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The oasis., 1902-04-05
SONORA SETTINGS.

(OiOraua. sauuie hoiScn' tS1iu'
 buckboards. etc.
 Mir. R. B. Burnham, the assayer
 has established his office in his
 new quarters, on Morley avenue,
 next to the 0. K. livery stable,
 and he is prepared to give the best
 values for all work in his line #
 An Australian company is nego-
 tiating for a placer claim on the
 Yaaui river, Sonora. The proper
 ties, for which sale is pending, is owned by parties in Los Angeles, Cal, who acquired the claims two
 years ago, but have never worked
 them.
 A concession for the establish ment of a Swiss colony near Her mosillo has been granted to MT. E.
 V. Roquet by the federal govern ment. Forty thousand acres of land and good water rights for its irrigation has been ceded for the purpose.
 The discovery of a shortage in the State treasury has created a sensation in the capital city and Guaymas during the week. The amount of the defalcatlon has not yet been ascertained, hut it is re- ported reaches up to nearly SlS,- GOO. Several arrests followed the discovery, chief among them being those of Pedro Fort and Bartolo Rochin, two well known minor off cials of the department.
 The Mexican Anthracite Mining Company General Chas. r Eagan president is pushing development work at San Marcial with the ut most vigor. The shaft, which is now at depth of about 2l5 feet, is being crowded to reach the big bodies of coal (developed by bor- ing) at depth of 430 feet A fine hoist and 22-drill air compressor are in operation and every effort is i being made to have the company { shipping coal in August. The sur ! vey for the railroad between San Marcial and the Sonora Railway near Moreno is progressing favor ably, Mir. F R. Brown, the chief engineer, having party of about twenty-three men engaged in the work. As soon as the survey Is completed construction work will begin.
 The samples of ore sent to the Vulcano Shelter and Refining Co, of San Francisco, from the mines owned by Fred Pourada and flight and Dunn, in the Altar district of Mexico, banned out product Of copper y6 per cent and upwards fine. The analysis showed the ore to contain $50 per ton of this fine copper, $35.SS of silver and $2.SO gold. A carload of ore will be shipped to the Los Angeles smelt- ing works at once. The mines are located twelve miles from Santa Ana, Mexico, the nearest shipping point to the mines, so that the ex pense will be very small in getting the ore to Los Angeles If thls carload of thirty tons proves all right, one of the firm will go to the mines al once and probably ship five more carloads to Los Angeles. Plans are being made for the m- stallation of a smelter at the mines, to cost about S3, 300 which will run through from ten to fifteen tons of ore per day. The claims are sixty in number, and there is no question as to their producing capacity for
The oasis., 1902-04-05

The travelling public will find ir
 the U. s. Hotel at Ures, Louis Xii
 leen, proprietor, ample acomoda- tions. In connection with the
 house is a spacious corral for keep
 ing teams and riding animals of
 travellers.
 All trains on the Sonora railway stop for meals at Torres, going south for breakfast, northward for supper At Theo. Oldendorf's pas sengers find first class meals, cook ed American style, ana ut reason able price.
 Last Wednesday all the mer- chants of Carbo, on the Sonora railway, of common accord between themselves decided to close their establishments in preference to paying q fine for refusing to pay high municipal taxes levied by the authorities of Horcasitas, to which municipality Carbo belongs. As d consequence of the action of the merchants mo provisions can be obtained at that place, and an ap- peal to the district authorities for aid is contemplated to avoid suffer ing among the poorer class of peo- pie whom it most affects.
 Thursday morning Mir. Frank Reamer, of the Gold Coin Mining X Development Company. passed Nogales en route to Los Angeles to investigate the operations of the Vulcan shelter, one of which will be erected by that company at San Javier, should the tests to which Mir. Reamer will subject it prove Mr. Reames thought he might return in time to go out to Tubutama to witness the blow ing in (next week. of one of the Vulcan furnaces now in course of erection for the Sonora Milling & Company He reports that the Santa Rosa mine, one of the Gold Coin company's properties at San Javier, is improving constantly and gives every evidence of being | big mine They have developed m eleven-foot ledge of 10 ounces 'ilver ore which carries S5.50 per on in gold, and q large percentage n lead.
The oasis., 1902-04-05
Lockjaw from cobwebs.

Cobwebs put on cut lately gave woman lockjaw. Millions know that the best thing to put on a cut is Bucklen Arnica Salve, the infal- lible healer of Wounds, Ulcers, Sores, Skin eruptions, Burns, Scalds and Piles. It cures or no pay Only 25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
The oasis., 1902-04-05
A Snap in Real Estate.

Buy Lot in Lands Addition the Town of Benson the Coming Metropolis of Southern Arizona. A Lively and Growing Town in the Sin Pedro Valley, Rich Agricul- tur4 Region with Arle,an Water Irrigation Center of Rich Mining Region. The Territorial Reform School. 4 Brick and Clay Manufacturing Enterprise.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
WISE HINDOO STAR eAZER.
Ast-oIoEoss whO PFopho1ioG thS M
RSss Aad RSeOvsgy 81 KA8
Inward, % mAghaAL

some rUmArksblS horOscopsS Of the
health Of Edward VII. prepared BY
famous Hindoo sStrologsrs, were pub
hShed November 4 Last in the Hindoo,
. native newspaper. These Horoscopes
were recently reprinted in the same
paper and have been hailed with I'M
msnBe relief BY the kings loyal sub
jeets in India. These Horoscopes are
certainly most remarkable, when We
remember they were publishsd eight
months ago, though We may smile st
the cure suggested in the seconds
TanjOrs aEtrologer prSdietOd:
~Our beloved smperor viii Be soon en-
throned (Pattabhi-Sheksm) and VIII
brilliantly reign over his kingdom for
. period Of not lSSs than IS ySars 70
come. Some ieknSSS would trouble
him, but his maieSty'S life = secure
for many years to come"
A Dindigul GStrologsr stAASd: The
position Of the planets shows thai b.
tween June 81 and %. 1902, the king
emperor viii suffer Of boils ike ear
buncles throughout the body and The
conjunction also indicates danger. Az
. panaesa for THE evil the emperor
IL recommended 20 make gifts OF black
bulk, - Il would give eonsidoEabls
relief and suDtOnaneO 70 him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
FIRST MONT PELEE DRAMA.
A PIAy WITH tie 8AFtaaiguS VOloaaO
In II Produced IN PAFls
IN 1870.

Il is scarcely TO be expected that the
dramatists ever seeking some new field
Tor the scene Of their efforts will long
allow the volcanic explosions at st.
Pierre 20 escape them. But even the
earliest to utilize any scenes Of the re-
sent eruptionS will not be . pioneer
IN drawing inspiration from Mont
2elee, says the New York Sun.
Il has been recalled by q Frenehmsn
With q long memory that Adolphe
i'Ennery, author of The Two Or
phans." "A Celebrated Case" and
about a hundred other meiOdramas,
,ueceeded in getting before the public
irSt with q play based on the volcano
at Martinique. Il was called The
Earthquake at Martinique" and was
Iete6 in 1910 at the Theatre d Ia
3aiete IN Paris.
The old play in spite Of itS horrors
. said to have been very effective on
the stage. In It the villain who muir
Tered an old man led his wife and
laughter into q crater Of the volcano
100 feet under the surface Of the earth.
There was q sudden earthquake and
the villain fell into . cavity and was
killed. while the woman and her child
were rescued
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
sNAILs FOR THE TABLE
nStAs Here's 90 nUsOvs
ThSiE FIaYOs.

The popularity Of the snail e. an AZ
tiele Of food 10 not confined TO Faria.
but extends throughout southern Eu-
rope and some psrts Of Africa Dr.. I'd
ward, . French writer, IN pamphlet,
says that $1,000 pounds Of snails are
sent daily TO Paris from the gardens at
Potion, Burgundy, ChamPagns and
Provence. Those reared In gardens
ara fed on aromatic herbs 20 improve
their favor. Their market price h
from 2 francs so confines 20 8 francs
50 centimss q hundred. while those
from The hedges, woods and forests
bring only francs 20 france 50
eentimeS. The proprietor Of one snail
cry in the vicinity az DijOu nets over
1000 francs annually. The EnAn -
reared and fattensd with great care
in some eantons Of Switzerland a. an
article Of luxury, and - exported In .
picked state It = also eaten a. q
relish and nutritious article Of food
in Austria, Spain. Italy and n some
sections Of the United States. The
Ashantees and other African tribes
smoke them and eat them a. daily food
al the year around. In Algeria. in the
markets, large heaps Of Snails are sold
By the bushsl and the hundred a. an
article Of food. Vendors hawk them IN
the streets Of Cairo. In mOdsrn Rome
fresh-gathered snails are hsWkod By
women from door 90 door.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
PRESERVE WEDDING cow.
KSDt ~ Hany women e. . MsnsaaS
- tha nost ImDoFtAla e
Al BVsnta.

A Womsn's wedding gown Il seldom
worn except on anniversary occasions
after the day upon which the nuptialE
are celebrated Most woman regard
this garment a. especially sacred and
tGke extraordinary means 70 preserve
Il in all its pristine purity The we'd
ding gown box Il . recent fad for the
Wsll-tO-do bride 70 adopt. and Il bids
fair 90 have quite vogue. That every
bride possessed Of any sentimsnt
wishes 70 keep her wedding gown in a
Gtats Of preservation q q forsRone
conclusion, and this elegant rsesptaele
i admirably suited 80 the purpose for
which Il was designed. Il is made Of
light wood snAmslsd white and having
the brides initials in silver lsttsrE on
the outside A lining Of tuftsd white
satin u revealed on opening the box.
and loalH Of silver and white leather
straps fasten Il. A photograph OF the
wedding gown q often taken By the
mOdists before sending IL home and
making . collection Of The photo
graphs Of wedding gowns or any other
distinctive costumes h one Of the pres
ent fads, the idea being to preserve the
pictures as mementoss for future gen.
orstions> and also a. mustratiOns Of
prasont-day fashions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
NATIONALITY m FRRT.
POsulAaFitiss % the PEDAL nxtrenI-
ttSs - SSns Rasss % the
"A. GA WOEid.

National characteristics are many
and varied and scientists are always
discovering new things In which we
differ from our nsighbors on the con-
tinsnt. The latest Of these Il feet, says
London Answers.
The French foot IL narrow and long.
The Spanish foot IL small and elegant
" eurVed-thanka TO its Moorish blood
corresponding 70 the Castilian's
pride Of being high in the insteP."
The Arabs foot Il proverbial for it's
high arch. The Koran says that a
stream Of water can run under the true
Arabs foot without touching Il. The
foot Of the Scotch IL high and thick;
that Of the Irish, fat and square; the
English, short and deshy.
When Athens wa in her zenith, the
Grecian foot was the most perfectly
formed and exactly proportional Of
that Of any Of the human race. Swedea,
NOrWegianA. and Germans have the
largest feet, Americans the smallest
Russian toes are ''webbSd" to the first
joint. TartArian toe. are al the same
langth
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
FORGOT BIB HID A POLICY.
a B1Fasa-Ous Bostoa CIOthaA8 MsB-
OAana VIE OvsFIookSA . RAah
% $4,000.

A Boston clothing house was de-
Btroysd By IRE recently and IN con
nection with the adjustment Of The
losses the representative Of one Of
the insurance companies interested
discovered that the insured had .
policy for 1900 which had been over
looked Upon making representation
to the firm the proprietor denied that
be had any such policy, and it was
only on the production OF the books
Of the Queen. showing when the
premium had been paid. that he was
convinced that he was entitled TO the
sum involved. Even then he declared
that the insurance concern had made
: mistake, but Il Il insisted that he
vas entitled 20 Il he would consent
10 take the money. The occurrences
vas 90 exceptional that special in-
tsrost has been taken IN the case.
with the result that the firms credit
WIN probably be materially strength
sned among insurance men,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
HAMEs AMONG NEGROES.
How 80 nay Ola and ChAssiOA1 A.
Dsaaaons Cane 20 Re BOrna
~ Thsm.

There 81 . good reason for the CO
riouH proper names even now n use
amongst negroes says an article on
the American negro, in Leshe'I Month
". Their native African names were
Icsreely ever ussd, owing 70 both diff.
hculty in pronunciation a. well -
inability on the part Of the blacks
TO give them when demanded. The
hundreds it was necessary 70 name on
the arrival Of . cargo caused the days
Of the week. months. numbers, ami
mails, gods and goddesseA heroes
dsmi-gods. Biblical characters Shake
poarsan names and the shorter Eng
hSh and French Christian names Of the
day 70 be used over and over again. In
every district were dozens Of Sabls
workers answering 20 such nance a.
Tuesday, Friday. July, November, Pr
muS (in use 10 this day., Sixteen (rars
even them, Doe. Hart, Rabbit, Fox lin
Use noW), Jupiter, Pallas. Hector. We
nuA Diana (now "Di''). Psrseus, Her
euleS, Aaron. Moses, Phsroh, Romulus,
RemuS, Hamlet, OthSlIO. Caesar 70
favorite). JonaA Rose. Priscilla, John,
Jack, Lie, Beth and others, VariA-
tions were had by PrehIing Young
OF "Old" TO the name given. The
American negroes acquired their sur
names rather Eummarily immediately
after the emancipation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27

Human remains recently unearthed
~ Girga, IN Egypt, consist Of a con.
tinuous series extending backward
over IT least 5000 years. The bodies
are 30 wen preserved. owing 70 the
dryness Of the atmosphere in the re-
gion and 70 the perfection OF inter.
ment, that not only can the hair, the
nails. she Hgaments. be made out.
but also che muscles and the nerves.
In almost every case the brain also is
preserved, and the climax has been
reached in two cases where the eyes.
with the lena IN good condition. are
present There are now ansarthed
. series Of later prehistorie graves
ranging throughout The first Is dy-
nasties. Others Of the eighteenth, and
yet others OF the Ptolemaie and early
and recent Coptic periods.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
LoATHE SIGHT OF GOLD.
nat = the nRsot % c6asaaat &C.,
tGSt vita the HstaI UROa
Mlat nnDloyaa.

Il have visited The mints Of three
countries, remarked traveller, q med
icaI man, according TO the Chicago
Tribune, -and have found ali tie Of
fetal guides in them broken down IN
nerve and victims Of insomnia. Every
one Of these officials Ia required 70
give bonds, not only for his own hon
esty, but toeovsr theft by visitors whom
he conducts over the place. II IL Gus
tomary 70 hand money about among
the visitors TO show the coins IN their
different stages Of development. II the
PARTY be numerous one the nerves
Of the guide are strung to such pitch
that AZ the Hotel De Il Monnais. IN
Paria, the man confessed that the sight
Of coined gold and silver vas odious
20 him. and that he had come 70 look
upon everyone who Waited the uins Is
q poatfbls robber.
Besides the eject upon the nerves.
"a nearly every case Il has aRscted
ne eyesight. one Of the guides tod
ne that - yosrs 81 continual gazing
upon gold and silver had affected Ms
sIrht - that he q unable 70 distinguish
certain objects unless they posses ps-
culiaf irideaeent ousIities.n
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27

Old WTniaaashurE In VIrsiaia That
Waa IntsndSd ~ q Chartered
oBay Undsr Royalty.

Even In q country so recently con-
soious Of the past as our own. there
are buried cities awaiting the Pickax
Of the historian. OF these, none IL
perhaps more interesting, certainly
none more picturesque, more colon
fal Gnd-even to-day-more Ehglish
than old Williamsburg, in Virgins
that middle plantation" which in
1882 was laid out and paled." to be-
come a chartered city. the capital Of
q great colony under king and
crown
It's three streets Of the reign Of
William and Mary are itS only thor
oughfares and two back" streets,
hardly more than grass-grown lanes
Of to-day. Duke Of Gloucester street,
broad and genially hOsPitable,
stretches lsisurely from the founds-
tiOns Of the ancient capitol building
on the east (of whose walls not one
brick is left nor one white pillar of
its porticos) 20 the iron tnrnstile
gates Of William and Mary college
grounds at the western extremity OF
the town.
On the right ss one enters the
college gate, il q charming manHiOn,
the residence Of the president Of
William and Mary. and upon the left,
across the campus. stands the old
BraRerton building, the earliest
school for the education of Indians
erected on American soil. In the
time of Gov. SPOtswOOd, says COun-
try Life in America, Il was necessary
TO resort to strenuous efforts to in
sure attendance, for the students
we're mainly hostages, the sons Of
chiefs Of neutral or friendly tribes
turing Indian warfare.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
mPORrANcE o. wAsHIEeTor.
A Loadoa JoursaPs OpsaAoa a -.
CapltaI cltx e.. . DsDao-
mnfte Poat.

There q q new faetor in European
politics; Il q America. More par-
ticularly Il thia new factor import
ant in the calculations Of the British
empire. ne Development OF the
United States has shifted-for Great
Britain. esrtainly-the diplomatio
center from Paris 70 WashinRton.
but our government altogether To-
nores the altered situation, sayu the
London Truth. The following table
Of salaries paid 70 our diplomatic
representative h instructive: The
British ambassador ct Paris receives
5000. at Berlin, Constantinople and
Vienna. $1,000; at St. Petersburg,
$500; ct Rome, $1,000; at wash
ington, ss.soo. Apart from other
considerations. Il i, therefore OBJ
viOus that Paris = regarded by our
diplomatistu an the prize OF the SER
wee, while Washington Il q low rung
IN the ambassadorial ladder. But
the United States send their best
men 20 represent them IN London,
and London h the appointment
which those men most valEs. Il Il
time for ~ 20 remove from our
minds the lingering impression that
America h . FebeIlious British col
ony-A vulgar Anglo-SAxon suburb.
The United States y now q great
country, the most important foreign
element that Great Britain has 70
deal with. Washington, must, there
fore. be made the principal post In
Onr diplomatic SERVES, and 70 do
that the salary must be considerably
raised, even II at the expense Of the
other hrst-elsss appointments. Il
would be pitiful blunder 70 appoint
q new ambassador 20 succeed Lord
Psuneofote On the old lines, 20 Wit.
90 . representative 70 the last I'M
Portant embassy but NadridI
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
TROUBLES OF HAP-KAK1Eo.
gagod In the work 20 Tears,
n Il UasOnplotsd.

The geological survey Of the United
States has just issusd q report show
ing that although 20 years has been
devoted 20 mapping out the country
the larger part Of II Il stin unsur.
Veyed. In some Of the Wsstern sec
tons the work a attended with the
greatest difficulties and dangers. Re
Gently a party sent 70 map northern
Montana was obliged by the severity
Of the weather TO climb Calf noun.
tain no fewer than eight times-ths
last LOO feet on foot-bsfore an OPP
POTtunity was presented to get q
photograph of the surrounding coun.
try. The photographic method is EN-.
ployed in all such wild regions. when
the neRatiVes were finally secured
Il was after waiting ali day in driv.
ing snowstorm. Then there was q
lnIl Of a few seconds, during which
six snapshots were made. During
the other seven days the snow was
unremitting.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
TWO DEAD SHOTS.
Rsturasa sosdisrs froua the Ph1iD-
pthes Play Havoc with shoot
ing GaIlsFysa FarEsta.

A wiFy-looking bronzed youth IN
khaki uniform walked into Philadel-
phia shooting gallery the other day
and. picking up rifle, began to make
things hum, says The Philadelphia
Press. There were four stationary
bulls-eye targets, representing men
and animals, at the rear Of the gallery,
and on these the marksman raped
out series Of clangs that resembled
realistic rendition Of the anvil chorus.
Then he took a frsah rife and beat q
tattoo on q pair Of swinging targets.
A row Of several scores of clay pipes
next received his attention, and the
proprietor Of the place spent a bad
i've minutes figuring out the time and
money IL would require 70 replace the
dhudesns that were snapped on. Sew
eral glass targets IN motion were pie
for the youth behind the gun. The
only thing breakable remaining was a
glass ball supported by dancing wa
ter Jet. This the markHman failed to
smash, though he spent half an hour
and considerable ready money in an
endoavor before leaving. Darn those
fellows from the Phihppinssi" sx.
claimed the shooting gallery man
That's the second one 20 clean me
out to-day. II IL hadn't been for that
glass ball on the water I'd have come
out 70 the bad both timaa."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
BAR BIG BANANAS.
Tested ~ Purchases, BIT Il
- the Poorest.

II comes natural to everyone to get
"ss much e. he can for his money, but
in Ondeavoring to do 30 he il often led
aGtrAy. The biggest il not always the
best, and this applies even to such
common thing a. the fruit sold in
shops and Etreeta, says London An
Twers.
A London dealer who has handled
tons of fruit said recently: cit is
often amusing to see men, women and
children picking out, 80 they believe,
the choicest fruit at the shops and OF
barrows. II there are half q dozen
big oranges within sight, they will
have them. even If IL Il necessary to
Ovsrturn all other varieties that are
sold by the piece Of dozen
They invariably get the poorest
specimens Of the whole lot, and yet are
not aware Of It. It is only rarely you
ind person who Il . good judge, and
he win at once size up the heaviest
oranges, lemons or bananas, regard
less Of size, and gSts the choicest
fruit"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-09-27
ELK TEETH AS INVESTMENT.
Oas % the chef Asso4s % . Moa-
tAaA AAA who Has . Big
Fortune.

SIX teeth by the bushel IRE one Of
the chief assets which John Losskamp,
If Billings, Mont, enumerstes among
ais big fortune, said E. n. Hoskins, q
Butte man. reports the Denver Post.
'LOsskamP keeps . general store st
Billings and for many years 1t was his
custom to trade supplies Of one kind or
another for elk teeth, which, by the
Eay. were used for charms and amulets
.onR before the Elks took them up ~
the emblsms Of their order.
The action Of the Colorado lodges
n sgresing TO wear no more elk teeth
because the demand for the teeth
saused . Wholesale slaughter Of elk,
iad . marked effect in reducing the
price. Other lodges respected the mo-
live. and quite . boycott on elk teeth
was on for . year OF more. Il seems,
however, they are in demand again.
"LOsskamp has been selling his at
two doIlars' apiece for ordinary teeth
and getting fancy prices for the very
0est- His stock Il sufficient TO supply
the demand for years, but he makes
no effort TO sell them. az. he wants to
leave them ss part Of his estate, be-
HeVing they win increase in value fast
er than any other kind Of property"