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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
AnimaIa Are Sensitive.

"The fact that horse is sensitive to
ridicule," said a student Of the biolog-
ical department Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, may easily be demon
strated. Take, for instance, the case OF
q horse that is eating out of a nosebag.
II you stand in front Of such horse,
attract his attention, and then, with
loud laughter, mock his way Of feed
ing, he will stop, with look Of en-
barrassment and shame, and he will
not resume his meal until you are gone
away.
"Dogs also object to being laughed
at. Make fun of them and they will
cease whatever they are doing. 1t is
only when they are in fight that they
will remain impervious to the shafts
Of Observation-Disclosures Post.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Go.pe1 Temperance rheater.

The question of the possibility Of a
Christian theater has been solved sue
cessfully in Aberdeen, Scotland, where
every Sunday almost the largest audi
ence room In the city is crowded with
people anxious to hear gospel and tenn
perance truths. In his experience Of
temperance agitation a writer in the
Scottish Reformer says he has not seen
q more inspiring sight than the COM
modious auditorium Of this theater
packed from pit to gallery with sea
of eager faces, every available inch Of
space being occupied. And one is also
struck by the representative character
Of the gatherings. The programme
consisted of devotional exercises and
excellent singing by a choir, accom-
panied by an orchestra
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
"KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT"
People Who Say Little and Drink
Less "Get There" Oftenest.

People Who Say Little and Drink
Less "Get There" Oftenest.
"Help me to catch him, mister" said
the small boy as he dashed by In pant
ing pursuit of his juvenile enemy.
"Keep your mouth shut, and you'H
catch him." advised the man, and the
boy understood in an instant and, un-
Outstanding, closed his mouth and ran
on, easily running down the object OF
his pursuit, who had been running
open mouthed and was soon doubled
up with a stitch in his side.
There is a good deal in keeping your
mouth shut. There are more people In
the world who never open a mouth
without putting a foot in 1t than you
have any idea of. You may be a fool,
but If you keep your mouth smut
who's to know it? Generally you can
size up the fellows who'll get there,
are getting there or have got there by
the way their lower jaw hangs. You
NAV occasionally meet a wise man
wandering around with his mouth
open, but not as usual thing.
It's what people say and drink chief
" that cause them to appear before
the police magistrate. If they had
kept their mouths shut, they would
not have said it or drunk it. More fool
fsh fish are caught with hooks in the.
mouth than through the tail. The fell
low who goes around with his mouth
open may catch q few flies in the
aperture, but he isn't likely to catch
anything very valuable that way. It's
the fellow who sets his teeth and con-
sequently shuts his mouth who gets
there.-Toronto Star.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
The Pancake Bell.

In the tower of ST. Mary's church,
Morley, Yorkshire, England, hangs an
ancient bell bearing the date 1169.
Every Shrove Tuesday morning It IL
rung for one hour, and the custom has
been followed for centuries, although
its origin is quite. unknown. The peo-
pie of the locality believe that It has
some connection with the baking Of
pancakes on the day before Lent.
Hence its name, the pancake bell"
On the last occasion Of the ringing
scores of people went into the belfry to
take a pull at the rope in order that
they might claim some share In the
traditional usage.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
ANIMALS THAT DRINK.
b Highly Interesting Article by an
Observant Naturalist.


Although it has often been said when
speaking Of drunkenness that even the
beasts of the field do not get drunk, 1t
Is nevertheless fact that a great
many animals do get intoxicated, says
Ellen Velvin, F. q. s., In Golfers
Weekly. Take the elephant, for In
stance. He is particularly fond OF the
fruit of the unganu tree, and, although
ne appears to have some idea that II Is
not good for him, he will go on eating
when he has once begun until he Is
wildly excited and so intoxicated that
he will stagger from side to side. EV-
cry now and then he will pull himself
up, shake his huge head and tear mad
" through the forest, trumpeting at
the top of his voice and terrifying ev-
cry living creature. 1t is~said that he
will even dare and defy his most
dreaded enemy, the tiger. when In this
condition, but we have no means OF
verifying this. 1t is well known, how
ever, that an elephant Is IN most dan
gerous condition when suffering from
the effects Of eating this beautiful
fruit, and all who can take care to keep
out Of his way as much as possible.
The sloth bear is another animal CIV
en- to this failing. The natives Of 1nSa
are In the habit Of hanging little YES
sells on the palm trees for the purpose
Of catching the juice. This juice is SO
attractive to the sloth bear that, al
though such a poor climber, he will
scramble up and so on drinking the
Juice until he is so drunk that he can
only slip helplessly to the ground and
lie there in a drunken stupor until the
effects have passed off.
But the sloth bear is not the only AMI
NAL who is 80 partial to this juice OF
the palm tree. The curious fruit or
fox bats Family pteropodida) are par
ticularly fond Of 1t. This peculiar little
combination of beast and bird, with its
foxlike face, reddish furry body and
black, uncanny looking wings, the dell
cate membrane of which Is always
univering down to the very tips, Will
fly to these vessels in company with
some hundreds Of his companions, and
they will suck the juice until the
ground below the tree will be dark
with the bodies Of these bats, who will
lie there too helplessly intoxicated to
move or defend themselves no matter
what may turn up.
The biggest drunkard Of all is per-
haps the palm civet SO addicted Is
this animal to the drinking habit that
he has been termed the toddy cat. And
q more helpless, foolish looking crea-
ture than he is when he Is thoroughly
intoxicated with the palm Juice 1t
would be difficult to find. There are
many other animals given to this fail
ing, but all those have spoken Of live
In India, and it may be that the heat
which induces extreme thirst-a fire.
Quent excuse among men-is the direct
cahse Of It.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
The Human Body.

A pupil in a village school who had
been requested to write an essay on
the human body handed in the follow
ing: 1.-THE human body consists Of the
head, thorax, abdomen and legs. The
head contains the brains, in case there
are any. The thorax contains the
heart and lungs; also the liver and
lights. The abdomen contains the
bowels, of which there are five-a, e, l,
o, u and sometimes W and y. The
legs extend from the abdomen to the
floor and have hinges at the top and
middle to enable fellow to sit when
standing or to stand when sitting"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
From a Business Standpoint.

Liquor papers are warmly COM
mending the bartenders' total absti-
nence societies. They tell US that on
business principles a bartender should
have a clear brain and steady hand.
''His calling partakes Of the nature Of
an exact science" A befuddled bar
tender, 1t seems, is as incapable Of de-
Gliding nice points in drink mixing'as a
befuddled railroad employee to carry
out orders or a befuddled soldier to
protect his country's flag or a befud-
died legislator to properly represent the
interests 6 his constituency.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30

Gus one to Northampton people. From
the best information we can get, fully
one-fourth of the school children are
kept away from school on account or
the bad condition of the roads. Farm
ers cannot haul the products of their
farms to market, and many Industrial
enterprises have had to suspend work,
throwing q number Of men out OF en-
ployment at time when they most
need to work. Not only this, but at
tendance at the churches on Sundays
has greatly decreased from the same
cause, to say nothing Of the damage
to vehicles and the great hardship and
cruelty to the horses and mules COM
PEELED to draw loads over such roads"
From the Pittsburg Kansan: THE
farmers have been unable to market
their products, the coal haulers have
had a terrible time getting over the
roads and have raised the price Of coal,
and the consumers are paying for the
Door roads which checker this coun-
Try"
From the Nashville CTenn.) Ameri-
can: bad roads? Well, Humphreys
county has more than her share Of
them Just now. In some places, espe-
cially In Big Bottom, along and near
the Duck and Tennessee rivers, 1t Is
almost impossible for people to travel
In buggies or wagons. It takes four
mules most Of the time to pull two
mule load Of anything. Thousands Of
barrels of corn and sacks Of peanuts
are yet to be hauled to the river and
railroads besides thousands Of logs,
Cross ties and stave timber that can't
be marketed because Of the wretched
condition of the public highways"
From the Easton (Md) Democrat:
LAST week q prominent farmer was
met hauling a half cord Of wood with
four horses, and when asked why he
trudged along in the mud said he was
afraid to ride on the wagon for fear
his team might be mired. 1t cost that
farmer more to deliver that load Of
wood than it was worth; and the haul
was over leading thoroughfare Of the
county and not upon a side road used
by O few people"
That this need not be the case IS
shown by the following reference to a
New Jersey road in Lippincott' Maya
zine: Formerly it took wagon weigh
ing 1900 pounds, with four horses and
two men. to haul two and half tons
Of produce to market from Camden
county farm and bring back load Of
fertilizer Of the same weight, and then
they were a whole day doing it. Often
enough the wagon got mired. and then
It took more than a day. Over one Of
the new roads it now takes only one
man, two horses and wagon weigh
ing 1890 pounds to carry load Of
four tons to market and bring another
load Of the same weight back, and the
round trip is made in half day"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
THE ESKIMO DOG.
Alive, He Works For His Master, and
Dead, He Feeds Him.

Alive, He Works For His Master, and
Dead, He Feeds Him.
OF the Eskimo dog I could write a
book. In all probability descended
from the wolf, he is the Eskimo's one
domestic animal, but is of as much
value to him as. all the domesticated
animals of more favored races put to
gether. He drags him and his family
and their chattels from place to place,
hauls to his door the meat Of seal or
walrus, leads him with unerring scent
to the tiny orifice in the snow which
indicates the breathing hole Of a seal,
drags him for miles in pursuit Of the
bear and finally brings the huge brute
to bay, rounds up the musk oxen till
his master can come up for the kill,
and then perchance in the darkness OF
some long winter night, when the hand
of hunger grips the settlement relent.
lessly, he yields up his life to feed his
master and his family and his coat to
keep them warm.
Though mixed now with other strains,
so that black and reddish and spotted
dogs are to be seen as we'll as the pure
blooded grays and whites, this animal
still retains to a large degree the
strength, endurance and fierce lust for
blood when in pursuit Of game that
characterized its wild ancestors. Com
bined with these traits are an intelli-
gence and faithfulness that make many
Of these animals the peer Of any Of
their more favored brothers in more
genial climates.-Leslie's Monthly.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
A Younr Anatomist.

Some days ago two little fellows OF
seven and eight years heard older peo-
pie speaking of skeletons. The seven
year-old boy listened intently to the
conversation, when the elder boy with
an air of superior knowledge said
abruptly:
"You don't know what skeleton is,
and do"
$50 do l." replied the younger. II do
know. l know for certain, do"
"Well, now, what is it?"
"Tts bones with the people off,
Lippincott's.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Realistic.

Brown-Did you hear about that real
Istic fruit picture that Thompson paint
ed? He had II out In his garden and
the birds actually came down and pick
ed at the fruit.
Jones-Oh, that's nothing! I know q
man who painted a bottle Of ginger
beer SO realistically that the cork came
out-London King.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
ADDreciatiOn,

That's wonderfully bright child of
Brinkin's."
81 never observed any special &C
complishments."
ut has wisdom beyond its years.
When Brinkin asked it to recite for the
ladies and gentlemen 1t backed up into
a corner and refused to say word."-
Washington Star.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Memorial For Joseph Park.

On account of the generosity Of Jo-
seph Park, the wealthy grocer, in
building thirty miles Of macadamized
roads for the town Of Rye. N. Y, sew
eral persons in Rye are to raise funds
for a memorial in his honor in the pub
Lie square, near the old HaEiland inn,
where Washington and Lafayette
dined
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Easily Caught.

"Say, me good man," exclaimed the
city youth, who was undecided wheth-
er to buy shrimp or minnows, what
do you catch fish with around here|
"Give me a quarter and I'll tell
YOU" grunted the ruralite with the
new cut pole
"Here 1t is. Now, what do you catch
them with?"
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Hfa Chance.

Father-Wouldn't it be funny II I
should become little boy again?
Bobbie-Maybe it wouldn't be so fun
ny for you, pa. II you wuz to be lit
tern me I think I'd square up few
things--Denver News
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Worth Moro.

Customer Tin art gallery)-Ten dol
lars is q high price for that picture.
It's nothing but a man smoking a
pipe.
Dealer-Yes, but look at that pipe,
my dear sir. It's genuine meerschaum,
beautifully colored and extra large
size. You couldn't buy that pipe alone
for less than $15.-Chicago Tribune.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30

"Seen Ezry's new horseT asked one
citizen Of another. II have" was the
reply. well, what does It look IkeT
asked the questioner impatientiy.
''Well, be looks" said the other man
slowly, "as IL Ezry had taken him for
an old debt-"-Boston Christian Regis
Ger.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
A Step Upward.

Citiman-I suppose your town is get
ting a bit more fashionable now?
Subbubs-Yes, indeed; we used to
complain Of our "chills and fever" but
now everybody refers to it as 'mala-
ria."-Philadelphi Public Ledger.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
Quite Capable.
les a remarkably frank man."

"He's a remarkably frank man."
"How soW
"Why, the heiress asked him If he
was sure he could take care Of her
when he proposed, and he said he was
sure he could if he had her money to
do it with -Chicago Post.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30
How Maudie Gets Experienced.

Irene-Is Maud really going to marry
that sappy youth?
Enid-Mercy, no! She Is only en-
gagged to him. You see, poor, dear
Maud has never been engaged before,
and she thinks she ought to practice a
little before entering into 1t seriously.
New Yorker.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30

Adam and Eve got along very well
until the lady took advice outside Of
her own yard. Adam, Of course, was
henpecked or he would have slain the
snake very NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-30

The genuine altar of roses, like the
best olive Oil, win freeze, affording
proof Of its purity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
SOUTH WOODBURY..

a party of twelve consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Goodell and son Harvey
and Grace McKinstry, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Benjamin and daughter Cora
Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wheeler
and daughter Marion, Mrs. Edgar j.
Banks and Valma WILDER, took a drive
to Caspian lake on Memorial Day
where they had picnic which was
much enjoyed.
Miss Lucy Sabin of Burlington is
spending few days vacation with
her mother, Mrs Satira Sabin.
The little son of Mrs. Kate Sumne
has been quite i'll with tonsilitis, but
is better.
Quite a delegation from this place
went to Hardwick last Saturday night
to see the play 1.-The Stolen Will"
Mrs. Mile Pray has been suffering
quite badly for the past two weeks
with hard cold, also Mrs. Y. ID.
Bailey; both are better.
r. M. Pray spent two days last
week at Caspian lake with Erwin Will
bur.
Mrs. Charlie Wheeler from Hope
dale, Mass, is stopping a few days
with her cousin. Grace Burnham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
FISHERMEN MEET.

A. w. Ferrin pleasantly entertained
distinguished party of fishermen at
his home on Terrace street Friday even.
ing. In reality they needed no enter
tanning nor formal introductions, for
in parties of five, six, seven and more
in number they have gathered annu-
ally on the shores of Greensboro pond
for the last twenty seven years
The party was made up of the follow
ing: John w. Peck, Charles f.
Lowe, Clarence Whittier, William T.
Dewey, Osmond D. Clark, Frank NJ
Kendall, Frank d Dewey, Riley @.
Bowers and Charles H. Ferrin. A
little history will add greatly to the
story of this gathering. In 1876 the
following six gentlemen made up the
first party: DR.. Charles A. Bailey
of Los Angeles, CAL, r. F. Keith of
Lynn, Mass, j. W. Peck, o. d. Clark,
A. w. Ferrin and W. r. Dewey Of
this party, after a period of twenty
seven years, all. are now living. 1t
fountain that Ponce de Leon looked
for so many years in the vicinity of
Florida and failed to find because he
did not come far enough north. This
can better be determined after another
quarter Of century.
When the party was organized a
small cottage was built ON the banks
and every year has held welcome
for many visitors and friends from
Montpelier as they Journeyed through
or stopped for day or two,
A record has been kept in the cot
tag > for each year, of the different
embers of the party, their catch of
fish and the list of visitors, making a
very interesting paper for more rea.
sons than one. In the first place the
numbers of visitors in some years
would seem to exceed the capacity OF
the house but the men say no one wa!
ever turned ont for lack of room. Il
is possible, too. that some may doub
the record of catches inscribed in the
report for they reached one veal
(1S79)as high as 400 fish, square TAILED
trout, but in those days fish wer,
caught in greater numbers and wer'
much larger than at the present time
1t is needless to reiterate that tn
party mentioned at the beginning o
the sorry needed no entertaining, TO
fishing stories and incidents of CAM
life, when j. W. Peck was chief cool
and bottle washer, flowed forth lik
water and it was after midnight be
fore the party finally adjourned for
little sleep before again delving init
the intricacies of business life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
ESTATE OF JENNIE MARY CONVERSE
STATE OF VERMONT,
ntonn,r,r IN, w


In Probate Court, held in Montpelier, In and for
said District. on the 10th day of May, A. ID. 1853.
Charles Lyman Converse, executor of the last will
and testament OF JENNIE MARY CONVERSE,
late Of Montpelier, in said District, deceased pre-
sents his administration account for examination
and allowance, and makes application for decree
Of distribution and partition of the estate of said
deceased.
Whereupon is ordered by said Court that said ac-
count and said application be referred to session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in said
for hearing and decision thereon; And, IL is frthe
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
teresed, by publication of the same three weeks
JOURNAL, newspaper published at Montpelier
In this State, previous TO said time APP
time and place, and show cause, If any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed
and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
2O-22 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last
Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H.
Newson, Decatur. Ala. "For three
years." she writes, 81 endured insult
ferable pain from Indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all reme-
dies failed At length l was induced
to try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. l improved at once
and now I'm completely recovered"
For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and
Bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the
only medicine. Only SOC. It's guar
anteed by @. Blakeley, Druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
Ladies and Children Invited.

All ladies and children who cannot
stand the shocking strain of laxative
syrups, cathartics, etc, are invited to
try the Little Early Risers. They
are different from all other pills.
They do not purge the system. Even
double dose will not grippe, weaken
or sicken; many people call them
the Easy Pill. W. II. Howell, Hous-
ton. Tex. says nothing better can be
used for constipation, sick headache,
etc. Bob Moore, Lafayette, Ind, says
all others grippe and sicken while De-
Wits Little Early Risers do their
work we'll and easy Sold by Rivers
Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
RESOLUTIONS.

Resolutions adopted by Mad River
Lodge No. n on the death of Brother
John Ferris Whereas in his infinite
wisdom, our heavenly Master has
again permitted the relentless hand of
death to invade our circle and remove
from our midst our beloved Brother
John Ferris, be 1t therefore
Resolved, That while we accept
with humble hearts the Masters will,
knowing that with him all things
work together for good And it is
our wish that the influence. C. his life
and work with us may ever remain.
Resolved, That we extend to- his
mourning family, thus bereaved by
the dispensation of Divine Providence,
our heartfelt sympathy, and in token
of that sympathy we will drape the
lodge room with the emblems of
mourning for three months.
Resolved, That copy of these Ies-
olutions be spread upon the record
book of this lodge, printed III one or
more of the county papers, and copy
sent to the family of our departed
brother.
o. G. Eaton,
H. T. j. Howe,
Committee on Resolutions.