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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-16
Middfeb0urne.
County Court

County Court
County Court convened Yesterday
In adjourned session. The court
heard the evidence Ia the matter OF
the Chester OH & Gas company up
on petition to be exonerated from
payment OF taxes for 1903. upon an
erroneous assessment, but did not
pass upon the matter. The re-
mainder of the session was taken
up with routine business, such as
allowing bills &c. The court will
probably appoint Silas Richmond
superintendent of the county In
Urinary and pay him So an inmate
for boarding and taking care Of
them together with free rent
Of the poor farm. Under the
management OF the present court
there has been marked improve
ment In the manner of taking care
of and condition of the poor at the
county irArmary and the court pro-
poses to have the conditions furth-
er improved The court has been
censured by certain persons 10 the
matter of the poor bat most of the
censuIe came from persons having
S personal grievance with the court
and because the court began to run
the county affairs on a business
plan and they had to pay up what
vas due the county from them.
The full court Is present, il Riggs
president and J. B. Gorrell and
Ralph Sweeney, commissioners.
The session will adjourn tomorrow
at noon.
The Sick
Ernie S-ar, the 10 year old son
of Mr.. and Mr. J W.Swan Is down
with bao attack of pneumonia and
not much better at this date.
William Debolt Is confined to bis
home on Long Alley with grip, and
Is some better today.
Miss Anna B. Evans Is sick at
the home of Clerk ], w. Duty, and
is unable to perform her duties as
deputy clerk this week.
Anna the young daughter of G
w. Smittle Is confined to her home
with grip and bronchial trouble
this week.
Earle, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. McCay, Is better
from an attack of rheumatism of
which he has been ff1lcted for sew.
eral weeks.
Miss Mae B. Rymer Is confined
to her home on Main street, with
grip and other complications incl
dent to that disease.
Mrs. J. W. McCay Is sick at her
home on Dodd street, but Is better
today.
T. ]. Keller Is confined to his
home on Pleasant ridge with stom
ach trouble and Is very sick at this
date.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Henderson, a 10 pound Democratic
boy. Joseph has come down once
more 10 the business cares of life
and all, mother, baby and father
are doing well.
The II months old child OF Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Fulmer, of San
dusky died of blood poison, Friday
evening. The child took sick with
an abscess of the thigh Monday and
Friday the parents brought 1t down
to DR.. Campbeli's Office and DIR.
assisted by Dr.. Reppard
performed an operation on the LIMB,
taking a quart of pus fron the alb
scess- The operation came too late.
and the child died In about two
hours afterward. The funeral took
place Sunday and the interment at
Lszear's chapel.
Mrs. Marion Jemison died this
morning at 5 CLOCK of heart fall.
ore and the effect of a fall on the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-16

Easter novelties at McCoys Book
Store
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

: 1t Ii marvellous how rapidly some
plants Will spread themselves over
wide stretches of land. The writer
was struck with the way in which the
yellow chariock took possession Of the
line when the Neon Valley railway
was being made. The very next spring
after the embankn1ents; were thrown
up their sides were clothed with this
rampant and conspicuous crucifer. A
line OF yellow across the country mark
ed In many places the course Of the
railway: Poppies. too. for some un-
known reason, will occasionally appear
In strange and wonderful profusion
The striking instance related by Lord
Macaulay. may be quoted by way of
illustration. After the battle Of Lam
den the ground, he tells US, during
many months was strewn with skulls
and b@Pes Of men and horses and with
fragments Of hats and shoes, saddles
and holsters The next summer the
soil, fertilized by 10000 corpses, broke
forth into millions. of peoples. The
traveller who, on the road from st,
Iron to TirlemOnt, saw that vast sheet
Of rich scarlet spreading from Landen
to NeerwiRder could hardly help fancy
Ing that the fguratixe prediction OF, the
Hebrew prophet was literally accom-
the earth was disclosing
her blood and refusing to cover the
autobiography Magazine
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
VuLCANo's VOLCANO.
A Natural weather Prophet and In
Rallible at That.

A Natural weather Prophet and In-
fallible at That.
. As a natural weather prophet. and in
fallibie at that. the, volcano on the is
land of Fulcano.. twelve miles north of
Sicily. in the Mediterr, mean, is be-
lieved to hold the record. Tie fol-
lowing is from an account of a dinner
given by the uGeographical Council
Club of England In 1893: Captain
Wharton, the. photographer to the. ad7
miralty. told how he had once an
chored In very deep water on tie east
side of Vulcano, the southernmost Of
the I.ipari isles, but that he had kept
mp steam with the intention of being
of Immediately il the wind changed to
the east. He mentioned this to an
Englishman who lived on the island
and was. in charge of some borax
works. But said the man, there is
not the rcmotest chance of the wind
going around to the east without full
warming. What warningY asked the
other. oh was the rejeinder. the
volcano always warns US! The vol
canOr said Wharton. Yes, the vol
cane. A~"fumarene" always emits u
whistling sound, before the east wind
begins to blow Shortly after this
Wharton was looking at Strabo and,
to his astonishment, found that that
writer mentions the fact. The Eng
.lishaaan had never heard of Strabo In
his life. Strabo died as an old man
about % A D., so that this excellent
fumarone' must have Leen giving its
warnings well nigh 1000 years at
least" 80 lt
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
AN ODD CHARACTER,

The queer Freaks of an English
Poet and Clergyman.
Robert Steven Hawker, poet and
vicar of NOrwenstow. England. WIS an
eccentric person. In his younger days
he used to daub the village physicians
horse with stripes of paint until the
animal looked like a zebra and then
summon the physician hastily to an
urgent case miles away in the country.
Two elderly W omen whom he disliked
he is said to have driven out of the
town by sending all the undertakers i'll
Plymouth to measure them for their
collins.
His marriage. too. was out of the Or
binary. 1t happened while he was at
Oxford. His father told him that he
could not afford to keep him there any
longer. Hawker at once set out to the
home of his godmother, Miss Charlotte
Fans, twenty-one years his senior and
the possessor of an annuity of $1,000.
He is said to have run from STATION
to Bude, arriving hot and blown" and
proposed to her. She accepted him.
He returned to Oxford married man
and won a fellowship. The marriage
was a happy one.
When his wife died Hawker wore at
her funeral pink hat without brim.
But this was in no disresEect to her
memory. 1t so happened that it was
his usual headgear at that time.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

Many explanations. have. been given
as to the sobriquet "Old Hickory" as
applied to AnGrew Jackson. There Is
an older explanation than that sue-
gested by james Parton in his life OF
the title was evolved
from progressive, adjectiyes, starting
with though" as applied to bis endur-
ance as walker. In the early days of
Tennessee's statehood Jackson, then q
major general of volunteers. raised
body of troops to put down formida-
BILE rising OF the Greek Indians. Dur
ing the campaign there was much suf-
fering from lack of food, and 1t Is re-
lated that Jackson received his popu-
lar sobriquet Of "Old Hickory" from
his subsisting on hickory nuts. with
the purpose of inspiring his men with
renewed fortitude by his example. the
title also being fitting one for the
slough" peculiarities Of his tempera-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

Look around during your next ex-
ploratioA~Of Chinatown" says close
observer, .'-and see IL you can find any
Chinaman with a gray cue. l have
seen gray haired Cinnamon all right
and one or two with fuzz on their
faces which might by courtesy be
called be5rds, but gray cue never. A
good deal Of the average cue Ia all
make believe anyway, several inches
OF the end of It being composed Of
black braid. 73aa a s4 U@
II have always suspected that there
was more or less false hair about it,
too; but that 10 of course matter that
cannot be determined by casual inspec-
ton. Such Cinnamon as l have seen
with gray hair have had, black cues.
1t may be. ihowever.uthat the ends Of
the cue: instead !. of being false, are
dyed" Philadelphia Record. sass
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
M0sart Relics.

The small and old fashioned Mozart
house is In the middle of Salzburg. 1t
is with a feeling of respect, visitor to
the spot says, that one climbs the three
flights of stairs and enters the room
where Mozart was born. All the an
Gent pictures, the two old pianos ami
many relics belonging to the composer
take one back hundred years. The
only Earring note in this harmonious
association of memories is that Mo-
zart's skull is In glass case in the
center of the room, all that remains of
him, since no one coulI ever distin-
guish his body In the mass of remains
In the common paupers' grave wherein
he was buried in Vienna. - London
Globe. ..s... . ss 81. .....
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
The missioner. raise Tooth.

A well known Church Of England
missionary AMONG the aborigines of
Queensland, Australia, gained great in
fuence over certain tribe in a very
peculiar manner. This tribe had the
queer custom of having the front tooth
of the upper jaw knocked out. The
missionary by accident had lost this
same tooth and replaced it by false
one. When he got talking with the
aborigines. he would pull it out, point
to the hollow place and say, Me.
brother, belong to your In this way
he gained the complete confidence of
the tribe, converted every member OF
1t to Christianity and introduced rs
much civilization as they were capable
Of aSsimila ting ..
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09


Water is very low in the streams,
and the mills are slowing in con-
sequence.
The store of +. J. Chandler was en-
tered OH Saturday night, and about
$S5 worth Of gents underwear and
cutlery taken.
John Brown and J. @. Cleaveland
have opened a -four and grain store
in Browns new building, next west
of Dimock Bros. new market.
At the annual meeting of Torrent
Engine Go. Monday evening the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Fore
man, Cyrus Banford; first assistant,
George g. Parkess; second assistant,
VIM. M Crawford; secretary and
treasurer, Alvarado Howard; assist
ant secretary, James Mclaughlin
steward, Anthony Adams; assistant
steward, Jerry Gallivan; executive
committee, VIM. NJ. Crawford, VIM.
H. Cooley, VIM. d. HeaId, s. w.
Page, O. j. Holmes; leading hose
men, VIM. Potter, Warren Butler.
VIM. r. Small, +. w. Preston, AL.
bert Parkess, Daniel Mullin, Jerry
Gallivan, Marshal Bolieau; suction
hosemen, o. W. Sanford, VIM. A.
Comins, J. 8. Stanton, George Eaton
bagmen, 8. w. Page, w. A. Smith.
@. J. Holmes, A. X. Morse.
Torrent Engine Co. had . parade
and trial of engine last Saturday, the
company appearing in uniform, head.
ed by the Stafford Cornet Band. In
the evening the band and company
had a supper at the Springs House, in
which they were joined by several
citizens of the place. Friend Dor.
man had prepared a very toothsomt
repast. Supper over brief speeches
were made by Esq. Dawson, and Revs.
Messrs. James and Painter. and Georgs
M. Ives, ESQ The speakers were al
complimentary to the fire company
and to the band. Reference wa.
made to the evident permanence Of
the company, and the substantial ma
terial of which it was composed. Mr..
Ives claimed to be the Oldest member
of the Stafford fire department. pres
emit, having aided to secure a charter
fer the first company organized here
in 1910. He spoke of one instance
in which a former company, with ap
paraEus less effective than that of the
present one, had saved SIS, 900 Of
property from destruction. Also OF
an instance where g. W. Pages bloch
ON East Main and South streets had
been saved. A letter was received
from Rev. p. p. Shehan, in which b,
regretted his inability to be present
but enclosed q check for 80 to en-
rich the company's treasury in lier
of his appearance.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
INDIA INK.
The Way the Kind Used In China
and Japan Is Made.

The Way the Kind Used I'm China
and Japan Is Made.
India ink, much used in China and
Japan for writing with small brushes
ON soft paper and made extensively in
China since $50 b. c., consists of
mixture of carbon and gum. with the
addition of a little. musk or BOrneo
camphor to give it, the characteristic
odOr. The preparation of this simple
ink is by no means easy, for if the ma
terials are not of the best quality aud
If the carbon is not as finely divided
as possible an inferior ink will be the
result. After the carbon and gum have
been mixed the product has to be slow
ly and carefully dried. The high polish
is said to be produced with tree wax
Europeans have produced ink equal
If not superior to the genuine Chinese
article. The reason why the manufac
ture has remained chiefly in eastern
hands is an interesting one. The bust
ness instinct of the European maker
prompts him to seize any opportunity
of substituting cheaper raw materials
and so lowering the quality of his ink,
while the tendency of the Chinaman is
to work on In the same groove, and in
this case his hidebound conservatism
Ia pr0fitable.--London Mail
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
4Aelrs or rHE ANT
The sleeping, the Waking and tine
Toilet Before work.

Toilet Before work.
During sleep the ants body Is quite
stiii. Occasionally may lie noted 4 reg
ular lifting up and setting dewil Of the
fore feet, one leg after another, with
almost rhythmic motion. The antennae
also have q gentle, quivering, uppar-
emily involuntary movement, almost
like breathing. The soundness of slum-
Der was Frequently proved by applying
the feather end of quill. The feather
tip 10 lightly drawn along the back,
stroking with the FUR There is no
motion. Again and again this action Is
repeated, the stroke being made grad
ually heavier Still there is no clilnge.
The strokes are directed upon the head,
with the same result. Then the feltll-
er is apple to the neck with waving
motion intended to tickle it. The ant
remains motionless. Finally the sleep
er is aroused by sharp touch df the
quill. She stretches out her head, then
her legs, which she shakes also; steps
nearer toathe light, yawns and begins
to comb her antennae and brush her
head and mouth. Then she chambers
over her sleeping comrades. dives into
an open gangway, and saon has said
Good morning" to another tour of
duty. Be 1t well noted however that
her fellows always do not only rested,
but with her person perfectly clean!--
III. C. McCook in Harper's Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
The Value OF a Name.

Nelson, a thriving little English town,
is living instance of the value of
name. Not long after the battle of
Trafalgar some tinker. tailor or other
person established a tiny wayside inn
and called it after the naval hero.
There was nobody on the spot from
whom to expect custom. but the road
led to and from populous districts
Travellers stopped at the PLACE, and
presently a cottage or two began to
rise, then more of them, and the name
of the public house answered for the
whole That. was the nucleus of the
present town. Now 10000 people live
around the, site which the old inn
Keeper chose and called after the name
of his hero.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
Tooa. Him For a SherifY.

In his youns G.:ys. when the late
John Coleman was an architects as
sistant, but already had aspirations to-
ward the drama, he obtained through
a chance business connection an intro
duction to Charles Mathews. Before
the interview little incident took place
which throws IL striking light upon
the public fayorite's precarious posi-
ton. Mathews had just handed his
wife from her carriage and was enter
ing the Haymarket when the young
man came up. His back was turned
to me; SO. approaching timidly, 1
touched him upon the arm" says Cole
man in telling of the incident Turn
ing round like a shot, he inquired, AT
whose SuitY" $3.50 q. F
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
Passing Counterfeit..

JOhnny-Say. papa. passing counter
felt money is unlawful, isn't it? Papa
Yes. ] ohnny-- Well, papa, if man
was walking along the street and saw
q ten dollar counterfeit bill upon the
sidewalk and did not pick it up
wouldn't he be guilty of passing coun-
sterfeit money and couldn't he be ar
rested and put in Jail? Papa-More
likely the lunatic asylum. Now you
may go to bed, my Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune. $50.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
Ilisastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for pnany q
railway wreck, and the same causes are
making human wrecks OF sufferers from
Throat and Lung troubles. But since
the advent OF DR.. Kings New Discovery
for CONSUMPTION, Coughs and Colds, even
the worst cases can be- cured, and hope
lesg resignation is no longer necessary.
Mrs. Lois CraRg OF Dorchester, Mass. ls
one of many whose life was saved by DIR.
Kings New Discovery. This great rem
edy IL guaranteed for all Throat and Lung
diseases by A. C. Ration, Druggist. Price
soc and 81. Trial bottles free
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
A s.aal B4y y. Invent.on.

Sir Hiram Maxim tbeean to invent,al-
most as soon as he.could lisp. When
but small! boy he'invented sort of
sextant made of wood, with sights, a
piece of thread with a bullet at the
end, and an indicator for the. thread
to swing along. On a dark night he
took his instrument outside, and while
he sighted it to theJnorth star his lit
tie sister read the indicator. Forty
five, Hiram" she called out. This
meant they We're living in 40 degrees
north latitude The observation proved
to he perfectly :lo rrate.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

TIMELY AND VALUABLE SUGGEST ms =
Many people, especially women who lead
closely confined domestic lives, suffer
from what In general terms is called
nervousness. Among all forms Of treat
ment rome has even approached IN suc-
cess the Intelligent use of D.. Da,i Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy. Of Rondoui, N.
Y, whici, promotes an easy and natural
action Of the digestive organs and I'M
parts tone to the nervous system. 4
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

Australia produces those lowest Of
the quadrupeds. the duck billed water
mole and the echidna, or Australian
'porcupine ant eater. They. along with
the kangaroOs, may be described N
the groundlings Of the mammalian
family, for in respect OF their struc-
ture they are of a much lower grade
than, say, u dog or a eat. This inferi-
Ority is seen not only In the brain, but
I'm many other details Of their bodily
anatomy.
In geological circles the prevalent
opinion Is that this mole is a link be-
tween birds on the one hand and mann
mails ON the other. These lowest"
Quadrupeds lay eggs like birds. the
young being subsequently hatched
from the eggs. whereas I'm the kanga-
r0Os and all higher mammals the
young are born alive and nourished by
means OF milk.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

some of the most anxious hours of a
mothers life are those when the little
ones of the household have the Group.
There Is no other medicine so effective In
this terrible malady as Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t Is household. favorite for
throat on lung troubles, and as It con-
iains no 'opiates or other polsons, 1t can
be safely given. Sold by E. X. Taft
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

MOTHERS PRAISE IT.-Mothers every
where praise One Minute Cough Cure for
the sufferirgs 1t has relieved and the liv 9
of their little ones 1t has saved. A GER
tain cure for coughs, Group and whooping
cough. A. L. Spanrord, Postmaster, of
Chester, Mich, says: sour little girl
was unconscious from strangulatiOn dur
ing sudden and terrible attack Of Group.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly relieved
and cured her. and cannot praise 1t too
highly" One Minute Cough Cure relieves
coughs, makes breathing easy, cuts out
phlegm, draws out Inflammation, and re-
moves every cause Of a cough and strain
on lungs. Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
THE PoWDER' WORKED.


AM-I1Eems8o@ Th@e Proved Tee Mach
OF q Success. aal
A.eertain inventor once hit upon the
happy device OF desiccating. eggs. He
turned dozens and dozens Of eggs into
powder that you might carry In a
pill box. All you had to do when you
wanted an 0melet or u scramble was to
drop a pinch OF the powder into water.
A teaspoonful, of the stun would swell
up to I'LL a quart tin, and half a cup
full would be enough for the meal OF a
company ON the march, Now, this In
ventor by fdilieent effort succeeded in
making himself known to o great man
in a European country, a man who
moves armies by the croOking of
finger, SO to speak The great man
was delighted with the desiccated egg
scheme, and "A box Of the. powder was
sent to him SO that he might try 1t on
the, array. . Fate, however decreed
that it should be tried on the dog. 1t
lay open on the great mans study Ia
BILE, and there the dog nosed 1t out.
He licked UP the powder, an amount of
it that forty conscientious hens could
net. replaces with q months hard la
Dor, and he liked the taste OF it. 81 1t
made him thirsty, however, and he
swallowed nearly a gallon Of water to
assuage that thirst. The powder i'm
mediately began to do what 1T was ex-
pected to do when water struck 1t,
and before, the eyes of, the great man
that unhappy dog swelled up and
swelled up till his seams gave way.
Just forward of the port beam he
sprang aIeak. This is perfectly true
story. The poor dog actually burst.
That particular invention has never
been recommended to the war office
Washington Post. =
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
A,Polrct maD's Testimopv.

J. N. Patterson, night policeman Of
Nashua, Ia, writes. Last winter had
q bad cold on my lungs and tried at least
a half dozen advertised cough medicines
and had treatment from two physicians
without getting any benefit. A friend
recommended Foley's Honey and Tar.
and two-thirds OF bottle cured me. /
consider 1t the greatest cough and lung
medicine in the world" Sold by e. K.
Tee
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
Method ID Her Madness.

Clarissa Why. you silly thing! What
are you putting your damp hands out
on the window sill for? You'll get
them all rough and red. Annabel-
Yes,I know. Rut Mr.~de Million thinks
that every woman ought to do all sorts
Of housewOrk, and I'm getting my
hands ready to show Off tonight.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

Terminated with an ugly cut on tn, Leg
of j. B. Orner, franklin Grove, Ill. IL
developed stubborn ulcer unyielding TO
doctors and remedies for four yesTs.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured. It's
just as good for Burns, Scalds, Skin
Eluptions and Piles. 25c at Eaton's Drug
Store.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09
Papa's Frankness.

What would you think if your
daughter were to elope?'
I'D think" replied the discouraged.
old man. that somebody had been
stringin' tie fellow concernin' the
amount of money I'm worth"-Ex-
change. .-...
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

"No." sail tie man who b. I'd recently
made his fourth pilgrimage to the mat
rimonial altar: II can't say that mar
rage is a failure
"Of course not, rejoined his bache-
Tor friend. with you 1t is, merely Q
habit Philadelp 6ia Inquirer
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-09

MOlly-What makes you SO naughty
when you meet George? Why don't
you make up with him? Polly-Be-
cause should have to demand an ex-
planation, and can't remember what
It is I'm supposed to be offended about.
Detroit Free Press