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IiARE, MICH,, FRIDAY FEBRUARY XT, 1899.
New Series: Vol, 7, Ecfc=),2k
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Jas. L. Campbell has moved his
print shop back to Barrytown and the
Press is again being published,
A teaoher at Reed City ,said to her
primary class the other day: ('Ifryour
father gave your mother$7 today and $8
tomorrow, what would she have?" And
the small b6y over in the corner replied :   "She would have a (it."
Tbe postofflce floor was scrubbed
this week. We iust mention this in
order that the tobacco chewers who
frequent the office will cease spitting
on the floor. It is equally as disgusting to have a person spit up in one
corner.—Coleman Independent.
An exchange asks: "Why is it that
a boy of twenty can run a mile or ascend a flight of steps three at a time,
while his sister of tbe same age can't
run 100 yards or walk a flight of steps
without becoming exhausted?" It is
easy to answer the question. Of
corset is.
A potato-grower giyes the following
advice, which may be worth trying:
"To those who have trouble with potatoes getting weedy through the summer, I will say that if you sowed a
piece ol rye last fall, plow up enough
of it for your potato ground next
spring, and you will neither be troubled with weeds nor bugs,"
Sheriff Bert Moody yesterday took
Martin Ellis, the overcoat thief, to
Ionia. Tbe sheriff says his prisoner
was docile enough, and maintained the
same reticence he has from the first.
Hob a word would he drop as to his
identity, and beyond believing that
Ellis is an assumed name and has a
criminal record, the sheriff knows no
more-of him now than he did six
weeks ago.—Big Eapids Herald. This
ii tho chap that Archie Gordanier
-captured.
The following from an exchange
seems to strike a popular chord these
nipping days: "Wood, wood, wonder-j
Jul wood, out in the timber you do us
no good. When cold winds are blowing an ice-covered blast we think of
warm winds of summer just passed.
And the chords of hickory, and elm.
and oak, six miles in the timber, while
each lying bloke who promised to
bring us on subscription a chord, sits
toasting his shins, but the Soviour,
our Lord, on the great day of judgement will not call them good who lied
to the printer about bringing   wood."
This is the kind of fish stories they
raise up in the wilds of Onaway, told
by The Democrat of that place: John
Gustason is a man of reputed honesty,
a graduate in his boy-hood days of a
well-regulated Sunday school, and he
rarely indulges io fish stories—unless
they're big ones. t He and a companion
while crossing Black lake Saturday,
noticed a twenty-pound muskaionge
in the shallow water on the shelving
ice, in a crack of the ice. At the approach of the stage the fish darted forward along the crack, and, coming to
the end of the Assure, jumped clear
out and went scooting over the snow-
covered ice like a crack ice boat under
full spread of canyass in a stiff gale.
The fish was captured after a hot chase
and brought to Onaway. And the
dust lies thick on the Sunday school
books.
The craze for beet sugar factories in
Michigan is on the increase, and formers in this section should be getting
ready to make their fortunes. There
is no telling how soon Heed City may
be a beet sugar center. Cadillac has a
factory almost built on papei, and even
Hersey is talking of one through tbe
outline. But before our farmer readers get ready to plant, it will be well
for them to write to Charles H. Silcox,
of North Lansing, relative to the profitableness of raising beets. Mr. Silcox made a trial of it last year. In
the fall he sent 325 bushels to the Bay
City factory and they netted him $7.89,
less than 3c a bushel. He says if there
is any money in the industry it is not
the farmer who gits it and he will not
grow any more beets.—Keed City
Democrat.
A certain young man of our village
doesn't think he is quite so handsome
as he was a few days ago but he is satisfied that he knows a great deal more.
It happened that he very much desired to be friendly with a young Coleman
lady and consequently he loaded up
his arms with a lot of fresh oysters and
crackers and proceeded to the home of
the young lady with the idea of spending a pleasant evening and towards
the close to enjoy a feast of oysters
with the family. The oysters were
very gratefully received and carried to
the kitchen. Imagine the young
man's feeiingsafter sitting there alone
for one hour to find that the oysters
had been well cooked and well eaten.
It was only by accident that he found
out' that the oysters were enjoyed
much better than his company. The
young man has made some new vows.
—Coleman Independent.
The following comes from an Isabella youngster: One of ou,r youngsters
who has been quite attentive to school
was asked by a member of his family
to write an essay on the mouth, and
this is what he wrote: The mouth is
tbe front door of the face. It is the
operture to the cold storage of anatomy. The mouth is tbe hotbed for
toothache and tbe bunghole of oratory.
The mouth is a crimson aisle to the
liver. It is the fountain to patriotism
and the tool chest for pie. Without
the mouth tbe politician would be a
wanderer on tbe face of the earth and
go down to a dishonored grave. It is
tbe grocers friend, the orator's pride,
the dentists hone. It is the temptation lunch counter when attached to a
beautiful maiden, and tobacco's frieDd
when to a boy. It puts some men on
tbe rostrum and some in jail. It is
the home of that unruly member, the
tongue. Without it married life would
be a summer dream, and the dude with
tbe cigarette would loose half his at-
ti action.
MICHIGAN TROUT.
Various Merits of the Rainbow and
Speclded Varieties.
Horace W. Davis, president of the
Michigan fish commission, is authority
for the statement thab tbe demand for
rainbow trout is rapidly increasing.
In many respects the rainbow trout
are far superior to the speckled trout,
which are native to this state, while
the rainbow trout are an importation
from the west. The rainbow trout attain to a larger size than do the
speckled trout, five-pound rainbow
crout being not at all unusual. The.
rainbow trout are more active and
more gamey in every respect than are
the speckled trout. When hooked a
rainbow trout will tight much harder
and much longer than will a speckled
trout of the same size. In fact sportsmen who have fished the world over
say that there is no fish which is, for
its size, more gamey than the rainbow
trout. The greatest adyantage of all
is tbat the'rainbow trout will thrive
in warmer water than will the speckled
trout. Rainbow trout will thrive in
lakes in the southern part of this state
where tbe water is pure and clear,
even though the lake is not exceptionally cool. The only lakes in which
speckled trout will thrive are those
that are made cold all tbe summer by
large springs or many swift streams.
Rainbow trout are in every respect
hardier than speckled trout.
There are two points in regard to
which the rainbow trout are inferior
to the speckled trout. Speckled trout
will thrive and attain to their largest
size in many streams which are so
small that they can easily be jumped
across. But rainbow trout will not
live in streams as small as these. Tbe
flesh of the rainbow trout is not of as
high a quality as that of the speckled
trout. The meat is of a lighter color
and is slightly coarser grained. Many
epicures claim that they cannot in
taste distinguish the meat of a rainbow trout from tbat of a speckled
trouc, but your skilled connoisseur,
your practiced gourmet with his discriminating taste and his highly cultivated conception of the various flavors
of ichyological gastronomy, will tell
you that the flesh of a rainbow trout is
inferior to that of a speckled trout.
Obituary.
Julia M., wife of J. 0. Pyockafellow,
whose death we chronicled last week,
was born at Gaines, Orleans county,
S, Y , So v. 5, mo. Ah the age of 16
she came to Michigan with her parents, who settled at Atlas, Genesee
county.
The deceased maiden name being
Julia M. Wilder.
Feb. 14,1860, Miss Wilder and Mr.
J, 0. Rockafellow were united in marriage, to which union there were born
six children, two of whom, A. H. Rockafellow, of Roswell, Sew Mex., and
Mrs. Carrie Stroupe, of Grand Blanc,
Mich., survive to mourn her death.
Mr. and Mrs. Rockafellow moved fco
Clare in May, 1873, and have beeo
prominently identified with this city's
growth.
Mrs. Rockafellow was one of tbe
original organizers, and the only one
left, of the Methodist class in this
city. She was also a member of tbe
Eastern Star of Mt. Pleasant.
The deceased had been a helpless invalid for over 23 months, but she patiently bore up under her affliction
with Christian fortitude.
Saturday morning lasf. a short but
very sympathetic and impressive service was held at her late residence on
West Sixth street by Rev. S.'O. Robinson of the M. E. Church.
The remains were taken to Grand
Blanc for interment in the family plat.
Mrs. Rockafellow was a lady of much
refinement and one whom to know
was to esteem and appreciate.
Art Needlework.
A mistaken idea is prevalent that I
charge-for embroidery and Battehburg
lessohs. Such is not the case, however, as they are and will be given absolutely'free Of charge until March 11.
Mrs. K. M. Goodman.
CARD OF THANKS,
I wish to express my deepest gratitude to the many kind friends who so
willingly assisted in bhe care of my
beloved wife,
.1. C Rockafellow.
Notice.
We will accept in payment of subscription    accounts    the    following
articles:
Beech and maple wood, good butter
and eggs, potatoes, winter apples,
etc.
Next time you come to town just
remember your account and take this
easy means to settle.   We will allow
you the highest market price.
Respectfully,
The Sentinel,
Education of the Boys.
One of the most important thoughts
on a man's mind is, what kind of an
education shall 1 give my boys, a
thought hard to solve in many cases,
and gives rise to a great deal of con-
troversey.
To train bhe mind of the farmer boy,
is the stme as training a boy for any
other vocation in life. If the young
men of our cities were to receive no
special training in a commercial way,
they would be very poorly fitted to enter into the business world, to do business with his more fortunate neighbor,
and to be successful in a majority of
cases, be must get .well acquainted
with tbecommerciallaws and business
rnles^not only of the country in which
he lives, but also to have some knowledge of foreign affairs, which in after
years will give him wonderful help,
and often turn the scale to prosperity.
In tbe first place, what are bhe boys
calculated for, is a matter for every
careful, thoughtful father to solve,
and to solve this question gives bim
days and years of serious thought and
if the boy shows signs of a liking for
farm work, in all its branches, or most
of them, he should be fitted especially
for that particular branch of business,
to make a good farmer in these days
of science is a very important question.
He must know more than to plow and
harrow bhe soil. He must understand
something of the nature of the soil,
and be able to analyze it, to ascertain
what it contains, and when he raises
a crop, he can supply in shape of fertilizers what the soli lacks to produce
that crop, and this point right here I
say, is the secret of the whole matter.
If this part of farming is well 'Understood, there is no danger whatever of
its results, success will follow. Of
course we understand if we get a crop
iG must be cared for, harvested, thrashed and sold to complete the iob.
Now then, to give our boys this
knowledge, where can it be dooe or
how. A person can be fairly successful if he possesses the vim, energy,
love for the work, and staying qualities, which should be in every farmer,
but to save years of his life- in experimenting aad groping along in the
dark as it were, 1 know of no better
way than to give the beys a complete
course in the Agricultural College,
which is gotten up especially for that
purpose. There you will find trained
men as instructors. He will learn to
analyze the soil, and also the fertilizers
which he may choose to use, and be
able to understand exactly what to
use to bring a Certain crop.
He will also learn how to feed and
care for stock, andHearn rations for
feeding neccessary f6 bring a flow of
milk, or to make the animal into beef
at the lowest possible cost, and this is
done generally by practical experience^
and to my mind a little money spent
to train the boys in that institution is
DAVY & CO
wiilte Goods special.
A purchase of ... .
An Event!
Trial
Models -**-
Plexibone
As a test of these
incomparable life-
modeled corsetsthe
manufacture re
havo placed
with ub a limited number of
special trial
and advertising
models, with all the dominant features
preserved, which, will afford our fair
patrons the rare opportunity of testing
the form-retaining, form-creating, and
wonderful wearing qualities of this excellent corset at
ONE DOLLAR PER PAIR.
OF
100 Pieces
India
Linens,
below marked value enables us to offer*
them at very attractive prices. See the--
qualities that we have priced at
716,8Jc. 106.121c, 15c and m
New sis on Sale this week:
New designs in figured taffetas, all
silk, at-- -60 and 65c
New patterns and colors in stripes
at 85cand.$UOa
Plain satins, all colors, , 50c-
Heavy   Black Duchess 75c
Davy & Company.
well spent and saves years, yes a lifetime of tbe ups and downs in the
farmers life.
Again, if a farmer wants his boys to
be interested in the work on the farm,
they must not be left alone, if they
are tbey will lose courage and get
careless, but should have the constant
company of the parents to make it a
pleasure, and give encouragement,
vvhipb will have a lasting impression
on the youth and make a man of him,
the father in the field and on the farm,
the mother in the house or in the
poultry yard, if she so desires, every
encouragement, every kind word, every
help which can be given is assential
and will have its effect for good on the
young, growing mini!; in a social way
we must have liberty, good reading
within his reach, and time to peruse
the pages of his fancy. Many a boy
gets melancholy and shows signs of
unrest by being confined too close aud
not given a chance to mingle with
good society. This libeaby will give
him confidence and create a satisfaction which will result in keeping him
on the farm, and encourage him to
work, which will be both pleasant and
profitable.
T. P. Collin".
Auction Sale.
Her Obligations First.
Mt. Pleasant, Midland, Cadillac and
Alma are working for beeb sugar factories and with good prospe-Jt of success. Clare with three railroads, pure
water and surrounded by the besb beeb
country in Michigan, isn't saying a
word. Will some one arise and explain
the cause of this silence?—Clare Courier.
We would suggest that Clare has
never furnished the "elegant $80 banner" which was promised for the best
drilled division of uniformed Knights
of Pythias at the soldiers and sailors
encampment held at Clare In 1897, and
which was vvou by bhe Midland division; and we suppose she does not feel
like askiug for any luxury for herself
until she can cancel the little obligation mentioned. We ar'.mire her modesty on this occasion almost as much
as we did her generosity (of promises)
on the former occasion. For some
days we saw in our dreams that bright
banner draped gracefully above the
Colonel and Captain, or floating- in
"the loyal breeze that (would have)
loved it well," but it was only in
dreams-dreams which we now suspect
may have been induced by the peculiar
Clare gas inhaled.—Midland Republi
can.
DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET*'
The undersigned will sell at pulic
auction at bis farm-East half of the
'Southeast quarter of Section 5, WiSe
Township, on
Monday, February 27th,
1899, at 10 a. m., the following: One
span gray horoes-geldings-7-year old,
weight 1350; one bay horse, gelding,
7-years old. "weight 900; one brown
mare 12 years old, weight 900; 3 cows,
2 hogs, lumber wagon, nearly new,
new Piano binder, new seed drill, disk
harrow, pair bob sleighs, top buggy,
nearly new, open but>gy, feed cutter,
cultivator, plows, drags, etc., and one
stump machine.
Terms of Sale:—All sums of $5.00
and under, cash; all sums over that
amount six months' time will be given
on approved notes bearing 7 per cent
interest;
Sarah A, Fine, Prop.
Will'Oarnahan, Auctioneer.
Farmers' 10c Feed Barn.
I have opened Up a 10c feed barn in
the livery building on 4th street opposite Orth's hotel.    Good accommodations cheap.—JOS. ADAMS, Prop, 5043
Millions Given Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be genrrous to
the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King's Sew Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds, have
given away over ten mil.ion trial bottles of this greai medicine; and have
the satisfaction of knowing-it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Authma, bronchitis, hoarseness and all diseases of the throat,
chest and lungs are cured by it. Call
on R. M. Mussell, druggist, and get a
free trial botble. Regular size 50c ana
$1. Every bottle guaranteed or price
refunded.
Watch the "Want ad" department
for bargains.
■~,Y-
IXovr to Kcmovo Stains,
For chocolate stains use cold water
first, thea boiling water from the teakettle.
For fresh peaoh stains use a weak solution of chloride of lime combined with
infinite patience. Long soaking ia essential.
Fruit stains will usually yield to
boiling water, but if not oxalic aoid
may be used, allowing 8 ounces of the
crystal to a pint of water. Wet the stain
with the solution; place over a kettle of
hot water in the steam or ia the sunshine. The instant the stain disappears
rinse well; wet the stain With ammonia
to counteract the acid remaining. TJien
rinse thoroughly again. This will many
times save the linen, which is apt to be
injured by the Oxalic add.
Michigan Central   Stock Yaids, Detroir,--
Mich.
a Cattle were dull at Detroit"
Live StodCMarket, Thursdav. Feb, 16.-
Qualiby common; prime steers and*,
heifers, S4 25@4 75: handy butchers,
S3 SOfaii 25 common,$2 75@3 25;canners,.
cows," Si. 5Q(a;2 75; stockers and feeders,.
active at $2 75@ 3 75.
Milch cows, dull at 30@40;- ealV'fcs, -
active at $5 00@6 75.
Sheep and lambs quiet; quality fair,*--
prime lambs, $4 75@4 85 mixedi
$3 50@4 25; culls, $2 50 @3 50.
Hogs, lower; Quality,    poor;   prime-
mediums, 3 80@3 85;  Yorkers, $3 75@
3 80; pigs, $3 60@3 70:  roughs, S3 25®
3 50; stags one-third off; cripples, Slper-
cwb off.
Receipts: Cattle, 517: calyes, 98?.
sheep, 1500; hogs, 3000.
Clare Wholesale Markets.
GRAIN.
Wheat, per bu white 62c, red 67c-
Ear corn         22
Oats, new,         30-
FEED.
Hay—No. 1 Timothy, per ton.       7.00
Hay—Clover, per ton ...... 500-6.00 >
PRODUCE.
Apples, green, per bu  75—SI
Butter, per lb.
Eggs, per doz—.  .,.
Potatoes, per bu...... —».
16.
13
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DRESSED MEATS.
Chickens, per lb	
Fowls, dressed, per lb	
Hogs, per   cwt , ,.,..     4.50
Beef pel cwt., S5&6.0G-
Mutton         0$
Lamb *  06-
HIDES.
Green,per lb ..............        Q->*.
Brave Men Fall
Victims to stomach, liver and'"kidney^
troubles as well as women, and alt feel'
the results in loss of appetite, poi3ons-< ■
in the bipod, backache, nervousness,.,
headache and tired, listless, run-dowa.
feeling.   But there's no need to feel
like that.   Listen to J. W. Gardaer,,
Idaville, Ind.   He says: "Electric Bitters are just the thing for a man when
he is all run down, and don't care\
whether he lrves or dies,   it did more -
to give me new strength and a good;.,
appetite than anything I could take-...
1 can now eat anything and have a.,
new lease on life,"   Only 50c, at R. M..
Mussell's   drugstore.     Every  bobtle-
gUaranteed.
Watoli the "Want Ads." for bargains,
tlie over now.
LooIcl,
Working- Nljyht and Day.
The busiest and mightiest HbtleV
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weakness into strength, listlcssness•■■
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ing up the'health. Only 25c per box—
S,oldbyR,M. Mussell.