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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

for houses, lard and tools, and interest
at five per cent. besides; but they can dc
this easily Sn the installment plan,
where it would not be possible for them
TO furnish capital for an independent
start"
"Will the city poor be willing to go
into such an enterprise, in view of their
usual distaste for country life?"
That's the great advantage of an ir-
rigation colony replied the COM
munder 1T will be city. with
schools, churches and other advantages,
ard with hundreds of ncighbors. We
take them in quantities. l can't much
blame Il man who doesn't care to go as
II laborer on ranch ten miles square,
with 10 neighbor in sight, get ten dol
lars month wages, have no chance of
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
TO LIVE ON TEN ACRES.
What the Southwestern Colony
of thu Salvation Army Will Be.
Plans That Look Well on Paper and
Are Meeting with the Approval of
Competent Judges-Commundc
Dooth-Tucl<er Talks.
ICoDYripht. 1871

No sociological experiment of recent
date has attracted more attention than
the Salvation Army plan for 'M'oor
Mans Paradise" in the southwest pro-
jected by Commander f. de Latour
Booth-Tucker. Much has been printed
about the desirability of the scheme,
and its social and political effect. Quite
as interesting are the practical details,
which the commander is now discus
sing with the commanding officer, Gen.
Booth, in London.
Il have the utmost confidence in the
future OF extensive farming by irriga-
ton" said Commander Booth-Tucker
to me the day before he sailed. The
life of an irrigation colony may
lack the picturesqueuess of mountain
homes, but the farmer docs not look
upon landscape with the eye of the
poet or the artist. He will find beauty
of certain sort in vast stretches of
green vegetation, dotted by tiny homes,
and kept at a high pitch of productivity
by more regular supply of water than
science has yet learned how to com
mand from the clouds. prophcsy that
irrigation will make in the southwest t
the garden spots of the world. even as
it has done in India and Egypt under
like conditions. Indeed, it is doing so
already. l visited at Rocky Ford, Col,
one colony where 800 families are liv-
ing on tivc-acre lots.
"'Do you think, asked one of the
residents. that you can live and sup
port your wife and children upon so
small piece of ground?
1--WE don't think so; we know it,
was his reply.
There they are, not only living on
their little plots. but putting away
money in the bank. Their melon cror
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

dent of the United States. He trots
the infant on his knee, he wiggles his
forefngers before his eyes with some
thing of the awl1wardness of a young
father with his frstborn, but with de-
liberate care.
Baby McKee's nose is quite out OF
Joint. Son Russell's nose is complete
" broken, and he works at clearing on
underbrush with daintiness and a lack
of naturalness and force which might
well call forth a rebuke from 'the
boss"
The ex-president works like a vete-
ran handy man. Unlike Son Russell, ne
rolls up his sleeves and goes right in
But then Son Russell is blase; he has
not the enthusiasm of young father.
In Washington the generalimpression
was that the president was extremely
neat; withal city man, never to be
dragged out of city clothes and citl-
fed appearance. However, we all know
what transformations the arrival of q
baby may make. When Mr.. Harrison
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
hG.1- TOWNSHIP PLAN
SIoHiSo ADVANCEMENT OMAN RnaDs

town complaining that after years of
.abor farming doesn't pay. Fortunate
ly, our American cities are still in the
Initial stage of 'submerged-dom. when
there are among the poor plenty of
country-bred people who know some
thing of farming. We shall begin with
these. They will need less eating"
"As to practical details" suggested:
what kind of houses will you furnish
The colonists2"
I'VE shall probably make deal with
some big lumber company to supply us
with standard portable one and two
room cottages which can be set up
,heaply and removed when the occu-
pant is ready TO build better one at
ais own expense. l have seen quite
neat little portable cabins costing no
more than $50 or SIS each, even at re-
tail. The colonists viii have to pay
pack every cent expended upon them
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
How TWO EX-PRESIDENTS "VACATE."
Harrison Trundles Baby Carriage, Chops Wood
and Criticises Game Laws.
Grover Prefers Fish to raveNether Is Willing Talk Politics
"A Jealous nfant--Straegic Advantages of
Gray Gables
copyright. 1871

Yes! There's no tellin' by appear
ances," said THE man who rowed me
up the lake from Old Forge in the
Adirondacks to my destination.
"When we was comm down here
'tother day young woman says: See
that old gentleman cleaning up brush.
1t must be hard work bendin' over. he
is so fat That's Benjamin Harrison.
ex-president of the United States says
l."
The ex-president is working on the
grounds of his new summer home with
all the zeal of a pioneer who has a
growing family to provide for. His
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

clears away underbrush he wears a
delightfully."- grotesque little slouch hat
ncglige shirt, tive-cent suspenders,
pair of old trousers and old leather leg
gins which show wear. while Son Russ
show only style.
There's no deer shooting now" said
the eX-presidcnt. as he put his hands
on his hips. drawing a deep breath
and taking the restful position of a
workman who has Il moments leisure,
land it's pretty hot to fish in the day
time. So L am just clearing up the
front of my new place bit. There is
a lot of work to do before we get into
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

beard is white, but he is young in
heart. An air of geniality andof cheeri-
ness pervades the Harrison cottage
which would surprise politicians who
have memories of the temperature in
the white house during his administra-
ton.
There is one man at Old Forge who
aintains-manifest skepticism on the
part of the natives Notwithstanding
that he has seen Honest Ben Harri-
son" actually "crack a smile" in the
presence of the new baby.
The baby now weighs ls pounds and
is as round and as red as a pippin.
When Father Harrison relieves the
nurse in pushing the baby carriage up
and down in front of the cottage his
face shows that he has found an occu-
patton more congenial than being presi-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
The Summer DoinEs of En-Prcsidcnt
Cleveland and Family.

The Summer DOings of E1-Prcsidcnt
Cleveland nnd Family.
There has been little change at Gray
Gables, Buzzards Bay. 1t is not more
accessible; reporters are not more well
come. Fishing continues to be good.
Mr.. Cleveland sought a place when he
was in office where he could catch fish
without being caught by the reporters,
and he got it. 1t must have been the
strategical advantages of the particu
lar spot where Gray Gables is located
that made him decide in its favor. The
reporter was bound to come by the
wrong path and suddenly find himself
near to Gray Gables, it is' true, but with
a bay between him and his goal. AS
Mr.. Cleveland was careful to tell any
friends whom he wanted to see the
right path, the chances were that the
person making the error was some
body he didn't want to see.
The people of Buzzard's Bay and Vi
cinity have come to look upon Mr..
Cleveland as an old story. They don't
dislike him; they look upon him as a
fisherman who minds his own business.
The fishermen like him best. He sur
prsed them long ago by offering some
of his own stock to n fisherman who
was about to return home because he
had run out of bait. Now he never
wants for bait himself. Usually he says
good morning." to any professional!
hard-handed old fisherman he passes,
though never to a soft-handed fisher
man from up Boston way. He tells the
professional fisherman if they're bit
ing well" where he is, and the profess
sionals return his kindness. There eX-
lists professional self-respect between
them, and the fishermen say that they
can give him no pointers in their art.
Indeed, they assert that he could easily
earn his bread and butter as profess
sional, himself.
The residents tell how in the early
days of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland at Buz-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
IbsNss
SECTION ROAD
HOUSES

getting married or owning a home.
Prosperity is right ahead, with our plan.
Why, you know the Pingree potato
patches farmed out by the Association
for Improving the Condition of the Poor
here in New York. l have known Il
woman, the wife Of a poor clergyman,
to take one of those patches of disre-
garded land and clear between 5000 and
$500 profit off it. We say to our col
onists: Well find the capital; you fur
nish the work, and pay the money back
at one dollar Il week 1t is we'll for
us to take the initatory step, because
the poor, who have been so long ex-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

Yards Bay, Mrs. Cleveland used to pick
up poor children in the street and take
them home to a fine dinner and new
clothes. and little present when she
sent them away. Mrs. Cleveland has
children of her own now. Her neigh
bors scarcely ever see her even passing
in carriage. 1t is said that the Cleve-
lands are the quietest family about the
bay: Mr.. Cleveland keeps to his fishing
and his wife to Gray Gables. In the
evening or the early morning she and
her children often go out for ride on
the naphtha launch which lies near the
little landing platform.
Mr.. Benedict's palatial yacht, the
Oneida, is anchored deal of the time
as near to Gray Gables as her draught
will permit. Mr.. Cleveland often goes
on board for dinner. Mr.. Benedict has
offered to carry his friend around the
world on the Oneida; but the Parthe-
non, the Coliseum and the pyramids
probably would not interest him as
much as his favorite fishing in Buz-
Yards Bay. His distaste of exercise
has not decreased; vigorous man
though he is, he does not seem to need
it. His health is better than it has been
for many years; but he still has pang
now and then from his gouty foot as he
makes that long walk of two rods from
his porch to his boat.
Indeed, Buzzard's Bayites say out and
out that Mr.. Cleveland is "awful lazy"
He leads the life of an English squire,
without the squire's riding and driving.
If he is working at his autobiography,
as has been limited, he is not working
hard. He has simply settled down. to
the summer occupation he likes best,
| that of laying round an fshin'."
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

was practically sold before the seed
was in the ground, because there was
no uncertainty about the yield, its
quantity or quality.
american FARMS" said the com
mander, leaning forward and tapping
my knee with his nervous foretinger,
''are like the monkey traps I've read
about. These traps are simply narrow
mouthed jars filed with nuts. The
monkey puts in his paw and grabs a
handful of nuts, but is unable to with
draw them. He might pull out one nut
at a time, but despises such slow sue
cess, and is caught So the farmer with
small capital in this country is caught
by the bait of a section or quarter Sec
ton, and he or his tenant-after the
mortgage is foreclosed-n into
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

about the tariff bill and me return O.
prosperity.
Bankers and merchants" he said
"know better than / whether or no
prosperity is returning. Here in the
woods am quite out of politics"
He was proof against any request
for word on the Cuban. the Hawaiian
or the Behring sea questions, and NJ
less silent about the Dingley bill. Poi
tics, in any form, he thought, inadvisa
BILE for an ex-president enjoying thu
quiet of his summer home.
Now that Mr.. Harrison has wifi
and baby. to whom he devotes him
self with fine gallantry, he goes less ant
less TO the Moose club, a shooting ant
recreation club composed of well-to-d,
and solid professional and bushes
men, which has fine summer cub
house not far from the Harrison cot
tage.
His great friend. Mr.. Shepherd. still
comes over TO see him. and cccasionall,
| he finds time for an hour with Nj
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

plotted by private capitalists. have
faith in us. There are 100000 super.
tiuous people in our cities who need
only land to become self-supportine
and prosperous. If we can make the
scheme go. capital viii be quick to fol.
low suit realizing thatit is an excellent
investment to put people on land. Rail
road men in particular are quick to see
the advantages of having populous and
thickly settled communities pouring
freight upon their lines instead OF
sparse communities of ranches. Rail.
road men are not given to dreaming.
The Santa Fe officials with whom ]
have talked. and cX-Gov. Osborn, OF
Kansas, who has examined our plans,
are enthusiastic in their praise. Like
most of our Salvation Army work. this
is business proposition. Our Bowery
shelter is self-supporting, In London
we spent $493.000 in humane work last
year, and $470,OOO of it was repaid by
the people benefited. Most of our en-
terprises are self-supporting, but of
course that cannot be the case with res
cue work. or with charities established
for children"
How would you lay out a colony
site?r [ asked.
Commander Booth-Tucker fished out
of the litter on his desk township plan
which shows careful thought. One sec
tion in the exact center is cut up into
lots and reserved for stores, shops, mar
kets. schools and public buildings. A
6G-foot road, as prescribed by law in
most of the middle western sta ties, runs
| along each section line, dividing the
township into Sc squares, as usual.
But in addition to these diagonal roads
traverse the township from corner 10
corner after the French plan employed
by Maj l'Enfant in laying out Wash.
ington. D. c. These diagonal ways
furnish a much shorter route 10 the vii.
lage site than the legal roads. No one
need travel more than four miles to
reach the center of the township, even
| from its farthest corner. Zigzagging
by the legal roads one must travel six
miles.
Each section is subdivided into GA
plots of a trife less than ten acres each,
the difference being accounted for by
the space used for roads. Each plot is
quarter of mile deep, less half the
width of its facing road. and $50 feet
wide, less one-sixteenth of the width
Of road. The exact size would be
something like 32e feet by l,2se.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
Shepherd on the piazza Of the club

Shepherd on the piazza of the club
house.
The new law which. prevents the
"hounding" of deer, the Turing of them
to certain spot with salt or attracting
them with Jack light" is disap-
pointment to Mr.. Harrison, who will
now have TO hunt the deer, instead of
having the deer brought to him. For
merry his guides and their dogs hound
ed the deer into the water. where they
were kept swimming until the EXPIRES
ident from the bow of his boat dis
patched them. Or else at night he was
rowed along the shores with light in
the bow of the boat. Often in this
way the prey is brought within two or
three yards of the muzzle of the rifle.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

OF the four strips of 16 plots each
which make up section the two outer
strips abut upon the legal section line
roads, and there the houses stand. The
two inner strips have access to the
world by way of road cutting through
the middle of the section. This, if de-
sired, can, be narrower than the main
road. A township of 2,24O families, be-
sides the tradesmen living in the CEN
tral section, will thus be fully served
by only 1913 miles of roads, which is
SO much less than the usual rural pro-
portion that the burden of maintain-
ing them will be comparatively little.
while the enormous amount of hauling
necessary will make excellent roads
necessary and thus remove one potent
cause of dissatisfaction in rural neigh
borhoods. The main water bitches will
follow the road lines, but each farmer
will construct his own subdivided irri-
CATION bitches to suit himself.
"The great advantage of our colony
plan is financial" said Commander
Booth-Tucker, in conclusion. Eve give
a man for $50 at five per cent. interest
something that by private contract
he'd have to pay 500 and ten per cent.
for. We make everyone. however, feel
that he is paying for what he gets.
which is indeed the case.
"Thus we substitute independence for
dependence, and solve. we hope, a part
at least of the problem of poverty"
JOHN LANGDON 1TEATON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

AS the guides say: you can almost
reach out and touch them" Both
"hounding' and "jacklghting" are
scarcely considered sport; by American
sportsmen. What Mr.. Harrison de-
sires more than anything else is the
ven.son for his table, it is said, and he
sees no more cruelty in gettingit in one
way than in another
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

DIR. A. KINGSBURY, DENTIST Room
Leader Building, Corner Front and Putnam
Street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

Bs1seJ. L. MASON, PHYSICIAN AND SUR
GEON ONCE al Front St. Residence 507
Sixth street. Phone No. 241.
Nov 27th amos
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

Iks1 j. c. Hardy, M. D., Office corner Sec
ond and Putnam streets. Telephone 73. Office
hours to II and 9 to 4.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

,sas b. f. Hart NJ. D., Physician and Surgeon
Office and Residence No. $40 Front street. Te-
lephone No. SO. tLJanl. go
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

ss'CHAS. S. HART, NJ. D., Office and resi-
dence No. SO6 Putnam street. Telephone 2O9
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Gar DR.. F. a. PoMERoY, Veterinary Sur.
geon, Curry s. Holdren's Livery Stable. Tele.
phone No. 81.
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21

HS'S. M. HART, Dentist. Office over Witt.
ig's Jewelry Store, Front ST. Hours from
a. IN. to p. m.
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RHS- DIR. T. S. WARD, Dentist. ONCE in
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Ofice 256 Front Street, over Schnetder's Music
Store.
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| u J.CUTTER,
T. Attorney at Law and Notary Public.
Office on Second stree5, opposite UIlon Denot
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{ tHARLEG ". RICHARDS.
~ Attorney At Law,
once on Putnam street, Marietta a
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~ EWAHT,
e.. Attorney ct Law,
ONCE in Law Building, Marietta n
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-21
LIFE AT GRAY GABLES.

;ay than in another.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-05
The DahOdil.

1t is now many centuries since, ac-
cording to Ovid, the young man Narcis-
sus was changed into a daffodil because
of his pining away from seeing his love-
ly shadow i'll the water. But it can
hardly be from sympathy with the I'M
fortunate youth that the flower has con-
tinued to be SO popular during all these
long ages. Certain it is that it has as
high a value today in the gardens of
persons Of taste as in the flower plot of
the humblest cOttager. No garden is
considered to be quite complete without
its little patch of daffodils.
Of late years florists have given at
tention to raising varieties from them,
and the record of their many forms is
feature of the catalogue of all seedsmen.
Double ones formerly carried off the
palm for popularity, but in recent times
the single variety is regarded as quite
as desirable. -Meehan's Monthly.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-05
For Doodle Only.

The hackers of the Diamond State
Racing Association say that if horse
racing is legalized in Delaware, it will
give the State revenue of 800, 900 by
reason of tax. This is the bait that is
being thrown out to our Legislators to
pass the bill, 1t would be the means
OF running more young mon than any
thing that ever took place in Delaware.
1t would bring more undesirable men
and boys to frequent the race track
than are good for the morals of any
community. Write and ask the Elkton
people how the race track men have
helped the morals of the youths of that
town, and whether they are a desirable
class OF men to welcome To any com.
munity.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-05

A Georgetown correspondent says of
James M. Gordy: "The daily life of
the condemned man does not vary
much. Occasionly he can be heard to
sing, but he does not sing as much as
he did the first few days after his con-
viction. He talks little to his guards,
but spends most of his time in moody
silence, apparently in deep thought.
He is daily growing more haggard.
He recently expressed regret that an
earlier date had not been fixed for his
execution. Sheriff johnson still keeps
gaurd on duty night and day. He
does not propose that the gallows shall
be cheated of it's victim through any
neglect of his.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-05

"The Demorest Magazine for Nav
contains nearly 200 graphic illustra-
tions, and there is not dull page in it.
McKinley's Administration, told by
the Camera, is alone worth the price of
the Magazine, the photographs vividly
depicting the whole pageant, andneed
ing no verbal description. The fashion
department occupies nearly twice the
usual space, and abounds with practi-
cal information and the very latest
ideas on all topics relating to women's
and children's dress. A pattern order
published in each number entities the
holder to patterns of all the designs at
the uniform price of four cents each,
and this is an advantage that the frugal
women cannot afford to overlook.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-05

The French say 1T is the impossible that
happens" This has proved to be the case
with the Mount Lebanon Shakers. The
whole scientific world has been laboring to
eure dyspepsia, but every effort seemed to
meet with defeat. The suffering from stom-
ach troubles has become almost universal
Multitudes have no desire for food and that
which they do eat causes them pain and
distress. Sleepless nights are the rule and
not the exception, and Thousands of suffer-
ers have become discouraged.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon recently
came to the front with their new Digestive
Cordial, which contains not only food
already digested, but is digester of food.
1t promptly relieves nearly al. forms of
indigestion. Ask your druggist for one of
their hooks.
Laxol, the new Castor Oil, is being used
nhospitals. It is sweet as,hppey.