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The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A patent, the invention of Char
lottesvillc Na.) man, for indicating
stations during the passage of cars. has
lately been tried on the hcsapeakc ~
Ohio Railway. 1t works automatically.
" J. Times.
There is, it seems, says the klepio-
maniac of the New York SIN, an UNI
brclla that can no, be stolen. A genius
has invented detachable handle. upon
withdrawing which the ribs are auto
matically locked. Replacing it unlocks
them. No two handles fit the same UNI
b ella.
The highest velocity that has been
impa'ted to shot is gwen as 1926 feet
per second, being equal to a mile in 81
seconds. The velocity of the earth at
the equator, due to ro, at on on its axis,
is one thousand miles per hour, or a
mile in SO seconds: and thus, if Il can
non bal! were fired due west. and could
maintain its initial velocity. it would
beat the sun in it1 apparent journey
around the earth. Oh cdJ0 Times.
The value of the willow crop of
Wyoming County, n. Y, is estimated
Mt $4,000. The heaviest crops are
found in the towns of Perry, Gaines
vile and Warsaw, and the willows are
shipped to Syracuse, Buffalo and New
York to German baSket-makcrs, where
they command from foar 70 twcnty-lour
dollars per ton. Before 1879 the will
lows had to be stripped of their bark
where they were ra srd. which was ac-
complished by standing the punches in
a stream of water. Since 1879 the buy
ers take them bark and all ard strip the
stalk by steam power. which makes it
more profitable for the producers.-N.
T. 1rt me.
Tho depth of sleep has been the
novel subject of investigation by two
German physicians, working upon the
principle that the depth of sleep is pro-
portional 10 the sound required to
awaken. Ingenious experiments showed
that with pc fec;ly healthy man,
slumbcr during the fist hour is very
light, after an hour and a quarter the
depth of sleep increases rapidly and
reaches its maximum AZ one and three
quarters hours. The slumber then
lighlens gradually, but reaction into
deeper sleep occurs after five and half
hours of reposc. after which gradual
awaking proceeds. Imperfect health
or unusual exertion produl ed marked
irregularities.
Wooden ties forra lways are bcoom-
ing more expensive every year, and the
time is coming when possibly some sub
stitute will have to be devised for them.
The chief engineer of an Eastern rail
| road s about TO try some experiments
with steel ties. They would be the same
in size and shape as the present wooden
ties. except that they would be no low,
and they woud practically last until
they rustad away, while the best oak
ties last only ABOUT eight years Some
of the advantages claimed for the steel
ties are that the expense of maintaining
the track would be largely reduced, the
road-bed would be iirmcr and smoother,
and trains could run at much highe,
speed over them. The wcar and tear
on track and rolling stock would also
be lc,scned, because the track is
smoother. - Chicago journal.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
A Tramp Seer.

His beard was long, tangled and
gray, and indicated age. His clothes
were scant and ragged, and indicated
poverty. His eyes were dreamy and
his nose was red. These, with a to-
mato can. which was only partly con-
cealed IN one of his coat-tail po 'ketS,
indicated the tramp. The charge
against him was mo visible means of
support" He seemed to be familiar
with the court and its surroundings,
and when his name was called he
stepped briskly to the bar.
'.What do you do for a living?" he
was asked.
II look into the FUTURE he answered,
solemnly.
"Scan its mystic realms now and tell
us whaC YOU see," ordered his Honor,
sarcastically.
The prisoner threw his arms over the
raj, leaned heavily upon it, and throw
ing his head back, closed his eyes, and
for a moment was motionless.
II see" he said "a cruel man in a
blue coat with brass buttons and club,
dragging a poor old man along the
street. The scene changes; the cruel
man IS now being rebuked by kind
gentleman with a magisterial air, who
then says to the poor old man: 60
home, nay friend, and may God bless
you.' The scene again changes; the
poor old man is in his ba e. cold attic
room, and is down on his knees in
prayer for the kind gentleman with a
magisterial air.
The prisoner here shook himself and
Strengthening up asked: "Did | say
anything while was in a trance?"
You did. | presume you said just
what you saw"
"Ah! that's good" said the accused,
rubbinghi hands.
you didn't see anything of an
island, sea-girt and dotted he e and
there with massive castles; of coach
like mail wagon, and sail on the
laughing waters that connect the island
with the main land did you?'
mo, indeed. l did not, sald the ac-
cused, hurriedly.
.Then you can't see any further into
the future than the end of your nose,
for lust what l have described you are
going to see, and see them every day
until the festive month of March blows
mn r. Star.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
PITH AND POINT.

De chap dat am stoopin' Ober hoe
in out his tat patch amt APP to see
all dc leetle faiin's OBJ his naburs.-
LJt.
A great many editors have lately
been dcyot.ng themselves to defining
the ait and scicn 'c of kissing. We
snall not follow tn II examples, as we
do not care to expose Oh. ignorance on
that subject. - LoreH Ct;ZCn.
And now Connecticut woman ap-
PEARS who insists that she is III years
old 1t is a curious fact that alter n
woman has passed her hundre it'll birth
cay she ceases to have any false pride
about her age.-N T. Graphic.
Tho reason why cops always turn
out to be better than has been expected
is because many people always expect
the worst and some of them are mean
enough to feel disappointed if Their ex-
poctationS are not realized.-N. q.
Picayn7c.
Shut the door.
when winters breeze
DenudeS the trees
And nature settles down To freeze;
When round the door
The VIII winds roar
And cold comes through the cracked old floor,
Dur friends forget to shut the door.
OIL Cttg Blizzard.
-"Alge~non, / have a stitch in my
side" Il am not surprised, my dear.
You were hemmed in by the crowd at
the party last night" "No; think |
got it while lasting the turkey"
.You tuck too much pains over it,"
"Algernon, why will you persist in
ruf1ling my temper in this way?"
'Merely bia ed notion of yours and
furbelow my intentions. ."-PhtlddetphtG
CAL.
THAT poor fellow" said a temper
ance orator, pointing to a cripple,
"owes his dilapidated condition to
whisky" "You are wrong" replied a
bystander. THAT man is paralyzed,
and am certain that he never
drank" "Oh, that really makes no
difference in my argument. rejolned
the orator, ''for if he had been addi ted
to drink he would have been paralyzed
sooner. "-ArkGnSaO Irare 'er.
IL suppose you often want some
thing TO fill up your paper WITH" said
man, coming into country news
paper office with four-column COM
municaton on patent, duplex, double
back-act.on harrow of his own inven-
ton. ''Oh, no." said the man of the
quill, "the paper is full enough. 1t is
the editor who wants something to fill
up with. This Will make four columns
and two sticks = forty-two dollars,
please. ."-Miid'e,o0n Trdnscript.
-Heredity: "Do you believe in the
law of hereditary transmission" asked
a gentleman of Mr.. Popperman. Il
do, most decidedly. | en- cite re-
markable. instance of it. My great
grandfather had positive squint in his
eye. My grandfather squinted; so did
my father, and this optical peculiarity
has descended into my own family"
'0h, you must be mistaken, Mr..
Popperman; you don't squint. mo"
Nor your little girl" mo" "Nor
your little boy.' mo. But my wife
does, ~ X Jonraai,
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
Temperance Items.

SOME English insurance companies
charge twenty per cent. less premium
to total abstainers- than to moderate
drinkers. This is the result of an eXpe-
Renee with high death rates among the
latter class.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company have sent letters to each and
every agent and employe on the line
strictly forbiddinS the use of any alco-
ho!ic beverages, Sinc and beer. All
honor to General Manager Finney, who
has promulgated this total abstinence
doctrine SO practically Union Signal.
GERMANY's appetite for spirits grows
apace. In 1872, 3.442, go hectolitcrs of.
spirituous liquors were consumes and
only two years later /, los, ,69S hectoliters.
The 1856 whisky distilleries of Prussia
used up whole potato crop in four
years and whole rye crop in twelve
years. Among the lunatics twenty-five
per cent. are drinkers, and in one Rus
sian institution eighty-six per cent. were
such.
DOES everybody known that the Can
adan Pacific Railway has a section
reaching over the entire broad domain
of the Northwest Territory without a
single dram shop son the line?" Do
people generally know that prohibition
prohibits on that railway to the extent
that a relocated officer in Her Majesty's
service enters every train that crosses
the border and examines the passengers
baggage and remorselessly seizes every
drop OF liquor that he finds, even to the
half-emptied flask of the traveller? Will
anybody say this is tyrannical interfer-
ence? Then so is the Customs S service
of every land. Does anybody declare
it unwarrantable? Let the peaceful
condition of society rebut the charge,
and the fact that in this region of saw
ages and savage depredations not
white man has been killed by Indians
since the policy was adopted. The rail-
way officials also testify to its benefit
cence in the construction and maintain
ance of the road Union Signal.
A WRITER in the Union Signal says:
"I don't like. to give rumors from the
wires, but here are two so good that
they ought to be true. One says that
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
when he was installed in his Office, de-
/ termined he would not touch alcohol in
any form while in office, and when he
had retired said he had kept his deter
mination. The other is that Governor
Robinson, of Massachusetts,, when a
member of the Special Committee on
the Improvement of the Mississippi
River, secured vote at the first meet
ing by which the Sergeant-at-Arms was
ordered not to furnish any liquors. For,
once such a trip was made in which
there was no intoxication and no scan
dal The cities OF Memphis, Helena.
Natchez and New Orleans rendered
great dinners. At his suggestion they
were declined. and the time given to
visiting the improvements which the
Government was making. II true. and
/ am inclined to think they are, these
items speak brave word for the effect
of Temperance effort, !"
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
Long Calls.

1t is not always wise to make rule
that no one is TO be admitted during the
evening; on the contrary, a guest may
be heartily welcomed. if it is known at
the outset that he has come in for short
time; that he is cheerful, and friendly,
and amusing, and, in short, worth lis
tening to and entertaining. But the
illy-conccaled gloom that settles down
upon one tired face after another. while
the clock strikes the succeeding half
hours, and each member of the family
in turn comes despairingly to the rescue
of the faltcring conversation, is a de-
plorable thing. We are responsible for
the state of our conScicncps, and if VIC
have allowed them to become so dull
that they do not give us the unm staka-
bic warning to 20 away, then we must
not fret il we are warded off. dreaded,
and called bOrcs. | was delighted to
hear some one say, not long ago. that
She did not think she had any right to
spend two hours at a time with any
friend, without a cialinvitaton, since
ii could not fail TO be an interruption;
and it gave JOY to my heart that one
person so respected the rights of others.
Picture some one, who has assured him
self that he is not likely to find amuse-
ment under his own roof, setting forth
in search of more agreeable place in
which to spend the evening. He hunts
from door to door; finding that one fam
ily has honestly paid its money and gone
10 play, another is dining out, the third
enjoying its invited guests, while at the
fou tn he is met at sight with the in
Al LII 4
Perhaps at the fifth he gains an en-
trance. One person rises hurredly from
the sofa; another puts down her book
with sigh; another comes rolnctantly
from a desk, where some notes and let
tcrs mu>t be written at some time during
that even ng, and the stricken group re-
SIGNS itself to the demands of friendship
and society. The master of the house
returns presently TO his vocation, with
a brave excuse. 1t may be e ght O'Clock
when the guest comes; it may be nine,
and he may be kind-hearted and unob-
jectiOna5lc; he may even be profitable
and entertaining; but he stays until a.
ter ten; everybody thinks that he never
means to 90, and inwardly regrets his
presence. For half an hour he could
have G sure of wei ONE; in tlat time
he certainly could have said and done
al that was worth do nc, and ava teen
asked to stay longer or to come aga n
soon, when h. took leave. There is no
greater complim and tribute to one S
ntrgrity than to be fairly entreated to
st down for ten minutes LONGER. OF
course we treat each other CIV lily in an
ev, n NO visit, but it is a great deal bet
ter to come away too soon than to stay
too late In busy, overworked and
overhurried city life, nothing is 20 pre-
cious as quiet evening to ones self.
or even q part of one. We all wish
or ought to wish - to make life
pleasant for ourselves and other peo-
pie, and are ready to be generous even
with our time; but no one likes to he
plundercd and d 'fraUded. 1t is the
underlying prime pie of our neighbor's
action and conduct towards us which
makes us thankful or resentful when he
comes to visit us.-AUGntic NOnthiy.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17

to bear on the subject, they may in
some degree imprOvemanners and embcl-
lish human life with good-hearted humor
and kindly jokes.
! offer these observations to the
IoTtb's Companion, with an apology to
the editor for their crudity. | am too
unwell TO sit down to my desk and
elaborate anything, and these remarks
must be considered as what they are
suggestions, dictated which is fine
word for talked-and written by
CharIcS Rcade, IN Youth's Companion.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
BY b. T. HOBBS.
r,r1,as, In Advance:
ApvERTIsEM ENTs.
ALONE.

Imiss you, my darling, my darling;
The cmbers burn low on the hearth;
And stilled is the air OF the household,
And hushcd Is the voice of its mirth;
Tho rnin FLASHES fast on the terrace,
me winas past the latticcs moan;
Tho midnight chimes out from the minister,
And am alone.
Jwant YOU, my darling, my darling;
am tired with care and with fret;
IwouId nestle in silence behind you,
And all but your presence forget,
In the hush of the happiness given
10 those, who thro' trusting have grown
Tn the fullncss of love in cOntcntmcnt;
But am alone.
call you, my darling, my darling,
MY voice echoes back on my heart.
stretch my arms to you I'm longing,
And 10! they fall empty, apart
Whisper the sweet words you taught me,
The words that we only have known,
Till the blank of the dumb air is bitter,
For am alone.
Ineed you, my darling, my darling,
With its yearning my very heart aches;
The load that divides us weighs harder;
shrink from the jar that II makes.
Old sorrows rise up to besct me;
Old doubts make my spirit their own.
oh. come thro' the darkness, and save me,
For am alone.
All the Year Round.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17
Wanted a Chance.

In the smoking car of Michigan
Central train the other day Detroit
man got to going on the political situa-
ton, and as crowd gathered around
him he kept his chin working away
for a full half hour without stop
Finally a stranger came up to him and
whispered in his ear:
''Cut it short, my friend-cut 1t
short"
The Detroiter launched forth with a
new idea, but at the end of ten minutes
the same man whispered again:
''Say, friend, aren't you going to di-
vide up? l want a chance at this
opposite crowd"
"Ehp Do you belong to the opposite
party?"
'No, sir--rm three-card monte
man, and want to work the crowd and
get off at Jackson" /"
He was given chance Detroit Free
Press.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17

A Lexington (Ky.) man sneezed so
violently the other day that he broke
one OF. his ribs. e.aeli ~ e-
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-17

Two or three decayed back teeth
serve to reject recruit for the British
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14
The Proper Apology.

In a recent issue of the Senti-
mel, we protested against the
course of the Syndi ate, in at
tempting teturn the families Of
the striking miners out of doors
contrary to the laws of Ohio and
the instincts of humanity.
The Republican Gazette ot
this place says our position is
that of Dennis Kearney and that
he thinks Dennis is on our staff
and wrote the article. If not, he
says, he apologies to Dennis.
The principles we proclaimed
are in the constitution of our
country, and the laws of the
States. The cases of ejectment
were brought before a Court, and
dismissed.
Inasmuch as the organ of Frank
Wheeler and the Syndicate is in
the business of apologizing, it
will be in order to apologize to
the Constitution, the Law, and
the Court. all on the side of the
Sentinel.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14
The Mining Situation.

There is not much change i
the mining situation. The mel
arrested for stoning the railroad
train are under bond and will b,
tried to-day, Wednesday, Th'
railroad company refuses to stol
trains at Carbon Hill, provisions
and needed supplies are coming
in, in abundance.
Rends works at Straitsville
started last Monday, the price 7(
cents asked, being paid.
Negroes, Germans and Other
contract laborcrs are coming al.
most daily to the mines. Almost
every day some of the imported
men are leaving. The operators
are introducing machines in the
mines.
The operators are confident
that the strike is about over. The
miners claim that they will soon
bring the operators to terms.
The consequence is that al
most all kinds of business in Lo
gan and the Valley is suffering
and the wish of everybody is
that the strike may soon be over.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

The true workingmen of the
country recognize in GROVER CLEvE.
LAND the right kind of a represen-
tative and advocate. In the letter
accepting the Democratic nomina
ton for Governor, two years ago,
he said:
The laboring classes constitute
the main part Of our population.
They should be protected in their
efforts peaceablv to assert their
rights when endangered by aggre-
gated capital, and all statutes on
THE subject should recognize the
care of the State for honest toll and
be framed with view of improv-
ing the condition of the working
man.
Governor CLEvELAND's official
acts have backed up the noble
words quoted above. In no case
has he ever failed to manifest the
deepest interest in behalf of the true
and genuine laboring clement of
the country.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14
Gould and Blaine.
N. Y. Herald.

The relations of these two wor
this evidently continue to be init
mate. When Mr.. Blaine wa:
nominated Mr.. Gould was reported
as expressing himself ''perfectly
satisfied with the nomination
Blaine is a live man and will be a
live President. 1h are is nothing
dead about him. He is abreast of
the times and never allows himself
to fall behind single step. Ar.
thur has done very well in the of.
fee, and worse candidates nigh, be
selected; but Blaine is the man for
the place."
On Wednesday last Mr.. Gould
resigned the presidency of Wabash
Railroad Company and put into the
place Mr.. j. Joy. formerly of the
Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Joy is the intimate
trend of Mr.. Blame and nomina-
ted him at Chicago in 1880. So
its all in the family.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14
Is Bro. ShryOck Deaf.

We have called loud and re-
peatedly to Bro. Shryock, editor
of the GAINESVILLE Advocate, or
gan of the Greenback party in
Ohio, to know what he is going
to do with Judge Groghan of our
town, candidate on the Green
back ticket for Supreme Judge.
Groghan proposes to vote for
Blaine. We again ask the Green
back organ what it intends 10 do
about this
Are You and your organization
acting in good faith, or are you a
side show attachment to Blaine S
mln"poly party. There are about
one hundred Greenbackers in
this county who want to know if
they are played for a stake
Wake up, Bro. Shryock, and tell
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

The laborers employed in the
iron works at Bethlehem, in this
State, whose wages have been
reduced to ninety-twe cents a
day, and who are now trying to
send their families home to Eng
land and Ireland, where they
think they can do better, are just
in the right condition of mind to
appreciate an argument from
Frank Jones, Mr.. Blaine's Chair
man, such as he furnished the
Republicans in 1880. Elect
Garfield, and higher wages and
steady work will be the result
Elect Hancock, pauper wages,
idleness and the poor house. -
This sort of thunder Mr.. Jones is
probably reserving for the clos
ing weeks of the canvass.-Pitts-
burg Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

The Ohio Wesleyan University, al
Delaware, under the able manage
ment of President &. H. Payne, has
taken front rank among our West
ern Colleges. The system of CO. ed.
ucation has proved a pronounced
success, giving the young ladies at
their lovely home at Monnett Hall
the advantage of mixed classes
with the privacy of the family cir
Gle. The University with all its de-
partments has never been as ably
conducted. The graduating class
of 'S4, numbered sixty eight, and
the enrolment in all departments
of the Institution for the yeaI was
791; representing 81 counties Of
Ohio, and 25 States and Foreign
countries.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

Call at the Starr Clothing House
of Frank Blasius for latest styles,
best qualities. lowest prices in all
kinds of goods, and Ready-Made
Clothing.
in these times it pays to buy
where they can buy the Cheapest.
When you need anything in Mems
or Boys Clothing, Hats, Over alls,
Underwear, or Shirt line, call On F.
Blssius and get a square deal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

Bro. Blakeney of the Somerset
Review, has "got into the pro
per plan of publishing a newspa
per. When he has business that
pays him better he attends tc
that business. and lets the paper
remain for the week in a state OF
suspended animation.
The difficulty with most of us
"other fellows" is that we cannot
get any business that pays us at
all, SO we are compelled to keep
the expensive concern eating up
our surplus, or crowding on our
credit.
We have tried hard to get our
half dozen salaTied staff to strike
SO that we could stop expenses,
but the scheme wont win.
The Sentinel must appear each
week, although we only get IS
receipts with which to pay $50
expenses.
We may be rewarded with the
title of "Gen." or something like
that, we hope. for our sacrifice.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

As the editor of the Epitaph was re-
turning from his silver mine the other
day, whittier he had gone for the pur-
pose of, knocking off a few chunks OF
the precious metal to remuneraie the
printer, he fell into Brown Study Ohe
Brown Study shaft is down twenty
fee,) AMI was obliged to languish there
several days until discovered. Or
course the printers had to wait. Pub
fishing newspaper on the frontier
sometimes has its dark sides; it is not
all rose colorcd.-1ombStone IA. IT,
E,o:y
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-14

Mr.. Davis, reporter for the Co.
lumbus Times in the mining re
gion. was in the city on Monday
last. looking as hearty and happy
as though his campaigning on
the Monday Greek was just the
kind of newspaper work that
agrees with him. His letters to
the Times are interesting, and
we think truthful and impartial.