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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

Mark Twain was the cause of New
York hackman losing his license be-
cause the latter charged him an lille
gal fee. That fellow doubtless realizes
that even humor has sting.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01
Report Received.
By Associated Press.

Washington, d. c.. Nov. 30.-The
report of Special Auditor Lawshe, who
was sent to Cuba by the Secretary Of
War to make supplementary investi-
cation into the Cuban postal frauds,
has been received at the War Depart
ment. 1t was made direct to Secretary
Root and will not be made public.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

There is a world of meaning in those
words of the President: BE not dis
turbed; there is no danger from en-
pire; there's no fear for the republic.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

Mr.. Phillips, the young man who for
a week held the Chicago market in the
hollow of his hand, took corn pone for
his Thanksgiving dinner.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

1t is said that Mrs. Mckinley has
just completed her fifteen hundredth
pair of slippers for church socials and
country fairs.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01
Oscar Wilde Dead.
BY Associated Press.

by ASsOcIaLeu Presa-
Paris, Nov. 3O.-Oscar Wilde died to-
day from meningitis. He has been
living for several months in a hotel on
the Rue Des Beaux Arts. He was
known under the name of Mamounth.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Wilde com
mitted suicide
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

The Powers insist on putting up the
price of the indemnity, which is good
evidence that at least a portion of
China must be dismembered.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

Now that Thanksgiving is over
Christmas is the next big event that is
being looked forward to with interest
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01
Professor w. L. Robinson,

Teacher of Voice Culture, and Artis-
tic Singing, Italian method, has or
ganized class in this city. Those de-
string to study with me will leave
word with John e. Leonhart, the jew
eler, OF drop me card,
will call at their residence.
My teaching days here are Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Best of ref
erences given. Address WI. Robin
son, Marietta, Ohio.
Tues Sept. lift.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

The Leader was the first to bulletin
the news of the Marietta football
teams victory at Cincinnati.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

The football season is over-now
boys get down to your books.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01

If rural delivery continues to grow
class postoffice after awhile.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-01
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1900.

The Daily Leader is on sale
at Gates News stand, Union
Depot News stand, c. R.
Buchanan's and Scott &
Wards.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
A BUSlNESSLIKE MAMMA.
Presents Her Two Daughters to Wife,
Seeking Bachelor and Gives
Him His Pick.

Having advertised in a paper for a
wife, Perkins Williams sat down to re-
ceive proposals. Mr.. Williams is a
prosperous farmer and lives two miles
south of Cortland, N. Y. When he had
received 100 favorable communica-
tions he selected the choicest few and
opened negotiations. None had been
finally closed when an elderly woman
and two younger ones drove up to
Mr.. Williams front door and inquired
for him.
The elderly woman announced that
she had come on a business matter
and would stay to dinner. Mr.. Will
liams entertained his guests sumptu-
ously. When it was over the elderly
woman pushed back her chair and,
waving her hand toward the two girls,
said, briskly:
"Now, Mr. Williams. I have read
your advertisement. You seem very
comfortable here. These two girls
are my daughters, Ethel and Marion
Bodkin. They are willing to marry.
Take your pick"
Mr.. Williams looked them over, in
cluding Mrs. Bodkin, and decided on
Ethel The wedding day was set for
Thanksgiving, and the Bodkin family
drove back to their home where Per-
kins Williams will present himself for
his bride on the day appointed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
POPULARITY OF GOLF GROWS.
DR.. Dudgeon Calls 1t Most Valuable
Scottish Gift TO the
World.

The popularity of gold in England
grows apace. Wherever a bit of
ground at all suitable for the sport is
found there the golfer is sure to be
seen. This was well demonstrated
the other day when Mr.. Balfour
opened the Hawksworth Golf club
house, Small as the village is, that
golf house cost the large sum of $1O,-
OOO
Apropos of this, people have jnst
been reading little book called "The
Prolongation of Life" by DR.. r. E.
Dudgeon, written chiefly for those
who have had to abandon their accus-
toned business or occupation and be-
gin as it were new mode of life, of
which they have had no previous ex-
perience.
In chapter on exercise DR.. Dud-
geon, who eXultantly declares that
Scotland never gave the world a more
valuable gift than golf, describes the
national game and its health giving
qualities with enthusiasm.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
YALE GAINS BIG SUM.
Treasurer's Report Shows Large In
crease of Funds Last
Year.

The Yale university corporation
treasurer's report and the budget for
the coming year were presented at
the autumn meeting. Both were ap-
proved. Treasurer Morris f. Tyler
says that for the fiscal year ended
July 81 1900, the permanent funds of
the university were increased by the
sum of S427,3S.59; that the general
funds of all departments amount to
So, ,372, ,994.42, and the funds and assets
of the university aggregate $5,347,-
7S2.77. The receipts from term bills
and other charges to students were
S4S7,022.19; received as income from
investment, rents. etc. $255, ,967.70.
The general university funds have
received $21O,99s.5O of the years in
crease noted, the principal additions
being from the estate of the late Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, 100000; from Miss
Caroline Phelps Stokes and Miss
Olivia e. Phelps Stokes, for the erec-
tion of Woodbridge hall. $4,000. and
100000 from William E. Dodge for a
specific course of lectures. OF the re-
mainder of the increase SIG, ,977. .65
comes in the form of gifts to the in
comes of the different departments
and 5000, ,6s5.25 in additions to build
ing funds. of which latter sum $780,
IT'S has been paid to the bicentennial
memorial building fund.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
An Ancient Fad.

What had come to be almost a lost
art is being revived by the feminine
fad for brass buttons, says the New
York Times A generation ago, when
brass buttons were worn so extensive
ly, there was in Connecticut, where
most of them were made, an army OF
men and women skilled, respectively,
as hand burnishers and chasers. The
men using tOols pointed with a very
hard stone imported from England and
known as furnishing stones, gave to
the brass buttons, already Shaped and
gilded, polish like that of sold.
Young women with deft touch chased
on the highly polished surface dainty
traceries of conventional sorts, the
result being very snowy buttons.
These have been missing from the
markets for about twenty-five years,
and the art of making them has been
almost forgotten. few women found
employment as chasers in the works of
the silver-plated goods manufactures
in and around Waterbury, Meriden and
Hartford, but there was no place for
button chasers. Expert button bur-
nishers of the old days have about all
gone from this earth. Now that the
demand for the old fashion has come
again lhe button factories in Water
bury, where most Of these ornaments
are made, have had to teach the new
lot of workers the we'll nigh lost arts
Of both chasing and Furnishing. A re-
cent visitor to "the brass city" to see
about securing a lot of the fashionable
buttons said the demand for workers
had brought to the busy factories there
lot of gray-haired men and women
whose factory working days had long
since passed. They had to be pressed
into service at fancy prices to supply
the demand for suoh workers as were
needed and to teach young men and
women the tricks of the trade. So very
tickle is fashion as to the minor details
of dress that manufacturers there have
to face new problem-whether 1T is
worth while to teach chasing and bur-
nishing to young hands or to tempo
rarly rob the silver workers and gold
smiths of their help az fancy prices to
cater to the passing craze. Should the
button craze die out there would be no
use for the newly trained help If 1t
lasts there will be need for all the
help that can be obtained, So the
manufacturers are between the devil
and the deep sea, waiting for some
demonstration by the leaders of the
monde as to whether brass and gilt are
to continue as fashionable adornments.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
NEED A NAVAL RESERVE.
Secretary Long to Urge It's Establish
ment Instead of the Present
Naval Militia.

Secretary Long, it is said in. special
dispatch to the New York Tribune
from Washington, will in his report
urge the establishment of naval re-
serve TO supplant the existing naval
militia, which is thought to have out
lived its usefulness, as shown by its
rapid deterioration since the war with
Spain. The proposed national reserve
is already under consideration in 0on-
gress, with the Endorsement of all
naval and maritime interests. 1t con-
templates the enrolment of officers
and seamen in the merchant service,
much after the manner of the British
reserve, at an expense far below that
of the naval militia, with the distinct
advantage of making experienced sea-
faring men available for services
aboard fighting ships. 1t will be
shown that in case of war tomorrow
the United States warships now in serv-
ice would require at least 500 officers
and 10000 men for fighting compile
ments. With a national naval reserve
enrolled I his force could be secured and
made efficient in few weeks, while on
the other hand the present naval mill
tia could not supply one-tenth the num-
ber in twice the time.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
NEED MORE SCHOOLS.
Daplorable State of Illiteracy
Among Porto Ricen Children.
Present school system Comprises 500
Teachers and $4,000 Pupiis-These
san without school Facilities
Number 100000.

M.G Brumbaugh, commissioner of
education for Porto Rec, says the
school system now in operation there
includes $50 teachers and - COO pu-
pills. This is only a beginning, as
there are 100000 children of school
age without school facilities, most of
whom would enroll if they could.
Commissioner Brumbaugh says the
hope of the island is in the public
schools and that the great illiteracy
in Porto Rico must he reduced. The
schools are not to be compared with
the American systems, but their
transformation must be gradual. The
report says that the present school
law should be wholly abrogated at
the coming session of the insular leg
islature, for many reasons, and new
law passed. A change in the licens-
ing of teachers is needed to protect
good teachers from the competitions
and Vaccinations of worthless teach
ers and from the pernicious interfer
ence of politicians" The report
urges closer supervision and quotes
DR.. Croft, formerly acting commits
sioner, as saying that the supervis-
ors of the school were at first eX-
soldiers, ex-teamsters, .eX-packers
and other such men, and they had to
teach English in addition, but now
they are men as qualified as the sal
airy can command and the supervision
requires their entire time. There are
over 100 American teachers engaged
in the schools and the demand is for
more, provided they know enough
Spanish to instruct the children in
their native tongue One group of
these American teachers is de-
nounced, "the seekers after novelty
and new experiences, mere adventur-
ers, who imposed upon the admins
tration and the children and who used
the salary and position of teacher
solely to see new country for year
and then return. Fortunately these
are gone, and the better teachers re-
main to carry on a really helpful and
arduous task. The people of Porto
Rico have patiently borne with these
adventurers, and quietly longed for
their departure"
Thousands of children in this is
land, says the report, are half clothed,
half fed, and half housed. At least
so per cent. of all the people are illit-
crate and the crying need is schools
to reduce the appalling illiteracy.
There are no public school buildings
and no public colleges or universities.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
HAD GREAT NERVE.
Hunter Holds to Life Until His Wife
Comes to Camp.
Receives Mortal Wound While Hunt
ing Deer, hut Never Loses Com
troll of Himself-Rides nile
Back to Camp.

The recent death of j. II. Benham,
of California, illustrates the wonder
full nerve of strong men under the
most adverse conditions Benham
and three companions had gone into
the mountains for a days hunting,
They had climbed mountains and
crossed canyons and finally made
their camp on Eel river. On Monday
afternoon, while high up a mountain,
Benham's hounds started fine buck.
The hunter braced himself against a
bush and was about to fire at the
deer when the bush gave way and al
lowed him to slide down the incline
about 12O yards. In failing Benham's
rife was discharged, the ball passing
into his abdomen and coming out at
his right shoulder. Wounded though
he was he managed to crawl back up
the incline, where he shouted for
help.
No one heard his cries, and he then
discharged his rifle till the magazine
was empty. One of his companions
came to his assistance. The wounded
man requested his friend to send for
his wife, realizing all the time that
his wound was fatal. The friend
went back to camp and secured three
mules, with which he returned to the
scene of the tragedy.
Without help of any sort Benham
rode one of the mules back to camp,
a distance of half a mile. Another of
the party then started for the near
est town for medical help and to tele-
phone for Mrs. Benham. The mes
senger Travelled in an nour and TWEEN
ty minutes a trail which had taken
the hunters seven hours to travel
when they were on their way to their
camp. A physician and Mrs. Benham
reached the camp at three o'clock in
the morning, but nothing could be
done for the dying man. At ten
o'clock that morning the party start
ed for home, IS miles away. The
wounded man was carried on litter
the entire distance, the members of
the party taking turns at carrying it,
They arrived at home at ten o'clock
at night, the wounded man retain
ing consciousness throughout the
long journey. He knew that his
death was a question of only a few
hours, but he never lost his courage.
He died at five O'clock the next morn
ing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
"St. Nicholas League"

is an organization of those who read
the magazine (whetber subscribers or
not,) without dues, and it offers prizes
each month for the best drawings,
photographs, poems, stories, puzzles
and puzzle answers Some of the work
sent in by young folks shows surpris-
ing talent.
No one who does not see "St. Nicho-
las" can realize what an interesting
magazine it is, and how eXquisitely it
is illustrated; it is a surprise to young
and old. Of literature it contains the
choicest, and in art it has never been
surpassed by any grown folks periodi-
cal The new volume begins with
November, 1900, and the subscription
price is $500 a year. If there are
children in your home, you can hardly
afford to be without it.
BOYS AND GIRLS who read this
advertisement and who wish to find
out more about The st. Nicholas
League and its system Of monthly
prizes may address. without cost, The
st. Nicholas League, Union Square,
New York.
THE CENTURY CO.,
Union Square, New York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
GREAT WALL
Of MISsiSsippi-AH Interesting Prehistoric
Work Origin Mystery.

One of the scientific puzzles of the
State of Mississippi is the Brandy
wine Stone Wall" Il has long been a
problem that is yet unsolved. Some
time ago Mr.. r.Thoma.lWatson of Hazel
hurst, sent Gov, Longlno a pencil
drawing of an immense pile of stone
in the southeastern portion of Clai-
borne county, suggesting that the stone
might be utilized in building the new
capitol In letter which accompanied
the drawing Mr. Watson stated that
these stones piled high on each other
cover an area four miles square Each
stone is six feet long, three feet wide
and two feet thick, and they are Joined
together with an excellent quality of
cement No man knows how they
came there. They may have been
there for thousands of years. The
builders, the Jackson SNews" thinks,
were some prehistoric race-it could
not be otherwise. This structure is
supposed to be continuation of the
great Chinese wall" which seems to
begin below Raymond, in the southern
part of Kinds county and which is
traceable through Copiah 1t is broad
enough to accommodate two or three
wagons abreast, and is 5ne of the Won
ders of the world
Mention of this remarkable exhibit, ,"
says the Hazlchur.t Courier" 'Fhas
elected no little cOmment-in fact, has
brought letter from the warden of
the United States penitentlary at Leav-
enworth, Kansas. and letter to DR..
T. B. Birdsong from another distin-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
Mature and Science" "

Don't bother me--I'm too busy" is
too often the remark from a grown
up person to a child WHO really wants
to know. The editor of Mature and
Science" gives careful attention to ev-
cry question asked by his young read
ers, and I'VE will write to st. Nicho-
las about it" has become the motto of
the department. which contains inter
esting short articles, beautifully illus
trated, telling of four-foOted animals,
birds insects, water animals, plants,
and Whatever pertains to Nature.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05

CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH poi
sons every breath that is drawn into
the lungs. There is procurable from
any druggist the remedy for the cure
of this trouble. A small quantity of
Ely's Cream Balm placed into the nos
trlls spreads over an infamed and
angry surface, relieving Immediately
the painful inflammation, cleanses,
heals and cures. A cold in the head
vanishes Immediately. Sold by drug
gists or will be mailed for so cents by
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren street, New
York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05

guished source. it being known tha,
the latter some years ago investigated
the matter. Mr. Watson, however,
says the "Ccuricr," has given the
subject mere cltient Thought and
gone over the ground more thorough
ly than any one else, and to him the
Courier is indebted for the following
facts:
He calls it The 'BranGywine Stone
Wall and says this wonderful and
massive structure which has withstood
the ravages of time for perhaps many
thousands of years, still stands an en-
during relic of prehistoric civlliza-
;ion and a knowledge Of the art of
building not inferior in many respects
to the present day These stone
buildings lie. for the most part, buried
in the earth in the southeastern por-
ton of Claiborne county, and lying
against the Copiah county line, on the
slopes overlooking the valley of the
Brandywine creek from the west side.
"These walls run from northeast TO
southwest. They are built of white or
grayish white stone of immense size,
weighing from two to three tons, meas
uring from six to eight feet in length
and three feet wide by two feet thick.
These blocks or slabs are laid in a very
fine quality of cement and as perfectly
as brickwork. The joints are perfect
and very close.
"At one point the wall is exposed by
the earth being washed away to
width of so feet and a length of 80
feet; this exposure has The appearance
Of a brick hearth.
AT another place the stone has been
quaried for domestic use TO a depth of
three layers of slabs, which is six feet,
a width of "a feet, or eight blocks, and
length of 25 blocks, or $50 feet The
length of this wall as indicated by the
groupings is about 1000 feet.
"At another place about 500 yards
away from the place just mentioned
is a wall jutcing from under a slope
for a distance of nearly 1000 feet.
This stone work is exposed in a great
many places over an area of four
miles.
"The sides and angles of the blocks
OF stones are so perfect that they re-
semble pressed brick The tops of
these walls are perfectly horizontal
and without regard to the uneyenness
of the surface. The seams between
the tiers are perfectly straight, and
each block of stone is perfectly hori-
zonual in position, and these blocks
are smoothly dressed on Uhe edges and
ends. while the broad surfaces are
rough, showing a broken surface
brought down 20 level plane, but not
dressed. They are held so firmly to-
gc.her by the cement that it is with
great difficulty that they are broken
up.
"A personal inspection of these great
structures as they lie PARTLY buried in
the earth would relieve the minds of
themost skeDtical of all doubt of it
not being the work of the hands of
man.
"In all that is above mentioned in
connection with numerous cavings-in
of the earth's crust, which represent
the existence of the underground cav
erns, abundant evidence is found to
bear cut the theory of the existence of
a great buried city in that locality.
THE information above given is
vouched for by other parties who have
visited the scene in recent years, and
bears out the theory advanced by Mr..
Watson. Truly, there is work for the
scientist here"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
Marietta Industry Again.

The Marietta Plaster Co. shipped a
carload of their wall plaster yesterday
to fill an order from Butler, Pa. This
is but another of the many ways in
which Marietta industry and enter
prise are claiming their share of trade
everywhere.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
A Renting conundrum.

Here is a conundrum that the agent
of one of the big uptown apartment
houses in New York is wrestling
with: "Why is it that $5OO-a-year
people always insist on inspecting
apartments that will rent anywhere
from $1,5OO to $500 a year?"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
Something 6 New
for Girls and Boys.

During the past year st. Nicholas
Magazine, which has been for nearly
thirty years the leading children ;
monthly magazine of the world land
now the only one,) has introduced sew
eral new Departments which have been
extremely attractive and have greatly
increased the circulation. One of these
H.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
Wanted-A Wife

Must be strong and never have a lame
back.-DR. RANKIN'S KIDNEY TAB
LETS stop the pain at once and cure
permanently. Sold by Beagle & Ly-
tie and A. j. Richards, druggists, Mari
eta, Ohio
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
THE AMERIcAM LOAN COMPANY
Stockholders Meeting

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the German National
Bank of Marietta, o., for the election
of directors, will be held at their bank
ing rooms on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1901, be-
tween the hours of $3.50 a. m. and 2: 80
p. m. Standard time.
S. l.. ANGLE, Cashier.
Dec. 2 If.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05

Intestinal infection, appendicitis
and all affections of the bowels, liver
and kidneys prevented by taking gem
uine Rocky Mountain Tea, made by
Madison Medicine Co.
Ask your druggist.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
Marketing in Buenos Ayres.

Vegetables are usually sold in piles
in Buenos Ayres, SO that you have to
measure quantity as well as quality
by the eye; and butchers sell their
meat by the chunk, rather than by
weight.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-05
sailors Church at San Francisco

In "A sailors church in San Francisco
the pulpit is a complete reproduction
of the stern of noted clipper ship,
and after services on Sunday tea is pro-
vided for sailors who attend.