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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-07-17
TOBACCO UNDER CLOTH,
Plants Sheltered by Tents become
VeritabIc Trees,


AS the plants grew. the advantages
Of raising under shade became easily
evident. Most patent Of all was the fact
that the many insects which prey upon
the leaves were kept out by the cover
Ing. So strongly was the tight tent of
cloth built, moreover. that the toughest
winds made necessary only few repairs.
and the plants. usually dashed and torn
by the storms, Were entirely protected
Under the cloth also Il uniform TEN
perature was possible. varying from
three to five degrees warmer than that
OF the open field. The cold nights of the
spring, which deter the growth of the
plants in the open, did not Influence the
growing under cover
Within the tents continuous tropical
climate existed. The hot sun that baked
the soil was tempered and a consider
able larger percentage of humidity was
kept under the cloth than was possible
in the fields. The effects of heavy rains
were also modified The leaves We're
not harmed by the swift drops. nor did
NNAS SOAA oCNVhV Bd'htb -'A't
into crust. Instead. the water beating
upon the cloth sifted through and fell
In fine. warm mist upon the plants
The growth seemed to have the advan-
tages OF both the opcn air and the hot
house, gaining the health of one and
the protected fineness Of the other.
With the getting Of the finest possi-
bic leaf the plants were not topped In
the early summer fhe lcng stalks.
standing up like rows of sturdy poles
and bearing thin, broad leaves of
vivid green, Were touching the roof of
their house of cloth.
And the fame of tented tobacco fields
and plants nine feet high went out
among the growers. Many of them
came to see the fabulous growth, doubt
Ing the reports they had heard. having
no faith In building cheeseclOth houses
for tobacco, prepared 10 ridicule the
whole project.
But when they walked down between
rows upon rows OF veritable trees of to-
baccO. says Arthur Goodrich in the
Worlds Work. which shook out great
green leaves three or four feet above
their heads. and when they had exam
ined these luxuriant, symmetrical. shin
ngleaves, twenty to twenty-fOur inches
in length, and noted the thin fineness
Of them, their perfect size and shape
for wrappers-giving two full cuts
without waste-and their remarkable
strength and stretch. many Of the visit
ors began to examine the structure. to
inquire into costs and to make plans
for their own fields of tobacco.
The Secretary Of Agriculture. Mr.
Wilson, came up from Washington and
went over the ground, congratulatins
the growers and making suggestions.
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ic.No oiNo. III III u II Wv ~
Captain now Rear AdmlraD Schley.
but he has greater distinction than
having been member of this expedi
tiOn. He is one of the three survivors
Of the Jeanette expedition. He was
steward Of that ill-fated vessel when.
In 1879. she sailed on voyage Of ex-
ploration in the Arctic seas. His splen
did physique and natural hardness wera
all that brought him safely through the
hardships, exposures and horrors Of
that terrible experience.
Charley Joined the Jeanette expedi
ton at San Francisco. He was then
al experienced sailor. having served
aboard American merchant ships In
various capacities. lie acted the part
Of a hero during this trip. and whcn
he returned the Navy Department. in
recognition Of his services. presented
Charley with a handsome medal Upon
1t Is inscribed: Charley Tong Sing.
Arctic Steamer Jeanette; Fidelity.
Zeal. Obedience" On the reverse side
Is picture Of the old frigate COnstitu-
ton, and the words, United States
Navy" BY special act Of Congress.
September 30. 1890. another medal VS.
presented. 1t be; RS the date upon which
tie act was approved by the President.
and around it the words. "Jeannette
Arctic Expedition, 1S19ISS2." On the
reverse side is presented the Jeanette
In the ice. with the crew waving her a
farewell. The medal depends from 4
clasp held In the beak of a silver eagle.
1t was not great while after the
Jeanette adventure when Charley
Tong Sing started with Capt. Schley on
the Greedy relief expedition. After his
return from that voyage he served in
the navy on the Tennessee. and then he
decided to abandon the life Of sailor
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so far as the Republicans are concern
ed, now wants the Democrats of the
Cumberland district. in that State. to
nominate him as Il candidate for the
lower house. As the Maryland Demo
Gratis are tolerahlv level-headed. the
chances are that they will do nothing
Of the kind. and that Wellington will
continue To he what he is nova man
without Il party.-reoria Journal.
\ Democratic House Needed.
With the increased representation in
the next House of Congress ii will re-
quire 1874 members To make Il majority.
There are now iJti democrats In the
House. 50 that. presenting all of their
seats will be retain, in the elections
of this year the D,. locrats will still
need to gain thirty-e'.-ht new members
in order to have Il ma iority
The question the Democratic cam
paisn managers have to figure on Is
where they can most surely make
fights with the prospect of winning
those thirty-eight seats. 4 careful re-
view of the votes east at the election
of 1900 shows that there are many
more than thirty-eight congressional
districts rs they are now Termed, and
in spite of recent Republican gerry
rlanders. in which the Democrats have
fighting chances against majorities
ranging from Ii votes to 1CO votes
With the dissatisfaction that is per-
vading Republican ranks i'm the West.
with the great strikes on in the East
and with the beef trust revolt affecting
the people in every part of the country
the Democrats feel that the current Is
with them and that they may fairly ex-
pect to win the majority of the next
House
1t will he worth while to give the
Republicans battle to the last ditch
in every doubtful district i'm the Union
There is need for Democratic control
of the House of Representatives to the
end that Il strong scotch may be put
upon the eXtravagances of the Repub-
licanS and ratchet on the headlOng
career of an administration equally in
different to the popular will and the
constitution of the natiOn.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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Infreuueut Birthdavs.

The members Of the Berlin Society
of Leap Year Children-tO which none
are admissible unless born OH Feb. %
will keep their common birthday IL
great style In 1904. They have had nc
opportunity for eight years. and in l9O(
the extra February day. according &c
the rules of the reformed calendar. was
omitted. Herr MOnteur. the president
Of the society. is to-day a septuagenar
ian. but in the seventy years Of his life
he has only had seventeen birthdays
He hopes to celebrate his eighteenth
birthday and seventy-second year Of his
life in the midst Of his colleagues On
Eeh % 1901
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price Is cents.
Spoke Advisedly.

The two friends were passing great
red brick building on which was paint
ed the sign in letters yard long. u.
G. Briggs & Co., Tobacco Manufac-
turers"
That's claiming q good DEAL" said
one Of the men. Tobacco grows.
How can anybody manufacture it,"
That sign is all right" said the 9th
er. 'The tobacco they turn out here
is manufactured. l know how they
make it."
And perhaps il everybody knew ex.
actly how plug" tobacco is made, and
all the ingredients that enter into its
composition, there might be many who
would admit that it is manufactured" :"
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WHAT THE INSECTS COST US.
Losses to Crops Caused by the Per
nicioala Little

Losses to Crops Caused by the Per
nicious Little Pests.
The chinch-bug caused a loss Of $780,
OOO,O in 1871. upward Of 100000 900
in 1874, and in 1887. $GO.OOOOOO. The
Rocky Mountain locust, or grasshop-
per, In 1874 destroyed $1OO.OOO.OOO of
the crops Of Kansas. Missouri, Nebras-
ka. and Iowa. and the indirect loss
was probably as much more. For many
years the cotton caterpillar caused an
annual average loss In the Southern
States Of $15,OOO.OO while in 1868 and
1873 the loss reached $30.OOO.OOO. The
fly-weevil, our most destructive enemy
to stored grains. particularly through
out the South. intiicts an annual loss
In the whole country Of $4OOOO.OOO.
The codling-mOth. the chief ravager of
the apple and pear crops. destroys
every year fruit valued at $30.OOO.OO0
to $40,O0O,OOO. The damage to live
stock inflicted By the Ox-bOt, or OK
warble. amounts to S36.OOO,OOO.
These are fair samples of the enor-
nous money losses produced in one
country by few Of the pigmy cap
tains Of perniciOus industry whose
hosts operate in the granaries. ields,
stock farms. and the stock yards Of
our country. What is the grand total?
B. d. Walsh, one Of the best entOmOlo-
gists Of his day, in 1867. estimated the
total yearly foss In the United States
from insects to be from $500. .OOO. 600 to
800 100000. In 1890. C. v. Riley, long
chief Of the division Of entomology,
estimated the loss at 5000. .OO0. 900. DR..
James Fletcher. in 1891, footed up the
loss to about one-tenth Of our agricul.
tnral products-$33O.OOO.OOO! In 1899,
E. Dwight SandersOn. after careful
consideration Of the whole field. put
the annual loss at 100000 OOO.-Har-
per's Magazine.
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sufficient vitality, an operation for
ovarian troubles. Not q very cheerful
prospect, to be sure. /, however, was
advised to try Lydia f. Pinkbam's
Vegetable Compound and SAN
ativo Wash; did SO, fortunately
for me. Before a month had passed I
felt that my general health had i'm
proved; in three months more l was
cured, and l havo been in perfect
health since. 1 did not lose an engage
ment or miss n meal.
Your Vegetable Compound is GER
tainly wonderful, and well worthy the
praise your admiring friends who have
been cured are ready to give you. l
always speak highly of it, and you
will admit 1 have good reason to do
so."-MRs. G. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich.
$1,000 fsrfsit " atoUs testimonial 10 net genuine.
The fullest counsel on this
subject can be secured without
cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be
entirely confidential.
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AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.
Ascertained Facts by Sherlock Holmes
System of Deduction.

Ascertained Facts by Sherlock Holmes'
System of Deduction.
Sherlock Holmes has a promising RI
val in a barber known to the Philadel-
phia Record. He astonished one Of his
customers the other day by asking him
II he were not left-handed. The man
admitted that he was. and suggested
that the barber had probably seen him
hang up his hat.
NO." said the barber; II have other
ways Of finding out such things. l see.
to. that you are bOOkkeeper."
Yes" admitted the customer. your
guesses are correct. How do you
know?"
Its easy" said the barber I'm
shampoOing your head noticed ink on
your hair at the left temple. This ink.
l concluded. must have got there from
a pen resting on your left ear. which in
dicated that you were a person who
used pen a great deal. as only such
persons use their ears as pen-racks.
THAT didn't convince me that you
were boOkkeeper. however. because a
literary man might stick his pen behind
his ear for convenience. learned of
your profession when l applied the
lather. This made the ink on your hair
wash out, and discovered two shades
Of ink-red and black. Nobody but a
bookkeeper uses red and black ink, so
1t was easy to class you as bOOkkeep-
er.
Il knew you were left-handed be-
cause the ink was on the left side-the
side that left-handed writer would in
voluntarily use when sticking his pen
back Of his ear"
Wonderful. wonderful" said the
customer. Now. suppose you stop
talking for a while. and finish shaving
me-"
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Presidential Timber Galore.

There is plenty of splendid material
In the Democratic party from which
to make selection, but there is no need
for haste in the matter. 1t is practically
settled that the Republican candidate.
barring death or other unforeseen dis
ability, will he either Roosevelt or
Hanna; there Is no need Of worrying
over the identity of his opponent at this
juncture All the Democratic party
need do this fall is to get the various
States into such condition that their
candidate Of 1904, whoever he may
prove to be, will receive the full and
undivided vote of the party. In that
way, and in no other. will his election
he assured.-BuffalO Times.
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Enf rho Same.

Hostess Ito guests. who have come to
spend n few days)-We're SO glad you've
been able to come, Mrs. Gushington: but
l do hope We are going to have better
weather, or am afraid you won't enjoy
yourselves much.
Mrs. Gushington-Oh, but my dear
Lady Boreham. We didn't come here to
enjoy ourselves. We came to see you
Pinch
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Same Old Story Reneated.

Once more genuine Republican pro
tectionism has triumphed and Cuban
reciprocity is dead. Twas ever thus.
Time and again Republicans have talk
ed about tariff revision and reciprocity,
and every time the tariff beneficiaries
have united to prevent any relief and
have so completely controlled that the
last end was worse than the first. Reel
procity was avOwed as a Republican
policy, but when 1t comes to action par
ty support cannot be commanded for
a reduction Of 20 per cent on few ar
ticles imported from one little island
indianapolis Sentinel.
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The fastest Of the thousands of clouds
whose speeds were measured by Prof
Bigelow was dartinS through the upper
air at the enormous velocity Of 1893 miles
an hour. This was q cirrocumulus cloud
one Of the mackersl sky class-observed
In December.
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Propped Up by Bayonets,

The passage by the House of its own
bill to organize civil government in the
Philippines on the same day that Ad.
miral Dewey reiterated before the Sen
ate committee his opinion expressed in
1898 that the Filipinos are more capa-
BILE of Independent government than
are the Cubans. was striking COIN
cidence. The bill is an improvement
upon the Senate measure in that 1t pro-
vides for popular Filipino Assembly
as part of the legislative branch of the
proposed government, and substitutes
a gold for silver standard money: but
both bills fail alike in not declaring
our purpose in establishing q govern
ment there
Mr.. Mccall, Republican Represen-
tative from Massachusetts, sought to
remedy this defect by Incorporating a
section declaring it to be
.'The settled purpose of the Congress
TO extend to the inhabitants of those
Islands every aid in enabling them to
develop the capacity of self-govern-
anent; and when such capacity shall
have been developed we pledge the
faith Of the republic to confer upon
them the right TO self-gOvernment after
the fashion of really free nations"
These words are taken from Presi-
dent Roosevelt's message to Congress.
and they correspond exactly with the
language repeatedly used by President
Mckinley on this subject. But the Re
publicans would make no pledge; and
so the Filipino people are left wholly
in the dark as to our intentions regard
ing their destiny, and our own people
are equally uniformed as to the ulti-
mate purpose and end Of the prolonged,
expensive and wholly un-American ex-
pertinent of subjugating 100000
Asiafics on the other side of the globe.
The majority of the House likewise
voted down an amendment offered by
Mr.. Patterson Oem.), of Tennessee,
prohibiting slavery or involuntary SER
ritude In the Philippines, though Gov
ernor Taft testified that there are $50.
600 slaves-nOt to mention the pOlyga-
mists, also protected by our military
treaties with reigning sultan. Their
excuse is that slavery cannot be abol-
ished by statute" Pretty nearly all
the other rights and customs Of the in
habitants have been abolished or al
tered by military proclamation. Only
the twin relics Of barbarism," appar-
emily, are considered exempt from the
operations of our arbitrary win.
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What sort of scheme of civil govern
ment," propped up by bayonets. will
result from a conference committee.
nobody can tell. The one thing certain
| is that the ultimate purpose of our
Asiatic adventure is to be left lin the
air" undetermined by the body
charged with that duty by the treaty
of Paris.-New York World.
Indiana Democrats.
Indiana's Democracy deserves the
cordial commendation of the American
people for the enunciation of Demo-
cratic principles in State platform
which makes a leading issue of the tar
III and the trusts and pledges the State
candidates TO a faithful observance of
those principles.
The Indiana Democratic platform
opens with declaration on the tariff
and the trusts as follows: I'VE de-
nounce the Republican party for its
surrender to and alliance with the
trusts, and we favor such ac;ion as
will suppress and destroy all trusts o;
combinations to control the production
and the price Of commodities. We lie
nounce the Dingley tariff law as the
breederof trusts and demand that tariff
duties shall be levied for the purpose
of revenue only and limited by the
needs Of the government honestly and
economically administered. We con
denim the Republican party for refusing
to give the Interstate Commerce Com
mission power to enforce its decisions
against Determinations in railroad
a potent cause Of the creation and
maintenance Of trusts. and we demand
that the commission be given power to
suppress this evil
This is plain prOnouncement on the
leading issue of the day and places In
diana Democracy in line OH the side OF
the people as against the trusts The
people may rest in confidence that the
national Democracy will take the same
stand. and that the Congressional cam
Presidential campaign of 1904 will be
fought on the issue OF the tariff and the
trusts. That issue is vital indeed. and
the American public has of late receiy-
ed certain object lessons which have
aroused the popular mind to full real
ization Of the necessity for settle
ment. So general is the public under
standing Of the trust and tariff evil at
this time that even in the ranks of the
Republican party itself there is dis
affection which makes harmonious par
ty action ominously difficult.
The Democratic organization In In
diana has In its State platform sound
ed a clear call to the political battle Of
1902. The Democratic party and a ma
jority Of the American people will fall
in line at that call. arrayed for cOnfiic.
with the tariff-bred trusts and the par
ty Of the tariff and the trusts. They
must win the fight II the country is to
be rescued from oppressive monopoly
st. Louis Republic.
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Her Oniui0u.

He-But don't you think girls often
decline proposals without sufficient
consideration?
She-nOt very often. l think pro-
posals are apt to be carefully cOnsid-
cred before they are made.-Puck.
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A man isn't really great until the
newspapers begin to print jokes he has
originated. which are SO dreary they
couldn't draw a laugh from man with
money in his pocket.
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The Only Nation mt War.

The United States are at present Oc-
cupying the exceptional position Of be
ing the only nation which is carrying
ON a war. IL the guerrilla operations of
the insurgents on the island of Samar
may be dignified with the name Of .
war.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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A SfaYeH.

Mother-I don't think. Clara. that you
should have such late callers. Mr.. Sappy
stayed last night until almost -
Daughter-Yes: but. mamma. 1 don't
see how you can call him late caller.
1t was only o'clock when he Called
Boston Herald
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Sunday Excursion. to Chicago.

Every Sunday during the summer begin
ming next Sunday, the Nickel Plate Road
will sell excursion tickets from Fort Wayne
to Chicago and return for $500, good on
train No. s going, and on train No. re-
turning same day. See Ticket Agent or
c. A. Asterlin, T. P. A.. Fort Wayne, ind.
No. l26.
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And tho Left Side.

I; Farmer-So you've he'd some expert
ence. have you?
New Man-Yes, sir.
Farmer-Well, what side Of COW d,
you sit on ter milk?
New Man-The outside.
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Do Your Feet Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
COrns. Bunions, Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. n. Y.
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RUBBER STAMPS.

All kinds of Rubber Stamps Made
to Order. Self-Inking Daters-some-
thing new. Ink and linking Pads.
Send for Catalogue to Lock Box 2l9,
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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gress for bravery
He Is a naturaliZed
citizen of I Ii c
United States. and
rs orc 6 b ! y
AmericaniZed n s
his thirty years
residence herr :an
rii he him. Charley
was a member Of
the Greedy relief
expedition Of 1884,
Il hv-
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Vesuvius in Mischief

vesuvius has taken to emitting vapor
saturated with hydrOchlOric acid,
which, falling as rain, has done grave
damage to vegetation.
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SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operation.
Proof That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are I'm
necessary.
necessary.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health SO completely two
years ago that the physician advised a
complete rest, and when i had gained
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Still Holds True.

''She is one of the flowers that are
born to blush unseen"
What! She is the boldest. most push
Ing. self-assertive, immodest-'
"But did anybody ever see her blush:
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Arabic is the sacred language Of 3OO-
OOO.O 600 people who dwell in all quarters
of the globe. and at least 2.OOO.OOO are
now under the care of the United States
in the Philippine Islands.
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Special Chautauqua Excursion

On July 25th via the Nickel Plate Road at
Reduced Rates account the Chautauqua
Summer Assembly. Return limit availa-
BILE until August 18th. See nearest agent.
1QS
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Failure, after long perseverance. Is
much grander than never to have a
striving good enough to be called 4 fail
urc-George Eliot.
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Bind together your spare hours by the
cord Of some definite purpose, and you
know not how much may be accom-
plished.-W. NJ. Taylor.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption always
gives immediate relief in all throat trou-
bles.-F. E. Bierman, Leipsic, Ohio. Aug.
RI 1901
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The greatest fortress is Gibraltar. 1t
is considered impregnable to military
attack. 1t was besieged by the Span
iards for three years without success.
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Men of stamina likc women who don't
object to leaning little.
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Insist upon your printer using Eagie
Linen Paper for your Letter Paper.
This is the proper thing. Take No
other.