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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-03
OIL NEWS.
rom Wednesdays Daily

they are at the present time.
Without cause or reason, but just
as was predicted by the Review
and just as might have been ex-
pected in the future, the Standard
cut and advanced prices. As the
Review advised its readers, the ex
port quotation for refined oil was
used as basis for the fluctuations
in the price for credit balances,
When it is known that the Standard
Oil company sell export oil to them
selves and that they are the export
ers, the producers can easily deter
mine to what methods they resort
to excuse their system of robbery.
The market manipulators have
acted like a gang Of school boys in
their attempts to justify their &C.
tons.
Nothing they may do in the way
of manipulation of prices can or
will change conditions, and until
remunerative prices are paid there
will be no material increase in pro,
duction. There is no excuse for
the infamous attempts to rob
the producers which the Stand.
ard have practlced during the past
year or more. Their couhscation
of properties illustrates to what
measures of commercial prostitu-
ton they will resort.
In their efforts to discover new
pools or to keep up production the
Standard companies are rushing
the drill; meantime production has
been steadily declining. Another
month and the fall shipments Of
crude should begin to increase. All
evidence from the fields and from
the whole Pennsylvania and West
Virginia producing regions indi-
Gates an inadequate supply of crude
to meet the fall demand.
With the daily production over
$4,000 barrels less than it was one
year ago. and with hundreds of
thousands of acres of prospective
territory drilled and condemned,
the value of crude oil was never
more encouraging than at present.
Producers must not overlook the
fact that continual manipulation of
values will be INDUCED in by the
imbeciles and commercial prosti-
tutes who have the management Of
fixing prices justified in the mar
kets of the world" but they should
not become frightened into parting
with their holdings of property or
oil.
From Thursdays Daily.
Elk Fork is yet the busiest spot
in oildom. In the northeast ex
tension there are some twelve or
fourteen wells drilling at various
depths. There is no other pool to.
day, with the possible exception of
the deep sand territory, that has so
many wells drilling or contemplate
ed. Developments in that locality
of late have been highly encour-
aging. The northeast line has been
crowded and the farthest wells in
that direction have been decidedly
the best producers.
The Cunningham we'll belong
ing to the South Penn Oil company
has stimulated operations wonder
fully.
The wells that are nearest the
sand are, Nichols & Barnsdalps No.
6 7 G. Hawkins, and the South
Penn company's Cunningham No.
2. This latter should get the
sand today. Is was reported this
morning that the former was drill
ing in the salt sand with good
show of oil. The rumor, however
could not be confined.
The Cunningham is slightly in
advance of developments and if
when completed, proves to be
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-03

Well record books can be had at
the Review Office. If. ;.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

valve The distance that the shell will be thrown depends upon the amount of aIr admitted Into the pneumatic tuha. which k controlled by tho valve. The firing can t.ike plaer as rapidly as the shells can he loaded Into the tubes
 The Yesuvius Is particularly we'll adapted for blowing up mines by eX- plollng dynamite shells in the mine fields. A shot from one of her guns. il k estimated Will set of every mine wlthn a radius uf fifty feet from the point where the shell eXplodes The great weakness of the Nesuylus Hes in its armor which Is bnt 3-16 or an inch thick and could easily be pierced by shell The impact would be liable to set off the dynamite on board the vessel and that would h. the Est of the NeSu- vius and the neryy men who man her. The destroyer is designed principally for night attacks stealing up under cover of the darkness, noiSeleSsly dis charging few shells and then rushing hack, at a high rate of speed, out of harms way.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

toned fireplace. It was literary instinct of q high order which enabled him to reproduce so perfectly the dialect of the Southern negro and at the same time make 1t clear to one who never lived in the South Since Uncle Re mus" gave Harris worldwide fame he has written many stories. all ot which are marked by perfect simplicity and clearness of style and by admir- able misunderstanding One long story he has essayed, but 1t was not sue cess. It will interest young writers to know that Mr. Harris favorite book, when he was a boy, was The Vicar of Wakefield" and that he read Gold smiths story so often that even now he can repeat many pages of it. He began life as printers boy at 12 years of nge, and lt was at the printers case, like Ben Franklin. that he first felt the impulse to put his thoughts into writing.
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REGULATING THE PRESSURE.

. greater range nf fire which IL Is beA llev,I by experts can and will he Ole taintl by improvements in pneumatic guns. the NcSuviuS, or q vessel carry Ing similar guns. would be more than a match for the best hattleship afloat
 The NeSuyius Was built by Cramps at Philadelphia in lSsG and was accept cd hy the government and placed in commission four years later. It's ar- maInent consists of three pneUnatic gl.ns, which are in the forWanl part of the vessel. The guns are built into the vessel. which acts as a movable gun carriage Their muZzles are carried for ward and project above the deck, near the how. at all elevation of Is degrees They are made of thin cast iron, are h inches in diameter. and are Fl feet long. I hey are not rifit-l. the vanes upon the projcctlle being relied upon 10 give Che desired aMal rotation. The full-Sized shells for the guns are 14A inches in diameter and about feet long. A tail Is fitted at the end of the shell with spiral yaneS. which secures its align ment and rotation. They are designed to carry charge of 15o to 2G0 pounds of dynamite or guncotton. and the et- feet of the latter charge the results at Santiago attest. Experts say that if one cf these giant shells exploded with in twenty feet of an armored vessel, a large section of the hull would dt6Ip- pear.
 The shells are hurled from the guns hy compressed air and So powerful is this force that they can isa sent with accuracy a distance of two and half miles, The air is compressed into res crvoirs containing large number of wrought iron tubes. Each shot that iS fired at a mile range takes 150 pounds of air.
 The guns are loaded and handled with ease. Under the rear of each gun
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are two "revolyers," each containing five chambers for the shells. When the gun Is to be loaded the breech Is unfas- tened and falls on a pivot at the eX- treme rear end. The opening in the gun comes directly In line with the lowest chamber In the revolver" A hy- draulic ram pushes the shell forward into the breech, which Is at once swung upward, completing the continuity of the barrel The revolver Is thus turn ed forward one division so as to be ready to supply the next shell. Hydrau- lie power is used to execute all the maneuvers. The complete armament of each gun is ten projectiles.
 When the gun Is to be fired the air is admitted ta the chamber by means of a
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fiower) when hostilities began, and he accompanied the Gussie on her eXpedi- ton. The SuWanee. backed up by the gunboat Newport. tried to entice the Spaniards into q fight. but they refused the bait Blues boat ran on reef near Cape Francis, and would have made an easy prey for the Spaniards- She did not get away until after twelve hours had passed Blue ran the gantlet of five Spanish gunboats. and reached the outposts of General Gomez, where he planted the American flag. On his re- turn from his hazardous expedition around Santiago Bay he brought with him copy of n Santiago newspaper. His daring trip into the very homes of the Spanish set at rest the fiction that the Cape Verde fleet was not bottled up in the little bay.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
At Waterloo.

One hundred and forty-nine thou sand men were engaged at Waterloo, of whom 51 ,000 were killed or taken prisoners. In proportion to the num- Der engaged Waterloo was one of the bloodiest battles of history, not less than 35 per cent. of the whole number being placed hors de combat The British artillery fired 9,426 rounds, or one for every Frenchman killed in the battle.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

The Stars and Stripes are doing hon o-ahle service in the public schools of Chicago. Little cellulold flags are of fered to the pupils at five cents each. The proceeds are already sufficient to maintain three vacation schools, which for six weeks of the summer bring un- mixed happiness and no little profit to the children of the very poor. Long may our flag wave over not merely the land of the free and the home of the brave, but over a people whose rich come i-l.o kindly contact with the poor, and where the learned and fortunate share their requirements with the ig- norant and the forlorn.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Commodore Schley's engagement with the forts covering the entrance to Santiago harbor began under perfectly clear skies and was followed by q downpour of rain. The first heavy fir Ing in the Cuban war on the Atlantic repeated the experience of the civil war. whose veterans practically agree in saying that battles were followed by rain. the bigger the battle the heavier the rain. as at Gettysburg. Commodore Schley's bomhardment gave renewed hope to the rainmakers.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

It escaped general notice that when the Emperor Williams brother was re- ceived by the emperor of China at the palace in Pekin the etiquette of 2,0OO years was for the first time disregard ed and the German barbarian was greeted as an equal. It was reported that the Chinese emperor trembled when he shook Prince Henry's hand
 The final and conclusive act of oriental humiliation came when the emperor re-
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

All the mob murders in this country are committed by men who are prompt ed by some form of fanaticism. But we see how little safe 1t Is to trust any mob under any circumstances, because all mobs are insane. The mere fact that that the sane spirit of order and re sponsibility has been replaced by emo tional Responsibility under which the moh's most yirtuous sentiments against wrong will only increase its capacity for dangerous wrongdoing.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
LIEUTENANT VICTOR BLUE.
Went Ashore at Santiago, Travelled 72 Miles, and spied cervera's Fleet.

Lieutenant Victor Blue, whose bold tour of Santiago de Cuha Bay wou for him high praise from Admiral Samp- son, has taken his place beside lIohson. Rowan. Fremont and the other young men who have distinguished them selves in the war with Spain. Blue made q tour around the bay of seventy miles. and counted the four arm0red cruisers and the two torpedo boat de suoycrs of Ceryera's famous armada Young Blue had no lack of exciting ad- ventures after Sampson's ships got into Cuban waters. He was in charge of the SuWanee (the transformed May
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

foot sure, his judgment unerring and his delight in crossing the most difficult of the passes and mounting the steep est of the peaks was great long after most guides have retired to the chtm- ney corner and given their business up to their sons. Almer lived at Grindel- wald in Switzerland. He was photo- graphed there year ago with his wife on their golden wedding day. He died recently.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
KING OF GUIDES.
Famous Old Swiss Who Piloted Many
 Travellers Over the Alps,

Of all the guides who have helped American travellers to love the Alps the chief, perhaps. was Christian Alm- CT. He was the king of his tribe. He enjoyed his calling, and pursued it from boyhoOd with the zeal of an artist.
 Until he was quite an old man the famous old Swiss was actively engaged in guiding" His eye was keen, his
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
rARGEUFoR ALL EYES
The Dynamite Crui-er yesnVius Mas
 Resoiutlonizc Naval Warfare.

The nnval authorities of thc world are mNlously watching the dynamite cruiser NesuvIus that thy erslft whose pneumatic guns did such terrible exc
 cntion at Santiago. The N"suyius K in ,Lass by herself, there Is no other ves- S.l llke her la the world. This k the first tiuc la the history of warfar that htgh explosives have been used in pneu- matte guns and Che sgc,,s>s that attend- e1 the trials of the Nesuyius at San- tiago will in an probability rerolution- ize the construction of wtrshipS- With
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
Spaniards Are Romanists.

The state religion of Spain is the Roman Catholic, which is maintained by the government. The Constitution permits non-Catholics to worship as they please, but they must do so pri- vately and without making any public announcement of their religious ser vices.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

What answer in the name of our vaunted civilization and equality of cit izenship. can the city of Boston give to the appeal of the women teachers in it's public schools that they shall receive equal pay, with the men teachers. for equal service? What answer any where? Bring the women's pay up to the men's and demand the best service.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
JUNGLE REMUs

Joel Chandler IIarris Began Life as a
 Printers' " Devil"
 Mr Harris will always be known. first and foremost. ns the author of the Uncle Remuse tales. Few men make two literary hits in one lifetime. II was genius that induced this South ern newspaper writer to give the world the negro folk tales which he had heard ns a boy about tha wide, old.fash.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

To get back to Lieutenant Hohson's bravery again, t seems to Us that the fact that 4u0O other men in the navy were anxious Co % along with him proves that the navy is made up almost entirely of IIohsonS.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
Dogs that Never Bark.

There are three varieties of the dog that never bark-the Australian dog, the Egyptian shepherd dog and the "lionheaded" dog of Thibet.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

The Turkish government has declared its intention to remain neutral during the present war. We may as well he much obliged" Yet if there is any power on earth with which the people of the Unlted States would be willing 10 see Spain form an active alliance. 1t would doubtless be tat same Turkey.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

After the Dewey juvenile anecdotes, schuol.aa~tefs arp takng T good deal of comfort in the fact that Lieut.. Hobson |, said to have been il very good boy and at the head of his class.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

A.HIzal tsWes.+ investors h1reiiFsl n Vermont over laa years. which Ia enough f. HaAa auy maa hehL
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Why doesn't someone name a boy baby Deweyf Here is a chance for fame, Hurry up.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Pmneer IIooley uf London who has failed for millions. rescmbled Barney Barnato in mnny respects. one of them now has nothing left and thc other has ltIt nNerNthlnE.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

=. #f.Hanf ammunition iH 'HHn'-h .d fe sHHuHIs af tae faffs beias ground I.fH rsHiHf
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

easHus tFlas aIuHf that fax ea aHefHz .HEs z fhaf na mention a mad. - fa# IerfHr.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

As tau1ss 'e au mcrsas" ef foreign tradr n amr er nay ffude some ot these conquered islands for inland.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

tuna must be lHarr country so faF a> #lluat, is concerned. thr lall ot saas uaso occurs right iu thr middle ot sun. Wer.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

The fates are really very kind; every worthless man gets along better than he deserves.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

The receafg nub5aIcIeftftaf1f = 1ff#
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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Likely enough therr'u he q time decade of >o from date when 1o-year- old Dewey begins lighting with co- temporary IIohseu across the street.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Aft,r ull. style counts for good lgal \ yoeu- woman who always hus prlard herself eu being a good Dresser has landed Vanderbilt.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

In pauhury. Conn. the other day a hoy u-ed Il rlopsd with n eiddF miss ot CS. This shows what the unreasonable opposition af parents will lo.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

When sWeethearts separate, hc going tn thy Vur. there urr some sn presaie ns f.el ths dnal parting kind of sou- Veulr sHuou
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Dressmakers say that every really good figure Is manufactured
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

turned ffs yaHHf ariaees siaH - ufhrr EulareHn. n.fHa.i aa 0fa#r hamH HsuE sn Car = EHauH. es#f HHs through ths haHlf fnbf ha# urfaHE rH One luHafirl fhsanr af tHIua TaH Incident Uaa mn lf usaair
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13
,v,.. waterfall. Move Cars.

The waterfalls OF Switzerland are be-
ing rapidly utilized for the driving OF
electric dynamos. Nearly every town
in that land OF mountains and water
falls is being supplied with power from
the white COAL" as the melting snow
on the mountain sides has well been
called. When there are no large
streams, many small ones are inn
pounded and collected In reservoirs on
the hillsides, and it is rare to find a
place OF any size which is not well light
ed by the power Of some mountain
stream At Montreaux the electric
cars get power in this way, and from
the old Roman town of Vevey to the
medieval castle OF Chillon one may ride
in trolley car propelled by the power
OF an Insignificant little stream which
may or may not be noticed when
climbing up the hfllsides just above
Cticngo Inter Ocean.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13

relinguishing my hand, who did you
say he WASP" he asked. BLACK what2"
"Dog, sir" said /. HAS Mr.. Trelaw-
ney not told you of the buccaneers? lie
was one of them"
"So?" cried Silver. "In my housed
Ben, run and help Harry. One Of those
swabs, was hep Was thatyou drinking
with him, Morgan? Step up here"
The man whom he called Morgan-an
old, gray haired mahogany-faced sailor
came forward pretty sheepishly, roll
ing his quld.
"Now, Morgan" said Long John, very
sternly; you never clapped your eyes
on that Black-Black Dog before did
you, now"
Not I, sir" said Morgan. with n
salute.
You didn't know his name, did your"
mo, SIR"
"By the powers, Tom Morgan, it's as
good for you'll" exclaimed the landlord.
"If you had been mixed up with the
like Of that, you would never have put
another foot In my house. you may lay
to that. And what was he saying 70
your
Il don't rightly know. sir" answered
Morgan.
"Do you call that head on your
shoulders, or blessed dead-eye?" cried
Long John. Don't rightly know, don't
you? Perhaps you don't happen TO
rightly know who you was speaking to,
perhaps? Come now, what was he jaw
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13
CHAPTER TX.
POWDER AND ARMS.

The Hispaniola lay some way out,
and we went under the fgurehcads and
round the sterns of many other ships,
and their cables sometimes grated be-
meath our keel and sometimes swung
above us. At last however, we swung
alongside and were met and saluted as
We stepped aboard by the mate. Mr..
Arrow. a brown old sailor, with ear
rings in his ears and squint. lie and
the squire were very thick and friendly,
but soon observed that things were
not the same between Mr.. Trelawney
and the captain.
The last was sharp-looking man
who seemed angry with everything on
board. and was soon 20 tell us why, for
we had hardly got down into the cabin
when a sailor followed US.
"Cnpt Smollctt, sir, axing TO speak
with you" said he.
81 am always at the captains or
dcrs. Show him in" said the squire.
The captain, who was close behind
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13

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