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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
A Correction.

1 stated last Sunday what I had
heard from one whose word l had
no reason to question. that a man
visiting our town was conducted by
one of our policemen through the
slums and shown that which made
him remark that this was one OF
the worst towns he ever was In.
Our policemen tell me that my
information Is false and they are
willing to 60 on the stand and
swear that they never conducted
any one on such a tour. They also
state that they do not know that
the saloons do business on Sunday.
Rev. G. w. Hatch,
Pastor Of the Baptist Church.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Advertising Does Pay.

FIantz & Nissan advertised In
the Oh Review last Friday for the
first time this spring. The next
day about noon their entire stock
OF green goods was entirely ex-
haus ed, also for the first time this
year they were compelled to wire
for a second order. People NAV
differ as 10 the cause, but Frantz &
Nissan believe that the advertising
had great deal to do with it, and
come back today, with some
announcements concerning the
excellent supply of green goods
they have for this evening and
tomorrow.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
AninaI Supcrs!itiOns.

There are many animals that the Su.
perstitious consider it unlucky to kill.
Among them may be mentioned Il lady
bird, q martin, 4 robin, Il stOrk and
money spider, while to Kill wren
means that you will break bone be-
fore the year is out Many animals are
also supposed to herald death, and su-
perstitions in this direction are so nu-
merous that only few can be men
toned here. The most commonly
known is the clicking or tapping of
the beetle called death watch, which
is reckoned as an omen of death to
some one in the house.
The bowling Of q dog at night near
house is supposed to predict the death
of a sick inmate, as also the setting of
a white pigeon on house bodies death
to some one in the house, while, again,
an old saying among the superstitious
runs, mo person can die on bed or
pillow containing the feathers Of a
white pigeon
That the gnawing Of furniture by
rats preSages death is also 4 common
superstition. To meet certain animals
IS considered lucky, while to meet 9th
ers is the reverse. For instance, TO
meet a SOW with litter Of pigs is very
lucky, but it is unlucky if sow
crosses n travellers path. To Dcet
weasel is lucky, but should hare run
across the road in front Of you 1t
augurS bad fortune.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Critically III.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Maher, Of
Mccoy avenue, received message
from Salem this morning conveying
the SD intelligence of the critical
illness of their daughter Mrs. Fred
Nye. Later a second message was
received by The parents stating the
attending physicians had given up
ali hope of saving the patients life.
Mrs. Maher left on the afternoon
train tor the bedside of her daugh-
ter
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Tragedy Averted.

"Just In the nick Of time our lit
tie boy was saved" writes Mrs W.
Watkins of Pleasant City, Ohio.
pneumonia hid played sad havoc
with him and a terrible cough set In
besides. Doctors treated him, but
he grew worse every day. Al
length we tried DR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, and
our darling was saved. He's row
sound. and we'll" Every body ought
to know It's the only sure cure iol
coughs, colds, and all lung disease
Guaranteed BY D. A. Henderson:
druggist. Price soc and 500
Trial bottles free.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Another Card From
the City Clerk,

In last Saturdays issue of the Oh
Review there appeared a card dated
March 20, 1903, over my signature,
showing that DR.. Meek, the mayor
of the City of Sistersvilie had turned
into the treasury of the city all The
monies he had collected by virtue
of his office up to March I, 1923
But that Is not all of the story. In
view of the fact that there ere ru-
mors floating around that l had
circulated the report that DR.. Meek
was behind In his account with the
city, 1 reiteratc tn t such was the
case and when I went 10 the doctor
and In a friendly manner told him
that he was In arrears for four
months, viz : For October, Novem
Der, December and January,
amounting to $e13, he said, l
know 1t, l can pay 1t at any time.
replied, doctor, why don't you do
1t? It's the public's money. you
are required to turn over all monies
received by virtue of your office
every month Now. while 1t has
been the custom for the mayor TO
turn over his collections with his
monthly report,on the first Monday
night of each month. The law Is
even more stringent, requiring the
mayor to turn over to the city
treasurer by virtue of his office,
within one week after he receives
them. See chapter 5. section 20,
page ~ Acts of 1899. This amount,
$o13, was made good ard turned
over to the treasurer several days
after my interview with the mayor.
The fact that he was behind In his
account with the ely and that he
subse quenlly made 1t good can be
veti6s d by tie treasurer's books.
JAMES H. PINE,
City Clerk.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Had 1t.

eyes, it's q fine house, Mandy" adj
mitted the prim and angular Aunt Ra-
chel, to whom all its magnifcence
seemed sinful waste of money, land
suppose there's really no room for
improvement"
ooh. yes, auntie; have that, too
said her city niece, showing her into
the elegant little apartment where she
usually dressed for dinner.-ChicasO
Tribune.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24

Mrs. R. T. Shannon, OF Wells.
Vile, New York, Is at the Hotel
Mercer, the guest of her husband,
the we'll known oil operator. Mr.
and Mrs. Shannon live d tefe until
two years ago, when they moved to
their former home up north The
many friends of this estimable lady
are delighted to see her again. She
will return o Wellsvlfle the last OF
the week.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Have You La Grippe?

Try Buusen's Pine Tar Cough
Honey, 1t never fails to give quick
relief. Don't say 1T Is noting but
a hard cold" 1t Is la grippe. lis
raging again. The only positively
cure for 1t Is Bunsen's Pine Tar
Cough Honey; also specific for
coughs, colds, whooping cough and
all throat and lung affections. For
sale by D. A. Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
IISAYGd HIA l..K.

P. A Danforth OF lagrange. Ga,
suffered for six months with a
frightful running sore on bis leg;
but writes that Bucklen'S Arnica
Salve wholly cured 1t In FIVE days
For ulcers, wounds,piles. it's the best
salve In the world. Cure guaran-
teed' Only 25cts. Sold by D. A.
Henderson, druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24

1t has beer circulated, and many
people believe, 1t Is the duty of the
Mayor to report monthly to the
City Council how many fines he
has collected, the amounts and pay
the same over In a check. This Is
a mistake. The charter requires
the MAYOR to pay over his collec'
ton within one week after he COL
lects the money. Mayor Meeks
has not done this nor did any other
mayor we ever had do so. lis not
law to report monthly nor never
was. The money Is to be paid to
the Collector within one week after
its collected. This has never been
done by any mayor. This Is the
law and any other way of paying
money Is simply "Flreside" law.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
A FATAL MISTAKE
Is Often Made by the Wisest
People.

It's a fatal mistake to neglect
backache.
Backache Is the first symptom OF
kidney ills
Serious complications follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them
promptly.
Don't delay until too la e.
Until 1t becomes dlabetea--
BIights disesse.
Read what this gentleman says:
Capt. D. ". Welsh, keeper Of
the Wood County Ip6rmary, Park
ersburg, W. Va, says: II had to go
around trying to evade pain con-
stan,ly, aware that false step, JERK
or twist would bring punishment,
ard l was afraid to handle anything
for fear of a reminder In the shape
OF ,wInge of pain. 1 trade at DR.
J. N. Murdoch's drug store on
Third street, and have something to
get In the drug line every time l
come 10. 1t was there I learned
about Doan's kidney Pills and l
took a supply home with me and
used them. They cured the three
of US. am here In the city every
few days and can substanttate the
remarks have made
For sale by all dealers. Price,
90 cents a box Foster Miiburn
company, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name--Doan's-
and take no other.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
The Stomach is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the
man, because it cannot transform
the food he eats into nourisbment.
Health and strength cannot be re-
stored to any sick mau or weak
woman without first restoring
health and strength to the stom-
ach. A weak stomach cannot di
gest enough food to feed the
tissues and revive the tired and
run down limbs and organs OF
the body. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cleanses, purifes, sweetens and
strengthens the glands and mem
branes of the stomach; and cures
indigestion, dyspepsis and all srom
ach troubles.
Opera House Drug Store.
A resolve to not leave Is usually
better than a move-unleSs the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24

You may refuse to believe Il comDli-
ment. but it was Il good deal Ike !
snowfall. 1t left spot on you.-Atch :
son Globe.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24

Others have found that gener.
Gus use of the Oil Review adveItis-
ing columns removed those wrin-
kles of care. TTv it
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24

J.R. Cross. of Avenue A, re-
turned from the North Wheeling
Hospital this morning, where he
went a few days ago to have sur.
gical operation performed on his
Jaw, which he had the misfortune
to have injured some months ago
at the glass plant. The numerous
friends of Mr.. Cross will be pleased
to learn the operation was very
successful one, and that he Is get
ting along as we'll as could be ex.
pected.
The best pill meath the stars and
stripes,
1t cleanses the system ard never
gripes.
Little Early Risers of worldly re-
pute--
Ask for DeWitt's and take no
substitute.
A small pill, easy to buy, easy 10
take and easy to act, but never fail
Ing In results. DeWitt's Little
Early RlseIs arouse the secretiors
and act as tonic 10 the liver, curing
permanently.
Opera House Drug Store.
FOley's Honey and Tar.
cures colds. prevents pneumaaia.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
The Carat.

We talk of 4 diamond being so many
carats in weight. The carat was origi-
nally the seC.l OF the AbySsinian carat
flower. These seeds are very equal in
size ard so wer" ut one time used in
weighing gold AID precious stones.
Today the carat rs applied TO gold
means simply the twenty-fourth part
of the weight oe any piece of gold or
alloy Of go,G.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24
Wrnfe a NRal HanI.v

During the war paper from General
Meigs passed through the hands Of
General Sherman and is today preServ-
ed with this Endorsement upon it in
General Sherman's we'll known hand:
Il heartily concur in the recommen-
dation of the Quartermaster general.
but don't know what he says"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-24

A resolve to not leave Is usually
better than move-unleSs the
police Is after one.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25

or stick in number varying from six to forty
All the subalterns present are compelled TO ad-
minister punishment so far as the sentence per-
rnts them to do so, and the strokes are repeated
IL the president Of the court considers them too
light Blood flows ordinarily when six blows
are inflicted with the whip on the bare flesh,
and the victims have been known TO faint when
a full sentence of forty strokes has been carried
into execution. These statements are repeated
from Admiral Cochrane's letter: and no serious
attempt has vet been made to break their force.
The curious anomaly of the survival of fog
ging in high class public schools and gilt edged
society regiment long after it has ceased to be
employed in criminal administration is one of
the vagaries of social England. The fact seems
to imply that there is a saving grace in cor
poral punishment for the upper classes The
pupils Of the ordinary board schools exempt
from humiIiating and degrading punishment
but in the public schools where the boys Of the
rich and titled families are educated fogging is
regarded IS a necessary means OF private ref
ormation and social training, and the upper
forms are authorized to supervise and regulate
its administration In the Grenadier Guards
foggfng is sanctioned by custom and tradition
as an effective method of improving the ma
ners of suhalterns. whether Of high birth or O.
middle class origin. and the commanding Off
GERS dignity the tribunals by referring TO them
all minor matters of military discipline The
Grenadier Guards are democratic il their meth
ods for their sentences are executed without ia
.or against the sons Of dukes and earls, and
they are also as thorough as the German staff
for every stroke Is a heavy one and the law OF
the messroom is carried out without hlnchlng
even if the victim faints from loss of blood or
nervous shock Their customs may not be sane
toned by public opinion. but their commanding
officers do not consider It necessary TO intervene
as reforners.
The humane tendencies of enlightened Grim
inaI administration and prison reform are de-
IberateIy set aside as possessing no significance
The hands OF the clock are turned back at resi-
mental headquarters 10 the Middle Ages when
men and women were placed in the stocks or
the piIory or hogged with bare backs at the
whipping post Wife beateTs, -hoolig2ns" and
hardened offenders in the convict prisons are
spared the Ignominy and degradation OF strokes
with the whip or cat. bUt subalterns in the So
ciety regiments Of the British army are required
10 take their punishment with bare backs as a
practical method of to1ghening and making
men Of them and of mending their manners!
p
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
MUSIC.
Recital Concert and Opera ofa Day.

Yesterdays musical events began in the ai'er, %
noon VIXEN Mark Hamburg gave a fareWeh re0iN
at the Manhattan Theatre The pianist olSpids0
no qualities previously unknown 10 his audltol7,
sadly enough, he INDUCED in no modlhcatlous "a
his usual vigorous manner OF playing the pidHO-
His programme began with Prelude and + u5us
in minor by Clarence Lucas. Canadian com
poser. who in this work showed an easy
familiarity with Bach The composition Is
clever in workmanship. but not surprising IN
originality. Then followed Schumann's eis I
major Fantasia. in which Hambourg was
heard at his best-especially in the seeona
and third movements. After this the performer
took liberties with group of Chopin compositions
The way in which Hambourg played the major
Prelude is scarcely TO be described Finding TINS
dainty bit too short for his panistc staying powers
he deliberately doubled its length by playing II
twice a single number. That defeats
sno' is interlined in the music did trouble the
performer in the least: he pounded IL Justify ana
bravely-enough to make Chopin writhe in his
grave The audience writhed not at all but ap-
pIauded the performer even louder than he had
played until he snned further by playing II all
over again as an encore Some others OF the six
Chopin preludes played by Hamburg suffered not
so much; in fact. the in E minor was almost
conventional
Another feat worthy of mention was this piantst's
performance of the Rubinstein Valse from lie
Bal" This taken at q speed too terrific for
Hamburg. who grabbed whole handfuls OF wrong
notes But it is useless to harp on the many de-
/ fects of this players method. IL was 10 say tHe
least a very noisy Ieavetakiug.
In the evening. at Carnegie Hall. Hermann Hans
Wetzler conducted the final Of his present
series of symphony concerts At the eleventh hour
the Novacek Symphonic Fantasie was taken from
the progra nrne and Schuberts Unfinished SYM
phony substituted in it's place II was not
a finished performance Of the Unfinished sym
phony Mr. Wetzier showed decided prefer
ence for lotony Of tempo botn IN Ihe
first and second movements: and the deGalI
work of the orchestra was not noteworthy. Nordlca
was the solo singer and crested Carnegie HAN
with -Dich teure Halle gruss ieh wteder from
.yrannhauser.'' The singer in good voice and
her singing precpitated enough applause TO coax an
encore from her; it was Sehumanns "WaldesgeS-
rrach" which more dramatic than vocal Inc
1uai number Of the concert was Beethoven )
--Eroican symphony,
At Carnegie Chamber Music Hall tha Damn
reuther Quartet played interesting programme
last evening and the nights music concluded Win
a stirring performance of "5iegfried' at the opera
/ The cast included Nordica Seygard. Aaurer burg
/ staIIer, Van R99y, Bispham, Relss ana Eilnoiau
in their accustomed parts Mr. Hertz conducted
and there was a huge audience crowded INTO Lne
/ METROPOLITAN Opera House
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
ISSUE a CALL FOR PRAYER.

The Twentieth Century National Gospel Campaign
Committee. composed OF prominent ministers ana
Iaynen of the different evangelical denominations
has issued an appeal 10 the ministers and CHRISTIAN
uUblic asking that to-day be kept as 4 cay OF
humiliation and prayer Various topics are enuner
a+a5 for which at the present time, the appeal
saws. there is pressing call for prayer The hrSI
on the list is for return 70 absolute faith IN & me
E5fLa he inspired, authoritative W0Td OF tIOtA
- a r,trnis1ines the churches their only cTeten
fjaTs and message; and for an immediate reVlval
- ear1as+ and systematic study Of that Woru IN
order 10 learn what God would have US do IN the
y TIia anDeaI to prayer is phase of the move
nent in opposition 70 the revision OF tne We&5t- &
-rirstar Confession of Faith The changes IN tn5
norfeesio0 which were approved by Ihe tIeherdI
Assembly and by a majority OF the Pre5oy IerIes
- cannot formally be Incorporated IN the
confession till the next General Assembly. mean
y,biIe those opposed the changes are &c Z.
Their camoafgn committee in this appeal Ior
6raver charges the Teformers with addlTg 70 anu i
Iaking from the Word of Cod ana DulIolLls - -.
s4sad on human opinion, and by so dong IeSSeIlis
The none for a final unity OF the chuTCH-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
REMARKABLE MOVEMENT IN FRISCO.
1t Gives Rise to Many Rumcrs OF Comhina-
tions and Competitive Buying.

St Louis and San Francisco common slooh
had remarkable movement yesterday. Nhi0i
gave rise to all sorts of rumors Of comnlnat
and competitive buying. The stock, Which
closed on Friday at S415. opened yesterday Win
a sale of 39O0 shares at 80. the next sale pelhs
of 600 shares at 9o1a. the high figure OF the ddS'
BY the end of the first hour the price had re-
ceded to s61R, and after fluctuations during the
day. it closed at SIS, net gain OF rs points
The second preferred sold high as Is, clos
ing at 7612. a net advance of y point NoIS
of the reports affecting the property could oe
confirmed from any responsible source Clhe
was denied that the Rock IslInd was the prln-
eipal huyer. Another rumor was that the Penn
sylvania trying 20 purchase control IN o. =
der to carry the warfare against the Goulos
into the Southwestern territory StlI another
report was to the effect that the Seaboard AIT
Line was desirous of controlling the Frisco,
with which it will soon connect at birmingham,
thus giving the SeabOard Western outlet, ana
the Frisco an outlet to the Atlantic coast
Another theory that ] p Morgan q Co,
whose relations with the Frisco management
have recently become rather close. were plan
ming to purchase control of the Frisco system
in behalf of the Southern Railway Company, the
Louisville and Nashville and the Atlantic Coast
Line the interests of which would be adversely
affected by alliance or a merger Of the st
Louis and San Francisco with the Seaboard Air
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
OBITUARY..
E ELLERY ANDERSON.

E EIery Anderson. for many years prominent as
a lawyer and as a reform politician IN thls CITY
died suddenly yesterday morning from sh atlach
Of heart disease in his home at No, IL East Ihrty-
eighth-st He had suffered several attacks Oh
heart trouble within year, but they had not oeeh
regarded serious. On Monday evening ms heaI1h
appeared TO be good and he remained up taking
with members of his family until nearly nllohlshl'
At $50 a. m. yesterday Mrs. Anderson was awak-
ened by her husbands lahored breathing ana Ioulli
him insensible She aroused her two sohs' r
Chauncey and Harry ]. Anderson. and one Oh 1Heiii
ran TO call a physician, but Mr.. Anderson was oeao
when DR. Samuel Lambert was brought 10 'he
house Mr. Anderson's funeral will take piace at
10 a m on Friday. at the Church of the 1rahS-
fguration.
Mr.. Anderson was born in this city on Oelooel
81 1893 Part of his early education was ootalleN
in Europe where he was a student from ls4S 10
1873 IN the latter year he returned 70 TINS country
and entered Harvard, and graduated from
college in 1867. He admitted 10 the praclce
of. law in 1854 His practice of law in TINS CITY
was interrupted by service volunteer IN lLle @
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
DIED.

,-rrycr,o5 suddenly. Tuesday. FEBRUARY u IsT5'
AZ s,sanca No West 3sth-5 z Eliery <1hdeT
~ IN tha 70th Of ms ase -, oo+ -
fa belF al the Church OF ths ~ - sO-' I
81 on Friday. February q at 4' d. H.
~-ry . rsakssul n Y February "A. in the 18TH
vear Of her Chloe buI A'" - N
Rascb Notice funeral later
rr,rsE-yE-on February . 1893. in the slst year of
1iiISb0a-IL ~atharine NJ widow Of Lucien Brtseye-
sryires al her residence No 5as Carlton
Itr9okivn ou Thursday. February 70 al p m
--~>- =. Goshen y Y. Monday February =.
III tTHrton wife Fl A Horton Funeral sefv Ice
-Aia t.nsropai Church. Goshen on Thursday Feo-
rrary 26 al $50 o'ciocA'
ttfoT-sE,-A AT Montcair. n J. February q 1908:
N Noorhouse father Of Mrs James H LitteI OF
this city. aged - years
t-E- Al New Britain Conn. TUESDAY February -
-st"~l-e peck aged =. Funeral Wetnesiay- a. )
:, n from residence. ew-Hritain
,,r-f>-t4, ,RT-At Paterson. n J. SUNDAY. February
., 1a6s ~ typhoid fever William Jeferis Reinhart
-nIv son Albert and Susan II heinllrt, ased
inIversity services at the residence OF bis
,arents No @7tI-sJ.s Paterson. n J.. Wedhss
sLav February -. } p m
I.t-T 7-r-At his residence No 10 Madison-ave early
Ttasaav NOR February -. EtEabeth n. Nhts"
~ William shelton and daughter et ne late ~
r,urd Blount Hoskius of Edenton y Z Fuheial p'i
sNrv1-t5- Al Newark n j. February 3. 1905 az
ais late home. Il Hih-st John !" ls"u -.
Church OF Redeemer corner ot tili @aa rs1t 49,
a. an THURSDAY afternoon al o'clock Interi'Si'
al the convenience of the family
ayp.EsN-t-, February the Rev. Frederick j. sesl
Wear Of Christ Church CathelraL montreal ~"A~1A'
aged 35 years.