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James" throat iozenge and the rest IL
the wear and tear OH the throat. For
Aunt Jane" cost 10000 and can only
let go about go squawks before she gets
so hoarse she can never squeai again.
But that Is declared to be Aunt
James" best feature. On the Official
registers she will be entered as the new
fourteen-inch sun and there will be a
side note saying she would make war
cheaper. since the twelve-inchers. the
biggest guns in existence, would not
live for more than about seventy shots.
or about one-fourth what the fourteen
inch will stand.
six SHOTS FIRED m 8 MINUTES
as SECONDS.
In the presence OF Brig. Gen. Croxier.
Lieut.. Col. Babbitt. Major-Gen. Barry
and Brig. Gen. Weaver. former chief Of
the Ordnance Department, who repre-
sented Secretary OF War Stimson. absent
through illness. Aunt Jane" as the
men in the service have named the new
gun, was put through a "rapidlty" test.
Six shots were fred in minutes IS
seconds. That Is a record. and the time
would have been shorter stin but that
the electrical firing device baked at the
last shot. and Lieut.. Chick Evans. who
was doing the firing. had to snatch an
old-time lanyard to do the firing with.
Every time Aunt Jane" spoke there
rose UP out Of the sea away OF Sandy
Hook q mighty spout Col. Babbitt said
II was more than seven miles away.
The projectiles sent hurtling that dis
lance weighed 1850 pounds. four-ffths
OF ton. each. and were IS inches long.
They landed with such force that bat
tleship hit would have been sent to the
bottom and a fortress would have been
given terrible pains inside. The shot is
co per cent. bigger than that for the
l2-inch gun and its range 80 per cent.
longer.
When the first shot was fred the spec.
tators were sent to q safe distance.
These wire guns sometimes blow to
pieces and kill everybody round" they
were told.
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he had come to una weapon. ne
laughed
Il should say the worlds size de-
pends upon whether you are trying to
find or avoid person
Her face lighted up mirthfully
"Ceme. MIR McAdoo we are under
the white flag here. | appeal to the
governor Cousin. to my rescue. for
the sake of your households peace
Mr. McAdoo and always quarrel"
Then ! solemnly declare truce"
laughed tn" governor TBut | doubt
her need of my protection. | fancy this
young lady is quite capable of caring
for herself. eh. Mr. McAdooT'
quite"
"That's very generous" she smiled
"It speaks ell for a successful truce.
| hopc?" And she held out her hand
with pretended hesitation.
His hesitation was genuine: but
yielding To the necessity. he took her
slender white hand into his big strong
one-thp hand. ~ II flashed across her
mind. that hnd once snatched her from
q hfdeous death Perhaps her smile
became more kindly than she intended.
for he dropped her hand as though II
had been hot coal
And now. Mrs Dunmeade said
promptly. peace having been estab-
lished all around. let us go in TO din
ner." She took Bob arm and led the
way into the dining room.
At dinner Bob sal opposite Eleanor.
to his considerable discomfort at first.
Perhaps Mrs Dunmeade saw this FOR
she guided the talk to subjects which
allowed him to be- the audience. Ana
after awhile his discomfort was for
gotten I'm his interest i'm the conversa.
ton and in his covert study of Flea
nor. especially in his study of Flea.
nor, He watched her critically that
he might learn. If possible. the secret
of her influence over Paul. His study
forced him to admit very grudglngly
that any man might find 1t hard &c
resist her charm.
ANY man OF Paul's temperament.
that is" he corrected himself hastily.
And he began to doubt the success of
bis mission to the capital in its ulti-
mate purnuSP
n
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~ thhN hS's
timated might become Paul's If only
the latter would help him (SangerI to
drive the mulish. hot headed foes of
industrial progress into utter and un.
ending oblivion. Paul laughingly de.
clined the honor. In the exalted mood
following his conversation with Flea
nor to resist temptation was easy.
ut comes too high" he laughed
"I've got to stick to McAdoo."
Bring him along by all means. He
would be a welcome addition to our
goOdly company. I've mentioned the
matter to him myself, but he refused,
owing to an unfortunate mlsapprehen
sion of my motives. Perhaps he
might be persuaded to reconsider his
refusal"
Paul shook his head. you don't
know M6Adoo."
The preacher proved to be as dull
as Eleanor had predicted. For few
minutes Paul dutifully tried to fix his
attention on the discourse, but he soon
gave over the effort and fell to watch.
ing her. He noticed her looking queer.
ly toward a retired corner In one Of
the galleries. He followed the line Of
her gaze and gasped In astonishment
"Ye gods, Kathleen has brought Bob
to church,
"Is Miss Finn with himT she whis
pered Which oneY
ITO the right. I'll let you into a
secret. Kathleen is in love with Bob"
"Indeedr' she said indifferently.
But several times during the service
she caught her gaze straying from the
pulpit to the man in the gallery and
the sweet faced woman beside him.
AS he was leaving her Eleanor said:
"Will you take me to call on Miss
FlinnT
GLADLY! I'm sure you and she will
become good friends
For the next few days Paul saw
Eleanor daily. She was very kind TO
him, and he was therefore lifted into
the seventh heaven. He took Eleanor
TO call on Kathleen early in the week
His prophecy that they would become
good friends was not fulfilled, at least
hdAhitthf WIN u oNll
consciousness foreign to her, saw In
Eleanor's honest efforts to please her
only patronage, and Eleanor. chilled,
was convinced that the older woman
disliked her. Kathleen returned the
call few days later, but at that time
Eleanor had left the city to spend the
week end with her cousin. Mrs. Dun
meade.
Twenty-four hours in the governors
mansion made Eleanor regret her visit.
The beautiful sympathy and simplicity
Of the Dunmeade household. by their
very contrast recalling her own unhap.
py marriage. made her life seem unut
terably empty. The afternoon OF her sec
ond day at the capitol she had gone "a
Mrs. Dunmeade's sitting room and had
surprised the governor there romping
with the children while his wife looked
smilingly on.
Eleanor. unnoticed and feeling heI
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ITO be continued)
DUNN'S CHAPEL.
June 10, 1912.

uDe ~, lOlG.
j. w. Burton and wife spent one
day last week with relatives here.
VIM. Gibson and wife visited d. II.
Hill and family, of Hillsboro, Sun
day.
Frank Ayres and family spent Sun
day with Ed Griffith and wife.
Ben Fenner and family spent Sun
day with e. j. Larrick and family.
A very pleasant surprise was given
Mabel Sharp Tuesday night when
about as of her friends met at her
home in Willettsville.
Emma Wiley called on her friends,
Miss Ruth and Stella Kier one day
last week.
Mrs. Lafe Galloway and daughter,
Susie, spent Sunday afternoon with
Jesse Michaels and family.
Several from this place attended
the S. S. Convention held at Sharps-
vile Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Crosen and Mrs.
Elmira Moore visited Fl. H. Maddox
and family, OF Hillsboro Saturday.
Clarence Kier and wife and children
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Al Purdy.
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I am not first. And ne hates me. N
dates from a day eleven years ago
when he saved my life" Paul locked
M, astonnded. He has hated the
memory of me ever since, think. II
| married Ou sooner OF later we
should come TO the place where you
must hurt aim or me. That wSuld
mean misery for us both | can never
think seriously Of caring for you until
he withdra his objections to me-o'
until you are willing TO give him VI
FOR me.
He made ~ answer She went close
TO him and laid hard gently on his
arm
Don't you seeT'
He caught her hand closely in both
Of his "no 'ou think he demanded
tierrely do YOU think you could ever
come 10 care for meT"
81 wish you could make me-" impul
sively
"Thpn" he said with sudden deter
mln9 ton. when you do we will teach
him whnt wonderful woman you are.
and he will approve"
"And that would oe the only way
could be. | think, for you could
never cast him aside, and | could nev-
r. ask you t)-never let you"
She withdrew her hard gently from
his ardent Gasp.
"And now" she said brightly. with
mn air OF dismissing the topic. did
you know that you are 30 dine with
Henry and me tonight? And after
ward you are TO take me to church
The preacher is very dull, but at least
listening to him will serve as sort Of
penance FOR our sins"
After dinner. while Eleanor was out
of the room. Sanger for the second
time took Paul up into a high noun
tain and showed unto him all the
kingdoms Of the earth. These he in
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ALLENSBURG.
June 10. 1912.

June 10. 1912.
Henry Webster, of st. Louis, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Henry Rector.
Herbert ShafIer, of Milford, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Emma
Shaffer.
Ellis Wilkin and wife, Of Shackel-
ton, spent Saturday night and Sunday
with home folks.
Charles Duncan and wife spent
Sunday with Francis Ludwig and
family.
John Duncan and wife spent Sunday
with Carey Henderson and wife.
Otha Haines and wife and son, Ed
win, Of Lynchburg spent several days
last week with VIM. Runyan and
wife,
Chas. Hawk and family, Of Lynch
burg, spent Sunday with Lewis Hawk
and wife.
Mrs. Ortha Ludwick and daughter,
Harriet, have returned to their home
In CINCINNATI, after spending several
days with her father, Noah Shaffer.
The sick are some better.
Lewis Thornburg, of Martinsville,
visited home folks Sunday.
John Wrinkle and wife spent Sunday
with the latter's parents, John Thorn
burg and wife.
Mrs Ortha Ludwick and daughter,
Harriet, Misses Dena Ludwick, Tes-
sic and Emma Shaffer were entertain
ed at the home of Cyrus Shaffer and
family Thursday evening.
Misses Tessie and Emma Shaffer
spent Sunday with Mrs. Emma Shat
fer and son, Herbert.
Miss Mary Duncan spent Sunday
with Daisy Carpenter.
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CHAPTER XVI.
THE FORCE.

NOB whirled sharply. AS he faced
x her the blood rushed to his
cheek and his eyes glinted in
angry surprise. In an instant,
however, he answered with perfect
composure;
"Twice, believe. hardly expected
10 meet you here. Mrs. Gilbert"
"Three times. I'm sure" she said
pleasantly, ITS very stupid. but really
all can think of is that trite old
saying that the world is very small,
Mr.. McAdoo."
Bob's sense of humor came to his
aid as he looked at the woman to cast
whom and her influence out OF his life
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"Do you believe that big fish really
swallowed Jonah?"
Certainly; you've either got to be-
lieve the literal story or hunt out the
deep, hidden significance of it if it's
an allegory-and that's too much
work. prefer to take the story just
as it s."-Chicago Tribune.
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New Merchant-How big an "ad'
would you adviser
Advertising Man-That depends on
how many tons.Cof customers your
store floor will sustain. You wouldn't
want 'em to break through into the
cellar, of course Puck.
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Road Assessment Notice.

Notice is hereby given to owners of lands
and lots a. sessed for the estimated expense
of improving Road Improvement No. ~,
that the report of the apportioning commit
tee is now on file at the Auditors once of
Highland County, Ohio, and that the County
commissioners will meet at the Auditors
once, I'm said County on the nth day of June
A. 1912 at 10 a. m, to hear the report of
the apportioning committee, and any and
all exceptions thereto by any person or
persons Interested and confirm, recommit
or modify said report as may be legal and
Just and In accordance with the Two Mile
Assessment Law
w. A. TETER
Auditor of Highland County
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Notice |

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the clerks once until i2
O'Clock, noon, of June i5, 1912 for building a
new school house in Sub. District No. 4, Dod-
son township, Highland county, Ohio, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file at the
township clerks ONCE.
II. q. MCDANIEL
Twp. Clerk.
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1t is worse than useless to take any
medicines internally for muscular or
chronic rheumatism. All that is need
ed is free application of Chamber
lain's Liniment. For sale by all
dealers.
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Kansas is consolidating lot of weak
country churches.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27
STATE PLATFORM
OF REPUBLICANS
ADOPTED BY STATE CONVENTION AT JEFFERSON
CITY SEPTEMBER IL, 1912
PLEDGES CONTINUED COOP GOVERNMENT
National and State Commended-Advocate,
Liberal Fund for Better Roads Reform in Judicial
Procedure-honest Election Districts

The Republican party Of Missouri.
through its legally chssep represents.
lives In convention assembled, con.
graduates the people on the present
uAsui passed era VI prosperity which
came to M with the return Of the Re.
publican party to power under the
esadersAip Of william Mckinley, and
We entertain the hope that the good
judgment Of the voters OF Missouri
will In the coming contest sustain
these principles and policies that have
made our present prosperity possible.
We reiterats our Arm belief In tn.
principle Of . protective tariff az 81.
pressed In our national platform and
call attention TO the superior stand.
ard Of our American wage earnsrs ~
compared With those u all other coun-
tries. ever mindful that the advance
ment Of the condition Of the masses Ia
the paramount duty 81 a political
party.
Proud Of these prosperous times
the result Of Republican rule-we re.
affirm our faith In and pledge anew
our fealty to the principles and poll.
cies Of Republicanism ~ enunciated
IN our national and state platforms
end ~ exenplihed In eur present M.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27
EDUCATION.

We rraliirm the declaration of our
party made IN It's platform Two years
ago, favorine the cause OF public ed,r
cation and adequate appropriations for
III" support NJ all departments Of our
educational system. We believe In In.
crrasing The efficiency of the common
schonl system, IN strengthening the
weak rural schools. In enabling con
solidated schools or high schools ,o be
established and maintained In the
country and IN small towns where
they do not now exist, IN providing
general instruction In agriculture. do
nestle science and manual training. In
permitting the maintenance al kincer,
gariens and the providing of indus
trial training for scholars Of all ages,
and In mere adequate provision for
the higher institutions Of learning In
the state. Therefore, We endorse the
principle of maintaining a separate,
permanent fund for these purposes.
Adopted by the convention In con.
fOrmity with law on the 18th day Of
September, 1872.
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M'KINLEY'S ADDRESS TO
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
Candidate for Governor Asks Every Republican
to Do His Duty.

sympathy and the actual voting assist.
ance Of thousands Of big. broad. mind.
ed Democrats who believe the good
name Of the state In worth more a.
them than Bourbon success. These
men have borne The iibes and taunts
Of their party associates because thay
were willing 10 help us redeem Mis-.
souri,. and for Republicans TO desert
them now would be- unsiatefui to say
the least. " We stand together Say will
assist US again. They know that un.
der Republican rule the laws have
been enforced and the elections have
he' n fair; they believe IN honesty In
politics and they know that the Dem
ocratic leaders In this state have no.
been true to the people. They b..
lieve IN real representative govern.
rnent. and they know that the people
have been robbed OF thu right by tho
undemccra'ic genymanders in this
state. They want the congressional.
judicial AMI senatorial districts fairly
adjusted In accordance with the man.
date Of the law, and they know that
the record of the Democratic party
and especially that OF their candidates
for governor and secretary Of state
p:ecludes the probability OF political
honesty and fairness along these
lines. and are willing 10 help us for
these reasons. Let US stand together
for the sood name Of the state and
victory will be ours In the coming
contest We are battling for princi.
Piles. not men. Thousands are realis.
inp the situation and are aocking 10
our standard. n we fail In this con.
t"st II will BE- the fault ~ Repub.
llc,ns. But We will not fail. Already
the clouds are clearing away aud
every Indication points To another vic.
tory. We invite all Republicans and
all good citizens 10 Join us In a final
cfT"ri to wipe on the Bourbon iniQui.
tie, that have ~ long cursed our state
aud give bach Ia the people true rep.
rcs.nia,i,e government as established
b, the fathers.
JOHN G. kiNi.EY.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27

Fellow Republicans:
The battle for the retention OF Re.
publican supremacy. which means the
continuance Of honest, progressive
government In Missouri, is now on.
and In this contest we hope that every
Republican will do his full duty. Our
platform voices the real progressive
spirit of the times and IL broad
enough to meet the approval Of all
good citizens. My record az a
citizen and 10 . public official Ia a
proper subject for your consideration
and AS TO this record ] invite your
closest scrutiny. My associates on
the ticket are all honest, clean, cul.
tGred gentlemen, every one Of whom
has kept step with the advanced ideas
Of safe and sane government and IL
therefore entitled to the active and
enthusiastic support Of every Repub-
lican In the state II is not our pur.
pore or intention ia quarrel with those
who may diner with us AZ to minor
matters. hut rather 10 appeal Ia the
go d judgment OF the voters. and thi.
We do. confGcnt hat q full and fair
consideration Of the entire situation
Is all that IL necessary TO convince
trem that our cause In just and should
be sustained. II We present a soliG
fighting font to the common enemy
there can be no question ~ 10 the re-.
suit. There can he no reason for Re.
publicans TO divid" their forces In this
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27

VIII (Chick) Mckee and our
neighbor, Mound City, are In trouble.
viii was arrested for speeding on the
streets, and at the tirst trial the jury
failed I o agree: at the second trial
win was acquitted, and this week
the papers were filed with the circuit
clerk, by the city taking an appeal to
the circuit court.
On Sunday morning last, Septem-
Der 20, Elder Il. II. Dawson united IN
marriage, Monroe Edwards and Miss
Blanche Dillon, both Of this city.
We wish these young people a long
and happy life. They left Sunday at.
ternoOn for keOkuk, Ia, where they
will reside for an indeiite time; Roe
IL working with q concrete bridge
{, mpany.
Rudolph Schlotzhauer and wife,
of Kansas City, were here for a few
days, this week, visiting numerous
relatives and old friends, prior to his
departure for Los Angeles, CAL, where
he goes to look after the interests of
the Christian Science church, In
1915 and 1879 he was the foreman of
The Sentinel ONCE, when Adam Kip
pei was It's owner.
The Social Circle Of the Presby.
terrain church will serve q l5-cent
lunch at the home OF G. Il. Bunker,
OH Wednesday, October >, 1912, from
3 O'Clock until9 O'Clock p. m.
MENU.
Bread and butter sandwiches,
Pressed chicken,
Tomato salad,
Coffee,
Grape Ice, Cake
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PLEDGE OF CONTINUED oooc
GOVERNMENT.

We pledge TO the people Of Missouri
IN the nomination and election oI our
standard. bearer. John &. Mckinley
the same high degree Of faithful ser
vice In the performance of his officia
duties. ~ is exempiifed In the admin
istratiou Of Herbert =. Hadl.y, and {.
continuation Of these policies which
will uplift ssd make better the condi
lions q ali classes Of our people
without resar1 20 station In life W,
believe tAst governments are devised
among msa asr the mriusl bsnsnt 81
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27

nave been taken out " politics and
made protectors Of life and property
Excise laws have heen and will b.
faithfully enforced: fair aud honest
elections have been secured In Uui
cities ant the right Of our citizens Il
cast their ballots and have them prop
erly counted has been restored Law,
have been enacted for the better pro
lection Of labor: for safeguarding o
the health and lives Of employees IL
our mines and factories: the blight OF
political influence has been removed
from our elsemosynsry institutions
better roads and highways have beer
built throughout our state: the bank.
ing system of the state has been II
safesuarded that not u single della
has been lost 10 depositors during IN,
administration or the present state
bank commissioner; this state admin
istratiOn has been 40 economical,
conducted az 10 convert y deficit OF
more than a milton dollars at the be
ginning ~ the administration into {,
surplus now IN the state treasury. Re
sardless " the persistent effort OF III,
resctionary Democratic Legislature Il
thwart the will VI the people aud hii
der the enactment of wise aud Who'll,
some Legislation proposed by the H.
publican party. the present admins
tration challenges comparison with
that Of any other administration sine.
o ,.. tall
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27

government ''of the people. for IN,
people and by the people" ". hereby
declare In favor or home rule IN local
AFFAIRS tor every county. city and low n
In the state.
We declare our belief that the PEG.
local control Of their police and excise
affairs and pledge ourselves, II given
the power, Ia the enactment Of an alb.
solulc home rule law.
We favor the enact m.nt al laws an.
thorizinp the cities of this state To
nent.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27
STATE INSTITUTIONS.

We are Ia favor VI every possible
Improvement which will raise the
standard of the states .leenlosynary.
penal and reforma'ory institutions.
The capacity ot some of these institu
lions In now oyertaxed, and liberal
appropriations should he made for an
increase Of accommodations therein.
md TO enable them Ia be- conducted
more In accordance with modern sci.
pniifc methods
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27
Cat Mothers vouna Rabbits.

4 cal nj IIaybnfn Wyks hotel, near
Scarborough, England, IL motherins
five wild young rabbits together with
one Of her kittens. The nest of rab-
bits was found by some men who
were digging, They weer taken to
the hotel, where the cat at once
adopted them, all her kitten having
been drowned except one.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-09-27
REFORM IN JUDICIAL PRO.
CEDuRE.

We recognize the necessity for re.
form In the judicial procedure OF the
state so that cases may be decided
upon their merits. without the delays
and reversals incident TO decisions
upon teehnieaiities not affecting the
merits Of the litigation. Bills for the
accomplishment OF such a result have
been favored by the Republican mem.
bers In the last two legislatures and
defeated by the Democratic members
OF those bodies.