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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
One On the Grocer.

They are telling Il good story on my
friend. the grocer. next door. The 9th
or day a woman came in and said: Il
want two dozen hens eggs. They must
all he eggs laid by black hens.
The grocer said: Madam. l am will
ing TO accommodate you, but You have
rot the best of me this time. | don't
know how to tell the eggs of Il black
hen from those of Il speckled or white
one"
Said she: Il can tell the difference
mighty quick
IF that is so, madam, will you kind
" pick out the eggs for yourselt:'
She did so. and when the two dozen
were counted into her basket the gro
Ger looked at them and said suggestive
Iv: well. madam. it seems as though
the black hens laid all the big eggs.
Yes" said she: that's the way you
tell them. Hardware.
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Makes 5000 a Month Begging.

John Wadleigh. better known as the
king of Beggars," has returned to the
city, after an absence of over a year.
He arrived few days ago with his
wife and family to seek pastures new
among the charitably inclined, but as
his true character is well known he
may not reap the amount he did on his
last visit.
Wadleigh and his wife have been in
the habit of travelling from place to
place and by their plausible tales OF
want and suffering have succeeded in
gaining a living without much exer-
ton.
The title of king was given him by
his class. owing to his great ability as
beggar. 1t is said by those who know
that his earnings on his last visit
amounted to nearly 5000 Il month.
The king" is in the habit of occu-
pying nicely furnished fats and enjoy
ing the comforts of home life. At his
leisure he follows the races with vary
ing success and Is also addicted to the
use of intoxicating liquors.
His wife Irene is a little woman with
a sweet face and has an air of worldly
ignorance about her which leads people
to listen to her story and often moves
them to assist her. 1t is her scheme 70
obtain donations of furniture, bedding,
provisions, etc, from as many people
as she can, then dispose of the same at
the highest price she can receive for
cash.
| The last time these unworthy aims
seekers were here they played on the
sympathies of the various charitable
organizations with great success until
they were shown to be impostors.-San
| Francisco Call.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
GIasS Umbrellas.

1t is rumored that before long glass
umbrellas will be in general use-that
is. umbrellas covered with the new
spun glass cloth. These, of course, will
afford no protection from the rays Of
the sun, but they will possess one OBJ
vious advantage, namely, that they can
be held in front of the face when meet
ing the wind and rain, and at the same
time the user will be able to see that
he does not run into unoffending indi-
'viduals or lamp posts. But what say
lovers-the seaside holiday lovers-who
are to be seen on every beach round the
coast, with their backs to the cliff or a
handy boat, an unfurled old-style UNI
brella in front of them, leaving nothing
TO the gaze of the inquisitive save the
soles of their four shoes? Surely they
will revolt against the innovation
Westminster Gazette.
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is closed witt, plug which screws into
the projectilc. and which contains eCteh
aperture through which detonatins fuse
can be introduced to fire the explosive.
The mostIelicate operation in the whole
process is the hardening of the projectiles.
This is done by heating and cooling re-
peatedly. The work of all the other de-
partments may be spoiled here. If the
steel is too hard, it will shatter on the
face of the plate against which it is fired.
IL too soft, it will 'mush,' in either case
failing in its purpose. Every step IN the
process is under the direct supervision or
skilled Government officer, and when
the projectiles are turned out one from
each lot is selected for test firing. Upon
the quality of this the acceptance OF the
whole pile depends. Thus, while all possi-
BILE speed is being made in getting out
these messengers Of destruction and death,
there is also the stric!est regard paid 10
accuracy and efficiency.
The work of making guns at Newark
is Just as intricate and important as that
of manufacturing projectilcs at Reading.
Tons of metal are melted in the great fur
naces and this when at the proper degree
of heat and purity is let off into the great
casting pot.
The gun comes out in the rough, and the
worthless portions are broken off and the
manner in which these stand the tests is
the standard upon which the quality OF
the metal in the entire gun is judged. At
first the gun is cast in solid piece. Then
it is bored with machinery adjusted with
the accuracy of the movement of watch.
Six weeks is the shortest time in which
modern gun can be made, but this is when
everything goes along satisfactorily.
Oftener than otherwise this result can
only be obtained through much trying
and expenditure of time. The work OF
making the guns, to one not thoroughly
acquainted with all the intricacies of the
business, seems to be largely matter of
knowing how to properly manipulate the
machinery employed in the process. Ex-
cept in the forging room scarcely blow
of a hammer is heard. The shops are al
most as silent as the grave. Wheels re-
volvc. cutters turn, men stand placldly
by the side of machines, moving softly
here and there. All this time, each sec
end. the gun that some day will beich
forth fire and steel of its own is coming
nearer completion. Chips fall as the bars
revolve, but the cutters. are not heard.
The guns, it would appear to the onlook-
ers, are almost making themselves.
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known respectively as nrmor-piercing pro-
jectiies, semi-armor piercing or deck
piercing projectiles, mortar shells ana
common, or target, shells. The armor
piercers are of the highest grade Of pro-
jectiles and are intended to perforate the
heaviest armor that can be placed on
battleship. With adequate velocity given
by the powder charge in the gun pro-
iectile of this class is designed to pene-
trate a face-hardened nickel steel plate
which is equal in thickness TO the Diane
fer of the shot. The tremendous strain
brought upon the projectile ut the mo-
mcnt Of impact with the plate calls for
steel of the very highest strength and
toughness.
To begin with, these missiles are made
of pig iron. This is selected with special
reference to its strength and purity. IL
is melted and converted by the process
known as pudding into very pure and
strong muckhar, which consists of almost
chemically pure metallic iron. Every
known precaution is observed to eliminate
innate impurities from the metal IN the
pudding process. When the contents OF
the crucibles that contain the molten
metal is thoroughly melted it is poured or
..teemed" into a ladle, from which the
steel is tapped into iron mol's and form
ingots of the proper shape and size for
the further work. For projectile of the
largest size, which measures when finish
ed 13 inches in diameter and AZ inches IN
length. the ingot weighs one ton.
When the steel has solidified the mold
is stripped from the ingot. 1t then goes
to the forge and under n steam hammer
which weighs almost ten tons it assumes
approximately the required shape.
After being gradually cooled the forg-
ings are taken to the machine shop, where
they are turned and bored to their final
dimensions An idea of the accuracy OF
this work may be formed from the fact
that for most of the dimensions the great
est variation allowed is one-hundredth OF
an inch, while for certain parts, such as
| the diameter of the fuse hole. absolute
| accuracy is required, and the variation
of even one-thousandth of an inch is NO
| allowed, the purpose of the boring is Il
produce chamber or cavity within tn,
projectile which is intended to contain ;
| high explosive The base of this cayit!
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Georgia Senator's Adventure.

Foster Mcfarland, one of the mem-
bers of the Georgia Senate, had Curl
Gus experience the other day which Will
give him TN added interest in the peren-
NAL bills for the improvement of the
condition of the convicts who are let
out to contractors. AS chairman OF
subcommittee to investigate the con-
dition of the convict force in the Oke-
finoke swamp, he visited that region
with his committeeman. They
wanted to cross a creek, and as they
had no boats they took off their own
clothes and donned some regular con-
yict clothes which they had. Arriving
on the other side, they ran shivering
into some nearby farmhouses in full
convict apparel to change their clothes.
The natives, thinking they were har-
boring n crowd of escaped convicts,
summoned their neighbors and guard
ed the Georgia statesmen all night.
The next morning some friends arrived
and identified them, after which the
guard released them.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
Notes Of Current Events.

The General Federation of Woman's
Clubs has decided to meet in st. Louis
next June.
Heavy consignments of Tennessee mar
BILE are being shipped to the City of Mex
leo from Knoxville.
Nearly 10000 acres have been reclaim
ed in Ireland during the past year from
bog and marsh lands.
fudge John Newton. the last treasurer
of the Southern Confederacy, is critically
i'll at his home near Staunton, Va.
Two men with 100000 in gold dust
were recently found frozen to death az
Tagish. on the route from the Klondike
gold fields to Skaguay.
Sixteen-year-old Sadie Storer is in Jail
at Huntsville, Ark, together with her
sweetheart and her mother, charged with
the murder of her father, A. NJ. Storer, q
prosperous farmer at that place.
California orange growers have succeed
ed in developing an orange tree that will
withstand a temperature OF 10 degrees
and vet yield q sweet and well-flayored
fruit.
Six thousand painters and decorator,
Of New York will demand 81 and SO.
per day for eight hours work on April
IF their demands are not granted strike
will follow.
A terrific hail storm occurred near Pc
catello, Idaho. doing immense damage to
stock. The storm was accompanied by
thunder and lightning and the hail stones
were as large as hens eggs.
The army recruiting officer at Chicago
received an order from the War Depart
ment at Washington to enlist all desir-
| able applicants fitted for artillery. and
send them to Fort Sheridan" Within
five hours after the order had been posted
| on the bulletin board over 800 men had
| applied for enlistment.
A question arose in the English House
! of Commons as to the eXpedlency of ten
! .'r-'r- the United States the use of the
/ British fleet in the event of war; the inter
| ests of the nations being so closely allied.
1t was not up for consideration by the
| House officially, but many members ex-
pressed themselves as favorable TO the
project.
Another MayfieId CKy) negro has been
| punished by a mob. This one escaped
with a whipping and warning to leave
town. Since the hanging of negro burg
lar there about twenty-five pi. .ering ne
groes have been warned to leave town,
and have done SO.
| The United States monitor Terror,
which left Hampton Roads, has arrived
eafelv at New York, having passed
through a heavy gale off the Delaware
| Canvas which thirkly encrustrd har bors
with ice. She now lies in New York
harbor looking formidable and business
like, and fully able to protect New York
against the entire Spanish fleet in Ameri-
can waters.
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from trustworthy sources that of all our
first-class floating engines of war, Only
one-the Massachusetts, supplied with
projectiles sufficient to last over day
in action. 1t is only since 1890 that pro-
jectiles have been manufactured in this
country. In that year the Carpenter
Steel Company undertook the work at the
solicitation of the Navy Department The
tests of the work for the past seven years
have shown that the projectiles of Ameri-
can manufacture are not only up to bat
even surpass in quality and effectiveness
the very best that can be made abroad.
Day and night the work or getting ready
the munitions of war is going on in these
two places. The grinding wheels and
boiling cauldrons of metal are continually
doing their work. There is no time to
lose. The projectiles must be ready and
the guns to fire them must be complete if
we have any business with Spain.
There are several kinds of projectiles
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
SPAIN BOWS TO CUBA.
Pando Seeks a Conference with In.
surgent Leaders.

Pando Seeks Conference with In
surgent Leaders.
Havana special: News from authentic
sources OF an autonomist government,
backed by military authorities, has been
received here. The Government at Mad
rid is now playing IFS last card to
secure peace in Cuba and prevent inter-
vention from the United States.
Gen. Pando ordered apractical armi-
stice in the eastern part of Cuba, to have
a personal conference with Garcia,
President Masso. and other insurgents, or
even with Gomez, TO make them formal
offer of autonomy, according to the pro-
gram OF the radical wing of the party.
This offer includes in return for ending
the insurrection disarmament and dis
handing OF the volunteers, commercial
treaties without Spanish interference; a
maximum of $4,000, 900 annually paid
Spain by Cuba, as the latier's nominal
sLzerain; no insurgents TO be shot or im-
prisoned on account of the existing in
surrectlon, and no insurgents to be sent
as prisoners cut of Cuba for future polt-
ical offenses.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
PREPARING FOR WAR,
RUSHING WORK
IN MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
Day and Night the Making of Guns,
Shot and Shell Goes On-How the
Messengers of fDestruction and Death
Arc Prepared for Use.
Engines of War.

Hurry up! Hurry up! This has been
the watchword in al departments of mill
tary work during the past two weeks. 1t
is particularly so at Reading, Pa. and
Newark, \. J. In the former place the
Carpenter Steel Company has an order
from the Government for $1,000 projec-
tiles, and at the latter place the Ben
jamin Atha and Illingworth Company
have an order for ali the heavy guns they
can make. Both these orders are to he
gotten out in hurry up time. This of
course is all because the trouble between
the United States and Spain. We have
a lot of beautiful vessels, but it is learned
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EnpIishmen Leave Cuba.

Havana special: With the departure
of the court of inquiry after second visit
10 the wreck, the tension is serious. Il,e
court is nearly ready to report. There is
no reason 10 change the belief that the
court will fnd the disaster was caused
by an explosion outside the Maine.
No one believes any Spanish oit1cials
or officer of rank to be implicated.
Spaniards and Cubans alike are much
interested in discussing the forthcoming
elections and their probable results. This
correspondent has seen cable message
from London TO several English tonacco
merchants, telling them to leave the Is
land at once and limiting that war seems
ineyita BILE
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Saved Her Gold.

Mrs. Rachel Myers of AZ Vance street,
who is rs years old and lives alone, was
awakened by the odOr Of chloroform in
her room, and at once got up to investi-
gate. AS she rushed out of the room into
the hall she was seized by the throat by
man. The aged lady fought desperately,
and, pushing the robber aside, screamed
for assistance. The ruffian forced her
back into the room and tried to apply the
handkerchief saturated with chlOrofOrm,
but Mrs. Myers fought him off The rob-
Der then tried TO beat her brains out with
a club but she warded the blows off with
her arms and fought him to stanstill.
She kept up continual screaming for
help all the time. The wOman'S screams
finally reached the ears of a policeman,
and when he came in the front door the
robber escaped through the rear. Mrs.
Myers throat and face were terribly
gashed and cut, but she held her own:
She told the officer to open trunk, and
in it was found So, 900 in gold, which the
rObber vas trying to reach.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
Act of Friendship.

London special: The Brazilian war
ship Amazonas was formally turned
over to the United States. Commander
Cores delivered the ship to Lieut.. Cald-
well, an attache of the United States En-
bassy, saying through an interpreter:
"This action of our Government is an act
of friendship Lieut.. Caldwell replied:
"For which my Government thanks you
very much" All heads were then uncov-
cred and the Brazilian flag was hauled
down and the stars and stripes were run
nm
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Grain for Europe.

The Philadelphia Record says: "Nine-
teen steamships were chartered Saturday
to load grain at Philadelphia, New York
and Baltimore en- European account,
which is claimed 10 be the largest number
ever char tered for that purpose in sin
Gle day. 1t is estimated that these ves-
sells will carry 5000, 900 bushels of grain
10 foreign markets, and il was reported
that many orders from London were not
filed because of the rush, as if was i'm
possible 10 fix the tonnage owing TO the
unexpected demand"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
Death from Playing at Hanging.

Herbert Stanley, the 12-year- old son OF
+. S. Stanley, was strangled to death
while playing at hanging. With his
smaller brother he was in the barn of his
father near Nottingham, Ind, and saying
to his companion: "Watch me hang my
SELF" tied a loop OF rope, which was
suspended from beam of the barn,
around bis neck and swung off from a
ladder.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
NEARLY 1000 SHIPS ARE READY.
Available for War Purposes If Manned
h.. Ouick.Eire Guns.

The naval militia organizations, in ac-
cordance with the instructions issued by
the department last week, are beginning
TO report On the number of merchant ships
and steam craft of all kinds available for
war purposes if manned with quick-hre
guns. Pennsylvania and Maryland and
some of the New England States report
a large number of vessels in readiness for
impressment by the national Government
on receipt of orders from the President
These craft vary in tonnage from large
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
Preacher's Oueer Epitaph,

A monument is soon to be erected at
the grave Of Rev. j. Wesley Webb, ID. D.,
of Huntington, w. Va, who died of grief
there soon after his son William was
murdered during the winter. The monu-
ment will bear this inscription:
"Hear lies the body of j. Wesley Webb,
a firm believer in the Lord Jesus Christ,
Jeffcrsonian Democracy and the NJ. Z.
Church
Relatives state that DR.. Webb made the
above request on his deathbed. He was
in the Methodist Conference for more
than thirty years, ten years Of which he
was stationed at Wheeling.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24

is normally one of the strongest Re
publican cities in the State. The vic
tory for the Democrats cannot but have
bad effect on the Republican vote in
the congressional and State elections
which will be held next fall. Such vic
tories for the opposition make Republi-
can organization of no effect.-Des
Moines Register.
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To Succeed Bruce.

Ii is said 10 be probable tina: Presi-
dent Mckinley will appoint John c. Ly-
ons, colored, national committeem an
from Georgia, Registrar:of the Treasury,
to succeed the late B. X. Bruce. Mr.. Ly-
ons was candidate for postmaster OF
Augusta, Ca, but The white people there
successfully opposed his appointment.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
NntninUneSS.

"Whats in the magazine thi'
month? asked the editOr-in-chief.
Nothing" replied the assistant eu'
itor.
"Goodr' exclaimed the editor-ln-chlei
"We'u advertise it as being mp 10 'h'
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24

The latest type OF p..o20sraTt ms
been sent to Windsor castle for the
purpose of procuring permanently ,He
tones of Queen Yictoria's voice l'er
majesty has consented to speak GER
tain message into the instrument.
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Reached Its Destination,

1t is significant that postal card ad-
dressed "To the Congress of United
States, Washington, d. c." was deliv-
cred at once to Speaker Reed. The
Washington pOstoftice people know a
thing or two.-Boston Globe.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
Deficit Instead of Srrp1us.

The deficit of the eight months of the
fiscal year that have passed, being in
effect the time that the Dingley act has
been in force. is now about sol 100000.
For a tariff that was going to yield a
surplus for the first year and bring in
untold revenues in the future. this Is
quite an achievement. 1t is no wonder
that Mr.. Dingley should think it need
full TO run literary bureau in its be
half. even if he has to sit up nights to
do it@San Francisco Examiner.
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Wilson's DiabOIiCal Plan.

Because lie has been silent for long
time is no sign that Secretary Wilson Is
idle. Mr.. Wilson is experimenting with
a new breed of cucumbers that will
double the Spaniards into knots and
place them hors du combat without the
firing of a gun-Omaha WOrld-Herald.
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A Great Inventor.

you wouldn't take that man for a
great inventor, would you:'
NO. Is hep
'He is. He invented an excuse lor
being out with the boys that sarisiieu
his wife. and he's been married sever
teen yearsr'-Clevcland Plain Dealer
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
lTniuue Mushroom Farm.

An abandoned railroad tunnel run
ming for mile under the streets of
Edinburgh has been used for some
vears rs a mushroom farm. 1t turns
out nearly 5000 pounds of mushrooms
q month. and has put an end TO the i'm
portation of foreign mushrooms to Ed
inburgh.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24

The number of men is about equal te
the number of women. The average OF
life is about thirty-three years. OF
1000 persons only one reaches ion
years of life; of every 100 six reach the
age of 60; and not more than one in 60t
lives to so years.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24
a Fine ResiOenCe

81 hear that you are about to build
a fine residence" said Mr.. Tenspot to
Mr.. Crewe Doyle.
Yes, Stree" replied the man of newly
found wealth. 1T is going to have
DiaZaro in the front and a Porto Rico
tn the rear.''-Harper' Bazaar.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24

1t is impossible to make people un-
derstand their ignorance; for it re-
auires knowledge to perceive it; ana
therefore he that can perceive 1t hath
1t not.-BiShop Taylor.
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Indiana Boys Find.

George Hover of Cambridge City, Ind.
who has been in the gold regions of Alas
ka for the past three years, has the honor
of finding the largest nugget if not the
richest yet discovered in that region. The
rugget is worth close 20 $500.
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Nebraska league of Maine srenger.

A NeOraSkl ItHS ut UI .hHIHt heeHgtTS
has been formed in Lincoln, composed
largely of veterans of the late war. al
though there is no restriction in member
shin. The motto of the league is: He
who insults the American flag must apollo
rize or fight When the membership
list is complete it is proposed to send it
to President Mckinley.
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At Least Sixty DE ad.

Madrid special: A terrible explosion
took place Saturday in the Santa Isabel
mine at Belmez, Province of COrdova.
Sixty corpses have already been recov.
cred and many men are IS yet unac-
couutaf, for