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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
Oldest Of All La wsuits.

Spain boasts probably the longest
lawsuit in the worlds history. 1t be-
gan in 1917 and is still sub judice. The
case, which concerns pension, is be-
tween the Marquis De Viana and the
Count Torres De Cabrera and the ac-
cumulated sum in dispute would have
reached fabulous millions had not four
centuries of attorneys, barristers and
court officials taken considerate meas
ures of appropriation to prevent the
sum becoming unwieldly.
In 1872 the case was, In the deliber-
ate mind of Spanish Jurisprudence,
deemed more or less ripe for deci-
sion, but circumstances every year
arose which necessitated its being set
back to the year following. The judges,
however. have now become apprehen-
sive lest the suit shou.,. reach its fifth
century and as this might reflect upon
the promptitude of Spanish procedure.
the customary dispatch is to be still
further stimulated to assure that judg-
ment be given within a period not ex-
ceeding two years longer.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
A Jealous Elephant.

A large elephant, formerly the CEN
ter of attraction in a certain Zoo, found
itself supplanted in public favor by
a new arrival-a young camel. This
came, was the latest acquisition, and
very naturally engaged the attention
OF visitors.
The elephant for long time show
ed signs of dissatisfaction, and at last
his jealousy reached point where it
must find expression. When the usual
crowd gathered about the camel the
elephant prepared for action. He filed
his trunk with water, and with de-
liberate aim discharged the water all
over the people who stood looking at
tile baby camel.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
A PLUCkY AMERICAN.
Young Woman Bereft of Wealth BE
comes a Guide.

Young Woman Bereft of Wealth BE
comes a Guide.
Athens has a professional woman
guide in the person of Miss Florence
Stone, an American. The way that
Miss Stone came to take up what is
a unique calling for woman in Eu-
rope is illustrative of the resources and
energy of the American girl when re-
verses come.
Miss Stone and her mother were
travelling in Europe, when a cable mes
sage came, telling them that their
money was all lOst-absolutely gone.
There was not enough left to pay their
passages back to America.
They happened to be in Athens when
the blow fell. Miss Stone who besides
being a college graduate Is an accom-
plished girl as well, at once made up
her mind to settle there and support
her mother and herself by music les
sons. Then finding that cultivated
Athenians of the upper class were
anxious to speak English. she began
" lCdCu ucE
But the Athenians, while they are
very nice, are apt to be very poor also.
Then, anyway, prices in this wonderful
city of orange blossoms and nightin-
gales, Of snow and ruins, are low. So
the plucky American girl was begin
ming to turn her attention to other
means Of keeping her modest home
running, when Mrs. Custer, widow Of
the famous Indian fighter, happened to
visit Athens.
Miss Stone showed her the sights
one or two days.
Then, "Why don't you become pro-
fessional guide?" asked the elder wo-
man. you've made these ruins all
real to me, when the guide book left
me cold. You know your classics and
you know modern Greek. You have
culture, artistic appreciation, atmos-
phere. American and English visitors
to Athens would rather hire you than
foreigner, IL you gave them the
choice. Try It,"
Miss Stone did, and she has made
success Of 1t.
The craft of the professional guide
in Athens has one serious drawbac ok,
however. Athens is a one-season city.
The season begins about the first of
February and lasts till June. April is
the height Of the Athenian season. For
about six months the city of Pericles
is almost deserted by the class Of peo-
ple who stand in need Of guides.-New
England correspondence, New York
Tribune.
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He 1noueh. He stopped tho Paper.

He Thought He Stopped the Paper.
An acquaintance met Horace Greeley
one day, and said: "Mr. Greeley, I've
stopped your paper"
Have you?" said the editor. "Well,
that's too bad" And he went his
way.
The next morning Mr.. Greeley met
his subscriber again, and said: Il
thought you had stopped the Tribune"
$50 / did"
'Then there must be some mistake"
said Mr.. Greeley, "for l just came
from the office and the presses were
running. the clerks were as busy as
ever. the compostiors were hard at
work, and the business was going on
the same as yesterday and the day be-
fore"
"Oh," calculated the subscriber, 81
didn't mean that I had stopped the
paper; 1 stopped only my copy Of it,
because 1 didn't like your editorials"
"Pshawr' retorted Mr.. Greeley. "It
wasn't worth taking up my time to tell
me such trifle as that. My dear sir,
if you expect to control the utterance
of the Tribune by the purchase Of one
copy a day, or If you think to find any
newspaper or magazine worth reading
that will never express convictions at
right angles with your own, you are
doomed to disappointment" t."-Success
Magazine.
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A Bold Eora1er.

During Sherman's march from Ra-
leigh to Richmond" said one Of Sher-
mans brigadiers, ''the orders were that
we must not forage off the country
through which we passed, but the men
frequently broke the rule. One even
ing just before pitching camp we
passed flock of sheep. which created
quite a commotiOn among my men.
turned and gave very sharp order for
them to maintain their places IN the
ranks. which, of course, had the effect
that l desired. Next morning there
was mutton on my table for breakfast.
and | knew then that some one had
managed to secure a sheep.
THE man who started out late that
night with his rifle for the locality
where he had seen the sheep during
the day met his own colonel making
the rounds. He Strengthened up as
though doing patrol duty. and. as the
colonel came up, halted him and de-
manded the countersign. which the
colonel gave. The colonel eyed him
a trifle suspiciously on passing. asking,
On patrol duty, are you? The man
answered very promptly and properly.
The colonel passed on, while this
shrewd person, armed with the coun-
tersign Ito which he was not entitled
had no difficulty in passing all the 9th
er pickets and patrols and reaching the
sheepfold, where he shot and skinned
the largest and fattest animal that he
could find. Being in possession of the
couaersign, he, Of course, had no
trouble in getting hack to camn"-
Washington Pos
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JACK OF ALL TRADES.
That II What Most Women Who Work
for q Living Really Are.

for q Living Really Arc.
Why the woman who works for n
living is usually more nervous and in
less exuberaN health generally than
the man who works, has been a mat
ter for much discussion in clubs and
newspapers, and without any satisfac-
tory verdict having been reached, but
there are those who do not find it hard
to understand the phenomenon.
The man who works usually does
one sort Of work. He Is a physician.
a lawyer or a clerk, and when he has
closed his office door for the day, If he
Is a sensible man, he puts in the re-
mainder of the time enjoying himself
in whatever way best suits him.
And the woman who works-well,
she is usually jack Of dozen trades
and master of none, according to the
Baltimore News.
When she comes home from her
Office it occurs to her that there are
half a dozen pairs Of stockings to be
darned-and she sets to work forth
with on this nerve-tearing work. When
the stockings are finished she Is just
as likely as not to sew on the lace that
the laundress has ripped off skirt,
and she goes to bed with her head ach-
ing and absolutely unrefreshed.
In the morning she remembers that
there are a dozen little lace collars
to be laundered, for they were much
too fragile to go in the general laundry,
and that afternoon she gives over to
the doing up" of these troublesome
little things, adding couple of white
belts, three pairs Of white gloves and
a veil to the pile.
When she has finished with these
her back is aching, and she is glad to
lie down and read by the light of
distant and dim gas Jet the afternoon
newspaper, thereby bringing on the ills
that come from eye strain.
She discovers the next afternoon that
her hair needs washing, and she spends
good two hours at this hard work.
She doesn't feel that she can afford
would charge her for this service, and
| which the latter can do much better
than she can do 1t herself, and so she
e1pends strength that is worth much
more to her than the money, in half
doing this work.
She manicures her own nails when
she should be taking a nap, and makes
shirt waists when she should be exer-
cIsing in the open. She makes cara
mels by way Of fun, and fuses over
them until she herself admits that she
is half dead"
She finds things for herself to do
| that really couldn't be done, and by the
end Of the summer she is a limp and
| nerve-racked rag.
But have to keep NICE" she walls,
''and I cannot afford to hire some one
to do my mending and to groom my
hair and nails!
1t is, indeed, problem how the
business women shall manage; but.
nevertheless, these are some of the
reasons why she who works for a
living is usually a thin and anaemic
person, who looks haggard and old
before her time.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
A Hot Weather Hint.

Do you know that the two essen
tials for good health in hot weather are
keeping the system clean and regu-
lar and tonic for the stomach and
bowels?
Mulrs Grape Tonic Is q valuable
remedy for hot weather. 1t cleanses
the system of all impurities and poi
sons. 1t contains nearly 80 per cent
grape, which is the best hot weather
tonic known. 1t is an ideal prepara-
ton for heat debility and the many
dangerous ills prevailing during sum-
mer weather. 1t fortifies the system
thoroughly.
Heat prOstrations, summer bowel
and stomach troubles are rare in fam
lilies where Mulrs Grape Tonic is en-
ployed. There is nothing so dangerous
in hot weather as constipation, which
is the result Of the more serious hot
weather diseases. Mulrs Grape Tonic
is the one successful constipation cure
"a splendid stomach and bowel tonic.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
IN coLoNEL's TOWN
Things Happen.

lnfn&s happens
From the home Of the famous "Keyh-
mel Keeyartah of Gainesville" away
down South, comes an enthusiastic let
ter about Postum.
Il was in very delicate health, suf-
fering from indigestion and a nervous
trouble SO severe that 1 could hardly
sleep. The doctor ordered me to dis
continue the use of the old kind of cof-
fee, which was like poison to me, pro-
ducing such extreme disturbance that
I could not control myself. But such
was my love for it that could not get
my own consent to give it up for some
time, and continued to suffer, till my
father one day brought home a pack
age of Postum Food Coffee.
Il had the new food drink carefully
prepared according to directions, and
gave it a fair trial. 1t proved to have
a rich flavor and made a healthy,
wholesome and delightful drink. To
my taste the addition of cream great
ly improves 1t.
soon as the drug effect of the old coffee
was removed and the Postum Coffee
Lad time to make its influence felt
My nervous troubles were speedily re-
lieved and the sleep which the old cof-
fee drove from my pillow always
came to soothe and strengthen me
after 1 had drunk Postum-in a very
short time began to sleep better than
1 had for years before. 1 have now
used Postum Coffee for several years
and like it better and find it more
beneficial than when l first began. 1t
is an unspeakable joy to be relieved of
the old distress and sickness" Name
given by Postum Company, Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's q reason.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in each pkg.
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Winding His Own Business.


Wallace Cummings used to drive
the old stage which ran between
Bridgton and Portland. One day Wal
lace had as a passenger out of Port
land young city chap or dude, as
Wallace called him. The scenery
along the stage route was both beau
tiful and diversified; the young man
was much interested, and as he sat
on the box, or post of honor, beside
Wallace literally piled him with ques-
tions as to what mountain that was
and what river this was, etc.
The old driver, who detested this
sort of Interrogation, stood it as long
as he could. Finally he blurted out:
Say, stranger, if you'll mind your
business I'll mind mine."
Thus snubbed, the young man re-
lapsed into silence.
They had driven about ten miles
farther when they came to long hill,
where the driver was obliged to apply
the brake. AS he showed his foot to-
ward it he Immediately noticed that
the mail bag, which always lay there,
was gone. Evidently it had dropped
off along the road.
Wallace stopped his horses; then,
breaking the long silence, he said:
Say, stranger, did you see that mail
bag slide off?'
'Yes, 1 did; some ten miles back, -
calmly remarked the young man.
well, why in thunder didn't you
tell me?" gasped the astonished
driver.
The dude" looked him squarely in
the eye for moment, and then he
drawled, initiating Wallace's tone:
"Say, driver, you mind your business
and I'll mind mine"
The rest of the journey was driven
in cold silence.-BostOn Herald.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
NO TONGUE CAN TELL

How Suffered with Itching and Bleed
ing Eczema Until Cured by Cuti-
cura.
NO tongue can tell how l suffered
for five years with terribly painful,
itching, and bleeding eczema, my body
and face being covered with sores.
Never in my life did 1 experience such
awful suffering, and lOnsed for death,
which l felt was near. l had trled
doctors and medicines without success,
but my mother insisted that try Cutl-
cura. felt better after the first batn
with Cuticura Soap and one appiica-
tion of Cuticura Ointment, and was
soon entirely well. Any person nav
ing doubt about this wonderful cure
may write to me. (Signe6 Mrs. Attic
Etson, Bellevue, Mich"
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Letter In Gun Stock.

Calvin II. Childs, member Of E.
D. Baker Post, 64, G. A. R., of Clinton,
has relic of the Civil War which he
has valued as such for number of
years, says the Boston Globe, but
which he now considers more valuable
because Of a recent discovery that the
firearm has hollow stock in which a
Johnny Reb concealed some letters and
mementoes of the times.
John Bennett, of South Lancaster,
at the time of the war, went to Peters
burg, Va, in search of his brother-in-
law, Horatio E. Turner, news Of whose
injury had been received. He did not
find the man and 1t was ascertained
later that, being wounded, he was cap
tured and died in the prison pen.
While on the battlefield at Peters.
burg Mr.. Bennett picked up Confed.
crate rifle and brought it home with
him. He retained possession Of it un-
til his death, and few years ago his
widow gave the gun to Mr.. Childs.
A few days ago, the latter was en-
tertaining his nephew, Fred Corliss, of
Palmer, who, noticing a popularity of
the Sock, made an examination with a
screwdriver and secret compartment
was disclosed in the wood.
Included in the contents was letter
dated Richmond, Va. Jan. 8, 1862,
as follows: my dear friend John:
How are you getting along? 1 wish
could see you. 1 hope that when we
meet again We shall be one. l will
send you my picture and hope 1 shall
be better farther on. The Yanks are
coming this way, but We will fix them,
so keep a good upper lip. We will
make things ring when we meet.
Good-by, love, from your dear Little
Mary Lee" And then the usual fem
mime postscript, by the way, we are
going to send you turkey; we should
before, but the Yanks stole them all,
and tell you IL these Yanks come
here they go back right smart in a
hurry
Other articles in the cavity were
three copper cents Of 1927, 1887 and
1861, some wartime scrip and a pen
cil
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Doubts.

Governor Douglas Of Massachusetts,
tells this of the Southern darky:
There was a darky In southern
Tennessee named Eph Friday, who
died short time ago. Eph was
neither a member of church nor of
a lodge and thus had no one to deliver
an address or a prayer at his burial.
At last an old uncle consented TO say
a few remarks for the departed soul.
As the coffin was being lowered into
the grave the old uncle said to the as
sembled mourners:
"'Eph Friday, we trusts you hab
gone to de place whar we 'spects you
amt '"-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Wasn't Ouite Sure.

How did you get on with your writ
ten examinations" inquired gentle
friend of a young Hebrew who had
been undergoing the ordeal prescribed
for those who present themselves for
the Jewish rite of confirmation. "Pret-
ty good" replied the boy. But don't
feel quite sure Of all my answers -
what, for instance?' "Why, that
one, How did Moses deliver the chill
dren of Israeli" did you answer
it," "Oh, yes, 1 answered it what
did you say?" &c. o. D."
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The MiIlcreek Philosophers.

Evasion Is the tribute cowardice
pays to direct falsehOod.
It would be much more easy to con-
auer fate if we but knew what fate
was to be.
Always take the deed for the will
and cheat the lawyers out of contest.
1t is a pity that the wheat. instead
of the speculator. falls into the hopper
and Is ground up.
The bookworm sees but the printed
page. All natures volume is a stran-
ger to him.-Cincinnati Commercial.
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The Cleveland Idea.

He (of CincinnatD-You are a SUBJ
scriber to the theory Of evolution, 1 pre-
sumo?
She (of Cleveland)-No, but take two
other fashion magazines. What is the
subscription price?
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General Grants Cigar Case

Private Harmon Brown of Cincin-
natl, one time military secretary to
Gen. Grant, has in his possession a
cigar and a cigar case which Gen.
Grant carried over forty years ago. A
package arrived at the generals head
quarters one day, and Brown opened 1t
in the presence Of Grant. In the top
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06

The Manx Language Society has been
formed and to carry out its purpose of
preserving the language of the Isle OF
Man will send phonograph to different
parts of the island, and old men whose
accent is pure will speak into the re-
ceiver passages from Scripture, folklore
stories, idiomatic sentences and proverbs.
When the records are complete they will
be kept at the society's rooms in Doug
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cigars. and with 1t was a fine cigar
case.
Grant looked at both for a second,
and then said, with smile, "Fill 1t,
Brown" His military secretary filled
the case with cigars from the box and
handed them to the general. He start
ed to put the case in his pocket and
found his own already there. Extract
ing the old case, which still contained
one cigar, Grant handed them to his
secretary and said. Take the case and
have a smoke" Brown took them, but
instead of smoking the cigar carefully
preserved both. He has them now
st. Louis Republic.
Ate Lees Breakfast.
In an article in the Maryland Law
Review the late General Bradley I.
Johnston related many amusing anec-
dotes of Robert Z. Lee. At Mine Run,
on the Rappahannock, in 1863, General
Lee, with his military secretary, Colo
mel Charles Marshall, of Baltimore,
and General Wade Hampton, with Ma
jor Rawlins Lowndes, Of his staff,
were compelled to occupy during a
night the one habitable room Of an
old farmhouse. There were two beds
in the room, which were allotted to
the generals, while Marshall and
Lowndes slept on piece Of carpet be-
fore the open fire. Lowndes was care,
full to give Marshall the position near
est the door, so that he had to be get.
ting up all night TO receive the reports
which were constantly coming In
Lowndes meanwhile slept the sleeI
Of the just.
"Next morning." said General John.
ston, they had for breakfast block
ade bacon, musty and rusty, and rank
and poor pone. Some neighbor had
sent to General Lee small tin bucket
with some slices of breast of turkey
and biscuits.
General Lee, presiding with his
usual dignity, helped to breakfast
General, what shall have the pleas
ure Of helping you to-turkey or ba,
conT Bacon said Hampton, and SC
on down to Lowndes. Turkey said
Lowndes. So Lowndes ate the turkey
and the rest struggled along on the ba
con. After breakfast General Lee
went back, and Hampton rode down
the lines. Major Lowndes,' said he
don't you think that was very impu
dent in your eating up all General
Lees breakfast I don't think so al
ALL said Lowndes. That old man Ii
always putting on too much style fol
me, and 1t does him good to be taken
down occasionally General Lee, how
ever, had a good memory for men and
things.
"In the winter of 1S64-65, before
Petersburg, he returned from an early
ride along the lines to get breakfas
with Hampton. The breakfast con
sisted Of large tray Of rice, boiled
California fashion, where each grair
is distinct and dry; sorghum coffee
/. e., coffee made from the seed of thu
sorghum plant-and baked sweet pota
toes.
Said Hampton, General, shall
help you to some of this riceT Thanh
you,' said General Lee, and if it is al
convenient to you I'd like to be helped
before that dish gets to Major Lown
des-
after the war was over and thing
had settled down Lowndes, who was ,
great rice planter on the coast of Soutl
Carolina, sent General Lee, then presi
dent of Washington and Lee college
two tierces Of rice. So Lowndes ha(
a uood memOry fOO" :"
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No Sign.

Ethel-Are you sure the count was
intoxicated last night?
Edythe-Positive. Why, he couldn't
pronounce his own name.
Ethel-But you must remember that
he is a Russian count.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
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Had All He Wanted.

Mamma-Bobby. you have been fight
ing again. l shall tell your father when
he comes home.
Bobby (aged 6)-Please don't tell him.
mamma. I'm licked bad enough now
without having another scrap with papa.
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If the lion and the llmh ever lie down
together it's pretty safe bet that the
lamb will be missing when the lion gets
up.
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Any man who works around mill
can tell you what he weighs to-day
and what he weighed yesterday. Men
working around a mill do all their
loafpg on the scales.
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Have used Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion nearly two years. and find nothing
to compare with it.-Mrs. Morgan, Berke-
ley, Cal, Sept. 2. 1901
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On the .. T.

Askitt-What business are you engag.
81 in now?
Tellem-Im silent partner in pri-
,ate deaf and dumb institute.
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You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ea.e FREE.

i on Nan 6ct Aicu's rOOt-Euec N Il Toe
Write to-day to Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy.
n. Y, for FREE sample Of Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures tired, sweating, hot, swollen, ach-
Ing feet. 1t makes new or tight shoes easy.
certain cure for Corns and Bunions. All
Druggists and Shoe stores sell 1t. 25c.
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If girls father objects to young
mans suit he should employ another
tailor.