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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31

There can be no doubt about the
overthrow Of Republicanism at an
early date if Democracy shall prove it
self to be worthy of the confidence of
the American people. With imperial
ism. militarism, monopoly and prOfiga4
cy provoking to open resistance a very
large proportion of the best elements Of
the Republican party. the Democrats
have an open field for achieving tri-
umphs. Democratic leadership in State
and nation must arise above the con-
flicts of faction and the cupidity OF
spoilsmen. 1t must be clean in organ
ization. resolute in purpose and earn
est in effort.-Philadelphia Times.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31
TRY r., Revive SHIP BILL.

The press bureau of the lobby that Is
promoting the ship subsidy grab Is
working overtime in sending out from
Washington inaccurate news about the
legislative status of the grab. Tie evil
lent purpose is to create IN Impression
that there,swill he subsidy legislation
before the adjournment VI Congress;
that the pending bill will DE radically
amended. and that Mr.. Hanna and his
partners will accept the amendments.
The press bureau undertakes to tell
what the amendments will be and says
that among others will be one which
will cut about 100000 off the fast ships
Of the International Navigation Com
pany. II says also that this has been
suggested by Senators Mcmillan. Al
irich. SpoOner and Allison.
As matter of fact. these men are
unwilling to pay another dollar 10 the
GriscOm- Rockefeller ships. which are
already drawing upward Of $IOO.OOO
from the United States Treasury in
mail subsidies. Neither are they will
ing To accept the vast amount of for
eign tonnage which Hanna and Girls
com are trying to dump upon the Treas
ury. The sentiment against the bill is
increasing every day. and even its
friends are admitting that there is not
one chance in fifty that it will be voted
upon during the life of the Fifty-sixth
Congress
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31
ONE OF THE cUDAHY LETTERS.

Cudahy deposit"
the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31

Then they looked back and the lovers
were embracing.
Loves ways are aye the same,
said both ghosts. smiling.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31

The two principal German fOrtresses
on the Baltic Sea are at KOnigsbers
and Danzig; OH the French frontier,
Metz and Strasburg. and on the Bel
gian frontier. Cologne and COblen1
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Scientific and
i. Safe Duel

There is little danger to be feared
aow in accepting challenge to fight
4 duel. According to statistics which
aave been gathered at considerable
;rouble. it would appear that dueling,
:hough a barbarous and stupid prac-
lice, is less dangerous than bicycling
Or ordinary railroad travelling. Only
los out of 1914 duels in twenty years
in italy were fought with rapier or
tolls. 1901 were fought with the sabre,
244 with pistols, and IA with rifles or
other arms. OF the 1928 duelists 5,0sG
we're wounded, and only. 20, or one per
annum died. The person who compiled
.heseffgures further says that the tenn.
3erature has considerable to do with
he frequency of duels, perhaps be-.
sause intending duelists are afraid OF.
catching cold. In France, where the
CODE is resorted to more frequently
shan anywhere else, the duel has ais
most reached the altruistic stage. Par.
Is duelists Of late have, taken to the
sterilizing of their swords. and now it
Rauld he considered rs sreprehensible
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
New Y York Hotels


women, Turkish baths, upholstery and
furniture shops, decorators and seam
stresses, a steam laundry, messenger
service, a printing Office. a wine eel
lar with half a million dollars worth
OF choice vintages, and a clubhouse
with billiard and reading rooms and
cafes. The town would be policed day
and night by dozen private detec-
tlves, and it would have a well-trained
fire department. There would be 1t
bank, over Whose\ counters would pass
millions Of dollars each year. and Il
central executive office with scores OF.
clerks and bookkeepers and auditors
The proprietor of this town would as
sumo all the housekeeping cares Of
his l,500 tenants. and many of his 1900
employees. He would provide amuse-
ments and act as the court of last
resort. 1t would seem as if the man
who was rash enough to attempt the
management of such a town, stalking
his fortune on the issue, must neces-
sarily fall; but as a fair illustration it
is not overdraWn. It's parallel is
found in G. compact form, with no fea-
lures missing and many added. in the
modern big hotel that has reached the
highest development in New York.
Ainslee's Magazine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
ABOUT LIGHTNING.
A Natural Electrical Manifestation rh;

A Natural Electrical Manifestation That
H.. I Is. Little Understood.
Without doubt lightning was the
first electrical phenomenon that was
ever observed by human beings. To
this day it remains the least known
and least understood of natural cleo
trical manifestations, except, perhaps,
the aurora. There is a vast deal of
popular misconception concerning the
danger Of lightning and the nature Of
1T The lightning flash is a discharge
froIn''a cloud at a high potential, with
reference to the earth. When the at
mosphere is charged with water vapor
and some eddy Or current in it's colder
upper strata is detected downward.
causing condensation, exceedingly
minute drops of water are formed.
each bearing an electrical charge. The
drops results in a very great incre-
ment OF the potential of the charge,
since the capacity of the drop varies
with its diameter and the volume Of
the drop with the cube of the diane
WA IAiS consequence VI tllS Is tudL
it takes, for example, eight drops con-
solida1ed to make one OF twice the
diameter Of the constituents drops,
and the charge on the surface of the
consolidated drop will be four times as
great as that upon the surface of it's
elements. In this way. as the small
water particles unite to form drops
which fall as rain, the potential of
the charge they carry increases until
it at ttains enormous values and the
which may be regarded simply as a
body of very great electrostatic capac-
ity. This discharge, which is called
Lightning is apt to be more or less
destructive, although the energy Of an
individual flash is perhaps not very
great Electrical Review.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23

spoke English and in interesting him
sufficiently to make diligent search for
my apparatus. which was secured and
brought to me With trembling fingers
I Eent through the necessary pro-
zcesshs OF developing my picture, and
there, ghostly, but still visible, was
the evidence I sought. " # .
1T the center. Of the stairway
through which it could be plainly seen
was mere film of group which the
sensitive plate had caught-the girl
as she ran, the man behind her with
the hplifted stiletto in his hand--un-
misthkable, damnatory! It has faded
now and you are near-sighted, but it
was Eelear enough then to be recog-
nizea and to save me- -
he g1ri had made an appointment
with her lover, whose jealousy had
beet wildly, and it seemed not un-
fou2hledly, excited by her acceptance
OF the attentions of another man.
Coming to meet her, the first lover
had chanced to pass where my coat
was Lying, and, finding the stiletto, had
possessed himself of it. His intention
had not been to murder her, as was
evident from his not bringing his own
weap pom, but talk with her had excited
his passions, and with dangerous
in hand when angry he had
used it with only too fatal, effect.
:. '"'he consul to whom T aDpealed and
my new English-speaking friend
united their efforts in my behalf, and
I. was soon released, very thankful to
be free once more. I have never gone
back to Genoa; the memory is too
vivid and painful"
fAnd the other mani" asked.
"They don't hang or electrocute in
Italy, you know, and T suppose he is
passing his life in solitary confine-
ment. Ugh" he said, putting his
hand over his eyes; ''how fresh it all
seems!' and he thrust the photograph
into an empty drawer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23

If one Of New ~York's big modern
hotels could be whisked to the. country
and in village formation the result
would be a model proprietary town Of
about 5000 Inhabitants. One-half Of
these Inhabitants would work, in re-
lays night and day for the comfort
and entertainment of the other half,
whose obligation would be the pay
ment of the bills, which, in the ag-
'gregate, would represent in addition
to the running expenses and perhaps
10000 a year set aside for the pro-
.prietor's profits, the interest on S15,-
OO0,0OO invested in land, buildings and
furnishings. Many cities cannot mus
ter tax list of $4,000, 900, so that this
town would be conspicuous above all
others for wealth and in completeness
OF the details that make the material
side of life Joy it would be unrivaled
Some of its houses would be con-
structcd for one family exclusively,
and others would be arranged in single
rooms and in suites. All would be fur
-AAoAANes AL IA1C luOSC ldSI1lOu.
In the central warehouse of the towns
steward would be found a greater as
sortment of supplies for the cuisine
than in any public market in the
world. There would be a row of cook
shops, each devoted to the prepara-
tlon Of a special course, ranging from
the soups and entrees and roasts to-
the pastries and coffee. There would
be half a dozen big banquet rooms and
Bathrooms, several music rooms and a
Well-appointed theater or two. The
town would have, of course, tele-
graph office, a complete telephone sys-
tenn and some means of rapid transit
to every house. Enormous boilers
would supply the heat. and an electric
light plant would furnish the illumina-
ton. There would be an ice plant
large enough to manufacture fifty tons
a day. There would be silversmith,
blacksmith and tinsmith shops, cleo
trlcal repair and machine shops, flor
lists, hairdressing rooms for men and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Z or Nursery
EHT1e1"g "gerlC1eS

In the homes of many practical
mothers a plan is being carried out
that is said to have started in the
nurseries of England. There is found
upon the wall large card, measuring
perhaps two by three feet At the top
Of the card are written the name and
address Of the nearest doctor, or the
one to be called, in case of accident.
Beneath are the words: What to do,
and how to do it, Then there are a
list of the accidents that are liable
to happen to children. and the remedy
for each. Bites, and swallowed but
tons, bleeding nose, burns. convulsions,
bruises, sprains, and poisOns, with the
ever dreaded Group, are all provided
for; and in a box beneath the card
are kept absorbent cotton, court plas-
ter, lint, arnica and various necessar-
les that, are only to be used in case
Of accident When general chaos
relgns, and even the most Intelligent
have lost their wits; this card is in
valuable. To be able to read and un
derstand it, might be one of the tests
used in engaging a nurse maid. Print
ed cards are more easily read than
those that are written, and one ener-
setic mother who believes in living up
to her knowledge, after carefully pre-
pairing one of these cards and sub
mitting it to well known physician.
mad a number of duplicates printed for
distribution in the nurseries of her
friends She claims that Che apprecia-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Boom Tow MS Learn Wisdom.

The problem of the Western town
now is to make amends for the past
and to build up a substantial and per
manent prosperity that shall make val
ues steady and the future assured. A
few years ago the rivalry was for a
surplus: now it is for a mere suffi-
cheney. In the early days were started
too many stores, too many newspapers
Now it is not difficult and indeed it is
common, for the merchants to agree to
support only two of three papers to a
town OF 5000 population Or more
The problem of church consolidation is
receiving attention.-New York Post
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23

There was murder committed
there while I was taking the photo
graph" =--.
7 "Impossible!'' I exclaimed.
1t is difficult to credit, l grant you,
but true nevertheless.
iie drew UP his tall figure and a
sort of pallor came over his face 81
can never forget ito f..
Let it go, old fellow!'' I cried, see
ing the effect upon him, but 7 confess
my curiosity was strong and excited
NO." he said with slight effort. ssI
have brought it on myself and it is
only fair you shall hear about it. I
ought to put the picture away if I
don't want to be Questioned "
So we turned to the fire. relit our
cigars, and, picture in hand, he be-
gan. T. s~&:.s. z-5-~aa .
It was many years ago, on my first
trip to Italy, and I had, with some
difficulty, obtained permission to look
at the inside of one of the old Genoese
palaces. seldom visited, and to take
photograph of the stairway, which
you see is an exceedingly beautiful
one. had a special fancy for archi-
tectural bits then
On my way to the palace, passing
through the tortuous thoroughfares
with their quaint little box-shops, /
stopped here and there, as all new
coners will, to gaze in the windows at
the varied show.
Tt chanced that the street was that
called the Goldsmiths, and each
tradesman wed with the other in his
display Of trinkets in gold and silver
fligree.
In the corner of one lay an object
which caught my eye. 1t was stilet-
to-, evidently not new one, in a case
Of the finest workmanship. With no
very definite intention Of buying. / en-
tered. pointed it out, and, in my brok
en- vocabulary, demanded the price
The figures were SO enormous that T
shook my head and turned to leave
The Italian, seeing that was in earn
est, immed diately lowered his terms
and, finally, selling me by the coat
persuaded me into making the pur-
chase. which thrust into my pocket
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
5OUTti AMERICAN PEOPLE.
A Flow OF Wine That Was Astonishing

. - . in Its Costliness. ,-.l
A young scientist who visited South
Anne rica was telling of the hospitality
CT tile citizens of the far-away repub-
lie and their method Of entertaining
them friends. Il was looking over the
fieldFin the interest of the Columbian
exposition" said he. "At. one time [
was stopping at town 10 miles from
the nearest railroad. This town is
reached only by pack animals, and
everything is carried into the place on
the backs of the patient beasts On
the day before left a leading citizen
invited me to his house, where he said
a reception would be given in my hon
or. I found about thirty people pres
ent. We sat down to a bountiful feast,
at the close of which the cigars were
brought out, and we enjoyed ourselves
until daylight, according to the Gus
toms of the country. A fine variety
of wine was served during the night.
The next day learned that the party
$50 bottles of champagne.
This wine had been shipped 10000
miles by water, s250 miles by railway
train, and had been packed 10 miles
into the town. The cost Of transpor-
tation was appalling to an American,
but the natives seemed to thing it a
mere Lagatelle. The wine for the
feast probably cost 81 ,s0a. When 4
man is a guest of a South American
gentleman everything in the house
belongs to the guest. Denver News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
The Stairway.
BY LEIGH NORTH

copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. co..
That picture holds tragedy" said
my friend Benson, thoughtfully, and
his eyes had the retrospective look
which tells that other scenes than the
present are before them. Literally I
mean," he added. .~. -
/ looked increduously at the faded
photograph in my hand 1t was a
grand old stairway in some Venetian
or Genoese palace whose fine curving
lines and the sweep of it's magnificent
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Odd Plan Being Carried
Out in Nurseries of
~ l-ss.,,zz.s.
England.
England.

ton and enthusiasm with which they
were received opened her eyes to the
fact that they are one of the greatest
needs in the nurseries of young
mothers. In the city where doctor
can be called on very short notice.
they are not so important, but in sub
urban and country homes such nur
sery card may prove Of the greatest
value many times in the course of
Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Settlement OF Franco-PPussian War

Settlement of Franco-PPussian War
The indemnity exacted of France in
settlement of the war between that
country and Germany in 1870, amount
ed to five milliards Of fRancs-about
s1,000,0o0,000. One-tenth of this sum
was paid on July IA, 1871; two mil
lizards were paid on March 7. 1872; two
milliards more on May ), 1873, ten
months in advance Of the time fixed
and the last installment was paid on
Sept. of the same year-New York
Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23

He raised something in his hand.
thing looked very black to me, and /
was almost in despair. when, sudden
", g aysof light broke in on my dark
ness, and for the first time since the
trouble began I bethought me Of my. my.
camera ca II only it had not been stolen.
and I could again secure it possibly IT
might bear silent testimony il NV.
favor.
By entreaties and brides, / sue
.ceeded in getting hold Of someone Who
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Writer Says Dsleling Is
Less Dangerous Than
Bicycling. {
Bicycling.

for a duelist as it is for surgeon to
omit the usual antiseptic precall-
tions. Z In a newspaper story of a re
cent duel between young Daudet, the
son of the novelist, and journalist
OF Paris named Richard, it is said that
after the first attack the point of Dau-
det's sword accidentally touched the
ground, when the seconds interviewed
and stopped the contest until the blade
could be disinfected. If this practice
should sl spread to the armies of the
world we might be treated to the spec
taele Of two great opposing bodies os
troops engaged in sterilizing their
weapons before beginning a battle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
Finlanders in MEnnesoti Mines.

T1H1aHUeFH III NEHnEsOtt MITES.
About 40 per cent of the men en-
ployed in the Minnesota mines are
Finlanders, another 40 per cent Hun
garians, about 8 per cent Italians, and
the rest are divided among Americans.
Germans, French. Scotch and Welsh.
The nldinstay of the mines arc the
Cornishmen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23

DoWie might tackle the pork packing
business if he did not object to work.
Faith-eured hams would be decided
innovation
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
More important.

Niblaek (soulfully Oh, darling, dae
name the day and let it be soon. Miss
Koy How impatient you are. Well
then. let us say the. first week in 0e-
tober. Niblack. O. really I--er-
I'm entered for our club tournament
at the Hoot,non links that W eek.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-09
SHOrPLAYMaTE
THEN HANG HIMSELF
Tragedy of Twelve aud Thirteen Year
Old Boysat AIbanyN Y.

Raymond Aihers, i3-ycar-od lad. son OF
a painter. hot and killed Enamel koch Ter. a
boy OF II years and son of clergy man. and
then hanged himself at Albany. y Y. Friday
evening. The boys We're playmatr> AMI
according TO statements of tine neighbors had
qnarreled some days ago.
The shooting took place at 6 O'Clock. Young
hoehler was standing on a fence in the rear
of Alber,' house. He was with his eieht-vears
old brother, Theodore koehIer. who was the
only one who saw the shooting. The little
fellow told his father Friday night that the
two boys had some words. and that Albers
raised rifle he had. and pointing ii at hi,
brother. shot him. The boy SAYS that Albcrs
when he saw koehler fall from the fence.
said: I'm sorry done it,
The rifle used was Il 22-caiiber Flobert rifle
OF short range. The ball struck kneher in
the left breast, and passed through the heart.
He died almost Instantly. When Alters saw
what he had done be ran into the house and
told his mother. The neighborhood was
quickly alarmed with the news OF the shoot
ing, but before anything could be done Young
Albers had committed suicide. The detailed
cause OF the quarrel is not known.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-09
Death of HONeDlOhe.

Prince Won Hon enl he, 50, formerl,
Gcrr.an impe;ial chancellor long tl'
servant of kiugs ard emperors in hl'
youth in Prussia, in his prime IN Ia
garia, and Stree the Francouernar
war, for the German empire, DIED at
Rsgatz, Swift, t'rida evening
He closed long puhlic life by Sin
years labor as charccllor IF the e'n
pire, which post william politely
asked him to resign last year it is
said because Of his frank disappross
of the emreror's course with relation
to China. He was accomplished IN
the ways of stat smanship and dl-
plomscy, and had manifested mora
than once in the course Of his career
the possession of marked individual
ity: but constantly prominent tough
lie was, and always respected, he
lacked the master quality. he was OF
the second brurch IF the princely lice
hocngeborenl of Hohenlote Walden
burg, was born at Rothenburg, March
81, 1919, and succeeded to the title in
1916, when q years old.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-09
Succ.ss OF French Sub.Mnrine Boat.

The brilliant success OF the subma
rine torpedo boat Gustave Zede 10 the
harbor of \ jaccio must have stlmu
lating effect or the naval aspirations
of the French. who Pre- long steps
ahead of any utner nation in this re
spcct, as well as in automobiles anc
field artillery. The officers and crews
of all the warships in the harbor OF
A iaccio were on the alert, nevetthe.
lAss tho Zeede sneaked in ard at
tached a dummy torpedo firmly to the
bottom of the biggest warShlp there
escaped withort being detected. Even
in England the submarine boat causes
soue recent anxiety, ard it is admit
ted that to blockade the harbors CT
France would not be so Easy as dur
ing the Napoleonic wars.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-09
lightning KILLS FIVE OF a FAMILY
They Had Taken Refuge Undes Tree In
Storm-One Child Escapes

Edward McWilliams. his wife ard
four children ard two men were struck
by lightning at Mooesser. Pa. Thurs.
day afternoon. THO OF the McWil.
liams children were killed instantly.
Ths father. mother ard baby lirrd sew.
eral hours. ard the Others = i'll recover.
McWillisms ard his family wer.
spending the day tishicg in tge Mo.
nongahela river at Moncssen. 4 storm
coming up the family took refuge be
hind \ tree on the river bank. They
" re joined thee by the two men
The whole rrty huddled together
to keep out Of tn. rain. Suddenly IA
bolt OF lightning split the tree from
top to bottom. The entire party was
stretched unconscious at the foot of
the tree.