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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19

certain old soldier of the triangle
country manages to donate most of his
pension money to charitable institu-
tions, because he claims 20 make good
honest living by catching the quick.
moving Spanish flies, resembling 20.
tato bugs with mosquito-bar dipnet
gives them a minute-long boiling hot
shower bath, and then dries them. lie
says that the dried bugs are equal tc
Spanish flies in drawing blisters, and
answers all other purposes where can
tharides are used He claims that h
can sell his blister drawers Cor hal.
what Spanish flies cost, for the reason
that he needn't pay any import duties
ON his goods.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
DREAD OF DEATH.
Dwight l.. Moody's Doyish Horror OF
the Grim Destroyer.


What most concerns us is the reia-
ton which Christ's resurrection has TO
our death and future life, says the evan
gelist in the Ladies' Home Journal. So
many people live in fearful dread of
death and the grave, l believe, just be-
cause they do not study this doctrine.
They speak of death and the judgment
with shudder, and their vision seems
to be unable to pierce beyond. l well
remember how in my native village in
New England it used to be customary,
as a funeral procession left the church,
for the bell in the tburying ground to
toll as many times as the deceased was
years Old. How anXious!y would count
those strokes of the bell to see how long
I might reckon on living. Sometimes
there would be 20 or so tolls, and !
would give a sigh of relief to think I
had so many years to live. But at other
times there would be only few years
toiled. and then a horror would seize
me as | thought that /. too, might soon
be claimed as victim by that dread
monster, Death. Death and Judgment
were a constant source of fear to me
till l realized the fact that neither shall
ever have any hold on child of God.
In his letter to the Romans Apostle
Paul has showed, in most direct Ian
guage. that there rs no condemnation
for child of God, but heis passed from
under the power of law, and in the
epistle to the Corinthians he tells us
"there is natural body and there is
spiritual body" "and, as we have borne
the image of the earthly, we shall also
bear the image of the Heavenly"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
WRIPPLE.

The south bound C. e NJ. freight met
with quite an accident on Wednesday
evening which resulted in derailing
three cars, two of which rolled down
the embankment, but fortunately no
one was hurt. The cars we're some
what demolished and some freight
damaged.
Still Bros, are drilling a well on the
Eliza beth Beaver farm.
John Bay, of Lowell, who is erecting
a new building here for the purpose OF
a saloon, expects to be ready for bust
ness in the near future.
The wheat crop is now being
threshed and proves to be Of good quail
ity, and the indications are that it
will demand good price, thereby en-
abling the farmer to pay off his debts
and lift the mortgages that have been
weighing down upon him SO heavily
for the past four years.
Joseph Babson has engaged in the
livery business here,
The Sabbath School organized re
Gently in this place is progressing nice
" under the supervision of Mr.. E. j
Flanders. We regret, however, tina
there are some who prefer loafng tc
attending Sabbath School.
The Whipple Cornet Band attended
the picnic at Pleasant Ridge Saturda!
and with the exception of few quar-
rels among the rowdies they report
good time.
We understand that Mr., A. Hart ha
disposed of his draft team to parties il
Marietta aud discontinued the teamini
business for the present.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
Strauss-WeidnIan.

Quite a number of the friends of Miss
Katie Weidman met Tuesday morning,
August 10th, at o'clock, at the st.
Marys Church on Fourth street to see
her united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock to Mr.. Joseph Strauss the West
Side butcher. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Father Woesman, pas
tor of the church, and was very solemn
and impressive. Their attendants were
Miss Emma Berger, of Pittsburg, and
Mr.. John Weinheimer, of Marietta.
The bride was dressed in white silk,
white chiffon, wore veil and white
slippers and carried an elegant prayer
book. The bridesmaid wore organdie
made over green silk and hat to match.
The groom and groomsnan wore con-
ventional black After the ceremony
they were driven to the home of Mrs.
Roemer, Third street, where an ele-
CANT wedding breakfast awaited them
AT ten o'clock the carriage returned
and took them to their ready furnished
home, $50 Second street, where the
congratula lions Of their many friends
GO will them.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
LITTLE HOOKING.

Quite large number of Little Hook
ing people attended the Coolyille camp
meeting Sunday,
The little son of Mr.. Wal. Knowles
died Sunday morning at o'clock after
an illness of more than four weeks.
The infant daughter of DIR. Ross,
which has been hoyering between life
and death for more than four weeks, is
still alive, but there is small hopes for
recovery.
Mrs. Ada Algeo and son Frank and
little daughters Fay and May, came
down from Wheeling Sunday on the
win j. Cummins aud are visiting
friends here.
Little Hooking can always be de-
penaed upon to do the right thing al
the right time. At the election held a
few days since nearly every man
turned out to vote against licensing
the saloon in this township. The re,
suit was that there were only three
votes lacking to make it ii to agains,
the license.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Brewster and
Miss May Knowles returned last week
from Holly, w. Va, where they had
been guests of Mr.. j. H. Brewster who
is conducting a successful mercantile
and lumber business at that place.
Ezra Walker, member Of the firm OF
Walker Bros, of this place, met with
what came near being fatal accident
on the Coolville camp grounds after
services were closed Sunday night
He had fingered after the crowd had
dispersed at the cottage of j. c. Cogge
shall, secret tary of the association. anC
had been conversing with friends there
until late hour. When he started tt
leave he mounted his wheel and wher
at point directly above the auditor
| ium on the hill side, his wheel struck {
root in the pathway and he was throw
headlong into TIE building among tn,
seats being rendered unconscious. lie
was found there by Watchman Simp
son, who thought he was fatally hurt
Restoratives were applied and he sool
| became conscious, when it was foun(
that he had sustained some ugly bu
not serious bruises about the head an,
| face. He was able to come home Mon
day morning.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
PARTISAN SUICIDE MODES.

Sudden Resolves Followed by EIe-
cUtiou fn Cold-BlooGcd Manner.
Suicide is developing strange forms
in Paris, reports the New York Sun.
a dressmakcr was working with her
three assistants one evening recently,
when they began to talk of their
troubles, and three of the women. all
about 25 years of age, coming to the
conclusion that life was not worth lv-
ing, decided to kill themselves at once.
The fourth, girl of 21, said that she
did not care to be left alone and would
die, too. They all wrote farewell let
ters to their friends. sent out for a bot
tie of cherry brandy and some char
coal. stopped up the openings into the
room, lit the charcoal and drank the
brandy. They were heard laughing
and singing until Late in the night by
the neighbors, and all four were found
dead the next morning. \ few days
before an actress in one of the minor
theaters. who was suppirg with three
female friends, told them that she
meant to kill herself. They discussed
the best means for accomplishing her
purpose and decided on poison. She
went at once to a drug store and Tro-
cured what she wanted. drank It in the
presence Of her friends without inter-
ference, and, after watching her con-
vulsions and seeing that the poison had
done its work, they called in 4 police
man and told him what had happened.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
Another Temperance Lesson.

There is no known antidote for the
bite Of the tiger in Australia. Persons
bitten die almost instantly, and the gov
ernment has standing offer of 1000
for anyone who will discover a remedy.
Some few years ago young man ac-
tually discovered an efficacious anti
dote. To prove its value he allowed
himself to be bitten repeatedly by
snakes in full possession of the power
to kill. One day he gave an exhibition
before some government officials, but,
being much under the influence of
liquor, he did not recollcct what he had
done with his antidote, and he died
shortly after the snake bite, his secret
perishilg with him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
a SHOWER OF FROGS.


Cloudburst Hrtn5s Deluge OF the
Dazed Creatures.
y traveller from Fort Ogden. Fla,
declared that he passed through an
avalanche of frogs ten miles south of
here recently, says dispatch from
Arcadia, Fla. 1t had been raining ter
ribly for three days aud the other day
there was almost a cloudburst in this
county, the rain coming down for four
hours in almost solid sheets. This man
started out and on the way he passed
through section where for two miles
the frogs literally covered the ground.
The road was covered and the ground
in the woods as far as could be seen
on either side. They were crushed be-
meath his horses feet as he rode along.
There were three kinds or sizes, most
of them being the green so-called "tree
frogs" 50 abundant there. The small
ones were about an inch long, the others
being two and three inches. There
were millions of them and the noise
they made was deafening. He brought
several along as specimens.
It's the general opinion here that the
cloudburst brought them. This is the
first time that this thing has ever hap
pened in this section and the people
are greatly excited over it, The man
stated that the frogs seemed dazed and
hardly moved as he came along.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke
Your Life Away.

Ifyou want to quit tobacco using easi.
ly and forever, be made well, strong,
magnetic, full of new life and vigor,
take No-To-Bac, the wonder-workel
that makes weak men strong. Many
gain ten pounds in ten days. Over 400,
900 cured. Buy No-TO-Bac from your
own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure. Booklet and sample mailed free.
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or
New York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
THURSDAY. AUGUST 9, 1897
REPUBLICAS TICKET

For Governor.
ASA ) BUSHNELL.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ASA W. JONES.
For Judge of the supreme Court
JACOB BURKErT. |.
For Attorney General,
FRANK MONNETT.
For Treasurer, -
SAMUEL CAMPBELL
For School Commissioner,
l.. D. BONEBRAkE -. ,v,,,,..
For Member of Board OF PUBIC "Iihs'
G. A. GODDARO. ., r,,-.-,..
Sor state Senator gth-l4th District.
JOHN II. RILEY, OF Washi1stpn' is
CHARLES a. GABLE ol A'hei''
For Common Pleas Judge,
d. ". JONES, of Gallipolis'
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
FLY DUG THE SPIDERS GRAVE.
Grave Digger Took the Measurement
of His Victim Eight Times.

Grave Digger Took the Measurement
of His Victim Eight Times.
Samuel Simon, Sr., well-known resi-
dent of Neshannock township. Pa.
while strolling near his home one day
recently noticed fly about half an
inch long, and of dark blue color, with
slim body, bearing large dead spider,
reports the New Castle Democrat. The
fly crossed his path and laid his load
down. 1t then went about IS inches in
another direction and commenced dig
ging "a hole in the ground. His curl
osity being excited, he stopped and
watched the work. After the fly had the
hole dug about half the length of him
self he went to where he had left the
spider and took his dimensions. After
going back to the hole he found it was
not big enough and commenced dig
ging again. After taking out guam
tity of earth he again went to the
spider and took his dimensions. He did
this eight times and as often enlarged
the hole. When the busy little fellow
had the hole too deep for him to throw
the earth clear out he would go on to
the bank and force it back with his
feet. After he had the excavation large
enough for his purpose he went for
the spider and took it to the grave, for
such it proved to be, and dragged it
to the mouth of the hole. After he had
the body in he covered it with fine earth
dust and finished by placing a small
piece of cinder on top. When he had
finished the work he flew away. The
whole time consumed was exactly 55
minutes, as Mr.. Simon says he sat and
Watchel the whole rerfnrmnnce
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19

The finest brougham in the world is
owned by the maharajah of Gheaed,
one of the wealthies of Indian po1en-
tates. The handles of the doors of this
brougham are of solid gold, while the
rest of the carriage, down to the tires OF
the wheels, is of silver.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
Communicntlon OF pi.ease.

Prof, Dubard, of Dijon, contributes
to the Province Medicale an article
showing that tuberculous disease oc'
ours in cold-blooded animals, fishes
(carps), and frogs, and can be commu-
nicated to these animals experiment.
aIlv
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19

A GENTLEMAN from up the c. " M
railroad is in the city, soliciting assist
ance for the cause of the miners lie
saws he is meeting with very generous
treatment at the hands of our people
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19

MOTHER MCKINLEY, in the best OF
health, has been visiting her daughter
in Cleveland.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19

We will consider it great favor u
subscribers.w Will report any failute
70 get their Leader. or any care'ess-
ness on the part OF the carrier
Subscribers Will please NOT pay
.he carriers unless the carrier
uunches his credit tag In subscT'o-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-19
sxaIIoY Many PilIa.

About 100000 pills are taken every
week in this country.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05

renting, but so far we believe no deal has
been consummated. The natural infer
ence may therefore be accepted that the
hotel business is as yeta lucrative one.
Private enterprise seems unequal to the
attempt to build public hall in Sandy
ston. At least 1t has proved so to this date.
Is It not possible TO enlist the sympathy of
the voters at the spring election in favor
Of so excellent an object ms the building Of
a Town HallY It would not only be a
great convenience but credit to the
township that would be appreciated more
and more as the years go by.
The teachers are making preparations
to properly observe the approaching birth
day of Washington and Lincoln, appro-
pirate exercises and decoration will be the
order of the day in every school on Friday
Feb 49,
Cornell Lifts a son of the late Jacob
Lifts of this place died at his home in
Whitehaven on Friday Jan. %. The de
ceased was about 45 years Of age, and
leaves a wife and one SON Interment at
Whitehaven, Monday Feb 1st.
A mite and social will be held at the
home of Mrs Ellen Shay on Friday even
ing Feb. 8. Proceeds for the benefit of the
church.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05
cREENTowN.
Especial Correspondence to the Press }

Especial Correspondence to the PRESS }
GREENTowN, Feb. 3.--Business is boom
ing in Greentown at present. Almost
every man that owns team is engaged in
hauling logs. There are about thirty teams
hauling to G. H. Gilpin's mill. There are
several men and teams from this place at
Gouldsboro, some working at the ice and
Others hauling logs. The Gouldsboro Ice
Company have about 20 men employed
harvesting ice. When they are running
full blast they harvest about 500 tons per
day. Several men and teams were en-
gagged last Saturday putting in ice for b.
b. Kipp, who it will be remembered, as
noted in the PRESS sometimes since went
to Philadelphia to have an operation per
formed which took place on Saturday Jan.
%. Mr.. Kipp is doing well as can be ex-
pected, and will return to his home in
Greentown in about two weeks.
Addison Heberling, who was born and
brought up in Sterling, Wayne county, is
reported very sick with cancer in the
stomach. He is at his brother-in- law, G.
+. Jones, Of jefferson county, Pa. No
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
The new bell that was ordered some
time since is at the church ready to be put
up.
Revival services, commencing February
Bird af South Sterling conducted by the
pastor, Rev J. H. Boyce, and Evangelist
5, Shelhorn, Of Ashland, n. J.
The rite of holy matrimony was cele-
brated between Fletcher Hazelton,--ef
Dreher township Wayne county, Pa, and
Maggie, daughter of j. b. Gilpin, Eqr., of
the same place on Wednesday, Jan. 27th,
1897, at Washington, n. J.
Wallenpaupack Lodge, No. AIS, I. o. o.
+. will have an oyster supper in their din
ing room February e2nd, 1897. All that
want good square meal for 95 cents are
invited
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05
MONTAGUE.
Especial Correspondence to the Press

A~HNNAoA CeAANaINAANANAN' w NAAN hhaa1sl
MONTAGUE. Jan. 81. 49, -Four degrees be
low this morning, a blizzard last Thurs
day, there is snow enough for sleighing If
it was more evenly divided.
Mrs. Anna Westbrook, of Jersey City.
spend couple Of days at the home of her
father, Mr.. George Armstrong, returning
to her home yesterday.
Miss Louisa Schubiger has gone to New
York TO spend the winter.
George, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Corey Bell, is seriously ILL., Mr.. Charles
E. North has been confined to his bed for a
week, both are in the care of DIR. II. K.
Emerson of Milford.
Milford Stackhouse is also on the sick
list.
1 am also sorry to note that the condi-
tions of Evi Westbrook and his sister, Miss
Maggie does not improve as fast as their
many friends would like
Preaching in the Brick House school
house next Sunday evening at o'clock.
Town Committee meets at Tappantown,
Saturday, Feb 9th.
At the Carpet Rag (not Bag as the local
paper had it) social to be held at the resid-
ence of Mr.. George Armstrong on the even
ing Of Tuesday, Feb. Q, the ladies con
nected will furnish one of their suppers for
which they are noted The proceeds will
be applied toward paying the salary still
due the late Rev. Gilbert Lane.
The Brick House hotel is for rent.
George Cortright will try farming again
this season.
am glad to note that the little PIKE
COUNTY PRESS keeps on improving.
Our town is one of the most peaceful and
quietest in the County of Sussex. Every
one likes his neighbor, law suits are a
curiosity. getting full is almost unknown.
OF course we have little excitement
about town meeting but that is natural.
If it wasn't for that little misunderstood
ing in religious circles we would be so
happy.
If a man was to deliver a temperance
lecture one week and the next travel with
samples of whiskey people would call him
something not very complimentary Now
If a chap peddles something to cure a man
of the tobacco habit one week and then
changes and tries to sell cigars, what do
you think of that, hey
Mr.. Harold Chambers has filled his ice
house and Kerr Bros. have begun to fill
theirs. DICK.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05
MArrYMoRRIs. Feb. 3, lso

MATrYMORRIs, Feb 3, 1897.
MIR. EDDYTUR OF THE PIKE COUNTY
PREss:-I than mebbea as how yeou mout
like to hav sum body rite to yeou about the
goins on in our place so if it strike you
about rite yeou may print wat l sa in this
Letter, in the fust our peepul ar offuly mkt
up in thare idees. sum ar demycrats, an
sum ar republickens with one grean
hacker, an fore or five probishmists, weave
got three meetan howses an one big skool
hows with lots Of teecoers in it, an tha
teech the boys, an gurls, lots NV things
thet l neveir heern till ON wen was u
gurl. tina doc sa thet Phizyology is the
leedin study an glss thet so, cauz l sec
the teechers, an the skolers lool1in at thn-
selves, oiful hard wenevur tha see a lookin
glas, an tina doc sa thet aftur tina hev gon
eileen thru the book most ON EN- can tel
enuf Ia eet wen tina am hungery aint it
funy hon sum NV our Pollytishuns take tu
drink or els git oiful mad wen tina git beet
at a leckshun, j hearn sum NV our men
foxes sa tina wus dis gvnnteled, but dunno
wat that meens, gess it wus becos tha
spent 50 much npny, an sumboddy els
SoO tit Ollhof lltbbt IL " Us a, iilu1n dH
fore or five hundred dollurs an mebbe it
wus more, aint it to bad, jess think NV the
por peepul we hay, an sam on EN- on the
town at thet ef'tha had all thet muny it
wood by EN- lots Of stuf to eet an Shoes to
ware, we heern sa thet sum NV the men
no wus nomyated at the late cawcusses
for pooimast has been out lool1in for sum
uy the widders an orfuns, no dOwt thinkin
thet tina wus in mead of sumthin, but we
wus told thet thare wife obieckted to eny
thing bein taken TO out sideas wen it wus
headed so bad at hum, wat dew yeou think
says ole Miss Loquashus tother da (the fat
ugly ole thing) MIR. an Miss Van Glider ar
goin to hey a silver weddin the 18th NV
this munth at ate O'Clock in the evenin, an
the keerds ar alreddy out, an tina hey bin
marrid iist % yeres. an tha hay only in
vited fu AN ] spose tina think sum boldly
viii brin EN- sumthln nice, an a lot more
sech tauk wieh i don care to repeet, but
law sakes mus stop ritin, an git Peels
super reddy. Yourn with respccs,
Mrs, PEELIC PRIMEvAL.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05

a log rolling ON his ankle and bruising it
quite bad. nearly two weeks ago
Gilbert and VIII Bosencrance are chop
ping logs for w V Burcher
DIR. George Legg made his monthly trip
to this place on Monday.
Master Willie Nanabin called at this
place on Tuesday with drummer
Mr. and Mrs Charles Burchcr took a
a trip to Lackawaxen on Sunday.
The Grand Union Tea agent drove
through this place ON Monday. Xxx
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05
MArAMoRAs-

Especial Correspondenceto the PREss.)
MArAMoRAs, Feb. 8.-Hon. Geo. Geyer.
who has been sick for the past week has
recovered.
Mr.. Edwin Kimlnll has been sick for
the past two weeks. He is still under the
Doctors care
Mr.. John Percival for a long time a
trusted and valued employer OF Malven,
Gorden & Company is on the sick list.
Mr.. Englehart is sick with the grip of
which there seems TO be an epidemic in
our usually healthy village
The Matamoras Soap Company limited
has again changed hands. Mr.. Jeske has
purchased the interest of his partners.
Messrs. Flemmensfeld and Heineman, and
will conduct the business himself
Miss Elnera Duryea has returned from
Jersey City visiting friends, where she has
been for the past two weeks.
The reception that was to have been
held at the residence of Mrs. Fred Rose on
last Friday evening was postponed until
this Friday evening. Those holding invi-
tations will please see by this that the re-
ceptions will take place on the evening
mentioned