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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-28

W. A. Deonison, manager q; the
American Oil Development Com
pany, returned this afternoon II N
a visit with his family at PittstuT. .
Mrs. w L Moore left for her
former home at New MartinSvi|ie
this morning on the 1895 train,
where she will visit for few days.
Advertisers In the Auditoriu q
program should have copy for
change In advertising In the print
ers hands MOI later than Tuesday
morning.
Wanted-Position as foremen or
superintendent of oil property or
properties by an experienced man
with good references. Address
this Office. 20 OK
Mrs. Carrie Downey, who has
been visiting her sister.in law Mrs.
Nora Ryan, of Spriusdale street,
left this morning for her home at
Somerset, KY.
c. Knoke, a prominent citizen
who resides just east of the city,
went to Wheeling this morning
where he will visit relatives and
friends for a few days.
Jonn F. Shore. cashier of the
Bank of Middlebourne, passed
through the city this morning on
his way to Middlebourne from a
visit to his home at Clarksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dutton,
who have been visiting their
daughter Mrs. Anna Plercy, of
Mccoy Heights, left for their
home this morning at Macksburg,O
A mans influence Is like the
odor that goes out from a Aower
or sweet smelling shrub. We have
a few human bosses and whole
political swamp fall of skunk cab
bage.
Miss Mary Roauy, the charming
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roany, of St. Marys, Is spend
Ing the holidays with her uncle and
aunt Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Hanes,
of Avenue A.
The world Is full of people who
20 plodding through mental dark
ness, with no other light but the
glaring eyes of immaginary mon
sters with which they have people d
the empty air.
]. w. Curtis, who has been In
poor health for several months,
left this morning Ga the II:IS train
for brownsville, Ga. Mr.. Curtis
goes to Georgia with the hope OF
being benefited by the change OF
climate. He was accompanied b.
| his father.
J. L Mason, editor of the Tyler
County Journal, returned Saturday
evening from a visit to his mother
at Buchtle, O., who has be:n seri.
ously Ill. We are pleased to note
Mrs. Mason Is convalescent. Mr.,
Mason also paid a visit to his fam
lily at Middleport, O., during his
absence,
A glass or two of water taken
half an hour before breakfast will
usually keep the bowels regular.
Harsh cathartics should be avoided,
When a purgative Is needed, take
take Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are mild and
gentle In their action. For sale by
c. w. G1ier.
Observation-Disclosures, male or
female to 90 special work In Sis
tersville on salary and com mission
basis Easy money to the right
parties. Apply at the Wells Hotel,
Wednesday afternoon, between 3
and E O'Clock. Bring a copy OF
this advertisement and ask the
clerk. 2S 2l*
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-28
Guide to Beauty.

Shc-I have two very dear friend.
and Florence.
He-Which is the more popular:
"Oh. Agnes IS much more popu,
lar than Florencc-amoNg the
girls"
"Introduce HE to Florence. am
partial 10 good looking girls. -
Kansas Civ Journal.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-28
A C0sSly Mistake

Blunders are sometimes very ex
pensive. Occasionally life Itself |:
the price of a mistake. but you'll
never be wrong if you take DR.
Kings New Life Pills for dyspepsia
dizziness, headache, liver or bowel
troubles. They are gentle YET
thorough CSC at D. A. Henderson,
druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-28
News
> Warmer today.
Never touched us-Zero

Rver tie sIeieLb lis seem frozen
D.F Hollobaugh, of Warrington
Is in the city.
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
every evening. ~ st
R.v. Hill, of Plttsburg, was In
the city today.
December Is likely to give Us
chilly parting.
H. A. Wright left this morning
for Ellerboro.
Most everybody stayed close to
their own Preside Sunday.
Some a-e born to inherit wealth,
' and some to inherit brains.
WR. Ross, of Clarksburg, spent
Sunday hele with friends.
The Brilliant cafe sets the finest
free lunch In the city. ~ St
SH. Cofey, of Wheeling, was a
business visitor In the city today.
The young men have to decide
now between a sleigh ride and the
theatre.
Navigation on the river has en-
tirely suspended on account OF the
heavy Ice,
w. S. Mooney went to Waverly
this morning to look after his oil
interests.
Your tongue Is the clapper Of
your mental bell ard the index OF
your liver.
Frank Hicks returned from a
visit with relatives at Cameron this
afternoon.
IL. Fletcher, of Sancho, was a
business caller In the city this
afternoon.
Assembly dance tonight In City
Building. Prof. VIM. Steinhauser.
% ct
Attorney G E Kesterson went
to Parkersburg this morning on
legal business.
Postm lster Geo. E Work went
to Pittsburg this morning on a
business Nilsson.
Middlebourne Lodge K. of P
will have public installation of Of
fcers January 2
Wine OF Life makes weak people
strong Price ST.. For sale by D
A. Henderson,.
The river IS now falling at nearly
all points, and a stage of s S feet Is
reported at The dam.
J. II. Caldwell, a prominent oil
operator, of Titusvile, Pa, arrived
In the city this morning.
The ferry boat was forced out
OF lus!Lrs, !udav f)T the 6rSt time
this winter, by the heavy Ice.
Wanted-Girl for general house
work. Call on Mrs. Geo. F. Bell,
no Catherine street. "a If
Progress Is nothing more than a
pyramid of mental dreams, crystal.
lied by the poets and philosophers.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Bert Laley, of Scio,
O., are the guests of the latter's
sister Mrs. E Ockerman, of Burt
street.
Henry Adkins, who conducts a
large boarding house at Mlunie,
We,zel couDty, spent Sunday with
friends in he city.
The ham IN mind Is harp. put
In tune by the hngers of environ
ment and played upon by our Sc.
cret hopes aud tears.
There are thousands of chatter
boxes blabbirg nonsensical ideas
about God, who don't know the
fundamental principles Of a boil.
o J snd Mrs. Htmerly, of
Bowling Green, Ohio, are spending
the Holidays at the home of their
daughter Mrs. Murphy, of North
Water street.
Mrs. Victor Dye aud little child
will leave the city this evening on
the 6:Io train for Baltlm ore, where
she will visit relatives for a few
weeks
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-28
THANKS!

We thank the people OF Sisters
Vile and surrounding country for
their liberal patronage during the
Holiday trade, helping us to make
this one of the banner weeks In the
history of our store. We will en-.
deavor to merit a continuance OF
that patronage by keeping our store
at the head of the list. We a'e the
leaders for the following reasons
1st because we lead all others In
low prices.
end because we have the largest
and best store.
81 because we carry the best
lire of goods.
4th because of an obliging cleri-
cal force.
N. A. Sybert Grocery Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Stores at SIstersville and
Paden City.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
Keeping Her Good Ear on wstch

"Ycu should sleep on your riph,
side, madam" eD'
II really can't do it doctor; nv bu,
band talks in his sleep, and cam,
hear thing with my left ear. r."-Tov,
Topics.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
NICKNAME ES
Given Often for Absurd Reasons, and
Generally They Stick

Siven Often FOR Absurd Rcasons, and
Generally They stick.
wonderful how nicknames stick to
a person." said the observant man.
There We're two nice little women in
our village who came to call on us
one evening, and we offered them pop
corn which the children had lust
brought In from the kitchen. They re-
fused, but not so emphatically as to
keep us from giving them two heap
Ing plates Of the corn. We kept re-
filling the plates and they kept crunch
ing all the evening. There was some-
thing so funny about 1t that l called
them the popcorn ladies' and the
name has stuck to them so that the
whole village knows them by it.
Il once knew man who talked
incessantly in hlgh-pitched voice and
bright girl dubbed him the chirper.
The name was quickly passed around
among the young people, and now the
greater part of his friends know him
by that name. A very dignified young
woman of my acquaintance goes by
the name Of 'Whont' TO this day be-
cause when she was very little girl
she used to call herself Mrs. Whont'
when she played grown-up ladies, and
the family picked It up. She simply
can't shake the absurd name.
more than one red-haired man Is
known by the name Of pink and phil
osophically accepts the title. l have
an acquaintance who holds a respon-
sible position who is known by the
name Of 'Dotty.' II seems that ono
Aay q mischievous girl discovered that
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30

he had three very prominent dimplea
She promptly dubbed him 'Dotty
Dimple,' and now he is known to all
his associates as 'Dotty.' Another man
of my acquaintance is always called
'Bluebeard' because he has such very
white and thin skin that If he does
not shave daily his beard shows biue
through it. That name, too, came
through a woman's quick wit.
"An old lady friend of mine is still
called 'Peachy' because when she was
young girl she had a complexion
like peaches and cream. Her brother
promptly dubbed her 'peachy,' and
'Peachy' she will remain to the end
of her days. In certain household
a very feminine little woman is still
called The Boy because when she
was young girl she went through a
very serious illness which made it nee
essary to cut her hair short. Her
younger sister said she was The Boy
Of the family, and the dainty lady is
still called by that absurd name.
IAN effeminate man was once called
Viola by one Of the boys in the Office,
and now we know him by nothing else
Another one Of the boys in the Office
is always called 'Chesty,' and although
he got angry at first he has cheerfully
accepted the name now.
"Our bookkeeper is always putting
in his car when it is not at all neces-
sary, and l think now he will be
known until the end Of time as Gen
eral Butts A friend of mine who Is
always called Cheerful doesn't know
whether he is called that because his
friends believe he has a sunny dis
position or because they consider him
a cheerful idiot. But, at any rate, he
can't shake the name."-Philadelp
Ledger.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
FIRST PLANTING OF SPONGES.
Successful Experiments Made by the
Government on Florida Coast.

Successful Experiments Made by the
Government on Florida Coast.
Not content with utilizing all the
available resources in the United
States for the purpose of supplying the
| needs Of the people of this country
| Uncle Sam has invaded the sea, says
the Philadelphia Ledger. The gov
ernment has gone in for sponge
culture. The supply Of sponges has
never equaled the demand, and
we have been importing most Of
those required for the domestic
trade. According to the enthusi-
tic trade. According to the enthusi-
asts Of the United States Fish Com
mission, the American invasion of Eu-
rope soon will add sponges to its list
Of commodities.
Successful experiments have been
conducted, and the actual work of
planting sponges off the coast of Flori-
da is being done under the supervision
of Captain James A. Smith, of the
Fishhawk. The sponges used in the
propagation are Of the sheepshead va
riety, the most valuable In the world,
and which fill every commercial re-
quirement- DR.. H. f. Moore, assistant
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries,
devised the method of planting.
The sponges are cut into small
pieces from one to two inches in di-
ameter. These small fragments of the
living sponge, which are dark in color,
the poros filled with fishy matter, are
| firmly fastened to pieces of coral, rock
or terra Gotta brick and dropped over
board. Thin aluminium wire is used
for fastening them to the objects. The
use Of the aluminium wire is the solu-
tion of the difficulty which confronted
the experimenters. The pieces of
sponge have one outer skin intact, with
the outer edges raw. The latter, how
ever, quickly heal. The aluminium
wire will, of course, pierce the sponge
and form small bore, or hole, through
them. The wire corrodes; but this is
an advantage, for 1t gradually wears
away. leaving the sponge free Of any
foreign substance.
Most of the difficulties attending the
culture have been met in attempting
to find something to bind the sponges
to the rocks which would last long
enough for the growth to attach itself
naturally to the new bed. The alumi-
mum wire does this. Wood, string, cop
per and iron wire and various other
substances were attacked by the salt
water and animal life and rendered
useless.
Sponges are being planted at Bis
cayne bay, Anclote Keys and Key
West. An effort will be made to put
the new industry on It's feet so that
private capital will become interested
in carrying 1t on. There Is every rea.
son to believe that the venture will
be successful and that in short time
all the sponges needed in the United
States will be raised in Florida wa
ters
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
w. L. DOUGLAS
SO & s3 ShOESSSa W

You can save from SO to SIS yearly by
wearing W. L. Douglas $3.50 or So shoes
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
StiClkr1ey Gasolir1e Enoi,s

Fifty dollars can be saved by buvin,
the above. Will run cheaper, chopDins
15 to 20 bushels per hour, wood saw fr Wsf
drilling machinery, pumps, etc. WITT
for catalogue. REIERSON MACHINERY m M
Foot Of Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon. '
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30

ty and, as 1t is but one of several of
Its kind, it stands as a type of the
modern church. In his last year book
the rector, Rev. William S. Rainsford
says he needs at least $4,000 a year
more than he can collect from his
congregation to maintain the church
and its extensive plant. In twenty
years 1t has spent $2,25O,OOO and at
least four-ffths Of this went into the
plant, which also requires the free SER
vices Of more than 200 workers.
The altar Is there. Its influence per
meates the vast whole and a staff Of
assistants aid the rector in spiritual
and religious work by day and by
night. But the rector is also general
superintendent Of a plant which is
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
Had Experience,

Law seems to make Its votaries sus.
picious beyond average men. An in.
stance of this was noted at the Demo.
cratic Club the other night. A group
of men who We're dining there fell to
discussing the advlsability of husbands
having no secrets from their wives.
"What do you think?" asked Michael
Harris, turning to ABE" Levy.
should husband tell his wife every.
thing?"
why should hep responded the lit.
tie lawyer; "the average wife probably
wouldn't believe it-".-New York Even.
Ing World.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30

carried on almost exclusively by lay.
men. The entire membership Of St
Georges Church is organized into sub
associations for the development Of
intelligence, skill and character. Sing
ing. sewing, acting, tailoring, manual
training, shooting, kindergarten work,
social entertaining. housekeeping,
plumbing, carpentering, gymnastics,
woodworking, cooking, care Of ba-
bies, dressmaking, millinery, embroi-
dering. debating, public speaking. bas-
ket-weaving-these and many other ac-
tivities are engaging the energy and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
BUSINESS AND RELIGION.
The Two Are Combined in This Many
Sided New York Church.

A novel kind Of church work is that
done at st. Georges, Stuyvesant
square, New York, into which David
Graham Phillips gives the readers Of
Harper's an insight in recent num-
Der Of that publication. He says the
conduct Of this church is like the man
agement Of a huge Industrial enter
prise, railway or factory, requiring
unusual business aptitude, technical
skill and financial and executive abili-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30
For Sale or Exchange,

Two 100 Acre Tracts and two l2O Acs
Tracts of unimproved prairie land ii
Nebraska, clear title; will grow corn,
oats, wheat, rye, alfalfa. Will exchanps
any or all for small saw mill, shingie
mill, timber or ranch property in Wash.
ington or Oregon. A. B. NEWELL
Box 81S, Seattle, Wash.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $500
to $500. The i'm
mense sale OF w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor.
ona Colt proves there Is
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona is the highest
grade Pat.Leathor made
Fast Color Eueiefs used,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-10-30

No power on earth could cause US to
be impressed by man who carries his
handkerchief In his coat tails
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-13
PONIES AND @6S.

Hor4 the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.
A correspondent writes, says the
Badminten Magazine te ask me what
q pony" is-aot the pony Of the bet
ting rings he zefers to the animal The
dictionaries which he has consulted tell
him no :me1e than that "a pony" Is "a
little horse" and he wants to know
where the pony ends and the horse
begins. The term Is. OF course very
loosely used. At Newmarket, where
one might expect accurate definitions,
the trainers seem to call all sorts OF
animals ponies. Il will send round
your pony at O'clock" Is a familiar
phrase to me- and in two cases 1t has
always portended the arrival Of an AMI
NAL Of quite 14.2. have searched for
authorities for some time past and
OILY accidentally came upon one the
other. day. A pony, find it stated, is
strictly applicable to an animal under
13 hands. Above 13 and up to 1913 the
creature should be known as gallo
way, and over 1873 it becomes horse.
This, however, is not the modern inter
pretaton, though when the paraseoaes
was altered I do not know. According
to the HurllIgham rules Of polo, the
height Of ponies shall not exceed a
hands 2 inches" and such an animal,
according to my old time authority
would be quite full sized horse. One
cannot, Of course, go against the Hur-
lngham nomenclature, but I should
be inclined to say that in general par
lance anything under IA hands IS a
pony. I am glad my correspondent did
not ask for an exact definition OF
"cob," for I could do no better than:
suggest that a thickset pony from
about 1873 to 14.2 would come under
The head. The term "cobby," at any
rate, has significance Of its OVID.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-13
MANS LITTLE TOE.

Scientists Declare That 1t Is Doomed
to ON Early End
Eminent scientists assert that the
small toe Of the human foot will be
crowded out Of existence by the end Of
the present century. Such Is the view
Of chiropodists generally and Of physi-
clans who have given the matter more
than passing consideration, says the
Philadelphia Press.
Just as, according to Darwin, the tail
was crowded out Of the human bony
skeleton many ages back because it had
no useful functions to perform, just as
the rermiform appendix, the only ap-
parent function Of which is to necess1-
tate dangerous and expensive opera
tons, will eventually find no place In
human anatomy, so, according to pres
ent indications, the little toe must ulh-
mately disappear altogether.
Whether OF not thez3ofg toe is all that
IS needed in walking and rnaaing is
question which has net yet been salts
factorily answered, but the fact re-
mains that athletic instructors and
coaches have universally sriFen to de-
yelop the big toe at the expense OF the
others In the training Of fast runners
and football players, and te that end
the shoes have been made so narrow
that any possibility Of using the little
toe has been precluded
Between the modern method Of walk
ing and the wearing Of tight fitting
shoes the little toe is doomed to an ear
ly end.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-13
SOUTHERN SuPERSTlTl0NS.

If you kill frogs, your COWS will "go
dry"
Tickling a baby viii cause the child
to stutter.
To throw hair combings out Of the
window is bad luck.
To thank q person FOR combing your
hair win bring bad luck.
No person who. touches a dead bedy
will be haunted by its>spirtt
Cut dogs "dew claws and it VIII
not die from poisonous snake Dite.
To kill ghost it must be shot with
a bullet made Of a silver quarter dollar.
To dream Of a I've snake means enc.
mics at large; Of a dead snake enemies
dead OF powerless.
To dream Of unbroken eggs signifies
trouble to come; if the eggs are broken,
the trouble is past.
IF you boast Of your good health,
poand wood Immediately with your list
or you viii become sick.
To eat baby's finger nails will de-
form It. Il the child is month old, 1t
viii. cause it to have fits.
20 allow child to look into mirror
before it is q month old will cause It to
hare trouble In teething.
A child viii have nature and disno-
sitioa similar to those Of the person VINO
first takes It out of doors.
To hear a screech owl is bad luck.
To prevent hearing it's cry turn the
pockets. inside out and set the shoe
seles upward.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-13
HID BEHIND THE RULE.
One Of Horace Gree1ey;s Orders Thai
Helped Els Views Editor.

One OF Horace GreeleyaS .uT0erS .2iasak
Helped Els News Editor.
As an editor Horace Greeley had be-
come weary Of the constant repetition
Of tAe word "the" In opening sentences.
One issue Of his paper in particular ex-
asperated him. Almost every item had
its opening paragraph begin with
"the." This lack Of judgment on the
part of his writer's in the choice Of
words received attention. Greeley wcote
nose. This notice be requested to be
posted in the editosial room and caused
copies Of 1t to be sent to correspond
ents. The order read:
Under no circumstances must the
word the be used In the opening or
subsequent paragraphs Of news ar
tcle. In sentences within para graph
it will be tolerated if used with mod
GRAFTON. If you cannot write a para
graph without the to open it, omit"
One day shortly after the issuance Of
bis new rule Greeley entered the ed
itorial room in fury.
''How is it thaE we have nothing IN
today's paper regarding Hollands at
titude toward the policy Of the north?'
he asked Of his editor who had charge
Of the foreign news.
This editor was aware that he had
omitted an important news item which
at the time be considered as unimpor-
tant. But be was reseurcefu!.
"Your rules and orders are positive,
Mr. Greeley, are they not?" asked the
editor.
"Csaaialyw shouted the famous
scribbler:
"Then tell me how could have used
The Hague for the date line IN the
Holland dispatch without violating
your positive osder."
Mr. Greeley was beaten, but he NUT
tered, ~ yea fellows ceala use 1uds-
men., there would be No need LOT
r111eSt'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-13
Her Blessing.

There is always possibility that the
person whom we regard as proper
object for sympathy may look upon
himself In another light This interest
ing and instructive surprise often
awaits the well meaning bearer Of con-
dolence.
When Mrs. Hastings learned that her
old friend, Mrs. Warren, had become
"stun deef," she went with long face
to see her.
'It must be an awful cross, LaTiny,
she wrote On the slate which Mrs. War
rem presented to her as soon as she was
seated.
"'Tain't ether" snapped TIE afliet-
ed one, who, though deaf, was BY no
means dumb. Folks that have got
ANYTHING to say can write it on that
slate, and Henry Warren, that's had
to put a curb on his tongue for up
ward O. thirty years on account Of the
high temper he took from his mothers
folks, is now able to say anything he
likes and no feelings hurt. I count my
deafness a real blessing. How's your
rheumatism?