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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-23
EDITORIAL
OBSERVATIONS

Nix TAFT IS spending the week
in Washington renewing acquaint-
ances in the war department, but
next Saturday he is oil again,
This time I've visits thu Sphinx
club, OF New York Does he pro-
pose to answer the riddle of the
sphinx THAT was something
about what goes on n different
number of feet at d fferent times.
A classical gent named Oedipus
solved the conundrum, and the
Greek Sphinx is said to have
thrown herself - only Egyptian
sphinxes were males-over a eliif.
The renowned traveller who guessed
the answer had swollen feet, but
became king. Anybody could
see the patncss of Mr.. Taft's visit
when differences in temperament
and policies are much discussed
and things ana persons swollen are
in politics -Pttsburg Post.
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.Jusr TO KEEP the How of political
conversations uninterrupted, some
gabbllng proceeds over making
Hughes the candidate for vice
president with Taft at the top.
Nothing thus far betrayed in the
governors character would indl-
cate any such condescension on his
part. The salary in the bare pos
sibility of election fails to allure,
and the almost certain defeat of
Taft would create scruples.
Hughes by this time also has dis
covered the rapid approach of the
real result at Chicago, the renomi-
nation cf Roosevelt. OF course,
there ls nothing in the constitu'
tion which prevents taking the
candidates for both positions from
the same State, but if the mere
projection of Roosevelt upon the
body polite were not enough to
ensure party disaster, this hog
gishness would complete the ruin.
Governor Hughes IA eliminated
from the plot. The figuring may
as we'll go on without using him
as a factor
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REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

j. F. Haynes to Judson and
Laura Armstrong, lot No. 3 in
Laurelville; $500.
James M. and Loda S. Meldrim
to Frank z. Martin and Jane j.
Adcock, 81 1-2 acres in Falls
township; $1,000.
John G. and Carrie Anderson to
Ray Karshner, rs 33.100 acres in
Perry township; $4,000.
Jacob Defenbaugh and wife to
Emauel Thompson, 40 acres in
Perry township; 81, 200.
William A. and Cynthia A.
Griffith to Elmer G. Greer, 4O
acres in Laura township; 81.
Terrence Lynn to Charles F..
Hensel, 100 acres in Washington
township: ST. 400.
Lewis w. Price to w. FL.
Sweazy, lot No. 261 in Dieken g
Allotment to Logan; 5000.
Susan M. Lewis to ID. G.. Hais-
ington, 20 acres in Saltcreek town,
ship $3.50.
Heirs of Sarah j, Bickle, de-
ceased, to Susan Vickers, ~ acres
in Starr township; 81, 200.
Julia F. Dillon to Otto Shaw,
lot No. 1883 in Logan; 500
Ehie Westenbarger and Charles
Westenbarger to Albert A. Simms,
one half acre in Starr township !;
$l67.
Anise Connors, as guardian of
Lloyd M. Hellyer and Clifford d.
Hellyer to Albert L. Simms, 4 l2
acres in Starr township; 1898.
VIM. A. Ogg to Jennie M,
Simms, 7O3 acres in Starr town
ship; 5000.
w. II. Sweazey to Lewis w.
Price, A acres in Green township :;
800.
Augustus j. Judy and wife to
Clara r. Chester, inlot No. 1884
in Easterling's addition; $275.
Charley Hartman to Charles HI.
Nixon, .9S of an acre in Falls
Gore township; $15.
Harriet Forbes and husband to
Lafayette and Mary G. Pratt, 1
acres in Washington township;
$l10.
Edward Sweat and wife to
Jacob Snyder and wife to C. w.
Baker, 40 acres in Perry township;
5000.
Carrie G. Gabriel and husband
to James X. and Ida May Blosser,
lots Nos. 35l, $50 and part of lot
$50 in Logan; $3.50.
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DEVILS
KITCHEN.
81 Hubbard Tells a HarrO=
ing Tale of West
Hooking.

DEMOCRAT. SENTINEL: - For the
second time | have completed the
canvass for Route 3, Rock
bridge, and must say with very
unexpected and pleasing results.
There are very few Of the patrons
that are without the "oflicial
organ" and the only reason they
give for not getting it IS: 81
have too many papers now. AS
soon as the time expires for either
of my papers propose to have
the DEMoCRAT-SENTINEL. | would
rather have it than all the rest
but they are paid for and don t
feel able to invest in any more
papers at present." That sounds
good to me. "I'D RATHER HAVE THE
DEMoCRAr-SENTINEL THAN ALL THE
REST" tells 1T all.
The discovery of very strange,
monstrous and vicious animal in
the "Devil's Kitchen" precludes
the possibility of me making sever
al personal and deserving men
tions, and can only trust and hope
that the description of this terrible
beast or dragon, as given me by
one of your most highly respected
and truthful citizens, will be
ample apology.
For the benefit Of your readers
/ will state that the 'Devel's +
Kitchen" is Il natural cave,
riddle.shapped, situated on Isaac
Flowers farm, near the Fairfield
county line, about three miles
north of Buena Vista. 1t is one
of the most lonesome, wild and
weird and distressing places in
Hooking county. It's access is
very difficult and dangerous, and
it is almost worth mans life to
singly undertake to reach the
mouth of the cave. The only
really safe way TO reach the
entrance is by ropes attached To
sapplings. You slide down from
one ledge to another, hand-oyer-
hand, and then il takes cool
head and steady hand. There
are possibly only three persons in
that neighborhood that are able
TO reach it lone handed, and to
them it is an inviolate secret, TO
diyulge which, it is death. These
three persons, Arthur FloweI 8,
Marion Lutz and Charles Flowers
are the only remaining members of
once powerful trapper's trust,
organized for the express purpose
of systematieally and scientifically
capturing all the wild and fra
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Pleasant View, Virginia

Hellow Old Town, we are glad
to say we have frogs and plenty of
them, but are sorry they do not
"holler, oil oil OIL" but ! tell
you what, they know several pret-
ty tunes, SO if you will send one
of your oil auctioneers to Va, we
will send a quartette of our best
singers up to Old Town. Now
consider the advantage of this
proposition.
Edgar Holt and wife, of Amelia
@. H., called on the latter's moth
er, Grandma Mann, at Green Hill,
Sunday.
We are sorry to state that Truly
Foster is not any better at this
writing, he is eighty some years
old, and the doctor says he don't
expect he will ever be any better,
as his age is against him.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Weaver enter
tertsined at dinner, Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Bowser, two little daugh,
tcrs, Jennie and Laura and son,
Essington and Mrs. Bowers broth
er, Elmer Eyersole, G, f, and II.
20, Mann. The following were the
after dinner guests G b, Weyant
and Wife, the Misses Pearl and Ada
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-23

THE COUNTRY has had now about
three months of as barren and use
less a session as ever disgraced a
Congress. But this has been only
carrying out the program as an,
nounced by the majority leaders
at the outset. The Republicans
fear to take any stand whatever
on the leading issues because this
is presidential year, and being
desilous of retaining the following
due to RoosAvelt's peculiarly, and
vet keep IN with the interests
which finance their campaigns,
they have resolved to postpone
and mark time COR decent inter
val, then adjourn and go home to
make canvass with the promise
to do everything everybody wants
'next year"
The President has hammered
away at these obdurate ones with
regular and special messages, but
with little effect. 1t was not until
the Democratic minority, resort
ing to the only weapon left to
them under the pre- sent system of
rules, began to tilibustcr and inter
fere with the dreams OF an event
less session, too dull even to at
tract public attention, that things
began to liven up and the malin-
gering leaders to get worried. Even
Republicans cannot and do not
blame the Democrats for insisting
tllhI Llt iluH9t NllHli Wv sVlHNlllluH II
take some stand on the issues that
are before 1t. The Republicans
are simply afraid to make any
record whatever to 60 before the
country with. The Democrats
will not, cannot, dictate their ad
versaries' position on any question,
but they are right, and the coun-
try is with them in the demand
that tins loafing on the job must
stop. Filibustering will arouse
public attention to the neglect of
practically all public business so
far. Not even the appropriation
bills are out Of the way. 1t is a
heroic remedy John Sharp Will
liams and the minority are resort
ing TO, but the case is desperate
one. Responsibility for the re-
fusal 10 properly transact the pub
lie business must be fixed,
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leader. "W ell tan this hide and
place it on exhibition at Flowers
grocery at the cross roa is and
make application to Carnegie for
hero badges" At this time one
of the trappers happened to knoc k
over vile OF the hair dresser.
The shock was so sudden and
awful that | lost my hold and fell
down on the body of the beast
and in the midst Of three trappers
Talk about your comanche war
crys 'Twasn't in it. They had
me bound hand and foot in less
time than it takes to tell it. He's
a spy! He's spy! says one.
"Kill him! Kill him !" says the
other" ''Dead men tell no tales, "
said the leader. "Take the ak
and knock him In the head and
throw him in the pitt" command
ed the king | immediatively re-
ceived an awful blow on the back
of the head, luckily slanting
lick, and semi-unconscious though
was, / realized that they were
dragging me to the pit. One got
me by the arms and the other by
the heels and began swinging me
back and forth. Lets swing
him good and high so he will miss
the trees and snags. The last
fellow we put over had nearly all
the flesh gouged off OF him before
he reached the bottom. One, two,
Col" exclaimed one, and | was
hurled out in space. l can just
feel myself going down, down,
down, until | struck the bottom.
# Il "What in the
name of common sense do you
mean, you old fool, you, jumping
out of bed this time in the morn
ing. Don't wake the house up!"
exclaimed my wife as she struck u
match and held it before the
clock. d is just 1901 April
1st, ] had wakened. didn't
want to let on to my wife what l.
had dreamed, so | simply eaid
April fool.
] want to say right here that if
any of your readers desire to take
weeks pleasure trip, and if
they'd ask me where to go, I'd
say, "Take trip round Route A,
Rockbrldge." You're welcome at
every home. They are the most
hospitable people in America.
They make you feel so welcome
that 1t seems just like home.
In my trip, the second one,
around this route, / succeeded in
getting j. E. Stewart, Frank
Bailey, Charles Roop, j. F. Woltz,
Lewis Volt, Frank M VOLT,
John Yanter, Andrew Roop,
Matthias Lutz, Isaac Flowers, Geo.
Kunkler, Pearl Clark, Ruben
Hedges, j. r.. Lindsey and Geo.
Byers.
In your next issue ! expect to
have general statement of the
business affairs of Laurelville- e-it's
churches, industries, census, etc.
ST HUBBARD.
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For Sale :!

| have for sale many houses and
lots in Logan; good homes and
good locations.
Also cement and cement blocks
in all shapes. All kinds ,of build
ing material, rock plaster, floor
ing, etc., etc.
Best Portland cement at 40c
per sack. CHAS. STEVENS. =
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Seed corn at Wright &Allen, on
the avenue.
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Surnames Of The Southland:
THEN Origin and Meaning

In their nomenclature Familiar ex-
8amples are 1lleon no Byrsopedes tthe
Stanner) 8Lysikles hol Proba topoles (the
sheep dealer), Aristides Rhctor, On
Julius Agricola (farmer), Vibrius Se-
3qucster (trustee). Marcus Mercator
s(merchant), Paulus Diaconus (deacon),
Paulus Quaestor, etc, etc. &
In our own nomenclature there are
a number OF such surnames that are
historical fossils revealing to US
glimpses OF the palaeontology OF In
!dustry.
Such a name, for instance. is ISisser.
which he's nothing whatever to do with
osculation. but signifies instead a
maker OF cuisses or armor for the
thighs, from tho French cuisse. Latin
coxa, thigh" These were once called
qutsers. and the surname was frequent
ly Kisi1ere The original Pointer manu-
featured .tpoynts, or tagged laces for
fastening hose and doublct together
The first Pitcher made .pilches.'' or
fur garments. Arkwright owes his
name to tho arks or old-fnshioned meal
chests wrought by his ancestor OF
some five or six centuries ago. Other
examples will be found below and in
subsequent papers Of the series.
Marshall. This surname is both oc-
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active IN the Rhod q Island militia dur
ing the Revolution
Prominent himself in the civil War,
Mr.. Barton's son was famed among the
distinguished generals in the Confed-
crate Army, leaving for those who
fcamo aft ter him az name for loyalty and
devotion to the Lost Cause
About O. quarter Of a. century ago
Kenmore came into the p ossessfon Of
Mr.. w. Key Toward a. eph ewsof Francis
Scott Key. composer OF til D. star Span
igletl Banner Al that line the once
ideal home Of Betty Washtpgt ton was
sadly In need Of attention. Tho mark
OF the war was but too q ppnrent from
MI the no olss and corners Tie grounds
We're Buse ed as publ ic prope rtys the gap
ing wounds OF well-aimed ball Is We're
left to glare at en- envy and friend. and
even now q scar OF one OF them may
b Q seen near the bnseme t windo on
ne b the nSa h
and siege. leaYing In the once eautr.
full mansion 10 NUT q ntnlos pllere Of in-
ertia viii foil owed q too Il losely
pen the heels q the tearfyl stSsnggl 81
Mr. Clarence RI. Howard The wreck
age of st ornly % ls yls % la no onger.
and In spring the Of time tonqnlls and
IInarcissus. 80 4 long hidden ingthe taller
grass 4 ift their winson,e faces, e lori
flying all the lawn VI ssl$l
l.s None h Of the 7cl, arlng OF Y he 4 old man,
sion has beer a estroyed either fors tho
antiquarian or over OF the past and
Notwithstanding Its leng thy and trou-
|sbled existence the rooms have m ever
tsbeen desecrate to any ma kedS degree,
The gresl Il chimn faces . wl ereir
bright tlras once b NJ ned for w slling-
Iitnnls siste md he n homo ed gnes ts n ne
|satill the same, Ina fro m the moment
1.-the door s en- tered Ii one Sreyels n mann
cries pf tn q no le III ran ceR my oh Ill
tho spacio Hi 10 al ed oolna n now
Iharhofin 81. al In sui sll 90 Gollp sof
Silent ], I, u IN N,
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ny EDITH DABNEY.

~
Fl In Frede ksburg tina picturesque
lies in one Of the most beautif ul val
leys OF the Rnppaha nnock r iver. Ken
more, the homo % & yYushin 81 on's only
sis ter, Mrs lie ldin g Lew 10 visited ns
one OF It's most IN teresti spot t.;
lewis brought Betty washington as
his bride in II SO, u the mans on having;
been erected the prevlol rs year. Az
Colonel Lewis bull T. toward the end Q +
having this home one Of the Worry hand y
expense was spared ana being q man
|of ample fortune. the 81 naterial Is III II
which the house was 4 con 8 tru Ct led We're
the best t hat coul d be pr REQUIRED. Tho
carpenters and wood Ca ~ ers we re sse-3
leeted frora the, most capablsa In TIE i g
minor detail 9 provil g In his ter ago
the wisdom and forethoug ht OF the
|eighteenth century grand 80. 3sS
rue to the col orb g OF the period,
the hT'ks s paintsa
window arches are pair ted white, ths
same combination showing to go o.
effect Iii the quain t arcade hui with
1.-THE evident intention Of reenlng the
Soass aafelea
Wo rns ston egs steps az WIFI ll Sone pauses
|ltnvolu UNFAIRLY lin the keen real zation'
OF the honored feet Of the centuries
dead that trod them. In years sslsS,lo ng
gone. The rooms lisplay tho Gust ON
AIRY lines OF eli hteenth cantury arohiy
tecture, being divided on both 4 oors
by ample ha lIways w oh run the n.
lstira dept N Of st Tho man 81 orl. The most
INIT eresting and I'M que. Y feat ure II en- "
1.-THE sremarlSa bic nj ast ter q coratl nns kof
the Collin & Ola Tined 81 trad lon t .
lshaVa he an axecnt ad by Br Il shs Il riH-
Eoner8 held nt X nnl ore a nrt ~ the Rev
liOlut tom, u Il, 3
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ISOs
ny Samuel Grant Ollphnnt, A. NJ, Ph. d.
ContenfF.
lOccupative and Official surnames----
Marshall. Hunt. Hunter. Fletcher and
Badger. Also Kisser. Pointer. Pitcher.
SArkwright. Bower. stringer, Arrow
smith.
AS third category Of surnames ne
may group together those derived from
the ofticccivil, military, ecclesiastical,
5etc.--held or from the. occupation OF
profession pursued by the original
bearer OF the name. Familiar examples
are mayor, sheriff. commander. bishop,
miller, cook, lawyer, etc. Many such
names occur as early as the Domesd
Book.
AS their number has steadily In
creased BY tho division OF labor attend
ant upon the advance OF civilization
and by the multiplication of Offices and
functions all. through the surname
period, they now form large and In
teresting element in our nomenclature
In biblical tines we find practically
such surnames in such instances as
Eleazer, the priest. Nathan, the prophet
shaphan, the scribe, etc. They were
used also among the Greeks and Ro-
mans, but never formed large element
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ofVirginia Laws
Pulaski, Virginia.

lister 81 that county, for sale by The
Grafton Press, OF. New York City.
6427---J. "A. BIZ, Washington, y. G..
i do not think the Marshalls bore
arms. Il know OF no Young arms.
EIill arms (tfing and Quoen): Azure
on 4 ,cfevron, between three owls,
three friullets sable. q bordure err
mine. No crest given,
642s--J. 10. snead, Granville, Ga:
IN order 70 place your great-grand-
father ~ Will be necessary to tell the
locality In which he lived.
(6320.)
Jas. 4 Harris, Shakespeare Aims
house, New Orleans. La: There Is nd
Lnclen Harris In tho Richmond City
Directory. s5 \
D. D. A.. Petersburg, Va: We know
OF no account OF the Adkins family.
There are several families OF the name
ir Richmond who might aid you. For
tyson, see Cabe1ps and Kin, PIP. 399,
d. (5s22)
Z. NJ. S., Norfolk, Va: You will ind
an account Of the Andersons in "Ricll-
naond STANDARD. vols: H. p. 40 !; 11I., PIP
CLANS, i 8 3. =, .Paxton's Marshall Fam.
ily..' For Meyiwethers, see Nicholas
Msriwet her of Wales and his Descend
In 1746 Sarah NERVE Their married
Michael Anderson,s and in 1850 Anne
married Richard Anderson.
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placing Of the thousands upon thou
sands OF pieces of scroll :SWorls Il overs
and fruits, proves the dest gner to have
Combined withth onaSgift Gmary
3ly substnn tial wo rkmanshtp.Ss ia
sas IN places the grounds are 8inclos ed lin
d NJ lYy-llung brio * wal II being
shaded by ancient forest monarchs
among III hich ouk $. naples ana Spo plars
stand out IN bold relief bySreason ., q
It'll cir superior growth. n y. sts5
tory DURING the French ana Indian
Wars Of 1755sand "a las twas han
EVashingt ons head quarters, no mt TINT
time being q colonel = Int he English
army. twenty y ears later. W ! ., llo
'Sttnontals in@ place Of tho bril- liant rod
coat, man a council of war was held
within TIL ESQ same ma SIS I've wal S, 6 $
Golonel LEWIS PLAYED an g. IMP ortan y
the American force s often sought the
aid and advice OF his bro Their IN law
fS In$ the midst Of its glorYs and happl..
ness tile mansion was tie scene 4 4
death 81 Mary yVashlngt n. the toasted
Rose OF lpping Fores t,g'a who lived
the last days OF her much blessed life
in her daugl tiers be- utiful alome. Nc But
a few steps from ISennlora 3is the mons
ument erected to- her Smemor show
E ths sA Mary pss the MotkeS 81 waahing-
toni, and In the hall he ID mans
sion Isl her che rished grand ather's
oil ock now tell nE the h ours for n less
picturesque general ion. ssi.5 .sss
NV lille Kenmore llas IN y 81 tered many
1 natesdistinction o. haVing had as = Is
owners I those NJ 10 n alnesS arc rten
IboldlylnBthe boo is o. II list DRY, The
death OF Colon d u Lew IN M the
fSestat sE IN boug Nj IA or. -.
I179 ri Mr.. holl1a s. q the aon
|ofs Lieut. naNt Bart 81. NJ WAY
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III storyf am Antiquities,
lnr,ls iIpa gn 2 98 VIC find
4 a read HI b tsIa va to,
MI tatlisryF D { q s hat GA
hysss q Il. q \ III
\ Tho H = lV'l n
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town In the early days Of ths colony.
( Sir William Darne was son OF Sir
George Bnrne, member Of the London
Company. rs Z
Thus wc see that descendants Of
Thoinab- Todd have colonial ancestry.
through himself. who was member Of
tho House OF Burgesses, AID are also
eligible to tho Colonial Danes Socie-
ties through Sir George Barns, mem
Der of tho London Company.
Families descended from Thomas
Todd besides those already named arc
tho descendants OF Augustine Warner
Robins OF Robins's Neck, Gloucester,
who married Maria Todd. the Taunt1e-
roys, Walkers, Henleys, Latnnes and
others.
References: Browns "Genesis OF tho
United states.n Todd chart, prepared
by. Mrs. Charles Avery Doremuss Will
liam ana Mary Quarterly. Virginia
Magazine OF History and Biography
md "Mordecai Cooke and His De-
lsceudantS,o
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ANSWERS no QUERIES.

ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
this column.
ig425-Nliss T., Tuscumbia. Ala: The.
families you name have never been
When We find anything
will publish.
GAGE. +. W., Enfield, N. c.: TO
learn II an ancestor served In Revoln-
ltionary War. application may DO made
TO War Department. Washington. D.
CT; Virginia State Library. Richmond,
Va. or Virginia Historical Society,
Richmond. va. The search would prob.
ably cost IS. The Crumps Of New
Kent are registered In the parish reg
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-24

Rev. Noah g. Wickham is here 80
The interest oil the Oklahoma Chill
drens Home society