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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08

The Review representative Wis
tied the new industrial town OF
Paden City yesterday afternoon
and found the conditions there
much more favorable than ever
before. The revival is without
the boom feature which charac-
terized the introduction OF the
enterprise some months ago;
there is no new lot sale contem-
plated until the principal indus
tries of the town are placed on a
substantial basis and the conf
dence and cooperation OF the
people can be secured through
actual development.
A large force Of men are at
work on the Ohio Valley com
pany's steel plant, and Manager
Brown believes that the plant
will be ready for operation on or
before February 1. This plant is
79x42O feet with an addition on
the north end 60x15O feet. The
structural work is all completed
and the building is now being
rooted. The company will start
with the operation of three sheet
iron mills and gradually enlarge
upon their facilities until tine
plant is as complete as any OF Its
kind in the country,
The opalescent glass works
which were operated only a te"
| months, owing to Differences be-
tween the owners, will reopen II
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08
AN OIL WELL HORROR

pany of Mcdonald, Pa. Oil was
struck on Thursday night and
the drillers worked slow till day
light. Then the fire was extln-
guished under the boilers and
preparations made for shooting.
The oil boiled up in the well un-
der a great gas pressure. This
finally became so great 1t shot
the oil over the derrick and the
gas ignited from a few hot en-
bers under the boiler. In an IN
slant there was an awful explo-
sion and all was sheet of
flames.
The tract is in the Mcdonald
field and is near Raccoon Station,
about seven miles from Melon
aid.
Gillespy was in the derrick
when the oil shot went up and
fell to the floor, where the fire
ragged about and over him, burn
ing his body up. k.No cutlery was
heard from him.. #Gallagher was
about half way between the well
and the boiler house. He was at
once picked up and carried to
the Fare home. He is of Butler
county, Pennsylvania, and unmar-
ried.
The dead man, Gillespy, is OF
Mcdonald, and was % years OF
age and single.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08
A Good Show Coming.

Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week promises to be
q hummer in the way of amuse-
ment at the Auditorium. The
management has secured for its
patrons the greatest funmakers
of America-the Butlers-who
have National reputation as be-
ing the greatest provokers OF
laughter on the stage. Ladies
will be admitted free Thursday
night if accompanied by the hold
er of a thirty-cent ticket. Tick
cts on sale at MeCoy's Book
store. Prices, Zoe, Zoe and 3Oc.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08
THREE MEN KILLED

bridge here, allowed buggy to
dash against a pier. The men
were hurled to the ground and
instantly killed. The accident &C.
Cured as the men started to
work this morning.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08
Kerr'S New Ground Floor Studio
..CHRISTMKS..
IS COMING

How about that large por-
trait you intend as an Xmas
presents Give us time enough
to get it out right.
In holiday mountings this
year the manufacturers have
excelled anything they have
produced in years. Come In
and see them.
A fine portrait of yourself ar
tistically posed and properly
finished makes a more satisfac-
tory present than anything you
can buy for 10 times the money.
If you can't go home on a
visit this year,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08

Special to The Oil Review.
Steubenville, O., Nov. S.-The
parting of a line pulling a buggy
with three men seated in it to
their work on wire cable of new
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-08
Weather Prediction.

Weather Prediction.
Special to The Oil Review.
Washington, Nov. S.-Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
stationary temperature.
A sparkling intellect may be
associated with a very evil heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-06-01
The Mont Gents Tunnel.

The gradients arc very severe in the
Mont Gents tunnel, and trains coming
from France, with an incline of one IN
forty against them for several miles at
a stretch, when followed by q current
Of air in the same direction, produce
what might almost he described as an
Inferno. For here, as in all other steep
tunnels, engines drawing heavy loads
steam along with their regulators wide
open, emitting huge volumes of smoke
and steam, and with an atmosphere Of.
say, ninety degrees Fahrenheit, the
discomfort OF the c%ustodians OF the
tunnel may be imagined far better
than it can be described.
At regular intervals of a kilomctre
in the tunnel there is a refuge, or
"crarde chambre," for the workmen.
This refuge is supplied with COM
pressed air, fresh water, a tele-
phone in each direction, a mediciue
chest. barometer and thermometer. AS
it is the practice of these custodians 10
go in pairs, if one man to
the lack Of oxygen or dense smoke his
companion can render assistance or
telephone for further help. II q man
can manage to drag his swooninS com
rade inside one of these chambers, he
has merely to close the door, turn on
the store Of compressed air. and wait
either for the tunnel 10 clear or Tor a
locomotive to come 10 their fescue.-
Strand Magazine.
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During the past ten years the consump-
ton of alcohol in France has increased in
alarming proportions, while England and
the United States have progressed toward
temperance.
Liverpool has closed one-third Of its
saloons during the past ten years and so
decreased her police force in consequence
az to have made an economy of $4,000
yearly.
Sweden and Finland have also made
marked progress in temperance. In 1929
Sweden had one saloon to every 100 in
hab!tants, and the consumption of pure
spirits was 26.35 liters (6.l7 ~eallons) per
capita; in 1900 she had but one saloon to
5000 inhabitants, and the consumption had
fallen to 4.79 liters ll.3l ~gallons) per cap
ita.
In 1850 Finland had one saloon to every
100 inhabitants, and consumed twenty IL
tiers (5.2S ~gailons) per capita; in 1900 the
consumption was but two liters Ia fraction
over half a g~alion) per capita, and there
WAS but one saloon to every 5000 ininbi-
tants.
In order to compete with Sweden and
Finland, France will have to close nine
tenths OF her saloons, and it is with this
end in view that the French press is eX-
horting the nation to temperance.
The general abstemiousress Of the peo-
pie is now regarded as one OF the princi-
pal causes of the increasing commercial
supremacy of the United States.-New
York Times.
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Asparagus Soup.

Boil two punches fresh. tender as
paragus in water with one slice of
onion and one tablespoonful salt
thirty minutes; throw away the onion;
remove the asparagus and cut off the
tender part and pound to a paste
with a little water; add to it a lump
Of butter rolled in flour and one-half
teaspoonful sugar; mix over the fire
until it melts; now add all to the boil
ing water in which the asparagus was
cooked; then beat the yolk of an egg
in half a pint of cream or milk and add
to soup; season with salt and pepper,
and as soon as it ZONES to boiling
point strain and serve; cut n stalk
of asparagus in thin slices and add the
last thing.
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Chou SueY.

Bone q small chicken ana cut the
meat into half-inch strips; peel and
slice an onion; soak a dozen mush-
rooms in cold water a few minutes,
then drain; cut up a stalk Of celery
and six Chinese potatoes, washing
them well first; prepare the rice by
putting a cupful into boiling sailed
water. and when the grains are soft
drain the water off and set the sauce
pan in the oven to dry the rice; cook
the chicken in a big spoonful of hot
butter well done, but not dry; add the
sliced onion and fry to a nice brown;
add the mushrooms and q small cupful
of Chinese sauce (this sauce takes the
place Of salt; add a cup of boiling
water and cook fifteen minutes; stir
in the celery and cock ten minutes;
add the potatoes and cook three min
utes longer; rub a spoonful Of flour
smooth ina little cold water and add
to thicken: boil up one well and serve
with the hot rice.
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Lunacy in Great Britain.

According to a London dispatch, the an
nual report of the lunacy commissioners
shows a great increase in insanity in Eng
land and Wales. In 1850 the number Of
insane was 36,7G2, or a proportion of the
population of one in $50. There was a
steady increase from that time up to Janu-
airy l.. 1903, when the number Of insane
was l13, 964, or a proportion of one in
every 293 of population. The rate of in
crease since 1894 has been especially noted,
the increase being from o., 067. One.fourth
of all these admitted to the asylams are
found to have suicidal tendencies.
The increase is more marked in the
country than in the cities, yet in London
itself there is an average increase reach
ing the startling figure OF 500 per cent.
1t is pointed out, furthermore, by DR..
z. w. White, who was recently elected
to the presidency Of the Medical Psyche.
logical Association, that during thirty
years past the rate OF recovery has rot
materially advanced, despite all the new
discoveries and more rational methods of
treatment. He advocates governmental
regulations to prevent the marriage Of
those tainted with insanity one great
cause of the increase-and also the sale
Of %spirituous liquors. England's having be-
come, within the past half century, a
spirit drinking nation is regarded as an
other great cause of the increase in in
sanity, which is traced to the excessive
use Of hard liluors.-Albany Argus.
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CHAPTER ".

My Adventure at the Three Cups"
So puffed was ] by the condescen-
sion of the two princes and my head
so busy with big thoughts that not till
/ was over the bridges and climbing
the high ground beyond South Hinck-
sey, with q shrewd northeast wind at
my back, could l spare time for Il sec
ond backward look. I pulled out the
letter that Anthony had given me. In
the moonlight the brown smear OF his
blood was plain to see running across
the superscription:
"To our trusty and well beloved Sir
Ralph Hopton at cur Army in Corn
walI-these.'
Twas no moro than I looked for.
vet the sight Of 1t and the Kings red
seal q%uickened my step az l set of
again. And cared not a straw for DR..
Kettles wrath On tie morrow.
Having no desire to fall in with any
of the royal outposts that lay around
Abingdon. I fetched well away to the
west. meaning to shape my course for
FaringdCn, and so into the great Bath
road. IT'S not my purpose to describe
at any length my itinerary, bu: ratrer
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
TIE VICE Of INTEMPERANcE.
Alcoholism In France-Widespread En-
dcavor in the Repabllc to Check tine
Evil-Anti-Alcoholic Congress Adopts
Resolutions Suggesting q Cure.

Alarm continues to he felt in France, re
ports United States Consul Atwell, from
RoubaiX, France, over the steady growth
in the consumption of alcohol in that re
public. A congress was held in Paris in
October to deliberate upon means to eradi.
cate the evil, eminent men of letters and
clergy OF various denominations joining
hands in a fight against. the common foe.
On October % the Anti-Alcohoiic Con.
gress adopted the following resolutions:
d.. "That the number Of saloons shall be re.
stricted by law; debts for liquor sod by
the glass shall not be legal; that the pro-
prietor of a saloon shall be held response.
bic for crimes committed by a person or
persons who have become intoxicated in
his saloon; that the court shall declare the
forfeiture of paternal authority in all cases
where habitual drunkenness shall have
been proved; that projects shall exercise
more frequently the right conferred upon
them by the law of April 5, 1854, to close
saloons"
A spur was doubtless given to the pres.
ent widespread endeavor to combat the
increase of alcoholism by the fact that a
company controlling unlimited capital has
been formed recently in France to furnish
so-called "aperitifs" at a price defying
competition.
Inc leellHB WIN regard 10 the peru OF
France was voiced by DR.. Debove, Dean Of
marks before the National Anti-Alcoholic
League at a meeting held in Paris during
the latter part of October. He spoke as
follows:
II gladly accept the honor of presiding
over your meeting. In the face of the peril
which menaces us no one has a right to re-
fuse his support, for we have the disgrace
of ranking first among alcoholic nations
Official statistics bear witness to the un-
fortunate truth of this statement. France
has 464 $50 saloons to supply the wants of
3s, 666, 1866 inhabitants. That is one saloon
to eighty-three inhabitants, and this num-
Der is constantly increasing.
The following table, showing the annual
quantities of alcohol consumed per capita
in the several countries, places France at
the head of the list.
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TAk9G1z
RreiAkhM
lIGnble

Gods Exchanging Love. s,
Though darkness may gather and storm
clouds appear,
Though suffering and sorrow may cause
thee to fear;
The promise God gives US is a good
promise yet;
In the darkness and storm He docs not
forget. .
Thy path may be stormy, and heavy thy
load.
And faint meath the burden, you may fan
in the road;
Though friends may forsake thee, and
bitter tears wet ;:
The place Of thy pillow, God cannot
forget. :,
In the midst of thy sorrow, thy faith may
grow dim;
For often, tits true, we're unmindful Of
promise to Him;
Then how precious His promise-immu-
tably set:
IT will not forsake thee; I cannot forget"
OIL how sweet is that promise! our love
may grow cold; !.
But His is the same it was ever of old; J
No change can affect it, no hindrance-
no let!
II have said that I love thee, and I do
not forget" -
A mother may turn from the child of her
love; !
And false to its pledges frail Nature may.
prove;
The heart Of the child may prove false to
it's debt,
But the promise God gives US, He'll never
forget. ,
God help US remember, midst storm cloud
and gloom,
His promise outlast cen the night Of the
tomb;
How bright is fulfllment, when in heaven
we've met, :.
To hear The glad welcome-'1 do not
forget"
Rev. Leonard Cox, A. M.
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An Endemic OF Crime.

As q contribution to the discussion by
the press on the epidemic Of crime the
Corner Stone says:
Crime is, on the increase because we
sell the right to carry on a crime-produc-
ing business for money. In Ohio any man,
no matter what his character, may enter
the business OF crime making for only
$3.50. He may carry on that business un-
mo,ested for a whole year for that amount
of money. He may dcbauch and ruin as
many Of the boys and young men as he
can entice into his den for a whole year
for that amount of money. He may do
this as a regular business. This may be
with him Just as much a regular business
as selling tea, coffee or sugar. So long
Gs this condition OF things prevails, OF
course crime will increase.
at is the lcgalized saloon that is turn
ing loose upon the world an army Of wnat
we call criminals. The fact is too evident
to need proof"
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@szs%FsE 60
NHINTS FOR TIE
OUSEkEEPEE
&M&ISg@S A1G&S

Cut-steel buttons and buckles may
be polished with powdered pumice
stone slightly moistcned and applied
with q soft brush or cloth.
To blacken tan leather boots and
shoes. rub every part Of the boots well
with a juicy potato cut in thick slices,
. and when dry, clean in the usual way
with backing. taking care to put the
backing well on.
To fill cracks in plaster. mix plaster
of paris with vinegar instead of water
and it will rot set for twenty or
| thirty minutes. Push it into the cracks
and smooth off evenly with a table
knife.-What to Eat.
Milk can be steri!ized AZ home. Abb
soluteiy clean bottles are necessary.
Soak them in soda and hot water be-
fore using. and scald just before the
milk is put into them. The milk
should he perfectly fresh. Fill the
bottles. cork them tight with anti
septic cotton. lay them in cold water;
heat slowly to the boiling point, boil
! for an hour ana let them cool in the
water. Do not uGcork until the milk
is to be used.
What a hostess calls "rocks," though
the name is wrongly suggestive, are de-
licious little drop-cakes sure to be
found or her fve-o'clock tea. table.
They are made from II cupful Of
sugar. two-tEirGs Of a cupful Of but
ter, one and one-half cupfulS of -four,
two eggs. one pound each Of chopped
English walnuts and dates or raiSins,
il teaspoonful of cinnamon, one of
! cloves and one Of soda dissolved in hot
water. Drop by teaspconfu!s, as they
run easily. on buttered tins, and bake.
They are almost as rich as fruit cake
and improve with age.
Boston baked beans are now served
as a salad. The quantity Of Oil to be
used depends on the quantity Of pork
used in cooking the beans. and for Sc
dentary people it is well to omit tne
: pork. In this ease three or four table
s~poonfu!s of Oil may be used for a
pint of beans. Stir into it half a tea
! spoonful Of pGprika, a few drops of
onion Juice and two ta~blespoonfuis of
vinegar. Mix this through the beans
and turn them onto the serving dish.
Cover and let them stand half an hour
in q cool place. The salad may be gar
nished with pimolas and slices of tiny
cucumber pickles. and q teaspoonful
of finely cut chives may be added if
desired.
1t is almost time to begin to think
Of moths. for the time to remember
them is before the first one appears.
only better than cure, but it is
absolutely essential. Moth balls. tar
paper. the most expensive cedar
chests, are useless after one wretched
insect has found a lodging in a gar
ment. Therefore. before the moths ap-
pear. take the necessary precautions.
Beat and brush furs ard woolens, not
overlooking q single pocket or fold,
and. when perfectly certain that not a
moth or an egg is there. pack the
garments away where moths cannot
reach them. That is the whole secret.
Furs should be sent to cold storage.
which is safe and cheap. AS q matter
OF p]recau;ion. ii is well TO reserve one
| closet. which line with tar paper.
covering the cracks around tie door
and stuttir% up the keyliClc. Hang or
lay away winter garments in here.
and enjoy an additions! feeling Of Sc
curity.
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The CounterSign.

The farm was a lonely one, and the
farmers wife, a gentle, timid creature,
lived in dread of tramps. Three times q
year, when the farmer went to town for
o day and a night, the night was q sleep,
less one for the poor little woman. They
kept no hired man except in the haying
season. ~
Nobody ever has come!" grumbled the
farmer, when his wife poured forth her
fears. I
mo, but some one. might" she protest.
dreaded happened.
1t was late November, and cold. The
ground was frozen, and the wind, as the
farmers wife expressed it, "was cruel
1t was seven o'clock at night, the house
was barred and bolted, the two children
were getting ready for bed. !,
There was a loud knock at the door, fols,
lowed by q succession of brisk raps.
"Who is there?" ouavered the farmers
wife, through the keyhoie.
81 want a bed for the night" said 9
mans hoarse voice.
GO away! Go away" cried the farm.
er's wife, in terror.
"You wouldn't turn a man off this kind
of weather, / hope?" said the voice on
the other side OF the door, and then the
stranger couEhed dlStreSSlngiy. I.
The farmers wife looked to the chain
on the door, drew the bolts, and opened
the door the width of the chain. By the
light of the lamp which she carried she
Jaw that the stranger was roughly. clad
and unshayen. Pm here alone with my
Children" she said, firmly, ''and I'm not
going to risk letting any one in" (,
The man hesitated a moment, then
thrust his hand into his coat pocket, drew.
forth a little book and handed it to her. :
"For the sake of this won't you trust
me-" he asked.
She took the little book. 1t was worn
and thumbed and old. 1t was a Bible.
Without a word she unfastened the chain
and let the stranger in. :.
The next morning, after he had helped
her with the chores, he thanked her and
babe her goodbye, and as they shook
hands he said:
Il might have been a bad one, for sure,
and only trying to blind you with my.
Bible"
IT know. I thought of that" she an
swered, calmly. But you had the coun-
tersign. I had to trust to God that you
had come by it honestly" -Iouth's Com
Danion. {.
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Addiction That Pays.

A psalmist once said: 1T is good for me
that l have been afflicted; that l might
learn Thy statutes. He might not have
sought the ways of God had he not found
his own. ways hedged about him. His ex:
p%erience was that of a great number OF
men who discovered riches in affection
which were otherwise not to be found.
The depth of human love and sympathy
would never be known if it were not for
affection. Through sorrow there has often
poured a wealth of love and affection, mar
velous in its sweetness and power. 1t was
not until he was afflicted that the psalmist
saw the glory of the holy law. 1t is in af-
Fiction also that the glory of human love
shines out, richer BY far because it is
charged with the holy love Of God. Yes,
it is a dear price to pay, but in the after
glow We shall be able to say that it was
worth paying.-Baptist Union.
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Forests and Climate.

The influence OF forests upon climate
was the subject OF discussion at the annual
meeting of the German Meteorological So.
ciety at Berlin. Professor Schubert, Of
Gottingen, gave a summary of the results
of his four years observations at Prussian
forestry stations throughput the extensive
B~randenburg. Two observations were
taken daily at numerous points within the
forests, in clearings and other points. The
result. was that from the minimum varia,
tions of temperature and humidity in the
forests and at more remote points it waA
concluded that the forests had no apprdl
ciable influence upon the rainfall and Geg7
eral climate. =
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CoQuetry Good Training.

The scientific status of coouetry was
discussed by Dean Tufts, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, for the benefit Of the sem
Tors of that institution. His general topic
was play" PLAY is an important factcr
in gaining control of our faculties" said
the Dean. "Coquetry. like other forms OF
play. is a training Of the abilities which
one needs in serious life. 1t is not merely
an outlet for the dissipation Of surplus en-
ergies as it has been considered, but it is
instructive and tends to the development
of the higher and intellectual faculties.'
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Finding the Gold.

How fond we are Of thinking about what
we have not, instead of about what We
have! 1t has been well said that some
PEOPLES east-off happiness, like their s cast,
very happy" The chceriest lives are not
those that have the most, but those that
appreciate the most. Every one of US
has a gold mine of unworked joy close at
hand. But gold needs searching for. Are
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