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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-29
Yours truly,
Coshocton, o, Oct. 10. ),

Coshocton, o, Oct. 10, '0S.
DR. RILEY:
Dear SUI got home with nv
son one week ago last Sunday. He
is sick yet and is not out of danger
by any means. We watch him
very closely. l have not done any
thing with the exception of one or
two days, but take care Of him
since got home. I thank God
thar | have him where l can see
him and take care tf him. They
continued in their stubbo1ness as
long as l stayed. but 1 went twice
day 10 see my boy, and went to
the ward with permission. l thir k
they were glad TO get rid of us. l
don't think they will ever invite
any Of us 10 visit them again. [
don't think that manv of the visi-
tors fall IN love with the Superin-
tendent. Yours Truly,
J S. Squire.
Yours for the l1gnt,
c. T Riley, NJ. ID.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-29
Philadelphia, Sept. 10, '9S.

DR.. Riley.-I shall get my son
removed tomorrow, Monday. DR..
Huges was at the Medico- Chirur
gical this afternoon and be told me
that he would see that DR.. Shoe.
maker should honor his order. II
he does not will enforce it. |
could not get pass W to see my
son today so watched my chance
aud walked in and was with him
one half hour or more. They said
nothing to me. had a few words
with Shoemaker last Tuesday and
be treats me more like a gentleman
since.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-29
THOSE MEN.

are located up stairs next door to the Tyler
County Bank.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-29

We ask a share of your trade.
A tiial order will convince you our
work in every department is first
class.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-29
Ladies Tailoring.

We make Ladies' Tailor Made
Suits, alter and repair out of style
Seal Skin, Cloth and Fur Cloaks
into late styles.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-29

Repairing and cleaning of all
kinds of Suits, Cloaks and Dresses
for ladies and gentlemen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
GERMANY INTERPRETERS.

LONDON, February 26.-The Pc
king correspondent of the Times says:
"China having issued an imperial
decree authorizing Chinese syndicate
to construct with foreign assistance,
presumably American, trunk line
from Tien-tsin to Chin-kiang, through
Shantung province, Baron Won Mel
king, the German Minister, interfered
on the ground that Germany had been
accorded the refusal of the right to
construct any railway in Shantung.
This project, therefore, is blocked
This is a virtual assumption by Ger.
many of the railway monopoly III
Shantung."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17

HOODS PILLS are the favorite
family cathartic, easy to take, easy to
operate.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN
AN EXPERIMENT IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
\ Kauai cTacher Writes to Senator
cnce With a Small School Library

Senator McCandless has just receiv-
ed communication from a school
teacher in one of the Islands, which
he thinks is worthy of consideration,
not alone by the Board of Education,
but by all interested in education and
the progress of the people of these Is
lands.
The subject is that of small, well
selected libraries for use in the
schools. The teacher who makes the
suggestion says:
"Six months ago 7 would have scot
fed at the idea of it being practical
for our outlying districts. At Christ
mas time received from Chicago
some thirty easy. instructive, modern
childrens' books. Here is the result in
my room of thirty-one pupils from II
TO Is wears of age. from January 3 to
March II. Four Chinese pupils have
read six volumes: ten Hawaiians, 21;
thirteen Portuguese. 60; four Germans.
81.
'Their interest holds strong. /. C.,
the interest is not passing fancy.
They like to tell the stories. which Gull
tivates language and is the basis for a
composition for the room.
81 consider that the work of the tea
chers of this decade is chiefly to trans.
. 49, -. I,+,o,r,,oo,e t,,o CO into rs.
ers of the English language. II we
can get the pupils TO reading they viii
learn more English than five times
! the cost of the libraries spent in any
other way would bring about. to say
nothing of all the other good results
eff the Government, by act of the
Legislature. or direction of the Board
could devote. say 10 cents per pup
per year, for library purposes, II
would make a good beginning. Thai
would take S1.Oj5. We don't neet
large libraries, but small ones from
twenty to scvcnty-fve very carefully
selected books. | just received by thu
last mail a list of thirty such book
of Colonel Parker's selection for me
and | did not know before that sucl
good books for children were pub
lished.
81 hope YOU will consider that in thu
interest of the English language, thu
schools. and education in general, thu
matter is worthy your attention.
Senator Baldwin, to whom Senate
McCandless showed this letter, sug
gested that doubtless contributions o
books of the kind indicated could cas-
ily be secured from those who have
purchased them for their own chill
dren. In this way an experiment in thu
matter could be made with practical
~ no outlay. They could be placed
first in those schools where the teach
ers asked for them and indicated CT
thusiasm i'm their work. This, if thu
plan was a good one, would create EN-
ulation among the teachers, and woult
secure intelligent cooperation in thu
matter when it came to be adopted
generally, if it should prove plan
worthy of adoption.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING

AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans Made on
Approved Security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits Issue. Bills of Ex-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY AC-
.OUNTED FOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17

Honest goods will have constant sale.
We saw this seventeen years ago.
LEWIS & co.
If you should be dissatisfied we cheer
fully exchange goods or refund
money.
LEWIS & co.
Many one has learned cleanliness,
order and system working here.
LEWIS & co.
Our free catalogue tells of everything
LEWIS & co.
Our honiday goods have arrived. You
are welcome to look.
LEWIS G. CO.
Most of the first class families deal
here.
LEWIS & CO.
Nearly everybody likes our goods and
LEWIS G. CO.
Seventeen years of complaints have
wonderfully improved our service
LEWIS & co.
We talk more about our goods than
our prices; yet our prices are
right.
LEWIS & co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
SINGER AUTOMATIC

Is a simple, silent, swift and easy
running single-thread machine, in
tended for all kinds of light sewing in
the home; and one of its many atrac.
tions consists in always being ready
for use when the needle is threaded
b. Bergersen, Agent, Bethel street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
COMFY THE BEST"

Should be your motto when you
need q medicine. Do not be induced
to take any substitute when you call
for Hoods Sarsaparilla. Experience
has proved it to be the best. 1t is an
honest medicine, possessing actual
and unequalled merit. Be wise and
profit by the experience of other peo-
pie.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
CrRAN RELIEF SUPPLIES.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The crui-
ser Montgomery and the gunboat
Nashville have been dispatched to Gu
ban ports to distribute the relief sup
plies sent down from the United
States to save the destitute Reconcen-
tradoes from starvation. The relief
work is under the direction of the Red
Cross Society.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
Just
the
Thing!

Many people are skeptical
about taking Mineral Waters,
fearing that they are injurious
and are manufactured waters.
We challenge any person to
take a dose Of the celebrated
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-17
CLAUS SPRECKELs. VIM. q. IRWIN
Claus SpreCkelS & Go
BANK e rs.

HONOLULU Fl. |.
San Francisco Agents The Nevada
Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
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of San Francisco.
LONDON-The Union Bank of Lon
don, Ltd.
NEW YORK-Amer can Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Merchants National Bank
PARIS-Ccmptoir National d'Escomp-
te de Paris.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA -
Hongkong and Shangha' Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Banh of New Zealand.
VIC1 ORA AND VANCOUVER-Ban
of British North America.
The herald., 1898-01-09
Frognore Day.

For many years after the death Of
the Prince Consort, the widowed Queen
was in the habit of paying a weekly
visit to the mausoleum at Frogmore.
where lay all that was mortal of the
Prince. On those occasions she was
always accompanied by such of the
royal children as were staying at Wind
sor Castle, whose studies were discon-
tinued for the day in consequence.
One morning a certain lady Of rank
who was paying an informal visit to
Victoria was seated in one Of the draw
ing-rooms attached to the royal apart
ments, when the door was suddenly
burst open and Princess Beatrice, then
about seven years of age, danced into
the room, her blue eyes sparkling with
pleasure.
"How Is this, your Royal Highness?"
inquired Lady c.. why are you
not at your studies?"
Don't you known" answered the lit
tie Princess. Then, closing the door
carefully, she clapped her hands and
danced around the room merrily cry
ing: mo lessons today! It's Frogmore
day! It's Frogmore dayl It's Frog
more day!"
The herald., 1898-01-09
THE HORRIBLE
'''l;IiIl1 CHA MONSTER.
Declared by Some the Most Ven
omous Creature on Earth, While
Others Consider 1t Harmless.

The writer has never seen a victim
bitten, but he has heard numerous ana
grewsome stories of ella Monster bites,
has seen the monster, and would no
more readily trust it's fangs than he
would those of the diamond-back
rattler or the dreaded West Indian fer
defiance itself. Some there be who de-
clare it's bite to be sure and awful
death, while others aver it to be harm
less as any other lizard. And there
have been some horrlpie stories told
lately about the ella Monster, the peru
sal of which would not tend to increase
ones confidence in it's harmlessness.
HOME OF THE GILA MONSTER.
So far as known the ella Monster Is
found nowhere upon the surface of this
infralunar spheroid except in New Mex
leo, Arizona and some parts Of Mexico
and Central and South America 1t
most abounds in this country in the
muddy banks and bottom Of the CHA
river. Whether the monster took its
name from the river or the river was
named after the monster, is a question
for others to decide. Its scientific
tldlIlc Is IICiOQCtIIet Hull i0by thS ~ %
term referring to Its peculiar skin and
the second to it's terrifying appearance.
According to one rather hazy authority
it is classified as the Heloderma Sus-
pectum; but this title. it may be said
without showing much disrespect, Is at
least open to suspicion itself.
In size the Gila Monster Is not i'm
pressive, but it's odor is one for the de-
s@l. kI1 1tch To
guage is still short of adjectives. II
you can imagine smell compounded of
the odors of asafaetida, bone phos-
phate, and sewer gas, you might be
prepared for the real thing should II
attack your nostrils; but 1t is only fair
to say that the preparation would be
inadequate, and that you would have
not the slightest idea of its real and
supra -pungent quality.
But if the word monster conveys the
idea of bigness to your imagination
YOUR first sight of the lizard now under
consideration would be a disappoint-
| ment, for giants of this species are
rarely more than twelve inches long
and many specimens are only half that
| length.
| SOME WEIRD STORIES.
! It is the truly unregenerate nature OF
its odor no doubt, from which has
| arisen the notion that the ella Mon
ster can poison its victims to the death
| by merely breathing upon them as ef-
] fectively as by biting, and color is lent
to this belief by the genuine terror OF
the creature manifested by the In
dians. They also declare. and old set
tiers of white blood in regions to which
it is native share in this belief. that Its
skin exudes a mortal poison. But both
these stories may be set down as fl
only for recital to the marines as more
than one scientific man of an investi.
eating turn of mind has demonstrated
within the past few years.
| But that the bite of the ella Monster
The herald., 1898-01-09

ible wings and q broad short tall,
mounted ON very light stick and
Joined together by small wires. The
motive power Is simply strip of twist
ed rubber extending along the moths
back and Joined to the wires which
propel the wings. AS the propelling ap-
paratus revolves under the impetus OF
the slowly untwisting band of rubber,
the wings are moved downward and
backward, and the little machine flies
forward or upward until the rubber
has untwisted. 1t has flown seventy
five feet with this simple motive power.
Another device that succeeded, not
only in flying, but in carrying a man
for a short distance, was the inven-
ton of Trouve, another frenchman.
Trouve's apparatus was propelled by
the efforts of the aeronaut, but it was
soon found that human muscles would
never answer for sustained f1ight-the
strain was too great. So the wing ap-
paratus has been generally abandoned
by modem experimenters, who have
confined their attention to aeroplanes,
aerial screws, and similar means, for
sustaining their airships.
SOME RECENT FLYING MA
CHIMES
Among these modern inventors, Lili-
enthal succeeded in building a ma
The herald., 1898-01-09

reasonable. He found on carefully ex'
amining the monster that its poisonoM
fanga were In some respects similar e
those OF the rattlesnake. but dinered
in that they responded only to consid-
cradle pressure, and that the venom In
stead Of being elected with a squirt SIM
ply runs down the inner grooves OF
the teeth. Accordingly, slight wound
is extremely unlikely to result ois-
astrously. and even when the bite
Is severe the poison may not enter
the wound at all. Prof. Vandenburg
10 OF the opinion that a small particle
OF FOOD lodged in the poison duct would
be a sumcient obstruction to prevent its
descent.
The victim James who died in the
Arizona cavern was bitten severely.
ana the monster maintained its hold
most tenaciously on his wrist, but the
bite from which Orrin Barney suffered
was merely scratch, the reptile not
being able to fasten its teeth in the
flesh at all.
HABITS AND FOOD.
In captivity the ella Monster Is ex-
ceedingly docile. and there are stories
Of men who have made pets of hideous
specimens OF the genus. Indeed, DIR. Stej-
meier. of the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington. AYERS that he never met
a more agreeable reptile" in the whole
course of his life; but that Is no reason
why you should send for Gila Monsters
to pet. for tastes differ. He says the
monster is intelligent as well as tam
able; that It Is capable of learning its
name, and is glad to come and be fed
from the hand when called.
Professor vandenburg tells no stories
about tanning Gila Monsters. but he
does say that his specimens would not
bite his pigeons until greatly irritated
by human agency. and that the birds
never showed the instructive fear OF
the reptiles that tradition declares ID
universally exhibited by other menu
bers of animate creation toward them.
ella Monsters are exceedingly fond Of
eggs, and when in captivity are gener-
ally fed on hard boiled ones. which ap-
pear to agree with them much better
than raw ones.
When forced by inordinate teasing b
The herald., 1898-01-09

to make the ball sustain itself in air,
for a few seconds at least, without
moving. This is a great but not an in
surmountable obstacle. 1 say that it
is not insurmountable, because I have
myself constructed the model of a ma
chine, which 1 could place in this room.
which will, without any sustaining
power, except what it contains in it.
self, hover for a few seconds above any
given spot.
mo, 1 will not show it to you, be-
cause I don't pretend to have built "a
flying machine; and until l have done
so, or have at least gone much further
than at present, l don't propose to let
anybody steal what thunder l have on
hand.
"It seems TO me-" continued the in
ventor, that the problem of building
an airship' resolves itself under three
heads first, the most suitable form;
second, the best means of propulsion;
The herald., 1898-01-09

such time as It may become absolutely
necessary.
The most lovable theatre blouses are
covered with gauzy over blouses. jew
elled till they sparkle like cobwebs
spangled with dew. A pretty example
of this sort was worn by a pretty girl a
night or two ago. She was blonde and
her blouse was Nile green. The chiffon
of which 1t was composed was a laby-
rinth Of gathers and ruchings, and the
lace applique Of it's front formed a
flower design of white chiffon, each
blossom shining with a tracery Of steel
paillettes about a central diamond.
A handkerchief drapery Of lace offers
one of the most novel blouse arrange
ments I remember seeing. 1t belonged
| to cerise silk blouse which was encir-
cled with tucks from neck to waist and
from shoulder to wrist. A yoke effect
was produced by crossway tucks. The
lace pouched over the waistband and
was drawn UP at the left side into a
great knot with ends. An overhanging
frill of lace softened the tucked frill
of the collar.
! A fichu effect of chiffon tied in a
loose bow across the front of blouse
is an effective device for some people.
| I have seen it illustrated in bolero
blouse of pale blue and mauve. The
silk was laid in five tucks at the yoke,
and the neck was finished with Medici
collar of mauve velvet, covered with
cream-tinted guipure, while chiffon
frills were set inside the collar, corre-
spending with the chiffon fichu The
short bolero was of velvet, covered with
lguipure.
The only noteworthy evening wrap
that I have seen this week is filter
probably, for the opera than the thea
tre 1t Is Of pale blue brocade, fowered
with silver, and Is long enough to cover
the hips only. 1t has high Medicl
collar, lined with frdlls of blue chiffon
and Is trimmed with groups of wide
silver-tinted chiffon ruffies, beaded with
tinsel. ELLEN OSBOHN.
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1898-01-09

New York, Dec. 30.-Theatre dress is
being modified in opposite ways. In
certain parts of certain New York
houses the obligation to remove ones
hat Is recognized almost as generally
as 1t Is in all London theatres, and
there results a nearer approach to the
English mode of attire. That is to say,
the more elaborate arrangement of the
hair produces, by sympathetic action,
q richer and more snowy bodice and
more brilliant display of jewels. The
time is not yet near when the orchestra
chairs of any New York theatre will
offer the dazzling parade of high
class London show, where full evening
dress of the costly and magnificent sort
here considered appropriate only for
box wear at the grand opera is required
by custom on the floor of the house
and in the choicer seats of the balcony;
but the discrediting of the hat has set
the trend of fashion that way.
On the other hand, the fact that at
the theatre one produces ones effect
seated is leading the economically
minded section of the public to do
away to considerable extent with the
playhouse dress as a complete costume
and to substitute the theatre blouse,
which can be worn with a skirt not
fresh enough to fear dusty aisles and
crowded passages.
Both these departures tend to the
establishment of the theatre. If one
affords nothing new but a blouse.
noblesse oblige that 1T be a beautiful
blouse of fairy-like stuffs and radiant
in color. So that, after all, the two
notifications contradict each other
with less violence than might have
been supposed. The people who are
spending more money and the people
who are spending less money than for
merly unite in wearing more brilliant
evening colors, and they group, as seat
ed. into more effective pictures.
I do not mean to say that the hat
question is settled; but at the best New
York theatres the nuisance has been
40 considerably abated that the big hat
ioke needs revamping; it should be
brought out in new and up-to-date
edition.
A majority of women occupying seats
at good houses retain their hats until
the curtain rises; 1t is customary ther
to remove the hat and place it on the
lap: this Is inconvenient The women
who wear the biggest hats are, unfor.
tunately, the most apt to keep them on;
but public sentiment against the hat
has gained so much ground that the
woman who, being requested to bare
The herald., 1898-01-09
ELLEN OSBORN'S FASHION LETTER.

her head, refuses to do so must be an
exceptionally bold and steadfaSt spirit.
Women who wish to keep both self
respect and headgear are wearing this
winter very pretty wreaths of flowers.
Of course, there is always the theatre
bonnet, but the flower wreath is at
once newer and smaller. To arrange
the hair for this sort OF decoration,
bring the knot up to the very top of
the head; then twist about it spray
of blossoms of the most becoming color
and fasten few extra ones in the most
telling spot at the side. If flowers are
worn on the corsage they must be of
the same kind.
The theatre dress is jewelled. Beads,
tinsel, mock and real gems are worn
everywhere. but show to especial ad-
vantage in the glare of the playhouse.
For full dress, box wear, net gowns
glittering from neck to heel with beads.
are much used. 1 noticed two last
evening. One was black net, covered
with trailing vines in jet and gold; the
other was white net, draped over white
silk and incrusted with gold in scroll
designs on skirt and bodice. Pink
tipped white roses were fastened to
corsage and hair
For orchestra wear, the dress must
be cut high but must be smart enough
to match the fashions and passions,
the satire and attire, the wit, Worth
and women that make up the modern
society play Some of the most dressy
frocks are of delicate silks or handsome
brocades embroidered with chenille in
jewelled flower patterns. Others are
trimmed with fine, fiat silk braid in
white or gold, put on in elaborate en-
brodery patterns and studded with
jewels. Velvet dresses are treated with
heavy embroideries in floral scallops.
The handsomest cloth dresses for
theatre wear have guimpes and sleeves
in heavy lace outlined with chenille;
or they have insertions of yellow or
cream white silk to form one side of
the waist, with decorations of jewelled
braid.
A very light grey suede cloth dress
was worn on a recent occasion by a wo-
man well known in New York society.
1t was crossed from bust to hips with
a trells of grey and silver braid, and
had coat with square revers showing
a tucked front of fuchsia -colored vel
vet.
The theatre blouse, as I have hinted
already is one of the most importan
items in the wardrobe of a woman who
has to look smart on comparatively lit.
| tie money. With one skirt of good cut
The herald., 1898-01-09

chine that carried him on several
flights of moderate length before he
was finally killed in the course of his
experiments. Hiram Maxim, an Amer
lean living in England. has conducted
a number of important experiments
with aeroplanes, and Professor S. T.
Langley of Washington recently sue
ceeded in building a machine on the
aeroplane principle that flew for some
thing like half a mile with steam as its
propelling power. The difficulty when
has made all these machines stop short
of practical success is not in finding a
form that will fly, but in getting suf-
ficiently light motive power capable OF
continued effort, and in building ma
chine that will not only fly, but will be
able to start and to stop without in
juring the passengers which a success
full flying machine must carry. 1t will
be noted that. with the exception of
Lilienthals apparatus-to which most