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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-12
Wayside Briefs.

MAY 11:-Luster and Onward
Buck went to Friendly this morn
Ing to attend the summer normal.
Bruce Henthorn, of Slider Run,
is attending school In Middlebourne
at present.
Quite number Of people of this
place are welding the pick on the
electric railroad.
George Smith and wife were
calling on friends and sightseeing
Ia Paden Valley Sunday.
George Smith sold a fine cow
ard calf to Samuel McCoach S4tur
day. He still has more On hands.
Jacob Grimes, prosperous
farmer of Willow Fork, was on
Owl Hollow last week on business.
Samuel Cunningham, of Paden
Fork, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Paden
we're visiting w. B. Keller last
week.
It Is said the Henry Buck well
No. I will be completed this week
Mrs. E. A. Pollock started the drill
today.
Mrs. Lemuel Martin, of Oil Ridge
is suffering with an attack of pneu'
monia DR.. Kahle Is the attending
physician.
Rev Thorn, of St. Marys
preached a very interesting sermon
to his congregation at Paden Val
ley Sunday.
A. J. Sturgeon, who Is farming In
Wetzel county close to Minor Stew.
ems great town, spent Sunday on
Owl Hollow.
George Smith, one of our shrewd'
est horse dealers, will depart on the
steamer Ruth In the morning fol
Belmont county, Ohio, to purchase
a horse.
Mrs. A. Tippins and Mrs. VIM,
Slider will leave on the Ruth the
latter part of the week for Wheel.
lug, where they will visit relatives
for a few days.
Mrs. Allen, a United Brethren
preacher, preached to large and
attentive audience Sunday at Owl
Hollow. She will preach again next
Sunday at 3 o'clock.
It Is said that Preacher Buck
while preaching at Sugar Valley
insulted Elder Friend Wade, so be
did not appear Sunday to give that
interesting talk to his congregation
as reported by Brother Willow
Fork.
Evert Jackson and wife, Mrs. L.
E. Villers and Mrs Sherd Vlllers
arrived home Saturday from Richie
county, where they were attending
the funeral OF Mrs. Sherd Jackson
Mrs. Jackson was the daughter o!
Mr.. and Mrs Eide Kimble, for
merly of this place.
Rev. Bush closed a series OIL
meetings at Sugar Valley, recently.
Rev. Bush Is a very able speaker
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-12
Sciatic Rh, umaIIsm Cured After Four.
teen Years of Suffering.

Il have been afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen years"
says Josh Edgar, of Germantown,
Cal. 81 was able to be around but
constantly suffered. I tried every.
thing 1 could hear of and at last
vast toA to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which 1 did and was lmme.
diately relieved and In a short time
cured, and I am happy to say 1t has
not since returned" Why not use
this llniment and get we'll. It Is
for sale by c. w. Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-12
Liked MnnODOIN.

First Boy-That there coal combine
works bully.
Second Boy-IIOw?
First Boy-Makes coal so high p"iceO
that pop carries it in hisself cause IC
scatter it.--Good News.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-12

Avoid greatness. In Il cottage there
may be found more real happiness than
kings or their favorites enjoy in pal
aces.-Horacc.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-12
She HelDPd.

did she help YOU to propose"
well. rather. She asked how many
boxes of canGy wc.H nay for IN on
~a-nmcnt ri"~."-Nrtroit Fec rrcSS
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Kaiser as an Art Critic.

Even in art the kaiser is autocrat.
Leoncavallo, whose new opera, "Ro-
land of Berlin" has been composed
upon a commission from him, is now
in Berlin collaborating with his Ger
man translator, Herr Book, and he has
submitted for the kaiser's selection
two endings-one tragic and one. In
the hackneyed phrase, happy" The
latter is that Of the real German
legend, which bestows upon the pie
beian hero, Henning, noble maid to
wife. Leoncavallo bestows upon him
the golden spurs of knighthood and
makes him fall in the service OF the
great elector. The composer hopes to
win the kaiser to this ending as the
moro artistic.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Mr.. GIadstone's subterfuqe.

Canon Cattley, who died at Glouces-
ter, England, the other day, used 70
tell story of how on one of his
visits to Gloucester Mr.. Gladstone
kept rule of the cathedral in the
letter while breaking 1t in the spirit.
Mr.. Gladstone was conducted over
the building by verger named Cross
"a man of unusual culture whose &C.
count Of the features of interest was
more intelligent than such expositions
usually are. The statesman, highly
pleased, rendered a Tip" Of half o
sovereign. The man respectfully de-
clined the gift as against the rules,
Mr.. Gladstone dropped the piece o.
gold on the floor. There" he said,
the rules will not prevent your from
picking it up" And they didn't.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things Of everyday use in the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old, we would suggest that trial
Of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because 1t
Is guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand,
but because each loo package con-
tains 16 ozs., while all the other kinds
contain but IL ozs. 1t is safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
BOOKSELLERS Close Supervision

In former years John d. Rockefel-
ler's supervision of Standard Oil Com
pany affairs took in even the smallest
detail. On one occasion, commenting
on a monthly statement, he called a
reflner's attention to a discrepancy in
regard to bungs, articles worth about
as much in a refinery as pins are in
a household. Last month" he said
to the subordinate official concerned,
you reported on hand 1,119 bungs.
Ten thousand were sent you at the
beginning Of this month. You have
used 9,527 this month. You report l.
OH on hand. What has become of the
other $780," Apparently Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's idea was Take care of the
bungs and the barrels will take care
Of themselves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Suffers in Cause of Freedom.

Prince Victor .Nackachidze, the Rus
sian anarchist, who with his wife has
been expelled from France, was COM
promised in the great nihilist con-
spiracy of 1887 in Russia and was
condemned to death. This sentence
was committed to imprisonment in
Siberia, but aided by his fiancee, who
followed him, he escaped and sought
refuge in Paris. He has been in
trouble with the French police several
times because of his connection with
anarchist plots. The prince is man
Of great refinement and education and
belongs to one of the most illustrious
families in Russia. His wife, by birth
a baroness, is very clever woman,
holding a diploma as physician.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Relative of Bismarck in America.

Jesco Won Puttkamer, the 14-year-
old granddaughter of Prince Bismarck
is a press feeder in a job printing es-
tablishment in Wilkesbarre, Pa. His
aunt, Mrs. Mary Roger, with whom he
lives, is a scrubwoman. The boys
father, Francis Won Puttkamer, was
an officer in the German cavalry.
About twenty-five years ago, the boy
says, he Quarreled with Prince Bis.
marck and fed from Germany, giving
up home, position and money. In
New York he was at one time dish.
washer. He married and two children
were born-Marguerite, aged 16, who
is now a mill worker in Philadelphia,
and Jesco.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

The lynchings of the negroes at
Wilmington, Del, and Belleville, ILL.,,
the efforts of mobs to mete punish
ment on negro criminals at East st.
Louis and Peoria, and the widespread
discussion at this time of the race
problem, have turned the attention
Of the public again to the prevalence
Of lynching and the causes therefor.
Statistics of the last ten years show
that 1888 lynchings have occurred in
the United States in that time. The
following table gives an exhibit Of
the extent OF mob law for each Of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
ALTON RESUMES FAST ST. LOUIS
TRAIN SERVICE.

Passengers destined to st. Louis
and points east should 90 via the Kan
sas City gateway. thereby securing
the advantage Of the Chicago 4 Atoms
fast night train. leaving Kansas City
1t . D. M, arriving In St. Louis at 7:0S
4 m. Chair cars free Of extra charge.
Compartment sleeping cars. The Al
ton keeps theh light a'shining just
ahead OF the rest. Write to L. d.
Cooper, Travelling Passenger Agent,
Chicago G. Alton Railway, Kansas CITY.
No.. for lowest rates
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
FLOATING Gardens,

The floating gardens in the lakes
near the City of Mexico, were recent
ly visited by an English naturalist
who reports them paradise, and
accounts for their existence. Float
ing tangles OF peat lposs rushes and
grass are caught by stakes driven
into the soft lake bottom, and upon
this mass rich mud from the bottom
is thrown. The surface is then trans
formed into q market garden.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Natures Compass.

IN the tropical northern territory OF
South Australia travellers need not
carry q compass. Nature has provid-
ed a living compass for them. The
district abounds with the nests Of the
magnetic or meridian ant. The long
er axis OF these nests or mounds, 10
always in q perfect line with the par
allel Of latitude. pointing due north
and south. Scientists cannot ex'
plain this peculiar ovientation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Last year shows the best record for
twenty years. January, February,
March and April of this year indicat-
ed that 1903 was to be even more
free of the outbreaks, but June con-
tributed fourteen lynchings to the rec
ord, and eleven men and one woman,
all negroes but one, were victims of
the wrath of mobs in May. The roll
by states during the last ten years is
40 follows.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
powaoer czarina's Kind Heart.

The dowager czarina is great fav.
orite in Russia. Among other stories
illustrating her character is this: She
saw on her husbands table a docu-
ment regarding political prisoner.
On the margin Alexander iii. had writ.
ten: Pardon impossible; to be sent
to Siberia" The czarina took up the
pen and, striking out the semicolon
after impossible" put it before the
word. Then the Endorsement read:
Pardon; impossible to be sent to
Siberia" The car let it stand.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
LYNCHINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
DURING THE DECADE JUST PASSED

threat was met with a volley and the
sheriff emptied his revolver in reply.
One shot took effect In the sheriff's
right leg and the other in his pistol
arm. The daughter of the sheriff ran
to her father and was at once COW
cred by a pistol in the hands OF a
member of the mob and made to de-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Fencing the Ideal Exercise.

Ernest Legouve, who recently cele-
brated his ninety-seventh birthday,
was asked to what he attributed his
long life and good health. mo cares,
no ennui, no sorrows-that's one rea-
son of my good health" he replied.
But that is not enough. The body
must be kept elastic and for this rea-
son we must walk, play billiards and,
above all, fence. For me fencing is
the ideal exercise"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
kinu Economies.

King Edward Of England has been
cleaning out his domestic establish
ment. Though his mother was penu-
rious, she had a charitable side for
servants and maintained larger reti.
nue. than was needed. Many of these
servitors regarded their position as a
sort OF pension and were Indifferent
to their duties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
French lad" Agent Dies.

Pierre Celessin Cert. a member OF
the firm of La Grange ct Cert. the
greatest advertising contractors In
France. who has just died. was
seventyseven years old. M. Cert was
intimately bound up with the history
Of the French press in the last half
century. He had in many instances
aided papers by paying them an an
nual sum for their advertising space.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
THE X. c. s. ALMANAC FOR 1908

The Kansas City Southern Railways
Almanac for 1903 is now ready for dis
tribution. Farmers, stock-ralsers,
fruit-growers, truck gardeners, manu-
facturers, merchants and others SEEK
ing a new field Of action or a new
home at the very lowest prices, can OBJ
tain reliable Information concerning
Southwestern Missouri. the cherokee
and Choctaw Nations in the Indian
Territory, Western Arkansas, Eastern
Texas. Northwestern Louisiana and the
Coast country, and or the business op-
portunities offered therein.
Write for copy of the K. c. 5. Al
manac and address, S. G. Warner, g.
P. A., X. c. S. Ry.. Kansas City. Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Soldier PrestdentS

Most of the presidents OF Peru
have been soldiers. They have at
tanned power by the aid Of the army,
and at the expiration Of their con-
stitutional terms have usually en-
deavored to continue themselves in
office by the same means. They
have been practically dictators and
their rtvalries have kept the country
In a state of turmoil
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
New York Arrests.

The total number Of arrests by the
New York police during last year was
1896, an increase of 12,1Si over the
year 1901. The Tenderloin surpassed
all other precincts, with a total OF
7,404; 1886 were charged with intoxi-
cation, while 1885 people were &C
cused Of disorderiy conduct and $3.50
Of assault and battery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
bama, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Kentucky following in the order
named.
Sheriff Defends His Prisoner.

Andrew Diggs, negro, was taken
from the jail at Scottsboro, Ala, and
hanged by mob. The negro was ar
rested for an attack on Miss Alma.
the 19-year-old daughter of DR.. B. B.
Smith. The sheriff seized two pistols
when the mob arrived and, mounting
the stairs, said he would kill anyone
who attempted to come up. The
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Caper Trees.

The caper tree is bush which 10
grown in some parts Of Spain and In
Algeria, as we'll as in portion OF
France. The commercial caper Is the
flower bud, which is gathered before
its development, and preserved IN
vinegar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
PHOTOGRAPH Suspects.

Suspected persons, as they stand at
the paying teller's window In the Bank
of France, are instantaneously photo
graphed. A camera is always in posi-
ton, and is operated upon a signal
from the teller.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Fears Assasslns.

The Turkish ruler Is under such
constant dread of an attempt on his
life that he never sleeps for two
nights IN succession in the same
chamber, and the particular room In
which he rests is known to but few.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Worlds Births and Deaths.

The death rate OF the globe Is esti-
mated at sixty-eight minute, 1890
a day, or 35,74OS00 a year. The birth
rate is seventy a minute, 100000
day, or 36,972,000 year, reckoning
the year to be 365 days in length.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

A little charity while you are alive
is worth a dozen tombstone inscrip'
lions after you are dead.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup
For children teething softens the gums, reduces IN
nammation aAys pain, cures wind joiic. Csc bottle
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

rtrs Permanently Cured fts nervousness aftsf
ART davis use Of DR.. Klines Great Nerve Restorer
gepd for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
u. r. II. KLINE, Ltd g3l Arch st., PniiadeiphA, "a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
liver the keys to the cell in which the
negro was confined.

negro was confined.
One of the masked men summoned
a doctor, who responded promptly and
dressed the wounds of the sheriff.
which are not dangerous. The negro
made a confession to the brother OF
the young woman and others who WIS.,
tied the Jail after his capture.
A special from Stevenson says Gov.
Jelks has been notified of the Scots
boro lynching and asked to order an
investigation. Five Of the leaders OF
the mob were recognized and it Is
thought their arrest will soon be
made.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Scotland and Ireland Equal.

The recent censuses OF Scotland
and Ireland show them to be almost
equal in population. each having but
a few more people than the state OF
Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch is taking the place OF all
others.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Pisor Curu is the best medicine We ever used
for all affections Of the throat and lungs-WA
q EHpsx.lY, Vsnburen, Ina, beh 10. iSoo
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

No chromos or cheap premiums,
but a better quality and one-third
more of Defiance Starch for the same
price of other starches.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Gen. P. H. Kritzinger. one Of the
best Of the Boer leaders during the
South African war, Is in Baltimore.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Other6,

Just as the average man Is about
to get a strangle hold on fame his
pipe goes out
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

It is far easier to escape a shower
than It II to dodge a sprinkling cart
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

The dentist is one man who believes
that it pays to hurt peoples feelings
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Love sneaks out at the back door
when a young man discovers that his
best girl likes onions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

= A prominent Southern lady,
Mrs. Blanchard, of Nashville,
Tenn, tells how she was cured
OF backache, dizziness, painful
and irregular periods by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Gratitude compels me to acknowl-
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table Compound. l have suffered for
four years with irregular and painful
menstruation, also dizziness, pains in
the back and lower limbs, and ftful
sleep. l dreaded the time to come
which would only mean suffering to
me. Six bottles of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
brought me health and happiness III q
few short months, and was worth
more than months under the doctors
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NV aches and pains have left me. l
am satisfied there is no medicine SO
good for sick woman as your Vege-
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| nv lady friends in need of medical
help. -. MRS. b. A. BLANCHARD, 422
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cannot bs produced.
When women are troubled with
menstrual irregularities, weakness,
leucorrhpa, displacement or liberation
of the womb, that beariRg-down feel
| ing. inflammation of the ovaries, back.
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

The swindler believes that II man
Is worth doing at all he is worth Do
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

There is no fool like the old fool
except a. young father.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

GOOD HOUsEKEEPEIs
Use the best That's why thew buy Red
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grooers. 8 cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

An unresponsive ante has driven
many q man to his uncle"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Georgia heads the list with I6l
lynchings in ten years. Mississippi
is a close second, with Louisiana, Ala
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Halls catarrh Cure

J Is constitutional cure. Price. 7sc.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

It was for the murder of Miss Bishop
after a vicious attack that negro was
burned at the stake at Wilmington, Del
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

From a feminine point Of view q
bird on the hat is worth two on toast
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

When a man gets tired Of doing
nothing there is no hope for him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Stops the Cough and
Works or the Cold
laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets. Price &c
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. AL grocers. &c. a package.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
sows Farms 81 Per Acre Cash,

balance y crop TIL paid. MULHALL. Sioux City, u.
The Washington times., 1903-08-10
NINE. HUHBERT SUPREME
IN PARIS COURTROOM
JudgS and Attorneys PowerleSS to
Quiet Her.

PARIS, Aug. 10.-Mme. Humbert
caused something of a sensation in the
court room today when the trial of her
self. her two brothers and her husband
was continued. by frequently Interrupt.
ing the proceedings. trying TO prevent
witnesses from testifying and clamor-
ing for the floor. Judge Bonnet was
powerIess 10 keep her quiet. and con-
tented himself with frequently crying:
Mime. Humbert will you hush?"
He would then shrug his shoulders and
look appealingly at Maitre Labori. her
counsel. who was equally powerless to
keep his client quiet. Despite ;hc Iact
that she had refused to testify freely
when called as a witness on Saturday.
she kept asking 10 be recalled, &c ;larlng
that the time had arrived when start
ling revelations should be made public
Her husband, Frederick Humbert. and
her two brothers. Roman and Emile
D'Aurignac, were examined. but threw
no light on the swindle.
The Washington times., 1903-08-10
RIVER CONTROLLED
BY SECRE TARY OF WAR
District Has No Jurisdiction Over
Upper Potomac.

Lieut. Col. Charles ]. Allen. OF the
Corps OF Engineers, has decided an i'm
portant point for the District Commis-
sioaers IN informing them that they
have no Jurisdiction over the Potomac
River, but that it comes under the su-
pervision Of the Secretary Of War. The
question was submitted TO the Chief OF
Engineers on the recommendation of
Col. John Biddle. Engineer Commission
er. who asked whether the District had
the authority to remove a certain rock
in the Potomac River. just above the
Three Sisters" Colonel Allen replies
that the river. as far up as Little Falls,
close TO the District line. is of the
navigabIe waters of the United States,
and as such is under the control of the
Secretary OF War.
Several letters have been received y
the Commissioners asking that they
take some action toward having the rock
removed. claiming that IL greatly inter
fered with boating for pleasure en- that
portion OF the river.
According TO the ruling received to-
day the only course that can be adopted
is TO have a bill passed by Congress
authorizing the War Department to re-
move the rock. or raise the necessary
amount by private subscription and Oh
tain the permission of the Secretary of
War TO do the work by private CON
tract.