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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
Figures In Scottish History.

"Black Douglas was James Doug
las, ninth and last earl of enc branch
of the Douglas family in Scotland. He
was early in life engaged in schemes
against James II, and then fed to Eng
land, where he had "a pension from
the crown, and was made Knight OF
the Garter. In 1484 he leagued him
self with the exiled duke of Albany.
and invaded Scotland, when he was
taken prisoner at Lochmaben. On
being. brought before the court he
turned his back upon the king The
compassionate King James III spared
his life on condition Of his taking the
cowl. He then entered the monastic
seclusion at Lindores, where he died.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
Where Lake Erie Got Its Name.

Lake Erie took It's name from q
tribe of Indians, Of Iroquois stock, but
not belonging to the Iroqueis confetl-
eracy, known as the Eries, who lived
in the western part of New York state
on the south shore of the lake: Mr..
Henry Gannett, an officer of the United
States geological survey, and chair
man Of the United States geographic
board, in his Origin of Certain Place
Names in the United States gives the
following: Erie, one of the Great
Lakes, from erie, erike, or eriga,
meaning wild cat the name Of an an
cient tribe on its borders"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
!, Took Photo Of Liuhtninu.

+ In the days Of Benjamin Franklin
little was known Of lightning, and the
ffamiliaf zigzag line long remained lis
only gFaphic representation, New.
with. the high-speed Photographic lens
taking the place of the human eye, and
the discharge of enormous electric
pressures, built up in the laboratory.
supplanting natures display, the. VIC
lent bolt resolves itself into maze Of
filmy threads of wonderful beauty
and orderly formation. Popular Me
chanics Magazine shows a picture
taken in the General Electric COM
pany's laboratories. when charge of
100000 volts broke through the gaps
between three electrodes. forming "a
nine-foot equatorial triangle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
Microscope Inventor Unknown

Although the early history Of the
microscope is obscure; the first micro
scope is generally believed to have
been made by Zacharias Jansen, a
Dutchmah, in 1890. The invention is
also attributed to Calico about 1910.
Microscopes with double glasses APP
peared soon after the discovery Of the
law OF the refraction Of light, about
1924; but it was not until heeinven-
ton Of the acromatic lens and its APP
plfcation to the microscope by Lister
and others that the instrument became
of positive value in the cause Of
science. The binocular microscope was
Invented by Professor Riddell in 1851.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
Not Her DarIlno.

Mr.. Meek, a widower with one
daughter. had married Mrs. Wild, a
WIDOW With a dapghteF: z
The cnrRte. was visiting the newly
welded folks, and the new Mrs. Meek
was trying to make good impression
on him.
Eyes," she was saying. my step
daughter is as near to me as my own
daughter. I show no preference and
love them equally"
There was step outside the door,
then tap. &
Mrs VIVID put ON her kindliest smile.
rs that you, darlingT' she asked.
"No, ma" came the weary voice Of
her stepdaAghter, ITS me..s4Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
ExtsnaIna Bombay, Indla.

Extensive reclamation work Is be-
me, carried out at Bombay, india, says
an Illustrated article in Popular Me
chanics Magazine. BY means of a
great inclosing sea wall. four miles
long. 1.145 acres Of Back bay will be
reclaimed. The estimated quantities
Of material required for this wall In
cubic feet are: rubble. 9.223, 28Q /:
heavy pitching stone, 3.465.50 and
concrete. 3,694.090 An additional work
OF smaller Importance is another re-
clamation Of some 1872 acres. The esti-
mated total cost Of these enterprises
less interest during the six years re-
Quired for completion. Is f5sS. 1888.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
SNAKES ON ship
Crew Of Ward Line Boat Has
Most Exciting Trip.
Reptiles Believed to Have Escaped
From Travelling "showD Furnished
Thrills for Hardy Sailor Men.


When the. Ward line steamship ORR
zaba arrived at her pier at the foot of
AVAIL street with 20 first and A third
N,lass passengers from Havana, 1t was
reported that there had been snake
scare on the voyage up the coast, and
as the ship was "dry" this seemed
rather remarkable to the customs of
ficials. The pursef~ and other officers
Of the ship confirmed the report as to
the snake, but there was a disagree
ment as to the length of the reptile,
says the New York Times.
One steward, said to be a primitive
Methodist and the son of an African
missionary, declared the snakes were
more than IL feet long, while reck-
less bo'suns mate stated they were
fully four fathoms from stem to stern.
On December Is, when the Orizaba
was In Havana harbor, steward was
sent into the specie room to clean II.
A few minutes later he rusheds out,
shouting, Mind the snakes" and
slammed the door with. bang that
rang through the lower deck of the
ship. When asked by Chief Engineer
Albert Torresson what the trouble
was, the agitated steward said he had
been bitten by an. anaconda as big as
a whale. The chief climbed on top
of tank and took a "dekko," as they
say in Hindustanee to see what was
inside the strong room. and by the aid
ora fashlight two big serpents could
be discerned moving about the. iron
deck. After consultation, In which
an aged sailor took part who. was re-
puted to have acquired the art of
snake charming through a long resi-
dence in india, 1t was decided to lull
the reptiles into quiet state and
then kill them. The Indian veteran
proposed that one of the sailors should
enter the strong room with big bowl
OF milk in one hand, and club in the
other to bang the snakes over the head
as they drank the milk, This scheme
fell through because no member would
volunteer.
Finally the chief engineer said that
he WOULD Supply the big reptiles with
drugs, and obtained some chloroforni.
(which he poured over deck swab and
lowered it through the small hole
above the tank. The fumes were so
strong that three members of the crew
fell asleep, but 1t did not affect the
serpents. After a few minutes to let
the chloroform get in its full force.
the chief engineer and several sailors
and firemen rushed into the strong
room with Delaying pins and iron bars
and killed the snakes before they had
time to do any mischief.
THE officers believed that the ship
was clear of reptiles of all kinds, hut.
on Sunday, December II, after leaving
Havana, another snake was found in
a cabin near the strong room and had
to be killed..
At dinner thate night passengers
heard the story and were assured
there were no more snakes of any
kind on the ship, but it did not pre-
vent them looking into lockers and
under the hunks at night before turn
ing In.
1t is believed that the snakes came
on board the Arizaba two trips ago as
part of show going to Havana and
three Of the reptiles had escaped from
: the boxes they were kept in and slid
down the skin of the ship.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

Many year ago when self binders
we're . cnriosityin the harvest field,
a contest was held between two ma
chinss at Mechanic Grove. Eancas
ter county, Pa The remains of
one Of these was sold at q public
sale 4 few DAYS ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

!. Ala regent public sale at p f.
vile Lancaster con ty' l"i &C d
furniture brought good l'rices.
Among other thinaa was an I'd
chest which was knocked down to
Elmer Croft for IA 90 In a secret
compartment he fourd $25 90 in
gold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
The Road to Happiness.

Yon must keep we'll if you wish to
be happy. When constipated take
one or two of Chamberlain Tablets
immediately after supper. They
cause gentle movement of the
bowels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
Indigestion ana Constipation.

prior to using Chamberlain
Tablets, suffered dreadfully from
indigestion. Nothing l ate agreed
with me and lost flesh and ran
down in health. Chamberlain's Tab
let's strengthened my digestion ana
cured me of, constipation writes
Mrs. George stroup, solvay, ". Y:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
CURTIS q. IRWIN
MEATS. GROCERIES, ETC.

II you need lots Of pep,
From daylight until you go to bed
Just drop in at Twins,
And buy Koesters Honey Bread.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

When a woman never gossips, it
may merely mean that her friends
are afraid to trust her with their
secrets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
STATES ATTORNEY

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Democratic nomination of
states Attorney for Cecil County,
subject to the Forthcoming primary.
ALBERT d. MACKEY.
Elkton, Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

The Cynical Bachelor observes
that girls heart begins to ache
about the same time in her life as
her teeth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

You must learn to profit by your
own mistakes before you can hope
to profit by those of others.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

Z Making mountains cut of MOLE
hills ought to be a good business for
the real estate operators.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

''On the first of the month it seems
as though our bills come early to
avoid the rush.
The minute some men get the
reputation of being good takers
riley want to quit work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

Marriage used to be considered
a lotterty, but nowaday it seems to
be a game of skill.
We are told that this is the land
Of the free, but that is no reason
Why man should mant the earth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

A poor man pretending to be rich
fools just about as many people as
rich man pretending to be poor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

We are selling extra NICE beef for
roast at twenty-five cents a lb. this
Saturday,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP and
MANAGEMENT.

REQUIRED by the Act of Congress-
'of August "a. 1919. of The Midland
Journal, published NAt Rising sun,
Cecil County, maryland
Publishers, Ewing Bre@, Rising
Syn, Md.
FditoF, Evans =, Ewing. Rising
Sun, Md:
Business Manager. Evans e. Ewing,
Rising Sun. Md.
owners, Cecil d. Ewing and Evans
=. Ewing, Rising Sun, Md. +.
Bondholders, mortgages, or other
security holders, None.
EVANS e. EWING.
sworn and subscribed to before
me this '5th day of April, 1923. =
H, branch Patten,
Notary Public.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
Insure Success

II you have made a Success in
business
If you have acquired property !.
or own yenr home
-yeH should assure yourself
that you will not lose these
blessings through misfortunes
by fire, burglary or accident.
We will insure your past sue
cess and make more sure your
future success, To be sugeE
ask us today.
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
Sweeney and Bitter
Greek Using Pump

The east side of the field in
section 29-35-1 W, is beginning
to take on the appearance of a
real producing area. The big
Band power plant, built jointly
by the Bitter Creek Oil company
and the Sweeney company, each
of whom hold 70 acres in the NV
/ of the section, has been COM
pleted and is now connected with
the two wells of the Bitter Creek
and the wells Of the Sweeney oil
company.
The power house is located in
the center Of the quarter section
has 35-horsepower natural gas
engine. The gas being furnished
by the Sweeney well which has
over five million feet of gas.
The wells are being pumped at
a slow rate, just enough to keep
them in good condition, and the
oil run into storage on the lease
at each location.
Drilling contractor, S. C. Fer
dig, also president Of the Bitter
Creek Oil company, states he ex-
poets to drill a dozen more wells
on the same quarter section dur
ing the year of 1924, if conditions
in the oil industry continue to
improve so that the expectations
of the present time materialize,
that spring will see a much high
er price for Kevin crude.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
Fleet Of Trucks Carry
Casing to Big Sandy

Thirteen big trucks. loaded
with 6-inch casing, left the Ohio
field camp last week, headed for
the o-Huebschwurlen No. 2,
16-25-17. east of Big Sandy.
They were unable to get circula-
tion at this we'll between the s
and 10-inch casing, SO they could
cement the 10-inch at 1000 feet
to shut off a water sand encount-
cred and are reducing to six inch.
This fleet Of trucks will carry
enough casing in one trip so that
the we'll will not be delayed and
while the distance is considera-
BILE, is the quickest and most eff
fcient way of delivering the
supplies.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
1856, ,726-BarreI
Production is
October Mark
Large Proportion Comes From
Cat Greek; Ohio Leeds
North Field.

Helena, Montana. oil pipe line
companies operating in the Cat
Creek and Kevin fields received
lo6, ,726.l9 barrels of crude oil
from wells during the month of
October, according to monthly
reports just received by the Mon
tana railroad commission.
Of this the greater portion
came from the Cat Creek field,
the pipe line Of the Mutual Oil
company having received 157,-
09l.79 barrels, of which SO, ,O52.59
barrels were by purchase, and
58,039 20 barrels were received
from other producers for trans
portation.
During October this company
transported 33, 1858 barrels of
its own oil, and 81, 1850 barrels
for others as follows:
AFRO Oil & Refining company
29,2l6; C. w. Hart 382, ,62; Lewis
town Oil & Refining company 49,
624.93; Standard Oil of Indiana,
10,82l 35; North Star Oil & Re-
fining company. 1,194.65; Pure
Oil company, 1,860.57; Weowna
Refining company, 6,593.35; Yale
Oil Corporation. 0,495.22.
The operating income of the
pipe line was $19,098.78 for
transportation at Is cents per
barrel; S9,951.64 for storage and
S45 for miscellaneous income, a
total of $29,095.42. Operating
were S9,17l.21, leaving
a gross income for the month of
S19, ,924.21.
In the Kevin field the Illinois
Pipe Line company received and
transported 29,634.40 barrels of
oil of which 20,989.13 belonged
to the Ohio company, 3,688.59 to
the Homestake Exploration cor
poration, and a, 337.42 to the Mi
5ual Oil company.
The company operating rev.
enue at 20 cents per barrel was
S5.926.88, and its operating ex-
oense S9,038.56, leaving an oper-
ating deficit of SO. .111.68, accord
ng to the report.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
AMAZON OIL

The Amazon Oil Gas & Drill
ing company, organized by w.
w. Williams. o f Phillipsburg,
Montana, is the latest arrival to
make a start on the east side of
the field. This company has TAX
en- oyer 80 acaes from the Inland
Empire Oil and Gas Syndicate,
it being the VIZ nwA 1851 w.
The drilling contract has been
let and a we'll will be commenc-
ed in the spring. This acreage
lies northwest of the Potlach-
State No. / producer and is two
miles north of the Sweeney
Maughn No. /, section 80, which
came in with a good producer
about three weeks ago.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
C0UTTS To HAVE
REFINERY FOR
NORTH CRUDE OIL

corner of the j. Burnett farm,
directly across the Sunshine Trail
from the Imperial oil stora re
tank. The capacity of the plant
will be about $50 barrels per day
as starter, while the company
hopes to work up a demand for
the products so that the refinery
may be enlarged to 5000 barrel
capacity daily. N 0 promotion
stock is to be issued, only stock
enough for covering the initial
requirements will be sold at pres
ent. All money from stock sales
is TO be deposited in the Royal
bank of Canada until enough has
been secured to complete the
plant and put the machinery in
motion.
Ine company expects TO take
crude oil from the Illinois Pipe
Line at Sweet Grass. The Pipe
Line company expects to put in
facilities for delivery of the oil
to the refery, where at least 500
barrels must be taken each time.
Although this is but a small re-
fnery for starter, such refiner-
les have become mammoth affairs
in other fields as the markets
were developed, and the same
story should be repeated here,
when considering the high class
products which are made from
Keyi.s crude oil.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06

The dream of Coutts is soon to
be realized, as a refinery IS soon
to be built by the Alberta Rein
ing Company, Ltd. This com
pany is composed principally of
local men Of the twin cities and
has been Incorporated for $50, 900.
The directors are L. R. Olsen,
president, John Mars, first vice
president, E. Herberg, second
vice president, George H. Rob
erts, secretary, VIM. Thresher,
treasurer. Mr.. Olsen, is an ex-
pert and experienced refner,
who owned a n d operated the
Kevtana Refinery during the last
five months.
This refinery will be built in
sections and as expansion is de-
sired new stills will be added in
definitely. AS distillate and fuel
oils are being widely used by
farmers now as well as city
dwellers good market is expect
ed for the side lines of this rein-
cry as well, which should go a
long way towards making splen-
did profits for this organization.
Until a good dependable trade
can be worked up in Alberta, it |
is quite likely the gasoline pro-
duct will be principally market
ed through road service stations
placed at strategic locations.
The initial plant planned now
IS for t@so stills, situated on a
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
The ''Mystery WeIl''
Goes Over the Top

The Gordcn Campbell "Myste-
ry WE'LL" as some may term it,
solved another mystery when it
fowed-fumed over the derrick
floor the other day unagitated.
The we'll has not yet been drilled
in owing to the fact that Mr..
Campbell is still in the East and
are awaiting further orders from
him.
This we'll promises to be the
best in this end Of the field ac-
cording to Maher, Murphy and
Kirby, contractors, who drilled
in the Mystery Well, (" they al
so state that not even trace of
water has yet shown. With the
coming of spring this we'll will
cause much excitement as there
is a large acreage that will be
drilled in all directions from this
lease. The Dueck-Nicholson in
terests own considerable acreage
to the South of the Mystery
Well", and according to Mr.. P.
w. Dueck,- who made recent
trip to Kevin to look after inter-
ests here stated they would again
begin operations at an earl y
date.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
To Move Refinery

Arrangements are practically
completed to move the Absher
Refinery from its location in sec
tion 34-35-2 west, along the Oil
Field highway. to Kevin. At this
new location ample gas will be
available from the New Era COM
pany, which is supplying Kevin,
and at a very low price; also the
location on the railroad will make
it easier to fill the increasing de-
mand for Absher products.
1t is contemplated increasing
the capacityof the plant to 500
barrels per day. Shelby Promo
ter.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
Good Meeting Held
By Chamber Tuesday

The Chamber of Commerce ot
Kevin held an interesting session
at the McWhorter hall Tuesday
evening, this being the date of
their regular business meeting.
Many interesting subjects were
discussed, among them the drill
ing Of an oil well in the city Of
Kevin, a committee was named
composed Of Green, Herberg,
Callison and Gordon to see what
could be done in this line, and if
necessary special meeting be
called to discuss further develop
ments. Among other things that
were talked, was the influencing
of some supply company to come
here, a committee was also nam
ed to get in touch with different
companies and offer inducements
to the end Of locating here be-
fore spring.
Supervisor of roads, Chris See
wald, was present and reported
to the club that within few
days that the city Of Kevin
would never be bothered again
by being flooded with water such
as was experienced last summer.
The county commissioners hav-
ing erected dixie to the west of
the town, thus eliminating this
danger.
The names Of McCarter, Dipple
and Thompson were added to
the club at this meeting. The
club then adjourned to meet a.
gain the Is, of this month, unless
it was deemed necessary to call
a special meeting at an earlier
date.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
Oil Production
Will Be Below
Demand in 1924
President of Pacific Company
Asserts Shortage Can Be
ForetoId Now.

Oil production during the next
year will not be more t h r
enough to care for the western
needs for the fuel according tc
Paul Shoup, president of h {
Southern Pacific railway in ar
interview published in the Wal
Street Journal.
Speaking Of conditions thru
out the country, Mr.. Shoup said:
Business conditions on the
Pacific coast generally are good.
Development in the section a.
long many lines continues in a
gratifying way; the growth of
population in California is at a
remarkable pace. The Southern
Pacific and other railroads serv-
ing that section reflect this situa-
tion.
Profits in some lines OF indus
try are less this year than form
erly, particularly in the decidu-
Gus fruit and raisin businesses,
but this situation is reaction
from the unusual price condi-
tions prevailing for a year or so
prior, the business is, after all,
on a firm foundation.
II find everybody here inter-
ested in California and its future.
AS for the oil industry on the
coast the past few months have
witnessed a period Of maximum
production, and a maximum con-
sumption to date, of light oil and
its products.
The period of maximum pro-
duction is past. So far as known
facts are a measure and it must
be kept in mind that the unex-
pected happens underground ev-
en- more frequently than above
ground it seems likely that all
oil passing through the Panama
canal from California after the
middle Of next year will mean
drawing of CALIFORNIA; s storage
to that extent; in other words
CALIFORNIA; production the latter
part Of next year is not likely to
more than care for the demands
west Of the Panama canal.
Il have no comment to make
on Pacific Oil except to say it is
a company with a large potential
production in California, pursu-
ing a policy with respect thereto
that seems reasonable under the
circumstances"