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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-09
AN OvERWCRKED BRAIN,
From the Record. Pierceton, Ind.

From the Record, Pierceton, Ind.
Determined to rise in his chosen profess
sion as an educator, Ernest Kemper, of
Pierceton, Ind, overtaxed himself mentally
and physically. He was ambitious, his mind
was always on his work. From early MORN
until late at night he continually pored
over his books.
Burned the candle at both ends.'
Few persons, even with the strongest con.
situations, can keep up under such strain.
was teaching school some three miles from
his home. Finally, his excessive study and
the exposure of going to and from school in
all kinds of weather undermined his health
He was taken to his bed with pneumonia
and his overworked brain almost collapsed.
Catarrh had taken root in his system and
his mind was in delicate condition. He
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-09

ldnQ treated MIN
w i t h out avail,
and then a hospi-
tai Chicago was
tried, but all abso-
Tut ely without
benefit. Finally
his physician rec
commended DR..
Williams Pin k
Pills for Pale Peo-
pie. and from the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-09

Halls Family Pills are the best.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
Weight of Eisa,arck's Brain.

6, Prince Bismarck's brain, according
TO- the flattering estimate of the an
thropologist, Otto Ammon, was proba-
bly, the heaviest known to anatomical
science. Herr Ammon, in. consultation
with Prof. Schafer, the sculptor, con-
Guided from the measurements taken
for Schafer's bust that the brain Of the
old statesman weighed 1857 grammes,
and consequently exceeded in weight
that Of any known genius. Cuvier's
brain weighed 1850 grammes. Byron's
1907, Rants 1850, Sehiller's 1880 and
Dante's -1,42O. The average weight Of
the brain Of an Intelligent European Is
only 1880 grammes. Herr Ammon's
belief cannot be verified. owing to Bis.
marck's orders. -.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
{. STEWART
& CO.
AGENTS FOR
Butterick Patterns.
Why We Get Tired.

It is the general impression UNIONS
athletes that exhaustion and loss OF
wind" are due to the inability to conf
sumo sufficient oxygen and exhale rap
idly enough carbonic dioxide. When
the muscle is moving rapidly and for
chilly it is true that it demands more
oxygen and gives OF to the blood mere
carbon dioxide than when at rest
When a man is running as fast as he
can make his limbs move he Is able
to keep up the pace but for short
distance, unless, like the hunted hare,
he runs to his death. On account OF
ne forced, vigorous and rapid muscu-
iar action in this case, the poisonous
materials are throwninto the blood, to
be carried to. all parts OF the body.
muscles, nerves, brain. The heart is
affected by this poison through the
nerve cells controlling: that organ; the
muscles of respiration are similarly
disturbed. The painting, distressed eff
forts OF breathing, sidelong tumbling,
'anhelation and final, semi-consclons-
ness of the hunted stag or hare are, a
good example Of acute auto-intoxica-
ton ending in death. This latter de-
plorable condition Is not unknown
among the annals of human. strife for
athletic honors. even with our present
advanced knowledge of physiology.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
Longevity in Fish.

There seems hardly any limit to the
lge of fish Of many kinds. Carp are
known TO have lived 200 years and
over, while the case Of the Russian
pike that was caught 4 few years ago
with a gold band around its tail on
which the date 1916. was imprinted is
we'll known. There are gold fish that
nave belonged to one family over 60
Tears, and do not now appear much
anger than when originally placed in
he aquarium, though they are every
Dit as lively as ever. In the royal
aquarium of st. Petersburg there are
ish to-day that are. known to have
been there at least loo years. Some OF
hem are FIVE times as big as when
irst captured; others have not grown
IN inch.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
What ~ Good.

What is the real sood?"
/ asked in musing mood. ;
Order" said the law court:
"Knoyledge," said the school: {.
Truth said the wise man..
Pleasure" said the fool: -. !.
Love-" said the maiden:
Beauty" said the page:
Freedom" said the dreamer: 80. E.
Home" said the sage:
Fame" said the soldier:
Equity" the seer.
Spake my heart full sadly ~
THE answer is not here" 4.
Then within my bosom
Softly this heard
Each heart holds the secret: .s3.i.
Kindness is the word" ayl =
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14


is a valuable one and the expendi-
iture of drilling will decrease with
each successive well. The land
slopes quite abruptly and No. is
on the summit at $50 feet. Sey-
eral handsome offers for the prop,
ertv have been refpsed.
G. B. Slemaker ct al No. I wild
cat on the Sol Bills is making a
splendid showing. The 6H inch
casing was being pue in yesterday
md should have been all placed
ate last night. The we'll fills up
o copiousiy with oil, that 1t was
iecided inexpedient to shoot 1t,
ind it will be drilled in withou,
he shot. 1t has been impossible t
<eep the we'll bailed out below soc
EFT This location is 1000 feet
tro II development, and its admir-
bic showing will open up a large
extension to the northeast.
The fishing job on the Brush Run
Oil compary's No. S Smith at He
>ron was finished last evening, and
he well will be drilled in tomorrow.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14

Prof. William P Wiley, secre.
tary of the, West Virginia Bar AS,
ISOLATION, announces that Judge
Henry Stackbridge, Of Baltimore,
has accepted an invitation to de,
liver the annual address before the
association at its annual meeting
n Charleston January II and 10.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
A New Pump,

Bicycle tires can be quickly inflated
by new pump which is formed Of the
central tube Of the frame. w:th valves
at each end, the seat post being used
as plunger for comprising the afr
and fastened by a ciamping lever When
not IN use. 'sf:tt
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
Other good wells are coming i


time twelve rigs are being built tor
that number of wells between Hig.
bee and Bristoria, making in all
about IS tests for that territory,
which is mostly all under lease by
the South Penn Oil company.
Cameron, on the B. & O. R. R.,
ten miles west of Higbee, is the
nearest railroad town, and some
wells are drilling near the state
line, few miles east Of Cameron,
Marshall county, w. Va.
The Cutler Harvey Oil Co.'S No.
5 Glendenning, in the northeast ex-
tension of the Elk Fork pool, came
in last night and is showing up for
a production of from rs to so bar
rels.
Carter Oil company's No. Smith
at Bloomfield has bad fishing job,
and it is probable that the work
will be abandoned and the rig
moved.
Clel Nichols returned this morn
ing foom Scio, O., and reports that
locality i0the throes of great oil
excitement. The influx of con-
tractors and producers is very great,
and operations are being pushed
actively. One well, around which
centers great interest, is locked up,
and all people kept away from it.
The oil is being pumped away with
a donkey engine, and, the well is
without doubt showing up for, a
good, one. "a Twenty locations have
been made, and rigs are building
thereon. The principal companies
operating, in addition to the oil
producers, are the Kanawha Oil
Co., Scio Oil Co. and Forest Oil Co.
Mr. Nichols has acquired consider
able land in that territory.
rhe Fisher Oil company has
started rig for its No. S T. N.
Hawkins i'll the northeast extension
of the Elk Fork. Nos. 2, 3 and
4.of this company are keeping up
a. b the nice production they start
ed eff with. No. I is the only
dead one" on the lea G.
The Whiskey Run pool is com
ing to the front in fine style. Fol.
lowing the rich strike of last week
is Hacy & Co.'S No. Andy Miller
which is in and showing up for a
very nice production. Two more
locations have been made on this
lease. The Miller Farm Oil com
pany, comprised of Messrs. Ken
needy, Lawrence, Griffith and Cor
bin-has the 81 casing in its No,
2 w. C. Miller and the sand should
be reached by Saturday. No. 5
on this property has been located.
No. I, which was drilled in last
week. is making an even produc-
ton of forty barrels daily. ,..
Elder & Kennedy, the prominent
contractors of this city are starting
two rigs for M.'Yost & Co., on the
Reed farm at Wilson ruin. These
will be Nos. E and 7. -.
The Brush Run Oil company's
No. 5 Smith at Hebron was due in
the sand last night, but as nothing
has been heard from it today the
inference is that the work was de-
layed.
From Fridays Daily. ..
There is an advance of two cents
in the market today, with the ex-
ception of the Lima and Indiana
grades, which advance but one
cent. . g.
Much space has been given in
newspapers throughout the country
to corjectures as to the results Of
John D. Rockefeller becoming a
Millionaire. No space is devoted to
the possibility and the probability
Of the il producers-men who have
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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
OIL NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily.


better producer than No. 1, which
has been making close to $50 bar
rels day since its bow to the pub
lie last week. This lease is small
one, but quality is more than bal
ancing quantity, and the perspec-
tive for the owners is very roseate
one. These wells are probably the
best ones ever struck in their terri
tory, and adjoining property is
looking up in great style. The eft,
feet will De to greatly stimulate de-
velopment. The rig is completed
for No 3 on this lease. They have
been waiting for the 81 casing on
Geo. 3. Slemaker ct al No. Sol
Bills, but this deficiency was to
have been supplied last evening
and the we'll drilled in this morning
The information as to whether this
was done had not reached here up
to the time of going to press. This
we'll is a wildcat and its develop
ment is pregnant with interest to
many producers. A big extension
of territory is dependent on the re
suit. 1t was showing up fine yes
terday and will doubtless meet reas-
onable expectations. Joe Trees
& Co.'s No. Haddox should also
be in. - I g, ~
Col. s. P. Boyer, who has been
operating some in Richie county
had we'll drilled in this week that
is reported as a hundred barrel
we'll, which is quite nice Xmas
present.
All the casing is in the well on
the Stephens. farm in Padens Val
ley and with no more bad luck the
we'll should reach the sand the last
of this week. If this we'll is pro-
Queer it will make plenty of work
here all winter as it is SO near the
railroad necessary hauling could
be done The year around aud work
could be pushed rapidly.
Yesterday, Mr.. w. F. Collner, OF
Clarion, Pa, was in the city en-
route Tor his home, after having
made a business trip to Middle
bourne. Mr.. Collner is we'll known
among the oil men. He was sheriff
of Clarion county when oil was dis
covered there, aud knows all about
the oil business. He informs us that
directly after the war he went down
past our city with several RATS of
lumber, floating them to- the mar
kets south, which wasa great bust
ness in those days. He says when
he PASSED cur city then. he came
ashore and purchased three gallons
of whisky for use ofthe raftsmen, and
paid six dollars a gallon for it. He
purchased it from a hotel bar that
then stood where the Eagle now
stands, on Water street. He thinks
the town has changed since then.
He was much pleased with the ap-
pearance of our city, and says we
need have no fears of its collapsing.
He spent the evening with his old
friends in the city, and left on the
late train for his home.
Harry Meyers and others of our
city have drilled in a fine well in
Peasants county on the Bills farm
that is reported as being good tor
90 barrels day.
Good bumpers, helpers, drillers
and all kind of oil workirgmen are
very scarce here and the producers
have quite a time getting enough
men to do the necessary work on
the wells.
The Ross Oil company's we'll al
Waverly has been drilled in aud Is
very dry.
There is new oil field in the
west end Of Greene county, Pa. i,
which is attracting a good deal of
attention at this time.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
Two Pointed Questions Answered.

What is the use of making bet
ter article than your competitor il
YOU cannot get better price for ii?
Ans.-As there is no difference
in the price the public will only buy
the better, SO that while or profits
may be smaller on, a single scale
they will be much greater in the ag.
gregate.
How can. you get the public to
know your, make is the best3 4
1t both articles are brought prom
tnently Before the public both are
certain'to be tried and the public
will very quickly pass Judgment on
them aud use only the better one.
= This explains the large sale on
Chamberlaip's Cough Remedy. The
people have been using it for years
and have found that 1t can always
be depended upon! They may oc
casionaIly take up withJso fash;
lonable novelty. put forth with ex
aggerated claims, but are certain to
return 10 the one remedy that they
know to be reliable, and for coughs,
colds and Group there is nothing
equal to Chambsrlain's Cough Rem.
edy. For sale by G. w. Grier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14

= =
making JohneeD. Rockefeller tie
Millionaire he hopes to he. Time.
after time have the producers at
tempted to better their condition,
but not until their more recent and
partially successful effort have they
ever succeeded. They have always
been the victims of treacherous
and corrupted associates who were
ever willing to sell and sacrifice
their manhood, and even mortgage
their souls for the. glittering gold
offered. them by the Standard Oh
trust. One Of the notices of the
Standard Oil trust and John
D. Rockefeller is that every MAJ
has his price" and they work OF
the principle that man is a cheap
commodity.
They generally purchase hiu
according to their value, sometimes
paying much more than his rea
worth, much depending on condi-
tons and surroundings. The truss
has paid high prices for very poor
material from the independent
ranks. ~ T.
They do not always have an &C
curate idea as to the real value OF
some of the products of the human
family. Ofall merchantable prod
ucts manis probably the cheapest,
and John D. Rockefeller discovered
this fact very early in his career
He always purchased men with
about the, same methods as he
wouldlwell bred cattles1,,"ai ..>!fn
,nThen there lis the widow. and
orphan. II It:.is a matter: of cohTt
record that: the widow has been
prey to this financial friend whose
ambition TO become a billoaairs
would not stop at purse snatchiDg,
even from widow. J Ohm! d. Rookie
Teller may reach the goal of hisiam:
bition to become a. billionaire, but
it will be. .atatde sacrifice of the
property rights of, the oil producer
and general flchipgy process.from
the too con6diug public. 1t is such
methods that lead, to anarchy, and
social revolutions. i - .;".' ..
" Men must become subservient
slaves or be regarded as .lepers
whom the plant tools of monopoly
must shun. Those ministers OF
the, gospel who are laudlng the
methods of John D. Rockefeller
and the Standard Oil trust, could
learn much, were they to pay a
visit to the oil country, the original
source of their enormous wealth.
AN TDEpENDENT
Latest information from the
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14

Latest information from the
northeast extension ofthe Elk Fork
pool, sent by a staff correspondent:
Yoke, Bo ,,ye:f & Co.'S No. a:24,
on on the c. 6. FIuharty will get the
o 4
Keener sand today.
Steelsmith, Boyers & Co.'S. No. I
H. L. Bowser has been drilled 500
feet. The company began spud-
ding yesterday for their No. 2 on
the same lease and have the rig up
for No. 3. Are building rig for No.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14

Treat & Crawford began spud-
ding yesterday for their No. 2 John
Wetzei.' The same company is
drilling its No. 2 Chris Fluhatty,
and have the tilnbers on the ground
for No. 3 on the same lease.
The South Penn is building two
rigs on the John Mercer farm. Its
we'll on the Wells farm is showing
for a fine producer, and will be
drilled in either today or tenor
row. .',''
Yoke & Steelsnlith have the tim
bers in readiness for their No. I on
the Fiest farm.
Brown'is spuddihg en- No. q Du-
The Eastern Oil company is get
ting the rigging up for lis No. ;;
Duval.
F. E. Ihrig & Co. will have the
rig completed for their No. I briggs
tomorrow, and have the machinery
ready to begin drilling.
St. Marys territory: Mallory
Bros. have the rig completed for
their No:2 Berry, and are starting
the rig for No! 3 and making grade
for No. i. i"'i' .''-' -.
The work on Trees & Co.'S No.
I Haddox is hindered by delay in
getting the o. inch casing. This
well is showing up for a good one.
The company has started the rig
for No. on this lease.
Myers & iUnderwood's Nos. I
and 2 r. K. Bills are not falling off
from'the FIRST big production. The
company viii begin building the
rig for No. 8 Saturday. This lease
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-14
with the greatest reduction
sale N the history of
Sistersville.

livery item in our store
except Thompsen's
corsets aud Ceptemeri gloves
to go at ooc on the 81 90; 10
per cent. off all other goods.
'HNhis is no fake ad. where
you will get some
thing for nothing, but just a
straight cut of 10 per cent. on
al lines,
Your eoc we guarantee
: will purchase you as
much as our competitors get
s. 90 to $1,as for. .''.o
=; Gur Ladies Jackets are
going fast; with; the
present price. - '.'i;-
j. -...s..3. zSe.j:,3 at.h; .;tt
Hull lire of holiday
.-2 ;jl Goods. DO youlwant
to be economical. If soy you
want to- Gallon us. ~:
Yours
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02

around sufficiently to note conglaeroble
activity In the mines around Baker
city
The irawn Track Gold Niinipr ohm
pany. owning properties in the Newton
district. Beaver county. filed articles
OF incorporation late yesterday after
noon. The capital stock IL $500 900 and
tile officers are. Simon Hamburger,
president; L. W. Tulleys. vice presi-
dent; Henry Eiseman, secretary,
simon biseman, treasurer. and II. b.
Cfitchlow, director.
AZ the Centennial Eureka mceting.
neid Yesterday afternoon, the old board
OF directors was reelected. 1t con-
sists OF j. #. Woodman. president: j.
=. Bamberger. vice president; w. w.
Chisholm. treasurer: w. c. Staines md
william NJ. Bradley. John Il. Alexun-
der Is also retained as the company's
secretary. Manager Aliens report win
ne printed In pamphlet form and made
public later on.
The Opex Mining company has elect
ed the following board for the ensuing
year: l.. j. Donohue. president: i. II.
Peyton, vice president; II. C. Bacorr,
secretary and treasurer; Il. A. Monhein
and j. II. Case. At it's meeting yester-
day the articles of Incorporation were
changed so as TO make the stock as
sessable and each stakeholder was re-
quired to devote one-sixth of their
holdings to the development of the
property. making a total of $4,000
shares so diverted. The company.
since Its Incorporation. has expended
the sum of S11.260.Gg for improvements
at the mine, and the property Is now in
splendid condition as n result.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
HOME FROM THE COAST
Azariah Smith and Henry W. BlgIer Return
from Calfornias Golden Jubilee.
WERE GUESTS OF HONOR AND ATTENTION


Azariah Smith, of Mantl, one of the
witnesses to the first discovery of gold
in California, was in Salt Lake to-
day, his face beaming with smiles and
his coat lapels covered with badges of
the big California Jubilee. from which
he returned last night. He was ac-
companied as far as Pennington by
Henry w. Bigler. who stopped OFF at
that place to visit relatives and friends.
Father Smith says that they were re-
ceived with marked consideration by
the executive committee of the
Jubilee and shown every possible
courtesy. The celebration was a pro-
nuunced success in every way and all
of the Battalion boys, Of whom there
were four in attendance. enjoyed them
seles to the fullest. For SIX days they
We're guests at the Russ Hotel and dur
ing that entire period were feted and
driven about the city in n carriage on
which was emblazoned in large letters
the reminder that they were the sole
survivors who witnessed the discovery
of gold In California.
william j. Johnson. one of their num-
her, was detained one day on account
OF the loss or displacement OF his rail-
road ticket, but is expected to reach
Salt Lake tonight. James s. Brown,
another of the quartet, will remain on
the coast for month or so delivering
lectures on early California expert
ences
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEETING.


The annual stockholders meeting of
the Coop. Furniture company was
held yesterday, February LIST. The off,
GERS and board Of directors elected are
as follows: John Henry Smith. presi-
dent; Lewis NJ. Cannon, vice president;
o. II. Petit, secretary and treasurer;
w. N. Williams, superintendent; Francis
NJ. Lyman, Henry Reiser. Edwin F.
Parry. Hyrum ]. Smith Jr.. and orson
ID. Romnev.
The annual report showed that the
institution is In a prosperous condition.
A dividend was declared. and besides
this. a nice sum was added to the al
ready large surplus account. The COM
pany has recently added a fine line Of
ranges and stoves to their stock of
merchandise.
Finding their present store made
quate to properly conduct their in
creasing business, the company has Sc
cured lease on the old Studebaker
premises owned by p. Fl. Young, i'm
mediately south OF Y, C. NJ. l.
They will at once remodel the build
ing. and erect large addition at the
rear. When the improvements are COM
pleted the Coop Furniture company
VIII have one of the largest and best
appinted stores in the city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
COr1l1ERCIAL.

New York. Feb. 1.-The feature at
the opening of the stock exchange was
dealing In Union Pacific securities. the
new preferred stock. unlisted. selling
at GA and block OF 100000 of the
new four per cent going at 95h Thirty
five hundred sares of the old stock sold
at 36l2 against 36h last night Reading
first preferred showed gain of u and
few other stocks showed slight adj
vances. Prices generally gave way "A
fraction after the opening, but the
downward movement was checked by
heavy buying orders In New Yark Cen
trail Ontario K Western and Union
Pacific which showed an average gain
of about n point. The high level in
vited realizing in some stocks, which
resulted in easier tone outside of few
individual cases where special consid-
erations operated. Business decreased
on the decline, but towards midday the
market again improved. Great North
ern preferred moved up three points
to 146.
The bond market tended upward on
heavy dealings.