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l a particular person, as. for instance. II
| one IN personal note TO you used the
words your Father the capital would
DE merely used as a deferentiaI distinc-
tion The same sentiment would apply
II you yourself were writing Of your
father or your mother. Many, how
ever do not make any distinction. snd
either form is quite correct.
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Puzzle Readers Describe
Good Times About the Cities

that I will get one Of the prizes this
week, L am, yours very truly,
LEON d. LAMB,
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Washington. d. c.
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EVER THUS.

Life is full of disappointments
That's so. Even as a lad, the circus
posters always scared me more than
the actual animals ever did. Kansas
City Journal.
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Wedding Invitations.

Violet-It is quite the proper thing TO
ask your general list Of friends 10 the
service at the church and to limit the
guests asked to the wedding supper to
the members Of your family and the
bridal party.
The carrying II flowers or prayerbooks
is merely a matter Of personal taste
For my part / think the flowers would
be much more graceful than the prayer
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ORE letters and stin more"
is the plant of the over
worked postman on The

I'm n ORE letters and stin more
is the plant of the over
worked postman on Tn
Times route.
II IS all a case Of absence making TIT
heart grow fonder." too. for the letters
OF least three-fourths Of them. are com
Ing to me from PARKWAY puzzle travel
ers, who. Just about the time they
sight" horneward Journey. think theS
ought to tell me all about the fun they
have been having. But I'll let you read
the notes fog yourselves. No use keep
ing good. lively correspondence dark, is
there?
Here are a few taken at random from
my desk:
Puzzles Enjoyed
More Than ANY Other Game.
1s0S II street northwest.
November, 1909.
20 the Contest Editor.
Enclosed you will find an answer to
your Hidden Cities Puzzle" for this
week. hope it will escape the
waste basket. and if il does not,
will try again Just the same. enjoy
Il more than any game 1 ever played.
Please let me remain. yours truly,
MINNIE RAY STRICRLER.
November %. 1909.
My dear Miss Carroll:
There can hardly be a more en-
thusiastic family Of puzzle hunters
than ours. But before this we have
always lacked one or two numbers,
and have thought II a waste of time
20 submit an incomplete list. It is
with much pleasure and pride that
We submit our first complete list,
but with much fear and trembling,
lest many others have been before
US. The best efforts of the entire
household follow.
Most sincerely yours,
MRS L H WHITE,
1873 Lamont street northwest,
Washington, d, c.
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Reminder Needed
Of What Was Forgotten.

My Dear Miss Carroll:
We, who have passed the school day
stage. should tender you our heartiest
thanks for this weeks puzzle For we
were badly in need of something to re-
mind US that we had forgotten a great
deal
After this tour J can almost recite the
European cities backward, but stiu 1
have failed to discover Nos. Z and IL.
Are these hOo-doo numbers?
Geography puzzles are just fine. and l
hope you can at least give us oEe more.
Very truly,
NJ. G KELLY,
1882 Florida ave. y. W.
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Word Father.

r. Z. SIN regard TO the general use
or the word father. no capital letter
Is required Generally when applied 70
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HUI, England.

HUI, England.
Dear Miss notwithstanding to
promise I am writing a letter en-
route. I would have written sooner.
but hurt my head on the way to
Limerick, in fact am not s1rc thai
our party ever reached that city. We
did not follow the man from
Cook s" only our own sweet fancy.
so II you receive any information
that surprises you, I am like the
girl who was not positive whether
"Peary or Par<hurst" discovered the
North Pole. 1 found it more conven-
lent to keep a diary, which you will
find within.
Hoping that YOU will find as much
pleasure IN the reading as j did in
the journey, / am.
Yours truly,
y. CASTLE.
$50 Q street northwest.
W A%1+-s>F Sss<e
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Information.

Information.
Reader-H F. Coiman. 723 Eleventh
street northwest, may be able TO give
the information you seek.
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Condition of Razor.

R.-YOur barber can tell you the con.
dition OF your razoE- he may be able
TO answer your other questions
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The Bedtime Story.

for mothers who ish younEster. Will. they
tucked for Inc niKht
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AmtlICdn bIOBIdph.
NJ. R.-The American Biograph Com
pany in New York.
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possess in common with all hui
manity seem tc US nothing.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

The church interest in our vicin-
ity seems to be increasing.
The people at Pine Grove are
still work ing or their Telephone
line.
William Barnhart, of Wesley
Chapel, was in our village on busi
ness last week.
Conrad Chllcote, of Fairview,
visited friends in our town last
Thursday,
Glide Rose will leave our village
soon.
Will Hamilton and Miss Hulda
BANTER are still on the sick list.
Jacob BANTER and family visit
ed friends on Big Pine last week.
Thurman Becker sold a valuable
COW to Jacob Banter last week.
Tussing Rose and Harry Gordon
were Logan shoppers last Wednes.
day.
Lon Oldfeld is busy fencing his
farm.
Mrs. VIM. Devore, who has been
on the sick list for sometime, is
better.
Therman Becker will move to
Lithopois in the near future.
Jacob BANTER was watching the
grounding dens the SECOND to see
them come out. Mr.. BANTER
claims the hog came out and look
ed at his shadow moment and
went back in his den. This will
mean six weeks of winter yet.
Some people think that it would
have been better for us if it had
been cloudy. RED BIRD.
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MaxviIie

The Old Ground Hog came out
early and saw his shadow the first
thing on the 2nd of February. The
old German saying is, we will have
six weeks more of winter.
The stork visited Chas. Larmer
and wife on the 25th and present
ed them with a fine boy, which
Charley will take care of and Scott
Mohler is made grandpa by the
event.
Mrs. DR.. Sherman is visiting re-
latiyes in .Straitsville at present. \
Nora Conner has been Visiting
her parents for a few days.
George Vanatta and wife were
called to New Lexington, Sunday
on. the. death of their daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Ed Vanatta.
The M. r. Sunday school was
organized here Sunday, L. NJ. Butt
was chosen as superintendent. We
hope they will have successful
Sunday school.
Harvey Wolfe moved from Bessie
Furnace on T. W. Hardy's place,
Friday.
We learn that Jesse Patton is
not improving as FIST as he might.
Mrs. Jerry Spurgeon is on the
eick list. We are sorry to say she
has meyer fully recovered from an
operation which she underwent on
Sept. 4, for appendicitis.
Isaac Miller, of Ashvllle, is Wis
iting relatives here for few days.
The Carter Oil Co. has begun to
drill on the Harvey Howdyshell
farm. We hope they will strike q
gusher.
The Larlcrick Co. are getting
the timber on the ground for the
rig on the W. H. Goodlive farm.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11
Snow Fork

The program has changed, when
we last wrote the drouth was on
and our cry was water, water, now
we have snow, mud and water in
abundance. About the middle of
January we had good rain which
started the creek to running, which
had been dry for almost 6 months,
and has filled the wells with water
and of course everybody is happy.
Protracted meeting is in pro-
gress at the U. B. Church at Muir.
ray, quite number of our people
have been attending. All report a
good time and much good is being
done.
There was quite destructive
fire at the No. 7 mine, Saturday
evening about 0 O'Clock, The
blacksmith and repair shops were
completely destroyed, the loss is
estimated at about 81 100000. The
property being insured. The work
on new building was begun on
the following morning and will be
completed soon.
We understand Henry Wilson is
going into the poultry business
this spring. He has recently pur-
chased some fine poultry of Pearl
Hellyer.
''Doc" Madden, of Blannerhaz-
zard farm, has recently introduced
new kind of poultry in this vi
cinity. 1t is reported they lay
eggs already scrambled, we did
not see the eggs, hut just heard
about them.
We are sorry to report that
OraD, the little son of Ed Park
was badly burned on Tuesday
morning, by his clothes catching
fire from the open CRATE. DR.. Tip
pie, of Murray, rendered medical
assistance, and little Oran is get
ting along nicely.
G. H. Trimmer has recently been
purchasing some fine dogs, with
which we understand he is going
to join in the most enjoyable pass
time of fox hunting. Now foxes
watch out for g. H.
There is new mine being open
ed about one-half mile north of
the No. Z mine, on the farm form
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erly owned by Joseph Trimmer 1t
is going to be operated by com
pany of business men of Murray,
Henry Wilson, Roy Marshall
and wife were pleasant callers at
the home of G.. b. Hooper, Sab.
bath afternoon.
Grace Boarden was visiting her
grandma, Mrs. Lennon, of near
Carbonhill, last Sabbath and re-
turned to her school, Monday
morning.
Mrs. Frank Spencer is consider
ably indlsposed the last few days.
She is suffering quite a good deal
with neuralgia of the face.
"Dick" Lang is the champion
"possum hunter of Blannerhaz-
zard ridge. 1t is reported he is
doing first class business.
There is Il new telephone line
completed to Blannerhazzard ridge.
Messrs. Campbell, Heavener and
Lang all have phone in their
residence.
Anyone wishing to invest in dogs
or tnossnms' please call on IDnr'
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EAT SAUSAGES
OR NEW BREAD

You can eat anything your
stomach Graves without fear Of q
case of Indigestion or Dyspepsia,
or that your food will ferment OF
sour on your stomach If you will
occasionally take little Diapep-
sin after eating.
Your meals will taste good, and
anything you eat will be digested ;
nothing can ferment or turn into
acid or poison or stomach gas,
which causes Belching, Dizziness,
a feeling of fullness after eating,
Nausea, Indigestion (like a lump
of lead in stomach), Biliousness,
Heartburn, Water brash, Pain in
stomach and intestines or other
symptoms.
Headaches from the stomach are
absolutely unknown where this ef
fective remedy Is used. DiapeI-
sin really does all the work of
healthy stomach. 1t digests your
meals when your stomach can't.
Each triangule will digest all the
food you can eat and leave moth
ing to ferment or sour.
Get a large 5O-cent case of
Pape's Diapepsin from your drug
gist and start taking today and by
tomorrow you will actually brag
about your healthy, strong Stom-
ach, for you then car eat any.
thing and everything you want
without the slightest discomfort or
misery, and every particle of i'm
purity and gas that is in your
stomach and intestines is going to
be carried away without the use of
laxatives or any other assistance.
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Revenge

The "Good Old Summer" has
left us and "Dreary Old Winter
mas set in about right. One of
the worst storms ever known in
our vicinity took place Saturday.
and in places the snow was from
to s feet deep.
Stanley Matz, of Amanda, o.,
is spending Il few days with his
brother, Prof. ID. Il. Matz, of this
this place.
Clay Hartman, of Circleville,
called on friends in our town one
day this week.
David Flowers made very
successful horse trade one day
last week, at least we think so,
for who would not feel as though
they were successful if they were
fortunate enough to be able to
secure horse that haG been
their grandfather's pride and Joy,
even though blinded by age.
Quite number attended preach
ing at the u b. Church, Sunday,
by Rev, Conkle.
Peter Burgoon, Jr,, met with a
very bad misfortune one day last
week. While saving for Sherman n
Lantz he reached over to feel if
the saw was hot, he aceidently
caught his hand in the saw, sever
ing a part of thumb and all the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Clark.
Joe 'Criss was Sugar Grove
visitor Monday.
The Pedro Club of this neigh
borhood met at Mrs. Shank's, last
Monday evening, Those present
were Matthias Brillman, Lawrence
Hoke, Joe Matheny, Joe Morris
and wife and Rosa Morris. The
prize was won by Joe Matheny
and his partner, Rosa Morris.
There will be an entertainment
at Brushy Fork school house, next
Friday evening, Every body is in
vited.
Boyd Goss and wife, of Rock
bridge visited the latter's parents,
G, G. Starner and wife, last Sun
day.
A large number of young folks
from this neighhorhood attended
the debate az Chestnut Grove, last
Friday evening.
w. A. Starner and Bert Hedge
took iorge load OF baskets to Su-
gar Grove, last Friday.
Bert Heege and wife visited the
latter's parents, Hiram Hughes
and wife, over Sunday.
Joe Matheny, Mrs Joe Morris
and Rosa Morris called on Henry
Reber and family, Tuesday eve
ming.
Joe Morris and Joe Matheny
shipped large quantity of fur,
last Monday
Rosa Morris, of Brownsville, is
paying her uncle and aunt, Joe
Morris and wife a short visit.
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SOCIETY NEWS OF
OTHER TOWNS
Pleasant Valley

Geo. Conkel, who has had d
short illness is reported better al
this writing.
Edward Conkel made a nyine
trip to Enterprise, Saturday.
Our people were expecting tc
hear sermon preached at Fairview
NJ. f. Church, Sunday, but on
account of the snowy weather the
preacher, Rev. Cleye 'Azbell, was
unable to come or anyone else tC
go. We are sorry we did not get
to attend sermon, but We must
abid by the rulings of the weather
man.
Boyd Conkel had as his guest
Wednesday evening Mr., V. Wolf,
teacher in the Pleasant Valley
public schools.
H. w. Kitchen, of Zion, was a
business visitor at Harrison Nj
hiser's, Thursday.
l.. Vancuren and wife were
called to Fairfield county last week
on account of the illness of the
formers sister Mrs. Sarah Dupler.
On last Wednesday afternoon
the Misses Mytle Evans, May Nj
hiser and Agnes Vancuren visited
their old school house.
Isaac Vancuren and wife visit
ed the formers sister, Mrs. Sarah
Dupler, Tuesday, who is reported
very sick.
A number of young folks from
this place attended church at
Union, Sunday.
G. W. Ziegler, of Logan, was a
caller in our valley Sunday.
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BruSlly Fork

We have been having some very
cold weather. We have the deep
est snow now that we have had for
a number of years.
Frank Conrad and sons have
purchased the Carpenter butcher
shop in Sugar Grove and are going
into the meat business. We wish
them success in their new enter
prise.
Joe Matheny started to the
spelling at Pine Grove, last Friday
evening, Jan. 30, but when he got
as far as Joe Morris he concluded
it was too stormy and so remained
there the rest of the evening.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Miss
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The Flannel Shirt Joke.

There used to be favOrite fun.
ny paper story about man who
bought flannel shirt, and every
time it was washed it had to be
handed down to one of the children
until at last the baby was wearing
it. Washing aannsls used to be a
critical task, but now Easy Task
soap is used, and it not only does
not shrink the goods, but it leaves
the garment soft and comfortab Q
as eiderdown. Easy Task soap is
pure, white and sanitary.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Governor Harmon has great
plan to keep the prisoners of the
penitentiary and the reformatories
busy. He is planning to have the
prison to manufacture shoes, cloth
ing and tools for the inmates of
the other institutions. Those
state institutions that do much
farming can furnish food for the
prisoners in exchange for cloth.
ing and tools to work with. The
scheme looks good, and it remains
for practical business man like
Governor Harmon to try it.. The
reforms that he will bring about
will dispense with the graft there
in doing the buying for these
institutions, that is sure.
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flesh from the inside OF the hand,
so badly crushing q couple fingers
that they had to be amputated.
We wish Mr.. Shuck, of Monday,
success in the settling of his
troubles, es we are personally ac-
quainted with him and know that
there are few better teachers en-
ployed in the Hooking county
schools. We cannot understand
why a board of education would
want to disemploy Mr.. Shuck.
Perry Long made a dying trip
to Circleville, Thursday, after a
fine draft horse which he pur-
chased of Clay Hartman, dealer
in fine draft horses.
Abner johnson and Hiram Bolts
have been cutting wood for Geo.
Starner, of Salt Creek.
Michael Stoneburner called on
Fred Wagner, Tuesday.
Roe Stoneburner, of Lancaster,
visited his parents, of this place,
Saturday.
Bert Kerns made business trip
to our town one day this week.
Ray Bussert and wife spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Carrel.
Harry Ellis and Miss Lelah
Blackburn passed through our viii
lage Wednesday evening on their
way home from Plain City, where
they were visiting the latter's
sister Mrs. Maybelle White.
Henry Woodward is on the sick
for the past week or two, but is
quite improved at this writing.
Rev. j. G. Byers preached a
very interesting sermon at the
U. b. Church, Sunday.
The hack from Blackburnville
to the B. /. S. is vacated on ac-
count of impossible roads between
our town and the former place, So
that persons desiring to travel
between said places are required
to go in the Toole hack from
here to or from the Is. |. S. and
thence to Blackburnvilie on foot.
A new oil company is in opera
tion in our nelghborhood. Any
one wishing to buy shares can do
so prior to March 1st. at half
price. The we'll on Mauler's farm
proved to be dry hole, but the
one on Warner Delong's place they
think will be a boomer. They have
reached the Clinton Rock and will
be ready for shooting in a few
days. They say if they can't get
oil they know there Is gas.
We would like to ask Old Crup-
per, of Skunk Hollow, the price of
bug-juice. HAPPY IKE.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Foley's Honey and Tar clears
the air passages, stops the lrrita-
tion in the throat, soothes the in
famed membranes, and the most
obstinate cough disappears. Sore
and intlamed lungs are healed and
strengthened, and the cold is ex-
PEELED from the syetem. Refuse
any but the the genuine in the
yellow package. Bort & Co.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

The Novelty Store in the Opera
House Building is undergoing
some repairs in the way of having
new front put in each of their
mammoth store rooms. This will
certainly improve their store and
give them much better light.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mathews
and daughter Beatrice, accom-
panied by DR.. Wilcox, all of Vim
ton, Gallia county, passed through
Logan, Friday evening, en- route
to Columbus, where the daughter
is being taken for medical treat
ment.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

The oil fever is certainly spread
ing out all around Logan, and it
is safe to say that in a few years
this town will be the centre of the
greatest oil belt in Ohio.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Our neighbor, Crooksyille, is
now thinking about the proposition
of installing water system.
The inspiration comes from the
promptings of a $4,000 fire that
took place in their town last week.
Four or five business blocks burn
ed out. The fire protection would
have been good thing before
the fire swept the town. Why
wait until town is burned and
prepare for coniiagration. Logan
will be up against the same thing
about next summer. When the
water is low and half our town
burns because of lack of water,
then we will wake up and build a
reservoir.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

The town of Murray CITY has
suffered an epidemic of fires lately,
which have caused considerable
loss
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mrs. Della Ranolds, of New
Straitsville, accompanied by her
daughter, was visitor IN Logan,
Thursday of last week.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Miss Edith Lynn, of Jacksonville,
was recent visitor in Logan, the
guest of her friends here.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mr.. John Monahan. of Nelson
Vile, has returned to her home
after a few days visit with her
mother, Mrs. Helen Bowen.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Commissioners Weymueller was
visitor last week in Nelsonville,
the guest of his son John and
family.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

The Murray City Independent
complains that the times in that
locality are closer than they have
been in many years.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mr.. Conrad Reichley, of South
Bloomipgville, was in Logan on
Friday of last week.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mr.. j. Il. Jones, of New Straits
vile, was a recent business visitor
In Logan.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mrs. Thad Allen has returned
to her home in Logan, after an
extended visit in Jacksonville with
her Mother,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11
Nc. Charley England was
recent visitor in Nelsonville.

Mr.. Tom Roberts and family
were recent visitors in Murray
CITY.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

Mrs Charles Quinn, after a
pleasant visit in Nelsonville, has
returned.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11

FARM FOR SALE Good farm
of 40 acres adjoining the village
of Rockbridge. Good out-build-
ings, good water, Convenient to
school and church.