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collar as the quickest way of getting the rope, and then, at Joe's call. the monkey returned as he had come, while the woman, making fast the rope, which stood the strain nobly, first lowered the child to safety and then slid down herself, just as the flames shot through the window where she had stood but an instant before.
 Just then, for this had all happened In much shorter time than it takes to tell, the engines came dashing around the corner, but the house was plainly doomed, and the fircmen devoted their efforts largely to pre- venting the spread of the fire to the neigh boring buildings. And while the crowd was still watching the blaze cab came up the avenue at gallop and a handsomely dressed woman sprang out and caught in her arms the golden-haired child whom the monkey had helped to rescue. Many eager tongues told her the tale of how he had been saved, and Joe and Cheeps, who had been trying to slink away unobserved in the excitement were pushed forward to be overwhelmed with thanks by the relieved mother.
 It is scarcely necessary to say that the boy and the monkey never went back to the cruel man of whom they stood In such dread. Mrs. Bowen, the mother of the res cued child, saw to that. Joe was sent to boarding school, where he received good education and grew up to be a credit to bis native city, while Cheeps was, for the re- malnder of his life an honored member and pet of the Bowen household.
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Tommy Todd had grown so much during the night before his sixth birthday that he was awfully tired and slept late in the morn. ing. When he stuck his head from under the covers his eyes "bulged out There was a sled right alongside of his bed, and it must have been very fast, as Lightning was painted across the top. Hanging on one of the runners was a pair of skates, and lying on the sled was regular boy s suit with knee trousers and jackets. and peeping out of one of the trousers pockets was a two-bladed knife big enough for any man. There were candy and nuts, bu- Tommy was too big to care much for any thing of that kind.
 Tommy shouted for the rest of the family. and they came flocking in. Of course, they dumped him six times on the back, and gave him an extra thump for good luck. His mother helped him into his new suit. and when he had it on he stuck his knife In one trousers pocket and piece of ice cream candy in the other. When Tommy entered the dining every one declared he had grown at least an inch. Tommy felt the top of his head, and said he thought he had grown more than that. It was hard work to get Tommy to eat any breakfast; he wanted to try that new sled. He went out and slid belly buster and beat all the big boys. It was great fun. Tommy stayed out until his feet ached so that it brought tears to his eyes; he wasn't crying; it was just the pain that brought the tears.
 When he went into the house he sat by the fire and toasted himself After while he tried to put his hands in his pockets but he couldn't. The ice-cream candy had melted and his clothes were stuck together. Tommy felt pretty bad over this, and he told his mother She felt bad, too, but she changed his clothes and told him to never mind-she would have the pocket washed and dried so he could put on his new suit when it was time for his birthday party.
 After playing with his sister for awhile Tommy began 10 feel hungry; he hadn't eaten much breakfast. He went to the cook and asked her for a piece of bread aud butter, with lots of syrup. She cut him piece of bread and spread it with butter but the syrup pitcher was empty, and she didn't have time to fill 1t. Tommy didn't say anything, but he took the piece of bread and butter and went to the store room to help himself to syrup. The jug was on a shelf, and Tommy tried to get it down, but he couldn't; then he tried to tip 1t over a little bit, but if fell with crash and the syrup poured stl over Tommy. He had syrup on his hands and face, on his clothes and in his hair: he. was covered with, syrup He felt so "stuck up' that he didn't care to meet any of the rest of the family, so he peeked into the sitting room, and, seeing no one there, crept under the lounge to hide. Tommy was soon missed. and when he couldn't be found the family gathered in the sitting-room in the greatest state of excitement Tommy
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A-!!g !zQ!zZEz IL, bEA!t t1Fl5I17I=
BY PARKER NEWTON.

Away up on the shores of the Georgian Bay is a fine old place where live the Stead man boys. This same Georgian Bay, dotted with its myriad islands, its blue waters turned to a glorious g,assy sea- was one winter day the scene of the strangest hunt Ing that ever was done. Larry and Fritz Steadman are lively and happy lads, bred all their lives to shoot and fish and to enjoy all the fine opportunities for winter sport, in which their Northern home is so rich. They spent the late autumn days preparing for the days to come. There are skates to be sharpened bobs to be shod, snow shoes to be fitted with new strings and toboggans to be put in order. The year of our story, however, the minds and hands of the boys were occupied with far more ambitious undertaking than anything they had ever attempted. It was no less than the building of an icebeat. Tte boys had always wanted an iceboat, and. having secured a set of plans from I book on winter sports, they set to work with such industry that ere long the scud" WAS ready for active sery- Ice.
 The boys father had contributed a set of sails and the boat was thing of beauty. The origina! plans had been improved upon by flooring over the space from the tiller to the mast, making one large cockpit, so that four passengers could be comfortably car
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from the basement, | muffied explosion and, in an instant, as 1t seemed, the entire first floor of the house was a raging sea of flames. man passing on the other side of the street ran to the corner and turned in an alarm, and then a crowd began to gather while waiting for the engines, which, perhaps on account of the storm, seemed as though they would never arrive. Joe stood there with the rest his heart filled with terrible dread. The fire was spreading rapidly and a very few moments delay would mean a certain and awful death to the lovely child and the nurse, who had taken pity on him so shortly before. He strained his ears but there was still no sign of the engines. Flames were now showing through the window next to where the nurse and her charge pale and terrified, were looking out on the helpless crowd below. Could nothing be done to save them?
 The rope attached to Cheeps' collar was a new one and long enough to reach from the window to the ground. To be sure. 1t was not thick one; still neither the nurse nor the child was heavy; he would make the monkey take help to them. On the house next to the doomed one, and quite close to the window where the woman and child stood, was a lightning rod, and before the crowd could guess what was going on. Cheeps, at the bidding of his master, had climbed up this, leaped across the interven ing space to the windowsill and stood be- side the nurse. She hastily unfastened his
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A Candle Light Merry-GO-Round.
BY MEREDITH NUGENT.

out two light cardboard disks-very sun wrapping paper will answer-for the sec ond and third floors. Place one disk on top of first set of columns, fasten 1t with seal ing wax, and on top of this set four more paper columns exactly in position as shown in picture. On top of this set another disk, and on top of this again paper wheel, which should be made as follows: Whittle out a delicate stick about six inches Tn length, then cut out two small sticks about four inches in length and fasten these cross wise on top of the longer stick; now slip over these cross sticks square pieces or writing paper at angles as shown Tn illus tration. After this fasten the whole in an upright position In exact center of top disk
 Cut out four more delicate sticks, attach these in horizontal positions to disk on sec ond story-see picture-and slip over ends of these triangular pieces of paper at angle as shown fin picture. Now place candles in position under these four pieces of project ing papers, and also two candles on top. under the wheel, but before placing candles in position set your merry -go-round very carefully into pan of water.
 Light the candles, turn out all other lights in the room, and you will have merry. go-round which will please and delight you.
 By varying the angle of the papers pro- lection beyond the second story and the papers on the wheel you will be enabled to make the merry go-round travel faster or slower, as you may wish.
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Scud's first introduction to many of their friends, and he wanted to be sure that she was ready with her company manners"
 Fritz was working over the boat, getting everything ready at hand, when, chancing to glance up ne saw black object moving over the ice about a mile from shore. Al first he thought it must be an Indian looking for place to fish through the ice. but it was too large for an Indian. Then a thought came to him and caused his heart to give tremendous thump. He rushed into the boat house and got the field glasses and took one look. It was bear. Fritz was wild. he had never had a shot at q bear and here was a glorious opportunity. He made plans quick ly. He would take the ''scud" and, single handed, secure the bear. How surprised dear old Larry would be-Larry, who was two years older than he and who prded himself upon being the better shot. But Larry had never killed a bear. Fritz seized gun from the rack, crammed some cartridges into the pocket of his jacket and hurried back to the 'scud." To hoist the sails. make the hal yards fast and clear the sheet took but a moment. Fritz fairly trembled with excite ment as he put the tiller on the rudder head, turned the rudder straight, pushed the boat out onto the smooth ice and jumped aboard. The great sail filled and away flew the "scud." The wind was nearly straight ln-
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shore, so that Fritz had to run out and then come down toward his game. As the boat flew over the ice Fritz hastily planned his campaign. He was rapidly nearing the beast, who had raised his head, gazing in evident surprise at this big white winged bird which was sweeping down upon him.
 Fritz took up his gun to slip in the car trldges, when he made discovery that ter
 ritied him and upset all his plans. In his haste he had taken a shotgun instead of rife. For a moment he was inclined to run away, but only for a moment; then his courage returned. Why not use the sharp point of the runners of the Scud for weapon? With the force at which he was running 1t ought to strike a paralyzing blow, and then, if the bear was only stunned, he could be dispatched with the heavy tiller
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ried With the first good ice trial trip was run out to Snake Island and back, dis
 tance of four miles, in less than six minutes. The boys were then, indeed, proud of their work, and even the old stagers who had laughed at boat being built ''out of book
 had to concede that the Scud was fier.
 The Steadmans' boathouse was rather fine
 one. It was fitted up with great stove and
 plenty of big chairs, and when the boys gath
 cred their sisters there with a group of their friends for luncheon and a skating party
 1t was very cozy and jolly. This was exact ly what was planned, for on the day of which am going to tell you large party had been invited for the skating and some iceboating, with good luncheon afterward. Fritz had gone down to the boathouse to see that good fire was built and to get the ice- boat in perfect condition. This was the
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with a run and there was hopeless tangle for moment of boat and bear Then out crept Bruin, looking dazed and troubled. He had but a short time for trouble, however, for bullet from Larry's rife settled him con clusiyely and the great bear dropped on the ice where he stood. Meanwhile some of the party had discovered Fritz trudging home. He soon reached them, and joined the party standing about gazing at the dead bear.
 Presently some one said: "The poor old Scud is pretty badly wrecked"
 "Yes," said Larry, but we did get the bear.'
 "Humph," laughed Fritz, you wouldn't have got him if hadn't shipped him in shore for you"
 And they all agreed that 1t was the most novel bear hunt they had ever heard of.
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Now, boys and girls, here Is the prettiest merry -go-rouHd you ever saw, and you will all think so yourselves after you have made one unless l am very much mistaken. Just imagine it. too! This merry go-round is made entirely of paper with the exception of the two upper disks, or floors, which are of thin cardboard.
 The lighted candles make 1t go round. and you will all be surprised how quickly 1t does go round.
 To most of you 1t will be news that hat piece of paper will float upon water for an almost indefinite period, and surprise, too, to learn that 1t will carry an astonishing amount of weight while ahoat. For the fun of it place a piece of writing paper in dish of water and just see how much 1t VIII carry.
 By careful distribution of the weight l have placed on a single sheet or noatlng writing paper a table knife and fork, small pair of scissors, large wooden spool besides nlmber of 1-cent pieces! It hardly seems possible, does 1t? But try 1t for yourselves and see.
 As for this merry go-round, when 1t IS set in pan of water, and in darkenef room' a prettier sight you never saw Why the picture does not begin to do justice to 1t. Now all try and see what you can do.
 Cut out disk of writing paper, any size you please, and fasten to this, in an up. right position, four narrow columns or rolled writing paper with sealing wax. These columns should be carefully rolled and fastened with sealing wax. Now cut
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the end. These can be left on for about half an hOur keeping the rags saturated with boiling water. Then place the boiled end or the stick under some solid body, and with a piece of plank as fulcrum, bear down on the other end. This must be done slowly. pouring hot water on the end to keep It plable. When enough curve is obtained, secure the stick In its bent position, and leave over night, or 24 hours is better.
 About IS Inches from the straight end you must mortise the seat standard. An oblong hoe one by four Inches, will be about right. This should be neatly cut in your stick first by boring holes with bit, and then chisel neatly to the exact measurement The standard should be of spruce, hemlock or pine, two by four inches square, IS inches in heigh. Cut one end to fit the hole in your runner, which can extend clear through.
 The board for the seat should be of oak, seven-eighths of an inch thick, eight inches wide and 14 inches long. This can be screwed to the top of the standard with three two inch screws.
 The runner should have fastened to the bottom a strip of Iron feet long, inches wide and 116 of an inch thick. Buy this at q blacksmith's and have him bore and counterslnk six A-inch holes, 10 inches apart. Fasten the Iron to your wooden runner with one-inch screws. The seat must be braced fore and aft, either by iron or wooden braces. If of iron, have the blacksmith make them of A-ineh round iron, and fasten with one inch screws, same as in drawing. The jumper may then be painted or varnished (waterproof yarnish), according to the taste of the owner.
 Practice riding on small hill at first, and do not try jumping until you are able to balance perfectly while in motion by touch ing the snow lightly with either foot.
 Jumps over a log imbedded in the snow are intensely exciting.
 Distances of 30 feet, after one is In prac- tice, may be easily cleared at one bound
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The Jumper: Or, Single Runner Sled.

The jumper is far ahead of the ordinary sled for sport It requires but little practice to balance one's self, and is much easier to steer and manage.
 For the runner get piece of oak, ash or even pine (which Is not so good), about two md half inches square and five feet long. Put one end in boiling water, or if this Is inconvenient, saturate cloths with hot water and place on the stick about IS inches from
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Answer to last weeks puzzIe-To telephone te1l n 'phOne) from Noah's Ark.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08

Jewels, candy, flowers, man
that Is the oder of woman's pref.
erences. Jewels form a magnetic
mighty power to the average wo-
man. Even that greatest of all
Jewels, health, Is often ruined In
the strenuous effort to save the
money to purchase them. If a
woman will risk her health to get
q coveted gem. then let her fortify
herself against the insiduous conse-
quences Of coughs, colds and bron
chial affections by regular use o.
DR.. Boschee's German Syrup. II
win promptly arrest CONSUMPTION
10 Its early stages and heal the at
feeted lungs and bronchial tubes
and drive the dread disease from
the syste m. 1t Is not a cure all.
but 1t Is o certain cure for coughs,
colds and all bronchial troubles
You can get DR.. Green's reliable
remedies at D. A. Hendershot's
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
ART WORKS GIVEN AWAY.
The Pittsburgh Sunday Gazette Will
Distribute Beautiful Pastels Free
to Subscriber


About 10 days ago there was placed on
sale and extensively advertised by one OF
the leading art stores Of Pittsburgh q
new series of pictures by the well-known
artist, Oscar Holiday Banghart. The
series comprises Il pastel effects in beau
tifully delicate and artistic tints. The
price for each, as sold In the art store,
Is 81 30. The beauty Of the works Of art
cannot be described. They are mainly
sketches of American society types, and
neither the Gibson nor the Christy girls
surpass these OF Banghart in striking
originality or in truth to the type char
acter. The finest kind Of half-tone re-
production would fail to do justice to the
delicacy Of the tints. To appreciate the
sketches one must see them.
There is one way for you to ATTAIN
free the complete series. These pastels
sell at 81 80 each, but at an enormous
cost an arrangement has been effected
by which every purchaser Of The Pitts
burgh Sunday Gazette. beginning with
the issue of October II, is to receive one
of these pictures free with the paper.
There have been art supplements before
with The Gazette that were we'll worth
framing but no Sunday paper In the
world has ever before made such an offer
to its subscribers. This series will be an
boudor or den in any home in the land.
and no more interesting series for
portfolio. to be ready for looking over at
any time, could be had. The most sur
prising fact is that the series can be had
absolutely free. Such opportunities are
rare, and The Sunday Gazette alone
makes the offer. The cost would stagger
a less progressive publication. and when
the other expensive features or The Ga
zette are taken into consideration. it will
be admitted by any one familiar with
such matters that so much for so little
money is not to be found elsewhere
Again we say, Watch the Old Lady
Grow Young"
1t is easily seen, that the demand for
The Gazette with the pictures Will be
phenomenal. Place your order with the
local agent at once 1t will be difficult
to secure he paper and supplement
later. -
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
George W. Shriver Won the Prize
Offered For the Plan
FOR ARRIVING AT
THE LUCKY NUMBER
The Machine Shipped Here Has Not Yet
Been Accepted by the Fircmen.

The vexatious experience of the
fremen In the matter of the auto.
mobile purchased of the Seeley
Mfg. Co of Pittsburg, for carni'
val rattle Is not yet over but 1t has
been decided by the laddies to at
least pull off the drawing and 81
lence ifpossible the inquiries which
are daily growing In number and
iusistence.
The trouble between the FIRE de-
partment and the Seeley Mig. Co.
In a nutshell Is the respective DIFF
ference of contention regarding the
uewness and quality of the auto.
The department Is holding tena.
ciously to TIL opinion that the ma
chine falls short of the contract In
both particulars and the Seeleys
with equal teuaclty adhere to their
guarantee at the time of purchase
that the Carriage Is absolutely new,
of excellent quality and In all re
spect according to representation.
That Is the situation and the solu.
ton of the difficulty will come with
the result of the cross fire which
has been continuous between the
parties since the receipt OF the ma.
chine. II the contract Is binding
with the firemeE they will OF ne
cessity abide by 1t but If 1t Is not
binding they will either make new
and more satisfactory purchase or
give the holder of the lucky chance
the money equivalent.
There h been no crooked work
In the transaction as some parties
have been pleased to ins'nuate. The
fire d pertinent has acted In good
faith IN the matter throughout and
the only bltme that can possibly be
attached to it Is In Its perhaps too
ready acceptance of the auto upon
Its arrival here. The excuse given
fer tn Is the loss sale of chances
had there not been a machine In
evidence here during carnival
week
Yesterday, the four sealed plans
In competition for the prize of IS
off=red for the best suggestion for
rsfntng the automobile, were
placed In the hands of Mayor
Meek, chairman of the committee
on award, with the following re
sul':
SIsTERSvILLE, ". Va. Oct 7
We, the commi'tee appointed to
select plan 'o- r; fiji 'rg the autono
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
Administrators Sale.

On Saturday, October the 18th,
1909, will sci! at public auction at
the front door OF the City Building
the personal property of the late
Eliza Williamson, consisting OF
household and kitchen furniture
and one upright Ivers & Pond piano
in good order, used but little and a
fine instrument. Terms of sale,
Cash. Sale begins at 10 o'clock.
Given under my hand this the
9th day of October, 1909.
John II. Mccoy,
Administrator of Eliza William
sons estate. 6 ot-d Itw
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
(Looo) (Ioo) TOY (D
In box No In box No. In box No. box NoA

7o-(According to number Sin thousands
A person wearing a hoodwiuk
shall draw out ticket from each
box, commencing with No. 4
Suppose the number drawn from
box No. Is IS equals 1900.
From box No. 2 7 equals 700 From
box No. 3 I equals 10 From box
No. q o equals o. Then the win
ming number would be the total or
1870.
There Is a possibility of any mum.
Der In this being drawn from up
to the ticket bearing the highest
number.
There Is a possibility of naught
Coz being drawn out of each and
every box, the result being o.
Should this occur second draw Is
necessary.
F. The tickets In the boxes must he
we'll shaken.
GEO W. SHRIvER.
Explanation.
Should the draw result In a num-
Der greater than the number of
tickets issued or sold, or result In a
number which has been issued and
not sold, then a second draw shall
be made. etc, or
Should the draw result In a mum.
Der which has been Issued and sold,
but which has been lost and Is IRE.
coverable, then the committee in
charge shall, after a reasonable time
and after advertising (if they deem
it proper to advertise) order a Sec
ond draw made, etc.
In case a second draw is neces
sary, all tickets which have been
drawn out must be returned to their
respective places before proceeding
10 draw a second time.
GEO. ". SHRIvER.