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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

QIolder of Worlds Mile Record-1 :a7 S-5)
days later j. Platt-Betts, at the Crystal
palace, London, reduced them to
1897 3-5.
The history of the mile record is an
interesting one. During the past seven
years-in fact, ever since the pneumatic
| tire was brought out--the record has
changed hands more than a score of
times. 1t is difficult honor to re-
tain. and w. W. Hamilton, who held it
up to August IA, broke record himself
when he held on to it for 1S months.
In 1890, when the pneumatic tire first
began to come into favor in England,
w. c. Jones, a Britisher, placed the
mile figures at 2:20 3-5, at that time
considered a wonderful performance
and doing much to convince the skep-
tical public of the speed qualities of
the air tires. The following season Z. ].
Osmond, the English champion. lowered
the mark to 2:16. American racing men
now became interested and went into
training for the record. October II.
1891, w. w. Windle cut off a full sec
ond. making the figures 2:15. which
brought the record to this side of the
Atlantic. The following year George L.
Taylor brought the record to 2:11, most
astonishing figures at that time. Tay-
lor's honor was short lived. however.
for in the fall of 1892 Harry C. Tyler re-
duced the time for the mile to 2:0S As.
Al these records were made with stand
ing starts, the only kind recognized up
to that time, but at the big Spring.
fed (Mass.) meet of that year Taylor
went for the record from flying start
and cut off three-fifths of a second. and
later a. n. Zimmerman reduced the
mark to 2:0G As, with a flying start.
Immediately the flying start came into
popular favor. and when the L. A. w.
racing board decided to allow this style
of record all the cracEajacks devoted
their attention to the flying start mile.
Zimmerman's record was made Septer-
Der 16, and two weeks later John, S.
Johnson electrified the world with his
mile in 1856 3-5, paced by running
horse, at Independence. Ia. These fig
ures were so wonderfully low that for
a long time they were discredited, and
W. w. Windle's flying start time OF
,:02 3-5, made October at Springfield, |
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
AHUMMER
was the goth Barlow Fair and no Mistake.
Everybody and all Their Relatives Gath
cred at Ford's Grove,

Was the s6th Barlow Fair and no Mistake.
Everybody and all Their Relatives Gath
cred at Ford's Grove,
1t never rains Barlow Fair Dav.
That expression has grown into an ad.
age since the Barlow Fair has been old
enough to have history.
This year proved no exception to the
rule. A pleasant day witnessed about
all the teams in M .rietta and the west
side of the Muskingum with their heads
turned toward Barlow. The attend
ance seemed to be possibly not so large
as last year, but the gate receipts told
that about as many people as usual
were at the big Fair. and Mariettians
seemed to be in greater evidence than
usual OF course all the candidates
were there.
Everybody was busy, circulating
among the great thropg of people
making new acquaintances and reviv-
ing old ones.
Many of the displays were finer than
the horse show, OF which Mahlon
Hayes, of Guysville. was the expert
judge; the hog display, and the show
ing of poultry.
The showing of sheep was the best
since Democracy knocked them out,
there being just an even hundred
more than twice as many as were
shown last year. Fruits and veget-
ables were up to past years; and the
floral display was good.
The cattle entries were large, but the
exhibits small, for the reason that
many intending exhibitors failed to
get their herds there.
Altogether the Fair was royal sue
cess. and the management may be
proud of its outcome. The Marietta
band added not little to the pleasure
of the day.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

Col. j. H. Riley and Hon. Fl. D. DAVIS,
at Little Hooking, Monday evening
Sept. 27th.
Judge W. H. Leeper and Hon. II. D.
Davis at Fillmore, Tuesday evening,
Sept 2sth.
Col. j. H. Riley and Hon. H. d.
Davis, at Barlow, Wednesday evening
September goth.
Col ]. H. Riley and Hon. Fl. d. Davis,
at Palmer Town House, Thursday
evening, September Soth.
Col. ]. II. Riley ana Hon. FL. ID. Davis,
at Deming School House, Friday eye
ming, October 1st.
Col. ]. FL. Riley and Hon. Fl. D. Davis
at Little Muskingum, Saturday eve
ming, October I'd.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

les 1-5.)
3g7 %, 5:13 Is, 7:O2 90, 1858 As. 1O4s 1885
l4:2G, 1915, 1902 2-5.
August r. Wilkesharre, 2-nile nationa
championship, professional, won by +. C
Hoyt. Time, 1916.
August IL, Wilkesbarre. 1a-mile nationa
championship, professional. won by e. NJ
Blake. Time, 1903 As.
August II, Newark, 1-3-mile national
championship, amateur. f. W. Peabody
Time, AZ l-5.
August II, Boston, 1-mile worlds record
lowered by E. A. McDume Time ! :SS 10
August II, Boston, 1-hour American rec
ord broken by Lucien Lesna. Distance, 80
miles, l,02Gi4 yards.
August 10, London, 1-milc worlds record
lowered by ]. Platt-Betts. Time, :37 3-5.
August p, New York city, Michael-Star-
buck match won by James Michael and
hour competition record placed at 80 miles
1858 yards.
August; q, Buffalo, Kiser-Bald-Cooper-
LongAead match won by Earl Kiser.
Ilmes, 2:G9 and 2:l2.
August 2S, Boston, -starbuck
match won by LuCien Lesna and American
competition records frcm 3 to % miles
lowered. Time 47:52
August 20, Paris 2f-hour worlds record
PLACED at 5G5 miles by Constant Huret.
Angus. 81, London. lOO-miIe record
lowered by L. A. Il. walters, Timei
3:25:j3 3-5.
Of this long list of events it is not
an easy matter to pick out the most
meritorious performance, but the most
sensational and the ones which have
created the most interest are undoubt-
edIy the two successful attempts to
lower the worlds one-mile paced rec
ord. This is the most sought of all the
records by the manufacturers employ
ing racing men, and is said TO he worth
not less than $4,000 to any maker on
whose wheel it is secured. Certain il
is that sums fully as large as this have
been spent by several American manu-
facturers within the past three wears
TO gain this coveted prize. Whole chan
ters might be written of the efforts of
Riser Gardner, Johnson, Hamilton
ana many Others to lower the figures.
ana OF the elaborate preparations and
training necessitated by their attempts.
because it is such n desirable figure, it
is most sought after, and is CONSEQUENT
ly the hardest to secure. In order that
an attempt on it may be successful it is
essential that al the conditions of
track, weather, pacemaliers and per-
former be perfect, and, given all con-
ditions favorable, the fraction of sec
ond lost in making a pickup is almost
sure to make the effort result in fail
ure.
Z. a. McDuffie's successful attempt
On the Charles River Park track. Bos-
ton, came as great surprise to the en-
ire world, as he had not been riding
against time previously and the fact
hat he would go for the record was not
leralded broadcast. AS a matter of
act, McDufiie himself had made no
for the trial. and it was
ome time before he could get pace
laking teams together. When he did
ucceed in getting IL men to man q
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

THE Ohio Democrats who are expect
ing to control the colored vote in this
state because of the Urbaua lynching,
for which, in fact the Republicans
were not at all responsible, should
have arranged with their Democratic
allies of the south to defer the slaugh-
ter of colored Republicans for the
crime of Office holding until after the
Ohio election.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

was allowed by the racing board. After
holding this record for a year Windle
reduced it to 1853 10 at Springfield, Oc-
tober ,, 1898. Eight days later Windle
made another trial and broughti it down
to l:5G 4-5. In the meantime johnson
had been training hard, and on Novem-
Der s, at Independence, he did 1855 3-5
for the flying start mile. At Wa. ham
in July of 1894 J. B. Bliss lowered the
lying mile time to / ga As, but August
Harry Tyler knocked just one second
Off these figures. At Springfield sew
eral weeks ,ater Bliss again secured the
coveted record, putting up new mark
OF 1852 3-5. On September 2S johnson
did 1850 3-5 at Waltham, Mass, and at
sacramento, Cal, on October 16 Otto
Zieg.er cut another three-fifths OF n
second off Johnson's time. Eleven davs
later Tyler at Waltham did 1:4s Ak
but on November 2, at the openinp of
the rev Louisville (Ky.) track, johnson
regained the prize by covering the mile
in 1:47 3-5. NJ. f. Dirnberger set the
mark at 1:45 at Louisville in Juna ne
'9o' where IT rested until johnson once
more lowered 1T TO 1:44 is. November
Arthur Gardiner reduced the fipuras
to 1:42 2-5, and month later i. 7 Rer,o
at New Orleans still further lowered
them to 1;4O 2-5. In March of '9s W. w
Hamilton at Denver annexed the prize
with flying mile in 80 is, which he
he'd until McDuffie's successful attemnt
last month. when one more second was
clipped off the figures.
H. W. FERRY.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

LAST week the business failures re-
ported in the United States numbered
204 against Sl7 in the corresponding
week of 1896. The decrease of l13 was
equivalent to 80 per cent. That is n
remarkable change, such as has seldom
been recorded in the industrial and
commercial history of the United
States,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

THE Democratic campaign opened at
Colum bus Thursday with an audience
of 5000 to hear Nine Owner Chapman
plead his case. The Hanna meeting at
Marietta was attended by more than
5, 600 people.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
SATURDAY. SEPT. 25. 1897
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Governor.
ASAS BUSHNELL.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ASA w. JONES.
For Judge OF the supreme Court
JACOB BURKETT.
For Attorney General,
FRANK MONNETT.
For Treasurer,
SAMUEL CAMPBELL.
For School Commissioner,
L. d. BONEBRAkE u
For Member of Board OF Public WORKS,
c. A. GODDARD.
Eor State Senator 9th-l4th District.
JOHN II. RILEY, of Washington.
CHARLES A. CABLE. OF Athens'
For Common Pleas Judge.
DIV. JONE-. OF Gallipolls.
For Representative,
w. H. LEEtER
For Treasurer,
HENRY p BODE.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
JOSEPH c. Brennan.
For commissioner,
w. l. HADLEG.
For Infirmary Director,
GEORGE w. RICHARDS.
For Coroner,
DIR, o. NJ. WILLIS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

Is IT the gold power or the foreign
famine that has raised the price of
hides over thirty per cent. in the past
few months? Hides in the Chicago
markets were thirty-one per cent. high
er in the first week of September than
in the first week of April. But, then,
there is the Dingley law. Possibly
that might have something to do with
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

MEssRs. Jvers and Rutter, Democratic
candidates for State Senator, were at
the Barlow Fair Friday distributing
pictures of themselves. What a shame
to the Democratic party, when its
candidates are compelled to run on
their facesl
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the
age, pleasant and refreshing to the
taste, act gently and positively on kid
neys' liver and bowels, cleansing the
entire system dispel colds. cure head
ache, fever. habitual constipation and
bliliousness. Please buy and try box
~ G c. G. today; 10, 20. so cents. Sold
Lad guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

The Populist organization in this
county was one of considera ble strength
until it was captured and crushed by
the Democrats last year, and now its
leaders are brutally ignored. 1t was
ever thus with the Democratic party,
that knows naught but how to destroy.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
Graves OF the ZuIus.

The most curiously decorated graves
in the world are the negro graves in
Zululand. Some of these mounds are
garnished with the bottles of medicine
used by the departed in their final i'll
ness and the duration of the malady
is easily guessed by the number of
bottles
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

VI burned my fingers very badly.
The pain was intense. DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil brought relief in three
minutes 1t was almost magical
never saw anything like it." Amelia
Swords, Sauudersville. O.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

THE eyes of the country turn to Ohio
this fall to see the final knockout blow
delivered to the Chicago platform. The
country will not be disappointed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

DIR. Fowler's Ext. of Wild Straw ber-
ry has been used for forty years and
has never yet failed to cure a case of
dlarrhoea dyssentery, or summer COM
plaint in, any of its various forms.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

Edinburgh has $4,000 cows, while
Dublin comes next with 11.o00 and Lon
don stands third with cow population
of 5000. Glae~~-v has hut 2 nn0 COWS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

SENATOR HANNA paid q handsome
tribute to the administration of Cover
nor Bushnell, which has been one of
the best the State ever had.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

CHARLIE LUDEY is going to make
noise in this campaign; If you don't
believe it, we refer you to his latest
pantaloons.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

Burdock Blood Bitters is natures true
remedy for constipation and Kindred
ills. IL acts directly on the bowels,
the liver the skin and while cleansing
the blood imparts strength to the di-
gestive organs.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

THE smoke from American furnaces
obscures the Bryanites' cloud with the
silver lining.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

EVEN Coxey has become disgusted
with the silver folly and is keeping
num-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25

One to five applications of Doan's
Ointment will cure the worst case of
Itching Piles there ever was. Can you
afford to suffer tortures when simple,
never-failing remedy is at hand? 1t
never fails.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
DRESS GOODS.

Among the anticipated pleasures of the coming every lady
should herself visit beautiful Goods Depart
men Every purchase present conditions of
price is paying investment We offering perfect of the
Newest Novelties and Latest Ideas In Congs and designs
New Styles Models of Beauty. Tempting prices all We
know offered for the money the present
time Your requested money saving Fall sales
JENVEY & ALLEN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-25
Scale of Sizes for Electric wires.

If you would have the best results
for your electric lighting. it is recon-
mended that wires according to the
scale below be used:
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19
sFriends In Common. ~

There is no more continually COM
mitted inelegance Of speech than the sub
stitution Of ''mutual'' friends for com
mon" friends, according to Vogue, which
Gays: Many fairly well educated per-
sons are apparently unaware that they
are speaking incorrectly when they re-
fer to mutual" friends In general con-
versation It is certainly the exception
when common : friends is used. Even
those whose training in rhetoric keeps
them from misapplying 'mutual'' rather
shrink from using the word common, %
its significance in so many other con-
neotions being the reverse Of compli-
mentary. Indeed, in many cases II
amounts to a stigma-as she is "com.
mon" woman, they are very common. -
It is used as nearly synonymous with
vulgar, the latter implying somewhat
more Of self assertion. To employ 9
term which is never used in an exclu-
sive eor tlattering sense to designate ones
friends goes against the grain, even
though II carries the mandatory rule o1
the rhetpician. A certain woman, who
is disturbed by this divergence between
the correct and the agreeable, somewhat
softens the statement by putting It II
the form Of friends In common"
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19
A Short Cut.

"Mr. Priggs is a very ordinary
sort Of man" remarked the candid
observer. :saas
'''Undoubtedly," replied Senator
Sorghum. @ asssf
while Mr.. Diggs is exceptionally
brainy ''i s
''IbeNeveBo.' ''s efsfs=sas;sF
"And yet Priggs has succeeded
and Diggs has failed. How do you
account for itlp L; Ft}
Easily enough" replied Senator
Sorghum. Diggs put in his time
trying to learn more than other peo-
pie, while Priggs devoted himself
to convincing them that he already
knew it. ."-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19
vlcToR,A CROWNED.

= Ba1timorean's Recollections Of the 40.
oession Of England's Queen.
NJ: John Carpenter, who has lived
here since 1s4b, was present at the
browning Of Victoria at Westmip.
ste. he talked about the event
without hesitating:
'Victoria," he said, "was declared
the lawful heir on June 20, 1887,
but on account Of her age-she was
not yet 1s-the public coronation
did not take place until June o.
1883. It 10 a long while ago. The
pageant was a magnificent one, how
long my memory does not serve
me, hut 1t was gorgeous. I saw the
queen. She was a fresh looking
young thing with a happy, smiling
1aca a. innocent looking as she was.
1here was not a care upon hi
s1Dyy. It seemed as If no though,
1& fhe. stupendous responsibilities
,ic he&3 VI A6suhning had come
o1 s g. lhal lppersd utterly uncon.
4 lIiJl loug of self or the part she wal
Il 1ng in that notable event.
nj sspp1eE E!gateaea
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19

Senator Caffery is very proud Of the
length and breadth Of the Mississippi
river when it confines itself to its pic
ture frame, and Senator Aldrich is fond
Of descanting on the "great common
wealth and sovereign state" Of Rhode
Island. One day recently, during q
heavy downpour, the closeness of tho
atmosphere in the Rhode Island sena-
tors committee room evolved some mar
velous tales about trout. Senator Caftery
spoke Of a superlative catch in which he
estimated his fish at pounds. Mr..
Aldrich went him one better BY putting
a certain catch Of his down at ii inches
long.
"Where did you catch hima" inquired
Senator Gallery obviously.
I'm Rhode Island.''
"H'm," said Senator Canery, ''there
isn't river in the state long enough
to produce such fish. ''-Washington
Times. ..,.,....
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19
A Little Too Local,

Maurice Barrymore was once In Lon
don with new piece which he was
anxious to have produced. He'had read
it to manager and it had been decided
that he was to play the leading role.
About week after it was supposed to
have been definitely settled Barry re-
ceived note from the manager. asking
him to call. .,s+-.... :.
Barrymore called, and the manager
said: II like the piece, old fellow, but
I don't see how / can use you in the
cast. Your beastly American dialect
won't do at all, you know. They won't
have it, - - -;i'.,sis -.
"Well, that's strange, said Barry
more. They told me On the other side
that they wouldn't haye me ON account
Of my beastly SEnglish dialect. What
am to do-give recitations On the
transatlantic steamers1''-San Francis
90 Argonaut.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19

but to the plaudits Of the multitude
she turned to the left and right,
bowling and smiling most gracious
ly. I had a good position on one Of
the thoroughfares through which
the pageant passed and got a good
look at her. OF course the trappings
of her horses and the chariot and
what not were most gorgeous.
And such cheeringi Such crowdsl
Peoplea There were people every
where. Strange as it may seem,
though the queen should have been
the central figure, I think what inn
pressed me most on that occasion
was the superb appearance of Mar
shal Soult, the French ambassador,
and his staff.
Everything was gorgeous in the
pageant, but Soult was more than
gorgeous. I can see his trappings in
my minds eye at this minute. To
attempt to describe them would be
beyond my powers. Gorgeous is all
can say for them, and he knew
they were gorgeous. While there
was noself consciousness about the
queen, there was plenty Of it about
the French ambassador, and the peo-
pie fed his vanity, for cheer after
cheer rent the air as he passed by.
There were long lines of resplen-
dent soldiery. The brilliant uni
forms, the glittering gold lace. the
flashing Of the arms in the sunlight,
the blare of the trumpets, the caval-
cades Of horsemen, carriages of state
everything went to make up such
a pageant as is seldom seen and can
hardly be eclipsed by anything at
the present time.
"Was the queen beautiful7 can
hardly say that I obtained any such
impression of her. I think she was
pretty. Yes, I know she was. But it
was her youth and her freshness
that impressed me most. She had
clear cut features, and her portraits
OF this date show nothing Of the
slender young girl with the grace.
full carriage I remember seeing that
summer day so long ago."
Mr.. Carpenter has in his posses
sion a copy of The Sun, a paper pub
lished in London and probably the
only one to be found in this city, Of
the date of the coronation. It was
printed at the time in gilt, all of
which has nearly worn away, but
the paper is in an excellent state Of
preservation. On the front page is
a vignette profile of the young
queen, which Mr.. Carpenter says
was an excellent likeness at the
time, and an editorial note pro-
nounces it a triumph of art.
The paper was printed on June
20, 1888, and the number in the
possession of Mr.. Carpenter is the
twentieth edition. 1t contains his
tory Of former coronations, the
make up Of the pageant and the po-
sitions of the various troops, etc,
in the coronation parade, a sketch
Of the young queen and every mat
ter pertaining to the event. There
Is also description of the crown
which was placed on the head of the
youthful daughter Of the Duke Of
Kent. This crown was estimated to
be worth ELL, 900. Baltimore
American.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
The swede aud His Brothers Honor-seu.
ator Mason's Modesty-Revensed
on the Conductor.

II practiced law once in Silverton,
Colo.," said one Of the passengers in
the smoking room Of the Pullman, "and
had q case that struck me as model
exhibition Of faithfulness. A Swede
was mail carrier over the pass to the
other side Of the range. It was not
long trip, but itwas a severe one, made
on foot and with the danger in winter
from heavy SHOWS adding to its Difficult.
ty. Andrew carried the mail for year;
then one day he failed to reach home.
There were valuable letters in his sack,
and the inference that he had decamped
was strong. On the night he should
have come into Silverton his brother,
fresh from Scandinavia and unable to
speak English, got off the stage. As
county attorney I had to break the news
to the boy and stood by while he wept.
Rewards were offered for Andrew,
and sent out parties to search the pass,
but to no effect. A miner claimed to
have seen him a week later in Lead
vile, but we got no more trace Of him.
The brother refused to believe that An.
drew had done wrong and spent his
days tramping the canyons searching for
his brothers. body. We tried to get him
TO 80 to work, but he did not yield un-
til BY his shortness Of funds he was
starved to it. In the summer, when
most Of the snow was of, he searched
again. but in vain. During the winter
he worked, but when the second spring
came he renewed his lonely trampings
up the trail. We thought him demented,
but he cared not for our opinions. One
day in August he walked along at the
base Of cliff and saw a boot sticking
out from some debris. He uncovered it,
and his search was ended. That even
ing he came into town with the mail
sack, much stained, but intact, and his
brothers. coat. The grave he dug, with
the rough stone he afterward put at its
head, is up the canyon yet. 1t took two
years to vindicate his brothers. name,
but he did not begrudge it. When 1t
was done, he went back to his native
land. "-Ohicago Times Herald.