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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
IMPROVED PUNCTUATION.
SoinsS In Which Other Languages Ar
Gn,yer{cr

Points Ia Which Other Languages lrs
Superior to Ours.
IL IL strange that while persistent efforts
nave been made for years to refo, NJ the
spelling of our language, no one hes
thought it worth the while to call atten-
ton to some points Of our system of punc.u-
alton. The marks of inquiry ana Of sur
prise could be used much more effectively
II they We're to be put at the beginning as
Vel as at the end of question or an ex-
ciamation. They are both SO used in Span
ish, only the mark, when put at the begin
ming of the sentence, is inverted.
Ihe advantage of this use is plain. The
reader needs to know at the outset the
character of the sentence, that he may read
It with til 'oper infection. Our system of
marking has led to the habit of giving the
infection at, or near. the send Of the SEN.
tence, when properly it ought to be given
upon some word at the beginning.
Almost always the interrogative word is
ct the beginning of the question, and al
most always the infection ought to be upon
that word. 1t is plain that it was 50 placed
before any mark of punctuation were used
II We have not energy CT industry enough
to use two marks, then it would be an i'm
provement to put tie ono we did use at the
beginning Of the question or Of the excla-
naticn.
American printers are slow to adopt a
real Improvement in the use Of the marks
of quotation, found in London printed
book Of Some years past. This is the use
OF sil sae marks before and after the quoted
words, and of the double marks when quo
tatioa occurs within quotation.
The method just reverses our practice.
The change ought TO be popular, for it is in
accordance with Max Muller's lew of lazi-
ness.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
courtship Among the Apae.,e..


The Apache brave when IS goes court;ns
makes 10 effort to make himself agreeabl-
to his intended bride. Instead, he rarely
notices or speaks to her except to answer
some question of hers. He pays the most
assiduous attention to her male relatives,
particularly her big, lazy Lrothers. At
night he goes to her fathers lodge AMI dis
tributes the presents about. If pony he
if picketed close by; if it Is COW horn Is
tied to the lodge, which shows his inten-
ton. The bridegroom comes s1eaking
around in the morning to see the result Of
his proposal. If the articles have been
taken inside, the horse removed, etc., he il
all right, whereupon the bride goes and
builds new lodge or tepee for herself and
puts things in order generally for the buck
he calls master. II the trinkets are not
touched, tho proprsal is not accepted, and
he suitor carries them away again.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
MRS. McGREGOR DEAD.
Five Deaths in One Family From
the Dread Diphtheria.

The family of Hon. John G
McGregor has certainly been
direly afflicted. Fonr children,
one following her, were car.
ried away by diphihrria, and
Yesterday morning the patient
mother. who prepared her sys-
tenn for The fatal attack by the
constant watching and nursing
of her dear ones, fol.sed her arms
and sank into tie slumber that
knows no waking On earth. The
The funeral took place last eve
nlng. Mr.. McGregor is still very
Ill, but the other children are
reporied as better.
Despite The report of bad hy-
genie conditions surrounding Mr.,
McGregors new house in Fair
Oaks : staniing water, drive
we'll, etc.-ii is understood that
The attending physician does not
lay the disease 10 any local
cause, bnt rather to the conta-
zion contracted by one of the
.hi!tlren while on a visit to ar
,ther part of the city.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Death Of a Sterling Democrat.

New HAVEN, CT, March 2n6.-
Ex Gov. James Edward English
died at his residence i'm this city
today. He contracted a very
severe cold early this week.
which developed rapidly into
pneumonia. He was 7S years of
age and leaves a widow and one
son. Gov. English had an envl.
able national reputation in po
litical and financial circles. In
1860 he was elected TO congress
and reelected in 1862. lie de-
clined a third nomination. In
1867 he was elected governor
over ::Hon. Joseph r. Hawley
and was then the only Demo-
cratic governor in the United
States. In 1878 he was appoint
ed by Gov. lngersoll to fill the
vacancy in The United States
senate caused by The death of
Hon O. S. Ferry. Mr.. English
leaves a fortune estimated at be-
tween $2.000,0O0 or $4,000, 600.
At the time of his death he was
president or director. i'm several
of the strongest local banks and
number Of manufacturing con-
aerns.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
"A Useful Tree. -M

A cocoa-nut tree bears sixty to ONE hnn-
dred nuts year, and last year nearly 400,
GOO of them were trought to New York.
The roots of. tho tree arc edible and ara
eaten by the natives of the countries where
they grow, who also make baskets Of ttie1r,.
The young leaves are edible also when
cooked and tho tough leaves are made into
a variety of things, including paper, fishing
nets, fans, cloth and baskets. Toe ribs Of
tho leaves furnish arrows, boat paddles
and other things and the wood of the
trunk is used for boats and building. Both
vinegar and sugar are obtained from the
sap, and the ashes Of the wood are very
strong in excellent potash. The cocoa"
from which we make table beverage does
lot some from the cocoa tree. The word
thus applied Is corruption Of ''cacao, -
which is the name of very different plant
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06

The decision of the treasury
depart ment in tho case of the
Canadian pastor called by the
Lutheran church at Lewisburg,
in this State, is a fresh reminder
shat congress should lose no
time IN amending the alien con-
fract labor law. That law was
passed for specific purpose, but
it was so loosely drawn, and has
been SO strangely interrupted.
that its operation has simply be-
come absurd. 1t was intended
10 protect workln.men, wage
earners. from foreign competi-
tion. But in this respect The
case of The Belgin glass workers
for Jeanette shows the law can
be manipulated and made void
as The outcome OF political in
trigue. Its application, there
fore, to prevent the landing of q
foreign preacher makes 1t a
bowling burlesque on common
sense.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Reverend Rascal.

CHICAGO, March 4th.-A
morning paper prints a sew
en- column expose Of the ca
reer of Rev. G. B. Cahusac.
He pretends to be a son Of a
nobleman, and to have an
income Of $4,000 a year,
He abandoned his wife and
three children in England,
came to New YORK, assumed
the role Of an Episcopal cler-
gyman and made a speciality
of missionary work among
young girls. He was later
in Cleveland. Ohio, where he
married Nellie Bailey, de-
serting her after two weeks.
He came to Chicago last No
vember and commenced al
legged missionary work among
young girls. Under the alias
of DR.. Towner, he advertised
for girls to take a position
in a doctors Office. A lady
reporter answered the adver-
tisement, and met Towner at
the hotel, where he soon
proposed that she travel with
him as his mistress. He has
preached on State street,
and at the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union ON
Lasalle street he has been a
frequent and honored visitor
He was taken in a carriageI
to a newspaper Office last
night, where he confessed
the whole story and asked
to have it suppressed. He
has made a business Of lur-
ing girls to disreputable
houses running them.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
A Serious Blunder.
Athens Herald.

A deputy U. S. Marshal from
Columbus. came TO Athens las:
Thursday and placed under ar
res, Mary L. Jackson, of Pleas
anton. S. N. Uobson. Of Athens
and l.. Richardson of Troy town.
ship. the alleged oifense being
perjury. 10 say that the two
men were surprised Is putting il
mildly because there are not
two better meaning men in the
county and none from whom the
suspicion Of crime would be fur
thcr removed in the popular es'
timaticn. The difficulty grew
cut of the preparation of the
pension papers of The woman
which were fixed up in The Pro.
bate Judges office last April
The woman had applied for and
was Eater granted a pension on
the representation that she was
widow of James Lamb. a soldier
who died recentlv after a long
residence win the woman In
this county. 1t turns ont, how
ever, upon investigation by the
pension department that she
was not The widow Of Lamb, he
having left his lawful bride in
Virginia and was never married
10 the Jackson woman. In OBJ
tanning The necessary papers
from the Probate Judge she 81 sn.
ed them by making her mark
and the two men mentioned be-
ing present on other business,
were called upon by Judge Will
son 10 sign The paper also, as
they supposed, as witnesses to
her signature. They did so as a
matter OF accommodation, never
dreaming till The day of their
arrest that they had done any
thing more than TO witness her
signature. But it turned out that
they had signed a statement en-
dorsing the truthfulness of her
representations and which it is
claimed they swore TO. They,
neither Of them, have any recOl.
lection Of having been sworn,
and Judge Wilson claims to have
no recollection of the matter
whatever. Both Hobson and
Richardson say they knew MOTH
ing of the woman or her history
ana could not have sworn to any
such statement as is alleged.
They were taken to Columbus
and npon explanation there 10
The proper authorities the two
men were given fair assurance
that nothing further wonld be
done in their cases. With the
woman, however, it will probab
ly be different.
A serious blunder has been
committed. and the full credit OF
It, it seems, belongs 10 Judge
alone.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06

LET it be understood" SAID
Governor Boises, of Iowa, in his
inaugural address, 'that the peo
pie of this State demand cheap
clothing, cheap fuel, cheap i'm
plements of labor in short i,
Cheap necessaries. That they
are not interested in cheap whis.
key or cheap tobacco, and that if
compelled 10 take the latter
cheap and the former dear, they
will surely resent The injury"
Gov. BOies is a Democrat and
the first in Iowa for 80 years.
The world do move.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
ARSENIC DISPENSER.
Arrest Of Perry Kuhn and the
Terrible Story Of His Whole
sale Poisoning Plans.

Perry Kuhn, a native of"Black
Jack" which lays ten miles
southwest of Logan; this county.
was arrested and placed in Jail.
last Friday. Kuhn was indicted
by the grand jury this week,
charged with attempting to
poison his fathers family.
Perry is the illegitimate son of
Henry Kuhn, who, however, ac
cording 10 report. has done a
fathers dniy by him up he time
Of The alleged wholesale attempt
to poison the family, which oc-
Cured some time last August.
Perry is married man, about
90 wears of age. and lives on an
adjoining farm Of his fathers.
Some time before August Perry
was q, his fathers house during
the dinner hour, when the entire
family became deathly sick from
eating chicken pot pie. Perry
excused himself from joining
the family on the plea that he
did not feel we'll. Some of the
pot pie was fed to the house cal
and shepherd dog, both ami
mails dying within a short time
afterwards.
Mr.. Kuhn said he thought his
family had been poisoned, but
did not suspect his son at that
time.
The circumstance had been al
most forgotten until one Sunday
evening in August, Perry called
at his fathers house, no one be-
ing at. home but Mr.. Kuhn's
Youngest daughter, Ella. girl
about II years old. The rest OF
the family had gone to church.
The girl went out of the room
for something, and upon her re-
turn noticed Perry dIop some
thing into the teakettle. which
was on the stove. She did not
say anything 10 him abont il ; i'm
fact, seemed Indifferent 10 wha.
she saw.
Later she told her father OF
Perry's visit and what had oc.
Cured. Mr.. Kuhn Immediately |
made an examination and found |
something IN. the kettle, which
he placed in a hottie and brought |
to this citv or the following
Monday. He found that the
of the kettle contained
enough arsenic 10 cause The
death Of ten persons.
Since then testimony has de-
veloped which shows Perry to
have told several parties that le
intended TO poison his father and
the balance of The family. No
reason was given by him. Mr..
Kuhn says his son seemed friend /
~ TO himself and family. and he
understand his action. Il
is thought clear case can be
brought against the prisoner,
and that Hooking county will
have another representative in
he ''pen" before court adjourns.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06

Bro. Snider, once Of ,"ours,'
now publishing the Waverly
Republican, is occasionally he
roic. In the last weeks issue OF
his paper, advocating a county
option law, he says:
The 100000 Temperance men
and women of the State should
rise as one man and carry that
measure through the State Leg
islatnre by storm.
1t could be inferred from the
tone man" proposition that Bro.
Snyder proposes to dispense
with the wcmsn entirely. Again
he says that all laws should be
based OIL public opinion-upon
the popular vote. We venture
the assertion that the Ten Com
mandments were not adopted
that way; that no principle gov
ernIng civilized society security
rests upon that unstable :ounda.
ton. Bro. Snyder. when he gets
into a philosophical mood should
tackle the weather, and deter.
mine the course Of the winds by
public opinion
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Supsrstitions About Babies.

z In Ireland a belt made
with a woman's hair is plac-
ed about a child to keep
harm away.
In Spain the infants face
is swept with a pine tree
bough to bring good luck.
Garlic, salt, bread and
s. e TX are put into the cradle
of a new born babe in Ho1-
land.
In America the child is
handed over to a nurse with
instructions to raise it On
the bottle
In Scotland it is said that
to rock the empty cradle
will insure the coming Of
other occupants for it.
The Grecian mother before
putting the child in its era
die turns three times around
before the fire while singing
her fayorite song, to ward off
evil spirits.
Welsh mothers put a pair
of tongs or a knife in the era
die to insure the safety of
their children the knife is
also used for the same pur-.
pose in some parts Of Eng
land.
Te London mother places
a book under the head Of the
new born babe that it may
be quick of reading, and puts
into the first bath to
guarantee it wealth in the
future.
The Turkish mother loads
her child with amulets sson
as it's born. A small bit of
mud well stepped in hot wa
ter prepared by precious
charms is stuck on its fore
head.
At the birth Of a child in
Lower Brittany the neigh
boring women take it in
charge, wash it, crack its
joints. and rub It's head with
oil to solder the Uranium
bones. It is then wrapped
in a tight bundle, and it's lips
are annointed with brandy
TO make it a full Breton.
Among Vosges peasants
born at a new moon
ire supposed to have their
tongues better hung than
while those born at
;he last quarter are supposed
% have loss tongue but bet
,er reasoning powers. A
laughter born during the
moon is always pre-
,OciOuS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06

"The Farmers Alliance" oil
the West and South is likely Ia
become a power in politics. 1t
goes much farther than the
grangers, and proposes 10 hold
the balance of pawer between
the two great political parties
and 10 demand such Iepresen-
tatio,r OF the agricultural inter
ests in congress as will make its
influence felt. II is becoming
Thoroughly imhuel with The prin-
ciple of tariff reform, and the
Republican members OF the AL
lance are beginning o repu,liaie e
their old leaders. In Indiana
the Alliance is assuming such
large proporI,ous that both par
lies are getting alarmed lest it
should become consolidated into
an independent movement. 'The
Iowa farmers" it is said. "are
after Senator Allison with a very
sharp stick" In .Kansas it is
predicted by the farmers of that
State that Senator Ingalls, sena
torlal davs are numbered.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
The Old Story
Adelphia News.

Benjamin Cregalow, a Young
man about Is years old and who
has been making his home with
his uncle, George Cregalow near
here, met with terrible acci~
dent about 10 days ago. 1t seems
that the young man while cross
5ag4he field alone. took from his
packet So calibre bull dog re-
vOlver, and in order 10 see if he
cylinder would revolve he raise d
the hammer with his thumb anc
with the other hand turned the
cylinder. But the same old story
was repeated--ihe revolver was
discharged and the load entered
ff,e lower lett breast and lodged
in the back. Notwithstanding
the skilful examinations of the
surgeons, The ball is yet undis-
covered, and there is but lille
hope of his recovery. He is a
son of Jack Cregalow who resides
in Buenna Vista.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Triumphant Acquittal.

CAMDEN, N. j.. March 5.-Thc
great Leconey murder case went to
the jury Tuesday. The judge in
his charge told the jury they could
not 6nd the defendant guilty in the
first degree. 1t must be either sec
ond degree or aequlttal. The jury
were out about an hour and return
ed a verdict of not guilty. The
immense crowd present cheered un
til the old court house was sea of
and the prisoner walked
out free, supported by the father
and mother of the girl with whose
murder he had been charged.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Five to Cne.
Youths Companion.

YOUTHS companion.
It is said 10 be a prevailing
delusion among English tourists
that the natives of foreign coun-
tries are guilty Of peculiar stu
pidlty in not understan ding the
English language. Sometimes;
however, even these who were
not born "bolI Britons'' attain
linguistic advantage.
Two English travellers in the
east one Gay entered the shop Of
alJew. who though he spoke sew
eral languages, had but a slight
acquaintance with English. On
his failure to make the Jew un-
dorstand what he wantad, one of
The travellers said carelessly to
the other: "The old fool doesn't
speak English"
Unfortunately, this remark
came within he radius OF the
Jews comprehension, and drew
from him the following questions
"Do yon spik Iialiang'
NO." answered both.
sDo YOU spik Griks'
No"
DO you spik Turk9"
mo"
"Do you spii Spanish
mo"
do you spik Flencl.s'
"No."
Then, alter pause for prep
aration, the old man calculated
energetically:
Q,'Me nne time fool; you five
times focl.''
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Suicide Of Owen 0'Hare.

lMaxville Correspondence
The attempted suicide of Owen
O'Hare, Oh the Oath. proved fatal
at l O'Clock, p. m, Of the 9th ult.
Deceased was born March 21st
1917. and died at the age of AZ yrs
IL months and 6 days. lie leaves
= wife and 6 children.
For few years 1t was evident
that he led a lifs of dissipation and
as mail carrier to Junction City,
three times per week, he boug ht as
often alcohol at some place in that
town. On Saturday, Feb 22d. he
arrived at Maxville in his usual
state of lntoxication to such an ex
tent that he sent a substitute with
the mail to Winona Furnace. The
demon, alcohol, caused him to
abuse, beat and frighten his wife
and little children all through that
afternoon and night, and on the
next day, Sunday. he Was a raving
maniac, having driven his wife sew
sral times with clubs and stones
from the bedside of little Clarence,
who was then lying at a critical
point of lung fever. Driven to
dispair, his poor wife at last sought
shelter under the strong arm of the
law. and at l o'clock, a. M, on
Monday, fled her complaint In g.
sault and battery before J. L.
Iounker, j. T., who appointed Mr.
z. Stimmel as special constable and
Issued II warrant for his arrest
Mr.. Stimmel went to the house OF
O'uare at about 7 o'clock a. M, to
make the arrest and found him IN
bed asleep. Upon being informed
of his arrest, he calmly said. "All
right, Eli 60 rs soon as can dress
myself" The constable Informed
HIM that he would 60 and subpoena
\ few neighbors as witnesses. As
soon as Stimmel had left, O'Hare
came down stairs and tod his wife |
that there would be fine to nay.
10 which his wife answered in the
Affirmative. Then you done 1t, ho
aid. his wife answered. yes, Owen?
could not help myself. After
,aving put on his socks, he went
sgain up stairs, and in another
n;rute the report of his revolver
old the fearful tale.
Mr.. Stinmel having by that time
eturned to the house, called Mr..
lodge and they both went up stairs
ghere they found O'Hare sitting
pon tho railing Of his bedstead,
ls body bent over to the right, a
'leeding wound in bis skull, back
rom his right ear. and the revolver
ying upon the floor between his
eet.
DR.. l.. A. Park was at once call
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
MAKING AMENDS.

a Little Girls Apology that I..dn't
Help Matters.
An apology should be sincere, and ten
dered with some degree Of discretion. That
sincerity alone is not enough is well shown
by this snecdote, in which We may say that
the apology was worse than the offense.
A little giri ryhc had foolish habi. q
plain speaking, was taken to Tho sewing
circle with her mother. On entering th,
room, after exchanging greetings with sew
sral matrons of her acquaintance, Miss
Truthful walked up to another lady, and in
the confident tone of one who gives utter
ances to self-evident fact she said. loudly
enough for every one who was present to
hear her:
''Why, Mrs. Handley, how homeiy So.
arer'
While tho victim was hiding her confu-
zion us test she might, and the rest were try
ing hard to conceal their amusement, tho
young lady herself was hastily taken fior,
the room.
Once in the hall, she was dealtwith some
what severely, and made TO feel the enor-
nifty of her unintentional rudeness. Then
she was taken back to apologize.
Walking straight up to Mrs. Handley,
While all tie others held their breath to lis
ten, she said with trembling tones and with
tears still upon hsr cheeks:
'Mrs. Hap1ley, am very sorry yoY are
GO hnmalv!n
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-06
Because q clergyman with

Because 4 clergyman with
draws from one church and
joins another Is no argument
against the creed he forsakes
or the one he accepts. 1t is
his duty to follow his con-
science in such matters. To
preach a creed that he did
not believe would be the
most awful form of sacrilege.
It would G.esecrase the pull
pit with hypocrisy.
The New York World, the
most active Of the enemies
of Senator elect Brice, says
there will be no contest in
regard to his seat in the
Senate.
"A Fisherman may initiate
Ananias with brilliant sue
cess, but a sportsman labors
under the disadvantage of
being compelled to show the
birds he shot with their bills
attached.
Edwin Cowles, editor Of
the Cleveland Leader, who
has been suffering several
weeks with heart and stom-
ach troubles, died Tuesday
aged sixty-fve.