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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-04
FIRE ut JACKSONBURG

fagration started, but five were
rescued with great difficulty. 1t
is said the fire originated from the
careless use of matches by team
ster while under the influence of
liquor. The loss is estimated at
about $1,000.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-04

At 2 o'clock this morning a
barn was destroyed by fire at
Jacksonburg, a small hamlet on
the Short Line railroad. Three
valuable draft horses were ere
mated. There were eight horses
in the barn at the time the con-
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Agreement and Assignment.

SAINT Wells and Y. O. johnson
and p. S. Smith, assignment OF Is
interest in lease Of 80 acres ;
Me ade district; consideration,
$3.50.
Peter U. Ash and wife to o.
D. Harrington, for p oil and gas
in 131 acres; Meade district; con-
sideration, $500; paid.
Christian Engle, executor, to
Ernest A. Smith, for 1882 acres
near town of Centreville; consld-
Grafton, $3.50; paid.
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William Johnson ct al. to James
Villers, for Is rods, village of
Wick; Meade district; considera-
ton. 800.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-04
COUNTY COURT

The following business has been
transacted in the County court in
the past few days:
Leases.
O. w. o. Hardman and L. A.
Hardman to R. G. Gillespie, on
771a acres; Meade district.
D. II. Talman and wife to J.
j. Kinney, on 20 acres; Ellsworth
district.
G.. c.. Mccormick to Southern
Oil company, "a interest in leases,
7. B. Watkins, % acres; Els
worth district; consideration, ST ;
paid.
G. p. Myers and wife to R. T.
Browse, on SO acres; Meade dis
trict; consideration, $3.50; paid.
M. j. Moore and husband to
j. E. Moore, on so acres; Centre
vile district; consideration, $12;
paid.
NJ. j. Moore and husband to
James E. Moore, on so acres;
Meade district; consideration,
$3.50; paid.
S. A. Galloway ct al. to p. S.
Smith. on 81 acres; Meade and
Union districts; consideration, ST.,
etc.; paid.
Emerett Smith and husband to
J. W. Swan and A. j. Jemison,
on 361a acres; Meade district;
consideration, 81, etc.; paid.
J. r. Smith and wife to j. w.
Swan and A. J. Jemison, Oh %
acres; Meade district; considera-
ton, 81, etc.; paid.
A. J. Jemison and J. W. Swan
to j. M. McCoach, trustee; two
leasehold estates, j. Y. Smith and
wife, % acres; consideration,
$500; paid.
Emma D. Kenney and j. j.
Kenney to D. f. Curran and Mrs.
Marie Nenno and has. j. NennO
70 Emma D. Kenny, 1872 part lease
80 acres Meade district.
Martha J. Moore and husband
to A. J. Jemison, on SO acres;
Meade district; consideration, 81,
etc.
Rose f. Moore and James f.
Moore to A. J. Jemison, on 8
acres: Meade district; considera-
ton, 81, etc.
Carrie z. Freeland and husband
to A. j. Jemison, on 81 acres;
Meade district; consideration, 81,
etc: paid.
Carrie z Freeland ct al. to A. j.
Jemison, on 261a acres; Meade
district; consideration, 81; paid.
c.. P. Tustin ct al. to A. j.
Jemison, on So acres; Meade dis
trict; consideration, 81; paid.
Sarah NJ. Stearns and husband
to A. j. Jemison, on A acres
Meade district; consideration, 81 ;
paid.
G.. P. Tustin - ct al. to A. j.
Jemison, on II acres; Meade dis
trict; consideration, 81; paid.
Sarah M. Stems and husband
to A. j. Jemison, on l acre;
Meade district; consideration, 81
paid.
Isaiah Birch. and wife to James
Turner, on 2 acres; Meade dis
trict; consideration, 81; paid.
Deeds.
Jerome S. Carpenter to O. W. O.
Hardman, trustee, for 62 acres
Centreville district; consideration,
5000; paid.
Oxford Oil company to j. E.
Greene, for interest on A. G.
Bridgeman farm of $50 acres;
Ellsworth district; consideration,
$4,000; paid.
j. E. w. Greene to George G.
Best, interest in leasehold on A.
G. Bridgeman farm of 80 acres;
Ellsworth district; consideration,
ST.; paid.
j. G.. Prichard, trustee, to
Kenna B. Smith, for Lot 7, block
z, Westchester addition to town
of Middlebourne; consideration,
$13, etc.; paid.
Sexton Machine company to j.
Df % fn
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-04

Fully onehird of your life spent in bed. To enjoy life
one should have good Portable bed that when you
in the morning you will feel refreshed and benefited by
your night rest.
We guarantee perfect when line of mattresses and
springs are used We sell and recommend Buerdecks Fa
nous Mattresses know they perfectly sanitary
and the best the market
We have Is different kinds of springs and believe we
can fill your at less money than elsewhere
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12

No voter has any doubt OF what n
republican administration will do with
respect to the maintenance Of protec-
tion and sound money. the extension
OF internal improvements. the upbuiij-
ing OF and prosperity Of all lines Of
industry at home. the enforcement Of
the Monroe doctrine throughout this
hemisphere and the conservation Of
u national prestige abroad. A read
Ing Of the democratic platform will.
on the other hand, disclose such vague
declarations and promises on all these
points as will leave the reader utter
ly nj a loss to- understand what IL the
promise Of tho party or what could bo
expected II Il were intrusted with the
sovernment.-Sau Francisco Call.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
CONTEMPLATE sTRAopLE.
Selection Of Tsggart for Chairman an
Indication That Democrats
Cannot Win Out.

Grave problems faced the democratic
national committee when II met IN New
York 10 elect its officers. With German
o~bstlna,ely refusing TO accept the chair
manshIp. Targart appeared 10 be tho
only alternative. and yet he WA unac
ccp,ablc and almost rrpulslyo TO east
orn sentiment Nothing but the fact that
both Parker aud Davis were eastern
men caused Thomas Tarrart, OF Indiana.
To be elected by reclamation chairman
OF tho national committee,
The Chicago Chronicle observes that
one trouble often leads 10 another. and
the committee undertook 10 ~counteract
the evil effect Of Mr.. Taesart's election
by the taeit agreement that william y.
shcchan. Of New York. should be chair
mA Of the executive committee. Tho
result was one of those straddlcs for
which the democratic party u famous.
aud tho example for which was set by
the 81 Louis CONVENTION when II adopted
a estorn platform and then proceeded
20 nominate an eastern ticket.
Worse than tho Straddle, even, II the
consplcuously low standing ~ these ON
cers. II the committee, tho party and
tho election prospects are 10 be judged
by these officers what are We to expect
when the nantes Of william II. Bar-
mum. Abram s.. Hewitt. Daniel Man
ning, william c. whitney and W y,
Hafrlty fall on the shoulders Of men like
Thomas Taegnrt and william y. shec-
han'
II Is no wonder that II II reported
that many Of the members OF the com
mittec looked ms II they realized that
the democrats were beaten already.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12

Speaker Cannon says Natisn Has Hsa-
. 70 - rreuA u ~ 1s-
publican Party.

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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
TRUTHS TERsELY TOLD.

rySomo OF the democrats are revel-
Ing In suggestions that many repub-
licans Will rally TO the support OF their
candidate, There Is no limit TO tho
imaginative privileges enjoyed by the
campaign theorist. Washington Star.
UJudee Parker thinks he can de-
pend on nearly all Of his party friends,
but what he desires most IL To hear
Of n few new ones who might help
him to pluck the rose OF certain sue.
cess from the rettle Of assured defeat.
-Baltl more American.
UThe republican party asks for a
continuance In power because Of what
II has done; the democratic party
seeks power on plea that II has re-
canted It's errors. The republican par
~ goes into the campaign proud Of Its
past: the democratic party seeks T.
hide Its record. The republican cam
paign cry IL: Remember" the dem
ocratic; Forget. "-CincitinAN rmsa-
Star.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
The states In which the democrat
claim u chance to win are:



The republicans, therefore, start 10
with alg assured votes, against i5i for
the democrats. The republicans have,
therefore, only 90 votes To get out Of the
alleged doubtful states, where tho
democrats must get IS.
Consequently. says the National Trlb-
uno. the republicans could afford to lose
New York. and win by carrying two or
morc'of the states placed In the doubtfui
column. Wisconsin and West Virginia
would Just give It to them. or New Jer-
sey and Maryland.
on the other hand. II the democrats
carry New York they will stlll be lack
ing ~ votes to make up their necessary
81 additional once. and will have to
carry. not only Maryland. but substan-
TALLY all Of the other states to get the
required number,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
The Gentle Voice.

We all have our trials at tho
telephone, but we do not usually
hear "central's' opinion of us. a
San Francisco lawyer, who had
been trying for ten minutes or
more without success TO get the
number he asked for, ut last gave
vent TO his annoyance In very
strong language. Ills wife, who
was standing near, said pcrsua.
sjvely: Let me try. dear" Then
in n gentle voice she called:
Hello, Central" Her husband
distinctly heard central" an.
swer promptly; ''Just a moment,
madam. There is a crazy man on
the line. Let me settle him first
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12

Mrs. Delnncey--Men are so apt
to Jump at conclusions. Last
night my husband acted awfully
because he imagined he had
stepped on a tack.
Mrs. Mackenzie-What was II.
"Only hatpin."-WOman's
ifome Companion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
THE GHOSTS LEGACY

II you had seen the ghost In
u~ucstion a month before he de-
parted this mortal life, You would
not have thought there was much
OF the spectral about him. For he
was n good looking, well made,
dark, curly haired sort Of a man;
lively. CHEEKY and jocund, and. al
though u demon to work. one who
knew how to enjoy himself thor
oughly, which enjoyment he al
ways took In the company Of the
single creature In this world be-
loved, namely. his wife.
"Only," Clara Weaver used to
say to her husband, with reference
10 that work. II can't understand
why you should slave so hard all
the morning and also NJ night, shut
up In that study In the roof.
Where does all the work 90 ia
when II II done? That's what
want 10 now
'"Wherc do the legs Of mutton
come from that we eat? Where do
your pretty gowns come from that
you pick mp ut the sales, and my
tobacco, and other things, cb?
Five hundred n year isn't made
by lying In bed"
"Why won't yon ever let me SCI,
some Of those articles you write
for the papers at three guineas n
column Why won't You point
them out to me? should be- 81
proud Ia read them
I'm n failure. Hut YOU see tho
legs of mutton. and eat some oi
them, too, and you wear the gowns
and ! take you everywhere 20,
want tn go. aud ! love you. Ism
that cnough?'
~ failure? You. When yor
can make t500 u wear. And youl
novel, 'Pomcgranntc Kisses
That wasn't a failure, though mos
OF the reviews said il was"
Never mind 'Pomegranat'
Kisses" Charlie replied. thougl
his face darkcned rs he spoke. :"
shan't try any more novels of tina
sort"
you should. II was n shame
mean what those old women, o
young boys. said. believe the.
were all jealous OF yau. Ivan Me-
ton wasn't. though"
"Ivan Melton IL the popula
novelist Of the day" Charlie re-
piled. with n queer kind Of grin o.
his half avertcd face. "llc conl,
afford TO he magnanlmous. An
he's u reviewer, and m editor, an
publishers reader, and n bit OF
dramatist, too, and he has 80
heaps OF influential friends in til
literary world. He wouldn
abuse a poor devil like me. max
5000 n year, and he makes tho'
sands. He's n great man, is Ivan,
sad again Charlie 9ripncd.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12


thus, Ivan Melton had got up iato
the phneton, and wps driving back
to town ms fast No the grays could
take him. A. he did 80 he nut.
tered to himself: ats all right.
Not a line Of manuscript In exist.
cnce. I took care Of that, and
typcscript tells no tales. Only
what the deuce IL TO become Of me
II he pops OF! shall never find
another one like him 10 take HE
place."
Poor Charlie did "pop of" In the
middle Of a night without disturb.
ing any one; and when, six months
later, Clara returned to town from
her mothers, and began to dis.
mantle the house, the recollection
Of the hair covered trunk occurred
TO her. Upon which she went up
to the study, and proceeded to
open II.
When she had done 90 she
started back as II an adder had
sprung at her. For in front Of, or
below, her. were six enormous
heaps Of tied.up manuscript In her
late husbands handwriting, and
each heap bore on It's front page the
title OF ono Of Ivan Melton's nov.
els, from his first one, "Bid Me
Good by and Co." down to his last,
"A M0narch's Bride"
"My God" Clara exclaimed
what does Il mcan?"
Then she picked out Of the top
heap n letter addressed TO her,
and opened il, and rad rs follows:
Darling: ! have been Ivan
Mclton's ghost for years. have
written all his novels. lie gave
me e. b. per thou m We say,
and got fl0 los, and the kudos. 1
sent them to him chapter by chap.
ter; he had them typed in the coun.
try under his own name, and then
burnt my Ms. but, In spite Of the
labor, which turned every thou.
sand words into 1000. I made a
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12

Judge Parker will undoubtedly carry
the whole solid south. and gain nine
votes over Bryan. They will give him
isi certain votes. This will require him
to get IS votes more In order to be elect
ed. The problem IL where will he get
them. The states the republicans feel
absolutely confident Of getting are as fol-
taWas
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12

~ sVOAs " Iuc ~ u YOU WereI
trying to be "a bit " a dramatist,
too,'" Clara remarked, as she bent
over her husbands shoulder and
GLANCED ut the manuscript sheets
beneath his hand. THAT looks
more like conversations than q
leading article on the German
abuse Of England, which you say
II ordered by a paper"
at isn't u play, though" Char.
lie replied, as he covered the
words up with the blotting paper,
am just jotting down a few Of
the choice expressions Of our leu.
tonic friends about u.s."
A week or 10 after this little
conversation poor Charlie fell III.
lie had long suffered from a queer
pain In his left side, and another
under his heart, and his lips got
more Of a blush tingc than usual,
when one day he swooned, and,
when he came to himself he found
the local doctor standing over
him. And not only standing over
him, but looking precious grave.
"Palpitation Of the heart" this
gentleman said, though he didn't
say II very encouragingly. keep
quiet In bed a day or two, and
you'll soon be- all right. I'll come
In again tonight and q YOU"
"Clara," Charlie said, Il fancy !
am wors than that chapsays, and
that I'm going"
ooh, Charlie, don't-don't! Oh!
what shall ] do?"
Listen to me, darling, and
don't get frightened. want to
see Ivan Melton at once. And
I've got something TO tell You.
You know the old hair.covered
trunk In my studythat belonged to
my aunty Yes? All right. Well,
II go. therc's-there's-a for.
tune In that trunk for you, " you
only know how 10 use H."
"You are breaking my heart.
You go. You. The best, the
sweetest husband on EARTH"
God bless you for, saying 30.
Never mind. Open the trunk II ]
20. look at the contents and read
the letter ! have left on top, and
and YOU will find IN annuity
for life"
Poor Clara! As her husband
spoke thus she thought Il must be
his brain and not his heart TINT
was wrong; but when he was gone
she found out that II was she who
was wrong.
Before he "wcnt," however,
Ivan Melton came 10 g him, and
quickly, too. in answer to the sum
mons. Ivan Melton, frock coated
rose buttonholcd. driving n pair OF
grays In II phaeton, prosperous and
namboyant. Ivan Melton, ex
claimed. MY dear old chap,""M,
dear old Charlie after having
been shown into the room. Then
after all due inquiries had been
made Ms TO dear old Charities
chances Of future existence, &c
companicd by many "Dears
dcars," "Don't say that, old chap
IL can't believe IT," etc, the pros
porous one said: Il don't know
whatever | shall do without you
"You'n be- all right. You'll find
plenty like me-. Every one has his
master: lucky II he never meets
him. You might help Clara If yor
feel like IL. Ehy'
lizard times, old chap. Yes
even for me; Ms you say. Terrible
expenses I'm put TO. You can
, keep right with the people II yo'
don't cocker them ap-pon m!
word YOU can't. All the same
!. trust in me. by the way, there
, something due to you, isn't thcreY
"a hundred and thirty'thre'
/ pounds
"Phew! that's n lot! Pc got
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-12
rRrFLIs.

-
!, Az ,rime.
p,r.h M .,'s,
anu low hnu uesin'
Nnu ~ . s,riie
ina,s sca''ct'u
pe'"ocn ano .n,ous"
me uays anu h'sh"
VI me "ho ,O"'
Birth u a tfino;
sus, 'hs start
'ou, on r'sse,
10 play the part
Tnats ioreorusihea
we've com. 70 p'hy'
n papc 'rinc
AnywnJ
AND nfes a trine
All the way.
The blo"m.clnh nsihs
ana heishts OF may
December gsies,
hidsummer Slows
The, re onlt tribes
III you ehoose'
A.s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
CUSSACKS ACTIVE.
Kuropatkin Reports Attack
Near Khouandi.
THREE JAPANESE VESSELS SUNK
Chefu Report Says Japs Have Re-
tired From Three Forts which
They Had Captured at
Port Arthur,

LONDON, Sept. 29.-In n dispatch
from Mukden General Kuropatkin re-
ports that Cornet Mikheiff. with a de-
tachment of Ural Cossacks, attacked
the Japanese bivouacked at Khouandi,
causing a great panic.
The same day the Orenburg Cossacks
laid an ambush for half a squadron of
Japanese cavalry. who returned their
fire, but soon retired, having suffered
considerable loss and leaving several
dead on the field.
General Kuropatkin is silent on the
subject of the Japanese fianking move
ments east and west of Mukden, from
which the st. Petersburg war Office
concludes that Field Marshal Oyama
has not yet begun to press his advance
from Sanchan or up the Lao river val
ley.
A dispatch from Vladivostok says
that. according to reports from Port
Arthur, two japanese torpedo boats
and a japanese steamer have been
sunk by mines near Port Arthur dur
ing the last few DAYS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
CROWDED SCHOOL ROOMS.

Local school authorities should not
allow 1903 pupils in any one room. Not
only is 1t asking entirely too much Of
the tsscher toglook after and manage
such n number, but il is a hindrance
to thosg-who could be properly taught
if nc mdrb than the av erage number
of pupils were in attendance If it
want necessary to open and shut
the door, 1t is possible two Or three
more children might be crowded into
the apartment. No consideration for
tho teachers at all?
They nre hired by the city at a very
low snlary to take charge of n room.
A room accommodates about forty
eight or fifty pupils. II is decidedly
unfair, then, to crowd in from
seventy five to one hundred scholars.
not to mention 1903. OF course, if the
teachers object to thus being imposed
upon they can resign, but they do not
accept the position to resign. They
want to teach school and are willing
to do what is required of them, that
ID within reason, but there is a limit
The attention of the Board of Health
is called to this condition in the local
schools, No. 2 particularly, where, in
one room, 1903 small children are
crowded. In the winter, with every
thing closed. to keep out the cold, ii
cannou help but be unhealthy. A 70
spectacle man would not crowd hi
cattle in such a manne as that.
There iA,every chance to breed and
spread Disease. Some action should
be taken, if the school authorities
will not net reasonable. 1t is to be
deplored that all the children OF
school age cannot be accommodated,
but if there is not room. it is mol
helping any to crowd the pupils the
wny it is being done in this city today,
In All effort to have 1903 children learr
something the forty eight Or fifty
scholars who could be taught, are de
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29


A Japanese cruiser of the Niltaka
type, it is added, was badly damaged.
A Chefu report says that the Japa-
nese losses in the last assault on Port
Arthur, which began Sept. 10, We're
1900.
The japanese were unable to remain
in the three supplementary forts which
they captured, and they retired at 4
O'clock on the afternoon of Sept. &c
after enduring several days of tremen-
dous firing from the inner forts.
The most severe attacks were made
on the supplementary forts of the Itz
and Anshu mountain forts. The Rus
slams had undermined the ground. and
several hundred Japanese were blown
up. Reports from the Miaotao islands
mention a terrific report which shook
the houses there.
The Russian ships. 1t is reported,
took no part in the battle. The Rus
slams are now building a new fort on
1iaoti p~romontory.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that
the situation at Port Arthur is not re-
assuring. The blockade at last seems
to be effective.
Admiral Togo's ships are arresting
all the junks which try to enter the
harbor and are sending them to Port
Dalny. 1t is feared that this complete
isolation may react on the spirits Of
the garrison.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

It's folly 10. suffer from that horrible
plague of the night, itching piles. DVan's
Ointment cur $, quickly and permanently
At auy drng store, so cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

One Of natures remedies; cannot harm
the weakest constitution lever fails t"
cure summer complaints of Young ar Oh.
DR.. Fowler's Extract OF Wild Straw terry
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29

When doctors fail, try Bur1ock Bloc
Bitters. Cures dyspepsia constipation
i~nvigorates the whole system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-29
More Truth Than POETRY.

The worlds a stage, and petty thieves
enact a dangerous part, while those who
rob us largely are masters of the. art.
henroost OF a hen, but robbing' baYl.s'o of
millions make of thieves gentlemen
Cincinnati Enquirer.