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department There is no other way OF
getting them to work in harmony VITA
one another
But no Secretary of War. even If he is
as active and intelligent as EIihu Root.
can serve as the medium Of commuuica-
ton, between so many different points.
The duties more proper 10 his position
are numerous enough to occupy his
whole time What he needs is stan
corps. charged with the duty Of being
clearing house for all War Depart
ment business.
Senator Alger Of Michigan is a men,
Der OF the Senate Committee On Military
Affairs Secretary Root appealed to him
20 speak OF Hthe difficulties that he ex-
perieneed at the time OF the war with
Spain, owing 10 the fact that Il was a
Physical impossibiltty for The Secretary
of War 10 follow up svery order that
was given Tor the securing Of material.
the movement CT material and troops,
while he had no adequate force Of Of
fcers TO do the following up. Senator
Alger probably felt that the case vas
well put
Now, although 1t does not get into
the newspapers" said Secretary Root.
''the same kind Of confusion is going on
all the time, and Il results in great
waste Of public property and of public
time. The evils which appeared during
the war existed unnotieed By the public
during peace. There IS no reason Why
we should tolerate such evils any longer.
L STAFF corps viii wipe many OF them
out OF eXistence.-Chicag Tribune.
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Pt0Iennaic Theology.
Our Religious Ideas Are Too Much Hinged With Sense
of Our Own Central Importance.

Jesus Copercus Of religion Each individual builds
theology of spiritual
which God the Angels To
something wonderful, something useful something brilliant like
and his chief Is with petty affairs For
fort and correction he has planned for yad of In order
might be benefited peculiar the Crades
countless unimey graves Thus
theology thus o make God around
How different the teaching of Jeus Come We
labor and heavy laden, and viii you
truth IS Learn revoe around God trying
his actions with the idea that Le revocs you
made your benefit that you
spiritual universe and that the law of Gods love fareacg
Is inevitable aw of gravitation.
God not far from of for
have being Then only him
To be saved the orbit appointed by Pey
ases knowledge kng ymbaI; prayers nages toys
of children nothing but complete Of
theology viii the of God that pah understanding
And this may without money church.
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BARON SPECK Won STERNBURG,
Germany New Charge Aare Intimate Friend of the Peside

Emperor William has chosen a chum
of President Roosevelt 20 represent Ger
many at Washington. His selection OF
Baron Herman Speck Won sternburg to
be charge d'anaires at Washington dur
ing the absence Of Ambassador Won HoI-
Ieben on sick leave is complimentary
both to the President and to the dipio-
mat.
The friendship between President
Roosevelt and Baron sDeck Won Stern
burg dates back TO the time when the
President was Civil Service Commits
sioner and LATER Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy.
When the new German charge DAT
fares arrives IN Washington there viii
be a happy reunion Of quartet OF
young men who a few years ago were
bound together by ties Of friendship
mutual tastes in outdoor life, and q
sturdy, aggressive manliness. These
four gentlemen are President Roosevelt.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Sir Michael Her
bert. the British ambassador. and Baron
gpeck Won Siernburg.
They are OF about the same age, and
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RED TAPE IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Creation of General staff Would Cut It Short.

Senator CocIlrell told good story the
ether day during a session Of the Sen
ate Committee on Military Affairs. 1.
was a story about the War Department
IN 1887 the War Department had to do
a little work on the Mississippi River.
It was an exceedingly little work. d.
minutive, Iliiputian. Without prelimi-
nartes It could have been done almost
tnstantaneously. But that was where
the trouble came in. There were pre-
liminaries. That is, there were sigma
lures to be secured. It seemed as If
every separate stroke of work required
separate written authorization. The to-
tai number of signatures reached sew
enty
This story is not an exception. It is
a type. Red-tape is not like learning
A little Of 1t is a good thing. It is
the excess of it that is dangerous. The
removal Of excessive red-tape would be
one of the results of the establishment
of an army staff corps. Secretary Root
made this point during the same session
OF the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs.
At present there is no coordination of
the sections of the War Department ex-
cept in the person Of the Secretary Of
War. The quartermaster general. the
commissary general. the artillery, the
engineers, the signal corps. the com
manders Of troops. and many other per-
sons and groups Of persons have to be
controlled directly by the head OF the
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Monarehs Who Do Not Rule.

mOaaTchS " no 10 EoL NuiS'
II is as "a cemetery of dethroned mon
archs" that the Almanach de Gotha has
been described, and yet the issue OF
1903 has just appeared. adorned with
portrait Of President Roosevelt as one
Of the two rulers portrayed in tne vol
ume
The reason for applying this name to
the Almauach is because it is the
only place where dethroned monarehs
continue 10 nEure after having been
derived Of their sovereignty and Of
their throne. It is necessary 10 refer to
its pages in order to find out shat there
is stilI in existence a Grand Duke OF
TUSCANY and Duke of Parma, both Tus-
canv and Parma having been absorbed
by the kingdom OF Italy near forty years
ago. a Queen Regent Of spain in the per-
son of Isabella II, who was deposed in
1898. 2 Queen Of servia, who is no
longer recognized as such in her former
dominious-namely, the somber-eyed
Natalie; and it is in perusing the Alma
mach that ones attention Is called to
the fact that there Is still Queen Of
Naples. although Naples has since 1852
formed part of the kingdom of Italy,
and that there is a sovereign Duke Of
Brunswick. although he has never been
permitted TO set foot in his domiaions.
much less to occupy the throne.
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EMANCIPATED WOMAN

man builds a fire in her lovers hut as
sign of the useful, meniaI state into
which she is to sink through weaIocE
4 Loango negress cooks two dishes for
her prospective lord to the same pur-
pose
Under our civilization, which gives
women latehkeys and domestic powers
Of search. the wedding ring no longer
symbolizeE q fetter- And the only re-
hinder W, have OF days when wives
were got by purchase lies in occasional
matrimonial tradiugs Of foreign titles
for American fortunes. The wife Of the
times is free ee cir and dictatoria! as q
pottieoated Caesar. Why wed her to
TIE prentice Of obedience when the thing
itself is quito cut OF fashion.-New York
WoTId.
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American Names in the Almanach.

There are quite a large number of
American names that figure in the Al
manach de Gotha. nearly all of them. of
course. In Part III. which is devoted to
what is known as the high nobility.
There is but one American name that IS
to be found in Part 7, restricted to the
enumeration Of the reigning and de-
throned sovereign houses of Europe,
namely. that of the now judicially sep
arated consort of the reigning Prince
Of Monaco She is a native of New Or
leans. q daughter of Michael Heine. a
banker, formerly established there. and
enjoys the distinction of being the only
girl of American origin to have won for
herself a seat on one Of the ancient
thrones Of Europe.
It is scarcely fair to describe the con-
sort of the regent Of Lppe. above re-
feFred to, as American For although
her parents were of American birth and
nationality. she herself was born in
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A brlda-elect in Trenton has just in
sisted strenuously and by telegraph TO
Atlantic CITY on having the word obey
Cur fren her marriage lines. There have
been many brides OF tie same mind.
A. impression prevails that under the
present liberal Interpretation Of mar
Tlsge eeraas these have taken unneces-
sarg trouble. But why not avoid fur
taer discussion and telegraph tolls by
eliminzEIn ms verb OF submission from
the ceremony altogether?
II vas Ia the ntzth or tenth century
that ne Anglo-ssxon woman first ac-
CURED tbe privilege Of choosing or re-
fasiRg q husband. A good deal later
came The privilege Of having mind of
her own along with q husband. Among
certain Australian natives today : wo-
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This Country Not Greatly Affected.

his Country Net Greatly Affected
The mediatized families. let me add.
comprise dukes, princes, and counts.
and mediatized count enjoys at all
times precedence over any duke or
prince who is not mediarized. who ranks
as a nObIeman and who figures in Part
III OF the Almanach Count IaDgen-
helm, for inst ance, until he had mar
Tied Miss Wheeler, Of Philadelphia.
stood higher in the scale Of social prece-
dence than the late Prince Bismarck.
and in the same way there is no foreign
eF in Washington today who, from q
European point Of view. holds higher
position, socially speaking and on the
table Of precedence. than Count Quadt,
the popular secretary Of the German
embassy, and the only member OF a ne
diatized family among the foreign dfplo-
matte corps in the United States.
In Part III OF the AImanach de Gotha.
just issued, I note the addition Of one
new American name. For the first time
the family of the wife of Count BueIow.
the chancellor of the German empire, is
mentioned therein. She is a sister of
Prince Camporeale, Duke of AIdragana.
who spent many years at Washington as
secretary Of the Italian legation. and
who is married to New York Divorce.
a Mrs Kingsland. whose maiden name
was Miss Florence Binney. and who Is
native of New Jersey. The CamporeaIes
are a very old Bologna family, who
as far back as the fourteenth century
migrated from Bologna to Sicily, where
they have been established ever since.
MARQUISE DE FoNTENOY.
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Germany and always taught to regard
herself as German.
Dead Titles Exchanged fer Living
Homes.
There are but few American names TO
be found in Part II of the AImanach.
which is devoted to the medi8tzed. or
formerly reigning, houses OF Germany.
whose sovereigntes were swept cut Of
existence by the first Napoleon. but to
which the congress of Vienna conceded
the social and honorary rank and priv
ileges Of reigning houses by way of
compensation. They are. OF course. ex-
eeedin6ly Jealous of their rights. and
in the few instances where scfons there
Of have married American girls. as. lor
instance, Prince Francis Auersperb.
whose wife was Miss Hazard of New
York, and Count Pappenheim whose
countess. now divorced. was Miss
Wheeler of Philadelphia. they we're
obliged by their families TO resign all
their rights and prerogatives as mem
bers OF mediatized houses, and to de-
seend to the rank OF the ordinary no
biHty before they could wed In fact.
strictly speaking, they do not belong
any longer to Part II. but to Part III
Of the AImanach
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4 ..vade Mecnm" Of Royalty.

4 "Vade MeCum'' OF Royalty.
Briefly speaking, the Almanach de
Gotha is the Wade Mecum" Of every
member OF Old World royalty, aris-
tocracy and oficiaIdom, and is sort
Of "peerage" or golden book. with
this difference, that instead of being re-
stricted to the families of the nobility
Of any one particular country it emu
merates the living members OF the
principal houses of the great nobility OF
Germany, France. England, Belgium,
Austria. and Italy the scions Of the
now reigning houses. and also the SO
called mediatized or formerly sovereign
families It has been published at
Gotha for the past hundred years or
more, the editors displaying remark
able independence in resisting the pres
sure of those who believe they are en-
titled to figure therein, but whose pre-
tensions are unfounded. and likewise
with regard to the place occupied by
people in the pages Of the Almanach
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An editor who runs q Notes and Query
column received the following: What
is my hens2 Every morning I find
two or three lying on their backs, toes
eurled up, never to rise again The
editor replied as follows: Your hens
are dead. Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-11
Had Nothinr 70 Give Away

Ee-What did you do with all those
things I bought you to send around for
Christmas presents2
Sle-Oh. Tom! Why do you ask You
know they we're ali TOO pretty 10 give
away-BrookIyn Life.
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Fought By EmpeToTs.

UugIL D L-ILPO1vIl''
Only twice since the first appearance
of the Aimanach toward the close
of the eighteenth century has there been
any attempt made by crowned heads &c
bring undue influence TO bear on the
publishers. The first occasion was when,
some ninety-hye years ago, the first
Napoleon threatened to suppress the
AImanach and to imprison the editors
Tor having ventured TO publish in that
part devoted 10 the sovereign houses
the names Of ell those rulers whom he
had deposed, and for having referred to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-11
The $50 80 Breeds 60.

Sun @Hat oLeeds rlgnIs-
My friend =" said the Rev. K. Horter
20 the man in clerical black who sat be-
side MIN in the train, "you look Ike
one who might be Interested in making
the good fight.
Well" replied the man. i've often
been accused Of making the bad as well
% The good fight. I'm travelling for q
whisky house. ''-PhiIadelphia Press.
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TTifIes
A Sliding Scale,

The work OF the common cosncH is
hrst attended TO by committees. I be
lieYe. and each committee has fixed
amount" said the foreign tourist inter
negatively.
20 sure. replied the politician. each
committee has to be fixed, but the
amount varies aecordin' to what they
think they kin get'-PhTadelphia Press
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Unreasonable.

II seems rather paradcxicaI for New
Workers to insist on having hard coal"
Why so2'
Because soft coal scots more people.
Houston Post
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In the Public Eye.

There are now three ex-secretaries OF
war in the United States-Mr- Proctor
Of Vermont, who served from March,
1889 to November. 1891; Mr.. Elkins Of
West Virginia. who succeeded Mr. Proc
tor and served till the close of the Har-
rison administration, and Mr. Alger Of
Michigan
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Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor. of Tennessee.
known several years ago as ''the adding
governor" Is credited with desire 10
20 to the United States Senate. He has
invaded Nashville, where the Legisla-
ture is in session. with a lecture on
The Fiddle and the Bow
Rev. Edward Abbott. D. D.. of Cam
bridge. Mass. has resigned his position
as editor of the Literary World" He
viii shortly start on trip to Cuba and
Mexico snd viii pay special attention to
missionary agencies in these countries
Thona BraIee. who has just died at
Monterey, Cal, was one OF those who
assisted at the first hosting of the stars
ana stripes over California. He first
landed there in 1916. having come in
Commodore CIoate's frtgate. the Sayan-
uah.
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Germany and always taught to regard
herself as a German.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-11

Mrs. Sallie Sayers of Wells street
left the city yesterday for GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, where she will spend a week
with relatives.
J.. M. Gruber left this morning
on the 11:18 westbound train for
Independence, Kan, where he ex-
poets to locate.
Corbett Sayers, of GAINESVILLE, O.,
who has been visiting relatives In
the city for a few days left for his
home yesterday.
M. L. Berdine and Loyal Perkins,
of Fairview, Monongalia county,
are circulating among relatives and
friends here this week.
Mrs. Harry Meyers who has
been spending few days In the
city with old friends left last eve
ming for Marietta, Ohio.
Mrs. Frank Dunlap, of Rexford
street, returned to the city last
evening after ten days visit with
relatives In Washington, Pa.
B. D. Northrouq, who has been
In the city looking after his bust
ness intere SITS, lett for his home this
afternoon at Washington, Pa.
Hugh L Myers, a substantial
business man OF Rockingham, coun-
ty this State, arrived here today for
q visit with relatives In and near
the city,
Miss L zzle Smith, who has been
an employe of the Phoenix Restau.
rant. left the city yesterday for
Jacksonburg where she has accept
ed position.
J. P. Flynn, field foreman 'or
Capt. J. T. Jones, left this morn
Ing for Marion. Ind, to visit his
brother. He will be absent from
the city some ten days.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-11
Local News

Rain tonight and Thursday.
Our present fine weather can't
last much longer.
J W. Pryor, of Matamoras, was
In the city today.
S.W.McCoy went to New Martin.
Vile this afternoon.
J.. N VanCamp, of Paden City,
was In the city today.
Sci Craig, of Bens Run, was
business caller mere today.
J.B. Duffy, oil operator OF Wash
ington, Pa, Is In the city.
Ed Sanders, rig contractor, went
to Plttsburg this afternoon.
Hon. Selmon Wells. of Long
Reach, was In the city today.
DR.. E. NJ. Sellers, of Friendly
was In the city this afternoon.
SIS Fertig,left the city this after,
noon for the Uniontown, Ohio, oil
field.
Squire Myers. of Matamor s,was
transacting business here this after,
noon.
Property on the northside IS ad.
vancing and promises to continue
to do so.
Messrs. w. P. and Howard Ken
ney went to Parkersburg this
morning.
Rev, Father Boice spent the af'
ternoon with friends at New Mar
tinsville
Tom Mahoney, of the French
Torpedo company went to Wheel.
Ing today.
Curtis S. Sutton came down
from Benwood last evening and re-
turned today.
House and lot for sale. Call at
G. L. Lowther's Office, 21o Dla-
mond street. I9tf
R. A. Martin, of Kidwell. return.
ed this afternoon from q business
mission to Wheeling.
O. Potts, of the B. & o. rail-
road. Is visiting his sister Mrs. w.
II. Noll, of Main street.
Wanted-Girl to do general
house work, 1903 South Wells St.
Wages s., 90 per week. 7tf
The Fourth ward Is to have a
building boom shortly. Several
have purchased lots on and near
the Car line-in the north part of the
city and will build good and sub.
stsntial houses In which to reside.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-11

vI had female trouble for eight years. writes
Mrs L. ]. Dennis, of s2S Hast College Street,
1 suffered. I sought relief among he medical
I,ofsSsion and fond none. Friends urged me to
Try Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription. When
commenced taking this medicine weighed
ninety-fve pounds. Now weigh one hundred
and hfty-six pounds-more trsn ! ever weighed
before. was SO bad would lie from day to
day and long for death to come and relieve my
suffering. had internal inflammation, dis
agreeable drain, brearing down pain, and such
distress every month, but now never have
pain-do all my own work and am a strong and
healthy woman"
uFavorite Prescription" makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Accept
no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with uFavorite Prescription" when
ever a laxative IS required.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-11

To-Day.
The Delineator and Designer for
December on sale at McCoys Book
Store. I3t.
Waller R. Staples. Esq, went to
Parkersburg this morning on legal
business.
Col. R. NJ. Jennings, a promi-
nent oil operator, or Plttsburg, Is
1t the city.
w. J. Neuenschwander left this
morning for points south on bus
mess mission.
Mrs. W. G. Sine, of Toronto,
Ohio, Is visiting relatives In and
near the city.
L. T. Shannon left the city this
morning on the 1I:1S train for
points south,
H. D. Applebay went to Friend.
ly this morning to look after his
oil business.
Jas. Wood, of Kdiwell, was a
business caller In the city yester-
day afternoon.
F. Robinson, of the Eureka Pipe
Line company, left this morning
for points south.
N, Bassett, representative of the
Cameron Pottery company, was in
town last evening,
Christmas numbers of the De-
signer and Delinator on sale at Nc
Coys Book Store. I3t
Mrs. IMPLY, of Diamond street,
spent yesterday at Friendly with
Mr.. Umpbly's mother.
Christmas numbers of the
Fashion magazines are on sale at
McCoys Book Store. II st.
Attorney W. F.Smith, of Friend.
ly was In the city today attending
to some legal business.
T. E. Sumuerville, rig contract
or, left the city this morning for the
Bloomfield, Ohio, oil field.
Assistant postmaster w. S. Cut.
Ter went to Wheeling last evening
on short business nilsson.
Attorney c. B. Pyle, OF Middle
bourne, went to Friendly this
morning on legal business.
Miss Lucille Mccormick Is spend
Ing few days with her aunt Mrs,
Francis, at New Martinsville.
The many friends of Mr., and Mrs
Louis Bowers will regret to know
their infant child is..quite sick.
Levi Tucker, a prominent bust.
ness man OF New Martiusville, was
an afternoon business callerin the
city,.
W. E Allen, one of the promi-
nent business men of this city, was
business visitor at Friendly yes
terday.
John Shay, a prominent oil oper.
a:or Of Washington, Pa, arrived In
the city this morning on the 1I:1S
train.
Joe Evans, of Plttsburg, a popu-
lar oil producer was shaking hands
With Old aoquaintances In town yes
teri.y.
James Williamson, of FIR iendly,
who has been visiting relatives at
Millers Run, O., returned home
this afternoon,
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry c. Disney,
of Lindiey's Mills, Pa. are In the
city looking for residence property
prs plratory to moving here.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-11

~ hS Vi lAlS lNJAAA'
fruit of the loom
they rarely con-
slider, and that is
the frail and faded
wosnan, old before
her time, because
necessity compels
her to work under
conditions, which
send her ore
favored sister to
bed and the doc
tors care.
The disease s
which weaken and
torment women,
may in almost all
cases be cured by
the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t
establishes reg u
larity, dries weak
ening drains, heals
Inflammation and
liberation, a nd
curesfemale weak
ness.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-11
A Sw eet Revenge

n 0W Gel NCNC1lSS
upon the grocer that charges too
much-well, Is to purchase all
GROCERIES
here. He will miss your patronage
and we will take good care to holdit.
No overcharges here Neither are
there any undercharges. We sell
goods of high quality and expect a
fair price for them.
These items tell their own tale OF
good values.
Van Camp Peas 3 cans for........25c
Homony - y y
:, Pumkin . , ,
Sweet Wrinkled Peas the can nc
:, Extra Standard Tomatoes ,, 1oc
Our Winner Bleno Coffee the pound
II cents.
Ivory Soap 6 cakes for............25c
New York Cream Cheese the pound
Is cents.
New Mince Meat the pound. ....1oc
Midget Pickles the quart........ 4oc
Fancy Mixed Pickles ,, n......."25c
Imported Blue Ware. New line
just In, call and get prices before
buying.
n. A. Sybert Grocery Go
Wholesale and Retail
Stores at Sistersville and
Paden City.
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!" FRUIT OF THE LOOM %

Men and women of taste and Judgment
TO into ecstacies over the wonderful pat
terms, textures and colors which are ~the
fruit of the loom" But there is one