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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
A. JAY MILLER,

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW. Special attention
IA given to collections and settlement of
estates. Rooms and 9, Empire Block, Belle
Ohio.
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r. S. DEFREES,

n Room 1 and 3 Bellefontaine National
Bank Building. Money loaned and secured at
reasonable rates.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
HOODS Pills

Are prepared from Ma
lures mild laxatives, and
while gentle are reliable
and efficient. They
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
HOUSES AND LOTS.

For sale. Eve houses and lots in Bellefon
taine- VIII be sold on easy terms, Apply 10
ESL1 POWERS. City.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

WEST & WEST,

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW. Collections given
~ prompt attention. Partition and settle
ment of estates a specially. Practice in the
State and U. S. Courts. Office on Main street,
directly opposite front entrance Of the Court
House. Bellefontaine Ohio
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
SHERIFF'S
Proclamation
OF
General Election,
Tuesday, Nov. I, 1899.

STATE OF OHIO. LOGAN COUNTY, S.:
To the Qualified Electors of said county:
Whereas. by the law OF the State regulating
elections. II II required OF the Sheriff OF the
county TO give notice before the time OF hold
ing a general election by proclamation
throughout the county OF the time at which
s1es s1es resaisii,on % Presley shaw. sSerf Of
Logan county, Ohio. do proclaim and make
known that the first Tuesday after the first
Monday Of November, A ID. 1899, IL being the
7th day of said month, Is by the Constitution
and Laws of Ohio appointed, on which the
qualified electors of said county shall meet
in their respective townships. at their usual
places OF holding elections. between the hours
IL $50 o'Iock a m, and $3.50 O'Clock p. m.-
% s- evroor ~ tIa state ~ Obio
One person for Lieutenant Governor of the
State OF Ohio
One person for Judge of the Supreme Court
OF the State Of Ohio.
one person for Attorney General of the
one person for Member OF Board of Public
Works Of the state OF Ohio.
One person for Auditor of the State OF Ohio.
One person for Treasurer OF the state OF
one person for State Senator for the 18th
Senatorial District of Ohio.
One person for Representative to the Leg1s-
lafure Of the State OF Ohio.
One person for Probate Judge of Logan
One person for Clerk OF Courts of Logan
one person for Prosecuting Attorney of Lo-
gan county. Ohio.
One person for County Surveyor Of Logan
county. Ohio.
One person for Recorder of Logan county,
Ohio.
One person for Commissioner of Logan
county. Ohio.
One person for lnhrmary Director OF Logan
county. Ohio
Given under my hand at the sheriff's Office,
Bellefontaine. Ohio, this the 18th day oil Octo-
ber. A ID. 1s99. "
PRESLEY SHAW,
Oct Il. isgo-3t Sheriff of Logan Co., o,
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w. s. SOUTHARD,

w. s. SOUTHARD.
I IVERY & FEED BARN McKee'S Old Stand
NORTH of Court House, Bellefontaine. Ohio
Excellent rigs and teams. Horses boarded by
the month; and single feeds furnished far
mer's horses.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
HOWENSTINE s HUSTON,

A TTORNEYS and Counselors at Law, Belle
"A fonta!ne Ohio. Particular attention
given to collections and settlement of estates
Office in the Watson Building. Entrance on
Main street.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899.

Meeting of the Horticultural Society,"
Last week between one hundred and
fifty and two hundred Of the members
of the Florida Horticultural Society
met in Jacksonville and held their
twelfth annual session. The meeting
was the most enthusiastic and we'll at
tended of any that has taken place for
years. With but few exceptions at
each meeting the Board of Trade
rooms were so crowded that standing
room was in demand.
Promptly at O'Clock on Tuesday
morning the presidents gavel fell, the
meeting called to order and the SEES
sion opened with prayer by Rev w.
H. Dodge.
His honor the mayor. r. D. Knight,
in behalf Of the city and President c.
E. Garner, of the Board of Trade, eX-
tended a hearty welcome to the asso-
citation which was ably responded to
by Mr.. C. A. Bacon on part of the
society.
The president, Mr.. G. L. Tabor, then
delivered his annual address, which
was very attentively listened to. We
print the same in full in another part
of the paper. The local entertainment
committee then reported what had
been done and informed the associa-
ton of the many good things the
Board of Trade had in store for them
One of the most valuable and in
structive papers read during the meet
ing was that of the committee on
Damage from Cold and Best Methods
of Prevention" which was read dur
ing the Wednesday morning session
The committee had evidently put in a
large amount of work, as they not
only gave a report of what their own
observation had been, but compiled
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10

Money should be sent by Draft, Post
office Money Order on DeLand. or Regis
(cred Letter. otherwise the publisher will
not be responsible IN case Of loss. When
personal checks are used exchange must
be added. Only / and cent stamps taken
when change cannot be had.
ENSURE insertion, all advertisements
for this paper must be received by 10
o'clock Monday morning of each week.
address Of their paper changed MUST
1.e ne old as we'll as the new address.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10

We now have an office in Jacksonville
Mr.. Painter will be pleased to see any Of
our subscribers. ANY time we can be of
service in Jacksonville, drop us line to
(, address,
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Articles relating TO any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
we cannot promise to return rejected
manuscript unless stamps are enclosed.
All communications for intended publ
ca zion must be accompanied with real
name, as guarantee Of good faith. No
anonl NOUS contribution Will be regarded
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10


cred large field and collected much
valuable data. We will publish this
as we'll as other papers from time to
time, so that our readers may know
what is being done by the Horticul-
tural Society. We desire to keep them
posted, but would suggest that they
become members of the society, so
that they can have the reports in
bound form for future reference.
When RENTING subscription add 81 to
the amount and we will see that you
get the report and that your name is
on the role. Or send 81 direct to the
secretary and you will always feel that
the amount was well invested.
The question is frequently asked ''ls
our country growing colder"' and to
look at our once fourishing groves we
would be inclined to say ''yes,' but the
papers read by Mayor Fairbanks and
Observer Mitchell showed the CON
trary. They gave with their papers a
chart which covered the minimum tenn
Derature since 1885, when eight above
zero was reached, being two degrees
colder than last winter The chart
that at intervals of from ten
to seventeen years there was a decided
drop of temperature, but no gradual
decline, as would be the case if our
country were really growing colder 1t
also showed that following those Sc
we're winters there followed a period
Of warm winters such as we had dur
ing the the four or five years previous
to 1894. We are having drawings made
Of these charts, and when they are en-
grayed will publish same together with
the papers. These alone are worth
several times the cost of a membership
and subscription to any one interested
in fruit or vegetable raising in Florida.
MI of the sessions were interest
and instructive. One of the new fea-
lures of the meeting was the 5tereOpti-
.On lecture by Prof. Rolls, of the Flor
da Experiment Station, on "The Eff
'ect Of Certain Fertilizers on Pineap-
lies" BY the aid of the lantern and
slides the pineapple plots were
brought before the audience and they
'ould see the difference in the growth
# the pineapple plants under The va
-ious combination Of fertilizing mate
'ials. 1t was quite clearly shown that
lcid phosphate and kainit were not
suitable forms Of plant food for the
We understand that tits the
Intention Of the professor to give SINH
N lectures next session. We predict
or these lectures a wide interest and
by the members of the
society.
The Jacksonville Board of Trade
went to work to entertain its
country COUSINS" and as it was
packed up by the wives, daughters and
,Weethearts of the members, the en-
was a success III every
way. On Wednesday evening each
member was presented with a ticket
o the play ''What Shall We DO With
1er?' composed of home talent. Tie
parts were we'll carried out and the
greatly enjoyed by all.
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Responding to the toast Our Com
mission Merchants" etc.. Mr.. u. O
Painter said:
Mr.. TOastmaster, Ladies and Gentle
men-A few days ago I received the
following: At the banquet which the
Board of Trade will give the Hortcul
tural Society you have been selected
to respond to the toast, ''The Commits
sion Merchant, Our City Friend, Aux
Gus to Make Our Acquaintance and
Whose Acquaintance We Should Thor
0ughly Make"
/ am at a loss to know why [ should
be selected to respond to this toast
unless it was that the banquet commit
tee imagined that because I am a
Painter l could paint the commission
merchant in such beautiful, dazzling
and attractive cOlors that all of the
fruit growers and truckers present
could forget the past, and under the
influence of well-fed inner man,
dream of the better days that are com
ing-dream Of the time when the gold
en- apples would again shine forth in
their emerald setting; dream Of the
time when the weather bureau would
have no further use for it's cold wave
flag, which has carried such dread 10
the hearts of many; dream Of the time
when the Florida State Horticultural
Society will have it's own hall and
library in the capitol building, situat-
ed in the metropolis of Florida, the
gateway of the islands, Of South and
Central America, and the place where
the only pull is all pull together to
make visiting asSocia tons feel that
they are among friends, and that tt e
door is wide open. What a capital
thing that would be.
Again, the committees instruction
leads me to wonder; listen, ''Please
write out your remarks, make them
short and pointed" Did the commit
tee imagine that there was danger of
my toast to the commission mer-
chant going wrong, so that [ would
have to right it, or did they think that
my place was so far down the list that
would not have a chance to deliver
my little speech, but that they could
show by my written toast that they
had not neglected our friends, the
commission merchants? I have fol
lowed their instructions and here pre-
sent it in my own scrawl. Not even
the lily white hands Of a typewriter
have touched it. It is tied with pink
ribbon and is a pink of perfection! No
cOnceit
/ have been wondering whether or
not the committee were like the little
boy who had been given a piece Of
short cake, and on being asked how he
liked it, replied, 1.-THE larger it is the
better I like it." I don't say that
this will be the case with my short
toast.
But, Mr. POSTMASTER, who ever
heard of any one offering anything
pointed on a commission merchant?
Why, they are too sharp already. A
cOOn's camp-meeting razor is in the
shade as compared with the commits
sion merchant
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10


Shall we make the acquaintance or
the commission merchants!
Yes, most certainly.
Not very long ago an old negro came
to town riding a powerful mule. A
gentleman who is lover of mule flesh
mot embalmeO said to the driver:
"Say. Sam, that's mighty fine mule
you are riding"
Eyes, boss, dis har mule done got
a record"
"You mean pedigree, don't you,
Sam?"
mo, boss, dis har mule dom know
muffin about pedigree; he done got a
record. He's done kilt three niggers
and scarf two white men to death.
That's his record"
When we make the acquaintance OF
a commission merchant we want to
find out his record. We do not care
for his pedigree, or what his father
did; what we want to know is what is
his own individual record. A few dol
lars spent in looking him up will be
money saved.
The commission merchants are prime
factors in the great business world
When I say that nearly 90 per cent. of
all the business of the country is done
through them, this can be better IN
derstoOd. They make a careful study
of the markets Of supply and demand
and keep posted on all interests affect
ing their business whether it is direct
~ connected with it or not. They
keep a record of past events as a
means to foreshadow the future. If
you are blessed with the confidence of
the right ones they can frequently give
you pointers that would be impossible
for you to get otherwise and which
would effect vitality the results of your
transactions, whether you have some
thing to sell or something to buy
The commission merchant is like
the fair seX-a necessary good or evil,
as your individual case may be- Good
if you have been careful in your selec-
ton, but bad if you have depended on
sweet words and promises, and not
taken the time to look him up. If you
get acquainted with the right one, and
you are as honest toward him as you
want him to be towards you, you will
not only find him full Of good advice
for you, but you will find him ready
to stand by you in financial matters.
/ know cases where commission
have saved their patrons
from failure by substantial aid and
held them up long enough so that they
could again get on their feet.
Throwing all jokes and puns aside I
must say that the commission mer-
chants are a medium of exchange and
there are many of them worthy of ali
the confidence we can give them and
many more are not.
Speaking about puns calls to my
mind a conversation I had with nv
wife recently. [ was telling her of the
fine entertainment the people of Jack
sonville were preparing for us. She
asked me if I thought there would be
a cake walk. I told her I did not
think so, as all the hotel help had gone,
but T was sure of one thing IF thn
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-28
NEW VOL. 35.---NO. S.
Sleep.

What is sleep? We do not know.
We can only say that it is q condi-
tion belonging TO almost every animal
organism, which seems naturally
brought about by the activities of
that organism, and which in some un-
explained manner helps to reinstate
the exhausted energy of the brain and
muscle. As to the sleep Of plants,
the true phenomena Of sleep are re-
stricted to the brain and the higher
senses there can be no sleep where
these are absent
Certain phenomena concerning sleep
have been well observed but the
organic condition or sum OF conditions,
on which these depend, remain SO en-
tire mystery that we cannot venture
on 4 toierable defining OF sleep. Let
us be content with defining some Of
ITS leading characteristics Look at
that child; wearied with play, he has
thrown himself upon the ground, and.
resting flushed cheek on one arm,
he lies there breathing equally, with
motioule,s limbs, eyes closed, brain
shut out from lights and noises round
hun. II you touch ms hand be with
draws it; if YOU tickle his cheek he
will impatiently turn his head aside
but, even should he turn his whole
body round, he will not, PERHAPS
open his eyts-will not know who
It Is. or what it is, that molests him
be will not wake His mind, en-
gagged in dreams, is disengged from
external things they make impress
sons on hun, excite sensations IN HIM,
but these sensations are not wrought
up into knowledge. His senses are
dormant, or but (eebly active, and his
brain is busy with dreams his limbs
motionless, his fingers relax their
grasp and the muscles Of his neck
support his head. But the heart beats
vigorously, and pumps the blood M
cessautly all over the body, the chest
expands and contracts, the stomach
and lntestines digest, and all the
secretions are going on.
We thus perceive how superficial
is the analogy Q! sleep and death,
supposed by the ancients to be broth
ers and even by moderns supposed to
resemble each other so closely that
death is called an eternal sleep. But,
strictly speaking, there is not only no
true an,agonism between sleep and
life, there is not even an antagonism
between sleep and waking. In death
all the activities peculiar to the vital
organism ceases; IN sleep they all
continue. Sleep is a form
Of life, not cessation Of life.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-28
The Nancy They RrInn.

Statistics in regard TO the amount 81
money brought to this country by Euro
pean immigrants show that the German
Is the richest with an average OF
s52 80. while the Englishnsn is close
second. with So The Frenchnan has
s47. 25 and the Belgian SIS while the
Irishman brings but sl5, the Russian
sl2. 50 and the Italian 80
Probably the Italian takes more back
10 his native land however. than any
Of the others New York Tribune
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-28
SHEPHERDSTOWN W. VA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 2S 1893.

meg and then poured in half bottle
of vanilla. He was slowly stirring
the contents of the kettle and Won
dering if a lemon or two wouldn't
make it just right when the compound
suddenly foamed mp and boiled over.
As it ran over the edges of the kettle
there was a fash, a sheet of fame, and
smoke leaped to the ceiling. Mr..
Bowser was in his slippers, and just
after the burst of fame had singed of
his eyebrows and curled his hair be
felt something hot strike his feet. Mrs.
Bowser heard a yell and then couple
Of bumps which Jared the house, but
She sat still. She heard Mr.. Bowser
strike a chair and pitch it, scram-
bic up and bang omen the back door,
but she held her chair Then she
knew that be was gslloping about the
back yard, and she heard people cry
ing Fire but it was not until the
fremen were banging away at the
door that -he rose up. The house was
full Of smoke and smell, but there was
no fire. The fremen had been gone
ten minutes, and most of The smell
bad hoatel out upon the night air,
when Mr. Bowser entered the sitting
room and stood before her. He was
a dllapidated man. He had suffered
for the cause Of humanity. He lifted
his right foot and his left foot-he
gestured with his right arm and his
left arm. He wanted to say some
thing-he wanted to utter hundreds
of words with SIX syllables, but his
feelings overcame him.
Yes, l know. quietly replied Mrs.
Bowser, as she looked at him. Eyes,
you want to say that l made another
attempt to assassiuate you, and that
the limit has been reached and divorce
must follow, but you can't get it out.
If were you I'd go to bed.
And like one in dream he dragged
his legs after him from stair to stair,
wondering and wondering, but speak
ing no word, and an hour later, when
Mrs. Bowser followed him, she found
him in bed with the clothes drawn up
to his chin and look of benevolence
on his face. He was dreaming Of saw
ing the lives of 5000 of his fellow
creaturs annually, but as she gazed on
him his toes began to twitch, the look
Of benevoTence faded into one Of sur
prise, and the odor Of singed hair filled
the room and made him sneeze in a
lonesome way.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-28
WISHING.

Do sou vish the world were better
Let me tell you What 20 DO.
scta watch upon yot actions.
Keep them sluays straight and true.
Rad your minds q selfish motives.
let your thoughts be clean and high.
You can make q lils Eden
OF the sphere you Occupy.
DO you Ssh the world we're wiser
Well suppose YOU make a start
By accommodating wisdom
IN the scrsp-book u your heart
DO not waste one page On folly
Live 10 learn. and learn 70 live.
II you Sant 10 give men knoNiedgs
You must get Il. ere 700 give.
DO you Wish the Hesld we're happy
Then remember day by day
Just 10 scatter seeds 81 kindness
A. you pas along the ~sy.
For the pleasure of the many
May he olttimss traced 70 one.
A. the hand that plants an acorn
shelters armies from the sun.
-ELtA wHBFiES wacor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-28

A young lady was acting temper
arily as hostess, and her time was
much occupied. One other admirers,
nervous and absent-minded lover
perceived that this would be the case,
and to facilitate matters he deter
mined to bring affairs to a point. He
didn't get a chance.
"Afterward," says the object Of his
sacred devotion, Il found this mem
orandum on the floor, where he had
dropped it in his agitation. 1t ran
thus
Mention rise in salary. Mention
loneliness. Mention pleasure in her
society. Mention prospects from Uncle
jim. Never loved before. Propose. ~
The Charles A. Vogeler Company,
Baltimore, which manufactured ST..
Jacobs oil, has made an assignment.
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aMamma. pIea.e gimme a drink Of

Mamma, please gimme drink Of
water; I'm 60 thirsty" mo; you re
not thirsty. Turn over and 60 to
sleep" a pause. Mamma, wont
you please give me a drink? I'm SO
thirsty" If You don't turn over
and 20 10 sleep. / viii get up and
whip you" Aao,asr pause. MAN
ma, won't you please gimme drink
when you get up to whip me p
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-28
Troy Steam Laundry {.

For first-class up-to-date Laundry try
Troy Steam Laundry, Strauther Pendie-
ton, Agent All orders left at Mr.. PEN
dleton's store will be called for We
collect on Tuesday and deliver on Fri
day. Respectfully,
STRAUTHER PENDLETON.
June 8, 1S0o-tf.
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Experience has shown 10 physicians
that the majority Of diseases have their
origin in the arrangement or disease Of
the stomach and other organs OF diges-
ton and nutrition. The stomach is the
receptacle in which food is received and
the laboratory In which II Is prepared 70
nourish the different parts Of the body.
II prepares brain nourishment in one
way, nerve nourishnlent in another,
muscle nourishment in another. When
the stomach is "out OF order" these
various forms OF nourishment are only
partly or impeTfectly prepared. and
nerve, muscle, or brain, as the case
may be, is only partly fed, and the result
il pain, which Is Natures protest and
warning. The pain may be IN the bead
or in the heart, but you must reach II
through the stomach or you can't cure
il. That is the philosophy on which DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery -
prepared. II has absolute control OF
the stomach and digestive and nutritiye
cysterl. II cures diseases IN head, heart,
liver, lungs and other organs by curing
the diseased condition Of the stomach
which prevents the proper nourishnent
OF the various organs and corupts them
bv rs own diseased condition, IN the
martial uourishnent il provides. In Ike
manner "Colden Medical Discovery"
uurifes the blood, by purifying the
stomach and other bIood-naaking organs
It contains no alco-
hol, or other intoxi-
cant, and no narcotic.