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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24


burg Commercial Gazette. are
working as one to create senti-
ment in favor of the Standard
Oil company and against legisla-
ton adverse to it's interests. Both
sheets controlled by the Standard
Oil company and their statements
count for little or nothing. The
oil producers of Kansas are to be
congratulated and should be en-
couraged for the fearless manner
in which they have taken the bull
by the horns from the start. They
know by the experience of the
Eastern producers that it is far
better for them to suffer hardship
from restricted markets and earn
ings for a period while they are
putting themselves in shape to
handle their own business than it
will be to suffer a prolonged siege
Of plundering and filching II
their business is surrendered to
the Standard Oil company. 1t
was in 1887 that Dan O'Day re.
marked that "the oil business be-
longed to the Standard Oil COM
pany, and they were going to
control it, and that we will make
bumpers of the oil producers.
The assertion has been made
good. The oil producers of the
Eastern fields have been reduced
to bumpers without the ordinary
privileges that should 90 with
their Jobs. 1t was in 1895 that
Joseph Seep'S famous promise to
"pav prices justified in the mar
kets of the world" was made,
and this marked the beginning Of
socialism in the oil industry.
What more SOcialistic statement
could be made than that of Dan
ODay. wherein he stated that the
oil producers would be reduced to
bumpers? What more sOcialiStlc
policy could be adopted than that
"promiSe' Of Joseph Seep i'm
plies. An army of oil producers
reduced to bumpers and depend
ent upon the good grocers and
honorab bic intentions Of such set
of commercial brigand" as the
magnets of the Standard Oil COM
pany are known to be, presents a
sorry spectacle. Any efforts in
their desperate struggle for exist,
ence which the Kansas oil pro-
ducers may make are to be COM
mended. Anything that they I'M
dertake which will tend to free
them from becoming Dan ODays
bumpers should be app!auded.
Eastern producers who know
what has been done to them in the
fields in which they gained their
experience. hope to free them
selves from the shacllleS that the
Standard seek to place upon them
in the Western districts. Western
producers show that they will
never be reduced to the same con.
ditions that prevailed in the East
until all their resources are eN-
hausted. New conditions. new
problems and new methods are
going To- be put. into the business.
Dan O'Day commenced his career
in the oil industry by rolling oil
barrels on a freight platform, and
from this humble position has
rolled himself in Standard oil
prominence and power. Much of
the hardship imposed upon pro-
ducerS may be attributed to the
methods advocated by this AFRO
CANT Irishman who has made
good his statement that oil pro-
ducers would be reduced to pump
ers. Kansas producers may not
make huge profits, but they may
at least become independent.
Pleasant and Harmless.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24
Ohio Flour Mills.

Each plant is working; $1,000;
fully equipped; in this city; easy
terms, or trade: $500; on old
Nat. pike S miles east of Cam
bridge; only $500 cash needed /;
also have mdse stores for sale.
Write or call w. F. Richmond,
GAINESVILLE, o. 3,22
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When a London magistrate the
other day discharged a Russian
who had been accused of some
petty offense the Russian pros
trated himself, and kissed the
floor three times. Then he arose,
bowed to the Court and departed.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24
Pleasant and Harmless.

Don't drug the stomach to cure
a cough. One Minute Cough Cure
cuts the mucus, draws the infam-
nation out of the throat, lungs
and bronchial tubes, heals,
soothes and cures. A quick cure
for Group and whooping cough.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24

Sefade Merchant to His Son. by G. H. Lome
The Right of Way, by Gilbert Parker
Under the Rose by Frederick S. ISham.
The Grey Cloak by Harold McGrath.
The Puppet Crown by Harold McGrath.
The Main Chance, by Meredith Nicholson
Alice of Old Vincennes, by Maurice Thompson.
The Virginian by Owen Wser
Grausar Castle Craneycrow by George W. McCutcheon
If | Were King, by Justin H. Mccarthy
Hearts Courageous, by Halle Ermine Rives- fl
Wolfvile Days by Alfred Henry Lewis
Artie, by George AIDE.
Senator North by Gertrude AthertOn
Checkers. by Henry NJ Blossom, Jr
Cecea the King, Saracinsca by F. Marion
Crawford.
Quincy Adams Sawyer Blennerhasset The Climax by Chas
Pdgin
Mississippi Bubble the Girl at Half Way House, by Emerson
Hough.
Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford.
In the Fog by Richard Harding Davis.
Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baske
viles, by Doyle.
The Damnation of Thereon Ware, by Frederic.
The Card nails Snufbox, by Henry T1arand.
Quisante The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.
Uncle Terry by Charles Clark Mum.
The Fortunes of Fif by Molly Elliott Seawell
TRUTH by Emile Zoa
The Great Stone of Sardis, by Frank R. Stockton. r.
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London.
The Wings of the Morning, by Louis Tracy.
Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis
The Little Minister Zine i'll. ed, by j. NJ Barrie.
For the Freedom Of the Sea by Townsend Brady
The Crisis, by Wnson Churchill.
The Calumet K by Merlin Webster
When Knighhood Was in Flower by Charles Major.
The Conqueror, by Gertrude Anterior.
The One Woman, by Thos. Dixson, Jr
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24

The 1892 carat diamond recent
ly found in the Premier mine,
South Africa, has been named the
Cullman.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24
Notice to Modern Maccabees.

Notice to MOdern MacCdDeeS.
Owing to the fact that there are
no trains running W. F. Stevens,
general organizer of the Modern
Maccabees, will not be able to de-
liver an address here this even
ing as previously announced.
3,23-1t
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
ARE ALL GREAT MEN SMALL?
Not Every One, Declares Tall Man,
But as Rule, This Is Found
to Be the Case.

Two tall men were conversing, ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Bulletin,
and one made the hackneyed remark:
Little men are conceited."
THAT saying is false" the other OBJ
jected. at would be truer to say:
Little men are great So many Of
the worlds greatest men have been
physically little that if | were five feet
four instead of six feet two, should
feel more confident of future success.
Look at Andrew Carnegie" he
went on. Look at Mark Twain. Look
at Rodin. Look at William Dean
Howells Look at Swinburne, All
great, all little,
Look at Napoleon Look at Shell
ley. Look at Whistler. Look at Pope.
Look at Heine. These great men were
little men.
Even our president, so far as
height goes, is little. met him once
in Philadelphia and it shocked me to
perceive, as we conversed, that / had
to look down at him, and he had to
look up at me-
"Be little If yon would be great
That is the paradoxical advice that
would give to all growing lads"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
DISSEcTs BIRD coURTSHIP
Writer Declares That This Feature of
Feathered Life Results from
Ripe Mating Instinct.

Bird courtship, then, is not a process
of selection on the part of the females
but is a process of arousing the mat
ing instinct In the females on the part
of the males. | doubt if there are any
conscious preferences on either side,
says John Burroughs, in Atlantic
If the female refuses the male, it is
not because he does not. fill her eye or
arouse her admiration, but because the
mating instinct is not yet ripe. In
other words, the female does not ac-
cept the male because she admires him,
but because she is ready to mate.
have heard of two Albino robins that
mated, showing, if this be true, that alb
normal coloring did not stand in the
way. Darwin quotes from an observer
in South Africa who says that the fe-
male widowbird disowns the male when
he is robbed of the long tail feathers
with which he is ornamented during
the breeding season. This was very
likely because this plucking broke his
spirits and reduced his breeding in
stincts below the normal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
THE HOME DOCTOR.

Hemorrhage of the lungs or stom.
ach is promptly checked by small
doses of salt. The patient should be
kept as quiet as possible.
For a severe cold in the chest,
fasten a cloth wrung in ice cold wa
ter about the neck and chest Just be.
fore retiring at night; cover this cloth
with a dry one to prevent the cloth.
ing from becoming damp by contact.
To Cure a Sty.-The best thing to
do is to battle the eye frequently with
warm boracic lotion Give grains to
one ounce of water), and apply at
night piece of boracic lint wrung out
of boiling water; cover with a piece
Of jaconet and pad of cottonwood
on top; fix with a bandage.
Tea for Inyalids-A doctor will in.
yariably order his patient to discard
.ea, for the cup that cheers frequently
disagrees with the stomach. Weak
stomachs will, however, find that tea
made with milk is not only harmless,
but in very many cases beneficial.
Boil half pint of milk and pour on a
good spoonful of tea-China for choice
after three or four minutes pour this
milk tea off the leaves. This kind Of
.ea is recommended to persons sui.
lering from insomnia or dyspepsia
Of course, by this process tea can
lever be made strong.
Sulphur as a Cure for Diphtheria.-
| Sulphur is one of the most efficacious
and simple cures for diphtheria. All
| that is needed is flower of sulphur
and a quill, and with these, it is said,
one celebrated physician cured every
patient without exception. He put a
| teaspoonful of flower of sulphur into
wineglass of water, and stirred it
with his finger instead of spoon, the
sulphur not readily amalgamating
with water When the sulphur was
we'll mixed the physician gave it as a
gargle. and in ten minutes the patient
| was out of danger. Sulphur kills
every specie of fungus in a man, beast
and plant in a few minutes, Instead
rf splitting out the gargle, the swallow
ing of it is recommended. In extreme
cases in which the above specialist
lad been called in the kick of time
when the fungus was too nearly clos
ng to allow the gargling, he blew the
sulphur through quill into the throa
and, after the fungus had shrunk t
,llow of it. then gave the garg!e,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
KEPT FOR THANKFULNEss.
Sailor Who Was Shipwrecked Chung
to Bantam for Gratefulness at
Coming Home Alive.

Mrs. Alice Morse Earle, in her re-
cent book on costume in America, de-
votes much space to that curious
dressing-gown or negligee costume for
men called the bantam; flowing gar
ment so popular with the fine gentle
men Of century ago that they FREE
quently elected to wear it when hav-
ing their portraits painted. 1t could
be made Of any degree Of richness in
texture and brilliancy in color, and
was often enhanced in effect by a
gayly colored turban, sometimes worn
rakishly on one side, replacing the
warm and heavy wig of full dress.
Copleys painting Of DR.. Nicholas
Boylston, owned by Harvard univer-
sity, depicts that eminent benefactor
and sober citizen in bantam Of sky
blue brocade, scarlet turban and
scarlet morocco slippers.
The most interesting bantam which
she describes is still in existence, and
is made of a cotton fabric with vari-
colored palm leaf design and lined
with soft silk of brownish orange
spotted with green and white. A piece
of white linen sewn on the cuff is
inscribed with its history:
"This Banyan was made in Canton
in 1892 for Archelaus Brown by Chi
nese Taylors. 1t was made by order
of his son Rufus Brown; Supercargo
of the bark The Lively Nancy. He
cleared 100000 Of Chinese gold cash
for a venture of $500 of Ginseng; and
1 Barrel of dried Sage of his Mothers
venture cleared Chimney tea set 2
Grape Shawls and $500. All lost by
Shipwrack but one small Chest of
mostly Books. He was mourned l
year as Dead & He came in on horse
back waring this Banyan for the last
of his clothes was wore out and Rot
ten with Salt Water and Sun. A very
live dress he sayd for a Dead Man.
Which is kept for Thankfulness."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
Senator's Tale.

Hannibal Hamlin, relates the Boston
Herald, for many years United States
senator from Maine, and vice president
during the civil war, was wont to tell
the following story on himself:
A man by the name of Pearson while
passing along the main street in Bangor,
stepped into hole in the sidewalk, and,
falling, broke his leg. He brought suit
against the city for $1,000 and engaged
Hamlin as counsel.
Hamlin won his case, but the city ap-
pealed to the supreme court. Here also
the decision was for Hamlin's client.
After settling up the claim Hamlin sent
for his client and handed him ST.
Whats this?" asked the English
man.
That's your damages, after taking
out my fee, the cost of appeal, and sew,
eral other expenses" said Hamlin.
The Englishman looked at the dollar
and then at Hamlin. What's the mat
.er with this he said, lis 1t bad?"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
Let Your Grocer
Bring Your Breakfast

"A little fruit-a jar of cream
and Egg-O-See.
Worry not about cooks or cooking
we've done all that for you--for
Egg-O-See is faxed whole
wheat-cooked exactly right.
Strong in its sweet simplicity.
Pure in its natural flavor of perfect
flaked whole whcat-Egg-O-
See is natures food.
An Egg-O-See breakfast makes
your dinner and supper taste better.
Back to Nature-Eat Ego
See. Don't worry about meals,
their cooks-or their cooking-Eat
Egg-O-See-for nothing else by any
other name is the same--or nearly
as good-and try it now-for your
grocer sells Egg-O-See.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28

TO make even moderate, legitimate
campaign. Some day, perhaps, senator's
will be elected by popular vote. But this
day will not come until some members
of the senate are sent to the penitentiary
for buying votes with cash, federal jobs,
consulships and contributions to person
al campaign funds
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
REVELATIONS BY
AN EX-SPEAKER
INSIDE HISTORY OF A STATE
LEGISLATURE BY ONE
WHO KNOWS.

United States Senator's Now "Made,"
Not Elected-Method of the "Mak-
ing" Little nderstood-Story Of
How Great Railroad Company
Manufactured a Senator-A Three
Years. Campaign and It's Rami-
ications-Potency Of the "Barrel."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28

have sketched out this campaign to
show the ramifications and complexities
which characterize campaign for the
election of a United States senator No
other election in state calls upon a
candidate for such close, detailed, per-
picking, expensive, skillful political
work. And each year this game becomes
more intricate, for it is the game where
the ruling minority governs the major
ity. 1t is the few men in the township
that control their delegates to the coun-
ty convention. 1t is the few men in the
county convention who select the dele
gates to the legislative conventians; it
is the dominating minority in the legis-
lative conventions which nominate and
in the legislature it is the few rulers
who swing the caucus nomination. The
people at large have no chance to ex-
press their vote.
So long as the present method of elect
ing United States senator's is used the
senate will be what IS called million
aires club" for It takes small fortune
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
FORESTvlLLE.

School closes Friday for three
weeks vacation.
Inez Cheney is attending the
High school in River Falls.
Bert Farnsworth has sold his colt
to Elmer Stewart Of Fargo.
Miss Lulu Shella of Gertrude call
ed on friends here last Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Elliott of Clifton
spent a few days at the home of her
parents here.
Robert Staples and Val. Bunce
have begun work at the sugar bush
and expect to have some syrup soon.
August Harvester gave very
pleasant party to about thirty of his
friends at his home Thursday eve-
ming.
Mike Finn has moved his house
hold goods to his new farm near
Ellsworth and Ross Bredahl will
take possession the Ist of April.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30

l wish to annouce, through the
columns of the JOURNAL, my can
didacy for the office of County Judge
of Pierce County, to be voted upon
at the Spring election.
While a large number of the peo-
pie of the county have known me
for the past twenty years, in my Of
fetal capacity as Register of Deeds,
and in my private business as Alb
stracte-, yet there are, no doubt,
great many who are not aware that
for nearly seven years | was clerk
and Register in Probate for the
County Judge of this county. Dur
ing such clerkship the office was
thoroughly reorganized in the way
of records and files. The expert
ence derived from my work in the
office and my study of probate law
and practice, will aid me very ma
terially, if elected, in conducting
the Office in the best interests of
the people.
My residence being in the County
Seat, will enable all persons, hav-
ing business to transact with the
County Judge, to receive immediate
attention at any time. If elected,
shall try to keep the Office up to a
high standard. / respectfully ask
the suffrage of the voters of Pierce
County. FRED d. LORD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30

Miss Grace Chaplin is visiting
friends in Hersey.
J. w. Reynolds was here the first
of the week on business.
Albert Wilcox is busy saving
wool with his gasoline saving rig.
Robert Hunt and T. Robey are
home from the Hamline agricultural
school.
N. r. Schoonover has returned
from his visit to the southern part of
this state.
Miss Edna Robey left recently
for La Crosse to spend some time
with relatives.
On account of bad roads VIM.
Green is hauling cream to Belden-
vile with four horse team.
Mrs. James Stewart gives the
next ten-cent dinner for the benefit
of the Ladies Aid April 9th.
Next week, Saturday night, April
9Th, there will be ten-cent social at
the residence of r. S. Wilcox.
Mike McCue, accompanied by
his daughter Miss Maude, visited
relotives in Minneapolis over Sun
day. s.
Robins are here, chipmunks are
seen in the woods, but what ails the
frogs? Not croak has been heard
in this vicinity yet.
Master Jiles Casey of Elk River,
Mimi, grandson Of Mrs. Martha
Wadsworth of River Falls, visited
at this place recently, guest of FL
wood Wilcox.
There was large attendance at
the ten-cent social held at Chas.
Dopkin>' last Saturday evening.
With games. coffee, and eatables
the evening passed very pleasantly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
DIAMOND BLUFF.

Robert Stoeckly Of Alma spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Eli Carruthers drew the graphic
phone at the rattle last Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Staples have
daughter and Mrs. and Mrs. Al
exander McKeen son.
There will be c. E. social at
Burke's hall Friday evening. Bas-
ket supper and and games. Come
and have pleasant time.
Mrs. Alonzo Nash died at her
home in Diamond Bluff last Mon
day. She leaves a husband, three
sons and three daughters.
A benefit ball will be given at
Burke's hall Tuesday evening, Apr.
d, for Perley McCusker, who has
been sick for long time, and is
now in hospital at St. Paul.
John Young, 81 years old, and
for many years resident OF Dla-
mond Bluff was buried here last Sat
urday. Funeral services were con-
duc'ed by Rev. E. Butcher at the f.
B. oh rch at 2 p. m.
1t is expected that Rev. Knutson
Of Minneapolis, pastor of the Nor
Dan. M. E. church here, will preach
-, +l,a Il r church Sunday evening
at go, in the English language.
A Farmers Telephone Line Co.
has been organized which will be-
gin to build a line at once from
Hager to Diamond Bluff. Those in
town who will have phones are: H.
L. Niles, A. Carlson, c. Peterson,
NJ. L. Sparks, w. CARRIER and D..
N. Wethern.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
From the Times.


The campaign has been on for
nearly two months and as all candi-
dates have been well advertised.
the voters have had a good chance
to select their man to support for
the Superintendency. The senti-
ment in this city and the adjoining
towns of Clifton and River Falls is
strongly in favor of Weldon and we
believe that the voters are support
ing the right man for the place. By
inquiry we find that wherever Mr..
Weldon has taught which has been
in the northeastern, southern and
central parts of the county, the vote
will be nearly unanimous in his ia
vor.
He has had twelve years expert
ence in teaching, covering every
phase of the work from the rural
school to the four-year high school
and that he had been one of our
most energetic and successful teach
ers has been conclusively shown by
the recommendations and articles
printed in this and other county
papers.
The fact that he advanced the
Boyd school from a four-room grad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
Resolutions.

Your committee appointed to
draft resolutions on the death of
brother John r. Burr beg leave to
submit the following:
WHEREAS, BY a mysterious Prov
idence our well-beloved brother, ].
R. Burr, has been removed by death;
RESOLVED, That by his death we
are admonished of the uncertainty
of life and the duties we owe to God
and our fellow men;
RESOLVED, That our lodge has lost
much respected member, his COM
munity good citizen and his fami-
ly kind husband and father;
RESOLVED, That our charter and
lodge room be suitably draped in
mourning for thirty days and that a
copy of these resolutions be sent to
the family of our departed brother.
GEORGE SKoGMo,
GEO. TIL. SMITH, Committee.
G. 0. CHINOOK,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
DONEGAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rice of Clifton Wis
tied at C. Purfeest's one day last
week.
Mrs. H. Mcmahon Of Maiden
Rock is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Adams.
Rob't tombstone of River Falls
was here one day last week moving
a portion of C. Purfeest's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman of River
Falls were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. w. Finn Sunday.
J. H. Moynihan reshingled his
house the first of the week, and
while at work on it the staging
gave way letting T. w. Finn fall
some IL or IA feet, but owing to the
softness of the ground there was no
were no serious result.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-30
(First publication March 80. 1867
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

y Pierce County.
In the matter Of the will of j. Edward john
son, deceased. In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that letters testament
ed, late OF the city ofRiver Falls in said county,
having issued to Curtis johnson of the city
of River Falls In said county the claims and de-
mands OF all persons against said j. Edward
ed by the County Court of said Pierce county
at the regular term thereof. to be held at the
County Court room, in the village OF Ellsworth,
in said county, on the first Tuesday, being the
3rd day of Oct. A. ID. 1905, and that until aDd
including the 1st day OF Oct, A. d. 1905, Is the
time allowed and limited by said County Court
for creditors OF said j. Edward johnson. de.
ceased, to present their claims for examination
and allowance.
Dated March %, A. ID. 1905.
By order ofthe Court,
ALLEN P. WILD, County Judge