on. This effect is not percepti-
bic on the south side of the lake, where the
water is deep; but it is more and more sem
sible as you approach the opposite shore.
have been assured that loaded boats nave
often been in danger Of sinking, and cou!o
only be eXtrcated by being towcd by light
or boats. As for myself, have never been
in danger of laundering; but have several
times had great difficulty in passing the
spot with six stout rowers whose utmost ell
t 92Rl ids caHcssl 2yfrS2e@s6 ahs ai'raslon
served on the Lake Saginaga-where 1t IS
with difficulty that loaded boat can be made
to advance: but, fortunately, the spot Is on
ly about four hundred yards over. Ihis
statement has received confirmation from
the experience of Capt. Black and others,
during the Arctic land expeditions. part
of Lake Huron. likewise in the same dis
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Ii. w. HOPKINS, Nj. ID.

Physician & Surgeon OHara, IN.
Offers his professional services to the citizens
Of Ottawa and vicinity. Office over Walker Il
Iickling's store, where he may he found at all
times except when abscn, on professional husi.
ness. Aug. Il. 1916.
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Reported death Of tro Hnabugs.-Two
things that used 10 veX the newspapers of
New York are now absent. We allude TO
FOuricriSm and the ''vote- Yourself farm
party. The former, we presume, has been
slain by the publication of controversy
between Horace Greedy, of the Tribune.
and Mr.. Raymond Of the Courier ami In
gUirer.-ThiS publication was very long and
very heavy. \ large sum Of money was
offered for any man who had read it. There
were no applicants. Finally it was disco
! vercd that one man deserved the reward :
! but, dreadful TO relate, he was dead lie
was found with the book on his knees. sit.
ting erect, but entirely senSelesS. His brain.
( both internally and externally, was won
derfully Shrunk. The pia mater enclosed
nothing but thin, watcry fluid. A coro-
ner's inquest was held on the body, and the
verdict returned was this: "Came TO his
death by FourieriSm." The consequence is
/ that people wont touch the subject. Like
causes produce like effects. and no man
! who dabbleS in the matter can know what
his end may be.
| As to the yourscli-a-farm party
that also has had fatal end. The first
! blow given TO it was the sending of several
anti-renters to the pcnitentiary. Immedi-
ately on this. the spirit of the parts declined.
/ The rest was done by the inherent nature
ofthe beast.-.MoJile paper.
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DE. JOSEPH STOUT.

Physician & Surgeon Ongrd, IN.
Offers his professional services to the citizens
Of Ottawa and vicinity. Office at his residence
on the new public square. June II, 1917
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DR.. p. SCHERMEHORN,

Physician x Surgeon OturG, III.
Offers his professional services to the cirizens
Of Ottawa and vicinity. Office on Columbus
street, between Canal aud Clinton.
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4. II. ROWLAND,

Physician and Surgeon OHard, H.
Res deuce on the bill, few doors west Of the
Fox River House. Office the same as hereto.
fore occupied By HOwlgHd and Pcarsop, in
Redlick's Block
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TRIrNn OF MrMANITY.

II give thee sixpcnce! will see thee damn'd
first
Wretch whom no sense Of wrongs can rouse to
vengeance
SOrijj, uniceling, reprohatc, degraded,
Splritlcss ouiclst."
Kicks lie kmifs.gri'der, oreriurns his mIeel,
ana erii IN u transport cruaipersaI pAiMnihyopy
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BE Act,re.--The body was made for use.
Every part of it is made for activity. But
anything made for use, will suffer injury to
lie still. The human body, especially, il
suffered TO remain inactive, becomes use
less. Activity strengthens the parts. Ii
You would have more strength, You must
use what you have, and il will be increased.
The right use of your members, also. must
be learned by practice. Much practice is
necessary, for instance, 70 train the fingers
to the various uses in which they are To be
employed. so as Ito use a homcly phraSc)
to make them haHdy. The body, likewise,
needs good exercise. TO kccpit in healthy
state. The various parts Of this machinery
have n great work to do, every day. in tur-
ming your food into blood, and sending it a
great many thousand times, in vast num-
Der of little streams TO every part of the boz
dy. But this machinery will not work, il
the body is all the time inactive. 1t requires
motion, to give it power. There is nothing.
therefore, SO bad for it as iGcin@S. 1t is
like n dead calm to the windmill, which
stops all its machinery.
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B. w. WATSON, Nj. ID.

Physician x Surgeon O'iaro, III.
Office at King & Whites Dug and Book
Store, southwest corner Of the public square.
Aug. 30, lSi7.
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TER VS.:

TERMS
Two DOLLARS per dnnum, y Pd,d " "o-
r1Dre. Two DoIiARs ANp Furry Gents u
paid rithin sir months; and THREE DOL
LARS If deiaycd until the end Of me year,
Advertisements inserted at 81 per s9uar'
for the frs! insertion, and - cents for each
subsequent insertion. 4 hb'rdt G'S'oUl' ~
iored 10 those ,rho ddrcrtise by me year.
T7eNo paper discontinued tni1 a" ar
redrdgcs are paid, unless at me opho" q M
publishers. .-
IL Communications, 10 insure attentions
must ARRAYS be free otposidge, and accom-
MATTED WiH The authors name.
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ConSidcrotc.--''John. don't give cousin
simmons horses too many oof,.-. ron know
they have hay" "Ycth thur" said John
moving towards the barn. "And bark yc,
John--don't give them too much hay- you
know ,hpv have CATS"