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The oasis., 1893-07-20
PRUNIs sIMoNI.
LFrom the ArIzona RepnhIIcan.l

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 While almost every fruit indigenous to semi-tropical climes does well in Southern Arizona, perhaps no fruit has made a better showing so far as tested than the Prunis Simoni, a spe- e;es 9f Chinese plum.
 Thls fruit is an all round variety, being fit for table use, shipping pu- poses, or the kiln for drying. It is q yeritable spice box and exhibits as many fayors as may be found in q well apportioned soda fountain.
 The commercial value of the Prunls Simoni is augmented by the fact that
The oasis., 1893-07-20
COST OF AcANNERY.

As fruit canning is destined to be an important industry in Southern Arizona the following, taken from the Manufacturers Record, with reference to the cost of a cannery, will be read with interest:
 The equipment necessary for a cam nery is neither complicated nor expen- sive, and the actual work of canning does not require any unusual degree of expert knowledge.
 So simple process may be conducted with simple machinery, and conse- quently with small investment of capital. Indeed this is one of the attractive features of the canning business. A plant having a capacity of 2,CO0 cans of three pounds each per day, of tomatoes for example, or 2,750 cans of two pounds each requires one kettle for processing and exhausting, one scalding kettle one tire-pot, set of crane fixtures for handling the iron baskets, furnace doors, grate bars, soldering irons for capping, tipping or sealing scalding basket, process cage, thermometer, and some small tools. Twenty-Five hundred bricks would be needed to set the kettles and construct a chimney, and a building 20x30 feet would accommodate all. This equipment apart from bricks and can be secured for $l00.
 The machinery required for 5000 cans, or 1000 two-pound cans would be one process kettle, one exhaust kettle, one scalding kettle, two tire-pots, one set furnace doors and grate bars, two capping machines, two cappiug coppers. two tipping coppers, two scalding baskets, two process cages, two exhaust cages, crane fix lures and necessary small tools. It would require 5000 bricks to set the kettles, and building 20x40 feet to accommodate the appliances. Cost $50, not including bricks or building.
 Machinery and appliances for 1000 cans or 5,000 two-pound cans per day would cost S2OO; for l0,- GOO three. pound or 15,000 two-pound cans per day the cost of machinery and Appliances would reach about $500, and so on for larger capacity.
 As a rule in such plants as have been described one man at Sl.50 to S2 per day can do the processing: one fireman at $l.50 can attend to the furnace and some small matters. For capping and tipping together the average price is l5 cents per 100 cans. For peeling, 3 cents per ten quart bucket about 30 cents per 100 cans-are paid. For la- beling cans, 9 cents per 100 are paid, and for packing the general price is $l per day, 1000 cans being regarded as a days work. Thus, in a plant packing 1000 cans of two pounds each per pay, the average labor cost will be about $35.50 per day. or little over of a cent per can. Besides this the raw cans and small supplies must be secured.
 The cost Of labor, as set forth above, would need revision some little for a cannery in Arizona, but it would work but slight alteration in the gen- eral result EDITOR THE OASIS.
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The oasis., 1893-07-20

the soil, plants the seed and aiding Nature with his efforts and intelli- gence, through Natures forces he creates for himself thousand fold return. Where nothing was, To. and behold something is.
The oasis., 1893-07-20
COOPERATION FRUIT PACKING.

 duction, and the greater areas now be- ing reclaimed and planted, make the questions of packing and marketing of no little importance. In this con necti0n the California Fruit Grower gives an interesting account of the operation last year of cooperative plan by the Campbell Fruitgrowers' Union, in Santa Clara county Califor- mia. from which the fruitgrOwers of Southern Arizona might gather few points to great advantage.
 During the year this corporation, en- gagged in cooperative fruit drying, handled 53a tons of green and dried fruit. This was about one-fourth the capacity of the plant. Of this 539 tons 404 tons were dried for stockhold- CTS, SO tons sold green, 20 tons received dried to be sold for stockholders and others, and the remainder but weighed for nOn-stockholdcrs.
 Of the 4O4 tons dried for stockhold- CTS there were 203f tons of apricots, 70 tons of peaches, 97 tons of French prunes, 204 tons Silver prunes and l24 tons pears and egg plums.
 This fruit netted the stockholders who furnished it for drying and sale, the following prices per green ton: Apricots. average, S4096; peaches, from s22.s4 to S46.s2 The lower price was for small. refuse clings for which, probably, the owners could have found no market at all Silver prunes real ized $4s.75 to S5S.
 IL was a matter of surprise to find that the smallest prunes netted the mostandthe largest the least pergreen ton. This was due Co the smallest los ing so little in drying
 The average net price for six grades was sS4.9j, and leaving out the first grades, forties to fifties, the average was SSS.I3 per green ton.
 The fruit sold green netted the fol- lowing prices to the stockholders who furnished it; Apricots, S52.50 per ton; early peaches, S45. Muir and cling peaches, $50; Salway peaches, s6O.
 The cost per green ton for drying was; Apricots s6.25 per ton. peaches, s6,5O; Silver prunes, s2.5O; French prnnes, $2.25,
 The proportion of green fruit re- quired to make pound of dried was as follows: Apricots, 5.l4 pounds; peaches, 5.l6 pounds: Silver prunes, 3.02 pounds; French prunes, l.45 to 2.56 pounds.
 The fruit handled by this corpora tlon was all sold by the Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange, spot cash, f. o. b., at Campbell. Total commits sion paid the fruit exchange for selling was S4S.40.
 The prices realized per pound for fruit were as follows: Apricots, from l3c to l7c; peaches, l0c to l2c; Silver prunes 9c to He; French prunes, Sc to I2c. A very small quantity of the poorest aprieots sold for It cents.
 To meet the general expenses, con- sisting oJ per cent interest on cost of plant, taxes and insurance on the plant, there was reserved the sum of sl.50 per green ton on ali fruit dried; sl 50 per tea en each ttea selld green, and sl.50 per ton on all dried fruit sold for non.stockholders. Had all the frui, of stockholders been handled by this corporation, the general expense, in- stead of being S+.50 and sl.50per green ton respectively would most probably aot have exceeded 50 cents per green ton, This would have given the grow
The oasis., 1893-07-20

It sometimes takes very little to 1ll out. This is one of those occasions,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
Big Canal Proposed.

The syndicate which has in hand
the project of connecting Lakes St.
Clair and Erie bva canal large enough
to admit of the passage of the largest
lake boats has had engineers at work
for some time, and has now definite
ly decided to put the proposed canal
through by way of the Two Creeks
route.
The right of way has been purchas-
ed, the route will be surveyed and
everything pnt in readiness to BEGIN
excavating as soon as the company
recei, es charter from the Canadian
government.
The company is already l,'ying
plans prepared for dry docSs, ma
chine shops and coal chute, From
lake to lake, across the isthmus
through which the canal vii. be built,
is but distance Of faus,cen miles
If this enterprise proves a success the
shipping on the Detroit river will he
considerably lessened.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

der the influence of liquor. His friends
took up the hatchel for him and were
making an effort to get him reinstated.
Foremost among these was Levi X. Full
ler-beg pardon-Dr. Fuller. His rea-
sons, as given to the public, were that he
had friendship for the family that was
brought about by Lynch's sister working
in the Estey family. The real reason,
without any doubt, was that he was pos
ing for the Irish vote, and this is now
freely declared in Brattleboro. Then TO
save his reputation, in regard to his re-
commentator of this fellow, he hatched,
in his massive (D. brain the insanity
dodge, failing to see, until it was beat in
to him, that this would put him INTO a
deeper hole, as 1t would show that he had
been recommending to the department an
insane man for letter carrier. But this
is the size of the man. This is his exact
caliber as the SITTER has shown time and
again.
He is simply nothing dressed in
encyclopedia clothes, and it is mat
ter Of coneratulation that Brattleboro
is now thoroughly convinced of the
fact. .
If you want to get the true meas
ure of such fellows read the SITTER.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Plain OF elaborate, a toilet can hardly
become success without an accompany
ing hat which will harmonize and add to
it the indispensable finishing touch. But
the selection of the latter is problem OF
considerable study, for one must bear in
mind the circumstances for which cos
tune /, intended and accordingly choose
the most appropriate head-gear. One OF
the characteristic features of the Mellow
ell Fashion Journals is that they gener-
ally represent hat of the latest fashion
with each costume, for the double pur-
pose of giving millinery novelties and of
illustrating the intimate relation between
toilette and the head-gear The most
popular of these Fashion Magazines are
La Mode dc Paris" 'Paris Album of
Fashion," '''rhe French Dressmaker and
"La Mode" The former two cost $3.50
each, year, or 35 cents copy. "The
French Dressmaker" is $500 per annum,
or 30 cents copy. la Mode" costs on
ly 81 80 a year. or 10 cents copy, and is
intended to become the home fashion
journal par excellence. If you are un-
able to procure any of these magazines at
your newsdealer, do not accept any sub
sttute, but apply directly to Messrs. A.
Mcdowell & Co., West l4th Street,
New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

A most remarkable spiing was de-
veloped Friday on the farm of Henry
Wilcox, about one mile south of Sar-
atoga.
At a depth of about 20 feet below
the surface, when the drill was pass
ing through bed of blue clay, vein
of carbonic acid gas was struck and
which flowed with so much force and
volume as to imperil the lives of the
workmen and drive them away. They
succeeded, however, in putting cap
over the four-inch pipe to it. In a
short time the flow of gas through
this pipe was so strong that the noise
of it could be heard nearly a mile
away. There was dull, rumbling
noise which attracted much attention
and frightened many people. Large
sticks and stones thrown into the es-
Gaping stream Of gas would be thrown
by it to great heights. The pressure
of the gas is estimated to be as much
as 1000 pounds. A singular thing
about it is that there is not the least
flow of water, but only such an amaz-
ing quantity and pressure Of carbonic
acid gas.
SO strong is this that birds flying
into il drop dead, and workmen and
other persons in the near vicinity have
to use the utmost care to avoid being
asphyxiated.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

The two New York girls who gave
up their private fortunes to pay bus
mess debts of their father and went
to work as school teacher and stenog-
rapher, respectively, ought not to be
long without husbands, and good ones,
too.
The following is the personnel of
the boards of pension examiners for
Vermont as selected by Commission
er Lochren during the past two
mouths -
Wells River, Drs. j II, Jones and
S. n. Eastman.
Bennington, Drs. G. w. Bartlett
and r. w. Bennett.
Brattleboro, Dr. p. p. White.
West Randolph, Drs. l.. W.
Clough. V. C. Goodrich and C. L.
Stewart.
Fellows Falls, Drs. c. W. Lackle
and Vincent Gassehn.
Burlington, Drs. p. +. Sweeney,
Joseph Fl. Linsley and A. P. Grim
nell.
Middlebury, Drs. Edward Pilon
and Edward II. Martin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

During the epidemic of tiux in this
county, in 1888, had hard work to keep
supply of Chamberlain's Colc, Cholera
and Diarrhpa Remedy on hand. People
often came ten or twelve miles in the
night to get bottle of the remedy.
have been selling patent medicines for
the past ten years and find thatit has Civ
en- better satisfaction in cases of diarrhGa
and fiux than any other medicine | have
ever handled j. ii. BENHAM, Druggist,
Golconda, Pope Co., III. Over five hun
dred bottles of this Remedy were sold in
that county during the epidemic referred
to. 1t was perfect success and was the
only remedy that did cure the worst
cases Dozens of persons there will cer-
tify that it saved their lives. In four
other epidemics of bowel complaint this
remedy has been equally S uccessful. %
and 50 cent bottles for sale by
Goddard & Gibson, Londonderry.
Richardson & Leonard, Peru, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
Sifterlets-Sh0rt and Snappy.

'.Over the garden wall,
Over the corn with its silk
And golden treasures" came the
goy'nor,
Feeling rat Lynch's pulse ''for milk
Irish milk. See !?
The Sherman silver law will 60
down TO history as the greatest scare
crow Of the age.
A big European war would be a
great help to Congress in It's wrestle
with the financial stringency.
Comptroller Eakles appears to be
rapidly nearing the time when he will
think himself "a bigger man" than
the administration.
Dared to whip his horse
Till death put command on;
Then down from Estey's rushed
Doctor Fuller with his hand on-Pat
Lynch's pulse.
Hon. Sherman Hoar, the young
man who introduced weeping in Con-
gress, will hereafter do his weeping
in court, as he is to he Z. S. dis
trict attorney.
The complications at the Worlds
Fair, under its numerous commission
ers, present a strong argument fol
one-man rule and strict accountability
The Boston journal OF Monday
heads an article with The question
'sWhere is the silly season" II the
journal really wants To know it might
get pointer, just now, from Brat.
tieboro.
Numerous railroad smashups are
making a boom for the accident in.
surance companys. Another evidence
hat "Tis an i'll wind etc.
One OF the Rothschilds propose:
stal ting daily paper in faxs. j
he has any enemies now is the Time
fol them to rejoice with great glad
ness.
The American Congress has devel
oped a few rowdies, but the worst o
them appear to be refined gentleman
when compared with the slusgers 0
the British Parliament.
The trouble with Dr. Congress il
the past has been his fondness fo
administering temporary stimulant
when the patient needed good
strong tonic, something that would b,
lasting in its good effects.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
The Fashions In Siam.
Cremation of the dead is general.

Ileilldtlou VI lne ueau Is general.
Besides the first King there is a
second King, whose only duty is to
look imposing.
When the King dies all his subjects
must shave their heads and wear white
garments.
Chulalangkorn, the name of the
present King, means "royal hairpin," !"
or "royal topknot."
The Siamese, in saluting, kiss each
others noses, and then, shifting, re-
mark: Every fragrant, very fragrant" /"
Among the articles of diet relished
by the natives are snails, crocodile eggs,
ants, silk worms and horse flesh.
1t takes seven days after death, ac-
cording to Siamese belief, for the soul
10 reach heaven, and prayers are kept
up during that period to help it on its
way.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
Farm For Sale.

On account of poor health the subscrlb-
er offers for sale the farm known as the
Joel T. Pierce place located | l-2 miles
from the yillage of Londonderry on the
stare road to Chester Contains Sc 6acres,
more or less, in good state OF cultlva-
ton; buildings in good condition; 400
young sugar naples and some hemiock
and spruce timber and plenty of wood.
This is desirable place for anyone
wanting small farm: For further par
ticulars enquire on the premises.
Mrs. L. r. JOSSELYN.
Londonderry, July IA, '93.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
Vermont Weather

Northfield, Aug. 6-Serg. Will
liam Line, observer at the United
States weather bureau here, has issued
his monthly meteorological summary
for the month of July last, from
which the following details are taken !:
Mean barometer, 29.91; highest.
30.15; lowest, 29.60; mean tempera-
ture, 64.7; highest, So; lowest, Al
mean temperature of this month for
seven years, 65; prevailing wind,
south; total precipitation, 3.74 in
ches; average precipitation for seven
years, 3.42; clear days, 3; partly
cloudy days, p cloudy days, Z.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
Ask Your Friends

Who have taken Hoods Sarsapirilia what
they think of il, and the replies win be
of Indigestion and dyspepsia, another
finds it indispensable for sick headache,
others report remarkable cures of scrof-
ula, salt rheum and other blood diseases,
still others will tell you that it oyercomes
''tllat tired feeling and SO on Truly,
the best advertising which Hoods Sarsa-
parilla receives il the Hearty e1dor scinaat
of the army sf friends it has won by its
positive medicinal merit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
Hou'S This +!

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catrrrh Cure.
F. T. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo. o
waldiug, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, o.
all's Catarrh Cure is AIKEN internally,
acting dir city upon the blood and mu-
cnus surfaces of the system. Testimoni-
ais sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Murde Mcleod, quarryman at
work for the Empire Granite company
at Barre, was blown % feet out of the
quarry last Thursday by the premature
explosion ofa blast which he was firing
The men had all left the quarry. Nc
Leod landed on his feet 25 feet away,
unconscious, nearly skinned and with
his body shot full of sand, steel and
bits of granite. He will recover with
out losing any of his limbs, but his
eyes are badly hurt. His escape from
death was miraculous, as he was stand
ing over the blast when it exploded.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Mr. John Carpenter, of Goodlaid, Ind,
says IL tried Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
cr, and Diarrh9a Remedy, for dialrhea
and severe cramps and pains in the stomach
and bowels with the best results. In the
worst case. never had to give more than
the third dose to effect IL cure. In most
cases one dose will do. Besides its other
good qualities it is pleasant to take" y
and 80 cent bottles for sale by
Go ldard & Gibson, Londonderry.
Richardson & Leonard Londonderry
and Peru.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Congress convened on Monday.
Crisp was elected speaker The
Presidents message vas read in both
houses on Tuesday. 1t dealt almost
wholly with the financial question,
but promises tariff reform in the near
future.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

"Matrimony under false pretenses,"
is the title of a newspaper article.
How often does it occur otherwise /!
The false pretenses are as rule
harmless and used only for good pur-
poses, but it cannot be denied that
they are used in some shape in nearly
all courtships.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Her Royal Highness, Queen Vic
toria, will have to take her young and
giddy relative, the Emperor of Ger
many, across her knee and give him
a spanking for speaking disrespect-
fully of the "Queen's navee."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Can it be possible that when Sena-
tor Hill was enlarging upon the dan
gerous encroachments that are being
made up.'n personal liberty he had in
mind the appointment of New York's
Federal officials, which he was not
given the liberty to name
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

The man who died while beating
his wife, at York, Pa, met a fate
that ought to be meted out to all
wife-beaters. The man who will
strike woman, no matter how great
the provocation, is at heart coward.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

The nine Choctaw Indians convict
ed of the murder of several members
of the Jones faction have been grant
ed a further respite of one month.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
BIRTHS.

In Jamaica, Aug 4, daughter to Mr.,
and Mrs. Leslie Weaver.
In Weston, Aug. =, a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Kimer.
In Weston, Aug. 8, a son TO Mr.. and
Mrs, Myron Piper
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

As general linimeni for sprains and
bruises or for rheumatism, lame back,
deep seated or muscular pains. Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is unrivaled. For sale
by
Goddard & Gibson, Londonderry.
Richardson & Leonard Londonderry
and Peru.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Ceylon pointswit pride to its spiders.
fheyare twelve inches long, and weave
nets ten feet in diameter, in which they
catch butterflies and small birds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

A "gatored mule" as they say in
Florida is a mule driven insane from
looking down an alligator's throat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

Snow fell on Monday in parts of
Massachusetts. Between Amesbury
and Haverhill it was reported nearly
q foot deep.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
PRICE THREE CENTS

Among the curious animals in Siam
are taillcss cats with purple eyes.
A Gagged canary is New London,
Conn, after watching the antics of
free crow, committed suicide.
A number OF Australian ladybugs
were recently shipped to California on
ice. They were KEEP, in cold storage
on shipboard for thirty days and ar
rived we'll and kicking. They are to
be used for destroying insects that prey
upon orange trees.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11

When glow worms go courting the
females sit on the grass while the males
dance around them in circle, flashing
their lights.