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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-02

Republicans Are Making Terrific Gains
In the West when tue Crank> Come
over to Re On the Winning SIDE In
This Years Campaign.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
SAYINGS and DOIMdS
.Summer NafionaI Capita :.

"A Summer National Capita.
The suggestion made by writer In
Harper's Weekly that the United
States have summer capital is plau-
sible but impracticable. 1t is urged
that many officials find the heat un-
bearable. Thus. Secretary Hay has
spent much time in New Hampshire
and President Mckinley has found rest
at Canton, while other members Of tho
administration have been forced to flee
the torrid atmosphere of Washington.
It is undeniable that the national capi-
tai Is not an ideal place of summer
residence and the heat is hard on the
clerks. continues the Chicago Tribune.
Perhaps 1t would be pleasant for them
II the capital were located at some
delightful summer resort, such as Chi
cago. The dual capitals would en-
tail great additional expense and al
though Chicago would be good place
as summer capital, Chicagoans can
not expect the government to settle
here. even temporarily. The tempo
rary Inconvenience to officials is out
weighed by other considerations.
Meanwhile 1t cannot be said that the
government suffers by the occasional
absence of the heads of departments
In summer. 1t might have been true
in the days OF mail coaches, but now
the telegraph and telephone enable
man to keep in touch with his busi-
ness In almost any place he may be.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
NiNETY-NiNE CENTS WINS.
II VIII Sell More Goods Than a 75-C-nt
Irtce.


It WIN Sell More Goods Than 7S-c-nt
Iricc.
Among the advertisements In stree:
car nj Omaha not long ngo. says cor
respondent Of the Chicago Record,
saw this legend "A man will pay 81
for u jo-cent article he wants: n wom-
an VIII pay ~ cents FOR JO-cent arti.
Gle she does not want"
When | repeated this to nm expert.
cnced department store merchant the
other evening ON the porch at Manhat-
tan Beach he smiled and said: II sup
pose you think that indicates superior
Judgment and self-control on the part
OF the man, hut can tell you from long
experience that women are better shop
pers than men every time and that men
ARE attracted by odd prices much quick
or than women. For example, Just be-
fore ! left home the clerk In charge OF
our grntlemcn's furnishing goods de
pariment called my attention to n lot
Of Ties we had been Offering for -
cents each. aud said they were mo go."
lie suggested That we mark them down
10 ~ cents. | told him for flyer To
Offer them three for 81. lie did 50 aud
we fhln tN'ilbH' VI tutlh lHt next
week | suppose people thought they
were iO-ccnt goods marked down. II
we had offered them for 10 10 20 cents
they would not have sold. but when n
customer thinks he can get three nrtl-
cles cheaper than he can get one he win
take the three. lie imngIncs he has
got bargain.
"Wc Ind some negllgee shirts that
had been selling for Si.25 all summer.
but there was no longer any demand
for them. We put them In n show win.
dow aud offered two for $3.50. They
went like hot cakes. People supposed
they were si.5o and si.I5 shirts marked
down. After Tint experience nobody
ca tell me TINT men mr.. not caught by
odd prices Just like women.
'Spcnklng of odd prices" continued
my merchant friend, III is n curious
fact that those ending In nine nrc more
attractive than amy other. We eau sell
more NJ the same article II we offer II
for u cents than for Il. or ~ than ~. or
20 than -, or ~ ilinn ~ or even 30,
while 10 cents II the best figure 10
catch trade. We cnn sell - per cent.
mon" goods of the same value for ~
cents ihnn for -.
WHY | don't know why. except
That II is n pecnllnrliy Of human mn
iurr. People like nine for the same
reason that they dislike thirteen"
The state herald., 1900-11-09
Those old Iia,f-Dlmes,

A Cuban paper says that Americans
who visit the interior of Cuba are sur
prised beyond measure when they are
given change for small purchases in
cafes. The old American silver half
dime, which is no more in circulation
In the United States, is used In the In
terror towns of Cuba, where it passes
for 2h cents. All of these coins are
punched and We're brought to Cuba
years ago. When the bangle craze had
died away In America, and there were
thousands of these half-dlmes which
had been punched and We're useless,
some clever Yankee conceived the idea
that they could be circulated in some
way In Cuba and other West India isl
ands. The plan worked well and ever
since that time they have been passing
for 2H cents.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
THEBISHOP'sNEPHEW
SKETCH OF EARLY LIFE OF
SALMON r. CHASE.
About ~ Awkward > Boy rs Ever Was
ssee at the Country Academy in Ohio
whsrs He studied-Becams Caief

About eighty years ago a gawky boy
Of twelve arrived at country academy
In Ohio. He had been three months
on the road, having come all the way
from New Hampshire. In those days
enere were no railways, and 1t is doubt
ful II he could have used ono, had it
existed, for he was very poor. His
iather was dead. and his uncle. away
on In Ohio wilderness. as 1t was then,
had ofered to give him home If he
would come for It. and he had accept
Cd the offer. His uncle was pioneer
bishop, who kept a school and at the
same time carried on farm. Salmon
Tor that was the boys queer name
was given the chores to do, and on
holidays and vacation times he worked
upon the farm. One Of his schoolmates
says that at tnat time he was about as
AWKWARD boy as was ever seen in
place. He was very near-sighted, he
stammered, and he was so stoop-shoul-
dered. shambling and slouchy In his
appearance and gall that he was gen.
erai laughing stock. And worse, for
mis- STOPPING habit had cramped his
lungs, and he was already feeble and
consumptive. There is. told Of him
about that time funny story. which
gives an idea Of his character. One
Gay his uncle was called away on busi-
ness. and before starting he told Sal
mon to leave school early enough in
the afternoon to kill and dress pig.
After much trouble. Salmon caught the
pig and killed 1t. But now could he get
the hair of? He had heard that the
farmers usually scalded nogs, SO he
heated kettle of water and soused the
pig In. But the water was too hot. or
the pig was kept in too long; at any
rate. instead of being loosened. the hair
was set and would not come out at
The state herald., 1900-11-09

into any trucking to Russia. II is pos
sible that the post OF spy to the
Ameer's court has become sinecure
for that parsonage appears to realize
on which side his bread is buttered
But it was not always so; indeed, al
one time the Ameer was "wabbling'
dreadfully, and it was mainly that tn,
Indian Government always knew whai
cards he played with Russia that hi
fell on the east side of the fence. Or
one occasion the Indian Government
heard rumor that the Ameer secretly
was buying arms. and 1t became the
difficult duty Of the spy at Cabul tc
discover II 1t were true. and whence
the arms were being bought. Shortly
afterwards Russian officer arrived at
Cabul. presented his credentials, and
was received by the Ameer, from whom
he obtained large order OF arms. on
the understanding that they should be
supplied at less than cost price. the
balance being paid by Russia. The Of
ficer departed laden with valuable
presents. delighted with the success OF
his mission. He took the first oppor-
tunity Of forwarding the Ameer's order
to the Indian Government and return
ing to his post at the Ameer's Court.
The genuine Russian envoy did not ar
rive until some weeks later. when. In
consequence OF n sharp reprimand
from Calcutta. the Ameer refused to
receive him. The spy. having discov-
cred enough to show him how to act.
had forged his credentials with cool
ness characteristic OF Mahometan.
and thus obtained for his employers
not only proof that the Ameer was
trucking to Russia. but complete de-
tails OF the Russian bribe. which gave
the authorities at Calcutta the whip
hand.
The state herald., 1900-11-09

all. Salmon dug away with his fingers
until they were raw. but still the hair
stuck fast. Then he bethought him
self of the bishops razor. and getting
1t, he shaved the pig from nose to tail.
The Job was well done, and everybody
praised him. even the bishop-until he
tried to shave himself with that razor!
But 1t was not by shaving pigs that
Salmon made man of himself. though
the severe discipline of his life on the
farm NO doubt helped very much to
develop his native force 1t has been
said that he was not handsome boy.
One day he was shambling along the
country road in his usual manner. A
rail-splitter by the roadside stopped
his work to speak with him. The boy
shuffled along In an absent minded way
his eyes on the ground. seeing nothing.
What fool is that?" asked the man
OF another boy, moment after.
Why, was the repl-, that's the bish-
ops nephew" Salmon heard the un-
complimentary remark. and 1t reused
him. He determined that no rail-
splitter should be able to speak Of him
In that way again II he could help 1t.
Finally he appealed to another uncle
"a senator in Washington, where he
had been teaching school-to get MIN
a petty clerkship In the treasury. His
uncle said: II once got position for
a nephew in the treasury. and 1t proved
his ruin. I'll give you half dollar
to buy spade and go out and dig for
living, but l will not get you place
under the government" Salmon said
he would not trouble him for the half
dollar, and rose, choking with anger,
to take his leave. You think me
harsh" said the senator, as they parteu
at the door: "but you will live to see
that this is the best advice could
give you." Salmon did not believe 1t,
but 1t was true. as events proved. He
did get place In the treasury, but 1t
was many years after. as its chief Of
ficer. Meantime he had risen to emf
nence as jurist. and had served his
state granny as Its governor. He died
chief justice of the United States. Few
OF those who were familiar with the
noble character and splendid figure of
Salmon p. Chase in mature life ever
suspected what an unpromising subject
he was In his youth.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
Use N-kay. ON Thieves.

x-rays have been subjected. to a
novel purpose in calcuttl. A thief was
supposed TO have stolen n diamond
worth 10000 rupees and to have ef-
fcctually secrcted II on his person by
swallowing It, Exper, thieves In India
temporarily secrctc small yaluabies OF
this description In the throat. II Is
called "pouching." and the thieves un-
dcr.o special training In order to rem
der them proficient In the art. The
plan IN simple. A small piece OF lead
liz attached TO n thread. and this the
neopbytc swallows. then by the action
OF his tongue he guides the lead to the
orincc OF the sac In IN. throat. The
pupil In prevented from completely
swallowing the lead by the piece OF
thread which the teacher holds. When
the man has become skiliful In this act
OF swallowing. the lesden pellet IL
coated with lime. which has the effect
OF enlarging the sac 30 that II becomes
capable OF retaining large articles. In
the case Of Calcutta the Roentgcn rays
revealed the presence OF some obstacle
In the throat. but Its precise Identity
could not be gathered.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
BRITAIN'S SECRET SERVICE

While the British secret service sys-
tenn as whole is hopelessly inefl-
cient. having been brought to that
state by parsimonious pdrliaments, In
the matter of spies at foreign courts 1t
is more successful than the system OF
any other nation In the world. To
nation in England's position Of "splen-
did isolation" 1t is Of the most vital
importance that her government
should be kept aware of everything i'm
portant that occurs. or is likely to oc-
cur, in foreign courts, especially courts
Of monarchs whose pledges and assu-
RANGES Of good faith cannot be relied
upon implicitly. England has eyes and
ears in every court In Europe, and
rarely are ,hese spies British subjects.
II must have been noticed. for instance.
that Great Britain has frequently OF
recent years "intclligently anticipated"
important moves which were secretly
contemplated by foreign powers. and
slipped in day or two before. How is
II done? How does the government OF
that country learn Of the contemplated
moves In time to steal the march ?"
Probably no one person upon earth Ia
aware OF the identity Of all Great
Britain's spies in foreign courts. and
they do not all come under the control
of any one government. The Foreign
once y In touch with the majority OF
these valuable servants Of the crown;
others are sent out by the Indian Gov
ernment. independently OF the India
once. or these latter the most i'm
portant Is the spy whose duty is to
keep the Indian government informed
Of the doings Of the Ameer Of Afghan
istan. who requires careful Watching
not SO much because he Is inclined to
be crafty as because II Is eminently
desirable that he should not be drawn
The state herald., 1900-11-09

the name OF the latter must appear on
every bill and bond issued by the gov
ernment. or course. he cannot per-
sonally sign every note issued from
the bureau Of printing and engraving.
so his name is cut into the steel dies
from which the bills are struck. But
his personal signature is required on
the registered bonds and he is often
compelled to handle 5000 OF these in
a day. the average value of regis
tered bonds issued per day being So
00O. 900.
Mr.. Lyons is the successor OF d.
X. Bruce. also negro. who died In
1898. He Is Georgian and is AZ years
OF age. He has taught school. studied
law at Howard university. and prac-
ticed his profession at Augusta, Ga.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
wealth Pail. to n,,.r ,,-...e,.

Not long ago man Of s,sat wealth
died and was buried from ubn palace
which he had built On the principal
street Of the city. On the evening bc-
fore the funeral. two men. also inter-
crted henvily In Wall street. were dis
cnaHing the millionaire. HIS great
wealth and hls new home. by the
way. are you going tomorrow" asked
one OF the speakers, "ls the funeral
public1" responded the other: ARE
all his ncapaininnces lnyltsdf" He
was told that they were. "oh. don't
believe f'ii ro,' he answered languldly.
after n moments silence. "iye seen
the library, Thats all Of the house
took any interest in."=Ncw York Bun.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
SAFETY DEVICE.
Electric Headlights to ne Used TO Pre-
vent Collisions.

won't Collisions.
An ingenious device for protecting
the rear end Of trains against collisions
At night has Just been patented by a
st. Louis man. The invention consists
of second electric headlight" or
scarchiight, mounted on the roof Of
the cab. pointing always to the rear
Of the train. Therefore he calls It n
"hindlight." and the chief object OF
the Invention is to protect the hind
end" Of the train from being run Into
by any train that may be following II.
The "hindlight' rests upon the roof
Of the cab and Is attached to end OF n
lever. about eight feet long long. and
In steadIed and controlled by two
parallel rods. by means OF simple
arrangement OF cylinders and COM
pressed air II can be elevated six or
seven feet above the roof OF the cab
or swung around at right angles 70
either side OF the train. Intense dark
ness. rain. snow or fog simply renders
the light more prominent. The cngin-
Ger can Instantly change the light TO
red or white ms occasion may require.
by moving n single lever above his
head the engineer can sweep tho hori-
ron In n half circle to the rear OF the
train with n powerful bburst OF light.
flashing II back and forth to attract
train, with n powerful burst Of light.
across the country. when he happens
10 be stopped on curve. lighting up
the track. the sides OF cut. or any
prominent object. such as n rocky
blum, u house. barn. or clump Of trees.
Owing to the elevation OF the light
and It's great power II will be practi-
caily impossible for n rear train to
get within dangerous distance Of
ono ahead Of II without seeing the
warning light. There are many oo-
casionH on every trip when the hind
light" can be used to great advantage.
such M In taking coal and water. In
backing Into siding. In case Of an
accident Of any kind. In locating
trampa or robbers. In lighting up the
depot and platform when train
stops at n station. and many others;
In fact, II would seem that once In uae
tho wonder would be how they ever
got along without it-at least. that II
the history Of thr scarchlights on
steamers.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
Too late,

During n lesson In medical college
the other dny one II the students. who
was by no means u iullnri. whs asked
by the professor How much II u dose
Of giving the technical name OF
n strong polronl,
~ tablespoonful" was the ready re-.
ply.
Thc professor made no comment. hut
Nh" student, n quarter ~ mn hour later
realized TINT he hnd mndc n mistake
aud -irnlrhiwny snid.
Professor. I want Ia chnnec my MI,
swer 10 TINT question"
ITS too late, sir" responded the pro.
fcssnr. cufil,. looking NJ his watch;
'ynur patient Inns been dead fourteen
minutes"
The state herald., 1900-11-09
6be nVeeNY
Panorama.
A Woman Major.

The only woman major In the
United States army is Mrs. Belle L.
Reynolds, OF Santa Barbara. Cal. Mrs.
Reynolds is native Of Massachusetts.
When IA years old she removed to the
west and at the opening of the civil
war, when her husband enlisted in
the Seventeenth Illinois, she Joined
him at Birds Point, NO., commencing
a life of three years in the camp and
on the field, helping the wounded and
sick. After the battle of Pittsburg
Landing she received her comission
as major from Gov. Yates Of Illinois.
She was at Vicksburg, Miss, when
Gen. Grant dared the experiment OF
running the batteries, and she en-
tered that city with the triumphant
army.
After the war she studied medicine
in Chicago and became practitioner.
Later she removed to Santa Barbara
The state herald., 1900-11-09
.sniarr 1imsa In Manila.

IIoys In our officers families At Ma.
Mia are much Interested In the arrival
Of "apider time" In the Philippines.
for then the Filipino boy is happy.
gp,der time arrives Just after the rain,
season. There are two harmless varle-
ties OF spiders that are green and yell
low in color that mature In June, They
arc aa large M the common black
spIder 80 plentiful In California The
Filipino boy catches these aud keeps
them secure In n box A small rod The
si,e and length Of q knitting needle ID
procured. A spider is then placed on
The state herald., 1900-11-09

You ought to have known that
when you ceased TO be regular in your
courses, and you grew irritable with
out cause, that there was serious
trouble somewhere.
You ought TO know that indigestion.
exhaust on, womb displacements,
fainting, dizziness, headache, and
bacfachc send the nerves wild with
alright, and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley, of Ell w. Congress St.,
Chicago, ILL.,, whose portrait we pub
lish, suffered all these agonies, and
was cnsrely cured by Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound: her case
should be warning TO others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman OF the un-
failing efficiency Of Lydia E. Pinlkham's
Vegetable Compound.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
.sfe.varf Houte to Be Sold.

A. T. Stewards famous mansion. at
the northwest corner of Fifth avenue
and Thirty-fourth street. New York.
will soon become the property Of a
member Of the Astor family.
The mansion took seven years to
build and cost at least $l.000,0O0, ex-
elusive of the ground. Tons and tons
of the purest marble were brought
from Tuckahoe for the outer walls,
while for the interior Mr.. Stewart pur-
chased marble in Italy. cut according
The state herald., 1900-11-09
LITERARY NOTES.

The Century Magazine will make
1901 "A Year of Romance" Besides a
great program of Illustrated articles-a
superb panorama of the Ihine-John
Bach McMaster's group Of articles on
Daniel Webster--color pictures, etc,
the Century will present, beginning
with November 1900, the first issue of
the new volume, short novels and COM
plete stories by +. Anstey, Mrs. Bur-
nett, George w. Gable, Winston
Churchill, Edwin Asa Dix, Hamlin
Garland, David Gray, Joel Chandler
Harris, Bret Harte, w. ID. Howells,
Henry James, Sarah Orne Jewett, Rud-
yard Kipling, Ian Maclaren, S. Weir
Mitchell, Thomas Nelson Page, Bertha
Runkle, Flora Annie Steel, Frank Il.
Stockton, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Gen
enl Lew Wallace, Charles Dudley
Warner, Il. Stuart Phelps Ward, Mary
r. Wilkins.
"The Helmet OF Navarro" n great
novel, full of life. adventure and ac-
tion, the scene laid in France 300 years
ago, began In the August, 1900 Cen
tllry, and will continue for several
months in 1901. Critics every where
are enthusiastic over the opening chap
tiers of this remarkable story. "The
authors fame is apparently established
with this, her maiden effort" says the
Boston Transcript. The Critic calls 1t
"A remarkable performance"
New subscribers to the Century Mag
azinc who begin with the number for
November, 1900, will receive free of
charge the three previous numbers,
August, September and October, con-
taining the first chapters of 1.-The Hell
met Of Navarro" or, IL these numbers
are entirely exhausted Mt the time of
subscribing, they will receive pam
phlet containing all of the chapters of
"'rhe Helmet of Navarro contained In
the three numbers.
More than 95,0OO,OOO copies--to he
exact, %, 237 ,523-of the Ladies' Home
Journal have been issued since the
magazine was first printed. seventeen
years ago. December, 1888, was the
Journals brth-month. and the first
edition aggregated, all told, 10000. The
magazine was well received at the very
start, and from that time on it's growth
has been phenomenally rapid, the in
crease never halting, until the circula-
ton has reached $4,000 copies
month. During the past eleven months
the increase has averaged AZ 1900 copies
per month over the corresponding in
terval of last year.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
GASOLINE tlses.

A gnsollne ntc Is best exllngulsbod
with -four. sand or enftli IN the order
nnined wnier should not bo used. n
The ghsullno bo confined IN II small
spnrr, ammonia win smother II. Some
urrrs NJ HnsolIno fnd II well 10 hang u
bottle containing about a gallon ~ am.
mUnln from the iun NJ The tank or room
containing the Rnrulnr. liy u string or
fusihlc link. 80 that II the gasoline
inkes lire the bottle viii fail mud be-
bf0krnn, releasing The ammonia nnd
promptly putting on the burning Rnro.
line,
The state herald., 1900-11-09
The Chinese situation.

The cause for the present Chinese
entanglements is the abuse of the Chi
nese immigrants by tie foreign pow
ers. Another great revolution comes
from the abuse Of the stomach. Over
taxed digestion produces constipation,
indigestion, dyspepsia and tlatulency.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the best
medicine to take. II prevents nervous
ness or slceplcssness, Don't fail to try
II
The state herald., 1900-11-09

the rod. Another boy comes along and
he bets cent that his spider will
whip. Then the sport begins. The boy
who is challenger produces his spider.
places 1t on the rod with the chai-
ienger's. Both spiders make a rush
for each other and n fierce battle en-
sues. Sometimes the stronger Of the
two Will wind n web around the other.
fastening him to the rod and complete
ly putting him out OF business" The
spiders sometimes fight for ten min
utes. Nearly every boy has from eight
to twenty spiders. and they bet all the
Filipino pennies they can get on the
result OF the fight.
The state herald., 1900-11-09
heroine of Pe6jo.

Miss Cecile Payen. the Chicago por-
trait painter who shared with Mrs.
and Miss Woodward Of Evanston the
long siege OF Pekin. reached Chicago
last week. Miss Payen gives an inter
esting description OF the siege. which.
she says was not so black as II was
The state herald., 1900-11-09

forms a triumvi-
rate that controls
the money stock
of the republic.
Not a dollar can
be paid from the
federal treasury
without the assent
Of these two and
the negro. Judson
w. Lyons. regis
trar Of the treas
llry Furthermore
The state herald., 1900-11-09
Women Warriors

Women in China have the privilege
OF fighting In the wars. In the rebel
lion of 1850 women did MS much fight
ing as men. AT Nankin, In 1853, 5OO-
900 from various parts of the country
We're formed into brigadcs of 1900
each, under female officers. or these
soldiers 10000 Were picked women,
drilled and garrisoncd In the city.