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The evening times., 1899-03-24
Disguised statesmau-cor,,,

Disgusted Statesman.-Goyernor
Bradley, of Kentucky, threatens to resign
his office and move out of the Blue Grass
State. His term as governor will expire
on January 1, and there is no possible
chance of Bradley securing second term.
Republican leaders are disappointed in
Governor Bradley. They thought when he
was elected governor that 1t was an enter
ing wedge in permanent break in the
solid South. Bradley's administration.
however, has been complete fzzle. DO
litically speaking, and it probably insures
Kentucky to the Democrats for another
generation at least
''The trouble with Bradley" said Ken
tuckian today, lis that he contracted sad
case of big head right after his election
as governor. He announced himself can
didate for President, and was highly in
dignant because his party did not adopt
the suggestion by acclamation. He is as
much of demagogue as Pingree. without
one-tenth of the latter's ability. I trust
that the report is true that Bradley is 60
ing to resign and leave the State"
The evening times., 1899-03-24

u
grinding an organ in the streets of London,
claims not cnIy the title and estates Of Earl
PouIett, but the furniture and ornaments IN the
great halls at Hinton St George. These include
one OF the finest private collections of tapestries
in the world. says the London Daily Mall,
tapestries bearing the design of Paul NeTonese
and other great masters. which are renowned Tor
their beauty and value throughout the world of
art There are seventeen of these splendid tap
estries at Hinton 81. George They all OF
the Renaissance period, and were made about
1910 Some OF them have the Poulett arms WOW
en- into the fabric. As many OF these splendid
possessions of the POuletts as much u twenty
feet in length. il may be readily understood that
they occupy great space IN the halls OF the
Pouletts. These tapestries are valued at El.OO
each. That is their average price Connois-
seurs assert that several tapestries IN the col
lection are worth $4,000 10 E4,0O0 each- They
are all in splendid condition. and if Yiscount
Hinton gets them they viii constitute perhaps
his most unique possession
Nine persons out OF ten-yes, nine hundred and
ninety-niue out of every thousand-if asked how
long il takes the earth TO turn once on its axis,
would answer twenty-four hours. and to the ques-
tien: How many times does its turn its axis
in the course of year?" the answer would be,
365L times. Both answers wrong. Il re-
quires but twenty-thTee hours and hfty-six min-
utes for the earth make one complete turn,
and il makes 366L turns during the year. The
error springs from a wrong idea of what -
meant by a day The day is not. as is COM
monty supposed. the time required by the earth
10 make one turn its axis. but the interval
between two successive passages OF the across
the meridian-that is to say, the time which
elapses after the IL seen exactly south in
its diurna course through the heavens before
it is again in that position. Now, in con-
sequence of the earth's revolution in its orbit.
or path around the sun. the has the appear
ance of moving very slowly in the heavens in a
direction from east 10 west At noon Tomorrow
the sun will be short distance to the east OF
the point in the heavens at which il Is seen
at noon today. that when the earth has made
one complete turn. il will still have to turn
four mnues longer before the sun can again be
seen exactly south
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
.REVE|LLE At
HALF PAST THREE
At $50 Sunday Morning
Melville B. Mitchell
Walked Beyond the Reach of Suffer-
ing and Death.

Private Melville B. Mitchell of Com
pany F, came home from the South,
sick of consumption, after passing
through a severe case of typhoid fever.
With the lapse of days and weeks he
wasted away. A few weeks before his
death, his comrades sent him full new
uniform, and he had his friends take
him out of bed and dress him in the
uniform, overcoat and all, and then
after going to bed had them hang the
uniform where he could look upon it.
As death drew nearer, he expressed a
wish to live till the Company was mus
tered out, 90 that he could be discharged
with the Company, and when five of his
comrades came home Saturday night and
called to see him, he was resigned and
willing to 60, and at $3.50 Sunday morn
ing, passed away. His remains will
he buried in our city cemetery this
afternoon; funeral services at the Luth-
eran church, at 200 O'Clock; sermon by
Rev. 8. 8. Adams. Company F will at
tend in q body and act as q funeral e.
cort.
Mr.. Mitchell was worthy Christian
young man, AMI his early death is
greatly deplored.
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THE BOYS AT HOME )!
Company F Comes Home With
the Temperature Below Zero
But Receives a Warm
Reception.

Company F did not reach home until
1000 o'clock Monday morning, having
remained in Cincinnati over Sunday. A
number of the boys got home Saturday
night and some came home Sunday, and
a number scattered, going in different
directions.
There was a very large crowd of peo-
pie from the city and country at the
depot, awaiting the coming.,of the train,
nothing daunted by the zero tempera-
ture, and the Grand Army band with
Old Glory and q number of the comrades
waited to welcome the soldiers who have
succeeded them as guardians of the flag.
Many trends were there to give the
boys a warm clasp, and hearty hand
shake, and to rejoice that not member
of the company had died in the service.
In the name of the good people of our
city and county, we welcome you, boys,
to the best we have. We honor your
prompt volunteering, your willing SER
vice, your honorable record, and your
true heroism.
The formal reception to the Company
will be given in theK ofP. Hall Wednee-
day evening, to which every body is invit-
ed. This will be followed by q supper
given in the ban quet hall, to the Com
pany, and to all soldiers in the late aUar aUho
liue in Logan county or volunteered in the
Let them all come
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The Weather Record.

Some of the forgetful ones think our
late spell of cold weather was the most
severe we have ever had. For their
benefit we quote from our records of
1884 and 1885:
Thursday night, January "a, 1884
The coolest night on record. The ther-
mometer marked as low ae 80 in Belle
fontaine, and 35, SO and 81 in different
parts of the county. The mercury start
ed in at zero, at dark, and sank degrees
an hour, until II p. m.
"Thuraday night. December IS, 1884
mercury sank to 81 below zero.
March "a, 1SS5-Tuesdsy, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
mornings, March II, 10. 20. 81, % and
%. the temperature was below zero,
ranging from to II degrees below. The
snow that fell in January, still covers
the fields, and the ice is two feet thick
on Silver Lake. of March
"a. 1855.
"There have been "a days this winter
that the thermometer has been below
zsro-and the end is (probably) not yet
'-REPUBlICAN, March q. 1885,"
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Guests at the Banquet,

The invited guests at the banquet,
Wednesday evening, will include:
First of all the boys for whom the
banquet will be provided. This includes
all the soldiers in Logan county, who
enlisted in the Spanish-American war,
and all are asked to dress in their sol
dier uniforms. The officers of Eugene
Reynolds Post, also the officers of the
Army & Navy League and Women's
Relief Corps. The Mayor of the City
and his wife, DR.. Whitlock, the wife of
Major Kaufman, the father and mother
of Captain Bennett and two represen.
tatives from each of the three city news
papers.
The bar quet will be served at $50,
in X. G.. E. Hall, the soldiers in blue,
seated first.
The program will begin at 8 O'Clock,
in the K. of P. Hall. Welcome given by
the Mayor of the city and response by
Capt. Bennett. songs by q chorus of 20
voices, speeches by DIR. Whitlock and
others, drill by raw recruits, command
ed by Capt. Dickenson, and general
handmade by everybody, and q social
just as happy as the occasion demands
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
Thirty-Six Below Zero.

Saturday night was probably the cold
est of the whole ice pack, of the past week.
When we.looked at our thermometer at
81 a. M, Monday morning, it marked 20
below zero. In an hour, it was only 16
below, showing rise of four degrees in
an hour. 1t was evident from this, that
the temperature had been much lower.
We soon heard reports showing that the
mercury at an early hour had been as
low as 80 below zero. During the day
reports of 80 below, came in from differ
ent parts of the county-Logansville,
East Liberty and elsewhere. Mr.. J. R
Long, thoroughly reliable gentleman
who lives on the Miami above Logans-
vile, reports that his thermometer-one
that he paid 81 so for-registered 36 be.
low zero. We don't pretend to recon
Gle the stories that Thermometers tell
but We have lived long enough to learn
that "there are Thermometers and ther.
mometers," and you must take your
choice unless you 60 by the editors
And we have found that thermometer
hanging within ten feet of each other
will not alwas show the same comparison
of records, and that there are cold spot
and cold spots in the atmosphere, ant
there is often considerable difference il
the temperature of localities not very fa
apart. This fact will probably accoun
for the fact that sometimes one ear vii
freeze while the other will not-but i
won't account for the fact that som,
mems noses never freezs.
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Harper.

Harper.
E. j. Costin has returned to his school
after a weeks illness of Ia grippe.
About fifteen cases of grip in Harper.
Mrs. Sallie Slicer, of Bellefontaine,
spent Sunday with the family of Mr..
Geo. Stinson.
The family of Jones have left town.
Ernest Vanscoy, of Witmington,l is
visiting his cousin, John Stinson.
Grandfather Shougb is very low with
the grip.
The pioneers hold their meeting
here the second day of March. Come
out and hear them.
Dean R fiji :, of Lake View, visited his
brother, A. o. Rifle and family, ovel
Sunday.
Twenty degrees below zero, Thursday
morning.
The cement factory is making prepar-
atoms to start soon, and their blus
bills will again be in circulation.
VIM. Fisher is able to be out again
after severe case of the grip.
Miss Mabelle Kitchen is visiting he
brother Ora, who is attending college a
ada. MAPLE LEAF
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FAIR COMMITTEES

The Board of Fair Managers had a
meeting Saturday, and after electing
officers appointed the following COM
mitteee:
Rent-W. W. Hamer, D. M. Kaylor,
G. A. Henry.
Repairs and Locating-I. G. Miller,
j. L. Makemson.
Advisory-L II. Pool, J. M. Watson,
G. s. Harner.
The next meeting of the Board will
probably be held April 8.
The date for holding the Fair may be
changed from Oct. 8 to to Sept. 25 to
conform to arrangements made b.
Miami Valley Circuit.
The new officers are William William
son, President; I. .. Miller, Vice Presi
dent; E. P. Chamberlin, Secretary
David Fuson, Treasurer.
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PERSONALS.

Attorney J. @. Cameron, Of Mary g.
vile was in our city last week.
Mr.. Luther Slough came home from
Columbus to see the soldier boys.
Mr.. Lee McKinnon. of Wittenberl
College, visited relatives in our city yes
terday.
Mrs J. A. Kuert passed. through oul
city Friday evening enroute to Kentor
from Macon, Ga.
Mrs. Banner M. Allen and daughter
Mics Marguerite returned to Mt
Vernon, Saturday.
Mr.. Ralph Parlette, while in Zanes
field will be the guest his friend Mr.
Robert Dunaway.
Miss Elizabeth Rogers, who has beer
the guest of Mrs. Deemy returned Il
Wheeling, last week.
Mr.. Frank Mccormick of Indianap
oils was called to this city by the illnesl
of his father, Mr.. M. h. Mccormick
Postmaster Zsaring, W. g. Huston, W
W. Roach and others attended the Re
publican banquet at Dayton, Saturda.
night.
Mr.. Cy Humphrey was at his ofic
yesterday, the first time in several days
having been at home on account OF i'll
ness.
Mrs. J. E. West and little Misse
Catherine and Margaret returned Sstur
day evening from visit with relative
in Wooster, Ohio.
DR.. WV. Hamer returned Saturda
evening from Chicago, where he hi
been taking post graduate course, j
the Chicago Polytechnic.
| Mr.. Ray Rolan and wife leave March
for Newark, o where he has accepted
nice position. Mr.. Rolan has mac
q great many friends in this city as Gle,
in the H. M. Annat store.
Mr.. Will Nevin left Friday for 9
extended trip. He expected to be
: Nsw Orleans Saturday evening, and tn
] week take a ride on a Gulf Steame
! He will be absent several weeks al
have q deli ghtful trip.
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THE SECOND At MACON

| We publish in another column, a dis
patch from Macon, charging that some o
the Second Ohio, after they were sworr
out at Macon, robbed the wagons of som'
OF the merchants who came out to th'
camp to sell them goods.
Some of the officers published a care
censuring Col. Kusrt, and denouncinQ
those who stole the goods. Only q few
of the officers, however, did this, amonl
sm two of tbs Msjors-Oampbell, OF
Kenton, and Kaut zman, of Bellefontaine
A dispatch from Tifin, says that Major
Campbell and his wife were put off the
train at Cincinnati, on account of his
signing the paper.
The friends of Col. Kuert say that he
to id the merchants not to bring the
goods into the camp-thst the regiment
was mustered out, and he had no au-
thority over it. That should have been
a warning to the merchants, but they
did not profit by it.
It is said that the officers wanted the
men to get home with their money, and
had made arrangements for the men to
take the train at camp 30 as to have no
chance to 60 to Macon to spend their
money, and that it was the effort of the
merchants to prevent this that aroused
bad blood.
The regiment was not responsible for
what was done, for it had passed out of
existence, and the men were not respon-
sible, for the vast majority of them hsd
no part in the affair, but condemned it.
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few days, is able TO be out again.

few days, is able TO be out again.
Rev. Richards, OF Silver Greek, hat
been assisting Rov. Klnnear with the
revival services at Union Chapel. Nc
services were held the latter part of last
week, on account Of the severe cold
weather.
The scholars of Jericho will observe
Washlngton's birthday by appropriate
exercises.
B. F. Lane and family were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jewell, near
Peoria last week.
Miss Mamie Devore will visit her
aunt at Lima, next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins, of North
LewisburR, visited the family of Edward
Patrick, last week.
Cory Lane is working for the Brush
Lake Ice Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster will make their
home in North Lewisburg.
Mac Dixon and family will move from
Thos. Wilson's farm to that of Edward
Patrick.
Say, Brother Rick if you don't quit
poaching on our preserves, we will tell
Bro. Slocum on you, or if you will just
wait few months longer, We will
donate you the whole territory.
aged twenty-nine. died last week.
Don't ask what our thermometer
registered last week. The cold chills 60
chasing up and down our spinal column
to think about it.
Two of the directors OF the Jericho
district, live within stones throw of
the school house; the third, little
farther away and they have not visited
the school this winter. They say Duna-
way doesn't need watching.
After twenty years of single blessed |
ness, Thos. Wilson has become a bene-
dict and was welded to Mrs. Mary
Crowder, last Thureday evening. (All
on account of q little bobsled item
We give them our heartiest coDgratu-
lations for happy life together.
Moral: Subscribe for the Republican.
Miss Leota Devore has returned
home after an extended stay with her
grandmother, Mrs. Robinson. OF Potter.
PEARL PRENTICE.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
The Index Calls Old Glory
"a Rag

The Index of Saturday contained the
following:
"Old Glory" is quite conspicuous
about town todav. The rag is hung out
in honor of Go. F's home coming"
There was probably no intentional
insult intended in this, but it is dis
respectful allusion to the grand old flag
of our country, of which no American
should ever be guilty. The man who
speaks of "the fl ag of the free," which 80
many have followed to death, as "a raj" /"
has not the least conception of the glory
that fl pats on its folds and shines from
its ever bright stars.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
MEAT, Etc.

Dry Salt 64c, Breakfast Bacon 10c,
Picked Pork Sc, best sugar cured Hams
124c, fine bulk Coffees from 123 up, good
teas Young Hyson and Japan 25c to 60c,
Molasies qt., 2 ct. and gallon buckets,
Apple butter and Jellies, small wooden
bucket 25c, all lamps and dishes lower
than usual, Toilet Soaps 1, 24, 81, 5, 10c
per cake. Special prices on canned
goods. We have fine dried peaches
rsisins, prunes, &c,
2-14 2sei CARTER BROTHERS.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
Mill Branch.
A light snow, Saturday.

A light snow, Saturday.
Mrs. Rick is lamenting about q black
Minorca rooster, that got his gills and
comb badly frczsn, on Thursday night.
Potatoes were frt zen in cellars in this
part.
Birds suffered during the cold spell,
and some were frozen to death.
The light snow was good protection
for the wheat, during the severe freeze.
Mrs. B. +. Wirick made a business
trip to Bellefontaine, Tuesday.
All ice houses are full to ovefhowing
with ice on the Bsanch, at this writing.
Our thermometer marked 10 degrees
below zsro, Wednesday, and stayed be-
low nothing all day.
By the tone of the weather, Wednes-
day, the ice harvest was not over.
Sleighing is fair for such q light snow
with an occasional bare spot.
A party at r. Painters, Thursday, by
young members of the M. r. church,
failed to materialize on account of the
coldness.
Thermometer registered % degrees be-
low s,ro Thursday morning, and 8 de-
grees below z aro was as high as it got,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
Piety and Patriotism

On account of the extreme cold wealth
or. and the number of persons sick, the
audience at the Lutheran church last
Sunday, was unusually small. Rev. s.
s. Adams preached two most excellent
sermons.
The morning sermon was especially
good, being eloquent with the spiritual
ity of missionary work, and of religious
patriotism in our country. The speaker
argues that God is now using the U. s.
Government as an instrument, not only
to give civil libsrty to Cuba and the
Philippines, but to open the way for the
gospal and christian civiliz stion as well
The sermon would make good reading
for every body, either from religious Of
patriotic point of view.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
VALENTINE, 1899.

Fairer year than ninety-nine,
Never brought sweet valentine
Swelling heart, and bud, and breast.
Nature wakens after rest.
Cupid's loving bow ne'er bent,
Never sweeter message sent.
Lovely lilies, roses rare,
Valentines for all the fair.
Cumming bird and columbine,
am yours, and you are mine.
Bleeding heart and clinging vine,
You shall be my valentine.
Sure as Summers sun shall shine,
You shall be my valentine.
Blue of eye and sky combine,
In my lovely valentine.
Binds on wing, and maidens fair,
Love songs fill the wooing air.
Cupid, rascal, splendid boy,
Ever Fl II the world with joy. 10. A c
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COUNTY NEWS.


Although the thermometer has been
81 degrees below zero, our ink has no,
frozen; but the serious illness of our
daughter Grace, with lung fever, has
caused us to discontinue our reports.
F. @. Hamilton has arrived in Cuba
W. N. Smith has quit blacksmithinR
and now stands behind the counter
discussing the sandwich problem and
and supplying pie and cake to his
customers.
Mr.. Lewis Norviel candidate for
county Commissioner was In the village
Saturday. If the people want repre-
sentation from this part of the county
they will make no mistake in choosing
Mr.. Norviel, as he is q thorough busi-
ness man and is capable of managing
that of the county.
The X of P's have purchased q lot and
will put q building thereon in the
Spring.
Mr.. Charles Morse died last Thursday,
after long illness. He has been a
great sufferer. He was member of the
Disciple church and was always in
attendance until he was confined to bis
room. He leaves q wife and three
daughters to mourn his loss. Funeral
services were held at the church at 1-30
P. M. Saturday, conducted by Rev.
Harris, his pastor; Rev. Webser assisted
by reading and invocation. After the
services Mr.. Lane, undertaken, took
charge OF the remains and they were
taken to Mill Greek for interment.
Rev. A. Skldmore, of Marion. o, Prof
Lucas Morse and Rev. @. A. Freev of
Columbus, U. were present at the
funeral.
Tip your hat to Omar Harshfisld and
say papa; q voter arrived at his home
last Tuesday morning.
| Guy Sharp gets news over the wire
from Austinville.
Wednesday at about 10 o'clock the
large two story dwelling of King Sutton
and Daily, one mile and half north Il
here was totally destroyed by fire. They
we're butchering hogs and were eatiI {
their dinners when Mrs. Sutton, goinl
roatairs on an errand, discovered the
fire in the northwest bedroom. She gave
Lne alarm and in a few minutes things
we're being carried out, as the fire waf
under such headway that it could moi
be subdued. A large part of the things
we're saved. A piano was burned il
the doorway, the fire overtaking them
before it could be removed. A bedroom
| SET anu nearly all tuo CaIp0te WoT0 COu
sumed. 1t was partially covered by in
surance. Mr.. Daily came very nea
being killed by falling chimney. The!
will rebuild in the epring. The fire wal
caused from the chimney.
Prof. Bells High School class will Civ
rhetorical recital on next Friday a
i2:3O p. m also a debate by two )adie
and two gentlemen. Music by femal
chorus. All those who are interested il
the school, and are desirous Of being in
, structed, are cordially invited to attend
The K OPS conferred the second ran
on five candidates last Monday evenin,
and number of visiting brethren wer
3 present.
Grace Vanica is much improved a
this writing, and we hope for her speed
recovery.
A. b Pugsley now occupies the sho
vacated by W. N. Smith, and is prepare
= to do all kinds of blacksmithing.
A number of our teachers attended til
Bi-Monthly at the county seat Saturda.
OLD EAGLE.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14
The Lucky Teachers.

The teachers who passed examination
Saturday, are as follows:
Two years-Frank Ellis, Oner E
VanV Voorhis.
Ole year-Blanche Kaufman, Emma
J. Kirkwood, Myrtle L. McCracken,
Rosa A. Young, Harry Cline, Ray
Kaufman, Anson A. Longfsllow, Earl
Turner.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-02-14

It's Q bad cold spell that cooks no.
body's pudding. Our coal dealers were
in box that wasn't coal bin, just be.
fore the late zero frolic began. The mild
weather in January had not emptied
their coal houses. A number of cars Of
coal were shipped to them and they
didn't know what to do with the coal.
The railroads were threatening to dump
the coal, and the dealers were in the
dumps, when all at once record breaker
came sweeping down on US from the
northwest, and the extra supply of coal
has been licked up like May frost be-
fore the rising sun. Don't complain
any more about the Geld weather.
Think of the poor coal dealer.