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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-27
Strikes a Rich Find.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nerv'
Gus debility, writes F. ]. Green, Of
Lancaster, N. H., mo remedy
helped me until began using Elec
trio Bitters, which did me more
good than any medicine l ever
used. They have also kept nv
wife In excellent health for years
She says Electric Bitters are just
splendid for female troubles; that
they are grand tonic and invigor,
ator for weak, run down women.
No other medicine can take Its
place In our family" Try them.
Only so cents. Satisfaction guar
anteed by D. A. Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-27
Il G!rdIes the Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arn'ca
Salve, as the best In the world, ex-
tends round the earth. It's the
one perfect healer of cuts, corns,
burns, bruises, sores, scalds,
boils, ulcers, felons, aches, pains
and all skin eruptions. Only infal
lib,e pile cure. 25c a box at D. A.
Hendershet's.
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gether in this organization, and are
doing so to the discontinue of the
saloon all over the land. In Ohio,
during the last few months, nearly
one hundred towns have voted the
saloon out of their borders.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-27

mediately upon the meeting
being called to order, Mr.. Craig
made his speech and 1t was a fine
bit of work.
Beginning with clear statement
of the object In view he set In con-
trast the two kinds OF leagues pro-
posed. One, league OF men who
would take whiskey In moderation;
the other a league of men who were
pledged to drink none themselves,
and to prevent In every honorable
way, others from drinking. There
was no long argument bat he spoke
at white heat; and as he appealed
to the men to think each not OF
himself alone. but of the others as
we'll, tire yearning born OF his long
months of desire and of toll vibrated
in his voice and reached to the
heart. Many men looked uncom
Portable and uncertain and even the
ID anager looked none too cheerful.
At this critical moment the
crowd got shock. Billy Breen
,huff1ed out to the front, and In a
voice shaking with nervousness and
EN- otion, began to speak, his large
coarse hands wandering aimlessly
about.
20 haint no bloomin temper
ance horator and may hap OF haiu't
no right to speak ere, but oil got
somethin to say and Dim agoin to
saigh It,"
Parson zee says Is 1t whiskey or
no whisky In this ere club? If
ye b, SIX me, which ye don't,
then no whisky says Of; and Ii ye
hask why?. look at me! Once OF
could mine more coal than hany
man In the company; now oil haint
ftto be sorter. Once OF had
some pride and hamilton; now OF
angs around awaitin for one to
sleigh "ere Billy, ave sommah "
Once oil made good pay and sent
1t ONE regular to my poor old
mother (she's In the warkers
now she isDoi haint sent her
hany for a year and a halt.
Once Billy was a good fellow and
'ad plenty of friends; now Slovin
isse!f kicks ure hout lie does. Why?
Why" His voice rose to shrek.
Because when Billy 'ad money In
rs pocket, hevery man In this
bloomin' camp as meets ure at
hevery corner says "Ello Billy,
wat'll ye 'avep And there's wiskey |
In the shocks and hevery 'oliday
and hevery Sunday there's wiskey |
al d wen We feel bad Its wiskey AN
wen ye feel good its ~iskey and
hevery where an Railways its
wiskey. wiskey: wlskey!
And now ye're goin' to stop 1t
and 'ow? 7 manager, lie says pic |
lures and magazines. E takes rs
wine and rs beer like gentleman,
lie does and lie don't ave no use for
Billy Breen Billy, els a beast and
manager, ie kicks ure bout. But
supposin Billy wants to stop bein' a
beast and starts irwin 10 be a man
again and wen lie gets good
and dry, along comes some I'm and
says, "Ello Billy ave SMILE" 1t
haint picters nor magazines I'D
stops un them. Picters and maya
zines! Cave 'elp the man as haint
nothing but pictures and magazines
to 'elp um wen 'ees got devil him
side and devil houtside shown
and DRAWN of um down to ell.
And that's where DIM agoin
straight and yer bloomin League,
whisky or no whisky, cant help me
"But" and he lifted his trembling
hands above his head, IF ye stop
the whisky fowin around this
camp yell stop some these lads
that's followin me ard. Yes, you!
and you! and you and his voice
rose to a wild scream as he shook
a trembling finger at one and
another.
"Men! whose boast 1t Is that ye
= f. sa1
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Old Probs should be given a vote
of thanks for the nice fall OF 1.-THE
beautiful" which was so much ap-
preciated by all Christmas.
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"Men! whose boast 1t Is that ye
Come of fathers brave and free,
If there breathe on earth slave,
Are ye truly free and brave?
If you do not feel the chain,
When 1t works a brothers pain,
Are We not base slaves indeed,
Slaves unworthy to be freed?
They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak:
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, scofing and abuse,
Rather than In silence shrink
From the truth they needs must
think:
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three"
Lowell.
The Ohio State Anti Saloon Con.
gress, held In Columbus the first
week of December, was a great
meeting, full of encouragement to
all who are interested In furthering
the cause OF temperance. Nearly
two thousand delegates registered.
and these were among the most
intelligent and Influential citizens
of the State. The Anti Saloon
League has dore and is doing a
great work. All good people may
unite il It's benencent operations.
Il is educating and training the
people in harmonious and effective
work. Men of all churches and of
all political parties may work to-
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-27
And there were some happy
Christmas weddings, too.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of Comptroller of the Currency

Office of Comptroller of the Currency.
WASHINGTON, D. c., DEC ~, 1902.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evil
dence presented to the undersigned,
1t has been made to appear that
"The Peoples National Bank OF
Sistersville," In the City of Sisters.
Vile, In the County of Tyler, and
State of West Virginia, has COM
piled with all the provisions of the
Statutes of the United States, re
quired to be complied with before
an association shall be authorized to
commence the business of Banking;
Now THEREFORE I, William B.
Ridgely, Comptroller of the Cur
rency, do hereby certify that The
Peoples National Bank of Sisters
ville," in the City of Sistersville, In
the County of Tyler, and State OF
West Virginia, Is authorized to
commence the business of Banking
as provided In Section Fifty-one
hundred and sixty nine of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF wit
ness my hand and Seal of Office this
twenty-second day of December,
1902.
VIM. B. RIDGELY,
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SEAL.

The holiday bride received a
present aside from those found In
her stocking. Wonder ifshe knows
Its value yet?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04

chise OF property with any other company
owning a parallel or competing line, or
from acquiring by purchase or lease such
line.
This. II will be SEEN is right in line
with the provision of the Georgia consti-
tuition Of 1ss7. both of which have been
upheld by the United States supreme
court. the former directly and the latter
indirectly.
The Louisville Courier-Jeurnal tells of
the first test case which grew out of the
attempted enforcement of the Kentucky
law.
The Chesapeake. Ohio and Southwestern
road extending from Louisville to Mem
phis, and parallel and competing line to
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
was about to be purchased in the interest
of the Louisville and Nashville, when a
suit was brought by the commonwealth
Of Kentucky I'm the jefferson circuit
court to enjoin the Louisville and Nash
vile and the other parties to the proposed
transaction from its contamination. The
result Of the suit i'm the lower court was
favorable TO the state and its decision
was affirmed by the state court of appeals.
The case was then taken by the appel
liant railroad companiea by writ of error
10 the supreme court of the United States.
and after full argument before the court
at its october term, 1886, a decision was
handed down at fits March term, 1885, af-
firming the decree of the court of appeals
in favor of the commonwealth.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
oF GENERAL INTEREST.

No one can land in South Africa without a
permit, and none but refugees, government
employees and persons engaged in service OF
a public nature will be permitted to move
up into the TransvaaL
DR.. Conan Doyle has made $1,000 from his
wa- pamphlet and with 5000 of this sum has
established a South African scholarship at the
University of Edinburgh. of which DR.. Doyle is
an alumnus.
Frederick Taylor, F. r. G. s.. of New York.
has sailed for Italy on his way to Asia and
Australia, 10 be absent about two years, dur
ing which time he VIII make geographical
studies of the countries visited.
Forty per cent OF the entire crop OF cotton. or
Also COO bales. is retained for American con-
sumption this year. and Of this total northern
mills viii take ?. $50 600 bales while l,S65, 900
bales will be taken by southern mills.
At the time an effort was made to impeaoh
President Andrew Jackson the deciding vote
was cast by Senator Ross, Of Kansas. Mr..
Ross is now setting type in newspaper office
In albuquerque, N. NJ.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Nevin. the Anglican bishop
OF Dunedin. N T.. is reported TO be form
ing a syndicate, largely composed Of clergy
and church members, for the purchase
Of saloons and the building Of ''refo>Jc>c''
hotels in their place.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
NArioNALTTiEs IN HAWAII.

There is no place in the world, says the
Honolulu Star, where such various ma
tionalities and such widely different races
can be found in so small an area as in
Hawaii. 1t lie true that on the mainland
such races are to be found, but not all
in one spot. Few people realize how many
different nationalities are to be found in
Hawaiian schools. and that few schools
are confined to one nationality. The sta
tistics of school children give the islands
Hawaiians, Part-E4awaiians. American.
British, German, Portuguese, Scandinavia
an, japanese, Chinese, Porto Ricans and
scattering, which are classed as "other
foreigners" The tabulation Of teachers
gives Hawaiian, Part-Hawaiian, Ameri-
can, British, German, French, Belgium,
Scandinavian, Portuguese, japanese, Chi
nese and others. The japanese and Chi
nese teachers are not employed in the
public schools of the territory, but are
engaged in private schools. The main
body OF the teachers in the public schools
are American, Hawaiian, Part Hawaiian
and British
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04

self In order to maintain it's control of
the state.
The wisdom and justice of the primary
gained general recognition and adoption.
The primary has extended in Georgia
further and further until II has gone be-
yond state and congressional district NOM
nations and is rapidly including all mu-
nicipal. town and even militia district
nominations.
Georgia led the other southern states in
this reform and Georgia is continually go
ing further on the line Of popular nominal
lions.
This movement Is growing throughout
the south and along with il is the in
creasing demand for the popular election
of United States senators. The Georgia
Legislature has several times memorialized
congress to submit a constitutional
amendment to this effect. Its senators
and representatives in congress are in
favor of the proposed amendment and the
people of Georgia would give it an over
whelming majority if they had a chance.
The idea of making elections an express
sion Of the popular will as completely as
possible caused a notable reform in GeOr-
gia recently in the removal of the cleo
lions of judges, solicitors and several state
house officers from the legislature and the
executive departments and the placing of
them In the hands of the people,
Georgia has a very strong faith in pop
ular elections and there is no danger that
she will take the back track on that ques-
tiOn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
A WORD WITH THE FARMERS.

Some years ago inquiries were sent out
as TO the best things which a farmer can
attend to to make farming pleasure and
a profit.
A. said: Owner must live on his farm
pillow deep, fertilize well. plant and SOW
early. Have good buildings for owner,
tenant and laborer; SOW one-fourth in
grain, one-fOurth in grass, one-fourth in
permanent pasture. and one-fourth in
summer crops. Keep well posted"
b. said: "Crop we'll planted is half
made. Kill sprouts. plant grain in Octo-
Der; spread manure in December for
spring crops"
c. said: Terrace hillsides, surface
drain low lands; keep all the cattle you
can winter. pen them every night and
spread manure on the surface Of your
land. Rotate crops, cotton, corn. oats,
then SOW peas. Raise your supplies and
your own stock, let your cotton be your
money crop"
ID. said: Let the negro emigrate; raise
your farmers at home. Turn out old
lands and cultivate well the remainder"
=. said: BE a Christian: keep out of
debt; keep books with yourself. raise your
own provisions. raise cotton for money
crop"
r. said: "A place for everything, every
thing in fits place: stop leaks, keep up re-
pairs; keep all the stock that can be kept
for milk. butter or beef. Give everything
good attention on the farm
g. said: Southern farmers should grow
grain and grass; grow everything that
family and stock can eat. Manure crops
h,,4 L.
DO all you can every year to improve your
land by blowing under grass, peas; never
sell any cottonseed."
This is enough for one lesson and there
is good hard sense all the way down from
A to @.
You may have good cotton crop, but IL
you can grow and sell butter, buttermilk,
sweet milk. chickens, eggs. hams, sides.
sausage. souse, lard, pigs. pork, straw
berries, peaches, grapes, apples, pears.
wheat. wheat straw, flour. potatoes, sweet
and Irish, roasting ears, butter beans.
snap beans, turnips onions. squashes car
rots, cabbage and stove wood. you will
find your small crop is ahead of the big
cotton crop. that is. if you work high
priced free labor, and worry with their
absences and hindrances.
The secret Of good farming is to be in
time and do the work well. Plant early
and work it well before weeds and grass
get a start.
By sowing rye. barley and grasses at
the proper time, to furnish. winter pas
lures, as fine stock can be kept and raised
in Georgia as anywhere I'm the country.
and when we remember the long, severe
cold winters OF the north and west, it
seems a pity that southern farmers do
not appreciate the value of our climate.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
SOME ALMOST CERTAIN GAINS.

Conservative reports from both sides to
the present congressional campaign seem
20 Indicate very clearly that everything is
not going as well with the Republicans as
they would like, or as they would have
the country believe.
Try as they may, they are unable TO
conceal their anxiety for certain Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Ohio districts. In the
former state reports as to conditions in
the district comprising part of Detroit
which is represented by Mr.. Dorliss are
not very encoura g1ng, from Republican
standpoint, and the district now repre-
scented by H. c. Smith-the Second-seeIns
to offeF difficulties because Of the resent
ment felt by Smiths friends at his defeat
for denomination. The Wisconsin situa-
ion Is said to be a shade better, but to
still be somewhat disturbing because OF
the factiOnal fight there.
In Ohio the Democrats claim they will
carry both the Columbus and the Dayton
districts, now represented by Republicans,
both Of whom were elected by narrow
pluralities, and even well posted Republi-'
cans admit that it would not be surpris-
ing if such should be the result.
The great obstacle to Democratic sue
cess In the present congressional cam
paign throughout the country is lack Of
funds with which to put speakers in the
field and send out the necessary campaign
literature, but Chairman Griggs and his
co-workers are doing all in their power
to overcome this. In any event, Demo-
cratic gains in several states are practical
ly certain.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.

New York Press.
One baby makes family.
A kiss in time makes nine.
Two rounds never make a fight
Somehow the best cooks give the worst
indigestion.
A girl can get mad at you If you kiss her or
IL you don't.
Most any girl with a good figure learns to
swim young.
wise son knows enough to pretend II is
his father who Is wise.
Company manners always wear out If the
company stays too long.
The liver has as much to do with soul-sicl-
ness as with other kinds.
Most of us make our incomes go far that
we never see them again.
Lots Of people will forgive their enemies. but
won't stop lying about them.
The higher we go the higher up seems to be
the place we want to reach.
woman can stand stays or shoes being tight
or most anything but man.
The only cheap thing about getting married
Is the price of the marriage license.
Nowadays everybody forgets there are other
kinds OF fortunes than the money kind.
Man has almost as much trouble with his
first cigar woman with her first baby.
You can tell the age Of horse by his real
teeth but not of a woman by her false ones.
It's easier most always to marry the person
you love than TO love the person you marry.
one reason woman has so much scorn for
thinking is she has so little use for II among
her friends.
Some people who get rich quick seem to think
nobody will know il unless they make fools OF
themselves
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
POPULAR NOMINATIONS.

Last week Alabama had the first state
primary that his been held in that state in
many years.
The primary plan has probably been
adopted permanently in that state, as it
has I'm many others during the last few
years.
There is an increasing determination to
place both nominations and elections
nearer to the people; TO make them more
directly popular in their character.
The plan Of nominating local candidates
under the convention plan has fallen into
disfavor in most of the southern states
and there is a great and growing demand
that the people shall pass upon the claims
of the candidates.
The convention plan was so abused in
Georgia some years ago that a revolt
against it ensued in many parts of the
state.
Independentism received a tremendous
impetus and for a while the supremacy OF
the organized Democracy in Georgia
seemed to be seriously threatened.
The party was compelled to reform it
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
FIGHTING SOUTHERN MERGER.

There is every indication that the prop
osition 10 merge the Louisville and Nash
VILE railroad with tne Southern will be
bitterly contested. Governor Beckham. Of
Kentucky. has already taken the initia-
tive and will seek 70 invoke the consti-
tutional law OF that state against rail-
road consolidation TO thwart the plans Of
the Morgan syndicate.
Georgia has a law similar to that OF
Kentucky. and some years ago it was en-
forced by Judge Speer. when the old Rich
mond and Danville Cthe predecessor of the
Southern sought to ta6e over the Central
of Georgia Justice Jackson afterwards
rendered a decision almost in direct oppo-
sitipn to Judge Speer, but the United
States supreme court. in a subsequent de-
cision. practically sustained Judge Speer
on all material points. So that. as the
matter now stands the constitutional
laws Of Kentucky and Georgia prohibiting
the consolidation Of competing lines Of
railroad are practically sustained.
The present state constitution Of Ken
lucky was adopted i'm 1881. and in IL was
inserted a clause prohibiting any railroad
from consolidating it's capital stock, fran
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04

while Atlanta is submitting the question
of eligibility of candidates to the finest
legal talent. it Is well enough for them
to submit some questions to Gods old
book. called the Bible, and let the
light of its truth shine upon candi-
dates Every man TO his taste. but l
won't vote for a man who is not as
pure as his wife; l won't vote for
man who will stand on the streets and
curse. ! don't care what else he is or
amt if he does either one OF these
three things / will not stultify my
manhood and sense of right by giving
him my endorsement at the polls. / am
not championing any candidate or
fighting any candidate. ! am stating
some great principles of right. know
l am stating principles that the voters
of Atlanta in the interest of home and
their c.Idren had better hear and
heed. / am not saying anybody's
drunk or been drinking: that any
bOdy's dissolute or been dissOlute.
am talking facts about candidates Mt
ness for office in this country where
we profess TO be Christian and decent.
Atlanta had better never have another
mayor than to have a man as chief
executive who would dishonor the
homes and the morals of the town. At
lanta has been kicked and cuffed and
bought and bossed at the polls by con-
tending corporation interests ana
some dirty politicians, until almost
anything is respectable at the polls
there, but she is paying for it and she
will still pay dear for all the influences
which have corrupted her municipal
life or buli-dozed, bought, or de-
bauched her Officials. If We have got
a drunkard or a blasphemer or dis
solute character, in lie name of Gou
let's put him behind Atlanta's barrOom
screens, whisky barrels and beer kegs.
and hide him from lie gaze OF man,
and not elevate him to a position
where he is constantly on the exhibit
not only of his own deformities, but
also of the choice OF the people who
placed him there.
But run who you please, gentlemen.
and elect VINO you please as mayor,
can stand it If you can, / am 90 miles
away. The only objection outsiders
can have is the big head lines and
awful revelations that your Atlanta
papers make when you get your mon
KEY at the top Of the pole.
/ see Americas has gone back from
prohibition to saloons. The dog to
his vomit and the SOW to her wallow
in the mire" have some little respect
for a town that is year after year
striving to vote 1t out and fails, but
1 have lost all power to respect any
community that will put it out and
then deliberately vote the dirty sa-
looms II in their community TO de-
bauch ,-elr negroes and wreck the
homes Of the white people. A thous-
and-dollar license and close up every