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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
stow's Celebrated Monkash.

One of the nightmares of John Ash
toms Curious Creatures of Zoology"
Is the monkfish. or sea monk. he being
indebted to both Aldrovandus and Stow
for his account. IL the old writers are
reliable. these monsters were quite
common In the North sea. the British
channel and along the Irish coast up
to the year 1414. when they are said to
have become extinct through the raw
ages of plague similar TO that which
was affecting men at about the same
time. The superstitious of those days
believed that they were priests or
monks who had been cursed for some
crime and condemned by God to an
endless life beneath the waves.
Slows account of one caught in 1857
In as follows: He had the shape of a
man in all poynts and was kept in the
castle at Oxford by the keeper thereof.
ALI manner OF raw meats he did gladly
cate. but more greedilie of rave fishe,
after that he had crushed out all mois-
ture. Often he was brought to the
church. but showed no signs of rever.
ence. and at length. when not well
looked to, he stole away to the sea and
was never seen again after"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Acrobntic Soldiers.

Clever and skillful is feat which Is
frequently performed by Italian SOL
diers. Foreigners generally suppose
that 1t forms part of their drill. as they
never perform II except when they are
in uniform. but 1t is really one of a
series of gymnastic exercises which
Italian soldiers have for many years
been accustomed to practice after their
regular drill is over. The feat consists
in piercing an object with the point of
a sword while the swordsman is in a
most abnormal position. That 1t is not
easy to do this can readily be imag-
ined. Indeed soldier must practice
steadily for months before he can feel
sure OF reaching the mark. Whether
the skill which he thus acquires will
ever be OF any practical use to him is
doubtful; but. as IL is rather a pastime
than a military exercise. the soldiers
never think Of asking themselves this
question.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
A SLEEP Fantasy.
The Confusion ed ;b~I-ci:ics Th-i
Come 10 Us In Drc;=:s.

1.
Come TO Cs In Drca=:s.
II you would know wia; s;a;. dreams
are made of. read tic fJiivw-c.s de-
Scription OF a sleep fantasy fr IA +.
Marion era wford's rov"l. "Crcel.l:"
Sometimes in meaudering t3rsatl =
maze OF absurdities in which VIC r..
as madmen must. believing ourselvr
to be others than ourselves.
Conceiving the laws of nature TO l.
reversed for our advantage or our rlii.
seeing right ~ wrun- :nd wrCn- &
right in the pathetic Innocence or ia
idiot or the sensclcsS rae Cf tie I;is
MAC. convinced bcynifl ali ar-uEien
that the absolutely Impossible is hap
pening before our eyes. yet never ~
the least astoniSlcd 10y any wonder.
though subject t0 tcrrnrs we never fee
when we are awak". HAS no one evc:i
understood that confused dreaming
must lie exactly Ike the mental state
Of the insane: inanimate things tu--
| into living creatures. tire chair we sit
| on becomes a hCr>c. the armchair Is
| turned into wild beast. and we ride
| a-hunting through endless drawing
| rooms. which are full of trees and un
| dergrowth. till the trees are suddenly
| turned into people, who dance ant
laugh at us because we have come Il
| the ball i'm attire Sd exceedingly scant,
| that we wonder how the servants coult
have let us I'm.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Special General Assembly
Train to Los Angeles.

The Passenger Department of the
Chicago Il Northwestern Railway
announces that special train has
been arranged for, account of the Gen
eral Presbyterian Assembly at Los
Angeles, to leave Chicago 1890 p. m,
Wednesday, May 18th with through
Pullman sleeping cars to Los Angeles
without change from Pittsburg, Day
ton, Cincinnati, Louisville and In
anapolis-Pullman standard and
Pullman tourist sleeping cars from
Chicago without change.
The route is over the double track
railway between Chicago and the
Missouri River. through the typical
western prairie country of Northern
Illinois and Iowa, and via Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Leadville,
Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City
and Sacramento to Los Angeles. The
Special will stop a few hours fol
sightseeing at Denver, Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City and Sacra
mento, spending the day at Salt
Lake.
/ Only $50 round-trip from Chicago
with correspondingly low rates from
other points. For full particular
address A. f. CLEVELAND, pa Super
ior street, Cleveland. Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

"Firm as a rock" ''unbending as
fiint," are phrases often used: but. as
a matter of fact. there is sort of stone
Is Of course very rare. and the few
specimens known are now in museums.
One Of the finest Is in the Hartley in
stitution. I'm Southampton, England.
having been found near Delhi, India.
It is lathlike in shape. about an inch
thick and two feet long. 1t Is a partic-
ularly flexible specimen and can with
the hands be curved several inches
from the horizontal: otherwise 1t is
hard and mineral-like. having the grain
Of ordinary gray sandstone.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
CivinQ Him a Lif.

"Yes, lady, have seen better
days"
mo doubt. You.were once proud
and successful business man. You
held your head as high as the high.
est. Then came the defalcation of a
trusted cashier and the elopement OF
your only child with a bogus count
You were crushed; you took to drink
You became a vagabond. You have
nothing to live for-save to find the
man who wronged your trusting child
And you ask me to help you on you
weary way?"
Madam, you make me weep. viii
you please say that over again?
want to learn it by heart-it's 8,
mnch better than the story I wa
about to tell you."-Cleveland Plail
Dealer.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Local News From BilIyille.

Brother Jones, of the Forks, din.
nered with US last Sunday.
Thanks to the kind friends who
suppered with us to help out the
church festival.
We are thankful to the sympathiz-
ing citizens who assisted in the sick.
ness and death of our late uncle.
The postoffice will be closed the
balance of the week. Our worthy
postmaster is taking a much-needed
rest, fishing.
Captain Brown, whose left foot wal
badly frozen at the spring picnic
Wednesday, is, we are glad to say
slowly thawing out.
While peacefully plowing in tn,
field, on Tuesday last, our leading
poet happened to the accident o
having his shirt and celluloid cola
stolen from him.-Atlanta Constitu
| tion.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

"Why / Am a Dairyman" is the
head ing of an intelligent article in
the Produce News. The writer says
he can produce ton of butter worth
1920 and take less than 81 worth
cows are kept on fifty acres
of plant food on his farm, while a
ton of wheat, worth SIS, takes away
80 worth. 1t is claimed that we have
not arrived at that stage of agricul-
tural perfection when an acre will
keep COW, but 1t is done in some
parts of Europe. As high as fifty
by soiling and saving and ap
plying the manure judiciously. II
only high grade mixers are kept
the profits are very large.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
A MESSAGE


The chill wind comes from out the
north,
The frost appears each night:
In overcoats we wander forth,
And winter stays alright.
But we know tits gentle spring;
Our praises to entice
We've got a message from the ring:
ice,
price
the
Up
Though old Boreas blows full strong
And SHOWS fits DER the sky,
We are quite sure that we're no,
wrong.
This is the reason why:
The call has gone out to town
It's brief and quite concise
The price on coal is tumbling down
icei
of
price
Up
! -Kansas City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
A TiD for the Kin0.

"When King Edward met the King
of Italy at Rome the two monarchs
kissed each other four times. If this
sort of greeting is an essential feat.
ure of royal encounters we should
think that Edward, as man of taste,
would do most of his visiting in Hol
land New York World.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
NOTICE.
Sale of Four Thousand
Dollars School Refund.
ing Bonds.
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sea ed bids will
be received until two o'clock p m-,-
SATURDAY, MAY I6, 1903,
at the office of West & West, Bellefon. aine,
Ohio, for the p7rchase of eight coupon refund
ing bonds of the Board of Education of the
City School District of BellefoEtaine. Ohio.
each of the value of five hundred dollars
bearing date May Is. 1908 and falling due as
follows: Two bonds On the first day of July
of the years 1904 and 1897 inclusive. each bond
bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum payable on the first day OF
July, 1908 and annually thereafter
till IL has been fully paid Bonds
numbered 9s to 105ipclusive issued under Sec
tiOn fs3ia revised statutes of Ohio and in
pursuance of a rtssO ution passed by said
Board of Education On the 30th day of April
1903 as provided by said section, said bonds tc
be delivered to the purchasers at the Office of
the Treasurer of said city on or before june
l. 1903
JOHN E WEST, President
NJ g. BOALS. Clerk
April "a, 1a03-2r-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Safety In Numbers,

Brannigan-Come home, an teck
supper wild me, Flanagan.
Flannigan.-Shure- it's past yer
supper time now: yer wife'Il be mad
as halter.
Brannigan-That's it; she can't
lick the two of us.-Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Powerful Eject of Pure saccharin.

Saccharin should never be taken In
a pure state. Some idea OF its power
will be conveyed when 1t is understood
that one part of II will give very
sweet taste 10 10000 parts of water,
Tasted in too large n quantity it acts
upon the nerves in such n way as to
paraIyze the sense Of taste. just as
powerful music stuns or deadens the
auditory nerves or bright light acts
upon the optic nerves.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Knew the DduQhter.

swell, have you found a stage
career all that you hoped? Has
Dame Fort une smiled on you?"
81 haven't met the old lady yet.
But 1 know her daughter: we have
travelled together for several years"
"Her daughter"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
succe..fu, Experiment.

mabel married that awfully dissi-
pated young Flutterby to reform him."
And is she satisfied with her
choice"
II should say she is, His uncle died
last week and left him half a million"
Cleveland plain Dealer.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Dfauouds.

When Lord Randolph Churchill visit
ed the diamond fields OF South Africa.
while looking at a huge parcel of dia-
monds he remarked. "All for the vani-
ty Of woman" A lady who heard the
remark added, And the depravity Of
man."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
HAMILTON BROS,

A TTORNEY-AT-LAw and Real Estate
N Agents Office in the Hamilton Building,
east Of the Logan House, Bellefontaine, Ohio;
settlement of estates. VIII practice In State
and U. :. Courts. All business promptly at
tended to.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Not Wholly Idle.

Clara-Does Harry help you with
the housekeeping?
Harriet-Well. he hangs the pic
lures crooked and does the grum-
bling.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
Heurt Failure.

"Turrlble thing happened to Bill In
the poker game las night"
what was it,
Heart failure"
You don't mean it."
"Yes; he held four hearts and drew
one card: got a spade. e."-Brooklyn Ea-
gle.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
EDWARD K. cAnPBELL,

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Special attention
~ given collections. a'lstracting and loans
Representive American Bonding and Trusi
Co, Baltimore. Md. Rooms and 10. Law
rence BLOCK. Bellefontaine. Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
JOHN c. HOVER.

A TTORNEY AND AT LAW. Special at
~ tenIion given TO settlement OF estates,
collections and loans. Will practice IN state
and L. :. Court. Office and 8, Lawrence
Block, Bellefontaine. Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

DeStyle-Is he a chip of the old
block?
Gunbusta-No; he is a claw of the
old lobster-New York Sun.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

The frst American newspaper was
Public Occurrences. It appeared in
Boston In 1000 and was promptly sup
pressed by the government Of the col.
opy.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
OUR MERRY-GO-ROUND.

It's the cake-not bread-that the
world is struggling for.-Life.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
DIR CARRIE RIcnEsoN.

OFFICE le0 n. Main ST.. Residence 10 n.
~ Main St. Ofiice hours TO ii n. M, to 4,
and to d. N. Particular attention given TO
diseases of women.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
noWENsTINE & HUSTON,
DR.. w. n. OUTLAND.

PHYSICIAN AND sURGEoN-ofHce 80
Court Street, Hubbard Block; residence
3ia East Chillicothe. General practice OF
medicine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
fTlHE LIBRARY OF MODERN ELoouENcE

of action with the droll
fancies of thehumorist.
We see the speaker,
weheart the laughter, we
surrender to the spell
of the words; we can
feel the tense silence as
the speaker mounts in
his sublimest flights,
then hear the outburst
of applause as the
audience catches the
speaker at his climax.
One sits at the ban
ouet board where the
Greatest of+ard;n,er
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
A. JAY MILLER,

A TToRNEY-AT-LAw. Special attention
IA given to collections and settlement OF
estates. Rooms and 8, Empire Block, Belle
fontaine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
SPAIN s. SOUTHARD,

A TToRNEY-AT-Lw. Special attention
"A given TO abstracts of title, loaning money
and drafting OF all legal Instruments Prompt
attentIon paid TO all business left with him
Collections, fire and life insurance. once
south Main street over J. NJ. Abraham q COS
grocery.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
"THE VOLCANOES WORK
from tho Fall Of Pompe,t to the
naSfVncftap of Se 0lavPan nv Prof

from tho Fall Of Pompe,t TO the
Destruction of st. PIerre." by Prof.
Charles Morris, Ii ID. Most intensely inter-
esting book ever published. Complete. thrill
ing and accurate account of greatest disaster
that ever bcfell the human race-greater
even than Pompeii. Tells how Martinique,
one of the most beautiful islands In the
world. was suddenly transformed into verit-
able hell. About 500 pages. profusely Illus
trsted with photographs taken before and
after disaster. Practically only Martinique
Book In the field. for every one now insists
on having Prof. Morris book and no other.
Best author. largest book. best illustrated,
scientifically accurate. Price si.5o. Agents
Wanted. Enormons profits for those who
act quickly. Most liberal terms. Outfit IL
cents. Don't lose a minute. send for outfit
IMMEDIATELY. and be at work. The
chance of u life time for making money.
Clark & Co., z22 s. Ath ST., Phil
adelphia, Pa
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law. Once
"A over Peoples National Bank, Bellefon-
taine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

Casey-Don't say 'Oi amt done
nothin''
Cassidy-An' why not?
Casey-Because it's not good Eng
lish.
Cassidy-Shure, Dim glad to hear
it, for nayther am Oi.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
BigFour Route
Sells dates,
April 7th and 2 tst,
May 9th and 10Th.
Juno 2nd snd 18th
1908.

full information and particulars as
to rates. tickets. limits, stop-over privileges,
etc call on AGENTS big Four Route" or ad-
dress the upderigned.
WARREN J. LYNCH, w.P. DEPPE,
Gen1 Pass q Tkt Agt. Asst G. p. & T. A.
Cincinnati. y.
". z. SLOAN. Art. Bellefontatne o.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08
HOME SEEKERS
EXCURSIONS AT VERY
LOW RATES

To many points In the following territory:
Alabama. Arizonia. Arkansas, Colorado.
florida Georgia. Idaho. Indian Territory.
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana Mani
toba. Michigan. Minnesots, Mississippi.
Missouri. Montana. Nebraska, New Mexico.
North Carolina, North Dakota. Oregon.
Oklahoma. Ontario (westerrl. South aro-
lima. South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas. Utah.
Virginia, Wisconsin. Washington and wyo-
ming, over the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

Johnnie, being asked by his teacher
to write the figure nine on the black
board. replied that he did not know
how.
do you know kow to make the fig
ure six?- she asked.
Eyes" he replied.
"Well," she said, write the figure
six upside down and you will have
the figure nine"
The next day his grandpa asked
him:
'How old are you?"
''Six; but if you turn me up side
down I'll be nine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-04
RIOT JURORS SELECTED
DANVILLE, ILL.,, JUDGE COMPLETES
DIFFICULT AND ARDUOUs TASK.
Sheriff whitIock Confident of Convict
ing Fourteen Rfoters-HOw the
Jury Was Procured.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-Late this
evening the four jurors necessary to COM
plete the twelve were selected. They are
Geo. Hildreth, of Georgetown, a farmer
John Gilgis, of Danville. soliciting agent
for the Modern Woodmen of America; l..
III. Green. book agent and preacher from
BROWSING, and Isaac Carter, of Henning.
Sheriff Whitlock is confident of conviction
of all fourteen of the rioters on trial and
is ready to back up his judgment Some
of the town officials think three of them
will be acquitted. l.. ID. Gass. cashier of
the First National Bank. did not shirk the
work thrust upon him by Judge Thonfp-
son, but put in the entire day working
through the business districts of the city
sending up a continuous line of business
men. clerks and professional men to serve
as jurors. Mr.. Gass set a good example
of what business man ought to do when
called on by the court to help II perform
its duties. His special work as deputy
sheriff was quite financial loss to him
but he did it without complaint. Judge
Thompson enlivened things during the day
by submitting every juror challenged for
cause to a rigid cross examination. Those
who stated they had an opinion, were
made TO explain just why they had 1t and
upon what 1t was based In good many
instances. it developed. after some ques-
tiOning that the prospective juror had no
grounds at all for an opinion and was not
even sure he had one. Several times chal-
lenges for cause were overruled by the
court after questioning the prospective jur-
or. The Jurors previously selected were:
Fred Barrich, Elwood; Oscar Baldwin, Dan
Vile; r. s. Jazzers Sidell, Ed. Foster, Mid
dleford: Fred G.. Orms Rossville; ID. III.
Claypool, Newell; VIM. Hess, Jamaica; VIM
Albion, Newell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-04
EXPECTS TO FLY TO-DAY
PROF. LANGLEY'S MACHINE DID NOT
WORK ON THURSDAY.
Valve of the Motor Was BrOken-Suc-
cessful Flight Hoped for When
Repairs Are Made.

Underwater, Va, Sept. 3.-Eforts to-
day to launch Prof. Langley's sixty-foot
aerodrome had to be abandoned at s
o. clock this evening, owing to the failure
of the gasoline motor to work properly.
For four hours Prof. c. NJ Manley, the in
ventor's right-hand man, labored hard to get
the machinery in shape. The inventor
then made the following statement: 1.-THE
work of the afternoon has been a great
disappointment to us all. The failure to
have an experiment was caused by the dis
covery of a broken valve in the motor. This
can be repaired, l think, during the fore
noon tomorrow"
When the signal given by firing a
skyrocket from the houseboat to apply the
motive power TO the machine, Prof. Manley
tried in vain TO get his engine in opera
ton Several subsequent attempts were
made. Once the propellers were got to GO
ing for five minutes. but the revolutions in
stead of reaching / 200 did not exceed 500, and
the work was very irregular.
Prof. Manley was attired in light cos
tune when ne entered the cabin. He wore
a pair of white duck trousers. His jacket
was padded with cork TO assist I'm keeping
him above water after the termination of
the flight Attached 10 his left knee was a
watch TO register the exact time of starting
and the duration of the flight. Throughout
the whole of the trying ordeal he appeared
remarkably calm and composed.
Prof Langley said: IF there Is no acci-
dent at the houseboat in the launching we
hope to see a successful flight" The great
est fear is for the immediate launching"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-04
D. B. HILL RAPS TRUSTS
SAYS COMBINATIONS HAVE AD-
vANCED THE COST OF LIVING.
Asserts that Restrictions Have Been
Put on Commercial Freedom in In
est of Captains Of Industry.

NYACK, N. Y, Sept 3.-Former Senator
David b. Hill addressed 5000 persons at
the Rockland county fair in New City to-
day. Regarding combinations, Mr.. Hill
said:
81 do not find anything in holy writ
which contemplates the accumulation of
wealth through the instrumentality of gi-
gantic corporate trusts designed for the
prevention of legitimate competitor in trade
or the creation of monopoly in business or
anything that authorizes the watering of
any stock except livestock upon our farms,
or anything that justifies the enrichment
of men except through the old-fashioned
and scriptural method of earning that
which they shall possess.
1.-The tremendous combinations of capital
which have been formed in recent years,
whereby the prices of living have been un-
duly advanced, the multitude of schemes
which have been devised to control the
channels and avenues of trade. the unrea-
sonable restrictions which have been i'm
posed by statute upon our commercial free
dom in the pecuniary interest of those who
ostentatiously style themselves the cap
tains of industry, are largely the modern
creations of able and designing men. intent
upon vast and unearned riches. and are
neither sanctioned by scriptural injunctions,
nor can they be justified by an honest and
unselfish public policy