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The oasis., 1901-04-13
Ar.zoNA New-.
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DOultry was snlppeu iTDHi [ tuucu'N 'oSo month to various towns in Arizona, and the outside residents are wonder ing what kind of ministers Phoenix has got anyway
 Gazette: A Tempe COW chewed up and swallowed farmers pocketbook containing S20O in greenbacks, which were in his coat which he had left hanging on the barn door. After much persuation the animal coughed up s75 of the money.
 Enterprise: A carload of Arlzona curiosities in the line of Indian pot tery and woven work, was shipped to Buffalo for exhibition in the Pan- American exposition, yesterday. The shipment was made by J. w. Benhan over the Santa Fe.
 Graham Bulletin: Lieutenant c. G. Hall, 9th Cavalry of Grant, now has his hands full as he i, the only officer in the post, and is commanding officer, quartermaster, commissary officer, adjutant and exchange officer in fact he is the whole push. He goes to the office Of the commanding officer and issues orders tu the quarternaster and then goes and does 1t.
 Range News: Surveyor ROckfellOw is now engaged in surveying routes for pipe line to convey to Bi>bee the water now brought to Tombstone. He has about completed one survey, and will make an other over another route He say he does not know whether the water company vii use either of the surveys or not, but they evidently have some purpose in view in making the survey.
 Graham Bulletin: A report was made to the commanding officer at Grant on Friday last, that the order of the war department was being violated, in that the post canteen was still selling beer. Lieutenant Horn brook, the commanding officer, iuyes- tigated the matter aud found that a regular business had beeu done in the evenings after the officers were not in the habit of coming around; about forty barrels of beer had been sold in the last three weeks under the name af soda water. Lieutenant Holbrook reported the matter tO the United States district attorney for his action.
 Enterprise: Watchman Joe Bush made skllful capture after a long hard chase, yesterday afterlOon, aud as result Gus Barkey will pay $500 for his liberty. Bush was superin- tending the street work in Murphy $ addition, when his attention was at tracted by womanS screams. He hastily ran in the direction Of the dis turbance and encountered Barkley riding up to the poTches of the houses and brandishing revolver at the women within. The man seeing Bush, took to flight on the Tempe road with the officer in full pursuit on his bicycle When near the asylum Bush captured his prey and brought him back to Phoenix where he will lauguish in the city jaii until his de- sire for wild western life wears away.
 Globe Times: The Pinal Mountain Water CO. have come out triumphant in their endeayor to obtaln an un- limited supply of good water for Globe. They have fully inaugurated their system, cleaned out their reser- voir till one could eat his breakfast of of the bottom of it and will in the near future construct roof over the reservoir that will insure it against a instability of becoming contaminated
The oasis., 1901-04-13

the system to provide against impuri' ties invading the water supply A careful test of force and volume has demonstrated that the system is more than adequate in case of fire. Every thing considered the people of Globe can afford to congratulate themselves on their new water system which can not be duplicated in the territory.
 Republican: Those fortunate enough to be holders of stock in the Gran |, Maricopa and Salt River Valley canal companies will today receive the divi- drnds declared on their stock last week More than s20 900 will be dis tributed tu about one hundred and fifty stockholders, ranging from few dollars each to several thousands. This will he a new and peculiar ex- perience to the old stockholder, who have heretofore been paving Irish dividends. {" There have been paid in assessments on the stock of the Mari copa canal over seven hundred dollars per share in year past, and almost as much in the Salt.
The oasis., 1901-04-13
FRATERNAL.
February 9. i9al.

MORALES LODGE. No, IT., r. tts A. M
 R MEETS AT THE MASONIC XXTEMPLE, NoGALEs, ARIZONA
 V\AT 7:3o P. M., THIRD SATUR DAY OF EACH MONTH. VISITING BRETHREN CORDIALLY INVITED.
 A. J. GRlSWOLD, Sec. Y. BONlLLAS, w. M.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19

with white masks, and the whole Of
the family slaughtered with the ex-
ception of the. goyerness, who lived
long enough to tell the story. She had
been left for dead by the monsters,
who decamped after their deed of
blood with all the valuable they could
find. And it appeared that two new
servants Mrs. Maynard had engaged
a few days before were in league with
the robbers, and had assisted them in
the commission of their crimes. The
servants were arrested, and, finding it
was all up with them, the youngest,
who turned out to be no other than our
Margaret, confessed to having been
engaged in no less than fourteen bur-
glaries. The band had several women
in their employ; their part was to get
places, and by that means let the men
into the houses. Moreover, she ac-
knowledged that their motto was
Dead men tell no tales;;' SO they gen
orally added murder to robbery. The
whole band was broken up after that;
but we never forgot the escape we had
had and were most particular after,
while in New York, to have our rooms
upstairs.-New York News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
The Phantom Shin.

While the captain of an English
steamer was standing on the bridge of
his vessel as it passed down the Eng
lish Channel, thick fog came on and
he began to sound the fog horn. To
his dismay, after he had sounded the
signal, he heard the 10000" of the
horn repeated directly ahead of him.
He turned the ships head sharply to
the right to avoid a collision and
sounded another warning. The vessel
was put back on its former track and
the fog-horn sounded, with the same
result.
II could not make it OUT said the
captain, in narrating the story, '.and a
strange feeling of superstitious awe be.
gan to creep over me. Just as 1 was
giving myself one last pull together the
lookout man called:
It's the old coo, sirp
"And so it was-the cow kept in the
forecastle for the use of the ship. I'm
doubtedly she took the sound of the
fog-horn for the cry of companion in
distress, and gave sympathetic re.
sponse.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Biggest Game Preserve,

The largest game preserve in the
world is the continent of Africa, or at
least the greater portion of it-extend-
ing from the twentieth degree Of north
latitude down to the northern borders
of Cape Colony and Natal. This great
scheme was made possible by treaty
cooperation of England, Germany,
France, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and
Spain, by which it is provided that the
hunting and destruction of vultures,
secretary birds, owls, giraffes, gorillas,
chimpanzees, mountain zebras, wild
asses, white-tailed gnus, Glands and the
little Liberian hippopotami are abso-
lutely prohibited. Similar protection
| is given the young of certain animals.
| including the elephant, rhinoceros, hip
| popotamus, antelope, gazelle, ibex and
chevrotain, and to the adults of these
species when accompanied by their
| young, says a writer in Field and
Stream Particular stress is laid on
the protection of young elephants. and
| elephant tusks weighing less than twen-
ty pounds will be confscated. The eggs
of the ostrich and many other birds are
protected, but those of the crocodile.
python and poisonous snakes are to be
destroyed. Even lions, leopards. hyenas.
harmful monkeys and large birds of
prey may not be slaughtered at the
hunters will Hunters are required to
take out licenses, and the number of
animals each may kill is limited. The
use of nets and pitfalls is forbidden.
nor may explosives be used for killing
fish.
| The main object of this vast protec-
tive enterprise is economic, to encour-
age the domestication of the elephant,
zebra and ostrich and to husband the
trade in wild animal products, which
was threatened by the rapacity of
market hunters and so-called sports
men,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
"When Captain Hassell organized the


American scouts as separate com
pany Boots decided to join his country
men. Boots has horse to ride, but
his ambition is to possess pony of his
own, and Mauser carbine, so he can
fight like the other scouts. For the
purchase of pony he has saved up e.
and shillings, which will buy no horse
in South Africa in war time So Boots
has to go without pony until better
times. But he has hopes of capturing
one from the British.
Meanwhile since he cannot fight
like full-grown man, he makes him.
self useful around the laager. AS to
the future, Boots scorns to contemplate
it.
What'll do when the war is over p
he said. I dunno. I'll do whatever
can. Maybe, if the Beers lose, I'll go
to America"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Legend of a Spring.

Swimming about in large marble
lined tank in small church just out
side Constantinopie are to be seen a
number of fishes, brown on one side
and white on the other. These, it is
said, are the descendants of the ones
that gave the name 'Baluklf' (place of
fishes to the church. The legend is as
follows: At the time of the invasion of
Constantinople by the Turks, monk
was cooking fish near a spring of
water, where the little church now
stands, when messenger rode up in
haste. announcing '9The city is takenp'
Discrediting the story, the monk de-
clared that he would sooner believe
that the half-cooked fish before him
would jump back into the water. As
he spoke, the fish, SO the story goes,
did actually leap from the pan into the
spring. Ever since that time the wa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
LAURELED,

Back from the strenuous wars he comes
to ME,
He is my son, grown brown, with
strange SCARED hands;
The months of blood and death in alien
lands
Are in his face; his boyish will to be
Is four-fold won. glow and weep to
see
The trodden meadow blackened with
the bands
OF bearded, marching men whom he
commands.
With being rearranged he comes TO me.
l, small beside him, try to utter prayers
l, honored for the laurels that he wears
God knows, God knows / stand with
empty arms.
And lonesome heart no need of praises
warns.
crush the laurel branch. Oh, God,
miss
The soft-mouthed baby can nevel
kiss.
-Bookman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
x vooDoo WOMAN.

according to an Observation-Disclosures q
clairyoyant "ordained to do what she
does and whose marvellous achieve
ments are demonstrated in your pres
ence while you look, listen, and won
der,n the door opened about four
inches, and the face of stout, COM
monplace- looking woman peered out as
If she was suspicious of collector or
constable, or perhaps somebody who
wanted to kill cockroaches.
"Good-morning," said the caller. Il
didn't know If you were ready, but I've
come over to ask you about II"
About what?" and the door closed
another inch.
"You know" insisted the caller,
"about clairvoyancy, frances, and that
sort of thing"
.I don't know anything about it,
said the voice; "who are you, anyhow y
what! You don't even know who l
am? ] thought you were a clairvoy-
fant-''
But the door had closed with sud
den jar and the caller was outside of
| IL, SldTiuS at lie pOICcldAA AnAAAC- pAeh &c
on the door.
Yet, according to this woman's adver-
tisement, "the greatest mysteries OF
life will be revealed" business trou-
bles will be unraveled, love affairs will
be Strengthened out and made smooth
your enemies will be named and pla
Gated, and life generally will be made
merry as marriage bell. incidentally
too, she locates lost and stolen arti
cles, mines," etc.-whatever "etc." may
mean in the context. At the same time
by actual proof, she does not know 9
book agent from customer until the
caller has explained; and then the bool
agent might lie to her successfully.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
YANKEE LAD is A FIGHTER.

Boots, waif from America, in the
Field with the Beers.
Thomas F. Millard, the war CORE
spondent, tells the New York Sun the
following story of Boots, 12-year-old
Yankee, whom he met fighting with
the Beers, and who may be still dodg-
ing bullets and lyddite shells. Said Mr.
Millard:
His real name Is William Young,
but in the laagers he is known by the
sobriquet of Boots. l think he came
by his title honestly enough, for he
drags about huge pair of logging
boots many sizes too large, and orna-
mented with enormous brass spurs.
Boots is midget of 12-or at least
he gives that as his age, though he
doesn't look it by three years.
Boots was born in the United States.
When very young he remembers being
taken to England, whence he came to
South Africa. His parents are long
since dead, and since their death Will
lam. having no other relations that he
knew of, has rustled for himself
when this war began William es-
poused the cause of the Beers and join,
ed the Irish brigade under Colonel
Blake. The men who formed this ad.
venturous corps took fancy to the
waif and made him one Of them. So
it was that Boots saw all the bloody
battles of the Natal campaign-Dun
dee, Newcastle, Nicholson's Mex, the
Platrand, and the many fights along
the Tugela. Armed with two water
bottles, the midget would enter fight
and more than once has a wounded
brigadier, on finding cooling drink
placed to his parched lips, looked up tt
discover Boots. If the fire were too ho
| to permit his wounded comrades being
removed to place of safety the boy
would remain to attend them until the
| battle was over or night fell.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Something i'm Reserye.


A young lady had a train to catch,
and chartered cab, which unfortu-
nately was drawn by very wretched
horse. Having told cabby that she had
to reach the station in twenty minutes,
away the vehicle dashed at five miles
an hour.
They had barely got fifty yards, how
ever, before the lady put her head out
Of the window and requested the driver
to whip the horse, as she would other
wise miss the train. He accordingly
did SO.
A little further on she asked him to
administer the whip once more, as the
cab was only just moving. Cabby
again complied. Soon after she said:
"Can't you hit him on the head SO as
to wake him up bit?"
Looking at the young lady, the cabby
exclaimed:
isWell, misseFve 1T the hanimal all
over is bloomin' body except is left
ear, and I'm savin' that for the last
'ill!"-London Answers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Bird seeks Gaudy Jewels.

A parrot at the Zoo recently annexed
and attempted to swallow f100 worth
of diamonds. The owners companion
hit the bird so hard that it fell off the
perch and dropped the jewels. The
keeper expostulated, saying that the
cluster was too large to be swallowed
ST don't care" replied the lady. an
American. 81 reckon that cluster is
worth $500, while that measly bird Is
dear at 80 cents. Pm not taking any
chances, thank you" Many a young
lady has been fond of the diamonds
but afraid of the bill.-London Globe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19


OF L
will
of
feet
smaller The will furnished richly
third
lodging
be hired dtoma it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
An Advaufa1e.

81 don't get credit for nearly all the
work do," said the young man discon-
tentedly.
WELL" answered his elderly COM
panion in toll, "never mind 1t is just
as well to leave a margin of doubt to
which mistakes may be charged
Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
A Matter of Health.

When the world is dull and gloomy
And won't go the proper way,
It is really your stomach
That is ailing, SO they say;
And the world would chime with laugh
ter
Till the rippling echoes wake,
II we only could discover
Just what medicine to take.
Baltimore Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Wise Pirate.

First Pirate Captain, that ship in
the distance is loaded down with for.
eign noblemen on their way to Amer
lea.
Captain-Don't meddle with her.
Well lay for er coming back; shell
have more money then.-New York
Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
At Commencement.

"That girl who received all the flow
ers must have taken first-class honors." I"
"On the contrary, she barely passed
the examinations.
who is that plainly dressed insignifi-
cant-looking little maid over in one cor
ner of the stage?'
''She is the first honor graduate"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Something Wrong.

Hell see new family has moved in
next door.
She-Yes, they moved in to-day.
He-What sort of furniture have
they?
Shell didn't notice.
He-Goodness, dear! What's the mat
ter? Have you been sick Philadelphia
Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19

She-The jeweler says the diamond
in my ring is not genuine.
He-Um-er-he told me the ring was
real gold. l forgot to ask him about
the stone.-New York Weekly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
In Chicago,

Mrs. Wabash looks like such low
able woman"
'Loyablel should say she was low
able! That's her long suit. She's had
five husbands in seven yearsw-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19


1898
khede
Mddie China
his
ability
malty.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
eeuse and Chic.

"Miss Dorothy. why is it you enjoy
golf so muchT
"oh, it's just because I like some
thing real stylish to get awfully excited
about"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
What He Needed.

Dudeleigh-I say, barbah, I'd like
some-aw-hair westorah fob me
mustache, doncher know.
Barber-Excuse me, sir, but think
it's hair originator you want.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19

1.-THE British Government has issued
blue book giving the losses and ex-
penses of the Boer war"
''Well, I should think that really
would be a blue book .''-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
shocking Idea.

Philadelphian-Do you mean to say
you eat snails?
New-Y Yorker- Certainly. They are q
great delicacy. Don't you?
Observation-Disclosures, mol 1t would
seem Ike cannibalismi- Chicago Trib-
une.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
cHIcAoo.s foRTuNE-TELLERs.
They Are Said to Gather in Half Mill.
ion Dollars Per Year.

They Are Said to Gather in Half a Mill.
ion Dollars Per Year.
At low estimate Chicago spends near
ly half a million dollars every year
upon clairvoyants, fortune tellers, palm
lists, "voodoo DOCTORS" and long pro-
eession of takers and confidence folk
who prey upon the gullibility of the
general public. This, simply for fees.
To add to this the long train of addi-
donal expense to which the victims are
put, such as travelling expenses, para
phernalia, investments that fail to pay,
and kindred ventures, probably $780,
600 would not cover the community
cost.
According to the city directory, there
are nearly 100 professional clairyoy-
ants in Chicago. At least fifty more
than are listed as such practice the
''art." There are 100 fortune-teHers.
perhaps seventy-five palmists. and an
unknown number of kindred folk who
live by their wits on these general
| lines.
A popular and successful clairvoyant,
who can locate gold mines for his fol-
lowers, has gold mine of his own. He
may take in $3.50 to $500 week. Others
much less fortunate may be reasonably
content to make both ends meet. In
general, figuring ifty-two weeks to the
year, Chicago's tribute to these seers
may be figured out about as follows:
$50 clairyoyants' at $40 week. .$156, 200
100 fortune tellers at $40 week $4,000
80 palmists at $15 a week. ...... $4,000
Miscellaneous fakirs .......... 10000
! IOtai .@4oo,OUo
This is almost as much as the general
public gives to charity, and is only a
fraction of the money that in other
ways is wasted upon these people who
affect to be able to read the future.
That they do not and cannot read the
future may be proved by the caller over
the threshold. before he has stepped in
side.
When the reporter rang the bell of a
West Side house behind whose door
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19

Every woman says of some dress
maker that she ought to charge her
only half price because she gave her
her start,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Odd, Curious and Laughab1e Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Por-
Grayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun.

"Hlgh, there!' called the valley to the
hill "What makes you SO stuck up"
Probably the fact that you are at
my foot" replied the hill.
"Huhr' rejoined the valley. ''That re-
minds me of your resemblance to a
Philadelphia maid"
Because why?" queried the hill.
Because you are mostly foot" re-
piled the valley.
Then the hillside and subsided.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Sympathetic.

"You ought to think more Of Others"
""But 1 do. When the first of the
month comes around 1 am as blue as
can be, wondering what my creditors
will do"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
C-h-a-o-s

"C-h-a-o-s," spelled 4-year-old Margie
slowly; "now l wonder what that
meansg"
"Oh," replied her 6-year-old brother,
with an air of superior knowledge, sit
means great big pile of nothing and
no place to put it."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Naturally.

Naturally.
Joax-There is one disagreeable fea-
ture about those lake excursions to st.
Joe.
Hoax-What is that?
Joax-Every time man boards the
boat 1t makes him cross.-Chicago
News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19

Girl-Are you lover Of music, pro
fessor?
Professor-Yes, I am; but it does not
make any difference. Just go on and
play away.-Heitere Welt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Rank and File Needet

Filipino General-You'I have to come
along with US. We are going to surren-
der.
Filipino Priyate-Can't you do it
without me?
Filipino General-Confound you, how
would it look for forty generals to sur
render without any army?-Chicago
Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Out of the Pale,

"He Is SO cultivated, papa. He car,
speak French and German, dances di.
vinely, and plays the piano beautiful
ly."
'Um! Can he earn living"
"No. But he said he didn't think that
was necessary"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19

Girls. don't keep man waiting for
an answer. He may have another en-
gagement In view.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
One Explauation.

Mrs. Snaggs-I could never under
stand why the Russians call their ruler
the White Gear.
Mr.. Snaggs- suppose that the nu-
merous plots against his life keeps him
pale all the time.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
Exploded.

Smith-What was the cause OF the
fire?
. Brown-There was a woman's rights
meeting, and
smith-Ah, 1 see-natural gas explo-
sion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-19
An Expedient.

"Didn't you have trouble in getting so
many antiquesT
Dear, me, mol had them made to
order"