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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
ON CHINESE RAILWAYS.
Those of Any Other Conn
try.

A recent letter writer from China
says: Our frst-class carriage resem-
bled an American carriage in its gem
eral principles, but its exact counter
part we had never seen. In each com
partment two. wooden seats, unfur-
nished with cushions. faced each other.
We learned that when the road was
first built cushioned seats had been
furnished, but owing to the untidy
habits of the Chinese they had to he
abandoned. Into the compartment all
but the larger and heavier luggage was
also carried. and our assortment in
cluded one large steamer trunk. a
plethoric English "hold-all." one dress
suit case, two bags and various parcels
and bundles. Each passenger is al
lowed so pounds of luggage on the
liberal Chinese railways-a liberality
that will probably he curtailed later.
My neighbors across the way were
two dainty ladies. one attired in blue
linen. the other in silk and black bro
caded tissue. Their purple black hair
was ella laborately pressed and orna-
mented with jeweled pins and pink arti-
ficiai flowers. One was "bound-foot"
woman; the other one had escaped the
cruel Disagreement. The Manchuri-
ans, to which the imperial family be-
long, do not bind the feet. and the
fashion set by the empress has been
followed by many Chinese in Peking
and its vicinity. These little ladies
smiled and spoke in their own unintel-
ligibe language with an effort to be
amiable and polite. They even crossed
the aisle and made me understand that
they would like to look out of the win
dow which, on my side of the carriage,
was next to the station. gladly made
place for them, and, when their curios-
ty was gratifed, they went back to
their own seat. The servant who had
accompanied them took his leave and
they then proceeded to bargain with
the chestnut vendor. There was very
soon dispute over something, for
they became greatly excited, and one
of them brandished her English UNI
brella with astonishing vigor. They
poured forth stream of shriil, volu-
BILE Chinese without the slightest ex-
preston of i'll temper on their placid
countenances.
at is'a good thing that you do not
understand Chinese" said NJ;
"their language is dreadful"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
CITY MAY BUY COAL MINES.
English Municipality Mny In the Near
Future Solve the Cheap
Fuel Problem.

In 1903 Manchester citizens may work
a colliery, says the London Mail. Why
not? If the victim of ipexorable de-
mand notes may be a washhouse pro-
prietor, own park, run his own tram
cars, supply himself with water and
draw illumin alton from his own mains
---and all at profit-surely he may go
deeper afield and annex the bowels of
the earth.
Thus argued member of the Man
chester corporation gas committee.
Taking his cue from wise Glaswegian
he has hidden his colleagues to con-
slider the question for month. He has
drawn veil of ANONYMITY around his
plan, and until the officials have had
time to prepare it means to keep it as
dark as coal mine.
This year the Manchester city gas
works will use 500, 600 tons of coal and
camel. Already the increasing cost of
it has sent gas up three pence per 900
cubic feet. OF the extra 100000 times
five shillings, say 60 per cent. is clear
profit to the mine owner. But coal is
dearer as gas is costlier, and the contri-
button of $4,000 year to the city
rates out of gas gain is in jeopardy, all
of which need not have been if the
Manchester rate payer could have been
digging his own coal as well as making
his own Light.
Those who are of the corporation
predict that the project will come to
fruition and special bargains in coal
mines are being looked for. The chief
rock of offense will be that colliery ex-
ploitation is too hazardous and specu-
lative business for the public to
touch. To which the answer is that
when you buy coal you pay for all min
ing risks, and that citizens pits pro-
ducing 10000 tons week would pro-
vide their own insurance.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
TRICKS DONE BY DENTISTS.
Sometimes Called Upon to Do Queer
Things by People Who Fat-
ronize Them.

Medical men are not the only pro-
fessional persons to learn curious Sc
crets regarding those who patronize
them. A dentist with large down
town practice was in a talkative mood
the other Gay, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. 'i'oop.e in my line of life," said
he, occasionally run across odd things.
For instG"ce, about year ago good
looking young nan came into our Of
an artificial set of teeth to incase the
splendid lot of natural worries with
which nature had endowed him. We
filled the order, which was an exceed
ingly expensive one. The extra set of
teeth fitting oyerhis own, gave the man
an ugly. prominent mouth and totally
spoiled his good looks, but he offered
no explanation and we asked no ques-
tions. ! have tie best reason for sup
posing now that the purchaser was a
burglar and that he got the teeth for
the express purpose of altering his APP
pearance and thus making identified
tion more difficult.
You are aware that many are very
particular concerning the plate in
which artificial teeth are set. Some
want gold, others silver, vulcanite and
what not. But did you ever hear of
patients wearing their own initials in
side the mouth?
1--WE recently prepared an upper set
for a gentleman well known in theatri-
cal circles, and in the platinum roof was
ste in wires of gold the wearer's ini-
tials. Another roof plate, which we
were privileged to see, was a perfect
masterpiece of artistic work. There
were three horsemen depicted in gold
wire, fine as a hair, a foreground of
catstone and a crescent moon of gleam-
ing silver-all set in the composition
of the roof. The teeth were of good
quality, but not remarkable, and the
price was exactly $500. A person un-
conscious of the value of the inner roof
would have set the price at $25.
Every richly enameled was the dane
ing girl which decorated the false roof
of one.time millionaire. The pictured
lady wore slippers set with tiny dia-
monds and the owner, being great
smoker, sported an ordinary set when
desirous of indulging in a fragrant
Whit, thereby never discoloring the
dainty enamel of the choice article
We were once asked to fashion a plate
from the tusk of an elephant, but as
this would have been a difficult and
unsatisfactory proceeding we were
Obliged to reject the offer
The most absurd thing we were
ever requested to insert in false root
was tigers claw-a trophy of an In
dian jungle hunt. We managed it, and
to prevent the claw from wounding the
tongue of our patient we tipped II
bluntly with gold. After awhile the
tip fell off and the wearer's tongue was
torn. To us he came in a rage, anC
finally decided to wear the claw as {
chain pendant"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
The Leader,
Corner Putnam and Front Streets, First Floor.


the Wilson BiIi.
Very timely was Senator Frye's Phil
adelphia speech in recalling a bit of
history that touches the wage-earners
where they will feel it. 1t was that
when Bryan and his associates from
southern villages, ignorant OF northern
industries, were making the Wilson
tariff, its provisions as prepared by
their ways and means committee for
the house were so disastrous to indus
trial interests that the workingmen all
over the country were aroused, and
sent committee after committee to
Wilson, Bryan and other Democrats,
in appeal for their own Industrial
safety.
They had meeting at Cooper Union
In New York city, where they passed
a resolution stating that they repre-
sented 100000 workingmen, and sent
1t to that ways and means committee,
and demanded that they should re-
spect the rights of the age-workers;
and that committee never paid the
slightest attention to the worl1ingmen,
but yet today they are parading over
the country as great friends of the
workingmen, and inviting them to
vote the Democratic ticket once more
and give that party one more chance
to disregard their wishes.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
Married at Beverly.

Special to the Leader.
Beverly, O., Oct. IA quiet we'd
ding occurred here at 10 o'clock this
morning, the parties being Mr.. Frank
Lane, OF Beverly, and Miss Hattie
Kraft, of Watertown. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr.. Beaumont
at his residence Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
will make their home near Waterford.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
pisaster PROPHECIES.

"The country is going to ruinl" ex.
claimed the nervous man, who talks at
the top of his voice.
"of course, II is" answered the grave
scientist soothingly. For that mat
ter the whole earth is going to shrivel
1p and go out of business one of these
days. But that's no reason fer YOU and
me quitting work to worry about it, is
It t?"-Washington Star.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

Excursions to Louisville, KY, via
Pennsylvania Lines. October 18th to
18th inclusive, for the Horse Show, ex-
curslon tickets will be sold to Louis
vile, KY, via Pennsylvania Lines
good returning until Saturday, octo-
ber goth.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

3. & @. s-W. RY
TiMc TABLE.

trains Arrivs ut and depart IN Unio
station.
ARRIVE WESTWARD. DEpAR:
3 IL m--Athens. Chillicothe, III 4Op1
Cincinnati, Louisville,
e, Louis and all boz, Is
West South and S.west
-lS 50 m-Beipre, AtDens. Chil. 90 n
tlcuihe. AM way stations.
10 ln-Belpre, Athens Chii. o 2oaw
4o J. N .icothc, Gin iunat IA
sunday Louisville. ST Louis
only aud all points wosr and
Soutb
zig SO pn-Berrc. Parkershurg. 81 o5pu
ChilnCo'he. 'incinnati
aud way stations
7 05 p --Belpre, Pa rkers- sOpu.
burg. thillicothe. Gin.
cinnati. Louisville, 81.
Louis, Chicago and all
points west. south and
southwest.
20 m-Parkersburg and Belpre Coca
EASTWARD.
- O5 m-Belpre, Parkersourg, t5 90 m
Salem. Cor wallis,
ana all way stations
'l2 90 m-Belpre, PGrkershurg, II 90 m
(,raitOn, Washington,
Halt more, Phil delph.
la ara New York
11a m--Pa rkerstu,p. wash 3 IOp m
III. ton, Il a more,
Ph,ladelpha and New York.
III 10 p m--ParHelSbnrg, Wash I'll 40 d n.
IN ton. Baltimore Phil
adelphia New York,
Boston and all points east.
g'Daily. Except Sunday.
All trains OF Marietta District run to Park
ersbulg.
FOR through tickets to all points in the
United States, Canada and Mexico, with de
tal!eo information as to rates routes, sleeping
accommodations etc, please cali oil G.
ST.
q. N. PAYNE, Ticket Agent Marietta, O.
A. H. SNIDER Passenger Agt. Marietta O.
o, P.McCARfI, Genl Passenger Agent.
tncinuati, y
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

Hadn't we better burn all our love
letters, Ethel?"
"Oh, no. Herbert; maybe after we've
been married awhile Wen get dull some
evening and want something funny to
read. ."-Indianap Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

TOWARD MARIETTA.

For further information call on or
address G. M. Payne, Ticket Agent.
Union Depot.
T. d. DALE, Receiver.
VIM. M. MORSE, Superintendent.
Fl. c. VINCENT, General Passenger
Agent.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

Dark,ey-A fox oughter make good
eatin', Pete.
Johnsing-How's dat2
"Why, look how fond he is OBJ chick
en!"--Puck.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
GOING SOUTH.

For Laces, Embr oideries. Lace Cur
tains, Handkerehiofs. Hosiery, Gloves.
or Underwear, go to he Bee Hive. 1sa
Front street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

The Episcopal Social will be held
Thursday evening at $3.50 in the
church parlors. Wed, Ocl7-2ts.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
GHln gsVER RAILROAD.
eastern Timo
GOING NORTH.

Leave Wiliamstowp-
uI4i a. IN. m............... to Wheelinl
"10:35 a m.......to New Martinsvill,
dl2:4' p. m...to Pittsburg and Easl
dS;5l p M. Wheeling and Int. point2
1913 p. m, Ohio Valley Express Pitts
burg and East.
'6.l2 p, M. Sistersvlile and Int. points
1907 p. m., New Martinsville and Int.
points.
GOING SOUTH.
%S;54 a. m.............to Parkersburg
ll:O6 a. M. ........to Parkersburg
'l4:07 p. m. : Ohio Valley Express "a
Huntington and Cincinnati.
uE'fI y. H.. .......,.s.......t 10 kenoVR
4'fo p m.'...'.......to IT. Pleasant
dEO9 p. m ............to ParkersburS
1890 p, m ............to Parkersburg
D daily. daily except Sunday.
L. e. CHALENOR
Gen. Pass. Agent
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18
O. & l.. x. R. III.
TIME CARD IN arFRcr DEC. me

All Trains Daily except Sunday.
hoB. 20 and ~ m6Ae close Gonneui ,uuh
lanesyille with The 3. n o. and Pan HArd
trsins for Columbus, Chicago and ths weRI
j. HOPE SCrOR, General Manager.
Z, G.. HARRISON. 4 encrxl = PtssensorAEi.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

TOLEDO & OHIO CENTRALEXTEN-
SION r. r.
Through ParIor and Sleeping Car
Route.
T. D. DALE, Receiver.
Time Table in Effect May 20, 1900.
FROM MARIETTA.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-18

FROM MARIETTA.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
Catarlh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional di-
sease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one OF the best physicians in the coun-
try fer years. and is regular pres
cripbton. 1t is composed fthe best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly ON the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combin-
alton Cf the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free
F. ]. CHENNEY 6 CO., Props, Tole-
do, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
Won IN a Round.

1t was a department store bargain
counter for odds and ends. The crush
was terrific. Women squeezed and
elbowed and showed to get alongside
the counter. Frequently two Of them
happened to pick up the same bargain
at one and the same time, and then
they both retained their clutch on it
and looked daggers at each other un-
til the stronger CT he two won the vic
tory or the bargain was rent into rib
bons. ! -"
4 naughty matrOn with an electric
seal coat picked up a box containing
three cakes of imported soap for eight
cents, at the same moment that an
humble looking little woman in fad
ed tan coat had fastened her grip on
the box.
81 believe l was the first to take
hold of this" said the matron in the
electric seal coat, freezingly.
The humble looking little woman
held on for a minute. studying her an
tagonist. then she slowly relaxed her
hold on the box.
Well, you can have it" she said am
iably. You look as If you need the
soap. ap."-Washington Post,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
Deadliest Poisons.

The discoverer of prussic acid was
instantly killed by inhaling one whiff
CT his own handiwork.
Pure prussic acid is never sold or
handled. The smell Of it is always fa-
tai 1t kills not in three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant ut enters
the lungs as a gas. The mixture or
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 98 parts
water and two parts of the drug. Even
in this form it is very deadly. A 20
per cent mixture of the acid would kill
nearly as quickly as if pure.
Atroplne, though it has no harmful
odor, Is so deadly that as much of it
as would adhere to the molstened end
Of finger would instantly cause
death.
Cyanide of potassium has a pleasant
smell. which is not injurious, but a
small quantity swallowed kills al.
once.
Pure amonia, if inhaled, would cause
death almost as quickly as pfusSlc
acid.
When a carboy of nitric acid is
broken, some one has to suffer 1t will
burn wood, eat through iron plates
and destroy whatever it touches. Such
an accident happened once in an acid
factory Everyone ran away, leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting fire
to things. Soon it was seen that the
building would be Destroyed and humid
reds of people thrown out of work, and
four men volunteered to put out the
fire in the acid room. They succeeded
and came out all right. -Four hours
latter all were dead,-Chicago Chron-
icle.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
Buffers Surrender to a Big
Wooden Spoon.

Watkins Grant, of Boston, is talking
of the late General Benjamin F, Butler
at the Hotel Imperial said General
Butler was man Of much aplomb
and great readiness in repartee. re-
member at one time his arising in the
House Of Representatives and making
speech that was so sanctimonious in
its nature that had you not known the
man you would probably have thought
him the Superintendent OF a Sunday
School AS soon as he had finished,
one of his opponents arose, and, put
ting his hands together, said: "Mr
Speaker, let us pray Spell it with an
"e," instantly lnterpolated the General
thereby turning the laugh that threat
ened to be his lot.
But in spite Of his readiness. a time
came in General Buffers political ca
reer when he had to retreat before the
enemy, 1t was during the fight for
the governorship, which was by all
odds the hardest fight he ever made,
and Butle: was making the closest and
most energetic canvass in Massachus-
etts. He was speaking in some place,
| think it was Waltham, one evening,
in a hall of the old-fashloned kind,
No rise to the floor, detached benches,
all on the same level, and that sort of
thing. Over the center OF the audi
ence was large transom, and through
this, at about the middle of General
Buffers speech, some one let down on
the end OF rope an enormous wooden
spoon, covered with tinfoil. So unos-
tenetatiously was it done that it must
have been there for some moments be-
fore the audience discovered it, for it
had entirely ceased swayirg. but when
they did they announced the fact by
murmured remarks and suppressed
giggles that grew steadily in volume.
For five bitter minutes the General
struggled brayely against that accus-
ing spoon, hanging there as silent and
remorseless as fate itself, but finally he
had 10 yield and leave the field and
honOrs OF the day TO his silent con-
queror New York Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
Diphtheria at Macksburg.

On account of the prevalence of
diphtheria at Macksburg all children
under sixteen years of age have been
required to keep OFF the streets for
nearly two weeks past. The public
sckcol has not been opened since the
holidays. A, this writing there are no
new cases and the quarantine has been
raised. While there has been no
deaths. several cases have been unusu-
ally severe and would have been en-
tirely hopeless under the oldest meth
ods Of treatment. The recently dis
covered method Of treatment with an
titoxin nc doubt saved the lives of two
little ones.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
Unique Newspaper Exper-
ience.

81 had an experience once in running
newspaper which has never been
duplicated by any other man in the
world" said c. H. Pattison to the
Abillne Reflector For three months
ran a weekly paper in a town with
two inhabitants-the postmaster and
myself, 1t was Congress, Col. That
was boom mining town In 1888, and
miners flocked in there by the hund-
reds on account of a Strike Claims
were gobbled up like hot cakes.
Under the mining law, after $500
worth Of work is done on a claim it is
necessary to insert a legal notice in a
newspaper of general circulation for a
period of three months. My father
held an Office in San Juan county, and
while out Visiting him saw an oppor-
tunity to lease a newspaper plant and
make lot of money running legal
notices. did so. For several months
did land Office business. 1t was a
thriving little town.
1.-The business of the town enabled
the postmaster to make about 81 800 a
year A few months before there was
to be another readjustment of the
postmaster's salary things began to
drag in Congress. The mines were not
panning out very we'll There was a
strike made at Telluride, and all of the
miners picked up and went to that
place. They were followed by the mer-
chants, saloon men, gamblers, dance
hall people and all. Within a week
there was no one left there but the
postmaster, James Edwards, and my
self. Edwards did not care to give up
his post as long as it paid so we'll He
was from Ohio.
Il was tied up with a lot of legal
publications. l was certain to get my
money for the notices as soon as they
had run the required length of time, so
l could not leave. We had everything
our own way. l would help him run
HIS pOSlOllCt anu llG MOulu hSlp IiC
write hot stuff, set it up and pull the
lever on an old Washington hand
press. The pcstofice business was
confined almost wholly to handling the
circulation CT my paper-the Red
Mountain Pilot-about fifty copies.
"The day that the legal notices last
appeared l told Edwards that l was
going to pull up stakes and leave. His
big salary ran another month, and he
wanted me to stay, Offering to divide
up, but that was no induccment When
he found that l was determined to
leave he said: I'll lock up the postof-
flee and go, too. He turned the key in
the door of the postofflce and l locked
the door to the newspaper Office, and
we both walked out OF town. kansas
City Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
SUNDAY, JAN. aI4SIsoo.
Republican City Convention.

To the Republicans Of the City of Ma
rietta:
You are called to meet in delegate
convention at the Court House on
Tuesday, February 1S, 1900, at 1880
o'clock D. M, for the purpose Of plac-
ing in nomination candidates for the
following offices, and for the transac-
ton of any such business that may
come before the convention:
One Mayor
One City Engineer.
One City Solicitor.
One Water Works Trustee.
Two Cemetery Trustees.
The unit of representation shall be
one delegate for each fifteen votes
cast for George X. Nash. at the No
vember election, 1899, and one dele
gate for each fraction of eight
The primary election will be held on
Saturday, February 10, at the usual
places of voting, between the hours Of
$50 and 1880 p. m. standard time.)
The election in each ward shall be
conducted by one judge and one Sec
retary to be selected by the Republi-
can voters present at the opening Of
the primary.
Each delegation must present to
the convention proper credentials, du-
ly attested by the presiding judge, and
the secretary, together with list of
the names of those voting in the pri-
mary.
Upon the basis of representation the
delegates are apportioned as follows:
1st Ward, 1873 votes-13 delegates.
I'd Ward, 247 votes-l6 delegates.
Sd Ward, 397 votes-26 delegates.
4th Ward, 357 votes-24 delegates.
5th Ward, 1876 votes-13 delegates.
9Th Ward, 154 votes-l0 delegates.
1t Is also requested that that part OF
Marietta township lying outside of the
city of Marietta, select such delegates
as in their wisdom seems best to as
slst in the proper placing in nomina-
tion candidates for one Justice of the
Peace and one Township Clerk and one
member of the Board Of Township
Trustees.
1t is also requested by the committee
that that part of the Marietta school
district which lies outside of the
corporation limits of the city shall
also make proper arrangements for
the proper selection of delegates to as
sist in the nomination Of two members
of the Board of Education.
Each ward is also requested to vote
and select a candidate for one assessor
and one member of the City Council.
By order of the Committee,
R. l.. NYE, Chairman.
R. A. UNDERWOOD, Secretary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-14
AS Big As the Country.

Mark Twain in his Tramp Abroad
tells Of the long German words which
straddle across the landscape over in
that couutry. None of the long words
OF Germany will compare with the
following name Of town In Wales,
which Is but hamlet, and in calling
the name OF which the conductors on
the railroad reach the next station be-
fore they have finished calling it, The
name is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
robwligogerddanl andlslllioyogoeh."