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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-25
Local News


The ferryboat is again running.
Three robberies in the city last
night.
The best kind of love is love of
our kind.
There is no service where there
is servility.
April magazines on sale at Nc
C0y's Book store.
The keystone State is due up
tonight for Pittsburg.
Fine line Of all kinds of Easter
goods at McCoy's Book store.
FOR RENT-Four-room house;
inquire of Geo. F. Bell. 3,2O-tf
Men who are downcast are cas-
lily cast down.
Ladies' Home Journal for April
on sale at McCoy's Book store.
True friends and umbrellas are
seldom at hand when wanted.
A man in reduced circumstances
isn't a woman's idea of a bargain.
A man is lucky if the horses
he bets on 60 faster than his coin.
Faust s MINISTRIES will be at the
Auditorium next Saturday night,
April l.
No oculist can remedy the
short-sightedness of selfish per-
son.
The Queen City will be down
afternoon in place of
he Virginia.
The towboat Valiant passed up
last evening with a large fleet
If empties.
Bottled beer, SC a pint, 6Oc a
lozen, at the Brunswick cafe. j.
). Hockinberry, prop. 2,18-tt
Nose Beaver Will demand a re-
count before the City Council
Monday night.
FOR SALE-Second-hand fur
1iture of all kinds; good as new.
?. Brown, Burt street. 2,24-tf
Ed Davenport of Davenport,
W. Va, was business caller IN
he city last evening.
IF ii is a bilious attack take
Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver
Tablets and a quick cure is GER
ain. For sale by Hill Bros.
The food reached the II feet I
nch mark at Wheeling this time.
This was 21a feet less than was
The Auditorium orchestra will
give a dance in the Citizens Hose
house on Thursday evening,
March 80, $3.50 to :3O. 3,23-ot~
Kore Queen returned to the city
afternoon from a bust
ness mission of ten days to Bos-
ton and New York City.
LOST-Friday night, a ribbon
girdle, with two cut steel and
gold buckles; any person finding
same VIII please notify Oil Re-
view office 2,2o-tf
The Oil City Derrick and IT,
tusville Herald offices were both
in the late food and had a hard
time getting out a paper.
WANTED-$S to $12 weekly
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
FIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. s. Fl. Stewart were
guests at Mrs. A. Elkins in Grattan
last Friday.
Lon Rich and family were visitors at
w. A. Spicer's in Bedding over Sunday.
w. S. Lambertson and wife of Beld-
ing and &. n. Spencer of Grattan were
visitors in Oakfield Sunday.
Friday seemed to be very unlucl>y
day in this neighborhood, Ward Part
ridges team ran away and threw him
out the roller went over him bruising
him up quite bad but no bones broken.
About the same time Albert Bowman
while cutting limb from an apple tree
his AK glanced and cut his foot badly
so he will be laid up for some time, DIR
Spencer of Grattan sewed up the cash
and he is doing well at this writing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
The Rlene.t Mnn IN ono worIa. .

The richest man in the world cannot
have his Kidneys replaced nor live
without them, so it is important not to
neglec, these organs. II Foley's Kid
ney Cure is taken at the first sign OF
danger, the symptoms will disappear
and your health will be restored, as il
strengthens and builds up these or.
gans as nothing else will. Oscar Bow
man, Lebanon, Ky writes; II have
used Foley's Kidney Cure and take
great pleasure in stating 1t cured me
permanently Of kidney disease, which
certainly would have cost me my life. .
Sold by w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
ccIleqe Hazina in Scotland.

They haze in Scotland, too, only
there they call it Raging" A recent
exploit of certain St Andrews univer-
sity students was to shave the head
of an unpopular man and cover it with
red paint. Then their vengeance fell
upon one who had refused to join in
their frolics. With great solemnity he
was tried and found guilty of publish
ing libels against their supreme high
nesses the king of Siam and the dey
of Algiers, and for a punishment was
forsibly carried to the Swilcan burn,
stream running through the famous
links, and there ducked
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Old Irish Burial Custom.

A very curious old custom is asso-
ciated with intermen,s in the Gene
terry of LabrucK, Connemara, ireland.
A box of pipes-short clays-is
brought with each coffin, and a pipe
with tobacco served out to the mourn
ers. The pipes are smoked in silence
after the earth has been filled in and
a mound of stones raised above the
grass; the ashes are solemnly knocked
out on the top and the pipes broken or
left behind The origin Of this custom
is unknown, but ii is thought to be
emblematic of ashes to ashes, dust
to dust Empty black bottles are
also to be found scattered about the
site.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
HEALTHY MOTHERS.

Mothers should always keep in good
bodily health. They owe it to their
children. Yet it is no unusual sight
to see mother, with babe in arms,
coughing violently and exhibiting all
the symptoms of consumptive ten
dency. And why should this danger
GUS condition exist, dangerous alike 10
mother and child, when DIR. Bochee's
German Syrup would put stop to il
at once? No mother shsuld be with.
out this old and tried remedy in the
house-for its timely use will prom ut.
ly cure any lung, throat or bronchial
trouble in herself or her children.
The worst cough or cold can be speed
ily cured by German syrup; SO car
hoarseness and congestion of the bron.
chial tubes. II makes expectoration
easy, and gives instant relief and re
freshing rest to the cough-rackcd con
sumptivS. New trial bottles, 25; Large
size, 75c. For sale by Connell Bros
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Lived Century and a Half.

Thomas Parr lived 152 years and
was buried in Westminster abbey.
Born in Shropshire, England, in 1888,
Parr led the life of an agricultural la
borer in his native place till blind
neGs and extreme old age kept him
indoors. Early in 1886, his longevity
having made him famous. Thomas,
earl of Arundel. brought him to Lon
don to be exhibited to Charles I. He
was lodged in the Strand, but the
change of air and diet told upon him
and in November of the same year
he died. He is described as a good
looking man, of medium size. with a
deep chest and thick beard. He at
tributed his excellent health to mod
Grafton in eating and drinking.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
"WoIf" Was Alaskan Doc.

Recently the whole county of
Northumberland, England, was torn
up over a hunt for wandering wolf.
The hunt lasted for days. Finally the
animal was found where it had been
killed by a railroad train. 1t was
stuffed and put on exhibition. Capt.
Alexander Thompson, of Tacoma,
saw it and wrote TO newspaper: He
was no wolf at all. but a malamoot-
one of the breed used for sleigh
teams in Alaska-and looking closer
into the animals face | recognized an
old acquaintance. His name was
Toby, and he was born at Circle City.
Alaska. After experiences in the
Klondike region, he was brought over
to England for exhibition purposes"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
OTISCO.

Mrs. P. c Curtis and Mrs. f. Condor
and son, of Belding, spent Sunday at
Il. Bradish's.
Mrs. j. L. Morse and daughter Ger
trude, spent Sunday at J. d. Morse's
in Belding.
Mrs. M. j. Demorest OF Belding,
called on Mrs. A. M. Spicer Sunday
afternoon.
f. r. Luscombe and W. II. Lanphierd
were Grand Rapids visitors Monday.
Mrs. A. Shaw and Mrs. Ed Phillips
spent the latter part of the week with
relatives in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Morse, of Belding,
visited at j. L. Morse's Wednesday.
Mrs. J. Hammers and son, of near
lonia, spent Monday at j. Curtis
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

The dearest Of my friends to-day
Spoke wistfully: II have friend,
Who, In more ways than / may tell
Hath served me well:
But ne doth owe a debt he OF pay,
And there is none 10 lend.
Eager, l cried: "Thy friends are minel
Speak but his name. ere time is lost.
What is his score? Whom doth he owe?
MY gold shall flow
To ease his care, whose care. 0 Lord, is
thine,
Nor viii l grudge the cost"
And IS thy love so grca ?" he sighed
And turned from mo, ma, STOPPING,
As once OF ol gi;h kingly hand
Upon the
The while tied WOnd ring full Of
pride
Impatient to rote.
At last he nc >, and looked al ne;
His eyes re flames that burned
thycugl airs,
"Who canoe serves me-" he said.
l knelt and
For the ,.m, thy name mine enc
my,
And that old wrong Of years.
Annie II. Sullman, i'm the Outlook.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
SMYRNA.

Mrs. A. b, Penton and Mrs Earl
Hoppough were in Belding last Satur-
day.
Geo. Hoppough, of Grand Rapids, is
in Smyrna attending to the farm work
at his brother, Marks.
The Ideal Entertainers were well
patronized last Friday evening. Pro-
ceeds for the Baptist church were s. 40
Mrs. VIM. Gardner visited at Mrs
ON. Peterson's last Saturday.
Mark and ID. b. Hoppough will re-
turn home from North Dakota this
week.
Mr.. Joel Cook is very sick.
Ed Condor entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Comstock from Greenville last
Sunday.
Jess Mask is boarding at S. c. Con-
don's.
Guy Beedy, Fred Damon ard Clayton
Baker visited in Grand Rapids Satur-
day, returning on the excursion Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Charles and Geo. Joslin and
Miss Audie Condor were in Belding
last Saturday.
Anna Kinds visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Kinds last Sunday.
Jimmie Insley is having his residence
painted.
Mrs. John Purdy entertained her
cousin, Mrs. Cordelia Daniels, from
Iowa, last week.
Miss Jessie Presley of Bedding, was
in town one day last week.
Geo. Frost, the potato buyer here,
says he is getting a lot of lOc potatoes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
TWO FIGURES OF TRAGEDY.
Lord Byron and Napoleon Alike In
Manv Respects

The more | think of Byron the more
clear it becomes to me that he is,
first, second and third. tragic figure.
He was the child of a loveless mar.
riage, that constant source of huge
armies of discordant natures. His
upbringing was tragic; his marriage
was tragic; his loves were tragic; his
death, which at first I thought only
tragicfarce, is actual tragedy. Byron
and Napoleon, contemporaries. were
the analo' es and compliments of
each other. Byron is the passive
tragedy of the imaginative tempera-
ment as poet, using expression; Ma
poleon is the active tragedy of the
imaginative temperament as warrior
and world-compeller, employing deeds.
Byron inevitably ends in an abortive
attempt at action in Greece; Napole-
on, as inevitably, in an abortive at
tempt at expression (the dictated me-
moirs) in st. Helena.-John Davidson,
in London Outlook.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Cares Of Men and Women.

It has been said that the difference
between men and women / this: That
the man goes about the world making
it ready for the children. that the
woman stops at home making the
children ready for the world. VIII
rot she do it much better for knowing
something of the world, for knowing
something of the temptations, the diff
flculties her own children will have
to face; for having learned by her own
experience to symp? thize with the
struggles, the sord,d heart breaking
cares the man has daily to contend
with?-Jerome X. Jerome.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Had Seen too Many Ghosts.

A gentleman who had been a con-
sistant attendant at spiritualistc Sc
ances for a year past was describing
what happened in the darkCLed room
when the conditions were all favor
able and spirits were materializing.
Really, now" said the lady to
whom he was talking, you don't mean
to tell me that you actually believe in
ghosts that you believe you hear and
see ghosts?"
"Oh, no, madam, have seen too
many to believe in them. ! have seen
enough to see that my senses have
been deceived"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
GRATTAN.
May came in rather chilly.

May came in rather chilly.
Mrs. Z. McCauley was in Belding on
Tuesday.
w, j. Lessiter has sold his horse
called Lady" to George Lyon of Spen-
Ger.
Rial Macarthur of Grand Rapids has
bought fine horse of Miss Blanche
Fisher.
The many friends of Mrs. A. $.
Holmes will be pleased to learn she is
back from Grand Rapids where she
passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lessiter and
daughter Miss Bernice were in Beldlng
over Sunday.
The marriage banns of Frank Byrne
and Miss Jones, also Delos A. Byrne
and Miss Norton were published in the
Grattan Catholic church Sunday. The
gentlemen are brothers.
The l.. A. S. of the Ashley church
hold their first afternoon social of the
season with Mr.. and Mrs. Piatt Row
land Saturday, May 6. Fill the house
friends. May there will be Sunday
school convention at this church.
Friends from distance can attend both
There is a number of sick ones and
DR.. Spencer has been very busy. Asa
Wood has pneumonia.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
GRIP OF THE KING SNAKE.
An Illustration Of the Strength That
Wins in Battles With Ratters.

j.. r. Sanborn, the photographer of
the Geological society, Is Well ac-
quainted with all the snakes in the
reptile house. He occasionally plays
with the harmless species.
The other day he took the biggest
Of the king snakes out of the snarl
in It's cage and let ii twine around
bis arms.
Hes got an awful grip" said Mr..
Sanborn. See. he's got me hand
ouffed now, with turn around each
of my arms.
"A king snake can coil so tightly
around your coat sleeve as to leave
a welt on your arm, That's the rea-
soI king snake can Kill RATHER.
Hes as quick as light, and he
winds himself about the rattlesnake
and breaks its back. But he hasn't
q bit of poison"
Mr. Sanborn declined suggestion
that he put the king snake in a cage
of diamond backs, just to see what
would happen.-New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes, flaming city is saved
by dynamitlng a space that the fire
can't cross. Sometimes, cough hangs
on so long, you feel as # nothing would
cure it. u. Z. Gray, of Calhoun, Ga
writes my wife had a very aggra.
waited cough, which kept her awake
nights. Two physicians could not
help her; so she took DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. which eased her cough.
gave her sleep, and finally cured her
Strictly scientific cure for bronchitis
and LaGrippe. At Connell Bros. drug
store, price soc and S100; guaranteed
Trial bottle free
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Wit Of an Australian Rlshop.

A certain bishop was famous
throughout Australia no less for his
quaint conceits than for his spiritual
yigor and eloquence.
When one of TIE clergy described
a wealthy parishioner as a careless,
Indifferent sort of man, who cared
only for his garden during the day and
his billiard room at night he said
Garden! Billiards! Don't call him
careless; he evidently minds his peas
ard cues"
To the rude question of dissipat-
ed passenger on board ship, why do
you wear that thing?' Ga CROSSE, he
replied: For the S me reason that
you wear ed nose-as a mark of
my occupa A."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
ALTON MOSELEY

John Doyle, of West Vergennes, was
very sick Sunday. May not be alive
at this writing. Pneumonia. He is
50 years old.
One of Mrs. Berries cows is very
sick and she may lose her. She is her
best COW.
Clare Ford has lost his best horse.
Some kind Of throat trouble.
Archie Condor is quite lame yet
from the gun shot wounds he received
last week.
VIM. Condor and John Bergin ship
ped four carloads of cattle, sheep, hogs
and s3 calves in the lot. That was the
most calves ever in Lowell at any one
time for shipping
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Sullivan, of Par
nell, visited at VIM. Condon's last SUN
day.
Sabbath School was organized at the
church Sunday.
Mrs A S. Holmes was in Alton
Thursday OF last week.
Will Converse is lame yet from his
gun shot wounds and has TO go on
crutches.
The Vandenbrock trial was adjourn
cd until next Saturday at 10 IN.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
GRATTAN GRANG Re.

Grattan Grange met in regular ses-
sion Thursday evening, April p with
about 45 present.
A general business session was en-.
joyed at which time our members de
cided TO hold a fair and take part in
the Pomona contest set for, prior tc
Sept. b, 1905. After short recess the
Worthy Lecturer called out the follow
ing program; Song by choir. Quota
ton of historical nature. Sarah Beach
read paper which Mrs. 0. /. watkin,
had prepared on suggestions for good
of the order. Louie Emmons sang q
song after which Lyme Andrews CAV,
select reading.
The Lecturer announced a program
for next meeting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
NO REASON FOR 1T
When Belding Citizens show the
Way.

When Belding Citizens show the
Way.
There can be no just reason why any
reader of this will continue To suffer
the fortunes of an aching back, the an
noyances of urinary disorders, the dan,
ers of diabetes or any kidney ills when
positive proof given that they can be
cured. Read what citizen says:
Homer Eckert. living corner of Leon
ard and Root sts., layer of Tar and
Cement payements says: "For a num-
Der of years l suffered from pains in
my back, the result of hard work and
heavy lifting, while employed laying
tar and cement pavcments. The lame.
ness was getting worse and when
stopped | could hardly straighten up
If caught the least cold il went right
to my kidneys and suffered severely.
The kidney secretions became unnat-
ural, dark and at times too frequent. |
took remedies of different kinds but
never found one that gave me much
relief until | got Doan's Kidney Pills
at Connell Bros, drug store. The effect
was remarkable. | felt better after a
few doses and it was only a very short
time before the pains and lameness had
disappeared. i most heartily and glad
ly recommend Doan's Kidney Pills to
backache sufferers"
For Sale by all Dealers. Price5O cents.
FOSTER-MILBURN CO.,
BUFFALO, N. ".
Sole Agents for the United states.
Remember the name. Doah' {, take no subs itute
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
GOOD BLOOD
Bad Complexions Due to Catarrh and
Catarrh Can Be Cured Only BY
Rexall Mucu- Tone - Cos
metics Prove Worthless


Thousands of women are using toilet
preparations unsuccessfully.
Cosmetics fail to improve their thick,
muddy compilations or to Danish the
pimples, blackheads and crow s-feet.
No wonder. Their trouble lies far
deeper than the skin. They have bad
blood, and bad blood in 90 per cent. Of
the cases arises from inflammation of the
mucous membrane. Their blood is filled
with poison which is certain to break out
In unsightly humors and blotches, while
pale, drawn faces, deep circled eyes,
STOPPING shoulders and weak backs COM
plete the story of suffering and despair.
Inflammation Of the mucous membrane
Is catarrh. Danish catarrh and complex
ions will clear as if by magic, pain vanish,
eyes will brighten, faces become plump
and shoulders erect. Perfect beauty goes
only with perfect health, and perfect
health for women can only be obtained
through Rexall Mucu-Tone, the one posi-
tive and permanent cure for catarrh.
Nine. Swift, the most famous beauty
specialist in the world and an accepted
authority on all relating thereto, has this
to say OF Mucu-Tone;
IL can strongly endorse the claims made for
Rexall Mucu-Tone as cure for systemic catarrh.
Its tonic effects are remarkable. IL builds up
the strength and restores the vitality. II women
who are tired and run down, lacking in energy
and vitality, will use Mucu-Tone, they viii
praise II as do for its strengthening and heal
ing qualities.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
BARTONVILLE.

Mrs. Rhoda Mosher. from Hesperia,
is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs.
Luther Hornbrook
Miss Grace Moon spent last Friday
night with her sister, Mrs. Fred
Reeves.
Mrs. Fred Richmond visited her
brother, Geo. n. Fletcher, in Lowell,
last Thursday and Friday.
Several from this place attended the
'Ideal Entertainers at smyrna last
Friday evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

"Before l wrote to you, telling you how I
felt, had doctored for over two years steady
and spent lots of money on medicines besides,
but il all failed TO help me. My monChly Pc
RODS had ceased and suffered much pain,
with fainting spells. headache, backache and
bearing-down pains, and L was so weak [
could hardly keep around. As a last resort
l decided TO write you and try Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and l am so
thankful that did, for after following your
instructions, which you sent me free OF all
charge, my monthly periods started l am
regular and in perfect health Had il not
been for you / would be i'm my grave to-day
g sincerely trust that this letter may lead
every suffering woman in the country To
write you for help as did"
When women are troubled with ir-
regular or painful menstruation. weak
ness, leucorrhna, displacement or III
ceration of the womb, that bearing
down feeling, inflammation of the ova-
ries, backache, flatulence, general de-
bility, Indigestion and nervous prostra-
ton, they should remember there is
one tried and true remedy. Lydia f,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once
removes such troubles.
No other female medicine in the world
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. Refuse all sub
stitutes.
Mrs. Pinl1ham invites all sick women
TO write her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health. Address, Lynn,
Mass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
DO Not BE Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. Ask for Foley's Hon
ey and Tar and refuse and substitute
offered as no other preparation will
give the same satisfaction. 1t is mild
ly laxative. 1t contains no opiates and
is safest for children and delicate per-
sons. Sold by w. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
GIFT or HOME MAKING.
Question Entirely Apart From III,
Use of Money!


There are women who can turn the
barest kind OF an attic into a coy.
pretty place. because they possess the
the gift of home-making. There are
others who cannot give a home-like
air to any room. even when their re-
sources are unlimited. says the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin. | recently
inspected new home, whose cost
knew was many thousands of dollars.
There was absolutely no stint to the
money that could be spent at will, yet
a more desolate abode I never saw.
There was not single nook where
comfort could be found. although
there were gorgeous reception and
music rooms, and sitting rooms for
each bedroom. | never saw book
while | was there, and in a house
where domestic assistance was plenti-
full the dinner cloth had not been re-
moved from the beautiful table In a
Dutch dining room with furnishings
of green oak and leather. | had Wis.,
ions of the changes | would make IL /
had that house, changes that books
and good pictures and soft cushions
and extreme order make. Such a
home deserves the best Of carr and
shows the lack of it mlch more quick
ly than simpler ones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

When the body is cleared for action,
by DR.. Kings New Life Pills, you can
tell it by the bloom of health on the
cheeks; the brightness of the eyes; the
firmness of the flesh and muscles; the
buoyancy of the mind. Try them. AT
Connell Bros. drug store, 25 cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

Stop! Don't take imitation celery teas
when you ask.for Celery King, medi-
cine of great value. The teas" are
urged upon you because they are bought
cheap. Never jeopardize your health In
a pad cause. Celery King only costs -
cents and 1t never disappoints.