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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
HIRAM DARTS REFUSAL.
Why He Did Not Marry the Charming
Widow Breeze.

willow bree2c.
When old Hiram Dart was in his
seventy-ffth year the faithful old wife,
who had been his companion for full
half century, sickered and died, and, to
the surprise and amusement of his rural
neighbors, old Hiram set forth in search
CT another wife before Hannah, his first
spouse, had been six weeks in her
grave.
He made no secret of the fact that he
was sin the market" and seemed sur
prised that the bidders were so few.
He attributed the fact to the general
lack of taste and judgment in the "wim-
men folks" of the present day.
They're a tinicky lot, anyhow" said
old Hiram, ''an' it comes o this fool new
wimmen idee."
One day old Hiram drove by a neigh.
bor's house all "rigged up" in his Sun.
day best and with blue satin neclltie
forming a marked contrast to the big
red geranium in his buttonhole. He tar.
ried for a moment at his neighbor's gate,
and frankly confessed he was "goin' a
sparkin'."
The object of his amatory visitation
was the Widow Breese, who lived "over
Hebron way" and with whom old Hi.
ram was wholly unacquainted. Some
one had, in a spirit of either malice or
mischief, made old Hiram believe that
the Widow Breese, robust, well-to-do
woman of about 60, would be inclined to
look with favor on Hiram's suit.
SO ~ ~ WON'T 1Na ho, 10
an see her anyway" said Hiram, as he
drove away.
1t was nearly dark when Hiram re-
appeared far less buoyant than when he
went away. His neighbor was on the
lookout, and, hailing the old man, he
said:
"Well, Uncle Hiram, did the Widow
Breese refuse you?"
Not much. she didn't" retorted Hi
ram, spiritedly. 81 refused her!"
"You refused her? Why, what do
You mean, Uncle Hiram?"
"Mean jess what say. Irefused the
old-old-cattymount!"
"Why, Uncle Hiram, is that respect
full way to speak about a,lady?"
AauS huLllpIl' bIeSLU lduy Olu
Jane Breese is! You call woman q
lady who sails into fellcr with a
broomstick an calls i'm an ole fool an
sich like names?"
"Did Mrs. Breese do that?"
"She jest did! guess she'd got wind
that was comm, for I'd hardly inter-
doosed myself an began to state my biz
ness when she flew at me with broom
stick an drenched me with hot water,
an sicked her dawg on me an jawed
the worst I ever heerd. I jess waited
TIL she got through. an then put up
an told her pint blank that 1 wouldn't
have her if she was the last woman on
TOP OF the earth. Yes, sir! I refused
her jest that pint blank!"-Detroit Free
Press.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

Third street is under that head. 1t
is a thoroughfare in good grade. 1t is
a blessing to the neayy team and
tired horse. 1t is a pleasure to the
jocky and the owner and occupants of
a fancy turnout. indeed, it is a credit
to Marietta. Oaly short time ago
Front street was hardly passable with
a team. What contrast between our
streets then and now Every one must
say Ives" to street improvements for
such improvements are favorable to
the growth of any city.
But the shine of our street improve
ments is somewhat clouded by the
grum BILE and complaint of injustice il
the payment of the same.
Look at it from that standpoint
Third street is made unit OF taxation
But its improvement is equally, for thu
whole town. The liveries, the priYat'
owners of horses and the countrymer
all alike partake of its benefits. Ant
probably not one out OF twenty O.
these paid cent of its tax
One afternoon counted twenty cal
riages on Third street between Wooster
and Putnam streets. A large majority
Of the drivers lived on other streets
than Third. The balance ] did moi
know If every street could be paved
this inequality and injustice, in meas
ure. would disappear. But streets
north of Washington and east OF Third
or Fourth are not likely to be paved,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
MAD SOULS OF OXEN.
RAGE OF SLAHi CATTLE lNFECTS ALL
WHO EAT THEIR MEAT.

odd Theory of Countess waolItmeistor,
heosophist--Advantages of n Vegetable
Diet-Gur Psychic Natures and What
They Take Up From Our Food.
The Countess Wachtmeister, theoso-
phist, vegetarian and coworker Of Mrs.
Annie Besant, in the course of recent
lecture in New York said some strik-
ing things about the slaughter of ami
mails and the eating Of meat.
"Has it ever struck you," said she,
"what an awful thing it is to eat meat?
If one is at all psychic, he'll feel, in
coming into great city, for example,
the agony of the poor beasts that are
constantly being slaughtered to feed the
grosser part of man. Have you ever
thought of the awful agony Of those
poor animals? Why, they know they are
going to die. They smell the blood of
the slaughter and suffer tortures which
are reflected back upon their psychic
nature.
II have in mind as speak the case
of poor OK that was called by the cruel
men who slew him a splendid piece of
beef. So one day they put a rope about
his neck and led him forth to be killed.
He was n noble beast and was in love
with his life, and when they came for
him and put the halter about his noble
neck he seemed to know what was to
become of him.
"Then did he fight and struggle
against that cruel fate Then did his
soul rise up in dumb protest against the
edict which compelled him to give up
the life that was SO dear. But he was q
splendid piece of beef and must pay the
price.
"They led him forth toward the
slaughter house, and at every step of
the way he resisted. He pulled and
tugged at that cruel rope. He knew
what was before him, and his agony at
the prospect of his doom was almost
more than human.
"And so gradually they took him to
the spot where he was to receive the ia
tai blow. The air reeked with the odor
of fresh blood The poor beasts eyes
were starting from bis head; his suffer-
ing was most intense Then did he re-
bel with all the force of his psychic ma
turo and died in registering that silent
revolt which must necessarily have left
its impress upon his whole system and
| hence have infected those who partook
of his meat.
81 myself for II years have never
tasted fish, flesh or fowl, and 1 have
never known Il sick day in all that time.
/ We have four bodies to feed-the physic-
al, the mental, the astral and the spir-
itual. We should remember that our as
tral body is fed on the psychic emana-
| tions of the food we cat. If we eat ami
NAL food, our bodies are fed on the
psychic emanations Of the passions Of
those animals. If we eat vegetables the
/ sun shines on, we shall absorb into our,
| bodies pure emanations.
"The mental body is fed on the
thoughts we assimilate, and the emana-
tions of these thoughts sometimes be-
come perfectly iridescent. The spiritual
body is fed on spiritual thoughts, but
if one never pray our spiritual bodies
look dim.
'Vegetarians are never obliged to
consult doctor. Statistics show that
no vegetarian has ever gone to prison
CT the workhouse or been guilty Of the
vice of drunkenness. New York Jour
| nal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

THE poor editors of the National AS
sociation may now look forward to en-
joying howery beds of ease when they
lay aside the quill, for a generous
Springfield, Ohio, man has made an
offer of the donation of fine hotel
property in Florida for the occupancy
of superannuated newspaper men.
A good idea for precious few of them
acquire a competency.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION.
EDITOR LEADER-Please announce that the
undersigned Is candidate for Member Board
OF Education at the coming election TO be held
M nday, April 5th.
CHARLgs MEIsENHELpER
ED. LEADER-Please announce the name of
George b. Eyssen, of Harmar Precinct. as
candidate for Member of the Board of Educa.
tion OF Marietta City School District.
FOR MARSHAL.
MR. EDIToR-Please say that James Parlin,
ow serving his first term as Marshal of Mari
eta, has performed the services of said office
with such faithfulness and impattiality. that
the people insist that he be retained in the
office, and he will be their candidate at the
spring election. TIL PEOPLE.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce to the voters
of Marietta City that will be an applicant for
the job of City Marshal, and l should like
the people to consider my name on Monday,
the 9TH day of April, 1897, and oblige
JACOB H. DYR.
FOR CITY COMMISSIONER.
EDITOR LEApEs-Please announce the name
of MIR j. ii. Young as a candidate for City
Commissioner subject to the will and desire
HIS FRIENDS.
EDITOR LEADER: Please say that the under
signed will be candidate for election to the
office of City Commissioner. at the coming
April election. X. r. THORNLEY,.
EDITOR LEADER: Announce, II you please,
the name of Chas. j. Best for reelection to the
ofice of City Commissioner and oblige
HIS FRIENDS.
ED. LEADER: Please announce the name OF
Mr.. Henry Gerke as candidate for City Com
missioner subject to the will of the voters at
the coming April election. VOTER.
FOR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE,
ED. LEADER: Please announce my name as
a candidate for reelection as Township Trus
tee. q. Z. DAVIS.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
EDITOR LEADER; Will you announce in your
paper that the undersigned will be candidate
Tor the office OF County Commissioner, subject
to tie will OF the Republican county conven-
ton. w. G. OLDs,
Marietta Township.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
Time to Keen Quiet.

When you feel that ideas are crowding your
brain
And struggling for ardent expression,
When impulses come which you scarce can re-
strain
To arise with some charge or confession,
When your inmost emotion persuades you to
speak
Opinions which fairly run riot,
When the thoughts come 30 fast that your soul
yearps to shriek-
It's mighty good time to keep quiet
indianapolis Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
Told on April First.

New YORK, March S1.--A whale was
washed ashore here TODAY. 1t was cut
open and an insane man with his body
covered with diamonds stepped out
He kept constantly calling "Loohirpa".
He looks like an Aztec
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

To THE specimens of the Geological
Garden at Cincinnati Wednesday was
added a baby buffalo. Owing to the
growing scarcity of these purely Ameri-
can animals, the Managers of the Zoo
are greatly elated over the little fell
lows advent, and say they wouldn't
part with him for $500.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

Poor Hetty Greene, to protect her
self, will have to foreclose about $50
mortgages which she holds against
Chicagoans. The amount of her mort
gage holdings in Chicago is about four
millions of dollars.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

THURSDAY the Masons Home at
Springfield was opened to its benefci-
aries. Twenty of the brotherhood en-
tered the Home.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

New YORK CITY on Saturday last in
stituted an electric cab system, and
they will run at about speed of eight
miles an hour, although it is possible
to make twenty miles an hour. 1t is
said that the supply of cabs does not
begin to equal the demand.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

THE dispatches say that on the sth
day of this month the United Press will
quit business, and cease to send out its
news dispatches.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

KENTUCKY is overrun with glanders,
and the Governor of that State is try
ing to stop it by legislation.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
FRIDAY. APRIL 2, 1897

THE racing season was formally
opened at Newport, Kentucky, Thurs
day afternoon.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
Colo3ial Book Store.

Do want trustworthy Check Protector? good
at ooo price, Our assortment fles and other
ties large and rstclas In Letter Copying we have
complete assortment.
Japanese Napkns-an entirely and and attractive line
Writing Pape-doy something very NICE do you
want something cheap by the pound qure! We
nishi all good quality, at reasonable prices
Periodical Tickets cash sales.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
Rate Card Of Marietta Electric
Company.

Six Tickets, 25c
rs Tickets, ,IUJ
1870 Tickets, ts,..................... zoo
Monthly Tickets, (trips unlimited). .,...... GEO
Quarterly Tickets, Grips unlimited) ..... l6.0
Annual Tickets Grips unlimited) ......... SO 90
Contracts made for Light, Heat and Power
l6 candle power light will cost about "a cent per
hour. Contract rate SOC per light per month,
Company TO furnish lamps For further par
ticulars apply at ofnce.
MARIETTA ELECTRIC Co.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

We will consider IL great favor II
subscribers Will report any failure
TO get their 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 subscr'o-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02

CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels. Never sicken, weakn nor
grippe.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
FOR COUNTY COMM

ED. LEADER: Please announce my name as
tee. q. Z. DAVIS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-02
FOR CITY COMMISSIONER

ED. LEADER: Please announce the name OF
Mr. Henry Gerke as q candidate for City Com
missioner subject to the will of the voters at
the coming April election. VOTER.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02
Forty Thousand Shares Of the
stock of Zirn and Schultz
Consolidated Mining Company.


But Notice is hereby further given that
said Administrator will sell II Private
Sale at the office of Wel~. Fargo x Co.'S
Express in said Genoa, Douglas County.
Nevada, any of OF all of said above men
toned and described personal property, on
the same .erms as above mentioned, up to
the said day and hour of said auction sale,
commencing Ola Tuesday, January
18th. 1897 and continuing every day of
said period Of time. Sundays excepted,
from TO O'clock in the forenoon till 4
O'clock in the afternoon, and up to said
auction sale, as aforesaid.
Done and dated this Sth day of .Ianu-
airy. A. d. 1897.
6. W. SELBY,
Administrators of the Estate of Wende-
lin Zirn, Deceased.
THE above sale is hereby postponed
until Friday, April I'd 1897 at the same
hour and place.
g. W. Silly,
AGminiStrato of the estate of Wendelir
Zirn, deceased.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02
DELINQUENT SALE.

Monarch Consolidated Gold ard Silver
Mining Company Location OF principal
place Of business Carson Cry, Nevada.
Location of Works, Silver Lake Mining
District, Douglas County Nevada.
Notice: there are delinquent upon tn
following described Stock on account Of
assessment no y levied on the I2th day
If October, 1896, the several amounts set
opposite the respective shareholders a.
follows:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02

And in accordance with law and an
osder of the Board of Trustees made on
sbe 18th day of October 1906, which said
exder was thereafter amended as to date of
Sale on FEBRUARY 9th, 1857, So many shares
of each parcel Of such stock as may be
accessory will be sold at public Auction at
the Office of the Company in Carson City,
Nevada on Monday March S, 1897, at ,
auent assessment thereon together with the
Costs of advertising and expenses of sale.
James R. Judge
Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02
heans and Brown Bread.

By request of many patrons the Boston
Bakery will begin the delivery of Baked
Beans and Brown Bread every S, nday
morning. Leave orders Friday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02
Estray Notes.

Came to the Holstein ranch three
months ago, one black gliding Owner
can recover animal by proving property,
paving for this vertisenent and settling
~pasturage bills. SAM DAVIS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02
To Cure q Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets,
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. 2cc. il
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-04-02
Monday. February ), 1897

at One O'clock P. m in front Of the Court
House door, in Genoa, in the County Of
Douglas, State of Nevada, all the follow
ing personal property which has not been
old before that time at private sale to wit
One Silver Wai~h and Chain, One Silver
Match Safe, One Mecrschaum Cigar
Holder, Three Plain Gold Ri... and
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-18
Thousands Of Visitors.

Fhe pilgrims Id the James hom
are many. The register on tn.
crnter table in the front parlor Was
signed by 5 $50 people in he lasi
three wears. AID to each of them
The SpaEtaulIke mother showed her
treasured relics the pictures of her
boys, the tiny attic Of the log cab
In, where they lay in hiding many
a time when armed posses were
securing the country for them I: the
portholes cut through the log walls
TO be used for defense in case OF "A
slrg, the i,gged piece of bomb
shell thrown into her home by de-
tectives one dark winter night f; the
stump Of her right arm that was
torn of by the explosion, aud the
picture of her baby boy, who vas
pierced and mangled aud killed by
th:s same bomb. These things sn-
shows to visitors but she saws little.
Newspaper men have visited her IN
vain for interviews. She alwa,s
feared her words would be distort.
ed. But last Sunday | was intro
dnced as his friend by her grand
s"n, the namesake and image of her
Jssse who had lain for Is wears in
his grave IN the corner of her yard,
beneath giant coffee bean tree.
This boy, Jessie, who is now in
his t~enty-secund year, would b,
an interesting study to those whe
believe in the theory of heridity.
tali young man, his face good like
ress of that of his faahsrzat III.
same age, born six yesrsslliore tn,
I.erath OF his father andatEtie heighl
s.of his outlaw career, he would b,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-18

"But that's fair sample Of lies
told about the James boys Look
at the stuff they print frank al
ways tells me not to resd any Of
the stories written about shem; he
never reads Q line Of thesa; but I
read them all. and they asse awful.
Why, read only little FhiIe ago
novel about the James boys 60
ing TO Salt Lake City 70 rsscue two
Missouri girls that had eeen kid
mapped by Mormons. pc fact 10
neither Of my bows was evss in Salt
tCoptiavci ou 10 Pssw.)
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-18
q THE WALKS. /"

lGeorgetowu ULgve-sstg5
a steep incline. the widening pssa soes cJ-z -
A snake that wrfthes and turns apace.
Like many roads that lead into town
Yet end at last In one great market place.
Through parted branches mp against the sky
The stately Iollege buildings stand apart
A huge black bat with outstrctched wings
Aud high
From every pinioa towers seem 20 start.
And now by one stray Leaf the air Is stirred;
Red with the autumn's blood. fhe fragile
thing
Sails down. reluctant. like a wounded bird.
And lies upon the c I'D earth, quiyering.
Far In the west. where light and shadow play.
Imark the evenings fleet Of golden ships.
sunk In horizon; and be..old ! the dag
Dies with toe sunset kiss upnn his lips
ETHELBERT RALEY.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-18
THE STORY OF FRANK
And JESSE JAMES.
IN TWO PARTs-PART /.

Il.
81. Louis Republic.
Last Sunday | went with jesse
James, jr.. TO visit his aged grand
mother. Mrs. Samuels. and the
birthplace and grave ofhis father.
The mother of Jesse and Frank
James talked freely aud told many
things never before made public of
the home life and adventures and
1aring hairbreadth escapes of her
boys. Everyone is familiar with
the career of the James boys and
the James band from the stand
point of the outside world. The
story of the other side. from the
viewpoint of the James family. is
told here for the first time to-day.
aud IS it came from the lips of their
mother and the son of the leader Of
the gang.
Jesse James. as all the world
knows, was the greatest guerrilla
aud outlaw of the Western border.
lie invented the modern style of
Express train ard bank robbery, hr
shot aud killed hundreds of men III
fights fair or foul, and he was at
Iast shot and-.killed hiNself-bs .
ftraitoEbus member of his gang for
the largest reward ever offered fo-
bandit.
The body of Jesse James lies
buried in corner of the yard Of
the home where he was born and
where lives today his mother, a re.
marSable woman of % wears, but
stout of heart and body. bouy of
frame, strong of muscle. stern of
Visage and vigorons in temper WHEN
she talks in denunciatory words Of
the men who bounded her "bravr
boy" to his death. Ii is ALWAYS her
brave hey when she speaks of Jesse
he bandit. His grave is bed of
yellow marigolds and primrosps
tended and watertd by her. r."
-trpngers she talks but little. V,s,-
fOrs are welcome to visit her home
ma the flower hrspangled grave II
they pay the admission fee of 25
cents, which she charges to all VIII"
enter.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-18

expected by these theor,sts to in
herit at least parsef his nature.
But Jesse is a stead going. modest
Young man who has worked six
years as a clerk in large packing
house, and Who has not lost 9 day
in all that time. He has been the
sole support of his widowed mother
and orphaned sister since be was Is
years old and saved frpm his wages
enough to pay for tbei home. He
has refused an offer Of large saia.
ry to go on the stage. His nature
is 50 manly and loxabL ~ his &C
quaintances become Bis steadfast
friends.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-18
Eew He Learned His Name.

jesse. do you believe that your
father robbed as many banks aud
railway trains and killed as many
people as it is said he did ?" was
,sked him.
Il don't know. wasn't there"
he replied. At a cross roads he
said
Here's where the James farm
brgan There were $50 acres of it
altogether, and you can see it IS
fine. rich land. Ny grandmother r
gave u big slice of it to each of b. r
children when they were married,
except my father aad Uncle Be,.
| guess they didn't want any," he
saId signinc&utiy.
Who is your Uncle Ben ?"
my uncle, Frank James, an
s%ered Jesse. lin the times VIII. q
they were hunting my faith. r
aud him he went by the name If
Ben Woodson, and | learned Tn. q
TO call him uncle Ben and | haven {
got over it. knew my father as
Joseph Howard, my mother as Mrs.
Josie Howard, and | was called
Tim. When we get to grandma 9
you II hear her call me Tim part Of
the time, when she forgets herself!"
do you remember your fas her 20
oh, yes. | was years old when
he was killed IL was my fathers
death that revealed to me nv real
name. | was in the kitchen the
morning he was killed. and heard
the shot. ] used to beg nv fath.r
to read to me about the James gang
and he'd get the papers every day
and read to me aud mother. I've
seen him laugh heartily at stori. Q
In the papers. Once | remem Der
he read a long story about jesse
James being killed"