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The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
Passenger Train Wrecked.

An castbound passenger train was
wrecked at a trostle near Ozark, the
mail and baggage ears being thrown
INTO a ditch twenty feet below the
track Mail Clerk 5. *, Lennlng had
BIS nose broken and a severe gaah
was cut over his right eye, Ensh
ncer Haynes, in jumping, was slight
y injured
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
THE FIGHT ON UN|ON|SN.
Manufacturers Organizing a Pow
erful Company to InsLre
Against Strikes,
MUTUAL, WITH SECRET MEMBERSHIP
To Have n hacking of One Hundred
Million Dollars, and "Orgnniyed
Labor VIII Never Know II Is
Fighting Combined Capital"
Says one of the Promoters.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 1s.-One Of
the greatest Insurance companies in
the world is about to be formed by
the National Association of the Man
ufacturcrs.
The company will protect its mem
bers from loss from strike and will in
sure non-union laborers against phys
ical injuries and financial loss arising
from coercion of strikers.
Heavy Monetary Backing.
The company will have a backing
OF Sl00,000,0OO The executive com
mittcc held a secret meeting in New
York recently. Plans were formulat-
ed and now are almost complete with
a company organized and with prac
tically unlimited capital. d. NJ Par
ry, president of the National AsSocia-
tion Of Manufacturers, confirmed the
above outline.
while the plans are somewhat in a
formative stage he said, yet
have little doubt that they viii be
worked out to feasible basis. and
have confidence in the new company
being able to accomplish much good,
Able gentlemen are taking the initia-
tive in the matter, and | think what
ever they attempt to do will be GER
tain of success"
VIII he n Mutual Company.
"Will the company be stock or a
mutual company" he was asked.
81 believe" said he, that it must
necessarily be a mutual company. 1t
is likely that the membership will be
kept entirely secret, only the officers
of the company being known. If this
be done, organized labor will never
know, when it orders a strike, wheth-
er it is really fighting a combined
capital or memcly making an on
slaught on one individual"
"Will you give some idea Of the o0-
jects of such a company"
TO Protect All Policy Holders.
"rhc objects" replied Mr. Parry,
fare to protect all its policy holders
against losses arising from strikes
and also to protect independent work
men who care to exercise their great
American privilege of working for
whom they please and for what they
please.
"ln order to do all this cousidera-
BILE fund will have to be accumulated
and this will be done You must not
suppose that we intend to enter upon
a great scheme of coercion of our em-
ployes, We leave 20 organized labor
all coercion practices"
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
10 Return 10 rirs, Principles.

New York. june ls,aAt a stormy
meeting of the Reform club, Twenty.
seventh street and Fifth avenue, It
has been voted 10 wind up the affairs
Of the organization socially, and TO
revert to the original torlfl reform
Ian nslu
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
Goyernmen, TO Make improvements

NVVVTNWtUI 70 WaKe TWDTOVVTWvT'o'
The contract for the new govern.
ment free bath house At Hot Springs
had been awarded the firm Of Judd 4
Loi2 This contract calls for the roe
modelling and cularrrUg OF the old
Tree bath house building, at the cost
o. nearly $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
New ci,,i service cummissien.

Washington, June is,-lIenry f.
Greene, OF Duluth, has been appointed
,lwl service oommisaioncr 10 succeed
Mr. Garfield, Mr. urceue IL u lawyer,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
Nni,oun, priaon ,ouusss.,

New York; June is,-The neNl an.
nual session " the National Prison
Congress Of the United states will be
held IN Louisville, October . " D.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20

IN n difficulty at farm In Nevada
county u man named sutton was sho'
and klIlod by a ncIghobr named john
sou,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20
Crushod BeiMnnn Cnrs.

Eric Herman, a ear rcpalrcr, was
o'usHt between the bumpers Of two
,orS rS at PlummcryIlo and probably ia
"uy injured He was passing between
IIIo,upod the cars together, pInioning
@." @ ana badly crushing him before
Nv could be rescued
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20

t,s' ours A. !, pIppIn wife Of q prom
,aen' ,a' Camden merchant, was thrown
,,In. 1," h'r buggy In a runaway aud sus'
i"s0u i,a,u0u serious injuries A young
s,, |,, ana llltlo gln In the .---. with
slight bruIaos,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
STYLE IN TYPEWRITlNG.
Points by which Each OPERATOR
Work May BE Identiaed.

Points by which Each Operators
Work May BE Identiaed.
1t will come rs a surprise to many
people to know that there is a great
deal OF character in typewriting. Were
half dozen operators to use the same
machine, paper and actual words. each
printing OF a dozen sheets. and were
all these TO be mixed up indiscriminate-
ly, a practiced eye could distinguish
each operators work instantly.
In a recent law case. where lengthy
typewriter document Of many sheets
was I'm question. II was alleged that
one of the papers included had been
substituted for another sheet. Although
to a casual eye all the sheets seemed to
be the work Of one hand. experts
showed that the spacing was quite diff
ferent. especially between the end of
one sentence and the beginning Of an
other. and on the substituted sheet the
new parag graphs began In quite differ
ent position on the lines. and the let
tiers were shaky instead of upright and
firm. and the punctuation-the crucial
test-was wholly different.
The experts were unable to trace the
person who had done the bogus type
writing. but they agreed that ii was
young woman and only a beginner at
typewriting: that she was nervous. not
very strong. and that her education
was only moderately good.
The writer OF the other sheets COM
prising the document was defined. from
the evenness. correctness and firmness
Of the typewriting. to be an expert
enced operator.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
MEXICAN ETIQUETTE.

Ladies do not attend funerals-
Children kiss the hands Of their
parents
The bridegroom purchases his bride's
trousseau.
The hostess IL served nrst at Q Asx-
lean table.
When friends pass each other on the
street without stopping they say adios
(goodby).
Cards are sent to friends upon th6
anniversary Of their saints day and
upon New Years day.
Even the youngest children Of the
family are dressed In mourning upon
the death Of q relative.
The pronoun tn (thou) Ii used only
among very intimate friends and rela-
tives or when addressing children oe
servants.
Never allow a caller to carry a pack
age Of any size from your house; al
ways send it to his home. Msxicans
do not carry parcels.
II you change your residence y0u
must notify your Mexican friends BY
card; otherwise they will not feel at
liberty to enter your new home
Modern Mexico.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
PIckINGs FROM FICTION.

Hope Is the heroic form Of despair
''The School For Saints"
. The most agonizing fear of a true
lover Is that his lady shall think him
q weakling.-"On Satan's Mount"
Sentimental people are sure to live
long and die fat. Feeling-thats the
slayer.-"The Ordeal Of Richard Fe-
veral"
When prudence and reticence are on
guard the man himself. past. present
and future. comes into view.-"kent
Fort Manor"
You never could bet on that woman.
If there was one or two things she'd be
likely to do she wouldn't do either Of
them.-"Tioba"
Things always run in streaks-don't
matter whether it's politics. love. farm
In or war. They don't travel alone
Before the Dawn"
Sunum cuique-to the man belongeth
courage In great things. but In Affairs
Of small moment woman Is pre-emi-
nent.-"The Wheel of Love"
Success undoubtedly often covers
mistakes, but human nature II on the
whole generous. or at least good tenn
pered.-"Retrospect and Prospect"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

1t is related OF Missouri engineer
that he does not hesitate to drive his
machine at full speed through the
blackest storm at night with wash
outs all around him. but that he In
afraid to go home alone In the dark. II
some one Is not at the roundhouse to
90 with him he sits there till daylight.
1t is the old story OF every man having
his own peculiar fears. There IL doc
tor we know who will cut q man to
pieces and smile the while. He is an
old soldier and often faced the can
mons mouth But he will betray the
most abject terror II one Of the harm
less little elm tree worms happens to
drop on his person.-Kansas City Jour
nal
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
CAUGHT IN A LOG JAM.
Thrilling Fishing Experience In
Northern Michigan.


Upon one occasion In northern Mich
igan / was trout fishing in company
with a veteran timber cruiser. q man
who knew everything about the rough
bush life. says writer in Worlds
Work. In time we reached u bend In
the stream where lot OF small logs
had jammed during the spring freshet.
Ny comrade unconcernedly ventured
Apou the logs. and before 1 could fol-
low by some mischance he stepped
upon a loose one and instantly disap-
peared. Had l not been looking at him
II IL likely 1 should have imagined he
had crossed and gone into the brush
upon the farther side. One log Of all
the mass was rolling. and hand show
ed ut one side Of II. To dart across and
seize the hand occupied very few sec
onds. but to my horror I could not pull
him up through the narrow space
through which he had slipped. To set
foot upon the log either side the open
ing and shove with all strength was the
only hope. For seconds I clung to the
wrist and strained nightly. Slowly
the logs separated and up he came till
he was able to twist upon his stomach
across a log. Half drowned rs he was.
he had NOT lost his nerve. 'Do-don't
let 'em squeeze back on mev' he gasp
ed. and moment later he was on his
feet. Most men would have weakened
then. but he was iron. He had swal-
lowed a lot of water. had been cheek
by jowl with an awful death. yet he
had no idea Of proving false. The logs
were slowly slipping farther apart and
was standing like certain large gen
tleman Of Rhodes and unable to stand
much more spreading or to spring to
either side. while. Of course, to slip
into the water meant to enter the trap
he had Just escaped. In u few seconds
he seized my hand and one quick haul
carried me to firm footing. The logs
at once closed like a gigantic trap.
When we reached solid ground my com.
rade almost collapsed. and for half an
hour he was a very sick man. Later
he said: 81 held my breath as long as
could. calculatin' you might try to get
me, an. Partner. I'll never forget that
little turn. reckon was in q mighty
/ tight place"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
HOW FIRES MAY START.

Several Things That VIII Causs
SDontaneous Combustion.
Damp lsmpblack will ignite from the
suns rays. The same can be said Of
cotton waste moist with lard or other
animal OIL Lampblack and a little oil
or water will under certain conditions
ignite spontaneously. Nitric acid and
charcoal create spontaneous combus-
ton. New printers ink on paper when
In contact with steam pipe will ignite
quickly. Boiled linseed oil and turpen-
tine I'm equal parts on cotton waste will
ignite In a few hours under a mild heat
and will in time create enough heat to
ignite spontaneously, says Casters
Magazine. Bituminous coal should not
be stored where it will come in contact
with wood partitions or columns or
against warm boiler settings or steam
pipes. This coal should not be very
deep IL II is to be kept on storage for a
long period. II piled in the basement
Of building it should be shallow and
free from moisture and under good
moisture should be burned first II on
fire a small quantity Of water shower
ed on this kind Of coal cokes ii and re-
tards any great supply of water reach
ing the fire. thus necessitating the over
hauling Of the pile. Iron chips, filings
or turnings should not be stored In a
shop in wooden boxes. The oily waste
which Is not infrequently thrown
among them adds to the danger Of fire
from this source. The sweepings from
the machine shop. IL kept on hand,
should never be placed over iron shay
lngs. This mass OF disintegrated iron
In enough to incite heat and combus-
ton. Iron and steel filings and turn
ings when mixed with oil will ignite
spontaneously after becoming damp. A
steam pipe against wood will cause the
latter to ignite spontaneously after be-
ing carbonized, particularly If super
heated steam enters the pipe, thus In
creasing the temperature.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
A Dfsuufsed Toast.

At one time the officers under Lord
Howe refused to drink his health st
their mess. for. though a splendid ad-
miral. he was not popular In the navy
on account of a certain shyness and
want of tact with those about him.
The chaplain. who was protege Of his
lordship. was mortified at this and de-
termined that the officers should drink
to Lord Howe. When called upon for
a toast one day he said. "Well. gentle
men. l can think of nothing better at
this moment than to ask you to drink
the first two words OF the Third Psalm.
for a Scriptural toast for once may Be
taken from one of my CLOTH" The
toast was drunk Not one Of the ON
GERS indicated by word or look that he
was ignorant Of the words alluded to-
On referring to the Bible 1t was found
that the Third Psalm begins. Lord.
how are they increased"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

koREA'S SEVEN WONDERS
The Most Peculiar of Them Is the
Famous Floating Stone.

The Most Peculiar of Them Ia the
Famous Floating Stone.
Korea. like the world Of the ancients.
has its seven wonders" Briefly
stated, they are as follows: First, hot
mineral spring near Kinshantao, the
healing properties OF which are be-
lieved to be miraculous. No matter
what disease may afiiict the patient. .
dip In the water proves efficacious.
The second wonder Is two springs
situated at a considerable distance
from each other. In fact. they have
the breadth OF the entire peninsula be-
tween them. They have two peculiar
ities. When one Is full the other is
empty, and Notwithstanding the OBJ
vious fact that they are connected by
q subterranean passage one is Of the
bitterest bitter and the other pure
sweet.
The third wonder Is Cold Wind cave,
a cavern from which a wintry wind
perpetually blows The force Of wind
from the cave Is such that q strong
man cannot stand before II.
A forest that cannot be eradicated II
the fourth wonder. No matter what
injury Is done the roots of the trees,
which are large pines. they will sprout
up again directly. like the phenix from
its ashes.
The fifth is the most wonderful Of
all. II is the famous floating stone"
1t stands, or seems to stand. i'm front Of
the palace erected In its honor. 1t IL
an irregular cube OF great bulk. 1t ap-
pears to be resting on the ground. free
from support on all sides: but. strange
to say. two men at opposite ends Of a
rope may pass II under the stone with
out encountering any obstacle what
ever.
The sixth wonder is the "hot stone" /"
which from remote ages has lain glow
ing with heat on the top Of high hill.
The seventh and last Korean wonder
ia a drop Of the sweat OF Buddha. For
thirty PAGES around the large temple
in which IL is enshrined not blade Of
grass will grow. There are no trees
or flowers inside the "a -red square.
Even the animals decline to profane q
spot SO holy.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
A RIOT IN TITLES.
Elaborate dassiAcatfon Of Aaal
That Rules In Denmark.

Elaborate Classification Of AaaB
That Rules In Denmark.
The Danish classification Of rank =
q very elaborate one, built up Of Of
hces, orders, birth and titles, writes J.
Brochner I'm Danish Life In Town and
Country" There are nine classes.
which are divided into as many a. .
dozen subsections, each Of which may
again comprise a score or two Of dif-
terent titles and Offices. yet there was .
complaint in one Of the Danish papers
the other day that 1t was anything but
complete.
Holders Of titles have to pay an an
nual tai ranging from $44-50 In the
first class to a misery 1888 In the
ninth. There are about q score Of diff
ferent titles, several of which are again
divided into .rear' and '-others," the
real being several shades better than
the "others."
These titles are always used In con-
versation, as, for example. "will not
the chamberlain have q cigarr OF
"Mr. Chamberlain, will you not have
q cigarY And 1t requires q fairly
clear head and q good memory to give
everybody his due in a large party,
especially az some Of them are deco
rously long. AZ, for instance, geheimo-
conferentsraad.
Then there are ladies, who generally
have 'inde" (the English "ess'D added
to their husbands title or ONCE. 4
coloners wife, for instance, II called
oberstinde, and the wife Of the cham
berlain to the king kammerherreinde.
and 80 forth.
But the subtlefies Of the additional
titular address In writing even excel
the verbal form. That persons Of the
first rank are ~excellencies" Ii only
natural, but gentlemen Of the second
class have on documents addressed to
them a high well born" prehxed to
their title and name, and those Of the
third class q high and well born"
much regret that I cannot explain why
the addition of this ''and" should
somewhat detract from the value Of
the same words.
Gentlemen of the ninth class are ID
dressed as +well honorable and well
bred" which il, think. almost mors
than they could expect for their $s.sa-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

A sneeze may mean various things In
some parts of Turkey. 1t Is regarded
as confirmation Of what the person
speaking has just said In that case he
interrupts himself In order to address
the sneezer as follows: Health be to
thee, for thou hast proved that I am
speaking the truth" 1t Is sometimes
taken as a sign that absent enemies are
speaking iii OF the sneezer and the
bystanders express the pious wish that
those individuals. whoever they be.
'may split" Sneezing Is also consid-
cred as an indication Of health, espe-
cially II the sneezer is just recovering
from an illness.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

"A university" said John Henry
Newman, ''is In its essence a place for
the communication and circulation Of
thought by means Of personal inter-
course"
That was some years ago.
Now q university is In its essence .
group Of buildings costing SIS, 600 900.
containing apparatus costing $4,000
600 and in the custody Of a faculty
whose salaries foot up IS .OOO. 600. where
young persons, regardless Of religious
beliefs. provided only they have the
dollars, may learn to use tobacco and
slang.-Life.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

'The reason why I quit shaving"
said Rivers. "was that ! figured up ono
day the amount of time that IT took. I
used to spend a little over fifteen min
utes every day of my life shaving my
self. I found that this used up ten O.
twelve working days every year, and I
decided I simply couldn't AFFORD the
time"
"Well," responded Brooks, you spend
at least half an hour three times q day.
eating your meals. That makes ten
and q half hours a week. There are
fifty-two weeks in q year. Ten and .
half times ffty-two-let me see-is SAG.
Allowing eight hours to a working day
you spend sixty-eight days. or over two
months. every year at your meals.
Why don't you quit eatingr-Kansas
City Independent.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
STANDARD TIME.
Its ORIGIN and the Arrangement ef
It's DIVIDING Lines.

Its Origin and the Arrangement Of
It's Dividing Lines.
Standard time is a system arranged
by the railroads of the United States
and Canada originally. The purpose
was to do away with the multitude Of
different "times" used in business
operating the lines. The territory in
which these railroads lay was divided
Into belts running north and south and
about Is degrees wide, from east to
west: In every such division Of the
country all railway business was to
be done on the same time. In the mari
time provinces Of Canada and a part Of
Maine the time used was that Of the
sixtieth meridian west of Greenwich.
In the rest Of New England and as far
west as Pittsburg and Buffalo the time
fixed was that Of the seventy-fifth
meridian, which is the time of Wash
ington. The next belt westward was
ninetieth meridian time. which is about
the local time OF New Orleans. and
then comes mountain time. which Is
nearly that of Denver. Still farther
west - Edcluc tliue. WHICH ls tudt OF
the one hundred and twentieth merid-
ian. Standard time divisions are not
just Is degrees from east to west nor
are their boundaries regular. They are
mapped out to suit the railroads, and
the changes are usually fixed at points
which are functions for great railways
or division terminals on the same lines
Sun time is supposed by most people to
be the actual astronomical time Of ev-
cry place from day to day, but it il
really an averaging or equalizing OF
exact local time. for the movements Of
the earth are too irregular to permit the
convenient use Of astronomical time,
just as 1t is determined by the position
Of the heavenly bodies.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

Dining one day with a friend and
being pressed to take some rhubarb
pie. Lamb declined because 1t was
physic.
THAT may be-" said his host. "but 1t
is pleasant and innocent"
$50 is a daisy" rejoined Lamb, but
I don't therefore like daisy pie"
"Daisy pie! Who ever heard Of
daisy piesT said some one at the table.
"My authority is Shakespeare" Lamb
replied. He expressly mentions dali
sizes pied"
The phrase occurs In the song at the
end Of Loves Labor's Lost"-"Side-
lights on Charles Lamb"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21
An Al..kau smoke,

How would you enjoy a pipeful OF
wood shavings. saturated with strong
solution of pepper. as an after dinner
smoke? Strange as this may seem for
4 substitute for tobacco. II Is. says the
Family Doctor. nevertheless used as
such by Indians along the Alaskan
coast Their mouths are often made
raw by the practice. and the eyesight
Of many is affected by the strong
fumes
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

Mrs. Passe was In a hurry. She was
going to a concert. and the friends who
were to accompany her were waiting
downstairs. She was dressing and
making things most uncomfortable for
her maid. unaware OF the fact that
everything she said was audible down.
stairs.
Annette" she cried. show slow you
are! Have you the flowers for my
hairT'
"Ah. yes. madame. but
"We}l. well. wellw sharply. where
are theyY'
"Tbey are here. madame; but. par
don. I've mislaid the hair!'-New YORK
Press
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

In his early days Sir Thomas Upton
denied himself almost every pleasure
except 1lat of amassing a fortune.
Calling one day ON II consul on business
matters he was offered a cigar by the
official.
mo. thank you" said Sir Thomas
Cthen Mr. Upton. although i am the
biggest smoker in England / never
smoke cigars
what do you smoker was the sur
prised query.
"Bacon," was the prompt reply.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-21

Won Blumsr-what kind Of a cook
shall I fetch home?
Mrs. Won Blumer-Get one about thir-
ty, who can make good bread knows
how to cook all meats. can make fine
pastry, who never has any company.
doesn't go out nights and has the very
best references.
Won Blumer-But suppose can't get
such a cook?
Mrs. Won Blumer-Oh. well. get any
one you can. then.-Smart Set.