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

If the soil around the fruit trees is
kept loose, and an occasional handful of
grain thrown in and covered, the fowls
will spend much of their time scratch
ing, and will effectually prevent the
borer from depositing its egg. The hen
likes change of diet, and, with some
grain, will eat all kinds of insects they
discover in the soil or about the trees.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

The fullest profit follows the fullest
judicious feeding, for the profit comes
from the extra food consumed, If we
stint ration we fail to make all which
is possible out of the food and out of
the animal. If we expect to go to
market we must in no sense spare the
feed. We may expect the most profit
from the last pound fed.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

1t requires good food to make good
beef, and varied ration will bring
better than that which is produced by
any one grain only. Cattle may posi-
bly, grow as fat on one kind of food as
on another, but clean, sweet grain will
produce the best meat.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

Always, with any class of hens, a
variety in feed brings the best results;
appetities are renewed and elements
supplied. If they stop laying at this
season of the year, which is the usual
thing, change of food for few days
will often start them into business
| anaip
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

Greene-The Emperor of China has
to fast sixty-four days in the year on
account of his religion.
No wonder the poor fellow is sorry
he's heather.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

aSNSo LIS oSS'
True enough.
He was young
because h i S
h e a r t W a s
y u n g; his
step was firm;
his eye was
bri g h t; his
l a u G h was
C l e ar a n d
m cry; his
appetite was
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

Electrical appliances have been used
effectively with balky horses. The
pressing of the button develops latent
energy which the whip will not. 1t
seems to work well, also, upon the
stump sucker if the wire is placed along
the manger, to give him shock when
ever he grabs the manger or feed box
with his teeth. A mild battery of this
kind could do no harm.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

''Help, help!" cried the man who
was being relieved of his valuables.
"Calm yourself, my FRIEND" said the
easy going footpad. 81 can take care of
this job without any assistance. I"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

They were gazing across the lake.
SIT looks like rain" said the man who
is reckless with his English. "What
looks like rain?" coldly inquired the
word splitter. water" said the reck-
less man."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

Changing fowls from one place to an
other will cause them to stop laying,
for time at least. 1t is best to have
them in their permanent quarters for
the winter before they begin to lay.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

"We're in pickle, now," said man
in crowd. ga regular jam," said
another. "Heaven preserve" ex-
claimed an old lady.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
AGRICULTURAL.

Crowded quarters is a hindrance; all
the cockerels should be off to market
by Thanksgiving time, that the pull
lets may have better chance to ma
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

Artistic ON oldwan) )-''What a
pretty cottage! May I paint it?''
Old Woman-"Gracious, no; it's just
been white-washed."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
THE MERRY.GO.ROUND.

Admiral Dewey should be an ex-
ample to the boys who want to run
away to see. He didn't!
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

so, George!" squeaked the parrot,
as soon as the young man came into the
parlor, show rough your face is!''
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

"Wouldn't you like to live your life
over again?" "And owe twice as much
as do now? Not muchv'
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

81 like to take girl to a game OF
football"
"Why?"
"She DOESN'T know thing about the
game, but she always jumps up and
down and squeals."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
NEARLY
F'ifty-eight Years Old u!

It's long life, but devotion to the true In
terests and prosperity of the American Peo-
pie has won for it new friends as the years
rolled by and the original members of its fam
lily passed to their reward, and these admirers
are loyal al steadfast to-day, with faith in its
t,atlilPs. al confidence in the infoI nation
vi i,h il lIir s. to their homes and firesides.
A. ra1ulal oorstottItt IL u .tys In its cid
ae. all the vitality ard ygor OF its youth,
st1trgtl u,d al d iii tItd ly tie tAIe1ientes
Of oNt1 ali century.
il as liN,dtr its merits. al en- the coIdial
srIIolt of progressive Americans.
1t is "1he NtwYoIk Weekly Tritune"
acknowlt det d the county ever as tie ltadii
National Family Newspaper.
Recngnizing its value to those who desire al
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

avore
him q pes
forh n
different the
svef
utscripionst REPUBiic
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27

Man in car-Take my seat, ma'am.
The Ma'am Shortly Thanks.
Man in car equally as short) )-Welks
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
COLUMBUS DTv.-sOUTH BOUND.

Nos I, 2 3 and run daily except Sunday.
Nos and are mixed trains between Peoria
rno Columbus Jet.
Through time of Passenger trains between
Columbus and Peoria and between Columbus
Jc. and Lima is shown only for the informa-
tion OF the public.
y. DEWEY, @. A. CHAMBERS,
Genl Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Detroit Mich.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
The Successful Remedy fol
NASAL CATARRH

must be non-irritating, easy Of application,
and one that by its own action, reaches the in
famed and diseased surfaces.
ELY's CREAM BALM combines the i'm
portant requisites Of quick action and specific
curatic powers with perfect safety to the pa
tient. This agreeable remedy has mastered
catarrh as nothing else has, and both physi-
clans and patients freely concede. the fact.
All druggists cheerfully acknowledge that in
It the acme of Pharmaceutical skill has been
reached. The most distressing symptoms
quickly yield to 1t. In accute cases the Balm
imcarts.almost immediate relief
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
RETURNING YOUTH.

81 am seventy years
young" said oliver
Wendell Holmes when they
ac1ya1 bic ona
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
RAILWAY TIME CARDS.
Big Fou, Route,

sANDUsBY DIVISION.
'on this division there are no Sunday trains)
GOING NORTH.
No. u. Cincinnati to sandusky Ar. II:ao lS am
No. 9, Cincinnati to Carey Be-. Be- S:s S:sS Pm Pm
GOING SOUTH.
No 5. Carey to Cincinnati. 49,. ........ 9:10 am
No. Z. Sandusky to Cincinnati. $50 pm
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION.
GOING WEST.
- in p.uv Arrive. 7:1S am
40 H. D~iS Depart ............. 7:23 am
No. Daily Ex. Sunday heras.'' enar, issS pm pm
No - r.ux LArrfve =. ............. 500 pm
Depart. $50 pH
GOING EAST.
- - r,.u, Arrive. ................. 1855 am
w. - c@S Depart rt................. $50 am
No. q Daily Ex. Sunday 6ersv' 6enart sO :so pm pm
No N D.uv Arrive 9:55 pm
Depart. t.................. 1000 pm
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-27
'EsJAN5 ggEH11 sEKEF sSEKKE FOR EVERY HUMOR

ouh HOT CUIICURA SOAP to
and the Mkend cue Dry,
rubbing CUTTCURA Ointment freely aHay itching,
take CUIICURA
% the blood
itching
nroGeo M Props,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13
"Flag No. o."

In the meeting room Of Division No.
46 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers at Albany, \. Y, Is a simple
yet touching and appropriate memento
of AS brave an enginedr as ever
put hand 10 throttle. This engineer
Edward kannar. ran engine 23S on the
western division of the New York Cen,
trail Railroad. The Century Magazine
tells the story of his heroism.
one April night, as Kennar's train
was speeding toward Batavia, the
locomotive headlight suddenly flashed
upon mass OF moving earth and rock
on the track. The train was rushing
toward a landslide. of which there had
not been the slightest warning. The
whistle shrieked Down brakesn' but
IL was too late. No 2.3S plunged Into
the heapng debris, and moment later
lay wrecked at the foot of the embank-
ment.
writing In the agony of death, was
kennar Suddenly he seemed to pull
together what OF life there was left In
him. Slightly raising his head, hs
shrieked-it seemed almost In anger
al those who had gathered about to
help him II they could
Flag No. 81
With those words on his lips he died.,
mo. 81 WAS a west-bound train
which usually met kennar's near this
point. The warning which he, forget
ting his own agony. had given with bis
dying breath. recalled No. IS peril to
the train-hands, and hurrying back 70
the track they were In time to flag It.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13

diameter. aud Weighing SIX tons No
figures. however. can properly express
the size. the deiicacy, the almost hu-
man Intelligence of the great machine.
The object glass Of this telescope Is
as delicate as Il human eye A super
fine silk andkerchief rubbed across
It's surface would destroy II. Aud yet,
with proper care. ii Will never wear.
The glass for each lens was cast III
Paris by the firm Of Mantois ceiebrat-
ed for the manufacture or optical
glass. Up 10 the time OF the Lick tele-
scope they had not been able To cast
"A solid, perfectly aehromatic block of
glass more than thirty inches In diam
eter. Then came the American order
for Two lenses thirtysix inches In di-
ameter The Frenchmen could but
try, although they We're skeptical as
To the outcome. Nineteen times the
trial was a failure. For months the
mold was allowed to cool impercepti-
bly each day until all the heat had
gone out Of It, Then came the test.
Nineteen times the glass contained
flaws too great to he remedied minute
bubbles, unequal densitles, various
other defects. The twentieth trial
produced magnificent piece of glass.
which finally became the property OF
the Lick Observatory. Encouraged
by this success, the firm Of Mantois
set about the manufacture Of glass
oDe-fOurth more powerful than the one
they had Just made. Again and again
they tried. schooled by the nineteen
failures in making the Lick glass
Each trial required several months.
At last the patient French makers
were rewarded with two disks forty
two inches In diameter and as nearly
colorless and flawless AS glass was
ever made. These blocks of glass Were
made into the lenses now Ia the eye
of the Yerkes telescope. The glass
was ground and finished by the firm
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13

a pruning hook to the left OF the plan
cts disk. while u fourth one hung lit
tie lower down TO itself ON the same
side No oscillation was apparent. Sat
urn's rings and satellites apparently
were Of the same yellow color of the
planet. Sometimes these rings can be
discerned In their colors and form a
brilliant rainbow about the planet.
From the outer rim of the planet prop
err to the outer edge Of the outside ring.
the distance, through the telescope
looked TO be about two inches II Is, in
fact. 112,OO0 miles. Looking through
the huge refractor, the human eye Is
able 10 discern space OF 1T2,Oo0 miles
as two inches In the area OF the heav-
ems. To the ordinary observer the shin
Ing violet rings about the planet form
a beautiful feature OF the view. These
rings however, are due TO llnpefiec-
lions which exist in every telescope,
and which astronomers would be only
too glad to dispense with.
The telescope WAS next turned upon
Jupiter, The largest planet i'll the solar
system. and as big as all OF the other
planets put together. The distance from
this earth 10 Jupiter is n trife OF 400
900, 900 miles. and II takes fortythree
minutes for It's light 10 reach the earth.
Jupiter's disk looked about as big as Il
large marble. probably two Inches In
diameter. At It's side, IN nearly
straight line to the right. appeared four
small marbles. Its satellites. The color
Of the planet was almost white, very
light yellow. Across the planet appear
ed three faint purple streaks, on the
order apparently Of the man IN the
moon. While at Lick Observatory Pro
fessor Barnard discovered the NTH
satellite Of Jupiter, but was unable to
study 1t TO any advantage. The
Yerkes telescope brings out this fifth
moon very clearly to the eye OF the as
tronomer, and Prof. Barnard has been
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13
IN THE STARRY SKY.
WHAT MAY BE SEEN THROUGH
THE YERkES TELESCOPE.
Powerful Glass at the Wi1liam ms Bay
Ubservatory-Brln the Moon With
in sixty-four Miles of the karth--
Close study Ct the Planets.

For nearly two years the big eye Of
the Yerkes telescope in tue obsery atory
OF the University OF Chicago, at VIII
Jams Bay, WIS., has been spying out
the secrets OF the stars. 1t has looked
one-fourth further into space than any
instrument devised before H. Night
after night the huge, grim Cyclopean
eye swings slowly round IN its ponder
GUS frame, crouehed in its big white
dome, and keeps ii sleepless watch upon
the heavens. The great dome Is open
10 the sky The ponderous tube swings
slowly, imperceptbly, with the turning
OF the earth from sunset 10 sunrise
again. Shut In the black shaft which
supports the barrel of the refractor Is
a clock, wonderful piece Of neclian
ism, which tells off the motion Of the
globe ON It's axis The telescope shifts,
hair breadth by hair breadth, guided
by the clock, and making the circuit
Of the heavens, with tlreless eye fixed
all night long upon single star. There
Is no escape from the big eye. As the
earth swings In one direction, the eye
silently alters Its focus, never aweary
and never asleep.
What can the ordinary observer see
through the largest and most perfect
telescope In the world? What has the
big lens so far revealed TO the astrono-
mers who have watched 1t as an oracle
since the first day It peered Into space?
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13
able to observe 1t and measure 1t with

able to observe 1t and measure 1t with
great accuracy.
Star clusters seen through the Yerkes
telescope are wonderfully beautiful, a
great ball. like swarm of golden bees.
The moon was too full for good view,
and showed merely pale yellowish
surface.
About noon Prof. Hale had the tele-
scope turned on the sun. No sun spots
were visible, so the telescope was di-
rected along the disk OF the sun at the
flames which burst through its dense,
gaseous cloud wrappings and thrust
their tongues far out into space. On II
pink background, shading into dark
red. and fully rounded. one saw II
hooked yellow flame half obscured by
what looked like gray vapors. There
was an apparent movement, the flame
darting high. sinking down. or again
bending over to lick the round disk of
the sun. Curious as 1t may seem. a
glimpse through this powerful glass is
more wonderful to the astronomer
than to the man who looks millions OF
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13
oIMPLES MADE TO ORDFp
Paris Surgeons Devise IA Way to r.
prove on Natures Handiwork


The hall mark Of beauty lies In tbos.
little fluctuations made presumsblr
by the finger Of Cupid, but which "a
few women possess naturally. BEN,
able 10 change the shape of tile nosa -,
the color of the eyes it follows tbsr
science has taken the making OF dim
pies upon its hands and now one Of M
rleyerest surgical operations resnlt,
with little pain TO the patient In a han
feet Imitation of the ludeutaffor
wrought by the god OF love and beantv
himself. Paris originates it. of eoursa
The modus as practiced by the SKIN
ed surgeon who discovered The sAcra.
Is to draw up the flesh in either chin ~
cheeks by means OF glass suctio,
tube. of course an lnfinitesilnal amonnt
Of cuticle being all that Is necessary ;,
thus secure. This done. the nort,or
drawn up by the force of the air X tiad
with bit Of silk thread. treated with
cocaine, and then shipped off with SIM
geon scissors. The wound Is made lao.
painful by dressing until 1t is thoroppb,
" healed. when the silk thread Is "a.
moved and the neatest Of little holes
the exact replica OF dimple, Is there
forever.
or course, laughter has no specific IN.
fiuence upon the made dlmple. The
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13

of Alyan Clark & Sons, Cambridge
port Mass.
Just as Americans have never been
able To cast perfect and large disks
Of optical glass, SO the French have
not been able TO polish the disks per-
fectly after they are cast For four
years Mr.. Avian q. Clark worked at
the lenses. 1t may be that another
such perfect glass will never be
made. The secret of the polishing
has been handed down for three gen
erations In the Clark family. Previous
to the work of the Clarks a German
family-the Brauenhofers had pol
ished these glasses. For century
after the death of the last Frauenho-
fer ii seemed that the art of polish
Ing optical glasses was lost. Then
Avian Clark. portrait painter In
Massachusetts,, attracted the attention
OF English scientists, and he and his
family far excelled the German art
lists In glass. Mr.. Alyan G. Clark the
last of his family, attended the dedi-
cation exercises Of the Yerkes glass
returned to his home, and died within
few days.
The eye piece of telescope, through
which the observer looks, is the part
of the instrument which magnites the
objects seen. The number Of diane
tiers to which an object can be magni-
fed to advantage depends largely upon
the perfection of the object glass. In
the Yerkes telescope glass which
magnities 800 times has been en-
ployed successfully. Through this
the moon would appear as 1t would to
the naked eye at distance of sixty
four miles. The eye piece ordinarily
used magnlties AGO dlameters.
Incredible rs 1t seems, the delicate
measurements OF the movements Of
the stars are calculated by cobwebs
nicely stretched and forming the real
measuring apparatus of the microme-
ter. They last for years and are even
cleaned of dust with II delicate cam
els -hair brush. Taking off the glass
covering one evening, Prof. Burnham
was examining the webs. He absent.
mindedly breathed into the aperture.
breaking one Of the filaments, which
II took considerable time TO replace
At the Yerkes telescope n device has
been perfected for lighting the threads
with electricity and making them n
faint red color. A white light on them
would be so brilliant AS 10 injure fbe
eye of the observer. In addition TO
rs micrometer, the big telescope is
equipped with all other accessories,
such MS spectroscopes. spectograpls.
spectre photographs, photo hellogra pbs,
etc.
While interest centers around the
main dome and It's sleepless eye, the
Yerkes Observatory would be IA big
Institution II 1t had only Its minor
glasses TO depend upon. one OF these
Is twelye-inch refractor mounted In
the north dome. A twenty four inch
reflector VIII shortly be mounted In
the south dome. A sixty-inch reflect.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13

What does the finest telescope in the
world look like to a man who doesn
know telescope from barrel?
A reporter for the Chicago Inter
Ocean visited the Yerkes observatory
Of the University of Chicago at VIII
Jams Bay for the purpose OF answering
these questions. A big telescope Is al
most human. 1t Is furnished with u
curious sixth sense, II marvellous sec
ond sight. Mysterious, uncanny, huge
1t powerfully impresses one and grows
more wonderful on closer acquaintance.
The whole observatory Is Duht ABOUT
its monster eye. For the eye alone are
the motors, the flying pulleys, the NOV
able dome, the rising floor, and all the
curious Instruments varying from the
delicately strung spider web OF the
micrometer TO an apparatus weighing
fifty tons. Without the huge eye every
thing would be useless. This eye Is
the lens OF the refracting telescope III
the main tower at the western end OF
the observatory. 1t Is reached by u
flight Of marble steps from the main
corridor. Entering the building In the
evening. all Is quiet and dimly lighted.
the main tower quite dark. About
midway Of the round dome Is the ris-
Ing floor over which the telescope
swings. II is triumph of mechanical
skill. the only satisfactory means de
vised for reaching the eye piece OF a
big telescope as II is tilted up and down
or swung around on its axis.
I've telescope itself is big iron tube
sixty two feet long. painted black. ln
the end which looks out through the
doIre Is the object glass or refractlng
eve, forty inches In diameter, or four
iuches wider than the lens OF any other
telescope of the kind In the world. The
iron tube, with its lenses. finder, eye
pieces and other appliances. weighs
is II balanced that strong pull with
the hand will swing II n foot or more.
The huge telescope Is moved on its axis
by electricity.
Describing the apparatus, DIR. Hale
finally fixed the big eye OF the telescope
on the planet Saturn. II was u tine.
clear night, with little disturbance in
the atmosphere, and Saturn appeared
to twinkle about half way between the
sky line and the zenith. The eye piece
which was put on magnifed nearly 50O
dlsneters one-eighth the highest pow
err used This is how the planet Saturn
looked TO the reporter gazing through
the biggest telescope In the world: 1t
appeared a yellow, round disk about
the size OF the moon, not nat. but
clearly gobuar. Around 1t twinkled a
purple band quarter of an inch wide.
Next to this was solid ring encircling
the planet, of the same bright yellow
color, and quite distinct; next 10 this
was second narrow violet band, aud
surrounding that "A second broad yell
low band like the first. Around the
whole sparkled brilliant violet circle.
Saturn's moons appeared as three tiny
round yellow marbles grouped to form
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-13

miles into space Tor the first time. To
the astronomer each object Is full OF
details which escape the unframed eye.
Every line has meaning. and In the
merest tribes he reads the story OF Il
million years.
The history of the Yerkes telescope
itself is the history OF the evolution Of
an eye, OF the most wonderful artiii
cial seeing apparatus yet devised. This
great eye Is 20 times rs large as the
human eye. That IL TO say. its diam
eter Is forty inches. while the diane
ter of the pupil OF the human eye is
one-fifth inch. 1t Is made OF two sep
arate lenses, one Of crown glass. two
and one-half inches thick at the cen
ter, threefourths OF an inch thick at
the edge. and weighing 200 pounds
the other of flint glass, one and one
half inches thick ut the center, two
inches thick at the edge. and weighing
800 pounds. One OF these glasses Is
convex and the other plano concave
These two lenses are mounted eight
and three-slxteenths inches apart In
the end OF big steel tube sixty-two
feet long. about rorty-two inches In