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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31
Stock Markets.

Cleveland. July 2a-Hogs-Receipts3 10 cars |
Trade active at a general advaH ce OF A dime
per hundred. All sold and demand untitled
Workers $50 mediums $40. Pigs at a. range
of from g. 80 to SIS.
CattIe-Receipts light. Trade active and
prices strong. Outlook for good butcher cat
tie good. Calves active at strong prices.
Fancy at a range OF from s5-s5 to 600. ut
look fair
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep in fair demand at
steady prices. Lambs trife easier. with
hard work TO get top prices, 800 for the best.
OUTLOOK about steady.
| East Buffalo, July e9.-Cattle-Receipts
. cars: market steady on all good dry fed;
others SC lower; exporters s5.25a5.50: ship
ping g. QO15 20; butchers 81 coos. 10.
| Calves-Steady: best calves s5.75Gsoo; fair
| TO good ss-5c66 90.
L Hogs-Receipts 20 cars loads; the market
/ Is steady; heavy $50: Workers SOS. pigs
500: roughs q. .70d3s5; all selling
/ Sheep and Lambs-Receipts cars: the mar
ket sc lower: best spring lambs . Ise6-oo
/ few SIS; fair 20 good Ss5G5.75; culls and
flair to good g. .75d4O0: culls and bucks $40
3.25; wethers s4..5G45e; yearlipgs ss.s5sSSoo
ewes AO0.
Toledo, July 2e-wheat closed firm: casl
and July 7s; September 9asc; December Sic
, Corn: July 53lc; September 52kc; Decembe
5eAc; May Sc. Oatsi July 5sc; SeptemDe
s3Ec; December 34xc. Rye: Cash Sc Clover
| seed: october $50.
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Born,

July 2S, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
WhilwoIth, of Ada, daughter.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

All the ear and the nose were knocked from
the statue OF Henry Clay at Lexington, Ky.
by light ming the other day.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

puny child is always an anxiety to the
parents. There seems generally no reason
why the little one should be weak when IL is
so well fed. But the fact is that IL does not
matter how much food the child takes II the
stomach cannot extract the nourishment
from IL. No benefit can be derived from just
eating. That is the condition OF many sick
ly child. The stomach end organs OF diges-
| tion and nutrition are not doing their work,
| and the body Is really starving. II Is little
use to give fish foods. like cod liver oil or en-
| ulsions. In such a case. because these also
have 10 be digested; they may tighten the
| stomach's labor but they don't strengthen It.
Strength is what the stomach needs. DR.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery strength
| ems the stomach. nourishes the nerves and In
creases the action of the blood making glands
1t Is superior 20 every other preparation fo
lchildrens use on account of its body buildinl
Qualities, and also because IL Is pleasant u
the taste and contains no alcohol, whisky O
other intoxicant. DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets are n valuable aid when the bowels ar
irregular. They are small. Children TAXI
them readily.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31
German syrup.

We want To impress on our readers that
Boschec's German Syrup Is positively the
only preparation on the market to-day that
does relieve and cure consumption. II con-
taius the specifics. such as pure tar, extracts
OF gums. etc. which have been so highly en-
dorsed for the cure Of coughs. colds and con-
sumption by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease is In
the throat or lungs. must have rest at night,
and be free from the spasm Of dry and rack
| ing cough In the morning. The diseased parts
want rest. healing and soothing treatment
and the patient needs fresh air. good food
etc. German Syrup will give free and eas,
expectoration In the morning with speed,
and permanent relief. Small bottles. q cents
regular size. containing nearly four times a
much, 81 cents. At all druggists.
1
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31
Gilbert N. Frazer's.

IL Is pleasant TO learn that little Lolita
Armour. Dr. Lorenzs first American patient
il now playing about In the nimblest manner
with other little ones on the beach at Swamp
4 srott
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

EoR SALE-Jersey COW, fresh in 2 or
Il weeks Inquire II NJ 7. parsonge. Lewis
town.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

TO sELL-Thirteen sows due TO farros
from now to Sept !. L. O. Dickinson, X. y
ID. No2
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31
BUSINESS WANTS.

/, q RENT want to rent a good farm OF
81 TO 100 acres. IL you have one TO rent
write me and will come and see you. Elza
Taylor. Zanesfield. Ohio.
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FREE WANT ADS.

II you want a situation or want help, want
TO sell or buy a COW. horse. bicycle, load Of
hay. &c. drop n postal To the REPuBIIcAN
and we will advertise your want FREE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24
jokes ON US.
Anent the Good Old Days
Three Pairs of JuVen-
lie Legs.

j Fl. Thole, of Vandalia, came
up to Mexico Tuesday to see the
elephant. We knew Bro. Thole
more than thirty years ago when
we were a small boy and he used
to swing the blacksmith's hammer
near the East Lick school house in
this county Mr.. Thole is not a
whit older in spirit than he was
then. Mexico MESSAGE.
Yes, Mr.. Thole says he is inti-
mately acquainted with Bro. Beal,
ahd tells an interesting tale of his
first sight of the MESSAGE man.
1t was in the good old days
when neighbors were for use in
stead of ornaments, and borrow
ing" was as common as it is rare
dow. 1t was poor neighbor who
wouldn't lend anything on the
place froma side of bacon TO mule
team. Manufactured tobacco was
scarce in those days and Hillside
Navy" was the brand of the weed
most in evidence. 1t so happened
that shortly after Mr.. Thole locat-
ed in East Lick neighborhood, he
ran out of the seductive weed and,
headed for neigh
boris to borrow some. The neigh
Dor in this instance chanced to be
Mr.. Beal, father Of the editor of
the MESSAGE. Mr.. .Thole's knock
at the door was answered by Mrs.
Beal, and he stepped within just
in time to see three pairs of iuven-
lie legs disappearing under the bed
and in a short time became con
scious that six bright eyes, set in
three round faces snrmounted by
tow heads, were sulreptitiouslX SUR
yeyiug him from their safe retreat
two Of said eyes and one Of the
towheads being the property Of the
now learned and sedate editor Of
the MESSAGE
Mr.. Thole secured his tobacco
and afterward became more iuti-
mately acquainted with the embryo
editor. but says he never viii for-
get their first meeting
Those were in truth good old
days and many are The lasting
friends which date hack to tie
time when we used 70 be neigh
boia IN an early day vandalia
Mail aud Express
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24
PARKER AND JOHNSON.
A Presidential Ticket for
i904-The johnson
Program.

Chicago, Sept. lG.-The pro-
gramme of Democratic leaders all
through the East, as reported by
Thomas Gahan, Democrat national
committeeman for Illinois, who has
returned from tour of the Eastern
States that put him in touch with
the leading Democrats of Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York, and other
Eastern states, is;
For President-Alton b. Parker
Of New York.
For Vice President-Tom b.
johnson of Ohio.
For Mayor of Greater New
York-George b, Mcclellan.
For Chairman Democratic Comittee
Thomas Taggart of Indiana.
Judge Parker can be nominated
in walk if he will accept it. said
Mr.. Gahan. "The only question now
is whether he will agree to plans of
his friends in the Democracy of
New York. They believe he will
run if nominated, and they are just
now absolutely confident of having
a solid delegation from New York
for him in the convention nextyear.
From what l heard and saw while
East | am Of the same opinion.
"There will beno other candidate
from New York and Democrats in
the city aud state who are tn-
umphaut- just now will, in my
opinion, have a harmonious aud
enthusiastic delegation next year
for Parker
"The johnson programme is an
Ohio plan. johnson is out TO win
the goyelnorship if he can, but
win or lose, he is said 10 feel Ger
tain Of his ability to land second
place on the nutional ticket, He is
a strong Bryan man, aud Mr.
Bryan is now stumping the state
for him and for CLARK for senator
With This back Of him, it looks
like certainty for Johuson for
Vice President, If he should win
the Ohio battle he would almost
be formidable for FIRST place on the
ticket. There is nothing definite
about the Democratic national
committee as yet, altho the East
ern LEADERS, talk very faYorabl5 Of
Mr Taggart Of Indiana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24
,kGSSSSSSSGS GGG SSGSSSGSG~
y HAPPENED and HAPPENING. z
u SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM "
SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM


The Farber Forum remarks: It
is said that the big show took not
less than five thousand dollars out
of Mexico, twill be rememb cred
however thatamuch larger sum was
raised at the Methodist conference
the week before, the contributions
of few hundred Christian people.
Funny story they tellon Josiah
Martin and preacher out mt Mo-
limo. They had been TO church
and the minister came home with
Joe. 1t was late and they thought
to have prayers and retire as soon
as possible. The preacher hap
pened to kneel close to the hue
and as he said, Lord, we thank
thee thou hast spared us thru the
day, and wilt thou, 0 Lord, pro-
tect us thru the night"-just at
this juncture there was shower
of burning SCOT broke thru the
flue where there was thimble and
paper pasted over. The prayer
wasn't t finished just then. If they
had not gone to that room on en-
tering the house the building
would doubtless have burned.
Mrs. Martin had had hot fire in
the cook stove in the adjoining
room during the afternoon. Joe,
especially, had prayer and praise
in his heart ever since that it is
only a laugh they have on him
and that he not only had his life
that day but has the house 100.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

The Fulton Gazette;- A farmer
from Auxvasse neighborhood came
to Fulton with his wife the other
day to do some shopping. On his
way back the thought came TO him
that he had forgotten something
He took out his note book and went
over each item checking it Off, and
saw that he had made all purchases
he intended. As he drove on he
could not put aside the feeling that
there was something missing. He
again took up his uote book and re-
checked every item, but still found
no mistake He did this several
times, but could not rid himself Of
the idea that he had Forgotten
something, When he reached home
and drove up to the house his daugh-
Ter came out to meet him and with
a look Of surprise asked, 'Why,
papa, where is mother?
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

cent of the deaf and dumb could
be made to hear and talk and 73
percent of the blind to see. We
have % schools for the feeble
minded children, with 1I,217 pu-
pills. We have G,749 distilIeries
and wholesale liquor houses, 271-
lS6 saloons. Last year we con
sumed l ,140, 764, ZIG gallons of IL
quor, not including the amount
we forced upon the natives of the
Philippine Islands by our increase
OF over 400 saloons and gambling
houses in the city Of Manila alone.
where only three were known to
exist before our advent into that
country and they sold only wine
and beer. We have 32l Kelley
cure institutions and inebriate
homes that have cured 10000
drunkards. These concerns by
their testimonials show that they
have cured presidents of theolrgi-
cal institutes, cabinet members,
senator's, preachers, priests, pro-
fessors, lawyers, merchants, stu
dents aud children only IL few
years old.
We have some other things. We
have 198,932 churches with a seat
ing capacity of 47Dl5,721, the
value of which is $67O, $50, I39
(non-taXable). We have l12, SIG
priests and preachers employed in
them to teach Christianity and
good morals We have 175 theo-
logical institutes that turn out
, 800 preachers pee year. An en-
inent authority says that it costs
So. IS to send one dollar to the hea-
then from this country.
From these statistics it seems
that there is no country on earth
in greater need of missionaries
than this, yet We spend millions
to send missionaries to
foreign countries who in many
cases become a disturbing element
and we are the cause of the she'd
ding of more or less blood in many
places.
In 1902 we grew 1850, 900 bales
Of cotton We gambled in the
staple up TO 80 million bales, or
$3,6l2, 500, 600 more than its val
ae There are S,247, ,857 of our
citizens above the age of ten years
who can neither read nor write.
We have % million school chill
iren, 1,soO, 600 under the age Of
l6 years employed in factories,
mines aud mills. Our railroads are
valued At II billions, Of which one
half is water stock, used for gam
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

The Carthage Press tells the
following story of a child philosop-
her: John X. Calhoun's little 7-year
old son went to DR.. Balfour's drug
store on Grand avenue this morn
ing and called for three kinds of
drugs, "tO be used as chicken
medicine" They were mixed and
delivered to him. In little while
he went back. "Mama wanted th ese
things put up separate. he said.
"Yes, but | can't separate them
now; | can't take them apart, don't
you see," was the reply "Well,
if you made box couldn't you take
it to pieces again? "Yes." "But
after you did take it to pieces you
could not make the wood back into
the tree again, could you?" was
added after the child had taken
moment thought, And he went
away satisfied.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24
Are we a Christian Nation?
Some Observations Thsf Sound Little Pessfnisfc suf
The Statistics end Figures Are Given ~ ~ e. a. ~

To THE EDITOR OF THE MESSAGE:
To answer this question | herein
submit some history not generally
known, being some extracts from
the United States census recently
compiled by Thos. B. Bates OF
Chicago, on prison paupers, pros
titutes and parasites, based on fig
ures from the United States census
and the Standard Encyclopedia
When not otherwise stated the fig
ures are for the fiscal year ending
January, 1900, and refer to the
to the United States alone.
In our state prisons are 1O2, ,329
inmates, and in our juvenile re-
forms there are %, ,7S7 children. In
1850 there were 26O State prison
ers to each million inhabitants, and
in 1900 there were 1,57J to each
million inhabitants. For the year
ending Jan. lst, 1908, there were
IL ,7S1 murders, 1921 suicides, IA
hangings or judicial murders, and
96 lynchings. In 1908 embezzle-
ments alone amounted to Sc, 7G4,-
l25, in addition tAwhot the capt
talists exploited us directly in tar
iff trusts and big government con-
tracts too numerous to mention.
For example, take the post Office
frauds, the Indian land frauds, the
seed department frauds and many
others, covering the whole list of
government departments under
the present administration. Shall
these things continue? Paupers
in the United States in State in
stitutions, SO, AS; in benevolent
institutions, l26, ,S38; total, l90,-
98l Three million of our pau
perized citizens apply to charity
institutions each year for help; we
have $500, 900 professional tramps
aged from Z to 20: 81 per cent are
skilled mechanics, 63 per cent ale
habitual druukards, 50 per cent
are under 40 years of age, aud 6l
per cent embrace some kind of re-
ligion.
We have 500, 600 prostitutes
aud five hundred die each year Of
disease. There are 81, 500 illegit-
innate children in the UnitedStates.
Our insane asylams contain 10l,-
600 inmates There has been an
increase Of insanity AZ GOO per-
cent in the last so years There
are 38, 878 inmates in our deaf
and dumb asylums aud As, 9s2 id
our institutions for the blind. III
is believed with the well known ap
pnanoes Of medical science and
surgical skin that aboat 6S per
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

'De stoahkeepah who doau
adyertisin' in de papers, says Hon.
Jeremiah Grider Of the Worlds
Democratic AgItator, might Jest
es well kiss hisse'f good-by. kase
dey amt nobody goin' to leah no
happy home to trade wifi i'm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

bling purposes. Alone in 1901
they killed 2S2 passengers, manned
1888; killed 8, 400 employees and
MANNED 53,339. Six per cent of
the people own 50 per cent Of the
wealth and 75 per cent own 3 per
cent of the wealth and our homes
are. kept warm with blanket com
posed of 5000, 600, 900 mortgages.
Now what is the cause of this
frightful increase of crime, insan-
ity and suicide9
The whole problem seems plain
to the thinking man. 1t is a we'll
known and acknowledged fact that
war is the keystone of the arc h of
crime. This country has been en-
gagged in two wars within the last
fifty years, one among ourselves i'm
which we slaughtered 100000 of
each other in four years( (if history
is true), destroyed billions of dol
lars worth of property and created
a national debt of 3 billions. And
we now point with pride to our
achievements in suppressing and
surrendering to our military dicta-
tions an inOffensive people
who never gave insult nor damage
to this country, yet we have mur-
dered them by the thousands,
burned their towns, DESTROYED
their property and robbed them of
millions of treasure.
Is it surprising that an increase
of crime, murders, insanity and
suicides should take place as set
forth in these statistics! See the
criminal state of affairs at present
both state and municipal; for ex-
ample, the city of st. Louis and
the state legislature of Missouri.
They are nearby examples, and
other states and cities are equally
criminal. With these watch the
reports of the returning soldiers
from the Philippine Islands. AL
most ship loads are reported in
sane on their arrival at San Fran
cisco, and large number of those
more unfortunate are moral and
physical wrecks, made so by this
nation, of our best young men.
They are rendered unfit for future
duties of an Industrious and hon
est life and many go to swell the
number of inmates in our State in
sane asylums and benevolent in
stitutions. Another department
OF these unfortunates go to swell
the number of tramps. Only last
week ship-load of 300 of these
dead soldiers were landed at New
York to be dealt out to their
friends or be buried in paupers'
graves,
Now in all candor what part of
this is Christianity! Were to
undertake to prove this a barbar-
GUS nation l would take these stat
istics to support my position. Has
any church conference of ministers,
State or County Association, or
Christian association of any kind
in convention assembled ever
passed resolutions condemning
this iuhuman, brutal, and mur.
derous war now waged in the
Philippine Islands by this so-called
Christian nation; or what per cent
of our ll2, ,721 preachers have de-
livered sermons eondemning the
same? Has any petition from
any of these ecclesiastical bodies
been presented to the President of
the United States or Congress-,
asking, for cessation of these bru-
tai acts of yioleneel Until such
spirit of humanity shall have been
shown CRIME will continue to in
crease indefinitely.
d. w. II.
Vandalia, Mo-, Sept. 10, 1908.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Ed. David Miller has resigned
the pastorate Of the Christian
church at Auxvasse. He will move
to ,Ionesburg
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

lightning played around too
freely week or so ago and w. G.
Sims, southeast of town. lost a
good horse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Joseph LiebIer has been under
the weather" for several weeks,
not able to follow his usual daily
toll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Fhe Louisiana Press remarks: A
Laddonia man has pig with five
feet What is really need ed how
ever, is hog with six hams.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Miss Kate Liebler Of this city is
recovering from an attack of ty-
phoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

VIM. Brandon and HI. Barker
are sinking a coal shaft at Laddo-
mia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Mrs. A. l.. Murray of Worces-
ter vicinity visited relatives in this
city last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24
H. G Holloway, late Of this
city, has moved to Churdoy, iowa

VIM. Trimble, west of Auyvasse
sold his farm to an sIowa man at
$50 per acre.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Mrs. Mollie Ballard of Palmyra
was the guest of j. r. Browning
and family here last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Elmer Underwood Of Worcester
who is studying for the ministry in
the Christian church, returns to
school at Canton, Mo-, this week.
William McGhee and Miss Lib
bic Cartwel, both late residents of
Laddonia, were married in Louis
lana last week. They will reside
in Iowa
Mrs. Catherine Pitcher of Long
Branch was here last week to meet
her friend, Mrs. Mollie Ballard of
Palmyra, also to visit Mrs. J. r.
Browning.
Pate Morris ran mp against Il
big thorn with one of his fingers
the other day and for awhile snf-
fered great pain. He went home
and got piece of fat meat and
bound it on his finger, but, by
gum" Mr.. Norris says, Il had it
on the finger two hours when l
discovered I had the meat on the
wrong finger"
The following is told on con
duetor who makes runs between
Mexico and Jeffarson City: "A
travelling man boarded the train at
Mexico, early one morning, en-
route to Jefferson City, only few
hours run, and complained about
the slow time the train was max
ing. With a look that would
crack ice the conductor said; "You
had better get off aud walk if the
speed Of this train does not suit
you. The travelling man said he
would, but his folks didn't expect
him until train time
The Chicago chronicles this
item: Thomas j. Bnrhop, for
merly Of Mexico, Mo furnished a
romantic courtship by eloping with
Miss May Phillips aud being mar
ried here. Both the young folks
reside ia East Chicago Wednes
day night the young woman dis
appeared, aud her parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Phillips. were
greatly alarmed. Their fears
were allayed later by a telegram
stating the young couple had been
welded here They returned To-
their home 70 seek prental forgive
ness The bride is well know I'M
church and society eirclea at East
Chicago
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

William McGhee and Miss Lib
bic Cartwel, both late residents of
Laddonia, were married in Louis
lana last week. They will reside
in Iowa.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Elmer Underwood of Worcester
who is studying for the ministry in
the Christian church, returns to
school at Canton, Mo-, this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-09-24

Mrs. Catherine Pitcher of Long
Branch was here last week to meet
her friend, Mrs. Mollie Ballard of
Palmyra, also to visit Mrs. J. r.
Browning.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-17

where who Jared for him to the extent
represented by the moderate price of
postage. He said it was as if he had
died unlamented and was just finding
it out in the other world.
He'd been brought up in little, So
cable city where everybody knew ev-
erybody else, and though he no longer
had any close relatives there-very few,
indeed, on earth-there were his old
friends, including some very nice girls.
whom he had travelled hundred miles
out of his way to say goodby to just
before leaving his native land. They'd
all promised to write to him
Including the girl?" said Beck.
YES" said l. "And the fact is that
a considerable package of mail for him,
sent through the publishers whom he
represented, and tardily forwarded, had
gone to the bottom Of the Pacific ocean,
but he didn't know that.
I'm Manila he met a young fellow
named George Templeton, from the
same town as himself. Templeton had
not been bred in the first circles. and
his early reputation for industry and
sobriety was not Of the best. Jones
had rather looked down upon him, and
Templeton, no doubt, had found some
reason for looking down upon Jones.