The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-21

Miss Jennie MCGOWAN, NJ. D., who
is said to bear striking resemblance
to Mary Anderson, has been reelected
president of the Scott County Oowa)
medical Society. She has refused sew
eral offers of marriage from prominent
physicians, perferring to practice her
profession. Her chief labors are among
the poor, by whom she is worshiped as
an angel.
A point has come before Michigan
School Board. 1t is the point of pin.
Jocose pupils were accused of making
1t puncture their teacher. He had q
habit of saying, after making an ex-
planation and on taking his seat: .'Stick
4 PIN there" The temptation to put
a pin upright in the chair, under these
circumstances. was Irresistible. The
question is whether the culprits ought
to be expelled.
W. w. Guerry, of Sumter, Ga,
now 40 years old, had both arms cut
off above the elbows when a child, but
never seemed to mind it much. He
puts the end of a penholder in his mouth
and writes as fast and well as most
men; he swims, drives horses, ties
knots, shoots and does almost every
thing. He is Coroner and bailff, has
wife and several children, makes q
good living and is universally respect
ed.
An Atlanta Constitution correspond
ent says: 1.-The other night while talk
ing to Senator Brown l noticed piece
of rabbit fur protruding above his col
lar. 1 asked him if he wore q rabbits
foot about his neck. No. he replied,
but l do wear a rabbit skin on my
chest A lady recommended it as the
best possible protection against cold.
l got a fine rabbit skin, cut off the feet,
and tying the two legs together with
a ribbon, l tied the skin about my
neck. 1t has worked like charm. -
The SIN Francisco BuNetin states
that, while there has been a falling off
in the aggregate immigration to Cali
fornia, the diminution is in the Chi
nese supply, and the influx of white
has increased. As COM
pared with the year preceding the en-
actment of the Restriction act, a net
loss of 90, 529 on all the arrivals is
shown. But, taking into account only
the white immigration during the same
period of seventeen months, net gain
Of 13, ,249 appears.
1t is said that the salmon fisheries
of Scotland have not in twenty years
been so successful as they were last
year. when they yielded to Billingsgate
alone over 5000. 900 pounds, the total
supply of salmon at that market hay
ng been 7,700,000 pounds. England's |
was only $4,000 pounds |
Ind Ireland's only 5000 pounds. 1t |
S to be noted on behalf of Ireland, |
however. that her salmon find q chief |
market in the great provincial towns
If England rather than in the metrop-
,lis.
A learned Bostonian writes: "Al-
hough the Indians did not know how
@ swear when the white man came,
hey soon learned to swear, and had
sufficient words in their language for
he purpose. E lot, in the Indian Bible,
lses the Indian word Osh (my Father)
or Creator ETC., and the early mission
lries, when addressing the Indian, used
Josh (your Father). The Indians soon
aw that that was the necessary word
or profanity, and adopted it. Gosh is
n use TO some extent now, and perhaps
ONE pious people who say gosh are
lot aware that it is downright swear
ng in the Indian language.
The English Mechanic says: cal
hough the average speed of trains in
he United States is twenty per cent
'e!ow The mean speed of trains in this
ountry, all things considered, the SER
ice controlled by the American engi-
leers compares very favorably with
ny in the world. The American engi-
eers at first copied English builders
nd made locomotives with single driv-
rs; but, as is their wont, they quickly
lade improvements, and we are not
isposed TO dispute with Mr.. Edwards
be dic.um that the American locomo-
i've OF to-day is one OF the most perfect
ieces of mechanism wrought out by
he hand and mind of man."