HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-09-16, Page 3ME OIL CONQUEST
OF T WORLD
WON}°ERFUL STORY OF
G GAN'I! /C INDUSTRY.
The Sudden Rise to Fortune
of Oil Promoters Reads
Like a Fairy Tale.
"A wortd-revolution in three letters,"
So John D. Rockefeller describes the
oil that has floated him to his many
millions.
A. couple of generations ago petrol -
sum -was practically -unknown to us ex-
cept as a medicine or -chemical agent.
To -day it floods the whole world with
light; it is the world's great Motive
power on sea and land and in the air;
and in a hundred forms it plays a pro-
minent part in the world's industries.
Curiously enough, petroleum was
better known thousands of years ago
than in mid-Victorian days. The men
who built the walls of Babylon and
Nineveh made their mortar from it;
Herodotus saw pitch drawn from a
lake in Gacyntiius 500 years before
Christ was cradled; the holy fires of
Baku., worshipped countless centuries
ago, were nothing but blazing oil; and
the....• North American .Indians were
drawing it from the earth before. the
first Norman soldier was seen in Eng-
land.
Everybody. thought Colonel Drake
had gone "clean crazy" when one day,
in 1859, he set forth to what was later
known as the Oil Creek Wilderness on
his absurd quest of oil, of which he
knew nothing except that it was the
-iasis of a liniment made by a New
York farm of druggists.
With "Tinecum BIB," a salt -well
borer, as assistant, he put down his
first drill on the first of July; and on
the morning of August 30th,• having
left work the night before with the
drill down nearly loft. and still no oil
in sight, he founds to his delight that
the well was full of oil. In a • short
time he had dipped from it' a barrelful
1 crude petroleum.
A Millionaire in a• Month
Not long after Drake's sensational
seovery, the "Funk" well was gush-
nsg oil at the rate of 1,000 barrels a
'ay, and Farmer Funk found himself
millionaire within a month. Soon
she "Phillips" well on the Tarr farm
lavas spouting at the rate of 2,000 bar
'mls daily, and gold was pineei g .into
JIM Tans coffers at the rate of hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars a year.
1?nd still_ more dramatic 'was the' ex
perience ` of James Sherman, who
bought a lease of the Foster .farm for
;$500, struck oil 'almost immediately,
end within a few years saw his $500
l enverted into $8,000,000.
Such are a few of the romantic
stories of the cradling of this gigantic
industry, which in the United States
'alone was to yield 6,000,000 gallons a
day, and make multi -millionaires of
eezens, of men,
To -day there are at east 30,000 oil
su•ells in Pennsylvania alone, ranging
an 'depth from 500ft. to 3,000ft.; and
•in a dozen other States the earth is
yielding oil in tens of millions of bar-
rels yearly.
Similar reservoirs are being tapped
in our own country, Australia, India,
South Africa, Persia and Japan. Even
in the British Isles it is estimated that
there are 400,000,000 tons of oil await-
ing discovery.
From the crude petroleum thus
yielded by the earth for man's use we
get naphtha and gasolenes for light-
ing, cooking, and gas-ma.kfng; lubri-
cating one; wax for candles; and fuel
for engines of all kinds. It is the mo-
tive power of incalculable millions of
- motor vehicles; of every machine that
flies; and of large fleets of vessels,
from motor -boats to leviathan litters
like the Olympic.
• So vast is the supply of petroleum
that the pipe lines in the United States
alone, which carry it from the wells
to central points for storage or to re-
fineries, are more than long enough
to girdle the earth at the equator.
Britain's imports of oil of various
kinds in 1918 reached the stupendous
total of nearly 1,300 million gallons,
Why Saints Have Halos.
Saints have halos because a country
boy made a curious mistake some hun-
dreds of years ago when he first be-
gan to paint holy pictures. In order
to 'keep the rain from discoloring the
statues of -saints that stood just under
• the eaves of churches, the church
authorities used to place wooden disks
ever them. Giotto, when a boy, as-
igulned that the diskswere an essen-
tfa•1 part of the efaered figures.' At
first he painted above the head of each
meant a' disk that looked like the bot-
tom of a tub; later he made it a mere
circle, dark at first, but more and more
laminouis in successive pictures until
itbecarne the circle of light that paint-
ers ever since have used as the Sym-
bol of sanctification. •
• Buy Thrift Stamps:
A T R'S TIMIS
Care of Home and Children Of.
ten Causes a 'Breakdown.
The woman at borne, deep in house-
hold duties and the cares of mother-
hood, needs occasional help to keep
her in good health. The demands an-
on a another's health are many and
severe, Her own health trials and
her children's welfare exact heavy
tolls, while hurried meals, broken rest
and. much indoor living tend to weak-
en her constitution, No wonder that
the woman at hone is often indis-
posed through weakness, headaches,
backaches and nervousness. Too
many women have grown to accept
these visitations as a part of the lot
of motherhood. But many and varied
as her health troubles are, the cause
is simple and relief at hand. When
well, it is the woman's good blood
that keeps her' well; when ill she
must make her blood rich to renew
her health. The. nursing mother more
than any •other woman in the world
needs rich blood and plenty of it.
There is one way to get this good
blood so necessary tb perfect health,
and that, is through the use of Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills. These pills make
new blood, and through their use
thousands of weak, ailing wives and
mothers have been made bright,
Cheerful and strong. If you are ailing,
easily tired or depressed, it is a duty
you owe yourself and your, family to
give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair
trial. What this medicine has done
for others it will surely do for you.
You can get Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills through any dealer in medicine
-or by mail at 50c, a box or six boxes
for $2.50' from The Dr. 'Williams' Medi-
cine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Business is Business.
"Business is Business," the Little Man
said,
"A battle where 'everything goes,'
Where the only gospel is 'get ahead,'
And never spare friends or foes.
'Slay or,be slain,' is the slogan cold,
You must struggle and slash and
tear,
For Business is Business, a fight for
gold,
Where all that you do is fair!"
"Business is Business," the Big Man
said,
"A battle to make of earth
A place to yield us more win& and
bread, '
More pleasureand'. joy and mirth;
There are ;till some banditi;s'and-'buc
cancers -
Who are jungle -bred beasts of trade.
But their nunxber dwindles with pass-
ing years '
And dead is the code they made!
•
"Business is Business," the Big Man
said,
"But it's something that's'more, far
more;
That makes sweet gardens of deserts
dead,
And cities it built now roar
Where once -the deer and the grey
wolf ran
From the pioneers' swift advance;
Business 1s magic that toils for man,
Business is True Romance.
"And those who make it a ruthless
fight
Have only themeeives to blame
If they feel no whit of the keen de-
light
In playing the Bigger Game.
The game that calls on the heart and
head, -
The best of man's strength and
nerve;
Business is Business," the Big Man
said,
"And that Business is to eerwe!"
Impossible.
Parson (posing for photo)—"Pardon
ane, What will they come to?"
Photographer—"Sixty-five dollars a
dozen. Now, look pleasant, please!"
Borax and cold water will remove
chocolate stains.
FROCKS FOR THE
SCHOOL, GIRL
9426 9648
Embroidery Embroidery
Design No. 9g Desii,nt No, 987
I. 7. anis.
9426—Dress. Sizes 6 to 14. Price,
25 cents. Transfer design No....992'
9648—Girl's Dress (with straps, in
Eton effect). Price, 25 cents. In.6
sizes, 4 to 14 years. Size 8 requires
checked, 2 yds. 36 ins.; plain, yia yd. 36.
ins: wide.
McCall Transfer Design No. - 987.
Price, 15 cents.
These patterns may be- obtained
from your local McCall dealer, or.
from tho McCall Co., 70 Bond street,
Toronto, Dept. W,
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited,
Dear Sirs,—I had a Bleeding Tumor
on my face for a long tune and tried a
number of remedies without any good
results. I was advised to try MIN-
ARD'S LINIMENT, and after using
several bottles it healed all up and dis-.
appeared altogether.
DAVID HENDERSON.•
Belieisle Station, Icings Co., N.B. -
Sept. 17, 1904. •
Mansions of Mud.
Ill order to solve the housing prob-
lem, a . builder at Los Angeles is put
Now is the time
to get rid of it/
Nature is pulling for you—
The warm weather's here --
This is your chance'.
grasp it --take
Tem Acton's
heumatio
Get it oat of your system the
easiest way!
Sold by reliable druggists for ei
dollar. Aslc our agent or write
us for a free sample. Temple-
+rm e. 142 T(;y,., ei•, Iv,. Toronto. se
Blind Babies—An Appeal.
An Open Letter to the Generously
Disposed.
A few weeks ago I came across in
the London Spectator an appeal by Sir
Arthur Pearson, in behalf of a special-
ly helpless class of the community, in
which be says:--
"At Sunshine House, Chorley Wood,
we Ilave 25 babies who are being
taught to be little normal human be -
Ings, so far as that is possible, from
their earliest days until the ago of
five, when they are transferred to the
residential schools for the blind. There
are enough poor blind babies in the
Kingdom to fill six Sunshine Houses,
and I want money to enable me to
start the other five."
From this it would appear that in
England there is room and need for
six homes for blind babies and only
one in existence. - But here, in this
favored Canada, nothing has hereto-
fore been done in this direction, ex-
cept a movement commenced last
year by the late Mr. T. Hope Church-
ill, of Toronto, who after collecting
between one and two thousand dollars,
specially deposited in a local bank to
the credit of the fund, asked me to aicl
him in raising a sufficient sum to pur-
chase premises , for the' proposed
home. Having warm sympathy with
Mr. Churchill's praiseworthy enter-
prise, I promised to give him the
necessary assistance, but circum-
stances prevented me undertaking the
work until the present time, and mean-
while death suddenly removed Mr.
Churchill. Now, in order that the
money collected may be utilized for
the purpose for which it was sub-
scribed, a Charter (without stock sub -
ting up two hundred,-:attrac `. n seiiiition) is being secured so that; the
houses.
ems. '=. ielrt,:-iia'por1tted company can legally and
He is copying the idea from`the an-
cients and South. American - natives,
who used to build their houses of wet
soil, Mixed with straw, cast in moulds
of required size, and left in the sun.:to-
dry. :.
Generally speaking, any . earth with
a clay base, that makes it 'cohesive
when watered, can be used for the pur-
pose. The straw in the mud serves a
purpose similar to that of steel rein-
forceaiient in concrete.
The mud mansions built scores of
years ago by the Mexicans are to -day
in splendid condition, although some-
what damp and insanitary. These
faults, however, are being remedied,;
For instance, whereas the old Dons
were satisfied to plaster their walls,
with mud, and protect this with a Boat-
ing of whitewash in which had been
incorporated tallow and cactus juice
while the lime slaked, the present-day
builder prefers to cover them with
hard cement plaster thoroughly to
anchor into the walls—generally three
coats — and waterproof throughout
with an all -mineral compound evolved
by himself and conceded by chemists
to be virtually everlasting.
The builder makes these claims for
the houses now under construction:
That they are everlasting, meaning
that the occupants will never know
the annoyance or expense of the usual
repair bilis. That they are sound-
proof, so that howling winds, rattling
roofs, or other noises will not be heard
within. That they are non-conductive
and fire -proof, cool in summer and
warm in winter.
and it s, : ves sugar, dor i
coolants ifs own. s tete
No cookie* is necessary'
and the likable haver of
this wheat and malted
barley food is sped
only... by its "econ m
y.
Grocers everywhere
sell G ra.p a :Nuts.
tee
properly lay claim to the money in the
bank, and proceed to carry out the obs
jests for which the Charter is sought,
viz.:
"To provide a refuge for baby and
Infant blind, to provide free scientific
care, training and maintenance, to
save the lives of even a few of the
many of such unfortunates who, for
lack of ' such service, perish every
year; and to return these little ones
to their parents, at school • age, with
normal healthy bodies 'and sound
minds."
,Such, in brief, is the task before
the promoters. Money is urgently re-
quired to carry it to successful com-
pletion. Canadians have never been
known to turn their backs on any de-
serving cause, claiming their aid, and
surely this appeal will meet with a
generous response. Help now, with -
oat waiting to be called upon by a
collector, so that the close of the year
may see "The Blind Babies' Home,
Nursery and Kindergarten" in success-
ful operation in the Capital City of
Canada. Cheques may be made pay-
able- to "Canadian Blind Babies'
Home" All remittances will be
promptly acknowledged.
C. BLACIsETT ROBINSON,
188 Dufferin Road, Ottawa.
•
Minard's Liniment Relieves Distemper
Faith inMascots.
Tei freight of mascots which, if
they had all been carried,. might have
sunk Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock,
to yet another symptom of the extra-
ordinary growth of this superstition.
Never was there, apparently, so
widespread a craving for mascots as
now, The -war made them universal.
The devotion of the stage to mascots
has long been known; and snore re-
cently they have invaded the playing -
field. Mile. Legien confesses to her
reliance upon these. Vardon and other
great golfers have used then, and
there - are, maybe, not many English
cricketers this year who have not
some sort of charm in their pockets
when they go out to bat, while in
every spurt there are some who pin
their faith to an ancient cap or some
other article -of equipment.
Bridge players are well known for
their attachment to mascots. It is
quite cerumen, especially when women.
are playing, to' see a curious assort-
ment of littler articles on the table.
Certain once.familiar mascots have.
gone out of fashion. No seafaring
maxi to -day would go lisp to $160 for
the once highly valued caul.
..
Canada has has 250 women doctors.
ED. 7 ISSUE No. 37e -e120,
ETtOM HERE ,E411111E
In Repose.
"1 see ye have a new hired man,
Ezra," said Eben Patter. "Flow is he
doing?"
"Resting considerable easier than
the other one did, thank ye!" replied
the grim farmer.
Brought Up to His Trade.
A clergyman was visiting a certain
large prison, and by dint of persua-
sion and pleading, was endeavoring to
wring from the criminals a promise to
reform when at last they found them-
selves free again.
At last he cane to a square -jawed,
low-browed ruffian.
"My poor, misguided man, how did
you come to take up thieving, to break
into houses, and rob innocent folk?"
"I learnt it in an excellent school, J
mister," replied the hardened villain.
"Ah, alas! I suppose from very
childhood you were brought up among
thieves?"
"Yus; when quite a youngster I was{
apprenticed to a food profiteer."
Sarah's idea of Security.
Sarah and her another had gone to a
neighbor's for a few days to help cook
for the threshers. Sarah had to go
home one morning to do the chores,
but she returned in a surprisingly
short time, very well pleased with her-
self.
"Well, sary, did you git through
with the work' a'ready?" asked her
mother.
"Yes, naa, I milked the cow, put the
milk away and fed the chickens, and
then I come right over. I locked the
door too."
"Well, that's a good girl, Sary. What
did you do with the key?"
"Hung it on the door knob, ma."
MONEY ORDERS.
Buy your out-of-town supplies with
Dominion Express • Money Orders.
Five Dollars casts three cents.
The first successful aerial photo-
graph taken by the British was one
of Neuve Chapelle, in 1914.
One test of a would-be airman's
nerves is to seat him. in a chair, which
proceeds to spin roa;.nd ata furious
rate. .
tili°'i 0
a Taylo
ee
"Our baby was two weeks ole.:
when his face became very red and
terribly itchy, and he
c was fairly cry, raxu..
1 hing and scratching
"^ 1 till the skin broke. aed
,z , bled. He could not
((f sleep, and did nothing t
1 1ti 1 1 but cry, Hie face looked d
as though he might be diofiguri.;'t
for life
Q61 thought 8 wcric? give Cs:Sesta,
Soap and Ointment a trlea. 1 found
the free sample so good tbet I bought
more and two cakes oiCuticara Soap
and a fifty cent box of Cutkmra Clete
ment healed him." (Signed) Mrs.
Lilian- 1Y. Taylor, Box 99, Brace.
bridge, Muskoka, Ont., Dec.30, '18.
Cutigura Soap to cleanse and pee
rify, Cuti ;urs Ointment to soften
and seethe and Cuticula Talcum to
powder and perfume are ideal foe
daily toilet purposes.
Soap 25a. Ointment 25 and :Mo. Sold
throughout theDontinion. CanadiesDepot:
Lammas, Limited. St. Paul S5., IVioutsnal.
"Cuticura Soap claares without mug.
"FRFEZO
Lift Off tarns! , No Pain!
boot,a. L hurt a bit! Drop a little
"Freozone" on an aching corn, instant-
ly that corn stops hurting, then short-
ly you can lift it right off with fingers.
Truly!
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of
"Frerzono" for a few cents, sufficient
to remove every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and the cal-
luses, without soreness or irritation.
Soot e-sveighing one ton will result
from burnung one hundred tons of
coal.
The Atlantic, the second largest of
the four great oceans, has an area of
30,000,000 square miles.
Minard's Liniment For Dandruff,
A road has been built in England
with leather waste lnixecl with tar.
MOTHER!
"California Syrup of Figs'.
Child's Best Laxative
Accept "California" Syrup or trigs
only—look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child Ls having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stom-
ach, liver and bowels. Children love
its fruity taste. Pull directions on
each bottle. You must, say "Calis
forma."
ea'ireis Fianna:, Do$' Eemedloa
Boor. 011
DOG DOSEASES
L1 )3oW to Fees
11 ailed' Free to. any Ad-
dress by the Author.
Z;.. Clay Glover T o., M2o.
118 West gist Streat
New York, 'U.S.A.
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S"NCE 1890
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ONLY TABLETS MARKED
ARE ASPIRP4
Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross"
Por Colds, Pain, Headache, Neural - package which contains complete di.
gla, Toothache, Earaehp, and ` for reetions. Then you are getting real
itheumatism, Lumbago, Seiatica, Nen-• Aspirin—the genuine 'Aspirin pre -
a
xitis, take Aspirin marked with the scribed by pity iciens for over nine-
nal tr"Bayer" or you are not taking teen years. Now :.made in Canada.
'Aspirin at all. f andp tin bones containin 12 teb-
Accept only "Bayer Tablets of lets cot but a few cents. Druggists 4
Aspirin!' iin an unbroken "Bayer" also sell Iai'ger "Bayer" packages.
' F . r.,
Ampirin Is the trade one
rre$i 4 lay 0e $ > of gmasyor st4nu a5tyra of Mone.
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