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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
GRINGE AND
THE SPITFIRE
By JOHN WALKER
HARRINGTON


At the bidding OF two bells Captain
Eringe let go the brake OF the Spitfire
and gave the controller three notches.
The tractable trolley ear sped down an
avenue half street and half country
road and bore toward Ionkers. eight
miles away in the darkness Gringe
had been the master OF a coastwise
steamer until the vessel had grounded
while the Junior officer was on the bridge
and the captain was below slowing
away q ballast OF sausage and buck
wheat cakes The company never for
gave Gringe, and the other soulless cor
porations which had steamships re-
fused to employ him. Therefore he
was on the bow OF car No. IS OF the
Huckleberry Street railway, a craft
which on account OF its way OF con-
stantly blowing out its fuse he called
the Spitfire.
See here. motorman." demanded a
man in a fur overcoat who abruptly
opened the front door, "can you go
fasterT'
Gringe craned his neck around the
/ ample form and looked into the car.
Then he wound the vehicle To a stand
still.
"Where is the conductorY' he asked.
Didn't know you had 'em on the
Huckleberry," snapped out the fat pas
senger. What the blazes do you mean
by stoppingf'
I'VE will wait for the skipper just
81 ssy n. a
| no call TO give me the bells"
You needn't get redheaded," re-
! Joined the fat passenger. You and
have the car all to ourselves, and you
might listen to reason Do you see
those two lights down the road there?
/ was more ahead OF them than / am
; now. Those lights belong to the red
, dest automobile driven by the meanest
. man between here and Sing Sing. The
! bet we had was that could beat him
, to Getty square I'm Yonkers. Got along
all right until crossed the dam, then
/, my machine went out Of commission"
4 I've had engine rooms wrecked in
!, my time" rejoined Gringe. ''Sit down,
and when the conductor comes
''The CONDUCTOR exclaimed the fat
/, passenger, growing purplish in com.
4 plexion- Man, l want this car to
; take me to Getty square ahead Of that
red devil Fifty dollars IL you do IL,
and here Is ten down. You look as
though you might have some sporting
4 blood"
"Stow your breathr' snapped
Gringe. Il raced to Sandy Hook be
fore you were born"
The brake handle Of the Spitfire
spun into a disk of shining metal. and
q brazen finger ratified over the face
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
WHEN THE BUD
UNFOLDED
By SARA LINDSAY
COLEMAN

The doctor pushed back his break
fast with some irritation. Mrs. Byers'
voice sounded as IL IL had been sharp
ened on the grindstone.
Its not that | want you to marry;
it's. that you've not had an opportunity
hurts me. All the girls goin' like hot
cakes and you've hardly speakin' ac-
quaintance with a man. II you don't
believe l had thirty men TO COURT
''Please don't count" said James
tesry voice.
The belle, and now the laughin
| stock Your Aunt Jane. she's had her
nose I'm the air since her Mary mar
ried; said they were pityin' you al
| the sewin' circle-pityin' my daughter
I and me, the belle of this whole county
Jane Byers. IL you've got no pride
about bein' beauless and likely to stay
90, since I've been good mother to
you '-sob-''try'-so stir your
self to get one
| Half ashamed, the doctor got up and
looked from the window. Mrs. Byer,
had gone. On the back steps, with hel
elbows on her knees, Jane rested hel
delicate face on her palms.
Although the whole sweep of his life
was away from women. the doctor fell
sorry for Jane-poor Jane-white
shrinking. infolded as lily bud.
When her head went down and she
began to sob he slipped away. In hi,
early days there had been a little girl
When she died that door OF his life wal
softly closed.
In the quiet of his workroom h'
tried TO absorb himself In the lates
scientific discovery. but in vain. Jane
pathetic face peered out Of every page
At last he frowned heavily into tn
hall
Jane. coming on flying feet. stoppe,
short at sight Of the frown. Then sh
summoned her courage and with 1t al
April shower of words:
"would you. since you're so ol-sinc
you are going away tomorrow-oh,
don't know how I dare, I'll never TAX
advantage. She's putting nothin
against thirty, and it's awfully uncon
Portable. I'll cross my heart to sa,
NO. VIII you-will you
"AIiss Jane Byers." interrupted tn
big specialist. who was outwardly yer
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15

ABILITY to take a mans measure or.
as they say II themselves, to size him
up is the possession OF nearly every
boy of school age" said an ex-peda-
gogue the other day.
"In the school where I taught the
boys quickly hit upon Pop as the cor
rect name for their principal because
they soon learned that he resorted to
nothing more than a fatherly side talk
az a punishment for school lawbreak-
ers The first assistant, however. i'm
pressed them in quite different man
ner. for he was known in their private
councils as Fiery Spike the first part
OF the name rejecting the possession
of much temper. the last part a long.
lean body. Rusty Harry was a name
which brought to the youngsters vi
sions of young man teacher whose
hair was the color of oxidized iron and
who was terror to boys with a tar
nished memory. Each teacher had an
extra label. and each one of the labels
fitted remarkably well" New York
I1menL
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15

BEE HERE MOToRMAN, CAN you GO FAST
ERR"
Of the controller box. Along the rails
the Spitfire sang. An odor Of gasoline
crept into the air, and then there was
heard the measured chug. chug of a
Panhard. The automobile hove in sight
and gained slowly upon the car. Two
figures In the tonneau body with de-
risive laughter disturbed the placid
places of the Bronx.
Congratulations on your machine"
said a goggled disfigured man who
was bending over a bundle Of wheels
and levers. I'VE will wait an hour for
you at the hotel"
"Say nothing, matey," growled the
motorman "Stand by to give a hand
with the brake. Ii anything gets on
the track the two OF us might save a
killing
Over wet rails the Spitfire sputtered
and buzzed, aided by profanity and
sand.
THE red devil" said the fat passen-
ger. 'is supposed to clip of sixty miles
an hour. I looked her over. and / was
sure that she couldn't make ten to save
her tires. What's your speed. cap
tain?"
"Never tried II with patent log" re
Joined Gringe. 'Warn't no use, any
way. with so many ports OF call. Under
forced draft. though. we might make
fourteen knots or more. I'm curiou.
about It."
/ "Curioust' growled the fat passenger
'Curiousl Well. it's more than a mat
ter OF curiosity with me. Whoop heI
up"
The Spitfire tossed its fender as II II
scent the dews Of night. Its shifty ey'
OF fame wandered over the irregular
landscape. Strange persons saw tina
whizzing car and stood at places in the
road making futile gestures and lift
ing their voices in unavailing cries
4 Three inspectors ran yelling from tn
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15

JANE AND THE CITY CHAP UNDER THE
ETERNAL cHkkkY TREE.
grave, will you do me the honor to
share a pile of hard earned money and
incidentally my hand
Thank you: oh. thank your gasped
Jane. shr was gone.
An engaged man without an effort.
the doctor leaned back and laughed.
Presently he sighed. Since he was so
OIL
or late years there are telephones in
Weaver;own. They run into the me-
tropolis Of Buncome. Wonderful things
telephones. The doctor hung up the re-
ceiver of his well satisfied. He was
going TO show Jane Byers that he
hadn't stepped out of a page of Plu-
tarch. as she seemed 10 think.
At O'Clock Mrs. Byers went to a
missionary meeting; at O'Clock the
doctor. with his arms filled with fiow-
ers and candy boxes, pushed by the
very excited help and into the Byers
hall
He sent Jane a note that ran:
"An unoriginal and engaged man
y
In the name OF humanity to come
quickly and relieve the strain ON the
Weavertown eyes"
Shyly conscious and wearing his
roses. Jane came.
The doctor handed her to the high
seat of the cart. climbed up beside her,
the groom stepped back from the
horses heads. and they swept down
the long white road.
Jane tilted her chin and looked at
him shy eyed. Lily buds unfold when
wooed by the sun. They drove straight
toward the great hills. and the wind
sweet with the gathered sweets OF the
days journey. blew I'm their faces.
The doctor smoked. catching q light
from the flame OF match held In the
/ hollow OF his hand. The smoke blew
I I'm James face. and she shifted 1t with
! solemn joy.
! As they climbed the hill to Weaver
town an enormous blood red moon wa
vered on Cragyy's violet crest and
stared at them.
The doctor stared back. He wal
growing sentimental. and he knew it.
"Jane." he said.
Jane started.
"Jsne."
Don't" said the girl unsteadily
'Tt's-it's u dear moon. ! know. i
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
makes old gentlemen and young lassie'
q bit mad

makes old gentlemen and young lassies
a bit mad"
Ter fioundered the doctor. His
tongue hadn't fashioned sweet speeches
in SO long
The horses stopped. From some
where the groom sprang to their heads.
Ter said the doctor.
Good night" said Jane. breathless,
"goodby." She whirled up the walk.
Winter passed, and spring lay on the
wide, wonderful mountains in a glory
Of light and color. From somewhere in
its sweet wet hush the first notes Of q
hidden thrush fioated
The doctor slipped into his old quar-
tiers quietly. Half unconsciously he
awaited Jane. Presently he saw her
under a blooming cherry tree. broad
shouldered youth, not the kind . girl
jumps away from, was with her.
In the days that followed the doctor
thought of Jane, but not as an infolded
lily. Jane had become the fashion Her
very speeches rippled from end to end
of the village. weavertown has a solid
respect for gold. and rumor gave young
Blood's father gold mine in one Of
the worlds out of the way places.
With the regularity of the morning
young Blood planted himself on James
porch. The doctor called. He was
there. He asked Jane to drive. She
was just going to drive
One night. soft. languorous, found
Jane and the city chap, as the doctor
called him, under the eternal cherry
tree. Their voices noa :ed on the fra
grant darkness to the doctor sitting
| silent and alone. He had not wanted to
hear. He had hoped To be away before
Jane heard. But they drifted to him.
young BlOod's angry astonishment and
James penitence.
81 didn't mean to hurt you"-the wo-
mans old cry-"I never meant ii to
come to this"
Jane seemed such a mournful little
white heap all alone under the cherry
| tree that the doctor went over
"Jane," he said. 81 want something"
THE little girl who diedT" asked
Jane. with show of sympathy she
didn't feel
'The little girl who lives" said the
doctor mournfully.
Jane stared at him wild eyed. Sud.
denly she laughed joyously.
You're an incomprehensible young
person. sighed the doctor.
Again Jane laughed. Then she drew
him down and took his face betweer
her slim, pink palms.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
plan, deacon. We want a meeting house

plan, deacon. We want q meeting house
here at the Corners. but we hain't beer
able to build one. As Providence seems
TO have sent us this money. let's take !,
and use IL that way"
Il rather like the idea" unused Dea
con Hastings. Yes. here enough e.
build a good sized Baptist meetin
house"
Methodist. you mean"
"No. | don't. IL goes for n BAPTIST"
"Not a dollar OF II. I've always sal
I never would give shilling TO IA
Baptists. and shall stick To it,
Its Baptists or nothing. and you lei
that money alone"
Then came climax. Deacon White
sprang over the log and pitched in &
his old friend and neighbor AMI fellow
rabbit tracker. and the virgin snow W.,
flung about by the heels Of their cow
hide boots. They were still struggling
when Elisha Johnson. the justice Of
the peace. came along. He had come t.
buy some potatoes OF Deacon White
and had been told to follow his trail.
When he had heard both sides OF the
chSc anu Sttn nc IL 4
know anything about law the state
| steps in here and takes half the find.
As I'm the only one around here repre-.
senting the state I'll take charge Of the
treasure till the courts decide the case
As for your claims. you've got TO bring
| a lawsuit ag'in each other"
The justice bore away the money
| and they followed him TO his house two
miles away to start the lawsuit. A
| tin peddler drove up at the same time
and when he understood the case he
asked to see some of the coins. He
hadn't fingered them a minute before
he said:
This may be a case Of Providence
but | should rather call II case for
the fool killer. This ere money Is al
d. bogusr'
Bless me. but II isr' exclaimed the
| Justice after testing several pieces and
shaking his head Representing the
state I'm willing to waive all claims
Deacons. hold your hats"
But the deacons didn't uncover
When they had slipped outdoors Dea
con Hastings extended his hand and
whispered:
by gum, but guess I made q foo
o. myselfr'
And 30 did l." replied Deacon
White.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15

DEACON WHITE sPRANG OvEk THE LOG
AND PITCHED INTO HIS OLD FRIEND.
at night will be ready to affirm that
they lead everywhere in general and
nowhere I'm particular. This trail was
no exception. Even when Deacon Has
tings had followed II out of the mead
ow and into the sugar bush and over
OIL the lands of Deacon White and into
a hollow log he was not sure that he
had got his victim in u hole. He was
wondering about II when Deacon
White arrived He was also following
a rabbits trail and had been for an
hour. Ii was trail which started at
his kitchen door and went seven times
around his barn before IL headed for
the woods. The two rabbits had made
for the same log. and thus the two
deacons had come together. There
was no trouble I'm arriving at an am
icable understanding. There were two
deaeons and two rabbits. One rabbit
would be enough for either. Each one
carefully advanced and stopped up an
end Of the log. and then they took turns
at welding the Ak
II had come Deacon Hastings turn
| TO chop. and he was making the chips
ny when the blade Of the Ak went
through the solid wood and struck
something that made a grating sound.
He delivered three or four more blows.
and the hollow of the log was opened
to daylight, and the two rabbits jump
ed out and fled like shadows. Neither
deacon looked after them. Their four
eyes bulged out at sight OF an earthen
jar lying on its side In the hollow. The
ak had cracked IL, ana silver halves
and dollars Were pouring out.
by gumr' gasped Deacon White as
he struck his hands together.
| "By gum" gasped Deacon Hastings
| as he stuck the ak in the log and reach
| ed for the jar.
1t had been full of silver coins.
/ There was hatful apiece and some
left over. 1t was found money.
They knew by the rust on the coins
that they had reposed I'm the log for
years and years, and IL coLld be figured
/ that the owner would never turn up.
| The proper way would have been for
each deacon TO ill up his hat and trou-
| sers pocket and march home In tri-
umph. But, alas. human nature is not
made that way. Before Deacon Has.
tings could get second coin between
his fingers Deacon White cried out:
stop, sir-stop where you are!
| will count my own money, IL you
please"
Your money! exclaimed Deacon
Hastings. why. we are going to
share and share alike. amt we. though
| / do hold I've got the best right to al
OF It? 1 tracked a rabbit right to thii
log
so did l."
"And was chopping when the q,
struck the jar"
This is my land. What Is found oil
my land I keep. and that's alway,
been the law"
"I'll lie burned II II has! Half ol
this money comes TO me. DeacoI
White. I'm surprised TO see you play
ing the hog in this way"
I'll give you a dollar and no more
You tracked n rabbit here. but that
not worth over dollar. Lots Of folk
would track 'en for nothing"
Il say I'll have half"
81 say you shan't."
The two deacons glared at each othe
across the log. while the rabbits 90
together mile away and wondere,
what was up.
Then Deacon White said: i've sOt ,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
$1,000 Chicago to ST. Paul. Mime
apOliS and Return.

Via Chicago & Northwestern Ry.
$500 to Duluth and Superior and re-
turn. From Chicago daily through
out the summer, good returning Oc-
tober 81. Four fast trains leave Chi
cago, 800 a. m, 900 a. M, $50 p. m,
electric ighted) and 1000 p. m.
Luxurious equipment, dining car ser.
vice unequalled. For tickets and
reservations, apply to your nearest
agent, or addre IS, A. F. Cleveland
234 Superior street, Cleveland, Ohio
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
Pocket Map OF
Wisconsin Lake Region

An entirely new map of the lake
region of Northern Wisconsin and
Michigan, showing lakes, streams,
wagon roads. trails, portages, camps,
and club-houses, in the best hunting
and fishing region in the world. has
been issued by the Chicago & North
western railway. The map in strong
paper covers sent on receipt of ten
cents in stamps by w. B. Kniskern,
Passenger Traffic Manager. % Fifth
avenue, Chicago.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15

urine scalds the flesh or Il. when the child
reaches an age when Il should be able to
control the passage. n Is yet afflicted with
bei-vetting. depend upon II. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should Be towards the treatment Of
these important organs This unpleasant
trouble Is due to q diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to q habit As
most people suppose
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mid and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Is soon realized. II Is sold
by druggists. In fifty
cent and one dollar .A
sizes. You may have . 55;s;|3 =
sample bottle by mail ~
free. also pamphlet tell Hs.s ee s..upRoos
ing all about II. including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured In writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake. but remember the
name. Swamp-Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. and the address. Binghampton. N Y. on
every bottle.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased
Kidney trouble has
become 50 prevalent
thafhis not uncommon
for q child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys- hthe child urin-
afes too often. n the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
couraceS and lessons ambition. beauty vfgor
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-15
School Examiners Meetings

The Logan County Board Of School Ex-
aminers VIII hold meetings for the examina-
ton Of teachers on the first saturday OF
each month except January and July, In I'd
ucxtk8nAl Hall Bellefonfaine. o., morning
ssssion 10 L. Afternoon ID l.
Quesrions in Theory will be based In part
On Thorndike's The Human Nature Club or
whites The Art OF Teaching and Ohio School
Lava Questions In History on Wrighrs In
dnsrr1Al Evolution Of the United states or
Hosmer'x A short History OF the Mississippi
Valley. In Physiology on Scotts Nature
study and the Child or Emery,s How 10 En-
Teach Reading and What Is Shakespeare
The county exaninstiOns OF pupils under
The Patterson Law win be held on the third
saturday OF April and the second saturday OF
lMAy A O. ALLEshOUsE. Clerk-
sept Q. lseS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. Horace Drake is visiting his
cousin, MI. Francis Drake, of Railway
avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Vroom have driven to
Whitehouse to spend a week. On
their return home they will go to
Bayonne for two weeks, and from
there will go to Colorado for a year.
The Melick homestead, on Railway
avenue, is having gas put in.
Mrs. Willard Freeman, of Railway,
spent Wednesday with her mother,
Mrs. J. B. Edgar, of Avenel.
Miss May Valentine has an out of
town guest visiting her.
Mr.. Ray Valentines cousin, from
Princeton, is visiting him.
Mrs. Wright's s. sister is visiting her
at Sewaren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
REASONING.
An Instance of Mature wisdom Equal
to Any Ever Uttered by
the Sa2;cs.

children have their own way of
reasoning out things, and often they
are direct, forceful and even eloquent"
said a man who tales great interest in
children, relates the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, land really, l some
times think they are much keener
mentally than grown folk. There is a
world of rich, mature wisdom in the
little sayings and doings of children, if
one will pause in the hurly-burly of
the fast life we lead to gather it. At
N uptown home the other evening l
was very much amused at a little con-
versation l heard between the mother
and two of her offspring who had be-
come involved in a quarrel over mar
bles. Why, dearies,' said the mother,
coaxingly, why don't you let your
brother have some of your marbles to
play WITH Well, he keeps EN- the
youngster said, grumblingly; he won't
give 'em back oh, 1 guess not said
the fond parent. We'll, l gnuess yes
the youngster replied, for he swallows
en- There was logic for you in a nut
shell, logic without equivocation, elo-
quent, and convincing. How can you
get around reasoning of that sort?
You. simply can't beat it, and yet it is
the kind of wisdom we often get from
the lisping lips of children"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
AN OMNIBUS SIGN.
One Posted in Government Depart
ment Which Should Prove
Effective.

There is a new sign hanging out Of
a door in the patent Office building. 1t
is a novelty as an official notice put in it's
place by a formal act of the big depart
ment of the government, and in a pedi-
gree book probably would rank
as a cross between the danger" signs
that warn people on the streets away
from the concrete rollers and the Look
out for locomotive" signs at railway
crossings. reports the Washington Star.
Way down in what might be called the
sub%terranean depths of the building in
which a large part of the interior de-
partment effects are located, is a room
which is lower by several feet than the
floor of the corridor with which it on
meets. The latter was a hybrid idea,
perhaps, but it's a condition and not a
theory, and that difference between the
two floors had to be guarded against.
To ave the unwary from taking an in
voluntary plunge for that distance, with
possible hospital results, the department
has hitched to the door this flaming
placard:
look before you leap!"