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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26
THE DRUG
STORE SITTER

fcopyrisht l904 by g b Lewis.l
have never been really envious Of
Astor. Gould, Vanderbilt or Rockefel-
Ter and their millions, but there is one
man whose position in life I have al
ways coveted the drug store sitter.
The drug store sitter makes himself
at home from the first hour That's
what he's there for. He's always sure
OF a good fire IA winter ana a reason
ably cool place in summer. It's a
place where he can find others and
be found himself. ana there is no office
rent to pay.
Then, too, a druggist is always re-
ceiving almanacs and circulars worthy
OF the closest perusal, and If there
be a dearth Of reading matter the first
woman who comes IN after paregoric
IS only too glad to give the gossip Of
the neighborhood
In about two weeks after his first
call the sitter begins to call the drug
gist "noc," and to feel at home be-
hind the counter and be ready with
advice, and from thence on he is as
much of fixture as the sponge basket
or the soda fountain. 1t is about a
month before the general public reaps
any benefit Then the sitter tears
himself away from the drug store
long enough to show up at the grocery
and impress the men sitting around
on the cracker and sugar barrels with
his dignity and greatness. They are
ready TO be impressed.
A certain reverence Is always felt
for q drug store and some OF this
must naturally descend to the sitter.
he knows bis gait He looks wise and
waits 10 be asked about business.
There Is pride In bis tones is he re-
plies that business is booming, and he
lies like trooper about the daily cash
receipts to add 10 his own dignity. He
feels the respect in every mind, but
the climax comes when somebody asks
him If he can suggest a remedy for I'M
digestion, kidney complaint OF insom-
MIA That's what hes been waiting
for, and he assumes all the dignity and
gravity Of doctor as be gIibly refers
to calomel. chloroform. citral lanolin.
hgoscine, salol and dozen other things
be has iotted down and committed to
memory.
Ia another month the sitter has a
recognized standing i'll Ifs neighbor-
hood as medical man. He is not a
regular doctor. Of course, but it Is
argued that he couldn't Sit around a
drug store for month without picking
up lots Of pointers. He is consulted re
garding felons. warts. wens. cold sores,
dandrun, sore heels. headaches, sore
Threats and coughs, and it is declared
awfully good Of him when he volun.
teers TO run iii and see baby with
the collie or a boy who has been swal-
lowing peach stones.
He Is given dozens 81 opportunities
every week 10 talk about nux vomiea,
hypophosnhaies akaoils sallcylates
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26
The Times Daily Short Story.


Huu cnl0uaes anu us ala the same 70
his bearers whether BE gets them right
OF wrong end 10 He may have been
considered a scrub sort of q man be-
fore becoming q sitter but after q time
public opinion undergoes a change and
men take pains 70 brag Of his smart
ness and boast that they always knew
de had it IN him.
have always wished that l could
get druggist out into the woods and
secure his candid opinion as to his sit
ter but have never been able to ae-
complish the feat No matter what
they think. however. he has become
an adjunct and It would be dangerous
TO try to upset things His position is
well defined because he started III to
define it himself
II be is the right sort Of brand, be
makes all customers feel glad that they
didn't 60 10 the carpenter shop for
their prescriptions or to the blacksmith
shop for their patent medicines. He
Is cheerfully willing to advise, and his
personal experience with pitch plas-
ters, hot water bags and consumption
cures Is both interesting and valua-
bic to a man who wants 70 live ont his
allotted years.
For the first few weeks the sitter is
rather IN awe Of the doetors-who drop
in, but contact soon puts him on a fa-
miliar footing. He has no diploma and
can't practice; but, having got on to
the contents of most Of the bottles, he
Is imbued with fraternal feeling and
can be made a friend FOR life II called
Doc IN reply Three months after
his initiation he Is ready to greet any
physician entering the store with
Hello, Doc. Good morning to youl
Got any interesting cases on hand to-
day or want yny adylcegn
The doctors usually treat the sitter
with something ike contempt, but he
gets bis revenge on the druggist. Tn
three months he thinks he owns the
store; IN three more he imagines he
owns the druggist as WELL Then he
begins 10 suggest and advise and be
aggressive. and il is a hard job for the
customer to tell who Is the actual head.
Only once in my life did I ever
know a druggist to rebel against his
sitter The sitter had worn out his
chair and accidentally broken Ills Gus
pidof and wanted them replaced He
also wanted curtain at certain
window aud the show cases wrestled
around TO my great amazement and
probably to his own as well, the drug
gist replied thar II the sitter didn't like
things as they were he could move out
on the sidewalk There were five
minutes Of redhot conversation and
then the man of drugs went down into
bis boots and acknowledged his error
ne wasn't forgiven at once
1t was two Or three minutes before
Tie sitter extended the hand Of recon
Citation and said
"All right Jim, wen Iet 1t 20 this
time. but don't never let me hear such
an outbreak again I'm not here FOR
my own benefit but for yours, ana il
drop this store nine-tenths OF your
customers drop with me. Yes, I'll take
sarsnarillY III mine" NJ QUAD
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26
TIE BAROMETER TIE.
Novelty For men Evolved by British
Haberdashers.

Novelty For Men Evolved by British
Haberdashers.
A firm Of British haberlashers. ac-
cordlng to a newspaper report, have it
ia their mind to place upon the London
market a neciStie which Is sympathetic
10 adj possible atmospheric conditions,
says the London Globe. It is TO be
called the barometer tic, and instead
of looking aft the glass the wearer Of
one Of these ties has only to look In the
glass TO know what the weather viii
be like.
For instance. on fine morning the
wearer dons this oravat and finds that
it is a summer blue. He walks down
the street aud. catching sight OF his tie
in a window or looking glass, sees that
&c has changed to a delicate pink and
hurrles home FOR bis umbrella. A little
later tic tie deepens to an angry pur-
pie. and the wearer then wires home to
have the fire lighted IN bis bedroom
and his winter garments set out to air.
And If by chance the tie changes to a
violent green the poor fretted proprie-
tor hies him to the shoemaker for ga.
ioehes or to the ironmouger for skates,
as it will assuredly snow in a few
hours.
The most disquieting feature in this
announcement is that the sympathetic
material of which tie cravat is COM
posed IS suitable to every kind Of gar
ment, so that ladies' may adopt it for
blouses, hats skirts and parasols One
really doubts II humanity could endure
the spectacle Of London street with
the frocks Of all the ladies performing
these dizzying transformations
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26

Some interesting particulars have
been published in the Aurore Of Paris
concerning the curious turn taken by
Russian official anti Semitism in the
war preparations. The minister Of the
interior ne Plehve, personally super
vised the revision Of the lists Of reserv-
lists to be called out and the result is
that an enormous percentage Of jews
have been sent to the front, It In
eludes most of the Jewish doctors OF
st. Petersburg, for out Of the $50 med
zeal men dispatched to Manohurla in
early March 10 were Jews. This is
one way De Plehve is getting rid Of
Jewish savants whom lie suspects Of
holding too liberal views. aaother
motive is the jealousy of Christian
doctors, who want 10 get the large
practice that now goes TO the Jews
Moreover, the Jewish doctors are dis.
eliminated against They receive only
$3.50 for travelling expenses, whereas
the Christians received S625.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26

How He Adjusted Himself 10 n
small Room-Diclsering With SAM
pan Men-woes Of Yankee Drum
mer Who Hoped to sell some Toilet
soap.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26
SPORTS AT WHITE HOUSE
Baseball and Quolts Encouraged ny
the President.

Baseball and Qaolfs Encouraged ny
the President.
President Rooseyelt's encouragement
Of athletic sports has borne good fruit
speedily says Washington special
dispatch to the New York Times The
three baseball diamonds that have
been laid off In the lot south Of the
White House are in use constantly,
and the grounds are proving an adj
mirable field for the game.
Colonel symons has assigned the va
rious local leagues 70 the different ala.
mouds ana they allot time for their
use among themselves. The president
has not infrequently gone out 70 wit
ness some Of the games, his sons ac-
companying him and manifesting great
interest In the playing. 1t has now
been decided to give the lovers OF
quoits a chance to have their sport on
the White Lot Colonel symons has
given orders that grounds for the game
be laid off ia the northwest corner Of
the Monument field, near Fifteenth and
3 streets. where there Is d tine turf,
with the shade of some magnificent
Gins.
Archery grounds also have been laid
of in the Smithsonian grounds. It is
possible that the president will permit
golf links to be described through the
mail and The monument grounds This
is being considered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26
The SEAL OF WAR.

It really begins to look as though
Russia was a second Chinese giant. ~
New York World.
The notion that japanese civilization
was initiative and lacking in creative
power II fast being dissipated by the
course Of yents.-Pittsburg Gazette.
1t affords a novel view Of matters to
learn that the Chinese and japanese
look on Europeans and Americans as
a white peril New York Mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26

Cupid perched on a lawn mower has
caused the latest sensation IN Vine
land. n j.. says the Philadelphia
Press. A few days ago q young lady
Of East avenue received five proposals
Of marriage while moving the lawn
one evening. Now all the eligible girls
IN town have the lawn mower craze.
The whole town fell to wondering at
the interest 50 suddenly taken By the
girls In lawns, but now the secret ~
out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26
unnntented ArtlcIen.

According to law, any manufacturer
has the right 70 copy an article made
BY another which Is not protected by
patent but he has not the right to So
initiate it IN shape, design, color and
number as TO deceive purchasers Of
ordinary intelligence and cause them To-
mistake his product for that Of the
prior manufacturers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-26

In the hotels built IN China for the
use Of foreigners the highest stories
ire the most expensive because the
polest
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
IS The PURPOSE StRvfDe

The laws regarding the publishing
of reports Of county commissioners
was enacted as q means of furnishing
to taxpayers an idea of how the county
funds were expended 1t is the in
tention to have these reports appear
fnn and complete, plainly showing the
receipts and expenditures made by the
commissioners. There has Just been
given ont by the Logan County Board
the annual report for 1901 1t is proba-
bly, the shortest report ever published
in Logan county from the fact that sc
much that has usually been embodied
has been omitted. The commission
ers claim that the new law does moi
require as much to be given to the
public as formerly but the taxpayer:
viii not be found in sympathy with
such an argument The present re-
port OF the county board reminds the
"old citizen of the reports that used
to be returned by political committees
after q campaign One in particular
read: $500 paid in-S300 paid out. .
Such . report might fill the require
ments of the law but the man whC
pays taxes prefers to have a clearer
explanation from the officials who are
entrusted with the expenditure of tn,
funds in which he has a share.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
THOUGHT TRANSMISSION.

The telegraph operator as he sits at
his instrument looks like the ordinary
busy man of today but he is able to
accomplish one OF the greatest feats of
modern times He is able to transmit
thought around the world with such
rzpidity that time and space are prsc-
tically annihilated. His work has
reached q point 50 near perfection that
any little Deficiencies are hardly
worthy of notice. Recently the Geo.
graphic Congress sent out information
al greetings to all parts of the civiliz.
ed world Immediately after the fash
ing of the midnight time signal from
the National Observatory Answer
ing messages came in many languages,
with wonderful promptness. They re-
corded the practically instantaneous
receiving Of the Washington signal.
At the City of Mexico it arrived 36-10t
of . second slow, and at Toronto il
wa reported 2S-1OO of a second aftel
the sending time. By some error o.
eccentricity of the chronometers II
use az the Mare Island navy yard, tn,
signal seemed to arrive there 32-1O0 o
. second ahead of time, thus apparent
" going across the continent to Sal
Francisco Bay in less than no time
The international message was start
ed from Washington in both directions
trAlia. the signals met. Just IA second
after being put on the wires at Wash
ingson-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
WHEN PLAT WAS "Mt, 100"

The recent defeat of Thomas Platt
in the New York convention is not
the first he has suffered in his long po-
liticsl life in which he has gained vic
tory after victory over the stiffest COM
petition Regarding the time when
Platt was characterized as Me. Too"
by the cartoonists writer of political
events says:
when Roscoe Conkling led the cele-
brated 3O6 for Grant in the convention
that nominated Garfield in 1880 Platt
was one of his ieutenants and was the
member from Tio9a county of the Ma
tionsl House of Representatives The
following January the Legislature y.
New York promoted Plstt to the Sem
ate. Conkling quarreled with the
President over the nomination to some
Federal Office, when Garfield, in retail
iation, withdew from the Senate every
New York nomination. nearly every
one of which had been dictated by the
New York Senators Then came the
famous designations of Conkling and
Platt, followed by their struggle in the
Legislature for vindication by re-elec-
ton. ending in the defeat of both by
the Warner Miller faction Because
the designations were simultaneous the
public generally believed, as matter
of course, that ConklIng was the Simor
whose orders to thumbs down" were
so promptly obeyed. Hence the nick
name. "Me. Too" Long afterwards
it transpired that in this instance the
coup was Plstt's. not Conkling's. II
was Platt that suggested the resigns
tions and who persuaded ConklIng tt
join with him. Their defeat seemed
at the time to be a fatal blow, par
ticularly after the assassination o.
Garfield set the country afiame, bu
within year Platt was in control o.
the New York State machine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
NO $4,000 BILL HERE.

There was considerable excitement
among Bellefontaine editors when it
became noised about that there was a
counterfeit SO, 900 bill in circulation.
Pocketbooks were hurriedly examined
but in short time all uneasiness was
quieted. There is only one so, 900 bill
in circulation in this country and it
was reported that two bills of this de-
nomination were passing in and out in
the general run OF trade here. This
was found to be a mistake, however,
as the United States Treasurer has 10
Gated the one good bill and knows of
no counterfeit. The q. s. Treasurer,
Mr.. Ellis 81. Roberts, also reports that
there are but two FIVE thousand dollar
bills in circulation. yet of one thousand
dollar bills there are "a. 6S3. Of each OF
the next lower denominations, five
hundreds, hundreds and fifries, there
are 100, 900 or less in circulation
There are "a, 544. 900 ten dollar bills
and 1, 924. 344 one dollar bills.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

Every day furnishes stronger evi-
dence that for beauty and cleanliness
brick streets are superior to those con-
structed of macadam. Bellefontaine
has az good mscadsm streets as will
be found in the state but in dry
weather they are dusty and in wet
veather they are muddy. An improv-
cd street is no better than the old
gravel one If it does not do away with
mud and dust The cost of brick
above macadam is so slight that in the
future il is safe to say that brick paw
ing viii be the kind favored by Belle
fontaine people.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
West Liberty Notes.

West Liberty, Ohio. Sept. 24.-Last
evening Miss Maud Miller entertained
forty-four of her lady friends to a pro-
gressive finch party.
Yesterday Mrs. Louise Boyer Barr
returned to her home in Mansfield at
here with her mother and her sister,
Miss Harriet Boyer.
Wednesday morning at O'Clock
there came into the home Of Clarence
and Anna Thomas Williamson a beau
tiful baby boy. who. it was hoped by a
large circle Of friends would remain
for many years to gladden. the hearts
of its young parents and the relatives
of a numerous family connection,
Thursday morning at five O'Clock it's
heart ceased to beat and it's spirit went
to the heavenly city to expand in low
illness and to grow in the immortal
life. 1t is beyond the care of those
who mourn for it. but Its takers,
the angels, will keep it near to our
dhucI. iOT Suficb HAS ehlu III IcBhEu
to children. "In heaven their angel:
do always behold the face Of my father
which is in heaven.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Henry Will
helm, aged "a years. suffered stroke
of paralysis from which he did moi
rally to ever again speak aud thii
morning at one O'Clock he went int,
the eternal sleep while in the home o.
his daughter, Mrs. David Yoder. o
east Columbus avenue. He was 9oot
man, showing for many years in hi
daily life that he honored the teach
ings of the Master whom he served
he WAS in gooi and regular standing
in his lodge with the Odd Fellows. bu
he has gone mp higher, he has had con
ferred upon him honors which nj
earthly order could bestow ''He rest
from his lsbors and his works do fol
low him." His funeral will be hell
next Monday morning at clock an,
the body will be laid TO rest beside hi
wife in Woodland cemetery, Dayton.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
Pleasant Township Caucus.

The Republicans Of Pleasant town
ship, Logan county, will meet in eau
Gus. at the township house in Logans.
vile, on Saturday. October 1, from 8
to z p. m, for the p1rposs of placing
in nomination the folio wing officers
One Clerk,
One Trustee.
One Assessor.
Two justices of the Peace.
Six Road Supervisors.
Five members of Board of Education.
JOE HANNAH, Com.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

1t has been ascertained from good
authority that the contribution of ex-
Senator Henry q. Davis to the Demo
cratic party campaign fund is 500, 900,
and that of his brother. Colonel Thos
Davis, of Keyser, ". Va, contributed
$50 900.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27
PERSONAL MENTION


visited their parents
north of town over Sunday. He exhibit
ed peach that grew on his residence
lot in Bellefontsine that measured nine
inches in circumference. He said they
had several equally as large. .-Bellecen
ter Herald Voice.
Mrs. G. II. Ksylor has returned from
Bellefontaine where she attended the
Goth wedding anniversary celebration
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Moore. There
We're 100 guests. ts.-Kenton Daily Demo-
crat.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Y. Joslyn are GO
ing to move to their new home on
east Auburn street. Their present
home will be rented to q. ]. Myers. d.
Mr.. Charles Mclaughlin. of the
Bellefontaine National bank. is home
from a visit in Dunbar. Pa. with
his wife, who is there the guest of
her sister.
Mrs. Emily Everett, of Peoria. Illi
nois, is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
Homer Arnold.
Mrs. Matthew Kramer has returned
from a very pleasant visit with friends
in Lisbon, Ohio, and Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Fulton are expect
ed home this evening from st. Louis
where they have been attending the
Worlds Fair.
Kew Fsris is home from Northwood,
where he was called by the death of
Rev. A. W. johnson, who was one OF
his class mates at Allegheny seminary.
Mrs. Edwin II. Smith and daughter,
Katie. of West Columbus avenue. are
home after a seven weeks visit with
relatives in Indiana.
Rev. G. r. Sargent has returned from
Pemberton. where Friday evening hs
delivered temperance address at q
citizens mass meeting. Hon. Fl. G..
Sims. candidate for congress in tn,
fourth district. and Rev. E. o .Crist, oI
Quincy, also spoke.
Dan Longbrake was down from Lake
view recently on business. He say
ducks are scarce mt Lewistown reser
voir and that last Tuesday was the only
day during the present season when any
number were killed.
Il. L. Patton, of Miami county. wa
here the guest of his brother. L. A
Patton. of the fire department.
Miss Gertrude Funk left for Spring
field Monday to reenter wittenberl
college.
Mr.. Ira Van Hise and Miss Mar,
Holloway. of this city. students a
wittenb-rg college. Springfield, spen
Sunday here.
Mrs. Roy Thompson and son spen
Sunday with pr. and Mrs. Fran
Shuffelton in st Msrys.
/. Mrs. Anna Blessing was the guest o
Mrs. susan Snyder. OF Celina, owe
, Sunday.
Miss Nellie Hursh. of Tiffin, musi
teacher in The DeGraff school. speu
Sunday with her friend. Miss Hele
Bacon.
III Mr.. and Mrs NJ. c. Stanton, c
!, ,ISpringfi-ld, who visited Mr.. and Mrt
Charles Plummer yesterday. went {
Findlay last evening to visit Mr.. Star
toms father.
= Miss Caroline V. Lawrence has gon
to Cincinnati where she will Join
party of thirty Young ladies enroui
from their homes to Miss Mason
school at Tsrrytown On-the- Hudsor
The young ladies will visit Wsshingto
and other eastern points enroute.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

Those ancient gentlemen, Demosthe-
mes and Cicero, received a setback in
Cleveland when the superintendent OF
schools during lecture said that the
knowledge of oratory had grown SC
general that the two ancients could
never reach the present standard.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

Confidence in the continuance of the
present administration at Washington
for another four years is reflected in
the confident tone that pervades all
business circles in the United States
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

Mrs. A. E. Griffin met with the
misfortune Monday morning to fall
upon the pavement at her home on
north Main street sustaining a com.
pound fracture of the left wrist. DIR.
IL C. Pratt reduced the fracture.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

1t is believed here that another at
tempt will shortly be made TO dyna.
mite the banks of the grand reservoir
in Mercer county. The dynamite
storage house at the Fishbaugh-H Hoyng
stone quarry west of CelIns, has been
broken into and 300 pounds of dyna-
mite stolen.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-27

Taking lesson from the awful catas-
trophe at Cincinnati where nine little
school children were smothered to death
in an out house, it would be well for
the Educational Boards the country
over, to see that similar accidents are
not imminent.