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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30

Juiy a snort time ago a FARMER grave.
~ told me that he believed a farmer
would starve to death on 40 acres OF
land. And he meant what he said. He
had so acres Of good land and accord
ing to his own statement the average
yield of his crops was: Wheat, IL bush
els to the acre; corn, 80; oats, %; hay,
three-fourths of ton. A mile distant
from him lives farmer whose land is
almost an exact counterpart of his, and
his crops average: Wheat, 80 bushels to
the acre; corn, So; oats, 90; hay tons
1t is not the quantity of land that man
farms that counts, but the quality Of
his farming. The fact that man can
grow six tons of first class timothy hay
on one acre shows the possibilities of an
acre that is thoroughly titled. Nine
tenths of the land that is sown to wheat
is not more than half prepared for the
seed simply because the farmer believes
in acres rather than tiilage. Fred
Grundy In Farmers Institute Bulletin
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30

A new lot of Bag Tags and oew
and novel pencil holders just IL, at
the Review Office.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30

The frogs are hallowing.
And the next day it rained.
The election is all over now.
Spring chickens are budding.
Peacemakers rush in where an
gels fear to tread.
Sweetpeas are getting a fresh
start for another season.
Never do today what you can
shove on to somebody else tomor-
row.
Mrs. Will Talbot, of Benwood,
O., is the guest OF relatives in town
today.
To the pure all things are pure,
but they'd better boil the water1ust
the same.
Sci Wells, Ben Runs leading
farmer and stock raiser, is in the
city today.
The quality of mercy is not
strained. Neither is the boarding
house coffee.
Miss Nettie Nuzum, of Marietta,
is the guest of relatives out in the
country from here.
Homer Arnold, of Marshall
county, is social and business visit
or in our city this week.
Women are like neutral polite
ians-they are always holding up
for their best fellow.
Ihrie's shoe store looks attrac-
tive since it has been brilliantly
lighted up with electricity.
G. E..Foster, manager of the At
las Oil company, left this morning
for Pittsburg on business.
Ed Sanders has gone to oversee
the building of some derricks in the
new oil field in Roane county.
Geo. Shryock has returned from
the WhisEey run field, where he
has been for the past few days.
1t is better to be dog and bay
the moor than to call your wife
down to unlock the door at 3 a. m.
II is better to have loved and lost
four women out of FIVE, than to
have won, unless you'are Nor
mon.
w. R. Rage, one of fittsburg's
prominent business men was in the
city today sin company with Mr..
Evans.
Mrs. Randall Henderson,, after
spending a, week with friends here,
LEFT today forher home near Sher-
rrard.
Donald Stoneking is sioE of ty-
tphoid fever. frank Ruigley is an
other school boy who is kept at
home by illEess this week.
Joe Evans, one of the prominent
stockholders of the Devonien Oh
company, was in the city last night,
leaving this morning for Fatkers-
burg.
Dave Sewell isrTeported quite i'll
at the home ofhis brother Joe, on
Brown Betty street. 1t is utsler-
stood he is suffering from ar at
tack of fever.
rs Roe was summoned from
Cygnet, Ohio, Yesterday to the bed
side of his wife, whods seriouslyrll
I'm this city, at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Henry Connolly.
Judge John T. Campbell, of New
Cumberland, Hancock county, was
distinguished visitor in our city
yesterday. He was accompanied
by ID. w. Keffer, of Wheeling.
We have our opinion of the man
who palms off his discarded shirt
studs ON his wife for her pretty new
spring waist, while he goes and
buys new set for last years shirt.
"Ah," said the tipler, "I'd sell
out heaven for something warm to
quench this Burning thirst within"
Aud yet he never owned a foot OF
ground there. Some men are so
inconsistent.
The poet wrote that it MADE his
heart leap up to behold a rainbow
in the sky. He probably never had
the pleasant sensation that comes
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30
PROPOSED TRAMPS' FARM.
Senator PaveS's Plan For Disciplinins
New York Citys Migrants.

Senator PaveS1s Plan Fer Disciplining
New York City's Migrants.
The farm colony bill introduced in
the senate of New York state recently
by Mr.. Pavey provides th2t New York
city shall appropriate SlG3, 600 for the
establishment of all institution to be
known as tbs Farm Colony For Va
grants, governed by board Of five men,
bers, appointed by the mayor, with q
superintendent in immediate charge.
'lhis board may establish the colony any
,E5here in the state that it deems most
desirable.
The colony will consist of buildings
and grounds, equipped with such me-
chanical and other assistance as shall
make effective the labor of the inmates.
These inmates are Limited to tilat class
of male persons vino may be convicted
IN the courts of New York city Of va
grancy or habitual drunkenness, but
who are not insane or mentally or
physically incapable of being benefited
by instruction in agriculture, ,harticui
ture and heGdicrafts.
Magistrates in New York will have
power so commit misdemeanants on this
GLASS between the ages on l6 and 30 fcr
an indeterminate term, but the beard
may nos retain person so sent for a
longer time than three years. 1t may
parole the prisoner when there is rea
sonable probability that he has reform
ed, but until the expiration OF the three
years he will be in the legal custody
and under the control of the board. If
he violates his parole or is about to
lapse into vagrancy or drunkenness, the
board may issue warrant for his arrest
end return him to the farm colony.
Every inmaSe. in the discretion OF
the superintendent, shall receive com
penration for his work from the earn
;ngs of the colony. New York World
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30
Friday is Ali Fools day.

NJ
18th.
The beach is in terrible condi-
ton.
The food is very hard on lazy
people.
Much is expected of the new
city officials.
That weather man didn't guess
worth cent.
Bob Reaches house foated away
during the food.
The home furnishing people will
have Klondike.
They say that some people lost
their vote by the Hood.
Art Smith left yesterday on the
Kanawha tor Pittsburg.
Tim Penwell did have to move,
but il did hurt him so bad.
Mr.. w. Conn's home and store
room was upset in the flood.
The old council was not endorsed
at the polls to any great extent.
The camera fends have been in
evidence during the past few days.
The restaurants have been doing
fine business since Wednesday
last.
F. D. Mccoy andtG. B. Slemaker
are both candidates for city COL
lectorS.
Tno Smith, of St. Marys, came
up on the Kanawha yesterday at
ternoon.
Every. derrick on Wells Island,
below town, is flooded away or
overturned.
The council should go slow IN
appointing new officers and select
the best men.
Who will be the new city super
intendent of water works. Let him
be goodman.
Frank Algo was up the river
yesterday'repairing the lines OF the
Bell Telephone company.
The Western Union lines are in
working order again and messages
can be handled from the depot.
The Star of last Fridays issue
reached us Monday morning. We
were glad to get it again.
Every derrick on the Towhead
has hoated away, and the tanks,
boiler houses, etc., are all gone.
c. R. Kerr, the well known pho
tographer. went to New Martins
willie on the Lexington this morn
ling.
Col. J. J.Carter was caught in
Wheeling daring theflood belngun-
able to reach our city or to get
home.
The Ruth and Barnsdall and all
the packets are running on regular
tiue now in theK respective
trades.
Rev. H. B. Bowden delivered q
mastery sermOn,to the K. OF r.,
last evening. in the Methodist
chugch.
Owing to the dusty, condition OF
things about Catharine and Water
streets we should advocate street
sprinkler.
Mrs. w. A. Wright, son and
daughter left on a boat last evening
to visit, friends in Wheeling for a
few days.
IOuu SdkAS 'Sio"A
Pittsburg few evenings ago and
reports things as being rather damp
up that way.
Don't be afraid to stick your hand
in your pocket and shell out to
those who have been Left destitute
by the food.
Miss Addie Lowell, OF James
town, is the pleasant and charming
guest of the Misses Stewart, of up
per Wells street.
O. D. Lawrence left last evening
for his home at Ross, w. Va. MI
Lawrence is conducting flourish
ing livery stable at that point.
There was - feet of water over
the City Water Works pumps, but
thew were kept pounding away,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30

The new town officers consist of
four republicans, three democrats,
or seven good men.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05
ARLINGTON. HEW MEXICO, FRIDAY, AUGUST S, 1893.


Chas. Benson, who took sick about
ten days ago while out camping and
had 10 be brought home, died at sos
o'clock Wednesday morning Mr..
Benson was friend in need and in
deed, and will be missed by large
circle ofacquaintances. The following
we lake from Wednesdays Durango
Democrat:
Tho end camo at 3;O5 this morning.
We all have lost friend, the south
west q valued citizen, La Plata county
faithful and courageous sheriff,
Chas G. Benson is dead, This journal
with the friends who were nearest to
him, bows in humble submission, graf
flied only that his pain dies too, To
the faithful wifo and little daughter
the Democrat extends the deepest
sympathy"
Mr.. Benson was a member of the
Knights of the Maccabees and Knights
of Pylhias lodges of Durango, and the
funeral will probably be conducted by
those orders. THE TIMES publishers
know Mr.. Benson and esteemed him
and we extend our sympathy to The
bereaved family.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

We extract the following from q
communication from Albuquerque to
the Denver Post:
"a new element, 80 far as New Mex
leo is concerned, promises to figure
with some prominence in the near fu-
ture, and that is sulphur. Although
this mineral is very widely distributed
through the earth, and occurs in near.
ly every place where the miner does
not want it, the spots where it can be
found in sufficient quantities to pay
for working it are very few.
The principal part of the sulphur
used in the United States has hereto
fore come from Spain, but the war
with that country has cut us off from
our base just at the time when we
needed the product most, and rs q
consequence the price has gone up
from less than 800 a ton at the begin
ming Of hostilities to nearly 500 at the
present time, with a good prospect of
going still higher, and this condition
of things has caused much interest to
a. tich 10 the matter of obtaining a
supply at home. One Of the greatest
sulphur deposits on this continent, if
not, indeed, in the world, is found in
the Jemez canon in this county, in the
vicinity of the well known hot sulphur
springs. The rock in which it occurs
yields from 60 to 50 per cent Of sui
phur, and there are literally noun
tains of it, For distance of more
than eighteen miles, up the narrow
canon, the road to the springs runs be
tween two walls Of this rock, rising in
many places TO the height Of hun
dreds of feet. There is enough Of it to
supply the world for ages, and it can
be worked with but little more ex.
pense than lime. Preparations are al
ready being made for workin G these
deposits"
We hope that something may be
done with these sulphur deposits. It
will be remembered that these depos.
its are on the line of railroad proposed
by Messrs. Cook and Connolly several
years ago, known as the Albuquerque
and Salt Lake railroad.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

The Third batalion-Flrst South Da-
kota volunteers, and MINNESOTA and
Colorado recruits sailed on the 29th
inst from San Francisco on the ST.
Paul for the Philippines.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

Tho Infanta Maria Teresa upon
which the wreckers are now engaged,
will be floated.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05
Extra Session Of Congress.

President Mckinley will call an eX-
ira session OF both houses of congress
as soon ar Spain accepts the terms OF
peace offered by the United States.
The situation which makes the as
sembling of the entire congress necos-
sary can be explained in a few words
Under the law which provides for
the raising of a volunteer army, that
army goes out of existence as soon rs
the war ceases. When this law was
framed it was not for moment cup
posed that after war had ended there
would be any necessity for keeping
the army intact. The developments OF
/ this war make it very evident that in
stead of sending the army back to
civil life, fully 100000 men will colt
tinue to be needed. 1t is tho present
intention to distribute no less than
$4,000 soldiers throughout Cuba, with
so, 900 in the Philippines and probably
20, 900 in Porto Rico.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05
General Miles Proclamation.

PORT OF PONCE, July 2S, via st.
Thomas, July 29.--General Miles has
issued tho following proclamation; In
the prosecution of war against the
Kingdom of Spain by the people of
the United States in the cause Of lib
erty, justice and humanity, its military
forces have come to occupy the island
of Porto Rico. They come bearing
the banners of freedom inspired by
noble purpose, to seek the enemies of
our government, and of yours, and to
destroy or capture all who are in
armed resistance. They bring you
the fostering arms of free people
whose greatest power is Justice and
humanity to all living within their
fold. Hence they release you from
your former political relations and it
is hoped this will be followed by your
cheerful acceptance.
THE chief object of the American
military forces will be to overthrow
the authority of Spain and give the
people Of your island the largest meas
ure of liberty consistent with this mil
! itary occupation. They have not
come to make war on the people of a
country who for centuries have been
oppressed, but on the contrary they
come to protect not only yourselves
but your property, promote your pros
perity and bestow the immunities and
blessings of our enlightened and lib
eral institution and our government
1t is not their purpose to interfere
with existing laws and customs which
are wholesome and beneficial to the
people SO long as they conform to the
rule of military administration, ordeI
and Justice. This is not war for de
vastation a1d desolation but one u
give all in control of the military anC
naval forces the advantages and bless
ings of enlightened civilization.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

Subscribe for The TINES, the Off
cial county paper.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

The principal features of the propo-
Bition OF peace as submitted by the
United States, were acceded to by the
French ambassador, NJ. Cambo, who
has been appointed envoy extraordin-
AIRY and minister plenipotentiary by
the Spanish government
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

The report that Manila had surren-
dered to Admiral Dewey was erron-
eous.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05
PROPOSED TERMS OF PEACE.

The United States Span appeal peace with the
following proposals:
joint decide upon the fate of the Philippines the
United hold Manila Manila and surroundings
Absolute clssion to the United
in the West Indies except Cuba
REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of sovereignty in Cuba The United
States will control there until stable government be eab
ished.
Acquisition oang the Ladono islands and perhaps
the Carolnes.
assumption of SPANS Cuban Porto Rcan debts by the
United States
No indemnity for Spain.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

The demand of Italy upon Colombia
for the settlement of the Cerruti claim
has not yet been complied with, and
there Is still possibility that the case
may assume grave aspect Some
days ago Colombia made an offer to
settle if the Italian fleet left Colombia
waters, thus relieving the republic
from the humiliation of acting under
pressure.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing as the firm
of Wilkin g. Noel was this day dis
solved, j. Il. Wilkin retiring and H.
R, Noel continuing the business, who
will pay all bills and collect all ao-
counts. j. r. WILKIN,
II. r. NOEL.
Fruitland, N. NJ, June Is, 1898.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

In speach delivered at Madison
Wis, on July 30, Senator Mason of IL
linois declared that the United States
should retain no conquered territory
and should exact no cash indemnify,
The American flag should float
over no country he said, against
the wishes of the people OF that cOun-
try, We ought not to profess to the
world that we are the good samaritan
it we are to carry on cur back sacks
wherein to deposit the profits of our
holy calling"
The war department has received
the following:
SANTIAGO, July 20.-I have nowspa
pers of Saturday, July %, in which
comments are made as to my treat
ment of General Garcia, desire TO
say that Garcia was invited by me
personally to so into the city of San
tiago at the time I entered it but he
declined upon the ground that the
Spanish civil officers were left In pow
er. 1t w fully explained to him that
these officers wore continued in power
till it was convenient to change them
for others, Garcia's assistance to me
has been purely voluntary on his part
and he was told at the beginning that
| did not exercise any control over
him except such as he chose to give
me. The trouble with Garcia was that
he expected to be placed in command
at this place, in other words, that we
would turn the city over to him.
explained tr him fully that we were
at war with Spain and that the CUES
ton of Cuban Independence could not
be considered by me. Another griev
ance was that finding that severa
thousand men marched in without op
position from General Garcia, | OK
tended my own lines in front Of hin
and closed up the gap, as | saw | hat
| to depend on my own men for any ef
tective investment.
(SignedJ SHAFTER.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

Prince Bismarck, the great ex-chan-
cellor of Germany, died shortly before
IL O'Clock on tho night Of July 30th.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

This is Senator Bills war and he
should know how it ought to be set
tied. His word goes.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-08-05

When the Vizcaya tried to ram the
Brooklyn at Santiago, the Brooklyn
fred $41, $50 worth of ammunition
into her in the space of five minutes,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-17

TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONER
sale.-ln pursuance of n decree entered
September the Both, 1897, ard u further
decree entered January 90, 1898, in the
chancery suit of Alice j. BresiiD against
Joel II Cutchn ct ais, pending in the
circuit court for the city Of Roanoke, Va,
the undersigned trustee and special COM
missioner will on MONDAY, THE 18TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1SaS, at IL
O'Clock M, offer for sale at public auction
in front of the courthouse fol TIE city of
Roanoke, VA, the following uescribed
property situated in the city Of koan-
oke, Va:
beginning at u point on the north side
of Gilmer street two hundred and ten
feet east of Jefferson street and corner OF
lot of NJ NJ. Carr, thence with the line of
the said Carr north Two degrees east one
hundred aud twenty. five feet to an alley,
thence with said alley south eighty eight
degrees east fifty feet to a point, corner
of lot off,. j. Breslin, thence with line
of said BTeslin two degrees west one hun
dred and twenty-five feet to G timer street,
thence with Gilmer street north eighty
eight degrees west fifty feet to the point
of beginning
TERMS OF SALE: One half of the
purchase price in cash. the balance paya-
Bile in six months from the day of sale,
the purchaser to secure the deferred pay
ment by deed of trust upon the property
and to insure the buildings upon the
property and assign the nolicy to the
trustee.
JOEL II. CUTCHIN,
Trustee and Special Con missioner.
Boud required by the decree in the
above cause has been executed.
S. :. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-17
". |. WATTS. Auctioneer.


TRUSTEES SALE.-BY VIRTUE
of certain deed of trust executed TO me
by L. C. Hardy and others. and recorded
on page 1897 Of deed book Z, in the Hust.
ings Court records for the city Of Roam
oke, to secure certain periodical pay
ments therein provided to he made
and upon which default has been
made, at the request of the bene-
ficiary l will on SATURDAY,, THE
5TH DAY OF MARCH,. 1898. at II
O'Clock Il. M, on the premises, offer for
sale ut public auction for cash and sub
ject TO L prior lien of 81 ,4SN, that certain
parcel of lard with improvements thereon
bounded and described as follows, to- wit:
beginning ut the northeast corner OF
f4Oudon and Second streets; thence in n
northerly direction 40 feet to an alley;
thence with same in IN easterly direction
LOG feet TO point; thence in southorly di
rection $50 feet to i.oudon street: thence
with Loudon street in u westerly direc-
tion 100 feet TO Second street, the place of
beginning and known as lots and 10 III
section 81 of the Rogers, Fairfax * IIous-
ton addition to the city OF Roanoke, as
shown en- their map recorded in deed
LOak rs at page 452, and containing two
substantial dwellings and other improve
ment. Amount due $2.17S, as of day OF
sale. X. s. TROUT, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-17
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

The story of Penelope is recalled bv
what the Chicago Times Herald tells Of
stonemason who is said to be now
working on a public building in Mex
lean city. Penelope, it will be remem-
bered, during the long absence of her
husband at the siege of Troy, kept her
lmportuno suitors at bay by telling
them she could give no answer until
she had finished shroud. What she
wovc during the day she unraveled at
night. Says The Times Herald:
The city of san Luis Potosi is build
ing hall that will be the eighth won
der of the world. Seven years ago q
dozen skilled stunemaSons from Penn
sylvania were imported to do the orna
mental carving of its front One Fourth
OF July Il member of the party got drunk
and killed Mexican in harroonl
braWl
He was tried and condemned to he
shot. Then arose the certainty that with
him i'll the grave there WAS no one to do
the fancy carving on the city hall 1t
was decided to keep him ut work and
shoot him when he had finished.
Every day in summers shine and
winters snow this workman hangs like
fly against tho great white wall, and
pecks away ut gargoyles and griffins'
heads. a file of soldiers stands in the
street, looking up at him.
His life ends with his job, and they
say that he is the most deliberate work
man ever i'll the Mexican republic. At
the present rate of progress, according
to the best obtainablo calculations, the
front of the city hall will be sufficiently
scrolled and carved about the middle of
1850.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-17
The YTrecl,or,a P-cror

On Holy island they were wroc.ers t.
Il man. Father Blal.hal, who was STERN
staid on the island III 1913 and Wit.
messed Il fight between the minister ot
tho parish and Il aentlonIan Of the
neiGhborhoCi for case CT castor hats
with gold ha:bands thravn rr by the
sen, learned frcm the governor chow
the common people ther DO pray &c.
shippies which they sic III danger.
They III SIT downc upon their l:nccs ana
hold up their haEdcs and say very dc,
votely: Lord, soi:,l her to Us. Gcd, send
her TO Us. You, said he, seeing then!
upon their linccsand their hands joyncd,
'!o think that they arc praying for your
sauvctic, but their myndcs arc far from
that. They pray not Gcd to save you or
send you TO the port but To send you to
them Ly shirracl., that they may sette
the spoil of her. And to show YOU that
this is their mcaning, said he, If the
ship como vel to porto or cschew nau-
frago they gctte up in anger, crying,
The devil stick her, she is away from
us! "-"Lifo Ill Northumberland In
the Sixteenth Century," by Tomlinson.