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coed that sum, as the new canal
through a portion Of It's length will
follow the beds OF the present Erie
Vswego and Champlain canals, so that
10 this extent the expenditure will sim
ply represent Improvements rather than
original construction.
The thousand ton barge canal for as
sueh the proposed waterway Is known,
comes about as the result Of an act
passed by the New York legislature.
submitted TO the people and over
wOeImlngly carried at the last general
eecuon IN the state, The estimated
'oSI Of the enterprise has been placed
AZ SlOlOOO,OOO and before bonds could
w ISSUED to secure loans TO cover this
ENORMOUS outlay II was necessary for
,he voters to pass on the question at
lne polls The bonds issued by the
Na'e comptroller are 10 run not more
U'ah eighteen years and 10 bear inter.
ea' 90 per cent, Il Is believed by
eAle Engineer aud Surveyor Edward
a. "ond' who has the work In charge,
u's' me actual task OF constructing the
new canal viii occupy about Ave years.
I ne Hudson river between Troy aud
n'oiny is TO be- deeponed az IN also
'ue Niagara river The present canals
are To- be- enlarged 10 15 feet minimum
bottom width with am average top
Npl,h ot about la2 feet ana i2 feet
minimum depth, while the face OF the
e'alIuum water cross section will be
ilA ieet AZ aqueducta cities ana
,oNla 'hls may be slightly reduced.
iNe,s and lakes the minimum bot.
so'H with 10 10 be zoo feet, with 400
'NNle teel cross section The locks
,., 70 be PES feet IA length. Is feet hi
N y, ana Y feet IN deplh They will
NJ pc single except al Waterford ANA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-06

With twins AND has ohr.sleued them
Castor ana poluN
England uoN Produces uHy 8oO
pounds ol NmW mr wDH htii oi her
population rbe North American ouI
pot m ,a.ls poun io. weh mUb.
NuI
llonhnIf VITA personal NIn.HUa Mt
become so nf1uoJl unnu Ila rnH
wuosuH n.InaN iaat ind mthnnIe
m1t loMrl W nlgIp NHh rDNDNDla
lhr station msslsia lho elder railway
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-06

zeal adviser Of the emperor, Is trusted
with state secrets and is treated as a
member or close friend OF the royal
family Of Korea rather than az the Dip
lomatic agent Of foreign power.
Horace Newton Allen, a granddaughter
Of Ethan Allen Of Revolutionary fame,
wasa misslonary--or perhaps "ls' would
be the better word, for he still regards
himself as a missionary. Since leaving
college practically his entire life has
been given TO Korea and Korean affairs.
so that he has been identified with ev-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-06

of tho agreement roaChei ln the SIRIUS
soils augar conference rhe hoou Vleld
ga o. pa pop cont of renUei mgar
Witch h tle highest y.eld ,yep known.
Ihe Prince lul rlngfss Oi NaNH
asa lho pnaf. soIs ol uneleeu pDuos.
o,en onv of Witch Was a vDilng
mmenI
rha nHNffs mi mcn vine have titled
Ee UHU r.an alt waUlwlD tnNH.
monf ln lts aNH rh1 Whnili board
lui We fltW paeld unselmopsly
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Is the radical reduction II will enect In
The malter of freight rates, Tmnspor-
tallon turns on the canal viii he So
low that railroads cannot hope 90 COM
pete thus especially affecting the coal
carrying aud grain carrying trade from
the northwest and abolshmg dinereu-
tlms of from 20 cents to "A dollar per
tor nov oNisllug against Sew Work as
compared with some other ports
% BE- planned lo begin work ou the
Ctnal abaut che Csc off May The state
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more than This. ms there win be an
army Of engineers. designers and other
skilled workmen needed but az ON ave
eruge OF even a much higher wage
there win still be- enough demand ON
labor 10 Increase tho price and TO make
a condition of prosperity extending
throughout and even beyond she terr-
tory contiguous To- the line 90 the pros
posed work
Another element Of interest IS the
moi that tba s che OF the largest en-
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terprscs ever undertaken by nn Amer.
lean state. ~ not altogether the largest
Now THAI there Is so much agitation DO
the direction oi me state or nation TAX.
Ink q more Immediate part pa industrial
affairs lhe public construction ana att
On That the public operation Of This ca-
ual wall attract Che attention OF 600
students OF political and economic
questions
sul another feature chat lends tho
Undertaking. au additional Importance
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lie construction OF n
slOl, 100000 canal Is
the gigantic task that
now oonfronts the
state OF New York.
The real amount in
vested in the COM
pleted work, in fact,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
THE KENTON PRESS
Is Doing a Little Thinking.

We feel sure the Kenton Press
wishes II were Republican with only
two candidates for the Presidency.
1t says: "Our, enemies must wrestle
with Hanna and Roosevelt. We have
wider choice" and then proceeds
to wrestle like this: "Grover C.eye-
land, we can no more support him
than we can fly: Richard Olney, ne
might have been acceptable.
> He has lifted himself out of
the running.
There's German. He's dead. We
can't make him any deader.
"Ju'ge Parker, of New York, is al.
so mentioned. Parker is 4 rag baby
lie is entitled to the support of nc
Democrat
| The Press has no choice between
renegades and derelicts. But tn,
season advances and we must er,
long decide whether or not we ar,
ready to prostitute ourselves"
We have only given part of wha
this editor says about his Democrats
friends, but enough TO show his hou
est opinion.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
HOpeWell.

Mr.. Sullivan is having the old brick
house torn down and will build a
seven-room frame dwelling as. soon
as the weather will permit. 5. W.
McClain has the contract for the
work
II. Il. Woods men were fixing sew
eral wells around here Monday and
Tuesday.
The rains of Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday were welcomed by the
farmers, as the water was very scarce
and some stock were almost suffering
for water.
a very pleasant surprise was given
Mr.. u. NJ. Stevenson on Saturday of
last week by his neighbors and
friends. Dawes evening nap was
spoiled, but he enjoyed the surprise
all the same.
Miss Sallie Stout is staying at d
s. Aiken's since the new baby came.
Miss Ollie Kemper expects to go
to Redwood. md, in a few days.
Hadley Dickinson and Aunt Nancy
were over near Middleburg on last
Monday to see his mother.
Mary Peoples was out of school
two days this week with a sore
throat.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
Belle Center.

William Noble, an aged and re-
spected farmer, died at his home,
northeast of town, Monday evening
lie had been sick but few days
previous. and his death came as a
shock TO his friends. He was born
at Massilon, Stark county, Ohio.
November IL, 1925. and was IS years,
two months and seven days old when
he died. In young manhood he moved
to Marion county, near iberia, from
where he went to Iowa. About ten
years ago he returned to Ohio and
lived in Northwood some two years.
He purchased the farm northeast of
town, on which he spent the remain
ing years of his life. On March Is,
1850, Mr.. Noble was married TO Miss
Nancy Adams, with whom he lived
happily until about two years ago,
when she passed away. Three chill
dren, two sons and one daughter,
Win, James and Jennie. survive.
Miss Jennie. the only one left in the
home, has the sympathy of the com
munity. Mr.. Noble was a member Of
the U. II. church here. He was a
good business man, pleasant neigh
Dor and a man of strict integrity.
Short funeral services were held at
the home on Wednesday afternoon,
conducted by his pastor, Rev. L. G..
Bailey. The remains were taken to
iberia on Thursday morning, where
they were laid to rest beside his de-
parted wife.
Well, our January thaw was here,
and the Miami is reported to have
been up five or six feet on Thur. day.
On Buckeye street the water was the
highest it has been this winter on
Friday 1t began raining on Tues
day night and rained most of the
time for two nights and day, an d
the deep snow that had lain for weeks
melted and the ice and frozen ground
kept the water from soaking away
and the pavements and streets we're
flooded. On Friday ]. Shorts lot was
almost covered with water, and the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
The Ward Local Option Bill.

The much-discussed ward local OPP
tion bill has been introduced in the
Legislature, and the fight which has
been waged by the Anti-Saloon
League probably will be pushed with
vigor from this time forward. There
is no doubt that public sentiment
pretty generally favors this sort of
regulation for the liquor traffic,
though it is impossible to tell at this
time what the sentiment of the
members of the General Assembly
will be-
The bills provisions differ from
those of previous local option meas
ures, in that they permit the sup
preston of the liquor traffic within
ward limits by petition rather than
upon a vote cast at an election. To-
stead of submitting the question to
the popular vote, this bill provides
that the sale of liquor within a ward
shall be prohibited when majority
of he qualified, registered electors
petition for il.
On general principles ward local
petition is eminently fair. There'can
be no possible objection to law
which gives the majority of the vot-
ers within a ward the right to say
whether liquor shall be sold within
those limits. This is provision for
majority rule. the foundation upon
which representative government
rests, and there can be no good rea-
son for denying the people this right.
There would be no demand for the
enactment of such law but for the
persistent effort of liquor interests
to extend the traffic into the resi-
dence districts of cities. Saloons are
being established, one by one, in the
vicinity of the homes OF the people,
under the very shadow of schools
and in other places where they are
Objectionable. Not only do they ex-
ert bad moral influence, but they
detract frcm the value of surround.
ing residence property, and the peo-
pie certainly have the rightto object.
Pass the ward local option bill and
let the majority rule, and nobody
will have any just cause of complaint.
Cleveland Leader.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
Gov. BuShnell'S viii.

The will of former Gov. Asa s.
Bushnell has been filed for probate,
and provides for the distribution of
his vast estate, amounting to 5000,
900, among his wife and children.
Several minor bequests. however,
Fere made to his sisters. nephews
nieces. His sisters will receive 900
each and his nieces and nepSews
1000. excepting Asa b. Morgan, oi
Cincinnati, who will receive sl,5oO.
The widow, Mrs. Ellen L Bushnell,
gets the pslatial residence, buggIes,
harness, horses. etc, and 5000 in
cash Immediately after his death
The sum of sl25. OOO is also to be paid
the widow by the transfer to her al
the par value of any dividend or in
crest bearing stocks, bonds or othe
securities other than stock or th'
Wardsr, Bushnell X GleSsner com
pany as she NAV select.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
WALLA WALLA
From an Ohio Mans Standpoint.

Our life here has been quite check
cred since our arrival Nov. Z. 1908.
We moved in this hotel. the Airing
ton House, on the 10th of November,
and paid three months rent in ad-
vance. The fixtures and furniture
are all mortgaged, at least three sets
of leases were concerned. The law
yers had claims and tried to run a
bluff and make us lose SS6. but we
came from Huntsville. Ohio. and had
registered and gotten the receipts.
so the borrowed money must go on
the rent. unless paid back as a loan.
The lawyer said to credit US with sl5
and let the other go. which virtually
was paying Sl5 over again. | shut
him right of. and am all right. re-
late this that you may know ii don't
do to tackle Pacific Coast people on
their own premises, without clear
optical vision.
The woman of whom we rented
smokes escigarettes, eats opium, drinks,
and has other faults, so we are
told, but we came off whole. The
hotel is well located and has 81
rooms, yet not single occupant is
here now, that was. when we came.
| Is that "one on u.s. Brother Editor?
L guess not. as il is about filed again.
We have two large free libraries
and we are reading as fast as we like
| of Forgotten Lore" which I have
not had time to read, until now. and,I
can say am enjoying myself to the
full extent, but do not have that
greatest boon, good health. We
have some typhoid fever. very little
malaria and pneumonia, but not
much catarrh or consumption, and
the latter two mostly imported.
| One week we had six funerals.
Don't get scared until explain. We
have two large hospitals, and folks
come from all over the coast and al.
most everywhere, for treatment
They are generally in the worst
stages, operations follow and soon
the undertaken has you. But very
few are residents. Again, unlike the
East, the sick generally go TO the
hospital. The ranches are 40 miles
away. and you can't get doctors for
less than from 80 to Sl2 per week.
nurses and board included, and still
not be half attended. So the hos.
pitfalls are a great boon. If you are
not able to pay, do all you can and
you get treatment anyhow.
One hospital. St. Mary's. is Cath
olic and one Protestant. Both are
Ilarge, we II conducted and invaluable
to a city and community, the frontier
of which extends so far into the
great producing garden spots of the
west.
To-day is mild and you don't neeG
la coat. Carpenters, plumbers anG
bricklayers are at work on concrete
foundations. and the Blue Mountain.
seem to be taking an Indian summe
nap.
Last year Washington state Legis
lature voted gambling out of exist
ence, so they say, and Walla Walla
as we'll as all the other cities have
suffered greatly from the amount oi
transient money not dropped lately
as compared with the heretofore col
Elections. Gambling brought stran
gers, and strangers brought money
and the rush did not permit the
leisure to drop those dollars as ad.
vantageously as they might have un
der other circumstances. So you car
see what gambling VIII do for the in
terests of the people in those cities
| \. II. BAILEY. r
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
The Stomach Age. g"

This, says Chicago physician, is
the stomach age. He bases that
opinion upon the tendency of the
people to live indoors, to overwork.
overeat, and to take new-fangled
foods and at irregular hours.
The tremendous sale of cures for
dyspepsia and of remedies for indiges-
tion of various forms would seem TO
Justify the Chicago physician in his
opinion. 1t is not unusual to hear
man say nowadays, Il find that must
watch my stomach. I have to be care
ful what | eat" What proportion of
the business and professional men
can today declare with absolute truth
that they are not bothered by indi-
gestion or dyspepsia: Not one in ten,
perhaps.
Whether this condition is due 10
the new-fangled foods. to the bad
habit of rapid eating, to the over.
work and worry to which the average
American subjects himself, to his
lack of physical exercise, or to hi
habit of living indoors, nobody car
tell absolutely. Nevertheless it is ;
fact that all Americans are discov
ering that they have stomache
which must be favored
But the demands of the stomacl
age have been met, apparently.
device has been perfected by mean
of which surgeons may inspect tn
interior OF the human stomach, in al
its parts, watch the process OF Gige:
tion and the work of the muscle
without causing discomfort to tn
person whose interior mechanism
under inspection. The value and i'm
) portance of the device will be al
: preciated when its originator d,
I clares that it will now be possible I
. tell what is the matter with a perso
D without waiting for the autopsy
r surely that must be regarded as
Istride in surgical and medical pr'
gress.- Cleveland Leader.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
COUNTY NEWS.
Huntsville.

There will be public debate at the
township house Saturday night of
this week. Resolved: That the
United States was justified in recogni-
zing the Republic of Panama" will
he affirmed by pr. J. s. Montgomery
and Supt. o. II. Manet and denied by
Elitor Z. NJ. Day and Rev J. Z. Cor
don. There will be a debating So
ciety organized and all interested are
invited to join and help make it a
success. An admission of five cents
will be charged to defray the ex-
penses, and If there be surplus,
It will be applied to the school libra
Try.
The second quarterly meeting was
held at the NJ. +. church Saturday
and Sunday. The pastor, Rev. !. G.
Crider, was assisted in the services
by Rev. \. J. Fish, presiding elder.
It was followed by revival services
which began Sunday night.
The Priscilla club was pleasantly
lentertained by Mrs. J. S Montgomery
Monday afternoon.
The high school and grammar de
lpartment rendered an interesting
library program Friday afternoon
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet at the
home of Mrs. James Coulter Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoard and son left
Thursday for Kentucky, where they
will visit relatives.
Mrs. Belle Glow and daughter
Rena, of Bellefontaine. spent Sunda,
with her brother. ]. .. Swain. ant
family.
Miss Lula Stoker was the guest o
her parents at Quincy, from Frida,
evening to Monday evening.
Rev DR.. Kalb. of Bellcfontaine
will preach at the Presbyteriai
church next Sunday morning.
Several petitions are being circulat
; ed in this vicinity, praying for th'
General Assembly not to abando
the Lewistown reservoir. They ar
receiving many signers.
Jesse Miller left last week foi
Arizona, where he will rem ain some
ii ne for the benefit of his health.
Miss Myra Nelson entertained
few of her friends at a finch part!
last Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ann Morton is somewhat i'm
p roved, but is left in an almost help
less condition.
Supt. w. 5. Jones is still the onl
candidate announced for Auditor an
Everybody in this section will be sat
isled If no others appear.
The township trustees met Frida
afternoon SIN-NED.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26

McWade. Conductor, Mrs, Melvin
Norviel; Warden. Mrs. Carl Rice;
Chaplain, Mrs. G.. r. Davis; l. c., Miss
Denta Wirick; o. G.. Mr.. Willis Lit
tie; Treasurer, Mrs. Richard Painter:
Recording Secretary, Miss Lottie
Bell: Financial Secretary, Miss Lena
Creviston.
Mr.. Harry Rea, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Rea who has been working in
Co 'umbus, came home from that city
last Tuesday evening, sick with
| typhoid fever, and is sick at the
home of his parents at this writing,
but is thought to be improving.
There was an interesting meeting
Ici the Zane Township Sunday School
Union in the VI. p. church last Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Snow, pas
tor of the NJ. +. church at North
Lewisburg. delivered the principal
address. Mrs. Painter. Mrs. Farce,
and Mr.. Condit were the other speak.
ers. The following officers were elect.
ed for the coming year: President
Foster; Vice President, Mr.. SIDE
singer; Secretary. Miss Fannie lns
keep; Treasurer Ar,. Painter.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
MiddleburQ.

The ladies of the NJ. p. church con-
Quoted lunch counter at Mack AS
pinall's sale Wednesday, and realized
the sum of $1,000.
Mrss. Boal. of Bellefontaine,v visited
Mrs. William Aspinall a few days re-
Gently.
Eoer Norviel, assisted by bis broth
er, the sage of the reservoir, cried
the Aspinall sale last Wednesday,
and the stock and farming imple-
ments brought good prices. Eber
has big sale over at Peoria in the
near future and several booked for
the spring and summer.
Dr. G. T.. Davis performed a very
delicate surgical operation on Mrs.
Blshong, an aged lady at Pickrel-
town, last Tue sday, and the patient
is getting alorg nicely at this time.
A book lovers reading club has
been organized here with the follow
ing officers: Presid, n, d. \. L'g-
gift; Secretary, Mrs. G. f Davis;
Treasurer, Mrs. Job Sharp. meet
ing to complete the organization viii
be held at the home of the President
next Friday evening.
Rev. Owen l. ackwell conducted a
series Of services in the Christian
church last week.
The following officers were recently
installed in the r, bekah Lodge at
this place: \. c., Mrs. Joseph Heath;
V. c., Miss Eva Creviston: X. S. n. c.,
Mr.. Joseph Heath; II. S. V. c.. Mrs.
Preston Taylor; =. f. n. c.. Mrs. Earl
Marquis; L. f. V. G., Mrs. Thomas
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-26
A THING
The Legislature Should Not Think
OF Doing.

A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature which provides for doing
away with all Spring elections
township, school district, and corpor-
ation-and electing the officers here
tofore chosen in the Spring. at the
November election.
There are some people who are al
ways wanting 4 change and care lit
tie what the character of il is. so 1t
is change:there are Legislators who
want to immortalize themselves by
introducing bills that will work some
Innovation, and there are others who
seek to strip the people of their pow
er and put it in the hands of few.
The effect of changing the election
of township and corporations to the
Fall elections will be to make them
more partisan and the trend of polit-
lical movement is to place all power
10 the hands of fe., and leave to
the people the precious privilege of
ratifying what the bosses decree.
More and more the Government
lceases to BE- Government of the peo-
pie by the people.
This movement to hitch the Spring
lelections onto the chariot of the
bosses, will strip the people of the
most important power they have.
Oar taxes, are largely assessed by
those who are elected at the Spring
ielections. Three-fourths of the taxes
are thus assessed. Do away with the
! Spring election, and the township
school and village officers will bt
. chosen on the partisan tickets, anC
their emoluments will become a par
of the party spoils, and everything
. will be controlled by the bosses.
RI At the Spring elections, there i
, sufficient independence of party nom
! nations, to defeat candidates whit
|, are not deserving and to hold tn
candidate responsible for good be
I lhavior.r
d What good will come, of sbolishinl
/ the Spring elections, has not bee
y satisfactorily established, and $
. elradical a change should not be mad
! without very strong reasons.
:. The people have some caDacity TO
r self government still left; there ha
n been no call from the people for sue
| Legislation; there is not one legisls
tor in twenty-five who would have ds
= lclared himself in favor of il, If tn
r tissue had been raised before his non
10 ination. 1t is simply a measure
, keep the people from meddling wit
1.-THE schemes of the bosses, and
= will be interesting to watch the vote
- of legislators when 1t comes befor
"A them. There is a time TO vote, an
ID a time to give account of vote
g. to constituents. Many a statesma
10 has found this out to his sorrow.