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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-14

A new novel by Booth Tarking-
ton, "The Two Vanrevals. Price
SIPS at McCoy's Book Store.
II ut
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-14
Pacific Coast without Change.

In new Pullman Ordinary sieepers, wide
vestibuled and with every modern convenience
n charge of competent agent. from Cincinnati
and Chicago via Louisville, New Orleans
Houston, san Antonio, 81 Paso and Los Ange
les TO San Francisco. Rates for berths less than
half Of cost In regular sleepers. For tree DE
scriptive matter and full particulars. address
q. A, Richter, Travelling A gent, Illinois Central
Railroad, sra Park Building. Pittshurg, Pa,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-14
Disturbed a Poker Game.

Saturday night Constable E. M.
Hall and deputy Isaac Riggs to-
gether with prosecutor Robert E.
Bills took hand In poker game
In the old Vermont hotel building
on Main street. It was strictly
| gentleman's game, and friendly
little affair and the other partici
pants refused to sit on In the game
after the aforesaid three had been
so rude as to break In upon and
mar the pleasure of the occasion,
They were even so rude as to shoot
three or four times right up into
the ceiling. After this breach of
etiquette their presence was almost
unDearable, and some of the patrons
were so incensed that they actually
Jumped out of the back windows,
side wind ows or just any old way so
they got away from the presence of
their disagreeable callers. One fell
low ran to back window, the dis
lance from the dizzy heights"
looked too far to jump. He used
his umbrella for parachute. The
parachute telescopedQn other words
turned inside ouD and the law OF
gravitatioh pulled down to the
bosom of the back yard and he
landed like "a thousand brick"
Some few stood their ground-they
had to. There were not windows
enough tor all.
The three gentlemen before men
toned disliked the idea of being
snubbed In this offish manner, and
they concluded to cash In So
this morning there was something
doing in Squire Reynolds justice
shop. Nineteen answered TO the
roll call at ten O'Clock end many of
them wearing weary, troubled
look. Some confessed, others were
convicted and were cussed. They
all found bond to answer to the
grand jury and departed, promising
to be good If their names were
withheld from the papers" The
owners of the building, Messrs LIE
Baron. Schupbach and Gardner
will be given a hearing tomorrow
at 10 o'clock for permitting gaming
in their building.
Levi Boley. who struck Earnest
Early In the head with a rock
last Friday morning, came into
town Saturday, confessed. and was
fined $Io and costs. Early will re
cover. 1t seems the injured man
was the aggressor.
w. A. Smith & Co.'S well back
of the court house will make fair
producer from the "squaw" sand
between the Irjun and Berea. 1t
was shot today and will be put 10
pumping.
B. +. Riggs, on Saturday, pur-
chased of John Weber the three
story building on Main street oc-
cupied by the Baltimore Bargain
House. Consideration private.
DR.. and Mrs r. w. Douglass re-
turned home today from Richie
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A J. PORTER.
.~woprxy-AT.LAwA AND NOTARY PUBLIC
Special attention given 10 the
oil business.
st. Marys. ". We.
ouuoa,ss she Peasants County Bank. les ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-26

This is worth your while. 1t is q
matter Of astonishment how the rid
ers can retain their seats on this in
verted cone shaped affair while going
at almost lightning speed, But they
do it, all the same. 1t will be some
Of the finest bicycle riding many of
you have ever seen. Don't miss see-
ing the cycle whirl. 1t is worth the
price. Then comes the great bulk
of humanity
PEARL, THE FAT GIRL.
She Is a great girl and is said to
weigh over SIC pounds, She is by
long odds the biggest thing in the
whole aggregation. The silent ques-
ton, "Have you seen Pearl" stares
you in the face on every hand, as
hundreds Of those who have are wear
ing red tags upon which are the words
"Have you seen Pearl?" This show
is on the Fire Company's lot.
NO HIGH DIVER ON PROGRAM.
It was announced that the famous
high dive would be one Of the features
of the Carnival. But very much to
the regret Of all an accident happened
to his ladder which could not be re-
paired In time and this very danger
Gus though interesting feat had to be
cut out. However there is to be seen
daily in front of Mrs. Grants house,
just below police headquarters, con-
sisting Of high trapese perform INC es
and wire walking.
Besides the above shows admission
to m q Of which Is ten cents, the @
are number of booths or stands,
where you can drop any surplus dim es
you may wish to get rid Of. Thei 9
are shooting stands, rirg pitching
stands, lunch stands, etc.
NOTES ON THE CARNIVAL.
The management seem to be de-
termined upon their part to keep
down trouble. A negro was shooting
at the white tags near Bailey & Cope
lands store, when one of his darts
pierced tag numbered 80, No. 30
0alled for a watch, the paint having
partially obliterated the 6, the boy
held that 1t was naught and the
number was 30 and claimed the
watch. There was some wrangling
and the outsiders were called upon
who decided the number was 86. In
few minutes, however, the owner
heard Of it and without asking any
questions went to the booth, took
down the watch hanging over No. 40
and gave it to the boy.
There are several booths on the
streets that should be closed up. We
think they are hangers on of the Car
nival, and while Mr.. Layton
is first class gentleman, and
has good, clean show, generally
speaking, we think these hangers on
are detrimental to his own show ae
we'll as to the town.
Whoever Is responsible for these skin
games should put stop to it, wheth,
or it be the Carnival Co., the Pyth,
ians or the Town Council.
Since the above was put in type the
Mayor has taken prompt action and all
akin games were Immediately suppressed
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-26
Aooal Laoonios.
1APrMlNaS OF INTEREST ABOUT TOWN
PERSONAL AND orHERwLsE..

Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. :
Bob Taylor at tho opera hous. the
night Of Dec. 81st. :"
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
You ask Pearl if fever gallons
dsn'e wear longer. -. j,
'.Have you seen Pearl is the
badge worn this week.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
The merchants all have on force
of extra clerks and they all seem to
bo ss. busy as bees in q tar bucket.
Cosi 10 getting scarce. Mr.. w. D.
Arthur informs rs that he has two
cars chat must have been lost in tran
-siA, \ x '''
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
The free hsw consisting of trapese
performance and wire walking will
take place twice { day, at 2 p. m.
aad 3 p. N.
Gay Paris is going to draw the
crowd 1t is the midway ia miniature.
The dancing girls and high kickers
are TO- be found here. /.
While the high. dive. act is cut out
she dos show has high dive dog
along, who leaps from . height Of
10 odd Sset. You should zee these
trained animals perform.
Have you seen Msrgaretef This
10 an interesting sight to those who
have never seen is before and it is
vsll worth ten osnts. The statute
sorns to life.
We have had many inquiries over
the phone and personally about that
''fswer gallons; wears longer" We
are good notion to tell, but we'll
wait tillnext week. 1t is hot stuff,
keep an eye ont for it. a,e.t
!, Mr.. Layton has letter from Mr..
II. &. Nash, the Grand Chancellor
Of the lodge there, that they found
the company al right, and it seemg
TIA Mayor of Laurens has no kick
coming. g. 6 &.
Unisa 10 not looking for any graf.
raitous advice ~ 10 how to handle .
crowd. Onr city fsthsrs are comps-
cent TO handle anything that comes
their way, and We anticipate nc
trouble from the carnival. The
Laurens Advertiser remarks 70 tht
.-sontrary noswislstanaing.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-26
THE CARNIVAL IN UNION.

The Town FuH of Tents. Noise
and Fun. Carnival Opened Tncs-
day Night Promptly at 7 O'Clock
with Great FIarine of Trump
cts and Blowing of Whistles.
Prospects Favorable For Good
Weather.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-26
Yours for business,
II. S p E A r S.
reNt, Union, S. I
Union, S. @.

Mr.. T. A. Murrsh, since moving
his family into his handsome resi-
denes on Virgin street, has torn out
the partitions in his store room
which gives him . great deal more
room to display his stock Of stoves,
tlnware, etc.
The Buffalo Mills have Just re-
ceiyed an order for 40 solid carloads
of domestics to 60 to China. While
others are having Xmas the shipping
clerk at Buffalo Is busy shipping
out goods to complete the order
by Xmas.
Our Denver, Colorado, correspond
emit in reporting the snow at that
place, says In was only ten TO twelve
inches deep. What do you think Of
that "onlyf" 1--we wrote about that
kind Of q fall Of snow around here we
would feel like using big exolama-
tiQn point after the statement.
The Carnival 10 here. They landed
Sunday and Monday and the ball was
started rolling Monday, though the
shows did not open up until Tuesday
evening. The pharaphernalia Was
delayed, but the Southern ran q
special train to get the stun here
Monday evening.
n Special communica-
IA tion Of Union Lodge
~ No. rs, A. F. NJ, will
AdREMT be held this Friday
xxx evening ats o'clock p.
N|/\ m. sharp. All the mem
bers are requested to be
present. Yisitin q
brethren are cordially invited. Install
lation Of officorS will take place ct $50
O'Clock.
+ JIM, GREER, T. G. DUNCAN,
Seey. w. NJ.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13

Persons who look in the ordinary
Protestant edition of the Bible, in eli
Their the King james OF the Revised
Version, for the text of the sermon Of
Archbishop Ryan at the funeral of
Archbishop Corrigan will fail to find
it. He took the words on which he
based his discourse from Ecclesias-
ticus. otherwise called ''The Wisdom of
Jesus the Son of Sirach.D This is one
of the books considered apocryphal by
both Jews and Protestants. but accept
ed as canonical by the Roman Catholic
and Greek churches and hence found in
the Douay version of the Bible.
In the Thirty Articles Of the
Protestant Episcopal church the books
Of the Aprocrypha, nearly a score il
number, are recommended to be read
for edification. and in most of the Older
editions Of the King James Bible they
are bound between the Old and New
Testaments, but this usage has beer
abandoned in recent years.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
They Did Not Cheer.


President Mckinley was always fond
Of children and during the latter years
Of his life was accustomed to have
young people about him in his home in
Canton whenever he was there His
return trip from the Pacific coast was
marked by an incident which touched
him deeply.
Early one morning the train stopped
for water at Il little place in Nevada.
There was nothing there but the sta
ton. water tank and few shanties.
The president. as was his custom. had
arisen before the other members Of his
party. Stepping out on the rear plat
form of his car, he found group Of
small children, flags in hand, waiting &c
cheer him.
A boy approached him and said, "Ar,
you the president?"
Eyes, Pm the president. Good morn
ing. How do you doY' was the answer
us Mrs. President with you?" cam'
the query.
Eyes, but | regret that she is ill.,"
"Oh, that's too badl" replied tn
spokesman. ''Then we mustn't boiler
must we?"
The president said, Mrs. McKinle
is there where those shades are drawn.
The little group walked silently to til
windows and stood there waving thei
little flags as the train resumed il
journey eastward. but not one of theI
gave a single cheer, not one uttered
sound.-Leslie's Weekly.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
WIN washinetou,s Legs shine.

One of the points of interest in the
financial district is the bronze statue
of Washington in the front of the
United States subtreasury on Wall
street. 1t is invariably pointed out to
visitors. and almost invariably the
question is asked:
"Why do they polish only the knees
and not the whole statue?"
Mentor and guide has tOsshake his
head and admit that he does not
know.
1t appears that some years ago
Deddler with some new kind of polish
came to the subtreasury and extolled
the virtues of his compound to one Of
the guards. why" he said. II could
even polish up that rusty old statue out
there in jiffy."
go ahead" said the guard.
/ The agent went to work with will
ard in few minutes had succeeded in
! taking off the beautiful dull oxidizlng
from the legs Of the statue as far as
the knees. Just then Mr.. Muhleman,
the deputy assistant treasurer. came up
the steps. and in less time than il
takes to tell it the agent found himself
sitting at the foot Of the steps. while
Mr.. Muhleman lectured to the surpris
ed guard in forcible language on the
vandalism Of indiscriminate polishing.
But not even the variability OF the
New York climate has been suticien
as yet to restore to the polished part
thar old dull bpauty-NeW YOrl
Times.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13

Why President Mckinley Didn't |
Make Governor Taylor a Brigadier.
Ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor knew /
William Mckinley personally. They /
served in the Forty-sixth congress to- /
gether and met several times in after
years to renew their acquaintance and to
forge the ties Of friendship. When the
president was shot, Mr.. Taylor was per-
sonally grieved. No higher eulogy was
ever passed on a man than that which
'the merry governor" of Tennessee pass
ed upon his dead friend.
!. Governor Taylor was telling party Of
friends an amusing incident which oc-
CURED at one point where his career and
that of the dead president touched.
I served in the Forty-siXth congress
with Major Mckinley" said the gov
ernor, land knew him very well. Later
on I met him, and we renewed our friend
! ship at the Tennessee centennial in 1897,
when was governor Of the state.
''When the Spanish-American war
broke out, there was so much beating Of
drums and marching Of soldiers that 1
became imbued with the military spirit.
1t grew on me as the war progressed,
1 and finally came to the conclusion that
was a born soldier, military genius, a
leader. So when President Mckinley
announced that he would appoint several
brigadier generals / thought he almost
singled me out for one of them. I con.
suited with some of my friends, and they
thought the president must be limiting Oh
me to come to the front and get some
shoulder straps. l could hear the drums
and see Old Glory floating everywhere
and I was wild to be a soldier and ride 1
splendid horse over the bloody ground.
"At last I could stand it no longer.
went to Washington to see the president
He at once agreed to an audience witt
me. / was so ashamed to think l ha
not come sooner to offer my services t
the country in peril. l was afraid tn
president would not like it. But | don
think l ever saw better pleased man
my life, and I have seen some few fe
lows in capital good humor in my tint
"Such a cordial grasp of the hand an
:, such a kindly reception | don't think
u ever had from a man that did not wal
5 an Office from me. thought he had d
+ vined my intentions and was delighted
f know that | had come out to serve n
O country in my natural capacity-wa
He must have noticed my military a
a pearance but there was nothing stiff
formal in his reception. He met me ju
like the cheerful boy he was twenty-h'
j. years before in congress. But it did n
T. break through my military dignity.
he soon as entered the room reared ba
and assumed military air that won
have Jared the Iron Duke
10 Il don't suppose any one thought N
r. Kinley a great actor. but think he W
the greatest l ever met. I was not 10
in telling him l wanted to be made
y brigadier general. so that l could lead l
= brave and loyal Tennessee troops to t
he front I will never forget the smile
,ir gave me and the expression of .extre
It's delight that came into his eye when
IN put his hand on my shoulder like fail
j and said, in voice of greatest solici
tion
"'Governor, I'm afraid you might
killed.
ave both laughed, and my militi
spirit was done. Knoxville Sentinel.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13

III THIS way on tree trunks is remark
able, nature having provided that
while a tree adds a new layer of bark
each year blaze can never heal over
entirely, the wound simply drawing
together and forming an outer cover
ing which never attaches itself to the
inner core. At first this scar appears
as an indentatiou, but in time its thick
ened edges turn outward and form an
excresccnce. so it is always to be de-
tected by the experienced woodsman
and can be cut out IN the presence of
witnesses ard brought into court
These curious bits Of evidence gain
their Importance largely from the fact
that they cannot be made to lie in any
1 particular, for nature has arranged
that they shall fix dates as accurately
rs they preserve Inscriptions. The
outer she'll which has grown over the
blaze is sawed away and the rings in
the wood beneath the bark arc count
ed, and in the northern states, where
the difference Of seasons is so sharl
that Il tree has never been known t.
take on more than one layer in a year
their count fixes the year when til,
record was made with absolute exact
ness. In most of the southern states
Of course, this rule Of date does no
hold, since u tree may take on NOR
than a single ring each year in mild
CT climate.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13

Lancaster, Pa, June 11.-Elmer Mus
ser. a 17-year-old son of Benjamin
Musser, Of East Donegal township, was
dragged to death by runaway horse
near his home. The horse was at
tached to buggy. and after the ami
NAL got beyond the boys control the
shafts broke off. The lines were
wrapped around the lads feet and he
was pulled from the buggy and dragged
over half a mile before the horse was
stopped. His body was horribly man
gled and almost nude The scalp from
he base of the skull was torn away
ind turned up over the crown Of his
head.
Y. M. c. A. Secretaries In Session.
Mountain Lake Park, md, June H.
Nearly 500 secretaries Of the Y. NJ. c
A. from all parts of the United States
and Canada are here attending a con
ference. Sessions will continue be
hind closed doors until Sunday Tn
wives of the secretaries, debarred from
attending the conference, are holdinI
meetings Of their own.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
co.apanions In courtesx.

Warm was the Irish heart and win
ming the way of the late Lord Duffer-
in. Shortly before he left Canada and
while he was in residence at Rideau
Hall he was walking one windy day
when he came upon an old Irish la
borer who was mending the roadway.
As was his wont. the governor gen
eral stopped to have chat. and the
old laborer stood bareheaded, the wind
blowing his thin. white hair roughly
about
Put on your hat" said Lord Duf-
fern.
mot before your excellency." replied
the old man.
'aThen." said his lordship. taking of
his own hat, IF you will expose your
gray hairs to this wind out of defer
ence for my position. / must expose
mine to it out of respect for your gray
hairs"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
sIERcE BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA
Big Warehouses Destroyed and Many
DWELLINGS Damaued.

. EACt- EA~sNe---
Big Warehouses Destroyed and Many
Dwellings Damaged.
PHILADELPHIA. June 11.-Fed by the
most inhammable and combustible ma
teriaI. ana famed by a southwest wind,
fire vest dalay swept through the block
on North Broad street, opposite Ger
1lantown Junction, and licked north
easterly path parallel with the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks to the line OF
Thirteenth street Coal and lumber
Yards. an immense feed warehouse,
and nearly a dozen dwellings combined
to furnish fuel for the gigantic blaze
which for more than one hour was be-
yond the command of the fire depart
ment and threatened to extend its
fiery length over several blocks. Tit
loss is estimated at $3.50, 900.
When Chief Bakers men fnall,
gained the mastery the big buildings
1891 and 1888 North Broad street
three-story brick structures. occupies
nv the Germantown Junction Elevate
and warehouse Company, and by L. +
Miller & Son. feed and grain mer
chants, were wiped out, while the Goa
sheds of George B. Newton & Co
extending eastwardly along the rail
road tracks. were entirely destroye,
Rows Of dwellings on North Bros
street and Sedgely avenue were badl
damaged. while the occupants Of man
narrowly escaped with their live
abandoning their belongings 10 the d
vouring flames.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
srRIKE INVESTIGATION OWE
Commissioner Wright Had Two-Hour
Conference With Operators.

Conn1isS Toner wright f1do iWO-llo1i
Conference With Operators.
New York, June 11.-Yesterday af-
ternoon Labor Commissioner Wright
had two-hours' conference with Pres
ident Bear, of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad; President olyphant,
Of the Delaware and Hudson Company,
and President Truesdale, Of the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road. Mr.. Wright said that the books
had been opened and he had secured
all facts and figures, and now had suf-
ficient information of both sides, which
would probably not necessitate his go
ing to the coal fields. He declared the
investigation as practically over. He
said he expected to hold no more con
ferences.
Commissioner Wright Will make al
official report to President Roosevelt
The report will touch at the root O.
the difficulty and will explain thu
real causes" leading to the great in
dustrial conflict, which causes hav'
been iealously guarded by both sides
Mr.. Wright will not make any sugges
lions or recommendations.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13
lie SOL coAL sTRIKE
NearIy I'D Men out and -RusIneas At J

Nearly All Men Out and Business at a
standstilI In New River District.
Thurmund, W. Va, June 1.-THE
strikers succeeded yesterday in tieine
up almost every operation in the New
river district. Not 100 miners out OF
5000 were at work on Loup creek, and
not a single car of coal has been sent
down that branch. All the Chesapeake
and Ohio shifting crews in this feld
have been laid off, and business is al
a standstill. The fires are out in the
thousands of coke ovens that have
heretofore Illuminated the New rive
valley, and from all indications thi
/ situation will not be soon improved
At mass meetings held at Glen jean
! the strikers decided to remain out in
definitely, unless the operators NEE
their demands There has been no vic
lence along the Chesapeake and Obi
yet, and operators believe there will
be none.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-13

Tolstoi is completely out Of patience
with modern literary taste "The ig-
norance of our educated circles" he
declares. lis such that the truly great
thinkers, poets and prose writer's.
whether Of antiquity or Of the nine
teenth century. are regarded as stale
and out of date, incapable of satisfying
the high and refined demands of the
present generation. We either patron
lie these masters or frankly dismiss
them with a eontemptuous smile.
I'm philosophy the last word is found
in the immoral. crude, inflated. lncOher
ent stuff of Nietzsche"