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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-25
OIL Notes.

Judge Taylor, in the circuit court at
| Parkersburg, West Virginia on an appeal
| in the case Of John Carder v. County
| Court Judge Jacobs, decided that oil and
gas wells AID leases.are personal property,
aud are therefore not exempt for taxation.
This taxation decision is far-reaching, af-
| fecting oil men all over the United States
who are interested in oil property in West
! Virginia.
Collins & Heasley sold their entire oil
interests in the Brownsdale field, a few
days ago, TO the Hazelwood Oil Company
for $50, 900 The property contains six
producing and four drilling wells with a
daily output Of 325 barrels Under the
agreement of the sale the new owners are
to complete the ionr drilling wells
A 40 barrel well is reported in on the
Daubenspeck, in the Washington field
Two oil dri.ltr4, Frederick Lougley ana
Hafyey Jansen, were burned to death by
an explosion of gas in well they were
drilling at Cridersville, o. last Thursday
Their bodies were awfully roasted. and
they lived only half an hour.
Seth Hughes, who was working with
them, escaped with his face and hands
badly burned
The Thorn Oil company bought the one
quarter interest in the J. W. Park farm,
three and one-hslf miles east of Mars
Cel-s.LcsA::Ia, So, Coo. This territory is
located in the Brownsdale pool. The Thorn
Oil company has just been recently organ
lied with VIM. Guckert as president and
his son, William Guekert, for secretary
and treasurer.
With the exception of the North Wash
ington, the Henderson is the most active
point in Butler county. The field is con-
sidered remarkable for its staying qualities.
Some of the wells strnck ever five years
ago are now making 10 bbls a day. The
best well in the pool is producing so bbls
a day, which belongs to the Forest Oil Co.
located on the Joseph Goehring farm, and
is better than u months old
J. M Morrow, an oil we'll pumper was
killed at Mcdonald, Tuesday by being
caught by belt
Late developments in Butler county
have been attended with mber of pay
ing wells.
TIE Eastern Oil Company's No. 2
Copper is producing 75 barrels day. and
LAM & Co. say their No. 3 Critchlow is
making 100 barrels day. Bradner & Rel
Der have completed their No. 2 Kuouff,
and will shoot it to-day. The rig for No 3
Mcclellan heirs is building. The Devon
ian Oil Company got show ot oil on the
Steiner farm at 10 feet in the sand and ex-
poets another pay at 80 feet.
The well of the Phoenix Oil Company,
now drilling in search OF lower sands on
the Bradys Bend tract Armstrong county,
is down $500 feet aud should get the Brad
ford sand this week, ii that formation ex-
tends that far South. This is the first test
made in that locality with view to tap
ping the Bradford sand.
One fare for the round trip between
all points on the P S. & l. E. r. r.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-25

Schedule, In effect Jan "a. ~. (ButIer ttme)
The Short Line To Pittsburg.
DEPART SOUTH. FROM SOUTH
90 m Allegheny 9.25 m. Allegheny EB
8 l5 IA III Alt'y & Akron 50 55 a m, AL & Castle
l0.20 IN Alleghe ny Ac 1926 p m. Ally & Ch'go
800 p IN Allegheny Mall sos m. Allegheny Ex
80 p m Chicago FIX. 25 M Ally Akron
90 m Ally Ell. Ex 500 p m. Allegheny Ac
DEPART NORTH. FROM NORTH.
TO- 05 m Kane & Brad. sos a m, Foxburg Ac
SIS p m Clarion Ac 3. so a m, Clarion Ac
7.35 p m FOXburg 20 p m, Kane Mai
SUNDAY TRAINS.
DEPART SOUTH. FROM SOUTH.
sl5 IN, DeForest Ac e55 an, m,Allegheny..Ac
1920 pm, Chicago Ex T. 35 m, Allegheny EX
6.1o m. Allegheny Acl725 m. DeForest Ac
Train arriving at at 4.s5 m leaves 3. & o de-
pot. Pittsburg. at 40 O'Clock.
Butler and Greenville Coach will leave Allie
gheny at 2:5O p m, daily except Sunday. Con-
4:35.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars and 1rst-class
Day Coaches run through between Butler and
Chicago daily.
For through tickets to points in the West
Northwest or Southwest apply TO
Al CROUCH, Agent
Trains leave the B. & o. depot In PI5tburg
for the East as follows.
For Washington d c., Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, and New York, II 20 and 9:20 p. m.
Cumberland, S:l5 20, 1 10, 800 p. m. Con-
nelsvile Sis, 1920, Ito. 43O $50 and $40 p m
Uniontown, 8l5 a. m Il 10, 4.30 and $50 p. m.
Mt. Pleasant, S:15 a. m, ITO and 430 p. m.
Washington, Pa, 7.25 and Is a. M. 400,
AS and 9.25, II % p. m Wheeling. 7.25 and
9.15 a. m. 100. 9.25, 1l.25 p, m. Cincinnati, st
Louis Columbus and Newark, 7.25 a. m, o. rs
IL .25 p, m.
For Chicago. 2.4O and $50 p. m.
Parlor and sleeping cars TO Baltimore, Wash
ington, Cincinnati and Chicago.
PITT sBURG, sHENANGo & LAKE ERIE B.R.
Takes effect Monday April 2. 1894.
Trains are run by 5tsndard Central Time (90th
Meridian.) One hour slower than City Time.
fro,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-25
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-25

One fare for the round trip between
all points On the P S. & l. E. r. r.
Tickets good going May 29th & 30th,
and for returning up to and includ-
ing the 31th.
Take advantage of excursion rates
offered by the P. S. & L E. r. r.
May 29th Il 30st Tickets good re.
turning up to and including the 81 ST,
on account of Decoration Day.
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FROM SOUTH .

Schedule, IN effect JAM Ia 'yi. (ButIer time) }
The Short Line 10 Pittsburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18
SUMTER. c.. WEDNESDAY, 18 1894.

than done their duty in the amount
of phosphate royalty that had been
paid to the State. This section was
row in distress and he called upon
the members of the board to help
them out
Mr.. Breeder moved that the returns
as amended be accepted as final. He
said that if the State did no. raise
the necessary money on the assess
ment as amended by the changes
made yesterday, that the State
had better borrow the mo"ey. This
was promptly voted down.
Mr. Lyles of Union solved the
problem when he moved that the
| committees report be amended by
dividing the per cent. recommended !;
that is where 10 per cent. increase
was suggested to make it 5 per cent.
and so on. After Florence and
Clarendon were placed On a par with
the other counties in that section the
amendment was accepted and the
inai equalization stood.
The districts will be as follows:
First-Beaufort, Colleton, Hamp-
ton, Charleston, Berkeley, George
town, Horny and Williamsburg
per cent. increase
Second Barnwell, Orangebu.g,
Sumter, Darlington, Marion, Marl.
boro, Florence and Edgefeld-5 per
cent increase.
Third-.Aiken, Lexington, Richland,
Kershaw, Lancaster and Chesterfield
% per cent. increase.
Fourth = Anderson, Abbeville,
Newberry, Laurens, Greenville, Spar
tanburg, Chester, York. Pickens and
Oconee-2 per cent. increase.
These final increases are in addi-
tion to the amendments that were
made prior to the general raise for
instance, the increase on the return
as submitted from Edgefeld will be
Is per cent, 10 per cent in the first
raise and per cent on the general
increase. Sumter will be raisd II
per cent. on all real estate and 80
on.
For those who wish to see how the
assessments stand, the following alb.
stract of the aggregate real estate re-
turned is given. 1t is:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18

week and has forty families living in
tents without a house to their name.
Does this look like every one has
been housed and fed .better than
ever before ?" Mr.. Wilkins says s:
.'Inside Of ten days after the storm |
was on all the islands that border the
sea between st. Helena Sound and
Port Royal Harbor went to nearly
every cabin, saw most of the people
and talked with them, and | found
most of the plantations and islands
in the same condition, as that of St
Helena. There were six hundred
and twenty-seven houses damaged
and destroyed on St. Helena Island,
and 1 will defy any one to find one
house that the Red Cross put up or
repaired so that the people could live
in it comfortably. have not seen
single building in any section that
was started and completed by the
Red Cross. As for people being
housed in comfortable shape / will
say that in September last l received
100 tents and gave them to the peo-
pie, forty Of which are still out and
occupied"
This would seem to make a direct
issue of fact between Miss Barton
and Mr.. Wilkins, and to justify the
Relief Committee in presenting their
view of the situation. After a para
graph devoted to a scathing arraign-
ment of Miss Barton, the Committee
conclude by saying:
We still say to our fellow citizens
ofSouth Carolina, Notwithstanding the
opposition of this woman, that our
people must be helped through their
troubles Until the 18th of August,
and we know by the past that our
appeal will not be in vain. We again
extend our thanks for the prompt re-
sponse to the call Of our people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18
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Speaker Crisp has beer nominated
for reelection from the Third Congress
sional District Of Georgia.
Perry Hall shot AID killed D. L.
Smith near Leviedale on the 18th
instant. There was an old grudge
between the men.
Mr.. E. NJ. Wells got an order last
Monday about l o'clock for carload of
oats to be shipped to Wilmington, N. c.
Before the deed was done Mr.. Wells
had the car loaded with oats in bulk and
ready for shipment The strike had
caused the tying up of SO many trains
in the West that it was impossible to
get oats from that direction, and there
fore arrangements had to be made else
where. Hence the order to Mr.. Wells.
Mr.. Wells has two or three more car
loads and probably as many as twenty
FIVE car loads could i've furnished from
this vicinity could tue orders for them
be obtained. So far as | know this is
the first car load Of oats shipped any,
where from the Pee-Dee section. If
the river would only stay within its
/ banks at the proper time for the next
few years as many as twenty-five car
loads Of oats and probably more could
be shipped from Cheraw every year
Cheraw Cor. News & Courier.
1.-The Three C's authorities have
notified the Secretary of State that they
will change the name of the corporation
to The Ohio River and Charleston
Railroad Company. with capital Of
SIS. 100000 1t is currently reported
that they vii. now take steps TO extend
the road from Camden to Sumter, where
they will make connection with the
Atlantic Coast Line "-YorkviIe Eeo-
man.
A well-bred man puts his hands over
his mouth when he yawns: bu, not ore
in 10000 knows why. The reason is
this !: -Four or FIVE hundred years ago
there was superstition common in
Europe that the devil was always lying
10 wait to enter maD's body, and take
possession Of him. Satan generally
! went in by the mouth: but when be
had waited a reasonable tine and the
man did rot open his mouth the devil
made him ya"u. aud while his mouth
was opened jumped down his throat.
So many cases of this kied occurred
that the people learned % make the
sign Of the cross over their mouth when
ever they yawned, in order to scare
away the devil. The peasantry in Italy
and Spain still adhere to this method ;
but mos, other people have dispensed
with the cross sign, and keep out the
devil by simply placing the hand before
the lips 1t is most remarkable
survival of practice after its signi6-
canoe has perished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18

Speaker Crisp has beer nominated
for reelection from the Third Congress
sional District Of Georgia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18


The following resolution, intro
duced by Col. Benz. Stokes, was
passed, looking /, an equalization OF
bank and factory stock:
Whereas, There is some misun.
derstanding in relation to the scope
of the duties of the body in respect
to personal property and the right OF
appeal, as to where vests the Appel
late Court, as to the special subject
of taxation, including banking, pro-
perty of personal nature aud
Charleston Therefore
Resolved, That in the opinion Of
the board that all appeals by the tax
payer can only be from the board of
assessors to the county board of
equalization, which board has cogni-
zance of the subject matter, and its
decision is final. That there is an
underlying principle of law that the
right of the State to appeal does not
exist
A motion to exempt Beaufort,
Georgetown and Berkeley from the
increase was lost.
It was recommended that Mr.. Nor.
ton be paid $50 for his services as
clerk.
At about 6 o'clock the board ad-
iourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18

The French Chamber of Deputies has
rejected bill imposing an income tax
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

The Chicago 4 Northwestern road has
raised its shipping rates on stock from
Pierre to Chicago a cent and o half q
hundred, making it 431S cents to Chi
cago while only 26 cents to Sioux City.
A year ago this same company made a
raise from 38 TO AZ cents. The stockmen
felt somewhat aggrieved, because the
Northwestern has a monopoly of the
shipping business at Pierre. This year,
however, in addition to the IL cents
raise on rate the company is exacting ~
per car for switching at the stock yards
where heretofore it has charged only rs
cents. This has produced a vigorous
kick from the stock men, who now con-
template driving their cattle south to
tbs Black Hills and Nebraska points and
will ship TO Sioux City, Kansas City and
Omaha.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
psctaresqas nosson Adveftf.ins.

Last week d group OF maidens clad Iii
the very LATEST bathing costumes and
surrounded by all the cooling features
Of the sea beach disported ina Wash.
ington street window. where perspiring
passersby gazed ON their charms and
heartily wished they could step into
their shoes and stockings. One young
woman. wrapped In d bath robe was
extended on the shore. another held b
big parasol over her head. while other
bold minxes calmly amused themselves
padding in the water, preparatory tc
taking d header. or SAT- themselves
down In readiness for the advancing
wavesi It was q pictorial advertisement
that went to the right spot. and the
spectators took note OF the fetching
styles and then went their way. deter.
mined 70 goand do likewise at the near.
est fashionable resort -Bostor Herald
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

Brother Loucks OF the Ruralist is cred
tied with becoming facaetious as we'll as
o Jphistical and getting of the following
8 phunny" squib: "Fhe repnbl can con-
~vention will assemble next week; demo-
cratic two weeks later. This is one OF
the years when South Dakota is not in
shape to stand the expense Of q pro-
tracted, heated campaign. We wish to
call the attention OF our republican
friends to- the fact that the republican
party in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia and
Tennessee have Endorsed the peoples
party tickets In I'll o 70 states and 10 lidely
to follow the same admirable example
in every ssuthern state. We would,
therefore, recommend to our republican
friends when they assemble in Yankton,
to go and do likewise and thus save the
strife and turmoil of q useless and hope
less campaign. If they do, we think our
democratic friends will follow their ex-
ample on September 5, especially as that
to be the tendency in the west.
The candidates of the peoples party are
exceptionally good in each particular
case. and as their election is q ~foregone
conclusion there il no good reason why
it should not be made unanimous.
Wlth-ths republicans Z has decended TO
Q scramble for Office. The organ of the
party asserts that a man can believeany4
thing or nothing on any political ques-
ton and be a good republican. II the
republicans persist in making nomina-
tons and preoipitating campaign the
people will hold them alone re-
.sponsible.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

eating it have remained within the party
while others have gone out and formed .
new party on the strength Of it. The
element committed to restricted coinage
has said TO thee: "Remain within the
party lines and you can get what yon
want" but the proper effort does not
appear toto have been made and advo-
Gates OF free and unlimited coinage for
both gold and silver continue to leave
the party. VIII the republican conven-
ton take advanced ground On this ques.
ion or will it continue at the old stand,
is the important question. Will it de-
mand of the national party o ag-
gressive action on this subject than il
has taken heretofore or win it prefer the
risk OF some other party doingit?
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
The Tornado's Twist.

The tornado and the cause OF its for
nation seem to 10 less perfectly under
stood than even the ever mysterious cleo
tricity. That d tornado has q violent
spiral motion and i distinct ascending
movement Ii wen established. The rapid
rotary motion tends to form d vacuum
in the center Of the funnel shaped vol
uine, and this sucking force brings about
devastation, When u tornado surrounds
d house, the air inside OF il forces the
walls asunder instantly.
But the inception of q tornado and the
causes which lead up to it have not vet
been discovered. The scientist tells as
that the air Of valleys becomes heated
and rises, cold air rgshes in to take its
place, the wind hits against d hill, ii
changed in its course and goes cayorting
down the valley, and that makes i tor
nado. But what gives 1T the twista And
there are no mountains In the Missis.
sippi valley. but cyclones form there.
Weather bureaus, with all their costly.
delicate instruments, have never yet
satisfactorily explained what gives the
tornado It's twist. The world i looking
for q man who can discover the. tornado
inits native lair and definitely define.
distinguish aud describe III All this Id
for the benefit Of our neighbors al. the.
east. for the tornado never yisits Cali
fornia.-Sal jose Mercury.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

ant stations along the ronte. AS each
station Is reached il receives its mail
just AZ each town along the line OF q
railroad gets its consignment from the
clerks in IN ordinary postal mail car.
As Brooklyn has o circumference Of
about 30 miles and b population OF
nearly !, 000, 900, and as much time is
saved citizens Of the outlying districts
by having tie distribution Of mail done
In the car instead OF at the general
postofice, It is believed the postal tr6l
ley D will be such d success that Al
will beimitated in other large cities of
the country On the return triplfhe cor
collects mail matter from the different
branch stations and leaves 1T at the geha
exai postofiice. Twoof the cars arc now
in use. They are run, lighted and even
heated by electricity and were built at d
cost of 81, 900 each.
St. Louis wns che first city 70 utilis9
the postal trolley car, and the credit for
the idea seems ID belong q Major John
q. Harlow. p~ostinnstef of Hk. Louis.
List year he rugged up i small freight
chr. placed il ON tho 81 Louis and Sub.
urban Electric railroad, and the, resi-
dents Of the suburbs hailed him ID d
pablo b~enefactor.
#ENH&WEM&
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
AMERICANS In ASIA.
HOW GENERALLE GENDRE DIPLOMAT
lcALLY UTILIZED HIS GLASS EYE.

when He Took 1t ONT and Replassd It
Chinese OHaciala Gave Him wrhMs NE
Wanted-The Great Work o. Unised
states Minister Anson Bu-riinganae.
Americans have played a very con-
spicnous part in breaking down the
prejudice that for centuries existed
against foreigners in Korea. Japan and
China and i'm opening the ports Of these
suspicious and exclusive races TO trade
and intercourse with the more progress
i've and civilized nations of the world.
At the present troublous time the most
important offices in Korea are held by
Americans, for the king Of the Hermit
Nation loves America because he knows
the Yankee has no designs upon his ter
ritory /
One of the most prominent Americans
now In Korea Is General Charles w. LIE
Gendre, who has been vice minister of
home affairs for several years. General
lie Gendre commanded o New York
regiment during the civil war, and aft
er the great struggle ended he was sent
~ consul general to Annoy, China. In
1857 he went to Japan and took the side
OF the young mikado, who was battling
with the shotgun, o powerful japanese
who had usurped the mikado's power.
The mikado won the fight, and owing
TO the advice Of General LIE Gendre
adopted . more friendly policy toward
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
THE POSTAL TROLLEY CAR.


A Novelty I'm Bfafi Delivery Now Utiifxea In
the city of H~ro6kiyns
The latest novelty ii mail delivery il
the postal trolley car nowin use ii
Brooklyn and its extensive suburbs.
The car, which ID painted white, with
gold lettering and red trimming, is q
combination postal and smoking, car.
The interior is divided into two conn
partments, each 10 feet long One
compartment Is open to passengers and
is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for that portion
OF the public addicted to the tobacco
habit. The other compartment resembles
the interior Oh the ordinary railroad
postal car on o small scale.
On one side of the car are horizontal
bars from which the mail pouches are
strung, and on the other are q wide Ia
BILE and . case of "a pigeonhoies, into
which the mail for outlying sections of
Brooklyn is distributed. The car ii
manned by one postal clerk, who, as
soon as the d leaves the general post.
Office, begins distributing the mail into
the pigeonholes representing the differ