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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-05-21

Milton DeArmstrong, has complete
jurisdiction as manager.in- &C chief. !"
UCan I aoa tba ,no,oooro,,

Milton DeArmstrong, has complet,
jurisdiction as manager-in- chief. >
"Can see the managerp"
"Well, as to that can't say
He is at present engaged with the
Duke DeFloyd, but If your busi
ness be very pressing I will pre-
sent your card for audience.
81 am very sorry to state, my
dear Count, that have no card,
but ii you will kindly inform the
Duke that Old 81 Hubbard desires
an audience / am inclined to think
that it will be granted"
every well, sir, But on second
thought, seeing you carry no arms
and that you bear a very innocent,
subdued look, l will assume the
responsibility. You are a married
man, take it9"
eyes, sir. am married
man."
"Ah. 1t is as I thought, and
that accounts for that subdued ex-
preston. Follow me.'
He started up the lane and up
the hill, trailing after. After
about seven hours hard climbing
we succeeded in reaching the sum-
nit. | was amazed, astonished.
One of the grandest sights 1T has
ever has been my pleasure to wit
ness was presented to my view.
Acre after acre of the richest soil
was stood up edgeways and they
were farming both sides at once.
1t was a grand sight. The Duke
DeFloyd stood on the highest point
with a sasafras pole in front of
him, occasionally waving his hand
in frantic effort to guide straight
furrow. Coming toward him was
team of thoroughbred clydesdales
attached to a hill side plow, and
securely fastened to the handles
of the plow was the Viscount De-
Haven, a 35 Panama set jauntily
on one side of his head, an emer-
aid green tie dotted red, ripping
in the breeze, playing all sorts of
pranks over his massive shoulders
by the whistling currents of air
induced by the very rapid progress
of the thoroughbreds. In from t
and facing the team, but backing
up towards the Duke, was the
manager-in- chief, DeMilton Arm
strong, with an ear of corn in each
hand, coaxlng the claydesdales in
to mere strenuous action. All
things worked together for good.
The efficient management was very
effective. 1t was practical les
son in rapid farming, and was
grand success. The Duke com
plimented the manager on his ef.
tieient work. The manager actual.
ly blushed for joy, and when
asked for the secret of the thor
oughbred's strenuous action, said,
Corn" The manager concluded
this good time to strike the
Duke for his wages. And he did.
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Pleasant Hill
Deferred


Meeting at Pleasant Hill was
we'll attended Sunday night.
Mrs. Emma Tidd, of VIII p-poor
will, and Thomas Kline, of Ian
caster, took dinner with Jacob
Kline and wif,, Sunday.
Tommy Mason, of Lancaster,
visited Pearl Dupler's, Sunday.
Hazel Thompson, Clifford Besv-
ere, Lucy Beavers and Lawrence
Thompson called at Emma Tidd's,
Sunday evening.
Jacob Kline and wife visited
Mrs Pearl Dupler, Monday.
There will be quarterly meeting
at this place two weeks from this
Sunday. GlRLDSE,
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way of finding out the exact ag
of the book or when and who
published it, but from the fact
that it was printed from the ole
type of 1776, (the rs and SIS being
alike leads US to believe it was
printed more than century ago.
The book was the property of
Benjamin Hemphill.
A bible, testament and hymnal
all in one, containing family re-
record, was next shown me. 1t ID
beyond doubt more than century
old. Was the property of Benia.
min Hemphill, who was a native
of Ireland. Mr. Hemphill came
to America in 1902, and settled In
Pennsylvania, where he lived un.
til 1912, when he moved to Ohio
and located in Perry township,
this county, on the 100 acre tract
of land now owned by Isaiah Def
enbaugh. The record of births
show: Margaret was born 1903,
Elizabeth in 1906, Rachel 1903,
Joseph 1910, all of which were
born in Pennsylvania. The bal
ance of the children were born in
Perry township, Ohio, but the only
ones appearing on the record are
Samuel 1918, and Mary 1915.
There was bible and testament
published by the American Bible
Society, New York, in 1919. Also
a testament purchased by Samuel
Hemphill in 1928, which is, no
doubt, more than a century old.
A Presbyterian Book of Sonnets,
a book of more than usual interest,
and possibly the very first edition
of the kind. 1t had no date nor
was there indication or mark of any
kind to determine the time of pub
licstion, but the face of the type
was that of 1776. The sonnet's
subjects we're: "Believer's Es-
pousals," Believers Jointures,
"Believer's Riddles" Believers
Lodging" "Believer's Principles. {"
A doctor book entitled "Ameri-
can Prac tice," the property of DR..
Samuel White and the father of
Beni iamin White, was another very
ancient, interesting and instruc-
tive book. The book was entered
in 1912 and was published in 1S47,
by DR.. w. B. Beach, M. D., and
contained recommendations from
General George Washington and
General Lafayette. The book was
used by DR.. White in his practice.
DR.. White was widely known in
his day as an expert herb doctor.
The cold Split Bottom Chair"
was indeed relic. The chair was
old-fashioned, and showed it, was
hand made, an evidence of draw
knife and pocket knife experiences.
1t was the property of Margaret
Brown, the great grandmother of
Nancy M. (McBroom) White, and
is considerably more than a CEN
tury old. The legs are worn to
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the rounds, but is just as soil,
and substantial as when first made
The flax hackle lie indeed curl
osity. 1t was purchased in Penn
sylvania in 1912, just before Mr.
Hemphill came to Ohio. 1t wa
an old hackle then and is possibly
one hundred and fifty years old a
the present time. The hackle
made of inch lumber, is 3x14
inches and contains 1913 teeth
The teeth are about 6 inches LONG
and were drawn out on the anvil
1t is just as solid as the day it was
made.
There were many other relics OF
a century or more ago, that would
prove very interesting to your
readers, in Mr.. Whites possession,
but the want of space forbids their
mention.
Ben White has for So years, or
since 1856, been regular and con-
tinuous subscriber of the Sentinel,
and enjoys the reputation of being
the Oldest, always paying, sub
scriber on our list today, He is a
Democrat from principal, fight
ing Democrat, always in the thick
est of the fray and always in the
front, never sulking, never grows
tired. When he is defeated he
never grows discouraged, never
mopes, but Immediately begins
picking his flints for the next con-
test, and when the battle is on,
with his war cry "a vote for prin-
ciple is never lost" he forges to
the front to do or die. Long live
the tall poplar of Perry township,
the tallest and straightest of all
the tall Democratic timber of the
west.
Mrs. and Miss White will please
accept the thanks of the DEMO
oRAT SENTINEL for their many
courtesies shown its representative
After leaving Mr.. Whites 1 cut
out up the run and over the ridge
and dewn the hollow that leads to
South Perry. On coming down
the run l discovered sign at the
mouth of the lane leading to the
left. On the sign was "Never-
Sweat Plantation" While gazing
on it and wondering very hand
some young man approached, lift
ed plug hat, made bow and ex-
claimed: "Stranger there is no
trespassing allowed ON this prop
erty."
"No trespassing," I replied.
"Why, my friend, this is a public
road. Surely l have right to
use it at my pleasure.
"Please do not be 30 familiar,
sir. | am not your friend, but
tie Count DeScott, keeper of the
plantation gardens, and / wish to
inform you, sir, that this is not
public highway but the private
entrance to the Floyd Plantation,
over which my b osom friend, De
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of the peace, for the township of
Perry in the county of Fairfield
and state aforesaid. Therefore,
by virtue of the power vested In
me by the constitution and laws
of said state / do hereby commits
sion him, the said Benjamin
Hemphill, as Justice of the Peace
of said township, hereby author
lzed and empowering him to
execute and discharge all and
singular the duties appurtaining
to said Office, and to enjoy all the
privileges and immunities thereof,
for three years from the date here.
Of, agreeably to the constitution
and the laws of this State.
In testimony whereof, l have
hereunto set my name and caused
the great seal of the State of Ohio,
to be affixed, at Columbus, the
18th. day of November, in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand,
Eight Hundred and Thirty-three,
and in the fifty eighth year of the
independence of the United States
of America.
ROBERT LUCAS
(SeaD BY the Governor.
M. H. Kirby,
Secretary of State.
Personally appeared the within
named and was duly sworn into
Office agreeable to law, before me
this 17th. day of December, 1888
JEREMIAH MOORE, j. p"
The next document, or rather
documents, that attracted my at
tion were tax receipts as follows:
"Received, October 10th, 1929,
from Benz. Hemphill, 81 cents and
mills, his state, county, town
ship aud poor tax for said year
1929, for one horse and five head
of neat cattle.
ADAM WEAVER,
Treasurer Fairfield County,
"Recsived, September 2lst,
1881, from Benz Hemphill Sd cents
and 9 mills. has state. county,
and poor tax, for said
year 1881, on the following prop
erty, to-wit; One horse and four
head of neat cattle.
JACOB BECK,
Treasurer Fairfield County"
"Received of Ben White for the
tax of 1867, on chattle property
at $5O.49 cents.
j. G.. TooLE.
The next document proved to
be a recipe for making country
cheese.
"Make your milk arm as new
milk, then put in your runnet,' stir
it we'll. 1t ought to CO. me In
twenty or thirty minutes; if not,
you must add little more, than
let it stand little; then cut it
three times each way. Then
spread your strainer cloth over,
sit your pan on it until the whey |
ia half.inch deep on it, then dip
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EDITOR DEMocRAT SENTINEL
NV trip round, in and about South
Perry was one Of the most delight.
full, profita BILE and beneficial of my
canvass. / started up Laurel, ,
following the South Perry road
until ! reached the left-hand road
that leads to Ben Whites, the tall,
straight and true Democratic
poplar of Perry township. OF
course took the left-hand road,
and of course l lost no time in get
ting there. ] found the old man
at home and in the best of humor.
/ had an invitation to stay all
night, which ] very gladly accep :
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. White and
their accomplished daughter, Miss
Edna, united in making my stay
very delightful one. After
supper Mr.. White and l adjourned
to a private room and just talke d
and talked. / don't think there
was single offlceholder from '64
until the present time but what
was discussed. We fought the
old battles over and over again,
and only let up for want of breath
and sleep. Shortly before We
went to bed it began to rain, and
the way it rained was caution.
Five minutes after l went to bed
I was sound asleep, never knew a
thing until o'clock in the morn
ing. Mr.. White told me it rained
hard all night. Long Run was
clear up and out of bank. The
bridge was washed away and was
surrounded, consequently surren-
dered, and was very agreeably
entertained until after the Dime
hour. If have got things down
right, my loss of time was very
valuable gain to the readers of the
DEMOCRAT SENTINEL, for / don't
think ever stopped at a place
that got more general old-time
information than at this home.
Soon after breakfast we star ted in.
Mr.. White rumaged round in
every corner and brought forth
relics of years and years ago, from
the bible down tn the rocking
chair. from the tax receipt to the
hackle, from old legal documents
to poetry, from county and state
tickets to doctor books. l am
going to make mention of very
few of his immense aud ancient
collection. The very first instru
ment that attracted my attention
was the commission of Benjamin
Hemphill, the grandfather of
BENZ amin White, issued Nov. Ii,
1888, as follows:
"In the name and by the author
ity of the state of Ohio, Robert
Lucas, Governor and Commander
in-chief of said state.
To all who shall see these pre-.
sent greeting: Know ye, that
Benjamin Hemphill, having been
duly elected to the Office of justice
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it out and work it slow, then cut
it and turn it q number of times,
then twist it up in your strainer
and press it with your hands, then
cut it in slices a half-inch thick,
then put it in whey as hot as you
can bare your hand in, leave 1t In
five minutes, then put in cold
water three minutes, then press
the water on little, then chop II
fine, put one tablespoon full of
salt to three gallons of milk"
The next document, and really
the most delightful of all, was a
poem by Miss Isabelle McClelland +,
an aunt to John A. McClelland,
and the daughter of James Nc
Clelland, the builder, in 1929, of
the stone house on Middlefork,
now occupied by Nick Bowers,
mention Ct which was made in the
DEMooRAT-SENTINEL some fourteen
months ago. The poem was en-
titled "Sweet Home" and is as
follows:
"This world with its glory, and all we
hold dear,
appear,
But moment they glitter, then fade to
Like meteors OF night that flash o'er
the sky
Though pleasures rich clusters now
temptingly glow,
In the frost of the grave no flowers shall
grow,
And homes that we love, deserted become,
And fond ones we cheri shed shall sleep
In the tomb.
Then give me home, far up In the skies,
Where hope never withers and love
The home of the Christian where pilgrams
are blest,
And the evils Of earth forever shall
rest"
Next came the Democratic state
ticket, there being no date l can
not, without consulting the
records, give the time) that reads
as follows:
"Governor, Reuben Wood.
For Lieutenant Governor, VIM.
Medill.
County Ticket. For Represen-
tative, Charles w. James; for
Probate Judge, Flavius Case; for
Clerk of Court, w. C. H lines; for
Sheriff, Reuben Hestsn; for Com
missioner, Christian Eby; for
County Surveyor, Levi Davis; for
Prosecuting Attorney, Emanuel
Gissy.
The next ticket was Demo-
cratic primary election ticket, Wig
"For Auditor, VIM. Houston for
Treasurer, Dennis Mccarthy; for
Clerk of Court, j. M. Floyd; for
Probate Judge, Oakley Case; for
Prosecuting Attorney, Charles
E Boerstler; for Commissioner,
VIM. Armstrong; for Surveyor,
Levi Davis.
The congressional delegates
were Lewis Wagner and John
A book Of sermons on the
"Lords Prayer. There was no
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Montana Visitors.

Messrs. John Green and Clinton
Green, and the latters accom-
plished little daughters, Buhla
and Frances, of Gallatin Valley,
Montana, are the present guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. McClelland,
of Perry township, this county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

King Edward purposes to pay visit
to Germany with the Queen early in
1909
The New Zealand government has re-
fused TO enter into any arrangement to
aid in the grant of a subsidy TO a Cana
dian-Australian line.
The Missouri law requiring railroads
to give free passes to shippers and care
takers of live stock, both to market and
back home, has been declared unconstitu-
tional.
Because of .Asiatic cholera in Russia
the Prussian central health Office directed
close medical inspection of the Russian
frontier, especially of the river traffic on
the Vistula and the Odor.
A bill which has just passed the Ca
madam House of Commons not only limits
the use of campaign funds in such ways
as hiring carriages for voters, but pro-
hibits all contributions from corporations.
An unprecedented record in Alpine
climbing was made the other day by a
Mr. Burr of Boston. Accompanied by
expert guides he ascended in one day the
peaks of the Jungfrau, the Moench and
the Eiger.
When the session of the British Par
lament ended for the summer on Aug. L,
only two of the twelve important meas
ures proposed in the kings speech last
January had been enacted, namely, the
| old-age pension and the Irish universities
| bill.
The government of Honduras has re-
fused to accede to the request OF the
American government that the order can
ceiling the exequaturs Of the American con-
sui and vice consul be rescinded. Presi-
dent Davila insists that the consuls had
almost demanded the surrender of Hon
duras forces to the revolutionists besieS'
| ing Ceiba.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.

Woman Tells of Her Brothers. Terri
bic SuGerIng-Tvo Babies Also
Cured-CuEicura Invaluable.
MY brother had eczema three diff
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back. and he said his suffering
was terrible. When it came on the
third summer, he bought box of
Cuticura Ointment and gave it a faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely of &C.
zema with Cuticura A lady in In
diana heard of how my daughter,
Mrs Miller, had cured her little son of
terrible eczema by the Cuticura Rem
edies. This lady's little one had the
eczema so badly that they thought they
would lose it. She used Cuticura Rem
edies and they cured her child entire
~. and the disease never came back
Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk, Coldwater, Mich,
Aug IL and Sept . 1907"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
MOTHER AND CHILD,

Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuts.
The value of this famous food is
shown in many ways, in addition to
what might be expected from it's chemi-
cal analysis.
Grape-Nuts food is made of whole
wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
wholesome ingredients In these cereals.
1t contains also the phosphate of pot
ash grown in the grains, which Nature
uses to build up brain and nerve cells.
Young children require proportion
ately more of this element because the
brain and nervous system of the child
grows SO rapidly
A Va. mother found the value of
Grape-Nuts in not only building up her
own strength but in nourishing her
baby at the same time She writes:
after my baby came 1 did not re-
cover health and strength, and the doc
tor said l could not nurse the baby as
l did not have nourishment for her,
besides 1 was too weak.
He said 1 might try a change of
diet and see what that would do, and
recommended Grape-Nuts food.
bought a pkg. and used it regularly.
A marked change came over both baby
and l.
My baby is now four months old,
is in fine condition, I am nursing her
and doing all my work and never felt
better in my life" There's Rea-
son."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
yille," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
Queer Names.

The writer of an article on queer
family names which was recently pub
lished in the New York Tribune, in
speaking of Judge Peter S. Grosscup,
said that his name, although omitted
from the article. belonged in the orig
inally German" class. The name, he
says, was undoubtedly GrOsskopf great
head), just as his mothers family name
must originally have been Bower
meister, although she was known
rs Susannah Bowermaster. Among
the Anglicised names in this class are
Remenschneider (strap cutter), which
became Rimensnyder; Rindskopf (bull-
head, was changed to Rinskorf; Wan
nenmacher (tubmaker), WanamakeT ;
Krankheit (sickness), Cronkhite
Loewentritt (tread on the lion), Lev
entritt, and Knoblauch (garIic),
KnOblOck
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
Farming "No Snap"

often see wild yarns telling how a
mechanic with $500 to $500 can make a
good living on a few acres of land or a
stenographer or school teacher can earn
enough to support a family with
chickens on town lot.
People who are ignorant of the farm
ing business are often induced by these
silly stories to throw up their jobs and
try it. Any kind of farming is serious
business and requires lot Of technical
knowledge, and it cannot be learned in
day or year.
If a mechanic is so situated that he
can get a piece of land near his job on
which he can experiment, keeping close
to the payroll at the factory meantime,
he will be able to tell in year or two
whether it is good thing or not.
Go very slow and when you venture
on farming or chicken raising, stick
close to some other kind of job that
will keep the meal tub supplied till you
are sure you can succeed. Then go at
it for all you are worth-Exchange
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
Elopement by TOboggan.

An elopement by bobsleigh recently
occurred at Bienne, where young
Swiss, forbidden to visit his sweet
hearts house, carried off the girl by an
ingenious ruse.
The girl persuaded her parents to
accompany her up the mountain route
of Evilard to watch the tobogganing
Half way up, shouts of warning were
heard, a sleigh came tearing down, and
everyone ran to the side of the course
The girl alone stood still.
The lover and his friends, who were
on the sleigh, slackened speed, caught
the girl in their arms, and flashed
down to the bottom of the run. There
the lovers caught a train to Basic.
where their marriage took place i'm
mediately
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
HOW She Kent Young.

Some one once asked a woman how
it was she kept her youth so wonder
fully. Her hair was snowy white, she
was so years old and her energy wa,
waning, but she never impressed on,
with the idea of age, for her heart wa:
still young in sympathy and interest
And this was her answer: II knew
how to forget disagreeable things.
tried to master the art of saying pleas
ant things. / did not expect too pucI
OF my friends. l kept my nerves wei
in hand, and did not allow them to Dor,
other people. | tried to find any worI
man
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10
HUNTING WILD HORSES.


How the Animals Are Broken.
Whether "brumby' is a survival OF
the aboriginal name for a wild horse
or a corruption of unbranded" appear!
to be question which biologists have
left undecided, but brumby hunting i.
still favorite sport in New Soutf
Wales, says tho London Standard.
Districts like the Clarence and Ste
phens and Manning river watershed ar,
still the home of numerous drOveS Of
brumbies, and hunting them is declared
to be a very eXhiarating pastime. The
first step taken is TO stake out Il corra
and make all secure except narrow
entrance, which can subsequently BIZ
gated. On either side of the entrance
and projecting from it funnel-wise {
bloody fence" is prepared.
TO the supplemented brumby it pre-
Sumably looks like a Stockade ant
pieces of fiuttering cotton make it lool
impregnable. When this is ready th>
young blOods, well mounted, gallOp out
and round up the wild horses, driving
them with shouts and much loud snap
ping of stock whips toward the mouth
of the funnel.
In group of brumbies there is al
ways leader, and when once the hint
ers have got the leader heading for the
corral they are pretty certain of the
rest of the drove. The futtering cotton
rags of the sham fence are sufficient to
deter the brumbies from breaking
through the flimsy barriers and in less
time than it takes to tell the wild
horses are safely corralled and the big
gate shut on them.
Then they are left for four and TWEEN
ty hours without food and water to re-
fleet on the situation and after that
they can be broken in without much
difficulty.