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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-08-22
FAREWELL.

BY reason of the expiration Of my
term of engagement and the mutual
agreement ofthe proprietor and my
self, we retire from the Editorial
management of the SENTINEL and bid
its readers farewell.
During our connection with the
paper our relations with proprietor
and patrons have been always pleas
ant, and we can but feel the keen re-
gret that always accompanies the
sundering of existing ties, but our
faith in the ultimate triumph of De-
mocracy is mistaken and we yield
the directing reins to experienced
and willing hands, in the confidence
and the assurance that
ssTruth crushed to earth shall rise
again.
The cause of Democracy is the
cause of the people, and the battle
will be fought and the victory won,
in spite OF the combined efforts of
monopoly, avarice and greed.
In this confidence we make our bow
to the public and retire.
4. II. WILSON.
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The Proprietor of the SENTINEL
desires 10 bear this testimonial TO
Mr.. Wilson as Editor and general
manager of the paper for the last six
teen months; that he has been able,
faithful and efficient. He has made
the SENTINEL recognized power in
the politics of the country, command
ing the respect, confidence and es-
TEEN of its patrons at homo and the
newspaper world abroad.
Mr.. Wilson is gentleman Of ex-
perience in journalism, faithful to the
service in which he is engaged, and
takes with him in retiring from the
SENTINEL, our best wishes and
heartiest good will for as equally
pleasant relations as ours has been,
in whatever pursuits he may be en-
ployed.
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IIIegibIe Direction of
Letters.

We publish elsewhere some pleas
ant mention of the proposition Of the
Postmaster to award a premium to the
'Best Directed Letter."
A few instances that meet and en-
brasses the Logan Post Office can be
mentioned briefly.
Obscure Post Office are as difficult
to make out as figures. There is no
context to assist. When the county
is given the postmaster has a clew,
but even with that he may be misled
by the illegibility, SO to speak, Of the
state.
Let our young letter writer's prac-
tice on the abrevlations of Ind and Md
and see how nearly alike they look.
Then there is Mi which haphazard is
written for Michigan, Mississippi and
Missouri. The authorizations Of Mo or
Ma may be mistaken for Missouri or
Minnesota or Montana and others OF
states might be mentioned. 1t may
well be said logan, o." is very legi-
BILE, but it may mean our own city or
Logan, Oklohona: or Logan, Oregon,
and not infrequently we have the
Oregon and the Oklohoma mail pay
her hamesake visit.
In the local names Of this Office, an
embarrassment is in the similarity OF
Ilesboro and Hillsboro, Gibisonville,
o., Gibsonville, O., and Gibisonburg,
o: Ewing and Ewington; Sand Run,
Sand Fork: Cedar Hill, Cedar
Grove and Cedar Fork: Needmore,
and Needful.
Letters come intended for Lorain,
Saxon, ,Sego. Ia type none Of the names
look alike, but on some letters al ex-
pert cannot surely determine. 4
letter was dispatched some time ago
from this Office to NeIsonyille: the
Postmaster after time sent it to Glib
sonville, he forwarded to Gibson
burg. From here it was sent to the
dead letter office and from there re-
turned to the writer in Logan, Ohio.
The letter was valuable, contained a
bank note.
a joke the clerks tell. A letter
was received and handed out prcsum-
ably for the person intended. The
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-08-22

A PROCLAMATION.
Governor Mckinley Notifies Us
Concerning Labor Day.
On Friday Governor Mckinley is
sued the following proclamation;

State Of Ohio
Executive Department.
Whereas, by long honored Gus
tom of the people of this State aud
by an act of the General Assembly
of Ohio, passed on. the Is day Of
April, 1898, the first Monday in
September of each and every year is
known and observed as Labor Day.
Therefor, l, William Mckinley,
Governor of Ohio, do hereby direct
the attention Of the people OF this
States to Monday, the 2nd day of
September next, as Labor Day, and
call upon them to observe it in 4be
way best calculated to honor and
dignity the various occupations and
employments which are the founda-
tons Of our industrial develop ment
and prosperity. Let all the people
on that day, suspending their usual
vocations, join in encouraging the
great body Of Of our citizens engaged
in productive employment, whose
labor has made us the greatest nation
in the world. In testimony whereof
l have caused the great seal of the
State of Ohio to be affixed at Colum-
bus, the 2nd day of August, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety five, and in the
one hundred and twentieth year Of
the Independence Of the United
States Of America.
BY thc Governor,
N.M. MCAIELEY.
SAMUEL TAYLOR,
Secretary Of State.
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views or followed his benevolent ex-
ample. But a good thought once
launched upon the world Will never
die, no matter how long neglected OF
overlooked by the thinkers fellows,
and it is safe to believe that post
masters as a class will yet develop q
due degree Of public spirit and patri-
otism, and that college and high
school students Will yet learn tc
spell.
Mr.. Green has started another re.
form, one dictated by his own exper
ience as postmaster at Logan, and by
the troubles into which he has been
plunged while diseharging the oner-
Gus duties Of that Office. He wants
people who write letters to properly
and legibly address them. He wants
''John Smith and ''Charies Jones
inscribed upon letter envelopes in
such a way that the postmaster will
neither hand Iones's letter to Smith
| IUI ClIiltli w DOilcS, iIbI tOJu W
Brown, Delameter or Lefeyer.
This, it will be seen, is q most i'm
portant matter, involving not only the
comfort and personal safety of post
masters themselves, but the conven-
ience and security of the general pub
lie. In fact the integrity of business,
the peace of home and the arcana OF
love affairs, are all deeply threatened
so long as letters are so scrawlingly
and wrechedly addressed that they are
liable to be delivered into the wrong
hands. Then, too, what q tragedy OF
misfortune and delay may be caused
when the writing on letter envelope
is SO illegible and obscure that miss
i've intended for Bangor Me-" is
sent to Santa Fe, n. NJ Such
things are horrible to contemplate;
yet it is unquestionably true that the
address on an envelope Is frequently
more difficult to decipher than a cum
form inscription On brick from
ancient Ninevah. In desiring and
advocating q wholesome reform in this
matter, therefore, Green is certainly
! in the right and is entitled to public
sympathy aud approval.
As usual with the Commodore Of
the Hooking Valley he backed up his
advice and exhortations upon his sub
ject with definite and intelligent
action Of his own, and consequently
he offers premium, consisting OF a
handsome gold pen with god case
(the premium to be awarded at the
impending Hooking County Fair) to
the boy or girl under Is years Of age
who shall write and address ''the best
directed letter. The substance Of
the letters written by the comps titors
is altogether q secondary matter. The
epistlle may be lengthy or short,
wise or nonsensical, original Or trans
cribed. The explicitness, neatness,
intelligibility and legibility Of the
direction upon the envelope will Icon
troll the awarding Of the premium.
The awarding committee is composed
of two famously belligerent editors, a
high-grade attorney, first class
banker a Christian minister and three
postmasters Of prominance and re-
nown Of whom one of course is our
own never-to- be- left-out Senter.
Seriously speaking the enterprise is
useful, commendable and Intelligent
one, and worthy Of being emulated
throughout the stale.
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VIII the Chic State Fair and In
duStrial Exposition Open
on Sept. 2.
Review Of the Grand Display
and Exhibition Offered i'm
All Departments.
Features of the Day and Scenes
Under the Flood Of Flee
trio Light.
Increased Facilities and by Far
the Greatest Exhibition
Yet Offered.

1t is Well-founded and acknowl-
edged fact that for beautiful park
like grounds, large and substantial
exposition buildings, livestock struc-
lures. show-rings within the seated
amphitheaters, neat and tasty privi-
ledge booths, ornamental band stand
and music pavllions, superior race.
track and grand stand and in all
other equipments and oonveniences,
that the Chic state fair and industri-
al exposition, permanently located
at Columbus, has neither superior
nor equal in all America or any
other country.
The annual exposition for 1895
will occur Sept. ?, 8, 4, > and 6, and
great preparations have been made
for great occasion, even greater
and grander than any heretofore
held. This is possible by reason of
the increased facilities, extension of
departments and olassifcations, in
crease Of the premium offerings.
adoption of special features and en-
gagenent Of novel and pleasing at
fractions, all combined to produce
general fair and exposition, educa-
tional, entertaining, interesting and
that shall be well worthy the support
and patronage of all the people.
In the highly-decorate4 buildings
will be found the bestin agriculture
and horticulture, with special grand
displays of rare plants and beautiful
flowers and floral designs; the grand
est exhibits of merchandise, house
hold furnishings, pianos, organs and
other musical instruments; the high
est class of art, sculpture and cary
ing; the finest in all that pertains to
woman's work and domestic manu-
factures; the latest in machinery and
implements, buggies, carriages and
all mechanic arts; select specimens
and herds, representing the improv-,
Ell breeds OF horses, cattle, sheep,
swine and poultry, and the always
exciting races, Of which there will
be the regular trottlng, pacing and
running classes with specialties and
exhibitions extraordinary.
a powerful electric plant has been
established on the grounds, and from
hundreds of arch lamps electric
lights will illuminate at night every
avenue and every building, and will
completely encircle the race track.
All the exposition buildings will be-
open at night, and on the speed
track will occur each night, running.
races, with special features and at
fractions.
Each day and each night there
will be given band concerts for the
entertainment of the muslc-loving
public. For these occasions engag-
ments have been made with several
bands of national reputation, who
will render regdlarprograms Of high
class music. The musical feasts ar
ranged for will certainly be appre,
clated and enjoyed by all.
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MISUNDERSTANDING
Ti Legibly Addressed Letters.

The proposition. OF the Postmaster,
with view to the bettering Of the
postoffice, service, to award a premium
to tie best directed letter, meets with
general public favor and it is hoped
our many young folks Will make this
a pleasant feature Of the Fair.
Words of approval come to us from
gentlemen prominent il the Post
Office Departments. Some OF our
neighbors are offering valuable sug-
gestions, others offering pens, paper
Sc.
We have space only for the follow
ing complimentary words of approval
from Postmaster Senter OF Columbus.
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SENATORIAL WEALTH.

Our cotemporary, the Journal
Gazette, persistently calls attention
to the fact that Senator Brice is a
wealthy man. So he is, and his sue
cess in business is to his high credit
as an intelligent, enterprising, indus
trious man. Like our intelligent
farmer who buys a worn out farm,
and by intelligent work makes it
valuable, Senator Brice has bought
bankrupt rail roads, has applied
judgment to forming combinations
that make the property valuable, and
thus attained to honorable wealth.
Yes he is rich man. He builds and
buys rail roads. He went to Con-
gress a rich man, and has the books
to show how he acquired every dollar
of his wealth.
Now lets consider Uncle John
Sherman. honest Uncle John.
He went to Congress as poor as a
church mouse. His salary wasscarce-
ly sufficient to keep him. He is now
rich. Is worth his millions. He is
as rich as Senator Brice. How did
honest Uncle John get rich? He
bought and sold no rail roads. He
built 10 manufactures. He sunk 10
gas or oil wells. How did he amass
his millions.
Let the millionaire Senators come
before the public and give an account
of their stewardship as servants Of
the people.
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The Columbus Journal has this
pleasant mention in Mondays issue
GREENS LATEST REFORM.
Logan's syidc-Awakc Postmaster Offers a
Nice Premium for the Best
Directed Lcttcr.

Lewis Green Of Logan, Hooking
County, who by turns or slmGltane-
ously, has been OF is, editor, commo-
dore, honorable and postmaster, IS
also considerable Of Il philanthropist
and reformer, He was the originator
and promoter OF the idea OF post
masters furnishing free railroad ex-
cursions to school teachers, and ran I
brief, but meritoriOus, campaign III
favor Of imparting the rudiments Of
spelling common English words 10 the
pupils of colleges and high schools.
In the latter object he has been as yet
very indifferently successful; and as
to the former, very few postmasters
indeed have adopted his enlightened
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letter was opened by mistake return
ed with the information that is was in
tended for the clerk who handed i
out. The letter was from a graduate
Of the school in a neighboring city.
A similarity, in fact an identity o
names is confusing. We have in Lo
gan three Robert Wright's, three
John Whites, four Noah Blosser'>
and four John Smiths. Some of these
have ;'middle letters but tie letter
is not often on the envelope.
Since it is all over, we can now tel
a "post Office secret"
When young Mcdonald, about a
year ago, was mysterio"sly missing, a
letter came to this office, directed tc
''Noah Biosser." 1t was given tc
Noah Blosser at the Fair Ground, he
being the first to call. 1t was return
ed "opened by. mistake" Then it
was handed to Noah Blosser, Con
stable. Returned, then it was put III
the box of DR.. Noah Blosser. Not
for him, finally it reached Noah
Blosser out near Trimmers. 1t was
for him. The letter was from young
Mcdonald. To show how inyiolate
the secrets Of q letter are kept, dur
ing all this time while the letter was
passing and being read, and Nc
Donald's where about known to the
three Dlossers, each Of whom also
told the Postmaster, the country was
being secured, the river dynamited,
detectives employed, rewards offered,
and even sooth-saYes called to reveal
if possible the fate of the missing
young man. When Blcsser no 4
got the letter he at once told what il
contained, and then the other Blossers
smiled when they met.
This is mentioned now only to show
how letter may wander round, seek
ing its proper destination, when a
little care in its address would save
much vexation.
We. give this suggestion. IF the
post office is not a well known city,
give the county. A postmaster has
no time to look up the location of The
obscure post Offices in his own state,
to say nothing of forty states.
There are eighty-eight counties in
Ohio. The location OF them the post
master can know, but he cannot rea-
sonably be expected to know where
the 5000 SAINTS, Needmores and
Goosetowns are, and although he can
find them, it is not reasonable that he
shall hold hundred, perhaps thous-
and letters from the waiting train,
until he can examine his Record to
know whether Or not ''Sant, Ills'' goes
to Chicago or Cairo, or Gooosetown,
Mi, goes to Michigan or Mississippi.
Write on the envelope request to
return. Then if your correspondent
don't call, If the letter goes astray, it
will be sent home, and the writer will
see that the mistake was his own and
will then be as soiicitous to apologize
to the postmaster for the abuse be
gave him, as he was Industrious
- ,l.,t
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COLUMBUS POST OFFICE.
OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER.
Columbus, O., Aug. II, so
Hon. Lewis Green, 2. NJ.
OofoD n

Dear Sir
| have read the SENTINEL and |
have to say that your ''little scheme" "
to encourage proper care in address
ing matter, to pass through the mails,
meets my hearty approval. II thepub-
lie realized fully the Importance, Of
correctly addressing all matter for
the mails, and, how much Of the de,
lay, in its transmission and prompt
delivery, was directly chargable to
the senders carlessness in this regard,
not only would the labors Of postal
employer be materially lightened, but
the business of the public would be
facilitated, and the tender missive, as
we'll as the urgent business letter,
would reach its destination with
greater certainty and celebrity and the
sum of human happiness thus dn,y
augmented.
E. N. SENTER, P. NJ.
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SAMUEL TAYLOR,
Secretary Of State.

THE SENATORIAL CONTENTION
which meets at Lancaster, see ad-
vertisment, should be attended by 4
full delegation from Hooking Good
reliable representative Democrats
should be elected next Saturday,
and all the delegates elected should
take it on themselves as a duty to at
tend the convention and take part in
selecting the candidates who can be
looted
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WHAT is DEM OCACY.

Democracy rs sentiment not to be
appalled,, corrupted Or comprised. 1t
knows no baseness: it covers no dan
ger: it oppresses no weakness. Fear.
less, generous and humane, it rebukes
the arrogant, cherishes honor and
sympathizes with the humble. 1t
comedies nothing but what it demands.
Destructive only of despotism, it is
ihe sole conservator of liberty, labor
and property. 1t is the sentiment Of
Freedom OF equal rights, of equal OBJ
legations. 1t is the law of nature
pervading the law Of the land. The
stupid, the selfish, and the base in
spirit nay denounce it as vulgar
thing; but in the history Of our race,
the Dem hocratic principle has develop
and illustrated the highest moral
D1 ectual attribute of our ma
-. !, that is noble, magnani-
sime sentiment which ex-
II affections, enlarges the
,>cTcfes of our sympathies and elevates
the soul of man, until, claiming an
equality with the best, he rejects, as
unworthy Of his dignity, and political
immanities over the humblest of his
fellows. Yes-it is an enobling prin-
ciple-aud may that spirit which ami
mated our fathers, in the revolution
ary contest for its establishment, con-
tinue to animate US, their sons, in the
impending struggle for its preserva-
tion.-WLLfAM ALLEN.
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SATURDAY,. Auonst q 1895,

and that the polls be opened at O'Clock +
NJ. and closed at O'Clock z. NJ. sun time D
said day.
There will be one Democratic candidate
for each of the following county Offices to he
nominated at said primary election towit
Auditor Sheriff, Recorder, Commissioners
and 1ntirmary Director.
There will be one Central Committeeman
from each voting precinct to he selected by
the Democratic voters of that precinct, TO
serve Ioc the ensuing year and also delegates
to ihe Senatorial and Representative cor
veEtIonS of this. Senatorial and Representa-
live District res pectively upon the basis o
one delegate for every one hundred votes OF
traction over fifty votes cast Tor Milton
Turner for Secretary of State ut the NoYem
Der election 1891, appOrtiJned among the
precincts of said county as follows:
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Election Proclamation
Notice Of Democratic Primary
Election.

RTotice is hereby given to the Democratic
~ voters of llockl1,g county, ONO, that
1t n meeting OF the Democratic tentrai Com
mittee o said county held on the 22ntl, day
OF June. 1915, to fix The time and manner oi
holding the Democratic Primary election for
said county, 1t was ordered. That the date
OF said primary election be fixed .or
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National Platform, 1892.

National Platform, loJ~.
We hold the use Of both gold and
silver rs the standard money Of the
country and to the coinage of both
gold and silver without discrimlna-
ton against either metal or charge
for mintage; but the dollar unit Of
coinage Of both metals must be OF
equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value, or be adjusted by international
agreement or by such safeguards OF
legislation as Shall insure tie mainte-
nance OF the parity of the two metals
and the equal power of any dollar at
all times in the market and in the
payment Of debts, and We demand
that all paper currency shall be kept
at par with and Tedeemable in such
coin.
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Of summer shoes for ladies', gents and
children's wear. We have all styles in fact
except past styes-in our stock of FOOT
wear Nothing less than al styles would
meet the demands OF our large circle OF
trade. You cant be perfectly sure of find
ing anything you want, except IN stock
which embraces everything that everyone
requires, whether in black or tan leather.
Don't fail to pay visit to the all-round shoe
store, where you VIII not only find every
style. but the lowest prices. ltll pay you
to look at our stock. We can show you bet-
ter goods for less money than any other shoe
house in this city.
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FOR COMMISSIONER

We are authorized 10 announce the name
of Henry Trimmer of Falls township rs Il
candidate for County Commissi oner, subject
10 the decision Of the Democratic primary
election.
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President
An Able Senator and

The Democratic State Convention in Springfield nomln-
ated James E. Campbell for Governor by accla,naton.
The platform endorses the Of Senator Brce and
President Cleveland and arms the Chicago platform on
the currency question.
The convention was one of the largest held in the
history of the party.
Senator Brce the master spirit temporary and
permanent chairman.
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,INFIRMARY DIRECTOR.

H We are authorized to announce the name
OF J. q. krinn as n candidate Tor renomina-
ticn for lnfirmary Director, subject to the
lion,
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FOR AUDITOR

We are authorized TO announce the name
of Vim. F. Bowen as Il candidate for Auditor,
subject 10 the decision OF the Democ ratio
primary election.