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The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
ENEMIES OF THE BoERS
Natives Of south Africa Have N In
t tense Hatred OF Their LonE
TiDls Oppressors.

The Beers owe their political exist.
ence to the nation against which they
are, now engaged in war. At any
movement during the past decade the
black bordes of Swasiland, Zululand,
Basntoland, Bechuanaland and Nata.
beleland, who have forsworn the asse.
gal for the 'Krag-Jorgensen and Lee.
Metford arms, could have overrun the
Transvaal and exterminated the Dutch
usurperswho odispossessed them of their
domain. England has held the re.
straining hand, for the black races
both respect and fear their imperial
conqueror and protector. The natives
entertain ilnplacable hatred for the
Beers, for by them they have been
robbed, beaten and enslaved; but to.
ward the British, who have organized
the tribes and given them forms OF
self-government, the Kaffirs on the
whole are friendly. In 1865 the great
Basuto race sought refuge from Boe1
aggression by voluntary submission to
England.
One of the secrets of the Great Trek
was determination on the part of the
Beers to establish system of slavery
which in British territory is forbidden
The treatment of the blacks by the
Beers is a tragic story of injustice and
cruelty. In Johannesburg and Pre-.
toria to-day black man is not per-
mitted to walk on the sidewalk; he
must keep in the middle of the street
with the oxen and the horses. If sent
on an errand which makes it necessary
for him to enter q building. he must
crouch as he hurries from the gutter
to the store or stairway to which he is
bound.
One day in my Office in Johannesburg
the door was pushed open by Kafi,
prone on the floor, dragging himself
by his elbows. Thinking he was wound.
ed, rose to assist him. He grinned
and handed me letter. 1t was from
a government official, and the Kaffir
was merely an apprentice messenger
delivering public document. l made
him get up and take chair while ]
answered the message. When I gave
him the note he skunk away, trembling
and much mystified. Afterward ]
spoke to the Boer official about the epi.
sode. He protested that 1 had done
very wrong. II always kick them as
they go OUT he explained; than they
know who is the SUPERIOR Another
law prohibits Kaffirs from whistling>o1
| singing in the streets; and as the spirit
of the black man, however much he il
oppressed. finds expression in melody
this statute is constantly violated; and
for their musical indiscretion Kaffirs
are dragged in great numbers to jail
and beaten mercilessly en- route. The
Beers explain that this law was passed
to suppress the exasperating independ
ence and jubilant bravado of the blacks
and to instruct them in the ways o1
true humility. Possibly the law is alst
due to the creed of the Doppers. thu
party long in control of the govern
ment, who regard all music as a profa
nation, and who have accordingly re-
nounced even the intoning of the
Psalms in their solemn services.
The drastic subjugation of the blacks
has produced a deep determination
among the tribes to be avenged if op
portunity ever occurs.-Harold Bolce
In Frank Leslje's Popular Monthly.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Search for Extinct Mons<>rr-

The party of geologists, paleontolo-
gists and botanists who were invited
last summer by the Union Pacific Rail-
road company to visit and explore the
fossil fields of Wyoming, spent 40 days
in the rocky wilderness. Within 90
days their number had dwindled from
66 to IA men, the majority having given
up the undertaking en- youte. About
six tons of the fossil remains of ancient
animals were collected and shipped
eastward, but no complete skeleton of
a dinosaur was discovered. Much of
the exploration was in a rough coun-
try resembling the bad Lands" of Da-
kota. The bones were found cracked
into innumerable pieces, and had to be
bandaged and set in plaster before re-
mOval. -
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
they have to-day and in our own Amer

they have to-day and in our own Amer
ica.
II am bound to say that the highest
standard of American society may be
found at the nationalcapital. The social
atmosphere of Washington is sweet
and wholesome. 1t was never more so
No social scandals tarnish the purity
of our official or congressional life.
Finer specimens of moral. intellectual
and patriotic womanhood cannot be-
found in this country or in the world
than are to be met at the social func-
tions of the beautiful capital, where
thebest traditions of republican purity
and democratic simplicity are pre-
served and exemplitied in the domestic
virtue, affection and happiness of the
first home of the land.
Surely the American people may
justly felicitate themselves on the high
and unsullied record of that first homs
OF the land from the glorious day OF
Martha Washington to the good and
happy day of Ida Mckinley"
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
.CheQD Pudd1nr-

One of the incest cheap puddings is
made by chopping fine half a pound of
dates and two ounces of beef suet. Mix
with the suet half a cupful Of brown
sugar, two cupfuls of rolled oats, a tea
spoonful of cinnamon, the juice and
grated rind of one ]emon;, add half a
teaspoonful of soda to two tablespoon
fuls of warm water. Stir this into half
cupful of molasses; add three we'll
beaten eggs and then the fruit, well
.aoured. Put in a creased pudding
Mold and boil or steam continuously
Tor two hours. Serve with liquid or
, hard pudding Duce.-Ladies' Home
Journal. ~
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Minute Mierohes.

A microbe 50 small that, as we are
told, 100000, 900 of them would be re.
quired to cover q square inch of surface
Is declared to be the primary cause Of
the plague: is it not one of natures
marvels that what is almost infinitesi.
mnlly minute may cause terror more
widespread and prostrating than the
alarm created by earthquake convul
sions ?-Yoath's Companion.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
THE CAP FITTED.
mr. ricketts, Was Too Familiar anl
Got What He Wasn't Look.
inK For.

Short, tat, red-faced and wheezy. he
walked into downtown restaurant
with an air of proprietorship, re-
moved the chair next to his at the
table so as to have plenty of room,
snapped his pudgy fingers for t.
waiter, gave high-priced order and
then reveled in the attention he had
attracted. Two minutes later a gen.
tlemanly. well-groomed Detroit bank
er quietly took seat at the opposite
side OF the table and gave modest
order.
"Cold." declared the big man in his
big voice.
The banker did not remove his eyes
from the paper he was scanning or
utter sound.
"Cold.' repeated the irrepressible;
"devilish cold. Coolest snap we've had.
Say. do you know anyone iii PUNK.
ton:''
I'VE have a correspondent there"
without neglecting the paper.
Can you tell me anything about q
man named Ricketts, out there?"
"Only by hearsay. l understand
that he is a mighty fine feeler; sort
of an overgrown toad in the local
puddle. ! imagine that it would be
easy to lose him anywhere else.''
"Say." exclaimed the big man, I'm
ricketts,. Yes, sir. Aou've insulted me-,
sir. You're nothin' but u bloomin'
aristocrat."
ut strikes me- said the banker,
steadily, looking up for the first time,
"that you are a delightful study in
cardinal animality, fats, oils and
steaming self-esteem."
Others laughed, the big man hur.
ried out into the "devilish cold" and
the banker went on with his paper
Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Motives and sa..,,..t..,.,..; !. :;

Mrs. Wipps-I hate winter. but my
husband reyels, simply revels in cold
weather. =. III
Mrs. Dipps-Oh, he doesn't look g.
tfull-bloodetf. . -.
"Oh, he doesn't enjoy winter be.
cause he is 20 full-blooded, he enjoys
It because he's 30 full Of contrariness. .
|-,Washington Star.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
No Gloves Worn.

The wedding season has ushered IN
some changes for that ceremonious soc--
Scasion. Gloves are not now worn 81
either bride or bridegroom. The brides
sleeves are made 80 long that they
cover half the hand. The long lace
s sleeve, properly made, is fitted over the
hand like q mitt and fastened around
the fingers with silk cord. Detroit
Free Press, s3ss5
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Spread of Our La,xu.re,

Writing on the decline of the French
language, NJ. jean Finot points out
that at the end of the last century
French was the language spoken by.
the greatest number of civilized peo-
pie, whereas now it stands fourth.
English is spoken by 116,00o,ooo, Rus
sian by 85!0O0,000, German by s0O00,-
600 and French by 5000, 900.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Trayelinx Smoke.

During the volcanic eruption in the
Hawaiian islands, last summer, the
smoke rose to height of between five
and six miles, and then drifted away
to the northeast, At a distance of
600 miles from Hawaii it settled upon
the surface Of the sea. and was then
carried back by the northeast wind to
its place of origin, where it arrived
fortnight after its original depart
ure, and covered the entire group 81
islands with ito heavy pail.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
100000 catalogned kinds of plants.

10000 catalogned kinds of plants.
The insects alone furnish 20s,oOO spe-
cies, of which 100000 are coleoptera,
with lepidoptera, $4,000, and hymen-
optera, $4,000. The birds number 49,
600, the fish $4,000 and reptiles $500,
of which 1,64o are serpents, 800 being
venomous. The amphibians are 1900
in number, spiders, 10000; mollusks,
$4,000; worms, 5000; echinoderms, g.
600. The Museum of Natural History
at Berlin contains 100000 species, the
collection numbering 100000 speci-
mems. = H.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
MAY BE STORY OF THE MAINE,
Spanish Cipher Cablegram Found
by an American Soldier
in Manila.

"Blue tape" is the expression whicl,
might properly be applied to Spanish
official circumlocution. C. Leland, q
young man from Bismarck, N. D., came
to Chicago a few days ago to join a
regiment which he had heard was be-
ing recruited there for service in
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
The Animal Kinxd0n,

Die Nat1r gives statistics of the num-
ber of species of animals now known
to exist on land and sea, the total be-
ing placed at 100000, while there are
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23

This gallant British officer universally
In and
in keeping
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

Myrna, the fourteen-months-old
daughter of Hermann Fischer, died
Monday noon at the Fischer home, on
East Greene street.
The little girl had only been sick
four days, and only on the last day did
her case show alarming symptoms.
Physicians were summoned Friday,
and everything that medical skill could
possibly do to check and overcome the
dread disease, membraneous croup,was
administered to the little sufferer, but
all in vain, and the child departed this
life on Monday at noon.
This is the second bereavement
which Mr.. and Mrs. Fischer have suf-
fered in the last three years. They lost
son three years ago and now mourn
the loss of daughter.
The funeral will be held this morn
ing at a. m. Interment will be made
in Oak Grove cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fischer have the sim
cere sympathy of the entire commun-
ity in their sad bereavement.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
Social at st. Luke'S.

The social at st. Lukes Lutheran
church Monday evening, given as a
sort of goodbye to the old building.
was success in every particular. The
crowd was large, the music furnished
by the Marietta orchestra was excel
lent, and the refreshments were delic-
ious. 1t was indeed a good time all
round.
Sunday evening the final services
were held in the old church building,
and they were very impressive. The
address of the pastor, Rev. Brinkman,
was mostly of a historical character,
and he entertained his large audience
in a manner that was most pleasing.
The work of razing the old building
will proceed rapidly and it will be but
short time until the corner stone OF
the fine new edfice that will take its
place is laid The congregation will
meet in Andrews Hall until the new
church is completed
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Editor Leader--Will you please say
to the people of Washington county
that the undersigned will be a candi-
date for Sheriff, subject to the will OF
the Republican county convention.
CHARLES PAPE.
Editor Leader-I will be a candidate
for Sheriff of Washington county,
subject to the will of the Republican
convention. c. ]. BEST.
Editor Leader-Will you please say
that George A. Shapley. Of the East
End, will be candidate for Sheriff of
Washington county, subject to the
will of the Republican convention and
oblige HIS MANY FRIENDS.
Editor Leader--Please announce that
l will be a candidate for Sheriff OF
Washington county, subject to the de-
cision Of the Republican nominating
convention. ]. ]. HOLLISTER.
Editor Leader-Please announce
that | will be a candidate for the office
of Sheriff Washington County, sub
ject to the will of the Republican
County Convention. C. ]. PFAFF.
Editor Leader-I hereby announce
myself as a, candidate from Belpre
township for the office of Sheriff OF
Washington county subject to the de-
cision of the Republican County Con-
vention. FRANK T. MURPHY.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
MARKETS DULL.
Stocks and Grain Quiet, With Little
Doing.

Arrangements have been perfected
by which the Leader will hereafter
give a full report of the stock and
grain markets, through Mr.. G. r.
Richardson's broker house.
Quotations will be given on the
principal stocks, also on grain, show
ing the opening and closing prices,
also the high and low for the day.
Monday was dull, quiet day on the
New Ycrk Stock Exchange. The open
ming prices were practically the same
as the close of Saturday, some being
fractionally higher, while others lit
tie weaker. Sugar showed some weak
ness, also Burlington, and the influence
of these had a tendency to weaken the
entire board. The trading was mar
row and entirely of professional
character.
There is not much change to reporl
in the Chicago situation, the differ
ences between the Board of Trade and
the Western Union Telegraph Comp
any thus far having failed of salts
factory adjustment. AS a result, no re-
ports for the grain market are given
out from Chicago, and the figures CIV
en- below come from the New York
Produce Exchange. The price OF
wheat as quoted in New York is about
five cents highr than in Chicago, so the
Chicago prices can be figured very
readily.
| Wheat remains rather quiet, but a
change of several cents in the price
ing is now going on in the west and
is beginning in the northwest, and II
will not be long until the country's
output can be estimated pretty closely
Some figure that it will fall short sew
eral millions of bushels, while others
estimate that the crop will not fall
much below the average. There is
wonderful crop in Kansas, but not sc
in the northwest, and through the
west-central states, including Ohio, In
diana and Michigan. Dollar wheat is
still talked by a few, but that is q
question fer the future to solve. The
war situation has a tendency toward
keeping the price good and strong.
Wheat increased l,666,00O bushels.
Following are the tables for today's
nnnninp and plOcinp also the HIGH anC
low, both on stocks and grain
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
ORGANIZED.
The City Board of Equalization is
Ready to Begin Work.

The Decennial Board of Equalization
OF the city of Marietta met for organi-
zation in the office of Auditor Patter-
son Monday morning. The members
OF the Board were chosen at the last
meeting of Council and are as follows
Alfred Brown, First Ward; d. R. Rood,
Second Ward; Fred Blume, Third
Ward; Bernard Rodick, Fourth Ward
Pearl Brabham, Fifth Ward; H. d.
Knox, Sixth Ward.
Organization was effected by the
election of Judge Rood as President,
and Fred Blume, Vice President.
AS some of the members had ether
business which demanded their atten-
ton, the Board adjourned to meet on
Wednesday morning to take up their
regular work, which consists in equal
izing values OF real estate in the city so
that each piece will be subjected only
to fair and equitable taxation.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

Dr.. B. F. Longstreet, of Cincinnati,
gave the first of series of lectures on
the single tax in Muskingum Park last
night.
DR.. Longstreet thoroughly under
stands his subject and presented it
plainly and forcibly, making his lee
ture very interesting by apt illustra-
ton and stories.
At the close he invited questions. He
will continue his course through all the
pleasant evenings of this week and in
vites questions on the subject from
anyone interested or who doubts the
justice of the single tax.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
New Coaches On o. 4 l.. X

Two new coaches have been put in
to service on the o. & l.. X. passenger
trains which are now as fine as any
entering the city.
The coaches are of the combination
type, being each 60 feet in length, and
are divided into three Compartment
mail, baggage and smoker.
The first two are we'll arranged for
the convenience OF the mail clerk and
baggageman and the smoker is luxur-
iously furnished for the accommoda-
ton OF passengers.
The coach runs on six-wheel trucks,
is painted a deep red in conformity
with the color OF the new coaches
that have been running for several
weeks.
This is but another of the i'm
provements along the line contemplat-
ed by the o. & l.. X.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
OIL Nems.
Yesterdays MARKET.

M. S. Isherwood drilled in his No
II on the Norris farm, back of Bel
mont, Saturday. The well shows up
strong for 20 barrels and may possibly
do better.
The same operator drilled in the
Boley No 2 Monday. The production
can not yet be determined, but will in
all probability reach a good figure.
Wyvell & Meisenhelder are down 150
feet on their Miller No. 8.
Campbell G. Clark are drilled a well
on the Dennis Racer farm, at Sand
Hill.
The Henderson Oil Co. have fish
ing job on their hands in their Wraft
No. 4, Sand Hill.
H. II. Burns big gusber on the Bob
Russell farm was doing 81 barrels per
hour Saturday. This well started off
at 80 barrels per hour, but is at present
holding up to the first mentioned fig
ure. The oil on this farm is found at
a depth of 2S6 feet.
On the same farm H. H. Burns has
located his No. 9 and began spudding
yesterday.
On the Dick Russell farm the same
operator has located No. IL and will
begin drilling by Thursday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

A change has been effected at the
electric light plant. whereby several
old employees will be found at new sta.
tions. Geo. Gephart, who has been
light trimmer for several years, is tC
be succeeded by Chas. Brown. Gep.
hart will be employed in supervising
the erection of the extra poles for the
new lights, which are to be put in var.
ious places over the city. The poles
are expected today, and if they arrive
work will commence soon.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
Our Flag the Oldest.

From the Paris Figaro.
1t is not generally known that the
Star Spangled Banner of the United
States is older than any of the present
flags OF the great European powers 1t
was adopted in 1777 by the congress OF
the thirteen colonies of North Ameri-
ca, then at war with the mother coun-
try. The yellow and red Spanish flag
came out in 1885; the French tri-colCr
was adopted in 1894; the red English
emblem, with the Union Jack in the
upper corner, dates from 1901; the Sar-
dnian (now the Italian) flag first
huttered in 1S4S; the -Hungar-
ian flag was one OF the consequences of
the compromise Of 1867 the present
German flag first appeared in 1871, and
the Russian tri-color is quite recent
affair.
The only modification that the Am
erican flag has undergone since its or
igin consists in the addition of new
star every time new state is taken
into the Union. The stars now num-
Der forty-five, and, unfortunately for
Spain, il is more than likely that they
have not yet come to the end of their
MULTIPLICATION.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
Real Estate Exchange.

An exchange was made through the
George B. Sunderland agency Monday
whereby Willis Morris trades his busi-
ness block and lot on Second street
near Tiber Way, TO DR.. E. Sloan for
house and lot in Muskingum Park
addition, lot at the corner of Third
and Montgomery streets, and a lot on
Front street, above Montgomery. The
Second street property was valued at
$4,000 in the deal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
Death of senor Don Matos.

The friends of Mr.. Rafael Matos
Bernier will learn with regret of the
death of his father, which occurred al
Coamo, Porto Rico, July 11th.
Senior Don Matos was closely iden.
titled with the political history of the
island four sons having been promi'
nent in the revolution against Spain
AS a writer and scholar also he occu-
pied a distinguished position.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

InS REAL ESTATE FOR sALE-Resi.
dence property ard vacant lots in all parts of
the city. Residence property from tIOOto to
sl0,0O0. Lots from $3.50 70 @, COO Also severa
farms from $50 to' $4,000. A great bargain IN
lots on upper Front street on paved street sls
o $500. Give us call. Ed. Flanders, Genl
Insurance and Real Estate Agent. No, l24 Put
nam Street, Phone l6i
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07
HAMMocKs-we have few left,

HAM nave IeW leIt,
they will be sold cheap.
BOOKS-Thecooles kind of reading
for the hot weather, if you want to-
forget the heat, how much you owe
the dry hole in the ground, and where
the yellow dog came from-read "Geor-
gie," 1.-The Chronic Loafer," "The
Reign of Law" or any one of a number
OF other books equally good
DICTIONARIES-If you find any
hard words. don't bother, Just buy a
Standard Dictionary" we have few
left at lower prices than they can be
bought again.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITTANICA-
Light Reading, Short Stories, infinite
variety, 81 volumes; can be owned by
investing $1.00 in cash. See them.
Full line Of Periodicals. J..
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

Prof. r. l.. Rudy, who has sold the
Marietta Commercial College to Prof.
Ferguson, will leave this evening for
Middletown, Md. to spend few
weeks at his old home. He will then
return to Marietta for short time,
and will go to California to spend the
winter. His many Marietta friends
wish him health, happiness and pros
nnrifN
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

Another of Ohio's eX-Governors
General Jacob D. Cox, is dead. The
end came at Magnolia, Massachusetts,,
his age being seventy-two. He served
one term as governor, 1S66-'67, and de-
clined a denomination. From March.
1869, to November, 1870, he occupied
the position of Secretary Of the Inter
ior in President Grants Cabinet, and
represented one of the Cincinnati dis
tricts in Congress from 1877 to 1879.
But five of Ohio's ex-Governors are
now living. They are Bishop, For
aker, Campbell, Mckinley and Bush
nall
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-07

The Primary Elections Will De held
on Saturday, August 25th, 1900, in the
county precincts from to p. m, at
the usual places Of voting, and in the
city from 5 to p. m.
The election in each ward and pre-
cinct shall be conducted by one Judge,
and one Secretary, TO be elected by the
Republican voters present at the open
ing OF the primaries
Each delegation must present to the
convention the proper credentials, du-
ly atetested by the presiding Judge and
Secretary, together with list Of the
names Of those voting at the primaries.
There must be a member OF the
County Central Committee chosen in
each ward and precinct, who shall
serve in tina capacity until the next
county primary election.
BY order of the County Central Com
mittee. C. c. SMITH, Chairman.
John w. Crooks, Secretary