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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
HOW IT reefs TO Be shot.

Lieutenant Hams, commanding an
artillery platoon under Captain Potts
in Porto Rico, was wounded on August
p, the day the war ended. Talking
with his brother, Captain T. Rankin
Hams, he said:
con the morning of the 18th Captain
Potts was ordered to proceed up the
San Juan road with five guns for the
purpose Of smelling the Spanish
trenches at Asomanta.
"Soon after we slackened our fire the
enemy took heart and began to re-
turn. General James H. Wilson sent
me with a gun up the road in advance
of the rest to try and enfilade the
enemy. / went up the road on horse
back about 200 yards and found COM
pany of Wisconsin infantry on a bend
of the road which formed cover from
the Spanish fire. I passed beyond
them, and the gun was unlimbered in
the next turn of the road in a some
what sheltered position. My men lay
down by the roadside to escape the
Spanish volleys, the Mausers coming in
a storm with each volley.
"I told the sergeant we would have
a try at them for luck, anyhow. AS l
could see no Spaniards nearer than
500 or 600 yards, l had him run the
gun out of the road little. We had
no sooner done this than the fire sud-
denly increased fercely, so the gun
could not be served. We hauled the
gun back to the next turn in the road,
where we were joined by the second
gun, still unable to do any great execu-
ton owing to the sheltered position or
the enemy. The fire continued with
fierceness, but from our new position
we brought a house into view. l had
the gun instantly trained upon it, as l
saw several Spanlards outside of it,
and felt certain it was not empty. The
very first shot landed fairly upon the
side Of the house and, penetrating,
burst inside, sending things flying. The
enemy broke cover and turned to the
sergeant, saying: That was good
one; now give them -.
'tAs I turned something struck me
through the body. knew l was badly
hit, but felt no pain after the first
shock. 1t was like being struck over
the shoulders with a club. 1 passed
my hand to my side and brought it
away full Of blood.
"The sergeant saw me and ran to
my side. They've got me this time,'
1 said. He put his arm around me
and led me away and let me lie down."
Getting the Best of Cabmen.
In Havana there is a device for
protecting passengers from the ex-
tortion of cabmen. which might profit
ably be initiated in other countries.
The lamp posts are painted in various
colors-red for the central district,
blue for the second circle, green for
the third, etc.-and thus the fare"
knows Immediately when he has
passed the legal boundary, and pays
accordingly.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
WHY?

Why isn't a good wife woman pos
sessed?
Why are weak-minded men usually
headstrong?
Why isn't decree of divorce part
ing injunction?
Why doesn't the glutton dig his grave
with his teeth?
Why is the most CT the bread cast
upon the waters stale?
Why hasn't the man who lives in 3
garnet a good outlook?
Why does a girl seldom attempt to
extinguish the spark of love?
Why are our losses usually much
easier to bear than our victories?
Why does the average man always
get less credit than he thinks he is en-
titled to and more than he deserves?
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30

Frank Sweeney, the well known
contractor, who had his elbow
badly smashed in an accident at
Elk Fork last week, returned this
afternoon from DR.. Haskins' private
hospital at Wheeling, where he
went for treatment.
Mr.. Sweeney has nearly recov-
cred from the effects of the injury,
and the injured member will regain
its normal condition.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
COUNTY SEAT BUDGET.
Middlebourne, Nov. IS, 1898.


County court convenes today in
adjourned session for any business
that may come before it. The
newly elected justices and consta-
bles will give bond so they can en-
ter upon the duties of their respec-
tive Offices.
Thanksgiving was observed in a
quiet manner by Our citizens. Rev.
Holtsclaw, who is conducting a
protracted meeting at the Baptist
church, preached an appropriate
sermon in the morning and then
the congregation dispersed to their
homes and ate their Thanksgiving
dinner of turkey, etc.
Rev. Holtsclaw, an evangelist
from Louisville, KY, is holding a
revival meeting at the Baptisc
church. From the large audience
attending each sermon great inter
est is being manifested. Rev. Chas.
Ankrom, of Alma, is assisting in
the work.
Mrs. James Hassig is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William J.
Hill of Dodd street.
Mrs. Osborn, of Summerfeld,
Ohio, is here attending her son,
Russell Osborn, who is down with
typhoid fever.
The new houses of Mrs. Powell
on Main street and the Misses Wells
on Fair street are rapidly nearing
completion and will be ready for
occupancy in few weeks.
Curley McQuillan, Our jolly water
station superintendent, has moved
into MS new house on East street
and is living at home.
Circuit court convenes Wednes-
day, December 6, 1898. Attorneys
are getting ready for court and are
hustling dispositions in all their
cases.
Attorneys Ben Engle, c. B. Rig
gle and G. D. Smith are in Sisters
vile attending to legal business to-,
day.
Attorney I. M. Underwood was
visiting his parental roof tree on
Georges run a few days the first of
the week.
Mine Host J. w. Swan is build
ing additional rooms to the Swan
House and will have them ready
for the December term of court.
M. H. Stealey is in Wheeling on
business today.
Mrs. c. Y. Bennedum is spend
ing thanksgiving with friends in
Cameron.
The council is having a bridge
built on Court street, across the ra-
vine back of the court house, for
the benefit of the residents OF East
street. The town has improved
more this year in the way of new
sidewalks and foot-ways, than in
the last ten years. Let the good
work go on.
Judge Jacobs was in town a few
days on legal business, this week.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the efficient instruction of
Principal Earl Martin and assist
ants, Mrs. Clara A. Eremain and
Mr.. w. R. Barnes.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30

Ten thousand demons gnawing
away at ones vitals couldn't be
much worse than the tortures of
itching piles. Yet there's cure.
Doan's Ointment never fails.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
1T Is A"DANDY."
The New Gas Engine at the Electric
Plant.

Plant.
From Fridays Daily.
The Westinghouse gas engine
was given its first trial last evening
by Mr.. Kirker, an employe of the
manufacturers at Pittsburg, and
who has been engaged since the ar
rival of the new purchase in getting
it into condition for work.
The result of the test was most
satisfactory. The engine is simple
in its construction but a great piece
of mechanism, and is the fruition
of many years experience in devils
ing an perfecting the most eficaci-
Gus power. This engine is entire
ly of different pattern than the
Otto Gas engines, which have fur
nished the power hitherto and its
superiority is transparent even to
those who have but little knowledge
of machinery.
Last evening this inanimate can
didate for public favor carried the
full load on both circuits up to the
maximum voltage with the utmost
ease. The power used early in the
evening was IS amperes or As horse
power, and this can be increased to
100 amperes if that amount of
power should ever become neces-
sary. The trial last night demon
strated clearly that this one engine
will be adequate for the present
and future demands of the plant
and that the two Otto engines will
only be required for substitution
in case of accident.
The remaining Otto engine was
disabled the other evening by a
bad break in the line Shaft, but the
damage can be repaired at slight
expense. The dynamo that belong
ed with this engine was transferred
to the new one, in order to expe-
dite the proper working of the
plant. The dynamo purchased for
the Westinghouse was to have been
shipped the, 18th inst, but the
agreement to that effect was not
kept by the manufactures, who
have given lame excuses in pallia-
ton for their remissness, and it
will not be forwarded until the first
of next month.
Beginning with the new year, the
company will make move toward
economy in the product by the in
PRODUCTION of meters. Those to be
used are the Thompson Recording
Watt Meter, manufactured by the
General Electric Company, of Sche-
nectady, and are the best contriv-
ance for the purpose in the market.
This meter is a very clever device,
and operates similarly to the gas
meter.
A number of Our people visited
the plant last night, and were we'll
pleased with the exhibition of the
new power. When the two dam
aged engines are repaired, and
everything Strengthened out at the
plant, we will rank in quality of
electric equipment with the large
cities.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
A Happy Man.

IT suffered with constipation and
dyspepsia for FIVE years, never
having a natural operation. After
eating always felt as if there was
a great lump in my stomach. Four
packages of Thompson's Tonic Tea
entirely cured met. M. Nc
Cracker, 323 Washington Avenue,
Oil City, Pa.
Said by G. w. Grier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining I'm the POstOfice at Sisters.
willie, NOv...24.
giSt.
Mary Anderson, Margaret An.


Mary Anderson, Margaret An
derson, J. F. Baker, Wilson Brain
if, Sarah Bearer, Houst Barrett,
Cars Evans, Mrs. J. H. Dye, E.
Davis, Mrs. J. w. Davis, Mrs.
Catherine Davis, Henry Fluent,
Hugh Flynn, Joseph Gillespie, L.
J. Leonard, George Hoffman, Rob-
ert Lothen, William Mccarthy, T.
E. Mcbride, w. S. Miller Oil COM
pany, Alfaretta Mahoney, Ernest
Parker, Jennie Painter, Ernest
Suffer, Wood Smith, Mrs. Bertha
Smith, Florence Smith, Mrs. Chas.
St. Clair. w. A. Smith, S. Tuel, c.
NJ. Warmer, Dan Tuel, Bell Wilson.
GEo. E. Work, P. M.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30
Serious Case Of Itching and Bleeding
Piles Cured.

For nearly year I was afflicted
with itching and bleeding piles,and
was so bad that I could not sit
down without a great deal of pain.
I doctored and used all the different
kinds of pile medicine I could hear
of, without any benefit. Six months
ago tried San-Cura Ointment; the
second application gave me great
relief, and half a bottle crred me
completely. I have had no trouble
since. M. w. BUCHANAN,
TituSville, Pa.
Sold by G. w. Grier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30

Our blank deeds, deeds of trust,
mortgages are the best, at the Re.
view Office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
APPLICATION FOR RELIEF.
Number of Them Heard by the Poor
Board Yesterday.

Several applications for relief were
made to the poor board yesterday. and
aside from the consideration of these
no other business was done. Mr.. Lang
staff talked of his trip to the state con-
VentiOn in Harrisburg, and ii was the
opinion of the board that these con-
VentiOns are productive of much good
in influencing legislation.
Superintendent Bcemer reported an
urgent case from the upper part of
Luzcrne county that had been brought
IN the home without certificate signed
by a director and asked what to do in
such cases \ man named Fred. De-
puy had become SO violent that it was
necessary to bind him with ropes, and
it took six men to bring him to the
home He was so bad that there was
no time To wait upon the formality Of
getting papers signed. BY the merest
Of accidents he was prevented from
killing his mother. Mr.. Beemer was
empowered to use his judgment in such
cases and to report the matter at the
next meeting of the board for approval.
His report for the month was as fol-
lows: Number in home Sept. 30, 444:
admitted during October, -, of which
10 were sane and u insane. Fourteen
sane patients were discharged and Z
insane ones. Two sane and one insane
patients died. The number remaining
| on Oct. 81 was Az.
The application Of Mrs. Thomas No
| Graw. Of Dunmore, was dismissed. Her
! husband deserted her two years ago.
| Mr. Fuller ana Mr. Murphy said they
| have had trouble time and again with
| the case. AIcCraw declares his will
| ingness To support her if she will live
! somewhere else besides in with her
| DareutS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
:SiOlONGiGiOiGiGi6lkIiOiSE
= HER POINT OF VIEW :,
3MMMMN

Il wish had not gone to this meet
ing" remarked a pretty girl the 9TH
er evening as she was leaving the Ly-
ceum after the Stone meeting. 1T has
upset all my previous convictions.
dislike to be obliged to compile a list
of new ones. My mind was quite settled
and calm. Just now l feel that every
body ought to vote for Stone. It's all
way the same she continued" when 7
read works on political economy. The
last book convinceS me that all the
others have been entirely wrong and
that this country is going entirely
to smash because il does not hasten
to follow the advice urged by the writ
or of my latest authority. l am firm
ly persuaded this moment that if Col
oncl Stone isn't elected there will be
n Democratic president next term and
life won't be worth living in America" ="
This little incident is quoted as illus
trating the fact that political meet
ings have their effect TO be sure there
are people on earth who believe this
without question, else why on earth
would they go to the trouble and eX-
pense of having these demonstrations
But there are many who could scarce
ly be convinced that the speeches made
Il mass meeting ever change a single
vote. They believe that only the ones
who want to hear that side of the
question attend these affairs, ana that
! according TO the Bible theory. of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
! Movements of People

Miss Emma Foster has returned from
Philadelphia.
AIr. ]. NJ. Chance hiss moved his studio
to 40G j. ffCrson avenue.
Mrs, Eta Bennett, of Wilkes Barre, is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Vickars, of Philadelphia, Is the
guest of Mrs. /. +. Megargel.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Il. Penman have taken
uu their csidence at i24 Clay avenue.
Miss Warner. of Cos hen, Ind, Will he
the guest of Miss Gcarhart next week.
Mrs. l.. ]. Parker who spent last win
ter In Scranton, will reside in Baltimore
this season.
Washington. He will remain until Wed
ncsday next.
Peter T.. INLAND. chief operator os the
telephone eXcnange, will spend Sunday
in llonesdale.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Hallstead and Mrs j. =.
Broadhent spent several days in New
York this week
Mrs. w. =. Schillirg, who has spent the
past few months in Minnesota, Will re-
turn next week to this city.
DR.. Merrick, of Blossburg Pa, brother
OF Major Merrick. is 4 guest of Colonel
l.. G. Deans. on Clay avenue.
DR.. George Edward Reed and Mrs. Reed
who were guests al the home of Mr.
and Mrs, William ConneI, returned q
Carlisle, yesterday.
Sergeant Daley, of Company 4, Thir-
teenth regiment, has been discharged
from the hospital, and is home on fur
| lough at 1901 Penn avenue. Green Ridge
Miss Hester A. WorthinGton spent tho
past week in Philadelphia as IL delegate
| to the Girls Friendly society conference
| held in that city.
Curtis B. Florey, formerly of the Link
| Belt Engineering company, Philadelphia
| Ipt xr.ith h.s )i, ri, q
| company. will take up his residence IL
| Green Ridge,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05

effort of mind. nor can the greatest
perseverance compensate for the want
of ii. Talent either exists, or it does
not; II rarely slumberS, and t. it does
not manifest itself when appealed to.
ii will never awaken. l do not know
of any case where talent first appear
Ell i'm the guse of the ugly duckling
and turned afterwards into a beauti-
ful swan (as in Andersen's fairy tales.
Talent Is the swan from the outset.
The peculiar aptitude which consti-
tutes pianstic talent consists in the
command of certain organs and facul-
ties pertaining 10 music in general,
and the pianoforte in particular, such
as Il musical ear and memory, etc.
but more especially in the gift of n
fine delicate touch. which | may call
inborn touch. Touch in its vulgar
sense. is mechanical. tcachablc, and
belongs to technique; in its nobler
sense. it is gift, unteachable, and
belongs to Talent, if not 10 Emotion.
In the term Emotion | comprise ali
that warmth and feeling emanating
from the soul: that divine spark which
Is given to some elect natures only;
that source ~ all artistic creation.
Fantasy, Imagination" which is the
exclusive gift Of God to the artist.
The third quality, Intelligence, guides
and regulates Emotion, and directs
Technique. The term Intelligence pre-
suppOsCs capacity. and comprises all
musical attachments that are teach
able, namely, skill and knowledge, in
Guiding sclf-control, mastery of emo
ton and rcpose The fourth quality.
NA,I, nj n 70 ~ -
a faultlesS mastery of every meChan-
ical difficulty in the required tempo.
and without any perceptible effort It
supposes correct lingering, and il re-
quircs precise touch. with the appro-
| pirate degrees Of strength, and grada
tions Of siren 9Th. Technique is AS in
dispensible to, and dependent on
touch. as touch is indispensable
| to ard dependent on technique. A
pianist possessing all of the four requis-
1 ties, talent, emotion, intelligence and
| technique. Is an artist Of the highest
| order. \ person possessing talent, emo
| tion and technique without intelligence
| Is natural artist without musical
| training, such as Hungarian and Gyp-
| sy musicians. If all the required quail
| tiles are present, save emotion, the play
I tl II sll tsNtNNfHiHA lllNSN ltllis plbbdblN
| scholarly and critical. but dry. If tai
| cnt and emotion only are present we
! have AN enthusiastic music-lover more
| impulsive than discriminating. II tai
| ent and technique only are present We
| have Virtuoso of the music box kind
| With emotion only we have good list
! ener. 4 person having emotion and
| technique only is spasmodic eXecu-
| tlnt, Listen to sentimental lady per-
' formers oVetiowing with emotion or to
the immature musician imagining him
self to be aesthetical. Mark how they
| prOcC ga by fits and starts; accent!nr
always violently, and generally IN
wrong places, torturing you with sud
den and uncalled for changes from
loud to soft, with out-of-time playing
which they believe to be rubato, and
with mostly exaggerated efforts, which
no doubt spring from their inner feel,
ings, but with which the mind or un'
derstanding have nothing to do-ir
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
Social and Personal.

bell. Miss Margaret Thornton, Miss
Kate Gallagher, Miss Rose Campbell,
Miss Della Callahan. Miss Anime Bar
rett. Miss Mary Duffy, Miss Annie Nc
Fadden, Miss Sadie Ward, Miss Mollie
Ward, Miss Nellie Donnelly, Miss Mona
Kennedy, Miss Name Cummings, Mr..
and Mrs. X. J. Wills and Frank Me-
Cam, John LOTUS, J. L. Mckinley,
Marcus Duffy. Leo Coyne, Frank
Knight, George N. Campbell, James It.
Flynn, John Gilgallon, william Hama
way, George c. Clarke. Peter O'Don-
nell, NJ. r. Howley, James L. Mitchell,
William Shean, f.. j. Horan.
While IL Is absolutely necessary that
those who take part in comic opera
should be possessed of good voices, it
is again necessary that their histrionic
ability be on a par with their voices
in order to be OF any value In this line
of work.
There is a vast difference between
the members of a company standing
in their places and rendering an orato-
rio or any concert piece, having their
books from which to read the music
and the performance of an opera like
1.-The Gondoliers," where every note
must be committed and beside with
almost every strain of music a bit Of
stage action is to be remembered.
This is what has been undertaken
by our amateur singers in the enter
tainment to be given for the benefit
of tie Scranton Free kindergarten as
sociation the 21st and 22nd of next
month, and while the opera chosen is
especially difficult, it is for that very
reason they have selected it, as it
abounds in charming music, pretty
| dances and tableauX, and the most in
| tricatc stage business, presenting at
| all times q perfect Kaleidoscope OF
| color in the many movements OF the
| cast and chorus. all of which will be
| enhanced by various hued lights and
| many electric effects.
In the opera CT THE GondolierS'
there are as many different and styles
of dances as in the ordinary kirmiss,
with addition of the pretty music run
| ming ell through it, which the kirmess
| lacks, and in the coming production
with seventy people in the cast and
| chorus will be shown about one hun
Gred and thirty different costumes
many of which will be of the richest
| material ana oil of them characters
tic to degree.
"The Gondoliers" IS a great ner:or-
| nance as spectacle outside of tbs
fact that it contains the most catchH
! music and the Cleverest dialogue that
| Gilbert and Sullivan ever wrote.
For the future all the rehea"sals oi
"rhe Gondoliers" will be held a
| Ciuernsey's hall. as in the interest OF
the Scranton Free kindergarten. Mr.
Guernsey has made this possible by
giving the use of the hall al merely
nominal figure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05

other words, with intelligence lacking.
Much more might be said on this sub
ject. | have given sufficient TO make
it plain tn you that the great artists.
those who make for themselves u
worldwide reputation. combine certain
qualities. He who has combined them
all to the highest and best balanced
d'Erce was Franz List. the greatest
pianist the world has ever seen. Per
r'.t:ne TO again recommend Christiani' )
book TO your earnest attention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
liHlAia,lN ,,lll,,GiGt


invention was taken UP. however by
GOttfried Silbermann, the great organ
builder of Dresden, Germany. Fred
erick the Great was much pleased with
Silbermann's pianos and ordered several
of them for his castles. The one now
in the palace Of Sans Souci, which, by
the way, / have seen is one of the sew
eral which Frederick the Great request
ed the great composer Johann Sebas-
tian Bach. to try on the occasion of
his visit to Sans SouCi, April :, l7t7.
The first piano brought into England
had been made by an English monk
at Rome, Father Wood presumably
ON the model of Girls tofori. This in
strument was copied by the instrument
makers Of that time, but notably by
BroadWOod, and today the leading
plano in England is the BrOadwood
piano, The first piano made in France
has been attributed to Sebastian Erard.
1t was made in 1777. The firm of Erard
| is still i'm existence in Paris, and the
| leading pianos in France are the FL =
| ard. The upright piano was the invcn-
| tion of John Isaac Hawkins an En-
| glishman, who was living at the time
| in Philadelphia. The instrument was
| Tatented in 1900. The evolution Of tho
| piano from weak, tinkling instruments
| with clumsy actions to the splendid
| pianos Of the present is one of the
most remarkable in the history Of me-
| chanics; and it is no small source Of
| qualification to Americans that in the
matter of improvements in piano-mak
! ing the United States has. for many
| years, led the world.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-05
WAS THROWN FROM THE CAR.
Margaret Walsh Sues the Scranton
Railway Company.

Margaret Walsh brought suit against
the Scranton Railway company yes
terday to recover $4,000 damages for
personal injuries.
Coming from Dunmore on the Laurel
Hill line car, last December she sig
nailed the conductor to stop at the
corner of Jefferson avenue and Spruce
street. AS the ear wGs slowing up she
walked to the rear platform and stood
there waiting for it to stop, The car
struck the curve at a rapid speed and
the sudden lurch threw her from the
platform TO the pavement. She claims
to be permanently injured.
OBnen g. Kelly and NJ. j. Mean
drew are her attorneys.