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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-12
Medical Examiner (for insurance

Medical Examiner (for insurance
company)-''You appear to be in a
very weak, nervous, depressed physical
condition" Applicant for insurance
Yes, your agents have been chin
ming at me for six months I"
--Mother-"To think that my little
Ethel should have spoken SO imperti-
nently TO papa to-day at dinner! She
never hears me talk in that way to
him" Ethel (stoutIy)-"Well, but
you choosed him, and didn't"-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Young Man Cooking over hotel
register)- )-'1 see that Joshua Craw-
fish, ofCrawhshville, is stopping here,
Where can ] find himf Hes an uncle
Of mine" Clerk-'1 think you'll find
him in the elevator; he's been riding
up and down all the forenoon. ~
"A stationer's traveller, having had
run Of bad luck in prosecuting busi-
ness, received from the boss" the fol-
lowing telegram: III you can't make
expenses, come home at once" The
reply was: 'All right Can make
plenty Of expenses. but no salesn
Domestic Bnss-"You seem very
happy, Dora" Dora--"Ah, yes; /
have every reason TO be. We have q
beautiful home, two lovely children, 3
snug sum In the bank, my husbands
life Is insured for 100000, and his
health is very far from robust. ."--Liie.
who Is that distinguished look
ing gentleman over thereF That
10 General Airbleau. the great military
man" 'Ah, the great military man.
lhaye heard Of him. What battle was
he inp' What battlep ] don't know.
I'm sure Hes . magazine writss. pou
bBcm"yg@shsss Tssvsasn ~
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-12

Nearly ell legal papers are now typs-
written, though documents are en-
conntered now and then which have
been laboriously written out by the
hand Of one of the counsel. The men
who still cling to the habit Of writing
their own legal papers are usually old
lawyers, often Of good practice, who
cannot accommodate themselves to the
new order Of things. Young lawyers,
no matter how small their practice,
manage in one way or other to obtain
the services of stenographer. Some
Of the older men find II practically i'm
possible to work with d sssnoaaRanhas
tssyswss.st a haadi -
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-12
FRUIT TREES FOR SALE.

have very fine stock Of fruit trees yet for sale
good assortment Of Applebest winter varieties fine stock
Of one and two year Cherry trees fine and two year
Pear few 000 Prune also good stock of Raspberries
Blackberries, lucrea Dewbery Gooseberres Currents
and strawberries will take in exchange for trees ZOO
bushels Of good oats 1000 pounds dressed pork also will
trade for good young For particulars address me
at Tangent, Or, or Andrews Peterson, Lebap,,n Or
Nj. l.. FOR STER
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
EUROPEAN STATISTICS.

During the last two centuries the
wealth of Great Britain has increased
fortyfold.
The amount of gold actually in cir
culation in England is estimated to be
11O,0o0,O0O pounds sterling, or about
Sos tons.
The annual increase of the German
nation during the last five years has
heen more than five times as much as
that of the French.
The feminine element is terribly in
excess in Germany, the women exceed
ing the men by more than 100000,
according to the latest statistics.
a German statistician makes the
startling assertion that there are in
Bulgaria 3,SS3 centenarians, or one to
every 1000 inhabitants. If these fig
ures are correct Bulgaria holds the rec
ord for long-lived citizens.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15


"A Cincinnati battery has been
signed for the new Marietta paid team.
The base ball game at Corning yes
terday was closely cont ested, but the
Marietta team lost. The score at the
end of the ninth inning stood: Corning
5, Lobdells 4.
Miss Giddings, of Boston, spoke to
quite large gathering of ladies Satur-
day, at the home of DR.. II. N. Curtis,
on the subject of Physical Culture.
The speaker has charming manner
and greatly enthused her hearers. We
understand Miss Giddings will orga-
nize class.
The Auditorium was packed to its
utmost capacity Sunday morning, the
occasion of the annual baccalaureate
service of Marietta College. The invo-
cation was pronounced by DR.. Simpson
and followed by responsive reading,
led by Rev. Mr.. Coil. A scripture les
son read from the Goth chapter of Mat
thew was read by Rev. Mr.. Smith and
prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Roe.
The baccalaureate sermon, "The Mis-
sion Of Edcation," was magnificent
effort on the part of DR.. Simpson and
pronounced one of the most eloquent
and logical ever heard in Marietta. A
brief prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Acton and Rev. Mr., Smith pronounced
A. l. ,aa av,-
hanced in effect by the splendid sing
ing of number of hymns and an
anthems,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
FREE! FREE!
TO KIDNEY SUFFERERS.
An Opportunity Worthy Your
Notice.

If you suffer with kidney disease or
any ailment arising from an improper
action of the kidneys or urinary or
gans, this offer we make to- the people
of Marietta SHOULD interest you. In
the advancement of medical science,
the kidneys, being almost the organs
of the greatest Importance to human
health, have not been neglected, and
in placing before you such cure as
Doan's Kidney Pills, the proprietors
recog nize how far so many statements
of the makers of similar prepara tions
have fallen short of their claims, being
convinced that no remedy for kidney
complaints in existence equals Doan's
Kidney Pills for such ailments;
strengthened in these convictions by
letters that are daily received of the
work they are doing for mankind's
benefit, old backs and young backs are
being constantly freed from never
ceasing aches, and many lame and
shattered one, stopped and contracted,
is strengthened, invigorated and in
fused with new life. With such med
icine, an offer of this kind can be made
without hesitancy, for while we lose
the box we give to you, we make a
friend that assists us in the sale of
many others.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
Charities and Corrections.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.


EDITOR LEADER:-Grand Rapids has
81 miles of sewers and 16 miles of
paved streets, asphalt, brick and cedar
block, all laid in cement foundation.
The electric Street lights are on high
towers. On each of these towers are
several powerful, arc lights, but they
do not compare with our system of arc
lights at street intersections.
In the interest of cheap telephone
service private company has been or
ganized, and they are already formi-
dable rival of the old Bell Company,
and have nearly as many customers at
$40 per year for each phone.
They have so churches, but the most
remarkable features of life in this city
are the two Ladies' clubs-the st.
Cecilia with 500 members and the
Ladies' Literary Club with 500 mem
bers, and 400 ladies on the waiting list,
and buildings worth $4,000. One is led
to ask what is the effect of all this
club life on the social life of the city?
A gentleman said to me that the ladies
had much better give more attention
to their homes and keep their children
off the streets. But this does not an
swer the question On the whole,
club life so generally indulged in,
must have refining and elevating in
fuence. 1t must broaden peoples
views of life and be beneficial.
The National Conference of Chari-
ties and Corrections is drawing to a
close. Many came supposing their
methods were the best and are going
away with different ideas, having run
against new methods which surpass
their own both in economy and etfici-
ency 1t is hard to change some peo-
Pile. Take the dependent child pro-
blem for instance. A superintendent
of an institution having hundred or
more children, numerous employees and
elegant buildings. will not admit that
the best place for child is in private
family. The glamour of being at the
head of big institution is too entic-
ing and the salary too large to allow
of hazarding the chance of reducing
the numbers of children down to so or
40 by placing them out rapidly, in fam
lilies, and consequently reducing the
salary. The latest and most approved
method is to place the children as rap
idly as possible. The Michigan school
keeps children on an average of
months and the Minnesota school ~
months, and the children are visited
each year in their foster homes. There
were numerous other questions which
engaged the attention of the Confer
ence, such as the Management of Coun
ty and Municipal Charities Juvenile
Reformatories, the Tramp Problem
Treatment of Prisoners, Associated
Charities in Cities, etc. Some of thu
brightest men and women in the Coun
try, engaged in working, out thes'
various problems, were present ant
participated in the discussion. The in
fuence of the Conference cannot he'll
but be of vast benefit.
The committee on time and place o
3 next meeting, of which Judge Follet
is chairman, reported in favor OF New
4 Orleans, but when the report was pre-
/ tsented an amendment was made sui
e stituting Toronto, Canada for Nes
h Orleans, and adopted. So, for the frs
u time in the history of the Conferenc
! its meetings will be held in Canada.
s. j. II.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle
now and get relief. This medicine has
been found to be perfectly adapted to
the relief and cure of all Female Com
plants, eXerting wonderful direct in
fiuence in giving strength and tone to
the organs. If you have Loss of Appe-
tite, Constipation, Headache, Painting
Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex-
citable, Melancholy or troubled with
Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the
medicine you need Health and
Strength are guaranteed by its use.
Fifty cents and sL00 at w. H. Styer's
Drug Store. H. sxs.ass
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
ONE FULL BOX

of Doan's Kidney Pills will be given
away free to every person suffering
with kidney ailments at the under
signed address. First come, first serv-
ed, and only this one chance offered.
Remember this is not a sample box,
but regular size box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which retails at so cents.
For those in the country who can not
call in time, full box will be mailed
on receipt of five cents in either coin
or stamps, to defray expense of postage
and mailing, in response to all letters
received up to and including June 2nd.
Remember,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
Real Estate for Sale.

GEO. B. SUNDERLAND, 23l SECOND STREET, oP-
PosITE UNION DEPOT.
Houses on Front street Sl,7Co, 1880, 1000,
2, 500, 5000.
Second street 81, 700, 1000.
IL Room House below Butler street $4,000.
Third street, Houses, $1,000, l.20O, 1900
! 500, 1000, 3,o00
Fourth street a. 900, 1900, 1850, 5000
Fifth street $780, s, 900, 3,0c0
Sixth street $3.50, 1000, $500.
Warren street 800, 500, 900 100.
l Fine Brick House, $4,000, lot $50 by $50.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

The BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by w. Fl. Stver.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

pB-FOR SALE,-The Meuser Tannery prop
erty on Second St near Greene, lot 90xlS0 feet.
viii be sold as a whole or in parts, $4,000. A
new and modern residence on Sixth ST., below
W ooster, $4,000. Some good farm land to trade
for city property. A good room house with
all convenieuces on Scanned ST. near Third.
S20oU. 100 lots in Muskingum Park from Sl75
TO $780, on monthly payments. Houses will be
erected for all parties paying cash for lots.
j. A. PLUMER a. SON,
Cor. Putnam and Second Streets.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
ESTABLISHED 1857
;Eo. STREcKER. HENRY STREcKEH
GEO. STRECKER E. CO.,

Manufacturers OF Marine, Stationary and OIL
Well Boilers, Oil Tanks Smoke Stacks and
Tube Expanders. Special attention given 10
ranai,ine Rollers in the oil fields. We employ
none but the best mechanics in this line.
Give us trial we know We can please you.
once and works on West Side
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
Ar Extremely Interesting Bit of News
For Sharp Shoppers.

Most Of know that the end of the four weeks
to than to We have taken sort of premn
of the stores Stock here and there find few dozen
few pieces of goods that the ends large lots before
Maybe judgment than advertisement;
then make investigation the willing that
decide
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
BUSINESS LOCALS.

pay" Marietta parties are asked to make
Pleasant Hill farm resort. Supper furnish
ed. Large parties please notify. Mrs. Henry
Leonard, Stanleyville
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

B-DR. W. M. HART, DENTIST. ONCE L
Putnam St.. between Front and Second.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

eB-DR. C. V. DYE, Dentist, Marietta, Ohio.
ONCE .92 Front Street, over Weis' Grocery.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

g@- DIR. e. r. EDDY, Dentist once 80.
Front street, opposite Soldiers Monument.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

Dozen of different makes omeraly sold $1O0
this sale IS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

e%'FOR SALE. Boarding house, is Rooms,
corner of Third and Ohio SITS. Easy terms.
College property on Fifth st. opposite Mound
Cemetery. l2O by 2sO feet, one of the incest To-
cations in the city,
Almost any kind of property for sale, in the
city or country. WARD Il STONE,
25 Second Street
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

eS~ DIR. observation-disclosures of the eye
and fitting of glasses. Law Building Putnam
street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

PARAsoL PRAoL Just the thing for nice graduation present.
and the FANS keep the breeze large assortment oh and
prices away down, which an inspection will prove.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

1000 yards of Wash Goods that formally sold for TO- M Is
zoe, for this sale SC per yard
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

Shirt Waists from SOC 1926 For style and fit they
egualed; inspect them
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

500 yards of India Dlmtes that Oc for this sale Sc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER s, 1896.

g. The truth is that styles are prettier
than they were. Artist life has crept
into the designing rooms, and the fac
tories are turning out better colored ma
terials for the same price as the ugly
toes. Good tints cost no more than
bad ones
Flowers are worn massed, not spread
upon hat. If you have bunch OF
flowers, gather it together, stiffen 1t with
loops of velvet to match and stuff them
into the back of your hat or into the
side under the brim. Raise the brin
with a band of gold braid. Make the hat
a snowy thing, taking care of the colors
meanwhile. Remember that shapes
queer yet becoming are fashionable.
In that much boasted tea-room pat
ronized by Lady Flora Davis, there are
daily lectures upon hats. Little groups
gather around a certain very elegant
milliner who has retired with an indie
pendent fortune and listen to her advice
on color and materials. And, such az
it is, have tried to repeat the best parts
of the one / heard yesterday.
Nina Goodwin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

tiles of brunettes. Yet the other day,
while at a smart modistes. / saw a
stunning looking rosy brunette choose a
winters hat profusely trimmed IN mas
turuans, and the effect of the yellow on
her rosiness was deplorable, for II brought
out all the purpleness of her complexion.
Brunettes with clear, colorless skins can
wear all Of the shades Of yellow to ad-
vantage, from pale gold to deep flame yell
lows and I have recently seen some
blondes who looked ravishing in toilettes
that boosted a great deal Of pale gold.
one dressy hat is made entirely of pale,
almond-green velvet. The brim is a bit
wider at the front than the back, and
the crown is beretta. A row of dah-
las in pale gold and deep wine color fol-
low the base Of the crown, and at the
back there are bows Of gold taffeta ribbon.
A big black velvet hat that has a high
pointed crown and a broad brim bent in
all directions boasts not an atom Of color.
Three rows of straw encircle the crown,
and a the left side quantities of tips and
plumes are punched high and loose. At
the right side a smaller bunch Of black
tips lies low at the base of the crown.
Hats made of satin and velvet braid are
quite new, or even plain braided felt is
sometimes employed in making small
dressy hats.
dressy little hat made of sage green
braided felt has rather a low crown and
narrow brim turned directly up at the
back The brim was faced with sage
green velvet, with a small piping Of
orange velvet around the edge. Twists of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

tally deaf people-the deaf and dumb, for
dumbness is caused by utter deafness
and with fine results. There is actual
hearing in almost all cases. The fail
ure to hear is in the instance where there
is such a serious state of ear drum and
ear nerves that positively nothing can
vibrate. These people will go through
life in utter silence. But nine out of ten
deaf-mutes can hear this music.
The agitation of the skin of the hands
by electrical irritation IS not a painful
process. It's feeling is described as ''pe-
culiar." The deaf say it is a new sensa-
ton to them. There is a steady rhythm
that thrills them pleasantly, and the
sound comes in clear tones to the ear. A
person who can hear gets it in the same
way, marred very slightly by the fact
that a fraction of a second is lost in
| transmitting the sound to the photograph
and through the wires to the fingers and
hence to the ears. The time of transmits
sion is very quick; but even so, if one can
hear the stage, there is a tagging sound,
as though one person were dragging
the tune. There is not that absolutely
indispensable spontaneity
The solution does not injure the hands.
Certain very tender skins have a crinkly
appearance after being in water. That is
| all. The solution is in proportion of seven
and a half grains of salt to a pint of
!
portion of salt in the human blood The
| solution is perfectly harmless.
The trouble with all inventions like this
is their expense. Only the wealthy can
| enjoy them. A rich man can order the
cushions of his opera box furnished with
a basin for the saline fluid. Electric wires
can be carried secretly to his box, and,
except for the photograph, none would
guess that anything unusual was being
done. The expense would be considerable,
as the photograph must be furnished
with microphone and resonator. But once
done and it would be done for all time.
Medical specialists upon the ear are of
the opinion that there are enough deaf
persons in every community to pay the
| expense of rigging up this Photographic
stage communication. More could be
charged for the seats; and persons who
never attend the theater or the opera
because they cannot hear would gladly
go. The management would not object
to the monographs presence, and could
hide it with draperies or palms.
1t is a grand invention looked at in all
ways, and will relieve a large class of
men and women who suffer a slow mar
| tyrdom of sound Harvey Lincoln.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
THE WORLDS GREATEST FIRES.
Chicago Leads the Entire List in the
Amount of Total Loss.
From the Centraia Democrat.

From the Centralia Democrat.
The celebration of the quarter-century
anniversary of the great Chicago fire, the
greatest of the whole world, calls up
little history of famous fires. This great
est fire of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1871, destroyed
one mile square of the best part of the
city, over $4,000 buildings, $50 lives render
ed 100000 people homeless and destroyed
1874 100000 worth of property.
The second greatest fire of the world hap
pened in May of the same year in the city
of Paris France. during the reign of the
commune Loss, s16O,OOO,OOO. household
effects not included.
The third greatest fire occurred in 1872
from Sept. IA to % in Moscow, after the
battle of Borodino, when the car ordered
the prisoners released, provided they
would fire the city. Loss $15O,0O0,OoO
,Boston's great fire of 1872 comes fourth
in the list. Loss S5OOO,OO0. fremont
temple was destroyed, rebuilt and Destroy
ed a second time, and again rebuilt.
The fifth great fire happened only few
days ago, Oct 8, 1896. in Panama. Three
fourths of the capital city of Guayaquil
was destroyed, 1000 buildings, all the best
part of the city, and $500 people are home
less. Loss $720OO,Ooo.
In 1866 the city of London had great
fire. 1 was not there, but the loss was
estimated at $5S,0OO,OOO.
In 1872 Hamburg suffered a loss by fire OF
$S5 10000
Constantinople comes In for its share OF
fires. The Greatest in 1870, when half the
peninsula part of the city was Destroyer
loss S26.OOOOO0. In 1913 she lost H5WO'OOO,
and In 1865 $500 buildings were destroyed.
In 1850 ten days series OF fires, ana IN
1916 1900 buildings were burned, and way
hack before my time, in 1929, she lost 1900
houses and 700 lives, then in 1745 she had
a fve-day fire. 49,.
New Yorks big Are of 1885, $l5,0OO0OO
worth of property, and in 1915 T5OO,OO0 in
property and IS lives were lost.
In 1866 Portland, Me-, was nearly wiped
out by fire; loss $l1,OOO,OOO
In 1865 Carlsbad, Sweden, was entirely
! DESTROYED by fire, except three buildings
| bishops palace, city hospital and all.
ST. Louis had two great fires in 1851
first, $500 buildings, $iL6oO,0O0; second loss,
100000,
In May. 1851, San Francisco lost $4,000,
| 900 and In June $30O0O0O by fire.
Valparaiso, Chile, was entirely destroy
ed by fire in 1862. Troy. N. Y, also in the
same year. In 1877 st. Johns, N. B., first
destroyed $l25O0,OO0 of property. In 1877
! Pittsburg. during the riot, had $3,0o0.00C
| fire.
The most noted fire was the destruction
OF the great Temple of Diana at Ephesius
S56 b. c., on the night Alexander the
Great was born.
Probably the greatest fire ever known
was A. ID. 81, the destruction of Rome
said to have been instigated by Emperor
Nero. Thousands of lives were lost, and
the loss of property not known and can
not be estimated. Jerusalem has been al
most wholly destroyed by fire seventeen
| times.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

lake. but no one suspected that there were
a tenth of the number that have already
departed by the way of the Shepaug river
alone, and gone down into the Naugatucx
apparently on their way to the sea
Henry Stiles of Morris has caught eieb
ty-three of the swapping turtles along fha
Morris shore of the lake during the Last
three weeks, and Norman Belden, a Ran
tam lake summer boarder, has taken
about seventy-ffve more Many other.
have hunted them. The turtles crawl ont
on the beaches and strike a Decline for
the swamps. Most of them seem TO ben5
their energies to descending the Shepaue
valley.
The farmers all along the lake catol,
the turtles and throw them into swill ba.-
rels There the turtles feed and fatten
until a supply of turtle soup is wanted
and then they are slain. At Wheeler's
hotel man brought in a turtle weig--
ing thirty-seven pounds, it's shell being
nearly two feet long and almost as wide
This turtle was a snapper and could bi+o
almost through a chestnut fence rail II
was killed and it's shell will be polished IN
and inscribed with a record of this re.
markable movement of turtles. 1t is sun
posed that the heated condition of thA
water in the lake, which is shallow. has
something to do with the migration.