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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-12

CLASS POEM.
"The schools dismissed; how oft
the boyish heart
Beat happily, and restless feet would
start
Across the floor of some school house
old
AS these words fell, and the evening
bell was tolled.
When teacher taught us precepts to
obey
Nor let us loiter on our hcmeward way
AS through the open door with laugh
and shout
We rushed to freedom, fell and tum-
bled out
Then we were very young and passing
free
Hurrying homeward to our mothers
knee
Learning the little things from day to
day
Mere buds of promise so the wise
men say.
Not even ye- into our lives had come
The "A" and "B" of algebraic sum
The heroes old, the gods of ancient
Greece
Had never yet disturbed our childish
peace.
The history of ages long since spent
Chronicled for us but JOY and merri-
ment
The strl1e of kings, the contest for the
crown
Never reached our ears or pulled our
playhouse down.
Ten thousand joys and pastimes too,
no less
Filled up our lives and gave us happi-
ness
Yet midst this scene of childishness
and mir,l
The college training had its humble
birth.
Yes, this was life in which a simple
truth
Lived, as childhood ripened into youth
Uutil thirst for knowledge led us far
Into the realms where lifes mysteries
are.
Thus are we here upon this glad June
day ttl
Reciting the joys encountered on the
way @
Sheltered in shade, meath peaceful
skies of blue
Weaving our garlands to fling at you.
Sentiment alone we do not wish to give
But something grander, nobler that
will live
A golden truth all bundled up in fun
Left to posterity by the class of Nine
teen-One!
Other than we are we do wish to seem
A thing that's real is better than a
dream
To claim perfection is a grosser sin
Than to be classed as Human Natures
~ twin.
All there it is; and sixteen of lis here
Differ in style, in features and career
How good or bad we are, let others tell
Well talk about the things that come
more natural.
It'll come natural when we get out
To dream at night and think about
The campus here, and the shady place
Under the trees; and the old clocks
face
The old gray walls of Science Hall
And the dingy Dorm with its waterfall
It'll come natural.
It'll come natural, too. guess
At eventide in our loneliness
To journey along the gravel walks
In shouting voice or friendly talks
Trying an evening serenade
Or planning some future ambuscade
It'll come natural.
1tll come natural for Nineteen-One
To think of the days of harmless fun
To renew in the mind the seasons gay
When life was one long runaway
Through meadOw-lands of the choicest
green
With brooklets running in between
It'll come natural.
Itll come natural for the boys
To put away their classical toys
And turn their hands to the toll and
strife
Found in the various walks of life
To busy their brains with problems
deep
That haunt their waking and steal
their sleep
It'll come natural.
It'll come natural for the girls
With their maidenly blush and ringlet
curls
To steal the heart of hero grand
And offer to him dainty hand
With plighted troth and such prom
ises
AS find response in a soul like his
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-12
The Ohio Valley Wagon Co.
Announcements.
REPRESENTATIVE.

/ am a candidate for reelection as
Representative for Washington county,
subject TO the decision of the Republi-
can nominating Convention.
c.. c. MIDDLESWAR1
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-12

Editor of Leader-Please announce
that ! am candidate for the Repuh-
llcan nomination for Representative.
JOHN H. RILEY.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-12
Sherlff'S Sale.
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co.,
Plaintiff

Plaintiff,
VS..
John c. Kunz, Defendant
BY virtue of an execution duly issued
by the Court of Common Pleas, of
Washington County, Ohio, in the above
entitled action, and to me directed, |
will offer for sale. at public auction,
at the residence of John Kuntz in War
rem Township, Washington County,
Ohio, on
SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1901,
At 2 o'clock, p. NJ, of said day. thu
following described goods and chattels
to-wit: Situate IN Washington Coun-
ty, State of Ohio, and Warren Town
ship to-wit: One Mccormick Corn Har-
vesting Machine No 6597.
Terms Cash.
JESSE c. MORROW.
Sheriff. Washington County, Ohio
Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper PITTS
Attorneys. Sfl
Tuesday, June 18th, 1902 wks
Excursions 10 San Francisco via Pennsyl
vania Lines,
July 3 to IL inclusive the Penrsyl-
vania Lines will sell excursion tickets
to San Francisco account Bpworth
League Convention. For particulars
and information see ticket agents Of
Pennsylvania Lines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
A COLLECTIVE NAME.
Herein Is a Sensible and Simple So
luton of u Problem of
| Long Standing.

every once in awhile comes a de-
mand from some one for a collective
name for the United States, but con-
gress pays no attention to such de-
mands, and the people seem very well
satisfied with the present designation
of our country, although it does some
times produce awkward expressions in
the way of derivatives" said the man
on the South side car, according to the
Chicago Inter Ocean. ITO avoid this,
the word America is generally substi-
name properly belongs to the whole
continent, and Canadians, Mexicans,
.Cubans, ETC., have the same right to
be called Americans as we have.
"Such names as Columbia, Usonia,
etc, have been selected as such col
lective names, but it would appear that
we have a better name right in the
initials of United States, and which
are in such common use as to be IA
miliar to all.
"Why not call the country 'Us?' The
name is short, expressive, and has a
sort of Biblical sound quite pleasing
to the ear. 1t rhymes with fuss, buss,
cuss, muss and numerous other words
existing or coinable, and could not be
mistaken for any other country. 1t
has an egotistic sound, and significance
rather pleasing to the average citizen,
and would, no doubt, be readily accept
able. The people would be either
Usites or Uses, or perhaps Usians, and
the collective name cranks would be
silenced."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
NEW FATTENING FAD.
Strict Regimen of Bananas Results
in Curing Nervous Dyspepsia
and Makes Flesh.

"A lady who was recently so ill OF
nervous dyspepsia as to be in bed, and
SO thin that she gave up all hope of
ever getting fat, secured new doc
tor who used her for an experiment in
diet. He placed her upon a strict
regimen of bananas, nothing else, says
the New York Herald.
The result was marvellous. She grew
to really like them, when prepared
by baking and served with sugar and
cream, or cold, in the form of delicate
jelly. She also had banana fritters and
biscuit made of banana flour. Daily
she grew more plump and rosy, and
now she is well, and expects to stay.
Bananas contain starch in it's most
easily assimilated form. Homeopathic
doctors have for some years called this
tropical fruit unwholesome, but it is
only indigestible when unripe. AS
most bananas arrive here and are
eaten in a green state, cooking is nee
essary to develop their valuable nutri-
tive qualities.
The delicious large red banana from
Cuba is the most acceptable one, but
now very scarce. The cheapness of this
cure is one of its charms, for almost all
treatment for weak nerves and poor
nutrition is very expensive. The hap
py woman who tried the fad is telling
all her thin friends about it and assur-
ing them that it really is great.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
TIE GIST OF THINGS.

The average canal horse can pun 9
barge OF rs tons at two and half miles
an hour.
A six months cruise decreases the
speed of a ship Is per cent. on an aver
age.
Ten pounds of good hay will keep 6
horse alive as long as so pounds OF
green clover.
The first mention of shoes as apart
from sandals is in an Egyptian papy
rus 2200 B. c.
Claudius was an idiot. His eyes
stared in a meaningless gaze, and
saliva dropped from his lips.
In order to make sure a new device
has appeared which closes the valve
when the gas is blown out.
Fourteen millions of acres of cotton
are grown in North America out of a
worlds total of 100000 acres.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
cH1LDRENs' SLEEPING ROOMS.

IA physician gives the following hints re.
garding proper sleeping rooms for the chill.
dren:l
The apartment should be ventilated
during the night as well as the day.
A sick child should never occupy an
inside room. Fresh air is prime ne
cessity.
Gas stoves consume the air required
by the child, and are not advisable in
a sleeping room.
No sweeping should be done while
the children are in the room. If, how
ever, because of sickness, this is neces-
ssry, dust the furniture and floor with
a moist cloth and use carpet sweeper
instead Of broom.
Salvation Oil. the best Iinlment
Price, ISc; large bottle, 25c Greatest
cure on earth for Rheumatism, Neuralgia
Soreness, Sprains, Backache. Stiffness
Cuts, Bruises, Wounds, Swell ings. Burns
and Frost Bites. Salvation Oil kills pain
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
PERSONAL. AND LITERARY.

The empress of Russia operates a
typewriter, and assists her husband
by taking down many of his letters
from dictation.
The Chinese minister has sent a
general request to newspapers to
spell the last portion of his name
with small f, thus: WI Ting-fang.
as fang is simply a descriptive title.
and not part of his name.
Miss Elizab beth Alden Curtis, who
was married the other day to Rev.
Cranston Brenton, of Hartford.
Conn, is niece of Attorney General
Griggs, and has attracted consider.
able attention by her literary work,
which includes a rendering of the
"Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam.
The smallest freemason in the world
is Caspar H. Weis, of Philadelphia.
who has just taken the degree of
master mason. Brother Weis, who is
"a years old, was born in Morschin-
gen, Bezirk, Rhineland, is watch
maker by trade and stands three
feet eleven inches in his stockings.
He belongs to Richard Vaux lodge,
No. 1874.
Augustus Rare tells this story in
his autobiography of friend who in
some ways was one of the most alb
sent-minded men in the world. One
day, meeting a friend, he said: Hell
10, what long time it is since I've
seen you! How's your father?' sob,
my fathers dead" God bless me-!
I'm very sorry" The next year he
met the same man again, and had
forgotten all about it, so began with:
"Hello! what long time since I've
seen you! How's your father"'
"Oh, my fathers dead still.''
Archbishop Temple was once ocsu-
plying a seat as an ordinary worship
er in a country church, his immediate
left-hand neighbor being a country
yokel, who kept turning angry
chances toward the bishop-as he
then was-in evident depreciation OF
his lordship's vocal efforts. The
bishop, however, continued making
what he described as "a joyful
noise" until at last the yokel dis
gustedly closed his book, and, turn
ing to the bishop, remarked: Il say,
guv'nor, chuck it. You're spoilin' the
whole bloomin' show!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
SOLUTION OF A MYSTERY.
Alarming Appearance of Words in
Spider Webs at Toledo and
| Their Origin.

/ Toledo's wonderful spider web mys-
terry has at last been cleared up. Sew
eral days ago thousands of Toledo peo-
pie focked to point on Canton ave-
nue., near the courthouse, where in
plain letters on a spider web appeared
the words "My Jim" and Murder"
What made the deniZens of that local
ity shudder every time they looked at
1t or thought about it was the fact
that the web was spun at the corner of
house in which Jim Lee, a colored
man, had been murdered day or two
before. The letters were of white,
while the web appeared few shades
darker. Yet it was the belief of ev-
erybody who saw it that it could not
haye been the work of human hands,
reports Toledo correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Names appeared on other spider
webs, but the mystery remained I'M
solved until a Mrs. Leggett, who
came here from Detroit, said her
husband made the letters. She made
the admission to ease the mind of a
servant girl who had shown signs OF
insanity because of the web on the
house where Lee was killed. Mrs. Leg
gett said her husband makes the let
tiers from fibers he takes from spider
webs. Armed with string of letters,
he has but to put them on web that
strikes his fancy. The letters are
slightly moistened, and then Leggett,
by gentle breath, blows them upon
the web, and they cling there as
though placed there by the spider it
self OF course, stirring breeze soon
destroys the letters or blows them to-
gether. He does it so deftly that no
one, unless cognizant of the method
employed, would suspect the deceP-
tion. He spread the names about to
call attention to his invention, expect
ing to use it for advertising purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
AUSTRALASIAN NOTES.

New Zealand immigrants have cost
the colony e19 head, Victoria's 6 II
only.
Austria's commerce has increased rs
per cent. in the past 20 years, Canada
81 per cent.
In the last Is years New South
Wales has spent e743,00o in destroy
ing 24,000000 noxious animals.
Australia has spent nearly e II, oo0,-
900 in promoting immigration. On
an average the immigrants have cost
her & IS head.
New Zealanders by birth comprise
63 per cent. of the colony's population,
yet they only contribute rs per cent.
to the prisoners in Jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
DOMINION INTERESTS.

With population of only 100000
Manitoba equals in size the whole Of
Great Britain and Ireland.
The apple crop of Ontario last yeal
amounted to 36,993,O17 bushels, being
an average of SOS bushels per tree OF
bearing age.
found in Canada. 1t yields 60 per cent
of iron; average English ironstone
contains Al per cent. of iron.
Montreal, Toronto and Quebec re
tain their old places at the head OF
the city list in the Canadian census
Quebec, however, is hard pressed by
Ottawa, with the handsome gain OF
:5,74s.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
DOG AND PARROT CASE.
BwO Novel Par1sian Libel Suits crow
ing Out of Actions of Pet
Animals.

Two worthy wives mutually sued
each other for what they called libel
before the correctional chamber.
Plaintiff No. 1, being asked to state
her case, said it all came about owing
to a parrot, says Paris corresponds
ent of the London Telegraph. The
bird had vicious disposition, and its
mistress (the defendant) egged it on
to be even worse than it was by ma
ture. The plaintiff could not put her
head out of the window without the
bird shouting opprobrious epithets at
her and generally libeling her charac-
ter.
Before deciding the case rhe judge
said he would hear the other, where
upon the second matron stated that
what she had to complain of was her
neighbours dog. 1t had been taught to
bark at her whenever she went out,
and so maliciously clever was the ami
NAL that at the instigation of its mis-
tress it actually threw stones at her
window panes by tossing them up with
its paws.
By this time the people in court were
convulsed with laughter, but the judge
remained serious. In commenting up
on the two cases he pointed out that
neither action had been correctly de-
scribed as suit for libel. Then he
rendered his decision, which was
tiffs, he said, should have prosecuted
the dog, the other should have cited
the parrot. Both actions having been
wrongly instituted, he should there
fore dismiss them both.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
FUNNY FADS IN FOOD.
Strange Ideas of some People Re-
Gardine the Proper Dict for
the Human Race.

Scarcely a year runs it's course with
out contributing to the great budget
of food-fads that has been accumulat-
ing ever since the days of the tir;aa
man who possessed at one and the
same time an uncertain digestion, an
impressible mind, and the means of
pleasing his palate. Had any of the
results been of general application,
the experimenting might have ended,
but none seem to have been satisfac-
tory except to the experimenter and
his special followers, who formed but
small fraction of the race, says the
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
Persons that are curious on the SUBJ
ject may read of classes whose only
food was meat, others who ate only
fish, and some who subsisted solely on
vegetable diet, but they will be hope
lessly puzzled if they attempt to dis
cover which of the three became pre-
eminent among their fellow-men.
Reasoning by analogy, the meat-eat-
ers point with pride to lions and tigers,
the most masterful of beasts, yet the
vegetarians show that large frames
and better tempers are found in the
elephant and hippopotamus, and that
larger and stronger than half dozen
lions, tigers, hippopotami and ele-
plants combined is the whale, which
subsists solely on fish, and which has
a larger head, in roportion to body,
than any other animal.
The newest food-fad is that human
life can be maintained best by food
that itself is living. Like other al
legged discoveries, this is not really
new, for the supreme dish at a Japan
csc feast is a live fish, and we Amer
leans, who are not to be outdone by
any older race, consume millions of
live oysters daily through nine months
ofevery twelve. AS to that, who is there
that does not delight in eating cher
ries direct from the tree and berries
from the bush? To be consistent, how
ever, the believers in live food should
take their wheat and other grain food
green and direct, in the field, and
sweeten their meals by chewing green
cane and sugar beets.
One of the most notable of peculiar
dietary customs is an American army
officer of good physique, who, in sew
eral years of exacting service at an
out-of-the-way western post, subsist-
ed entirely on Canned goods" 1t
was his custom to open cans at hap
hazard, a single can for each meal;
whether the contents were fish, fowl
or flesh, vegetables or fruit, he ate
that and nothing more, and he lives
to tell the tale. But he was always
active, physically and mentally. ex-
cept when asleep, and he breathed
fresh air "a hours of every day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE

Sir Henry Johnson, who has re-
turned to London from Ungapda, has
brought with him what is said to be
the finest collection of photographs
ever obtained in Africa.
The finest fan in Christine Nilsson
famous collection is that given her by
the Thakore Sahib Morri. 1t is made
of gold and is plumed with costly
feathers held in place by jewels.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
spends his vacation in resting. He
rises early, but is in bed every night
by nine o'clock and during the day
takes long walks and does a good deal
of light reading.
In a New York theater the stage
manager worked his company 1s con-
secutive hours at rehearsal and other
wise, and the next morning, on pack
ing up to go to Buffalo, had on his
hands II women who had tainted and
seven in Mysteries.
H. Herman lives in what was the
handsome courthouse of Garfield coun-
ty, Kan, and it didn't cost him a cent.
When the county organization was
given up and the bocel town burst,
Herman simply ho:~es aided the court
house quarter section and moved in.
Lord Salisbury said recently that in
his opinion the art of public speaking
vas merely a question of training.
Anyone" he added, "who knows his
language, is good observer, has a
fair memory and has something to say,
can say it in public and win applause"
Henry Irving has one popularity
that only those who are brought into
the closest rela tions with him recog-
nize. This is in regard to the number
of spectacles and glasses of various
sorts that he always has on hand, both
at the theater and at home. At the
theater he has quite two dozen pairs of
one kind and another. He is constant
ly losing and buying new sets of
glasses, and he pleads guilty to having
600 pairs either at the theater or at
home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
THE SUN.
BALTIMORE, MD.
The Paper Of the People. for the Peepl,
and with the People.
Honest in Motive.
Fearless in Expression.
Sound in Principle.

A newspaper Is an educator; there are all kinds
OF educators, but the man who spends money
judiciously and literally is better able 10 impart
his knowledge than the man who has little OF
nothing to spend.
The Sun is the highest type ola neNsarer.
The Suns Special Correspondents throughout
the United States, well in Europe, South
Africa, China, and, in fact, all over the world
make it an up-to-date newspaper.
The Market Reports and commercial features
put the farmer, the merchant and the broker in
close touch with the markets at Baltimore Nor.
folk, Charleston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
and other places which are prominent centers.
From now on the news of the world promises to
be more interesting than ever before and national
and political questions will arise, making proba-
bly, the most eventful period in the country's
history.
This, together With the corps of editors and re.
porters at Baltimore, Washington and New York
make Tee Sun invaluable to its readers.
By mail Fifty Cents month"; Six Dollarsa year
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
THOSE MARRYING TEACHERS.
Each Others Acquaintance
in an Odd Way.

There was romantic story of one
couple in particular. They were intro
duced by mutual friend on shore as
they stood at the rail when the trans
port was pulling out, some ten feet
Of San Francisco bay dividing the lady
who presented the pair from the pres
entees, reports the Honolulu CONNER
cial Advertiser. This introduction,
however, though not the most formal,
evidently was very effective. They be-
came friends, and by the time the
shades of night had settled and the
mainland had faded from the horizon
it was evident that they had found in
each others company some consola-
tion for the hardship of leaving their
happy homes to journey into a far
country.
The second day left them violently
in love, and on the third day the young
man led the blushing maiden to the
captain, with the request that the
twain be made one as fast as he (the
captain) could tie the knot. Capt.
Buford however, has had considera BILE
experience, and has observed with
some care the result of the moonlight
at sea, and he advised the young PEG.
pie to wait Until they arrived al Hon.
olulu. This they unwillingly did, but
it is said that the ceremony was per-
formed by local minister-a honey
moon ride being takenFby the newly
wed people out to Waikiki, where the
eloquent sea waves voiced sweet SEN
timents while they INDUCED in the we'd
ding dinner
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18

A curious deed is on file in Northum-
berland county, Pennsylvania, accord
ing to the Sunbury Republican. 1t
bears date of October 0, 1898. In Sc
ries of whereases it traces the owner
ship of the land conveyed from the
Creator of the earth, who "by parole
and liverey of seizin did enfeoff the
parents of mankind, to-wit, Adam and
Eve, of all that certain tract of land
called and known in the plane tary
system as the earth" down through
the ages to the maker of the deed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18

81 had long suffered from indigestion, +"
writes G. A LeDeis, Cedar City, Mo
Like others tried MANY preparations
but never found anything that did ME
good until took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
One bottle cured ME. A friend who had
suffered similarly l put on the rse of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He is gaining
fast and will soon be able to work. Before
he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure indiees
ton had made him a total wreck. Eli I.
Reynolds.