The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-01

Pocket-knife making is practically
dead in Naugatuck. A few years ago
four factories were running to their
fullest capacity, giving employment to
hundreds of men, and supplying the
country with thousands of gross of
pocket cutlery annually. Not single
knife is being made to-day, and the
chances are far from promising that
the industry will ever be revived to
any extent.
A New Orleans letter says peculiar
ity of the young Southerner, male or
female. is their early betrothal and
eventful marriage, condition that
usually hinders undue dissipation, even
if the desire exists. As a rule fewer
divorce suits cucumber the records of
our courts than in the North. reason
for which am at loss to give, not
believing that climate has any inf1u-
ence over it whatever.
A rich Georgia landowner sent for .
neighbor and proposed that if he would
support him while alive, furnish him
medical attendance, and bury him de-
Gently, he would make him a deed to
his land The trade was closed, tho
papers drawn, and q doctor at once
sent for. The result was that the for
tunate neighbor Of the rich man was
in possession of his estate within a
week Doctors are indispensable in
some emergencies-6a,lingto (N.)
Free Press.
An interesting estimate of the
amount, in weight, of one inch of rain
fall on one acre of ground is thus Civ
en-: An acre of ground contains 6, 272,-
$40 inches square. Rain one inch deep
would give that many square inches;
1.72S cubic inches make ono cubic foot.
Rain one inch deep would give $3.50
cubic feet. A cubic foot of water
weighs 623 pounds; 1000 make ton.
This will give 226.S S75 pounds, or 113
tons and 875 pounds to the acre, of
rain one inch deep.
The Scientific american approves of
the proposal to establish a chain of
ight-ships across the Atlantic. It
considers the general idea good, and,
as to its practicability. it states that
the experience with light-ships proves
that vessel properly constructed may
be made to ride out the fercest storms |
at anchor. save upon rare occasions,
and that the light steel cables of re-
cent construction have boon success
fully used to anchor ships in the deep
est water ''of soundings.''
Cocaine, the remarkable medica-
ment which anasthctiZes mucous MEM
branes and has simplifed many minor |
operations on the eye, is very costly !
Hence it is not surprising to hear that, !
in Paris at all events. the manufactur-
ers endeavor to o5.;.in as much OF the
as possible by submitting the |
cocoa leaves to q second process OF ex-
haustion. The result is very similar
to that which follows attempts to make |
a second infusion out of already ex-
hausted tea leaves.
The New England meteorological
Society proposes to find out this sum
mer all It can about thunder-Storms, |
and TO that end invites Observers in |
every town in New England to unite
in marking the leading features of such |
storms as come within their ken, and |
report to headquarters. The simplest
data are such as can be gathered by
anyone-the time rain begins to fall,
direction Of the wind, duration of rain,
ETC.; while more delicate and difficult
such as the height Of the
storm clouds, character of lightning
iashes, and velocity of wind, are to be
by specialists.
hr. Matthew Arnold made mistake
n giving London as the authority for
There are many words
pronounced differently by different
people il London. The House of Com
nons has been always recognized and
as authority, though not in
aiiible, and most of its leading men
vere educated at Oxford, where Walk
r is regarded as the best authority for
But even in the House
If Commons there have been differences
If pronunciation among the leading
nen. Both Lord John Russell and
Conneil always prounced ''either"
ither," and ''oblise;i' .'obieeged."
A minister forgot to take his sermon
Eith him to church, and his wife dis +.
covering the mistake sent it to him in
:harge of q small bov, who was to re-
'eive ten cents for the job. Presently
10 returned for the money. s'You de-
iyered the sermon, did you?' she ask
ID. Il j:s' guy it to him; he's a de-
iverin' OF it himself. "-Reiigious Her.
Ill.
A new and porniar game among 6
bales is 'bows." Two
'oung ladies walk down street toreth-
t, and the one 10 whom the most hats
re raised is the winner, and the other ,
'ays FOR the ice-cream or soda-water.
When n hat is raised to both it is called
Scratch and counts neither. How
auch the raising OF hat may mean!- !
.o're;i Coss-ier.
''What kind OF doctor am DR.. &
'.scks" asked Uncle Moses Of an old +
Aus:in darky. .Uns ob de best ! ebor
card tel! oh. D:.r was q man down i
lex. and ali de u;ider doctors in town p
aid re coul;. MOI iib twonty-four hours. G
. Dr.. Black jns tuck him in charge, T
III &c Inan libvec. ssh. Instead OBJ !
ying IN twen; y-icur hours he iibbed !
'iT'y-si1. sab ''-Is1as &:tl:ags. \
Suppose" said an examiner to a c
.G':a.!t in engineering, you had built =,