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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
A Very Close Call.

II stuck to my engine, altho" gh
every joint acbed and every nerve
vas racked with PAIN" writes c.
W. Bellamy, locomotive fireman
f Burlington. Iowa. l was weak
and pale, without any appetite ard
all run down. AS l was about to
give up, 1 got a bottle of Electric
Bitters, and after taking 1t, I felt as
well as l ever did In my life. v
Weak, sickly, run down people
always gain new lie, strength and
vigor from their use. Try them
Satisfaction guaranteed by D. A,
Hendershott. Price so cents.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15

@It Is usually the silly woman who
succeeds In dipping the wise man.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Quinto Oil Co, will be held
at their Office at 100 Mckinley ST.,
Sl>tersville. West Virginia on the
las, Saturday In January, 1874, 70
wit January 80, 1894, to elect OH
GERS, aud transact any other busi-
ness that may come before the
meeting.
Gwen under our hands this sec
ond day of JANUARY, 1904.
P. H GAFFNEY
los. A KENNEDY Pres
Secretary.
Tn1n
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
Notice To Stockholders

SIsTERsvILLE. W. VA Jany. 5
10 3-Tne annual meeting OF the
srocshnlders of the Tyler Window
Gas company FIR the election o.
dir, co.'s for the ensuing year, and
irr any other business which may
properly me before this N citing,
will be neld at the Office of the
company ou THURSDAY, Jany,
81 10 3, between the hours of 3 &c
5 p. m
TYLER WINDOW GLASS 60
JNo. ] MCKAY, Secretary.
&c 1mo
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15

Sold by c, W. Grier,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
Doctoring Free

A Staff of Eminent Specialists
from the Electro Medical Institute
at the earnest solicitation of pum
erous patients under their treat
ment In this section, have decided
to establish a permanent branch Of
the Institute In Sistersville, at S 7
Wells street.
These eminent gentlemen have
decided to give toelr services and
to pc form all mioor surgical oper-
ations entirely free of charge (ued.
icines excepted) 10 all who call be-
fore Jan 25th.
The object In furnishing this
course Is to become rapidly and
personally acquainted with the
sick sm cted and demonstrate the
superior excellence of their new
methods.
The Doctors treat all kinds Of
diseases and defor mites and give
written guarantee 10 cure eVelJ
case they undertake.
At the first interview thorough
examination Is made and If incur
able you are kindly and frankly
told so and advised against spend
ing your money for useless treat
ment.
Male aud female weakness, ca
tarrh, weak lungs, deafness, goitre,
cancer, vericocele, rupture ard al!
skin disease are positively cured By
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The chief surgeon of the insti
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Office Hours to II a. m. 2 to
5 p N and 7 10 8 P. m.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
SAM ura Cures Burns and Prevents Scar.

Gilbert Hard, of Rinards Mills,
Monroe county, o says: my arm
was badly scalded with steam and
was very painful. I applied San.
Cura Ointment, which stopped the
pain at once and the arm healed
rapidly 1 always keep 1t In the
house. San-Cura Is a wonderful
Ointment.
Druggists, 25c and soc.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
.BAROSMA CURES BACKACHE.

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trouble. or money refunded. THoMPsoS's
BARosMA also cures sciatic Rheumatism, Nerv
business and Palpitation of the Heart. Perfectly
harmless. Pleasant to take. Has cured many
children Of non-reteution. Drug9ists
Sod by G ". GIier
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rBoMPsox SWEET WoRA POWDER
Very pleasant to take. Contains n"
;nIomsl. Mayer tails. Worms arc oftei
MISTAKEN tor indigestion and otb"' q
eases he sure IA get ThuTpSOn'S IL
tlaas hntrIs" NTnRg'sts 20 e"n''
Sold by c, W. Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15

A woman has been arrested for
threatening the President. She
should have confined her attention S
In that line to Senator Smoot.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15

The Gar announces his inten
ton OF visiting Italy next spring
1t Is unofhcially iutimated that hi
expects to visit Japan this winter.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
Meeting of Stockholders

SIsTERsYILLE, WA Dec. 20, 'o3
Notice of The annual meeting OF
the stock holders of the Melrose
Oh & Gas Co will be held at their
Offices In the Farmers & Producers
Bank Building SlstersvilIe, w. Va.
on January 3 9TH 10 4. for the cleo,
tion of directors and any other
business that may come before the
meeting
Melrose OIL & Gas Co.
L. c. WILSON. Prest.
A. W. LEONARD, Sec'y.
IL 21ImO
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
DIDN'T SHOOT FIRST.
Farmer VIM. Constable Says Hunters
Fired at Him.

Because they are "pestered'' by
sportsmen, the farmers in the vicinity
of Vinewood park have organized a
vigilance committee, and are keeping
their shOtgunS ready for instant use.
The farmers say that the hunters
have been in the habit of shooting
their domestic fowls, song birds and
even their house cats, and they are
getting tired of it. Sunday afternoon
a bunch of hunters invaded the farm
of man named Constable, who lives
west of the park. Constable set out
to drive them off the ranch, and in the
niX-up Constable shot a bird dog be-
longing to the sportsmen, and they
fired at him, chasing him into his
house. Constable claims that he did
not shoot the dog until after the hunt
ers had fired at him. After the ex-
change of shots he called up all the
neighbors by telephone, and in a
short time they turned out en- masse
and rounded up all the sports in that
neck of the woods. The hunters who
fired at Constable, however, were not
in the bunch.
"All the game in that country has
been killed off, Constable says, but
there to shoot. When they can find
nothing, else to shoot they take chick
ems, ducks, song birds-anything they
can find, and they also shoot stock.
We are getting fired of them, and
have organized to protect ourselves
and our stock
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24

eff widow woman wants to marry
her uncle then she couldn't do better
than to marry Uncle Silas. His morn
ing prayers may last thirty minutes.
and he may want salt pork twice a
day, but as an offset he takes his boots
out into the woodshed to grease them
and turns in and helps wash the
dishes on Sunday morning. AS I said,
I can't advise you officially, as the
government and the Bible don't do
business on the same lines, but as a
private citizen I've got pointer for
you"
What it is, Abe?''
Don't let any cornstaIks grow up
around you before accepting Uncle
Silas' heart and hand. You are a lone
widow woman, with a turn-up nose,
three children and teeth out of repair,
to say nothing of the off-color of your
hair. There are widows in a worse
fix than you are, but don't fool with
destiny. When Uncle Sile comes
around again be ready to lay your
| head on his shoulder"
do you mean it, Abe?" she asks, as
her heart palpitated like that of a
scared rabbit.
True as you live. This matrimony
is something that no one should fool
with. When a good offer comes along
grab for it with both hands. Do you
think there is any danger of Uncle
Sile backing out? There are other
widows around, you know. AS the
| poet says:
e There's Wilder Jones and Wilder
Green,
And there's the Widder Meeker;
And Widder Brown she boldly says
She is husband seeker"
'I think Uncle Silas meant all he
| said," replied the widow; but as you
are going to pass his house, and as
you represent the United States, and
as-aS-'
Il understand, Sally. other widows
might chip in, and you feel that you
| ought to clinch good thing when it
comes your way 1 don't blame you q
| bit. Good men are scarce and growing
scarcer. Uncle Si1e has got four chill
dren, and his Oldest gal don't like you,
| but We can't have things just as We
| want them in this world Feed the
younger children lump sugar and box
| that big girls ears good and stout the
| first sassy word she gives you. You'll
make a go of it for sure. Good day and
good luck
upon Uncle Sile husking corn by the
roadside, and after greeting said:
Say, now, but I heard a bit of news
today
Have the Japs licked 'em again %
| he asked.
Il guess they have, but this news is
nearer home. 1 was told that you and
the Widow johnson might make a
match"
wall, dunno" he replied. as he Re
moved his hat to scratch his head Il
was thinkin' some of marry1n' her, but
| I've got four children, you know, and
my oldest gal says"
Never mind what your oldest gal
says If she don't like the idea let her
get out What you need to make things
| hum around this farm is a wife Said
anything to the widow yet "
Yes. ! kinder limited at marriage"
! How'd she take it?"
Said she'd think it over; but when
got back home and heard what Miriam
i dy had to say and thought it all over,
kinder concluded to let the thing DROP
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
TORE HOLE IN HER SIDE,
Railroad Float Rams an Immigrant
Steamship.

New York, Nov 24.-Fourteen hun
dred italian steerage passengers re-
turning to Italy on LaVeloce line
steamship Nord America, were star
tied when the ship was rammed by
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad float No. in the harbor
off Liberty island. The float struck
the steamship about forty feet from
the stern and two feet above the water
line. tearing a hole ten feet long and
six feet high in its plates and ma king
it impossible for the vessel to continue
its voyage without extensive repairs.
As the Nord America was passing
the Statue of Liberty, Captain Raffo
saw, on his starboard bow the heavy
steel float with a dozen freight cars
aboard, coming directly toward him.
According to his statement he thought
the captain of the float intended to
pass under the stern and kept on his
course, but the float came on at full
speed. After the Nord America re-
gained an even keel and the pas
sengers were quieted the vessel re-
turned to its pier. The. float which
had apparently suffered only a little
in the collision, continued on its
course. The NOrd America will have
to be docked and repaired and cannot
resume her trips for some time The
company is in a dilemma as to what
to do with the steerage passen gers left
on it's hands The next steamer of the
company to sail, the Lom bardia, due
here tomorrow, has every place
booked.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24

"Oh, you did Well, let me tell you
that the United States won't stand by
any such game as that. You told the
widow that you loved her, and she's
| got case of breach of promise
| against you if you funk out Besides,
when stopped at her house there was
a windmill man there, and he looked
just like a feller who'd snap up a good
thing right off the reel. Don't miss the
chance of marryin the incest woman
1 for forty miles around and getting an
other farm into the bargain. How long
will it take you to get ready?"
"Get ready for what?"
ITO run over and ask for the widows
| answer. It's a case of hustle, Uncle
Sile.'
"But dunno about it,
'"Then you'd better know in about two
wait long after dinner. Even if the
widow turns him down there's a
breach of promise suit
| Abe he said, as he stood up and
| looked around him, "do you think
orter marry agin?"
"Of course
"In spite of what Mirandy says?"
"Mirandy be hanged! Don't lose
minute. Run at least half the way.
Bust right into the house and tell the
widow that you've come for your an
swer, and that if she won't have you
| of corn and hump yourself"
| "But, Abe"
Drop and hump"
| He climbed the roadside fence and
struck a dog trot, and he was keeping
! it up as long as 1 could see him. Next
to marry the widow, and the United
States is going to keep an eye on him
and see that he does.
Copyright, 1904, by T. C. McClure.)
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
WRONG MAN KILLED.
A New Theory in Automobile Murder
Case.

Chicago, Nov. PA labor union
conspiracy is the latest explanation of
the automobile tragedy near Lemont,
Ill. According to this theory, John W.
Bate, jr., the' young chauffeur, was
the victim of bullets intended for Ed
win Archer, a vital witness for the
prosecution in criminal case involv-
ing a number of Chicago labor union
officers.
Archer was an employe of the same
automobile company for which Bate
worked. 1t is a singular fact that
chauffeurs on duty whein the automo-
bile was hired by telephone for Mr..
Dove the supposed murderer Only
q moment before Archer was alone,
and it was he who received the origin
al commission to accompany Dove"
danger led Archer to turn the work
over to Bate.
Archer has for months believed him
self in danger since he gave testimony
in the case of an alleged professional
slugger who was charged with attack
who was freed by a change of court
records. The alteration of the records
was discovered and led to the convic-
ton of a court clerk and several Off
cials of labor unions on a charge OF
conspiracy. Other cases We're still
pending.
Archer's attorney was SO strongly
impressed with the probability of the
labor union conspiracy explanation of
the tragedy that he laid all the facts
before the states attorney. partial
confirmation of the theory is the fact
that Doves is said to have avowed
himself an electrician while casually
explaining his identity during an at
tempt to hire a horse and buggy in
Joliet the day after the tragedy.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
GAME TO START AT 3.
Wasllburn- Ottawa Contest Promises to
Be Interesting.

1t has been decided 49, call the foot
ball game this .Iool at o'clock
instead of $3.50. A. more time will
be given for IL same The halves
will probably be So minutes each.
A change has been made in the Off
cials. Pendleton, suggested by Otta-
wa, is unable to come, and probably DR..
Rhodes of EmpOria will come. ii. ward
Page of Topeka will be the other.
Arrangements are being made for a
post season game in Topeka between
Washburn and the Lindsborg team.
representing Bethany college. This
game will probably be played in order
to help out the finances. An effort was
made to get a post season game with
K. U. but this plan failed, as K. u.
refused to play. 1t is understood that
x. u. has not had a very successful
season financially, and is looking for
someone with whom to play a post
season game. She did not like the looks
of Washburn as an antagonist, how
ever.
The Lindsborg- -Washburn game, if
played. would not be played under any
conference rules, as Lindsborg is said
to be playing certain men who are in
eligible under these rules. Clancy, who
played in the last Washburn-Linds-
borg game under an assumed name is
with Lindsborg this year. The Wash
burn team would be able to use Rice
and any other first year men it de-
sired.
Everything indicates now that Elmer
Hill will be elected captain of the
Washburn team after the game this
afternoon. The sentiment seems to be
strongly in his favor. and he may be
elected without opposition. The friends
of Rice are willing to waive his claims
on the ground that he has not yet real
" become member of the first Wash
burn team. while Hill has been a mem
Der for three years.
The admission to today's game with
Ottawa is so cents, and the fine football
weather ought to bring out by far the
biggest football crowd of the year The
Ottawa team arrived in Topeka this
morning. with II players, and a strong
delegation of students to root for the
team. The line up of the teams will be
as follows:
Ottawa-Dye, center; Washburn, right
guard; Baughman, right tackle; Ellis
right end; Carpenter, left guard ;Kerns
(capt-), left tackle; Gates. left end;
Thompson, quarter back; Murphy,
right half; Leach, left half; Sample,
fullback.
Washburn = Louthan, right guard;
Hill, right tackle; r. Stewart right
end; Sharp. left guard; Williams, left
tackle; Haughey, left end; ]. Stewart,
quarterback; Millice. right half: Cald-
well, left half; Dadisman, fullback.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
BIG SALES OF LAND.
Western Kansas Counties Are Having
Quite a Boom.

Dodge City. Kas., Nov. 24-Land
agents in this section of Kansas are
preparing for a big boom in farm and
grazing land next spring. Already the
market is showing considerable activ-
ity and much land is being sold.
About all the cheap lands in Edwards
and Pawnee counties have been sold,
and prices there in some instances are
higher than in eastern counties where
land values remain fixed, and the
seekers after cheap farms are coming
west. Ford, Gray and Hodgeman
counties have thousands of acres of
unimproved land which when put to
farm uses will grow the same big
wheat crops that are grown in the
counties east, and the prices are less
than half what is asked for eastern
land.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
TROPHY FOR CHESS PLAYERS
Its Value Is $50 and Is Imported From
England.

Secretary o. c. Brett, of the Kansas
State Chess association, has imported
from England handsome $50 trophy to
be competed for by the Kansas chess
players.
The first contest will be at the juno
ton City tournament to be held next
January. The winner will hold the
trophy until the next tournament when
it will be again put up in competition.
The trophy is of silver and represents
mammoth castle surmounted by
miniature queen. The base is large and
on it are delineated all the pieces and
there is room for the names of all the
holders of the trophy to be engraved
thereon.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
OPIE READ HERE.
Delivers a Lecture at Auditor =
ium This Morning.
Says That He Just Talks and
Tells Stories.

'I don't lecture I just talk-tell
stories.''
This is the way Opie Read, author
and lecturer, describes his public en-
tertainments. Mr.. Read delivered one
of his talks at the Auditorium this
morning at the annual Thanksgiving
benefit given the newsboys OF topeka
by ]. E. Nissley.
But in spite of his disclaimer. Mr..
Read has a national reputation as
Iecturer-or public speaker at least,
and he is one of the very rare men
who can write mighty well and talk
still better.
Mr.. Read reached Topeka ION the
California Limited from Chicago at
1890 today. The benefit at the Audi
torium was due to begin at the same
hour, but the crowd was slow in ar
irving. The public seems to be too
busy to attend a public gathering on
Thanksgiving morning, and the audi
ence was far less than the entertain
ment deserved 1t was not the fault
of the newsboys, however. Everyone
who passed along the streets Within
two blocks of the Auditorium had TO
run the gauntlet of eight or ten OF
them
1.-The only thing I do in my talks is
to tell stories,' continued Mr.. Read In
talking to a reporter at the AUDITOR,
ium before his lecture. I have to ten
peoples. My talk today Will be mace
up nearly altogether of stories-some
of them humorous, some pathetlc:
"Say, do you know if Henry Allen
is in town % asked Mr.. READ, turning
questioner himself.
The person questioned confessed
that Mr.. Allen was in Topeka yester-
day but had gone to Clay Center to
spend Thanksgiving.
There's a mighty fine fellow" con-
tinued Mr.. Read. He ought to be in
congress. [ wrote piece about
Henry in the Saturday Evening Post
once and said so.'
Mr.. Read campaigned in Kansas
four years ago under the auspices or
the Republican national committee,
and he and Mr.. Allen made speeches
to ather. -
Tell me something about your lit
erary work. said the reporter.
'Well, have just finished DOCK
which has just been running serially
in the Saturday Evening Post under
the title, AN American in New York. ,
I have elaborated it somewhat Tor
publication in book form. 1 expect to
go to Washington before long to pre-
pare another series on a Constituent
in Washington for the Post"
Governor Bailey, who was scheduled
to introduce the lecturer, was at this
point introduced to him.
"I have just hadaa little touch of
executive business myself" comment
ed Mr.. Read. 1--WE been serving on
grand jury I had been out cam
paigning but they made me come
home to serve on that jury. The prin-
cipal satisfaction 1 got out of it was
to recommend to the legislature that
all the hold-up men be hanged
Mr.. Read will remain in Topeka
only until 40 clock this afternoon
when he Will return east.
After the entertainment at the
Audfforiun1,% the newsboys all
attended, of course, ]. E. Nissley, their
patron saint, gave them all a Thanks
giving dinner at Fourth and jackson.
Mr. NissIey's benefactions to the
newsboys of Topeka have become an
annual event.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
MAJOR HARVEY'S TURKEY.
Why 1t Was Not Slaughtered for
Thanksgiving.

Major A. M. Harvey and family will go
without their Thanksgiving turkey dinner
today, and all on account of Master Bode
Harvey.
Major Harvey purchased a fine turkey
hen and cooped her up in the back yaro
and began to fatten her. a few days ago.
preparatory to the slaughter. The turkey
hen, true to her calling, laid a fine large
egg. 'Tump,' Harvey saw the egg ana
was delighted. He at once took charge
of the egg. Then Master Bode Harvey
demanded that he have egg and he re-
fused to allow the turkey to be slaugh-
was coaxed and fed, but more eggs.
Major Harvey tried to argue with Bode,
but he would not change his mandate
that the turkey lay him egg. As the
turkey has not laid BODIES egg the Har-
veys had no turkey dinner today.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
Coolest Ever known.

London, Nov. 24.-The temperature
in some districts of the United King
dom during the night although only
25 degrees below freezing point was
the lowest ever recorded here. The
distress is general and the local au-
thorities are organizing relief work,
The interruption of road communica-
tions in the country continues and
the people are suffering severely. In
a few instances wayfarers have been
discovered frozen to death in the
snow
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
oceanic,s Stormy VOYAGE.

Liverpool, Nov. 24.-The White
Star line steamer Oceanic, from New
York, arrived at Queenstown yesterday
and reached this port today, had a
more severe passage than at first re-
ported. Besides only making $50
knots on November IS, owing to the
prevailing, part of her bulwarks were
carried away and two port lights were
stove in. An enormous wave struck
her when four days out and consider
able water was shipped. Old voyag-
erS say they never experienced such
a terrible crossing
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
sardou Avenue Bridge.

At the Friday meeting of the board of
county commissioners the Sardou avenue
that meeting the board will view the
plans of the old bridge and the two sets
of plans submitted for the new bridge and
will decide on the construction. The new
bridge will be above high water mark
and the grades to the approaches will be
raised considerably. For the north ap-
nroach the grade will be 400 feet long.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
HELD IN OPERA HOUSE.
Ten Denominations Unite in Thanks
giving Service.

Detroit, Mich, Nov 24-with unity in
things, necessary, liberty in what it doubt
of the day, Observation-Disclosures Thanks
giving service was held in the Detroit
opera house today, participated in by
ministers of ten denominations. They in
cluded a Jewish rabbi, a Catholic priest
and Baptist, Congregational Presbyterian.
EpiscOpalian, Methodist, UniversaliSt and
UnitArian pastors.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-24
Quiet at Letter Mines.

Springfield, Ill, Nov A-Adjutant Cen
eral Scott who went to Ziegler, ILL.,, after
sending rifles by Lieutenant Colonel Shand
to Sheriff Stein, telegra phed Gov Yates
today that there had been no renewal of
trouble at the Letter mines, where nom
unionists are being put to work and have
been fired upon. According to the ad-
jutant generals telegram all is quiet to-