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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
CARE OF PAVEMENTS.
Heavy Loads on Narrow Tires Destruc-
tive to Streets.

From the American Asphalt Journal.
Properly cared for a good pavement
should last for many years and the real
economy in work of this character is to
build nothing but good. substantial pave
ments at the start and then see to it that
they are protected from abuse or misuse.
1t Is becoming generally recognized that
the most attractive and satisfactory pave
ment for all ordinary purposes is the mod
ern. up-to-date asphalt. pavement, some of
which has already been laid in this city
with the prospect that another considerable
stretch of 1t will be completed during the
present season. The old theory that as
phalt is not well adapted for standing the
wear and tear of heavy ,teamfng is gradual
ly being discarded and the claim is now
accepted that a good asphalt pavement.
laid on substantial foundation, will stand
fully as much strain as any other kind of
pavement, provided care Is taken to insist
on wide tires for heavy loads. 1t is in ac-
cordance with this theory that the city Of
Chicago Is planning to pave all of its down.
town streets with asphalt. which is far
more noiseless than brick. block or cobble-
stone.
1t is a fact that Is we'll understood, how
ever, that the use of narrow tires for heavy
loads Is terribly destructive to any kind Of
street pavement. no less than to the MAIN
tenance OF good country roads, and there
Is, therefore, general tendency to require
by law that all wagons and other. vehicles
used in transporting heavy loads shall be
equipped with tires Of a specified width. A
list of the leading cities of the country
shows that most of them have ordinances
which require a minimum of one inch to
the ton for actual loads. while in many of
them the specified width Of tires Is still
greater. With the growing use Of asphalt
pavements, however, there is general ten
dercy to require all wagons that are used
to convey ordinary loads, to have tires not
less than three inches in width, while in the
cases of extra heavy loads the tires must
be still wider. In this city there is an ordi-
nance which requires tires three inches in
width for all loads Of 5000 pounds or over,
but this should be supplemented by fur
Their requirement that extra heavy loads
such as coal, stone, machinery, etc, should
have tires four or five inches wide accord
ing to the particular needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
sANDALwooD OIL.
Expensive Perfume Can Now Be Made
From Plain Petroleum.


From the Saturday Evening Post.
Oil Of sandalwood. which is one of the
most valuable substances known to the per-
fumer. affording an exceedingly delicate
and delicious scent. has at last been made
by synthesis.
1t was purely an accident. DR.. David T.
Day of the United States Geological So
ciety was making some small chemical ex-
periments the other day on the mantel shelf
Of his office in Washington. He had some
crude petroleum from a Texas well and
was putting 1t through various processes,
more for amusement than anything else,
when he noticed that the liquor resulting
from a certain reaction" had powerful
odor. 1t was too strong to be agreeable
to the nostrils: but he moistened o bit of
paper with the fluid and. waving 1t in front
of his nose. perceived Immediately that the
smell was that of sandalwood oil. He had
obtained. quite by chance, an artificial oil
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1t Is true, but cas-
lily susceptible of publication by refining
The discovery is believed to be OF great
value commercially, but DR.. Day has too
much scientific business on hand to bother
with exploiting a synthetic perfume and
makes the world welcome to his lucky
find" Inasmuch as the OIL can be got
from petroleum in endless quantities at a
very cheap rate, 1t is likely to drive the
ordinary sandalwood oil. which is obtained
by distillation from the wood, out Of the
market.
It takes 100 pounds of sandalwood to
yield thirty ounces of the precious oil or
altar. The correct name Of the tree Is SAN
dalwood. and It used to grow plentifuily in
China, but the natives have burned 1t to
such an extent for centuries past for in
cense, to be used in their worship of
Buddha. that it has become almost extinct
In that part Of the world. At the present
time 1t Is extensively cultivated for the
Chinese market in the Sandalwood Islands.
l<cfv ~.<.kf xrxtzf 10 81 r. IT,
China. which devours nearly everything
save metals. will not touch sandalwood.
and that is one reason why so much Of It
10 made up into caskets, boxes and similar
articles that come from Asia. Most people
are familiar with the agreeable perfume of
boxes made Of ihis material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
"UNCLEs" AfHETRACK|
Diamonds the ChiSf seeurity-Plsdged
Several Times In Day
q Oh
Sometimes.

From the New York Sun.
ct .ra.. ravho tSx: tr,i,I,o.a -, cond,ct
,rr r..n.hor. ~, IA racetr.ck. arourd
Nsv yo-t wou,an.t he : h,g thing re-
rrarkad q Tonderlo,n money lender al the
Rr,ghto, track the other afternoon "If
tha .ocLv c,,,h ,sore, wou,d. s..nd for INV
'"o 'oon' S"" peS$
putting up little three-bailed oooth on
each of the tracks during the New York
racipo saason could ca silv afford tn nav
=, .S.a.. g. a., ,,,,,.-o
'"e.a ."A1 ."e
and' charging very AoH interest," rates v"
quickly redeemed pledges I'd be pretty
near ready to retire rich at the end Of five
wears" e. x
o...,
Ahe iheuopontan tohEue w. nos $3.50
been approached Dy Responsible pawn
brokers eager to offer almost any terms
for the privilege Of conducting loan bust
ness on the New York race tracks. Such
offers have invariably been refused, and
probably always Will be. Money-lendfn8
establishments are openly conducted with
the permission OF the racing authorities
on several European race courses, particu-
larry in Germany ana Austria But the
American temperament is Iar dinerent from
that tha nawnsbons a on the New York tracks
would be bad for the sport.
Quiet and Furtive.
Navertbe,ess the lending of money on
nersonaI nronertv is quietly not to say
furtivelv carried on at the race tracks
around New York. A number of peripa-
tetic ma wnbrokers well known to most Of
- .,,I.-. .ra +o be found lurking
.Ao - - .+o,oh;o,s wha1
around the pettins ing t, s 1a,''a so,,rtsh-
the game - oh' ono 'i'e' NA'o !"
ing trace: ,s,,,. tho. their rres-
~ Is more .nan pVSei hro .m"o ~ susnacted
ence on .ne .rau .atS,.,.ias hit a. thaw are
py the racing autno,io. III $500, orc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
Insured for Anything.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Nothing is impossible In Insurance." an
insurance agent said the other day.
sLloyds, the London association of under
writers, will issue a policy of any sort-oe
absolutely any sort-you want. Lloyds IL
made up Of great number Of insurance
brokers' When some startling novelty in
the way of a policy presents itself there the
brokers take small flyers on 1t. One
wouldn't care to take the risk alone. but
this risk divided up among a number OF
them, becomes so small that any body
would try 1t. Thus. when q snake Is to be
insurance against cramp while bathing. or
q balloonist wants insurance for the twenty
four hours Of his ascension, group of q
dozen brokers will underwrite the policy
together. and thus new page Is added to
assurances history"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
SLANDERING 1908.
"Wonderfur" Events Have Occurred
This Year, but the World Moves On


This Year, but the World Moves On.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Is 1903 an "annus mirabilisr' corre-
spondent of the New York Times insists
that it is. and offers in proof of his state
ment unreasonable weather every month.
unprecedented drought. the bottom falling
out of the stock market. the Servian as
sassinations. the death of the pope and
1.-The gloomy record of crimes OF violence.
lynchings. murders. suicides. to say moth
ing of the fight to a finish in which labor
and capitol are now engaged" In conclu-
sion, the correspondent wonders whether
the events of the wonderful year" could
have occurred in any year the digits COM
posing which did not form the fateful num-
ber thirteen
II the matter depended upon ''the fateful
number thirteen" this correspondent might
well set his mind at rest Inc iaSt year
whose digits compose thirteen was $40 and
1t was about the dullest. most uneventful
year Of the century. There was nothing
s.Wonderful' about it. Queen Victoria got
married penny postage was introduced In
England. President Harrison was elected.
the Mormons founded Nauvoo. the opium
war with China was brought to an end. and
William / of Holland abdicated. Nearly
every other year in the nineteenth century
was more an ''annus mirabilis'' than 1910.
And 1904, the preceding thirteen" year In
the list was not as wonderful as 1910.
But what is there specially wonderful
about 1903 that should make this corre-
spondent so pessimistic? Do we not have
unreasonable weather every year? Suppos-
ing the bottom of the stock market has
fallen out. Has there not been marked &C
tiyfty In all lines of legitimate businessf
Have the mishaps of speculation been re-
fiected in trade Industry Has the assassi-
nation In Servia created a ripple in the po-
litical or diplomatic world OF Europef Inc
l. ia oil md h
was mortal Was not his death significant,
however. in its revelation of the unity OF
Christian sentiment and sympathy As to
crime, 1t Is no more rampant this year than
It was last year. only certain unusual cir
cumstances in certain unusual places have
called special attention to II. In the long
flight of time one year averages up very
like another year. The wonderful years.
are extremely rare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15

"IIow fast can you 80 in that auto
mobile?'
"oh. three times AZ fast as the law
allOws-"-Lifs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
Grand Atlantic Hotel.

Virginia ave and .ae Beach. Atlantic City NJ.
Open all the year. Hot and cold sea water
baths. $50 Of the largest and most handsomely
furnished front rooms In the city. loo rooms with
bath Southern exposure. Magnificent sun par
lors. Orchestra. Terms: American plan $l2 80
and SIS per week. s.. sc by the day up. European
plan 81 50 per day. Special September and Oc-
tobrr rates. Fine cafe attached. The table and
seryice not surpassed. Coaches meet all trains
write for booklet. CHARLES Il. COPE
aplti- l1Gt-13
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15

From Lite.

.'fs he an. interesting lover?'
''No-not much better than a husband"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
Church Social.

The second circle of Presbyterian
ladies entertained at the home of
Mrs. Laura Emerson. Wednesday eve
ming, and persons present said it was
like real tor sure party. There was
a guessing game and when one had
made five correct guesses there was
a delicious bit of refreshments, and
you gave to the silver offering before
leaving the dining room. The pro-
ram consisted of several vocal solos
sweetly given by Miss May Marquis,
piano solos by Miss Wissler and Mrs.
Claire Southland, and an appropriate
reading by Mrs. Lizzie Elliot. Mrs:
Emerson is an ideal hostess and her
assistants were the very best.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
Guests of the WOmdn'S Club.

The Woman's club of this city will
give their friends a complimentary
entertainment in Educational Hall,
this evening. The Imperial Orches-
ira will open the program at 7:45-
At o'clock Miss Mary Hester Grove
of Delaware, will begin the reading
of 'Timothy's Guest" There will be
solos by Miss Cross of Marysville,
and short selections by Miss Grove.
The teachers of the public schools
have been invited, and each member
of the club has invited ten of her
friends. A most enjoyable evening
is anticipated.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
The fine WEATHER
Not Unprecedented. But Un-
usual.
PeCuIiarities of the Present Season

The month has been almost unprece-
dented, for mild weather, but this Is
not our first forward spring. There
has been no freezing since the morn.
ing of March =, and but one or two
mornings have there been frosts. {.
Daffodils were in bloom, out of door s,
on the 18th, and forest trees-elms
and maples-pushing out so as to
show very plainly. Grass has been
green all winter. and lawns are now
beautiful. Sugar makers have had
only one little run. and are hauling
in their buckets.
Fruit trees are showing but little
swelling of buds, but hlacs are burst
ing into leaf.
Gardening has been in progress for
a week.
A few years, in the past 40, have
compared with this. but only few.
1856.
A note from our record of 1886, is as
follows:
"The season of 1886, from February
% till Fall, has been the finest l ever
saw. The most fine weather, and the
east bad. But little uncomfortably
hot weather.
april 30-Fruit trees have all
bloomed, and blossoms of peach,
plum and cherries. nearly all of the
trees. Dogwood has been in blossom
for a week.
MAY 8. light frost, but no damage
done"
"Spring opened late, trees not
showing swelling of buds, and no gar
dening, in March.
'Season opened the first week in
April, and progressed without a
single backset or frost to damage,
thereafter.
Pastures May /, better than any
time last year.
MAY 1-Dogwoods in bloom.
''Snowballs and lilacs in bloom,
from 10th to 10th of May.
May lI-Roses in bloom out doors.
"May 2l-First home strawberries.
May 2s-First peas and cherries
from garden. Peas planted April s.
"May 29-Corn in tassel in garden.
"July 19-First green corn"
1898.
February mild.
"March warm with much rain
1899.
s'March cold and but little garden
ing. No gardening in April until the
18th. Weather very warm after this
with the exception of light frost'
about 2oth of May. Vegetation pushet
forward rapidly.
"June first peas; 18th beans; 14ti
early potatoes; l4th first green corr
from garden, planted in April.
Wheat crop the largest eve
raised in county, all cut before
July L."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
Two Wonderful Voices.

The chorus who are practicing
''The Messiah" are looking forward
to the coming of DR.. Carl Duff, the
basso, who was with them last year
and DIR. Jackson. the tenor, who will
be remembered as one of the Sammis-
Jackson Company who appeared last
season at the First Presbyterian
church to open the course given by
the young people. We doubt If two
finer voices could be found anywhere,
and we hope there will be no trouble
to secure them, and that our citizens
will show their appreciation when
the time comes by packing the
Opera House, no matter how high
priced the tickets of admission.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
Sick Folks.

Mrs. Edward Butler is recovering
from an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. r. E. Brooks is recovering
from an attack of illness.
Attorney S. ii. West was on the
street yesterday, looking pretty thin,
the result of three weeks illness with
scarlet fever.
Mrs. Sarah Rairdon. formerly of
this city, was operated on in Dayton
last week, for a cancerous growth
upon her face.
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
Edward Patterson has been failing
for the last two days, and her death
is hourly expected.
Mrs. c. z. Yoder's condition is inn.
proving, and many friends rejoice to
know that her recovery is antici
pated.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
Man Among the Success
full Miners
OF the Far West and Alaska,
Is Mr.. David H. Jackson. Who Re
Gently Visited Our City.

Mr.. David III. Jackson, father OF
Mrs. Robert Cotton of our city, who
recently visited his daughter here.
and expects to spend some time with
her in the near future, is man who
has had long, varied and extensive
experience in mining in California,
Nevada, Alaska and other States of
the Pacific slope.
Mr.. jackson was for a number of
years the superintendent of the IA
nous Comstock mines in Nevada,
from which Fair, Mackey, Jones,
Stewart, and other millionaires made
their fortunes. More than 500, 900,
600 were taken from these mines.
Two years ago, Mr.. Jackson was
General Manager of the Nome Ex-
ploration Company. where prospect
ing was done in the ice and twenty
feet of water and the sand yielded
nearly s3 a pan. At that time he
spent considerable time exploring on
Behring Sea, in that vigorously cold
climate.
He has also prospected and opened
mines in Mexico, and is now interest
ed in very rich mines in Nevada,
which he believes will develop great
yield of gold.
He is man sixty-five years of age,
but his eye is bright, his mind alert
and he is as active as most men at
fifty-fve.
His experience and knowledge in
mining business in these Western
fields give him an inexhaustive fund
of information, to entertain, and he
he is bonanza to the inquisitive
man who can catch him at rest.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20

The list OF Democratic candidates is
as follows:
William T. Haviland.
PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.
James Fogarty.
CoUScILMAN-AT- LARGE.
(For two years-two to elect.l
]. NJ. Abraham.
John Marker.
(For one year-one to elect
f. W. Cantwell.
coUScILMAS.
First ward.
John Costin, one year.
Second ward.
X. W. Chalfant, two years.
Third ward.
John X. Cassidy, one year.
Fourth ward.
Al. DoweIi, two years.
SOLICITOR.
No candidate.
TREASURER.
Harry Hoffman.
William r. Niven.
BOARD or PUBLIC SERVICE.
zone to nominate.)
s. NJ. wellman.
Charles w. Buchanan.
.aa ASSESSOR.
First ward.
Ed Bourbon.
Second ward.
No candidate.
Third ward.
John Hoffman.
Fourth ward.
s. II. Miller.
SCHOOL BOARD.
DIR. l.. q. Pratt.
First ward-Auditor' Office in the
Courthouse.
Second ward-Vacant room north o
Bergschicker grocery in north Main.
Third ward, precinct A-Robert Rob
erts' pump store in west Columbus
avenue.
Third ward, precinct Bold Bur
homestead corner Garfield avenue ant
Pratt street.
Fourth ward-George Wallace sho'
repair shop in south Detroit street.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
iSUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.

Possibly the best county Sunday
school convention ever held in Logan
county was that just concluded in
West Liberty. 1t combined the idea OF
the institute with that OF the conven-
ton. The State touring party of seven,
headed by DIR. Joseph Clark, were all
specialists in their line OF work. The
singing was good, the school OF meth
DDS we'll conducted and the inspira-
tional addresses carried all to the
mount OF vision. Ohio is to be con-
graduated on having such excellent
State = officers. While not a great
orator DIR. Clark is a wise leader and a
man OF exceptional executive abilities.
The good people OF West Liberty did
! themselves proud in the matter Of en-
tertainment. Someone said the great
feature OF Tuesday was the big turkey
dinner she enjoyed at the home Of her
hostess. While the attendance was
large there was room and to spare for
all.
| The county agreed to raise $500 for
all purposes. The State work demands
about one-half OF this, thus leaving a
goodly balance in the treasury for the
better prosecution OF the work in our
midst. Most OF this amount was
raised at the convention by the town.
ships and individual schools pledging
from one to ten dollars.
A county Sunday school convention
is quite a democratic gathering. No
one is able to distinguish denomina-
tional lines. The best OF fellowship is
in evidence. So largely is this true
that one of our Bellefontaine pastors
so thoroughly lost his identity that he
was introduced as the husband OF an
other pastors wife. We have not
heard that hard feelings were engen-
dered thereby, however.
The next place OF meeting will be
determined by the Executive Commit
tee. Lakeview presented the only in
vitation.
At the Logan County Sunday school
convention at West Liberty Monday
officers were elected as follows:
President, Z. g. Parker; Vice Presi-
dent, M. G. Boals; Secretary, II. G..
Moore; Treasurer, Aired Butler; Assist
ant Secretary, A. G. Carter; Home De-
partment Secretary, Frank Slonecker.
The reports OF the county officers
were very good and indicate much
progress during the past year. An
address on the Superintendent and
His Work, was given by Rev. H. ].
Bigley. Rev. s. E. Greenawalt spoke
on The Home Department. E. G.
Knapp conducted the round table dis
lcussion.
State Secretary Clarke was here
Tuesday morning en- route to the
meeting and among the others who
went on the morning train from this
lefty were, Rev. s. E. Greenawalt, Miss
Cora Gearing, Mrs. Jesse Gochenaur
Mrs. A. p. DERRICK, Mrs. M. G. Bell
Rev. G. E. Davies and wife, Miss Jen
ME Emery, Mrs. r. B. Keller, Mrs
r. A. Graham, Miss Alice Parker
Rev. III. w. Buckles, Mrs. Will Ham
ilton, Miss Mary Lockhart. Mrs
Isaac Miller, Mrs. ]. E. Thatcher
Mrs. M. c. Boals, Mrs. E. G. Simp
son, Miss Lizzie Cotton and Mrs. Lid,
McGinnis.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20
"wednesday evening, March 25,

Wednesday evening, March 25, is
the date of the next lecture in the
Union Lyceum course. 1t will be
held in the Presbyterian church, and
promises to be one of the very best
of the season. Spillman Riggs, the
inimitable, will be the lecturer. Mr..
Riggs is known personally by a
number of our citizens, who say a real
treat is in store in this number of
the course. A full house will doubt
less greet him. Single admission, 25
cents.