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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

non-polygamists, whom they place In
position. So, the close union of church
and state is thus shown. Besides, poly
gamy cannot be proven upon anyone,
The marriage ceremony is sacred. and
the principals and witnesses are sworn
to Secrecy A Mormon has no more
respect for an oath administered by
Gentle court than Chinese has: con-
sequentlv. the chance of conviction is
very small.
That plural marriages are contracted
now, Notwithstanding the anti-poly-
gamy law, there can be no doubt. 1t
is part of the Mormon creed, and with
out it, the church would fall. Joseph
Smith, initiating Mohammed, evolved
n system which was liberal in the ex-
treme, so far as individual preiudices
and freedom of tastes and inclinations
are concerned. Like Mohammed. he
also retired to cave, and, after trans.
lating the golden tablets" gave them
back to the angel. Smith claimed that
the angel wrote the Mormon doctrine.
and the Mormons believe it to this day:
and those of the orthodox faith do not
believe that they have the authority to
change it.
And they do not intend to do away
with plural marriages, all promise to
the contrary Notwithstanding
The Mormon problem has not been
solved. as was hoped it would be on
the admission of Utah. 1t is now begin
ming to take the aggressive. Their
missionary" work throughout the
United States shows that the church is
reaching out for power-that power
which Brigham Young once said to the
writer. he "hoped to see extend over
this Gentle country" The Mormons
are rapidly colonizing in Arizona, and
now number perhaps 10000. They are
so numerous in Idaho as to almost hold
the balance of power in state elections.
They are also numerous in Nevada, and
since the failure of the mining industry
and the departure Of the large number
of miners they will in q few years
doubtless hold the balance of power
in that little state. They have also
spread to Wyoming, and have begun an
active campaign of proselyting in the
eastern states. They seem to meet
warmer reception in the south than
elsewhere-that is. warm tar and feath-
ers. Thisisspeciallys so in nMississippia and
in Arkansas. The people of these two
states hate Mormon as one does rat
tlesnake, and never miss the oppor-
tunity of lynching n Mormon recruiter
If he chances along. This undying
hatred is traced back to the Mountain
Meadows massacre of nearly half GEN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
Ex-Attendant Smith Indicted.

ATHENS, OHIO, NoY. 14-Yesterday
the Athens County Grand Jury, among
other indictments found, reported one
against John L. Smith, an attendant al
the Athens State Hospital from Hills
boro, for assault with intent to kill.
The party assaulted was Alexander
Morrison, an aged and inoffensiye old
gentleman from this county, and for
several years a patient at the asylum.
A few days ago, according to the
story of Mr.. Morrison, Smith, who was
his attendant, claimed that Morrison
had not complied with some trivial
rule of the institution, and for this
assaulted him, knocking him down and
kicking and beating him in an inhuman
and brutal manner.
Morrison's jaw suffered compound
fracture, and the only food that he can
now take is in a liquid form through
an opening caused by an extracted
tooth. His fingers were broken and
his ribs also fractured. His body was
beaten, and he is mass of bruises.
1t is doubtful if he can recover.
Smith, who has been dismissed from
the institution, was arrested, and is
now under bond of $500 for his appear
ance for trial.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

Gentle women will vote, but the Nor
mon women vote as church duty.
Women over 21 years of age are en-
titled to vote; also those who have been
emancipated by marriage, though they
may be only lo years of age. While
Utah was in a territorial condition the
Gentle women, with few exceptions,
refused to vote; and that, too, when
their votes were more needed here than
elsewhere TO euiancipate their en-
s,aved sisters.
When one secs with what unanimitS'
church officials are elected at Mormon
conference, it can readily be understood
how political election Is manipulated.
All members of the church are sworn TO
obey counsel. and when the bishop of
a state" OF district instructs for q
certain candidate for church or polit-
ical Office, that vote is practically
counted and settled. No one can be
elected 10 civil Office unless he Is in
dorsed by the church government. That
has been shown in several instances
since Utah has been admitted; and the
,hurch il governed by the same doc
'rines and covenants" that It was in
he days of Joseph Smith, its founder.
Who ruled with an iron hand at Nau-
100, III. While polygamists, are ineligi-
lie to Office. they hold church places.
nd their instructions are obeyed by
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
-rownsnIp OF but One House.

Undoubtedly the most extraordinary
township in England is that of Skid
daw, In Cumberland. It contains but
one house, the occupier of which is
unable to exercise the Briton's privi-
lege of voting. because there is no over
seer to prepare a voters list and no
church or other place of worship or
assembly In which to publish one. The
most remote village in England is that
OF Farley-cum-Pitton. This rural spot
is 3oh miles from the nearest railway
station. As a contrast to this may be
mentioned the haplet OF Ystard. about
ten miles from Cardiff. This tiny set
tlement possesses two important main
roads, two railroads and two large
rivera
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
DEADLY EMRRAcE.

Museum Waterman Badly Injured and n
Trick Pony Crushed by Huge Ana.
conda.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15.-A huge ana.
conda, on exhibition in the museum
here Sunday severely injured Samuel
Masher, the museum watchman, and
crushed to death valuable trick pony.
The pony was tied to feed box along.
side the anacondas cage. Masher saw
the reptile had worked one of the
boards of its cage loose and had
stretched it's tail out a short distance.
He pushed the board to, believing the
anaconda would pull within its cage
again. Instead it wriggled out and
wrapped itself several times about
Masher. The latter screamed for help
and the pony, frightened by the big
reptile, began jumping about. This
probably saved Masher's life, for the
reptile unwound itself from him and
completely encirclcd the pony. Masher
fell to the floor unconscious,
while the big snake continued to crush
the pony until life was extinct. When
a number of the employees reached the
side the snake had begun to unwind
itself aud appeared to be getting ready
for more fight. The men held aloof
until lasso had been obtained and the
anaconda finally made secure. Sew
ernl of Masher's ribs were broken and
he was removed to hospital.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
Athens Playing Their Coach.

Speaking of the Athens-Otterbei
game of football, the Ohio State Jour
nal has the following, which will be
read with interest here, as Athens will
meet Marietta again this week:
''The Athenians were guilty of one
very unsportsmanlike act in playing
their coach, W. l. Ford, under the
name of Caldwell. The State Journal
representative suspected that this was
being done, having heard that Cald-
well was laid up with sore arm, and
upon repeated inquiry he was told, and
very emphatically, too, by Manager
Patterson and his players that Mr.
Caldwell was playing in the game in
his regular position of left tackle, and
that Ford was not in the game. They
admitted safter the game, however,
that such had not been the case at all.
Such deceptions are certainly unsports-
like, to say the least and are deserv-
ing of the severest condemnation by all
lovers of honorable sport"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

ernment of Utah. A Mormon's creed
is to "obey counsel" and this he WILD
irrespective of self-inclination, or of
individual interests. This every MEM
Der of that church is sworn to do, aud, if
he refuses, he Is "cut off from the
church"-which means ostracism. So
cially, and in n business point of view.
IL means persecution, and any Mormon
who gives employment to or socially
recognizes one who has been "cut off"
from the church, Is, himself dismissed
from the church in disgrace. The Nor
mon church government is autocratic
"a clono union of church and state.
with the church first and dominant.
The recent utterances of the president
of the church showed that the Mormon
leaders were not sincere when they
promised to abandon plural marriages
in the event of the territory being ad-
mitted as state.
This they have not done, and the ut
terances of their prophet" only proves
that they have never abandoned their
efforts to gain political control of the
btdtc VI " udu. ~ w DIS pcIieNSu ny luduy
that the admission of Utah would set
tie the Mormon question. This was
Mormon argument which they shrewdly
advanced, knowing that it would place
them in control. The Mcrmons out
numbered the "Gentiles," or non-Mor-
mons, about five TO one. and. though the
Mormons were divided. on the question
of plural marriages, they would, never
tbeless, vote the Mormon ticket in op-
position to Gentle. The Mornons
wished to elect their own district
court judges and their own governor.
In territorial condition, the govern
or's veto was final-the only instance
in the United States. But, when admit
ted as a state, the governors veto could
be overruled by the legislature, if it
should be in opposition to the inter
ests of the church, and the church
party desired it. These were points in
favor of the church party which the
Gentle politicians did not see or weigh
very closely. Now there is no check to
Mormon legislation. But when the
governors veto was absolute the Gen
tiles had some protection. The Gen
tiles are now beginning to see that they
have given TO the Mormons everything
that they desired. And now with |
woman suffrage the Mormons will out
vote the Gentiles for generations TO
come. Only comparatively few of the
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

If the Cincinnati Enquirer will turn
back to the long list of interviews from
every county in the State which it
printed just prior to Gov Bushnelps
appointments of Senator Hanna it will
discover whether or not the people of
Ohio are tired" of the latter gentle
man. We believe that those interviews
showed the Republican party to be
unanimously in favor of Mr.. Hanna's
appointment.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke
Your Life Away.

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take No-To-Bac. the wonder-worker
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own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure, Booklet and sample mailed free.
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or
New York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
wreckage on the Ocean.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov 15.-The italian
bark Esperia, Capt. Mortola, from Phil
adelphia, October 0, for Cork, which
has just arrived here, reports having
traversed during her trip across the
Atlantic thousands of casks of petro-
leum, cabin doors, ship beams, etc.
Some of the casks were marked Ills
hon ~
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

1t was the first day of the new wear
in the Garden of Eden.
II don't like this side OF my new
dress, ADAM" said Eve, 'and I'm go
ing to turn II"
"Ah," chortled Adam, "going to turn
over new leaf, are you?"
There were loud Kisses from his
snakelets at this sally-N. Y. World.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

There are certain breeds of mice IN
japan very sensitive and susceptible to
impressions. Under proper conditions
these little creatures will whirl like
dervishes for hours at time. They
have been taken up by naturalists
when in this condition and held station
ary for several minutes, but will in
stantly resume the "whirling" when
released
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
Shocks in Western Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov 15.-People
living in the western part of the state
were alarmed at / o'clock Monday
morning by repeated noises, which
seemed to be earthquake shockg.
Buildings in Owensboro shook for sew
eral minutes. The noises were not
heard here. The cause can not be Ger.
tainly learned.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
TUESDAY. NOV. ie. 1897

In view of the showing he made No
vember I'd Horace L. Chapman's card
of thanks to the Democracy may be
taken as clever bit of irony.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
M0RMONS IN POLITICS.
They Are Advised to Vote To-
gether Gas a Unit"
Tue Question of Plural Marriages
Not Settled by Any MeanE-Won-
derful Vitality of the
Church's Power.
Especial Salt Lake cUtah) Lotter.)

The sermon delivered by the president
of the Mormon church to the so-called
"saints" at the recent conference at
Salt Lake is but confirmation of the
general belief of the Gentle world"
that the Mormons are not "out of poll
tics"
The members of that church were adj
vised by their president TO "act together,
irrespective of political parties"
This means for them to vote the Nor
mon church ticket, and that the church
will again strive for the political gov
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

ALLEN O'MYERs is out of job
which probably accounts for the re-
port that the Democrats will re-
open headquarters for the purpose of
fighting Senator Hanna's election
Allen is too dangerous quantity for
the Democrats to leave lying around
loose.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16
E1ecfric nread cutter.

A machine has been devised which
goes by electricity and which can cut
and butter 750 loaves of bread an hour,
The butter is spread very thin by
cylindrical brush-so thin that a large
saving 6f bTrtter is nlsayantpsad
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

BY the recent elections the Republi-
cans gained two UnitedStates Senators.
Yet there are those who imagine it was
a great Democratic victory.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

Ex-CoNGREssMAN TowNE didn't have
much greater success in downing
Mark Hanna" this year than he did in
getting back to Congress last year.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

WHEN bilious or costiye. eat q Cascar-
ct, candy cathartic cure guaranteed.
10c 25c
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-16

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08

the moment grasped the position as
he conceived it, every minute we had
wasted on explanation seemed to me an
hour. I reproached myself for having
forgotten even for an instant that
which had brought us to town-the
rescue of Kits lover. We had small
chance now of reaching him in time,
mis1ed as we had been by this miserable
mistake in identity. If my compan-
ions fears were we'll founded, Louis
would fall in the general massacre of
the Huguenots, probably before we
could reach him. If ilI-founded, still
we had small reason to hope. Bezers'
vengeance would not wait. I knew
him too well to think it. a Guise might
spare his foe, but the Vidame-the
Vidame never! He had warned Nine
de PayanneS, it was true; but that alb
normal exercise of benevolence could
only, I cynica1ly thought, have the
more exasperated the devil within him,
which now would be ravening like a
dog disappointed of its victuals.
Iglanced up at the line of sky visible
between the tall houses, and lol the
dawn was coming. It wanted scarcely
half an hour Of daylight, though down
in the dark streets about US the night
still reigned. Yes, the morning was
coming, bright and hopeful, and the
city was quiet There were no signs,
no sounds of riot or disorder. Surely,
I thought, surely Pavannes must be
mistaken. Either the plot had never
existed, that was most likely, or it had
been abandoned, or perhaps-Cracb!
A pistol shoti Short, sharp, omin-
ous,it rang out on the instant.a solitary
sound in the night. TWAS somewhere
near us, and stopped. I had been
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08
MAKING HIS PILE.

Early and late he's a-working-
Says that's his natural style.
He wasn't cut out right for Sinking:
And they sad he's making a pile.
80 Married, of course" I suggested,
with babies to climb his knee?"
=" No; too many dollars invested
He's never had leisure, you see.
40 No hand for sports, isn't active;
And ask him to go to the play,
And he'll say it's mighty attractive,
He'd be glad to-on some other day.
go And suppose you suggest that he's losing
The joys that make living worth while;
He declares your ideas are amusing
And asks: Amt making my pile?
' No wife to dispute my dominion,
No children to go to the bad;
Give me cash, in my humble opinion
The best friend man ever had
80 If you speak of the pleasures of giving,
He puts on a cynical smile,
And remarks that you'll learn more by
living
Poor fooli-but he's making his pile
Frank Putnam, in Chicago Times-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08
To Prenare Rice.

One cup of rice viii make a good
sized dishful when boiled-enough for
six people. Wash the rice first of all
in cold water. Shake it up thoroughly
with the hand, to be sure the water
reaches it thoroughly. Wash three
times in this way. Put the rice in the
boiler and add hot water TO cover well.
The water should come an inch or two
above the rice. If you desire that the
grains be separate when cooked put
little salt into the water. If heavy is
desired omit this. Boil until soft.
Twenty minutes is an average time.
If the water boils away too rapidly
add little at intervals. When all the
grains are soft turn into q colander,
drain and shake Replace in boiler and
set upon the side of the stove to steam
until required for use.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08

way with my own suspicious, outran
them far! I saw no sufficient grounds
for it. 'sThe king-the king would not
permit such thing, NJ. de Pavannes,"
I argued.
"Boy, you are blind!" he rejoined,
impatiently, for he now saw all and
nothing. ''Yonder was the duke of
Anjou's captain = monsieu1-'s officer,
the follower of Frances brother. mark
you! And he-he obeyed the dukes
ring! The duke has a free hand to-
night, and he hates US. And the river.
Why are we not to cross the river? The
king indeed! The king has undone US.
He has sold US to his brother and the
Guises. Va chaser l. Idole"-for the
second time I heard the quaint phrase,
which I learned afterwards. was an an
agram of the kings name, Charles de
Valois, used by Protestants as a pass
word-"Va chaser L Idole has be-
trayed usi remember the -ery words
he used to the admiral: Now we have
got you here we shall not let you go so
easilyi' Oh, the traitor! The wretched
traitor!"
He leaned against the wall, overcome
by the horror of the conviction which
had burst upon him, and unnerved by
the imminence of the peril. At all
times he was unready man, fancy,
more fit, courage apart, for the college
than the field; and now he gave way to
despair. Perhaps the though hit of his
wife unnamed him. Perhaps the ex-
element through which he had already
gone tended to stupefy him, or the sud-
denness of the discovery.
At any rate / was the first to gather
my wits together, and my earliest i'm
pulse was to tear into two parts white
handkerchief I had in my pouch, and
fasten one to his sleeve, the other in
his hat, in rough imitation of the
badges I wore myself.
It will appear from this that I no
longer trusted Mime. do. I was not
convinced, it is true, of her conscious
guilt, still did not trust her entirely
do not wear them on your return, -
she had said and that was odd; al
though could not yet believe that she
was such a siren as Father Pierre had
warned us of, telling tales from old
poets. Yet I doubted, shuddering as !
did so. Her companionship with that
vile priest, the strange eagerness to Sc
cure Pavannes' return, her mysterious
directions to me, her anxiety to take
her sister home-home, where she would
be exposed to danger, as being in a
known HuguenOt's hOuSe-these things
pointed to but one conclusion; still that
one was so horrible that / would not,
even while I doubted and diStrusted
her, would not, I could not accept it
put it from me, and refused to believe
| it. although during the rest of that
night it kept coming to me and knock
| ing for admission at my brain.
All this flashed through my mind
| while I was fixing on Pavannes' badges.
Not that lost time about it, for from
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08

w-An communications for this paper shou1e
he accompanied by the name of the author, moi
necessarily for publication but as an evidence
tof good faith on the part of the writer. WIZ
only ON one side of the paper. Be particularly
careful In giving names and dates to have the
letters and figures plain and distinct.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08
fro BE Continued
Woes of a Dusky Queen.

The queen of Madagascar smiled Bit
terly.
after spending thousands in Paris
for Worth dresses"
She paused behind rocky eminence
to get her breath, and brush away the
mud which had accumulated on an
exquisite creation of II auge silk and
yellow lace.
60 here I am thrown down by the
Frenchi"
Biting viciously into n cake of navy
tobacco, she crawled into u cave and
waited until the cuirasSiers in pursuit
had lost themselves in the Jungle
Pick-Me-Up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08
Exclaimed.
Democrat

Mabel-Ie says he has never loved
anyone else, papa.
Pana-That means that no one else
has ever allowed him to.-Up-to-Date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08
one Consolation.

Papa-Are you sorry you hit little
Willie
Bobby-Yes, papa. and he is sorry,
too.-Odds and Ends.