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The oasis., 1899-03-04
CITY AND COUNTY.


 orship of freight to that of pasen- ger,
 Citizen: The improved Order of Red Men have contracted to have their cemetery surveyed in lots and blocks, and the work is being done by John F. Magee.
 Citizen: Hon. Alfred S. Donau came down from Phoenix to spend Sunday. Hon. sam Finley also Sun dayed in Tucson, both gentlemen re- turning this morning.
 Starr. Sheriff Wakefield has cleaned up from the office drawers the relics gathered from prisoners during the Leatherwood regime and located them with Clerk Field.
 Monday and Tuesday Manager LA. NaugIe of the New Mexico X Arizona railway. made close inspection of the track and bridges between Benson aud Nogales, passing over the track on handcar.
 Star: Mr. Robert Leatherwood, who has served Puma county as Sher- If for lengthy period, and who did much to make tue court house yard an attractive spot, is doing little town farming for his friends. Bob will not be himself aness the court house yard, and the yards of his iu- timate friends are kept in first class shape.
 Star: F. J. Stueck and w. E. Stroud who have been visiting the Franco American gold mining camp in the Gro Blanco district, lett this morning for Los Angeles and San Francisco. They return to MiddictOwn, Conn, via Salt Lake aud other western cities. The young men were de- lighted with tie class of weather they have experienced in Pima county.
 Vim. Barton, an employee of Nor. ton, Drake x Co.,, accideutly shot tillDc@ll 0iiilC Ofth htiC Ui III ibi(t at Gila Bend. He was undressing when hiS revolver dropped from his hip pocket, striking u chair in it's desent and going olE tile ball pass ing through both of the young mans legs. The first freight passing east brought the injured man to Tucson and he was immediately conveyed to the hospital.
 Star: March l, 1899, marked the inauguration of city mail delivery under the administration of Genrse W. Cheyuey, postmaster of Tucson, by the grace of President Mckinley. Richard Kelly made the delivery south of Congress street and Satrr Smithson, north of said thoroughfatr and will continue on tbe routes until further notice. The carriers are doing their best to meet requirements and will be seen daily except Sunday, making the deliveries atterS q. n. and collections from the thirteen boxes alter 4:3O, and reaching the post office at ?. m. sharp. Those who desire delivery will please give their number and street to carrier or office. It must be remembered that at delivery offices there must be q two cent stamp affixed to all letters. The one cent stamp alone is good only on circular letters. The boxes are located as follows so cut this out for references $. F. Depot; Stone Avenue and Congress- Court and Congress; Stone and l7th Avenue; Meyer and Camp; Franklin and Court; McCorm- ick and Stone; Fourth Avenue and
The oasis., 1899-03-04

WANTED Situation by thorough business man If wide experleute thoroughly experienced in the n:a- chinery, railroad, water work, plumb ing, steam and water supply business. Expert in the American system of trade discounts. Has thorough knowledge or all leading catalogues pertaining to the supply business and prices applying thereto. Has d good Knowledge of Spanish, strictly tenn perate, hard worker and has gilt-edge references. Address X. Y. Z., this office.
The oasis., 1899-03-04

People wanting up-to-date print ing bring their work to TIE OASIS. The best is always the cheapest.
The oasis., 1899-03-04

Some six weeks ago Messrs Jas. II. Brent and J. PeDman started out from Torres station to go to La Ca- sita, and other points in the Sierra Madre mountains. They drove team of mules belonging to Theo. Olden- dorff. Some three weeks later Mr.. Oldendorf received word that his mules were running at large near Te- coripa, seventy.ive miles away from Torres, and he sent and got them. How far away they left Brent and Penman, and how far the two gentle me7 had to walk has not yet been learned.
The oasis., 1899-03-04

"Give me liver regulator and l can regulate the world" said q genius. The druggist handed him bottle of DeWltL's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. L. W. Mix x Co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
SQUIRRELS
Tricks of Some Friendly Follows That
Lived In the Country.

Ours is a beautiful quiet country
home at the crossing OF four roads.
The house Is in 4 large yard, filled
with trees and flowers, SO many trees
that we have named 1t The Ever
green's" A few rods away Is n piece
or woods, first maple sugar bush and
below that an evergreen swamp. Here
the red squirrel live in freedom. They
come from the depths of this swamp
to the house, often running over the
roof, jump on one OF the tall pines or
balsam, from them to q maple outside
or the yard. whose limbs interlock over
the road, on to an apple tree in the
orchard without touching the ground.
Down one of the walks are some
walnut and butternut trees. These the
little bright eyes" claim as their own.
Ihey not only carry away many, but
drop quantities from the stem before
they are ripe, says Our Dumb Animals.
We gather these for their winter store.
One year VIC raised sunfUwers for the
hens, stored them in a shop that Is
between the nut trees and a spruce that
is near more NAPLES. We noticed how
sleek and glossy our pets were and
that we had more than usual. Think
ing Biddie would like q dessert of
sunflower seeds, we sent for them, but
Presto. They were gone. Master
squirrel looked wise, but told no tales.
Near our kitchen door is n man.
moth pine. One bright October day
we heard an unusual squirrel concert.
Going TO the window we saw one sit
ting on a projecting bit of bark, fid-
ding with his feet, keeping time to
his music: sometimes he would rest
his hands and use one OF his feet Ours
being childless home, we make pets
Of everything. Nearly every day We
put quantity of nuts by the roots Of
pine, and a squirrel comes over the
trees and fence looking for them. If
we have neglected to put them there,
lie viii hunt over and under the leaves
everywhere, so disappointed. When he
finds some he takes one In his hands,
turning it over and over to pick off
the outer bark, in order to hold it Sc
cuIely in his teeth. Away he scam
peis with it. sometimes up in tho
trees. where he tucks 1t in some
crotch. pushing it down with all his
tiny strength and sometimes across
the road under the barn, to hide It
in the barn bridge or in the stone wall,
or the board fence, and some he buries
in the snow, covering them with his
little feet. Once he took one across
the road up an elm and out on n limb,
dropping II into a birds nest. The
guide man of the house." says "he
doesn't put all his eggs into one bas-
kct." The last nut he carries home,
but never are two put in the same
place. After little time he comes and
clrries them all home.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
To Prevent Bribery.

The spirit and purpose of the
Barksdnle hill 10 prevent the cor
lupt use of money in elections must
command the approval of the honest
citizens of Virginia, We have not
nalyzed the bill in all it's details
and therefore cannot express posi-
tive opinion That it will accomplish
all that its Trainer desires. But il ia
IL move i'll the right detection, be-
cause it Is intended to correc. an evil
which unqnestionab!y exists. A vast
majority OF the people of the Com
monwealth are honest, and desire
honest elections. They depre cate
the use of money to debauch voter;
and purchase certificates of election
The practice of corrupt .leciioneer
ing meth DDS is I, new thing in Vir
gluia. 1t has grown up since thu
war AMI is due to The wl,nlesa en-
franchlsenent of nm ignorant class
1t will be very difficult to frame any
law which will prevent venal voters
from regarding the ballot as n snlnble
commodity. But If the evil cannot
be wholly eradicnted it NAV be posi-
Ole to minimize it by stringent ell
actinenis That il will make il dancer.
Gus to re solt to this method of car
rling an election. No doubt the
Barksdale bill will be scrutinized
and thoroughly ventilated by the
members of the Legislature. Its de
tects,if any, will be pointed out and
1t VIII be pruned of Objectionable.
TEXTURES, without stripping it of its
good points. In some shape it will
pass both Houses and it's eflicie, rv
Will be test' d in the nrxt genera
ole ciion.-Lynchburg News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
souNoJo oAreH the MULE
Thought the Syringe Might Have the
Same Effect On Himself.

physician and his friend were
standing on the street corner of
virginia town where they were spend
Ing few days. Their attention was
amusingly arrested by the sight of an
old darky belaboring the TANKS of q
mule in II vain persuasion to make him
move on. At last the doctor was ap.
pealed TO.
SAY, boss, I'll give you five dollahs
ef you'll make din hyar mule GO"
with sly wink the physician OPEN
ed his case and took out his hypoder-
mic syringe, filed the needle with an
acid and sent it into the hind quarters
OF the mule. The effect was magical.
With wild plunge the mule went
tearing down the street, with the
darby after him, the bystanders roar
Ing with laughter. y short time after
ward the darby, Undiscovered and
painting, approached again.
Say, boss-how much-was de wuff
of dat stufr-yo' done squht-in dat
mule?"
ooh" said the doctor, about 10
cents"
Down went the larkey's hands into
his jeans pockets. He fshed out two
dimes.
"Hyah, boss-am 20 cents. wish
yo' would squht-twice as much of dat
stuff into me-'c;lse Use bound-tc
catch dat mule"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
FRIDAY, DEC EMBER, % 1899.
Can THIS Be True.

There is no such word as SINGER
ity in the lexicon of practical pol
ltics."
The Richmond Times, of a recent
issue, i'll an editorial on Insincerily.
concludes with tho above remark.
We do not know what the Times
means by practical politics, but if
taken in it's generally accepted mean
ing the statement is entirely too
strong and sweeping. If by "prac-
tlcal politics" is meant to include
only those who are in the field for
Office and gain, then the statement
may not be far wrong. We do not
believe, howevor yi.rt ALL politicia--
are insincere. There are men in pub
nc life, in our halls Of Compress and
State legislatures, whom we believe
to be true and honest, -,uen who
cannot be bribed-men who love
their country and their fellowmen
and who desire, and endeavor to do
the right. These men are not AS
plentiful as they should be, but they
are here, and such statements ms the
above are unjust aud harmful, and
we do not think the editor of the
Times means exactly what he saws.
May not the same be said of the
'prasticar' political newspapers?
The Times is political newspaper,
and quite practical" too, therefore,
"there is no such word rs sincerity
in the lexicon of the Times. OF
course this won't do.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
At the Ticket Mindn,y.

when does the next train that stops
mt McAllistcrville leave heIe:"
You will have 10 wait four Hours"
81 think not"
"Well, maybe you know better than
! do whether Pm expecting to travel
on that train myself or whether am
inquirinG for a relative that's visiting
ut my house and wanted me TO call
here and ask about il and save her the
trouble because she's packing up her
things and expects to take that train
herself ana not me and maybe you
think it's your business to stand be
hind there and try to instruct people
about things they know as we'll us you,
If not better, but my idea is that you're
put there because they couldn't use you
In the switching department and per.
haps you'll learn some day to give PEG
pie civil answers when they ask you
civil questions, young man; my opin.
ion Is you won'ti'
with n gasp)-"Yes. Chi.
cago Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
Humorous Ifeyna

ii thought kittens purrcd and birds
saug'
'Ilat's it, OF course
"Pshaw! Did you never hear of a
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
First Goot-You'd better he careful
about eating that.
Second Goat-NVhy so?
BILLY, over there. ate an old silk one
the other day, and he's been talking
through 1t ever since."-Brooklyn Lie.
Tramr-Yep, lady. Use known from
Maine to California as Printed Cali
Co"
Lady-What funny name. What
do they call you that for?
Tramp-'Cause If yer went to wash
me I'D run.-Chlcago News.
1T have obs rived that the West is
extrting n growing influence over the
East; even our Eastern flowers have
attained to Western habits; they re-
mind me OF those desperados who dis
charge their weapons before they take
them from their pockets"
GLOW is that?"
why. they shoot before they show
their pistols."- Richmond Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
Curious Ear OF the Csta.b

The catfish uses his lungs aa an or
gan OF hearing, says Popular Science
Monthly" The needless lung becomes
n closed sac. filled with air, and COM
monty known as the swim bladder. In
the catfish las in the suckers. chwbs
and most brook fishes) the air bladder
Is large. and is connected by a slender
tube, the remains of the trachea. to
the esophasus. At its front 1t fits
closely to the vertebral column. The
anterior vertebrae are much ENLARGED.
Twisted together and through them
passes chain Of bones which connect
with the hidden cavity of the air. The
air bladder therefore assists the ear Of
the catfish as the tympanum and tie
bones assist the ear Of the higher anil
mails. An ear of this sort can carry
little range of variety in sound. It
probably gives only the impression of
liars or disturbances in the water.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
Christmas of the Past.

Inc changes wrought By the
civil war in the Domestic life of
virginia. and the entire Southern
States, are nowhere more marked
than in the observance of the
Christmas holidays. When our
older citizens were bows Christ.
mas celebrations meant sometime
Extensive preparations were made
weeks before hand, by both white
and colored, and the season was
looked forward to with great de.
light.
Christmas week was gwen up
entirely to pleasure by old and
young. There were balls, parties,
dlnlngs among all classes with
our restraint. Vislters came and
went with an absolute assurance of
welcome everywhere, to feasts
WHICH had been planed for months
IN advance. The long wood.pile,
the "dry wood" safely housed, the
smoke house full of meat-the
trees full of fat turkies, the cellar
with its key of apple brandy, ready
10 DC made into egg nog, all these
and more Will be recalled by the
older people, as they think of the
past a. this season. Probably
some of the changes wrought in
the observance of Christmas has
been beneficial to society. In one
thing we feel sure this is true. and
that is in the disappearance prac-
tically, ofthe egg-nog bowl from
the Christmas table of the majority
of our homes. There can he ne
doubt, that many young men were
taught to drink, and afterward.
became confirmed topers, by the
use OF egg-nog at Christmas
The colored people, in those
days, were the happiest of people
The present generation know
nothing of what their ancestor,
enjoyed. But times and conditi
ons have changed. We are now
SO absorbed in money getting tina
= almost all our pleasures and recre
atoms are given up. DON'T Civ,
up christmas. Let it be observe,
heartily Tor the chiIdren,s sake
at least. -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the part
hership heretofore carried on by S. d.
Smith and j. Il. Greever, under the
name and style of Smith e. Greever ot
Five Oaks, Tazewell county, Virginia.
mas this day been dissolved by mutual
consent, and in future the business will
be carried on by the said j. T. Grecyer
in his separate account. who will pay
and receive all debts dine and owino to
and from the said partnership, in the
regular course of business.
S. d. SMITH,
j. L. GREEvEn.
octooer l'th' 1879. Oct. 2O-4t
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
Could You Blame Him.

Men are such horrid, inconsiderate
creatures" she exclaimed OH her way
home from the theatre. "You know /
couldn't take this hat off without run
ming the risk of spelling it,"
"Well, nobody said anything"
mo; but actions speak louder thai.
words. And every time | glancod
around the man behind me was cram
ing his neck and deliberately loo..iu
as uncomfortable as ] possibly ccu a.
Washington Sta.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TRAINS

Norfolk & Western Rv Co.
IL onnoko. Va. Dec.
Trains Nos. ~ aud rs, between
HaSerstown aud Shenando Ia; NJ y
81 and 81, between Ruunoke and
Wiustou-Salen, aud Nos. 80 and
ST betw cen Lynchburg and Durham
will be run Oh Sunday, Dec. "a
jAS.COASSELL, w Il BEVIL,
Gen. Supt. e. T. \
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
From the crowded condition of

From the crowded condition of
our stores, for the past week or so,
it is eviden, that our people are
~ king cxte ssvr preparations for
Christine Tie i"rtnnatt eliiiJ,en
of well TODD par.rt, will tinL ,h" Il
stocking well fill'..t by Santa CLANS
next Mon:ay morning Thi- is
right. But should moi the chil zen
of the y ar hc re Rendered to"t
There are some little folks in our
town who will not be made hnpp,
unless they are remembered iy vo d.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
OFFICE SEEKERS.
C. Convoy Barker Sings Plan.
Hvey of HIS Disappointment.

MIR. G. Conway Barker, of Mon
tross, WestmOrland county, came
to Richmond last Monday With his
eye on n committee clerkship. But
that was as near as lie ever got to
tine position. MIR. Barker was dis
appointed, and in the gloom which
surrounded him in the hour Of de.
feat of this man for clerkship of
the House, he broke into poetry.
1t is cleaver production, and is
as follows:
OFFICE SEEKIN'; OR HOMEWARD
BOUND.
I've been down here looking for clerk
ship, don't you know
And I've missed il, sure as prcachin'
and now I've got to go.
The boys are gay, good fellows, and the
girls are pretty things.
But | missed the combination and
failed to hit the ring:
So my pocket like featl or, and my
hearts born down by sorrow
| missed the combinations, aud I'm
going home tomorrow.
My heart is free from venom and my
and my spirit holds no ire;
just gambled on the looscr and
failed to pull the wire
That would have rung the right bell,
and so missed the elevator
10 official preferment I'm mighty
small potato.
But IN like Mark Tapley, "jollcy 'nnd
grief l will not borrow.
Though I've missed the combination
and I'm going home tomorrow.
Two nights 1 stood in Murphy's. Ger
that blasted caucus met:
That there was some logrelin'. your
life you may well bet.
There was Bigger, Gooch aud Boykin,
and that hustler, Billy Mann,
And n fellow they call I.ovin', with IL
secondary han.
And when the caucus caucussed
cursed, and there was sorrow:
For d missed the combination, and
I'm going home tomorrow.
Well, l hope this Legislature may get
along o. X,
Though feel that they d do better if
| was here to stay.
Justice John may keep 'em steldy; l
trust in God he will,
But I'm salin up Salt river. an wont
cnsross Il bill
I'm m Office seeker busted, and some
cash I've got to borrow,
For | missed the combination, and
and I'm going home tomorrow.
Dec. 8, 1899
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

1t Ia to be hoped that Congress
will not lot it's solctuda about Mr..
Roberts obscure The necessity Tor
selecting hnr"m keeper for the Sui.
tan of Suln
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

The Bank of Franc" aud the I;nnk
of e. land have raised their rates
OF i"'eiost and Mr.. Mckinley adv"-
Gates grenter mon' ynaHinr priv
leges Tor bnnks in the United Siutr,.
Evidently this is not bad year for
the money power the world over
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

The Administration would not be
displeased if Agninaldo escaped, it is
stated Ivy the Presidents rfricnd,.
No doubt the Imperialists in tho
White House and in the Cabinet
would be glad 10 sec tho Filipino
leader leave the island. since ihov
cannot drive him of or capture his
army.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

Although Mr.. Reed is pa rrs
law in New York, Lis rules III. still
'dobH business at She oil stand on
CspitA Hill, Washington.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

As the struggle III South Africa
continues, and the Beers keep II
their nnnexi"g Of territory, the fair
minded observer is comp, He'd TO al
NIT that the struggle is nothing more
nor less than n contest for South
African supremacy between Briion
and Boer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

latest intelligence tend to tie
belief thai Their. is no tru in the
report that Gr-ai Brilinn Intends TO
bansh Dom Paul tn St. Helena. 1t
will be necessary {" catch your uncle
Paul first. don't Yer know.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

81 wonder II the girl next door pIa,
by car"
'No. only Nv y. tonr."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
a Remarkable SuclIcr.

81 think the luokiest man | ever
heard of was examined here along last
spring" said an old clerk in the Civil
Service Commission in Il group of Off
cial reformers ut the Civil Service
building in Washington. HE was
from one of the big towns in central
Illinois. and had worked for several
years in rolling mill. He was a big,
brlwny, handsome fellow, and l liked
his looks from the first. When l am
working around these examinations
always pick out my favorites and keep
track of them to see if they are win
ncrS.
Somehow this fellow had been stuff
ed up by his friends at home to think
lie could get Il good, juicy place if he
crammed up on lot of old questions
he had got hold of somewhere, and he
put himself down for 81 200 place.
When we came TO read the papers for
the examination my Illinois friends
papers came TO me, and I tell you 1t
WAS Il picnic. Answer after answer
was all wrong. He bounded Illinois
on the north by Michigan City, and put
the battle of Bunker Hill at York
town, ana in arithmetic he said inter
est was the share pardner got of the
profits and that the cube root of 100
was that number multiplied by itself
several times. But it was in spelling
he surpassed even himself. We had
twenty words. They were given out
for all to write down and the appli
cants were permitted to rewrite them
rs they thought was correct. | saw
my fellow sweating and working like n
beaver to keep up and get them all
down, and when got his spelling pa
per had to copy his list and carry the
copy in my pocket book. Here 1t is:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

PLEASE TAKE NoTICE.-we cannot pub
Dish free, long obituary notices, resolutions of
respect, &C. We charge a small amount to
lover cost OF setting up. Short notices will
ce publ shed free.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22
In Good IIumor.
Real Estate Bargains.

No have several pieces of real es-
tate recently purchased by the Hol-
ston National Building and Loan
Association. which con he bought
cheap and on easy terms. Gall at
this Office, or on Judge j. II. Stuart.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

Advertising rates furnished on appli-
cation.
Entered at the Tazewell (va.) post
office as second class matter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-22

The young FELLOW had missed TWEEN
ty-two words out OF twenty, and he
worked harder over It than anybody
else there that day. 1t was genuine
work, too. or course. his hopes were
dashed to the ground and he had
good deal of rough talk to let off about
the Civil Service humbug. I suppose
he must have received consolation
from his Congressman, for 1t was not
long after the trouble with Spain
broke out that / noticed my young fell
low was commissioned lieutenant in
an Illinois regiment. and he otter
wards went to Manila. From ali 40
counts he made n good officer"