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Evening star., 1901-05-11

tralfanS who were evidently old friends
One of the men said: "You see how much
fatter | look. That fat comes from tenn
perance. l have taken flesh since
stopped boozing. l used to drink five bot
ties of gin every week right along and
tapered off and at once began to fstten and
since then | have gained two stone In a
month. The other gentlemen Joined in
IKE stories of themselves and friends. They
Kept up the conversation until the train
stopped at a station, when they all went
out for a glass of whisky and soda
One of the worst features of the Iiuuor
traffic In Melbourne and other Australian
cities is that the drinks are dispensed by
women. One of the chief professions for
females is that of barmaid and the pret-
the prettiest barmaids of Australia. They
Melbourne girls especially beautiful
and the town has the reputation of having
the prettfest barmaids of Australia. They
are paid fixed wages and they have
their regular hours. Some of them are very
bright and nearly all charming so that it
is no wonder that the men like to come in
for a chat and drink.
Business in Australia
Melbourne Is one of the best business
cities of Australia 1t has a number Of
rich men and its people are great spenders
They are fully as we'll dressed as the New
Workers, and most of them live up to
their incomes. The town has good stores,
and lots of them. There are 1.1OO gro
tobacco shops, 300 laundries and more than
300 bakeries. There are 500 lawyers, 800
doctors, 800 preachers and 900 confectioners
and pastry cooks. 1t takes 500 dressmakerS
to make clothes for the women Of Mel
bourne and there are 400 tailor shops for
Evening star., 1901-05-11
MISSOURI MEERSCHACMS
The Center of the Cob Pipe Industry
is in That state.


From the Kansas City Journal.
Soldiers and sailors the world over and
strangers In many strange lands have
heard Of Missouri only through one med
ium, which is the Missouri meerschaum
pipe. Down in Union county is the little
town of Washington on the Missouri river,
about ffty-five miles west of ST. Louis. 1t
is the center Of a rather unusual branch
of commercial activity, which is the man
fracture Of cob pipes or, as they are better
known abroad, Missouri meerschaums."
Twenty-Five years ago H. Tibbe, a wood
turner in the little town of Washington,
made the first cob pipe ever sold as an ar
ticle of commerce. Two years or so ago
he died a rich man. From the first lot Of
pipes sold at the corner grocery in the
town the manufacture has increased until
today one house turns out the enormous
number of II ,2SO,NOO cob pipes yearly. They
go to nearly every port and country on
earth and 10 people are employed in their
manufacture.
w. ]. Kirk, a former Kansas Cityan,
member Of the firm, was yesterday discuss
ing the peculiar quality of cob necessary
to make a marketable pipe. He said:
THE meerschaum' cob is only raised in
the Missouri river bottoms and within
radius of thirty miles around Washington.
The corn on this cob is not unusual, being
about the same as any other seed corn
raised in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, but
1t Is an extremely solid cob, as hard as
oak. Imitators have taken the seed and
attempted to raise this corn in various
parts Of the United States, but have al
ways failed to mature the cobS properly.
washington Is the center of an agricul-
tural paradise. The farmers can be seen
driving into the little town every day in
the week-some of them with regular cara
vanS-bringing their cobS to market. And
they get more for their cobs than they do
for the corn on them. The average price
for cobs ranges from to two cents
pound. Some of these farmers have an
nual incomes of $1,000, derived from corn
product alone. They are mostly Germans
and example of their prosperity
more government and municipal bonds are
held at a premium in Union county than
any agricultural locality in the world. One
bank-the Bank of Westinghouse the sec
ond largest purchaser of bonds in the
state.
After cobs are brought in from the
farms they are seasoned from one to three
years before they are ready to be 'piped.'
The display of Missouri cob pipes at the
Paris exposition attracted great deal of
attention, and has fostered the growth of
the business considerably. The South Af-
rican trade has fallen off very much since
the BOer war began. A large shipment
was made to the Philippines last week
Evening star., 1901-05-11
A FUNSTON STORY.
me Gallant kansan's Exciting Ex,
perfences With a Cowboy,

me "alIant kansan's Exciting Ex-
perfences With a Cowboy,
From the BROOKLYN Eagle
Ih1s Is the season for the Funston story
Some of the anecdotes told in reference to
the captor of Aguinaldo are more or less
apocryphal. but until the gallant general
comes back from the Philippines to deny
them they will probably pass unchallenged.
which has been the case with yarn that
originated somewhere in the west
After Funston's brief but exciting ex-
perlence in Journalism he became a con-
ductor on the Santa Fe line and in this
capacity found himself in almost daily
association with various tough things in
the cowboy line. One day a cattle puncher
who had imbibed more whisky than was
good for his nerves boarded Funston's
train at way station and Immediately be-
gan to make trouble. Refusing to nav his
fare and shooting holes in the ceiling of the
car proved to be among his specialities He
was deal bigger than Funston but the
latter did not hesitate to emphasize his
authority by kicking the fellows pistol
from his hand and throwing him off the
train. The cowboy grabbed chunk Of
ballast and smashed a car window; then
he hed down the track, with Funston in
hot pursuit and fiinging gravel after the
fugitive as he ran. Finally the cowboy got
away and his pursuer, tired and breathless
returned to his train. The chase had oc-
Funston's train was just so much behind
hand at the end Of the run. The divisional
superintendent made an inquiry and Fun
Ston explained.
You did right to fire him." said the su-
perintendent, but what did you chase him
forT
Because I was mad" replied the conduc-
tor: You would be mad. too; If anybody
Probably" said the superintendent 'but
I wouldn't do 1t again If I were you"
Evening star., 1901-05-11

night and concerts have the advantage of
the great organ, the largest south of the
equator, and until recently the largest in
the world. This organ cost $4,000. 1t has
1890 pipes and 20 stops. The city keeps an
organist on n salary to play ii twice a week
Thursday or Saturday you can drop in and
listen to the music for an hour or so free
Of charge.
Town Run for the Citizens
The Australians believe that their towns
should be run for the citizens rather than
for the corporations. The tramways are
owned by the government There is one
section Of the race course to which all are
admitted free of charge, and thousands of
labOring men are to be seen there with their
families on Saturday afternoons. There are
all sorts of public institutions, such as
museums. picture galleries. baths and tech
niCal schools. There is a working mans
college which has several thousand stu
dents. and there are numerous night
schools. The city keeps up aquarium
and good geological garden. 1t has
about GOO acres set aside for parks and
pleasure grounds. and its citizens have
many organizations and clubs for outdoor
amusement The Melbourne Cricket Club.
which was founded about the time the city
was begun. now numbers more than 1900
members. II keeps twenty men busy to care
for its property, paying out salaries for
such purposes of about $3.50 per week AL
ready more than $4,000 has been spent
on the present cricket ground, and 1t is
said to be the finest of it's kind in the world
1t comprises nine acres, of which four and
one-half acres are used for playing.
The Melbourne Races.
i wish could take you out to one Of the
Evening star., 1901-05-11
Australia May Well Be Proud of Her
Capital,
IT'S UP TO DATE IN EVERY WAY
What the People Are Like and
How They Live.
BIG REAL E ST ATE BOOM
"a
Copyright. 1901, by Frank C. Carpenter.)

Copyright 1901, by Frank G. Carpenter.l
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
MELBOURNE, Australia.
For the next year at least Melbourne is
to be the capital of Australia. The parlia-
ment of the new commonwealth will meet
here in May. and here the premier and his
cabinet have already established their Of
fees. They are to organize a new govern
ment and to aid in the selection of a per-
manent national capital for Australia. Mel
bourne is making great preparations for
the opening of parliament. and it is col
Iecting all sorts of statistics showing that
1t is the biggest city on earth.
And. indeed. it is magnificent. There is no
country in Europe nor state in the Union
but would be proud to own it. 1t has about
5nu"n people. 1Uu,Uoo houses and as fine
public buildings as any place of its size on
the globe. 1t lies at the bottom of eastern
Australia. near where the River Yarra emp
ties into the Bay Of Port Phillip. having an
excellent harbOr. You can walk for six
miles along its wharves and count forty
bridges crossing the Yarra and other
streams in the city and suburbs. The Var
ia is so deep that steamers of 5000 tons.
drawing twenty-three feet. can come right
into the town. while ships of 10000 tons and
upward anchor at the mouth of the river
little below the city.
An D-rO-Date
1t would surprise many Americans who
think they have the only big things on
earth To come down TO Australia. Take the
city of Melbourne. 1t is not as old as Chi
cago; it is younger than any town of it's
size in the United States. 1t contained
five wooden shacks and eight turf huts ir
ISL, when Chicago was Incorporated as a
city. 1t has now half million people and
Is one of the richest towns of its size on
the globe.
1t has 50o schools, BOO churches and more
than loo hotels or saloons 1t has ] 600 acres
of race courses. about a dozen foot ball
and cricket grounds and 100 parks. public
gardens and reservations. 1t has 100 miles
of streets paved with wooden blocks Its
tramWdy system has cost about IS OoN,0DO;
its hdrbOr Improvement, 10000. .GJO. and its
sewerage system and water works. about
Sl5.tHp.u'p each In the greater Melbourne
there are seventy post Offices sixty tele-
graph offices and eighty public and private
libraries. one of the public libraries has
3pp.ppp volumes and another has 10000.
The Town Hall and Its Free Music.
Of Australia As the capital of Victoria it
has the great colonial offices, and in addi-
ton the city buildings and town hall These
structures cost all told about $4,000. .Oo0.
The town hall alone cost S1,Oo1,GD0. Built
blue stone, 1t stands on the corner of
Collin and Swauston streets in the very
heart Of the city. 1t IS the home of the
mayor and city officials, including the cOun-
Gil but ii has also great amuse ment hall
which will seat 300 people, where public
entertainments can he given at cost. Any
one can rent the hall for from $50 to S125 per
Evening star., 1901-05-11
A "PrOvisionfnE' Flock.
From Puck.

Squire Coopleigh-"See here, parson, I
made only a provisional promise Of a so
donation to your church, insisting that 50
cents would be deducted for every fowl
lost during winter"
Parson Goodman (dejectedly) -'Yais,
'squiah; rse been dubious all along ober
dat provision. H-H-How much does ouah
chu'ch owe your"
Evening star., 1901-05-11
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following Il q list Of advertised letters
naming in the Washington ID. CO Post-ofbce, Sat
urday, May H. 1901.
To obtain any Of these letters the applicant
should can for Advertised Letters
II not called for within two t2) weeks they will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Evening star., 1901-05-11

the projectors have been somewhat reti-
cent regarding this portion of their plans,
1t is understood that several eminent scien-
lists will accompany the party, and not
only Is there hope of gaining much in
formation regarding the unexplored region
to be traversed, but there is also reason
to expect that much additional data will
be secured bearing upon the arctic region
In general. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars have been expended for an equip
ment Of instruments of the most modern
and most expensive character. and how
complete will be this phase of the enter
prise may be imagined from the fact
that arrangements have been made to en-
ploy telephones and electric searchlights
in signaling operations.
The astronomical program which has
been mapped out includes the determina-
ton of latitude and longitude by numerous
methods, as well as Investigations along
lines not usually taken up. Magnetic and
photographic work will, of course have
considerable attention, and Mr.. Baldwin
anticipates that his experience of several
years in weather bureau work will enable
him to secure meteorological data of value.
A speciality will be made of Photographic
work photographer is to accompany
the party, and it is the intention to have
the camera record arctic conditions and
phenomena much more completely than on
any previous occasion.
Evening star., 1901-05-11
l Portable House

Explorer Baldwin has one hobby which he
will carry out, If possible, during the pres
ent voyage This is to erect and live in the
northernmoSt house in the world. With
this end in view, the equipment of the
party includes a portable house somewhat
on the order of the unique structure which
Count Won Waldersee carried with him to
China. The structure which is to be taken
Evening star., 1901-05-11
A Leading Question.

A Leading QUESTION.
From Harper's Bazr.
Hobb-'I put 500 in the bank for my
baby the other day for his majority
Nobb-''That's good. How long are you
going to keep it there7"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
oUR PREMIUM OFFER.

In this issue OF the Leader appears
full description of our phenomenal
premium offer, to which the careful
attention of the public is respectfully
directed. Under the provisions of this
offer. besides getting the very best
newspaper in this city or section, our
subscribers are afforded the opportun-
ity of securing a premium in the way
of a Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
for the very low sum of one dollar and
sixty-eight cents. This offer applies
alike to old and new subscribers.
Our solicitor is now at work in the
city of Marietta, and should he fail to
call on you, please call us by tele-
phone, write, or come to our office
Don't fail to read thepremium offer in
this paper-and don't fail to take ad-
vantage of it.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
First Motor Car or Carriage.

About three centuries ago Johann
Hanstach, a native of Nuremburg in
vented the first horseless carriage.
Motive power was obtained from a
coiled spring. A steam road carriage,
the first on record was constructed by
M. Cugnot a French inventor, in 1870
and one of them Is still to be seen
at the Conservatoire des Arts ct Me
tiers in Paris. The first motor car
or steam road carriage in this coun-
try was invented by William Murdoch,
who was also the inventor of gas
lighting, and the assistant of James
Hall. His model isstill in the Birming-
ham Museum in good working order.
Nathan Read, as we'll as a number OF
others in 1890 took out patent for
the same invention. In South Ken
slngton Museum is steam road car
riage constructed in 1897 by Richard
Treyethick, an engineer. Trcvethick's g
partner. Vivian. is responsible for the
first steam coach in London, It Is
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
PREACHER
Driven Away by Ian Angry
Mob.
Special to the Leader.

Special to the Leader.
Nashville, Ind, Aug. 28.-At Elkins-
vile, eight miles from here, an an
CRY mob drove Minor White, an aged
preacher from town Sunday night. He
undertook to hold meeting in the
Elkinsville church, but found the doors
of tho church locked and the windows
closed. He forced his way into the
building through window and open
the doors, when the congregation
came pouring in. The minister had
armed himself with stones, and after
he went to the rostrum he said:
"If any man attempts to create a
disturbance | will knock him in the
head with rock"
In bitter language he then began to
talk of two citizens of the community.
The meeting adjourned in confusion,
and there were cries of Hang HIM"
A mob started after the preacher,
but he jumped through the window,
breaking out the glass and sash, and
made his escape. He has left the
county, leaving his family behind
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29

known positively that in Trcvethick's
time steam coach was seen fire.
quently on the principal streets of
London, and still another inventor,
GoldswOrthy Gurney, was the origina-
tor of several steam coaches which
gave rise to the following poetical eff
fusion, Instead of journeys, people
now may go upon a journey. The
first modern motor car was con-
structed in 1873 by Amandee Boiler.
Later about 1878 | believe, he i'm
proved on the first and the latter was
exhibited at Vienna. After the auto
mobile contests in France which oc-
Cured in 1896 the motor car be-
came very popular and will doubt
less remain so from the present out
look. A WOMAN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
TEST WELLS
Are Being Put Down in SCiO.
TO County.

Portsmouth, o., Aug. 2S.-The oil
excitement in this county is steadily
increasing. Several new test wells
will soon be put down in various parts
of the county, and leases are being
taken on farm lands for miles around
this city. A nem company, of which
Mr.. Fcnncr, of Cincinnati, is a mem
Der, has just entered the field, and
there are rumors of other companies
yet to be formed. 1t is now thought
that the first test we'll will "go in"
in very short time. Already the
hole fills with oil during the night
when operations are suspended.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
PREACHER KNOX
Has a Close Call From the
Hands of a Mob.
Special to the Leader .

special to the Leader.
Hillsboro, o., ,Aug.2S. There has been
considerable excitement at Samantha,
Il quiet village few miles north of
here, over tho alleged misconduct of
e. l.. Knox, minister living there.
Knox, 1t Is charged went to the home
of neighbor in his absence and made
an assault on his daughter, who Is
about Is years of age and who was
alone at the time. She pushed him
out OF the house and locked the door
and ran to tho house of another
neighbor.
Upon the return of the family they
thought it be st not to make known
the name of the guilty party for the
present, at least, as the girl was not
harmed and it would bring her into
unpleasant notoreity, but the citizens
would not have it so and a mob was
organized and marched to the home
of Carey, the girls father, and COM
PEELED him to disclose the name of the
party who had attempted the assault
Last night the mob called on Rev.
Knox for the purpose of giving him
summary punishment for the act and
vas only deferred from this purpose
by his earnest denials of the charge.
He was at first orderd to leave town
inside Of ten minutes and never re-
turn or be tarred and feathered. FL
nally cooler counsel prevailed and he
was given time TO prove himself in
nocent of the charge.
Knox was here this morning in con-
sultation with attorneys as to what
course to pursue. If he fails to salts
fly the people there of his innocence
there will we warm times for him in
the near future unless he leaves the
village. Knox has always posed as a
very strict and moral man and has
publicly rebuked many citizens of the
village for what he has called their
immoral and wicked practices, and
this now causes the feeling In the com
munity to be very bitter against him.
The matter may now have to be aired
IN the courts, although the friends of
the young lady, who has an excel
lent character and stands high in the
community, regret the publicity.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
CAME
Seven Thousand Miles to
Marry Her Lover.
Snecial to the Leader.

Special to the Leader.
Columbus, o., Aug. 2S.-Miss Byster
G. Jamgochian cultured and beauti-
Armenian lady came from her home
1000 miles away, to meet and marry
her lover, Hetitia Hovhannes Azarian
in this city yesterday. They parted
as lovers in Constantinople four years
ago, when Azarian came to the Ohio
Wesleyan university to seek an educa-
tion.
His eagerness for learning
attracted the attention of the stu
dents and the notice of the professors,
who gave him every assistance possi-
BILE. He was graduated this year from
the university with high grades and
the honor of being the brightest for
eigner who ever attended the univer-
sity. He has received a license to
preach and is a devout Christian. With
his wife they will continue their edu
cation at Boston next year, after
which they will return to CONSTANT
nople, where he is promised fine
position as instructor.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Professor II. T. Stevenson,
who has been a special friend to Azar
ian during his collegiate course.
Mr.. Azarian spent the summer in
Chillicothe two years ago, making his
headquarters at the Roach house on
West Fourth street. He was then en-
gagged in selling some very fine stere
opticon views by which means he was
aided in Meeting his school expenses.
He proved himself clever compan
ionable young fellow of really super
ior intelligence and made many
friends in this city who are glad to
hear of his further success and future
prospects
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
SCANDALS A |.
Of Chicago are Being Brought
to Light.
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Ills. Aug. 2S.-The connec-
tion of Sergeant Cramer., Detective
Tracey and Lieutenant Joyce with the
bogus expense accounts which has
developed in the scandal of the detec-
tive bureau and it's Chief, Capt. Colt
rar,w as told today by Chief of Police
o Neill, at the session of the civil SER
vice commission sitting as trial
board.
Chief O'Neill told of the alleged con-
fCssions OF his subordinates, which
they had denied on the stand or saved
themselves from repeating, on the
grounds of self-incrimination. The
Chief also told how Capt. Coltran and
Lieut.. Joyce, az he alleges, received
their share of the spoils. The only
thing not revealed is the source of
the information that led to the un-
earthing of the scandal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
MOTHER
And Son We're Happily United
al Last.
Special to the Leader.


Parkersburg, W.Va.,Aug. 49, Shelby
Davis, of Jackson, Ohio, found his
mother, Mrs. Mary Jones, whom he
had not seen since infancy. When
Shelby was three years old his father
died, and his mother. being In unfor-
tunate circumstances, gave him to a
family OF the name of Stump. She
finally married second time but is
now widow. The Stnmps cared for
the boy, who is now prosperous
Young man. A few weeks ago he got
a clew to the whereabouts of his moth
or, and yesterday found her here.
There was happy reunion, and the
son will take his mother home to live
with MIN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29

The Hessian fly was brought into
InIs country in straw or hay import
cd by the Hessian troops during the
revolutionary war. 1t first made its
appearance in Lie on Staten Island
and has travelled from New England
west at the rate of about twenty miles
a wear
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29

For ten long years was a suhereI
with kidney dyspepsia and rheuma.
tism disease. treated with many Co.
lumbus doctors; took patent medicine
No results whatever until discovered
and took ONE bottle OF DENNIS
SURE, SAFE and SPEEDY CURE. In
three days I threw down my crutches
Ordinary cases cured In one day
Only 25 and 76 cents at A. ]. Rich.
ards and w. H. StyMA. Samples free
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29
ScaId Head and Salt Rheum.

Boro-Carbol Salve will cure Scald
Head and Salt Rheum when all Other
ointments have failed. 1t allays the
itching at once, acts like poultico
and gives instant relief. This is q
new discovery and is the only remedy
sold on n positive guarantee-No
Cure, No Pay. Price 25 cents pei
box.
For sale by the Kirby Drug Company
(C)
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-29

Few floors in the dwelling houses of
this country are destitute of fabric
coverings, either carpets or rugs of
domestic or foreign manufacture. In
this particular the United States diff
fer greatly from most other coun-
tries.