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some Of the comrades of the G. a. X.
in Massachusetts conceived the idea
that it would be a benefit to the
Grand Army to consolidate the dit
ferent organized bodies of women
under one head, making it auxiliary
to the GAR. and giving the name
Woman's Relief Corps.
The benefactions of the W.R.C.
extend everywhere, where ever the
widow of the comrade or his chill
dren are in want
The W.R.C. have only been work
ing in this State little over eleven
years. They now number about
thirteen thousand.
The J. K. Rochester Corps No.
326 was instituted two and half
years ago. 1t now numbers about
forty women, and they are DONG
quite a good work; one of their
notices is to ssLet not the left hand
know what the right hand doeth,"
but they have already found homes
for some and relieved a number of
destitute families. Their charity is
broad, and they are strictly non
partisan and non sectarian.
Women of good moral character
and correct department, who have
not given aid and comfort to the
enemies of the Union, who would
perpetuate the principles to which
this association stands pledged, and
who nave attained the age OF sixteen
years, shall be eligible to member
ship in the W.R G.
Not many years hence and the
last Union Veteran will have ans
wered the roll call, over in the eter-
nal camping ground, but there will
be children of Veterans left and the
Relief Corps will still exist and the
women will be intent upon their
errands of mercy and when their
life work here is ended, may angels
greet ard guide them to the Corps
on high.
LAURA Mccormick, PosT C.P.
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G 4. Il. OFFICERS OF THE
J. X. ROCHESTER, POST.

J.T.McCormick, P. c.; Richard
steel, Sen V. c.; Isaiah Voris, Iuu.
'. c.: w. S. Lar;mer, Adj; Viii,
ford Stiers, Quarter Master, Mack
Montgomery. Office of the day;
Wash Dcllison, Chaplain; Oliver
OAKS, Surgeon; Henry Lyons, ON.
Sergt.; John Selb, Guard; G.G.
Gage, Asst Guard.
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Shall Women Vote?

Shall woman vote and hold office !?
muses. the Sage.
Shall she step down from her throne
in the home and ascend to the seat of
the public-office; walk in the untrod
way of the ambitious and often times
the corrupt office-seeker?
Shall her good name which she
values above all else, be assailed; her
pure motives imputed to desired
wealth; her charitable acts assigned
to the base desire for influence?
Shall the coal and bread which she
carries to her unfortunate neighbor be
merely a bait with which to buy her
vote?
Must she neglect husband, children
and the home for the good of her fel-
low beings?
Must she usurp mans position and
forget those sacred duties which she
alone can perform?
Will the glowing tributes paid to
woman's gentleness be blotted out?
Shall she be ordered from the uf
ferers cot and the surgeons side to
march to the scene of battle?
Can woman be content to give up
the painting and the music to subdue
the belligerent members of her Senate
chamber?
Is she willing to forego her quiet
pleasures to listen to the beseechings
and importunings Of the office-seekeri
Is it woman who must learn to say
to man, clean thou on me for | an
strong and thou art weak; such a:
thou, art not fit to be tossed about OIL
life's turbulent biilows; in me thor
wilt find haven of rest?"
Oh, We gods, defend us!
CHRITINE FRAsCH.
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fed that the lesson is we'll learned.
The Sisters are patient and happy
in their work.
The dark picture which error, ignor-
ance and superstition paint of monas-
tic life is here, at least, without a SEM
blance CT justice or truth.
Disconnected from the giddy world,
but not ignorant of its follies the
happy inmates lead lives of cheerful
tranquility and find more pleasure in
the pursuit of virtuous knowledge
than others can claim in the possess
ion of every worldly vanity and re-
joice in the grace which led them to
the convent, there to pluck the roses of
time to deck tie bowers of eternity.
But my purpose in writing is to
show what of themselves women can
do. The Mother Superior is elected
by the Sisters for term of four years.
All the sisters are eligible to the office.
The Institution, like newspaper, re-
mains although the manager may
step down and out.
l am very glad to see the Ladies of
my home engage in Newspaper work.
1t is not altogether a new undertake
ing, and many of the best articles of
current literature are written by wo-
men and some of the very best
journals of the country are under their
entire control. Journalism is q pro-
fession as noble as that OF the teachers.
l have spoken of educating, not chill
dren, but the people, making them
happier because they are taught to be
wiser ard better.
An English woman rules the Brit
ish Empire and has been the ruler for
half century. Women conduct emf
nent schools, why can not women run
newspaper.
1 hope the Lady Editors will have
pleasant experience and their edition
be grand aud glorious success.
ALMA S. GREEN.
St Marys Of the Springs, Columbus, O.,
Feb. 7. 1895.
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Tu:: FIRST copy of this parer, PRINT
ed on silk, will be sent to Mrs. Presi-
dent Cleveland, the first lady in the
land; the second to Mrs. Governor
Mckinney, the worthy helpmate of
Ohio's distinguished Chief Magistrate
O,her copies on special selected ma
terial will be sent to the wives of ous
D. ess sc: erous helpers, Mesdames
Senator Brice, Gen. Grosvenor, Judges
Slough and lInffman, Col. Fisher of
the Buckeye Route.
We also send Mrs. Sarah d. Win
ans, the worthy president of the De-
partm"nt Relief Corps.
All our readers will be furnished
with a paper as hands ONE as any pub
Iished in the Hooking Valley.
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TO Our Patrons, Greeting.

We come before you in this is-
sne, not in presumptous manner,
bu; with much tlmidlty, fully con-
scIous that even in the routine of
home life, we do not escape criticism,
much less may we expect it as we
appear In new role. When duty
calls woman Iu enter new avenues,
where she can accomplish good, her
noble nature will not permit her to
shrink; even if it take her upon the
battle field, where she may be able
only TO give the cup of cold water,
or receive tho dying message for
the loved ones at home. When our
worthy Post Master kindly extend,
ed TO US the privilege of getting out
one edition of his paper for the
benefit of our organization. and its
efforts as directed toward suffering
humanity, We hesltated TO depart
from the regular work Of tho Wo-
mrn's R.lict Corps and enter the
field of Journalism, conscious Of our
lack of knowledge and experience.
When We considered the many ap.
peals for aid we daily received, and
our inability to assist them. because
of our depleted treasury, we could
no longer rid ourselves of all idea
of duty; again and again 1t repeat
cd itself, "lnusmuch as ye have
done 1T unto one OF the least of
these, my brethren, ye haze done it
unto me" we at once decided to ac-
cept the generous offer. Now the
SENTINEL, which has stood before
the people OF this Valley, defending
the honor and principals of Demo-
cracy, for more than half century
lifts our banner of Charity.
Many have rallied around this
standard and contributed to make
cur issuc one of interest. We trust
to realize q financial harvest and
thus bo enabled TO ground more
firmly by effective action the al.
truistic affection of maG for man.
Tn .nking our patrons for substan-
t al and aud recognition we are
{ uIy yours in
%Fraiurnity, Charity and Loyalty"
The EDITORS.
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THE CLUB.

Almost every historical treatise
which connects the modern with the
ancient word, brings to mind the
memory of Aristotle.
He,uo doubt, would have marvel
ed at the many connections in which
his name Is used, but nevertheless,
back to his time we 60 not only for
the origin of science and philosophy
but even To trace the beginnings Of
sach an ia,,rtutio1 as ,h9 GLIB.
The word Itself is, however, q
more meIeru origin. having arisen
in EuelanI a5oat tie beginning of
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A CoIlegians yiew-WOmen in
Politics.

An occasion like the present sug-
gests that we are upon the border of a
new order of things, that new field
has opened up to woman, and the
touch of the feminine hand shall be
felt in the political affairs of the
nation.
Bat upon this borderland of the
new dispensation | pause to ask if all
this is ready now, to ask if the in
huence of women is really to be
broadened or whether her influence is
merely taking new form. He must
be very superficial student of his
tory who fails to notice the marvellous
political power both in intrigue and
craftsmanship. which women have ex-
hibited in every civilized nation of the
earth. This power is everywhere
manifested, and it is worthy of men
ton that we can almost measure the
advancement of nations civilization
by the position which woman has
reached in that nation.
Brightly shining examples of the
power of woman in political affairs
are Cleopatra, Catharine De Medici,
Maria Theresa, Elizabeth of England,
and the women Of French salons of the
last century.
Do the lives and history of women
such as these measure the influence of
womanhood? The education of these
women fitted them for intrigue, for
deception, for display of brilliant
talents and hoodwinking of ministers
and kings, Her environment in many
countries has developed Il quality in
woman which gives the cynic cause to
search for the ''wonlan in the case
of every downfall of powerful, man
hood.
While we may not totally disregard
this cynicism, yet we are sure that
environment has produced different
character in woman. We are sure
that if the history that is unwritten
could be appealed to we would find
the unknown Wives of Wellknown
Men in a place of greater prominence
than our history gives them.
We cannot tell what position in
politics woman will take. There arc
heralds of the new era who character
ize the above as sentimental slush.
But there seems to be a sisterhood in
the years that causes the Present to
think of the Past as a lost dear one,
and regret that she is gone. So that
if we are on the brink of a new order
and there is to-be change we will
often look back at this age OF senti
merit, when Home was the most sacred
spot of earth, the throne OF woman
hood, and MT therhood, and regret that
it is gone.
| hope the Ladies Edition of the
Sentinel will be great success.
FRANK BooKE,
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware
Ohio, Feb. II, 1885.
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Origin and History of the GAR,

TO Springfield Illinois. belongs
the honor of the birth place of the
Grand Army Of the Repablic. Here
it was in the winter of 1865 -lS66
that a number of soldiers who serv-
ed in the armies of United States
had gathered and under the leader
ship of DIR. B. T. Stephenson, late
surgeon of the Fourteenth Illinois
Infantry, perfected an organization.
The first post was formed in Deca-
tor, Illinois, on the night of April
9th 1866.
The original objects of the 'or1er
as announced were as follows: (D
to preserve and strengthen those
kind and fratcrnal feelings which
bind together the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines who united to suppress
the late rebellion. (2) To assist
such former comrades-in- arms as
need help and protection, and to ex-
tend needful aid to the widows and
orphans of those who have fallen.
(3) To maintain true allegience to
the United States of America, based
upon paramount respect for aud
fidelity to the national constitution
and laws; to discomtenance what
ever tends to weaken loyalty, incites
TO insarrection, treason and rebell-
ion, or i'll any manner threatens the
permanency Of our free institutions,
and to encourage the spread of uni
versal. liberty, equal rights and
Justice to all men.
The organization deserves great
credit for the prominent part it has
taken in the observance of "Mem-
orial Day." BY its influence, May
3Oth, has been set apart as nation
holiday.
Grand Army Posts are located in
every State and Territory of the
Union.
The Womens Relief Corps Auxil-
liary to the G. A. r. deserves credit
for their noble work in assisting
their Posts. Especially on Memor-
ial Day with their hands the most Of
the graves of our comrads are so
lovingly and tenderly strewn with
flowers. The w. r. c. have dis
tributed for relief of comrades fam
lilies, widows and orphans, the sum
of S5S, ,620.37. Amount turned over
to Posts, during the year $34,
4O6.39. Amount for memorial day
S14, 4,33l.36, making a total since It's
organization of $s42,929.99. They
have mem bershlp of about $50, 900
The Grand Army of the Republic
numbers about 100000. The proud
boast of the veterans is that they
fought for the preservation of the
Republic, and while its perpetuity
is their reward, our civilization de-
mands that no defender of the Re
public should be suffered to die il a
poor house.
T. A. MCCORMICK, P. c.
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CoLUMBUs, o. Feb. 7, 1895.
Mrs. SARAH STALIsMITH,
Managing Editor,
Womens Edition "THE SENTINEL. ="
LOGAN, OHIO.
My Dear Madam:
| am advised that through the
courtesy of our esteemed friend
Comodore Lewis Green, the Ladies
of the Womans Relief Corps, of
Logan will have sole charge of the
St Valentine edition, February IA,
of the Hooking Sentinel, and that
the entire proceeds of that edition
are to be devoted to the most worthy
charity of careing for the disabled
veterans and widows of the G. A. r.
Fully appreciating the fact that the
present season has been most severe
on great many unfortunates and
that ii Is the duty of all to promptly
contribute their mite toward the re-
lief OF the suffering and distressed, |
have pleasure In adding my endorse
ment to the task undertaken by your
self an associates and knowing that
most of our editorial friends have
frequent occasion to use the Railroad
in the gathering of news items, solic-
Itipg advertising and subscriptions
for their paper, | beg TO tender the
courtesies of the Buckeye Route to-
ward the preparation of your special
edition and hope that the efforts of
your solicitors may amply reward
you for tho time and labor in per-
forming such service. Aside from
this courtesy, if you will kindly have
bill rendered for the publication of
reading notice, which is lnclosed,
same will be promptly paid.
Wishing you every success in your
undertaking, beg to remain with
sincere regards,
Very truly.
VIII. FISHER, 6. P. & 7. A.
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Letter From Gen. GrosvenOr.

To THE LADIES OF THE G. A. r.,
LOGAN, Ono.
1t has come to my knowledge tina.
the. Ladies of Logan connected with
the Grand Army of the Republic, will
issue a number of the HOOKING SEN
TINEL in the interest of the charities of
the Grand Army.
l am delighted that you have
undertaken so benevolent and SO
pleasing an enterprise. l do not
doubt that you will achieve unquali-
fed success. / shall look forward to
the issue of the paper with interest.
After all, the hard and difficult places
in our lives are made blessings, al
most, by the generous and philan-
thropic cooperation of the women.
Their unfinching loyalty never fails
in the face Of hardship, and never
hesitates in the hour of difficulty.
These times that are upon US will
be made memorable by the develop
ment of those higher and more lovely
qualities in women, which only cmer-
gencies will bring out.
l want single extra copy of the
SENTINEL, and for that | enclose a
small contribution Is. .O0D and what is
left over and above the value Of the
single copy may be placed in your
treasury, to be administered in your
wise judgement as seems best.
With sentiments of gratitude and
high regard,
| am, Sincerely,
c. H. GRosvENoR.
House Rep. Washington, ID. c. Feb.
18th, 1895.
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Keeping BOarders.

1t is an established fact that the
boarding house business is popular,
as we'll as profitable one, looked at
from whatever side you may, for 1t
gives the woman incapable of doing
anything else, chance to earn a
respectable living. Like all other
business, it is overdone, and often
proves failure in the hands of an in
competent people just as any other en-
terprise does. There are great
many people who are well adapted to
keeping boarders, and making money
out of them, in proper way.
A woman who can cook successfully
to fifty or sixty different tastes, and
serve them with equal partiality, must
be sharp and shrewd. She must be
deaf to complaints made in regard to
cooking, eatables SC, blind to frowns
and sneers; She must harden her
heart againat stories of unpaid salaries
among her boarders, and be able to
read their character at a glance or she
will very often be cheated out of board
bills.
In nearly all boarding houses the
guests are served with what the best
judgement of the landlady has dictated.
1t would be most delightful state of
things if one could have broiIed chick
en-, and another, fried ham, according
to their own tastes; but this is only
found in restaurants and hotels con-
Quoted on the European plan and each
article is paid for. Then again there
are great many people who cannot
de suited at all, and these are not the
women alone. There is the old maid
ish man with tastes of an Invalid, who
always wants something that is not on
the table, such as toasted bread for
dinner or roast pork for supper and
his continued grumbling infects the
whole table with the sane spirit.
The most boarding houses are kept
by women, as men are unpopular and
not as successful and have not the pa
tierce to contend with difficulties in
the way. Ifa woman owns her house
she has better chance to make a
little profit, but she will never save
enough to retire upon, by keeping
boarders.
Much has been said about the lack
of home comforts in a boarding house
and the scant furniture of rooms, but
it remains for the boarder who takes
possession to transform the room into a
place of contentment.
The landIady ,.ho furnishes her
house does not know whom she is fur
nishing for, what style of beds, chairs,
sofas &c her new comers would prefer,
and she might be obliged to pack
her Own furniture in garret to make
room for the goods of the new board
ers who intend furnishing their own
room.
As heaven has never yet been rea-
lized on earth, it would indeed be
fruitless to look for it even in an ideal
boarding house, the proprietor of which
has an earnest need of dollars and cents
as foundation on which to conl uct
it. The only way then to realize
success in this field of labor, is to con-
duct it on the best business business
method, and there is no doubt that
there is money in it.
Mrs. c. P. MONTGOMERY.
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A WOMAN'S SCHO0L-A WO.
MANS PAPER.
The Management of both Ap-
proved by a Sentinel School
Girl.

To the Lady Editors of the SENTINEL.
l have just learned TINT the Wo-
mans Relief Corps of our town will
publish the St Valentines Edition Of
the Sentinel, the proceedsito go to the
poor. II is good undertaking and
as women are exclusivelydtto manage
1t, offer my little contribution for
what it may be worth. l will write
about my School which is conducted
solely by Women. ii
Our Academy is about three miles
north east of the city, situated on
gentle emnence, and occupies a
central location in grounds including
about thirty nine acres. 1t is famous
for its natural beauties of scenery, and
for healthfulness of location is not pro-
badly surpassed in America. The
building is heated by furnace, light
ed by gas, well ventilated. The water
supply is from living springs!
The Academy is conducted by the
Sisters of St Dominic who are under
the superintendency of one woman,
the Mother Superior. Besides con
ducting St Marys Seminary, she man
ages and directs the Mission Schools
at Ironton, Lancaster, Steubenville,
Newark, GAINESVILLE and one in New
York city. There are about fifty
Sisters remaining in this institution,
after the Missions are supplied. The
Sisters at st Marys as well as at all
the Missions Schools are appointed to
their work by the Mother Superior,
and chosen with a view to their special
qualifications in teaching the. common
and higher branches, Languages,
Music, Painting, &c. After the close
of the school term, the Mission
Teachers return home to st Marys,
and remain during the vacation. When
school resumes, they are again sent
out, not always to their former. schools,
but to such places that the Mother
ma think it best.
We have eight hours each day of
study including recitation. The reel
tations are made pleasant by the
teachers assisting and explaining until
the lesson is understood by all. When
we no to class, and don't understand
oar lesson they don'tsav to US Ii
qu.fe Of your parents YOU caLy come
here Tor tie driii.' Whom the class
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CHARITY, charity! What variec

NHAKIIi, cHaIIty' W ndI Ea1Ieol
thoughts arise in our minds in counec-
ton with that word. | am asked for
Sweet charity's sake to contribute
a few lines to be published in the
Sentinel of this week I hope the
object for which this scheme is under
taken will be a success. That the
mantle of charity be broad enough to
cover all our short comings is the
wish of Mrs. L. j. LITTLE.
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An Old Citizen Heard From.

WEBSTER GROVE, Mo. Feb. IL, '95.
My Dear Mrs. Pullen.
| am delighted to know that you
are to publish Ladies Journal in
Logan, at least for one week, and
that you are City Editor. For it re-
quired hustler to do this business.
l send my subscription, May you
have great success.
c.. G. HART.
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Letter from Senator Brice.

WASHINGTON, d. C. Feb. Z, 1895.
Hon. Lewis Greer, P. M.
"THE HocKING SENTINEL"
LOGAN, ONO.
Ny dear Mr.. Green:-
| notice that the ladies of the G. A.
R. Relief Corps of your town have
control of one issue of the "HoCKING
SENTINEL" for relief purposes.
| congratulate both them and you
on this arrangement. I am sure it
Will do great good. It has even at
traoted my attention at this distance.
and enclose my check for $1,000
which I wish YOU wonId kand to the
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Officers of w. II. C..

Pres. Sarah E. Stallsmith,
S. V. p, Sarah F Pullen,
I.V. P, Margaret Stults,
Chaplain, NJ. F. Brooks,
treasurer. Mary Strawn,
Secretary. Z. W. Jennings,
Conductor, Mary Larimcr:
Guard, Minerva Martin,
Asst. Conductor, Clara Sparks,
Asst Guard, Mary Taylor.
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Committee TO pay for number of
copies ofthe paper, which they can
use and distribute in such way as
they may see proper.
Truly yours,
CALVIN S. BRICE.
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Waman's Relif Corps.

Department Officers.
Prerident. Sarah d. Winans, Troy.
S. V.P Lena Springsteen, Cleveland.
J.V. p, Lucy S. Hamilton, Orrville.
Chaplain. Mary f. Stewart, Athens.
Treasurer, Jennie S.. Wright, Troy.
fecretary. Hannah D. Gahagan, Troy.
Inspector, Lyde n. Wheeler, BIT. .Gilead
Counselor, Cora-Day Young, Xenia.
/. and l., Lizzie d. Williams, Mechanicsburg.
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THE printers of the SENTINEL de-

serve great praise for the pstienee,
and the antiqn@ ot!afta, With which
they havo accomplished their work
on thls issue, and ior iho neat ap
pparance Of the paper
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the country, thus furnishing the public
with an idea of the possible effect in
Ohio of the new law, under which wo
men are permitted TO vote for, and be-
come members of, Boards of Educa-
ton. ..-+t2