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that way. He's run after more than any man

that way: He's run after more than any man
Well. what could dop He seemed like
any other man to me. He spoke Of q breakfast
or something on his yacht, and suppose
every one will think il queer, as you say-if
don't 90 but the fact 10 don't care much for
that sort OF thing. II 1t is like the hotel am
afraid should be- very much out OF place"
DO you mean to say that Dudleigh Is going
to give you breakfast on his yacht? Well,
must say some OF you quiet girls are pretty
deep! And you never said a word ~
Yes. said that hadn't met him before.
attention OF that sort, and -
We'll. you little goose! To lose such
chance! And now you'll go back to your dis
sectng room and bones and things without
ever going on that lovely YACHT
oh, I'm going IL mother will only come on.
You see. he had me send her q special invita-
ton, and he put off the breakfast until / heard
from her and-well. she hasn't replied. and
the fact is. that is why | thought I'd better 70
home. | felt quite blue about IL. And Mr.
Dudleigh said that II l could get her TO con-
sent he'd bring the yacht down to New York to
take us ON, and usually have n lot OF influence
with mother: so ! think I'll take that 1913
train; and I'll 60 on with my packing now. II
You'll excuse me.
Well" said the most popular, girl as she
say that those rcd-haired seepy-eyed girls
were about the slyest thngsl To think OF her
carrying of Chillington Dudeligh like that
when all the girls in the hotel have been spoil
ing him for the last month! That girl is Just
too deep for anything She doesn't need any
tips from me: she's out Of my class! Just wait
til tell the other girls!"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
DisIocRted His Liver.

Daniel NIacgo.gen has the distinction Of being
the third in the records Of st. AGness Hosuitai
to meet with peculiar sort Of accident. He is
an icCman and lives at 2l22 Dickinson street.
Will" serving ono Of his customers yesterday
morning he had occasion 20 lit heavy lump
OF Ice up some high steps. In doing this he rN-
T"rcnccd n curious sensation. which in u few
minutes became so painful that he applied 10
the hospital There II was found that his liver
had dropped from its customary position and
was not only ronGesting the other organs but
causing circumference Of several inches The
patient. after treatment. was able to return to
his home, nut Il will he some weeks before he
is able to attend TO his usual work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16

lndeed, the luke Is rather sinister look
ing fellow His brown back ~ notified much
like that Of boa constructor. His belly -ha
is all belly and backs white with Iearl-
gray tint over each oyc tn" iiukr has green
sort OF shutter. which he opens and shuts AZ
he lies in the boat with air Of stulld res igua-
tlon which awaken. no sympathy in the heart
OF the fisherman because Of his fOTbiliHG
appearances. In Jamaica Bay the huke soIue-
times attalns thirteen pounds In weight. Ten
OF these big fellows would max" Il Decent avn
ing for grocery store. The average ~lze run,
from twoto four pounds. nsidered as food
the nuke IL not delicacv. II" cannot COM
Lare as panilsh with his smaller brother, tho
hounder. But he serves a useful purpose IN
afordinG thousands OF poor men hGalthIu.
recreation, and helps TO keep many a frying
pan from getting rusty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
Killed by Lightning when Poised for a Dive.

CHEsTERToN. Nd. July GA storm 0t un-
usual severity passed over Chesrrrtown At 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and Earl ID SIM
Iers one OF the most prom sing Young mon 81
the town, was killed hV lightning, Young
Shippers, with Edward Jones. was diving from
n" Chester River Steamboat Com panv wharf
The distant thunder had been heard hut there
was no sign OF an immediate storm here rhs
swimmer had mounted n rils twelve feet high
for the purpose OF making a dive, and as rs
stood poised for the plunge the fatal fash came
from comparatively clear sky and the younR
man fell to the wharf dead
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
AMERICAN HUMOR.
An English Comedian Compares 1t
With the British Article.

An English Comedian Compares It
With the British Article.
George Grossmith, comparing Ameri-
can humor with English, says: "a
New York gentleman was once chatting
me about my pronunciation of certain
words, and was very much amused at
it. So I said to him: It's our language,
you know. We invented it before you
were discovered He was bit abashed
at first. Then he said: THAT SO. Well
| think it's about time you learned to
speak it.
cit is very difficult to score off an
American, and you can't play a prao-
tical joke on one at ALL I've often
gone, when I've had friend with me,
into some cid city bank, like the Bank
of England, for example-staid old
place, you know. We've marched up to
the counter, and I've said quite calmly
to the old gentleman behind it, Can t
l have brandy and soda and some
sandwiches?' They've always been most
polite and taken it seriously, saying,
we don't keep brandy and soda and
sandwiches here. But you have them
ordered in from outside. Yes, but
that of course is for ourselves, and so
on, all quite gravely and without the
suspicion of smile or the slightest
quiver Of the muscles of the counte-
nance to indicate a sense that prac-
tical joke was fooling around -
"And in America you would have
Jared differently"
'Rather. I went once to the state
house in Hartford. There was man
standing at the entrance, an official
with band around his hat. so I STEP
ped up to him and said, Can you tell
me if this hotel is conducted on the Eu-
ropean plan?' He simply looked at me,
and calmly said, ANY more?' Then
there was moments awkward pause,
and had to walk out.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
Parsnip Complexion.

A majority of the ills sff citing people
today can be trace 10 kidney troubl
IL pervadee all classes of society, in ali
climates, regardless of age, EEK or con.
dition.
The sallow, colorlsss looking people
you often meet are eff c.ed with 'xidney
complexion" Their kidneys are turning
to parsnip color, go is their complexion.
They may suffer from Indigestion,
bloating, sleeplessness, uric acid, gravel
dropsy, rieumatism, catarrh of the
bladder. or irregular heart. You may
depend upon it, the cause is weak, Ut.
healthy kidneys.
Women as we'll ae men made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble
both need the same remedy. Dr.
kilmer's Swamp-Root the great kidney,
liver and bladder remedy will build up
and strengthen weak and unhealthy
kidneys. purify the diseased kidneyp,
purify the diseased, kidney-poisoned,
blood, clear the complexion and soon
help the sufferer to better health.
The mild and the exuaordinary effect
Of Swamp Root is soon real zsd. 1t
stands the highest for it's wonderful
cures of the most distress ng casss, such
as weak kidneys, cstarrh of the bladder,
gravel, rheum atism and Bright's Disease,
which is the worst from OF kidney
'rouble. At druggists, fifty cent and
dollar sizes. You may have . sample
bottle b, mail free. also pamphlet tell
ing all about it. Address DR.. Kilmer &
Co, Binghamton, N Y.
When writing please mention The
Bellefontaine REPUBLICAN,.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10

The Navy and Army Illustrated says
that the wearing of ''mufti" by British
officers when off duty is custom that
came in between 1880 and 1910, owing to
the foolish irritation that then possessed
the lower orders in England, at the in
stance, to great extent, of political agi-
tators, in parliament and outside, against
the standing army as an institution. In
consequence, the Duke of Wellington, then
commander in chief at Whitehall, to keep
things quiet and the army as much out of
evidence as possible in the circumstances,
directed that all officers should wear plain
clothes when not on duty, and from that
time onward the custom has grown and
hardened into an established rule of the
service, until nowadays to see an officer in
uniform when not on duty is almost a
phenomenon. The saving to an officer
pocket, for uniforms cost lot of money, by
tbs preseEt day usage is another matter.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
The Doctor,s Panoose.

Some years ago a banquet was rendered
Generals Brooke and Crook in one of our
western cities. On this occasion all the
speakers paid tribute to the fighting quail
tiles of these gentlemen, especially with
their Indian campaigns, Among the
speakers was an esteemed friend of mine,
who after rising informed Generals
Brooke and Crook that he felt hurt that
they should have monopolized all the In
dian campaign thunder. II have killed
a few Indians myself" he said, with a
pretense of great pride.
And while the banqueters were wonder
ing how his remark should be taken he
added, "You know 1 was a doctor and
practiced quite extensively among the In
dians." This brought down the house. -
for probably a number of those present re-
membered that the doctors first patient
was an Indian papoose-which was not
permitted to witness the wonderful prog
ress Of the city of its birth. In other
words, the papoose died, but, as the doctor
explained, 'tIt would have died, even had
] not been the only doctor in X"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
Obituary..

Martha Edna Cook was born March 70,
1883, died Saturday December "a. 1899,
aged 10 years, 8 months and 20 days. She
had been in poor health about five weeks
but was not considered dangerously Ill
until Wednesday night before her deathl
She professed faith in Jesus as ner
Savior and united with the United Pres
oyterian congregation of Huntsville, o.s
in March 1898 In conversation with
her mother Friday morning before her
death she said che was not afraid to die
and was Trusting herself to Jesus. and
about five O'Clock Friday evening, az the
family were gathered about ter bedside
she asked them to sing. Her father sang
the twenty-third Psalm-that Shepherd
song of Gods people. Edna sang with
him through the two first verses when
her voice failed. When her father ceased
singing she sang two lines of 101 Psalm
then kissed all the family goodby. She
breathed her last about two O'Clock
Saturday morning, and without doubt is
safely sheltered in the arms OF the Good
Shepherd. Her funeral which was
largely attended wss held on Monday at
1890 a. m. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev ] Huston, of Belle
centre. assisted by Revs. Hargrave and
Mcknight. Her echoolmates and menu
bers of her Sabbath school claes attend
ed in q body. Loving floral tributes
were tastefully and profueely arranged
over the cssket. Interment in North
wood cemetery.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10

There are great number of curious
superstitions as to the time of day when
dying person is most likely to draw
his last breath, and the tide, moon and
the wind have all been supposed to have
some share in the matter. According to
The British Medical Journal, Raseri,
who has analysed %, 474 cases of death
and SO, 515 of birth, where the exact
time of day was noted, finds that the
maximum number of deaths occur in
the early afternoon (2:07 p. n.y., ana
the minimum in the last hours before
midnight, while the maximum number
of births occur in the early hours of the
morning, and the minimum in the
early hours Of the afternoon.
AS regards the cause Of this he points
out the hours of the maximum number
of deaths are precisely those when the
pulse rate and the temperature are at
their highest in health, and when there
is febrile exacerbation in illness.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
REMARKABLE RUNS
Of the Rival Past Mail
Trains.

The distance from Chicago to Omaha
over the Burlington Railroad is 500 miles
over the Northweste IN Railroad 498
miles. The distance beiHs practically
the same the government decided to give
the through mail contract to the road
that would make the fastest schedule
time. A few days since the two roads
started similar trains from Chicago, to
make the round trip, and the opinion is
that the race was nearlv q draw. A
Chicago paper makes the following re-
port Of the fastest runs mad,:
1.-THE runs OF the rival fast mail trains
between Chicago and Omaha have been
the universal topic Of discussion among
railroad men. 1t is the consensus Of
opinion that 30 far neither road has any
important advantage and that the time
can be materially reduced~if it is neces-
sary. The engineers who pulled the
trains assert that an hour can be clipped
from the present fast schedule.
On the Burlington the best time was
made from Chicago to Burlington, where
several stretches were covered at the
rate Of ninety miles an hour, and some
miles at even better than that. The
changing of engines at Creston, Iowa,
was made in one minute and thirty Sec
onds. With the eastbound trsin from
Burlington to Chicago, distance of 2O6
miles, the run was made in 213 minutes,
including all stops. Thirteen minutes
were required for stops, and taking these
out the actual time for the 2O6 miles WIS
200 minutes an average Of considerably
over mile minute.
"The fastest run was made between
Arion and Arcadia, Iowa. Here there
is straight level track for fifteen miles
and the mile posts were left behind at
the rate of one every 25 seconds. Every
fast mile record, including the New
York Central's record for mile in 80
sec onds, at the rate of 112 miles per
hour, made in 1898 was broken on this
rip. The distance from Siding to Arion,
two miles and four tenths was made in
one minute and twenty seconds, or ct
the rate of 130 miles per hour. Four
stop watches caught the time, which,
however, will not go on record, there be-
ing no speed indicator on the engine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
A SINGING WELL.
Dne of Natures Puzzles That IL L0.
Gated In Texas.

Gated In Texas.
About three miles west of Cedar
Bayou, Harris county, Tex, is a re-
markable well. When it was dug, no
one can tell, but it has been in exist
ence for more than go years. The well
is known as the Singing WE'LL"
In calm, fine weather a sound like
that of al .Eolian harp comes upward
between the tangles of vines below.
At times the sound seems nearer
and clearer. Then again it recedes, as
II far away, and reaches the ear very
family. These changes take place every
few minutes, and with great regularity.
With an east wind blowing the wa
ter in the we'll gets very low and the
mysterious musical sound very faint. A
strong west wind causes the water to
rise and the sound to increase in volume
and clearness.
But it is just before a great norther
that the old we'll plays it's widest
pranks. Then for several hours the wa
ter rises to within few feet of the tor
OF the we'll and emits the weirdest,
widest noises that ever reached human
ears. At such times even the water
drawn out with buckets means and
walls as if in anguish.
The we'll is about 60 feet deep. A
few years ago the land on which it is
located was bought by Mr.. Watkins,
who, not liking the sounds that came
from the WE'LL employed two men to
fill it up They shoveled dirt into the
we'll two weeks, but it did not affect
the depth of water perceptibly, and
they threw up the contract. From the
measurements of the excavations they
had made it has been calculated that
the we'll should have been filed up a
little more than twice.
The water is very clear, with blush
tint, and is fairly palatable. No other
wells in the neighborhood show such
pranks as are played by the "singing
we'll. Fort Worth (Tex.) Cor. Chi.
cago Inter Ocean.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
NOTICE
To Non-Residents in the Ans.
ley Ditch.

AUDITORS OFFICE, LOGAN CouNrY,l
BEhLEFoNrAINE, OHIO, Dec 20, A. D. 1898 !
To Ed. Flickinger ct al.
You are hereby notified that a petition SIGN.
ed by Ella T. Ansley ct al, has been filed with
the AUDITOR OF our said county of Logan, pray
ing for the location, establishment and con.
struction of a ditch drain or water-course on
the following described line:
Commencing on the lands of Edw Picking.
er IN Harrison township, Logan county Ohio.
thence in westerly direction across the lands
a ansieT: Mofseraee a8ence n francs srdgman Ella
the lands of Jas. B. McKinnon heirs; thence
onto Geo. Baughman and Noah Miller; thence
more westerly onto lands of A. W. Shultz and
terminating on west side of road onto VIM. n
Plum IN sec % in Washington township, Lo-
ty commissioners of our said county of Logan
will meet upon the line of and at the placs q,
beginning OF the said proprosed improvement
the law, on W
TUESDAY, JANUARYi17, 1899.
at 10 O'Clock a. m
said commissioners will, at the time and
place above fixed, hear any and All proof offer.
provement and other persons com petent r.
testify and determine the necessity thereof
and adjourn from time to time and to such
place as the necessity of the work NAV reonire
and in case said Commissioners find for said
Improvement, they will fix day for the hear
,ng OF appiccation for any appropriation Of
AesAAu o,sASn ~ Sslu LII upIOVeHenL and damages
TO SAID parties affected by said Improvement
or any OF them may sustain thereby and fo,
the approval of the report of the Surveyor.
At any time on or before the time set for the
nearing any person or corporation whose
lands are taken or affected in any way by such
improvement may make application to said
Commiss oners in writing for compensation OF
damages, and they or any of them may mai {
application in writing for change or altera
ton of the line of ditch through their prem
Uses and a fa1 qre to make such application
snaii De deemed and held to be a waiver to a.
rights thereto.
The following is a list of the parties who will
he affected or benefited by the said proposed
improvement:
Ed. Flickinger, Gath ShuItz
L. baughman, Minnie Baughman,
@. d. CAMPBELL.
Auditor Logan County, Ohio
Dec. "a, 1898.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10

Thoughtfulness lie one of the highest
Of human virtues. What great thing
It is 10 say of one, che is go thoughtful"
It is another way of saying, "whst
blessing he is to othert!" 1t doesn't take
a scholar to be thoughtful. Look at the
colored woman at Atlanta during the
Pre- sident's visit there. There was .
parade on cold day. Mrs. Mckinley
was in carriage. As the carriage passed
the colored woman's house, che ran out
with a warm brick, well wrapped up
and put it in the carriage at Mrs. Nc
Kinley's feet. Such little thing it was,
but 90 thoughtful, that President and
Mrs. Mckinley we're impressed by it.
and forthwith sent her an offer of posi-
ton in the White House -Ironton Rex
igters
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
wHISTLED WHILE DYING.
All Sorts Of Tunes Came From Be-
tween Charles Memberger's Lips.

BUFFALo,N. Y, Jan. Charley Men,
berger, 27 years of age, who was found
lying by the New York Central tracks
lest Friday with his skull fractured,
is dead. O1 the evening of the day on
which he received his injuries, Mem
berger began to whistle, though he was
wholly unconscious and remained so to
the last. He whistled all sorts of tunes,
without cessation for ninety five houre,
and never ceased until shortly before he
diad
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
Very Queer Dresser.

A very queer man in the matter Of
dress was the late Duke of Portland.
His eccentric grace always, it appears,
ordered three frock coats to every suit.
When the weather was hot, he wore
one only, when it was little less bot
two, aud when it was cool all three.
Besides these, he always kept three
greatcoats in wear, SO that when win
ter came on he wore three frSck coats
and one greatcoat, as it advanced three
frock coats and two greatcoats, while,
when there was real frost, he turned
out in all the six.-London Correspond
eDCo
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the stockholders
of the Woolman-Knight Mfg Co. that on
THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1899,
at the office of the Company there will be
meeting OF the stockholders of the said
Woolm an Knight Mfg. Co. to consider the SUBJ
ject of amending the articles Of Incorporation
of the Company. The contemplated amend
ments being
LIST to change the name from the present
name to 'The Beliefontaine Hame Co..
I'd to increase the capital stock of the Com
psny to $4,000.
Bellefontaine. o., Dec. 27, 1895.
M. BOALS,
N. v. ELLIOTT,
II. e. KNIGHT,
A. C. WOOLMAN.
Dec. 27, 1s9s-4t.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
A Sure Cure.

"I've cured my husband s insomnia I"
"How did you do itf''
"Pretended was i'll, and the doctor
left medicine which Henry was to give
me every half hour all night long. -
Vanity Fair.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-01-10
Had Other Chances.

81 wouldn't have refused that young
man if I'd been you," said maiden
aunt to her young and frisky niece.
81 don't think l would either if I'd
been you, retorted the saucy maiden.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-26
-
-. - 0O~~~DRMEMRmH

The illustrated lecture, "a Zig-Zag
Journey Around the World" to be
given in the Methodist church. May 2
and 8, will be given as announced, al
though the last date may be changed
to May5.
Mrs. Marshal Sherburn and two
daughters, of 0berlin, visited at VIM.
Sherburn's last Saturday.
Miss Bertha Allen, of Brighton clos
ed a successful term of school in spec
ial district No 1, last Saturday.
. James Hughes and family, of Brigh-
ton visited Mrs. Hughes parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Whitney last SUM-
day.
The annual temperance rally and
silver contest will be held in the Con-
gregational church this week, Friday
evening, under the auspices of the W.
G. T. U. Admission free.
Mrs. Erwin Arnold visited friends
in LAGRANGE last week.
G. ]. johnson started for Illinois
Monday of this week on business
trip.
Al. Wilson is under the DOCTORS
care.
Rev. Baker, Melvina West. Francis
Whitney and Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Avery
attended the sunday school convention
in 0berlin last Friday.
Mrs. Chloe Merriam spent part Of
last week visiting friends in yelling
ton.
Frank Friend spent Sunday at home.
Miss Corla Watkins visited her aunt,
Mrs. Freeman in North Amherst last
week.
Mrs. Freeman Of North Amherst is
a guest Of her sister, Mrs. J. Watkins
this week.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-26
PITTSFlELD.

The large barn Of s. D. Whitney's
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
morning. Burton Belts, who is work.
ing on the place, was doing some work
in the barn by lantern light, when the
lantern fell, setting fire to the hay.
Three horses, % head of cattle, with
the wagons and farming implements
were consumed. Mr.. Belts was badly
burned about the head in trying to
save the live stock. The barn and Mr..
Whitney's stock were insured. Mr..
Belts had no insurance. A paper is in
circulation to help him, which almost
everyone to whom it has been present.
ed has signed.
Jake White is very sick, and there ia
little hope for his recovery.
H. ]. Norton had an accident last
week. While splitting wood, silver
flew striking him in the eye, penetrat-
ing the ball. He went to DR.. Rust, OF
Cleveland, for treatment.
S. Rawson and daughter, Of Elyria.
visited his sister, Mrs, Root, last week,