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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09
If Troubled With rheumatism Read This

If Troubled With rheumatism Read This.
Annapolis, Md, April 16, 1S94.-I
have used Chamberlain Pain Balm for
rheumatism and found IT to be all that
is claimed for it. / believe II to be the
best preparation for rheumatism and
deep seated muscular pains on the mar
kee and cheerfully recommend it to the
public. Jn0. G.. Brooks, dealer In boots,
shoes. ETC.. No. Is Main street.
ALSO READ THIS.
Mechanicsville, St. Mary County, Nd.
Il sold bottle of Chamberla.n's Pain
Balm to a man who had been suffering
with rheumatism for several years. 1t
made him a we'll man. A. ]. McGill.
For sale at so cents a bottle by Chas.
r. Goethe, viii W. Irwin, John Klari,
VIM. e. Williams, C. Menkemeller,
VIM. II. Hague, H. c. Stewart, A. E.
Scheele. J. Coleman, c. Schnepf, VIM.
Menkemeller. J. G. Ehole, Wheeling, w.
Va: Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport; B. F.
Peabody e Son, Benwood
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09

For some days there has been moth
ing in the way of new wells to chronicle
from the Sistersville field or from Mon
roe county, Ohio. The first well of any
Importance drilled in for some four or
five days was the Henry Oil Company's
No. 1 on the Henderson-Simm farm,
over in the Deist territory, in Ohio.
This well reached the sand yesterday
morning and made a good showing.
Liter in the day it was drilled one
screw in the sand. and at last reports
was making about eight barrels an
hour. This well is located half a mile
directly west Of 1.-The same company's
big No. on the Dye farm, and about
ZOO feet northwest of the first we'll drill
ed on the Dye farm by this company.
1t is one of the most important strikes
made in that section for a long time
1t extends the field considerably to the
west and will make some Of the opera
tors who hold territory in that section
feel a great deal easier. The we'll will
probably be drilled entirely in this
morning, Wien it is expected to do
much better than reported last night.
Capt Billy Johnsons well on the
Smith farm, out on Muddy creek, which
reached the sand Monday, was drilled
60 feet in the sand yesterday and is
dry.
The receipts of the Eureka pipe lines
| yesterday in the Sistersville field were
1924 barrels, and those Of the Mellon
lines 6,725 barrels The total receipts
of the field yesterday were d $40 bar
rels.
The Associated Producers No. II on
the Deist farm was reported in yester-
day and dry hole.
Ramey & Co. have made two loca-
tons on the Henry Deist farm, over on
the Ohio side, and will commence work
on the rigs in a few days. These wells
are to the south of the Associated Pro-
ducers' big well on the Deist farm.
Jones & Co. S No. on the Dye-BrOoks
farm, out on Middle Island, will be due
in a couple of days.
The companies operating over in the
Deist territory are still experiencing
great deal Of trouble on account of the
scarcity of water. The Associated Pro-
ducers' No. y and Is are still shut
down, and it is reported that some of
the other companies will be compelled
to shut down some Of their wells unless
there is a Considerable rainfall within
the next few days
Graham e Co.'S well on the Abersold
farm, in Marshall county, near Proc
tor, has been shut down on top of the
sand and there is no certainty when
it will be drilled in. When the well
reached the top of the sand it made
showing of oil and quite a lot of gas.
The tanks have been built and every
thing is in readiness to drill it in
Graham & Co. have secured nearly all
the territory surrounding the well, and
it is impossible to secure anything good
in that section.
Yesterday the Associated Producers
Company made locations for their Nos.
II and Is on the Deist farm, and will
start at once to build the rigs.
The Deep Run Oil COmpany's well
on the Stacey farm in the old Sisters
vile field, which was drilled in last
week, is reported to be increasing in
production.
The Associated Producers No. 10 on
the Deist farm, over in Ohio, which was
reported dry when drilled in about ten
days ago, has been tUbed and will make
a 200-barrel pumpeT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09
ARRESTED FOR NOTHING.
Two Wheeling Men Who are Highly Indig-
nant at the Police.

Robert Mclaughlin and Frank Taylor
printers from Wheeling, are very indig-
nant over their treatment by the Pitts
burg police. According to their state
ment made to a Commercial Gazette re-
porter yesterday, they were in the East
End. soliciting patronage for an adver-
Using device to be placed IN hotels
They had been meeting with fair sue
cess and had just called at the the Ho-
tel Poole when Mclaughlin remarked in
Joke to Taylor: 1T would be funny
If we would have to get a wagon to haul
the stuff out, meaning the printed mat
ter. A policeman overheard the re-
mark and the two, together with Ben
iamin Mclaughlin, of Allegheny, who
was canvass.ng for an album, were
placed under arrest Despite their pro
tests they We're taken to the station
where they had to remain until next
morning. The magistrate then discharg
ed them, wish a caution kto the officer
to be more careful in the future.
The two men are geutlemanly and
we'll dressed and claim to be doing a le-
climate business. They are naturally
Indignant at usch interference with
their efforts to gain an honest living.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09
MARSD EN- L. SAILORS are cor
COLVIG'S rect
CHEAP RATES SOUTH.
.otton States Fxposition at Atlanta.

COTTON NIALt9 X IIu'itIII1 ~ - 'ItIiI''t
Tickets now on sale at various ticket
offices of Pennsylvania Lines. Rate
from Wheeling to Atlanta and return,
twenty days limit, S2S40. Rate from
Wheeling to Atlanta and return, lin
tied TO January 7th, 1896, $3.50. For
sDecial information call upon J. G.
Tomlinson. or John Bailie, Ticket
AGENTS. Wheeling, w. Va.
27293O,S.5,S12
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AGAIN TO TIE front.
Another Big Well in the Deist
Territory

Over in Monroe County, Ohio-The
Henry Oil Cos No. Henderson
on Top Of the Sand and Doing 9
Barrels an Hour - The Proctor
Well Not Yet Drilled in-Field
Notes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
1Beelin9 8e9ister
FASHIONABLE TAILORING.
nATT STYLES.

We invite the public to call and inspect
our large and handsome line or torelgn
and Domestic Woolens, purchased direct
from our Eastern agent for the fine tailor
ing trade.
The fashionable cut and stylish appear
ance of our garments recommend them-
selves. Prices reasonable.
Our Furnishing Department is always
complete.
soc Fine NeclSwear a speciality.
We handle the celebrated Eighmie shirt
500.
just received 500 dozen of our popular
MacOY Yarn 25c Half Hose.
G. HESS & SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Fine furnishers'
1921 and 1928 Market street
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
JAPANESE MUSIC.
Recognized as One OF the Professions of
the Blind.

Uu0 Dllnus
Berlioz once wrote sort of criticism
Of Chinese music, intimating that it
was beneath notice. Chinese music Is
anterior to Japanse music, says the
Boston Transcript. The people of
Japan took their music from China,
and have improved upon it. A good
many intelligent westerners argue that
there is no music at all among the
Mongol races. But that is q mistake,
certainly as regards the Japanese.
Modern japanese music is composed al
most exclusively for the thirteen
stringed koto. For the kokyn, or
fiddle, there appears to be no indie
pendent music; but for the samisen-
irreverently called by some the banjo
of Japan, an instrument with which it
has no afinities-there exists a small
repertory'of songs. For the salluhachi
"a Tipped bamboo pipe-there is also
quantity of independent music, which
seems to have come down to the pres
ent time from quite different sources
than those from which the koto music
has been derived. The music for the
biwa has not altered for over six hun
dred years. Koto music is written. 1t
has been many times stated that there
is no notation; but the music is so
complicated that it would pass the wit
of man to do without some form of
musical writing. The books are never
used except for reference. BY the
majority of professional musicians, in
deed, they could not be used, for they
are blind, music being one of the
recognized professions of the blind.
And, second, the written music is the
exclusive possession of the profession
ais of the highest rank. Except by
very special dispensation no pupil is
ever allowed to learn in any other way
than by listening, watching and COM
hitting to memory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
Population of the World.

German geographers have made a
I.reful estimate of the population of
Africa, and place the total at 1913, $685.
900, which is 42,24O,COO more than the
aggregate population of North and
Eouth America. Europe and Africa
rombined have population of 521, 1884,
900, though their area is not greater
than that of all America. The new
world has plenty of room for many
times its present population of 121, 49,
300. The German estimate of the pop
nlation of the world now is 1,4s0,0OO,-
BOO, and one of the best authorities of
the Royal Statistical society says it
will be increased by the year 2517 to
%, $50, 900, 900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
An Ancient Tusk.

Another relic of the prehistoric ele-
plant has been found on the north side
OF Penns cove, on WILDLY island in
the Pacific. 1t is tusk from VIII CD u
set of billiard balls, six or more il hes
in diameter, could be carved. Mr.. Love
joy dug out a section two and a halt
feet in length. Upon exposure to the
air it soon lost its bony appearance and
crumbled away. The strata of WILDLY
island have long been known to be rich
in fossil remains, especially in these of
the mastodon, or prehistoric elephant,
numerous traces of which have been
uncovered by the crumbling of banks
along the shores.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
A GIANT FREELY.
Used by tho Natives of the West indies as
an Illumination.

an nluminator.
The great firehy-elater noctilucus-
Is an inhabitant of the savannahs Of
most of the warmer parts Of America
and the West India islands. 1t Is said
to attain a length of eleven and half
inches. In the gloom of night, says
All the Year Round, these flies ore ex-
tremely luminous, and the effect. Is
brilliant. The light chiefly proceeds
from four parts, namely, from two
glandular spots behind the eyes, and
one under each wing. They have the
power to cut off the light at will, in
which case the glandular spots become
perfectly opaque. The light of this
wonderful insect by itself is such that
if the creature be held in the palm Of
the hand, print or manuscript is as
easily read as by candle. The abo-
riginal natives cage these creatures and
make use of them, it is alleged, as Ian
terms. Ladies adorn themselves with
this electric-like luminary.
1t is related of Don Domingo Condo,
of Colombia, that he would appear on
the evening promenade with large
FREELY ornamenting the buckle of his
broad hat, while band Of smaller
luminous insects surrounded it. The
same Spaniard lighted his palace with
frefies in silver cages. The display
must have been enchanting, for at one
time the light is ruddy, then there is a
change to golden yellow. 1t is stated
that when the Spaniards were about to
land one of their expeditions against
Mexico, a panic was caused by these
luminaries. The host of fitting lights
on land was supposed to be an indi-
cation of the enemy arousing their
camp to resist the attack.
When the English were attacking
the West India islands the frehies were
taken to be Spanish army advancing
with burning matches against them,
and the upshot was hasty retreat to
the ships.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
A DOCTORS YARN.
or Two Sisters Who Killed Their Grand
father to Ease His Pain.

father to Ease His Pain.
This is bit of true story a physi-
clan told me the other day, says a
writer in the Washington Post, and it
struck me as being the text for fasci-
mating story of the Sherlock Holmes
sort. We were talking of the advisable
ity of putting hopelessly-ill persons out
of their misery as soon as possible. DR..
B. didn't believe in it.
81 was asked to do it once" he said.
1.-TWO sisters asked me to kill their
grandfather, whom l was attending.
He was old and could not recover. They
seemed simply to pity his pain. I re-
fused. Next morning when l called the
man was dead. The nurse told me the
sisters had sent her out on an errand.
When she returned the windows of the
sick room were open. There was a
strong odor of chloroform in the room
and the man was dead"
"And what did you do?" was asked.
Nothing. The eldest sister is now
under the care of a specialist in nervous
diseases. She cannot sleep. She will
not allow herself to be left alone a mo-
ment and she keeps the gas burning in
her room all night. think she will
end in q madhouse."
Isn't that a priceless bit for some au-
thor's notebook?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
HIS Had Was SOFT.
aud SO the Besutifui Girls Life VA
Miracnlously saved


Far above the excited crowd u young
woman chung. trembling, to a window
sill. Beautiful she was, even in he
Indictments OF midnight, says the New
York World.
The flames rolled on. Ominous vol
umes of smoke belched from the win
dows about and, climbing up the walls
of the doomed structure, darkened the
heavens above.
Still the young woman maintained
her grasp and hung suspended five hum
dred feet in midair.
"Helpl Helpl" she cried at last.
But, though the street below was
thronged with fremen who wore med
ais for bravery, not one moved towards
the girl. Such an act would have been
suicidal.
"What shall l doP" again shrieked
the girl, as the forked flames licked the
coping just above her head.
"Hold onl Don't jump! Wait awhilel'
cried thousand voices from the street.
1t was then that a young man was
seen pushing his way through the
crowd. He wore a small, dark mus
tache and seemed scarcely more than o
STRIPPING. In his teeth he clinched q
cigarette.
When he had reached position d.
rectly under the young woman he ex-
claimed:
"Let go your hold and drop!"
She obeyed his command and the
crowd stood awestricken. Like comet
she shot earthward.
Landing directly upon the young
mans head, she rebounded several feet
into the crowd and was caught by a
policeman.
"Are you hurt?" inquired the young
man, anxiously.
"Not one Bit" she replied.
"Ha, hav he ejaculated; II was al
ways famous for having anything but a
hard head" And the crowd cheered
him to the echo.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
OBJECTED 10 TWO OFFICES.
The virgIaisn Wouldn't Give super and
NIanr In ono MN.

The VIrglni1n Wouldn't Give super and
Visor TO One Man.
One Of the best men Ia Stafford
county. Va. says the New York sun,
was running 1o1 supeIEiso of the
county, and, as usual when really
good man runs for Office, there was
vigorous opposition to him. Some OF
it was expected, but when one ignorant
but influential old fellow came out
against the candidate, the friends OF
both parties were surprised, and one OF
the candidates supporters Immediately
went to see the old man.
SIS it actually true that you are
against our man for SUPERVISOR" asked
the friend when he had led up to the
point.
"Of course am" responded the old
man, firmly.
but he is one of the best men in the
whole county" argued his friend.
81 amt doubtin' that at all, only l
can't vote for him"
"Why not?"
"'Cause l won't vote fer no man un-
der them circumstances"
Under what circumstances" in
CURED the friend in the greatest as
constituent, for up to that time no
circumstances" had appeared in the
campaign.
"Why, wantin' two Offices at once,
like he does" explained the kicker.
"I'm willin' to vote fer him fer super,
but I'll be derned eff I'm goin' to vote
fer him fer visor, and you can tell him
so eff you want to-"
Thereupon the friend Of the candi-
date organized an individual education
al campaign, and by his delicate di-
plomacy brought the old man up to the
trough in good shape.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
FATALITIES AT SEA
Large increase shown by the Report
the Inspector General

the Inspector General
The records of the United State.
steamboat inspection service, which
during the last nineteen years has been
under the direction of Gen. Dumont IA
inspector general, show that during
the last fiscal year the number of lives
lost on steam vessels was approximate
ly S6S. This, says the Washington
Post, was an increase over the averag
of the preceding eighteen years of 1913
This great increase was caused by the
large loss of life by the laundering OF
the steamship Colima recently off the
Pacific coast. This makes the average
for the last nineteen years 247. The
highest previous annual loss was $50,
In 1874. The lowest was 1873, in 1886
Notwithstanding the great increase il
the number of vessels since 1s7O-ovef
100 per cent.-there have been but rs
disasters to steam vessels, with a los
of but 5,057 lives, the number of pas
sengers carried per annum having in
creased from 1872 500, 1870, carried IL
1870, to not less than 650,000,000, car
ried in 1892.
The average loss of life under tn
law of 1852 was one person to ever
$50, lS1 passengers carried, while unde
the act of 1871, which greatly improve
the efficiency of the service, there wa
only one life lost in each 2,70S, 1888 pa,
sengerS carried, or a reduction in the
number of lives lost of nearly II to in
proportion to the number of passengers
carried. The service consists of about
IT'S officers and clerks, one supervising
inspector general, ten supervising in
spectors, divided among the various
customs collection districts of the
United States. One of the most strils.
ing instances of the benefits derived
from the powers conferred upon in
spectors under the law is the almosi
entire absence of intemperance at the
present time upon the part of licensed
officers.
An alleged defect in the laws, an 4
one which has caused much criticism.
is in the local inspectors power to In
vestigate the cause of boiler explosions
and casualties to steam vessels, thus
giving the inspectors the right to pass
Judgment upon their own acts. The
present head of the inspection service,
Gen. Dumont, shares in the opinion Of
the opponents of such power, and has,
unsuccessfully however, endeavored TO
have the laws amended to correct tie
evil. AS long ago as 1889 he called al
tention in his annual report to the ma t.
ter, and suggested remedy in the
form of bill, which, however, never
became law. The bill provided for a
court of inquiry to be appointed by the
secretary of the treasury to investigate
acts of local inspectors in grantir 6
licenses, ETC., such court to consist Of
three supervising inspectors of other
districts than the one in which the in.
spector belongs. 1t is very likely that
this matter will again be brought be-
fore congress at the next session,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
METAL OF THE STANDARDS.
Nature Furnishes No Mineral Suitable for
the Purpose.

Nature Furnishes No Mineral Suitable for
the Purpose.
There are no products of human skill
on which greater degree of care is ex-
pended than the standards of weight
and measure in use among the civilized
nations of the globe. Two things in
particular have to be considered-accu-
racy and durability. Nature does not
furnish any single metal, or mineral,
which exactly answers the require
ments for standard of measure or
weight that shall be, as nearly as posi-
BILE, unalterable.
The best substance yet produced for
this purpose is an alloy Of ninety per
cent. of platinum with ten per cent. Of
iridium. This is called iridio-platinum,
and it is the substance of which the
new metric standards prepared by the
international committee of weights and
measures are composed.
1t is hard, it is less affected by heat
than any pure metal, it is practically
non-oxidizable, or not subject to rust,
and it can be finely engraved. In fact
the lines on the standard meters are
hardly visible to the naked eye, yet
they are smooth, even, sharp and accu-
rate.
If our civilization should ever be lost,
and relics of 1t should be discovered in
some brighter age in the remote future,
there is nothing Which would bear
higher testimony to it's character than
these standard measures of iridio-plat-
mum for the production and preserva-
ton of which the science of our day has
done its very best.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
JAIL LIFE IN NEW YORK.
How Wealthy Prisoner Fares in this
Ludlow Street Jail.

How wealthy Prisoner Fares in tbs
Ludlow Street Jail.
A man well known in Wall street
who is at the head of a new insurance
company not long since spent fifty-niue
days in Ludlow street jail, civil pris-
oner at the instance of dry goods
firm. He was well supplied with spend
ing money, says the New York World,
and lacked no creature comforts during
his retirement. He described the ma
ture of the prisoner who can pay his
way as follows:
You register as you do in a hot el
and then you are u boarder, and yal
are allowed all the privileges of the
place, and for a five or ten to the
keeper off duty you can take an even
ing promenade. You are supposed TO
retire to your room at nine o'clock, but
for consideration you can stay up by
fixing the keeper downstairs. You can
play poker and other games, in which
the keeper always takes hand
"After the game is over downstairs
you are allowed, for consideration Ito
retire to the warden's dining-room,
have cold lunch, and if you happen
to be an epicure you can retire to the
kitchen, make Welsh rarebit or any
other dish you have a mind to. Then
when supper is over you go to your
room and if you desire to continue the
game left off downstairs, for consid-
Grafton paid to the keeper upstairs vou
can play p ol1er all night.
"The two keepers on watch will al.
ways supply you with all the liquor,
cigars, ETC., for consideration, as tney
have an arrangement with a saloon
over the way, which by signs is easily
called. The poor devil who is not q
boarder suffers for all the attention the
boarders have. Money can buy any
thing in Ludlow, including liberty anq
1T is my opinion that there is only ONE
man in the whole layout that couldn'E
be bought, and that man is jack Mct
Cabe, who is an honest, fearless ma1l
with big, kind Irish heart. ThJ
others are all out for the stuff-apa y
reigns supreme in Ludlow"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-22
EFFECTS OF ANTlTOXINE.
Its Use IN Germany Followed by Most
Beneflcent Results.

Its Use In Germany Followed by Most
Beneflcent Results.
Statistics showing the effect of the
use of diptheria antitoXine in the Ger
man cities of Halle and Altoona were
recently published says the New York
Times. Between November II, 1894,
and January Is of this year, ia cases
were subjected to the serum treatment
in Halle, and the reports come from
thirty physicians. There were only
nine deaths, or mortality of less than
s per cent. Of eighty-nine cases treated
in private houses six had fatal ter
mination, and there were three deaths
out of the remaining twenty-five cases,
which were treated in hospitals.
In u hospital at Altoona antitoxine
was used in sixty-three cases between
September 1, 1894, and March 1, 1895.
Eight Of the patients died, so that the
mortality was 1860 per cent. In
thirty-one of the sixty-three cases
tracheotomy was required, but only
three of these patients, or less than 10
per cent, succumbed to the disease
This is regarded as remarkable rec
ord for series of cases of this kind
The annual mortality from diphtheria
in this hospital during the preceding
seven years had ranged from 2923 to
1927 per cent.