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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Johnstown Flood Recalled.

1t was between four and five
o'clock ou tue afternoon VI May 31st
1889 the great Johnston flood occSr-
ed. Johnston is located 10 the
Valley of the Conemaugh River,
eighty miles south least Of Pittsburg,
Pa.
Three hundred feet above the
town was located reservoir four
miles long and about one and .
half miles wide, and In many places
one hundred feet deep. The inn
mense body of water was held back
by q dam, one thousand feet lone.
The dam had been condemned for
years. This reservoir was owned
by hunting and fishing Club, but
bad been used as feeder tor can
al. This immense body Of water
had been terror to the valley below
for years.
A ram of sixteen hours had made
It evident that the dam could no
longer Withstand the mighty press
ure of water, and warning had been
sent to the towns along the valley,
but the people had been warned 20
often no attention was paid to II.
Finally the critical moment came,
the great dam gave way, and this
mighty body Of water poured down
through the valley sweeping every
thing before It. Southfork with
5000 inhabitants, the first town in
the road of the food was blotted
out. Mineral Point with 800 in
habitants was next; Conemaugh
with %, 900 came next, and Johns
town with $4,000 next, here the loss
of life was very great. The valley
was very steep, the hills on each
side were very high down this
valley. All Of sudden there roll
ed a mighty river, sweepitg houses
and everything before 1t. All the
horrors of a flood followed in the
train of the mighty river. Mothers
were drowned with their babes in
their arms, and a thousand fuuerali
were held in a day. The loss oi
life will never be known, although
it has been var,ously estimated two
to ten thousand.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Husking the Corn.

"T1nsking the corn" Is the theme
Of . 10, Of City editors on the met.
ropolitan papers. Whist a grand
theme. They say, ",he golden ears
of corn filling the ambient afr, and
the millionaire farmers tossing them
here and there with glad abandon. "
We've been there. Out in the
frosty morning, with the air 80 brac-
Ing that our toes felt each brace,
grab On ear Of corn covered with
frost, yank 1t loose from the stalk
and toss Il into the boz. How our
hearts swellsd with pride % It
struck the sideboard with resound.
ing whsck, and ws thought Of the
store debt, and the price that the
steer that ate the corn would fetch.
Doubled up like q jsckknife till
noon, when we went in to spend the
"nooning" shoveling the corn into
the crib, and nothing to do after
dinner but swell up with pride and
husk another load, to unload after
dark, and then milk the cows, feed
the hogs, take care of the horses
and chop wood till breakfast was
ready. oh, for the free and care.
less life OF the farmer, with the
golden ears hitting the bangboard
on the corn wagon during daylight,
and the consciousness Of "wel
spent life" during the hours o.
darkness.
The hand that ysnks the corn ca
10 the hand that rules the world
and he don't strike. He simpl,
works 90 hours q day to feed th
son.of.a-gun who works two hours
month to get money enough to g
on strike the balance of the year
"hurrah for the farmer"
The editor is Of the opinio
that q man who has never live,
in the country when boy, mad
cider, MIXED COWS, kissed tn
girls at husking bees, stacked ha.
in q high wind, swallowed quinn
in . scratched apple. castor oil !
cold coffee, ate molasses and SUI
phur and sassafras for three month
in the spring to purify his blood
has lived in vain.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
A Mothers Love.

CosHocToN, o., FEB. 14-The
undying love and sacrifice of a
mother tor wayward son were re-
vealed by the death of Mrs. Julia
Welsh, an aged widow.
Six years ago John Welsh, her
only son, whom she had tried to rear
in the path Of honesty aud right
eousness, was sent to the Ohio Peni-
tentlary under the habitual criminal
act.
From the day the prison doors
in Columbus closed on her boy she
has left no stone unturned in the
efforts to secure his release. She
saved every cent she could earn by
hard labor, denying herself even the
necessaries of life. She moved out
of comfortable quarters into . how
el in the outskitts of the town where
she practically starved herself to
death. The end came yesterday
and tue attending physician declar-
ed that grief and privaticn had
hastened death.
Hidden in her dress was $250. in
bills, accumulated penny by penny
for the last six years, all to 60 to-
ward securing legal aid in obtain
ing the freedom of the son she low
sb better than her own life
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
A Medical Student.

At one Of the famous medical
schools where dissectiny Ia practiced
to some extent, a very fine dog was
one day last month turned over to
q student to be- operated upon.
There was little reason to believe
that the cog would survive the Or
deal, - the operation was to be q
serious one. The student led tht
dog into the operating room and
went over to get some instruments.
Accidentally be dropoed . ball OF
twins, which rolled across the
floor. The dog Immediately bound
ed after It, and picked It up with
bis teeth and lesped back to the feet
Of the student and held it up to him.
The young man, paused IN his hunt
for instruments, thought . minute
and then dropped . cane. Almost
instantly the dog had it between
his teeth and held it up to the stu.
dent. The latter played with
the dog tor several minutes IN this
way, and, going to the coat room,
got his hat and coat and took the
dog to his home, where he Is to-day
a valued and very beautiful acqui-
sltion. 81 could no more have
worked upon that dog" said the
student afterward, ethan / could
have killed o man. His eyes had
| in them the most human like ex.
preston have ever seen in dog''
eyes, and those tricks quite unnerveo
me-"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

The gigantic animals of the rep
tiles whose remains are especially
abundant in some Of the lands
bordering the Rocky Mountains,
appeal 20 powerfully to the imagi-
sation that an exaggerassd notion Of
their sise and weight Is frequently
entertained. II has more than oNcs
been pointed out that as far % pal
sontology shows, the earth never
contained more bulky creatures
than the whales of to-day. A recent
comparison between the probable
weight Of the huge Brontosaurus
sxcels,s, . skeleton of which is
in the American Museum. of Nation.
al History, New York, and that OF
. large sulphur bottom whale,
strengthens this statement. Atte'
prolonged study of the probable
contours Of the animal when in the
Aesh, w. K. Gregory concludes
that it weighed about SO tons.
This 10 surely IN immsnss weight
bat the weight Of IS toot whale
has bsen estimated ss 10 lcss thaa
% soss. The lsoelh Of the brouto-
sssrai skslsson se fest end . inch.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Time on This Planet.

Mr.. +. L. Larkin says the
average temperature of the earth
has been decreasing continuously
through all periods of Geological
time. 1t will continue to lose heat
until all has escaped into space.
The sun is . medium sized dying
star, 1t will finally lose all its heat.
The earth can be destroyed by
Comet. Here are three ways on
which the human species may be
annihilated. 1t Is certain the race
will be totally destroyed. We are
therefore not permanent In nature.
We have no abiding city and are So
journers. The sun has passed the
Zenith Of It's glory, it is no longer
white hot and is cooling. Human
brings our mere creatures Of tenn
perature. Formidable glazed epochs
have occurred. The last one killing
many millions Of enormous animals
for tons Of bones are found from
time to time now in ancient caves
and are buried in drifts. II we liv-
ed then we died along with these
animal associates. No proof Is had
Of the vast antiquite Of man. 1t
belongs to a geological period more
recent, that is, he appeared after
the sun began to die. for without
doubt he could not have existed
when the sun was pouring out its
heat maximum floods.
The career of man evanescent,
vast cosmical energies must cease
raging and almost the hush Of 81
lence obtain that he might come. A
mere breath, a slight period of So
lar disturbance can at any time
end our existance on this planet
If we ascend the high mountains
we die of cold, if we descend into
deep mines we die Of heat. Thus
we are living between two sides of
this film. We could not escape
The chemicals which constitute
bodies have slight affinity and are
separated easily. And it Is ex'
} ceedingly easy for that pair of in
scrutable mysteries, life and mint
> to flv away from their unsettled
homes.
Man with a reasoning mind
is therefore of comparativel,
late appearance upon this globe
, Though the time since he stepped
, upon the cosmic stage is long il
years. -
The human mind is the last ant
D most refined product Of this myster
3 ious world of nature.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Case of Allen White.

MT. VERNON, ONO, FEB. 10
Judge Coyner has set aside the
verdict OF the jury in the case OF
Allen White of Lancaster, recently
convicted here for horse stealing
The court held that there was
probable error, but stated that he
does not doubt Whites guilt.
The defendants bond was increas.
ed to $1,000. A new trial will be
held IN April.-Press-P
We aope thsre is some mistake
about the guilt OF Mr.. White as hi
comes of good family, and before
this has bore good reputation.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

John r. Hewitt, was a employe
Of he Fourth Street National Bsak,
Ph,ladslphia. He 10 nov looking
for Q fob. The bank cashier fred
hin. What forf Bsoaass hs got
narr,sd-narsied pretty, young
lady. tbs girl Of bis heart They
hsd for months planned the little
nest they would furnish. happy in
The thosght Of sbs joy that would
b thsirs after the CEREMONY.
Whsa the bank omoials heard ol
Il, they proursly asked for ths
Rroon's rssignss,oa. The bank bad
sdoptsd The rsls that no clerk IL
tbsir employ shoeld marry 90 q iss'
salasy thss si. 900 per year.
Young Hewitt had worked fol
I've ysazs With he bank. ~ tess'
we're plenty Of other bright voasJ
NEE willing 70 take his job At sst
Der moath. his chances for IN IN
oessss In sslasv we're not good. 81
he got married anyway snd-nos
he is looking for job. Oh, yes
vs ass - free - mud. Somebod!
ought to tell This ssory 70 Roosevelt
10 Of big-family.nce-sa'eids fame
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

6outhssn Pacific Engineers exca-
vsting for the New Coast Line
Railway have unearthed near Santa
Crus, Cal, . huge mound OF sea
walrus tusks. The ivory is In fine
preservation, some of the tusks be-
ing from two to three feet long and
from nine to twelve inches through.
The petrified remains Of masto'
don were found in the hill. These
relics are supposed to date back to
the GLACIAL epoch, when the coast
was devastated by q huge glacier
that caught these sea and land an
imsls and blotted out their lives By
thousanda
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

The New York Sun says Adam
vas an Indian. That his name
means red. Adam had three sons,
Cain, Absl and Seth. The eolored
people say that all people were
black, until Abraham jumped into
. pool OF clear water and came ont
white, Others tried 1t and came ont
white. They kept this up until
the water became brown, then
those who jumped In came out
brown. these were the japanese and
Chinese. The niggers were too
lasy to jump in and to thus day
have remained black.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

The amount Of money in circula-
tion IN the United States ON Jan. 1.
was -, GIL, ,54S, ,57l, being IN in
Grease Of e,40o. .0s3 since Dec. l..
and Of Sl01, ,oa9, 44e since Jan. 1,
1906. Based on an estimated pop.
ulation Of 80, o60, 900, the circula-
tioa pr capita 10 now sSl.S2 which
II ~ Ales6st point yet reached
o. Jan. I. last year it was $S1.l2
ON Jan. 1, 1904, 1t was $50 SS:
1905, $50. ~ and Jan. 1, 1899, wal
sa6.le
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

An old dsrkey tells how It was:
Adam was made out Of dust;
OF mankind he was fust.
He wss not born, like you and L.
He was made right ON the fly.
Adam was % very sad
To think be never had . dad.
And 70 that thought there comes
anoddsr.
TO think hs never had . noddsr.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

A Chicago lady says, when the
ladies get to heaven they won't
have to spend half their time tuck
ing the short hair under the long.
That they won't have scolding hus-
bands, and the lady angels will
promenade the golden streets with
q pocket book In one hand, and q
long cord attached TO q hundred
dollar Poodle pup in the other.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Why the Zebra is Stripy and
the Rabbit Llmpy.
BY Little Johnny.

I sed Uncle Ned know wot for
the Zebry is stripy. and he said,
Yes JonnY, that Is jest wot I was
agoin for to tell you about. Its
nifty cd that you and me was a.
thinkin of the same thing. guess
we're genious. The way the Zebry
60 stripy is this:
One day Addam he met the Zee
bry, wich was created wite' like
sheeps, and the Zeeb he sed, Good
mornin.
Then Addam he skratcht his he'd
and sed. your face is familer to me
but don't jist reckleck Yure name,
tho 1 named you myself.
Then the Zeeb wich dident like
his name and wanted other, he
raid, No, you dident. COS wen the
animals was brot before you for to
be named was sick and couldent
attend.
But jest then Addam remember
ed him, but he dizembled his angry
and sed, Wei wot do you do for q
liviuP
The Zeeb he sed, I run for 1t
pertickler wen the lions gets after
me. Addam he sed, that's SOP Wei
line agoin for to give you som thing
that you can't run away from. You
jest stand rite were you are and see
wot Teller can do wich has domin-
on over all the beests of the feel.
Then he tuke bis big wip and Civ
the Zeeb . liokin all over, and wen
he had got done he sed, Addsm did
There, you gum dasted liar. you
shall bear them marks of disgrase
for ever.
Then the Zeebe he survade his
self real sorroae, and sed, That wont
do, COS thar wont be any thing to
distinguish me from the tigger'
| But Addam he sed, o yea, thai
viii, for you will olways be little
ahed of him or jest in side.
And ever since when the zeebry
has been stripy, xcept wen the
tagger has cetched and ct him.
asst Uncle Ned wot makes thu
RABBIT limp wen he wolks. Uncle
Ned sed, One time the RABBIT he me-
the Jackus, and the jackus spok'
up and sed, Hello, CESS you mus
be one Of NV little boys, amt you
The RABBIT he looked at the jack
us vile and then he sed, Do
look like your
The jackus sed, Wei, il you ar
my child you got your fathers ears
!, The rabbit he sed. l have got
good deal of ears, that's fackt
but they haven't ever herd any goo
Iof you.
That made the jackus 80 ma
that he kicked the RABBIT real crewt
wich has been lame ever since.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
A Berlin policeman once hear

A Berlin policeman once heard
. man 10 . German eating hooss
remark, "The emperor 10 . damn
fool" and arrsstsd she speaker.
The man said be did not refer 70
che 0esmsn emperor. but to another
European monarch. Tho oficer was
uucouvinced. "That will not do,
b said. W all know there 10 NO em.
psror who 10 . damn fool except the
KAISER"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

The et. Louis Expositiou ohsr-
cd $1,000. - . prise TO any Que
Who would guess the exact number
Of. attendance ~ their tar. Frank
Campbell won the prise, guessins
ths exact number. He 10 . convict
Of The y ,d,ssn,isry at Omaha, Nsb.
and hes one year 70 serve.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Sentence Passed.

Judge Martin was on the bench
on Saturday last. He sentenced
Albert Yost to the Mansfield Refor-
matory, there to remain until re-
formed, for stealing horse and bug
gy from John Myers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

A great Judge decided . few
daya ago.
Marriage 10 . civil contract and
God IL not one of the contracting
parties. It Il . contract with
which the church has NO business
to interfere. Marriages with ~
are regulated BY law. The real
marIigs-ths uniting Of hearts,
the lighting Of the sacred AazAs In
saoh-is the work Of nsturs. and
Il the bsst work that nature does.
The esrsmony Of marriage give
soties 70 the world that the real
marriage has taken place. hinis'
tsrs have no real inssssst in mari
iags outsids Of the fss ana tha
wedding supper.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

The ancient mariner spoke truly
when he said that: IA homegrown
hand-spanked, bare-footsd. and
hard. .6sted country boy makes .
better fighter in the battles
OF lite than does the pampered, high
oollared, sd.trousered youth Of
our towns and cities whose .clothes
have slways been busted By whisk
broom instead of shingle. ."-Ex.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Miss Ethel am glad to see you
in nv SUNDAY school class. Now
can you tell me who our first parents
wersf Indeed I don't remember.
Nv mamma wss married six times,
and my papa was married Eve times
but I think the irst ones were Smiths
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

llss. ysass ke~'do you manage
70 get along 20 smoothly with your
husbandf The reply was, ~ feed
tho BRUTE" you ses hunger 10 q
fundamental feeling, and It follows
fellow from the cradle to the
grave. I tell you II you wish to
keep your husband sweet "feed
him."
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

During the eclipse of the moon .
few nights ago, the telescope re-
vealed q small planet revolving
about the moon, only few hum
dred yards in diameter. This sman
planet has been seen several times.
1t was fret seen in 1858.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Many are called. but few Ike TO
get up.
where there 10 . will there 10 .
law suit.
Fools rush In and win whore
Angels fear 70 tread.
Love 10 romantic. matrimony dc.
cidedly . matter Of fact.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Samuel Nc Cue, ex-mayor of
Charlottesville, w. Va. was hanged
for the murder of his wife, and his
children will have to pay the costs
in the case, amounting to So, ,097. AZ.
The Governor was asked to remit
the costs but refused.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
Plants See, Feel, and Taste.

Baltimore-Plants can see, feel,
and taste, according to DR.. Henry
s. Conrod, Of the botanical de-
partment of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity but he has never been able
to find any evidence that they can
hear.
DR.. Courod made this statement
while discussing the theory of Dr.
Haborlandt, of the university OF
Gartz. that in the leaves of plants
and trees are organs that resemble
the eyes Of animals. Although he
is not prepared to accept this the.
ory without reservation. DR.. Con
rod says; 'We have never been
able 10 discover any way in which
plants are susceptible to sound
but In seeing, feeling and in
tasting they are developed
''With . single exception they
can recognise light and tho direct
ION from which it comes; they
feel the slightest wound, they dis
criminate in taste, they have
sense Of INSTRUMENTATION they
are turned in the right direction OF
not-and are influenced by electric
currents passing near them"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Your drunk and If you were my
husband would give you poison,
and madame II you were my wife
I'd thank some one to give me pois.
on.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

The public can not be too scrupu.
lous about protecting the youth Of
both sexes and the juvenile court
10 one of the best schools.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Despite their assertions to the con-
trary the railroads will doubtless
plan some scheme to get even with
the public for the two cent fare bill.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Up to this date the bills to tax
saloons $1,000 each and permit wom-
en- to vote have been defeated.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
SOME EVENTS
OF THE WEEK.

Navigation is open IN Toledo aud
other lake cities as we'll as the sa.
looms.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

February 10th. the day before
the wedding Of MISS Roosevelt, .
special train carried 400 special
guests from New York to Washing
ton.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22
mere And THERE

Chicago now has . population Of
9,973. leo according 70 the compu'
tation Of the publishers Of the
Chicago directory for 1909, IN In.
crease Of SLIGO In the last year.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Love said the beautiful one with
poetic fancy is . rose. Yes. said
the old bachelor but marriage soon
takes the color out Of the rose.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

Suit is to be brought under tho
antitrust laws of the State to oust
the Standard Oil Company from
Illir-'a t,-I
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-22

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-01
4 NEW TICEROY asked.
Strong Opposition to Ruler Of
Caucasus Ouelling ReUOlt.

Tif1is, Jan. 31.-The assassination Of General
Griaznoff has brought to a head the discomfort
among the faction of the military which regards
with dsfavOr the policy of the Niceroy of the
Caucasus, Count VOrontzof-DaShkOn. in
the war between the Tartars and Armenians
The two races 1t is said. will appeal directly
to St. Petersburg for the removal Of the Niceroy'
and they are secretly supported by high officials
here.
The murderer of the general is a student OF
INERTIA government of Kutais, named DJoy-
ashvili, a member of the lighting organization
of the Social Revolutionists. He was selected 10
carry out the sentence of death in retaliation for
the repression of the insurgents OF kutais and
the policy proclaimed by General Alikhanoh.
who sent 10 paCify the province. Altkhan-
off has spared neither life property. He has
reopened the railroad to the Black Sea, and for
the first time in months the entire Trans-Cau-
casian line is in operation.
The whole revolutionary movement in the
Caucasus was an echo of the movement in Rus
STA proper. 1t conducted by workingmen
under the leadership of Russian Social Demo-
cratic agitators. The Armenians who aided the
movement have now withdrawn their support.
owing to the restoration of their Church prop
erty and the reopening of their schools. closed
since 1890.
On account of the disturbed conditions in the
ViCerOyalty the extension of the ZemStVO system
to the Caucasus has been postponed