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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-16
AGE OF GLYCERINE.
TONS USED III The NEW YORK AND
Pennsylvania OIL FIELDS
The Invention Of OH Well Torp"does-
Manufacturers Of Nitro GIycerine
Ssh I0ting an oil
Well
Tr, lfnrd Lra.N Ieftr.l


This is cnphalica,ly the age Of glycer
inc. remarked an Gil man, AS he pen.
siyely contemplated the evershfting
hal way Of the Petroleum exchange
less than two years ago DIR. Roberts,
who invented oil well torpedoes. had a
monopoly oil the business lie raked in
several million dollars before Ia IS patents
exp red, but he spent more than million
In bringing lawsuits against INSCRIPTIONS
persons who iufr.nged his rights
There was always competition, though,
and all Of the doctor money could not
crush the daring men who secretly manu-.
ia tured and covertly exploded the glyCer-
inc in tue wells after nightfalL Then
they were ca.lei mOouighters Now the
business is free to all Many moonlight.
ers were bown to pieces while engaged
in their uuholy work. The profits, how
ever were 81 large that men were found
at | times who were anxious 10 risk
their lives
tL'r. ilNE COMPANIES EVERYWHERE.
After the Roberts patent expired
glyceriue companies spraug up in every
direction Tie day after the monopoly
expired the announcements of a round
dozen glycerine manufacturers appeared
in the oil country papers, The era OF
high pr ces came 10 aa end at the same
time In Bradford alone there are no
less than re large firms who manu-
facturc ami explode about thirteen
tons o. q cerine per month.
".,ryer before in the history of the re
cion la, the use of glycerine been 50 eX
lcnsiyc For years the producer in the
bradford field was content 10 use fifteen
or twenty uart shots. II was feared hat
heavier doses would ultimately destroy
the sand formation and rum the wells.
The enormous prices CHARGED for large
tor .edoes in those days 50 had bearing
on the situation. Torpcdues were quoted
as hi-h as - 2p0 or : 90 wealthy
oil mnu could give his well good shak
ing up. Then glycerine was sold by the
quart Now oil men buy the stu by the
barrel. A Uarrel contains forty two gal
Ions, and costs about SlaU
"EradfUrds nine firms employ fifty
shooters. They are kept on the so both
day aud nj H. J asst month over twelve
tons Of giyc.rine were burned in the Brad.
ford field ACNE In July at least ten tons
of the explosive were lowered into the
wells and, from all accounts, sepiem
bers record will surpass that
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-16


eighty uarts, or nearly half barrel,
now represents the average snoL yna.
mite s7uibs have, in large measure. sue.
Cepdtd the go devil The 70 devil
is weight which was Opped at the
critical moment on the firing head of the
torpedo exploding it, The constant en-.
largemenl Of the cavity In the oil. bearing
rock ne essitated something better, and
that was the dynamite 5 ,ui6 While the
average slot eighty quarts there are
many rrms who think nothing of explot.
ing from two to FIVE harres OF glycerine
in we'll The sho K tears out the rock
and opens up the elogged veins of oil
The cans in which the deadly explosive is
transported about the field have been Gu.
larged from six to eight quarts capacity,
and each shooters wagon carries ten cans,
or eighty quarts Of the stu L
"some wells are treated TO phenomenal
shots The owners Of test well in " ar.
rem county wanted TO make big show.
ing They used o. err a ton of glycerine
TIE earth around tie well trem bled aud
the eciators were Frustrated on the
ground II was the largest shot on record.
A We which produces from one to two
barrels per day naturally has its capacity
increased 10 eight or ten barrels after
shooting Wells do not hold out long
after such an experience. They gradually
decline and Ia the course Of lew
weeks fal off TO their original figures
=" Ollar oil in Bradford, and the heavy
premam paid for lower country, or white
sand oil. is the cause of this boom in the
gycerne market During the past six
month, ov ufty tons of the explosive
laye l,pu consumed In the y aNy Y orb and
Pennsylrana oil tie!ds If oil ever touches
s . barre IL will pay PRODUCERS TO man.
uiacture Their own glyCerinc
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

A TERRIBLE CRASH.
New York Prices Represented by Nichols 4 Co.
238 West Commerce Street.

New York Prices Represented by Nichols 4 Co.,
2ss West Commerce Street.
Branch store OF Nichols q Co., 337
Broadway, New York City, dealers In
dry goods, notions, stationery, jewelry,
glassware, crockery, tinware, hats,
shoes, clothing, etc.
Pins, 2lc per paper; good heavy gold
plated brooch pins 25c, worth Sl.5O; also
nice line coral jewelry; fancy helfpaper,
@ sheets 2lc; IL sheets note paper, 23c;
hoop skirts, 100 and up; No. all silk OF
toman ribbons, l2lc per yard; other quail
ties same ratio; ladies and misses gloves,
loo and loo per pair; gents finest
dog skins gloves, silk stitch backs, 500
per pair, worth 50; gents stiff hats,
$l.00; gents silk hats, 50 90; ladies and
gents 4-ply linen collars. all latest styles,
1Oc each; cuffs, 4-ply, 1Sc pair; 2-quart
tin buckets, 10c; goblets, zoo per dozen;
all wool ingram carpets, $50 per yard;
all wool pants, dark grey hair lines,
81 90 and SO % per pair, worth 50 and SO.
Mems rubber coats 81 90 each; ladies'
and misses and boys rubber coats, Zoe,
81 and 81 % each; Big line Of ladies fan.
cy lace scarfs, DC and 100 each. Boys
and mems soft hats, 25c and SOC each.
Gents soft hats, 81 %, and the best So.
We guarantee tinware 30 per cent.
under other competitors. Gents latest
styles OF pure silk and satin
scaris, 30 cents, sold by others at 80
cents, better quality, 40 cents each.
Heavy, all linen, table cloths, white, 25
cents yard, worth 80 cents.
We will take orders for any article ad-
vertised by New York retail houses, de-
livered here free OF charges.
Nichols & Co.,
2-2I-3m 23S West Commerce st.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Lost grandchildren.

Mrs. Sparks, an aged lady from Man
chester, Coffee county, Tennessee, is in
Waco, in search for her FIVE grand
children, John, Peter, William, Mary
and Rolla Harvcll, who left Tennessee
for Arkansas, coming subsequently to
Texas. Mrs. Sparks has spent months In
q fruitless search for the only relatives
she has on earth, and now appeals to the
press to come to her assistance. The
oldest child, John, is about twenty-one
years Of age. Any information as to the
will reach their bereaved and anxious
grandmother II addressed to her, care of
this office. Papers throughout the State
DESTROYS of doing truly charitable act,
will please copy this notice, or make
some mention OF Its contents.-[ Waco
Examiner
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Revolu lon on the Border.

On account OF the threatened repeal
OF the iona Libra, there has been much
commotion and excitement all along the
border, which added to the other occur
rences Of recent date, have stirred the
people up In fine style. but since Bar
tholomaei, that wide awake representa-
tive OF Gail q Ak. appeared on the scene
and distributed thousands of packages
OF Little Joker long cut smoking tobacco
everything hos grown serene, and peace
and contentment reigns supreme. The
Little Joker 10 always on top.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
FIRE FIEND.
The Store OF Epastus Reed Again
on Fire.

Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock,
the fire bells rang out the message that
there was fire in the Second ward,
which proved to be the furniture store OK
Erastus Reed, on Main street. The fire
had broken out in the cellar, and when
the flremen arrived quantity Of straw
mating and furniture wraps was allame.
Fortunately IL had not obtained sufficient
Roadway to do any great damage. and 1t
was promptly extinguished by buckets
of water.
The cause OF the fire Is believed to
have arisen from heated ash dropped
from a cigarette, as Mr.. Reed, Jr., stated
he was down there smoking ten minutes
before the fire was discovered.
This store seems to be unfortunate. MS
II will he remembered that only recently
another outbreak Of fire was discovered.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
A SUICIDE.
An Old Man Tired OF a Half Cen.
tury's Existence.

A determined attempt at self destruo-
tion was made yesterday evening on
Austin street. The would-be suicide
was Jake Richard, dairyman and
wheelwright, who resides just beyond
the Sunset depot. 1t appears that Rich
ard has for the past few days been drink
ing heavily, and yesterday afternoon re-
marked to ex-Detective Charles Abbey.
at Bltter's saloon, who inquired after
the old mans health, that he was going
to find out the difference between heaven
and hell during that time and shutdown,
and that he had just taken his last drink.
The old man then got on his horse and
rode home. Arriving at his house he went
into back room, and using n large
bladed pocket knife he stabbed himself
Just above the heart. Mrs. Richard
heard him groan and rushed In just rs
her husband was going to inflict an
other wound. She wrenched the weapon
from the mans hand and screamed for
assistance. officer Peter Kleid and
neighbors soon appeared on the scene.
The wounded man has not inflicted n
mortal wound on himself and Is pro-
crossing favorably. It is said that his
domestic relations were not Of the hap
piest, and he has often said he was tired
of his 60 years of existence.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Sanitary Business.

The new carts to be used for the sani-
tary purposes of the city were put on
active duty this morning. The owners
of them are; l.. Shenull, l.. Moglia, II.
McDermott, N. Henry, Limo Sanchez,
Isabella Martinez, Pablo Flores, L. San
chez, William Laud, BARLEY Shannon.
Mrs. Sweeney, Joaquin Guerrero, Jesus
Hernandez, l.. de Ola, Antonio de Perez,
Antonio Penaloza and Leon Valdez.
There will be four carts to each ward
and one for the plazas, under the follow
ing sanitary inspectors: Torres, First
ward; A. Vidal, Second; J. Cayanaugh,
Third; Jenull, Fourth.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Recorders Court.

+. Yturbide, Francisco Mesa, w. Will
llams, John Kelly, Julius Krauss, Mary
Austin, Juan Trevino, A. Foster, John
O'Larra, I. Rodriguez, 5. W. France,
drunkenness. So fine each.
James Prouty, choking j. II. Mills, So
fine.
A. lillian, violating building ordinance,
continued.
Pat Carol, vagrant, So.
II. Meyer, leaving team alone, s..
V. Samanlego and Frank Ollas, leav-
ing teams alone, 81 each.
A. Blum, disturbing the peace, S..
Josephine Scott, vagrant, So
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
A Serious Accident.

Yesterday evening serious accident
occurred on Acequia street, close to
Castanola's store. Mr.. and Mrs. Chrest-
well were In Government ambulance
and street car collided with 1t, smash
ing IL TO pieces. throwing the occupants
out. Mrs. Chrestwell was severely
shaken and fractured two ribs. Her
husband was considerably confused by
the violence Of the shock. The police
rushed to their assistance and arrested
the driver Of the street car, G. 4. Win
ston, for negligent driving. MIR. and
Mrs. Chrestwell proceeded home In a
buggy obtained In the neighborhood.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
A Runaway.

Two horses attracted some attention
This morning by galloping down Com
merce street, across the plazas, and over
the creek, where they were stopped by
their harness on and had evidently
broken loose from the vehicle they were
attached TO.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Nuisance to Travellers.

An abonination is complained of by
tourists to New Orleans over the Sunset
road at Houston. Parties taking
through sleeper, as advertised. are COM
PEELED TO change sleepers at Houston at
63O o'clock In the morning, and 1t is
very annoying to travellers. especially
Indies
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

This old and reliable firm has received
q large assortment of fresh seeds, en-
bracing garden, cereals and grasses.
They make specially In these goods,
and receiving them in carload lots are
enabled to supply country dealers and
gardeners at very low rates. All kinds
Of seed potatoes, orange and sorgham
cane, clover, buckwheat any many 9TH
ers. They are also agents and dealers
in all modern garden and agricultural
implements and general hardware.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Base Ball Match.

AT a game OF base ball yesterday be-
tween the Clippers and Dauntless clubs,
the Dauntless won by score of go to 3.
The match was for S25, and was played
at the grounds OF the Clippers in the
Eaurtb uord
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
Children's MASQUERADE.

A very pleasant children's mask ball
was given last Saturday night by Mr..
and Mrs. George chroeder, at their res
idence on East Commerce street. About
% little ones In mask were present.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

You will find 1t to your advantage to
buy your coal of A. Bruni, 1924 Military
plaza, telephone 234. Delivered In any
quantity to any part Of the city at low
est prices l1-l9-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

Brokers in l,rain, cotton and provisions,
No, o Soledad street. Home office, Gal
weston, Texas; branch offices ut San An
tonic, Houston and Fort Worth. l0-l7tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
CHEAP COLUMN.

INOR SALE-A fine Durham mllch COW; Is Civ
L IL quarts of milk day. ta1 be seen at slI
Main avenue. jill
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

The Alamo Ice company have taken
the agency tor the Indian Territory
coal. 10 telephone coal orders, call No
229. 2-23-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

A FIRsT-'LAss HOTEL STEWARD, now
y ~ charge OF me Of toe leading Texas
'utoi-. Is omen TO- . situation March :. Address
- rwrcd, TINS Office. 2l-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

II Arm 1IME9-ilomembe tho place whore
4 l you oau Ia your clothing and hats
dyed aud c'raTcd, at No. West Commerce
- Get, rua- bridge 2-2-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

EST AT TIE cASN0-Onc white Shetland
| 4 shawl and one white child cloak. owners
viii please call and claim their property and
pay for this advertisements
s-2tat RICHARD II. LENTZ.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

(,ALL ON W. J. DkRGAN for Stationery and
~ Periodicals, Cigars and rohaccOs, No. -
Alamo street, next to postoilice. 5sIit
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02
LOCAL NOTES.

Selling out at Runyan's. Roses,
shade trees and evergreens, at half
price. 3-2-8t
Peach trees 10 cents at A rmstrong's.
We carry full line of patent medi-
cines, Ragland & Co.'s City Drug Store.
The San Antonio Rifles in their full
dress uniforms will give an exhibition
drill Saturday night at rink. 2-25-3t
"A large assortment Of choice perfumes
at City Drug Store.:
roses at Armstrong;. 2-2-Gt
The Kaiser Tyroleans are drawing
large audiences at the Uehlinger pa
vilion. 2-2S-tf
Toilet, bath and carriage sponges at
City Drug Store.
Fresh fish at the San Antonio ice
factory, 2ll LOsoyo street, at 10 cents n
pound. 2-25-6t.
Grape vines and peach trees, cents,
at Runyan's, also roses at % cents.
See Armstrong and buy your trees
and shrubbery at your own prices. 2l5
Commerce street.
Wheeler & Wilson's silent No. s, 10
Commerce street. 2-3-tf
Our clothing made to order Ia strictly
first-class. PANCoAsT q Sons.
Overcoats and winter underwear cheap
at Pancoast & Sons.
Buy new No. 8 sewing machine. If
Every smoker should try Little JOKER"
Fresh oysters at the San Antonio ice
factory, 2ll Losoyo street, at 80 cents
hundred. 2-25-6t
Great reduction In prices on winter
goods at Pancoast Il Sons.
We guarantee our BOO. tooth brushes.
RAGLAND q Co.
Shade trees and shrubbery at lower
prices than ever before known, at Arm
strong's.
The only perfect family sewing ma
-Uehlinger's pavilion continues TO be
the attractive place for amusement. A
constant change OF programme 2-2s-tf
All parties wishing to purchase
fruit, grapes, and ornamental trees
should call and examine the stock of
WV. Blair, No. West Houston street.
Fresh stock Of pot plants just arrived.
Chenille embroidering, etching, APP
lique, hem-stitohing and name writing
worked perfectly on Wheeler and VIII
sons latest improved machines. 2-3-tf
Grape vines In varieties, at and 10
cents, at Armstrong;.
BS-When you want to buy real estate
or make large Investments Of any kind
In the city or country property. ranches
or mining properties, call on j. W. Brad
ley, 4O2 East Houston street. 2-26-tf
A nice selection Of ladies' toilet artl-
Giles at City Drug Store.
Have your Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machines adjusted free Of charge at
company's office. All makes Of machines
adjusted. Work guaranteed. 2-3-tf
Apple trees 10 cents at Armstrong;.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

Hawkes. celebrated spectacles and
patent spring eyeglasses, the finest in
the world, fitted to every condition of
the eye by Critzer Bros, jewelers., Main
plaza, San Antonio. 2-27-2m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-02

SECOND-u md booas boug ht and sold at 20
= Snie al strre' 0pposire court house.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-06-11
Shopping Customs of Albany.

The shopping customs Of different
cities vary very greatly, writes a CORE
spondent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
| have been to Albany, and there |
found that the customs were peculiar,
so far as concern some of the things
which women 60 out daily TO buy.
The town has a picturesque feature
borrowed directly from Europe. She
has her market in her principal street,
and it is more singular than the famous
corn-beef-market in the main street of
old Nantucket. State street in Albany
IS exceedingly wide. You could drop
Cincinnati's widest street into it, and
then have room to drive around it.
This broad thoroughfare in Albany is
considered the hottest spot in the state
in midsummer, because the sun has
full play on it. but in winter it often
becomes a glacier almost impossible to
mount. Every day in the week the
farmers from miles around drive to
State street, and there arrange their
wagons side by side until they form
two almost solid lines reaching from
Pearl to Eagle street. A horse and
wagon cover twenty feet of ground;
yet after the two lines are formed there
is room for the two central horse tracks
between the lines, and for carriages to
move in either direction on the sides of
the street.
At the same time that the farmers
come the retail grocers, butchers,
boarding house keepers and the house
holders generally flock around the
wagons, until the scene puzzles a
stranger, for it looks as though mob
had taken possession of the street
Everything produced on farm is to
be found in these wagons; in fact, not
only that, but every thing the farmers
wife can make or her husband can get
hold of TO drive bargain upon is
brought there for sale. Loads of three
foot hickory logs for rich mems fire.
places, kindling-wood for all mankind
homemade soap, pure well-water,
which is a godsend in Albany, home
knit stockings, cider, apples, beef,
pork, mutton, horses, ponies, dogs,
poultry, dead and alive, cheeses, skins,
old woman's S medicines and herbs, and
no end of other things. At the same
time, and at the foot of the long, double
chain OF farm wagons, the Albanians
put up at auction whatever they have
that they don't want or are obliged to
part with. The consequence is rag
fair. Strewn upon the cObble-stones
are old bedsteads, mattresses, stoves,
pots, kettles, pans, carriages, wash
tubs, bob-sleds, sewing-machines,
shoyels, chairs, tables, carpets, cur
tains, and nearly every thing else not
mentioned. The cries of the auction
eers, the high-pitched voices of the
shopping women and the hubbub of
general conversation fill the air with a
confusing sound; the people in the
great crowd shift to and fro and come
and go just as they would be seen to
be doing around your chief market if
you could lift yourself to the sky and
take bird's-eye view of the scene;
and over all the tumult and the mob
the farmers wives and daughters sit in
the wagon knitting and looking on
complacently like gypsy queens at
fair, or, better yet, like their distant
relatives at home in the market-places
in Holland.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-06-11
Large and Small Bosses.

Chief Clerk Go head of the estab-
Iishment-Goo~'' morning, MIR. Large
wealth.
Head of Establishment, ~'Too" Liorh-
inc, Mr.. Smith. ,>
Second Chief Clerk (to chief t'efh =
Good morning, Mr.. Smith, pleas
morning.
Chief Morning, Brown.
Ordinary Clerk Ito second chief
clerk)-Good morning, Mr.. Brown.
Glad to see you looking so well this
morning, sir.
Second Chief Clerk-Ya'as. Hang
up my coat, Jones.
Office Boy (to ordinary clerk)-
Good morning, Mr.. Jones. Can l do
anything for you this morning. sir?
Ordinary Clerk-Hustle around live
" now and get things in shape. You
amt worth the powder to blow you
up.
Negro Porter (to office boy)-Good
mawnin' James. How is yo' health dis
mawnin'?
Office boy-Come, you black niger,
get down stairs and sweep out the
basement or I'll report you.
The negro porter then goes down
and abuses the cat.-N. T. san.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-06-11
The Yelled Mystery.

There is a woman in the Treasury
who has attracted much attention on
account of the mystery surrounding
her. She has been in the department
for years, not less than ten-and
though she is marked by everybody, |
have never met anybody who has seen
her face. 1t is the talk of the clerks
brought most in contact with her. She
is woman of magnificent presence, a
tall, fine figure, and one of the most
perfect forms | have ever seen. Her
appearance is that of woman who
might possess remarkable beauty, but
she always has her face enyeloped in a
thick veil. In the office or out, at
work or walking through the halls, the
veil is never removed, and the efforts
of the inquisitive fellow clerks to peep
under it are vain. Many susceptible
young men, struck by her fine figure,
have quickened their step to catch up
with her in the halls, only to find her
face hid from sight. No one can tell
whether she is old or young, but she is
probably not very either" The mo-
tive for concealing her features is not
known. Whether, like the yelled
Prophet" she seeks to hide vision of
ugliness, or whether she has some other
reason, is a mere matter of conjecture.
IRON II QShingtOn Letter.