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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-26

''The Land o Cotton" Il story %
the south, is the attraction for to
night at the Illinois.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

COnfinued on 4ih Page.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
DEATH OF MRS. M'MULLIN
AND SEE OUR GREAT
DISPLAY OF

death. A friend to all, she leaves
a multitude of friends to emulate
her virtues and profit by her ex
ample and reflect with pleasing
memory upon her pure and useful
life.
She Is survived by her husband,
Mr. John McMulliu, and by four
children: Hal and Isaac, of this
city, Mrs. Mary Mapes, of Grafton,
Pa, aud Mrs. Jennie Harper, of
Oakdale, Pa.
The arrangements for the funeral
services have not yet been COM
pleted, but they will be held either
Saturday or Sunday. and the inter.
ment will follow In Oakwood ceme-
terry. The Review will make full
announcement when the details
have been arranged. 1t extends
most h. artfelt sympathy to the
bereaved family In this dark hour
cf grief.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

The entire community was
shocked and giieved this morning
to hear of the sudden death of Mrs
Joseph McMuliep, of the south side
Mrs. McMuliiu retired at her usu-
al hour last evening, but shortly
afterward awoke in great distress.
DR.. Means was quickly summoned
but life was extinct before he ar,
rived at the house. The cause Is
presumed to be heart disease.
Mrs. McMullin was one of the
estimable ladies In the city. Her
great kindness of heart won her the
affection of all who came In her
circle of acquaintance. Her many
years had been full of kind acts
and charitable deeds and encourag-
ing words, and hundreds who have
felt the bene6cent influence Of her
companionship will mourn her
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
NEW LAND COMPANY

A subscription list Is being cir
culated this afternoon throughout
the city to raise the stock for a new
land corporation. It's name has not
been selected. It's capital stock Is
to be $4,000 at the beginning. It's
purpose Is to purchase the Jacob
Witchey tract of land at Padens
Valley. This tract comprises some
twenty acres and has been optioned
at $3.50 per acre. The shares sell
for SIoo, there being fifty shares to
sell. Several gentlemen have
associated themselves with the
enterprise, and 1t Is hoped that by
the total amount of stock
will be subscribed. Frank Stevens
has the matter In hand and Is
pushing 1t with his usual energy.
The land lies Immediately above
the VanCamp farm, and Is sepa-
rated by 1t from the large tract
purchased by the Paden's Valley
company. If purchased the land
will be laid of In lots and immedi-
ately put on the market.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

Mr.. w. H. Gil, of Gill Brothers,
cf Muncie, Indiana, was In the city
today, representing indirectly a
number of gentleman who are
anxious to locate a new glass win
dow ware factory here The de-
tails were not sufficiently In the
possession of Mr.. Gill to enable
the Board of Trade to take the
matter up, but more extended
information will be received In a
lew days, when the situation will
be reviewed by the local capitalists,
and If 1t looks good, efforts will
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
MEN AND TEAMS WANTED

week In preparing the road bed
for the ties and In transporting the
ties and the rails from the nearest
point on the railroad to their re-
spective locations on the new line.
The number of teams desired was
not ascertaiued by the Review, but
the impression left was that quite
a number would be required. As
these will all get their supplies In
this city,it means that inside of
week, Sistersville will begin to reap
the rich financial harvest that IS
wrapped up for her In this railroad
project.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

Whatever. Capital 100000. In.
corporators: Charles L. Woodbridge,
Robert Miller and George R. Wal
ace, Thomas A. Watkins, OF Pitts.
burg, Pa, and John P. Gang
wIseh, of Grafton, Pa, The above
company was granted Its charter
yesterday and Is the beginning OF
the new town just above our city.
1t means for Us the biggest boom
we ever had and 1t Is going to be
permanent,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

One bv one the evidences of the
early commencement and rapid
completion of the electric line come
forth. Today, Mr.. D. W. Hobbs, of
Plttsburg, ,one of the superintendents
for the new road was In the city
He remained but few hours, but
In that time gave abundant evidence
Of the fact that they mean bushes
and that very shortly. His first
inquiry was for men and teams,
stating that they would be needed
some time during the coming
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
NEW GLASS PLANT

doubtless be made to locate the
plant In this busy town. 1t will en-
ploy about IS men. the same num-
Der of boys of the age of fifteen
and about thirty girls, and
and If secured would be a valuable
addition to the industries already
established. The Review will
have more to say about the mat
ter later.
Mr.. Gill was greatly pleased
with the city-and who Is note
and believed that his people would
favor It above any other In the
Ohio Valley.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
GREATEST EVENT in THE
HISTORY OF DEPARTMENT
Excellent Spread; Eloquent Toasts;
Beautiful Music; Good Time.

ueen beautifully decorated by the
excellent committee composed OF
Joe Kennedy and L. BelfoId.
Multi colored electric lights shed
brilliant radiancy upon fl 'gs and
bunting In profusiou, which, with
the nicely decorated tables groan
ing under the load of good things
from the New Model made the eve
fash and the mouth water as the
oarqueters wended their way to
their respective places. The tables
we're arranged IN rectangular
form, af1rding abundant room for
the two hundred diners and max
Ing 1t easy for every one. to hear
and see the speakers and singers
without moving from their places,
The menu was excellent. Bert
and Teat outdid even themselves
IN Its preparation. Every thing was
there and every thing was good and
every thing was In abundance Each
fellow ate all h. conld hold, and
there were many baskets-full left
The service was excellent, and The
caterers deserve the gratitude and
merit the congratulations Of the
large number of hungry freight.
ers whom they delightfully."- dined
last night. The menu as published
In a previous Issue of the Review
was adhered to, and the banquet
was huge success In every par
ticular.
The Music,
During the banquet, Bell orchestra
furnished most delightful music.
To the first tune they played an
accompaniment with their knives
and forks upon their plates, aud 1t
not unlike Gilmore band
In the Anvil Chorus. The orches
ira was not stingy with the music
and 1t added greatly to the pleasure
of the banqueters.
The Toastmaster
After the the cream had been
devoured and the excellent coffee
drunk and the fragrant Havanas
lighted, Judge Kirkland raped for
order and opened up the feast Of
reason and flow of soul. The Judge
was never In better form, and pre-
sided with the grace and dignity
and urbanity of a veteran. In the
following words he led of the grand
march to an intellectual and ora
torical and humorous feast:
Brother Firemen and Guests:
Having been honored with the
Office of POSTMASTER 1t becomes my
pleasant duty to welcome you and
to give voice to the felicitstiou that
Is ours on this occasion. This fes
tival Is memorable from the fact
that 1t Is first uuder the Gew order
of things an order that has wisely
and successfully joined company
interests In a central organization
and, by so doing, increased the In
terest In and efficiency Of the de-
partment. The union Is less than
a year old, bat prosperity has at
tended every step of its infancy.
We are out of debt, we have a COM
Portable balance In the treasury, we
are we'll uniformed. well housed,
we took the initiative In the first
State organization of volunteer fire.
men, we take the houors every
where we go, we are strictly uude'
nIably 1t" If modesty was not one
of cur strongest virtues I should
further and inde6
nitely aloog the line of self lauda-
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

The fremen were.."It" last night.
They owned the village an showed
it. They had all things their own
way, and a good way 1t was. They
enjoyed themselves as only the
Sistersville Flremen could do
They had planned extensively and
we'll for their annual banquet,
and there was no hitch In the ex
ecution of those plans. Everything
vent off with the clock work pre-.
cision common to these fire laddies,
and there was not an expression OF
disapproval or utterance of regret
or manifestation of dissatisf action
Every body was out for time and
had 1t. From eight o'clock, when
the string strains of the Bell band
told the people that the "doins"
had commenced until the wee-sma-
hours, the fremen of Slstersville
had all the fun that could be packed
into that much time. They are
little weary today. but the smiles
as they greet each other plainly
tells the story of fun galore last
night. They are willing to endure
that tired feeling fvr the pleasant
recollections of the most success
ful banquet yet held.
The Parade,
1t. began at eight o'clock, or
shortly after. The Bell band as
sembled at the corner of Wells and
Diamond, and after a few tunes,
marched up to the Citizens Hose
house, where that company, looking
spick and span In their new uni
forms, formed behind. Then the
march was resumed to the Hook
and Ladder headquarters on Eliza
beth, where goodly number of
"hooks" swelled the line. The pro
cession then proceeded to the Jones
Hose house. where the veterans
were In waiting, and added dignity
as we'll as numbers to the line The
route was then taken, via Charles
and Main streets to the city build |
Ing where the city officials were
anxiously waiting for the oppor-
tunity to join this column of merry
makers, and partake IF the good
things In store for them. lhe com.
plete parade. with Mayor Meek
heading the officials and fire chief
Gregory leading the department,
then proceeded up Diamond to
Brown Betty to Charles, to Wells, to
Hill and then TO the Citizens home,
where ranks were broken and the
fun began
Pedro Playing.
The interim between the parade
and the banquet was consumed In
the parlors of the hose house In
playing pedro, music, jokes, ming
led with some little refreshment,
which added zsst to the whole.
There were no stakes wagered and
scarcely any tally kept, but the fun
was just as great as If the cham.
pionship was at stake, and right
good time was experienced before
the managers announced the great
event of the evening,
The Banquet
The Review said that Allen Bro
theirs were making elaborate pre-.
co. khfc hauns1ak osad IL !
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
PADENSVALLEY
co. CHARTERED.

Capitalized at 100000 to Build New
Town.
Paden Valley company, of Pitts
burg, Pa, 10 erect water works
to procure gas and electricity and
supply customers with water.
heat, light and power and to deal
In all manufactured commodities
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
CARS TO RUN SWIFTLY WITHOUT wHFF,s


have been Issued by and
system of ralreadng according 70 ts rynt
train OF cars without wheels
New York to San Francisco
invention which will rush regulation railway through snc m
miles the creation Aior+son
engineer late of Copenhagen University Denmark The c
Delaware Iackawanna and Western have been noo
professors disposal for the working
proves be paccape upsets law hitherto believed namely
heavier the oad the
to have proved that the the
The scheme in brief is follows $500 VAN p"
equipped with
the rails and lift the track Tf For
weighs ten the would merely rrn ~
magnetic force Oh eleven TONS which would thus
train and allow 1t to be propelled with friction ton In other
words the entire weight Of the train held force and
experiments have actually shown that the
force needed to prope It, The the inventor for
the magnetic train made possible largely by the almost
done with. " ~
On such railroad system vibration woud be e
a there would be possible
ahg hot boxes Sleeping
between the could be covered
brake would be needed the
the engineer would simply turn thus making the
pressure upward greater. Ae W
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10

falls. The papers and statesmen ex..
mort the people to initiate more power
ful nations and abandon their idle,
pleasureloving spirit, their love of
pegeantry, idleness and fireworks, their
indifference to education, to sound
politics and finance.
The Roman city government is now
willing to construct railways along
side the Forum The old is mixed with
the new, industry with art, energy
with decay. There Is a telephone at
the spot where st. Peter is supposed
to have been crucifled. 1 saw the king
OF Italy In an automobile by the ruins
in which Christian girls were gored by
bulls. His four attendant guards rode
bicycles. Trans and buses start from
the square In which are Nero's bones.
where Luther knelt before his great
revolt, by the gate through which an
endless line Of shadows pass, from
guilty Macbeth, doing penance, to so
many popes and emperors. The great
est Of churches is now lighted by elec-
tricfty as well as by Michelangelo's
dome and the same new luminary is
turned upon the dying gladiator. The
Roman glorfes in his modern stations
and ugly civil buildings and cares little
for Cicero or Brutus, for the renais-
sance or the antique world.
Underneath statue of Garibaldi, on
one Of the Roman hills, are groups of
figures, allegories, in which Europe
presides over history and art, America
over trade and ndustry.-Collier's
Weekly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
"Hot Time" as the National Air.

"Hot Time in the Old Town." de-
clared Prof. Georg Eduard, of the
German department Of Northwestern
University, "is bound to become the
national air of the United States. Both
the music and the words are In perfect
harmony with the Yankee spirit, and
when the people want to express them
selves and can't think of anything
else to sing, they break out sponta ne
ously with Hot Time They've sung
1t all round the world.
"The charge up San Juan hill was
made to its music, and the hand played
1t when the United States soldiers en-.
tered Pekin, and to-day they are sing.
ing 1t In the Philippines"
Prof. Eduard spoke in all earnest
ness, for though he is native of Ger.
many and not yet naturallzed citizen
of this country, he is thoroughly In
love with America and her progressive
spirit, and declares that he will never
return to Germany to live. These
statements were made to his German
class, and were occasioned by the les
son for the day, which was the Ger
man song, "The Lorelei.' The profess
sor became so interested that he took
I'D the whole time Of recitation with
his discussion. He spoke Of German
and American political institutions,
and compared the character Of Presi-
don't Roosevelt with that of the Ger
man Emperor. Prof. Eduard came to
Chicago in 1893 as worlds fair cor
respondent for German newspaper,
and later accepted the position as
teacher of German in Northwestern
niversity-Chicago Evening Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
Wagon Wrench and lack.

When a team gets stalled with a
heavy load and the driver uses every
means Of persuasion, from the whip to
bad language, to urge the horses to
start the wagon, nearly every passer-
by has feeling Of sympathy for the
animals and desire to caution the
driver against cruelty. A more prac-
tical thought than these has entered
the mind of a Missourian, resulting in
the invention Of simple apparatus,
which can be carried on every wagon
for use in emergency Of this kind. In
stead of putting his shoulder to the
Wheel the driver will get out his
wrench, secure it In position and ex-
ert his strength at the end Of the long
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10

lever, lifting and rolling the wheel out
of the rut or up the grade. The ar
rangement consists Of pair Of hook
members, which engage the hub and
are adjustably secured to the arms piv-
oted to the lifting lever. The latter
has a fitting shoe, which engages the
face of the wheel as pressure is exert
ed on the level. The device will fit
any diameter Of wheel by loosening
the cams which connect the arms with
the hooks, and adjusting the latter at
the proper length. By placing the hook
ends on the ground and the end of the
lever beneath the axle this device can
also be used as a wagon Jack to re-
place the one which teamsters usually
carry.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
A Thing to Do.

Another thing we general farmers
ought to do, and that Is set out more
forest trees. Did you notice the story
of that old walnut bridge in Indiana
that certain company wanted so bad
ly that they were willing to put up a
good steel bridge in the place Of it?
The wood, they thought, would be
worth more than the steel bridge. And
the men who controlled the walnut
bridge refused the offer. Now, this
state Of affairs is likely to continue.
Our forests are vanishing, and unless
you and 1, the general farmers Of the
country, get right down to business
and plant trees the day is near at hand
when fencing and building material
will be worth almost as much as gold
Every farm ought to be turned into a
little forestry station. We can easily
get the seeds Of such trees as are in
digenous to our locality and plant
them. Time will do the rest, and some
day the world will thank us for doing
what we did.-Up-to-Date Farming.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10

MUZZLE FOR UGLY PIG. can not get 1t
off. At the same time this harness
does not prevent the animal from eat
ing slop or shelled grains. Little ex-
planation is necessary about this har-
ness, for the cut shows how it is made
and adjusted. The essential feature
Is to have the strap back Of the fore
legs adjusted tightly enough so that
the animal can not slip 1t over her
head. 1t must also come close enough
to the forelegs so that there will be no
chance Of its slipping. The harness
should be made of heavy leather well
Joined with rivets. The expense Of
such harness as shown is small and
several Of them can be made If neces-
sary so that any and all Of the pig
eaters may readily be kept from doing
mischief.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
Farmers and Gamers.

The Farmers Protective Association
Of Central New York is making trouble
for the canning factories in setting
prices for which the members are will
ing to grow their produce instead Of
taking the prices offered, as heretofore.
The scale adopted is considerably in
advance Of what was received by farm
ers last year. Some factories have
granted slight increase. In Mary
land there are much agitation and con-
flict between growers and packers Of
tomatoes along the eastern shore
Country Gentleman.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
What Education Teaches.

The great thing in all education, says
a noted professor in the Beacon, is to
make our nervous system our ally. in
stead Of our enemy. 1t is to fund and
capitalize our acquisitions and live at
ease upon the interest Of the fund.
For this we must make automatic and
habitual, as early as possible, as many
useful actions as we can, and guard
against the growing into the ways that
are likely to be disadvantageous to
us, as we should guard against the
plague. The more of the details Of our
daily life we can hand over to the ef-
fortress custody Of automatonism, the
more the higher powers Of mind will
be set free for their own proper work.
There is no more miserable human be-
ing than one in whom nothing is ha-
bitual but indecision, and for whom
the drinking Of every cup, the time of
rising and going to bed every day, and
the beginning of every bit Of work, are
subjects of express volitional delibera-
ton. Full half the time Of such man
goes to the deciding, or regretting, of
matters which ought to be so ingrained
in him as practically not to exist for
his consciousness at all. If there be
such daily duties yet not ingrained in
any one Of my readers. let him begin
this very hour to set the matter right.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
PASSION FOR REVOLUTIONS.
Repeating Rifles and Cannon Hav.
Failed to Work (ure


Failed to Work a Cure.
Ii some Of the learned scientists
VINO are devoting their talents to the
study of germs would turn their at
tentlon to South America and the ISL
ahds OF the Caribbean they might have
discoveries which would prove a bless
Ing to mankind in that disturbed quar-
ter OF the world. Why should the
south American and the West Indian
take to riot and revolution as naturally
as duck does to water, asks the Bal
tlmore Sun? Is 1t because they are
OF hercer and more turbulent DISPOSE
tion than the inhabitants of other parts
OF this hemisphere, or Is it because
they are the victims Of sinister bacilli.
germs of rampant and irresistible
strenuosity?
NOT long ago an American sayant
announced that in certain parts of the
United States there is bacillus which
makes its way into the bodies of its
unfortunate victims and produces an
lnVincible aversion to physical and
mental activity. If there is a germ of
Inertia, why shouldn't there be
bacillus of pernicious activity and mis-
directed strenuosity as well? 1t is not
fair to the South American brethren
to assume that they are totally de-
praved; that they engage in throat
cutting and other bloody diversions
from pure love Of doing evil In some
degree, at least, they have been under
the influence of American and Euro
pean civilization for great many
years. To some extent they have in
troduced the forms Of civilization into
their governments and social institu-
tions. Yet, despite their contact with
citizens of the most enlightened nations
and their commercial and diplomatic
relations with Europe and the United
States, they have scarcely more re-
spect for law and order than the
human race displayed in the days Of
primitive man.
If there are bacilli in the western
hemisphere indigenous to the tropical
regions which incite people against
it's will and natural disposition to COM
NIT deeds Of violence and murder saw
ants ought to be able to find a remedy.
The antidote commonly used in cases
of pernicious strenuosity has not PROV
ed a success. Repeating rifles bay
onees and cannon have failed to work
a cure. When the South American
has introduced the germs of revolu-
tion and riot into his body nothing
will deter him from stirring up trouble
hot even the fear that he will be
shot or bayoneted to death. When he
is under the influence Of the bacillus
Of trenuosity-and that seems to be
a chronic condition with him-he is
like the Malay fanatic who runs
amuck, killing right and left. The
scientist who discovers the remedy for
this would be one Of the greatest tri-
umphs Of this century if the ever-war-
ring inhabitants of the Latin-American
republics and Of Haiti were inoculated
with the bacilli Of slothfulness and re-
duced to a state of innOcuous inactiv-
ity. The implements of war have
failed to produce the desired result.
Now let science take a hand and if
possible transform the turbulent folk
of the tropics into peaceful and law
abiding citizens Of the new world.