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h V ;jn Aft L .; S.twtfvini " jVu 9. v? , 1 kf 1? iy M Rt I't I ' A.1 il (V (r K if .v i I J i i fin AS: a I? ife MARIETTA DAILY LEADER 'iKSTABMBHED 1881. MGBQB M. COOKE, JOHH Vf. LANOLEY EDITOR. ASSOCIATE. FabUshed every day xcopt Sunday, at tbe Leader Dull luuaing, i uiuuui awcv. mum Muskingum Avenuo. Tklkphonb. No. 3 Wo will consider it a groat favor If subscribers will report any failure to set their Lender, or any oareloao ness on the part of the carrier. Subscribers will please not pay the oarrlers unless the carrier punohes his credit tap In subscrib er's presence. TUESDAY, JULY 7. 1896 For Tresldcnt, ' WILLIAM McKIKLEY, Of tho United Mated, j For Vice President. GARRETT A. HOBART, Of New Jersey. Republican Stiito Ticket. For Secretary of State. CHARLES KINNEY, of Sclotb Co. For JudciJ of the Supreme Court, MARSHALL J. WILLIAMS, of Fayette Co. For Food and Dairy Commissioner, JOSEPH E. BLACKBURN, of Belmont Co. For Member Board of Public Works, FRANK A. HUFFMAN, of Van Wert Co Congressional Ticket. For Congress, 15th District, H. C. VAN VOORHIS, of Muskingum Co. County Ticket. For Probate Judge. D. R. ROOD, of Belpre. For Sheriff, JOHN S. MCALLISTER, Fourth Ward. For Auditor, W. A. PATTERSON, of Waterford For Recorder, , JOHN W. ATHEY, Marietta Township. For Commissioner, . ... JOHN RANDOLPH, Wesley Township. For Infirmary Director. WM, SCHNAUFFER, Newport Township. GAMES FOR WHEELMEN. Diversions Imported from England Which Will Interest Cyclers. As soon as polo becamo a fad we had water polo. Now that bicycling has come to stay we are to have panies. Our English cousins are ahead of us in the adoption of these games, but American riders will soon be initiated into their mysteries. One of the first games to be adopted by cyclists was polo. Tho game had lor years been played on horseback, and in the winter time on skates, but now it is played on bicycles. Naturally the unexpected and ludicrous tumbles taken by the players furnish no end of amusement to the spectators. The game as played on wheels does not dif fer materially from the original game as played on horseback, but it is much more interesting when played on a smooth rink surface. Another unique idea is that of a bicycle obstacle race, which is more like a hurdle race than anything else. The riders are started off as in ordinary races. Placed across the track are hurdles, and as the riders come to a hurdle they dismount and, lifting the machines over, remount and ride to the finish line. In another race the competitors ride to a certain point, where sacks of corn are placed. The idea is that each of the riders shall take a sack of corn and carry it on his bicycle to the finish ing point. As the sack of corn weighs some scventy-fiye pounds, this race re quires strength as well as skill. The potato race is comparatively easy. A number of potatoes are scattered about the track, the object of tho rider being to dismount as each potato is passed, and picking up the tubers, continue on to the end of the race. The egg and spoon race is one pro ductive of a great deal of fun for the spectators, but it is a serious matter lor tbe wheelmen, who are each striv ing to complete the race first and at the same time not to break an egg which is carried in a shallow wooden spoon. Should any racer be unfortu nate enough to lose the egg or break it, he can go back to the starting point and secure another egg, but must make a new start from the scratch. In the polo ball and bucket race a number of wooden buckets are placed about the course. Each man in the race receives three polo balls which he has to place indifferent buckets before he can finish the race. A more difficult race to compete in is the umbrella race. In this each rider has an umbrella, which he is obliged by the rules of the race to open at the start and keep open to the finish. An umbrella is not the easiest article in the world for a pedestrian to success fully manipulate, and the difficulty is much greater when one is a-wheel and there happens to be a breee blowing across the track. Another race is called the "dressintr race," and is subject to tho following Tules: "Bicycles are brought to the starting point and the coat and vest of the rider are laid on the ground. Aft er the starting signal is given each competitor without any assistance, is obliged to put on his vest and coat, mount his wheel and make- the bcsl of his way to the winning post, where ho is to arrive with his vest and coat en tirely buttoned. The vest must have at least five buttons and the coat at least three buttons." Another ingenious race is the thread and needle race, in which each con testant, after mounting, is provided with a needle and thread, which he must take to some lady among tbe spectators, dismount and have tho lady thread the needle. lie then goes on to the finish, where he must hand to the judges tho needle properly threaded. It was at first suggestod that each com poritor should bo obliged to thread his own noedle', but tho task was toO great for tho average wheelman. In the rib bon race the contestants are matched in pairs, two riders liavjng an arm each tied together with a ribbon. All of those races are known in Eng land as "gymkhana" on wheels, 'and thero is no doubt that they will bo in troduced in this country by the wheel men of society. They will certainly bo an attractive and novel innovation. There is apparently no reason why tent-pegging, so popular on points In India, should not bo introduced in con nection with tho bicycle. Cutting an apple with a sword has also been suc cessfully tried as. a test of skill. Fnclii v. l'lctloii. The inexorable logic of facts is a hard thing lo controvert in tho discussion of tho free silver question. From 183 to 1S94, when the bullion value of a dollar foil from 100 cents to 40.09 cents, tho production of silver in the United .States increased from 30,723,000 ounces in 1S73 to 10,500,000 ounces' in 1MM. It thus appears that coincident with a fall of one-half in tho price of silver since 1873, the quantity of silver pro duced in the United States has increas ed 61 per cent. This is abnormal. An increased silver product at a falling price indicates beyond all question the reduced cost of producing silver and its consequent reduced value or purchas ing power. The experiences of .man kind havo proved a thousand times over that the purchasing power of money of any sort is gauged by its in trinsic or commercial value, and that it loses in purchasing power just In proportion to tho decrease in its market value. Hut the stimulus thus given to silver production would do very much more than that. In the course of ten years under free coinage increased silver pro duction would undoubtedly greatly re duce the value of the standard dollar. The inevitable result of this would be a fictitious inflation of commercial dis aster and to unspeakable misery. The proposition to allow the produc ers of silver to take their product to the United States mints and receive for it twice as many dollars as its pres ent sound-money value is simply a proposition to grant to silver producers a bounty equal to 100 per cent on the value of their product This is some thing the American people will never agree to. Ohio State Journal. nuclilea'nAru en. Salvo. 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Scalding the cheeks of a mother, As briny and bitter as gall Silently chasing each other They tell their message to all. Tears both at morning and evening, Tears through the livelong year. Nothing but doubting and grieving, Nothing but worry and fear. J, M. SlIAWIIAN. I'ICXICKKKS DUMI'ED. Wilson Containing Tiventyl'lve Persons Went Oier n Thirty-foot Hank. Parkersburg, W. Va., July "5. A wagon containing 25 picnickers, drawn by four horses, toppled over a 30-foot bank near Fries' Park about midnight, carrying the entire party into the ditch below. All were badly bruised and several ladies are reported seriously injured. The driver, attempting to take a drink and manage four horses at the same time, is the alleged cause of the accident. Marriage Licenses Chester Ilanes, ,of Proctor, W. Va., and Lucy N. Rlggs, of Independence township. Columbus Robinson, of Belpre, and Dora Sweezy, of Dunham tp. Out Spoken Opinion. Answering the Cincinnati Post's ques tion as to whether he would vote for Cleveland in the Chicago convention, Dr. K. Fiilp, of North Carolina, said briefly: ''Had rather vote for the devil.'' An unfailing specific for cholera mor bus, cholera infantum, diarrhcoa and all those othe.- dangerous diseases in cident to the summer Reason, Is found in Dr. Fowler's Ext. of Wild Straw berry. A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison, of Worthlngton, Ind., "Sun," writes: "You have a valu able prescription in Electric Hitters, ;ind I can cheerfully recommend it for Constipation and Sick Headache, and as a general system tonic it has no equal." . Mrs. Annlo Stehle, 2025 Cot tage Grove Ave., Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tired and weary, but six bot tles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Price 50 cents and ?1.00. det a Bottle at W. H. Htyer's Drug Store. IN THE OIL FIELDS. Ststersvllle, July L An "oil well. tuticlc, which was recontly invented' by a gentleman living In WoBhlngton, D. 0 , will probably bo put lo practical use in thU city In the near future. The new Invention Is an electrio hoot er, which is for tho purpose, of heating the wells that have been abandoned because thev refused to produce thot oleaginous fluid in paying quantities. Tho heater is made In the shape of a long iron cartridge and is lowered into tho wsll and wires are run down" to it. Tho heat generated by tho electricity is of such intensity thai it mblts tho parefllne and other refuse substances clinging to the formation from which tho oil ebmes and in this way the oil, which is hold hack "by the refusc,'is al lowed tolowand wells that fyaveee abandoned can be mado to flow for a long time by tho occasional Use, of, this machine. Tho Standardi Oil, company has secured control of the patent'tnon tloned above and in a short timo will giye it a thorough test. This company has tho greater part of the Sistersvllle field under control at the present time and as a great many nf their wells are falling off in production on account of tho refuse gathering in the formation, it is anticipated that the first place they will try the new invention will be here In fact, it is a positive fact that this company Intends trying this method of increasing the output of their wells In this section, and it will likely bo but a short time until tho test has been made. Should the inventidh prove to be of the worth claimed for it it will be the means of enriching the coffers of this great company many thousands of dollars in a very short time. The Sistcrsville field at the present time is about five years old and many of the first wells in tho field have ceased to produce oil and havo been abandoned. It will readily be seen by this that if these wells are treated by this process in a successful raanney it will add very materially to their worth and will bring many thousands of dol lars to their owners. Pittsburg, July3. It is quite eyident that all the wells in tho Bullman terri tory, Tyler county, are not located for gushers. Two days ago the Kanawha Oil company got a rank duster on the W. E. Smith farm and now the South Penn Oil company falls in line with a comparative light producer at its No. 8, Henderson. The well has been drilled 35 feet into the sand and is estimated to be good for not moro than CO bbls. a day. A 50-bbl. producer is not a bad investment, but it seems quite insignifi cant in territory that has been Hashing wells that have done that much and more per hour. The Kanawha Oil company's No. 2, W. E. Smith, is due in the sand, but since No. 1 came in dry, this one may. meet the same fate. Within the next three davs there will bo three or four more wells due in the Bullman pool. The Devonian Oil company's No. 4, Bullman, is reported holding up at 25 bbls. an hour. Four of the largest wells in the field that have been in for some time are holding up at from 20 to 35 bbls. an hour. In the vicinity of the Cartor'Oll com pany's recent strike on the Livingston farm, north of Hebron, there is a good deal of excitement. Tho territory is being leased in all directions from the new well ana some sun. oonus uas been put up for some of the stuff. Those holding leases in close proximity to the Livingston have commenced to build rigs and the Carter Oil company will lose no time in developing its holdings. Operations havo about suspended in the Colerain field. In Belmont county, a few months since, a dozen wells wero drilling; now there are but two and both owned by the National Gas com pany, of West Virginia, and T. N. Barnsdall, and in well defined terri tory. Thirty or'more wells were drill ed in the Colerain field, and of that number, but 15 are producing, the oth ers wero dusters. The aggregate pro duction of the 15 producing wells is 250 bbls. a day. The Sharkey No. 2 was, tho best in the lot, and is still holding up at 00 bbls. a day. In the Cecil pool, J. M. Guffey has drilled in his No. 1 on the Jarrard lot. The hole filled up 200 feet with iluid, and the indications are that It will make a very fair well. Since the discovery of the Cecil pool, thero has been a good deal of prospect ing in the vicinity of Bridgeville, hop ing that another pool of the same kind may be discovered. At this time wild cat drilling is quite active in that lo cality. Tho fourth sand development near Coit'ey Station, on the Baltimore iSi Ohio "railroad, between Washington1 and Taylorsiown, is increasing in interest and will have a couple of new wells due in the sand within a week. in me uopper luurwi buuu uibinci, Cramer & Co. are drilling in the Gor don on the Campbell farm and expect to get the fourth sand next Tuesday. The Gallagher Bros'. No. 5, Dan Hop per, which came in last Tuesday, Is good for 250 barrels a day. The farm er who investigated tho flow from the well with a lighted match and was thought to be only slightly burned. Is now in a precarious condition and his recovery is regarded as doubtful. Tho Hartman Oil company has drill ed itB No. 1, Hart, north of Wildwood, through both the third and fourth sands and has a duster. 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Louisville 13 40 210 THE LACK OF MEN. .Matter lliat Is Jienlly lioconilng Emtal rinsliif; la Society Circles. A cry dear friend of mlne-gives sev eral dances during the year at intervals and as she always allows me to express my opinions freely, I asked her why sho gave tliem, says the New York Mer cury. "You have," I said, "only three daughters, two married, and the last scarcely in her teens; your son only at tends your dances because you happen to be his mother. Mien come to them for the sake of the supper, which is al wajs cxecellunt, and for the billiard room, to which they manage to find their way. Not a few of them leave their card with the butler before they go In order to noid the conventional visit. "Surely these entertainments are get ting more f arcial every year. Gi a them up; replace them by dinner parties and let me choose whom I will take in to dinner." My hostess gave me one of her mos.t fascinating smiles and said slje couid invite 150 people to a dance, but not to u dinner party. That was praC' tically all her defense. Meanwhile the lack of men is becoming so embarrass ing that many hostesses send blank cards of invitation to their intimate friends, bidding them collect eligible male dancers. Is not this a burlesque of hospitality? I do not think that a hostess is right to ask, or a man to ac cept, an invitation to a house where he knows nobody. Thre are, of course, exceptional circumstances, go to prove the rule. I am prepared to become sec retary to an anti-private dancing league provided the salary be munificent and the labors light. The Violet. Oh, some may olng of the roses red, And some of the lilies pale, , Others" may sing of the daffodil, i And somo of the wlldflower frail; 1 But I will sing of tho violet, ' The tender violet, , The fragrant violet, That grows In the dewy vale. Tho red, red rose has many a thorn; The Illy Is cold as snow, The daffodil has no sweet perfume, And the wlldflower's blooms soon go, But the. dearest flower Is tho violet, The sim-bathoa violet, , The, star-kissed violet, , That shines where the mosses grow. All hall the flower we love the best, .The flrat In tho spring we greet; It modestly smiles wherever wa go, Close down by our hurrying feet, The sweetest flower Is the violet, Tho purple violet. The gold-eyed violet, Demure and pure and sweet. William It. Dunroy, In Chicago Inter Ocean. "If taken into the head by tho nos trils two or three times a week, Thom as' Eclectric Oil will positively relievo tho most offensive case of catarrh." Rev. E. F. Crane, Dunkirk, N. Y. flCl MAT! UlibiUini I &ti ShouldTJBO FEMALE REGULATOR. IT IS ft SUPERB T0N1G and exerts a wonderful influence in strengthening her system by driving through the proper chan- uel all impurities. Health and strenoth are Guaranteed to result irom its use. 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Prepare for the Fruit Seasohl Now is the timo you will be wanting Fruit Jars, and we have them In abundanco, at most reasonable prices. Call in early, so that when you are in the midst of putting up fruit your jars will be at hand. MRS. CHAS. W. HOLZ, 286 Zront Street, Marietta, Ohio. Important to Teachers! A NORMAL SCHOOL will be opened In the Marietta High School Building, Monday, August 3d, 1896, And continue in session for four weeks. Instruction in Arithmetic, Geogra phy, Grammar, History, Civil Govern ment, Physiology, Orthography, Pen manship and Pedngogy will be free to all who are teaching or preparing to teach. Bring your text-books with you. Those who wish to secure boarding are requested tp wrlto to Martin R. An drews or W. W. Boyd of Marietta. Tho Normah Institute will close with an examination on Fridav, August 28th To Arrive Soon": I CARLOAD Buggies, Farm Wagons and Spring Wagons. In tho meantime if'you want a Single Rig, come andgivo us special order for it. 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