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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Practical Belief in Ghosts.

"The most practical belief in ghosts
ever knew" said y. Z. brennan OF
Chicago at the National. lis that of 4
customer of mine at Pekin, Ill. The
firm is the leading one i'll the town
handling agricultural implements and
wagons. The business is transacted
under the name of Il. Il III. Smith. L
sold them several bills. and on one OF
my trips Mr. ii. Smith. with whom
always dealt. said that he would con-
fer with his brother that night as TO 4
matter of business. | returned to the
hotel and happened to mention that l
was detained in order that the brothers
could confer. TO my astOnishment. l
learned that TheiS Smith, to whom the
matter was referred. had been dead for
twenty years. but was supposed to re-
turn every night and conduct the busi-
ness. In case of any doubt in the mind
of the living brother. he goes to the
office and confers with the spirit of his
departed brother. The profits of the
business are divided rs they were be-
fore the death of the senior brother.-
Washington Star.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
The Holy Pillar of St. Peters

In the same small chapel stands a
strangely wrought marble column in
closed in an iron cage. The Romans
now call it the Colonna Santa (the holy
pillar, and it is said to be the one
against which Christ leaned when
teaching in the temple at Jerusalem.
A great modern authority believes it to
be Of Roman workmanship, and Of the
third century; but those who have lived
In the East will see much that is ORR
entail in the fantastic, ornamented car
wing. 1t matters little. In actual fact,
whatever be its origin, this is the col
umn known in the middle ages as the
"Colonna degli Spiritati," or column Of
those possessed by evil spirits. and it
was customary to bind to it such un-
lucky individuals as fell under sus-
picion of possession" in order to eXor-
else the spirit with prayers and holy
water Aretlno has made witty scene
about this in the "Cortigiana," where
one Of the Vatican servants cheats a
poor fisherman, and then hands him
over to the sacristan of st. Peters to
be cured Of an imaginary possession by
a ceremonious eXorcism. Such proceed
ings must have been common enough in
these days when witchcraft and de-
monology were elements with which
rulers and lawgivers had to count at
every turn.-Century.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Again thanking him for his kind

Again thanking him for his kind
ness and bidding him goodnight" she
went to bed with very happy heart.
The next day the children met with
their teacher in Mr.. Cases front room
and every day after that until the
school building was ready.
Mr.. Cases house, by the way, con-
sisted of two tiny rooms, the one in
which the lessons were recited being
the family sitting and bedroom.
And worrt of all, there was a teethina
baby In the house, whose peevish cries
often drowned the voices of teacher and
pupils.
My! how glad n day it was when the
little unpainted schoolhouse was ready
for its occupants once more, even
though it had no floor save the one
furnished by Mother Earth-even
though its stove and clock were warped
and rusty and its books and maps tat.
tered and torn. Then the kind trus.
tees had placed it in such pretty spot.
All during the days of the spring
tcl LII tiic ohS llttlc WI anu tlic
door were thrown wide open to admit
the sweet scents and the sounds of the
season.
Mocking- birds sang in the canyons
close by.
The little squirrels were wont to como
and sit on the wood pile by the open
door.
Humming- birds. oh. so brilliant, dart!
ed hither and thither. and the floweri
were so abundant and so gorgeous that
the dell seemed to have been deluged
with varl-colored paint from the grea
pots Of the giants on the mountain
tops above.
So you see, my dears, 1t was not such
an Ill wind, after all, that one night
blew down the little country school
hOuSp
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
POWER OF ATLANTIC WAVES.
The Big Ones are Strong Enough to De.
stroy a Steamship,

stroy Steamship.
Time was when shippers hooted at
the idea that tidal wave could in any
degree affect the big twin-screw ocean
liners. This impression, however, is an
exploded one, for it was discovered
some three years aga that the huge
waves might prove terrors to them. Tne
steamship NOrmannia had an expert
ence at that time that did much toward
changing the opinions of skeptical six
day shippers. 1t is easy now for the
nautical theorists to explain some of the
disappearances of big ships. TIE ocean
in angry mood is powerful enough to
smash the stancEest liner, just as it
probably did smash the high-sided
twin-screw freighter Naronic and the
National liner Erin.
The Normannia was in the middle of
the gulf stream. about 80 miles east
Of Sandy Hook. The current of the
gulf. running ut force estimated to
be about four miles an hour. flows to
east northeast at this point. The gale
had been blowing directly against the
current. To this opposition of gale and
current is attributed the creation of the
phenomenal wave which struck the
steamship. All the passengers were in
their statero0mS. either asleep or sea-
sick, when the Normannia. going at
three-quartcrs speed. rose on the crest
of mighty sea. 1t broke under her
.,1. Il hn
decliyity. and it lifted the stern up so
that she plunged almost at an angle of
forty-five degrees into the trough.
Just then mightier sea than the
first curled above the ships bow. 1t
rose so suddenly that the big ship had
not time to recover from her plunge
down the easterly incline of the first
monster before the second struck her.
Before the engines could be stopped
the wave had broken aboard. The crest
of the huge wave touched the CLOVIS
nest, which is about seventy-niIe feet
above the water level. The headway
of the ship in ordinary weather would
have been only slightly checked 50 sooE
after the stopping of the engines. When
the wave struck her she came to a
stop as suddenly and almost as vio
lently as if she had run aground. Near
ly all who were in their berths We're
tumbled out by. the shock.
A moment later the cabin passengers
and officers found themselves up to
their Iecks. waists or knees in cold salt
water. There was naturally rush for
the deck The general impression was
that there had been collision and that
the ship was sinking.
The iron beams of the deck were
broken by the thunderous trip-hammcr
blow of the wave, which broke clean
through the port half of the forward
end of the deckhouse. Every object
that the wave hit except the foremast
was smashed or twisted. Fourteen
ventilators were bent out of shape. One
was flattened as if it had been through
a rolling mill.-San Francisco ChrOR
icle.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
The Spot Where He Was Wounded.

Il went to Winchester, Va, on Dec
Grafton Day." said Colonel III. q. Otis
of Los Angeles. the well-knOwn news
paper man at The ShOreham. Just
thirty-two years ago. in an engagement
Just above the town. l was shot, and
/ wanted. if possible. to locate the spot
where l was when wounded. 1t seemed
almost impossible after the LAPSE CT
so many years and the changing char
acter of natural monuments in rapid
ly growing country like the United
States. But party of US started from
Winchester. The ground seemed IA
mliar to me; in fact but little change
had occurred. However. l could not
exactly place the battlefield. l knew l
was standing in front of a ciump Of
trees when the bulle; struck me. and
knew where fence and Il ridge were
located from there. We met Il black
smith. and as soon as we asked him
lie pointed directly to the place. it being
where ! had already thought it was.
and when we reached there we found
that the trees were standing precisely
as they were thirty-two years ago.
Washington Star.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
The Eskimo Character.

We found the InHuits very quick wit.
ted and intelligent; with unvarying
good nature and keen appreciation OF
fun, they proved themselves compan.
ionable in spite of their uncleanliness.
Their skill manifested itself in many
ways during these long excursions.
Later in the year it showed itself, on
one occasion, in a particularly interest.
ing way Having found it necessary
to cross glacier on hunting trip, our
Innuits passed at the edge and hal
loed to ascertain the direction of the
echo. On the return storm of snow
and fog had obliterated all landmarks,
but the Indians easily found the way
by means of the echo.
There was always a charm in theil
strange melodies, and particularly al
night, as they slowly rowed along the
black waters among ghOstly, beautiful
icebergs. under the starless sky. And
such melodies! They were like the
signing of the winds, low, contented,
full-breathed, yet with dn undertone Of
sadness. But at times their songs are
vehement with joy and action.-Cen-
tury.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Recovered His Saber,

Thirty-three years ago L. B. Perrine,
of PetOskey, Il Fourth Michigan Cav
airy man. was returning to camp, near
Munfordsville, Ky, with fat sheep
strapped to the pommel of his saddle,
when Il band of rebels came galloping
after and firing shots. His horse
couldn't run with so big Il load, so. cut
ting his sheep away, he galloped to
safety. In so doing he lost his saber.
He was wearing the badge of his regi-
ment, at Louisville, last month, when
an eX-Confederate stopped him to tell
him that he lad Il saber belonging to
a man in that regiment by the name of
l.. B. Perrine. OF course they shook
hands Perrine got his saber back. and
another pretty story has been added 20
the big list.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
SHORTEST STRIKE ON RECORD,

Superintendent Van Wrinkle Had the
Men at Work in an Hour.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superin.
tendent of the Big Four, once made
the quickest settlement of a big strike
on record" said the old timer. at
men, or great portion Of them, had
gone out, and an effort was made to
get the others to strike. Van Wrinkle
arrived and found the town placarded
with notices that there was to be a
mass meeting Of railroad men at a
certain hall to take some. action on
| the strike. He said that he would at
| tend the meeting. The men were in
clined to be turbulent, and an attempt
was made to persuade him not to go.
But at the hour set he presented him
self at the door of the hall and was
stopped by the sentry, who informed
him that he could not come in.
"'This is a railroad mans meeting,
isn't 1t, Jack? asked Van Wrinkle, who
knows nearly every man on the sys-
| tenn by his first name.
"'That's what it is
"Well, I'm a railroad man, and I
want to come in
"'Can't do it, Van. The boys would
object
"'You don't dispute my being a rail-
road man, do you"
"'Oh, no; you are Il railroader all
;<vh% 7v;,
this meeting
"'Jack, tell you what you do. You
go in and tell the boys that 1 am out
here and want to come in. l don't
think many of them will object
"The doorkeeper went inside, and in
few minutes returned and invited
Van Winkle into the hall. AS soon
as he was past the door a yell that
shook the building went up. Before
there were any deliberations Van Win
kle was called on for speech. He got
on the platform and talked with lot
of. men he used to do yard work with,
pointed out to them the mistake they
were making, and assured them that
he would see that any just grievance
they had was righted at once. When
he had finished he was asked to re-
tire and as he left the room more than
half the men walked out with him re-
marking: What Van says is good
enough for u.s. In an hours time the
strike was at an end, and all the men
were at their places. Van Winkle in
vestigated the cause Of the trouble and
arranged matters satisfactorily to all
concerned."-Indianapolis News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Oil RnrnGrS.

Oil burners on system invented by
an engineer named Cuniberti have
been put in:o all the new Italian war
ships, and have also been adopted by
the German Government. The fuel
used is not crude petroleum, but Pc
troleum and residuum, which is more
economical. and has the advantage OF
not producing smoke when burnt. The
British admiralty is about to exreri-
ment with liquid fuel on the new fast
cruiser Gladiator
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet
1t cures painful swollen feet and in
stantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis.
covery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease
makes tight-ftting or new shoes feel
easy. 1t is certain cure for sweating
callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try
it today. sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. BY mail for 25c in
stamps. Trial package FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
a superbry Appointed Train.

Undoubtedly the handsOmest train BE-.
tween Chicago and st. Paul, Minneapolis,
the Superiors, and Duluth is the NORTH
Western Limited" which leaves Chicago
at $50 p. m. daily via the North Western
Line Chicago and North Western R'y.)
Its equipment, which is entirely new
throughout. and embraces Compartments
Sleeping Cars, Buffet, Smoking and Lii
brary Cars, Standard Sleeping Cars, Din
ing Cars and Ladies' Coaches, has every
luxury which Imagination can conceive or
mind invent for the comfort and convent
ence OF passengers. All agents sell tick
cts via the Chicago and North Western
R'y. For full information apply to agents
of connect ing line, or address W. B.
Kniskern, G. P. and T. A. Chicago, Lii.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Rudyard KIpllng Is now putting the last
touches OIL a 50,000-wOrd novel dealing
with the Gloucester fishermen and their
life OH the Grand Banks. 1t is written
hon close personal study of the scene and
tie people. 1t is American in its charac-
tiers, and in its plot seafaring and adven-
tuOus. 1t breaks entirely new ground.
The title is "Captans Courageous"
There has been lively competition for
the serial ghts of "Cal tains Cou-
rageous." They have been secured ,r
the United States by the S. S. Mcclure
Co., and publication of the novel will b.
Gin in the November number of Nc
CLURE's MAGAZINE.
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Travel with a Friend

Who will protect you from those enemies
nausea. indigestion, malaria and the sick
ness produced by rocking on the waves. and
sometimes by inland travelling over the rough
beds Of ilI-laid railroads. Such friend Is
Eostetters Stomach Bittcrs. Ocean mari
ners. yachtsmen commercial and theatrical
agents anil tourists testify to the protective
potency Of this effective safeguard. which
conquers also rheumatism, nervousness and
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
BIand's IGiosyncrasies.

A friendly biographer. who thinks
that ex-Congressman Richard p Bland
may be the free silver candidate for the
presidency, gives some interesting facts
as to his personality. Though he wears
socks. he does not wear collar except
on Sunday He wears knce-high boots
and his trousers are two or three inches
too short. He chews quarter Of j
pound of tobacco O day.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
A Curious Way of Tying the I'm

"A Curious way OF lying the Knot
When two Negritos, Il people of the
Philippine Islands. are united, the tribe
is assembled, and the affianced pair
climb two trees growing near to each
ether: the elders then bend the branch.
es until the heads of the couple meet
When the heads thus come into con
tact, the marriage is legally accom-
plished, and great rejoicings take place
a fantastic dance completing the cere.
mOnv
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
WHY7
/ married my wife, why?

married my wife, why9
Listen and I'll tell you:
Not because she makes good pie,
Tho sne can, / tell you;
Not because she's wondrous wise,
Nersed j. Greek and Latin;
Not because she likes to dress
in fine silk or satin;
Not because she rides a wheel,
l still wear the boomers;
Not because il kindliness
All my crochets humors;
Not because on politics
She keeps always posted;
Not because she knows how [
Like my meat when roasted;
Not because of beauty rare,
That is quickly over;
Not because while she works hard
i could live in clover;
Not because she does possess
Fortune that's immense;
Simply just because she's got
Good sound common sense.
Charles w. Hird, in Boston Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
He Got 1t,

Dick-You know that feller workin'
in shaft II who was always kickin for
a raise?
Mick-YeS.
Dick-Well, he kicked over a can of
dynamite to-day and got it.-Up-to-
Date.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Spraying Shade Trees.

The care takers of Prospect Park,
Brooklyn do not propose to lose the
trees in their domain through the
neglect of simple precautions. 1t is
impossible to reach the higher trees
with the ordinary spraying apparatus,
and they have combined a steam en-
CINE with G00-gallon tank on wheels.
With this device they have no diff
Guilty in reaching the highest branches
with paris green solution, and wher-
ever the apparatus is used the worms
cease from troubling.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
n godsend to me.-Wm. B. Mcclellan,
Chester, Fla, Sept. II, 1895.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

What do you admire most about
Snobbe's literary work."
'Srhe compensation he manages te get
for It," replied the person who Is chron.
icaily Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Halls Cntarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price IS cents.
Dear Girls.

Miss Smashum-I don't care for men:
in fact, I've already said "No" to
seven of them.
Miss Comely-Indeed! What were
they selling?- Adams Freeman.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
Sunday Low Rate Tickets.

The Wabash Railroad will sell tickets
from all stations Sunday at very low
rates-good going and returning Sunday
only. For particulars inquire of Wabash
ticket agent.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Solid Through Trains between Chicago
and New York City via The Nickel Plate
Road. We will save you money on your
fIcIyat
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Some workmen in Gorham IN. H.
carpenter shop have queer pet. 1t is
q III ndsome but er1y, which has stay
ed in the shop all winter and is very
tame
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

It takes some men long time to find
out that they can never get rich by
keeping all they get.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
First Confederate Flag Found,

After a disappearance of more than
thirty years the first Confederate flag
made in Mississippi has been found in
New York
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Buy 81 worth Dobbn Floating Borax Soap Of your
grocer send wrappers to Dobbins soap Mfg Co., Phil
ade.phia Pa They will send free Of charge post
paid Worcester Pocket Dictionary 29S pages, cloth
bound profusey illustrated Offer good till Aug. only
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Save money by purchasing tickets via
the Nickel Plate Road. Our rates are
lower than other routes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

A dealer says there is more steel
used IN the manufacture of pens than
in all the sword. and gun factories in
the world
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Lying is a most disgraceful vice; It
first despises God, and then fears man.
Plutarch.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

The richest man is the one vino can
give away the most and regret it the
least.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

The Nickel Plate Road sells tickets at
rates lower than other roads.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

Lenenhock and Humboldt both say
that a single pound of the finest spider
wets would reach around the world.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
WOMEN DISCOURAGED.
9OOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS
FOR THE BLUES.

Doctors FAN to Understand symptoms
That Are Danger Signals.
A marked trait in woman's character
is to place implicit confidence in her
physician.
A man must work entirely from the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23
An EpiIeptic Colony.

A home for twenty women has been
added to the epileptic colony at Chal-
font, England, where thirty-six men
have been employed for the last two
years in market gardening, carpenter
ing. and shOemaking. Their general
condition has improved, and the doc
tors think the treatment has had bene.
fetal effects even on the epileptic fits.
1t is noted that since the extensive
planting of eucalyptus trees in south
ern California there have been no
drouahts-
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Concerning the Summer Girl.

Concerning the Summer Girl.
SIT was the pleasantest summer I
ever spent"
'And you didn't marry her after
all?"
"No."
"Why not??"
''Beeause l had had such pleasant
summer"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

In all things it is better to hope than
to despair.
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Mrs. Winslow's SoUTHING SYRUP for Children
sllays pain cures wind collie. 25 cents bottle.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

1t takes warm prayer to bring down
fire from heaven.
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Amos Cummings Tomatoes.

Congressman Amos J. Cummings
probably was very brave soldier dur
ing the war" said Florida man yes
terday, but l saw him badly fright
ened down in our State several years
ago. Perhaps | may add that all the
other members in the party were
frightened also. We were making a
trip UP the ST. Johns River in an old
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-23

1ade only by The Charles z. Hires Co.. Phiadelphia
DOC. package makes gallons Solo ever, where
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-12-05
Third pub. Dec. 3.
SHERIFF. SALE.

Notice is hereby given, That by virtue
OF an order Of sale. issued by the Clerk
OF the District Court OF the Third Judi.
cial District OF Nebraska, within and
for Lancaster County, in an
action wherein William Stull and
Louis Stull. partners as Stul Brothers
are Plaintiffs, and Joseph Barrett as AID
ministrator Of the estate of Michael
Barrett deceased ct al Defendants.I will,
at 2o'clock P. NJ. on the 18th day of De.
cember A. ID. 1896, at the East door of
the Court House, in the City of Lincoln.
Lancaster County, Nebraska. offer for
sale at public auction the following de.
scribed Real Estate, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter OF Section
thirty 500, in township twelve 10,
north OF range five %, east o" the 9th
L. NJ, in Lancaster County. Nebraska,
Subject to prior Mortgage thereon for
the principal Sum OF 81, 200.
Given under my hand this 10Th day Of
November, A. d., 1896
John j. Trcmpen.
Sheriff.
Dec l9-F