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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-14

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs. : Jennie
Pinckard, Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. /, 1894.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-14

If you are near town it is probably
the better plan to take the hogs to the
town butcher for daughter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-14

1t fills my heart with grief and fear
Each morning in the bog
To think that i, a tadpole here,
Should grow to be frog"
The frogs eyes opened very wide.
He stared and could not speak.
He felt the pain OF wounded pyide,
And showed It on his cheek.
Then painted out with proper scorn
AS any frog would do:
ITO think chat ! was ever born
A tadpole, just like you'll"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-14

Do not pack dressed poultry unit
animal heat is cooled OF.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-14

Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothaehe Drops Cure in one minute.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-14

"a FROG upon river bank
AaA Once rested from the hunt;
The reeds stood round him tall
p and lank,
The river flowed In front
But scarcely had his eyelid dropped
When, at the river brink.
A tadpole rose. The froggie stopped
And said; you called. think?"
"I came" the tadpole shyly said,
ITO ask II It is true
That when a little time has sped,
A tadpole grows like your
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
No Right to UgIiness.

The woman who j. lOv sly l.. face, form
AMI temper will always have friends,
bar one whO would BE- attractive must
keep ner health. VI she j. weak, slckly
and all run down. she will be nervous
AMI irritable. Ii she has constipation
Or kidney trouble. her impure blood will
cause pimple-. botches, skin euptionS
Bitter- l. the best medicine in the world
regulate ~tomlcl, liver and kidneys
ami % purify the blood. IL gives strong
nervee. bright ewes, I'm 9th, velvety
skin. rich compile xion. II will make a
gool- cooking. charming woman OF a
rundown invalid. Only 80 cents al
Marlin Friedman drug store. ,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Ills Life was Saved.

Mr.. J T.. Lilly, prominent citizen OF
Hannibal, Mo-, lately had wonderful
deiverance from iightiul death. In
telling Of il lac saws; II was taken with
typhoid fever, that ran INTO pneumonia.
Ny lungs became hardened | was 80
weak | couldn't even sit up in bed.
Nothing helped me. ! expected to soon
die Of consumption, when heard Of DR..
Kings New Discovery. One bottle gave
great relief continued TO use il, and
now am we'll and strong. | can't say
too much in its praise" This marvel
lnus medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all throat and lung
trouble. Regular sizes soc and II 90
Trial bottles free at Martin Friedman :
drug store.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
HAY syille Happenings

Mr.. Fred Naun's wife ard child
rem have been seriously i'll Of
typhoid fever for several weeks.
Farmers inthis vicinity are abou'
done husking corn.
W. f. Cox, Esq Of Jasper, pass
Ell through town Saturday en- route
70 Martin county.
County Treasurer Moenkhau
was in town Saturday night. Cal
again Charlie.
TIL. r. will be services at the Ger
man Lutheran church here on
Thanks giving at 10 0 clock a. IN.
Some Of our parents will do well
to notice a certain article pertaining
10 the truan- law, which our count,
truant OIL ,er. Capt. J. III Johnson
had published in the papers last
week.
1t j. reported that there will be .
spelling match Al the school house.
room NJ. ?. Friday night.
Or. Lukemeyer j. kept busy at
tending the sick.
The general purpose horse Of oui
NJ. b. Il r. NJ. j. no more Tor sale
they want % 90 riding elm spennll
und wena e. tieten trek glebt die
sen winter. dem sind sic gut berelI
fur drei spennig "a iahrcn.
4 FRIEND.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

II viii not be surprise 10 any who
are Al All familiar with the good qualities
~ Chamberain's Cough Remedy, 10
know that people everywhere take
pleasure IN relating their experience m
the use ~ that splendid medicine and ~
telling Of the henciit they have received
from ID. II bad colds il has cured, OF
threatened attacks 81 pneumonia Il has
averted and II the children il has saved
from attacks of Group and whooping
cough. IL il grand, good medicine.
F.r sale ~ B. i. Hammock, Druggist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
OIWELL OUTINGS.

hcA, j. w. lldIpt, VI ,ulllNaH'
visited his daughter mt this place,
and preached an excellent sermon
while here.
Ed. +. Mount, clerk for VIM
Mccormack, tried suicide by the
morphine route, but was resusciated
by Drs. Clark and Abbott. Ed. 5
wife bad left him and h thought
he could not live without her.
Tom Wineinger got his finger
amputated by the planning mill last
week.
Mat. Early got his finger ampu.
tated by a stay chain last week.
The governor belt of the planning
mill engine broke last week, and
the engine run of with itself, the
fly wheel breaking to pieces, and
ne near killing several 1t has
been repaired and is in running or
der again.
Mrs. Frank Nanloo died last
week and the funeral was preached
By Rev. Moore, of the Saints de
nomination. The remains were in
TERED in the Burr Oak Gem terry.
Il. +. DeBruler and daughter WIS
tied Joseph rroyer at Stendale re-
Gently.
Ira Denlsey and wife were the
guests of friends at Petersburg last
SUNDAY.
The new NJ. f. church has been
covered
\ Mr.. Davison's child died last
week.
Nicholas Harris has moved into
his handsome new store building
: and now has one Of the finest stores
anywhere.
L. r. Hope is building a hand
some new barn.
! Abe Sinon'-, Jesse Funk an
! VIM. Dillon are building neN resi-
(. dences, Andy Strokinger a nes
Z cellar, Hume DEM Ute and Alber
n -craper new barns and the Liver.
Stable Go. an addition to thei
stable.
: A man from Ovensville is her
/ trying To organize Modern Wood
7 men lodge.
Several Dwell citizens ATTENDED
! the Traylor trial at Washington
There was negro show her
Saturday night, whieh was well al
+, tended.
John Richardson was here til
| guest Of his Bro. Ben, Saturday.
Wayne Bryant steps quite livel
Z over the arrival Of new boy at hi
, residence.
The boys have been making then
selves scarce on account OF tn
sheriff The past few days.
+. P. Craig has sold his store a
1 Cato to C. r. Wiscaver, and tn
Y latter has taken charge.
n Louis Schall's wife died last weeh
! 1t is reported that Thos. Dillo
y has brought a fifteen thousand dolla
a suit against Albert HIm-el, for til
: drowning of the Dillon child la
z August.
Henry Coleman attended tn
a meeting Of the Farmers Insuranc
II Co. at Winslow Saturday.
McCLosKY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
tsmbsrlain's Pain Balm Cures Others,
Why Not iou:

Nv 81 ~ has i--en using Ihqmi@rlArn 7
'Un laln aiih good results Dor iaralr
I0ahef that ha- panied her continually
h nine wears We have ffif>l ail KINDS
medicines and doctors Nlincur Tenrl0-
= any benefit from AIRY 81 ta-m- Anr
rs We -aH an advertisement IS rHal-
|eainne and ih,.uehi of iVine IL Ahas-h
/ ODD With the hesi 81 >Afi>tarilpm-
hs ha~ u-el aniy one battle 4nA bier
tul4ef is almost Aeli--Arn.rH =
|nf1g. manchester. ~ H. fur sale
| y. j ErAnnnck. nrnrg.si-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Thanksgiving supper.

THURSDAY night. Nov. -. 1888.
Al = Io-eph'- Hall, for the benefit
III Z. Jc~-ph'> church. % Jasper.
The ladies at tine church AL 1--WE
Dn- II their we'll known supper-
-l.i musical serials Turkeys vii
~ gwen patrons 81 the supper.
supper Will be served from
70 clock
Admission 15c- Supper Free,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

Ii JAIL=Ciaude Pinnick got
drunk ia iiuutingb4rg sunday
Esq Johnson tined Inn s. and
costs Monday, and Marshal Dit
mer lodged him in jail to board it
out, az the expense Of non-irinking
taxpayers.
Frank Davis, a son of the late
Doe Davi-, was arrested by Mar
-hal Nllburn Friday last for stealing
a watch Of Mr. John kellams al
Duff lie told Esq Sermer,heinl
he stole il. and in q fault ot bail
went tn iail He j. hut Is year.
Old. and FAY ~ vans % 60 % thf
TX form ~rInpl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

bar Contractor JOS. Halter, Jr. is
remodeling DR.. u. Il. Brannock' :
residence on Jackson street this
week, aud when completed the DR.,
will have handsome home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
haia We'll knoHn Railroad mas and
R-sideni Of Lima thinks OF FoIeys
hidney Cure.

nave teen ir0ubled a great deal HBEt
hArsache ! Was Indnr.>i a. TN
tt kidney Cure. and one ro1ule en-
tlt relieved me- ! gladly rs-rgrmra@raN
W tnr one. especially smy trlrrlass
nr iia+ tram inpn- who are VERY gen
ailt similarly afflicted.
W. i. llAl>EN. Engineer on l. r. q
. *. u. ~ friedman
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

Mr. Andr " Ecxert returned rr m
Trnne~-er Npndsv
Clerk II Eckerr male business
tr . 10 Evansville Tue- lay.
Mrs sarah Cooper waS up froai
Egan~vilHr this week yl-ltiag her
daughtrr in Jasper
Mr. ChL-. seller ~ Cincinnati,
l. in jasper visiting old friends and
paid tn CpvGIEg a pleasant visit.
Mr. VIII Daniel. 81 . ven-boro,
Ky, J. in Jasper this week On bust
n~--. Nall reports business la Tie
music line II luri-hIng Ina Owens
borp. and sII OF hi 81 | jasper
.sr~sli- ri lic,e in his success
Quite a number Of Huntingdon.
ladies' came over Wednesday. and
-argrI--I Mr. Sarah Cooper with a
sirtit.Iay " etn- which she and
they s.esrfilv euIoyei Mrs
Coop@r viii return % Evansville t,
mOrruw-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

Including such articles as are kept in
a store OF the kind. Will invoice goods
At cost, making al owances for any de.
iects will rent or sell building; good To-
cation plenty OF room for dry goods adj
diion. stock and fixtures value about
$500. A good German would do well
no German in that line OF business in the
town. Beason for selling no help CAL
on or write to G. +. Cor RcIER Chrisney
Indiana, or inquire at this Office.
Nov. IL. 2t
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Rsssrs Of aaa Matter Handled,

EEnmr We Org Nr-u--
For thirty i've days the POST
offices " thi- county have been
keeping weight record Of All mail
natter handled. TIE statement ~
business done by the HuntIugburg
office in the time specified i a.
follows
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

No rcr1eiy cqra : w ARNEP's WHITE
WINE o. TAR SYRrP for this terri
is1c and fatal disease III taken thor
OuEhly and in time. IL Will cure n case
in - hOur~- and for the cough that fol-
bUws La Grippe il never fails To give
rplief- Price &c and joc-
-,oII hv Martin Friedman. Nov22 ,tm
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

4 lithl in n-ed D. a friend indeed
z exactly what Chamf~Hl1Hm >
-sA Kennedy T.. III j. the mn1lner's
\ ",ef -be y susss My ava akenssd d.
Aitii ty the onlnoms hn sy cough.
'ai"fen breathing. OF her tate II
sait resort % the vom1h or zstmlr
| ~ has caught cold'' and riB. re j.
|-iAhr and irrIiafBon of tine mn1r0m-
llfane Y the threat Ii aliaA- rlpe
-n and cures the c0ld- For sRBs
n y. bfannnck. Druggist
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Given up l,s Four DOCTORS

Beaver Dam -
A. sn.4it.r. after t~lng fTwAit1 ~
,,-ar aAa lalne gwen llD iur lei-a
s..r recommended foleEs hlsA-
FrIl.r To-day slle J. Anls ~ ~A-A
ra nilr- aiiaoui fatigue 4 i''el ~
AMI haze l0-i htriI II a az MOI 5ul sr+i-'
|uelicne. ~ p
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

LN hAli- Mrcm-- NOV. -. lSss-
.'A asi ~ years Of are. have
[ "otl neilslne since The wear h%turs
IN " iiie rebellion. tut t0r the past
Years have dome only an office
NV Would You believe that 40 mid
o.ai'l'nef ~oph step A. de from hi-
es 70 take zhAf u commonly
M iaieni me,iicineg For ye4r- I
ottn taking DR. J II Mclean :
1sloening Cordial AMI Blood Pun.
4 -efnis 20 he gns- What l Require
n n am tired and las guis IL hr1rss
EDwAED WILSON. NJ H.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

After exposure or when you feel a cold
coming on take a dose OF Foley's Honey
and Tar. II never fails and will prevent
pneumonia or Consumption ii taken in
time. NJ. Friedman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Wear Wei, and Look Wen.

combination seldom found la shoe.
Wear ~ often sacrificed 10 beauty, and com
fort 10 both. II isn't so In j ". Lewis co =
Wear r. ster-. They look well aud wear
well. Try pair az Leo d. spayds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

ikf lAAAInE iiko nw WKHNn~A TAMaHr~-
eff ~ II f,flnd fh, nnun.K q & fails az
W. sfUN e. signature wm every
A -if - ~ s-sf--~san f1a-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

srrIhe aarpenter- thu week have
got Weiked cottage on Sth street
nearly enclosed, notwithstanding.
.he wet peli
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
List OF Letters

Remaining in the Post Office az Jasper,
Ind, for the week ending Nov. n. 80.
jas. a.. Scott. Conrad Meyers.
When calling for same please say
- advertised. :. ANDERSON, Il. vi.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
TO Cure ; Cold n one d.

Take Warner White Wine of Tar Syrui
the best coug Il remedy on earth. y an
80 cents.
Sold by Martin Friedman, druggist
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Weight Of Mails From Jasper.

7. Nj. Sebastian Anderson reports
to the government the following as
the weight Of mails from Jasper
from Oct. Sd to Nov. 9Th, 1899:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

s-sThe CDrRlGK acknowledges
the receipt 81 cake and wine from
4 hr " .'ltiing Feast 81 Mr and ,irs
Ils. Marx.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

? Emil Heidrich has Land OF
y addition 10 lIuniingbnrg, which
. cig council has approved
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

~ Marshal Milburn Mas thl-
,+k seiAl1lrpiicts Oh VAIN u icl
u1es. lo tx az iEeir sidewalks
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
An, Old Sore

~, eu-e Or sprain quickly heAltrt
~. TANNER ~algc. the Eruaie-l be1llrn--
.~'..9, N ihe world &c n Fined
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

NARgrAGE 1t, Ey-E-.-Nm- H..
II statlrh ami Anna Peter-; Iheo-
dnr- Cua-tlle and EIlsice q. Tod
drill
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

~ Persons writing 10 soldier
iihe army IA ,uld place the ie.rel
iihe Company and Regiment IN
( aaile.-.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

ry-Cofiman q Cassidy shipped a
ar oi tine lat hogs Wednesday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24

~ "a - l,l-fenpef Enurfs WIa w. Msnrnsl
"A = 'fd nll Catarrhal dissssl-s,er q Alr~tsA
rse~. Sec- - - Dex s~sahs.
Sold VA X. 4. Brannnck-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Cloi.slng at cost al
Ec1erfs' New Store

rs Hcosier Poultry Powder
hats Hens lay. rur-s Cholera GErss An.
Lllr, and ktss,e poultry h.nlsfF-
Pvsee. ssr- ~ De<A.gA
Sod hT y. h. Brannccs- IxSs~r-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-24
Norris English Worm Powder
Warranted 70 cure any ca-e 81 orms in ~. +.
Price. soc. p< 4. *.

- hv B. B. BrannocE. Jas. I'd
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
Angela ROssi left this noon for New

Angela Rossi left this noon for New
York city.
Mrs. Clarence Gale returned to
Montpelier this noon.
More stone cutters left for Boston
and New York today.
DR.. Minnie Marshall of Montpelier
was in the city today.
N. r Farnham of Williamstown
was in the city today, enroute for
Montpelier.
Bert Martin of Cambridge, Mass.
who has been visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Martin, returned
home this noon.
Tom Garvey, formerly book-keeper
at M. Marrion's, but now on the road
for grocery firm, was in the city
yesterday, going away today.
Minnehaha Encampment, I. O. o..
F., held special meeting last night.
Drs. Whitaker and Steele returned
from Middlebury last night.
The Hon. Zed Stanton of Roxbury
was in the city this forenoon on bust
ness.
Miss Pearl Lewis went to Water
bury on the $3.50 train this morning.
DIN King has finished work for
Arkley & Rodgers, and goes to Boston
tonight.
j. J. Colby, business manager of The
Montpelier Daily Journal, was in the
city this forenoon.
1t is gratifying to large number
of citizens to learn of the restoration
of the monthly temperance mass meet
ings. The first of them will be held
Sunday might at 8 O'Clock in the opera
house, We are much favored in hav-
ing for the speaker of the occasion
Hon. G. ii. Robb of Bellows Falls. His
theme will be prohibition or License,
which? Mr.. Robb is "A prominent law
yer and Thousand of our citizens
should hear him. A male quartette
will sing.
c.. S. Adams of South Barre went to
Waterbury this morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02

Mrs. L. II. Peck and son Of Fitch
burg, Mass, was here to spent
Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs
Smith, on Elm street, and to atten(
the wedding of her brother Henry
Mrs. Peck will visit here for the neXt
two weeks.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
William Calder, 81 North Main street
today.
X. w. Morse and wife drove to Ran
dolph yesterday for few days visit
Mrs. Colt of Bucksport, Maine, whit
has been visiting at Captain Gilly's
returned home this morning.
Mrs. G. H. Campbell went to he
home in Morrisville this afternoon.
The boarders at the City restaurant
are going to give benefit concert ant
dance at Miles hall on the evening O
Wednesday, Dec. 9th, proceeds to g
to James Webb, poor fellow crippled
with rheumatism. Tickets so cents
BE sure and attend.
The Barre Defenders are playing
game of football this Afternoon
against the Goddard seminary team
Secure your tickets for ga Lion''
Heart" at the Barre opera house Dec
5th.
Frank Rodgers has moved from
Washington street to No. 18 Richard
son street, the house he recently pur
chased through the Perry real estate
agency.
"Prohibition or License, which?'
is the subject of Hon. G. II. Robb's
address in the opera house Sunday
nj ght at So'clock.
Washington county court was ir
session today to hear chancery Of
court cases.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
A QUEER WEDDING.
The "Farther Lights" Presented it at
the Baptist Church Last Night.

In spite of drizzling rain last
evening a good sized audience gathered
at the Baptist church to see a Japan
csc wedding presented by the Gar.
Their Lights" of the church.
The church parlors were decorated
with fancy Japanese screens, kindly
loaned by George r. Conner, and Or.
iental paper shades were over the
electric lights. Miss Pearl Lewis
read several amusing selections, and
then Mrs. Thompson explained the
queer marriage ceremony and customs
of Japan. After her remarks the
wedding began.
The bride was Katy Clark and Earl
Lewis was the groom. Miss Cora
Cook was the 600 Between" who
makes all the arrangements for Jap
anese wedding. George Cook and
Georgia Gilbertson represented the
father and mother of the groom, and
Clyde Perry and Annie Inglis We're
the father and mother of the bride.
The six bridesmaids were Clara
French, Mary Wheeler, Mary Steven
son, Mabel Morse, Ida Cook and Mar
iie Beach.
All the participants were costumed
to represent real "Japs," and they
were "made up" to represent that
race facially. The effect was very
beautiful, indeed, and the ceremony
was very impressive. Not a word
was spoken. The principal parts of
the ceremony seemed to be countless
''salamms, the drinking of an I'M
limited amount of tea and the eating
Of the rice balls with great gusto.
After the knot was securely tied in
the most approved Japanese manner.
Mr. Fuller spoke about the Farther
Lights society, outlining their history
briefly. Barre has the only branch in
New England organized directly by
Mrs. Will Carleton, the founder of
the society. He then announced that
the japanese ladies would serve tea
in the most approved style up stairs
and also sell home made candies.
Up stairs the electric lights were
also shaded with oriental paper.
On one side of the room the young
ladies dispensed small fancy cups of
delicious tea, and on the otherside the
candy vendors were kept busily en-
gagged in weighing out the delicious
home made candy manufactured for
them by Allen & Sanborn. The Wis
itors drank tea, munched candy, and
enjoyed themselves informally for an
hour, and then went to their respect
i've homes, voting japanese wedding
A very pretty thing to witness, but
still preferring the American method
Of courtship and marriage for every
lay life.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
The Oil Question Again.

EDITOR BARRE TELEGRAM: My at
tention has just been called to a letter
in the TELEGRAM of Nov. 23rd signed
Grocer in which that gentleman takes
exception to the statements | made tC
you and which appeared in substance
in your issue of the 22nd.
The original item of Nov. 18th
which started this controversy
stated that "the price of oil had ad.
vanccd yesterday from - to IA cents
and it was SO wor(ed as to convey the
impression that the Standard Oil Com.
pany had made an advance of that
amount in their price to the mer.
chants. This is not true, as Grocer
shows in his letter that the Standard
Oil Co.'S. advance on Nov 10Th was
only cent a gallon.
During the last four months the
price Of oil to the merchants has ad.
vanced q cents, as "Grocer" says.
Whether or not the retail price has
gone up in the same proportion l am
not IN position to say. We do not
presume to NEEDLE with retail prices.
This | will say, however, that if the
merchants of Barre are charging IA
cents a gallon for Lux Lucium oil
which is sold to them by our tank
wagon, they are not asking too much;
for it requires quite an outlay for a
suitable tank in the first place, and
then it takes hut a few cents worth of
oil to spoil good many dollars worth
of other articles, should they come in
contact by accident.
There is another point of view to be
taken. Oil is sold by the gallon and
a gallon of it weighs 6! pounds.
Therefore at IA cents a gallon it costs
about p cents pound. 1t is worth
while to compare this with the price
per pound of rice, cod fish, candy,
sugar, butter, oatmeal and fresh
meat. Flour, if bought by the bar
rel, comes near the price of oil
pound for pound.
Salt, something that requi res as little
treatment as anything on the market,
to make merchantable, brings about
two cents pound. Therefore it is
easy to see that the "high" price of
oil today is really low price, as COM
pared to that of other staples.
AS to "the monopolstic tendencies
and methods" mentioned by our
friend "Grocer;" the public doesn't
scare cents worth over that bugaboo.
The Standard Oil Company has fur
nished oil to the majority of the peo-
pie of this country for good many
years, at cost (Which includes the
merchants profits) of from IL to
q cents a pound-or, if you please,
ten to fourteen cents gallon; and
people have found this company a
good and efficient servant. If this
were not so it would have failed ut
terly. The price of success is service,
and big price it is to pay sometimes.
The greater the service the bigger the
success; but strange to say more and
bitter abuse is heaped upon the sue
iessful, who are necessarily the best
servants, than upon the unsuccessful,
who are the poorest. Yours truly,
G. A. MOsER.
Burlington, Nov. 20.