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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
Strenuous Time
Season For Invoicing Mercantile
Stock is Here

These are unpleasant times tor
the merchant, when he must ran
sack all through his stock and
ascertain how much he Is worth
and get his January bill In. The
customer will get his annual sur
prise In finding he owes more than
he had any idea he had owed, and
the merchant, too, must make a pc
cuniary accounting TO the house
from which he makes his purchac.
es
Most merchants, particularly
those In small business, who have
to do the work themselves, dread
the coming Of The first Of the year,
when they take their annual IN
ventory of stock This means the
rapsacking of all the books and
CRANES In the sore, some OF which
perhaps have remained untouched
during the entire year.
In the larger store 1t IS the clerk
that must go through with the
very unpleasant task OF elm Ding TO
the top shelves, delving into htther'
TO untouched places and bring
f : 1-r'7 merchandise, brush 1t
, f, place back on The shelf and
pace Its value In the book.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
Blood Poison Cured.

I,Anthony Nelson, do testify that
my leg all the way up to my knee
was terribly swollen and black with
blood poison was In bed three
weeks and could not sleep night or
day, the pain was so great, l finally
used San-Cura Ointment, which re-
lieved the pain, drawing out the
pus and poison and putting the leg
In a sound, healthy condition: l
feel safe In recommending San
Cura Ointment for any sore or pain.
Anthony Nelson,
East Titusvllle, Pa.
Druggists, a5c and soc.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
The American TrotteP.

An EnSllshman. speaking Of the
great American trotter, has this to say
THE standard bred trotting horse of
America is without exception the kind
est, gentlest, most sensible and best
hammered animal Of all the equine
race. None but those who know him
intimately-who have owned. driven
and tried them under all sorts Of cir
cumstances and conditions-Can begin
to realize what grand animals they a."
and 1T enduring pleasure and reai
qualification the possession Of one af
fords to the lover Of really good
horse"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
BE Quick.

Not a minute should be lost
when child shows symptoms of
Group. Chamberlains Cough rem
edy given as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough appears, will prevent
the attack. 1t never fails, and Is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale
by G.. W. Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
Smathers' InvestmcntN.

F.. f. SmutherS has invested mo-.
money in horses than any other devo
tee this year. His drivers this yea
are Ed Gecrs, George Spear, AlOnZ"
Mcdonald and \. L. Mcdonald.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

Imbued with the true congenial
spirit of the holiday season, four
men, who had broken out of jail at
Mingo Junction, o pounded on the
Mayors door until he awoke Then
they babe hir kind good bye and
left town.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
.BAROSMA CURES BACKACHE

THoMPsoSs BARosHA will positively cure any
ease OF Backache, Kidney, Liver and Bladder
trouble, or money refunded. THoNPsoS's
BARosNA also cures 8cstIc Rheumatism, Eerv.
business and Palpitstion Of the Heart Perfectly
harmless. Pleasant to take. Has cured many
ehrdrep Of non-retsntion. DruSgiSts-
Sold by c. ". Grier
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

Insurance cannot prevent
FIRE, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ersue without 1t
1t lets you down easy--sus
tains you until you get anoth.
er foothold.
l represent a score OF the
oldest and best fire insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. The probability Is that
they will not be so much lon
ger. Better take out sufici.
ent insurance without delay
AS every Company now
charges exactly the same rates
why not have your property
insured with a company that
Is we'll known In this City and
one you know has and will
pay all Its losses promptly
Here Is my list and everybody
knows that there are no better
companies on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
HOW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case o; catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Prop,
Toledo, D.
We the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last IS years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Thraugh, wholesale drug.
eists, Toledo, o Walding, Kinnan
& Marvin, wholesale druggists,
Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75c per bottle Sold
by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family pills are the best.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

When parents persist In telling
about the smartness of their own
children 1t Is q sure sign they i'm
imagine they are chips off the old
block.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
NcGreSor.s Great Record.

Robert McGregor. 2:1Tl2. crossed III
century mark as sire this season. Six
new standard performers to his credit
make his total l01.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

JACOB sCHAEFER, WORLDS CHAMPION
BILLIARD PLAYER.
for him to defend his title in New York
and that before the LIST Of January,
1904.
Schaefer has accepted the challenge
which, in fact. it was impossible for
! him to dodge, and if Sutton is willing
to return to this country the match
will certainly be played. Both of the
men are now in Paris, and 1t IS said
that Sutton has somewhat tired Of his
year abroad and is now ready to return
home.
Further developments in the matter
will be eagerly awaited by Americans.
for if any hitch should take place and
Schaefer not play for the emblem be
fore January the valuable trophy will
become his personal property.
In speaking Of Sutton's effort to GO,
on a match with Schaefer about tive
months ago. which fell through at thar
time. the veteran Benjamin Garno said
few days ago in New York that i,
was not the fault Of the players that
the first challenge miscarried. but wa=
due to the conditions. He said: No
blame attaches to Sutton. The latest
known effort toward championship
! match has proved barren Of results, but
| Suttons course throughout has been
| faultless. Yet the withdrawal Of his
challenge. which contemplated a con
test in either France or the United
| States. would have been Impossible
during the period when championsIi,'
contests were four times az numerous
Inside of thirteen years as they have
been in the last twenty.
"Other rules have been dropped than
| that which for brief period author
lied the champion to name the place
| Of contest Here is one: Challenges
once issued shall not be withdrawn.
even though the money accompanying
| them be not covered That rule was
suggested by championship expert
ences. 1t may have been dropped &C
cidcntally. If Intentionally. it could
only have been by players wiser in
their own personal conceits than to the
needs of professional billiards. On lis
mere face there can be no objection 10
this rule. Its absence will some day
cause sudden. unsupported trouble. is
presence. by prompting Sutton to per
severe in his challenge. might have in
sured a contest not much later than the
latter part Of next month"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

There will be no marked down
sale of actinnm, which is still hold.
ing firm at s., 900, 900 a pound.
Better not delay making your pur-
chases too long.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

"My wife reminds me Of mince
pie"
How Is that?"
"She never agrees with me-"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31

Wine OF Lite cures all stomach
troubles. Price ST.. For sale by D.
A, Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
Smathers md His Losses.

z. E. SmatherS is said 10 be $1,000
900 to the bad on his 1908 turf transac-
lions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
THE CALL OF THE SUN.
Appleton, MINI.
(High School Credit.)


How slowly, how silently, how gracefully how
majestically the glides out from the gray
wells that curtain the horizon!
made beautiful by the of nature. He has
passed the maple skirng the limits of home,
and he stoops and kisses his reflection in the
mrror-like waters of bonny Lake Waverly. He mods
and smiles at the happy kingsher he dips his royal
head in the ripping waves Yet, on he Journeys But
now he stops. Tauntingly to me- whose eyes yet
unopened. he speaks: Arise, my lasse! arise! Hear
not the tinkng of cowbes in the pasture? Gentle
Bess and Daisy wait for for it's milking time. Make
haste and perform task while yet the dew kissed
voles and buttercups nod in the freshness of the
ing breeze With that he passes Yes, it's six
o'clock, my usual hour for rising But how dread
that lies before with the usherng of each
day. No matter how pleasant the dreams how peace
full the sleep of the preceding night the pleasure is all
destroyed by the first thought that mind in
the morning-that the milking must be done by
Why task dstasteful is difficult explain
to there is about it something extremely repusive
Possibly is that every girl takes certain
pride in having pretty, shapely hands. Milking
stretches the delicate muscles and leaves the finger
joints enlarged Another perhaps the strongest
is that have always considered milking to be boys
task and that in itself sufficient warrant it's
distastefuness especially girl who is quite extreme
ly happy to be girl and to whom all boys tasks
dsagreeable Adelaide QUINN
Twelfth Grade. Waverly MIMI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

store, and my father attends to it all day while
school. When that is out, relieve him from the
work. Often times sit down to read do other
work, and just have become deeply interested
there goes that old bell. @ ~ rzs,7sz sste-@s
Hello! What do you want?" The person at the
other end answers all too often, walt moment The
result may be that I wait and wait An operator is
expected to be polite and patient matter how often
she is called nor how long customer keeps her wait
the telephone great convenience to
people and could not possibly be done away with, 7
have often wished such thing had been in
vented. Ethel Hansen,
Eighth Grade. Twin Valley, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

tory states that Karl too corpulent very
tive or enterprsing, it fails to record anything
Charles the Bald's incapabty. We left infer,
however, that he must have spent in searching
Tor hair restoratves But how to remember all
about those valorous old rulers? Oh that is easy
enough, I told. a large md
write down step of their progress from youth up
and then, to aid nimpressng their upon my mind
read the works of several contemporary historians.
whether not shall profit by study of
acters remains to be seen, but shall
without sympathy in making the attempt.
- Eleventh Grade, Bert McEnney,
o. Lowell High School. Princeton, Ind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

ing 2 thought myself 81 shall be tardy at school
and then, what will happen to me g. .-~.-
thought about those beds all day at school, and
when I went home said .'Stella, I was upstairs
to look work which you did this morning,
and found some of the beds sighted. You may go
and attend to them" I trudged up the stairs very
slowly thinking would be beds in the morning before
went to school and beds in the afternoon when
home. make them better and more swiftly,
but it still is my most distasteful task.
Eighth Grade, Stella E. Painter,
Jackson School,. l.. Maple Plain, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
THE FIyE-THIRTY TASK.
Honorable Mention.)

Honorable Mention) - -.-% II
Getting the cow Ugh! dislike it! Every
night the dread summons, Its haf-past five.
to cow" the midst while
sitting comfortably by the fire chilly nights
reading book it Sometimes it is dusk before
reach the pasture and then have to hunt from end
end for the only return from the farthest
find her standing calmly by the gate, waiting
for to open it. On rainy nights she is afraid of
umbrella and have to close it, hide it behind tree
in the rain before hghness will degn
Of the pasture Sometimes when driven
the gate she will take notion away,
it good while before get her there again. These
few of my for not liking to get the
..- IL Milton Meyer
Grade. Wing MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

range my bed clothes
much After I had
finished making my
bed I found there was
no water in the. pitch
er. That had to be re-.
filled and a clean
towel obtained.
I went to each
room and did the
same things to each
and when I went
downstairs I had ten
minutes in which to
get myself ready for
school! "Oh, how can
r. do this every morn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
A PRECIOUS THING

Treat your friendship as a precious
thing, and not to be triaed with. Your
friend is guest of your heart, invited by
entertained like king or an emperor.
Keep him there all your life long, if you
find him worthy of the honor. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
ALWAYS SOME FAULT.
Honorable MentiOn.)

(1onOrable Mention.)
The most ~distaStefu1 task I have is saving wood
Sometimes Sometimes
large and hard. But at rate always find
some fault with something when have to wood
Last summer when I was saving wood got mad at
stick of wood because it would not easier and when
the about half thru the stick began to
twist it every way until snap! went the blade in
That ended the saving of wood for that day But the
next day and all that week had to wood until
almost ready to break
=. S,--. Clarence Sample,
Fifth Grade. Spring Valley, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
ASTOUNDING NEWS.
(HOnOrable MentiOn.)

When was twelve years old mama said, Here
AFTER Stella will be duty to attend to the cham
Der work stood a minute not knowing what to
but at last sa1d All those beds every
ing before go to school?" Yes" said she, you
Old enough now The next morning thought would
get at it real early in order to to school in time
SO began at my bed. I thought to myself, After
this, will lie real still at night not to disar-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
THE ooNTRARINEss OF FEATHERS.

My most distastefu task is making beds, especially
when they have feather ticks the feathers and
then try to smooth the tick out but the feathers
bunch and stay in the center Then smooth those
out and they gather up in bunch at the bottom. T
again try to smooth them out and they puff up
where else, until like jumping right
ter Of bed, decide that if I
harder time than At lastt to putting the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
WEARING AND WASHING.

L there any I dislike 1T is ironing
dresses especially when they trimmed with ruffles
and tucks. Still I like to wear Them One day last
when the washing came mama said if
many dresses must iron them gave
iron that trimmed with tuckSz /
gan to iron it said to myself IF don't iron this
well won't have to do any more" When finished
tucks turned in every direction Mama picked
up, not IN hung mex afte
going to party and mama told to that
dress. I did want to, but had stay home.
When I arrived imagine my chagrin when
girls said, "Oh have of those cotton
dresses that don't have to iron, haven't you. did
not tell her what had pretended to DO but made a
solemn that would learn to iron.
- Lila e. Swain,
Ninth Grade Hibbing, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

COFcIS - Oh Tie U0u,
which is so wide that
I cannot reach across
to tuck them in
at the back. Il
get on my knees
in the center Of the
bed and then reach
back and tuck them
in. By the time I get
that bed made and
have Strengthened up
the place where I
made the dent with
my knees I am rather
tired. If the bed
were not so wide and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
THRU THE KEYHOLE.

If you should peep into kitchen keyhoe at
tain hours you would probably hear scolding
slarnrain the door, the dishes, anything
handy all because have to wipe the Dishes You
would see look my face that would make you wish
you had brought camera along. do not like wiping
dishes because they hard to dry. Sometimes the
rinsing is not hot again the towels
dry Another reason I dislike it is because boy
and Wipng dishes is girls work. Sometimes it keeps
from being present at that have prom
ised to attend sometimes from national ball
game. Then angry in earnest for I think ball is
world. Ralph Vinson,
Fifth Grade Two Harbors, MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

it that when she little girl they used steel
knives and forks and she had to them every
Amy Washington,
Sixth Grade. Appleton, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
GRAPES BY THE TUB.

There great many tasks which d1staste-
full at the time of doing them but when to write
them and tell why, It is really hard AS think the
tasks that come in most everyday life, picking
wild for jelly about the dstasteful.
especially when have to pick tub full In the
first place. it is dstastefu because it takes long to
pick them and girl is anxious play all she
just before it cold The stain the hands
and it takes much time to wash it off. Even then
they do not always look very clean. Nextlthe grapes
get the floor and occasionally steps
them and that means the scrub brush, and pail.
This is about stasteful and believe that
those who have had the thing do will agree
with Stella Kline,
Eighth Grade, Anoka MINI.
Irving SCHOOL, e go.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
For Saturday, NoU. n: - -... -, -.
('lease Note Change to Thursday Morning.)
UNCLE JACKS STORY" T.

There ought to be many surprises in the papers
on this topic. In fact, the collection ought to be
sort of grabbag in which two things are
alike. The stories must be original, first Of all.
But they may be true not. In case any mem
Der of the family or friend has had an inter-
esting experience that may be used as if told by
Uncle Jack. In such cases. it is best to mark it
true story. All sorts Of stories, you see can be
included in this topic. The papers must be mailed
so as to reach the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning Nov. 49,
They must be strictly original written in ink
on one side only of the paper not more than 800
words in length less than 10O marked with
the number of words and each signed with the
grade school, name and address of the writer
The papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
Northeastern Topics.
For Saturday, NoO. ~: so. IN: ,c.rr.. .....:z
CPlease Note Change to Thursday NIorning)

"BENEATH EARTH OR SEA"
Suppose that you could take a trip into the
center of the earth under sea, what do
you suppose you would see? What do you SUD-
pase would happen to you? Here is one of the
best topics for your imaginations that you have
had of late. The papers must be mailed so as
to reach the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, Nov. 6. .~s
They must be strictly original, written in ink
on side only of the paper, more than
800 words in length, nor less than 100 marked
with the number of words and each paper signed
with the grade, school, name and address of the
writer. The papers must not be rolled. f.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
HALE A PLATE.

Washing dishes is the most distasteful task have.
dislike put hands in the greasy dish And
after supper always want to for horseback ride
instead Of washing dishes In fact there great
many things that like to do at dish washing time One
thing that makes dislike it that when +
little girl of seven broke good many dishes
thought that would make sister
them because L broke many. Instead of that,
made eat Off half plate for whole week. And
had company, too And added to that, T had
wash the dishes after every meal until could
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
THE POINT OF THE JOKE.

JO -.
A great many jokes have been written about wood
saving, but it is joke when have to it.
you in winter S so
that it pretty nearly freezes persons
joke if it happens to be your nose? the summer
when it is hot that sweat drops big as marbles
roll down persons face is that joke-when it
your choiceI niue rat
saw the winter than in the summer. Sometimes
when saving will strike knot and then how hard
to go thru it. fellow has to go it, for if
side the stick will be and on
other too long. But I must go out saw some
wood Harry Thorn,
Seventh Grade. Chatfeld MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
WITH LUCIFER:S ACCOMPANIMENT.

(Egh School Credit.)
I had washed, rubbed and polished that lamp Chin
ney vigorously, and then how had been rewarded?
the evening had accidentally turned the wick
high, and what a sight it was! The next morning
again washed rubbed and polished, but it twice
hard The SCOT stuck like glue to the chimney and
not until nearly discouraged did it
shine. Then what time had getting my clean
After had succeeded made attempt to trim the
wick. My troubles only continued, for that wick
would not stay trimmed. I would make it perfectly
but when I lit it part would shoot up above
the rest, much resembling mountain At last
it shaped my satisfaction,
pride that viewed my spoess chimney and wick.
This most dstaseful task, because the results
my labor disappear in SCOT and smoke.
Susie
Ninth Grade. Devils D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
BLOW HOT, BLOW COLD
(Honorable Mention

! = = : :. " q
OF all things which it is my fate to have to do I
dislike bread baking the most of all Mama sometimes
bread baking day leaves my
and to bake the bread. When the fire is hot it
the bread on the top and it will not bake the bottom
at all; we then have to open the door
of the cooler air Neither of knows about
keeping even fire, and minute it is bound
burn the bread and the next it is almost entirely
When the bread is almost done I most miserable.
always kept in great wishing
done, and trying it every minute. When it is finally
done havee to take it out. Oh horrors First have
to dodge the door with my hands, and if safely
escape that danger am sure to burn them the
NAL fort
days think every will agree with that this
is very disagreeable task Jessie Warning,
Sixth Grade, Beardsley MINI.
Hilo School $685.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

POOR, DISTRACTED "CENTRAL."
One of the things which I dislike most OF all is
attending the telephone We have Central