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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Three Doctors in Consultation.

When you are sick, what you like
best is to be chosen for medicine
in the first place; what experience
tells you is best, TO be chosen in the
second place; what reason Il. e.,
Theory says is best is to be chosen
in the last place. But if you can
get DR.. Inclination, Dr.. Expert
cnce and DR.. Reason to hold 4 con,
sultation together, they will give
you the best advice that can be
aken.-Berjamin Franklin.
When you have bad cold DR..
Inclination would recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy be-
cause it is safe and pleasant to take.
DR.. Experience would recommend
it because it never fails to effect a
speedy and permanent cure. DR..
Reason would recommend it be-
cause it is prepared on scientific
principles, and acts on natures plan
in relieving the lungs, opening the
secretions and restoring the system
to natural and healthy condition.
For sale by G. W. Grier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

means by which the truth in regard
to the matter could be ascertained.:
How like the condition of many
corporations chartered under the
laws of West Virginia.
Mr.. Lind's closing remarks are
of especial interest to thoughtful
men:
Taxes are unrelenting and con-
tinuous. There is perhaps no sub
iect of such vital interest to society
upon which we have made COM
paratively so little progress as in
the matter Of properly collecting
and adjusting the necessary taxes
for meeting the public demands.
Under existing laws, as they are en-
forced, it is undeniably true that
the chief burden falls upon prop
erty employed in production and
upon the classes of our people who
'labor~with their hands for liveli-
hood.
"Income-bringing wealth is
practically exempt from national
taxation by the recent decision OF
the supreme court. No attempt
has yet been made to subject it TO
State and local taxation.
That this could be done by
proper legislation and amendment
of the Constitution no lawyer ques-
tons. The feasibility of it is a
subject which 1 commend to your
attention"
Taxes are unrelentiug and con-
tinuous, the. chief burden of which
falls upon property employed in
production and upon the classes OF
our people who labor with their
hands for livelihood.
This fact is annually brought
home to the people described.
"Income-producing wealth IS
practically exempt from pational
taxation, and no attempt has been
made to subject it to State and 10.
cal taxation.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Taxes are UnrelentInS.

Hon. John Lind, the Democratic
nominee for Governor OF Minnesota
in a recent speech, SAIL that he
had no disposition to inveigh
against corporations rs such; but,
he said, the most fertile expedient
by which INSCRIPTIONS men have
robbed the public is through the
issuance of what is known as eva
tered stock" in corporations which
get their valuable franchises from
the people. lie cited an instance
of a corporation in Minnesota whose
attorney admitted under oath be-
fore the State Board Of Equaliza-
ton, recently, chat its entire plant
could be reproduced for $4,000, 900,
or less; yet that company has is
sued stock to the amount of ST.
900, 900, and has bonded its prop
erty for S23,ooo,ooo more, all Of
which its patrons are expected TO
pay interest upon.
The speaker laid special stress
upon the baneful influences of
great corporations conducted by
cunning individuals. That the
condition of affairs was unfortunate
no candid citizen could deny. The
railroads had played a most i'm
portant part in the political history
of the State.
The conviction on the part of Our
people that their railroad partners
in business have not put in the
amount of capital for which they
exact profit has been and is the
root of ali this trouble. And the
worst feature of it was that our
State government had provided no
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Opinion OF an Eminent Jurist.
Ballot reform in New York w

Ballot reform in New York was
necessary says an eminent jurist,
because mere politicians by trade
who had no interest in government
or politics except to enrich and ag-
frandize themselves sought perpet-
ual control. There are other ex-
eel ent reform beside that of the bal
lot. Conspicuous among them is
the reform, promptly and thorough
ly effected, in dlsordered physical
system by Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers, which couuteracts tendencies.
to serious disease, bred by dehci-
ercy of vital stamina, irregularity
of the bowels, stomach. liver or kid
neys, and inquietude Of the nerves.
This sterling medicine, which has
for near half a century won because
it deserves popular favor, is COM
mended by physicians of eminence
who acord it their approval, not
only for its excellent qualities in a
remedial capacity, but also for its
serviceable properties as medicinal
stimulant. 1t sooths and strengths
ems the nerves, and is far preferable
to the heady, unmedicated stimuli
of commerce.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
A Terrible Case OF Eczema.

San Cura Ointment has no equal
for erysipelas. One year ago my
face and neck were one mass of
raw sores: the doctor said I had
eczema also. I had not slept for
weeks, with itching, burning pain.
1t was terrible. The first night I
used San-Cura ointment slept all
night for the first time in weeks.
and in a short time was completely
cured.
CHAs. FAY, Townville, Pa.
Sold by c. w. Grier. Z.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
An Essay On Calves.

Last year it was wheat-the Re-
publican issue. This year wheat
has settled to a gold standard price
but calves are temporarily bringing
good price and the burden OF the
Republicans song is veal. The
West Union Herald has no less
than a dozen editorials attributing
the high price of calves to the Nc
Kinley administration. 1t would
seem peculiar that an administra-
ton that can so influence the mar
ket would con6ne its benefcence
to one single article. What is the
matter with grown cattle, or wool,
or cotton, which has reached its
lowest selling price in a generation?
And isn't it fact that nobody but
a miserable fakir, pitiful shyster
who thinks his readers are ignorant
asses, would put such an argument
in a newspaper ennsboro News.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Against rusta.lment Comp anies.

The supreme court Of Ohio has
decided in an installment company
case that transactions arc sales, not
leases, as where furniture, for in
stance, is purchased and chattel
mortgage given, and the purchaser
fails to make full payment, the
goods cannot be seized and at the
same time the purchase money be
retained under the guise OF rent.
The transaction is bona fide sale,
and the weekly payments, also CIV
ing a note for amount paid, must be
refunded, less what a jury will al
low for use and damage.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Stamping Papers For Record.

The certificates of acknowledge
ment to deeds mortgages or other
legal instruments are required to
be stamped with ten cent stamp
as certificate in addition to the
stamp provided by law for the in
strument itself. They are no part
of the exception of the deed or
mortgage aud are not covered by
the stamp required upon such deed
or mortgage. From Kelly's DE
cisions of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
OH Men and Elections.
Monopoly knows no party lii

Monopoly KNOWS no party hnes'
and it marshals its forces accord
ingly on election day. Let every
oil man bear that fact in mind the
9Th of next month. The Petrole-
um Gazette includes among its
readers men of all political afhlia-
tons = Democrats, Republicans,
Populists. Prohibitionists, and adj
herents of minor political organiza-
tons. It's advice to them all is the
same-don't allow party ties to
keep you from voting against and
working against candidates who do
not deserve your support, aud
whose nomination has been Shrewd-
ly brought about by the political
workers for interests that are antag.
onistic to your own. So smoothly
are some of these nominations eff
fected that they are made TO ap'
pear to register the results of out
bursts of popular favor, whereas
the people are mere pawns for the
political agents Of this, that or the
other interests, who have charge OF
the direction Of the game. No can
didate, be the office he seeks either
high or low, is entitled to the
vote of an oil man in any branch
of the business at the coming cleo
ton who is in any way under the
influence Of the interests that rob
the oil men in the name Of "busl-
ness" Compel every candidate
who seeks your vote to define his
position cllarly between your In
terests and those of your enemies.
Pin them down to the specific
things it is your right to know.
Don't permit him to waive special
inquiries aside by protesting that
the money question, the tariff ques-
ton or some other one is para
mount It is not. rhe paramount
issue to you should he the breaking
up of determinations and other
methods of obstruction and theft
by which monopoly feeces you.
Don't vote for any candidate who
is in such position that he dare
not open his mouth on the sub
iect of railroad determinations, and
who seeks TO hide his cowardice In
this respect by much flag waving
and fervid indulgence in generali-
ties. Don't vote for any candidate
who is MUM on the subject of COM
mercial and industrial tyrants. but
brays with much seeming warmth
about political tyrants. Don't vote
for any candidate who could not
vote for fair play for your interests
in the position to which he seeks
election without endangering the
connection, which he, his pastor,
relative or friend has with the
bounty made available by robbing
you. In short, vote for candidates
you know would give your inter
ests and those of the general
public tair deal in case of their
election, and insofar as in their
power to do so. 1t as between two
candidates there is little choice
in this respect and such is often
the case-don't let considerations
determine the choice in this respect
aud such is often the case-don't
let party considerations determine
the choice. Vote for neither Of
them, but give your vote Instead 10
some minority candidates. Look
to your own interests regardless Of
party lines. You may be sure that
your big competitor will continue
to pay no attention to such lines in
the promotion of his interests
Petroleum Gazette.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

"Have you observed" said a
Point Pleasant merchant to acus-
toner from Flat Rock, "the hand
some advertisement I have on a
barn east of town." NO." said the
customer. "but if you will send the
barn around to my house Twill try
10 read the announcement. / read
the papers and I haven't time to go
around reading bill boards" And
the merchant scratched his head.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
OIL NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The new Roxbury Oil company
met with its attorney, Col. w. c.
Turner, last evening and made ar
rangements to begin operating its
leases at once.
The Victor Oil and Gas compa-
ny's No. 5 on the Armstrong Smith
farm came in yesterday and Is a
small producer.
Yesterday afternoon, A. ]. Yoke
and Mayor Lawrence purchased a
lease on the G. c. Ruby farm, in
the St. Marys field, and will begin
operating soon.
Keller, Kohl & Co.'S we'll on the
Harvey farm, in the northwest eX-
tension of the Elk run territory,
came in dry this morning.
During the next couple of days
there will be two very important
wells due in the northeast extern
sion of the Elk Fork pool aud
their advent is being waited for
very anxiously by vuite a number
of the operators who have territory
in that section. The first well due
will probably be Treat & Craw-
ford's No. on the Weizel farm.
This we'll was expected in today,
but it has been delayed short
time and will not get in before some
time tomorrow morning. The other
we'll is that of Yoke aud others on
the Fluharty. This we'll is just
across the hill from the Gorrell
lease and it looks very much as
though it ought to be producer.
The Sun Oil company's we'll on the
Adds farm should have been in
the sand yesterday, but up to late
hour today nothing had been heard
from it and it in all probability has
not yet been drilled in.
Nolan & Phillips are drilling at
about 400 feet at their No. I on
the Bowser farm and should get the
sand the early part of the coming
week.
Henry & McDonald's No. on
the Margaret A. Gorrell, which was
cased yesterday with the 81 should
get the sand Friday night or Sat
urday morning.
The Eastern Oil company is still
fishing at their No. on the Cor
rell lease.
Keller, Kohl s. Co, have drilled
in their No. I on the Harvey farm,
in the northeast extension of the
Elk run territory, and have very
dry hole This we'll is located south
of the wells drilled in by the Lit
tie Muskingum Oil company, on
the Martha Thomas.
Shay & McMullen are drilling
at about $50 feet at their Schmelt-
zehbach farm, and will get the
sand the latter part of the week.
The Carter Oil company has the
rig up for No. 2 on the Musser
farm, and will commence drilling
in couple of days. They have the
rig started for their No. : and 4 on
this farm.
Treat & Crawford are drilling at
about 500 at their No. on the
Fluharty farm.
The same company have located
their No. E on the William Far
rell farm and will commence build
ing the rig in a couple of days.
They have the rig up tor their
No. on the J. T. A. Hawkins and
will commence spudding the first
of the week.
From Thursdays Daily
Pursuant to our prediction and
the general belief, oil has taken an
other jump of three cents. This
advance is only at its inception and
every indication points to a steady
upward tendency of the commodity
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26


From Fridays Daily.
The J. w. Henderson gas well,
on the Reed farm, back OF st.
Marys, was expected in yesterda
but the work has been indefinitely
delayed by the tools getting stuck.
Bartlett s. Stancliff's we'll on the
Reed farm, back of St. Marys, was
drilled in yesterday, and is good for
so barrels day.
Treat & Crawford's No. on the
u. T. A. Hawkins was due in the
sand last evening.
The Henry Oil company's No. S
on the Gorrell, il the northeast ex-
tension of the Elk Fork pool, has
been drilled 400 feet. Their No.
on the Morrow farm is down 900
feet and the S-inch casing is in.
The Sun Oil company's No. I on
the Adds farm, in the northeast ex-
tension of the Elk Fork pool, came
in big gasser last evening. 1t is
good for 100000 feet day.
The wildcat we'll of J. W. Boyer
and others at Padens Valley would
have been in three weeks ago had
it not been for a series of mlshsps
which included serious cavern.
The well will probably be in next
Wednesday.
Out in the northeast extension Of
the Elk Fork f.ld, Treat & Craw-
ford have drilled in their No. on
the Wetzel lease, and will have a
producer good for about 80 to 40
barrels a day, Judging from the
showing made when it was drilled
in.
The Carter Oil company has
drilled in it's No. on the Cox farm
in close proximity to its well on the
Mel ain farm near Bloomfield, and
will have a producer good for
about IS to 80 barrels day. This
we'll is almost directly north Of the
Little Muskingum OH company's
we'll on the Martha Thomas farm,
and coming in good, makes that
farm look silt-edged.
This company has the rig COM
pleted and will be ready to start in
d couple Of days at their No. on
the Day farm in the same territory.
Nichols & Barnsdall's No. 8 on
the Hawkins lease in the north
east extension of the Elk Fork pool
should be in the sand some tyne
this evening or tomorrow morning.
Their No. 9 will be started sps1d-
ding this evening. The rig was
completed a couple of days ago
and twas rugged up yesterday.
The speculative features Of the
oil market would indicate that the
purchasing agency is not paying
"the price justified in the markets
of the world" For period of over
six weeks speculative prices have
taken the lead of the credit balance
price and several prominent brok-
ers have been persistent buyers of
certificates. The principle sellers
have been brokers representing
Standard Oil company interests.
The claim is made by brokers that
the purchasing agencies offer to
sell and do sell some oil for the &C
count of producers whenever they
may desire to take advantage Of
the advanced exchange price but
the amount thus sold is compare
lively small as compared with the
demand Tor speculative account.
Conditions are such as to induce
spectators to invest in oil for a
good round upward turn in the
market. There is not the slightest
indication of any prolific pools be,
ing opened and the drilling opera
tons under way which will bring
in large number Of completed
wells, will not materially increase
the production.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
BENWOOD.

Special te the Review.
Henry's are cleaning out Hollis
claw No. and expect to shoot that
we'll in a few days.
Fishers Cehrs No. E is making
about IL barrels a day. This is an
extreme northeast we'll on the farm
and has been drilled fer nearly two
years which shows good lasting
quality as the production was very
small at first. Only two wells, Nos.
I and 6 are pumping on the Cehrs
farm, the others, about five, in NUM-
Der, have all been pulled and
abandoned. All the unused rigs
here are being hauled to Jackson's
ridge.
The Albert Jackson we'll on the
ridge is nearly due in the Iniun
and good production is expected.
A IS or 80 barrel well was drilled
in On the Charles Frank lease, by
Fishers, last week.
Culbertson's Hobbs we'll at An
tioch came in dry last week. A
test is heing drilled on the Crum
farm, near Dismal creek.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

creased price must be paid to induce
more drilling in small territory the
only available source of production
that seems to be in sight. Requlr-
ing a constant monthly stimulus OF
~ 900 barrels of new production to
maintain the old at $4,000 to S.
600 barrels per day means very
large construction account each!
month, and this can only be met by
permanent and an assured in
crease in values. Never has there
been a season mere favorable to
active operations than the summer
and fall now drawing to a close.
Water there has been in abundance.
The roads have been in splendid
condition. All that has failed to
increase production is the scarcity
of territory. Values must increase.
The Review has been persistent in
it's belief of higher prices, and can
now see no reason why a still
further advance should not take
place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
TOURISTS FAXED.
Irish Factory Makes Antiques
and "Plants'' Them
Near Historic Spots = Palmed
Off on Tourists.
ROYAL SOCIETY FINDS.
Stone Age Implements Made in
County Down.
Axes Placed in a Peat Fire to
Age them.
ROYAL SOCIETY FINDS.

Dublin, Nov. 4-'The Land of the
Wooden Nutmeg" will have to look to
it's Iaurels. Here in this country, where
duplicity in trade is supposed to be non
existent, a remarkable discovery has
just been made by the Royal Society of
Antiquaries of this city.
The extraordinary number of antique
stone implements recently discovered at
different implements recently discover
ed at different points in the northern
counties gave rise to the suspicion that
some of them had been ''planted'' by en-
terprising persons who had manufac-
tured the articles and then carefully
would be discOvered-by accident, of
course.
The Royal society has reports before
them of the unusual number Of axes
and arrOwheads, or ''celtS,'' as these lit
tie flint implements are called by anti
quaries, which were found at various
points in the north
1t was found after some inquiry that
there was in the town of BaIymena
County Down, a factory in which these
implements were turned out by hum
dreds It is a small factory, but its To-
cation in Balymena is known to several
antiquarians, who have taken an inter-
est in the matter.
The ''celts'' and axes are made in the
style of the stone age. One flake of flint
is Clipped into shape by another. To
give them the proper appearance of age
they are then placed in the red ashes of
a peat fire, and left there until the fire
goes out. After this they are planted"
in likely spots frequented by tourists,
and turned up under the very eyes of
the latter Well known ruins and
cromIechs furnish an inexhaustible sup
ply of these prehistoric weapons, though
it would be hard to say why a four
teenth century castle should be pep
pered all about it's ramparts and bas-
tions with arrowheads that date, or
ought to date. far before the Christian
era
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
SOLDIERS DEVOTED WIFE.
Writes Secretary Alger and Secures
His Discharge.

New York. Nov. 4.-CorporaI John J.
Kehoe, Company NJ, Fourth New Jer-
sey volunteers, had the biggest kind OF
surprise in store for his wife-bride, re-
ally, would be the better word
But Mrs. John J. Kehoe, serenely
awaiting developments at her snug lit
tie home at No. "a Clinton street, Hobo
ken, had a still bigger surprise ready
for the corporal
This is how it happened:
More than a month ago Corporal Ke-
hoe made formal application for his
discharge from active service in the
United States army. SO had fully half
the Fourth regiment, stationed at Camp
Meade, and chahng under orders to do
garrison duty in Porto Rico, While good
jobs in Jersey City and HObOken were
ready for them.
So when, on Saturday morning, ahead
of all the rest, Corporal Kehoe received
word that the war department at
Washington had ordered his immediate
discharge he felt that he was a partic-
ularly lucky man and he prepared to
give his wife the surprise of her life.
He possessed this interesting document:
Guards will pass Corporal Kehoe OF
Company M, Fourth New Jersey vOlun-
teer regiment, to Jersey City, n. J.
having been discharged from the ser
vice of the United States.
c. w BARBER,
Lieutenant Fourth Regiment
These words. duly signed and coun-
terSigned. meant freedom for KehOe
They meant more. They meant that
within few hours he would be with his
bride again, at liberty to work at
the job the Pennsylvania railroad had
promised to keep open for him till the
close of the war.
1t was 1 o'clock yesterday morning
when Corporal KehOe arrived a his
fiat, at No. "a Clinton street. He had
expected to have to knock more than
once when he arrived and when. while
he was still half a dozen steps from the
opened and his wife, in a flood of light
with open arms, welcomed him, and
other members of the family warmly
greeted him, he was unable to under
stand it all.
Then they had fun with him
It's a slow train that brings you
home at this late hour, and US waiting
reproachfully as she could.
Keeping US up till morning. grum-
bled another member of the family.
They let him tell how his application
for discharge, in some way unknown to
him, had been hOnOred ahead of all the
other applications in his regiment. And
they congratulated him on his influence
at Washington, and predicted a great
political future for him, if only he could
keep up his pull at the national capi-
tai. But finally there was a truce to
jOllity and the truth came out
1t was Mrs KehOe who had done it
all. Half crying, half laughing, she
told the manly fellow whose arm was
holding her tightly to him that, without
consulting him, fearing to do so lest he
should say her nay, she had written to
the secretary of war, and that it was
in response to her letter that ne had Sc
cured his discharge