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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
VERY OLD CHECK CASEED.
1t Was Drawn Over Twenty Years
Ago, But Was Good for
the Money.

Tn the wear 1879 c. w. Merchant. of
this city. was engaged in buying cattle
all over this part of Texas, says the Gal
weston (Tex) News. In those days Fort
Worth was the headquarters for bank
ing business. and Mr.. Merchant, in com
mon with all cowmcn, had his money
on deposit in one of the banks there.
While in Haskell county that year he
purchased five head of beef cattle from
a Mr.. Mobley and gave his check for
500. On account of the distance from
Fort Worth and the inconvenient fa-
cilities for transacting such matters,
Mr.. Mobley did not present the check
for payment until six months after its
date. When presented the cashier in
formed the gentleman that Mr.. Mer-
chant had long since closed his account
with the bank. Nothing further was
ever done to collect the check. until
recently both gentlemen met in the
town of Haskell, just 21 years later,
and began talking of "old times"
Mr.. Mobley suggested to Mr.. Mer-
chant that he held an unpaid check
signed by him and dated 1879. and
wanted to know if it was still worth
100 cents on the dollar. He was in
formed that it was, and on inquiry as
to how it came into his possession eX-
plantations followed and Mr.. Mobley got
his S1OO
In speaking of the incident TO the
News correspondent Mr.. Merchant said
that in 1879 he purchased something
like 100000 worth of cattle. and most
Of them in small herds, and that, with
a saddle horn" for memorandum
book, it was very easy to lose run of a
500 check
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
MISTAKEN FOR "JoHN L."
An Amusing Anecdote Regarding
the Late STR Arthur
sullivan.

Among the many anecdotes of the
late Sir Arthur Sullivan which have
been travelling through two hemi-
spheres since the death of the eminent
composer, the following, as told in Sir
Arthur's own words, is by no means
the worst, says the Brooklyn Eagle;
81 was travelling on a stage in a
rather wild part of California, and ar
rived at mining camp. where we had
to get down for refre eshments. AS we
drove up the driver said; They are
expecting you. Mr.. Sullivan | was
much pleased and when / reached the
place | found knot of prominent citi-
zens at the whisky store. The fore
most of them came up to big burly
man by my side and said Are you Mr..
SULLIVAN The man said No, and
me rather contemptuously, and after
awhile said: Why, how much do you
weigh?
81 thought this was a curious method
of testing the power of composer, but
at once answered: About l62
pounds. Well said the man, that's
odd to me. anyhow. Do YOU mean to
say that you gave fits to John S. Black
more down in Kansas City? | said:
No; | did not give him fits He then
said: We'll. who are you?' | Ireplied;
My name is Sullivan Amt you John
L. Sullivan. the slugger?' ] dsclaimed
all title to that, and told him was Ar
thur Sullivan. 'Oh, Arthur SULLIVAN
he said. Are you the man as put "Pin-
afore" ogether?'-rather gratifying
way of describing my composition. l
said: Yes Well returned the cit
izen, Il am sorry you amt John Suli-
van; but still I'm glad to see you any
way-let's have drink"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
MidSlrtar Holidays.

For the Christmas and New Years
holidays the B. & o. S-W. r. r. will
sell round trip tickets to c.. P. A. ter
ritory points, including Parkersburg,
Wheeling, Pitt5burg, Buffalo, Cleye-
land, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Boards
town, Quincy ST. Louis, Cairo. Evans
vile, Louisville and Cincinnati, at rate
of one and one-third fare. Tickets sold
December 90. 23. "a, 25 and 81, 1900,
and January /, 1901, good going on date
OF sale, and returning leaving destina-
tion to and including January 2, 1901.
Students of Colleges, Seminaries and
Universities, returning home for tn 2
holidays, upon presentation of certifi
Gates signed by principal officers of
each institution, attesting holders at
tendance, may he sold tickets at same
rate, on closing day Of school, or day
Immediately preceding closing day
good returning to January 8, 1901.
Tickets for chndren between the
ages Of and ~ years may be sold at
half rate.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
HAY IN ROUND BALES.
Packed In This Shape II Occupies
Less Space and There Are
other Advantages.

Hay as well as cotton is put up nova
days in cylindrical bales, a standard
round hay bale being 1s inches in diam
eter and SO inches in length. Such a
bale packed at the pressure under
which it would be put up for domestic
use would weigh about 200 pounds; as
packed for export such a bale would
contain about 275 pounds. There is
put up for army use bale of the same
diameter, but only IS inches in length,
which contains approximately 140
pounds of hay.
In the cylindrical bale a given guam
tity of hay is got into less than half the
space that it would occupy in square
bale; and there are asserted for it other
advantages, including freedom from
mold, preservation of the sweetness
of the hay and greatly reduced combus-
tibility.
Thousands of tons of hay in cylin-
drical bales have been shipped to the
American army in the Philippines.
and large quantities of it have been
used by the British army in South At
rica
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
"St. Nichols League"

is an organization of those who read
the magazine (ghether subscribers or
not,) without dues, and it offers prizes
each month for the best drawings
photographs, poems stories. puzzles
and puzzle answers. Some of the work
sent in by young folks shows surpris-
ing talent.
No one who does not see "St. Nicho-
las" can realize what an interesting
magazine it is, and how eXqusitely it
is illustrated; it is a surprise to young
and old. Of literature it contains the
choicest, and in art it has never been
surpassed by any grown folks perlodi-
cal. The new volume begins with
November, 1900, and the subscription
price is $500 year If there are
children in your home, you can hardly
afford to be without It,
BOYS AND GIRLS who read this
advertisement and who wish to find
out more about The St. Nicholas
League and its system of monthly
prizes may address, without cost, The
St Nicholas League, Union Square,
New York.
THE CENTURY CO..
Union Square, New York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
FRANKS OF A PRINCE.
Wilhelmina's Future Husband was
a Lively NOuGgSter Few
Years Ago.

Perhaps Prince Henry of MeclIen-
burg Sch werin, the fiance of QueenWil-
helmina. is a SOBER industrious royalty
now, but according to this story ne was
a pretty lively fellow a few years ago,
says the st. Louis Republic. Once a
governess of some cousins of his, scions
of the ducal house of Meek. lnburg-
Strelitz, lived in grand, solitary castle
planted in the middle Of bcundless
plain of sand like tent in the desert.
Henry Vladimir Won Meukit nburg-
Sckwerin, who was there on visit to
lis cousins, had taken a violent dislike
IL the governess, who objected to his
rather free-and-casy manners with
her noble pupils. One Sunday morning
the children started with her in car
riage to drive to the little church few
miles away from the castle, Nine De
u, the governess, was on the front
seat with the two countesses. and
Duke Henry Vladimir had installed
himself on the back seat. More than
once she felt as if something queer was
going on behind her, but when she
looked around the boy was stiff and
solemn, looking the other way.
AT last the party reached the church,
in front of which a little crowd of no.
Bile neighbors and peasants had assem-
bled Henry Vladimir jumped out
first and gallantly offered his hand to
the governess. She thought this un-
wonted politeness rather strange, but
on jumping out her skirt and one or
two petticoats fell at her feet, where
they softly arranged themselves in a
sort OF balloon, from which she
emerged a little more dressed than
Venus Rising from the Sea- but not
lenburg Schwerin was sent home with
the brand of shame upon him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
WOOD LOOKS LIKE METAL.
New Process by Which Strength
and Hardness Are Given to
the Fiber.

A European scientist has discovered a
method by which wood may be given
the appearance of metal. Outside of
the added value for decorative purposes
which this may give, the advantage to
be derived is not clearly apparent. The
wood is said to be rendered exceedingly
hard and strong, although it is equally
uncertain what part of the process may
be assumed to confer these desirable
qualities upon wood which was soft
and weak before treatment, says an in
dustrial exchange.
The process is described as follows:
The wood is first soaked for three or
four days in a solution of caustic alkali
at temperature of from IS TO 80 de-
grees centigrade, and is then trans
ferred at once to a bath of hydrosul-
phate of calcium, to which a saturated
solution of sulphur in caustic alkali is
added after "a hours. The wood re-
mains in this bath, which is kept at a
temperature of from 35 to so degrees
centigrade, and finally it is soaked for
about 30 to so hours in a solution of
acetate of lead. The wood is then dried
at moderate temperature and may be
polished with a burnisher of hard wood.
In this case it can be made to acquire a
brilliant metallic luster and if the sur
face is previously rubbed with piece of
lead, tin or zinc and glass or porcelain
burnisher is used the effect is increased.
The wood treated in this way resem-
bles a metallic mirror.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
ANIMALS THAT WEEP.
Many Species of the Brute Creation
Shed Tears When Fright
ened or Hurt.

''IIe cried like a calf" is a remark
sometimes heard. 1t is no disgrace for
a calf to cry ana he sheds tears in guam
titles when his emotions justify them.
1t is even easier for him to cry than for
many other animals. because his
lachrymal apparatus is perfect and
very productive.
A scientific writer writing in La Ma
ture says that the ruminants are the
animals which weep most readily.
Hunters have long known that a deer
at bay cries profusely. The tears will
roll down the nose of bear when he
feels that his last hour is approaching,
The big, tender eyes of the giraffe fill
with tears as he looks at the hunter
who has wounded him.
Dogs weep very easily. The dog has
tears both in his eyes and voice when
his beloved master goes away and
leaves him tied up at home. Some va
rieties of monkeys seem to be particu-
larly addicted to crying, and not few
aquatic mammals also find it easy to
weep when the occasion requires it,
Seals in particular are often seen to
cry
Elephants weep profusely when
wounded or when they see that escape
from their enemies is impossible. The
animals here mentioned are the chiel
ones that are known to weep, but there
is no doubt that many others also dis
play similar emotion.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
CRoWDING INTO THE CITIES.
idly Being FOrsnl<en by
the People,

The depopulation of the rural dis
tricts of England is beginning to cause
serious concern to the government
From statistics recently collated it is
learned that in 1901 36 per cent. of the
population lived in towns of 1000 in
habitants and upward, whereas in 1891
GA per cent. of the population inhabited
towns exceeding 1000 in population.
The rural population in 1891 on 31,577,-
600 acres was only 1894, 900 persons out
of total population of 29,OO2,525. 1t
will be seen from these latter figures,
says London exchange, that less than
one-fifth of the whole people live in the
country and are engaged in rural occu-
pations. Lord Avebury, in commenting
upon these figures, ascribed the de-
crease of rural population to the failure
of the country schools to foster interest
in country life and objects. There have
been other causes at work, however.
The great development in the pleasures
and recreations of town life. the in
creased interest in politics, agricultural
depression, miserable labor wages and
last, but perhaps not least, the local
tyranny of squire and parson. have con-
tributed to this result. 1t is perhaps
yet o be seen whether the development
of local government will have the de-
srable effect of making country life
more interesting and tolerable.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
LETTERS FROM PEARY.
Were Addressed to His Wife
and Mother.

Letters from Peary, the arctic ex-
plorer. for his wife and mother, who
died recently, were received the other
day. They were accompanied by 9TH
ers from DR.. Dedrick, his surgeon, for
Mrs. Dedrick. and from Samuel Warm
bath, the members of the Stein party,
who is remaining for second year at
Cape Sabine, for his wife in Maiden,
Mass, and his mother, in Russian
Poland. None of the letters contains
any news. The one from Peary is dat
ed March 2, 1900, and is from Cape dur
Vile, Grinnell Land. 1t says that di-
visions of his party had started for Fort
Conger. The latest word from Peary,
dated March 81, which has already been
published, reported that the divisions
had all arrived at Fort Conger. Accord
ing to letters received the divisions in
tended TO push northward from Fort
Conger.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
a WONDERFUL INVENTION.

They CURE DANDRUFF. HAIR
FALLING, HEADACHE, etc, yet cos.s
the same as an ORDINARY comb.
What's that? Why, DR., Whites Eec-
trio Comb. The only Dateneted Comb
in the world People, everywhere 1t
has been introduced. are WILD with
delight. You simply comb your hair
each day, and the comb does the rest.
This wonderful comb is simply un-
breakabe and it is made so that it is
ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to break
or cut the hair. Sold on a written
guarantee to give PERFECT satisfac-
tion in EVERY respect. Send stamps
for one. Ladies' size SOC, Gents size
35c. Live men and women wanted ev.
erywhere to introduce this article,
Sells on sight. Agents are wild with
success. (See want column of this
paper) Address D. N. Rose, Gen Mgr.
Decatur, III.
Dec. Is, 1yearD 6, w
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
Sin of Using Tobacco.

In early colonial days the use of
tobacco was considered far more sin
full and degrading than indulgence
in Intoxicating liquors Old-time leg
islation reveals some curious attempts
to check the spread of the creature
called tobacco" Landlords were fined
If they permitted it to be brought
into their taverns. No one could
take tobacco publicly nor in his own
house or anywhere else before sran-
gers. Two men were forbidden to
smoke together and no one could
smoke within two miles of the meet
ing houses on the Sabbath day. In
Connecticut in early days a great in
dulgence was permitted to travellers
they were allowed TO. smoke once
during journey of ten miles.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
SHERIFFS SALE.
Minnie Ethel Stoneking VS.. Anna
West.
Court of Common Pleas. Case No

Minnie Ethel stoneking VS.. Anna
Court of Common Pleas. Case No
9557.
Order of sale in Partition
In pursuance of an order of Sale in
Partition issued from the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the
county of Washington and State of
Ohio, made at the September term
thereof A. D. 1900 and to me directed
will offer for sale at Public Auction
at the door of the court house in the
city of Marietta, on the 29th day of
December, at / o'clock p. m. of said
day the following described real estate
to-wit:
Situated in the county of Washing
ton and State of Ohio, and in the town
ship of Lawrence, to-wit The north
west quarter of the northwest quarter
of section No. 80, Town 8, Range Z,
containing thirty-seVen (37) acres.
more or less.
Also the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of Section SO, Town
g, Range 7, excepting twelve Q2)
acres, sold to Mary Riber, and contain
ing twenty-four (24) acres more or
less.
Also a right of way for road from
a point on the township line between
the townships of Liberty and Law
renee, commencing near the residence
of the late George Stoneking, deceased,
and running on the same grounds now
occupied for a private road to the
county road in Liberty township, and
being the same road privileges deed
ed by George Stoneking and Mary
e. Stoneking to George Stone
king, his heirs and assigns, dat
ed December 9Th, 1890, and recorded
in Deed Book number 109, at page 236.
Said premises has been appraised at
seven hundred dollars ($700) and can
not sell for less than two-thirds of said
appraisement.
Terms of sale: One-third cash on
day of sale, one-third in one year, and
one-third in two years, the deferred
/ payments to bear interest from day OF
sale and to be secured by mortgage on
the premises.
JOHN S. McCALLISTER,
Sheri ffof Washington Count, Ohio
| Way & Hancock, attorneys.
Nov. 29-5wks-T Thursday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
NATIONS HAVE WAR CHESTS.
Vast Sums in European Trensuries
Laid Up for Times of
Strife.

A source of amazement 10 continental
politicians is the facility with which
Great Britain obtains the money to
carry on the South African campaign.
Even our severest critics acknowledge
that in no other country could the
many millions already voted have been
obtained so readily.
This is all the more wonderful to
them when they remember that iir The
sense they understand it England has
no war chest to fall back upon. The ex-
planation is simple enough. England,
being the richest country in the world,
her credit stands high, and she is able
to raise vast sums at moments no.
tice, says the London Daily News.
The case is different in France, where
they have something like G7O,00O,0O0
worth of gold and C 50,OOO,OOO worth of
silver ready for war time. The Austro-
Hungarian bank possesses about c 30,-
100000 for a like purpose. while Ger
many clings to the oldfashioned sys-
tenn of maintaining an actual war chest,
containing G6.0000OO at the fortress
of Spandau 1t is also estimated that
Russia has ready at least & 1OO,0OO,OOO.
Financially, Europe is prepared for
the day that pessimistic prophets say
is drawing nigh-the day when wild
war shall run riot throughout the east
ern hemisphere. There is at least & 1867
100000 waiting for the time when the
war clouds shall gather, and in great
war it is toierably certain it would all
be spent.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
WHEN LIFE is DEPARTING.
Phenomena Which Electricity Has
Disclosed in Animate
Nature.

A. D. Waller, of the Paris Academy
of Sciences. has devised an electrical
means of distinguishing between liv-
ing and dead matter. His statement
of the method is somewhat as fol-
lows: Living matter responds to an
electrical stimulus by yielding an
after current in the same direction.
The same matter after it has been
killed by heating or other method
does not respond to eXcitation unless
it does so by causing reversed cur
rent, due to polarization. This phe-
nomenon is Characteristic of all living
matter, animal or vegetable. The
similar induced current is the last
sign of life and its amount may even
be used to measure the amount of
vitality remaining. In order to make
this test the body is first connected
to delicate galvanometer and il
there is any DETECTION caused this is
corrected; an electrical stimulus is
administered TO the body and then
the galyanometer again connected
to it, If there is now a detection of
the latter the body is living; no de-
Election shows that it is indubitably
dead.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
Paper from rye strnu.

Experts who have examined rye
straw are of the opinion that a very
high grade of paper, not only adapted
TO newspapers, but suitable for books
as well, can be made from that mate
rial, of which Louisiana produces
thousands of tons that are now got
rid of as a waste product.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
THE AMERICAN LOAN COMPANY

Loans money on diamonds, watches,
iewelry, etc. Buy and sell new and
second hand goods. Second hand shoes
and clothing bought and sold,
If you want money, want to sell
or buy anything see us. Goods called
for and delivered.
THE AMERICAN LOAN CO.,
E. HENsLEY, Mgr, Ill Front ST., Phone
3S4.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
Save Your Money,

Every working man and woman
should take advantage of the savings
department of the Marietta Building
and Savings Company, and lay aside
some portion of thelr earnings each
week.
No Tiber Way. Open from to 5
p, m. each day.
Dec. 5th-tf
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
"Nature and Science"

Don't bother me-Im too busy is
too often the remark from grown
up person to a child who really wants
to know. The editor of Mature and
Science" gives careful attention to ev-
cry question asked by his young read
ers, and I'VE will write to st. Nicho-
las about it" has become the motto Of
the department, which contains inter
esting short articles, beautifully illus
trated telling of fOur-footed animals.
birds, insects, water animals, plants,
and whatever pertains to Nature
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
what Typesetting Mennu.

In setting and distributing type a
compositor's hand travels on an aver
age II miles day, Leaving Sundays
and holidays out of account, this
means about 5000 miles year. More
than half the deaths among compos-
itors are due to lung diseases, In the
course of his lifetime an average man
gets through about $500 miles of
reading matter
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
Dentistry for sheep.

A shepherd of New South Wales has
tried dentistry for sheep with great
success. He had valuable ram which
found great difficulty in masticating
its food owing to the loss of teeth.
Artificial teeth were inserted which
enabled the animal to masticate its
fodder.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
Resnect Their IhnIs

While repairing temple, the Chi
nese cover up the eyes of the idols,
in order that the deities may not be
offended at the sight of the disorder.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28

Among the thousands of bodies
buried in the potter's field OF New
York there is not one of a Chlnaman.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28

In some Swiss vineyards nearly the
whole harvest was left last month to
the poor of the neighborhood.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
Something New
for Girls and Boys.

During the past year "St. Nicholas
Magazine, which has been for nearly
thirty years the leading children's
monthly magazine of the world (and
now the only one,) has introduced sew
eral new departments which have been
extremely attractive and have greatly
increased the circulation. One of these
pe
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
MT !. + 7 ST.! r \. t.

1t is mistake to think We don't keep
Patent Medicines in our Pharmacy
We have a full line at very reasonable
prices, but as Prescriptions are our
speciality, the Pharmaceutical Depart
ment oyershadows the Patents some
what. We have a full line when you
need them. Also fancy toilet articles,
combs, brushes, sponges, soaps, etc,
etc, etc. YOU ARE ALWAYS VEL
COME AT
MASON'S PHARMACY
TIBER WAY.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-28
WANTED--A Husband.
Must be strong and have lame back.-Dr Rankins
Kidney Tablets stop the pain at and perma-
nently.

tablets compounded that the
discovery
sold under absolute the
following, viz
Bladder The tablets remedy for Backache umbago Rheuma
fail splendid
blood purifier ad cleanser BY mail postpaid so cents box
Bldg Clinton
Druggists A j. Richards
Marietta
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-25

minority party could have done, it
must be admitted the success of
these measures are due to the
strength of Senator Shoup, mani
tested at all times before the de-
partments, in committees and on
the floor of the senate. In view Of
these benefits accruing to our peo-
pie it would be ungrateful not to &C.
knowledge the senior senator s good
service in substantial way. And
it might be dangerous to dispense
with this strong friend at court
while we have other vital interests
at stake and the same forces to
encounter; which we will have for
at least four years to come.