The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-03-19

us poetIC tIPp'e anu HIuSiodi
euphony, but we slash away
sweetness, poetry and appro-
priale expression, and call a
spade, a spade, with a gross and
heariless vandalism that is de-
serving of condemnation and ex-
ecretion among all lovers of pro-
prleIy. relevancy and beauty.
Therefore, we no longer speak of
the beautiful Hnck-Hocking, but
in The spl,It cf The times. we call
il plain Hooking, or in The dia-
lect of the valley we s'Ill further
contract and corrupt il into
Hockin' without the &. The term
Hook Hooking, is of Indian de-
rlvaiiou and signifies bottle or
the "bo,tle river" This is not
especially poeticaI but 1t has a
Specification never-lhe less, and
1.-The translation TO the average
Haweater would probably lose
none of its atiractIveness or fas-
c:nalion. The Aburisines of the
valley betrayed a startling fam''-
iariiy with ihe bottle and It's
uses, when they discovered the
resemblance of our beautiful
river 10 that very essential part
of an average political outfit.
History informs us that near the |
city of Lancaster, there is a tail
in The Hook Hooking OF about
twenty feet; above The fall for
a short distance the stream is
very narrow and straight forming
"A heck, where AT the fall it sud-
denly widens Oh each side and
swells into he appearance Of the
body OF a bottle.
The whole when seen from
above appears exactly in The
shape of bottle. and from this
TACT arose the Indian name Hook
Hooking. The neck, you will
observe, points direct towards
Lancaster and history in this re-
spect has not been altered, The
bottle is here yet and probably
signifies, as it always has, hospi.
taiity and good cheer, when
properly employed, and not used
to excess. | do not desire TO be
understood as speaking sugges-
lively as | myself do not indulge !
nor do / encourage or recon-
mend astronomical observations
through the medium of a bottle.
Bat this has very little 10 do
with The Haweaier and it would
be wise probably for the Haw-
eater TO have as little 10 do with !
il
We thus have seen that we owe
the origin of our name 10 The bot
tie though ii doesn't follow that
we were raised upon or owe our
flourishing condition strictly to
that cause. However we were
raised, or 10 whal eau Sc we may
attribute our splendid condition
OF morality, intellectually and
material and prosperous ad-
vancement, 10 use rude but ex
pressive prGyihcialism, I'VE
have got there, just the same"
Ii has not perhaps, occurred 10
some OF US in the discussion of
The merits of The great and COM
mandng figures IN our National
history, that The imprint of The
Haweaier's s genius is found in
every essential component OF
our National fabric. In the
most important branches of our
National Government. has The
genius and talent of distinguish
ed Haweaters been felt and ap-
preclaied. In the councils ofI
The Nation, The magic voice OF
the 'Haweater has been raised,
and The potency of thai voice
has influenced and effected for
good, the affairs of our common
county. Lancaster has furnish
ed two cabinet officials directly
and two indirectly. as it were
and 10 her honor let it be said.
that no greater minds, more
maiured judgment, no more
dignified or erudite citizens 0fl
ihls great Republic, ever filled
those or anv other positions. II
was in this valley. that The able
advocate, Hooking H. Hunter
sIrove and won. Ii was in this
valley that the phenomenal
scholar, Judge James r. Grogan
prosecuted his literary labors. Il
was in this valley that gallan,
Phil Sheridan, then a sturdy
lad, worked as cart boy IN the
construction of the Hooking
canal; and it was in this valley
that Judge Horace P. Biddle of
Indiana, now an eminent jnrist
and distinguished poet first saw
the light aud drew in the inspira-
lions that has since led hum TO
high and dignified position.
Here 1t was that The elder Ewing
humble and unknown, gained
his scanty Income by boiling salt
aud under trying and difficult
circumstances prepared his mind
Tor The lllusirious luture that
Will always reflect honor upon
his name and upon the country
he loved and for which he labor
ed. Who, then would not be