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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
The Weather.

WAsRrNoToN, April l6.-Oh!o-Friday gen.
orally fair. possibly light local showers on
lake stations, slightly cooler in northern por-
tions in the carly morning; cooler late Friday
afternoon; light to fresh, southwest winds
Kentucky-Friday local showers; slightly
cooler IN western portion Thursday night and
cooler late Friday afternoon; southerly winds
becoming variable
West Virginia. a.-Friday increasing c,oudl-
ness: cooler Friday afternoon aud Saturday;
southwest winds, becoming variable
Indiana-Partly cloudy and cooler Friday;
light variable winds.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
The RaZorback.
[By DAN VERDAN.l


There is an organism enjoying the
freedom of our political economy, and
ranging in life, liberty and the persuit
of happiness from the Adirondacks to
the Sand Keys of Florida, which aside
from moonshine eau de vie sometimes
bewilders the tourist and makes him
!, forget environments and yearn for
home or shotgun. When properly
corraled and classified, the subject
would in several cases out of ten or
fifteen, pan out to be gutter snipe,
better known perhaps as razor back
hog.
AS this nondescript has heretofore
escaped a proper consideration from
other biologists, it becomes a pleasur-
able duty for one who has contended
and disputed rights with it, to partic-
nlarize in its diagnosis
AS setacious We, tebrate mammal of
porcine proclivities they are a suffic-
iency; and being built and adjusted
for quadruped they are liable to sue
cessfully contend with any circum-
stance on earth. Their construction is
unique, not plethoric, but severely
lean, lank and lengthy, and shaped to
perforate the atmosphere with the
, least possible resistance; hence, when
agitated by dangerous circumstances,
change their whereabouts with assidu-
0us alacritv-now Won see it now Won
don't-it may be mile or two in the
future. Though magazine of latent
hideous noises, they usually conine
their vocal exercises to a quiet grunt
of peaceful satisfaction, but when
thoroughly interested, as in derailing
a railway train and killing somebody
or the like, they undo their epigloti:
and put in circulation more copiui
and comprehensive assortment of vel
and yawp, unequalled by anything out
side an imported opera troup.
The razorback is indigenous to the
Atlantic coast states from the Adiron
dacks to the Florida Keys, in Law
renee County, o., and may sometimes
occur in West Virginia, but strictly fol-
business and square meal Theil
principal productions are parasites and
pigs. They develop no special virtue.
of any dimensions, and precious little
meat, which is Yariously preserved TO,
the digestion of soldiers and sailors.
Their personal habits are miserably de-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
Available Prescription.

Editor Morrison, of Worthington,
Ind. "Sun," writes; "You have valu-
able prescription in Electric Bitters,
and l can cheerfully recommend it for
Constipation and Sick Headache, and
as general Ml. system yynea sGnG s3nbs it has
tage Grove Ave, Chicago was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food,
had backache which never left her
and felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties of Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength.
Price so cents and s1.00. Get a Bottle
at w. II. Styer's Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

ELSEWHERE in this impression ap.
pears the advertisement of Gracey,
Kaiser and Moore, promoters of the
Marietta Electric Company. throwing
open the books of the company to
stock subscriptions by Marietta people.
The company is capitalized at $4,000,
under the laws of West Virginia and
oyer half the amount is already sub
scribed. The enterprise is essentially
home one in its inception and it is de-
sired that the greater portion if not all
the stock be subscribed by Marietta
business men. Offers of foreign CAPT
tai have been made to such extent,
however that the balance if any not
subscribed for here will Immediately
be taken.
1t is now more than year since the
Leader first told the people that the
gentlemen named intended to con-
struct an electric railway in Marietta.
We had hoped the buzz of the magic
trolley would have been heard on our
streets long ere this, but circumstances
of various deterrent qualities have
been met, with the result that the en-
terprise has beeu delayed longer than
expected. The work has now pro-
gressed so far that the road is assured
to us before many more months are
past. 1t will mark an epoch in the
city's development and long step for
ward in the march of progress.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
OIL Lands.

or blocks ranging from l25 to 300 acres
each near Big Run and Briscoe wells that ]
want drilled.
Also for sale ! farm OF l25 acres on Ohio
River miles north of Parkersburg. farm OF
100 acres on Ohio River miles north OF Park
ers5urg, both tracts garden and melon land.
Also the New Port and Vancluse Ferry, Fran
chise. boats and sH acres land on W. Va side
all upon reasonable terms. Address,
SIS. STONE Vienna, w. Va. on o. r. r.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

A big prairie schooner passed through
Osborne, Kan, bound east from Okla
homa last week, bearing this inscrip-
tion: Oklahoma for starvation, Kansas
for desolation, Texas for devastation,
Nebraska for damnation, going to Ohio
to sponge on wife's relation. To hell
with Democratic administration.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

rlArhdfE q fAae+g r. fFi
West Union, w. Va, April 1o.-The
Stuart farm near here, at the mouth of
Little Flint creek, was the scene Of
great excitement last night, when the
South Penn Oil Company's No 8 well
was drilled through the sand at depth
of 2, O5O feet.
Contractors Stcokpole & Morrissey
drilled the we'll, and in the first five
hours after being drilled in the well
put 300 barrels into the tanks and flows
steadily. The we'll is the biggest gush-
er in the field. and when it settles down
it is thought it will be good for little
over 1000 barrels day.
The excitement to-day over the we'll
is tremendous, as it opens up large
scope of entirely new territory.
Superior corn is made for the best
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

AUDITOR of State w. ID. Guilbert, of
Noble county, will represent the Fiji
teenth Congressional district on the
State Executive Committee appointed
Wednesday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

THAT ''never-failing sign of Spring,
'For Rent" is almost forgotten
phrase in Marietta.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
Rockland

Church gave one Of their enjoyableren-
tertainments at the church, Thursday
evening. consisting of jubilee songs,
cake walk and tableaux. The singing
was excellent and carried us back to
our boyhood days when nothing was
SO entertaining as to hear good COM
pany of minstrels. The company were
all colored with cork, and so well dis
guised that their own friends did not
know them. The cake walk was well
done and it was hard for the commit
tee to decide who should be the FORUM
ate one. as all worked hard for the
prize. William Duff and partner, Miss
Maud Flower, were the fortunate
parties. The cake was made by Miss
Huldah Putnam. Miss Florence Rath-
bone rendered excellent recitations,
which were received with applause.
"The Stealing of the Watermelon"
was especially we'll rendered. The
tableaux of boys eating the melon was
grand. We understand that the enter
tainment is to be repeated in the near
future, for the benefit of the church.
So far we haye had typical March
weather. The snow storm on the 11th,
of inches, followed on the 18th by
storm of 80 hours duration, ending in a
fall of 12 inches, brought to mind the
great storm of March 18th, 1912, with
fall of II inches in less than IL hours.
Then on April Goth, 1854, fall of 10
inches. At that time the trees were in
full leaf, stock had been turned to pas
ture, as the weather had been very fine
and warm forcing vegetation forward.
No great damage was done to the fruit
crop. The outlook for a peach crop so
far is good in the orchards that did not
bear last year. AS the apple crop was
so immense it is hardly expected that
a crop will follow, yet upon the sum-
mer and fall varieties we look for
enough for home consumption. Wheat
is in the worst condition that it has
been for years, owing largely to seed
terminating the exceeding hot and dry
weather of September and October
killing the germ.
Rev. Coil, Unitarian minister of Ma
rietta, delivered two excellent sermons
Sunday morning and evening at the
Universalist church. in exchange with
the pastor of this church, Rev. j. r.
Carpenter. FARMER
lTnI Liz
The newspapers Which paid Holmes,
the murderer, now condemned to death
at Philadelphia, good round price for
his alleged confession, must feel now
that they were decidedly ''easy pick
ing" The alleged confession cited 81
instances in which Holmes professed
to have committed murder. 1t was
piece of brutal sensationalism in news
at best, but now it transpires that in
at least 10 of the cases upon which the
murderer gloated with fiendish glee in
his pretended confession the whole
story concocted by him is false, and
the people he said he had killed are
yet alive. In otLer words, Holmes is
fakir, who has played the sensational
newspapers of the country for suck
ers," and hooked them nicely. Any
reasonable man would have expected
as much, and taken no stock in the
rascal's alleged confession.
1t was a great fake, and the public
can afford to smile at the sensational
that were ''enterprising"
enough to be taken in by ito. S. j.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
For President.
WILLIAM MCKINNEY,
or the United states. a.
Republican state ticket.

Republican State Ticket =
For Secretary of State. Js
CHARLES KINNEY, of Scioto Co.
For Judge OF the Supreme Court,
MARSHALL j. 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.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

There is great deal of speculation
about the Dyke we'll, but everyone ac-
quainted with the situation is salts
fed that it has been the means of open
ing up wide scope of territory. 1t is
being cleaned out today and tomorrow
will be given a SO quart shot OF nitro
glycerine. e.-Sentinel ~
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
FaIrvIew Heights.

Stehle's Addition-25 acres, plated. easy Of
access by trolley or otherwise Lots so by 100
Ca caii II at room 5, Law Buigag to see plat,
learn prices and terms. .H
J.D. PAYNr a3siai Agt.,
r.. STEVE, Marietta, o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
To o. o. tI.ks..R.

To accommodats persoq Wishing to attend
Goth and 2ist the T. q o, ~, Ex. r. X. win Sell
tickets to Findlay and rdc9rn at one fare for
the round trip, good retufning until April 2Sd.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17
IN THE OIL FlgLps.

A telegram received Thursday by p.
Donnelly announced that the we'll
drilled bv himself, J. I. Dillon and
others at Macksburg had struck the
sand at $50 feet and was flowing over
the top OF the derrick. A pumping
outfit was ordered and sent out at
once.
lg ~
The Roeser Bros. we'll on Marshall at
Elba came in Thursday in the shallow
sand and is good producer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

Superior corn is made for the best
people to eat
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

Congressional Ticket.
For Congress, 18th District,
II. c. VAN VOORHIS, of Muskingum Co.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

We will conslder 1t great favor II
subscribers Will report any failure
TO get sheir Leader, or any careless
ness on the part of the carrier
Subscribers will please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag in subscrib-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-17

In everything else we carry fine line
of goods.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25
A Child.s Wonderful Memory.

Baby Ethel Carroll, Of Oakland, is
human monograph. Every word of
conversational matter how long
names, dates, figures aud bits of ora.
tory Of all degrees of merit, songs and
Jokes spoken in her presence, she is
able to recall, word for word, even
though it be weeks and months after.
At her age-for she is only four years
old-much that she hears no doubt is
quite uniutelligible TO her. She sim.
ply repeats everything from memory
without knowing aught of the text Of
her words. At the Hotel Creilin,
where she lives with her parents, she
Is the idol and wonder of all who know
her, for she is ms pretty as she is clev-
er. The first time that the child
showed her phenomenal trait was al
the age o. eleven months. At that
time she was taken to sec one of
Hoyts plays at the Macdonough The.
ntre. Upon returning to her home
she surprised every one by repeating,
word for word, one of the popular
songs.
From that time until now little
Ethel has been n regular plavgoer.
Now, at the age of four, her memory
has developed so remarkably that it i,
a common thing for her after seeing
new play to sing, without a mistake OF
the least sign of hesitation, song after
song that she has never heard before
She can also repeat the lines OF the
play with wonderful correctness. The
child has retentiye memory foJ
names and dates. In spite of the fac;
that large numbers of people see hei
daily drawn by curios ty, she never
forgets the name of any one who II
introduced to her, and can tell ever
the exact day when she first met them
though it may be months after.
Recently her wonderful memory
was put to severe test ut n concer
yecital in Oakland. After the per
Torrance she was asked if she remem
bered n certain recitation on the pro
gramme remarkable alike for it,
length and peculiar phrasiug. Sh,
had never heard 1t before, but with
confident smile and certain enchant
ing carelessness of manner she recitec
the entire piece without break
San Francisco Examiner.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25
Savage TnlpPranlIY

By what occult means do barbarians
transmit news with almost the rapidity
of lightEing2 Again and again has
this puzzloi the advance forces OF
civilization. In tho Soudan where
the worlds interest centres now; with
the Indians, on the western frontiers
OF the United States; among the
Esquimaux of Alaska-in fact, with
savages in nearly every quarter of
the globe, the facility with which in
formation is spread far and wide is
marvellous.
Only with the utmost difficulty has
the Intelligence Department Of the
British army learned of the move
ments of the Dervishes. The Egypt-
ians, and the other native allies of the
English army seem not to have been
possessors of the Dervishes' secret
modes.
On the other hand Mahometans
everywhere were informed OF the nd.
vance up the Nile of the Anglo Egypt
ian army. No more pilgrims are going
to Mecca, but all arc hocking to the
green standard OF the Khal1fa.
Long before thetidiugs Of the Custer
massacre reached Fort Abraham Lin
coin, the Sioux had spread it among
their brethren of the northwest. The
scouts in Crooks column to the south
knew OF it in n day or two, and those
with Gibbon, farther northwest, we're
not long without the information.
Terry's Grow scouts told their chief
the next day, and the story was dis
credited. Two days later when Terry
reached the battlefield, he found his
scouts had not exaggerated
In Alaska several years ago, n naval
lieutenant on exploration ran short of
provisions. He pushed OH towards
settlement, reducing rations every
hour. When he reached there he found
the inhabitants had provided against
his coming, and bad bouuteous store
awaiting him. The people in the vii.
lage were OF different tribe from
those through whose domain he had
passed, and so far as he could learn,
were not IN communication with them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25
PITII AND POINT.

Beliefs it hard to love man ?'-
Julia-'Don't worry about that. 1t
Is easy enough to marry one. New
York Herald
"Why dill he employ such pointed
remarks?' "Well, I suppose he found
1T hard TO get his meaning through
their heads. Detroit Tribune.
The bold. bal caterpillar soon,
All snugly hid from view.
Will muruur 10 the summer girl
II have drop on YOU"
-Pittsburg Dispatcn.
Prince -" How old is my family 2"
GeneatoSist ct was in the year 1850
that you excellency's ancestors chose
10 give mp their incognito. Fliegen-
de Blaetter
Her Father -"Has my daughter
given you any encouragement, sir?
Suitor-"Well, she said you were al
ways very generous parent. Phil
adelphia American.
On Lower Broadway: whats tho
matter herc?' MAN broke his neck. "
"What story did lie fall FROM"
Didn't fall tried to see the top of
the building "-Truth
Brown-'Jack was noted for his
memory when he was at college"
Smlth-''Was hep" Brown-"Yes,h he
carried all tue athletic records in his
head. "-Brooklyp Life.
Walter Dibblesl They saw
he got n beautiful pair of black eyes
lately. fee sorry for hIn." Tom
"You needn't. He got very hand
ZONE girl with them. London An
swers.
The Catcher (roughly) what do
You know about baseball, anyhow"
The Umpire looking ut the bowling
rooters) -"Nothing. I'm the umpire,
you know "-PbiIadelphia North
American.
After they bad departed she wcpt
bitterly. Suddenly she ceased. 1t
had occurred to her that perhaps her
tears might fall on her new silk skirt
waist and spotit irrevocable. -Cincln.
natl Enquirer
His Merited Punishment: Il cured
Giddington of talking to me about his
smart little boy" Chow did you do it?"
81 told him all about the eleven sum
mers' experience | have had with hay
fever. Chicago Record.
A high military authority has ex.
pressed the opinion that in the next
great war the cavalry will go in horse.
less carriages, and the infantry on BIZ
cycles, while the artillery will be so
heavy that it won't go at all. lid
Bits
you must take good care of your
self" was the physicians warming,
Don't worry about anything, and
don't oyerexert yourself. 81 sup
pose you moan that ] must take a va
cation trip" "No, what / mean is
that You must remain away from the
summer resorts. Washington Star.
DO you rememb'r," asked the
young lawyer and promoter, "that
you once said would never be rich?
| rather think ] am ON the road TO
riches, Mt last. 81 never said YOU
would not he rich, answered the ell
derry cynic 81 only said you would
never have any money of youEowD, and
| still say SO. "-IndlanapoIis Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25
A Big strap.

Talking about there being nothing
like leather" said Vice President
Mallory of The Chicago Betting Com.
pany, chow is this for being some.
thing like?'
This Vas huge roll of leather sew
eral yards in circumference STANDING
on end high enough to test an ordiu.
airy mans reach to touch the top. The
sides of the big leather cylinder were
built up in square sections resembling
brown steel plates in the hulk Of an
ironclad. One end Of the roll stood
out from the circle big as barn door,
its extremity shaved down from the
three.ply thickness nearly an inch
through to the thiuness OF an ord n.
airy leather strap.
The largest belt ever constructed"
is how the maker of this monster coil
describes il, and IN view of its formii-
able proportions its description might
we'll pass unchallenged.
The dimensions of the enormous
strap are: Length, 151 feet width,
seven feet; weight, $500 pounds, and
thickness, seven Fights of an inch In
ITS construction the selecte portions
OF 400 oak tanned hides, picked from
over 5000 skius, have been used.
From eu1 to end there is not stitch
or rivet, and the figures necessary to
enumerate the ingredients which have
been made into glue to hold the rough.
cned sides OF the three tiers of hides
together, and their quantities. would
run away into millions
Not the least interesting detail con.
nectel with the building OF this man.
moth strap is the method by which
layers of skin have been arranged so
that at every point from end to end
there is not spot where at least two
solid thicknesses of leather do not
cover the spliced sections OF the third
layer.
The destination of this monster belt
is the engine room OF the Louisiana
Electric Light Company at New
Orleans. When attached to the twenty.
eight-foot driving wheel of the great
Allis-CorIlss engine the belt will trans.
NIT mp to 5000 horse rover. The
wheel alono weighs eighty-five tons,
while the big engine itself will scale
up to 500, 90 pounds. Chicago Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25

Neither Audorra nor San Marine
can claim to be the smallest indie
pendent territory IN Europe. That
position belongs to Ttvornlo, an islet
Oft the northwest coast of Sardinia
It's fizo is three miles long and three
quarters OF n mile broad. and it's pop
ulation numbers exactly fifty five souls
From 1886 to 1882 the islet was gov
erned by one Pao'oto, who had all the
authority OF q king, but when he died
mthe latteryear he advise the inhabit
onis to form a republic, which was done
All the adult islanders, women equally
with men, have voter, and every ms
years president is elected for thai
OeriOd.- Westminster Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25

Mr.. MolIat is the Denver barker
who was robbed of S2l 900 in his pri.
vate Office one day at noon. The rob.
Der held a revolver in one hand and a
bottle of nitroglyceriI in the other.
He requested Mr.. Moffat to write a
check for S2l,OO under penalty of
being shot and of having his bank
building wrecked by the explosive in
the bottle. Mr.. Moffat is reputed to
be worth as many millions as the num-
Der OF thousands demanded by tho
robber. He wrote the check. The
robber snid he would have to trouble
Mr.. Monat to 90 with him into the
paying teller's cage and produce the
cash he would take go, 900 in large
bills, and $1,000 in gold
"It you say one word, or indicate
by look or motion that ANYTHING IL
wrong, / will shoot you and then blow
mp the bank" Saying which the rob
Der threw light oyercoat over his
arm concealing the revolver he held
i'm hand, accompanied the bank Presi.
dent into the teller's cage, received
the money and returned with Mr..
Moifat to the private office He then
repeated his threat TO kill the banker
aud blow up tho building il an alarm
should be given before he (tho robber)
was safely outside the bank He made
his escape aud has not been captured.
The robbers overcoat, revolver and
bottle We're found in doorway near
the bank building. Tue revolver was
loaded, but chemical analysis OF the
contents OF the bottle revealed the
fnct that tho fluid was not nilroQly.
cerin but sweet oil. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-25
London. Electrical supnIr.

Compared with other large towns,
London is easily at the head for the
magnitude OF its electrical supply,
says Chambers Journal Paris, for
instance, has only an equivalent Of
about 100000 eightcandle power
lamps, MS compared with the 200, OOg
lamps IN London, rs stated above.
Manchester and Liverpool have, rospec
tlveiy, about %, 600 and 81, 600 elias
gov, 10000; Edinburgh, AZ, 900
Dublin, 10000, aud Cardin, 1000. OF
the total capital expended 10 the whole
OF the United Kingdom for supplying
electricity London has spent moro
than one-half.