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The oasis., 1897-03-20
A MODERN AMERICAN POLICY.

one of the most tiresome recur- rcnces in the modern policy of the government of the United States is the frequent resurrection from the tomb of ancient things of Washing tons farewell address, the bones of which are sempiternally dragged from the cerements of the grave and shaken in the face of American enterprise and energy, whenever they essay to extend the sphere of American in- huence or enlarge the scope of Amer ican opportunity. That bugbear has stood in the way of the Nicaragua canal, the annexation of Hawaii and numerous other great projects which would have increased American pres tige and added to the opp0rtunitiesof of American enterprise.
 It is about time that the great re- public unpiuned the diapers with which Washington bound it's infan- tile thighs, and shed the swaddling clothes wrapped about it's feeble limbs by the fathers of the constitution. When Washington penned his much yaunted farewell address. the republic was feeble bantling of three millions of half famished people poorly clad in homespun. Then entangling al- liances' and endless complitions" with other countries were dangerous to the peace, aye, even perlous to the existence of the new republic. Con- seduently the words of Washington were then of the grayest wisdom. But in the last half century the very as pect of the political horizon has changed and they are no longer appli- cable. The republic is no longer an experiment. but grand success. IL has stood the strain of foreign and domestic war and fears not the me naces of the most powerful nations of earth. With seventy millions Of peo- ple, ten millions of whom are capable of military duty, and come from q fighting ancestry, with resources for arming, equiping and placing them in the field at the shortest possible notice, with unparalleled resources which can in the shortest possible time put into the field invincible armies, magniiicently equipped, and with a great and growing navy whose offensive power could be immensely and quickly increased, the United States is now capable of successfully manipulating the most entangling alliances and terminating at will the most interminable complications with other nations.
 Let Washington's farewell address be relegated to the lumber room ol the eighteenth century, and let tho country adopt q modern American twentieth century policy.
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The oasis., 1897-03-20

TIE Los Angeles Times, in it's tele- graphic news columns, recounts oc- currences in the California legislature which put to blush old lobbyists. Has the Times ever heard of driving a dog out of tanyard?n Was this d case of that kind.
The oasis., 1897-03-20

It is, or should be, the highest aim of every merchant to please his GUS toners: and that the ide-awake drug firm of Meyers x Eshleman, Sterling, H., is doing so, is proven by the fol- lowing from Mr. Eshleman: 'In my sixteen years experience in the drug business I have never seen or sold or tried medicine that gave as good satisfaction as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhna Remedy" Sold by Chenoweth x Mix.
The oasis., 1897-03-20

TIE bill for making closed season for trout has passed the house, and another making closed season for ten years for the legislature has passed the c0uncil
The oasis., 1897-03-20

WASN'T it sort of rubbing it in when the bloody Britisher picked out St. Pairick's day on which 10 whip an Irishman?
The oasis., 1897-03-20

IN THEIR treatment of Greece the alleged Christian nations Of Europe are behaving in decidedly heather ish manner.
The oasis., 1897-03-20

Now THAT the prize fight is over what kind of rot will the metropolitan press next inHict upon long suffer ing nublic3
The oasis., 1897-03-20
Saturday, March 20, 1897.

TIE Spanish minister at Washing ton has declared that he misses "the scholarly Olney.r No one else docs.
The oasis., 1897-03-20

OFFICIAL PAPER OF MORALES. ARIZONA.
The oasis., 1897-03-20
New Lead Shelter For Sale.

One slAty-ton stack lead smclter. built by
 Colorado Iron Works, complete with ail the latest improvements. with Root blower, Qj sufficient capacity for two stocks. whole outfit entirely new fnever been in use. in Sonora. all duties paid, VIII be sold very
 sonora Railway. Apply to THE OAslspfhce'
The oasis., 1897-03-20

have carefully cNamincd tho foregoing State nent and find ,he same Co br correct; liabilities calculated by ibc Insurance llepaurient
 CnARtEs 4. PKEiLRA Auditor
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02

We are often wont to think that in
these days of scientifically trained de-
signers there is less of the cut-and-try in
constructive mechanics and more of
scientific proportioning, but there are
some glaring examples of the very op-
posite. Everyone can remember the
fearfully and wonderfully distorted
shapes of the earlier bicycles; and one
has only to pick up an old catalogue Or
glance through the advertising pages
of any of the leading magazines of a
few years ago to be reminded of the
outrageous defiance of all rules, me-
chanical and artistic, which those ve-
hicles exhibited. One can scarcely be-
lieve that any attempt whatever was
made to ascertain the forces or analyze
the 81 rains upon either frame or driv-
ing gear. and the present light and stiff
frames and carefully proportioned pro
pelling gear are the result OF many
trials and failures-a survival of the
titteSt'' rather than an evidence of de-
sign" 1t is difficult to avoid the con-
cIusion that large sum of money and
a vast amount of human energy might
have been saved had just a little knowl-
edge OF mechanical design been infused
into those early efforts, and, indeed,
there are wheels now on the market
nalling claims for superiority upon
points which, to the engineer, are OBJ
vious mechanical defects, so that the
cut-and-try stage cannot yet be con-
sidered as altogether past.-Cassier' s
Magazine
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02
Wiaconsin,. Lost silver MIne.

A Wisconsin Central engineer Is try
ing to locate the lost silver mine in
northern Wisconsin by means of spirit
ualism. He has taken the medium and
his wife with him, it is said, and pro-
poses to have the spirit accomplish what
man has never been able to do. The
so-called lost mine hunt was based upon
the fact that as late as SO years ago the
Chippewas on Chequamegon bay made
trips into the country, returning with
native silver, which they chopped out
Of the rock with their tomahawks.
They refused to divulge its whereabouts
to any white man.-Chicago Chronicle.
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02
THE PIANO PLAYED ON.
A Decidedly Clever Trick Exposed
by an Accident.
How a Musical Dog and His Master "Feh
Down" at the Last Important MO
ment and Surprised a Truly
Pious Audience.

Apropos of the stories now going the
rounds of the press about trained dogs
playing tunes on pianos and other mu-
sical instruments, Mr.. A. o. Gage, for
merly a hotel keeper at Topeka, Kan,
tells another and different kind of
story of piano playing dog. 1t was
several years ago, when theatrical
troupe, consisting of a man, a dog and
piano. appeared in Topeka, and the
town was billed from courthouse to sub
urb announcing the dog pianist. fhe
doc could play any old thing, from
Down Went McGinty" to the overture
from "Tannhauser" or the Twelfth
Hungarian Rhapsodies"-so the bills
said. Three performances were to be
given, the third for the benefit OF the
building fund of a local church. The
man. dog and piano had started on a
tour of Kansas from some poialt uH-
Anown, and he and the dog ereaied a
sensatien every where they made one.
night stand Their fame had preced-
ed them Part of the dog owners du-
ties were to solicit one or two local yo-
calists in each town to help him out in
the making up of an entertainment for
the evening. while he would give
sleight-of- hand performance and the
dog would play.
The first two performances were fair
" well attended, and the professor
raked in a goodly lot of shekels. The
third night-thc occasion of the bene-
fit for the church-the auditorium was
crowded. Many aslled .terrnission to
Ait on the stage, but We're refused. be-
cause the presence of anyone but the
professor, who stood beside the piano,
made the dog nervous, and he would
aot touch key. While the vocalists were
doing their part of the performance,
the professor went to the box office, set
tied all bills and gave the church half
of the net receipts. He then appeared
on the stage and did '.his turn"
The dog, says the St. Louis Republic,
closed the evening concert. 1t came
from the wings as demurely as Pader-
ewski, and resembled him somewhat in
the dressing of his long, curly hair,
which hung over his eyes. It's neck
hind paws and tail were decorated
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02

Broken Lot of Ladies' Lace
and Button Shoes that
sell everywhere for 200;
they go now at 1.49.
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02
paIIy lie of Abdul Hamid.

Habitually the sultan drinks only
water, brought. to the palace in casks
under special precautions. His food is
extremely plain. consisting chiefly of
vegetables. Few monarchs, if any,
work harder than Hamid. He takes but
few hours Of sleep, and sometimes
passes the entire night, pen in hand,
signing every document himself, from
the appointment of governor to the
lowest officer at the palace. Like most
orientals he is an early riser. After the
prayers and ablutions enjoined by his
religion, he drinks a cup of coffee, and
then begins smoking cigarettes, which
he continues on and off all day.
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02

with light blue ribbons. The carriage
of the animal bespoke the dignified
artist. Mounted on the stool. the music
before it, the dog began to pat the keys
at signal from his master, and the
notes of a sentimental and well-known
love song filled the house, also an occa-
sonal howl from the dog. The people
declared it might be possible to train
the dog to sing, as several of his notes
were in accord with the music. At
the finish the applause was deafening.
and both master and dog made
several courtesies. The professor did
something to the interior of the piano,
and when the long-haired poodle again
patted the keys, the mournful opening
of lie Miserere" greeted their ears.
Would the wonderful animal render
that difficult duet?" was asked all over
the house He did not. His hair
creeped into his eyes, and he took his
paws from the key board to wipe his
face. The piano played on. At mo-
tion from his master the dog leaped
from the stool and followed him
through the back door. The train was
at the station not very distant. and the
pair caught it just in time.
The instrument was an electric piano,
and it has been used ever since in the
Sunday school of the church at Topeka.
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02

lows: INSTEAD of increasing drinking
by the worllingmen the only drink
shop in the place had to give up busi-
ness. Between 400 and 500 of the opeT-
atives regularly attend lectures, and
orchestral, vocal acd reading unions
have been formed. These things were
impos> BILE under the old twelve-hour
SyStem'
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02
From Mules to Electricity.

After three years hard work and the
expenditure of between $15.O00,0OO and
SIG, 900 New Orleans has finally
completed the great undertaking of
changing its street railroad motive
power from the oidfashioned mule to
electricity.
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02
Now Is The Time.

Now is the time to prepare for
the busy season, by having your
printed office stationery done at
the RECORD Office. Artistic work
manship, and only first class mat
erials used.
Passaic City record., 1897-01-02
reduction OF Hours of Labor.

In one of the largest paper mills In
Russia the hours of labor have been re-
duced from twelve to eight, and the
manager writes to an, exchange as fol
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
The Marble Smselter.

The LANCE Young man paid long de-
layed visit to the Marble Smelling and
Refining Company's plant Monday. 1t
is built to use the Hartsfeld process. A
fiftytwo inch water jacketed furnace is
expected to reduce the ore to matte. The
furnace will receive about four tons Of
ore. The fume condenser, through which
the smoke and fumes OF the furnace
must pass, is one Of the greasest Of late
smelter improvements. So thoroughly
dees it consume the fumes that none Of
the disagreeable odOrs which render such
a plant undesirable near town are here
noticed, and the vegetation is as green
on the mountain side a hundred feet
from the smokestack a. along the banks
Of Crystal river.
machinery Of the plant. On the upper
floor are ore bins, fusl and fux bins and
here the.fnrnace is fed. As fiuxing the
most beautiful white Marble il used,
and is superior article for tins purpose.
1t is of SO per cent carbon and A per
cent lime, and is the clippings from the
quarries on Whitehouse.
A well appointed assay Office occupies
a nearby building, where we found two
assayers hard at work.
The plant appears to be well put up,
and process working so successfully in
other places ought to be success here,
We met Mr.. "A. ]. Kline, smelter ex-
pert, who has grown up in the manufact-
cry. He is bright young man Of nine
teen, and believes he can make Harts-
field Smelter do all that il claimed for it.
The fires were again blown in Tuesday
morning, and on Wednesday it "froze," I"
the ores blocking up the furnace, which
may be accounted for by the condition
of the furnace, resulting from the first
firing up. which warped the inner lining
on one side.
A new furnace has been ordered by
telegraph, to be shipped at once, and we
hope will prove a great success.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
carbo.da's Happenings.
Mr.. P. Garvin and wife opened = res
taurant here Sunday. Meals 36c.

Mr.. P. Garvin and wife opened = res
taurant here Sunday. Meals 36c.
Aaron Chadwick who has been quite
i'll with blood poisoning was some better
At last reports.
Mr.. Sam. Williams left here Tuesday
for his homo in Salida after spending a
few days very pleasantly with his brother,
H p. Williams and family.
Among those- present at the social
Wednesday night we were pleased to zee
the face Of Miss Grace Williams, who
has been absent some time with friends
in Crystal.
Mrs. Frank Began returned Tuesday
morning from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Reynolds, of Minturn. Mrs Began
was there paying her respects to two
weeks old grandson.
The Carbondale baseball club went up
on Mondays stage to Marble to play the
nine at that place. They came home
flushed with success flushed with
the effect Of the altitude.
Mrs. Price Wickliffe and little daugh-
ters Lura and LEILA left Thursday night
for Victor to witness the wedding of her
sister, Miss Nellie Alexander, formerly
OF this city. Mrs. Wickliffe expects to
spend several months with her parents.
The Church Of Christ will hold their
weekly Sunday School at Up. m. every
Sunday. Elder H. w. Laye will hold
services at 3 p. IN. Christian Endeavor
will be held at 6p. m. Leader for C. e.
LaVeanie Williams. Subject for Sunday
evening: Bible directions for practical
life"-6:1-9.
The members Of the Christian Church
Of Carboadale are very well pleased with
their efforts to build church. Their
church is now nearly complete, and the
first social in the new building was held
Wednesday night OF last week in the
form of y Board Social. Refreshments
were served and every body reported n
good time. The proceeds amounted to
s37O5.
Miss Lura Tucker, who has been spend
ing her fhree months vacation with her
parents, again returned to Denver to
complete her course in music at the Con
servatory Of Music. She was accom-
panied ~ far ~ Glenwood Springs by
Misses Jessie Rinehart and Jessie Win
ters and Mr.. Earl Tucker. Here she was
met by Miss Alice Lessley. in whose
company she travelled to Denver.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
The Fan Of Night

In q haze Of such blue skies
As might hang above the Alps.
Like an Indian chieftan dies
At his belt the fallen's scalps;
Resplepdent still in glory
OF another conflict won
A battle glad, il CORY
One more duty nobly done.
Thus fall the evening shadows
Ger mountains beautious and grand,
Ger woodland wales and meadows.
Submissive to Gods command.
Painting colors on mountains
Such as artists can't conceive,
Rainbows flashed in fountains
Granting day brief reprieve.
Orange, crimson, yellow,-gold-
All in freshness Of tint
That to rugged crags ages old.
Lends youths fascinating CLINT.
Then the change golden to lead, =
In the mystic twilight hour
When Souls OF the living dead
Wander, and brave men cover:
For It's a depressing gloom,
That absorbs the fading light,
And writes dying days doom
In the calm blackness # night.
Frank l. WHITE.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every intelligent family needs in addi
ton to their local paper, a good national
weekly. The greatest and most widely
known general family newspaper is the
Toledo Weekly Blade. For thirty years
it has been a regular visitor in every part
of the Union and is well known in almost
every one of the 10000 postoffices in the
country. 1t is edited with reference to
national circulation. 1t is Republican
paper, but men of all politics take it, be-
cause of its honesty and fairness in the
discussion Of all public questions. 1t is
the favorite family paper, with some
thing for every member Of the household
Serial stories, poetry, wit and humor;
the household department (best in the
world. Young Folks, Sunday School
Lessons, Talmage's Sermons the Farm
stead, the Question Bureau, (which an
swers questions for subscribers) the
News of the week in complete form and
other special features. Specimen copies
gladly sent on application, and if you
will send us list OF addresses, we will
mail a copy to each. Only 81 year. Ii
you wish to raise club, write for terms.
Address THE BLADE.
Toledo, Ohio.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
Treasure fountain

Vieing in the numbers and richness of
mines and prospects with Sheep Noun
tain, perhaps in the vicinity of Crystal
camp Treasure Mountain comes in sec
ond place. Among the best mines is the
Eureka, owned by an eastern company,
which has shipped considerable eighty
and hundred ounce silver ore in the past.
Located nsar the crest OF the. mountain,
its four hundred feet of tunnels penetrate
entirely through from east to west, at an
altitude Of some eleven thousand feet
above sea level.
On the south side, also near the sum-
NIT, Tom Shidler of Colorado Springs,
owns the Buffalo This is a high grade
silver proposition, and has development
work done aggregating 175 feet Of tun-
nels and shafts.
VIM. Boucher owns the Youngviile and
Poecnplne. adjoining properties, on the
east slope, and has abomt two hundred
feet Of tuunels. They are good silver
properties. The former has shipped a
Rreat deal Of ore the past summer.
Lower down on the mountain there are
many prospects and claims in various
stages OF development, and some mines
shit wore shippers, now idle because Of
tho low prize. If silver.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10

At Glenwood Springs, last Friday, the
Silver Republicans nominated Chas. D.
Hayt for Chief Justice. The same day
in Denver, the Mckinley Republicans
named the same man as their candidate.
At Salida, Saturday, the POpulists nom-
mated w. H. Gabbert. Both nominees
stand high in their profession. A full
report Of all three conventions will be
found on the second page.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10

Batteries: Carbondale, Richards and
Oleman; Marble, R. Groves, Whiteman,
and H. Groves.
Umpire, Judge Whiteman.
Score keeper, Charley Fulton.
The score looks bad for Marble, but az
a matter Of fact the home team played
good ball, and the strength of the visit
ing team was in their battery, which was
from Glenwood club. But this is not
to Carbondales discredit, for having no
battery at home the Glenwood boys are
engaged to fill out as a part OF the regu-
lar club. Marble began to find the ball
along about the fifth, as shown by the
score by innings
Carbondale, Z 81 4O'1 O1 "-18
Marble, / o OF FL 1 1--8
will you talk to me Mr. Pitcher"
Take your hat Oh please"
The rooters behaved well, aside from
rubber necking and chewing the rag.
The grounds selected for the diamond
was very rough, which prevented any
good fielding.
Allan Hodges famed the air in great
shape, but he was the busy man Of the
day just the same.
/. Cline has a complaint against Jock
for trying to take his soil away on the
return trip Tuesday.
The umpire was a genuine jewel. His
decisions were just and very seldom dis
puted, and gave eminent satisfaction.
Judge O'Bryan claimed important bus
inees accounted for his presence. 1t
was noticeble that he found time to stay
until the last 'out" was called.
Earl tucker was the clown Of the game
and made as much noise as steam cal
liope. Carpenter was the wag- Of; the
Marble team and is good coacher.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10

Senator Teller's speech at Glenwood
Springs contains a lot of good food for
weakening silverites who are afraid the
free coinage issue is dying and whose
political principles consist in trying to
keep on the winning side. Colorado's
Grand Old Man has lost none Of his vigor
or enthusiasm.
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
Baseball.

Monday being labor day the Marble
and Carbondale boys could think Of no
more appropriate or harder labor than a
match game Of baseball between the rival
mines. The game took place on the Mar
BILE diamond. The players Of both clubs
were a genteel lot Of boys and it was a
pleasant presentation Of the national
game. Below is a synopsis taken from
the score keepers record:
The silver lance., 1897-09-10
President wilford woodruff's personal

President Wilford Woodruff's personal
diary, written fifty years ago, supplies
much Of the matter from which the Salt
Lake Tribune compiled its celebrated
pioneer story OF Fifty Years Ago Today =
To those interested in the story Of the
west there can be no more absorbing vol
ume than this, which is sent by mail for
20 cepts.