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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Keeptu1 Poor Strains.

Many who start in tie poultry busi
ness become disheartened because theil
flocks do not turn out well. Apparent
~ they are given the proper care and
food, but the results are disappoinu
ing. 1t is fact we'll known to poul-
trymen. but kept rather quiet among
breeders of so-called fancy stock, that
much breeding is being done for the
purpose of winning prizes on markings
at the poultry shows, and not for the
utility standard of the fowls. To this
may be laid some of the failures of the
men who buy eggs from such fowls
at high prices, and have lot of pull
lets that are pretty enough to look at,
perhaps, but are by no means as good
layers as some of the old barnyard
fowls, mixtures of half dozen breeds.
When one finds himself in this pre-
dicament there is but one thing to do
get rid of the stock as soon as pos
sible and start anew. Hard lines, OF
course. but why prolong the agony and
make total failure at last? In buy
ing fowls or in buying eggs for hatch
ing do not set too much store on the
claims made for perfect feather mark
ings, but rather inquire closely into
the egg record. There is point in this
item worth pondering long and deeply.
Exchange.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
HOW ro WIN SUCCESS.
Governor Douglas of Massachusetts
Olives Advice to Boys.

Governor Douglas OF Massachusetts
Gives Advice to Boys.
From place at the cObbler's bench
at mere pittance. William l.. Douglas
has risen to the highest executive pO-
sition in the State OF Massachusetts,
that of Governor. and has made him
self millionaire. His rules and pre-
cepts of success are given by him
through the. Boston Sunday American.
The Governor is interested in boys
and declares that these rules are given
for the benefit of boys. The Governor
says:
Recently, in talking to a delegation of
bright-faced boys, l told them that they
should. in order to make the most of life,
obey the old maxim, Stick to your last"
If you don't you'll find that old ogre.
called trouble. bobbing up in your path
way every now and then, and you'll
never get to be on speaking terms with
success. Fortune, you know, fayors the
brave. In the battle of life the really
brave man is the one with courage
enough to stick to his last" in the face
of early rebuffs and temporary reverses.
He's the fellow who will eventually be
able to laugh at trouble and to get chum-
my with success. What would you think
of shoemaker who, after making part
of shoe on one last, became dissatis-
fled and started another shoe on a diff
ferent last. keeping up this method until
he had finally spent all his money for
stock and had nothing but lot of half
finished shoes to show for it. Foolish
way to do, isn't It? But it's no moro
foolish than for young man to tackle
a new line of business every little while
until he grows too old to learn any busi-
ness thoroughly.
Everything in nature is fitted to do one
thing well and spends its whole life do
ing it. You never hear of the ant going
into the honey-making business; nor of
the bee building ant hills for change.
Each one knows its place in the world
and sticks to it. and that is what boys
must do if they would accomplish great
things. Nearly every boy at an early
age displays an aptitude for something,
and if that aptitude is properly devel-
oped the process of selecting a last is
simplified. And remember always to
keep your ambition up to the top notch.
Whatever you do, try to do it better
than the other fellow. At school make
it point to stand at the head of your
class: and at play don't be satisfied until
you can jump the farthest or throw the
straightest. Then when you enter busi-
ness life this matter of getting ahead
will become a habit.
Now another thing to think about is
this: Don't try to do what you like-do
what you can. That's a good compan-
ion piece for ''stick to your last" Don't
let the attraction of something you don't
know lure you away from the thing you
do. Do what you can and stick to it.
That's wisdom
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
MARVELLOUS FEATS OF MEMORY,
Napoleon Able to Repeat Names Of
Soldiox q Reuirnenf

Napoleon Able to Repeat Names of
Every Soldier in a Regiment.
Both Napoleon /. and III. had eX-
traordinary powers of memory. 1t Is
said Of the first that he could repeat
the names of his fullest regiment, hav-
ing heard the list but once read. Later
in life, discovering one Of his old SOL
diers in a certain stonecutter, he was
able to tell at once the rank he held
in the army, the exact corps and regi-
ment he belonged to, where he had
served and the individual character he
had borne for bravery.
Seneca complained of old age when
he could not, as formerly, repeat 2,OoO
words in the order in which they were
read. The Druids taught their whole
circle of sciences in 10000 verses,
which students were called upon to
commit to memory, a task frequently
taking twenty years.
1t is related Of Wiegis, German
violinist, that upon the discovery that
the score of a certain valuable opera
had been lost he volunteered to write
1t from memory. This he successful
ly did, to the incest details, and was
paid a handsome sum of money. Upon
many occasions Wiegis accurately per-
formed his part at the opera when he
was so intoxicated as to make it neces-
sary to provide him with his instru-
ment and adjust it in his hands.
Racine could recite all the tragedies
of Euripides. Lord Granville repeated
the New Testament from beginning
to end in the original Greek, and
Cooke, the tragedian, is said to have
committed to memory all the contents
of large daily newspaper.
Strazniky was said to know the
name and place Of the Astor library
The same was said of the old librarian
Magliabechl. who. besides knowing the
name of every book Of his vast library
could repeat the contents of great
| number of them, and could tell any in
quirer not only what book would best
satisfy his wishes, but the chapter
and page where the desired data could
| be found.
MirandOla would commit to memory
| the contents of a book by reading II
three times over and could frequently
repeat the words backward as wei
as forward Thomas Cranmer is said
to have committed TO memory in three
months an entire translation of the
| Bible, and LeibnitZ, when an old man
could recite the whole of Virgil wore
| for word.
| Lastly. Bossuet could repeat not only
the whole Bible, but all of Homer
Virgil and Horace, besides many Other
| works.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Marketing Potato Crops.

In line with the classic case OF the
oyster shippers, cited by President
Hadley of Yale University in his book
on Railroad Transportation. is the case
of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President Tuttle or the
Boston and Maine railroad before the
Senate committee on interstate COM
merce. Nothing could better show now
q railroad works for the interest OF the
localities which it serves.
A main dependence Of the farmers OF
the ArOostook region Is the potato
crop, aggregating annually eight to ten
million bushels. which find a market
largely in Boston and the ad1acent
thickly settled regions of New Ensiahu.
The competition of cheap water trahs-
portatiOn from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these potatoes
always at very low level.
Potatoes are also a considerable out
put of the truck farms Of Michigan
their normal market being obtained IN
and through Detroit and Chicago anu
other communities of that region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought tremendous yleiu
of potatoes from the Michigan neius.
At normal rates and prices there wouiu
have been a glut of the customary mar
kets and the potatoes would have rotted
on the farms To help the potato grow
ers the railroads from Michigan made
unprecedentedly low rates on potatoes
to every reachable market. even carry
ing them in large quantities to place
so remote as Boston. The Aroostooh
growers had to reduce the price OH
their potatoes and even then could MOI
dispose of them unless the Boston ana
Maine railroad reduced its already low
rate. which it did, By means of these
low rates. making possible low prices,
the potato crops Of both Michigan and
Maine were finally marketed. Every
body eats potatoes, and that year eV-
erybody had all the potatoes ne
wanted.
While the Michigan railroads made
rates that would have been rulnous 10
the railroads. had they been applied
to the movement of all potatoes at all
times. to all places. they helped thelr
patrons to find markets then. Ihe
Boston and Maine railroad suffered q
decrease in its revenue from potatoes
but it enabled the Aroostook Farmers
to market their crop and thereby &c
obtain money which they spent for the
varied supplies which the railroads
brought to them. If the making OF
rates were subject to governmental ad
justment such radical and prompt ac
ton could never have been taken, De
cause it is we'll established that IL
rate be once reduced by railroad
company it cannot be restored through
the red tape of governmental proceed
ure. If the Michigan railroads and
the Boston and Maine railroad hac
been subjected to governmental llmi
ration they would have felt obliged tc
keep up their rates as do the railroads
of France and England and Germany
under governmental limitation and lie
the potatoes rot.-Exchange.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
MILLET'S INFLUENCE.
A Host of Painters Followed Him In De-
.i.t;u.x ponsanf 1. .ife On CauYaa.

picting Peasant Life on Canvas.
IL his own words, A1illet tried to de-
Eict 'the fundamental side of men ana
things" His subject was the peasant
life: not the representation of it such
as one sees in opera, nor The pretty,
sentimental aspect of it; but the actual
drama of labor continuously proceed
ing through the four seasons-the "cry
of the SOIL" echoing in the hearts Of
the patient. plodding, God-fearing toll
ers. Everything was typical. We
have spoken of his "Sower." OF an
other picture the critic CastaSnary
wrote: do you remember his Reap
err? He might have reaped the whole
earthr'
Everything that Millet did was full
OF a deep seriousness and sincerity.
He never was an easy painter, so
that his greatness as an artist is per-
haps more clear in the black-and-white
than in the colored subjects. Certain
ly in his crayon drawings, Autographs
and etchings he proved himself to be
one of that limited number of artists
who may be reckoned master-drafts-
men. Moreover, the character that he
expresses is of that grand and ele-
mental quality which sometimes re-
minds us of Michelangelo.
Millet's influence produced host of
painters of the peasant, among whom
the strongest are the Frenchman
L'Hermitte and Israels, the Dutch
man. These, like him, have repre-
sented their subject with sympathy
and with understanding also.-St.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
HIS PRIVILEGE.


No servant, however secure in the
affections of his master, ever went
farther than little Pagal, who, says
Miss Cornelia SOrabji in ''Sun-Babies,
pulled the punka, or fan, in the Pres
ence's" chamber. One afternoon the
mistress Of the house came home ear
lier than usual, and there she found
Pagal on the lowest of the steps lead
ing into the masters room, taking a
bath. He was gurgling and dancing
in his single wet garment, pouring the
water over his head, and trying to
catch 1t in his mouth.
A ring of angry servants stood
about him, scOlding and threatening;
but Pagal cared nothing for them.
"Yes, yes" he said, ''the water carrier
will have to fill the tubs anew in the
morning; but what Of that?'
And he ran round and round in a
ring, to dry himself. 1t was then that
the mistress appeared, and the ser
wants openly exulted.
Nov, at last" cried they, will the
Presences know what manner of fiend
thou art!''
Pagal broke through the circle, to
fetch his livery. which hung on a low
reaching branch of a mango-tree. 1t
was an old union jack, which had
probably been used, in its first estate,
as decoration for some street parade.
Pagal draped it about him toga-wise,
and then in a moment was back before
his mistress and his accusers, standing,
In his usual manner, head bent, scratch
ing the ground with his toes.
"Pagal," began the mistress, what
would the sahib say if he saw you?
You were visible from the drive, and
you SO careful about the honor of
your sahib's house, There was the
well or pump at which you might
have bathed, near the servants quar-
ters."
1T IL true" he answered, meekly.
But where should my masters slave
| live and move except upon his door
step? Yesterday 1 saw little spar.
row bathing in this same tub of water,
And I-could l be of less value to my
sahib than that little sparrow thing
Surely not!''
Then, after a pause, he added, with
bis most innocent air, Il take great
care not to invade the Miss Sahib's
part of the building. The Miss Sahih
knows that
He looked up with his sweetest, most
beaming smile. He had put the Miss
Sahib" In her proper place.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Shifting Headache

Can be often relieved by nerve seda-
tive, but the scientific way of treating
a headache is to go right down to the
real cause, or root of the trouble, and
cure it with DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pep
sin. 1t is the only perfect cure fOf
headache, dizziness, constipation, and
is free from the dangerous after-ef-
fects. which so frequently follow the
use of headache powders. Try it
Sold by all druggists at SOC and S1.00
Money back if it fails.
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ToRTURING, olsFIGURlNG

Humors, Eczemas, Itchings, lrham-
nations, Burnings, Seedlings and
Chafings Cured by Cuticura.
The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair
and crusting of the scalp. as in SCALED
head; the facial disfigurements, as in
piIhples and ringworm; the awful suf-
fering of infants, and anxiety of worn
out parents, as in milk crust, letter and
salt rheum-all demand a remedy Of
almost superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt by the
testimony of the civilized world.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Didn,1 KNOW His NIan.

81 saw our Congressman this morn
ing" said the secretary of the corpora
ton, 'and he gave me to understand
that under no circumstances would he
lend his vote to further our scheme.
Say, what's the matter with you, any
wayY queried the president. ANY
school boy ought to know better than to
expect a Congressman to lend his vote.
Go and hunt him up again and give him
the combination of the safe
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Rhyuaed All Right.

A school teacher was trying to i'm
press upon scholars mind that Co
lumbus discovered America in 1892.
"Now, John," he said. Il will tell you
the date in rhyme so that you won't
forget it. In fourteen hundred and
ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean
blue Now, can you remember that,
John?'
Yes, SIR" replied John.
Next day the teacher said, John,
when did Columbus discover Ameri'
ca?"
IN fourteen hundred and ninety
three Columbus sailed the dark-blue
Spap'
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13

more experience in treating female ills
than any living person.
Over one hundred thousand cases of
female diseases come before Mrs. Pink
ham every year, some personally,
others by mail, and this has been go
ing on for twenty years, day after day.
Surely women are wise in seeking
advice from a woman of such expert
ence, especially when it is absolutely
free.
Mrs. Pinkham never Violates the con-
fdence of women, and every tcstimo-
NAL letter published is done SO with
the written consent or request of the
writer, in order that other sick women
may be benefited as they have been.
Mrs. Fred Seydel. of 412 North 54th
Street, West Philadelphia, Pa, writes !:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"Over year ago. wrote you letter asking
advice, as I had female ills and could not
carry child to maturity received your
kind letter OF instructions and followed your
advice. / am not only well woman in con-
sequence, but have beautiful baby girl. l
wish every suffering woman in the land would
write you for advice, as you have done so
much for me-"
Just as surely as Mrs. Seydel was
cured. will Lydia E. Pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound cure every
woman suffering from any form of
female ills.
No other medicine in all the world
has such a record of cures of female
troubles as has Lydia E. Pinkham's S
Vegetable Compound. Therefore no
prudent woman will accept any substi-
tute which druggist may offer.
If you are sick. write Mrs. Pinlkham
Lynn. Mass for special advice. 1t is
free aud always helpful.
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MRS. POWERS GoURAUD.

Mrs. Powers Gouraud, formerly
Miss Gladys Crocker, who is heiress to
100000 estate, has hobby for
Egyptian costume, and has had taken
picture in which she is garbed in
an ancient robe of the Orient, with a
costly ring hanging from one side of
her nose.
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TriOlet.

She tied my bow tie
And / stopped down and kissed her
Twas done on the sly
She tied my bow tie,
And l wished, with sigh.
That she wasn't my sister.
She tied my bow tie,
And / stopped down and kissed her.
Cleveland Leader.
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sb. Thought of Notb;py.

Your little birdie has been very,
very ill.," she wrote to the young man.
1T is some sort of nervous. trouble,
and the doctors said / must have per-
feet rest and quiet, and that l must
think of nothing. And all the time,
dear Gussy, l thought constantly of
YOU"
The young man read it over and
then read it through very slowly, and
put it in his pocket, and went out un-
der the silent stars, and kept thinking,
and thinking, and thinking.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Cool spots in Warm Weather

Write us and we will send you booklet
containing list of!Summer Boarding Houses
Camping and Fishing Grounds, Hotels and
other attractive places on the line of the
Nickel Plate Road. w. A. Sherer. T. p
A., Ft Wayne, Ind, OF B. +. HOrner, G. P
A, Cleveland, Ohio. (62l
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Fire Escape Wanted

Stranger-Say, 1 want to get di-
yorce.
Lawyer-Very well, sir. On what
grounds?
Stranger-Arson.
Lawyer-Arson! Why, what do you
mean?
Stranger-My wife fired me out of the
house last night. See?
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
The Deacou's Theory.

Deacon" said the minister, after tho
congregation had been dismissed, "how
do you account for the unusually poor
collection this morning?
well, parson," replied the deacon,
''the only way I can account for it is
that the people have decided to pay ac-
cordipg to the sermons delivered"
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Dawes Boy.

"OId Dave Westcotts boy didn't
turn out very well, did he? Studied
law four years an failed to get admit
ted to the bar. Failed to pass the
teachers examinations, too, didn't he?'
Yep"
"Wonder what's become of him.
"Dogged if l know. Believe l did
hear. too. that he's the official advice
giver on Il big newspaper-answers- to-
correspondents editor-or somethin'
like that."-Detroit Tribune.
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What the Bishop Said.

As is well known, Gen. Leonidas
Polk of the Confederate army wee
bishop Of the Episcopal church. His
great friend, Gen. Cheatham, on the
other hand, was renowned for the tree
dom If his language. His fayorite ex-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Similar but Different.

Wife-Why, George. I'm surprised
that you should spend 50 for a hiatt
Husband-Huh, That's nothing. You
paid S12 for yours.
Wife-I never did anything of the
kind. 1 had it charged to you.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13
Do Your Feet Ache and Bnrnr

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. II makes tight or
new shoes feel ea2y. Cures Corns. Bun
ions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet At
all Druggists and Shoe Stores, DC Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE
Roy n Y
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Don't censure society woman fol
entering the theater little late. She
probably had to wash the dinner dishes
before she started.
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pIIRREp STAMPS

All kinds Of Rubber Stamps Made to Order.
Sell linking Daters--something new. Ink ana
linking Pads. Send for Catalogue to Lock Boz
2l0, Fort Wayne. Ind.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption prompt.
relieves my little 5-year-old sister OF
croup.-AIiss L. A. Pearce, q Plllipg
street, Brooklyn, N. l., Oct. z, lsol.
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Special Low Rates to Chautauqua
Lake and Return.

July 2sth via Nickel Plate Road.
Long return limit. Full information of
Agent or address w. A. Sherer, T. p. A,
Fort Wayne, Ind. (609l
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Strictly Business.

He held the maiden's little hand,
But ne'er spoke word of love;
The counter was between them, and
He was fitting on her glove.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13

Don't spoil your clothes. Use Red Cross
Ball Blue and keep them white as snow.
All grocers, > cents package.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13

Courts may be depended upon to
sustain taxes. but on all other matters
it is a guess.
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DIR. David Eennedy's Favorite Remedy H. excel
lent for the liver Cured afte- eight years of suffer
ing" 8. Pepron, Albany, n. Y. World Famous 81.
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Don't think because life is short that
one set of good resolutions will last a
lifetime
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Don't request your grocer TO supply
you with butter of the first rank.
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Mrs. winslow-s SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
tearhinc: sofeas the gums, reduces Inflammation. al
ieys pain cures wind collie. 25 cents bottle.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-13

When a man is real tired, he acts
Hke a man who is little drunk.
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When General Ben Butler was run
ming for President he catered extrava-
eantly to the darky vote and was a
great favorite among the colored breth-
ren.
On his campaign he was banqueted
in a Southern city by club of cOlored
men. The first toast to the guest of
honor was as follows:
"Heah's to Genial Butler, gentlemen.
dis body is white, but, thank God, his
soul is blackr'-Lippincott's Magazine.
The First Civil War Monument.
To the little town Of Upton, Lena
wee County, Mich, belongs the dis
tinguished honor Of erecting the first
monument built by public subscription
in the Unitsd States in memory Of
those who fell in the civil war, says
| the Rev. E. B. Allen in the Christian
Endeavor World. The funds for its
erection, $1,5OO, were raised by four
subscriptions of $50 each and the rest
by contributions of 81
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WRITE FOR THIS FREE BOTTLE TODAY

The genuine has date and number stamped
on the label-take no other from your druggist
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IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and help.
She Has Guided Thousands to HEALTH
How Lydia Z. Pinkham's 8 Vegetable Com
pound Cured Mrs. Fred SeydeI.

1t is a great
satisfaction for 4
woman to feel that
she can write to
anothertellin her
the most private
and confidential
details about her
illness, and know
that her letter will
be seen by a wo-
man only, a wo.
man full of SYM
pathy for her
sick sisters. and