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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-22
Cook Stoves!

The best Cook Stoves made, guarap-
teed, at the lowest prices. No. 2, 81. 80
No. 8, $3.50.
The oasis., 1899-04-15

Do not faii to be represented in the special edition of THE OASIS to be issued the latter part of this month. No pains nor expense is being spared to make the publica- ton complete and up to date. It will contain a comprehensive write up of tue business men of Nogales, its churches, schools, public insti- tutions and features of interest.
The oasis., 1899-04-15
sunset Limited.

The Southern Pacific special fast train between Chicago and the Paci tc coast, will make the iirstrun about Sept lst, and thereafter run twice a week. Solid vestibuled Pullman train throughout, dining service and every thing complete. Also twice d week a special fast train between New Or leans and San Francisco connecting with fast train for all Atlantic coast points The finest and most complete service from coast tO coast. Four fast trains east and west each week from Benson via the sunset route. For further information concerning this unrivaled passenger service, call on or address, F. Ieimei, agent at Nogales, UT F ;. Webster, agent at Benson.
The oasis., 1899-04-15
Dining staslons.

Dining Stasions.
 Pullman sltepers are attached to these trains,
 Connections made at Benson, Ariz., with the southern Pacific Co. southern Pacific Company $ eastbOund train No lg arrives at Benson at3:i5 n. m.. and westbound train No. U at lZ.2jn m. Southbound passengers con take sleeper any time after 1t arrives from the south at 1i;45 D. m. Northbound passengers are allowed tO remain ia tha sleeper at Benson until arrival of Soutl erD Pacific train No. 10.
 Trains makes connection at Torres with Torres < prietas Railroad, leaving at ii:D a m. and D. m, daily for Colorado aud Mlnas Prietas
 Close connection Is made at Guaymas with Pacific Coast Steamship CompaDy's steam. "Orlzaba" sailing the ilh of each month for Altata Mazatlan. Cape st. Lucas. MagdaeI ,I Buy and Ensenadai and with the Occidental Railroad Company,s Steamship line of steamess sailing June 10th and ,0th. July %. August 10 and 90, september 20, October 10 and 90, November 20. and December 10 and % for La Paz, Altuta. Mazatlin, San Bias, Man zaniilo, Acapulco, Puerto Angel. Salina Cruz Tonala and San BentO.
 For particulars address
 J, A. NAUGLE, General Pass. Ag't Guaymas. sonora. Mex
The oasis., 1899-04-15
PIMA COUNTY

of oats ever seen in any country is on exhibition at the San Xavier. li came from the ranch of Dr. Rogers in the Santa Cruz valley. It resembles corn stalk in the great size of the leaves and the solid condition of the stalk The head with it's effulgence of grain spreads ont like young um brella tree. The height of the stalk iS i've feet and ten inches.
 Tuesday the Grand Lodge 0f Odd Fellows, in session at Tucson, elected officers to serve the ensuing year, a. follows: IL C. Hitchcock, Globe, c M.; A. R Kilgnre, Williams, D. M. C.: k Humphrey, Bisbee, G w 1; k. Marks. Blsbee, c. k 1; Gen. A. Mintz. Phoenix, c. S.; F. F. Trott, Phoenix, c. T. Tht trustees are R. Robinson. Prescott; E G. Frankenberg, Tempe; N. A. Mor ford, Phoenix.
 In the United States district court today Judge Davis heard the case of the United States against Juan Chico. Antonio and Josia Bucharon who are charged with violating the neutrality laws. The case had not gone to the jury late this afternoon. The defend ants are Papago Indaus who left the reservation and went to Mexico where they thought they would capture the country.
 Citizen: c arl'y Peck received nesh wound from tue contents of gun or last Saturday afternoon. He was riding in buggy from Mammoth with friend and a gun. The gun rested against the dashboard and the business end was headed toward MT. Peck. Through one of those mys- teres which guns sometimes peFpe- trate the charge exploded and passed through the flesh of Mir. Peck's left arm.
 Citizen: The court plaza presents pleasant and inviting picture with the cool shades of the mulberry trees thrown upon carpet of the richest grass ever grown outside of the state of Kentucky. There was new phase added to the scene this morning when Treasurer Drachman with pared head stood On the steps of the court house and sold at auction the lots and tracts of land in the county upon which fH fhia Ia had an interesting audience and the real estate did not go begging for takers.
 Citizen: The joint meeting of the boards of supervisors of Pima and Santa Cruz counties began Monday morning. The santa Cruz board is composed of A. II. Noon, chairman: George w Atkinson and A. L. Peek, with W. N. Cummings, clerk, and w F. Harlow, district attorney. Dis trict A Attorney Cooper i+ in cnn>nlta- tion with Pima cnunty Dnard Clerk Field presented the funded and float. ing indebtedness Oi Pima county as a whole as 1t existed on March l3, 1899 The assessed valuation of property in the county as fixed ny the last assess. ment rolls was $3,778,0O7.
 Citizen: James Kennedy was ad judged insane today and will be taken to Phoenix. He had been confined al the hospital for the past four years. During the past four days he had beer caught climbing out of his bedroom window and on one or two instance. he had ruamed toward the mountain, from the hospital He comp aimed that a Spaniard with heavy mus
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

Times Democrat: A very
peculiar case of hydrophobia
is reported by the Alber-
marie Enterprise. About two
years ago a dog, seemingly
in play with Charles Little, a
young man who lived nStan
ley county, dropped some
foam on Little's hand. Sores
broke out on his hand. The
dog proved to be mad. Some
time ago Little started to AL
bermarle, but after going a
few miles, refused to continue
further. Later he became
mad and was carried to the
hospital at Morganton for
treatment. The hospital ply
sicians diagnosed his disease
as a very plain case of hydro
phobia and the young man
died in terrible agony Ia s t
Friday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

The Green county election
cases have at last been SET
tied. Consent judgment rec
ognizing the fusion board of
county commissioners and
the four commissioners ap-
pointed by the last Legisla-
ture wasentered before } udge
Bryan at Snow Hill yester-
day. The democrats are to
keep all the county Offices ex
cept the three members OF the
board of commissioners elec-
ted by the people. The board
OF county commissioners now
have seven members, three
elected by the people an d
four appointed by the Legis-
Tature. The democrats have
which were caused by this
election a majority Of t b Q
board. All suits muddle have
been stopped and peace a.
gain reigns in Greene county.
Free Press.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

The last Legislature appointed
a COMMITTEES to investigate the
State prison farms. The commit
tee has lately been at work and
has unearthed a terrible story of
wrong and cruelty inflicted on
convicts for trifling offenses by
one Summerell, who wss appoin.
ted by the fusion administration
az supervisor of the Northamp-
ton farm. Tie committee has
been in session at Halifax.
The most important witness
was D. s. Russell, who was Sum-
merel's steward in 1898, for Q pc
riod OF eight months Russell is q
half brother OF Governor Daniel
T.. Russell, aud a full brother of
former Warden Russell, at the
penitentiary at Raleigh. From
Russell's sworn statement it ap-
pears:
1. One man was beaten to
death on Sumlnerell's farm.
2. One man was beaten 80 he
could not get out of bed for two
weeks, was left without food for
two days, and was denied medi-
cal attention.
3, Numerous others were beat
en- in the most brutal manner
and we're, some of them, disabled
for days.
The employees stood in mortal
tear of Summerell and dared not
make complaint against him.
Other witnesses testified to the
character, trlthfulness and lack
of prejudice OF Mr. Russell.
Governor Russell has ordered
Summerell removed, and he will
doubtless be prosecuted to tn"
full extent of the law for his ont
rageous conduct. The Governor
has also written toSoIicitor Dan
iel and offered to employ counsel
to help him prosecute Jim Sears,
the guard who aided Summerell
in beating to deatE the convict
Lowe. Monroe Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

Kodol Dyspepsia cure is a sci
entific compound having the en-.
dorsement of eminent physicians
and the medical press. 1t 'digests
what you eat and positivly cures
dyspepsia. M. A. Ketron, Bloom
ingdale, Tenn. says it cured him
of indigestion of ten years stand.
ing. Coffey Bros. Phillips & Son.
l.. C. Reeves.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

There is always hope while there
is One Minute cough cure. An at
tack of pneumonia left my lungs
in bad shape and was near the
first stages of consumption One
Minute cough cure completely
cured me-" writes Helel McHen-
ry. Bismark. y. ID. Gives instant
relief. coffey BROS, Phillips & son.
l.. C. Reeves.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

Louisville Courier Journal:
Th. man who can avoid it
and yet works. either mental
~ or phisrally. such weather
as this, strikingIy illustrates
the wisdom H nature in pro-
rerding upon the theory that
it would be- entirely super.
fons to appoint an official
fool killer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

Chester II. Brown, OF Kalama-
zoo, Mich, says: "Kodol nys-
pepsia cure cured me OF q severe
case of indigestion; can strongly
recommend it to all dyspeptics. |"
Digests what you eat without aid
from the stomach and cures dys-
pepsia. coffey Bros. phillips and
son. L. q Reeves. q
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

In it's reiteration of old ism
and issues that Ohio demo-
cratic platform smells strong
ly of the bargain counter in
a country store. Syracuse
Standard.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

They are simply perfect writes
Robt: Moore, OF La Fayette Ind.
Of DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
the famous little pills for con-
stipation and all liver ailmeuts.
Never gripe. Coffey BROS. phillips
& son, l.. C. Reeves.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21

The new beef combine is
probably playing for h i G h
steaks, remarks the Kansas
City Star.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21
An Old Ledger.
News and Observer.

ANVWo OuA SOCCh VCI.
Treasurer Worth has un-
earthed an old ledger in the
Treasury Department. 1t
shows how accounts were
kept and settled in Revolu-
tionary days. Principal a
nong the items which one no
tices in glancing through are
salt pork and corn which ap-
pears to have been not only
"money current with the mer
chant." but with the State
as we'll, since the treasurers
of the districtct settled with
the State Treasurer in vouch
ers standing not for dollars
and pounds sterling, but for
barrels of pork and bushels
of corn.
One Of these officials ap-
pears to have made a bad mis-
take in his accounts accord
ing to this order which is fas
tened to a leaf of the ledger
with an old time handmade
pin.
"Charge John Ashe, late
treasurer of the Southern dis
trict with $685. currency,
being balance of his account
settled with committee of ac-
counts in November, l777,
and omitted to be credited in
either of his accounts settled
since viz: October, 1779 and
April 1880, in both which he
has credited the public as fol
lows by balance in my hands
on settlement with the COM
mittee of accounts November
1777, and not carried out
any sum but left it blank and
cast mp the other credits ex-
elusive OF that-from the ap-
pearance oftha accounts that
balance is totally omitted
and never been accounted for
John Ashe."
This was q considerable
mistake as 6,385 pounds
would be approximately $3l,
900, and money was then at
a big premium.
The leaves of the old ledger
are of the hand. made paper
and are perfectly preserved.
The book was beautifully
kept.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21
Qaeef Things About. .Rrogn

Qaeer Things About.Rrogn
A remarkable thing about
these creatures is that t b 9
large part of the breathing is
done through the skin, in
fact, it is said that this sup.
ply of air is a necessary addi
ton to that taken in by or
dinary breathing, as the lat
ter does not supply sufficient
air to support life OF a frog.
Another peculiar thing a..
about the skin of the frog is
its powerful absorption of wa
ter. This, OF course, is due
to the numberless minute
pores with which their skin is
provided. 1t has been proved
that a frog can thus soak up
half it's weight of water in an
hour. The skin of the stom.
ach is most active in this way,
and at the same time, most
often in contact with moist.
ure, such as mud, dewy grass
wet ground and leaves af-
fords. As the Skin perspires
quite as freely as it absorbs,
it is easily eeen that why con
tact with moisture is so nec-
essary. Besides the loss from
evaporation, thereis the stop
ping of the skin breathing al
so, because the skin has to be
kept moist and soft to alb.
sorb fresh air and give off u.s.
ed air from the system. The
soaking OF water is W h a t
gives the frogs skin such a
cold, clammy, and uncanny
feeling, when handled, and it
explains a strange thing.
Though a bullfrog were po-
ked with a red hot iron, it
would not feel it enough to
move out OF it's tracks, for
the moisture of the skin
forms a kind Of film or vapor
between it and the iron,
which it takes time to heat
through; and 80 the frog
would not teel pain from the
heat. Yes, if hot water is
dropped upon Tim, he will in
stantly jump from pain, as
this beat at once strikes in
to the skin.
The frog has another safe
guard against drying up that
is, a kind of interior sack for
storing water. Like the cam
ell it thus keeps a supply
that carries it over many a
dry place, when, when other
wise it would lose it's moist
ure and die. The water is as
pure aid tastless as that OF
any spring. In Australia it
is said one species of frog pre-
pares for a drought in a won
derful way. Some times the
traveller suffering from thirst
will come to a bush, and dig
ging into the ground a foot
or two will find a clay ball.
He cracks it open, and out
jumps a frog. Stranger still.
inside the ball is found a good
drink of pure water, and with
this the man quenches his
thirst.-St. Nicholas.
They are simply perfect writes
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Cerrespondsn

L
pines speedily Or the resultwill
be disastrous to you and to
the republican party" This
is the sum and substance of
what il being daily dinned in
to the ears OF Mr.. Mckinley,
not by hin opponents, hut by
lending republicans, W h o
know how unpopular that
war is becoming all over the
country. Mr.. Mckinley is
gradually becoming convinc-
ed that the reaction in pub
lie sentiment concerning his
Philippine policy, predicted
more than a year ago by Col.
Bryan, is at hand, and once
fully convinced, there is no
telling what he may do, for
this country has never had a
President who feared the pub
lie sentiment of the country
as much as Mr.. Mckinley
does. or who tried 80 hard to
make his official acts reet
it's approval, regardless OF
his own opinion.
The most striking thing
connected with the hearing
on trusts, by the Industrial
Commission, was a daring
and somewhat scandalous at
tack upon Vice Chairman Phil
lips OF the Commission, who
is connected with an indepen
dent oil company in Pennsyl
vania, by officials ofthe Stan
dard Oil Trust. Mr.. Phillips
denied the charge that he had
been mixed up in an offer to
dicker with the Standard Oil
Trust. but the charge left a
bad taste in everyhody's
mouth. and is not calculated
to add anything to the pres
tige ofthe Commission, which
isn't any too great at best.
Senator Stewart ia a fine
specimen of stalwart radical
ipm in all his viewa. He nev.
er trims on any question and
conservatism is unknown to
his mind. He has got itin for
France for several reasons,
the la test of which'is the Sec
ond conviction of Dreyfus,
and says that country really
has no government at all,
and thai we should break off
diplomatic relations until
France gets a government.
The Senator threatens to Of
fer a joint resolution to that
effect when Congress meets;
also a bill repeating all off.
cial recognition of the exposi
tion at Paris next J ear.
The administration a p.
pears to be still determined
to leave Gen. Otis in supreme
command in the Philippines,
although Secretary Root ia
understood to have recon-
mended a change, and to ia.
vor sending Gen. Miles over
there. There is politics in
this determination, and it is
not the sort OF politics that
reflects any credit upon Mr..
Mckinley. The Hanna crowd
are afraid OF Miles now, and
if he should go to the Phillip
pines and do what Otis has
so signally failed to do, they
would fear him still more.
They know that Otis is not
likely, under any circumstan
ces, to develop popularity en-
ough to make him a political
rival of Mr.. Mckinley. That
io NH " fhnv uich RI koon Con
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21
by a harsher term. The q

NJ - ssNAcoSs NOtUbs uO ~
gent Of the nonpartisan As.
sociated Press. in a long let
ter from Manila, just publish
ed, otter going into details,
showing the failure Of Otis,
Gums up by saying: "The sc.
cret of the whole trouble here
is that the government has
left a small man to deal with
a most delicate problem, re
quiring broad statesman.
ship. Everyone agrees tina
Otis is honest, and that ac.
counts for much in a posi-.
tion affording such chances
for dishonesty, hut every.
body agrees also with the
most remarkable unanimity
that he has bungled affairs
from the beginning
II is evident that to t h e
most casual observer Of those
political currents which are
to be found by tn ose " h O
know how, just below the sur
face of party waters, tha. the
republican leaders are care
fully paving the way to drop
Mr.. Hobart If they shall con-
slider it expedient to do so.
The state of Mr.. Hobart's
health is made the basis OF
all these preparatory stories.
If it doesn't improve, "his
family will have to veto the
idea Of his remaining IN poll.
ties" etc. This is all Tom
myrot. Mr.. Hobart h a &
shown upon several occasions
during the last three months
notably by his getting Alger
to resign, TINT his health is
good enough to do what 9th
er men, not on the sick list,
failed to do. His health ls
likely to remain in a precari-
ous condition, until boss Han
ma has fully made up his
mind whether it will be best
to have him run again with
Mr.. Mckinley, and be isn't
likely to fully decide until the
Ma tional Convention meets.
Then Mr.. Hobart's health
will take a good or had turn,
in accordance with Hanna's
decision,
After wobbling around the
question for about two
weeks, the War Department,
under political pressure, is-
sued the order for the enlist
ment of two negro regiments
for the Philippines. They will
bring the volunteer army up
to the limit set by Congress,
which it has been clear from
the first that the administra
ton inten led to do,
Col. W. }. Bryan was unan
imously elected a member of
the Council of Adminlstra-
ton, of the Spanish War Vet
Grams Association, which has
Just closed it's first encamp-
ment, at Washington, altho'
he did notattend the encanp
ment. Ex-Gov. Oates, of AL
ALBANIA, was also elected a
member of the Council, as
was II. H. Blount, a Louisi-
ana negro, who was a Lieut..
in the 9th Immunes. Gen. j..
W. Keller, of Ohio, was elect
ed COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
new orgaization, which hopes
ultimately to embrace all the
state organizations Of Span
ish War Veterans.which have
been formed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-09-21
Good Enough to Take

The finest quality of LOAF
sugar is used in the manufac
ture of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the roots used
in it's preparation give ita
flavor similar to that of ma
pie syrup, making it pleas
ant to take. AS a medicine
for the cure OF coughs, colds,
lagrippe, Group and whoop-
ing cough it is unequalled by
any other. 1t always cures,
and cures quickly. For sale
by druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-03
THE RESERVOIR. SYSTEM
VIII Have no place on the River
and Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, March S--The confer
encH on the river and harbor bill has
practically reached an agreement. The
Nicaragua canal paragraph will be
greatly modified and will appropriate
a million dollars for Examination
'0f all the routes under direc-
tion of the President, The report
of shs commission making the .exaFni-
nation will be made to congress. The
larger items of the bill are retained as
provided by the senate. Most of the
Hothers are compromised
!; sfhe house committee Eefnse .-abso-
ilutely to allow any provision for a res
erv0ir system in the arid lands, and
senate cnnferees yield III this matter.
| Senator Fry expressed the opinion
that the section of the.conference on
the Nicaragua bill matter would prove
satisfactory to the country. The sem
ate provision. he said, was necessarily
crude, owing to the haste which attend
ed its considerations. and congress
would be much better prepared to deal
with the question after getting the re-
pors provided for by the conference
agreement.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-03

measure was resumed WITH I e5od
many chaoeea Of rh'n1eo|ooy tbs ues1-
ufe wac su"e entirely OVER t14|n and
would no doabt have ooen passed BOT
for an ameudueut In Ihe way Of 4 jfo-
7iso that could hot be found d the
b||| as printed 50 Il was made he
special order for tomorrov mofnI6e.
and tie council 81 : o'clock a1joo<ued.
Tit Bit provides fof funding Ill ool-
6land|ng |udepledness Of che Territory,
counties. cilIea. towns. villages. etc. e(c.
One feature relating 70 counties Ie ct
least unique. Seolioo 30 proyIdea that
the provisions Of the bl|| sh.|I not 40.
ply 70 counties having indebtedness
amounting 70 more than Is per cent 81
their assessed falpation* 1 ( this 0ilI
work i would help such counties A.
Santa re out considerably 5a. accofsI-
ing 10 l.s present asseased vs|uaf|on. NJ
would scale ia dtbE<| <|o.Fn nom 500
600 or 100000 q about z75 GOO Some
2QdiatIon but Ne ou< H@st call It busI-
ne11 This biz H][o ether measures
o<sel 81 fbIs <|sla}6fe Increases The
bo1d5d de6f & ihe Territory over&i80.-
Q00.and the annual interest rate is raised
over $1,000, making the total annual
rate over 1000, or more thar
half the amount Of lakes collected for
Territorial purposes during the last
fiscal year, which, as The auditors re-
ports show. was q little over $l38 900,
all told.