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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

the floor. AS he turned again his eyes
met those OF the girl in the picture up
on the wall. The blood flowed into his
pale face, and he trembled as he leaned
with clinched hands upon the tables
edge. Suddenly he turned and fiune
himself, face down. upon his bed. weep
ing with the bitterness Of regret and
shame
When at last Billy Patterson sprang
up. he kic':ed over his chair and paced
the little room like an innocent man
in prison cell.
MY God" he said, staring upward,
will the tide never tufny But he
looked beyond the iron hook this time
straight into the eyes OF the girl.
He flung up the window and took q
deep draft of the cold night air In
the deep blue of the velvet void over
the great city OF New York the golden
stars were shining.
In a frenzy Of mingled courage and
hope he hurriedly opened the half doz-
en- packages. One by one he removed
his rejected manuscripts. and one by
one with increasing violence he flung
the torn covers upon the floor. When.
his hopes driven from cover to cover.
as 1t were. he had flung down the last
with an oath. he stood moodily staring.
his gaze unconsciously upon the one
unopened package that some time be-
fore he had kicked aside Suddenly
aware that its fortune. good or Ill. was
still an unknown IL not unguessed
quantity, he picked 1t up.
"Small need" he remarked bitterly,
ripping up the package. He laughed
harshly as he drew out what he rec
ognized at a glance as his manuscript
Of the story of the woman and the
snake. Then he started and stared.
Instead of the customary editorial
printed slip Of courteous rejection there
was-a letter His fingers trembled az
he opened it His eyes glistened AZ be
read It.
Dear sir-we have pleasure In inciosins
you our check for $50 for your story
princess Adele and shall be pleased tc
consider other stories Of the same nature
from you. We return herewith the story
The Woman and the Snake" which We
regret Il not available. 1t Il too grewsoms
In character for our use We have per
sistentiy cut out OF the service everything
that does not lend more or less cheer and
give satisfaction to the reader. Your
very truly.
EDITORS STELLAR MAGAZINE.
To Billy Patterson the lamp seemed
to suddenly shine with a new light. tbs
dingy little room grew radiant and the
eyes Of the picture seemed to smile
Leaning across the table. he took the
frame In his hands and kissed the pic
tured face Of the girl.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
influence of Food.

"whnt do you think Of the theory
that food has potent influence In de-
termining character" asked Mr.. Smith
field as he put three humps Of sugar in
his coffee.
Il guess it's all right" replied Mr..
Wood as he severed portion Of his
beefsteak. "It always seems q little
cannibalistic to ME when you order
lobster"
WELL" retorted Mr. Smithfeld good
humoredly. II ought to have known il
was dangerous to lend you money after
discovered your fondness for beets.
But. seriously. IL there were anything
In the theory. wouldn't it make man
sheepish to eat mutton|
'It would. and prizefghters ought to
restrict themselves to q diet Of scraps."
-Pitfsburg Gazette
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
WATER RIGHTS lNvIoLATE.
Springs and Wells In Palestine Are
Proteceed By severe Laws.

SPRINGS and Wells In Palestine Are
Protected by severe Laws.
Water is the most precious thing In
Palestine. and the laws which protect
springs and wells are very severe
Most Of the wells are artificial Rich
men at very great expense have CHS
eled basins and reservoirs out OF the
rocks to receive the flow from springs.
and In many places where no springs
could be found they have drilled
through the limestone a hundred feet
and sometimes twice that distance to
the artesian basin.
None but very rich shciks can afford
such an expenditure Nevertheless.
they have not only been the greatest
benefactors Of their fellow men, but
those who have sunk wells and built
fountains have erected monuments to
their fame more enduring than palaces
or temples or shafts Of granite.
The temple OF Solomon has vanished
forever. but the pools which he walled
up with masonry and filled with water
still remain. The wells that Abraham
and Jacob drilled in the rock as acts
Of piety as well as power are as Inn
mortal as their names and viii live for
ever as long as men feel thirst
According to just custom OF the
country. water rights could never be
forfeited No man who owned q well
might refuse his neighbor water for
his family or his nocks. but the lord
Of the spring was invioiate. No cred
ftor or enemy could take his water
rights away from him. To fnjure or
dn up = wen wa4 an objectionable
crime. When the Philistines threw
earth and stones into the well Of Abra-
ham. they intended to challenge him
20 war Of determination These Gus
toms and regulations remain today
Chicago Record Herald
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

On the occasion OF fatal accident to
a lift in Paris-I think at the Grand ho-
tel-a number of years ago lady who
was just going up in 1t started back.
saying. "Oh. there is that dreadful man
again. and tried to induce her hus
band to come or of II too. but he re-
fused and was among the killed
The dreadful man" to whom she re-
ferred she had seen in dream. which
the niece of the friend who told me the
story had heard her relate day or
two before the accident. 1t was Of q
funeral drawn up at her door. SO pom
pous as to produce a great impression
on her. presided over by a big dark
man In strange sombrero hat. This
man she saw. or believed she saw. In
the lift. and the coincidence terrified
her from going up in it.-Notes and
Qneries.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
new LAW
win Cause Trouble for Those Who
Sell or Wear Birds.

A law passed the last Legislature
which didn't receive much attention
until the State game warden announced
his intention Of vigorously enforcing 1t.
It is now an offence punishable by q
fine OF not less than $50 10 sell or wear
song birds on the hat. The list Of
birds specified numbers 81, and secon,
on the list Is the sparrow, for which
only q few years ago Q bounty was paid.
Imported birds are also included.
The law will no doubt be tested, as II
prevents milliners from selling or wo-
men from wearing bird ornaments pur-
chased before 1t was passed.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

The Indianapolis Sun says that at a
recent church sale In that city one OF
the articles offered was tabled "Lady's
skirt raiser" The fascinating descrip-
tion made the bidding sharp and lively.
1t was finally knocked down to young
man for s2. Amid great excitement
the wrappings were removed and there
was revealed cute little trap contain
ing two live mice. They were safe in
captivity, however, and no panic fol.
lowed
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
W. s. soUTnARD.
|3!9!l!|l14|I|E!||'
Vsry Low Rates

Durine the months OF March and April
via Chicago & North Western Ry; $50
from, Chicago to Helena, Butte, Ana
copda. Ogden and Salt Lake City;
$50 so Spokane. s33 Portland. Seattle,
Tacoma Vancouver Victoria and
large number Of other points Tourist
Sleeping Cars every day from chicago
TO the Pacific Coast For maps ana
particulars apply to nearest ticket
agent or address,
A. F. CLEVELAND,
z34 Superior street
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
WAR PENSIONERS.
Their Number Reaches the High
Water Mark.

Washington, Aug. 4-On the 3lst Of
July there were sss. 446 pensioners on
the rolls. That was the high-water
mark In pensions. This number has
been reached by . gradual growth, and
the best informed M. about the PEN
sion office believe that it will not be ex
ceeded. although the votes of the last
congress were unpreceeded. The death
rate among pensioners is very great
The annual death rate ia estimated for
the next year 1T about 10000.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

The Kansas Populists are showing
signs of life. They are to hold state
convention in Topeka on August 81
and will nominate state ticket. The
signers Of the call say that there are
m any old time Populists in the state
who are not willing TO be led into the
Democratic party, and yet do not wish
to vote with the Republicans.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

1t seems to be the frequent penalty
Of genius that 1t is denied the privilege
Of perpetuating its name and kind be-
yond a few generations at most Thus
1t Is said that there Is not now living a
single descendant In the male line Of
Chaucer. Shakespeare. Spenser. Nil
ton. Cowley. Butler. Dryden, Pope.
Cowper, Goldsmith. Byron or Moore:
not one OF Sir Philip Sidney or Of Sir
Walter Raleigh: not one OF Drake.
Cromwell. Hampden. Monk. Marlbor-
ough. Peterborough or Nelson; not one
Of Bolingbroke. Walpole. Chatham.
Pitt, Fox. Burke. Graham or Chan
ming; not one Of Bacon. Locke. Newton
or Davy: not one of Hume. Gibbon OF
Macaulay: not one Of Hogarth. Sir
Joshua Reynolds or Sir Thomas Law
renee: not one Of David Garrick. John
Kemble or Edward Kean.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

Tommy had had pneumonia. 20 had
been for some time In hospital. where
they treated him 90 well that he was
much averse to the prospect OF being
discharged az "cured-"
One day the doctor In charge was
taking his temperature. and while
Tommy had the thermometer In his
mouth the doctor moved on and hap
pened to turn his back. Tommy saw
his chance. He pulled the thermometer
out Of his mouth and popped 1t into q
cup OF hot tea. replacing 1t at the first
Sign Of the medico turning.
When that worthy examined the
THERMOMETERS. he looked first at Tom
my. thep back to the thermometer and
gasped:
aWell. my man. you're not dead. but
you ought to bev-London Chronicle.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

Jacob s. Coxey, who once led the
commonwealth army" over the Allie
gheny mountains into Washington, and
got into trouble there through failing
to "keep OF the grass" says he has
discarded his populistic ideas, adding
somewhat Significantly: II have spent
about sl00, COO on my new foundry"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

It was In the Tar south.
Slows dmes" asked the tourist
pretty tolerable. stranger" respond
ed the old man who was sitting on q
stump. 81 had some trees to cut down,
but the cyclone leveled them and saved
me the trouble"
THAT was good"
YES. and then the lightning set fire
to the brush pile and saved me the
trouble Of burning It"
''Remarkablel But what are you do
ing nowT-
waiting for an earthquake to come
along and shake the potatoes out Of
the ground."-Chicago News.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

Manufacturers say that there never
was larger demand for baby carriages
than at present They declare tina,
this is one Of the surest signs Of pros
perity the country over. Not thai
there are more babies, but more babies
that ride In vehicles of their own.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

A pretty toast which is proposed in
the navy Is this: "Gentlemen, l ask you
to drink TO sweethearts and wives.
May the sweethearts become the wife
and the wife always remain the sweet
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

Tender feet are often made 80 by the
use Of much darned stockings. Wear
light woolen stockings. and let them be
sf the cheap kind. that you will not
mind discarding directly they become
worn. To harden the skin 1t is a good
plan to rub the soles Of the feet with
methylated spirits every day or to wash
them over with salt water.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

"will you please insert this obituary
notice?" Asked an old gentleman Of
the man 1t the front desk. Il make bold
to ask It because the deceased had .
great many friends about here who will
be glad TO hear OF his DEATH"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

Raynor-This fortune telling busi-
pess is all humbug. One Of these pro- !.
eessors Of palmistry told me a little
while ago to look out for short blond
man.
ShyneI don't know about it's being
all humbug I'm blond and I'm short.
Lend me a ten, old fellow. will your
Chicago Tribune.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

How Metals Are Usea BY Nature.
Nature uses largely four gases-oxy-
gen. nitrogen. hydrogen. chlorine. She
uses also largely two inorganic nonme-
tallic bodies. carbon and sulphur. She
uses metals. calcium and iron. She
uses one metalloid, phosphorus Man
In his work uses all these elements,
with some others. Nature uses iron
sparingly. Man uses II largely.
Nature uses the metal calcium large
ly. letting it enter into the construction
Of the bone Of every skeleton Of animal
Man uses calcium In q rough way In
the formation Of buildings In the com
pound form of lime. together with 9th
er metals in the grand storehouse-tin
copper and aluminium. substances
which nature shows no preferences fol
in any of her artistic and mechanical
works. Man also uses zinc, lead and
mercury. for which nature has no spe
ciai employment that il obvious to US
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
HAMILTON BROS.

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW and Real Estate
n Agents Office in the Hamilton Building,
east OF the Logan House. Bellefontafne, Ohio.
settlement of estates VIII practice In State
and Q: 3 Courts ALI business promptly at
tended to.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
SPAN $. souTnARD,

TTORNEY-AT-LW- Special attention
"A given to abstracts OF fitle, losnfng money
and drafting Of all legal Instruments Prompt
attention paid to all business left with him
Collections, IRE and life Insurance Of1oe
South Main street over J. NJ Abraham 4 Oo-' s
grocery.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

A TTORNEY AND AT LAW Special at
- teution given TO settlement Of estates,
collections and loans Will practice in State
and U. s. Court<- Odlce & and s. Lawrence
Block Beliefontaine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

Girls or young ladies who hirt with
strangers, make an open bid for public
gossip and other things too numerous
TO mention.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

English kings called themselves
kings Of France till a century ago and
French kings called themselves kings
OF Jerusalem until the revolution.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
A. lay MHIER.

A TToRNEY-AT-LAw. Special attention
u given 70 collections and settlement OF
estates Rooms and 9. Empire Block. Belle
fontaine, Ohio
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Special atsen-
tion given TO diseases OF the eyes and At
ting glasses East Columbus Avenue Belle
onfaine, Ohio
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
nownSsr,Ne /. HUSTON.

A TTORNRYS IND Oounselors at Law, Belle
n fontaTne, Ohio Particular attention
given to collections and settlement Of eststes-
Once In the Watson Building. Entrance on
Main street.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
DR.. OSCAR RAlsroN.

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon once. 1x East
II Columbus street Residence. s0z North
Mad River street Phone eee-three rings for
ofice and two for residence
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
WEST q WEST.

6eRNEY-AT-LAY. Collections given
nenf OF estates speciality. Practice in the
State and o. g. Courts Of3ce ON Main street,
directly opposite front entrance Of the Court
House. Bellefontaine Ohio
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08

HOMEOPATHIST SPECIAL attention given
4 10 diseases OF the Nose and fkroat- Once
on South Main street, eeilefontaine. O.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
DR.. CARRIE RIcnHsoN.

nFFIoR fso N. Main ST.. Residence no N.
~ Main ST. once hours to II s. m to 4,
aud 10 p M Particular attention given 20
diseases OF women
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
..vOLUME XLVIlI.
pR. LP. nARnaRr

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special at
i tention given TO Eye. Ear. Nose and
Throat practice.
rnone $40 Home. rings
Oface, f19 East Columbus avenue.
Residence, 35 East Sandusky avenue
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
DR.. w. H. oUTLAND.

PHYSICIAN AND sURGEON-omce 1so
Court Street, Hubbard Block residence
SO East Chillcothe. General practice OF
medicine
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
w. W. RIDDLE.

A TrORNEY and Counselor at Law. once
IA over eople.s National Bank, Bellefon-
fzine, Ohio.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-06-05
BADGETT-S SANDERS Mercantile Co.
rhe Moon ana Had seasons.

The state astronomer of New
South Wales has recently shown a
remarkable relation between the good
and bad seasons OF Australia and the
moons position. There IS a lunar
cycle Of 10 years, or, to be more pre-
else, of 6,93969 days. That is 70 say,
after 10 years the times Of new and
fun moon come over again almost ex-
acty as before. Mr.. Russell's official
observations for three periods Of 10l
years show that 'rain comes In times
in abundance when the moon Is in |
certain degrees of her motion south, |
and when the moon begins to gol
north the droughty conditions prevail
for seven or eight years, which," says
the astronomer, "is either a marvel
Gus coincidence or Is law connect
ing the two phenomena" and the
latter, he believes, is the case. The
first bad year of the present cycle
was in 1895, and the droughts have
persisted TO such terrible extent that
from 1895 to 1900 25,oo0,O00 sheep have
died of starvation in the common-
wealth. But the law doesn't work so
well elsewhere.-Science.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-06-05
DISCOVERIES OF cEYLoH.
the Portuguese Were Pioneers IN
That Wonderful Country hut
Were Ousted.

The Portuguese, who in the days Of
their commercial greatness had a
wonderful keen eye for anything like
gold that comes from successful com
mercial pursuits, were the first Euro
peans to discover Cey1on and to make
use of the island. They occupied the
desirable ports from early in the six
teenth century 10 the middle OF the
seventeenth. Then the Dutch came
along and ousted them. This was in
1886. And for 14O years the Dutch ad-
ministered the maritime provinces. In
17o6 the English took from them this
last remaining stronghold. II was
not until 1918 that the British hold on
the island was clinched by the depar-
ture of the king of Handy. Up to that
time, despite the impress that they
had made on the coast, the Europeans
had been entirely unable TO get into
the interior, and the kings of Handy
had reigned over several million peo-
pie who paid tribute to them. Grea.
kings they must ha, been, some of
them, for there are many evidences to
show that the civilization Of those
days was something worth while. In
area the island is about the same size
as Holland or Belgium. 1t is 271 miles
long and 1877 miles across at extreme
breadth. It's area is 25,365 square
miles. In singalese the island Is
Lanla. It's later names were Serendib
and Taprobane.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-06-05

A man in Norristown, Pa, who was
supposed TO have dropped dead at a
ball, was found, on medical examina-
tion, to have broken his neck by rum
ming into a wall while dancing a jig.
A millionaire steel manufacturer Of
Pittsburg recently visited two old
friends in Someryine, n. j., and pur-
chased for each Of them a fine house
and lot on one Of the best residence
streets In the town.
A sou and namesake Of Hall CaiEe
seems TO have inherited his fathers
literary tastes. He is barely II years
and 8 months old and Is editing House
hold Words, the weekly paper founded
and for some time edited by Charles
Dickens
James Mckeen, just se'ected as cor.
pafaiion counsel for Brooklyn has a
great Knowledge OF the literary clas-
sics and seldom makes a speech In
court without quoting from shakes
peare, Miltoh, DvFnss Byron or renny-
son, his faVorite authors
President Mckinley was character
sticaly sood'natured with photog-
raphers, never nbjecting 20 the uhiqui-
tons "snapshooter." but Mr.. Roosevelt
Is giving them the reverse experiences.
Ne positively refuses 10 have o picture
laken Of himself and the cabinet.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-06-05

Every letter composed of a single
sheet Of paper conveyed not exceeding
20 miles, S cents; over 40 miles and not
exceeding 90 miles, 10 cents; over 90
miles and not exceeding $50 miles, 12H
cents; over $50 miles and not exceeding
500 miles, II cents; over 300 miles and
not exceeding 500 miles, 20 cents; over
500 miles, 25 cents. Every letter COM
posed Of three pieces Of paper triple
these rates. Every letter composed Of
four pieces Of paper, weighing over
one ounce, quadruple those rates, and
At the rate Of four single letters for
each ounce any letter or packet may
weigh. Every ship letter originally re-
eeiyed at an Office for delivery, 9 eeats.
IN. y. Sun.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-06-05
Rock cr,e ek Notes.

Hay harvest has begun.
Hands are scarce around hero.
Corn is looking just fiue If it ia
weedy.
Mr.. Walker is cutting bis wheat
trying 10 get a head Of the chinoh
bugs.
Rev. J. NJ. Russell preached at
Groves point Sunday to large
crowd.
Lige Morton and wife, from the
orphan asylum visited with friends
here Friday.
Bloomer Brown was going to see
his girl last Saturday aud Rock
Creek was up, ask him the rest.
Geo. Calvert can take his girl to
the bali game, but he can't take
her TO church, that is a good one
on George.
We have fortune teller in our
neighborhood, so billiard Poe, OF
Adair says he was out TO see her
last Sunday.
Ethomer Higgins was thrown
from a horse last Thursday aud
was considerably bruised up, but
will he around again in few days.
Thad Ogden will take the FilS
farm next year, we are glad to get
our old neighbors back again, we
knew Thad would come back.
Mrs. Ham died at her late home
Monday June 2, at noon, she was
buried at the Grove Point GENE.
terry, Tuesday at2, P. NJ. She
leaves seven sons and a husband
30 mourn the loss of a good mother
and wife. They have our sym
palhy.
There is nurseryman from
South Carolina in the neighbor.
hood, we should buy our trees
from home men, then we know
what we are buying. Trade with
homefolks, and then when we
have anything to sell they are the
ones TO go to.