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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

the confectioner'S valentine, and it is the most popular of them all. This year the chocolates and crystaliZed fruits have the most exquisite receptacles. Vases of wonderful shapes and exquisite color ings, each ornamented with q medallion portrait of some famous beauty, Louise of Prussia being the most favored, are chosen by the valentine senders and or dered to be filled to overfowing with the sweetmeats most affected by the fair one of his dreams. One beautiful vase of ruby colored glass had a carrying capaci- ty of twenty pounds of candy, so 1t may readily be seen that the cost of these valentines compares favorably with the other two.
 Are there no valentines for the men folks? Of course there are. and in abun- dance. There are opera glasses tiny enough to fit into the vest pocket. travel ing pocket jewelry cases, which look like a regulation pocketbook, but which open to show places where scarf pins, sleeve buttons and other valuables may be safely stored; there are silver cases for playing cards, with a beautifully enam- eled queen of hearts forming the cover. and for those who wish to be truly mag nifcent there are solid gold shoe horns and hat and clothing brushes set in the same rich metal.
 St. Valentines Day is essentially a feast day for the womankind of creation, ginning the address. if Uncle Sam's let ter carriers are to be believed.
 Health of body, strength of nerves and purified blood is assured by Hoods Sar- sapa rilla
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

Miss Corinne Blackburn was his right hand worker during his campaign for re- election. During last summer, while her father was speech-making through the state, she looked after affairs at head quarters. She attended to telegrams, letters and callers. She answered the first two and received the others with as much skill as an old campaigner. She kept her father posted about everything and sometimes put in sixteen hours work a day.
 Col. Fred D. Grants daughter, Miss Ju- lia Dent Grant, is her fathers political adviser, and she knows as much about political conditions in New York as any one Although she has met~few of them, she Is familiar with the doings of various district leaders, information which may be of value should her ather ever run for office
 ! Ex-Gov. James E. Campbell says that the best politician-he ever met is Mrs. Campbell. She is more of a dplomatist than politician and in Ohio and Wash ington she is known by all the big and lit- tie statesmen of the day.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09
CUP|D'S VERY RICH CROP Four Huge Matrimonial Con-
 tracts on Hand, PROVIDING RUMOR Is RIGHT Two VanderbtS an AStor and Belmont Said to Be Contemplating the Great Step.
 Revives Unique Stories ~

New York, Feb. 7.-Our old friend, Dame Rumor, seems to have shaken all of the reefs out of her tongue of late, for she has been juggling with famous names in a most liberal fashion. Four marriages have been marked out by the busy old lady, and they all concern persons of un- usual note. In one breath she says two Vanderbilts, one Astor and one Belmont are to marry. If she should prove cor rect 1896 will be a notable year in the matrimonial line.
 In the first place it is said that William K. Vanderbilt, the $50, 900 gentleman, whose exwife is now Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont and whose daughter Is the Duchess of Marlborough, is to marry Miss Amy Bend Such a wedding would be more than pleasant to New York society peo-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

Broadway window in order to peep at the lovely things and speculate as to the uses of each one of the glittering arti- cleS.
 A favorite valentine this year will be & hat pin. All of the society girls are mak- ing collections of these useful little things for it has only been within the past year that the hat pin has come to be a thing of beauty. Some of the pret- tiest have at the top of the slender gold pin a setting as large as dime of tur- quose surrounded by diamonds, ame- thysts inclosed in a ring of shimmering pearls, or, most beautiful of all to the maid who lacks superstition, a fiery opal set in large diamonds.
 Eas. Flowers Are Favorites.
 Jewels are not the only costly valen- tines which St. Valentine will give to his favorites. Great baskets of flawers have been ordered for week or more, for instead of the long favored baskets be- decked with ribbons and filled to over flowing fashion has decreed that flowers must be sent in immense satin boXes painted on the outside with flowers all most as lovely as the natural beauties on the satin covered inside of the box.
 For delicate mauVe and green orchids satin of the same shade is used and sprays of the flowers in exactly the same tint are scattered over the top and sides The color scheme is repeated for Vlolets roses and most delightfully."- of all for the narcissus which Is by right of birth St. Valentines own flower. The boxes for this dainty blossom are of silvery green satin. and the combinati9n of creamy white and yellow Is delicious The floral valentine is quite as costly as the jewel valentine, and while 1t is much more poetic it does not give as much pleasure, for the flowers perish so quick ly, while the jewel is joy forever
 The Contectioner's Valentine.
 There is il third valentine. known as
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09
MISS KITTY REED ON DUTY.

ply scarce But the man who has a clev- CT daughter to rely upon is fairly well protected. Politics is such a delicate game that intuition counts for good deal, and a womans intuition is far ST. perior to a mans.
 There is big, bluff, self-reliant Tom Reed, for instance. Even his enemies acknowledge his ability to take care of himself under any circumstances Yet he makes a political confidante of his pretty young daughter Miss Kitty Reed She has not "come out' yet in the social sense, and the smart people of Washing ton don't know her even by sight She has brown hair and gray eyes. and isn't half as big as her father, according to the weighing machine.
 Well Stocked With Sense.
 But she has a power of good hard sense, which is all devoted to the intrica-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

elaborate monogram. There were cologne bottles a foot high, cut glass scent bot ties in flagree silver, curling tongs. Q tiny alcohol lamp, combs and brushes of several sizes glove and shoe buttoners glove stretchers, shoe horns, powder, cream and bon-bon boxes of varying sizes, three sets of scissors, and com plete assortment of manicure imple- ments. T.
 The crowning glory of the box was the large hand mirror and the fat heart shaped pin cushion of pink velvet set in a framework of silver. The handsome young yachtsman, Howard Gould. order ed this rich valentine, but for whom 1t was intended much studying of the in tricate monogram would not give a hint to the many persons who crowded the
 Young Cornelius is a quiet, sober-mind- ed chap. who seema to make success
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

claim to have read all of these ponder ous books through, but they are familiar with most of them
 Each of the daughters has a particular recipe for the winning of political fame, but that of the youngest is the most unique. Be jingo, papa" she says, "and you are all right. Rich folks don't like jingoes because they are afraid of war and of losing everything they've got. But poor folks like jingoes. They haven't got much to lose, and they believe that they might get some of the rich folks money in the excitement of war. There are more poor folks than there are rich folks, so there must be more poor votes than rich voteS."
 The political sophistry of the youngest Miss Morton may be crude but 1t has set her father to thinking. The second youngest Miss Morton has plan which she claims is superior to that of her little sister. Come out strong for the workingman, papa" she says, and you'll capture everything. Don't forget the old soldier either If you let every one know that you are the working mans friend and the champion of the old soldier, no one can defeat you. Other men have come out for the work1ngman be- fore, and for the old soldier, too but no one has ever stood for both of them. Near Iy every one works, and those who don't are too lazy to vote so if you come out strong for the workingman you will be sure to win. There is MT. Depew. He would have been president long ago if 1t were not for the workingmen. They don't want him secause he has never come out strong for them. That is better than being jngo"
 Governor Morton's other daughters are not so liberal with advice, but they all read the papers carefully and keep their father posted as to the trend of opinion in regard to himself in the various sec tions of the country They know where he is strong and where he will have to overcome the greatest opposition. These three girls are well up in politics in gen. eral, and can entertain their fathers political visitors in way congenial to the latter.
 A Negative Worker.
 Prior to her marriage Miss Pauline Whitney, now Mrs. Paget, kept we'll posted on political matters for the ben eft of her father, William c. Whitney. But the daughters energies were all di- rected in negative way. She was op- posed to her father figuring actively in politics and did everything possible to discourage him. The fact that MT. Whit ney has several times of late declared emphatically that he was not after pres idential honors looks as if his daugh- ter's opinion carried some weight.
 A Kentucky Campaigner.
 Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky has daughter who he thinks is the finest politician in that great state, where politicians grow on avery bush.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09
Birds in sacred History.

The Greek church people of Russia re- gard swallows as being sacred birds, but kill sparrows whenever the opportunity affords. They declare that the swallows ministered to Jesus while he was hanging on the cross, but that the sparrows tore his flesh and did their best to pick his eyes out. On this account they say that the sparrows' legs are invisibly bound, which causes their gait to be succession of painful hops. In this way is the spar row doomed to move about until the day of judgment.-St. Louis Republic. z
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09
TO JAMAICA.
Special Excursion From Port Tampa to Ja- maica Island by the Plant Steamship lines

Special txcurslon From F0rt Tampa 10 Ja- maica Island by the Plant Steamship Lines
 Owing to the success and popularity of former excursions from this country to Jamaica island the Plant Steamship lines will run series of them, leaving Port Tampa January IT and 31, February 14 and 2S. March 13 and 27. Each trip will consume eight days, allow ing two and one-half days on the island. Tickets will be good. however. to return on any ship up to and including April 9. One of the Plant Steamship company's s finest steamers will perform thIs service. and the trip will be a most enjoyable one in. every particular. Full information will be furnished upon application to
 w. V. LIFSEY.
 Division Passenger Agent,
 1-2-tf Montgomery. Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

full bicycle is the result of long study and much planning
 Diamond-Eyed Mink.
 What seemed to be simply an exquisite neckscarf of mink in a long white satin box. proved to be the most costly ar rangement for the throat in the whole of New York city. Where the eyes of the little animal should gleam out soft and bright were two magnificent solitaire diamonds securely fastened in an invisi- ble setting of gold.
 The pretty debutante about whose soft white throat this quaint valentine is to be fastened has red brown hair and eyes as near the same shade as 1t is possible for eyes to be. All of this was consider ed by the young fellow who is going to
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

he ordered the red brown fur made up in such costly fashion.
 Affection's Depth. Think of the depth of affection and the length of the pocketbook which would all low an order for white velvet case con- taining forty articles, by actual count for my ladys dressing table. Each piece was of uuaintly carved silver with an
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

During the memora ble siege of Sebas- topol the batteries of the allied armies threw upwards of 40,000 tons o( shot and shell into the city.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

Health of body, strength of nerves and purified blood is assured by Hoods Sar- saparilla,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-09

There is 0 third valentine, known a
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
POSTAL CLERK

Arrested Charged With Robbing tho Mall
On the Way to the Lookup He Makes
Hts Escape.
PITTsBURoH, Pa, Jan. 29.-Edward
Herman, a distributing clerk in the
Pittsburgh post Office, employed at
night in the carriers department. was
arrested at 1870 Wednesday morning
by Inspector Hootan. who caught Ker-
nan in the act of stealing letter
which contained So so. Hootan start
ed with his prisoner to the post Office
inspectors room on the third floor and
while awaiting in the corridor
for the elevator Herman admitted his
guilt. An opportunity presented itself
and Herman tripped the inspector and
pushed him over. Herman dnrted
through the Fourth avenue entrance
to the building. and, although closely
pursued, made good his escape under
cover of the darkness. The po-
lice were notified and traced the fugi-
tive into Allegheny City. Keruan, is o5
years old, unmarried and sof fine ap-
Pearance, Slle resided With relatives
in Mt Washington.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
Week of PRAYER.

MARIETTA, O.. January 2sth, 1896.
EDITOR OF THE LEADER,
Ny DEAR SIR:-Will you kindly per.
NIT me through your paper to announce
that Thursday is the day set apart as d
day of prayer for our educational in
stitutions of every kind. 1t has been
our custom to faithfully observe this
day each year and accordingly on
Thursday two special religious services
will be held in Andrews Hall. The
President will preach to the students
and friends of the colleges and the
high schools at half past ten o'clock.
The afternoon service, which will be
especially a students service, will be
held in Andrews Hall at 9 o'clock.
Friends are requested to note this
change as heretofore this meeting has
been held in the chapel of the First
Congregational church. We cordially
and earnestly invite all who are inter
ested in the moral and religious well
fare of our colleges and our schools,
to unite with us in both of these
SERVICES. In former years great good
has been accomplished in various edu-
cational institutions by means,of these
and similar meetings and we wish to
make it a red letter day in the religious
life of our year. We feel certain that
the good people of this community are
warmly interested not merely in the
physical and intellectual but even more
in the moral and religious training of
our young. We will be very glad to
see as many such as possible in these
services and those who come to the
afternoon meeting are requested to
bring with them Gospel Hymns No. )
or No. and 6. Both services will be
held according to standard time. 4
JOHN w. SIMPSON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
The Harris Local Option Bill.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I was sorry to see in
yesterdays issue the stand which YOU
take against any farther temperance
Legislation. Is it true that the Repub-
lican party is afraid to give the people
an opportunity to vote on the question
of saloons or no saloons.
The Harris bill is simply an exten-
sion of the local option feature which
is now given to townships under GER
tain conditions, so that it may extend
the same privilege to wards of cities
and to counties
Precisely the same argument you
now use was used against the town
ship local option, and it was used so
effectually that it was defeated in one
Legislature Bnt such was the demand
for it that the next legislature added
the feature. The sole argument against
the bill is that sit may be loaded;
meaning that the liquor men of the
state will combine to defeat the party
that enacted it. But the temperance
people of this state may be loaded" so
as to speak its sentiment at the polls
in way it never has before against
those who refuse to the people the op-
portunity to vote on this question.
For one l have no hesitation in saw
ing that no Senator or Representative
who fails to give the people an oppor-
tupity to express their sentiments at
the polls will have my vote. | believe
in this matter | voice the sentiments
OF many of the hundreds of voters in
this county who have petitioned for
this law. You may not be aware of it.
but it is true that petitions have been
circulated throughout this county that
contain the names of many of the most
staunch Republicans in the county, as
well as the voters OF all parties.
GEO. r. GEAR.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
Electric Lighting,

To be exact the street lights cost US
last year $500. A new Charleston Co
now asks for the plant, the City to pay
$4,000 per lamp, or s7,26O.00 for III
lights-an increase of cost per year OF
So, 10000. They ask this for 10 years,
which would make for the whole peri
cd total increase of cost to the city
of s34, 600 90, which amounts to bonus
paid by the taxpayers for the privi-
lege of having an electric street car
line. Do the people want to do this?
They will decide at the polls next Mon
day.
,Marietta's electric light plant is the
best piece of property she ever owned.
viii the voters walk up to the polls
and deliberately give it away?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
Obituary.

Mrs. Rebecca Ward, whose death
was briefly mentioned in Saturdays
paper was born in Huntington Cour.
ty, Pennsylvania, June -, 1925. She
was the daughter of Richard Canaan
who was born in one of the New Eng.
land states and was merchant by oc.
cupation. The Canaan family is of the
Scotch Irish decent. Mrs. r. C. Ward
was the last sister of the late William
Canam superinte ndent of the finishing
department of the Steel Rail Depart
ment, Bethlehem Iron Works. Mrs r.
e. Ward was married to w. w. Ward
in 1913 and spent most of her life in
Pittsburgh. Rhey both We're devoted
Christians and loved by all who knew
them. She leaves three daughters,
who had given their hearts to God
long before she went home to join her
loved ones gone before. The daugh-
ters are Mrs. Emma White, Mrs. r. H.
Sugden, Mrs. Laura McCloskey; a low
ing, devoted son-in-law, Mr.. Z. Ii. Sug-
den, and grandchildren who could not
see, their grandma get old and called
her "Our Mana" Not dead but sleep
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30

In letter from Washington. Con
gresham H. C. vanVoorhis announces
that he expects to be candidate for
denomination at the next congressional
convention, which will probably be
held at an early date. Congressman
sentative of the Fifteenth District in a
manner most creditable and satisfac-
tory to his constituents. He deserves
n denomination, but the field is, of
course, open to everybody.
The GAINESVILLE Times Recorder says:
During the two years and two
months that he has served in Cong ress
he has been handicapped, first by in
experience, and second by having to
contend with a cheese-paring Admin
istration opposed to him politically.
Under these circumstances it was inn
possible for him to do all that he de-
sired for the district That he has
been faithful to his trust and atten-
tive to every want of his constituents
is not gainsaid by anyone. His work
in securing the survey of the Cleve-
land-Marietta canal route gives promise
of resulting ultimately in the construc-
tion of an important waterway through
the district. His untiring efforts in Sc
curing justice for the worthy ex-sol-
soldiers of the district are too well
known to need repetition. His hope is
that, in the event he is commissioned
by the people to represent them again,
he may be able to accomplish still more
for the district.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
A Remarkable Echo.

a Killarney tourist, 30 the story goes
was assured by Il guide that the echo
on Loeb Gill was worth hearing. Sc
off went the tourist to hear it, and hired
two men to row him out, accomplish.
ing The transaction so swiftly that
there was no time for them to arrange
Tor the usual echo to be in attendance
In despair they broke an oar. and one
swan ashore to fetch another. The
echo began. Good morrow" cried the
tourist. Good morrow" said the echo
with a brogue. Fine day. God bless
it," cried, the tourist. "Foine day. God
bless it," said the echo. Twill you have
Il drink" cried the tourist. "Begorra,
| will" roared the echo.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
INDIANS COPY CUSTOMS.
They Follow the Lines Marked by " hits
Mnn.


't Men.
The Alaska Indians, after learning
many of the vices of white mca. soon
begin to live like them as tar as pos
sible and convenient, says the Pitts
burgh Dispatch. Their one-story huts
soon give way to two and thrce-story
structures, and instead of building
helter-skelter wherever there's n clear.
ing, they erect their dwellings in
straight rows, carefully observing the
building line.
When an Indian who came back from
the states spread the news that the
houses of the white men in big cities
were all numbered, the fashion If mum
bering their own houses spread like
wildtire. The Indians would pay no at
teDtion to the numerical values, bu.
would select some number that pleased
the eye.
The first house in the Indian quar-
ter of Sitka is numbered 200, while the
one next door is 400. the third 6.sOO,
and then 4s0 and 1900. The numbers
which are most generally popular are
those which end in the two naughts.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
XENIA's MISFORTUNE.

Nenia is cited as an example by those
who want to sell the Marietta street
lighting plant to a private company.
Michigan City and Xenia are the only
two cities in the country, so far as
heard from, which have sold out. Ma
rietta's plant has been very satisfac-
tory and always been well handled.
SO well, in fact, that Marietta has been
referred to by experts as one of the
cities protiting by cheap street light
ing. There is no reason why this
should not continue. If there should
be reduction in the cost of produc-
tion growing out of improved methods
or machinery, the city will get the
benefit of the reduction and not a
private company. S.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
DIR. John Healy Dead.

RAYw1ck, Ky, Jan. Cdr. John
Healy, at one time one of the most
prominent physicians in Central Ken
tucky, died here Tuesday morning of d
complication of diseases, aged sixty
years. He was native of Portumna,
Ireland, and finished his medical edu-
cation at Jefferson college, Philadel-
phia. In 1878 he was married to Julia
George Barry, of New Haven. The fu-
neral took place from the Catholic
church here "Wednesday morning.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
Electric Ritters

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
orally needed, when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails. when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need OF tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in counteracting and free
ing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con-
stipation. Dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. SOC and s10o per bottle at
Styer's Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-30
Highwayman Dies From His Wounds.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. %. John Schmidt
one of the three highwaymen wh,
robbed and killed Bertram Atwater, O.
Chicago, in Webster Groves, st. Louii
county, last Thursday night, diet
Monday evening at his home in Web
ster Groves, from the effects of Il pis
tol shot wouvd received while engaged
in the hold-np and murder.