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The First American BOOK.

It is a remarkable fact that in a year
after the first printing press was estab-
lished in Cambridge. Mass. or in 1910,
an American book was issued from it
(being the first published in what are
now the United States), which was
soon after reprinted in England, where
it passed through no less than eighteen
editions, the last being issued in 1884,
thus maintaining Il hold on English
popularity for ia years. This was
the BAY Psalm Book" 1t Tassed
through twenty-five editions in Scot
land, where it was extensively known,
the last bearing date 1853, and as it
was reprinted without the compiler en-.
joying pecuniary benefit from its sale
we have irrefutable proof that Eng
land pirated the first American book,
being in reality the original aggressor
in this line. This first American work
enjoyed a more lasting reputation and
had a wider circulation than any vol.
ume since Of American origin, having
passed in all through seventy editions
a very remarkable number for the age
in which it fiourished.
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CURIOUS SCENE IN GENOA,
A Street where the sun.s Light Is
Obscnred by Drying Clothes.


One of the most curious scenes in
all Italy is to be found in the laun-
dresses quarter in Genoa. This quar-
ter consists of a short street which is
reached by descending n few steps
branching off from the main thorough
fare. Buildings OF six stories rise on
each side of the street. and from ~
cry one of their windows is stretched
one or more clotheslines sagging with
the weight of apparel of every kind
and condition. An eternal shadow cast
by hundreds of drying garments hangs
over this quarter and makes it dark
and gloomy. The pedestrian who looks
upward toward the blue sky can see
nothing but a cloud sf ~variegated shape
and color which effectively obscures
the light of the sun.
In the center of the street below
there stand in a sort of summer house
a number of public tanks. Crowds OF
shrill voiced women gather day by day
about this out of door laundry to eN-
change the gossip of the quarter and
wash out their piles of soiled linen.
From the appearance of the lines which
stretch and intertwine far above the
pavement it is to be judged that all the
washing that is done in Genoa ut all
is done in this particular street.-De,
| troit Free Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
Ancient ~Needlework.

Some of the oldest needlework extant
was found in Egyptian and Egypto-
Roman tombs-a rough sort of faxen
CLOTH. like the bath toweling Of our
own day. 1t has loops of wool worked
with some kind of needle, raised on
one side Of the stuff only, and a kind
of tapestry partly woven and partly
outlined in n~eedlework. The mummies
which an Unsuitable modern curiosity
has disturbed are wrapped in linen. as
less liable than wooden cloth to the
ravages of moth. and the art of weav-
ing the fax that grew so plentifully on
the banks of the Nile was probably
learned by the %Israelites during their
~sojourn in Egypt.
Ezekiel speaks of 'fine linen with
broidered work from Egypt" Linen
seems the natural ground and founda-
ton of all embroidery. 1t often lasts
longer than the work itself, can be
cleaned and will not fray or wear out,
as do more costly silks and satins.-
London Spectator.
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Vernet at the Sea.

vernet, the celebrated painter Of sea
pieces, eager in the study of nature,
made several long voyages in his youn-
ger days in order to observe the vari-
ous scenes which the changeful ele-
ments exhibit. In one Of these excur-
sions undertaken merely for the love of
the art a most violent gale Of wind
arose, when Vernet, without attending
to the perils with which he was sur
rounded, desired one of the sailors to
lash him fast to some of the rigging.
Soon after this request was granted
the storm increased, attended with
thunder and lightning and with every
circumstance that could add to the hor-
ror of the scene, and CONSERVATION and
terror sat on every countenance, but
in the young painter every emotion
was lost in thatAof admiration, which
so wholly engrossed his attention that
he every now and then exclaimed In
the most enthusiastic terms, GOOD
heavens, what a noble scene!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
An Old Recipe.

Here is a recipe for the bite of a mad
dog taken from the universal Maya
zine of Knowledge" published by join
Hinton at the Kings Arms in Newgate
street, London. May, 1853: "Take the
youngest shoots of the elder tree. peel
off the outside rind, then. scraping off
the green rind, take two handfuls Of
it, which simmer a quarter Of an hour
in five pints of ale. Strain it off and
when cold put it in bottles. Take
half a pint, make warm the first thing
in the morning and the last at night
and be sure to keep yourself warm;
also battle the part affected with some
Of the liquor warmed, the dose to be
repeated the next new or full moon
after the first. 1t is good for cattle as
well as the human Species"
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settling !. Hotel Bnl In Portugal.

In Portugal when the traveller asks
for his bill the landlord pleasantly rubs
his hands together and answers.
whatever your excell.ncy pleases to
give"
This will o do. for the traveller is
sure to offer too little or too much and
to be thought either a spendthrift or Il
niggard. so he has to make a speech.
thank the landlord for his confidence
and beg for a detailed statement.
Then the landlord. politely deprecat-
ing anything OF the kind. is slowly per-
suaded to check off the various items
upon the fingers of his hand, with 4
long argument before each successive
finger is done with and doubled down.
what does it come to- asks the
traveller. taking out his purse at last.
when the hand and the account are
closed.
"What, did his exceilency not add
up:''
His excellency having been incapable
of this act of mental arithmetic, the
addition is gone over again. from the
little finger backward. with a finger or
two perhaps representing forgotten
items brought into account from the
other hand.
The sum total is gladly paid. and host
and guest are mutually content, the
guest knowing that he has not been
overcharged more than perhaps a
thumb and two fingers.
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True Blue.

The expression true blue" which we
hear so often, has not even an English
parentage, but is said to have been a
Spanish saying, which meant that the
blood that filed the veins Of the aris-
tocracy of Spain was blue in color,
while that of inferior mortals was
more or less black, and the proverb
that "true blue will STAIN" in
stead Of meaning, as it is generally sup
posed, that "a noble heart will never
disgrace ITSELF actually refers to the
"blue aprons worn by butchers on a c
count Of their not showing blood stains
"a far jump this from the blue blood
Of the naughty Spanish aristocrat to
the humble apron Of the butchers boy.
London Lady.
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Animals In Fire.

When Cyprus was the center Of the
copper industry, it is asserted that q
four footed animal with wings lived in
the hottest furnaces among the fire and
furthermore that it would die instantly
upon being removed from it's natural
element, the flames. The salamander
Of old was also a creature which did
not dread the fire. Some say that it
could eat fire and spit flames, others
that its breath would ignite all combus.
tibles. Pliny says, 'This animal is SO
intensely cold as to extinguish fire by
it's contact in the anne way that ice
DOTH"
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Whins Of a Horse.

The better the horse the more spirit
he has. The disposition Of an Arab
hunter is thus described by Sewell
Ford in Horses Nine" No paragon,
however, was Pasha. He had a tenn
per, and his whims were as many as
those Of a schoolgirl. He was particu-
lar as to who put on his bride. He had
notions concerning the manner in
which a currycomb should be used. \
red ribbon or a bandanna handkerchief
put him in a rage, while green, the holy
color Of the Mohammedan. soothed his
nerves A lively pair of heels he had,
and he knew how to use his teeth.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
whales and BlueAsh.

The amount Of nourishment required
to maintain the life Of a whale is
something which almost passes human
imagination. AS many as fourteen
seals have been taken from the stOm-
ach Of a sperm whale, says Nature,
and his ordinary diet consists Of squids,
which often weigh several tons. The
whalebone whale simply opens his
mouth and takes in jellyfsh by the
wagon load. The bluetish also has an
enormous appetite, and it has been es-
tmated that 1t requires 10000 900, 900
sardines to feed 100000, 900 bluehsh
every summer.
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L%itigants' Requisites.

An old English solicitor used to say
a mans requirements for going to law
were ten in number, and he summed
them up as follows: First, plenty Of
money; secondly, plenty Of patience;
thirdly, a good case; fourthly, a good
solicitor; filthy, plenty Of money;
sixthly, a good counsel; seventhly, a
good witness; eighthly, a good jury;
ninthly, a good judge; tenthly, plenty
of n
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A Good Deed.

Mother (severely)-Johnny, where Is
that piece of cake I left here when I
went out?
JOHNNY gave it to a hungry little
boy, mamma, and, oh, he was so glad
to get it!
Mother-Come to my arms, you dear,
dear angel. Who was the little boy?
Johnny-Me.
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What He Knew.

"Can no child tell me what kind of
bird Noah sen out Of the ark?" asked
the superintendent.
"Billy can," volunteered the children.
~His father keeps a bird store."-
Judge.
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PnrlOr

Some Of the money spent on folde-
rolls in the parlor should really go to-
ward buying hardware for the kitchen
and tools for the man Of the house to
work witA.-Atchison Globe.
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Badly Behind Time.

"Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs. Tor
hns, isn't it a pity that the morning
newspapers are so much behind timer"
'In what respect"
"Why, they print the name OF
the winner Of a horse race until tho
next day, when it is too late to bet"
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Willie-Ma, can people leave parts of
themselves in different places?
Ma-No. Don't be ridiculous.
Willie-Well, Mr.. Jiggs said he was
going to the Adirondacks for his lungs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24

Holding their end up in society is the
heaviest burden borne by the husbands
Of ambitious women.-SchoClmaster.
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Charity with n Free Hand.

Tramp-Is dis all yer kin gimme-er
cupful NV cold water?
Kind I.ady-Cf course not. You can
have as many cupfuls as you want
Chicago News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24

If we gave assistance to each other,
no one would be in want Of fortune
Menander.
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BuffeFfe/dS

GUST received a handsome
line Of 80 inch wide Madras
cloth for waists and suits, a
Csc cloth. A lucky purchase Of
several hundred yards at a price
way below their value. enables
us to offer them for only l5c a
yard. They are a bargain that
won't last long.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-14
Brain-FOOd Nonsense.

Another rediculus food fad has
been Branded by the most compe-
tent authorities. They have dis
PEELED the silly notion that one
kind of food Is needed for brain,
another for muscle, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet
will not only nourlsh a particular
part of the body, but will sustain
every other part. Yet, however
good your food may be, Its nutri-
ment Is destroyed by indigestion or
dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent their
comming by taking regular doses of
Green's August Flower, the favor.
lite medicine of the healthy millions.
A few doses aids digestion, stimu.
lates the liver to healthy action,
puri6es the blood and makes you
feel buoyant and vigorous. You
can get DR.. Green's reliable rene
dies at D. A. Hendershot's.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-14

We have taken the agency for
Lowney's fine chocolates and Bon
Bons. A new supply just received.
M. A. Sybert Grocery company.
Dewey Lively and family and
the formers mother left this morn
Ing for Pittsburg where they will
visit relatives for a couple of weeks.
WANTED-YoUNG MEN to pre-
pare for Government Positions.
Fine Openings In all Departments.
Good Salaries. Rapid Promotions.
Examinations soon. Particulars
Free.
Inter. State Cor. Inst, Cedar Rap
ids, Ia. E 20 mo d & ".
Two hundred thousand Chinese
are starving to death In the prov
ince of Kwang.Si. However, there
Is no Chinese vote to look after, so
we needn't bother.
Summer complaint Is unusally
prevalent among children this sea
son. A we'll developed case In the
writer's family was cured last week
by the timely use of Chamberlain'S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy-one of the best patent medi-
cines manufactured and which Is
always kept on hand at the home of
We scribe. This Is not intended as
a free puff for the company, who DO
not advertise with US, but to b:neft
little sufferers who may not be
within easy access of physician.
No family should be without a
bottld of this medicine IN this med
icine In the house, especially In
summer time.-Lansing, Iowa
Journal. For sale bye. w. Grier
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Opera House Drug Store
RlindfOId.

Nine persons out Of ten would prob
ably give he derivation Of blind as
coming directly from blind and fold
from the practice Of folding a cloth
round the eyes, as in the game Of
blind mans buff. The word has, how
ever, nothing to do with fold, but
means fellel or struck blind and might
be writted blindfelled. In the same
way the word buttery is easily con-
fused with the common term butter,
with which, however, it has no con-
nection save in the minds Of those who
do not know it to be a contraction for
bottlery, a place where bottles are kept
and over which the bother, or butler.
presides.-Chambers' Journal.
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Cumbersome Currency.

The representative Of a hardware
firm seeking the other day to establish
q trading connection in zap, one Of the
islands in the Caroline group, found
himself unable to trade owing to the
extraordinary currency Of the natives
The only money they use is huge
flint or limestone slab varying from
the size Of dinner plate to that of a
cart wheel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-14

In new Pullman "ordinary'
sleepers, wide vestibuled and with
every modern convenience, in
charge of competent agent, fro m
Cincinnatito Chicago via Louis
Vile, New Orleans, Houston, San
Antonio, FL Paso and Los Angeles
to San Francisco. Rates for berths
less than half of cost In regular
sleepers. For free descriptive mat
ter and full particulars, address E.
A. Richter, Trav. Pass. Agent,
Illinois Central Railroad, Park
Building, Pittsburg, Pa. ia If
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Local News
Circus tomorrow.
Seashore weather.

Lawn fete this evening.
Tomorrow the elephant goes
round.
7. II. Dana returned to St. Mays
this morning.
lack Ritz, of Weston, arrived In
the city last evening.
Adversely is given to some men
to test their honesty.
A. H. Fleming, of Pittsburg,
was In the city today.
Existence of friendship depends
upon reciprocity of esteem.
A. A. Sterling, of Woodsfeld,
Ohio, was In the city yesterday.
When some people do you favor
they never allow you to forget 1t.
IfAnanias were living today he
wouldn't be considered so much.
He who has health and owes
nothing Is both young and wealthy
Attorney E. R. B. Martin, of St.
Marys, was In the city last evening.
P. A. Shanor, Esq, was a busi'
ness caller at Friendly this morn
Ing.
c. A. Williams, of Friendly, was
an afternoon business caller In the
city.
When a man loses confidence In
himself he makes the vote uuani-
III Gus.
John Kenney and Ted O'Hare
left yesterday for the Wiieyville oil
field.
c. A. Andre, of Parkersburg, was
registered at the Hotel Mercer last
evening.
Many substantial improvements
are In progress In different parts OF
the city.
Sistersville Is as cool and
pleasant as any summer resort IN
the country.
w. H. HUH, we'll known lum-
Der dealer of Middlebourne, was In
the city today.
F. w. Wright, of Pike street,
spent Sunday with his brother Ed,
of Jacksonburg.
Our motto, The goods advertised
we give you.
E. Stewart & Co.
Prof. John O'Hanlon, the optic
Ian, Is In the city, the guest of the
Hotel Arlington.
w. J. Davidson, of the Carter
OH company, left this morning for
Noble county, Ohio.
John Moore, contract carpenter
of Kidwell, was business caller at
New Martinsville today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Wlngrove
returned last evening from visit
with relatives at Waverly.
Miss Minnie Gorham, of Mari
eta, is the guest of the Misses
Lawrence, of Wood street.
T. J. Moran, the tank contractor,
left the city this morning for points
on the Short Line railroad.
Roy Barber, of the Eureka Pipe
Line company, left for the Pine
Grove oil field this morning.
J. P. Dewalt left this morning
for Jackson, Roane county, where
he Is interested In oil property.
w. J. Neuenschwander, cashier
of the Tyler Cotnty bank, was
Wheeling business visitor today.
Attorney ]. H. Strickllng, of
Middlebourne, was called to Smith.
field this morning on legal business.
Attorney M. D. Hanes left the
city last evening for Wheeling
where he was called on legal bust.
ness.
Samuel Furman. a we'll known
drillef, arrived In the city last eve.
ming from the Bloomfield, O., oil
field.
T. W. Larsen, the we'll known oil
and real estate broker, boarded the
e:21 train this morning for points
south:
Charles Monroe, the popular
Wells street grocer, left this morn
Ing for his former home In Portage
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Lounge Anatomy.

The modern interest in science
through conservation" has become
more or less of mania. Even the chill.
dren are bitten by it. The Little Chron'
icle says that George, aged five, takes
a great interest in physiology and anat,
omy.
One day some members Of the family
had been studying a dissected porcu-
pine and making drawings Of the
bones.
Not long after his sisters took an old
lounge apart, and George watched
them. Presently he came running to
another member Of the family, his eyes
on fire, his cheeks flushed and his
locks flying behind him.
"Come. Gomez he cried. IF you
want to study physerology now's your
chance. The girls have got the lounge
all to pieces!
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LOOK HBRE FOR IT
II is What the Reader Has
Long Sought.

People will read advertisements
about cures made by medicine. AS
they read they wonder If the state
ments are true. If true, were the
results temporary or permanent:
Read this case about Doan's Kidney
Pills:
w. H. Clarke, of Bennett street,
accountant at the Bloch Bros. To-
bacco Works, Wheeling, w. Va,
says: eff my back aches 1 know
what will cure 1t, Doan's Kidney
Pills. They are the best remedy |
ever came across. For months ]
was plagued with backache, not
sharp pains, but dull aching all
the time that made me feel misera'
bic. I got medicine on different
occasions from doctors, and II
seemed to relieve me for the time,
but it was soon as bad as ever.
Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills l
took a course of the treatment,
They cured me and that cure has
been lasting. I will corroborate
this In a personal interview or In
reply to any communication ad'
dressed to me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price,
20 cents a box. Foster-Milburn
company, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name--Doan's-
and take no other.
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Leaf Cutting Bees.

The leaf cutting bees are near rela-
tives of the honey and humble bees.
which they closely resemble. They de-
rive their name from the habit you
have observed of cutting out bits Of
leaves fer their cells. The circular
pieces are for the ends of the cells and
The ob!ong pieces for the sides. These
cells are usually in burrows cut into
wood. for some Of the leaf cutting bees,
like the carpenter bees. have the talent
of cutting holes into wood.-St. Nicho
las. d.
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The Best Liniment for Strains

Mr.. F. H. Wells, the merchac o.
at Deer Park, Long, Island, N. l.,
says: II always recommend Cham
berlain's Pain Balm as the best lin.
iment for strains. I used 1t last
winter for a severe lameness In the
side, resulting from a strain, and
was greatly pleased with the quick
relief and cure 1t effected" For
sale by G. w. Grier.
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M0nHn SuTr1 &c.

Governor Garyin CT Rhode Island
has put himself on record as believer
in woman suffrage. In recent adj
dress before the Rhode Island Woman
Suffrage association H. said: Il think
woman suffrage will be adopted in
Rhode Island and in other New En%-
land states. 1t has been tried in other
states ana has worked well, and sOo2-
err or later it will prevail throughout
the Union"
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The Foundation Of Hsaith,

Nourishment Is the foundation OF
health-life-strength. Kodol Dys'
pepsia Cure Is the one great medi-
cine that enables the stomach and
digestive organs to digest, ass:mi-
late and transform all foods into the
kind of blood that nourishes the
nerves and feeds the tissues. Ko-
dol lays the foundation for health.
Nature does the rest. Indigestion,
dyspepsia, and all disorders of the
stomach and digestive organs are
cured by the use of Kodol. Sold
by
Opera House Drug Store
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She Was Ashamed.

Mistress (angrily)-Bridget, l find
that you wore ono of py evening
gowns at the bus drivers ball last
evening. It's the worst piece Of i'm
pudence 1 ever heard of! You ought
to be ashamed OF yourself.
Bridget (meekly)-Oi WIZ, mum, Oh
wuz. An me young man said as if Oh
ivir wore SIGH frock in public ag'in
he'd break our engagemint.-LOndon
telegraph.
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Inst Rt Bed Time.

take a Little Early Riser-it will
cure constipation, biliousness and
liver troubles. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are different from
other pills. They do not grippe and
break down the mucous membranes
of the stomach, liver and bowels,
but cure by gently arousing the Sc
cretions and giving strength to these
organs. Sold by
Opera House Drug Store.
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Would Look III,

Photographer-Bcg pardon, sir, but
can't you look little less stern and
severe?
Sitter-Never mind how stern look
This photograph is for campaign use. l
am a candidate for judge. Go ahead
Chicago Tribune.
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BAROSMA CURES BACKACHE.

THoMPsoS's BARosMA will positively cure any
case Of Backache, Kidney, Liver and Bladder
trouble, or money refunded. THoNPsoN's
BARosMA also cures sciatic rheumatism, Nerv-
business and Palpltation of the Heart. Perfectly
harmless. Pleasant to take. Has cured many
children Of non-retention. Druggists.