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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-11
ONE MAN KILLED.
Rear-End Collision Occurred on the
Fl. Wayne Road.

Fl. Wayne Road.
Pittsburg, Feb. ia rear-end col.
lision between two freight trains on
the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chi
cago railroad, which occurred yester.
day morning between Haysville and
Agnew stations, resulted in the death
Of one man ard the injuring of two
others. One Of the trains had several
carloads of cattle and a number c!
these were either killed in the col
lisiOn or roased when the wreck took
fire.
The Dead.
Morris Burke, lived at Princeton
Ind; was riding in the caboose; re
mains charred beyond recognition.
The injured.
II. G. Harver, Of Greenfield, Ia,
badly cut about the head and legs
sprained; taken to Mercy hospital,
will recover.
William M. Jackson, engineer OF
the second train, lives in Alliance,
o.; was badly bruised by juIapins
from hts engine.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

No city in the world has so many
statues and monuments as Paris. and
every day sees new project for new
statue or bust. II is curious TO note in
this connection that large proportion
or the famous men honored i'm this way
came to their end by violence in some
form or other. Many OF them died on
the scaffold, and stroll through the
Paris streets may give the philosopher
food for reflection on the mutabilitv Of
human judgment DautOn and La
voisier were guillotined. Jeanne dare
and Etienne Delet were burned at the
stake, Henry ". was murdered.
Euenne Marcel was also assasSinatod.
Marshal Ney was shot. Condorcct com
mitted suicide to escape the scaTold.
and these are only a 1.-THE Of those that
might be mentioned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
The Wrong Room.

while spending a vacation at Bed.
ford Springs. Pa. some years ago"
said a Baltimore lawyer the other day.
Il went late one night to my room. as
| supposed unlocked the door and was
startled 10y woman's screams. | re-
allied at once that had got into the
wrong Room You may be sure l did
not waste amy time getting out into
the corridor. locking the door again
and entering my room. which happen
ell TO Toe the next one.
while ! was doing this the woman
continued screaming. alarming the
whole hotel. \ crowd soon gathered.
and when the woman could be per.
suaded to open the door she declared
there was a man i'm her room. or
course no intruder was found. and. as
the door WAS locked when the crowd
gathered. the lady was told that she
must have had nightmare and imag.
ined she saw a man I'm her room.
kept quiet. and every one else in the
hotel was convinced that the lady's i'm
asination had worked upon her fears"
baltimore sun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Bring the Ends rog~tb.r.

A certain colonel somewhere i'm the
south mo matter whcr,p was i'm the
habit of telling yarns and greatly cN
aggerating. He had negro ScrvaI &
who corroborated everything his mas.
ter told. one day the colonel had
some gentlemen To dinner. and They
were enjoying some fine vcnison very
much. The colonel said: Yes. | went
hunting the other day and SAW q fine
buck. l took good sight at him and
shot him through the head. and the
bullet went through his hind leg"
The gentlemen looked mt each other
little mystified. The negro scratched
his head and ut last said. Yes. Indeed.
gemmen; just as maSSa raised the gun
to shoot de buck he raise his hind lcs
and scratch his ear, and the bullet
went through the head and right
through de hind leg" The gentlemen
looked more satisfied.
After the guests had gone the negro
said to his master. CORY mighty. mas
81. next time you tell one of dem yarns
do get the ends CHESTER toecddcr. /
had hard work Co make both ends
meet New Orleans Times Democrat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
A Costly Finger.

y Dresden paper relates an amusing
anecdote. An old gentleman. a mem
Der Of the landtag, lately slightly hurt
his finger. Not troubling TO 20 TO his
doctor. he asked a medical colleague
what he ought TO do and was told TO
give his finger a "soap bath" on the
following day he was much surprised
TO receive from his friend a note for
medical consultation; the amount. 10
marks"
He then spoke TO another colleague.
a lawyer. complaining. His legal
friend said It was strange conduct:
but. should it come to legal question.
he would be Obliged to pay and had
better do SO at once. The day after
the old gentleman's establishment was
still greater on receiving from this
friend note claiming 10 marks for
legal advice"
Quite angry, he appealed to the com.
mission, n body which settles all per
sonal disputes Of the members of the
andtag. What was his disgust when
the commission found that he had be
haved badly in refusing just demands
and condemned him 10 make amends
by paying the fine OF n basket OF cham
payne. The finger. which was mean
time perfectly healed. had cost him
dear
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Popular Weather Nations.

How often do we hear the remark.
We shall have rain. the atmosphere
Is so heavy" The reverse is true.
When one sees smoke hanging from a
chimney. with a tendency TO sink To
the ground. it indicates that the at.
mosphere is lisht-in fact. too light 10
float the smoke When the smoke
rises from the chimney. it indicates n
heavy atmosphere. \ column OF smoke
is not bad barometer. for a barometer
simply records the pressure OF the at
moSphere. When the atmosphere is
light and the smoke settles. the pres
sure on the mercury Is light. and the
column falls, indicating storm. When
the atmosphere is heavy and the smoke
rises, the pressure is greater and the
column rises, indicating fair weather.
Pleasure seekers and others before
starting out should therefore watch
the smoke.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
eLlNolNG A SHARK.
How IA Pearl Diver Escaped "a VorA-
cious Man Eater.


A successful diver must POSSESS .rrcat
courage and nerves oC steel Such "a
man connected with la~.c ~-.scAins
company was visiting some years aso
the pearl fisheries iu the gulf Of Cali
fornla. where sharks ahoundcd. ON
one of his trips i'm quest of the pearl
oyster he had Il narrow escape from a
fearful death.
He had been instructed never TO stir
from the bottom until ne had looked up
and around. Fortunately he needed the
advice. Having Gllcd his has hc glanced
quickly about and caurht SIGHT If u
huge shovel uoscd shark ,vatchir.. him
In an emergency mon think fsst Ncar
the diver Was large rock. lie moved
quickly To the other Side of il. hoping
To dodge the ferOcious monster hat the
maneuver did not work. The shark
watched every movement. CLEANSING his
position 10y a slight motion of his pow.
crful tail
Time was precious. aud the diver
conceived the idea Il binding the
shark 10y stirring up the mud. Under
cover OF that ne might escape. lie
worked for dear life and had the water
thick with mud In less than half min
ute
Slipping around the rock again. hc
rose To the surface. having barely
strength enough To reach the side Of
the boat and was hauled on board lust
as the voracious man eater made a
rush for him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

Down In Greensboro" said n citizen
OF that North Carolina town. Il knew
three 'drummers.' They seemed TO be
boon companions. The first one travel
ed for large brewing company i'm Bal
uinore' ana the second represented n
Wholesale drushouse in the west.
these two men, while going through
The south. fell in with man who was
selling collins to underwriters in tie
country towns. When the trio reached
Greensboro 10 spend Sunday-you
know all the 'drummers' come into
Greensboro TO spend Sunday-they had
already been christened the three DIS
Drinks. Drugs and Death.-New York
Press
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
He Kept Grand Meslc,sc.

In a Scotch village w.e,, youn.
doctor had lately started practice. .
workman had a." misfortune o. c,l his
finger bruised badly in one of the mills
a doctor was sent for. Hua ou properly
dressing the finger the man ncarl,
tainted. He was asked IL he noui,
take a little spirits Co revive him
Mon,' he exclaimed. with fc,lin,
that wud just be the very life O. me-.
The doctor gave him a good glass
which he gro-diiy swallowed. and on
recovering his breath Lis first WORD
were. We'll. doctor. I ken unco' nrt.
ABBOTT yer skill, but, mon, ye keep Crane
medicine"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
AN ARTIST OF NERVE.
Remarkable Daring and Goodness In
an Alplnc Accident.

remarkable Daring and Goodness In
an Alpine Accident.
The architect Violet le Due was one
day on the Schwarzenberg glacier at
a height Of about 1900 feet. accompa-
MED by Baptiste. the guide. who
marched in front. The two men were
attached to each other 10y rope. as Is
usual in Alpine mountaineering.
The guide had passed over
crevasse. but when NJ. Violet le Due
attempted TO cross il he failed ana fel
into the abyss. The guide tried 90 pull
him out. but instead he found himself
gradually descending.
The architect perceived that his COM
panion. II he persisted in the attempt
10 save him. would surely share his
fate. and he asked IL Baptiste had a
family.
a wife and children" was the an
swer
Then" said Violet le Due quietly.
Il shall cut the rope"
He did so and fell. but a block OF
ice thirty feet lower down stopped his
descent When Baptiste saw this and
that for time the danger was lessen
ell. he went i'm search Of help and re
turned with four stout peasants. Three
hours afterward Violet le Due was ex-
treated
In spite Of his perilous position the
ruling passion was strong with the art
list, for, although he was almost COW
cred with icicles from the dripping wa
ter, he had cOntrived to make drawings
Of the novel effects he was able To
perceive
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

Billiousness is condition characterized
by disturbance OF the digestive organs
The stomach is debilitated, the liver tor.
pid, the bowels constipated. There is n
loathing of food, pain in the bowels. dir.
illness, coated tongue and vomiting. first
OF the undigestived or partly digested
iood and then of bile. Chamberlain
stomach and Liver Tablets allay the dis
turDance oil the stomach and create "A
healthy appetite. They also tone mn the
liver to n healthy action and regulate the
bowels. Try them and you are certain
To he much pleased with the result. For
sale by NJ. N. Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
THE RICE TABLE.
A Distinctive and Remarkable Meal
served In Java


served In Java.
AT O'Clock" saws a CORRESPONDENT
Of the Kansas City star. every hotel
I'm Java serves a most dist .cSive and
remarkable meal called the tlSe table
rijSt tafch. A large. tat. bowl shaped
dish is placed In front of you. which
YOU I'm with beautiful. white. naky
rice. horne about iu dishes holding fully
q quarter of a huSlCl. Then comes a
seemingly never ending stream OF ma
tiNes. each bearing dish containing
some different meat. vegetable or con
dimcnt from which YOU take small
portion aul place 10 on top OF the rice.
After you have had little of every
thing you m'ncc it up with a knife ana
fork ami mix &c well with the rice and
then fan 60 with "a large spoon. 4 list
Of the side dishes. with an ordinary
rice table. would read something like
this: Fried eggs. omclct. fried chicken.
broilcd chicken. stcwcd chicken. beef
steak. sausage. fish. frittcrs. a mixture
OF vegetables stewcd with mustard
dressing. raw cucumhcrs. liver and ten
or twelve different spices and relishes.
besides pickles.
Many a stout putchman have we
seen take a liberal helping from each
dish In addition TO almost n quart of
rice for background of table Natu.
rally every one must 20 10 sleep imme-
diately after such meal. and all bust
ness is suspended for several hours.
The dinner I'm the evening ut ; O'Clock
is very simple meal"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
A Badly Turned Phrase

1T is queer" says clergyman Of
New York city, what a liking young
students have for long words and Latin
quotations and what n dread possesses
them OF appearing conventional. | once
knew a promising candidate who was
given charge of n funeral in the alb
sence Of the pastor of the church. lie
knew 1t was customary for the minis
ter to announce after the sermon that
those who wished should step up TO
view the remains, but he thought this
was too hackneyed a phrase. and he
said Instead, The congregation Will
now pass around the BIER New Yorl:
Tribune
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
The ThinI-inr Sfrnin

When once one no longer thinks ii
necessary to reflect whether enc ought
or ought not to do or avoid a thing.
the saving OF time and tissue is quite
enormous. for it is not so much do
ing things as thinking about them
which consumes the minutes and the
nerves. and. once having made an TN
alterable rule to do thing if it IL
pleasant and refrain from il If it IL
not one can get into a single day n
number OF delightful experiences
which would appear to those who do
not know the recipe quite Incredible
l.. IL. Benson. Scarlet and Hyssop."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Dangerous q Neglected.

Burns, cuts and other wounds often
TAIL to heal properly if neglected and be-
come troublesome sores. DeWitt's
witch Hazel Salve prevents such conse.
quenees Even where delay has aggra-
waited the injury DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve effects n cure. Il had a running
sore on my leg thirty years" says III. c.
Hartly, fankeetown. Ind. after using
many remedies, | tried DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve A few boxes healed the
sore" Cures all skin diseases. Piles Weld
TO IL at once. Beware OF counterieits
D. G. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
A Royal TraVedy

Frederick l. of Prussia was killed by
fear His wife was insane. and one
day she escaped from her keepers and.
dabbling her clothes in blood. rushed
upon her husband while he was doing
IN his chair King Frederick imagined
her to be the white lady whose ghost
was believed 10 appear whenever the
death of member OF the royal family
was to occur. and he was thrown into a
fever and died in six weeks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
An Extempore Pun.

An oft quoted old English wit is Dan,
lei Purcell. who is worthy of immortal
ity as a master Of repartee. The best
OF the reported witticisms of this for
gotten jester is rs follows:
Purcell was desired one night In
company by a gentleman to make a
pun extempore.
Upon what subjectY' asked Daniel.
''The king" answered the other.
The king, sir" said he, lis no sub.
lect."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

One of the commOnest causes of bad
teeth is that of taking very hot food.
If you take cup Of very hot tea or
coffee. the enamel on the teeth ex-
pands. and breathing the cold air after
ward causes it to contract This alter
nate expansion and shrinking OF the
enamel works havoc with il, and when
1t cracks. as it soon does, the inner
part OF the tooth crumbles away in no
time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
A Popularity of ,Japan

In Japan it is always the rule of DO
likeness to pay trihe more than the
sum mentioned on your hotel bill To
settle the account net would be con
sidered an insult or ut least mark of
great dissatisfaction. People who have
Travelled in japan say that the Jap
anese always tip the waiter OH enter
Ing a hotel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Tae Attraction

Gladstone told Lord Ronald Cover
that once when he visited Rome he ac-
cidentally met Macaulay. who intro
duced himself to the statesman. On
Macaulay's telling him that he took
daily walk in st. Peters. Gladstone
asked him what most attracted him in
that place. The temperature" was
the answer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Very Likely.

Sister Sue--In my new play, Mr.. Dan.
iels' the hero and the villain are to
eight duel
Daniels-And who will get the worst
of IL?
Brother Tom-The audience.-New
York Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Her Dearest Friend

III you were l." she said to her dear
est friend, would you be married in
the spring or the fallY'
'lf were you" was the unhesitatine
reply. and had actually secured a man.
l would set the wedding for the earliest
date possible."-Chicago Post
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

I'm fixed" said the young doctor.
I've got big enough practice to keen
me in easy circumstances for life"
but suppose you should lose half
your patients?'
I'D just double my bills on the 9th
ers."-Philadelphia Press.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10
Wants Others 10 Know

II have used DeWitt's Little Early
kisers Tor constipation and torpid liver
and they are all right. | am glad To
mdorse them for think when we find n
good thing we ought to let Others know
It; writes Alfred fIeinze, Quincy. mn
They never gripe or distress. Snre safe
pills. ID. c. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

IT'S all very well before girls
married for her to get flower in her
hair" remarked the observer of events
and things. but it's an entirely differ
ent matter IL. after she's married, she
gets her hair in the flour"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

Old Friend-Was your daughters
marriage a success?
Hostess-Oh. a great success. She's
travelling In Europe on the alimony.-
New York Weekly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

l never saw a failure yet that wasn't
worth more than it cost-if the fellow
that failed made use of 1.-THE Great
White Way"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

III man asks you a question you
can't answer make your answer so
long and shadowy that he will be glad
10 forget his questlon.-Atchison Globe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-10

Yes" he said sadly. and there was a
tear in his eye-'yes. my business has
driven me to the wall"
And he went on posting bills
Chums
The Dickinson press., 1902-07-19
What Doc. Young Says.

Bismarck Tribune: DR.. c. c. Young,
now OF Chicago. but formerly of Dickin-
son, and who had much to do with poll
teal affair in Stark county in the last
campaign-he being an educated Rus
sian and leader of that element on the
Missouri Slope-returned recently from
a trip to Dickinson, where he went with
Hon. A. c. McGillivray on a little slate
making tour. Mr.. Young's sy1npathies
are with the insurgents, or McGillivray
faction in Stark and Billings counties
and says that it is the purpose of that fac
ton to put another legislative and county
ticket in the field, composed of indepen-
dent republicans, in opposition to the
ticket recently nominated by the repub-
lican convention. Hon. E. c. Gregory,
Ed. Foley and !. F. Brodie will probably
be nominated for the house. A number
of these already nominated for county
offices will be endorsed and MI. Young
does not hesitate to predict that their
ticket will win out by overwhelming ma
%]orities. Interesting times are promised
in the campaign in the Stark district
this year..
The Dickinson press., 1902-07-19
GLADSTONE NEWS

James Corners has been ill with rheu.
matism.
Mrs. VIM. H. Elwell is ill again.
Mrs. D. CT. Birdsall Of Dickinson
is visiting relatives at Gladstone.
Mrs. Ed X. Bonney has been visiting
her numerous friends at Springvale and
Antelope this week.
Miss Rose Gallagher will teach School
No. l in Gladstone District.
The Co. X boys returned "brown" and
feeling we'll from encampment.
Geo. Lee received a car load of car
riages and wagons on Wednesday.
The mill is shut down until the new
crop is threshed.
Mr.. Lee is rigging up 3 or 4 tank wag-
ons which farmers WILDE allowed to use
when they thresh to handle their wheat,
which saves sacking and greatly facili.
tates unloading at the elevator.
The Methodist peoplehave% thoroughly
repaired and renovated the M. E. church
building.
Mrs. Orlando Cornell is home for a few
days to look after her affairs-she is liv-
ing temporarily at Belfeld.
Having is in full swing and grass was
never better since the writer has lived in
Dakota.
The Dickinson press., 1902-07-19
AStory Of the Prairie.

The Century Magazine is about to
print a serial which will have an especial
interest to people who are at home on
prairies. 1t is called 1.-THE biography of
a Prairie Girl" and the author is Eleanor
Gates, a young oma who spent her
childhood in Dakota and who thus writes
from the closest personal observation.
The time of Miss Gates story is about
twenty-five years ago; it is put in the form
of a personal narrative of a little girl, and
there is hardly a phase or event OF prairie
life which is not touched upon in these
pages,-blizzard, breaking colts, horse
stealing by Indians, school days on the
frontier, fighting gophers and badgers,
cattle raising, and other typical phases
of hardship or prosperity.
1t is not a novel, but the same charac-
tiers appear and reappear in the story
with a reality which impresses the read
or with confidence in the truth OF the
narritive.
THE Biography Of Prairie Girl" will
begin in the August number of The
Century and it will be illustrated.
The Dickinson press., 1902-07-19
Rain commenced to fall on Friday.

KAN commenced to tall on Friday.
President H. r. Lyon-of Mandan was
in the city on Thursday.
Mrs. John Dobson is enjoying a visi,
from her sisters the Misses Murdoch.
The government thermometer record.
ed lol degrees above n day the first Of
the week.
The N. P. will make a rate of a fare
one.third on account of the state conven-
ton, tickets on sale the 22nd, good for
return until the 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Chase were in tn e
city this week. o. S. Chase, a son and
four daughters, were also in from the
south during the week.
Miss Willetta Wheat arrived from Bis
marck this week and will accompany
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Edick to the McGilli-
vary ranch at Indian Springs.
A Chicago telegram, Friday, the 18th,
from E. Deffebach, says: Twenty-Five
hundred billiards grass fed sheep sell
at $3.50 per cwt., 81 atS3.25. The sheep
were good weight and Mr.. billiard is
pleased with the sale.
A trainload of sheep belonging to A.
billiard of this city was caught in a
cyclone at Lake Park, Mimi, the first of
the week. The caboose, it is reported,
was turned over and E. Deffeback. of
this city, who was in the car, received no
injuries.