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The oasis., 1895-07-13

MT. r. J. Zeimet, agent for the New Mexico & Arizona and Sonora railroads at Nogales has bow and Q half dozen poisoned arrows, made and used by the Seris Indians, on Tiburon Island. The bow is of guayayillo, native wood, feet inches in length, and very strong and elastic. 1t takes a man to pull it back the full length of the arrow, and Pete proposes to use it in testing the capabilities of candi- dates for admission to the Nogales Athletic Club.
The oasis., 1895-07-13

New goods, new stock, low prices at the Red House.
The oasis., 1895-07-13

Wm. Overholzer has bought the Parlor saloon, and is preparing to handle keg beer again. Several days ago he ordered carload by telegraph and it is expected to arrive today. It was MT Overholzer who first demon strated the feasibility of handling keg beer in Nogales successfully and pro- fitably, and he will command the trade.
The oasis., 1895-07-13

Wednesday evening at $40 those who were out where they could observe the heavens witnessed one of the most splendid and attractive sights ever seen in the sky. A large and brilliant meteor burst into view not far below the zenith, and trailcd down the west ern hemisphere toa point about fifteen degrees above tho horizon. It was parabolic in form, travelling with the broad end forward; that end was of a brilliant white in color, while the apex was a most beautiful and delicate rose hue.
The oasis., 1895-07-13

Tuesday there passed Nogale en route to El Paso, Lie. Domingo Elias, a prominent lawyer of the state of Chihuahua, who had been visiting a number of days at the Sonora ranch of Proto Brothers, where resides his sis ter Scnora Luisa Barreda, mother of Mrs. Louis Proto.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
The Cosmopolitan Northwest.

Lead, & D., is truly cosmopolitan. Practically every nation on earth is rep resented, the great HomestRke mine hay ing brought miners and others from the four corners of the earth.
 The other evening during the supper hour an interesting group occupied places at table in one of the restaurants. At one end of the table sat genuine Ore gon Indian, next to him sat negro, next to the negro sat an Irishnan, while next to him sat Dutchman. Across the table, opposite the Indian, was a French man, and on the same side sat a Swede, a Slovenian and an American, while at the extreme end of the table sat a Cor nishman. A Finnish girl took the orders for the meal, while Ghinaman took and punched meal tickets and raked in the quarters. Minneapolis Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
Twn Aaxentnrons nanes.

Charles Laurence and Christian Chris tian, two young Danish sailors, want to cross the Atlantic ocean in an open boat. They are confident that they could take a 25 foot boat from New York to Queenstown in from 40 to 30 days.
 Tho boat should be foot beam and draw 216 feet of water. It should have an airtight compartment aft and be decked over forward. It should be yawi rigged, with foremast stepped well forward Both masts should be collapsi- ble The sides should be partly boarded over and lined with cork.
 The young sailors would sleep under tarpaulin and live on cold victuals during the voyage, for they would not expect to be able to keep even an oil stove alight. New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
HoRsELESs CARRIAGES.
-A' 2lme Seems Ripe For Their xntro. ductiOn and CenaraI tTae.

@iihe Seems Ripe For Their xntros duction and General Use.
 ~ may be some time before the per
 ,OOs norseless carriage becomes q thor ppasniy p; familiar object on our streets and
 a.sa"ays, aas. but it is evident that the re- ton' p, race of such vehicles from Paris to
 Oiueaux to and back has given an impetus sb. american manufacturers which suits Ns AOAioiO e0oA
 Nor some time the dwellers along ,se ,lauiSon avenue, New York, have had ,no m opportunity of watching the work oi one or two horseless vehicles,
 ra nnich seem to do we'll on the asphalt tpo trpa'eiuents, and now we are told that os as sss'em will be given trial by some tho aa. a, great retail dry goods houses in to ha haenYery of goods. The motive agency lara, s0 used Is gas produced from petro- l, oou, winch will give one horsepower at roada Gas ol only cent an hour for level oidos ao lorseless carriage is making de-
 sioo,l ya pid for the welcome of our fin de
 mon O.o age, and it would be we'll if our
 menta ntacturers, profting by the expert
 tbo 'S made in France, should attempt hanap aplooaction of tho most perfect and maS a,ssoine \ vehicles possible. Indeed it to t,,;', oe asked if tho time has not come the a.ila atls of horseless carriage races in Nem ie or the recent one in France.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
Forgiveness Game High.


 At Greenville, N. C., short time ago man and wife disagreed. The breach between them widened, until a separation was effected on cash basis, the consideration being $400 cash paid the husband by the wife for him to leave and never return, except to get his house. hold effects. Papers were signed, and he left. Returning few days thereafter for his goods, his wife's heart softened toward him, but he was firm. Negotia- tions for him to remain were opened, and the result was that he demanded and received $500 in cash not to leave as per contract He didn't leave any more, and 5000 is right good money for one week. k.-Atlanta Constitution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
A FEW JINGOES.
he New York Sun Inveighs Against
 American Unpatriotisn.

The New York Sun IDveighs Against
 American Unpatriotisn.
 The American admiral who, about two years ago, by q bold naval maneu- Fer in the harbor of Rio, put a check npon the advance of the fleets of the three European powers that had com. bined against the republic of Brazil, then in distress, was jingo. Was he?
 To care continental whether Eng land gains control of the great river Dfinoco, through her seizure of the ter lfltory of the republic of Venezuela along it's banks, is Jingoism. Is it?
 10 wish we'll to the brave Cubans Rho are struggling to throw off the yoke pf Spain and establish free republic is lingoism. Oh, indeed
 10 favor the republic of Hawaii in lts longing for union with the United states-that is American jingoism, and you can't deny It.
 10 desire that the rights of the repub- Hile Of Nicaragua shall be respected by slofelgn powers. There's jingoism for EyouI
 To hold that the provinces of Canada would be better off if they were states Hpi < the American Union is the grossest 8ad of jingoism. Is it notP
 10 believe In the Monroe doctrine you must us be jingo. That's surel
 10 care swipe for Americsnism in AmIerics--oh, jingoi
 narrah for the American flag, and you are gone to jingo I-New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
Biting or More Than She Can Chew.

The British army has total strength, according to the latest Blue Book, of a92, 1B1. If England carries out all it's schemes of seizing the choice places of earth, 1t will be able to garrison each one with corporal and ten men. St Louis Globe Democrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27
New Breed of Bad Men.

A Sunday school superintendent has just yiotimized the New York banks to the extent of $100,000. The old fash toned, wicked thief is almost extinct. - Washington Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27

Fifteen sheets Legal Paper, cents. Twenty-Five good Envelopes, cents. Ladies Black Hose, cents up to 58 cents Ladies Vests, 4 cents up.
 Full line of Towels, Napkins, Table Covers, Handlserchiefs, Shoes, Pants, Gents Furnishing Goods, Piece Goods Tinware, Mating, Etc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27

Cocoa Castile, three for 10 cents. Good Box Paper, cents Box Paper, 24 sheets paper and 24 envelopes.
 good quality, 6 cents. The same, decorated, 10 cents. better grade, Decorated, IA cents. Extra Fine Royal Wedding, 20 cents. Fifteen sheets Foolscap Paper, 5 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27

s sSS
 Goods
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27

earl Buttons all sizes, from cents per dog. up. sgate Button; small size, 4 cents per gross. ;pool Silk, 3 cents 3uton-hole Twist cent. snbrodering Silk, seven spools for 5 cents.
 hitting Silk, E cents per spool arks Cotton, seven spools for g cents. sngs Cottonl 2 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-27

Blasting Cotton, I cent. Darning Cotton, I cent. Best Brass Pins, 4 dents. Shoe Laces, four for I cent. Needles, six papers for 5 cents. Good Soap, I cent.
 Turkish Bath Soap, ? cents. Glicerine Soap, 4 cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-15
New wrappers at Ordway's.

Closing out sale at ". ;. Yarney' :
this week.
Nice pears for preserving, 25c per
peek at Goodrich's.
Miss Anna Philbrick of Boston, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. +. b. Hill.
All wool remnants of men and boys
wooleus selling at less than cost At
Coburn Wooden Mills.
Don't fail to call at Morrison's and get
prices of coal before buying. Lehigh.
egg and stove. Nv
Have you seen the pretty BE Scotch
ginghams. silk stripe ehallie> and golf
suitings ". b. steward has marked
down to bets a yard:
Mr. and Mrs {. 5 Judkins, c. L.
Jadkins, George ". Judkins, and the
Misses Irene r. and Mildred II. JudSins,
all of Boston, were in town last Friday,
tie guests of George II. Pishon. Later
they went to Lake George where they
lave secured rooms at the Mohiean
Hons fer the remainder Of the season.
Lieut.. ". b. NcPheters of Co. Z !,
Skowhcgan. won the shoot of the COM
pany inspectors for the Second Regi-
ment, Wednesday at Augusta, his score
being %. Co. L. scored $50 the com
pany team shoot But one other com
pany, l.. of Houlton, made an equal
score, and one, X. Of Calais, made a
-cnrn of 10
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-15
Probate Court .

At the August term of Judge Bus
wells court which began Tuesday the
18th inst business was transacted as fol-
lows:
The wills of Aaron Parker and Sarah
f. Boswell were received and filed.
Accounts were filed in the estates of
Sarah Il. Pierce, Martha W. Baker, Mary
5. Cook.
Accounts were settled in the estates of
John f. Judkins, Christiana l.. Judkins,
Geo. ii. Newhall, Daniel {. Rowell and
John l.. Tenney.
Petition of authority to sell real estate
in case of Eugene +. Bates and Daniel 5.
Foss.
Administration was asked on the
estates Of John Patten and Orlando {.
Gaylord.
Widows allowance was asked from the
estate of Orlando c. Gaylord.
The estate of Wilmot c. Moody was
represented insolvent and Harrison w
Gardner and Lester Conforth were
appointed commissioners.
Charles w. Cook was appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Roxanna A
Cook. Joseph Wyman was was appoint
ed aGmr. of estate of Betsey I. Wyman
Berlie L. Viles was appointed guard,
ian of Wallace o. Viles ct ais.
Clara A. Ames was appointed execu
trix of the will of Washington |. Ames
Albert C. Wade was appointed guardian
of Solomon w. Bunker. Geo. G. Weeks
was appointed administrator of the estate
of Mary A. Emery. Tilson d. Salley
was appointed exr of will of John Hol
brook.
Z. F. Danforth, named in the will o
James p. Blunt with A. g. Blunt, one o
the executors, resigned as such and hi
resignation was accepted.
! The will of Emma Cover was proved
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-15
FARM FOR SALE IN SKOWHEGAN

offer for sale my farm, situated three miles
from Skowhegan Post Office, containing about
1880 acres, we'll divided into pasture, timber
land, good fields and good sized orchard OF
young trees, all well watered. Barns, Stable
and Sheds in good repair, and House in fair
condition. viii be sold low and on desirable
terms to suit purchaser. Will be sold in
whole or in part. Inquire OF
Skowhegan, August 2, 1895. tf32
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-15
NOTICE.!

New or nearly new roofs should be
stained with our Asphalt, Oil and Slate
Stains. making them look and wear like
slate roofs. Old roofs Off not too old
repaired and painted. Roofs inspected
and costs estimated without charge.
Satisfaction guaranteed. 3mo29
FRED ELWELL,
Skowhegan, Maine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-15
For Rent !!

The lower tenement in the residence form
erly owned and occupied by Hon. L. H. Webb
Madison Ave, will be for rent after Sept. LIST
Inquire on the premises at w. H. Wildes
store of w. w. Swain. 32tf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-15

Remember that we have a shoemaker
in our store. Gardner Il Barnard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-13
without Morals,

The Rev. George r. Dotson, the popu-
lar Unitarian minister of Alameda. tells n
rather good story at his own exponsc.
While spending q summer vacation at
Skagg's Springs one of his greatest friends
was little girl about years old. The
two were constant companions, and the
child daily accompanied the clergyman on
his excursions in the neighborhood. One
evening tho little girl remarked to her fel-
low diners
81 like going out with Mr. Dodson."
''WhyY' queried stranger, hoping to
draw the child out.
"Because he has no morals,' was the
startling reply.
When the simmer boarders had recover
ed their equarimity, they instituted an in
vestigation, the upshot of which was the
discovery that the curly haired maiden
possessed an Unsuitable craving for stories.
This desire was frequently gratifled by Mr..
Dodson; but, unlike the anecdotes in her
books the minister's tales were never
pointed with an obtrusive moral.-San
Francisco News Letter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-13

Tho butter making contest of an Eng
lish show has brought out the fact that
speedy churns made high ratio of butter
that took prizes
Twelve cents is the highest estimate on
good authority of the cost of dozen OF
eggs while some estimates are as low as
six cents. A the experiment stations,
where every pound of food Is weighed and
but little waste material can be used, the
cost is greater than the average on the
farms. 1t has long been accepted among
poultrymen that five pecks of corn or
wheat, or the equivalent thereof, will
maintain "A laying hen one year. At
present prices this would be about IS
cents year. II cannot be that the cost
is so much when hens are on ranges. as
they need little or no feed in the summer.
The prices of all kinds Of grain of course
regulate the cost of eggs, but IN our ex-
perience the cost of a dozen eggs at
present prices for feed, provided land that
Is the main point) the hens are good
layers, should not exceed six cents This
does not include shelter or labor in caring
for the flock. If the hens are Indifferent
layers and the egg production is small,
the cost may reach as much as Is cents
dozen, but such is a seldom occurrence.
Of bacteria and butter making this best
of authorities says: There are a few
species whose growth In the cream pro-
duces pleasant, desirable odor and
flavor, and, being few in number, the
question arises why butter makers COM
monty produce good butter. The answer
is simple enough: Cream, without ripen-
ing, will produce moderately good but
ter. though one without any very decided
flavor The butter maker, in ripeninp
his cream, will always produce in 1t q
certain amount of acid from The Tactic or
ganisms, and even IL he has no proper
flavor producing species present the butter
that he obtains will be moderately good
product, provided none of the mischievous
species are present During certain sea-
sons of the year he can obtain butter
that has no very bad taste and yet is
without a desirable favor And no
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-13
MOVING TO CITIES.
The Migration of Population to Great C~u-
ters and Its Dangc,

The closing decades of this ccnt,.cy aro
witnessing no more remarkable phcnome-
non than that shown in the migration Of
population, not so much from country to
country, rs from place to place in the
same country, writes Henry j. Fletcher
in The Forum. This interior migration
is most noticeable in the most progressive
lands. 1t Is effecting n rapid transforma-
ton in Germany, England, in Australasia,
under widely different conditions, but mo-
where is its operation moro general than
in the United States. In Australia, for
example, the rural districts prosper and
few great cities grow enormously, while
all the intermediate communities arc rel
ativcly stagnant, but in the United States
the drift is Enthusiastically from the farms
to the nearest village. from tho village to
tho town and from the town TO tho city.
Out of a total of 909 townships in New
York ga gained Numerically between 1880
and 1890, while 635, or moro than two
thirds, became less populous.
This transplantation has most farrcach-
ing effects. Politically it transfers pre-
ponderanco of power to the great cities,
changing the results of important elections
and increasing the urgency Of municipal
problems. Socially it swclls the number
of tho classes most exposed to agitation
and discomfort, intensiflos tho dangers to
be apprchcndcd from social upheavals and
widens the growing chasm between tho
classes. 1t concentrates tho wealth of tho
nation into fewer hands and reacts pro-
foundly upon the material, social and po-
litical life of the entire nation. The moro
rapid the process of Capitalization, tho
more frequent and intense must be tho
periods of depression needed to correct 1t.
Tho student of social science, observing
so stupendous movement, asks whether
society is to be gamer or the loser by 1t.
On the ono side he trcmblcS-cspccially il
nc be an American-at the prospect of add
ing enormously to the burden of the mu-
nicipal governments in the large cities al
ready almost breaking down through cor
ruption and incliicicncy He slizcs that
in times of social disturbances tho great
cities are an cvcrgrowing menace To tho
public authority and even to the existing
social order.
He knows that crime is increasing, like
the cities, out of all proportion to every
thing else, and that the massing of dense
populations means impaired public health
and morals. The constant depletion Of
the smaller towns and of tho country,
steadily draining away the best, lowers
the tone OF village and farm life, prevents
the rapid diffusion throughout the country
of improvements in education and tcnds TO
exclude the inhabitants of the rural dis
tricts from participation in the great anne
liOrations OF modern life which ought to
bo common to all
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-13
Knowing Old Rats,

There are evidently some knowing old
rats in the building occupied by tho Hart
ford Courant, 'the Oldest paper in North
America" To get rid of colony of the
rodents somebody connected q printing
office brass galley with live wire, con
veying $50 volts, after hanging above it q
piece of cheese in such a position that the
rat, to get ut it, must stand on the galley.
The oldest paper, etc, solemnly publishes
this statement about one old rat:
They ran up to the galley, looked at
the cheese, shifted at it standing up on
their hind legs and seemed perplexed. One
old fellow, as large as good sized kitten.
could almost reach it without standing on
the galley, but when he found that he
must stand on the brass plate to get 1t he
shook his grizzled head and retired"
That, however, was only one part of the
story. One rash young rat, driven by "all
the fire of YOUTH" jumped upon the galley
and
The electricity got in its work, and in
stantly the rat flew in the air about six
inches, the thought of the cheese being
driven from his mind, and fell in confu-
sion on the 1oor.''
AS to electricity, the rest of the rats have
voted unanimously mot to have any in
theirs. Hartford Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-13
Storing Potatoes.

Methods O. storing potatoes intended for
market vary according to climatic condi-
ton in the several sections of the country
In the South. especially in the northern
belt OF southern states and in the south
crn belt of northern states, potatoes are
not stored freely in the house cellars as
in the North. Indcod cellars do not pre-
vail except in the form of half under
ground structures built near the house on
dry spots. The portions above the sur
face soil are banked up and the roof is
covered with soil. Into these doorway
enters on the end. The dangers that lurk
in decaying vegetables are thus removed
from the household. In sections where
the climate is warmer than New England,
potatoes are stored in the field when early
sales are to be made. At first straw is
put over them in such way as to lap and
throw the water off. Piles are made either
round or long Then a dry place is Sc
cured, the ground is plowed out to light
depth and dirt thrown out, forming q
trench. After cold weather sets in, the
dirt is used to throw over the potatoes
Vent spots ara made along the pile.
The chief poiIt to be secured is cool
atmosphere, not over moist. Moisture and
warmth arc fatal to the keeping quality
of potatoes. Many farmers place them on
3 10 Il iYt Hor 1f - -.
to elevate them on a floor that permits q
current Of air to circulate beneath them
says the Mirror and Farmer. Mr. Terry,
who is quoted on questions pertaining to
potatoes as an authority, houses his in
bushel boxes laid over each other in tie!
fashion. This allows of a movement of
air through the mass of boxes and to some
extent among the potatoes. 1t is opposed
to ready heoting and sweating and the
potatoes. In these days of the universal
discussion of bacteria, germs and mi
crobcs il is needless to say that moisture
and warmth are coadjutors in the develop
mcut of these destructive forms OF plant
life. Warmth, too is inimicai to the germ
yitllty of the potatoe, specially where or
when it is alt5rnatcd with cold, inducing
the start Of the germ or sprouts in case OF
the potato, and their certain breaking
when handled and the consequent loss of
Il part Of the f0cd nourishment Of the
mother plant.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-13
RING BELLS AND EAT SNAIlS.
rwo Characteristic Features Of Roman
Testal Night.

On the night before st. Johns day tho
whole city of Rome gives itself up to feast
ing and fun; feasting certainly and fun
AS the Romans choose to take it,
The two characteristic features Of tho
night, to the stranger mt least, were the
bells and snailS. Long before the square
was reached there had been heard, through
the other sounds, faint tinkling, which
grow louder, but Mt no time became disa-
grccablc. That same tinkling continued
throughout tho night. 1t was made by
hundreds of little bells, which had been
nodded roughly from clay, baked to crys-
tallinc hardness and sold at soldo each
Toward morning they were offered two for
| soldo. They were hcaped on tables and
were carried through tho crowd In big
wicker baskets
Every one bought bell and added his
little tnklo to tho keeping away of the
witches. Promenadcrs tinklcd thom in
one another's faces. Tho sound was so
small and soothing that such audacity be-
came rather compliment, at any rate
the pretty girls who had the bells rung i'm
front Of them seemed rather rcomplimentcd.
Snaiis were served in all tho booths in
the square. Tho snails arc to st. Johns
what turkey is to Thanksgiving. Tho
isoiitiH WIZ uDtsH tab MS tWO OOZcn on
this night has neglected his duty.
Rome had been crawling with snails for
q week beforehand. They had been brought
to market by bushels, and the small boys
had been principally engaged In herding
them-picking them upand dropping them
back into the baskets as soon as they had
crawled out. The sight. of these uneasy
masses of shell and soft, twining flesh had
not given the visitors an appetite for snais.
You say you don't like thcm2" asked
the Roman guide as he led the way to q
small cloth covered booth. "How do you
know? You have never tasted them"
"No."
But you can eat oystersf''
Oysters don't crawl around the stumps
of old trees
Nonsense! That's all imagination.
Watch me-
With that he ordered great platterful,
hot from tho kettle, and began dcvouring
them, digging out each small, aneaty por-
tion with toothpick provided for that
purpose. He smacked his lips with such
evident satisfaction and made so light Of
his performance that the only thing to be
done was to follow his example
snail isn't bad eating. There is very
little to it, and as it is comparatively taste
less the beginner is safe SO long as he can
keep his thoughts away from tho small boy
and the ket.-Chicago Record.