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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25
The Serpent's Venom.

A physician while talking with q
group of friends remarked: 1T is com
mon to hear people speak about poison
Gus serpents. Serpents are never poison
Gus; they are venomous. A poison can
not be taken internally without bad
effects; a venom can. Venonrs to be
effective have to be injected directly
into the circulation, and this is the
manner in which the snakes kill
Their venom taken internally is innoc'
nous"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25
Piles Upon Top of Piles.

Piles upon top of piles of peo-
pie have the Piles, and DeWitt's
Witch Hazel cures them. There
are many different kinds of Piles,
but if you get the genuine and
original Witch Hazel Salve, made
by E. C. Dewitt & company, OF
Chicago, a cure is certain. 81. A.
Tisdale of Summerton, 8. c., says
81 had piles 20 years, and De-
Wits Salve cured me after ev-
erything else failed" Sold by
Stotler & Corbett, Opera House
Drug store.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25
Diet and Alcoh oil.

C.,reful observations have shown
n in and again that there is an init
ate relation between diet and aico-
4olism, especially that tea. coffee and
condiments lead to the use Of alcohol.
1t has also been demonstrated that
flesh eating creates thirst for alco-
holic beverages and an appetite for to-
bacco. the use of which almost invari-
ably leads. sooner or later. to the use
of alcohol in one form or another.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25
4 Navel Revenge.

Cookies ny mistress is prilna
donna aHG : horrible creature. She
treats r., like the dirt beneath her fee;.
but revenge myself by opening the
drawing room window when she is not
al home and by bowling with all my
might. so that the neighbors may think
her voice is acknowledgements Biai
for
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25

Several articles have appeared
in the Star recently that have no
truth in them whatever, about the
editor of this paper which, we
have been told, were written by
G. E. Pyle. Later on, possibly, Mr..
Pyle will wish he had attended
strictly to his own business.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25
His Question.

T want TO ask one more question:
said little Frank as he was being pu'
to bed
''Well." acQuiesced the tired wom"h
when the holes come in stockin $.
what becomes of the piece Of stock:n g
xhat was there before the LU.e cGin-T
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25

-O-O-O-
Six more days left of July.
Next Monday is the first OF Au-
gust.
Charles Wells went to Parkers-
burg this morning.
H. A. Wright spent Sunday
here with his family.
A. R. Corbitt, spent the day at
his home at Waverly.
Council will convene in ad-
journed session this evening.
5000
Sol Schoup Of Middlebourne,
went to Marietta this morning.
Ed Smith of Galmish, was a
business caller in the city today.
DR.. M. M. Reppard of Middle
bourne, went to Spencer this NOR
ming.
Contractor A. P. Hecathorn
spent Sunday with his family
here.
Everett Williamson, local oil
operator, of Friendly, was in the
city today.
Harry Tibbins spent Sunday in
the city with his family. Mr..
Tibbins is contracting in the Reas
Run, O., OF! field.
Miss Singleton OF Friendly,
returned to her home this morn
ing from Middlebourne, where
she has been attending school.
-O-O-O-
Miss Artie Stoneking of the
South Side, returned from Mid
dlebourne this morning where she
has been attending school.
Mrs. R. H. Thaw of Parkersburg
and mother, Mrs. Morehead,
spent Sunday with the formers
daughter, Mrs. Charles Wells OF
Williamson Place.
The Queen City is due to arrive
here this evening at 6 o'clock on
her way from Cincinnati to Pitts
burg. 1t is not probable, however,
the steamer will get through to
Pittsburg, on account of the low
stage of water in the river.
-O-O-O-
Mrs. J. c.. McMahon and Mrs.
Charles Thistle and children and
Ethel Burns, took passage on the
Virginia Sunday afternoon for
Cincinnati. They will make the
round trip on the elegant steamer,
arriving home Thursday evening.
-O-o-O-
The excursion over the B. Il y.
railroad Saturday night to Pitts
burg proved quite a success for
the company. When the train
reached Pittsburg Sunday morn
ing every coach was crowded. But
very few, however, from this city
took in the trip.
There was preaching Sunday at
all the churches in the city, with
the exception of the Presbyterian.
At both the morning and evening
services each edifce was well hill
ed. Able discourses were deliver
ed, and were listened to with
marked attention by the large
congregations present.
-O-O-O-
The Board of Education has de-
cided to open the fall term OF our
city school on Monday, the l2th
of September-a week later than
usual. This is carnival week,
also. and it will be tough on the
kids to have to attend school all
of that week. In fact, it's a case
of cruelty to animals. 1t has been
suggested the carnival be held
week earlier. A good move if it
can be done.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-25

The extra session of the Legis-
lature meets at Charleston tomor-
row.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Raleigh News and Observer
(Dem.) says 1.-The Republicans are
circulating Tom Watson's speech. In
1896 they used him to injure and en-
bariass the opposition. He proves a
valuable asset"
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
1.-THE Republican party fosters the coal
trust and places a duty of nearly 10t
and flannels. In the cold days
before the election. that is something
for the voters to remember.
The Birmingham News (Dem.) says.
ut will be incidentally noticed that
the Attorney Generals Office I'm Wash.
ington hasn't any spare time 10 look
into trust methods during the CAM
paign. Funny what a large and wide.
~ distributed campaign fund will ia
Ia times Of emergency"
The Charleston Post CDem) says,
There is an evident Tightening up Of
the lines az the Democratic campaign
and the situation n being improved
every day for the night which viii hl
Joined briskly within the next few
weeks and sharply pressed % the dl5
~ the bnllotinF M November. Thf
visits ~ Judge Parker 10 The national
headquarters ln New York city and
Die nciiYe participation and wise
counsel are being felt 20 oKccuCnl
advantage"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25

A rough looking man had inquired
of the Texas station master three diff
ferent times as to when the next train
went out, says the Cleveland Plain
Dailer, and as he came back the fourth
time the clerk scowled and replied:
Haven't 1 answered your ques-
lions three times?'
You hev, mister, but 1 want to
make mighty sure Of it,
well, If you are here when the
train goes you can go with it. It's
no use to bother me again.
Il don't want to bother you nor any
body else" slowly replied the ques-
toner. But mebbe you don't under
stand how I'm fixed. I'm Prairie Sans
parner."
''WelI?"
"sam got into little shooting
scrape in town this forenoon"
Il heard about it."
And about an hour ago the boys
turned out and h'isted him up to a
limb of tree"
yes. and I was one of the h'isters.
Why didn't we pull you up at the
same timer
"Bekase the limp didn't seem stout
huff to hold both of us, and the crowd
was too tired to hunt around and
find another. They gimme two hours
to leave town in. One of the two hours
has gone, and Pm kinder anxious
about the other. kin buy or borrow
boss to ride out if that train won't
be here on time, but I'd heap rayther
take the train. don't want to both
er you nor nobody, as 1 said before,
but under the circumstances''-
II see. Well, the train will be here
in half an hour"
Good! That gives me thirty minits
to play with, and I won't look for a
boss. Nice weather, this?''
Beautiful weather for Iynching."
''Of course. That's just what
meant. I'll jest step up and take one
last, lingerin' look at Sam, and then
come back and ketch the train, and
leave you folks to run this yere town
after any old way you want to-"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
BRIGHT BITS.

Little Willie-"Say, pa, what's the
good of war. anyway" Pat takes
a lot of brass bands to the front, my
son. Chicago Daily News.
Plain Living-Yeast-"Do you be-
lleve a man can live on breakfast
food?" Crimsonbeak-"Why sure! My
barber lives on shavings. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
They are digging up the Oldest city
in the world in Babylonia. Here in
the United States they dig up the new
est city in the world every day.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
A Brilliant ea.-Clerk-"Mr. Null
doom, we have an order for hardwood
kindlings. but the hardwood is all
gone" Mr.. Muldoon (dealer)-"Sind
'em saft wood" They will notice the
difference because soft wood burns toe
fast" "Bejabers thot's so. Wet it,"
New York Weekly.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25

to a great deal in these modern days
merely because there is no need for it;
nor, indeed, has there ever been. It
has always been more or less a fiction
and joke. From time immemorial
women have had really more to do
with courtships and proposals than
men. Tactfully, they have made the
men believe that they were the initia-
tive and the women the referendum,
when as a matter of fact the charming
creatures were themselves both initia-
tive and referendum; and such will
continue to be the case.
Women are not proposing this leap
year. because they do not have to. 1t
fiatters the men, and their own vanity,
to have it otherwise. 1t is woman's
nature to delight to be sought, and
it is her nature to delight to make
the man of her choice seek her. And
not even leap year can change the pro-
gramme.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25

fused It. That of course was before
the revolution took place. A man was
found, however. to take that position
and then the revolution proceeded. As
is well known it was a bloodless rev.
olution. Tho reason was, as Mr.. Duque
points out, that the commanders of the
soldiers were all bought up, each re-
ceiving from $4,000 to $4,000. Under
the circumstances the revolution was
accomplished with the unanimous ap-
prevail of the people.
The point Of Mr.. Duque's interview
that will attract attention, however, is
that in which 1t is asserted that revo-
lutionary leaders had no fear Of an
armed force from Colombia, because it
was known that the United States gov
eminent wouldn't permit Colombian
troops to land. Under the circum-
stances the revolutionists were free to
do what they pleased. They simply
had to use money freely to accomplish
their purpose, and this they did.
But where did the money come from :?
Mr.. Duque says they found about $780,
900 In the treasury of the state of Pan
ANA. 1t would be interesting to know
how 1t got there and who furnished it.
On that point Mr.. Duque doesn't throw
any light. Perhaps he cannot, but
couldn't Mr.. Cromwell? There is no
question but that Mr.. Cromwell dis
played ability of the highest order in
the management of the Panama affair.
He got $40,OOO,OOO for his client, the
Panama Canal Company, when the
prospect was the company wouldn't get
a dollar for its property. And he
somehow managed to find out that, in
the event of revolution, troops of Co
lombia wouldn't be permitted to land
in Panama and interfere with the rev.
olutionists. That was valuable infor-
nation and made the revolution pos
Sible,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
sEEKING ..rHr Open pooR.D
Eronn Az New Work Times.

From the New 1OEh 1HueS.
Chicago, Sept. Pit has been found
through a civil service examination fol-
public library clerks that the phrase
"the open door, means many things
to many minds.
"Eavesdropping or carelessness," is
one definition given by candidate FOL
a position. Others thought ''the open
door" meant:
The Salvation Army.
A place to enter and rest, with wei
come.
Religion.
Field of literature.
A novel of the mystery type-might
be a detective story.
Refers to labor and the hiring there
of
The hereafter.
The emigration station in New YORK
for receiving the poor of Europe.
Freedom of thought.
A church.
Suggests the idea of China being the
ground for all nations to go in and
take what they please.
Politics.
A magazine or periodical.
The candidates were asked also to
explain the function of the French
Academy. These are some of the
guesses:
A fine art exhibit.
Men whose writing are approved by
the French government.
Education.
French school for young ladies'
II A school in France, where higher
studies are taught, such as French.
Esopus, the home of Judge Parker,
suggests these ideas to the would-be
library clerks:
A historical building.
An ancient city.
The present home of the glorious
standard bearer for the high office OF
President.
A Latin name.
A poem by Longfellow.
Greek mythology.
Tolstoy was severely handled. Ono
candidate said the Russian writer
probably knows he would not be
heard of if he were not extreme in his
views" Another declares that Kip
ling writes '1ot of stuff that he gets
good price for"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
Iluders, AwfuI Moment.

Gustave Luders, the composer, has
a friend, teacher of singing, to
whom there came a few days ago a
woman somewhat advanced in years
to make arrangements for vocal in
sfruction, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. She was accepted as a pupil,
but at the second lesson the con-
scientious instructor felt it his duty
to inform the lady that her ear was
far from true. She received the re-
mark, however, without the slightest
resentment, said she knew she had
slight vocal ability, but that she was
determined to pursue her course to its
inharmonious end.
ut is hopeless, madam" protested
the musician at the conclusion of the
third lesson. You are simply vast
ing your time"
ut doesn't matter" was the reply
81 care nothing about music, but my
physician said that singing would help
my dyspepsia immensely, so I deter
mined to take the lessons. Let us
continue"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
A TREES sPRINTING RECORD.
From the Los Angeles Times.


A tree which grew nearly twenty
feet in a year and a half has just
gone from the experimental station in
Santa Monica Canon to the World S
Fair to show what California can do
when in a hurry for a place in the
shade. 1t holds the championship
long-distance tree sprinting record of
the United States. 1t is a variety of
eucalyptus. A small grove of these
trees was planted on a shaggy cliff
back of the experimental station,
where it seemed that no tree could
grow at all But the rate at which
they have shot up under skillful at
tention almost staggers belief. When
this particular tree was about year
and a half old it measured four inches
in diameter. They had to pull it UP
for fear it would break the Santa
Monica speed ordinance. In order
to get it safely to the fair the whole
tree was carefully packed in mosses
and soaked cloths.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
A PsyCHoLoGICNL MYSTERY.

Readers of the news dispatches must
have been struck. a day or two ago,
with a feeling akin to awe by the de-
scription from Chez Foo of the ferocity
of the fighting between the Russians
and the Japanese at Port Arthur. 1t
was stated that Red Cross emblems
and flags of truce were alike disre-
garded; that the only purpose of the
contending soldiers was to kill the SOL
diers of the other side; that burying
of the dead was not permitted, nor
were the wounded shown the slightest
mercy Notwithstanding their pleas for
succor. Around Port Arthur there is
carnival Of death. No quarter is
shown and none is expected. The rule
is kill, KILL kill! Human life is cheap
er than loaf of bread.
Why are these people thus bent on
killing each other? Have they grew
ances justifying homicide? George
KEENAN,, writing to the Outlook, says
that he recently visited a number of
Russian prisoners in the hands of the
Japanese and had an extended CONVEX
sation with them. He asked one in
telligent Russian private, why are
you fighting the Japanese?' Because
we were ordered to do so by the Gar, :"
he replied. 1--WE have no grievance
against the Japanese and bear them no
i'll will. So far as we know they are
very good people," This, doubtless, is
a fair summary of the opinion of the
Russian army. The men bear no i'll
will towards the Japanese. Individual
ly they may feel kindly towards them.
There is no personal reason why they
should fight. The Japanese have new
er done them any wrong. But, for the
sole reason that the Gar has ordered
them to do it, they are fighting and
killing as many of the Japanese as
they possibly can. And they are offer
ing their own lives as a sacrifice on the
field, because the Gear desires them to
do so. The success of their arms would
not better their condition. Victories
would not give them increased rights
and privileges. They have nothing
WHdlGNGi dL SldhG, 1lOllllAiS " SciAi Dul
all to lose. Isn't it absurd? Isn't it
monstrous?
With the Japanese the situation is
different. They are fighting for the
integrity and probably the life of their
country. They are defending what
may be called their Monroe Doctrine.
Russia's encroachments on Manchuria
and Korea were regarded as threaten
ing the Japanese empire. 1t is as If
some foreign power had seized a part
of Mexico and were pressing on to-
wards United States territory. The
Japanese, therefore, have a grievance,
being a patriotic people. There is rea-
son in their fighting. But on the other
side the fighting is solely in obedience
to orders because an autocrat, domi-
mated by bureaucrats, is engaged in a
gigantic land-grabbing scheme. The
Russian soldiers, intrepid fellows that
they are, deserve to be pitied. It is a
psychological mystery why intelligent
Russians permit themselves to be thus
used.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
Personal.

"A visitor at Democratic headquar-
ters in New York wanted to see Henry
Gassaway Davis. you want to see
whom" asked Sergeant Mar
tin. Henry Gassoway Davis" re-
peated the inquirer, emphasizing every
syllable of the candidates name. Hes
not here. If you have occasion to pro-
nounce his middle name again, do it
as if it were spelled Conway, and you'll
be doing it just as the candidate and
his relatives do"
The young Marquis of Butte, al
though he derives the greater part of
his immense income from South Wales,
is one of the most perfervid of Scots.
He insists on his titular island being
considered as an integral part of the
highlands and a piper "skirls" nightly
round the family dinner table, at which
Lord Butte and his brothers always
appear arrayed in fullest highland
garb. 1t has just been announced that
every workman employed on the estate
can, by applying at given tailor's,
be equipped with a kilt of the Stuart
tartan,
DIR. Theodore Koch of the Berlin
Museum fur volkerkunde, who is ex-
ploring the districts of the upper Am
azon, reports that he has advanced
farther than any white man on the
Rio Tiqui, and has come into contact
with hitherto unknown Indian tribes
He spent several weeks in their viii
lagos and has brought back from his
journey rich collection of photo
graphs and native articles, among
others the famous signal drum of the
Tukano tribe. He hopes to prolong
his operations till the spring of next
year, but the continued disputes be-
tween the Peruvians and Brazilians
have somewhat interfered with his ar
rangements.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25

After the war a Boston man was
stopping at the Planters House. the
principal hotel of Leavenworth, and
coming down to breakfast late one
morning he partook of that meal with
the landlord, says the Boston Herald
''Well, Mr.. -" said the land
lord, how do you like our Western
country"
81 like it very WELL" said the Boston
man, ''or would if society here were
in more settled state"
Nonsense" said the landlord, 'our
society is as settled as that of Bos-
ton"
Just then Anthony burst into the din
ing room and out of a back door. with
Jennison pumping lead at him at every
jump, and following him out into the
outbuildings in the rear of the hotel.
"How about society being as settled
here as in Boston?" said the Boston
man as he and the landlord crawled out
from under opposite sides of the ia
BILE.
81 had forgotten about that Anthony
Jennison matter" said the landlord
but if Doc Jennison has caught uI
with Anthony that is settled by this
time"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
A JAPANESE WAR CHARM.
From Leslie's Magazine.

The custom of the Sen Min Rike is
one that has risen in Japan during
the present war. Ever since the war
began, at all times of the day, and
even at night, small groups of women
can be seen gathering in the streets;
one or more of the women will have
a piece of cotton cloth with 1000
marks or dots stamped upon it. Sen"
is the Japanese word for 1000. Min"
is the word for human being Japa-
nese language, strength. In combi-
nation the words means "the strength
of 1000 people"
Each one of these 1000 dots or
marks in the cloth is to indicate the
place where a stitch or knot is to
be made by a. woman, who, while
making this knot, gives her best
thought, wish or prayer for the safety
and protection of the soldier who will
wear this piece of cotton cloth as an
obj or belt while fighting for his
country. The prayers of 1000 women
for one man are believed to protect
him from all dangers and to give
him strength to overcome and conquer
the enemies of his beloved Japan.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
SOME PANAMA HISTORY.

About everybody is thankful that the
Panama canal question is settled and
that the United States have possession
of the property and are engaged in the
work Of constructing the canal, but
everybody isn't satisfied that the part
played in the Panama revolution by
our government was strictly in accord
ance with International justice. Mr..
Gabriel Duque. editor OF the Panama
star and Herald. on his arrival in New
York on last Wednesday. gave some
facts IN regard 10 the revolution that
are calculated 20 raise doubt as 70
whether the government az Washing
ton didn't know more about what was
taking place on the Isthmus. just prior
10 the revolution and during the prog
ress ~ ~. than the public has been lea
10 believe.
SIR Duque says be- was offered me
presidency ~ me proposed new repub-
ilc ~ william Nelson Cromwell. who
sas fhs aEeni and counsel az me Pam
ANA Canal Company and that he re-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-25
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