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The oasis., 1893-10-26


 MaricopaD, making subterrancan res eryoir of unprecedented size and ACCESSIBILITY, from which an inex- haustible supply may be drawn for irrigation.
 The plain itself is perfectly adapted to irrigation, having a very gentle slope of six to eight to the mile to the north and west from Arizola, and is composed of the finest body of orchard and agricultural land in the world. And the land is almost all of it ALSO LUTELY FREE,.. The water below va ries from ten to twelve feet at Saca- ton, where the subterranean reservoir oyerfows so to speak lby springs flow ing into the Gila riyerl to thirty feet at the half way house from Arizola to Florence: and even at Arizola the gen. eral level of this vast reservoir is only about fifty feet below the surface l I have visited wells at many points in the valley and along the rise of the val ley towards Tucson, and the depth of the surface of this subterranean lake corresponds so closely with the rise or the land as to prove that its surface is practically level from Maricopa to Rillito: some NINETY MILES. A lake ninety miles long and twenty to fifty miles wide to draw upon, FREE LAND, perfectly adapted to irrigation, and q climate making possible the choicest fruits, nuts and raisins. what more is necessary? A live, enterprising per son lman or woman) and power and pump to lift the water.
 "Ah, there's therubn hear you say
 power and pump to lift the water! This must be very expensive." Not SO, however, for powers and pumps can be installed to pump water for even forty acres at less cost than the water rights for that amount of land, and can be run at less cost per annum than the usual l,25 per acre for annual water rent paid the canal companies.
 have been studying on this matter for year or so, to solve the problem of a pumping plant which man of small means can putin ona small fruit occhard say forty acres, which will be found LARGE enough when once in bearing to tax the energies of good sized family and run when water is needed without having to depend on the canal managers, and which shall still not cost so much to run as the annual water rental.r There are plenty of sources of cheap power that can be used at Ariz0la, such as wind- mills, horse powers and GOOD yapor engines. The trouble has only been to find the right pump for utilizing these powers. Ona recent visit to the Worlds Fair found the pump which fills every need. The properties of a good pump for irrigating lby wind power when the wind blows and by horse power or vapor engine when tn wind does not blow, are: tirststopump enough water, second; to be cheap at first cost; third, to pump with efi- ciency when the mill runs slow or fast; fourth, to be simple and easy to keep in order; fifth, to give column of wa ter of continuous flow to avoid the great loss of power from starting the the whole column of water at each stroke, as is necessary with plain lift ing pumps. Every engineer will recog- nize the ditHculty of filling ALL these requirements in one pump, but every fair minded engineer will ac- knowledge upon investigation that the triple plunger pumps made in San Francisco hy 2, N KFcgh { O., and
The oasis., 1893-10-26
R. B. BRYAN.

Lieutenant I'd U. s. Cavalry. JEFFERSON BARRACKS, Mo-,
 October 13, 1893.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Weather Crop Bulletin.

CENTRAL OFFICE, LYNCHBURG, VA ,
June 10. 1893 The cool weather OF the
preceding week, has been followed by
higher temperature; it was excessively
hot on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
but was followed by cooler weather Sum
day evening; the average for the week
was slightly above the normal for the
season. but was generally beneficial to
the growing crops. and for harvesting
aud saving wheat, oats and hay.
The sunshine was generally above the
normal. The rainfall was in the nature
of local showers and Thunderstorms, and
these we're generally or Saturday and
Sunday the amount of rainfall below
the normal except in the section around
Richmond and from Manassas to Alex
andria. The rainfall was specially needed
northward from SpottsJ lvania county,
so that the rain on Saturday proved very
beneficial in that section, but more is
still needed around Fredericksburg.
Wheat harvest is generally completed
aud threshing is in progress in many
sections. and the yield is reported as good.
Oats harvest is about completed IN the
southern and eastern sections; is IN rapid
progress in The central counties is deing
commenced in the northern counties. Hay
harvest is IN progress the prospects are
reported good in The Southwest, but in
the Middle sections it is short. Corn and
tobacco have made good progress, but IS
very backward in the north-middle
section. Tobacco worms are reported
very umerous around Rockville. Han
over county. Fruits are In good ooudl-
ton. The peanut crop is doing fairly
well. The reports fIom Southampton
county, state tnat the cotton crop is 80
badly Injured by lice that not more than
one-third Of crop IS looked for.
On the whole. the weather conditions
during the past seven days Rave been
favorable, and the growieg crops are
generally in fair good condition..
J. n. RYKER, Observer,
Weather Bureau.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

Ashby Painter trackman on the rail
road, engaged on that portion of the road
near Stanley, this county, was killed on
the track last Thursday evening und' 2
very singular aud mysterious Giro UNI
stances. He had been at work, as usual,
that day with his gang, and about D
O'Clock had been sent out south OF Honey
Ron trestle to flag trains. Not returning
in time. he was sent for, when his re-
mains were found mangled in a horrible
manner on a short curve in the road just
soutn of The trestle. The passenger train
due here at six o'clock did the work, 1t IS
supposed, though none of the tra;nmen
knew anything Of the affair until notified
of the fact when they had reached kipon'
Fainter, az above stated, had been at
work that day, and none Of his fellow
laborers noticed anything unusual in hIs
manner. Coroner, DR.. Hudson, summon
ed inry and held an inquest. but no
facts further than those above related
couId be elicitsd. Mr.. Painter was about
q years old.-Page Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
The Dying Soldier.
BY MATILDA.
inscribed to Lizzie A
Christie.

BY MATILDA.
Affyctionately inscribed to Lizzie A.
Christie.
Col Christie, of North Carolina, fell
morally wounded az the battle OF Gettys-
burg, while CALAMITY leading his men
against the enemy's breasrworks. He'u as
taken to Winchester, " here he was nursed
tenderly until his death. He longed
to see his Young wife, his darling Lizzie,
but when she reached Winchester he was
dead. His last weTds were, kiss ne for
LIZZIE. -Extract Of letter
"rhe bsavest are the truest
The loving are the daring"
| am dying-ls she coming ! throw tho
windows open wide,
Is she coming ? Oh love her more than
all the world beside
In her yOung and tender beauty, must, on
must she feel this loss
Savior, hear my poor petition, teach her
how to bear the Gloss.
Help her to be calm and pate nc Wien
mOnlder in the dust,
Let her say and feel, my Father, that thy
ways Gre trae and Just.
l. she coming, Go and listen--l would
see her face once more
would hear her speaking TO me ere lifo's
ieyered dream, is DER.
| would fold her to my bosom, look into
her soft brown eye,
would tell her how | love her, kiss her
once before | DIE.
Is she coming Oh It's evening and ny
darling comes net still,
Lift the curtain-lt grows datker-it d.
sunset on the bill.
All the evening daNs are Dll'n2-I am
cold-.he light is gone.
Is she coming softly, softly comes death'a
silent footsteps on.
am gone-come and Kiss me-kiss me
for my darling wife;
Take for Ler my parting blessing, take
the last warm kiss OF life.
Tel her will wait to greet her where
the good and lovely are,
In this home untouched by sorrow, tell
her she mnst meet me there.
Is she coming Lift the curtaiu-.et me
see the falling light;
Oh want to live TO see her, surely she
will come Tonight.
Surely ere the daylight dieth. l viii fold
her to my breast,
With her head upon my bosom, calmly
could sink to rest.
It is hard to die without her; look. |
think she's coming now;
lean almost feel her kisses on my faded
check and brow.
| can almost hear her whisper, feel her
breath upon my check,
Hank hear the front door open; Is she
coming did she speak !
NJ. Well, dIop the curtain softly; | vii
see her face no more,
Till | see it smiling on me On the bright
and better shore.
Tell her she must come AMI met me in
that Eden land of light;
Tell her I'll be waiting TOR her where
there is no death, no nishti
Tell her that called her darling, blessed
her with my dying breath;
Come and kiss me for my Lizzie, tell tef
love ontl.yeth death
Richmond, Virginia, March 2h ISL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Major Page Declines.

Major Mann Page, the president Of the
Virginia Farmers Alliance, has written q
letter in which he states that he cannot
accept the populist nomination for Cover
nor of that State. The principal reason
for declining in advance q nomination
which wonld undoubtedly have been ten.
1ered him is that It's acceptance might
retard the building mp Of the Farmers
Alliance In Virginia. He says 1t Is sp-
parent that sit IS the desire of leaders of
the two old political parties to destroy
this great national farmers organization. !"
and be is unwilling, even indirectly to
aid 10 such attempted destruction. 1t IL
probable Major Page will be the nest
president OF the National Farmers ALI
xnce.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
To the Patrons of the Herald.

Having purchased the Office of the
SHENANDOAH HERALD, the paper will be
continued at the same place. The aim Of
the publisher will be to make it first
oil business and family journal. In
politics, it will be Independent. Political
questions affecting the interests of the
people will be discussed not from parti-
san standpoint. but in candid, straight
forward manner. Special attention Will
be given to local news, from all sections
of the county. Believing that the people
of this county want paper of this kind
we shall make every effort to so conduct
the HERALD that it will be an acceptable
visitor to every home.
The subscription price will be contin-
ued at the present rates, viz: One dol
lar. in advance. At this price we have
reason to believe that the circulation will
be greatly increased.
We respectfully ask all who desire tie
paper to send in their subscriptions at
once Respectfully,
JNo. II. GRABILL.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Brother Sam Jones has Views.

Rev. Sam Jones has his say on the
situation. He believes that
"lhe time has come when political
partlsapship and demagOgy ought to be
laid aside in Congress and Republicans,
and Democrats aud Populists all shonld
harmonic and work together to the COM
mon end. that the country may be re-
lieved, our capital TUNED loose, our
lat or employed and machinery all put
to running somoOthly again.
The Democratic party will make
spoon or spoil horn in the next ninety
days.
81 for on}, sincerely LOpe that they
will make a spoon. But whether they do
or not, this know, most of US will live
till we die. Bread and butter were never
so cheap as now, and meat is coming
down. | bought good pair of breerhes
the other day at Eminence for sixty cents
aud was offered a shirt tor less money
than the pants cost With sugar at live
cents a pound and 'saslfac' roots for the
digging, we will all make the landing
somehow or somehow else.
while the poor will suffer in many
ways, yet it is true the rich have lost
millions on top Of millions by shrinkage
in values, etc, and they too are feeling
the fearful Influences OF these times"
Here is sound philosophy. The Rev.
Sam then points the moral
"There ls lesson in all this for this
nation, and if we only learn that lesson
we'll we will not have suffered In vain.
We have lived too fast and have risked
too much. A nation suffers like an in
dlvidual for excuses, and the sport who
runs into the fearful excesses which
wreck bic life will sooner or later call
halt aud fee. reaction as fearful almost
as the horrors of the damned"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
A Murder Mystery
THAT Is PROBABLY CLEARED UP BY CON
YICT WHO MURDERED GOsHORN.

THAT Is PROBABLY CLEARED UP BY CON
VICT VINO MURDERED GOsHORN.
BRISTOL, TENN, July "a Virginia
convict is said to have confessed that he
was a member of gang of moonshiners
and counterfeiters, who murdered john
G. Goshorn, whose dead body was found
In caye six miles from Bristol, eighteen
months ago. The disappearance Of Gosh
orr, and his subsequent death, is still
fresh in the memory of newspaper readers
all over the country. 1t was thought at
the time that he committed suicide. lie
was life insurance agent and hailed
from Charleston, West Virginia. The
story tina. the convict tells is quite sensa-
tiOnal GOshorn, in hunting silver in the
mountains came upon them in cave.
They intended to drug him and carry him
to a cave in another part of the mount
aims, so that when he recovered he could
not tell from whence he cane. The
young doctor 10 the gang gave him an
overdose of the narcotic and he died. If
this story is true, mystery IN connection
with bis death is cleared up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Sunday only
CONNECTIONS.
DAILY, except sa,day.

Train A. connects cs Ferry with Limited Express arriving Pittsburgh
at en-
nu morning. ST. Louis
Pittsburgh Chicago
Its5lr 20 next morning. Columbus 10 ana
Chicago 30 20. VI. -. ". .t;.o.o. D,,
Trains Coaches and Pullman Sleeper New YORK to WASHINGTON Dy
Washington Lexington fnman DuHe Du
change at Washinson Fhapna pas
sengs IIafpest Ferry. -. p..t.. III.
I)5
imoe o
Winchester 10 TIE O Line ana Dy
md man. Cars Baltimore 10 Ne" Ioik
Washington and ul
Day Coaches ana fuah Iaor Os
Washington New York - -. IT,:
Trg Pullman IIaers Ferry Western
Excursion Tickets parties Of ten or more between al cae stations
on fhe y a. a.
C. f. DIDR0 rlg
sCCL.. Pass Agt OpELL' 'rnefaI Mahage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
State News.

Beds of copper ore have been discOy
cred in the Blue Ridge Mountains il
nearly overy county from Loudeun to
Grayson county.
Mr Jas. f Yates, Of Hume, Fdn1nleF
county, sold hogs from his farm this
81 to the amount Of S3.3OO. III
ais sold 200 lambs from 400 ewes.
The house in Appomattox Co Va, il
which Gen. Robert + Lee surrendered
has recently been torn down. Part o
it was boxed up last week, and sent to
the Worlds fair for exhibition.
The large barn of. y. Marshall near
Charlottesville. was on Friday totally
destroyed by fire. Valuable machinery
and farm implements were destroyed
Loss 90, 600; insurance 5000.
A brakeman named Settle employed OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, fell
from the train at Glwley Junction Wed
nesday evening, Of last week, and wa
drowned.
James r. Mirshll, for many years en-
gagged in the wholesale grocery business
in Richm1nd and for the last two year,
storekeeper ofthe Oil Dominion Lon aui
Nail works en- Belle Isle, committed su.
eide at his home on South Third street b.
shooting himself in the temple.
! The Court Of Appeals last week affirm
ell the decision Of the lower court in tn
case Of Dl. Marshall B. Taylor, who wa
sentenced to be hanged IN Wise county
few months ago for tine murder OF tn
Mullins family. Ira Mullins, bis wife
and two men were murdered while cross
| ing the mouutains Tayior's associate
in the murder are still at large in TIT
maintains and defy arrest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Scare themselves to Death.

A medical practitioner of long expert
ence says: 81 believe that great many
people vho are supposed TO die OF hydro
phobia scsre themselves 10 death They
are bitten by a dag-perectly harmless
dog. us1ally-and they brood over 10 and
worry about it until they develop all the
symptoms of hydrophoba. l should test
.yery case of alleged poisoning by rabies
by putting the paueut under chiofoiorm
and watching HIM during the sfu1or and
when he was coming out OF it Ii the
commissions continued then the Ca"
would be genuine, but If in ;hat interval
the patient had forgotten what allied him
should laugh him Ont Of &c. Dog bites
ale the commonest of Injuries. Even "a
rabid dog may bite mau without pro-
duciug any III effects"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Call for Convention.

AT a meeting of the Democratic County
Committee at Woodstock. on July 10th,
1893, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolred, That this committee does call
district convention in each of the several
districts Of the county, to be held on
August the oh, at ? p. m, at the several
places herein after named, for the lur
pose of electing delegates and altcrhates
to represent the districts of the county in
the Gubornatorial Convention which con-
venes in Richmond on August II, 1873.
Resolred, That the number Of delegates
and alternates to which the several dis
tricts shall be entitled be fixed as follows,
and that the district conventions be held
Of the following named places:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
DRUNKENNESS. or the LIQUOR
HABIT Cured at Home in Ten
Days by Administering DR..
Hams Golden Specific.

1t can be given in a glass Of beer, cup
OF coffee OF tea, or in food, without the
knowledge of the patient. 1t is absolutely
harml ,ss. and will effect a permanent
aud speedy cure, whether the patient Is
a moderate drinker OF an alcoholic wreck.
1t has been given in thousands of cases,
and in every instance a perfect cure has
followed. 1t never tails. The system
once impregnated with the specific, 1t
becomes an utter impossibilty for the
liq1or appetite to exist. Cures guaran-
teed. A. page book of particulars free.
Address the GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co., lc5
Race Street. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those ~ ho
have nor. have nov the opportunity TO
try il Free. Call on the advertised Drug
gists and get Trial Bottle, Flee. Send
Your name aud address to H. 4. Buckleu
q Co , Chicago, and get sample box OF
DR.. Kings New Life Pls Free, "a,
we'll as a copy of Guide 10 Health and
Household Instructor, Free. All of which
is guaranteed to do You good and cost
you nothing at g. Schmitt-, Woodstock,
and G. p Iiiscy's, Edinburg, drug stores
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Total for the county

Resoired, That primaries be held at each
voting precinct on the 9Th day of August
at D. M, to olect delegates and alter
mates to represent the precincts at the
district conventions as called above, and
that the basis of representation for the
precincts shall be one delegate and alter
nate for every 25 votes and fraction
thereof equal to 10 cast for the democratic
nominee for the presidency in 1892 This
entities the precints to representation as
follows:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
See the Worlds Fair for Fifteen
Cents.

Upon receipt of your addressan fifteen
cents in postage stamps, we VIII mail You
prepaid our SOUVENIR PORTFOLIO OF THE
WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, the
regular price is Fifty cents, but as we
want you to have ono, we make the price
nominal. You will find it work of art
and a thing to be priced 1t contains full
page views of the great buildings, with
descriptions of same, AID is executed in
higheststyle of art. If not satisfied with it,
after You get IT, we will refund the stamps
and let you keep the book Address
II. L. BUcKLEN & Co., Chicago, III.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Was he Guilty 2
TEE NEGRO, MILLER. MAY POSSIBLY HAVE
BEEN INNOCENT.

BEEN lNNOCENls
CAIRO, Ill, July lot is now pretty
generally conceded that G. j. Miller, of
Springfield, Ill, the mulatto who was
hanged, shot and cremated at Bardwell,
KY, Friday afternoon was executed upon
the fmsiest circumstsntisl evidence, or
probably no evidence at all, for there
was not one tangible thing that connect
ed him With the assault and murder Of
the Ray sisters last wednesday morning.
Information from Trustworthy source
at Wiclifre Is that kilograms have been
received there confirming Miller's state
ments as to where he was July 4th and
9th, MilIer's story was that be was at
Bismarck, Mo-, on the morning of July s.,
and no one has brought forward any evil
Deuce to the contrary. Careful inquiry
has failed to disclose a single person who
will say positively that he saw Miller 10
Bardwell, or even Carlisle county, that
rau
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
WHERE!
TVHY? WIEN?

hv should you insure your life? Because in no other way can
YOU secure to your family profits arising from your work ID
YOU are poor gives protection your family 3D. you are nch
it gives YOU good investment
When should you insure your life? NOW.
s Because you may die before doing So ID gu may become I'M
nsu,aoe 3D. 1t certainly will cost you more you oc'l!
Where should insure my life?
With the Equitable Life Assurance Society Of the Uned States
1st Be- ausc it the strongest having the largest surplus in the
world Because il largest doing more business ahn.} anu
Tg moro assurance in force than any Company the World 3D.
Because policies free from conditions o absolutely T Rooa"o IF,
Tontine policies now maturing show that the holde nave Ieea
besides protection investment The results are excess
drest JOHN R WEST Manager, Richmond, Va.
TnrtO finn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Bucklen's Arnlca Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Foyer
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

Mr.. Charles Ncrdhoif, the special cor.
respondent seat by the New YORK Heraid
~ Honolulu to study and report he true
political status in the Hawaiian Islands,
in a letter to the San Francisco A'gondW
boldly charges that the whole annexation
scheme was conspiracy conceived ana
engineered 10y interested parties. The
Original aud impeling motive for anho1-
alton, Mr.. Nordhoff pointed out, was a de-
sire to protect the sugar interests in
Hawaii. Under the reciprocity treaties
Hawaiian sugar had the advantage OF all
other foreign suglr m the American mar
let to the extent of two cents pound.
When the Mckinley tariitplaced sugar on
the free list Hawaiian planters were
alarmed. and it was question whether
that didn't mean ruin In the hope OF re-
heving themselves they had the bright
idea Of seeking annexation to tho United
States, winch womb enable them TO
claim the two.ccnt bounty which the
Mckinley act bestows on natiye sugar
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
FRIDAY, JULY II. 1898.

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