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The oasis., 1900-12-22

HE OA,Is el-phune mum Jer is 221. Don't forget to send in your order for New Year cards.
 FOR RENr-Two nicely furnished front rooms at the Cummings build- ing, near the big bridge.
 FOR SALE-Ten shares in Columbia Savings Loan Association. Inquire at Gebler's Hardware store.
 Mr. P. J. Zemet, for many years agent for the Sonora and the N. M. & A. railroads, in Nogales, left Friday morning for Las Vegas, N. M. Previ- ous to the last two years MT. Zeimet has been in the employ of the Santa Fe railroad as agent in No gales and at other points on the Santa Fe system, and goes to Las Vegas to again enter their service as relief agent with headquarters at that place. During their stay in Nogales MT. aud Mrs Zeilnet have made many friends who regret to hear of their de- parGure from the line cities, aud are unanimous in their wishes that pros perity and happiness follow them to their new home. Mrs Zeimet is still in Nogales but will join her husband in few days.
The oasis., 1900-12-22

The Belleyiew hotel for sale. No reasonable offer will be refused. Ap- ply to Mrs. Lena Wolff on the prem ises.
 Attention is called to the ad of tAe International Drug Store in this weeks issue of THE OASIS. This well known and popular firm always lay in a fae stock for the holiday trade.
 Mir. John Gibson arrived in Nogales from Tucson Wednesday evening. Mr. Gibson has been appointed to the pos ition recently held by H. Jordan, on the Sonora railway, who is now agent at Nogales.
 E. B. Hogan was busy directing the moving of large safe into the new Vazques building yesterday. The in- stalling of goods into the building iS now in progress and MT. Vazques will soon open his modern and finely equip ped store to the public.
 Lazarus & Melzer, large station cry firm of Los Angeles, California, have recently issued very handsome souvenir of A rizOna in the form of q note book. Each sheet of writing paper in the book has four or five small half tone cuts of different scenes in Arizona A large consign- ment of these books was received yes terday by local stationer
 A Christmas exercise will be given by the Congregational Sunday school in the Congregational church on Christmas Eve It will be almost en. tirely children's exercise. They will sing choruses and solos, and do some figure marching. There will be re. citations, story and short address. An adult quartette of mixed voices will also assist. The children are practising enthusiastically under the efficient tutelage of Mrs. McReynolds. Mrs. Seyey, Mrs. Gordon and Miss Olive Mix, and all are anticipating a very enjoyable evening.
The oasis., 1900-12-22

If you would have an appetite like a bear and relish for your meals take Cbamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They correct disorders of the Stomaclrand regulate the liver and bowels. Price p cents. Samples free at l. w. MIx's drug store.
 Workmen have been excavating in the arroyo at the junction of Sonoita avenue and International street on the Mexici m side of the line. An in- yestigation is being made as to the depth and condition of bed rock so as to determine the cost and class of bridge it would be necessary to build at that point.
The oasis., 1900-12-22
The Best Plaster.

A piece Of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound to the affected parts is superior to any plaster When troubled with lame back or pains in the side or chest, give it trial aud your certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief relief which it affords. Pain Balm also cures rheumatism. One applica- tion gives relief. For sale by L. W. Mix & Co.,, Druggists.
The oasis., 1900-12-22
MORALES NOTES.
METAL MARKET.
Rooms Rooms Elm street. Rooms FlewelliDg. u

Rooms Elm street. Rooms
 FlewelliDg If
 Dr. Bristol. dentist. Nogales. An office suite for rent at the liar ley House.
 New Year cards in the latest style> and designs at THE OASIS
 Lazell, Daily X Co.'S, fine perfum- ery just received and oo sale at the International Drug Store. It
 Mir. Henry Levin, the Nogales cattle broker, returned for business trip'to Magdalena, Wednesday morning.
 For fresh fish and oysters, go % A R. Franco, Nogyles, Sonora. Receiv- ed from the Yaqui river daily. Coop RESIDENCE LOT FOR SALE Lot No. 10 in block Is, Morley avenue, very. cheap. Enquire at THE OASIS office.
 Mir. NJ. T. Howard, the attorney who represents Rusk, the uxoricide, left for Tucson this morning, on business connected with his clients case.
 Mir Mark w. Wanless, the Hermo- sillo ore buyer. came up from iiie south Tuesday, morning and has been transacting business in the liue city for the past week.
 The work of raising h. n lr a1 water tank was completed yesterday. The tank is now at an elevation of twenty-four feet,it having been raised twelve feet from it's original position. Mr. H. Jordan, well known in No gales as chief dispatcher of the Sonora \ hallway, has been appointed agent for the company at this place and has been filling that position for the past ten days.
 MT. k. A. Mcfarland, who for the past two years has been in the service of the Sonora railway as civil engi- neea, has resigned his position with the above company, and is now chief engineer for Arizona $ Southeastern railway.
The oasis., 1900-12-22

All trains on the Sonora railway stop for meals at Torres, going south for breakfast, northward for supper. At Theo. Oldendorf's passengers find a first class meal, cooked American style, and at reasonable price.
The oasis., 1900-12-22
The foremost baking powdt
 in all the world.

NoTE.-Alum baking powders low priced, as alum costs but two cents a pound but alum is a corrosive poison and it renders the baking powder dangerous to use in food.
The oasis., 1900-12-22

Dr. Prices Baking Powder is the true friend of all the people, rich and poor alike. It supplies pure, wholesome leavening agent, which makes the biscuit andcake of highest healthfulness at medium cost and protects the food from alum, whichisthe greatestdietary danger ofthe day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
Alcohol Serum.
From the Lancet.

The Paris Academy of Medicine, at its
meeting of Dec. 26, listened to a very IN
torestinr paper communicated by NM.
Rroca sapelier and Thieubaut on the dis
ooverv of a so-called antl-alcoholic serum
which has already created a great deal
Of excitement in the daily papers, and
which looks rather like a trade advertise
ment The three observers in question
started from the principle that in alco-
holic intoxication, as in morphia lntoxl-
cation. there is a preliminary period which
l. characterized by gradual liberation of
H. drue and a feeling of desire Tor the
noison. on the other hand 1t IS wen
isnoun that certain organic poIsons, more
esnecially those produced by mlcropes'
forno in the organism antitoxins which rep
resent the elements of resistance Which
tbe organism offers to injection. lhese
antitoxins injected into another organism
Mace that organism in a state of being
able TO resist the corresponding poison.
The observers therefore determined 10
maize research on these principles into the
action OF alcohol They produced tolerance
to alcohol in the horse by giving ii by the
mouth and then found that the serum OF
This horse injected into other animals
which had been made tolerant and fond
~ alcohol produced in the animals in ques-
lion such a distaste to alcohol that they
nreferred to give up both eating and drink
ing rather than continue to take alcohol
The injection of this serum In large doses
has nroduced neither in animals nor man
anv unpleasant symptoms either local or
general. NJ. Broca and his colleagues pro
posed to call this substance "anu-ethy-
line" - .,..,-
Clinical experiments made upon drunk
ards had given most interesting and some
what inconceivable results. The drunkard
treated with anti-ethyline lost all ms taste
CO.. alcohol. he no longer cared for bran
dv rum or absinthe. but he preserved
liking for wine and his appetite ana
strength returned. Up 10 the present anti
ethvline seems powerless to make any
i,nnrovenent in the organic alterations
produced by the action of alcohol 1t is
only right to say that this thirsting Sc
rum which does away with any munger
ing after brandy bur preserves the taste
for wine, was received by the academy
with smiling incredulity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
CUSTAvE ECKSTE|N & co.
MN.So&GsT The Money Saver

Ladies Dress Shoes Sl25 and $50.
Children's Dress Shoes zoe, 75c, s5c, 81 and
$125.
Whitemore's Shoe Dressing SC bot; zoe dz
J. p. Coats Best Spool Thread SOC doz.
H. & b. Sewing Silk 4c SPOOL 40c dozen.
Finishing Braid &c piece; SOC dozen.
Velvet Binding 10c and 12c piece.
Brush Edge Skirt Binding 4c yard.
White Stay Binding 1c to &c roll.
Gents Carriers 10c to 15c pair.
Dressing Combs loo each.
Fine Tooth Brushes Sc each.
Kid Hair Curriers' &C. Sc and 10c dozen.
Brass Dressing Pins papers for 10c.
Steel Hat Pins for lie; &c doz Doc gross.
Aluminium Hair Pins &C. Sc and 1Oc dozen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

was signed AS soon as his arrangements
had been completed with the Anaconda
people Ledford went TO work and con-
strueted some rude tanks about feet
square and feet deep Everybody
thought he was crazy for he refused to
tell anyone what he was about. He went
around and quietly contracted for all the
old scrap iron in Butte. and about the
mines for, 81 a ton or less.
THE old miners and everybody else In
sisted that Ledford has gone stark mad
But he built his tanks and contracted for
the scrap iron lots of which was abso-
lutely worthless for any practical pur-
pose, and proceeded to put his idea into
execution. He filled the tanks fun Of old
tin cans, rusty pump columns and brok-
en- bits Of machinery and then turned tho
water in by means of wooden troughs
Then the wiseacres began to think that
after all Ledford might know what he
was about and they watched the develop
ments with good deal Of interest.
"At the end of month Ledford made
his cleanup and he sold 1t for 5000. 1t
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
eRoUoToN & BULL SIS

well has given his johnson a splendid
panegyTic which unquestionably, is am-
ply deserved. The late Mr.. Phineas Tay-
lor Barnum, greatest in wind, greatest in
vanity, greatest in humbuggery, was a
mere LilAputian in comparison with Gull
liver Bailey. When James Anthony went
up against the Bridgeport marvel 1t was
a finish fight in one short round.
The young folk of the world will never
know Mr. Bailey as they knew Barnum,
for while the former Is ever in the back
ground. avoiding display, Barnum set
himself out where every child and adllt
could gaze on and admire him Barnum
always felt that he was as much a part
of the show as Jumbo and Tom Thumb.
Nobody would know what Bailey looks
like but for his alleged likeness on the bill
boards and in the newspapers. Tody says
of him. For this man and multi-miiion-
aire work is life, blood breath and meat.
This bundle OF concrete, nervous energy
and phenomenal activity Is a man below
medium hight, Of slight build, gentle voice
and most modest and unassuming man
nerg His capacity for work Is marvel
Gus, and frequently wears out men in the
best OF health not half his age. lie wears
no jewelry. dresses in good taste, does 40
Dragging and keeps his own counsel II
is distinguished also for being the least
boastful Of any man ever achieving sue
cess In the show business. He doesn'
care a rap whether people know OF his
personal triumphs or not; all he cares for
is the elevation Of his show. In that he
is Barnums antithesis."
Bailey started In life as a bellboy, ana
by his own energy and cleverness has be-
come the greatest Snowman that ever
lived. His generosity" says Tody, is
as unbounded as the magnitude of his en-
terprses, while his benefactions are as
countless as the stars on the brien test
night" Besides owning the Greatest Show
on Earth, Mr. Bailey is an active partner
in the two next largest shows, namely,
Buffalo Bills Wild West and Fore
paugh & Sells Bros He is a stakeholder
ia numerous banks, railroads, insurance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

companies and other commercial euter1
prses.
Not long after the consolidation OF tho
Barnum and Bailey shows Mr.. Bailey said
TO his European agent: What was ths
biggest thing you saw while abroad?s
AN elephant In the London Zoo" re-
piled the agent. How big Is it?" The
agent, stepping on chair, took cane
In his hand, and, reaching far up ON
the wall, said: ''As big as that" Whats
the prioe2" Forty thousand marks.
That settles It; well have it," Barnum
didn't like the idea of paying so muck
for an elephant. but Bailey had his way,
and Jumbo was soon on exhibition, ons
OF the greatest living attractions the
world of amusement ever knew. Ha
brought to the show over 100000 marks
profit.
While Barnum and Bailey were spends
ing millions in rivalry an elephant be-
longing to the latter gave birth Of baby,
the first baby elephant ever born I'm cap
tivty. The event was chronicled far and
wide, and Barnum, quick to see the adj
vantage OF having so important an att
traction, telegraphed TO Bailey as follows:
VIII give for your baby elephant 100000
marks" Bailey telegraphed in reply,
WIN not sell at any price" This seems
ed daring thing for Bailey to do for
100000 marks was a tremendous sum 10
refuse for a tiny beast But as soon as
Barnum's territory was invaded It was
billed with huge posters on which was
most conspicuously printed In flaming typa
What Barnum Thinks of the Baby llle-
phant" Underneath was Bnrnum's tele-
gram Offering 10000 marks for the infant.
II was Barnums first defeat, and it set
tied his fate. He made overtures which,
were so hattering 20 Bailey that the lat-
ter became his partner. 4.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

Safety Pins, assorted sizes, 2 doz for SC.
Sewing Needles &c case; 35c dozen.
Safety Hooks and Eyes 1c card.
Steel Mandolin Strings 10c set.
Carpet Tacks 1c paper; 10c dozen.
Rice Buttons 4c card; 40c dozen.
Bone Collar Buttons 2Izc to &c dozen.
Cold Plate and Aluminium Collar ButtonA
for Ice.
Sterling Silver Bracelets 99c each.
Ladies' Leather Pocketbooks zoe each.
Mems Suspenders 10c to 25c pair.
Black and White Garter Elastic Sc yard.
Ladies' Hose DC, 10c, 15c pair; S5c, 81 10
$50 dozen.
Mems Black and Tan Hose TIC pr; 75c de-
Nice line Toilet Soap 1Sc, 25c and CSC doz1
Buy your Silk Ribbon from us.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

Is known the world over for his mirac-
ulous healing powers and who has healed
all diseases known to the human flesh by
laying on of hands and blessings of hand
kerchiefs will hold two public meetings
each day at and p. m, at Yonges Hall,
lll2 Whitaker street, corner Duffy, on the
following dates: Jan. q, %. % and q, fol-
lowed by laying on of hands and blessings
Of handkerchiefs. He makes no charges,
only takes whatever contribution visitors
may wish to give him.
For Colored-Under the auspices of st.
Phillips A. NJ. E. Church, West Broad,
southwest corner Charles street, Sunday,
Jan. p, 90, "a and &c, two public meetings
each day at and s p. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
SOME CIRCUS FACTS.
HALEY the Snowman Began Life ms
He'll boy.

From thes New York Press.
The greatest OF advance advertising
agents, having done for the moment with
proclamatlons from Charing Cross. now
HES him TO the continent to announce the
corning OF the Greatest Show on Earth, '
and one Of his first devices is to scatter
broadcast through the German empire a
biography Of James Anthony Bailey, CON
tainings no less than $50 words. To1y
Hamilton Is writing for the Fatherland,
ana we find in his eloquent eulogium our
American dollars and cents trans ated into
marks and confines. This modern Bos.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
OTHER ELECTRIC BELTS.

For ten years / have carefully studied
all the different makes of electric belts
and | have found them all wanting in
more or less important particulars. l
have been urged time after time, by
these manufacturers to introduce these
belts into my practice, but ! have declin-
cd because the belts had no medicinal
value Many of them gave a satisfactory
electric current. so far as that current
went, but it was not the sort of current
! wanted to administer to my patients
to those who had put their cases in my
hand, trusting me for a cure. | have al
ways, during the whole twenty years of
my practice, either prepared every rene
dy have used or had it prepared for me
under my personal direction and l shall
continue to do so. l want to know what
] am giving my patients. want to know
that all the drugs are pure and of proper
and uniform strength and that the mix
tur have not deteriorated from long
standing Now, / feel the same about
electric belts, and have my new medici-
nal electric belt MADE for me under my
personal supervision and the solution to-
use with it, l prepare myself.
AS | have said before, my life work is
to cure the sick, and not to sell electric
belts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

want every reader of this paper to
fully appreciate two things in relation to
my new Electric Belt.
First: 1t is medicinal in its action, as
well as electric, and
Second 1t is used by me only after a
careful diagnosis of the case and when
ever necessary; with it is Included a COM
plete course of medical treatment.
That is, use my belt in connection with
my practice as a specialist as / would
use any other appliance or medicine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

WdlChnS a race. t1eO was not punished
for that; indeed, his high born victim is
said TO have been too much mortified to
make complaint and no one would have
known about it had not Erred himself
boasted of it,
The Prince Pitied Him.
1t was at the EPSON race course also
that he made an attempt to pick the pock-
ct of the late Baron Hirsch. Hirsch had
seen the prince in Paris and recognized
lin. Fred" was cut up a good de al
when the Baron spoke to him apparently
fearing the latter would make complaint.
Instead the great banker drew the great
thief TO one side and whispered in his ear:
You wouldn't have done well, my dear
Fred even if l had not seen you. My
pocket is just about empty, for l backed
the favorite / was sure the horse would
win, whereas it has lost Come around
more carefully some other day, and since
l as such a bad judge of horsetlesh, come
before the beginning of the running
prince Fred" lifted his hat and made
graceful bow, with the cool suavlty of
man who has just been thanked for doing
another a favor.
Nobody has heard that Russell Sage 5
pocket was ever picked and it probably
never was for he doesn't look like man
who would carry enough money in his
clothes to make it worth while. Mrs.
ever, though her pocket wasn't picked
Like many women she habtually carries
her pocketbook in her hand when out
walking and the thief who robbed her
only had to grasp the book to get ii. She
was luckier than either Mr.. Harrison or
Mr.. Depew. She cried out at once, there
was hong chase, the man was caught and
the poke book recovered What was bet
ter. from Mrs Sages point of view, he
was tried and sent to prison. Another
man was put behind the bars for stealing
from the Sages. He entered the Sage
house while dinner was being served and
stole a lot of clothing. including one of
MIR. Sage's celebrated suits. strange 10 say.
The Bitter Bitten.
The most crestfallen man who ever fell
a victim to the pickpockets art in New
York was fellow who in his day was
famous throughout the United States as
an unexcelled expert in that line himself.
This chap was chief of a mob that
worked the crowds at the Philadelphia
EXPOSITION in the centennial year. At that
time. according to his own story, they
stole enough watches, jewelry and pocket
books to make up $500 in cash in little
lots, to say nothing of two or three phe-
nomenally big hauls. He was In New
York subsequently and was known so wen
to the police that they forbade him to visit
the wall street district or to be seen in
any street with handbag or parcel. one
day he drank little too much, and in the
crowd at the New York end of the Brook
lyn bridge his pockets were gone through
thoroughly, a 800 gold watch, which ne
himself had lifted, besides big roll OF
bills, being taken. He never got over ms
chagrin about that and soon after Wen.
ont of the business altogether, becoming
an inmate of the Home of Industry in
brooklyn, presided over by Darwin J.
Meserole. who is devoting his life to the
reformation of eX-convicts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

Experience -Briggs-You don't know
what you are talking about when you cali
me donkey.
Diggs--Pd like to know why I don't I
once owned a donkey for three months.-
Chicago News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

was pronounced the finest copper ore that
had ever been seen in the district and
1t went at an average of $2I0 ton. Led
FORD built more tanks and better ones
and soon he had all for which he could
procure old iron. The copper solution in
the water was so strong that it would
reduce thin pieces like sheet iron in "A
few days. but the heavier ones, like bro
Ken pumps took several weeks.
Money Came Easily.
after he once got started Ielford had
steady income of about 5000 "A month
and all he had 20 do was TO buy scrap
iron and wait for the water TO do the rest
HE paid his royalty 70 the Anaconda AMI
cleared up all his debts. He was once
more factor i'm the community. l heard
that the Anaconda people started to use
some of the water themselves, but Led
ford soon stopped this and avoided all
competition in the buying of scrap iron.
He went into the mining business again,
but his venture did not prove successful
so he stuck to his sure thing.
AZ the end of two years he had 500 900
in the bank over ana above all that he had
spent in prospecting He decided that he
would like to spend the rest of his days m
peace, back in old Tennessee. When mis-
lease finally ran out he took his cash and
went back to his native state and bought
a number of fine farms and he lives there
now. | find that a good many men who
have spent their whole lives in mining
like TO wind up in a quiet manner on the
farm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
WONDERFUL CURES EFFECTED.

I am able to announce after repeated
successes, that my new electric belt will
cure in connection with my regular course
of treatment. nearly every case Of varico-
cele even cases which l have heretofore
thought incurable, and this is equally true
in relation to cases of sexual weakness,
structure, womb and ovarian troubles,
sciatica, lumbago. nervous depression,
loss of vitality, from whatever cause, and
kidney complaints. In fact 1 find it
very effective in nearly every form of
chronic disease and weakness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
ART IN PICKING POCKETS.
SOME OF THE LIGHT-FINGERED
GENTRY ARE EXCEEDINGLY
EXPERT.

Many Celebrated Men Have Been
victims of Their Cupidity-watch-
es Appear to Be the Chief Articles
They COvet-Depew, Reed and the