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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
EXPLODING CHEMICALS.
They Cause Disastrous Fire in Cleveland
B!ock-Loss About @I25,OOO-several
Firms Suffered.

CLEVELAND. O., May 6.-The big six
story brick block at the southwest cor.
ner of Bank and Lake streets was
gutted by fire early Friday. The
northern half of the building was.owneo
by the Bradley estate, and the south
ern portion by the Root & Mcbride
Co., wholesale dry goods. The fire
was confined to the former, but the
stock of Root & Mcbride Co. was
damaged by water and smoke. The
total loss will amount to about $685.
coo, fairly well covered by insurance.
The fire resulted from an explosion
Of chemicals in Beeman's chewing gum
factory on the fifth floor of the Brad.
ley end Of the building. Nearly 8
dozen manufacturing concerns occupy
ing the several floors suffered losse!
ranging from 5000 to S25. GOO.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
THE PEANUT ROASTER.
An Invention That Ia Used Every
where and Thousands of Them
Are Sold Annually.

The peanut roasters of black iron.
such as are commonly seen in the city
streets, are likely to have capacity of
90 quarts. Such roasters are sold in
sizes ranging from ten to twenty-eight
quarts. Peanut roasters are made to
hold three bushels, which makes a
roaster as big as barrel. Such pea
nut roaster would be set up at public
resort at the seashore, or perhaps at
fairs, says the New York Sun.
There are combined peanut roasters
and warmers made in various sizes, the
warmer having glass sides ands.a hot
water reservoir below. Separate pea
nut warmers are made of variotis ma
terials or combinations of materials,
including tin, iron, steel and copper,
and they are made in variety of shapes
and sizes, and equipped for heating by
charcoal or oil.
There is an automatic roaster of
which the cylinder is turned by small
steam engine attached to the crank,
which serves to attract attention, and
is oftenest seen at the seashore and
other places of resort, The most e!ab-
crate and costly peanut outfit is the
peanut wagon, which is equipped with
a roaster and a warmer and is drawn by
a horse.
There are more peanut roasters sold
now than ever. Indeed, thousands are
sold annually. They are used all over
the country, and in other countries.
too, for people eat peanuts pretty much
everywhere notpadove
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
English seamen In Our Navy

At the present juncture, says the
London Graphic, the want of trained
naval reserve and an adequate person
mel is causing the United States navy
department grave trouble. The men in
tho United States navy, excluding the
fish commission and the coast survey,
are S,6S5 in number, and of these only
IS per cent. are American born. The
American citizens, however, number "a
per cent. English seamen who have
served their time in our navy are large
ly represented among the aliens or
naturalized Americans. twas so in the
war OF 1912, when hundreds of British
tars were to be found in the American
frigates which beat us with such pain
full uniformity. The food is better
than in our navy, the pay higher, and
the discipline is not so strict. II is
pleasing to note the fact that the Amer
lean officers recognize the high value of
the British element. Now that the two
great branches Of our race are reunited
in sympathy we shall not grudge our
cousins the help of British hands.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

Zanesville's Street Fair and Indus
trial Exposition to be held the week
beginning June 18th has been arranged
on the most mammoth scale ever at
tempted by an Ohio city.
Two squares of North Sixth street,
one of its busy thorougiares, will be
closed to traffic for all of that week
and given oyer to the purposes of the
Fair, in addition to the extensive
grounds of the McIntire academy.
Along the side walks on both sides
of this street will be erected booths for
the display of manufacturers wares
and merchandise. They will face the
street and the fronL Of each will be
gorgeously decorated with flags and
bunting while over the entire length
of the street will futter row of flags
of all nations. ..st-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
A woMAN's pLUcKY WORK.
Helps to Build a Home with Her own
Hands and Saves n Sick Hus-
bands Life.

Five miles from Cucamonga, CAL,
lives a woman who is carpenter and
paper hanger. She is Mrs. Minnie
Warner Ewing, formerly of St. Louis,
society belle and a Vassar grad
uate. Her husband held a good posi-
ton, but consumption compelled him
to seek relief in California, and, with
$4,000 capital, the Ewings went west.
This money was soon expended, and the
wife found herself compelled to take
care of sick husband and make a
living at the same time. Mrs. Ewing
preempted tract of government lapd,
five miles from Cucamonga, in San
Bernadino county. In few hours she
had made formal entry for quarter
s issss OF ~ r. ss e. hs E st sa sfe?s Y4z
il ths morning Mrs. twihse and car
pehlet df5Fe @ hef claim in lumber
wagon. By eight o'clock she had
marked out the p1afi for a twe.story
frame structure. Then, while The car
penter started building, she carted the
lumber from Cucamonga. This done
she then became the carpenters as
sistant.
Mrs. Ewing also assisted in shingling
the roof, and when this was completed
she gave the roof two solid coats OF
paint. Then without assistance, Mrs
Ewing constructed chimney IA fee,
high, and just three weeks and four
days after her arrival her house wa:
complete at cost of S4o0.
In the new home Mr.. Ewing's health
is fast improving, and he will soon be
able to take I'D farming.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

The Queen Regent of Spain is not a
Spaniard and for that reason a certain
amount of sympathy for her as an hon
est christian mother and sorely tried
woman goes out from America. Late
dispatches assert that she is preparing
to flee to her brother in Austria for
protection from Spain. The Spanish
nature is such that not even a woman
is safe when they are seeking scape-
goat upon which to wreak vengeance
for disasters due to their own rotten
nasS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Topics nnd Texts at the Various Churches
for Tomorrow.

This column is permanent feature Of the
Leader and q cordial invitation is extended to
the pastor OF each church in the city to report
to us on Friday OF each week the subject OF
the following Sabbath's discourse, together
with special services that may prove OF in
terest.l
First NJ. E Church. Sunday school
at a. m. Patriotic service at 1890
Subject: "our Country and the War
With Spain" Seats will be reserved
for members Of the G. A. R., and all
veterans. Public worship at p. m.
Subject: "Spoils of Battle Converted to
Righteous Use" Junior League at Q
p. m. Students Bible Class at 2:3o D.
m. Epworth League at 6,
Baptist Church. morning SUBJ
ject will be: The Gates of Praise. !"
The evening topic: "Squandering Ones
Birthright."
Unitarian Church. Services at 1880
a, m. and Z p. nj, Morning subject:
"Who Is christianq" Sunday School
At a.ie,
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Fl.
j. Steward, D. D., Of Belpre. recently
pastor If the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, of Cincinnati, will preach
morning and evening, exchanging with
the pastor.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
GRANTS ILLNESS.
Said Not to Fave Been Due Entirely
to Tobacco-Ccncer from
Pipe Smoking.

Notwithstanding all the good argu-
ments that have been offered against
the evils Of excessive smoking, it can
hardly be claimed that the habit is en-
tirely responsible for the production
OF cancer Of the lips, mouth or throat,
says the New York Herald. Since the
illness of Gen. Grant it has been the
popular belief that the dreaded dis
case from which he suffered was caused
by his overindulgence in tobacco. Thus
it may be easy 10 believe from a report
that another victim of tobacco has been
added TO the long list Of similar suf-
.:sssrs.
The facts, hcYsver, IL these cases do
not By any niseski ttafrin the theory.
II ~fs w.n settled il Cen. Grants case
that tobacco in Itself was not the in
itiative cagse Of II. ttrlgt trouble ssst
merely induced subsequen. aggTa7a-
ton Of symptoms by the extra irrita-
ton of the smoke passing over the al-
ready diseased surface. .,..en.
1t is quite true tnat cancer Of the llns
is very coI.lnon among pipe smokers,
but the real factor OF harm is not the
tobacco or any special poison it may
contain, but the persistent, localized ir-
ritatioa of the p;pestem. Clay pipes,
above all others, are particularly harm
full, as they are the most easily heated,
have u rough surface for the lip, are
mostly used by persistent smokers and
are usually held stationary on one side
of the mouth, all of which tends 10
focalize and intensity the irritation
which determines the malignant
growth. The first indication of the dis
ease is watery patch on the lip at the
usual point Of contact with the pipe
stem. When discovered early tits per-
fectly amenable to surgical treatment,
the percentage of cures being larger
than that of any other form of cancer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

THERE is still no official news from
the gallant Dewey, but it should be
remem bered that no news is good news
and had anything happened to him the
Spaniards would have had it many
times around the world ere this. Dew
ey's position appears to be that of
new Mayor, elected without much oppo-
sttion and taking his time to FIX up a
few little details in the police force of
Manila
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
SATURDAY, May ?, 1898
IT we've hard bet to wager that
little Alphonse will ever be King.

ALREADY the city at New Orleans has
honored Commodore Dewey, Of the
Asiatic Squadron, by calling one of its
streets by his name-the name having
been Spain street
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

THE owners of the Royal Baking
Powder Company lately refused sl2,-
600, 600 for the concern, a business
built up and fostered by persistent ad
vertisinp, p,-Printer's Ink.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
sunsets a. weather propheta,

red sunset indicates a fine day to
follow, because the air when dry re-
tracts more red or Matchmaking rays,
and as dry air is not perfectly trans
parent they are again reflected in the
horizon. a coppery or yellowy sunset
generally foretells rain.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
Sketched From Life-An interrupted Jub.
ilation.

ilation.
Say,
We didn't do thing to them,
Did we?
Well,
guess!
Are we just lot of farmers?
Do we know our biz?
If they have any more bones
To pick
With us
They'll find that we
Still have few more shots
In the locker.
Oh gee
Turn me out
Where / can have lots of room!
We just can't
Lose!
Did we throw any harpoons
Into them?
Well mebby!
We are the boys who
What's that?
Wbyt had
To do with it?
Why don't
Enlist?
Who says I was
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

UNDRR the auspices of the Order of
Elks there will be held in GAINESVILLE
for season of one week, beginning
June 18th, street fair and industrial
exposition. No doubt the affair will
be a grand success.
Marietta should take the cue, and do
likewise
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
rInger Tin Patterns.

IT is said that the patterns on the
lnger-tips are not only Interchangeable
through life, but the chance of the
fnger-tips of two persons being alike
Is less than one chance in $4,000, 100000.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

al had running, itching sore on my
leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's Oint.
ment took away the burning and itch.
ing instantly, and quickly effected per-
manent cure" C. w. Lenhart, Bowl
ing Green, Q.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
S1.Oo Excursion 10 Columbus

And return Sunday, MAY sth. t. 90
c. e, r. r. and O. G. lines. 5000 sol
diers at Bullitt Park. The Marietta
boys are there. Go and make them a
visit. For particulars see bills.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
watches, Clocks. and JeweIrv

Repaired and cleaned by a compe tent
workman, at T McCune's. 205 Maple
street, West Marietta, Ohio. New
tools, new stock. All work guaranteed,
a Apr29-2wks,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

Cure the cough and save the life.''
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds. down to the very
verge of consumption.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

ney and bladder disorders that can I be cured by
alonows Kidneoids, the new scientific discovery
for shattered, nerves thin blood. viii most posi-.
lively be paid on receipt OF reliable evidence
Morrows kidneoids ere prepared IN yellow tab.
cts, 50c box at Druggists, or mailed on receIu ut
4 price. HERB MEDICINE Co., Springfield. ohio.
manufacturers. of the famous Liahtning Hoi
.)roDG White for tess.msa.als.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07
Painting, Paperhangi

Painting, Paperhanging and Vanishing
If you want to pay big prices get
others; that is YOUR business. / do
work at moderate cost; that's nv
business. j. SCHULTHEIss,
72S Fourth ST
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-07

Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. In
slant relief. permanent cure. DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil. At any drug
store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-04
THAT TORPEDO FLoTILLA.

The report that the Spanish torpedo
flotilla had arrived at Porto Rico was
incorrect: the notilla may not arrive
there at all; it viii depend upon the
outcome of the negotiations pending
between Washington and Madrid.
Much is expected of torpedo boats in
modern naval warfare. but whether
they will prove to be so powerful and
dreaded an auxiliary to a fleet of war
ships as anticipated, remains to be
proven; they may prove to be the ter
rors of the sea or they may prove to
be inefficient. If they can be handled
as expected they will easily destroy
the most powerful battleship. They
are to the great fighting machines like
a small dog to a bear-it heels the bear
and is away so quickly and back so
quickly that the bears attention is all
on it while the hunter plants his dead
ly bullet in brain or heart, the torpedo
boat planting it's deadly torpedo in the
ships hull.
The torpedo boat is a craft of from
125 to 200 tons. having powerful propell-
ing machinery, to give it great speed,
and it generally has five torpedo tubes,
one in the bow and two on either side,
from which torpedoes are launched by
compressed air or electricity. The lat
est and most improved torpedoes have
electrical devices for propelling and
steering them. These can be sent
through the water for from 800 to 400
yards.
The torpedo boat destroyer is heav-
Ter craft. but built after much the
same style, having tubes for torpedoes,
and has some rapid-fire guns and
searchlights; they are also armored-
lightly, of course-to some extent.
The sending of SPANS torpedo TO
tilla to Porto Rico is nothing more nor
less than precautionary measure in
the event of hostilities, and no doubt
in anticipation of them. 1t is said to
be the first time that such a fleet was
ever sent away from any country.
What will it all result in?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-04
THE ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS.


Just east of Porto Rico there is q
small island called st. Thomas; it be-
longs to Denmark. In 1870 President
Grant negotiated a treaty for it's pur-
chase, the agreed price being $1,000 900,
but congress refused TO ratify the
treaty. Ever since that time there
has been talk occasionally about pur-
chasing the island, but it has amount
ed TO nothing. A little more than a
year ago the island was offered for
sale, but there were no purchasers. A
few days ago the news was flashed over
the wires that the island had been
purchased out of the emergency fund.
This proved to be an error. Later the
question came up in the senate on
Senator Lodges resolution. but senti-
ment was so divided that he with
drew his resolution.
Senators German and Pettigrew took
the position that it had been sought
TO take an advantage of the present
great outburst of patriotism to ad-
vance proposition that has always
caused contention and division of opin-
ion; and no doubt they were right.
For years the acquisition of the
island of st. Thomas has been a great
hobby with many, but the people have
never looked favorably upon the prop
osition. To attempt to bring it for
ward at this time is nothing less than
present popular uprising. 1t is said
that naval authorities say the island
would be of inestimable value TO this
country. Such, in their opinion, it
may be, but is the country's policy in
regard to the annexation of islands
and foreign countries to be determined
by naval officers? Hardly. Because
a reason for this country to enter upon
a policy that means d girdle of islands
around the globe to be utilized as coal
ing stations? The Cape de Verde islands
would be valuable for coaling stations;
likewise would some of the islands ly-
ing off the China coast.
1t will be marvellous thing if some
one does not take advantage of the
present war excitement in the United
States to work various schemes that
would have no chance when people are
in a calmer mood. Every scheme that
is advanced in the name of patriotism
receives a favorable consideration ipso
facto. All schemes that are advanced
in the name of patriotism are not pa
triotic by any means. There is more
need to keep a sharp lookout for them
now than in ordinary times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-04

thing more about the paper. should
like TO see copy of the Times "What.'
exclaimed Oliphant, shocked and amazed.
You don't know the IimeS?" He knew
of it. but he had never seen it. Oiiphant
showed him copy of the paper, ex-
planned its features and policy, and the
writer who was to become the most in
nuential OF all its foreign correspondents
negan work for the Times, u copy of
which he had just seen for the tirst time.
Once FIRMLY established In the conf
dence of the Times. he conceived the no
ton, says Morton Fullerton in almost the
only interview with Blowitz ever pub
lished. "of becoming a sort of self-accred-
tied representative to every European
court and of inducing the Times 10 AFFORD
nun an organ OF communication with
diplomatic rivals everywhere" Eventual
~ the moment came when he had his
way and he became more than the equal
or his diplomatic confrereS. Statesman
ne was not. nor ambassador for these
responsibility TO this or that state. But
diplomatist he was, and among this class
OF men he was the most powerful of all;
for he found himself in the position of
critic unattached of the European move
ment. owing allegiance 10 no country. al
of all,
Not that NJ Blowitz. while fiattering
his ambition with what he conceived to
be the higher role of diplomat neglected
the real work of his true position. He
turned everything to account for his pa
per The Times was his first considera-
ton, and long before what is known as
the interviewer was openly avowed in
the English press NJ. Blowitz was writ
ing interviews for the Times. But they
were not called interviews. What's in a
manner Why eveFythingI Blowitz knew
that well enough. As interviews" his
letters would assuredly have been reject
ed by the Times; as the utterances of
famous men" they made no jar upon the
sensitive imperscnal policy of the fastidi-
Gus and often behind-the-times paper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-04
NOT ONE CENT FOR INDEMNITY.

There is some talk about Spain re-
firing peacefully from Cuba. That of
itself would be a most commendable
thing. but with this talk there is con-
nected a proposition that the Cubans
shall pay Spain an indemnity of $780,
100000 or thereabouts, and that the
United States shall guarantee it. If
the Cubans choose to promise to pay
Spain an indemnity of hundreds of
millions, that is their affair, but this
government should not guarantee a
real. Why should it? Were it done,
all the probabilities are that the United
States would have to make the guaran-
tee good, and in that case what re-
course would they have to make them
whole? They would have to take the
island or administer its revenues like
those of Egypt are administered or
like those of various Chinese ports
This is the commercial aspect of the.
case. The one that should and will
control is a much broader one. This
country owes Spain nothing, and for
it TO guarantee anything for her would
Ia II ~ <1Shho"ieuSS opiiSdlioilS "
her, to admit that her claims and her
cause We're in part, at least, just; for
this country to do so would be for it
to humiliate itself by consenting to
put great cause, one in which HUI
mainly itself is involved, on a purely
commercial basis; there are some
things that cannot be put on such a
basis, and the independence of a coun-
try is one of them.
There is not much likelihood of the
United States guaranteeing any indem-
nifty to Spain, but it is we'll to protest
against the suggestion of it, for the
public sentiment is against it. Mil
lions for defense, but not one cent for
indemnity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-04
THE HOLY LAND.

0 Holy Land, to which 1 longed to go,
Long, long ago,
On Israefs stony mountains there to trace
The prints of Grace;
FROM Hebron's starting point each rock
to see
Where holy footsteps trod and bled for
On to the shades of dark Gethsemane,
And darker Golgotha-
[ could not go
Visions there are of mingled joy and woe,
IhaL haunt our dreams. unrealized below
Yet oft l think, amid these sacred walls
And solemn calls
These airy pinnacles entranoed in light,
These bells that warn of Times eternal
flight,
These noon-lit. soul-lit. high-ascended
spires,
That take first morning rays, ewes latest
fires,
May there not be
For such as me
Places of memory. hallowed. old, divine
Where one may ope a door, and find
shrine,
Or climb a tower. and see an Eden shine?
That. best beloved, our Holy Land is
there.
Mid our own people? There. in mist and
rhine,
And tenderest fancy, mystic veil of Time;
There in the hope of saints, whose old
world fire
Lives on to light and kindIe young desire.
While safeguarding truth new vesture
wears,
Fresh revelations with advance of years;
There, where we hear the highest. hottest
call
There is the Land most holy. after all.
London Spectator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-04

experts of each kind to man a dozen
trains. At once they were ordered TO
make IN the necessary trains from cars
standing idle in the yard take engines
from the roUndhousa and get ready 10
move the regiment with the greatest dis
patch.
Then the telegraph operators were or
dered to notify every offics along the line.
the general office in New York (Erie).
that of the Northern Central at Philadel-
phia, and the Erie & Pennsylvania Cen
trail that Colonel -- and his regiment
of LOO men were going to the front, that
they had the right of way. or by the
Great Jehovah they would take it All
trains were ordered sidetracked, and IF
Uncle Sam complains about the detention
of his mail for a few hours refer him TO
the undersigned. bound for Dixie"
Everything kept out of the way, and
when the colonel reached Harrisburg he
found full complement of cars ready to
take him through TO Baltimore and
Washington. and 1t was said, shove him
across the long bridge into Virginia be-
fore he quarters his men in the senate
chamber or bivouacs on the grounds of
the White House."
1t is the sons of such sires whom the
starvers of Cuba must meet If wise coun-
sells do not control them.