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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Current Coudeusations

All animals whose habitat is the Arc
tic regions turn white in winter.
The greatest song writer was Schu
bert. He produced over 1,2OO songs.
A San Francisco copy reader "head-
ed up the account of the death OF the
chief of the fire department, Gone to
| His Last Fire"
Several articles written by Thack-
cray from Paris have been discovered
in an old periodical called Britannia,
which existed in England between
1910 and 1912. They are signed m.
A. Titmarsh," and one of them is an
account of Napoleon's funeral. 1t is
supposed that the novelist was the Par
is correspondent of the journal.
There is a cat that goes hunting at
Hoisington, Kan. 1t makes its home
in the round-house where railroad
man placed it to get warm one day
when he found it half frozen in the
street. The men made practice OF
shooting birds for it, and now the cat
will follow for mile or more any man
who carries a gun, and at sound of a
shot will run for the bird.
A famous pear tree, which had lived
nearly six centuries, near ToulOn, was
destroyed recently by violent wind
storm. The trunk was nearly twelve
feet in circumference. NJ. Chabau, the
proprietor of the ground on which the
tree stood, after corresponding with
nearly all the botanical societies in Eu.
rope, could learn of no pear tree equal
In size and age to this one.
The following experiment, which il
lustrates in pleasing manner the ac-
tual formation of halos, has been given
by DIR. Brewster: Take saturated
solution of alum, and, having spread
few drops of it over plate of glass, it
will readily crystalline in small, fiat
octahedrons, scarcely visible to the eye.
When this plate is held between the
observer and the sun or candle, with
eyes very close to the smooth side of
the glass plate, there will be seen three
beautiful halos of light, at different
distances from the luminous body.
Surpliced choirs, wearing the vest
ment row used under that name, date
back to about the eleventh century,
when that particular modification o.
the ancient alb and rochet was intro
Gucei and the name was also invent
cd. AT that time it was found awk-
ward to put on the old narrow
sleeved vestments over the furred
dresses which the dgnitaries began to
wear to protect themselves against the
cold and drafty churches; so the gar
ment was made looser and the sleeves
widened into their present we'll
known shape to get rid of that diff
Guilty, and the name of sur pelisse
chat which is worn over a fur dress)
was given to the altered vestment.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
BOYS OF OLD ST. PAUL'S.
They We're the Pets Of London in tn
Days of Que en- Bess.

They Were the Pets Of London in the
| Days of Que en- Bess.
There are many quaint pictures of old
London IN John Benefits st. Nicholas
serial, Master Skylark." The hero Of
the story is in the music school Of St.
PauTs Cathedral, and the following ac-
count of his experiences is given In the
June number:
"Heigho and alackaday!' thought
Nick. at is better In the country than
in town. For there was no smell in all
the town like the clean, sweet smell Of
the open fields just after summer rain,
no colors like the bright heartsease and
none-so-pretty, or the honeysuckle over
the cottage door, and no song ever to be
heard among the sooty chimney pots
like the song Of the throstle piping to
the daisies on the bill.
But he had little time to dream such
dreams, for every day from four to six
o'clock the children's company played
and sang in public, at their own school
hall, or in the courtyard Of the Mitre
Inn on Bread street, near st. Pauls.
They We're the pets of London town,
and their playing place was thronged
day after day. For the bright young
faces and sweet, unbroken voices of the
richly costumed lads made spot in sor-
did London life like a pot of posies in
a window on dark street; so that both
the high and the low, the rich and the
poor, came in to see them play and
dance, to hear them sing, and to laugh
again at the witty things which were
written for them to say.
The songs that were set for Nick to
sing were always short, sweet, simple
things that even the dull-eyed, toll
worn folk upon the rough plank
benches In the pit could understand.
Many a silver shilling came clinking
down at the heels of the other boys
from the galleries of the inn, where the
people of the better classes, wealthy
merchants, ladies and their dashing gal
but when Nick's songs were done the
common people down below seemed all
gone daft. They tossed red apples af-
ter him, ripe yellow pears, fat purple
piuns by handfuls, called him by name
and brought him back, and cried for
more and more and more, until the old
precentor shook his head behind the
prompter's screert, and waved Nick off
with forbidding frown. Yet all the
while he chIckled to himself until 1t
seemed as If his dry old ribs WOarld rat
tie in his sides; and every day, before
Nick sang, he had him up to his little
room for broken egg and cup of rosy
cordial
ITO clear thy voice and to cheer the
cookies of thine heart" said he; land
to tune that pretty throat of thine ad
gustum Reginae- which is to say, to
the Queens own taste, God bless her
majestyw
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
HOTEL MoReuEANDlTs GUESTS

To Hotel Morgue the guests come in
With a strangely silent air,
And however bois s'trous man has been
He makes no noise and he makes no din
When once he enters there.
And however poor, he rides in state,
Stretched at his ease, through the hotel
gate.
A bath and gown and cool, cool bed
Are given to all who come.
But never a one is wined or fed,
And never a word by one is said.
For the guests are always dumb.
And whatever is done. and however they
fare,
They only lie and stare and stare.
From Hotel Morgue the guests pass on
Full oft at the break of day.
And they pay 10 bill as forth at dawn
With staring eyes and white lips drawn
They silently sail away.
Though clothed and sheltered and asked
no price,
To Hotel Morgue no guest comes twice.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
ENOUGH CHALK FOR ALL TIME.
Great Block that Was Once as Large
as the Continent of Europe.

Great Block that Was Once as Large
as the Continent of Europe.
The small piece of chalk which is In
constant use in the schoolroom, the
lecture-roOm, the billiard-room and the
workshop has a strange history, the
unraveling of which through all Its
complexities Is one of tie most diff
cult problems with which the science
of the present day is called upon to
deal. This piece is in reality a chip
of nm immense block of chalk that
once filed an area the size of the con-
tinent of Europe, and of which even
yet several gigantic fragments remain,
each hundreds of square miles in ex.
tent. These patches are scattered over
the region lying between Ireland or
the west and China on the east, and
extending in the other direction from
Sweden in the north to Portugal in the
south.
In the British isles the chalk is found
in greatest perfection and continuity
in the east and southeast of England
A sheet of chalk more than LOCO feet
in thickness underlies all that portion
Of England which is situated to the
southeast of line crossing the island
diagonally from the North Sea at
Marlborough Head to the coast oh the
English channel In Dorset. This enor.
nous sheet of chalk is tilted up slight
ly on the west, and its depressed east
ern portions that dip toward tile waters
Of the North Sea are usually buried
from sight by means of everything sands
and clays. Where the edges of the
chalk floor come upon the sea the cliff
scenery Is strikingly grand and beau
tiful. Anyone who has once seen the
magnificent rocks of Marlborough and
Beechy Head, the jagged stacks Of the
Needles or the dizzy mass Of Shak-
speare's cliff, near Dover, can under
stand why "the white cliffs of Al
bion" has grown into a stock phrase.
This massive sheet Of chalk appears
again in France, in many other parts
of Europe as far east as the Crimea,
and even in Central Asia. beyond the
Sea of Aral. How far it stretched
westward into what is now the Allan
tic may never be known, but chalk
cliffs of at least 200 feet in thickness
are seen at Antrim, in Ireland and less
conspicuous formations are found in
Scotland. in Argyle and Aberdeen.
There can be little question that all
these now isolated patches were once
connected in a continuous sheet, which
must therefore, have occupied su-
perficial area about 5000 miles long by
nearly 1000 broad, an extent larger
than that Of the present continent OF
Europe.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
The Doctors Are Right,

All the progressive doctors now daW
pronounce against the use Of alcohol a.
a medicine as well as drink. The hu-
man body has no use foY rum in any
form or for any reason. The same with
coffee. Society can afford to hold q
jubilee when we are rid of both Of
them. Stimulants are always bad
never good. In place of coffee use
Grain-0, made from pure grains. 1t
looks like coffee-rich, brown and 1us-
cieus. No sense of being dosed and
drugged. A hot cup of Grain-O warns,
enlivens, feeds, uourishes; but it doesn't
excite you or set the nerves twanging.
Old coffee and tea drinkers will soon
prefer Grain-O for it's taste as well as
for it's good effects. Packages 10 or %
cents. Ask your grocer for it.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Stamp Collectors.

To some countries stamp collectors
are n source of considerable revenue.
New Zealand recently issued letter
card with scenic designs, and so great
was the demand from collectors that
the supply was soon exhausted. The
authorities then changed the color Of
the card, and the demand for the differ
ent color was almost as great as it had
been for the original series. In seven
months nearly four hundred thousand
cards were bought by the lobbyists,
bringing the colony a clear profit Of
considerable over ten thousand dollars.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Would Follow the Cows.

Justin Sackett, who recently died in
Springfield, Mass. at the age of So
years, was noted landscape gardener,
and laid out Forest Park in Spring
field. He had most remarkably true
eye, always making sufficient offset"
or allowance to avoid stiffness in his
work. With 1t all he exercised his
shrewd Yankee wit and inventiveness,
as this story shows: One day he was
driving with friend, who asked him
out Of curiosity how he would plan a
road to the top of a certain hill that
they passed. We'll" said Mr.. Sack
EFT, with twinkle in his eye, Il should
turn in some cows awhile and watch
how they got up."-New York Tribune.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Concerning the Temperature.

1t was along toward the shank Of
the season when the frost is on the
punkin and the fodder is glad Whit
comb Riley wrote poetry about 1t, and
there was a biting keenness in the
early morning air which did not need
the thin, clear ice Oh the little tum-
bling stream by the roadside to en-
phasize 1t.
was riding down the mountain
which drops into Tennessee from Ken
tucky near where those two States
meet Virginia and was feeling pretty
comfortable bundled up in heavy
coat and with thick gloves on. as l let
my horse spin along, now knocking
the frost crystals from an overhang-
ing bough and again dashing out into
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Rush Candles.

Rush lights are no longer used in
Ireland. and the candlesticks in which
they were burned have already become
objects of antiquarian interest. The
rushes were prepared by taking the
longest and thickest that could be
gathered and peelng them so that only
narrow strip of peel remained, which
was left to strengthen the rush. The
ends being cut off they were dipped in
melted fat, often goose grease. They
were then spread out to dry. A rush
twelve inches in length would burn
about twenty-three minutes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet, and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and btinfons. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fltdng
or new shoes feel easy. 1t b certain
cure for sweating, cnllous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try 1t to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores By
mail for 26 cents, in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen 8.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
For Bad Cold.

Flaxseed lemonade is considered ex-
cellent for a cold. To pint Of water
use three teaspoonfuls Of flaxsced.
Squeeze in the juice of two lemons be-
ing careful not to let single seed drop
in. Simmer ten minutes, then add
sugar to taste, boil up once, then strain
and set away to cool. A good mouthful
at time is sufficient to stop coughing,
and it should not be taken over once
an hour.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Strange Worship.

In London Is sect which keeps up
the worship of the Greek divinities,
keeping alive all the rituals with which
the numerous Olympian hierarchy was
of old wont to be invoked and propi-
tiated. At the same time there is a
small select order in Paris which wor-
ships the devil, erecting shrines to the
arch enemy and affairs lit with his own
fire. The balance sheets of both sOcie-
ties show that they are in prosperous
condition.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Trv Gr.in.o. Try Grain-O.

Ask your grocer to-day 10 show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink without injury as well as
the adult. All who try it like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha and Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress. One
fourth of the price of coffee. 15c and 2Sc
per package, sold by all grocers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
So Comfortable.

81 always like to see that Senator get
up to make Speech" said the drowsy.
looking man.
"He isn't very interesting"
mo. When he is on his feet I'm al
ways sure that my nap will not be dis
turbed by any outburst of applause" /"
Washington Star.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

North and South America, besides Guate-
mala, the West Indies, Australia, and even
Europe are the fields of usefulness in which
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has demonstrat-
ed Its value as an antidote to malaria, and
as remedy for dyspepsia, constipation.
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliOusness, nervous
ness. and loss of appetite and sleep. The
Inhabitants the medical men Of these coun-
tries, have spoken in no uncertain tones con-
cerning the efficacy of the great household
Femody
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

Located on the South Shore of Lake
Erie contiguous to the Nickel Plate Road
are many Country Homes that will &C
commodate Summer Boarders. Send to
B. f. Homer, General Passenger Agent
of the Nickel Plate Road at Cleveland,
O., and he will forward you a list on re-
ceipt of two-cent stamp.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Lamps.

a lamp, said to be the largest in the
world, has beer invented by Belgian.
1t is six feet in height, and three feet
ten inches in diameter. Lard oil is
burnt in it, and so strong is it's light
that it is possible to read at distance
of 600 feet away from 1t. This Great
Eastern" of lamps is composed of 1900
rioaoS
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

Japan has now SIS ,OOO, 900 on deposit
in the Bank of England to her credit,
and $10,OO0,0OO in the Bank of Ger.
many-this being the amount Of the
installment recently paid by China on
war indemnity account.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

A list Of Country homes along the South
Shore OF Lake Erie open to Summer
Eoarders will be mailed to any one en-
closing a two-ce stamp to B. F. Horner,
General Passenger Agent of the Nickel
Plate Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

The Spanish sombrero was worn
practically as it is now over two thou
sand years ago. In Cuba and in Spain
it is possible to see in the dress and
habits of the people many such sur
yivals from a remote antiquity.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

Swift's letters to Stella and Vanessa,
the two correspondence being carried
on at the same time, are equally good,
equally loving, and, at present, equally
unreada BILE
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

A device which should meet with
special favor in New Jersey is mus
quito bar improvement which enables
a person, after getting into bed, to
move the bar so as to entirely cover the
bedstead, or so as to uncover a portion
of the bedstead and permit free and
convenient egresS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
He Knew His Man,

Jacket me hold your hand when
we go to ask your father for his bless.
ing.
May-Why?
Jack-Unless I hold good hand he
may try to bluff me out.-Truth.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

An Artistic Brochure entitled "Sum-
mer Outings" is published by the Nickel
Plate Road, describing vacation resorts
along that line. Address b. F. Homer,
General Passenger Agent, Cleveland, o.,
for copy.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

When DIR. Chalmers wrote his letter
of proposal, he said to the lady, Il
have no anticipation of heaven upon
EARTH" In spite of this lack the twain
were soon after married.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
Halls Catarrh Cure
l. a constitutional cure. Price rs cents.
Too Wet In Plant He,

IOO Wet 20 HiHne Hcrs -
Employer thought you wanted to
60 to your grandmothers funeral this
afternoon
Office Boy-Please, sir, it was post.
poned on account of wet grounds
Truth.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08
ALL THE WAY FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER TO
BUFFALO, THE WABASH RAILROAD OPERATES
TRAINS OVER ITS OWN TRACKS.

Having leased the tracks of the Grand
Trunk Railway between Detroit and Sus-
pension Bridge, and those of the Erie
R. e. from Suspension Bridge to Buffalo,
the Wabash r. r. will run its own trains
from Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines,
St. Louis, Quincy, Hannibal, Keokuk and
Chicago to Buffalo, being the only road
from Missouri and Mississippi River
points having its own line and trains
running into Buffalo. Through cars from
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago to
Buffalo without change.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

The bronze cent was issued in &C.
cordance with law passed In 1857,
and it's coinage was begun in 1884.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

The hydra fusca, a sort Of polypus,
may be turned inside out like glove,
and will continue to live and eat a
heartily as ever.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

Every man having beard should keep
it an even and natural color, and if it is
not so already, use Buckingham's Dye
and appear tidy.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

To Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Burlington Route via Denver.
A through sleeping car to Colorado
Springs and Pueblo, via Denver, is attach
ed to Burlington Route daily train leav-
ing Chicago 1870 p. m. Office, 211 Clark
street
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teethtng: softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
sllsys pain. cures wind collie. 25 cents q bottle.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

You can't judge the size of the hurt
by that of the howl.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

We will forfeit 81 900 if any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. THE PISO CO., Warren, Pa.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-08

ho . hS take, easy to operate. 25c
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Luther Day.

The anniversary OF the birth of Mar
tin Luther will be celebrated in St.
Johns Lutheran church on Sunday
morning by the Sunday school as
sembling in the audience room Of the
church at o:3o a. nj. A programme
furnished by the Western Secretary
of the Home Mission Board will be
rendered A number of Rotations
and solos bearing upon the history of
Martin Luther and the Work of Home
Missions in our country will be given.
An offering by the school will be lifted
for missionary purposes. At the
church service at IL a. m, the pastor
will deliver a sermon on the subject,
"Luthers Work for Christ"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
SHERIFF'S SALE !!

By virtue of writ of Attachment is
sued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Berkeley County, in favor of Susan Ma
gran and others against the goods and
chattels of The Potomac Pulp Co, and
also by virtue of an order of sale of the
goods and chattels levied on under said
attachment, made by the Circuit Court
of Berkeley County in suit in chancery
therein pending of Susan Magran, etc,
vs.. The Potomac Pulp Co, on the 28th
dav of September, 1897, | will offer for
sale at public auction for cas- h, at o'clock
p. M, on the Goth day of November, 1897,
at Dam No. 8, in Berkeley County, West
Virginia, tie following described person,
al property to-wit: $50 tons of ground
wood pulp, set blacksmith tools, ex-
ira grindstone, extra wooden press roll,
extra cylinder, 3 extra washers, 6 new
wheelbarrows, 1875 balls baling Irvine,
and u barrels of oil. j. II. SMITH,
11-13-97 Sheriff of Berkeley County.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Fatal Accident.

Samuel Heck, the second son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Heck, OF North
High street, was killed about one p.
M, Sunday, Nov. 7, at Pattersons
Creek, few miles this side of Cum
berland. He stepped on the east
bound track when No 6, coming at a
high rate of speed, struck and in
stantly killed him. He was brake
man in the employment of the B. &
0. and had been on the road about
one year. The remains were brought
to this city on No. 46, Sunday night,
and taken to the home of his father.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
from the U. B. church, in the pres
ence of very large concourse of peo-
pie, conducted by Rev. w. f. Gruver,
assisted by Rev. DR.. Price.
The deceased was 20 years, 10
months and days old and was very
popular in the social circle, being Of a
genial and affable disposition. The
parents and family are heartbroken
over the event. They have the sym
pathy of host OF friends How sud
den and how sad is such a death
Truly mo man knoweth the day of
his death. w. +. GRUvER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Mayors Association.

The mayors of all the cities and
towns of West Virginia will meet at
the court house, in Clarksburg, Mon
day and Tuesday, November 20 and
80 to organize West Virginia May
ors' Association, and to discuss the
following subjects:
Street paving; Sewerage; Water
works; Police regulations; Corpora
tions; Manufactures, ETC., and to in
terchange ideas on all subjects per-
tanning to municipalities.
Every mayor in the State is expect
ed to be present and make this a
profitable gathering.
Sigued by U. S. Kendall, Mayor Of
Fairmont w. +. Hite, Mayor of
Huntington; r. II. Thomas, Mayor of
Parkersburg; ]. A. de Gruyter, Mayor
OF Charleston, Committee.