Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-24

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Spain is welcome to all the cold
comfort she can extrace from the
thought that her condition just now
is not nearly as bad as ii is going TO
be when Uncle Sam gets through.
The Chicago man who eXcitedly de-
clared that it was the duty of our gov
ernmept to send fleet across the At
lantic to lombard Madrid doubtless
meant that our Flying Squadron
should be detailed for that work.
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One balmy summer evening, not
long ago, q number of beauteous
maids OF this city fair stared out with
mandolin and guitar to serenade those
of their cavaliers who had not depart
ed for the cruel war. The hour was
waxing late, however, and Morpheus
had more charms than Sappho for
most of tie sleepy beau. Saddest of
all to relate, moreover,-and it must
be true for soft lips have said it
the scarcity of handouts" was so
noticeable that there will be no more
music for the gallant fellows for
many moons to come .-sLA
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In this giant game Of chess called
war, played now between Uncle Sam
and Senor Sagasta, it would seem to
the initiated that in the parlance of
the game the situation is up to
white to play, and mate in three
There can be no doubt as to
the player manipulating the victori-
Gus white" Recognizing this, even
our great and theatrical friend, Will
liam, the War Lord of Europe, will be
obliged to keep his fingers off the
board until the game is finished. AS
to the moves--it would seem that the
occupation of the Philippines the con-
quest of Porto Rico and Commodore
Watson's cruise to the Spanish coast
could not fail to accomplish check
mate.
1t has been said by some person
gifetd with very fine sense of humor
that the cause of Woman's Rights lies
very low in time of war. The Red
Cross Society however, has heroically
proven that there is a grand sphere
for woman's action even on the blood
stained field of battle. Many starv-
ing refugee and many wounded SOL
dier boy in torn and pestilent Cuba
has cause to think with Scott:
20, woman! in our hour of ease,
coy, and hard to ulease,
And variable as the shade
BY the light quivering aspen made.
When pain and anguish wiring the
brow,
A ministering angel thou"
But just as surely that woman has
shown to the world that she has a
place in martial camps, even as surely
has she shown that her part in this
phase of life, as in all other condi-
tions, is different from that of man.
There is no need nor place for anna
zonian brigades in the field, nor for
female political cliques at home.
The French have a beautiful and |
Impressive custom in the public salu
tation of a funeral cortege. AS the
moves along the street
he passing of the hearse is respect
ully noted by general raising of
lats. From draymen to aristocrat
.L-s custom is universally observed;
De the funeral that of rich or poor,
yreat or unknown.
Mr.. L. l.. Peddinghaus. of this citr,
las in his possession two photographs
emarkable not only for the beauti-
ul scenes they portray, but also for
he delicate treatment and marvellous
fleets displayed in the workmanship.
IN adequate description of these ver-
table works of art is quite impossible.
'uf1ce it to say that each photograph
5, In effect, composite picture, made
p Of portions OF several different
egativesl each part being selected
Or its special artistic merit
The scenes represented in the pic
ures are purely pictorial; a flock OF
heep being in each the central bit Of
viewec from a short dis
ance the photographs have more the
ppearance Of exquisite tapestries, or !
two rare old etchings, rather than
he work Of camera,
These photographs are TO be sent 20
he Royal Photographic Exhibition
be held in London, England, in the
,onth Of October of this year. The
.oyal Photographic Exhibition is, be-
ord doubt, the most distinguished
nd most exclusive exhibit of this
ind in the world. But seven Amer
cans have so far succeeded in having
heir work accepted by the Exhibition.
TWO photographs, however, were ac-
.epted by the Exhibition last year
rom the maker of the pictures men
ioned in the foregoing lines, who hap
oens, by the way, to be Mr.. Pedding-
laus himself
Spain has seen history repeat itself |
% her great undoing. Three hundred
years ago, when Spanish sovreignity
vas at Its height and when Spain's
honor was something more than by
word among nations, Philip II, then
King, sent mighty feet of ships of
war, called in all faith the Invincible
TO crush the power Of Eng
land. Anglo Saxon and Latin met
hen with the odds of strength greatly
IN favor Of the latter. But bad mis-
SIGN met with bad luck, and temptest-
ous weather and Admiral brakes
stout sea dogs soon scattered the In
yincible Armada 10 the four winds.
The remnant Of the great feet put
back to Spain utterly broken and dis