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The oasis., 1897-03-27
MINING NEWS.

Inf the Development COlnpany du
 chloride. it will be one of the most
 complete plants of the kind in Ari-
 zona.
 Arizona Republican: A man in
 flown on Sunday from the Leyiathan
 says that the owner, Charley Genung,
 is working in slOO ore, struck in X large body in an extension of the z mine.
 Mohave Miner: The Oneida mine
 Lorena Flat, is improving with each
 day S work done on it. The mine ships
 carload of ore monthly from the shafts and drifts, no stoplng being done. Five men are now at work. 3 Prescott Courier: A young maa, \ whose name is Clarence T. Rae, while prospecting through the Weabcr min ing district, has located what good authority calls the mother lode Of the famous Congress mine. getting ore at the F foot level that pays .i5o tol $500 per ton gold.
 Prescott Courier: itis stated that the Senator mill has been running for some time by water power and is nov temporarily shut down on account of
 water freezing. In this season of
 abundance of water, water power will
 be used whenever practicable, as it is
 power So cheap that lower grade ore can be treated with profit, which a
 high cost of fuel and steam now rend- CTS practically salneless.
 ltis, CT should be the highest aim of every merchant % please his GUS toners: and thatfhe vidc-awake drug firm Of Meyers < Isshlcman, Sterling, ill, is doing so, Is proven by the .ol. ] lowing from MT. Eshleman: In my [ sixteen years experience in the drug business have never seen or sold or tried a medicine that gave as good [ satisfaction as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh~a Remedy" Sold by Chenoweth X Mix.
 Prescott Courier: Mike Hickey. D. ]. Carter and Wm. Corners are sink ing a shaft on the old MnIholland property. White Pecache district, Marcopa county, upon which they have a shaft down, in copper ore. 50 or 60 feet. The property is proms- ing one, has a large ledge, which assays from 10 to 70 per cent copper, from s to s25 gold and from seven to ten ounces silver. MT Corners, who is in charge of the work, is at present in Prescott.
 Bisbce Orb. The Copper King Min ing company are employing force Df { men on their property adjoining the Copper Queen. They are putting down a double compartment shaft md will timber 1t as they gc down The timbers have been ordered and Ire expected soon. The company Intend sinking until ore is found which will be in sixty or ninety days. Yearly onehalf of our people have {, purchased stock and are eagerly watching the operations.
 Pick < Drill: It is reported th,t William Stiles and Felix Mayhew. of asa Graude, have sold their recently lscoyered copper property a few llles southo of that town for s6o,ooa nd that a shelter will be placed upon ne ground at once. A portion of the urchase money has already been paid nd theremainder will be forthcoming oon. The minesin the neighborhood Casa Grande are rich, and are a great dpal of oftaot;o,, ,erii
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
Wise sick.

hands him the card Of DR.. Cureall and
at once begins to sing his praises. In
cidentally he is also "touting' for some
boarding house, and II he lands the VIC
tim he mora than kills two birds with
one stone" The doctor pays him a
commission ranging from rs to 80 per
cent, according to the condition of the
patient, physically and financially. He
gets small commission from tho
boarding-house and, as the patient is
now under the influence, he patronizes
the designated bathhouse, and the
touter also gets small commission out
of that. The regulars rail at this
"underhanded" method of getting busi-
ness, meetings are frequently held, and
some one of their members is expelled.
Some of the loudest denouncers Of this
practice secretly connive at it, and de.
tectives are employed to get inoriminat-
ing evidence. Next the judicial war on
gamblers, the doctors war;" ia one of
the most eXacting features of life at
Hot Springs.
Every few months q mass meeting is
held, at which it is resolved" to clear
the town of gamblers-especially those
of the bunco stripe. The hotel keepers
and physicians state that no sooner does
sick man arrive than he is robbed by
the gamblers, and as the patient has
only limited amount of money he is
compelled to return home before he has
received any benefit from the waters.
His stay being cut short, he denounces
the town and everyone in it. Hotel
keepers have told me that these leap.
pers" are found in the Hobbies seeking
victims after the daily arrival of trains.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
GOT EVEN WITH THE CLERK.
How Country Guest Made tho Hotel
Oficial Paw I'm.


A country guest at certain London
hotel, having d dread of pickpockets,
went to the clerk and handed him, q
$40 note to be put in the safe, says
Comic Cuts. Asking for it next day
he was thunderstruck when the func-
tionary to whom he had given the,
money coolly denied any recollection
of the matter. Whereupon the coun-
try1nan went to lawyer.
Get another 30 note" said the law
yer, "and go, accompanied by a friend,
back to the hotel. Apologize to the
clerk for your mistake. Say it was
o defect of memory. Attribute it to
Observation-Disclosures. Deposit the Sec
ond e20 note in the presence Of your
friend and come back to me-"
The mystifed ruralist observed In
structions to the very letter.
Now" said the lawyer, "go back
alone to the clerk and ask him for your
6 20 note. Knowing that your friend
saw him receive it he will give you back
the second one. Then take yor friend
with you next day, approach the clerk,
ask him boldly for that $40 note and
as there was no witness to your receipt
of the second note he will be torced
to return that ALSO"
The ruse proved completely success.
full, much to the qualification Of the
c0untTymnn. !
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
And she did.

power to be healthy and consequently at.
tractive. The handspring of woman's ma
ture is in her distinctly woinanly self
When she suffers in that part of her organ
ism, she suffers i'll every nerve and fiber of
her body, and her suffering is pictured in
her face, and reflected i'll her disposition
and temper.
1t is easy for woman to be well and
strong in womanly way. DIR. Pierce's Fa.
vorite Prescription acts directly upon the
important and delicate organs that consti.
tute womanhood. 1t makes them strong
and healthy. 1t allays inflammation, heals
liberation, soothes pain and gives the tor.
tured nerves rest and tone. 1t prepares for
wifehood and motherhood Taken during
the expectant period it banishes the usual
dlscomtorts, makes the coming of baby
easy and painless, and insures the health
of the newcomer. Thousands of women
have said SO. All good druggists sell it.
please accept my thanks" writes Mrs. Maud
Pearce, of Stoutsvie, Fairfield Co., Ohio :. fot
the good your medicines have done me. truly
believe that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
saved my life. 1t is sure and certain cure for
female troubles am having perfect health,
Nothing did me any good until heard of you.
My good health pleaseS me aud pleaSeS my hus.
band. Every invalid lady should take Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Med.
ical Discovery
One line in good, practical home med.
zeal book will sometimes save a life. DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is
the best book of that description published.
Over million women own copies and
thousands of them have written testifyinR
to its great value. new edition is ready
and will be given away FREE. If you want
paper covered copy, send 81 one cent
stamps to cover the cost of mailing only, to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, NY. For cloth binding, 81 stamps.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
a LOUD" OF TOBACCO.
How Small Thing Stopped Operations
on q Great War Ship,


on a Great War Ship.
Lieut.. Emile Duboc tells en- amusing
story of an event, which, he says, cer-
tainly led to the downfall of hydraulic
machinery in the French service. A
few years ago the authorities of great
shipbuilding firm were very much per-
turbed when the trials for turning the
turrets of q new battle ship, in the pres
ence of the committee appointed to take
over the ship, were failures. A day or
two before everything had gone salts
factorily. But now the turret, after
some slight movements, stuck fast.
The gauges indicated the normal pres
sure; there was nothing wrong with
the turret or with the racks for rotat-
ing 1T; there was no perceptible leak
In any of the pipes, and it was SO inn
possible to assign any reason for the
behavior of the turret that the COM
mittee had to go home without seeing
1t reyolve. That evening and the fol-
lowing day q complete overhaul was
made of the system of piping, and it
was then discovered that one small but
important pipe was completely choked
by "quid" of chewed tobacco, which a
workman had doubtless let fall into it
inadvertently. When this was re-
moved the turret worked as we'll as
ever, but the disquietude caused by the
want of success of the day before was
only increased when it was discovered
how insignificant the cause had been.
From that day the naval authorities de-
cided that in future wherever practic-
able the power for battle ship opera
tions should be carried by wire in
stead of steam pipe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
The WAY to Advance.

The following new story is told of
the late Lord Ampthill. When he was
y junior clerk in the foreign Office, Lord
Palmerston, then foreign secretary, in
troduced an innovation whereby in
stead of being solemnly summoned by
a verbal message the clerks were ex-
pected to answer his bell. Some haugh-
ty spirits rebelled against being treated
like footmen and tried to organize re-
sistance, but Odo Russell, as he then
was, refused to join the rebellious move
ment, saying that whatever method APP
prised him most quickly of Lord
Palmerston's wishes was the method
which he preferred. The aggrieved
clerks regarded him as traitor to his
order. but he died an ambassador.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01

LEGEND OF PONCE {
works OF nature, those on the west side
are hot while those on the cast are
cold, with one exception, which seem.
lngly stands out alone, merely as an
illustration of natures yagaries.
The hot springs range in temperature
from so to $50 degrees. In 'hog-killine
Time" in early days, farmers scalded
their hogs i'll these springs, us it saved
the heating of water, and the women
washed the soiled linen, and incidentally
aired the gossip of the neighborhood
Later, the government claimed the land
and the water, on the grounds, or basis,
of its mineral qualities.
The water is tempered to suit the
condition of the patient.the dose"
being gradually increased. Physicians
disagree, as usual, as to whether the
medicinal qualities lie in the water or
in the heat. The combination of the
two works the cure, and the springs are
beneficial for everything except heart
disease and consumption. Frequently
sudden deaths of patients are reported
This is the cause-they had not report.
ed these ailments to the physician.
There are almost as many theories as
to the inherent qualities of these wa
tiers, the cause of the heat and their
source, as there are physicians in the
town. Nearly every doctor has his
own theory, and the patient pays his
money and takes his choice. Strangely
enough, the springs show no sign of
giving out" They flow on like the
brook that is supposed to run forever,
giving the same volume day and night
as when noted by the first white set
tiers about half century ago. Geolo-
gists assert that, according to certain
formations, these springs have been
boiling and bubbling for about 1000
years. In addition to the Ponce de
Leon legend there is story to the eff
feet that when the first white settler
of the valley camped here and dis
covered that the water was red hot,
that he Immediately hitched up and
left in n hurry, declaring that hades
was not far off
A popularity of the water is that it
is absolutely tasteless and much lighter
than ordinary water, because the air
has been boiled out Of it. A person
can drink it without the tongue being
burned, yet if poured on the hand it
would burn the skin. At the first
draught the patient feels like casting
up the water, but, strangely, he can
not do so, and later, Graves another
glass; Physicians state that this il
evidence that the system is out of or
der and that water is needed inter.
nally as well as outside So the patient
is told TO drink as much MS he can hold,
There are more physicians, mostly OF
the quack variety, in this city than in
any other of several times it's popula.
ton. There is a continua1war between
the REGULARS" and the "quacks."
Those who have runners" and adver.
tise in, the newspapers are called
Squacks by those who consider them
selves too dignified to solicit business
in common with other professions and
trades. Those who are considered as
not regulars" have their agents on the
incoming trains who. at Q glance. single
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01

taken from him, and the boy was to die
while in the hands Of strangers. Den
mis- flowers were in the hospital. 1t
was Dennis affection which had prompt
ed the idea of the gorgeous drummer,
and Dennis ecanty funds that had
bought the print.
Dennis sighed, for a friendship as
strong as it was strange had grown up
between him and the boy. The darling
wish of the lad was to become drum
major and WELD the splendid staff of
office; and the great ambition of the
private was to qualify for noncommis-
stoned rank. And so they helped each
other; Dennis telling oil he knew OF
military duty, and Boy Sladen, instruct
ing Dennis in subjects with which he
had to be familiar if he wished to get
promotion.
The orderly stepped softly back into
the hospital; SO softly that Nurse
Gaughan. who was looking at the little
patient, did not hear him and she
started when she turned and saw him.
"I've come back" began Dennis, ito
See II we COuluu mike some arrange
ment about the boy"
Nurse Gaughan was silent still and
stared helplessly.
1--WE watched and cared for him up
to this point" continued Dennis, in a
low voice, IAN ! don't quite see that
it's right for a stranger to come in an
take NIL the work out of mans hands,
eapeciallv such man MS me, for I'm q
sort O. father, mother and brother to
him. was by his fathers body when
the Paythans left him, and it was a
shot from my rifle that brought down
the man who killed him. That's the
reason why Boy Sladen took to me
even before the colonel; an that's why,
first an foremost, I've claim to see
to the wants and wishes of the boy"
Nurse Gaughan could not under.
stand; this speech was loo great puz-
zle for her to unravel, and she still kept
silence.
"That bein' so,' continued the order.
ly, II think we ought to come to some
arysuReueut."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01

Nurse Gaughan murmured: Scr
tainly, If you WISH" and Dennis went
away contented.
The arrangement that had been made
answered well, and Boy sladen watched
necessarily and closely, wanted for
nothing. But his stay on earth was
limited and both Nurse Gaughan and
Private Dennis knew IT. To Nurse Gau-
CHAN he became friendly and conflden-
Nal as the week wore on, and his great
est pleasure was to draw picture of
himself as the drum major.
"You know what the drum major
is, nurse?" he asked, one day.
eyes," replied Nurse Gaughan, read
lily, forgetting for the moment Boy
Sladen's ambition.
Some day, nurse" continued Boy
sladen, "for Tn getting stronger now,
and shall soon be able to get out OF
bed, shall march at the head of Ours
as drum major. Then. when I'm q man,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
LEGEND OF HOT SPRINGS,
Tradition Ascribes Their Discovery
to Ponce de Leon.
Cold History, However, Does Not Cor
roborate the Pretty Tale-Greatest
Place on Earth for Ouaoks
and Gamblers.
Especial Hot Springs lark, Letter.

lDPSSANs N~OS
A resort without tradition is like
nation without 4 history; consequent
ly all resorts, whether for health or
pleasure, must have tradition or le-
gend in order to become popular with
visitors. If there is one overhanging
rock it is q "Lover's Leap" or, if u caul-
Gron, it is the Devils Punch Bowl"
with stories to match. Most all cura-
tive springs were discovered by Ponce
de Leon in his search for that fountain
of eternal youth, notwithstanding
that he was killed by Indians almost
Immediately on his landing in Florida,
Hot Springs, in Arkansas, according to
the guide books, has wellfounded
tradition to the effect that these boil
ing waters were first discovered by the
over-gay Spaniard who wanted to be
made young again, not for one night,
but for all time. AS an evidence, here
are the springs. But the waters are
good enough without the tradition.
Broken pieces of pottery, arrow heads
and mounds show that this pretty val.
ley at the foot of the Ozark mountains
was originally inhabited by Indians
who came to battle in the waters for
the cure of various diseases, also
wounds received in tribal wars. The
valley was regarded by all as neutral
ground, and the Indians of several
tribes came from all sections for hum
dreds of miles. From them the Span
iards on the gulf coast no doubt
learned of the ''springs of Perennial
YOUTH
The valley in which the town of Hot
Springs is situated is about three miles
in length, with an average width of
half mile, and from the mountain
top spreads out like fishhook on a
large scale. A creek runs through the
valley, which serves as sewer, carry
ing off the water from the bath houses.
Through Difference to those with sensi-
tiveness of smell the creek has been
covered.
The mountain, or "spur," overlook
ing the town runs north and south.
About 100 springs issue from it's sides,
and, strangely enough,as in the grandest
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
USE FOR BICYCLES in WINTER.
Pawnbrokers Take Them "at the Csus
Raten and Kaan Them.

Pawnbrokers Take Them "at the Usual
Rate" and Keep Them.
GLOW much will you give me on this
wheel?" said an anxious-loolling young
man to q Clark street (Chicago) pawn
broker as he leaned his machine against
the door lamb and leaned over the coun-
ter.
Uncle Isaac made q close examine
ton of the bicycle and then announced
that he would be willing to advance SIS
on the collateral at the usual rate Of
five per cent. a month.
"Oh, say, now" said the young man,
"can't you make 1t twenty-five? This
wheel cost me hundred only last
spring, and it ought to be good for at
least quarter of that, don't youknow."
"No, my son." replied Uncle Isaac:
Fifteen is great big loan on such col
lateral. have an upstairs room full Of
wheels and they won't be called for I'M
til next spring"
"Well, I suppose must get along
with fifteen if can't get any more"
said the young man, and momentlater
the negotiation was completed.
Then another little business deal was
transacted, and the young man went
out of the shop with his winter overcoat
on and SIS bill, all that was left of the
loan on the wheel, safely tucked away
in his vest pocket.
A bicycle dealer says that the pawn
ing of wheels has now become source
of great profit to pawnshops and a con-
,venience to many impecunious owners
The pawnbrolser is willing to advance q
reasonable amount, usually enough to
permit the young man to take his over
coat out of soak, and besides there is an
additional advantage of having his
wheel stored and well cared for during
the winter uaonths. ...--. 4, Il
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01

Gay, SIR, said the orderly; "it'll be
much II he sees the week through"
HE doesn't want for anything, does
he? ?" asked the colonel.
THAT'S the strange part Of it, SIR -
returned the orderly. Ever since he
woke this mornin' he's been askin' for
y woman-talkin' Of how he's never
known the love O. one, an how he
thinks he'd die easier il he could have
young 'un an pretty 'un by his side
to see him of. II Boy sladen'n talk
like that. sir, he's in bad way"
did he really say that?" asked the
colonel.
1.-THE words I've told you are the words
he used, SIR" said the orderly.
"Then he shall have one" said the
colonel, and he strobe to the orderly
room, telephoned to the nurses institu-
tlon, and in the tones that he adopted
when ordering goods from the town,
he desired the matron to send to the
barracks, at once, a young and pretty
nurse for Boy sladen, of the band. With
IN an hour a gentle nurse, wearing a
neat black cloak and a dainty bonnet.
passed the sentry on the main guard
on her way to the hospital. The SEN
try stared moment at the apparition,
then stood bolt upright, and, feeling
that so unusual spectacle called for
unusual honor. he shouldered arms.
Nurse Gaughan stepped softly up to
the bed in which Boy Sladen lay, and
put her cool hand on his forehead; the
heavy eyelids were raised, and Bow
Sladen looked with dull establishment
at her face.
"Who are you?" he asked, in feeble
voice.
I'm Nurse Gaughan," she answered
But go to sleep again; you mustn't
talk. The more you keep quiet, the
sooner you'll get we'll"
Boy Sladen laughed curious little
laugh.
Get well?" he echoed; mot this
journey. The Doctors given me up-I
heard him tell Dennis, the orderly, that
1t was all up with the lad. He thought
was asleep, but I wasn't. Has thu
colonel sent for you?"
Nurse Gaughan nodded.
Isn't he good?" asked the boy. TITS
NIL because said 1 wanted woman to
be near me. There aren't many colonies
would do the same, are there2"
Nurse Gaughan shook her head. Her
knowledge Of colonies was limited, and
she would have acquiesced If the boy
had said they were all fends.
There, now, you must go to sleep, or
I'm sure the colonel will be angry" she
said, as she made believe to smooth a
pillow.
"Then I'll try" said Boy sladen, and
he closed his eyes.
Some flowers were on the mantel-
piece and on little table near the bed
while on the wall, facing Boy sladen
was q colored picture Of gorgeous
drummer boy, upon whom host OF
phantom-like eyes from supposed
crowd were gazing in stony admiration
This was the work Of Private Dennis
and he thought of all as he leaned
against the married quarters and gazed
dreamily at the hospital.
The heart Of the hospital orderly was
heavy within him as he gazed. he had
been deth1oned. his charge had been
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boarding and lodging houses under the
pretense of being invalids, where they
remain as long as victims are to be
Heeced, or until they are discovered and
kicked out. To their shame, be it said,
there are some citizens who persistently
oppose the closing of the gambling
dens, claiming that gambling brings
money into the city and makes times
better"
The maintenance of q vagabond class
OF gamblers is not only detriment to
community, but a disgrace. They
live upon the industry of others, pro-
ducing nothing themselves.
All kinds of falirs are seen on the
streets. One sells tarantulas and an
other has a drove of donkeys, with ne
gro boy attendants, for hire.
In the early days "squatters' wars"
were frequent, and the town was hot
in more respects than one. Settlers
built shanties near the springs and held
their possessions with a shotgun. Fl
nally the government dispossessed
them. and they now pay yearly rental.
The lighthouses pay to the government
stated rental per year, based on the
amount of water used. The water is
measured out into tanks, and it is cur
rently believed that some Of the tanks
leak.
There are several springs beyond the
limits Of the reservation in what L.
known as "Hell's Half Acre." These
are reserved for the indigentspoor, who
bnthe without money and without price,
and mainly subsist on charity. They
come from the adjoining states Of Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas.
They beg their way on freight trains
and walk back, cured and sound.