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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
VI. va. 0IL
latest D8veIopmGntsOi oil
Gas THROUGHOUT The State.

The lower southwest fields are pre-
senting very few wells above the aver.
age in prouction that has prevailed
for so many months. In the Fallon
Timber Run district, wetael county,
the Parker & Edwards OIL Company
has an exception at the No, 10 on the
D. B. Ice farm. This welliS located
the farthest west Of any in the devel'
opment, and the first "a hours after
It was drilled into the pay, and with.
out being shot, placed no barrels to
It's credit. II given a dose Of the high
explosive fluid It will no doubt double
its production, The location for No
Lion the same farm has been made
and will be started at once.
On Church Fork, Church district,
wetzel county, the Wheeling Natural
Gas Company has drilled Its test on
the Samuel Klmball farm into the Big
Injun and has developed a strong gas
pressure, but no oil. Drilling has been
suspended.
Light Pumpsr in the Shallow Sand
Near Hegron, in Meade district
Tyler county, the Carter Oh Company
has drilled its No. 8 on the o. w
Hardman farm through the Cow Run
sand and has a very light pumper.
on Leatherbafk creek, near the Cal
houn.Ritchle county line, the Alecc
OIL and Gas Company has drilled 1T
No. 8 on the Pell.Grathouse farm
through the Berea grit and developer
a very strong gas pressure, but no oil
This location is 600 feet southwest 81
No. 2 on the same farm!
In Teays Valley district, one and
one.half miles northwest Of Hurrl
cane, Putnam county the Velvet OF
Company has drilled us test on the
Robert Thompson farm through al
sands and has a buster,
ON Trace Fork, one mile above Bur
dett, in Curry district, Putnam coun
ty, the Holly OIL and Gas Company
has drilled It's test on the A. NJ. Al
ford farm through the salt sand and
Big Injun and has a 100000. foot
gasser from both Formations
NJ Deep eFrltorY, &c
In the Folsom district lVetssI scopn'
~, the South Penn on Company n
50 teet N thegStray sahd assS0l on
the Genine Robinson tract Got the
my and produced f5 basrels ihe lrat
2s hours. u NE wallace district the
same company has drilled rs No. 3
on the p o. Hall farm s5 feet into the
stray and has a Hight SHOW Of oil.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
With pure food, Uttered water and
dnsopnisticated physic the United
States may now be eupeptic.
nookmnkcrn, Chnncea.

Layers Of odds at the race track are
prone to circulate tales Of their eiors
nous losses upon certlin races, but it
Is seldom that a loss on run may be
shown, for It has been figured by ex-
perts flat Sklllful layer makes a
book showing a percentage of q in
IFS favor. by which he is bound to
retain at least onefourtli Of his TUX
lngs. Large losses happen occaslon-
ally when an unexpected victory
Tays 40 or so to i, but. as. general
thing, unless the booknmker dellDue
atp.y glmbles with chance lie makes
books SO that lie will show Il profit
on each race. a skinEul bovkte can
40 manipc.ate the odds that Mt no
1o.nt docs he stand to lose on Il race.
aud; Hike hts brother of tile gambling
house, his profit lies In this percentage
In Ills favor. Even where gambling
slmcs are run Without recourse ~
fraud tho odds in favor OF the dealer.
..rc never less than 90 per cent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

r.
VIII te4Ii tnsillel VA slH w.
sale throHgl1 tlf1 1llb 1as q tt
the maker lt Us y sltlstssEys
G rs 70 thelr c1rl We " y y 81 va
such Is no " ~
sested parry iittd y ligb y Y "
given the same cIe e ~ W. ll9sA
disintete ted ma ". ~
cines h0Hey foftl y SIN W q Ut
tore ticking exception, T. MS
rheir aims g the COZ eilGe q
! does not rest sole " pom ogsIl5t
ind ana liats or Lt4elr IN
gradients are ma ets Of sllll bic 5ktlpWls
edge, being printed on e9qh separate
bottle wrapper. mus Invalid snheres I,
are taken mo ~. t.strs Iilli e9nn.
dence. Scores OF lea ing et1ic41t men
Ahaye written enough to I'LL sNQl tlmes ~
praise OF the cnrsll yal1e 81 tne
several l1gredIe tents entefing INFO tnese
we'll lCn0WIl me- llclpea. Among - ttlfsisf
writers we find such medical lgltts as
< Prot. Finley IN ljn3w1 od. %, OF Zen
nett Medical /. College. Chicago Prot:
Hale. Of tho same city; PrDt. .ln0., NJ.
Ssndder, NJ. D., late OF Gilen Ohlo;t
Prof. Jn0. KIM, n. D., late oil Cineln.
natl, Ohio: DR.. Grover Coo, OF Now
York; DR.. BarthOlow and scores oil OTHERS
equally eminent.
The wrlungs Of these have bern Tor tE Y,
various lnelicll Journals and Tor pnbii-
cation ia standIftl medical books FOR pro-
fessional reading and instrnctlQn and
hence are tho mort valuable as they re-
late to Dr. Pieree's medicines since the
writer's did not know that they were en-.
dorstli9 and Recommending articles thlt
enter into the composition 81 these medi-
ctnes aud lad no personal interest what
ever therein. Hence, thelf great Yaile
as endorsements.
A brief synopsis, Vt a small part only,
OF these extensive writings, which apply
to tho several INGREDIENTS entering into
DIR. Pierco's Golden Medical Discovery
the world.iamed remedy for weak st1nl,,
ash, or dyspepsia, torpid or congeste!
liver. htliOiSIlets, liberation OF stomach
aud bowels and Kindred ailments has
been compiled for publication IN book
form. These extracts also treat OF the
several inyrodiantS entering into the
compositions of DIR. Plcrce's Fav0rtte Pre-,
scrintion for weak, oyer-worked, Trlln-
down." debitatel, nervous women, who
find In It d prlcnleSs boon.
Send yolr name aud address by p0staIl
card or letter. with request for this littit
Oook, to DER. v. Pierce, Dniialo, n. Y,
and 1t will be mailed gLee 70 yOln
address. From it yol Will learn iphl
rGolden Medical Discovery cures en-
tarrh of tho nasa pa, ssagcs, evsn ttlollgl
OF wears, standing. II Is 8 most potetli
constitutional remedy, Tor tlis tesifl ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
ia, swalIo,,s nniId Nests.

Swallows and house martins build
BY sticking together pellets Of pre-.
pared roud mud. Most Of the material
Is obtained from the drying puddles gu
the high roads. II not mixed with any.
thing else the tendency of these pellets
would b. 10 crumble when dry. But
tie swallow tribe Is supplied with q
mucous secretion which enables It tn
gum the particles together. The swaI.
lows nests, from which the Chinese
birds nest soup Il made, are construct
ed Of this mucous matter only, An In
dian swallow, which builds little bout
shaped nests against the trunks Of
lofty trees, practically makes them Of
dried saliva Brooklyn Eagle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
A woman Never Does.

a loafcr OH the street. wll0:e wife
YRS probably ut home getting out a
rc!;h1oTs washing to mako money TO
buy Thu chitlren's slices, asked u busy
irlan the other day II he ever saw q
ballhcadetl woman.
NO. never did," replied the busy
man. ".snd / never saw a womgn
walts!ng around town in her shirt
sleeves with cigar in lier tech anl
yran.ng into every saloon she saw.
Neither did ever see a woman sitting
all day at u street corner on a dry
goods bOx telling people how the soc.
rotary Of the treasury should run ihe
national finances. Ihave never seen a
woman $50 fishing with u bottle in her
pocket. sit gu the bank all day aud 50
home drunk Mt night, Nor have | ever
seen a woman yauk OFT her coat aud
say she conid lick any man IN town.
God bless 'em, the women are not built
that y."-Eansas City Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

vance o. any producing wells and II
Is expeetedthat Il VII getits pFoltc
zion. ii ans Ia the BIZ Inttn o. Goas
don on Little G5ace creek Eiberty.
iistrict. insthe same county,
Jennings 4 1Hrbs. are doNn j, 500 teet
at tliesr test on the Geshorn farm
on Scots run. Cas- district Non
.o1gaiia county. the Union utility cone
pany has drilled It's test Oh the Bar.
ton core farm through tie 50-ioot
sand and has a light, Y win
be drillei deeper. on Robinson run.
In the same district the same com.
pany has the rig completed tor q test
on the John Sanders farm.
some In Harrison County,
On Rock Camp run, sardls district,
Harrison county. ]. 7. ingram = 60.
are due in Tie Big Injun atitheir test
ON the e. R. Mcintyre farm on So.
lem Fork, Ten Mile district, +. F, Ran
doiph.& co.have abandoned their test
on The D. Ellis Cox farm tl,500 feet
and have moved the rig toa new 10.
cation. On Robinson Fork, MccleI-
Ian district Doddridge county, the
Hope Natural. Gas Company Is due in
the sand at an important test on the
Ida A. Bonnell farm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

In the Salem district the same
company drilled its No. Q on the A, ?.
W. Flanagan farm six feet into the
Gorion and has developed no oil or
gas. 1t still has a chance for a Cor.
don pay
In the lower end Of the Wolf Sum
nit field, in Harrison county, the
South Penn OIL Company has drilled
Its second test on the Jemima Bailey
farm through the fifth sand and touRl
that formation barren. A light show
Of oil was developed in the Gordon
and It will make a ave-barrel pump
er from that level.
Good easser in Lewis County.
On Elk run, Freenans Creek dis.
tricct, Lewis county, the Fulton OIL
and Gas Company has drilled its sec.
ond test on the ]. s. Burnside farm
into The Gordon and has developed q
gasser with an estimated capacity Of
100000 cubic feet a day.
On Fish creek, Church district, Wet
eel roqnty. dccool and Clancy have
drilled their test on the A. Kiger farm
into the Gordon and the hole fllsd
up 500 feet With fluid the first two
hours after the pay was tapped. In
the same district Cochran & Funk are
drilling No. Q on the j. R, Phillips
farm.
On the church lot in Freemans
Greek district, Lewis county, the
Southern Carbon Black Company has
completed test and has a very large
gasser in the fifth sand. Tho well
has an estimated capacity. Of $4,000,
900 cubic feet day,
Drilling and Starting Tests.
In a few Of the lower southwest dis
tricts there IS some new work start
ing IN advance Of the old develop
ments and some with q view to find
ing new pools. For some months tht
work Of this character has not brought
satisfactory results but the. searct
continues in some: IocSiitsea
Theteis q marked falling OF in ex
perimeatal work in tho deep sand dis
tricts, In Clay district, Monougalir
county, the CHARTERS OIL Company 3
downlsOOO feet at itstest on the D
8. Lenley farm. In the same dis
trict the Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany Is drilling at 1900 feet at a tes
on the Eliam Hasldnson farm Carnr
han 9 Debendarter have frilled thell
sscondtest on the Resson sines farp
through the Big Injtt AMI found
light Sas pre- suSe. twill not ~
driiisd any deeper atptesent
Important Widest.
on Upper Bowmen creek Aleads
distsiSl, Marshall county the Star on
g Natual Gas Company win be due
70 get the Big lniun this week at lll
important test on the Mary D. Boy
Ian farm. This location Us Tar Ia cd.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
4 FANS

Il Did Not Take ae,rtOn leaE To
Find the correct Snlution.
In Ncwton's time 1t was often the
.c,:stom for illustrious niatllcnatlcla1is,
when they Ind discovered q sOlu1ian
Tor some liew and striking problem, 10
publish that problem as a challenge to
+he world willie Withholding their own
solution. a famous instance Of this Il
found in whit is known as the Bracilis-
toclrone problem, which was solved by
John Rernoullli. Tile nature Of this
problem may lie mentioned. 1t was to
lind tile sllnpe of the curve along which
a body would slide down from one
point "a TO another OBJ in the shorteSt
tine. 1t might at first be thought that
TIE straight line from A TO Ras II Is
undoubtedly the shortest distance be
tween the points, would also be tie
natl OF quickest descent but this Is
not So
There is a curved line down which q
bead. let us say, would run on a
smooth wire from A to b III d shorter
time than The same bead would re.
quIre to run down the straight wire.
Bemouilli's problem was to Ind ont
what that curve must be.
Newton solved 1t correctly He
showed that the curve was a part Of
what is termed a cyclold-tllat is to
say, a curve like that Which IS de
scribed by ANAL on the rim Ola car.
rage wheel as the wheel runs along the
ground. Such was NeYton's geplt1et'
riccl insight that lie was able y trans
mil ii solution Of the problem on the
day after lie had received It to the
president OF the Royal society
smEEr mrI INV EI ntIn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
me Gap,e Of whi4t.

Whist Ia thought 10 be Of English
origin anl n development Of the game
trump. or triumph, which was played
10 the tImp OF Henry Sill.
Whist WAS aforementioned by ShQse
speare or the writers OF. his day. It's
earliest record Is In tile poems OF Tay.
lor, the water poet 1091l. 1t is spoken
OF In the second edition (1GsO) Of Cot.
TONS "compleat Gamester" as "the
game Of whist, SO called from the 81.
lenco that ls'to be observed in tile
play but as whisk seems to have been
Its original name, according to some
authorities, this derivation Is not as.
sureds The game was at first nine up,
This was changed to ten up early in
the eighteenth century, and in 1894
the experiment Of dividing the game
into half, which was first tried as early
as 1875, was generally adopted by the
clubs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
Reached california SAFE.

Ia telegram to MT. \. w. Roydston
from Los Angeles, California, stated
that MISS Hurrls Boydstop, who Jeff
here Oh phursday tor that city, had
arrived s her journeys end Hei
Imssfisge 70 IN Ginning Moore will
take place ms evening it the home
of MISE Roydston's cousins, MI. and
AIra. Wlll Meyers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

1t is said that the imminence Of the
enactment Of railway rate Legislation
has had no apprectable effect on rail:
way buildings and extensions and-that
% line through the Supreme Court has
already been surveyed and contracted
for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05
owl On TAE ocEAasAllI

The Cincinnati Enquirer sys that
three millions Of persons ne II sen
daily. There are still more The En-
auirer forgot to menion Tic mnnlbera
OF the Democratic arlyl-Pnrkers-
burg snle Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

Andrew D. White, ex.President OF
Cornell University, ex-Minister to St
petersburg, and ex-Ambassador, sass
that among all civilized nations Of the
world the United States IS the country
in which the crime Of murder is most
frequently committed and least fire.
quently punished and that the nuni-
Der Of homicides punished by lynch
ing exceeds the number punished By
due process OF Law. He quotes from
Goodwin Smith "That there are com,
munities in which lynch law Is bets
ter than any other
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

The West Virginian delivered by.
carriers to All parts 81 the city and
,he nearby towns & single copy
Is missed, notify as II once 50 that
an Investigation may be made.
The West virginian s for sale at
the following places
A. G. Martin book store, Main st
Clyde Holt's CHAR store Main ~.
Klnkead's news stand, Main street.
MERGERS confectionery opposite
Watson Hotel
Yosl Biliafd Ratlers Fairmoni
avenue.
A. Merrinelds tore Loopst avenue,
chlIsons news Stand opposite
Opera House.
W. orTs news and, Monongan.
Claude Hsgtnbothaml Company
store, Watson.
Fred HAIRS eontectoneFy. Water
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

National Bank Examiner Chaa ~.
Robinson GATED d Tie West Tlrgin.
I'm once Tits morning and HANDED us
areport Of III TIE National bank Of
~ United Sites On January 1895;
tpst received In today nail. The re-
port make 4 good showing for West
virginia. The total number q Ne.
tioual banks nov q operation IN the
United states is 5000. Of which organ.
United States il OH. The whole
III National banks now IN operation
number that has been organized =
$3.50. 81 which 448 have failed
and 1886 have gone into liquidation
west Virginia has never had 2 Nation.
al,banlt failure and but thirteen lIqti-
dadons. There are 80 national % banks
nov doing bushes in the stale
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

The West virginian datly and
weekly. is entered in the postotace A.
Farmont. VI. va. IS second class mail
matter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

SWEET MELODY FLova
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-05

GEO. NJ. JACOBS, Prssiasrt.
BYRON CARLETON loueli, Editor.
1. n. DAyIs. aasInsss Managet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-31

z. What shows practical reverence
for Gods house2
RUTH-THE BOOK OF LOVE
Ruth records the faith Of one
pleasing in His sight.
Memory Verse 1915
Ruth is the ONE book OF the Old
Testament that sets forth the person OF
the Redeemer.
/. We have here the history Of what
2. How many we're there2 Name
them. Meaning Of names2
3. Where did they live2 Why
4. What occurred to them In Moab
5. What was Naomrs resolve7
6. What did the daughters decide
to do?
II@Toil. II. III-Rest. I.
l. How were Naomi and Ruth re-
ceived in the old hOme2
2. How did Ruth meet Boaz?
g. What special favors did he show
l. How did Boaz know he was re-
lated to RUTH
s. What did he answer herr
8. How did he show that he cares
IV-Reward, 10.
1. What was Naomrs next plan fsr
Ruth
2. How was the transfer Of inner
itance made?
g. What relation does the marriage
Of Boaz and Ruth bear to subsequent
Israeiitish history
4. II what was Boaz a type OF
Christi
8. Name some Of the Characters OF
q cody man as portrayed IN Boaz-
8. Read the first sentence OF the
book; the last; then tell what is the
chief purpose Of the story Of Ruth.
The Book Of Ruth covers probably
ten years in time
ChildTen's bible class, SATURDAY.
April 9TH, 2:sO D. m. The story 81
Moses. MRS. G. F. 1TENGTTGER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-31
The CHURCHES.
Continued from Preceding Page
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.


First Church of Christ Scfentist-Cor-
ner HUntoon and Polk streets. Charles H
DeWar first reader
Second Church OF Christ scientist--1os
West Ninth street Ruth Wells, reader:
residence. 197 West Eleventh street.
Third Church of Christ Scientist 500
Harrison street-Services Sunday at IL g.
m; Sunday school 1920 a. M; Wednes-
day evening meeting at Z: As p m. Reading
room atsschureh open daily except Sun
day from 300 TO 5:20g 3. IN.
49 ea A9ISGElIJEsA B1EaOUS
First United REethreu-Corner Quincy
and Twelfth streets. Rev. W. s. Baker,
pastor; residence. ~ East Twelfth
street.
EsvangelfcaI (Albrfgne) German-Corner
Fourth and Monroe streets. Rev. Peter
Sehumanns pastors residence, S29 Monroe
First Bptariaa--Tepeka avenue, be-
tween Einth~-street and Tenth avenue
Seventh Day AdYenList-Corner Fifth
street and Western avenue. Rev. E. T..
Russell, elder; residence 501 Polk street.
Swedish Mission - 500 Polk street.
Rev Peter Person. pastor; residence,
623 Clay street.
The Church of God-Corner Grant and
Jackson streets, North Topeka No reg
ular pastor.
Salvation Army Barracks, 80 Kansas
avenue. Captain and Mrs z. Stinnett
officers IN charge
St. PauPs Evangelical church-Corner
Fe.Irth and Monroe streets. Rev. Mr..
Voightling, pastor; residence. Alma, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-31
C09OVcTEO SYh6Rs.Az4Y Ora FV4kkF BR0vAl-eA@sfozz

and march on. No striking innova-
tons VIII be attempted in the club
work of the next assembly but enough
talent IS already assured to make as
sure Of most interesting meetings, and
enough is left over for lack Of time
that we are planning some informal
conferences in the club tent With
the workers who VIII be at our head
quarters Mrs, Hutchinson and her
friends at Willard Hail. Mrs. Barlette,
Of the Missionary department, and
Mrs. Ptatt OF the @. L. 8. c.. head
quarters, the women who visit Forest
park viii surely be entertained.
Mrs. Hoffman, president Of the Fifth
district who IS IN charge of the club
hour at Clay Center has her program
planned also, with some very interest
ing features and Mrs. E. 3. Wheeler
has made excellent Roadway with the
'sembly.
with our circle Of summer schools
following in rotation after our state
meeting and the biennial. the club wo-
man may be said to display an ali-the-
year-round activity. She IS doing
much for the moral and intellectual
up building Of Kansas, and She Is get
ting a lot Of pleasure out Of her work
as she goes along. too.
Mrs. Kate Arlington is preparing
the new catalogue OF the Travelling
Art gallery. Of which several thousand
copies VIII De issued. with the mem
DRY Of Mrs. AplingtOns last catalogue
fresh in our minds, we are willing to
assume that the new one will ap-
proach perfection
Mrs. c. B. Hoffman, in her round
of club visits, reached Marysvflle last
week, when she spoke on the work.
and was the guest OF honor at a brill
FAINT reception.
wish to remind programme com
mittees Of a request which have
made in these columns before, ard
which Is timely now. When you Is
sue your new year books, have the
name Of the club printed on the out
side Of the cover. Then. on the in
side title page print the date OF or
ganizatton Of federation. and whether
federated with state. district. or gen
eral federation. Also. state the course
Of study for the year-history, litera-
ture. etc.
These are little things. but when
one must handle a hundred or more
in quick succession, hunting for some
piece Of information. st IS a marvel
lous help to find the necessary In
formation in black and white, with
out having to resort to deduction or
/ induction.
MAY BELLEvILLE BROWN.