The Volcano lubricator., November 25, 1873, Image 2

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Volcano Lubricator, t
GEORGE P. ' S A RGEUT,
PUBLISHER Sc PROPRIETOR !
Volcmto IS est J 'it. I
TUESDAY NOV. 25. tS73
HARD TIMES.
We have almost exhausted the sub
ject ol' hard times, but we feel that a
little explanation in regard to the fi- 1
nanciat condition ot our oil ineii would j
not he ill-timed, nor out of place; so '
we shall endeavor in a few word?, to
give a plain statement at facts in that
conrtccfton.
I he panic came on in about the
right time tor oar oi! operators. Un
like their Pennsylvania brothers, the
operators here have been for thtj pas*
vear Curtailing expenses. 2nd when
the panic came it found the oi! opera
tors not more than $.15,000 to $30,000
1 '? debt, to ofiVct this, we venture to
assert that. leaving out the lease holds
worth thousands of dollars, there is
t went j dollars worth of personal pro
perty to every collar owed. It must
bo admitted that ibis is a favorable
statement for our oil producers, but
will the figures watrnnt it? We sav
res; and we appeal to everv man that
is familiar with the business ol our oil
operators. \\ e know tins to Ik* a fact
tiom our own persona! observation;
and we further know that with an easy
money nyirket, there is not a single
operator hut what could pay his debts
ten. yes twenty times over. Then, we
ask, what is this distrust (for there is
distrust) of the ability of our opera ?
tor* to pay their debts founded upon?.
We answer, upon the idle gossip of a
set of chronic croakers; for example,
A. goes to Parkersburg and meets our
insinuating friend, B.; C. says, how i
are you. A.; how is friend D. getting j
along? Oil! s)ys our doleful frieadi j
A., he is hard up. I'm afraid he will !
have to go under. Poor fellow, says
B., and passes on, and meets D., to
whom he puts the same question about
A., and gets the sa:ne answer in rep! v.
and *0 it ijoes. When will men learn
to mind their own business, and get ,
rich letting other peopk's alone.
Another example: About three
weeks ago, we heard that one of our
most successful and heaviest operators
was broke up. We smarted and began
to follow up the rumor, and fonnd that
he would not pay an order given on
him for the suin of $10, because he did
not ow? the man that gave the order.
Our friends ask, what harm can these !
rumors do if they arc. not true? We
an. wcr that they can ruiti a man.??
Capitalists aie naturally suspicious,
and these panicky times make .their
senses more acute; start such a stol
en a man, and unless they are quicklv
followed up and disproved, would ruin
him in a week. Learn one lesson,
croakers; when asked about a man's
business, answer that you don't know
anything about it; tell your question- 1
er to go and see the man himself; don't, !
by your whining //?, help ruin anv j
man; in short, mind your o~vtibusi-\
ness;$yo u will be happier, and the I
world will think more of vou.
There is another class ot men to
whom we have a word of advice to of
fer, and that is to the class who, when
a man owes them a sum of money 1
that he cannot pay, run round from
one man to the other telling of it.?
This works thus: Smith owes Jones,
Brown, Shaip, and Hoop, each a sum
of money; let Smith alone and he can
pay each olT a little at a time, until he
is tree lrom debf. But no; Jones tells
Brown that Smith {owes him; that <
Brown is a sharp fellow; look after
No. 1 is his motto; he slides ofl" and
^sues Smith, gets his claim, and ruins
f>oor Smith, while the Justice and con !
stable gobble up the remainder of the
poor fellow's property, leaving Jones
and the rest of the men out in the cold.
ue know ot several such cases. This
practice is not only wrong, but is un
businesslike. Again we give the oft
repeated advice, which we are pleased
to say is strictly followed here: push
no poor fellows in these times; and
when money again gets easier, and oil
commands a better p'rice, our word for
it. you will win a friend that may be
able to assist ? ou, should dame fortune j
ever frown upon you.
OIL NEWS.
Argyll has no fourth sand. This Is ,
accounted lor fiom the fact of its be- '
mg off the Armstrong Run an J Mo ? |
doc belt. It is too far north.
Large iron tanks are still bcingercct
ed throughout the lower oil t'egions,?
Somebody will make vast sums of
money out of the low price of oil.
The fourth sand strikes in the past
two weeks have been numerous, ar.d
every one of them is another proof of'
the correctness of the / ndtpemfot! i
theory. The largts! strikes have been
in the vicinity of PeCroIia. From '
Armstrong Run the helt bear* 14 de- J
gvee* south of west, which carries it
through the Karns City ar.d Petrolia i
districts. Tliis new belt i> nfirea J v dc- j
vt-lopt d almost a mile in width.
Neshrt Js; Co's fourth sand well on j
tiie 1 'Niton- farm. rr:ir Petrolia. started j
oil' at the rate of 6oo barrels a day. Its I
production i< now much les>, but it ;> j
a rood weir.
Last week, oil was sold in the Fnir; i
view Pipe Line for 37!;. ce:jtf> per bar
rel.
N'esbit & LardinV new well on the
Bianey Sarin, Petrolia, is said to be
producing at the rate of 300 barrels a
day. Tills strike is on tiie Armstrong
Run and Modoc belt.
The Titusville usually cor
rect in its opinions regarding oil, thinks
that nothing but a suspension of* drill- i
ing will save the lve>ji>>n.
V. Prentice struck a large; well on
the Barnhnrt faun, near Millerslown,
last week. A dispa'ch to the II raid
says it started off :tt the rate of <'100
barrels a day.
Thus far not one sand strike has
been made beyond the limits taken in
by our belt from Armstrong Run to
Modoc. This we regard as ^ood evi
dence that we are "on the belt."
Many wells in the St. Petersburg
district have been shutdown fcrscver
weeks.
It costs within a few cents of what
a barrel of oil is worth in Butler coun
J ty to have it carried through the Pipe
| Lines to the railroad.
j A well was struck on the McCuI
lough farm, near Millerstow-n, Wednes
day lest, which is reported as doing
6co barrels a day.
Last week Satterfiejd &?TayIorcom
mcnced a well on the EHenberger farm,
between Karns Citv and Modoc.
[ Independent.
Grand Lodge A. F-. and A. M.? A1 \
the session of the Grand Lodge of {
Masons of West Virginia, Wednesday
night, the following officers were cho
sen for the ensuring year: Thos. II
Logan, Wheeling, Grand Master;
Robt. White. Romney, Deputy Grand
Master; Kephatjt D. Walker, Fair
mount, -Senior Grand Warden;' Geo.
M. Beltzhoover, Sheplvr-lsto^rn. Ju
nior Grand Warden; T. II. Williams,
Wheeling. Grand Treasurer O. S.
Long. Wheeling, Grand Secretary;
Geo. W. A'kinson. Cijarles'o-i. Senior
Grand Deacon: Jacob Fie', junior
Grand Deacon; K. 11. Coomb*. M^r- |
gantown. Grand Marshal* T. J. S*l- |
lers Mid llebourne. Grand Pursuivant:
T. W. Bliss, Wheeling. Grand Tyler.
The Grand Lodge having completed
the business before it was closed at a
late hour. Tiie next communication
will be he'd in this cit y on the secon;!
Tuesday in November. 1S74.
The Grand' Royal Arch. Chapter
of West Virginia held its third Annual
Grand Convocation in this city yester
day. All of the Chapters in the State
except two were duty represented and
considerable business was transacted.
The Grand Cha >ter closed its convo
cat:on last night. The following
are the officers for the ensuring year:
M. E. Thomas II. Logan. Grand Iligh
Priest. . .
R. E. II. M. Gamble, Grand King.
" '? K. D. Walter. Grand Scribe.
" " S. P. Mildrath. Grand Treasurer.
" " O. S. Long, Grand Secretary.
E. A. M. Evans, Gr C. of II.
u R. G. Lyslc. Gr. Pnn. Soj.
?4 M. A. Chandler, Gr. R. A. C.
., C M Timberlake, fir. M. 3d. V.
" Samuel. Murray. Gr. M. 2d. V.
il Art hur'Sinse!, Gr. M. 1st. V.
" Wm. Dann, Gr. Marshal.
" T. W. Bliss, Gr, Tyler.
A correspondent of the New York
Tribune, writing from Cleveland, says:
Next to these iron manufacture, j
oil refining is the largest interest in
Cleaveland. Most of this business is
done by The" Standard" Oil Com
pany. which lias the largest establish
ment in this country. Their estimated
product foriS73 is 1,500,000 barrels.and !
they employ in their business, includ-!
ing cooperage, 1.600 men, and with aj
pay roll of 20,000 a week. They have i
made no reduction yet, but intend to do '
so if affairs continue much longer as I
they now are. The business is greatly !
dependent on the foreign demand,
which is at present very light, owing
to the large purchases when the price J
of oil went down. The condition of
foreign exchange also embarrasses the
busirie?s. and they have had a good den'
of difficulty in obtaining money to pay
off their workmen. The lumber trade I
of this city is very extensive, although '
employing comparatively few hands. |
The trade is very dull at present, and '
prices are low ? about the same asat
Albatn and West Troy. Cleveland has j
a Iar-?e manufactory of agricultural j
implements, which is stiil running as
usual. The Wilson sewing inaclvi r.o: i
.
arc also made hereby the "White i
Manufacturing Company." which i
<^ives employment to a large number
of men, and has thus far made no re
duce ion in time or wages.
Th'.* war cloud darkens.
An Anecdote of Arteinns Wnrtl. ?
Tlie laic Charles F. Browne was a
great quiz, lie was always puzzling
people and could not help it. lie
talked nonsense with such seriousness,
and stic!; entire .-ibscnce of anything
theatrical in his manner, that very of
ten he partially imposed on those who
knew him best. In K. P. llingston's
"Ueminfscences of Artemus Ward,"
tve find this account of his discussion
of literary subjects with a lady whom
he. met on an Ohio river steamboat.
Among the fairer portion of the
passengers was a vcrv retiring, quiet
voung lr.d.v, who wore spectacles, and
who appeared to have the manners,
air, and bearing of one whose occupa
tion ia life was to impart her knowl
edge to others in some College or Sem
inery; that, at least, was the guess
which Artemus and I made about her.
We noticed her during the afternoon,
busilr engaged in reading A bout's
story of "Le "oi des Montagues." ?
As soon as supper was over sl.c re
sume;! her reading, cutting the leaves
of the book with a pocket paper-knife
as she read on. By what means my
friend contrived an introduction 1 am
not aware; but I found him In conver
sation with her when I went to request
his company to smoke a cigar with me
and the two military doctors.
"Excuse me,*' said Artemus, '"this
lady was asking me il" I read French.
It is a serious question, and I was re
flecting whether I do."
The lady seemed to be a little sur
prised, and explained to tr.e that she
l had simply asked if my friend knew
the French language, as she wished to
recommend to him the story she her
self had been reading during the after
noon. "It is a story about brigands
in Greece," said she; '"and it is so
charmingly picturesque, that I can al
most fancy myself to be in that classic
land. As I read, the blue skies of
Greece seem to be over my head, and
the -Egean sea to be sparkling in the
glorious sunlight!"
Then followed a question from Ar
temus, which I quote as litcralh as I
can remember it. ?
"Pardon me, madamc, but do you
think that glorious sunlight in Greece
I is constitutional ? that is to say, if early
1 be the dream of youth ? whenever they
1 are so ? and you know , I presume, that
George Washington, when young, nev
er toiJ a lie ? that is, Greece ? in the
bine ?kies, 1 mean. You understand
me. of course?"
Instead of understanding, the lady
appeared to ? e utterly bewildered* At
first s!v seemed to doubt whether she
had heard distinctly.
"I>o I understand you to say that
George Washington went to Greece
in his youth?" she asked. "I scarcely
think I perfectly understand you."
Artemus Ward maintained his grav
ity, and proceeded to explain.
"I was about to remark," said he>
"that, so far as Greece is concerned, he
was more so."
"More so of what?" asked the lady,
still more perplexed.
"More so with regard to it viewed
morally. Because the -Kgean is a sea
a blue sea, w hich might, if not under
these circumstances ? in parallel in
stances ? ver* truthfully though; but
before breakfast ? always before the
morning meal. You agree with me, I
hope?" and Artemus smiled and bowed
politely*.
The lady closed her book, laid it on
the table, and. raising her spectacles
so a- to enable Ler to see better, re
garded Artemus with amazement. ?
The ladies and gentlemen around who
had overheard the conversation, look
ed at the speaker with equal astonish
ment. Artemus shook his head mourn
fully, and in a deploring* tone of voice
observed : ?
"Blue Greeks ? blue *l?gean brig
ands, dead before their breakfast!"
Say it Fast--Exercises in Articu
lation for the Juveniles.
The following examples for prac
ticc in articulation \vc clip from an
exchange.. Many of them *re old.
but still not altogether worn out. ?
Some of our yotmgrr .cadets will
probably play 'tvist-tn* tongue' with
them for a little while :
A mil! th" n;oist and Coldest f. st:-,
With barest wrists and stoutest boasts,
lie thrusts his :i>.ts against the posts,
And stili i.iii.-Ls lie see.-- the >;i.o:as.
Of all the saws I erer saw saw, 1
never saw a sav.- saw as this !>aw saws.
Crazy Cravcroft cat:jj! t a crate of crick len
crabs !
A crate of cricklcd crabs Crazy Craycrolt
caught ;
If Cra/v Cravcroft c.u:;,lita crate of ciickled
. crabs,
. Where's the crate of cricklc** crabs Cra/.v i
Craycroft caught ?
Tliou wreath'd and muzzl'd'st the
far-fetched cx, a:..i imprNon'd'st him ;
in the volcanic Mexican mountain ol"!
Pop-o-cat-a pet i in Co-to-pax-i.
Peter Piper pickc J a peek of pickled j
peppers; a peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper pickod. If Peter Piper'
picked ? :e",; of pickled pcppert.|
wiicre's the peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper picked ?
When a L'.vlster twisting, wou.d twist hi:n a
twist.
i-\>r twisting1 a twist Oret t:uics lie will twist;
l!ut ii out- of the t is untwist from the twist,
The twist untwisting, ltntwi- ts t!:< twist. |
Robert Rowlgv rolled a round roll j
round; a round roll Robert Rowley ?
rolled round. Where rolled the round I
roll Robert Rowlev rolled round?
Theophiluc Thistle, the successful j
thistle-sifter, in sifting ;t .sieve full ol
thistle, thrust three thousand thistles
through the thick of his thumb.
Peter Prangler, the prickly pear
picker, pieced three pecks of prickly
prangley pears from the prangley pear
trees on the pleasant prairies.
Villey Vite and vile vent on a voy
?v_;e to Vest Vinson and Vest Vindham
von Vitson VeUnesdar.
Bandy-legs Borachio Mustachio
Whiskeri-fuscius. the bald but brave
Bombardino, of Bagdad, helped Abor
milique Bluebard, Bashaw of Bale
mandeb, to beat down an abominable
Bumble of Bashaw.
I saw Esati kissing Kate:
The fact is, we ill three saw; '
I saw Esau, lie saw me,
And she saw I saw Esau.
Somekody has lcuind time to count
up tlic number of churches in New
Vork city. There are 350 in all, valu
ed at something over forty-six millions
of dollars. This count does not in
clude several church building now in
cotirsc oferection, and among them the
Roman Catholic Cathedral,
M i see 1 1 a nosu s.
T'llOMl'SOX & JACKSON.
DEALERS IN
DKr GOODS and GOCERIES ,
Notions Provision ?,
MEAT & FLOUR.
We keep constr Cu/ 0*1 handball*
VEGKT KBL.K5 IN SEASON
Also a Good h isortmcnt Oi
ilooU, Shoe*
. 1 lata, (: 113,
Hard wan , Qiteenswarc,
Njti' Glass, i'c.,
K*inoti, Stlisi W..Tr.
IC. & II. WITMAN !
General Machine, Bi.ackkmith
Axn Rei'air Shop,
volcaxo, w. va.
All kinds of machine work done on
short notico in ;i workmanlike manner
at moderate prices.
GENERAL DT.A CKSMITHING
Wc manufacture Complete sets ot
Drill and Fishing tools and warran
them to he of the same material as
represented. We also do any job
that can be done in any Blacksmith
shop in the country in a good work
manlike and substantial manner.
GIL WELL TUBING.
At our > tore we keep oil well tubing
casing and gas pipe all kinds of brass
or iron filings for oil, water, steam, or
gas, packing of all kinds Gum and
Leather belting and the well known
NEW BEDFORD Dkill and Sand
Pump Ropes, also draw ropes and
WIRE ROPE
Of all sizes used in the Oil Regions
H ARDW A R E.
We have a full and complete assort
ment of Hardware, including Steel
Iron, Nails. Blacksmith and Carpenter
Tools Sash and Door Glass, Paint etc.
DEALER IN STOVES
of every description, and manufac
turers of
7' fX SHEET IE OX- WARE i
Wc also manufacture Smoke Stacks |
of all sizes to order.
At our Establishment on A n x Street J
in 1'arkersburg II'. I'a., :ce k*rp a full
line of the above goods.
Address
C. & E. WITMAN. Volcano W. Va.
or Varkcrxbuwj W. Va.
jg OILER WORKS.
JOJl X li A XX A X,
BOILER MAKER & REPAIRER. I
Shop ph Depot Street, Volcouc.
Iron T:i!.'.r. tu:;-.ic in J repaired, Koi!or? :i:>a
SmcJk nisilc x nri r<-;>.iircd. mid all Li.nl*
?!! !T?v 'ire (luxic -I sliorl nutU - ami at
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TARKERSBURG, WEST VA
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J. O'Brien & Bro., ?
MANUFACTURERS AXD DEALERS 1)9
PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ?
' ENGINES, .4
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Oil Well Toola, Fixtures , Working Barrels, Valves, Suck**
Rod k, Gum and Leather Belting, Xew Bedford
Drilling Cable*, and General Assortment
Rope, racking Yarns, it c., 6bc. t '
Also, the largest and most complete Stock of Fittings in thic section at
the country. * t> * '??
Our facilities for Machine Work.strle of finish, price, etc., are such that w?
defy competition in this line. ?" *1 f*,9
"T!1" We have recently a.Idrd to our Blacksmith Shop a STEA9f HA Itf
3! Eit, which enables us (on short notice) to fill all orders with promptness.
We solicit an examination of our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
M. J. O'BRIEN & BRO., ? *
Lock Box 10, VOLCANO, West Va.
M.J. O'BRIEN & BRO.
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STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, STEEL JARS^
OIL WELL TOOLS, RIG IRONS, &C.
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W. C. ALLISON & SONS/?"
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Junction Car Works and Flue Mill,
32 & WALNUT STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
TUBING ANDCASING.D2 .a
We cull especial attention to Oil operator* to our Patent Socket Tub*
iny which i? now being used bj operators throughout the country with gr?ak
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Best Manufacture of Well Fittings, etc., etc.,
M. J. O'BRIEN & BRO.,
Sole Agents for Ohio and West Va .
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