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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-16

4daj. Bixby, of Cincinnati, and En-
gineer Moeser, of GAINESVILLE, met the
county commissioners and held pub"
lie meeting here a short time ago and
there being no objections to the plans
for the bridge to be built, across the
upper end of tne canal, there is no
doubt of the plans being approved.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
JOHN WALSH, HERO.

The spirit which we are proud to call American finds capital illustra- ton in the story of the great log jam in Leslie's for July.
 John Walsh, the moving spirit of the gang, wore a hook in place of one hand, but he was a wonder for all that. His resourcefulness, courage, and Aun- bending firmness had much to do With winning the battle. He was there for one thing-to drive piles in the right places and nothing could turn him from his purpose. If q mane was not actually working he had no busi- ness on the No. 4 driver, even though he might happen to be one of the own CTS. One intruder refused to leave quickly enough. John promptly knocked him overheard Into the shal- low water between the driver and the bank. Then as the fellow did not rise John fished for him in the most matter of fact way, with his iron hook, threw him on the bank, unconscious, and went on driving piles.
 Another time the jam broke sudden ly just as John had pile in the car Tier ready to hammer into place. The driver was picked up bodily and car ried some distance. The crew were pretty we'll frightened, but the instant the craft came to standstill, Walsh cut loose the hammer and drove that pile. He had placed 1t in the carrier for the purpose, and he was going to finish the job if he were carried to Jericho
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1901.

The view of the average politician. says the editor of Money, is that the troubles in the realm of domestic fi- nance are purely local condition, for which the sub-treasury is not responsi- ble. They persist ill the delusion that the enormous operations of the system and its constant influences upon the money market have no bearing what ever upon the conditions of business. But the business men think otherwise, and are becoming anxious as to the fu- ture. The politicians are willing to use the money question as lever to secure patronage and power. But now that education has produced a feeling among the people that. next to the questions of standard money in inn portance is the increase of the facilities for the distribution and full circula- tion of the money we have we hear all over the country declarations from pol iticians that the money question is set tied, and that tariff will again be the issue of current interest. So it is that would be reorganizers of the demo- cratic party are forcing their pet issue to the front, and are denouncing Bryan because he refuses to consider the mon- ey question is broadening, instead of contracting it's limits, and that tic peo- pie have made up their minds toissttle another feature which has been obscur- ca during the sotcalled5 "battle of the standards" The tub which the repubI licans threw to the whale in their plat form of 1900, appears to count for noth- ing now. z 5f
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
KEEP GROWING.

Do not stop studying just because you have been graduated. Do not lay out so much work for yourself as most graduates do, that you cannot com- plete any of it, but resolutely deter mine, at the very outset that you will devote at least few minutes day to self-improvement. Do not let day pass without at least q glimpse at a good book Try to treasure up a bit of poetry a helpful maxim or motto, q little history, or something else which will exercise the mind so that 1t will not stagnate. Whatever you do, determine, that you will keep out of ruts You have plenty of examples about you, of men and women who have been graduated with as much de- termination, perhaps, to keep up their studies, as you now have, and yet have dropped into the worst kind of ruts, letting all the beauty and poetry die out of their lives
 Many great men, like Darwin, have been suddenly surprised, in their old age, to find that their passonate love for poetry, for music, and for works of art. has practically disappeared for lack of exercise.
 Whatever may be your vocation in life, resolve that you will not get into rrtt; that you will keep growing: that, when you retire from the active duties of life, you will have something to re tire to, and not feel utterly lost and alone i'll the world when your regular occupation is gone.-Success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27

has grown during the last year and the last few months. Already 1t takes a lot of. ciphers to express $1,500,000,- GOO, the sum of our export trade, and it may become a matter of necessity to make use of words instead of figures, except the bureau of statistics comes down to exact figures and not n lump sum when telling the good news of the export trade. Europe knows about it, for Europe is now the biggest custom CT in all around trade. although China uses more of our cotton goods than all other countries combined. 1t is n pret- ty good situation and this country Is not likely to turn down policy that has achieved such results New Lon don Day. .
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
sU.N-Dso--MovE SERMON.

One Sunday. about fifteen or twenty years ago, after a long series of his typical sermons, John Jasper arose in his pulpit, looked significantly about him, and took his text from the book of Exodus, Chapter xv, verse 8, "The Lord is man of war; the Lord is his name''
 Beginning with Genesis and going through to Revelations, he collected together all the verses that seemed to teach that the sun moved and that the earth was not ball. He felt absolute ly certain that the bible was true, afid he could not see why anybody could disagree with it's plain teachings. "Bredren," he said, .ef de bible say de sun rise an set, den it do rise an set! An how ken it rise an set ef hit don move? Hc
 Tn de tenth chapter O de book O Joshwy, aniJ de twelf, thirteenth an fo'teenth fverses, tiar is proof strong ernuff ferlus all. De Lawd said, Sun, stand thou still on Gideong an, thou moon in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still and the moon stayed until the people avenged themselves upon their enemies. And there was no day like that before it or after it." The old preacher stopped there and paused for a long time. Finally, he said:-
 sBredren, ef de sun stood still once when twas aSmovin' an den stahted to movin' ergin, hit is ss-movin now! :
 "Dey say de earht IS roun' Dat ain so, brsdren;sit can' tef 50. for de book of Revelations, Chapter vii, verse i, read. And I saw four angels stand ing on the four corners of the earth An now bredren an sisters, we is livin' on afo'- -corndered earth; an, eff de earth is got fo' cornders, how in de name O Gawd ken 1t be roun'?
 Eff de worr is roun' an turn over ev'y night, how we hor on? Is we got claws on our feet like pecker-woods?
 "Dey say 'tis so many billions an sguillions O miles fum hyar to de sun. How dey know? Is anybody ben dar? How dey know 1t take cannon ball a mont to go dar? Ken q cannon ball carry a cookin' stove an victuals ter sport man on de way dar? Gawd folks. is dat any argymint. From Les lies Monthly for July.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27

It may be source of consolation to the United States, if not to their Euro pean competitors. to learn that the largest shipment of machinery ever sent to any part of the world left New York city in March. after the De Witte- Gage tiff-for Russia, thus writes A. H. Ford in the Engineering Magazine for July. Russia is not given to cutting off her nose to spite her face. Maehin ery needed. for state Pathways, or iagri- cultural machinery. which the peas ants must have, will not be subjected to the additional arbitrary tax. Direct American export to Russia will probab- ly show shrinkage. Germany and England acting as clearing houses and being credited with Yankee ingenuity In fact it is estimated that last year these countries sent over $20,0O0,00O worth of American products into Rus sia as their own, while the value of the direct export from the United States te Russia amounted to but $11, 100000. It Is cemmonpfactice to remove the American name plate and substitute that of German firm. Germany has a great advantage over almost every other manufacturing nation in that the Teutons have established branch banks in almost every large city of Russia, while their agents act as distributors, :. becoming in time the actual managers of newly established Russian works and naturally fayoring home products and machinery. Moreover, Germany sells on longtime credit, while Ameri- ca, without banking facilities abroad, must demand cash payments; conse uuently the Germans find it profitable to purchase American machinery for cash, change the name plate so that they may secure any duplicate orders, and sell at an advance, on credit, the only terms on which the average busi- ness man in Russia can or will buy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
HEARD IN PASSING

The Boers are again aggressive ana the British public is again anxious, feeling that the press censor IS With holding news that ought to come out Tine Boers show wonderful grit.-Hart- ford Post.
 Tom l.. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland, speaking from a pulpit there, says It IS q good thing to see politicians and min isters together. It is! 1t is! It's good, strong hint to the rest of the popula- ton to get together in a bunch and pre- pare to repel boarders. n New Haven Union.
 Professor Sumner predicts that If no political disturbance arises, he who lives twenty-five years longer will see industrial combinations to which the billion dollar steel trust will be baby, and he will see men whose wealth will surpass that of Carnegie and Rocke- fe1ler as much as the wealth of these latter surpasses that of the first Astor or A. T. Stewart'- Britain Her ald.
 The National Farm School" found ed mt Doylesville, Penn, five years ago, is said, by the Philadelphia Ledger. to have proved itself success. It gives unusual attention to the practical side of agriculture, and boys may be ad- mitted as soon as they have passed through the grammar grades of the public schools. 1t is school rather than half baked college, and it seems to be largely in this that it's success resides Harfford Times
 Newspaper offices will need to have q special box in the case for ciphers if our export trade continues to grow as 1t
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
WHERE YELLOW PoPPIES BLOW

Walled in and closed completely
 From seething stormy seas, Where blush and blossom sweetly Pinks and anemones; Where love is rare comer- A land of ice and snow Oh, there it is, in summer.
 The yellow poppies blow. Where reindeer roam the mountains,
 In search of heath and ling, Or fed beside the fountains
 That bubble up in spring; Where, piping musically,
 The gay snow buntlngs go, In verdant vale and valley
 The yellow peoples blow. Where rosy Tipped Aurora
 Peeps from behind the sun; Where furthest wanders Flora;
 Where night and day are one; Among the silent grasses
 That green as emerald grow, Lone scattered and in masses
 The yellow poppies blow. Where seal with walrus wing
 Provoke the creature-man; Where comes the aux heet-fying
 To see the ptarmigan; On slopes than Lapland colder
 Till southern winds they know, By barren rock and boulder,
 The yellow peoples blow. Where moss and lichen cover
 The ground in early spring, Where never comes the flower,
 And where no sparrows sing; In wilds far off and lonely,
 This side eternal snow, And there,. in summer only,
 The yellow poppies blow.
 MOSES TEGGART in Boston Pilot
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
An Exception.

sI fee, so depressed when it rains hard," said Mrs. Snaggs. "But, then, I suppose that is the rule."
 'sThere arc exceptions" said her hus- band.
 '.Are theref"
 "Yes; umbrellas are raised. ."-Pitts burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
It's Time was Up.

Bronson-My poor old grandmother is dead, and her parrot died the next day.
 Dailey-Very strangel The poor bird died of grief, suppose.
 Bronson-No. I killed it with a poker. Fun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
Better Yet.

Lady (engaging new cook)-Can you clean bicycles?
 Cook-No, lady. but can give you tho address where ha mine cleaned. -Fliegende Blatter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
Getting Out Alive.

Bronco Bill (of Frozen Dog)-I al. lers try ter git out nv fight if I kin. Tourist-How?
 By drawin' quick an' shootin straight. ."-Judge-
The Washington times., 1901-10-28

ligence" office did not have map Of
Natal. although surveys had been made
three years before and copiOus notes
taken. But the notes had been left at
Cape Town, and had fallen into the
hands of a Boer agent. They were map
ped at Pretoria, and General Joubert
had the benefit Of the work, while Cen
eral Butler had to crawl in the dark.
In the long turn movement from Co
lenso to Acton Homes, the want of an
accurate military map was one of the
most serious obstacles the British com
mander had to encounter. Again, the
intelligence Office. through stupid and
criminal ignorance, misinfoTmed Butler
with regard to the artillery strength of
the Beers He was assured that he
would only be confronted with few
Krupps and MaXims. and that the field
batteries given him would be ample to
overcome anything in his front. He
found. on testing the matter, that com
pared with the Boer artillery his own
was outclassed Plany tines in number,
greatly in range and effectiveness, and
that he was attacking positions pro-
tected by siege guns, of which he had
not one in his army. A long wait was
necessary to get a siege train from
England.
Perhaps Butler could not be every
where at the same time, but he needed
to be- for his division and brigade com
manders do not seem to have paid much
attention to him or to one another. Wit
h
ever commanded the advance at Colen-
So, in not uncovering the ambush on the
east bank of the Tugela, which a high
school lieutenant ought to have sus-
pected on general principles, and then
think of Sir Charles Warren's still un-
explained indifference during that
bloody movement up and on and down
Spion Kop.
Perhaps if Butler had had properly
equipped army at the start, and a
proper complement of able division and
brigade generals, he might have made
a success instead of a failure. After
the repulse at Colenso. he showed ex-
cellent strategical and tactical ability
in the fianking movement to the left of
the Boer lines. 1t is pretty certain
that he is not worthy of all the blame
he has received. There is not much
doubt that large share Of it ought to
be unloaded from his shoulders and
distributed among imbeciles at home
and inefficients who were with him in
Natal a Parliamentary enquiry would
be apt to bring these things TO light.
and we fancy that there should be one.
The Washington times., 1901-10-28
TO IMPRESS THE FILIPINos.
Practice Pnrades to BE EeId Regu-
IarIy in Manila.

MANILA. Oct. 27.-General Chaffee has
ordered that hereafter so-caIIed practice
parades" shall be held here every week
in which all the Manila troops will par
ticipate. The object of these parades will
be to impress the restless population The
military authorities have made elaborate
preparations to defend life and property in
the remotely possible event of there being
trouble here.
Hopeful reports are being received from
the Island of Samar. 1t is expected that
within the next two months the condi-
tons there will show a marked change.
The troops are not able to find the insur-
gents there, except individually. Hence
they are chiefly employed in preventing
communication and destroying crops
A burial corps has found the bodies of
the officers of Company c. Fourth Infan-
try. who We're killed in the recent massa-
ere at Balangiga.
Governor Taft continues TO improve.
His condition is now satisfactory. but he
is still confined to the palace.
The cable ship Burnside has completed
communication between the chief ports Of
the archipelago. Ten months have been
occupied in the work, and the vessel has
cruised 12.c)5 miles. Her running ex-
penses and the cost of labor and material
used in her work amounts TO $1,000 COO
on one occasion she abandoned cable lay-
ing and used her guns for bOmbarding in
surgentS.
The Atlantic and Gulf Company has be-
gun the work OF harbOr improvement here.
Special lighters and dredgcrs are being
built and other extensive works are under
way. The managers are experiencing DIFF
ficuIty in securing native laborerS.
The Washington times., 1901-10-28
OPPOSED BY DAIRY INTERESTS.
Efforts TO DispIace Mr.. WadswOrth
From Agricultural Committee.

The dairy interests Of the country are
trying to persuade Colonel Henderson.
who will again be Speaker of the House.
to appoint a new man as Chairman of
the Committee on Agriculture in place
of ]. W. WadswOrth OF Geneseo, New
York. They do this because Mr.. Wads-
worth is not friend Of the Grout bill
TO put a prohibitive tax on oIeomargar-
inc il colored to resemble butter They
feel that thc defeat Of the bill at the
last session was largely due to him. and
they say that if he is again chairman
their bill Will get but a poor showing
The fight against Mr.. Wadsworth is led
by agricultural newspapers like the
Rural New Yorker" the Country Gen
tleman." and the "Ohio Farmer"
The Speaker is supposed to be very
friendly to the dairy interests, but it is
doubtful if he will consider this demand
to displace Mr. WadswOrth on his re-
election as Speaker he will be expected
TO organize the COMMITTEES along conven-
tional lines. Any exception would open
the way to others. and general overturn-
ing would result. To displace Mr.. Wads-
worth would show a marked prejudice
against the oleomdrgarine interests. which
would hardly become the Speaker, VIII is
expected to hold the scales impartially in
such matters.
Representative Lorimer of Chicago, who
for years has been the champion of the
oeOmargarine interests. and led the
fight for them in the last session as
Chairman Of a subcommittee of theAgri-
cultural Committee, was defeated at the
last election. the Chicago butterine
makers will have to look around for
another man TO handle their case.
The Washington times., 1901-10-28
PERSONAL.

1t is announced that Senator Lodge will
not make even enc speech in Massachu-
setts during the present State political
campaign The Republican plan Of cam
paign in the State is for a quiet one The
Democrats are active on the stump.
Charles Algernon Parsons, the inventor
and builder of the turbine engines Of the
Inflated Viper and Cobra of the British
navy, is brother of Lord Rosse and son
of the famous Lord Rosse. of the great
telescope, from whom he inherited his
strong bent toward scientific research and
mechanics
DR. Paul Haupt, director of the depart
ment of Semitic languages at Johns Hop
kins University, has returned from
abroad, where he attended the celebration
at the University of Glasgow, receiving
the honorary degree Of doctor of laws.
While in Germany he received the Prus-
sian Order of the Red Eagle.
Seth Low has now been made a doe
tor of laws seven times, tho degree con
ferred by Yale the other day being the
latest.
Mrs. E. H. Conger wife of Minister
Conger. is on the way to join her husband
in Peldng.
Mayor Capdeville of New Orleans has
received through the State Department
the insignia and decoration of the Or'er
of st Olay, conferred on him by King
oscar, of Sweden.
a party including J. Pierpont Morgaa
bishop and Mrs. Doane. Bishop and Mr.
Potter. DIR. and Mrs Greer. and DR. ana
Mrs. Grosvenor recently made the tru
between Detroit and Niagara Far 90
the Central Railroad. "a distance . 20
miles, in the remarkable time of
hours and twenty minutes. or more r....
e mile minute.
Captain Dreyfus, who has been liv,-g
All Cologne. near Geneva. for some time
past. has determined to leave Switzer-
land aud make his home in Alsace. where
he was born. lie viii spend the winter in
the Riviera, nfter which he viii definitely
settle doSn in Alsace. devOting his time
q literature aud scientific pursuits.
For twenty years past Senator Hoar has
rcver failed 30 devote thrse hours every
lay 10 ,acius,
si.. Thomas Upton hardly stands for So
ramincrt a representative of British
..ncrt as Lord Ionslale. The latter OWES
the finest pack Of hounds in England. is a
aulcualI bcycr. rides aud drives in per
f-ctiap. anJ has carried fame as yacht
man. hunter ard CSr' r. lie is also pa
tron OF forty church livings
The Washington times., 1901-10-28
EnEInnd,s Wnr SCANDAL.

All Of sudden it appears that Cen
eral Butler has become a popular hero
and martyr in England. His friends,
who are said 10 include Lord Wolseley
and large contingent Of high army Of
Gcers, are as bitter against Lord
Roberts and Mr.. Brodrick on account
Of his dismissal as are his music hall
and mass meeting admirers. Prudent
ly enough, he is maintaining a strict
silence. which is not the case with his
adh2reEtz. who are threatening 10
bring the matter before Parliament at
its next session. To this sort Of talk
Government people reply that If the
dismissal OF Butler is made a subject
Of annoyance TO the Ministry in the
House Of Commons disclosures viii be
made which VIII make General Butler
wish he had accepted his medicine with
docility.
As We are not interested in the ahllct-
ed warrior. ii is immaterial to US what
might De the result OF q Parliamentary
war over his case, as far as he per-
sonaIly is concerned. on the other
hand, such a fracas would be satlsfac-
tory to the world at large. since it un-
doubtedly would lead to a general ex
posure Of rot only the inside history of
the Natal campaign. but the prepara-
tions for It, with which General Butler
had little or nothing 10 do. He might
be further injured in reputation by a
Parliamentary investigation, but at
least he would have the consolation
of knowing that some other people who
beyond question contributed to his fail
ure would stand IN the pillOry with him.
While criticising the general severe
ly for what in American eyes on many
occasions appeared 10 be a lack of the
commonest military prudence. even at
the time he seemed TO be blundering,
we have thought that British army
al-organization was rs greatly respon-
sible for such disasters as Colenso and
Spion Kop as the mistakes of the gem
eral in chief command. Butler was
badly handicapped at the beginning.
From end TO end Of the United King
dom the people We're bowling ION TO
Ladysmithi" When he reached Dur
ban and took command. he discovered
that the War Office. with true British
denseness. was sending only infantry,
using all the fast transports available
for that purpose. Cavalry and artillery
We're long delayed and then forwarded
on slow vessels. The miscalled intel
The Washington times., 1901-10-28
Annexation for Cuba.
lFrom I'D chicago Journal.l


The agitation of reciprocity in this
country seems also to stimulate the an
nsXation sentiment in Cuba, for the feet
ing is growing that trade treaty will not
give the island the advantages it ought
to have. 1t is doubtful if their sugar
will be given a lowered tariff rate, to say
nothing Of free admission With the edu-
cation which has come to them as the re-
suit of the policy adopted toward Porto
Rico, and their fuller knowledge OF the
American form of government il is but
natural to expect that the sentiment in
favor of annexation would increase. and
the islanders see that the advantages
which would accrue with annexation far
outweigh those which could be hoped FOR
with independence.