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Tender-Hearted Gridley.

ending his life in battle.
Tender Hearted Gridley.
Il went on board the Olympia when
she was lying in the harbor of New
York" said Mrs. Gridley. and up into
the coming tower from which my son
had directed the movements Of his ship
at Manila. I looked out from the loop
holes. through which he himself must
have seen ships afire and sinking and
brave men dying from the effects of his
shells. l know how it must have affect
ed him, for at home he could not have
hurt a kitten.
Even before the battle he had been
i'll for weeks or months, but though he
wrote me every week he had never writ
ten a word that was not full of hope and
encouragement. He would spare me.
though he suffered himself. Three weeks
after his death received a letter he had
written before, in which he told me he
was feeling unweli, but that in a little
while he would be all right.
And John-bright, brave John. He
was my only grandson, and / could see
in him his fathers youth. That ne
should have been taken as he has
Mrs Gridley herself has seen war SER
vice. With two sons giving themselves
for their country. one in the navy and
the other in the army. during the civil
war. she felt she could not remain at
home. She became a volunteer nurse
and for the last year of that great
struggle. on many bloody and stricken
FIELDS. did what she might TO soothe the
sunerings of the wounded and the dying.
A Scene in the Tragedy.
The story of the Gridleys is but a
scene in the tragedy of naval life.
| Though accident with them has played
] a larger and sadder part than II has in
/ the case Of most navy families. the
case is hardly exceptional. Other fami-
lies there have been that have con-
| tributed as freely and as generously
to the glory Of their country and the
honor of its arms. other wives and
mothers there have been who haze
wept in secret the tears that In public
| they bravely hic. And there have been
! cases where the wife or mother was
/ left destitute by some sudden calamity
and in the freshness of youth or the
weakness of age been compelled to
take up herself the fight against the
world.
! 1t may be said in passing that this
view of the case scarcely appeals to
the young officer on his first cruise. or.
for that matter, 20 MS gallant senior
of more mature years and higher rank.
II they think at al of dangers and
discomforts, 1t is as necessary Incl
dents OF their profession, the first to
| be calmly braved. the second as IN
| cOmplainingly endured. With them ii
| IS not a matter for heroics.
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"MaY He PAY the Cost

There are lively times at campmeet-
ings. as well as at political gatherings,
in Ohio. and Senator Dick, of that
State. gives this story;
Those who attend campmeetings are
not always the ones who walk In the
strait and narrow path. In fact, Il IS
generally known that these meetings
are held for the purpose of drawing into
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utes behind it's own time, it must keep
out of the way
Making rules and schedules for
these fast flyers is a work calculated
10 tear up ones mind"
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ground. sir; that the Internal rascal
might be pardoned for the first offense.
and in that case would be held for ths
second
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Yet the tragedy begins from the
first, its opening note is separation, the
theme of the overture is abncgation of
self Wives on one side of the world
and husbands on the other; children
who have never seen their fathers and
who may be destined to see only the
casket in which his body has made the
long voyage home; girls who wait in
agony of dread for news from the seat
of war. where some one dearly loved is
fighting.
A War of the Women.
When Secretary Chandler. many years
ago, issued his famous order prohibiting
the wives and families of navy officers
from going out to the stations where
their special officers were there arose
an outburst Of strenuous indignation
that was heard all over the land. Navy
women have learned to assert their
rights and the awe in which the officers
hold the enthroned powers that be Is
not Cor them. They have found il nee
essary to assert their rights in order
to secure part of them and they made
protest against this regulation that had
in the fullness OF time its desired eff
feet The order went by the board and
wivez are row permitted to follow hus-
bands wherever the ships go and their
/ fancy listeth.
But even this is a narrow satisfaction.
Cases have been known where the ship
/ was changed from one station to an
| other even as the faithful wife Travelled
1 across the western sea. and she has ar
rived at her destination only to find
| her husbands good ship is making SIS
! way homeward If the ship be not
/ transferred he is. frequently. and in
stead of the darling of her heart, in
blue cloth and gold braid, she finds a
letter In blue envelope.
So that the less adventurous stay al
home and endure as they can and may
the pangs Of separation and hourly dread
1t is something only a woman or a poet
can write abOut-the dreary weeks and
months and years of absence the uncer-
families, the perils Of the sea and an
other peril, perhaps. that women are
wont to fear and men sometimes to IN
spire.
Wrong to the Children.
Children. as they grow to manhood
and womanhood. see their father only
| OCCASIONALLY as the years pass A year
or two on shore duty and then he IS
assigned TO another ship and absence
begins again. He is more Of a memory
and inspiration to them than an actual
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Woman's Pan 70 Mourn.

II is a hero's part-that which these
brave women play. In the face of
double grief sufficient to crush strong
men. they look trouble in the face and
scorn to give way 20 ignoble weeping.
They are women Of the Spartan type,
and so all the women of the navy are
taught by dire experience to become.
one old lady. bending under the
weight of more years than are in the
Fsalmists allotted span. the other day
told her simple story to a representative
of the Sunday Times. She was Mrs.
Annie f. Glidley.
My son, Charley" she said, and
now john Why could ] not have been
taken. for / am very old and my days
arc numbered? Why should one have
hcen cut down in the prime of his use
fylness and the other IN the flower and
beauty of his youts? !t is very hard.
bat Gods viii be done
a strange fatality follows the family
The elder Gridley fought mis- first en-
gagement under Farragut at Mobile,
when the bay was a sea of fame and
was swept with a hail Of shot and she'll
Men, fearfully dismembered. fell around
him on every side. His vessel. the Oneida
was practically destroyed. and had tC
be dashed to sister ship 10 prevent
her from sinking. And yet from all OF
il Midshipman Gridley escaped unscath-
Cd. In the years Of the war that follow
ed he participated IN a number Of san
culinary battles, but was never wounded
At Manila he did not suffer a scratch
Six weeks later he died in his cabin.
In a lesser degree it was so with his
son, who served as midshipman in the
Spanish-American war. No sLot STRUCK
him, and it was when peace had beer
declared and war was over the acct
dent came that ended his life. NJ
Drawer fellow lived. no more gallant
officer. and it was the grim humor OF
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Story of the GridleyS
and Their Gifts to
Country.
Aged Grandmother of
John Gridley MournS
His Sad Fate.

The maid who binds her warriors sash,
With smile that well her pain dissem-
bles
The while. beneath each dropping lash.
one pearly tear-drop hangs and trem-
bles.
Though heaven alone record the tear.
And fame shall never know her story,
Her heart has shed a drop as dear
AS e'er bedimmed a field of glory.
IT. HERE is tragedy in the lives Of
navy men-snd tragedy. too
1 often. in the lives of their moth
ers. sweethearts, and wives. The
officer who meets death gloriously has
his compensation in the homage and
love OF his countrymen. but the little
woman he has left at home sobs out her
grief, for the larger part to the sole
accompaniment of her own tears. The
plaudits for the dead hero mean to her
little or nothing. and have no power to
soothe the anguish she suffers. Her
only consolation is that she has given
of her best blood and her hearts treas
ure to the service Of her country.
When young John Gridley, brave and
gallant, met death in the flood of fire
that sprang from one of the Missouris
turrets the other day. he added a new
chapter to the story or Iamlly .JnaI
has done much and suffered much for
It's country's cause. 1t was not permit
ted him, as he would have chosen had
it been his to decide. to find his death
in battle with the enemy. No such
glorious fate was permitted his father.
the captain Of the Olympia, who died
from the effects OF the shock received
in the conflict at Manila Bay. Now the
4
mother Of the boy who died but yester-
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THE CAPTAIN OF THE OLYMPIA.

Commander of Dewey's flagship at
the battle of Manila Bay.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22
Headache,
St. Vitas Dance
and
Epilepsy.

Are only three of the many
symptoms of nerve strain which
have reached the danger line. "
All the drugs in christendom will
not stop such troubles. A neurol-
ogist and opthalmologist, with
Natures assistance, can accom-
plish a permanent cure, by stop
ping the cause, which is in the
eyes. I correct the eye defects,
no matter what others have tried
to- do; Mother Nature will cure
you if you follow instructions.
DON'T JUDGE ME
bv what you thinl--; better find out
by a trial, because my Liberal
proposition, given with a written
guarantee: Money refunded II a
cure is not Effected within a GER
tain time" protects you against
spending money without being as
sured of receiving benefits as
promised.
NO DRUGS. = = NO PAIN.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22
Last
Chance

Saturday will be the last day
of our big sale. If you have not
already stocked up on canned
goods better do so at once.
We will have a bargain counter
for Saturday, where will be found
some very startling prices. You
will be sorry if you don't come
in and take advantage of these
bargains.
Best Sugar. Cured Hams; a
pound, 1870.
Best Sugar-Cured Breakfast
Bacon; a pound, 15c.
Best Pure Leaf Lard; pound,
1Oc.
White Wonder Flour; a pound,
zoe.
Picked Pork; 3 pounds for 25c.
GREEN GOODS.
We will have everything in the
Vegetable and Fruit line. See
our stock and get prices before
buying.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22
1.-THE friend Of The family!''

No. 7 well yesterday on the Nc,
Cormick farm, near Braden Sta
ton. The well is showing fol
Is barrels from the Big Injun for,
nation.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22
Local News

&$$3sETTTTTTTyTT
Hight mere days of April.
Rain and warmer Saturday.
Mach warmer this afternoon.
Revs'. tan shoes at E. A. Mes
bft & company. o'"-lt
J April has given us very colo
shoulder this year.
MkAH girls want to be wives be-
ere they are angels.
4 woman says more than usu-
~ when she keeps silent.
Read Frantz's ad. He is surely
giving a bargain in coffee.
Common sense is probably so
called cause it isn't common.
FOR SALE-Five room house !;
INQUIRE at 1T Florence st. 3,l-tt
Somehow a fool man usually
~~apes to ret a sensible wife.
FNR SALE-House and lot; In
asaire G.. L. Lowther. 3,li-tt
I'd J. Nolan went to Wheeling
last evening on pressing" busl-
ness.
Mrs. Z. v. Smith If Frew, waA
a guest Of the Hotel Mercer TO-
day.
No man ever poses as hypo-
Bite when alone with his
thoughts.
: JohM Kirchner of Middlebourne
pas a business caller in the city
last evening.
r. G.. Locke, of near Middle
bourne, was a business caller in
the city today.
A woIRm cares not who is
talked about so long as she can
do the talkMg.
Many a young man after going
the pace finds himself on the other
side of the bars.
O. J. Daugherty, of the Tri-
State Gas company, was in the
city last evening.
No woman knows as much
about herself as her neighbors
know about her.
It's easier to find out what a
woman's new bonnet cost than it
is to ascertain her age.
U See the bargain counter at NJ.
A. Sybert company on Saturday.
You can't afford to miss it.
4 Earl West, a popular attache Of
the Peoples National bank, went
to Wheeling this afternoon.
Treadeasy shoes with solid rub
Der heels and flexible sole, at F..
A. Nesbitt & company. d,w-lt
II. f. Wilson, proprietor of the
Hotel Wells, left this morning on
the Ills train for points south.
The earth is rich: rich and ov-
erfowing with every good thing
of life, which she offers to labor
free.
Harry Monsth, travelling sales
man of Cleveland, was register
ed last evening at the Hotel Mer-
Ger.
The time to advertise is when
you want more business. Dull
seasons come and 60, but adver-
Using should 60 on. Do not let
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

the many 0tner excuses.
DIR. Morris returned to the city
this. morning on the IL liz train
from visit 10 his home in Wheel
ing.
Crossett $3.50 shoes for ease,
wear and comfort. You can buy
them of Il. A. Nesbitt & COM
pany. d,W-It
One-third of a doctors bill is
for the prescription and the other
two-thirds for guessing at your
ailment.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Stanberry
went to Wheeling this afternoon
where they will pay relatives a
short visit.
"The best on EARTH is the
Hanan shoes. New spring line just
received at E. A. Nesbitt & COM
pany. d,w-1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman May
field, Of Middlebourne, went to
Wheeling this afternoon on Wis
it to friends.
Oxfords, $3.50 to $3.50; Wei,
patent colt and tan. All late
styles. E. A. Nesbitt & company,
d,w-1t
Clint Moore and j. G. McMa-
hon, oil operators, left the city
this morning on the IL :19 train
for points south.
James McGreghan, an extern
sive junk dealer, left yesterday
afternoon Tor the northeastern
part Of the State.
Poverty is a social disease and
ought to be scientifically studied
and cured just if it were a mat
ter Of drainage or water supply.
w. j. Neuenschwander is the
authorized agent for the New
York Life Insurance company.
Read his advertisement in this Is
sue. 4,19-6t
Mrs. O. Sayre is in the city
packing her household effects pre-
paratory to having them shipped
to Boulder, COL, where Mr.. Sayre
is located.
A few of the handsome Picture
Frames left. Remember, Satur-
day is your last chance to get a
$3.50 frame for 81, at M. A. Sy-
bert Grocery company.
Miss Eloise Mccormick, of Sis
tersville, was the guest of many
friends and relatives in this city
several days this week.-New
Martinsville Republican.
Come to the big store on Satur-
day, get $1.25 worth of grocer
les for 81 and a chance on the $50
steel range free. If you can't
come just call phone So.
The person who exchanged a
brown shawl for a black one at
the masquerade dance last night
will please leave the same at this
office and receive their own.
The Washington Post opines
that there is less danger in adj
hitting foreigners who compete
with American labor than in ad-
hitting those who compete with
Americans who refuse to labor.
1000 monthly rose bushes, two
years old, in pots, at % cents
each; hot house plants of all
kinds; come early and get your
pick. Huston's green house.
4,22-tf
Mrs. James Morrison had quite
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

Recent developments have beer
of nature to establish the be
lief that modern battleships ar,
more dangerous to their crew.
than to the enemy.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

people forget you because it is
warm or cold, or rainy, or any OF
the many other excuses.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

T. J. Mccoy, proprietor of thu
Mccoy Book store, went to Mar
ietta last evening on a business
mission. He was accompanied by
his clerk, G.. R. Williamson.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

Mrs. Delmar Nelson entertain
ed crowd of young friends last
evening in a most enjoyable man,
ner. At the opportune hour a de,
lectable luncheon was served by
the hostess and her assistants.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

Mrs. o. Sayre is in the city
packing her household effects pre-
paratory to having them shipped
to Boulder, COL, where Mr.. Sayre
is located.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

James McGreghan, an extern
sive junk dealer, left yesterday
afternoon !or the northeastern
part of the State.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

DIR. Morris returned to the city
this. morning on the IL liz train
from visit TO his home in Wheel
ing.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

Poverty is a social disease and
ought to be scientifically studied
and cured just if it were mat
ter Of drainage or water supply
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

w. J. Neuenschwander is the
authorized agent for the New
York Life Insurance company.
Read his advertisement in this is
sue. 4,19-6t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

Clint Moore and j. G. McMa-
hon, oil operators, left the city
this morning on the :19 train
for points south.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

T. E. Boyer, G. E. Stout and
L. L. Stephens passed through the
city this morning on their way to
Parkersburg, They completed
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

A few of the handsome Picture
Frames left. Remember, Satur-
day is your last chance to get a
$3.50 frame for 81, at M. A. Sy-
bert Grocery company.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-31
UNCLE SAM TO BUILD
100000 COLLIER

SEATTLE, May 19.-The United
States Government apparently con-
templates building a monster collier in
the near future. Inquiries were re-
ceived yesterday at the offices of the
heads of all the departments at the
Puget Sound navy yard in relation to
the building of a collier to cost $780,
900 The inquiries were to see what
facilities were to be had at the yard
FOR building the collier and also what
position could be had for a slip to cost
$75, 600. The collier will be $50 feet long,
width so feet beam, &c feet draft and
tonnage of 1900.
From what can be learned the navy
yard is well equipped for building the
collier, and there are natural facilities
for slip, no grading or dredging be-
ing necessary. It is understood that all
the extra machinery required to build
the collier would be in the construction
and repairs department and would cost
$50, O0o
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VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY.

ARMY AND NAVY.
L. tug Iroquois. Niblack. (station
L. 5. collier Nero, from San Francisco,
May 4.
L. S. Revenue S. S. Thetis, Hamlet.
from Hilo and cruise about Islands,
May %.
Z. S. cruiser New York, Hunker. from
Panama, May 10.
Z. S. S. Bennington, from Panama,
May 10.
Z. S. S. Buffalo, from Singapore and
Guam, May 20.
Italian cruiser LigHria, Luigi, from San
Francisco, May "a.
U. S. S. Marblehead. from San Fran
cisco, May 25.
U. S. S. Concord, from San Francisco,
May Is.
U. S. S. Solace, Bull. from San Francis
co. May %.
U. S. S. Albany, Rush, from Cavite,
May 30
MERCHANT VESSELS
Aryan, Am. sp. Pendleton, from San
Francisco, April 80
BERTHE Minor, Am. schr. Ravens, from
Eureka, May "a.
c. A. Thayer, Am. schr. Fairhaven,
May IA
Edward Sewall, Am. sp Quick, from
San Francisco. May IL.
Emily F. Whitney, Am sp. Goodman,
from Sydney, May %.
Greta, Br. blk Hepburn, from Leith.
May "a.
w. H. Marston. Am. sch Curtis, from
San Francisco, May "a.
Helene. Am. schr. Christensen, from
San Francisco, May 3.
Kaiulani, Am. bk., Colly, from San
Francisco, May 81.
Luzon, Am. sp., Park. from Newcastle,
April II.
Nuuanu. Am. blk, Joselyn, from New
York, April 25.
Robert Levers, Am. schr., from Port
Gamble. May 2.
Rosamond, Am. schr., Fernald, from
San Francisco, May Is.
Royal Sovereign, Oh. bk., Klush, from
Nitrate ports, May 7.
R. P Rithet, Am. bk., McPhail, from
San Francisco May s.
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TIDES, SUN AND MOON.

Last quarter of the moon June 9Th.
Times OF the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours
80 minutes slower than Greenwich
time, being that of the meridian OF 1877
degrees thirty minutes. The time
whistle lows at 1870 D. M. which ts
the same as Greenwich, 0 hours o min
utes. Sun and moon are for local time
for the whole group.
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Wanted Holiday Pay.

The crew of the steamer Mauna Loa
struck yesterday because of the com
pany's refusal to give double pay for
holiday working. The men were will
ing to work if they could be paid ex-
ira. The demand being refused, the
men quit work. Later the difficulty
was patched up and the men went back
to work
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Governor Visits Liguris.

Acting Governor Atkinson was Off
cially received aboard the Italian cruis-
er Liguria yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. The Governor was accom-
panied by Senator Crabbe, Col. Sam
Parker, Prince Kalanianaole, Col.
Jones, Lieut.. Cummins, Major Wall and
Rev. S. L. Desha. The party was taken
to the cruiser from the boat landing
in launch.
The boat boys at the landing were es-
pecially interested in the visit of the
Acting Governor. They displayed with
considerable enthusiasm a picture of
Mr.. Atkinson when he was coxswain of
one of the boat crews.
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An Ocean Abyss.

The deepest sounding ever made by
any vessel was by the United States
ship Nero while on the Honolulu-Ma
Mia cable survey, with apparatus bor-
rowed from the Albatross. When near
Guam tie Nero got $3.50 fathoms, or
31,614 feet, only &c feet less than six
miles. If Mt. Everest. the highest
mountain on earth, were set down in
this hole, it would have above it's sum-
nit depth of 2.612 feet, or nearly half
a mile of water.
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Change In Sailing Time.

The steamer Kinau, sailing from Ho-
nolulu Tuesday, June 18th, will depart
from Hilo on Thursday, June 9th, at
10 a. m, instead of Friday, ard will
call at all ports on her return trip that
week, one day ahead of time; arriving
in Honolulu Friday morning.
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WEATHER BUREAU.

Honolulu, Alexander Street,
May 80, 10 p. m.
Mean Temperature-76.0.
Minimum Temperature-73.
Maximum temperatures
Barometer at p. m.-3o.o2: steady.
Rainfall, "a hours up to 9 a. NO
Mean Absolute Moisture-6.o grs. Der
cub. IT.
Mean Relative Humidity-64.
Winds-N.E. to N.N.E.; force, to o.
Weather-Fair
Forecast for May Slight trades.
fair weather.
r. c. LYDECKFR
Territorial Meteorologist.
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Naval Row now has a martial an
pearance with the Italian cruiser Iigu-
ria, Z. S. s. Marblehead. Z. s. s. Con-
cord. Naval Collier Nero and L. s.
Revenue Cutter Thetis swinging at an
Choir there.
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SALES BETWEEN BOARDS.
$4,000 Haw. Ter. 4 per cent Bonds,
$96; Hon. r. T. & L. Co., Com, SIS.
No session Memorial Day.
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RE 5UMED PRACTICE.

DR.. I. Katsuki has returned from MS
vacation trip and has resumed pracuCe
at his former Office. 128 y. FiHeyaru
street. ONCE hours: to II a. n 10
s n m. VT