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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

body somewhere or other. All the boys
who have wheels so off on century runs
and the like and don't get back until
after dark. Grown-up folks are by far
our best customers, because they buy
ornamental fireworks for use at night
This part of the business is growing
fast; has been really revolutionized in
the past few years. I'll tell you pretty
custom. \ few years ago the people
living on the garden block in upper
Brooklyn combined and put in dollar
or so apiece for a celebration. They
had speeches, songs, the reading of the
declaration-a regular old-fashioned
time of it-and at night fireworks
show. The papers took it up, and you'd
be surprised to know how many such
ghborhood clubs there are now.
Some that began just by a Fourth of
July blowout keepit up all winter with
socials of one sort or another. Splen-
did idea. Fewer firecrackers, more real
ly beautiful displays, fewer boys blown
up and more old people getting hand
in the game-that's the situation in
brief. People who have summer homes
use quantities of fireworks. Along the
inland lakes folks keep stock of 'em
to salute passing steamers. Illumina-
ton night up at the Thousand islands,
for instance, along in August; prettiest
sight on earth"
"Are there really no novelties except
the price list?"
"Plenty of them; only that's the
most important. Aquatic and aerial
fireworks are the strong novelties, as
compared with the old set pieces
which are always good. though. The
paper balloons are an example. We
make em now in the shape of pigs, ele-
phants, men and horses. and that
makes more fun. Then we hitch fire.
works TO them to explode in the air.
Besides, they're fairly cheap. What are
called electric-light effects are favor
ite modification of the old rocket idea.
Chromatic candles with rainbow eff
fects, electric spreaders' which throw
out horizontal showers of what look
like electric lights, and batteries of col
ored stars, fired upright. are novelties
of this season. though the principle of
all is not new. We have upright NOR
tars that fire explosive bombs straight
into the air, You can fire bomb five
feet in diameter, if you like. II will
burst and make fine show, but the
average private exhibitor wouldn't use
many of them at $3.50 for single shot.
No. Then there are some very clever
japanese ideas-by the way, if you
want something to put in the paper,
tell 'em that Chinese firecrackers aren't
any more Chinese than I am. Used to
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
LOST eoR 1000 YEARS.
A Great Find of the Highly Prszcd
Thessaifan Marble.

The quarries from which the ancients
obtained their highly-prized Thessalian
or verd marble have been discovered
and are again being worked by an Eng
lish company, says the Philadelphia
Record. The quarries, which have been
lost for more than 1000 years, are i'm
the neighborhood of Larissa, in Thes-
sally, Greece. The ancient workings are
very extensive, there being no fewer
than ten quarries, eacn producing a
somewhat different description of mar
BILE, proving without doubt that every
variety of this marble found in the
ruined palaces and churches of Rome
and Constantinople and likewise in all
the mosques and museums of the world
came originally from these quarries.
In fact, the very quarry from which the
famous monolths of St. Sophia, Con-
stantinople, were obtained can be iden-
titled with absolute certainty by the
matrices from which they were ex-
tracted.
In modern times verd antico marble
has only been obtainable by the destruc-
tion of some ancient work, and it has,
high prices. AS a consequence, num-
(oer of ordinary modern greens ofGreek,
French, Italian and American origin
have been described and sold as verd
antique marble. No one, however, who
is really acquainted with the distinctive
character of the genuine material could
be deceived by these inferior marbles.
Thcssaiian green is easily distinguished
from any other green marble by the fol-
lowing characteristics: 1t is a "brec
cia'' of angular fragments of light and
dark green. with pure statuary white,
the whole being cemented together with
a brighter green, while the snow-white
patches usually have their edges tinted
off with a delicate fbrous green, radiat-
ing to the center of the white. The ce
menting material is also of the same
hbrous character.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
Cost of Great Wars.

DIR. Engel, distinguished German
statistician, has figured the ap.
proXimate cost of the principal wars OF
the last 40 years as follows: Crimean
war, So 900, 100000; Italian war of 1859,
$30O,O00, 900; Prusso- Danish war of 1864
$35, ,000,000; the war of the rebellion in
the United States, $7,400,0 100000, OF
which the north's share was SIS, 100, ,000,-
900, the south's, So, 100000; the
Prussian-Austrian war of 1866, $780,
100000; Russo-Turkish war, 5,000,'
900; South African wars, $S,770,000;
African war, $12,25O,OOO, and Servian-
Bulgarian, $176, 1000, 900, and the Franco
Prussian war, S3,50O,OOO,OOO. During
this time 100000 have perished as the
result of war. Sickness has probably
killed more people than have guns OF
swords. 1t was sickness that ran the
death rate in the Crimean war up to
100000, or only $4,000 less than fell in
all the tremendous battles of our own
civil war. During the Franco-Prussian
war $4,000 died of sickness, accidents
OF suicide, and 10000 in the German
prisons alone, while the total number
of sick and wounded, whose lives were
doubtless shortened by their illness o,
injuries, was An, T7,421.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
H., SU8OUEQ THg fOESE,


Gen. Grant rs n Cadet Display ed Uali-
ties ConSpicuOus in Later Days.
The following story was told by Col.
Green. a classmute of Gen. L. S. Grant
at West Point, says the American Horse
Breeder:
One day when the members of
Grants class were called out for drill
on horseback there were not horses
enough by one to go round. Grant was
one OF the shortest men in his class,
consequently was on the extreme left
of the company, and he was the one
for whom there was no horse. The
officer ordered a horse brought, which
was done. The animal was a vicious
brute, which had proved so unman-
ageable that he had been discarded.
The officer in charge did not notice the
horse until just as young Grant vault
ed into the saddle, when, horror-strick-
en-. he ordered him to dismount. The
horse did his part to assist the rider to
obey the order, but Grant drove his
spurs into the sides of the infuriated.
plunging, kicking, boiling brute, and
guided him into an open field, where he
gave such an exhibition of amateur
horsemanship as no member of that
class had ever before witnessed. Be
fore the contest was ended the horse
was thoroughly subdued and from that
time became useful. obedient animal.
but it was always ridden by Grant"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
JURORS MAY ATTEND oAuRcA.
Religious observnnces No Disquniifi-
cation In Murder Trinis.

Religious Observnnces No DisqunIfh-
cation In Murder Trinis.
The court of appeals, in its recent de-
cision affirming judgment convicting
Giuseppe Constantine of murder in the
first degree in killing Pietro Galiotti at
Utica, held, among other things, that
the fact that during the trial the jury,
in charge of officers, attended church,
where the sermon was upon the preva-
lence of crime, was insufficient to JUS
tify new trial, when it was shown that
the officers, as soon as they discovered
that anything might be said which
could prejudice the jury, at once left
the church with them, and that the
trial judge thereupon stated to tbejury,
and at the close of the trial charged
them, that no opinion uttered by the
preacher should have the slightest
weight upon their minds in forming
their verdict. The evidence, says the
New York Times, showed that the muir
der was committed in an affray, and
that there was an interval of from half
n minute to two minutes for delibera-
ton while the defendant was threaten
ing the fatal act. The court held it was
not an error for the judge, in charging
the jury upon the question whether
there was sufficient time for such de-
gree of deliberation and premeditation
as would constitute the crime, to illus
trate minute of time by his watch
The power conferred on the court OF
appeals by sections 52s and 542 of the
code of criminal procedure to order q
new trial in capital cases was not tt
be exercised upon the mere appearance
! of some error to which no exception
was taken, unless the substantial
rights of the accused could be seen to
have been affected by it,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

of her heirs. Two gentle and courteous
gray-bearded men in late middle life
taking big business cares rather easily
and lavishing thought upon beneticent
work, Mr.. Hewitt and Mr.. Cooper are
good examples for other men of like
opportunities to watch.
What is your ideal of Peole's pal
ace or institute for an American town
of 100000 inhabitants or upward?" l
asked Mr.. Hewitt.
"If the question is how wealthy man
may build a monument to his own
memory" said Mr.. Hewitt, Il have
nothing to say. He would best go and
put his monument in the graveyard,
where it belongs. In founding his
union, Mr. Cooper had no such wish or
ambition. 1t was not even his intention
that his name should be linked with it,.
He called it simply The Union but the
legislature added the word Cooper to
the name, against his wish and to the
embarrassment of the work as he had
planned it. He intended merely to found
an institution for the benefit of his fell
low men, and anyone who wishes to ap-
proach the undertaking in that spirit
will find an almost unlimited field of
useful endeavor in such work as you
suggest"
DO you think the aesthetic element
has been unduly neglected in the Lon
don Peoples Palace? Are not its bare
walls more depressing than such insti-
tutions in this country?"
mo, l do not think so. They are do
ing a great work in London with linn
tied means, and have wisely chosen es-
sentials rather than luxuries. The poor
man earnestly seeking education or i'm
provement doesn't expect to tread on
velvet carpet or drink champagne out
of cut glass goblets. would never
spend money on luxurious fittings for
such an institution if the outlay in
volved any curtailment of its oppor-
tunities for education or recreation 1t
is true that there is in Cooper union
an art museum established by my
daughters, and this is an aesthetic fea-
ture; but it is part of the scheme of
art education. which is necessarily and
essentially aesthetic. Given abundant
means, however. a Peoples palace could
hardly be made too beautiful or at
tractive. After all the educational es-
sentials had been provided, would
have in such building games and rec
reations of every sort. 1 would let its
users smoke, though I think l would
try TO point out to them that smoking
is wasteful and unnecessary habit.
would have no Intoxicating liquors upon
the premises; but with this exception
II the founder of union for educa-
tonal purposes were to add all the
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
NEWEST In FIREWORKS.
Catherine Wheels Are Being Run
Out by Bike Wheels.
Less Noise. Finer Displays, But
Prices Are Flying ms High as
the RoclSets-Novelties in
Fire Balloons.
tCopyright. 1871

lCOnyrlgnt, lSJi.I
"Anything new in fireworks? Yes, the
price list"
"How's that?" I asked.
"Prices gone up from 25 to so per
cent" replied the manager of great
fireworks manufacturing company, up
to his ears in the busiest week of the
busiest month of the year, but cheer
fully ready to talk. BOX of tirecrack-
ers, 40 punches, 60 crackers in bunch,
costs about one dollar. Dealers make
up little punches to sell for a cent,
though; noise is still cheap enough"
"What excuse is there for higher
prices?"
"Oh, the labor is costly and the new
tariff raises the price of chemicals-yes,
l know it hasn't gone into effect yet,
but it's already making material eXpen-
sive. Then, too, there's something else.
Maybe some of the manufacturers are
tired of doing business for nothing, and
have kind of fixed up list. a fire
works trust? Oh, no; just business
agreement. But prices are higher,
whatever's the cause.
"There's another thing. This Fourth
of July business is changing character
gradually, and in some ways for the
better. Crackers are so cheap, and have
been for so long a time, that the boys
begin popping 'em two weeks before
hand which is good for the trade. But
on the Fourth itself there's not nearly
so much noise as in the good old days.
BicNcle. of course. BicNcle hits every
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

dramatic story was told at Ham
ilton college alumni dinner in New
York. Gen. Schuyler Hamilton gave
some interesting incidents from the
life of his grandfather and described a
meeting between Aaron Burr and Mrs
Hamilton, daughter-in-law of Alexan-
der Hamilton and the mother of the
speaker, in 1890. "As Col. Burr entered
the room," he said, my mother, in eX-
treme agitation, seemed about to faint.
Col. Burr, noticing this, but not know
ing her, Immediately went to the side
board, poured out glass of water and
advanced to hand il to her. 1t was all
done most naturally, gracefully and
courteously. My mother shook her
head and murmured: L am the daugh-
ter OF Alexander Hamilton Without
word Col. Burr placed the glass of wa
ter on the sideboardl bowed in silence
to the Misses Nathan and quietly re-
tired. 1t was TO him, as to my mother,
evidently very painful meeting. Col.
Burr deported himself like dignified
gentleman. l was little boy about
eight years old. Then learned for the
hrst time to imprcsS the fact upon my
memory that Col. Burr had killed my
grandfather."-Chicago News.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

social opportunities of club it would
be advantageous. This was not Mr..
Cooper's plan in building'th the union, but
such an addition need not interfere
with its object"
"Do you agree with Rev. DR.. Rains
ford" L asked, "that two great down
town churches, one on the East side
and one on the West, with baths, read
ing-rooms, clu'orooms and the like,
would do more for New York than big
uptown cathedral?"
THAT is a controverted point about
which 1 do not care to express an opin-
ion," replied Mr.. Hewitt. But if clean
liness is next to godlincss, see no OBJ
lection to making it easier for people to
get more of both by establishing baths
in the easements of churches, as DR..
Rainsford suggested. Nor is there any
objection to clubrooms and recreation
rooms. The cathedral is a different
matter altogether. 1t is an evidence OF
that faith in the Divine Providence
which exists in the community. / have
not been able to give money for the
cathedral, although l have been asked
to do so, because / have had other uses
for all my means"
SHOULD the ideal Peoples palace have
a gymnasium"
"Oh, yes; certainly. I would put in
everything. l would have every posi-.
BILE facility for instruction or enjoy.
ment l would give them tenpin alleys
and handball courts and billiard tables
so that instead of playing pool for 2H
cents a cue outside, they could play bill
liards for nothing in the union. Yet
would make education the main pur
pose of such an enterprise. Ant
1 see absolutely no limit to it.
scheme of education, to the number oil
pupils taught or the variety of courses
open to them, or the thoroughness anc
extent to which the subjects should be
taught. Why should there be? Edu
cation is good thing. If we had more
money for the union we would add tc
/ it's educational work. We have neye1
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

Old Paris was formerly called by it's
Roman inhabitants Lutetia. meaning
Midtown" London derives its name
from the old fortified hill of the Brit
ons. standing where St. Paul's cathe-
dral now is. Dublin means the BLACK
pool" and Liverpool the pool of the
living creatures" Rome is said to
mean "the cross roads" and Berlin is
variously translated as meaning "the
short lake" the free and open place."
"the river island" and "the marshy
spot" Pernambuco means "the
mouth of hell" Bombay good boy"
while Cairo is corruption of "El
Sah,rah. the victorious" Ispahan is
the half of the world" Askrahan
~the city of the star" Dagdad "the gar
den If justice" and Copenhagen the
merc lants' harbor."
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
HELPING HIM OUT.
How u wife Ruined Her Husbands
story.

Story
Crowlev and his wife were Mt a din
ner narty the other night, observes the
New York World and Cravlev. who had
been waiting three-ouarters of an hour
for +be opportunity. suddenlvrou out
,yitb.
"'rbot reminds me of little story
bo,rd +be otha, dov about an absent
,oirded man who was poinr to take
l,+t, 10 co+,,,,,a,. ,,irb+ond-"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
IDEAL PEOPLES PALACE.
Abram Hewitt Tells How Rich
Man Might Do Great Good.
Peter Cooper's Plans nIodified-Brit-
ish and American Types of Work.
ingmen's Institutes Compared
The Work of the Y. NJ. Q. A.
Copyright, 1871

What is the ideal Peoples palace?
Depend upon it, a good many rich
men are thinking about the answer to
this problem.
There is something more than coin
cidence in the recent building of such
great establishments as the Auchmuty
schools in New York, the Pratt insti-
tute in Brooklyn and the Armour insti-
tute in Chicago. Men of wealth who
realize their responsibilities are provid-
ing many American cities, and 'eveh
towns of moderate size, with splendid
institutions, wherein instruction and
amusement are provided in varying pro-
portions for all who wish. And there
are others ready to follow the example.
There is no one better qualified to an
swer the query than eX-Mayor and ex-
Congressman Abram S. Hewitt, of New
York, who, as the son-in-law of Peter
Cooper, has for many years been prom
inent in the management of Cooper
union. Edward Cooper and Mr.. Hewitt
have in the aggregate put into the
union millions of dollars. They plunged
their hands deep into their own pockets
few years ago to repair and enlarge
the building purpose for which no
funds were left by Peter Cooper's will.
And Mr.. Hewitt has recently given an
other illustration of family methods in
announcing a new gift of 100000, be-
queathed by Julia Cooper, 100000 OF
which was devised in proper form, and
100000 added as an afterthought in an
unwitnessed penciled line rendered
valid only by the generous agreement
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
TWO VINES.
One Given by the Church ana One by
the state.

One Given by the Church ana One by
the state.
Italy enjoys at the present moment
the distinction of being the only civ
ilized country in Europe where tits pos
sible to commit bganly without expos
ing ones self to any danger of punish
ment, says the New York Tribune.
Since the constitution of the kingdom
in 1870 the authorities have insisted that
only a civil marriage is legally bind
ing. On the other hand, the church re-
fuses to recognize this form of matri-
monial union as valid, and requires the
faithful to go through the religious
service, venting its displeasure on those
who seek any civil sanction to their alli-
ance. The government has repeatedly
tried to secure the enactment of a law
providing for the punishment of any
priest who should have performed the
religious marriage service without the
latter having been preceded by civil
ceremony. But the vast body Of the
people in Italy are Catholic to the core,
and would not tolerate any measure
which had the appearance of encroach-
ing on the rights of the church. The
result is that to-day large numbers of
unscrupulous people take advantage OF
the condition of affairs to have two
wives one in the eyes of the church and
the other in the eyes of the civil au-
thorities. And they can do this without
the slightest danger of being called to
account or of being punished.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

onels and majors, 179 other officers,
and 4,S27 privates.
To the Philippine islands the number
of troops sent from Spain has been 26,.
G22, including generals, 90 superior
officers, 735 other officers and 25,7S4
common soldiers. The grand total OF
nensdriven out from their homes to the
colonial wars in two years is 2lS,731.
Before the first expedition started
from Spain to Cuba the Spanish army
in the island numbered 10000 men. \
few days after February "a, 1895, 5000
soldiers were sent to Cuba from Porto
Rico. The Spanish volunteers and
militia in Cuba also numbered C0,000
men. The exact number, therefore,
of armed men on the Spanish side dur.
ing the two years of war in Cuba has
been 272,2s2. - Military Gazette, Chi
caro-,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
Avoiding Publicity.

L cannot longer keep the wolf from
the door," he sighed, his head sinking
delectedly upon his breast.
mus he sat until his wife came and
Kissed his throbbing temples and
sought to cheer him.
perhaps the wolf will go around to
the back door," she whispered.
IL was woman's way to reflect upon
the bright side of things; she hadn't
much use for side she couldn't rehec,
ou.-Detroit Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

had money enough to approach limit
TO it's usefulness. The ideal has never
been attained, and without attaining
it altogether, a Peoples palace might
go a long way further than any has
yet gone, in making the lives of the
people bright, healthy and happy"
Mr.. Hewitt added that any Peoples
palace should be orderly and well kept,
so as to teach those who frequent it the
beauty of neatness and the value of
system.
IOIIN IANGnON HEATON
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
SPAIN'S ARMY IN CUBA.
over n Quarter Million of Men Sent Il
the Island.

The Diario del Eiercito which is the
newspaper organ OF the Spanish army,
publishes the following official figures
Of the troops sent from Spain to Cuba
from March l.. 1895, TO March 81 last:
Generals, 10; colonels to majors, G15 !;
other officers, 6,322; soldiers, $50, ,345; :;
total. 1S7.2S2.
During the same period Spain sent
also to the island of Porto Rico three
generals, 25 colonels, lieutenant col.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
QUEENS JUBILEE pzNANor.
Subjects Who VIII send Her aInjesty
Their Photographs.

Their Photographs.
Some weeks ago we protested strong
ly against the proposal that cards of
cougratulution should be showered
upon the queen from subjects person.
ally unknown TO her majesty during the
approaching celebration, says the Lon
don Times. We pointed out that the IA
tlgues Of this period for all members
OF the court viii be quite trying enough
without any addition to them in the
shape of thousands, possibly millions,
of eNtIa letters being delivered at the
royal residences and requiring atten-
tion. Since then ii has Deeu announced
that ali communications intended for
her majesty in connection With the dia-
mond jubilee must he forwarded
through the secretary of state, but in
spite OF this a firm of photographers,
showing more enterprise than good
sense, revived the unfortunate sugges-
tion mentioned above. They have sent
us Il specimen OF a card they are issu-
ing. bearing the words: With heartfelt
wishes foryour most gracious majesty's
royal subject" and with a space for the
sender's photograph, which, Of course,
is to be taken by the firm. Perhaps
the surest means of dissuadiug any who
might be inclined to make use of so
unreasonable form Of felicitating her
majesty on an event Of which she knows
all her subjects are proud is to point
out that their cards are not at all like
ly 20 get any nearer the queen than the
home office in Whitehall.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
rb. ONLY Ro,nI BaIIoonist.

Only one sovereign in the world has
even been up in balloon. This event
occurred some five years ago, when
Queen Regent Christina of Spain hap
pened TO drive near field where some
experiments in aerial navigation were
being made and Immediately stopped
her carriage and asked to be permitted
70 make an ascent.