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The oasis., 1907-08-10
A GRATIFYING SHOWING.

The annual report of the secre- tary of the Board of Trade, presented and read at the annual meeting of that body Tuesday evening, which is to be found upon the first page of this number of THE OASIS, makes a showing for the first years work of that body that is very gratifying to all of the members and to all those who have at heart the progress and welfare of the town. It shows that in organization the fortunes of the board were entrusted in the hands of an energetic, wide awake, direc- torate, alert always to the wants and needs of the town and tributary region and keen to seize every advantage and opportunity pre- sented. That the work done so far has been tentative in a great degree goes without saying, and that with the experience of the year just closed the work of the coming year will be far more effective and beneficial can be appreciated readily; yet there is much in which to take pride in the accomplishment achieved during the year, and the officers and directors of the body are entitled to the most hearty congratulations upon the work they have done, and the outlook for the future.
 One of the most gratifying features of the situation is the cohesion and solidarity with which the business men of Nogales and Santa Cruz county have united in the great work. They have learned the advantage of organized and progressive effort, and have eyinced d worthy effort to profit thereby. To recount here all that has been done during the year would be but a repetition of what is set forth Sc clearly and plainly in the official reports in another column. It is gratifying also to note that with perfect unanimity the work of the coming year was entrusted to the same directory practically, anc same set of officials as have con ducted so successfully the affairs o the organization during the yea
 just closed. There are but tw' new directors.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

HAVING fined the Standard Oil Company twenty-nine million dol lars and more for accepting rebates, Judge Landis of Chicago (federal district iudge) proposes now to touch up the Chicago x Alton railway, which was the road that granted the same rebates That's the way to do it. Make it costly to both parties to an illegal trans action. Make them both have cause to regret their obliquity.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

Y0uA boasts Of q man with 20 much backbone that to cure the discomfort he has had to submit Co amputation of two joints Too much backbone Is very discomfort. ing always; but usually the men with the surplus of vertabrgta is not SO much the sufferer as are others.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

MILITARY observers of the keen est acumen in Europe believe Japan is preparing to strike the United States unprepared and without sufficient means for defence, just as she did Russia. Then when Japan has succeeded in her first onset, and the American people have aroused in their might, with determination to carry on long struggle and win out in the end, the other nations will step ih and urge a peace, with every advantage in the hands of Japan. That is what the United States did for Russia in the recent war. We are getting fixed for a large dose of our own medicine.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

CHICAGO has produced a scientist who declares that people think with their hands and feet" He mast have been reading the Nogales Daily Times or the fulminations of the Nogales correspondent of the Arizona Republican.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

SOME comment has been aroused by the proposition presented to the town board to drive away from Nelson avenue and East street ladies given to pleasure who have located upon those thoroughfares. Some citizens are outspoken in their opposition, and assert that to drive them from their present loca- ton would be to scatter and drive them to other quarters where they would be of greater inconvenience and more offensive to many more people. But it Is a delicate sub ject, and the disposition of most folks is to say very little about it.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

VIRGINIA railways assert that they "want peace with the people" of that state, and they have accept ed the new two cent fare until they can have adjudicated in the highest court their contention that the two- cent law is unconstitutional and unjust,
The oasis., 1907-08-10
HEARD OF HIM BEFORE.

A boy of 12 in New York has five rows of teeth, or sixty teeth in all. This seems to be a case of overproduction, especially in view of the present state of the provision market. - Albuquerque Journal.
 That must he the party who had cheek sufficient for a new sett of teeth;" and Nature gave him five setts.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

"ABILrrY to smile" will be in- cluded among the essentials re- quired of teacher in Evansville, Indiana. An ability" that would cost him his job in Arizona.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

ONE of the most painful sights is to see man whose gait and every attitude are apologies for his existence affecting the role of a newspaper man.
The oasis., 1907-08-10

ROCKEFELLER says that he began life with fifty dollars and a disposi- tion to be honest" There is a suspicion that he overcame his natural disposition.
The oasis., 1907-08-10
so SAYS RockEFELIER.

Studying how to help and benefit others will build up your own fortune. American.
 Sounds a great deal like the Standard Oil people talk; but widely different from their practice.
The oasis., 1907-08-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.

MORALES and Santa Cruz county have reasons, and many of them, to be proud of their board of trade, and the work it has done.
The oasis., 1907-08-10
NOTHING PREMATURE.

There is consternation in the ranks of the "iointists" because of the premature publication in the Kelly papers of the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10
ADVICE MUCH NEEDED.

He entered the meteorological serV'
ice Office and said, abruptly, This
'ere's where you give out weather pre-
dictions, amt it?'
The clerk nodded.
Well" continued the old man,
thought as how l could come up an
give you some tips
Indeed" said the clerk politely :.
yes; I've figured on it little, an
I find that ye amt al'ays right
NO; we sometimes make mistakes
Course you do. We all do soma
times. Now, l was thinkin' as no"
a line that used to be on the auction
handblls down in our county might
do fustrate on your weather predlc-
tons. an save you q lot OF ex'
plainin'."
What was the line?"
wind and weather permittin,
He went down without waiting 70
say goodbye.
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Useless.

II feel" she said, sitting little
closer to him, that we must have kin.
dred souls.
do your"
And am almost sure that the fates
must have planned that we should
meet"
Still" he replied, IF they did they
might have fixed it up In some pleas
anter way than by making me spoil
pair of s12 trousers trying to get your
sparker to work"
ooh, pshaw!" she said, giving him
up In disgust, III you can't do any
thing but dwell upon the base, mate
rial things of life what's the use OF our
sitting here running up the electric
light bill?'-Chicago Record-Herald.
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LEADING a Double Life.

Rivers You can't make me believe
you ever caught fish that had an
other fish holding on to its throat
and landed both of them. That's
a little too tough a story to swal-
low.
Brooks-Then I'm both a nature
faker and a member of the Ananlas
club, am l. YOU big stickin.the-mud?
Chicago Tribune
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THE LATCH KEY GIRL.

The girl with a latch key is some
thing more than a newspaper Joke
Mrs. Lorin F. Deland.
You bet she is!
That sort of jokes
Alive to-day,
Tomorrow croaks.
But the latch key girl
Has come to stay
And she'll wear whl5kers
And pants" some day.
She'll smoke and drink
And bet and cuss
And be just like
The rest Of US
She isn't built
Exactly for
The grave affairs
OF state ANA war
Bat what ~ that?
Her genius shines
Clean down a lot
or other lines
Hail to the latch key LADY
The coming times reveal
The hand that spanks the BABY
Running the automobiles
New York Sun.
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Mrs Spenders-I wonder what will
be the popular styles in bonnets this
summer?
Mr. Spenders-My dear womens
bonnets will be divided into two
styles this summer, as usual: the
style you don't like and the style l
can't afford.
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ALWAYS Has Them On.

1T seems to me" said Mrs. Old
castle, that If had as many lido
syncrasies as Mrs. Woppleson has, ID
try to conceal a few of them"
Yes" replied her hostess as she
lightly tapped upon her $4,000 van
ity box, but she seems to think she
cant even go shopping without havin'
all Of them as well as every diamond
and ruby on that she's got" Chicago
Record Herald.
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Aida TO Memory,

His Wife Cat inner)-John, | wish
you would remind me that I am to
make out a shopping list this even
ing
Her Husband will, my dear, IL
you'll remind me of something.
His Wife-What am l to remind
you of?
Her Husband--Of the necessity OF
my reminding you about the shopping
list.-Chicago News.
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An Old Bachelors Opinion.

~ is said that the safety pin was
invented by a man"
And III wager he was some man
whose wife was too busy assisting
with the social uplift to keep his trou-
sers properly equipped with buttons
Chicago Record Herald
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What He HE'D

Our Marian had been to her first
public ball.
Sarah Jane-Well, tell me, Marian.
and 'ow did you henjoy the ball?
Marlar-On the whole | liked Il
very well. | didn't think much O
the dancin', but the 'uggin was cav
emily.
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Even There

Your majesty" asked the new ar
rival is there such a thing as caste
down here?"
20, yes" answered Pluto, gracious.
ly. We have our aristocrats pretty
much as they do where you come from.
We call them the cream OF Tartarus."
Chicago Tribune
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An Ounce Of Prevention,

Mrs Nubbins-Why do you employ
that darky to whitewash the hen-coop?
You know he's the most notorious
chicken-.hief in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Nuhbins "a practical mani
want him 70 see how poor and lean my
chickens age-N y Weekly.
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Al Ak

First Weary Tramp as limited ex.
press gitdes ayt-lts hard walkin' on
a railroad b.l Don't yer wish We
was IN one 3 them sleepin cars. Bill?
Second Tramp -houshtfunyl-Yis,
et c'u.d have lower berth In the
middle g u ca y. y Weekly.
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Not Always,

1T Is always the unexpected that
happens" she remarked, Just because
It was necessary to say something.
"Oh, no, not always" the cruel man
replied Il knew the moment l saw
you that you would have me cornered
somewhere inside Of Is minutes -
Chicago Record Herald.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

Remarkable thing about that WON
an" said the hotel clerk, jerking a
thumb in the direction Of stvlishly
dressed lady who was passing
through the lobby.
What was it?" asked the land
lord
"She didn't come down after be-
ing assigned to her room to ask
whether we couldn't transfer her to
some other floor. Chicago Record
Herald
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

Johannesburg. South Africa --l'otha
Tho famous Bocr guerilla general, a
British premier and fcted in London;
the Transyaal, after three years OF
warfare and Ave Of military rule, once
more scfgoycrnIng colony under
Topr control-how strangely events
reverse Themselves, And yet 10.
hanucsburg, which created the Trans.
yaaI and is nine tcnths OF It, goes on
sorcncly, pouring forth gold in con
tiuuous stream, unmlndful OF political
change. and viii continue. doubtless,
t. do so. ill the last paying particle
o. the aurIfcrous metal has been cN-
tractcd Then the mines viii close
down forever, the houses tumble to
decay. and the myrlads of migrating
spIngb0k viii once more wander over
Tho site OF the great mining city
Dumped down In the middle Of a
vast rolling sea Of barren nplands,
crowned with strong granite hills,
Joined to tho southern coasts, over a
Thousand miles away, by only two
slender railway lines Johannesburg
e. rmphaucaIly dependent for It's OK
iHrucc ON the gold output Just ono
nnl twenty years ago party Of pros
pcctors made a discovery of gold
upon the farm of an ignorant Bocr
named Johann, who resided far from
civilization ln dcsulatc region where
81 HAD been stated otncially that gold
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10
W nat II Meant.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what IS
meant dy the term open.handed
Pa-It is term, my son, that ap.
plies .l most men when there is some.
hing 10 be dropped iato - land
Aforesaid Chicago Iatly NswA
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10
Not COMMITTING Himself

Do you find my daughters voice
improving, Mr. Sculcher?" asked
Mrs Upmore
Improving, said the professor OF
vocal training Why my dear mad.
am. its er-nor the same voice at
ail Chicago Tribune
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a Visible Sian.

How do you know she is a great
Soprano asked the unmusical
friend
by the condescending manner in
which she sings Way Down Upon the
Suwauee River answered Mir Cum.
roX.-Washington Star.
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Caste,

Big Calf (vainly) out of my
way or I'll step on you. You're no
body.
Barnyard Fowl (haughtily)-If you
could hear folks grumble when they
find veal in chicken salad you'd
change your tune.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10
An ADVANTAGE,

Gee" said the small boy to the
bald,headed man, Il wish was
you"
"Why?" asked the man.
Because l could go swimming
whenever ] wanted to and ma
couldn't get next by running her
hands through my hair to see If It
was Wet."-Detroit Free Press.
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T he Russian Press.

First Russian Qaying down a native
newspaperl-This paper isn't quite so
lnsu1erably dull as usual.
Second Russian-No; it's almost in. a
ferestinE II that editor isn't caref~.---
he'll get sent to Siberis-N. Y.
Weekly
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lmpanying f,Iw6radon

accompanying fllusrauou. These
"boys"-grown men, in fact--haye
tramped hundreds Of miles northward
from their kraals on the southeast
coast of the continent to seek work in
the City Of Gold. Yet, SO firmly bound
are they to their tribal chiefs that
a call to arms as in the recent Zulu
rebellion will send them hurrying in
hot haste homeWard TO enroll in their
regiments. 1t is difficult to identify
in their smiling faces the descendants
Of the fierce warriors who made the
Zulu name a nightmare throughout
South Africa for nearly a century.
They hire their 'rickshaws from the
owners, paying at the rate Of about
three shillngs, or IS cents, a day
and receiving all their earnings. The
Iickshaw is in general request in 10.
Lannesburg, being cheap, comfortable
and just adaptable to two persons sit
ting rather closely together Hence
it plays leading part in bringing
about firtations, and Is requisitioned
in dozens on moonlit nights in winter,
when the band is scheduled to play at
the Wanderers club grounds, and the
sitting heat and the dust storms are
uullfied by brisk canter through the
empty streets. The Zulu rickshaw
boy would consider himself dishonored
in the eyes of his brethren if he did
not attire himself in garments Of an
esthetic value. The specimen shown
in the illustration appears to have
combined the horns of the Evil One
with the wings Of the seraphim. 1t
is probable, however, that this com.
bination possesses some weird, secret
symbolism OF its own, known only to
the wearer. AS he flies swiftly along
the road toward his destination, utter
ing an occasional whoop Of sa,utatior
to a passing comrade, or shout OF
warning 10 pedestrians, his chocolate
skin glistens with perspiration and the
Copperbanglets round his knees and
ankles glitter in the moonlight. He
does not stop-usually-u he has
deposited his fare, tilted down the
vehicle and assisted the lady to alight;
then, hopping his brow, he holds out
his right hand for his legal fare, and
his left-instinctive hackman that he
is-for his extra "bosella."
Zulu as Serving Maid.
The Zulu is one of the mainstays OF
the housewife in South Africa The
maid of the up-country Boer woman
Is usually yellow Hottentot girl; but
the Zulu takes in the towns, the place
filled in Northern countries by the
serving maid He is the housemaid.
nursemaid, errand boy, a good cook
and a fair coachman. To take care Of
the baby Is, however, the chief pleas
ure of his existence. When he reaches
this acme of confidence his life is one
series of capaciOus smiles. 1t is an
amusing sight to see small children
in Joubert park, carefully tricked out
in white sunbonnets and tinery, at
tended by some stalwart Zulu of six
feet and more, who, almost uncouth in
the clothes, or rather, half-clothes OF
! civilization stalks proudly along, al
most overcome by a sense Of his inn
/ portauCe, wheeling the gocart or hold
ing the tiny hand in his enormous,
ebony fist.
ReveI In Drunken Conflict.
From Saturday afternoon till Tues,
/ day morning work is practically at a
staudstll upon the Rand, 1t IS a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

Mrs. Heavyton-I can't climb over
this fence, John. If you we're half the
man you ought to be, you'd lift me
over.
Mr. Heavyton-H'm! II you were
half the woman you are might have
a try.
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their backs enormous bundles OF wash
ing, Beers with wagons and oxen,
cracking their long whips round the
market square; halfcastes and natives
from every tribe between the Zambesl
and Table mountain, pass and repass,
intent upon their business. There Is
the sturdy farmer from the back geld.
making his first visit to town" with
his round fringe, ycldschoen OF I'M
tanned antelope hide and nautical
trousers buttonng at the sides, and
the Hebrew. predominant in every
thing. ia the saloon trade. the fac.
tories, the general stores.
Before the war there existed in
Johannesburg a syndicate, we'll organ
lied with wide qualifications, con
trollcd by half dozen milllonaires,
which sold liquor illegally to the ma
lives at an enormous profit, The pen
atty for conviction Of engaging In this
traGIc has now been made life i'm
prsonmcnt, and the strlngcncy Of the
law has meudod matters, but not
ended them Illegal whiskey and
smurglcd opium are now the desper
ate enterprise OF a few smaller men
who stake their liberties against the
0o0 per cent profits which can be
made by them
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

farmers With vegetables and sacks
Of produce. anxious TO dispose Of them
and TO return aucueueevs holding
forth With the ingenious pat,er ot their
tribe the world over. trying 10 dis
pose OF second hand furniture az worn
oUt horses. which they Naiuly euar
antro 10 be saltcd "-that u.s. immune
against horse sickness There are
syrian women, with shawls across
,Nc.r faces. Offering laces 20 the In.
spgyuon 10 tho yoIuh)o >~ouvs who
have accompanied their husband, NJ
en- their journey. % take charge 81
She receipts In fear rha Hans ne Jan
raH,us may happen - a'' So Weh
sa.v companions ANA ga>>u4 aatfs
AMONG ,ha>e ava The native attend
leading horse, Is va,nr IS naa
.as oxen
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Revel In Drunken Conflict.

From Saturday afternoon till Tues,
day morning work is practically at a
staudstill upon the Rand, 1t IS a
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South Africa is not an especially

South Africa is not an especially
law abiding country, and the punish
ment Of the opium smuggler is usually
summary. He is offered the choice
between a fogging and a period OF
Imprisonment, and, Of course, chooses
the former. Thereupon he is strapped
tightly to a wagon wheel and receives
so lashes from a whip of hippopotamus
hide, welded by half-castes. These
men, delighted at taking their revenge
upon one Of the white race, do not
spare the victim. His back IS literally
cut to pieces, and, at the end, half
dead and streaming with blood he is
flung out Of the compound
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At Night In the Square.

The farmer. arriving at Johannes.
burg about midnight, after long days
trek, "outspans" In the great market
square, and goes to sleep beside his
wagon, while the native boys hay-
ing fed and watered the animals, kin
die a fire In the square. round which
they crouch in their blankets until
the morning, chanting and tWangng
upon their one stringed Tyres, or play.
Ing some cheap Swiss accordion, At
break Of day coffee Is made, and break
fast prepared latter haphazard
mixture OF hare, stelmbok and
partridge, or whatever else may have
fallen to the farmers rifle during his
journey, stewod in the ubiquitous pot
and eaten with a coarse porridgc made
from ground maize Soon the square
viii be filled with a chauering crowd
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Illegal Liquor Sellers.

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IN ii'o o'u u's ""'u '"''',''''7"''N
was sun q '''"'"@ '"'"ir "'''n ~.
ana 'ha"p'Ih' "''' ""'" ''','''', 81
- the o"'l,'. IN '"' '"'' ui'' an" I'''','
days OIL inc ~ l'7'' ",,S'' Guy ''''
0Il0o' u'''''" n'' mummy '"'""'''
"i mlll'oN'' inc h'l'''a ",to ",
"aH'H"d ny ''py @'" an" an WV y
upon '"' i"'0'a ''" 10 u' 7"aP'""'u
between S''"'"'' ANA u'so'l' ""'"
they uaa I'''N'I'N .i"h 'u'H d"
'oAir1,l"n we ai'ouoh i"aAl''"'l"''"
from potatoes az " cost OF ABOUT WY
cents a gallon was c"Io'oa, p"''.'u
and rotailcd At l. cents drink. Us.
uaiIy the manager OF the nearest mihe
received a salary from me syndicate
70 close his eyes to the analF' ana the
majority OF the detective force IKE
wise received a salary from TWO d'ue'.
eut and. theoretically opposing pow
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The Market Square.

Hcdd anu streaming Win DlbtI. Nv -
flung out Of the compound
The Market Square.
OF course in johannesburg there is
the great market square, a feature
common TO all South African cities,
which are built about them When
one Of the frequent tOrnadOes comes
along 1t becomes a reservoir Of dust,
which inyades every corner Of the
town, compelling the housewife to en-
gage in an additional spring clean
ing" Every morning the square is
filled with great, pQnderous OK wagons,
something like the old prairie schooner
Of the type which has been used in
South Africa for the past century,
and has protected many little settle
ment from massacre. When, during
one Of the continuous native risings,
a hostile army of tribesmen menaces
town, the inhabitants at once go
into "laager," forming an encampment
behind bulwark Of wagons fastened
together, the duesselboom or center
pole of each, against which the oxen
are fastened in pairs, being locked
into the hind wheels Of the wagon adj
jacent, ana the spaces between the
wheels being piled nigh with sacks of
maize. Seldom or never has such a
barricade been overwhelmed. 1t was
In such wise that, early in the last
century the Beers oyercame the
hordes Of the treacherous Dingaan, the
Zulu king, the men firing from behind
these defenses with their elephant
guns, while the women in the inside
of the square loaded and passed up
the rifles. These wagons are more
like caravans. The produce IS stacked
upon the front portion, behind which
there is a sitting room, covered with a
white, waterproof canvas, stretched
upon hoops, beneath which is the
kartel, or family bedstead, wooden
| frame interlaced with strips OF hippo.
! potamus hide, on which the entire
family sleep in their clothes