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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06
No pol,t,o,, oon,est IN SNOW niu.

Snow Hill, Nd, May lin Snow
Hill, to-day the old board of council
men was reelected as follows: Thomas
z. johnson, Erastus S. Dashiell,
Robert J. McAllen, r. Frank Ayars
and Robert W. Townsend. There was
no political contest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

Pilots and shipmasters are cautioned
to take extra precautions in navigating
thar part of the Delaware Bay where
the new harbor Of refuge is being built
by the government. A signal consisting
of a red lantern was yesterday placed at
the upper end Of the proposed break
water.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

Daniel Flattery, an employe of the
Diamond State Iron Co. had his right
hand badly torn Monday by catching
it with piece of iron. The injury
was dressed at the office of DR.. William
p. Miller, Eighth and Poplar streets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Middletowp, May 4. 4.-Nurseryman j.
4. Shallcross says: Pears and apples,
in this locality, promise a full crop.
all right. Peachps are hurt, but to
what extent / cannot tell at present"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06
WILMINGTON &NORTHERNR.R.
Interesting Discussion at the
Annual Meeting.
DIRECTOR KURTz MAKES INQUIRY
And Urges That a Dividend be
Declared.

President II. A. du Pont Replies to MIR.
Kurtz, and the Discussion Proves Enter
taining-A Careful Inquiry Into tho De-
tails of Management shows That 1t is
Careful and Competent in Every Respect.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

Jacob Y. Vandyke died at his late
residence in Holmesburg, Pa, on Sun
day. His remains were brought to
this city yesterday and interment was
made in the Mt. Salem cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

), William Psnnell fell through a sky
light at Fourth and King streets on
Saturday and was injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

George Carey of Kirkwood was
thrown from hay wagon at Sixteenth
and Market streets on Saturday and
had his face badly cut
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

Leipsic, May 8. The body of John
W. Brown, who was drowned in tine
Delaware River recently, drifted ashore
at. Woodland Heach yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06
TERRIBLE DECENT.


story building.
Special Correspondent oi tiszotte and Journal
Dover, May 4. Ion Sunday afternoon
young son of David Walls. while
walking abuut on the roof of three.
story building, missed his footing and
fell to the ground. He was picked up
unconscious, but a hasty examination
showed that apparently he was not
fatally injured.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
Her TREASURE.
A Georgia Woman Who Has a Sock
Full of Gold.

run Oh OoiSs
Mary Odom, a sexagenaran, residing
somewhere in the neighborhood of Au-
raria, is the happy owner of sockful
of gold, says u southern exchange.
Wien girl of 1G she adopted profess
sion, gold-panning about in the branch
cs during her leisure hours, and she be
came so well acquainted and infatuated
with the king metal that she finally
adopted the panning business altogeth-
er, and has kept it up ever since, always
being as assiduous TO business as a
Judge of the supreme court. When she
made gold panning II profession she
found the lovely metal wherever she
scooped her shovel under the gravel of
the branches At times innumerable
this woman has made four and five pen
nyweights per week, making it rule in
every instance to hoard away one-half
the amount of gold made. For instance
when she panned out so cents worth of
gold and needed 81 in goods from the
store, she would pay the merchant 25
cents and have the balance entered upon
his books against her until she struck IL
richer streak. BY this method of doing
business the woman has kept out of
debt, made good support, and now has
a socliful of shining gold to dream over
at night. And now, after the age of GO,
she stills pans about in the branches,
and saves half the gold she makes for
her heirs to scramble over after she has
crossed in her batteau the wide river on
the other side. There has been a great
deal of mining in this country and arti-
clCs not herein numbered written on the
subject, but Mary Odom's historical ca
reer in the gold mining business sur
passes anything we have ever become
aware of in this line.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
SPONGE FISHING.
Method of Securing the Useful Arti
cles Is n Trying One.

Method of Securing the Useful Arti-
c1es Is Trying One.
Lying on his chest along the boat S
deck, the sponge fisher, with his water
glass--a pane set in box fitted with
handles-loolls down 40 feet into the
clear depths. With one hand he grasps
and sinks n slender pole, sometimes so
feet i'm length, fitted at the end with Il
double hook. The sponge once discov-
cred, the hook is deftly inserted at the
rock base, and by sudden jerk is de-
tached.
This curt description of what seems
the simple work of sponge fishing gives
no idea of the real skill and eXertion
needed. The eye of the fisher has to be
trained by long experience to peer into
the sea and tell the commercially valu-
able sponges from those that are worth
less. He must have Il deft hand to de-
tach the sponge without tear.
Above all, while doing this with one
hand, he must manipulate with the
ether thewater-glass, as the waves sway
it sideways and up and down. The
strain on eyes and body is most intense,
to say nothing of the cramped position
and exposure to wind and wet, which,
first and last, make almost every sponge
fisher victim of acute rheumatism.
Yet, with all his arduous toll, an expert
sponge fisher earns not more than SIS n
month, besides his keep" on the boat,
which barely deserves the name of eH-
istenca
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
SHE NEVER KISSED.
The old Man Was Certain About His
Daughter.


81 reckon if l wus to ketch my daugh-
ter liissin' of man I'd just natchelly
cut him into mincemeat ground fine
said the old man from the swamps OF
the Bracken hills, according to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
"Then your daughter won't kiss the
boys?" ventured IL Dover youth with
spectacles.
YELL ] reckon not, young man" and
the old man gave him Il look that daz-
zled his specs.
"But---ilh, Nou know, some girls =
who are engaged,you know-some-
times kiss ir--their--boys-you
linow--and--it's right and proper
and
The old man looked at him real hard,
and, after watching the youth wilt like
n tobacco leaf in an August sun, thun-
dered out: "Well, my daughter never
kissed livin' man, not even her pap
ner poodle dog, ner a cat, ner nothin'." !"
But there's no ha1m-and why---er
-why-er?" stnmmercd the brave
youth.
"Well, reckon the most principalest
reason why my daughter never kissed
nothin' is that / never had any daugh-
ter
And the thoughtful silence of the
young man was so dense that you could
hear the price of farm lands drop
quietly, drop by drop, while the farm
products hanging in the tobacco shed
tier by tier.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
FORGOT His PARCEL.
II Was IL Lady who Might Have Been
His Wife.


A rather unique instance of absent
mindetlness occurred the other evening
on the Jefferson avenue cur line, says
the Detroit News-Tribunc.
The car was well filled with passen-
gers and as II stop was made at Nc
Dougall avenue "a man stepped off the
back platform, where he had been stand
ing, and the car moved on.
Instantly u wild cry went up from
the late passenger, which broadencd
into howl of despair as the distance
between him and the trolley car
widened. AS he shrieked lie also ran
and waved his hands frantically. The
conductor, seeing the shadowy form
in the dimness of the night and hear
ing the unearthly cries, pulled the bell
strap and thus induced the motorman
to halt, which he did with jerk The
man in pursuit came within hailing
distance.
What dye want?" shouted the
puncher of pasteboards.
81 ant--the-lady-in thcrc!"
gasped the man, swinging his hat at
the open car door. The car having
come to n dead standstill, a woman
arose, deliberately walked out of the car
and was received by her breathless es-
cort, who had so nearly left her to her
fate of missing parcels.
Amid much laughter the next man
who left the car in company with lady
insisted that she walk i'm front of him
until safely on the ground.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
EiI,il.

H. =. Downey was home from Denni
son, Ohio visiting his parents and call
ing on friends over Sunday. He re-
turned to Dennison Monday.
DR.. NJ, +. Deeren, of Macks burg, re-
moved the bandages from the shoulder
of little Randolph, the two-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Dow, of Sis
tersville, w. Va, who, while calling
on friends in Macksburg about four
weeks ago fell down flight of stairs
and broke his collar bone. The wound
was pronounced well and the little fel-
low seems to enjoy the freedom of his
arm after four weeks of confinement.
The School Exhibition which was to
have been given in the Pythian Hall
on the evening Of the ED of February
was postponed on account of the rain
and high water until Wednesday eve
ming, February 2ith.
Rev. D. S. Welch is conducting a
series of meetings at Mt Ephrairn.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ballentine. of
Marietta, visited Mrs. Ballentine's
parents Sunday. 4,.sA ZIP.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
Anatomy.

Hippocrates is looked upon by anato-
mists as the father of science. He died
in $40 b. C. The modern science be-
gan in Italy in the thirteenth century.
The first anatomical plates, designed to
show the size and relative position of
the bodily organs, were prepared and
colored by Titan. All the great painters
and sculptors have been careful stu
dents of anatomy. Michael Angelo,
Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci were
noted for their anatomical researches.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
MUD DIET OF LoNCoN.
A Scientific Person Publishes Some
Astounding Statistics

Astounding Statistics.
There is nothing like dealing with
large figures and no doubt the state
ment by scientific person that London
crs drink in the course of q, year 900
tons of mud will appear to many to
disclose a terrible and most dangerous
state of things, says the London Stand
ard. Nothing could be further from
the truth. a Thousand tons of mud
would mean, perhaps, about half a
pound of mud to each person. 1t will
be certainly not too much to assume
that each half pound of mud does not
contain more than two ounces of solid
matter, probably much less. Now it is
certain that in the course of three or
four windy days in March each person
in the air all day will draw in fully an
ounce of dust, as much as he will swal-
low in water during six months. A
railway traveller who takes few hours
journey in dry weather has but to look
at the state of his coat and of the car
riage seat to foran an idea of the amount
of dust that must have entered his
mouth, the majority of which on touch
ing the palate and tongue is converted
into mud and swallowed. Thus, then,
it will be seen at once how many in
finitesimally small and how absolutely
innocuous is the daily portion of this
1000 tons of mud swallowed by Lon
doners and how little cause there is for
alarm in the array of figures piled up
by the scientific Investigator, who may
frighten weali-minded people but does
not in the slightest degree affect the
ordinary man or excite in him any
feeling whatever save Indifference.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
NOT AN INTERPRETER.
Testimony That Was Too Much foS
the Lawyers.

Testimony That Was Too Much for
the Lawyers.
In q dispute between the Indians and
the cannery men, according to the Sc
attle Post-Intelligencer,a a Mr.. March
was called as q witness, and the way
in which he gave his testimony proved
puzzling to the lawyers.
'tHow long have you been in this part
of the country, Mr.. March?"
"Forty. forty-fve, fifty, fifty-tive
years.
"Fifty-Gve years." said the lawyer,
and then, as if he were addressing
Christopher Columbus, he asked:
"And what did you discover, Mr..
March,"
"a darli-visaged savage"
"Darl-visaged savage, eh? Yes, and
what did you say to him?'
81 said it was a fine day"
''Fine day? Yes, and what did he
say to you?"
Mr.. March ratified off a whole yarn
in Chinook, and kept on, to the mirth
of the whole courtroom, until per-
emptorily cut off by the gavel of the
judge.
81 asked you what reply the savage
made to you Mr.. March. Please answer
the question:" said the irate cross-ex-
aminer.
81 was answering"
Tell us what the savage said"
"That was what he said"
'"rhen tell it to Us in English"
"Not unless l am commissioned by
the court to act as AN interpreter and
paid the customary fec"
The lawyer thought moment, looked
at the judge, who could not resist
smile, and said, severely: "Mr. March,
you may stand down"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

On account of not overly high re-
gard for Mr.. Hanna, it is said that the
Boy Orator of the Platte will make
special visit to and effort in Ohio next
fall to cause the election of Demo
cratic Legislature and Democratic
successor to Senator (to-be) Hanna.
1t is suggested that a visitation by him
to Buckeye soil will insure a Republi-
can Legislature.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
Coal. Coal. Coal,

We wish to inform the citizens of Mar
ietta that we have opened a coal office at
Johnston sNews Depot, and are now pre-
pared to deliver coal'for cash at the fol-
lowing prices inronLo Lump coal, ,619
cents per bushel. Nut coal, cents per
bushel. Coal in carload lots at the
lowest cash price. All orders left at
Johnston's News Depot promptly at
tended to. HAYBRoN Coal Co.
Feb. 1Sth-lmo.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
DemerIt Marks for Railroad Men.

In maintaining discipline on the Long
Island railroad hereafter suspensions
and fines will be discontinued and in
stead a record of services will be kept,
in which case employees will get good
or bad marks. In case an employe
reaches the limit in demcrit marks he
win be dropped from tie employ of the
company, while the ones attentive to
dutywill stand in line for promotion.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
MENELIk GOING TO EUROPE.
Abyssinian POtentatc and Wife to
visit Several Countries.

ADysSfDtnn POtentltc ana wife to
visit Several Countries.
Among the items Of information
brought by the members of the Rus
sian sanitary expedition to Abyssinia,
who are now back none the worse for
their journey, that which treats of the
negus' intended foreign trips is among
the most interesting, says London eX-
change. Heretofore his martial maj
esty has not gone tripping aboard.
Domestic wars with turbulent and ann
bilious Ras took up most of his time
When he was not busy giving battle to
the Italians. Now that military enter
prise has become somewhat slack, the
negus has conceived the plan of travel
ing and seeing the world for himself.
lie loves France and Russia, he is said to
have declared, not merely ut first sight,
but before first sight. lie has been cor
daily invited thither, and he and his
consort have accepted the invitation.
Negus Menelils and Empress" TaitOu
will first honor Russia with their pres
cncc, coming 10 Odessa, and thence by
rail to St. Petersburg. They viii pro-
cecd to Paris to the exhibition N9OO).
and finally viii call on the king Of Italy
and the pope.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

Mr.. j. H. Mcconnell received tele-
gram announcing the death of his
niece, Mrs, Mary Godfrey Howard,
which occurred in New York. The de-
ceased was a grand daughter of vii.
liam Smith, now residing on the West
Side
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
DOGS KILL A DOG.
How Animals Dispose of Injured
Companions.

How Animals Dispose of Injured
Companions.
a. c. Heflinger tells III the American
Field how an old fox hound was done
to death by the pack of which it was
a member. The hound was called Clay,
and was owned by n. o. Pope, who kept
it in the White Oak Hill kennel at Po-
land, Me. The dog was n prize talIer,
and always got place when it ran in
the annual trials OF the Brunswick Fur
club. After the annual hunt at Bruins
wick, Me, in which Clay proved bet
ter than all the younger hounds, the
dog was taken back to Poland and
put in the yard with the rest of the
pack. McGregor, keeper of the hounds,
heard n row in the yard, and coming
down, found that the pack had pitched
upon the champion hound and killed
it by chewing its throat and chest
Wolves have been known to kill their
fellows in similar manner. a wolf
showing signs of pain is set upon and
killed by its comrades. A male fox,
when it finds female fox in trap,
attacks and kills il. A COW believing
with pain is set upon by the herd and
gOred to death. Whether the attacks
are 10 aid the one in pain or not is not
known by students OF natural history.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
No CONNECT Two sens.

a project for connecting the Baltic
and Black seas by waterway extend
ing from Riga along the rivers Dwina,
Berezina and Dnieper TO Kherson has
for some time been occupying the at
tention of the Russian press.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

A HIGH authority on good form says
it's no longer the thing to display
family coat of arms on carriage or let
ter paper
We are glad to know this, as it will
no longer be incumbent upon the peo-
pie to endure the expense of coat
that is worn only to induce chills, in
stead of warmth
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
Another ID. U. Dance.

The members Of the Delta Epsilon
fraternity gave an informal dance after
the Fiske lecture last evening. A very
enjoyable evening was spent. Ten
couples were present, chaperoned by
Mrs. Mckay
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

The latest figures show that the gain
in the number of students at Harvard
university this year over last has been
n. This is the smallest gain noted
since 1883, and the university authori-
ties attribute it to the financial depres-
sim
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
Of for Kansas.

Mr.. Simon f. Pearce, of Barlow,
passed through the city Monday, with
his family, on his way to Kansas. He
will make his future home in that
State.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

Skin and blood diseases, causing all
sorts of disasters to human happiness
are easily and quickly cured by Bur
pimple to the worst scrofulous sore.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

Mr.. EDIToR-Please say that James ParIlh'
now serving his first term as Marshal OF M@arl' @
eta, has performed the services OF sala oulce ce
with such faithfulness and impa' tiallty. that
the people insist that he be retained IN the
ONCE, and he will be their candidate aI the
spring election The IEo'hh'
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

THE -four years more of Grover is
season which has well nigh run its
course. Only about As hours of it is
1aft
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

An exceedingly handsome and cost
ly diamond badge has been made by
Rochm {, Son, jewelers. of Detroit, to be
presented by Postmaster-Gcncral VIII
son to Presidcnt-elect Mckinley on the
evening Of March 3, on behalf of the
Sigma Alpa Epsilon fraternity, of which
Mr.. Mckinley is an active member. 1t
is the regulation badge of the fraternity
surrounded by 1G specially selected
large blue white diamonds. The con-
yention of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity which was held in st. Louis
Christmas week, decided to present Mr..
Mckinley with the fraternity badge,
and a special committee was appointed
to look after the matter. a delegation
of the fraternity will attend the inaugu-
ration when President Mckinley will
wear the gift of the fraternity.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

II contracted severe cold from wet
and exposure. Bronchitis followed.
Doctors failed to relieve me. Several
of the members of my family had died
of consumption, and | thought l was
doomed DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup brought instant relief and per.
feet cure" Nj. Unger, Union Corner
Northumberland Co, Pa.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
TUESDAY. MARCH 2, 1897
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
Ed LEADER-PleaSe announce the name OF
George b. Eyssen, of Harmar Precinct, as n
candidate for Member of the Board OF Educa'
''"'i VI W ' VOTERS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

Are you a sufferer from that terrible
plague, Itching Piles? Doan's Oint-
ment will bring you instant relief. 1t
is the ideal family liniment.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02

IF taken into the head by the nos
trils two or three times a week, Thorn
as Eclectric Oil will positively relieve
the most offensive case of catarrh, .
says Rev. e. f. Crane, Dunkirk, n. Y.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Joshua Mincls, of MaclSsburg, and
Anna e. Barnes, OF Bartlett.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-02
Fe,naIe Merehanta in Paris,

There are in Paris 5000 women who
are heads of mercantile houses.