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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-21

characters who surround him are 20
delightfully."- varied and yet dt in SO
nicely in making the play complete in
every respect.
The cast was very good, indeed.
There can be nothing but praise for
Mr. Beresford. He seemed not 80
much to act his part as to be it
in all naturalness. His art is quite
distinctive and true; and he ia sue
cessful young actor whose work gives
promise OF . brilliant future. The
other parts were we'll sustained and no
jarring contrast was there to mar the
roundness Of the production. Miss
Batchelder was altogether attractive
~ the secretary. One Of the strongest
characters was Mr.. Wesner Is DR..
Cosiens-a part not overdone nor
underdone and likable in every parti-
oular. The other leading parts we're
quite up to the mark; and the minor
characters made the most Of frequent
opportunities for droll. delicious
humor.
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the strongest, and still does not come
under the head Of the fearful drama.
II Is the story of woman's soul
suffering injustice. but always striv-
ing for the right Miss Mountford s
company contains some sort Of the best
material in the profession, among the
mem bers Of which may be mentioned
Elmer Grandin, Phillips smalley,
Morgan Hewitt, Edward Barrett, Will
Graham. Charles Kennels. Miss Vir-
ginia Bray. Miss Julia CLANCY, Mrs.
A. Okey Hall, Miss Mabel Bell, and
others.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-21

"In the Palace Of the King" was
written originally for Miss Viola Allen
and will be presented in this city to.
gether with all the original scenery
cost umes and effects that characterized
the production that ran for 400 nights
in New York City.
"In the Palace Of the King" 10 TO
mantle drama and the story 10 laid at
the time Of Philip ii, who was King
Of Spain and half the world besides.
The action is intensely dramatic.
Dona Maria Dolores de Mendoza and
Don Juan Of Austria love each other
since their infancy. He has returned
from the wars in France after many
years, and they love each other still.
In the way OF their love are his rank
the hatred Of him by the King, the
hatred Of Dona Maria by the Princess
of Eboli and all the women Of the
court. Her father, Captain Mendoza
Of the Kings guards, opposes the
union on account of his love for
Philip. Her sister, Dona Inez, who is
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
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Hum0urs
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When the Best Physicians and
All Else Fail.

The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis the loss of hair
and erusting of the scalp, as in scaled
head; the facial disfgurements, as in
pimples and ringwcrm; the awful suf-
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

Don't belieUe one tCord she says Sir
Edtrin."
ing and COY. If you think il q simple,
easy undertaking. | began to fear 1
should need another antidote long be-
fore l heard her sweet soul-satisfying
yes" / do not believe, however, /
could have found in the whole world
an antidote to my love for Jane.
In the course of my talk with Bran
don had. as ] have said. told him the
story of Mary. with some slight varia-
tions and coloring. or. rather. discolor-
ing. to make 1t appear little less to
my discredit than the barefaced truth
would have been. | told him also about
Jane. and. l grieve and blush to say,
expressed a confidence in that direc-
ton l little felt.
1t had been perhaps year since my
adventure with Mary, and had taken
all that time trying to convince Jane
that | did not mean a word had said
to her mistress and that was very
earnest in everything ! said to her.
But James ears would have heard Just
as much had they been the pair of
beautiful little shells they so much re-
sembled- This troubled me n great
deal. and the best / could hope was
that she held me on probation
on the evening of the day Mary came
home to Greenwich. Brandon asked:
'Who and what on earth Is this won
derful Mary | hear so much abouti
They say she is coming home today,
and the court seems to have gone mad
about IT. hear nothing but Mary
Is coming, Mary is coming. Mary!
Nary from morning until night They
say Buckingham Is beside himself fol
love of her. He has n wife at home, II
am right. and is old enough to be heI
! father. Is he notT' ! assented. and
Brandon continued: "a man who will
make such n fool OF himself about O
! woman Is woefully weak The men OF
the court must be poor creatures-'
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

OF you simply falls from you. Your
heart is all right or / have greatly mis-
Judged you" He was treating her al
most as IL she were a child.
Il fear. Master Brandon. you are the
most adroit fiatterer of ALL said Mary,
shaking her head and looking up at
him with side glance. People have
deluged me with all kinds of fiattery-
have different sorts listed and labeled
but no one has ever gone to the ex-
travagant length of calling me good.
Perhaps they think I do not care for
that, but like IL best ] don't like the
others at all. If | am beautiful or not.
it is as God made me, and have moth
ing TO do with it and desire no credit.
but If could only be good it might be
my own doing perhaps, and I ought to
have praise. | wonder If there is really
and truly any good In me and If you
have read me Alright" Then. looking
up at him with a touch of consterna-
ton, "or are you laughing at meY'
Brandon wisely let the last sugges-
ton pass unnoticed.
Il am sure that / am right. You
have glorious capacities for good, but,
alas. corresponding possibilities for
evil. 1t will eventually all depend upon
the man you marry. He can make out
of you perfect woman or the reverse" !"
Again there was the surprised express
sion in Mary's face. but Brandon's seri-
Gus look disarmed her.
Il fear you are right. as to the reverse
at any rate. and the worst of it is
shall never be able to choose a man to
help me. but shall sooner or later be
compelled TO marry the creature who
will pay the greatest price"
God forbid," said Brandon rever
emily.
They were growing rather serious. SC
Mary turned the conversation again
into the laughing mood and said, with
a half sigh: "Oh. | hope you are right
| about the possibilities for good. but
you do not know. Wait until you have
seen more of me-"
Il certainly hope | shall not have
long TO watt
The surprised eyes again glanced
| quickly up to the serious face. but the
answer cane: THAT you shall not. But
here is the queen, and l suppose we
must have the benediction." Brandon
understood her hint. that the preaching
was over. and. taking it for his dismiss
al, playfully lifted his hands in imita
ton of the old bishop of Canterbury
and murmured the first line of the Lat
in benediction. Then they both laughed
and courtesied. and Brandon walked
away.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

At Fredericksburg. on the day when
half the brigades of Meagher and Cald-
well lay on the bloody slope leading
up to the Confederate intrenchments.
among the assaulting regiments was
the Fifth New Hampshire. and ii lost
1SS out OF the 800 men who made the
charge. The survivors fell behind a
fence within reach of the Confederate
rifle pits. Just before reaching it the
last one of the color guard was shot.
and the flag fell in the open.
A captain. Perry. instantly ran out
TO rescue il and as lie reached it was
shot through the heart Another cap
tain. Murray. made the. same attempt
and was also killed. and SO was third.
Moore. Several private soldiers met a
like fate. They were all killed close TO
the flag. and their dead bodies fell
across one another.
Taking advantage OF this hTeastwork,
Lieutenant Nettleton crawled from be-
hind the fence TO the colors. seized
them and bore back the blood won
trophy.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
INSTINCT of Animals.

An English periodical says: The in
stinct whereby wild creatures detect
those of the human species who are
likely to be hostile TO them and those
who may be regarded as. harmless Is
of so subtle quality that it almost
appears to partake of the nature Of
metaphysics. In the nesting season
plovers will actually buffet the angler
who is fishing too close to their broods.
but by the date of the shooting season
they would not allow Kim 10 get with
in two fields of them. The wood pi-
geon seems to know exactly the range
of the modern fowling piece and will
flash boldly past aI an interval of 100
yards and upward. but is careful quick
~ to put a tree between himself and q
sportsman If disturbed at any range
within gunshot. Tie fox knows that
he is sacred from guns and will auda-
ciously seize fallen pheasant and de-
camp with if within twenty PAGES of a
retriever He is quite aware that the
latter is no foZhound-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
THE SPIDER TREE.
A Curious Product of the Cape Nsxrs
Country of Africa.

A Curious Product of the Cape Nsxro
Country of Africa.
Travellers who visited or passed the
Cape Negro country of Africa often
heard from the natives of a plant that
was part spider and that, growing,
threw its legs about in continual strug-
giles to escape. 1t was the good fortune
of DIR. Welwitsch to discover the origin
of the legend. Strolling along through
wind swept tableLsnd country, he
came upon a plant that rested low
upon the ground. but had two enormous
leaves that blew and twisted about in
the wind like serpents-in fact, it look
ed. as the natives had said, like a gi-
gantic spider.
Its stem was four feet across and
but foot high. 1t had but two leaves
in reality, that were six or eight feet
long and split up by the wind so that
they resembled ribbons. This is prob
ably the most extraordinary tree
known. 1t grows for nearly. If not
quite, a century. but never upward be-
yond about a foot, simply expanding
until it reaches the diameter given,
looking in its adult state like singu.
lar stool on the plain from ten to eight.
cen inches in circumference.
When the wind came rushing in from
the sea. lifting the curious ribbon-like
leaves and tossing them about, it al
most seemed to the discoverer that the
strange plant had suddenly become i'm
bued with life and was struggling to
escape. When a description and pic
ture of the plant were sent to England
it was, like many other discoveries. dis
credited, but soon the plant itself was
received, and now Welwitschia mira
| bills is known to botanists.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

The other day little red faced Irish
man approached postoffice which had
three letter boxes outside. One was
labeled CITY" another Domestic"
and the third Foreign" He looked at
the three in turn and then. as a puzzled
expression crossed his face. scratched
his head.
Faith" he was heard to mutter. 81
don't know in which wan to put tn
letteri Sure, Katie's a domestick. an
she lives In tn city. all right. an she's
a furriner, too; but. begobs. | dunno
how th' thing can go in both Of tn
three holes at wancew-Columbus Jest
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

at beats me-" said the philosopher.
that people will keep piling up money
long after they have several times as
much as they'll ever he able to use"
Then he went ont for walk. Pass
ing bookstore. he saw half dozen
very cheap books. which. however, he
knew he hadn't time to read and doubt
ed very much if he ever would have
time TO read. But they were cheap,
and be bought them and sent them
home TO be added to his library. which
already contained several times as
many books as he would ever have
time to read.
Nevertheless he continued to wonder
at the senseless accumulation of mon
ey.-New York Times.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
LIZARDS IN SAMOA.
The Way They Shed Their Tails ana
Fool the ISitteua

Fool the Kittens.
A writer of Samoa writes in an inter-
esting way of the lizards. little fellows
about two inches long. prettily colored
in light and dark shade of brown.
They can run up window pane quite
as easily as can the flies on which they
feed.
when alarmed, the lizards are or
like fash of light and will take the
most reckless leaps. / have seen them
land safe at the end of a twenty foot
jump. Yet when cornered they have
| no hesitation in swapping off the most
of their tails.
THAT was a maddening puzzle to my
small cat The sight Of a moo any
where was an immediate challenge to
| the kitten. She would Immediately
start on the hunt. for the most part a
| fruitless chase, for the little lizard
| could skulk off faster than two cats
could pursue. Yet when the kitten did
succeed in landing on the lizard there
| followed a scene of bewilderment
The moo invariably snapped of its
tail, which was left wriggling in one
part of the veranda. while the lizard
ran off a short distance and awaited de-
| velopments.
THE kitten never knew whether to
| catch the lizard or the tail. If the moo
moved. the kitten went for it, but she
always stopped short to keep an eye on
the wriggies of the tail. AS soon as
she turned back to take care of the
tail the moo got in motion and had to
be looked after. Hundreds of times I
have watched the dilemma. and the
ending was always the same-the liz
ard got away and the kitten had to be
content with the bony tail. But there
were lots of lizards about my house
sprouting new tails" = Youths Com
nanion.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
The Real Condition.

The teacher of.grammar and rhetoric
wrote a sentence on the blackboard
and then called upon William.
John can ride the horse if he wants
to-" read the teacher. 'Rewrite the
sentence in another FORM"
William surveyed it obviously for a
moment; then a flash of inspiration
showed him his path.
John can ride the horse if the horse
wants him to-" he wrote.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

fioodgates of my passion, as | thought
it. and saw her smile and try to check
the coming laugh. Then came n look
of offended dignity. followed by n
quick. sOftening glance.
Leave me one friend. | pray you.
Edwin. | value you too highly to lose.
and esteem you too much TO torment
Do not make OF yourself one OF those
fools who feel. or pretend to feel. care
not which, such preference for me. You
cannot know in what contempt n wom-
an holds n man who follows her though
she despises him No man can beg a
woman's love; he must command it. Do
not join their ranks, but let US be good
friends. l will tell you the plain truth.
1t would be no different were we both
of the same degree. Even then could
nc feel toward you as you think you
wish, but can be your friend and will
promise to be that always IL you will
promise never 'asssi.s-ss spesSz OF this to
me-
promised solemnly and have always
kept my word, as this true. gracious
woman. so full of faults and beauties.
virtues and failings, has ever since that
day and moment kept hers. Ii seemed
that my love. or what l supposed was
love, left my heart at once. frozen in
the cold CLINT of her eyes as she smiled
upon my first avowal. somewhat as dis
ease may leave the sickened body upon
great shock. And in its place came
the restful flame of n friends love.
But the burningl There is nothing in
life worth having compared with it for
all its pains and agonies. Is there?
''Now, If you must love somebody,
continued the princess. there is Lady
Jane Bolingbroke. who is beautiful anC
good and admires you and. l think,
could learn to- But here the lady in
question ran out from behind the dra-
peries. where. / believe. she had been
, listening to it all. and put her hand over
her mistress mouth to silence her.
Don't believe one word she says. Sir
Edwin" cried Lady Jane. IF you do.
/ never will like you" The emphasis
| on the "will' held out such involuntary
promise I'm case I did not believe the
OuGt totei
want OF faith in single syllable she
had said about her and vowed that
knew II could not be true: that dared
not hope for such happiness.
You see. had begun to make love tC
Jane almost before l was or my knee:
| to Mary. and therefore / had not beer
much hurt in Mary's case. had suf
fered merely a touch OF the general cpl
demic. not the lingering. chronic diseas'
that kills
/ Then I knew that the best cure fol
| the sting which lies in a luckless Low,
Is to love elsewhere. and Jane, as she
stood there. so petite. so blushing ant
so fair, struck me rs quite the mos
| pleasing antidOte ! could possibly find
so began at once to administer to my
self the delightful counter irritant-
was a happy thought for me. one O
those which come to a man now ant
then and for wlnch he thanks his wit
in every hour OF his after life.
But the winning of Jane was not o.
easy a matter as my vanity ha,
prompted me TO think l started witt
handicap. since Jane had heard m.
declaration to Mary. and had to und
all that before l could do anything
else. Try the same thing yourself witt
spirited girl. naturally laughter Low
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
[To BE Continued

Don't allow the idea that Hagee's
Cordial of Cod Liver o is greasy.
nauseating, sicknening, like ordinary
cod liver oils, prevent a trial of this
remarkable spring remedy. Hagee's
contain all the active medicinal
properties of cod liver oil without
without the grease-the fshy taste.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
Not Eorgotten.

= DR.. Man Salters-And so you still re-
member that lecture delivered in your
town fifteen years ago. Well. I'm very
glad indeed to meet you.
Hi Titefist-Yep- I paid dollar for
two tickets to that show and didn't git
to use 'em. I didn't know but as how
you mout take 'em off my hands. Here
they be.-kansas City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

''Don't you find literary work a great
tax on your imaginationT'
"Yes." answered the author. Il keep
on imagining that every book ! write
is going to be hit and make a for.
observation-disclosures Star.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

Il don't think it's a nice thing to say
of Mrs. odsent that she got her hus-
band at 4 bargain counter.
''Oh. but it's true. He was the young
man that saved her life in crush at a
glove sale at Spotcash's one day.
Chicago Tribune.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
Too Far to Walk.

Leading Lady Cof defunct opera COM
panyD-I wonder If wen ever be able
to fly.
Manager-W Well. that's about the only
possible way well ever be able to get
home.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

1t is the opinion of the cynical bach
elor that the original bone of conten-
ton was a rib.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03

to offend when you have so sweet and
gracious a talent for making amends.
a wrong acknowledged as some one
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WEST & WEST.

WEST & WEST.
A TTORNEY-AT-LAw Collections given
n prompt attention Partition and settle
ment Of estates speciality. Practice In the
State and O. : Courts Office on Main street.
directly opposite front entrance Of the Court
House Beliefontaine Ohio
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03
CHAPTER III.

THE PRINCESS <MARY- * 80
fAYtOw.- at that time. Mary. the
IN kings sister. was Just ripen-
eWF5( ing into her greatest woman
lj ly perfection Her skin was