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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
"TAMBOUR D'ARCOLA."
The Brave Drummer of NapCleon's
Army in Italy,

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Army in Italy.
The chief ancestral glory of the fam
ily of the Mazet is its close blood-re-
lationship with the gallant Andre Eli
enne. that drummer of the fifty-firSt
demi-brigade of the Army Of Italy
who is commemorated on the frieze
OF the Pantheon, and who is known
and honored as the ''Tambour d'Ar
cola" all over France. 1t was delight
full TO listen to old JAMS telling Of the
brave stsry: how this Andre, their
own kinsman, swan the stream under
the enemys fire at ArcOll with his
drum on his back and then drummed
his fellow-soldiers on to victory; how
Bonaparte awarded him the drum
sticks of honor, and later, when the
Legion of Honor was founded, gave
him the cross; how they carved him
i'll stone, drumming the charge, up
there on the front of the Pantheon i'll
Paris itself; sRow Mistral, the great
poet of Provence. had made a poem
about him that had been printed in Il
book; and how, only two years ago,
they set up his marble statue in Cade-
net, the little town. not far from Ayign-
on. where he was born!
Old Jan was not content with mere
ly telling his stOry-like Il true Proven
cal he acted it: swinging Il supposi-
titious drum upon his back, jumping
into an imaginary river and swimming
it with his head in the air, swinging
his drum back. into place again, and
then-Zou!- u!-starting off at the head
of the tifty-first demi-brigade with
such Il rousing play of drumsticks that
l protest We fairly heard the rattle
of them, along with the spatter of Aus
trian musketry in the face of which
Andre Etienne beat that gallant pas
de charge!
1t set me all a-thrilling; and still
more did it thrill those other listeners
who were of the ArcOla hero's very
blood and bone. They clapped their
hands and they shouted. They laugh
ed with delight. And the fighting spir-
it of Gaul WAS so stirred within them
that at word, l verify believe, they
would have been for marching in q
body across the southeastern frontier!
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
No-to-Bac for Fifty Cents.

Millions Of men who are daily Tobacco
Splitting and Smoking Their Lives Away"
will be glad to learn that the makers of
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desire for tobacco disappears. Any read
er can obtain sample and booklet free
by addressing the Sterling Remedy Co.
Chicago or New York, and mentioning
this paper.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
WILL EQUAL NIAGARA.
A Wonderful Project to Be Carri

A Wonderful Project to BE Carried
Out in 81. Lawrence County.
Niagara will have to look after her
laurels. 4 scheme has just been con-
summated for the development of from
100000 to 100000 horse power by the
construction of IL canal between the st.
Lawrence and Grass rivers, in the town
of Massena, st. Lawrence County, and
more power may be developed if need
ed.
Last May company vas formed for
this purpose and almost unlimited pow
crs were given to it by the Legislature.
Foreign capital was then attracted and
the project has thus come TO Il head.
The two rivers parallel each other at
the point where the canal is 10 be con-
structed and are from three to four
miles apart. The ST. Lawrence is II
feet higher than tire Grass river and by
the construction of tie canal enough
water power will be obtained to gener-
ate between 100000 and 100000 horse
power of electric energy. There will
be room for large industries and great
Industrial city will rapidly follow the
carrying out of the project.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14

tory, lives in the mountains of Georgia.
He is Thomas w. Wheat, a stalwart
mountaineer who stands six feet tall
and has an eye like an eagle. He still
wears his Confederate overcoat Of gray.
Wheat was 21 years of age on Christ
mas day, 1860, and, like great many
other country-bred youths, he wanted
TO see little of the world. So he went
down TO Augusta, from his home In
middle Georgia, and started out for a
holiday frolic. 1t proved to be the most
memorable outing of his life.
'The boys" said he, ''got after me to
go with a crowd of them down to
Charleston and fight the Yankees.
had nothing against the Yankees, but
was in for anything that promised a
little sport. and l agreed to go with
them. The recruiting officer readily
took me and l was stationed on Sulli-
vans Island in Charleston harbor. Af-
ter the Star of the West affair we knew
that there was some movement on foot
and were not surprised when the long
roll sounded just after midnight on the
morning Of April Is, 1861, and We were
ordered to take our places at the guns.
1T was my business to load the first
cartridge for the 10-inch mortar. and
while our commander, Capt. Hallen-
quist, took his station near the gun, l
measured out the powder, loaded the
cartridge, and cut the fuse. 1t was just
growing light and the fog hung heavy
on the water between our position and
Fort Sumter. We could see the dim
outlines of the old fort. and back to the
landward, as the mist thinned, we
could see figures moving to and fro
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14

The conduct of the people of Atlanta
during the siege Of that city in 1864
| truly remarkable. When Sherman's
mighty host invested the city, writes
Wallace Putnam Reed, there was gen
eral consternatio among the citizens.
Until the very last day the people had
| believed that they would be spared the
horrors of Il bombardment. Their gen
erals, high officials and newspapers had
assured them that the invaders would
be driven back, and that the citadel of
the Confederacy would never undergo
the hardShips of siege.
This proved to be a mistake. In tho
latter part Of July shells began TO fall
within the city limits. and two or three
| battles had been fought almost within
| the precincts Of the suburbs. The out
look grew more serious every day, but
in short time the beleagured inhabit-
ants became accustomed to their new
conditions. Hundreds of big guns thun-
dered away, and the crash of small
| arms kept everybody awake during the
sultry summer nights.
After 4 week or SO the non-combat-
ants in the city made up their minds
to stand the racket and bear it phiIo-
sophica!iy.
They went about their business and
pleasures as before. The newspapers
came out as usual, tie merchants kept
open their places Of business, and the
society people continued their round of
visiting. OF course, there were many
Inconvenience and dangers. 1t was
not pleasant to have a social function
broken UP by an 1S-pound shell crash
ing through the house, but the Allan
tans agreed that they would make the
best of the situation and accept It. So
old and young pretended to be salts
fed and confident as to the final out
come. There were dinners and recep-
tions, and people continued to marry
and give in marriage.
1t was very sad to wake up in the
morning and learn that the family next
door had been killed during the night
by 4 shell, but such calamities had to
be endured. 1t was shocking to hear
that several young ladies and gentle
men or Il few children had fallen vic
tins 10 the horrors of the siege, but the
newspapers would then remind their
readers that such evils were only tenn
porary, and that in n few days Sher-
mans troops would be routed and driv-
en- back to Tennessee.
During the long summer days in Au-
gust the little children met and played,
and laughed ioyously rs the shells whis-
tied above them. Ladies visited their
neighbors, and when they crossed from
one side of the town to the other they
waited until an occasional shower of
shells was over, just as they would for
an April rain, and then skipped mer
ri1y homeward, laughing at the mis-
baps Of the day.
Grave merchants and lawyers never
missed a day at their places of busi-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
ALTGELD CLOSES THE FEAST.
He Discusses "The Mission of a
Minority Party.O

He Discusses "The Mission of a
Minority Party"
Gov. Altgeld, the last regular speaker
Of the evening, discussed Character and
Mission of a Minority Party" He said:
All great reforms. all forward move
inents Of the human race. were born Of.
We're nurtured, rocked. and reared by minor
ity parties. The minority party being free
from embarrassments can devote its best
efforts to the consideration Of great prin-
ciples. Its mission Is to discover the pole
star Of eternal right and to meet the newly
developing wants and needs Of our civiliza-
In 1854 the Standard Oil and other cor
pOrate interests came to Chicago and con-
trolled the Democratic convention. They
did not want Democrat. nor did they In
reality want q President What they wanted
was registrar-some one who would do
their bidding. They knew their man and
they got him. In 1855 the Standard OIL and
other trusts and great corporate interests
went TO st. Louis and controlled the Demo-
cratic convention. In 1892 the Standard and
other trusts and great corporate interests
came to Chicago and controlled the Demo-
cratic convention.
In 1896 the Standard Oil and the great
trusts and corporate interests came to Chi
cago to again control the party, but the
Democracy of America had shaken on Its
stupor. They proclaimed again the rights
of humanity, they raised again the banners
of Jefferson and Of Jackson, and they de-
clared that the Democratic party must again
stand for Democratic principles. They
adopted n new declaration of independence,
and they selected for their standard-beare
he who made the most remarkable campaign
ever witnessed by man.
We celebrate the birth of Andrew Jackson
because he stood erect in the sight Of ON
impotence and all the children Of man and
dcfied the forces of putocracy. 1t Is be-
cause lie stood for those doctrines that are
vital to free government. What Is the situ-
alton now? Jefferson declared that the pre-
rogative Of Issuing money, or bills which
should circulate as money, belonged to the
Government alone. and that banks Of Issue
were destructive Of the liberties of the
people.
Yet the present administration had tram
pied that principle into the mud and openly
advocated that the Government should sur
render its prerogative of Issuing bills that
shall circulate as money to the corpora tions.
temple and drove them out, and when the
plutOcracy Of his day became insolent and
oppressive, as 1t is to-day, he declared:
by the eternal, the people shall rule this
land, ald not the money power"
The present Federal administration, In
stead OF following the footsteps of Jackson,
had made complete surrender to the money
power. Yet. notwithstanding these facts,
there will gather to-day at various places in
this country some men who uphold and ap-
plaud the present administration for the
of Jefferson and splitting upon the good
name of Jackson. who yet Insist upon call
ing themselves Democrats. We know We
stand for certain great principles. II we
stand by Ou- cClors success Is In sight and
the relief of the people Is near at hand.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
Calendars and Coupons.

So many beautiful calendars and en-
tertaining novelties have been issued
by the proprietors of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilIa, that we are hardly surprised to
receive this season not only one OF the
very prettiest designs in calendars. but
with it coupons which entitle the recip-
lent to attractive novelties. Every one
who gets Hoods Sarsaparilla calen-
dar for 1897 secures something that
will prove interesting and valuable as
well as a beautiful specimen OF the lith-
ographers art. The calendar is accom-
panied this season by an amusing little
book on "The Weather" Ask your
druggist for Hoods Coupon Calendar,
or send 6 cents in stamps for one to G.
1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
Proper Care for Eve Classes,

"Spectacles and eye glasses are as
much benefited by bath now and
then as people are" remarked we'll
known 0ptician. 'It is strange how
many people there are who think that
their glasses only need an occasional
wiping. Now, the fact is, glasses re-
quire baths as frequently as the or
binary person. The process is as SIM
pie as you may want to make it. My
plan, however, is to take the glasses
to wash bowl and give them a good
soaking in warm water. Then apply
soap freely and rub it off by the use OF
a soft tooth or nail brush. After that
give them polish with any of the us.
ual tooth powders, and then clean them
with tissue paper, which is much bet
ter for that purpose than chamois skin,
or anything else that know Of.
''The ordinary cleansing is all right
as far as it goes, but it is not sufficient.
Many a person has done great injury
to their eyes by neglecting to properly
clean their glasses. 1 have had num-
ber of patients come to me with COM
plants about what they called grad
ual diminution of their sight. An OK
animation revealed the fact that it was
wonderful that they could see at all.
for their glasses were gummed over
and had been fearfully neglected. \
little soap and water, to which a few
drops of ammonia was added, did the
business. Some time ago a friend Of
mine, surgeon, who makes a special
ty of the ear, told me that there were
more ear troubles in consequence of
causes combined" ed."-Washington Stac.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14

ness. Sometimes they were disturbed
or killed by a stray missile, or they
were summoned to the assistance of q
neighbor who had been wounded in this
manner, but they never complained ant
never lost their nerve.
They seemed to believe from the frs;
that Sherman would be defeated.
The siege had lasted nearly forty
days before the citizens began to de
spair. Then there was trouble and con
fusion. Most of the well-to-do people
left Atlanta, but they found it impossi'
with them. Everything in the shape OF
property had to be left behind for the
plunderers.
The situation rapidly grew desperate,
and a panic seized the 13.C00 people
who were left in the city. They found
1t almost impossible to get anything to
eat, and they were in constant dread of
what would happen when the Federals
should enter, flushed with victory and
maddened by the resistance of the Con-
federates. These helpless and disheart.
ened men, women and children who
were unable to seek Il place Of refuge
held many consultations, but they were
unable to afford one another much con-
ISOLATION. They realized that they were
seeing the beginning of the end.
Day by day and night by night the
besieged inhabitants lost more and
more of their spirit and confidence, and
spent more of their time in the bomb,
proofs IN their back yards. These
bomb-proofs were holes dug in the
ground and covered with wood. iron
and clay. Some of them accommodated
large families and afforded such ample
protection that no one was killed in
them during the siege.
The trouble grew worse, and finally
one hot night in the early part of Sep.
tember, when pail of yellow dust
hung over the city, there was general
feeling of unrest and despair.
Not word was spoken by the Off
cials, but it was plain that something
unusual was going to happen. During
the night the army wagons and march
ing men made the streets noisy and
dusty until the early morning hours.
when n volcano broke loose in the east
ern part Of the town in the shape of sew
enty carloads of ammunition which
the Confederates were blowing up.
Everybody knew what that meant. It
meant the evacuation of the place
When the next morning dawned ev-
erything was quiet. Hoods army had
departed, and only the unarmed citi-
zens were left.
A few hours later Sherman's legions
had occupied every street and square
and vacant house. To do the conquer
ors justice. they behaved very well.
They committed no outrages, and treat
ed the citizens considerably in the
main.
In few days everything settled
down; the citizens were sent either
north or south; and Sherman's $4,000
men held the place as a fortified camp
until they started ON their famous
march to the sea.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
HONOR OLD HICKORY.
LEADERS OF DEMOCRACY OBJ.
SERVE JACKSON'S SBIRTHDAY.
Ex.Presidential Candidate the Guest
of the Evening-Governor Altgeld
Shares Honors with the Noted
Nebraskan-Party Faith Laid Down.
Gather a Banuuef.

William J. Bryan was the guest CT
honor at the jackson banquet of the
Bryan League at the Trement House in
Chicago the other night. Many Of the
distinguished party leaders were present.
Mr.. Bryan sat at the head of the festal
board, and in a speech of about twenty
minutes length outlined the present atti-
tude and future policy of the silver men.
Other speakers discussed various phases
of the question, but it was Mr.. Bryan's
speech that commanded the closest atten-
ton, for it was understood that his ut
terances were to sound the keynote of
the next campaign. And he did this in no
uncertain tones. He declared for the con-
tinuance of the silver crusade, and with
much emphasis said there was no place
in the Democratic party for those who
advocated the gold standard. The ma
jOrity must rule, he said, and the princi-
pies enunciated by the Chicago conven-
ton of last year represented the convic-
tions of the majority of the Democratic
party.
Gov. Altgeld's speech was the most i'm
portant of those that followed. His theme
was "The Mission of the Minority Par
ty,' which he declared was TO carry for
ward great reforms. He paid his re-
spects to the corporations and money
power of the East, and declared that the
Standard Oil Company and other kindred
organizations had controlled the Demo-
cratic conventions of 1854, 1883 and 1892,
and had tried to control the one of 1896,
but had failed. He touched on the Cleve-
land administration. saying it had proved
the plant tool of Wall street.
Over 400 men sat down TO the banquet.
which did not begin until 10 o'clock, and
it was midnight before Mr.. Bryan arose
to speak. The speakers table was in the
form of a crescent, from which projected
four tables extending the length Of the
dining-room. The tables were lavishly
decorated with American Beauty roses
and maiden hair ferns, and in front of
Mr.. Bryan was n great bank of the form
er. On the wall at his rear was 4 large
picture of Jackson enveloped in the folds
of the American flag, and along the side
walls were similar pictures of Bryan,
Sewall and Gov. Altgeld. Flags were
also hung in festoons about the walls.
An orchestra of ten pieces furnished mu-
sic during the progress of the banquet.
From s TO 10 o'clock Mr.. Bryan held Il
reception in Parlors and II, and they
were thronged.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14

along the Battery in Charleston. 1t
was the crowd gathering to witness the
attack on the fort.
Suddenly the signal was given just
as the fog lifted and revealed the out
lines Of the fort, and, springing back
ward, Capt. Hallenquist pulled the Ian
yard. Boom! the shot rang out and
was echoed and re-echoed from shore
to shore. My blood was UP, and in a
twinl>ling another charge was rammed
down the black throat of the old mortar
and was permitted to fire the second
shot. Had l known all that it meant
then might not have been so eager for
the honor, but 1 was young and my
blood was hot, and l was ready for
anything.
The firing, Of course, became gen.
eral, and the guns from old Sumter an
swered our challenge and the deep bay
ing Of the war dogs soon became a COLI
tinuous roar. / was kept so busy work
ing the guns that l paid little heed to
what was going on until the order came
to cease firing. Then l saw the officers
in the boat being rowed across to the
fort to complete the articles of surren-
der"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14

doO0. find upon examination of statistics
that December witnessed the closing OF
more national banks than were closed Ia
any other month since Jan. l, 1893, except
Ing the three months Of the panic of that
year.
Ono bank announced as the cause Of its
failure. Inability to realize 615 per cent.
upon assets" This notice was confession
OF the argument made during the campaign
by the advocates of free coinage. We have
all along insisted that the gold standard
was destroying the value of assets. With
money rising In value and property falling
In value, hard times must continue. That
this Is not due to local causes Is evident
from the fact that the same complaint
comes from other nations. The press dis,
patches state that the holiday trade in Ger
many was disappointment to the mer-
chants
The fact that Senator wolcott has been
sent abroad by the President-elect as an
ambassador most extraordinary to bring
Europe to bimetallism Is an evidence that
the gold standard is still concealing Its
blessing from the American people. If the
gold standard Is the standard of civilization
why should we risk a return to barbarism
by chasing after International bimetalism
If Senator WOcOtt succeeds In stirring up
silver agitation in England he will be ac-
cused of disturbing business and destroying
confidence In that great center of financial
confidence. London. If his errand proves a
fruitless one it will only give additional
evidence that the United States must act
alone.
If. in other words, our opponents succeed
in bringing bimetallism they will relieve
us of great deal Of labor and enable us
to turn our attention to ether reforms. If,
on the other hand they fail in their effort
to restore bimetalism after confessing that
bimetallism is desirable, we may expect the
American people to join with us in the
opening of our mints to free and unlimited
coinage at 1G to l without Waiting for the
aid or consent Of any other nation.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
French peasants have a belief that if


q fire with much smoke is made in the
stove ON the approach of a storm,
safety from lightning will tie insured.
Schuster shows that the custom is
based on reason, as the smoke serves
as very good conductor for carrying
away the electricity slowly and safely.
In one thousand cases of damage by
lightning, 6.3 churches and s.5 mills
have been struck, but the number of
factory chimneys was only O.3.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14

The establishment of line of steam
ers between Seattle and eastern Pa
cific points by the Nippon Yusen Kali
sha Steamship Company was wise
business enterprise, as has been de-
monstrated by the heavy shipments to
and from the United States. These
have grown to such an extent that an
additional steamer. the Agapanthus
Maru, has been added to the fleet.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
A Curious Cow.

A thoroughbred Jersey cow belong
ing to J. l.. English of Hartford, Conn.,,
has attracted notoriety this season by
giving birth to two calves, not twins,
but born at an interval of more than
three weeks apart. The COW is regis
tered as Ona's Grinnell. The first of
the two calves was born June 90. 1t is
heifer, and has every mark of Hol-
stein. The second calf, which is a
pure Jersey bull, was born July %,
three weeks and two days after the
Gs.ct
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-01-14
Dauper Euy;rors Us

If we live in q region where malaria Is prev
alent. 1t Is useless to hope to escape it IL
unprovided with medicinal safeguard.
Wherever the endemic Is most prevalent
and mallgnant-iu South and Central Amer
lea, the West Indies and certain portions OF
Mexico and the Isthmgs of Panama. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters has proved remedy
for and preventive of the disease in every
form. Not less effective is it in curing
rheumatism, liver and kidney complaints,
dyspepsia, biliousness and nervousness.