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The oasis., 1903-11-07

mean that much less to be paid hv those who must work hard enough for what they have. A small bul lion tax means an income from a source not TOW touched upon and coming from outside investors to a large extent it is obliged to make general taxes lighter than they are. It will be just like finding nearly S200,000 per annum whenever the legislature sees it to assess it."
 Tucson Post: A. E. Suppinger, the Prescott mining photographers was in Tucson Tuesday en route to Bisbee. He is getting up an album of pictures of mines in the southern counties and expects to have a half dozen or more mines in this county represented. He has already is. sued a similar publication entitled "The Gold, Silver and Copper Mines of Yavapai County" It is a very creditable publication and speaks well for that mining sec ton. The album of the southern counties, like the one on Yavapai county, will contain typograph- ical map of the section, pictures of all of the mines containing reduc- ton works, smelters and stamp mills in operation and a short des- cription of each property. Mir. Suppinger is also getting out souvenir of Tucson for local curio company. He will take all of the pictures which will be reproduced in handsome booklet by the photogravure process. He will re- turn to Tucson shortly to complete the work here.
The oasis., 1903-11-07
MINING NEWS.

returned from Gold Road bringing a S12.OOO bar of gold for shipment. The Gold Road mill continues to eat up ore pretty fast and it takes the miners hitting her hard to keep a supply on hand.
 Tucson Citizen Douglas Gray, who has visited Tucson several times on business for the El Paso smelter, has concluded terms with the Tombstone Consolidated, where bv the Fl Paso Smelling company comes into possession of the Lucky Cuss dumps, to the amount of 10,- GOO tons. The ore from this dump is going out now.
 Tucson Citizen: Mir George H. Dana and Col. l.. K. Devendorf of Washington, D. C., and J. T. Dana of Charleston, West Virginia, have organized and incorporated the Arivaca Mining < Milling Co. The mines of the company are located about sixty miles southerIy from Tucson, about seven miles from Buenos Ayres and four miles from the Oceanic gold mines in Pima county. The mines, during the past few months. have gained re- putation as being far above the average. They are strictly gold properties. The property makes good showing for the development made. The main shaft Is down 100 feet drifts on the vein 25 and 30 feet north and south, all in good ore, face of both drifts in ore, and width of veins not reached in drifts.
 Tucson Post; w. s. Fletcher, who a few weeks since, purchased the Weedin .Bouvialle lead silver mines at Mineral Hill, known as the Golden Culver group, has de- cided to erect sixty ton smelting plant on the Gila river, near Flor ence for the treatment of the ores of said group and also for the treat ment of gold concentrates and rich gold ores which he will ship from his gold mines in Mohave county. He closed the deal for the Mohave mines last week. He is very much pleased with these gold properties. A large per cent of their ores, he says show masses of wire gold. The richest of this ore he will ship to his Florence shelter and the lower grade will be concentrated. These concentrates will also be shipped there for treatment at the shelter There is new five stamp mill on one of the gold claims and this will be converted into con centrating plant.
 Phoenix Enterprise: There's. Sl61O00 for the Territory of Ari- zona gone to waste" said Governor Brodie this morning referring to the fact that the New York Com mercial estimates the copper out put of the Territory for this year at l67 100000 pounds. If we had bullion tax of only one mill per pound" continued the Governor, that would give the startling amount of $167 .000, and there is no doubt in the world that this amount next year will be larger. i've ought to have it. A bull iion tax Is only fair. Montana has It and prospers under it. Not that we are in such need of money, put that the mine owners are talk
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there's atleast one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
IN all its stages and that is Catarrb
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra.
t,ernity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treat.
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as.
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer ole hun.
dred dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
address r, J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used by millions Of mothers for their
children while teetbing. If disturbed at
night and broken OF your rest by a sick
child suffering and crying with pain OF
Cutting Teeth, send at once and get a
bottle of MRS. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for Children Teething. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi-
ately: Depend upon it. mothers, there is
no mistake about it. 1t cures Diarrhea,
regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures
Wind Collie, softens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup for children teething is
pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip-
ton of one OF the oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United
states. Price twenty-five cents bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. WINS.
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
CABOT,

Mrs. Emily {. Haines suffered a para
lytic shock last Wednesday afternoon.
She appeared to be in her usual health
and was calling during the afternoon.
but on her return to her home about
3 O'Clock was suddenly stricken. She is
In very critical condition.
The Union telephone is progressing
timely. The poles are set within a short
distance of Hardwick. and the wire is
strung. The distance of the route is
about II miles and Is instruments will
be installed on the line, all bv farmers.
The Motley Falls Light and Power Co.
nave eight instruments in the village con.
hected 10 their wire, and it is expected
these two companies will soon be con.
nected so there will be direct communica.
ton to Montpelier and Hardwick.
Mr.. Chandler, who is driving team
tor Harry Daniels, had serious accident
while drawing load of shingles from
Marshheld. He was coming down the
hill when the load slid forward onto
ooth the driver and the horses. His leg
was badly broken below the knee, but he
is now getting along as we'll as can be
expected.
Evangelistic services are being conduct
ed at the Methodist church by Misses
Avery and Bryant at which the attend
ance is very good and there is a good de-
gree OF interest shown.
Schools throughout the town com
menc1d Monday with the following
teachers: Village, Miss Julia Blodgett:
Lower Cabot, Miss Grace Whittier:
Plain, Miss Catherine Burnham: East
Cabot, Maud French; Peterville, Miss
Ahce Paine, Whittier Hill, Miss Carrie
Paine: Burnap Hill, Miss Cora Lance;
WestHill, Miss Grace kimbaIl; Merritt
District, Miss Emma Laird.
The village hall has been wired for cleo.
trio lights.
The Cabot cornet band are to give p
promenade concert in village hall FRIDAY
evening, May IS.
There are several cases of measles in
town.
Mr.. May has his large lumber lob well
IN hand. The engine is set up aud saw
iog IS to be commenced this week. He
has 100000 feet now in the yard.
Alfred Corne has been engaged as ian.
itor Tor the school buildings for the pres.
ent year.
Rev. D. L. billiard has been anno;nted
superintendent OF schools, by the school
directors.
Dr. and Mrs. Wiswall have returned
from four weeks stay in Boston.
The little son of Rev. D. l.. billiard had
Inc, 5he MISFORTUNE to fall from load of hay
last week and break his collar bone.
Mrs William Fi6eld, whose age is 70
years has Just completed a quilt contain.
! ing 9450 pieces. - -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
GREENSBORO.

George Hussy is working tor W. A
Jackson and James harrington for
George Speirs.
Miss Sue Goodrich spent Sunday with
her sister in East Hardwick.
B. M. Wiley and wife have been visit
ing few days in Waterviile.
Mrs. Florence Soule of Burlington Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. M. c. ingalls,, last
week.
Rev. N. A. Ross will preach at the
United Presbyterian church next Sunday.
]. w. Campbell was in St. Johnsbury
on business, Friday.
Norwood Drown visi ed in Montpelier,
Thursday.
Mrs. B. H. Fairbanks read sermon
at the Congregational church, Sunday,
in the absence of the pastor.
Everybody is getting ready for fishing
MAY 1; an abundance of trout are seen
daily about the shores of the lake. All
the indications point to good fishing
season.
Thomas and William Gebbie Of Canada
and George Gebbie of Ryegate were call
ed to Greensboro to attend the funeral OF
Miss Margaret Gebbie. Miss Gebbie has
been in very poor health for several
months, gradually failing and passed
away last Wednesday morning. The
funeral was held at the home Of her Sis
ter, Mrs. G. W. Lumsden, Friday, Rev. ].
c. TAYLOR officiating; deceased was
about 81 years af age.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bell visited
friends in Albany last week.
Miss Vera Smith of Wolcott is spend
ing few days with her aunt, Mrs. Chat
fee.
Miss Mary Wilson has gone to Barre
to work.
J. W. Darlington was in Cabot over
Sunday.
J. D. Wilson was doing business in
Barre Friday and Saturday.
F. H. Dufer was in Troy on business
the last OF the week.
Mrs. NJ. c. and Mrs. w. S. Ingalls,
were in Burlington over Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Philbrook, who has been
confined to the house for several months,
has so far recovered as to be able to ride
out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
NORTH WALDEN.

Rev. M. c. Lucas, Advent state evan
gelist, was in own last week.
Arthur Hollis family from Chicago
who have been at Walter Amsden's the
past two weeks, left Monday, for Their
new home in Jamaica, where they have
purchased fine farm.
Miss Rose Kingsbury and brothe,
George spent Sunday in Danville.
Harley Stevens and wife from Barre
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Julia Bell has returned to her
home in Littleton.
The remains of Romeo Winslow, o.
whom mention has been made, will be
removed from the vault in St. Johnsbury
to the family burial ground on Houston
Hill, Friday forenoon, May 1.
A stray bullet fred by some sportsman
entered our schoolhouse recently, pass
ing through pane of glass, the corner
OF the organ, and lodging in one of the
desks. 1t needs no stretch of the mag
ination to realize what might have been
the result if school had been in session.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
BARNET.

Rev. H. Kilburne is expected to preach
here and at East Barnet next Sunday.
The Odd Fellows were addressed Mon
day evening by Rev. Mr.. Eldridge from
McIndoes.
The repairs on the parsonage are pro-
crossing hnely and it is hoped it will be
IN readiness for the new minister next
week.
Miss Christina Hall is engag ed to teach
her hrst term of school in Monroe. Miss
Hall is one of Barnets finest scholars
and it is expected she will make a fine
teacher
The roads are dry and dusty and rain
is needed very much for grass is at a
standstiil, no further advanced than it
was three weeks ago and very few have
turned out their cows as yet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
HARVEY.

:. J. ii, Stevenson has been on the sick
list for short time.
Bert Hatch and George Greer have be-.
gun to dlstll cedar oil down near the
Water Andrick.
H. and ]. P. Dunn were at J. L. Frye's
last Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Leighton has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Vialinda Buell. for a few
days.
About 20 members of the Knights OF
Columbus from st. Johnsbury visited
Patrick McGill one day this week.
0. V. Gookin and Bert Hatch have
been doing quite business in the line of
making bobbins.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
PEAcHAM.
State Teachers Institute !,

An educational meeting, under the di
rectlon OF the state department of educa
ton, will be held here on Friday, May
Sessions will be held forenoon, afternoon
and evening. Among the subjt cts to b.
discussed will be rural school programs
school law, school government and
moral training, benefits Of teachers
meetings, defects OF rural schools and
their remedies and methods OF teaching
elementary branches The program will
iucluds round table conference upon
general school matters. The speakers
will be Prin. John l.. Alger Of Johnson
W. II. Tayl county examiner, OF Hard
wick; Walter E. Ra, ger, state supern-
tendent OF education, Montptl er; Pfin.
Dwight 6. Burrage, Miss Miriam E. Di-
mond and Rev. ]. K. Williams of
Peacham. and Prot. S F. Emerson OF
Burlington. Prof. Emerson will give an
evening address on Teaching as Social
Function" This will be very helpful
series of meetings and all interested in
education are invited to attend.
John Lamb from Wells River died at
the home OF his son John at East Peach
am Thursday morning. He had been sick
with fever. but was much better and able
to begin work, when he was taken sud-
denly worse and lived only few hours.
The funeral was held Sunday at a. M,
Rev. ]. K. Williams and Rev. M. H.
Ryan attending. His. wife, sister OF
Mrs. Esden and Mrs. Somers of this
place. died several years ago. Two sons,
Fred and John, live at East Peacham.
His remains were taken to Wells River
for burial. Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Kicker
from st. .Johnsbury. and Albert Wright
from Ryegate came to attend the funeral.
Mr.. Kicker and Mr.. Wright being present
at the Sur lay morning service.
Miss Bessie Varnum has gone to North
Danville to spend few weeks with her
cousin, Mrs. Jemima Green.
The Saturday Afternoon Club will
meet Saturday, May 9, with Miss Anna
Renfrew.
Two of the schools began last week,
Harlan Rem rev teaching at the Corner
and Lillian Wilson at the North District.
Other schools will begin this week as fol-
lows: South Peacham, Carrie Stewart:
Ewels Hollow, Myron Smith; Green
Bay, Jessie Varnum; east part, Mrs.
Rowe; Penny street, Blanche Guthrie,
The service preparatory to the com.
will be Saturday afternoon in
stead of Friday.
Susie Blanchard will return this week
to the Normal School at Plymouth, H.
Rev. ]. K. Williams expects to 90 to
Charlotte, Monday, to visit his brother,
who is i'll.
Mr.. Barnard from Mt. Herrron school.
was present Sunday evening.
He is employed by the Sunday School
Union to continue the work begun by
Mr.. Gray last summer.
Mr.. Merchant, who has been living on
the Barret place. has moved to the place
formerly owned by John Ray, East
Peacham. Charles Kenerson has bought
this place.
Miss Annie Williamson teaches this
at Barnet near the Four Corners.
Ernest Stevens, who has worked for G.
A. Kenerson the past year and halt
goes to Henry Bottoms to work MAY l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29

lhere was big sensation in Leesville,
Ind, when W. H. Brown of that Mace
VINO was expected to die, had his lite
saved by Or. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. He writes: II endured
insutterable agonies from Asthma. but
your New Discovery gave me immediate
relief aud soon thereafter effected a com
piete cure Similar cures of Copsumn.
ton, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grin
are numerous. It's the peerless remedy
ior all throat and lung troubles. Price
QUO and Sl,00. Guaranteed bv Flint
Bros, druggists. Trial bottles free.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
EAST BURKE

A. {. Farmer is in Boston for a week
or two.
MIR. and Mrs. Luz Clifford of Meriden
Conn.,, were in town the past week,
II. D. Webster has engaged Earl How
ard as clerk and he is boarding with his
aunt, Mrs. ]. D. Lawton.
Arthur Parker, who was so badly burt
IN the mouth last week, is doing nicely.
Joel jenkins is sick, with symptoms of
pneumonia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
n Thoughtful yHau.

M. M. Austin of Winchester, Ind, knew
what to do in the hour of need Hi wife
nad such an unusual case of stomach
ana liver trouble, physicians could NOT
heip her. He thought of and tried DR.
Kings New Life Pills and she got relief
at once and was finally cured. Only 25c
at Flint Bros drug store. N'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
To Mothers in This Town.

Children who are delicate, leverish and
cross, will get immediate relief from
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren. They cleanse the stomach, act on
the liver, making sickly child strong
and healthy. A certain cure for worms.
Sold by all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
TRY THIS TEST.
And see if your Kidneys
are Diseased.

Avery simple aytodetermine whether
your kidneys or bladder are diseased is to
puts some of your urine in a glass tumbler
and let it stand "a hours if it has a sedi-
ment or cloudy, ropy or stringy appear
ance, if it is pale Or discolored, you do not
need physician to tell you that you are
In dangerous condition. DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy speedily
cures such serious symptoms as pain in
back, inability to hold urine, a burning
scalding pain in passing it, frequent de-
sire to urinate, especially at night, and
the staining of linen by your urine.
The Rev. Aaron Coons, DID,, pastorof
the M Church of Rhinecliff, NY. says:
II most sincerely believe that DR..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
is the best kidney, liver and blood
medicine made and urgently recon-
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will do all that is claimed for it."
"Favorite Remedy" is vegetable help
TO the stomach and bowels in performing
thelr duties properly. 1t overcomes and
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plilousness and rheumatism. 1t is abso-
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=. 1t is for sale by all druggists in the
~ 90 Gent Size and the regular
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sample 00f1s--eaoHgh for trial, free BY mail
" David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout. NY.
s, D. David ksnnedys Magic Eye Salve for all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29

Notice appears in our columns of the
new rural free delivery route which will
De lnaugurated through the north part
OF this town July 1. 1t will be a great
convenience tc all whose farms are ad.
Jacent to the route.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29

There's nothing like doing thing thor
oughly. Of all the Salves you ever heard
OF, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best
1t sweeps away and cures Burns, Sores,
Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers. Skin Erup.
lions and Piles. It's only 25c, and guar
anteed to give satisfaction by Flint Bros,
druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot.
, Ease, powder. 1t cures Corns, Bun.
ions, Painful, Smarting. Hot, Swollen
feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, Csc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
Em6rg6HGCS.

the queer bend in his back destroys all appear
ance Of symmetry, making Of him but mis-
,hapen bit Of swamp moss,
Ii is d far cry from 4 New-England swamp
to the Desert Of Sahara. and from q IowIy bull
frog 10 the greatest Of ali birds. but even the
latter has enemies. and the sand colored lion
is a terrible foe When the ostrich is awake
his speed leaves all terrors behind but when
asleep, or when the male bird is patiently
brooding his great nestful Of eggs, death is
often near. The untold myriads Of sand grains
forever being piled up by the desert ants are
the safeguard Of the ostrich. He settles low
down on the sand. bending his long legs under
him and fattening out his head and neck until
they are lost to view. Up to this time he was
an ostrich a gigantic feathered creature, now
behold only another anthilI among a thousand!
There are some examples of protection which
are hard To explain. For instance what enemies
can the young Il the osprey Sc supposed to have
not the helpless naked things OF the first week,
but month old fun sized birds. Almost ready to
fly? We approach nest when he par ents are
away fishing and these big birds greet us fierce
". with open beaks and threatening talons, A
mere conspicuous nestfui could not we'll be mag
ined. but now far overhead the mother fish
hawk comes ana. at her first shrek Of alarm.
down drops each os9reyling, prone upon the
nest Unless We examine the mass carefully, it
is impossible to tell where the feathers Of the
young birds end and the seaweed AMI debris Of
the nest begin. We may lift the head of one Of
the birds a FOOT - more from the ncst. but when
we let 1t go it drops back without motion of
life; all threatening, all aggressiveness, has van
ished at the first warning cry Of the parent
The color Of sand is mimicked by many Great
ures. one OF the most wonderful being the well
named spirit crabs Of our Southern coasts.
Sit quietly on the sand for five minutes. and
PORTIONS Of it will appear to become ami
mated and to move in various directions Raise
so much as q finger. aad-sand TO sand returns!