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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
THE BUYER OF BEEF.
He IL q Man of Consequence About
the StocEyards.

The buyer occupies position or con-
sequence in the stockyards community.
He is an expert, usually q man OF mid
die age, who has obtained his educa;
ton and technical ability partly in the
picking houses and partly on the ranch.
An experienced buyer is likely to re-
ceiye q salary of $4,000 to $1,000 a
wear, and he is worth all of that, for on
his ability to tell by moments in
spection what quality of beef will De
produced by q steer that he never be-
fore laid eyes on depends primarily the
excellence of the product issued by his
house and hence the increase Of its
business.
The buyers work is not arduous. and
to all appearance his task is simple
one. He walks along the fiat board
laid along the top of the fence, glanc-
6ng keenly at the cattle in the different
pens. Some he passes by without
pause, others he stops to inspect more
closely, and occasionally he displays
his interest in a group by asking
question or two of the man in charge.
Long experience enables him at
glance to distinguish between q grass
fed steer and 4 corn fed steer. to de-
eide whether an animal is entitled to
be ciassed as "fancy." good" or com
mon" and to guess within few pounds
0f an animals exact weight by glanc-
dng at him. The buyer makes his pur-
chases ION the hoof." paying the mar
&et price ruling for the day for the
grade in which it is decided each group
Of cattle belongs. In few words the
transaction is completed, and the buy
er's interest in the affair is ended
Ieslie's Monthly.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

"Will wonders ever cease" In
ouire the friends If Mrs L. Pease,
of Lawrence, Kan. They knew she
bad been unable to leave her bed IN
seven years on account of kidney
and liver trouble, nervous prosIra
ton and general debility. but.
Three bottles of Electric Bitters
enabled me to walE," she writes,
land In three months 1 felt like
new person Women suffering
from headache, backache, nervous
ness, sleeplessness, melancholy,
fainting aud dizzy spells will find
1t a priceless blessing. Try It,
Satisfaction guaranteed by D. A
Henderson,. Onlv soc.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
Opera House Drug Store

c. M. Sanderson, the we'll known
contractor of Wells street, has pur-
chased the property of N c Stoner
on Thistle Avenue. Mr.. Saunder
son Is having some improvement
made on his house and when they
are finished he will have lovely
little home tor his family and him
self who will occupy the same al
once.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice Is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Sistersville and Md
dlebourne Turnpike company will
be he'd at their Office In the Nc
Cormick and Morrison Office, on
Diamond street, In the city of Sis
tersville, West Virginia, on the
third Wednesday In January to
wit. ian. Fl, 1903 to elect officers
and transact any other business
that may come before the stock
holders. Given under our hands
the 18th day December 1902.
JOHN DAVIS,
c. E. MILLER, Pres.
Secy.
IL Is mo
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

A German thinks 1t will be a
good thing to "beat the drum" and
to frighten this country, which is
believed to have a grudge against
the fatherland In so far as treaties
are concerned, but the Teuton may
find In time that at horn blowing
and drum beating this country has
some of the greatest experts In the
world, and that no rat.a-plan from
over the country will scare Us. Be
sides, we have a few citizens from
Missouri, you know.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
Notice to Stockholders.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the West Virginia Too
com pany will be held at their Office
In Sistersville, ". Va, on the thiro
Wednesday of January, to wit: Jan
ua1y Fl. 1908. at 10 a. m, for the
purpose OF electipg directors and &c
transact any other business which
may properly come before said
meeting H. W. MCCOY,
III Mccoy, President.
Secre'arV.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
A Scientific Discovery,

Kodol DIES TOR the stomach that
which 1t Is unable 10 do for itsel ,
even when but slightly disordered
or overloaded. Kodol Supplies the
natural juices of digestion and does
the work of the stomach, relaxing
the nervous tension, while the In.
famed muscles of that organ are
allowed to rest and heal. Kodol
digests what you eat and enables
the stomach and digestive organs
to transform all food into rich, red
h1ood
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
Notice to Stockholders.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Melrose Oil & Gas
Co. will meet at their Office In the
Farmers and Producers Bank
building, Sistersville, w. Va, or
Saturday, January 3Ist, 1913, fol
the annual election of officers anc
such other business as may come
before the meeting.
A. W. LEONARD,
II1tf Secretary.
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Notice OF Disso ution.

All partnership relations hereto
fore existing between Bert c Buel,
and H E. Stephan under the firm
name Of Buell. & Stephan, are here
by dissolved by mutual consent.
All claims and debts due the late
firm of Buell. & Stephan shall be
paid to Cutler & Kirkland, and all
demands against said firm OF Buell.
& Stephan are to be filed with Cut
Ter & Kirkland.
January g. 1903
BERT G. BUELL.,
H. E. STEPHAN.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. William Quigley,
of Bradford, Pa, who were called
here by the death of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Ouigley, left for their respective
homes today.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

Just Is days more to wait the re
suit of the ground hogs visit. In
case he can see his shadow on the
end of February, just so certain
will there be six weeks more OF win.
ter.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

Glass blowers will remain here
all this week They are occupying
the Bowers building at the corner
of Wells and Diamond streets.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
still Friends.

BILL see he's a very close friend.
Jill-Well, 1 don't know about his
being Il close friend.
"Oh, yes: he is. If he wasn't close,
you'd have borrowed money Of him,
and if you'd borrowed of him he would
not have been 4 friend."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Coffee and Me!cy.
"This coffee" remarked the boarder,
as like the quality of mercy"
"So?" quericd the landlady. with
show Of interest.
Eyes; it's not strained. Philadelphia
Record.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

George L. Graham, popular at
tache of the First National Bank,
and sister, Miss Julia, scent Sun
day with relatives at Middlebourne.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

Psychologists. chiropodists and
unde rtakers are end men in life's
minstrel show.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
4 New Piece of Music.

General Horace Porter. the Ameri-
can soldier once asked Ii Hung Chang
for his photograph for his daughter,
The Chinese statesman kindly COM
piled with his request and, getting his
paint pot and pencil, drew queer look
ing figures up and down the portrait.
Handing it then TO the general, he ex-
planned that the left hand column con-
tanned list Of his titles, while the
right hand side bore list of the posts
he had filled. When he reached home
Porter gave the photograph to his little
girl. saying: Here's what you wanted.
If you can't read it, probably you can
Elay it on the piano."
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19
n,nkinr the Best of 1t.

"This is unfortunate" communed the
hapless philosopher. Il had invited
myself to a swell dinner tonight, and l
haven't Il cent. However" he added,
81 must not neglect the proprieties.
I'll write myself Il letter of regret that
I can't accept the invitation. "-Phila-
delphia North American.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

OilLease For Sale Containing
100 acres and 2 producing wells In
Big Ipjun sand; will sell cheap If
sod quick. Address or inquire OF
]. S. Pra,her, on lease, Trail Run,
Monroe county, Ohio. 11eIm
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-19

The crowned heads of every nation,
The rich men, poor men and
miSerS
All join In paying tribute to
To DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
H. Williams, SanAntonio, Tex,
writes: Little Early Riser Pills are
the best I ever used In my family.
1 unhesitatingly recommend them
TO everybody. They cure consti'
patton, billiousness, sick headache,
torpid liver, jaundice, malaria aud
all other liver troubles.
.Opsra House Drug Store.
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I S tt
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

Our American bclted alcyon. or com
mon kingiishcr. is an expert hole bOrcr.
There is scarcely n claycy bank along
the streams of our middle and south
crn states but has its face cut by the
door of one Of these gloomy looking
houses
The hole is usually quite round and
goes directly ihiO the bank, with a
slight upward slant to Il distance of
from two to four feet, where 1t turns
nearly at right angles to one side or
the other, ending in large, jug shaped
pocket, where the eggs are laid The
kingfishcr lis my most cheerful COM
panion when | am out for 4 days or a
weeks angling. Ii is an ever fresh de-
light to watch him swooping down into
the clear brook water with melOdious
plunge and coming forth sparkling like
Il flake from Il blue sea wave or frag-
mcnt Of turquoise. He rarely fails to
catch the minnOw he strikes at. but his
appetite is unremitting and Unsuitable.
lie eats from morning till night
Maurice Thompson.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

The ordinary LondOnCr who has not
had the good forum" 10 cross the At
lantic is wont to picture his American
cousin wearing II goatcc and victim
to the constant chewing of tobacco and
liberal cXpcctoratioI. ON arriving in
New York he Is amazed to discover that
the SOHtec Is conspicuous by its alb
scncc, tobacco chewing unnOticcablc
ana cxpcctOration practically unknown.
In this respect ne finds the New Yorker
far more clcanly in his habits than the
Londoncr. more especially on public
cars and in public places. The unrc-
strained indulgence of splitting Oh and
off the tops of buses and in railway
trains and the random chewing ana
smoking of tobacco in and around Lon
don are simply odiOus and make tray
cling intolerable and ofttimes disgust
ing even to Il smoker. Here the strange
prohibition against splitting in public
places and the sensible regulation as to
smoking are So thoroughly observed
that travelling becomes pleasure. If
London would only copy the most ad-
mirable example existing in New York
in this respect, the English metropolis
would soon be rid of most unwar-
rantable and filthy habit,
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

A prominent Baltimore physician
tells in the Baltimore Sun the follow
ing anccdotc about Sam Jones. the
Georgia evangelist:
When several years ago MIR. Jones
was ut Emory Grove camp, the news
paper reports of his sermons caused
him to complain.
At the last service he looked down
at the reporters, who sat ut table
Just in front of the pulpit. and said:
"And | want TO tell you fellows that
| like you Il lot IN spite of your mani
fold faults. You boys don't treat me
right. though. You take my sermons
and pick out Il piece here. piece there
and piece somewhere else. Then
you string the pieces together. and.
naturally. they read funny.
Now. suppose reported the Bible
that way. \ man asks me what the
Bible tells him to do. read i'll one
place, And Judas went out and hanged
himself turn over and read. Go
thou and do likewise And in another
place | find. And do it quickly.
"Now. you see. boys. that sort OF
thing won't do. ii amt fair"
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

An artist who was making Il sketch
ing tour through Il picturesque region
of Connecticut Glanced one day on n
barn SO alluring to his eye that he sat
down ON Il stone wall and went to work
Ut once.
He soon became conscious that he
had two interested spectators in the
persons of the farmer and his wife.
who had come to the door of the house
to watch him.
The artist by and by discovered that
hc had lost or mSlaid his rubber craS-
cr, and as he wished To correct slight
error in the sketch he went up to the
door and asked the farmers wife If he
might have small piece of dry bread.
This. as every artist knows. makes Il
good eraser.
The farmers wife looked ut him with
mn expression of pity not unmiXcd with
surprise.
"Dry bread" she repeated. well,
guess you won't have to put up with
any dry bread from me. young man.
You come right into the kitchen with
me. and I'll give you a thick slice of
bread with butter ON il,
"Now. don't say a word" she contin-
ucd, raising her hand to ward Off his
cNpostuatiun Il don't care how you
came to this state nor anything about
it. All know is you're hungry. and
that's enough for me. You shall have n
good dinner"
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
DANGER IN POISON IVY.

How to Know the PInrt-SimpIc
Remedies IL Affected h, II.
IF one knows how the Rhus toXico
dcndron-that is the scientific name
for poisonous ivy-looks." said man
of the woods. ''he can avoid il with
ease. 1t Is sometimes II low shrub
about foot high. ard it is also Il
graceful vine, with stout, hairy stems.
This vine sends out horizontal branch
rs. The bush and the vine do not look
alike but both have coarse toothcd,
oval pointed leaves. These are always
three In n group, and the plant also
bears small grccniSh white berries"
Poison oat, otherwise RhuS radicans.
and poison sumac or RhuS vincnta.
are other plants to he avoided by Wis
itors to the woods. The Sumac has
groups of four leaflets. oval pointed In
form. arranged on Il tapcring stem 1t
differs from the real sumac in so far
that its leaflets incline upward. In
the autumn the foliage is a brilliant
scarlet The little berries look like
grayish white grapes.
a good antidotc for ivy poisoning in
its first stages is Il solution of ordinary
baking soda. \ bottle containing Il
pint of water and Il hcaping teaspoon
full of baking soda is carried by many
persons who take walks in the woods,
for. while some people may handle the
poison vines without danger, others
are poisoned if they pass within twelve
feet of them. New York Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
which ID WhfCl,f

A couple of opposing candidates for
congress were riding along the road
during the campaign to meet joint
appointment at a back country seat,
and it was dry. hot and dusty. At the
foot of Il hill they came upon pleas
ant. cool looking house, with woman
sitting in the shade. They pulled up at
the gate, saluted the lady. and the
Democratic candidate said;
Madam. can we get n drink here"
Air you Il Democrat or Republic
an" she inquired.
I'm Democrat. madam. and my
friend here is Il Republican,"
John" called the woman to some
one inside, there's two gents here that
wants drink. Bring out Il tinful of
liquor and n tumblcr Of water. Ma
tional bulletin.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
Two Things That Scare Negro.

Two seemingly harmless things eX-
cite the fear of the southern negro.
One is the era cking of the finger joints;
the other Is tn he stepped over as he
lies prone upon the ground. The crack
Ing Of the finger joints seems to sug-
gcst to the negro imagination the rat
tling of skeletons bones. while to be
stepped over Is regarded ms likely to
bring bad luck to grown folks and to
check the growth of children. A half
grown negro boy will stcrnly com
mand u playfcllow who has stepped
over his body to step back in order
that the spell may be removed.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
w HOLE NrMprR. 1929.
THE FSIRTY FLlRT.

She comes hv boat. she comes by rail,
Her hair is black rs ravens wing.
Her checks are dainty pink and pale,
And she's n slender. fragile thing.
Observe that lInguid heavenly air!
Sort Of Il need thee every hour"
or I'm soon climb the golden stair
OR Cherish. love. this faded tlower.'
She talks-she talks she talks you blind
Ahout the countless loves she's had.
OF midnight parties deeply wincd.
And how her lot in life is sad:
"SuCh darliugs of engagement rings,
Such letters from dear Parson Iii,
Brimful of tender loving things:
His wife don't know or she would fly.
This morning Ned took me to row.
This noon We dinCd at the West End,
Then Dick is Just the finest beau.
And such bouquets as they do send!
Eut. Hal. | really care for you,
Although your wife | cannot be.
For don't YOU see II would not do:
You're poor to think of marrying me!
"But can love YOU just the same.
For You TN think and weep and pray.
Eut marriage is Il money game,
And must please my Auntic May.
I'll write yOu every day or two,
And now. dear Hal, don't feel so hurt:
We cant he one. yet I'll be true.
AlthouEh I've been an awful flirt.'
-pittSburE Chroniclc-TelcSraph.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
How a Great Surgeon Eied.

While Bichat. the famous surgeon,
was dying of typhoid fever he turned
to an old colleague who was sitting be
side his bed and said to him:
My friend | am lost. but it is some
consolation to know that my case Is
very curious. During the last few
days have noticed some odd symp-
toms. and l am studying them care
fully"
"Oh. you may recover yet" said the
friend
"That is impossible" replied Bichat,
'and if II were not for one thing |
would be quite willing to die"
What is that" asked the friend.
81 am exceedingly sorry" answered
Bichat. that | shall not have an op-
portunity to perform an autopsy on
myself after my death. for know that
| would make some wonderful scien-
tiic discovery"
An hour later he was dead.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
Uncle Sans Recruits.

quircd of every soldier selected as re-
cruit: lie must not he under twenty or
over twenty-five years old. he must be
strong enough to lift n 100 pound
weight with beth hands TO Il position
level with his chest. he must be 4 feet
4 inches in height and able to run a
purse of seven miles in an hour. and
he must also be OF good character
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
THEY GOT FREE SEATS.
An Order That Was Promptly Hon
Orcd at the Box Onice.

once when Nat Goodwin was play
ing in Chicago two men approached
his manager. VII" was standing In the
lobby of the theutrr. and introduced
themselves rs Il couple of actors. Their
names We're entirely unknown to him,
and they had nothing to show that
they were what they claimed to be-
Accordingly he refused to give them
seats. but they We're persistent. One
of the men in particular was offensive
ly 81. He shook his fist under the
managers nose and demanded who it
WAS that dared refuse him passes.
''I'll see Mr.. Goodwin" he declared.
"I'lI see if n little whippcr snapper
like You can refuse me seats. You don't
know who we are. ch? Well. who are
you: Let's see your card. I'll see Mr.
Goodwin about it,
The manager, who feared scene,
handed over one of his cards and told
the men he was responsible and quite
willing to take the consequences OF re-
fusing to give them seats.
4 few minutes later the two men
came back to the theatcr. One OF them
had written Pass two on the man
ayers card. He presented the card at
the box office, and it was promptly
honorcd Then they went in.
When half an hour later. the man
ayers attention was called to what
had been done. he was at first inclined
to take some severe action. but later
he saw the joke on himself
Let them alone" he said. IF they've
got nerve enough to do that, they are
entitled to seats. You had better send
an usher down and ask them If they
wouldn't like Il box. Chicago Trib-
unc
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

have many times seen harcs. sever
al of them at Il time, cross Il stream to
feed on summer evenings and cOolly
return in the same way back to the
woods, says II writer In London News.
The act has been quite voluntary, but
one thing | have noticed they invaria
bly, sat up to see il they had time to
cross before any surprise came. For
instance. the movements of Il person
walking along II footpath In the dis
tancc would he watched with some
anxiety before the plunge was made.
| have also seen snakes swim across
streams III the same way, apparently
to bask Oh the sunny side.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

Two Germans named respectively
Rudolph and Fritz were Invited to a
special dinner.
1t was impossible for Fritz to resist
the temptation Of stealing one Of the
silver spoons. 80 he managed to con
ccal one in his boot without any one
observing him except Rudolph.
Rudolph also thought he would like
a spoon. When the guests had finished,
he took one of his spoons and snid to
the company:
"You see dis spoon: Veil. ] put II
up my sleeve. So" Then he waved his
arms about. "Vcll. you will find 1t in
Fritz's boot"
II was found.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
showed wbnt She Could DO.

Phoxy-l got a good square meal last
night the first In several weeks. and
have you to thank for 1t.
Friend-Mc to thank? Well. that's
news to me.
PhoXy Yes, know. | telephoned to
my wife yesterday morning that you
were coming out to dinner with me-
Philadelphia Press.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

Your village isn't very large just
now" said the autumn visitor. "but
suppose the population is doubled In
the summcr!'
"Waal," replied the native, part Of
1t Is"
part of 1t? How do you mcanE
"Thc young an foolish part thct will
eat green apples an sech.'-Philadel-
phia Press.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

Mamma" she said, what preacher
do you think | ought to have marry
Cecil and me? feel as though Mr..
Goodman is So young, and. not being
married himself. he could hardly
"Oh. pShaw, Have DIR. Easleigh.
I've had him for four of mine. and he
always gave thorough satisfaction."-
Chicago Record Herald
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

"I'vc been two weeks trying to coax
my husband to give me $50 to buy
new dress" complained Mrs. Gazzam
to Mrs. Wiillcs.
81 never do that"
"What do you do?'
81 have my new dress charged and
leave my husband to fight it out with
the cctOr."-IIarpcr's Bazaar.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

Clara-Is Mrs. Filter n good conver-
satiOnalist!
Dorothy-Yes. indeed. She makes
you think OF lots Of good things to
say but talks so much that you don't
get chance to say them.-Detroit
Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

The subjects of the series Of sketches
were plainly disgruntlcd.
"Can't you see" they said to the au-
thor. that you don't write the dialect
that we talk"
"You hay" only yourselves to blame"
he returned scOrnfully. why don't
you learn to talk the dialect that 1
ritcT'-Ch;cago Post.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

"Why should religion and science
luarrclr
"Why. indced?"
"Why not say that man is descended
rom the monkey Eve made of Adam
ind let II 20 at thatT-Puck.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17
The Poets Explanation.

What do you mean by 'embers OF
the dying yearY" asked the poets
wife.
"Why. November and December, OF
course. my dear" replied the long
haired one with fiendish grin.-Chi-
cago News.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

Barncs-I suspect that Pingrey Is
quite Il literary man. know he spends
the greater part OF his time In the pub
lie library.
II0wcS Yes; he tells me II Is 80
quiet there he can get II nap almost
any time without being Awakened
Boston Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-17

William Slimson. Jr.-Do you believe
In being kind to the sick. mamma?
Mrs. w. Slimson-Certainly, Willie.
you askI
william Because, mamma, ! heard
the little boy on the next block had the
measles. and I've been visiting him all
the afternoon. -Harper's Bazaar