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The oasis., 1899-03-11

Fox local pride and stick-to- gether-tiveness the people of La Colorado are to bs strongly com mended, They are ready to back their own, with both talk and money on any sort of a proposition whether baseball game, dog fight, chicken dispute or foot race. And while their money lasts they set the pace both fast and furious.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

LIKE General Grant Admiral Schley awaited for time to vindicate his fame, and his vindication has been full and complete. Unlike General Grant, the present ranking general of the army-Miles-rushed into the columns of the yellow journals for his vindication, and in- stead will get it "where the chicken got the ax.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

CAPTAIN MARIAN, the naval strategist, in a recent article in Scribner's Magazine, intimates that in the next great war punitive re- strictions will have to be placed upon the yellow journal cores pondents. In their mad race for scoops they imperil every naval and military movement, and en- courage soldiers and sailors in all sorts of breaches of military and naval discipline
The oasis., 1899-03-11

BEFORE now THE OASIS has had occasion to commend the ad- ministration of Governor Murphy. As chief executive of Arizona he daily evinces the fact that he is the right man in the right place, and he has we'll earned the cordial sup port he receives from the progress sive element of the territory.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

YESTERDAY that sturdy old fighter, General Lawton, reached Manila with endorsements, and early next week a forward move ment will be commenced under his direction. Unlike Geronimo, Agu- inaldo cannot slip across the border into foreign land, but if he could Lawton would follow and take him in-as he did Geronimo.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

IT WAS formerly said that Son. ora mines "did not go down. !" That was because no one went down on them to see whether they did or not. With the Creston shaft at Minas Prietas down more than eleven hundred feet, in good ore and plenty of it, the Grand Gen. tral mine at La Colorado down nearly as deep. likewise in fine ore, La Dura, Santa Rosalia, Santa Elena, and other properties which can be recalled, the old theory has been exploded.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

IT IS rumored that Cameron has imported some plug uglies to ride his fence lines and shoot down fence cutters. If that be the case MT. Cameron will probably have to pay the funeral expenses of some of his plug uglies.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

IN FIVE states the legislatures are deadlocked upon election of United States senators. In each th-re seems to be regular bargain counter of statesmen, disposed in arrays so bewildering that the dazed and dazzled legislators are unable to make choice.
The oasis., 1899-03-11
THAT TIME HAS PASSED.

Allen T. Bird of THE OASIS is after the land thieves in Pima county and we hope the dear peo- pie appreciate his efforts. There was time when newspaper men went to jail in that county for fighting the same gang. Globe Times.
 The time has passed when such work can be done in Pima county.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

IN THE lower house at Phoenix MT. Benham has introduced a bill fixing penalty for destroying fences. The bill probably ema- mates from the land grabbers. It won't work. No jury would ever convict for cutting fences on the public domain, and if the bill passes it will simply lumber the statute book.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

ONE of these days the honest settlers on the Santa Cruz will get a pry under that pull at Washington owned by Colin Cameron, and 1t vii, go to pieces worse than did Cervera's fleet at Santiago.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

WITH the military glory and prestige he is earning at Manila, Harrison Gray Otis wont do a ting" to some people when this cruel war is over and he returns to Los Angeles.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

WANTED Situation by a thorough business man of wide expenence thoroughly experienced in the Ea- chinery, railroad, water works, plumb ing, steam and water supply business. Expert in the American system of trade discounts. Has thorough knowledge of all leading catalogues pertaining to the supply business and prices applying thereto. Has good knowledge of Spanish, strictly tenn perate, hard worker and has gilt-edge references. Address x. Y. c., this office.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

CANNOT Nogales hold out some inducement to the Duquesne Com pany to build their railroad into this place? It would be of incalcu- lable benefit to the town in more ways than one, and the business men of the town would be we'll re- paid if to secure it they made a liberal contribution to the company.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

A FEW years ago "a billion dol lar congress" was a phrase that was considered good democratic campaign ammunition. The con- gress just closed expended one and one-half billion dollars and no one has thought there "was a kick coming about it."
The oasis., 1899-03-11

THE rest of Arizona may kick against the Twentieth if they wish, but the people of Santa Cruz county will think it a pretty good legislature,
The oasis., 1899-03-11

THE fourteen representives and eight councilmen who voted for Santa Cruz county will always find warm friendship existing for them among the people of Santa Cruz county.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

DEwEY's political reasons for calling for the Oregon materialized in forty-eight hours, in withdrawal of the German fleet from Phillipine waters.
The oasis., 1899-03-11

COULD Colin Cameron have his own way every American home i'll the Santa Cruz valley would be a cave of gloom.
The oasis., 1899-03-11
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MORALES, ARIZONA.

GAN the crusade against Con- ,gressman-e elect Roberts be called an anti-expansion movement
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When the Hot Talks.

"No man-that is, no man of any
character, mental strength or purpose
in life-ever puts his hat on in the
same way for every OCCASION" writes
Robert J. Burdette in the Ladies'
Home Journal. He makes it speak
a varied language-a perfect polyglot
of hat. It not only interprets
characters, but moods. 1t is eloquent
as music. A man can train it to say
anything. He applauds and defes,
cajoles and threatens with it, by his
manner of wearing it. I once saw q
preacher-and o better man it would
be hard to fnd-put on his hat one
day at an association before he got
halfway to the door. And if he had
said ever so softly with his eloquent
lips what he yelled with that hat they
would have cast him out of the syna-
gogue into utter darkness and con-
demnation."
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The Cuban Machete.

Much has been said of the terrible
machete, deadly weapon indeed in
the hands OF desperate man, and
when used against defenseless per-
son. The mschete was never intend
ed for a weapon of warfare; it is IN
instrument of husbandry carried by
the Cuban peasant in times of peace,
and is his one familiar daily compan-
ion. It cuts his firewood, aids him in
building his hut, hews his path
through the manigua and performs
many other offices. The machete is O
straight, heavy blade about two feet
long, with wooden or bone handle,
having no guard; consequently it is
utterly unsuited as weapon to be
used in conflict with an armed man.
The Cuban, Of course, by reason of
his long familiarity with the instru-
ment, is an adept in its use, and its
effect upon group of unarmed work
men Is truly terrible. It is in the
foray against the defenseless and un-
armed that the most serious work of
the machete has been done in the ISL
and of Cuba.-The Century.
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GODS MESSAGE T0 n ANl's !
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

Consolation-Op Always Presssss,
ent-we Must Never BE sHIisfed-ne
Kingdom Grows-Sweet Resting Placees
of Hope-Act as Well AZ Pray.
Beside the dead knelt for prayer,
And felt presence as prayed.
Lo! 1t was Jesus standing there,
He smiled-"Be not afraidn' a5 ~ ,1S st
'Lord, thou hast, conquered death We know.
Restore again to life, said, a..
"This one who died an hour ago.
He smiled-"She is not dead.
Asleep, then, as thyself didst say, =
Yetthou canst lift the lids that keep "; &;
Her prIsoned eyes from ours away. ss,5
he smiled-"She doth not sleep.
"Nay, then, tho hsply she do wake,
And look upon some fairer dawn
Restore her to our hearts that ache. 81
He smiled-.She Is not gomez. - ~ S;
"Alas! Too we'll we know our loss,
Nor hope again our 10y to touch : 81
Until the stream Of death We cross. = ~ 4 y
He miled-"There Is no such! a
"Yet our beloved seem 30 far, IS W
The while we yearn to feel them near
Albeit with thee we trust they are. IL
He smiled-"And am here!" - w
"Dear Lord, how. shall we knowthnt they:
Still rank unseen with US and thee, if,sas'
Nor sleep, nor wander tar awayY' ~ s.S, tsaa
He smiled" In me!'
-Rossiter Raymold.SJ
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IEcRoSS.RoADS MAIL DELIVERY.
A New Plan Suggested by Postmaster
Reeve, of Riverhead.

Postmaster George 7. Reeve, Jr., at
Riverhead, Long Island, Las suggested to
the Postofflce Department the establish.
ment OF crossroads system OF mail de.
livery, with his office as the central one.
Mr.. Reeve has figured out that with his
Office as central point large section OF
the country not now supplied with mail
facilities can have daily delivery.
From Riverhead roads radiate IN oil d.
rections, and tap well-settled farming dis.
tricts containing several thousand persons,
who get and send mail. but who have no
Po.totfice within miles OF them. There arc
about score OF fourth-class Offices also,
which derive what little support they re-
celve from these districts. Mr. Reeve claims
the abolition OF these offices. which pay the
Postmasters less than $500 year, and cost
the Government great deal, could be
abolished with the crossroads system in
troduced. and not only would It pe cheap
er for the Government, but it would give
the farmers mail facilities they do not now
enjoy.
Under the crossroads system the farm
ers living along the main roads would have
the mail left ut their gates, and those Hv-
ing on the CROSSROADS would simply have
to send after the hour the carrier passed to
the nearest crossroads. junction with the
main road AMI get their mail out OF the
boxes they would have established there,
and into which the carrier would have
dropped the Diail.
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$4,000 FOR A BROKEN LEG.
A Child Run Over by q Trolley Car is
Awarded That Sum.

Walter Froehle, four years old, recovered
a verdict Of 900 damages tor personal
injuries few days ago. The suit was
against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Company and ;was tried In the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn. 1t Is the largest verdict
ever rendered against the trolley In favor
Of child.
The boy Is one OF nine children OF poor
tailor. The tracks were being relatd at
Maujer street and Graham avenue, on July
4, 1893. The lad, with bis ten-year-old
brother Daniel, attempted to cross the
track but their progress was impeded by
the excavation between the rails. The
motorman was watching the workmen at
the side and never saw the little boys
caught In the excavation ahead until his
car was upon them. The elder boy jumped
Just in time, but Walters right leg was cut
of Just below the knee and he lost the toes
OF his left foot. The added burden due to
the care OF the little cripple so worried the
father that he tried to commit suicide
few weeks ago.
Since the statutory limitation for dam.
ages for personal injuries was removed,
one man has been awarded 1000 against
the trolley. This verdict Is the next high
est. The amount asked was S25,0Oo.
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CHAPTER II.

BETWEEN THE PRIMROSE AND THE ROSE.
Beauty formed
Her face; her heart, Fidelity.-Q.
We shape Ourselves the Joy or fear
OF which the coming life Is made,
And 1ll our futures atm ospbere
With sunshine or with shade.-Raphael.
The first dawn of love is to any fine
character o mystic polarization; and
no woman whose face has reflected for
one instant the luminous, ardent gaze
of such q lover as Richard Mowbray
could escape this result. Katherine,
indeed, was not one Of these foolish
souls who are forever questioning
their own consciousness, yet she was
aware of some distinct Change
though only as butterfly might real
ize had it suddenly arrived at wings;
or q bud that it had become rose.
No one else perceived that Rather
inc had crossed that line "where the
brook and river meet" The laird
was going to a magisterial meeting,
and was, therefore, in a judicial and
authoritative temper; and Mrs. Brat
hous was far too much occupied with
his wants and orders to detect a diff
ference in her daughter, which was
rather to be felt than seen. The girl
kissed her mother, bowed slightly to
her stepfather, and silently took her
place at the breakfast table. She ex-
pected areprocf for her disobedience,
but the laird said nothing until he
was just ready to take the road. Then
be called her to him. She answered
the summons promptly. He was
standing on the broad flag at the open
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The Kingdom Grows.

The kingdom Of God coY@th ton paIs
when he sets up Jesus cross in his heart
and begins to live what Mr.. Laurence OILS
phant used to caIL"the life.n 1t passes on
its way when that man rises from table anc
girds himself and serves the person next
him. Yesterday the kingdom was one
man; now it Is a group. From the onlg
who washes to the one whose feet arss
washed the kingdom grows and mplttplies
Pharisees nor IN fanatics, not in, noise noI
tumult, but In modest and Chriatlike mem
One can see 1t in their faces. and catch 1t IN
the tone Of their voices. And II oae hat
ryes to see and ears to hear, then let him bt
Of good cheer, for the kingdom OF GOD ~
come. 1t is the worldwide state, whos{
aw Is the Divine will, whose members obey
the spirit Of Jesus, whose strength Is good
ness, whose heritage is God.-1an Maelaren
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Opportunities Always Present.


We are continually coming up to doom
which stand open for little while and then.
are shut. An artist has tried to teach this tn'
a picture: Father Time Is there with inverted.
hour-glass. A young man ts lying ats his
ease on luxurious couch, while beside him;
is q table spread with rich fruits and yiandts!
Passing by him toward an open door recexss
tain figures which represent opportunt ttte$s:
they come to invite the young man
to nobleness, to manliness, to usefulpess ~
worth. First Is rugged, sun-browned form:
the youth to toll. He has already passed,
far by unheeded. Next is tho philcsophafSl,
with open book, inviting the young man to
thought and study, that he may master the;
secrets In the mystic volume. But this SopS
portunity, too, Is disregarded The y0uthS
has no desire for learning, Close behind
the philosopher comes woman with
bowed form. carrying aichild. Her dress:
betokens widowhood land poverty. Her
hand Is stretched out appealingly bhe
Graves charity. Looking closely at the; ptcs,;
ture we see that the young man holds money;
in his hand. But he is clasping It tightly,
and the poor widows pleading Is IN vain
Still another figure passes. endeaxorin8 g,
lure and WOO him from his idle eeze9a
It is the form Of q tesutffuf, woman
who seeks by love to awaken IN him:
noble purposes worthy OF his pqNsS
ers, and to inspire him Tor ambifious'
efforts. One by one these opportunities
have passed, with their calls and inSitattonf
only to be unheeded. At last he is aroustnGS
to seize them, but it Is too late they aSe.
vanishing from sight and the door ts ciosinGs
This is true picture Of what Is going cn3
all the time in this world. 0pportnhE:
ties come to every young person, ots:
fering beautiful things, rich blessings
brilliant hopes. Too often, howeyers the6ss
offers and solicitations are rejected and 0Hes
by one pass by, to return no more. Roo!;
after door ls shut, and at last men stand -
the end Of their days, with beggared Ives
having missed all that they might neyes
gotten OF enrichment and good from thes
passing days. j. R. Miller. D, D. z f:
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x4o ooo Monument OF a Private.

The will of the late Charles D Jacob, e1i
Mayor of Louisville, KY, and President OF
the Kentucky Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, sets aside the sum OF $40, 900, which
is to be used for two years by his widow
and then applied to the erection Of monut
ment over the grave of his son, Charles D!
Jacob, Jr., u private in the First United
States Cavalry, who was killed in the
assault on San Juan Hill. When young
Jacobs remains we're brought home the
funeral was the most elaborate ever seen
in Louisville. The War Department de-
tached an Indiana company Of volunteers
rs military escort, and Editor Henry
Watterson and other prominent citizens
acted as pall-bearers. Il
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we Mn.t Nexar he satisfled..


The sun may be reflected in tiny rain
pool by the wayside, the real sun, but re-
duced to the limits OF the pool. And God;
may be reflected in our hearts, truly renecte9;,
but go limited by the smallness OF our heattf
that We feel from the very smallness OF the,
reflection as If it were not really God. AnG;
because OF this we sometimes fancy that wgi
have not seen Him-that we have sough
but not fonnd. But this is only to leadsus
to larger seeking. God never permits q
to be satisfied here with ourselves or wtta
Himself; II He did, we should give up TIT
quest, and so the glory Of life, which ts ~
the pursuit, not the attainment, would sbsj
lost to US. We ask and seem not TO receive:
that We may receive the more: we seek anoi
seem not to find that we may seek the moreti
we knock and the door seems not to opefj
that we may knock the more; but In tho asks
ing, the seeking, the knocking. We grow 10 q
larger life.-Rev. w. Garrett Hordsr. III y
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Sweet Resting Places of Hope.

The mountain OF penitence Is steep: Inti
entrance to it. indeed, by good resolution.
is so easy that it is like q mere gap In the
hedge filled up by fork full of thorns; ;but, once
entered, the soul must climb and climb. and
climb, however weary, with only this consola;
zion, that the more resolutely We climb
the most easy will the climb become. :. = 4,
But to the soul that perseveres there: are
on the road sweet resting-places ofshope,
wherein it seems carried up as on the wiDgs
OF eagles; and the more one mounts the
less it pains; and so. the flrsts thought loi-e
lowed by resolve, the first divine resolve
followed by an action, leads to the portal olG
conscious deiverance. Canon Farrar.
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APrayer OF GEORGE Fox.

Give me grace to fight like a soldier oil
thine, without wrath and without fear. Give
me to do my duty, but give the victory when
thou peasest. Let me live II 30 thou wilt.
let me die il so thou wilt-only let me die In y
honor with thee. Let thytruth be victorious,
yet when it shall please thee; and o! pray,
let no deed Of mine delay its coming. Let
my work fail II 1t be unto evil, but save my
soul in truth. Amen.
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Act as Well an Pray.

Do.not expect God to answer your prayers
when you have the ability to answer them
yourself. Mr.. Moody is said to have been
present at a prayermeeting when q wealthy
man arose and feelingly told OF a certain
good object which could be accomplished II
only two or three hundred dollars could be
raised land concluded by asking that earnest
prayer be offered that the Lord would pro-
vide the funds. Whereupon Mr.. Moody
sprang to his feet. exclaiming: Brother, }
wouldn't trouble the Lord with little thing
like that I would do it myself V.
Fowler. F-=ssS
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Stanford Estate to Be Distributed

A decree Of distribution Of the estate OF
Leland Stanford was filed in the Probate
Court at San Francisco, CAL The estate
was appraised mt $4,000, 900. After small
gifts to nieces. nephews and other rela-
lives, the residue goes to Mrs. Stanford.
The property includes s322, 1927 cash In tho
Nevada Bank
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Easily Decided.

When the Dyaks of Borneo wish to
find out which of the two parties is in
the right they have two Jumps of salt
of equal size given them to drop into
water, and he whose lump first dis
solves is deemed to be in the wrong.
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Japan's Little Scandal.

A scandal has been raised In Japanese
political circles by the confession OF
Moyama Kiunoseke that he received a
brIbe Of $4,000 from the Government to
vote for the Land Tax bill.
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The distinction between Christianity and
all other systems Of religion consists largely
in this, that in the other men are found
seeking after God, while Christianity Is God
seeking after man.-Thomas Arnold.
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1t Is reported that the large shoe manu-
facturers in New England intend to form
to control thu markell --
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"A 7EovE*sroRY..1
BY AMELIA e. BARR

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stranger within their gates. Rude but
glorious Christian hospitality
This woman Of the text was only type
Of thousands of men and women who come
down from mansion and from cot to do
kindness to the Lords servants. I could
tell you Of something that you might think
a romance. A young man graduated from
called to u village church. He had not the
means to furnish the parsonage. After
three or four weeks OF preaching commit
tee of.the officers OF. the chur" ted on
him and told him he locke i and
thought be had better take Iu-ation
Of a few days. The young pastor took
1t as an intimation that his work was done
or not acceptable. He took the vacation.
and at the end OF few days came back,
when an elder said: Here is tho key Of
the parsonage. We have been cleaning 1t
up. You had better 80 up and look at 1t. "
So the young pastor took the key, went up
TO the parsonage, opened the door, and 10,
1t was carpeted, and there was the hatrack
and the overcoats, and on the lett hand
OF the hall was the parlor, sofaed
chaIred, pictured. He passed on to the
other side Of the ball, and there was
the study table in the centre of the floor
With stationery upon it, bookshelves
built, long ranges OF new volumes, far
beyond the reach OF the means OF the
young pastor, many Of these volumes.
The young pastor went up stairs and
found all the sleeping apartments furn-
ished, came down stairs and entered
the pantry, and there were the spices,
and the coffees, and the sugars, and the
groceries for six months. He went down
into the cellar, and there was the coal
for all the coming winter. He went into
the dining hall, and there was the table
already set-the glass and the silver
ware. He went into the kitchen, and
thsss we're sn the culinary implements
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BETWEEN THE PRIMROSE AND THE ROSE