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Evening journal., 1904-08-16
GRAND ARMY REUNION.

Grand Army Republic, Boston, August
18th to 20th.
The 1904 National Enoampmsnt G. A. r..
win be held at Boston, August Is - 20
and IS expected to be quite an event for
the organization.
As the years roll by, each one calling
some OF the old veterans 10 final muster,
che comrades that are left appreciate more
and more the opportunity for meeting
Evening journal., 1904-08-16
Once This Fashion Was New

From now on you ought to be all eyes If you
would keep abreast Of the new colors, the new
fabrics and the new styles that the incoming
steamers are beginning to bring into this store
We are not to be misunderstood as claiming
to have full fall stocks at this present early date.
But you cannot help feeling, if you walk through
the alsles, the stir made by the wireless message
that fall is on the way; nor seeing without spec
tacles the CLINT of the new things
Evening journal., 1904-08-16

time OF year is on the increase, and August
sales spring up like bamboo trees in night
You won't find any August furniture OF
that sort here. Every piece in this sale is Of
the same good quality that we keep the year
round, bought from reliable makers
This library furniture for instance. Buy
it without fear. It's good for generations.
Evening journal., 1904-08-16
her Rugs

Domestic rugs
Second floo0
About 50 American Administer
rugs. light, medium and dark
colohngs.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
How the Indians Dun.

We have all heard the phrase, After
him with sharp stick" but it may
not have occurred to many Of us that
the stick referred TO is the much feared
yearly January bill. Such. however, Is
the meaning that the saying conveys
TO the Nushinan Indians of California.
who have seen the disagreeable habit
prevalent among us of sending gifts.
When one Indian owes another, 1t Is
considered bad taste for the creditor 10
dun the debtor. He proceeds. with more
delicacy. He procures a certain num-
ber Of sticks. according TO the amount
of the debt. and paints a ring around
the end of each. These he carries and
tosses into the debtors wigwam and
then goes away without a word. The
debtor invariably pays the debt and de-
stroys the sticks. as II is considered a
rcproach 10 have the January dunning
stick thrown into the wigwam. Indeed
the creditor never uses them except
with hard customers.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05

Adviser and found Il contained much
useful information about the care of
my health, about physiology, anato-
nv, and everything a woman should
know then decided to write DR.
Pierce and tell him all about NV all
meuts l received such a nice carefully
considered letter, in reply, giving me
advice about my diet, exercise and all
This advice is free to everyone and /
wonder YOU don't write him at once. 1t
didn't take ME inany months to regain
my good looks. Ever since / was fifteen
/ have suffered untold agonies periodic
ally but now am free from pain, worry
and bad temper. / started in with light
exercise and movements in the morning
before dressing. taking breathing exer-
else and tepid sponge bath. Occasion
ally, about once a week, / took a little
vegetable pill called DR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets - this for the complexion,
aud to stimulate the liver. Then / took
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription three
times day for those wornanly weak
nesses / told you about. That's my
secret of beauty. It's the easiest thing
in the world to be happy and keep ones
good looks. Look at the thousands of
women who have been made well by
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription; look
how they keep their good looks. DR..
Pierce offers $500 reward forwomen who
cannot be cured. Let me read you the
offer: The proprietors and makers of
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription feel
I fully warranted in offering to pay $500
in legal money of the United States, for
any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weak
ness, Prolapsus. or Falling of Womb
which they cannot cure. All they ask
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
AFTER THE BALL.
A CONFIDENTIAL CHAT.

vwell, Bessie, here we are, the party
Is over and I'm tired to death. But it
was dream, wasn't itP"
UI'm glad J0H at least had a good
time, Enid. for | didn't. I never in all
my life felt so much like a wall-hower.
1 know l look like fright, but that's
no reason why Fred, Alfred and cousin
Max should leave me entirely by myself,
they never once looked my way. Once
upon a time they were only too glad to
dance with me, but since lost the roses
from my cheeks, got thin and pale, they
have avoided me. tell you, Enid,
must do something for myself soon CT
I'll be retired to the shelf to mould and
wither.n
Wits perfect nonsense, Bessie, for you
to talk OF being laid on the shelf, only
twenty-five years old and ready to quit
as out of the race. Why, ii all depends
on yourself. Forget your worries, your
aches and ailments do as I did, take
plenty OF out-of-door air, cultivate hap
piness by not allowing your mind TO
dwell on the trifies and the worries of
life, which seem so like mountains to
you, but which will simply melt into
thin air, If YOU follow my example.
was hollow-cheeked, weak and nervous;
j worked about the house all day, often
times did not go out of the house for
days: finally, sent thirty-one cents in
stamps TO DIR. R V. Pierce. of Buffalo,
u. ". for his Common Sense Medical
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
OMNlvOROuS MAN.
Reptiles Are Eaten with Eagerness
All over the World.

All oNcr W.
Reptiles are eaten with eagerness all
over the world. Neither want OF beau
~ nor abundance of venom protects
them from omnivorous man. Although
they suggest to us by form and motion
all that IL false and unfair. hideous
and horrid, even Gods curse of the ser
pent does not shield II. and from the
humble frcg of the pond to the colossal
crocodile OF Egypt they are all only so
much fool for men. Old Mexicans
loved the speckled salamander and ate
1t with Spanish pepper. The Spaniards
learned tie odd fashion. and the habit
has not entirely died out. Nipers are
a favorite dish with Italians. The liz
ards of this continent are a most deli
cate dish. and the iguanas of the An
titles were carried TO South Carolina in
great numbers. the rice fields of that
state being well suited to them.
Snakes find a ready market in many
eastern countries. The giant of Java.
which infests the pepper plantations
and whose venom is fatal, Is a favor
lite. The huge boa constructor furnishes
an exceedingly fat meat. and the negroes
of its native country prefer II TO the
daintlest food of the white man. Tho
anaconda Of Brazil supplies the table
of the poor. though the Portuguese use
only the rich fat 1t produces. South
American natives eat almost every kind
of snake, and the far west has taught
many a fastidious palate from over the
90 i=f. Fna To N
our own country. Snake eating Is mor'
common in the United States than on'
would imagine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
And SO He Sat Down.

The Judge had had his patience
sorely tried by lawyers who wished
to talk and by men who tried to evade
jury service. Between hypothetical
questions and excuses it seemed as
if they never would get to the actual
trial of the case. So when the puz-
zied little German who had been &C
cepted by both sides jumped up, the
judge was exasperated.
"Shudgem cried the German.
what is it?" demanded the Judge.
81 tink l like TO 60 home TO my
wife" said the German.
"You can't" retorted the Judge.
''Sit down"
But shudge," persisted the Ger
man, Il don't tink I make a good
shuror."
You're the best in the box" said
the judge. "Slt down"
'sWhat box?1 asked the German.
THE jury box - said the judge.
"Oh, fought it vas bad box that
peoples gets in sOmedimds."
NO. said the Judge; "the bad box
is the prisoners box"
But shudge," persisted the little
German, II don't speak good English" 1"
You don't have TO speak any at
all" said the Judge. 'Sit down.
The little German pointed at the
lawyers to make his last desperate
plea.
''Shudge." he said. Il can't make
holdings out of what these feilers
say"
II was the judges chance to get
even for many annOyances-
Neither can any one else" he
said. Sit down. wn.r-Chicago Post.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
Dl5ARM,NG THE GODS.
How Chinese, Japanese and Bindoo
uoy~ Prepare For school Life.


noy- Prepare For school Life.
Among the eastern nations the begin
ming of school life is critical time for
the child The priest or astrologer
must be consulted 10 choose a lucky
day. Every precaution must be taken
to avert the jealousy Of the gods, whose
malice is especially directed against n
fine boy.
The Chinese father who adorcs his
son will take the utmost pains 10 con
vince the powers OF the air that the
boy Is of no account. The child may
he given despicable name. like flea
or chutZe, n pig. or. more insulting
still. he may be given a girls name.
The boy may be started of 10 school
wearing a girls dress and one earring,
and If the deception is complete this
will be the most efTectual Of all, for
even the gods 10 not care for girls in
China
The Japanese schoolboy wears hang
ing from his belt little red bag con-
tanning brass tag with his name and
his parents name and address upon 1t.
lie must have his paper umbrella and
his fan. and in gray bag upon his arm
Is a Jar of rice for his luncheon. This
quaint little fellow has probably made
his Offering at his own private shrine
to Tenjinsen. the god of penmanship.
When the HipdOo boy has found an
auspicious Gay to begin school he Is
taken TO the god of learning. Sarasva
IT, Here the little supplicant presents
his offerings OF rice and betel nuts ant
repeats the letters Of the alphabet aftei
the priest Thus lac is entered into th'
ws..s of knowledge in the very presenc,
of the .-Everybody's Magazine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05

A Frenchman went to a brother
member at his lodge and said to him:
What does polar bear do?
The brother answered:
"What does polar bear do? Why
he sits on the ice"
''Sits on zee ice?-
"Yes," said the brother; there is
nothing else to sit on"
''Vell, vat he do too:"
what does he also do: Why be
eats fish"
"Eat fish-sits on zee ice and eats
fish. Then don't accept"
"You don't accept? What do you
mean?"
.Oh, non, non. does not accept
was appointed to act as polar beaI
to zee funeral."-Atlanta Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
ClIn of Natural Glass.

A cliff Of natural glass can be seen In
Yellowstone park. Wyoming. 1t Is half
a mile long and from $50 TO 29O feet
high. the material of which it consists
being as good glass as that artificiaiIy
manufactured. The dense glass which
forms the base is from - TO 100 feet
thick. while the upper portion. having
suffered and survived many ages Of
wind and rain. has naturally worn
much thinner. OF course the color OF
the cliff is not that of natural glass
transparent and white-but is mostly
black and in some places mottled and
streaked with brown!sh red and shades
of olive green and brown.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
His Jubilee.

Uucle Ephm had put on clean
c ollar and his best coat, and was
walking majest!cany up and down
the street.
Aren't you working today, uncle:"
ask ed one of his Caucasian acquaint-
ances.
mo, sub. Ise celebrating my gold
weddin', suh.'
"You we're married fifty years ago
today
''Yes, sub
We'll, why isn't your wife helping
you celebrate it:r
My present wife, sub, replied
Uncle Eph'm, with dignity, amt got
nothin' to do with il. She de
leventh."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
MOSS-GrOWn. But o. X.

We were travelling in the noun
tains last summer. and we came to a
wide stream of water, and we could
not see how we were going to get our
wagon across it." said the narrator.
We'll, what did you do:- asked one
of the audience.
why, We just sat down and talked
il over.r-Yonkers Statesman.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
The Tomb of David.

The tomb of David. king of Israel. is
still pointed out TO travellers in Fales-
tine and. despite its age. Is in a re-
markably good state of preservation.
David died in l015 y. c. and was bur
led in the -city of David" His tomb
became the sepulcher of several subse-
quent kings and one of the sacred
places of the kingdom. 1t stands on
Mouat Zion. at Jerusalem. Just outside
Of the city wall.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
AS He Explained II.

'If you wish to sleep in church, =
said the deacon sarcastically, sup
pose there is no objection, but why
do you snore?"
81 presume" replied the offeDde 7
carelessly, that It's because the
seats are so uncomfortable. Ialways
snore when I'm not resting easily
Chicago Post.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05

Il wonder why people say AS
smart as steel trap'2~ asked the
very young man. Il never noticed
anything so remarkably smart about
a steel trap"
"A steel trap, my boy" replied the
sage from -Sageville, els smart be-
cause, unlike some people, it shuts
up at the proper time"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05

"Half the milk you leave in the
pail every morning disappears, pro-
tested the female customer.
"You ought to have a waterproof
pail, said the milkman.
"Oh," retored the woman, sit isn't
the water that leaks out
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
Cheap Rate to Colorado

The Chicago s. Northwestern Rail-
way is selling tickets at a Summer
tourist rate of $50 from Chicago to
Colorado points and return; and a
correspondingly low rate from point
east of Chicago.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
How II Cured Him.

Do you think water is a cure for
indigestionb-
Il don't know positively, but Belle
said it cured her husband. She said
he bought some watered stock, and
had to hustle so hard to get nd of ii
that he got rid of his indigestion.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
Compulsory Piety.

Srnday School Teacher = hope all
the little girls in my class love Godf
Eva Brown do. Sunday School Teach
er-That's right. Eva. Now tell Us why
you love him. Eva Brown-fiOt to-
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
AuctiOneer

II. p. Runyon Is having great success In
crying sales, ana Is prepared to answer all
.All on shert notice.
Rates given on application.
Address me II begrAh or leave orders ~
ZEPuBLICAS Once, EellefontAine.
February 5. s2s-tf II. p. hUEYOH
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
Sale Bills.

Let US have your sale bills to print.
Teh advertisement in the REPUBLICAN
will be worth all the bills you can put
mp, and this goes gratis to those who
gel us 10 print their bills.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
A Needed Reform.

do you think a woman should ever
marry a man to reform him."
'Well-yes; if he has the bad habit
of being bachelor, it's good thing
freak him of it."-Philadelphia Bull
atiu
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
MORUERRY.GO-ROUND.

This world is not so bad world
AS some wonld like TO make il;
But whether good or whether bad
Depends on how you take it.
Chat.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
The TaIIest Building in the World
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05

There Is n whole chapter Of sound
advice In the admonition: Don't dodge
difficulties: meet them. greet them
heat them"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-05
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

barrel vhas empty. Tn one hour I shall send my boy init all my shoes to be fixed cop, und you can charge your own price. Keep right on telling der truth und you shall haf funeral two miles long when you die"
 Der next person to come in vhas q womans. I see her looking at dot bar rel through the window, und she goes home und gets a pair of shoes und comes back to say:
 'You may fix desc cop if you will. How much vhas potatoes barrelT' T don't know says.
 t'How much yhas apples?
 q don't know"
 "If you haf some alligator in dot bar rel he don't get out sometimes 2" He vhas no alligator"
 "Den he vhas some chickens"
 "No; he vhas only nottings."
 Dot womans winks at me und looks in der barrel When she sees dot emptiness she keeps still for two min utes und den laughs und says:
 ''I see how it vhas. Dere vhas some false bottoms to der barrel, und der poy gets oudt und hides down cellar if anypody looks in. Ha, ha, ha! like a mans who can make jokes, und I shall gif you all my work to do. How long vhas you in dis shop?"
 More ash fife years'' t'Und vhas you joker all der time?" "All der time, madaeNr,"
 Dear me, und I don't know aboudt him! How many good things I haf lost! Vhell, shall come in now every week, und like you to haf a new joke every time"
 Tn three days more ash feefty peo- pies comes in my shop und brings me work und looks into dot barrel, und haf work ahead for two weeks. Some times a man gets mad when he don't see nottings, but most of lem says it vhas a good joke und I haf brains Dot little tailor finally comes aroundt to see if vhas in der poorhouse yet, und when I tells him how she vhas he goes cop by dot barrel und strikes her init his fist und shouts:
 T tell you, Hans, you don't under stand der American public. If you do you haf plenty of work"
 "But I haf plenty of work now, und eaferypody says dot barrel vhas g joke.'
 Tt makes no deeference. You vhas some pumpkin heads, der public vhas fools, und I fvhill go right home und leave you to smell of your old wax und leather"
 I guess dot little tailor vhas no joker und he vhas jealous of me.
 M. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
ROMANS USED SHORTHAND.
Greeks Also Were Familiar with Prac. tice of stenography-Dates
 from 100 B. c.

The existence of stenography among the Greeks and Romans is certain. The letters of the alphabet, with modiaca- tions, connected so as to admit of great rapidity of execution, formed the ele- ments of these characters. They date at least from the first century before Christ. In the second century, A. D. is found the term semeiograph (steno- graphic characters) in the Greek ora tor, Flavius PhiIostratus. Origen Of of Alexandria (1s6-254 A. D.J notes his sermons down in shorthand and Soc- rates, the ecclesiastical historian of the fourth century, says that part of the sermons of St. Jchn Chrysostom was preserved by the same process.
 Tn the first century, B. O., discourse of Cato Uticensis. according to Plu- tarch, was taken down by shorthand reporters. The development of short hand was due specially to Marcus Tul- lius Tiro. Born in Latium in 103 B. O.. Tiro, who was slave, was brought up with Cicero, who was some years his senior. Freed. he became Cicero's sec retary. and in this capacity aided him greatly. Tn the famous trial of Cati- line (63 B. O. the stenographic rapid. ity of Tiro was at it's height.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
Der German Cobbler
He Makes an Empty Barrel and a Sign
 a Source of Profit.

or little tailor comes in to see @ @ me der odder day, und when I 0~ says I don't haf no shoes to
 repair for three days he shrugs his shoulders und replies:
 .Vhell, if you don't haf some brains in your head, how can I help ft?'
 ''But vhy don't haf some brains7" I says.
 T can't say. guess you vhas porn dot vhay. I tell you more ash one hoonered times dot you don't under stand der peoples of America. If you did, you shall haf plenty of work. Look at my case. I pegin peesness init a cent, und I can now draw q check for ten t'ousand dollar. 1t vhas pc cause understand der peoples. I know how to draw 'em to my place. It vhas better if you go und work in q coal yard. If l haf your cobbler shop one day I bet I bring in ten pairs of shoes to be fixed oop. Poor Hans! Why do you effer leaf Germany?''
 Dot night my wife cries, und I sit down by der stove und think und
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
EDIsoN's CURE FOR ooUT.
Famous Inventor Brings Researches Into Field of Medicine and
 Treats Case of Friend.

It is averred that the medical pharm- acopcia owes to Edison the discovery of one of the drugs now used in the treatment of gout-hydrate of taura- ethel ammonium. MT. Edison met a friend one day, and on hearing that he was in great suffering and noting the swelling of his finger joints, asked, with his usual curiosity: What is the matter?"
 "Gout, " replied the sufferer
 "Well, but what is gout?" persisted Mir Edison.
 Deposits of uric acid in the Joints, came the reply
 Why don't the doctors cure your" asked Edison.
 Because uric acid is insoluble," he said.
 "I don't believe it." declared MT. Edison, and he strsightway journeyed to his laboratory, put forth inrumerA able glass tumblers and into them emptied some of every chemical which he possessed. Into each he let fall few drops of uric acid and then awaited results. Investigation 48 hours later disclosed that the uric acid had dis solved in two of the chemicals One of these Is used to-day in the treatment of gouty diseases.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
Testing Engines by Piano.

l Pointing to piano that was standing in the locomotive roundhouse near Kan sas City, an English visitor remarked: "Ah, see your road supplies you with musical entertainment"
 Guess not" replied the foreman. That piano is for testing engines
 The Englishman thought it joke, but when uniformed pianist struck note which harmonized with the noise of vibration in each part of the locomotive as 1t was tested, he understood that there could be no flaws or cracks in the sngine He was informed that if the noise of the locomotive made discord with the musical note the locomotive would be thus proved defective. The method has been discovered to be more accurate than the old way of hammer ing each part.