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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-11

Steubenville has a scheme to get
cheaper meat. The Gazette" says
the Jefferson County Trades and
Labor assembly. at their meeting
Sunday afternoon, decided to take
action on the skyward prices Of
meats In that city, and If possible
to remedy the matter. That meat
has taken an upward jump 10
price all over every section of the
country the assembly fully realizes,
but In order to relieve the great
strain upon the local buyers pocket
book, it has arranged to investigate
the matter thoroughly, and II It Is
found that meat can be sold cheaper,
the assembly will establish q meat
market In the city. so that meat
can be purchased at price much
below what Is now charged. A
committee Of FIVE were appointed
to look into the matter and report
at the next meeting.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-11

And said to the imp who answered
the bell,
escort this lady around TO hell. |"
X X X
The man stood still as piece OF
stone
Stood sadly. gloomily there alone;
A lifelong settled idea he had
That his wife was good and he was
bad,
He thought If the women went
down below
That he would certainly have to 90
That If she went to the region dim
There wasn't ghost of q show for
him.
Slowly he turned by habit bent
To follow wherever the woman
went;
ST. Peter. standing on duty there
Observed that the top of his head
was bare.
He called the gentleman back and
said,
"Friend, how long have you been
wed?"
"Thirty years." with a weary
sigb)
And then he Fthoughtfully added,
why"
ST. Peter was silent, with head bent
down,
He raised his head and scratched
his crown,
Then seemed different thought
to take,
Slowly, half to himself he spake.
Thirty years with that woman
there?
No wonder that man hasn't any
hair!
Swearing Is wicked, smokes no
coed.
he SmOKed ana SWore-1 SnOuIQ
think he would!
Thirty yeats with that tongue so
sharp
Ho! Angel Gabriel! Give him a
harp!
A jeweled harp with a golden
string
Good sir, pass In where the angels
sing,
Gabriel give him seat alone
One with a cushton-up near the
throne.
Call up some angels to play their
best,
Let him enjoy the music and rest
See that on finest ambrosia he
feeds,
He's had about all the hell that he
needs,
1t isn't hardly the thing to do
To roast him on earth and the fu-
ture, too"
* X x X
They gave him a harp will
golden strings
A glltterIng robe and pair o
wings.
And be said as he entered tn
realm of a day,
Well, this beats cucumbers any
wayw
And so the scriptures had come t
pass,
That 1.-The last shall be first an,
the first shall be last"
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Pacific Caaat Wlshous Change.

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In charge OF competent agent from Cincinnati
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scriptive matter and fun particulars. address
E. A. Richter, Travelling A gent. Illinois Central
Railroad, Sra Park Building Pittsburg, Pa,
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Beware OF OIntm ents for Catarrh thai
Contain Mercury

Beware Of OIntm ents for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury
AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell AMI completely de.
range the whole system when en-
tering 1t through the mucous sur.
faces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do Is ten fold tc
the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer
curry, and Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Ii
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. tits taken In
ternally, and made In Toledo, Ohio
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimo
malls free. Sold by Druggists, price
75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Ohio River Division.
Time Table In effect Nov. II, 1901.
EAST BOUND.

Time Table In effect Nov. II, 1901.
EAST BOUND.
yas II. Accommodation
Daily except For Wheeling and intermediate
Sunday. points.
SIS A. n. Pittsburg Express
Daily. Fer New Martinsville, Mounup
Vile, wheeling, Pittsburg, Frank
lin, Oil City, Thusville and inter
mediate points. Runs solid &c
Pittsburg, daily except Sunday
Daily to Wheeling.
ta:1o P ~ Accommodation
Oaily except For New Martinsvilie and later
eaMday. mediate points.
81: Pm. New York Express
fisiiv For New Nartinsvilie, Mounds
vile, wheeling, Pittsburg, BuiiA
10 Washington, Baltimore, PniA
deiphia, New York and eli points
North and East. Runs solid &c
Pittsburg. Parlor car. ~
ass II. Accommodation
points.
k.,a p. m. Ohio Valley Express
nsiiv excent For New Martinsville, Mounds
Sunday. Vile Benwood, Wheeling, Pitts
burg, Buffalo, Baltimore, wash
inQton New York and all points
north and East. Runs solid t.
Pittsburg. Parior car.
BABY NJ Af For Es@ ss1i..v,l. and i.
termediate points.
WEST BOUND.
f:sz A. NJ. Accommodation
Daily except For Parkersburg and interme
Sunday date points.
e;zI a. NJ. Accommodation
Daily For Parkersburg and inierme
diate points.
lInS A. M. Ohie Valley Express
DAILY except For st. Marys, Marietta, Park
sunday. ersburg, Ravenswood, Milwood
PomerOy, Pt. Pleasant, Charles
ton, Ga1lipolis, Huntington, Ken
ova Ironton, Portsmouth, Cincin
natl and all points South anC
West. Runs solid to Cincinnati
Parlor car.
p. NJ. Kenova Express
ally For St. Marys, Marietta, PARK
ersburg, Ravenswood. Iilwood
Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charles
ton, Gallipolis, Huntington, Ken
ova and principal intermediate
points. Parlor car.
STA p, M. Accommodation
Dsily except For Parkersburg, Pt. Pleasap
Sunday. and intermediate points.
SlI p. M. Accommodation
Daily. For Parkersburg and inferno
date points.
Sag p. NJ. Express
ally except FOR Friendly, st. Marys, wavei
Sunday. IL, Marietta and Parkersbur0
D. B. MARTIN.
Main Pass. Traffic
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Sfs EAB6k 40 tmO 00eCs
st. Peter stood at guard at the
golden gate
With solemn mein and an air
sedate,
When mp to the top of the golden
stair
A man and a woman, ascending
there,
Applied for admission. They came
and stood
Before st. Peter so great and good.
In the hopes the City of Peace to
win
To ask st. Peter to let them In.
The woman was tall, and lank, and
thin,
With scraggy beard left upon her
chin
The man was short and thick and
t.. = stout.
His stomach was built so 1t rounded
His face was pleasant, and all the
while
He wore kindly and gentle smile.
The choirs In the distance the
echoes awoke,
And the man kept still while the
woman spoke.
oh, thou who gusrdest the gate,'
said she,
1--WE come hither beseeching thee
To let US enter the heavenly land.
To play our harps with the angel
band.
Of me, st. Peter, there Is no doubt
There's nothing from heaven to bar
me out;
I've been to meeting three times a
week
And almost always I'd rise to speak.
GIVE told the sinners about the day
When they'd repent of their evil
way,
I've told my nelghbors-I've told
them all
Bout Adam and Eve and the prl-
NAL fall
I've shown them what they'd have
to do
If they'd pass In with the chosen
few.
I've marked their path of duty clear
Laid out the plan of their whole
career.
live talked and talked TO 'em, loud
and long;
For NY lungs are good and my
voice Is strocg.
So, good St. Peter, you'll clearly
The gate of heaven is open to me;
But my old man, regret to say,
Hasn't walked In exactly the mar
row way.
He smokes aud he swears, and
grave faults he's got,
And I don't know whether he'll
pass or not.
He never would pray with an earn
IS: vim,
Or go TO a revival or join In hymn
So I had to leave him IL sorrow
there
While I, with the chosen, united II
prayer.
He ate what the pantry chose t.
afford,
While I, in my purity, sang to th'
Lord.
| And if cucumbers were all he got
It's chance If be merited them o
not.
But. Oh! St. Peter, love him so,
To the pleasures of heaven pleas
let him 60!
I've done enoush-a saint Nv
been,
Wont that atone? Can't you lie
him In?
BY my grim gospel l know It's 81
That the unrepentant must try be
low,
But isn't there some way you ca
see
THAT he can enter who's dear to me
IT'S narrow gospel by which
pray;
But the chosen expect to fud som
way
OF coaxing or fooling or bribin
you
So that their relations can ambl
thro',
And say. St. Peter, 1t seems to m
That gate isn't kept as 1t ought
be,
You ought to stand right by th
opening there,
n | Al s.~~,n~ cfA dn-n IL 49, 80
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CAMPAIGN MEDALS FOUND IN PAWNSHOPS

coupled with pressing need of money
at the time, has led the recipients Of
these honors TO part with them lightly.
Their face value Is but a triae. As Gu
riosities they are able TO obtain good
prices from collectors Of medals and
historic bronzes and coins. A value.
TOO. attaches 20 them from a less worthy
source. Imposters OF a certain sort
who seek 10 back up their tales OF
Munchausen-llke adventures by aood and
field with a show Of evidence. find these
things useful And they are Of use 90
the begging fraternity i'm those localities
where Soldiers Homes are not TOO near
and the authorities slow about making
Investigations
Many who received these medals did
little more than reserve duty: the medals
were received by all their comrades as
well as themselves. This helped TO make
them common i'm the eyes Of large
number. So Il has been that they have
been willing TO give the bits Of metal up
al time Of need
But everyone knows that much that
mds a resting place I'm pawnshops does
not pass there through the hands Of
rightful owners. The law tries TO pro-
vide against this. and tho pawnbrokers
are always on the lookout. since such
transactions are not to their interest
Vet soldiers have ever been known as a
more or less reckless lot. and the re-
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

lurnea volunteers many or whom found
themselves out of work. often driftcd into
bad company. Those birds Of prey Who
seek victims OF this class take all they
can get. and that the medals would com
maud q price no one realized better than
they.
In addition 20 a lack Of patriotic splrit
and the work Of thieving fingers. there is
Ia third reason for the presence Of mill
tary tokens i'm such places Whatever is
of value is initiated. and these medals
offer mo- difficulties 10 those who would
produce counterfeits. tt is said. on good
authority that there is. in New York. an
establishment whose business IL is to
manufacture rather 10 counterfeit
honor medals of many kinds. These have
been scattered broadcast over the cOun-
try. and find a ready market in people
who Imagine that no one but an actual
soldier could obtain them. Their rriucI-
pal use however. has been discovered by
certain mendIcauts. who palm themselves
OF as Old soldiers.
These fellows operate in this manner.
A prosperous looking citizen is ap-
preached The veterans tale Of woe is
told. He can get no work. he is TOO
proud 20 beg. He has nothing left but
his medal Then ne weeps; he hates so
10 part with it. but he will sell It be-
cause he must The victim usually
bites
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

A few doors from Mr.. Doten's resi-
dcnce is the home Of one Of the oldest
couples I'm the State. Here reside Mr..
and Mrs. George z. billiard. both over
fourscore both busy and apparently en-
joying life. Mr. billiard is a little past
his eighty-sixth birthday and his wife is
Eve years younger. Neither looks to be
30 old. ard MIS-. Dnlard is far more ac-
tive than most women fifteen or twenty
years younger.
They were both born in Plymouth. and
except for a stay Of forty years in Phil
adelphia have always resided I'm the
town. Mr. billiard is a cooper by trade
and worked at it until his return to Ply
mouth a few years ago. Now he keeps
his garden. splits the wood and attends
TO the work about his comfortable home.
Sorry He Has Used Tobacco.
Like others. he attributes his long life
20 moderation ina eating and drinking
though he has used tobacco since boy
hood. lie says he is now sorry that he
used tho weed as the tobacco is not as
good as 80 used 10 be-" Those who think
marriage n failure should consult this
c0ntentCd couple, who have lived together
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
PLYMOUTH ROCK.

Those who visit his house find nothing
TO indicate any loss Of interest in daily
affairs. and he is still a fine specimen
Of mental and physical vigor I'm old age
Wife -Four Years Younger.
Mrs. Doten is only four years younger
than her husband with whom she has
lived ffty-four years, and is stil in
terested in life and its activities.
Across the street lives the mayors
younger brother, Charles G. Doten. a
member Of the river and harbor com
mission. who carries his three-score
years and ten easily and takes a leading
place in the management Of affairs I'm
his department Of the State government.
The Doten family have been Iong-Iived
for many generations. and its present
members seem likely to Keep the ira
ditious Of their fathers uubroken in this
respect
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
A HAIR-RAISINC FISH
STORY FROM THE SEA

September 10 last. on a ship about
fifty miles from Brisbane. Australia. a
huge shark about twelve feet in length
was hooked on a line which broke. A
second time the big fish got on the line
and escaped. Then a large shark hook
with a chain was thrown out and the
ravenous brute grabbed it and was
caught
All hands tugged the shark to the
vessels side. A huge hook Of the anchor
tackle was put through his jaw and
one eye. and the fish was then hauled
cut Of the water One Of the crew ripped
the monster open from the head to the
tail. The vital organs and entrais were
thrown overheard and then botn Jaws
hacked out for the sake Of saving the
teeth
Nothing but the she'll OF the fish re-
Mained and the shark was lowered over
board. A rush was made 70 the side t0
see him sink but the company va4
astoaishc1 40 see the FISH make on
First he swan about fifty yards away
returned 10 the steamer, then went of
on another tack for about thirty Yards
came back 10 the vessel and swan
astcrn. and was still swimming when he
was lost sight OF
That the fish should swim away with
the whOls of his interior from head TO
tail and jaw and one eve gone simply
raised tho hair Of The pilots and crew.
who had never seen or heard Of the
like before.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

Fellows lodge az Plymouth. He has
been highly honored by he Odd Fellows
OF the state. but is probably most widely
known IN fraternal circles because Of
his connection with the Masonic order.
he having attained a high rank in the
order.
Major DOten as Collector.
His share in political life has been
considerable. and he has held several
Offices. For seven years he was col
lector OF the port Of Plymouth. and was
registrar Of probate for like period.
In 1893, and the year following. he was
member Of the house Of representa-
tiyes
He attributes his long life and gen
eral good health largely 10 his tenn
perate habits. From his early boyhood
he has been an active temperance
worker. and has not only abstained from
liquor, but from excesses Of all kinds
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
CHEERFUL OUTLOOK
FOR HIS DEAREST CHUM

a Young clergyman tells the following
story Of the attempt OF a member OF
his flock to console a dying man.
Il was sent for in hurry to see
Captain Waters. but did not get the
message as promptly as / should l ar
rived just a few minutes after he was
dead One Of the members Of my church
had been with him. however. and 20 him
I expressed my regret that the man
had died without spiritual consolation.
oh. you needn't let that worry you,
parson.' he replied. cheerfully. 81 gave
him all the spiritual consolation I could,
and he died thankful
What did you say to him. l asked.
Wen. / began something like this
Bill Water. you have been mighty
wicked man, now. haven't you?" An
ne says. Yes. Jim. hey.' An yer
can't expect the Lord Almighty to let
yer into heaven BOhow. now. can yerg''
An he says: NO. jim. l reckon not %
We'll. then Bill" says I, I reckon
yen hev ter go 10 the other place. Now,
Bill. don't yer think after the life we've
led all these years yer ought ter be
thankful ye hev even that place ter 20
to-" An he was almost too far gone TO
answer, but he says "Yas. Jim. be "
An then he turned over and died very
quiet like; an parson. / reckon you
couldn't a done anything more fer him
yerseh. Philadelphia Record.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

strange sight that many people
Of Washington witness every day. 10. is
not a pleasant slght-for the first thing
II suggests is a decline 10 patriotism.
when a man would part with such Gov
eted token for the trihing sum offered
al the counter OF a money lender.
These badges. evidences Of service in
the volunteer ranks in Cuba or On Porto
Rico. are supposed to have been given
only TO those who are legally entitled 20
them. and their issuance TO the veterans
or those two campaigns has been watched
over with a most Jealous supervision. 4
civilian would think that they would De
cherished as something almost sacred
I'm character. that not even the stcrnest
grip OF poverty would lead their pos
SCISSORS 90 relinquish them.
Lenders or money and dealers I'm sec
ond-hand articles generally are a silent
class OF people when their business and
its various methods ar" concerned. To
seek 20 learn from them how these ar
tlcles came into their hands is to seek
where information Is not. You viii be
answered politely. but evasively. And
in all cases the answer is a complete
denial Of any knowledge concerning the
bronze eagles and crosses
Yet there Is no doubt that i'm some
cases the contempt born Of familiarity,
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

"a 1NSN ANNPANoNhAaNAFNs ANN
a good representative OF this class is
Major Samuel H. Dotsn. who passed his
ninetieth birthday last June With a face
and figure as typical OF the best New
England stock as can be found anywhere
he combines the kindly manner and keen
insight which is also characteristic Of
the best New England man A lineal
descendant Of Governor William Brad
ford. he always possessed that talent
for management which made his dis
tinguished ancestor famous Quite in
accordance with the custom Of the town,
he was moved al any early age with
longing for life at sea, and while a boy
sailed out Of the harbor In search Of
his fortune.
The hard knocks OF seafaring life
taught him self-control. and at twen-
ty-four he had studied seamanship so
thoroughly that he was master Of the
packet Atlanta. After five years Of this
life he turned his attention TO the lum-
Der business, and for twenty years was
a well-known merchant Of his town.
Major Doten as Warrior.
Meanwhile. he joined the standish
Guards Of Plymouth. He was prompt
y chosen captain, but declined the
honor. though in 1912 his election as
lieutenant commander overcame his re-
luetance 10 hold Office. At the fall Of
Fort Sumter his natural leadership was
brought out, and among the first 20 90
TO the front was Captain Doten, with
his company. as part Of the old Third
Massachusetts, Regiment
As though protected by fate. three
years Of marching and fighting did not
undermine his wonderful constitution.
Antietam. Vicksburg. and a score OF
other battles he passed in safety. AMI
he returned home safely. except for
an attack OF malarial fever. an enemy
which even a resident OF the rock
bound coast could not expect 10 over
come without a struggle
Prominent in G. A. r.
Before his return he had been msde
a brevet major for efficiency and bravery
in the field.
Since then he has been prominent
In the G. A. r. and a member OF the
grand encampment. He Is also one OF
the oldest Odd Fellows in New England.
He was the first OF that order in Ply
mouth. and was a charter member. the
only one who now survives. Of the Odd
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

Men Who Heard Peace ! 4"
'Peace!" Cried in the Streets
at the Close of the Second
War With England Attrib-
ute Their Health and Ripe
Years to Simple Living and
UnimpaSsioned Habits of
Thought.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

happily since their marriage sixty three
years ago.
AS II Mayhower street had SOME charm
to perpetuate life. one finds in almost
every house some person Of more than
/ average years. Though the street is one
Of the shortest in the village. having only
about twenty-five houses. # is the home
/ Of the oldest people OF the place.
few steps from the billiard house
/ lives Samuel R. Dickson. probably the
oldest man in that section OF the State.
He was born July 4. 1903, so he is over
Ininety-four years old.
Goes Back to War of 1872.
The second war with England. the
Mexican war, and the entire list OF
events which have made this nation great
have occurred since he began life in the
old town by the sea. In his youth he
went to sea. but after ten years Of its
dangers and hardships he married and
settled down on shore He became a
cooper and worked al his trade steadily
while nations changed their boundaries
aud great cities sprang up from waste
places. Finally he was employed in sam
Bradford's cooper shop. and for tbirtv-
six years he spent his time within its
walls.
Age has brought rest, but not idle
ness, and the visitor 10 his home viii
find him saving wood, or at some work
about his home. HIS daughter attends
him and at times he gathers a numerous
family about him.
In Poor Health at Times.
Two OF his children. eight grandchil-
dren and twenty-five great-grandchiI-
dreu survive. and he has reason to feel
that ii his life has lacked something OF
wealth and power. he has secured at
least the ScripturaI blessings Of long
life and many descendants
He is an advocate OF abstinence from
the use Of liquors and remarks that
though he used TO use tobacco ne has
not done so for the past sixty years.
Unlike most OF those who have attained
to a great age. he has been in poor
health at times and In middle life was
so weakened by illness that for some
years he was not expected to live long.
Long Ages in Short Street.
On this short street also, II the as
SCISSORS last report is still correct. live
Thomas y Eldridge. seventy; Samuel
Nelson. seyenty-nine; B. ID. Freeman,
seventy three; Gideon Holbrook. eighty
two: Calvin L. Dickson. sixty-fve. and
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

Virile Old Men Of Eighty,
Ninety, and Even More
Years Who Live Near the
Historic Rock and Refute
the Gloomy Reflection
That Man Is as Grass and
His Days Are But Three
score and Ten.