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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
USURY SHYLOCKS,
They Are Winked At in London If They
Have Titled Protection.


One of the most extraordinary fea-
lures of the recent promissOry note
trial which necessitated the flight from
England of Lord William Neville, the
blackleg son of the ultra-respectable
and respected Marquis of Abergavenny,
was the extraordinary and even tender
courtesy and consideration with which
the celebrated money lender, Sam Lew
is, was treated by every one-judge,
counsel and the press. The latter was
loud in its denunciationS of usUry at
the time of the parliamentary investi-
CATION into the money-lending abuses a
few months ago, and no abuse was con
Sidered too strong for the cent-per-cent
gentry. But here during the promissory
note trial we find Sam Lewis confess
ing to having charged the tritle of SS,
coo year interest ON IL loan of So,
GEO. spoken of by every one as ''bill
discounter" of the utmost respectable
itt," who has been in business at the
same old stand for thirty years, and
who has never yet incurred any kind
of reproach." In fact. the proceedings
in court and the utteranccs of news
papers seem to imply that Lord Will
lam had been far more reprehensible
in swindling Sam Lewis than in get
ting the better of his fellow officer, Mr.
Clay.
Yet it must be borne in mind that,
according to the laws of the land. usury
is crime punishable by Imprisonment
But, then, it is not every usurer who
has titled hackers and who has the
honor of dining two or three times q
year where the Prince of Wales is the
principal guest-dinners which usually
are given by his sporting friend. Sir
Frederick Johnstone. 1t probably is
due to these royal and titled acquaint-
ances of Sam Lewis that he was the
only one of the great usurers who was
not summoned to give evidence by the
Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry
into Usury last summer-Chicago
Racnr6
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
i-EAviN' HOME

When a Teller sortcr packs his traps an
goes away from home.
Whar the birds air allus singin', an the
honey's in the comb
Whar the sunshine is the brightest an the
heart beats all in tune
An life's sweet in winter as in roslest
days o June
No matter how the skies look-e' they re
just as bright an blue
AS the eyes with which your sweetheart
twinkled messages to you
You'll find 'cm CROWN misty-with n
haze on field an plain.
An your eyes'll sorter twinkle. an the
lids'll hide the rain!
Fer the distance-it looks lonesome, an
though roses red an white,
Air jest as sweet off yonder, with the
dews an with the light,
AS the ones in old-time gardens, yit-its
mighty fur to roam
An you know more of the roses in the
little spot called Homer
So, packin' up fer leavin' sortcr makes
you tumble roun'
Fer han'kerchers, to dry the tears that
will come trickln' down!
An though you say it's foolishness, yit-
worlds so wide to roam.
An the best world fer feller is the little
world at home!
ATLANTA Constitution.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Now USe for "a POOllc-

y Southern woman says that she
never sees a white poodle, dressed up
with ribbons and bells. and waddling
along in apathetic content. without be-
ing instantly reminded of a former pet
of her own.
This dog mysteriously disappeared,
and although large rewards We're of
fcred for his return, nothing was heard
from him.
At last, one day, servant OF the
house brought him in to his discouraged
owner, in an indescribably dirty and
abject condition.
Where in the world did you find
him?" she asked, with mixture of de-
light and disgust, as the dog looked up
at her with malicious, twinkling eyes
from under a soiled drab fringe of hair.
oh" replied the man, doing his best
to repress n chuclile, Il done found dat
Mopsey bout mile from hyar, missus.
You see, dere was trifling niggah, he'd
got Mopsey tied on TO de end oh Il pole,
and he was protecting to swab all his
windows wild dat dog; but | reckon he
didn't get mon sebeI or eight done,
missusr'-Youth's Companion.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
The Ostrich

Instead of being u stupid bird, the
ostrich is one of the wisest and most
wary. About the dwellings of white
settlers, who have neither the time nor
the inclination to disturb him, he be-
comes so tame that he unconcernedly
mingles with the poultry and milk
cows as if he. too, were domesticated.
He is always fearful Of men on horse
back, but is not at all disturbed by the
approach of people on foot unless they
are followed by dogs. These he great
ly fears. On the plains he often asso-
ciates with the deer or the guanaco,
and an alarm of any kind will seud
them rushing away together.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
YOUNG AT SIXTY.

Serene comfort and happiness in ad-
vanced years are realized by compara-
lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to se-
rious troubles on account of their pecu-
liar organism and their profound igno-
rance concerning themselves, all COM
bine TO shorten the period of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done much to make
women strong. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor-
GUS health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there is constantly COM
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is n letter from Mrs. J. C. Orms, of go
Horner St., Johnstown, Pa, which is
earnest and straight to the point:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that l
think your remedies are wonderful. L
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured of womb trouble. can eat and
sleep well and am gaining in flesh.
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
lelled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia f. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during single year.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Brave Act of a Confederate General.

Brave Act of n Confederate General.
The day before Gen. Lee Surren-
dered," said Confederate officer the
other day, Il crossed Sailors Greek, Il
small stream in Prince Edward Coun-
ty, Virginia. which follows the track of
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
and empties into the Appomattox Riv-
er. There was only handful of my
company left, and as l reached the sum-
NIT of the hill which skirts its eastern
bank, | turned to see if the Federals-
who had been hotly pursuing us-were
in view. AS did so l observed man
wearing the uniform of a Confederate
officer, ride slowly along the precipi-
tous side of the stream opposite us, ant:
evidently searching for a crossing. At
this moment a long. steel-tipped blue
line of Federal infantry crowned
the hill above. in full view and within
easy range of the horsemen. Appar-
emily abandoning all hope of escape the
latter turned and rode directly toward
the enemy's line. AS we watched him,
breathless with anxiety lest the signal
of surrender should be too long delayed.
he suddenly wheeled about, put spurs
to his horse. and, dashing down the de-
clivity, cleared the stream with
bound. Not a shot was fired at the bold
rider As he reached the opposite bank
a spontaneous shout went up from the
whole line-a generous tribute from the
brave to the brave. \ moment after
ward the Confederate was in the midst
of us, and we recognized in him Gen.
James A. Walker, the commander of
the old Stonewall Brigade.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
A Confederate Cruiser.

Just what one little privateer can do
has been revealed by the short career
of the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah.
She was actually cruising for the de-
struction of Union property but eight
months, and during that time she cap
tured and destroyed vessels to the val
ue of 81 100000, and the United States
had never been able to direct blow
against her. She had visited every
ocean except the Antarctic. covering
distance Of $1,000 statute miles. She
destroyed many whalers in the Arctic
Ocean. 1t was there that the last gun
for the Southern cause was fired. 1t
was fired from the deck of the prlvateer
cruiser Shenandoah. by Commander
James Iredell Waddell, on June -,
1860. lust seventy-four days after the
surrender of Lee at AppomattoX.
Commander Waddell could not per-
suade himself to enter an American
mort. and. for some time. aimlessly
secured the seas In August, however,
he spoke the English ship. Barracuda,
bound from San Francisco to Liverpool,
and from her received conclusive evil
dence of the end of the war between
the States. He resolved to seek an En-
glish port. and so. on Nov. D, the Shen-
andoah entered st. Georges channel,
having sailed $4,000 miles without see
ing land. On Nov. & she steamed up the
Nersev. and the Confederate flag haV-
ing been hauled down by Commander
Waddell. he sent Il communication TO
Earl Russell, English Minister of For
eign Affairs, placing his ship ut the
disposal of the British Government.
Through Earl Russell the vessel was
transferred TO the jurisdiction of the
American Minister, Charles Francis
Adams, who caused her TO be conveyed
to this country to be dismantled.-At
lanta Constitution.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Awkward for the Stalls.

Two dear old ladies' who had evident
ly called at the Sign of the jug on the
way, went to see THE Sign of the
Cross in Adelaide. They had parcel
of meat pies and several bottles of beer,
and they wept cOpiOusly and ate pies
and drank beer during the first act. In
the second they slept sOundly until
particularly narrowing scene awoke
one of the pair, and, without warning,
she took 4 dive, accompanied by three
pies. into the front gallery row. They
rescued the lady, but the pies went on
and broke with loud report in the
stalls. For some minutes the people
below delighted the gallery by their
frantic attempts to get the potato out
of their hair and rescue the kidney and
onion which had nestled inside their
collars. and then matters became nor
NAL again.-Glasgow Herald.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery of the age. AL
lens Foot-Ease makes tight-ftting or
new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try it to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 2Jc in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address Allen s. Olm-
sted, LIE Roy. n. Y.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Nerves Out of Tune

Just as the strings of n musical instru-
ment get out of tune through lack of care
and break out into ear-torturing discords
when touched, so the human nerves get
out of tune, and make everybody misera-
bic that comes in contact with them Ev-
cry tobacco users nerTes are out of tune
more or less, and the real tobacco slaves
nerves are relaxed to the utmost. No-To-
Bac is the tuning key which tightens the
nerves. makes them respond quickly to
the emotions. resulting in the happiness of
all. No-To-Bac guaranteed tobacco habit
cure. makes weak men strong. We adj
wise all tobacco users to take NO-To- Bac
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Another Aerial Failure

A steerablc aluminium balloon, driven
bv a benzine motor, was tried recently
in Berlin. 1t rose to height of l,OOO
feet but would not work against the
wind. and soon came down with Il
crash. If was thirteen meters high by
forty-five meters long and weighed
1900 pounds. 1t is said to have cost
2OO,OOO marks, while the experiments
preliminary to its construction cost
5000. 900 marks.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
More Valuable than Gold,

There are seventeen metals more val
liable than gold, viz: Iridium. valued
at eco per pound troy; gallium, fI5;
rhodium. fS5; osmium. f120; ruthen-
ium, f200; palladium, about f216; bar
ium, ESQ; didymium, $500: cerium,
f525; yttrium, f630; strontium, f6I0;
calcium, f7o0; glucinum, $50; lithium,
f1,0S0; zirconium, f1.115; rubidium,
f1,400; vanadium, f1,125.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
by q most terrific veil Some man who

by most terrific yell Some man who
had that day been reading Victor
Hugo's Les Miserables' dreamed that
the sewers of Paris were running in at
one ear and out at the other. He woke
with scream to find that in his turn
ing and twisting the lower gum blanket
on the ground had become exposed. The
rain had fallen on this in torrents and
ran under him so that he was right in
a pool of water This probably induced
his dream and caused the boys to he
lieve that the fellow had lost his mind
Another plan was to use the small
shelter tents stretched on poles close
enough to the ground TO shut out at
least half the rain but with these tall
men were at Il great disadvantage.
They would make Il little flooring of
rails up few inches from the ground,
stretch their shelter tent over that and
count themselves comfortable for the
night; but when sleep came and they
stretched out, their feet would project
from six TO twelve inches in the rain
and the wakcful men in camp made it
practice to go around and hang tin
coffee buckets. camp-kettles and other
things on the projecting feet, which
probably often caused many six
footeer to dream that his feet were
loaded with cannon balls.
I'm this campaign the men of the reg
iments dug bitches, pulled wagons up
hill, harvested oats and other grain. ate
more blackberries and huckleberrleS
than in any year of their previous ex-
perience, lived on half rations, except
as they were filled out by foraging for
vegetables, chickens and hogs, and ut
the end of the campaign We're at the
foot of the mountains in East Tennes-
see. After rest of two months they
were at mauga."-Chicago Inter
Ocean
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
His CaDacitv for Headwork.

"You wouldn't think, to look at that
man. that he was possessed of more
than average intelligence. would you?
Yet ne is engaged in business that re-
Quires constant headwOrk, and he's
making q success of it, too
You don't say, He certainly doesn't
look as if he had any more brains than
the law allows. Who is he?"
ssNy barber"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Human Nature.

''ThPre's a good deal of human na
ture in a puppy" remarked the philoso.
pher, calmly watching Fido tearing his
best hat TO pieces. Almost as destruct-
i've as one of my little nephews."
Mrs. Bouncer-Why, professor, don't
you see he's got your Lat!
The Professor-Thunderi so he has.
| thought 1t was one of the boarders'
hats. Take that, you whelp!Boston
Transcript.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
BOothblacks in Berlin.

Bootblacks are seldom seen on the
streets of Berlin, owing to the fact that
it is one of the duties of German ser
want girls to shine shoes in the house
hold. and of porters to attend to it in
hotels. There are bootblacks at the
principal railway dcpots. but they find
more patrons among women than
among men.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
His Idea of an Angel.

Wederly-Do you know, my dear, 1
dreamed of your mother last night. L
thought she was an angel.
Mrs Wederly-Indeedi Did she have
the traditional harp and crown?
Wederly-Oh. no; l thought | met her
on the street and she told ME she never
intended to darken my door again.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

He-Tell me, now, do you think it im-
polite for a gentleman to ask lady her
age?
She-Oh, there are some women who
would consider it an insult; but true
lady is pleased at every opportunity
Boston Transcript
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
s,ot;stics of the Civil War.

During the civil war 5,221 commits
stoned officers and 90,S6S enlisted men
W ere killed in action or died of wounds
received in battle; 2.231 commissioned
oftioars and 1929 enlisted men died
from disease or accident, making Il
total loss of 2S9.739 men. Deaths oc-
curing after the men left the army are
not included in these figures.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
NOT the OpIy TaiIIess Car.

The Manx cat is not the only tailless
variety. In the Crimea is found anoth-
er kind of cat which has no tail. The
domesticated Malay cat has n tail that
is only about one-half the usual length,
and very often it is tied by nature in
kind of knot which cannot be straight
ened out
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Military Courage.

Sir Henry Havelock, in speaking OF
military courage, once said: In my eX
perience in any British regiment there
are always a hundred men who would
storm the gates of hell. eight hundred
who, if they did. would follow in, one
hundred who want to skulk in the
bitches. and about thirty who do skulk
there or elsewhere
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
What Will Become of chiuai

None can foreSee the outcome of the
quarrel between foreign powers over the
division of China. 1t is interesting to
watch the going to pieces of this race
Many people are also going to pieces be-
cause of dyspepsia, constipation and
stomach diseases. Good health can be re-
tanned if we use Hostetter's Stomach Bit
terS
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
AVENGED BY
A SERPENT.

HEN l got Georges
letter, telling me that
all was now ready
for our reception
and we were TO come
at once, l was de-
lighted. Within a
week We - mother
and I-were on our
W ay out, and in
about three weeks
time found ourselves
between the swampy
shores of the ESSe-
q III b o, nea + ing
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

i retired army officer who served
through the late unpleasantness was
asked which were the best fighters, reg
ulars or volunteers.
well. both were brave enough. but
the volunteers would fight longer than
the regulars"
"How do you account for that:'
.That's easy. The fool volunteers
knew so little about warfare that they
didn't know when they We're whipped"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
HoueleasIy Infatuated.

The cautious one-I wouldn't go to
the Klondike. Already more money has
gone in there than has been taken out.
The sanguine One-You don't say. IL
the place is getting richer like that I
think I'll go as SOON as 1 can.-Cincin-
matt ENQUIRER.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken intern ally. Price IS cents
Mice Fond Of Music.

Mice are fond of music, and this fact
induced a machinist to construct trap
with a musical box attachment. The
music attracts the mice, and to get
nearer to the harmonious tones they
wander into the trap and are caught
alive, five or six at time.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Her Impression.

Dearest" he exclaimed, your fea-
lures are indelibly impressed upon my
heart"
And 1 am afraid" she replied, that
the pattern of your coat will be indeli-
bly, impressed upon my cheek if you
hold me this way much longer"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

The Austrian government enlarged
the boundaries of Vienna to such an
extent that the metropolitan area Is
now half as large as London, twice as
large as Paris, and three times larger
than Berlin.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

Diamonds Stolen in South Africa.
In spite of the closest espionage, the
diamond mining companies of South
Africa have stolen from them during
the year 100000, of which they re-
cover about half.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Fort Wayne to Chicago and All
Points East and West.

Lowest rates via Nickel Plate Road. A
Peerless Trio of Fast Express Trains
daily each direction. All Express Trains
OF the Nickel Plate Road arrive at and de-
part from Van Buren Street Union Pas
senger Station, Chicago. Il. j. HANuL-
TON, Agent, Fort Wayne, Ind. 'PhOne
517
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

1t is said to be no uncommon occur
renee on the new Siberian railway for
fuel or water to give out. In the latter
case a halt is made and snow collected
and melted until enough water is pro-
vided for proceeding to the next sta
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
In His XieN.

"Paw, what are the natural re-
sources of the country"
Jays, my son, jays" answered the
bunco man-Indianapolis Journal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Coughs Leads TO Cons u m ptiou.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 80
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan.
OerOuS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

Remember that the Omaha Exposition,
June 1st to November 1st, will be the
greatest show since the Worlds Fair. II
you are going, see the WABASH about
rates and take that line
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Wheat 40 Cents a Busbel.

How to grow wheat with big profit at
30 cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross
$50 Bushels peracre) Winter Wheat, Rye,
Oats, Clover, etc, with Farm Seed Cata-
logue for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SAL
ZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. @ N U
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
COlOranO'S Mountains.

There are 11O mountains i'll Colorado
whose peaks are over $1,000 feet above
the ocean level; 30 of these are higher
than 1900 feet, and more than half
of that number are so remote and
rugged that no one has dared to at
tempt to climb them. Some of them
are massed with snow, others have
glaciers over their approaches, and
others are merely masses of jagged
rocks
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Religions Meetings

VIII be in session at LinwoOd Park, Yer =
million, o., from August 2nd TO 22nd.
The Nickel Plate Road has authorized a
rate of one fare for the round trip for this
occasion
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28


Tom-Is it Welsh rabbit or Welsh
rarebit?
Dick-I don't know which is the fash
ionable name now, but | know what it
mare.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In or
> der to be healthy this is necessary
Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price % and soc.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

4 who are making
n light OF the conf
plants of dust at
Chickamauga,' said
the Major, don't
know what army
dust is. Many feet
make much dust on
dry roads, and when
mule teams. cavalry,
1rtil1ary and inf1n-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

Alaska furnished last season as part
of it's quota to the worlds necessities
about 100000 pounds of Goldfish, or
46 per cent. more than in 1896.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

A closed heaven represents the black
est misery humanity is capable of Suf-
fering.-Rev. w. S. Cassmorc.
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No Elcva ton.

"What q disgrace! lie has gone on
the stage"
81 should say so. The stage was bad
enough beforer'-Philadelph Bulletin.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a godsend to me.-Wm. b. Mcclellan,
Chester, Fla. Sept. II. 1895.