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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
BECAME a PROPRIETOR.
Sherman Tells why lie Purchased Prop
erty in Vashingtou.

erty in Washington.
"When | entered congress my pay rs
a member was eight dollars day dar.
ing the session. and it was said we had
roast beef but we paid fo- it if we had
it," says Senator John Sherman, in his
"Recollections." ''At the close of the
34th congress the compensation was IN
creased to $4,000 Il year. During the
latter part of the war and afterward
prices of food, board and lodging were
considerably advanced.
'In 1864 | offered the proprietor OF
Wizards hotel my monthly pay of $3.50
for board and lodgings in very modest
quarters for my wife and myself, but
hedemanded $500 g month. This led Inc
to purchase house in which to live
Il change which l have never regretted
1t was quite the fashion then for the old
families, who were in full sympathy
with the confederates, to underrate
property (even their OWN in Washing
ton, on the ground that when the con
federacy was acknowledged the capita
woald be removed and real estate
could, therefore, be obtained upon very
reasonable terms"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
HOW HE WON TIE GIRL.
A German Cavalier Raced with Rail-
road Train.

The young German cavalier had
failed to pop the question, and the
young lady left the house in dudgeon.
telling their mutual host that her moth
er had no use for such y chicllen-heart-
ed son-in-law, says the New York
Herald.
A little later the host repeated this
to the youth, who really loved the girl,
and had merely delayed proposing until
he could do so at her own home. HIS
horse stood near the door, and he sprang
into the saddle and galloped after the
train, which had left quarter Of AN
hour before. Owing to benign provi-
dence and the management of this
country railroad. he caught the train
before it had reached the next station,
which was Kraow. He spied the young
lady at the window of frst-class com
partmeIit, and, riding up to the train be-
fore it came 70 full stop. almost shout
ed breatlllessly: MY dear Miss -,
ask for your hand. Yes, or no?"
At the station, just as the train ar
rived. "Yes!" was joyfuly given by
the young miss and tearfully approved
by her mamma.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
a Russian Imperial Concross

The following announcement is sent
from Moscow by Prof. f. Ersmann:
In accordance with the august ap-
proval of his imperial majesty, the
emperor OF Russia, the twelfth Internu-
tional medical congress will be held in
Moscow between August 10 and &c
(new style) in the year 1897, under the
patronage of his imperial highness.
Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovitch.
Further details about the organization
of the congress will be published at as
early date as possible"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
SWIFT JUSTICE OF MINERS.
Gold All About and IF One Steals Tin Pans
Sound an Alarm.

SOuuN hh hhTus
In the gold minesof Coolgardic, Aus
tralia, much valuable ore is left abso-
lutely unmatched, says the New York
Press. If any person breaks away from
the Arcadian habit of honestly leaving
it alone he meets with justice by
strange means. Confidence i'll honesty
mnst be kept at any cost out there's
Tents or encampments arc left for
hours and even days in the bush with
ont being touched, even when full of
clothes, ETC., things which one would
think were of use to some Of the poor
wretches round about.
The summary justice referred to is
indeed strong deterrent, the way it
is carried out being as neat as it is
effective. Immediately anyone is
caught stealing, says London fcotte-
spondent, the, roll up"",.is soppdse4d77m5 dse4d -:
that is. ID 'say,s tin pannikin is beaten
vigorously drum-wise and in, hearing
this ofhinous sound all the miners in
the camp hurry up tosthe place. The
case is roughly explained TO them; an
:mpromptu court is Immediately
formed, a president elected and then
and there the culprit is tried. If he is
found guilty-and where he has been
caught gold-handed, SO to say, there is,
of course, no doubt about 1.-THE is or
iered to leave the camp within given
time-generally a few minutes only
and never return to it again under the
risk of being tarred and feathered or
u 4 1.,,., .l,, 4 I,N1f
some fear there is of this roll up"
system-far more so in many cases
than the police inspires.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
QUEEN WcToRlA's THRONE.
Composed of Very Ordinary Materials, 1t
Is Still Worth Sitting On.

The throne of England, so splendid
in it's rich trappings of silk, velvet and
gold wire lace and tassels, is simply an
old-fashioned. high-backed chair. 1t
has been in use for more than G00years,
but the early history of the old oallen
relic and the name of its maker are
both unknown. The wood which COM
poses this throne is very hard and
solid, as may be imagined when it is
known that the chair has been kept
in the dry" and well covered with rich
cloth of various kinds since the days of
Edward l. The back and sides of the
chair were formerly painted in various
colors. The seat is made of a rough
sandstone. This stone, which is be-
lieved to possess talismanic powers, is
26 inches in length, 17inches in breadth
and 1872 inches in thickness. Number
less legends are told in connection with
this wonderful stone, but the truth
probably is that it was originally used
in Scotland as coronation stone"
upon which the Scottish kings were
seated while undergoing the cere-
monies connected with being crowned
"king Of the realm of Scotland"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
NATURAL soFI SOAP.
1t Is Found In a Series of Pits In the Big
Horn Mountains.

It Is Found In Series OF Pits in the Big
Horn Mountains.
A party of gentlemen from .he
east, who have been hunting and
fishing during the past month
in the Big Horn mountains and
basin. met while there with per-
tinent Illustration of the natural
marvels of the grcat central west. says
the Denver News. This was nothing
less than the discovery OF a series of
pits or vats OF natural soft soap, the cx-
cellent quality of The product showing
that old Dame Nature is well compe-
tent, when in the mood. to hold up fully
the end of her string as housewife.
These natural soft soap pits. seven
in number, and having an average ca
pncity of about LOCO gallons. are scat
tered over nn area of two or three acres
of alisaii land. situated Just below the
mouth of half dozen hot springs and
Two large 'springsof practically pure
IuBficating OIL The water from the
'1iot springs and the oil tlrainuget com
lining with each other aid acting on
the allsali deposit. constitute natural
soap manufactory, the product of
which is gathered in the adjacent Sc
lies of earth cavities or pits. Just be-
low the pits themselves is wide tract
of spongicst marsh soil. in whose
depths the soft soap surplus is alb
sorbed. The product is perfectly mar
ketable, and in the coming commercial
development of The Big Horn basin
there will doubtless be natural soft
SOAP sYndicate.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
When People Nay Dance.

1T gathering of Kings Daughters
at London. Ont. the other day. Mrs.
Graham. of Toronto, OIL being asked il
dancing should be tolerated, replied:
"AIes, but only in the morning. an hour
before breakfast, and then the woman
shbnld dance with her husband OF
brother" This encouragement oi
morning dancing at n time when morn
ing prayers are said to be falling into
disuse, may possibly strike some Chris
tian as unwise. And there are sedatc
leaders of families. not necessarily
Christians. who would kick vigorously
if they were asked to dance an hour be-
fore reading the morning paper and go
ing TO business. Farmers. also. who
have to begin. work very early in the
morning, will be apt to complain If this
dancing rule should be enforced
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
RIDICULOUS CAUTION.
Recent Dynamite OutraSes in Paris Called
Forth the testers.

Recent Dynamite OutraSes in Paris Called
Forth the testers.
parisians extract amusement from
everything that happens to them, no
matter how terrible. Recently, says
the Pittsburgh Dispatch, they were
much agitated and excited by eX-
plosions of dynamite, brought about
by anarchists; but in the midst of their
alarm and Indignation they found time
to make great many jokes about their
dangers. One writer, for instance, de-
:nanded that a law should be passed
providing for the arrest and imprison-
luent of all wives who were suspected
of an intention to blow up their hus-
bands.
The proprietor of n large lodging
house amused the public with the fol-
lowing sign above the entrance of his
establishments:
mo cabinet ministers or magistrates
allowed on these premises"
This notice derived its point from the
fact that the wrath of the anarchists
was supposed to be directed toward
these officials. A
One journal states that tenor ap-
piled to a manager for employment, and
sang two or three songs to show what
he could do.
"You sing very well-very well" said
the manager, "but-"
"I,ut what, sir?"
"Well, you see, your style is rather ex-
plosve, and at the present time your
audience would be apt to take alarm"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
The Political Grindstone.

Did you ever have thought
OF the poor man and his lot
And how with gas the Politician
fills his tank:
For ne never seems so kind
AS when he has an ak to grind,
But he never seems To want TO
turn the crank.
II, while walking down the street,
A candidate you meet,
" hose smiles would melt the morrow
in a bone;
You can then make up your mind
That he has an AK TO grind
And Is wanting You no doubt
to turn the stone.
You have turned it Oft before,
And he knows yOu'll turn IL more,
just another little turn and
that Will DO.
You can sprain your arm and spleen
TIL his blade is nice ana keen
And that is all the use ne seems
TO have for you.
Last fall no doubt was binding
10 the candidate whose grinding
v asn't sharp enough to get him
on the throne.
But we We're all becoming paupels
by a-grinding others choppers.
Now We have turned our full attention
To our own.
But there are better times a-coming,
v hen the dear old grindstone's hummiu
Will for evermore be silent in
the land:
With Mckinley In power,
He can turn the stone an hour
And hold his own AK with the
other hand.
j. ii, SHAwHAS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

possible expense.
From S564G subtract $3.50, the amount
received from the railroads for arc
lights, and there remains IS, 1876, the
total cost, as will be seen, conserva-
lively figured.
We have 10 arc lights. Now divide
So, 1876, the outside cost of the service,
by 1lO. and you will find the cost of
each light to be S4724.
Deduct $3.50. (Fireman's Hall rent,
taxes and water, which should not be
included in present cost, but which is
put in above statement purely to grant
all possible COSTS and the price per
light is decreased from a4T.24 to SAL SO.
These figures are as nearly correct as
can be, and are based on ex-Clerli
Mueller's report, and Mueller was such
man whose painstalSing and correct
ness no man could question.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

THE Leader prints this morning a
statement of the cost of the city's
street lights. The figures are correct.
and are the result of the careful com
pilation of Mr.. Louis Mueller, and
sworn to by that gentleman. If there
is any perversion or suppression on our
part, we want to be told of it and want
the people to know it.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

We will consider It great favor IT
subscribers Will report any failure
to get :heir Leader, or any careless
ness on the part of the carrier.
Subscribers viii please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag in subscrib-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

Do the people of the West Side and
that portion of town above Scanned
and back of Fourth street propose to
vote 10000 for commercial lighting on
Putnam, Front and Greene?-Register
THE purity of the inspiration that
talks to the purpose of making the
voters of Marietta believe the entire
$40, 900 asked for to improve and en-
large the city light plant is to be ap-
piled to the purchase of an incandes-
cent light plant, needs investigation.
Misleading by inference where frank
statements would be Immediately
challenged is an artistic form of dis
sembling and at the same time the
most harmful to the victim-in this
case the public.
The primary, and almost sole object
of this proposed bond issue is to i'm
prove the street lighting of the city.
Our growth the past six or eight years
has rendered a plant that originally
seemed of sufficient size now made
quate to the demands put upon it. 1t
is sought to increase it's size to supply
the needs of the New and Greater
Marietta, and considering only the
welfare of the public the idea was con-
ceived of putting in a small incandes-
cent light dynamo at slightly addition.
al cost, for the express purpose of ap-
plying the profits thereof to the eX-
pense of the street lighting.
Council did not commit itself to the
idea, but simply proposed it to the city
as business investment. A year ago
Council sent out printed blanks to 100
cities similar to Marietta asking infor-
nation of every conceivable nature in
regard to electric lighting. They COM
piled the information thus received,
printed it and placed it before the pub
lic
Not man in Marietta dared dispute
the figures and not u man had the
courage to openly antagonize the inn
provement of the street lighting plant,
but the cloven hoof could not be con-
cealed and the members of Council
were Immediately jumped upon as a
set of tricksters who wanted to-
rob the city of $50, 900. 1t is asserted
that their approximate estimate of $50
per light, as the present cost, was en-
tirely too low. A table in another col
umn of this issue shows that the lights
do not in reality cost as much as s55
each. 1t is asserted that the present
plant is worth less than $4,000 if any
thing at all. and within two hours
after that statement is made comp
any offers a12, 500 cash for it. 1t is as
serted that the many are taxed for the
few, when it is easily shown that the
few" that use incandescent lights
must pay profits to the many" who do
not
The Leader does not care rap who
puts incandesceut lights in Marietta.
We believe firmly and honestly that
the city will suffer if it ever reln-
quishes its street lights, and we also
believe that unless the plant in en-
larged it must in the near future be
surrendered. Without hesitancy we
advise that the electric light bond
proposition be voted for and carried.
We have no AK to grind of any descrip-
ton. We are for the city and thank
God that her growth demands improve
ments, each and every one of which
helps to take us further out of the dark
ness of the past that for hundred
years held us in obsHurity while newer
towns passed us with ease.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gem
orally needed, when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of a tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers- No medicine win act
more surely in counteracting and free
ing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con-
stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters zoe and S10O per bottle at
Styers Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

The Bavarian pesants. who have a
horror of fire. address the following
prayer to their favorite saint: 20 holy
st. Florian Protect this house, s0rn
The others
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
THE FIGURES
which Show to An Absolute Ger
tatnty the Cost OF City Lights.

Not as an item of news, but for the
purpose of showing the status of our
city lighting, we submit the following
figures taken from Clerk Muellcr's last
report-for the year ending Feb. rs,
1895
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

The City will get out Of the Electric
Light problem an electric street rail
way and incandescent lights sure.
1t is better to submit it to ii special
election. for then peoples minds can
be directed to the important points.
If defeated, so mote it be. Nobody
hurt but the people themselves VoX
populi "oX die.
If other cities can furnish their citi-
zens with arc lights and incandescent
lights and from the profits make the
electric plants self-sustaining, why
can't Marietta. Haven't we as much
pluck and brains here as anywhere.
When a city attempts to do some
thing which private company might
do and make money thereby, it is sim
gular how many great constitutional
questions arise at once to beat the
City. It's positively awful for the
City to attempt to save money for the
citizens in any way except to screw
down expenses to starvation levels,
stop improvements etc. Some people
then imagine things are going along
nicely but that is a bad mistake,
Such policy is always a sign of dead
town.
People should not forget that the
City is paying over $40, 100000 every
year on her debts and that without
raising taxation. Last year we added
500 600. 90 to the tax duplicate in new
buildings 4 If the same increase is re-
peated this year it will add $4,000 90 to
the revenues without increasing the
regular levy of O26. Just as soon.
| however, as ihis growth stops then
city improvements will stop and the
Council be the first to give the note of
alarm. ..
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31
Municipal Affairs.

The City will get out Of the Electric
Light problem an electric street rail
way and incandescent lights sure.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

If defeated, so mote it be. Nobody
hurt but the people themselves. VoA
populi ~ox die.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

1t is better to submit it to special
election. for then peoples minds can
be directed to the important points.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-31

The OrlglnaI cOst OF UHe pIaHU WdS
SIS, 600, and we are offered S12, 500 for
1t now: therefore it is reasonable to as
sumo thatit is worth that much. In
fact per cent per AMMAN is according
to experts. fair rate of depreciation
Take So, 500 from $4,000 and the re-
suit. $500. shows the total depreciation.
The plant has been running little
over six years and a-half Divide 50, 500
by 613, and you get 1916, the amount
of the annual depreciation.
Let's get at the result by a short
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08
Cotton vi q kct

New York, Jan. 7.-Coiton. quiet: mid
ding Gulf. ST-lG: middling, &3-l6: nct
receipts. l,gG2 bales; gross. !+.155 bales
Exports to Great Britain. 2.iGl bales;
bales. Sales. A1a bales; spinnars, II.
bales; stock, 1SS, go bales.
1ntal to-day: Net receipts. $50
bales; exports to Great Britain. S,SGf
bales; France. 1853 bales: Continent.
1850 bales. Stock, l,0.6.56l bales.
Total S. iar this week: Ne receipts.
75.i35 bales; exports to Great Britain,
80, 10 bales; to France, ~ $50; Continent.
~. T66 bales.
New York. Jan. 7.-Cotton future.
closed barely steady; January, 7.79.
February, T.S3; March. 7.9l: April. 7.9C:
May. sol: June. SOS: July. sos: August.
500: September. 7.92; October. ia; NO
vemihcr, III. Sales, 90T. 200 bales.
Liverpool-12:%0 u. M.-Cotton mar
kct, quiet: prices unchanged; Americans
middling. l?-32d.; sales. 10000 bales;
American, 5000 bales: speculation ard
exports. 500 bales: receipts. 1000 bales;
American. $4,000 l2les. Futures opened
steady; demand. moderate.
1 +. M.-Cotton-Amcrican Mi2dlir@,
January. .S-6id. seller; January ana
February. ! 26-6id. buyer: Fcbruary
and March. ! 25-6dd. buyer: March ana
April. 2i-G4d. seller: April and May.
4 2i-64d. seller: May and June. j oi-Gid
-. '"''' "a "fiN' : ---htu. ma, July
and August. 4 24-G+m4 25-64d. seller: Au-
gust and September. 4 2A-GAd.: sseptcm-
Der and October. i1I-6iG4 lS-6id. buy
er; October and November. l5-6id.
Futures closed quiet and steady.
New Orleans, Jan. 7.-Cotton, inlet
and steady: sales sc, 500 bales. January,
IT'S; February. 7.75; March. 7.72: April.
Isl: NAV, 7.Sa: June. 7.S9: July. 7.a2:
August. T.SG; September. 7.Gl: October.
7.49.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday there
will be no futures.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08
New York Market.

New York. Jan. 7.-Flouq-stcaav
ana quiet; city patents, S4.OO@4.25;
Wheat--Spot active and frmer; No,
T2Ac. ~ o
Gorn,spots dull and frmer: No. ..
a5!sc. elevator; a614c. aloat. Options
were quiet and firm AT asG& cent ad-
vance; January. 35Ec.; February.
351ec.; May. 35lac.
~0ats-Spots quiet and firm; No. :.
23H @2tc.; No. . white, 25c.; mixed
Western. 2i@25c. Optionl dull and
iirmer; January, 23%c,; February, 2ic.
May. 2+Ec.
Ecef-Dull and steady; unchanged.
Beef hams quiet, S15.50. Tierccd beef.
quiet and unchanged.
Cut enthusiastically and unchanged.
i.ard-Quiet and lower: Western
steam, $3.50: city, s5.2565.SO; january,
$3.50.
Coffec-Wcak. 10 points down: Feb
ruary. $l2.Sa; March. S12.S5Il3.1O; May.
$l2.a0ml2.50: September. sl1.75@11.Si.
Silot rio. duh and easier; No. :. lag
liMc.
Sugar-iiaw. quiet and firm; fair re.
lining. 3Ssc. Refined. quiet and UNI
changed.