In these days of large, smooth oil promises it is well to recall such history as the following, told by the New York Christian Advocate of a few weeks ago:— Thirty-five years ago Pithole had the third largest post-office in Pennsylvania, ranking after Philadelphia and Pittsburg. It was the “largest and wickedest town in the oil regions.” “Its population varied from 25,000 to 50,000; vice held high carnival. Theaters, churches, banks, and newspapers flourished.” Now, like the lamps of the foolish virgins, there is no oil, and the site is covered with weeds. On Thursday last the township directors decided to start a school there, “provided there are ten children in the neighborhood to attend.” But they are as scarce as righteous men in Sodom; for a special telegram from Oil City to the Pittsburg Dispatch said that it is “doubtful if the ten children can be gathered.”