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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
Is RECOGNIZED

alone over $50 wells, billed for
spring delivery, will not be started.
While the average yield Is small,
the aggregate would make a re-
spectacle figure. The decline OF
10, 900 barrels cay In Pennsylva'
MIA during the past year, likely to
be increased this year by the cessa-
ton of new work. Kansas hardly
offsets today with oil much inferior
for illuminating purposes. Its
gravity-not Its quality-is similar
to that of Franklin heavy oil, used
for lubricating only. Although
covering plenty of ground. Kansas
territory IS rather series of strips
sandwiched between barren streaks
than a solid unbroken area, with
dry holes the exception aud paying
strikes almost absolutely certain.
No doubt 1t will produce large
amount of crude, yet such a DIS
trict Is not the kind to last year
after year and die of old age
1t Is long way from = second
Bradford, Butler, Nc Donald,
Washington or Lima. 1nces-
SAINT drilling will be necessary to
hold up the output, to say nothing
of endeavoring to swell 1t enor-
mously. Kentucky Is In the same
position intensified and emphasized
CALIFORNIA; strong point Is fuel oil
with illuminating oil of MEDIUM
quality confined to particular sec
lions, That the low grade Texas
product has nearly supplied the
shrinkage In Ohio Is by no means
assured. Hence the cloud on the
petroleum horizon may not be so
dark after all, for nothing Is In
sight that can rival Pennsylvania
kerosene rs the popular light of the
century. Northern operators must
bide their time and hope for a
speedy reversed fthe recent down
yard movement of prices.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
Walt whitman as a Journalist.

Walt Whitman was not much OF
journalist. He had too much repose
His employers called it laziness. He
was concerned with permanences. The
nearer to nature, the more repose.
Trees and hills do not dance except
for urging. Whitman, elemental, strong,
placid, bovine, did not urge them.
In the Brooklyn Eagle office Whit
man is a clearer memory than in the
office of its contemporary. Yet 1t is
oddly hard to secure facts. There is
general and joking reference to MS
serenity as idleness. He was not
typical newspaper man, for he was not
to be pressed or hurried, and IN our
day OF precision and speed he would
have been impossible. He never felt
that stress from which the veriest DO
hemian suffers He did not want mon
ey enough to work hard for it. One or
the coterie of writers and actors which
used to suuander its much wit and lit
tie wealth at Pfaff's tells me that or
the whole party Whitman was the only
one who was never tipsy and never
broke" He always had market
somewhere for fugitive writings. Edi.
tors were friendly to him. He drank
his beer with the rest. but its effect
was to make him thoughtful, even sad.
while the others were merry. Accord
ing to that narrator, he was an easy
borrower, though it does not appear
that he asked for large amounts or
made needless delays in his repay
ments.-Charles NJ. Skinner in Allan
tic
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

Miss Mary Johnston S new nov
ell SIR MORTIMER" author of
ITO Have and to Hold, . and
The Prisoners Of Hope, " is now
on sale at McCoy's Book Store.
Price 1925. st
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
$500 R0ward for Women
Who Cannot h0 Cured.

Proprietors and makers of DR.: Pierce's
Favorite Prescription now feel fully war.
ranted in offering to pay $500 in legal
money of the United States for any case of
I.eucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus,
or Falling of Womb, which they cannot
cure All they ask is a fair and reasonable
trial of their means of cure.
rNv wife was sick for over eight years" writes
Albert H. Fulte Esq. OF Altamout, Grundy Co.
Tenn. "She had uterine disease and was treated
by two physicians and got no relet. Al last
rssd about Or Pierces medicines and we de-
cided to try his Favoritc Prescription, I sent
to the drug store anil got one bottle and the first
dose gave ease and sleep She haG not slept any
Tor three nights Being sire that 1t world cure
her sent for five more bottles and when she
had taken the sixth bottle she was sound ana
WE'LL
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with "Favorite Prescription Wien
ever laxative is required.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

pc " y 1 IL b = IL =
darkness wit b
phantons, start
ing at the creak-
ing of the bed or
the rustic of the
bedclothes.
Such symptoms
in general point
[ disease Or the
delicate womanly
organ 5, and a
constant drain Of
the VII al a n q
nervous forces.
This condition
cannot be ever
come by sleeping
pow ders. The
diseased condi-
tion m Il st b {
cured before the
consequences of
disease are re-
moved.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
Unclaimed Letters in the Postofiice Mar. I /:

Alraxilda Bruce, B F. Burch, J.
R. Cawley, Charles Clayton, F. w.,
Edna Fox, J. A. Irish, Mrs. Allie
Heaney, Mrs. A. Kerr, Pearl Mar
latt, James Michal, Arthur Meyer,
Theo Nelson, A. E Parker, Mrs.
May Peters, Roy Phillips, Clarence
Richerson.
Geo. E. Work, p. m.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

At the request of nay many friends l
announce myself as candidate for the
effice of PROSECUTING Alto RNEY
subject to the Republican Primary cleo
ton, and kindly request the support OF
thssReview readers at the Primary and
if elected, at the polls in November.
S26SW tf THOMAS 8, ENaLE.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

The Ladies of the Catholic
church requests that persons hav'
Ing dishes and silverware, that
were sent out from the church
supper given at Mr.. Rabbs re-
turned that they may be sent to
their respective owners.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

At the request of nay many friends l
hereby announce myself as candidate
fer the Office of Assessor composed Of
the districts of Meade, Union and Lin
e9p subject 10 the Republican primary
election
B ltf d&w H G. WILLIAMSON.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

Rev. and Mrs. II. B B)wden re-
turned this afternoon from a short
visit to Mr.. Bowiep's parents at
GAINESVILLE, Q.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

Along with Its various other rea.
sons given for the cut In crude
prices the Standards Oh City
organ" might we'll tell as why the
refined market OF Bremen has re-
NAMED unchanged at 6 marks IS
pig. since January Oh and why, 1t
the export prices are made to suffer
so severely, the refined markets of
Liverpool declined but Il of pen
ny per gallon since January 9th
and all this time the cuts OF three
and Eve cents Fer barrel In crude
has been going on. Everybody
who Is engaged In producing OIL
knows that 1t Is within,the province
of the Standard to make such prices
as they see fit for crude. When
1t comes to maintaining dividends
1t Is the producer who must be
squee zed. The consumer asss little
benefit of reduced crude prices.
Just now the Standard seems to
have the independents pretty well
bottled In home markets, and
at present are engaged In
d. Wig IL the cork. Refined oil
prices, except lubrjcating products,
have suffered marked decline In
domestic markets, but the margin
of profits has not been materially
changed because crude prices have
been espondently reduced. The
fact that 1t Is always the export
markets that govern crude prices
has been repeatedly published by
the Standards Organ" and yet
here are facts showing that export
markets abroad remain practically
unchanged. The rankest kind OF
robbery Is being and always will be
practiced upon the producer and
consumer too, so far as that gees
1t Is question of there are, out OF
all the Lima stocks more than four
million bar. els of merchantable
and of Pennsylvania oil there re-
mains nothing In ths shape OF
available stocks. Shipments de-
pend on the daily profits. 1t Is
useless for oil producers to attempt
to drill under adverse conditions.
Conditions now are extremely ad-
verse. Territory Is scarce and cost
ly. The average of wells Is small
and the expense of operating great.
There Is apparently no reason why
Grade prices should have been re-
duced, at least the Standards Cor
gan" has thus far failed to find
anything except Texas oil for an
excuse and 1t now transpires that
the reported shipments of Texas
refined oil was not Illuminating oil
but gas oil. II Is evidently always
the purpose of the Standards to
fool the oil producers and suppress
facts to their Interest. The Stan.
dard's Organ" was nearly a week
slow In reporting the flooding Of
Texas eushers with water, but at
last did insert something In an OBJ
scure place In Its columns. The oil
producers are very easy and the
Standard know them we'll,
Franklin. Pa.
The cuts In credit balances not
merely cat into the bank balances
to the credit of oil operators, but
will cut eff a great deal of projected
operating In the older fields. Pro-
ducers throughout Pennsylvania
and Ohio, whom the prospect OF
continued good prices led to expect
season of extreme activity, are
stopping the drill to await the tide
of events. In Vepanao county
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
SnrainS.

SprMns require prompt treatment
Immediately on receiving the injury
battle the part in water as hot as can
be borne and then swathe In COM
presses of Wach hazel. changing as
Zach hacnmns Y.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
Musical Germany.

According to a famous musician
sbsut 80 per cent Of the German IA
ton understands music.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS

All announcements for State. County
aud City offices must be paid strictly
eaSh in advance. We will make no
deviation from this rule 4, favor Of any
candidate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19
.SIeepEeSsneSS

Is akin to insanity. Many woman re-
Allies this as she lies awake hour by hour,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-19

FOE SHERIFF.
thereby announce myself as a candidate for
the ofIce of SHERIFF Of Tyler County subject
20 the Republican primary election or
Resubtican county convention. and respectfully
solicit the support OF nay friends Tor THIS
HB. sHRIvER.
aft
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17

1t seems cruelty unjust to blame
the veteran captain Of the General
Slocum with the awful disaster in
East river. He didn't start the Gre
and couldn't stop it. He couldn't
prevent panic; he couldn't stop the
boat and allow the passengers to burn,
but reached the shore as soon ss posi-
BILE. The accounts indicate that
everything possible was done by Off
GERS and crew, who were among the
few who did not lose their heads, and
that the horror was one OF those una.
voidable catassrophes that occur once
in o great while to remind rs of The
uncertainty of life.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
BROAD SMILES
Wreathed the COuntenance of
Popular River Men.
Captain Henry Smith Will Get q
Good Wad From Louisville
Paper.

Captain Henry r. Smith, the gen.
ial steamboat agent at the Fowler
boat store, and formerly warden ct
the Eddyville penitentiary today
sports the smile chat don't wear of. "
Captain Smith today received word
that he won his suit againet the
Louisville Post in the court Of ap-
peals, the Judgment of the Lyon cir
cult court being affirmed. He gets
a., 200 and interest for four years.
When Captain Smith was warden at
Eddyville the Post published an arti'
Gle relative to . Democratic barbecue
ct Kuttawa Springs, saying that Gap
tain Smith used meats and other sup
plies from the penitentiary, paid for
by the state, to feed the people pres
emit. He sued, disproved the charge
in toto, recovered "a, 200 and the case
was finally settled yesterday when the
court of appeals sffi rmed 1t.
Captain Smith has been q resident
Of Paducah for year or more and Is
a very popular man.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
CAME TO BLOWS
INSPECTOR GARDNER AND CON
TRACTOR TERRELL START
ED TO FIGHT.

Contractor +. O. Terrell, who is
building the brick street between
jefferson and Broadway on Fourth,
and Mr.. George Gardner, who is en-
ployed by the city as special super
intendent of the work. had . hsticufi
this morning shortly before noon in
which one blow is alleged to have
been struck by each participant.
The difficulty started over the street
work. Mr.. Gardner suggesting certain
methods Of doing the work TO which
Mr.. Terrell objected. Mr.. Terrell, i,
Is said, struck Mr.. Gardner. who re-
turned the blow. They were sepsrat-
ed by the city engineer. Mr.. L. A.
Washington, and neither bore any
marks Of the disagreement.
The two went before Magistrate J.
II. Burnett and surrendered. The
case will probably be tried by that
justice tomorrow morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
FIRST VISIT
MR.. F. NJ. FISHER RETURNS
FROM FIRST TRIP AS CON-
MISSIONER.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Fisher returned
this morning from st. Louis, accom-
panied by their son, Harold. who has
been attending school ct Notre Dame.
Ind, and joined them in St. Louis.
Mr.. Fisher went to st. Louis to at
tend o meeting Of the board Of worlds
fair commissioners for Kentucky. to
which he has recently been appointed.
The commissioners met to formally
receive the Kentucky building, which
was opened "Wednesday.
Mr.. Fisher says the building is one
of the handsomest ON the grounds, and
vas thronged with Kentuckinss. all
during Wednesday. The Kentcuky
party awakened much enthusiasm on
all sides, and was given quite an ova.
tion.
Each commissioner 10 ON duty at
the fair for two weeks. Mr.. Fishers
time will extend from next Friday to
July 4, and from August 10 to 20.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
RACE NEWS
MAY BE FURNISHED BY THE
CUMBERLAND COMPANY.

Ills reported in some Of the larger
cities that the Cumberland Telep hone
company is preparing to succeed the
Western Union Telegraph company
in furnishing race horse news to pool
rooms all over the country.
The Western Union. which got
about 90. 600, 900 year for furnish
ing this class OF service, recently had
a spasm of virtue and stopped the ser
vice everywhere and the pool rooms
have since been in desperate straits.
Il is generally understood that the
Cumberland Telephone company will
install . plant in . central part Of
the country and take the place of the
Western union.
Manager A. L. Joynes, of Padu-
cab, has heard the report. but has re-
ceived no authentic informal ion
about it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
Proposition to Issue New Ones
for 0ver-the- River Bonds.
The City Tried Several Years Ago to
Refund But Didn't.
BONDS NOT DUE UNTIL 1917

The city has under advisement the
matter of refunding the noted 800, 900
over-theriver bonds. These bonds
have about fifteen years to run, max
ing them due in 1919. The city had a
right to refund them after ten years,
however, and several years ago In &C.
cordance with this option, started to
refund them.
Roberts & Co., of New York,
agreed to take them at q lower rate
of interest than they We're bearing,
4 la. Everything was prepared, the
ordinance passed. and contract en-
tered into with the New York firm.
In the meantime dissension arose
among local Democratic officials.
some Of whom thought they could re-
fond the bonds at Q still lower rate OF
interest than agreed on, and the old
question Of the invalidity OF the
bonds was sprung rs an excuse for the
cisy's refusal to comply with the con.
tract and refund the bonds.
The question of validity had been
ignored by other boards but it was
taken up aud the city's legal adviser
laid the bonds could not be refunded
because they were illegal by reason OF
two propositions having been voted
on. on the same day.
The city then refused to refund the
bonds and when the next installmeni
of interest fell due refused to pay the
interest. being told by the city attor.
ney that Q city could not legally pay
the interest on illegal bonds.
In the course Of time tho bond hold.
ers brought suit in federal court and
won. Judge Evans deciding that the
city owettthe bosfs and the interest.
The city was then sis, 900 behind in
interest. The New York bond COM
pany had also filed suit for breach of
contract and this suit was q few
weeks ago compromised by the city s
paying 81, 800 cash. Thus ended the
arst and only attempts to refund the
bonds.
Another attempt may now be made.
however. White & Co., the firm that
refunded the 5000 railroad shop
bonds. wants to refund the 800. 900
bonds and the finance committee Of
the general council will tonight dis
cuss the advisability Of it. The desire
is to refund them at q lower rate Of
interest and thus save money. The
other effort cost the city several
thousand dollars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17

Mayor Garter Harrison, Of Chicago,
was pretty sore when he returned
home from the Illinois Democratic
convention. and testify declared that
every whack Of the arbitrary chair
mans gsvel cost the Democratic
ticket in Illinois . vote-snd there
were Q good many raps of the gavsl.
The Democrats sll seem to wsnt to
lead, not follow. and when they don't
get to do it the deuce is to pay.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17

Kentucky did herself proud 1t the
81. Louis dedication. 1t develops
that this state has furnished Missouri
with one third of her governors and
one-third of her senators, which prob
ably accounts for the fact that she is
now the fourth state in the union.
II st. Louis continues to treat Ken
tuckians as she did Wednesday, We
will always be willing to furnish her
with more.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
WANT PARDON
PETITION BEING CIRCULATED
TO FREE ED SMITH.

An effort is to be made to secure q
pardon for Ed Smith, of Fulton, who
killed Captain Hardiman Robinson,
an Illinois Central employe and cap
tain of the Fulton military company.
Smith while drunk shot Captain
Robinson, who was quietly walking
down the railroad track. He claimed
II was an accident, and Captain Rob-
inson was brought to Paducah. where
he died in the railroad hospital q
short time afterwards.
Smith was tried and given two
years, and is now serving it In the
Eddyville penitentiary. The petition
for pardon promises to bring oul
one equally IS strong in opposition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17

THE NEW CULVERTS
READY FOR USE NOW
Illinois Central Begins Tearing
Out Trestles.
The New Concrete Culverts Have Been
Thoroughly Seasoned anil Are
Ready for Use.
TO GIVE A BETTER SERVICE

This morning workmen began tear
ing out the small bridges and trestlcs
on the Louisville division Of the l. O.
where concrete culverts have been
built, and it will require several
weeks to complete the work.
Several years ago the company be-
gan putting in concrete culverts
where small bridges and trestlss stood,
end now that the culverts have sea.
soned thoroughly and are strong
enough to support all trains, the
wood work will be torn away.
Two trestles ut Stiles have already
been torn down, leaving nothing but
the culverts. This makes it posi- BILE
for faster running and renders it safer
There are eight large culverts and
q number of smaller ones on this di.
vision and sthey have been in course
of construction for the past two OF
three years, Mr.. +. W. Katterjohn.
of Paducah. having the contract for
building them from New Orleans to
Chicago, the total amount of his con.
tract being over 81. 900. 900.
The concrete work 10 not only q
costly Improvements, put good one
which will last many years. The
Illinois Central 10 putting it in
wherever possible all over the system.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
A HOLE IN HER STOCKING
Latest Device Of the Civ Who Wants
70 be Admiral


She was most fashionably gowped,
every particle OF her attire was
Up to date. and every woman
.urned 10 give her a second look.
As she came to a crossing, how.
ever, she lifted her sllken skirt
I little higher, and. oh. horrorl
here was a hole in her black silk
stocking. disclosing the white flesh OF
her dainty ankle beneath. One could
not help seeing IL
"Gracious!" said I to my wife.
isn't II q shame that q young lady
Who is 80 well dressed should be 50
careless as TO go about with q hole 10
her stocking?"
"Oh. you stupid" replied my wife.
that's just like you men. Don't you
Know that there is a purpose In that
That young lady has put that hole In
Ter stocking purposely."
"Oh, nonsensel" I sad.
mo nonsense about IL. That young
ady prides herself on her small ankle
ana she is bound to attract attention
70 II. For that reason she has made
a hole in her stocking. and she knows
that every time she lifts her skirt
Just a wee little bit persons are going
TO see that hole and admire that
ankle"
well. she certainly has q pretty
ankle" I said.
Sir! how dare your almost
shrieked my wife.
said no more, and the subject OF
holes In stockings was not discussed
any fiirther.-New York Herald.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17

The Globe Democrat says that "the
sort Of political management that
leaves nothing to chance has broker
loose in the Democratic party of Iii
nois. Goebelism 10 triumphant in
that organization. By the Goebe
system the chairman Of q state con
vention takes supreme control and
pounds through the cut and dried ma
chine program with his little gavel. '
But the half has never been told
That is only the beginning Of Goebel
ism. There is worse to come, Al
Kentucky can attest.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
LETTER CARRIERS
Go to Louisville to Attend Con-
yentiOn.
Three Local Delegates-None May &c
to National Meeting.

Postmeu Jesse Curi, frank Moore
and Fred Acser will be the local del.
egates TO the Kentucky state associa'
ton Of Letter Carriers to meet in
Louisville July in their fifth annual
convention. All arrangements for
the convention have been completed
and among the features of the enter
tainment provided is banquet to be
held at the Louisville hotel.
Twenty-six delegates will be in at
tendance.
There will be no national associa.
ton this year. the meetings HAVING
been changed to biennial ones. Mr..
Fred Aoker attended the national
meeting last year. The meeting next
year will be at Portland, oregon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-17
MISSOURI JUSTICE.

LII
h TWo Missouri boodlers are to don
stripes. The history Of boodling In
|1hAt ate 10 we'll known, but the de-
vo1opments are more interesting.
There have been eighteen convictions
IL ALL eight of these cases having
einoe been reversed by the court Of
nppeaIs. Two Of the alleged boodlers
were acquitted outright, and the two
Who's cases were Tuesday affirmed
40 ~ only two thus far to suffer for
ohoir crimes. They are Republicans,
md a. Missouri 10 Democratic this
Drohably accounts for their convic-
Mon The court of appeals has re-
vorsed every case reviewed in which
>he boodler was Democrat.
In the two cases affirmed the Re-
pubkoons were charged with being
Mind. and were convicted. The
nan alleged to have bribed them was
: Domocratic politician with q pull,
~ - was acquitted of bribery on q
toohuioality. Although the Repub.
E0on1 were convicted of being bribed,
10 enc bribed them. They simply
bribod themselves. Or possibly each
hribeH the other.
MiGDouri's political courts seem to
- = invincible az those in Ken.
onoaEJ.