Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-12-16
"And the circulation of the Gazett.

d nothing but a little better qualit,
e OF rock than appeared on the surface
o No one blamed Moses, They had taker
d Mother Clark's" word for il. The Ga
e zette editorially observed that moth
II ing was infallible, not even witch
t hazel rod, and that under certain eli
o matte conditions even the magneti,
t neeuit had been known to have the
I jim-lams. For several weeks the Jack.
son farm had a rest, though the Ga.
$ zette kept on adding subscribers to It's
D list and taking in new advertising
0 Then something happened to stir ur
= the public interest again.
S Mother Clark" had heard of her
= failure, and she wrote from Montana
} to explain that she had had a trance
and discovered the reason. There was
a basin of coal oil underneath the
farn,-a basin holding hundreds Of
thousands Of barrels of oil. 1t was the
oil tie rod pointed to-not the coal
, or iron. She directed that n search
be Instituted for surface indications.
|
before her letter arrived the family
well had greasy surface and taste
of oil, and three days later so much
oil nad gathered that bucket was
filled and brought to the surface.
The editor of the Gazette gave up his
entire local page to particulars of the
Great Discovery" 1t was a bigger
thing than coal or iron mine. OIL
wells should be sunk, oil would be
found, and there would be such
boom as old Richmond county never
dreamed of. There would be new
railroad line, refining works, factories
who would predict the result? He
propIesied rush, and there was n
rush. He said that Moses jackson was
getting more than his share of the
good things of earth, but people didn't
stop 10 remember anything to Moses
detrlment. There were some that
douhtes that oil had been found, but
their doubts vanished as they reached
the farm. There was the well, the
bucket, the smell. Plenty of people
descended into the well, and they came
up convinced that petroleum was a big
thing. That the coal men had failed
was no reason why the oil men should
not succeed. A dozen spectators
wanted options before the first week
was over, and every neighboring farm
er who would lease or sell found n
customer at his daar. A lease of tn.
jackson farm was taken for one wear.
and when the papers had been made
out and the money passed over the
editor of the Gazette expressed his |
readiness to figure again with Moses.
Moses Jackson & Co. will now di. |
vide us the sum of s1s,OOO," he said, as
he laid down his pencil. 1--WE might
have got more by hanging out, but we
are no hogs. The man who knows
when he has got good thing is ths
man who succeeds. incidentally, I
will add that | have had TO hire girl
to book subscriptions, and l must now
issue double edition to provide 70.
advertisers. Moses, you ought to have
about $4,000 in the bank"
"A little more than that" said Moses,
Il move into town next week"
THAT Is well. You are now bloat,
ed capitalist and can walk around with
your hands in your pockets. 1t isn't
the end, however. have something
else in reserve. A few weeks hence we
Will have long confidential talk"
h. L. |
heard nothing from Moses Jackson.
Moses had been experimenting; he had
made n jug with two handles and ap-
Piled for patent, and had also dlscov-
cred the secret Of glazing pottery
ware. The editor said that the two
jug was the greatest invention
oil the age, and gave 154 different rea-
sons for 1t. Among them was the rea-
son that If one handle broke Off there
would still be one left. He computed
the 1SOO.OOO jug handles were accl-
dentally knocked off each year, and
100000 jugs therefore rendered use
ess. !
As for the discovery It was worth
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars TO !
the country at large. Pottery could be
glazed beautifully and cheaply, and
The days Of tinware were numbered.
Not a reader Of the Gazette brought I
Up the fact that pottery had been s
glazed right along for hundreds of q
ears, and that salt thrown into the c
nln at certain stage was the only d
hing needed. 1t read like a new C
hing and Moses Jackson was besieped
~ strangers and overwhelmed by let
ers. Everybody said the two-handled
ug was good for 81, 100000, and the in A
entor's right, title and interest were
iaposed Of after few days t a good
ound gum.
Moses. | think we will do little
curing" said the company, as the !,
helf was cleared off. You have about -
in the bank, take it?" !.
About $22,OOO," replied Moses. v
"A few months ago you were work q
lg from daylight till dark for bare y
wing. In careless way l may men "
ion that a few months ago / was a ~
man and the Gazette was &
taking its dying kick. Moses, flies -
sed to roost on u.s." ~
Yes, they did, i'
But the flies roost elsewhere now. y
y subscription list now numbers y
500, and | have to refuse cash ad- OF
'rtising. My new steam power press W
daisy. Let me ask, Moses, if you -
eep and eat well?" al
Never better" ef
And does your conscience prick IL
ou?
Not prick" Oh
" lis well, Moses-'tis well. We have AZ
orked out our claim and the part ID
'rship Is dissolved by mutual consent. g
md your money at ten per cent. in .,