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Axnlo-SaxoS CoSrEnrRAcY. - Francis
viuccnt's reply in the RepsRiean to John
0Byrnc on this interesting .utjcc. brings
out some facis that aic well worth reading.
Among the numerous other items of Della
warv's government at ,ha, time. We find
that "a woman vas burned to death At New
Csssls, women wcre whipped and branded,
unfortunate wrcscbcs were drummed out
u wilsiug,on BY tho city officials and
evcryoss plIowsd 70 cover them With dirt.
ssd yosse Fsrsons iudslssd this privilege.
.rss .1ehllsg tsishss' 1t Miadlsto~n. and
ssbsss me them. vess In fan feather. To
fevs 'killsd his msn' u : dusl was once
to.slasssa y pstlie ogssies = hsse:-"
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The last number of Hdrpers Monthly
in The Wine Islands Of Lake Erie.
gives nm account Of the raid and capture
aud death Of the Andre of the Southern
cause. John Yates Bcull The death Of
the young man. firm, unshakcn and frank
in all things, is one Of the sadlcst cpl
sodes Of that sad struggle. The writer
in Hirpcr gives him all the credit that
can be expected from source Of the kind:
but his name and his deeds will ever BE-
the memorial Of fair, honest. bold man.
who took his life in his hand, and perish
ed His trial was a farce. his execution
crime. While Hunter was burning the
Valley Sherman setting fire to Columbia;
ONcil numbering in Missouri Butler
richly earning the name Of 'the beast
in New Otlcaus. and General Dix. who
signed the order Of the death If Bcall
was eager for victim nf blood John
Yates Beall gets ,eant justice now. but
the future will right him
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G. " CRuiKsusss, ESQ, has disposed
of one-half interest in the GeeR Uemoe.at
to DR.. Il. g. Mackall, who will hereafter
conduct the editorial department Of that
paper.
After eight years Of service, in which
his success has been beyond his most ar
dent expectations, Mr.. Cruikshank reiires
covered with laurels. He will now devote
himself to the practice Of the law. We
wish him the same success in the new field
that he had in the old.
The Dsmocrt will no, suffer in the
hands Of It's rev manager. From the
known reputation of DR.. Muckall as wri
Ter, wc have no doub, but that the editor.
ial department, will maintain IFS old status
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Tnr forio this month is hfim full Of interest
ing reading, both poetry aud prosr. |, contains,
too, several selections Of excellent music among
which nrc particularly TO he noted Edwin For
rests Funeral March," and a beautiful sacred
:. The Folio . oifrs 10 the lovers Of music n
fine opportunity OF obtaining clicap supply Of
good ma.c, bring published monthly nj the low
price Of 81, by White, Smith & Perry, ess
Washington ST., Boston.
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PErsnsoS's MAGAZINE for June Is on our table,
filled, as usual. with beauty, inieres, and utility
The Fashion Plates and patterns Of "Peier-
son" are ever the delight Of the ladies' The
frontisprice engraving in this number Is bcauii.
ful, and the literature very choice. 1.-THE Little
Brown Cottage" Is a pretty little story, and
there are others like Il. All In all this is In ex.
ccllspt and valuable number Of this Ladies' Fa-
vesiie.
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TREMENDOUS SroRM During recent
severe thunder storm at Quebec q young
man and boy were killed by lightning
A tremendous rain accompanying the
storm swellcd tho rivers aud caused great
destruction Of property. Tho Gosford
Railroad bridge over the Jnqucs Cartier
river. tho Government dam ut the mouth
Of the St. Maurice river. and . number
Of large saw.wills have been swept away
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Business locals.

The wili geese 40 not regard Dr. Ayers Wis
iom in migrating noglh--.ueli immense uunhet-
If theta " Hfe living atrr Hs NOW, while his n-
maunc SAYS Bleak and clustering about ih.
fimr. with hr1yi stow --t'elat Rapids Iowa
Times March p
Wr ncrt 500 iasf las' wapk Ia aur item on ;hc
conflict nolWccu pr Aver aad the Wild goose
Thr Doctor s,irntc hyai their inst,uc, rhj lime.
Not Tor wears iNsr wr hai s.cI 80 snoN-sturrn as
'ai uf li.l SUNDAY The Snow iic, three feet
deep ON , level In Minnesota aud Two 'crtin " is
ron,in While the STORM hn, swept from lr A.
1utr tp l'I' Rocky Mountains. Snow iri. 80 va.
yiYus depths ts 'l,r south as b,i yer furt tuipn
amt Santa lr Learned d, wr lr'ieyol ilr Aver
jH ihc nrrtus o' nature. ma wonderful as Nr
anew bis medicines go hc We w,tc uut prepared
'or 50 -iguu! al instance % U.s suriiuHt,. Uoi
uu', over De- Wise u,us bdt 'ls Ni-rsi ni Hu-
mt!, whose instinct T. considered gulai,iug We
drive u, lhr peg NOR" frm., .iian .scr. over our
hearth GI Ayers American Almanac -Ccitt
RAPIDS Times Mairl iu.
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TnE pHrsnyrrRIAN GGXrR,L Assembly
The General Assembly of the prc.hy-
terrain Church ii the United States. which
has been IN session ia Baltimore since
May 10Th. Adjourned "Wednesday nigh,
Their session was marked throughout ty
close attention 1, The hrsincs> before Tie
body l. seems to be- the object t, r,,ab.
li-h more cordial relations wih. il not r..
unite tn scporair branch, If the Pres,
hyt,ran Church aul to this rul commit.
tees On conference were appointed The
u, mhy decided thli Il was cxrrdieat
for the Church as IN organization. to BE-
represented at Philadelphia in 1876. on
the ocrr,iou 4 the celebration of American
Inle,e isncc During the session mem.
hers Of the body. individually and for
their churches, pledged >cvcnty.fs,
thousand dollars towards liqui lltiug q
debit Of one hundred aud ihirty four ,hnn.
sand dollars that now stands ngain., the
board Of foreign missions
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lt1tlE ID.

At the brides father in Greensboro, Nd, on
Thursday, Goth inst, Mr.. q. ". Elason, OF
Middlc,own, aud Miss Annie Sangston, OF the
former place.
In the Odessa NJ +. Church, on asth inst. Mr..
J e. Wilson, Of Philadelphia, and Miss Sadie c.
Mccoy Of Odessa.
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Boln BASR Rornrpy Two men en-.
tered the bank at G,ncyirvc. Missouri
May - aud ovtrpowercl thu cashier nni
robbed the safr Of thirty fyr hundred
dnllnrs aud thcn forced the cashier to ne
company them IN the "ul,kirr, of town
\ party q armed men are pursuing the
robbers
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nAuoLreSL lacrNpihnisu The resi-
ituce Of Colonel Potter in l.inirn.N y j
was destroyed Is iirc on Tuesday morn
lnG. the inmates barely escaping with
their lives Soon after fuse was found
hn-uing leading to the harm and stamp.
cd ou, In the barn was found can
containing fifteen pounds Of gunpowler
with which the fuse connected
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altr advertisements.
SPRING r ACES.
WILMINGTON RIFLE CLUB,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
T'IlE Wilmington Rifle Cluh will hold their
l Annual Spring Troiting Meeting, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 8 & 4.
pppGR ANNE

Ih'''hahMEf
First dnv. Tuesday. Jun. "a. Purse Ss5, Sis
to fret s3n TO second, aud Sio To third for all
horses ihni have never iroiicl better than , 30
Samc dar. purse 600. SIPS To first, sIsn 10 Sec
ur'i st5 to third, for all horses tina, have never
no t'd eiter than 2 ~.
Second day, "Wednesday. June sih Purse
$3.50. Sloo 10 first, Sss 10 secona, and SIS 10
third, for all horses thai have never irotied he,-
ter than minutes Same CAV, purse $3.50
$3.50 10 first SIS TO Second. s25 10 third iur ail
horses HAT have never troi,cd he,icr than 2 20.
All the above races are best in 3, aud gov
erned bs the rules of the National Trotiing As
socia'ion, rule 2s excepted
Entrance Fee 10 per cent, which must accom-.
pHnv the entry In all eases.
Entries win close on Saturday, May 9isi, 1873,
ut o q clork. p. ".
All entries and communications addressed 10
b. C. pcnror, Wilmington, Del.
Coaches will communicate with CITY Railway
Cars during the races Admission 20 Cents.
may 3i-iw. THE COMMITTEE.
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FOR SALE.

At the u. r. Hanson Farm, near Middletown,
HORSE. Tom.
Young HORSE. Dexter, Morgan and Mes
ssngrr siork
JENNlEs
3 cows, WITH CALVES.
STILL with fixtures complete, and about rs
HOGSiiEADS WI, GOODWIN
NAV 3t-tf
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A young married woman named Jennie
Dennis. committed suicide at Harrisburg.
on Tuesday night last, by jumping into
the cannl. Domestic trouble is said to be
the causc
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Pasture Lot For Rent.

will let ont nj o moderate rent until The Is,
OF October, the pasture connected with the Rec
tory OF st. AIMS Church, Appoquinimink. a, a
low price. JOHN COLLINS NcCABE.
may 81 3v.
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ED.

In Philadelphia, on MAY 9th, Rev. Wm liick-
man, formerly OF Odessa, Del, aged - years.
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w ool Wanted.

Market price paid for Wool in exchange 'et
goods, al ;. ~ REYNOLDS
The celebrated rUul. GRAIN FAN. HE Lest
IN the World Tot cleaning All kinds uf grain.
For sale hy L. T. EVANS
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$ v. REYNOLDS stock of I,nGir. Nissn. yHd
Children 5 tttiou and lace l,slug. asd hid shacs
e now complete, hngns added - Our arral,
large stock three hRului p,lr, direct FROM lbr
factory l.tai,s. vail aal examine th,m.
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Recovery OF n stolen Horse and Arrest Of
the Thief

4 few weeks ago, an old family horse was
stolen from the stable OF Milton Steel, Of Mrr-
maid, Mill Creek nd, On Monday last, the horse
was offered for sale In Elkion by negro named
Hawkins, aud lie and ex-shcrili Denney were
about 10 DEAL having driven into the country
10 Try the nag, when sheriff Thomas come along
aud suspcioning all was not right took both
horse aud Hawkins into custody hawkins
subsequently, confessed The theft Mr. Steel has
recovered his property, aud the thief viii be Tor
warded 10 New Castle for q whipping
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Caution -purChasrrs uf thc Peruvian syrup
a protected suutien ut the prp'uNjlc 81 it,ua
are cautioned against being dgcyiycA hv amy of
Tie rrcptrtl.an. uf Peruvian Bark or Bar, ind
Iron. which may lc offered them. Every hu,lc
81 genuine has Peruvian Syrap iuo, Peruvian
Bark blown in the glass. Examine the bottle
belute purchasing
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MUSIC.
717as77lilH l7lisssisaaa
LOST.

Wednesday evening last a black gro grain
- siLk UMBRELLA for girdle, on the road
from summit Bridge TO Middletcwn, or In the
Town. The finder will he suitably rewarded BY
leaving II At the store Of
sc0wDRiCK / Et.lASON,
may u i~ Niddletown, Del.
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Railroad Accident.

The Tuesday evening train which passes here
a, I:25 met with an acciden, at Preiiyman'
Switch, Kent county, by the engine coming in
contact with a board tina, had been car.lrssly
LEI, across The track by colorrd man The en-.
ginc was turned over and the engineer, wm.
Pyle, was injured TO some extent The baggage
and smoking cars were also thrown from III,
track and badly damaged.
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Paying an Eiestson Wager.

Our good na,ured fellow citizen, Major H.,
made bet last fall on the number Of States that
wonld vote for his candidate, Greeley, and lost
The bet was 10 have teen paid in oysters hut
wasn't. So last Saturday night the Major called
the winner and Il number OF his friends, OF
whom We were one, and went over 10 Rice $, the
Summer resort, and paid part Of his bet IN ice
cream, and promises to finish 1t the same way
Good for the Major he never fails to pay his
hehlS.
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Ladies rlll and see the new style ioTTENroT
HUSTLE W
: II pr,.S4r D~f
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Anniversary.

The I'd anniversary OF the Mission Sabbath
School, u, Armstrong;, will be celebrated in
their Chapel, on Sabbath afternoon, June lsl, nj
q o'clock. Judging from their programme, the
exercises will he both pleasant, and profitable.
Wm, A. Baker, Esq, Superintendent of The
Baltimore City Mission Schools, will be prcscn,
and address the senool, also DR.. Crowcil, Of
Odessa. All are welcome.
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The undersigned have this day entered into n
cn-parsucrship, aud will hereafter carry on the
Grocery aud Provision business under The firm
name of TAYLOR 4 ELIASoN, at the old stand
OF Ia, lor Son, where they will he pleased TO
all old or new customers
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
May 20, ls73-lm. DAVID ". ELlASoS.
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Dissolution of CO-PARTNERSHIP.

THE firm hc,ciofor. doing business under the
L name of TAYLOR SON is this dny dis
solved hy mutual consent. r TAYLOR,
May 20 1873. WM. TAYLOR
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DOTI " WASIllNG MACHINES.
L el'lllS.

Terms.
Al sums under $50. c,sh over SO and m
der $50, credit al 90 DAYS over $50 credit of
/ : months TN credit purchases notes. payable
AT Ctizcps National Bank of MiddrioNn with
approved security and arsrins niftss, fran as,e
OF sale. will be required l.. + EVANS.
Middciown Del. May 81, ls.j-is.
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Rsssea.

O.. g. Hukill, ESQ.,, has rented his Handsome
ueu house on North broad Street, 10 Mr. Jamss
r. Mead, Secretary Of the Delmarvia Mauuiac-
turing Co., with the privilege 10 Mr. y. OF pur-
chase. We are heartily plsassd 10 have Mr.
Mead fos ovs next door us,9bbos
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A Missake.

The Delaware State Medical Society will hold
It's mex, meeting In this town, on the second
Tuesday In June, and not in May, rs was stated
in the Secreiary's call. Owing 10 this error
number OF gentlemen visited Aiiddltown In May,
only 10 be greeted with the report OF the mistake
uuintcniionally made. A full attendance Is de-
sired At the June meeting.
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glsliooss Aseensies.

On Saturday last, as was previously advertised
Prof. J. A. Light made balloon ascension at
Wilmington, which seems 10 have pleased the
citizens Of that city wonderfully. But We can /
see the advantage Of such occurrences, and es-
pecially this one, since the receipts were SO small
Try to make Il more prahtoble, please.
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The mI>ness &C The Old frm will be settled Mt
the store, aud all bills no, paid within 70 days
will lie collected by law. Il. TAYLOR.
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Man Drowned.

On Saturday morning last, the body OF an un-
known man was found floating In the Delaware
River, near Bellevue, The body was SO much
destroyed By fish and crabs as to be hey ond rec
ogniiion, An inquest was held, and verdict
of. accidental drowning rendered.
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An Important sale.
Real Estate Sales.

]. T l'udi Real Estate Agent OF this place has
sold for VIM a. Rhodes. OF Odessa. 10, con-
tanning ! | acres nf land, IN Red Lion. TO Snm
Silyers for 81 ,uo0. Also. for Jas A Barton,
his property knnwn rs The Brick Mill" with
20 acres OF land, 10 Jas. B. Deaktn Of this
town, for So 75O.
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Anns Dickinson lectures Ia Dover. next Tues
dar. Subject What's to Hinder
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The firm Of Taylor & Son. doing grocery
and provision business In this town, has hcen
dissolved, Reese TAYLOR drawing oui. and selling
his intcrcs, to David ". Eli,son. The business
will he continued hy the new firm under the
name Of Taylor S Ellison.
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SATURDAY, MAY -, 1873.
The courts were opened This morning at the
usual hour.
In No. i3s, Russell Coo vs. Wilson & Walton,
iudgmcn, for plaintiff for Sd0s.ol inier.s, from
May IS, 1873 Stay OF execution for three
months. l.. {, Bird, Esq, for plaintiff, c. D..
Lore. Esq, for defendant.
The trial OF Iieuj T.. Pearcc, d, Il. a., VS.. Ed
mund Provost, y. b. T., WIS resumed The de-
iendant below concluding his examination of
witnesses The facts Of the ease were given in
the the Court proceedings OF yesterday, and need
not be repeated here. The counsel for Provost,
Mr.. Gordon, conisndlng iha, counsel Tor Mr..
Penrce, Mr. Bayard, was cstoppcd lay the dcn,nr-
rer In the sui, iur the same money, IRON any
proof us TO the fact lis, the first sui, had settled
the law OF this Stale, in this, that such lets MS
this wns contrary 10 sound and settled pfnri-
pies Of law and public policy, yet that suit did
notgo so far as TO say that one OF the ariies
had not the rgh, 10 recover so much meney as
he had deposited In the hands OF the stakeholder
lie cited quite number Of authorities TO support
this point, and argued the point n, length. Mr..
Bayard In reply said that the subject Of this
suit was part OF the matter Of the former one,
and that the demurrer, on which he had gotten
Judgment In the former dcbarrcd the plaintiff
from any recovery on the fraud ground; that ne
man could be twice tried for the same cause "
action; that they had chosen to bring the frst
action In such manner as that general and
special demurrer on which Judgment had been
rendered adversely 10 them would fcrr~rs con-
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of which nhou, mo acres are in WOOD AND
RAIL TIMBER. This Farm lies on naYigahlo
water on Wor,on Greek, and there Is a Landing
on the prperiy, which affords facilities for lading
and unlading vessels.
The soil Is good and grows Wheat, Oats and
Grass very finely aud also Corn. There are
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-01-27
Futurily.

In the good time coming, when the ref n
srlss In Cleveland, Pittsburgh and esei
where, are either sold for junk or moved
into the oil region, and when refiners be-
come producers and producers rennsrs;
when competition in transportation makes
frsishts low, aud the consumer IN China
and Japan, and 10 Russia and Turkey, can
afford to buy nearly as we'll as those living
nearer, 10 that day the production will be
no stumbling block at ell, the sound Of the
drill and sand pump pulley will echo from
every bill and valley and will have the well
wishes OF oil, and be accepted as the evil
dence Of increasing prosperity. The smoke
Of our rehneriss aud multiplied industries
shall darken the sky, aud hard times and
tight mt uey markets be matters of memory
only. God speed the time when the produ-
cers will own all refnsries, transportation,
tankags and pipe lines, and control the
business.
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Retrtbutive.

The Refiner's Combination has overdone
the business by a system Of tactics peculiar
TO that branch Of the business. 1t has been
able to keep for long time past q wide
margin between tho crude and refined, thui
sowing the seeds Of it's own final dissolution.
The profits Of reening have been ~ large
for months rast, and 1t Les become 90 ap'
parent to eserybody, that every old b. 5.
rednery 10 the country has been re modelled,
all the old junk plies overhsuled, aud retin-
Ing outside the r. G. promises TO be a. ex-
teuslve aud active az inside. The aforesaid
will find II difIicnlt to buy all the indspen-
dent renneries and II must do this or 60 into
u ranous competition.
So mote il be. The universal laws of
trade and oom mrnerce allow no more escape
from retribntion for their violator than do
those OF nature. Law 10 ever Imperative -
No ps,chwork-no tinkering-no combina-
tion, can long resist 1t. Selah.
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Constable MoHugh was busy the latter
part OF last week in serving subpGnas upon
the witnesses in the scholar whipping case,
brought by Rev. G Moore, !he Metbodist
Clergyman, against Mr.. J. F. Alcorn, prin-
cips! OF the public school. foS alleged cruel
punishment Of plaintiffs daughter. The
case, 1t will bs remembered, creatsd con-
siderable comment and much hard feeling
was sngeudered 81 the time. Nearly all the
older sch bOlars, the teachers and others have
been summoned. Tho cxss will probably
come up for trial before Judge Turnkey On
Wednesday.
The snmmoning Of the children, who ol
course will have to bs accompanied by theil
parents, making u large additional expense
aud much trouble TO the parents. ts Causing
the frequent use Of 'cuss words" by many
Of the Aforesaid parents.
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Geld st Up. m. ia
COnsOlidatiOn.

Just now the oil trade lies prone and
prostrA!e. Ito condition brought on by Its
own reckless drilling aud the gambling
propsnsities and practices of the trade.
1t occurs to us that If tho land and work.
ing interests unite to offer only a finished
product to the consuner, that supply
will readily adjust itself to an hon.
ga. and !egi,imsts demand and the whole
tnsiness get into healthy shape. 10 thi,
way oil the profits Of the oil business will
he retained iu the oil region, fostering all
kinds of enterprises, m manufac turing and
Otherwise.
So then, let ns be prepared to sell just
what is needed by the customer. 1t for
fusl-'hen crude oil; II lieht--tbsn S. W.
~ for maehinery--a lubricating oil; IL for
paint and dye stuffs- then cell benzine, &c.
1n this way all incentive ~ gambling
contracts will cease. Speculation will be
limited. and the oil business once more lead
on TO fortune 10 the future "a in the past.-
Consolidate.
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Oil Wells For Sale

Three producing wells on the
Central Petroleum Farm, Pet
releum Centre, Pa, doing from
200 to $50 barrels per month,
Run with a large Woodbury. l.
Booth Boiler, good as new.
Engine nearly new. Gas, water
and oil connections all in CON-
plete working order with all
necessary tools to work said
wells. Price $4,000. Fiv.
hundred down. Balance in
three, six, n ne and twelve
months with interest and Sc
cured. Enquire of EMMtT
FERRIS, agent, on the prem.
ises.
Jan 22-3t
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For the Daily Record.
HwHY Is THIS THUs.n
PETBR OLEuM, JR.

I noticed puff 10 the RECORD one day,
For the bold Tommy Mack and his elegant
sleigh
Which some say has kicked up q deal OF o
Asd I'm quite at loss to know-"Wby is
this thus"
Tommy's one the boys and how can it he,
That any one finds fault with his livery
When be keeps everything from a sleigh to
a buss.
But I'm still st loss to krow-"why is this
thus
There's one or Two things yet, think ! will
say,
If you've never seen Thomas's d bls sleigh
But IL it should happen to cause any fuss,
III be bothered still more to know-"Why
is this thus"
That sleigh has an ornament painted 10
style,
And II you could see it know you would
smile;
For whoever done Il was surely some cuss
And knew all ABOUT it, und-"Wby 10 this
thus"
The ornament shows some poor euss 10 .
pickle,
Who wears on bis nose queer kind of
sprctacle-
But that is u subject I'll not now discuss,
Unless some one lets me know-"Why 10
this thus"
l know the bold Tommy and Charley so
well,
That thisk If they're asked they will GER
tainly tell.
Why their now double rig has stirred up such
muss,
And then We will all find out-''Why is
this thus"