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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
DYING OUT
Are Buffalo in the Country of the Great
West,

The American bison is dying with
the century. According to a computa-
tion which has just been made as to
the number still in existence. only a
| little over thousand of them are left.
These are scattered through private
collections, city parks, geological gar
dens and few government preserves.
In the neighborhood of 200 of them. it
is estimated. are running wild to the
west of Great Slave Lake, in Canada
and in the United States they are now
practically extinct. Fewer of them by
far were ever in Canada than were in
this country, but in Canada, too, they
have virtually disappeared.
This 1000 buffaloes are all that are
left of the immense herds, number
ing many millions, which roamed over
| the plains between the Mississippi and
the Pacific in such numbers as to
amaze the earlier explorers and which
were found even east of the Alleghe
nies by the first white settlers on this
continent. Cortez three and three
quarter centuries ago, on his arrival
in Mexico saw images of the animal
among the Indians of that locality,
though he probably never met any of
them alive. Cabeza de Vacca and his
| three companions in the eight years Of
Wanderings which led them from Flori-
Air11a nic do, ,,Ir
| the Gulf of California. three and two.
! thirds centuries ago, were probably the
| first of white men who ever set eyes on
the American bison. Coronado and his
fellow conQuistadores a few years lat
er, in their chase after Quivera's gold
| en- phantom, saw vast numbers of
"humpedbacked cows Spaniard
Frenchman and Englishman among the
explorers of the great West Of the
early days saw and have left records
of the buffalo.
Lewis and Clark's narrative of their
journey from the Mississippi to the
Pacific in the early years of the present
century is enlivened by many descriD-,
tlons of the immense herds of buffaloes
which they saw. Horace Greeley. in
his journey across the plans in 1859.
saw great herds of them at many points
in his course, one of which he estimat-
ed by the area which it covered. to
contain about 100000. They were
| numerous enough in the later COS and
early 7O's in Kansas to delay trains on
the Kansas Pacific Railroad for an
hour and more ait a time in crossing
the track Boatmen on the upper Mis-
souri, used to complain, within the past
forty years, that they frequently en-
countered numbers swimming across
the river which compelled them to "tie
up" for several hours at time. The
trascontinental railroads. however,
ended the days of the buffaloes. Great
swarms of hunters were carried out by
the railroads, and vast numbers of the
buffaloes were killed out of sheer wan
tonneSs. Next to the Indian himself
the buffalo was the most picturesque
and distinctive feature of the American
landscape in the wilder regions from
the earliest days down to a compare
lively recent time. but both-the In
dian by seclusion in reservations and
the buffalo by death--haye been over
whelmed by the wave of civilization,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the members
of the Pioneer City Building
and Loan Company for the
election of officers will be held at
the office of the company on Second
street, Marietta, Saturday. Jan. 5th,
1901, at D. m. standard time.
o. p. HYDE, Secretary.
Dec. 16 If.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
Notice of Annual Meeting Of Stockholders.
Marietta, Ohio. Dec. 18th. 1900.

Marietta. Ohio. Dec. 18th. 1900.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Leader Publishing Com
pany for the purpose of electing officers
for said company, and transacting such
other business as may come before said
meeting will be held at the Office of
said company, at Marietta. Ohio be-
tween the hours of / and p. M. on
January 7th. A. d. 1901.
T. j. MERCER. Secretary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
For Sale.

1 Norwood Lot 5Ox15O for 1926. Good
location. 7-roomed modern house al
most new for $1700. vacant lots on
easy payments $175 each. 10 shares of
the capital stock of the Sterling Brick
Co. Grocery stock at bargain
Low rent. Good trade and fresh stock
Large lot on car line, above high wat
er, Paved street, $4,000. Several
other properties at good bargains.
w. s. BATTIN, Real Estate & Loan
Agent, Room 22, st. Slair Building
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
An Important Question,

II your friends or neighbors are suffering
from coughs, colds sore throat or any throat
or lung disease dncluding consumption) ask
them If they have ever used Ottos Cure This
famous German remedy is having large sale
here and is performing some wonderful cures
of throat and lung diseases. No matter what
other medicines have failed TO do, try Otto's
Cure. Large sizes 25c and soc. Sold by all
druggists 9
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
Wantetl-A Wife

Must be strong and never have lame
back.-DR. RANKIN'S KIDNEY TAB
LETS stop the pain at once and cure
permanently. Sold by Beagle & Ly-
tie and A. ]. Richards, druggists, Mari
etta, Ohio.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Low rates via Marietta, Columbus 6
Cleveland r. r. for Christmas and New
Years good going Dec. 22nd, 23rd, oath.
25th and S1st, 1900 and January 1st,
1901. Good returning up to and in
cluding January End, 1901.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

The Hockins woman, who was ar
rested Tuesday evening for keeping a
house of assignation on Third street.
was given hearing before the Mayor
on Wednesday morning. She and a
girl who stays there were each given
two days to get out of their present To-
cation.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
Miss Phoabe Brown.

Miss Brown has returned TO the
city after a course of study and has re-
sumed her classes in piano and voice
culture. She may be found at her
rooms, 22S Fifth street, opposite the
College.
Tu. Tn. & Sat. Nov. 1-tf.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the German National
Bank of Marietta, o., for the election
of directors, will be held at their bank
ing rooms on Tuesday, Jan. s 1901, be-
tween the hours of $3.50 a. m. and 2:3
p. m. Standard time.
S. l.. ANGLE, Cashier.
Dec. Q IT,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's a bottle of DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns. cuts. bruises.
sprains. Instant relief.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

You little knew when first we met
That some day you would be
The lucky fellow I'd choose to let,
Pay for my Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask your druggist.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

The gigantic mass of Jupiter has a
much greater warmth than that of the
earth. 1t is the result of the molecular
movement produced by the compress
sion Of the strata, and must be greater
the more powerful the masses, and
hence the larger the pressure of the
strata is Jupiter surDasses the earth
in point of mass 907 times. and for this
reason the inner temperature or indi-
vidual warmth of the planet is Droba-
bly, high enough to evaporate the water
upon the surface quickly, so that water
vapor forms the principal substance of
the atmosphere of Jupiter. Water va
por is an excellent reflector, and read
lily ACCOUNTS for the bright radiation of
light emitted by the planet.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Ice has proved successful as an in
sulator on Mt. Blanc. A double line
of ordinary galvanized iron wire was
laid on the ground between the Grand
Mulets at the top of the mountain and
the Petits Mulets at the base. Each
line was $500 feet long. Messages were
sent without trouble. and the loss of
electricity, as measured by instruments
was very slight.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

A lazy liver makes lazy man. Bur
dock Blood Bitters is the natural, never
failing remedy for lazy liver.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Order your Christmas Turkey OF
Brant, Riley Block Both Phones.
Free Delivery Dec. 19-4ts.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Inquiries have recently been made
into the cause of certain oysters being
greenish in color Copper is present
in all oysters and some Investigators
say that the green specimens contain
an abnormal amount. Others say the
green oysters are merely poorly nour-
ished specimens. 1t appears that oys-
ters taken in fresh waters where there
is contact with sewage often contain
disease germs which can be trans
mitted to persons eating them. Salt
water is death to nearly of the germs
and oysers from open sea water are
found uniformly harmless.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Last year two italian railway lines
passing through swampy regions sup
piled all their station houses with mos
quito nets. In consequence, there has
been such diminution in the number
of cases of malaria that other lines
in Italy and in Sicily are about to
adopt the same measures.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20

Among the latest achievements of
chemistry are the new theory of solu-
tions, based upon investigations re-
garding the osmotic pressure and the
quite recently established theory Of
affinity, which attemcts a mathemati-
cal solution of chemical problems. The
universal tendency toward specializa-
tion has not spared chemistry. 1t has
become subdivided into countless
branches, but the work done in each
separate branch adds to the common
store of knowledge, themarvelous n
crease of which has caused gigantic
progress in the DEVELOPMENT Of chem
istry as an independent science during
recent years.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-20
Popular Science.

A landscape viewed through piece
of blue glass gives fairly correct
idea of the relative Photographic value
of light and shade in the picture. 1t
is a good plan to use piece in con-
nection with the view-fnder or even
to tint the finder glass itself
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.

Young calves need water as well as
milk these hot days. Set pailful over
the fence in the yard and see them
drink it down.
Churning when you 'get time" and
churning at any and all degrees Of
ripeness of cream, account for the
varying flavor of dairy butter.
In summer time it may be well to
stable cow in a cool, dark stable, and
allow her to spend the nights in the
pasture, thus protecting her from the
great annoyance of the flies. She needs
to be comfortable to give milk of the
best quality.
Can you not manage to have shelter
of some sort for the calves? The flies
are terrible. You realize this when
they get on the top of your bald head.
1t will not cost much to fix up little
house for the calves and they will do
all the better for it.
A handful of grain in the feed boxes
will bring the cows down early, and
far more humanely, than any dog can
do it. We believe in dogs in their place,
but their place is not in the field with
cows and sheep unless they know how
to behave.-Farm Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
SOMETHING NEW IN SURGERY.
An Operation That Was Desery.
ing of Worldwide Gel
ebrity.

"I see," said the old man Pimpernel the
other evening, relates the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, chat they've mended another brok-
en- neck for a Teller. He had fall some
where's out in the country, an when they
got him to tn hospital tn doctors found
that his upper spinal colume was cracked
clean across. Feller couldn't hold his head
up, an his voice was clean gone"
How did they patch him up?" inquired
John Bowman.
You'll be s'prised when I tell you," re-
piled the old man. at was so dead easy.
Fust, they crowded over tn left phalanx till
it Tapped the right vertrickle, an then they
stuck tn two ends together with anty -toxum
glue. That's fer blood pisenin', you know.
Then they got the broken ends of the me-
dulla together an fastened 'em in place with
strips of adhesin' plaster. After that they
nailed narrow rods of zinc up and down his
backbone and clinched 'em together with
rivits. When this was all fixed the surgeon
sent out an got an old-fashioned bootjack,
an they tied it on his chest so that the open
in at the top would just catch under his
Gilman hold it until the glue hardens. An
as soon as it does harden the young feller'll
be just as sound as ever, with few rivits
thrown in"
Thunder" cried Josh Bowman. "Ain't
it wonderful"
"You jest bet it is, said the old man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
What Butter Makers Want,

Some papers insist that the butter
makers want to tax o,eo out of eX-
istence, and are going too far, says the
Reporter. There should be no misap-
prehension on this point. The butter
men do not ask that oleomargarine be
taxed out of existence. On the con-
trary, the law they support reduces
the tax on oleomargarine from two
cents a pound to one-fourth cent.
What they do ask is that oleomarga-
rine, plus butter color, be taxed ten
cents pound, and they do this in or
der to render it impossible to sell it
fraudulently as and for butter and. at
butter prices. It is assumed that some
people really want oleo. The butter
man will put no straw in the way of
their getting it, but will insist that
they shall not be fooled into buying
1t for butter at butter prices.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20

lie WAS about 40 years old, prosper
Gus in appearance, good looking
as to person, intelligent of counte-
nance, polished as to manner, and in
all respects really presentable fellow.
A party of four were talking around a
table on which sat bottle or two
with their accompanying glasses, and
there was a blue haze of smoke in the
room.
''For number of years." he said,
taking the lead in the conversation,
"there has been in my mind a question
which has remained unsettled, and l
am going to submit it to you for adj
justment, as it were. / have been hap
PLY married for ten years, and my wife
is a woman of excellent judgment and
good sense, but 1 have refrained from
submitting the question to her for rea-
sons which will appear when you have
heard the story. When 1 was 25 years
of age 1 lived in one of the interior
towns of New York state, and, having a
good position there, in bank, was con-
siderable of citizen, socially as we'll as
in other regards. 1 may say, think,
without egotism, that was the catch
of the town. Very naturally, then,
when belle of the place and began
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
The Higher Education.

She wore big, black velvet hat
trimmed with feathers, and a shirt
waist with frivolous pearl buttons
down the back. And yet she seldom
'flunked" her classes. Indeed, she
confded to me at Kelley reception
that she was studying so hard that
she feared the strain would affect her
health. Her speciality was English,
and she was then deep in the roman
tic movement. After class one day
she invited me to stop at her room
and make cup of chocolate. Just
as we were ready to boil the milk,
however, it transpired that some I'M
known person had borrowed her stove.
While she went in search of it I
turned to her library. 1t was con-
tanned in a tall, slim structure of Sc
we're design, and was concealed by a
brown silk curtain. On investigation
it was found to consist of two vol
umes, one "The Sorrows of Satan" and
the other "Ships That Pass in the
Night Mary Isabel Brush, in Uni
versity of Chicago Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
HANDLING CORN SHOCKS.
Although 1t Is a Task of Far-Reach-
Ing Importance, But Few Per-
form 1t Well.

The report of the Kansas state
board of agriculture says where hand
labor is plenty, the standard price for
cutting corn by hand is five cents per
shock, IA by IA hills square, without
board, or 80 cents per acre, as there
are 16 shocks of this size per acre.
Corn should always be cut on bright,
clear days or on such day as is good
to cure hay in. Two men should work
together, and the shocks should be
started on a jack, which is made by
putting two legs, well braced togeth-
er, near one end of ten-foot scan
Ting, and having an auger hole near
the upper end for broom handle. AS
soon as four armfuls are set up
against the jack the shock should be
loosely tied with stalk and the jack
removed. AS soon as the shocks have
thoroughly cured, say two weeks aft
er cutting, those that are to be stored
in the barn should be baled under
5000 pounds pressure, and tied up
with wire Common hay-baling wire,
one wire will tie up two shocks), and
those that are to be fed from the
field can be pulled up tight with rope
and pulley and tied with binding
twine; the Irvine should be satur-
ated with coal oil to prevent mice and
insects from destroying it. Eminent
professors have agreed that it only
takes one and one-half inches of rain
fall to wash all traces of digestible
matter out of shock of alfalfa, and
corn shocks are also affected, but not
to SO great a degree. They have, also
agreed that well-cured corn fodder,
put under good roof without having
had any rain on it, is in every respect
just the same as ensilage, except the
water content, and it is only neces-
sary to cut it and add the water to Sc
cure food identical to ensilage with
out the cost of silo, with it's short
life, and also without the 20 to 25 per
cent. waste that mold causes in the
corners of the silo-Prairie Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
Crossing the Legs.

"There us a just prejudice" says a
well-known medical paper, against a
woman sitting to read, sew or hold a
baby with her legs crossed. For her
to do so is to invite serious physical
ailments" When a man crosses his
knees he places the ankle of one leg
across the knee of another; but a
woman, more restricted in her move
ments, rests the entire weight of one
limb on the upper part of the other,
and this pressure upon the sensitive
nerves and cords, when INDUCED in for
any length of time, will produce dis
ease. Sciatica, neuralgia and other
serious troubles frequently result from
this simple cause. The muscles and
nerves in the upper part of a woman's
leg are extremely sensitive, and much
of her whole physical structure can be-
come 6eranged if they are overtaXed
in the manner described.-N. Y. Trib-
uQe,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20

Here is description of process but
ter: This butter is made from old,
rancid and useless dairy butter, pur-
chased from the country store keepers
in the states farther west and shipped
in old barrels, tobacco pals, shoe box
es, etc, which appetiting mess is put
through process of boiling and rem
ovating to remove the nauseating
odors and through other treatments
which have brought it under the ban
of the 2ure-food laws of several states,
after which it is worked over in sweet
butternilk, which gives it temporarily
fairly clean flavor" See that this
stuff is not worked off on you by your
grocer. The green" woods are full OF
tn. Y. Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
keen Cow. Away from Them.

Wild onions abound in many parts Of
the west, and the cows as well as chill
dren eat them. They are bound to in
jure the milk if,eaten by the cows, for
that gets through the system of the
cow and into the milk. There is dis
pute as to whether ordinary food in a
bad state can faint the milk, by passing
through the cows, but all are agreed
that onions and garlic do. Butter that
is tainted with these oils does not sell
well. 1t is not much Of task Riding
pastures of these Objectionable plants
and it should be done.-Farmers' Re
view.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Magistrate-"Next case! Who've
we got now?" Constable-"John Bar.
low, alias Buck" Magistrate-"La.
dies first. Let Alice Buck take the
tand."-Catholic Standard ana Times
"Since old Smith died the family has
lost it's good old name. "Why?'
"That's it, exactly" whats it?'
"'Y.' The young folks call them
'Smyth' now."-Philade4p Record
She-"You tell me you love me; but
I suppose you have told the same
thing to so other girls at least" He
-"What of that? You wouldn't want
to marry freak, would your" - Bos
ton Transcript.
Cali They Wanted.-"Oura amateur the
atricals were great success, weren't
they?" "Oh, yes; everyone of you had
enough particular friends to con.
vince you that you were the best one
in them" -Philadelp Bulletin.
McJigger-"You say he lost all the
money he had. How?" Thingumbot
-"By his speculations." McJigger-
$50? Well, in the first place, how
did he get any money to lose that
way?" Thingumbob-"By his pecula
tions. "-Philadelphia Press.
Self-Sacrifice. = Gertrude
not going to marry him after hi
kissed Alice?" Mayo, yes; the
poor, lonely thing. know he did il
just to please her, knowing she is &
friend of mine" -Philadelphia NORTH
American.
McSwatters-''Why does the land
lady always set out red cabbage JUS
before the first of the month";" Nc
Switters-"Well, when you get bill
with red ink on it, it means that YOU
bill is overdue. With the landlady i
inf@s that your board is overdue" -
Syracuse Herald.
"Will you give me kiss, Johnny? p
asked spinster of a fiye-year-old
"No, indeed" replied Johnny. ''Why
not?" she asked. "'Causc if I did
the next thing you wound be asking
me to marry you," was the unexpect
ed reply.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-20
LARGE MILK YIELDS.
They Can BE Expected Only by Dairy.
men Who Know the Value Of
Regular Milking.

Cows are creatures of habit, and the
habits of their owners are reflected in
their milk yield. The dairyman who
milks his cows at regular hour night
and morning will secure an eighth or a
tenth more milk with them than
though there was variation of an
hour or two in the milking hours every
day. A writer in the Indiana Farmer
has seen this practically tested to his
satisfaction on some large dairy farms
in central New York. The methodicaI
dairyman, "as regular as clockwork."
came out ahead every time. Rightn now
is the best possible time to put this
rule of regularity into practice. Dairy
men should make it rule, say, to milk
their cows at six o'clock in the morn
ing and six o'clock at night. After this
rule has been once established on the
premises, it should be like the laws of
the Modes and Persians, unalterable.
and respected accordingly. 1t is such
a common occurrence TO let other farm
duties interfere with the regular care
and milking of cows that it may be
hard to make some believe. who ought
to know better, that strict adherence
to method has anything to do with
dairy success. 1t can safely be set
down that if man is conducting what
he calls mixed farming" and dairying
is part of the mixture, his cows can
be made to pay more in proportion han
any of his other agricultural interests.
This will not be consummated, how
ever, under ordinary care and usage.
He must give his mich cattle extraor-
binary attention in order to reap the
benefit of their full capabilities. This
mixed farming business, of which
dairyingis supposed to form an integral
part, is the cause of a whole lot of in
ferior cows, poor milk and butter, and
meager profits. 1t is high time that
dairying under such conditions should
be regarded at it's true worth. bot b
for the profit of agriculture and the
quality of milk products. Do not stop
to hoe five-cent hill of beans, when
you should be milking $50 cow, or one
that would be worth $50 if she were
MIXED regularly. Do not call to your
assistance a NANCY, worthless cur in
driving up the cows, when every hur-
ried step they take causes their blood
to surge toward fever heat, and results
in milk that will undergo dangerous
Preventative changes very quickly.