The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-22

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 peeu,iar-
ity of the young Southerner, male OF
female. is their early betrothal and
eventful marriage, condition that
usually hindcrs undue dissipation. even
il the desire exists. As a rule fewer
divorce suits cucumber the records OF
our courts than in the North. a reason
for which I am at loss to give, not
believing that climate mas any influ-
ence over it whatever.
A rich Georgia landowner sent for a
nei ghnor and proposed that if h would
support him while alive. furnish him
medical Attendance. and bury him de-
Gently, he would make him decd to
his land. The trade was closed, the
! pap~rs drawn, and doctor ut once
sent for. The Result was that the for
tunate nci.k5or of the rich man was
in possession Of his estate within a
week. Doctors ale Indispensable in
some emergencies. es.-AurtsiagtOn (V.)
Free Press.
An interesting estimate of the
amount, IN weight, of one inch of rain
f:.ll Oh one acre of ground is thus Civ
EN-: An acre of ground contains 6, 212,
64o inches square. Rain one inch deep
would give that many square inches;
l.72S cubic inches make one ettic foot.
Raiu one inch deep would give $3.50
| cat;c feet. 4 cubic foot of water
weighs 62I pounds; 1000 make ton.
This VII give 225. S75 pounds, or 113
toas and S75 pounds to the acre, OF
rain one i@ch deep.
The Scientific Amcrica1 approves OF
the proposal 10 establish chain OF
lieht-ships across the Atlantic. II
considers the general idea good, and.
rs to its pr..ct cabili'v. it states that
the experience with IL ie,;h,-s:iips proves
that a vessel properly constructed may
be made TO ride out the iiarccst storms
at ancE :, save upon rare OCCASIONS,
and that the i:g;it :.ae. C:.5.es OF re-
cent constructor have bern success
fully used to anchor SHIPS III The deep
est watcr 'oG suauiias.s."
Cocaine, the remarkable mcdica-
naaIt which a2:stiiet..2S mucous mem
branes AMI ii:.s simnlifi.'.l many ininol
operations O., the eye. Is very costly.
Hence it is not surprising 10 near tiiat,
in Paris Mt all events, the manufactur-
ers endcavor to obtain IS inIicn OF the
alkaloid IS possible by submitting The
c..coa leaves 20 = s.scou.i process of eX.
hau<tion. ! b. result !; very similal
TO that wi,ich follows attempts 10 make
second infusion out of already ex-
hatsted tea leaves.
Tie New ENGLAND meteorological
SscictY proposes ~ ii;,d out this sum.
Hia- ali i. r.,a aoout .:;,:icr-Storms,
ami 10 iiiri .-na invite 0. scrvers ii
every .cs,a IL I:vw England 10 unite
ia -,arsi:.G ;.:r i,':d;:ig features OF sue!
storms ss gone Within ."e!r ken, ano
repvrI To i,-adq ';,rtcrs. Ihe simples
data ara Sucl, :, can tee gathered by
an:oae-tnc t:ina ran begins to fail
direction y: t!iu wiai, duration Of rain
c:c.; vile mel. ;i,i-c::ie and difficu.
o.,Sa;i- ;.;is.nS S;cii as the height OF ti:t
storm c:o;.,i:, g .ar:.c.er o; Lightning
I..s;iss, aG.: vc.; ciiy O: w-ii.i, iire tc b:
nn:.aE:d di,cii ny Specialists.
Air Matthew ivl.oii iG;:,s 4 mistake
in giving I-.nd.,.i as :ae authority 1ol
pru:i;,n,:r ,lion. There are ,:.ar7 word:
p:onouac.,,i differently ijy different
psori= i. i4,ii,.:;ia. tii:. si.msc OF Con
mes :l;.:. i,.c:i ::if*ay3 recognized ane
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t.. ;,sf,.3t.,,'.s li.e-c Lave De4n difference:
:: ;s;':'- u.c.;a,-on a'itols the leading
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3l.;:1aa.i :..w":S pTounced ''clther
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