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The oasis., 1898-06-04

Saturday. June 4, 1898.
The Opportunity of the West.

The manufacturers of the central and western cities of the United States are realizing that the oppor- tunity of lifetime is now offered to them to secure substantial part oi the established trade of Mexico. The sudden closing of several lines Of steamers between Atlantic ports and Mexican cities and the feeling of un- certainty regarding all Atlantic ship ping during the present war, has necessitated the cancelling of many orders in New York and other eastern cities. The interior cities, on the other hand, that supply their Mexican customers by all rail routes, or routes including water haul entirely with in the gulf, are every day receiving new and increasing orders. These western cities might sell better goods than are sold in New York and they might sell them cheaper, and yet to make the facts patent to 6 nation, and to divert trade from it's accustomed channels, is always long and expen- sive undertaking. The value of the present situation to these western cities is, then, apparent at a glance. Until the present difficulties between the United States and Spain are de- fnitely settled, Mexico will continue te place orders in the west that have formerly gone to the Atlantic sea- board. Eastern manufacturers can not successfully claim, now, that their products are superior, except in very few instances, tt the output of hundreds of progressive western houses, and as far as prices are con- cerned, the admission in the closing sentence of the following from the New York Journal of Commerce oD the condition Of Mexican trade is significant:
 The past week has, according to leading merchants in the Mexican trade, been an active one. Purchases have continued uninterruptedly and in comparatively large proportions. advices from many principal points show that the condition of business in general is very satisfactory, and that the shipments being made from the western part of the United States are the largest on record. particularly in manufactured material. In many articles the Mexican advices say all the orders are being sent west on ac- count of the prices being so much lower than those obtsinable in New York.
 Mexican merchants are noted for their conservatism and their tendency to continue sending their orders to the same city and the same house as long as they receive just treatment. Present conditions, however, will necessitate changes, and if western investors are shrewd they will see to 1t that their prices and their figures are such that will gain for them per manent customers of the Mexican im- porters who now come to them in their time of need. The progressive manufacturers of the central and western states who fully appreciate the value of Mexico's growing trade will not delay the commencement of their campaign to capture their share of it.
 Mir. P. Ketcham of Pike City, Cal, says: During my brothers last sick
The oasis., 1898-06-04

Mir. P. Ketcham of Pike City, Cal, says: During my brothers last sick ness from sciatic rheumatism, Cham berlain's pain balm was the only reme- dy that gave him any relief" Many others have testified to the prompt relief from pain which this liniment affords For sale by Jas. B. Mix & Co.
The oasis., 1898-06-04

Rooms to rent, single or eD suite, furnished or unfurnished. Terms reasonable Inquire from
 If MRS. B c. HENDRcK
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

and, as ! said just now, when you inter-
rupted me, / overlook Miss Caerlyon on
the road as she was returning from my
aunt, Madam Vivian's house, where / nj !
her yesterday evening""
ooh, indeed-Captain Tredennick of
Tregarthenl Indeed, sir, I did not know,
] am sure" said Mr.. Pascoe, resuming his
refined accent with an effort, and smiling
and rubbing the palms OF his hands with
an air of sudden fawning p~oliteness. II
know We by report, very well indeed, sir
have heard tell of We very often, Captain
Tredennick. Long returned from your
last voyage, sirf"
"No, sir-not long" vouchsafed Stephen
Tredennick, shortly; "but | think in any
case you need not have been afraid that
this young lady was in improper com
pany."
well, no, indeed, sir" said Mr.. Pascoe,
smiling again; "but | did not ~know-could
not bring to my mind at all, sir-but that
e were a stranger; and a young maid like
Miss Winnie Caerlyon cannot be too par
ticular, sir, we know"
He had edged himself up to Captain
T~redennick's side, and was beginning to
chat iluently, with an evident intention
OF constituting himself a third in the party.
II he calculated on the sailors easy good
fellowship and pleasant condescension, he
was fated to be instantly undeceived.
Sir" said the Captain of the Chitt0or,
halting abruptly, and surveying Mr.. Pas
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

coe with all the hdutcur of the proud
Tredennicks of Tregarhen, and n fresh
accession Of the naughty quarterback
politeness to a presuming inferior, 81 will
take care Of the young hidy FOR the rest of
the way, and will wish YOU a very good.
morning"
Mr.. Pascoe muttered a response rather
confusedly and s%ullenly, and stood watch.
ing the pair rs they went down Tregarthen
Hill.
I'VE saucy young madaml I'll make e
hear Of ct agenF he exclaimed vindictive-
ly-and resolutions of this kind Mr.. Pascoe
was not wont to forget, n that p%ersonagc's
numerous enemies were well aware.
Down Tregarthen Hill, up by the Head,
where the road skirtcd the ocean cliffs,
past Tolgooth Mine, and down by the lit.
tie land-locked bay, where the Coastguard
station, with its small, white, clean, bare
looking habitations, and the larger, whittier,
cleaner, ~habitation Of the officer in com
mand, with the flagstaff and fluttering
Union Jack before the door, were all
perched high up on the sloping brow of a
low cliff overlooking the deep water and
blue-pebbled shore Of the little beach be-
low. Winnie's escort never quilted her
until the colored bunting fluttered above
their heads, and from the white two
storyed house at hand, with dormer win
dows in its seward gable, came the echoes
Of the voices Of crying children.
Goodbye, sir; thank you very much.''
Her timid hand just touched his, and the
downcast, panied girlish face, that had
not been raised since the encounter at
Tregarthen gates, was upturned for a few
moments, gazing anxiously into his own.
II would ask YOUTH" she faltered, "but
fear you would not be comfortable. l hear
the childSAp crying -and-n-
ooh, no, thank YOU" said he. hastily
u shall have much pleasure in calling on
your father some afternoon. Goodbye
goodbye, Winnie"
He thought he might take the liberty of
addressing her thus; they were not stran-
gers now, he and this anxious, timid, gen.
tie, passionate little woman. Surely he
might speak to her as to q dear little girl
friend! Who could misunderstood him,
except n like that underlined fellow,
who said-said they were overwhelmingly
Captain Tredennick went over the absurd
phrase several times, and laughed each
time, rs he walked hOmc-laughed as if
the absurd idea were not utterly displeas-
ing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
CONTINUED next week.)
A Mistaken idea.

There's n good deal of rot heard
about conductors knocking down fares"
said the very intelligent ticket taker Of
No. iii, as he punched his blue trip
slip, "but ever n dishonest man would
be a fool to attempt such n thing on any
modernly conducted road. He might
steal a dime or so occasionally, but
thieves don't stop at such small things
and they are invariably spotted by the
inspeqdRrs. Who are they? Why, the
detectives employed by the street-car
companies to ride on the care and watch
conductors. 1t is n regular business
and many shrewd men are engaged in
1t. They are known to railroad officials
and travel from city to city all over the
United States. They never stay long
enough in n place TO become known TO
the employees Of n road, and sometimes
never see the higher officials, even.
They ride IN II car, watch the conduc.
tor and note everything he does. They
report him 10y, number.
"lf he is an honest man but get.
nervous and mixed up in collecting fares
in n crowd of passengers and misses one
or two, or punches the ticket slip for a
cash fare he is reported rs such and
gets warning from the Office. If he il
in any way crooked the inspectors re.
port says so and he is fired. | venture
to say that every street-car president
or manager in Washington has the rec.
ord OF every conductor on tho line right
under his thumb where he can examine
1t in a minute. A man runs the risk Of
discharge eve if he lets n friend ride
free, for inspectors note this rs well as
everything else the punch man does."-
WASHINGTON Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
CHAPTER w.

Woodworking, Tredennick. 7 hone
you have not waited for breakfast until
now?"
The French pe1dulC-an animated group
OF gilded nymphs and centaurs, in wild
conflict apparently for possession Of the
dial-plate-had just struck nine "tings'
on its musical little bell, as madam en-
tered the prettily-furnished breakfast
room, all polished maple-wood and soft
dove-colered hangings and carpets, re-
iieved with touches of crimson here and
there. Madam Vivian had no notion of
breakfasting in an apartment, the shades
of the upholstery of which might DESTROY
the effect of her favorite morning-robe of
silk-embroidered purple cashmere and
morning-cap of white and violet Grape.
Waited, dear aunt? OF course | have"
without a cup of coffee, or chocolate,
or anything after You long walk!' eX-
claimed Madam, sitting down before her
silver breakfast equipage. For | under
stand from Trewhella, my maid, that you
have actually been out of the house since
daybreak."
Eyes, have said Captain Tredennick
mentally adding, 81 wonder how Trew-
bella knew!'
Where did you walk?" inquired Mad
am. Give me some of that S~trasbourg
pate, please, Stephen. Did you 90 to Ire
garthen?"
mo, l did not" replied Stephen Treden-
nick, without adding that he had never
thought of it until he had returned to the
door ut Roseworthy Hall. "By the way,
amt, / saw your little friend going home
this morning"
Indeed, Stephen" said Madam, and a
rather amused, malicious smile curved
her lips. "Where did you meet herP"
"Oh, on the road by the Head" an
swered her nephew, silently resuming his
roll and Strasbourg pate.
And you escorted her safely home, I
hope, with your usual thoughtful consid-
erationl"
stephen Tredennick could not quite IN.
derstand tho refined banter in Madams
eyes and voice: he moved slightly on his
Chair and dipped his bread as he replied
"Yes, of course. That is q wild, lonely
road for a girl like her to travail; of course
/ went along with her until / saw her
safe"
"She has travelled it a good many times
these last three years" said Madam, care
lessly, but with her keen smiling eyes
fixed on her nephew's face. "But how
did you manage to scrape acquaintance
with my little protegee, Tredennick? You
only saw her standing in the doorway for
a minute last evening"
"Oh, yes, l did," explained Captain
Tredennick, laughing in spite of himself.
II went down to the lower regions to in
quire of the ervan if the poor little girl
had gone home again through the rain
and the wind, and then-last night, / mean
saw her in the housekeeper's room.
appears a nice, modest, sensible little
creature"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
BEAUTIFUL HOUSES.
The Tendency of the Age Is Toward
Mural Decorations.

In Tendency of the Age Ia Toward
Mural Decorations.
Probably at no time in the worlds his
tory has as much attention been paid to
the interior decoration of homes as Mt
present. No home, no matter how hum
BILE, is without its handiwork that helps
to ~beautify the apartments and make
the surroundings more cheerful. The taste
of the American people has kept pace
with the age, and almost every day brings
forth something new in the way Of a pic
ture, a draping, a piece OF furniture or
other form Of mural decoration. One Of
the latest Of these has been given to the
world 10y the celebrated artist, Muyille,
III a series OF four handsome porcelain
game plaques. Not for years has any
thing as handsome in this line been seen.
The subjects represented by these plaques
sc American wild ducks, American
SAINT, American quail and English
They are handsome paintings and
T. especially designed for hanging on din
Ing room walls, though their richness and
beauty entities them TO a place in the
parlor Of any home. These original
plaques have been purchased at n cost of
$4,000 by j. G. Hubinger Bros. Co, man.
ufacturcrs Of the celebrated Elastic
Starch, and in order to enable their num-
erous customers to become posscssors OF
these handsome works Of art they have
had them reproduced by a special process,
in all the rich colQrs and beauty of the
original. They are finished on heavy
cardboard, pressed and embossed in the
shape Of n plaque and trimmed with n
heavy band Of gold. They measure forty
inches in circumference and contain no
reading matter or advertisement what
ever.
Until Sept. / Messrs. ]. G. Hubinger
Bros. Co, propose to distribute these
plaques free 10 their customers. Every
purchaser Of three t~en-cent packages Of
Elastic Starch, flatiron brand, manufac-
tured by j. G. Hubinger Bros. Co., Is en-
titled to receive one of these handsome
plaques free from their. grocer. Old and
new customers alike are entitled TO the
benefits Of this offer. These plaques will
not be sent through the mail, the only
way TO obtain them being from your gro
Ger. Every grocery Store in the country
has Elastic Starch for sale. 1t is the old
est II best laundry starch on the mar
ket and is the most perfect cold process
nt"ISh ever lhNentcu. IL is the only
starch made by men who thoroughly un-
derstand the laundry business, and the
only starch that will not injure the finest
fabric. 1t has been the standard for a
quarter of a century and as an evidence
of how good it is twenty-five million pack
ages were sold last year. Ask your dealer
TO show you the plaques and tell you about
Elastic Starch. Accept no substitute.
Bear in mind that this offer holds good a
short time only and should be taken ad-
vantage Of without delay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Deer Hunting Win Eagles.


Forest and Stream: The berkute
or bearcootc, the golden eagle, is
trained and used by the natives of Tar
tary and the Kirghis steppcs for hunt
ing foxes, wolves, bears and deer. Mr..
ILarting quotes this description from
Atkinson: 1--WE had not gone far when
several large deer rushed pasta iutting
point of the rocks and bounded over
the plain about 500 yards from us. IN
an instant the ~bcarcoote was unhooded,
sprang from his perch and scared into
the air, | watched him ascend as he
wheeled round, and was under the i'm
preston that he had not seen the ami
mails; but in this | was mistaken. He
had now risen to a considerable
height and seemed TO poise himself for
q minute.
after this he gave two or three flaps
with his wings and swoopd off ia a
straight line toward his prey. ! could
not perceive that his wings moved, but
he went at n fearful rate Of speed. |
gave my horse his head and a touch Of
the whip; in a few minutes he carried
me to the front, and / was riding neck
and neck with one of the keepers.
When we were about 200 yards OFF the
bearcoote struck his prey. The bear
coOte had stuck one talon into the
neck, the other into his back. aud with
his beak was tearing into the animals
liver.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
A CRUEL HUSBAND.
The Ground ON which the Young wife
Sought "A Divorce.

She was a silly young thing and
shouldn't have been married for ten
years yet, Int she had, and when she
had settled down TO the cverydayness
of welded life she was disillusionized,
at least temporarily, says the Detroit
Free Press. Her husband was no lon
ger her hero and tse dark clouds OF
doubt gathered thick in her sky--so
thick ut last that She consulted an at.
torney in the matter Of bringing a suit
for divorce. She shoWid have gone TO
her mother, but she didn't; she went to
the attorney.
81 have come TO see you about bring
ing a suit for divorce" she said, COM
ing straight down to the business in
hand.
"Bless me-" exclaimed the lawyer, a
fatherly old fellow, you are too young
TO be getting a divorce"
give been married six months. sir, "
she said haughtily, "and youth can suf-
fer as well as age. | know what it is,
sir, to bear the burden of care and
doubt, to wait and watch, sir, and TO
feel the agony that wives are subjected
to by unfeeling husbands" and she sob
bed convulsively.
"Well, we'll" said the attorney sooth-
ingly, don't talk about it, my dear
child. On what grounds do you wish
the suit broughtp"
"For cruelty sir--cruelty," and her
face grew hard.
Cruel to you," exclaimed the old fell
low a%dmiringly, for she was extremely
pretty.
Eyes, sir, she sobbed.
And in what did the cruelty consist.
my dearP"
"Why-why, sir" she sobbed afresh.
"he doesn't call me Birdie any more
as he did when we were first married"
And the kind old lawyer broke down
completely.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Lost His Life Saving Others.

"A country boy visiting New York
stopped a runaway team that was about
TO dash on the sidewalk where there were
hundreds OF women and children. He
dreds of lives are saved every year by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. People with
disordered stomach, liver and DO are
brought back 10 good health by it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A collection of autographs Of bot
anists which contains about 1000
names has been presented to tho her
barium Of Harvard university by the
wife of the late Prof. Asa Gray. 1t Is
second in interest only to that of the
British museum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

The Princess Dolgourouka, the beau
ty who fascinated Gear Alexander
and became his morganatic wife, is
now described at "a dreadfully i'll
dressed woman with bloated and
blotchy face, spectacles, and a most
prominent, ugly nose"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

There are a great many tracts with
in Kansas City's limits which might
be used as children's Fairgrounds but
for the fact that they are used as cow
pastures.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

There are many men in this world
who, If they knew themselves, would
be ashamed of the acquaintance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

The tea kettle sings when full Of
boiling water, and man, proud man, al
so sings when full-but not Of boiling
water, =
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
con1pletel'

A dealer in aquarium supplies in Har.
lem. New York City, has q fish board.
ing-house, where members Of the finny
tribe are properly cared for' until their
owners return from their summer va.
cations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
l0EA. FARES E2E ssls on Sop ppAm:DsEAS
Vsseafly nnIII paid for. J. Mulhai, Sioux Guy, az

When the Americans fought SO hard
at Santiago, just to pull down the
Spanish colors, was it an instance of
un-flagging zeal?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A word in time does not save nine
If there is y woman in the case.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price rs cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures.-George w. Lott,
Fabucher, La, August rs, 1895.
UnC'e Sam has another first class crew,
sir, at Cornell.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-06
DEATH OF B. F. YOUNG.
Father of F. j. Young, of Denison, Passes
Away at Bath, N. Y.
Dorchester IN. W Herald)

Rochester IN. W Herald.)
Bath, Aug. 16.-Benjamin Franklin
Young died at his residence in this viii
lage this morning after brief illness,
in his 10Th year. A man of robust consti-
tuition and of excellent personal habits
and still retaining in it's prime, a vigor-
Gus mind, the sands of time escaping
from the glass of life ended an active
business career with suddenness
which had almost the effect of trag-
edy upon his neighbors. Mr.. Young
was born in Boston, Mass, September
p, 1922. lie was Of English parentage,
his father being a native of London,
from whence he removed to Nova
Scotia and afterwards to Massachusetts
and to this state.
On the death of his father, William
Young, he was appointed to succeed
him as the agent of the Pulteney es-
tate, with its chief Office at Bath. The
years of his life were almost sufficient
to witness the last discharge of a title
to lands in Steuben county, acquired
directly from the Grown in England.
Mr.. Young leaves surviving him a
widow, Lucy Knight Young, and one
son, Daniel Knight, by this marriage,
and three sons and four daughters by a
former marriage. In 1915 he married
Helen A., daughter of Elisha Johnson,
of Rochester, who died in November,
1878. Their sons and daughters are:
William H., Helen B., Franklin j., Ada
L., Joseph F., Elizabeth j. and Mrs.
Emily II. Thorp. Another daughter,
Mrs. NJ. Lillian Chetry, is but recently
deceased.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Hill received a.
telegram on Saturday calling them to.
Holdredge, Nebraska, on account of a
serious accident which had occurred to
Mr.. Hills aged mother. She was visit
ing friends-in Holdredge and fell down
flight OF stairs bruising her severely.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill left on Saturday and
their many friends here will be pleased
to learn that they have been able to
send word that the injuries reported,
while very painful, will not be fatal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-06
Magnificent Train Service

OF the Union Pacific from Council
Bluffs or Kansas City makes it the
popular line to all points in Nebraska.
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah.
and the Pacific coast. Three trains
daily from Council Bluffs. Two trans
dali from Kansas City. Pullman Palace
double drawing room sleepers, buffet
smoking and library cars, free reclining
chair chair cars, dining cars. Meals a la
For time tables, folders, illustrated
DOCKS. pamphlets descriptive of the
territory traversed, or any information.
apply to your local agent, who can sell
you ticket via the Union Pacific. OF
address j. w. TURTLE, L. p. A.
4Ol Walnut Street, Des Moines. la.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-06

Miss Matte Miles and her sister.
Narcissa, left on Saturday night for
Chicago. Miss Miles has become an
artist of whom Denison is very proud.
During her stay here an opportunity
was given our people to see some of her
fine portrait and other work. Later
her work was exhibited at Hospes Art
store in Omaha where it created a most
favorable impression. Miss Miles will
return to Omaha later in the fall where
she has many orders to fill. We are
sincerely glad of her well merited sue
cess which we know was won by hard
and faithful work.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-06
REUNION DEFERRED.

At public meeting held at the city
hall September 3, it was voted that the
reunion of the Western Veteran AS
ISOLATION, should be deferred until The
latter part of May next, at which time
the citizens of Denison will be expected
to give the veterans royal reception.
w. A. MCHENRY.
Commander.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-06
TO REPUBLICANS.

The official call for the Re-
publican County Convention
will appear in our next issue.
The convention will be held
on Saturday, Sept. II. Num-
Der of delegates same as to
last convention. Caucuses
on Thursday, Sept. Is, unless
otherwise ordered.