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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20
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We offer One Hundred Dollars re.
ward for anv case of Catarrb that can
not he cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
e. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known II.
j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, financially a BILE
TO carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggist,
Toledo, o. Walding, Kinnan & Mar.
via, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surface of the system. Price
75c. perbottlet Sold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20
Closed Iodav.

The buying agency of Joseph seep.
this city, viii be closed all day today
ON account of the Eureka-Rpekeye pic
mic.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20

DAINTY RAFERS-The finest as
sorment of Fancy Waters IN The city Is
to be found at our store. Drop IN and
sanple them gratis, no matter lOhether
you buB or not. 25c Il tin.
WEHRS g. SONS,
No. 2ss Front. Hness Groceries.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20
Lsague Base Ball Score.

AT Baltimore
Clncinnatf. 80. ....., ,.,..... B
Baftimore...,... 49,. ......... -. o
AT New York
Chicago. ...... ........u.... O
New York. k.......... ....... 3
At Washington
(First game)
Cleveland. ... 80. 80. .a.. 2
Washington. 80. -. ....... -. 6
(second game)
Cleveland. . . ..,. .... 4
washington '.... .',.s'. '.'''''''' Z
At Philadelphia
Iouisvine. .. ...../....... ...... 8
Phlladelphia..... 80. 49,. ........ 5
At Brooklyn
Pittsburg. -. ... ...... ..... /
Brooklyn. 49,. .... ..... A
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20
J. w. DOUDMA,

Undertaken and Embalner.
East Room, First Floor, Knox-sayage
Block, Putnam street.
Telephone 295.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20

TO Cure ConstipatiOn Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathnrtc. l0c or 25c
II G. g, @, fail 20 cure. druggists refund money
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20

Builds mp the system; puts pure, rich
blood in the veins; makes men and wo-
men strong and healthy. Burdock
Blood Bitters. At any drug store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20

Goods delivered to any part OF the city.
Your money back II not pleased.
Higher price soaps, lots OF EN-, but none
better than those going in this sale.
Orders by mail gwen prompt attention.
Yours for business,
WILL s. RICHARDSON
Cut.Rate Druggist.
l27 Greene street. Phone 68
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20
Bubbles.

There's saucy snap and dash of vim
about the pretty girl whose smil ng face IL
kissed into the blush OF a-Iose's heart by the
warm breath OF summer
And the sparkle OF bright complexion Is
softened hy II tender sweetness when freshened
by the dainty touch of delicate soap. Soap
that's pure aud soap that's sweet and soap
that's ffe-h from the factory and soap 10
cheap thtl be common kinds need not 10 be
used for the bath or toilet.
SOME PROFIT CHAsERS.
Make selection and tel phone your order.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-20
For Sale.

A good Z room house and lot 45x1SO
feet on Third street, near Putnam
street, $4,000 A fine corner lot on
West Side, $500. An room house and
lot SOx9O feet on Maple streets 1900.
Some good building lots 4Ox14G feet on
upper Third street, $500. A fine piece
of business frontage on Second street
$1OO per foot A fine farm of So acres,
large young orchard, two good
dwelling houses one mile from city,
"a 0O0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

figures We're sent, significantly leav-
ing out the word the" and accent
ing figures" In another city | asked
the mayors secretary to show me the
record of school attendance for 1897;
Dut he gravely answered that the
teachers HAD not yet returned the
blanks. On my suggesting that the
statement for 1896 would answer my
purpose just as well. l was told that
the returns of that year were not vet
available either. AS a last resort. I
asked to see the record complied for
the last decennial census, that of 1887:
b1t the secretary shrugged his should
e S, and implied that I was unreason-
able. found that most of the mayors
mad no idea that census of the whole
island had ever been taken. Neverthe-
less, what purported to be such an
enumeration was taken in 1887: and
in back numbers of the Official Gazette
1 found portions of it. AS never suc-
ceeded in seeing a copy of the whole
complication for that year, / cannot
give with absolute certainty the statis-
IASS VI lIiIItIdCy WHICH II contained
But | read in an unofficial pamphlet.
whose accuracy l have no reason
to doubt, that the census of 1887
showed population of SOC, 7OS, of
whom $50, or less than IA per
cent. could either read or write. In
rectif1cation of the census for 1888
however, which l found in the Off
c1al Gazette, statistics of illiteracy are
given which reveal a gross blunder
somewhere. According to the re-
turns for that year, 23S,294, or more
than twice as many inhabitants as
four years later, could either read or
write; the logical deduction from
which would be the absurd proposi-
ton, that during the interim $4,000
people in the island had lost the
ability to do So All the census figures
are nearly valueless, as they are
founded on the statements of the
heads of families and heads of fami-
lies in Porto Rico leave something to
be desired in the way of accuracy
capt. A. P. Gardner in the Forum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
PHILIPPINE ARCHITECTURE

According to Professor Dean c..
mere heavy timbers, which are firmly
set in the ground. The floor is raised
some or 10 feet from the ground
The frame is Of bamboo tied together
With rattan, and nails are not useG
The sides and roof are usually OF palm,
and the former may be made by split
ting green bamboo, binding the halves
hat ana then sewing them together.
IT palms are scarce the roof may be
matched with long grass. The floor
is usually made of bamboo strIrs with
the convex side up They are tied
firmly in place in such way that wide
cracks are left between them. The
houses are entered by ladders; IN some
cases there is only one room. and the
cooking is done over an open fire built
on heap of earth in one corner, and
as the opening for the exit of the
smoke is inadequate, the room is some
times rendered almost uninhabitable.
In the better classes of dwellings the
house is divided into several rooms.
and there is place partitioned off for
cooking. There are windows which
are provided with swinging shades.
Prof. Worcester states that native
dwellings which are properly ar
ranged have much to recommend
them. The ventilation is perfect and
the air is kept much cooler than in
tightly closed building. The con-
struction is so light that if they are
thrown down by an earthquake or
blown DOWN by a typhoon no one is
injured, as the material is too light 70
do any damage. The richer natives
sometimes build houses of boards with
galvanized roofs and limestone foun-
datlons, but they are very much more
expensive and are pronounced decided
ly less comfortable than the more hum
bic dwellings which we have described
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
IS A PORTABLE CHURCH
Rather Small in Size but Complete and
Well Furnished.

A curious and interesting portable
church has begun it's missionary
rounds on Conanicut island, in Nara
gansett bay. 1t is supposed to be the
first of its kind, but it's creator, Rev.
Charles E. Preston, hopes that it will
be the precursor of a number of SINH
lar chapels for use in small communi-
ties too poor to provide a more pre-
tentious church building. 1t is de-
throughout, despite its size and the
fact that it is mounted on wheels. It
had to be made as small as possible.
OF course, in order to go along country
roads, and as light as possible, in or
der that it might be easily drawn.
But it has been properly proportioned,
and all the details and fittings are in
keeping with its size and purpose. 1t
is just Is feet wide outside and q feet
long, with tiny bay window 2 feet
deep to give more room for the altar
From the floor to the ridgepole is Is
feet, though the cross and belfry which
it surmounts add several feet more.
But the CROSS anu DeIl can De removed
when the chapel is on the road, and
in this way it can ride under telegraph
wires with room to spare. There are
seats for 100 people, though the pews
are placed farther apart than they are
in some stationary churches. To the
left of the chancel is built in the or
gan, a small instrument with an I'M
usually good tone, which was practi-
cally given by the makers. Most Of
the other furnishings were also con-
tributed by the manufacturers, and be
cause of their generosity the chapel,
although representing an outlay of
$4,000, cost its protector only about
One-third of that amount. New York
Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

cusIomed to such scenes They hurry
her to the stake, pile high the fagots
around her and apply the match, only
to see the wood refuse to burn, kinder
than the living men, and refuse to
harm innocence and virtue. Even then
they might have spared her life, but
the sword is left.
Never did bride array herself for
her wedding so cheerfully as this
young girl prepares for death. She
goes forth from her prison and gives
herself into the hands of the execu-
toner with a smile on her face. A
moment Of silence, whispered prayer.
and all is over. The stroke of strong
arm, rush Of crimson blood, and
the soul of Agnes is free. At night
loving hands bear her away tearfully
and joyfully to the catacombs. where
they lay her away to rest. A little
vial of her blood is placed at her
head and in her hands the palm
branch of the Christian martyr.-Rev.
j. L. Belford.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
SIOUX PRINCESS BELT.
Marvellous Piece of Bead Work Owned
by an Illinois Woman.

Miss Winnifred Winn of Ravens
wood, Ill, has recently come into pos
session OF a beautiful bead belt thai
hundreds Of years ago was the we'd
ding gift of Sioux Indian princess.
1t is marvellous bit of work and con-
noisseurs who have examined it affirm
that nothing like it can be found in
either the British or American mu-
seums. The belt is 29A inches long,
IA inches wide, and contains 1880
beads. 1t would take an expert Indian
worker six months of continuous work
to make it.
1t was given to Col Winn last
Christmas by an Indian at Fort Will
Hams, Ont. He was superintending
the building of an immense steel ele-
vator for the Canadian Pacific railway
and, as the townspeople objected to
his importing skilled labor from the
United States, he employed Indians.
with the most satisfactory results. He
aroused the Indians gratitude by var
lous humane acts, and on Christmas
day, as he sat in his Office, two young
Indians walked in, and one, Alex
Mccoy, flung a newspaper bundle On
his desk. The other man stood in the
doorway and said: ugh! There's my
Christmas present." And both tied
like naughty children. One parcel
contained the belt and the other a
knife sheath of modern make
Col. Winn mentioned his gift to an
old fur trader with an Indian wife,
and the squaw said it was the famous
Sioux ransom belt, that was worked
by the wife of famous Sioux chief
for her daughters wedding present,
and that the princess priced it above
all her possessions. The fame of the
marvellous belt spread into the camp
OF the Chippewas. With the fortune
of war it changed hands repeatedly,
until it finally fell into the hands of
Mccoy; chief of the Chippewas, who
lived on the Pidgeon river. He gave
1t to his squaw, who wore it ON state
occasions. The young half-breed who
presented it to Col. Winn is a descend
ant of the old chief, so that the belt
became his by the right of succession.
AS the belt is too gorgeous and valu-
able to keep at home, Miss VIM
keeps it in a safety deposit vault.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

pleading for mercy, my brother
smiling at the two beneath his mus
| tache. At last Dan spoke.
"Dimple," The dog raised his eyes,
| but kept the skirt between his teeth.
| Let that go. Do you hear me, sir?"
Then as Eugenia put her hand out
| quickly: No, I'm not going to hurt
him. He will understand in a mo-
ment. He has plenty Of sense. Your
mistress is not going with you, Dim
| pie, She is not going now or at any
other time with you or any one else,
unless l give her permission. She is
going to be my slave now. Did
dog, you've had your day."
Eugenia had lifted an astonished,
startled glance to his face as he spoke,
but dropped her head low over the
dog as he went on without break or
pause:
She loves you very much, Dimple.
We all do. You have trained her well,
and we are all very much obliged to
you, but you needn't worry yourself
about it any more-Tll take the en-
gagement. You don't believe me,
sir? See here And right there in
the face of me and all lne world-if
it had been there to see; nursie al
ways said he was bold zone" when
we were children-Dan drew my cou-
sin to him and lifted and kissed her
sweet blushing face.
There was a long pause. Then
Dimple loosened the skirt, rose to his
feet, and with reproachful glance at
Eugenia and a submissive wag of his
tail toward Dan walked slowly away,
while Dan led Eugenia into the house.
"Oh, DEAR she murmured, her
bright face lovely with bushes" From
one slavery to another. Am I never
to be free again?'
'NeVer!" calmly answered my
brother
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
A SNEEZE CAUSES DEATH.

A baby has been frightened to death
by sneeze. Last evening at the
city coroner's court S. F. Langham
held an inquest with reference to the
death of Henry Edward Charles Tay-
lOr, the seven-months-oId son of a
hair-dresser, residing at 4 Goldman
street, Doctors commons. E. G. Henry
Taylor, the father, stated that the
child had always had good health.
On Thursday evening it was playing
with its toys when it suddenly fell
back in it's chair in a fit. A doctor
was sent for, but it died in less than
four minutes.
DR.. A. Withers Green of Wardrobe
place, Doctors commons, stateo that
the child showed signs of recent bron-
chitis, but death was due to syncope
from sudden failure of the hearts ac-
ton.
A juror-But what caused the syn
cope?
The coroner-Did you not hear that
the father sneezed, and frightened II
to death?
Witness-Yes, did; but l left it for
the father to explain.
The juror-Then he had better do
so.
The father-I was sitting behind the
child when it was playing with its
toys, when l suddenly sneezed, and the
child fell back in its chair shivering
with fright, and died in less than four
minutes
The juror-Most extraordinary.
The jury returned a verdict of deaf
from natural causes.-London Chron
icle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
LORGNETTES.

1t is one of the fads of the day 10
use a lorgnetCe, consequently there is
no end Of pretty designs to choose
from. The fashion is not so silly as
It might appear nor so affected. There
are a great many people who require
the aiQ of glasses to see distinctly
across the street or across a crowded
sary to wear eye glasses or spectacles
constantly. To carry about eye
glasses or spectacles is a great nui-
sance. They are ugly IN themselves.
and are awkward to carry. Even
when worn on a chain they are not
pretty, and when fastened on the little
catch, often seen, they are not so Sc
cure as might be desired. The lor-
gnettes can be worn on the long chain.
or can be stuck into the belt, or car
ried in the hand. The lorgnettes that
are fashionable now are of different
lengths, short, long, and of medium
length. Of these, as in everything else,
the medium course is the one to oe
desired. The handsomest are made of
gold in filagree-work studded with
jewels, but there are some very effect
i've ones in silver, and some in tortoise
Shell. These last, however, have beer
initiated so largely in celluloid and
such materials, that they are not con-
sidered so smart, and besides they are
very fragile, but some of them are 60
very odd in carving and design tina;
it is difficult to resist the temptation
to purchase them. Those made 81
gold wear the best, although silve.
wears almost equally as well. -Har-
per's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

that this does not mean England
They say it means Brittany, in France,
and that Brittany included Normandy
and extended to Belgium.
st. Patrittl's name originally was
Succuth, and it was Pope Celestine
who gave him the name of Patricius,
under which he was canonized. When
he was 16 years old some Irish pirates
descended on the French coast and, in
company with number of other
prisoners, carried him off to Ireland,
where they sold the whole batch to
slavery. ST. Patrick seems to have
abandoned miracles for a time, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
The Shrine Of ST. Patrick's Hand.

took his luck with the rest of the
slaves. and very hard luck it was. At
last, however, he managed to escape,
and made his way to Scotland Here
his bad fortune pursued him again,
for it was not long before another
gang of Irish pirates descended on
the Scottish coast and bore him off to
Ireland and to slavery again. Then
began mis- mission work and Ireland
was saved to Christianity.
st. Agnes the Martyr.
We see St Agnes standing before a
life. Her crime is her faith. She be-
Iieves in the divinity of him whom
men reviled and finally crucifed, and
she refuses to 1ttrship the gods whom
men created and adored. Of course
she was found guilty. She confessed
her faith and gloried in it and re-
fused to renounce it. Her sentence is
announced, and 1t mazes her. She
thought she would be thrown to the
beasts in the arena, that she would
be burned a. the stake or beheaded,
but it was worse than all these.
Surely justice is a mockery when it
nronounces a sentence such as this.
She is surprised, but not afraid. She
know that he to whom she has given
herself will not permit her to suffer
insult. She is led from the palace OF
| justice to the palace of impurity. But
he who first attempts to offer her in
suit falls dead at her feet. Around his
own the Lord of glory throws the
mantle of his protection, and he that
seeks to do them harm defies his
power and insures his awful wrath
| She did not glory in the fall of hel
| tempter. but remembered the example
of him who said, Father, forgive
| them, for they know not what they
| do She prayed the Lord to pity
him and have mercy. Her prayer
I was heard
Life came back to him who dared
raise a hand against helpless Chris
tian girl. And with life came light
He died a pagan; he rose a Christian
In that brief death his soul had stood
before the Eternal Judge, and the ligh
of truth flooded his soul. He saw hi
| crime in all it's foulness, and he dedi
Gates to the God for Agnes the nev
life she has obtained for him.
One would think that such a seem
would be enough to convince any on
that God was with this helpless Chris
tan girl, but her executioners are &C
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
A PROSPEROUS THEATER

A prosperous theater in the city OF
New York may, in favorable season,
do a business of more than $250,0O0,
and keep in employment $50 persons.
There are thirty-seven theaters, in
Guiding the variety houses, in active
operation in the boroughs Of Manhat-
tan and the Bronx, while the borough
of Brooklyn adds score or more.
Everything which affects business in
general, affects the theater immediate
ly. man will reduce his expendi-
lures for tickets 10 places Of amuse-
ment long before he thinks OF cutting
down his supply of cigars, for the CT
gar belongs to that class of Injuries
which subtly become necessities, while
the theater habit, as any observant
manager will tell you, requires con-
slant cultivation. The management
of a theater is, therefore, an occupa-
ton requiring business sagacity in a
greater degree than it calls for artistic
taste.-W. J. Henderson, in Serb
ner'S.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
UGLY MEN AS LOVERS.

It's no particular disadvantage for
man, either in love or business, to
be plain of face. If his ugly features
are Intelligent, above all, if he is cap
able of love-making, he need not hest
tate to sue for any lady's favor. What
best wins a woman's love is mans
capacity for love-making. And the
ugly man may possess the qualities
of a devoted lover as much as the
handsome man. He is apt, indeed, to
be a better lover, because he is less
vain, and more sincere in admiring
the quality of beauty, which he can
not see in his mirror. There is every
reason why plain man should be
able to win woman's love, where a
handsome one fails What women
love best is manliness and sincerity.
If the ugly man can offer these, he
need not remain unmated-if he will
but speak. Women despise a laggard
wooer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
SCHOOL SYSTEM OF PORTO RICO

Of course the official reports and
school statistics of Porto Rico are not
absolutely valueless to the investiga-
tor; but on the whole he will derive
from them less information than
amusement at the vagaries of official
arithmetic. Columns do not balance,
figures do not tally, totals are incor-
rectly added, and data not only fail to
agree, but are often absurd on their
face. 1t is useless to try to straighten
these things out. If an explanation is
asked from any official, he smiles,
changes the subject, and leaves you
with the impression that figures are
not meant for mankind to take seri-
ously. The trouble with the school
census is not in the system, but in the
execution. The blanks which are sent
for the teachers to fill out are COM
prehensive and intelligent; but they
frequently get no farther than the
teachers substitute for waste-paper-
basket From some of the larger
places, however, school returns are
exacted. This is regarded as another
instance of the annoyance of Span
ish tyranny; and it is only at the very
latest moment that the government
demand is complied with. In one
city l examined file of papers for
the year 1897, and found among them
succession of kilograms from the
authorities requiring an immediate
rendering of the figures for the previ-
Gus year. | asked the mayor if the
| figures were sent on receipt of the tel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
THE QUIET HOUSE.

Oh, mothers, worn and weary
With cares that never cease.
With never time for pleasure,
With days that have no peace;
With little hands to hinder,
And feeble steps to guard,
With tasks that lie unfinished,
Deem not your lot too hard.
l know house where playthings
Are hidden out Of sight;
No sound of childish footsteps
Is heard from morn till night
No tiny hands to litter,
That pull things all awry;
No baby hurts to pity,
As quiet days go by.
And she, the sad-eyed mother
What would she give today
To feel your cares and burdens,
To walk your weary way?
All! happy she, yea blessed,
Could she again but see
The rooms all strown with plaything!
And the children round her knee!
Montreal Witnes,