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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
The following bills were allowed:
Ohio Man First Commander.

An Ohio man will be commandant of
the first post Of the new organization
known as the National Army Of Span
lsh War Veterans of which General
Warren Keifer is Commander-in-chle
and former Adjutant AXline is Adju-
tant General. The National officers
were elected some time ago. Post No.
will be mustered in here tomorrow
night, however, and its cCmmandant
will be Charles W. Parker, who was a
member of the last Ohio Legislature
and now is employed in the Census De-
partment. During the war with Spain
Mr., Parker held a Captains commits
sion, and prior to that was a member
CT The Fifth Regiment, o. N. G.. AS a
member of the Legislature Mr.. Parker
brought himself into National proml-
nence by ir,rcducing a bill providing
for medical examination of all ap-
pl.cants fer marriage licenses.
Considerable ceremony will attend
the organization of the first Post Of
Sanlsh War Veserans,a and among those
who will he present will be General
Miles and staff. General Robert St.
John Dryenforth, Commander-ln-
chief Of the Union Veterans Union.
and staff; General Farnsworth, De-
partment Commander G. A. r., and
staff; General A. M. Legg. Department
Commander Union Veterans Union,
and staff; Hon. H. Clay Evans, Com
missioner CT Pensions; Mrs. Kibbey.
Department Commander Womens' Re
lief Corps and Senators and Repre5en-
tatiyes who were in the service during
the war or who have been prominent
in military affairs.--Commercial Trlb-
une.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
TURKEYS GOT AWAY
Holiday Birds Make Break for
Liberty at Pottstown, Pa.
Were Tired of the Car--Tveive Hum
dred and FIfty of Them RoOst
on House Tops and In


A thousand turkeys we're wildly fly
ing hither and thither In Pottstown,
Pa, the other night while a company
of men in the employ of q poultry
dealer were vaguely pursuing the
birds, endeavoring to contrive some
means to ensnare the fugitives. Dur
ing the week preceding the holidays
public sales of poultry take place on
an elaborate scale throughout Mont
gomery county. Jacob Brendinger
had arranged for such sale on his
premises at the outskirts Of the town.
He purchased car load of turkeys
at Luray, Va, and had the birds
shipped to Pottstown.
The car arrived. There were 1880
discounted and highly agitated tur-
keys in the flock. The long and te-
dious journey had nettled the tempers
of the birds. Mr.. Brendlinger and sew
eral assistants set out to soothe the
perturbed fowls. A number Of wagons
were procured and it was arranged to
carry the turkeys at once to the more
spacious quarters at Mr.. Brendlinger's
pace OF business.
But all the Establishments of the
kind-hearted poultry men were lost on
the angry birds. Scarcely had the
door of the car been opened when
there was whirlwind of turkeys pro-
ceeding from the interior. The men
vainly tried to grasp a pair of legs
here, wing there or n neck some-
where else. The sortie of the turkeys
had obtained for them a pronounced
advantage that no extent of maneu-
vering upon the part of the poultry
men could overcome. BY the time Mr..
Brendlinger and his assistants had
recovered from the panic the whole
ear load of turkeys were doployed on
the roofs of houses, the branches of
trees and the arms of telegraph poles
throughout wide expanse of sur.
rounding territory.
Extensive reenforcements in the
shape of the small boy population of
the town soon came to Mr.. Brendin-
gers aid and then ensued the most
exciting turkey hunt that ever oc-
CURED in the county. Until late at
nighJ the search for the recreant birds
continued. Occasionally fowl that
had inopportunely dropped asleep on
friendly hitching post was over
powered and borne off in triumph, but
most of the turkeys still held forth in
ID wild revel of freedom.
Tifiin, O., Jan. 1i.-William McClels
len, of Fostoria, was run down by o
train in the yards of that city and
ground to pieces. He leaves a family.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

There are several applications for
the position of trustee of the Ohio uni
versity at Athens, held by the late
Hon. Charles Townsend. Among
those already on the ground are Thorn
as A. Jones, of Jackson, and Israel H.
Foster, of Athens, who are pushing
their claims for the honor Perry
Wood, representing attorney, and
Edward Sayre, probate Judge of Ath-
ems, are also in the city looking after
the matter. There is a lively rivalry
between Jones and Foster for the po-
sltlcn. The friends of Jones point to
the fact that six members of the pres
ent board of trustees, not counting the
late Major Townsend, are residents of
Athens, and that in an institution of
that character, supposed to take in the
state, the board should be more gen.
eral in its complexion. The appoint
ment of Jones would interest another
senatorial district, also. The hackers
of Foster deny the Athens argument,
and say that as Townsend was an Ath-
ems man he should be succeeded by an
other citizen of that place. The mat
ter will shortly be settled by Governor
Nash. The governor is an ex-oficlo
member of the board of trustees
Ohio State Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
Mad Absurdities of Modern
Justice.

If some enterprising manager could
stretch acanvas over New Jersey and
peg the files down securely he would
have collection of museum curios
calculated to make Barnum restless in
his grave over opportunity lost The
latest output of this state, so prolific of
freakish humanity, is furnished in the
person of Supreme Court Justice who
has the restless haridhood to say to a
jury: IF railroad kills a child, its
parents should be satisfied with q dol
lars damages. Children are source
of expense to their parents, and are of
no pecuniary benefit"
Ethically there is no question of pc
cuniary reimbursement for the loss of
a child. Such thought is preposter-
Gus. But there should be the restrain
ing influence of assessable damages to
keep public carriers within bounds of
proper caution to the end that help
less infancy and thoughtless childhood
have not its very existence constantly
menaced. To undertake the regula-
tion of such damages upon so cold
blooded a basis as the monetary value
of a child to its parents is little short
of monstrous.
A companion gem for this sample of
Jersey justice, long become synonym
for absurdity at bar, is furnished by
the Superior Court of Connecticut, a
state famous for its aromatic swindle
in counterfeit nutmegs. This court
declares that Provided the rail-
road kill the man painlessly, $40 is suf-
ficent damages for his relatives. The
relatives must prove that the dead
man suffered pain to get more. The
| fact that the body is mutilated does
not prove it,"
There is no suggestion of the possi-
BILE loss of the family's sole provider.
But let that pass. AS a sample of ju-
dlcial wisdom it all but rivals the Jer
sey output. Solomon in all his wis
dom was never a marker for these.
Some recent decisions in Kentucky
courts have been as silly. But they
had to do with citizens rights, and not
with human life. Yet all taken in
symposium mark deplorable degener-
acy in administrative justice Week
ly Gazette.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
Oil Producing in California.

In 1896 Samuel w. Bell was drum
mer for factory at Cleveland, o. He
had been an oil driller at Tltusville,
Pa. He was driving with his sample
trunks from Bakersfield, Cal, to
neighborlng settlement, when he heard
the driver tell how crude oil oozed
from the ground a few miles away in
the foothills He went to see the spot
the next morning, threw up his job,
and got $4,000 with which to go into
oil production. His oil company pays
him a salary of 100000 year, and
also pays monthly dividends of 81
month on each share of stock. The or
igfnal cost of the 10000 shares was 10
cents. Mr.. Bell has $500 shares to his
credit. Besides, he sold for $230,0OO
last November 700 acres of prospective
oil-prcduclng land for which he paid
$12, 900 a year before.
Wesley w. Porter. who was ranch
laborer at SS5 month in Kern coun-
ty in 1895, saw evidences of the pres
ence of oil in a foothill canyon. He
got an option on seven acres there for
800, and later bought the property with
his savings. He got San Francisco
man to pay for the boring of an oil
we'll. This was in June, 1897. For
more than II months the well has
produced an average CT 33 barrels of
oil day. Porter sold the well and the
adjacent land for S145,O00. He invest
ed $4,000 month later in other pros
pective oil fields, sank four wells, and
has since sold two wells for $4,000
each. Now he has a contract to fur
nish every month 10000 barrels OF oil
at $1.25 barrel to the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad. He re-
Gently testified in a lawsuit in Frenso
county that he had made about $425,
900 from 800 in two years and half.
The large area Of petroleum produc-
ing land in California is a matter of
surprise to Investigators who have
come to the coast from the Eastern
States"The deposits of 'bitumen and as
phait in California" said DR.. Lyman
Gardner OF the United States Geologi-
cal survey recently 'have been only
pricked into. The development of
crude petroleum in bitumen and as
phalt viii yield at least $4,000 barrels
day before few years more pass.
There is room in this state for several
thousand more Gil wells, and when
the strata of the asphalt rock at
depths of 700 and 1000 feet are under
stood there will be many gushers,
yielding 1000 barrels of oil every day.
-Pittsburg Times.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
A Passion for the Camera.

Most OF the royal personages are
fond almost to the point Of insanity of
being photographed. 1t is not, as one
might suppose, the Kaiser who holds
the record. 1t is true he has more than
600 different portraits Of himself--on
horseback and on foot, and in all sorts
of uniforms and costumes. And he is
said to spend sometimes an hour pos
ing before a mirror when he is about
to add to his collection.
But the Prince of Wales beats his
nephew out and out in this respect.
At Marlborough House there ara said
to be no less than 1900 distinct repre-
sentations of the prince.
Whenever he proposes to launch a
new style of dress, a certain shape of
hat, or fall of trousers or cut Of coat
he gets himself photographed in his
private rooms so as to judge of the ef-
feet. He knows that he gives the lead
in mems dress all over Europe and he
has heavy sense of his responsibility.
If the picture does not please him he
does not sport the new costume. The
tailor has to come for a fresh consul
tation.
The Emperor Francis Joseph is also
very fond of being photographed, but
he does not like elaborate posing. He
prefers the careful snapshot. He walks
into the room, where everything has
been prepared, stands for minute just
as he may find himself in front of the
camera, then walks out. He is the
terror of the photographers, because he
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

does not hesitate to express his disap-
proval very strongly if the picture Is
not to his liking.
The Car has the same distaste for
the formallties Of the photographer,
In fact, he carries II so far and shows
such painful nervousness in front OF
the camera that 1t is very seldom a
picture is obtained that bears any re-
semblanee. Most of the portraits of
the Czar that appear are obtained by
careful touching up of portraits of
the Duke of York, who is of the same
BUILD and very similar physlognomy.--
Washington Post.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
THURSDAY, JAN. 10. 1900.
Republican City Convention.

To the Republicans of the City of Ma
rletta:
You are called to meet in delegate
convention at the Court House on
Tuesday, February 10, 1900, at 1880
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of plac
ing in nomination candidates for the
following offices, and for the transac-
tion of any such business that may
come before the convention;
One Mayor.
One City Engineer.
One City Solicitor.
One Water Works Trustee.
Two Cemetery Trustees.
The unit of representation shall be
one delegate for each fifteen votes
cast for George X. Nash. at the No
vember election, 1899, and one dele
gate for each fraction of eight.
The primary election will be held on
Saturday, February 10, at the usual
places of voting, between the hours Of
$3.50 and 1880 p m. STANDARD time.)
The election in each ward shall be
conducted by one judge and one sec
retary to be selected by the Republl-
can voters present at the opening Of
the primary.
Each delegation must present to
the convention proper credentials, du-
ly attested by the presiding judge, and
the secretary, together with list of
the names OF those voting in the pri-
mary.
Upon the basis of representation the
delegates are apportioned as follows:
1st Ward, 1873 yotes-13 delegates.
I'd Ward, 247 votes-16 delegates.
Sd Ward, 397 votes-26 delegates.
4th Ward, 357 votes-24 delegates.
5th Ward, 1876 vobes--13 delegates.
9th Ward, 154 votes-l0 delegates.
1t Is also requested that that part of
Marietta township lying outside of the
city of Marietta, select such delegates
as in their wisdom seems best to as
sist in the proper placing in nomina-
tlon candidates for one Justice of the
Peace and one Township Clerk and one
member of the Board of Township
Trustees.
IT is also requested by the committee
that that part of the Marietta school
district which lies outside of the
corporation limits of the city shall
also make proper arrangements for
the proper selection of delegates to as
sist in the nomination of two members
of the Board of Education.
Each ward is also requested to vote
and select a candidate for one assessor
and one member of the Ciy Council.
By order of the Committee,
R. l.. NYE, Chairman.
r. A. UNDERWOOD, Secretary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
School Board Meeting.

The Board of Education met last
evening at DR.. Willis's office. All
members were present at roll call ex-
cept Mr. Curtis, who came lin later.
Immediately after roll call the Board
allowed 15 minutes to Miss Hobson, of
Athens, in which she explained the
advantages of Tiffany's Natural Study
Cabinet. After hearing her arguments
in favor Of the use of cabinets in the
city schools, the Board decided not to
buy, owing to the lack of money for
such purposes in the treasury.
The minutes were then read and ap-
proved.
President Andrews read the re-
port Of the committee appointed to
prepare a description of the building
wanted for the High School. 1t is
proposed, IL the people vote for the ex-
pendlture of $4,000 for the purpose, to
erect building on the present lot, al
most fronting on Scanned street, 81
by 100 feet in dimensions and so con-
structed as to come up to the demands
of the High School. The description
has been given to a number of archl
tects who will prepare plans for the
building before Feb. 5.
There was considerable talk con-
cerning details of the work on the
Marion building, when it would be
completed and the ceremonies con-
nected with the opening of the build
ing for public purposes. AS it is ap-
parent that the building will not be
finished until the latter part of next
week, the Board decided that when
they adjourned it would be to meet on
Jan. "a, at 10 a. M, at the building
when further arrangements will be
made.
Some changes were made in the Sc
lection of successor to Miss Sloan,
who resigned her position in the West
Side school, but for certain reasons
these arrangements will not be made
public yet.
The following bills were allowed:
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
River News.

The Ohio river is falling slowly at
all points above and below, but the
fall will not be sufficient to interfere
with navigation for some time.
At the Marietta wharf the marks
show 12 feet inches in the channel
The Bedford left at 1 p. m. yesterday
for Wheeling.
The boats for Pittsburg yesterday
were the Lcrena at Moor and the
Greenwood at p. m.
The Kanawha is not out yet but will
be up on her regular time Saturday. 4.
The local craft are all out and doing
thriving business in both freight and
passenger service.
All of the boats are handling a large
amount of freight and the pleasant
weather this week has added to the
passenger lists.
Boats today are the Virginia for
Pittsburg and the Queen City for Gin
cinnati at p. m.
The Ed. Roberts passed down early
yesterday marning with tow of coal.
More Of the coal fleets are following.
EOw Are Your KIdncyaR
Dr. HoDbs sParaSus Pills cure all kidney Ills. Sam
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
A Charter Granted.

Charleston, w. Va. Jan. ia
charter has been granted by the Sec
retary OF State to the Clarington and
Wheeling Packet Company which is
to keep its principal office at Mounds
Vile. Its authorized capital stock is
100000 The incorporators are Thad-
deus A. Thomas and George II. Urp-
man OF Darlington, o. e. A. Thomas
OF Kirbman, o; William Stewart OF
Whitten, o.. and Cyrus Higgs of
Woodland, W. Va.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

Kentucky is indeed state which
stands out boldly among the others
tor other things than horses and
whiskey. The shooting episode Tues
day in which seven men were shot
shows how cheaply is held human life
down there.
In this state such occurrences are,
thank goodness, rare indeed. We
should like to know what it is that
constitutes this difference between the
Kentuckian's and our own disposition.
There must be some popularity in the
shape of the corpuscles of the Ken
tuckian's blood.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
Candidates Announcement.

Editor Leader-Please announce my
name as a candidate for the Office of
Mayor of the city of Marietta, subject
to the decision of the Republican
municipal convention to be held Feb.
18th. w. q. SYKES.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

We have heard of at least six per-
sons who are impressed with the no
tton that they have call to serve the
city of Marietta as its Mayor.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

Don't let the little ones suffer from
eczema, or other torturing skin di-
seases. No need for it. Doan's Oint-
ment cures. Can't harm the most del
icate skin. AT any drug store, so
cents.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
Left For Australia.

Howard Waller and Arthur Hardy,
the latter an Australian, left via the
Pennsylvania lines Wednesday for
Walla-Walla, New South Wales, where
they will drill number of deep water
wells along the line of the government
railway. The work will require about
three years to complete.
The machinery and tools for the
work have also been shipped. Most
of it was furnished by local manufact-
erers and dealers.
Cure the cough and save the life"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
cough and colds, down to the very
verge Cf consumption.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18
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A Serial story by the author of "Mnster
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A Serial story of AthIetics.
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Stories of Railroad Life.
An Important Historical Serial OF Colonial
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Theodore Roosevelt, Governor OF New York
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

EOw Arc Your RIdncyHR
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-18

Tifiin, O., Jan. 1i-William Mcclel.
len, of Fostoria, was run down by o
train in the yards of that city and
ground to pieces. He leaves a family
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-10
HONOLULU ALIVE.

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There are lots of lame backs i'm Ho-
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It's busy place and people must
work.
There's kidney trouble to a large ex-
tent.
Ever notice how many people over
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Seven out of ten say colds affect their
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The kidneys are the causes, not the
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But that effect is quick and perma-
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Honolulu is full of their praises.
Mr.. III. G.. Crabbe, of Nuuanu street.
this city, formerly a merchant and
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with children and grandchildren. For
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time ago / purchased some of Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills at Hollister &
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or the pills by me as a safeguard
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which need not fear so long as | have
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For sale by all dealers; price so cents
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Hollister Drug Co, Honolulu, whole
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JAS. r. MORGAN, Auctr.
Honolulu. April 5. 1900.
55l1-2165-2tF-6
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NOTES.
The Kinau, which left on her regu-
lar run last night, will ce due to arrive
and depart according to her former
schedule hereafter.
Hind, Rolph q Co. are building a
new four-masted topsail schooner at
Grays Harbor, TO be called the Kailua.
She will have a capacity of 900. 600 feet
of lumber, and will be for the Coast
and Island trade. Captain Hellquest
of the Defender will command her.
Captain James Foreman. late of
Broughty Ferry. was killed by a fan
into ships hold at Iquique. He at one
time COMMANDED the British bark Earl
OF Dunrayen and is indelibly associat-
ed with the history OF the Pitcairn ISL
anders, descendants of the mutineers
OF the ill-starred British sloop-of- war
the Bounty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-10
Auction Sale
Delinquent
Stock
I'm THE
NHtl PLANTATION CO.
ON SATURDAY, APRIL %,
Alto O'CI OCK NOON

At my salesroom, 80 Queen street. Ho-
nolulu, will sell at Public Auction, by
order OF the treasurer, Mr.. ]. p. Cooke,
the following certificates OF stock IN the
l<ihei Plantation Co, unless the
FIFTH assessment. delinquent FEB.
2Sth, with interest thereon, Is paid on
or before the day and hour of sale:
No. No