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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Capt. D. G. Crafty. father OF Mrs. c.
NJ Wanzer, is dead at his home in
Delaware.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Trainmaster of the Big Four, George
David. is . busy man Friday even
ing he made the statement that for the
past six months he has not been in the
business portion of the city.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
Births.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs Charles Alex
ander, of Eastern avenue, a daughter
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

TRY Miller, SON of Noah Miller. of
Lewistcwn, viii leave for Chicago. Ill /.
where he will probably enter the en-
ploy of the Eastman Kodac Compsny
as demonstrator. Mr.. Miller, till about
three weeks ago, was employed as q
photographer in Ft Wayne, Indiana
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

The pension Of VIM Hankison. of
this place. has been increased to $40
per month since March 80, 1904, through
the agency of Thos. r. Wright.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

The pension Of Calvin Besl. Belle
fontaine. Ohio, has bsen increased to
$l400 per month from April 13, 1904.
through D. J. Huben's BeIlefontaine,
Ohio, agency.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Ohio State Medical association will
hold meeting in Cleveland, May IS.
10 and 20 Or. J. g. Deemy, of this
city, has been invited to read q paper.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

The western conference Of the Wit
tenberg Synod win be..held May 1925
in North Baltimore. Ohio. Rev 8. E
Greenawalt, pastor of the Lutheran
church is on the program for his
torical paper -Four Decades Of the
General Synod Lutheran Church
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

The Columbus Journal of Sunday
declares that during the coming sum
mer the members of the auto clubs OF
that city will take many runs through
Union, Hardin and Logan counties.
the cities and towns of Kenton, Della
ware, Radnor, Richmond, LaRue,
Bellecenter, Huntsville, Dublin,
Marysville, Zanesfeld, East Liberty
and Bellefontaine to be among those
visited.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

City Auditor and Mrs Charles Roe
buck arrived home Saturday evening
over the Sxndusky Division of the Big
Four. Their coming was entirely un-
announced as they were not expected
till today. City Auditor and Mrs
Roebuck came unherslded in order to
|circumvent their many friends who
have been busily engaged in preparing
a reception for them with q appropri.
ate eco npaniment of rice, old shoes,
etc A telegram was sent to friends Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roebuck from Urbana by
Will Wallace who was on the trail tell
ing of their coming. but the message
was received here too late.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roebuck will tempor-
arily reside with Ex- County Clerk and
Mrs W. s. Roebuck. Later they will
90 to housekeeping.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
$I.5o Per Year In Advants.
LOCAL BREVITIES

Sunday morning at about 8 o'clock
there was light furry OF snow.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Mr.. Frank Fossler. an employe In
the United States War Department Of
fices in Washington, D. G, if here for
an extended visit with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Fossler, of east
Sandusky avenue. Mr.. Fossler is not
in the best of health and his pleasant
stay at home will afford him time tc
secure q needed rest
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Through the real estate agency Of
Henry McKinnon q property located
near the Big Four shops. has been sold
by Mrs Edna Hellings- Eichman to
Geo. W. Henry and the William Jaques
property located ON South Main street
to the Logan County Lumber Company.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

In honor of Miss Grace Kinsinger,
winner of the Inter Urban High School
oratorical contest. an informal rscep-
tion was given by high School students
Saturday evening, at the north Main
street home of Mr.. Emery and Miss
Helen Patterson. The home was elab-
orately decorated with the High colors.
red and black. and the stals and stripes.
The evening was spent in the extend.
ing of congratulations music and
dancing. Superintendent MacKinnor
and Miss Annie Price, principal of the
Hign School, were in attendance and
expressed themselves as being greatly
gratified over Miss Kinsinger's victory.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
DAVlstHUIPHREYs
ss''sgentains. Q


The MEETING of the Western Confer
ence Of the WittsnbsrR Synod win b
held May 1875 in North Baltamors.
Ohio. The chuEch that entertains the
conference was organised By Rev. 8.
e. Gresnswalt Whsn pastor in Findlay.
Rev. GreenaWalt 10 oa the program for
q historical pspsf. "Four Decades Of
the General Synod Lutheran Church :"
8. l. Jenkins. living short distance
west Of town. welcomed his twenty
seventh grandchild Lest Tuesday. II
Roosevelt knew this b would send
greetings, although Sam 10 . staunch
democrat. and % are the bSyA-
Huntsville News
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

At meeting of St Cecilia Circle
Kings Daughters held Saturday even
ing with Miss Lena Cotton. officers
were elected and the rummage sale to
be conducted on the afternoons and
evenings of Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of the present week by this and
Alpha Circle talked of.
The new officers are: President.
Miss Lena Cotton Vice President, Mrs.
Frank A. Pool Secretary, Miss Zenaide
Allen and Treasurer, Miss Helen Spit
tlo
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Mr.. Guy Mcrse. while at work at the
mattress factory. Friday morning met
with the misfortune to badly lacerate
finger on his left hand with q large
needle. Dr.. J. p. Harbert dressed the
injured member.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

On the evening Of Wednesday, May
25 the High school graduating class
viii conduct Glass Day exercises in
the Opera House and ON the following
night, that of Thursday. May 20, the
annual commencement exercises will
be held
The music of both evenings will be
furnished by the High School Miss
Grace Kinsinger will give her oratiop,
"A boundless Empire, Thursday
evening.
The admission fee for one evening
will be Is cents and a ticket good for
both eveningf will cost you So cents.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

News of the death of Captain b. L.
Kuhns, Of Canton. Ohio. in San Juan.
P. R., where he was filling a position
of enrolling Clerk of the Legislature.
has been received here Captain Kuhns
was q SON of the late Rev. L. NJ. Kuhns,
many years ago pastor of the first
Lutheran church, and who caused to
be built here the first Lutheran par
sonage. Rev. Kuhns went from here
to Canton where he acted as pastor OF
a Lutheran church and from that city
went to Washington, d. c., an ap-
pointee in the Pension Department by
President Mckinley.
When here the late Captain Kuhns.
the son. was one of the boyhood com.
panions of Atty John Lawrence, who
afterwards was a frequent visitor al
the Kuhns home at Canton.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

Mrs. Mary Williams, of Carrolton.
Ohio. died suddenly Monday morning
at seven O'Clock at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. R. @. Sterling, OF 20s
Plum Valley street The end was due
to concussion Of the brain resulting
from an injury to the skull sustained
Sunday afternoon when while coming
from the cellar way at the Sterling
home she fell backwards striking her
head on the cement floor of the cellar.
The accident happened at one O'Clock
and for q time Mrs. willisms was un-
conscious Drs E. A. and @. h Swan
were called and later the unfortunate
woman gai ned consciousness
until a few moments prior to her
death, when she suffered an unlocked
for sinking spell. it was thought that
her condition was not so serious but
that she might recover.
Mrs Williams had been here visiting
her daughter fo- little more than two
weeks. She was q lady sixty-seven
years of age and a widow, her husband
having died years ago from wounds re-
ceived in the Civil War. Besides Mira
Sterling she is survived by three other
children, two sons and a daughter.
The progress., 1904-03-12
ROMANCE IN SMYRNA.
Beautiful Young Woman Slyly Traps
Wealthy Suitor in n Scheme
for Gain.

Recently an elderly oil merchant,
who has for many years lived in
Smyrna, fell in love with beautiful
young girl of the same city and asked
her to marry him. She refused at first,
but finally said that she would become
his wife if before the ceremony was
performed he would present her with
the handsome house which he owned
in the center of the city. He promised
to do so, and straightway the necessary
deed was drawn up, signed and handed
to the covetous damsel, the understand
ing being that the marriage was to
take place on the following morning,
relates the New York Herald
That night the young lady slept in
the newly-acquired house, and at the
hour appointed for the ceremony the
elderly suitor presented himself at the
door in his new wedding garments.
Instead, however, of receiving him as
sweetheart should, the young lady no
sooner set eyes on him than she rushed
10 the door and gave him, with the aid
of stalwart youth. with whom she
appeared to be on very friendly terms,
drubbing. which was so severe that
he was hardly able to crawl away from
the spot.
After he had disappeared the faith
less sweetheart and her companion
barricaded themselves in the house
and, though the disappointed oil mer-
chant formally demanded that his
property be returned to him, no atten-
ton was paid TO him.
The progress., 1904-03-12

Many places have curious names,
but apparently there is only one place
which has name without any VOW
els. That place is the little hamlet
of Ws, near Paris. VS. being an un-
pronounceable name, the inhabitants
of the hamlet have transformed it in
TO "d'Us," but this change has not
been sanctioned legally. and on the
official records the name Ws still ap-
pears. The hamlet has III inhabit-
ants, and it's sole attractions are the
Chateau d'Osny, which has been for
many years in the possession of Ed
mond About's family, and the Chateau
de Vigny, which is one of the best
specimens of the Renaissance style OF
architecture.
So far as is known, there is only one
person in Europe at present who has
a name without any vowels. and that
is M. Srb, the mayor of Prague.
Strangers TO the city who find it nec-
essary to interview the mayor take
care first of all to learn the proper
nunciation.-London Mail.
The progress., 1904-03-12
MILLIONAIRE'S SYMPATHY.
Was Expressed for an Old Friend in
. Manner Surprising and
Substantial

"A man whom | knew well, one who
had once been very prosperous
business man in st. Louis, but who had
met reverses, walked into the Office OF
one of our western m...ionaires and
asked for the loan of Ave dollars" said
ex-Congressman Charles F. Joy, of
Missouri. recently, relates the Wash
ington Post.
"The man seeking the favor had been
close friend of the millionaire before
he had become immensely rich. The
unfortunate one went to the other in
fear and trembling, dreading to be
turned down, for he knew that the
news of his taking to drink had reached
the ears of his old-time friend
He was greeted very cordially, how
ever, and plucked up heart to ask for
the money Immediately the million
aires demeanor changed. NO. said he,
I can't let you have five dollars
81 hardly expected you would re-
piled the supplicant, but thought that
maybe for our former friendship you
might do me that little favor How
ever, it does not matter. When INNS
luck deserts him he can get no as
sistance from any quarter. and with
an air of absolute detection he turned
to leave the Office.
No, won't give you what you want
ed, but wait here few minutes and
the millionaire went into his private
room and held brief consultation
with one Of his employees. In a quar-
ter of an hour the clerk returned
and held out a big, fat envelope to the
miserable being. The latter. hardly
realizing that anyone should send him
a communication, broke the cover, and
inside found five brand-new 500 bills
and railway ticket to st. Louis, with
berth or parlor car. On seeing these,
and realizing that the man whom he
supposed would not let him have five
dollars had been his benefactor, the
recipient of this unexpected generosity
broke down and cried like a child.
There is not much more to say to
the story, except that with the money
the man went to his old home and
started up in small business out of
which he derives comfortable living.
The moral, if there be one, is that mil
lionaires are often as sympathetic as
ordinary mortals. This particular one
l know to be the possessor of big |
heart, and yet he has the best reasons
for never talking about his acts of
charity"
The progress., 1904-03-12

Mrs. Haskell, Worthy Vice.
Templar, independent Order
Good Templars, Of Silver Lake.
Mass, tells Of her cure by the
use Of Lydia E. Pinkham's vege.
table Compound.
"DEAR MRS. PIrKHAx:- :-F -Four years
ago was nearly dead with infamma-
ton and liberation. endured daily
untold agony, and life was burden
to me, 1 had used medicines and
washes internally and externally until
1 made up my mind that there was no
relief for me. Calling at the home Of
: friend, noticed bottle of Lydia
10. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
nound. NV friend endorsed it highly,
and decided to give it trial to see il
It would help me. It took patience
and perseverance, for was in bad con-
dition, and l used Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for
nearly five months before was cured,
but what change, from despair to
happiness, from misery to the delight
full exhilarating feeling health always
brings. I would not change back for
q thousand dollars, and your Vegetable
Compound is grand medicine.
. IL wish every sick woman would
try it and be convinccd"- MRS. IDA
HASKELL, Silver Lake, Mass. Worthy
Vice Templar, Independent Order Of
Good Templars. $1,000 forfeit u oigfna,
Of abocs letter proving gsnuinensss cannot BE- pro-
duced
The progress., 1904-03-12
NAMES VANISHING TIMBER.
Most of the Lumber Used in Saip-
building There Now Comes
from other States.

Maine is great builder of wooden
ships, but little of the wood used in
the construction of these vessels is
grown in Maine Formerly the ships
built in this state were composed en-
tirely of the products of the native for
ests, but nowadays it is different, says
Bangor report.
The bottom part of the frame is some
times cut in the Maine woods and a
good deal of hackmatack and juniper
for the tops Is also cut at home, but
most of the frames are cut in the oak
forests of Virginia, while many tops or
complete frames are composed of Nova
Scotia spruce.
The planking and ceiling is practical
ly all of southern pine. The deck planks
come from Michigan or Wisconsin for
the most part and the larger masts are
brought all the way from the Pacific
coast. 1t is only the skill of the Maine
shipwrights and the low cost of con-
struction here that keep Maine at the
head of this branch of the shipbuilding
industry.
Recently a train load of masts from
Elma, Wash, attracted as much atten-
tion as circus train as 1t passed
through Maine on the way to Bucksport.
The masts were carried on three fiat
cars of the Northern Pacific railroad.
which were securely bound together
with stout chains, as well as couplings.
There we're six of the masts, each 10S
feet long, "a inches in diameter at the
butt and "a inches at the top. Close
behind came another train of three cars
carrying six more masts and three bow
spirits. also from Washington. The total
weight of these IS sticks was 1860
pounds. an average of more than six
tons each.
The masts covered the entire length
of the three cars, the weight resting
almost wholly upon the end cars and
the car in the middle acting as sort
of swivel link between the others to
allow for the easy turning of curves in
the road. The trains Travelled 1858
miles from Washington to Bucksport in
21 days. and the freight charges upon
the Is sticks of pine amounted TO about
81 500.
Tall pines are still found in Maine. but
only occasionally. and when one is cut
the newspapers print para
graphs about it. with incidental lam
for the vanished forests of
giants
The progress., 1904-03-12

FsotBall, - Playea 4 This Country,
Clains More victims Than
the Prise-Jsing.

Which is the more destructive to lif
and limb football or pugilism? Stats
| tics gathered by the New York Wcrl'
show 124 deaths from prize fghtinI
since Tom Falkner was knocked ou
In England in 175S, the listending will
five in this country during 1908. Dur
ing 1902 the prize ring had seven vic
Tins; In 1901 the number was eight
and It was ten in 1900. For some o
these deaths men have gone to prison
but the great majority of the men who
gave the death blow we're not even ar.
rested. The figures show conclusively
that the sport" of the prize ring II
brutal. and deserves repression. 1t is
happily, not a popular sport in this
country, thanks to unfriendly laws, says
the Baltimore Sun, and does not at
tract the unfavorable attention that Ia
given to football. The latter sport
seems, however, even more objection
able, II account be taken OF the num-
Der and character of the victims. Tha
World notes that the football season
Is barely six weeks in length, and the
number of players is fully 20 per cent.
greater than of tbe puginsts These
two facts" the World says. "in con-
sideration of results. indicate that the
percentage is against the football play
err" He is in more danger than the
pugilist.
Facts collected by Prof. e. E. Dexter.
of the University of Illinois, from go
American colleges show that in the last
ten years out of 210,334 students 22,766
played football, and of this number 654
were seriously injured and ia we're
killed. In 1902 the seriously injured
numbered 143. and IL were killed. In
some years one player is killed or
MANNED for each day of the playing sea-
son. In view Of Prof. Dexter's figures.
1t is impossible to assert that the game
Is maintained in the interest of the ath-
letic development of students. since it
is shown that but 1913 per cent. of the
students play football. A form Of ex-
ercise in which only about one student
out of ten engages cannot conduce
greatly to the physical development Of
the student body as whole. The
tenth students field practice does not
affect the muscles, heart and lungs of
The other nine. The football game is,
In fact. for nine-tenths of the boys only
, spectacle, and for the rest largely
IN occasion of idleness, dissipation and
This is, unfortunately,
90 much the character Of all college
sports. Athletic exercise in the gym
1asium is one thing. games are usually
n character and effect something very
lifferent They do not always injure
seriously the participants, and this is
he most that can be said for them.
The progress., 1904-03-12
THE USEFUL GOURD.
Serves as Baby-Rattle, SpinnfDG-TOp,
Darnfng-BnlI, Dipper, Nest
Egg, Etc.

Women who live in cities and have
to buy their hats, dish-towels, sponges
and dippers at the store have sur
prise awaiting them at the st. Louis
worlds fair. A Tennessee woman
says the Nashville American, win ex-
hibit there a wonderful collection OF
gourds which show how Nature herself
provided those useful articles for
country folk.
Since Indian days in the colonies the
gourd has been the traditional back
woods dipper; and in the middle south
many a romance has been woven about
onnrdfiil- nf clear enrin0 water hand
ed to a traveller by mountain maid.
But the gourds at the fair will be more
useful than romantic. There will be
among them great gourds, which make
good receptacles for anything from
eggs to silk dresses. The largest Of
them will hold, it is said, hundred
dozen eggs. Baby-rattles, spinning
tops and darning-gourds will be shown,
just as nature provides them, and 9TH
ers. polished and vanished. There
will be handled gourds for dip
pers; gourds shaped and colored like
goose eggs, duck eggs and turkey eggs,
SO that when placed in the nest they
deceive the fowls; gourds that have
been hung in the poultry yard for the
martins to nest in; long, slender
gourds that look like snakes, and round
ones that resemble oranges, will be
there to show the plant in its common
varieties.
Most interesting to the women, per-
haps, will be botanical hat, based on
a shape of woven grasses and trimmed
with vegetable lace from the inside
of a gourd, colored with dyes. This
same lace gourd will be shown adapted
for humber use. as a dish-cloth. and.
in still different shape. as bath
sponge. Beside it will be the beau
tiful "Turk's-cap" gourd, which serves
as a pincushion.
A gourd banjo Of the olden time will
show how plantation folk in many re-
gions grew their music on the vine;
and on another gourd, polished and var
nished. will be traced the old-time
melody of Sugar in de Gourd." There
are few more variously useful plants
grown in this country than the gourd,
and few more popular in the region
from which this exhibit is TO be COL
lected. City people who go to the
Louisiana purchase exposition with the
idea that gourd is hard-shell imi-
tation of a crook-neck squash are des-
tined to have their notions on the sub
ject altered.