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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
CORN AND WHEAT.

New YORK, Nov. S.-R. G. Dunn &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say.
"W Weather conditions were the chief
factors in determining price changes of
staple products. Low temperature in
the grain-growing States brought a
higher level of quotations, corn rising
twenty-three cents above the figure
ruling at the corresponding date last
year and twenty-six cents over 1899.
These advances of more than so per
cent. are far in excess of the ratio of
loss in production, and establish a
fictitious price level, which curtailed
Atlantic exports to 642, 142 bushels for
the week, against $500, ITO bushels last
year and 3, ,458, 104 bushels two years
ago. On the other hand, wheat is
moving out freely at both coasts, ship
ments from the United States for the
week amounting to 5,651, 492 bushels,
3,2l0, 164 bushels in the same week OF
1900 and 927, ,203 bushels in 1899.
| Vigorous milling and foreign demands
caused a fair advance in price to about
last years figure, despite the difference
output.
"Cotton weakened still further, port
and interior movements indicating 9
better crop than was anticipated. Al
the lower price, however. exports are
heavy, and tend to prevent any seriou:
reaction.
"Coffee advanced, despite the record
breaking supply."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
E,.he. That Carry Batteries.

The torpedo" or ''cramp fish," has
two complete electric batteries on Ell
ther side of its head. constructed after
the most approved scientific principles.
Each of them consists of about 40
cells in the shape of six sided tubes
placed side by side. The walls of these
cells are lined with nerve tissue, and
each one is filed with a clear, trem-
bling jelly. Precisely how many volts
this duplex galvanic apparatus is ca
pable of administering has never been
determined, but frequent experience
has shown the power to be suficien
to knock down and temporarily par
alyze a man.
Natives in Central America are said
to make a practice Of driving wild
horses into water where cramp fish are
In order that the latter may stun the
frightened quadrupeds and make them
easy to capture. So that shock shall
be administered. the object must be
brought into contact at two points with
the torpedo, thus completing the elec-
tric circuit.
Scientific men regard this as one OF
the most interesting of natural phe-
nomena. Two other kinds Of animals
possess galvanic batteries-a catfish
and an eel The two latter have the
storage cells situated In their tails.
In. all three cases the electricity il
merely transformed nervous energy.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
The Superior Am.ri-xn women

After many happy weeks spent in
the States | am not in the least sur
prised that Englishn:en should marry
American women. They show theil
good taste-I should do the same were
a man. Nor am surprised tha,
American women should prefer Eng
lishmen. for the same remark applies
There Is delightful freedom. an air
Of comradeship coupled with pleasan,
manners and pretty looks in the Aneri
can woman. which is most attractive
Her hospitality is unbounded, her gen
erosity thoughtful, and she is in ever!
way an all round good sort.
The American woman is an excellent
speaker. 1t Is surprising 10 hear hel
oratory at one Of her large club lunch
cons, such as the Sorosis in New York
The clubwoman is young and hand
some, we'll dressed and pleasing. and
she stands mp and addresses couple
of hundred women just as easily as she
would begin a tete-a-tete across s
luncheon table. She is not shy, or j
she is she hides il cleverly.
There is no doubt about 1.-THE Amer
ican dame is a great personality. bu
either she will have to educate her son.
to her own level or descend from th,
pedestal on which she now reigns
Which will it be?-Mrs. Alec-Tweedl'
in London Exchange.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
A Sailors Premonition.


In his autobiography. "A Sailors
Log" Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
relates strange instance of premoni-
ton which fellow sailor had the night
before the attack on Fort Fisher, in
January, 1865. He says:
I'VE had on board the Powhatan a
fine young seaman named Flanagan.
who came from Philadelphia On the
night OF the 14th of January he came to
my room with a small box in his hand
and said to me, Mr.. Evans, will you be
kind enough to take charge of this box
for melt has some little trinkets in 1t
and give it to my sister In Philadel-
phia? l asked him why he did not de-
liver it himself. to. which he replied, L
am going ashore with you tomorrow
and will be killed. l told him how
| many bullets it required to kill man
| in action and in ether ways tried to
shake his convictions, but it was no
| use-he stuck 10 it. He showed no nerv-
BUSINESS over it. but seemed to regard
| it as a matter of course. took the box
and, after making a proper memoran-
dun. put it away among my things
| "On the afternoon of the next day
when we were charging the fort and
| just as we came under fire at about
$50 yards I saw Flannigan reel out to
one side and drop, the first man hit,
with bullet through his heart l step
ped quickly to his side and asked il he
we're badly hurt. The only reply was
smile as he looked up into my face
and rolled over dead. The box was de-
liyered as he requested"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
A Daring Argument.

A quick witted and daring western
lawyer once saved a guilty client from
sure conviction on charge Of poison.
ing. 1t was proved that the poisoning
had been done by means Of certain
cakes a portion of which was pro
duced in court When the counsel for
the prisoner had finished his speech.
he said: And these, gentlemen OF the
jury, are some of the alleged poisoned
cakes. We declare TO you, gentlemen
of the jury. that they are not poisoned
cakes. They are as harmless cakes a.
ever were made. and In order. gentle
men Of the jury. TO show you that these
cakes are not poisoned. will eat one
of them right here in your presence"
And he did eat one. He took good
care, however, to leave the room at the
earliest opportunity and TO make a bee
line for an adjoining roem. where be
had an emetic In readiness and an anti
dote. But the jury never heard about
the emetie or the antidote until the
lawyers client had been acquitted.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
HOW IT HAPPENED.

The Toledo Bee (Democratic,) sizes
up the situation, as follows:
Democracy got it again. Same old
Thing. Same old place. Same old way.
But we are ready for it. The Ohio
Democracy went after victory, but, as
usual, lifted up its coat tails and backed
up to it. But here we are again.
Every knockdown does US good and we
come up refreshed and smiling, ready
for the next round, serenely confident
in the Righteousness of our cause and
the certainty of the ultimately glorious
triumph. Some day. We're getting
gradually pounded into shape for 1904.
We grow wiser as we grow older. Car
dinal principles just as pure and good
as ever. Democracy just as hopeful
and courageous. All we have to do is
to restore confdence-confidence in the
management of the Democratic party.
It's party, not the principles, the peo-
pie seem to face. By and by we'll quit
making goo-goo eyes at every new
cure-all. Then we'll pass up old rag.
time politics and sing the old songs.
sour theories are beautiful, but we
talk too much. We must make theory
and practice trot in double harness
And our opportunity is coming. Once
again Democracy must be the cham
pion of unrestricted commerce, the
friend of business, the promoter O
greater harmony in all relations of life
We can regulate combinations of cap
ital, but we must not stand in the path
way of progress or try to reform com
merce with the ak and torch"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
Brandenburg, Montana.
November 3, 1902.

NONemUcT -, 1OOSs J
Mrs. Amanda Hatcher, East Liberty:
DEAR .MoTHER:-I will try and an
swer your letter received last night.
Was very glad to hear from you and
know you have not forgotten your old
est son. am we'll as usual and hope
this will find you the same.
Porter came out this afternoon and
let me go no to the store. 1 got Hub
a cap and myself one and pair of
buckskin mittens. 1t was pretty cold
this morning-only II above zero.
What are you going to do with the pig?
Mr.. Barringer has four head of hogs.
the only ones have seen since coming
here.
In regard to my weight. After
came out here month 1 weighed 175
pounds, but I now weigh only 160. If ]
would quit riding expect l would get
so fat and lazy it would hustle me to
keep warm. Mr.. Barringer has made
cook of Porter. He can make as good
bread as anybody except you. You
know you are the first one 1 ever
boarded with. would just like to see
the print of my teeth in one of your
good old pumpkin pies, and that's nc
lie either.
l guess 1 had better close for this
time. Hoping to hear from you again
soon, am as ever,
Your affectionate son,
CLARENCE.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
where the parties leave the skim milk

where the parties leave the skim milk
than when they take it home.
When they started in business they
bought 200 COWS and sold them at auc-
tion, on time, to the farmers within
reach of their creamery, and put los
cows on their own farm.
This farm of 400 acres all cleared,
level, and almost square, can hardly
be equalled outside of Central Illinois
for beauty, and it has the advantage of
the Illinois prairie by being underlaid
with gravel containing water that
keeps the grass green and prevents
drouth. The past dry summer they
raised 60 bushels of fine corn to the
acre, on 140 acres.
Mad River runs along the east side
of the farm, and the Pan Handle rail-
road cuts the farm in two, east and
west. On the north side of the farm
are three dwelling houses, two silos, a
cow stable accommodating about l20
cows, and other outbuildings.
The coming season Messrs. McCreary
propose putting up new dwellings.
stable, barns and silos, on the south
side of the farm at an outlay of some
sl2, 900, and increasing their number of
cows to $50.
The COW stables are models of con-
venience. The floors are concrete.
E,ob a1- hoe hor hood tbroupb O
pivoted stanchion. An iron feed and
water trough is located within reach of
each one, with water on tap whenever
desired. This water is pumped up into
tank by bull power, each bull taking
his turn on a tread mill, which is oper-
ated about two hours per day. Be-
tween the rows OF cows is a railroad
track. On this the feed is brought
from the silos. Each COW has about 40
pounds of silage per day, besides a ra-
tion composed of bran, corn neal and
barley sprouts. Very little hay is fed.
1t is fire sight to look down the long
aisles and see 10S cows looking out into
the aisle at you. All the COWS, with a
few exceptions. are Jerseys.
On the farm from seven to fifteen
men are employed the year around.
One man and team are employed all
the time hauling manure over the
farm, and thirteen horses are kept
busy.
Next spring they intend to turn some
500 hogs on 80 acres of fine clover, feed
them 6, 900 bushels of corn and 100000
pounds of whey. He says that field
will then be ready for corn for years.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
Two Logan County Men
in Champain County

Almost everybody in our county
knows Dallis McCreary and his son
George, who formerly did business in
East Liberty, and who were known as
big hearty men and good citizens gen.
orally. After the shut down of the
East Liberty creamery they began to
look around for another site, and had
about decided to start creamery at
Bellefontaine, but on coming here
found Chicago firm in the field work.
ing up a company. Not thinking
competition would be profitable, they
went to Urbana, purchased farm of
400 acres, on Mad River, two and a
half miles west of the city, and built
and equipped creamery with all the
modern improvements. Not satisfied
with getting the cream and butter out
of the milk, they take the skim milk,
add sulphuric acid to it, which curdles
it almost instantly. The sheets of curd
are taken out, dried, cut in strips, and
run through a sausage cutter. This
pFOuuCb 10 pun III q ASdtlhS ONCh, uuOi
oughly dried and then run through a
set of burrs, until it comes out in a
grit, resembling granulated sugar. The
product is then sold to the paper mills
for glazing high priced papers. After
the curd is taken from the milk the
whey, which has about four pounds OF
sugar to the 100 pounds of whey, is
taken to the farm and fed to the hogs.
The McCreary creamery is one OF
the most complete in this part of the
State, and not only uses all the milk
that can be gathered around Urbana,
but gets the cream gathered by three
outside creameries. Mr.. McCreary
had had so much discouraging exper
fence with shipping to commission mer
before going to Urbana that he resolv
ed to try and reach the retail dealer
direct, and accordingly put man il
Pittsburg and Allegheny City and KEEP
him there two years, until he built VI
a market that takes almost all o
his output. They receive from 10,0O
to 20, 900 pounds of milk daily, at thei
dairy, and pay 10 cents 100 NOR
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
thing was up" for Dyer, the driver.

thing was up," for Dyer, the driver.
looked excited.
"Mornin', gentlemen" he said. And
then to Boss Fleming: "Fleming, ex-
pect to be he'll up over by Five Mile
creek. Kin one o. the boys go with me?
III ge- another man at Parker's. an
rackon three'll be 'nough''
"Why. yes. of course was the reply.
'You can have more If You want 'em.
I'll go myself. But why didn't you
bring guards il you're carrying any val
uablesg''
Dyer explained. The night before he
had noticed three suspicious looking
characters in town and observed that
they eyed him considerably This morn
ing he had started early. hoping to pass
all the places favorable to a .hold up
before the three tough looking gentle
me- -. time to get located. He had
felt bit backward about bringing
guards, as he did not like to appear
might she groundless, and the laugh
would be on him. There were no valua-
bles except the mail bags.
But the three strangers had passed
him a mile hack. evidently in hurry
to get somewhere; hence his visit to the
"HX.r
Fleming turned to get ready to go
he was not the man to send somebody
else into danger-but he was met at the
door by Billy. 'heelcd'' with two re.
volvers and u Winchester.
Hello. man." Calculated Fleming.
Didn't you hear me say was going:-
Don't care ef We did" answered Bill
iy curtly. "Thar's plenty work ter do.
an my laias is too stiff ter straddle any
blame broncho." And he climbed pain
fully up. on the drivers seat, and the
stage rolled away, leaving us staring
at each other, unable to believe our
eyes.
The stage did not reach the Five
Mile nor did 1t reach Parker's. At a
place two miles west of the "HX."
where the road traversed the edge of
a bluff overhanging deep ravine.
| there were three shots fred. and brave
Walt Dyer and his two team leaders
fell into the road. Then there were
more shots-a rattling fusillade for two
| or three minutes-then silence.
When We got to the scene we saw
Billy Brag lying across the body of
the driver. supporting himself on one
elbow and keeping 1.-The drop" on a
| man who stood holding up one arm
| the other was shattered and hung
limp. Two dead men beside Dyer lay
| in the road. The wheelers were quiet
now. but their hoofs had cruelty
mangled the bodies OF their prostrate
comrades In front.
81 knowed ye'd come. boys" said
Billy, "else I'd he'd Ter kill this un
stead O. savin i'm fer ice;lc nccktie
PARTY. They got Dyer fus, Eek. bu'
wen they run mp ag'in T'hin Ellsworth
they ketched or tartar. Guess | kir
die Off real peaceful now"
But he did not die. With Il hall il
his leg, another travelling around some
where on his inside and wound i'm hi.
throat which causes his vcicc 10 hrr'al
in a ludicrous way he still lives am
trags Of this very exploit.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
The BOER WAR
To Be Vigorously Continued Till
All Opposition is
Stamped Out.

At a banquet in London, Saturday
night, Lord Salisbury, England's Prime
Minister, said:
81 strongly deprecate the spirit OF
pessimism so frequently heard in the
utterances of some of our public men
as to the war in which we are engaged.
Unlike the wars of former years, no
longer does the capture of the enemy g
capital and the dissipation of his field
force constitute a conclusive victory.
We are now confronted by system OF
guerilla war, which must be slowly
and effectively stamped out. We are
progressing slowly, perhaps, but stead
lily.
"We have had neighbors in South
Africa whose conduct for years has
been a menace to the stability of that
section of our empire. Now we are en-,
gagged in removing this menace, and
we are determined to do it so effectual-
ly that it will never require doing
again.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
LETTERS FROM MONTANA
Written BY Logan County Boys
Which Will Interest Readers
of the Republican.
BRANDEEBERG, MONTANA,
Septemper q. 1901.

BRANDEEBERG, MONTANA, |
September "a, 1901.
Miss Ida Hatcher, East Liberty:
My DEAR SISTER, ONE AND ALL
1 will try and answer your most well
come letter. 1 read your letter once
and was riding out on the range and
lost it. remember you asked me when
was coming home. l don't know any
more about that than did the morning
left Ohio. If you still work out why
don't you come out here, Mrs. Bar
ringer wants a girl and will pay her
$40 per month. 1t is for year steady.
am situated 43 miles from Burning.
90 miles from Custer's battlefield, in
the Big Horn Basin, and 45 miles
northwest of Rosebud.
1 received letter from Aunt Emma
Skidmore, last night. I will answer it
the first opportunity get.
Hub and I rode last Sunday after
some cattle that got away, until our
horses were so tired they could hardly
get back to the ranch that night. 1
got me pair of high heeled boots and
now am pretty we'll hooked up, riding
as fine a Pinto ''hoss" as ever wore
hair, and / have a fine outfit too.
have not rode Pinto much, as 1 have
had him but short time, but he is a
splendid saddle horse. wish he and
1 could have our picture taken.
1 suppose while Ross is working cut
ting corn to make little money | am
making more money little easier. Sor-
ry! Heap much work to cut corn.
Hub said the other day if he and did
not go to town soon we would forget
how to act. 1 have not seen q town
since the 7th of last May. Think OF
thatI And don't expect to until next
spring. We never have any desire to
go.
Mr.. Barringer shipped his sheep to
Chicago-had a train load of 19 cars,
double deck. He left the ranch last
Thursday morning, and won't return
for three or four weeks. After he sells
his sheep in Chicago, he will go to
Omaha, Neb., to buy more cattle.
If Hub and 1 had wanted to go home
this Fall, we could have gone to-Chi.
cago, with the sheep, as he could get q
pass for every two cars of sheep, but We
did not think it would be best, and
they wanted us to stay and run the
ranch. Sorry. Hoping to hear from
all soon, l am as ever your loving
brother. CLARENCE HATCHER.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
TARIFF. HELPS WOOL TRADE
Big Demand and High Prices for Wool
In this Country.

Boston. Nov. 9.-The Commercial
Bulletin says in today's report ON the
wool trade of the United States:
'sThe phenomenal activity of last week
has not fully passed away. There is
good brisk demand still, and at prices
from to 9c. advance.
Michigan fine unwashed now COM
mands at SIC. clean. and Ohio Xxx and
above has sold at 27c. All these sales
represent higher prices. A huge bust
ness has been done in order lots of
secured wool. Some venerable "stick-
ers" three years old have gone at last.
Eastern buyers are now in the west
endeav0ring to replace. Large sales
of fall Texas have been made in that
state to Boston HOBO. In sharp dis
tinction to improved business and high
or prices behind the wall of the protec-
tive tariff comes the cabled report that
drop of 5 per cent. from the opening
of the clip in Australia and q decline of
one to three farthings in South Amer
d
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
The object of Life.

Lewis Carroll. the mathematician
snd author of ".Alice In Wonderland" !"
once said: "Once realize what the true
object is in life-tbat 1t is not pleasure,
not knowledge, not even fame itself.
that last infirmity Of noble minds, but
that it is the development of character.
the rising to higher. -nobler purer
standard. the building up Of the per-
feet man-and then so long as this IL
going on and it will, we trust, go. ON
foreyermores death has for US no ter
TOR; it Is not shadow. but q light; not
an end, but . begin0ing."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
The stubhorn Man

You think it shows strength to be
stubborn and unforgiving, but it's a
mistake: it shows weakness. The
meanest soul in the world can pity
himself and nurse his troubles: he gets
a sort of enjoyment out Of it. It's
awful easy, too: it amt necessary to
have auy particular talent, nor any,
thing but the commonest brains; in
fact, it amt necessary to have much
of anything but selfish disposition
Eleanor c. Reed, in The Battle In
visible
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AND YOU AWAY.

Bells that over the meadows ring,
Flowers that make the May,
But how can the world of the summer sing
And you away, away?
And you away, my dear.
With the sigh and the falling tear.
What can the green world sing or say,
And you away, away?
Morning there on the hills supreme,
Earth in its rosy ray,
But how can earth of the morning dream
And You away, away?
sza
And you away, my dear.
With the sigh and the falling tear, 4
What can the green world sing or say,
And you away, aways
Frank L. Stanton.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
IN THE NIGHT.

! heard the football of The hail:
The armies of the SKY
Were coming down amid the gale,
And rank on rank marched by.
! heard the thunder's cannonade.
The beating of his drum.
saw the lightuing's flashing blade.
The hosts of heaven had comel
The mighty legions crossed the roofs
And stormed the distant hill;
Faint grew the sound OF tramping hool-,
And, 10, then all was still.
At morn I saw dead crimson leaves
Far. DER the wide world tossed.
And now the lonely autumn grieyes
For all that she has lost
-woman's Home Companion
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-15
THE LENGTH OF TIME.

&xty questions make an hour,
One for every minute,
And Neddy tries, with all his might,
To get more questions in it.
Sixty questions make an. hour,
And as for reply
The wisest sage would stand aghast
At Neddy's searching "'Whyf'
Sixty questions make an hour,
And Childhood hours are brief,
So Neddy has no time to waste,
No pauses for relief.
Sixty questions make an hour.
Prestoi Why, where is Nedf
Alas. he's gone and in his place
A question poin. instead
Priscilla Leonard in ChurchmaA