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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
PARSNIP COMPLEXION.

A majority of the ills affecting people
today can be traced to kidney trouble.
1t pervades all classes of society, In all
climates, regardless of age, sex or con-
dition.
The sallow, Notwithstanding people
YOU often meet are afflicted with ''kid-
nev complexion. Their kidneys are
turning to parsnip color, SO is their
complexion. They may suffer from in
digestion, bloating, sleeplessness, uric
acid. gravel, dropsy, rheumatism, ca
tarrh of the bladder, or rirregular heart.
You may deperd upon it, the cause Is
weak, unhealthy kidneys.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble
and both need the same remedy. Dr.
KilmeEa Swamp-Root, the great kid
ney, liver and bladder remedy will bullo
up and strengthen weak and unhealthy
kidneys, purify the diseased, kidney
poisoned blood, clear the complexion
and soon help the sufferer to better
health.
The mild and the extraordinary effec
of Swamp-Root is soon realized. L
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases, sucl
as weak kidneys, catarrh of the bladder
gravel, rheumatism and Bright's Dis
ease, which is the worst form of kidne.
trouble. AT druggists, fifty cent AM
dollar sizes. You may have a sample
bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell
ing all about it. Address DR.. Kline
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing please mention Th
Bellefontaine REPUBLICAN.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29

A Mexican mining company, which
owns 800 mules, keeps dentist on its
staff simply to look after the mules
teeth.
One of Mr. Mules amiable weaknesses
is the habit of boiling his food, which
frequently causes dyspepsia or other dis
eases This bolting of his food is not
caused by desire to hasten his meal,
but because his molars, or back teeth,
having more work to perform than his
front teeth, wear away in the course OF
few years and become much shorter
than the front ones, thus allowing the
food to pass into the stomach without
being properly masticated In cases OF
this kind the incisors. or front teeth,
have to be filed down an eighth or 6
quarter of an inch.
The mOlars Cf the mule are three anC
Il half inches in length, while the in
cisors measure two and a half inches
and, Judging from his signs of pain
the nerves are as sensitive as those Ot
human beings An expert dentist oper
ates on "a mules day.
| The extracting instruments are fron
two to three feet in length, and the ell
tire case of instruments weighs fully 81
pounds. The teeth of every mine null
are examined and treated. if necessary
once ": twice year
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
SAVED BY HER STRATEGY.

"John," said Mrs. Thursby, 'syou were
saying yesterday that you were in finan-
cial trouble, believe"
"Yes," Mr.. Thursby replied, "and
Pm terribly worried. didn't sleep
wink last night"
ST think I heard you say something,
too, about a note held by Mr.. Hewitt,
didn't I?"
"That is what is causing the trouble.
If 1 could get him to extend the time
on it for about ninety days everything
would come out all right. l could then
realize on some securities I hold and
get on my feet, but if he insists on pay
ment now I shall have to sacrifice my
valuable holdings, and this will prac-
tically mean ruin"
'sHave you asked for an extension OF
the timer"
mo. That wouldn't do any good.
He meyer favored anybody in his life.
If he knew how am fixed he would be
all the more anxious to press me for an
| immediate settlement.
"Well, don't you worry, dear. His
wife, you know, is several years older
than 1. We met party this afternoon
and I spoke to lot of women there OF
the days when she and I went to the
same school. She turned pale when
mentioned the fact, fearing, OF course,
that was going to tell how long ago it
was and that she was several grades
above me because she was older; but L
put down my pride and pretended that
as remembered her she was little
thing in pinafores just learning her
primer lessons when 1 graduated. You
go to Hewitt's house now, and when
she is present ask him to extend the
time on that note"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
NUMBER SO.
GOOD WORK.

General Leonard Wood, Military
Governor of Santiago. has won victory
as noble as any that was achieved on
land or sea during our war with Spain.
His victory has been the saving OF
human life instead of its destruction,
and entities him to laurels as fair as
any that are worn by our conquerors in
the red rush of battle.
He has made Santiago, for the first
time in it's history, clean city. He
has throttled yellow fever in one of its
strongholds, and it is reasonable to
hope that he will yet crush the life out
OF the monster in a quarter where it
was once so powerful and whence it set
out often for ravages upon our land.
The death rate from yellow fever in
Santiago under the Spanish regime was
about 250 per month. General Wood,
by giving the city thorough cleaning
and by industriously applying sanitary
science, has wrought wonderful
change there. Only 16 deaths from all
causes occurred there last week. There
were no new cases of fever for days.
The monthly death rate is placed at
112, but this will be constantly decreas-
ed. The city is in cleanly and vir-
tually in healthy condition, as not the
slightest apprehension is felt in regard
to the spread of the fever into an old
time epidemic. The few patients in
the hospitals are convalescent.
General Wood is in love with the
work for humanity which he is prose-
cutting so successfully. Recently he
refused business offer of $4,000 a
; year in Washington, that he might
continue in his present position and
pursue his task. 1t is far pleasanter
and safer to live in the beautiful capital
of the Nation than to fight disease and
discomfort in Santiago, but General
Wood declined to give up hard and
, dangerous task, which pays him $4,000
year, to accept one which would have
+ placed him in delightful surroundings
and paid him $50, 900 d year. Such mer
deserve our highest regard. He is moi
only protecting the lives of our troops
in the Santiago District and leading the
! people of that region along the paths o
safety and intelligent progress, but ht
: is doing much to guard us from thu
e invasion of foe which has Otter
s wrought havoc on our coast and IL
: many interior towns.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
THIS QUEER OLD WORLD.

It ss queer how things go by contraries here
'Tis always too cold or too hot,
And the prizes we miss, you know, always ap-
pear
To be better than those that we've got.
1t is always too wet or too dusty AID dry,
And the land is too rough or too fiat;
There's nothing that's perfect beneath tie
blue sky
It's pretty good world for all that.
Some people are born but to dig in the soil,
and sweat for the bread that they eat,
While some never learn the hard meaning o.
toll,
And live on the things that are sweet.
A few are too rich and a lot are too poor,
And some are too lean or too fat
All, the hardships are many that men mus
endure
It's pretty good world for all that
The man who must think envies them tina
must be
Ever pounding and digging for men,
And the man with the pick would be happy l
he
Might play with the brush or the penl
All things go by contraries here upon earth;
Life is empty and sterile and fat;
Man begins to complain on the day of hi
birth
It's pretty good world for all that.
Cleveland Leader.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
THE LOVE SIGN or THE ROSE.

She trained little rose TO grow
And grace the gate above,
And hence love the pathway so
That leads me to her love.
And oft my '.eart before me goes
To read the love sign of the ross.
Though fairer bloom for lovers tryst,
To me it seems as fair
As if an angels lips had kissed
And blessed it, blooming there.
For heaven its sweetest smile bestows
On the dear love sign of the rose.
The pattering of little feet,
When shadows blur the light,
And rosy twining arms that meet
And necklace me at night
These my glad heart enraptured knows
At the dear love sign of the rose.
Not far away loves steps shall stray
In thorny paths to roam,
While DER the meadows of life's May
Shine signals sweet of home.
When night falls drear, one heart sti
knows
Rest at the love sign of the rose.
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
SALE OF LOGAN COUNTY
O., BRIDGE BONDS.
AUDIrOR's OFFICE. LOGAN COUNTY
Bellefontaine, o., August II, 1899.


Notice i hereby given that sealed bids will
b. received at this Office until O'Clock p: m.
September sth. 1879. for the purchase or ~
Logan county bridge bonds. AS follows:
Thirty Logan county bridge bonds, $4,000
each. due January !. 1910.
All of said bonds are dated sept /, 1893, and
l..str interest at the rate Of per cent. per
annum from September !. ls@, interest pay
able semi-annuaily. Principal ana interest
payable at the Treasurers office OF Sald Lo-
ian county said bonds are 10 be delivered
10 In. purchaser AZ the Trea5urer's Office, in
said county. on or before september 18th, 1922
No exchange or express charges Will De pdld
~ ~. rIDunty. Bidders are required to state
piaInly and separately in their bids the exact
sum they will pay for said Bridge Bonds, 70
which sum VIII be added interest for each
day after September |. 1899. until bonds are
delivered. No explanation OF bids Will DC
permitted. Each bidder will be required 70
deposit $1,000. cash. with the Treasurer of
Logan county Ohio. before filing his bid. as y
guarantee that he will take mp said bonds and
nav for the same by the time above specified;
Said ssi0OO 10 be forfeited to the county OF
Logan for the use Of the county fund. II the
bonds are not taken up by the time specified.
The right 10 reject any or All bids Is reserved.
Addr-~- an bids 20 Auditor Of Logan county
aud mark same bid for bonds"
pAIl bidders will be- required 10 satisfy them
selves Of the legality Of these bonds, as no de-
LAYS will be- granted for any purpose.
Said bonds are issued under authority OF
S..s.ffonS s7I and So X. :. Of OhiO,and the law,
amendatory and supplementary thereto.
Bonds outstanding:
Building Bonds 5000
Ditch Bonds. $4,000.
Turnpike Bonds. $4,000.
Bridge Bonds. $4,000.
No ot her debt.
Logan county has never dcfaulted in pay
ul.ni of principal or interest.
Assessed valuation OF property for 1898, owe
sI3FH.3s0 Estimated cash value over so,
OooO0.
Formulation. census 1890. 21,JS6 Estimate
DopulafiOn In 1899. over 5000.
BY order OF Logan County Commissioner:
G. ID. CAMPBELL.
Auditor, Logan County, o.
Aug Is, 9o-3t.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
Oil For the Skin.

The men and women of ancient
Greece and the famous beauties of every
cline always understood the use of oil
in the toilet, says an authority. which
gives the following hint When animal
oil is used, it clogs up the pores and
renders the skin coarse, but vegetable
oils, such as the Greeks used, feed the
skin. There are many skins that do not
need fabrication after a bath. but there
are many others which are benefited by
the use of fine vegetable oil. such as al
mond cream, which furnishes food to
the skin and is a powerful aid in the
fight against wrinkles Exchange
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29

We always feel sorry for a girl who
is stuck on fellow who will spend
dollar for ice cream and chocolates and
three for a Sunday buggy ride for her,
on a six-dollar-a-week salary. Some
how we see visions of barefooted chill
dren, frouzy headed woman over
wash tub, tin cans for dishes on the
table and combination of corncob pipe
and a man in the kitchen corner. The
young man who lives within his means
while single usually has means after
he's married.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29

A neighbor had cut the back lawn
while papa was away. When papa
came home Baby Grace told him about
it.
"Well, Grace" said papa;%"don't you
think we ought to thank Mr.. Gray for
it?"
eyes, we ought to fank him." she
said, after thinking about it for little
while, "but we'd fank him more If he'd
cut the front grass, too, wouldn't we,
pana2D
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
Mrs. Milt Wolf, of DeGraff, o., Says:

Ihave experienced much trouble with my
eyes; have headaches and it has been impos-
sble for me to do any sewing or reading, es-
pecially by artificial light 1have been wear
ing glasses that were not properly fitted to
my eyes for n long time and they did me nc
good. Dr. J. N. Hoyt, the Marion optician
has recently fitted me with glasses that are
very satisfactory-they are easy and cooling
to me eyes and are a source of comfort to me
and cheerfully recommend DIR. Hoyt to any
one having eye trouble or headache
Mrs. MILT WOLF, DeGratf, 0.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29

Why is that certain class of people,
when they visit sick chamber, have
to repeat all the graveyard stories they
ever heard of? If you can't give the
patient few cheering words stay away
from them.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29

Miss Wortt-It's considered impolite
to give jewelry to a girl to whom you re
not engaged
Mr.. Strongly whom?
Miss Worth-By all the other girls.
jewelers. Weekly
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-29
J. N. HOYT,
The Marion Optician.
Home Evidence!
=: No More Headache!
Mrs. J. G. Irwin, of DeGraff, Says:

Mrs. J. G. Irwin, of DeGraff, Says:
Until within the past few months L suffered
almost constantly with headache, and no
medicine did me any good. l read in the
Redwood papers the testimonials of many
ache with glasses fitted by DIR. Hoyt, and l
decided to go there and have my, eyes lifted
DIR. Hoyt examined my eyes, had glasses
ground for me- and | have worn them con-
stantly for several months. / have no more
headache, and can use my eyes for sewing
and reading with ease. would not take fifty
times what my glasses cost me, and do with
out them. | am personally acquainted with
many people who have bought glasses of DIR.
Hoyt, and | know that they give satisfaction.
| cheerfully recommend him to my friends
who have defective eyes and need glasses.
Mrs. j. G. IRWIN, DeGraf, o.
The age-herald., 1899-08-20
LOOKED ON WITH FAVOR
Movement Among Newspaper Men to
 Organize Press Club

The movement on foot among the news paper men of the city to organize a press club is meeting with much encouragement and the meeting at the Commercial club rooms tomorrow afternoon promises to be largely attended All men actively engaged in newspaper work are invited to be pres ent and lend their assistance to the move ment.
 Secretary Rountree, of the State Fair as- sociation has generously offered to give the club the gratuitous use of the State Fair headquarters until permanent quarters can be secured and also suggests that news paper department of the State Fair be created under the auspices of the press club which will be headquarters for news paper men and bureau of valuable" information to the general public.
 The meeting tomorrow afternoon will be called to order at o'clock and all who are interested in the movement are urged to be present.
The age-herald., 1899-08-20
Risinu Meat Prices.

The rise in the prices of meat which began at the great consuming centers is now spreading throughout the country. Within week the prices of beef, veal. mutton and hams have been advanced in Chicago from 12 to 20 per cent. Hams have been advanced, although hogs are worth less in the Chicago stock yards than they were week ago. Beef is higher, although as many cattle are being brought into Chi- cago, Kansas City. Omaha and St. Louis one. two or three years ago. The corn crop was large last year, and will be still larger this year. Why, then, are prices of meats steadily and rapidly advanced?
 A representative of a great Chicago firm in New York thus explains the situation:
 "The advance here is caused by the ef- forts of American packers to drive Aus tralian beef from the English markets and establish American beef instead We want that business, and in order to secure 1t we are shipping immense quantities of beef to England. Just now this business abroad IS being carried on at a heavy loss, because we are cutting prices to kill competition The consequence is that the export Of American beef is very much heavier than ever before. Naturally under these condi- tions there is less beef for the home trade, although there are as many cattle for the market as ever.
 The chances are that this explanation does not quite explain the entire case. h. creased demand springing from increased employment probably enters into the case, and the cattle ranges in the far west suf- fered from the extreme weather of last winter, and the dry weather of the present season The home demand is outrunning the supply, and the artificial foreign de- mand comes in to aggravate the situation.
 There seems to be no remedy except to grow more cattle, hogs and other live stock. The new crop of corn, together with the present prices for meat, will pow erfully stimulate production, and 1t will be strange, indeed, if this country does not soon supply all the meat that is needed, and that, too, at reasonable prices. The high prices will come down, because the farmers and stock men will at once strive to increase the supply, and they are wholly equal to the task of creating adequate cenount.
The age-herald., 1899-08-20

all prospective investors coming in this
 district will be frightened away by ex-
 cessive taxation. The list published in
 The Age-Herald a few days ago, show
 ing the extent to which the back-tax
 collector is attempting to collect back
 taxes on the manufacturing corpora
 tions in this district will do
 more to prevent money from
 coming here and do more to
 chill the feeling of confidence
 that now exists than anything that has
 happened in this state in the last ten
 years. It is useless for us to boast of
 our unrivalled resources, of our trans
 portation facilities, of our climate and
 geographical location or any of the
 benefits and advantages which we now
 possess, if all these advantages are to
 be swept away by mistaken policy re- garding the taxation of manufacturing
 industries.
 'Is it possible that the present ad-
 ministration of the affairs of Alabama
 is going to pursue a policy on this line
 that will literally kill the goose that
 lays the golden egg?"
 The plan of City Engineer Kendrick to do away. with the Twentieth street death trap" strikes me as a good one His propo- sition is to tunnel under the railroad tracks, or to build beneath them what is known as a viaduct He thinks the railroads will raise their tracks about two feet, six inches, and then it would not be necessary to go down more than ten feet below the present surface with the tunnel. The ap- proach to the tunnel on the north side of the track would begin about midway be- tween Morris and First avenues. and the tunnel could be made about thirty feet wide That would leave ample room on either side between the tunnel opening and the sidewalks for the free passage of ve- hicles going from First avenue to Morris avenue and the depot. Under the railroad tracks proper the tunnel could be broad- ened and an entrance for foot passengers made by steps running down at the east end of the present passenger depot and coming up again on the other side in front ofthe Warrior Machine Works building.
 The suggestion of Mayor Drennen that an impartial commission be appointed to de- eide upon the best remedy for this death- trap crossing is a splendid one. At their B. pass a resolution to this effect, and the mayor should appoint commission to take the matter up at once. l am sure that both the mayor and the commission will have the earnest cooperation and support of every citizen of Birmingham, including the railroad officials and the street car company people. The necessity of applying a remedy to the existing crossing is mani- fest to every one. Indeed, everybody is in favor of doing something at once, but proper start is necessary. Let Mayor Drennen and the board of aldermen lead off in the matter at the next meeting of the board. I am sure they will have the CO., operation of every one. The cost of a tun- nel or viaduct should not be permitted to stand in the way of building such at once. The entire cost could not equal the value
The age-herald., 1899-08-20

rants. and several large enterprises, nota- ely Cramps shfp-yard. are embarrassed by the failure to procure ship plates and other needed iron and steel material The world Is turning to America as a source of sup ply of the all-important metal and the re- sources of this district are receiving due attention and discussion. Says the London Financial Times:
 The wealth of Alabama consists of it's practically inexhaustible deposits of iron ore and spatnic or spathite. These ores contain 50 pa. cent and upwards of metal- lie iron. Some of them contain 10 to 70 per cent. of lime and in many cases are self-huxing. The production of iron ore Tn Alabama has grown from 171;000 tons in 1880 to 2,242 coo tons in 1897. While the prodnc- ton of pig iron during the same period has increased from 6S GOO tons to 1,O33,UOO tons. Pig iron can be produced in Alabama. Tor acout 2is. per ton. Within the last three or four years plants for the manufacture of steel have been built. while at the pres ent time plant capable of producing l,OOO tens of steel per day Is In course Of cree ticn. It is stated that steel billets can oeN produced for about @ 6s. per ton. At the present time steel bllets are selling .n England at about 96 los. per ton. Birming- ham, Ala, is the center of these industries, and all around has grown up great foundry and rolling-mil industry, and many plants for the manufacture of gas and water pipes, stoves, etc. The products of Alabama have now market in every part of the world, even in faraway Japan. 4 American-made water pipes are being laid down in Great Britain, and quite recently a large consignment of Alabama pig iron was sold in Liverpool, the freight for which was 14s. per ton from the furnace to the Mersey. Alabama has an area ot 52,000 square miles and a population ot 1,5000 600 to 100000.
 Alabama has become factor in the iron problem of the world, and the more pro- rouneed the demand in all parts of the world becomes for the great metal of con- struetion and civilization, the higher and the broader and the deeper will Alabama 5 position be. This district is, in other words, engaged in a worlds trade, although for the moment every pound of it's product is needed in this country, and the chief feh- ture of the past week was the buying from eastern points of southern iron.
The age-herald., 1899-08-20
Iron and Steel Problems.

The unprecedented position of iron Is at least maintained. It is, if anything, in tensifed and heightened, for all changes are to higher figures. No. foundry is now worth S16.50, and No. g. Sl5.25. And the sale to the Central Foundry company during last week of SoOOO tons of No. foundry on the basis of s15. all deliverable next year, shows that there is no expectation on the part of some expert buyers of lower prices next year. The Iron Age, in discussing this peint, says: ''It is certain that in certain lines, notably in pig iron. the engagements for 1900 have already been heavy. One southern interest is reported to have over 15o.000 tons on Its books. while a large in- terest controlling a very important indus- try has orders for over 200 GOO tons of ma terial secured. It must not be forgotten, either, that a good deal of tonnage which cannot be delivered in time will be carried into next year. In steel rails alone this is variously estimated at 100000 to 5Oo.QOo tons"
 The market is practically bare of war