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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Rum Creek.

Mrs. Lippincott, who has been Wis
iting her children in 10 va, returned
home Wednesday evening ACCOM-
panic d by her son DIrwin.
f. er Hodg, ; house W struck by
lightning Monday. No one hurt.
Ed Lockhart lost one Of his cattle
Monday. 1t was struck by lightning
Miss nellie Cox, of B-llefontaine,
visited Mrs Hamilton Lnngbrake last
week.
NJ. Schurr and family, Mr. Long
brIke and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil.
Hodge. visited Mr.. aud Mrs. Eber
Hodge Sunday.
Miss Enie Hanks and Mr.. Carey
Kreglow spent n very pleasant even
ing with the NJ, thorn sisters, Sunday
evening.
Wilson Cole commenced to shred
fodder Friday.
Wednesday evening at seven thi, y
O'clock, Mr.. Orlando Sherer and Mis-:
F.ossie Cole were married in tn,
presence of immediate relatives ant
friends, numbering about ninety
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Bechtal, assisted by Rev. Bigelow
Miss Clara Clayton, niece of tn,
groom, and Mr.. Fred MCNay, cousil
of the bride, attended them. Tn'
wedding march was played by Mrs
Gorsiage, of Jackson Center. \ tw,
course supper was served.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Lockhart, Nj
Emt ry CARING and Misses Rose Cole
Lpttie Apgar and Bessie Rairdor
were walters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherer received man
nee presents, consisting mostly o
china and silver.
They left Thursday morning for
visit with Mr.. ShereI's rclatil c:
They will be at home after Decembe
Is. The yourg couple are well know
and their frit nds are many. W
wish them abundant happiness an
prosperity.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Talks to Mothers

DIR. C. O. Probst in paper read to
he Froelel Study club in Columbus
a few Gays ago, said this of cor
tagious diseases of children:
Measles and whcopiI 6 cough de-
stroy more children than do diphther-
ia and scarlet fever. There were 81,
s2I deaths reported from whoOping
cough and measles in 1900 and g., SOS
deaths from diptheria and scarlet
fever.
an whooping cough the period of
contagion is, generally speaking,
from seven to eight weeks.
s.Scariet fever Is not as fatal as
measles, but even in mild cases its
danger lies in the possibility of COM
plications. Scaling in an average
case of scarlet fever will last from
four to six weeks. During all this
time the patient is dangerous to
others.
"Diphthe1ia is still the most fatal
contagious disease of childhood.
During the year 1900 there were 16,-
AS deaths reported from diphtheria.
THE cause of this disease is germ
that loo ges in the throat and there
ferns a false membrane This
mt mbrane sometimes grows down
into the windpipe and may suffocate
the child.
"The anti-tOxin administrated in
diphtheria is in the nature of an nti-
dote for the toxin or poison which
the growing Ct rms produce.
"Diphtheria, unlike the other con-
tagious and infectious diseases, does
not ford prote ctiOn against a sec
ond attack. As a general rule, quar-
antine for diphtheria for IA days from
the time all throat symptoms haye
disappeared, although in exceptional
cases the germs may lie in the throat
for two or three months after re-
coyery."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Cubd'S Progress.
Have you paid for your REPUBLICAN,

The first year of Cuban self govern
ment shows praise-wOrthy record
for the new republic.
President Palma's budget for the
fiscal year 1904 indicates the contin-
uance of progressive and solvent con-
ditions. 1t estimates the inco me at
SIS, s99, ,6OO and the expenditures at
sI7, 924, OOO. Over sl5, 246, 600 of the
income will be from customs duties
and the railroads and telegraphs,
leaving the amount from direct tax
es comparatively small.
The expenditures provide s., 15l, 600
for the continuance of American sys-
TEN of public Instruction, a most
hope full and encouraging evidence of
a sound public sentiment. Public
improvements, principally good
roads, to cost over s3,OcO,OOO, are
provided for, and the interior gov
erIment, Including charities, the
army and other governmental SER
vices, are allowed 8, ,9SO, coo.
The imports of Cuba last year
showed an increase of 8, 100000 and
the exports a gain of 424, ,L00, coo COM
pared with the preceding year. In
other words her enlarged trade show
ed balance in favor of the island
republic of about so, ,sO0, ,OCO.
All these are encouraging facts
With the enactment of Cuban reci-
procity by the American congress,
the prosperity of cur little island
sister will be still further promoted
THUS far the Cuban republic has
shown comparatively few develop.
ments to Justify the sheOry many
Americans he'd a few years age
that The Cubans we're rot oapa bic oi
self-government- Journal
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
East Liberty.

The degree team of the Masonic
Lodge No. PAT, Of East Liberty, will
confer the third degree upon two
candidates at the West Mansfield
Lodge, Friday evening.
Misses Lille and Carrie Reames
will return from Delaware, where
they are attending the University,
to spend Thanksgiving at home.
Earnest Brumgardner, who was at
Woodlawn, is recovering from the
smallpox very nicely. lie was teach
ng school when attacked, and re-
turned home yesterday.
Leroy Benton shipped car load OF
draft horses to Pittsburg, Saturday
Frank Tilder visited his sis,er
Miss A. X. Tilder, last week.
Jay Benton, who was exposed t6
smallpox at Marion, o., is now out o.
danger.
TIE Knights of the Golden Eagl,
will OF ganize a lodge at this place OF
the first of next month.
E.E. Dickinson and family, of Wal
nut Grove, visited Z. LapOrte, Sun
day
P.J. Humphreys put up 4 wind en-
CINE last week.
Miss Nellie Holland, of West Lib
crty, visited here last week.
Mrs. Emma Gray started to Find
lay. Friday, TO visit her brother.
Wm. Jacques and wife, of Belle
fontsine, visited his brother. Glib
Jacques, Sunday.
l.. Il Chamberlain is now living il
his new house, and it is one of th'
incest dwellings in town.
David Reed, Of Lana, bought l.. B
lChamberlin's former property, int
which he has moved.
Mr.. Dunapace, the son-in-law o
Mr.. Schontz, moved upon the Riber
Green farm, last week. This is tn,
farm Mr.. Schontz bought las
Spring.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
DeGraff journal Items.

Mrs. Minnie Loffer widow of Jacob
Letter, has been granted a pension OF
IS per month, and her minor daugh.
ter 50 per month.
A son was born TO Superintendent
o. G. Hershey and wife, of jefferson
vile, Ohio, last Saturday, November
IA, 1858.
Postmaster Irwin walked with two
canes last week, and uses one thi:
week because of a badly spraineG
knee. The accident occurred while
hunting.
The recent spell of weather has
been the Cause of heavy less or
celery by w. w. Wise. lie estimates
HE loss on celery TO be upward OF
500.
The tcn-year-old SON of w. c. Derr
fell while running after ball on the
81 hool grounds, Wednesday, and rup-
tured 4 tendon OF his right leg. The
accident will keep him at home for
some days.
The Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Methodist church next
Thursday at 10 o'clock. Rev. w. T.
Mckinney will preach the sermon
and the other ministers of the town
will assist in the services.
Miss OLIVE Mcclure King, who
graduated two years ago from the
city hospital at Indianapolis, and
who is daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. w. Mcclure, has been appointed
Matron of the City Dispensary of
Indianapolis
School will close next Wednesday
evening for the usual Thanksgiving
vacation. On the following Monday
the newly elected Superintendent, n.
ii Stull of Osborne, will have charge.
and we bespcak FIR him every cour-
tcsy that can be shown 4 man of his
position. The pride of the commun-
iiy centers upon our schools. Mr..
Stull was elected by the Board last
Saturday evening.
The sophomore class, with two of
tho ir teachers, Miss Pool and Miss
Hursh, spent a very pleasant evening
with Superintendent and Mrs. Beeler,
at their home, last Thursday even
ing. To Mr.. Beeler it was a surprise
visit. The class took refreshments :
with them and the committee on en-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
II Should be Suppressed.

Word reaches Washington that
Rev. Thomas Dixon ,jr., is dramatic
ing The Leopard's Spots. That is
an itCm for the book reviewer or the
dramatic critic, but Rev. Thomas
Dixon, T., is ambitious TO have it
bear On politics as well A southern
man who II CT ntly met Dixon in New
York has TetsTBed with the news
that the novelist 6xpCc cts his drama
ito cut figure inthe next president
iaI aIcampaign-- This implies, of course,
that the race question raised by
Senator German in Mary land is to be-
come a national iseue. Dixon, whose
book interpIets southern sentiment
on this particular phase of Dixon's
tro oubles, hopes his drama TO undo
the work of HarIiCt Bee cher Stove
Now the circus tent and the red
devil have tCcCme familiar in poll
tics. thanks to the fertile invention
of Ohio and Buckeye politicians.
But a national campaign with one
national committee providing free
.dra ma for the free and untrammeled
vo ter in the shape of the ''Leopard's
Spots,n and the other committee
touring the country with ten road
companies paying 'Urcle Toms
Cabin with great gustO, admission
free, would rather upset the dignit y
of even a professional humorist
Something of that sort Dixon claims
to snticipate-ClevelandP Plain Deal
er, Independent DE- moCratic.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
DOES PAY TO BUY Cheap

cheap remedy for coughs aud colds Is all
right. but you want something that will re-
lieve and cure the more severe and danger
Gus results Of throat and lung troubles.
What shall you do; Go TO warmer and
more regular climate; Yes. IL possible; IL not
possible for you. then In either case take the
ONLY remedy that has been Introduced In all
civilized countries with success in severe
thr at and lung troubles. "Boschee's German
syrup IL not only heals and stimulates tn,
tissues TO destroy the germ disease. but al.
lays Inflammation. 'auses cay eXpectora-
tioh. gives good nights rest. aud cures tL,
patient Try one bottle. Recomm. ndec
many years by all druggists IN the world
You can get this reliable remedy ut
Gilbert NJ. Frazer's.
Price &c an0 s5c.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
No Sunshine in Sidney.

Thanksgiving, now approaching, is
the only holiday, barring election
day, which signalizes the dreary
months of November and makes it en-
dun able. More chills run up and
down a persons back, more goose
pimples decorate his skin, and there
Is less real comfort in November thar
in any other month in the year. The
rain which falls has the temperature
of snow, the snow descends as fui'
of juice as frost bitten potato. A
manufacturer Of mud it has N,
equal. The month may have char m:
in the tropics, hut in the north ten
perature zone it is the black sheer
of the flock which makes up the year
Sidney journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Canal Treaty Ratified.

The Treaty with the Republic of
Panama, was ratified by the T. S.
Senate, and the Panama Commits
sioners, yesterday. and the work of
constructing the canal will now 60
ahead. The great railroad Trusts OF
this country that battered them
selves that they had blocked the
building of the canal by buying up
the Colombian Legislature, find
themselves checked by the determi'
nation and wisdom of a stronger
man, and that they are discounted
and beaten.
The treaty is much more favorable
to the United States, than the one
t hat was rejected by the Colombian
Government.
1t gives the United States permis
sion to build the canal, fortify it
guard it, and operate it. The Re
public of Panama will get the $40
OOO, eco that Columbia rejected. The
canal will be held neutral, and the
vessels of all nations may pas.
through it on the same terms.
The world needs the canal, ant
needs it badly, the United States es
pecially, and no squad of Soutf
Americans had right to hold such I
position against the worlds interests
and refuse to permit the United
States to build it.
This was the position taken by tn,
REPUBLICAN, when the treaty wa
rejected, and, as we have learned
since, is the positlon taken by Gel
Lewis Cass, of Michigan, when h
was Secretary of State in 1871.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
The Companion as a Christmas
Gift.

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. sketch that amuses. a poem that
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vincing way. page of pictures that
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The new subscriber for 1904 wall re
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Competition For American Wheat.

New York Commercial
That the foreigner is not as anx-
iIus for Anne rican wheat this year As
last is clearly shown by the compaTi-
SOILS of the resi- ective shipments tor
The season, 81, ,6Sl eco bushels, wheat
and -four combined, against 81, ,2G0, coo
the corresponding period year ago.
On the other hand, curing the same
time Russia and Roumania have to-
gether shiI ped S7,6lO,Ot0 bushels,
gainst "A 5Sl, eco bushels, while Ar
gentina, fer the season CO 6mmencing
January l, 1903, has supplied GO, Sd :
oC0 bushels toward the foreign re-
quii, mt nts, against only 1916, ,LO0
lusht Is last year. II is thus easily
seen the competition with which the
American exporter has had To com
/ bat, and which, as regards AIgeI-
tina at least, pl esent pi osp, cts indi
cate will continue into the coming
calendar year.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Huntsville.

Rev. Mr. Gordon of the u. u. church,
will preach the union Thanksgiving
sermon in the Presbyterian church
Thursday forenoon at 10 o'clock.
The different departments of the
public schools have prepared Thanks
giving progI ans which will be rem
dered Wednesday afternoon.
d.. G.. l.. Kalb, of Bellefontaine,
preached an able sermon at the Pres
byterian church Sunday forenoon.
Rev. C. f Tedford. the regular pas
tor. pre- ached at Bell, Center.
The local school board met Thurs
day night and transacted some nee
essary business.
There Is to be public sale at the
late residence of John Brannon
north Of town to-day, Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Williamson has been quit,
sick the past week.
| We sIe glad TO report tn Mrs. c
f. TodfoId is still improvinr.
The public schools VIII close Wed
ne sdsy evening until the following
| Monday.
The Priscilla Club was very pleas
antly entertained by Mrs. f. NJ. Day
The cub will here oafter meet on Mon
day afternoon.
Sportsmon have the game prett.
well killed off by this time.
Sam Robb ia expecttd d hack from
the West soon.
Charles Mattox, of near Lewistown
and Miss Sarah +. Hayes, of thi
place were quietly married last wet k
Hope everybody may have a pleas
ant Thanksgiv SIN-NED.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Thanksgiving, 1903.

1t is quite true thas bigness does
not constitute happiness; but the
nation VIII ch possesses vast area and
iIlimitable resources has only itself
10 blame if these do not make it con-
nted at home and powerful abroad.
Material prosperity is in very true
sense one of the elements of our in
pendence, and gives us the opportun-
ity for developement and progress.
Power and riches have their tempta-
tiOns, but they have their uses. too.
and we should be quite unworthy of
our benefits if ungratetul for them.
While it is appropriate that upon
our national Thanksgiving We should
make grateful acknowledgement of
those blessings which are common to
the race,-:nternationa peace, free
dom from pestilence, and an absence
of great cataclysmic disturbances
our thoughts will naturally turn to
Gods particular dealings with US as
a people, during the past year: and
we must acknowledge it as a year OF
great financial prosperity following
upon the heels of others scarcely les,
aflluent.
Oar annual ou' put of gold runs now
close upon sSO,CCO,OO0. and the yielt
of our silver mines is not less thar
60 .GOO,CO0 ounces, with a coming
value almost equal to our gold. Ou
copper controls the markets of tn,
world. The deposits in our nationa
banks have increased fifty per cen
in five years, and every twelfth per
son in the United States has an &C
: count in some savings bank with ;
per capita credit of s4ls. So high ;
level of prosperity nowhere else eA
lists, or ever has existed, among it
many millions.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
NOrthWOOd.

Last week treated us TO some pref
ty fair winter weather, the climax
on low temperature being Frioay
morning, when the thermometer
marked only six degrees above zero,
but since that date much milder
measures of wind and weather have
predominant ed.
Mrs. C. ii Patterson had an at.
tack of quinsy last week, but is bet.
ter of it.
Mrs. Maude Stewart is still gaining
strength slowly and is able to be
about most of time.
Messrs. DIR. Heron and a. w
George took a bicycle trip to Belle
fontaine, Saturday.
Mrs. Susanna Alexander, an estima-
bic lady, died at her home Tuesday
evening of last week. Funeral was
held Thursday from her late resi-
dence. Interment in Northwood
cemetery. Four daughters, Mrs. II
.G Re ed, Mrs. ID. s. Akin, Miss Sarah
and Miss Rosanna Alexander mourn
the loss of their mother.
Latest word from II. S. Johnston,
sick at Birmingham, Iowa, is that he
is still improving slowly, and will
be brought home just as soon as he
is able to travel that distance.
Areport was current here some,
time ago, that John Brown who used
to be a resident of this vicinity, had
died since leaving here. but George
Akin received word direct from him
recently that he is alive and well and
living at Cord. le, Georgia, with his
daughter, Mrs. Jackson, and is the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24

General Charles Dick has intro
duced in the House bill providing
that ih vouchers of pensioners, att
er having been duly executed for
payment, may be transmitted to the
pension agent by whom the pension
is payable without payment of post
age. The penalty envelopes with re-
turn address are to be mailed ia
every pensioner with his pension
voucher
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Lecture Course at BelIecenter

TIE first Of the lecture course en-.
ter, ainments in Belle center will be
held in the Presb, terian church
Thursday evening, d. c. 3.
The Copley Concert Company will
be the first of the series of four en-
teri ainments. ST ason tickets, 81.
Spt cial rates of 75 cents to chool
children.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24

same cherry Irish Johnnie" as of
old.
Communion services will be held at
the L. =. church here the second
Sabbath of December.
Misses Maud ar Mamie Funk, of
the Bulkhcad, visited II. \. Roebuck' 5
last Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Matte Newman is having an
attack of lumbago.
Orris HANNA is quite sick with
pneumonia. CLIFTON.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24

But our mineral resources are in
significant compared with the pro-
ducts of our soil. Only fraction of
our territory is under cultivation,
and yet the corn crop this year is es-
timated by our federal authorities
at J, 3l3, 600, 600 bushels, and the wheat
crop at G73, 100000, with oats 33 per
cent in advance of the latter figure.
The cotton fields have yielded not
less than l0,500.O00 bales of 800 pounds
each at record-breaking price. Oar
national debt has sunk to less than
Sl2 per capita. Or, to put it in an
other form, with as per cent of the
population of the world, we produce
p per cent of the worlds output of
gold: 81 of it's coal; So of its silver;
10 of its oil; Al per cent of its iron,
and GO of its copper. Turning to the
fields, we find our annual ingather
ing to equal % per cent of the wheat
harvest of the world. 20 of its oats:
% of its daily products: so of ats poul.
try and eggs and 7S of it's cotton.
We thus supply the world, while con-
stituting less than FIVE hundreths Of
its inhabitants, with 43 per cent OF
its food and 81 5of It's manufacturers
We export $40 TO an import of 80, and
owe only 3 per cent of the debts OF
the nations. We have 5,739, 65I farms
with an average acreage of of lI6
and ~ of the acreage is under cul-
tivation. Despite the violent out
cries of the men but partly informed
as to our national conditions, despite
the apprehension which may be fel;
over new conditions of production
and trade, our greatest financia
perils flow from our prosperity itseif
our periodical panics springing from
that stimulus to production and thai
quick1 nirg of speculation which is 1
natural result of accumulated an,
unused capital.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
New Hatchery.

The new State fish hatchery st
Lakeside has been completed and is
now being stocked with spawn. The
building is story and a half high
with capacity for Matching 10000.
COO fish eggs and is splendidly equip
ped for the purpose for which it is
Intended
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-11-24
Quarterly Meeting.

Harmony quarterly meeting will
be held in the Mormon Valley F. B
church, Saturday and Sunday, Nov
IS and -.
Opening sermon by Mrs. Agnes
Chamberlain, Saturday, at 1880 a. m
Rev. f +. Cartwright. of Greer
Camp, o.. is expected to be present
and will preach Saturday evening
and Sunday morning.