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The oasis., 1906-07-07
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE.
crittenden Man Rests on Track With
 Fatal Results.

MT. Con Cronin, track foreman for the Southern Pacific at Critsen- den, was struck by an engine and fatally injured sunday even ing and died Wednesday even ing. He had been at Patagonia during the day and was somewhat intoxicated when he started for home, walking up the track toward Crittenden, which is about three miles above Patagonia.
 It is believed he sat down or laid down upon the track and was struck by passing engine, though just how the accident oc- cured is not known. He was found on the track by friend, badly bruised up and with his skull crushed and left arm torn off above the elbow. He was brought to Nogales on the passenger train sunday night and taken to the Sisters Hospital, where he was cared for by Dr. Nicholson, the railroad physician.
 At first 1t was believed he had but few hours 10 live, so serious were his injuries, but he clung to life through the night and Monday morning was operated upon He withstood the operation and rally- ing again did we'll for two days. On the afternoon of the Fourth he was conscious and cheerful up to about six o'clock The change came suddenly and with the remark : am going Goodbye" he died. The doctor had been with him about fifteen minutes before he died and had promised to return in a couple of hours. The body was inferred ali Nogales Thursday afternoon.
 Mr. Cronin leaves wife ana six young children He had nC life insurance and leaves his family unprovided for.
The oasis., 1906-07-07
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.

Mrs. James Prout and her daughters, Misses Marguerite and Lena Unger, are visiting at Mowry, guests of Mrs. George D. Gross
 Last Saturday Mir. J. Henry Myers, who has been visiting his sister-in- law, Mrs. George D Gross, at Mowry; started for his home in the east
 General Manager ". H. Barnett has a force of thirteen men at work on the Happy Jack property, in the Santa Ritas, about ten miles from Patagonia.
 The Anaconada-Arizona Mining Co.,, Mr. A. l. Richmond, super intendent, is developing two very promising properties in the vicin- fly of Patagonia.
 Mr. Evan Rosser is the smelter foreman at Mowry, where lie has been employed since December, 1904. He was formerly at C9pete, and has worked at Jerome, and in Butte, Montana.
 The National Consolidated Min- ing Company is doing considerable development work upon several valuable claims, on the west slope Of the Patagonia mountains, about eight miles east from Nogales.
 On 'the Glorious Fourth MT. and Mrs. George D. Gross kept open house at Mowry. A large table was spread with a great variety of delicious edibles, to which all who came were welcome. Ice cream and lemonade were served also.
 The new concentration at MoWry will be finished the latter part of the present month, and set into operation early in August. It will add materially to the output of the plant, as it will have capacity of handling LOO tons of ore daily
 MT. c. ". Tonkin, the new sup erintendendent at the Mowry, is pushing work vigorously, and they say that he has 'a nose for rich ore" Last week he cut another body of high grade ore on the 300 foot level, under the old workings. The new ore body is ten feet in width, and is good, smelling ore.
 At MoWry, Wednesday, on the Fourth, q boy named Jose Robles, nine years old, was run over by an empty ore car, and his leg injured Doctor Zimmerman, the company's surgeon, was called, and he took several stitches in the wound, fixing the little sufferer for recovery which the doctor thinks will be delayed very little.
 The Santa Cruz Mining Com pany has resumed work upon ths valuable property it owns, neal Patagonia. Mir. Tustin, the new superintendent, arrived from Kan sas City few weeks ago, and tool hold of the work with vigor. Drift ing on the 300 foot level is now il hand, and the shaft will be sunl 300 feet.
 From the Tyndall district, il the Santa Rita mountains, come the report that the lessees of th' Wandering Jew mine, who ar developing that valuable propert, under lease and bond, have cut { ten-foot body of ore in the tunne they are running to cut the mail ledge, which new ore body is somi
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12

of everything, as it was all up to him.
And the result was shown the next
morning when the coherent, graphic
and luminous report was spread before
the million or more of Philadelphia
and nearby readers.
The nervous tension upon the two
men-the one debating, the other send
ing the "stuffn as fast as nimble fin
gers could pound it out--must have been
terrific. A man burns himself out at
such a game and gets little in the end.
The operator, when he's of the real
stuff, deserves all the credit under the
sun. And for Connor, himself, who
shall say that he does not deserve
high need of praise for his pluck and
persistency, combined with his abili-
ty to tell the story well and truly, with
out eXaggeration or reiteration, and
making it indeed one of the noted
achievements in newspaper reporting.
THOMAS MARTINDALE.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
ELIZABETH TowNB.

an age when she was scarcely more
than child herself, Elizabeth must
needs go to thinking besides of the
great problems of HE, and that dis
turbed her even more than material
troubles. In the midst of hard physical
work and inharmonious environment,
however, she thought her problems
successfully out and began TO tell 9TH
ers how to do the same. She marches
on joyfully, face forward, living the
Golden Rule and having ever a brave,
strong faith in what Florence Morse
Kingsley calls the encircling good. She
has resolutely put the dumps behind
her, of what nature soever. SO things
come her way. She Is leader In the
so called new thought movement. As
to healing diseases without medicine
she says, What was possible once is
possible now"
Mrs. Towne was born and brought
up in Portland, Ore. When q boy hel
father crossed the continent in 6
wagon from New York to Oregon. ant
the journey required six months.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Women Who Do
The Only True Happiness Comes
From a Living Interest In Ones
Work" Says Elizabeth Tow lie.
Who Has Proved 1t :: :: ::

A woman who has made the world
cheerier, SUMMER, for her living In 1t Is
Mrs. Elizabeth Towne, editor of the
Nautilus, which she herself founded
on borrowed capital barely sufficient
for six months existence and without
a single paid subscriber. Yet from its
first number the brave little Nautilus
paid for itself. Its proprietor is a wo-
man who cannot be downed. Through
difficulty, poverty and discoura cement
that would have conquered most men
this one woman struggled on and has
overcome. Born TO a life of Esrd work
In Oregon. married before she was
fifteen, with children to take care of at
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Wildwood Crest

Like tonic of old wine are the Sep
tember days at this place, and numbers
still continue to take the tonic. The
work of up-building this place goes on
and the merry elang of the hammer,
which has never ceased to be heard
this season will sound all through the
frosty air of fall and the wintry days.
DR.. { hris Weiss, of Philadelphia, is
the latest Crest enthusiast. He is
having built three magnificent cottages
that will cost So, 900 in the aggregate.
George Binders cottage will soon be
started while Mrs. Thomas Stewards
IS, 600 store and apartments are already
under way.
The Chester Military Band under
the leadership of Prof. Robert Oglsby
and his two sons have ended their sea
son here and it is said that they have
made such commendable impression
that Baker Brothers intend TO engage
them for next season. The band will
be increased TO at least "a pieces, all the
men being professional musicians and
capableto double on string instruments.
Trolley parties come to the Crest
frequently these days after wild flowers.
Mrs. Ella Martin is one of the latest
to start building here. Mrs. Martin
plans call for store and apartments
to cost $1,000.
Mr.. Sweeten, president of the Ped
ricktown National Bank, with party
of friends were over Sunday guests at
Hotel Justice. Mr.. Sweeten has
bought lots here and contemplates
building cottage.
New cottages are springing up in
every direction and this is one of the
busiest places on the island.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Disrespect for the Courts

People who complain of a growing
disrespect for the courts might learn
why the courts are not respected as of
yore by keeping in touch with court
decisions. In Hartford, Conn, court
two sentences were imposed on the same
day, and they deserve attention. An
ex-judge, who embezzled trust funds to
the amount of SIS, ,572 was sentenced to
one year in Jail. A man who had
stolen horse was sentenced to two
years and six months in the State pris-
on. This sort of thing is so common
that there is small wonder why men
are not as respectful as they were to-
wards the courts ofthe land -Ecchanqe.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Annie S. Peck, Mountain Climber.

The slender woman who attempts
the ascent of Mount Huascaran, In the
Peruvian Andes, the present summer
expects to be successful this time with
out doubt. She started on her jour
ney alone. She particularly wants no
white man along, saying her Indian
boys are worth ten times as much as
men of her own race.
On her former try at Huascaran the
cold became so intense near the top
that the Indians could no longer en-
dure 1t. The thermometer marked 20
degrees below zero. This time Miss
Peck has among her luggage Eskimo
clothing, which she expects to sew fast
upon her natives and thus protect
them from freezing. No one has ever
yet climbed Huascaran to its summit
Miss Peck's ascent of Mount Sorata, in
Bolivia, several years ago made rec
ord for mountain climbing In South
America. Miss Peck Is delicate look
ing blond woman, who Is not the least
delicate, however. She has grit and
mind power enough to carry her
through anything.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Woman Not Afraid of Hiehwaymen.

Fifteen "bad men" swooped down
upon a small Iowa town one Saturday
not long ago and took possession.
They were armed and desperate and
robbed and looted stores and private
houses. The men of the place, taken
by surprise, were completely terror
lied, and the highwaymen worked
their will until Monday night. Then
at midnight three of them made raid
on a liquor store kept by John Fair
graves. As usual, they lined the men
in the place, hands up, against the
wall and began going through them,
the proprietor of the place included.
Mrs. Fairgraves lives over the store,
and she heard the noise. Shatchlng a
revolver, she ran down. She pointed
the pistol at one fellow and said,
"Hand that gun over or III blow your
head off, Tie handed it over With a
weapon in each hand Mrs. Fairgrayes
then faced the other two desperadoes
and forced them to throw up their
hands. 1t was 80 sudden" you see.
BY that time some of the frightened
men recovered their presence of mind
and helped Mrs. Fairgrayes land the
three fellows in jail. BY next day the
men of the place got courage enough,
under the leadership of Mrs Fair
graves. to drive the rest of the gang
out of town.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Letter to Hand & Robinson
Anglesea, N. j.

AnBlehea, N. j.
Dear Sirs: We shall feel Obliged if
you write us how you came out ON your
first few jobs Devoe, as to gallons ex-
pected and used.
Take job A. You made your price,
expecting to use 25 gallons Devoe, and
used Is. job b. You expected to use
Is and used TO- And tell us what
paint you had used before. OF course,
you judge Devoe by what you have
used before.
Here how "a few came out.
M. A. Thomas, painter, Lynchburg,
Va, writes My first job with Devoe, [
estimated 81 gallons; it took %. Since
then | have used nothing else.
G. b. Edwards, Raleigh, N. c., had
used 30 gallons paste paint on his
house, and bought 80 gallons Devoe; A.
E. Glenn, his painter, said it wouldn't
be enough. Had Is gallons left.
Mayor w. w. Carroll, Monticello.
Florida, writes: Painter estimated 30
gallons for my house; took 20 gallons
Devoe.
Gilmore d Davis Co., contractors and
painters, Tallahassee, Florida, say gal
Ions Devoe spreads as far as of any
other paint they know, and covers
better.
S. A. Bullard, painter, Sanford, Fla,
estimated 80 gallons for Odd Fellows
and Masonic Halls; they took % Devoe.
Jones & Rogers, Merkel Texas, esti-
mated 10 gallons Devoe for Mr.. Pratt's
house and bought gallons for first
coat; it painted two coats.
Erb-Springall Co., San Antonio, Tex
as, painted two houses same size for d.
j. Woodward, one lead-and-oil, the
other Devoe. Devoe cost So less for
paint and labor.
Tom Masey's painter, Walnut
Springs, Texas, estimated for his house
10 gallons Deyoe; he had left.
You see how it goes. Even the best
painters can't guess little enough at
first.
Yours truly
+. w. DEvoE d Co.
New York
p. S.-Wildwood Hardware and
Paint Co. sell our paint.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
Annual Address to
be Given

For three seasons past Thomas Martindale has been
kind enough and public spirited enough make annual
address the cottager business and citizens of Five
Mile Beach, in which he has summed up the achievements
of the several together with their shortcomings and
deducng from them summary of the needs of the future
enable the spirit of progress which dominates the
island continue expand He has therefore been
quested by the Board of Trade Wildwood address the
citizens cottage owners and business of Five Mile
Beach, Friday night September 4th in Bakers Theatre
at o'clock sharp
Mr.. J. Thompson Baker chairman of the Entertainment
Committee of the Board of Trade will preside You
earnestly requested to attend
J. THOMPSON BAKER
Chairman Entertainment Committee
Board of Trade of Wildwood
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
ANCLESEA HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK
The Weather Changes and Now
We are Enjoying a
Fine September
RECENT INTERESTING HAPPENINGS

While two weeks ago we were sing
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-12
CIub Women Aeitatinu,

Club women of Tennessee are agitat-
ing for a state compulsory education
law; also for a state library law. They
Will get both.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-15

a crop Of corn sown broadcast. The
corn was plOwed down In the fall and
the sand lot planted In rye. It VIII be
seen that in this process nature was
being assisted by moisture and sun
light 10 change sand into rye and corn
stalks. Then the sand, by the natural
process Of decomposition of these
grains, brought about a complete
change In the physical condition Of
the soil.
The work of this interesting man
attracted the attention Of many people
pursuing scientific agriculture, among
whom was II. ]. Heinz, the pickle
manufacturer-57 kinds-who Is In
terested not only In the culture Of the
vegetable kingdom but In the tel 1T
ual growth Of boys, and through his
activity Mr.. HOLSTER was elected
Dean Of Agriculture at the Agricul-
tural Institute of WlnOna Lake, In
diana. Here he was seen last sum-
mer, handling his crops of embryo
farmers who seemed lmbued with his
enthusiasm and whose first harvest
received eneomiums from Eve thou
sand visiting farmers, who unani-
mously adopted resolutions endorsing
the work.
EDUCATING FOR SMALL ARMS.
A plan is now taking tangible form,
which win lead to the establishment
of small farms comprising five to
twenty acres each. On these farms
young men win be taught combined
scientific and practical agriculture.
They will also demonstrate the pos
slblllty of getting an income and genu-
Inc happiness from their investments
which may well be envled by the
salarled man or the man Of moderate
capital In the city. 1t Is believed too,
that this work viii have a wholesome
effect upon the farmers throughout
the country. An increase of even
$4,000 in the revenue of each farmer
when multiplied by five million, would
establish the prosperity of the Ameri-
can Nation, the bulwarks of which
are its farming population.
Mr.. HOLSTER is also directing a
NOIA VI IeCAdAudllOn vi 1dFBS lFuCI
of salt meadow on the Connecticut
coast which, when reclaimed, win be
used for the purpose of intensive
farming, thereby firmly establishing
the fact that these lands may be used
to furnish employment and bring
wealth and happiness to the people.
Thus each day reveals some new
progress, and farming, that once
seemed a hopeless, hapless drudgery,
is being shown a golden highway to
an ever increasing success.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-15

hay for pigs, It Is considered better to
cut Il early. SO that larger proportion
Of leaves may be saved and oonse-
quently a larger proportion Of protein
conserved. While late cutting, after
the leaves have fallen somewhat and
the stem hardened. Is better for
horses; Tor pigs. especially growing
pigs, the crop should be so harvested
as TO save the largest number OF
leaves. Experience teaches also that
the third or fourth crop is better for
pigs because II ls softer and more pail
atable. It is always wise 10 provide
some sort OF trough or rack with a
floor In 1t for feeding alfalfa TO hogs.
Alfalfa In It's green state, or when
used az hay or ensilage, is a first-class
poultry food. Poultry will pasture on
1t during the summer and thrive. II Is
best for poultry 10 use the last cutting
Of alfalfa. as It 10 softer In texture,
has a larger proportion of leaves, less
woody matter, and Is more succulent
than any other cutting. While poultry
of all classes viii eat alfalfa hay, or
at least the leaves from 1t, and thrive,
It Is undoubtedly a better practice to
chop or grind 1t and mix 1t with q
grain ration. A good practice is TO
steep the alfalfa hay In hot water and
let 1t stand for several hours before
feeding.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-15
The Irish POTATO.

A rich, sandy loan Is best suited to
the production OF Irish potatoes, and
the fertilizers employed should contain
high percentage OF potash. The main
crop of Irish potatoes for family use
should be grown elsewhere, but a small
area Of early ones properly belongs In
the garden. The preparation Of the
soil should be the same as for general
garden crops.
In a recent bulletin on farm vege-
tables, the department of Agriculture
recommends that for late potatoes, the
rows should be 215 to 3 feet apart,
sand the hills IA to IL inches apart in
the rows. Lay off the rows with a
One-horse pillow or lister, and drop the
seed, one or two pieces in a place, in
the bottom of the furrow. Cover the
seed to depth of about inches, using
hoe or a one-horse pillow for the pur-
pose. One to three weeks will be
required for the potatoes to come up,
depending entirely upon the tempera-
ture Of the soil. The ground may even
freeze slightly after the planting has
been done, but so long as the frost
does not reach the seed potatoes no
harm will result and growth will be-
gin as soon as the soil becomes suf-
tlciently warm.
AS soon as the plants appear above
the ground and the rows can be fol
lowed, the surface soil should be well
stirred by means of one of the harrow
toothed cultivators Good cultivation
should be maintained throughout the
growing season, with occasional hand
hoeing, if necessary, to keep the
ground free from weeds. Much de.
ponds upon cultivation. Toward the
last the soil may be worked up around
the plants to hold them erect and pro-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-15
considered by stockmen in other Sec

considered by stockmen in other Sec
tions.
Some Of the questions considered in
the experiments were the composition
and digestibility of alfalfa, the calcu-
lated cost of nutrients supplied by al
falfa and other feeding stuffs, the
value of alfalfa hay cut at different
periods of growth, alfalfa as a pastur-
age, soiling, and hay crop, alfalfa meal,
and the value of alfalfa, fresh and
cured, for different kinds OF farm ami
mails and for poultry. The Importance
of this crop as a honey-producing
plant was also considered.
Finely ground, kiln-dried alfalfa
hay, called alfalfa meal, has given sat
isfactory results as feeding stuff The
commercial article is made from Sc
lected alfalfa and mixed with sugar.
beet molasses in the proportion of rs
per cent. alfalfa and rs per cent. mo-
lasses.
Horses and mules, it is stated, thrive
on alfalfa pasture, and while alfalfa is
too rich food for mature horses I'M
LESS used in combination with some
other roughness, it is an excellent feed
for young ones, as it seems to contain
just the elements necessary to develop
bone, muscle, and consequent size
Caution should be used, however, in
feeding alfalfa to horses, particularly
if they have not been accustomed tt
it. Like other concentrated feeds, i
seems to stimulate all the physica
processes to such an extent that vari
GUS disorders Of the digestive system
may appear. This is particularly no
ticeable in the urinary and perspira
tory glands.
When alfalfa is fed to horses in con
siderable quantity the grain ratiol
must be proportionately reduced ant
an abundance of other roughness fur
nished. When horses have attained |
mature age and it is desirable t.
change from other hay to alfalfa, thi
change must be very gradual, and tn
alfalfa selected for this purpose shoul
} be more advanced in growth at tn
time of cutting than that which is t
be fed to cattle or sheep. AS a genera
statement, very ripe alfalfa hay is tn
best to use for working and drivin
horses, while that prepared in tn
usual way-that is, cut when the fiel
is about one-tenth in blooms bette
for the colts. In any event, horses tina
are fed alfalfa hay must be give
abundant exercise.
: For dairy and beef cattle and 70
) sheep, alfalfa has given very good re
suits. AS regards the use Of alfSlf
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-15
An Agricultural Education.
aN ELLIOTT MITCHELL

HOLSTER proceeded upon the theory
that climatic conditions being equal,
certain crops are adapted to certain
soils, and that planting those which
win bring the greatest revenue viii
enhance the value Of the land, inspire
the people with enthusiasm and en-
courage development In all lines of
trade. For example, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, was once surrounded by
b0gs and fats worth scarcely $1,000
an acre. After the incoming Of the
Hollanders, who began raising celery
on these supposedly worthless Ia !,
SG00,000.00 was brought annually to
the town by the sale of this vegetable.
In ten years time the land increased
in value to 100000 an acre.
In 1890, a trip was made to Colo
RADIO where the people were farming
under irrigation, and here the growers