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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Fatal Procvastination.

"He asked me to marry him"
"And you accepted him?"
"No. Idiot that / was, / asked for
time.''
"And what did he sayT' ss
"He said he'd give me year" -
"Ah! And what did you sayg"
II saw my mistake. I said two days
would be plenty. But he wouldn't hear
Of 1t. He said no woman could make
up her mind In such short time. He
really insisted upon my taking six
months. We finally compromised ON
thirty days."
"And them
"He married that putty-faced Bim-
berling girl the very next week.
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Italy gets s4o.OoooOo a year from
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Those Wise Birds

Miss Trill-I love to hear the birds
sing.
Jack Downright (warmly)-so do I.
They never attempt piece beyond
their ability.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
He Was a Cheap Man.

Cholly-And was my present sur
prise to your sister. Johnny?
Johnny--Betcher life! She said she
never suspected you'd give her any
thing SO cheap.-Brooklyn Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Charging For Gas.

Treetop-Gee, whiz; dollar for pull
ling one tooth?
Dentist-Yes; you took gas.
Treetop--HOw much thousand do
you charge for thaty-Harlem Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

An Engagement on the Bumpers.
Hello, Pshucks," exclaimed the man
in the light-brown overcoat and patent
leather shoes, who was pacing up and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
A Slight Advantage.

How much pleasanter to shovel
snow than to run the lawnmowerv'
Yes; it Is too cold for our wives to
sit on the porch and boss us. Chicago
Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
The Worst Yet.

Wife, wish could get something
to keep the rats from coming into the
house.
Husband-Why don't you do your
own cooking?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Having Her Wav,

kiss and let's make up" pleaded
the handsome hero.
NO" responded the fair heroine. II
think we'd better make up and then
kiss. Time is limited behind the
scenes. Ohio State Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

with its skirts turned up to fit under the
edge of the shoulder yoke or drapery,
thus making bag all around that serves
for sleeves. The idea is absolutely new,
and its variations are almost endless.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
An impending Disaster.

Georgie-Auntie, / want TO run my
railroad train across here.
Auntie-I can't move now, George.
Georgie-All right, auntie; I'll just
play there's great, big fat COW on the
rack.-IndianapOlis Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Merely One of MANY.

How long did you know your wife
before you married her, Grims?"
Not a minute. Don't know her yet.
Never will know her."-Colliers Week
ly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
MMss
What Came of X.

Oneman-I'm not in politics any
more.
Tother-Why not? =
Oneman-Haven't any money.
Tother-That's what comes of your
not being in politics. Free
Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
A Misleading Item.

Johnny-Old Mr.. Skinfint must be
an awful generous man.
His Father-Why?
Johnny-The paper says he constant
ly keeps a good watch on everybody
in his employ.-Jewelers' Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Loss ON Gold Coins.

The yearly loss in value Of gold coins
by wear and tear while In circulation
amounts to about $1,000 In every
$5,O00.O0O.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
NOrES AND COMMENTS.

1t has been wisely decided not TO
attempt to run the Paris exposition
without the aid Of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
In England, taking the Queens
shilling" or enlisting, has been here
tofore regarded as almost next to 60
ing to the poorhouse.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

An old man wants to marry young
girl. Relatives appeal to the courts
TO stop it. Now if every man had to
satisfy his family before he perpetrated
matrimony, how many marriages
would there be in the year ?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

When q murderer on the gallows
declares that hanging does not check
homicide, as did James X. Brown in
Jersey City, it must at least be &C.
cepted as disinterested expert testi-
mony,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

In 1895 there were 1,030 savings
banks in the United States, and the
deposits in them amounted to 81 ,840,-
600, 900. In 1899 there were 9412
savings banks in the United States
and their deposits were 81, 4O1, 000,-
900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
Chinese Women.

The better class Of Chinese women
have at least the natural degree of
curiosity, while not wanting in friend
ly attentions. An English lady says of
them:
"The women flock around and beg
me to take of my gloves and my hat,
that they may see how my hair is
done, and the color of my hands. Then
some old woman is sure to squeeze
my feet, to see IL there is really foot
filling up all those big boots. They are
very friendly and bring out chairs and
benches before their cottage doors, and
beg us to sit down, and offer us tea, or,
IL they have not got that ready, hot
water"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

Italy gets sso.oooooo a year from
visitors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

Mayor Hart, of Boston, has dis
covered that the employees of the Mu-
nicipal Water Department used $17,-
900 worth of streetcar tickets during
1899, and has determined to put
stop to such reckless extravaganza.
The higher employees of the Depart
ment have not only used the tickets
when riding to and from their resi-
dences, but have presented them in
payment of the fares of friends, and
have freely distributed them for po-
litical purposes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

While the United States is quarant-
lining against the bubonic plague it
may be well enough for the Orient to
be erecting some barriers against ap-
pendicitis. The latter seems to be
about as deadly in this country as the
former is in the Orient.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

Writing on the decline of the
French language, NJ. Jean Finoi
points out that at the end of the last
century French was the language
spoken by the greatest number of civ.
ilized people, whereas now it stands
fourth. English is spoken by 49,
600, 900, Russian by So, 000,0 900, Ger
man by $4,000, 900, and French by
$4,000, 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

The United States is marvellous
country; no part of it is so full of
marvel as that vast section in the West
which only few years ago was a
wilderness, but is now sprinkled with
lowered cities and musical with the
busy hum of men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

1t is asserted that no two countries
in the world make and eat the same
kind of bread. In Englanda and Amer
lea there is the greatest similarity in
this respect, but the Englishman
never eats bread hot from the oven,
nor does he use biscuits made with
shortening.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

One out of every forty of the popu-
lation in New York City is dependent
upon charity according to a writer in
Leslie's Weekly. The number of the
metropolitan poor is almost equal to
the last return Of the entire populs-
ton of the city of Indianapolis, Ind,
or to that of the city of Providence,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

The holding up of Prince Henry OF
Prussia by Siamese bandits, who
robbed him of $1,000 and bicycle,
sets bright light of adventure in the
bow window of his experience. II
will sparkle in his history beyond all
his naval exploits, and as decorating
memory is worth the money and the
vehicle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

Georges Harmois, the owner of the
new dogs cemetery in Paris, thinks
that the enterprise will show hand
some profit from the start. Every
year. he figures. twenty thousand
dogs die in Paris. At least one sixth
of this number will be buried in the
new cemetery, the charge in each
case being So, so that the total re-
ceipts from this source will amount
to over $4,000 In addition, several
thousand dollars can be counted on
from the sale of monuments, while
other amounts will come in from
people who wish their dogs graves
kept green.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

B. L 1t Is larger by forty per cent
than the war army Of the Boer re-
publics. 1t 10 nearly as large 90 the
combined inhabitants of the Territory
OF Oklahoma and the State Of Nevada.
1t is nearly twice as great as the
number OF people in the State of Wy
oming when the last census was
taken.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15

Mans hatred of being ''bossed" by
one like unto himself crops out Gu
iously in the printing department at
Sing Sing, For the last year or so
Sing Sing has published the Star of
Hope, a very creditable paper, pro-
duced entirely by the convicts. and
containing some of the noblest senti-
ments that appear in the current
press. Its success, geographically,
has been due largely to the man in
charge of the printing department, q
convict sin" for grand larceny. But
that state of affairs has been changed.
A printer from outside has been put
in charge of the work; not because
the present incumbent was incapable
of fulfilling his duties, nor because
the outsider was better equipped, but
because the convicts objected to being
ordered around by one of their own
number.
One out of every forty of the popu-
lation in New York City is dependent
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
Named After Jefferson.

The name Territory of Jefferson"
was selected for the proposed new
government of Indian Territory, be-
cause it was during the administration
of Thomas Jefferson that the forefath-
ers Of the various Indian tribes in the
region proposed to be erected into a
possible state made the first release Of
lands for the formation of new states
of the Union.
1t was in 1901, at Jeffersons sugges-
ton, that the Cherokees. Chickasaws
and Creeks agreed to cede the land in
which are now the states of Alabama
and Mississippi, and in his adminlstra-
tion was concluded the treaty which
secured the vast transmississippi do
main, known as the Louisiana Pur-
chase. The proposed territory is by
express terms in the bill to be gov
eminent outside of the tribal organiza-
tions and the act contains provision
that its language shall not be constru-
ed to impair any right now pertaining
to any Indian tribe under laws, agree
ments or treaties with the United
States or to affect the authority of the
United States to make any regulations
or laws respecting the Indians or their
lands which 1t would be competent to
make If the territorial act were not
passed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
MIR. Hanna and the Chairman
ship.

Recent reports concerning the ply
steal condition of Senator Hanna have
inspired in some quarters fear that
he ma ybe unable to retain the chair
manship of the Republican National
Committee and direct the coming
Presidential campaign for his party, in
case it should desire him to do So 1t
is not probable that there has been
any intention of exaggerating such in
firmtes as may have naturally over
taken man who has worked hard at
a variety of tasks for many years,
and there would seem to be no sufflc-
lent reason for attributing current ru-
mors TO sinister motive. Neyerthe-
less, it would not be surprising il, be-
Senator had found his habitual placid
ity disturbed and had authorized the
latest announcement on the subject of
his health to the effect that his only
malady is chalky deposit in the knee,
which is expected to yield to suitable
treatment.
At all events, we hope that this
diagnosis will quickly prove to be
authentic and correct. so that when
the Craftsmanship question comes up
in due course the decision may not be
complicated by doubts as to Mr.. Han
mas bodily fitness TO succeed himself
If he is the best man for the place 1t
would be a misfortune to lose him be-
cause of lingering distrust oof his
ability to bear heavy burden. II he
is not the best man for the place it
might be still greater misfortune to
keep him in it out of consideration for
the sensitive feelings of an invalid
Either of these results may conceiv-
ably happen il really serious doubt
remains as TO the Senator's health, and
on all accounts, therefore, the reported
prospect of his complete recovery
from a comparatively trivial disorder
is welcome.-New ork TYribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
The Information Contained In This CltlleH's
Statement Is Invaluable to Marietta :
People.

When resident of Marietta whose
statement appears below who has no
monetary or other interest in the ar
ticle which he indorses who Is anxious
to do his acquaintances and fellow
rsidents good turn, who publishes in
this paper his experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills, that citizen must have
good and sufficient reason for doing so.
The following should dispel any doubt
Which may have existed in the readers
min on this subject
Mr.. s. S. Dyer, Jr., foreman at
freight house OF the three roads, Union
Depot, says: I'm March, 1899, pro-
cured box of Deans Kidney Pills at
w. H. Styer's drug store, 240 Front
street, for my father Their use prov
ed so effective that he continued the
treatment, buying two more boxes.
The results obtained were most salts
factory"
For sale by all dealers; price so
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
Control Of the Next House.

New York, May 27.-Representative
Joseph w. Babcock, of the Third dis
trict of Wisconsin,, chairman of the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, said tonight that in his
opinion the contest for the control Of
the next House of Representatives
would be close. He said that while
the reports he had received from va
rious parts of the country indicated
the reelection of President Mckinley,
the loss of a few districts would give
the Democrats majority in the
House.
Mr.. Babcock also expressed the opin-
ion that Senator Charles Warren Fair
banks, of Indiana, had the best chance
at present of any of the candidates for
the vice presidential nomination.
"The congressional committee" he
said Twill meet before the final ad-
journment of Congress, which will not
take place, l think, before June 8.
l do not think that either Secretary
Long or Gov. Roosevelt will be named
for Vice President. In my opinion,
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, who Is
an able, clean man. has the best chance
Of receiving the nomination. 1t has
been the custom for the party to take
the vice presidential candidate from
a debatable state and to choose a
wealthy man. If New York presents
a candidate | think he will be NOM
mated, but there does not seem to be
any prospect of this at present-at
least, it does not look possible. If
Senator Fairbanks is not nominated
the candidate possibly will come from
the far West.
There will be a close fight for the
control OF the House. We have only
thirteen majority now, and we shall
possibly lose some districts in the mid
die west. We expect, however, to
make up any losses that We may sus-
tain in New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts,. 1t is unfortunate that
Representative Boutelle, of Maine
was renominated, as his health is SO
bad that he may not be able to take
his seat"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
STREET PAY ROLL.
Skirts in the Pantheon.

There are certain reasons why a
National Woman's Pantheon at Wash
ington, for which an appropriation of
100000 is sought at the hands Of Con-
gress, cannot be successful. 1t might
have been wholly so, If the advice and
example of DR.. Mary Walker had been
followed by women some years ago.
AS it is, the principal argument
brought against the proposed hall of
fame is that the statues of famous
women, to be at all presentable, would
have to be dressed from time to time
in the prevailing style.
A famous woman in old fashioned
clothes would never do. She would not
feel comfortable even on pedestal.
What is more, pantheon full of stat
ues Of famous women in old-fashioned
clothes would remind the visitor too
much of Mrs. Jarley's wax works, and
might make him smile in the presence
of even the most illustrious departed.
One cannot think seriously of the
statue of a famous woman in tilter
hoopskirt, standing close to the statue
of another famous woman of the '40's
with a hustle by the side of another
illustrious woman of the eos with a
Greclan bend. There would be dan
ger that when the worldly visitor en-
tered the Woman's Pantheon and
found some woman, whose name had
come laundering down through the
decades, wearing Paisley shawl, and
some other woman, whose name the
nation revered, wearing tight, bugle-
beaded coat. he might awake the sac
red echoes of the hallowed place with
a vulgar laugh and destroy the very
Illusion that art had struggled so ard
uously to throw around him.
DR.. Mary Walkers was not exactly
the idea that the well-wishers of the
gentler and better sex could accept,
but, If it had been known that in the
near future there was to be move
ment for a woman's pantheon, her
raiment might have appealed with
greater force to the public. AS it was
DIR. Mary was arrested several times
for appearing in trousers, and the very
women who applauded her arrest are
perhaps the women who will suffer
now for falling to adopt the things
she wore.
For, when all is said and done, no
statue in skirts can possibly be made
to appear we'll. Trousers have been
encouraged by sculptors for many
centuries. The Greeks and Romans
tried the toga at times, but art never
reached its summit until the trousers
came and conquered.
These are the most obvious reasons
why a woman's pantheon. we are
afraid, can never be splendid reality.
at the capital of the nation or any
where else.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

For Congressman, 18th district
H. c. VANVOORHIS, Of Muskingum
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
President Schurman on Mani.
la Saloon.

He says in the Independent: 81 re-
gret that the Americans allowed the
saloon to get foothold in the Islands.
1t has hurt the Americans more than
anything else, and the spectacle of
Americans drunk awakens disgust in
the Fllipinos. We suppressed the
cock-fights there. but left the saloons
to flourish. One emphasizes the Fill
pino frailty and the other the Ameri-
can vice. | have never seen Flipi-
no drunkard."
In an address to the Liberal Club,
Buffalo, n. Y, he said: "The Filipi-
nos have some excellent virtues. They
are exceedingly cleanly and also ex-
ceedingly temperate. Even the mem
bers of this Liberal Club would shock
them by the amount OF wine most of
you have consumed this evening, - Z"
You have brought us the blessings of
civilization, said one of them, and
you have lined our most beautiful
street. Escolta, with 500 saloons That
Is truly the worst thing we have ever
done. Had we allowed them to go on
with their cock-fghting. and stopped
our own saloons, it would have been
better. "-Westsrn Christian Advocate.
May 20. 1900.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
EIba.

Alden Warren, aged 72 years, and a
respectable citizen. died Saturday of
liver and stomach trouble. Funeral
Monday at the house, conducted by
Rev. H. S. Willis, of Crooked Tree. In
terment at Smiths cemetery.
Walter Dutton and his sister, Nellie,
are spending the week with friends at
Beverly.
Alb. King has gone to Wcodsfeld on
business. Mrf King is spending a
few days near Matamoras with her
mother.
T. S. Bibbee attended the shooting
contest at London, o., this week
Barnsdall, Chapman & Co. will drill
in No. 20 on the Arch Dutton lease
this week
C. G. Dutton. has gone to Wolf Greek
to lease territory preparatory to drill
ing in few wells.
We visited the Washington County
Infirmary and Children's Home a few
weeks ago and were surprised to find
how kindly Washington county takes
care of her unfortunates. Messrs. Bel
and Jordan, with their good wives,are
certainly "the right parties in the
right places"
The change of time on the Pennsyl-
vania that took place Sunday gives
one an hour more in the city OF Mari
eta. Also one can go to Parkersbure
and return the same day.
F. R. Smith, engineer at the pump
station, moved into the house near his
work Monday.
]. p. Wilson is able to be at his posi-
in Bibbee's store after a few days
struggle with rheumatism.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
Pointed Paragraphs.

True faith never goes home empty
handed.
The Stars and Stripes float on the
wave of popularity.
A penny in the hand is better than
a nickel in the slot.
The end of the busy little bee is gen.
orally painful one.
Many sick mans life hangs in the
balance OF the Druggist.
Absolutely pure milk isn't necessar-
lily OF the first water.
A falling glass in the kitchen usu-
ally indicates domestic storm.
The more a man has the more he
wants--wdth the possible exception OF
twins.
The man who doesn't know what he
wants Us algeeJs kicking because he
doesn't get IT,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
Courted Seventy-One Years.

Bucyrus, o., May 2S.--Probably the
longest drawn out love story of the
century was that which came to a hap
NY close at the home of the bride. in
South Bloomfield, Morrow county, last
evening. The courtship of the con-
tracing couple extended over a period
of II years, and the early love affair of
1929 ripened into IN engagement in
1900.
The groom is August Graft aged S6,
while the bride is Miss Kate Putnam,
aged SS years. Away back in the TWEEN
ties these two people were raised on
adjoining farms. They were thrown
together and early found pleasure in
each others society. They became
lovers and it was understood that
some day they would marry. AS time
went on they became separated, but a
correspondence was kept up and neith-
er one married, both holding sacred
the VOWS Of their youthful days and
still promising themselves that some
day they would be united in matri-
mony. Time was relentless, and not
untl January Of this year were this
aged pair able to see possibility of
their lifelong hopes being realized.
and they became engaged and the we'd
ding day set for May 2S. The wedding
guests had been chosen from old
friends and none of them are less than
so years old.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30

How Are Your Kidneysf
ole free Add, stsrhns RsnsdS Co, Chiesso az n.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30

$4,000 worth Of paving and sewer bonds
under authority given by electors in
1897.
Storck brought up the matter OF the
confirmation OF the Mayors appoint
ment OF Hal McCallister as member
of the fire department It has been
discovered since that McCallister is a
minor. A motion to reconsider Coun-
ellis action was carried and the APP
pointment was rejected.
The Street committee, to which the
Globe Street Fair Co.'S proposition
was referred at the last meeting. re-
ported unfavorably.
The Fire committee was authorized
to purchase two extinguishers for the
new wagon.
The bills were allowed and Council
adjourned.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30

The Rev. Henry Moeller, a brilliant
son of Cincinnati, succeeds to the po-
stion of Rt. Rev. John A. Watterson,
deceased, as Bishop of the Columbus
Diocese of the Roman Catholic church.
1t will take a strong man to fill the
place made vacant by Bishop Waiter
sons death, but Bishop-elect Moeller
is said to possess all the requirements
for the exalted position.