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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE In IN.
Novelty in Literary and Art
Features.
PRINTING in COLOR.
The Best Illustrations With Coles
Engravings and Castaigne's
Drawings.
PRINTING IN COLOR.
A NEW AND sUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED
LIFE OF CROMWELL


BY THE RIGHT HON. JOHN MoRLEY,MP.
THE conductors OF The Century take espe-
cial pleasure in announcing this as the
leading historical serial OF the magazine in
1900. No man is more competent than John
Morley, who was selected by MIR. GladstOne's
family to write the biography of Gladstone.
to treat Cromwell in the spirit of the end Of
nineteenth century.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
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traits lent by Her Majesty the Queen, and by
the owners OF the greatest Cromwell collec-
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ERNEST SETON-THOMPSON's
Biography of a Grizzly" delightfully."- illus
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THE AUTHOR OF .'HUGH WYNNE,"
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short stories by all the leading writer's.
A CHAPTER FROM MARK TWAIN's
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Familiar accounts of Tennyson. Browning
Lowell, Emerson. Bryant, Whittier, and
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
HER FINISH.

"Your wife is a finished musician, 1
understand.
"You bet. Why, she hasn't even
had time to look at the piano since the
baby came"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
THE MERRY-GOsROUND.

my piano is very much like my
trousers pockets. When my wife goes
into them, she often finds nothing but
keys, and then there is music"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15

"Your attempt at wit in your re-
marks about the strength of the but
ter" said Mrs. Freedum to the flippant
boarder, sis as stale is"
"The bread" suggested the fippant
man, who evidently did not care what
happened to him.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
of planting sweet

Henry, I dreamed of planting sweet
peas last night"
"Oh, yes, and Of course you dreamed
you made me dig up the ground for
you, and that's the way got this aw-
full cold"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15

"Whv do you wag your head so con-
stantly? inquired the impolite dog of
the goat.
because chews,' replied the goat.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15

"The automobile has ruined his occu-
patton"
lis he coachman or hosler?'
"Neither, A horse thief"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15

"When posterity has forgotten the
people who look down upon us now, "
said the poet, 1--WE will be remembered.
"Ah, yes," the poets wife sighed;
"that's the great trouble-being re-
membered."
"What do you mean?" he asked.
81 am always remembered wherever
I try to get credit. They say they've
heard of us, and that settles it."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
ATTENTION, FRUIT GROWER

/ have secured the agency. of Logan
county for U. s. standard Whale Oil Soap,
which no fruit grower can afford to
give trial. for 1t destroys all insects
and San Jose Scale Peach Leaf Cure.
The Experiment. Station recommends 1t for
everything. This Is the genuine soft soap,
not adultered soap. Write for prices or
come to my Nursery and get what you
want. Il. q. VILLA MS,
X mile east Gf Zanesfeld, O.
April 10, 190O-im
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
INGENUITY.

'..This paper says you should never
cut pie with cold knife"
81 never do. If haven't hot knife
eat the whole pie"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
Time Table In Effect October 8, Iso.

Nos. 1, g 3, 4 and run daily except Sunday.
Nos. s and are mixed trains between Peoria
rnd Columbus Jet.
Through time of Passenger trains between
Columbus and Peoria and between Columbus
Jc and Lima is shown only for the informa-
ton of the public.
e. E. DEWEY, O. A. CHAMBERS,
Genl Manger. Gon. Pass Agent.
Detroit Mich.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29
A Wild, Wild Gold story.

Norman MacAuley returned from
the Klondike recently and was eXhib-
iting to his friends a large golden mug.
get valued at $G4.45, which was taken
from the rich property he owns on
Gay Gulch. Mr.. MacAuley tells of the
riches of Claim 49, on the Sulphur,
which is known to be the richest min
ing claim in the world. The owner,
whose name Mr. MacAuley could not
recall, is a German, and he will before
long be the richest of all the rich
KlOndike mining kings.
The claim is now producing at the
rate of $4,000 each day, or, if the
mine was worked 300 days year,
$10,S0O,000 in gold every year. The
claim is wonderfully rich one; it has
a pay streak IL feet thick. which ex.
tends the full width of the creek, or
over 100 feet. The average per bucket
runs as high as SO a day and the ever
age output of the mine is 5000 buck.
cts every day.
The output for this year is figured
by many, says Mr.. MacAuley, at $780,
600, 000-ChicagO Record.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29
sARTAToRIAL,
Depew Called the 6est-Dressed Man
In the Senate.

Who is the bostdrcssed man in the
Senate? Some say Hale, of Maine,
some Plat, of New York; others be-
leve WOlcott Of Colorado, but, by an
informal jury which was recently In
vited to pass upon the question, Sen
ator Depew, of New York, was unanl-
mously chosen. When Mr.. Depew was
told by a World correspondent that
this decision had been reached, be
said with a chucllle:
That's a sartorial untruth."
81 am glad to know that my hab'
It of dress has been approved by the
jury. But really | don't know that
can lay claim to this proud dlstinc-
ton"
Senator Depew is one of the best
dressed men in the Senate. There are
men who display more flashy Taiment
and who have their clothes cut in the
latest English fashion, but none who
dress in better taste or who exhibit
more style and simplicity than Sena-
tor Depew. His clothes are cut from
the same pattern that he has used for
many years.
He always wears a black frock coat,
sllk-faced; dark-striped trousers, and
usually a double breasted waistcoat Of
the same material as the coat. In the
summer his style of dress does not
vary, except that he discards the
black frock for a short box coat of
lighter material
The Depew cravats are the most
striking article of his wardrobe. His
street ties are of the four-n-hand
style, tied snugly about his high
collar. He has one or two black silk
cravats but the greater part of his
necliwear is bright-hued. The Senator
has "A large stock, so that he wears Il
different tie every day in the week.
The Depew shirts, with cuffs at
tached. are Of plain white linen, not
especially expensive His trousers are
always faultessly creased and never
become baggy at the knees.
The Depew shoes are of black calf.
skin. soft and easy. Sometimes he
wears CATERS. Usually he prefers the
button shoe. His assortment of hosiery
is not extraordinary, and his taste
runs to plain black. He SLAVES him.
self every morning and goes to the
BARRIERS chair only when his hair and
whiskers need trimming He has no
fancy waistcoats and shrinks from
striped shirts and plaid socks.-N Y.
World
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29
Gambling on Rain.

Tie English government has recent
ly prohibited In India the peculiar
hazard game called "Barsa kP satta."
This game cannot be playec except
when IL rains, for, in fact, it consists
of betting on the date of rain and the
quantity that may descend from the
skies.
On all the porticos, or "altaps," as
they are called in India, there are GER
tain tubs introduced which have a per-
pendicular pipe in their centres, the
pipe being provided with equal divi-
sion marks or notches.
The point of the game is to deter
mine in advance just at what time a
certain height will be reached by the
water.
The natives have pursued this meth.
cd of gambling with such passion that
quaiTels. and dangerous ones, often
resulted, and hence the ruling of the
English government to make the play
illegal.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29
pennsylvania
RAILROAD


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and Toledo. Duffet Parlor Car " Harris
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Harrisburg to Plttsburg.
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PRESS.-Sleeping Car Washington TO St.
Louis, and Sleeping and Dining Cars Har-
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Pullman Sleeping Cars Washington TO
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Cleveland, and Cincinnati Dining Car,
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100 A, VI. for Kane, Canandalgua Rochester
and Niagara balls daily, except Sunday.
10. 90 4. N tor Elmira and Remove daily, ex
cert Sunday. For Williamsport daily $50,
7.20 p. NJ. For wllllamsport, Rochester, Erie
Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily, except Sat.
urday, with Sleeping Car Washington TO
Rochester.
1910 p. NJ. For Erie, Canandaigua. Roch-
ester. Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily. Pull
man Sleeping Car Washington TO Rochest ter
Saturdays only,
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED"

400 p. NJ daily, all Parlor Cars, with Dining Car
from Baltimore. Regular at 90 Dining Carr, 7.2O
ing Car from Wilmington A. NJ, l2.4j, 3I5 500
dining Car from altimOrel. $50, 1900, and u 80
p. NJ. On Sunday, 100 dining Carl 7.2O, 10,
9 90, Hoo dining Car from wilmington A, NJ ,
1915, 3l5, 90 Dining Car from BaltmOrel csc,
1000, aud II so p. NJ. For Philadelphia only, Elk
y ess 1915 p. NJ. week days, OIL and $40 7. NJ.
daily
For Boston, without change, 7o5 A. NJ. week
For Baltimore $50, 100, 72O 1855. Sis 900, 1000.
lO5O, 100 A NJ. IL 10, l2.45 l25s. 2Ol, 3l5 $3.50
400 Limitedl i.2O, i3l, 500, 5.4Oi 6l5, $50 90
900 1910, lbs, and II so z, NJ On Sunday, 200,
7.20, SIS. 900, 900, 1850 II co. A, NJ. 1913 LIS,
20l 3.lj $3.50, (4OO Limited, 400 500, $40, els
$50. 72O, 1000. 1914 and II so, p. NJ
For Popes Greek Line. 7.56 4; NJ. and 49, P
NJ. weekdays. Sundays 0.05 A. NJ.
For Annapolis 100, and 900 A. NJ 1915 and
SO, 2; n week days. Sundays. 800 A. Nj.
. Z Express Tor Florida and points on Atlantic
Coast Lire, 40 A, NJ. 5.C7 P. NJ, daily Rich
mond only, II 40 A. Nj. weekdays Atlanta
Special via Richmond and Seabuad Air Line,
500 =. N. daily, Accommodation for Quantico
7.45 A, Nj. daily and 4.26 I, Nj. weekdays
SeashOre Come ctiOns.
For AtlaLdc City via Delaware River Bridge
allrail routel l2,4b p. NJ, weekdays Through
Pullman Buffet PaTlOf Carl $40 4.OO Congress
sional Llmited,J and 1851 NJ. daiyya Market
street Wharf 1000 and 1l9O A. N" l2AO r.
Nj, week days, 1l,5O Z. NJ. daily.
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NJ. daily.
Ticket office corner Fifteenth and G streets, and
at the Station Sixth and b streets where orders
can be left for the checking of baggage to destin-
alton from hotels and residences,
Telephone call '14ll" for Pennsylvania Railroad
Cab Service.
J. b. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WOOD.
General Manager Gen. Passenger Agent
45-lg0U.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29
COPPER MINES.
Some That Were Worked Thousands
of Years Before the Christian Era.

The copper mines of Sinai, on the
northwest of Arabia, were worked
thousands of years before the Chris.
tian era 1t is stated in Complies Rem
dus" that those copper mines are the
most ancient of which history makes
mention. According to authentic docu-
ments they were worked from about
5000 years b. c. until about 1900 or
1,2OO b. G. Their possession have been
the object of several wars, but they
had been abandoned for 5000 years on
account of the poverty Of the ores. 1t
was from these mines that was OBJ
tanned sccptcr Of Pepi l., a King Of
the Sixth Dynasty. This scepter, made
of pure copper, is preserved in the
British Museum. The adits still exist
as well as the ruins Of the furnaces,
the crucibleS, the huts of the miners
and some fragments of their tools. In
some of the specimens obtained there
occur three ores-turquOiSe, copper
hydrosilicate and sandstOnes, impreg
mated with copper Among the debris
have been found slags and cnders
but there Is no evidence of the use Of
huXes. Some of the fragments of tools
contain arsenic, which was used by
the Greek and Egyptian alchemists
for hardening copper.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-04-29

Heurich's beer has not only local
hut national reputation as the pur'
est obtainabe both for the healthy
and for invalids. The extra pale
lager bottled by the Arlington Bot
Ting Co., at 9th and X streets, N
W., is the Favorite family beverage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30

Incidentally, for a St. Paul Dem
ocratic reader, Ward. the Demo-
cratic Judge in the fifth precinct of
the Eighth ward at the last city
election, was not so bad. He read
the ballots on the night of the cleo
ton and on controller he read them
SO that J. ]. McCardy received but
106 votes and Louis Betz 173. A
recount gave McCardy lis and Betz
173, making a net gain of 10 for Nc
Cardy. On assemblyman Ward S
reading gave Benson rs and Parker
the Democratic opponent 151. On
the recount Benson received IL
and Parker 1873, a net gain of 40 for
Benson. On the face of the origi.
nal returns certificates OF election
were given to Betz and Parker.
The recount gives the certificate tc
McCardy and Benson, the Republic
cans.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30

| greet you, my countrymen:
with fraternal regards-excuse us.
but this is the commencement OF
Daniel Dougherty's speech nomi.
mating Grover Cleveland for Presi.
dent II years ago, and stolen bodily
by the Hon. Patrick H. Rahilly OF
Wabasha county, Minnesota, in
nominating Ignatius Donnelly for
President by the honey cooling fac
ton of the Populist party at Cincin-
natl couple of weeks ago. Mr..
Rahilly has not yet appeared from
his farm recluse to tell just how the
duplicate happened.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30
I Judge Bowers was ii New Uln

Judge Bowers was IN New Ulm
yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Fountain left yester-
day for Montevideo to visit for q
week with the family Of Editor
Henry.
J. T. Martin Of Wall Lake. Iowa.
has been looking over the Glendale
herd of Polled Aberdeen Angus
cattle for the past few days.
The high school athletic club
desire to express their thanks to
business men and others who have
encouraged and assisted them lately.
The marriage of Miss Grace Clark
to DR.. Henry E. Schlegel will occur
at the Episcopal Church of the Holy
Communion, in this city. at 1890 a.
M, Wednesday, June 9th. There
will be no cards.
S. & O. Kipp have filed notice of
appeal from the order OF Judge
Weber in the case of Camille A.
Brown vs.. A. j. Finnegan, an
action involving title to land in
Springdale Judge Weber order
gave Finnegan a .new trial
1t required two trains of eight
coaches each to bring the excursion
lists back from St. Paul and Mime
apolis last Monday The load pulled
by each engine was heavier than
the load taken down-sundry jags
being conspicuous in almost every
coach.
DR.. Alfred Chadbourne, a gradu-
ate of the Medico Surgical Institute
of Philadelphia, will practice in DR..
Schlegel's Office during the latter S
absence from June 9th to July 1st.
DR.. Chadbourne graduated with
high honors and will undoubtedly
meet with success in his practice
around Redwood Falls.
Charles n. Smith. who has for
the past few years been employed
in Laird Norton Co. s yard in this
city, where he has acquired a
thorough knowledge of the lumber
business, left Monday morning for
Currie, a new station on the Des-
Moines Valley road, where he will
take charge of yard for the Laird
Norton Co. at that place. Mr..
Smith made many friends while
here, and will undoubtedly make
strong business friends at Currie.
His wife will join him as soon he can
obtain or erect a residence in Currie.
Mr.. Smith S position here will be
filled by Mr.. Kempfe who has
until recently been employed in the
Winona yards.
The Little H. B., just as popular as
the 10 cent Hoosier Bard, for 5 cents at
! Central Pharmacy. 37-St
During the storm of last Friday
lightning struck the rectory at the
Lower Sioux agency, knocking
several bricks Coff the chimney,
tearing the shingles off the roof in
several places, passing into the
house and striking an iron bedstead,
passing over the bed and tearing
and burning the clothing and then
passing down stairs where it tore
the carpet and slivered piece of
flooring before it passed to the
ground. The minister and his wife,
with a large number of Indians, had
taken refuge in dugout when the
storm came up, and Col. R. H. C.
Human of the Indian school, saw
the bolt and it's work outside. He
hurried to the house and finding it
locked, broke in the door, thinking
that the occupants had been killed.
Cabbage and Tomato plants for sale
by the dozen or by the 100 by G. E.
W01drOn nr ot HnInos1 sfnro 97ff
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30

Larger contracts at minimum rate of 10
cents per inch each insertion Rates for
preferred position. metal base electros or
alternate insertions furnished at office.
Reading notices in local paragraphs, 1Oc.
per line. Other reading notices over lines,
cents per line.
Legal notices at legal rates. IS and IS cts
per folio.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30

All township, village and ward primary
elections in the county will be held at the
places designated for the last annual cleo
ton in the several precincts, unless more
available places can be secured. on Saturday
primary elections must. in accordance with
the State law, be held open for the space of
one hour and conducted in accordance with
the primary election law of 1895, as
amended in 1897.
Dated at Redwood Falls, Mimi. May Goth,
1900.
BY order of the Republican county COM
mittee. JULIUS A. SCHMAHL Chairman.
42-3 w. c. STARR, Secretary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30

LaVianda. new 10 cent cigar, charm
ing flavor and aroma, at Central Phar-
macy. 37-8t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-30
GAZETTE BUILDING DIRECTORY.
ADVERTISING RATES

Commencing July l, 1898, the following
rates will be strictly enforced on all new
contracts made for advertising in THE RED
WOOD GAZETTE:
Less than 20 inches Il col) per inch ~ zoe.
Twenty inches or more, per inch ... 15c.
Discounts will be allowed on contracts for
advertising running continuously:
IS. 90 to $500, discount. !. 20 per cent.
1900 to 1000, .....25
1000 to $500, s. ......3O
1900 or over, &C 33M.s
Average weekly circulation, IA OOcopies.
For nvenience full wear Of ls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-27

ankle that may make amPutation
ne essary.
Joseph Hale and Mss Mabel Ran
barger were married Christmas even
ing al the brides home in South Rock
Island, Rev. j. F. Robinson, OF Mo-
line, officiating.
AS result of disagreement over
business matters. w. A. Mcmillan
was arrested today on complaint OF
NJ. I. Free and is having a hearing
this afternoon before Justice Schroe-
der.
The adjourned meeting OF the Rock
Island Retail Merchants association
will be held tomorrow evening at the
rooms in the Mitchell & Lynde build
ing for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the state convention aud
transactiDg other business.
A reception IVES given yesterday
afternoon and evening at the resi-
dence of Capt. W. c. Bennett, of Mo-
line, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B
Bennett. who were recently married
in Chicago. During the evening the
engagements of Henry Bennett and
Miss Nellie Crossman, and John Sam
muels and Miss Lucy Fisk, all promi-
nent Moline young people, were an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-27
MAY co INTO MERCER
Davenport, Rock Island &
Northwestern Inspecting
Coal Fields.
sOME OPTIONS NOW SECURED
A Direct Line From Rock Island
That Mould be a Great
Benefit.

There are indications that the Dav-
export. Rock Island 81 North western
railroad, in the extension Of its sys-
tenn toward Peoria. will, if it does not
divert its contemplated course, run a
branch over into Mercer county and
invade the coal field there. Indeed a
representative OF the corporation has
already been in Gable, Sherrard and
vicinity obtaining options on all
available coal lands along the Camp
Creek bottoms. There is said TO be
considerable coal in that neighbor-
hood that has not yet been devel-
oped, and it is the purpose of the new
conner among tri-city railway enter
prises TO make the mining industry
one of the interests 10 which it will
devote attention.
May Run Direct Line.
In this connection the story is re-
vived that the Tri-CIty route may build
a direct line into Mercer county from
Rock Island, crossing Rock river near
its mouth and running directly down
the river through Andalusia and the
townships in the south end OF Rock
Island county and eventually reaching
out TO the most important towns in
Mercer county. Such plan would
place Muscatine almost on the new
line, being directly across the river
and readily accessible for the transfer
Of freight and passengers by means of
the foot and wagon bridge there.
This kind Of development would
prove an incentive for the pushing
further Of plans for the proper devel-
opment of the lower end of Rock Is
land and the bringing Of the lower end
of the county into closer communica-
ton with the city.