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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26
A Promising Oil Country.

The Creek, Usage and Cherokee
nations in indian Territory are
receiving wide recognition as a
oil country, and capital
and development have so far
brought handsome results. The
oil is of superior quality; the ter
ritory is reached directly by the
Frisco system, who issues free of
charge, booklet, giving full data
concerning the country and its
possibilities. Mailed to any ad-
dress upon request to Sidney Van
Dusen, FOG Park building, Pitts
burg, Pa. 1,tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26

This is the gladstone season
when the Noble Sons of Rest and
Ancient Order of Booze Holsters
are kept busy lodging the incon-
siderate men who persist in try
ing to hire them to work.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26

Insurance cannot prevent
FIRE, bat 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ensue without 1t.
It lets you down easy-srs..
tains you until You get anoth-
er foothold.
I represent a score of the
oldest and best FIRE insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. TIE probability Is that
they will not be so much lon
ger. Better take out suf6ci
ent insurance without delay.
AS every Company now
charges exactly the same rates
why not have your property
insured with a company that
Is we'll known In this City and
one you know has and will
pay all Its losses promptly!
sHere Is my list and everybody
knows that there are no better
companies on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26

Don't try to make other ride
your hobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
PART THIRD.
Casa Riego.
CHAPTER L


The strangeness and tremendousness OF
what was happening came over me very
strongly while, in a large chamber with
barred loopholes, 1 was throwing of the
rags in which 1 had entered this house.
The night had come already. and l was
putting on some of Carlos clothes by the
many flames Of candles burning in tall
bronze candelabrum, whose three legs ng-
ured the paws of lion.
Don Balthasar understood, was appr1s-
ed of my arrival. AS in a dream, follow
ed the old negro, who had returned to the
door of my room. We walked along the up
per gallery; his cane tapped before me on
the tesselated pavement; below, the water
splashed in the marble basins; glass IAN
thorns hung glimmering between the pill
lars and, in wrought silver frames. lighted
the broad white staircase. Under the inner
curve of the vaulted gateway a black
faced man on guard, with a bel-mouthed
gun, rose from a stool at our passing. |
thought / saw Castro's peaked hat and
large cloak fit in the gloom into which
fell the light from the small doorway of a
sort of guard room near the closed gate.
We continued along the arcade walk;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23

well. Juan. because you were honest and
young, of noble blood, good to look upon;
you had done me and my friend good serv-
ice, to your own peril, when my own cousin
had deserted me. And 1 loved you for the
sake of another l loved your sister. We
have proverb: "A man is always good to
the eye in which the sister hath found
favor"
looked at him in amazement. You
| loved Veronicar' / said. But Veronica
! is nothing at all. There was the Senorita."
He smiled YEARLY. "Ah. the Senorta
she is very well: a man could love her, too.
But we do not command love, my friend.
l interrupted him. Il want to know why
you brought me here? Why did you ask
me to come here when we were on board
the Thames?"
He answered sadly, "Ah, then, Because
| loved your sister, and you remind me al
ways of her But that is all over now
done with for good. I have to adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
There and Here.

l heard the robin piping in the barnyard maple
tree;
The bluebird from the meadow sends a gentle
melody;
Across the vale the rumble sounds of new electric
plows;
Anon there comes the lowing of the automatic
And here and there on every hand the motor
harrows ring
The dear and gladstone tidngs of the coming of
the spring. Newark News.
The lsnscape hides Its face beneath a foot or two
Of snow;
Across the lake the bleak east winds monoto-
nously blow:
: ne ice along the water front is thick from crib
to shore:
The thawing out of frozen pipes Is stilI daily
charp:
And with his deep. hoarse. raucous voice old
ray, winter ns. SAYS ss. $40 You ,pe net it,, =,
bono yeti Chicago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23

car Tag and nonshalant step. and shut
Don Carlos hiInsaalf had given me the
oagser she said rapidly.
Inc ran new Spen. a touch of the wind
aaannLns ner person, came family upon my
slieeA with suggestion Of delicate per-
| sne n noticed my confusion. and said, Let
Us Walk 10 Inc end.ssenor."
Inc Old man and the duenna had cards
in .heir hands snow. The intimate tone
heaven 81
"Ah.,' she said when we were out Of ear
shot. Il have the spirit of my house; but 1
am only wea1 girl We have taken this
resolution because of our hidalguidad, be-
cause you are Dur kinsman, because you
are Ensilsh Ay desmi! Would / had been
man. My father needs son In his great.
Carlos!" f9
Ihere was the catch of a sob in the shad.
oW OF the end gallery. We turned back,
and the undulation of her walk seemed to
throw me INTO a state of exaltation.
began.
The fan touched my arm The eyes of the
duenna glittered over the cards.
ms woman belongs to that man. too,'
muttered Seraphina. "And yet she used to
pe raiIh1ql-almost a mother. Misericor-
aia! senior. there Is no one In this I'M
happy place that he has not bought, cor
rupted, frightened or bent to his will-to
his madness of hate against England OF
our poor he has made rabble. The bishop
himself Is afraid.
senior my cousin" she said picturesque
~, he would, if he could, drop poison
into every spring of clear water in your
country. Smile Don Juan
Her repressed vehemence had held me
speilbound, and the slvery little burst of
laughter ending her fierce TRADE had the
6ewlldering erect of a crash on my mind.
The other two looked up from their cards.
pretend to laugh to deceive that
woman" she explained quickly 4 used
to love her,
1t seems as If nothing could restrain
the man, Seraphina's voice went on by
my side, neither fear nor gratitude. Senior,
my English cousin, he even dares aspire to
my person.
The game of cards was over.
Death rather" she let fall in a whisper
of calm resolution.
She dropped me a deep courtesy. Serv-
ants were ranging themselves In row.
holding upright before their black faces
wax lights in. tall silver candlesticks
Mexico / bowed profoundly, with in
dignaton on her behalf and horror in my
breast; and, turning away from me, she
sank low, bending her head to receive her
fathers blessing. The major-domo pre-
ceded the cortege. The two women moved
away with ample rustling of silk, and
with lights carried on each side of their
black, stiff figures. Before they had dis
appeared up the wide staircase Don Bal
thasar. who had stood perfectly motionless
with his old face over his snuff box, seemed
to wake up, and made in the air hasty
sign of the cross after his daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23

he very soon made up his mind how to act
and Carlos, fearing that worse might De-
fall me, had let him.
But when the young girl had helped me
to escape, Carlos, who understood fully the
very great risks ! ran In going to Havana
IN the sh.., that picked me up, had maae
,,ss of o'Briens own picaroons 70 save me
from him. That was the story.
Toward the end his breath came fast and
short; there wss a flush on his face; his
eyes gayed i:apioringly at me.
You with stay here, now, till die. and
them want you to protect he ieli
back on the pillows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23

the middle of the last century and to place
these ar the disposal of our minister
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13
BY HERMINIE TEMPLEToN.


no Offense al all says the king.
only were depriving Won
No depravity IN life" says Darby.
I have lashins and lavings 10 ate and
20 drink and nothing but fun an di-
varsiOn all day long. Out in the
wcrruld it was nothing but work and
throuble and sickness. disappointment
and care
"But Bridget and the chudher?" says
the king. giving him a sharp look out
Of half shut eyes.
oh as for that king" says Darby,
its aisier Tor a widow 10 get a nus
band or for orphans TO find father
than il is for them TO pick Up a sover-
eign a day"
The king looked mighty satisfied and
smoked for awhile without a word.
Would sou mind gOin out an evenin'
now and then. heipin the boys TO mind
the cows" he asked at last
Darby feared TO trust himself outside
in their company.
Well TN tell We how it is" replied
my brave Darby. ;'SOme of the neigh
bors might see me and spread the re-
port ON me that I'm with the fairies,
and that'd disgrace Bridget and the
childher" he says.
The king knocked the ashes from his
pipe.
You're a wise man. besides being the
hoight of good company" says he
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their hands and shouting Encourage
ment. The Ould king grew so excited
that he laid down the pipes, took up
his fiddle. came down from the throne.
and. standing feminist Darby. began
finer chime than the first.
The dancing lasted a whole hour. no
one speaking a word except to cry out,
Foot it. ye diyil"' ..Aisy. now; he's
threading on flowers" "HoOroO. hoo
roo hooray," Then the king stopped
and said:
Wen, that bates Banagher. and
Banagher bates the worruld. Who
arc you and how came you here2''
Then Darby up and tould the whole
story
When he had finished, the king
looked sayrious. I'm glad you came.
an I'm sorry you came" he says. II
we had put our charm on you outside
to bring you in you'd never die till the
ind Of the wOrruld, when we here must
all go TO he'll. But" he added quick
~. there's no use in worrying about
that now. Those willing to come with
US can't come al all, at all: and here
you are of your own free act and Will.
Howsomever, you're here, and ne
daren't let you go outside to tell 9TH
ers of what you have seen. ana so give
US a bad name abOut-about taking
things, you know. Wen make YOU as
comfortable as we can: and so you
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won't worry about Bridget and the
childher. III have a goold sovereign
left with them every day of their lives
But l wish we had comeither OF you.
he says, with sigh. for its aisy 10
see you're great company
That's how Darby OGill begin his
six months stay with the Good People
Not a thing was left undone 10 make
Darby contented and happy ,-iviller
people than the Good People H. never
met At first he couldn't get over
saying God save all mere" and God
save you kindly" and things like that,
which was like burning them with a
hot iron-
If it weren't for Maureen McGibBey,
Darby would be at Sleive-na- mon at
this hour. On a day when they two
were sitting alone together she says to
him:
DARBY. dear" says she. ''it isn't
right for a dacint man of family TO be
spending his days cavortin' and idlin'
and film the hours with sport and
nonsense"
Thrue for ye," mOaned Darby. and
my heart is just splittin' for sight
of Bridget an the childher.''
Il know well how you feel" says
Maureen. for I'd give the world to
say three words to Bob Broderick,
since We tell me that out of grief for
me he has never kept company with
any other girl till this day. But that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

Japan. with her 47000.000 population.
has 1902 62S pupils m her elementary
schools. or ninety-one IN every thou
sand. while Russia. with lSO000.0O0 pop
ulation has only 4l99.59i or thirty-two
In every thousand. writes Walter J.
Ballard. in the New York sun. Similar
disproportion I'm favor OF Japan applies
to secondary schools and universities
japan has 1852 postofiices. equal 20
ono pOstodice for each 400 people.
Russia has only 6.029. or one for each
u 500 people.
Japan bought OF " last yer S2i 900.
coo worth Of goods. while Russia was
our customer for only S17,000000.
Japan has n commercial marine Of
73A.413 tons. against Russia's 633.S22
tons. That is. 100.591 tons more for
S5000.0C0 less people.
Japan has about the same area as
Montana. with more than half as many
people as there are i'm the whole United
States.
japan raises sufficient agricultural
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IAN it's sorry / am you didn't take my
word, for then we would have YOU al
ways. at Taste till the day of Judgment
when-but that's nayther here nor
there! HOwsOmever, We'll bother you
about il no more.
From that day they thrated him as
one of their own.
1t was nearly FIVE months afther that
Maureen plucked Darby by the coat
and led him off to a lonely spot.
I've got the word, she says.
Have YOU. faith, What is it," says
Darby, all of a thrimble.
Then she whispered a word SO bias
phaymous. so iTrayligiOUs, that Darby
blessed himself When Maureen saw
him making the sign she fell down in "a
fit. the holy emblem hurt her so, poor
child.
Three hours after this me bould Oar
by was sitting a his own Preside, talk
ing TO Bridget and the childher The
neighbors were hurrying TO him down
every road and through every field,
carrying armfuIs of holly bushes, as
he had sent word for them to do. He
knew well he'd have fierce and savage
visitors before morning.
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if we did we'd have more literary and
less output, and that would be a great
boon III man has got a good public
job under the government with a nice
plump little cheque from the treasury
coming 10 him on the LIST of every
month. he isn't going 10 be so immOr
tally keen about turning out five his
torical novels year the way some Of
them are doing. With the wherewithal
from Washington TO meet the demands
of the butcher and the baker and the
cocktail shaker turning up as certainly
as sunrise on the 1st of the month.
ninety-nine out of a hundred authors
/ venture to say would take year of
occasionally. put their weary heads in
hammock and invite their souls with
a period of rest"
Don't exactly see how you could DO
il. though said the Poet. II admit
myself It would be lovely. for there are
days when / find my morning task OF
l50 lines a terrible grind.
Simple enough. simple enough, said
the Idiot. we should establish a sys-
tenn of inauguration hOnOrs 50 that the
president upon his Inauguration may
dispense favors 10 the worthy, just as
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their black charm is like cutting him
with a knife?"
The next night she came to Darby
again.
Watch yourself nov, she says, for
tonight they're s,so,f 10 lave the @siuor
OF the mountain open to thry you. and
if YOU stir two steps outside they'll
put the comeither on you" she says.
Sure enough. when Darby took his
walk down the passage after supper.
as he did every night. there the side of
the mountain lay wide open and no
one i'm sight. The temptation 30 make
one rush was great: but ne only looked
out a minute. and went whustling down
the passage. knowing well that a hum
dred hidden eyes were on him the
while. For dozen nights after it was
the same
At another time Maureen said
The king himself is going "a thry
YOU hard the day. so beware" She
had no sooner said the words than
Darby was called for and went up to
the king
Darby. my sowl.'' says the king, in
a sootherin' way, have this nOggin Of
punch \ betther never was brewed;
it's the last well have for many
day. I'm going TO set You free, Darby
O'Gnl. that's what / am
why. king" says Darby. putting on
a mOurnful face, how have l Offend
ed ye?'
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THE AUTHOR AND THE
STATE.

went down into the Transvaal and am
putated the legs OF the Africanders
with such ne2tness and dispatch that
he ultimately saved the empire. With
out their legs the Beers couldn't run
away. and as long as they didn't run
away the British forces were safe. Tt
was only when The redcoats started in
pursuit that they were walloped. II
was a case where the clinic was might
Ter than the sword. and when Doyle
got back 10 England he found that he
had literally carved his way into a
..aronctcy"
How about the editor of Punch"
asked Mr.. Brief.
Military honor again" said the
Idiot Mr. Burnand was knighted for
no other reason than the enormous sue
cess OF his contributions 20 the South
African victory"
That most certainly Is ucws TO me,
observed the Poet Il frankly didn't
even know that he went to the front.
He didn't said the Idiot He
sfayed resoluteIy at his desk i'm London
al through that mighty conflict. writ
ing jokes hour in and hour out day
after d3y-but his paper containing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

viii never BE- she says because I
must stop here till the day Of judg
ment: then ! must 80 to-" says she.
beginning To clg, '-tut if YOU get out
you'B bear a message TO Bob for me.
maybe2" she SAYS.
ITS aisy 70 talk aDout going cut,
but how can 81 be DONE" asked Darcy.
There's a way says Maureen. wiD-
ing her biz gray eyes. out il may take
years. First you must know hat the
Good People can never put their charm
cn amy one Who is willing - come with
them That's why YOU came safe.
Then. again. flley can't work harm i'm
the daylight. and after cock-crOw any
mortal eve can see them plain. nor
can they harm any one who has "a
splig of holly. nor pass over leaf or
twig Of holly. because that's Christ
mas bloom Well. there's a certain evil
word for q charm that opens the side
of the mountain, and I viii try 10 find
il OUT for you. Without that word all
the armies in the worruld couldn't get
cut or in. But YOU must be patient
and wise. and wait"
Il VIII so, with the help of God. ."
says Darby.
At these words Maureen gave ter
rible screech.
Cruel mani" she cried. Don't you
know that TO say pious words TO one
of the Good People. or to one undher
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''Hullo." said the Idiot. The old
subject has broken out again I see"
lie folded up his news pa per and put IL
under his chair state aid for authors
is up again in England. Wonder why
I'm thunder they don't settle il once
and for aI?'
.~Who is bringing that threadbale
proposition up again." demanded the
Poet Il thought it was dead ages
ego"
Liver than ever. apparently" re-
piled the idiot NO less n person than
William Watson. author of 'Gilliflowcrs
I'm Green and Gold Is the present agi-
tatOr. and he's shaking ali over about
d.. He seems TO think that the only
fellows that have any chance i'm Eng
land today are the military men and
The brewers. The author apparently is
regarded as a two spot and "A torn one
AT that. II YOU wish 10 walk from the
tow path 10 the peerage IN dear old
England. you've either got to shoot
Africans or go in for malt The mere
fact that YOU are poet wouldn't help
YOU 10 raise your car fare. and TO be
an cssayist is quite as bad rs q plunge
headhrst into Oblivion.
What t0mmy-rot,r said the Doctor.
Your man Watson can't be a very
close observer If he INDUCES in plant
81 lnat klud. MdAlcf OF TACT over ~
England the contrary is the truth. Re
member that last batch of knights the
king created? Conan Doyle. Gilbert
Parker and even the editor OF Punch
an came in FOR share in the baroniai
flesh pots. What on earth does Wat
son want-the crown for George Mere
dith or the premiership for Alfred Aus
TIM
Those fellows were not knighted for
their literature. said the Idiot 1T
just happened that they have suffered
from the cacoethes scribendi. Litera-
ture was side issue with them I'm that
particular connection. You don't sup
pose King Edward gave Conan Doyle
2 new handle FOR his name for Sherlock
Holmes. or placed AR. BuTnand in the
HF'l of Fame for his tremendous power
81 q funmaker to the weary Briton, do
Won? or Gilbert Parker for his Seats
Of the Mighty"
Il had supposed IL was their distinc-
ton i'm letters that was responsible for
their preferment-yes, said the Doc
tor What else?''
Well said the Idiot Conan Doyle
was made a knight because during the
BOer war he enlisted as a surgeon.
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&C. Y guess If you look into it you will
find that the literary man gets his
share Of the public plumber. There are
clerkships. and pOstOflice positions. and
cOmmissionerships galore in the lists
Of the public service. and / guess a fair
proportion of them are filed With your
scribblers. ,.----....-. -..--
That may be very true" said the
Idiot. And that is one more reason.
why we should establish some such
system as the one I have suggested.
know a chap who writes very excellent
sonnets who is pOundkeeper in his ma
tive town. and does quite well at II, al
though I notice that after he has
drowned a couple of dozen dogs and
cats his poetry takes on a morbid tone
that is not wholly pleasing. Another
friend of mine whose recreation Ii il
20 write a love story every night before
he goes to bed. during the daytime ped
dies postage stamps in a drug store
branch Of the pOstOffice. Such IahorS
as these. in my judgment materially
affect the quality Of these persons in
SEPARATION. and | am quite sure that as
rule the average novelist would make
very bad inspector Of lighthouses.
The present haphazard method Is bad
for the appointee and does not produce
the best results in the public service.
BUT If the various literary requirements
OF the service We're 10 Dc met On 3 SNS-
tematic literary organization 81 would
provide such emOluments for the au-
thOrs of the day as they need and as
some of them deserve. To the very
great advantage Of all concerned. AS
a special case in point. III warrant you
that If ID were understood that all the
presidents messages were TO be writ
ten by Mr.. Dooley. more people would
know what was going on. because more
people would read them. This. with
George AIDE TO recast the debates Of
the senate before pubhcation"--
Great Scottr cried the Bibliomaniac
that would be a joy"
That's what ] was going to say"
, said the Idiot
BY the way. Mr.. Idiot. PINT in Mrs
Pedagog. Il have a question for thar
private inquiry Office Of your. Can /
count on a settlement Of your bill THE
week."
Madam. I viii send 20 the Office to
find out. I cannot answer off-hand"
said the Idiot, but my impression is
that at this moment we have no pre-
else information in. hand on that par
ticular subject.
Copyright, 1904, bs X II. Holmes.
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Enterprise and Progress of the Yankees of the East

and equipment Of railroads except loco
motives.
Japan runs her railroads with native
labor entirely, from the general super
intendent down. including the train
dispatchers.
Japan has over 1900 miles of railway
and 1.50O miles Of telegraph lines in
operation. Twenty-Five years ago not
a mile of this system existed.
Japan is mining over 1900 tons OF
coal per day. nearly 1.O0o,00G tons year
~. and the supply Is OF fine quality,
apparently inexhaustibie. Twenty
five years ago the output was only 300
tons per day.
Japan has 20l cotton mills. with ST.
600 spindles. Including cotton growing.
this industry employs i,000,0oe people
The average cotton production is 800
pounds 70 the acre, against 80 pounds
in our southern states.
Japan does weaving in 660,4OS dwell
ings or establishments, containing 924.-
125 looms and employing 1.043.SS6 per-
sons. Tea weaving Is done in cotton.
silk and silk and cotton mixed.