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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

Patent Oxfords for Sunday and
turns for every day; the new
lasts: smart patterns: wide rib
bon ties, at E. A. Nesbitt 81 Co.
3.30-2t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

Oxfords! OXfords, TO fit all
feet: all prices. f. A. Nesbitt &
Co. 3,30-2t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31
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Fair Weather Predicted.
Special to The Oil Review.
Washington, March 31.-Fair
tonight and Saturday.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

F. 3. Thompson of Braden Sta
ton. was registered today at the
Hotel Mercer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

Many will doubtless be COM
manded to take up their beds and
walk tomorrow.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

w. r. Nelson has purchased the
interest of his former partner, I
Il. Christ, in the secondhand
store. Mr.. Nelson is now sole
proprietor, and will hereafter
conduct the business alone.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

Come and take a look for your
self at the beautiful cut flowers
and pot plants at s. G. Sybert's
new store, North Wells street.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

Dickinson, Beardsley e. Fore
man. contractors Of Marietta, O..
were awarded the contract yester-
day afternoon for building the
new NJ. f. church in this city.
Their bid was $11,745.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-31

7. W. Larsen. oil and real estate
broker. returned last evening
from Pittsburg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
UNROMASTIc, BUT WISE.

Miss Alice C. Otis of Lynn, Massa- chusetts, knows her own mind, as most Massachusetts girls do. Miss Otis got ready to be married to Edgar C. Hill, but she didn't get married, and she has issued cards stating that she was deceived. Miss Otis says Hill told her he had large deposits in the bank, So last Monday she asked him for the book so she could verify his claims. Accompanied by her brother, Miss Otis went to the bank and was told that Hill had no such amount on deposit as the book pretended to show. Then she decided not to have anything more to do with Hill. Hill says he has the money tied up in a business venture and that he made the entries in the book to please Miss Otis, never think ing she would question them.
 Nothing very romantic about this, but Miss Otis shines as a practical girl. No foolish trust for her. She must be shown, as they say in Missouri. She is well rid of Hill, who would. of course, try to fool her in other matters if he would in money matters. He never thought that she would doubt his as- sertion about his wealth. He will think now, and if he comes to the right conclusion he will never try to fool a girl again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
4 Tr0VeITeT'S S0IiI0G1y

 To fee, or not to fee; that is the ques- tiOn- Whether tis nobler in the purse to suf- fer The frequer: payments for outrageous service, Or to run up against a sea of troubles, And by refusing end them? To fee, to No more; and, by this means. to say Tn vexation, and add the thousand Iit- tie shocks Our pockets heir to-'tis a consumma- tiOn Devoutly to be wishd To fee, to pay; TO pay! perchance for naught; ay, there's the rub: For by those foolish fees what loss When we have shuhied out the last Must give us pause. There's the ra- That makes calamity of so long GUS tom. But who would bear the open scorn of Who wait on us, the proud maids con- The bangs of the despised. the long delays, The insoIence of office, and the spurns That naughty menials to the unfeeling give When he himself might willing service gain With bare tuppence? Who would bag gage bear. To grunt and sweat under a weary load, But for the dread of empty pocket book? The undiscovered country, where are no tips From such a bourne no traveller re- turns That makes us rather pay those fees we must Than fly to troubles that we know not Of Thus comfort does make towards of us all; And thus the dogged view of resolution Is sickled OCT when we but meet the gaze And see tn expectant palm of man or maid. With this regard, the purses string un- tie And lose it's small denominations, Soft you now! The fair Bedelia. Maid, in thy atten- tions Be all my fees remember'd.
 Life
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

These Americans in Canada are de- veloping a new wheat supply up there which cannot but materially affect us. This season the yield is estimated at more than ninety millions bushels, ap- proximately as much as the yield in Kansas, and five years hence. if crop conditions continue favorable and the necessary labor does not fail, pro- duction of a hundred and fifty million bushels is to be expected. So great competition with our own wheat fields is sure to be felt, especially in the ex- port trade. The principal efforts of Canadian exporters are now in the direction of Australia and the Orient; and flour trade in competition with the United States is among the early possibilities, as mills are now building with the intention of shipping flour to Japan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
4 SEASIBLE MOTE.

Those who have been in Washington on a cold and snowy Inauguration Day will sympathize with the plan to change the date of inauguration. The National committee on the proposed change has decided in favor of the last Thursday in April as the proper day on which to inaugurate Presidents, and recommended an amendment to the Constitution fixing the day. It is pro- posed by the committee that the mat ter be submitted to the people for adoption in time to make the date available for the inauguration in 1913. The change has long had advocates, owing largely to the inclemency of the weather in March. An exhibit from the Weather bureau showing the con- ditions in the first week of March and the last week in April since 1874 was much in favor of the latter period. The Senate, it is stated. has twice passed bills faVoring the last Thurs day. There was a sentiment in the committee favoring April 30, but it was decided to avoid having inaugurations on Sunday. No recommendation was made as to the date for the meeting of Congress, that body presumably know ing its mind on the subject. Mention was made of the deaths of various Senators and other public men as due directly, or indirectly, to exposure at the last Inauguration Day.
 A President ought to have a pleasant Inauguration Day if possible. He is bound to have stormy times enough af- ter he is inaugurated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
TISTBEE.
Life.

Sunset Sims-So yer jess had three jobs offered yer all ter once! How did yer feel?
 Northern Lytes-oh, goodness! Just like woman if she should see ghost, a mouse and a burglar all stmultane- ous.-Life.
 Harry, did you not hear your moth CT call you?"
 Course I did"
 "Then why don't you go to herr"
 She's nervous. If I should go too quick she's drop dead" And Harry went on with his playing as if nothing disturbed his mind.-Albany Journal.
 Say, ma," complained the insurance presidents little boy, why don't you want me to play with the Bixley chil- dren?"
 My dear child, this is something that you will understand when you grow older. Their father is nothing but g. policyholder. .''-Chicago Record Herald.
 First man-How do you do?
 Second man Beg pardon, but you have the advantage of me.
 First man-Yes, I guess I have. We were engaged to the same girl, but you married her.-Pittsburg Dicpatch.
 Haven't you any public library in this town?" asked the stranger.
 "No, sir,'' said the native. There was man that offered us a library once, but he wanted the buildin' where the bowlin' alley is, and we kind O thought we'd rather have the bowlin' alley. It brings more trade.-Chioago Tribune.
 'No," said the gossip, "the divorce case of MT. and Mrs. Swellman has not been finally decided yet. There's some hitch in the proceedings.'
 "Yes?" replied Cutting; q suppose it's over the question as to who is to have the custody of the pug dog."- Catholic Standard and Times.
 Naggsby-When man and his wife think the same thoughts simultaneously
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
THE WHEAT FEEDS OF CANADA.

THE WHEAT FEEDS OF CANADA.
 It is only a few years ago that some alarmists were announcing that the wheat supply of the world was about to become inadequate, and that the United States wouldn't have wheat enough for it's own use. So far things have not worked according to the pre- dictions, and the new wheat fields of Canada are cheering to the world, though perhaps not directly so to the United States. MT. Charles M. Pepper, who as a special agent of the govern ment has been Investigating trade con- ditions in the Dominion, reports to the Department of Commerce and Labor that between the first of January and the first of October of the present year about twenty-five thousand settlers crossed the border. As the initial im- petus of the movement must now be considered to have spent itself, we may assume the certainty of continuous permanent transfer of population in this direction. It is a. movement of real consequence for us, and this not alone because it means the annual with drawal of property from our territory to the amount of at least ten million dollars.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

the flock, all dead and all torn, doubt less by some animal. Not wishing to yard his sheen so early, he obtained permission to turn them into the Cor
 bin game preserve, where they would have an impenetrable fence, eight and a half feet high, to protect them. Then he removed all the carcasses but one and he and another, man took their guns and lay out in the frosty air un- til nearly midnight, to see if the sheep killer would return. He ,didn't-that is, as long as they were there; but next day the sheep had been dragged for several yards from the spot where they had left it, and large part of the flesh had been eaten. Plainly enough it was not the work of a dog,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

fore hunting any further. saw him glance with shade of suspicion to- ward my wolf pens, but my conscience was clear. All the wolves were locked up. and had been for more than a week They had done a good many wicked things from first to last; they had even tried their teeth on sheep, but thi. time they were gutltless, I knew. Per haps. after all. the sheep had only strayed off somewhere, and would turn up all right by and by.
 That afternoon my neighbor called again, to say that he had found six of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION.

The town-born in Australia don't mean to let the immigrants run over them. The Australian federal premier has introduced the amended immigra- tion bills into the commonwealth house of representatives. The first bill em- powers the commonwealth, by means of treaties with other governments, to ar- range that merchants and tourists shall travel in the country under pass ports. The second provides that work men under contract may be admitted, if the contract is in writing and ap- proved by the minister concerned. The conditions of such approval are that the workman must not be imported to interfere in an industrial dispute, that the employer is unable to obtain within the country a workman of his kind equally skilled, and that the contract wages are the same as those current in Australia among workers of a similar class.
 The bill does not apply to domestic servants. MT. Deakin, in his tntroduc- tory speech, explained that, while car- rying out the white Australia" policy, he did not wish to cast a slur on any other people, and in particular wished to avoid hurting the susceptibtlities of British Indians and Japanese, in one case subjects, in the other allies, of the British empire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

for no dog hereabouts could drag a heavy sheep so far, nor would single dog eat so much of the flesh at a meal. told my neighbor to keep a bright lookout for footprints, but the ground was pretty hard and dry, and he failed to find any. Next day, I went over there to look myself, but for some time my hunt was fruitless. But I kept on walking round and round the place, in d wider circle each time, until I came to muddy ditch, which I followed. Presently I found what I sought-the. footprint of a large animal. Tn some respects it resembled the imprint which would be left by the bare foot
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent a Word each insertion. Five Cents Word for a full week.
 Display advertisements, per inch. one insertion. s1.2O each subsequent 1nser- tion. 40 cents; one week. $s.2O: one month. s1O: one year. $40.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

In a street car in Cleveland the oth- CT day young man suddenly stopped and picked up something from the floor. After looking at it a moment he asked, in loud voice, Has anybody lost a five-dollar gold piece?' Instant ly solemn man at the front end of the car rose and walking back to the young chap said, Yes, I have lost a five-dollar gold piece," and held out his hand. Well" said the young man, There's five cents I just picked up toward it."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

1t is a sign that they are exceedingly cOngenial.
 Waggsby-so? We'll, then, my wife and I are congenial, all right, for the other night, when she said that she wondered why I'd ever been such a fool as to marry her. had been sitting there in silence for half an hour won- dering over the same identical thing London Tit-Rifs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

One of the courts in Paris is occupied with a case against a picture dealer who sold what he asserted was a gen. uine Raphael for $16OOO. The buyer paid $2,OOO down, then discovered that the dealer had bought the picture for twenty francs. He wants his $2,0OO back. But three experts have pronounc- ed the painting genuine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

A queer situation was recently cre- ated in Melbourne, Australia, by the telephone girls of the central exchange. They suspended all telephone work in the busiest hour of the day in order to have themselves photographed in a group. They were allowed five minutes for the purpose by the head of the de- partmnt, but the operation lasted for nearly half an hour, during which nu- merous fussy subscribers were ringing up in vain. The metropolitan fire bri- gade, failing to get any response, dashed at full speed to tine exchange and retired disgusted on learning the true state of affairs. The Melbourne papers are flooded with letters calling for the abolition of, the "lady telephon- ist." A board is inquiring into the in- cident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
ON THE TRAIL OF A BEAR.

4 few weeks ago, my nearest neigh bor drove up to the door, to inquire if had seen any of his sheep. From flock of thirty-six, nine were missing, and he thought he would ask me be-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

t'Dar's too much advice" said Uncle Eben. Oars too many people dat kin tell you jes' how to sharpen CT axe, an not enough choppin' wood. ."-Washing- ton Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 CENTS 4 WEEK. 50 CENTS A MONTH. 8 FOR SIX MONTHS 's A YEAR. THE sA1EE TERMS BY MAIL. sINGLE COPIES. ? cENrA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Tssued Thursdays, One Dollar n Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB-
 LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

It Is believed that the Russian colo ny near Los Angeles (about two hun dred families) will soon go to Hawaii to make new homes and raise cane sugar cane. They will get free trans portation if they go, and they say that If they are able to send back salIs- factory report to Russia some 25,OOO of their countrymen will be eager to fol- low them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

Dr. Shafer, the German army surgeon sent to the Far East to study the war from a professional point of view, re- ports that the bullet wounds were of a slight character. The most astonishing feature was the slight effect produced by bullets which traversed the bodies of the soldiers in all directions. In very large numbers of cases bullets which, from the anatomical position of the ca- nals they had produced, must have touched the vital organs not only were not fatal, but seemed to have caused no more disturbance than if the tissues had been pierced by needle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

The following announcement appears in the Geneva papers: "M. and Mime. Edouard Monrcs respectfully announce the death of their faithful servant, Mile. Gabrielle Thomasset, who has been in the service of our family for the last seventy-six years in success sion" The aged servant was eighty nine years old at the time of her death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

Dr. David Starr Jordan. of Leland Stamford University, says: 1.-Two great weaknesses are evident in the English university system. One is the prevalence of sinecures. Half the men supposed to teach or conduct research do nothing of the kind. The other weakness is the dominance of the ex- animation. English higher training is largely matter of books and works. The men are without power to adapt themselves to new conditions. This is the secret of the success of American engineers in London They are ready for whatever turns up, not for the par ticular problem it has taken three months to cram."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02
gu1rrna: aud Courier

THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co,
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

('ssed qlxIs uo panunuool
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-02

NEW HAVEN. CONN.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-01
JUDGE REVOKES SENTENCE
IN CASE OF SYLVESTER
Seventeen -Year-Old Boy VIII Not
Have to Serve Term I'm San
Quentin.

It Is seldom that a Judge re-
verses himself to the extent Of revok-
ing sentence passed upon criminal
and imposing a less severe penalty,
but this almost unprecedented action
was taken by United States District
Judge de Haven yesterday in the case
of Frank Sylvester who on the preVi-
Gus day had been sentenced to impriS-
onment in the penitentiary at San
Quentin at hard labor for six months
for having stolen a 50-cent handker-
chief from the top of rural delivery
box at San Lorenzo. Sylvester is only
II years old. Not having any counsel,
he pleaded guilty upon the indict-
ments -,,. .sss -
on Monday afternoon after the
Judge had reached home he was in
formed of the facts in the case and
realized that he had imposed a severe
sentence.
Just before sentence was pro-
nounced Assistant United States At
torney Ben L. Mckinley stated to the
court that the Government would be
satisfied with a light punishment, but
he failed to mention the fact that the
prisoner was a boy of only II years
and that the article stolen was valued
at but so cents.
Yesterday morning the Judge sent
for Mr.. Mckinley and asked for the
salient points of the case. Then the
Judge sent for the boy, revoked the
former sentence and resentenced him
for the same period of time to the
Alameda County Jail instead OF to the
State prison.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-01
Popular Manager Surprised.

]. F. Adams, the popular manager
of the South District of the Pacific
States Telephone Company, was the
recipient of a pleasant surprise yes
terday morning at the South Office, the
occasion being the presentation to him
CT a handsome gold watch and chain
on the eve of his accepting a more
responsible position at the Bush
street office of the company. Mr..
Adams, who is wellknown personally
to many of the subscribers of his
district, has been with the telephone
company for eight years, and his pro-
motion came as a well earned reward
for earnest application to work and a
thorough understanding of the intri-
cate details of the system under his
charge
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-01
SAILING UNDER
SEALED ORDERS
Honolulu Capitalists Start
on Voyage of Investiga-
tion to Johnston Island
SEEK RICH GUAN0 BEDS
Underwood and Brown VIII
Work Deposits if They
Prove of Sufficient Promise
Special Correspondence of The Call

HONOLULU, Feb. Johnston ISL
and, a small isle about coo miles south
west of Honolulu, is the destination of
the steamer Iwalani, with Messrs. I'm
derwood and Brown. who chartered the
vessel from the Interisland Steam Nav
igation Company for q trip under
sealed orders" They go to Johnston
Island for the purpose Of investigating
the guano beds Of that place.
Underwood and Brown have secured
authority from the State Department
to exploit the guano deposits Of John
ston Island, and viii make preliminary
surveys. They took with them a guam
tity Of tins and several testing rods.
The tins will be utilized as receptacles
of the samples Of guano, and the rods
will be used tc determine the depth of
the deposits. The present trip is en-
tirely preliminary in character, as the
explorers would ascertain the extent OF
the guano deposits on Johnston Island
before investing the capital necessary
20 exploit the fields.
The details cf the trip were made
known to Captain Hamlet Of the reve-
nue. cutter Bear. Collector Stackable
notified Captain Hamlet of various rU-
mors concerning the trip and request
ed Captain Hamlet to ascertain from
the leaders Of the expedition its nature.
Johnston Island was annexed to the
Hawaiian group about 1862. About
thirty-five years ago the late Sam Al
len and some other local capitalists
sent a schooner to Johnston Island for
the purpose Of working the guano beds
Of that island. A wharf and several
lighters were constructed Some of the
alluvial guano was taken off, but the
stuff was found to be Of such low grade
that II was considered improbable.
In 1889 a whaling vessel was wrecked
on Johnston Island. Larson, who is
employed here at the Marine Railway,
was cooper aboard the vessel at the
time. Valuable supplies for trading
were on the whaling craft, and most
OF them were landed by the crews.
Some boats and other parts Of the
wrecked craft were landed. Subse-
quently the crowd was picked up by
another whaler and brought to Oahu,
being placed aboard the old steamer
Kaala of BARRIERS Point and brought TO
Honolulu by that steamer.
In 1892 a British man-of-war went
from here TO Johnston Island and for
mally annexed it to the British en-
pire. The proclamation Of such an
neXation was officially published in the
Honolulu newspapers by the command
er Of the vessel. Apparently nothing
has been done with the island by local
people, although it is understood that
the American Guano Company worked
the guano beds Of the island some years
ago.