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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
EASTER ISLAND.
A Curious story About One of the
PoIynesinn Group.

A Curious Story About One of the
PoIynesinn Group.
Far away in the Pacific ocean lies a
lonely volcanic island which is called
Easter island from the fact that it was
discovered on Easter day, 1922, by Il
navigator named Roggereen, q Dutch
admiral. Its real name is Rapa-Nui,
and it's Polynesian inhabitants are fast
dying out Comparatively few e1plor-
ers have visited it, and, contrary to the
Joyous spring name it has, it is a de-
serted place.
What makes Easter island Of interest
are the numbers Of curious colossal
stone heads and busts, called moai,
which abound there, evidently the work
of the natives hundreds Of years ago.
A few of these are erect, but many
have fallen.
The legend says that King Tukuihu
settled in Rapa-Nui and retired into a
cave, where he carved and cut all the
gigantic heads, which removed them
selves to their present position on the
island.
When he became old, he did not die,
but was turhed into butterfly, which
is called in that country by his name.
Tukuihu used to search for eggs in
the nests of the sea birds, and when he
lost his human form the chiefs who
wished to succeed him agreed to search
for a certain number OF eggs and the
first to collect them was appointed
king. 1t seems singular that eggs
without any especial significance
should have been so important on Eas-
ter island.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
A Dangerous Weapon.

A shooting tournament was held
Saturday by the Sistersvllle Gun
Club. 1t was interesting and ex.
citing as they always are. There
was a sps cial feature, however, not
on the program before Mr.. J. P.
Dewalt Is one of the popular
members of the Club. He IS also
one of the sases of the Mercer
crowd. His decision Is usually
final on any matter. He knows
a good many things, and ore Of
them Is how to kill blue rocks. He
Is an adept at that. His ability Is
we'll known, but Saturday he caused
a CONSERVATION 10 the ranks of the
nimrods He produced from his
handsome gun case an innocent
piece of inch pipe, and proceeded
to fix 1t In place for a gun barrel.
The amazement of the other
members of the club was at once
manifest, but was not entirely ap-
preciated until Mr. Dewalt ex-
tracted from his ammunition maya
zine tvs large red bricks 10 use in
the decentralization of the hopes OF
all other contestants In the matter
OF heading the score. When the
boys saw such unique ammunition,
they at once FL d protest, and Mr..
Dewalt was compelled to return to
the regulation armament. After
which the shoot proceeded without
delay. Jim Is hunting tor the man
who did 1t.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
Beware OF OinImenIs for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
Sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when en-
tering 1t through the mucous sur,
faces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do Is teufold to
the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls CHagrh Cure,
manufactured by F, J. Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio, contains nc
mercury and Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Calarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine 1t Is taken
internally and made In Toledo, O..
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testlmo-
malls free.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
Have You La Grippe?

Try Bunsen's Pine Tar Cough
Honey, 1t never fails to give quick
relief. Don't say 1T Is nothing but
a hard cold" 1t Is la grippe. It's
raging again. The only positively
cure for It Is Bunsen's Pine Tar
Cough Honey; also a specific for
coughs, colds, whooping cough and
all throat and lung affections. For
sale by D. A. Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
Luck In New Easter Clothes.

1t is considered unlucky to omit
wearing new clothing on Easter day
This superstition seems to be about the
only one connected with the season
which is generally observed in Amer.
lea; but there is a strong suspicion
that the milliners, dressmakers and
haberdashers are banded together to
keep alive this custom, much to their
own profit
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
Home Mission Circle.

The study of Africa occupied the
members of the Woman's Home
Mission Circle of the Presbyterian
church, at pleasant meeting held
Saturday afternoon In the church
parlors. Mrs. A M. Jones was
leader of the meeting, and her as
slstant in directing the program
was Miss Sara Agnew. Mrs L. A.
Anderson, read very interesting
article on the subject and gave On
impromptu talk on her travels
through that foreign field Mrs.
Jones read very encouraging let
ter, written by Mrs. Ogden, an
African Missionary, who has spent
some twenty-five years In service
there. Mrs. Hull had charge of
the music and presided at the or
gan. After the regular program
had been carried out the election
of officers for the ensuing year took
place, and resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. Harry Stanbery;
Vice Presidsu,, Mrs. T. A Ander-
son; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Will J. Mccoy; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs Willis Harrington;
Treasurer, Mrs A M. Jones.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
working overtime,

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tlreless little workers-Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. Millions
are always at work, night and day,
curing Indigestion, biliousness, con
stipation, sick headache and all
stomach, liver and bowel troubles.
Easy, pleasant, safe, Only 25c
at D. A. Hendershot's drug store.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
For Catarrhal Deafness

You will find Bunsen's Catarrh
Cure just the remedy you need.
Avoid drying inhalents, use that
which cleanses and heals the mem
brane. Bunsen's Catarrh Cure Is
such a remedy. Cures catarrh
easily and pleasantly: contains no
mercury or other injurious drug. 1t
Is quickly absorbed and gives In.
slant relief. 1t opens and cleanses
the nasal passages. Regular size
25c. For sale by D. A Hender.
shot.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-31
Virtue In an Easter Bath.

1t is said to be preservative against
illness for the whole year to wash
oneself in snow or rainwater which
falls on Easter. In Saxony the peas
ants also take their horses into the
water to ward off equine sickness. The
Easter water, however, has virtue only
when, while drawing it, the wind is
due east.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
NO CRIMINALS IN HOLT COUNTY
Out of over Five Cases on
the Docket All Are
Civil.


o'NEILL, Neb., Dec. S1.-(special.)-The
adjourned September term Of the district
court adjourned sine die today. Several
cases OF considerable Importance, as they
involved titles to land in this county which
in the last few years have become valuable,
have been submitted to Judge Harrington
and also Judge Westover, who presided dur
ing a portion OIL the term. Numerous de-
cisions have been cited on both sides Of
the controversies and from recent decisions
of the supreme court it will keep the trial
judges guessing what to do in the various
cases under Amusement.
The docket for the September term con-
tanned SIS civil and no criminal cases. Most
of the civil cases are where the county is
foreclosing for taxes due 1t on land by nom
resident owners, or where parties bought
the land at tax sale and brought an action
to foreclose the same as they would a
mortgage.
The late decision of the supreme court in
the case of Logan county against Carnahan
Is more discussed in western Nebraska than
any decision ever handed down by that
tribunal and should 1t stand as the law Of
the state 1t will cause more litigation than
any decision ever promulgated. This de-
cision undoubtedly involves the property
rights OF hundreds of citizens of Nebraska.
After the supreme court decided in the
case of Grant against Bartholomew that
parties owning or buying tax sale certin-
Gates either at public or private sale, and
also that a county had the right to fore
close on land for delinquent taxes, thou
sands of cases we're Immediately brought
In nearly every western county of the state.
In one county west of Holt 275 cases were
brought by the county attorney against the
owners OF land for delinquent taxes. It
appeared that no taxes had been paid for
several years. and the balance of the tax
payers who resided in the county began
to kick, and the county board instructed
the county attorney to bring an action
against every piece Of land where the taxes
had been delinquent for more than two
years. 1t was discovered that there were
nearly 400 cases. Actions we're commenced
and in a few cases the taxes were paid up,
but in the majority of cases the land was
sold for two-thirds of it's appraised value,
which in nearly all cases was about the
amount of taxes and costs, to parties re-
siding In the county and sheriffs' deeds is
sued to them. In many cases these lands
so sold have been transferred several times
for four and five times what they cost
when they were bought from the county.
owing to the great increase in the value OF
land. Thus IL will be seen that should the
late decision OF the court become the law
of the state, which in a measure reverses
the former decision it will cause nc end OF
litigation.
That portion of the latter decision which
seems to be most criticised is where 1t
holds that a county or its agent must buy
the land at tax sale before it can COM
mence an action to force the collection Of
its tax lien.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01

in the number OF failures OF So and I
per cent are shown, but comparisons with
prior years are markedly in favor OF 1902.
In liabilities an even better showing is
made, those for 1902 being the smallest
reported for twenty years. While the pro-
portion of assets to liabilities was As per
cent In 1902. as against 46.9 in 1901, and
47.2 in 1900. II is lower than in any pre-
ceding years since 1885,
With two exceptions the number OF fail
ures was the smallest in fourteen years.
despite the fact that the number of con-
Germs in business is growing steadily, the
increase since 1892 asgregating 10 per cent.
The annual death rate" is shown to be
only 0.so in 1902, against 0.Ss in 1901. and
o.s5. hitherto the lowest records made in
1900 and 1899.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
FAILURES OF YEAR ARE LIGHT
BrIdstreet Says Were Smallest I'm
Number of Any Twelve Months hut
Two In Fourteen Years.

NEW YORK, Dec. s1.-In spite OF some
crop shortages, added to record breaking
strikes and reduced foreign trade, Brad
streets January l will report that the
failure record for the last year is on the
whole a favorable one. In only one sec
ton, the south, was there an increase OF
casualties over the record Of 1901, and in
only two. the south and central west, was
there an increase OF liabilities. During
the year there we're reported 9.s71 CONNER
cial failures, with liabilities Of sos, 500, 623
and assets Of $50. $40. 500. a decrease in num-
Der Of ga per cent, and a falling on OF
liabilities Of IS per cent from 1901.
Compared with 1900 and 1899 increases
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

ing of the murder, and by this 1t Is inferred
that they want to show that someone had
tempered with 1t and that It was done pur-
posely. Judge Skiles has not admitted this
evidence yet.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union is having Rll kinds of trouble and
from present Indications the end is not yet.
A prominent Official of this organization
stated yesterday that the resolutions and
interview published in an Omaha paper
with reference to the Lille case was
wholly at the instance and request of Mrs.
c. NJ. Woodward, and on her own RESPONSE
bility, and that the organization did not APP
prove of this, and they would hold a meet
ing in a few days and pass resolutions re-
pudiating the whole proceeding.
Sam Lille. brother CT the murdered man,
was taken sick yesterday morning and as
a consequence thereof he and his aged
mother were not in attendance in court
yesterday.
Mrs. Lille is beginning to show that she
realizes fully the gravity OF the charges
against her, but so far as she can is in a
pleasant mood and speaks pleasantly to all
who speak to her, occasionally smiling at
the witticisms of the attorneys.
In the event that Judge Skiles holds that
the state makes a prima facie case the de-
tense will introduce about twenty wit
nesses. Mrs. Lille will also go upon the
stand.
County Judge Skiles stated yesterday
evening that he would not hold court on
New Years day.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
END Of Recent Coal Strike.

The recent anthracite coal strike is
practically ended, the miners and opera
tors have decided to allow a board Of ar
bitration to adjust the differences. The
quickest way to settle any disturbance in
the stomach or kidneys is to take Hos
letters stomach Bitters at the first symp-
tom. 1t has cured thousands OF cases Of
loss Of appetite, insomnia, indigestion,
dyspepsia, heartburn, constipation and
liver and kidney troubles during the last
fifty years and it won fail you. Try a
bottle; also obtain a copy OF our 1893
almanac from your druggist. 1t is free.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
MAY ARREST THE WITNESSES
Jury Express Belief that Perjury Was
Committed in the Hawn
Trial,

YORK Neb., Dec. 31.-(Special.)-The
trial of Alice Hawn. keeper Of a resort,
and "Brickey" Boslough, a young man
about town, who has been living at the
Hawn house, charged with taking and
keeping S73 from Louis Price of Havelock.
Neb., occupied all Of yesterday and part
OF last night and the verdict was not rem
dered by the jury until late at night. The
verdict was guilty. The jury was COM
posed of the best business men Of York
and, although the evidence was not as
direct as they might have wished 1t, It is
generally believed that they arrived at a
verdict on the ground that on general prln-
ciples the defendants should be punished.
They declared that several witnesses per-
jured themselves and the opinion is that
there may be several arrests of witnesses
and other charges brought that will make
criminal cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
ExPLoDES ONE SENSATION
Nebraska City's "WOman in Black
simply n Woman who is Hunt
ing Work.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Dec. 31-(spe-
cial Telegram1-The police today cleared
up the mystery of the woman in black, :"
which has been quite a sensation here
this week. This morning the police re-
ceived a call from the west end stating
that the woman was creating a disturbance.
Chief McCallum arrived at the home Of
Mrs. Fl. ]. Padgett, where the woman was
making a visit. The woman gave her name
as Mrs. Nolan and said that she had lately
come to this city aud was hunting work.
Investigation seems to show that most of
the sensational stories we're untrue and
that the woman was simply attending to
her own business.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Cas- County MOrtEage Record.

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 31,-(Spe-
eial)-H. A. Schneider, register Of deeds,
furnishes the following report Of mortgages
Of Cas- county for the month of December
and also for the year 1902: Farm mort
cages filed, II, amount, SIG, 400; released.
10. amount. SIS. $50; city mortgages filed, s..
amount, 1925; released, 3, amount, S6,l40.
For the year there were 23O farm mort
cages filed amounting to S5s2, 221; released.
259, Amounting to S445, 100; the amount Of
the city mortgages filed was S7S.9S5; re-
leased. $50, 723.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
January Averages.

The following data for the month OF jan
uary, covering a period of thirty-one years.
has been compiled from the weather bureau
records at Omaha:
Temperature-Mean or normal tempera-
ture. Il degrees. The warmest month was
that OF 1850, with an average OF IS degrees.
The coolest month was that OF 1885, with an
average OF s degrees. The highest tenn
p~erature was SO degrees on January 20,
1885. The lowest temperature was 80 de-
grees below zero on January 5, 1854. Aver
age date on which first killing" frost oc-
CURED In autumn. October Z. Average date
on which last killing frost occurred in
spring, April Is.
Precipitation Oain or melted snow)-Aver-
age for the month. GO inch. Average num-
Der OF days with .01 OF ar inch or more, I.
The greatest monthly precipitation was AL
Inches In 1891. The least monthly precipi-
tation was .0 Inch in 1873 and 1889. The
greatest amount Of precipitation recorded
In any twenty-fOur consecutive hours was
.e5 OF an Inch on January q and %. 1891
The greatest amount OF snowfall recorded
In any twenty-fOur consecutive hours 1rec-
ord extending TO winter OF lSS4-S5 only was
8 inches on January II, 1880.
Clouds and Weather-Average number Of
clear days, 10; partly cloudy days, 5; cloldy
days, 8.
Wird-The prevailing winds have been
from the northwest. The highest velocity
Of the wind was IS miles from the north
vest On January q, 1916 l. A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Official.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Farmhouse Robbed.

DAKOTA CITY. Neb, Dec. 31.-(special.)
The farm house Of Lewis Dierking was
robbed some time after the retirement OF
its inmates. and the two hired men, George
Hirsehbach and Lowry Asher, were losers
to the extent Of sos in cash, the former
losing $50 and the latter SIS. Hirschbach
also lost his gold watch. None Of the in
mates Of the house were aroused, and knew
nothing OF the robbery until morning. The
hired mems room was the only one entered.
The contents Of Hirschbach's trunk, in
which was his money and watch, were scat
tered oyer the floor. Asher's money was
taken from his trousers pockets.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
soldier pies of wounds.

sTURGIs. S. d., Dec. s1.-Cspecial TeIe,
gram.)-Albert Hill, a private in the Thir-
teenth cavalry, at Fort Meade, arrested on
the charge Of burglary and shooting a.
Chief Of Police Rouse. died here today. He
was shot in the leg by Rouse while the
latter was arresting him. Hemorrhage and
septic fever caused death.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
COR. FARNAM AND

pose of the Farmers COOPERATIVE Shipping
association and a branch was organized to
do business at Kearney. A canvassing
committee was chosen to solicit member
ship and report January Z, when delegates
will be chosen to the state meeting to be
held on January % at Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Nebraska City Favors Peru.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. S1.-(Spe-
cial Telegram 1.-THE Commercial club of
this city has adopted resolutions favoring
the retention OF the State Normal school
at Peru. All nearby towns are aiding in
the effort to prevent the removal Of the
school to Kearney.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Farmers Wear Kearney Organize.

KEARNEY. Neb., Dec. 31.-(special Tel
egram.) -Pursuant to the call Of L. S.
Deets and others. the farmers met at Glen
wood today to discuss ain-shipping
grievances. c. Vineent. publisher, OF
Omaha was present and explained the pur-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Thursday and Friday IL the Pre-
dictiOn of the Weather
Bureau.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Forecast:
For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas
Fair Thursday and Friday.
For Iowa-Fair Thursday; Friday. fair
and colder.
For Illinois-Fair and warmer Thursday;
Friday, increasing cloudiness, probably
rain in south portion, fresh to brisk south
winds, becoming variable.
For Missouri-Fair in north, increasing
cloudiness in south portion Thursday; Fri
day, probably rain in east and south por-
lions.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Cold I'm Colorado.

REDCLIFFE. Colo. Dec. 81. The
perienced here today, the thermometer
registering this morning from % TO 2S de
grees below zero; no wind or snow accom-
panied the cold wave.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
The Chief or nsaiers.

Old sores, ulcers. piles, hstula and like
stubborn naladies soon yield to Ducklen's
Arnica Salve or no pay. csc. For sale by
Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Dec. Sl-Ohcial record OF lem
p%eraturo and precipitation compared with
years:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01

down at Peru. She endorses State Super
intendent Fowler's recommendation about
the establishment Of normal schools. She
does IT In a letter written to the superin-
tendent.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
Strong Man Insane.

Henry Guntrum, for many years consid-
cred the strongest man in Lincoln, was to-
day admitted to the asylum for the insane.
His case is one Of acute paresf# For the
last year he has been acting strangely and
his family, fearing that he would become
violent at any time, had him taken before
the county commissioners, who adjudged
him insane. Physically he is a giant and
formerly ran a transfer wagon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-09
SENATOR ELKINs DEAD.

Philadelphia, Nov. S.-EX-Senator
Stephen b. Elkins is dead.
stephen Benton Elkins, Republican
Senator from West Virginia, has had
the honor Of representing two differ
en-, States in the Congress of his coun-
try. He was admitted to the bar in
Missouri in 1864 and Immediately re-
moved to New Mexico, where he COM
menCed the practice of law. lie held
various offices in the Territory and was
elected to the Forty-third Congress.
While abroad he was renominated and
elected to the Forty-fourth Congress.
After leaving Congress he removed to
West Virginia and devoted himself to
business affairs until he was appointed
Secretary Of War in 1891, serving until
the close of President Hurrison's ad-
ministration. In February, 1894, he
was elected to the Senate. He was
chairman of the International Com
rierCe Committee, and one OF the ma
tional leaders Of the Republican party.
The late Senator Elkins was multi
millionaire. In railway operations he
made an immense amount of money.
lie had two sons who assisted him in
the management Of his great interests
during the past few years.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-09
REYES COMMISSIONER.

Panama, Nov. Sit is reported that
General Raphael Reyes has been ap-
pointed Colombian peace commission
er. This is believed to be an assurance
that Colombia is willing to grant inde-
lendence to Panama. There is great
enthusiasm at the prospect Of early
peace.
General Raphael Reyes, the Colom-
bian peace commissioner, has been
mentioned for some time as the prob
able successor Of President Maroquin
and in later dispatches he has also
been spoken Of as "an able leader who
is preparing to head a revolution
against the Marroquin government"
General Reyes has generally been con-
sidered as strongly in favor of the
Hay-Herran Canal Treaty which the
Colombian Congress recently refused TO
ratify.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-09
WALKER FOR PANAMA.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The Mayfower
has sailed for Panama with Admiral
Coghlan and Admiral Walker aboard.
Admiral Walker is to visit the isthmus
as commissioner for President Roose-
welt and will report to the President
on the situation there.
Rear Admiral James G. Walker, who
Is on his way TO Panama ON the naval
yacht Mayhower TO investigate the
condition of affairs there for the
President, has probably given more
study to the lsthmian canal question
and the condition of the Panama dis
trict of Colombia than any other Amer
lean. AS president of three canal COM
missions he has made an extensive in
yestlgation Of the conditions obtaining
at Panama. On March 10Th of this year
President Roosevelt appointed Admir-
al Walker chairman of the commission
which was to have had charge of the
building of the Panama canal in case
the treaty had been ratified by Colom-
bia. He has been retired from the
navy in which he had long and bril-
liant career.