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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-11-18
4 Trait OF the Sex

\ traVe'ia- man who had been alb
sent on a i.li" trip just returned. aud
his 4-y~'r-oid daughter would not mt
hrst come near him. Ever; time he ap-
proach'si la'l she ran away. The "a
Their ilnaiiy SAT- down on the floor ana
psVA.i.G =? ionIe toy dishes. asked his
daughter 4 come and play party with
him.
This had the desired effect, and the
child came and played with her parent.
who asked l.cr why she didn't come TO
him before.
"Oh. papa. replied the youngster
II m so SHY Pittsburg Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-11-18

Kaura bridge In Russia is American
built.
Something similar. but still more TO-
mantle. was the moment OF forgetful-
ness that wrecked the career OF the
great railway contractor. Purbeck
Jones. millionaire I'm property and
funds. he had undertaken the contract
to build the Maiwar line. in central In
ola, and staked all he had. Security
was necessary, however. and he was
bound to deliver Ivy May 9. 1891, a suffi-
Gent quantity OF negotiable bonds. etc.
TO cover loss by the railway syndicate.
This sum amounted to over G2.OOO. 900.
and even Purbeck Jones found II hard
to raise such n sum. but his credit OBJ
tanned IL for him. and he deposited his
securities in great safe at his offices
In Lombard street r~"fcr~,ur that 70 n
safe deposit
Ii was not till the morning that the
Indian mail went Off that he arrived TO
dispatch the securities under special
guard to India. When he arrived. 10 his
utter disnay. he found he had left the
keys of the safe behind. They were in
his country place. Harwood. just out
side carlisle. and TO get them In time TO
catch the mail was impossible. II he
missed the mail, his time limit for the
deposit would lapse. He sent TO the
safcmakers for expert workmen and
offered them $500 each If they could
break the safe open within two hours.
They could not do II. and Purbeck
Jones WINS ruined for IN, IN ilu,or .,-,,
dicate refused him an extension OF
time. and the loss OF the contract.
which was the biggest any single man
had ever undertaken. made him hope
lessly bankrupt. He died in a lunatic
asylum not very long after.-London
Telegraph.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-11-18
Sweeping.

A yourg man who had just entered
the office OF Jeremiah Mason. the great
New Hampshire legal iuminary. 10
study 'aw asked him where he should
hegin. Mason. pointing Ia the books
On the fhrary shelves, answered Ia.
conlCaily. "sDnvwhere"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-11-18
TRAGEDY IN TRIPLES
SMALL THINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED
GREAT DISASTERS.
A Postage stamp Caused the Ruin of
an English Iron kinG-Bankruptcy
In the Mere Motion of n Hand-A
Missing Key That Meant Ruin.

Ii was common penny postage
stamp that brought Hobart, the great
British Iron king" to his ruin. At
the time of the Whitworth period.
when there was a big crisis In the iron
trade, he had agents ia all parts OF the
world who kept him posted. Some
times they telegraphed news to him in
cipher but those in England were
nearly always instructed to write At
that period his principal agent, who
was also his chief partner, was In
Sheffield and wrote him from there
warning him to sell out all iron inter-
ests for the time ON account of the
Whitworth crisis.
Hobart had frequent fits Of irritabili-
ty, and he had been receiving a lot of
unstamped letters of no Importance on
which he had to pay double postage.
One morning In anger he gave orders
that such letters were to be returned
to the postman. The vepy first I'M
stamped letter received after this was
from his partner. 1t was rejected as
soon as il arrived.
Consequently. knowing nothing of
the existence of the letter or the all
important private news 1t contained,
Hobart pledged himself next day for
more iron deals than even his mighty
credit was good for. The great drop
In prices came two days later, and
Hobart, once n millionaire was In
volved in hopeless bankruptcy from
which he never recovered.
The mere motion of hand ruined
Cobbett * Co, one OF the largest and
wealthiest engineering firms ever
known. They and an American firm
rendered bids for the building of the
great Kaura bridge for the Russian
government Jacob Goblet, who was
the brain and center of the business
spent six months In the designing and
contracting and had all his plans ready.
His bid was accepted. and material
was bought In enormous quantities. A
time limit had been set both for the
commencement aud finish. and Cobbett
was perfecting his plans and making
sure of the smallest details, with all
the formula spread out on the table
before him. when he stretched out his
hand, overturned an inkpot and drown
ed the most important of the papers In
n black sea-
Cobbett had poor memory. In fe-
yer OF anxiety he tried to reconstruct
his plans from stray notes. 1t was i'm
possible. and he called on the Russian
government for more time Time was
refused. and Russia repudiated the con-
tract ON the ground OF delay. as the
agreement allowed. Cobbett could not
get his work through in time, and the
Yankee firm. which now advanced a
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-11-18

More than four-fifths OF the popula
ton Of Mexico are Of mixed or India,
blood.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
HUNTSVILLE.

The Huntsville Literary and De-
batting society will meet at the town
ship house Saturday night of this
week, The question, Resolved, That
the interurbar railway lines are det-
rimental to the small towns" will be
affirmed by T. J. Davidson and Homer
Cook, and denied by S. L. Horn and
ID. Z. Shafer. The program viii con-
sist of other features besides the de-
bate. Come and learn whether the
electric line to be built through
Huntsville will be a benefit or det-
riment.
Special meetings at the NJ. Z.
church still continues with increased
interest. The pastor, Rev. ]. G. Cri-
der, is preaching some very interest
ing sermons.
The Priscilla Club met at the home
of Mrs. c. F Tedford Monday after
noon. Mrs. Tedford Is just recover
| ing from severe sickness and 1t was
quite a treat for her, as she has been
unable to meet with the club this
winter. The ladies took their lunch
and all had a very pleasant time.
The local school board. met in reg
ular session Thursday night, and
transacted routine business.
Mrs. Sears, of Bellefontaine, and
Mrs. Lawson, of Kenton. were guests
of their brother, 5. X. Nagle and
wife, Friday.
Several from here attended liter.
airy at Chipmunk school house Fri
day night.
There was minstrel show at the
township house Friday night. The
attendance was not very good.
| Mrs. limerick Miller has been quite
sick the past week.
| Mrs. j. s. Montgomery and son,
John, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Blair, at Belle Center, Satur-
day night and Sunday. SIN-NED.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
WAR
Japan and Russia Showing Their
Teeth.

War seems certain between Japan
and Russia and the first blow Is liable
10 be struck today, if il has not al
ready fallen.
Japan has refused to daily longer
with the procastinating Gar.
The Russian fleet left Port Arthur
Saturday and steamed eastward,
with the intention it was thought
of landing troops at Chennilpo,
Korea. Before II reached that point
il found sixty Japanese warships,
cruisers and torpedo boats across its
path. when the Russian Admiral
turned to Port Arthur. The moment
was a very critical one.
Every vessel was ready for action,
on both sides, and Japanese and Rus.
slams stood to their guns ready for
the word. But the buffer was bluffed.
and the commencement OF hos1ilities
postponed.
In Europe, il is thought the begin
ming of the conflict will be the signal
for an outbreak in the Balkans. and
general European war is feared.
The Japanese government already
has seized two Russian transports
loaded with troops in Korean waters.
and also has seized a Russian GU :
boat which is being repaired in a
Japanese port.
Seoul Is to be occupied and the
landing is being covered by the tor
pedo division. The main body of the
Japanese feet will sail IN the direc-
tion of Poru Arthur.
T. Che Foo correspondent of the
D ] Mail cables that sixty Japanese 9
transports are landing troops at
various ports in Korea from Masam-
DO and Fusan, on the south to Kunsan
Mokpo and Chemulpo on the west.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
HAND In HAND
FOR SIXTY YEARS
Preston o. Ellis and Wife Cele-
brdte Their Diamond Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. Preston o. Ellis, of
Belle Center, a couple whom it Is a
pleasure to know, and who are very
highly esteemed in this and Hardin
county, celebrated their diamond
wedding anniversary Saturday. Ow-
ing to Mr.. Ellis i'll health only the
family were present. Sixty years
ago Z. o. Ellis and Miss Lucy A.
Daken were united in marriage at
Port William, o.
After their marriage February 9,
1874, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis resided sue
cessively in Clinton, Warren, Frank
lin and Logan counties. For l6years
Mr.. Ellis was engaged in the lumber
business in Logan. In 1887 he pur-
chased 700 acres of land east of Belle
Center, a part of the land lying in
Hardin county. 1t was then an im-
mense forest and after conducting a
sawmill for two years, the couple re-
| moved to Belle Center, where Mr..
Ellis engaged in the mercantile busi-
| ness for 32 years.
Four children, all living, were born
to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, namely. Eliza.
beth A. Postle. Lewis NJ. Ellis, Mary
f. Carder and Edwin F. Ellis, all re
siding in and near Belle Center.
In the family were born twenty.
four grandchildren and eighteen
| great grandchildren.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09

occasional stone AK and other impie
ments found. A few years ago, on
the western slope Of the Highest
Point, Ned and Hal Campbell and
Harry and Frank English, found in
one pile, hat full of leaf-like and
and spearhead stones, finely and
symmetrically formed, some of them
almost as large as ones hand. They
had evidently stumbled on the work
shop of an Indian stone-implement
maker. We think the find was on
the Berry Smith farm.
We would be glad to hear from any
of the old settlers, or from any one
who thinks he has any reliable data
concerning the early historic points,
and would be glad to hear of the cit.
liens of the different parts of the
county taking an interest in preserv.
ing and marking these increasingly
interesting spots.
History tells us that Tecumset
marched an army through our coun.
tv, near DeGraff, going north
Whether this was to take part in the
campaign in Canada, where he wa,
killed, or in some of the ordinary
mink teas that the different tribes
had among themselves. we do no
know. But II Perry Pond would ge'
after the item we could expect some
thing reliable. And we will bet ~
cents that If Tecumseh stopped L
vote in the township, DIR. Hanc,
knows all about him, where he lived
how he voted.
Since this article was written vi
see that a writer in the Examiner
advocates an effort to have the Stat
build a monument to Simon Kentor
on the spot where he was buried
near Jerusalem. That is too muc
/ like UTbana. We believe if move
ment was started the farmers of tn
ueighborhood would haul enoug
boulders to make a famous monl
ment,-that the Cement works woul
donate the cement, and the none
could be easily raised to do the worl
Let the writer of that article ca
over and we will see what can be don
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
BelleCenter,

The deep snow the early part OF
last week was a great Inconvenience
to travellers and we heard of quite a
number of sleighs being upset.
Rev. Z. G. Bailey and wife narrow
ly escaped an accident by driving a
quiet horse that stopped when their
sleigh was overturned in a snow
drift, Tuesday.
Two gentlemen from Illinois wished
to visit Mr. G. Z. Johnson and hired
Mr.. Robinson to take them out, but
when partly there they were stopped
by deep snow drifts and told Mr.. r,
they would walk the balance of the
way.
On Friday eve the snow was melt.
ing rapidly and on Saturday morning
the ground was bare and the streets
very icy.
Mrs. w. !. Fulton returned home
from Findlay on Thursday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis celebrated their
sixtieth anniversary on Saturday.
Mr.. w. J. Fulton took a trip on
Thursday with Commissioner Shaw
to see some fine barns and they have
been figuring on a new barn for Mr..
Shaw. Mr.. Fulton has contracts for
| four or five new barns when spring
opens up.
Chas. Johnson and wife have gone
to Urbana. Mr.. johnson is profes
sional chef in a restaurant in that
city.
Fulton's carpenters worked in the
new NJ. Z. Church all last week not
| withstanding the zero weather.
Rev. w. A. Atkinson the new pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
arrived with his family on Wednes
| day and according to an arrangement
of the congregation they lodged Al
| the Big Four Hotel until their goC d.
were arranged for housekee ping il
the Lowry house on Buckeye sire ct
We welcome them to our village
They commenced housekeeping OF
Saturday. A fine reception was give
to them in the First PresbyteriaI
church on Friday evening. Notwith
standing the inclemency of the
weather about 200 persons were pres
ent. The exercises in the auditori
um were preside over by Prof. T.. C.
Bridge. The opening exercise was Z
piano duet by Misses Bertha b con
and Ethel Horn. Prayer was Offered
by Rev. c. E. Tedford, of Huntsville
Miss Anna Blair and Miss Mayme Nc
Clure each sang a solo. The latter
was accompanied br Miss Daisy Ban
ming on the piano. MIR. J. G. Porter
clerk of session, then gave a heart,
greeting to the new pastor and wife
Just entering their new field of labor
Rev. z. q. Bailey, pastor of the
United Presbyterian church in behalf
of the pastors Of the town presented
hearty greetings In response tc
these greetings Rev. Mr.. Atkinson
responded very appropriately. Their
all present were invited to repair to
the basement of the church where
refreshments were served. At the
doorway leading to the basement
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson were intro.
duced to all by Mr.. L. t. Emery. AT.
ter the Refreshments were served the
whole company enjoyed a very pleas.
ant social time.
The concert given in the Presbyter-
ian church on Friday evening by the
b Brockaway Jubilee singers was the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
TEACHERS BI-MONTHLY
Will Be Held on Saturday. Feb
l3. 1904.

The third session Of the Teachers
Bi-Monthlv wi ne held on SATURDAY.,
February l3, 1904. at which the fol-
lowing program will be given:
PROCAM:
$3.50 a. m.-DeVOtional Exercises
Rev. f. C Adriance.
Round Table discussion under the di-
rection of Prof. 5. l.. Smith.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION.
No. l.-Written tests. Are they a
benefit: How often should they be
heldS What time should be allot-
ted TO them: To what extent
should grades depend upon them:
No. 2.-Schoo decorum. What stand
ard should be established? What
privileges should be forbidden?
Should childre' De given the reason
for such rules: How rigidly en-
force all rules of decorum.
No. 3.-The spiral plan in Arithmetic
What Is it: What are its advant.
ages: Its disadvantages: Is IL an
improvement over the old plan:
No. 4-Tne new school code. What
innovations, If any, are proposed:
What can We do as teachers to sc.
cure the adoption of wise measures;
No. 5.-Miscellaneous questions.
l:30 p. m.-Music-Ideal Quartet.
Solo-Mrs. J. w. Denny.
Reading-Miss Cloris Akin, Bell,
| Center.
| Address-Havew we missed the essen
tials by enriching our course?-
Prof. Stull. DeGraff.
Music-Ideal Quartet.
Music-Solo-Janet Armer.
Address TIT Literary Culture - Prof
John Davidson, Ada.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
RuShSylvdnid.

The storm Sabbath morning was
quite severe in this locality, but not
a great deal of damage was done. 1t
blew of the tops of the chimpeys o
Mr.. Jacob Hess and Hon. J. p. Bower.
The next and last of lecture of the
course will be next Wednesday even
ing. February 10.
Mr.. Dick Beedlove left last Satur-
day for Eastern Missouri, where he
expects to make his home. Dick has
host of friends here, who were sorry
to see him leave, but wish him sue
cess wherever he goes. He expect
ed to spend Sabbath with an aunt in
indianapolis.
Mrs. F. G. Vance is visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. Amspoker, at
East Liberty, at present.
Frank Stephenson, of West Liber-
ty, visited his parents and friend:
over Sabbath.
Items of interest are rather scarce
just now. ZELA.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
James Wall Heard From.

A gentleman in Harrisburg, Pa,
wrote to Treasurer Miller, asking
information of the whereabouts of
James Wall, who settled in this
county at an early date, or any of
his descendants. Mrs. Henry Moore,
on Fast Columbus street, read the
notice in Fridays REPUBLICAN. and
telephoned us that Mr.. Wall lived
between here and West Liberty, in
what was then called the barrens, in
the Kiser neighborhood, and that
when she was small girl in the early
forties, she remembers his visits to
her fathers house. She says that
he and his wife are buried in the
Bellefontaine cemetery. Mrs. Moore
says that Mrs. Aspinall, of West Lib
erty, and Mrs. Mary Gum, of Rich
wood, are his granddaughters, and
that Charley Apinall, late of ouI
city, and Mrs. Al. Adams are great
grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs. Wall
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
ROOSEVELT IS ENDORSED
National Republican Editorial
Association Passes ReSO-
IutiOnS.

The National Republican Editoriai
ssociation at its meeting in Wash
ngton, Friday. unanimously passed
a resolution offered by Charles S.
Francis, editor of the Troy, N. Y,
Times, strongly endorsing President
Roosevelt, for the nomination of the
Presidency, and pledgipg the best
e Efforts of the association to that end
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That the Republican
National Editorial association, in
Joint session with the Republican
state association of New York, de
clares that the splendid, progressive
and patriotic administration of Pres.
ident Roosevelt justifies the general
demand for his nomination by
the Republican national conven-
tion which will assemb in Chicago,
June 21st.
We are convinced that no other
candidate could bring to the ticket
so great strength and sure success,
Heartily endorsing his admiuistra.
tiOn, believing in his sincerity OF
purpose, his integrity of character
and his unselfsh devotion to the pub
lie good, we regard him as a repre-
sentative type of the best and most
progressive American citizen. Deal
ing honestly, courageously and inde-
Dendently with all the varied and
conflicting interests of the country,
ne has won the well deserved conf
dence and support of the American
people.
Resolved, That we pledge our
best efforts to secure the unanimous
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for
President at the coming national
Republican convention"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
Death of Mrs. Peter Harner

Mrs. Elizabeth Harner, wife of
Peter Harner, died at their home in
West Liberty, Sunday morning, at
eleven o'clock. on the 6sth birthday
anniversary. Mrs. Harner was the
daughter of Rev. Peter T.. Miller of
the Bunker Church and a sister OF
Mrs. Hugh Newell, Mrs. Nj. c. Moore,
of Florida, Mrs. Amos Miller and Rev.
Abednego Miller. She leaves a hus-
band and three sons, Charles Harner,
of our city, Jacob Harner, an attorn-
ey in Springfield, and John Harner,
who has lived on the old place since
Mr. and Mrs. Harner went to West
Liberty to live. Mrs. Harner was a
me mber of the Presbyterian church
of West Liberty. Mrs. Harner was a
woman universally beloved by her
friends and family and will be large
ly missed.
Mrs. Harner had been troubled
with yaricose veins, and 1t Is thought
a clot of blood from one of them had
found it's way to the heart. She was
only seriously sick some forty-eight
hours.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09
COUNTY NEWS.
LeWiStcWn.

Mrs. Ansley is spending a pleasant
visit with her mother, Mrs. Cook.
Mrs. William Bronson is unable to
leave her home on account of illness.
Revival services closed last Sunday
evening at the NJ. p. church.
Miss Birdelle Mccormick, of Hunts
vile, has accepted the position as
clerk, which was made vacant by TIE
resignation of Miss Edna Scott, in
the L. f. Snyder store.
Mrs. Luella Hill, the primary teach
er of our school, was called to her
home in Bellefontaine last Sunday,
on account of the illness of her
daughter, Emma Louise. Her va
cancy is being filed by Mrs. Wallace
of that place.
Miss Leon Peacock, of Bloom Cen
ter, is visiting at the home of Mr..
Lester Rogers.
Mr.. Charles Hockett, of Bellefon-
taine, made a business trip to our
village last Monday.
Quite a number from this place
were in attendance at the funeral OF
Miss Lulu Reed, of Huntsville. Miss
Reed was a gradute ffom our High
School in 80. She will be greatly
missed in the Alumni Association BY
whom she was known and loved Sc
well. Her class, as a small token oi
their respects, sent lovely wreatl
of flowers.
Mr.. Chas. Richcreek Is sufferinl
from severe attack of rheumatism
. The many friends of Rev. n. J. Kin
ney and family surprised them las
Wednesday evening, by giving then
a donation.
Mr.. C. Z. Cook is having a specia
sale on Peninsular cook stoves at hi
hardware store, and served refresh
ments last Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday.
The c. f. Society held their month
, " business meeting at the home O
Mr.. Ira Miller Friday evening
L. Z. Snyder has moved his stoc
of goods in the Noah Miller building
These rooms are large and commo
| dious and the people of the town an
community around are congratula'
ing themselves in having both bus
ness block and a merchant, leadin
and praise worthy in the fullest.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-09

largest attended so far In the lecture
course. Every seat and available
chair was occupied and the audience
seemed enthusiastic in its applause.
The first part of the program was
composed of plantation and jubilee
songs, which delighted all. The Sec
ond part consisted of solos and spec
ialties which were highly entertain
ing. They also gave a concert of sa-
cred songs in the same church on
Sabbath evening, which was inspir-
ing to all who heard II. ''The Holy
City" Jesus Lover of my Soul" and
Thy Will be Done" were truly SUBJ
lime. The church was filed to it:
utmost and all were pleased. The
next number will be a lecture by ID
Mitchell on March End.