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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
in THE OIL FIELDS.

Sistersville, Feb 10TH Cawley Il
10y we'll on the Bar farm on the Ohio
side of the field. is down 700 feet
The drillers commenced to spud on
the Highley well No. Saturday morn
ing.
The big gas well on the Bradfield
farm over the river has played out as
a gasser and it is now being drilled in
to the sand to see if it will be an oil
producer and will be good test, it be-
ing the first big gas well in this field
to be drilled into the sand.
Ernest e Co, S well on the Elrod farm
put in the last string of casing Satur-
day. This we'll is located about 500
feet west of No. Judge, and if Il pro-
ducing we'll will extend the Ohio side
of the field west 500 feet.
The Mountain State Gas Company's
No. Judd is down about LOCO feet.
Fisher Oil Company's No. 2 Judd was
in the lime Saturday, and with good
luck will strike the sand about We'd
nesday.
The Holden Oil Company began to
spud today on it's No. l on the d. w.
Virden farm in Union district, back of
Friendly.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

ming around the arm with tlounce
falling over the large bishop puff be-
meath. The bishop puff reaches to the
wrist, where there is another narrow
p1if just large enough to pass over the
hand. This sleeve belonged to a dress
that had trimmed skirt which, by the
way, is another species in the embry-
onic stage.
Whether they will succeed or not
it is hard to say, but the costumers will
make strenuous efforts TO introduce
trimming on the new skirts. 4 few
Partisan skirts have gore panels with
trimming running up and down beside
them. This is an advantage in remod-
cling an old dress. Two skirts that har-
monize may be put together by this
means. There is no end to the variety OF
passementrie and jeweled trimming
that Can be had TO give the refurbished
gown an appearance of nCwness.
Speaking of trimming, one can buy set
pieces of it for yokes to old waists for
about three dollars which give very
dressy effect. Go to the trimming
sales and see what you can get in the
way of festoons of jet or jewels and
applique pieces when you are wonder
ing what to do with a dress that is
scutfed but not nearly worn out.
A remnant which one buys for three
or four dollars may be made up very
cheaply with the trimmings | have
been talking about, and in this way
one gets a pretty spring dress at very
little cost-especially since haircoth is
no longer an essential. The new lining
that is stiff but very light is much bet
ter than haircloth and much cheaper
too. A skirt nowadays need not be
more than four or five yards wide, It
is lined with cheyerette, bound with
velveteen, and finished with n ribbon
ruflle around the inside. Some of the
evening skirts have velvet trimming.
A Dresden silk gown with train had
an immense amorphous blue velvet
bow just below the right knee. There
were three or four ostrich tips standing
out and upagainst the skirt. The bodice
had large blue velvet sleeve puffs with
ostrich feathers and blue velvet bows
on the shoulders and at the waist.
Evening waists are made OF Dresden
or other silks and figured or dotted
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
Histrionic Note.
"Hist!" said the tragedian.
He was.-Judge.

Iii Henry's minstrel company arrived
this morning in their own palace car
The Clipper" and at noon gave one of
the best minstrel parades ever seen on
the streets of Wheeling, aud of course
attracted general attention. The band
is very large one and made excellent
music, while the large company in their
flashy uniforms We're simply ''out of
sight" The matinee this afternoon at
the opera house is attended by crowd
which comfortably fills the theatre and
the way they are laughing and APP
plauding denotes the fact that they
are we'll pleased. The first part is ex-
cellent and many new ballads and
comic songs are introduced. The show
will be repeated again tonight and
crowded house will probably greet
them. Wheeling News
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Fashions Process of Evolution De-
velops Several Freaks.
Skirts VIII Re Trimmed and Sleeves Will
Ee smaIier-Novolties in Evening
waists New Collarettcs-
Tancics and Fads.
tcopYRIoHT. 1861

In the process of evolution from one
snecies TO another, according TO Dar-
wins theory, the connecting link has
always been q hideous creation, ugly
and nightmarish to behold, and its only
object in life seemed to be to turn into
the next higher species as quick as
possible, and get itself off the earth for
ever. Let us hope that such is the mis-
sion of some of the developing fashions.
There is the missing, link" sleeve,
for instance, which looks like small
sleeve Just shedding it's shell. For one
thing, such sleeve is not honest. 1t
shows that the designer really wanted
to make small sleeve and not having
the courage of his convictions he tried
to hide it with sham. This style looks
something like the familiar "angel
sleeve"
Then there is the "freeze OUT style
which shrinks from removing the puff
all at once, but keeps crowding it down
farther and farther, until perhaps by,
good luck it will fall off altogether
Such sleeve is prettier at the earliest
stage Wnen tne pun is oliN Il coHPie VI
inches below the shoulder. This re-
veals the outline of the arm where it
it most beautiful-that is, if there is
any beauty about it. One of the pre-
test styles for summer dress has a
plain yoke reaching two inches below
the shoulder points and fitting perfect
ly smooth over the upper arm. The puff
is gathered on with Il small heading
and hangs very full around the elbow.
The lower part of the bodice is gath
cred on line with the sleeve puffs,
Another sleeve is plain for four
giving the dress a decollete effect.
japanese silk makes up pretty this
way.
inches, then has four-inch puff run.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
SHOT HIS SISTER.
A Young Man ut Utiey Handles ReVol
yer with Shocking Results.

A Young Man ut Utley Handles Revol
yer with Shocking Results.
Special to Daily Leader.
UTLEY, o., Feb. 11.-This afternoon
about 345 shocking accident occurred
here in which n young man was un-
willingly the cause of fatal injury to
his sister. Miss Flora Medcalf, a young
lady fifteen years of age was shot in the
head with 22.calibre revolver in the
hands of her brother Charles, aged
about eighteen. The boy had been
working in the mine all day and had
Just returned home. Seeing the revol-
yer lying on the table, he picked it up
and began examing it, when the
weapon was discharged by accident,
The bullet struck his sister, who was
standing close by, in the back OF the
head and penetrated the skull. DR.,
Heston was called at once and by
probing located the ball in the young
lady's brain.
Miss Medcalf, when shot, fell to the
floor unconscious and has remained in
that condition ever since. There is no
hope whatever for her recovery.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

Many of them pave cuffs to match.
Most OF them have collar bands of in
scrtion. but a few turn in over the band
Of the dress, leaving the neck once more
visible. This will be IL comforta BILE
summer fashion and it is to he hoped
II VIII be popular. A collar like this
was made Of white piquc with bands of
insertion radiating from the neck, and
cdgcd with three-inch embroidery. The
cuffs to match turn back and aTe also
edged with embroidery making them
nearly four inches wide.
Cuffs are the correct thing now. The
Marie Antoinette sleeve that is shorter
on the inside seam than it is on the
outside, has cuff that flares and is
about four inches wide. A band of
trimming or pulled piece around the
hand is also admissible.
y new thing in the collar line is
made OF black satin. 1t is a stock with
u small tie attached that appears to
come from the back of the stock and
!ie in the small butterfly bow in front.
1t has Il white satin cording at the top
edge so that there is no necessity for
linen collar. though one can be worn
with it Il desired. 1t can be bought for
Gj cents. but made much cheaper.
In gloves one Of the prettiest even
ing shades is n red that is almost Grim
sen. Street gloves are not SO heavily
stitched as formerly and the stitching
matches the glove. A new white glove
his a. white stitching for its mid
die lire with black chain stitch
ali around it, The new gloves
have five Luttors--and by the same
token four button gloves are cheap,
and we that are poor but thrifty are
prohting thereby.
A ANNE LAURIE WOODS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

chifrons. Plain chiffon is not worn.
Pale blue figured chiffon makes pretty
waist to wear with n black silk or satin
skirt. Those jeweled belts that fasten
rather loosely about the waist are O
great addition to such an evening toilet.
The cut silver belts which SO many of
us received for Xmas presents will serve
well for folks that cannot afford jeweled
girdles.
Not all of us can wear whole chiffon
waists, either, more's the pityl We
must be content with a yoke or front
or bertha of the slimsy, adorable
stuff This brings us to the subject of
collarettes and fichus.
The new collarettes are split in front,
and perhaps on the shoulders, too,
which explains why 1t is possible to
buy black neck trimming with white
lace applique yoke and black chiffon
bertha for $4.90.
Another exquisite neck piece is q
combination of green chiffon and white
lace. There is stock of green chiffon
with three little lace pansies peeping
ever the top on each side of the chin.
To the stock is sewcd a white lace yoke
about three inches long, beneath which
is double bertha of accordion-plaited
green chiffon with white valencienros
edge. Its price readymade is S4.9O, hut
an ingenious woman ought to mako one
for herself at cost of So at most. This
is the style that is beginning to go out,
though it is still very much worn. Tho
new ones that are split in front have n
V-shaped opening with the point at the
top. A stock with yoke of ribbcn
and insertion with lace gathered
around it makes a pretty neck trim
ming that is cheap but not especially
new.
One variation that can be used to sd
vantage is to make the stock pointed
in front. A pretty collarette with such
stock of gold-colored ribbon had 4
full ruching of white ribbon standing
an inch above it around the face.
A suitable collarette for second
mourning has q yoke of black chiffon
with white lace applique trimming and
a double row of chiffon with eatin
edge.
A little later in the season we shall
see embroidery collars out in full force.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

alinls-My stars The worst has
happened. ! cannot pay ten cents on
the dollar.
Winks-You are luckicr than ] am.
When failed | had so much property
left that | had TO pay so cents on the
dollar.--N. Y. Weekly.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
washington's BIRTHDAY.

WAsHINGToN, Feb lin the senate
Tuesday on motion of Mr.. Hoar rep,
Mass.) it was ordered that on the 22d
of February CNashington's birthday
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Washington's farewell address
be readto the enntc, BY its president
pro tempore.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 1.-THE boiler
house of the State university was
burned Tuesday. The mechanical
laboratory caught fire several times,
but was saved. The loss is about
81 GOO
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
Bufrenburger Declared Insane.

LONDON, o., Feb. 1l.-Charles Buff
fenbargcr, a young man, has been de.
clared insane and placed in the CO.
lumbus Asylum. On the fourth of this
month he attempted to kill his mother
during one of his violent spells
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

CHAGRTN FALLS o., Feb. ll.-While
returning from town with load OF
coal, James Wigham, q South Euclid
resident, was thrown from his wagon,
and the load passed over his body, in.
stantly killing him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
Buckien,s arm ca saIye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Soresy Ulcers, Salt
Rbeum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, ard all Skin
Eruptlons, and positively cures Piles
or no paw required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by w. ii. Styer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
Working Double Turn.

LoRATN, O., Feb. 1l.-After two
months shut down, the Johnston Co. S
steel mills resumed operations Monday,
working double turn. Many altera-
tions have been made, and the mills
now roll nothing but 6O-foot rails.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

WOOSTER, O., Feb. lin few days
petition blanks will be sent to all in.
firmary directors in the state for sig
natures, and then sent to the present
legislature, petitiouing for state in
stitution to take care of the incurable
insane, epileptic or idiotic.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

We will consider It great favor if
subscribers Will report any failure
to get their Leader, or any careless
ness on the art of the carrier
Subscribers viii please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag in suoscrib-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

AsuTABULA, o., Feb. 11.-Fire broke
out in the Beckwith house, hotel a,
jefferson, and the structure suffered
much damage before the flames were
extinguished.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

AS far as membership is concerned
the following is the status of the lead
ing cities of the State:
Cincinnati 1st, Cleveland End, Toledo
3rd, Canton 4th, Dayton 5th, Columbus
9th, Fostoria 7th, Marietta sth, follow
ed by East Liverpool, Steubenville
Mansfield, Chillicothe, Portsmouth,
Sandusky and all the others. Our
readers can see that Marietta stands
head and shoulders above all the cities
of its size in the State.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

For authority on the name of the
new school house we would refer our
readers to the Register of last evening
1t was pretty wrong, indeed
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
WHEEL TALK.

That the Lobdell Club took fifth
prize in the competition for League of
American Wheelmen members which
closed Feb 1st is quite an honor to
this city. The club made no special
effort to secure any prize but went
along in its work quietly. The Secre-
tary- Treasurer of the Ohio Divi sion
writes as follows: while you don't get
big prize, Marietta stands at the
head of the smaller towns OF the State.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

The bloomer girl her skirts must don
Ere sne climbs the golden stair,
For she can't get in with her knickers on:
"There shall be no parting there
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

Thursday evening next, Feb. 18th,
the Lobdell Club will give a Valentine
Social in their club room. If our people
want to show their appreciation of the
club they will attend and encourage
the boys. A fine musical programme
has been arranged. Lunch will be
served, and no doubt fine time will
be had by all who may attend.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

The race meet committee of the Lob
dell Cycling Club are quietly working
on for tie Diamond Meet to be held
in June. There is nothing 10 be an
nounced to the public yet but will be
before very long.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12

The bicycle agents of the city are
now receiving daily their new '9G
wheels. Some of them are beauties
and some are
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-27

When a man owns a hlooded horse he Is
always careful Of its health He looks alter
Its diet and is particular that the feeding
shall be regular and right, While he is
doing this IL is likely as not that ne u him
self suffering from some disease OF disorder
that IL leit 20 itself will % on and on till il
develops seriously.
When the trouble gets so bad that he can
not work, he viii begin 70 give himself the
care he gave the horse at the start The
time to cure a disease is at the beginning
and better than an is 20 SO watch your
health that disease viii never coruy. Good.
pure, rich red blood is the best insurance
against disease OF any kind. Almost all
diseases come from impure or impoverished
blood. Keep the blood pure aud strong
and disease can tud no foothold.
That is the principle on which Dc.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery works.
II cleanses, purifes and enriehes the blood;
IL puts and keeps the whole body in perfect
order Makes appetite good, digestion
strong, assimilation perfect Il brings rud-
dy viriie health
~ got a cancer on my tongue and had Y cut
out l consulted fifteen different physicians
without deriving any benefit AZ last / turned
TO DR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery,
persisted in its and my health IS better than
ever before Formerly every accidental wound
received began TO tester, would got heal now,
such decorations heal themselves
Respectfully yours,
III. q. @>I,u
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-27
LIncoln,s Good Breeding.

The writer remembers very well to
have heard a very fastidious lady, a
member of the Speed household, say
that, though at that time Lincoln had
none Of the polish and gracefulness to
be expected from those acquainted with
the usages of society, he was one of ma
lures gentlemen because of his kindli-
ness of heart and innate refinement.
And after saying this she recalled an in
stance Of real good manners ON his part.
At dinner there was a saddle of mutton.
The servant after handing the roast
passed glass of jelly. Mr.. Lincoln took
the glass and ate the jelly from it The
servant got another glass and passed it
around. Mr.. Lincoln noticed that the
others at table merely took a spoonful
Without embarrassment or apology he
laughed quietly aud remarked, Il seem
to have taken more than my share, "
and then he went on with his dinner.
Most persons, this lady thought, after
committing such a soiecism would have
been covered with confusion and profuse
IN apologies. John Gilmer Speed in
Ladies Home Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-27

The division of time into months and
weeks is so old that its origin cannot
possibly be ascertained.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-27
A REMARKABLE VENDETTA.
All This Half Savage Father Lives For IL
to XIII Walrus.

10 AAA W AAAAns
"Did you ever hear of strong, able
bodied man going crazy from griefy'
asked Captain Debney of the steamship
City of Puebla, ON the water front yes
terday. 81 don t mean one of your high
" sensitive creatures, continued he,
''but man feet inches in his stock
ings, and as strong as an OK. OF such
man / heard during my last trip to the
sound. He is Russian Finn and is
sensible on every subject save one. He
has vendetta against the walrus, and
his cabin in the wilds of Alaska is built
up with their skulls.
According to the story told me by a
passenger who came down with me
from the sound, this man settled in
Alaska years ago. He married a native
woman, and she bore him son. A few
wears later the mother died, and all the
affection Of the half savage father CEN
tered on the son. Nothing was too good
for the lad, and everything in the'way
Of hunting and fishing lore was taught
him.
"When the boy was old enough, his
father took him out ON all his hunting
expeditions and soon the youngster be-
gan working on his own account.
Zone fatal day he attacked an old
bull walrus, but instead of killing it he
himself was the victim. When the father
saw the dead body of his son he was
wild with grief, which finally settled
into a species of madness. Now all he
lives for is to kill walrus.
"When the mania first seized him he
lived in a dugout. Now his hut is ON
the ground and composed almost entire
" of walrus skulls.
''He crawls up behind the brutes
while they are asleep, and, seizing them
by the tusks, stands them ON end by
main force. He looks into their eyes as
though seeking to recognize the one that
killed his son, and then his knife does
the rest. The head is then cut off, and
goes to make one more to the monument
he is raising to the memory Of his son. "
San Francisco Call.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-27

a eausulon EnoaEE Anisaat That Can1ot
D. seen Ia Any Cpi;ertion-
sill less kn0sn IN this country, and
never seen. either ia menageries or mu-
seunns. are the two species Of tapir found
IL Central America. The sleek, plump
bodied, chocolate brown tapir OF South
America we do see occasionally,
both alive and dead, bat of Baird 8
tapir there is not even one adult
stuffed specimen in existence, either
in this country or in Europe. A few
skulls and skeletons and two or three
mutilated and unmountable skins are
positively all the world possesses IN
representation of this species, aud, what
is still worse, no naturalist has yet had
an opportunity TO even write a descrlp-
ton of the full grown ANIMAL The
young animal is known to be of red
dish brown color, marked with irregu-
lar white spots and stripes.
Our univ srsal poverty in specimens
of the tapir named in honor of Professor
Baird is not due TO the extreme rarity
of the animal, but rather to a lack OF
enterprise ON the part of the Intelligent
white men who from time to time have
had it in their power to procure and TO
preserve specimens. The animal is we'll
known in Panama, Costa RIGA, Mica
ragua, Honduras and southern Mexico.
Although tapirs are usually found
along small and we'll shaded rivers IN
the hot lowlands of the tropics, they
are frequently found on forest covered
mountains as we'll. DIR. Frantzius in
forms us that in Costa Rica Baird g
tapir is found both in the lowlands and
on the highest mountain ranges. He
saws also that cit is much hunted, for
its flesh is very delicate. The back
woodsmen salt it, or dry it III the air,
and thus provide themselves with large
stores. Its thick hide is very useful.
Tapirs are very fond of the
salt ticks which are formed III the neigh
borhood of the numerous mineral springs
by the evaporation of the saline water.
Here they are either shot with bullets
ON moonlight nights or are hunted
down with dogs and killed with spears. =
w. T. Hornaday in st. Nicholas.