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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
GIVE INSECTS TO ILLINOIS.
Bolton EntOmOIogical Collection,
Valued mt $4,000, Presented to
State University by Executors.

The chronological collection of the
late A. Bolton, of Chicago, said to be
the largest and most complete private
collection of insects in the world, was
the other day presented to the Univer-
sity of Illinois by the executors of the
Bolton estate. The collection is valued
at $4,000 and represents 80 years hard
labor on the part of Mr.. Bolton. The
gift will double the chronological col
lection of the university and will place
the department second only to Cornell
in the matter of equipment. Mr.. Boil
ton, who died few months ago at the
age of 80. was for many years engaged
in the iron trade in Chicago.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
DISEASED NERVE CUT OUT.
Professor Newcomb, the Great AS
tronomer, liz Cured of HIS Lame-
ness mt Daltimore

There are two 'crutches at the Johns
hopkins hospital at Baltimore, which
will be kept as curios, and which will
,e put in museum should one ever be
placed in the hospital. They belonged
| % Prof. Simon Newcomb, the eminent
astronomer of Washington, and were
eft there by him recently, after an
operation which relieved him of the
necessity of further use of the body
props.
For 12 years Prof. Newcomb suffered
icutely from an unknown trouble in
ais leg, and during the last four years
was compelled to go upon crutches. Re
Gently, when DR.. Gilman, president of
Johns Hopkins university, was in
Washington attending the annual
Meeting of the Academy of Sciences,
he urged Prof. Newcomb to come to
Baltimore and submit to an eXamina-
lion by some of his young men,"
Prof. Newcomb accepted the advice
and went to Johns Hopkins hospital
the next day, where Dr. Llewellyn Bar
ger and DIR. Cushing made thorough
examination, and informed Prof. New
comb that they believed his lameness
to be due to a diseased nerve in his leg
Prof. Newcomb instructed them to
cut 1t out. DIR. Cushing removed the
nerve entirely, closed up the wound,
and put the great astronomer in bed.
Since the second day he has felt no pain
whatever; in ten days he was able to
dress himself and walk about the hos
pital. Prof. Newcomb, who is now in
Washington, believes himself to be en-
tirely cured and left his crutches at
Johns Hopkins as a souvenir.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
CLUBHOUSE ON GOLD LEDGE.
Capt. j. N. Mccoy, an Assnyer of At
lantn, Ga, Finds Good Ore
In Heart of City.

The members of the Colonial club,
one of the swell social organizations of
Atlanta, Ga, were astounded by the
announcement of the discovery that
their dwelling rests on gold-bearing
foundation of fair average value.
The find was made by Capt. j. n. Nc
Coy, an assayer of experience, who
states that, while the worth of the
quartz is uncertain, the precious metal
is positively present. The auriferous
lode extends into adjacent property
and it is probable that those residing
in the neighborhood will prosecute a
diligent investigation.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
PRACTICAL MISSIONS.
Work Being Done by Colored Wom-
en- at Washington.
Association Calling Itself the Coiorrd
women's League Locating Day
Nurseries in Crime-Ridden
spots of the Capital.

An association calling itself the Col
ored Womens league is doing some
unique work among the 10000 negroes
of Washington, more than two-thirds
of whom live in the slums of the cap
lital. One branch of the work is locat-
ing day nurseries in the most crime,
ridden localities, where the children
of working women are kept for five
cents a day, thus not only keeping tho
babies from starvation and untold
physical suffering, but in a measure
overcoming their deprayed Inherit
ance by respectable environments.
The day nurseries are wholly in the
hands of colored women and sustained
by them.
They are open from five o'clock in
the morning until the last mother
calls at night to take her child home.
which is not infrequently ~ o'clock
The object is to rid the cutters of
these sprouting criminals and start
them on an honest life. AS this reach
es only the young, a kindergarten is
in close proximity, where the tuition
is one cent n week.
From 80 to 60 children are thus
gathered in who are too young to at
tend the public schools. Another
phase of the work of these negro
women in connection with the day
nurseries is Sunday afternoon serv-
ice. where equal rations of Bible
stories little hopeful songs and child
ish prayer are interspersed with hot
milk and bread and butter.
If the usual allowance is cut short
on any of the programme ii is never
the bread and milk. These places are
kept open to the alley inhabitants as
an object lesson in cleanliness and de-
cency, and their effect is most potent.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
MURAT HALSTEAD.
East End Wedding.

The marriage of Mr.. Albert Crumm
and Miss Dora Suder will take place
at the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Suder Sr., next We'd
nesday evening, the 10Th instant The
bride is one of the East Ends charm
ing young ladies and Mr.. Crum is en-
gagged as a glassworker with the Roy
al Glass Company, of this city. The
young couple have host Of friends
who will hasten to congratulate them
upon this happy occasion.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
FOSSILS OF FISH.
state GeolOgist of New Jersey Esti-
mates That Queer Specimens
Lived fS,O00,OOO Years Ago.

Fossiized fish are the subject of a
report made by Henry b. Kuemmel
state geologist of New Jersey. The
fish have been dug up by workmen while
excavating for the new dam of the
Jersey City waterworks at Boonton
Mr.. Kuemmel says that he is convinced
the fossils are those of fish deposited
1s,OOO,OOo years ago in the place where
they have been found recently.
They lie in bed of sandstone, which,
it is presumed, was originally a vast
layer of mud, into which the fish were
thrown and buried in one of the tre-
mendons upheavals that marked pre-
historic periods.
"Those fossils" says Mr.. Kuemmel,
"show that the fish had scales unlike
those of the present day, in that they
do not overlap one another. The speci-
mems found are those of fish which
existed in the age when the reptilian
order was more dominant than now.
The fossils show fish about the size
OF striped bass and are petrified and
converted into carbon. So perfect are
many of the specimens that they show
the outline of the fish in every detail"
Some of the best specimens have been
sent to the Smithsonian institution.
Since the first specimens were found
by Engineer L. w. Harrison the italian
laborers employed on the work have
learned of the value of these queer
specimens of fish, and have been carting
them off and selling them. Mr.. Harri-
son, the engineer, has put a stop to this
pilfering and has stationed watchmen
along the excavations.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
Ordered Out Of Town.

Ella Perry, the woman who was
locked up several days ago for vag-
rancy, was ordered out of town by the
Mayor yesterday. She has made a
general nuisance of herself here of
late and it was thought best to give
her a sentence of banishment. She
went to Parkersburg.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
Cry Of Calamity.

Mr.. Abbot, ! see with some appre-
hension, for | fear he is drifting in a
sea of difficulties, ewing to the aban-
donment by his candidate and party
of all the old and distinguished Demo-
cratic issues, has suddenly taken a
turn and is denouncing the Republi
cans as calamity howlers." This is
a curious application OF imagination Of
the gallant, talented gentleman, who
has uphill labOrs, | fancy, with the lit
erature of the Democracy, and turns
for variety, if not sympathy, to the
populistic effusions. He talks very
much as though he might have gone
10 school with ex-senator PETER Now,
PETER was a sort of good man. If he
could have had his way everybody
would have had plenty of money PEI
fer was not a believer in bank notes.
He wanted the government to take
paper enough and make money enough
TO fill every pocket with it and make
every heart happy.
The calamity bowling that Mr.. Abb
bet notices in Republicanism is the ex-
preston by the Republicans of an ap-
prehension that, if the William j. Bry-
an party should get hold of the admin
istraron, the country would cease to
prosper.
Republicans should be forgiven for
all the notes of warning they may
send forth to the effect that while the
people are doing pretty well and the
evidences of the prosperity of the coun-
try are very considerable, they ought
to study their own experiences and ac-
cept their lesson to let well enough
alone. 1t has happened so often that
Democratic victories have been follow
ed by hard times that those who have
taken note of the condolences be-
tween Democratic victory and public
misfortune should mention it in an
alarming way.
But we never had as many reasons
upon any former occasion to believe
that the defeat of the Republican ad-
ministration at the polls would be cal
amitous as now. Heretofore there has
been a liability of only one very bad
break following one Democratic sue
| cess.
The trouble has been the tariff. As
| soon as the Democrats got the law
making power for the first time after
the war, they proceeded to hammer
the protective tariff system out of all
shape and then ascertained even to the
extent of convincing themselves, that
they lacked power Of concentration.
|
They could destroy schedule, but
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
CONTINUE CHARTING OF LAKES
Navy Department VIII Investigate
All Reported Obstructions to
Navigation of Big ships.

1t is proposed by the navy depart
ment to continue the Investigations
and charting of all reported obstruc-
tions to navigation in the great lakes.
This is an important work and will
require great deal of expert survey
ing. Since the survey of the lakes was
completed the growth of commerce
upon them has been unparalleled. The
lake fleet alone is greater than the fleet
of any foreign nation, excepting those
of Great Britain and Germany. In re-
cent years the amount of tonnage an
nually constructed on the great lakes
has been greater than that construct
ed on the Atlantic, Pacific and gulf
coasts combined. More than half of the
best steam tonnage in the United States
is owned upon the great lakes.
The vessels in these waters have in
creased mEch in size as well as in num-
bers, and their increased draft brings
them into contact with obstructions
which were not necessary to consider
in a survey of generation ago, when
deep draft vessels were not employed
in the navigation of the lakes. 1t has
become necessary in some of the shoal
straits and channels to use a drag to
discover isolated rocks and other OBJ
structions of small superficial area.
This work can only be done by nau-
tical people, who understand the needs
of the safe navigation Of ships. All
expense in connection with the lake
surveys, not including, however, the or
dinary expenses of the ship, are de-
frayed out of the appropriation for
ocean and lake surveys"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
Insurance Against IIIness.

Nearly 100000 persons in Germany
are insured against illness. One-third
of these reported illness in 1888. the
average duration being II days, which.
taking the average wages at only so
cents day, means loss of nearly $24,-
100000 year.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
'The Manhattan"
DINNER.


Sunday September 10, 1900.
Puree of Tomatoes.
Queen Olives. Sour Pickles
Sliced Onions. Celery
Baked White Fish a la Creole.
Roast Sirloin of Beef, Brown Gravy.
Roast Chicken, Sage Dressin. G
Lobster Salad.
Fried Egg Plant
Compete of Pineapple.
Mashed Potatoes.
Drowned Sweet Potatoes.
Stewed Tomatoes. Sugar Corn
Apple Pie. Peach Pie.
Chocolate Ice Cream.
Fruit. Assorted Cakes.
New York Cream Cheese.
Tea. Coffee. Iced Tea.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
Examination of Teachers

For the public schools OF Washington County
will be held in the Marietta High School Room
on the second Saturday OF each month except
January, July and August
]. A. STONE, Marietta, Ohio.
Presid Board OF School Examiners.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
sounds Funny. Don't Itt

The Chicago Times-Herald announces
that the horseless dog cart has made
Its appearance.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
THE AMERIcAN LOAN COMPANY.

Loans money on diamonds, watches,
jewelry, etc. Buy and sell new and
second hand goods. Second hand shoes
and clothing bought and sold,
If you want money, want to sell
or buy anything see us. Goods called
for and delivered.
THE AMERICAN LOAN CO.,
E. HENsLEY, Mgr, Ill Front St., Phone
1884,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
THE KIoWA BRIDGE MATTER.

Our article of last week in reference
TO the kiowa township bridge case is
criticised by the kiowa township board.
They say that Commissioner Nay is en-
tirely responsible for the controversy
and that he has admitted at public
meeting of citizens and taxpayers of
Kiowa township that title to the old
bridge lies with the township, but that
he thought as matter of right it
ought to be county property. The
township board denies that they refus-
ed to agree to allow the county sufici.
emf lumber to finish building the new
bridge. but on the contrary, proposed
to do this, but Commissioner Nay ask
ed tor enough more to repair another
county bridge in Moore township,
which was not only refused by the
township board but by all citizens at
the meeting except one. An article
in the Klowa Review says that Mr.Nay
contracted to sell line of pillng for
fifty cents each for which the township
had an offer of one dollar each.
The INDEX has no interest In this
controversy, but it looks to us like
Commissioner Nay and the Kiowa
township board ought to get together
The county ought not to be called on
to pay an attorneys fee in a litigation
over such very trivial matter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
THE cURrIss COMPANY.
Here all Week. Fun Laughter, Enjoyment.
Popular Everywhere. Their Enter
tainmentS Eiaborate.

The Cnrtlss Comedy Company is
here for the whole of this week. They
played their first at the Opera House
on Monday night, entitled 1.-The Mas
cot. and it was well received by the
audience. The spectacular dance by
Miss Victore Harrison can be properly
appreciated only by being seen and the
chorus songs and dances are simply far
above anything Of the kind that has
ever been witnessed on the stage In
Medicine Lodge. The entire enter
tainment is one continual round of fun.
and if the public desires firstclass treat
they should register their appearance
at the opera house during the entertain
ments. The prices are very reasonable
for such hlgh-class company.
Mr.. S. Nj. Curtiss is comedian of
wide renown and the numerous com
pliments which are paid him are not
without reason. 1t would indeed be
difficult to find his superior, both as an
actor and as gentlem an.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

The Wichita Beacon pays the follow.
ing tribute to Lieutenant c. E. Kava-
naugh:
&c. h. Kavanaugh. gunner of the
battleship Olympia. was in the city yes
terday and today. He is spending a.
few days visiting a mum Der of Did
acquaintance in this city. He has
been entertaining crowds in the city
today relating his war experiences. He
wears beautiful uniform and the
crowd gazed to its hearts content
thereon.
"Mr. Kavanaugh's parents live at
Sharon, Barber county, but he has been
here quite often and knows q number
of Wichita people. He was born in
this county. There were four other
Kansas men on Dewsy's ship with
whom he was quite intimate. He has
been three years in the service and
completed his trip around the globe
when he reached his home in Kansas.
Mr.. Kavanaugh says he wore his uni
form home because his folks requested
him to do so, and although it attracted
too much attention at first, he is now
getting used to being regarded as a
curiosity, and nonchalantly smokes q
cigarette while replying cheerfully to
the most impairment questions of the
public. He takes no honor to himself,
but realizes that the magic name Olym-
pia and the bronze Dewey medal that
he wears. are the cause of his popular
| ity''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

The Cresset Is figuring on issuing a
live stock edition March LIST with a
view to working up several columns of
brand advertisements. All the stock
counties around us carry their brands
in the county papers and there is no
reason why the stockmen of such a
banner county as Barber should not.
The INDEX would appreciate a few
columns of brands though tits far from
being financially able to get out an elab-
crate live stock edition. Our hearts
are right but our finances are far too
low to undertake such a venture.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

The people of Sharon and vicinity
were considerable excited last week
over what was thought to be a case of
smallpox brought from Blackwell. o.
T.. by Oscar Neal, but later it was gen.
orally conceded that 1t was only case
of Cuban chicken pox.On first examlna-
ton, we understand it was pronounced
smallpox by two physlcians-one of
this city and one OF Attica. The fol-
lowing from the Attica Independent
covers the material facts:
More than little excitement was
caused in Attica this week on account
of smallpox scare. Oscar Neal, who
has been visiting at the home of rela-
tive northwest of town. took the train
from here Wednesday for his home at
Blackwell, Ok. He had been sick with
the Cuban chicken-pox. and a great
many who were uniformed as TO the
nature Of the disease came to the con.
clusion that he had the smallpox. The
news soon spread in the crowd at the
depot and of course the people began to
get afraid to go near him. As soon as
the train arrived Mr.. Neal and his wife
and baby got aboard, but before it
started some one told Conductor Lucley
that there was a man on the train that
looked like he had the smallpox. The
conductor at once consulted two physi-
clans who were standing on the plat
form, and they told him that il was
nothing more than case of the Cuban
chicken-pox. The disease is spread
nearly all over the United States and
while it is not dangerous it is not at all
pleasant.
The Oklahoma Territorial Board of
Health met in Blackwell this week and
decided, after al Investigation of the
many cases at that place, that the dan
ger connected with having such harm.
less disease would not justify quaran-
tine;'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county commissioners were in
session all last week and part of Mon
| day of this week. The business, out
| side of tax matters, was light. Among
the most important business transact.
| ed, the following is noted:
The cltiZens of Sun City township
petitioned the Board to take their
Medicine river bridge as a gift, which
was accepted. Tie old bridge will be
torn down and new one built one
fourth of mile north of the present
location.
The Citizens State Bank refused to
longer pay per cent ON average daily
balances but offered to pay per cent.
Their offer was accepted.
j. d. Stroll was appointed treasurer
of Valley township, the treasurer elect
having failed to qualify.
The county treasurer was ordered to
transfer the amount of tax on $685.
valuation assessed in Eagle township,
to Elwood township. This is part of
the tax on the Lynch cattle.
A. Heflin, of Lake City, was employ
ed to provide for Mary l.. Burton,
who is in destitute circumstances,
for $40 per month.
Rev. j. f. Irwin and Rev. w. A. Cain
were appointed to assist the probate
judge in examining the treasurer's
books at next quarter.
The Board agreed to pay A. l.. Noble
$25 in the Kiowa bridge controversy if
the case IS compromised before coming
to trial and $50 if it gees to the district
court. Thus the county invests again
on account of the incompetency of the
county attorney.
The county clerk was instructed to
purchase three gasoline lamps for the
court house.
Numerous certificates of error, re-
demptions and assignments were grant
ed. Following are few of them:
j. w. Singer was given a compromise
assignment to lot 10, SouthMain street,
Medicine Lodge.
A. b. Purdy was given a certificate of
error on a valuation of $345 In the city
On account of erroneous assessment.
j. III. Williams was given a compro-
mise assignment to lots 81, "a, &c and
IS, Stolp's addition to this city, for the
sum OF $500.
E. w. Stout was given a certificate
of error on valuation of S240 on &C.
count of property having been assessed
in the city of Medicine Lodge in
stead of township.
w. G. Millar was gwen compromise
assignment to the set SET section 20,
and Ell net ne4 sci 30 81 IA for the sum
of 1888.
w. c. Millar was given a certificate
Of error on valuation of $6O0-$30O in
school district and $500 in district 81
Hugh Rankin was elected chairman
for the year. Last year Mr.. Walker
voted for Mr.. Nay and this year he
voted for Mr.. Rankin.
The Board adjourned shortly after
dinner Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

Capt. c. T. Greeyer. of Kiowa. at
tended commissioners court last week
aud incidentally tried to worm himself
into the graces of the republican boss
es. 1t is quietly whispered that Capt.
Greever has an idea that he would look
about right in the probate judges office.
and If our information IS correct. he
has been given to understand that if
his political department is good. he will
have a chance. Greever has been iden-
titled with the anti-boss element more
or less during the past year and it looks
like he is counting favor among the fix
ers again. "Orfice" is great thing to
bring them in line. 1t is q convincing
argument for the ring leaders to use.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10
N0TIcE-DANCE CLASS.

On account of the engagement of the
Curtiss Comedy Co., there will be no
lesson in dancing at the opera house
on Friday night, but there will be two
lessons next week-one on Tuesday
night and one on Friday night.
From this time on there will be posi-
lively no spectators allowed except par.
ents accompanying children who are
receiving instructions. All who de.
sire to take lessons are invited to come.
CORYELL & DORGAN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-10

In acknowledging the receipt of. a
clergyman permit for the year 1900 a
Texas divine sent in the following 10
the chairman of the bureau: MAY
you and all your assistants accept of
the free pass offered by our master, Je-
sus Christ, to all, as president of the
Heavenly Highway and chairman of
the Passenger Bureau of the same
narrow guage route, but fine one to
travel, and very safe-no accidents on
His lIne-condItion, through tickets
and no stopoyer privileges allowed
even TO us Methodists.