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The oasis., 1894-04-12
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The school bond election will take place Saturday.
 Tinware mended by J. \. Gochen- our.
 Mr. Wm. B. Reid is sinking q we'll on his ranche near Casa Grande.
 Boots and shoes repaired by J. N. Gochenour.
 Monday MT. D. S Thomas went to Tucson, returning the same evening.
 At noon of Tuesday a heavy excur- sion train passed westward on the $. F.
 Alfalfa cutting commenced in this vicinity last Saturday. A good crop.
 Saturday and Sunday MT c. c. Su- ter of Tucson, was visitor at Arizola.
 The water in the reservoirs now at the height of thirteen feet and six inches.
 It is said at Mammoth that Wm Neal will put in q traction engine to haul ore.
 Tomorrow evening there will be a dance and ice cream social at Casa o;rande.
 Next week Miss Julia S. Thomas will go to san Francisco to visit the Mid winter Fair.
 Mr. Carson Ritter of Mammoth. now has charge of the Mohawk store at that place.
 Mir. Thomas Burke of Arizola. is at at Benson with the work train of the Southern Pacific
 A great deal of fine rock Is coming out of the Stevens quarry for Mr.. Deans buildings.
 District court is yet in session at Florence, and the grand jury was im- pancIlcd on Monday.
 The new heading and ieadgate or the Florence canal will be entirely completed this week.
 Last Thursday Tom English, an Ar izola boy killed a big bull snake four and one-half feet long.
 The excursion train that passed day before yesterday, carried lot of pas senger agents from the east
 Mr. Fred White is arranging to be- gin the manufacture of cactus furnl- turc and hric-a-brac. at Florence.
 Tuesday Mir. E. D. Crumb, route agent for Wells. Fargo X Co.'S express, wasa visitor at Arizola. on business.
 NIT. Geo. F. Meek. formerly Of Flor cacc, now of Tucson, came down on sundays stage. en route tothe old pu- eblo.
 The school fund of pinal county be- ing exhausted, the board of superyis- ors has ordered all schools to close to- morrow.
 Mir. Philip smith of l,irksyille. Mo, is visiting Arisola and vicinity The gentleman seems greatly pleased with the country
 Hon. Thos. Graham of Wentworth was at Arlzola last Thursday night. cn route -o PhPniS. He returned home Saturday.
 Last Friday Mir. r. F. Maldanado commenced the work of clearing away preparatory to rebuilding his store structure at Casa Grande
 At Arizola Mir. Simeon English is planting q garden on block of laud belonging to Doctor Hurley, that ad- joins the depot grounds, opposite the sto k chute.
 Miss Sanders, teacher of the Arizola school, has arranged picnic for her
The oasis., 1894-04-12

IT you are going TO Florence make the trip yia. Arizola. Best hotel ac- commedations, best conyeyances, best stock, shortest and best road, and quickest time.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

Last Friday Mr, and Mrs. D. s. Thomas, Miss Maude Slanson, Miss Julia Thomas, MeSsrs. II. L. Slauson and Warren I'rott, went to Sacaton to visit the agancy and witness the proceedings of the presbytery.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

Colonel Robert Williams of Florence, was at Arizola this week, ta arranre to put some cattle on alfalfa pastur age at the ranche of NIr. Fletcher M. Doan. They arc to le fatiened for market.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

In the residence grounds of MT. H. V. Jackson, at Florence, may be seen a bewildering array of remarkable plant and tree growth. living testi- mony of what can be done in South ern Arizona with irrigation and thor ough cultivation. He has young ash tree only three years old which is nearly twenty feet in height and nine inches in diameter at the butt. Um- hrell and other ornamental trees show an equally vigorous growth. In roses and other towering plants and vines there is wonderful profusion and variety. Everything is well kept and cared for, and the growth is very remarkable.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

The board of supervisors has had time lock put upon the cash box in the safe Of the county treasury, at Flor ence. The new lock was first put into operation last Saturday night and worked to charm. By it's operation tue vault is locked at the close of bus mess hours each day, and no one can unlock it until the time set the fol- lowing morning. The machine is a fine one from the factory of Sargent S Greenleaf, at Rochester, N. Y.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
 Most Perfect Mace.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

Last night Messrs. Harvey L. Slau- son and Warren Trott of Waterbury, Conn.,, and Miss Maude Slauson of Carthage, Mo, who have been at Ari- zola several weeks, visiting Mrs. D. s. Thomas, the mother of MT. and Miss Slauson, took the train for Los An geles and San Francisco. They were accompanied by Mrs. Thomas, who will visit in California a couple of months
The oasis., 1894-04-12

The old management of the Florence Tribune seem to be having a little difference for the district court to settle. Monday the court tried case Tn which Mir. Robert Williams, as- signee of the claim sued the Tribune company for unpaid salary due Mr. Geo. F. Meek, former manager. Judge ment was given the plaintiff. An ap- peal was taken to the supreme court. Then the Tribune company entered suit against Mir Meek for an account ing, and $500 on account. This case will be tried at the next term.
The oasis., 1894-04-12

A grand Mardi Gras carnival is to be celebrated at the Midwinter Fair in san Francisco on the 18th, 18th and 10th of the present month. It will be splendid pageant, well worth atten- dance of anyone, and will doubtless draw great throngs to the city by the Golden Gate, The Southern Pacific Company makes the usual excursion rate to all desiring to attend. Those wishing further information should apply to their agents at Arizola and Casa Grande.
The herald., 1894-08-09
The Pikeman and His Weapon.

The pikeman was covered with de-
fensive armor, an iron headpiece, iron
"back and breast" and "tasses," kind
of iron apron protecting him from waist
to knee. He carried pike 16 feet long,
with an ashen shaft, an iron head and a
blunt iron spike at the butt end, where
by to fix it in the ground, and besides
the pike rapier
The pike, from its great length, was
a weapon which required deft handling
in order to be Of effective use, and, as
may be imagined, was excessively snowy
on parade The modern lance exercise
is a pretty sight enough, but the old
pike exercise, perfectly executed by a
large body Of men, must have been SUI
perb. We are not surprised, therefore, to
find that the pastures or instructions for
this exercise are extravagantly minute.
To give one example, at the close Of
the instruction, ON the word "Order
your pixies" we find after mass of
complicated details tho following con-
clusion "You place the butt end of
your pike by the outside Of your right
foot, your right hand holding it even
with your eye and your thumb right up;
then, your left arm being set al5imbo by
your side, you shall stand with full
body in a comely posture. ''-Macmil-
lan's Magazine.
The herald., 1894-08-09

In some parts Of the world centipeds
are regarded with suporstitious venera-
ton. A friend of the writer's once Wis
tied Buenos Ayres and engaged room
at boarding house. He found eight
large centipeds in his quarters before
he went down to dinner. Having killed
them, he informed the landlady of the
circumstance. She expressed the utmost
grief and declared that the destruction
of the creatures would take away all
good luck from her establishment for
eight years to colne---one year for each
centipeds. " Washington Star.
The herald., 1894-08-09
HE'S COMING TOMORROW.

He's coming to see me tomorrow.
What do you suppose he will say?
] fancied he locked at ms strangely
When he bid me goodby yesterday.
I'm awfully nervous and shaky,
And there's not tho least reason why.
It's shame to be quite such a baby
When one is so aged as /.
He says he is coming tomorrow.
There's nothing at oil strange In that
For many's the time he has been here,
And we've had jolly good chat.
He's coming to see me tomorrow.
What of it? ia like him to tell.
I'm sure no can come when he pleases,
Or never-'twould suit me as we'll
Tomorrow hos coming, tomorrow,
And he was here one day ago.
1never did see such fellow.
What ais him is more than know.
Tn sure ] cannot imagine
What tits he's SO anxious to say,
But he's coming to see me tomorrow
Iwish he were coming todayl
-Persis E. barrow in Housekeeper.
The herald., 1894-08-09
A BABY WITHOUT EYES.
It Has Two More Fingers. However, Thar
Are Generally Given to Little Girls.

It Has Two More Fingers. However, Than
Are Generally Given to Little Girls.
A wonderful bit Of humanity has tax
en- up its abode at 154 Orchard street.
This little girl baby was born on Satur-
day without eyes or optic nerve.
AS if this unfortunate condition Of
affairs was not enough, the baby is af-
fiioted with more fingers than is usually
given to mankind. From the little fin
ger of each hand is an extra finger Of
perfect shape and size, and excepting
that it points in an opposite direction to
the other fingers is apparently formed
to remain for lifetime
In all other respects the little girl is
healthy, weighs eight pounds and is as
pretty and we'll behaved child as could
be found anywhere.
It's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juda Gross
man, live on the third floor at 1854
Orchard street. This is the eighth year
of their married life, and during that
time three children have been born,
who have all died
The eyeless infant was examined in
the Post Graduate Medical hospital yes
terday by Drs. F. r. Relying and
Charles A. Talna before class of so
students. 1t was conclusively proved
that the child has no sight whatever,
tho cause being the arrest of develop
ment before birth. DR.. Lander, who is
attending tho child, has been searching
old medical manuscripts for records of
similar cases, but the only SUCCESS he
has met with was the finding of mere
mention in an old French natural his
tory by Bruneau of case where male
child was born without eyes.-New
York Herald
The herald., 1894-08-09
Where Avarice Once overreaohod Itself.

The Man With the Big Valise-How
far is it to the Northwestern railway
station?
The Cabman with an eye to profit
able fare)-About two miles.
The Man With the Big Valise (con-
sulting watch)-Pshaw! Then won t
be able to catch that train anyway.
Guess I'll ride over in street Car and
catch the next train after Chicago
Record,
The herald., 1894-08-09
ED 1sabits Of Sleeping.

Persons can easily get into bad habits
of sleeping just as well as eating or
drinking. When tho healthy body has
had it's required amount of sleep, it an
neunces the fact by causing the sleeper
to awake and il from habit OF desire
moro sleep is taken at that timo it is an
excess, Just the same as overlooking the
stomach is an excess in eating. Insom-
MIA or sleeplossness can very often be
traced to impairment of tho digestive
organs. Now York Dispatch.
The herald., 1894-08-09
Tho POlYpus.

The common polypus has the most
wonderful power of life. Cut one into
a dozen pieces, and a dozen creatures
are the result. Two have been sliced
and Joined together, producing monsters
with two heads. When turned inside
out like glove finger, they do not seem
to notice any change or sustain amy in
convenience. Exchange.
The herald., 1894-08-09
Care For the Dress Shield

The woman rho aspires to be dainty
pays especial attention to her dress
shields. New ones should be Pit in
after every three or four times wearing
at the most, or tho old ores should be
removed and washed before being used
again. Unless this is lon, tle7 #li.
prove vary disagreeaoI if The 'eaeer
perspires freely, a.
The herald., 1894-08-09

GOLD in transit across the Atlantic
"swests, :" no matter how tightly it may
be packed. 1t is usually sent IN stout
kegs altd squeezed in as tight as posi-
BILE, but Mere is regular allowance for
loss by aNriticn uron the voyage. and
i'll the couhSe OF years this loss to the
commercial world amounts to large
sum-
The herald., 1894-08-09
,,Glimpses Of America

Which THE distributing subscribers
grand wondernd pctoriay realism
that Overwhelmingly charming By of this exquisite of all
works, the reader carried in his easy rocking chair
The herald., 1894-08-09
A PANORAMA
OF AMERICA!

II it possible to altitude
observer view through telescope America
tm what wondrous spectacle would Beautiful might
appear the vision would satisfactory
afforded by the Great Photographic Portfolio,
The herald., 1894-08-09

lands where with breath
blooms regions where peaks Ihus
hrone And while giving of surprising beauty Gimpses of
America
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
A Climbing Bullock.

At the great slaughter houses in the
Partisan suburb of La Villette there is
a granary from which the beasts await
ing execution are fed. The way to it is
up n substantial ladder staircase. One
of the bullocks, having escaped from the
pens, climbed up this staircase before he
could be stopped. When his escape was
first discovered, he was seen on the
stairs, slowly and laboriously making
his way upward. AS soon az he reached
the granary two or three attendants fol-
lowed him and endeavored to get him
down, but NIL their efforts were unavail-
ing. There was nothing to be done,
therefore, but to leave the beast there
to eat his fill and then see whether he
would be clever enough to return by the
way he went. Possibly some thought
of exhibiting him in public may have
crossed the minds Of his guardians, but
if SO they were doomed to disappoint
ment. The stupid animal, instead Of
trusting to the staircase, got out OF
window on the opposite side OF the
building and put one foot ON little
thin ladder standing against it. There
was crash. the ladder broke in hal
and the too adventurous bullock fell
breaking all his legs, 80 that he had to b'
killed on the spot. Paris Letter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
His "Loyen Text.

The story is related of bishop who
came to one of our state prisons and
was told: mo need of you here, sir.
We have eight preachers safely locked
up who are brought out each Sabbath
to minister to their fellow prisoners.
II this appear doubtful tale, it can be
varied with the following about young
lady Sunday school teacher who has
class of rather bright boys averaging
between and years.
Recently she requested each pupil to
come on the following Sunday with
some passage of Scripture bearing upon
love. The lads needed the request and
in turn recited their verses bearing upon
that popular subject, such as Love
your enemies, Little children, love
one another" etc. The teacher said to
the boy whose turn came last, Well,
Robbie, what is your verse?" Raising
himself up he responded: "Song of Sol
ONION, second chapter, fifth verse, Stay
me with hagons, comfort me with ap-
pies, for l am sick of love. '"-Ex-
change.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
OrAtOry.

"The most eloquent speakers are not
the most powerful" says Hon. John
Fithian of Illinois. There are men
who could hold an audience spellbound
with n speech about cockroach and at
the close of 1t the people would not
know whether the cockroach was IN
animal, a bird or piece Of machinery.
saw IN illustration OF this one time in
a political meeting. One of the most
eloquent speakers in the country is EN-
erson Etheridge. and heard him deliver
a speech that swayed the hearers like
music ut the hands OF master. There
was nothing that he could not DO with
the crowd while they were under his
control His opponent had voice like
big bass vioi. halted and stammered,
but confined himself to homely lam
guass and rather coarse ridicule. l
watched the vote in that precinct, and
the measure advocated by the eloquent
speaker scarcely received vote, while
the other man had carried everything
before him as il by Storm"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
The WONDERS oE ATOMS.
Even tho Smallest spcck Visible Contains
Millions of Particles.

Even tho Smallest spcck Visible Contains
Millions of Particles.
There nre but few persons outside of
the ranks of tho biological students that
have any idea of what is meant by the
expression IAN atom oi matter. When
tse microscope is applied To thu cxamri-
nution of living tissue. whether that
tissue be OF animal ur vegetable life. it
Is soon observed that all living thiu2s
arc made mp of minute bodies called
organisms. Experts in the various
branches of biological research Will also
tell you that no essential difference can
be distinguished between those cells
which go to mnko up the sum total of
animal life and those which give tho
vegetable its existence. These life cells,
although wonders within themselves,
are madc up Of minute PARTICLES called
"atoms, which are so small that they
must ever remain invisible to the hu-
man eye. Some critical reader will say,
IF this last remark be true, how can
it be proved that such infinitesimal par
ticles as your 80 called atoms exist!"
To this query the reply would be that it
Is only when an untold number of these
atoms unite themselves so as to form
single body, like the grains in pop
corn ball, that they become at all visi-
ble and then only by the best appliances
that optical science has been able to
furnish.
This being the case. it is not an exag-
geration to say that every little piece of
matter which we are able to see Is built
! up of millions upon millions of these
atoms which are 80 small that no mind
can comprehend their minuteness, even
when taken in aggregations of thou
sands. Thore are, of course, many diff
ferent kinds of atoms, such as atoms of
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, ETC.. each OF
which IS believed to have its own par
ticular size and weight. Then. too,
they probably differ in shape as well as
size. According to the specialists in
this line, they combine together by mu-
tual attraction, which is in some cases
called cohesion and in others chemical
affinity, according as the atoms are oi
the different elements. This being the
case it is easy to understand why myr.
lads of these atoms Of all sizes and
shapes, fitted snugly one against the
other, combine together in varying de-
grees of intensity to build up structures
possessing all the various degfees o.
stability and solidity. Some of the mos
wonderful theories ever advanced OF
the atomic theory are by Sir William
Thomson, the English scientist. In ont
of these articles he proves by three diff
ferent trains of arguments that an atom
cannot be greater than the one one hun
dred and fifty millionth Of an inch no
lees than one-five billionth Of an inch
st. Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
''WheN | was a Boy"

Writes Postmaster J. G. WooDsoN,
Forest Hill, W. Va, Il had bron-
chial trouble of such persistent
and stubborn character, that the
doctor pronounced it incurable with
ordinary medicines, and advised
me to try Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
/ did so, and one bottle cured me.
For the last fifteen years, have
used this preparation with good
effect whenever | take
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
a Bad Cold,

and I know of numbers of people
who keepit in the house all the time.
not considering it safe to be with
out it,"
"I have been using Ayers Cherry
Pectoral in my family for 80 years, with
the most satisfactory results, and can
cheerfully recommend it as being espe-
cially adapted to all pulmonary COM
plants. 1 have, for many years, made
pulmonary and other medicines specia!
study, and I have come to the conclusion
that Ayers Cherry Pectoral occupies a
position prc-eminent over other medi-
cines of the class. ."-Chas. Davenport,
Dover, n. j. "
Ayers Cherry PectoraI
PREPARED by DR.. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Prompt to act, sureto cure
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
Aluminium Instrument..

A physician who got rid OF some of
his steel instruments and bought Others
made of aluminium says that he is sor-
fy that he changed. The aluminium
probes. sounds, tongue depressers and
that sort OF thing do not oxidize. to be
sure, but he finds that they are deficient
in elasticity and stay bent after pres
sure. He declares, moreover. that he
likes to feel as ii he had hold on some
thing when he uses an instrument, and
aluminium is SO light that 1t makes
him feel as ii he could put no trust In
it.--Exchangc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
ossar wilde.s Memory.

Oscar Wilde has enough Irish blood
in his veins to occasionally make bull.
In London an American, who had met
Wilde previously. rushed up to him and
erasped his hand. Oscar drew back q
little.
"Why. don't You remember meT' ex-
claimed the American, rather taken
aback.
"well. to tell You the truth" re-
marked Oscar Alacidly. II remember
your name perfectly, but for the life
Of ne capt recollect Your face. =
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-10
A NOVEL RACING MATCH.
Eobpgganing Down Fun ON Rocking
Horses to Decide "a Wager.

Eobpgganng Down IA Fun ON Rocking
Horses to Decide Wager.
There is no knowing what an Eng
lishman will not do to decide bet.
Men have jumped across dining tables,
mounted upon untractahle steeds-yea,
and even kissed their own mothers-in-
lawn order to settle a wager. In fine,
It ought to be an established maxim
among us by this time that given GER
tain number of impossibilitie and an
equal number of young Englishmen,
those impossibilities will not long re-
main such, provided they be made the
subjects of bets.
Ono of those incidents which go a
long way toward justifying the reputa-
ton which as nation of madmen we
have earned among foreigners occurred
at st. Noritz when, lin order to settle
a bet, - Lord William Manners and the
Hon. H. Gibson agr, ed to so dGwn the
village run" mounted Oh rocking
horses ia place of ordinary toboggans.
A feature of the race was that both
competitors were "attired in full hunt
ing kit, q" and as elaborate preparations
had been hlade for the contest and ru-
NOR OF the affair had been industriously
noised aL.oad the crowd which had as
sembled to witness it was both large
and distinguished.
The start was fixed for l2 O'Clock,
and shortly before that hour the shouts
of the spectators announced that the
horses were OIL, Unlike the custom in
toboggam races both started ut the same
TIME. II Tic first coarse Lord William
Manners led as far us Il certain angie OF
the 'run called Casper s Corners, from
the fact that hotel of that name ls
situated clonc by, but taking it rather
high Mr.. Gibson passed clcverly on the
inside, which he maintained to the lin
ish," Lord William being summarily
dismissed from his fractions steed S
back some distance to the bad from the
winning post.
In the second course Lord William
Manners again had the advantage as far
as Casper's Corners, where Mr.. Gibson
again tried to pass him on the inside,
but beiag joclcyed by his opponent his
horse swung round and proceeded down
the run tail forciuu-t. but leading. The
Va AAc i''Ntttpio ~ 'h''
stage Of the proceedings may bc more
easily imagined than described, nor die
it abate in the least when Nj. Gibson
dismountinS, seized it unceremoniously
by the nose and turned it into the way
it should go.
Meanwhile Lord William Manners
had suffered disappointment n secont
time, Tor in attempting 10 "take"-t
use true hunting tenn--a paticularl.
awkward part Of the run" called Bel
vedere Corner his horse refused to re
spond to its riders eXci tions to get
SUGGEST ully over the obstacle, and hors
and jockey came down TO the ground Il
one tumultuous somcrsanlt together.
Lord Williams discontinue prove
to be Mr. Gibson's opportunity. Th
time and ground that the former ha
lost by his involuntary flight throug
the air were never recovered. Mr.. Gil
son, with the position of his horse II
versed and his legs thrust scientificall
in front of him, rode easily and triun
phantly forward and eventually reache
the winning post some seconds III az
vance OF his OppOnelt. .--Alpino Post.