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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Elba.

After an absence of twenty-three
years we spent our holiday vacation
visiting friends at St. Marys, W. Va.
The town itself has so changed that
we recognized but few of the buildings.
The old court house is one of the land
marks. A $4,000 school house, mod
ern in every detail is the most impos-
ing structure. The discovery of a
shallow oil field in the southwest side
of the town year ago is now being
developed and the little city is a gem
uine oil town. A house is being erect
ed nearly every day. We went on
Tuesday to the new oil field on Broad
Run, four miles south of st. Mlrys
Thirty loads of lumber are hauled out
there from the depot every day. The
U. s. Oil Co. have S4 producing wells
on their block of leases. They are
using steam, compressed air and gas
engines to draw the greasy fluid from
the earth. 1t is a sight to one not used
to visiting such fields, that one is not
likely to forget. From the highest
point of the Willow Island field we
counted 200 derricks, nearly all pro-
ducers. The oil is received by the
Eureka Pipe Line through an eight
inch gravity line and forced on east
ward from Eureka. The royalty from
these fields has made the heretofore
poor farmer a rich man, and his child
rem go to school clad in quite respect
able ralment.
The Christmas exercises at the
church Monday night were highly en-
joyed by the little folks
A gang of men from Pennsylvania
are re-roofng tank No. 3 near the
pump station this week.
Speary & Mccormick started a new
well Wednesday on the Dutton lease.
The we'll on the Arch Dutton lease
IS down 800 feet and moving along
nicely, notwithstanding that Blake
Smith, the foreman on the lease, took
day Oft and married Miss Rcse ogle,
one Of Dexter city's fair daughters.
The happy event occurred on Christ
mas evening at the home Of tae Sride.
Denna shinn is spending me week at
Beverly visiting friends.
Miss L. Williams. primary teacher,
is spending her vacation at her home
in Beverly.
Miss Belra Leak. of Lowell, is visit
ing friends here.
VIII Morris. former resident and
merchant here, was in town the fore
part of the week
Protracted meeting commences at
the M. u, church on Tuesday evening
Of next week.
chas. ogle and family. of Long Run,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Miles Will Precede Dewey
WhenViSiting the President.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-The
programme for the Presidents New
Years reception, issued today, is ac-
cepted as settling all questions of pre-
cedence at official receptions of the
three branches of the military service
the army, the navy and the marine
corps. According to the programme
the departments rank in the order
named thus adhering to The custom
established many years ago of placing
them in line according to seniority of
organization. Although the order in
this years programme is the same as
it was in the programme of last year
and of previous years, the programme
differs from all it's predecessors in
that it specifies in order Officers of the
army. officers of the navy, officers of
the marine corps, ETC." whereas, in all
previous programmes the same order
was maintained under the general
statement of officers of the army,
navy and marine corps" Therefore,
If Major General Miles, the head of the
army. and Admiral Dewey, the head of
the navy, pay their respects to the
President as Commander in Chief of
the army and navy on New Years Day
they will take their places in line in
the order named, one at the head OF
the military branch and the other at
the head of the naval, Inasmuch az
ladies have no place in the line with
the army, navy or marine corps, no
question will arise on tnat occasion as
between Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Dewey.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
THE MORNING SUN

Severe ant thou, o beautous SUM-
When, to begin thy daily run.
All dew dismissed, its beauty lost.
At thy warm kiss the glittrng frost
Like fairy fancy disappears:
s II to show how it reveres
The greater glitt of Thy ray.
Ana dies before the orCniDg day.
Then is the frost thing of night,
That fears the herald 81 the light,
And like the folly.of my youth,
Dies, blushlng at the sight of uuih
o cruel sun! Is this thy sphere?
To crush the life thy warmth doth rear'
Can nothing live, with power to trace
The shade OF death In thy bright face?
But thou art.fair, o morning SUM
And beautiful art thou, as one
Whose adlaut beams o'rrflnw my heart,
And life, and light, and love i'm art.
List morning sun! now have found,
A lovely maiden treads the rOnnd
or daily life that doth outshino
BY far, the brightest ray of thine.
Sic with her light new life creates,
Scattering the night work Of the Fates
In her soft beams | find my breath.
Within her rays no trace of death.
And in her light / live and move
And in her warmth l rest my love.
o sun, shine on, nor enviOus be.
She came from Heaven to shine on me.
WILL CouLsOH
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Pension Bureaus Practices.

The work of the Pension Bureau
shows great carelessness and incom-
potency. or else desire to delay work
as posslbls by calling Tor immaterlal
and unnecessary evidence. 1t has not
been an uncommon occurrence for the
Office to call for evidence to prove that
"gunshot wound" or some other in
jury or disability was not the result of
vicious habits when such wounds, in
juries or disabilities were incurred in
the service and for which the soldier
was receiving a pension, and conse-
quently part of the records of the
claim.
They also occasionally call, and re-
peat their call, in claims of dependent
parents for them to prove the date of
birth of the soldier by medical Nttend-
ants, or Others who were present some
50 or so years ago when 1t has been
clearly proven that such a soldier was
minor.
It is the practice of the office to con-
slider every claimant a perjurer and a
rascal, and demand that he prove his
innocence. This rule was first adopt
ed by Hoke Smith and has been con-
tinued, and IS in force at the present
time.
This practice of a court is in perfect
Enanipur r1rith oh -y,,la a,=fio
but hardly in accordance with the Am
erican idea of a court of justice.
Again, the practice of the Office is to
send all claims to a Medical Board of
Review, who fix the rate of pension as
they think best. without regard to the
ratings reported by the Medical Board
of Examiners.
They take it for granted that the
Boards of Examiners, although United
States officials ARE rascals and determ-
fned to bankrupt the Government, so
they disregard the ratings reported
and fix a rating so that the records will
show that they are necessity and a
great saving to the Government.
Which can best know mans dis
ability, the Examining Board which
has the claimant before them, and they
see him as he is. or the Board of Re
view, who only look over the papers
and are interested to draw their salary
only?
This Board Of Review, like every
division assumes that the claimant,
witnesses and Examining Boards are
guilty of perjury and they proceed to
adjudicate claims accordingly. The re-
suit is that many thousand pensioners
are not receiving a rating in accord
ancs with the law and evidence on file.
7his Board under direction of the
Commissioner disregards the law and
evidence. They are a law unto them
selves in fixing rates of pension. Is
this justice?
Again the practice of the Commits
sioner is to disregard letters of inquiry
from claimants or attorneys regarding
pending claims.
These letters may be inquiries to
learn what further evidence is needed
or to learn why claims are so long de-
layed or why an order for examination
is net sent out, or for various other in
formation, Such letters are disregard
ed.
Have not the attorneys or claimants
any right to learn about pending
claims, have they any rights which the
office should respect? 1t appears not,
from the practice of the ofice.-Na-
tional Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Small Temptations That T est
a Mans Honesty.

"a small temptation, coming in tilc
midst of great need, is a severe strain
ON anybody's honesty" said young
man who recently found job, after
looking for it all summer. I'VE know
of course, that you wouldn't pick a
pocket or crack safe, but suppose you
discovered that the restaurant man
gave you a dime too much change
when you were down to your last quar-
ter-would you go back and return IL?
Don't answer that too hastily. used
to think / was bullet proof myself, but
had little revelation on the subject
one day last month. II was just be-
fore got my job, and the only thing
that kept me from being stone broke
was nickel | was hanging onto for
luck. You may well believe that ! was
feeling pretty blue, and l was debating
whether had better jump into a box
car and beat my way to Baton Rouge
or jump into the river and beat my
way to the morgue, when 1 happened
to wanGer into cigar STORE and no
ticed a couple of slot machines stand
ing on the end of the counter. Here
goes for last chance, l said to my
self on the impulse of the moment, and
dropped my lone nickel into one of the
boxes. l gave the lever a jab and
stool there, with my heart in my
mouth, waiting for the wheel 10 stop
spinning. They show pair Of four,
about The meanest, measliest hand in
the whole combination, and silly as it
may seem the incident depressed me
more than anything that had happened
since l got out of work. 1t seemed to
set the seal on my bad luck, and l was
standing there glowering at the call5
when the proprietor, who had been in
the rear, walked forward, glanced over
my shoulder and threw down a couple
of dollars on The counter. For a
moment l was dumbiounded, and then
| understood. You see, the other box
was showing king full, which some
body had evidently left standing, and
he naturally supposed l had played
that machine. Did I hesitate? Not
Tor the thousandth part of second!
gathered the two dollars and walked
out, feeding my conscience with the
sophistry that all gambling devices
were fair prey,and although l had been
guilty Of an act that was more or less
ON moral par with stealing a watch
or tapping a till, it never occurred to
me that there was anything irregular
in my conduct until was out of trou-
BILE and drawing good salary. Then
realized suddenly that had no right
to the mans two dollars; so l saunter-
ed in and made restitution. My victim
laughed heartily and said that was a
chump-or words to that effect -
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
The Richest American Indian

Although once possessed of a vast
continent, the American Indians are
today poor people. Except in a few
cases, where they have separated from
the mass of their race and adopted the
life of their white neighbors, their ac-
cumulations of property cut a compar-
atively small figure in the total wealth
of the country. A rare exception to the
rule Is found in the person of DR.. Ac-
land Oronhyatekha, a Canadian In
dian, who has gained both wealth and
fame by force Of his genius and bust
ness ability. DR.. Oronhyatek2a's
good fortune began in 1860, at Brant-
ford, Ont, when he, Lad of 10, chanc-
Ell to meet the Prince of Wales, VINO
was then making tour of America
The Prince was so impressed with the
brightness of the young man that he
invited him to England and gave him
an education at Oxford university.
Oronhyatekha afterward studied med
icine at Toronto university, graduat-
ing therefrom in due course. He was
highly successful as a physician, but
his best fortune came in connection
with the Ancient Order Of Foresters, a
fraternal benefit society, which he re-
organized and carried 10 success. He
has been the chief official of this order
for years, and Is SAID TO receive a sal
ary CT $4,000 4 year. He WINS mag.
nihcient home and entertalns sumptu-
ously. Mrs. Oronhyatekha is a grand
daughter of the famous chief, Joseph
Brant, who figured largely in the In
dian, troubles Of early days. She is a
woman OF noble character and many
acccmpl ishments.-Leslie's Weekly.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31

This is the night when everybody
sits up late to listen to the click which
announces the birth of the new year.
Some people will contend that they
will also witness tonight the coming of
a new century, but few simple dia-
grams properly made will easily COR
rect such impressions.
When the new year comes to you,
which will be in few short hours, we
trust that it may find you happy and
that you will continue in that eondi-
ton!
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31

attended the Smith -ogle wedding at
Dexter city Monday.
Frank Smith is doing duty at the
station this week while Dan Shrlver
the regular agent. Is taking week on.
Mrs. Phil seidler is dangerously i'll
at present writing.
Albert Davis, of Warner moved into
the st. John house this week.
Mrs Dan. True and daughter, Marie.
were shopping in Caldwell Friday.
d. e. Bates spent Christmas week al
home.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
THE CHURCHES.
Topics For Services at the Churches
Today.

uNt9yt
ST. Luke's ls1opal-Regular ser
vices at 1O:SO and 700. DR.. Johr
Boyd, rector
st. Mary's Roman athoIio-Services
at $3.50 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Rev. F
NJ. Woesman, pastor.
Unitarlan--Rev q. A Coil, pastor
Morning subject, "Enchantment Close
Hand" Evening, Retrospect and
Prospect" Sunday School at $3.50 a
m.
First Presbyterian-W E. Roe, pas
tor The usual services. Morning
subject, "Unfulflled Purposes" Eve
ming subject, 1.-THE Life and Work of D.
l.. Moody"
Wesleyan NJ. E.--J. E. Artls, pastor
$50 a. m. Sunday School. Hattie
Champ, superintendent. 1O:9O a. m
preaching. p. M, Watch meeting
Subject PAY What Thou owest."
First ongregational--In the morn
ing the subject will be "Some Evidence
of Spiritual Progress in the Nineteenth
Century" and in the evening, "The
Ethical Value of Great Purpose"
Baptist-Bfble school Oils a. m,
Chas. H. Turner, Supt. Preaching by
pastor at 10:90 a. m. and 700 p. m.
Christian Endeavor at p. m. The
morning subject, "The Bible School of
The Past and Present"
German st. Pauls--Rev. G. Mueller.
Regular services Sunday morning at
10 a. m. and Sunday evening, Sylvester
services at p. m, standard time.
Monday morning at 10 a. m. New
Years services. All welcome.
Church of Christ-Rev. ]. NJ Coch-
ran will deliver an address on Matthew
oath at the Church of Christ, West
Side, Sunday morning. BY request, he
will answer the following question
from prophecy "Wlll Time End in
1902"
German St. Luke's-Special services
will be he'd at the church Sabbath
morning and evening. Morning SER
vice at 1O:30. Sabbath School $3.50
Christian Endeavor 6 p. m. Evening
service Z p. m. Subject, "A Retrospect
and Prospect" You are invited to
these services.
Gilman Avenue M. E.-Rev. A. j..
Hawk, pastor. Sunday School 9 a. m.
Junior League, 2 p. m. Epworth Lea
que 6. p. m. At 1915 a. m, the pastor
will speak on THE Duty of Watchful-
ness" and at p. m. his theme will be
Our Responsibility for the Opportuni-
ties of Life" All welcome,
First NJ. E.-The pastor Rev. w. D.
Cherrlngton, will preach at 1O:3O a. nj.
on "The Double Intercession." AT Z
p m. there will be special New Years
Eve services, with appropriate music,
and three short addresses on "The
Past" by Hon. H. L. Sibley, THE
Present" by Mr.. John w, Gorby, and
THE Future" by Rev. DR.. Buckley.
All the other meetings of the church at
the usual hours. All are invited,
DIR. Bulls Cough syrup is the bost
medicine for sore throat, laryngttis, quinsy OF
tonsilitis. Every Drop Of 1t soOlhes and heals.
A weuty five cent bottle Of this wonderful
remedy viii cure a cough or cold in one day.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Deauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without IL. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy. liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotehes, blaekheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug.
yistb, satisfaction guaranteed, Zoe. 25e, 50c
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Died.

Alts. A. c. Swartzlander died at her
home on upper Third street Friday
morning, of cancer. She was forty
one years Of age and leaves a husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swartzlander moved TO
this city about three months ago
from ogdin, w. Va. Mr.. Swartzland-
er is employed by the United States
OIL Co.
The funeral will occur at p. m. to-
day,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31

Now is the winter of our discomfort
made glorious summer" by the condi-
tion Of the natural gas. It has not
been seldom for the gas to turn itself
down at such cold time, but during
this spell of "eager and nipping air"
the valuable source of heat supply has
kept up its standard and highly appre-
eiated pressure.
Long NAV IL wavel
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
WIN Change Its Quarters.

The Marietta Gas Company has rent
ed the Mrs. Hart store room on Put
nam street, next to the Leader Office.
The company win use the premises as
an office and shop for its plumbing
work.
The Gas Company will take posses
sion at once.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Ernest Gamble.

The most popular concert singer in the
country, will appear at the Auditorium
in a song recital on Jan. 18th, 1900, un-
der the management of James Bird.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINKS

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nour-
ishing and takes the place of coffee.
ne more Grain-O you give the child
rem the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-O is
made of pure grains, and when prop
erly prepared tastes like the choice
grades OF coffee but costs about V as
much, An grocers sell it, 15c and 25c
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
SUNDAY. DEC. 81, 1893.

We have new boys ON routes No. 2
and 4, and we would be obliged if sub
scribers will report being missed by
the boys when such Is the ease.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
BUSINESS LOCALS

So MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTA4E.
Call on EllenwoOd, Smith s. Leeper, Attorneys
at Law, Second street Up stairs, opposite
Union Depot. Il Feb lst
hEzSN FOR RENT.--House OF Eight RoomB
with all modern improvements, ON upper
Second street / quire atSher.ffs o(1 g.
EB~TO TRAVELLERS. The updC; sign ID
deals in railroad tickets. Remember TINS fact
II you want to buy or sell. Phil a. Lins
rellevue Hotel
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-24

Russia has agreed to arbitrate with
us country the claims for damages
AZ seizure Of American sealers eight
ears ago. England and Canada have
$50 agreed on the temporary Alaskan
ssundary and Germany and England
Fem inclined to settle the Samoan at
Dir in accordance with their respective
@erests and the rights of the United
ehtes. This somewhat extraordinary
Exposition to settle all outstanding
Esputes with this country is fatter-
eg, Of course, to America, but it sug-
Ests that one or more of the COM
Ehisant powers mentioned is likely
Ebn to spring surprise in some part
EHthe world and that it is thought best
IN be on friendly terms with Uncle
I'm before attempting coup. How
Fer that may be, the United States is
tidy to come to fair understanding
sssfh one or all as to any grievances or
fsputes between the countries, and as
sfuture events is quite able to look
Eer it's own interests. But we will
Es.s become too intimate with any of
[4m.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-24

Mgr. Nicholas Cantwell, vicar gener.
al and rector emeritus Of the Church
Of st. Philip de Neri, died at the age
Of eigsty-seven years. He was the old
est priest in the State Of Pennsylvania.
For forty-eight years he was identified
with st, Philip church.
Capt. VIM. Edwards Of the Princeton
varsity football eleven, is one Of the
biggest and strongest men who ever
played in the college team. He is q
man Of heroic stature, standing six
feet two in his stocking feet and
weighing 2AO pounds.
Edward Orton, the late state geolo-
gist Of Ohio, who died Oct. 16. ut his
home in Columbus, was one of the best
known scientists in the United States.
He had specially distinguished himself
in the field Of economic geology, and
was widely known rs an expert on the
subjects Of petroleum and natural gas.
Cohanda, who posed as the king Of a
Katfir tribe in South Africa Mt the
Worlds fair, and who says he had then
$4,000 worth of diamonds belonging
to the royal family, is now a house ser,
want in hotel Mt Louisville, Ky. He
was robbed of his diamonds soon after
the fair closed, he said.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-24

IN English railway engineer has In
tied a car for lessening the loss of
4 in railway accidents. The plan
spted. which is favorably regarded
English experts. is extremely SIM
y On the ground that the danger
N railway accidents is in the tend
~ OF the modern car to telescope,
Tin the inability OF the present style
buffers to take up very severe
Ecks. the inventor has designed car
Ss will take I'D and break a very
Nv shock without injury to itself,
s3pt in extreme cases. His buffer
sHS filled with powerful springs, cal
sated to resist ordinary pressure, but
telescope under intense strain to
zsathird its normal size, thus exhaust
the force of the shock and saw
50 the passenger cars from injury.
cars ere to be used in nairs, one
Follow every train and another to
Eide the baggage car. separating il
= the engine and tender. The force
collision would thus be broken,
kher 1t should come from the front
Mar.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-24
Foreign.

EOESSkkus
Socialists gained six councilmen in
Berlin municipal elections.
China, Japan and Korea seem to
have formed an alliance to resist Rus
STA.
French passion for war may be sat
istied by possible annexation of more
Chinese territory.
London maintains that the United
States, Germany and Great Britain
have reached an agreement on an open
door policy in China.
The government of Peru has re-
ccivcd dispatches announcing the COM
pletc defeat and rout Of the insurgent
commander, Gen. Durand, at Huanuco.
The insurgents lost heavily.
A divorce has been granted to Count
Ven Moltke, the emperor's aide dc
camp. The decree places the entire
guilt on the wife. The case caused a
sensation in court circles Cor Year
past.
Samoan treaty arranged; the United
States gets Ttltrila. Germahv takes
Upolu and Savaii. In return England
gains Tonga and Savage islands and
two Of the Solomon group. Everybody
satisfied.
The civil marriage of Miss Luz Diaz,
daughter of President Diaz, to Francis.
co Rirconoi Gallardo took place at the
City of Mexico. The religious cere-
mony will occur Friday. in the private
chape! of Archbishop Alarcon.
DR.. Havelburg. sanitary inspector CT
the marine hospital service ut Rio de
Janeiro. Brazil. reports that the plague
diagnosis ut Santos has been confirmed
by the meteorological examination
which has just been completed. lilo
confirms the report of the appearance
of the plague at San paulo.