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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
HEALTHY BECAUSE CLEAN.
icnl Composition as Low Air,
Hut Is Purer.

The only reason why mountain air
is healthier than low air is that noun
tain air is Cleaner than low air. The
chemical composition of the atmos-
phere differs but little. if at all.
wherever the sample is taken. On
Pixies peak the relation of oxygen to
nitrogen and other constituents of the
atmosphere is the same a at the level
Of the ocean. The favorable effects.
therefore. of a change of air are not to
be explained by any difference in the
proportion of its gaseous constituents.
One important difference, however. is
the meteorological one. The air of
high attitudes contains no microbes,
and is. in fact. sterile, while near the
ground and some 100 feet above it mo-
crobes are abundant.
In the air of Chicago and other
crowded places. says the Chronicle,
not only does the microbe i'm
purity increase. but other impurities,
such as the poducts of combustion of
coal. accrue also. Several investiga-
tors have found traces of hydrogen and
certain hydrocarbons in the air. and
especially in the air of pine, oak and
birch forests. 1t is to these bodies,
doubtless consisting of traces of es-
sential oils, to which the curative eff
fects of certain health resorts are
ascribed. Thus the locality of fir
forest is said to give relief in diseases
Of the respiratory tract. But all the
same, these tracts of essential oils and
aromatic products must be counted
strictly speaking, as impurities, since
they are not apparently necessary con-
stituents of the air. AS recent analy-
ses have shown, these bodies tend
to disappear in the air as higher al
titude is reached, until they disappear
altogether
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
Foraker at ParserShurg.

Senator ]. B. Foraker, of Ohio. will
address a Republican meeting at the
wigwam Saturday evening of this
week.
The mere announcement of the COM
ing of Ohio's brilliant senator will be
sufficient to draw large crowd. He
is one of the best political orators in
the country-a speaker of wonderful
magnetism and force.
The Saturday night meeting will be
one of the largest of the campaign.-
Parkersburg New.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
NOT vERsED IN ROMANCE.
Manuscript of scott's "Ivanhoe" Was
Rejected by Mdny London
Publishers.

BY way of practical joke a type
written copy of Scott's "lyanhoe" was
recently sent the rounds of the Lon
dcn publishers, under the title, when
John Was England's King" 1t was
returned in every case. The London
Academy amuses itself by imagining
TIE form taken by the letters of re-
lection. 1t thinks Messrs Macmillan
II ght have written somewhat like
this:
"Messrs. Macmillan e. Co. regret to
have to return When John Was Eng
lands King but they fear that inter
est in historical fiction is diminishing.
Their readers report of the story is
in the main favorable, but he points
out that the charge of initiating The
Forest Lovers one of Messrs. Mac
millan's recent publications, might
perhaps be difficult to rebut. In his
opinion the author of When John
Was England's King would perhaps
have made better and more readable
book had he studied Mr.. Hewlett more
carefully"
Here is another burlesque letter:
"Mr. John Murry begs to return the
Ms. of When John Was England's S
King and to quote a passage from
his readers report thereon: Il do not
recommend this novel, although it is
painstaking and thorough. The au-
thor would. think. have been wiser
had he chosen another name for his
hero. Ivanhoe has already been used
| by Sir Walter Scott"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
IloRAL SUASIoN ON A DOG.
t.uW II Minister Easily Oyercame the
Animosity of IA BeIIigerent
Canine.

clergyman who went up into the
cCLntry to preach and lived there "a
Considerable time had occasion in his
IG!nistrations to drive regularly over
4 certain road. At house on that
read lived a big bulldog which always
came out and attacked him viciously.
lie minister stood this for a good
Vile, until finally, as he drove past
one winter night in "a low sleigh, a
means of correcting the dog by moral
suasion occurred to him. He stopped
his horse in the road before the house.
The dog rushed out madly, barking
and threatening to jump into the
| sleigh. The minister sat in his sleigh
and paid no attention. The dog re-
tired, returned to the assault, retired
again, and third time rushed out
to the attack, but did not touch the
man. Then he returned to the door
step and laid down, apparently utter
ly crestfsllen and disgusted with such
man; and, as he paid no further at
tention, the minister drove off. After
this the minister drove many times
past the house, but the dog paid no
attention to him, and never seemed
to see him at all. He was cured.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
FREAK OF DAN CUPID.
Girl who Can't Speak German weds
n Man Who Knows No
English.

There are descendants OF Germans
in Berks county. Pa, who do not nm
derstand a word of English. although
they have lived in this country all
their lives. One of these is Jacob
Weinsheimer, who owns what he calls
the Castle of Lobenstein, on the east
ern slope of Mount Penn, says an east
ern exchange. Until recently he lived
the life of hermit. The hillside lead
ing to Lobenstein is so steep that it
is impossible to use the ordinary
American farming implements drawn
by horses. Weinsheirher's principal
implement is the kind used in very
hilly portions of Germany He calls
it "karst." 1t is shaped like a big
horseshoe fastened to a wooden ham
die. With this he digs and stirs up
the earth instead of plowing and har-
rowing it. He also has numerous 9th
er small hand implements. With these
he raises large quantities of vege-
tables, wheat, rye, barley, corn, sugar
cane, sweet potatoes and grapes. He
reaps his grain with sickle and
threshes it with a mallet.
Cupid's dart pierced the heart of the
recuse short time ago. He was
working for farmer on the hills in
the neighborhood, when he was intro
duced TO Miss March. from Ohio.
She was some 90 years younger than
he, but that made no difference The
ove.making was slow, for the woman
could not speak German and he was
unable to speak English. But the
language of love finally made itself
understood between them. He pro-
posed, was accepted, and now hap
pier couple than Mr.. and Mrs. Vein
sheimer would be hard to find.
Wensheimer is a great admirer of
pets. such as dogs and cats. He is the
owner of black fox terrier which he
says he would not part with for S1GO
in gold. He is perfect terror to the
snakes and has killed more than 1000
copperhead and blacksnakes during
the last five years.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
HAS A PIG FOR A PET.
"snOotie" Introduced to Fashionable
Society by Miss Adelaide Pier
son and Is Well Received.

Miss Adelaide Pierson, daughter OF
Cen. and Mrs. j. Frederick Pierson,
Of 20 West Fifty-second street, New
York city, has started new fad in
society by choosing live pig for a
net. The pig is now installed in the
Persons Bellevue avenue villa at
Newport. "Snootie" is piggy's name.
"Snootie" is white with large splatch-
cs of black. Miss Pierson got
Inn up at Howardsville. "Snootie"
VAS taken to Newport and was quick
20 adapt himself to the petting show-
cred upon him. "Snootie" wears col
lar. Miss Pierson wanted to have his
snout pierced, so that he might be
further decorated with a golden ring,
studded with jewels, but Gen. Pierson
persuaded her to abandon this idea.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
SPIDER TIME IN MANILA.
There Is Great Sport for the Filipino
Boys in Making the In
sects Fight.

When "spider time" arrives the Fill
ipino boy is happy. He does not know
much about marbles, but when spider
time arrives, and that is just after the
rainy season begins. he knows that
he is to have great sport. There are
two harmless varieties of spiders that
are green and yellow in co.or that ma
ture in June. They are as large as the
common black spider so plentiful in
California. The Filipino boy catches
these and keeps them secure in box.
A small rod the size and length of a
| knitting needle is procured. a spider
| is then placed on the rod. Another boy
comes along and he bets cent that
his spider will whip, says the San Jose
(Cal.) Mercury. Then the sport be-
gins.
| The boy who is challenged produces
| his spider, places it on the rod with
the challenger's. Each spider makes
a rush for the other and fierce bat
! tie ensues, Sometimes the stronger
! % the two will wind a web around the
other, fastening him to the rod and
completely putting him out of bust
n S." The spiders sometimes fight for
Il minutes. Nearly every boy has
from eight to ten spiders. and they
let all the Filipino pennies they can
get on the result of the fight,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
TO RETIRE FROM NAVY.
Rear Admiral Hichborn Will Reach
Age Limit in MISREPRESENTATION
ms to His Successor.

Naval constructors are discussing the
probable successor to Rear Aomiral
Hichborn when that officer retires in
March. There are four candidates for
the place, Constructors Hanscom,
Bowles, Woodward and Baxter. All
of them are prominent officers. The
senior in rank and the officer who will
retire first is Constructor Hanscom,
now on duty at the Cramps shipyard
in Philadelphia. Constructor Wood
ward is on duty at Richmond, Va. and
was formerly attached to the Norfolk
navy yard
Commander Bowles was the first OF
the constructors to be sent abroad for
instruction in naval architecture, and
has been for some time in charge of
The construction work at the New
York navy yard.
Constructor Baxter, the junior can
didate, was appointed TO the Naval
academy by President Mckinley when
the latter was in congress. For this
reason he is supposed to possess
chances not enjoyed by the others. but
his place on the list of constructors
will probably interfere with his APP
pointment as head of the corps, which
carries with it the position of chief
of the bureau of construction and re-
pair and the rank and pay of rear
admiral.
The discussion may be useless after
al, for Rear Admiral Hich born may
be continued on the active list after
lie reaches the age of retirement, a
condition permitted by recently-enact-
ed law
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
A Taking Fentnre.

Joaquin Miller, writing from China,
says; 81 invoke, ! implore my coun-
try to get out of this rotten and
moldy land and keep out of it. 1t is
not fit for white man. In fact, I
do not believe white man could live
here a thousand years without be-
ing exactly like a Chinaman." But,
says the Chicago Times-Herald, some
white men might run the risk even of
being like Chinaman if they could
be sure of living thousand years.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
COnteStlng Her Fathers viii.

Miss Emma Bingham has filed in the
Common Pleas Court at Cadiz, a petit
tion to set aside the will of her father
the late Hon. John A. Bingham, ex-
Congressman and dex-Minister to Japan
on the grounds of incompetency and
undue nfluence.-Caldwell Journal
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
Examination of Teachers

For the public schools OF Washington County
will be held in the Marietta High School Room
on the second Saturday OF each month except
January, July and August
j. A. STONE, Marietta, Ohio.
Presid Board OF School Examiners.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
Chinese Chronology.

According to ancient Chinese writ
ers, the chronology of that country
goes back 2,267 900 years.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28

The hide of COW yields about ss
pounds of leather
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-28
without n Doctor.

Morton county, Kan, has no ply
sician or surgeon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29
OETEEt U. IEN-UIVIUeUU. ~ = 7
otal sales OF stocks ~, 900 shares,
New York Mining Stocks.
Breadstufrs and Provisions.

CH1CAGo-An estimate OF heavy
exportable surplus for the Argentine
was largely responsible for weak
wheat marke: to-day, October closing
1H11Sc lower. Corn closed SC down
and oats n shade higher. Provisions
closed but little changed.
Wheat started dun and weak and
kept Mt. that gait all day. The chief
bearish factor was n cabled estimate
that the Argentine VIII have an export
able surplus OF 9c,0O0,ooO bushels. On
the other hand, northwest rccc,r,s
were light. Argentine shipments only
100000 bushels. compared with $4,000
bushels the week previous. The sea-
board reported seventy loads taken for
export. The crowd was In the selling
mood. however, and bull news was toss
cd into the waste basket while the price
bumped down the speculative stairs.
October opened iic lower Mt Tx I77%c:
touched 77,sc soon after and then, un-
der pressure Of liquidation. some OF It
credited to foreigners and some OF II on
stop loss orders, dropped to 76Ac. ut
which the market closed weak and " q
1Sc under yesterday. Primary re-
ceipts were $4,000 bushels, compared
with $4,000 bushels last year. Mime
apolis and Duluth reported ga cars,
against 40 last week and $50 year
ago. Local receipts were 302 cars. % OF
contract grade. Clearanccs were S49, 900
bushels.
Corn was n sluggum all day and
prices were easier on the receipts, S57
cars, III cars morS!than tho estimate
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29
stockton,s Happy Hon.

Frank Stockton, who began life MS an
engraver. and abandoned his trade Cor
literature. is now feeble old man. 1t
is hard to believe that he is &C years OF
age. HIS hair is very white. and hts
mustache is grayer than a badger. His
limp causes him to appear more feeble
than he really Is. His wife and dnugh-
ter are his companions at Claymont,
and all the family are happy In their re-
tlrement from the hurrah and hustle
of the work-a-day world, Surrounded
by Il fat library of rare and useful books
possessed Of sufficient means to enable
him TO crafty his every wish, situated
where he can lounge In n window and
converse with MS fine prospect as ma
ture ever rouchsafed to mortal man,
Francis Richard Is going down to the
lean and slippcred pantaloon with al
most joyful resignation. Ere long he
will have u new and quaint book on the
market, the outgrowth Of semi-soli-
tudc among the memories of 1776-1S59-.-
memories reaching all the way from
Washington to John Brown. The hills
and mountains of West Virginia tell
tales to each other In the dark shadows
OF the evening and morning and all the
writer has to do Is to listen and jot them
down.-New York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29

The court train was OF silver brocade
overhung by a veil Of exquisite Brus-
els lace, which also was draped from
the shoulders.
Upon her hair the bride wore tulle
veil. caught with diamond stars.
The bridesmaids at this wedding
wore graceful frocks OF white crepe de
chine. vandyl,ed With lace Insertions.
and having transparent tucked Jokes
and sleeves and lace fichus fastened by
old paste buckles. A pretty touch OF
color was introduced by long sashes Of
pastel blue and bouquets OF pink roses.
At pretty country wedding this
week the brides dress was distinguish
ed for Its dainty simplicity. 1t was Of
soft white satin, with transparent
tucked chiffon sleeves and yoke trim
med with old point d'Alencon lace. The
skirt was trimmed below the hips with
chiffon gauzings and again at the bot
tom with a chiffon flounce heading by
pufflngs.
The bride wore tulle veil. caught
back from her face by wreath OF or
ange flowers.
Her bridesmaids wore white satin,
their tucked skirts trimmed with Cluny
lace insertion and their bodlces draped
with white chiffon flGhus, caught up at
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29

Special Correspondence OF lntelligencer. /,
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-The fashion
able wedding dress Is made OF two ma
terlals. n X
In majority OF cases ivory-white
satin. and chiffon are the chosen CON
s,ituents, though chiffon and white sat
In brocade, white; satin and silver bro
cade and white satin and lace are re-
garded In high quarters with greater
favor.
The wedding dress Of superlative cost
Is apt to be made with magnificent
court train OF brocade or lace falling
from between the shoulders.
Beautiful gowns Involving less ex-
pcnse are made Of plain white satin
with bodice decorations and underrobe
Of chiffon.
The court train is suitable only when
the bride Is tall and when the wedding
is Of such splenGor as to Justify Court"
accessories. 1vory-whiter satin duchesse
was recently employed at Newport for
the construction of q dress OF this or
der. The skirt was trimmed with a
graduated tlounce Of accordIon-pleated
Chiffon and the bodice, which had
yoke and sleeves Of transparent tucked
chiffon. was draped with q full chiffon
iichu.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29

tailor dress of soft fawn color and
deep royal blue suitIng, with Derby
vest of plain fawn color and cuta-
way Russian Jacket. The skirt, of
walking. length, was made over q drop
skirt of blue tefreta. S..,.s=.'
Trousseau dresses almost monopolize
what there is of novelty In styles. Most
women are holding OFF until as near No
rember as possible before ordering any
but emergency dresses. BY this delay
they expect to get the benefit of the
very last cry.
An Empire evening dress that belongs
to the outfit for an October wedding is
Of black tulle with u yoke Of black tat
feta heavily embroidered In Jet. Wide
ribbons. heavily jetted. come from the
yoke and twist all around the gown. A
beautiful feature OF the dress is the
long black tulle scarf that is wound
around each arm.
visiting dress included In the same
trousseau Is made OF 4 new pompadour
silk In delicate shade of blue that has
faint suggestion of rose-pink SHIN
mering through the pattern. The vest
is Of rosy mousseline de sole showing
between the scallops Of lace that turn
back from the middle. while the bodice
is held together by two knots Of black
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29

prospect of an unfavorable bank state
ment was a notably depressing factor.
The banks have lost on sub treasury
account alone s5,169,OOO, which includes
deposits by the banks for payments at
other points. The express movement
Of money to the interior Is expected to
bring the aggregate loss In cash by the
banks to above s7,500.O00. or about a
million, In excess of that of last week.
Liquidation in the stock market has not
been as large as last week, but small
decrease In loans Is expected. The In
road upon surplus reserves will never
theless be Of formidable proportion.
The assistant treasurer was debtor at
the clearing house to-day for upwards
Of s2,250.0O0 as the result OF two checks
for gold received from Australia at
San Francisco a week ago. But this
gain by the banks will figure for only
one day in the averages. A dispatch
from Australia announces the shipment
of 100000 In gold to San Francisco,
which will ultimately become available
to the New York market. Sterling ex-
change steadier In New York but ex-
change on Berlin and Paris fell sharply.
Sterling exchange at Paris also fell ".
confines and there was considerable.
resulting disturbance In the. market.
The reactionary tendency was not so
manifest In the railroad bond market
as for stocks. Total sales par value
s53o.0Oo. Z
United States refunding IS when Is
sued advanced 4 per cent. in the bid
price and new As declined u per cent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-29
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features of the Money and Stock
Markets.

NEW YORK, September 2S.-Money
on call steady at l%@2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4hG5k Fer
cent.
Sterling exchange stcadler with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 81 S5St
for demand and at 81 S2BGi S2A for 60
days; posted rates 81 SS44 S3,s and
81 S7Q4 STE; commercial bills 81 sex p
S2%.
Silver certificates 6SkEG6iisc. Bar sill.
yer 6aHc. Mexican dollars 1910. Gov
eminent bonds irregular. State bonds
Inactive. Railroad bonds irregular.
Stocks were reactionary again to-day
on the substantial satisfaction of the
urgent demand from the short interest.
The brokers were too busy on the floor
last night in the closing hour to notice
what was going on In the loan crowd,
but the fact was disclosed this morning
that the supply OF stocks was agnln
very abundant as a result OF the heavy
reduction In the outstanding short In
demand for stocks. This In Itself was
sufficient to Indicate reaction, as the
existence OF n large short interest IS n
potential support to prices and It's elm
nation materially weakcns the technI-
cal position Of market. In addition
there was tho usual lack OF explicit Of
fetal Information regarding yesterdays
rumored strike settlement and some
natural reaction In sentiment In conse-
qucucc. But tho underlying conviction
remains mistaken that a settlement is
In course OF arrangement. There were
strong spots among the coalers. Read
Ing first preferred, advancing at the
opening on It's good showing Of August
net earnings and Lackawanna rising
an extreme 81 per cent. on the declar-
alton OF the regular quarterly dividend.
This served as something OF n drag on
the downward course OF tho market.
Growing weakness developed among the
speclal,Ics and very heavy liquidation
was In evidence IN Northern Pacific,
the stock declining az per cent. Tho
liquidation was attributed to Berlin ac-
count, the Berlin stock market contiE-
uing In Il highly unsettled condition.
owing to the growing strngcncy OF
money. Declines for many of the prom
Incnt stocks ranged from to . points
from the lowest and the demand to COW
or shorts at tho decline was slight. The
market closed dull anu heavy. The