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THE DAILY OIL, REVIEW
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
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Entered at the Post office at Sistersville, W. Ya., as second-class
matter, under act of Congress of March 3 ,1870.
?JOHN H. McCOY, Editor and Proprietor.
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS.
Nos. 107 and 103 Cathanne Street, Sistersville, W. Va.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES?DAILY:
One copy one year by mail, postpaid... $3.00
One copy six months, postpaid 1.50
One copy three months, postpaid 75
One copy one week, delivered by carrier 06
WEEKLY:
One copy one year, postpaid $1.00
One copy six months, postpaid 60
One copy one year not paid in advance ' 1.25
We have been presented with a
pamphlet issued by the Republi
. x?an State Executive committee
which has been compiled in the
nature of a discussion of the State
tax issue. From tl eir standpoint
it may be considered a very able
discussion of the subject. The lit
tle book consists of 30 pages.
Quite enough in which to say
something to prove its assertions.
But in this respect it is derelict
to a surprising degree. The book
is a mass of irreconcilable incon
sistencies, confined exclusively to
unsupported and unprovable
?statements without a single fact
in the way of evidence introduced
to maintain its declarations. The
book in question is alleged to be
nothing else than a discussion of
the State tax laws. Its title is |
"The Truth About the New Tax
Legislation," but there isn't a real
truth about the subject in it. Not
withstanding its pretense there is
'not anywhere within its 30 pages
a single section.'paragraph or sen
tence from either one of the new i
I
tax laws. In discussing so impor-1
taut a subject as the new tax laws
what could be of greater value as
evidence, what could be so valua
ble as the laws themselves? The
? people are not fools, they can
read a law and they can under
stand it, too; therefore, why not
. print the laws and let the people
see just what they are? The an
swer is plain enough, and it lies
in the fact that, if the laws were
printed in these books, their read
ers would learn that which the
Republicans are particularly anx
ious they shall not know, to-wit:
just what the laws are and just
what will be done to the prop
erty owners when the new Tax
commissioner begins his work.
Every voter should get this book
and read it, aud learn for them
selves how carefully every line,
sentence, paragraph and section
of the new tax laws are kept out
of it and from them. They are
afraid to publish the tax laws,
because their publication would
give to the Republican voters the
information that is desired to be
kept from them. It is the truth
that must be avoided in this case,
because in this matter it is the
truth that will hurt.
The "Wheeling News says in sub
stance that the oil in the iron \
tanks at Maunington and else
where in this State, in which oil
is stored will be taxed under the
new laws. The News editor is
either ignorant or else he is a gi
gantic fabricator. Every man
knows the oil in the big iron stor
age tanks is oil that is being run
in pipe lines. The pipe line con
veying this oil is simply a "com
mon carrier." If the oil tank
burns and the oil in it is consum
ed by fire, every producer loses a
per cent of the oil he may own in
the line. So who could the oil
be taxed to? Not the Standard
Oil company.- for that company
doesn't own it yet. No producer
on earth could say whether his oil
in the line unsold was in that
tivnk or whether in the tank or
n jt. It is simply oil being convey
ed to refineries out of the State.
To attempt to tax it would be
sheer nonsense. Any man living
in the oil fields knows this is
true. The News editor doesn't
know what he is talking about
when he asserts the oil in the
storage tanks can or will be tax
ed.
William Jennings Bryan will
speak at Parkersburg Friday aft
ernoon next, October 21, at 1
o'clock. This will be the only set
speech he will make in West Vir
ginia, although he will deliver
dozens of shorter but equally elo
quent ones during his visit to the
State. We bespeak for him such
a crowd as will surprise the peo
ple. In many respects Mr. Bryan
has no equal in American politics.
In his power to sway audiences,
to inspire the people and to con
vince he is undoubtedly the great
est orator of the period. Parkers
burg always liked Mr. Bryan, and
he will have testimony of the lik- j
ing Friday afternoon.
How to Malce rinra Pnddlnjr Saart.
Two tablespoonfuls of butter, on*
cap of powdered sugar, half a cup of
boiling water, one wineglassful of
brandy. Cream the butter and sugar,
ndd the brandy and boiling water, set
the vessel containing the sauce In a
saucepan of boiling water and bent
mtll very light. If you object to
brandy you may substitute the jnice
?f one larg?' or two small lemons.
The Spit Snake.
There Is a snake belonging to the
small family ca us id re. inhabiting Afri- I
ca. that is said to have the power of I
ejecting its venom to a short distance. !
This snake is called by the Dutch i
Boers "spuw slang." or spit snake, i
When this snake erects its teeth the !
pressure of the maxillary bone on the i
gland causes the venom to flow In I
drops, and it may be quite possible that
by discharging air from its mouth tho
poison may be blown 6ome distance.
The Modern Boy.
Father--Give you another penny.
Why. what did you do with that one I
gave you this morning?
Modern Youngster?I lost it to Rob
by betting that copper stock would g?
un a point, and it went down.?Cineiu
'thM Times-Star.
Coffee a Disinfectant. ?
"Drink plenty of coffee if thera
is sickness around you,*' said a pliv
sic-iaii. "Coffee is a good preventive
of typhoid fever and cholera.
"This has been proven. Cholera
germs and typhoid germs have been
thrown into coffee and the aromatic
?rink has not once failed to kill the
germs within an hour.
"Ilence amid contagious condi- i
tions do not neglect, among other
precautions, to drink three cups ol
vtrong coffee at each meal."
An Englishmen as a God.
At one time there was an Kn^
lishman in India.. John Nicholson
who in his own proper person war
worshiped as a god in spite of hi:
protests. Such a hold had his pow
erful personality taken upon th?>
native mind that a strong sect of
worshipers persisted in regarding
him as a god. If, however, one of
the Nikkalseyn fakirs so far lost
control of himself as to offer wor
ship to the deity in person Nichol
son was in the habit of orderly
him to receive a dozen lashes, a fpcl
which did not in the least interfere
with the worshipers' belief in hn
divinity. When Nicholson was kill
ed, some of the worshipers slsw
themselves upon his tomb, but the
remainder went over in a body to
Christianity, saying: "Our god Wld
us that he was but a man, and Bow
we see tint it was true. We wkh,
therefore, to be Christians, a# he
was."
How to Make Clatern Cement,
For lining cisterns or vessels to eon
tain drinking water nothing Is bettn?
than a paste made by mixing powder
ed brick, quicklime and wood ashes In
equal parts with sufliclent boiled lln
seed oil to make the mixture of a past}
consistence. The brick should be re
duced to a moderately fine powder, and
the ashes should be sifted to get rid of
carbonaceous matter. The paste maj
be applied with a stiff brush nnd sub
icquently smoothed with a trowe? or it
may be applied directly with a trowel
ar wooden paddle.
OBITUARIES.
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Stella E. Williamson.
Miss Stella E. Williamson, the
daughter of George .Williamson,
died at the home of her grandpa
rents, James Williamson, near
Friendly, October 14, and was laid
to rest in the Zion Hill cemetery
Sunday afternoon. Her death was
due to inflammation of the stom
ach, which she had been affected
with for several years. When 3
years old she sustained an injury
which crippled her for life. When
17 years old she joined the M. P.
church at Zion Hill, and has lived
a faithful Christian life. She
leaves a host of friends to mourn
her loss. The deceased was 22
years old, and was respected and
loved by all.
"Mention My Nam*."
Mark Twain and W. D. Howells
were one dav lunching in a cafe in
New York. Two overdressed young
men entered, and the first said in a
loud voice:
"Waiter, bring me some bisque of
lobster, and a chop. Just mention
my name to the cook, too, so that
everything will be done to my lik
ing."
The second young man said:
"Bring me some sole with peas,
ind tell the cook who it's for."
Mr. Twain gave his order?a mo
ment later, lie said, with a wink
at his companion:
"Bring me a half dozen oysters,
and mention my name to each of
them."?Christian World.
Heard His Mamma Say.
"What is this?" asked the teach
er, pointing to the island of Cub*
an the map.
"I dunno, ma'am," replied tht
boy.
"Didn't you ever hear your mam
ma say what we got from Spain ?" ,
"Yes'm; olives." ? Yonkere
Statesman.
Familiar With Fashion'* Whims. ,
"We should aim to be honestly
straightforward all our lives," as j
serted the lecturer at the women'?
club.
"But/the straight front may gc '
out of style in another season," in-1
terrupted an attentive listener.
Perplexed, the lecturer waited for
the confusion to cease.
She Did n After All.
"I remember you once said to
me that Miss Muggs would never
catch any man that had a thimble
ful of brains."
"I believe I did make some such
remark quite awhile ago."
"Of course you did. Ha, ha, ha!
Now that you have met her as my
wife, what have you got to say, eh ?"
"Why?er?I was mistaken. She
caught him, all right."
"You bet she did! Ha, ha! But
hold on. Say, confound you, what
io you mean?"?Kansas City Jour
nal.
Too Tempting.
Miss Arabella Taxton bad long since
?aid goodby to her youth, but nobody
had accused her of doing It with reslg
nation.
"What were you thinking of to start
Cousin Arabella off In that merry-go
round?" asked Mrs. Jennings at the
county fair. She bad Just received her
dizzy and disheveled relative at the end
of a trip on the flying horses.
"You needn't look so severe at me."
said Mr. Jennings reproachfully when
Cousin Arabella had been deposited on
a settee and left to recover her equilib
rium. "She heard a woman say the
machine was enough to scare anybody
out of ten years' growth, and after
that she was assessed te ride in it"
Heard Hia Mamma Say.
"What is this ?" asked the teach
er, pointing to the island of Cuba
on the map.
"I dunno, ma'am," replied the
boy.
"Didn't you ever hear your mam
ma say what we got from Spain?"
"Yes'm; olives." ? Yonker
Statesman.
OIL
Pennsylvania $1.56
Tiona 1.71
Corning 1.53
Newcastle 1.43
North Lima 1.05
South Lima. 1.00
Indiana 1.01
North Neodesha 68
South Neodesha 88
Cabell 1.52
Somerset 98
Corsicana (light) 70
Corsicana (heavy) 40
Kansas (heavy) 47
Bartlesville (I. T.) 88
Ragland 60
Petrolea (Ont.) 1.52
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