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The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
TAKING VOLTAGE OF CURRENT
Electricians Experimenting TO Deter.
mine How Far the Spark
Can Jump.

Ivy measuring how far an electric
current can Jump through the air
from one piece Of metal to another
electricians can determine the volt
age OF a current: and Il IN by setting
a current to making broad jumps and
then scoring the feat with tape
measure that the very high voltsges
used nowadays are ordinarily meas.
ured But the Judges OF these ath.
letic feats have recently determined
that the electricity Jumps much more
surely from some sparks than from
others. Just Ms q man Ia not likely to
Jump no well from mud spot as from
Arm ground.
Spark gaps. as these jump measures
are called because Of the great cleo.
trio spark that jumps across the gap.
have been made OF neediepoints, says
the Saturday Evening Post. Now Il
has been found that II metal spheres
are used. and the electricity made to
Jump from one TO the other. the re-
suit IL more accurate: and sphere
spark gaps are replacing the needle.
point jumps.
Even with spheres to jump from
the athletic electricity In not entirely
satisfied unless each sphere Is us big
In diameter M the Jump the current
expected to make. with such spheres
the spark Of u current OF 100000 volt
age will break down when the spheres
are little more than 10 inches apart.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
Remote OrlaIn Of Alcohol.

No one knows when alcohol was
first made. II IL commonly taught
that It was first distilled by the Ara
bians about the tenth century. but
there Ii little doubt that they obtained
the secret from Italian doctors. who
had long been practicing It, Paul
Richter, In a recent number Of the
Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift.
shows that a knowledge OF aqua
ardens." or burning water" may be
traced as far back as the second cen
tury A, d., to Christian father
named iIippolytus. who possessed IA
recipe analogous to those handed
about during the middle ages,
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19

The late Rev. Il. Eastcrote Of Exc
ter, England, once told the story OF
five choristers who, one Sunday eve
ming. were walking along the banks
Of the Mersey In Cheshire. After a
time they sat down on the grass and
began tossing an anthem. A hare pass.
Ing with great swiftness toward the
place where they were sitting stopped
at about 20 yards distance from them.
She appeared to be highly delighted
with the music, and as soon AZ the
singing ceased returned slowly to the
wood. When she had nearly reached
tho end OF the field the choristers be-
gan to sing again. The hare stopped,
turned round and came swiftly to the
same place, and remained listening In
seeming rapture and delight until the
singing ceased. when she returned 10
the wood.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
Z hope the rest Of the committee

discovers the exceliencies you at.
tribute TO IT," said Lura. u shade Of
anxiety In her lovely face.
Il see no doubt OF that" answered
Alvin reassuringly. and then he
passed on with two thoughts supreme
In his mind.
Both hinged about the fair young
sirl he had Just left. Il seemed as
yesterday that they had been play.
mates. Now she had returned with
I'll the polish good society and educa.
ten can give. II rather awed him.
ut then he recalled a fanc!ed fash
OF pleasure In Lura's eyes. when q
week before she had again met the
playmate In vacation neglige trans.
formed into the well.dressed. success.
ful lawyer,
My mother always told me to look
CT for wife who was q good cook"
runiinated Alvin. why. here she 10
AZ hand-but. oh! | fear immeasura.
bly, beyond my reach. As TO that
blessed cake--I wonder II the other
three committeeman will tote fair
All OF them are related to Marcia Ross.
They will favor her II they can
Marcia Ross was not pleasant to
think OF after dainty. graceful Lurs
liarton. Alvin had shown her some
slight courtesies. whereupon she had
assumed IA certain air OF proprietor
ship that had made him avoid her.
His friends had laughingly declared
n him ohn uns,IA IAt he la -
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
origin Of Billiards In Doubt.

Billiards Is believed by some to
have been brought from the east by
the Crusaders, while others claim an
English origin for It and find II allied
to the game Of bowls. Still others
assert that the French developed It
from an ancient German game. II
seems pretty certain that the FIRST per
son to give form and rule TO the
game was an artist named HenriQue
Devigne, who lived In the reign OF
Charles TX. One writer sees In bill.
lizards the ancient game Of patlle-
nsille played on Q table instead Of On
the ground, and this 10 indeed Q very
reAsonable assumDtion.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
TOOK "cINGeR" OUT OF HORSE
Sailor, Being Indifferent Rider. Sought
Refuge In Element he was Ae-
customed To.

A seaman on horseback In like the
proyerbial fish out Of water. John
0urman Garden, who was afterward
the commander of the British ship
Macedonia when she surrendered to
the United States during the War of
1912. was one of a group Of English
naval officers who in 1902 visited
Cairo. There they paid their respects
To the Grand Bsshaw" of Eeypt,
Having gone through the diplomat.
10 conference, we prepared to depart
When we got 10 the door. we found
three elegantly caparisoned horses,
one for Sir Howe Popham, one for me,
and one for Captain Collier After
Sir Howe Was mounted, I got on ~,
Arab steed. a dark iron gray. whicl
seemed as docile as could be lmayii
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
slUFFED WAY TO FREEDOM
op,sodld DARING Of confsdsrats Scout
oveessdsd In osttins Him Out
% Tight piaes.

Wa Bovis. a scout for the Con.
ssssrats army during the Civil war,
~ q young MARYLAND lawyer at the
to the Rreat conflict beeap, After
nnaths Of successful work, he was
0seursd and taken TO washington,
snd sentenced TO BE- hanged. He
mnde his escape. and In "On Hazard.
- Service" Mr.. W. @. Bsymsr tells
= the vesks that he was followed by
spurUe service men and small details
q Fsderal cavalry, and how, By His
v~vy sudaoity and quick Wit. he es.
~npsd rocapture.
ue h,~nAsr.6 ,nto n csmp nj them
- moruins n dawn. and sax instant.
n that retreat vss impossible: they
verr ready 10 omen Are with a dozen
r,vo,v.r, wiibout hes,,s,,on. be
erode up 10 the men and shouted. In.
Haauautjy:
"vou m.hs m,,b,v fro. with NV
r,sis, win ali mi. wood round yo.,
~ m, n.ea IN burp NV ssnces," ue
ee.m.6 ve,v ansrv
.Us. a. v.n,, . ,.,,., ALAN.
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The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
ALL TOOK A SECOND GLANCE
And Successful Lover Thought Il Wss
Because Of the Happiness That
shone In His Face.

You have read In novels how Q great
emition will transform a mans coun-
tenance: how a poets face. In the
lour of inspiration, sets the sparrows
singing on the housetops; how that Of
man suddenly ruined causes unemo
,!cnal horses to stagger. My own
features are OF the commonplace type
nobody thinks Of regarding them
ivice--yet !. too. have had my ex.
- IL noes. declares . contributor to
Punch
th,v occurred on the morning when
received a letter from Phyllis, which
aid briefly, yes. I think So" Not
ouch la thai. you may say. but when
tell you II was the delayed answer
Z" proposal OF marriage. you will
o., h.rstsnd. shortly after reading II
s,epped out into the stereet Ia walk
q" The Office.
That a walk that was! The light
% my eyes seemed to brighten the
.-fy sun: the song In my heart was
echoed from u hundred motor.busses.
ever have the winds Of May wooed
- winningly a February morning.
Every man I me, turned his head as
II loa,h to take his eyes from my ir.
rtd!"tcd countenance. Every girl
S"cm'd TO take the keenest pleasure
~ ~ happiness. and smiled ut me
rt,ily as ~ infected by its tonta.
on. TITS well" I thought TN
''"nk verse;. that Phyllis now Is
dyed To me. or by my 'roth. these
.'''criDg glances shot from brautya
'r's might make my heart unfallh.
7, was only when ! reached the Of
&c" and looked In the glass that dis.
covered the large black smudge on
tie end Of my nose.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
How Words Reveal History.

The word investment" doesn't &C.
cur In Dr. Johnson's dictionary Of the
latter part Of the eighteenth century,
Prehistoric" was first used In English
In 1851.
Such instances AZ these show how
a study Of language may lay bare the
history Of people. Industry and
finance did not develop sufficiently to
make such words as insurance,
commercial and discount" neces-
sary until the latter part Of the eight
zenith century, while the idea Of q
world history preceding the day Of the
historical records bed hardly oocWrsd
untii the niddie OF ~ last osoAnsy.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19

hold cook. The committee sat down
while the officious secretary passed
around samples cut with fruit knife
and served up on delicately painted
china plates. The test was made
one, two, three, four. five, six. Then
the vote--number Ave got three votes,
Number two, which bore the card Of
Miss Lura Barton. the solitary vote
Of Committeeman Alvin Trescott.
Number five-Miss Marcia Ross"
read on her partial relative with q
readiness that would have seemed sus.
picious to a less prejudiced mortal
than the young lawyer.
Give out the awards In the morn.
Ing" spohs one Of his fellow commit.
teemsn. md went home, his duty
worthily done
Alvin felt actually sad lie realized
what = terrible disappointment all
this would be to trnstAal. ambitious
Lura. He sighed - he glanced Mt
Exhibit tvo," bear1n6 ths dainty
card Of Miss Lura Barton. Then .
whimsical impulse swayed him. He
wrapped up plate and cake In n sheet
Of paper and west bome~ards n,led
with n LONGING desire 10 comfort the
Young lady 10 whom he must bring a
decidedly bad report.
Well. what nexs," easer,v I'm.
auired Mrs. Dallas. as the young man
entered the cottage. and Lura looked
up from her hook n shade of suspense
on her face,
Alvin WA. n iaxver md ,berefore
direct lilo told hi. sto,v MAINLY.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19
Truly q Venerable Person.

The maiden lady OF uncertain age
became indignant when the census
taker asked her age.
Did you see the girls next door,
she asked: the Hill twins?"
Certainly" replied the census
man.
And did they tell you their asef"
Yes"
WELL" she snapped a. she shut the
door In his face. I'm Just a. old a.
they are!"
"Oh, very WELL" said the census
man 10 himself, and he wrote down
N - book:
~Jans Jshnson--as - . ~ H11la."
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-09-19

uawies NsOessl
Newer taks ~ tonessow ~ ~,
- ~ sAsoo6 sAAaos te6nV."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-07

to do so. But don't think care
very much if they do.
'If ! am forced out Of politics it
will not stop the fight against low
wages. shall carry that fight on
as a private citizen for the next 20
years if need be, and all their lies
and all their caIumny shall not stop
me.
1.-THE public has been awakened
now. The public will not allow the
fight to be dropped even If were
willing to- be frightened into drop
ping it.
There is hope in sight for the
working girls of Illinois, and through
Illinois, for the working girls Of the
nation.
81 do not regret the fight | have
started. never shall regret it. And
if they ruin me politically, financially,
and in the eyes of the people, ! still
shall be content to know that have
served and in the hope that my sac
rifice has counted for. something.
- started to carry out President
Wilson's cry Of Let the sun shine in
on the big corporations and am
not going to drop that fight because
some dirty dogs are trying to attack
me through my home"
-O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-07

to consider the demands Of the orr
ganized employees.
Fourteen arrests of pickets were
made at the request of M. L. Obern-
dorf. The charge against them is
lettering around public buildings
0berndorf claims that only 40 en-
ployes have gone on strike, 80 men
and 10 women, but there are more
than 10 women on picket duty. The
Garment Workers Union declare
that there are 300 workers out.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-07
BITS OF NEWS

Miss Pansy S. WE'LL, 20, clerk, $500
Lexington ST., seriously injured by w.
w. Shaw taxicab in front Of 230 S.
LaSalle ST. today.
Unidentified man shot and killed
by Special Waterman S. Thicker,
9434 Burnside av., at E 127th st. and
Michigan Central Ry. tracks. Ac-
cording to Thicker the man tried to
hold him up and fed when Thicker
pulled his gun.
-O-O-
GARMENT WORKERS WALK OUT
-PicKETS ARRESTED
What is probably but the beginning
of big strike of the garment work
ers started today when the workers
at the shop of NJ L. Oberndorf Co.
walked out because the firm refused
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-07


Garment Workers Union declare
that there are 300 workers out.
-o-o
MANS MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
TURNED DoWN-SUIcIDES
Willard G. Fletcher, "a, shot him
sci to-day after he had walked few
doors away from the home of Miss
Mabel Snow, .5631 Normal avenue,
because Miss Snow, a girl Of eigh-
teen, had refused to marry him. He
died later at the German Deaconess.
Hospital.
Fletcher had been visiting Miss
Sno wfor the past six months until
she. told him that his serious atten-.
tons we're interfering with her
friendship with other admirers.
Sunday he spent the entire after
noon in her company. Tuesday even
ing they went for walk and Fetch
er entered hardware store where
he purchased the revolver with which
he shot himself.
This was after Miss Snow had told
him he must cease his visits to her.
He begged permission to see her to-
day to say goodbye as he claimed he
was going to Utah.
He pleaded with Miss Snow again
today, and when she firmly refused
him, he said that if he could not have
her, he did not want anyone.
Two letters were found in his
pocket, one addressed to his mother
in Jacksonville, Fla, and the other
to Miss Shows father. 1t is believed
he made all of his plans to commit
suicide in the event that the girl re,
jected him.
Z
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-07

They've discovered that fine syn,
thetic acid can be probably made,
of the kelp Of the Pacific ocean,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
Tiger Coaches Worried Ouer
Weakness in Centre of Line

mighty good. for there never was q
fault. In fact. the pleasing absence OF
fumblng was due In considerable meas.
ure to Trenkman's accurate and steady
passes back to the bacxfleld. The
coaches seem to have overcome entirely
the fumbl!ng which was so character
istic OF the team a week before.
Another characteristic has developed
In its place. This Is the proneness OF
the members OF the team to bring On
penalties. The second half Of the game
with Syracuse was spoiled as far a.
Princeton scoring went by the numerous
penalties for hoAilng. STREET. in his eager
and splendid PUSHES Is forming a habit
OF hurdling. which also brings on 10
penalty. Streit's line breaking was the
finest seen on the gridiron Of Osborne
Field this year.
One OF Pr,nceton's former weaknesses
Is being made up for to large extent
In punting exchanges last saturday
Princeton gained. not because OF her
superior puntlng. though II. Baker has
developed quite n little in this respect
but because OF the way her ends ana
her tackles cover the punts. and the way
Hohy himself runs back the kicks he
receives
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
Dartmouth Will Have Little
Difficulty Unless Great I'M
provement Is Shown This
Week.
Especial 70 The Evening World

.
PRINCETON. n. j., Oct. .O-Prince-
ton will take little time for resting this
week. The Dartmouth game. the nrst
big game Of the season. looms up only
six days OF. Kesne Fitzpatrick u going
to keep the men In good shape. but he
u going to let the coaches work them
hard this week. For Andrews and
Bluethenthal have some heavy work on
their hands. Unless the centre OF the
line Is improved Dartmouth will have
little dlficulty In making scores on
centre line rushes. Or II he does not
succeed there Princeton's penalties. II
they keep up the same as last Saturday.
will give her a good boost.
The coaches are Justified In beinx
worried over the line from guard to
guard. 1t 10 easily the weakest part OF
the forward line. II has shown I'M
provement since a week ago. but II ID
not strong yet. w. Swart was be,ter
than Heyniger and lived up to expecta-
tiona. vet the three centre positions
Weld to onslaughts when the DINER
parts Of the team hold.
r. Trenkman was slightly bettereo ny
shufelt, who opposed him. but as ne -
new to that position there Is chance TOT
great Improvement His passing was
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
LINKED ON THE LINKS

at Fox Hills on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. Provision has been made for
several sixteens and II ds expected ina
large proportion OF the N. Y. A. c.
golfing members will be entered.
Changes have been made In the hrst
hole at Baltusrol The big cross bunker
that was wont to catch long and we'll
played tee shot has been removed and
sand trap has been run across the
fairway some distance further back so
that hereafter II win be the bad second
shot and not the good drive that will
be penalized.
Jerome ID. Travers. tho national anna
tour champion. and Fred HerreshofY OF
Garden CITY probably will visit the links
OF the Columbia Country Club for the
, invitation tournament there next week
The club is located on the outskirts OF
Washington, and IL the favorite course
OF President Wilson.
A number Of golfing events are sched.
uled Tor this week. The first Is the fina
round 'or ne staten Island champion,
shin, watch Will be played to-day on the
course OF the Richmond County Countr,
Club. A +, Hammer and T. ID. Conroy
both - Fox Hills, are the iinalists.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
Miss Ravenscroft viii Play on
Garden City Links on Thurs
day..0ther Foreigners Invited.

Miss GLADYS Ravenscroft. who defeated
Miss Marion Holllns for the United
states golf title. viii be ut the Brook
hno Country Cub tomorrow and Wed.
nesdsy. On Thursday the Ensl,sh
champion will play at Garden City. she
having accepted an invitation extended
BY Miss HOll!ns and Miss Lillian Il,
Hyde Miss Mabel Harrison. the Irish
champion. and the Canadian repressn.
tative have also been invited.
Frederick A. Potts OF Lakewood and
New York won yesterday at the Lake,
wood Country Club, defeating ID. Kos
Kerr In tho final at the eighteenth hole.
A poor putt at the last hole lost Ker,
the game. In the semi-finals ID. Kos
Kerr beat T.. Kerrey Rothstein. 2 up
r. A. Potts beat b. II. Warford. 3 VI
ana TO play.
In the second eight seml-flnals d.
Guillandeu beat NJ. w. Mann. 3 up and
2 to- play. Il. W. Ely defeated c. w
Mettack. I up and 3 to 20, Ely wor
the final by up and 3 to play. The
eighteen-hole handicap medal play
scheduled for the afternoon was post
poned because OF rain.
The championship tournament OF the
New York Athletic Club WIN be played
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
Mcfarland Ready to Box
s'"H Gibbons at l45 Pounds

Mccarey. the night promoter Of Califor-
MIA. that he has definitely decided to
sign up Leach Cross and Joe Rivers for
his main attraction at Vernon. Cal. on
Thanksgiving Day. Cross u perfectly
willing TO meet Rivers. and as the Mexi-
can has already declared that he would
hight Leach Il looks safe for tho match.
A bout has at last been clinched be-
tween Jack Dillon. the middieweisht Of
Indianapolis. and Eddie McGoorty Of
Oshkosh. Wis. They will come together
In q ten-round go at Milwaukee on the
night Of Nov. q. The winner will be
matched to night George Chip. who re-
Gently knocked out Frank Klaus In six
rounds.
Johnny Dundee. the fast and clever
italian lightweight OF this city. who won
the decision over Joe Asevedo. the Mexi-
can fighter OF California, IN . twenty
round bout At Vernon. Cal. last week,
In back In town. He arrived last night
from Los Angeles. Cal, accompanied by
his manager. scotty Montieth. Dundee
expects 20 challenge the winner OF the
Ritchie-Cross night.
Tim MoGrath OF San Francisco. man
ager Of Eddie Campi. the bantamwelEht
champion OF California. Is so confident
that Campi IL going to defeat Benny
Chaves OF Colorado IN their twenty
round bout on Nov. 4. at Vernon. Cal.
that he has signed articles OF agree
nent calling for Eddie to meet Kid
Williams Of Baltimore for twenty rounds
at the same club the second week in
December.
willie Ritchis. the lightweight cham
pion. In now a regular golf bug. He has
added this popular outdoor sport to his
training stunt for his ten-round bout
with Leach Cross at the Garden A. c.
on Oct. ~. Every day Richie. accom-
panied by his manager. Harry Foley.
Journeys over to Van Cortlandt Park.
where ne spends two hours playing the
csma.
Bearcat Tom McMahon Of Pittsburgh
didn't appear in town per schedule to-
day. 90 the tsn-round bout he was
scheduled for tonight against Soldier
Kearns OF Brooklyn has been cancelled
By the Irving A. c. Bob Clark. man
assr Of Kearns. 10 naturally cory lie
was banking on another victory for the
popular soldier.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
'BOnesetter' Reese DOesn t KnOu Names
OF Baseball PLAYERS He Has Attended

Of
~
not Of menb by
Of
enough that treated
.
know have but baseball That this
attended
OF Barney Dreyu president Pittsburgh club
a
Il
to
.
OF 10
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
HOCKEY SEASON NEAR.

Cornelius Fellowes Of the ST. Nicho
las Rink management returned yesterl
day from Canada. where he went 20 look
over the hockey situation with view to
perfecting the details for many games 10
be played this season between the lead.
ing Canadian university and local anna.
teur tears. Mr.. Fellowes visited the
various clubs acnoss the border as far
north as Winnipeg and received assur.
ances from the strongest clubs In Can.
ada. as well as the professional teams
that they will show New Workers this
season the best brand of hockey ever
seen here. The rink will be open az
usual on Nov. I.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
PAT RYAN BREAKS
WORLD RECORD At I
THROWING HAMMER
Hurts Iron Ball 2i3 Feet 9 is
Inches at Irish A. A.
G. Games.

with a throw of 2l3 feet 9i-s inches q
Celtic Park yesterday. Pat Ryan. o
the rish-American A. c.. smashed tn
worlds record for throwing the twelve.
pound hammer. The record up to yes.
teriay was eo7 feet Z "a inches. held b..
John J. Flanagan.
Ryan also won the sS-pound weight
event with a toss of 50 feet inches
This victory gave him the all-around
prize offered By the h-Amer1can
A. c.
Ryan's record breaking was planned
with infinite care. For weeks he has
shown form that gave experts hope
for . new mark. Not until yesterday
did he have a chance to make . fiing
for distance that would go on the rec
ord books. In his hrst throw Ryan
sent the missile more than four feet
beyond the old mark. His heave meas.
ured 2l1 feet 81 inches. and q crowd
Of admirers surged on tho field to con.
graduate the big fellow.
That's only my first try" admon.
ished Ryan as he waved scores Of en-.
ing A. McDougall. a Junior title holde,
and clubmate; w. s. Krapowitz Of the
rish-Americans; Benjamin F. sher-
man. former Harvard and Boston A. A
weight thrower and Olympic athlete
and Or. Hennen Of the New York A. c
were unable to send the leaden ball
within 25 feet Of Ryan's best effort
which was his last throw. With LII