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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-04-02


FRI some ;iiae pas. the papers have
been full OF pictures showing the fashions
Of lGo years ago There have been greai
changes in women during this time WIN
there be much in the rex; 100 yc;,rs
Some tell Us ;hat women have greatly
degenerated n this time, while othors say
they have improved more rapidly than
men.
1t Is probably true that woman ha
nude as rapid progress IN the natter OF
education as man, but she hns lost fron
physical point of view. She Is not a
healthy. as rugged, nor Us domestic IN
her disposition as she was then. Eei
nerves a-e more easily upset aad she Is
More ambitious io become maalikc.
VIII the girl Of the future be mort
ria.lnish and nierc nervous, OF will Sd,
devote mere attention TO physical culture
aud domestic traiEing2 These are gues
tions fer her to nnswer Sensible, p7acti
cal men la { : great deal more adrlira
tioa for robust, healthy woman thar
Cor puny. over-sens!tive creature. nc
matter how refined or how accomplished
She may be.
Il is to be hoped that tho woman of tht
future viii be i.iore wonanly, take mort
interest IN the success of her husband,
on.i possess the health and strength to en-
sA-s her to the name of hcIpEa:e.
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Cures Gororrl.ea ana Glee5 in ITO 4 days. our
Perfection Syringe free with each bottle.
Sent BY express to aEy address FOR One Ooi'ar'
Package securely sealed. Manufactured only by
JOEN C. EgcL4AIN y SON,
Wheeling, ". Va.
ali communications strictly confidential
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anrY III. Stanley.

has prepared for the January number
an important article upon THE Pill
grims Of the Great African Forest.
Another contribution in this field viii
be Mr.. J. Scott Kettles account of The
recent African Exhibition held in Lon.
DON Both papers viii be amply, ,,iIIns-
t-afni
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-04-02
Scribner's Magazine.

For the coming year will be
noteworthy for a number of
special features which the
Publishers believe are of
very unusual interest, and
among them the following
may be mentioned:-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-04-02
Sir Edwin Arnold

contributes to the December number
the first OF the series of four Articles
npon Japan. its people, is ways, and
its thoughts. MIR. Robert Blum, who
was commissioned TO go to Japan for
Scribners Magazine, has prepared a
very remarkable series OF drawings to
illustrate Sir Edwin papers. Articles
upon Tie recent JapanesesF Fesflyal will
ollow. illustrated by Mr. Rhn,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-04-02

Prot. j. Bryce, II. P,
'uthor OF Tine hmerican Cammon-
wealth. will write a series OF -Four
.rtieles upon India, embodyiug the re-
sent journey and studies on this Land
OF naYcr ending interest
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CoI;i G..e snIitl Pointers,

Mr.. Ferdinand schumacher, the oat
N eal king, OF Akron, Ohio, personally
manages his own business, lLli.ng
that by this alone success is attained
Alt rough lie employs an army of
workmen and ships 10 all parts of the
GLOBE, he gives his personal attention
to the smallest details of his immense
est sbli ,llnents, and replies to most of
his correspondence with his own pen.
Mr Schumacher recently filed an
order for five sacks Of meal, which
were shipped to a merchant in an out
of-the way hamlet. In the bill the
paper sacks were charged for at )
cents apiece, with the understanding
that rebate of , cents would be Il
loved for Oh the return Of the sacks.
These were returned by lie next mail,
the postage on them amounting to IS
cents, the total rebate being but p
cents Mr.. Schumacher was nettled
at this unique WAY Of doing business,
and he wrote the merchant 4 pleasant
note, acknowledging the receipt Of the
sacks, creGiting his account with p
cents, ana adding an observation that
III order to secure this rebate of -
cents the customer had been obliged
10 pay IS cents postage. In a few
days came another order from the
country merchant. Again the sacks
ROT l,K ~,
exceeding the amount of the rebate.
This was too much, aud hIr. s'chu-
mlcher lost no, Il moment in writing
& letter to tie erring customer which
might serve as a model OF polite sar-
casu. \ letter commenting upon tie
brillianCy o. 4 business man who was
wiling 10 pay out IS cents TO secure p
cents III return, the letter said: How
l3n@ DO YOU think it would take YOU TO
get rich at that rate: Did YOU ever
try lifting Yourself 10y the boot straps
II is much the better III IN for YOU get
a lttle exercise vale doing ii. Per
hapS YOU are afraid yen Will make too
much money III some other channel,
and want 10 even up matters. but
when the sheriff takes hold of your
business he will probably adopt a new
sci OF rules"
This letter brought 4 prompt reply.
II read about Is follows:
BLtSkvfLLE, Nov 20 1890 -Ferd
iranl Schumacier-Ny Dear Sir: Y our
esteemed favor OF the l6ih inst, is at
hard. ! cJudGct 4 general store bus
inr>s III tbs place. | am also post
master. The entire receipts of the
post Office are thrilling, The govern
ment pays uie slGd per annum and the
face value Of all stamps cancelled al
this office. Ii YOU VIII kindly credit
my account with - cents | will see
tat the government pays me IS cents
il the same deal. | do not claim to
know much about business. hat ii
strikes me that q profit Of % cents
. without the investment of 4 cent is a
fair margin. An an-wise providence
has ordained that no man shall know
rNthing about business; perhaps
son might get Il few pointers ont here
Please ship me five more sacks of meal
same rs before. Will return sacks b.
first NAL postage prepaid.
, Very respectfully yours,
. T-EyTEI EISHcR.
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a BRAVE BOY.
And One Who I,GI sasaci,y as Wei as
(CrrS@~.

acNri
\ nun.b of Io:s wee skating and
sliding in Yorkshire. Gin sudden
tee ice gave way almost in the middle
Of tie lake and one poor / tile fellow
fell in. There was no house near
where they could run for help: 70
ropes which they could throw to tie
struggling companion. The boys
stood on lie bank with pale. sorrow
fal faces. afraid to try to reach tn III
friend, in case TIE ice should give way
and swallow them al up.
Bat one boy suddenly remembered
that, although you can not stand d
Loud upright on thin ice without il;
going through, vt if yoa lag the same
boar,: fat on the ice it will be quite
sac. Not only that. lut be knew that
he could run along thc board without
fear Of cracking the ice.
1t only took him a moment to re-
member all that: the next he SPOKE ID
his friends something Ike Tic follow
ing:
Il will lie down fat on the ice near
the edge: then orc Of YOU must come
to my feel and push me along til you.
too. can lie down. If you al lie down
that way ard push the hoy in fro"t Of
you we shall ma e 4 line long enough
TO reach poor Reuben"
Thus, taking the pest of danger
himself, the brave boy WIS able. by his
living rore, to reach his friend. He
pulled him out though be Was not a
no
harstea with his efforts to keep his
head above water that he would very
soon have sunk.
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II N E
Notice of Hearing.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.)

STATE OF WISCONSIN,)
In County Court.
DOUGI.As COUNTY.
In the matter Of determining the DIES 'cnt Of
tain lands III Doug la county, Wisconsin To- the
heirs al las Of j. {. Tullis ate OF Cincinnati,
Ohio deceased.
Notice is hereby given that II a special term of
this court cid on the gih day of December, lS,l,
the petition 81 Herbert X. spencer, grantee Gf all
llriI> at ltw Of said dccclcnt, was filed III tins
court, praying Tor Il judgment determining tho
descent OF certain Lands III Douglas county, Mis-
cu,iSin 10 America lulis widow and Georgia
BcuhnuSe nee 1Hlli>, daus liter, all the heirs at
law Of j. c. iulli>, deceased
That, pursuant IL ain order male herein at Il
special term of this court, held the gtn day III
december, is!A, the said petition viii be heard
II IL special ;cTIn OF this court to be he'd the
- h day OF january i-Jl III 10 O'Clock III the
forenoon OF that Gay, III tine ONCE OF the cOunty
Judge at the court house III the city .. superior
n0ug.as county. Wisconsin.
That he land in respect to which the descent
: sought to be determined and by the jud-
.ncut established. are SITUATE in Douglas county,
Wisconsin and arr described as 'iiohs:
LOS |, >, ), /. s. Il. :, i'll block nine 9l on
Maple street: lois l. > B. /, Is, :, i'll block eleven
I'll on Cherry street: lots /. ;, ). l. y t., :, in
bocl. twelve NJ on taerry street; lois : ., H., IN
block six i6 Poplar street: lots >, ;, l. ,, 8. in
block ten LII - Ash >.r.et lots :, ,. ), .. :.
block six .Gt Oh Elm stree; lots l. ;. 8 1. > q = ;,
.. 10 II II, Il. Ii, in block one Iii Bos on Pier;
lots J. . >. l. !. L. :. 3 ., 10. II, l.. Is. 4. il block
H. II, -, Il, block tHn , on Wa'er street; 10 /,
> bl ,ck fpur a London Pier; lots |. = }. t. :.
block cherry street; lots ;. ., 10, II. - lJ
H. block thee III !ols !. > !. /. >. t. :. IN block
IN BLOCK fnur Oh Maple street. lots $, 9 10, H..
T.. l.. u. III ilncs six 6 on Maple street: all i'll
Nchcnty'S addition u superior, according 10 tic
recorded pat thereof.
dated Sin day 81 December, 1890.
d2oj3 u. f. ROBERTS. County Judge.
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Tie aIi-GCNE SENSATION.
How to Avoid I. When Starting Down
Swift

4 great many people are unable to
ride on elevator CIR, on account o. the
feeling that their Iearts and souls are
being pulled ont Of them when The
rachins starts to drop. People with
heart affection are forbidden By their
physicians TO ride n the cars. and it
is disagreeable to thousands who ride
in spite of it to save time and legs in
t big buildings Of q city.
4 wel!-knonn lawyer. who has a
very level heal al most times. admits
c.Cya.cr s.arts down. but claims TO
have discovered a very simple me
chani-al trick by viii h he a-oids c
aE-gonc feeling He is willing u
cave ii suggested to his fellow mo-tals
anonyrlo sly aid IL no other way.
Il take Ii long breath" he said to a
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter. Just
Il | st p on the elevator, and hold it
With u tight p -essure. Teen. just as
the elevator begins TO sink. let it ont
exactly with the motion OF the car.
Ire Gui ker the start tn quicker ana
harder press out the air. AMI don't
Eel a though my soul has Eown nut
OF M collar: il fac. can aroid tle
least disagrceabic scnsat on"
Another e. ntleHan who tried the
experiment vouche for the result III
this case. ''DoA'tiInagin mat you ha e
70 blow 50 that everybo ~ else in the
car can hear you" he said. ..All you
need to 90 is to hold the breath tightly
and let it 90 noiseles5ly ont the nose.
think the sensation is due to the sud
den change OF pressure oi blood in the
heart and head and the compre sion
OF air in the breathing organs Offsets
that pressure by rea ton when the
car s.alt5.'
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NOW is a Good time to BUY
STATE OF WISCONSIN | COUNTY CorEr

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY CorRr
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS.
In the matter of determining the descent of Ger
tain lands in Douglas county v Wisconsin,. To the
heirs at law OF John o Neil, late Of Cleveland,
Ohio. deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that ar II general term
of this CoIrr. held on the 10th DAY of December
I~..1 the petition Of May J. kaIEsIeli me Of the
heirs al Law of SAID decedcnt filed in this
Cont pray wing Judgment determining the de-
scent + certain lands in Douglas county WiScon-
sin to Mary j. Ramsdell, and John O NELL Jr
deceased late Of Cleveland. Ohio. and from him
to his widow Mary ONeil. all heirs al law OF
John o Neil sen. deceased.
That pursuant IL an order made herein AZ n
Special term ot this Court held the 18th day of
December. $3.50. the said petition will be heard
nj "A General term Of this Court 10 be held on the
I'd day of February. 1S9l at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon Of that day. IN the Office of the County
Judge, az the Cont House in the city Of Superior
Douglas county, Wisconsin
That the lanGS in re-r-ect to which the descent
Is sought TO be determined and hy the Judgment
established are situate in Douglas county Wis
consin, and described follows: Lots 80 arli
81 on West Fifth s.-eel in the city of superior
Ea;cd this 18th day Of December, ls.rt
BY the Court
Re. ROBERTS.
O.. C2-.siy judge.
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Notice OF ssearifpI.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN COUNTY CoUE
l. IL

STATE OF WISCONSIN IL COUNTY COURT.
FoUGiAS COUNTY.
In tie matter Of determining the descent Of GER
tain lands in Douglas County, Wisconsin. To
the heirs at law Of Charles krei,S, late Of Stl'e
rinr. Wisconsin, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that ut Il general term
y nf this Court. held o'I the n day of Dcccm-
her 1890 the petition Of Aipllh Sluman claiming
TO be grantee of Barbara kres~. sole heir at law
pf said deccdcnt, filed in this Court, praying
Judgment determining the descent Of certain
i;... IL p aglas County. Wisconsin. t. Barbara
KIei>s the sole heir ~ law Of Charles krcisS, dc
ceased That,
Pursuant 10 an order made herein, at a general
term of this Court held on the "a day of ilccem-
Der. 1890 the snii petition will be heard at a
~peciGl term of this Court to hc held on the Goth
day of January, ls9l. ut 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon of that day, III the Office IT the County
Judge at the court hoISe in the City OF superior
Dnus,!a> county. Wise nsin.
Tha; the lands in respect to which the descent
is sought Ia be determined. and by the Judgment
established. are situate in Ton las county. Wis
coII>in aud described rs follows: An undt2
ut mel, Of Sec -. in T. Is. K. l. W.
Dated this ID day of rcccmber, 1880.
BY the Court.
1929 i. L. ROBERTS. County Judge.
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Notice 81 Hearing.
STATE or WISCONSIN. / COUNTY COURT.

STATE or WISCONSIN. ! COUNTY COURT.
bot GLAs COUNTY. Is PGoDarn.
In the matter o. determining the descent Of GER
tain lands III Douglas County. Wisconsin, To the
heirs ut law of Charles Hobby, late cf Lucas
County. state of OHIO, deceased
<'GTIcE l. hereby given that at Il Special term
y Of the Comfy Cont to be held III and for
said county iii the court house III the city of sd
pcrior In said COUNTY on the 21:h day of JnuIniE.
1871, at II 0 a. M, the following matter Will lie
heard ana considered:
The petition and application of William f.
Moran claiming to he one OF the grantees OF the
heirs ~ law oi said dcccdcnt p'uying Judgement
determining Tie descent of certain laIIt!>. herein
described. to ChriSiana HOhly, now deceased
Frederick Holly. now deceased. Charles Iluhiy.
Christ lana Wciani Niihc!mcaa Sc!p4IEc. Pau
inc IE.hly otto Holly. Herman Holly. Minnie
lipnly ana Helen iIoh!y. ~ the sole heirs 1T iaw
of sail CEarles Holly deceased. and that the
t:t!c b. said lands may be found and determined
IL the premises.
The real estate affected by said proceedings is
situate III Douglas County. Wisconsin. and drs-
cril,e', as follows: LOIS three r: iJur I aaa five
F5l block one hiIrd cd anal * tlG6 and lot,
eight : ana nine . block ninety eight iH>i in
ToHnsitc Of superior city according To HE re-
corded pat lIc:co. III the Office IL he Register Of
Deeds in and for Douglas County Wisconsin.
Special Term December oh, 1879
Ey the Coat,
D. f. ROBERTS.
dos County Judge
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-03
A YOUTHFUL INVEST.Gh TOR
The Juvenile Ho,2cor@tii VINO Easired to
Test !.llona..:ic Medicines.

There is fam ~ Of homcopa:hs of
the highes. dilution residing on High
street. not very far from the corner Of
Woodward avenue, SAYS the Detroit
Tribune. The children Of the family
are taught from their earliest infancy
to abhor and cs"Eew anything in the
shape Of medicine that has the least
taste, smell, CT color. Curiosity, how
ever. got the better OF the training OF
the Youngest member a few days ago.
and ciutching !. bright new penny. the
gift Of /; visiting relative, in his club
by hard the little fellow tDddIcd away
to drug store on the avenue and sur
priscd the clerk with !, demand for a
penny's worth OF ..allopaGc med
cine
After thinking over the matter Il few
minutes the pharmaceutical gentleman
handed olt Il big lump Of alum to his
young customer, who was soon after
found by his mother seated on the
Go1r-stcp munching the alum with a
face radiant with delight. If the spirit
OF lave LEGATION doss net kill this D
year ola before he arrives at the age
of MA .llr.tg il seems extremely prob
able shat he will some day be heard
OF again in other feds of study and
research.
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CoTpoTa!a Vi ceilings.

NOTICE. \ special meeting o: the stock
y holders OF The Saint Louis River Water
Power Company will be held at the Office Of the
company In superior. Douglas County, N!sC3a-
sin ON the seventh day of January. lS:l, al
eleven ID ocarls in the furenp Of said day -
act upon Il resolution of the Board Of Directors
relative 10 the issuance nf the bonds of said Cor
pnr;l1ion to the Amount in the aggregat" of one
Million Dollars ~ nn,'hDi. the same To he Sc"ur-
Cd hy Il Truss Deed or Mortgage upon all the
lands. property ami franchises Of said company.
the proceeds Of such bonds /" tc serl in the cnu
strilr;ion Of dams for the Improvement Of the
water power OF the company. the acquisition Of
liz ciVtal stock aud generally for the pHrPn>cs
authorized in its Articles of INCORPORATION. \
meeting of the tard of Directors viii he held IL
said Office on the day aforesaid "a ten tiol O'Clock
in the f,rrlip VI for the transaction of such bu>
ness aS may be deemed advisable.
nos J. " BUTLER, Scc'y.
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Widen Our Foreign Trade.

Now that we have gotten into shape
a portion, ana promise ourselves
prompt and very desirable increase in
oar fighting navy which VIII command
respect abroad and the usual congratu
I,;ion at home, il well becomes Us as
nation - take into cons deration the
methods which have made Great
Britain an active, ardent and success
FIJI connection III all the markets OF
the wollI IN article from the pen
OF " ill.am LEROY Curtis, heretofore
noticed III orr columns, shows tie Gem
marce OF the countries south of us
reach ycaliv valuation of bi:i:on
d),l,rs. In 1855 our imports thence
were $sI ,O1o, $50, exports hence ST 600
90. wh.l2 England from and to them
inlrortc,i : 81 go ,0G1 and exported SIG,
01o, 900 Will. France bought $4,000,
90 and sold 50, 900, 600 IN round mum
berS In an aggregate of exports
specifying articles, England Showed III
to1al 81 Cos, GJe, III cotton goods
alone $4,000, o9o ana the Unite'!
States :4.5@,rGG III IRON and steel. In
iron and steel England aggregated
81 20 O9H, the United States 81 500,
0J0. In woclen goods, Engldnd SO,
0)3 900, the United States $500
We hope to be able shortly, and in a
more condensed form, - give the
figures Of Later period, though we are
assured the percentage against US IS
no less remarkable. Rep sentative
Farauhar, Of New York, has been
heard from and there is no use TO
foist politics into the issues governing
trade relations.
Touching the potato rot an! famine
in Ireland, it is I, curious commentary
Ion the very much aggravated stu
alton that there are now in port 100
tons Of Irish potatoes shipped from
the Green Isle for a market III Balti
more, brought here from the port Of
Belfast, on the steamship Lord o Neil,
AM originally shipped from Tipperary
county, ireland. The amount APP
proaches 1868 bus, our weight per bu.
To show the recompense of natures
Providence these Irish potatatoes are
Of better gu ,lity than American, and
after paying > cents per bu. dIty
VIII pay the shipper a profit, it is
thought. Now whether it is plenty CT
poverty the situation shows the ad-
vantage OF cheap ocean freights, and
whether the government should sub
SidIZa mercantile marine becomes q
very tangible question in trade and
commerce, Which should be at once
decided by our American congress. Il
! is well enough to build up our eX-
chan e o. material productions ana
STAPLES by fostering transfer between
i friendly nations, but we cannot afford
to do less than our most u ctlye COM
mercI, competitor. Let our mcrcan
/, II arint approach proper ANA con
siStant relations and Our able country
foot the bill as it does that for pen
sions-BaltImor Journal of Com
merce.
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January 2, 1891.
Notice of Hearing,
STATE OF WISCONSIN, 4 N COUNTY COURT

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN COUNTY COURT.
loTGLAS COUNTY
In the matter Of The estate Of Mary Sargent Green
a minor of Duluth, Mimi
Notice i hereby given that at II special term Of
the County Cont lee held in and fer said CoIlll-
~ az the t,oanty Judges Office in the court house
ia the city of superior. Douglas county, Niscon-
sin Gtiay the -0;h day Of january. 1871. at
10 o'clock in the forenoon 81 that day, the follow
ing matter will lee heard aud considered:
The petition of Charles X. Green, foreign guar
dian of Mary Sargent Green. q minor Tor license
Ia sell the real estate Of s.lid minor. situate in
Douglas county. Wisconsin described rs lots l. =
aud 9 uf Section y Township Is Range II v.
The reasons given in said petition for such
license are in substance that John Ii Moore pre-
tends To- have some estate in said lands and that
i, would be for the best interest OF said infant To
sell her estate therein.
Dated this Is day OF December, 1850
b: the Court.
daaji1 D. L. ROBERTS.
County Judge.
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Ancient Toy.

The toys that please children the
most are nearly as old as humanity
itself. FgyI tan scholars have re-
vealed that in the time of SesOstris The
children had balls covered with leather;
tiny croeodi!cs that opened and shut
the mouth; articulated dolls and pup
pets that became rs lively as :, deryiSb
on pulIing a string. In the tombs of
the early Christians there have been
found tops. hoops. petty ea!tilenware
utensils. etc, An ancient Greek in
vented z 500 len dove that rose in the
a;r
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a. Wounded Knee creek. died LIST
nlclt. Several others Of the wounded
are nearing deaths door
Further reports Of the Iniians fatal
tiles in lie Wounded Knee creek fight
rut tile He'd at lie warriors and fo,ty
sauaws were not killed with particular
intent. not wiihstanding they had been
attacking the soldiers with knives
They we're Killed principally BY reson
Of being mixed with squads OF bucks
that made dashss 10 gain the raTine,
and were moved down by the battery
Tie Indians must also have LOST heay.l,
in the attack upon the supply tram
and The Catholic mission
Indian signal lights were again
plainly visible last II ,ght i'll the country
twenty III les around.
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He Didn't stay Long.

Laura, why do you turn away from
ne so coidly?"
George, why have you seated your
self in that distant corner?'
To tell you the truth Laura. have
been smoking cigarattc. II hadn' t
expected to call this evening.
And lave been eating onions.
i WI, nj looking for yoa, George"