davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
How Long Do You S1eepf


"The old rule of eight hours sleep Is
sheer nonsense" said a New Orleans
physician Natural sleep Is something
that can't be regulated by any formula.
The body takes what it needs. be 1t
much or little, and the necessary
amount varies with the individual. In
a general way | would say that four
hours is the minimum and ten hours
the ma ximum for people in fair health.
Either more or less is a pretty sure
sign that something Is out of gear
usually something in the brain. \
81 have two patients who sleep only
four hours and keep in tolerably good
condition. Both are middle aged men,
and neither of them works very hard.
They are simply so constituted that
nature can repair it's losses in four
hours of Inconsistencies. In many
other people nearly three times as long
is required The nerve cells work
more slowly; why, nobody knows.
''The queerest case that ever came
under my personal observation was
that of bookkeeper of this city who
used to sleep two or three hours a
night through the week and on Sum-
day would catch up in 20 hour nap
That is no exaggeration, but an actual
fact well known to all his intimates
He seemed to be able to store away
nervous energy as a camel stores wa
ter. His general health during the Il
or Is years l knew him was excellent
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
The Modern world.

Compare the condition of our people
with that which prevailed before the
aggregation of wealth and intelligence
In the development of industries, when
wealth was obtained by conquest, not
by industry, when the masses had meat
but once a week, when their houses
were without chimneys and without
windows, when their clothing and sur
roundings were filthy, when the death
rate was double what 1t is today, and
you go back to time when the nobil-
ity knew less Of the world than the la
boring man of today; when the present
necessities of the masses were luXuries
only for the rich. and you realize that
the emancipation proclamations were
written by Watt and Arkwright, Ste
phenson and Fulton, Franklin and
Morse and Bessemer and the great Or
ganizers who have applied their dis
coveries and distributed the benefits of
their inventions to the whole world
Charles r. Flint in Casters Magazine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
a LAUGH IN CHURCH.

She sa: on the sliding cushion,
The dear, wee woman OF four.
Her feet, in their shiny slippers,
Hung dangling over the floor.
She meant to be good-she had promised
And so, with her big, brown eyes,
She stared at the meeting house windows
And counted the crawling flies
She looked far up at the preacher,
But she thought of the honeybees
Droning away at the blossoms
That whitened the cherry trees;
She thought of a broken basket
Where, curled in dusky heap,
Three sleek, round puppies with fringy ean
Lay snugglcd and fast asleep.
Such soft, warm bodies to cuddle;
Such queer little hearts to beat;
Such swift. round tongues to kiss;
Such sprawling. cushiony feeti
She could feel in her casping fingers
The touch of the satny skin
And cold, wet nose exploring
The dimples under her chin
Then a sudden ripple of laughter
Ran over the parted lips
80 quick that she could not catch it
With her rosy finger tips.
The peopiS whispered, ''Bess the childi"
As each one walked from nap,
But the dear, woman hid her face
For shame in her mothers lap.
-Pittsburg Times.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
Strange Life In Argentina.

Professor La wrence Bruner, who spent
the year 1898 investigating the grass
hopper plague in Argentina, says that
only Australia could match Argentina in
the singularity of its life forms. 1t is a
country where everything protects it.
self. 1.-THE trees have thorns. the grass
and sharp blades and herbaceous plants
are shielded with burs." Forests exist
where rains are scarcest. and natives
say that sometimes when heavy rains
fall the trees die from too much mOiS-
ture. Some birds. belonging to the
same order as our waterfowl. avoid
water. Many Argentina birds possess
spurs on their wings.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
ElafferinE.

Not long ago two commercial travel
ers started from Birmingham on a
night train to Holyhead. Wishing to
have the compartment to themselves,
however, they sat thinking for a mo-
ment how they would manage it. At
last one of them said that he would
put it right, and, stepping out on the
footboard, told his companion to sit
still and stare in front of him. AS the
people came to the carriage door to get
in the traveller on the footboard whis-
pered something to them. and the pas
sengers, after taking a look into the
carriage, passed on. When all the pls-
sengers were seated, the train started,
and the traveller stepped into the car
riage to join his companion, saying as
he did so
"Done it, haven't |"
His companion replied:
"Yes, see you have, but how did
you manage it"
"Oh. told them that you were lu-
natic, and l had you in charge"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30

The story of Henry Ward Beecher
and the horse is good and will bear re-
peating. One day when about to take
a ride Mr.. Beecher glanced at the
horse and remarked: "That is fine
looking animal; is he as good as he
looks?" The man replied: 'Mr. Beech
er, that is the best horse in our stable.
He will work in any place you put him,
and he can do anything any other horse
can" The preacher, gazed admiringly
at the horse, and then said, as if in
soliloquy: 81 wish he was a member
of our church."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
EDISON'S RELIGION.

This is what Thomas Edison said in
reply to question addressed him by
an agnostic:
"Why, after years of watching the
processes of nature, I can no more
doubt the existence of an Intelligence
that is running things than I do of
the existence of myself. Take, for ex-
ample, the substance water forms the
crystal known as ice. Now, there are
hundreds of combinations that form
crystals, and every one of them save
that of ice sinks in water. Ice, l say,
doesn't. And it is rather lucky for us
mortals, for if it had done so we would
all be dead. Why? Simply because if
ice sank to the bottom of rivers, lakes
and oceans as fast as it froze, those
places would be frozen up, and there
would be no water left. That is only
one example out of thousands that to
me prove beyond the possibility of a
doubt that some vast intelligence is
governing this and other planets"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
he Princess Monomoff wears! Splen-

the Princess Monomoff wears. Splen-
didw
The czarina recognized at once her
gift to her former lover, but neverthe-
less nonchalantly said:
"Yes; it is fine stone. 1t must be
very valuable"
The princess tells everybody that it
was given to her husband for a kiss,
but she gave two for it.
After the court ball, in the early
morning, Prince and Princess Mono
moff retired, giving orders to their at
tendants not to disturb them until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon.
1t happened, however, that hardly
one hour after they were rudely awak-
ened by somebody who executed live
ly tattoo on their bedroom door.
'Who is that? Who dares?" called
out Indignantly from their bedchamber
| the sleepy prince.
His excellency the chief of police
wishes to pay his respects"
| In Russia every door must open be-
| fore this sesame" and in the next
minute Prince Monomoff appeared in
the half opened door.
! The chief of police was polite.
81 must beg your pardon thousand
times. your excellency, but | must dis
turb you at this unseemly hour. | re-
gret it very much. but duty compels
me to do it. My most gracious cZarina
has bid me to deliver to you this order
and also to carry it out personally and
without delay. Knowing good man.
ners, | do not wish to intrude into the
sleeping apartment of a lady, and
have brought with me lady attendants
to help me in executing it. l must beg
your kind indulgence to allow these
ladies to enter"
Prince Monomoff threw a troubled
look in the direction of the LADY at
tendants," who were lined up nicely in
the hall. They were all six feet high,
very well built ladies" They were
all richly. although little negligently,
dressed. They wore very large French
hats with large feathers, and their
faces were thickly yelled On their
large hands the fine suede gloves near
ly bursted. But the most extraordi-
nary thing was that instead of fan
every "lady" had a rod of birch In her
hand.
The chief of police delivered his or
der to the prince. 1t was a sweet little
perfumed. rose colored billet doux con-
tanning these words:
zone kiss-one word, then women
hundred rods
Monomoff paled. The chief of police
politely withdrew, and the ladies" ad-
vanced in orderly steps. Two Of them
took the arms of Monomoff, and all en-
tered into the bedchamber and closed
the door.
What kind of a ceremony they per
formed we don't know positively, but
one thing is certain, that when they
emerged again from the sanctum OF
the princely pair their rods were useG
up to a great degree.
The chief of police took polite leave
Of the prince, and the ladies" ar
ranged themselves in line again ani
filed away in a nice, soidierly manner.
Before leaving the chief of police as
sured the prince that all those ladies
were selected especially for one merit
their knowledge how to keep a secret.
But, in spite of his assurance, tn
story soon became known all over th'
world.-Narrated From the Hungarian
| For New York Journal
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
THE SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN.


At first the infants cap, soft. warm and white,
With strings well mouthed and mauled, in sorry
plight.
The giddy schoolgirls hat, waif and stray,
Any old thing that hin.s IS not her play.
The budding maidens hat. pert, smart or trim,
According to Sweet sixteen-s' mood or whiin-
Bravest of ALL the bridal wreath and veil,
Which marks ifes great event and turns the
scale.
The new fedged matron's "dream," by Worth de-
signed,
Which hubby pays for. sighs and looks resigned
The well planned bonnet of the chaperon,
Which hides times ravages from her alone.
Last scene of all, the widows ruche and weeds
Sans feathers, flowers, ribbons, lace or beads.
P. r. Oliver in New York Sun.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
NUMBER. 9.
IN THE BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

For all that we sing or we say,
There's this, in the thorniest way;
A hope that the light
Will come after the night,
And the wide world will blossom and roll to
the bright;
The hayen-the haven, is ever in sight,
In the beautiful smile of the morning.
For all that we sing or we say
For the tears-for the prayers that we pray,
There is ever the CLEAN
OF the realized dream
Where the bright stars of faith in their bril-
liancy beam;
Where the sunlight of glory above us shall
stream
The beautiful light of the morning!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30

Mary S. Kemlin, a resident of Napo-
leon, Ohio, has filed petition for alb
solute divorce from her husband. She
charges gross neglect and AYERS that
her husband destroyed her false teeth,
by throwing same into the fire, and Sc
creted her switch of false hair under a
pig stye to restrain the petitioner from
attending parties and other social func-
tions of the neighborhood. The parties
are farmers.-Col. Press-Post.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
ADMIRAL DEWEY
Pleads for Mighty Navy to Win the
Commerce of the World.
New York Journal.

NcW L 1Ork JOurHdl
SIN modern war, who conquers the
sea wins.''
This closing sentence of your editori-
al of Sunday last on the s'The Command
of the Ocean," expresses truth SO well
demonstrated by the results of the
naval battles of Manila and Santiago as
to need little or no comment. But it is
not in war alone that sea supremacy is
of very vital Importance. I would make
the sentence read:
''In modern peace, who controls the
sea wins"
Wins what?
All the great nations are striving to-
day as never before, for increase of
commencement for the commerce of
the East merely, but that of the world
in general; and side by side with the
increase of commerce must be placed
the necessity for it's protection, for the
nation which is lacking in power to
protect its commerce upon the seas and
in its ports, is not only without hope of
commercial advancement, but is almost
certain of retrogression. Recent events
have made it clear that the country
which has the strongest navy is sure to
carry off the plums of commerce.
All honor to the journal for its long
tinued demand that a mighty navy" be
provided for this, our beloved country.
We need a mighty navy, not only for
offensive purposes, but for the develop
| ment of commerce and the prevention
of war. AS it is so well shown by
Lieutenant Commander Kimball in his
Insurance of Property Against War
Risks" recently published in the Fo-
rum, the establishment and mainten-
ance of a strong navy is the cheapest
and best protection against war, and
the losses resulting therefrom. If we
have navy equal to that of any other
nation, we shall have nothing to fear
in the way of attack; for inasmuch as it
is possible as we have seen, for the
United States to raise an immense
army in comparatively short time,
this country could, with a strong and
effective navy, be out of danger OF in
vasion from any power on earth.
Shall we have navy of this kind?
The present year closes century
which has been essentially one of prog
ress, and it is not to be believed that
this country will fail to continue the
work SO well begun, of building up
navy adequate to our needs. With
Americas great wealth and resources,
we could, without appreciable effort.
build and maintain navy able to cope
with that of any power in the world,
and if this be done, we shall not need,
as do the Continental Powers of Europe,
a large standing army.
I deem it unnecessary to speak here
of the character and size of the vessels
which this country should build, or the
caliber of the guns which should be
mounted upon them. These matters
may, in my opinion, safely be left to
the wisdom of the Congress and of the
Secretary of the Navy and his able ad-
visers. But let us have one of the best
and most effective navies of the world,
let us have the Nicaragua Canal to as
Isist us in making it effective, and we
shall see that sin modern peace, who
controls the sea wins large share of
the the commerce of the world, as well
as pre-eminent place among nations.
GEORGE DEWEY.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.

There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to ad
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Brights
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. lthas cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail. also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. and
mention this paper.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
A Well Meant Act.

"How did you happen to give that
footpad such an unmerciful drubbing"
II felt sorry for him. You know that
they are talking Of giving footpads
public fioggings, and l thought I'd
save the poor fellow the open disgrace
by licking the hide off of him in pri-
vate."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30

The special expert sent abroad by the
Department in search of
new seeds and plants has brought
back an 'everbearing strawberry" 1t
IS said +, produce fruit for months on
the same plants, and small patch will
SSupply family table whole year.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
Accommodating.

'Tf give you a slice of bread, will
you eat the crust?
"fas'm. An eff you gimme piece of
cheese. ma'am, III eat de rind."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
How to Cook Plum POrridge.
Old fashi'"ed plum porridge nay be
made either of wheat -four or indian
meal When it is made of the meal, it
will take a longer time to prepare, as it
requires at least two hours to cook thor
oughly. When the porridge is done
add the stewed plums. Prunes or raj
sins can also be used. Stir the fruit in
slowly Ia prevent it breaking and serve
with sugar and cream.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
A COLUMN OF CLIPS
OF General Interest to the General
Reader.

Paderewski will be in this country
sixteen weeks. He plays only four
times each week. His earnings are $12,
600 each week, and before he leaves
this country he will have received over
5000, 900 from his American managers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-19
DEATH OF JAMES WILLIAMS
WeII-KnOwn Pioneer and Mining
Superintendent Passes Away at
His Home mt RentOn.

James Williams, a well-known pioneer,
died yesterday morning at s o'clock at his
home at Renton. He was SIS years old.
Mr.. Williams was born at Willing Hall,
South Hampshire, England. He came to
the United States in 1854, when he opened
up the famous Rock Springs coal mine.
In 1875 he arrived in Seattle and was en-
ployed by the late Thomas B. Norris as
superintendent of the Renton Coal Com
pany. When the oregon Improvement
Company purchased the Newcastle coal
mine Mr.. Williams was appointed super
intendent at that place and at Franklin,
both of which mines he successfully
operated for years. In 1883 he opened up
the Cedar mountain mine, and later the
Gilman mine. During this time he be-
Gang afflicted with rheumatism and had
to retire from active service.
Mr.. Williams was considered one of the
best mining superintendents on the Pa
ciiic coast. His Judgment was sound and
reliable He leaves a widow. two sons
and three daughters. He was a member
of st. Andrew Lodge, No. 81, Free and
Accented Masons Renton, by. which he
will be buried with Masonic honors. Eu-
reka Lodge, No 20, Seattle. will act as an
escort. A special train viii bring the re-
mains from Renton to Seattle tomorrow
morning.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-19
VAN ALSTINE CASE ARGUED
Former Wife Of the Rich KIondiker
Says His Charges of Fraud Were
q F1imsy Structure.

The notorious Con Van Alstine case was
argued before the supreme court yester-
day. j. I. Ronald appearing for the re-
spondent. Van Alstine, and Charles Shep-
ard for Mrs. Van Alstine. The case went
to the supreme court on an appeal by Mrs.
Van Alstine from the decision of Judge
marriage and finding that there had been
conspiracy to get Van Alstine's money.
Mrs Van Alstine brought an action for
divorce on the ground of cruelty, and
later filed a motion to dismiss the case
at her own costs. This motion was de-
MED. and from that time on she MAIN
tanned the position that there was no ac-
the theory of fraud and conspiracy was
only an elaborate and flimsy structure of
differences, 1T had not a solid fact to
support it, says the brief.
THE supposed fraud was independent of
the marriage. and the court by its ordinary
equity powers had jurisdiction of a suit
for the fraud quite apart from the divorce
statute, and from the need of years
residence. Hence the argument that IL the
court. on our motion. dismissed the whole
case. Van Alstine would suffer irreparable
injury because he could not sue till he had
lived here a year fails completely. The
Judgment below should be reversed with
directions to dismiss the whole case"
In answering Mrs. Van Alstine's conten-
ton that oral testimony should not have
been allowed on the hearing of the motion
the control of Mrs. Van Alstine, there is
passage in Van Alstines brief which
is distinctly characteristic of Attorney
Ronald. 1t reads But the appellants
are not hurt by this action in court; for
when the box was produced in court,
empty was the box, for moneys gone, so
they did not produce it that day, neither
did the court make an order at that time,
nor any time prior to final judgment, that
the money be deposited in court, so the
appellants are not injured"
With reference to the alleged error of
the court in refusing to throw the case out
of court after Mrs. Van Alstine entered
her dismissal of the case, Van AlstIne
says: THE plaintiff brought her action
with full knowledge that the statute of
Washington authorized the defendant to
put up a cross-complaint claiming a di-
vorce in mis- favor, and further providing
that when such cross-complaint should be
filed, both parties should be considered as
applying for divorce"
Another passage says: Appellants urge
that the court had no jurisdiction to pro-
coed with the cause, because Mrs. Van
Alstine had not residedin King county for
year prior to the commencement of the
suit. We are astonished that the appel
lants would raise this question in this
court. Her own admissions and testimony
show that she has been resident of King
county from time whereof the memory
Of man runneth not to tho contrary"
In closing, the brief asserts that the
evidence shows "one of the BLACKLIST cases
of fraud and conspiracy to do up an ig-
norant man, having more money than wit,
that can he found in the annals of the
COURTS"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-19
AT REST In THE SAME GRAVE
Double Funeral of Rev. and Mrs. G.
L. Foote From the First
Methodist Church.

The double funeral of the Rev. Chester
l.. Foote and his wife took place yester-
day afternoon from the First Methodist
church. The services were conducted by
Association, consisting of Rev. A.. At
wood Rev. II. d. Brown and Rev. j. M
Dennison. The members of the associa-
ton were present in a body. Rev. A. W.
Burrows, Rev. j. A. Baker and Rev. 5.
l.. Noble, three evangelists, took part in
the services. The sermon was preached
by Rev. A. Atwood, and resolutions from
the Minister'S Association were read by
Rev. b. +. Brooks.
Services were held at the grave in a
tent under the leadership of Rev. A At
wood. Rev. w. b. Farratf and Rev. T. IL.
Baker.
Both bodies were laid at rest in one
grave in the presence of large number
of ministers and friends. Rev. J. M.
Dennison pronounced the benediction at
the grave side.
The pallbearers for Mr. Foote were
Rev. Fl. d. Brown, Rev. L. A. Baker, Rev.
w. II. Selleck, Rev. A. B. Chapen. Rev
s. l.. Noble and Thomas Houlson. The
casket containing Mrs. Foote's remains
was borne by Rev. A. s. Gregg, Rev. j.
M. Dennison, Rev Rial Benjamin, Rev.
b. f. Brooks, Rev. Horace Willison and
Rev. r. G. Falk.
ance, N. Y, in 1925, and joined the Meth
odist church at an early age. He became
a minister in his 18th year. He was a
prominent preacher in the North Ohio
conference for many years, occupying
many big pulpits in and around Cleve-
land. He came here eleven years ago
with Mrs. Foote, whom he married in
1851 in Ohio. He died January In Los
Angeles, where he had gone in search of
health. While bringing his body to Sc
uary IA. One daughter. Mrs. Charles A.
Kilbourne, survives them.