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for by the president. The floral decora-
lions for these functions cost him MOTH
Ing, however,, as they come from tho
White House greenhouses, and the mu-
sic is also free, being furnished by tho
famous marine band, which now has Il
special dress uniform for all White
House entertainments.
Tho homo luXuries of the yemode}cl
White House inclEde, on the first floor,
four magnificent parlors-the great
East room, with It's 5000 piano, where
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have Civ
en- their musicals: the adjoining green
parlor, now ~refurnished in the style
OF the First empire; similarly fur
nfshed, the blue parlor, where the pres
idcnt receives his guests on all state oc-
c%asions; the red parlor, In the same
empire style as the other two, and used
as a smoking room for family guests;
the magnificent state dining room, with
it's tapestries and trophies OF the hunt,
which President Roosevelt had u
larged to hold 100 dinner guests, instead
of 40. and the adjoining private dining
room.
wheat, OF its cattle So to 40 per cent;
of its corn so to So per cent.
BY the side Of a superficial success
Il waste is going on that is simply APP
railing. Education is needed to stop
}at waste. Whereas, we AVE coal de-
its good for $500 years, at an out
put of 400 million tons a year, experts
like Mr.. Carnegie, Professor Shaler and
otnefs are Warning us that our waste
full habits may lead to q loss Of our
entire coal supply in less than 300
years. Their has been wanton waste
In our woods. We are face to face with
q lumber famine, whereas a little wis
DOM, based upo education, upon what
might easily have been learned would
have made our forests q constant
source of power and profit.
Our educational system is sui g%eneris.
In buildings and equipment we beat
the world. In pay, no nation touches
US. 1t costs us more to keep up our
educational plants than il costs for
nearly all the educational plants Of
continental Europe combined. What Is
put into armies over there we put int1
schools. We pay our teachers dollars
to the quarters paid by others. We
furnish schools. apparatus, books and
instruction free. What is the result?
When we want high grade workmen
we have to go abroad for them. Very
few OF u boys and girls graduate
from our colleges-only one out OF
| 5very 12O,
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WHAT The NEXT OCCUPANTS OF
The WHITE HOUSE WILL ENJOY

yet a bed OF roses by any means. Tho
first lady of the land" will not bd
worried much by housekeeping details,
AT a salary OF 1880 a year. the gov-'
eminent provides her with a steWards
whose duty 1T will be to engage all sere
wants. give orders to the h~ousekeeper,
and do all OF the ordinary marketing IND
Il government wagon provided for the
This important functionarN
will be y sworn government Official,
who. under terms of a bond OF SIC, 600.
given before he enters office, will bo
personally responsible for all govern-'
mcnt property used in the Whital
House This includes table linen.
plate, glass, furniture, carpets md Or,
nanents. Whenever the next first lady:
OF the and wishes any repairs mads
she will call upon the engineer OILS
GER of tho army. who is detailed I'm the
dual capacity OF superintendent of pub
lie buildings and grounds and mastrr
OF ceremonies at the White House. lilo
will be allowed o $4,000 II year fer
the care OF and refurnishing of tho
mansion. an equal moun for repairs,
$4,000 for fuel. 2 1000 for greenhouses;
and 81, 900 for taking care Of the White
House grounds. All food bills. include
ing those which the president must
contract for the four annual state bans
qu~ests-costing about 81 900 apiece-oH
for extraordinary state dinners res
quired by the presence of distinguished
f~orpipDerS I'm WASHINGTON. must be mad
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Like Man, Like Typewriter.

IFOTH 0He Ne" iUTk SUN.
lit is d to note" said the man who
repairs typewriters, chow the machine
seems in many cases to reflect the per
sonality of the owner and user. / have
seer 1T q good many times, when 1
am going around in the urs of my
work. Take, for instance. a new and
slightly stiff typewriter, owned by q
man OF nervous temperament and
quick action. A man like that will
have the machine working in u short
time so that it will fit in With which
characteristic action. The sort of man
OF whom one speaks inevitably as
dashing off a letter is the kind [ mean.
He'll get the typewriter going for him
so that it cannot print slowly. 1t Will
carry less volatile writer's along with
1t when they, use the machine by
chance. Then. again. if a man has the
habit Of writing very slowly. perhaps
with a heavy touch. 1t ont be Ion.
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tn. New Watch.

The young graduate drew forth a fine
gold watch.
please regulate this he said.
"a graduation present, eh:" said the
matchmaker. "Now listen, and I'll give
YOU some pointers about how to keep this
watch in fine condition.
"Mind it in the morning instead OF at
night.
"At least once II year have 1T oiled.
Remember tina its balance swings 1900
times a year-all on one little drop OF oil.
A wheelbarrow wouldn't stand such
treatment. 1t would shrek for fabrication:
but the small voice OF the watch cannot
be heard.
after merding or cleaning. examine
YOUR watch's screw heads and frames.
If they are scratched, the workman has
been careless. He is a maj to be avoided.
Patronize him no more.
Don't grunble If your handspring
breaks. This accident Is due to some
nknow condition of the weather. There
are handspring epidcmics, like influenza
ones. Just now such an epidemic ia afoot,
j nave taken out 20 fractured main
Sprinys this week"
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THE PRESIDENTS HOME.

TORS. hills "a nav for ao;nc t,,o co,,
mander-in-chie of rho ,,n,s ana no ",
hc NAV cali On rneS,lar s,,,.yao,s nart
Of whose off;cial dntv Il ;s 10 civ. NOD
ical attention TO officers and their fam
lilies.
TO keep natty details awas from, hin,
he viii have an Office force receiyine.
SCI 900 a wear headed by u private sec
for such contingent exneases os STA.
tioncry. record hooks reference hooks
kilograms. office furnishinrs r,aintnn'
ance of Office. horses carri,eas h.,-
ness, etc. he win he allowed 500 onn I,
wear, His oricinl ~ enra y,iiI
go free in the mails. and his secreta-
ries viii open AN of his letters saSo
those containin. the nriyate mari. on
fdca to relatives and very intimate
/ friends. ONLY communications or Inn
rortance viii eyer be shown him tho
others being referred ia the diffarent
secretaries will have forms for answer.
ing tho various LETTERS which rn,,,ain i,
his office. and lie viii have to dictate
individual replies TO only a small ncr-
centage
Uncle Sam Will nav the va,nt who
shaves him. cuts his hair and caros fo,
his wardrobe, the maid who wajls mon
his wife. the groom of his stables anj
also his stable laborers. the lam.
dresses VINO care for the White House
linen and the CORPS OF house servants
who dust. scrub. wait on table and
polish up the handle of tho MIG front
door. But his and othnr sor.
wants hired for purely personal service
he will have to pay out of his own
pocket: and he viii have TO nrovidn
his own riding and driving horses as
Wei, as their oats. But, like any other
high officer of the army. he viii no
provided with an orderly to fetch and
take his mount and accomnanv HIN
when riding abroad. while a nottv on
Ger OF the navy will be detained TO raise
and lower the flag which indicates the
presence when flown over the White
House. Some time ago n house ser
want few this flag in distress. with the
ensign down. and this signal being a
lust cause for alarm for the president,s
safety, 1t was deemed hest Ia mako a
regular sailor for 81
on the upper floor. reached NV an
electric elevator. there now are eight
bedrooms. with a private bath to each
suite: the president. study and a Largo
library. where Mr.. Roosnvelt's s,1ccess-
or can enjoy a val11able collection Of
books gradually bv nresi.
dents from the time OF Fillmore 10 tho
present .jme. In the basement tho
new lady of tbe White House viii and
two modern itchens a large la1ndru
and a wonderful nantrv conin,ninu an
electric dish heater with n canacity nf
5000 plates. At the state dinners over
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New York, Special: Brighton Beach
ifs arranging E surprise for the beach
'combers and worshippers of Neptune
for next season in the establishment of
an ocean power developing plant. which
with the newly acquired 40 foot ocean
frontage will involve the expenditure
of nearly So, DOC. 600.
Five hundred feet OF the bulklead,
together with ell of the stone wall eN-
cept two feet of its foundation. is to be
torn down to permit the ocean to sweep
an and deposit a natural bathing beach.
This is to be faced with a horseshoe
shaped casino. with 200 rooms on the
second f'oor facing the sea. Within the
Semi-circle enclosure seaward will be
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Talisrnans in Malta.
From the London Standard

FlOl11 k4lo A<SA3AO1A
There are still to be found in Malta
q number of small stones shaped and
oolored like the eyes, tongues and 9TH
or parts of serpents. The superstitious
among the Maltese connect these With
the tradition that st. Paul when ship
wrecked was cast on their island, and
that it was there that While lighting a
bundle of sticks for q fire a viper fast
ened on the apostles hand. ST. Pau.
calmly shook the reptile off into the
flames and no harm followed. The ma
tivcs wear these stones as talismans,
in which character they suppose them
serviceable in warding off dangers from
snake bites and poisons. They are
found in st. Paul's cave. Embedded III
clay, and are set in rings and brace
let's, and when DUNE to be in the shape
of a tongue or yer or heart are hung
around the neck. They are also taker
internally, dissolved in Wine. which
method is attended, according to sons
people, by more Immediate results.
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TURBINE FoR. ocEhs1 P5&y.R gLalsy At BelGKraSB E.Aa

erected q band stand and outdoor din
ing lawn. A new board walk will be
constructed and lined with lighthouses.
With q runway under the board walk
for the batllers.
The power plant is to furnish light.
heat and power directly from the seq
1t is to be equipped with four wave
turbines weighing 81 tons each, the
largest ever built for any purpose
which will develop and generate power
directly from the waves INC all the
conflicting forces of the sea. Each tur-
bine will be IA feet high and Ii feet In
diameter. The Brighton Beach oceal
power plant will be the largest OF It's
Kind in the world.
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Mr.. Roosevelt Has Changed
Things Around in the
Executive Mansion.
CONGRESS is GENEROUS
Uncle Sam Will Take Good
Care of Man Who Wins
November Contest.

Tho great goal which the Candidates
for the presidency Seek has certain APP
p~artenances which. aside from the
gl5ly and honor. Responsibility and
power of the position. are not unattrae-
tive al amy time, and since Theodore
Roosevelt became president SOM of
them are moro desirable than ryer. For
Instance. The presi MIS- salary ia $780,
Gee for thc term, s!37 4: day, $3.50 an
hour, t7ia cents 4 minute, says j. Z.
Watkins in IN. New York Tribune. But
NJ. Roosevelt mas tiNed 1T 50 that his
successor will enjoy . much more com
Portable. dignitied and decent manner
of living than tina. which confronted
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Elm when he moved INTO ,he
FIAT witch Uncie sam ,hen held in re-
serve for presidents over his little mu-
scum at sixteenth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue. The next president will
rot have to be beholden TO the shrewd
generosity of the railroads whenever
ne wishes 10 comply with popular de-
niand for the presence here and there.
There viii always b" on hand in the
viii - -,ou :, ns ~ ' =. INA
~. -, ,T f."Sr.,. ~. ~ - 49, ,n,te
~ wy s1'7 ." ~ -" ''N'
~. r,,..,. a.,s ,..,l, p,,,
- -, wh az $500 o,1ntr..-,. ~ nc
>%hen l,o nrst a,a IN. t,nni. casiiod
49, w. ~" ha ~" 80. u, I.nn,a
g., 10 -, i, :. .t,,a fa, hin,
80 - ;,de,e :, "a. :, n,.,. ~ ,,rsaon, and
ono amd ~, No d., - . 100 o,to,. ~
oaiaas iio NV ~. 80 = ,n,oa haI,
gi,fsts we're ,,,akinr tbei, ayita o,,t az -
tSa1t v,,dor. 49, ~ ,r. siidan, ,5in,NN
vnlf co,,it;n,, ,ana . hatb I'm hi. own
~conccstyd sI,ite of liytng rooms without
paar or so,,. in,,,,asr' s ,nnn;,,o M hin,
49, hi. ~, !, !, 90. 49, s III. ,,it
S,al tro,,, , ,tay, ~ w. f,%-,tn,,, S,,,no
fsan,,ant,.a h1. oaiaa ssattSrs M
ponsevnl, to,9 -ba laa..o,. n, <,,,, c,.,es
.j,.t ,ba nresijan, Of ss.nnr+,t,n ma.
rin1 sbo,,ld i've ,ss1,ertablv 1,Si he go,
am apnronriaticn WIN N l. ,e,j To clsar
bie sIsen;nm flon, a - its rG,. sbon am.
n,sv. lie n7ovoa ,b.s l,tt, =. Ia ;, nov,
witr d he'd roo,ns mud hatb. had
the hl,i1ding ,e.toraG IT, 40 e,ioina1
arcbitec+,,,nI ,sranaa,,, h,l lie bizar.c
and rocoro 1,Irri.bings cni1 nj a1,e,ion
and had il ,o1rror,ta1 and ref,rnishad
N, si,1nlo h,,. ! sstc ,,ona t,ste
80. a.-
presidency a safer oflce.
Thanks to congress also the pres.-
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A party OF scotsmen had been having a
little celebration In a Canadian township.
and unsteady We're the steps on the home
going in the morning. One fell by the
wayside, and called for help from another
wayfarer. The would-be good Samaritan
tried to steady himself as he looked down
upon the fallen one, and then settled mat.
ters by saying: Il Gamma help We up
but III lie doom aside ye."
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before the machine win begin to adapt
itself to his customs. Some OF those
machines cannot be made to do their
work save according to the scheme by
which they have been trained. It's
all very We'll to speak of m~achine-llke
accuracy, and so on, but machines APP
parently have their human side, be-
cause they are ready imitators and do
their best to fit in with the peculiar
| lties of those With whom they work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13
Suspicious.

ETOm tn6 dSHIH&COn Star.
Senator Penrose, a few days before
he set out on his hunting trip in the
Rockies, said of a political movement
to a political reporter in Philadelphia:
h words are suspicious, like the
words Of a wine merchant and his wife.
This couple We're inspecting a build
ing on the Penrose estate tina they
thought of renting. The water was,
unfortunately. poor.
Tasting the water. frowning and
shaking his head, the merchant said:
Ut would do, at a pinch, for my in
ferior wines; but how about my cha
teau and vintage wines?'
"'Couldn't o filter 1t?' the VITO
asked"
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They confiscated Il.

Tom-She went abroad to complete
her education.
Dick-After a Commute conversation
with her I'm convinced that she
couldn't get it pas the custom house
officials.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

The Kansas City Times has noticed
that the kind of oil the politicians
get smeared with doesn't make them
slick.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

"A really clever woman says the
bachelor OF the New York Press, sis
too clever to show It,"
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1t takes about 1000, 900 cords OF wood
a year to make the newspapers thar
go through the presses Of New York
city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

N man." says the Topeka State
Journal" should ever speak Of the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

Opportunities, like some shrewd poll
ticians. wear gum shoes, says the ST.
Louis Times.
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Mr.. Nervce--I come, sir. to ask you
for the hand of your daughter.
her mother is dead; She is all (
AVE left.
Mr.. Nervee-You've given her a fine
recommendation, sir, a fine recommen-
datiOn.
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He-That man worked hard and in
dustriously. and is one of the richest
man in the city. He came here wears
ago without a shirt on his back and
now he has millions.
She-lndeed! How many does he
wear at one time, pray?
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From Puck.
Seldum Fedd-Me and me frien' amt
no tralnps maddim; We're a couple o.
wealthy clubmen. walking across de
continent on Il wager.
Mrs. Flint (coldly)-Hurry along,
then, or you'll lose YOU bet.
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Sure Not.
tor-That expression is too ha

Editor-That eNpression is too hack
neYed.
acted as q body"
Reporter-Gee whiz! You surely
don't expect a jury TO act as a brain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

Hotel Clerk-Most people around
here throw a tit when they get their
hills
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

Edith-Do you remember when I re-
jected Mr.. King about a month agof
And he said he certainly would pine
away and die. and l would be his muir
deress?
Mabel-Yes.
Edith-well. I Just met him on tho
street walking with another girl, and I
actually believe the fellow has gained
20 pounds.
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May says 1t is amazing how many peo-
pie are heross-to hsar them tell u
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13
At the Summer Hotel

New Arrival notice that that sign
says doctor always in attendance,a
The oasis., 1908-09-12

This week the cement walks have been laid along Terrace avenue in front of the property of Captain L. w. Mix and prepara- ton is in hand for the walk in front of L. B. Feischer's property THE OASIS office.
 We have some swell Parisienne Parasols which we will sell with 25qd discount. LA MoDA.
 Yesterday evening there arrived from the north Mir. L. R. White of St. Davids, far and widely known as "the sweet potato king" who today is visiting the line city for the first time. Mir. White has a fine ranche on the San Pedro, in the St. David's region, where he has made a speciality of sweet DO tatoes several years, and his ship ments each year aggregate many tons. He is arranging to have his potatoes handled in Nogales. Mir. White is an old friend of THE OASIS people, who knew him i'll northwest New Mexico nearly twenty years ago. He is sterling
 man and first class farmer.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

Saturday evering an automobile ran down and severely injured a ten year old boy. near the bridge across the arroyo at the west end of the municipal building in Nogales, Sonora. The wheels on one side of the machine ran across the abdomen of the un- fortunate lad, creating dangerous internal injuries.
 Gail at LA MoDA" and see our new line of French Challies; very pretty and tasty designs.
 The association which bought from the importers last year the l imported French Percheron stallion Gerbin have sold the animal to Mir. Milton Bohall who has associated with him in the management MT J. E. Harper. The horse will be in ser vice at stated days the entire length of the Santa Cruz valley, from the international line and from Noga- gales to Tucson. Mir. Harper will ! go to Tucson with the animal early next week, and when he returns ar itinerary will be arranged anc announced.
The oasis., 1908-09-12
Metal Quotations.

Following are the market quota ,;nns on metals for today: Copper, 134@ 13f cts. per lb. Lead. per 100 lbs. 4.55@4.60 Silver, per oz., 5l9 cts. New York City, Exchange l.O1 Pesos. Bullion value 45 Mex. Dol. (local) 454
The oasis., 1908-09-12
NocALEs NOTES.

Hand made Spanish Linen Lace. LA MoDA.
 Mir. Frank Fitch is up from Cerro Prieto.
 Only the best in Mems Wear at The Boston Store Inc. Doctor F. Aguilar of Hermosillo was among the visitors at the line city Wednesday.
 Monday Mir. Ed. Gonzales, of the Boston store at 6uaymas, was visitor at Nogales.
 Just opened a beautiful line of Ladies' Hand E mbr old cred Chemise. LA MoDA. Wednesday night Mir. and Mrs. Dalzell of Guaymas were at Noga. les en route to Fl Paso for medical attendance for their baby which was very i'll and not expected to live.
 "The American Lady" the most elegant and stylish shoe made Sold only at the Red House, Ramon Vasquez.
 The Tucson Star of yesterday states that Mir. E. A. Mcfarland has resigned the post of chief en' gineer of the Randolph railway lines and is succeeded by Mr. k. L Drane.
 Mrs. Griswold is in receipt of postal card from Mrs. c. E. Perkins who is visiting in Hartford, Con necticut. The lady wrote that sh is enjoying her stay in "the nutmei state."
 Mir. A. H. Saleeby of the Racke Store is completing arrangement to start loan office and pawn broking establishment, which WI be open and ready for bushes within a short time.
 Early in the week MT. Carlo H. Araiza of the Boston store wa in Guaymas on business for ths establishment. He returned Wee nesday evening and went to CaI anea yesterday.
 Mir. J. Lindsay roadmaster ot u Sonora railroad came up tro Guaymas Monday evening and r turned Thursday morning with h family. His oldest son has bee quite i'll and under the care Dr. Chenoweth, but now has ful recovered.
 The Tucson Star of Thursd' notes the presence in that city MT. J. A. Cashion, lone of the m ot this section most heavily intt esIed in mining pr' lects Tn oonora Mir. Cashion is general manager the Grant Brothers Constructi' Company, which is building "a ways in Sonora and Sinaloa.
 A small block of stock in Four Metals Mining Company m be bought at the low price of thlr five cents per share by addressl 20. box No. 43, Nogales, Arizol This offer will be open but a sh time as developments in The mi are enhancing values very rapid and the plice of shares will SC reach the 5.