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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
c,n,t.d The Hair. OF the Head.

A scientist with 4 vast amount OF
paticncc has counted the hairs OF the
human head. The results OF this IN
vestigalion are curious.
Blondes. for instance. have the great
est number. and those with red hair
have the smallest.
Llght-haired people have between
10000 and 10000 hairs.
Bruncttes average only about 10000
hairs.
Red-haired people do not have much
more than 10000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
MipsHipMAN NOT HAzEo.

Rearaan's Jaw Broken In q Fist Fight.
Captain Brownson Says.
Washington. d. C.-Captain W. H.
Brownson, the Commandant Of the
Naval Academy. has reported privately
to the Navy Department that after
nm investigation In the case Of Mid
shipman Pearson. Of New Hampshire.
who In suffering from a broken jaw.
ne has found nothing to indicate that
Pearson received his injury as a result
Of haxing or "funning." Us they call 1t
at the academy.
AL the evidence obtained by Captain
Brownson tended to show that young
Pearson was hurt In an ordinary hst
battle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
VENEZUELA FORCES A LOAN.
F~orolSners Exempt, But "courteously
Asked to Coptribute."

Willemstad. Island Of Curacao.-It
has been learned here that the Vene-
zuelan Government has ordered q
forced loan Of $S2.4O0. being one-Quar-
ter Of the total loan contemplated. The
loan Is obligatory On all Venezuelan
merchants. traders and bankers. For
elsners IRE exempt. but they are cour,
teously asked to contribute.
The Government proposes to repay
this loan, when the country Is at peace.
by permitting the subscribers to It
to retain ten per cent. Of the import
imposts levied ut the In Guayra Gus
tom house upon goods they import un-
Ill they shall be reimbursed. Owing
to the scarcity Of money In Venezuela.
1t Is not believed here that this loan
can be subscribed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
How Mierobs. Are Preserved b, Cold.

How Microbes Arc Preserved By Cold.
1t is popularity believed that cold has
the effect Of destroying those microbes
and disease germs which are the great
est enemies Of life and health. This
belief has lately been demonstrated to
be entirely mistaken.
AS q matter Of fact. cold acts as a
preservative Of disease germs. 1t
keeps them inactive for a time. but
alive and ready for activity at some
future favorable opportunity. 1t saves
them from the natural death they
might die IL exposed to an ordinary
temperature.
The London Lancet. the leading Eng
lIsh medical journal. calls attention to
this fact. and many prominent scien-
lists are engaged In studying the SUBJ
ject. As 4 general rule. a marked de-
gree Of cold. somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of the freezing point. renders
the microbes inactive. but does not kill
them. In a few cases the mir a degree
slightly below freezing point will kill
them, but, on the other hand. there
are many deadly microbes which con-
tipue to live at m extraordinarily low
temperature. such as that Of liquid air
and other substances. which. can only
be produced by chemical action. Ex-
perIments conducted by the scientists
prove that it Is useless to seek in low
temperature methods Of sterilization
MS distinguished from preservation.
DR.. Marcel. a French physician.
points out that low temperature Is It.
self the cause Of the continued vitality
OF microbes by arresting chemical &C
ton and preventing the loss Of oxygen
contained In the chemical constituents
Of the cells.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
ItsIy's Chinese Mininter.

Italy now has for the first time 4
Chinese Minister to herself. residing
at Rome. and not accredited to any
other power. This diplomatic manda-
rim Is more ornamental than useful,
for he Is fresh from the Celestian En-
plre. and speaks only his mother
tongue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
DOC CAUSED $500 DAMAGE,
Jsdgmsnt Finally Rendered Against ]
late of Ruthe rford b. Hayes.

Finally AEnihst IL
iate az Rutherford b. Hayes.
Columbus. Ohio.-Garibaldi. a bull
dog owned by the late Rutherford b.
Hayes. will cost the Hayes heirs $500.
a Judgment for that amount being rem.
dered against them u few days ago.
Garlbaldi many years ago frightened
q horse driven by Mrs. Addle NJ. Smith.
and q runaway resulted in which Mrs.
Smith was thrown from the buggy and
severely injured. She sued TO $4,000
damages. and the lower courts gave
her $500. The matter has been before
the Supreme Court three times. but the
Judgment has been finally affirmed.
and the damage must be paid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Ksp. From Homo by Fathers Will.

Anpt ffOh Shuuuo ~ EWsHut "'"s
Edward Gould Peters. living In New
York City. may now return to his
native State, from which he was kept
away for several years In accordance
With the will OF his father. His in
come from Il trust fund Of $4,000
created by his fathers will was con-
ditlonal upon his living outside of Mas
s%uchUsetts. Judge McKim. in the Pro-
bate Court ut Boston. has instructed
the trustee not to De governed by tie
provision. holding 1t against public
pol:cy and void. The son has kept
strictly within the letter OF tie will.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Cnrl,ollc AntidOse.

There are many suicides. accidental
deaths and serious burns and disilgurc-
ments due to carbOlic acid. 1t ought
to be generally known that strong cider
vinegar Is n quick antidote for 1t. ex.
ternally and internally. - New York
Press
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
No,ed Lawyer Frozen to Death.

: William D. Beckett. n noted lawyer
OF Omaha, Neb.. was found on the
roadside five miles west or the city:
frozen to death. Beckett had been III
foy several days. and he Is believed TO
have wandered away and to have
fallen exhausted. where he was fonnd
b. 4 dairyman. The body was frozen
STIFF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
CHIEF JUSTICE MrvER DEAD.
south Carolina Jurist's Career Ended u
His Seventy-seventh Year

Ahb S0veuty 4eets
Charleston, S.C.-Chief Justice Henry
McIver died at his home in Cheraw. 8.
C. He was seventy-six years Of age.
Two sons and one daughter survive
him.
The Chief Justice was born nea So
ciety Hill. 8. c.. on September Is. 1S2G.
He was educated at the South Carolina
College. receiving his degree in 1916.
In 1910 he married Miss Caroline
Powe. Having begun to practice law
In Cheraw in 1913 he became Prosecut-
ing Attorney for the district from 1853.
During the Civil War he was IN officer
In the Confederate Army. and was
twice severely wounded. He was elect
ed IN Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court In 1877. and made Chief Justice
In 90
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
TRANsvAAL TO PAY si5o.ooo.ooo
Chamberlain Also Obtains Guarantee For
Losn Of Like sum.

Chamberlain Also Obtains Guarantee For
Losn Of Like suin.
johannesburg. South Africa.-Colon'
ial Secretary Chamberlain and the
leaders OF the mining community here
have arrived ut an agreement IN regard
10 a iinapcial settlement.
Under this agreement the Transvaal
war contribution will amount to $l1O.-
UOO.O U9. A guarantee also will be given
for an imperial loan Of $l5O.0oO.O Oo.
which "a to be expended in rrprnduc-
tive public works in the T%ransraal and
i'm the Orange River Colony.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
THREE SKATERS DROWNED.
AfsrrJmakers Break Through Ice In thu
Potomac at Washington.

A~ortyunhkotD of0e6 AuEouRu sco IN tnS
Potomac at Washington.
Washington, D. C.-While q large
crowd was skating on the bathing
basin near the Washington Monument.
the Ice suddenly gave way and pre-
cipItated twenty or more persons into
the water. Three persons lost their
lives. Miss Jessie G. Thomas. a young
woman. twenty years of age. employed
as u clerk In the Bureau Of Ethnology.
died at the Emergency Hospital. The
names Of the two other dead persons
are Arthur Wesserbach. nm employe
Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. and Henry G. Hanill. a clerk In
the War Department.
Eight other persons were treated In
the Emergency Hospital.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Easy In Combination.

"Dey tells me-" said Uncle Ebtn.
dat contentment Is better dan riches.
but I ~'spicIons dat wifi de proper facili'
ties l could hab bof Of 'em at once
WASHINGTON Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28

Judge William II. Taft has decided
10 remain Civil Governor Of the Philip
p.ues for the present, and President
Roosevelt will not appoint him m ~.
sociate Justice Of the United States
cu,-cme Court, as had been intended.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
When some,hinr's Wrong.

There Is something mighty wrong
with q six-foot man who can't be twist
ed round q mite Of q woman's little
dnger.-NeH. Ysrk Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
PAIrD $1,000 CONSCIENCE MONEY.
Elderly Man offered No Explanation. But
Pat Down the Cash.

F. New York City.-Employes In the
City Chamberlain's Office gasped for
breath when m elderly man. OF gen
teel appearance. In :ulred for the Gus
todian Of the conscience fund. On the
appearance Of Deputy Chamberlain
Campbell the stranger laid down five
$1,000 gold certificates. which he said
he wanted placed In the fund.
He offered no explanation. and. after
laying down the money, walked out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28

An old acquaintance. John rreer.
died and was buried at Metamora last
week. During our residence at Meta
mora Mr.. Freer was one Of our bitter
est enemies. aud the publisher scored
him without stint. In the shadow OF
the tomb all Is forgiven. Deceased had
his faults. We all have them. How
ever. the good traits Of deceased great
ly outnumbered his faults. and In IL
great beyond 1t Is hoped that his W
be m unbroken family. Rest In pead
-bmlay City tMich.) Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
BOY SHOOTS HIS AUNT.

Boys Mother.
Hopkinsville. Ky.-In defense Of his
mother. Thomas Whitman. aged thir-
teen years. shot twice with a pistol
and instantly killed his aunt. Miss May
Phipps. aged thirty-iive years. ut their
home here.
Miss Phipps. who had been insane
several years. In q fit Of anger began
choking her sister and probably would
have killed Mrs. Whitman had not
the boy shot her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28

The higher n man climbs up the
ladder OF success the more people he
has 10 LOOK down upon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28

Shoe Market Between seasons
I'b" shoe market Is between seasons.
Az! there Is an abatement In h call
for goods.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-24
~ - 4
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L1lI1U
During Attacks OF
Heart Fflure.
Would Appear To Be
Dead.
DIR. Miles Heart euro
Relieved and Cured.

II have no hesitation in saying that Dr..
Miles cart Cure is all that one can wish il
to be- / was troubled with heart disease for
fifteen years. | have tried many different
remedies but until tried DR.. Miles Heart
Cure could Fl d no relief. was subject to
headaches and had tried your Pain Pills and
they were SO effective | thought your Heart
Cure might help me. I would have attacks
at times so severe that l would be stone
bind for the time being. During these
spells would be to all appearances deac.
Itook the medicine strictly as directed and !
can truthfuily say that am completely curcL.
/ advise al that are troubled with heart dis
ease to take DR.. Miles New Heart Cure
at once. | write this and give my name 10
my fellow sufferers"-S. E. Purdy, Atkinson,
Nebraska.
IL first felt the effects of q weak heart IN
the fall of 1896. l saw an advertisement in
the Sioux City paper in which man stated
his symptoms which seemed to me to indicate
trouble similar TO mine. had soreness
in the chest at times, and in my shoulder, an
oppre sivc choking sensation in my throat
and suffered from weak and hungry spells.
| was truly frightened at my condition and
procured six bottles Of Dr. Miles Heart Cure.
Since taking my first bottle have never
been bothered by any of the old disagree.
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slider my cure permanent Anderson,
Kuhn, S. d.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. S nd for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
nr. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, Ind.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-24
DR.. Michele Lumpy Jaw Cure

DR.. ,ditchells Lumpy Jaw Cure Is
guaranteed to cure or money refunded.
One application is enough. One bottle
is sufficient for 4 head or more. You
can buy it at your druggists or he
can get 1t from his jobber. If he won't
write us direct and we will send you a
bottle for $125 delivered. MARSHALL
Oil Company, sole sale agents for the
United States, Marshalltown, Ia
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
Ladies Reading Circle.

The D. of R. reading circle me-
at the beautiful home of Mrs. Eliz
abeth Wood, of Wood street, yes
terday afternoon, and not only en-
joyed the bountiful; hospitality Of
that lady, but the bracing and cool
shadow of the picturesque old apple
trees which lent a charm to the
occasion not to be soon forgotten
by those who were pres mt. The
attendance was unusually large and
the reading very interesting. Mrs.
Wood served a fne luncheon with
coffee and iced tea. The following
ladies were present:
Mesdames M. A. Sybert, King
Bruner, Reynolds, Lindsey, Cosper,
Martin, Homer, Knapp, Rhodes,
Stanford, Hubbard, Alexander,
Ayling, Alabaugh, Bowen, Kellogg
Reynolds, Misses Geary and Sine.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
Arabian Delicacies.

In a recent Egyptian review may be
found some curious extracts from Al
Diahez, a celebrated scientist of the
tenth century. Speaking Of the IA
vorite dishes Of the Arabians Of that
epoch, he says that they considered
the flesh of young dogs a great deli
cacy and also ate grasshoppers and
scorpions with much relish. Moreover,
they esteemed the flesh Of black cats
highly, since they maintained that any
one who ate it could not be injured
either by sorcery or by the evil eye.
Al Djahez also says that he was dis,
appointed when he found that the
Arabian tribes of BaSSorah did not eat
grasshoppers. but. on the other hand,
was highly delighted 10 find his friend
the famous poet ROobah. Teasing roy
ally on roast rats and lizards. The
Arabians. he says in conclusion. also
ate scrpents and hcrscS. but TOOL; tie
utmost care only = CO.." 1t ;Ar.e
horses w;.:yA Id t>yl EI.nessed, as
they did not consider it right TO eat
those which had been ridden.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
importance of the RiveI

The report of Government En-
gineer linn on the commerce of the
river emphas yes the need of further
Improvement. 1t has been the
habit of some, particularly those
interested In railroads, to sheer at
the river and refer to 1t as decay
Ing business. Mr.. Zlnn's figures
come as complete refutation OF
these charges.
According to Major linn the an.
nual tonnage In and out OF Wheel
Ing Is 10000 while the number OF
passengers carried during the year
was $4,000. When it IS considered
that the boats do business only
about six months In the year the
full Importance of these figures can
be realized.
IF the river was slackwatered to
insure continuous navigation these
figures would be increased tenfold
while the coal shipments out OF
Pittsburg would be correspondingly
increased.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
Men as Architects

Men are said to be architects Of
their own fortunes. 1t IS equally
true that they are, to very great
extent, the builders of their own
misfortunes. And very many OF
these are the most veritable air
castles. The best remedy for "the
blues" Is a pill. That gloomy
hopeless outlook In events which
drives many to suicide IS due
not to the events themselves, but
to bodily conditions which set up
the state called despair" In the
mind. Any respondent person
whose troubles are really trivial
may prove this by looking back.
ward for a day or q week to the last
day on which he was abundantly
happy. He will find In many
cases that events and conditions
have not altered In the least.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
DRILL GOESDOWN
NEAR ELM GROVE
Virginia Company Has Gone 200 Fee
on Second Well Near
Elm Grove

The Virginia OH and Gas COM
pany, which has holdings up
Wheeling creek, and which Is com.
posed of Wheeling people, has sunk
Its No. we'll on the Miller farm to
a depth of about two hundred feet
The first we'll, which came In big
gasser. 1t Is said to be steadily In.
creasing Its pressure, though nothing
definite Is known as a fence has been
built about 1t and Waterman is
on guard. Monday afternoon a
force of men were out and located
two new wells for the company on
their holdings, and the rigs will at
once be placed In position and
drilling started.
The oil and gas excitement In
Elm Grove and vicinity has not In
the least abated, and great interest
evidenced In the drillings OF the
company. The No.2 we'll Is about
600 feet southeast of the No. and
should 1t develop either gas or oil
there will be drilling started In all
directions as already number OF
locations have been made. The
Virginia company has received
many offers for their gasser but has
declined all.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23

The absurdity of the decline In
steel stocks Is reflected by the re-
port from Donora that the mills are
employing so many men that
houses cannot be found for them,
and many are sleeping In tents.
Coincident with the decline In
Tennessee coal and Iron came the
statement that the income of that
corporation had exceeded the In.
come for a corresponding period
last year by several thousand dol.
lars. If the earning power of a cor
poration counts for anything stocks
of all kinds ought to be climbing
up now faster than was ever known
before In this country.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
TRUSTEES sale

Under and by virtue of the au-
thcrity vested In me, the under
signed trustee, by virtue OF a GER
tain deed of trust made by Mary
10y to B. J. Anawalt, trustee for
E Stewart & Co., bearing date the
goth day of May, 1892, aud record
ed In the clerks Office of the Coun-
ty Court of Tyler county, West
Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book
Number 10, page AL to secure the
payment of certain note therein
set forth calling for the sum of one
hundred and twenty FIVE dollars
with legal interest thereon, the un-
derslgued will sell at public auction
at the front door of the City Build
Ing In Sistersville, In said county
and State
On Saturday. August the First. 1908,
between the hours OfIO O'Clock
a. m. and o'clock p. m,
of that day, the following property
that Is to say: The one story frame
house situate at No. no Florence
street, In Garry Owen, In Lincoln
district, Tyler county, W. Va, and
the lease for the land on which said
house Is located from c. Thistle
and Mrs. W. J. Neuenschwander'
Term of Sale: Cash In hand on
day of sale.
B. ]. ANAwALT,
20 12t Trustee.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23
COURT HOUSE
FIGHT REOPENS
This Time Pine Grove Wants to
be Seat Of WetzeI County.
New Martinsville. However. Will Put up a
Stiff Fight and Lively
Time is Promised.

New MARTINsvILLE,J july 25.-
Will the court house be removed
from New Martinsville to Pine
Grove? The people residi 1g In the
interior of the county are laboring
Under the delusion that 1t will be
removed. While In New Martins
Vile no apprehension Is felt at all.
Because the contract has been let to
Clarksburg contractors for the con-
structfon of a three story brick
building at Pine Grove does not
carry the idea with 1t that the
court house will be removed from
this city. The lower floor of the
building Is to be occupied by the
Pine Grove bank, while the other
two stories are intended to be used
by the county as court house.
The subject or question of re-
moving the court house from It's
present location has been before
the people whereof the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary,
but 1t still remains at New Mar
tinsviile. Wileyville thought 1t
would like to have the county
building located at that little vii
llage because 1t was centrally 10.
Gated and accessible by horseback.
It succeeded In getting vote on
the question and of course 1t carried
because the vote In the interior of
the county was greater than that
along the river. On account OF
some technicality we were accused
by the people of Wileyville and
those In the interior of the county
of stealing the court house. A
preposterous idea! B. L. Morgan, of
Pine Grove, and president of the
Pine Grove bank, has spent small
fortune In the fight he has wagered
for the relocation of the court
house. He realizes the importance
and what 1t would mean to Pine
Grove and so do we. That Is the
reason why the people of New
Martinsville want it to remain
where 1t now stands.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23

Editor Smith, of the Wetzel Re.
publican, with headquarters In New
Martinsville, was In the city last
night. Mr.. Smith Is publisher and
owner of the best newspaper In our
neighborlng city. He Is a progress
I've man, thinks his town Is the
only one on the map, that 1t will
soon be the first city In the State
and later a close rival to New York
City, all of (which Is right and
proper. We love man who Is In
love with his own town. Mr..
Smith thinks the Electric railroad
Is going to build up Ststersville and
New Martinsv,lle and thinks Pa
den City will be manufacturing
center, but not much of a city fol-
business outside of the manufacture.
Ing part of 1t. He says the coun.
Gil OF New Martinsville will give
the Electric railroad a franchise and
that nine tenths of the people OF
that city have always been favor.
able to the road. Mr.. Smith was
also kind enough to say that he did
not know of a single newspaper
anywhere that Is published daily In
a city the size OF Sistersville that
could anyway compare with the
Daily OF Review, and we will add
with due modesty. that Mr.. Smith
Is fine judged good thing when
he sees 1t.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-23

The county court of Wetzel
county Is holding a special session
this week to take action on the con.
domination proceedings that were
Instituted by the different oil and
gas companies In the interior of the
county for the laying of their lines
through the farms of the defend
ants. The farmers have been ask
Ing large sums of money for the
privilege of laying the lines through
their farms, which has compelled
the oil and gas companies to insti-
tute condemnation proceedings.