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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-08

A single plate Of armor for the tur-
ret of the battleship Kearsarge weigh
ed thirty-three and one-third tons.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-08

1t takes, 1t is said the tusks Of 75,-
900 elephants year to supply the
worlds piano keys, billiard balls and
knife handles.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-08

The school children of Newark, N.
j., have voted in favor of the maple
as their favorite for state tree, giving
1t 1927 votes.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-09-07

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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
Pleasantly Surprised.

The friends of Mrs. w. L. Cor.
ham treated her to genuine sur
prise a couple of evenings ago in
honor of her birthday. Stategy
was used to induce her to make
call and during her absence a few
of her friends congregated to wish
her returns of the day. AS a gift
from her husband she received a
very handsome set of engraved tea
spoons, while her friends presented
her a very fine rocker.
Among those present on the oc
casion were Mr.. and Mrs. H. B
Bowden, Mr.. and Mrs. M. M
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Mccoy
Mr.. and Mrs. Topp, Mr.. and Mrs
7. F. Frame and Miss Mary Tai
bott.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
How TO Look Good.

Good looks are really more than
skin deep, depending entirely on a
healthy condition of all the vital or
gans. If the liver be inactive, you
have a bilious look; if your stomach
be disordered you have dyspeptic
look; if your kidneys be affected
you have pinched look. Secure
good health and you will surely
have good looks. Elrctric Bitters
is a good Alternative and tonic; acts
directly on the stomach, liver and
kidneys. PARTIES the blood, cures
pinples, blotches and boils and
gives good complexion. Every
bottle guaranteed. Sold at Hill &
McCoach's drug store. soc per
bottle.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09


The membership of the Ancient
Order United Workman has been
materially increased during the past
ten days. This condition is due
to the efforts of Deputy Grand Mas
ter Weight. He has been untiring
in his efforts during his brief stay
in the oil metropolis to swell the
membership of Sistersville lodge
No. 26 and he has succeeded admir-
ably we'll.
Before tomorrow evening he
should have his list swelled to
number above thirty. Those who
have joined the lodge will be ini-
tiated tomorrow evening.
The arrangements were not COM
pleted for the banquet, which will
follow. But there will be one in
workman-like style, too.
Many visitors are expected from
various lodges over the state.
Among the prominent visitors will
be State Grand Master Nuzeen, of
Fairmont, w. Va, o. McCluskey,
Past Grand Master, of Wheeling,
Hon. 7. B. Somerville, of Wheel
ing, Frank Cruise, Past Master
Workman, Chas. F. Brandfust and
Edgar Plankey.
Some twenty-five more Workmen
of the Nail City will be in attend
ance, and the affair will be an en-
joyable one.
Governor Atkinson, very prom
inent Workman, has sent his re-
grets that he will be unable to be
present. If the membership is in
creased little more during the
summer months they will build
for themselves a hall.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

Mrs. Flora Rodgers, one of the
we'll known and excellent women
of this city, received the sad news
of the sudden death of her sister in
Bowling Green, Ohio. She took
the first train for Pittsburg, expect
ing to meet the friends there and
accompany the body to Bradford,
the old home and family burial
place; but for some reason the fu-
neral took place in Ohio, and Mrs.
Rodgers returned home without
being permitted to pay her last trib-
ute of sisterly affection. She has
the sympathy of all her friends in
this sad bereavement.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

If the lady or gentlemen, or either
or both, who have been stealing Our
chickens. must have chickens to eat,
we hereby respectfully request them
in the future to take only ROSTERS,
as we have other use for our hens.
We desire to further add that as you
have already taken an even dozen
from us, that you visit some other
hen roost, and we want to say fur,
Their, that if any more chickens are
stolen from Our back yard we pro-
pose to get mad and raise Cain.
One dozen fine fat hens are all we
propose to donate this year without
a big kick being made. Please don't
steal any more.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
A Remarkable Discoyery.

One of the greatest discoveries
judging from the permanent cures
made, is San>Cura Ointment. II
relieves at once that itching, burn
ing pain caused by erysipelas, tet'
ter. eczema and salt rheum. San.
Cura Ointment cures old sores
pimpfes, cuts, bruises, burns, corns,
itching piles and insect bites. Il
draws out all the poisony leaving q
sound, healthy skin. Aids disnne'
venting scars. Price 25c, For sale
by c. w. Grier, druggist, and OPP
era House drug store. d-w-tf
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
A Drummsr's Opinion.
An Important Question Which
Residents of Sistersville will
Do Well to Consider.

Forty years on the road selling
marble and granite has brought Mr..
E. M. Johnson, of 326, grid street,
Marietta, Ohio, in contact with a
host of people living in all the cities
and towns between Cleveland and
Cincinnati, in the eastern and south
eastern part-of Ohio and onathe
eastern side of the Ohio river north
of Marietta. Now it is not pro-
pounding an abuse or difficult
mathematical problem to ask Sis
tersville readers when they see side
by side in the newspapers, two or
three statements made about the
merits of certain preparations, which
statement carries the most convlc
ton? The one made by well
known travelling man, in this part
of West Virginia, or those made by
utter strangers from far away
places. There is only one answer
to this. Read this and see.
Mr.. Johnson says: IT have had
attacks of kidney complaint for the
past ten or twelve years; when suf-
fering from the last 1 was induced
to take Doan's Kidney Pills. There
is nothing like them; they are a
grand remedy. l can cheerfully
recommend them, and any state
ment to that effect cannot be made
too strong after suffering for years
as 1 have done with pains across
the loins; my back at times was so
lame I could not get up or down; 1
was greatly troubled with an annoy
ing and distressing urinary weak
ness that arose from irritated kid
neys. I repeat I cannot express
my appreciation of the remedy that
gave me relief. I can be found at
home or about town at any time to
substantiate my opinion of Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by
all dealers. Price SOC. Mailed by
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
Able to be Out.

Col. John c. Morrison was able
to ride up to his Office on Diamond
street yesterday. This is the first
time the Colonel has ventured out
since he was taken sick two months
ago. He is looking very we'll and
his friends will be glad to know of
his improved condition.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

changes over last year, with the
single exception that on old street
paving assessments he was allowed
5per cent for collecting and ~ pei
cent for disbursement.
The council adjourned at 1890.
Those present were Mayor Gardi,
ner, Recorder Sweeney, and Coun.
cilmen Bruner, Kennedy and Krug
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
WEDNESDAY MAR. 9, 1898,


Lincoln district will vote for ten
thousand dollars in bonds for the
narrow guage railroad. By SC
doing they get rid of the former
vote OF twenty-five thousand dollars
and in this way save fifteen thous.
and dollars, which is good invest
ment if we lose it all. Read the
notice of election carefully before
Won vote. All can see we are great
gamers by voting for the bonds this
time.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
Miss Galloway Entertains.

Miss Josie Galloway very pleas
antly entertained a number of her
many friends last evening at her
home on the south side. The
splendid music furnished by Messrs.
Steed, Miller and Cline was the
special feature Of the evening.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

George B. Secord, the we'll known
contractor of Towanda, N. Y, says:
Il have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family for long
time and have found it superior to
any other" For sale by c. w.
Grier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

another song and tries 10 DOOM
other fields, but the difference is
this: The Standard is in the mar
ket to buy every barrel of oil it can
get here but is not after the oil
production in the splendid @ oil
fields it booms so often. 1t wants
all opposition kept out OF our oil
field, but you are welcome to drill
all the Berea grit wells that produce
from 10 to IS barrels a day you
want to. Some will say this is a
boast. Let US ask all such ones a
simple question. You have seen
often the average daily production
of the Elk Fork field published in
the Standards newspapers. You
all agree to this. Now did you ever
see the same news printed about
the wonderful productive and much
lauded oil field in Wood county!
You never did and never will. 1t
produces some oil, it is true, but it is
an old stripper compared to Elk
Fork. Elk Fork has wells producing
more oil in a day than all of Wood
county's wells produced in a month.
These are facts. The Standard
wants all the Tyler county produc-
ton it can buy, but begs to be ex-
cused on Wood county stuff. Sis
tersville, as the centre of an oil
field, still leads the world. This
spring, we hope to see started a
boom in manufacturing plants that
will soon put us beyond the pale OF
having to exist on our great oil
field alone or collapse. The Re-
view proposes to keep on working
for new factories. If we fail in get
ting them, it will be the only thing
we have failed in yet. Think it over,
and you will see that what we
claim is true.
Sistersville is all right. Push the
glass plant along and by April 1st
we can have at least fifty or sixty
new families in town that will move
here to remain permanently. we
all want this and we can get it now
if less than half a dozen men will
loan little money. Subscribe when
you are asked and do so promptly
and work will begin at once. Start
one plant and others will come as
sure as the night follows the day
and the second will be much easier
to get than the first one was.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

Arthur Gray, Esq, who is at the
head of the branch music store
which F. w. Banner, has for some
time had established on the Dia-
mond, is spending a week with his
family at Rock Lick, this state.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

Civil Engineer Stanbury, of the
Carter Oil company, is down in
Peasants county, making some sur.
veys. Mr.. Stanbury is one of the
most accurate engineers in the
southwest field and doubtless gets
we'll paid for his services.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
Improving Business.

Mr.. A. Cutler has awarded the
contract to Jacob Koontz of New
MartinsvilIe, for extensive improve
ments on his store room on Upper
Wells street. The work will be ex-
ecuted at once.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

The road leading to the river
should be repaired. Itwould be we
presume if some railroad corpora
ton wanted it done, but as it is
only the people they must put up
with it. There may be change
when the robins nest again.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
b. A. Moses Improving.

Yesterday evening a message
from Wick was to the effect that
B A. Moses condition was slightly
improved and chances for his re-
covery are about even.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life
Away.

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 100000 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from
your own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago orNew York
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

Years of suffering relieved in a
night. Itching piles yield at once
to the curative properties of Doan's
Ointment. Never fails. At any
drug store, so cents.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

No matter how long you have had
the cough; if it hasn't already de.
veloped into consumption DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup will
cure il.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

We hope our republican news
paper friends who advocate high
tariff aud trusts will enjoy paying
the heavy advance in type and
printing material as we'll as the
sharp advance in news. They will
get little of the actual results OF
their own theories. So far as we
and concerned we don't like it. We
dislike being robbed in broad open
day 1ight,a and that is what the news
and type trusts are doing with the
printers just now. Grin and bear it
but vote for antitrust men this fall
for congress, if you can find them.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09


1t begins to look very much as If
we would get the new glass factory.
Messrs. Charles Thistle and Ralph
Broadwater are out again today So
Letting subscriptions, and from the
amount already subscribed, togeth-
er with what is promised, we can
almost say the plant is surety. If
it is, we'Fpropose to get off into
some quiet and secluded spot and
turn somersault or do some other
heroic act. In other words we pro-
pose to rejoice with large R.
Just sit down and think calmly
of the many newspaper articles that
have been written about Our town
from the text, What will you DO
when oil plays out" You know
not only the newspapers. but hun
dreds. and we might truthtully say,
thousands have asked this ques-
ton.
The Review has always answered
by saying we proposed to build and
equip manufacturing plants of
various kinds in the town, and in
this way keep the boom going.
Some did not believe this because
they did not want to, and besides,
were hoping it would not prove
true. Others hoped for such good
fortunes while others worked for
this happy consumation.
We soon discovered that so long
as oil was on the boom it was al
most out of the question to get peo-
pie to talk about other enterprises,
and knowing that our people would
Join in building manufacturing
plants when the oil business began
to wane we felt sure the future OF
the city was assured.
We are glad, however, that we
are to start off with a glass plant
this spring, and to demonstrate to
the world that we propose to have
a city out of Sistersville second to
none in the state, and that we will
start up manufacturing plants long
before the oil boom dies or even
starts on decay. The fact is, the
oil field here is in a good healthy
condition. We know of many tests
wells that will be put down this
summer. Elk Fork, the Jug, Will
SON run, the field south and in al
quarters is only quiet now because
the roads are not navigable for mar
or beast. Let us have good roads
and the oil field in all quarters will
hum. Of course the Standard Oil
company's subsidized press sing:
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
The City "Dads". Pulled Them
selves Together After
CONSIDERABLE EFFORT.
Little or Nothing Done but to
Allow Bills.
several Laid Over-Cause Given no
Funds-The Sergeant's Commission
ON Street Paving Assessments OF Last
Year Raised From Four to Seven Per
Cent.

After going on the highways and
into the hedges and compelling
them to come in, a quorum of the
city council was pulled together at
8 o'clock at the office of G. M. Nc
Coy. The minutes of the previous
meeting was read and approved.
The certificates of the nomina-
tons of the several Offices for the
ensuing year were read. And the
council devoted quite good deal of
time to the discussion of the legal
mode of announcing the election,
getting material for conducting the
election and various other subjects
incident to it.
After time the certificates were
accepted and on motion of c. A,
Krug,J. P. Sweeney was instructed
to have printed 1900 tickets, and to
also procure other necessary mater
ial.
Bruner moved to appoint COM
missioners, but objections were
raised by Sweeney and Krug. The
matter was laid over until the next
assembling OF the council.
Mr.. Norton entered a complaint
concerning the street or sidewalk in
front of his residence, and on
motion the street commissioner was
instructed to look after it.
FILTH IN TANKS.
The city health officer DR.. G. B.
West sent suggestion that the
reservoir tanks be renovated or
cleaned out. 1t is the opinion of
large number of people of the city
that the fever epidemic is due to the
supposed filthy condition of these
reserve water tanks.
While this may or may not be
the cause, cleanliness is next to
Goodness" and it will do no harm
to rinse out these tanks once any
how.
4 complaint was made by Mr..
Carroll and some six or eight fami~
lies on Turkey Knob road concern
ing their water line being broken,
and the water superintendent re-
fused to repair, from the fact that
he claimed it was a private line.
The water committee was instruct
ed to have the line repaired.
The finance committee" had no
report.
Solicitor Mccoy instructed them
what should be done before the ex-
piration of their term in the case of
Maloney VS.. the Town of Sistets-
vile.
The following bills were allowed:
The Electric Light company
S231.6o for fixtures for the city
building. Their bill for last quar-
ter's lights for $500 was laid on the
table.
J. B. Mccoy, Sc. 80 for costs.
Jacobs & Grier, $IS568 for &C.
nenting basement of city building.
Lund and Smith, step stones SIS.
Mont Hubbard, Sc.
w. H. Boston, for unstopping
sewer.
Emmett Doyle, helping police, 81.
G. NJ. Gardiner, feeding prison
ers, $13.55.
Frank D. Young's bill tabled.
Work on streets, S3G.75.
Police salary, S21o.
It was moved that S. G. Pyle, w.
S. Henderson and W. F. Dinger be
a.o,eroted from erroneous assess
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
4. 0. u v. INITIATION.
Tomorrow Evening-Twenty-
Eight Members Added
DEPUTY G. M. voIGHT
Making a Splendid Showing
During His Brief Stay.

Many visitors VIII be Present and the
Affair Will be an Enjoyable one.
Grand Master Sam r.. Nuzeen, OF Fair.
mont, VIII be Among the Guests. ,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09

time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-22

Welshman sprawling on his back
Now" roared the chairman, has
inny other gintleman a questhion to
airsk ?''-and there was no response.
Mr.. Aspinall, clever and reckless
barrister, famous in the sixties in
Victoria for his fun and audacity was
addl essing an election meeting in
] allarat, the golden city" The
lively advocate had come to that
time in his career when much
VIII. sky and soda had wrought pail
Fable havoc with his complexion. His
speech ended, and questions were
invited. "Aspinall!" beloved stall
wart digger, ''tell us what makes your
face so red "Blushing at your con-
founded impudence, sir!" was the
quick reply. 1t carried the meeting.
Sir Rupert Steve-we may call him
San eloquent colonist barrister
now living, is as clever a lawyer as
Aspinall was, though of very different
habits of life. He IS also a very
bitter opponent of the ministry of one
of the jubilee premiers. Speaking at
a public meeting not long ago he re-
ferred to the complaint that all his
charges against the premier were
vague and lndefinite: Ladies' and
gentlemen, there is at least one
charge which I have made in season
and out of season, which still make
and alb ut which there can be no
kind of doubt. What is that ?"-and
he paused dramatically. "Six and
eightpence!" called a clear voice from
the gallery, and for once the laugh
was against the man of law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-22

Lady Darrell saw the glance he
gave his wife, and the way his
brows contracted as if with pain and
yeXation.
"Roy," she said aloud, softly, "she
does we'll tonight, and how beautiful
she is!''
Roy turned and grasped his
mothers hand.
THANK you, dearest" he said
hurriedly; "she is indeed most beauti-
full. Mother, 1 begin to think we
have judged her harshly. Recollect,
she married me thinking to save my
life.
81 do remember it," answered his
mother gently, "and for the future
she shall be welcome to me as my
daughter My pride has been against
her all this time, but tonight she
stands revealed lady i'll every sense
Of The word. and youehave no need
to blush for your wife,
''I shall seek or send to the Browns
TO make every inquiry about her
birth. I am certain she has proud
blood in her veins, mother, and does
not belong to Them
Valerie was just behind him as he
said this.
Discussing my Lady Alice" she
observed, with an effort to keep her
sneering temper down. 'She has
really astonished me. What a born
actress the girl isl"
"Actress!" repeated the earl, vexed
beyond measure at the words. eft
is not acting, Valerie; it is nature"
Valerie bit her lip; her worst fears
were confirmed. She altered her
mood.
"I congratulate you," she said
softly, glancing at him with her
lustrous eyes. cit has been a sever
test, and no one among your friends
is more pleased at the success than
I am, Roy"
Roy's face softened.
THANK you, Valerie. 1t is like you
to be so kind. I am anxious that you
should be friends with my-my
countess. You are SO clever, you can
help her."
"My Lady Alice does not need my
aid, Roy; but since you wish it I
will be her friend, first for your sake
and then for hers"
The words were spoken bravely.
None knew what an agony of pain
was living beneath that smiling eX-
terror.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-22
SOME ANTIPODAL WIT.
Bright Things From the Other Side of
the Globe
To be Continued.

A favorite story in certain New
South Wales gold mining district tells
how, ait political meeting there, the
hair was taken by an athlete miner.
The candidate during his speech was
much interrupted by hootings and
&c ugh chaff, and his chairman was
soon in state of boiling indigna-
ton. Smothering his wrath, however,
he pacified the "boys' by assuring
them that at the end of the candi-
dates speech they should be at
liber y to put any questions they
chose Accordingly, as the end Of
the harangue, he arose anu inquired
in stentorian tones and in a rich
Irish brogue, "Has inny gintleman a
questhion to airsk?" A stout little
Welsh miner, who had been a con-
spicuous disturber of the peace of the
evening, shuffied slowly up the steps
Of the platform. But at the top he
was met by the chairman, who, with
cut the slightest warning, delivered a
terrific left-and-right, and sent the