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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08
AMONG THE DERRlckS.
The Franks of the Greasey Fluid in the
Fields About Marietta.

The Franks of the Greasey Fluid in the
Fields About Marietta.
Jim Shay left for a short trip up
the c. & M. Tuesday to look after oil
interests.
The Hoffman we'll No. . at Long
Run came in Monday and is one of the
best producers in that field. 1t is
thought to be good for so or 40 barrels
per day.
The Bcrea grit well on Becker at
Eight Mile is not yet in a condition to
be measured. Operations have been
delayed on account of an accident to
the engine, but the broken parts were
replaced Tuesday and it is expected to
get the pump started Thursday, when
the exact capacity and value of the
well will be known. 1t is settled that
the strike is fortunate one for the
owners and for Marietta.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

IN L private and confidentis! letter from
The editor of the Pearsall Sun he writes:
"The summers sultry heat Ia now at
tempered, and the glories of our
hutumnal spring radiant on natures
fair face, dispel our woes. Our turuip
seeds have sprouted and our mouths arc
watering for the toothsome greens,
that, billed with bacon, nre good
enough for kings and queens"
But in my autumnal enthusiasm
am drifting away from New York.
There are about autumn in New York
certain discrepancies, among them the
invasion of the city by the grand army
of independent cross-road tourists.
Already, wherever you wander in New
York, your attention is called to the
outstretched, withered hand of poverty,
that generally needs washing. Once
more quoting the poet:
prom the lonely rural highways ysfs.,
To the city's crowded byways
They are coming, as the autumn days
"a and chilly nights begin: - -..'9r-
From the country's verdant valleys
TO the city's reeking alleys 9rr
Now the vast FallstAfiian cavalcade of
tramps are coming in"
Another disagreeable feature of au-
tumn in New York is the political devas-
tation that occurs ut this season.
There seems to be every year an election
of some kind or other in early Novem-
Der. Every night ut that time you lear
the rum-te-te-tum of the drum that
heads the political procession, and the
armament is lit up. 1t is not "the light
ning's red glare painting hell on the
sky" but the rockets and Roman can
dies provided by the saloon keeper in
the immediate proximity to whose cafe,
for some mysterious reason, the meet
ings are held. The candidates have to
hold these meetings in order not to be
outdone by each other. The outdoor
meetings have certainly little or no ef-
feet in convincing the small audiences
that seem to listen. The day for
oratory as an effective campaign weap-
Oh has gone. Nowadays people reai
and reason. Oratory is the clustering,
spoilt child of a seni-barbarous age.
The press is the foe to rhetoric, and the
art of defamation has been sinking in
value from the moment speakers were
foolish enough to publish, and the read
ers wise enough, to read.
During the campaign which has Just
closed | had an excellent opportunity
to listen to the oratory of some great
political speakers, as the stand was di-
rectly under my window, and / have
come to the conclusion that there is no
renaissance of Webster and Clay just
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

beauties. The wind is harsher, 1t has
denudcd the forests ofstheir summer
glories, strewing the ground with the
cast-off rags of verdure. The dahlia
alone holds out the parting splendor of
the summer with an intense fire of its
own, as though the sunlight had bios
somed into color. The gay season has
passed, autumn is leading us to winter
as life wanes and the sombered counte-
nance of man foreshadows DEATH"
Leaves have their time to fall. That's
where leaves differ from the price of
gas. Speaking of leaves, reminds me
that this is likewise the season when il
you search the Scriptures, you will find
autumn leaves. Some of the insects, the
flies, for instance, have not gone into
winter quarters, but
Miss Katy Did In green attire
Sings nightly in her tree:
Tt won't be long before Jack Frost
VIII have a mash on me-"
Autumn is glorious enough every
where. Even away down in Texas,
where winter is mostly in the nature of
a joke. autumn has peculiar charms.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08
A Character.

~
He was always a-sayin' TITS all for the
best"
No matter what fortune was hrinein':
He did what he could-left to Heaven the
rest.
An went on his pathway a-singin'.
BY dav an by night-in the dark. in the
light
You'd find him serene and contented;
The world, to his notion. was treatin' him
right,
An his way with its roses was scented
His life was lesson all romfortin'-sweet!
life that was kind an forgivin'3
For who, when the sharp thorns are pierc-
in his feet
Can thank the good Lord that he's livin'f
But sometimes | think when the heart In
the breast
Is sick with its sorrow an grievin',
n things never happen at all "for tho
best"
We can make 'em the best by believin'i
Frank l.. Stanton. In Chicago Times
Herald.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08
AUTUMN IN NEW YORK.
The One Time of the Year When
Life's Worth Living.
Peculiarities of Indian Summer In Gotham
--Tramps and Politicians Contribute
to Make the Venerable
Town Lively.
Special Now York Letter.

AS general thing, the weather of
New York is as full of discrepancies as
a shad is of bones. The New York win
ter is simply indescribable. Wind,
thaw, slush and freeze follow each other
in quick succession. and if man does
not go around practicing cough that
sounds like pounding on an empty bar
rel. he lis regarded as suspicious char
acter. A grent many people, however,
do not go around much in winter. They
are unable to do SO on account Of the
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 8. 1896

We will consider It great favor IT
subscribers Will report any failure
to get their Leader, or any careless
ness on the part of the carrier.
Subscribers win please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag in subscr'b-
er's presence zeass
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

MCKINLEY's appointment of Joseph
Smith to be State Librarian was re-
ferred to committee by the State Sem
ate Monday and is thought by many to
be thereby shelved Smiths popu-
larity has not been of the most extern
sive quality.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08
GRAND JURY.

James McDermott, Watertown.
E. L. Glazier. Fourth Ward.
Matthew Jurden, Fourth Ward.
q. w. Richards, Fourth Ward.
S. Z. Garrison, First Ward.
Clark Christopher, Barlow,
Geo. E. Bauer, Lowell.
John A. Brown, Belpre.
John Stevenson, Marietta.
Phillip Eachman, First Ward.
j. w. Stanley, Third Ward.
j. B. Mawhinney, Belpre.
D. L. Ellis, Wesley.
a. Tracy, Warren.
Jas. B. Wilson, Fourth Ward.
PETIT JURY.
w. II. Dixon, Decatur.
X. d. Ellenwood, Warren.
Thomas Bradman, Salem.
c. w. Fem, Fearing.
L. X. Chapman, Fearing.
Joseph Reclxard, Second Ward.
George Null, Liberty.
II. E. Bennett, Decatur.
A. w. Cline, Grandview
o. X. Ballard, Decatur.
John Bules, Fearing.
a. S. Depuy, Lawrence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

THE Cuban cause is in the ascenden-
cy and little help from Congress is all
that is needed to bring destructive
and bloody war to an end and bring
independence to a people who have
been struggling for generations.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

The charge that the State Senate
refusal to confirm Coy. McKinley's APP
pointment of Librarian Joseph Smith
was slap at Ohio's candidate for Pres
ident appears to emanate in every
instance from absurdly suspicious and
unwise supporters of the Governor.
Dozens of McKinley's appointments
were confirmed Monday without hesi-
tation and the folly of the charge is at
once apparent. The whole great state
of Ohio is unalterably and irrevoca bly,
for Mckinley for President, and in the
final show down it may be predicted
that many men and newspapers now
sneered at by certain organs as "For
akerites" will be found doing more sim
cere and effective work to that end
than some of the aforesaid certain
organs themselves.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

THE bill of Mr.. Avery, introduced in
the Senate Monday to raise the age of
consent in Ohio from IA to IS years,
should receive the full support of every
self-respecting member of both houses.
1t is delicate subject, but one upon
which the great body of Buckeye citi-
zens are almost unanimously agreed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

WHEN the Cuban insurgents capture
Havana, which event is likely to occur
at any hour, the Spanish government
instead of the rebels will be praying
to the United States for the rights of
belligerents. The Spanish army will
then be nothing more than horde of
invaders, shipped from monarchical
Europe for the sole purpose of tyrran-
izing an enlightened people fully able
to take care of themselves.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08
February JurieS,

The following jurors for the Febru-
ary term of Common Pleas Court were
drawn Monday:
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-08

Long Lane (recklessly)-Let's go in
bathin'.
Dry Wedder-No. Wen / wuz a lit
tie kid l promised me dyin' mudder
never to go near de water. Dat prom
Use is sacred ter me an / alters has an
alters will keep it.-Bay City Mich }
Chat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22

mittee to report back to council it's con-
clusions in the matter
In accordance with above resolution
his honor the mayor, appointed the fol-
lowing committee: Aldermen Lester. Kol-
shorn and Screven.
By Alderman Garrard-
Resolved, That the bids for reynolds
glazed" brick and for "A P b Co.
Lynchburg' brick, former at $1.1415 per
square yard, f. o. b., Savannah, and lat
ter at $1.O52s per square yard, f. o. b., Sa-
vannah, are accepted as per specifications,
street, between Liberty and South Broad
streets, to be laid with one kind, and Ha-
bersham street, between Liberty and
South Broad streets, to be laid with the
other kind.
Adopted
BY Alderman Falligant-
RESOLVED, That the commissioner of pub
lie works be requested to investigate the
roadways in and near Augusta, Ga, which
have been paved with gravel, and report
to council in reference to their durability
smoothness, freedom from dust and ex-
pense of construction.
Adopted
The following communication was read
and request contained therein refused:
Savannah, May 16 1S96.-Ion. Herman
Myers, Mayor.-Dear Sir; The City and
Suburban Railway Company desires to
move one of its tracks on Abercorn
street, and have but a single track on
that thoroughfare between Liberty and
South Broad streets. enclose a plan by
matter your consideration and advise me.
Very respectfully, Harry Wilink.
Commissioner of Public Works.
A. N. 7IANUCY.
Clerk Of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22

w0rkrOom. and sitting before che burning
lamp. this boy was amusing himself by
placing Dortomlr-S OH TASK over 4lHrr-
tHf articles. Suddenly be placed IL upon
snot up the long. circular neck OF tle
Task with increase 1rlAiancy Areand
ala not happen 10 De- the man 20 allow
such a suggestive occurrence 20 escape
most Immediately came into MS head,
ana in a short time his invention was
perfected.
one OF the early difficulties with the
steam engine was tla- Of f0A4enslnS me
steam IN the cylinl-r. Savery dashed cold
water on the outside but Newcomer
afterWard invented method or directing
a stream Of cold water into the l1siqe OF
the cylinder al every Use OF the piston
This was accomplished ~ two stop cocks,
which were turned uE hand. and the
whole action OF the machine depended on
the attention Of the person VINO watched
these two cocks.
Humphrey Potter a boy empoyed 10
tend one Of Newcomer engines, belonged
90 AR Beignton. found the constant
watching so troublesome that he set
himself 10 contriVr way by Wnlcn the
cocks might be turned at the right time,
and yet allow him an opportunity OF play
Ing with the boys in me street. OpseFE-
ing that the particular moment at Whieh
the valve required 90 be opened Tor the
admission of the steam Was that al Wnlcn
10 its highest, and that the moment at
which the other cock required 40 De
opened was when the piston rod END was
was at its highest, ne saw tnat, py az
Meeting them with various parts OF the
beams, the rising ana falling OF the TWO
ends would turn tine Two COCKS a. nee
essary. This rude GEAR OF skulklng
boy was discOVere1 and prac Icaliy
adopted, rods being substituted for the
strings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
BIDS.

The following bids were opened and re-
ferred to the committee of the whole:
Bid of Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving
Company to pave South Broad street, from
the west side of East Broad street to the
east side of West Broad street, in
accordance with specifications, for the
sum of $2.15 per square yard, this
price including grading, concrete founda-
ton and asphalt surface; this price also
a period of five years, as per guarantee
attached to said bid:
Bid of Warren-Scham Asphalt Paving
Company, to pave the two roadways of
twenty-five feet wide each, on South
Broad street, from the west side of East
Broad street to the east side of West
Broad street, intersecting streets to be
paved to property line, as set forth in
advertisement dated April g. 1896, said
pavement to be laid to be the so-called
Trinidad lake asphalt pavement, in ac-
cordance with specifications attached, for
the sum of $l.90 per square yard.
ment in reference to an alleged sale of
scrap iron, screenings, manure, etc, from
the city crematory by city employees, and
stated that he had been investigating the
same for some time, and now had consid-
cradle data to submit to council where
upon Alderman Lester offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, BY the mayor and aldermen
in council assembled, that according to
the statement made to the board by his
honor, the mayor, relative 10 an alleged
sale of scrap iron and other property
from the city crematOry by city employees
an inves tigaton is proper, and the mayor
is hereby authorized to appoint a commit
zee Of three for this purpose, said COM
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
LOST A BRIDE ~ MS FALSE NOSE.
Mr.. FinkeIstein Betrayed His Iden-
tity by a Very InopDortune sneeEe.

From the New York Journal.
A new industry has sprung into life,
which aims to rob the ancient custom
of tweaking noses of its terrors. You
need never mind now if you lose your
nose by accident or insult. You can get
another one just like the original, OF even
better.
There is a firm in New York now taking
orders for new noses, and they say lndt
the trade in that line is booming and mat
it VIII be even better around election
time.
one of Tammany halls greatest chief
tains, Martin Engel, has a nasal append
age which is the creation OF an East Slue
physician, who skiNfully replaced what
nature had originally given and theh
taken away Although Mr.. EngelS is
good looking nose il would never deceive
phystognomist, and IS 1t is entirely too
HlDernian IN its characteristics TO SUIT
its Teutonic owner he is now suing the
doctor because the latter did not make
him "a nose according to contract
Manageable girls would do well TO ex-
anime the noses of their sWeetnearts, as
post-nupual examination may lead TO
discoveries which would entail no end or
trouble, as In the case of Ida lsenbrOck.
Her troubles, all due TO a deceptive artih-
clal nose, were made public through the
efforts of David Fuhelstein of Bridge
port, Conn., TO compel his father-in-laW
Pesoch lsenbroek, OF No Il Willet street,
Brooklyn, to produce in court his daugn-
ter Ida, VINO on March 2, was, by Alder
man John G. Wund Of New York, made
the wife of Finkelstein
modern artihcer, it seems, had made
for Finkelstein an artificial nose. Hav-
ing by accident lost that portion of his
face intended by nature to occupy the
space between the eyes and mouth, Fin
kelstein applied to a doctor for a subsu-
tute. he got 1t in the shape of such a re-
alistic nose that even his most intimate
friends We're deceived, and when he came
TO New York and began making love to
pretty Ida lsenbrock. neither she nor any
one else suspected that there was any
thing false about the good-looking young
man from Bridgeport. 1t was not until
the evening the marriage ceremony mad
been performed that in an unfortunate
moment Finkelsteiu lost his reputation
his bride and has nose, The. reception was
over the congratulations had been SAID
and Mr. and Mrs. Finkelstein were about
TO retire, when, in an unfortunate mo-
ment, the bridegroom sneezed.
"A sneeze is not in common law ground
for divorce, but when Mrs. Finkelsteln
looked at her new made husband after
that one fatal sneeze, she screamed, ana
the next day began divorce proceedings
before Judge Smyth in the supreme court
Why? Because Mr.. Finkelstein had sim
ply sneezed his nose off. After years of
deception, that one sneeze betrayed him.
and he lost bride and nose together.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
PoIaTICs IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Candidates In the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.
The Bibb county silver club has only
seventy-five members.
The news from the Eighth district is to
the effect that Judge Lawson is march
ing straight on to denomination.
w. J. Davis, Jr., of Franklin, has an
nounced as a candidate for messenger in
the next House of Representatives.
The Tattnan journal observes that in
the joint discussions so far sound money
has had all the argument and the free
silver all the ridicue.
The democrats of Walton county. in mass
meeting assembled, viii send four free
coinage men to the state convention.
namely; 7. w. Powell, 7. j. Robertson
w. l.. Upshaw and A. c. Stone
Tattnan Journal: Gov. Atkinson and
Chairman Clay have distinguished them
selves for wisdom and patriotism in that
they have condemned early primaries ~,
behalf Of certain politicians and certain
faction.
Macon News: w. NJ. Legg is favorabIv
mentioned as an excellent person for del
egate from Bib county to the Tune sta+o
convention. Nit. Legg is general ward
master of the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida railroad. 'Oi =
Columbus Enquirer-sun; Judge Crisn
came down flom Washington Sunday. and
is at his home in Americus His nbvsi-
claAs say his condition is improved, but
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
CHILD INVENTORS.
Instances Where Child Minds Have
Conceived Valuable Ideas.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
That many children have great ingenui.
ty Of mind in fashioning toys of various
kinds is well known. That they have very
frequently turned this quality to good
use in the invention and construction OF
some of our most useful and mechanical
appliances is attested by the following
instances:
The children of a Dutch spectacle maker
happened to be playing one day with
some of their fathers glasses in front of
the shop door. Placing two of the glass
es together they peeped through them
and were exceedingly astonished TO see
the weather-cOck of the neighboring stee-
pie brought within short distance of
Their eyes. Ihey were naturally puzzled
and called their father to see the strange
sight.
When the spectacle maker looked
through the glasses he was no less SIR
prised than the children had been. He
went indoors and thought the matter
over, and then the idea occurred to him
that he might construct a curious new
toy which would give people a good deal
OF amusement. he dld so, and Calico,
hearing OF this instrument, that was said
to make distant things appear close 7
hand saw at once what a valuable helm
1t would be to the study of the heavens
He set to work himself on it, and soon
produced the telescope.
A poor Swiss, named Argand. invented
lamp with a wick fitted into a hollow
cylinder, up which current was allowed
to pass, thus giving a supply OF oxygen
TO the interior as well as the exterior of
the circular flame At first Argand uspd
the lamp without glass chimney. the
invention of which important adjunct
would doubtless have been DELAYED for
some time had il not been for the thought
less juvenile experiment of his little
brother.
one day when Argand was busy in his
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22

influence OF morphine, which was given
her % ease the terrible pains that racked
her frail body. Israel made money by
hard work and invested 30 in real estate iu
Atlanta. lie was regarded as rich man,
ana mad quite a competency, which was
ail tn his own name. Last January his
wife died and on the lGth Of April he re-
celved letter from a man in Pinkney-
vile. Miss, a hrother-in-law TO Henry
Wolf IN which he stated that he had
viii made 10y lsraeis wife lestow.ng GER
tain property upon him and that he had
not sent Israel notice of 10 before on ac-
count of his wife's death. Now that there
had been SUFFICIENT time 20 blunt the edge
Of his grief. he said, he wrote 20 Israel
10 notify him that he bad the VIII and
had sent il TO Henry Wolf with whom
ne could negotiate. Israel alleges that his
property IS his own, and thar the docu-
ment under which Wolf claims a portion
of Il was written by HE wife while under
the influence Of morphine. He says mat
he made overtures 10 Wolf, but that the
latter would NOT negotiate with him.
Judge Lumpkin, after reading the petit
tiOn. granted an order restraining WOf
from filing the will for record and also
enjoining him from taking or sending IL
out OF the county of Fulton, and setting
the case for hearing next Saturday
week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
SICK HEADACHE
positively cured 10y these
Little Pills.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Omcial Proceedings of Council.

Savannah May IS, 1s96.-CounciI met this
day at 4:30 p. m, pursuant to the call
Of the mayor. Present; Hon. Herman
as Screven, chairman of council; Alder
man George w. Tiedeman, vice chair
man of council; Aldermen Bacon.
Carolan, Falligant, Garrard, Hudson, Kol-
shorn, Lamotte, Lester, Watson.
REPORT.
Pursuant to resolution adopted in coun-
Gil March 10, 1896 directing the commits
sioner of public works to ascertain by ad-
vertisement, ane otherwise, the best char
acter of vitrihed brick to be used in the
paving of South Broad street. and also
South Broad to Liberty streets, and 10
report back to council all the information
he may obtain, Commissioner of Public
Works Harry Wilhnk submitted q report
covering said resolution, and the same
was received as information.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
Andrew Lang's Information column
From Longman's Magazine.
l append a few answers to fair cores

AOill lAouSlildH magazine.
l append few answers to fair cores
pondents:
Lydia Dick-For freckles try muriatic
acid, applied with a camePs hair brush
the hair taken from camel which has
made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
pectatriX-Instances of dogs learning to
read are uncommon; the case which you
mention needs confirmation. Submit Your
suffering cat to the new electric photo
graphic process. From the symptoms de-
scribed ! fear she has swallowed a golf
ball. You might get it OUT with nib
lick, but the operation is dangerous and
may be painful.
Recommendations little boys reluctance
to wear the knickerbockers made out of
the old billiard table cloth is perhaps not
unnatural. do not wonder at his com
plant about the pockets, and his indigna-
ton about the spot is pardonable in one
so young.
Harriet-In keeping company, the gentle
man takes the lady's arm and pays for re-
freshments
Historica--As you justly remark, the Or
der OF the Garter cannot have been found
ed before the invention of stockings in the
reign of Queen Elizabeth l have never
seen this fundamental objection to the or
binary legend raised before.