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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
ONCE FOE TO THEORY
Old Statement Showing Psychologi-
cal Evolution of Noted Ger
man Socialist.

Striking as Is the personality of
Herr Ferdinand August Bebel, the
socialist leader in the German reich
stag. the public appears to know little
about the psychological stages through
which he has Travelled before he be-
came the undisputed dictator OF 3.000,-
900 voters and the most redoubtable
opponent of the governmental system.
A great sensation has accordingly been
created by a letter written by Herr
Bebel 40 years ago, which some one
has handed over to the Cologne Ga
zette for publication.
AS chairman of the Leipsie Work
mems Educational society. Herr Bebel
wrote to the president OF the German
National society, protesting against
the hindrances opposed to ''the strug.
gle for national unity and social free
dom" by the agitation Of socialists. He
strenuously denounces ''the heresy OF
state aid, which, mistake II not, would
plunge not only the working men, but
all society into an abyss of destruc
tion," adding the warning that this
poisonous, seditious error" would
seep into the minds of the masses and
prepare the way for those who are
only waiting the opportunity to unfurl
the red banner of communism with
all its horrors"
This agitation to which Herr Bebe
refers was pursued particularly II
Saxony, and in his letter he says II
was high time Ito put forcible stoI
TO this business"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
LONGEST DUEL ON RECORD
italian Fencing Masters Engage in
Combat with Swords for Two
Hours and a Half.

A tiny scratch. one, two. three, four
drops OF blood and well-developed blis-
ter-these are the outward and visible
signs of the longest duel in history.
Sig. PM and Baron Athos de San
Malato were the combatants. and the
contest. which took place at Neuilly.
France. the other day. lasted two hours
and half.
PM acquired the scratch and made ar
interlude of few moments al the end
of the first hour and a half. and San
Malatos blister at the close of another
hour brought the affair to a full stop.
The Italian fencing masters are both
famous for their skill PM is slower
and possibly surer: San Malato the more
active. but apt 10 yield TO excitement.
They had an audience which would
have inspired many an inferior swords
man to great deeds. Fashion and beauty
were there to watch them. and the bat
tie ragged so evenly that the onlookers
fairly held their breath. The glancing
weapons hardly seemed TO turn in air
so rapid was the play. Pini's striking
up his opponents sword caused the acci-
dental wound 10 his forehead. and it was
the hilt OF San Malato's sword which
blistered his own palm
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
WAR MAY LAST ~ YEARS.
English Expert Compares Japan with
Great Britain At Beginning Of
the Nineteenth Century.

Miller Mcguire, the well-known Brit
ish expert, lectured before the Royal
United Service institution of London the
other day on the subject. The New Pa
cific from a Strategic Point of View"
The lecturer demonstrated the universal
desire in the past and at the present day
to obtair footing on the Pacific. He
described the advance of Russia. the
United States and Great Britain. say
ing:
The United States capture Of the
Philippines has created q new Pacific.
The United States has q vast reservoir OF
mechanical and labor power. 1t knows
the potentialities Of the Chinese and in
tends to control them"
Referring to the present situation In
the far east. he said at the besinnips of
the twentieth century Great Britain and
Japan bore the same relation to eastern
Asia as Great Britain bore to French
power al the beginning Of the nineteenth.
He ventured to say that the japanese
might repeat in regard to the Korean
peninsula what Great Britain did In
regard to the Iberian- He saw no rea-
son why the Russo-JapAnese war should
not last for % years. as did Great Brit
aims peninsular war.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
HOUSE OF CAPULETS.
LANDMARK OF VERONA, ITALY,
MAY BE DESTROYED.
Home Where Romeo Wooed Juhet to
Be Replaced by Modern Sky
scraper-News Shocks Pride
of Townspeopls.

The people of Verona. Italy. are in 4
great state OF agitation. for a blow has
been offered to their civic pride and their
traditions. The destruction of one OF
their most revered landmarks, the house
in which lived Juliet who was loved by
Romeo and immortaliZed by Shake
speare has been threatened, and by one
of their townsmen.
A few weeks ago they were stunned by
the news that the present owner OF the
historic house. not satisfied with the
revenue coming to him from the building.
had decided to tear ii down 10 make way
for a more paying ENTERPRISE modern
skyscraper
a skyscraper Ia place of the beautiful
old house," they exclaimed as soon as
they had recovered from their amaze
ment The house in which Juliet bad
lived a life of poetry and had died as
beautifully as she had lived. to be torn
down. and an ugly modern building,
smelling of fresh paint and Haunting its
air OF vulgar "progressiyeness" in the
faces of outraged towrspeople, to be
erected in its place.
They gathered In the streets and de-
elared that such stain should never rest
| on the fair fame of their city. And then
| they began to eoncoct schemes whereby
| this desecration might be prevented.
Unfortunately, the landlord proved q
formidable obstacle in the way OF the
carrying out of their plans -
| The present tenant, who had turned the
house into an inn. could not make II pay
SO the owner gave notice to the innkeeper
| to move and has taken steps to carry out
his threat t.-....s .lz.-,
The people OF Verona. who have care
fully restored Juliet's tomb. cannot un-
derstand such mereeHary motives, and
have petitioned the munieipaiity to pre-.
vent the tearing down OF the house: bui
the landlord remains deaf TO odiefal and
unoficial protests. Unless the tender
hearts that still cry over Juliet or th'
many poets that sing about her come
quickly to the rescue the house OF thu
Capulets. on the Via Capello. where pnc'
dwelt one OF the noblest families II
1 Verona. will be brushed away.
| II Is not. however. the spacious
sumptuous palace which theatrical scen'
painters have made familiar. but an old
narrow. brown building. with moss AM
! tiny vines in its many gaping cracks
Over the door is a white marble slab. oI
! which Is the Inscription now searcel,
readable:
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
KING Is ABOVE THE LAW.
Such Is Contention OF Belgium's Mon
arch in Suits Brought Against
Him by His Daughters.

In his defense OF the civil suit brought
sum of money. King Leopold OF Belgium
has had the effrontery TO place himself
not only above the plane Of the ordinary
subject. but above the laws of his realm
as well. He declines to admit that he
may be sued Just like the commonest
of his subjects. and complacently points
TO the throne as above the pale of the
law.
The plaintiffs in the suits against him
are his two daughters. Princess Louise
and Princess Stephanie. the latter the
widow of Crown Prince Rudolph Of Aus
tria. who killed himself. Princess
Stephanie subsequently welded Count
Lonyay. In addition to the daughters
there are two other plaintiffs-Paquin.
a gownmaker. and Hartog. a jeweler.
both Parisians. The daughters have
had recourse to the law TO compel the
king to pay over 10 them the 100000
dover which their mother brought to his
majesty. The trades people want him TO
settle for gowns and jewels bought Of
them.
In the trial the kings lawyer divulged
the stand taken by his majesty in his
plea to the court. In the first place. he
eontended that the royal marriage con-
tract was in effect an international al
lance. and for that reason could not be
treated as the ordinary marriage. In
other words. the marriage OF prince OF
the royal house did not impose on him
the obligations that might be exacted
from his subjects. On this ground h,
could not be expected to reimburse hi.
daughters for the dover that came 4
him from their mother.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Easter Lilies from J.p.n.

Our Easter lily. called the Bermuda"
lily. is in reality a native OF japan and
China. says 4 writer in Country Life In
America In 1879 Japan sent us only
$1,000 worth Of bults for growing them
but in 1895 the exports jumped to 3ao.-
900; by 1893 they reached tlso.eOo, and
they have been climbing steadily ever
since. while the output from Bermuds
is supposed to be q quarter less than {,
was a decade ago. In spite Of heavy
freights the Japanese bulbs could Otter
be delivered here for half the price oi
the Bermuda product.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

The london Tablet says Plus X. has
resolved that no priests revenue from
ecclesiastical sources shall exceed 81 200
q year.
Paul Dwight Moody. "a years old
youngest son Of the late Dwight Lyman
Moody. seems inclined to follow in the
footsteps OF his father and become an
evangelist. He is teacher of Bible study
In Mount Herman school for boys near
Boston. He is also teaching English
there.
The japanese constitution guarantee.
absolute freedom Of religious belief. and
the Gospel OF Christ is preached from one
end Of the empire to the other. In Japan
there are members Of Christian churche.
who command her battleships. who sit In
her cabinets. and who preside over heI
parliament
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15

we know that we are children of nature
The earth has nourished US through
unkuowu ages OF human existence. IL
it not true that the earth supplies us
with everything that we really require for
existence. We can live on vegetables
and fruit which the earth produces. We
would probably be better Oh to-day As
Q race without meat Have you ever
thought that il 10 probable that the earth
supplied ~ with the means to keep our
bodily vigor, our health. if We only
knew It, The animals know by instinct
what 10 good for them and will search
uutii they find in some plant what they
need for correcting indigestion or con-
ssipatiou, etc. Il II, therefore, not pos
sible that there are roots and herbs sup
piled by nature which will cure the
diseases that sfaict human kindf That
b Why DR.. Pierce. Of Budalo. N. Y, has
such faith in his Medical Discovery =
Ye:rs ago. when he was in general and
active prsetice, he found that . combi-
nation of certain herbs and roots made
into an alternative extract, without the
sss Of alcohol, would always put the
stomach into q healthy condition, nour-
ish the Tissues. feed the blood and nerves
and put healthy tsne int the whole
system. ...e
There are some people who can los
tsf to advantage. but the loss OF flesh il
one of the accepted evidences of Aiiins
health q A. fssh-making processes be
gin in the stomach, %, naturally when
there 10 loss Of fesh we look hrst to ths
stomach for the cause And the causs
il generally found to be disease of tn,
stomach and digestive and nutrive tracts
resulting in loss Of nutrition and eonss
Vusut ph ysical weskuess.
DR.. Pisrcs's Golden Medical Discover,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15

for years We both thank you. and, II
you think by publishing this it will
benefit other sufferers, you are at liberty
to do so. We have got several friends
TO try your Golden Medical Discovery
for different complaints and am pleased
to say that it has never failed. We wish
you every success"
Accept no substitute for Golden
Medical Discovery" Nothing is Just
as good"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged system from impurities.
FREE. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
Of stamps to pay expense of maiiing
only. Send III one-cent stamps for the
book in paper covers, or 81 stamps for
the cloth-bound volume. Address DR..
] R. ". Pierce, Buffalo, II. Y.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
TO THE REPUBLICANS
OF the Eighth Congressional Dis
triCt of Ohio.

convention OF delegates representing the
Republicans of the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict, is hereby called 10 meet in the city OF
Findlay. on
TUESDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF APRIL. 1904.
Beginning at 10 O'Clock OF said day. for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for Con-
zreSS in said district. the nomination of a can
didate for presidential elector, and for the
election of two dele gales and two alternate
lelerates 10 the Republican National Com
vention TO be held at the city of Chicago. on
June 81 next and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before
he convention
Each county will be entitled to representa-
tiOn in said convention on the basis of one
delegate and one alternate for each one hun
dred votes and for each fraction Of 20 or more
3 votes east for Myron T. Herrick for Govern
or. at the preceding November election, as
follows:
Champaign County. 1923 votes, "a delegates
Delaware County. 1852 votes 30 delegates
and So alternates.
Hancock County. 1858 votes, 20 delegates and
81 alternateS-
Hardin County, 1894 votes, 4s delegates and
IS alternates-
Logan County, 41S0 votes. IL delegates and
Al alternateS
Uuion County. ss4s votes, j. delegates and
j. alternates-
The delegates and alternates TO said Con-
veution shall be chosen in such manner a.
shall be designated by the County, sntra
Committees of the several eountieseEl-npos-
ing said district
The temporary organization as selected BY
the Congressional Committee is as follows:
Chai-nian-Hon. Arthur H. Jones OF Della
ware
Secretary-James B. johnson. of Urbana-
SerSeant-at-Arms John ". BLY, OF Findlay
BY order Of the Congressional Committe,
of the Eighth Congressional District, the 3Otl
day OF February. 1904
s 8 DEATON Chairman
II L WOODRURN.
THEO- TOTTtN-
w z. BOWMAN.
A :. .CONkLIN.
]. O. HOVER. Secretary
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15

from stomach trouble. My husband was
also greatly benefited by its user
al am pleased TO tell you that three
bottles of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery has cured my husband of liver
complaint and indigestion" writes Mrs.
G. Hall, Of Novsr, Ontario. rHe suf-
fered for long time with pain in his
right side and had to leave off work
several times. Tried three doctors here
received no benefit. Then / wrote to
you and you advised us to try your
Golden Medical Discovery We got
. bottle At once and before my husband
had taken all Of this one bottle he was
feeling ever so much better and able to
work again. He continued with the
Discovery until he had taken three
bottles and 10 now feeling better than
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
British PsareAaaa.

Peeresses of Great Britain. Scotland.
or Ireland, by birth. marriage. or crsa-
ton, are free from arrest or inprfs-
onment in civil eases; aaA In the evsat
of q peeress being charged Wtth erin
inal offeuse she could - trSsl ~ ~
house Of lor1s-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Champion Egg Eater.

Ackley. Ia. has the champion egg eater
OF the United States. George Richard
son. a stock buyer Of that city. has a
mania for eggs. His appetite is not sat
isfied by the usual allotment. as he DEM
onstrated when he ate 81 in 30 minutes
In the presence of witnesses. Mr.. Rich
ardson thinks nothing of eating two
dozen at one sitting. and experiences no
inconvenience from the unusual number
About a week before, he ate so speci-
mems OF eggs on bet of five dollars, and
offered 10 bet dollar he could eat TWO
dozen more
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15

An English writer. in discussing the
place Of women as workers. declares
that in America women have not the
same recognized place a. workers that
they have in France. The typical
American husband still feels that 1t 10
his duty to make money-and his
wife's duty to spend IT,"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
THIS Is THE HOUSE OF THE
CAPTLETS. FROM WHICH SPRANG
JCLIETTE,
FOR WHOM TENDER HEARTS
HAVE EVER CRIED
AND THE POETS SUNG.


The tomb of the heroine Of the real life
tragedy which Shakespeare's genius
made immortal is one OF the chief show
places of Verona. Ii is in another street
from the house Of the Capulets. and since
its restoration has been q favorite resort
for pensive couples.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15

restores the lost flesh by curing dis
eases of the stomach and other or
gans of digestion and nutrition and
enabling the perfect digestion and
assimilation Of food from which
flesh and strength are made.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery purifies the blood and en-
tirely eradicstes the poisons that
breed and feed disease. II thus
cures scrofula, eczema, erysipelas,
boils, pinnples and other eruptions
that mar and scar the skin. Pure
blood is essential to good health.
The weak, run down, debilitated
condition which 90 many people ex-
perience is commonly the effect OF
impure blood. DR.. Ferce's Golden
Medical Discovery not only cleanses
the blood Of impurities, but it in
creases the activity Of the blood
making glands, and II enriches the
body with an abundant supply OF
pure, rich blood.
81 was all run down. very nervous.
and suffered terribly from stomach
trouble, which the doctors pro-
nounced indigestion" writes Mrs.
VIM. Morey. OF Marshall, Mich. II
I doctored for a year without perma-
nent relief. Was advised
by a friend to try Doctor
/ Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, and after the use
of nine bottles I was cured. -
! can heartily recommend
the Golden Medical Dis
covery' to any one suffering
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Proprietors Held Liahls.

Restaurant keepers are liable for
damages done to the gowns Of their wo-
man patrons through the earelessress or
awkwsrdness OF walters. according to
an opinion handed down In the state OF
New York by the appellate term or the
supreme court
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
WE ARE MOVED TO REMARx.

That 1904 is acting even worse than
1905.
That the Russians do not know when
the newspapers have whipped them.
That the war correspondents did not
kill on quite all the Russians last week.
That the hopes of the twentieth CEN
tury are not entirely bound up in the
result of the war in the east;
That the beautiful thing about the
song Of the mockins bird is that he does
not ask to have II published at usual
6atea-chaeago AAvaaes.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Felt as Well as Hard

A big gun that is being cast At Read
ing. Pa. is to have a range Of SO miles
II may yet come to pass, remarks the
Chicago Record-Herald.t that shot may
not only be heard around the world but
fred around as we'll
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Losses in Boer War.

A revised list of the British casual
ties in the Boer war shows that Eng
lands army was depleted to the num-
ber OF 20.621. Following are the deaths
in detail: Oficers-Killed or died from
wounds, 719; died from enteric fever
1873; died from other diseases. 1913. Non
commissioned officers and men-Killed
or died from wounds, 6.S63; died from
enteric fever. 1907; died from other dis.
eases 926
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Hard Luck,

A couple married at Mars Hill, Me-,
recently, had more than their share Of
trouble. First the minister was an hour
late. and then the floor timbers gave
way and precipitated the assembled
company into the cellar. Finally when
the knot had been tied the horse ran
away when it was taking the couple to
the train. However. they survived all
the catastrophes and after waiting five
hours for another train they made their
escape.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Suicides in Berlin,

In 1900 there were only % suicides in
Berlin TO every 100. 900 inhabitants: In
1863 the number was 81
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15

Above farms are well improved. fine rich
soil. on pike roads near railroads towns
SchOOi and church. u cash. write for farm list
and further Information. VIM Fleming
GreenSburg. Ind
Laundry. in a town Of 1000 population
worth twice the money Il will take to buy It.
best OF reasons for selling L. R. Fleming
Greensburg. Ind Jan % 1904
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Attention. Farmers!

Call on Kerr Bros. and get prices
of Clover Seed, before you sell.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
WHAT THE EARTH
PRODUCES.
Are We Children of Nature !?

10 can but admire the beau
tiful things in Nature-the
glory of the landscape. the
trees, the meadows. the
beauty of the sea and heav-
euf Wheu ws can admire
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-15
Low Rates

To many points in the following territory
Alabama Arizona. Arkansas. Colorado, Flor
Ida. Georgia Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas.
kentucky. louisiana Michigan, Minnesota.
Mississippi. Missouri. Nebraska New Mexico.
North Carolina. south Dakota Tennessee.
Texas. Utah, Virginia Wisconsin and Wy
omlng. over the
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
COMPLAINS TO THE POLICE
AFTER CHOKING A WOMAN
Friends and Accuses Anna Green
of Having Stolen Ii.


Max Weiner, tailor, 222 Kearny
street. kept two policemen and two
detectives busy for some hours yes
terday investigating charge that he
made against Anna Green of robbing
him and a counter charge by the
woman that Weiner had choked her
and tried to kill her.
Weiner shortly before.3 o'clock yes
terday morning told policemen Hurd
and .Lycette that the woman had sto-
len from him gold watch and chain,
a diamond stick pin, an overcoat and
n diamond lockef while they were in
the Inverness Hotel, 135 Mason street.
They went to. the Augusta Hotel,
536 Geary street. She denied that she
had stolen anything from Weiner, but
said that he had choked her and tried
10 kill her. She showed marks on her
neck TO prove it.
Detectives Ryan and Taylor were
notified and they took Weiner and the
woman to the City Prison. and locked
thenf up pending developments. After
making an investigation they discov-
cred that Weiner had left his jewelry
and overcoat in different saloons for
safe keeping during the night. The
woman was at once released from Gus
tody AS she refused to prosecute
Weiner for choking her he was later
released.