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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1900,
Enrnne,s Jenlousy.

The jealousy of Americas marvellous
industrial movement cherished in Ger
many has also cropped out in France.
It is announced that opposition TO
the Franco American commercial
treaty is being organized in France,
and that a determined effort will be
made to prevent its ratification by the
French parliament The French gev-
ernment has been complimenting itself
on having driven a shrewd bargain
wit hthe United States in having ne
gotlated lhis treaty, but the people evil
IDENTIFY believe that the Yankees have
lost none of their shrewdness. They
complain that the granting of a min
imum tariff to American agricultural
products will seriously cripple the ag-
ricultural industries of France.
whether their fears are justified is
matter OF no great concern to the peo-
pie of this country, but they emphasize
that fact that the United States has not
surrendered any privileges ito France
that the reciprocity arrangement is not
a one-sided affair, as the French gov
ernment has tried to make believe,
While we do not believe that the
growing jealousy of American COM
mercial development among European
nations portends any danger to Am
erican commerce, it cannot pass unno-
ticed by the manufacturers of this
country. The success of American
trade has been due almost wholly to
the fact that American gCcis are the
best for the money in the world, and
10 the fact that manufacturers have
endeavored to furnish what the trade
demanded instead of attempting TO
force goods upon it without regard to
their desirabilIty. So long as Ameri-
can manufacturers keep up the stand
ard of their goods and keep fully
abreast of the times in the CONNER
cial world there is no great danger of
them losing their markets, even in the
face of a strong sentiment in foreign
countries against American products.
None of the European powers can af-
ford to enact legislation openly hostile
to American goods, because that is a
dangerous game at which the United
States can play, if it should be forced
to do SO. Germany was called to
sudden halt in the retaliatory meas
ures adopted by the United States
when war on American imports was
threatened in that country, and we do
not believe the warning has passed un-
needed.
We do not believe that anything can
stop the progress Cf American COM
mercial and industrial development
This country has taken a strong lead
in the markets of the world, and now
that the possibilities of our foreign
trade have been disclosed, there will
be no halbing of American enterprise.
The chief concern of American manu-
facturers at the present time should be
to hold up the standard of their pro-
ducts and keep their trade upon a
plane where other countries can least
successfully compete with it.-Ohio
State Journal
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

French scientists have recently been
discussing the question, Why are
negro babies born pink?
The debate has ragged hotly in
France. Eminent professors who had
been on the best of terms now refuse
to speak to each other. One man of
science Who gave one reason had his
whole past exposed by vindlc,ive per-
son who tcok the other side of the
problem. The matter got into the
daily papers and was fought out vigor-
ously in the cafes. II was made to
have a religious significance. .Theolo-
glans argued that the fact that negro
babies were born pink proves that the
proper and original color of man is
the color assumed by the Caucasian.
The true answer TO the problem is Of
course that negro babies are not born
pink.
The French Physician who started
the discussion was mlsinformed.
Pickaninnies are not all quite the
same color, but vary to a certain eX-
tent They are born more or less
black, but the color seems to get deep
er as they are exposed to the light
New York Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

Great Riches DO Not Make Happiness.
Charles T. Yerkes, millionaire. who
made his Immense fortune from street
railroads, told reporter Ct The World
yesterday The aecumulaiion OF grea,
wealth does no; produce happiness.
II was in his splendid mansion at
No. S64 Fifth avenue that Mr.. Yerkes
made chat assertion. In the white and
gold hallway hung with valuable drap-
cries, with roses in infinite variety
blossoming in every nook, Mr., Yerkes
said:
mo, wealth does not buy happiness,
1t only buys lrxuries. Luxurles are
only the fringe of happiness"
Mr. Yerkes, who is one of the best
natured of men, seldom speaks without
smiling. He did not smile when he
said that. He was never more serious.
Mr. Yerkes wrote paper that was
read on Friday night before the Gem
mercial Teachers Federation of Chic
ago. In 1t he declared that riches do
net bring happiness.
And l mean it ALL" said Mr..
Yerkes. "Is king or queen any
happier in the possession Of millions
than the laborer who earns an extra
penny and brings an apple home to his
wife? No monarch could ever enjoy
such happiness as that poCr man. 1t
is beyond his sphere.
"Contentment should be the great rul-
ing power of mankind If a man or
woman can only be content with what
ne or she has there would be more
happiness. 1t is the hunt for wealth
that can never be gained that makes
men unhappy and often drives them to
wrongdoing. We cannot all be mil
lionaires.
Il am not going to preach a sermon
| through the World, l am merely going
to give my belief that riches do not
necessarily bring happiness. Men Of
ten think because a man is million
aire he has everything in the world he
wants. Well, in a way he has, but Of
ten he has no more happiness than the
poor man, and in many cases not as
much.
THE great thing to remember is
that we are all parts of great nation.
If it were a nation of 70,000,000 mil
lionalres it would have no power. 1t is
the competition of the poor against the
rich chat makes the nation prosperous
Were l a man with a humble home
would try to make home just as happy
as a home could be. l would be con-
tented with it, and l would make my
family happy and contentei, too.
would be just as good as any man.
want ITO say, too, that l consider
good business education far better
for young man than sending him out
in the world classical scholar. Com
bine the two. Tell young men who
are starting out with Ghe new century
to keep good company or none. Never
be idle. Employ your mind When
your hands are not employed Good
character is above everything else.
Il suppose there are thousands who
will say that it is easy for me TO talk
this way. They will wonder why do
not practice what l preach. l was al
ways contented. never hunted for
great wealth. 1t just came. New
York World
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

AS leases fall in, London is being
rapidly rebuilt, and rebuilt as high as
the building acts allow. Victoria
street, Westminster, dwarfing the Old
monumental scale of the Abbey and
turning a fairly wide road into dark
lane" gives us a taste of the new scale,
a scale that will establish itself every
where, fragment after fragment of the
new London lifting itself up above
the submerged village streets of the
old style. Those village streets, the
Strand for example, will be wldened by
the p:ccess of thrcwing a part of each
Site in,o the roadway while the build
ing is run up skyward. This process
is going on piecemeal all over London,
and .he vision of new city, formed Of
accidentally adjacent skyscrapers,e each
the child of a separate family, ought to
spell the sleep OF our aedile5. A high
ly original and Varied TASTE, taking It's
fling in what is left when utility has
eXaCted yhe last inch of window space,
premises to distinguish many of the
buildings Other compensations for
change are held cut by the sanguine,
They talk for example of "vlstas." "
Those who do so imagine that it would
be pleasing to see monumental build
ngs like ST. Paul's revealed like neat
little boy at the distance Of mile,
sparkling like a grain OF SALT as the
vanishing point in a perspective of
modern architecture. That is a delus-
ion; we shall never gain anything to
make up for the loss of a unique con-
sr!racy of Gothic and classic.-Satur-
day Review.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
COMBINING DISABILITIES. .

Commissioner Evans startled the G.
A. II. Pension Committee in November
by claiming that he had always been
combining disabilities A little lat
er he equally surprised the Senate
Pension Committee by making the
same claim. In letter from the Pen
sion Bureau, signed by Commissioner
Evans's own hand--not his fac-simile
printed signature, but his actual sigma
ture, and dated Dec. 16, 1899, he says
to claimant in rejecting his appeal
from a rejection:
There is no warrant in the act of
June 27, 1S9O,for an aggregate" of dis
abilities, consequently the re-
lection OF your claim is affirmed"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

We find the following in the Nation
al Tribune, which is making a gallant
fight for the honor. and the rights of
the men who saved the Union, their
widows and orphans:
The squad of Special Examiners
which have been gathering up neigh
bor'hooi gossip about Illinois pension
ers being able 10 bring wood and water
into the kitchen, and catechizing the
poor cid widows as to their chastity,
have finished with Chicago, and are
now in milwaukee,.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

From.
MIR. ERNEST GAMBLE,
The Eminent RaSsO.

Mr.. Bird has again secured Mr.
Gamble for a Song Recital to be given
in the Auditorium cn the 18th of jan
uary. Mr.. Gamble needs no introduc-
ton to the Marietta music lovers. The
tone of his glorious voice and the
grace and charm of his stage presence
are still fresh in the memory of all
who had the good fortune to attend the
Gamble-Shonert concert last April.
Mr.. Gamble spent the summer in Paris
and London, and has added many
beautiful songs to his repertoire. Miss
Maud Rhill, of the Royal Academy,
London, will be The concert pianist on
the 18th of January.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03


The meeting of the City Council last
evening was one Of unusual quletness,
nothing of great importance being un-
der consideration. although some min
or business was transacted
President Wood being unable to be
present on account of illness, the chair
was occupied by DR.. Lambert. The
following members were present:
Blume, Curtis, Davis, Gossett, Lam
bert, Marsch, Strain.
The minutes were read and APP
proved.
Reports were read from e. C. S.
Holmboe, superintendent in charge of
construction of the electric light plant,
and w. p. Mason, superintendent of
the work on the Putnam street bridge.
Beth reported that no progress was
made during the past week, owing to
inclement weather. The reports
were received and filed.
The report of the Water Works
Trustees for the month of December
was read. The receipts for the month
were SSS3S7 and disbursements s59O.24
The report was received and placed in
file.
On motion the Street Commissioner
was instructed to improve the street
between McCammon's brick yard and
Franklin street
Strain stated that the committee on
the West Side sewer question believed
they had devised plan to settle the
difficulty, but desired another weeks
time. The request was granted.
A resolution was adopted to sell re-
fuding bonds to raise funds for the
payment of Fifth Sewer District I'm
provement bonds.
A resolution was adopted to redeem
certificate of Indebtedness given tc
ehe Citizens National Bank to raise
money to pay interest on Fifth Sewer
District Improvement bonds.
The Street Commissioner was in.
structed to Improve the cinder walk or
Seventh street between Wayne AMI
Greene streets.
Clerk Becker stated that the Mayor
had reported 1886 receipts in fines ant
licences. This covered the period
since last April. There was some OBJ
lection to the manner of making the
report and on motion the report wa!
laid on the table.
Davis made a motion that the city
buy rubber coats fer the lamp trim.
mers. The matter was referrerd to the
Fire committee.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
Chinese Thrift.

A dollar in the hands of a Chinaman
represents far greater purchasing
rower yhan it does in the hands of a
European. In China a dollar will pur-
chase fifteen hundred pieces of cash
composed of copper and zinc. THESE
cash, w.th a hole in the center and
strung on cord, weigh seven pounds.
A servant or common laborer in
Pekin Is glad tc have tan days of la
Dor ard carpenter or mason six days
TO secure this amount of cash. This
money would give a comfortable sup
polt 20 an average family. Three dol
lars a north, or $3G a year, would
cover the living income of a Chinese
family of the working class. The
meaning CT this is that the Chinaman
will survive and prosper under cOnii-
tions Of life which would discourage
and finally overwhelm the European.-
Atlantic Monthly
Second hand furniture bought and
sold. Also ladies' and gents clothing
shoes, etc, at 1872 Second street. Am
erican Loan Co., e. Hensley, Mgr.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
--~-I7I--77777-77
neantx Is RIood Deem.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purities from the body; Begin, to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. lOc. 25c SOC.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

One of The most aggrevating feat
ures of the present maladmlnlstration
of the Pension Bureau is the deliberate
ignoring of attorneys calls. One, two.
and possibly three years pass before
the status of claim can be ascertain
ed. The average time fer reaching a
claim for increase is not less than two
years, and then there is another year
before an examination is ordered, then
months, perhaps years, before the re-
suits of ,rle examination are communi-
Gated to the claimant, no matter how
great his stress may be. Then, if he
does not die in the meanwhile, the
probabilities are at least three out of
four that his claim will be rejected
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
Don,t say NIean Things.

a successful business man Of a
neighboring city used to say TO his
clerks: Never write a sharp letter.
1t only make the other fellow mad, and
it does no good except to relieve your
feelings. Write a brief firm letter but
don't try to be sarcastic" There is
good deal of truth in the advice and
we question whether a sharp, saucy
letter does even relieve the feelings of
the writer; it has the effect of working
him up to greater pitch of irritation.
Especially in discussing public ques-
tlons, an c5jurg2:Cry manner is use
less or worse.
OF all irritating manners, The as
sumption of superiority is the worst.
No one in America can speak as one
having authority or dictate opinion to
the people from the standpoint of edu-
cation as an inspired prophet. Who
ever tries to do so raises at once the
presumption that he is not one Of US,
but an outsider from some superior
sphere, superior at least in his own es-
umation. His words are Of no avail;
he is as one preaching in the wilder
ness
In saying that polished sarcasm in
America is absolutely useless, if not
harmful, in political discussion, we do
not, of course, exclude fun or hUmcr,
or even wit, if it does not assume the
tone of the superior to the inferior.
There is certainly no stronger political
weapon than humor, but it is not in
everybody's armory.
An expression of honest indignation
Is not out OF place in public discussions
if 1t is not based on the assumption OF
possessing the only copy of the deca-
logue and holding a monopoly Of the
sentiments of virtue. The people are
continually looking for some one to
feel confidence in, and they are con-
tinually making mistakes. But they
will never feel confidence in a man.
however cultured, who tells them in
plgrammatic phrases that they are
mostly fools" That as Mr., Dooley
remarked, ''is a name thing for any
man to say" And it has the addition
al disadvantage of being untrue
Hartford COurant
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
WHEELS
ENAMBLBD.

Until further notice we will
Enamel all Bicycles with four
coats Of Morgan & Wright's
Rubber Baking Enamel, striped
and ornamented in first-class
manner, fully equal in finish to
the Marietta Bicycle" All
Wheels sent in now will be
stored without extra charge.
C. 0. SALzMAN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
HUNDREDS OF THEM.
But There's n Materlsl Difference
When the Proof conNes f,cm
KaTieIta,

There are great many of them.
Every paper has its share.
Statements hard to believe, hard,I
to prove.
Statements from fdr-away places.
What peool say in Maine.
Public expression from California.
Oftentimes good indOrsemen there
But of little service here at home.
Marietta people want local proof
The sayings of ueighbors, friends
and citizens.
Home Endorsement counts.
1t disarms the skeptic, is beyond
despute.
This is the backing that stands be-
hind
Every box of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here is a case of ii;
Mrs. Frank OLinn. No 720 Third
street, says: "For several years l was
troubled with my kidneys, and pain in
the small of my back, which was al
ways aggravated when | caught cold,
stood on my feet or walked long dis
tance. Sharp pains often caught me
when bending or lifting anything and
at night / could not sleep on account
of the aching. l am not much Of Il
hand to take medicines, but when
had the last attack l was induced to
go TO w. II. Styer's drug store and get
Doan's Kidney Pills They gave me
relief very quickly. They are all right
as Kidney remedy. l advise every
one to use them who has kidney dis
ease"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers, Price so cents. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the q, S, Remember
the name Doan's and take no other.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? II is delicious and nour-
ishing and takes the place of coffee.
lne more Grain-O you give the child
rem the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-O Is
made of pure grains, and when prop
erly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee but costs about n as
much. All grocers sell II. l5e and 25c
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-03

pr. RulPs Cough Syrup, the peoples
cur, ) the severest affections Of tse throat and
lnngs; such al, bronchitis, grippe, laryngius
ar1 incip.ert consumption. Prlce only 2j
cents a bottle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-27
DEATH SENTENCE
James Howard Convicted Of Be.
ing a Principal in Goe-
bells Assassination.
Question Of Guilt Easily Settle>'
but the Degree CT PenaltJ
Causes Trouble.
Friends Of the Condemned Mar
Surprised by the Severity
of the Sentence.

FRANKFORT. Ky. Sept. 27.-Jamee
Howard has been found guilty of being
q principal in the assassination Of Gov.
ernor Goebel. The verdict was re-.
IT, ned shortly before 10 a. m and Ell.
tailed the death sentence.
One OF the jurors, after the jury had
been discharged, stated that number
OF ballots were taken, but the first bal
lot resulted in unanimous verdict Of
guilty. After that the ballots were as
to the degree Of punishment and on these
ballots ten members voted for the death
penalty. while two voted for life i'm.
prisonment. This continued for many
ballots but finally the two jurors who
voted for life imprisonment gave in to
the majority aud voted for the death
penalty.
After the verdict had been rendered
Howard was rcmanded to Jail, where
he was followed by his bosom friend,
John q. White, who seemed almost
paralyzed by the verdict Howard q
cheeks also bla.ched as he stood up to
accompany the jailer back to his cell.
The jury which tried the case was di.
vided politically, nine Democrats, one
Republican and two anti. Goebel Demo
Gratis
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-27
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
wa;cr.pouts do Much Damage to sew.
eral Iowa Towns

wa;cr.pouts do Much Damage to sew
~rai Iowa Towns.
DEs MONIES. Sept. a7.-Four persons
were killed and several others injured
in n wa,erspout Mt Ferguson. The Mil.
waukce roads agent and the telegraph
operator were badly injured. The rail.
way station was badly wrecked. several
cars were blown from the track and
more or less damage done and many
houses were destroyed. Wire conncc.
tions with Ferguson are interrupted
and il was impossible at l o'clock 10
learn the names of all those killed and
injured.
A severe watcrspout and wind anu
rain are reported from the vicinity OK
Rcdficld and Madrid. where tracks are
washed out in many places. Towns
along the Great Western railroad also
report hard wind and rain this side OF
Murshalltown. From all quarters OF
this section OF the state property losses
are reported heavy, but no loss of IKE IS
known except from Ferguson.
Ferguson is OH tho main line OF the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road and about 40 miles east OF Madrid.
in Marshall county, is miles southeast
Of Mnrshalltown. 1t Is compare.
lively new town. with population OF
between 400 and 800
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-27
NEARING THE CRISIS.
Events Drifting Toward Hostilities Hs
tween Germany and China.

Events Drifting Toward Hostilities He-
tween Germany and China.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Advices from
China indicate that events are rapidly
drifting in the direction Of war between
China and Germany.
"Ihere is the best of reason for be.
heving," says the Shanghai correspon.
dent Of The Morning Post, that Count
Won Waldersee, on arriving at Peking,
will present an ultimatum. demanding
she surrender Of five leaders Of tho
anti.foreign uprising. After few
hours grace. he will formally declare
war and taking advantage Of Germa-
nys position as belliegerent, he will
proceed to assemble the available forces
and fleet. It is expected Germany will
take the Wu Sing forts and Kiangan
arsenal thus dominating Shanghai. 1t
is also believed that she will attack
the Khan Win forts on the Yang Use
from the land side and endeavor to
seize .he Chinese fleet. including the
valuable new cruisers. Failing this,
she will at least occupy all tae province
OF King Su, north Of Yang Use Kiang.
The French viii support Germany.
This is not rumor, but reliable informa.
ton and will be confirmed at the for.
eign office. Prompt action is necessary
to prevent a coup which will constitute
q serious menace to British interests.
Russia has handed over the Taku-
Peklng railway to Germany
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-09-27
ARE SHORT OF RICE.
Famine Among the Natives o! Nort1
China IL Inevitable.

Famine Among the Natives o! North
China IL Inevitable.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-A Reuter- dis.
patch from Shanghai. dated Sept %,
says:
Adyices from the best sources in the
NortL indicate that q famine among
the natives is inevitable during the
coming winter. The usual rice sup
plies have not been shipped.
According to a Peking correspondent
OF The Daily News, wiring Sept. Is.
the Anglo American column under
General James II. Wilson. which went
westward from Peking Sept. IL to cap
ture Tai Chau. started too early in con-
sequence Of a misunderstanding. got
into difficulties before the object had
been accomplished and had TO ask for
reinforcements.