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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04
Protest.

Doctor should say you have abou
three months to live! - " L
Patient-Make it longer, doctor.
can never pay your bill in that time
Life.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04
Cared Of piles After 40 Years

Mr.. G. Haney, of Geneva, O., had
the piles for 20 years. Doctors and
dollars could do him no lasting good
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured
him permanently. Iuvalusble for
cuts, burns, bruises, spraius ,lascera-
tons, eczema, letter, salt rheum and
all other skin diseases. Look for
the name DeWitts on the package
ell others are cheap, worthless
counterfeits. Sold by - ,.
Opera House Drug Store
Stotler & Corbett Props. --
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04

President Roosevelt has deslgnat.
ed Thur: day. November 10th as
Thanksgiving day. His proclama
ton Is cbaracteri: tic Of his many
official papers, being intensely pat
riotic. .......... :, .... ...- .s:
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04
Surprise Party

Last evening a number of the
young people pleasantly surprised
Miss Fife Ross, one of the popular
school girls, at her cosy home In
the Armstrong addition on Upper
Wells street. Games aud music &C.
cupied the time, affording much
innocent amusement to the pleasure
loving crowd, At proper hour
Mrs r SIS, who Is always charm
Ing hostess, served a bou1teous ard
elegant supper, aud at the close Of
the evenings enjoyment gave the
girls who resides down town a
street car ride home.
Those present were Misses Iris
Cherry, Esiella Ferrel, Mae and Fay
Algeo, Blanche Taylor, Edith Fer
rel, Kitty Toy, Florence Sine,
Kathleen Kirley, Gertrude Good
win, Minnie Kelley, Eva Swsrth
out, Mary Cantner, Christina Hall,
Violet McGonigal, VILLA Forquer,
Maggie Gruber, and Freda and
Flossie Ross. Messrs. Harry Toy,
Harry Means, Paul and Charlie
Hassinger, Peter Baker, Fay and
Bearl Ferren, Earl Mccoy, Law
renee Mechling, Joe and Gilbert
Rowley and Claud Ross.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04
RaiIins.KHowlton Nuptials

At the home of Mrs. George W.
Knowlton, Saturday evening, Oct.
81, 1908. was solemnized the mar
rage OF her daughter Miss Flor
ence E. Kuowlton and Mr.. J. W.
Railing. Rev. G. W. Miller, Of
the M. E. Church, performed the
ceremony in the presence of a large
number of friends. The rooms that
were used for the wedding guests
were gorgeously- decorated with
Autumn leaves and white chrysau-
themums. The dining room was
more deliberately decorated than
the other rooms. Promptly at 7:3o
o'clock the bride and groom
entered the parlor and stood
under a large wreath made of
ferns and chrysanthemums where
the ceremony was solemnized. The
brides brother Fred Knowlton
served as best man, and Miss Mol.
lie Danser served as bridesmaid.
The bride was attired In cream
cashmere, trimmings of satin and
ribbon, The groom was dresse d
In black. Mr.. and Mrs Railing LETT
Sunday for Mr.. Railiug's home
where they received a fine recep-
ton. They received a large num-
Der of presents OF value and use.
Those present were Fred Knowlton
Miss Mollie Dauser, C.M Kuewltop
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young. Mrs
E. A. Lightner, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Knowlton, Miss Vesta and Rachel
Henderson, Lewis Henderson
Misses Letha. ,Knowlton, Maria
Williamson, Florence Smith, Edna
jEddy, Cora Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Hess, Milly Railing, George Moore
and Bro, John Lightner, Franz
Young, Hsnford Young, Hanford
EKnowlton, Ross Flesher and lady
friends, Celia and Lora Virden, Johr
FFlesher, Mr.. and Charles Mathe:
land wife, Rev. Miller and wife
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04
ChildreDS' Wear

One kind shirts and pants all
sizes to fit children 2 tors year
roc to 35c.
g. Another kind much heavie II
and better, but same sizes I5c to
so cents.
: "Our best" Australian Wool
same sizes 3oc DISC.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04

Very smoky.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04

WOmel'S Wear
An extra weight shirt or pants
all s'zes 25c. 49,
Extra quality bleached, heavy
heeced, one of the finest gar
ments you ever saw at soc.
Best fine wool 81 90.
UNIONS
A good one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25cI
A better one........ ..............5ocI
Wool all sizes at $3.50 81 90
and s. rs.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-04

UNIONS :
Cotton all siz=s each. .....25c
Extra heavy all sizzs each.....5oc
Wool all sizes each. .9oc..to IS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17

farms and villages to the towns and to Paris.
I have little doubt that many of you can dupli-
cate the observation of Prof. Bailey in a county
In New York. He asked the forty-fve children of
a rural school how many of them lived on farms.
All hands went up but one. When he asked how
many wished to live on the farm, no hand was
raised but the one which was down before.
Clearly that school had been educating the chill
dren away from the. farm, killing with bookish
and city methods their native sympathy with the
country and its pursuits. In this matter indifer-
ence or compromise will lead to disaster. We
need to insist that the rural school shall apply
the fundamental principle of all education, and
put the rural child into direct sympathy with
his rural environment and into intelligent rela-
ton with the life which he is going to lead. The
textbook made by the city man for the only
child he knows, namely, the city child, will have
to be rigidly excluded. The teacher must be less
urban and literary in his ideals and methods and
more at home amid natural objects"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17
CURRENT EVENTS: THE DRIFT OF TEnTco
AS WE SEE IT

Congress met last week, but it is onlv oo++;uu
on its working clothes, getting itself ORGANIZED
In the Senate an effort to GUST Mr.. Smoot 49,
Norman Senator from Utah, has OCCUPIED nooat
of the spare time. This matter is explained ~
greater length in our General News columns OIL
we only pause here to record the opinion +bo+
Smoot will keep his seat-as he probably ouub+
under the Constitution. In the House. the nom
Speaker, Mr.. Cannon, is losing sleep trying to
hear the claims of everybody who wishes q com.
mittee appointment. In this particular North
Carolina is most interested in. Congressman
SmalPs effort to get on the River and Harbor
Committee, where he would be able to do effective
work for the proposed inland waterway. The
State, in our opinion, has no more efficient Or
worthy representative than Mr.. Small, and We
hope that he will win this point of vantage.
Congressman Kitchin has introduced a bill to
repeal the Fifteenth Amendment, but of course
he doesn't expect anything to come of it. And
it strikes us that it is very foolish for our South
ern representatives to be agitating the question
of negro suffrage. We are doing as we please
down here anyhow, and if it consoles the hearts
of Northern fre-eaters to know that the Fiji
teenth is still (nominaIy) alive, why should we
quarrel with them?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17
THE BOIL WEEVIL EXHIBITORS ARE PLAY
ING WITH DYNAMITE.

We are not in favor of mob law, but if there is
no other way to stop foolish North Carolinians
from obtaining and exhibiting Texas boil weevils,
to the great peril of our cotton-growing inter
ests, then a resort to Ku-Klux methods might be
justifable. These boil weevils have more lives
than a cat has, and they multiply faster than any
mathematician in the universe. Once let a few
of them get loose in our State and get a hold
on our cotton, and we shall have no end of trou-
bic. They have cost Texas millions of dollars
within the last five years, and are likely to cost
it many more millions within the next five. And
Secretary Wilson, we observe, says that they are
going to cross the Mississippi River and probably
cover the entire Cotton Belt. They move slowly,
however, and in the ordinary course of events,
it would be a long time before they would reach
North Carolina; while if a few more Texans
whether knaves or fools will not effect the re-
sult-send a few more live specimens to North
Carolinians of the same class as themselves, the
boil weevil may start here next year. A Wake
County farmer had some of the weevils on ex-
hibition last week and a Scotland County farm
er also entertained his neighbors in the same
way. IF course, in both instances, the pests
were securely corked in a bottle" but in a State
where somebody is killed with an unloaded ca
gun ONOAJ - GWOS GAAo oAOSOO CNA0OhCC VI
safety in not assuring.
The Cotton States Association of Commits
sioners of Agriculture at It's recent session in
Montgomery very properly condemned this ex-
ceedingly silly and dangerous practice in the
following resolution:
"Resolved, That this Association severely con-
dennis the importation into non-infected areas of
live weevils by persons or organizations curious
to know what the weevil is like, or anxious to CON
duct experiments for the purpose of procuring
remedies, and that we ask all the cotton States
to pass such laws as to make it a criminal of
fence to bring live weevils into non-infected dis
tricts and that the Legislatures of the cotton
States authorize their Boards of Agriculture,
or in the absence of such, the Experiment Sta
ton authorities, to establish quarantine or other
necessary regulations that will prevent the spread
of the weevil. We also urge all non-infected
States to strenuously guard against the importa-
ton OF cotton, cottonseed, hulIs, corn, hay and
any other farm products from Texas, that are
liable to introduce the weevil."
The Legislature of North Carolina is not in SEES.
slon' and the Board of Agriculture seems to have
no power to act, but public opinion should be
strong enough to protect the State against this
folly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17
County School Superintendent.

The meeting of county school superintendent
held in Raleigh last week was largely attended,
and the discussion of educational methods, ex-
change of views and experiences, cannot fail to
have a helpful effect. In his opening address,
State Superintendent Joyner reported that dur
ing the past year the high-water mark in length
of public school term-16.4 weeks-has been
reached; the salary of white teachers has In
creased $1.58 Ito $28.36) and of negro teachers
A cents Ito $22.63) and more than two hun
dred school libraries have been established. As
to illiteracy and school attendance, Prof. Joyner
said:
"The United States census of 1900 shows 49,
GAS white initerates over ten years old in North
Carolina, 1875 per cent of white ~illiteracy. l
have no doubt that this per cent has been consld-
erably decreased during the past three years For
your Encouragement I should perhaps state that
the census reports show the per cent OF ~llllteracy
to have been in 1880, 31.5; in 1890, 23.1O; so that
since 1880, VIZ have reduced it u per cent, and
since 1890, 3.5 per cent. The per cent OF negro
i~Iliteracy is even much larger. The percentage
of iliteracy is still appalling and suggests, eSp6-
cially in view of the possible disfranchlsemen'
of thousands of white voters, a stupendouS Wofk
to be done in removing this lIteracy OelOO
1908. Ny report for the past year shows lO!-
797 white children of school age not enrolled Ii
the public schools. A comparatively small nun
Der of these were enrolled in private ScnOo"
A large number of them, between the ages Oh -
teen and twentyzone years, had either comPl7'D
the course of study in their public schools y
were compelled to stop permanently to WON
With these exceptions, every one OF the 0'n =.
is on the straight road to ~illiteracy ana II
franchisement, and can be saved from Dotn ~
by the earnest efforts of all friends OF PUBIC -.
cation in improving the public schools anu -
bringing the children into them. L am sr"U
be able to report an increase in the enrOn4
of the rural public schools and an ncr7" 9ouoa
10000 children in the average daily aV'enu -n..e
of the white rural schools. This IS an Ind.
of at least 6 per cent in the average danS . roar
ance of the white schools during the P"0: +e
The increase IN average daily attendance "
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01

Our good friends who have acquired
the tag, trademark and soap wrapper
habit will appreciate the following
from the Atchison Globe: "Atchison
people will be interested in the newly
furnished home of Silas Juliper Bid
erson on North Ninth street. The
society reporter, at the special in
yitation of Mrs Cy, called at the Bid
erson home this morning and made a
note of the swell outfit. First there
was the swell colonial carved front
china closet. 1t is a beauty, having
been bought with 95, 900 tobacco tags.
Cy must have chewed himself almost
to death getting the wherewithal to
possess the article. There are some
rare specimens of cut glass in the china
closet, which we're secured with 1000
Muscle-Bilda health food coupons.
The hay loft in the barn is packed full
of Muscle Bilda which had to be
bought in order to get the coupons.
The dining room table is something
that is worth going miles to see. 1t
is said that it took three men two years
to put the polish on the top. The
family has been eating cheese for five
years in order to get the 800 tickets
necessary to draw the table. The
family used nothing but condensed
milk for nine years before they caught
the words "O'Hoolohan's Best, "
which entitled them to the grand up
right piano which ornaments the par
lor. The swell ancestral clock which
stands eight feet high came with
wagon load of baking powder. 1t is
a beautiful ornament, and highly var
nished, finished in golden oak, the
latest style. There are other articles
of furniture too numerous to mention
secured with hams, health foods,
rouge, powder and chewing gum.
There is so much upholstered plush
furniture in the house that a person
could fall down almost anywhere and
not get hurt.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
nlelInr Invltes DIsense.

To cure dyspepsia or indigestion it
is no longer necessary to live on milk
and toast. Starvation produces such
weakness that the whole system be.
comes an easy prey to disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure enables the stomach
and digestive organs to digest and as
simulate all of the wholesome food that
one cares to eat, and is never failing
cure for indigestion, dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. Kodol digests what
you eat-makes the stomach sweet.
Sold by B. A. Quiulan.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01

The fall grist of the divorce mill is
a large one. Windham county court
turned out IS divorces last week and
then didn't clear the docket. After all
that can be said however it is right for
the courts to remedy misfit marriages
as far as possible. There is this to be
said in favor of divorce: judges do
not grant divorces without some in
quiry into the right and wrong of the
matter while ministers and justices
join people who have not the slightest
qualification for marriage. What we
really need is court of competent
jurisdiction to examine applicants for
the degree of matrimony and determine
finally whether they should be sent to
the altar or to the insane asylum.
Until we have such a court a reason
ably liberal divorce law should pre-
vail.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
ARLINGTON

Mr. and Mrs Edward Holden spent
Sunday In town.
Miss Margaret Higgins of Middle
bury is in town for few weeks.
Miss Mary Lyons of Bennington
spent Sunday with her sister Mrs
lyman.
Miss Russell of North Adams was
the guest of Miss Pauline Batchelder
last week.
Miss Mary Watkins left town on
Wednesday for St Agnes's School
at A lbany
Mr. Hyde of Chicago is back here
again for the winter with his sister at
their home.
Miss Ellen b. Garfield has returned
to her duties at Cornell University,
Ithaca, N. Y.
NJ. L. Norton was in town last
week looking after some things in his
old home here.
John L. Burdett and Miss Fanny
Holkins of New York spent last Thurs
day at Mr. Burdetts home.
Mrs. F. N. Garfield, Mrs Bartlett
and Miss Rogers we're in S. Shafts
bury for a few days last week.
Mrs Anna Hyde who has been spend
ing the summer here left town on Mon
day for her home in New Haven.
Mrs Nc Auley. is a delegate from
st James Church to Brattleboro to
attend the meeting of the Woman S
Auxiliary.
Mrs w. r. McQudoe of Dunville,
Ontario returned home Thursday her
daughter Mrs F. H. Farnham accom-
panied her.
Miss Matte Robinson who has been
visiting in Paulet. returned home last
week, her sister Mrs Morey and little
daughter came with her for a short
visit
Friends of Rev. Mr. and Mrs Pratt
will be surprised to hear of the burn
ing of their new church the Archangle
in New York city Sunday morning
Causes of the fire unknown.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
BLADDER TROUBLE.
People Should Know How Mr.. Miller Was
Cured Of Kidney and Bladder Trouble by
the Great New Medicine, CALI Solvent.
Your Money Back II It Does Not Cure.

MATTEAwAN, N. Y, Sept. %, 1901.
Gentlemaa'
1 have been troubled with my Kidneys
and Bladder for three or four years and
doctored with many physicians without
obtaining any help
A few months ago decided to try CAL
Cura Solvent, Dr. Kennedys latest medi-
cine, and am thankful to say / am now
practically cured. You have not asked me
for a testimonial but wish to tell you
what Cal-cura Solvent has done for me
and hope that others may be 50 happily
relieved. Yours truly,
WILLIAM H. MILLER.
If your druggist does not have Cal-cura
Solvent, write to the Cal-cura Company,
Rondout, NY; but ask your druggist first.
$1.00 bottle. Only one size.
Guarantee: Your druggist will return
your money if Oal-cura fails to cure, and
The Cal-cura Company will pay the drug
gist. Remember, Cal-cura Solvent cures
$50 of all cases of Kidney, Bladder and
Liver disorders.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

~, Estate of VIM II StimsOn
4. Inc Undersigned, having been appointed by
tne non. Probate COurtfOr the District OF Ben
nuigt0n, commissioners, 70 receive, examine
ana adjust al claims and demands OF all per-
sous against the estate Of VIM H. Stimson late
OF bennington in said district, deceased and all
clailus exhlLlted 10 offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we win meet for the purr,jse afore.
sala az the County Clerks office, Bennington, vt
on Tue ma day OF Oct, and 10th day OF March
next from O'Clock p, M until o'clock D.
m each OF said days, and that six months from
the l4th day OF Sep, AID 1903, is the time limit
ca py said Court for said creditors 10 present
their claims to us for examination and allow
- Dated at Bennington, this l4th day Of Sept. A,
THOMAS HANNAH.
VIM Il. DALEY,
JAWS Commissioners.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
2O8 DEPOT STREET
RUTLAND RAILROAD.

Corrected to June 49, 1908 Trains leav
Bennington daily, except Sunday, unless
otherwise noted.
GOING SOUTH.
a:aO m-Express daily for Troy, Albany
AND New York
1850 Passenger for Troy, Albany and
New York
a2'aO m-Mail for Troy, Albany, New York
a'I5 Flyer for Troy, Albany and New
York.
$40 Express for Troy and Albany.
S;IO " Passenger for Troy and Albany
9's5 Sundays only, passenger for Troy
and Albany.
GOING NORTH.
E2;I5 m-Expross daily for Rutland, Burlng-
ton, Montreal, Ogdensburg and
West. Pullman sleeping cars to
Montreal and Ottawa.
1850 " Passenger for Rutland, Burlington,
and Ogdeusburg
1850 Passenger sfOr Rutland. Bellows
Pals, Burlington, Malone and
Ogdensburg
ATOP u-glyer fOrRutand, Burlington, Mon
treal and Ogdensburg Pullman
parOr car to Montreal
6tfO d u-Local Passenger for Rutland. Bur.
lingtOr and intermediate stat ons.
2 10 a M sundays only for Rutland and Bur
hngtOn,
Trains from Rutland arrive at Bennington
200 .. m, s.25 a M. le:45, 4:l5 and $40 p m.
Troy ,rrive NJ l2;45, s25 and II % a M, $40
Sis and $40 p m and Sundays only at 7;45
CHATHAM DIVISION,
s'25.a m-Passenger for Chatham and New
York
2iOO p m Passenger for Chatham.
Trains arrive from Chatham at IO.45 a. m. and
600 p. m.
GEO. y. JARVIS, General Manager.
Rutlard VI
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
WhntIs Lifei

In the last analysis nobody knows,
but we do know that it is under strict
law. Abuse that law even slightly,
pain results. Irregular living means
arrangement of the organs, resulting
in Constipation, Headache or Liver
trouble. DR. Kings New Life Pills
quickly re adjusts this. It's gentle,
yet thorough. Only 25u at o. E. Glib
sons drug store,
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
,0uMIssIoNERs, NOTICE

" Estate II FRANCIS WALKER.
ne undersigned, having been appoInted by
t9e 'Oa. Prob tte Court for the district of Ben
"ngnn DMh lSSlONERS. 70 receive exam.
q ana adjust all claims and demands III All
,ersnliS aga INST the estate OF Francis Walker
lats o. Bennington In said distriet, deceased
ma wv 'lalmS exhibited 10 Offset thereto here
',ere' 10 ~ the bennington County CLERKS
ON e. bennington, Vt. on the 2nd day OF oct
nher and ,5ih day OF March next from O'Clock
and hat six mon rs from the IN dsv ~
SepttmDet A, D., 1908 is che time limited by
SOD Court for sold creditors to present their
cain, IOr examination and allowance
ID 1903. ''' N'' Va N0P'' a
'CHAS. A. MAURER.
81 WIN. r. DALEY.
Commissioners.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01

A reorganization of the Vermont
press association has just been
attempted but we are little
suspicious of the child born on the
way home from the fish and game lea
que banquet. The effects of heredity
will be against its proper development.
Too much politics and too little bust
ness was what killed the old press as
ISOLATION.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-01
Broke Into His Hnnse.

S LeQuinn of Cavepdish, Vt. was
robbed Of his customary health by in
vasion of chrouic constipation. When
DR. Kirg New Life Pills b'oke into
his house. bis trouble was arrested and
now he's entirely cured, They re
guaranteed to cure, 25c at o. f. Glib
sons drug store.