Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-11

presidents, are Tor Mckinney, ana his
candidacy is irresistible.-Stat Jour
nal.
Treating, that American Evil to be Pro.
hibited.
Columbus, O., March 5.-One of the
greatest evils that arises from the
liquor traffic is, in the opinion of Rep
resentive Norris, of Wood County, tha,
tproduced by the ,senseless American
custom Of treating" He believes
that if American patrons would imi-
tate the German and French people in
their moderate habits that the curse of
intemperance would disappear from
the land.
He has observed that these foreign
ers when at saloon or garden inyari-
ably pay for their own drinks, while
Americans insist upon buying supply
for the party, no matter how many
may be gathered together. This act
of unsolicited friendship seems to inn
pose the obligation upon every indi-
yidual in the party to reciprocate, and
the result is that seven or eight drinks
are taken where one would have been
sufficient.
In accordance with these views Mr..
Norris has drawn up bill which is
aimed at the treating habit 1t pro.
vides that no ope may buy drink for
another or even give another a drink
of Intoxicating liquor in any saloon,
garden or place where liquor is regu-
larly sold. For the first infraction of
the law penalty of 81 to So fine is
proyided; for 4 second offense from So
to S5, and for third or subsequent Of
fense a fine of from SO to $50.
In order to make the law effective
the author proposes to give one half of
the fine to the informer, the rest going
o the school fund. While it is not
likely that the bill will become law,
yet the discussion will serve the pur.
pose of showing up in it's fullest capac-
ity for nonsense the indefeusible GUS
tom which Mr.. Norris seeks to wipe
out. Nothing but public sentiment
can eradicate the evil, and it is the aim
of the author to arouse this through
the medium of his remarkable bill
There Are Names and Names, and Whence
Camo They
1t is rather fascinating pastime to
look up the strange names of persons
of whom we have heard, and read, and
group them into the animal, vegetable
and other Kingdoms. Try it and see
what enjoyment you can derive from
it, when you have nothing else to do.
Let us give you an illustration of what
We mean. Take if you please the Ami
NAL kingdom, and here we have the
Hoggs, Cats, Kittons, Coons, Foxes
Piggs Hares, Lyons, Beavers, Lambs,
Badgers, Bucks, Bulls, Colts and many
more, extending the list almost indefin-
itely.
Try the feathered tribe, and you will
find Birds, Partridges, Swans, Hawks,
Buzzards, Crows, Tealls, Wrens, Hens,
Jays, brakes, Martins, with others too
tedious to mention.
You may now try colors, and find
Blacks, Whites, Browns, Grays, Pinks,
Dunns' Blues, Green's leaying the finer
shades untouched, and to be looked
after by the ladies exclusively.
Now if you will look up the trades
you will be surprised at the number.
There are so many that it is difficult to
make selections; there are the Carpen-
ters, Bakers, Shoemakers, Plumers,
Goldsmiths, Sheppards, Millers, Ma
sons, Painters, Buffers Coopers, Butch
ers, Seamons, Farmers, Carters, Tay-
lors, Fishers, Cooks, Porters, Potters,
and you can extend this list indefinite
ly. Try and see how many you can
add to this division.
If you are mind you can next select
trees and shrubs having the Haw-
thorn, Primroses, Oaks, Chestnuts, Ma
pies, Beechs, Plumbs, Pears, era btree,
and many others to select from.
Take the fishes and you have Sal
non, Pickerell, Pike-Schaad, Roe, Ray,
Chubb, and host of others.
However, try it for yourself, and see
# you do not enjoy it.
Or you may turn to the contradic-
lions, and reap some enjoyment, as
follows: There are many Carpenters
Who cannot saw board straight, much
ess build a house, or Butchers whose
only connection with the trade that
heir names signify is in consuming
The tender lamb, or juicy steak. Again
here are the Whites, who are black as
The ace of spades, and the Blacks who
Are as white as any of their neighbors
Then there are the Lambs who are
lar from playful, and the Bulls who
are far from belligerent. There are
the Painters who never painted their
town red, much less a house, and the
Taylors whose only knowledge of
clothing consists in their own gar