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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10


Happy, you knew my mother. didn't
you? Had she any relatives In Penn
sylvania
"vas II kin. you means? Veil. she
neffer said nodix py me. Vas II good
news or pad news. August"
Hard to tell In one way. That letter
says that a cousin OF my mother is
dead and has left me $1,000 to look aft.
er his little girl He was on his way
here when he was taken sick In Pitts
burg and died. The lawyer that writes
has sent her right along for me to keep
until she Is married. She's got some Of
her own
"My. myw cried Aunt Happy. "vat
strange dings! You take care init a
young chiltf | dinks it's me dakes
care NIT der chilt. August. und you
gifts der money"
at looks that way" replied the man
cheerfully. "only | think there is mis-
take. There's one thing certain. and
that is she will be In Abbeyville on the
afternoon train. aud have to go in
and bring her out here"
81 puts ped in my rooms" promptly
replied Aunt Happy. ''und IL will maxi
much difference in der house. August
You vas getting too much TO stay in deI
house und py me. Der chili must y,
made ferry happy nit der fairs und
| der circus und der picnics."
1t is hard to tell what Augusi's feet
| ings were as he drove along the coun
| try road; at least the money woulG
| pay Off the remainder OF his morigag'
and buy the coveted ten acres that Gu.
| into his land SO badly. Again he real
| lied that he had been lonely man
and that child would tighten his life
The eastern train was later than b.
thought. and partly to pass the tina
| August got shav we'd and made some pur
chases he afterward regarded as provi
Dental. Several passengers aligh,ed
but no small girl In tremor of anxi
ty August ran along TO the conductor.
"There was a small girl TO come or
this train from Pittsburg." he SAID
breathlessly.
The conductor grinned.
"From Pittsburg? We had q passen
ger. but she was a pretty big girl
There she is over there. All aboardr
August stared down the platform anc
beheld a young lady. elegantly dressed
to his simple mind and carrying a gui
tar case. He walked toward her II
confusion
"My name is Werner" he began diff
IDENTIFY. 81 am looking for girr'-
She smiled back rimidly.
"Then you are my cousin-all thu
cousin ] have. We were on the wa!
here when papa was taken ILL.,"
August turned away from her fac
Of grief and tried TO speak gruliiy.
"I'll send for your trunks. We will
ride right out. and my housekeeper
Aunt Happy. will make you comforta
BILE"
In this confoundlng situation Aun
Happy was his tower of refuge. He
face was study as she helped hin
carry In the strangers bundles. but sh
never wavered.
81 hopes 1t vas ferry veil you vas,
she said. bcaming as usual
, Gertrude Hazleton felt like a wear
mariner who has reached home port.
My father played In an orchestra a
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

There is a little woman whose bar
gain hunting instincts are SO highly de-
veloped that she couldn't pass marked
down sale without going In any more
than a child could pass human Santa
Claus without stopping to watch his
antics. Every time she buys anything
she doesn't want and brings 1t home to
her stricken husband she declares that
| 1t was lust like picking up $40" Last
week she came home with bottle of
patent medicine.
"What is it?" asked her husband re.
signedly. He knows it is always better
to ask What is itY'
Consumption cure!' she announced
triumphantly. holding up the bottle to
the light. Isn't II pretty color"
But who's got consumption around
lerei" asked the husband brutally.
The wife opened her eyes.
"Why. James," she remarked coldly
"I'm surprised nj you! Ii was like
| picking up hundreds of dollars. 1t just
cost 10 cents whole case Of con
sumption cured for 10 centsl Aren't
you broad minded enough to see the
| bargain?"
And. hugging the consumption suft
close TO her heart as though II were ar
abused poodle. she fluffed out Of the
room.-New York Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
Her Ideal
By JOHN GRIMES
Copyright. 1902, by the
S. s. Mcclure Company
s-o.o+c-.o.-o.oCso.-o.o:o.

Cynthia Parker had had ideals ever
since she was old enough to read of
Jack the Giant Killer. As she grew up
she finally painted Bayard in her own
imagination. He was a tall, dark
knight, who rode a coal black horse
and had a clarion voice
Cynthia had a very practical mother
and a hard headed father, and when
she was old enough to marry and be-
gan to turn down the young farmers
who offered their love the old folks had
much to say. They realized that hay
was SIC a ton. butter Is cents per
pound and eggs in demand at 16 cents
per dozen. and they couldn't make out
why, in the face of these facts, Cynthia
should have ideals. If she hadn't been
very much In earnest, her Bayard
would have gone galloping away in
short order, but at twenty-five she was
still faithful to her ideal.
"Yes, Cynthia's an idiot" said her
father grimly. 'Tf she'd only been q
boy, I'd have licked the nonsense out
Of her before she was fifteen. There's
Jim Hudson Jest dytn' for love of her,
and his father ready to buy him a farm
when he marries, but even when he's
talkin' love to her she'll look right
past his ears to see If that ideal of hers
hain't prancin' along the road. AS
haven't got no nonsense about me, she
must take after you"
"You needn't try to lay 1t Off ON tc
me. Moses Parker. I've done my duty
even to boxin' Cynthia's ears till she
was over eighteen years old. She must
have got her foolishness from your
grandmother"
1t Is only fair to Cynthia to say that
she really liked young Hudson. but hel
ideal came first and Jim Hudson next
She had begun to get little discour
aged and was almost ready to decide
that IL Bayard didn't amble into view
within specified time she'd give NJ
looking for him and settle down to but
ter making and chicken feeding.
She was In this state of mind wheI
her father came up from the woods on'
day with a couple of ripe mandrakei
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

In his hand. A ripe. yellow mandrake
is luscious fruit. and the sight of it
makes ones mouth water. There wasn't
anything to detain Cynthia in the house
that afternoon, and she took a basket
and sailed forth for stroll. The man.
brakes were waiting to be pulled and
eaten, and the girl had taken a seat
on a log and got away with her sixth
when a man suddenly rose up out of a
brush heap near by. Cynthia screamed
out in surprise. but smile on the
strangers face reassured her. He was
tall and dark like her ideal. He wasn't
clad in velvet or purple or armor, and
his war steed was not champing his bit
near by, but the girl felt her heart
bounding. He might be her Bayard in
disguise.
1t didn't take him ten minutes to
| satisfy her of this fact He was a
wronged and prosecuted man, who had
been obliged to fly from his enemies
| for the time being. Later on he would
| return to face and crush his calumni-
| ators. He was unkempt and unshorn.
but those things didn't count against
him. chevalier flying for his life
must keep hustling right along and look
| for a clean shirt only when the venge-
| full pursuers have abandoned the chase.
| 1t never occurred TO Cynthia to sus-
pect the stranger of deceit. His story
| was rambling and disconnected, but he
had her sympathies from the start. and
when his tale was finished he had the
offer OF her help.
1t was accepted with knightly bow.
He was in want of grub" as he called
II, to break his fast. This was a slip
Of the tongue. What he meant was
viands. She returned to the house and
fetched him viands. and she likewise
handed over her little store of savings.
He seemed disappointed at the sum to-
tai. and she felt ashamed of her poor
Offering While he banqueted he made
inquiries. and after his inquiries he
lied some more. Cynthia's mother
would have taken him for a sheep thief
1t the start and had him all tangled
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

He studied palmistry and was look.
ing for a chance to marry money.
They sat in corner behind a big bank
of potted plants One Of her hands
was in his The little marks that time
is so fond Of distributing had begun to
be visible around the corners Of her
eyes. She was still a pretty woman.
however. and. notwithstanding the fact
that she had buried one husband and
divorced another. was inclined to BE-
lieve that there might be q good. lively
romance in her still. He bent low over
the slim. soft hand. He noticed the
splendid rings upon her fingers He
had heard of the fortune that was at
her disposal Il hate to tell you any.
thing" he said, that will be likely to
make you feel uncomfortable. but
shall l tell you what l really seer
YES" she said, drawing q quick
breath. Tell me everything" 1T
looks to me-" he went on. "as II q
great sorrow were in store for you. II
will come along about the time you
are twenty-seven years old" Two
weeks later the gossips were asking
one another how in the world she had
become engaged upon such a short &C
quaintanee. why. ne can't be over
thirty" they declared, land she's at
least fortyr'-Chicago Record.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
NUMBER IL.

up five minutes later, but the girl Of
ideals saw only a knight in distress
before her.
The stranger was to rest in the Wild
wood for couple of days and then HE
forth to fall upon his enemies by the
flank. When he had avenged his
wrongs, he was to return and lay his
heart at her feet.
This was exactly as Cynthia had
dreamed, and, though he was smoking
plug. tobacco as she retired from the
scene, she even twisted that fact In his
favor.
Next morning, after a night Of dreams
In which lords and dukes were to be
counted by the dozen, the girl slipped
out of the house with viands for her
ideals breakfast, but she hunted the
greenwood in vain. Even the scent Of
the cut plug had departed from the
sylvan glade.
Cynthia returned to the house to
meet sharp reproof from her mother
for her galiivanting about SO early in
the morning, and she was wondering
whether her ideal had fallen into the
hands of his enemies when a constable
arrived. He was on the trail of a jail
breaker. Then a second constable
showed up. He was on the trail Of q
horse thief Then young Jim Hudson
put in an appearance. He came with
the news that a pair of horses had
been taken from his fathers barn the
night before
The Jail breaker and the horse thief
answered the exact description of her
knight. and she had mentioned Farmer
Hudson's horses as the best In the
neighborhood. AS the girl stood pale
faced and trembling old Uncle Ell
Coggswen came limping through the
gate, exclaiming in bis high treble
voice:
"Hoss thieves, eh? Waal, now, but
I what was Cynthia Parker a-doin' in the
woods yesterday? l was huntin' man.
brakes, and saw her with feller who
sartinly looked mean nun to steal
| Speak right up, gal"
The ''gaP' had to own up amid tears
| and reproaches and exclamations, and
she got no pity except from Jim Hud-
| son. He had more or less Of her ideals,
| and there was a bit of romance In his
| own nature. When the mother vigor-
| ously declared that she had got to box
| Cynthia's ears. Jim stepped In to avert
the catastrophe and offer his condo
lence at the same time.
| Cynthia's knight was stopped twenty
miles away by suspicious sheriff and
next day was consigned to cell in the
county jail. the domicile he had dug out
of three days before. There wasn't
much said by Farmer Parker or his
wife until after the trial. but then the
father sat down before Cynthia and
| asked:
well. young lady, now it's all over.
what you goin' to do? Coin to have
any more of them ideals?"
'One." she quietly replied
"What In tarnation is itF"
"Jim Hudsony' she said as she lef1
the room with a very red face.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
NEXT Of KIN
BY Elizabeth
Cherry Waltz
6ossricht. 1902. b re S. 5. Mcclure oompsn,

August Werner was hammering stol.
Idly away at his pigpen when small
figure appeared In the barn door. The
young farmer ut once suspended opera.
tions. for It was an occasion when
Aunt Happy braved her fear of the
cattle pens. She held a letter In her
hand
Der carrier blew der horn. und here
vas a new kind Of letter py you. Au.
gust"
Lets see. Aunt Happy-'A. Werner
Abbeyville. Mercer county That looks
like me. It's from Pittsburg. Pa. Well,
! do not know any one there"
He tore open the end and took out O
typewriter sheet of paper. As be
glanced through 1t be got red In the
face.
"vill der anything wrong per- que
ried the small woman.
"Nothing wrong. but something
don't at all understand. Say. Aunt
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
A Lucky Incidental.

at was In western court" said an
eastern Judge. '.and the defendant.
charged with the theft of sundry hams,
was clearly guilty. He had been seen
by dozen witnesses committing the
theft, the hams were found in his pos
session and he didn't deny the charge.
His counsel already saw his client be-
hind the bars and confined his remarks
TO this simple statement:
Gentlemen of the jury, In determin-
ing your verdict | want you to consid-
er one thing-this defendant Is vet
eran of the Mexican war. He 1t was
who first raised the American flag over
Vera Cruz The defense rests its case
"The district attorney pointed out
that the accused was clearly guilty,
and the judges charge was against the
prisoner, but to the surprise Of the
court the jury after Eve minutes Of de
liberation returned verdict OF mot
guilty
"'Do you mean to say that not guilty
is your verdlctr roared the judge.
"'Yes. your honor said the foreman
| but may as well add that it's lucky
for the prisoner that he was the frs
man to raise the American dag at Vers
Cruz"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
A Rn.ine.. A..et.

Mr.. Lane was a small man and far
from strong. He admired strength In
others above almost anything else, but
he showed his admiration as he showed
all his feelings-in cautious way.
He was an expressman. Having CALI
ed one day at house for heavy box
of books. he was amazed to see the
young athlete of the family, who was
then enjoying a vacation from college.
take up the box, after a pitying glance
at him. and bear it out TO the cart as IL
it had been bag of feathers.
81 wish ] had his strength" said the
little expressman. with enthusiasm. to
the young fellows mother. 81 would
give 30 cents. ma'am. for such strength
as your sons. and 'twould be well
worth that to me in my busineaa."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10


fon or lace waists. and these skirts art
economical as well, for they admit Of
much cleaning.
Some OF the prettiest evening waists
are Of black chiffon trimmed with fine
white lace or else banded with black
chantilly and made with transparent
effects on the shoulders and arms
Very smart stitched taffeta and lib-
erty satin waists are sold ready made
In blue, black, brown aud deep red.
They are to match the tailor made.
and the somewhat somber effect is re-
lieyed by collar trimmed with white
and n white tulle or lace bow.
The smart dinner waist SHOWN is OF
black chiffon trimmed with white lace.
Smart New Jackets.
Black skirts for evening wear SHIN
mering with Jet look more than usual
~ stylish below full white satin low
bodices with large embroidered motifs
In subdued artistic colorings, the whole
yelled with falling Jet fringes. White
satin Is q capital background for the
new chine velvet painted garlands In
the same subdued tones mingled with
lace.
Tea jackets are more or less embroid
cred. and they all have bell shaped
sleeves.
Yellow Is coming In great deal. es
pecially yellow accompanied by light
peach colored flowers for the evening
aud a great deal Of gray is also being
made up with this shade as trimming.
The smartly dressed woman canno
have too much lace on her garments
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

over the country" she said. Some
times | went along; sometimes I went
to schools. | never had a home. I
want to stay here with you and Aunt
Happy until you are tired of me-"
at will for us ferry good thing pe,"
said Aunt Happy. and SO 1t was set
tied.
August Werner wrote to the lawyer
and told him of the situation. Three
months passed, and Gertrude Hazleton
was another creature. plump. care free
and happy. The roses bloomed. and in
the summer evenings she sang little
songs TO the tinkle of the guitar.
One hot July morning a buggy drove
to the front gate. From II descended
q pompous individual and red faced.
middle aged man Of unattractive ap-
pearance. They were met by Aunt
Happy.
"Is Mr.. August Werner here1 Does
Miss Hazleton stay hereP
30 ja," smiled Aunt Happy.
"We want to see them," said the
pompous man, sitting down to mop his
brow,
Aunt Happy seized a bell rope and
by a vigorous pull startled the pigeons
from the vine wreathed little cupola
above. Then up the lane from the or.
chard came the blond August side by
side with the darker Gertrude. 1t was
a pretty picture.
'Is this August werners' demanded
the red faced man.
at is" returned the young farmer.
"Well. my name is Werner, too-Al-
bert Werner I live In Crosby town
ship. and you got a letter meant for
me last spring. This young woman Is
my niece. the daughter of my mothers
| cousin. who married Jerome Hazleton
How dnes she come to be kept herew
II received a letter to meet her al
Abbeyville." returned August. some
, what hotly. 1--WE been writing to the
man who sent her"
Trying to get that money! sneered
the stranger. 'Well. it's mine. And
| I've come after my niece"
81 don't want the money unless 1t Il
mine." retorted August. ''but Gertrude
Il
"Dot's der truth" added Aunt Happy
"She got no use to go vay."
! "Pm the Pittsburg lawyer" put In the
pompous individual. land I had to com,
out here to get this thing straight
This Albert Werner is your cousin
Miss Hazleton."
II was Gertrude's turn now.
L al
ed ~ never will go with any one wh'
talks to August like that know al
about the will 1t was made when
was a little girl. I'm Of age now."
"Tbe will says until you are mar
ried"- began the lawyer.
Aunt Happy slapped the doorsil
gleefully.
dot vas der pest choker' she sal
feelingly.
August took the floor. his big blu
leyes laughing. "If being married ease
up this any. well have II over with q
once instead Of next Sunday, as we ir
tended. That fixes the money, for
mentions to the next Of kim, and
son-in-law is great deal nearer than
third or fourth cousin. isn't II. squire
"vell. vellr" smiled Aunt Happ,
dot vas der goot way out Of It va
SO gay | feels like der circus und de
fair und der picnics vas all der tim
uow."
But the lovers had wandered bac
! to the garden hand In hand. Oblivion
OF anger, greed, malice and the who
world.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

Yachting rumors in Great Britain
say that in the Lu lding of the hull OF
Sir Thomas Lip;on's Shamrock Ill. al
uininiun will he used freely. On the
other hand. il is believed on this side
of the Atlantic that nickel steel will be
the material for the body of the new
defender OF the Amer.ca's cup. Yachts
men all over the world will watch with
keen interest the test of the relative
value of the two metals.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

shoulders. Deep cuffs to the sleeves
are still I'm favor.
The brown tailor made In the cut has
three-quarter length coat trimmed
with applications Of panne. The col
lar Is especially smart
Dinner and Thentcr Waists.
Although separate waists are not con-
sidered as dressy as gowns, yet a great
many OF them are worn for theater
and informal dinner wear. The blouse.
however. should not be OF contrasting
shade. but should match as nearly rs
possible or at least harmonize with the
skirt Pretty all black and all white
waists look smart with corresponding
black and white skirts.
Plain skirts of white broadcloth are
very useful to wear with white chif-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

and there is hardly any kind which Is
not fashionable old embroideries are
worked on any kind of mus
lin or jaconet. They are laid on n back
ing of silk muslin and then interrun
with gold thread. sometimes mingled
with spangles-
The loose sack coat shown In the cut
Is of novelty goods lined with the same
color of satin. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

and has q wide shawl collar Of the
same fur. This makes q very artistic
garment.
The expensive Russian sable Is close
ly initiated in this years dyes of fine
baum marten-
Next to the sack coat. the blouse style
position back Is the favorite style In
fur coats
The illustration shows one Of these
garments IL Is made OF sable with
wide revers. a blouse front and a tight
fitting position back
About Walking Suits.
Walking suits are made with the
skirts Just clearing the ground The
materials are usually speckled tweeds
or zibelines.
There is no doubt the craze for mo-
toring has given n great impetus to
the fur trade. Many of the motor
coats have fur hoods large enough to
throw entirely over the hat or toque
Those that are long have the fullness
OF the skirt OF the coat secured by but
tons or loops on either side of the front,
which certainly makes them very com
Portable wear, for they are ready to
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

BiT-i understand Windis has quite
reputation as an extemporaneous
speaker.
Bang-That's what. When 1t comes
to talking fuently about nothing with
out any previous preparation, Windig
is In a class all by himself.-Chicugo
Post
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
OUR FASHION LETTER.
The New Furs and How They
Are Worn.
SQUIRREL AND ERMINE COMBINED

The Separate Waist For Evening
Wear \. Good Form. but IL should
Harmonire with the skirt - Coats
and Jackefs-
Fur stoles are growing wider and
r-ren fiatter. One of the newest ways
OF wearing them consists in tying the
stole In a loose knot directly over the
bust and letting the ends hang uneven
ly.
Muffs are very fiat and larger than
ever; they are trimmed with paws and
tails
The graduated collar with long stole
ends Is another smart style. Baum
marten Is especially effective made up
this way with three little groups of
paws and tails. The loose sack coat
Of squirrel is often lined with ermine
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10

let In and out at Will The sack shape
and the three-quarter length charac-
terize the newest garments OF the mo-
ment. while pouched bodices are the
mode for gowns.
Nearly all the jackets for out OF door
wear accompanying gowns are made
ride enough 10 cover the chest well.
and q great Inany have capes on the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know II.

How To Find Out.
FIN bottle or common glass with your
water and let II stand tventy-four hours
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-01
THE PRIVATE CITIZEN.

When the President was seated there were
cries OF cleveland! Clevelandr' but Presi-
dent Francis beckoned for silence. and in
turn introduced French Ambassador JUS
seraud and the Mexican Ambassador. Aspi-
roe. Each made a brief reply. Speaking
Of the duties Of a diplomat. Monsieur. JUS
seraud said that his was the task Of pre-