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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20

The old proverb that what is ons
mans meat is another's poison is well
illustrated by fact recently reported
in Nature by correspondent. Some
wheat, which had been poisoned by
soaking in solution Of strychnine and
which was intended for killing spar
rows, after having been kept for some
time in cardboard boxes was found to
have become infested with weevils. On
examination it was found that the boxes
were full of weevils and their excre-
ment, and the wheat was more than
half eaten. StrycEnine was found to be
present in the wheat which the weevils
had eaten and in apparently still larger
proportion in their excrement, so that
it had evidently passed through the
digestive apparatus unchanged. When
we consider that so little as from half
to three -fourths of grain of the aka
loid is sufficient to kill strong man,
the difference between the roles played
by the alkaloid becomes very striking.
1t is not as if insects were universally
proof against the action of poisons, as
this is far from being the case. An in
stance quoted from the same source car
ries the matter still further. 1t has been
found that the weevil Anthonomus dru-
parum can feed with impunity ON ker-
nels containing hydrocyanic acid, while
the same acid administered to caterpil.
lars of Deiopeia pulchella caused them
quickly to die, although they were quite
unaffected by the poisonous principle of
the Calabar bean, known as eserine. 1t
appears therefore that what is one in
sect's food is another insects poison,
and vice versa.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20

1t was winter time, and the son of a
tobacconist wanted to learn to swim.
His father told him if he would learn
the stroke on the floor and practice it
during cold weather he would be able
to swim right off when he jumped into
the water in summer.
At last summer came, and the father
and two sons went to pond. The ia
ther went over the hill to look after
some stock while the boys were going
in swimming. His last instructions to
the young man were to just jump in and
go ahead-he could swim all right. This
the boy proceeded to do. When the fa-
ther, returning, came in sight over the
hill, he saw the older boy almost split
ting his sides laughing and the other
on log coughing up water, wiping his
eyes and as mad as a hornet.
"Father," said the older boy, "you'l l.
have to whip Sam. "
"What for?" asked the father.
"He said you were the biggest liar il
Montgomery county" The boy went tt
the bottom on the first lick.-Clarks
vile (Tenn. Leaf Chronicle.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
Mark Twain's Generosity.

At one time, when the distinguished
writer, Richard Malcolm Johnston, had
been prevailed on to give reading in
Baltimore, Thomas Nelson Page volun-
teered to assist him, but death in Mr..
Pages family prevented him from ap-
pearing in the entertainment.
Mark Twain heard of it. The people
of Baltimore had long wished to have
Twain appear there, but he had stead
fastly refused to resume his lectures.
But he went on that occasion, for he
appreciated the genius of Richard NAL
colin Johnston, and, desiring to honor
him, he left New York, at great per.
sonal sacrifice, and appeared with him
on that occasion.
There was never such a crowded house
in Baltimore theater.
When the entertainment was over,
Colonel Johnston, with his accustomed
fairness and courtesy, rendered Twair
the bulk of the receipts.
"No," said Mark, mot one cent shal
/ receive. 1t is such great honor tt
know man like you that am the ont
who owes you the debt of gratitude. -
"Well," said the colonel, sat leas
let me defray your expenses:"
"I have a through ticket" saii
Twain. "Goodby and God bless you 7
That was Mark Twain Atlanta Con
stitution.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Don't
Know it.

There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because 30 de-
ceptive. Many sudden deaths are
caused by it,-heart disease, pneumonia,
heart failure or apoplexy are often the
result of kidney disease. Ii kidney
trouble is allowed TO advance the kidney
poison in the blood is liable to attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys them
selves break down and waste away cell
by cell. Then the richness of the blood
tho albumen-leaks out and tn.
sufferer has Brigbt's Disease, the worst
form of kidney trouble. Kidney trouble
can be detected although it be slow and
deceptive. First, by analysis of the
urine; second, by the simple test OF
of setting the urine aside in glass OF
bottle for twenty-four hours, when q
clondy or brick dust settling Indicates
it.
1t was for just such troubles that in
His infinite power and goodness the
Great Physician caused Swamp Root to
grow for the benefit of suffering man.
kind, leaving it for His servant, DIR
Kilmer, the great kidney and bladder
specialist to discover it and make il
known to the world. It's wonderful
efficacy in promptly curing the mos'
distressing cases is truly marvellous
You NAV have sample bottle of Lr
Kilmer's Swamp Root the great kidney
liver and bladder remedy, by mail free
Address DR. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton N. Y When writing mention tbil
paper. Druggists, in ffty-cent or dollar
sizas.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
'ELLEFONTAINE LOTS.

1t being hereby determined and declared by
said Council that each OF said lots and parcels
of land will be benefited by said improvement
in an amount equal to the sum hereby assess
ed upon the same. Said sum shall be assessed
and made payable IN t ten annual hnnas
There shall be levied and assessed on each
front foot of property bounding and abutting
on said Improvement for the year 1889. Oss; for
the year 1900 $OS47 for the year 1901, 80 Sl4 for
the year 1902 50 7S1 for the year 19O3 so 4s; for
the year 1904, so us; for the year 1905 50 6s2;
for the year 1906 0649 for the year 1907, SO6l6;
for the year 1908, so 1888.
Section 2 That the owners of the lots and
lands upon each front foot of which the sums
aforesaid are assessed, shall pay the amount OF
the City Clerk on or before the first day of
October in each of the said several years, and
Clerk shall forthwith certify all unpaid assess
ments to the County Auditor to be by him
placed on the tax duplicate and collected &C
cording to law.
Section g. That to provide a fund for the
immediate payment of the cost and expense OF
said improvement, in anticipation OF the col
lection of the assessments herein made, the
Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby empow-
cred and authorized to issue ten bonds of the
city of Bellefontaine, Ohio, each for the sum
of tw o hundred and seventy-two dollars and
ninety-one cents (272 81 payable at the City
Treasury In one year, two years, three years,
four years, five years, six years, seven years
eight years, nine years and ten years from the
irst day ofJuIy, 1899, with interest thereon at
the rate of six per cent per annum, payable
annually. Said bonds shall be advertised and
sold fsr not less than their par value, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied to the cost
and expense of said improvement and fvr nc
other purpose, and for the payment of sale
bonds as they become due, the faith and reve
nue. of the city are hereby pledged, provided
| that if before the execution of said bonds any
| of the property owners shall pay the full
amount of their said annual installments il
cash, less the interest included therein, thu
amount so paid shall be applied to payment o
the cost and expense of said Improvement
and honda shall he iSsuPd for the unpaid
mainder of the total amount to be provided
| and each bond shall be for one-tenth part o
such remainder, and be payable at the time
and manner herein before provided
| S. ction 4. That said assessments and tn
annual installments thereof shall, when col
| lected, be applied to payment of said bond
| and the interest thereon, as they become due
| and to no other purpose.
| This ordinance shall shall be in force from
| and after ten days after its legal passage an
| pu blicatiCn.
| Passed Dec. 13, 1898.
| JOS. L. FERGUS, President of Council.
M. j. MICH OILS, City Clerk.
| Dec. 20, 1898.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
NUMBER 1oI.
The Fourth Regiment.

Col Fred Grant, under whom the
Fourth Ohio served in Porto Rico,
praises the regiment very highly, saying
that he would like nothing better than
to have the Fourth sent back to him.
In a recent letter to Col. Colt, he says:
"If the people of Ohio realizs as we'll
as 1 do the splendid work of yourself
and regiment In Puerto Rico, they will
receive you all as distinguished heroes
who have served their country with the
greatest credit and honor. The Fourth
Ohio Regiment did the work of two
brigades in organizing and garrisoning
Puerto REQ. The work of yourself,
officers and men was 60 thorough and
iudicious that there has been no trouble
since in the territory which you oc-
cuniad ~
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
Resolutions of Respect.

At q regular meeting of Sylvania
Lodge No. 44S 1 O o F, held Monday
evening, December 9Th, 1898, the follow
ing resolutions upon the death of sister
Maggie Wickersham were passed:
Whereas, by the hand of Death. our
friend and sister, Maggie Wickersham,
has been called from among us to her
reward eternal, and,
Whereas, her membership and official
relation with this lodge makes her death
a bereav. ment doubly severe to us, her
co-workers in the lodge she loved go
we'll,
Therefore, 1st, resolved, that the sud-
den removal of such life from among
our midst leaves vacancy that will be
deeply realized by all the members Of
this lodge, and that the community
Iaments the loss of a beloved friend and
ne;ehbor, the church devoted menu
Der, her husband loving wife, moth
er, worthy daughter, brothers q kind
sister, all of whom we can most effectu-
uately commend to Him, who has
promised.that be will not forsake those
who put their trust in Him.
The memory of her sweet and gentle
spirit, her kind and fraternal words, and
her zsalous and cheerful deeds of help
fullnese will follow US in the years to
come, and will be sweet insense call
ing US to lives OF devotion and self sacri-
Gee.
I'd. Resolved, That with deep sympa.
thy with the bereaved husband and
relatione OF the deceased, we express
our hope that even go great loss to M
al may be overruled for good by Hin
who doeth all things we'll, and in thu
esrnestness of our affection for our de.
parted sister, we can say in the senti-
pent of these linee:
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our lodge,
Which never can be filled.
3rd. Resolved, That a copy of the
foregoing be placed on the minutes
If the lodge, copy sent tc
the husband, and copy to each of the
countyeeat papers and the Rushsylva ania
Record for publication.
LIZZIE Hess, | =
| LoTTIE KERR, Com.
MARY ODoR, }
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
AN ORDINANCE

To assess special tax upon the lots and lands
abutting on Main street from the north line OF
ChillicoJhe avenue to the south line of Court
avenue and to issue bonds in anticipation OF
the collection of such assessments.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city of
Bellefontaine Ohio, as follows:
Section l. That to pay the cost and expense
of i'm proving Main street from the north line
of Chillicothe avenue to the south line OF
Court avenue. in accordance with the provi-
sions of an ordinance passed October %, 1895
for that purpose, and the estimat- of the En-
gineer now on file, there be levied and assess
ed upon each front foot of the lots and lands
abutting upon said improvement the sum OF
five dollars and fifty cents $500 as follows:
RELLEEQNT4INE LOTS
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
Sowing the Seeds.

Mrs. Mildey-Charles is such. dear
fellow! He never goes away without
kissing me.
Mrs. Sowerby-You don't suppose
there is anything like business before
pleasure in his mind when he is going
away, do you. dear?-Boston Transcript.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
He Understood.

A late judge whose personal appear
ance was as unprepossessing as his legal
knowledge was profound and his intel
lect keen interrupted a female witness
"Humbugged you, my good woman
What do you mean by tnat: said he
sternly.
"Well, my lord" replied the WON
an. "I don't know how to explain it ex'
actly, but if a girl called your lordshiI
handsome man she would be hum
bugeing you. London Tit-Bits.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
FrOstings.
BOILED FRosTING.


One pint granulated sugar, moisten
with water sufficient to dissolve it. Let
it boil until it threads from the spoon,
stirring it often. Bsat the whites of two
eggs to stiff frotf, place in deep
dish, and turn the boiling sugar over
them; beat quickly until of the right
consistency to spread over the cake;
this lie sufficient for two loaves. Flavor
as you like.
CoANUT FRosTING.
Make the ere I'm frosting and mix with
it some fresh grated cocoanut, (dessi-
Gated may be used After it is spread
upon the cake, scatter more cocoanut
over it. The effect is very pretty to
color the frosting pink or brown with
grated chocolate and then sprinkle the
white grated chocolate over it.
CHOCOLATE FRosTING.
Make the cream frostine as above and
mix with it as much grated chocolate as
you wish. Flavor with vanilla.
DoMINoEs.
Have sponge OF plain cake baked in
rather thin sheets and cut into small
oblong pieces the size and shape of a
domino, trifle larger. Frost the top
and sides. When the frosting is hard,
draw the black lines and make the dote,
with a email brush dipped in melted
chocolate. These are very nice for
children's parties. The lines and dots
can also be made with thin pink FROST
ing on white, aer white dots on pink
frosting.
HICKORY NUT MAcARooNs.
One pound of powdered sugar, one
pound of nuts chopped fine; the un-
beaten white of five eggs, one table,
spoonful of -four, two small teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Mix these in
gradients together and drop from q
teaspoon upon buttered paper or baking
inns. Do not put them too NEAR each
other, and bake a light brown in q
mode q oven. Weigh the nuts before
cracking.
The whites OF Iour eggs beaten to q
stiff froth, one-half pound of powdered
sugar. The more the eggs and sugar are
beaten together the sitter the kisses will
be, Bake in a moderate oven on wet
ipaper laid upon hard wood boards cut to
fit the oven.
| ROASTED ALMONDS.
Shell and blanch almonds, put them
in a sauce pan with some salt, set them
in the oven until they are hot, remove
the sauce pan from the oven and aud
small piece of butter to the almonds and
shake them over the fire until they are
brown, taking care that they do moi
lburn.'
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
Pats Funny Sayings.

A reply of somewhat mixed char
acter was given by the gamekeeper of
an estate near Tralee to gentleman of
the town who requested leave for a
days shooting. "Sure, yer homer may
as we'll do the poachin as any other
blackguard out of Tralee Of course
the gamekeeper meant that the gentle
man might as well enjoy the advan.
tages of the preserves as the boys from
Tralee, who We're in the habit of sur
reptitiously coursing the estate for hares
and rabbits.
Writing about poaching recalls the
comic answer given by a country girl
who ON offering a salmon for sale to 6
fishmonger in Limerick was questioned
as to how she had obtained the fish
"Sure," she ingenuously replied, "my
father is poacher to Lord Glare. u
Two men were fighting in the streets
of Cork. One got the other down ant
was administering to him severe pun
ishment, when the man below cried ou
to the onlookers, ooh, tare us ashunder
or we'll murdher ache otherr'-Londol
Standard.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20

Herbert Spencer makes the following
interesting statement in letter to the
London Times: During the first 12
years of my literary life every one of
my books failed to pay for it's paper,
print and advertisements and for many
years after failed to pay my small liv-
ing expenses-every one of them made
ne the poorer. Nevertheless the 40, 900, :
| 900 of people constituting the nation de-
manded of the impoverished brain work
er five gratis copies Of each. There is
only one simile occurring to me which
at all represents the fact, and that in
but feeble way-Dives asking aims Of
Lazarusl
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20

1t being hereby determined and declared by
said Council that each of said lots and parcels
of lands will be benefited by said improve
ment in an amount equal to the sum hereby
assessed upon the same. Said sum shall be
assessed and made payable in ten annual in
stallments as follows Including interest on
bonds:)
There shall be levied and assessed on each
front foot of property bounding and abutting
on said improvement for the year 1899. $0.576; for
the year 1900 50 5544 for the year 1901, 50 1928;
for the year 1902, S0.5ll2; for the year 1903,
1905, s0.4464; for the year 1866, s0424S; for the
year 1907, s0-40S2; for the year 1908, s0.3Sl6.
Section 2 That the owners of the lots aud
lands upon each front foot of which the sums
aforesaid are assessed, shall pay the amount
of money by them severally due in that be-
half to the City Clerk on or before the first day
of October in each of the said several years, and
in default of such payments. the said City
Clerk shall forthwith certify all unpaid assess
ments to County Auditor to be by him placed
on the tax duplicate and collected according
| to law
| Section 8. That to provide fund for the
imme ediate payment of the cost and expense OF
said Improvement, in anticipation of the col
| lection of the assessments herein made, the
Mayor and the tity Clerk are hereby empow-
cred and authorized to issue ten bonds of the
| city of Belletontaine, Ohio, each for the sum
| of one hundred and Seventy-four dollars and
twenty six cents 9 1929 payable at the City
| Treasury in one year, two years, three years
| four years, hve years, six years, seven yea 5
| eight years nine years and ten years from the
| first day of July, 1899, with interest thereon al
annually Said bonds shall be advertised an6
sold f,r not less than tn air value, and the pro
ceeds thereof shall be applied to the cost ant
expense of said improvement and for no othel
| purpose, and for the payment OF said bonds al
they become due, the faith and revenue of thu
city are hereby pledged, provided that if be
| fore the e> ecution of said bonds any of thu
property owners shall pay the full amount o
their said annual installments in cash, less thu
interest included therein, the amount pail
shall be applied to payment of the cost and ex
pense OF said improvement, and the bond
shall be issued for the unpaid remainder o
the total amount to be provided, and eacl
bond shall ne for one-tenth part of such re
mainder, and be payable at the times an,
manner hereinbefore provided.
| Section 4. That said assessments and tn
annual installments thereof shall, when col
lected, be applied to the payment of sal
bonds and the interest thereon, as they becom
due, and to no other purpose.
This ordinance shall be in force from an
after ten days after its legal passage and pub
lcatlon.
Passed Dec. Is, 1898.
JOS. L. FERGUS, Presid ant of Council
NJ. j. NICHOLS, Clty Clerk.
Dec. 90, 1898. /:
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20

Loans from Home Funds may be bs o
Ims of s1o0 and upwards, and on time from
ne to i've ye srs, on acceptable security.
b ate betts tier ever heretofore offered
EOWENSTINE & HUSTON.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
AN ORDINANCE

To assess special tax upon the lots and lands
abutting on Court avenue from the east line
of Opera street to the West line of Mad River
street, and to issue bonds in anticipation of
the collection of such assessments.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city of
Bellefontaine, Ohio, as follows:
Section 1. That to pay the costs and expense
of improving Court avenue from the east line
of Opera street to the west line of Mad River
street, in accordance with the provisions of an
ordinance passed October 25, 1898, for that pur-
pose, and the estimate of the Engineer now on
file, there be levied and assessed upon each
front foot of the lots and lands abutting upon
said improvement the sum of three dollars
and sixty cents $500 as follows:
REI EEOMI,1 INE, nTC
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-20
KI6HEH.

The whites OF Iour eggs beaten to
stiff froth, one-half pound of powdered
sugar. The more the eggs and sugar are
beaten together the sitter the kisses will
be. Bake in q moderate oven on wet
paper laid upon hard wood boards cut to
fit the oven.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15
CONTAINS II ARTICLES.
parish shipping to Receive the Same
Treatment In tho Philippines For a
Period of Ten Years as American
spanish Copyrights Protected
Proola m ations Issued.

Paris, Dec. 13.-Extraordinary precau-
tons are maintained by both the peace
commissions to preserve secrecy as to the
contents of the treaty. Each commission
has two copies but even the commission
attaches are not permitted to peruse the
documents.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press. however. has obtained from n
source usually reliable the following out
line of tn. treaty:
Article one provides for the rslinquish-
ment of Cuba.
Article two provides for the cession of
Porto Rico.
Article three prvides for the cesslon of
he Philippines for 2O.Ooo. 90. as compen-
sation.
Article four embraces the plans for the
cession of the Philippines including the
return of Spanish prisoners in the hands
of the Jagales
Aticle five deals with the cesson of bar
1ckS. war materials, arms, stores. build
ngs and all property appertaining to the
Spanish administration in the Philippines.
Article six is a Remuneration by both ma
/ ions of their respective claims against
each other and the citizens of each other
Article seven grants to Spanish trade
and shipping in the Philippines the same
treatment as American trad. and ship
ping for a period of ten years.
Article eight provides for the release of
all prisoners of war held by Spain and of
all prisoners held by her for political of
fences commit, ed in the colonies acquired
by the United States.
Article nine guarantees the legal rights
OF Spaniards remaining in Cuba
Article ten establishes religious freedom
In the Philippines and guarantees to all
churches equal rights.
Article IL provides for the composition
Of courts and other tribunals in Porto Ri
CO and Cuba
Article - provides fer the administra-
ton Of justice in Porto Rico and Cuba.
Article 10 provides for the continuance
for nve years Of Spanish copyrights in tho
coded territories giving Spanish books
admitance free Of duty.
of consulateS by Spain in the coded ter
ritories.
Atcle 10 grants to Spanish commerce
the same treatment as to American, for
10 years. Spanish shipping to be treated as
coasting vessels.
Article is stipulates that the obligations
of the United States to Spanish citizens
and property in Cuba shall terminate with
the withdrawal of the United States au-
thorities from the island.
Article II provides that the treaty must
be ratified within six months from the
date of signing by the respective govern
ments in order to be binding.
Tomorrow the United States peace COM
missioners will call upon President Faure
and NJ Delcasss. the foreign minister. to
thank them for the hospitality of the
French nation and to make their forna,
farewell.