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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

here soon, and will likely give fine
graphaphone entertainment while
here.
r. N. Archer, of Miami Valley, was
a caller at the home of John Work
man, last Monday.
OMiss Collins spent part OF this week
with her grandmother, McCleary, al
Huntsville. CLIFTON.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04
QUINCY.

The Quincy Creamery will be ready
for operation by May 1st or sooner.
The building is nearing completion.
The machinery will be shipped from
ST. Johns here next week, and will
soon be placed in position, and every
thing is moving with dispatch. The
outlook is bright.
Mr.. Snapp who has been seriously
| ill with brain fever, is somewhat i'm
proved.
J. Harry Miller returned from Gin
cinnati, Thursday evening.
The third quarterly meeting of the
M. E. church will be held at Pleasant
Hill next Saturday and Sunday. DR..
Whitlock, P. E., will be at all the
services and will hold communion ser
vices Sunday at 2 p. m.
Our Sunday School observed Easter
Sunday as Children's Missionary Day
Programs were rendered both in the
morning and evening, and the amOun
given for missions aggregated $67.75
There were 2O6 preseut in regular
lSunday School, and it seems to be in
Ifourishing condition.
This weather is hard on the whea
which doesn't look nearly as well as
did 10 days ago. - q
Our town needs lot of new houses
Who will build them?
Mr.. Miller who fell in an elevate
car at Cincinnati and was seriousl
hurt, is at home and is doing nicely.
| This is election day and some goo
men will fall in the conflict, some neve
to rise again, while others will ris
and will finally triumph. CLEANER.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04
BUSINESS WANTS.

Advertisements under this head inserted for
25 cents each insertion for five lines or less.
Houses and farms for rent, Rooms for rent,
Lost and Found notices, Estray notices,
Houses Wanted, etc, will be classed under this
head.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

DOR SALE-Good improved farm Of 1s1H
Il acres, ~ miles north OF BellefOntaine.
For particulars address 7. o. Taylor, AZ w. sth
avenue, Columbus, o., or w. 8. Taylor, 592 N.
Col. ST., Gallon, o. Att
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

WANTED To rent a good pasture of 30
w acres. Living water. Want sheep or
small cattle to be pastured. Two miles north
east of Bellefontaine. Inquire Of Capt. ms
keep at Building and Loan Office or address
Box No. 8, Middleburg.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

d AO PER MONTH and expenses paid good
% ~ men for taking orders. Steady work.
Apply to the Protective Nurseries, Geneva, N:
Y. Ait
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04
HARPER.

UHNFENs
Our school closed on Friday on ac-
count of scarlatina. Two cases ct
present.
William McGinnis and son Chester,
of Urbana, are visiting his sister, Mrs.
James Stinson.
Albert Austin had the misfortune to
fall and break his thumb.
Mrs. Layton Schafer spent Sunday
with her parents, William Miller and
wife.
John Williams has moved to the
Whitehill farm.
A certain young lady who is visiting
in our village, only ate seventeen eggs
for breakfast Easter morning, on a
wager, and is living still.
Mrs. Joe Latson is much improved.
John Davis who is employed at the
cement factory, had the misfortune tc
get his hand mashed in the machinery
Levada Miller is one of the victims
of scarlatina. MAPLE LEAF.
BELLE CENTRE.
David Nelson who is employed al
the Dayton Asylum as stone mason
came home on Friday and after voting
returned to the city. He has good
paying position for the season.
Mr.. Arthur Hunter and wife rejoice
in the advent of son on last Monday.
Mrs. Pollock is improving her prop
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

YNO. O.SELL-Eight young sows, one to farrow
Choice at $8 per head. Apply to J.
Kaylor, Blue Jacket Mills,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

THO SELL-A three-year-Old gelding one
1 milk COW, one Jersey heifer, fresh In two
weeks, w, SIX young sows with pigs by side; anS
Peele, Zanesfield.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-04

An honest ballot and a fair count are
bulwarks of representative government.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

Although there are different opjn.
ions as TO the amount Of tillaqe an
orchard needs, ] believe that thor
ough culture is the only satisfactory
treatment, as it not only makes plant
food available, but is the best con-
servator Of moisture. The orchardist
must select location and soil ADAPTED
TO the fruits he wishes 90 grow and
put this in best condition before set
ting, by thorough blowing and fning
To obtain best results, orchards need
both moisture and fertilizers. but
more often moisture As the heaviest
rainfall usually occurs when IL is at
least needed, every effort should be
made to preserve it for future use.
A finely divided soil is capable of
holding an immense quantity Of water.
Ut the soil is left 10 its natural con
dition, this moisture will soon pass
away, but by breaking mp the surface
ut regular intervals, evaporation will
be prevented and the moisture Iaroely
retained. Plow deeply in spring as
soon as possible, then stir thereafter
with spring tooth harrows. smoothing
barrows, clod crushers or any imple-
ment which is adapted to the peculiar
SOIL In the loose soils, shallow cul.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
ENGLISH JEsrs FROM RIVALS.

Brown-"Why did you countermand
your order for those fountain pens?
Jones-"The agent took down my or
der with a lead pencil
Tommy, what did / say I'd do to
you II you touched that jam AGAIN."
why, that's funny. ma, that you
should forget. too! I'm blowed IL l
can remember"
I've called to tell you, sir, that the
photographs you took of us the other
day are not at all satisfactory; why, my
husband looks like an ape" We'll,
madam, what trouble did you find with
the photographs"
why can not a woman become a
successful lawyer. l should like to
know" asked lady OF cynical old
Judge. Because, madam" he an
swered, she's too fond of giving her
opinion without pay"
Have you ever made an effort TO
solve that mystery" inquired the de-
tective's friend. "Sirv' was the
naughty reply, I'D have you under
stand that l am working for the city. l
am not a newspaper reporter"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
Fitted Under Difficulties.

An English war correspondent in \
Cuban prison sent for tailor to mako
him a suit of clothes, but on the arrival
OF the man OF the shears the prisoner
found he could only consult with him
through the bars, and had to stand
quite close to them to be measured In
n few days. however. the tailor again
appeared on the scene with the gar
ments cut out and pinned together for
fitting on, and this he accomplished
by stretching his arms through tho
window bars as before until the "ft'
was to his mind correct. When tho
correspondent came to wear this extra
ordinary cult n short time after he
found 1t most satisfactorily, and we'll
sltting-so much so that il il being
worn in London aow with much pride.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
AGRICULTURAL.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssese
Study the Cows.

Dairymen should constantly bear in
mind that the value of dairy cow
consists in the ability to consume
food at a profit, or, IN other words,
her ability to convert food into milk
in a manner that will leave profit to
her owner. Unless you weigh and
test each cows milk and keep yourself
posted on just what she is doing, you
can never know if she is profitable for
you to keep.
Because one cow will give more milk
or will make more butter than another
Is no reason that she is the best and
most profitable of the two, for she
may be consuming over and above the
other COW more than enough food to
offset the difference in her production.
1t is also true that small eaters are
not necessarily the profitable ones; in
fact, it is generally just the opposite;
large eaters, large producers. It re-
mains only for you to study your cows
and become acquainted with their in
dividualities and wants, and in so do
ing you will be able to Judge of their
value in your dairy, putting you in
position to discard the Improbable
ones. Pacific Coast Dairyman.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
HUGE CHECKS.
Enormous sums Represented by Bits of
Paper.

Paper.
Checks for large amounts seem to
be the order OF the day. but even Sir
Thomas Lipton's large check In pay
ment OF import duties covering a GER
tain period of time, the installments
on the purchase OF the Anaconda
mines, or on the Coast railroad in
America, which have all amazed the
world in their turn. pale into insignih-
canoe compared with those that have
been drawn recently. The payments
made by the French government as
war indemnity to Prussia have hith-
of well known financiers, as the largest
ever known, but the check dram for
the largest amount on record repre-
sents the balance OF the war indemnity,
with tho interest thereon, paid by
China to Japan. namely, ELL, 00S. 1857
les cd. The Chinese government bor-
rowed. through the Hong Kong and
600 to pay this indemnity. The money
was transferred at the Bank OF Eng
land, from the account of the Chinese
ambassador to the credit of the gov
eminent Of Japan; the check bears the
Endorsement of tho Chinese minister
to England. Lofenluh, and that of the
manager OF the Bank of England, and
1t is also signed by the manager OF the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
corporation. This rare piece OF paper
is at present in the possession Of w.
II. Harris. Another large check was
presented at a well-known bank a few
years ago for C cSO,OOO--that was the
sum paid by the De Beers Diamond
company for the purchase of another
very large diamond mino. The check
in question was signed by two direc-
tors. After it had been paid photo
graphs of the check were taken and
sold for a small sum, and were bought
up rapidly. Another large check was
that drawn on the London and County
bank a few years back by the Great
Indian Peninsular Railway company,
and short time before this a check
was paid through the clearing house
for over $4,000 900, drawn on Messrs.
Glyn & Co., which was paid to the
Bank of England.-Tit-Bi Bits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
FOOLISH SUGGESTION.
Getting Up Wonder Bag" for n sicl
Friend.

Getting Up wonder Bay for a Sic,
Friend.
Some OF the suggestions for Christ.
mas present making in the women's
magazines might be collected and pub.
lished under the appropriate titla
How to Worry Ones Friends" saw
the New York Commercial Advertiser
One suggestion is that one begin two
months before Christmas and prepare
a wonder-bag for some sick friend
The plan outlined is astonishing in It.
simplicity. One writes begging let.
tiers to an unlimited number OF per.
sons, asking each one to send a pres.
ent for the bag. Since these friends
will probably be scattered far and Wide
in the home land and perhaps in for.
eign lands as well, it will be neces.
sary to begin preparations early-the
earlier the better" When the pre- ;ents
arrive one packs them in tissue paper
and marks each with the name of the
giver and ties 1T with narrow ribbon
The heavy ones are put at the bottom
the light ones at The sop, those a9pro.
pirate to the spring near the top and
those suitable for Fourth of July in
the middle, etc, etc. The bag can be
made to last three months, six months
or year. 1t all depends or the num-
Der OF persons one held up" by nail
their promptness and generosity and
tho curiosity or patience Of the indi-
vidual, who may elect to draw out all
the presents in week or to choose one
for every fortnight The writer cites
instances Of these bags being made and
proving sources of great interest and
pleasure TO all concerned. But con-
sidering that most or us have i'm
perative claims on us at holiday times
and limited incomes at all seasons.
that even the poorest would feel
ashamed to turn n deaf ear to the APP
peal for an invalid, and that most in
vallds have sufficient pride and unself-
ishGess to resent this particular way OF
receiving delicate attentions" one is
apt to make odious comparisons twixt
the wonder bag and the old-time
church fair. the house o-housc canvass
for ragged childrens Cbristmas trees
and the well-intentionod and patriotic
endless chains "for our poor soldiers
on land and sea"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
MARGUERITE" WAS MAGGIE
The Former Name Too Much for tn
Old Man.

Ola Man.
Some one once said that "the reason
so many persons have such fool names
is because of n novel their mothers
were reading" But it isn't entirely the
fault Of the yellow-covered book, says
the Detroit Free Press. Once upon a
time there used to be a Claude or a
Catherine, or Birdie and a Grace,
but we don't see them any more, for
now they are Klaude and Katherine
and Birdine and Grayce. Perhaps II is
just as well. / remember one case,
though, that wasn't. Marguerite, she
had been named. IT was easy enough
to teach the good-natured but simple
country father how to pronounce IT,
but one day he went to the express
Office to send his daughter a package.
Who shall / address 1t to?" said the
express agent, taking up his pen.
Miss Marguerite Thompkins," answer
ed the father, promptly. How 20
you spell that-er-Marguerite ?" said
the express agent. Thompkins looked
dazed for a few seconds. "M-a-r-g-a-
no; M-a-r-r-a-g-aw. l dunno; put It
Maggie,"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

tivation is preferred, while in those
that are heavier, deeper STIRRING is adj
visable. Weeds should never be al
lowed to become established. Stir
the whole surface of the orchard thor
oughly about three inches deep every
two weeks. The dryer the season the
oftener stirring should take place.
Flowing for the first few years will
tend to send the roots deeper, where
they will escape injury in time of
drouth. The whole surface of the
orchard should be titled. A careful
man can pillow within two feet of the
trees and not iniure them.
Ii catch crops are grown in the
orchards, pillow them under early, so
that they will decay as quickly as pos
sible. The chief value of these crops
is for fall and winter protection and
not spring growth. Old orchard trees
stop growing before midsummer.
Vigorous tillage from then on can
cease so that new growth will ripen
sufficiently to withstand cold weather.
Fall blowing cannot be recommended
for clay soils, as these will puddle and
become hard and stiff. Hoed crops
can be grown to advantage in young
orchards, but even these should not
be planted close to the trees, and the
distances should become greater every
year. After six or eight years all
vigorous cropping should cease
:. A. Porter, in Orange Judd Farmer.
Double Barn with Much Loft Room
The accompanying illustration
shows plan for a barn with double
driveways in which the distinguishing
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
IRISH PoLrrrcAL PRISONERS,
They Compiain of warder's snesrs N,
Their RELIGIOUS yiewr

They Complain of Warder's Sneers Mt
Their Religious Views.
John Henry O'Connor, better known
under his alias OF Henry Dalton, has
been released from prison, says the
Irish Independent. On July 30, 1888,
he was sentenced at Liverpool to i'm
prisonment for life, his offense being
treason-felony. AS life sentences are,
according to the home secretary, to be
treated as sentences for twenty years.
prisoner at the end OF the fifteen
years becomes entitled to a ticket of
leave. His release under conditions
may. however, be delayed by taking
into account any falling off In the
marks expected to be earned by him
in each year, and for this reason Mr.
O'Connor. instead of being freed at the
end OF last July. might have been de-
tanned until the 9th inst The fact
that he was liberated some days be-
fore his time came as a surprise to
him. The liberated Irishman is a sun
burned, finely featured man. below the
medium height. He is apparently OF
strong physique. and his fine develop
trade OF smith. He is some years over
so. but does not look 1t. An affection
of the heart troubles him at times and
he fears this may interfere with his
earning his livelihood. After consid-
ering matters carefully. he is inclined
to leave for the state. where he has
been before. There he would have n
better chance OF employment. and
would be relieved from the duty of
periodically reporting himself. 1t is
not believed that the authorities will
make objection to his emigration. One
OF the matters OF which Irish political
prisoners complain bitterly Is the man
ner in which English warders sheer
at their religion. James McKevitt, who
was released in '93, told him the other
prisoners were encouraged to laugh at
the lrishmen when the warder in
charge sneeringly announced that "the
Romans" could have their confessions
heard. Mr.. o'Connor. who is a Catho-
Tic, said he had no such experience
himself, but he knows from prison
tips that such scenes had occurred.
On one occasion he was told by n fe,-
low lrishman that another man, an
English Catholic, was being jeered al
in this way. Il am very sensitive on
these matters" he said, "and l COM
planned to the chaplain on behalf Of
the poor fellow. who hadn't the cour-
age to do that for Himself. That stop
ped the practice"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

feature is the great amount of loft
room. Four gables added to the
main roof space give almost another
story's capacity to the barn, making
it possible to use nearly the whole of
the lower floor for stock. With a silo
and the root cellar that will be found
in the basement it will be possible to
carry large stock of the fodder that
can be stored beneath the roofs.
There are many conveniences about a
double barn, and when one is to be
built the form here given will prove
an excellent one to follow.-New
England Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
No short-naIred narber..

The Berlin Guild OF BARRIERS has is
sued a broadside against employees
and apprentices wearing close-cropped
hair. At recent meeting Of the guild
it wwas declared, upon the suggestion
of the worthy Herr Obermeister Wohl-
schlaeger, that young hair-dresser
Ought not to have his own hair dress
ed after the fashion of rat, but to ex-
hibit a tasteful. elegant and scrupu-
lousy careful appearance"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
TWO GRATEFUL WOMEN
Restored to Health by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND.
"Can Do My Own Work.
Mrs. PATRICK DANEuy.


West Winsted, Conn, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PTNKuAM:-It is with
pleasure that L write to you of the
benefit L have derived from using YOUR
wonderful Vegetable Compound. Twas
very i'll, suffered with female weak
ness and displacement of the womb.
"lcouldnotslecpat night, had to walk
the floor, 1 suffered SO with pain in my
side and small of my back. Was trou-
bled with bloating, and at times would
faint away; had n terrible pain in nv
heart, a bad taste in my mouth all the
time and would vomit; butnow, thanks
TO Mrs. Pinkham and her Vegetable
Compound, feel well and sleep we'll.
can do my work without feeling tired;
do not bloat or have any trouble
whatever.
II sincerely thank you for the good
advice you gave me and for what YOUR
medicine has done for me-"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

By local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is onlvone
way TO cure Deafness and that is by constftu-
uonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
uamed you have rumbling sound or iInper-
iect heari ng, and when il is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infnm-
nation can he taken out and this tube re-
stored 70 ITS normal cond ton, hearing viii be
destroyed forever. Nine cases ont of ten are
caused by catarTh, whic n is nothing but an in
named condition of the mucous surfaces
case of Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that ca n
not b. cured by Halls Gaia rrh Cure Send
for circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists 75,'
HANS Family pills are tho heat
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
Test of Commercial Fertilizers.

Bulletin No. 145 from the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station ICE
neva) gives the results of analysis of
commercial fertilizers for the spring
of 1898. There were collected from
different parts of the State 1883 sam
pies of numerical fertilizers, repre-
senting 739 different brands. OF these
brands 57S were complete fertilizers,
and contained nitrogen varying from
IL to S.21 per cent. available phos-
phorc acid in amounts varying from
1863 to 1923 per cent, and potash
varying from % to 1922 per cent.
OF the SIS different brands of com
plete fertilizers collected 397 were be-
low the manufacturers guarantee, in
one or more constituents, in amounts
varying from OF to 4.4S per cent.
The amount of nitrogen was below the
manufacturers guarantee in 16S brands
In amounts varying from OF to ]. "a
per cent, and averaging 81 per cent.
The amount of available phosphoric
acid was below the manufacturers
guarantee in 80 brands, the deficiency
varying from OF to .. - per cent, and
averaging .43 per cent The amount
OF potash was below the guarantee of
the manufactures in 40 brands, the
deficiency varying from OF to 4. AS per
cent, and averaging 3 per cent.
The retail selling price of the brands
of complete fertilizers collected aver
aged S27.65 a ton; the retail cost of
the separate ingredients unmixed was
1882, or 1913 less than the selling
price. New York Tribune.
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Real Bloodthirsty.

Greene-Good morning, Mrs Brown.
Where is Tom today? Mrs Brown
Tom is out in the kitchen killing cock
reaches. He was going a hunting,
but his gun didn't come home, as he
had ordered. He had set upon having
q day of sport, but rather than be
wholly disappointed. he has gone TO
killing cockroaches. When Il man is
in the humor for sport he must murder
something, you ow.-Boston Trans
criDt
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14
Cannot Pra'so 1t Enough
Miss GERTIE DUNKIN,

Miss GERTIE DUNKIN,
Franklin, Neb., writes:
"I suffered for some time with min
iui and irregular reconstruction, falling
OF the womb and pain in the back. |
tried physicians, but found no relief.
was at last persuaded to try lydia
H. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and cannot praise it enough for what
IL has done for me. L feel like a new
person, and would not part with your
medicine. l have recommended it to
several of my friends"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

81 don't know why YOU should say
that empty old house is haunted ?"
why. don't you see those ancient
window curtains?" Yes. but"
We'll, aren't they tire shades Of the
departed?"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
TIC clean your blood and keep it clean. by
Stirring Stirling up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm
Danish pmples, boils, biotches. blacEbsadS
G ana that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents An drug.
giSts' satisfaction guaranteed, loo, 2jc. soc.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-14

boxes are then filed with dry, pow
derry, air-slaked lime, heaped ND 80
that the roost rests entirely upon the
lime and does not touch the box nj
any point. Yermiu will not get TO a
rOOst protected i'm this war-