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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02
VANISHING GAME BIRDS.
Destruction of Prairie Chickens Great.
er Than the Re5roductjon,

The general prospects this season
for good prairie chicken shooting
one of the keenly popular upland
sports with dog and gun-seem in the
main to be unfavorable. Undoubtedly
there are small acres here and there,
mere hooks in comparison to the
whole vast prairie habitat of the pir-
mated grouse, which contain birds
plenty and which will afford ampls
sport for the favored few who havs
access to them, but for the hundreds
of chicken shooters, who take theif
chances without preliminary investt'
cation, much failure and disappoint.
ment are in store.
The reports from many OF tho
prairie districts where the pinnated
grouse in times past were in abund-
ance, or at least plentiful enough to
afford good sport, indicate an un-
usual scarcity.
Undoubtedly the destruction OF tho
pinnated grouse is greater than Its
production. The decrease In its num-
bers seems to be steadily progressive
with the passing years. The area OF
the habitat of species also Is grad
ually diminishing, though this is not
manifested by the entire and sudden
determination OF the chickens In
certain section, nor their sudden
abandonment OF 1t.
The change from abundance to
dearth comes about gradually. Some
sections in former years which af.
forded sport for weeks in later years
afford sport for days only. From
abundance the supply becomes
meager Oftentimes the changes
from plenty to poverty, the lamentable
results of determination or abandoned
habitat, are not noticed by the sports
man till he is confronted with the
fact when diligent seeking for sport
afleld with dogs and gun ends In
failure.
The enormous decrease in the mum
bers and the decreasing habitat OF the
prairie chicken are not realized by
the younger sportsmen OF the preesnt
time. Nor do the older sportsmen
realize it by any comparisons of more
recent years. A comparison of pres
ent conditions concerning chicken
shooting with those which obtainet
fifteen or twenty years ago will bring
into conspicuous relief the progres
sive decrease, which has resulted In
the scarcity Of the present.
Twenty years ago the habitat OF the
prairie chicken, beginning in Western
Louisiana and Texas, extending
through the prairie region of the Mid
die South and West, far up into Brit
ish America. and plentifully stocked
with chickens was far in excess ol
the prairie chicken habitat of the
present. Plentiful as were the birds
then, they occupied lessened habitat
and were far less in number than
they were when Audubon, on vis!'
to Kentucky, wrote of them rs belht
so over.plentiful there and destruc
tive to crops that they were litt.i
short of being pest.-Forest and
Stream.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02
MUST BE MEN.
Feminine Angels Not to Adorn New
York Cathedral.

Angels are men! At least so cou-
pie of dominies have modcstly assert
ed. The result Is that transforma-
ton is to take place in the forty lovely
angels Of the gcntler sex that were
to adorn the chapels of the cathedral
of st. John the Divine in New York
J. Guistzen Mothe- Borglum is the
sculptor who believed that angel and
woman is synonymous. But after
long, laborious task with chiscl and
hammer, he has learned that the
angels which decorate the beautiful
New York cathedral must be mascu-
line, hence the sculptor is exceedingly
busy in his studio making over the
faces of his marbled handiwork.
Sculptor Borglum has the contract
to furnish forty-six massive angels for
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02
Moot,riss,

MoOfiriso.
The fernbraks trembles In the lifting
dark;
Pale spangles glance along the mel
lowing gray.
Above the ancient wood rounded
bark
Drops l2y petals down dusky bay.
And cornerwise, and all a-slip, be-
tween
Tho trees, soft shocks of ravelled
silver lean.
The cornfield chiefs make bold essay
to break
The moon spears, with their tawny
painted shields;
From mullen tent and grassy camp
awake
The moonlight pipers Of the autumn
fields
And moist delicious fragrances of
nigh.
Wind through the argent fleeces of the
light,
A still, black stream inlaid with
cameo,
Asleep In dim retreat of sycamore,
Awakes, with rills of laughter, just
below
A curve, and from the crescent OF
the shore
An old mill rises in the yellow mist
And grinds with silent wheel, q
shadow grist.
Harriet Whitney Durbln, in Every
bOdys Magazine.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02
A Bitten-OF War Romance.

"Yes," said the captain, there were
good many romances bitten off short
during the war. There was the case
Of Phlletus Wilson Of the 47th Illinois.
He was acting as orderly for General
Thomas in the Atlanta campaign, and
one day riding ahead of the column
found himself inside the rebel picket
lines in front of Rome, Ga. His uni.
form was discolored by dust and mud,
and knowing that General Cheatham
was in command at Rome, he made a
dash for his headquarters.
HE had gone to school with Miss
Mary Cheatham before the war, and
they had been very good friends. The
thought came to him that she was with
her father and that an explanation
made to her would make 1t clear that
he was inside the rebel lines by accl-
dent, and not in the character of n
spy. So he rode through to headquar-
ters with message for General
Cheatham. AS he rode up to the house
he heard Miss Mary singing 'Bonny
Blue Flag and he went In without
ceremony.
"He felt, as he entered the room
that Miss Cheatham recognized him,
and began with, Mary, don't you know
meT When she stopped him with, 4
do know you, but you must hot call
me Mary, and you must explain at
once why you are here. He said that
was exactly what he wanted to do,
and that all he asked of her was to
make her father understand that he
was telling the truth. Then he told
the story and Miss Cheatham said she
understood the situation.
"She doubted, however, whether her
father would accept her views. Willie
they were discussing the compllca-
tlons likely to follow Wilson's discov-
cry, company of rebel cavalry rode
up ana reported that Union cavalry
man had dashed through their picket
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02

Mrs. Ikki-I wish you wouldn't be
such tight-wad haven't thing to
wear.
Mr.. Ikka-Blnkln' Borealis! Why,
woman, you have the finest seal coat
in two degrees of latitude.
Mrs. Ikki-And what Of 1t? There
goes Mrs. Blubberton staggering
around in n real sealette coat with
plush trimmings.-Puck.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02

There Is no waste time that worries
II man Lalf so much,as the few seconds
he spends waiting for Central to an,
swer the telephone.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02
Satisfactorily Large.

"Depew's explanation seems full and
satisfactory"
Yes, noticed there were six fig-
ures in t."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02

We have an idea that all boy was
created for Is to prove what the
human stomach Is capable Of.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02

Balloonists say that birds Sight Is
limited to 1915 feet above the sur
face Of tho earth.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02
Thumpinu.

Mr.. Kipling is still alive and uies
language vigorously. He says he gees
down to the cape in Africa every
year to see the first chapter of Gene
sis alive, the world In creation, ttv-
ilization which Is being made out Of
fragments. When the operation is
further advanced Mr.. Kipling will
put 1t In a poem marked by his
humping power of expression.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-11-02

The bicycle industry is still flourish
ing In Great Britain.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17
IrrepressibIe Beers.

Commandant Jan Louw, the Boer Of
6cer who refused to lay down his arms
when his fellow countrymen surren-
dered to the British and who fed to the
Longberg mountains, on the borders of
German West Africa, with his band of
burgher fighters, has been successful
~ resisting the combined English and
German forces in South Africa for
more than two years. In June, 1902,
when the Boer army capftulated, Louw
fed with only about 300 men. Within
the first year. however, this number
was increased to 1000, and today he
is said to have combined force of
5000 sturdy warriors under his com
mand. Many Beers still believe that
their country can be reclaimed. and
many of them look to Louw as the man
who will start the next rebellion. There
exists an understanding among Beers
and their sympathizers that the next
uprising will be in 1906. and it is also
stated that $1,000 men have agreed to
respond to the commandments call.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17
A Wonderful Memory,

1t has often been said of DR.. Richard
Garnett of the British museum that
there is no question of research one
can put to him that he cannot answer.
This fact writes Harry Furniss.
was demonstrated to me by friend
or mine, who had spent years investi-
eating an obscure subject of which
but very few people have any knowl-
edge at ALL He searched for months
IN continental Libraries for some infor-
nation on one particular point without
effect Coming to London. he asked
DR.. Garrett if be. could put him on the
track we have only one book in the
museum. replied the doctor, touching
upon that. | will send for IT. You
will find all you want on page $780,"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17

Sir William Was Then Pkain Chill -
William c. Van Horne, one of the
worlds great railroad men, began his
career as telegraph operator in Chi
cago He rapidly rose to high places in
railroading, and in the early eighties
he had attained such a reputation in
the business that Lord Strathcona, the
fnancier Of the project to construct the
Canadian Pacific railway, selected the
young American as general manager
and chief of the building operations.
He was so successful in this work and
rendered such important service to the
Dominion Of Canada In pushing the
railroad across her vast expanse to the
Pacific ocean that in 1896 Queen Victo-
ria knighted him. Prominently en-
dowed with common sense and humor,
he Is not the man to take his knightly
honors too seriously Shortly after re-
ceiving his title he exclaimed to
group of friends:
This Sir William business is very
fine, but I'd like to hear what the boys
down in Chicago will have to say about
1t. They used to call me just plain
Bill."-Success Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17

sinner God loyeS us and clinCs IN re
In exactly the same way as n mothar
clings to her children. asked a dear
friend of nike some time ago who
was the favorite among her many chin.
dren. She answered, Il love the voung-
est best until he is grown, and the ali
sent one best until he returns, and the
sick one best until he gets we'll" Yes
| said to myself, And the prodipal
best until he comes back to =. mothers
love" So God clings to his ,vavward
ones. The more we sin the more no
wants US by his side and the more he
pleads with us and clings to us.
Do we not find this fact true in refer
ence to Judas life? When Christ knew
that Judas was to betray him. did he
drive Judas from his side? No; thar
was not Christs way. He kept Judas
with him clear up to end. He seems
to be saying all the time, "Oh, Judas
why wilt thou betray the Son of man p,
One of the last acts of Christ's earthly
life was TO honor Judas above all his
brethren when he gave to him the son
at the supper. The giving of the son
was an act Of love, not of hate. So
Christ today is pleading with you and
me. We may spit in his face. as did
those who led him forth for crucifixion.
we may place a crown of thorns unon
his head; we may betray him with
kiss, as did Judas, but we cannot make
Christ cease to love US. Oh, my friends
will not you and l yield to this love of
Jesus Christ, which passeth all human
understanding? We have Wandered
far, far away, but Christ is TODAY still
loving us. VIII you accept his pardon
ing love? Will you accept it now?
A Worldwide Invitation.
This is a worldwide invitation which
| am giving you to come to the saving
cross. Indeed, so great, so far reach.
ing are the possibilities of human re-
demption through Christ, that while 7
was writing this sermon in the ouie-
tude Of my study the thought arose.
'How do l know that Judas was eter-
nally destroyed? God changed his
mind in reference to the Ninevites
when they repented of their sins. How
do | know that Judas, even when he
was dangling on the end of that rome
did not make such supplication as
brought him within the influence of
the divine Fathers forgiving lover
Perhaps in the death struggle Judas
called upon Christ for rescue. If he
did, who shall say that Christ did not
pardon him? He could pardon Judas
sins just as he forgave PauPs, who
was the ''chief Of sinners" If Judas
did call for divine forgiveness, 1 know
he received it, just as the penitent
thief, as Mary Magdalene, as the wo-
man Of Samaria, received forgiveness
when repentant, just as freely as you
can be forgiven today. Oh, my friends,
with such divine love surrounding us.
will you not throw yourself upon the |
mercy and atonement of Christ, which |
have saved in the past, which save |
now and which will save through all |
time? The cross can be changed into |
a crown by changing the last two let |
tiers. Remorse can be changed into |
triumph if today, in Christs mercy, |
you will reach up and look and live
copyright, 1905. by Louis KIopsch.l
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17
Gods Love Never wans.

But the last thought to me is the
sweetest of all. Standing by "AceIda-
ma-that is. The field of blooa"-I find
mat. no matter how much we have
sinned, God never loses his love for tba
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
TREE,
Students Remember Each Other
Before Parting for the
Holidays.

On Wednesday evening, Deem
Der 20, the students of the Acade-
my enjoyed their annual Xmas tree.
1t was given early this year so that
all the students might participate
before leaving fer the holidays.
The exercices opened with pray
er, followed by Rotations by sew
eral little girls. DR.. Mum then
gave an interesting description of
Christmas trees and Christmas Gus
toms in the Fatherland, and told
the legend of the first Christmas
tree. Mr.. w. H. Fuqua followed
with an instructive talk on the OPP
portunities and advantages of our
young people, exhorting them to
try to realize the highest possibili-
ties of life. He closed his remarks
by hoping that Amarillo Academy
would soon have buildings COM
mensurate with its needs and wor-
thy of its work.
At the close of the program Santa
Claus noisily made his appearance
bearing a huge sack on his should
ers, and after a brief talk to the
children began the distribution Of
presents to the delight of all, as the
jolly old fellow had not forgotten
any one, and many were loaded
with presents.
All the boarding pupils will
spend the holidays at their respect
i've homes and have expressed the
determination to return to school
with a fresh supply of ardor and
enthusiasm for their work after
their well-earned holiday.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

places in Armstrong county. We
hope not to lose Bro. Mayes as a
citizen, and are glad to have Mr.,
Mcclure with US. He made good
Confederate soldier, and as Gen.
Forest said in his farewell address
to his command, the man who
made a good soldier will make a
good citizen" we feel assured it
will be verified in this case. Mr..
Mcclure has gone to Hill county to
wind up his business, but will re-
turn soon to take up his home on
the plains. Bro. Mayes expects to
visit his old home in Hill county
soon but will probably return to
spend his days here, Claude News,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

Coughing Spell Caused Death.
Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years
choked to death early yesterday
morning at his home, in the pres
ence of his wife and child. He
contracted a cold few days ago
and paid but little attention to it.
Yesterday morning he was seized
with a fit of coughing which con-
tinued for some time. His wife
sent for physician but before he
could arrive, another coughing
spell came on and Duckwell died
from suffocation. st. Louis Globe
Democrat, Dec. lst, 1901"
Billiards. Horehound Syrup
would have saved him, Csc, SOC
and $1.oo. For sale by L. o.
Thompson 81 Bros. 44-F
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that origi-
nal letters of administration upon
the estate of n. J. Whitfield, de-
ceased, were granted to me, the
undersigned, on the 18th day OF
December, 1905, by the County
Court of Oldham county.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby required to
present the same to me within the
time prescribed by law. My resi-
dence and postoffice address are
Claiming, County of Hartley, State
of Texas.
JAMES w. WHITFIELD,
Administrator of estate of N. J,
Whitfield, Decd. 5oF4t.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

smoked bacon, per pouno"....... lZ2o
Swift Premium Hams, per pound l5c
Swift Premium B. Bacon, per ID. zoe
Swift Prem. Lard, 10 pounds" $l.l5
10 lbs. Quaker Lard ...... minimum. Ito
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
Mayes Sells Out.

P. @. Mays last week sold his
section eight miles south Of town
to Uncle Jessie Mcclure, late of
Hill county, for $500. This is
one Of the oldest improved sections
in the county, and together with
the section adjoining purchased
last spring by Mr.. Mcclure makes
him one of the most desirable
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

tons required to entitle one to vote
at a bond election, can vote if he
paid his 1904 poll-tax before Feb.
1, 1905. In other words, we un-
derstand that a person is qualified
voter if he has paid his poll-tax
before the first day of February,
next preceding the election.
Yours truly,
l. LoVENBERG, JR.,
Office Asst. Attorney General,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
Big Panhandle Hogs.

John Fortnes brought to the city
Monday ten dressed Poland China
hogs that averaged 4S3 pounds
These were spring pigs, and were
fed altogether on alfalfa and Kafii
corn. He has many more just like
them at home.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
In Mad Chase,

Millions rush in mad chase after
health, from one extreme of fad
dism to another, when, if they
would only eat good food, and keep
their bowels regular with Or.
Kings New Life Pills, their troub-
les would all pass away. Prompt
relf and quick cure for liver and
stomach trouble 25c, at L. o.
Thompson g. Bros drug store
guaranteed. 44F
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
A Fearful Fate.

1t is a fearful fate to have to en-
dure the terrible torture of Piles.
Il can truthfully say" writes Har-
ry Colson, of Masonville, Ia, that
for Blind, pleading, Itching and
Protruding Piles, Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve. is the best cure made"
Also best for cuts, burns and in
juries, Csc at L. o. Thompson &
Bro, druggists. 44F
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
Heart FIuttering.

Undigested food and gas in the
stomach, located just below the
heart, presses against it and causes
heart palpilation. When your heart
troubles you in that way take Her
bine for few days. You will soon
be all right, 500 bottle. Sold by
L. o. Thompson & Bros. 44-F
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
QUALIFIED VOTERS
Attorney Generals Ruling on the
Special Election Issue
January 2.

Some time since the question was
raised as to the validity of certain
classes of voters on bond election
matters as regards their payment
of poll-tax for the year preceding
County Judge Sam R. Merrill is in
reccjP' Of the following letter which
pake, This point clear so far as
governing the coming bridge elect
ion 10 be held Oh January 2;
Hon. Sam. r. Melrill,
Amarillo, Texas.
DEAR SIR :-Replying 10 your
letter of the 18th inst, which has
been unavoidably delayed, it is the
opinion of this department that at
the bond election to be held in your
county on January ?, 1906, a per-
son possessing the other qualifca-
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

Canadian bridge election-Jan-
uary 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
SIGNIFICANCE OF sMALL-TALK.
Is the Small Change of Everyday Ex-
 istence.

Douglas Story in November Smart Set
 It may be that the philosopher who wrote Silence is golden was justified of his writing; but in society speech is the only currency. Small talk is the small change of everyday existence. It smooths ones walk through life. makes introduce tions easy, bespeaks the confidence of men. opens the way to the hearts of wo- men. It buys the interest of those who otherwise would remain apart Just as the chance shilling judiciously applied will secure for the mean man the repu- tation of generosity, so the proper phrase glibly inserted will gain for the medi ocre mind the merit of intelligence. No man can afford to travel without pocket full of bakshish-small coin to lubricate the joints of listless servants. No man can dare to enter society without store of ready versation-topfcal observa- tions which insure the attention of lag gard listeners Neither title nor wealth nor genius will avail aught if the possess or has not the ability to speak easily upon those subjects that most interest society. Talk is the Trinkgeld of social intercourse.
 But, just as the copper coin of ones desultory charity mutt bear the stamp of the country in which it is dispensed, so must ones table talk be suited to the so- ciety in which it is passed. The same remark will be accounted witty in Paris which in London would be deemed banal, in Berlin frivolous, in New York irrele- want. One must fit ones conversation to ones company as one would adapt ones clothes or one's language.
 The provincial speaks to interest him self, the cosmopolitan talks to Interest his neighbor. The more perfect the cul- ture Of any society. the wider will be the rhnge of topics included in it's small-talk 1t is an unfailing standard whc.eby to measure the refinement of people. So- ciety is known by it's small talk The man of the village shrinks from the table talk of the rural community, it's petty de- tails of cows and grass, and harvests The man of the town shuns the chatter of the village. the gossip of the parson and the judge. The citizen shrugs his shoulders at the municipal politics of the townsman. and the metropolitan abhors the business interest of the man of the city of factories The wider the horizon, the more general the conversation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
New Use for Murderers.
le Washington Post.

from the washington Post.
 The Lancet publishes a suggestion from medical correspondent that condemned murderers should have the option of submitting themselves to some patbo- logical experiment as an alternative to being hanged. The writer urges that a life which is forfeited by the state should be used for some good end, instead of being wasted. He says:
 'If we could study diseases In the lab- oratory of the human body we might With confidence look forward to almost endless possibilities"
 He says the question whether bovine tuberculosis is transferable to human beings Is one which under this experiment. would be capable of immediate solu- tion Another question that could also De solved is whether cancer is transfer able from man to man. The writer says ne does not doubt that condemned man would accept the chance of life in any such experiment.
 The Lancet editorially expresses agree ment with the statement that criminals would consent to place themselves at the disposal of the doctors. and points out that criminals in the Middle Ages were handed over to the medical men for ex periments with poison and reputed rem edies Nevertheless the Lancet does not support it's correspondents proposal. and declares itself on the side of Professional humanitarians.