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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Photographed Modder River
Fight.

Many people have ideas of photo
graphing a battle. A photograph of
this battle would reveal nothing but
q bare stretch of veldt with a line of
willows and poplars in the background
Not a Boer could be seen, and even
our own men were almost invisible as
they lay there in sand colored khaki,
keeping a liberal FIVE PAGES apart
only here and there where slight in
dulation gave precarious cover could
one see the khaki backs clustered to-
gether Hike a swarm of locusts on the
plain.
Personally, having been fortunate
enough to find a small ant-hill for my
head protection, l endeavored to take
few snap shots with kodak, not be-
cause there was anything to take, but
in order to give some idea Of the bare
aspect of a modern battlefield, but |
am free to confess that to let go che
shutter and still keep ones head be-
hind an ant heap proved so difficult an
operation that it was pure matter Of
chance whether l photographed the
vedlt or the sky. The incessant whis-
tie Of bullets is not good for photog-
raphy, though, curiously enough. it
encourages sleep. Many men dozed
off that morning under the rays of a
particularly insistent sun, only to be
awakened by the bursting of a big
shell or the repeated reports of most
disagreeable quick-firing gun employ
ed by the enemy with equal impair
tlality against our firing line and our
hospital wagons. All the morning the
one cheerful note was the incessant
report Of our own field pieces and nav
al guns. Eearly in the day the two
field batteries had moved round from
our extreme right and came up in the
center just little to the east fthe
railway, and did magnificent work.
| March Scribner's.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
0. & [. K.
Acquires Possession of the Property
of the z. & O, R,

AT midnight last night the property
of the GAINESVILLE & Ohio River Rail-
way Company passed into the hands
OF the Ohio &c Little Kanawha Rail-
road Company, who will operate the
line in the future.
The property transferred is situated
in Washington, Morgan and Musking-
um counties, Ohio. and Wood, Writ,
Gilmer, Calhoun and Braxton coun-
ties, West Virginia, and the consldera-
tion is $26O,oOO.
There will be no changes in train
service at present and Marietta will
still be the southern terminus of the
road. What changes the company may
have in view for the future are un-
known to the public, but 1t is suppos-
ed that they will extend the road from
this point through 20 Braxton county,
under the charter granted them not
long ago in West Virginia. The most
logical supposition is that the Ohio
and Little Kanawha road will be made
the connecting line in the system
between Cleveland and the cca fields
and timber lands Of West Virginia.
OF the new organization Mr.. Frank
A. Durham is President, and j. Hope
Sutcr, General Manager.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Improvement of the Ice Harbor
Lot.

A member of the City Council who
voted against the appropriation oi
the 500 asked by the Marietta I'm
provement Association Tuesday even.
ing, said last night that he did so fol
good reasons. The first was that the
City Council had under consideration
at present the extension Of the Goose
Run sewer, west of Front street; then
at the other end of the lot the bridge
company would want to use consider
able space for the storing of material
and for work room; also that more ex-
tensive improvements were contem-
plated than those suggested by the
Improvement Association. With these
things in mind he said that he did not
think 1t proper to begin the improve
ment Of the lot at present in the man
ner suggested. The matter will be
taken up in due time" he said.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Because She Loved Him So. "

The present theatrical season will
bring to this city few if any brighter
attractions than the production of
Because She Loved Him So" which
will be seen at the Auditorium Satur-
day, March 10th. This play which
promises to rank as one of William
Gillette's best efforts ran for nearly
two hundred nights at the Madison
Square Theatre. New York, last season
and throughout the entire summer,
this successful comedy tested the ca
paclty of Powers Theatre in Chicago.
l.. NJ. LUCHS, Mgr.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
c. R. Richardson's Report Of
Yesterdays Markets.

OIL City Exchange, 3 p. m.-Cash oil
unchanged. Credit balance, 1.6S.
New York Stock Exchange, p. H.
Stocks were mixed in sentiment, break
ing early in the day and firming up
after dinner. Third Avenue was very
feverish, advancing to SO to 81. Sugar
advanced to 1.07. Prices were uneven
and feverish at the close.
Chicago Board of Trade, lis p. NJ
Wheat was steady until the last hour
when it became very weak, and has
once more hit the low record price Of
65 cents. There was absolutely no sup
port at the close. Corn steady. Oats
unchanged. Pork sold down to 1880
for May.
Cars today: Wheat, A; corn, 356;
oats, 1885, hogs, $4,000.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
A Night Impression Of New
York.

BY day the city has limits. 1t is a
measurable quantity with definite
bounds, but with the coming down OF
night it seems to spread out into space
that only the imagination can take
hold of. 1t is a thing of apparent
power in the brilliant light of day, and
the spirit that animates and drives its
infinite activities is as irresistible as
some mighty engine But the impress
sion Of potential energy that you get
after dark Is even stronger. The mere
passivity OF the city by night is full OF
thrill. You feel with keener sense
the llttleness and the relative power
lessness OF the individual unit, and are
conscious that unknown tendencies
and influences of which you can have
no knowledge and no control, are be-
ing stored up against you.-'March
Scribner's.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
In a London Fountain.

A strange and diverting scene was
witnessed recently in Trafalgar square
which caused the greatest amusement
to a crowd numbering several hund-
reds, and led to the arrest of the prin-
cipal actor.
A Covent garden porter of remark
ably rotund appearance, jumped into
the water surrounding the eastern
fountain. and began to give an exhi-
bition of comic swimming, to the great
amusement of the on-lookers, who rap
idly increased in number, but to the in
dignation of the policeman on duty on
the spot. The officer informed the
man that he must at once come out,
whereupon the swimmer turned on his
back, and, while floating, put his
thumb unto his nose and spread his
fingers out"
The crowd roared with delight, but
the policeman, who was now re-en-
forced by three of his colleagues, was
very angry On being again command
ed to leave the water the man, still
floating, answered.: Not me. Gen.
eral White is still in Ladysmith and
here | shall stop, say what you like"
AS words were of no avail, one of the
ccnstabes took off his tunic and en-
tered the water, but he slipped and fell
full length. The swimmer then sur
rendered at discretion, and, accompan-
led by the equally dripping policeman,
was take nto the Old Scotland Yard
police staton.-London News.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

Mr.. Strain, of the Special Committee
appointed to consider the proposed
Messenger Service ordinance, states
that the members of the Committee
are not at all pleased over the treat
ment the ordinance received in Coun-
Gil, Tuesday evening, He says the
committee had spent considerable
time over the ordinance and that they
had removed all Objectionable fea-
lures. They reported favorably to the
passage of the ordinance.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
For tte Blind.

A typewriter for the use OF the blind
and embodying number Of valuable
ideas has been constructed by Fred
Frey, who lives at 6S9 East Main
street Mr.. Frey is only 10 years OF
afe, but he has developed remark
able aptitude for mechanics. electricity
and chemistry. AT the outbreak of
the Spanish American war he became
interested in explosives and made a
gun cotton which was very powerful.
He Is not regular student at the In
stitution for the Blind, but is taking q
particular line of studies there. He is
pronounced Albino, and his assicia-
tions with the blind has greatly inter
ested them in their work and develop
ed a desire on their part to tighten
their labors.
The typewriter is a novel machine
and is operated by electricity. 1t may
be operated for the personal use of the
operator or, by attaching telegraph
wire, be made to reproduce a message
in the blind alphabet miles away. The
alphabet used by the blind is an ar
rangement of dots, raised on the pa
per so as to be susceptible to the touch
and in the machine which Mr.. Frey
has invented these raised dots are used.
There are only four dot keys and a
space key to the machine, and the let
ters are made by the combination of
dots. The perforater is on the car
riage of the machine, and operates
from the under side Of the paper, so
that on the reading side the dots will
be raised. A combination of magnets
ingeniously arranged is used in the
mechanism.--Oh State Journal
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
GRAIN-O! GRAIN-O!

want delicious. appetlzlng. nourlsh-
ing food drink to take the place OF cof-
fee. Sold by all grocers and liked by
all who have used 1t. Grain-0 is made
Of pure grain, 1t aids digestion and
strengthens the nerves. II is not u
stimulent but health builder and the
children as we'll as the adults can
drink 1t with great benefit. Costs
about V as much as coffee. 15c and
s5e per package. Ask your grocer for
Grain-0
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME.

Gan Old Favorite Modernized.)
The sun shines bright on my old Ken
lucky Home,
The voters are boozy and gay,
The rye is ripe and the Bourbon is in
bloom,
And the shotgun makes music all
the day.
The stone jug rises to kiss the waiting
mouth
And the upturned eyes gladly play
On the soft blue skies of the sunny,
sunny South,
In my Old Kentucky Home far away.
Put a shirt of mail underneath your
Sunday coat
Wear an armor plate under your
vest;
That's the safest way when the negro
goes to vote
And the white man is there to pro-
test.
o. the gay old times when the election
comes around,
There's music to liven the day;
The sextcn's spade stabs the Dark and
Bloody Ground,
In my Old Kentucky Home far away.
The black smoke pours from the Chin
ney of the still,
The fragrance of corn taints the
breeze.
1t rises up till the tears of angels spill
And the man in the moon has to
sneeze.
The red juice shines on the bottle on
the shelf,
The sunbeams around it at play,
When the your throat gets dry pull
the cork and help yourself,
In my Old Kentucky Home far away.
The feud man hides in the corner Of
the fence
And waits for a shot at his foe;
That foeman's soul goes kitlng to
the hence
To the land where they don't shovel
snow;
The Coroner comes to investigate the
death,
And jags up comfortably gay.
And the verdict says he died for want
of breath
In my Old Kentucky Home far away
Weep no more, my lady.
Weep no more today.
For things have changed in my old
Kentucky Home.
In my Old Kentucky Home far away.
From the Blue Grass Clipper.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Oil News.
Yesterdays MARKET,

Buckley & Co.'S we'll ON the Fuller
ton farm at Briggs was cleaned out
yesterday and will be good producer.
The well was shot two weeks ago, but
owing to high water 1T could not be
cleaned out until yesterday.
Marietta parties have commenced
drilling well on the Hecker farm in
the West End of the county.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Bought the St. Mary's Alleys

ST. Marys, w. Va. Feb. 28.--Robert
II. Patterson, formerly well known
travelling man residing in Parkersburg
has purchased the bowling alley here
Of Robt- c. Hyatt. Bob was born and
reared in st. Marys. and will doubtless
naks success os his new venture.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

According to the calendar, winter is
over, but as a matter of fact snow will
fly till April and several bitter periods
may reasonably be expected before
balmy spring sets in.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

The State League of Republican
Clubs of West Virginia will meet in
Parkersburg one week from today. In
dications point to a rousing meeting
of the young Republicans of that state
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
EDUCATORS MEET.
ment or Superintendence of Ma
ttoRal Education Annexation.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-The annual con
ference of the department of superin,
tendence of the National Education
association opened in University hall
Fine Arts building, Tuesday The de.
partment numbers among it's mem.
bers more than forty college presi.
dents and many professors and presi.
intendents of schools. The large aud.
ience which had gathered TO listen to
the opening addresses included some
of the most distinguished educators
in the country. Among those present
were President Charles w. Eliot, OF
Harvard; President Ben jamin Idle
Wheeler, of the University of Cali
fornia; Prof. Nicholas NJ. Butler, OF
Columbia university; President David
Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford uni
yersity; Superintendent +. BENJAMIN
Andrews, of Chicago; Miss Estelle
Reel, superintendent of Indian schools;
Bishop Samuel Fallows, Prof. Ira
Remsen, John Hopkins university;
DIR. VIM. +. Harris, United States com
missioner of education; President An
drew 5. Draper, OF the University of
Illinois; Prof. Arthur Allen, of the
University of Cilorda; Dir. James l..
Russell, dean of the teachers college,
Columbia university; Superintendent
l.. II. Jones, of Cleveland, o.; Superin-
tendent J. Ii. VanSickel, Denver, Col;
President Il. o. Lyte, of the Pennsyl-
yania normal school; Erwin Shepard,
secretary National Educational asso-
citation; President w. r. Harper, Uni
versity of Chicago; President Edwin
A. Alderman, University of North Car
olina, and Prof. Charles DeGarmo,
Cornell university.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

General Buffers thousands succeed
ed in capturing sixty Beers, according
to yesterdays dispatches. Another
grain OF comfort for the British.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

Never were prospects of Republican
success in municipal election in Ma
rletta better than at present. Mr..
Sykes will be elected Mayor by rous-
ing majority.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

81 owe my whole life to Burdock
Blood Bitters. Scrofulous sores cov-
cred my body. / seemed beyond cure.
B. B. B. made me a perfectly well
woman" Mrs. Chas Hutton, ,Berville,
Mich.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

Hives are terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant relief; permanent cure.
At any drug store, so cents.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

Use DIR. I'ulPs Cough Syrup mt once
test and is positively reliable remedy. Life
is too short To experiment with new so-calIed
,,snre cures" Bulls Cough Syrup costs but
20 cents 10
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

The habeas corpus proceedings in
the case against Ellis Glenn will be
disposed Of by Judge Jackson at
Parkersburg Thursday
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Death From lnhnIIng sewer Gas.

South Bend, Ind, Feb. 25.-Jas. But.
Ter, aged 81, an ex-couneiinan and ex.
street commissioner, was overcome by
sewer gas and died while examining q
sewer manhols.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

Col Gains Japanese Art Sale will
open this afternoon at 2:15. at 1913 Put
nam street. All be sure and attend.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

Marietta is the terminus of a new
railroad. the Ohio and Little Kama
wha.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
For Assessors.

Today, March 1st, is New Year
Day with the city government
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
THURSDAY. MARCH I, 1900.

REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
For Mayor,
w. e. SYKES.
For City Solicitor,
CHARLES w. RICHARDS.
For City Engineer,
L. FRANK GATES.
For Water Works Trustee,
JAMES MCCONNELL.
For Cemetery Trustee Uong term.)
ROBERT SHIERS.
For Cemetery Trustee (Short term.)
d. H. GIBSON.
For Councilmen,
1st Ward--Joseph Smith, Jr.
I'd Ward-L. j. Cutter.
Sd Ward-William Kerns.
4th Wards. H. Plumer.
5th Ward--John w. Trautman.
9th Wards. A. Coffman.
For Assessors,
1st Ward-Barker e. Kigans.
I'd Ward-John l.. Smith.
Sd Ward-Benjamin Bragg.
4th Wards. s. Stowe.
5th Ward-R. B. Davis.
9Th Ward-J. X. Gregory
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Don't Tobacco spI. and Smoke Tour Ilfs Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
ietic. full OF life. nerve and sgor. take NoTo
Bac. the wonder worker. that makes weak men
itrong. All druggists, soc or si. Cure guaren
,eed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01
Marriage Licenses.

Frank Wright, Of Marietta, and
Belle Harsha, CT Reno. Rev. A. X.
Mccall.
Levi F. Hopkins, of Wood county,
W. Va, and Rachel Smith, of Marietta.
John Gregory, ]. P.
Edward Nicholas and Gertrude e.
Sayre, both of Marietta. Rev. w. D.
Cherrington.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-01

we VIII, consider u a great favor u
.ut,scrlborsi viii report any failure
70 yet their Loader. or any careless
ness on the part OF the carrier
Subscribers will please not pay
the carriers unless she carrier
punches his credit tag In subscrio-
er's presence.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
CALTE AT THE LOTOS CLUB.
LADIES, DAY A MARKED SUCCESS MINNIE
sELIGMAN RECITEs THE ABSENT
MINDED BEGGAR-"

The Iotos Club Ladies' Day is always largely
attended. and that held yesterday from till
O'Clock D. m was no exception From the first
moment until the last the handsome rooms Of the
clubhouse at No. 55S Fifth-ave were crowded with
richly gowned women
The hospitality Of the LOtos Club is lavish at al:
times and there were few rooms closed to the Wis
itors The "deQ'' in the basement was thrown open
and salads croqJsettes and ices with accompani-
1nents of coffee, purely delectabe punch and in
nocuous but refreshing lemonade were served TO the
constant demand. Upstairs a private dining room
was reserved for those whose talents contributed
TO the entertainment Of the afternoon, and there
refreshments were served after 'the conclusion Of
the programme
The guests strolIed from one floor to another,
looking al the many beautiful paintings and other
attractions The den has its walls literally COW
cred with autographed photographs OF famous
singers and actors. and sketches by distinguished
artists who have been guests Of the club various
times
The programme was contributed to by Aeulf
Hjorvards pianist; Heinrich Meyn, barytone; Miss
Rose Maxwell reader; Miss Louise Westeryelt. SO
Carleton, tenor: Minnie Seligman' who recited The
Absent Minded Beggar and Townsena @ q FeioWI, d sS
tation and Arthur z. Stahlschnltdt read selection
Mrs Langtry was to have recltea me s ADsen9 rS
that long rehearsal had exhausted her so that that
stepped into the breach and made a brilliant sue
Among those present were Mrs Frank R. Law
renee Mrs F s Coae Mrs. W. w Walker. Mrs.
Edwin Hollis Low Mrs Charles Louis Hinton. Mrs.
RI1fug MacDunee Mrs. Thomas z. Hardenberg.
Mrs E. V Morgan Mrs. E. B. Harper. Mrs A z.
Macdonald, Mrs. Townsend L Fellows, Mrs A L
Woarms and-the centre OF attracton-Mme Calve.
The Entertainment Committee consisted of DR..
W W Walker chairman: Ernest H. Behrens, sec
retary: William Henry White Edwin H Low, VIII
lam T Carleton. Richard Arnold Townsend n. Eel
lows John Elderkin A 2. Southeriand, Major j;
3. Pond, Leo Schultz. Oscar B. Weber and Emil
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
A SUNSHINE TRUST.

Organization has reached out its octopus arms
to contain and TO consolidate every conceivable
effort and II appears now that the flashing sun
beam has been corralled and focused to its use.
The International Sunshine Society is the latest
incorporation This is a trust about which little
has been said. while it has been tnsldiously reach
ing its shining tentacles TO encircle the whole
round world. No matter what ones opinion OF
trusts may be it is not possible to look with any
thing but favor on an inclusive organization which
embodies all the good features Of trust and none
OF the bad the basis Of union of all Tor the
good of all. The philosophy Of the international
Sunshine Society is a very simple one. ana II Is d
very beautiful philosophy of life. too. It's oaslc
creed is mutual heIpfuIness and acceptance Of the
In its urinary deveIopment il seems that it en-
bodied merely The interchange Of kindnesses from
idea which originated in the thougnt % OF E., Ihe
New-York City newspaper office In its naJufa
growth it has become medium Tor an, an lhI5F- Ii5
change Of sympathy and deeds OF pracsiCal Allu5 5
ness among all classes and conditions. Social ana
religious distinctions are to be eliminated oy me me
every plane OF society to every other plane pro-
@ofing m 6aase the unity OF the spirit "n''h Is 's
1t is not at all purely ideal conception, but has
its practical side in gift exchange, in good liter
distribution and other forms OF mulual PenenI
through the central eleaT1ng mouse % I[ IiTTir
the society has developed into nterna tonal or
ganization. with branches in many foreign lands
It was Sydney Smith who said: IF It be my LOT
to crawl I viii crawl contentedly; If to fly viii
hy with alacrity. but. long as I can avoid II.
viii never be unhappy" This seems 10 be the
of thought that is pronounced by the Sunshine
movement
braced the Don't worry idea The whole effort
consequently involves the stimulation OF a cheer
fuI tone Of mind and the growth Of that serenity
which takes the friction out of the daily grind
Anxiety and restlessness and depression waste
vitality and impair the mental faculties, as every
body knows. The simple act Of trust in every
things coming right ultimately will bring sunshine
But the point to be remembered in the application
is that according to natural laws sunshine must
be reflected or il will lose its warmth and glow
and life giving power. There's retroactive bene-
fit which comes from studying ways to make others
happy Sunshine" We hope. will now be brought
within the reach OF all classes-t Boston Transcript,
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
HOME FOR MRS. ANTHONY.

THE BENEFIT PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT
HELPS TO SWELL THE MEMORIAL FUND.
The entertainment given last evening at CHECKER
ing Hall in aid Of the Memorial Home Fund FOR
the widow and child Of Bill Anthony was in every
sense most satisfactory to the committee OF women
WIN have had the affair In charge Admiral Philip
WAS detained at the last moment Among those
who were present were Captain Sgsbee and
arber chidwrick late OF the Maine; Major
General Charles F. Roe, General Richard Deaheld
Mayor Van Wyck J. II. Zimmerman and John A
Mccall Resides there fifty marines, former
companons of the dead hero IN fuil dress UNIFORM
with side armg They were escorted By twenty -IVs
Of New-Ynrk's fairest young women dressed IA ne
National rolors and led by the Goddess OF l1berty
The women of the committee Mrs. M , Hoohe,
Mrs J0hn 7 Ffrancis and Margaret Isabel Cox, are
ia deem "a rest and VIII continue their efforts until
the object Is attained and Mrs Anthony is in pos
session OF her home s--t..s-, - - -.
The programme last evening included some or the
best talent ia town at present ali or whom yolui-
tsered their services. Among mem we're aunt
Louisa E.drtdge Miss Nettfe Van Sickle. Miss lnez
crabtree Miss Emma Brennan Inee and SenoTlta
IuIsffa srf-and a young Cuban girl. who has
recently come n New-York 70 follow a musical
"a rer ~ - esyr. 10 restore lost fortune which
entirely sEsDt away In the late war with Spain