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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
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The oasis., 1904-05-21

been turned out when a terrific
rain and snow storm came up, and
the poor animals died in groups
all over the surrounding hills and
ravines. During the storm it was
impossible to get the goats to the
corrals and the next morning hun
dreds OF dead were found. The
loss il a severe one.
Stockman: Col. III. c. Hooker
has returned to the Sierra Bonita
range north of Wilcox after deliver
ing safely on Kansas pastures a
train of his cattle. He intends
marketing the cattle in the east
when they are ready for market ] t
prices are satisfactory, otherwise
he will probably ship back to tho
range when change in t b e
weather comes and the range has
been revived. Col. Hooker has
been through dry seasons before
this, and looks on the bright side
of things. And he always wins
out. 50 much for grit.
Review: The recent dry spell
caused great loss to the cattle
men from Hachita along the line
of the Il. p. IL 5. w. Dead cattle
are numerous all along the rail-
road. Yesterday G. w. Collins, re-
presenting the Los Angeles Ferti-
lizer Co.. was on the train en- route
to Benson. He noticed the great
number of dead cattle on the ram
ges and saw at once they had a
value in his business. He said
that if the dry weather keeps up
this season without more rain than
has fallen in the last few days. his
company will put in portable
fertilizer mill. This mill will be
taken from range to range, the
dead cattle gathered up and their
bones and hides ground to powder
for fertilizer. The bones are taken
and sold TO button factories. Other
parts OF the carcass have CONNER
cial values. Mr.. Collins believes
that big business can he worked
in the Sulphur Springs valley in
this traffic. as there are hundreds
Of dead cattle there already.
The oasis., 1904-05-21
HIDES AND HORNS.

nardlnO, VIII NC SHiPPSu VuO vi w
nights tram.
Stockman. A trainload Of %
cars of cattle from the Sierra Boz
nita range, went from Wilcox on
Monday to California in charge of
Capt. VIM. H. Stout.
Stockman: Six carloads Of the
B. A. Packard cattle that had been
bought by Mr.. Hitchcock, of San
Bernardino, were shipped from
Tempe Wednesday nigwt.
Blade: w. Y. Price shipped
two carloads OF beef steers from
Arizola to Los Angeles Monday.
They were fattened at Kenilworth
and were in prime condition.
Silver Belt: A carload of cattle
from Salt river valley arrived here
Tuesday night for Z. A. Tovrea,
the Bisbee butcher, who has en-
barked in the butchering business
in the Salt River storage basin.
The cattle were driven to Roose-
welt yesterday.
Miner: The storm OF last Sun
day was one of the severest this
wear. The rain was preceded by
dust and wind storm that swept
everything movable before it. In
the mountains to the east of town
snow fell to quite a depth. A few
more good rains like it would do a
wonderful lot of good to the coun-
try.
Review: Henry Pratt was in
Bisbee Yesterday from his ranch
at the foot OF the Huachucas He
said that there had been a splendid
rainfall in that section ofthe coun-
try, and the grass is beginning to
show the effects OF the water Mr..
Pratt said that the rain OF the last
few days saved the cattle for this
year.
Republican: Thursday Lon Har-
mon brought down from his range
on the Aqua Fria about fifty head
Of cattle mostly COWS. They were in
pretty poor shape and it was
question of leaving them to die or
bringing them to the valley. He
says, though, that there have been
a few light showers in that neigh
borhood within the last tew days.
Silver Belt: Peter Anderson,
the well known farmer and cattle
feeder of the ella valley, Graham
county, brought in a carload of
choice beef cattle last night for
Max G. Bonnie, of the Central mar
ket. Mr.. Anderson states that
there is already serious shortage
of water for irrigation in the ella
valley and that the hay and grain
crops will be reduced one half in
consequence.
Wilcox News: B. E. Norton, of
Cedar Springs ranch, was Will
cox visitor Friday. He was asked
how range conditions in his section
were stacking up and replied that
while quite dry, yet there was con-
siderable browse on his range and
that cattle were doing as we'll as
could be expected. Mr.. Norton
intimated that he might put few
OF his poorest cattle on pasture un-
til the rains come.
Miner; Last Sunday night w.
e. Frost lost about 800 head of
fr l,w~ l.. W l.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
Better Than Standard Oil.

When William Rockefeller had az
rGndicitis DR.. McBirney was called ir
to perform the necessary operation.
After his recovery Mr.. Rockefeller
received the doctors bill in due course
and drawing a check went to pay the
account in person. In the conversa
ton which followed appendicitis was
naturally their theme.
'You told me-" said Mr. Rockefeller
while l was sick, doctor, that every
body in the world had a vermiform
appendix"
with few exceptions I believe that
to be the case" answered the doctor
"And that, sooner or later" pursn
ed the Oil magnate, "every one would
have to be operated on. either to cure
Or prevent the disease.
"That is the generally recognized
opinion among the medical fraternity
was the answer.
"Well,' said Mr.. Rockefeller, rising,
'if you will pardon my saying it, il
seems to me that you have better
thing of it than the Standard Oil com
pany."-New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

tomorrow. Here you are coming back
today. Now don't you ever come back
until tomorrow
With that Dobns was so discourag
ed that he stayed away for week
I When he came slyly back one morn.
| ing it took only the wave of Dan 5
hand and one word, tomorrow" to
ward him off. Dan told his mother
about it, and received much encour-
agement. Besides that. the name OF
Dobbins |. Doolittle came off the list
Dan was now delighted. A trick that
worked so well in one case ought to
work well in others: at least so Dan
reasoned. and he set Systematically to
" ork to cut the acquaintance of one
friend after another on list No. T.
Mr.. Crosspatch came along with his
face all asked and asked Dan if he
didn't admire contortions Not TO-
day" Dan answered. Tomorrow I
E1ay wish to try it Please do not
interrupt me until tomorrow"
Ralph Rude, ESQ.,. received the
same kind Of a rebuff. only Dan did
it in pleasant way Call again, call
again, Mr. Rude. but not today. I
have all | can do today. You may
md me in a different mood tomorrow
lut kindly put OF your call until
then"
1t was really great fun for Dan. "Of
course he said, ut is all make be-
| lieve. But I just imagine those ugly
chaps all the while wanting me to
play with them. and then wanting me
to be and look like them. So I put
them off till tomorrow. Don't you sec.
never have TO be good but one day at
a time. And there is only one list of
friends in the library-all good fell
lows. all No. 2. I don't know where
the other list it. It is lost"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
Well Backed Up.

Judge Henry A. Shute, the author
of "The Real Diary of Real Boy
was born in Exeter, N H., and an
Exeter man said of him the other day:
Harry Shute and l used to fish to-
gether in our childhood. Many mess
of brook trout, perch and horned pout
we hooked before we knew how to
read or write.
Zone day when we were fishing a
City boy joined us. He sat down upon
a piece of granite rock and while we
fshed he lied to us about city life.
"When he got through I thought l
would do little lying for the country's
sake
"'You see that farm over there?'
said We'll, that farm belongs to Cy-
rus Skinner, our champeen farmer. Do
YOU know how much butter and cheese
Cyrus Skinner makes? Why, he makes
a million pounds of cheese a year
"The city boy looked skeptical and
I turned to Shute to back me up.
turned a little timidly, though. for
Shute was, as a rule, truthful boy.
"'Ain't that so, Harry?' l said.
Don't Cyrus Simmer make a million
rounds of cheese year?'
"'Well,' says Harry, I can say as l
ever heard precisely how much cheese
and butter Skinner makes. but I know
for fact that he has twelve saw mills
that all run by buttermilk.' 2"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
HER COGENT REASON.

Public officials who cross.question
petitioners in the discharge Of their
duties expect and hope to receive
truthful replies: but once in awhile
they get an answer so pregnant with
truth that it's crystal purity fairly daz-
z1es them. This is what happened in
the New York postoffice on Thurs
day in the course of a conversation be.
tween a government official, gray
headed and pompous, and a woman
young, good looking and in apparent
distress.
'I want to get letter back that
mailed about Is minutes ago" said the
woman. "Can T."
'It can be done if you can prove
authorship" said the man gravely
'.but it will put us to lots OF
II ouble."
Eyes, l suppose it will, but can't
letter. l shouldn't have sent the let
ter in the first place. did it on i'm
pulse l wouldn't have it go through
for anything
"Who is it to-" was the next ques
ton
| She mentioned mans name.
The solemnity and importance OF
her inquisitOrs look became still
more intensified.
''Why' he Nsked solemnly, "do
you want to get this letter back?"
Because" came the unhesitating
reply, 81 am afraid his wife will get
hold of it,
She got the letter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

enlisted as his friend "Theophilus
Truth
Yet it seemed rather easy to encour'
age such fellows as "Ralph Rude,
Isaac Ilmanners," "Caleb Crabbid,'
Cyrus Cruel "Cornelius Cross
ratch,' "Maximilian Meanness,
Marcus Nope" Gideon Greedy,
"Enoch Envy" "Peter K. Pride" Den
ris Discourteous." "Old Mari Med
d.esome," and the like. Dan thought
his mother must be trying very hard
to lengjhen this list of his friends
Still he never could say that single
friend came that he himself had not
invited.
What troubled Dan was that list
number one continued to grow. Dan
thought he was entitled to have some
Of the names crossed off, so after
thinking about it he asked his mother
if she would not erase the name of
Finnegan Fibber, Esq, for this friend
was the most unwelcome of them all
The request was granted and Dan
was considering which unwelcome
chap he could discard next. when
alas, his mother found out that he
had told another untruth and Finne-
Gan came back! Dan was nearly
clushed. He could easily steer clear
of anv one of the disreputable fellows
for day or two at a time. but they
would bob up most unexpectedly. Dan
imagined that he could see them play
ino leapfrog and turning somersaults,
and doing hieh jumps everywhere ne
vent. They annoyed him amazingly.
Then ii was that he invented his
trick. When "Dobbins Indolent Doc
little, ESQ.," came carelessly along
one morning and invited Dan to join
him in AN idle stroll Dan said firmly:
"G hank YOU, no. sir! This is a BUS!
lov for me have some work to do
o,d several errands. Tomorrow ! may
,oin vou. but not today. Good-day
This fairly took Dobbins' breath, he
sneaked off and did not show his race
oo.in that day. But with a persist
cnce that did him no credit, consld
orins how thoroughly lazy he is, ne
,,ohhed serenely up next morning
looking as attractive as Incidence can
!. and reminded Dan of his promise.
Dan looked at him severely and eX'
I claimed:
, "Whv Dohbins poolittle, told you
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

fim. His glance is cold and terrible
The face of the sick man is
ALREADY black and only his heavy
ps'aFhing shows that he is still alive
F., he youngest child has dozed off in
ll' sitting posture, its head hanging
ooWn; but the two elder children sit
and stare, now at their mother, now
at their father, and an occasional sob
is heard. Quiet. dead quiet.
on! if the night were only gone"
sighed Cite Bussie.
Suddenly the sick man. began to
trenbie. His mouth twitched and his
eyes began to roll He had tainted.
"Abram'.. Abram..! came a pierc.
j lug, agonzing wall from Cite Bus
sic.
'Papa.."
Our dear little papa.'
Little Mary awoke and also began
to cry.
Gitte Bussie and the children threw
themselves On the sick man and be
gan to shake him, to tear him, to
arouse him from his stupor.
"Abram. Abram, have pity; to
whom do you leave us?'
'Papa."
Dear little papa!"
The room resounded with the terri
Bile vail.
Death paled and was frightened
The long. keen knife fell from the
hands of the Angel of Death and
Abram opened his eyes.
What happened to you. Abram?'
asked Cite Bussie of her revived hus.
band, and her pent-up feelings found
vent in a full, fresh copious flood OF
tears. and she began to cry in a loud
lesonnding voice.
Abram, however, remained lying un
conscious and recognized no one. The
night wore on-so tedious, so suffocat
ing tedious. it seemed to poor Gitt5
Bussie.
The children fell asleep on the
chairs. and the mother had not the
heart to wake them. With her heart
cold as death in her bosom she looked
upon the sick man. and every little
twitch Of his features. every odd
T lleath, CONCEALED her blood.
1t was Just beginning to dawn.
eff he can survive the night he
will be all right'-the words of the
Gcctor we're mechanically echoed in
the woman's ears. and she began tC
breathe a bit freer.
A sudden tremor shot over the sick
man. his mouth became distorted
and his eyes gave one ghastly roll.
"Children, Abram.."
The frightened children began tc
cry.
Death, however, now felt himself
strong and straneled his victim.
Ahram was dead.-Philadelp Rec
ord.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
DAMS TRICK.

Once there was boy. He was
neither very little, nor yet very DIS.
And there wasn't anything eXtraordlh'
arv about him until he learned a clev-
or trick. This is how it happened:
Dan, for that was his name' had d
father and a mother who let MIN 90
Nry much as he pleased. he nao no
hrothers and no sisters, which is gen
erally considered unfortuna,e 1or "
,ov By the time he was large enough
tn n,ay with other children he was So
unlike them that he had squaoo'es
with them every day.
It is true, as was said, tnat MS pa
ro,,t. usually gave Dan his own way.
bnt they were very careful 10 sho"
b,m what the consequences WERE
Whom Dams mother saw that there
was danger of his forming a certain
wrong habit she would have NIUE
tall, with him about it, and she started
list of words on a sheet ol p'Pe'
at the top of which she wrote Dan ;
friends" This list was neatly pas'e''
on a piece of cardboard and huhs "p
in the library.
When Dams mother found that Nc
VOC Incoming careless in his manners
q, in his talk she wrote upon the iis'
"Christopher Careless. ESQ. II sh,
heard that he had quarreled with any
ot his plyamates the name OF JONI
Quincy Ouarelsome" went down. l'a'
WINGED every time there was an aou'
ton of this kind.
But his good mother was "is'
woman. as mothers are likely to pe
SC she started also another list eeslo'
the first. and headed in the same way
Dams friends" One dav when Ia
had shown a particular kindness TO
boy who needed it, she wrote on ils
No. 2 "Mr. Kenneth Kindness.
This was a pleasure to Dan, as
also was to find "Mr Ignatius lndo'
try" written down one evening al'e
he had cheerfully done numerous e
rands and chores for his mother
Both lists grew gradually, Tor
most anv lively. healthy boy has som
good points and some-not so goo'
For time Dan was content to see 'h'
Est No. I did not grow faster tina
No. ?. If "Mr. Finegan Fibber' "el
down, Dan was uneasy until he ha
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
Calling Him Back

Abram, the cigarmaker, is diving
He leaves behind him wife three
little children and a whole peck Of
troubles.
Before dark the doctor came--a free
doctor from the missionary-and e1
amined the sick man.
The doctor saw that Abrams hours
were numbered, and told this to the
sick mans wife.
Cite Bussie {that was the name Of
Abrams spouse) began to tear her
hair and to faint.
In order to free himself from the un.
pleasantness of the scene the doctor
said to the unfortunate woman:
Contain yourself. There is still
some hope. >. . if your husband can
survive the night he will be all right;
but you need call no one now
Survive the night :. he viii! be
all right? t?"-these few words some
what soothed Cite Buses aching
heart. Il will not permit IT. she
thought to herself. 81 will not let him
die. I will call him back. will move
mountains with my cries. will call
him back.
With a nod she called her children
cut into the hallway, and in subdued
whispers she began to give them ''in-
structions" how to battle with the
Angel of Death and so call back their
dying papa.
"The whole night long my little
once" said Cite Bussie, You must
not fall asleep, not even shut an eye.
You must all stand by papa's bed and
watch him, and when you hear me
give Just one cry you must all begin
to shout and vail as loud as YOU can,
and not let your papa die
Eyes, mamma; yes mamma, the
children said quietly.
"If papa should survive the night,
the woman spoke lultlItl. lie "ii'
get we'll Then he will again go to
work in the shop, he will earn money
and buy you clothes and pretty little
shoes and presents.
81 will cry: Papa, do not die, SAID
Albert. the eldest. years of age.
"And I also" said Izzy.
"And I, too, will cry" chirpod forth
Mary the youngest, aged 4.
4 a
1t is already late in the night.
Abram, ihe cfsarmake" is lying
slowly dying At his head sits ms
wife, the comrade of his youth; al
his feet three pale, withered chill
dren sit on chairs. Their hands are
crossed and they look duly, sleeplly
on their papa A small kerosene
lamp. with a smoked chimney. casts
a melancholy light on the poverty
stricken, devastated room.
The sick man lies wi h his eyes
wide open. But it seems that ne does
not understand what he sees apoo'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

Paris has decreed the revival of tht
jam-pot crown hat, and all the bss
houses are showing models, copie'
from he MariI Antoinette or direc
toire periods.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30
A DIFFICULT TASK.

Jack, dear, l do wish you would
get another photo taken"
How often have told you that
will not?"
But why not? (Then, thoughtful
lv, after pause.) Are you afraid of
being asked to look pleasant? ?"-Lon-
don Punch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

A marriage license was issued this
morning to c. C. Kennedy, age 80,
and Miss Bessie Schoolcroft, age 25
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

A mother says her son has the ar
tistic temperament when he can't earn
his own living.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

An Ohio genius has worked himself
O death trying to invent labor saw
ng machine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

It is a good deal easier to talk
about feeling good than it is to walk
about doing good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

You can't always tell from the mel
ancholy woman's sighs how much sh'
weighs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

1t is said pinking is to replace the
strapping SO long popular as a trim.
ming.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

Snlf.denial is a specific for eel, es
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-30

There is no satisfaction in self
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-05-06

The socc; struck forward. also at the
water line, knocking in port and star
board coal luAkers and listing the ship
heavily. SO that the por. battery was
useless. AIidshipman Count Nieto
who was standing on the bridge. was
instantly killed. The ship was set on
ire by projoctile, close to the after
magazine. Ten large projectiles hit
the Nariag. each Kidding a spot ten or
was untouched
One hundred and nine officers and
men were killed or wounded out Of
complement of $40, in half an hour, by
the ral1..ness fire Of the Japanese. The
Variag had not a gun working, two
boilers were useless, her engines al
most out Of business and she was afire.
She turned and ran back to anchor
age under about eight knots, the Ko-
rietz following. The Japanese did not
pursue None OF Uriu's ships was hit.
The fire on the Variag was put out,
but Captain Rudroff. on consulting
with the commander of the korietz,
decided that it was useless to attempt
to so out to meet the Japanese. Four
O'Clock was the hour set by Uriu for
surrender. At $3.50 the Variag was set
afire in her upper works toward the
stern, the seacocks were opened. and
her crew left her, going to merchant
ships. At $50 she went down by the
bow, still a mass of fame. Her after
~ oh No
an explosion of the magazine was
feared, so merchant vessels drew away
until 6:15 O'clock, when she careened
and the waves closed over the tops Of
her starboard guns.
At precisely o'clock two deafening
explosions came from the Korietz,
cloud of thick, blackish white smoke
scared upward, and the anchored war
ships rocked. AS the smoke cleared
away water could be seen boiling and
Kissing where the Korietz had been,
bits Of wreck foated near, and about
four feet of her after funnel and the
tops of two boat davits were all that
remained. The Sungari was set on fire
and scuttled.
Kindness.
Be kind no matter if you are on the
honest run TO catch your interests in
life. While you run let your tieeting
presence prove q blessing to those
whom you must pass in the race to
reach the goal. Leave behind you a
trail of golden remembrances Of words
and smiles OF good cheer that have cost
you nothing at all in self sacrifice or
money or physical strength or mental
effort.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-05-06
A Great Composer.

st was a mistake to ask that man IL
he thought America would ever pro-
duce a great composer. l am afraid
you hurt his feelings"
81 don't see why" responded the mu-
steal young woman
"He is the inventor of a soothing
strip. "-Washington Star.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-05-06
Sensitive.

"Ah." he protested. my love for you
is the greatest thing in the world. II =
larger than the world 1t is wider than
the sea. Let me pour it into your
ears
Sir" CALCULATED the fair maid, do
you mean to insinuate anything about
the size or shape of my ears?"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-05-06
Sheer Waste.

Wife-John, Is there any poison in
the house? Husband-Yes. But why
do you ask? Wife, want to sprinkle
some on this piece of angel cake and
put 1t where the mice will get 1t.
Wouldn't that kill them? Husband
Sure; but it isn't necessary to waste
the poison.
With both the Firms and the Poles
ready to take advantage of any Rus
sian defeat to raise revolt at home.
the cars government may have some
thing else to think of besides embrojl-
Ing other European powers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-06


same spirit with which they ake theil
pleasure, and in spite of the rapid strides
which civilization has made in theil
country their ~luXuries are few and they
are c%ontented and happy. They are de-
voted to simple sports, to fencing and
to acting; no DIG can ever forget the
dramatic entertainments on board Jap
anese men-of-war who has been priv
ileged to witness them. Nor does the
memory o become dim of one OF
these ships when decked out in gala dress
with chrysanthemums, cherry blossoms
and other blooms typical of Japan en-
livening the grim aspects of the decks
The men are adepts in the making OF
imitation paper flowers, which so closely
resemble the handiwork of nature that
at a casual glance one hardly notices
the deception.