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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21
Doctors Bill.

The veterinary surgeon will come
higher than your family doctor. In
warm weather your horse will eat well,
work well, and yet go to pieces after a
race. Then the surgeon will be called
in, and he will charge just as much as
your own doctor does. At any moment
your horses are likely to 90 sore or CON
tract splint, and then firing must be
performed, and the veterinary sends in
his bill for that. The lotions-witch
hazel, skunk oil, arnica, and other lini-
ments-all cost money; and if you get
of with less than u thousand dollar
doctor bill you may consider yourself
lucky.
Probably you have not considered il,
but starting your horses is going to
count up before the racing season is
over. The cost varies all the way from
ten dollars for an overnight event. TO
$500 for the Realization or Futurity.
Every time horse starts and does not
wan the lowest possible expense is $50:
ten dollars for entrance and ten dollars
Tor the Jockeys fee. There is also a
small fee for registering your colors.
The colors themselves will cost YOU
500 set; and with your proposed
stable you will need three sets. They
are of woven silk, and have to be manu-.
factured to order.
Transportation, too, is costly. espe-
cially If you race your horses on tracks
far apart from one another. The ami.
mails must all be sent by express, as
there is too much risk of their taking
cold and going wrong when shipped by
freight,
"Why, could sit here and pile up the
expense account all night; but the
items ! have mentioned are the princl-
pal ones. OF course, the winnings of
certain stables more than offset this
but those stables are few and far be.
tweeL."
JAMES II. TUcKERMAN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21
is just about as imperative now as tip
ping porter or waiter.

is just about as imperative now as tip
ping porter or waiter.
Elder Beimont's Generosity.
at has become an established GUS
tom, and the jockeys expect it; you
must give to get the best work out of
them. August Belmont, Sr., probably
was the most lavish of all the turfmen
with his gifts this country has ever
seen. When old Raceland won the Sub
urban for him. he almost plastered
James Rowe, his trainer, and Snapper
Garrison, his jockey, with diamonds.
Then he gave a turf dinner at Del
monico's. and with it more diamonds.
Another case was when His Highness
won the Futurity. Gideon 6, Daily told
Mclaughlin and Bergen that the stable
had $4,000 to divide between them after
the race; and although Merry Mop-
arch ran fourth, Bergen, who had the
mount on him, received his half of the
$4,000.
Some ncccnt Retniners.
"By recalling some of the retainers
which jockeys have received in the last
few years you will see how cheaply you
are getting your boy for $500. In 1896
August Belmont paid Griffin $17,500, and
the year before Gideon d DAILY paid
him a $4,000 retainer. This year Fred
Taral receives from Marcus DAILY re-
taiuer of $4,000. Tod Sloane. who is
riding for Pittsburgh Phil, gets $4,000.
Fred Littlefield's annual retainer from
the Morrises is about $4,000, and
Thorpe, who is plotting the Bromley
string. gets no less than $4,000. 1t is
had to say what the Dryers pay their
jockeys, as they have always been most
reticent about it, In the old days, how
ever, the brothers always used to in
vite Mclaughlin and Frank McCabe,
their trainer, to dine with them on New
Years day, and when the guests lifted
their plates they invariably found
check for 900 lying under each. The
other day Mike Dwyer declared that his
jockey cost him more money than Me
Laughlirh so it is safe to presume that
Willie Sims gets more than $4,000 as a
retainer.
Your second trainer, or foreman, is
the next item to consider in your eX-
pense account. a thousand dollars a
year. with his board and keep, will dis
pose of him. and he will be the only un-
der-paid man in your establishment.
Under practically the same head come
the exercise boys. For stable of ~
horses you will have to pay them $50 a
month and board.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21

THE increase in the price of wool is
pointed out by the Boston Commercial
Bulletin in a recent article when
states that Idaho wool was sold in Bos-
ton last week on basis of 43 cents per
secured pound against so cents for fine
staple Wyoming wool and silver kept
pace, especially in view of the fact that
silver has fallen nearly as much as
wool has advanced since last August.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21
Saddles 10 Mean ITEM.

mo saddle can be bought now for less
than $35, and you will have to have
nartingales and different sets of bits
for beasts with sore or hard mouths and
special saddles to fit the backs of -pe-
cial horses. And then there will be the
bill for the clothing-a winter suit for
outside work, which will cost you $40; a
winter suit for the stable, which will
cost another $40; rubber suit for wet
weather al $50; and the boots and band
ages will amount to about ten dollars
for each horse. Eight hundred dollars
viii not more than pay your saddlery
bill.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21

THE free silver orators and writers
have thus far failed to show where and
when and how, if we adopted their pol
lev, the people of the United States at
large would pick up the free" dollars,
Mr.. Bryan steered far away from that
rock in the channel he was so ambit'
iously atten pting to navigate. The
fact is the silver mines are not in the
popular sense the possession of the peo'
Pile. The people are not going around
with bags gathering silver from trees
or picking it from the ground. Silver
mining is the work OF corporations
with machinery, and the propr!etors
are stock kholders, and there is an
abundance of water in the stock. As
rule the better mines have placed their
stock abroad-to a great extent in
England. If there should ever be
profit in free silver they would get it.
The only way our peopld derive any
benefit from coming silver, the cheap
er of the money metals, at twice its
market worth (Thomas Jefferson meas
urement would be by the slop over of
initiation. There is no profit for the
people who gain AMI save good money
in the reduction of the purchasing
power OF their wages, These things
have all been threshed out bp the peo-
pie of Ohio in the controversies of other
days, but the cranks have come again
and are scrambliug to get into their
hands the veto power of the Senate for
the benefit of the silver trust.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21
The Stable Cuisine.

This board, mind you, is not the sort
of stuff that boys of their class ordi-
narly would have, Every good stable
has its own kitchen, where the men eat.
Your chef-and you will have to have
one--will buy the best that the market
affords, and he will pay race-traci
prices for it, which are ten per cent.
higher than any other prices. Your cook
will cost you $50 month the year
round.
The shoeing of these race horses OF
yours is another item which will make
cavity in your pocketbook. You will
have to buy different plates for them
for different kinds of weather. On a
fast, dry track one kind of plate will
be needed, and for heavy going another
kind will be required. No owner is GO
ing to run the chance of losing race
in order TO economizc in his shoeiug
bill; and although this expense neccs-
sarily varies according to the number
OF times your horses are started, it is
fair to say that $500 year viii not more
than cover it,
THE keep of your horses viii amount
to about eight dollars a day-which does
not include stall rental of about four
dollars Il month for each animal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21

just try 10 cent box of Cascarets,
he finest liver and bowel regulator
yer made.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

EDITOR LEADER: Will you announce in your
paper that the undersigned will be candidate
Tor the ONCE OF County Commissioner, subject
20 the will OF the Republican county Conven-
lion. W. -. OLDs,
Marietta Township
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-21

Your next important item will be
your jockey. No rider whose skill is
such that you dare intrust your horses
to him in a stake event can be had for
a retainer of one cent less than s7,5OO
for the season, which, according to the
usual contract, lasts from March un-
til December /. In addition to this re-
tainer, you must pay your jockey fee
of S25 for every wiRning mount he rides
for you and ten dollars for every losing
mount. Then there is your Jockeys
board bill to settle. Nine out of ten
trainers insist that the rider shall live
in the stables training quarters. But
we will include that under a separate
head later. The giving of presents, too,
The sun., 1897-11-18
Been Drinking Arain.

SCRANTON, Nov. l7.--Nics Bovd, a
driver boy, aged II, had a terrifying cx-
pcrcncc last night in the Won Stouh
mine, where six men were suii,catcd ON
the morning of October 20.
icstrr'aysssst he c,!i'ry resumed oLcra-
tlons, and young Boyd went to work
on tn" night shift. lie very much dis
liked going into the portion Of the mine
where the men died. There were only a
few men working in the mine at the
time, and when Boyd's duties called him
to the fatciuI spot he went with great rc-
luctancr.
AS Boyd approached the spot his dis
ordered and ovcrwrought mind caused
spcclrcs to appear before him. lie fan.
cIcd he saw Fire Boss Hill, Walsh, Far
rcll and the others warning him to quit
the place. So terribly did Boyd's fancy
work upon his fears that he tainted from
fright.
An hour later he was found living I'M
conscious in the gangway and was car.
ricd to the surface, where he was re.
stored to consciousness by physician,
His nerves are all unstrung, and it will
be some time before he can work.
Some old miners firmly believe that
Boyd saw the ghosts of the dead miners
and that their appearance and actions is
warming Of an impending calamity at
he mine.
The sun., 1897-11-18
THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
Milford.

MILFORD, Del, Nov. l6.-The steamer
"Endeavor' having missed her trips on
Thursday and Friday of last week en-
deavored to make one yesterday but got
stuck again on the bulkheads or flats at
the mouth of the creek and is still unable
to get off.
Constable A. J. Ross left for Dover this
morning with Louis and Purnell, col
ored. He will turn them over to the
Jail authorities on the charge Of stealing
tools from Spencer Wiley also colored.
They were arrested while i'm the act Of
trying to sell the stolen goods. Louis is
an old Jail bird having been out only a
few days, and keeps the community at
large in terror when he is known to be
around.
Mrs. Robert II. Williams and daughter
Elizabeth are in Philadelphia this week.
Hon. Jonathan $. Willis spent Sunday
at stockton, Nd, where he preached in
the NJ. f. Church during the day.
Miss Annie Archer has returned from
Philadelphia, where she has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Morgan.
Mrs. Richard S. johnson, OF Salisbury,
Nd, having spent Il few days with rela-
tives here, went to Philadelphia on Mon
day.
DR.. r. +. Marindale went to philadel-
phia yesterday.
Representative A. Smith was in Dover
yesterday on business pertaining to re-
modelling the State House, he being one
OF the House committee.
Frederick Arnold and Benjamin T.
Collins went to Philadelphia to-day.
Miss Rose Lohand returned home last
night from a prolonged visit with friends
in Philadelphia
Sheriff J. II. johnson and Charles L.
Moore, Esq, of Georgetown, were in
Milford yesterday.
Rev. J. L. Mckim is visiting his father
in Georgetown.
Colonel A. D. Chaytor Of the govern
or's staff was in town to-day.
Miss Mollie johnson Of Georgetown is
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. b. F. Dickcrson and w. II. Rich
artlson are in Philadelphia on business.
Mr.. Byron Reynolds OF Washington,
D. G., is visiting relatives here.
Ex-United States Marshall Lannan, is {.
among several Wilmingtonians here
after rabbits and quail, which are re-
ported very plentiful.
James Welch, Augustus Holston, W. /
W. Doughcrty and n. J. Picrson are in
Wilmington attending the Grand Lodge
of |. o. o. +.
Miss Bessie Humes went to Whining
ton to-day to visit friends.
The sun., 1897-11-18
Failures Spread Ruin,

ENGLISH, Ind, Nov. 16.-Thme-fourths
OF the people of this country have been
afflicted and many ruined by the failure
of the banks at Leavenworth, Marengo
and English on Saturday, Five towns in
Perry county suffer, and persons for
twenty miles along the river in Kentucky
are victims
President Willett and Weathers, his
brother-in-law, have fled, and threats OF
lynching were made. Both spent much
time in the banks at night, and all the
banks received deposits up to the time OF
the failure, and it is believed the bankers
have carried off much money.
1t is feared Mrs. Willctt will die OF
grief. Her husband left a letter for her
saying she should never see him again,
Wcathcrs was Il Sunday school supcrin.
tcndcnt.
-Four weddings have been postponed
because the prospective bridcgruons
have lost their money. One bride has
been deserted because her partimonv was
swallowed up, and many tot will look
for Santa Claus in vain this winter.
Hundreds Of honest men cannot pav
their debts.
Eli Van Winklc lost $1,000 pension
money just deposited. Simon Ray and
wife sold their farm to live in town, put
everything they had in The bank here
and lost all Mrs, Ray walks the streets
moaning and begging for her money.
Miss Queen Bird had saved $3.50. 1t is
gone. Miss Carrie Patton, a nurse, had
saved 500, which was taken.
The sun., 1897-11-18
LANDSLIDE IN CANADA.
Many Persons Fatally Hurt in Que.
bee Province.

Ucc I-fOVIHCc.
Special to THE SuN.
QUEBEC, P. O., Nov. ia landslide
on the Duchene river, near st. Edouard
in Lotbinerc county, forty miles south.
west of Quebec, has been reported here
and it is stated that forty persons were
killed. Only one person has reached
this city from the locality Of the catas.
trophe, and he is still SO excited as to
scarcely be able to talk. He says that
more than forty persons were killed.
1t appcaS that a long stretch of over
hanging bluff came down without warn
ing upon the little hamlet at the waters 5
edge and swept the buildings and their
occupants into the stream or buried
under great masses Of earth. Onl Y few
of those who were in the village at
the time of the avalanche escaped
with their lives. The following
are some of the dead: Hormidas
Labadis, wife and four children; Eadres
lie Clair, his mother, wife and one child;
the Castonguay family Of eight or nine
persons; p. Wright, his father, mother
and brother, and the hzot family.
Relief parties have been organized to
go to the scene but it is scarcely expect
ed that they can do much more than
recover the bodies of the dead.
The sun., 1897-11-18
Canadian IScciDrOcily.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-The Canadians
determined to-day to meet the proposi-
tions for the immediate suspension of
HIaglc sealing with counter proposition
for the establishment of a commission ia
arrange a general settlement, not only of
the Bcring Sea question, but of reciproc-
ity, border immigration, North Atlantic
fisheries and all pending questions be-
tween the United States and Canada. 1t
was stated authoritatvely thatt his pro-
position would be submitted when the
diplomatic phases Of the subject are
taken uu
The sun., 1897-11-18

There will be several weddings in Sea.
ford this winter.
Hundreds of boats are now at the oys-
ter beds at the mouth of the ::Nanticoke
river, dredging for oysters. The oysters
are aked up from the bottom by the
dredgers and dumped in piles on the
deck for culling. Culls, or small oysters,
are knocked from the others with ham
mers and cast overheard again. Thou
sands Of persons are given employment
in the catching, handling, shucking,
packing and shipping OF the oysters.
The different secret societies are in
creasing in membership. Every night
one of the different orders have work.
Seaford has thirteen secret societies.
The sun., 1897-11-18
Dover.

State Senator John NJ. c. Moore has
been awarded the contract for the fittings
of the interior OF the new vault in the
Secretary OF States office at Dover.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Miss AdeIia Cam Clayton daughter Of
Richard Clayton Of Middlctown, and
Thomas Clayton Frame, Dr., Il young
attorney of Dover. The ceremony will
take place in the Forrest Presbyterian
Church on Wednesday, November a, ut
$50 o'clock in the evening.
Richardson 4 Robbins commenced
canning poultry this week, giving en-
ploymcnt to ut least 100 more women
than their usual force.
The National Bank and the Farmers
Bank, both at Dover, are having new
vaults put in their offices.
The sun., 1897-11-18
A Pretty Church Wedding,

A pretty church wedding took place
last night ut 7.3O O'Clock in st. Mary's
Church. The parties most interested in
the happy event were Miss Eva +. Porter
and Henry &. Saville. The bridesmaid
was Miss Mary Gold and the best man
was Patrick }. Connor. Rev. William J.
Birmingham performed the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs Saville will be at home at
Alp Spruce street. Mr.. Saville is a mem
Der of the firm Of Saville 4 August, fish
merchants in Second street market.
The sun., 1897-11-18
ClaytOI,,

Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Mary Ella Nickerson, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Nickerson, and
William Penncll Hurlock, on Wcdncs-
day evening, November oath, at s o'clock
at the brides home near Taylor's Bridge.
The sun., 1897-11-18
icOrgctOwn.

GEomErowN, Nov. l7.--Rsgistcr OF
Wills, W. F. Causey, has granted letters
tcStamcntary on estate Of cX-Govcrnor
James Ponder late of Bruadkin hund-
red to Sallic W. Ponder widow OF said
deceased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha VI. Carpenter and
child, Of Dclnlar, visited the former :
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carpenter,
the first If the week. They proceeded
to Philadelphia yesterday ior visit in
that city.
The Georgetown Ncw-Ctnturv Club
was organized in st. Paul's p. f. Chanel
yesterday afternoon. There were about
forty ladies present, many Of whom be-
came members, after the objects Of the
organization had been thoroughly cx-
planned in interesting talks by Mrs +.
p. Warner, Of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Turner, Mrs: +. c. Marshall, Mrs. X. l..
Holiday and Mrs. James c. Pcnnewill,
of Dover. The visiting ladies were en-
tertaned at luncheon by the promoters
of the new club, at the residence OF Mrs.
Il. II. Fooks. The following were elected
officers: President. Mrs. r. G. Houston
first vice-president, Mrs. r. II. Fooks,
second vice-president, Mrs. Katharine
George; secretary, Mrs. Robert P. Davis
treasurer, Mrs. J. NJ. Richardson. Th,
Club will meet every Thursday at pm
John Ponder, of Milton, was in town
to-day.
Mrs. Matte Cooper has returned from
an extended visit in Philadelphia.
Mrs. +. II. Tyre and daughter, Mrs
W. II. Short, have returned from a visit
in Coolspring.
Mrs George W. Major Of Chester, Pa.
paid Georgetown business visit to-day
The sun., 1897-11-18
And the Poor Thing Didn't Know.


New York, Nov. l7.-siently the
dusky shadows surrounded the house.
Every shadow was a man, every man
was hero; every hero was afraid.
The shadows were on a desperate mis- j.
sion. A pistol was liable to 90 off and
perhaps spoil things.
Naona llolliStrr recently disappeared
from Mount Vernon. She left behind
lcr Charles II. lIollscr, her husband,
and Mrs. Duncombc, her grandmother.
lioIIistcr refused to believe that his
wife was seeking divorce, as had been
lcporrd and when he received an
Anonymous letter postmarkcd "Ncw
York; saying that his wife would re-
turn t" her granlmuthcr's house late on
Monday night. he determined to capture
Lcr and bear her in triumph home.
lIoIi~tcr took all his friends into his
confidence and they agreed to lclp him.
1t Wa$ Il romantic undertaking. and
there might be IN element Of danger in
it.
The Duncombr house is Il large stone
building in Il shady and remote part of
Mount Vernon. 1t was intensely dark
at II p. M, when Iiollistcr and his
friends surrounded the house. Every
swapping twig was answered by thump-
ing heartbeat. There were trees enough
to 60 around, but even tree is poor
company on dark night.
The town clock struck midnight in
sl.ivery, shaky tones, adding to the gen.
cral gloom. Soon after a carriage was
driven hastily up to the house and a
woman alighted. There was rush for
the fair prize. She screamed Justify, and
that staggered the amateur detectives.
They started back still further when the
rays OF the carriage lamps revealed tho
features Of Mrs. Duncombc's maid.
She, poor thing, evidently thought sh,
was about to be abducted, and somebody
in the house thought 50 too. A window
was raised and Il revolver began to emp
ty itself into he scenery.
This finished what had been nearly :
rout before, and the IIolistcr part ,
scattered in all directions Unforunate
y for one OF the men, somebody haC
left the cGvcr off an old ciStcrn and h,
fell into it up to his neck in water
His cries were heard by his comrado
and he was pulled out.
"Ncyrr Again" j. now the motto o
Inc DartV
The sun., 1897-11-18
Scatt,l.lI.

SEAFoRD, Nov. 17.-ATilcs Lloyd, a
well known trappcr living on the banks
Of the Nanticokc river, near here, shot
and killed rabbit with well developed
horns on Monday. Bunny was an ordi-
nary "cottontail" and the horns, which
are thrcc-qulartcrs OF an inch long and
rough and hard like those of Il goat are
less than an inch apart, jnst in front Of
the rabbits left ear. The first horn is
close t. the left ear, and the other is Just
above the left ear. Both are slightly to
the left OF the centre Of the head. The
horns are regular in shape Their size
and substance dismiss the thought that
they could DC mere blcmiShcs on the
skin. Miles will mount the skin and
preserve it as a curiosity.
Several handsome new memorial wu-
dows are being put in the NJ. +. Church.
J. Smythc Horsey is in Washington.
James Hazard and son, of Chester, Pa,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elliott.
Miss Gertrude Huston has returned
from a four months visit at Ridley
Park, Pa.
Miss Kate jackson, of Riverton, who
has been the guest of Miss Goldie Hus'
ton, has returned home.
Charles Burch il visiting in Baltimore.
The sun., 1897-11-18
Iiaitcu Cat on Dog.

NEW YORK, Nov. l1.-Tlrrc women,
who said they were HarI cr., testified be.
fore Ju~tic" Brcnnrr in Adams Street
Police Court, i'rooIlIyn, to-day that they
saw John Bow, a litchcnman in a res.
tauIHm at No. l5l Washington street,
urge Il mean looking dog to tear Il half
starved stray cat to pieces. Bow said hat
he had done his best to prevent the fight
Justice Brcnncr reserved decision anC
held Bow in 500 bail.