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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
A Singular Accident.

A heretofore unheard-of accident Oc-
Cured at the Pennsylvania Glass Works,
in Anderson, Ind, whereby Frank
Sweigle, blower on gallon bottles, broke
his jaw by blowing the glass. The press
ure of The breath did it. Glass men can.
not recall an accident of this kind on rec-
ord.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01

A Western Pennsylvania freight train
of seven cars loaded with merchandise
jumped the track at Selma, Pa. The
wreck caught fire and was completely de-
sIroyed, entailing loss of $4,000. The
crew esca ped injury by jumping.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
EngIishmen Buy Ohio Mines.

John f. Beach, Jr., of London, Eng,
who represents a big English syn iicate
which wants to buy all mines in Jackson
County, Ohio, has secured options on
several Of the best mines. Over IS, 000, ,0GV
is involved.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
Stabbed Nineteen Times.

At the close of school exhibition al
Flag Rock, Jackson County, W. Va,
few nights ago, James Sayre was stabbed
to death by Fed Hoschar, receiving nine
teen cuts in different parts of his body.
Hoschar, who claims self-defense, was
arrested while attending services. He is
dwarf. aged % years, and his victim
was married man aged 30 years, who
leaves wife and five children.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
Got His Booty.

At Albany, y. Y, daring the absence
Of Gsoge 1. Amsdell and his family. his
residence was visited by burglars, who
sscuiel nearly SIT, 900 i'll money and jew
I'll
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
Southern Fruits BIoste d.

Heavy frosts are reported f.om all over
Tennessee, North Georgia and North
Alabama. Peach, plum and pear trees
throughout that region were in full bloom,
and the probability is that tl.ese fruits aie
Killed, entailing large losses.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
J,hpL. Wants in Fight

Frank Y. Dunn, manager for John l..
Sullivan, has posted 900 with tempo
rary stake holder 10 bind match with
Bob F.tzSimmons.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
warcott OIL International Conference

Senator Walcott, who has interested
himself so much in International bime;al-
lism, expressed the opinion that the re-
cent action of Japan i'll attempting TO de-
preciate silver would hasten the interna-
tional action 10 store the equality Of the
two metals.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
700 Much Power Assumed by Rec

100 Much Power Assumed by Reed,
1t is certain that the Constitution
never contemplated the resting of so
much power in one man rs has been as
sumed by the Speakers OF Congress in
recent years. and it is equally certain
that an effort to reform this evil will
meet with popular applause. The func-
tions of parliamentary rules are fully
performed when they provide for an
orderly conduct of public business. and
when they 90 beyond that and give any
Congressman powers or privileges
greater than another they become rev
0.utionary and un-Ameiican.-kans
CITY Journal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
CasausnS Released,

A special from Havana says: Francisco
J. Cassnsas. naturalized American ciii-
zen, who has been confined in the prison
at Sagua for ihrty-nine days, has been
released ON custody
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
The Deal of the Mar

Reports snow that the Northern and
Southern armies met in over 1000
skirmishes and battles. In 14S of these
conflicts the loss on the Federal side
was over 500 men. and in at least ten
battles over 10000 men were reported
lost on each side. The appended table
shows that the combined losses Of the
Federal and Confederate forces IN kill.
ed. wounded and missing in the follow
ing Engagements were: Shiloh, $4,000;
Antietam. $4,000; Stone River. 81 900:
charlottesville, 2S.00O; Gettysburg,
1900; Chickamauga, $4,000; McClel-
lan's Peninsula campaign, $4,000;
Grants Peninsula campaign. 10000;
and Sherman's campaign. 125O0O.
Official statistics show that of the
. 600 600 men enlisted there were.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01

lne Following is Il Union COiOnelS
story o: the battle at New Hope Church
May p, 1864: 1T was the most severe
ordeal which my nervous system has
ever undergone. When we began to adj
vance we naturally expected that the
artillery would open upon us as soon
as we got within range. and that. bay
ing swept forward until we were in
reach of the fire of musketry, that
would begin to open upon lis also.
had been through so much of this that
l had ceased to fear 1t. and always re-
lied on the excitement of the occas
carrying me forward; but here we ran
for some 200 hundred miles or more.
and there was not a cannon shot. An.
other 100 yards and still no explosion of
bombshells or anything of the kind. I
now began to feel little strange. An
Other 100 yards. and still no sign of life.
and my nervousness began to give
place to Il desire to halt Another 100
yards, and we were certainly within
range of musketry: but still there WAS
not one sign of life in the entrench-
ments in front Of us: nothing TO give
cause for apprehension apparently, ex-
cept the waving of the Confederate
flags above the works as Il light wind
blew. Now over me began to come n
mortal feeling of dread. a feeling which
! never felt before, and which | can
scarcely describe. would have turned
and fled but for the fear of disgrace
which was stronger even than the hor.
ror of death. But | knew what was
coming. and determined by NV ex
ample TO inspire my M to brave it. no
matter how terrible it was. AT length
we were within scarcely more than 90
yards of the intrenchments. when from
all along the line protruded forth. be-
meath the head logs. scores and hun.
dreds of muskets. | could see them MS
l gave a quick glance down the whole
front. and those Immediately before me
particularly seemed slightly waving
from side TO side. There was no mis-
aking it. | knew that every holder of
Il musket was picking out his man.
This continued for but few moments
when above all other sounds. distinct
and clear. heard the command given.
Now, men, fire" Instantly from along
the entire line there seemed. like 4
lightning flash, to burst forth sheet |
Of flame and smoke. | was struck. and
fell senseless for an instant but when
I recovered myself and turned to look.
there seemed to be scarcely seven men |
of my entire regiment on their feet.
Then the fury of the combat arose |
above every other sight or sound. The |
whole forest and mountain seemed to |
he on fire. There is no army in the
world that could have stood before it." |
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
They Are Comrades.


Two inseparable comrades. both
members of the Loyal Legion. are Gen.
eral III. S. Huidekoper and State Sena-
tor Francis A. Oshourn. Both are vet
Grams of the Civil War; in which IN
pleasantneSs each lost an arm. But
while General Huidekoper is minus his
right arm Senator Osbourn mOUrns the
loss of his left. For years it has been
the practice of the two veterans to
make one pair of gloves do for both.
Whenever the general purchased IL new
pair he invariably sent the right glove
10 the Senator. and when the Senate
invested the general would get tiie left
glove. Up to last Monday the Senator
hadn't received q glove from the gen
eial for about Il year. and had con
Guided that his old friend was getting
Darsimonious. when package was
handed to him in his seat ut Harris
burg. On opening the bundle the Sena-
tor was overjoyed to find a right hand
c-Philadelphia Record.
The socialists of Leek, Staffordshire,
England. have purchased an old quaker
meetinghouse and turned il into a labor
church. The etl!tice is two centuries
old. and stands in Il well-tufted in
closure. surrounded by tall old trees.
where open air meetings will be held in
summer.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
BOSSES,
This includes only those whose dear

This includes only those whose death
while in the army has been actually
proven To this number should be add.
ed. first, 26,0O0 men who are known TO
have died while in the hands of the
enemy as prisoners of war. and many
others in the same manner whose
dea tbs are to-day unrecor:led: second.
fair percentage of the 2O5.79i men
who are put down on the official re.
ports as deserters and missing in ac.
ton. for those who participated in the
war know that men frequently disap
peared who it was certain had not lie
serted, yet could not be otherwise of
ficially accounted for: third, thousands
who are buried in private cemeteries
all over the North who died while IT.
home on furlOugh.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
What They Fear Is Discussion.

Republican organs and leaders have
been pleading for haste in the passage
of the bin. The fact is that it is not
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-01
Cullom Ate His Leck.


Senator Cullom Is angry. He has
told Mark Hanna all about it. and if
the President again flattens him out
and rolls over him lie will declare war
When he does there will be others be-
hind him, because the Republican Sen
ators are chatting while the President
is rewarding his personal friends and
forcing them to indorse the men in ad-
vance. Senator CullOm's grievance re-
suits from the appointment of Charles
L. Gordon, the new postmaster at Chi
cago. He was 4 violent anti-Cullom
man before the st. Louis convention
yet Cu!lom had to indorse him or re-
tire to the backwoods while Billy"
Mason got all of the Illinois plums.
Senator Cullom has Informed Mir.
Hanna that he will not continue 10
yield TO the Presidents personal inter-
ests in these appointments any longer
Senator Foraker. Of Ohio. has also
kicked over the traces. and. as told in
Il Chicago paper. he threatens to de-
feat Bellamy Storer's cOntirma ton, if
he is given any first-class appointment.
This is another case where the Presi-
dent desires to consult his own inter-
estS exclusively and without consider
ing the wishes of the leaders
Every appointment the President has
made. Il is claimed, has been in pursu-
ance of his policy to reward friends.
This was the case with respect to the
appointment of Powell Clayton, of
John Hay. Of Cousin Osborne and 9TH
ers. All these were the Presidents
own personal nominations and were
made rs rewards for distinguished SER
vices rendered
The biggest plum for the Illinois dele.
CATION is the postma stership at Chi
cago. The President selected one of
his own men for it and then called upon
Senators Cullom and Mason to indorse
him. Cullom hesitated, but the Presi-
dent insisted and the Senator had to
either indorSe him or bandon hope of
any patronage at all.
In the girls, of Indianapolis appoint
ments made recently the Indiana dele
CATION had TO swallow with the best
grace possible the Presidents selections
and indorse them with a wry face Ii
is becoming apparent that there will
be serious opposition 10 the attempt of
Mr.. Hanna 10 make good all of the
promises he made in the campaign for
Mr.. Mckinley and trouble is brewing
for the President.
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Continued on Page Il.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-28
, SOCIETY MANNERISMS.


The effort 10 make others appear al their
best is good manners: The effort IN appear
at oae best T. good mannerism When
we say Of = friend. HE has good man
n"rs. Ne mean rather that his manner
tSg0s are good-thai is. his speech IS agree
able. his bgsring courteous. he neither
Passes into q room before woman. slams
doors. passes food to the mouth with
knife, NOR makes himself actively ua-
pleasant ~ violating any Of those rules
% polite society which are It's foundations
Tt1r pol'teaess les deeper thar that. and
4 writers 81 How 10 Behave" would
omit Sach sage ssvaes az Dent nut your
feet OF IRE table" or "pon's wear evening
dress e~fers o'clock" ard would t,.,@as
eirert taeir readers 10 cultivate *-kEnsnes~
&c heart" really good manners raisar be
more general
ts4ea sna ala 81 - accounts Asr,sal- ..,.
ss,ve. bat how nanny are as sensitive ,nr
Others As for themselves? In .ha, tsr~ he
secret ~ good breeding To snow apure-
clSilcn ot an Intended kindness. Or pleas
uFe in what II meant ~ give pleasure "a
please and 90 D. pleased. ant. shove an
- look onlv fer .sas Is hss. in thlnss az,
people - AZ easy task zra goor, hx..o-,..s
habit This Il good manners. ana xnr,rrs
frOsa t3se hVsrt. while ganrerfSsus -
frysn ne head
Nes few can IN zlfhcut rnann.rasrr.
Jflcsal though 9hey b. FOR few ha,Fa $50.
ki1tIy instincts sufficiently aex.lopeg raj
&EAsiy ret 20 need their limitations. TIA
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thing, and those who are trained TO its ob!i-
cations are much more easy 10 get on with
than those who avoid and deride II II
teaches us that 10 he welcome we must
add to. not detract from. the general agree
ability. Those who Tive in teaeup and
are only subject 10 their own tastes, stand
ards and criticisms may be comfortable
themselves in their seif-sutiiciency, but are
apt 10 be OF the opinion that they are too
good too well bred, and too fastidlous for
the world In general So, when out OF their
"teacup" they not only suffer tortures
themselves, but infiict fortunes on every
one else. Owing 10 their intolerance Of
other points OF view. they consider them
selves right and the rest OF mankind
wrong, never realizing how ridiculous or
narrow they themselves appear. Such peo-
pie, while carefully picking their own path
Of good behavior. are apt 10 tread on 9TH
ers' toes in their egosistical blindness, caus-
ing general discomfort and annoyance
tha. is II those good manners born OF
goodness OF heart are a minus quantity.
Ahrsham Lincoln. though devoid OF good
mannerfsms. was a master Of good man
ners. IL was Impossible 10 wound. rebuff.
or aishearten the lowest or highest crea-
ture near him. yet his uannertsrns were
such tha, az his inauguration ball he was
seen 70 slap the white shoulder % a young
bride In the warmth OF his coaxratula-
ttora
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well. first OF all, If you have anybody
on your HIST to whom couch cushion Is
acceptable. there are the canvas tops for
cushions. with the figures all worked.
arms, faces. legs ali complete. and only
the groundwork 60 be hlied in. with the
regular old-time sampler stitch that
child can do. The designs are pretty. too
shepherds and shepherdesses, maidens
bearing water jars. goddesses. knights.
and all that sort Of thing. Figures are all
the go now, and flowers and wreaths and
filsgree work are out"
And the price OF a good-sized canvas
ready for working
They cost $3.50 for the largest size. That
Will include the crswels and directions for
the filling in IL you need them canvas
smaller. more the size of a head rest can
be- got for from 81 up. Then. If you are
really enierprising. you can buy the plain.
unworked canvas by the yard and work
your own design on it for wall banner or
for the front of Il paper rack or a unique
cushion cover
Gould you get the design stamped on
the plain canvass asked the novice al
fancy work.
NO, you would have TO get a book OF
patterns for tapestry and map cut the de-
sign yourself. counting the stitches from
the middle and the sides. just as you do on
perforated cardboard. Il il q tedious task.
bur ali this canvas work Is Just revival
~ the old style cushions and samples that
our grandmothsrs did. K was introduced.
tuss little. last winter. This winter there
I. a food Of II. II Is done on a frame YOU
know, and a woman working at sn en-
orosdery frame Is always a pleasing PIC
turs In a drawing room or boudoir. The
canvas work Is likely to he very popular
The Bulgarian work is on different Kind
u canvas and with cosrser worsted than
the ordinary. bu. yon would have 70 see
the two kinds 20 decide which you Like
best IL there IA a man on your list whom
you want 20 make happy wife specimen
Of your work, give him a pair OF canvas
slippers. They come with the design ali
done. with only the groundwork 10 be
filed il, or you can get them plain and do
tse design yourself. choosing mis- favortfe
cosors and ala
But then I mDst have them made up
and that ccgts 4 lat
''xou aeed not Il .os sass s~s %. Il
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the shoulders. An effective belt OF leaf
green miroir velvet completes the costume.
A pink tulle model has the front seams
lined with pink wEsteria. The back is
gathered very fun. and IL little more than
touches the floor The bodice of the tuile
is held In place by gtriie OF the pink bios
soms- The scant puffs which compose the
sleeves are also OF wisteria. Characteristic
features OF the evening and dinner gowns
are bright coiors. Chiffon I'm all tones is
much in demand. beautiful chiffon is
embroidered with gold roses.
Thin fabrics of all kinds can be found In
the shops tucked. Some OF them have In
sertion let In between the tucks With
very few exceptions the bodiees are cut to
pouch In front and few have short tails
ruffi.ng out about the hips Sleeves are
either very shor; or very long. A dainty
dinner gown recently imported is of green
satin brocaded in the same tone In a bow
knot design. The bodice Is of green miroir
velvet. embroidered with heavy silk
cord. The bodice is cut round and finished
with fun ruehe of green tuile The
sleeves reach to the waist. and they are
built OF the tuile. white satin sash tied
tn front with long ends finished with deem
fringe. adds much TO the effectiveness of
the costume.
An attractive frock. made for a young
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natnts Rail- Gowns.

Fgevor decorations w.3t - q Tea tssr- ..
fhlS season eFen4AE sowns Ffew~rz 10
UaAECG fFecA EaT0geursS vsjll Re warn ~ thA
hA4F- Gay blossoms viii Re ayransasS 3,
f@siooas ard lunches PINK wsstegsA. ser-
sHiiEas, cieasst5s, s0asysackIss. rex~4 ara
vtassss MI lsF3 bright notes as sogcr "a
cHvssinx f1net9uns. a charming sss3el 81
vie3es satin shows essiT she prom .ypnt Of
tse material Il = trimmed vita ssrap a..
Gordon ps1itt8g - v6sles 9ay1e that aln1eyss
rsrgts sAs va9sl Zee ia the hack sad Il d..
seconds 50 q p-slBt az tNe FFoat A rts.,Aa
serrnsss ~ rsTrPae yso9ess ant fe'aaSe IN.
ishes t1@ rSg3e. TIE satin ho4Y - xSfss-s
w4sa tale. AMI psRaeAes os y.eses aa.sa
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The Seasons Novelties in
Gifts to Be Made
at Home.

Just stopped in here for rest Expect
the half hour on the train. / have not sat
down since breakfast"
That's the way with me- I've been
poking around. looking at things untn I'm
all used up. How are your Sit down"
and the woman who had secured the big
rocker in the store parlor reached around
and pulled up a chair for her friend.
Well bodily: distracted mentally said
the out-of-town shopper. whats the
matter? Why. Christmas. Of course. I've
set out TO make most Of the things / give
this year. You see. We have a hoaseksep-
er now. and have more time: but believe
I'm in just as much Of muddie about my
gifts as ever. Have you any ideas? You
always seem to know just what TO do and
what 10 get. Tell me Of some materials to
take home today for a beginning Time
slips away so fast and I have such list
OF people to see TO I'm quite nervous
over it."
Nonsense, Why. there never was a
time when things were brought out with
more direct reference to handwork. There
are things partly begun, or half done, or
wholly done. just as yon will, and yet.
there IL your handwrougi,t gift. precisely
as though you had engineered it yourself
from the start
Tell me some," said the distracted one.
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average man who hrags of his contempt
Tor manHexisms and allows himself TO be
natural Il usually a most disagreed Bile
person. for selfishnesS is too strong an ele-
Hent IN human nature not TO need dis
guissns softness. To give full play to ones
impulses one should first be quite sure that
those impulses are good. Therefore self.
restraint. pretense OF amiability and
iriendEness. a desire to please. which per-
haps springs from vanity rather than from
kindness: the apparent suhjugation Of
ones own wishes TO another's: in fact a
polite insincertty. these are good manner
fsns. and. though a mere sham Of the bet
ter thing. are necessary for personal sue
cess. They are merely the result CT train
ing, are not the outgrowth CT natural no
bility. and are at best poor substitute for
the real thing. often failing when most
needed.
A weilknown man-about-town. who cor
stantly wonders at his own unpopuiarity
was present at small tea" given by
man OF fashion in bis bachelors quarters
This foolish individual, conscious of the
coy freedom of the occasion, chaffed his
host on the Wilderness of his parting" al
iuding to the shining pate which was guilt
less of hairy covering. or course there was
laughter, in which his victim joined. But
did the host like the stupid joker better
for holding him up to rioicuie before the
women who were present? Ii the would
be wit had been as sensitive for others as
for himself, he would have recognized his
own bad manners.
How different was the kindly ,act of
Fraser. tina. knighfiy courtier of the al
most blind George H.. who. having given a
paper to the king to sign, saw his royal
master had neither dipped his pen in the
ink nor left trace on the paper where
hs had signed. Fraser. unwilling TO let the
king observe that he had noticed It, said
Sire. the pen | gave you was so bad il
would not write. Here is a better one"
Then. dipping the pen in the Ink himself
he returned 1t to the king.
The discipline Of society Is an excellent
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When tire feminine theater-soer has ar
rived at such a stage az Christian bensvo-
iencs as 10 remove her cars-whsel hat,
where IL she 20 put IT. To carry Z or her
lap throughout the performance IS more
unfeaefble idea than n II were q baby. and
20 place Il under the seat - only 20 tempt
the fate which falls upor the unhappy
cstH.nesspet - Fer male sscort. sg.u-
tisn of the difficulty takes the form, how
ever. OF q nrwly-Enventsa hat-peg. which
i screwed into the back Of the seat IN
froat. and. being telescope IN It's forma-
si5n. is drawn oat when wanted. and forms
no obstruction when ost OF use; And. JOY
az Joys. there IL a mirror n tie terminal
knob. whereby the fair lady ras rssaJasf
her trs~seS and her treasured tile. and so
forth again WITH clear conscience and a.
peace with all uasn.
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woman who .s a bit too slender for a low
cut bodice. is OF soft yellow mousseine de
sole The skirt is quite long and accor-
dion plated The blouse bodice ia almost
covered with a surpiice collar. The collar
Is made of several rows OF shirrng resting
on an edge of white lace. The high collar
Is Of mouSsel.ue de- sole. The molssallne
also forms a long shirred and lace-trimmei
sash. The long sleeves have ruGies over
the hand
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