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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27
TRIAL BY Jury.

Impatient Of confinement and not
being able to agree, jury in felony
case in New York city tossed up a
coin to decide the question; and on the
coin falling tails up they returned a
verdict of guilty. Naturally, the ac-
cused, who faces long term in pris-
on because the Jurors were in a hurry
10 be dismissed, complains and asks
that the verdict be set aside.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27
UP IN THE AIR.
Powder Works Blows Up Creating
Much Havoc.


Halifax. N, s., Dec. ga portion
works at Waverly ,a.a.a. GtoFbrUr
Of the Arcadia Powder Company's
works at waverly blew ptoday and
the concussion shook the country and
broke windows for 20 miles. Forum
ately no one was killed or seriously in
jured, although 10 employees, who had
just left the powder works, were
thrown violently to the ground and
stunned.
Every window In Waverly was brok-
en- and many people on the streets
were cut by the shower OF broken
glass.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

A lot of the financiers taken in by
Mrs. Chadwick are said to be ashamed
to acknowledge the corn and will not
appear against the great female wizard
of finance. Even a "come-on" from
the back districts is 10th to admit he
was gold d-bricked"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

An Indiana man has made strlk-
ing success in the invention of wire
less telegraphy. There is also room for
the invention Of wireless politics in
that state
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

American society women are the
best dressed in the world" said Nine
Rejane, and the cynical proof readers
made it least dressed" That's where
the row started.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

The Japs are using dogs to locate
the Russian outposts. The Japs aaye
apparently placed literal translation
on their reading about the dogs Of
war"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

The commission of internal revenue
reports decrease of 11,O61.725 gallons
in the production Of whisky and mis-
cellaneous alcoholic drinks in the past
year. wouldn't have sworn off II we
had thought it was going to cause such
a slump as that in the manufacturing
business.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

The men concerned in the recent
jail-break here are being held until
December 30, when the district attor-
ney will have informations against
them completed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

II it is true that Mrs. Chadwick hyp-
ontfzed the men from whom she Sc
cured large sums of money, many Of
them will be sorry that they have coma
out of the trance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

The senate is apparently almost as
anxious to take up tariff revision as it
has been to pass a statehood bill for
Oklahoma and New Mexico.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

1t is said Senator Depew has the
sympathy of President Roosevelt In his
fight for reelection to the senate. SYM
pathy is always in place at funeral.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

Spain has accepted the presidents
invitation to peace conference and
probably regrets It was not called prior
to 1898.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

Andrew Carnegie predicts that
great fortunes will be made in rubber.
There will be plenty Of the raw ma
terial at the Chadwick trial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

That employe Of the Rothschllds who
succeeded in embezzling s5,OOO,OOO will
probably agree with Secretary Shaw
that money is plentiful and cheap"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27
Today's Weather.

Portland. Dec. s6,--western Oregon
and Western Washington-Tuesday oc-
casional light rain or snow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

The st. Louis boarding house keeper
may now take a vaaction and a Euro
pean trip
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

II sex is not bar, Mrs. Chadwick
is certainly eligible to membership In
tae Napoleons Of Finance Club.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27

the largest poultry house in Astoria
We have hired ten men expressly to
dress poultry for the Christmas and
New Years trade. You can save
money by buying your poultry from us.
Phone 21s3 Req.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-27
Followed on other nights by s"Brother
Against Brother" "cspt. Fresh, U. 8.
A. Senators Daughter" "Powsr Of
Truth" and Light House Robbery"

PRICES Reserved Seats, 35c Children Gallery Isc Adults ssc
Seat sale opens Saturday morning o'clock Fisher Bros Office
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
Oklahoma Lands

The Frisco System by establish
Ing the Frisco Colonization Bureau
at Plttsburg, Pa, has taken steps
to enable eastern people to obtain
reliable information concerning the
very rich lands In Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, and to also OBJ
tain the lowest railrord fares to that
locality. Along the Frisco System
are thesfinest agricultural lands In
the southwest, at prices within the
reach of everybody. If you are
interested In that section and want
the finest farms and the lowest
railroad fares, write your wants to
Sydney Van Dusen, Travelling
Agent, 3rs Lewis Block. Pittsburg'
Pa. I7t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
Wayside Briefs

Everybody has his niche. Some
time 1t seems as If an individual
had by some means slipped into the
wrong one-a square peg In a
round hole AS Is frequently said,
but even the wrong place Is better
than to be fl ,atipg around, a cum
berer upon the face of the earth, a
betrayer OF the Solemn trust" OF
lie. The thing Is to know just
when we are, or become,the square
peg in the round hole
We want to correct a mistake we
made In our last letter, In which We
stated P. B. Lowry would be a
candidate for the Legislature. Mr..
Mr.. Lowry will not be a candidate
for the Legislature, but he proba.
bly, will be a candidate for State
Senate. Mr.. Lowry would make a
good Senator and undoubtedly
would make his opponents feel just
a little 'shaky."
Mrs. Frank Stevens, William
Gambell, the little child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dolph Ruff and Mrs. A Tip
pins, who have been sick for some
lime are all getting better.
Every pc son has two educations
that which he receives from others
and the one which he gives to him
self. The latter Is the more I'M
portant. Read and find out for
your self.
Mahlon Slider has rented Grant
Heslep's farm and will take poseS-
sion as soon as Grant moves out
which will be In about week.
Tohn Wesley Buck, a noted per
sonase of this community, moved
from the Russell farm to the farm
of Theodore Wright recently.
VIZ VanCamp and Calvin Kim.
bel, two prominent business men OF
Willow Fork, attended church
services at Buck run Sunday.
If we quarreled with all the peo
pie who abuse us behind our backs,
and begin to tear their eyes out as
soon as we set ours on them, what
a life 1t would be and when would
VIZ. have any quiet.
Evart Jackson has purchased a
lot on the Slender addition to Pa
den City and will build house on
1t at once. It Is said Marion ia
cobs will do the carpenter work.
A we'll has been located on the
farm of Lewis Billeter, and will be
drilled at once. This we'll Is on the
extreme western end of the farm
close to the head Ct Slider run.
Job Smith, of Paden City, who
has pneumonia suffered a relapse
Wednesday evening, but at this
writing Is slowly recovering.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
s A Care for Eczema

Ny baby had Eczema 50 bad that
It's head was q solid mass of scabs,
and Its hair all came out. I tried
many remedies but none seemed to
do any permanent good until I
used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
rhe Eczema Is cured, the scales are
gone and the little ones scalp Is
perfectly clean and healthy, and
its hair Is growing beautifully
again. / cannot give too much
praise to DeWitt's Witch Hszel
Salve.-Frank Farmer Bluff City,
KY. In buying Witch Hazel Salve
look out for counterfeits. DeWitts
Is the Original and the only one
containing pure Witch Hazel. The
name E. {. Dewitt & Co. Is on
every box. Sold by
Opera House Drug Store.
Stotler & Corbett, Props.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
Better tn an GOLD.

81 was troubled several years
with cronic indigestion and
nervous debility writes F J.Green,
of Lancaster, N H No remedy
helped me until I began using Eec-
tic Bltters, which did me more
good than all the medicine ever
used. They have also kept my wife
In excellent health for years. She
says Electric Bitters are just splen
did for female troubles; that they
are grand tonic and invigorator
for weak, run down women. No
other medicine can take Its place In
our family" Try them Oaly SIC.
Satisfaction guaranteed by D. A.
Hendershott.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
III q
1|1e :
Lets
You
Down,
Easy

Insurance cannot prevent
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ensue without It.
1t lets you down easy sus'
tains you until you get anoth'
er foothold.
I represent a score OF the
Oldest and best FIRE insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. TIE probability Is that
they will not be so much lon
ger. Better take out suHci'
emit insurance without delay.
AS everv Company now
charges exactly the same rates
why not have your property
insured with a company that
Is we'll known In this City and
one you know has and VIII
pay all Its losses promptly!
Here Is my list and everybody
knows that there are no better
companies on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08

Ststersville, ". Va
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08

Stotler & Corbett, Props.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
Pacific Coast Without Change

In new Pullman ordinary
sleepers, wide vestibuled and with
every modern convenience, In
charge of competent agent, from
Cincinnati to Chicago via Louis
Vile, New Orleans, Houston, San
Antonio, 81 Paso and Los Angeles
to San Francisco. Rates for berths
less than half of cost In regular
sleepers. For free descriptive mat
ter and full particulars, address E,
A. Richter, Trav. Pass. Agent
Illinois Central Railroad, PARK
Building, Pittsburg, Pa. 112 Il
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
REDUCED RATES
To Points South. Southeast & Southwest

To Points South. Southeast & Southwest
Winter Tourists Tickets will be
sold via Queen & Crescent Route
and Southern Railway until April
goth, at reduced rates for the round
trip with stop over privileges.
Tickets good returning until May
81 1904.
For rates, address W. c Rinear
son, G. P. A., Cincinnati, Ohio.
n n&w d&w 2 no
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
THE UPHOLSrBRBR
Rug. and Rag Carpet Weaver Of lanes.
vile

I have issued an instruction card
for those who desire rugs and drug
gets made from their old carpets
and rag carpets woven which mail
to any address on application. I
have the largest and best equipped
weaving rooms In this section.
Save your old carpet; 1t makes
beautiful rugs and druggets. Up
holstering In all Its branches.
Awning and tent manufacturing.
Carpet layer, Feather renovator etc.
Mattresses window shades, pillows,
fathers, etc. The largest and
latest style of upholstery goods al
ways on hand.
HENRY C. MYLIUs,
The Upholsterer,
South E b ST., Z,uesville, OHIO.
Syn
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
Mysterious Circumstance.

One was pale aud sallow and the
other fresh and rosy, Whence the
difference? She who Is blushiug
with health uses DR.. Kings New
Life Pills to maintain II. By gently
arousing the lazy organs they com
pei good digestion and head of con
stipation. Try them. Only 25c a,
D. A. Herdershot's druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08

10. Hindman, superintendent
for the Greenlee Oh company, lef
the city this morning for point:
north.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08
Baltimore & Ohio R, K.
Ohio River Division.

Time Table In effect Nov. ~, 1905.
RAsr BOUND.
7.O5 4. n. Accommodation
Daily except For Wheeling and intermsdia,
Sunday; points:
Daily. For New Martinsville, Mount
Vile, Wheeling Pittsburg, Franz
lin, Oil City, T1tpsville and inteI
mediate points. Runs solid g.
Hittsbxrg, daily except SUNDAY
Daily to wheeling.
hl:35 A. II, Accommodation
paiiy except For New Msrtinsville and Inter
eupday. mediate points.
l:S7P II. New York E1press
paily, For New Martinsville, Mounds
Vile, Wheeling, Pittsburs, Bu1s
10, Warrington, Baltimore, Phils
deiphia, New York and al points
North and East. Runs cold 70
Pittsburg. Parlor car.
4.os N. Aeeommod.sion
Daily. Fsr Wheeling ana intsrmed''"
s.lop PM, ohio valley Express
nsiiy except For New Martinsviile, Mounds
sunday. Vile, Benwood, wheeling, Pitt
burx, Buffalo, baltimore, Wash
ington, New York and oil peini'
Pittsburr. 'Parlor car.
WEST BOUND.
s:2IA. n. Aeeommoastisn ,.
date points.
II.IR A. n, ohis Valley Express
naiiv except For st. Mays, Marietta, Parh
egnday. ersburg, Ravenswood, Milwooc
Pomeroy, Pt. Pleasant, Charles
ton, Galiipoiis, Huntington, Ker
ova, Ironton, Portsmouth, Ciucir
natl and all points South an
west. Runs solid to Ksnoya
Parlor car,
l.H5 p. II, Kenova Express
hsily Fer st. Marys, Marietta, Parl
ersburg, Ravenswood.: Nilwooc
Pomeroy, Pt. Pleasant, Charles
ton, Galiipolis, Huntington, Ket
oya and principal iatermediat
points. ParioT car.
RIA p. II, Accommodation
Daily except For PaIkersourg, spenSc1 On
Sunday intermediate points.
k.lI p. II. Accommodation
Daily except For ParkersourS anu in'st" m
sunday. date points.
S;25 P. n. Express
naiiv. For Friendly, 81. Marys, Wa-''
", Marietta and Parkersburs
D. B. MARTIN,
Man'gr Passenger Tratht
CIV. ALLEN, T PA.
Petersburg, viva.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-08

Beautiful Valentines. on sale a
NcCoy's Book Store. At
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-19

Governor Garvin Of Rhode Island In
his Tammany Hall speech July 4 said:
1.-The Democratic party should com,
NIT itself to genuine and workable
reciprocity, not by the transfer Of leg.
islative powers to the president or even
to the treaty making power, but by a
simple law declaring free trade with
the other American countries whenever
and at the same moment that any such
country reciprocates by admitting our
products free"
One can easily imagine how such q
policy would work. In the first place,
we would have to admit free all manu-
factures of iron and steel and textile
products from Great Britain; then, II
any of our industries should survive,
they would meet with quick death when
Germany and France and other CONT
mental countries came after their share
of reciprocity" What delusion 1t all
is, to be sure! Talk Of reciprocity be-
ing a step toward free trade or free
trade ITSELF Why, the reciprocity Of
the Garvin order would be worse, far
worse, than any free trade we could
possibly enact into law.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-19
Ire expected to be much better during

are expected to be much better during
the coming months.
While there IL as yet no full return
TO the immense iron and steel business
Of 1901 and 1902. yet there is a most
firm undertone to tie market, and the
coming months are liable to see con-
siderable increase In that industry over
the slump Of the earlier part Of the
year. This is evidenced in many ways,
one Of which may be particulartzed In
the resumption Of the Homestead Steel
works. which have again started up
at full capacity. The 1000 men are
promised not only steady employment,
but already are working double time.
The Newcastle plants, In Pennsylva-
MIA. have also started up again, and
reports all over the country are ex-
ceedingly encouraging.
Taken as whole, the financial and
commercial condition of Uncle Sam and
his people was never more satisfactory,
and the outlook was never brighter
To be sure, there will be more or less
hesitancy and doubt till Roosevelt and
Fairbanks are elected and the continu-
ance of our present tariff law assured
but the country seems to have become
convinced of the belief that the Re
publican ticket will be successful and
are planning on that basis, which
means prosperity not only for the COM
ing year, but for an indefinite time in
the future
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-19
OUR BALANCE SHEET
UNCLE SANS FINE SHOWING FOR rHs
PAST YEAR.

He Continues 60 Sell Much More Thar m
He Buys and 10 Keep American La
bor steadily Employed at Remu-
nerative Wages.
The fiscal year Of the United States
government ends on June 80, when the
annual balances are made up. Although
the exact figures have not yet been
completed, enough is known to show a
comparative statement Of the CONNER
cial and financial results Of the year
1904.
AS regards the ordinary receipts and
expenditures, the surplus for the year
was somewhat ovei Sl3OO0.OOO, which,
though not equal TO the large excess of
receipts of recent years. was quite sat
isfactory. From the large accumulated
surplus Uncle Sam was able to make a
Panama payment of SJ0000.OO0 and
also to lend the st. Louis exposition S4,-
6OO,0O0, S500,000 of the latter already
having been repaid. During the year
millions We're also paid in reduction OF
the national debt With the exception
of one year the expenditures of 1894
exceeded any In our history, and yet
they were most judiciously made and
were warranted by the receipts, which
were more than sufficient to meet them.
Uncle Sam conducts only one great
business in addition to the regular gov
ernment finances-tbat is, the postof-
flee department. Here, too, the reve-
nues exceeded all preceding years and
warranted larger increase in the ap-
preparation for the rural free delivery
service, which has now reached most
astounding proportions under the ad-
ministrations Of Mckinley and Roose-
velt
Passing from the financial condition
of the treasury and its operations, one
can examine with great satisfaction
the foreign trade Of the country and
the splendid favorable balance OF 1904.
Our exports of sl,480, $50 ,539 were the
largest in our history, with the excep-
ton of the year 1901, when they were
exceeded by about S2T0O0,OOO The ex-
cess of exports over imports. amount
ing to $470.000,0OO, Is most favorable
balance, and approaches again the
average balance Of the past several
years. 1t will be well to glance at the
following table, showing our foreign
trade under the operation of the Ding
ley tariff, which went into effect July
"a, 1897:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-19
ENGLAND'S DILEMMA.
How to Hold Her own Market
Against Competition.

Against Competition.
A convincing illustration of the hand
leap which free trade has laid upon
Great Britain In the race for Industrial
and commercial supremacy is to be
found in the testimony given by j.
Stephen Jeans, secretary of the British
Iron Trade association, before the
board of investigation appointed in
connection with Joseph Chamberlain's
protection plan.
Equally conclusive is the proof of the
soundness of the contention that
through the enlargement of production
as direct result of protection low cost
has been secured and high wages main
tained. The overshadowing value of a
protected market appears in the fact
that the United States consumes every
year 15,000. 600 tons of iron and Steel
whereas England sells at home scarce
ly more than One-ffth and Germany
one-third of that quantity.
Assured of a market for 100000
tons. 1t is easy to see that the producers
of iron and steel In the United States
have had and still have tremendous
advantage over all the rest of the
world-the double advantage Of low
production cost and high wages. Lack
ing the help which protection has CIV
en- to her competitors across the sea,
Great Britain, which only few years
ago led the world In iron and steel pro-
duction, now finds herself third on the
list, having been passed by the United
States and Germany, both Of them pro-
lection countries.
In his testimony before the Chamber
lain commission Mr.. Jeans showed that
during the last ten years British iron
production has only little more than
held Its own, while the total amount
handled. native and imported, has
shown an increase SO small in COM
parison with the increase in other
countries that the result Is most un-
satisfactory. During the same period
the American output of iron and steel
has been trebled.
England's failure to keep pace with
her competitors in iron ana steel pro-
duction is attributed by Mr. Jeans
chiefly to the wider home market Of
both the United States and Germany,
by which they are enabled to produce
in larger quantity than England can
and to lessen cost by the economies
possible In extensive operation, such as
a freer use Of automatic machinery and
special appliances.
So 1t all comes back to the one vital
point-assurance Of market. British
producers have no such assurance They
are not able to control their own home
market as against the competition Of
the United States and Germany, while
in the markets Of the world they make
but poor showing against their pro-
tected rivals. 1t Is no wonder that Jo-
seph Chamberlain should have reached
the conclusion that remedy for this
condition is imperatively required and
that the right remedy Is protection.