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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-08
OUR BASE BALL TEAM

out, dirty uniforms. We think not.
We believe everybody thinks the
same way. The association Is not
at present able to buy these uni.
forms. The citizens should take
this matter up and raise the money
to buy new uniforms. 1t has been
suggested that the ladies take the
iniatory by giving festival. The
men and boys will patronize fes-
tiyal literally and the money could
be easily secured In this way.
Parties who have not contributed
to the success Of the ball team
can we'll afford to come up
with some cash now. The
Review will furnish free all adver-
tlsing that may be needed, will
make liberal donation and hopes
some of Our leading ladies will take
the matter up at once. We could
have a festival say Friday night
and furnish Ice cream, berries, cake,
and so on. Other attractions could
be also used. Merchants could do.
nate something for sale and we be-
lieve two or three hundred dollars
could be readily raised In this way
and everybody could have an op.
portunity to help the good cause
along. Then we could send not
only the Champions ont of Sisters
Vile, but the finest uniformed team
In the State. Let's get to work at
once.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-08
HUGE BLACKSNAKE CAP
TURED BELOW FRIENDLY

him In pile OF driftwood, and after
a lot of clubbing. fastened the rep
tile against the log with a forked
stick, while one of the men ran to
the boat and returned with a piece
of clothes line. With this they
bound the snkae to a long pole and
dragged 1t to the boat and then
rowed up to Friendly.
They took the snake up In front
of the Hotel Williamson and when
measured 1t was found to be six
feet and eight inches long. 1t Is
the largest found along the river In
many a day, and while harmless,
It's large, ugly looking head made
1t look rather dangerous to It's cap
tors.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-08
BEST GAME OF
THE SEASON
A Good Audience Witnesses the Second Defeat
of the WeIIsviIe Team

A large crowd went to the ball
park yesterday afternoon to see the
second game between the home
team and the Wellsvllle boys. But
the attendance was not what 1t
should have been. It was the best
game of the season. The Wells
Vile management placed a young
man by the name Ehman In the
box, and hard hitting as Is the Sis
tersville team, only six safe ones
were scored off him. With the
proper support, he would have
given the spectators one of the
most magnificent games of this or
any other season.
With the exception of a few
places, the visitors played excellent
ball. While the fans always be.
lieve the home team would win,
there was any thing liable to hap
pen at any time, and while the op.
portunity for vociferous roofing
was absent most of the time, the
interest was always keen.
The question arises, where will
they come from to beat rs at the
Athletic park?
For the first three innings, the
score was blank. Just three of the
Sistersville players went to the bat
In each inning. On the Wellsvllle
side eleven faced Sweeney, one Of
them making a hit and one getting
to first on an error.
The score. however, stood o to o,
and the grand stand was on the
anxious seat.
In the fourth inning the fun
started. Bero reached first on
Maag's error, went to second on
Adamson's sacrifice, and ,came
home with the first run on Outcalt's
long two base drive.
Cllntworth drove long one to
Mcconnell, who couldn't get his
hands together In proper shape,
and Jimmie came across the plate
amid cloud of dust and great ap-
plause, making the second run for
the champions.
After Wellsville had been retired
IL 3 order In the last half of the
same inning, we scored again. 1t
was peculiar inning. There were
four hits and only one run. Sala-
dine started 1t off with nice run
right over second base. Bevin's
followed with another single, send
ing Saladiue to second. Gunion
advanced both players with another
good one. Bero followed suit, land
brought "Solly" home. With the
bases full. that long strong man
Ehman settled down, and we got
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-08

Ehman.
Sruck out, by Sweeney. Ehman, 4.
Time I:25.
Umpire, Hart,
Attendance 400.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
Shah's Tooth Pulled by Proxy.

A story is being told in Paris of the
shah which savors more of previous
monarch than Of the present occupant
of the Persian throne. When he went
over to France the shah suffered from
toOthache, and SO dentist was sum-
moned to remove the offending tooth.
But like less exalted mOrtals, the shah,
when he found himself face to face
with the dentist. discovered that his
toothache had disappeared, and so alb
sOlutely refused to be operated on.
However. his majesty declared that he
did not wish the dentist to lose his
time. and so commanded that a tooth
should be extracted from each Of his
suite. He said this with his eyes on
the ground. and then. suddenly looking
ND. found. to his intense amusement
that all his ministers and staff had
quietly slipped away except the grand
vizier. whom he complimented upon be-
ing the only one faithful enough to
undergo little discomfort for his soy
ereign's sake, and then dismissed the
dentist with personal---very. York
Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
URi(1iN Ur Ii1E TITLE.
WHY ENGLISH HEIR is CALLED
p lNCE Or WALES
Diplomatic Trick b. Which Edward
4. lndnced People of That Country
to Accept an English Ruler - AN
Episode in " eisll History.

Few stories in British history are
more interesting than that Of the nrst
Prince of Wales and the manner III
which the Welsh. then bitterly hostile
to the English. were induced to accept
a Prince of the Royal family as their
ruler. The ancient Welsh were
brave and warlike people. tenacious
of their rude independence, Romans,
SaXons. and Normans alike undertook
the subjugatiOn of Wales and alike
failed In their almost Inaccessible fast
nesses. the mOuntaineers found ref
uge when defeated in the open field.
and the passes of the Snowdon range
were so difficult Of approach and SO
easy of defence that, after eXhausting
themselves in efforts to penetrate the
mountains, the invaders usually turned
back and left the Welsh to them
selves
1t was not until the time Of Edward
the First that any substantial progress
was made in the conquest OF Wales.
Edward l. was crowned in 1874 and d.
rectly after his accession to the throne
he began military operations for the
purpose of bringing Wales completely
under the authority of the English
crown. Assembling great army, he
marched into Wales and first seized
every point of stategic Importance In
the principally. Llewellyn. the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
GREAT TIDAL WAVE.
Over a Thousand Residents of
the South Sea Islands
Perish.

San Francisco, Feb. 9.-News of a
fearful loss of life in destructive
storm that swept over the South Sea
islands last month has reached here on
the steamer Mariposa direct from Ia
hiti. The loss of life is estimated at
not less than 900. On January 10
last huge tidal wave, accompanied by
a terrific hurricane, attacked the Soci-
ETY. islands and the Tuamotu group
with fearful force, causing death and
devast alton never before equalled in a
land of dreaded storms.
The storm reigned for several days,
reaching its maximum strength between
January 14th and 10th. From the mea-
ger advices received at Tahiti up to the
time of the sailing of the Mariposa it
is estimated that at least one thousand
OF the islands inhabitants lost their
lives. 1t is feared that later advices
will add to the long list. Seven Euro
peans are known to have persisted.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
BREAD AT FAMINE PRICES
What England May Expect in Case
of EurOpean War.

London, Feb. 9-The influential
committee. headed by the Duke of
Sutherland, Lord Strathcona, Lord
Charles Beresford. and a number of
members of parliament, admirals and
other prominent men, which was formed
February l to agitate the question Of
the security of Great Britain food
supply in time of war, has issued Il
statement in which the opinion is ex-
pressed that in the event of Great Brit
ain becoming involved IN European
war the country must be prepared to
see bread at practically famine prcies.
Various reasons are given as a basis
of this opinion. The chief are that the
general source of Great Rritain's food
supply is the United States, where the
price of wheat can be raised artiticially,
and that the corn trade on both sides of
the Atlantic would expect to make
profits on scale commensurate with
the war risks.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
SHORTHAND MACHINE
FOR RAPID WORK

NJ. Lafaurie, K Frenchman. is the
inventor Of machine which he calls
the stenodactyl. He asserts that it
will write shorthand at the rate of 21O
words a minute. On this point several
experts who have tested the machine
agree with him. A board containing
ten keys constitutes the principal part
of the stenodactyl. These keys when
touched leave marks on a strip Of
paper, which is continually in motion.
A simple alphabet Is used. the five
keys which correspond to one hand
representing the consonants or groups
Of consonants. and the other five keys,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12

which correspond to the other hand,
representing the vOwels and diph-
thongs. The simultaneous pressure Of
one or more fingers Of each hand pro-
duces entire syllables.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
AN ECLIPSE IN CHINA.
There Was Some Mistpke in the Cal
culati Oni Of the Astronomer,

There Was Some Mistpke in the Cal.
culatAoni of the Astronomers.
In China an eclipse of the sun or Of
for the emperor, intended to warn him
to examine himself and correct his
faults. Hence an eclipse Is always
Looked on as an affair Of state. and the
greatest care is taken to calculate the
time when it will happen. NJ. Edmund
flauchut in his book. China and the
Chinese" describes scene lie wit
messed when the moon played the as
tronomers Of Pekin mean trick.
The imperial astronomers had an.
nounced that ON February It'll. ut eight
O'Clock in the evening, the dragon
which wanders to and fro in the re-
gions Of the air would endeavor to
swallow the moon.
The eclipse was to be total, SO the
astronomers had warned the people
that the attack Of the monster would
be terrible, and that the moon would
very likely succumb if the shouts and
noise of the gongs did not put the drag
on to flight.
Long before the appointed time mil
lions Of Chinese issued from the towns
to the open country. there nose in air,
to watch the wonderful phenomenon.
Those who had been unable to get
gongs had provided themselves with
saucepans, rattles. pieces Of bamboo
stems land immense quantities Of little
red tirecrackers.
But what disappointment! AT
eight O'Clock the gazing multitudes saw
the moon rise. full unspotted disk,
without sign Of anything unusual. At
nine she was still shining pure. Just
as all hope was disappearing, ire
mendous noise began on every side,
for the watchers saw black spot adj
vancng slowly across the face of the
moon.
1t Is impossible to describe the rage
with which the Chinese beat their pans
and gongs, whirled their rattles, and
let Off the crackers. The dragon was
evidently frightened away by the row,
for after looking up at the full moon
for an hour and seeing nothing more
Of the black spot. the crowds. jubilant
over their victory began to dispense.
1t was learned later that the empe-
ror sent word to the astronomers that
the next time they made such a mis-
calculation he would relieve them of
their appointments and send them into
exile.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12

and then devoted their attention to
trading with the English merchants
and raising grain and ,fattening pigs
10 sell to the English eruly. The paci-
hcation OF the country did not lake
place all at once. for there were chief
tains W no held back and clans which
refused to acknowledge the sovereign
ty of the English Prince. but, little by
little. the civiliZing influences Of trade
accomplished what military force had
been unable to attain, and the Welsh
became loyal subjects Of the crown
and especially devoted to the heir-ap-
parent. in whom every Welshman felt
and still feels Lively personal inter-
est
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
CHILDREN NOT WANTED.
DR.. Shrady Makes t'austic Comment
on Conditions in America.

on Conditions in America.
New York, Feb. 9.-An article in
the Medical Record giving figures OH
the decrease in the size of Americas
families has called forth remarkable
statement from DR.. George F. Shrady,
the editor of the Record, famous as
General Grants personal physician. In
speaking of the decrease in American
families DR.. Shrady said:
1.-THE fashionable woman OF today
does not want children. If che bears
them she does not rear them properly
and they become sickly and die. That
this aversion to children is rapidly
spreading through all classes of society
is generally recognized by the medical
profession. 1t is true among the we'll
TODD everywhere, in the country as
we'll as in the cities. We are following
rapidly in the footsteps of France,
where the subject has occupied the at
tention of statesmen and lawmakers for
years and prizes are offered by the gov
eminent for large families. In this
country, however, our Anglo-Saxon
prudery will always stand in the way
of any general campaign of education
on this subject. Physicians can do
something in the way If educating their
own patients, but their efforts in the
aggregate amount to hut little. The
demands of society and the life of our
people in flats, where the baby Is more
unwelcome than dog, are among the
factors responsible for this state of af-
fairs, and | see no hope for the future. !"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
ADMIRAL WILDES DEAD.
Passes Away Suddenly While on His
Return to This Country.

Return to This Country.
San Francisco, Feb. 9.-Rear Admit
raj Frank Wi.des OF the United States
navy died suddenly on board tho
steamer China Friday morning. He
was on his way home on sick leave
when death overlook him.
Admiral Wildes had charge of the
fleet in Manila and about the Philip
pines. He had been on the station
since June, 1902. From the first the
trying climate seemed to be too much
for him. Under the strain of the con-
tinued heat and excessive humidity he
constantly lost strength until the naval
board OF survey stepped in and the adj
miral was condemned physically and
was ordered home to recuperate.
1t was reported that upon the admit
RAILS arrival in this country, if the sea
voyage had brought back his health, he
was to be placed in charge OF the Brem-
erton navy yard. But the invigorating
sea air did not work the cure hoped for
apd he died Just before the China
reached this port.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12

Welsh Prince, was defeated. yielded.
then rebeled and, in the first engage
ment after his rebellion. was killed. AS
mountains and. deeming that the pass
es could not be forced without too
great loss of life, Edward adopted
the policy Of fortifying and garrisoning
the towns. and. in order further to
secure what had been gained. he COM
manded that strong castles be erected
at favorable points on the coast. or
these the most important were Carnar-
Won or Caernarvon, Conway and Beau
maris, the first named being at the
southern end of the famous Mena1
Strait and the other two at its north
ern extremity. one on each side.
OF these. the first begun was Car
narvon, its foundation being laid in
1882, though 1t was not completely fin
ished until 1922. fifteen years after
Edwards death. Two years after the
foundations of Carnarvon were laid
and the fortress had already grown to
tered into negotiations with the Welsh
chieftains for the purpose of bringing
to a close what promised to be war
Of interminable length He was i'm
PEELED to this course by the apparent
impossibilty Of successfully carrying
The war into the Welsh mountains and
also by his desire to release his army
from Wales and employ it in Scotland.
But the Welsh chiefs were reluctant to
enter into any compact with the Eng
fish King. They loved their independ-
ence and were exceedingly 10th to ac-
cept even a modified form of English
sovereignty. The negotiations seemed
on the point of failure when Edward.
who was as clever in diplomacy as in
arms, had recourse to trick. His
Queen, Eleanor had recently come to
Cnrnarvon on visit and while the ne
gotiations We're in progress was de-
livered of son, the birth taking place
in small room near one of the gate
towers, for the royal apartments Of
the castle had not been even begun
Two or three days after the birth of
the child. later the unfortunate Ed
ward H.. the King, assembled the
Welsh chieftains. who, it is stated, I'M
der solemn oath of safe conduct,
were his guests in the castle and made
them proposition to the effect that
If they would accept the English SOW
eregnty and cease fighting he would
appoint as their Prince person born
in Wales. and who spoke not word
of the English language.
The honest, unsophsiicated Welsh
men at once conceived the idea that if
they consented to the terms proposed
the King would appoint one of them
selves. They We're all born in Wales,
none of their number spoke English,
and each, therefore, fulfilled the re-
Quirements. So the chiefs consented,
and after their submission had been
confirmed. recorded and ratified by
oath, the King produced the infant and
told the chiefs that this was their
Prince.
The Welsh leaders were not at all
pleased with the outcome Of the incl
dent. but kept their oath, paid their
homage to their new Prince, went back
to their hills, did a little grumbling,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
STILL IN DEADLOCK.
Election OF a Senator by Oregon
LEGISLATURE Doubtful.

Salem, Or, Feb. S.-The last ballot
OF the week for United States senator
showed no change, and the opinion pre-
walls that it will be an al-session fight
and perhaps result finally in no cleo
ton. Y. W. Fulton has "a votes,
enough to prevent an election unless
the remaining Republicans and Demo-
Gratis combine, which is highly improb-
able. The Fulton people claim that
two or three members will come over
at some future time. but even then he
will be eight votes short of election.
Only two weeks of the session remain.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12

1t is the principle, however, to which
Mr.. Bowen so strongly objects, and
which he has informed the German and
Italian ENJOYS he cannot subscribe to.
Until their protocols are relieved of
these Objectionable demands, Mr.. Bow
Ell says, they must remain unsigned.
He contends that Germany and Italy
are insisting on preferential treatment,
a question which they agree in their
protocols shall 60 to the Hague. Mr.
Bowen has made it plain to the allies
representatives that he is willing to
consider any reasonable requests they
may advance, but that he will not yield
to the extent of signing the present
German and Italian protocols.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
The CroOkedest HALLWAY.

The crookedest railway in the world
is one from Boswell to Freidens, Pa,
the air line distance being five miles,
The road doubles on itself four times,
and at one point, after making a loop
of about five miles, the road comes back
to within 300 feet of itself on a grade
so feet lower.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-12
LOADED PROTOCOLS.
Bowen Refuses to Sign German and
Italian Documents.

Washington, Feb. 0.-Although Mr..
Bowen and the other negotiators are
closely guarding the provisions of the
several protocols it is understood that
the demands which are known to exist
in the German and Italian agreements
as they are at present drafted, which
MI. Bowen cannot agree to, cOncede
an increased payment by Venezuela
prior to the handing dowh of The
Hague's decision regarding the allies
contention for preferential treatment in
the settlement of their claims. 1t is
reported that Germany asks that she
receive, in addition to the 1926, 900 cash
that Mr.. Bowen has agreed to pay, a
certain percentage of the customs re-
ceipts until the remainder of the $4O,-
900 demanded in the original ultima
tnm addressed by Germany to President
Castro last autumn is paid.
Italy, it is believed, is insisting on a
similar demand, though the amount
asked for in her ultimatum was more
than $500, 900. Both Germany and It.
ally suggest that this money be paid in
monthly installments out of the Gus
toms duties, but even under this
arrangement it would require eight
months for the payment of the entire
sum
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-29
xira ceorae Personals

King George c. a., Va, Dec. %, 1903
Miss Sophia r. Tayloe, daughter OF
Mr.. Wm. Tsyloe, OF Powhatan, is visit
ing friends in Georgetown.
Miss Josephine Browo, a student o.
the Bowling Green Seminary. is spending
the holidays with her father, Mr.. W v
Brown, deputy clerk Of courts, at his
home, Pine Hill.
Messrs. Forest p. Tayloe, +. l.. Ashton.
Sr.. and b. +. Tsyloe, who have been
spending some days at Wheatlands, the
handsome home Of Mr. VIM. c. Dickin.
son, have returned.
Mr.. Arthur Davis, estudent oi William
and Mary College, is spending bis Christ
mas with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. f. Davis, at Dido.
Mr.. Fred c. s. Hunter, oi Washington
IL spending bis Christmas with hls rela-
tiyes, the Hunters, at the Court House.
Mr.. Fielding l.. Ashton, Jr., medical
student Ci Richmond College, Is spending
Christmas with his brother at Waterloo
Mrs. Henry A. Mason and her daughter
Miss Bount, are visiting friends 10 La
Grange Ga
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-29
MARRIAGES.

Miss Nina b. Lsnham and Joseph +.
SmallwOOd, both Of LOudoun county
we're married Wednesday by Rev. J. l..
Kibler.
At the residence of Mrs. MarS + Grasty
OF Rapilan, Wednesday, occurred the
marriage OF her daughter, Miss VIZ.
ginia, to John A. Griffin, Of Cenoir, n. c.
The bride was given away by her uncle,
Il. +. Gresty. Rev. Mr.. Cross ohiciated,
Mr. Jno G. Brenner and Miss Georgia
C. Rsnoe. both Of Prince William county,
were married Thursday, Dec. oath, by
Rev. Robt. Smith at the home OF the Of
ficiating clergyman. The couple left for
a visit 10 the groom's former home IN
Pennsylvania.
Licensed to marry ia Washington
Percy u. Roseon and Lacie Hawkins
both of CuIpeper. Theo New, Of Kansas
City. No. and Annie Johnson, OF kinssle
Westmoreland county Hessie Nelson
and Lille Jackson, both of Occoquan
William W. Hunt and Mary Frances
Walton, both OF Culpeper. Jackson
Clark and Nenah NJ. Clark both OF Fair
fax county. Ollie NJ Bsughan AM
Emma Kate Hill both of Carolin'
county. William l.. Fuliz, of New
market, and LOttie Life. William II
Herring, of Prince William county, ant
Henrietta Ilerndon. Richard ii. sand
ford and Merry Weaver, both OF West
mOreland county.