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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
THE GOVEkSNO kI.
From the New Edition ef the Second
Readerl

From the New Edition ef the secon,
Reader.
The Govern or is a big thing
He dis misses men from the pen
itentiary. He makes a speech
and says the Managers arc
thieves. The Governor is a bold
man to say that of any man. The
man who does not resent that is
not much OLA man.
The Governor is a valuable
contrivance on a steam engine.
1t regulates the steam pressure
and keeps the boilers from burst
ing.
The Governor at a gas factory
beats all the other Governors
He regulates pressure. He can
gather in the air and crowd it on
the meter and make that instru-
ment show pressure, and the bill
to pay.
The Governor don't care for
gas. He don't care for contracts.
He don't care for illumination.
The Governor operates press
ure, and from the pressure he
puts on the meter, the bills are
made out.
We suggest that our able co
temporary put a Governor on
the business management, and
editorial and local staff. That
might raise the pressure.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
A SprCcc-Gum Merchant,

Ten miles from Bennington, VT, lives
Lou Bishop who is something of celeb.
| rity in that neighborhood. He is a
spruce-gum merchant and talked as fol-
lows of his business to correspondent!
of the Boston Globe:
Il gathered 600 pounds of spruce-gum
last season. I've been in the business
thirty years and have sold ia goOi-cy
tons of gum in that time. I've pretty
near sold out my supply this season al
ready, and haven't MORN 1000 barrels
left. a
''Oh, the barrels amt big Ones" he
explained, when some surprise was ex-
pressed that he should have 1000 bar
rels left out of a total stock OF only 600
pounds. THE barrels run about six to
the pound. and l sell 'em at six for y
| dollar. The storekeepcrs sell 'em for So
cents apiece. Then there's another size
that retails ut % cents, but most of 'em
are six for dollar"
Some sample barrels were shown, and
they proved TO be small in size and
made upon lathe, each out of single
piece of wood.
The spruce-gum farmer pointed with
pride TO the vehicle which bears him
upon his business journeys over the
country, for he is his own travelling
salesman. 1t is a two-wheelcd affair
which years ago saw its best days. A
box-seat mounted upon heavy springs
was amply filled when its owner was on
the road, and the bulk of his travelling
stock in trade was contained in large
old-fashioned yaliSs carried in suspen-
sion below, the axle of the vehicle.
When on extended journeys Mr.. Bish-
ops son forwards reenforcements Of
barreled gum to his father BY rail.
Il sell gum all through this country
and down in Massachusetts," said the
gum-picker. My best customers are
the dealers in the factory towns. Fac
tory girls are mighty fond of gum. judg-
ing from the demand in these places.
1t kinder keeps their jaws busy when
they are TO work, and can't talk among
'emselves."
There's only one kind O. spruce gum,
though they advertise medicine made
from red spruce gum, just as if there
were blue gum or any other color.
There's no use talkin', spruce gum is
good for the stomach, an advise every
body to chew it. 1t don't need any pre-
pairing. only just scraping the bits of
Lark off. an then its ready TO be sold
and chcwed.. Spruce trees is gettin'
scarcer'n they used to be. an you have
to travel good ways further'n you
used to get much gum. foot it on
that l made myself
In winter have some help; men an
boys who hain't nothin' to do, an pay
'em for what they pick"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
No Monument to Regulus.

We have Just learned that there is nc
monument to Regulus. Why has thi.
thing been neglected SO long? More
than two thousand years have passed
since he performed one of the most un.
selfish actions ever recorded. Regulus
was Roman general in the war against
the eCarthagcnians. Being defeated and
made prisoner. he was Kept in prison
five years. Then reyerses caused his
captors TO desire peace. The Roman
general was released on parole and
sent to Rome with the Punic envoys.
Regulus proved himself regular brick
on this occasion. Regardless Of what
might happen to himself he advised the
Roman senate not 10 make peace with
Carthage He said if they continued to
fight it out on that line Carthage was
bound to fall. He was not even in
favor of an exchange of prisoners. His
advice being adopted, Regulus went
back TO Carthage with the ambassadors
by the next train and was promptly
put to death. And yet Regulus has no
monument Who will be the first to
subscribe to a Regulus mo nument fund?
Texas Sglings.
Captain Henry Mckay. of McKees-
port, Pa, recently received silver
medal from Queen Victoria for bravery
in the Egyptian campaign. On the
diverse is the head of the Queen, and
on the reverse the sphinx, over which is
the word Egypt" and under the name
of the owner. Two clasps surmount
the medal. On one is the word ''Kir-
bekan." and on the other 1.-The Nile,
lS64-S5." M.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18


We have it by grape vine tele
graph that our artistic cotemporor,
Col. Purseil, who painted the Roci
House scenery for the Opera House
insists that the beautiful Westpha
lian villa on the "crest of the crags'
is not the locking Sentinel sub
Office, but the Poor House.
The imaginative artist may con.
slider our villa Poor House or s
Jail, just as his conscience may de-
termine, and he can have Pool
House or a Jail just as he chooses
and desires.
The Sentinel prefers a villa on
the "crest of the crags,' and s. viii
la, the summer suburban Office OF
the Hocking Sentinel, that lima GIN
alive building will remain. Our
friend Col. Rempcl. appreciates the
many kindly notices OF the Sentl-
ncl, copying them into his biOgra-
ply. and he will not allow the
word 10 go out that the Sentinel
villa on the "crest of the crags,
saall be known as other than the
palace of Emperor William, the
ambush Of the ruler of Rempelsdorf,
or the Office OF tie uccking Sent
mel.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
Cur UndevelOpcd Re-
SOUrSGS.

The recent refusal of the town
council to grant franchise of the
streets and alleys for the purpose of
conducting natural gas, 'has in no
wav affected. tho discussion Of a sub
iect that should be of,livital interest
to every citizen of this town. While
little may be heard Or said about
the matter here, there is no ques-
tion. bnt that this field is attractin g
attention IN the outside world. A
syndicate has leased large tracts OF
land in the vicinity of South Bloom
ingvillc. The hope of finding nat
ural gas andS-oil is what called i;
into this region.
In Tuesdays Ohio State Journal,
the Logan correspondent writing
upon the subject says:
The recent mention in the Ohio
State journal of the syndicate that
Is to operate for oil at South Bloom.
ingville, this county, may recall
possibly, to the minds of your read,
ers the correspondence from this
place in March last upon this same
subject. In that correspo dence
were embodied the registers of two
wells put down at this place in
1S64-65, and as tho oil field at
South Bloomingvllle is but twenty
miles'from this place the phenomena
attending the boring Mt the two
points are almost identical. AS is well
known the appliances used in lS6i-65
for boring were very primitive when
compared with those Of to-day. There
was no such thing known then as Put
tiRg down dry hole. at least in this To-
cality, and the developments that are
considered of such consequence at this
period were accepted as conclusive ev-
idence at that time that oil lin paying
quantities could not be found here
The register of the we'll south of this
citv shows that oil and gas were struck
at depth of 626 feet. and it is the ev-
idence Of the men who were employed
at the we'll that the force oe the gas was
sufficient to blow the oil and water q
height Of twenty or twenty-five feet
This it continued to do for about 80
minutes. After that time the flow subs
sided some, but continued to flood the |
floor Of the pump house for several days.
The hole was FIVE iuches in diameter,
and the column Of water 626 feet high,
and it would not be a hard mater to
compute the force necessary to lift
tha. column of water twenty-five or
thirty feet. 1t is believed that if this
field is fairly tested the results will be
most gratifying, not only in the devel-
opment Of gas. but oil as well.
For years after its abandonment the
oil we'll at this place was frequented by
iari,ters and mechanics. who gathered
the oil that continued to flow, as long
IS it was open. The specific gravity of
the oiEwa' unusually heavy, and it was
an exeellant lubricant. Let the wells
90 down
On the 7th Of March last, the Senti-
mel published an exhaustive article on
his subject. and embracing all and
more points than found in the above,
md the only reason for reproducing the
,bove is to reassure our rea lers that
heir country is an object Of consider
,ble interest.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
The Cost of Gas.

Gas of fourteen candle power
can be made and sold profitably
for seventy cents per one theu-
sand feet in Cincinnati. This
fact we will establish to The sat
isfaction of the Board of Public
Affairs if the Board will give US
leave to be heard before them.-
Cincinnati Telegram.
If this is true, we can't see why
the same thing may not be done
here. The Cincinnati people
have to bring their coal several
hundred miles,. Here it is haul
ed but five or six. There the gas
is of superior quality. Here it
is hardly fiji for use.
Il there is profit in a good quail
ity of gas al 20 cents, there must
be profit in a poor quality at the
same figure, and at S2.50-it
dazes one to think about IT.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

r. P. Green. Su uperintendent OF the Ga.
Works at the Ohio Penitentiary, was in
this city Tuesday and Wednesday last, the
guest of Col. +. F. Rempel. We have not
learned whether he was called here by the
Management of the Gas Works or not. II
he was. we hope he will impart valuable
information that may prove beneficial to
the gas consumers. In his able report to
the Warden of the Psnitentiary, last year,
Mr.. Green says the average cost OF gas was
s2I cents per 1000 cubic feet. As much of
this gas is said to have been manufactured
from coal taken flom the same bank that
stocks the works here, we feel hopeful that
the day will come when gas will cost less
than $50 per 1000 feet, in Logan. Even
considering Gov. Foraker's wonderful
speech on the late Managers of the pen,ten-
tiary whom lie denominates as ".hieves
who stole right and left until kicked out
and to stay out until brought back as con .
victs,' Information from Gas Seperin-
tendent closely associated with these Man
ayers, might, we judge, DE safely received,
if it insures a reduction in the cost OF gas
to the consumer in this city.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18


Col. Mandamus Rebor. of thu
Charleston Tribano, aud general
manipulation of the Republican par
ty In West Virginia, Sunt!ayed in
Logan. and met hearty welcome
srom bis many fc.c.,'Is int he Queen
City Of the Hacking Valley.
On Monday lie went 10 Columbus
10 invite Gov. Foraker to attend a
celebration of Republican defeat, to
be held in Charleston next Mon
day. Tie Governor will not 90
bat viii loan his renisen;iary cane.
in this connection We desire 10
SLY that if is contemplated hy the
Democratic management to employ
III Mandamus, and Foraker's cane
s Ike next canvass in Iowa.
Tae caue in Chic and the Man.
Janus in Virginia, have deva.o ped
50nsidsrab'e meri! in teha'f of the
Lemocraef.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
The laboring men at the gas

The laboring men at the gas
works should not be prosecuted
by the Management, because the
Management has sinned. Even
a poor laborer cannot do good
job of work without MATERIAL
Give him something to work
with and then if he does not do
the work well. let the blame rest
where it belongs. There was
one man "whose legs were bowed
for others SINS" that done his
work well, because q kind Provi-
dence had supplied plenty of
water.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
The election is nov over, and
everybody is glad of it.

The election is nov over, and
everybody is glad of it.
1t is due to the Republican,
Gazette, and the Republicans
generally, to say that the CAM
paign was conducted honestly
and honorably by them in our
county. A trade in Ward town
ship affected eome of our majori-
ties, but did not hurt any one ex-
cept the unfortunate men Who
got the worst Of the trade.
Now, the election being over,
let US all make up and be good
friends, as we should be, and as
We are, until the next fight is on.
Any one, however, desiring to
toy with a tornado, or cultivate
a cyclone, can be accommodated
al the Sentinel Office, only 81 l50
per year. payable when you
please. Now is the time to SUBJ
scribe.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,-Every
week this most valuable periodi
cal presents Whatever is new in
the world Of science, art, and
manufactures. Full of practical
information, it diScloses TO the
thoughtful not only what has
been ascertained, but also sug-
sests the possibilities still to be
revealed. For forty years Mum
& Co. have conducted this paper
III connection with the procuring
Of patents for new inventions
The SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN is
authority on all scientific and
mechanical subjects, and should
be in every household. Copies
of the paper may be seen at this
Office and subscriptions received
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
A representative of the Gin

A representative of the Gin
cinnati Telegram, a paper con
Quoted by Tom Campbell, o.
grateful memory, and directed
by Arch Bishop Sands, of wal
renown, was in our city last week
a guest Of the Rempel House.
1t was no doubt owing TO the
lack of illumination that The
dude did not discover the Senti-
mel Office. The hill tops were
lit by The light of the moon.
The Telegram makes mention
of the gas business, which We re-
produce elsewhere.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
THE PITTsBURG POST.

epubIish elsewhere the Pros
pectus Of the Pittsburg Post. the
'Only" and the leading Demo,
cratic daily of Western Pennsyl'
yania.
The Post is reliably Democrat.
ie. Il IS reliable in its Piitsburg
Market reports.
Our readers who desire paper
interesting in news, helpful in
Democratic sentiment, and relia-
be in market reports. are advised
to subscribe for the Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

The oleomagarine law went IN
10 effect Oh the. first ofthe month
The demand for stamps is very
great. and the probability is that
the two-cent tax and the manu-
facturers and dealers license
fees will not seriously interfere
with the business, which is put
al 100.O00,000 pounds year. The
COW may have her protection, bat
the people will have what they
WAnt.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
A Gas Light Legend.
CHAPTER l.

One evening not long since grard
father came in from the country and
spent the evening with his people
Sitting on the porch he noticed 6
man moving along very slowly. He
said to bis little granddaughter
who sat On his knee. "Sissy, sec
that poor man walking by? He
must be bu rthencd down with
sorrow or crippled by excessive
horseback riding in the war. He
walks SO slow"
80 pshaw !" said sissy, "that man
is going around to light the gas"
Grandfather rellghted his pipe and
med.tated.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
CHAPTER II.

Grandfather again is in Logan
He sits on the veranda under tn,
light of the lamp post. His grand
son Is on his knee. Presently s
man comes rushing mp the street.
His horse is OIL a fast run. "Set
my son." said the old man, "that
man Is going for q doctor. See how
fast he rides"
30 shoot!" says the young Lo
gander, ''that fellow is going round
putting out the gas"
Then the old grandfather reIi,
his pipe and meditated.
THE concluding chapters of the
legendwiil be found in the Gas com
pany'sbills now before the council
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

The Sobranje, the name by
which the Bulgarian Parliament
is known, has not yet selected a
ruler. We recommend our CO.
temporary, Sill Pursell, for the
place. Equipped with a Foraker
peuitentlary cane, he might, by
4 back action process, as he did
in West Virginia, soon make the
State overwhelming Democratic.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

1t is not an uncommon thing to find a
doctor who will not take his own medi-
cine.-Times-Star.
1t is 4 very common thing with the Re
publican party.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
Thursday. Nor Is, 1886.

The tally sheet forgery cases in Column
bus have ended.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

POLITICAL-Always Democratic,
giving a cordial and candid support TO
the National Administration.
Observation-Disclosures tales, biog-
raphy, poetry, sketches and choice
miscellany.
WASHINGTON-Ample and relia-
Bile correspondence, mail and tele-
graphic Congressional proceedings,
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Pittsburg. Foreign and other markets ;
live stock quotations the wool grow
ert' Interests; money and stock mark.
cts, at home and abroad.
Observation-Disclosures
and sprightiy letters from special cor
respondents IN PARIS. Kew York, Wash
ington, the South ana the West,
In short, in the 12 pages and Sd
columns of The Weekly Post will be
found that careful variety of reading
that interests The man of business. the
farmer, the po litician, the student, and
-eminently the family and house
hold circle. Address,
TIE POST,
Pi1tS6urg. Pa.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18

Robinson's plurality, 1851.
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Nov. rs, tSe6-SE
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-22

The transparent devices of the Democratic
party to capture the votes of workingmen
are apparent to every one. John Mcbride
is using his position as president of the
miners union to call meetings that he may
address in the interest Of the Democratic
party. While he calls these non-political
gatherings, picnics, etc, he never fails to at
tempt TO get in his work for his party al
them. What he fails to urge in favor of him
self is put TO those present by his shadow
who works through the crowd after Johl
gets through speaking and tells all the work.
ingmen what great man John is, and that
he should get the votes of all workingmen
When Mcbride starts in to speak at meetings
of farmers and business men he is to speak as
Democrat straight, and drop the work
ingmen's role Great head
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-22

The night scenes on Sixth avenue have
often been described. There is not in any
city in the world, in any quarter not alto
gether given up to vice, even in London,
Liverpool, Glasgow, Marseilles. or Leghorn,
any night scene more revolving than that
which any one may see every night within
one block Of Broadway between Thirty fourth
and Twenty-third streets in the city of New
York. The whole waking population, in
cluding the hackmen, are utterly demoralized
There is no pretense of decency, moderation,
or order short of refrain from actual
assassination and open violence or the avenue
Such things occur on the side streets little
way off, as was the case not long ago with
an unfortunate gentleman found dead from
cause unknown" in Thirty-first street But,
on the avenue, while there is not open assault,
robbery, or murder, in the flaring dens that
occupy the first floors along the streets, there
is to be seen everything that is vicious and
revolving in beta man and woman--New
York Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-22
The Newspaper PhiIadeIpnIa.

Philadelphia is not ''the Quaker CITY" any
longer. Gray clothes and "thees and thousy
are rarities here.
All the window shutters are not cream
colored blinds" There are some inside blinds
Philadeiphians do not all go to bed at in
the evening. They don't have to get up very
early in the morning to teach New York,
Chicago and Boston a thing or two about
street cars, either.
Philadelphia is not so SLOW" that she can't
produce some of the fastest hitters in the
country, and plenty of them.
The aged Philadelphian does not look
around for confidence man to give up his
money to, like the aged Bostonian.
The Philadelphia girl doesn't always insist
on knowing her fellows grandparents. She
would scorn to have fellow"
There is more solid wealth" in one block
Of Philadelphia than in a dozen of Chicago,
more comfortable homes than in a dozen OF
New York; as many art treasures as in Bos-
ton.
Philadelphians do not live exclusively on
scrapple and pepper-pot, catfish and waffies
Philadelphians are not all buried under q
poetlcal tombstone. A good many Of them
are cremated.
Philadelphians do not all go to New York
to have time" Many of them can't afford
it. Others have all the fun they want in
Paris, NieEna and Constantinople.-Phi
delphia News.