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The oasis., 1899-02-11
The Chinese Problem lu sonora.

To a mind inclined Go reflection and stimulated by years soJourn in the state of Sonora, the question arises what inducements are there for the stranger from over the border line to emigrate to this weird and wonder ful coutry That Sonora is rlcn in her mineral resources is self evident and irrefutable fact, yet there are other industries that would be para mount to the mining industry and bring a younger and more enterpris- ing class of people here, were there any encouragement in investing small capital These are mostly young business men, who have been reared on the farm, and in mercantile pur- suits. They form the best element of society and bring intelligence, indus try and enterprise with them. But let us view the situation which drives from Sonora that class of enterprising young business men. Let us first view the situation in GuaYmas aud Hermosillo, "The Chinese Question. In both of these cities the Chinese are renting nearly every corner for merchandise. They all belong to one company, who ships by schooner direct from san Francisco and their goods are distributed to their several stores. one man or agent having their entire management. This virtually closes all the Mexican retail stores, and they are retailing merchandise at a less price than such firms as Loaiza, Ruiz, Calderon and others who sell at wholesale. They are swarming in here every day. They are sure to monopolize the vegetable and laun- dry business. 1 am creditably in- formed one company has leased or purchased 800 acres of land for cul- tivation, which means d monopoly fo the vegetable business the coming season Now let Us view the matter from another standpoint Every dollar they earn is sent to China, in- stead of being put into circulation here. One Chinaman who ran a res taurant here two years, left some months ago with bis fourteen thous- and dollars, not one dollar of which will return. Now let me ask any can did man, can the merchants and laborers compete with Mongolians who have no children to educate or care for. 1 am informed that there are at least seven women to one man here in Hermosillo, who are as sweet as the roses that twine.
 Does it not behoove you at least to encourage different class of emgra- tion? Maternity is the aim of every woman, guard them as you would the sheet anchor of your liberty, every attempt to foster on your fair cOun- try population more destructive than the deadly locust and canker worm.
 Sonora with her diversity of prod ucts, her mild and equatable clm ate and geographical location. to- gether with her unrivaled mineral re- sources, coupled with wise admlnis- tration, cannot but raise this far land from her enforced lethargy and place her where nature's God ordained the brightest star in the constellation of Mexican statehood.
The oasis., 1899-02-11

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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-07-20

'dobry kasck, - ryner, MONA to, GO GIG Dc, = czasami q Wszyst-5
By skorzystac, him 60 Jaslek ko, puszcza sWa ofiare ma los
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-07-20

By skorzystac, him 60 Jaslek
fvezmie v swe obroty; popra-
wlwszy niebieskich okulardw, ma
ktdrych by4y j%eszcze SHADY nosowej
explozyi, wzlal hrabiego pod reekee,
a szepnawszy: - Nam wazny inr
%teres, ~ poprowadzi1 do przyle-
g}ego pokoju. =
Wejdzmy i my "a mimi.
Pok6j dose ciemny z powodu
s~zczelnie z~apuszczonej frank, ME
dale sic dostatecznie ocenic, ale
poniewaz nam wieoej chodzi Q
osoby " MIN bedace, zostawmy!
vice ma boku rozwodzenie sic mad
czterema 6cianami, a lepiej pos}u-
chajmy rozpoczetej rozmowy.
Przedewszystkiem music
pana objasniG = m6wi p. O. - 0
t~utejszych stosunkach, ME mozesz
pan nikomu wierzyc, DO gdy po~
miarkuja, re masz pieniadze, juz
przepad}eS;; mnie pan wierz : ia
tn kazdego znam i wien, co Jest
wart.
- Pppproosze,
]: !. :. - Najlepiej, gdy pan sobie
lote i pobudujesz dom,
nam w1asnie ola papa }adne miej~
see.
- Kokokoko
Miejsce rzeczywiscie godne
PAM hrabiny.
- Wiwiwiwi
- Juz zostaw to pan mnie, ia
co ludziom inteligentnym
potrzeba.
]a~jajaja.
Nam tel karty okretowe,
gdyz jestem wsp6}w4asclclelem
kt6ry pc najlepszej linll
kursuje, moge wiec z wielka wy"
coda zapewni6 podr6z d%ostojnej
zonie Pahskiej. o DO bez zony =.
ia WIEN; z reszta PAM hrabina,
jake m}oda i wykszta}cona kobieta,
Jest ola meza tym drchem, to jest
powiedzieG to dusza, co
sic W otch}anie nieble~
skie: przyswleca s1ohcu, ktore po~
zyczywszy swiatlosci ksiezycowej,
spada W postaci p}omykow, nape}~
powietrze nlebiahskim "a
pachem; zreszta juz mnie pan ro~
-. Rororozumiem i dada te-
tego dzieekukuje ppanu ppowiem
wsewsewsewsekreecie zee ia mamam
pppieeniadze*
- Cicho, ma Boga, cicho! 0
p~ieniadzach ami s4owa, DO GIG
i obedra; swlerz sig lepiej
mnie l oddaj do schowanla, a tym
sposobem unikniesz nieprzyjemno-
Sci.
Smiech s~erdeczny q zarazem
kt6::y W tel chwili da}
sic slyszeG, przestraszy} ohydw6ch,
i zaczem hrabia zdolal przemowic
zwykle swoje ppppp, Okretowicz
by} juz pa ulicy.
Hrabia zdziwiony tax nagfem
zniknieciem swego ~towarzysza i
opiekuna, powracaf do przedniego
nokoru. aby zasiegnaG 0 MIN via
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-07-20

-@@.::8esssB
lCiag dalszyl
Wszyscy stall ztworzeni, gdyi
znali popedliwose okretowicza, DC
trzeba wiedzieG kochani Czytelnl-
cy, kto jest pan Okretowicz.
Jest to cz1owiek, choc o jed
mem oku, lecz daleko patrzaoy'
Jest to obywatel do wszystkiego' q
przedewszystkiem do kart okreeto-
wych. Kiedy podr6zny, iadac ns
kupiona cd niego karte okretowa,
znajduje sic W polowie Oceanu, to
mu naJuprzejmiej kazs wysiadac 2
okretu, gdyz nieformalnie naplsa7
A mad to wszystko jest to POI
tega, kt6rej Mkt naruszyc ME mo-
re. i dziwo: cz1owiek tax wielki,
tax potezny, wierzacy W sw2 size,
odzywa sic z usmiechem:
- A to mi Sprawl kaplel,
niechze go!.... Wypijem ~jeszcze,
ably z}e %naprawic.
Kokoniec .kokohcem -
odzywa sic hrabia - mymyslafem
ze sic uadusze, tatak mi bbbestya
zzzaszppuntowawa}a www nonosle'
To NC, to mic - odezwa{y
sic zewszad glossy coraz WleceJ
wzrastajacej liczbY os6b, ktorzy
nicpostrzezeni weszli do hall / W
milczeniu przypatrywali sic pociesz~
nej komedyi.
Naraz z 1oskotem rozwarfy
sic drzwi, przez kt6re wpad4
m}ody cz}owiek i wskazujac ma
lewa reke, W kt6rej trzyma1 gazette,
zawora}:: - Czytajcie! - Me dajac
nikomu przyjs6 do s}owa zaczaf
czytac:
Graft a~nydence! yesterday
EVENINGS, the train gat bosted and
many l!tss lost
What! - krzykna} jakis
Amerykanin, siedzacy PREY stole, l
pedem wybieg} z salonu. Natenczas
pan Zygmunt, jake cz@owiek po~
wazny l stateczny, zabra@ gfos W
tel materyi, dowodsac, do czego
k}amstwo doprowadzi6 moze, dajac
"a przyk}ad owego jegomosci, kto~
ry pedem wylecia@ hall z
pewnoScia podszyl ma miejsce wy
padku, DO pewno matka, iona Tub
c6rka jadac owym nieszczesnym
poc,agiem, zosta}a zabita Tub
srodze pokaleczona, cierpi WY"
wajac pomocy cd ~najdrozszej soble
istoty,
Nova pana Zygmunta zrobi{a
pewne wrazen!e ma s}uchaczach;
kazdy kiwaj4c g}owq, potakiwaf' J
kilku z oburzeniem zwroclfo SIG
do hrabiego, chcac 60 poteplc, lecz
prawo go6cinnosci przemogfo "
Mich zfos6, patrzac ma tego obdar-
tesc i wynsdznia{ego cz}owieka'
Pan Zygmunt, konczac
dodaie:- Niechze teraz wyplje to
= -
piwo, skoro 50 nawarzy4.
Ma wzmianke O piWie l O plclu,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-07-20

Ito, CO sic "a, ! czasamii Wszyyst-
ko, puszcza swa ofiare ma log
szczescia Tub niedoli.
To poviedziavszy, wyszedl
bocznema drzwiami, ably Me by
widzianym.
,,Kokokoniec kohcem, oonrlii
mymy6la, re jaa nam pppienlaedze;
jaabym %jeszcze wawam ukradf ttak
MINIMIZE ~popotrzeba".
l konczac te slowa, cichym
szeptem, wszedi do przednlego
pokoju, W kt6rym by} tylko P.
Zygmunt, w1a6ciciel hall, bedac
wlasnie zajety przyrzadzanlem
jakiej6 w6dki.
Me chcac wiec przeszkadzac.
ussiadl ma boku, utkwiwszy oczy
Nv butelke, kt6ra ?. 2. trzymaf, !
pocza} j. chciwie v'zrokiem poze~
rae, zdradzajac tym sposobem ma
mietnos6 pijacka.
Twarz jego zacze}a zmlenia6
barwy;; a blad}a, to znow czer-
w1eni}a sic, rugby cia}a byfy
nerwowe, prawie konwulsyjne, a
gdy kilka kropel Shiny zbieg1o pc
ustach, zawolal goraczkowo:
: Ppppanie! jujuz dodobra,
dadaj ppan kiekieliszeczek!
Pan Zygmunt uSmiechnaf sic.
Czy to by} usmiech politowanla,
czy wewnetrznego zadowolenla'
rozsadza6 ME bede; dose, re u
smiechnawszy sic <powtornie, nalaf
diva kieliszki a stuknawszy swolm
o st6}, = powoli, z gracy2 i pew
mem namaszczeniem, podnidsf 60
do ust.
- Cucudowna, ~tatakiej WV
w6dki nienie ppifem ninigdy!
= No to poprawimy?
Dddddobrze! babababardzc
dddobrze, choclaz iaa~ nice bbbar~
dzo dddooo www6dki, aaale tttaklej
to l kkkorek obbblize.
A teraz, }askawy panic, rzekf
p. Zygmunt. potrzeba F~onlecznle'
abys czemkolwiek sig zaja{.
: Ppprosze ppppana, jaa je~
iestem uuczoczony mamalarz
i pocza} mi4osiernie prosit, ably p.
z. dal mu robote.
Pan Zygmunt, majac liczne
roboty malarskie W miescie, z
checia powierzyi hrabiemu poma~
lowanie jednego domu.
Hrabia zabra1 sic ochoczo do
roboty, ale pokaza}o sic, re 0
sztuce malarskiej ME ma nal
m~niejszego pojecia wyobrazenla'
Zrazu ma dole, by1o jeszcze jako
tako, gdyz bedac W fartuchu, z
kublem fairly W jednej a pedzlem
W drugiej rece, rzeczywiscie wy.
glada1 ma malaria; ;ale gdy wYszed3
ma drabine, poczal niemi}osiernie
krzy cze6.
Pppanie dddrabka
tttrzeszczy mi, jaja sic boboje, ]
straciwszy r6wnowage, upuszcza
kubel z farba, a sam zaczepiony
jedna reka, zawis} W %powietrzu,
..al.sca -o,o,o p L+1ro orror
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Their" said Samuel. did your father
tell you where the money WASP"
eyes, he did," 1 answered. I had to
or tell lie. l trembled for the next
question.
"Where did he tell you it wasp ask
ed Samuel.
'In the chest in the dark bedroom"
said 1. That was the truth, and it did
no harm.
whereabouts in The chestY
"In the secret drawer"
ooh! So there's a secret drawer. Did
your father tell you how to open it?'
l said ne did.
"Well, you just come in here and
show me how to open it" said Samuel.
went with Samuel into the dark
bedroom and showed him how to open
the drawer. I could see nothing else to
do | stood back while he opened it.
wondered fit would be wrong for me
to cry out as if I were astonished when
he discovered that the money was
gone. Then all of a sudden l heard
sound that made my heart jump with
Joy. l heard sleighbells and then IA
theirs voice shouting to the horse.
Father has come" said l.
Samuel made one leap and was gone,
rushing through the kitchen and out
the back door.
l ran and unbolted the south door,
and there were father and mother,
come home sooner than l expected.
When l saw their faces, ! just broke
down and sobbed and sobbed and told
them all about it in such queer snatch
es that they thought at first | was out
of my mind. Father said afterward
that he never heard such a tumble Of
popcorn balls and secret drawers and
Samuels. When father fairly under
stood what had happened, he lighted
the lantern and searched out in the
barn and the sheds to be sure that
Samuel was not lurking about the
premises, but he did not find him. Fa-
Their said he knew the man; that he
belonged to q good family, but had
been sort of shiftless and unlucky
When we were all settled down
again for the night and felt so safe
and happy with father and mother at
home, l could not help feeling troubled
about poor Samuel out in the storm.
hoped he would not die Of cold and be
found dead when the snow melted in
the spring, There was quite a severe
snowstorm. That was the reason why
father and mother had reached home
so late. They had been obliged to drive
slowly on account Of the gathering
snow.
We were Just sitting down to our
Christmas dinner next day when we
all stopped and listened. Then the
sound came again, and we were sure
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and sat down on the edge OF the bed
to think. 1t did not seem to me that
1t was of any use for me to stay down
stairs and watch Samuel. l did not
think he could find out the secret
drawer without any help. l could not
stop his taking the money if he was
determined. Then, too, 1 reasoned that
If be did not find it that night there
would be time enough for me to hide it
tomorrow, and father and mother were
coming home next day.
did not sleep any that night, 1 took
off my dress and lay down. Before
daybreak had my plans all made.
tried to treat Samuel just as usual
when l saw him in the morning, and
guess did. After breakfast l carried
a pitcher of water into the parlor as
If were going to water the plants.
Then l lighted a match and touched it
to one of the candles on the Christmas
tree to make it appear as if had only
wanted to see how it would look. and
then | touched it to the tree, and IT
blazed up. l waited until | dared wait
no longer, and then | dashed on the
water and screamed fire at the top of
my lungs. They all came running in.
Samuel first He rushed for more wa
ter and the fire was out in minute,
but the tree was badly singed, and the
children began to cry.
"Now, don't you cry" said Samuel.
'I'll go this minute and cut another
tree"
So Samuel started off and Charley
with him, and then made Flory and
Janey go up stairs. you two have just
got to go up stairs and stay there while
fix a surprise" said 1. Surprises were
a favorite amusement with US children.
Flory and Janey laughed and ran off
up stairs in minute.
l set some molasses on to boil. Then
got the money out of the secret draw
er and made six little parcels of it, roll
ed as tightly as / could and wrapped
in letter paper. Then as soon as the
molasses was boiled 1 made popcorn
balls. Luckily had enough corn pop
ped. When l called the girls down
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necessary for carriers to make whips
and for riding rods" and which may
seem a little strange" to the reader
who knows no better, zone of his
friends had a holly tree growing In his
orchard of that bigness that, being cut
down, he caused it to be sawed out in
boards, and made himself coffin"
In some parts of Yorkshire, curiously
enough, to this day it is believed that
If more ivy than holly is used In the
Christmas decorations the wife will
swear the breeches" for the ensuing
year. An old farmer was once seen
pulling down the ivy with which the
kitchen was decorated. "I'll ha' moan
o. this" he whispered to his squire
In Yorkshire too, they have the beau
tiful superstition that Christmas is the
one feast of the year in which the fai-
ries may rejoice; they may hear the
holy name without having to fee and
hide and they have been heard to join
In the carols. Once a little elf child,
we are told, was forgotten by some
mischance, and was heard weeping
and wailing up and down the house,
though none saw him till Whitsuntide.
Speaking of this to an old woman In
Devonshire, she assured us that the
fairies had left the child "of purpose"
If any one had had wit to sprinkle
(christen) him, he never would have
gone back to his people, but would be-
come a Christian child.
The holly used for decorations, both
in church and house, should be taken
down ON Candlemas eve, or misfortune
will come on parish or people. In TAX
ing down holly In some parts of Eng
land it is thought unlucky to g-;eS tho
finger if blood comes, but il a leaf
stick to dress or coat it Is a good omen.
In old days branch of holly picked on
Christmas eve was as efficacious as the
rowan, or mountain ash, In protecting
from witches and warlocks or evil
spells. A twig, brought from church,
might be kept, like the Eastern palm,
for the same purpose. Your cattle, too,
will thrive, and your sheep and goats
bring forth twins II you fasten up q
bit of holly in stall or manger or fold,
that Gods creatures may rejoice with
man on the anniversary of his BIRTH,
Monthly Packet. IN
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stairs, l had two plates of corn balls.
The balls in one were of extra size,
with strings attached all ready to hang
on the tree, and in six of them were
hidden the little rolls of money. The
balls IN the other plate were smaller,
and those we're to be eaten at once.
When Samuel and Charley came
home, gave them some Of the little
corn balls, and when Samuel had set
up the tree l hung on the others. Then
l thought the money was safe, but |
wondered all the time what | should
do If Samuel should come to me and
ask me right out where the money was,
for l did not want to tell a lie.
That night we all went up stairs as
usual, but l did not go to sleep. 1t was
not very late when 1 heard Samuel
moving about below, and presently he
came to the foot of the stairs and call
ed me.
went to my door. Ny heart was
beating so hard it seemed to choke me.
"What do you Want?' l made out to
say as softly as 1 could, SO as not to
wake the children.
Come down here a minute" said
Samuel and l went down to the sit
ting room. 81 want to ask you ques-
tion," said Samuel. He tried to smile,
but he was very pale and looked as if
he was as frightened as l was. I trem-
bled 50 / could scarcely stand. 1 was
so afraid lie would ask me right out,
"Where is the money!" but he did not
81 only want to ask If your father
left some money in the house when he
went away" said he, looking away
from me as if he were ashamed.
Eyes, he did" said I. had to or tell
a lie
We'll" said Samuel in queer, shak-
ing voice, 81 would like to borrow that
money for a little while. 1 need some
money right away, and as long as
your father amt using it,
81 would rather you waited and ask
ed father" l said. 81 don't think IA
Their would like it if lent his money"
Il will make it right with your ia
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liam was well enough to be left. We
were all delighted, the more so be-
cause we thought that now Samuel
could stay and have our Christmas
tree with us. He laughed and thanked
us when we said SO, but in a moment
afterward l noticed that he looked
very sober, even sad Well, thinking
over everything made me very wide
awake, and l guess it must Yave been
as late as II o'clock when l was sure
I heard somebody down stairs in the
sitting room, which was directly under
our room. 1 thought at once that it
might be a robber and perhaps l ought
to speak to Samuel in case he should
not hear the noise. l waited till I
heard the noise again very plain and
was sure that 1 knew where it was
some one trying to open the door of the
dark bedroom, which stuck and had
to be forced down before pulling. The
children did not awake, and l made
up my mind that / would not speak to
them and get them scared to death. |
thought that l would go down stairs
very softly, steal past the sitting room
door and go through the other way to
the kitchen and wake up Samuel.
got up and put on my dress. Then
went down stairs, and | don't be-
lieve l made any more noise than a
cat. saw a faint light shining from
the dark bedroom, and 1 knew l had
not been mistaken. Then all of a sud
den l thought that father and mother
might have come home and father be
looking to see if the money was safe.
l thought L would make sure before !
called Samuel.
l went into the sitting room and
crept across to the dark bedroom, keep
ing close to the wall. l peeked in, and
there was Samuel rummaging in the
chest where the money was. Then
knew that, however good Samuel
might be in other ways, he would take
things 1t was an awful shock l
wonder why 1 did not scream and run,
but kept still. l went back up stairs
and locked myself into the chamber
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and I began q little wash leather mon
ey bag, like the one had made for ia
Their. Flory made a penwiper and
Janey worsted bookmark.
Samuel j. Wetherhed cut beautiful
tree for us, taking us all into the
woods to pick it out. Then he set it
up in the parlor so firmly that it did
not shake He rugged some sockets
for candles and helped us string pop
corn for decorations and make candy
bags. He could sew as well as moth
er. Samuel J. Wetherhed was the most
industrious man l ever saw. He was
not idle MINUTE. He MIXED and did
all the barn chores, he made the fires
and drew water and swept the floors
and washed the milk pals for me, and
all his spare time he was at work up
on our Christmas preparations as bust
ly as we were. He found some boards
and tools of fathers and made some
wonderful things with them. There
was a nice box, which he showed us
how to line with flannel, for mother
to keep knives and forks in. a little
boat for Charley and a number of 9th
er things.
l felt much easier in my mind about
the money after Samuel j. Wetherhed
came.
We had given Samuel the bedroom
out of the kitchen to sleep in. He said
he would rather have that, because it
was so handy for him to build the fire
in the morning, and l did not have the
first suspicion that anything was
wrong until the night of the day but
one before Christmas. | had been
sleeping wen since Samuel came,
through feeling so safe, though | had,
as l afterward remembered, often
started awake, because | thought |
heard a noise. but that night l did not
go to sleep as soon as usual was
very much excited thinking about
Christmas and father and mother COM
ing home. Samuel had gone down to
the village that morning and got let
ter for me from mother in which she
said that they were coming home
Christmas morning, since Uncle VIII
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opYRIGHT, 1898, BY THE AUTHOR.

ton. We knew Mr.. Stackpole. He
was the man to whom father had sold
his woodland 81 went to visit my
sister last week. said the man. Il
haven't got any settled work. Yester
day my sisters husband saw your ia
Their, and he told him how he had left
you all alone up here and felt sort of
worried, and l thought as long as
was just loaing around and no use to
anybody 1 might just as well come up
here and look after you little and
stay till your folks got back and look
out there didn't any wolves or robbers
or anything get you" The man laugh.
ed again in such a pleasant merry
way when he said that and then he
went on to tell us that his sisters hus-
band said Uncle William was better
and the doctor thought he would get
well, but he guessed father and moth
er would have to stay there for awhile
We asked the man in, and he made
himself at home at once.
1t seemed to me / had never seen a
man so very kind as he was, and he
was so quick to see things that needed
to be done. He went out of his own
accord and drew pail of water, and
he brought In wood for the sitting
room fire. We children all agreed
when we went up stairs to bed that
night that there never was man so
good, except father. We had told
him our plans for Christmas, and he
was so much interested. He said Of
course we could, have a tree He
would cut a fine tree, and if Uncle
William was not well enough for ia
Their and mother to leave him on
Christmas day he would go to Ware
vile himself and stay with Uncle Will
liam, so they could come home. He
said, too, that he could go down to the
village on foot, and if we would make
out a list Of the things we wanted he
would go down and buy them for us.
He went the very next day. We gave
him all our money, and he brought
back everything we wanted. We de-
cided to make him some presents, too,
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HOLLY SUGGESTIONS.
Id English Legends In Connection

Old English Legends In Connection
with the Tree.
Many are the legends and supersti-
tons connected with the holly. Old
authors write of the tree as the hulwer
and the holm, while in our old ballads
it is nearly always the holm tree. 1t is
as the holm that Spenser includes 1t
among the trees that grew in the forest
where Una and her gentle knight
sought covert" Coles. in his quaint
Herbal" tells us that the smaller
branches Of the holly may be used in
decorating houses and churches, ana
that those of larger size are "Tcry