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The Conservative, 1900-11-08
UNTRUE AS USUAL.

A few days ago the Omaha World
Herald published dispatch purporting
to be from the mayor of Oswego, New
York, stating that the starch factory at
that place had been closed by the
trust" The following letter discloses
the utter lack of truth in reports sent
out by fusion papers:
OswEGo, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Joy Nor
ton, Nebraska City: The dispatch from
A. M. Hall, democratic mayor of this
city and editor of democratic news.
paper, to the World Herald, is delib-
crate Misrepresentation and is unwar-
ranted by the facts in his possession.
Our factory management is as it has al.
ways been. The works are temporar-
rily closed for repairs to machinery as
has been our custom for many years.
It will be shorter shut down this year
than the average. We are now pur.
chasing corn and will open on Novem.
Der Is, when we shall employ fully as
many men as heretofore. Many of the
starch factory employees are now work
ing in the Kingsford Boiler and Machine
works, and shall continue to do so until
the starch factory reopens.
The closing was for repairs and for no
other reason whatever. We have made
more starch in Oswego this year than
for long time, notwithstanding the
statements of our democratic mayor
who is fully informed of their falsity.
T. P. KINGsFoRD,
President Oswego Starch Factory
The Conservative, 1900-11-08

pose, see their nearest and most formid-
able antagonists in international jeal-
ousies and in the system of vast stand
ing armies. Their whole weight is usu.
ally thrown into the scale of peace.
Even in England, where this movement
has been much less strong than in
France or Germany, the socialist party
has been almost unanimous in it's pro-
test against the South African war.
Coming back to our starting point
of comparison between the friendli-
ness of international relations in Europe
now with the same state of things in
1900, it must be admitted that there is
much cause for disappointment. In
few phases of the life of the world has
this century, so amazingly fertile in
progress, been able to record so little
progress. There is nothing that de.
serves to be called friendship between
any two nations, for the ELUSIVE senti.
ments of France towards Russia are not
very warmly reciprocated by the Rus
slams. The legal and formal relations
of states are better than they were in
the last century, but there is probably
as much jealously and suspicion now as
then. Yet after all, things are better
than they were in the days of Napoleon.
The doctrine of statesman and the prac-
tice of states still lie far behind the
ideals which were deemed so near of at.
tainment forty years ago. But those
ideals seem to be more and more max.
ing their way, however slowly, among
the masses of the people.-James Bryce,
M. p, in New York Post.
The Conservative, 1900-11-08
Che Conservative.
LIMITING THE OUTPUT OF LABOR

hO AIhGAAou Ah1hulOOUul dlO UOluk
so badly beaten by Americans when
bidding on large contracts that they are
beginning to look about for explana.
tions, and they lay their disappoint-
ments largely to the labor unions, which,
they say, have increased the cost of pro-
duction very greatly, not so much by
compelling the payment of high wages
for it is we'll known that wages are
higher in the United States than in
Great Britain-but by limiting the
amount of labor workingman is al.
lowed to do in day. They say that
even if the American workman is paid
30 per cent more than the English la
borer, this advantage is entirely over.
come, provided the American produces
100 per cent more. 1t is an established
fact that in the United States the pro.
ductive power of labor is greater than
in Great Britain, and while a part of
this is due to greater skill on the part of
the workman and to better machinery,
the labor union rules do interfere to
quite an extent with the natural pro-
duct of labor as described by English
employers.
But it is not alone in England that
there is a growing disposition on the
part of labor unions to limit the output
of labor ; the same disposition is mani
tested in the United States, and it
threatens to produce serious consequen.
ces here as it has in Great Britain. It
constitutes one of the serious economic
problems of the day and demands fair,
intelligent treatment. We have heard
Irving M. Scott quoted, though we do
not know with how much correctness,
to the effect that the average day. g work
done in his shipyard today is nearly 50
per cent less than when he began build
ing ships, and we know that in many
industries the tendency of unions is to
curb employees who are disposed to do
more than the average amount of work.
This policy by the labor unions is not
due to laziness on the part of the mem
bers, nor is it to be accounted for by a
desire to hamper their employers it is
the result of mistaken economic the.
ory which has been quite generally
adopted.
We may assume that all will agree
that what mechanics and laborers of all
classes should aim to secure is as large
pay as possible for their work and to
labor only reasonable number of hours.
AS industrial conditions improve wages
should advance, and concurrently there
ought to be gradual reduction of
hours, until no workmen labor more
than eight hours. But how is the pay.
ment of better wages made possible?
IL IL
The Conservative, 1900-11-08


the pay of labor. The true advantage
of the workingman is to be sought in the
opposite direction-.by each producing
as much as he can-since both labor and
capital have to be paid out of the pro-
duct and if little is produced there will
be little to divide. This fact, that labor
is paid out of the product and not out
of an imaginary "wage fund.-" is one
which theoretical economists were a
long time in comprehending and work
ingmen cannot be blamed if they are
slow in grasping it, but unless they do
apprehend it they will never understand
their true interests and their progress is
likely to be obstructed by their own
acts. 1t is all very simple if one stops to
think it over. Why does anyone hire q
workman? Generally to make money
for himself. How much can he afford
to pay the laborer? Enough to secure his
services and yet leave something for
himself, the employer. Under what
conditions can he afford to pay the la.
borer higher wages? On condition that
the laborer will produce more.
A significant fact of current history
will emphasize this point. In the year
1896 there were employed in Europe
100000 operatives and artisans to
produce manufactured articles valued
at $17 1000, 100000, being an average of
$3.50 for each operative in the United
States, during the same year, 6,OOO,O 900
operatives produced goods worth $lO,-
000, ,000, 900, or about 81, 1856 each. Amer.
lean labor was four times as productive
as European labor and naturally Ameri-
can labor was better paid. If American
labor had produced only as much as
European labor the rates of pay which
it received would have been impossible,
because the wages paid to the American
laborer are equal to the total output of
the average European laborer, and, as
before said, the product must pay both
labor and capital. This ought to make it
clear, that, in the long run, the way to
increase wages is to increase product
and the way to decrease wages is to de-
crease product.
One of the fundamental errors consists
in assuming that there is only so much
work to be done and that if a few men
do too much there will not be anything
left for others to do. There will always
be work to do until every human want
is satisfied, and that state of things is
not likely ever to happen. Every i'm
provement of machinery has resulted
temporarily in throwing some labor out
Of employment and permanently in in
creasing the number Of laborers needed.
There are now more shoemakers than
there were before shoemaking machin-
cry was invented and more tailors than
The oasis., 1900-01-06

Mir A. H. White was called in from Critic nden Monday to serve as a trial juror.
 MT. J. Kane of Crittenden, was at the county seat Tuesday and the fol. lowing days.
 Judge w. H. Barnes of Tucson, ar- rived Tuesday evening to attend court.
 MT. T. T. Childers of Crittenden, has been in Nogales this week serving on the trial jury.
 Mir. T. J. Wylie returned from Washington Camp on Monday, and will remain in Nogales.
 Attorney A. Orfila arrived at Mo- gales Monday evening to attend the term of the district court.
 Wednesday morning Mir. Thos. J. Turner of Elgin, was taken so ill that he was excused from jury duty.
 Monday MT. A. A. Pesqueira and son of Hermosillo, were at Nogales, returning home from Fronteras.
The oasis., 1900-01-06
MORALES NOTES.
Interesting Items Gathered Around the
 Line Cities.

pr. l.. T. Bristol, dentist.
 MT. E. L. Oakes was over from Har- shaw.
 Monday MT. Richard Farrel came in from Harshaw.
 Wallpaper of all kinds latest, designs at Stambaugh's Furniture store. If Tuesday MT. N. H. Chapin was over from Washington Camp.
 Tuesday MT. w. H. Barnett was down from Crittenden.
 Judge c. w. Wright came down from Tucson Tuesday evening.
 Linen carpets 35 cents per yard at Stambaugh's Furniture store. If Monday evening MT. k. D. George came over from the Hardshell mine, summoned as juror.
 Monday evening MT. Tiburcio Sal cido came down from Crittenden to serve on the trial jury.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

Wednesday morning Doctor F. A. Post, the dentist, came up from Quay mas.
 MT. M. N. Little of Harshaw, has been at Nogales this week on trial jury.
 Tuesday evening MT. Geo. Gather, the cattle buyer, came in from El Paso
 This week MT. A. B. Gibson, the mining operator, has been down from Prescott
 Sunday MT. B. A. Packard of Bis bee, was visitor at Nogales, coming from Phoenix.
 MT. J. H. Wood, secretary of the Cobre Grande Mining Co.,, has been at Nogales this week
 MT. Sam Eldedge came over from Washington Camp on Tuesday to serve as trial juror.
 Mir. Wm. Powers Of Crittenden came in from that burg Monday evening to serve as trial juror.
 The New Years ball of the Athletic club Monday evening was an unquali- lied success, and very enjoyable.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

Gibson, Juana Jaramillo, Jose Mejia. Refugio Martinez, Ernestina Marti- neg, Laura Martinez, Frank Romero, Jewell Trask, Edith Watkins, Lillian Eckert.
 Visitors during the month-Rev. F. IS. Eastman. MT. Jesus M. Romero, MT. N. J. Roberts, MT. M. F. Casta- feda, MT. Henry Etz, Dr. I. Il. Wat Kins, MT. J. M. CastaIeda, Mrs. M. P. Cosby, Miss Lizzie Burns, Wilcox; Miss Mary Hays, Dragoon; Miss Grace smith, Santa Cruz, Cal; Miss Sophie Doll, Miss Refugio Martinez, Miss Ma ria Santa Cruz, Mrs. James, Roberts, Mrs. Fannie Armitage, Contention; Mrs. Max True, Mrs. Laura Black lidge, Mrs. A. A. Castaneda, Mrs. 1. H. Watkins, Mrs. Henry Etz, Mrs. John True, Mrs. Lizzie Trask, Mrs. W. c. Land, Mrs: c. W. Sanders, Mrs. Maud Evans, Mrs. Sam Friedman, Mrs, Minnie Goldstein.
 spectfuuly,
 P. H. KIRsCH, Principal.
 MARY HINTON, Assistant.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

MT. l.. Labory has this week gone tc Lof Angeles to close a deal for the sale of the Nopalera mine, near Posa. This is valuable mine from which MT. Labory has shipped ore with profitable returns for a number of years. The purchasers will operate it upon more extensive scale and erect reduction machinery.
 At Las Cruces, in one of tue mines of the New York & Sonora Mining Co.,, on Thursday, man named Ma. nuel Morales, was killed by premature explosion of blast at the bottom of a 200-foot shaft. The man had gone down to set off the blast. and before he rung to hoist the first explosion was heard. Seven explosions were counted. As he had nine fuses to light it is supposed he had some trouble in setting off the seventh, and the first exploded and killed him be- fore he lad time to light the eighth and ninth shots Taking chances so hazardous is forbidden by the com pany, and the man met his death n violation of rules.
The oasis., 1900-01-06
BIRDsEYE VIEW OF NoGALEs, ARIZONA.

MT. James Brash, the Harshaw freighter, has been on the venire or trial jurors at the present term of court.
 Louis Lulley is arranging to open a new club house in the Gebler building on Morley avenue and International street.
 MT. Matt Gittins of Washington camp, was at the present term of court as d trial juror. Mr. G. is in business at Washing ton.
 Monday evening MT. J. L. Gibbs, cashier in the New Mexico & Arizona freight office at Nogales, returned from Texas with his bride.
 Monday evening Captain Frank Les lie came in from California, returning to Sonora from a Christmas vacation in the golden state. He remained at the line cities day or two.
 Saturday afternoon, after THE OASIS was issued William Young was ar rested upon a charge of murder for having killed J. l.. Hunter on the morning of that day, an account of which appeared last week.
The oasis., 1900-01-06
SCHOOL REPORT
Of the Benson Public Schools for tbe
 Month Ending December 29, 1899.

Number of pupils nrolled-Gram. mar department, 26; primary depart- ment, 43. Total, 69.
 Number days absence-Grammar department, 27a; primary department, B. Total, 62t.
 Number ardiness-Grammar de- partment, 0; primary department, 4. Total, 4.
 Percentage of attendance-Gram- mar department, 92t, primary depart- ment, 9i. Average, 93.
 Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy during the month-Grammar cepartment-Manuel Gauna, Frank Blacklidge, Bennie Clark, Ida Skin- ner, Nicolas Martinez, Baceliza Sala. gar, Carrie Dyke, Florence Armitage. Jessie Clark. Iba Castaneda.
 Primary department-Helen Etz. Genrge Etz, Lillie Friedman, Bessie
The oasis., 1900-01-06
SONORA SETTINGS.
coIIection of Happenines in the State
 Over the Line.

MT. A. Q. Murrieta, contractor and builder at La Colorado, runs a brick and adobe yard, and keeps constantly on hand large quantities of both kinds of building material, which are offered for sale cheap.
 MT. Richard O'Connel has denounced twenty pertenencias of ground four miles west of Torres. He has named the property the "Gold Buzz" and it has a fifteen-foot dyke of free milling gold ore assays from which have run from BIO to sl0O per ton.
 Mir. .. Bernard, the we'll known civil engineer at Hermosillo, is reported to have sold to the same parties who have recently purchased the Dewey mine, near Willard station, beUweeu Hermosillc and Torres, an extension of the Dewey. The purchase price is stated to have been s25 ,O0O
The oasis., 1900-01-06

The modern and most effective cure for constipation and all liver troubles -the famous little pills known as De- Wits Little Early Risers. L. V. Mix & Go.
The oasis., 1900-01-06

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21
Novel wall Decorntlons.

Woman's propensity for gathering
samples needs no comment, but few
ever heard Of these samples being put
20 any practical use. But Chicago
woman has evolved very clever dec
Grafton from them. the samples In this
case being Of wall papers.
She prepared her husbands den
with them and more than 5000 differ
ent patterns are represented. Each
piece is cut in n geOmctrical design
with mathematical precision, and so
artlstically have the various shades
been employed that an exquisite mo-
sale effect IL the result.
An elaborate border makes finish
at the top OF the walls, and an eight
pointed star in gorgeous cOlors covers
the centre OF the ceiling. The whole
is protected from dust and dirt by two
coats Of varnlsh, and can be easily
cleaned. II is novel and exceed
ingly pretty decoration, aud one, too.
that didn't cost anything, for samples
can be had for the asking.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21
99S SNoUSEHoLO
s RECIPES: {
S,pwsUr sjSt- -..t-S-s~-S-.-.. <t,

Peach Shortcakc-Foy this. take ono
quart of hour, one teaspoonful of salt,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
into which rub onc-half cupful Of but
ter. Wet with n generous cuptul or
ice water, and roll out about IN inch
thick and bake into separate pieces.
When done. butter generously. ana
put together as strawberry shortcake.
using sliced and sugarcd peaches.
Place In the oven a moment To soften
the peaches, aud serve with whipped
cream.
Eggs with MuShrooms-Tak one ta-
hlcspoonful OF butter, saltSpoontul
OF salt and half n Saltspoonful OF pep
per: place In Il saucepan. mix tao1e'
spoonful OF flour with the hot butter
and add half a cup of the faNorite
table sauce Let the mixture come To
Il boil and pour on n hot platter; have
ready cooked quarter of pound
of fresh mushrooms and pile In the
centre OF the sauce; poach rs many
eggs Gs required, and place on the
sauce around the mushrooms Serve
very hot.
Spanish Tomatocs-To half cup OF
brown gravy add cupful of strained
tomato juice Uhe canned answers
nicely and a tablespoonful OF cooked
tarioca: cook Eve minutes, then add
1--WE tomatoes and simmer until hot
through. While these are heating NIX
together half a cup Of finely chopped
cold chicken. lamb or veal, the same
amount Of mashed potatoes, two-thirds
Of n cup OF soft crumbs, beaten egg.
dash of pepper and saltspoonful OF
salt; form into small balls poacs
three minutes In boiling salted water,
drain and add 20 the tomatoCs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21
SWEET POTATOES IN EUROPE.
The Tooibsoms Deiicacy Hardly Kecog
nIkeh In Lonhon and Pnrls.


DO you realize tiat our sweet potato
Is a strictly American dish, and that
neither the English nor the French
ever indulge I'm this tOothsome deli
cacyi As matter OF fact, an actual
trial shipment of American sweet pO-
tatOcs proved that the people OF both
these nations failed To recognize them,
aud many thus saw them for the first
time. The Department of Agricul-
turc In an effort to Introduce Amcri-
can sweet potatoes abroad, last spring
made an experiment shipment OF
twenty barrels. Half of the shipment
was sent II Paris, and attracted CON
siderable attention at the Exposition
elicltlng many Inquiries. The other
half was sent to London, ana part Of
II offered for sale in four different
shops, and part OF IL distributed
among English families, who were
asked for an expression of opinion
as to how they liked them. The por-
tion Of the consignment offered for
sale was quickly gobblcd up by Amcri-
cans residing abroad, who gladly paid
eight cents pound for them. The
English palatcs did not take kindly
to the sweet potato on first trial (as
the taste is evidently n cultivated
onc). hut on second and third trial
they were unanimously voted very
palatable. In Paris novelties in fruits
and vegetables find n ready sale at
fancy prices. None of the potatoes
sent to Paris were offered for sale, al
though many offers To purchase were
made. On the whole the Govern
ment cXrcrts are satisfied that il
sweet potatoes are properly intro
duccd large foreign trade can be
built up. This must he done by cdu-
eating the English and French people
In the various ways of preparing
sweet potatoes for the table, ana of
making very small shipments at first
and gradually increasing these as the
demand requires.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21
MOVING THE WHEAT CROP.
Early Selling Causes the Western Rat
roads TO Hustle For Cars.

Omaha, Neb. (SpeciaD. move
mCnt OF the enormous corn and wheat
crops grown in Nebraska. Kansas and
Indian Territory this year has begun
and the railroads handling the bust
ness have been confronted with a
problem OF some difficulty.
During the month Of August" said
the commercial agent of one of the
railroads, "our line handled from
points I'm Kansas, Nebraska and In
dian Territory over 5000 ears of grain.
The movement continues unabated,
and rs result our traffic and oper-
utlng department finds IL somewhat
difficult to furnish the necessary
freight equipment. The shortage of
ears has spread as far north as Oma'
ha Traffic OF corn and wheat began
somewhat early I'm Nebraska and Kan
sas because OF the early harvest. The
placing of the grain on the market
has not been due To an anxiety on
the part OF the farmers TO convert
their crops into money. but the mar
ket has been strong and the early
shippers realized n handsome price
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21

From a Long Island woman, mem
bers or whose family lived for a
long time in Damascus, the following
recipe for rose sirup Is obtained:
Cut the roses in full bloom pull out
the petals and spread on tray TO
prevent mildew. Keep cutting the
roses off and spreading the petals out
until there iS enough for "A jar or
tumblcr Of preserve. if you can do up
only small quantity. Then put the
rose leaves into preserve kettle. with
water, cover and cook until tender
Add sugar and boI it until 1t forms
n sirup. Pour into fruit cans or jelly
Jars In Damascus ihis Is served in
small cups and passed around on silver
trays for visitors to partakc of.
1t makes, also, delicious addition
to pudding sauce, or the batter for
delicate cake, and the English or
American residents Of Damascus have
added IL TO mincc pie meal with happy
results, a peculiarly dclicayc favor be-
Ing impaired TO the pic.-RiOoklyn Ea-
gle
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21

land coast like To use driftwood N
fuel In open tircplaces. u is impreg
mated with copper and ocean salts
and when burned gives out the mos
brilliant colorcd flames. lt Is asSery
eel that n New Bedford dealer ha, or
ders for the wood from all parts o.
the country. and even from Europe
and ships hundreds OF barrels of l.
yearly. Various attempts have beer
made TO initiate this wood 10y artidcia
process. but without success. Ions
suhmorslon In the sea water is nee
eSsary Co produce the brilliant flames
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-21
kEWSY ClEANINCS.

The Labrador cod fishery is reported
virtual failure.
The Beers are losing many horses
from cold and lack Of food.
American competition in the Ieyant
has hurt the German iron industry.
An electric system is being installed
10 run the elevator in the Washing
ton Monument.
a new military post in Alaska has
been called after Colonel Liscum, who
was killed at Tien-Tsin.
Australians are migrating In large
numbers to South Africa on account
Of the drouth In Western Queensland.
Barracks for immigrants with a ca.
pacity for the accommodation OF 1000
persons, will be built i'm Cabanas, Cuba.
Italy has protested against Germany's
new meat law. on the ground that IL
cOntravenes the Italo-German CONNER.
cial treaty.
Belgians have made many complaints
against the opening by British mill.
tary authorities of letters sent from
South Africa.
TO lessen the number OF elopements
In his parish. "A Catholic clergyman
Of St Louis announced that he would
marry couples without charge.
a new volcano, which scientists pre-.
dict will soon disappear, has broken
out thirty miles southeast OF the old
Coling Volcano, in New Mexico.
From April l TO August 10, 1916 men
enlisted in the United States Army.
more than double the number usl al
in that time in previous years.
The Press Club. OF Mobile, Is rails
Ing fund for the purchase OF sill
yer service to be presented To the new
United States battleship Alabama.
Tests OF an automobile for mail
collecting purposes indicate that on tho
routes Travelled in New York City the
wagon saved fifteen minutes per trip
Jonathan Thompson. who died re
Gently in Woburn, Mass. devised a
large amount Of property for the cree
tion Ct public library building in the
town.