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The oasis., 1904-07-09
Ng Rgel ISSUE AM ARIZONA

Sse Despatch regrets 10 SECS The
Asls come Out il favor 81 joint
statehood rather Sham NOT have
statehood III all. TRE CAsIs is .
eoo6 paper, edited with sbility and
ms q large circulation, and for
shese reasons il IS be regretted that
1 has taken Che stand on this
question that It has. Among she
newspapers Is Arizona II Is the on
enc thaa has IL any manner sd
Nocatsd The merger. Some people
scribe NH. Birds action 10 4 de-
sire 70 be she re publican candidate
0r delegate So congress. III such
IS the oese he IS pursuing wrong
aourse, fov She republican party of
izcna cannot affard TO place in
acminati0n for that position q
an who advocates proposition
Is which She people of The terTitorg
Beth republicans and democrats,
srs practically unanimously op~
sassd Douglas Dispatch.
The DgspATca certainly has not
d asight the career AZ TKg
As&s sditor Shrough more shan
slssan years ii Tie newspaper
oie Sn Arizona, IS i 6or q moment
sssisves that Mr.. Birds attitude
~ea aag public question is aifeeted
The oasis., 1904-07-09

NsssssesGE sb& vEAwf TUX NMTEgGse
Il related chat when the special
train of President Il. H. Hartman
Of She Southern Pacific Company
which wsnt 10 California recently,
and en- route visited Cananea, was
passing over the IL. P 81 S. NV. Ry.
between El Paso and Benson Mr..
Hartman noted with great iater
esE the we'll built road, hno equip
ment and heavy traffic 81 the new
rival 81 the Southern Pacific In.
Arizona after many remarks and
observations III that line 10 said I'd
the party Of subordinate officials
accompanying him:
Can any Of you gentlemen He'll
me how and NhY the Southern Pin
chic has permitted the construction
u this rival road Within rs own
territorygH
First one Official and 5ben Nm
other Tried ID account Ior Il, all
SWING great hard tuck stories none
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The oasis., 1904-07-09

went "a Heife thi question oi
statehood laf ihs territories u
Che ioint statehood bin merging
ariEone and New Mexico they pres.
eat g measure which viii do sway
Hlth territorial government. and
create 8 state which viii doubtless
send senators who will be safe
and sane, MS Che eastern democ-
rncy dub those who are sound up
on the financial question.
Since last The OASIS treated this
subject The National Republican
\ convention has promulgated 4 plat
Sorm which ii silent upon the
statehood proposition. As pointed
out by TRE Oasis IT'D a recent issue
il is as though The party suspended
Judgment upon the issue until after
the November election. to see how
Arizona will behave. IL she has
sufficient sense to align herself
with The Republican policies, the
statehood bill will be amended in
ehe senate end single statehood
will be granted. If she persists In
going democratic, the merger bill
will pass The house and receive
presidential approval, when it will
become a question al joint state
hooSl0r noshing. When il comes
70 that TIE 0AsEs and its editor
are and will be for statehood. And
it is Tins that the people of ARR
soma were told the real issue, which
THE Oasis is doing, and will COM
tinue ID do.
In this connection TRE Oasis
will present 10 she Despatch, and
ALL other republican newspapers in0
Arizona who lear 10 speak out loud
i'll defence OF the policies and prin-
ciples u their party, that through
many long years Mr.. Bird has
Been d republican newspaper edi-
tor one who has never feared
To stand forth in defence 81 tbe
principles aud policies u che
party II following the line 81
duty as ha sees il, his mention bv
4 strong following throughout the
territory Is their candidate far the
congressional nomination next fall
has been simply incidental. MIL
Bird was 4 straight republican
newspaper editor long before he was
made BY friends and admirers
throughout slie territory an aspig
ant for congressional nonors. If
TO secure nomination he must abate
enc joJ Of title q MIS- allegiance
Ia the party policy aud princip le,
SIS set forth in national platforms
and ii the legislation formulated
by tbs republican majority In
congress, Is does not want Che
nomination. Temporizing " HI
stubborn FACTS. and binding the
eyes Of the people 10 actnaiities
has been tried through many years.
The people d Arizona have finally
come TO the parting q the ways. Il
1hey want siagle statehood they
must make heir territory repubh
can. 4fghey wish TO continue their
territory democratic and continue
so wish statehood they must &C.
capt union with New Mexicc as
one ssats aud . republican state
4 hey viii nos have tnas, they
will ha9s % remain 9 democratic
territory. Now TEE OASIS editor
has never seen in synpathv with
Ire assertions d certain republic
cans that they would rather live
in 6 democratic state than 8 repub-
liesa serFieogy" This newspaper
and its editor would prefer 10 live
The oasis., 1904-07-09

sS@x coumtx, ArSSoaS, by The OASIS
@SsnssnN AoUea. Incorporated.
The oasis., 1904-07-09

Ass@EE gs @T1s9, asanaezag gdgece.
MS M. SWANS. 8uesmsaS MARS eaEs
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

tOhN p. HOLLAND. New lOFh 10 Uni
.agO In day. lie will make a short
eight to Washington 10 see his friends
and win fy back home In time for
supper. and without more trouble OF
energy than would be expended In the
same time a. walking; probably with
out as much sxeTtion.
He will take q course with OF
against the wind or at any angle he
Wishes. at any height above the SUR
face he may 1nd convenient Or deaiF.
able. He win beat his wings vigorous
~. Just as any bird does. and then.
settling In q nxed course. viii ride tbs
air without any more effort than does
the swallow that skins aud dips. He
win use no AiFship OF other device 70
attain buoyaney but will simply
mount to the height sought by the
same means as do creatures endowed
by nature with feathers
Flying machines. or more properly
improved aeFopianea. are now being
constructed after designs by Mr. Hol.
land. and the pFacticabillty Of fiKht
rs Mr. Hoi and il sufFici~ntIy protect,
Ell by patterns. The machine viii con
sist OF four wings Those with which
the nrst trial, soon will be conducted
will BE- In two sizes. one pair and the
other 10 feet long. This will give a
spread OF from IS TO 20 feet from tip
10 tip. They will be applied directly
10 the person In such a manner that
appropriate muscles win manipulate
them without more cXertion than IL
Necessary Tor ordinary walking.
Thirty four years ago Mr.. Holland
constructed his frst dying machine.
II did not suit him aud he turned his
attention TO submarine boats. which
he developed 10 success. AT FIRST the
plans for hia submarine boats were
scofed az by scientists and experts.
but today almost svery navy In the
world Is building or preparing TO build
such vessels
Il expect" be says that people with
laugh at my dying machine just the
same. and I expect the theorists and
scientists TO tell me a man can't 20 up
in the air without balloon to ilft him.
because he Il 30 much heavier than
air. when the sksptfca see = man az.
Ing around the skyscrapera and hop
ping to the ground a. lightly as . spar
row. maybe they'll believe he can de
u. too l don't care what they thlnk.
| waited esfors can walt now"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

Washing IL an art. and needs to be
harmed az well as anything eise.
Everybody eau wash after a fashion.
but not everybody can 20 turn out
handkerrhiefs. slik and lace bi0usea
and ties. and other washable beioag.
inga that a professional iaundress
would not sc0rn 10 own them a. her
work. II ID emphatica an aecomp
lishmsnt worth learning. II only FOE
the sake % reducing ones laundry
bill
Dissolved soap Il a necessity. and il
made by ansly shFrddinR = quarter Of
3 pound Of yellow soap into one quart
Of water. and boiling II tiil dissolved
A quantity can be made at one time
and kept for use when required when
washing flannel and WooIsn goods
never rub OF twist them. sqaes4a
them about In a ifpid lather, 10 which
flor white nannelul a little ammonia
10 added. wash thoroughly on both
sides. rinse carefully. shake aud dry
IN the afr. not IN tho sun. lron wben
nearly dry with a cool Iron.
" htte SIX ui9usea. ties hBd hAHda
ksrchlefs arr ali washed In the same
way. First steep them IN cold water,
with q little borax added. wash In
isthsr Of warm Watcr and dissolved
soap. rinse well. pass through slightly
biued water. fold Tn a clean cloth.
pass through the wrinErr and Iron on
tho wrong side when nearly dry with
n cool iron. A little meuthatated spirit
added 10 the last rlnslns water gives
a desirable gloss, A desert spoon.
full to a pint Of water Il ample. For
colored silk. do not step It In boFax
water or pass Il through blued water.
II you fear the color will run. atssp
II In aalt and water for n short time.
but be careful 10 rinse cit the salt out
before washing London Express.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

This feminine summer girl who IL
20 fond Of odd jswelry and dainty
duffs and frllls ls very frequently aeeu
with a little black court plaster patch
on her face. In fact. such a highly
favored fad Il this wearing OF the
dainty mouche that many Of the shops
carry small boxes OF these bits Of
black nrt-pIaster cut in the shape
Of stars. crcscents. clubs, spades.
hearts and diamonds.
The most approved place for wear.
ing the mouche IL n trine TO the left
Of the left eye. and II IL generally worn
there 10 attract attention to the beauty
Of the eyes.
The little powder.puf 20 necessary
10 the summer girl IL now hidden
away in the confer of a dainty lace.
trimmed ket-handkerrhief The
pocket IL a small square patch
pocket just large enough to hold the
little wooden powder puR.-woman's
Home Companion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

There arc few FiGhtthlukinw persons
who would deny that business men
oaEht to coHads In their wives
First ~ all. a woman cannot feel
that her husband has given her bis
whole heart when he keeps from her
the whole course % bis business life
No doubt u l. generally done from a
good motive The husband shluka no
Il saving hts wife worry and trouble.
but 10 most cases hs l. doing tho exact
opposite. for every wife with right
feeling would gladly irsseu her hue.
bands burdens hy sharing them.
Nor does q sensible woman care for
the left handed compliment that. her
pretty head was not meant tn bother
with agurvs. True marriage IA = true
union In everything where all IL open.
and the Eriefs and sorrawu II each
are shared by both. and comfort irawrl
from the mutual sympathy. A man
who does not contide In hla wife dellb.
erutely shuts himself out from bis
chief consolation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

Mrs. Juliet shumaker. principal Of
the Lancaster school. IN an address
before the Minnesota State Teachers
convention In st. Paul. used these
words:
The stenographer who in the mild.
eat and most harmless way fiirts with
her employer, her fellow clerks. or cal.
lers at the ONCE. who IL called TO the
telephone on an average OF Eve times
day by some one TO whom she talks
in a honeyed voice. and whose Rlgale
IL a well known sound in the office.
need not be surprised II she IL pushed
TO one side and n man preferred when
a responsible duty Is TO be performed.
"Feminine graees will be rewarded
with candy and compliments, never
with promotion or confidence
''Ths stenographer who goes into
an office expecting 20 win recognition
and compensation on an equality with
men must remember frst and distinct.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24
Amorloan Di.pI.y M ,hs Orient.

In the Orient. where strength. social
status. In fact. everything that counts
in favor OF q man or n country. II e.
timated by exterior show II il certain.
ly shOrtsighted Of our government not
10 provide adequate display for ~ rep
resentatives. A few American soldiers
suitably mounted and equipped ~ a
special legation escort would 20 far
To impress American prestige upon The
minds Of these Orientals. This may
be avowediy opposed to Jenersonlan
simplicity and our democratic ideas.
but Il Is an esta bllshed fact which 9th.
sr countries quickly recognize and act
upon, thus securing favOrs for their
Representatives that are hesitatinEly
granted to people less wen provided
fOr.-Ceutury.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

Some days things seem 20 20 wrong.
The soap slips out n our hands ana
goes skating about the room. the cat
gets under our feet and gets stepped
on. the dogs tail IL caught In the crack
Of the door causing him to yeip and
disturb the family. the waterworka
leak. the bricks IN the back Of tho
stove give out and must be replaced.
the COW kicks over the milk pail. tho
old roam horse has the collie, everything
goes wrong. when such daya a.
these appear the best hing TO do il
to assume that something IL wrong
with yourself. You have eaten too
much and your stomach Il alsordered.
you have overworked or some one has
irritated You with a thouRhtless re
mark. advise you on such days TO
shoulder your gun or fishing rod or
make some excuse for getting out into
the fields OF the woodland or to wan
der by the stream studying nature.
and get all the exercise possible In the
fresh air.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

Mrs. W. II. BeauchAmp has been
appointed treasurer for Montague
County. Tex. 10 succeed her dead bus.
band
Mrs. Sylvia Dahham celebrated her
lOath birthday st Hartford. COaR.. the
other day Ia the house 10 which she
went - bride eighty years ago.
Nine de Navarro tAlaEy ANDERSEN
sat TO the painter Watts for I'VE years
before her portrait was inished. she
loved % bear hlm IAik. aud he talked
most % the time,
Lady DnFand. wife OF the British
Ambassador 10 the United states.
thiuka Washington society il not sun.
eiently dlgained
The earrings worn By ttaiAa organ.
grinding women Indicate the part OF
lthlF TIE wsareFs rome from. The
longer the earrings the farther south
the original homes % the women. In
the far north the ornaments are quite
short.
Whsn natiFe woman enters 4 Jap
auese railway carriage shs alps heF
feet FROM her tiny shoes, stands upon
the seat and thea aiI demurrly with
her feet doubled beneath her. A mo.
meat ietrr she lights cigarette OF her
little pipe, which holds just tslsarro
enough TO psUducs two good waits
% smoke All Japanese people sig
with their fest upon the sea, of The car
and not a. Europeans do.
OF the 5 10000 feminine workers.
over ~ years Of aEc who were engaged
10 wHge-cHrniuE occupation Ia the Tnl.
ted State In 1870. ASIA were min.
lsisFs Of Fvligion. ii.0si artists ana
teachers o. art. 1910 iawyern. 2ihs
journalists. T.1s7 physicians aud sur.
Evona. 5t.ia1 bookksepcrs and acroant.
ants. a8.3tS merchants and dealers.
LII ofaclals Of hanks and companies.
SAILS asenoEraphsrS and typewriter
ana z2.bad srlsgFaphists and lulcphons
operators.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24
.EDITORIALS
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

gether unreliable and the has not added
tons concerning the methods OF matrimonial negotiations
to the census queries although personal and
less important vital statistics procured may
be doubted whether matrimonial engagements
sariy commonly preceded by formal declarations
any more than ara military engagements
However that may be, do not recommend Om
maidenR no matter how DESTROYS they and should be
obtain the best for husbands to adopt the
uonal form Of proposal Breaking the Ice s dsagreeab
pFoeesA II Ia better to thaw II. And let absta
from such madeny maneuVeFs she advanage OusJ
use for fear lest the should through gaanty
her unWthngy. II il that Il persuaded int
doing anything he really does not want 70 do much
rare ehan women think mans affection for the Oppo
site sex IL in the beginning general and difuss
Il naturally % aruise that he normally loves all women
and on which OF them he ultimately fun
force Of his affection depends ercumsanceSand
wOmaA.-NsW YOrk Independent
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

y that she is not q woman. but a stsn.
ographer.
~ IL all well to talk about 4 wom-
ans presence intoxicating geatleness
ana courtesy In an Office. but q busy
man has no time for an extra word;
ne has no time for the effort 10 make
that word pleasant one when be does
not feel pleasant. aud an employs
whose presence causes him 10 depart
from Aia habits o. speech aud conduct
wastes his time and lessons her own
value to him"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24
SAND re VISITED Me-"

Your letter brought tears to my
eyes," wrote the invalid to her friend
Of former years. as abe lay in bed and
painfully used her lead pencil. II havo
been out Of sight 90 long. You can
never know how good it seems to b.
looked up and visited"
Julia Graham-that was what every
one called her who remembered her
had married and gone West. Mrs.
George William Osgood' was the name
on her visiting card. But she returned
for 'old Home Week" after an alb
gence Of nine years, and the return was
far from being an unmixed pleasure.
A pleasure II was, in many ways great
er than she expected; but the changes
were many, and some Of them sad.
No one can revisit the scenes Of child
hood or youth, or any locality where he
has spent much Of his life, without
this mixed experience-ths Joy Of re-
nswing acquaintance which were
pleasant, and the sadness Of binding
those whom be loved less prosperous
or less strong or happy. 50 It was
with Miss Graham. The week" was
only q week for her, and It was q full
one. There were relatives to visit, old
friendships to be renewed. and din
ners 70 be eaten. But the thing which
Julia Graham did that endeared her
TO some old friends was the looking
up OF those whom she had known in
other days who were unable, or timld.
" disincllned, TO look her up. The
letter was from one Of these. Julin
had learned that this old friend lived
in another town, and was bedridden.
II cost her a whole day to 60 to her.
but she came back saying over to her
self the words which her friend had
said, II know now why our Lord
blessed those to whom He said, I was
sick. and ye visited met"
There was another old friend. q
schoolmate, who had married q drunk
ard. and who did not appear at any
Of the festivities Of the week. "a
shOuldn't call on her; she might be
aanaaVe," said JulIa's eouain But
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

Julia went to her in her poverty and
soFrow. and her visit was like a ray Of
sunshine to her old friend.
Most pathetic Of ell vas her looking
up an old man. feeble now and obliv-
lous Of most that had happened recent
~. but with = mind that came back
when recalled by suggestions Of former
years, and whose life was frightened
for many a day afterward by his mem
cries Of the visit Of little Julia Ora
ham"
THE pleasantest things about Old
Home Week." said Julia to her nus.
hand. were those which was most
reluctant 70 undertake II cost me a
real struggle to DO It, and there we're
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24
Ho,ns,s Rs.my.

The greatest foe &c home peace ana
happiness IL worry. The habit or
worry keeps rs crossing bridges before
we have reached them. The evils that
fret us most are those which threaten
us but have not yet arrived. Stop
thinking about the bread you are
afraid viii not rise In the morning.
the new dress you are sure the dress.
maker will spoil. and next months
gas bills. II you will firmly receive
10 worry only about the EVIL or special
hardship that confronta you this hour
or minute, and cannot be svoided, no
times out OF 100 you viii and there 10
no such evil or hardahlp.- Celia 2.
woolley In the PilEriEA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

90 many things I wanted to do. I'm
sfraid did II Just because II was my
duty. But ! received a greater bless
Ing than I gave"
The experienced one woman may be
a suggestion to other people. returning
for Old Home Week. Theirs, too. may
be the blessing Of Him who ssld. I'm.
asmuch as ye have done II unto one
Of the least Of these. ye have done Il
unto me."-Youth'a Companion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24

PAPER published near the southern boundary
~ OF Missouri speaks of the great advantages to
N laEIners Of the telephone where IL has been In
trO4uced. The improvement 1t IL remarked,
80 places city and country In immediate com
$1,000 nunication rendering unnecessary fournfths
OK me trips that have been made country roadA" High
ways may be muddy and weather stormy but the world
can Be rung up according to the necessities OF the
ment facilitating business and social life and saving
Ammense amount Of time and effort marked tendency
% the Il TO bring the country
d eentePs OF population Electric rOads multiplying
md make their into neighborhOOds that could
nope for steam lines Rural free delivery Of the mails
moving onward with great strides 10000 routes are
~ operation Missouri alone has 100 Farmers
cters and the daily newspapers delivered almost their
uo Each days events reach the country promptly and
me old rural ISOLATION is disappearing Means ready
EAVe grow better and keep attending and the good
roads organizations gain constantly in active support
Within dozen electric transit In the cities has
more than doubled the suitable for residences
Cities themselves spreading farther the country
pA Which suburban sections pleasing mOdincn ton
Labor the farm has Ingenious
machinery All whose memories stretch back pioneer
Gays can bear witness the toward
bringing country and city closer together Progress In
mat respect proceeds at accelerated
fhe city taking the country Is a common
place incident How far the eventually
De annhlated Is beyond the range conjecture but the
pd lines Of separation disappearing 30 many ways
that the future relations country and ctare full Of
hopeful interest.
There is renex side TO the drift Of the population
% the cities Love OF country life general
FEELING The merchant who the city as youth
70 make his fortune to the country when he
retires and dreams Of doing 1t all through his business
career He would hardly be willing admit the deem
tenderness OF the memories Of the old All the re
oteness OF that quiet nook has passed away You can
rug up the farmer OF to-day and Ind that abreast
Win the current news and that he has printed details
thanks to the rural delivery carrest Globe Dem
Ocrat
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24
leap Year Over Half Coma

w e: {: E: ].
unmarried ladies. 70 the exceptional privileges
NS4S$&dN which mmemoral custom allows them In the
RES@s@S1 Quarternary period through which are 90
RAPIDLY passing The number Of weddings shows no in
crease ordinary years and feared that the
feminine world has not realized how potential snar
there h in water which has passed mill The decay OF
me peculiar customs Of Leap Year strongly evidenced by
The almost complete lack Of jokes subject in the
newspapers, since It Is well that topical humos
fingers long after the vanishing Of its cause
So far from Leap Year sinking noxous desuetude
might be expected that its peculiar privileges would
be more widely used than before now our Young
women are becoming more adventurous and also much
harder 20 suit The requirements for admission 70 mat
Fmony imposed the young by the opposite ser
risen rapidly the standard of scholarship mi
VsrSues, and young whose few years
ago would have been considered sufficient qualify him
for the position Of master OF household would NOWADAYS
have to be content with his degree OF bachelor
Really It Is not at all certain that women do not do
most of the proposing every year Very known
about this mysterious though important topic anyway
Each persons experiences limited comparatively
few instances and these always regarded by both
parties a. exceptional in all respects Novels alto