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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14

WASHINGTON. d. c., April s, 1896.
Hon. JOHN L. VANCE,
PRESIDENT OHIO VALLEY IMPROVE
MENT ASSOCIATION, GALL1PoLIs O..
My DEAR SIR:
There is great cause for congratu-
lation on the part of the millions in
terested in the traffic upon the Ohio
River, by reason of the river and har-
Dor bill which we passed on Monday.
That bill was passed under a suspen-
sion of the rules and with only forty
minutes of debate, and some criticism
the Record shows that two hours and
half were rendered for debate, and
that limit was refused by the enemies
of the bill, and it was only when their
objection was reiterated that 1 refused
any extension of debate beyond the
limit given by the rules. had care
fully examined the bill, and believed
that it would not be improved by de-
bate or attempted amendment.
The Chairman of the Committee,
Hon. w. B. Hooker has shown him
self most capable member of the
House in his intelligent and successful
management of the bill. The Ohio
Valley improvement Association and
yaurself conspicuously may well be
congratulated upon the outcome of
your efforts thus far to secure adequate
appropria for the great Valley
which you represent. No river of the
world furnishes to commerce such
volume of traffic as does the Ohio RIVER
and its tributaries, and hence it is the
high duty of craftsmanship to see to it
that the natural advantages
which God has given to the Ohio Valley
shall be utilized to the utmost extent
possible.
1t is not in the amount of money i'm
mediately appropriated that they have
achieved victory, but it is in the fact
that after all these years of struggle
the system of contract improvement
has been applied to the Ohio River. An
intelligent plan of improvement will
ordered in this bill, and the letting by
contract of the work under the new
plan will save to the Government not
less than thirty per cent. in actual cost,
and relieve the friends of the improve
ment from constantly worrying oyer
the river and harbor bill The enter
ing wedge has been driven to the head,
and all that follows will be triumpbal
progress towards the completion of the
work.
The newspapers at Cincinnati, which
spoke so enthusiastically and intelli-
gently upon the subject in the fall, |
pending the organization of your AS
sociation, are entitled to congratula-
tion because of the fulfllment of the |
plans which were inaugurated at the |
gathering in Cincinnati. The defeat
of the purpose to defect the influence
of the Valley people to commission
was one of the good results of that
meeting, and the invoking of public
sentiment and public interest all along
the Valley has brought about exactly
the grand results upon which / con-
gratulate you today. The work of the
Association and your work has been
admirable in time and temper, and the
diplomacy which has accomplished so
much cannot be too highly emulated
in the future.
With sentiments of high regard.
/ am Yours truly,
C. II, GRosvENoR,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14
EIGHT MILE.

William Reader is going down for
the Berea sand on the Hadgers farm.
The Summit Oil Company were NOV
ing the machinery Monday to their
Burg No. 5.
The Boston Oil Company are spud-
ding on the Stevens farm and are NOV
ing machinery for we'll on the Root
farm. The same company are also
building rig on the Gracey farm at
Fifteen.
Among the new wells being started
are Buckley and others on the Owens
farm at Big Run, The Alta Co. on
Lawrence at Sand Hill; and Roeser
and others on McCary at Sand Hill.
The pipe line made connections yes
terday with the Joanna Drake we'll
and the first shipment of oil was made
last night The we'll is rated a 100
barrel producer, and is making steady
flows at that gait,
The location has been made for the
well on Seldom Stone farm, two miles
from Drake on Briscoe, and the rig
timbers will be hauled out at once.
Four rigs are up in the vicinity of the
Drake well, several others are under
way, and half dozen locations are
made for other wells, and there will be
a grand rush for the Cow Run sand.
Nearly all the territory in the yicin-
ity of the Drake has been gobbled up.
and the farmer is having his innings.
Big bonuses and heavy rentals are the
order of the day. A piece Of land two
miles ahead Of the we'll, was leased for
$50, and s25 per month rental. .-Senti-
neil
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14
Announcements.

FOR SHERIFF.
EDITOR LEADER:-Pleasea announce the'name
OF George A. Shapley, of Grandview, as can
didate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the
will of Convention. HIS FRIENDS.
EDITOR LEADER:-Please state in the Leader
that Christopher j. Pfaff, of Adams township,
will be a candidate before the county conven-
tion for the office of Sheriff. VOTERS.
EDITOR LEADER: viii you kindly an.
nounce that the undersigned will be candi-
date for the office of Sheriff, subject to the will
OF the Republican convention to be held in
May. JOHN S. MCCALIISTER.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14

In everything else we carry fine line
of goods.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14
The Fire Alarm Boxes.

a FIRST WARD.
No. IL, Third below Greene.
No. 13, Fifth and Hart streets.
No. IA, Marietta Boiler Works.
No. Is, Meister's tannery.
SECOND WARD.
No. 81, Front and Butler.
No. 90, Bellevue Corner.
No. "a, Putnam and Front.
No. 25, Fourth near Butler.
No. 26, Marietta Chair Co.
THIRD WARD.
No. 81, Second and Wooster.
No. 32, Fourth and Washington.
No. "a, Marietta High School.
No. 35, Sixth and Wooster.
FOURTH WARD.
(All above Washington street.)
No. Al, Becker's Planning Mill
No. AZ, Lobdell's Factory.
No. 43. Fourth and Montg omery.
No. As, Old Elm Tree.
FIFTH WARD.
West Side all below Maple ST.
No. 81, Gilman and Market.
No. SO, Clinton and Harmar.
No. SO, Knox's boat yard.
SIXTH WARD.
(All above Maple ST.
No. 81, Piano Factory.
No. 26, Maple and Franklin.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14

We will consider It a great favor II
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TO get their Leader, or any careless
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14

Sends Hearty Congratulations To The
People of the Great Valley.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14

Republican State Ticket.
For Secretary OF State,
CHARLES KINNEY, of Scioto Co.
For Judge OF the Supreme Court,
MARSHALL ]. WILLIAMS. Of Fayette Co.
For Food and Dairy Commissioner,
JOSEPH e. BLACKBURN, OF Belmont Co.
For Member Board OF Public Works,
FRANK A. HUFFMAN, of Van Vert Co.
Congressional Ticket.
For Congress, 18th District,
H. c. VAN vOORHIS, of Muskingum Co.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19
GUMA'S CLIMATE
During The Pnst Twenty
 Years.

The following data from the recerds of the U. s. weather Bureau ars fr0Ia observations taken for periods rang ing from live 10 twenty years.
 Mean annual rainfau.--Yuma, 3 inches, Tucson, l3 inches, Jacksonville, Tla., s5 inches; New Orleans, La., 62 inches; Ntah Bay, Wash, lO2 inches.
 Average annual number of rainy dsys.- Yuma, IA; Tucson 40; St. Louis, Ills, Washington, D. C., l26; New York, l26, Baltimore, l33; Chicago, 136; Cincinns6, Al; Atlanta, Ga., HI; Rochester, \. Y., III; Tatoosh Island, Wash, lS6
 Average annual number of cloudy days.-- Yuma, Y; Sacramento, Cal, 45; 0sweeo, N. Y., l73.
 Average annual number of partly eIsudy days.--Yuma, 60; Sacramento,- Cal, 76; Oswego, N. Y.. l24.
 Average am U u number of clear dAys.- Yuma, 279; For land, Ore., e2; Oswegs, N. Y., 6S.
 Average hourly wind velecity.-Yu-.a, 6 miles; Dodge City, Kan, l2 miles; San dusky, O., l3 miles.
 Highest wind velocity recorded d.-Ysns, 54 milessSan Francisco. Cal. 6e miles.
 Mean actual barometer 2s.76 inches: Denver, Col, 24,73 inches.
 Mean annual mperature.-Yxna. 75, Jupiter, Fla, 73'.
 Mean maximum temperature during month of July.-Yuma, LOG. .6'J Phoenix I0z,S'.
 Mean minimum temperature durirR month of July.-Yuma, TT; GsfvsssoA, Tex, 79o.
 Mean minimum temperature durias month of January.-Yuma, 42'; Tucson, 35'; Phoenix, 32'.
 Highest temperature recordsd.-Yuna, llS'; Phoenix, lls', Fort Ls2vai, IlAAs.
 Lowest temperature resordea.--Yuma. 22'; Riverside, Cal. Voluntary ebservsr's record ), 2l'; Jacksonville, Fla. l5'; Gal- weston, Tex, IT..
 Mean relative hanidity.-Yuna. Az. San Diego, Cal, 75S; Chicago, 74%; Pss- sacola, Fla, 76$; Port Angeles. WasA., 8S@.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19

Tucson and Phoenix The first is near the sea level; is the warmest and probably the driest of the three, has the least population, and tho smallest provision for visitors. Tucson is the oldest town in the Territory. and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the eldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give it a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of a handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is here, and it was formerly the capital. Its elevation being more than double that of Phoenix, it is somewhat cooler, and as there is next to Ro irrigation near it, the air is a little drier. Phoenix is the centre of the greatest irriga- tion in the Territory. The country for miles around smiles with green fields, coyer- ed with almost countless herds of cattle, and it is everywhere shut in by low mount aims. It is the Territorial capital, has the Government Indian School, the Territorial Lunatis Asylum, and other institutions, and is the general focus for the Territory Like Tucson, it has its occasional wind and sand storms-perhaps not quite so often. At either place visitors who know how to adapt themselves to circumstances can be entirely comfortable, and in each they will find an intelligent, orderly, enterprising and most hospitahle community. They will find country full of mines, full of rich agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and horses, in vineyards and orchards and the beginnings of very successful orange groves "a country, in fact, as full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as Califor- nia was in the:6fties. Above all, it has beer their lot to search for health in far countries, they will revel in the luxury of being in their own land, among their own countrymen, within easy reach of their friends by telegraph or rail, and in climate as good of it's kind as any in the world.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19
WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY

WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY Because it's mines are the richest. Because its grazing lands are the best. Because it's farming lands are valuable and productive. Because it gives assurance of the largest returns on money invested. Because its grand resources are yet to be developed. Because it is a young, growing county with an assured future.
 Because the opportunities for engaging in manufacturing enterprises are better than in any other region of the West. Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures.
 Because there is demand for additional facilities for ore reduction.
 Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction of irrigating canals.
 Because there are large tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking o4 artesian wells
 Because there are many openings in a new country which cannot exist in older com munities
 Because the opportunities for engaging in the successful cultivation of semi-tropic fruits are better than in any other part of the United States
 Because property values are rapidly ad- vancing.
 Because Arizona's boom is yet to come.
 Because it is virgin field, ready for the seed which will produce golden harye,ti
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19

acres now proftless, he made productive by the construction of irrigating dtches and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent seturns."
 The foregoing statements are not exaggerated; in fact. they fall short of doing justice to this won derful land. Pineapples dates, almonds and wal nuts will do we'll Strawberries, raspberries, black berries, entrants. gooseberries and all varieties of small fruits be successfully cultivated Indeed, Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and em-tropical fruits, almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass or vegetable which be produced in either tropc or temperate zone. will thrive in its rich and fertile soils.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19
Resources
 of Yuma County.
YUMA COUNTY.

4 white nan first set foot on what ia Now Yuma County in l77l. It IS the Southwest division of the Territory, and sne of the four original counties of the Ter fitery. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- pect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller frsm Cali 6rhia catches of Arizona is that ot the picturesque town of Yuma, which IS snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose unde7eloped riches the eyes of the country arc at present turned, and as such, she is bound to grow and prosper with rapidity that at present can hardly be re- hliEed. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center ofa country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting only water to become paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma very doors, but already reaction Is taking place and many enterprises are bn foot to supply the life-giving waters of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19
MOHAWK. YUMA CO.,, ARIZ
WANTED. X BRIGHT BOY OR GIRL

In this and every town in the vicinity where there is not already an agent, to sell the New York Ledger, America 3 Greatest Story Paper, by the week, and act as agent, making ? cents on every copy sold. No charge being made for unsold copies. No Pessibls Risk. For farther particulars call at the office of this paper.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19

aims and deserts The man who looks for either the beauty or the seductive excite ment of Monte Carlo will not lind it. As little will he find the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt; nor could he reasonable expect the amusements and luxuries of our own Eastern cities. The people of Arizona are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of subduing it to the residence and uses of civilized man. But it has two transcontinental lines of railw ay with numerous feeders; it has fast mails, and rival telegraph lines, and is throbbing with the intense life of the splendid West.
 The two principal towns in the south ern portion, chiefly sought for their climatic advantages, are Phoenix and Tucson. Each of them has ten thousand inhabitants or more. They have the electric light, tele- phones, trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks, bookstores, good schools, churches, an occasional theatrical performance. some times lecture or Q circus, often horse race, and, in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting ''iesta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Good horses are abundant and cheap. and there are plenty of cow boys-the genuine article-to show what horses can do. The driving for fifteen or twenty miles in almost any direction from Phoenix, is nearly always easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; but there IS one we'll sprinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose a route or which the dust will be largely carried away from you. The unbroken desert itself is often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trains.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19
Notice Of Forfeiture.

Geo. T. Martin: You are hereby notified that we have expended one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the Radiant Mine, locat- ed in Castle Dome Mining District and now known as the Moffatt Mining District, County oS Yuma, Territory of Arizona, during the year 1896 as will appear by certificate filed on the 2oth day of Feb. 1S9o, at 10 a. m. in the office of the Recorder of said county, in or der to hold said claim, under the provisions of sec tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States being the amount required to hold the same for ths year ending Dec. S1st, 1898. And if within ninety days after the publication of this notice, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion ot such expenditure as co-ovneI, your interest ID said claim will become the property of the suoserocr7S under said section.
 GEO. ". INCEPTION.
 tlzRIS. HOkHEE
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-19
LANDS AND SOILS.

The lands qt Yuma County comprise the river sott0nfs and valleys and the pplands or mesas The Sottou snds are moister and slightly fertile, #, indeed, it is possible to make comparisons ~here all 60 wonderfully productive and prolific. The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps, lightly for better the cultivation otthe citrus fruits
 Zs1.a testaissa Ys1Isty e ssiI. The valley IAnS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-25
SALT BAGS.

Don't throw away the salt bags they are
available for many purposes Wash them
clean. dry them, and lay them in the pantry
drawers as soon as they are emptied.
Some of the bags may be ripped open,
and the thin material will he found Just the
thing to lay over a mustard poulticn.
In case the cistern water is muddy slip
one of the bags over the faucet, and secure
with rubber band, and you will be saved
the trouble OF straining the water.
The regulation jelly bag is of flannel,
but the cotton salt bag is Il good substitute,
and if washed each time after using, may
be made to last long time
They make excellent bath bags also.
filled with bran and pulverized soap.
In making pickles enclose the spices in
one of these bags and tie loosely: then,
when the vinegar is sufficiently favored
the bag may be removed
Try keeping a collection on hand, and it
will soon be source of surprise to find in
what numberless ways they may be useful.
Farm Journal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-25
FOR THE CHILDREN.
TRANSPORTATION SCRAP-BOOKS
A New Amusement That Any Child Can
Make.

The question Of how to amusc the chill
dren is being continually answered, in one
way and another, hy new inventions in
toys and games. Yet the ready-madc play
things are not nearly so satisfying TO our
girls and boys as those they may employ
their taste and ingenuity upon, in manu-
featuring themselves. We therefore intro
duce the Transform alton Scrap-Booll to
our young readers as something any child
can make, as an exceedingly amusing pic
ture-book, and Oh account of the various
and evrr-changing pictures it presents a
toy not soon tired OF.
blank book is the first article required;
one eight inches long by six and a half or
seven wide is good size.
Cut the pages of this book across one
third of the way down. A small three
cornered piece cut out near the binding
allows the pages to be turned without
catching or tearing.
Leave the first page uncut; also one in
the middle of the book.
The next thing to be done is to cut from
picture cards, or old books which have
colored illustrations. the odd and funny
figures of men and women, boys and girls,
selecting those which will give variety Il
attitudes and costumes.
Paste a figure of woman or girl on the
first page, placing it SO that when the
lower part of the next page is turned, the
upper edge of it will come across the neck
of the figure where is it is joined on to the
shoulders.
Cut the heads from the rest of the pic
tured women, and choosing Il body as diff
ferent as possible from the one just used,
paste it upon the lower part of the next
plge, directly under the heal belonging to
the first body. Upon the upper part of
the same page paste any one of the other
heads, being careful to place it so that it
will fit the body. Continue in this way
FASTING the heads upon the upper, and the
bodies on the lower, part of the page, until
the space allowed for the women is filled
up; then, commencing at the page left in
the middle of the hook, paste upon it the
figure OF a man, and continue in the same
manner as with the woman, until the
spaces are all used and the boook is COM
plcte.
The combinations formed in this way
are very funny. Old heads with young
bodies: young heads with old bodies; then
one head with a great variety of bodies, and
so on.
curious fact in arranging the pictures
in this way, is that the heads all look as
though they might really belong to any of
the various bodies given them.
Instead of having but one figure on q
page, groups may be formed of both men
and women, and in the different arrange
ment of the figures, they can be made very
ludicrous indeed.
This scrap-book, where one picture trans.
forms itself many times, far exceeds the
ordinary one, where the picture once
pasted in remains ever the same in its
powers of entertainment. In the drawing
room as well as the nursery, by the old as
well as the young, the Transformation
Scrap-book will be found amusing
Youths Companion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-25

There were some proof sheets lying on
the deck. saw they were the proofs of an
"intervlew" sent him for correction. What
was that?
"Mr. Brudenell raised his clever head"
The Clever had been inserted by Mr..
Brudenell Here was whole sentence
written in: "Mr. Brudenell, like Sarah
Bernhardt might have distinguished him
self in many Of the arts. He is talented
amateur painter, models with singular
felicity and earlier in life was frequently
tempted by the appreciation accorded to
his literary work to desert the footlghts for
the study. The British playgoer may be
thankful that he did not" Heavens above!
Here was another line the subject of the
interview had put in: Like most clever
men, Mr.. George Brudenell is sngularly
modest. 1t was with the greatest difficulty
we could get him to speak of himself.
The interviewer he said with musical
laugh, 'appalls met"
When he re-entered the room, told him
that | would consider his valuable hints
and rose to take my leave. Perhaps it was
quite as well for me that 'colaborated'
with him on play, though the work was
never produced. 1t was certainly the
means of restoring my common sense. |
never met him again, and now there is IA
cabinet photograph of George Brudenell to
be had cheap. That is the end of my own
true love story 1t might have ended
wOrse.-St. Paul's.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-25

Notwithstanding the very
low priCes-the rule is still
in force to pay Railroad
fare-on very moderate pur-
Chases.
Evening star., 1896-10-20

silver men will carry the first, second and
third districts, though with reduced ma
jorities In the fourth district the silver
men are divided badly on account of alleged
fraud in the convention which nominated
Dave Smith.
1t is probable that a session of the legis-
lature will be called before the first of the
year to pass needed revenue bills. If so,
the fight for the United States Senate will
come up again, and. while, from all indica-
tions there will again be tie vote, it is
barely possible that the republicans and
sound money democrats will enter into a
combination and elect Secretary Carlisle.
At least, this is being quietly rumored
ing republicans favor the scheme. The
silver men declare, however. that they will
be able to prevent any such combination
going through,