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The oasis., 1893-06-29
PLANTING 4 PEACH ORCHARD.

Frank <. Chapin contributes the following article 10 the Irrigation Age:
 Lessons from practical experience of one actively engaged in the deyel- opment of arid lands may prove" useful to others in similar under takings.
 In the present enterprise there was in our favor very cheap land nearly level Of good quality in q climate well adapted to stone fruits, figs and raisins, and underlaid at an average depth of about five hundred feet. with artesian water Wells in this vicinity flow all the way from two hundred thousand to five million gal- Ions daily.
 Artesian wells 800 feet deep, with nlne inch casing. cost an average of sI.000. Present estimates are that New of one million gallons daily with A reseryoir,is sufficient for quarter section of deciduous fruit trees when irrigated by furrows and basins. We can only count upon a rainfall of four inches.
 Clearing the sagebrush was done by hitching half bar of railroad iron behind a four-horse team and wagon. twenty or thirty acres were broken down daily, and . man with mat tock loosened what roots were left. This was raked by four horses hitched to long scantling filled with harrow teeth. and kept in place by the drivers ribing, very much as he does on buck" scraper Part of the brush was burned on the ground after saving up years iirewood.
 Probably better work wOnld have been done by hitching four horse team to each end of q whole bar of railroad iron, and having the drivers ride each end As it was, the clear ing done by contract cost Sl.25 per acre, and that done by days work less than Sl.
 In leveling, the design was to locate wells upon the highest points. dtches upon all ridges and rrigate in furrows TO make this practical it was neces- sary to take two feet off from some of the knolls and fill in hollows. This work was done by four-lorse Fresno scraperS.
 They would level yard in four or five loads. lt was also necessary to throw up grades for artificial leyees to connect the natural ridges. These were laid out by the engineer and grade stakes driven once in about one hundred feet When tue men learned not to disturb these bat to sight from one to another until the grade was finished between them. and then ill up the gap where the stake stood they got along pretty well but th,y never seemed to learn that it did not need as wide an embankment where there was only a onc-foot fill as where there was three.
 It was hard for them to see that it was poor economy to build the grade from the nearest dirt if one was ob- lgea to fll the hole with dirt from distance. They have made the mis- take too. of a great many diagonal and crooked ditches that run in such q way as to interfere with rows of trees. waste ground and make cultivation difficult
 With a heavy four-horSe blow and q scraper the ditches have been very easily thrown out afte, the grade was made but we have found 9reat deal of trouble where the banks were
The oasis., 1893-06-29

II ss estimated that there arc ih the United States 16. 20e 800 horses, or one to every four persons.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
THE ADVOCATE.
Mr.. cLEvELANo
a Man Who Knows How to Observe
the Proprieties OF Decenoy.

Al "a.
at has been the lot Of Grover
Cleveland" says the Philadelphia
Telegraph (Rep.) ito do the right
thing at the right time upon many
occasions. This plain, blunt man,
without any of the ordinary frills SO
often attached 20 men in public place,
seems to have a knack of appearing
ON the scene at the timely moment, OF
saying just what should be said, and
ia the right msnner. Nothing that the
President-elect has ever done, either
personally or officially, has more
highly commended him TO the good
graces of the American people than
his silent journey, from his midwinter
retreat in the forests of New Jersey,
to pay his last tribute of manly and
patriotic respect to the memory of ex-
President Hayes" "This action of Mr..
Cleveland" says the Indianapolis
News (Ind. Rep.), shows his temper
as man as few actions have done,
and it shows temper Of which Amer
cans can be proud"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
Elements of Success North and
South.

The Chicago Times says Justice
Lamar would have had little chance
of success in public life were he a res
ident of one of the Northern States,
vet it speaks of him as high-minded
and patriotic man, who never used
official positions for furtherance of his
private fortune, as student, educator
soldier, legislator diplomat, cabinet
officer and jurist, and he "lacked all
the arts that make Senators in the
North. 1t would be hard to draw a
severer indictment than this against
the North. If a man who is patriotic,
high-minded, scholarly, honest, elo-
quent, aud has been soldier, dip
lomat, a law-maker and professor, is
considered disqualified for public
Office in the North, what sort of man
does the Times think lifted TO hold
public office?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07

A German philosopher asserts that
physiologically woman Ia more must
cally constituted than man, and lack
Of opportunity and means of develop
ing her power has stified the germs OF
genius in many women. The pathet-
ic story Of Fanny Mendelsshon bears
out the theory, for had her parents,
instead of preaching down their
daughters genius, encouraged and
fostered ii, there might have been a
woman composer great enough to re-
flute the charge OF lack Of originality
in women,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07

a cooking club in Washington was
broken up by matrimony in less than
ayear. Each member in turn ordered,
cooked, and served a dinner. Each
one had the privilege OF inviting a
man to judge the cooking. Every
man invited fell in love with a cook.
One girl was a raging belle" She
knew the secret of cooking a good
Deefsteak. To win a sweetheart with
a beefsteak is not poetic, but the after
math h,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07

a st. Louis woman has recently
perfected a singular invention. She
has applied tor patent to cover the
process of making "sweet potato
Hour" The processes are those. of
peeling the potato and kiln-drying
the peel so that it will keep for any
length of time as food for live stock /;
OF grinding and drying the potato
into three distinct grades of -four, and
also of slicipg and drying it in the
form of Saratoga chips"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07


In an address prepared by Hon. A.
L. Peterman for the State Teachers,
Association at Paducah, and publish
ed in the Homo and School, occurs a
statement, based upon an admitted
familiarity with educational matters
in Kentucky, which will surprise most
people. Mr.. Peterman says:
at would be startling news to
other parts of the State to learn that
the mountains surpass them in the
growth of education. In no other
section does the public school system
possess the life and vigor that it shows
in the mountains. If we now form
the rear guard, we are consoled by
the fact that we are moving rapidly
to the front. The people value the
system more highly, and reverence it
more deeply than In any other part of
Kentucky. Educational meetings are
better attended, the interest is more
earnest, In point Of popular interest
In public schools I should class the
mountains fifsb Western Kentucky
second, and Central Kentucky third.
Witness Teachers Institute in
typical Bluegrass county; see the
small, silent, lonesome-looEing au !.
dience; notice the derisive smile when
the nobility of teaching Is limited;
hear the teachers plead to be excused
from duty and apologize for being en-.
gagged in the work. GO thence to
mountain institute, see the crowded
house, the hearty good cheer, good
will the enthusiastic discussions:
hear the members proudly talk school
and then tell me where Kemcacky's
educational problem lies"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07

safer an experience Of thirty years
the English Government has with
drawn the right of jury trial from its
Indian subjects, and loud protests are
made throughout the various districts
where it was enjoyed. The reason
assigned for this un-Anglo-Saxon step
is the impossibility of convicting
Hindoos guilty of serious offenses. In
other words, it is impossible Ito get
twelve honest men in the jury-box," a
problem in which, according to cele-
brated English statesman, the real
science of government consists. The
jury system is not only of Anglo-Saxon
origin, but it is peculiarly suited to
the Anglo-Saxon character, and
among 10 other people has it become
SO deeply rooted either in their juris-
prudence or affections. The fact that
it does not operate successfully in
India is reflection on the Hindoos
and not on the system.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
IN rAs MorRAwEsA
MasInnIs' Flying Feet Did Not Hest
Until Dan:elson's Gun Was
Empty.

Romeo Maglnnls never TOOK q dane
! lug lesson In life; but he perform
ed some terpsichorean teats yesterda.
morning in an Alder street saloon tina
neither Carmencita nor Lottie Collin
could surpass in point of agile abandoi
says the Portland Oregonian. TIL
accompanying music was the merry
crackle of a six-shooter, manipulated
i by jess Danielson. Romeo did MOI
desire to dance until Jesse began TO
play. Then the impulse to cut pigeon
wings, twist curley -cues, shuttle and
rag was more than Romeo could re-
sist. Two or three dozen spectators
were present when the entertainment
opened, but, for reasons that this mar
rative shall explain, they did not
remain to witness the grand finale.
The story goes that Romeo, who is
gambler, had dispute with a
brother knight of chance named No
Ian, and Danielson, who also profess
sionally woos the flirtatious goddess,
took up Nolan's end of the controversy.
Romeo and Nolan were satisfied to
settle their quarrel through the arbi-
trament of fisticuffs. But Danielson
was not content with any such tame
and vulgar method. lie received his
sporting education in the mining
camps of the Rockies. where the revolt
yer is an Indispensable portion OF every
gentlemau's wearing apparel, and
where the custom is to emphasize the
defeat of foreman by compelling
him to dance. That's how Danielson
celebrated his victory over Romeo.
"Let's see you dance"
1t was the tone in which the man
date was uttered and the bead drawn
upon his tavorite bunion by Daniel
sons six-shooter that impelled Romeo
to obey. His first movement was a
Boston dip toward the door, but a
bullet that came within an ace of am
Dutating one of his toes caused him
suddenly to change his direction.
"Fasterw
An old-fashioned heedown was the
response, but it was not rapid enough
or Danielson, who is famed for de-
quick action for his money.
Sang went the pistol aud whirr went
he legs of Romeo in skirt dance,
minus the skirts.
"Get move on yourselfw
When the smoke from the shot ac-
the request cleared away
tomeo was seen to be performing a
ross between Virginia breakdown
nd Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay quickstep.
)anielson was little better pleased
With the entertainment, but not salts
ed.
"Keep a-hoppin J"
Crack went the pistol again, and
.ameo threw Tam, Shanter's witches :
1to the shade. He hoped, skipped
nd jumped until he was ready to col
lpse from sheer exhaustion, and then !,
'anielson mixed mercy with his :
light. His gun was empty.
Police investigation led to nothing
lat would warrant an arrest. The
.taches of the saloon confessed that
lere had been some shooting, but
'severated that il was the result of
stol accidently dropping from the
n to the floor. Some of the specta- a
RS, who retired after the first shot v
as fired, and viewed the remainder
the entertainment from cover, sub =
describe it as it is here
ven.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07

The New York Sun says that John
G. Carlisle, as Secretary of the Treas
ury, will favor taxing tea, coffee and
sugar, but no other paper, Democratic
or Republican, has been able to confirm
this statement.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-07
SaddIers at Public Auctionl

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1904 wh sell s my Place
youngM
NJ For
JOHN Il WOODrORD Mt Sterling, KY
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13
The Cowboy's Aecompllshm ,n,s.

One of the chief sports Of the COW.
boys is snatching a sombrero from the
ground on horse running at full speed.
This is done by many. They have be.
come experts in the Use OF q six-shooter
UeyolverJ, and cowboy on the plains
is seldom seen without one or more, of.
ten two, buckled to his waist. 1t be.
comes Il weapon on offensive and de.
fensiye. Sometimes a roped bull be-
comes so furious that the cowboy Is
compelled 10 shoot him. Usually the
cattle on the plains are not dangerous.
They will seldom attack man on horse.
back unless they have been roped. II a
man was on foot herd would run over
hin trying 10 lind out what he was. A
COW or ball IL dangerous when roped.
II is not much Of u trick to throw a lasso
aud catch a COW, but the skill, courage
aud strength comes after the COW has
been lassoed. .-Rchmond Dispatch.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13

Tic dense condition OF ignoraacc re.
garding the life on the plains is g matter
of wopdcrmcn: to Mrs. Custer. widow OF
the famous Iulill tighter. Sac says our
people "arc well read in all that pertAin'
to the interior Of Africa, the wllds ot
Siberia aul Alaska, lnd while thcy know
fairly we'll the stories ot the Pacific
Coast aud the old parts o, tae Unitcl
States, they know nothing OF til, West.
crn Plains. Yes, it is fac;. Tns:
peculiar region seems to have been oy>r.
looked by authors. crovde my
sketches with facts and, though | give
the minutest details, tui there ars al
ways many omi: tia: the people wan:
70 know
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13

smiles. "No need Of bcin' sorry for
nothin'. You're all welcomed How on
earth did ye know 1t was Emmy's twen-
tieth birthdayl'
marietta has baked n cake" SAID
Leonidas, "and the Cliffc girls brought
jug of lemonade, aud Il was broken
when tumbled down cellar, and"
"Ob. that don't matter none!" beametl
Uncle Absalom. "We're awful pleased
to see you-ain't we, Emily''
In this auspicious manner began En-.
lily Elkton's fist acquaintance with the
young people who were destined to DO
her lifelong neighbors.
"But really" said she, half crying,
half laughing, al thought you were all
banditti."
"lt's all my fault" acknowledged
honest Marietta Mix. al was deter.
mined that you should have surprise.
Andrew wasn't half willing, but 1 in.
sisted. You see, didn't think there
would ever be any other wav of getting
acquainted with you, Miss Elkton. And
VIC knew that Andrew was So interested
in you.'
"Nonsensc!" cried Emily. blushing.
"ls 1t nonsense, thought" retorted
Marietta. "Well. time will show
And time dill SHOW. Six months af.
terward-but, after nll, where is tho use
Of turning over the leaves of the bnok ol
fatei Let all true lovers guess for them
selves how the matter ended.
But Emily acknowledged in her
turn, al never was so frightened IN all
my life as at first aud never SO happy rs
was at last"
Aud she never retur1el to town life. -
New York Mercury.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13
Jananps, Cnrpenters OF tho Fair.

On the wooden island ia the lagoon
that separates the Horticultural Building
/ from the ugly structure that will hold
! the official exhibits OF the United States
Government there will be cluster OF
Japanese houses, erected by Japanese ar
/ tisans for the commissioners of the land
OF the chryslhthenun. Wheu these
very attractive looking houses are en-.
tirey finished they will be viewcl with
great interest aud curiosity by the visi-
tors TO the fair, for ia many regards they
will be very different from anything that
the very great majority ever saw before.
But the process of building was even
more interesting than the finished houses
will be. When the snow was over a foot
| deep this winter, and visitors to the
works were very scarce on account OF the
/ cold, there was still always something of
a crowd about the wire rope that was
put up to keep visitors away from the
japanese carpenters aud joiners who were
erecting the houses in the island village.
The wire rope did not keep back the
more adventurcsome of the sight scers,
nor were those who invaded inc forbid
den ground ordered out after they had
gone where they had no business TO 90.
Egea japanese artisan, though clothed
with authority, is too gentle and kindly
! aud courteous IN his nature to resent any
friendly eucroachment upon his rights.
Those who went within the ropes saw
unmoies;ed all that was 70 be seen, and
every question that was asked was an
swerea as fully as the limited English
vocabulary of tho workmen permitted.
Aud what bright aud nimble fellows
these workmen were! 1t may be that
they were picked men, selected for their
skill and Intelligence. II they represent
the average OF japanese artisans, then
the average must be very high indeed.
It seems almost pity that these carpen-
tiers could not be kept at work all during
the fair; such an exhibit would be as
popular as anything within the grounds.
After noting the nimbleness of the
workmen and the intelligent expression
OF their faces, together with .he pic.
turesqueuess ot their dress, which seems
to western eyes something like uniform,
tie visitor looks at the work itself, and
Is at once struck by its neatness. Even
the temporary scaifolding is neatly and
strongly put up, and the lumber OF which
it is made is injured as little as possible.
Instead OF being nailed together, this
scaiTolding is llshed with cords. This
is done with skill that would make
even sailor man turn green with envy.
But though the japanese worlmel do
many things IN way opposite to that
employed by Europeans, they do not go
so far as to build the roofs of their
houses before making the foundations.
A. least such was not the method en-
ployed at Chicago in making the build
lngs there, for when the houses were very
nearly completed the roofs had not sc.
been put on. -Harpcr's Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13
KEYSTONE STATE CuLuNGs
THE LEGISLATURES WORK.
sizEuP OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF AFFAIRS AT
TBf STATE cAPTfTAL-ApI0URNMENT SCAR
cELY PROBABLE BEFORE juNE-TnE


Ibt tTAIt ttAfTITAIf--hnJvURNME NCAk-
cELY PROBABLE BEFORE juNE-THE
SENATE AWAY AHEAD OF TBK
HoUsE IN IT'S WORK
HtRRfsBuR0.-Thc Legislature has not
yet fNed ;be date OF final adjournment. but
the session will hardly be extended beyond
June !. Two yenrs ago the members let
tor good the last week in May. Already
many members Of the present sess on are
tired OF the dull routine work. and arc
anxious to draw the balance OF the salary
due them and 20 home.
The Senate is still away ahead of the
House with its work. although holding but
one session daily to the two held bv the
House, In 1901 the House began holding
night sessions April II aud continued to do
50 'our days week until the close of the
session. he senate will hardly hold night
sessions but II is probable that II will hold
morning and afternoon sessions aftes this
week
There's lots of work ahead for the mem.
bers of both branches. Four hundred and
fourteen bills have already been introduced
In the Senate. lij OF which have passed.
he Senate has had. also passed Is House
bills. making total Of Isl. The total mum.
ber of bills favorshly reported from the
committees to the Senate is 3jj, many ~
them being House bills But 10 bills have
been adversely reported. Many Others were
reported from committees negatively
though. hut we're afterward referred back to
the committee, then brought out with an
affirmative recommendation. and are now
well on their way through both branches.
The Senate has voted down II bills. the
most important of which was the measure
To extend the minimum school term to
seven months. the Grouse bill regulating
the charge of telephone companies the
CrOther. rapid transit bill and the Meek
fence bill
There have been introduced I'm the House
7B2 bills up to the present time or % more
than found their way into this body at the
same time wears mo. Five hundred aud
fory-three bills have been rei orled from
committee 10 the House this season Seventy
ot these have been acted upon finally and
SIX have gone To- the Governor for his con-
sidcrution.
The number Of bills adversely reported to
the House Is far IN excess Of those nesaivcd
by the senate committees. This list in
cludes many measures oi impo'tince among
them the anti discrimination an anti.free-
pass measures. the Quinnan Railroad Com
mission bil.the bill making Il unlawful for
railroad companies to charge more than =
cents mile for carrying passengers, and q
number of free textbook measures Two
years ago the aggregate number of bills re
pnried from committee up To April | was
$3.50 had been passed, and seven sent TO
the Governor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13
THE prl,N,rrr Distribution.

MEANWHILE. The us4ignees OF Delcmater
& Co. have began paying creditors of that
firm They number nearly 200 and there is
SlO1 797 73 IN all for distributions The gen &.
ernl creditors will get but $40 cents on tho
dollar. The judgement creditorsni @. W.
Delnmater get u mills on the dollar. The
unsecured creditors of q. B. Delamater get
II 7-l0 mills on the dol ar. and those of r.
a. Delamaier > $40 mills on the dollar
Crawford county gets 81 007 02 on its claim
of SIs. 900. and the State g.. So so on its de.
post Of Sl0i 900 This latter sum. however.
goes TO the bondsmen of the State Treasurer
who made good the loss to the State when
II occurred.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13

l.. II. Pumachcr, Consul q. Maaca.Oo,
Venezuela, has informed tdc sac d..
partmcnt, at Washington, o! the issuing
o! charter bY the GoYerumen. OF TIA,
country for the establishing OF a Daak
which appears to have some features Ia
common with the subtreasury scheme
recently agita,cd in the Uai,el States.
The charter was issued to ". do E,p.zp
in the ramc OF Rudolph de PAu,c, an
authorizes him TO establish ia Europe
the National Agrculturll an CJmmc-.
Cial Bank OF Venezuela. The capital
stock is fixed AZ $4,000, O)J boliylis,
equivalent TO 50 2jJ, 900 in United State,
money, aud the bank shall have the right
TO issue notes Of the amount of double
It's capital stock, the Government OF
Nencl lela guaranteeing six per c1ut. in
terest upon the amount used in hypoth.
ctlcal operations. The bank may be.
Gun operations with 2J,0)0,O0J b1livl7s
and shall establish branches At Mara
caioo, Valencia, Cuidal, Bolivar, Pucr;o
CAbeIo and Barquinsimento. Coasul
Pumachcr says the institution is inteude |
for the benefit of the agricultural &C.
meat OF the country, accommodation
being extended to them at the rat. OF
seven per cent. The Government guar.
autee IS to be secured by the deposit OF
a portion Of the "iomento" tiuterioD
income reserved iu the distribution oI
special incomes Of the States, the ace olnt
10 be balanced at the enl OF the year,
and the surplus TO remain at the disnosa
Of the Government without interest.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13
srEApFASTNEss.

Waste not the present hour In vain regret
For prizes forfeited In days gone by;
1t naught avails for fair winds lost to sign
Or mourn the glow OF suns forever set;
Entomb thy past, bid memory forget
The fixed and changing years that rear
ward lie:
Charge but thy constan. soul with pur.
pose high.
And life shall csde thee OF its treasures yet.
The Now is thine, goodly battlefield
Whereon all past defeats redeemed may
be;
Fight brdvely on and vanquishcl foes will
yield
Thy valiant sword n path TO victory,
Tis towards droop and moan, "lt might
- have been"
at yet shall be- the steadfas. cry, AMI
win.
-Donahots Magazine.