Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-01
1899.


According to the calendar this morn
ing ushers In a new year and the old
one. known as '9S, has passed into his
tory.
The old year was for the people of
America year of historical events, so
generally understood as to need no
repetition. Just a glance backward
reveals the fact that a babe among the
nations of the earth has outgrown it's
swaddling clothes and is not afraid to
stand up and aid those who are in dis
tress. The year has shown a nation
whose heart throbs for humanity have
been heard around the world. The
year has brought a ray of happiness
into the lives of hundreds. Of 4hoVsaads
where the year Before had brought on
ly dark and dreary forbodings of fu-
ture, domineered by an ancient, -aAd
naughty nation whose vocabulary
knows not mercy"
The year has united the sections of
our land as thirty years of toll and
legislation before it could not do. And
why? Because 1t has shown to North
and South that the common bond of
brotherly love is too deeply interviewer
In the life-bloodl of the nation to be
onser ignored and the closing of the
year witnesses the, mutual understand
ing OF North and South which has
brOaght deep and thunderous rpyrnd
of applause from the four quarters of
the land which expresses the longing
that had been felt for just such a un-
ion. t'
The year has been productive of
friends for us as a nation, who have
heretofore looked coVetously on our
broad acres and wished, though not
daring to voice the wish, that an in
ternal war would render it asunder,
and in the internecine strife they
would be enriched by possession.
The year has established a respect
for American arms and American in
stitutions hitherto unknown among
the great powers of the world.
The year has to each one individual
ly been OF some Importance. To some
great happiness has come, others great
sorrow; while to a great majority of
persons who have experienced neither
happiness nor sorrow to a strong de-
gree, the year may perhaps mean more
than TO many another Successful
business ventures have been launched
by some and others have failed, but OF
all of these there are natural causes to
account and the year should have
taught lesson, and no doubt has done
so in many cases.
Time goes on. The new year Is here
and the resolutions are already made.
In one short week of the new year
many will be broken beyond recogni-
tion. while others builded better and
on stronger foundations will last
month or two. Your friends will help
you to break your New ear resolves
and your enemies will rejoice thereat.
After all the new year will be what
you make 1t, just as easily as life, is
what we make 1t. Therefore we wish
you to make SO as happy and prosper
Gus for yourself as 1t is possible for
You to do, by doing everything you un-
dertake as well as it can be done and
making every one with whom you
come In touch to feel that the new
year is better than the old.
1t is not necessary that we should |
have another year SO eventful as '9S to |
call 1t happy and successful, but to
have a year OF peace and quiet, and
solid Industrial achievements will be
to the liking of all our people and will
bring happiness TO hundreds Of thous-
ands of homes.
The litlie you may do will not large
y aiTect the world. but when a year
Irom today you look hack to this time
and review the occurrences of the year
how manifestly content with yourself
rOu will be TO see that you have done
FOUR duty and the many millions of
peopis who have been cooperating
with you will experience the same
.hrill OF pleasure.
Thus by Wishing you a happy New
fear we wish you the best thing pos
lble for yourself and humanity.