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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12
SHOT BY ACCIDENT
Pawtucket Maa While Showing a Revolver
Slightly Wounded His Friend.

Charles Johnson. Il years, was accident
ally shot in his right shoulder at Paw
tucket last evening by Alvin Mitchell,
another young man.
Mitchell was explaining tho mechanism
OF a revolver and by mistake pressed the
trigger.
Dr. Richards dressed the wound Cap
tain Vananda held Mitchell pending an Of
fetal investiga tion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12
Bargain Sale Of SHOES
JOHN THE SHOEMAN'S
new BOOKS.

THE BOY CAPTIVE IN CANADA, by
Mary +. wells Smith.
published by Little Brown and co. Bos-
ton For sale by all booksellers. Price
Sl25D
The second story in the Old Deerfeld
series and is a sequel 10 THE Boy Cap
tive OF Old Deerfeld.' 1t tells Of the ad-
ventures of little stephen Williams. son
Of the Deerfeld minister. while he was
in captivity,-held by the Indians IN
northern Vermont. IL is a thrilling tale
one that will strike right home to every
hoy. and be thoroughly enjoyed by them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12

has been actively interested in the work
of the alliance for some time past, but
illness prevented his attending the meet
ing here and he was much surprised at
the unsought honor conferred upon him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12
THE JOYS or FRIENDSHIP. by Mary

THE JOYS OF FRIENDSHIP, by Mary
Aletc Aver.
published by I.athrop. Lee and shepard.
Boston, Mass For sale By all book.
sellers. Price SiO)
4 collection OF quoted passages bear
ing upon the theme Of friendship which
will make a most appropriate gift book.
The author has arranged tho book I'm sec.
tions namely. The Love The Infu-
ence. The Immortality ~ Friendship
and closing With a chapter on The pi-
wire Friendship" The book 's exception
ally we'll gotten up. is pleasing 20 the
eye and has = faultlsss Typography.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12

AMY IN ACADIA. by Helen Leah Reed.
published by Little, Brown and COM
pany, Boston. Mass. For sale by all
booksellers. Price SlJo)
This is the first volume OF second Sc
ries OF the Brenda books that have
grown so popular The scene OF the ac-
tion Is laid I'm that section called Acadia
which both French and English history
have made 50 famous. Amy, the heroine
and her girl friend have some very inter-
esting experiences among the people I'm
Acadia. and tho author describes them
I'm a most fascinating manner. All i'm all
IL is a most clever book, and will appeal
to every one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12

Al Roberts ~ the Imperial Theatre
stock company vas elected nrst vice
president 80 the Providence chapter OF The
Actors Church alliance 80 meeting held
In this city Q few days ago Mr. Roberts
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
The Colonel's Waterloo.

Col. John M. Fuller of Honey
Grove, Tex, nearly met his Wat
erloo from liver and kidney trou-
BILE. In a recent letter, he says ::
II was nearly dead of these COM
plants, and although I tried my
family doctor, he did me no good !;
so I got a soc bottle of your great
Electric Bitters, which cured me.
I consider them the best medicine
on earth, and thank God who
gave you the knowledge to make
them" Sold and guaranteed to
cure dyspepsia, biliousness and
kidney disease by D. A. Hender-
shot, druggist, at SOC a bottle.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man
that is the order of woman's pref
erences. Jewels form a magnetic
mighty power to the average wo-
man. Zen that greatest of all
jewels, health, is often ruined in
the strenuous effort to save the
money to purchase them. If J
woman will risk her health to get
a coveted gem, then let her for
tify herself against the insiduous
consequences of coughs, colds
and bronchial affections by regu-
lar use of DR.. Boschee's German
Syrup. 1t will promptly arrest
consumption in its early stages
and heal the affected lungs and
bronchial tubes and drive the
dread disease from the system. 1t
is not a cure-all, but it is certain
cure for coughs, colds and all
bronchial troubles. You can get
DR.. Green's reliable remedies at
D. A. Memberships.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
REPUBLICAN,
CITY CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given to the
legally qualified Republican vot-
ers of the City of Sistersville.
West Virginia, that convention
of that party will be held in City
Hall in said city on Thursday ev-
ening, March I'd, 1905, at 8
O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the va
rious Offices to be filled at the mu-
nicipal election to be held on
Thursday, March 23d, 1905, to-
wit:
Mayor, City Clerk, Collector
and Treasurer, Assessor, Auditors
(2) and one Councilman from
each of the four wards Of said
city for a term of two years.
The convention will also elect
a member of the City committee
from each of the four wards, and
transact any other business that
may properly be brought before
it.
Given under my hand this 21st
day of February, 1905.
V. H. DYE,
2,21-7t Chairman City Com.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
Brain Food Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has
been branded by the most compe-
tent authorities. They have dis
covered the silly notion that one
kind of food is needed for brain
another for muscle, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet
will not only nourish a particular
part of the body, but will sustain
every other part. Yet, however
good your food may be, its nutri-
ment is destroyed by indigestion
or dyspepsia. You must prepare
for their appearance or prevent
their coming by taking regular
doses of Green's August Flower,
tia favorite medicine of the
healthy millions. A few doses
aids digestion, stimulates the liver
to healthy action, purifies the
blood apd makes you feel buoyant
and Vigorous. You can get DR..
Green's ieliabIe remedies at D. A.
Memberships.
-. :a.sseS Slscls. Almanac
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
Interesting News
from TyIer'S Capitol

Middlebourne, March 1.-Chas
Fetty of Bearsville, was here yes.
terday on business matters per.
tanning to a real estate deal that
he has in view.
Mrs. T. S. Wells was reported
better last evening.
Mrs. B. Engle is suffering from
an acute attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. M. w. Reed is confined to
her bed by a serious attack OF
stomach trouble.
Mrs. E. E. Foster of the jug, is
reported among the sick, who is
seriously i'll.
o. w. o. Hardman has been in
disposed for several days, and un.
able to be out of the house.
Miss Maude Marshall was on
the street yesterday after a
week 3 illness from the grip.
The children of M. H. Adams,
as well as many other little folks,
are afflicted with whooping cough
Attorney C. N. Kimble of Sis
tersville, was abstracting the IT,
tie to certain lands in Meade dis
trict at the courthouse yesterday
for the Carter Oil company.
Ex-senator w. M. Morris OF
Centreville, came in our hack line
yesterday from a visit with his
children at Sistersville and
Friendly, and will leave for home
today.
Jesse Groves, of the jug, is
building a dwelling house On the
land of D. w. Twyman, and as
soon as completed will move into
the same, and will try tilling the
soil this season.
J. H. Pierpoint, postmaster,
merchant, miller, farmer and oil
producer of Next, was here Tues
day on a deal with Swan and
Jemison for some territory in the
neighborhood of the Archer well
Rev. Charley G. Ankrom of
Burton, who is well known to
the people of this county, and
who has been dangerously i'll for
the past two months with lung
trouble, is reported to be gradu-
ally growing weaker each day.
M. H. Smith, a Justice of the
Peace of McElroy district, near
WILDER, is here as a witness on
behalf of the plaintiffs in the
chancery cause, concerning the
sale of some mining stock, in
which dispositions are being taken
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01

at the residence of o. W. o. Hard
man on Main street.
Mrs. Mary A. Brady, the widow
of David A. Brady, deceased, was
appointed administrators of the
estate of her deceased husband,
AMI executed a bond in the sum of
$4,000, with w. B. Hutchinson and
R. E. Derickson sureties. Clerk
Duty appointed C. B. Riggs, w.
M. Morris and C. D. Reed apprais.
ers of said estate.
L. L. Smith, proprietor of the
Central Hotel, will leave on this
coming Tuesday for Phoenix,
Ariz., where h goes with a view
of regaining his health. Mr.. Smith
has been troubled with weak
lungs for several years, and of
late his condition has been such
as to alarm his friends and cause
his physician to advise a change
of climate.
W. P. Stewart and W. B.
Hutchinson, employees of the Amer
lean Oil company, started out OF
town last evening and somewhere
near HUH s mill, one of their
horses took suddenly i'll, and for
a while there was no hope of its
recovery, but the horse was
brought back to the barn of Gen.
trail Hotel, and is still living.
DR.. E. B. Conway and G. B.
Riggs of Centreville, are in town
today looking after some business
matters, in which they are inter
ested that is pending in the Cir
cult court of this county. The
Doctor reports that of his thirty
years in the practice of medicine
he has never known the health of
the community to be better than
at present.
Tyler Hive No. 33, Ladies of
the Maccabees, held a very inter-
esting review at their hall Mon
day night. Several applications
for membership were accepted.
After business session the ladies
were very delightfully."- surprised
by our generous Lady Maude
Duty inviting the members of the
Hive to partake of a delicious
lunch consisting of peaches and
cream, angel food cake, apple pie
and coffee. 1t is needless to say
all did it ample justice and Lady
Duty was the recipient of many
compliments for her thoughtful
ness and generosity. The ladies
are making preparations for an
entertainment to be given by
them at an early date.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
The Popular Tune.


aren't YOU going to play that piers
the lady just requestedY' asked thr
musician.
NO" answered the bandmaster.
But three or four peopIe have asked
for it,"
That's true. have observed that
when Il composition is requested by
three or four people q day there are
several thousand who would pay moro
rather than hear it any more."-Wasb
ington Star
He turned.
Wandering over Salisbury PLAIN,
q correspondent came across a large
stone inscribed:
"Turn me over"
After much difficulty he succeed
ed in turning il over and found on
the underside of the stone the
words:
"Now turn me back again, so that
l can catch some other idiot. "-
London Telegraph.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
s170O; Dwelling, Stable,
Store Room: S1700

Here is a chance to buy a gen.
eral store, stock (invOiee about
$1,000 with this desirable prop
erty; established trade; fine lOca-
ton: must sell; i'll health. Call
ON w. F. Richmond, GAINESVILLE,
o. 81
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
Clay Pipes.

Five-sixths of the clay pipes so much
used by smokers are made at NIGGA.
dore, o. The industry began twenty
FIVE years ago on a small scale. Now
the plant is the largest in the world.
1t is not an unusual thing for a boy to
make 10000 in one day.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
A Club Sardine Sandwich.

A club sardine sandwich is very
good. Toast thin slices of brea6
and place between two of them let
tuce leaves, two slices Of crisp bacon
and well drained sardine split and
boned
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
Silent as He Walked.

Rising III his sleep, Swiss workman
living near Neufchatel walked quar-
ter of a mile and only awohe when be
put his foot in a pool Of water by to-
roadside.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01
FIDo At WORK.

Fido's putting CT such c.rs
And stays Up nov til late at night,
Because, yoU zee. he's !,s-1. has ne,
That doGgeTeI he can wErte.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-01

9. D. YOUNG. NJ. D. HANEN, 2
Attorneys-at-Law.
Will practise in State
and Federal Courts.
Notary and Sten0s-
pher in Office.
Abstraeting titles carefully and
neatly done.
Office:
Olston Block, Wells Street
Sistersville, W. Va.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

larger than other districts in the richer
and more level country, so that under
the present laws, the larger districts
having the most road mileage and the
most difficult and costly roads to con-
.struct and maintain, usually have the
least money available, while the more
thickly populated, smaller and usually
more level districts. where the road
mileage is less and the expense of
building and maintaining roads is least.
have the most money.
But that is not all. the foregoing evils
are further aggravated under our pres
ent laws in the following manner:
The Board of Supervisors divide the
several Supervisor districts into road
districts, which in practice amounts to
each Supervisor dividing his district
into such road districts as he chooses.
The road taxes collected in each road
district are expended in that district
only.
Now, human nature is selfish and the
result is that the more populous and
richer sections by the weight of their
influence in elections have always sue
ceeded in having themselves set off in
road districts by themselves, which
necessarily sets off the poorer sections
also by themselves. and thus we have
the same anomaly repeated again, of
the district having the most
difficult and costly roads to maintain
having the least revenue, and the more
thickly populated districts with less
road mileage, where the expense of
building and maintaining roads is less,
having the most revenue.
How any sane person can expect to
maintain general roads, traversing a
number of road districts, in anything
like a uniform or fair condition un-
= <.s~ 80 L.
prehension. Under such a system the
county presents the appearance Of a
patchwork quilt, so far as roads are
concerned. and under such a system
we can never have good roads.
The capacity Of q roads service Is
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

limited to the worst part OF It; no
greater load can be hauled over it than
over the worst part Of it.
The present road system is a relic Of
a bygone primitive age and should be
changed as early as practicable.
One of the first and fundamental
changes that are needed is a classifica-
tion Of roads. There are two separate
and distinct classes Of public roads,
viz:
General or principal roads and local
roads. the one travelled by people
generally and the other merely by peo-
pie of a neighborhood; the one has to
bear heavy traffic and the other only
light traffic, therefore the one must
be constructed better and more sub
stantial than the other; the one serves
many people and the other compare
lively few. In a word they serve diff
ferent purposes and require different
administration. Some central county
authority must administer the general
county roads, while the local roads
by local authority.
The general county roads should be
built and maintained by taxation upon
all the taxable property of the county,
including that in Incorporated cities
and towns, and local roads should be
built and maintained by taxation in
the local road districts. The two funds
should be separate and distinct. The
State should also aid In maintaining
general county roads in similar man
ner and upon the same principle that
it assists in maintaining our public
schools.
Wherever State institutions are To-
Gated the State should construct and
maintain necessary streets or roads,
to serve at the same time as models,
through or fronting its property, for
the reason that the State pays no road
taxes and 1t is unjust to impose the
burden of maintaining those streets or
roads through or fronting State prop
erty upon the city or road district.
The local roads should be administer
ed by a board of three trustees in each
road district. elected in the same man
ner as School Trustees are elected, and
to serve as School Trustees now do,
without pay. They should employ a
roadmaster, the same as School Trus-
tees employ teacher. and they should
estimate annually the amount neces-
sary to build and maintain their local
roads, which, within the limits provid-
ed by law, should be levied by the Su-
pervisors on the property In the dis
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

trict.
The segregation of general county
roads from local roads will make 1t
practicable to have all the work on the
general county roads done by contract,
construction as well as maintenance.
For purpose Of maintenance the general
county roads should be divided into
sections and the care and maintenance
thereof given out by contract, with
proper safeguards, to the lowest and
best bidder.
These provisions will eliminate poll
tics from the road system altogether.
In a large State like California, pre-
senting so many different conditions
and typographical features, no set of
minute rigid rules can be adopted for
the classification Of general and local
roads applicable all over the State, and
the determination Of the question must
to a great extent be left to the Board
of Supervisors in each county.
The State law should make certain
general requirements as to width and
grades and SO forth of general county
roads, but it should be left to each
county, through its Board Of Supervis-
ors. to classify its roads.
The State law should provide regula-
tions and standards for the construc-
ton and maintenance OF general
county roads which the State assists
In maintaining. Such State aid should
be in the form of a bounty or pre-
MUM of a certain amount paid to the
county road fund for each mile of
road constructed and maintained ac-
cording to State standards and re-
Quirements.
If this standard requires an aver
age expenditure Of from $4,000 to $4,000
per mile of road, and If the State aid
for maintenance were $500 per mile
of such roads, there is no danger
that the State treasury would be
swamped. by State aids to roads,
for people would not be very eager to
expend $4,000 to get $500 from the
State for maintaining it. And besides
it would be Of slow growth, for after
maintaining their general roads out of
the general county road fund the
County Road Commissioners would not
have money available to build many
miles of standard road in each year:
but the State aid would act as an in
centive and the object lesson to the
people in each county. of few miles
Of standard road would popularize
them, and after a beginning was once
made q greater proportion would be
constructed each year thereafter, so
that in ten or twenty years our main
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

district some person as roadmaster, and
it is needless to say that political af-
filiations and services usually play q
part in the selection of such persons
which, as a rule, does not tend to Sc
curing a fair equivalent in work fol-
the money expended.
The present road law limits the amount
which can be levied for road purposes
to 40 cents per 500 assessed valuation,
and in the county government act OF
1893 there is a further provision au-
thorizing the levy Of a special road fund
tax of mills on the dollar assessed
valuation for the construction and
maintenance of the main public roads
in the several road districts, to be dis
tributed in proportion to the amount
collected from such districts.
The Board of Supervisors have rarely
levied the full amount of 40 cents, and
the further provision of the act Of 1893,
which merely in effect authorizes an
additional amount, has therefore re-
NAMED dead letter.
There is also a provision in the
present law requiring where the esti-
mated cost of any work upon high
ways amounts to $50 or more, 1t shall
be done by contract.
This provision has remained dead
letter because it is so easily evaded
and the method is too cumbersome, as
applied to ordinary roads.
The present law also provides that
the Board Of Supervisors may SET
apart, not exceeding thirty-ive pei
cent of the road taxes collected, as a
general road fund for such general
county road purposes in which the in
habitants Of all the road districts with
in the county are more or less inter
ested, or to assist weak districts.
This provision has also remained a
dead letter for the reason that as the
Supervisors are elected by districts. ac-
cording to population, even If the fund
were set apart. each Of them would
naturally try to get as much of it as
possible to be expended. in his district
both to please his constituents, and
because as Road Commissioner he
would do the spending: hence they
could never agree upon where the
money was to be spent, and in actual
practice all they can ever agree upon
is that each Supervisor shall expend
the money collected in his district.
These districts, however, being SET
of according to population vary great
ly in revenue. The districts including
mountainous country are usually
sparsely settled and are therefore
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

road committee or the Assembly and
were informed of the nature and pur-
poses of the bills introduced by the de-
partment of highways they publicly
withdrew all opposition. Consequently
these bills passed the Legislature. but
for some reason or other never made
known to the members of the depart
ment of highways, Governor Gage
withheld his signature and these meas
ures failed to become the laws. en-
abling the people to have, at least. a
million dollars year TO spend on def
mite lines for work of permanent
nature out of the funds that were
raised for road purposes in this State.
namely, something over two million
dollars year.
The Grand Jury of Sonoma County
in it's report recommended that the
members Of the Legislature do some
thing to remedy the present road con-
ditions. The Dunbar Improvement
Club took the hint from the Grand
Jury and called q County Good Road
Convention" to be held in Glen Ellen
They invited the Board Of Supervisors.
all ex-Supervisors, members of the
Legislature. all ex-members of the Leg
islature and the different grangers and
Improvement clubs to send delegates.
also to send to the secretary any rec
concentrations in writing they might
have to better the present road condi-
tion. The convention discussed the diff
ferent recommendations made to it in
writing and appointed committee to
take these various recommendations,
to digest the same and report to the
club what they thought best to rec
ommend to the Legislature. The re-
port gives the exact state of affairs. for
it embodies all the grievances and sug-
gests practical remedies for the new
road laws which are to be submitted
to the coming Legislature. 1t is as
follows:
The present road law makes no dis
tinction between roads of different
character and use; it applies to all
roads alike. Under it each Supervisor
is ex-Oficio Road Commissioner for his
district. Supervisors are, elected by
districts according to population.
AS q board the Supervisors levy the
taxes and audit and allow the claims
against the county, and as individual
Road Commissioners they themselves
expend the road funds, thus In effect
auditing and allowing their own
claims. Such a system is bad and lia-
BILE to lead to abuses.
Each Supervisor as Road Commits
sioner appoints or employs In each road