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The oasis., 1909-08-14

The Nogales & Santa Cruz County Board of Trade has now completed successfully the third year of its existence, and in order that it may be seen how necessary to the community it has become, and how imperative 1t is that the organization should be continued and allowed to widen its scope, it will not be amiss to glance for moment at the things for which it has stood, and the things at which it has aimed, as we'll as the more tangible things it has actually brought to successful conclusion.
 That phase of the matter so apt ly illustrated by the tale of the old man who showed his boys that you could break bundle of sticks if taken separately, but that the bundle as a whole would resist all attacks, has been so thoroughly demonstrated by the history of this organization that it is probable that none of our mer- chants would care to look forward to the future conduct of business in Nogales, without its assistance. While the influence of the Board may not measure up very large from cursory glance at the bal ance sheet, it is wise to remember that the growth of most things is not so plainly seen in early stages as later. The history of the Boards activity in behalf of the merchants in dealing with transportation companies, has demonstrated be- yond cavil the important fact that railroad companies grant conces- slons to trade organizations, where single individual, be he ever so important, would receive little con- sideration. That the city of Mo- gales, at this crucial time, while the question of new adjustment oi rates, to meet new extension ol lines is being made, cannot afford to lose the prestige which the Board of Trade has given us, goes without saying. Railroads do not grant the most satisfactory tariff; to the indifferent. Railroad tariff: may be a dull subject to the un' mated, but every business man here tonight knows that these same tariffs hold it within their power to make or break the community First then, the Board has made 8 record as a skillful arbitrator be tween the merchants and the rail roads.
 Perhaps there may be some her, who look back to the promises of ; public building for Nogales, anC fellerate for the hundredth tim, that the building is no neare realization than before the BoarC 1l Trade came into existence nome was not made in a day, anC 'he present situation of affairs witl regard to this building, whicl would be of so much use to Nogales s that of the knot which waver rom one side to the other and bacl ana forth across the chalk line of tus,oi'war. The bill has been in ;t ;%tGSauced, and will certainly pass |" mas steady and continuous sup ,E RU'V from this end of the line ia n"ete are a number of other town
 U Arlzona desirous of securin
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~N'N~SN$N NAANNN N'OSbASp DVnINo cN fore them all in priority of claim, owing to the large number of Gov ernment offices concentrated at this place. The history of secur- ing this building, in the future, as in the past, will certainly rest largely with the Board of Trade As with the railroads, so with our representative in Congress; an organization such as this cannot safely be ignored, if there were any disposition on the part of our Con- gressman to ignore it. But we have every reason to believe that the Congress which convenes the coming winter will pass the bill now before that body for such building at Nogales, provided the citizens of this town do not think the battle won and so get lazy.
 Let us pass now to the matter of irrigation. Perhaps some with out the gift of sight will say: "The same old subject" Yes, "the same old thing" The citizens of Athens, whom we are told in Holy Writ, sought continually in the days of the Apostle Paul for some new thing, brought their city at last to it's destruction.
 Probably no step forward in the
 Boards fight for the irrigation of the Santa Cruz Valley is more mo- mentous than the passage through the last Legislature of a bill pro- viding for the gauging of the Santa
 Cruz river, with the Nogales Board of Trade the depository of the funds for it's maintenance, such funds being appropriated from the Territorial treasury for that pur- pose. It means that this fight is
 no longer one of this town or county. It has enlisted the inter- est and cooperation of the whole Territory. Be sure that this fact
 will not be overlooked by the repre-
 sentatives of the Government. A
 project which can command the
 attention of the Legislature is sure
 to receive careful consideration at
 the hands of the Reclamation Ser
 vice. The opening in this county
 of the largest mine in the world
 would not bring to us the wealth
 and population which the watering of the valley lands would bring.
 True, the Baca Float is still in the courts, but there is little likelihood
 that the grant claimants will ever
 win their case against the settlers, ) and in the pushing of this matter : to secure the interest of the Ma. tional Government in an irrigation
 project, lies one of the strongest weapons for the final abolition oi this fell shadow which has been
 the blight of the valley for so long } The closer attention of the Govern, ment, to the needs and possibilitie: of this valley, which would bt } made imperative by survey fol r an irrigation project, would cer l tainly dispel the last vestiges O !. any possibility that these extensive l and fertile acres would would evel l pass into the hands of a single l owner. Be assured, however, that |, as in the case of government build 5 ings, there are a dozen claimant, \ for every dollar of the million l which are continually pouring { . golden stream into the Govern f ment's Reclamation Service Treas . ury, and the Santa Cruz valle, ]. will not secure its irrigation appro
The oasis., 1909-08-14
THE THIRD YEAR

Annual Report of Operations by the NogAIes and Santa Cruz County Board of Trade, Submitted August 10th, 1909.
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Louis Kaiser, retired American consul at Mazatlan is spending few days in the capital in company with his brother, c. A. Kaiser, re- tired vice-consul at the same place.
 The gentlemen are on their way to Europe for a visit of two years, and they are now guests at the American club. Louis Kaiser left Germany in 1858, fifty-one years ago to come 10 America.
 During the past twelve years he has been doing excellent service as American consul at Mazatlan. He is firmly convinced that the west coast country is destined to become in the near future one of the finest and richest parts of the republic. In speaking yesterday on this sub- iect to a representative of The Mexican Herald Mir. Kaiser said:
 "The future of the state of Sina- loa looked rather uncertain for a long time, but the advent of the Southern Pacific railroad through that country has changed the as- pect of things very materially dur ing the past few months. The es- tablishment of transportation facil- ities has tapped one of the richest agricultural and mining districts in the republic of Mexico, and it has made possible also the carrying on of a number of enterprises that heretofore could not be thought of seriously.
 STATE OF SINALOA.
 "The state of Sinaloa has an area of about 29,000 square miles, and is inhabited by about 300,000 peo- pie. Most of these are Mexicans. This makes an average of about ten persons to the square mile of territory.
 There are not so many foreign CTS in the state and those that are there are to be found mostly in the cities and mining districts. The foreign population is made up for the most part of Americans and Spaniards and they are engaged principally in the mining industry. The state is wonderfully rich as an agricultural and mineral belt, and 1 am of the opinion that it has been overlooked to great extent by those seeking profitable invest. ment in Mexican holdings.
 PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS.
 "The principal products of the country at the present time are henequen and tomatoes. It is only during the past few years that the attention of the people has been called to the production of these commodities especially for exporta' ton purposes. Both are fine pay ing propositions when they arc properly handled and facilities arc close at hand. The building of the Southern Pacific through this bel has done much to foster the further development of its agricultural pos abilities because it has opened { market for the surplus production Such a condition was not though of previous to the advent of tn, ! iron horse.
 "A great deal of henequen is nov being raised for the purpose of ex portation and it finds a ready mar
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 in Yucatan. The tomatoes are be- ing raised in the Mazatlan district and are of the best quality that can be obtained anywhere.
 TOMATOES TO SAN FRANCISCO.
 During the past year, I believe that more than 100000 crates of tomatoes have been shipped from the Mazatlan district alone. Most and in fact all of these have been sent direct to the San Francisco markets where they found a ready sale. The principal advantage that we enjoy over the California grow CTS is that our season for picking comes at time of the year that is known as the winter season in Cal ifornia, and this fact gives us the assurance of good price for all our vegetable products as the mar ket is not glutted at such time by home products.
 "Any of the fruits that can be grown in any of the tropical coun- tries can be grown in the state of Sinaloa, and the quality and quan- tity of the products are as good as can be found anywhere on the con- tinent.
 "The land has always been and is even now being titled in the most primitive manner possible. That is with the proverbial wooden blow and the yoke of oxen. This of course will change rapidly now and give way to the more advanced methods of agriculture. It would seem, however, that the future de- velopment of the country will de- pend entirely on the efforts of the foreigner as the native seems to make little progress. This fact alone makes the chances for profit able investment much better than they would otherwise be.
 THE MINES OF sINALoA.
 "The mineral wealth of the state is proverbial. Baron von Hum- boldt who was and is yet one of the acknowledged authorities on subjects pertaining to the resources of the Pacific coast gave a glowing account of the mineral wealth of that section of the country, more than fifty years ago. And later de- velopment show that he was per- fectly correct in his judgment.
 HAVE NEEDED TRANSPORTATION.
 "There are hundreds of mines in that section of the country that can be made to produce good ore. The men who formerly worked them have been forced to suspend operations because of the lack of transportation facilities. All of the ore as we'll as the supplies for the camps had to be brought into and out of the country on the backs of mules. A mule cargo was estimated at about three hundred pounds, and the cost of transportation varied greatly according to whether the season was wet or dry. This made the operation of a mine pro- ducing average grade ore absolute ly impossible, a condition which, however, has changed now.
 WIDE VARIETY OF MINERAL. "In the northern part of the country there are any amount of rich copper and lead mines, while in the other mineral belts the mines are of gold and silver. All of these mines can he made to nru-
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SlNAL0A.

Ex-consuI Louis Kaiser, From Mazst- Ian, Visiting the City of Mexico, Gives Through the Mexican Herald an Account of the Great State.
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ket as it is of a quality equal if not superior to that which is raised in Yucatan. The tomatoes are be- ing raised in the Mazatlan district and are of the best quality that can be obtained anywhere.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
Roman Camp In Wales.

In connection with the excavations
of the great Roman camp at Caer-
sus. Montgomeryshire, Prof Bosan-
quet, who is In charge Of the explor-
ing party. has succeeded in opening
up the western portion Of the camp.
unearthing complete hot air system
situated beneath the floors of the
rooms. The floors were supported on
a number of stone pillars two feet
square and two feet high. Flues were
laid beneath to carry the hot air from
the furnace, and these have been
found in an excellent state Of preser-
walton Outside the huge rampant OF
clay the workmen have come across
trenches which surrounded the camp.
The granary has been opened up for
its whole length and measures 93H
feet. This building was strongly
built and was rooted with slabs Of
stone.-LOndon Standard.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
BEST OF DESSERTS
DESIGNED TO BE PREPARED AND
SET AWAY.
Various Frozen Dainties to Take Turns
with Fruits and Melons Of the
Season-Delicious French
Ice Cream.

For the hot days Of summer 1 know
the mothers and little cooks will be
deeply interested in cold desserts of all
kinds-dishes that can be made early in
the morning and set away, as we'll as
various frozen dainties. 1t is we'll to
enjoy the delicious fruits and melons
In their season-and really nothing
finishes of a dinner better after a
close. warm day-but stin we all know
now to make light buildings and jel-
lies Tor a change. But when the very
hottest days come we all like the good
thlngs that come from the ice cream
freezer
The up-to-date freezers do their
work very quickly. the great secret
being to have the ice broken up in
very fine pieces or crushed in a strong
bag A good rule to follow for mixing
with salt is as follows: For ice cream
three parts ice to one part salt For
mousses, etc, equal parts ice and salt
lhen be sure to get the top of the can
on tightly, and when you are ready to
remove it be careful to first brush
aside all Ice and salt, SO that not one
~NA ROooAOAg Get lnlO the
freezer.
A delicious French ice cream has
Tor its foundation a custard made by
beating up, first the yolks of three
eggs very light, adding a pinch of
salt, one cupful sugar and two cupfuls
OF milk. Cook this in a double boiler
until 1t coats the spoon, but no not al
low 1t to boil. or it will curdle. Cool.
navor with a teaspoonful of rich va
nilla. add one pint of cream and
freeze.
FOR rich chocolate ice cream,
make as above directed, only add to the
custard before cools two ounces of
grated. unsweetened chocolate which
mas been set in a pan of hot water
long enough to allow II to melt. This
takes but few minutes, however,
Boston Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Bible Sch, I
every Sunday at Y.45 a m. Preachn
hrst and third Sundays 8 .. M: Eecoi Il
AMI fourth Sunday morning. vt il a. m.
Prayer meeting We ne-dav evening at 8
p. N. q. 5. McCleary, pastor.
METHODIST ChURCH, Main Street.
sunday school every SUNDAY at $50 q. VI.
Little Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday y. m. Preaching
drst and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays p. M, fifth Sun
days II a. N. and p. IN. q, c. Rector,
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
Coy School every Sunday ut 10 a. M.
oc--eAcaing first and third Sundays 7. d. 10.
ss'-nnd and fourth Sundays IL a. 10.
r meeting every Friday 7 D. M. q.
Z. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Su
school every Sunday at $50 n. 10. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
II a. IN. and Z. p. III. Preaching fifth
sundays at II q. m. PrayermeetinQ every
"wednesday evening Z p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
OEN.-Preaching on first Sunday at IL a.
n and u. N. s. D. Hall, pastor.
TAZkWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL.
every Monday at p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
Poison In the Middle Anes-

In the middle ages so little was
known Of toxicology that all sudden
or mysterious deaths were attributed
to poison, but in the light OF modern
knowledge many of these are now
easily explained by such diseases as
appendicitis or gastric ulcer
Even the Borgias can be absolved
from many of the poisonings laid to
their charge.
Nevertheless, from very early times
in Italy poison was a favorite means
of removing an enemy. In England.
France and Germany cruder methods
of vengeance prevailed and it was not
until the sixteenth century that the
Medici introduced poisoning into
France. The fashion spread with ter
rible rapidity and poison was en-
ployed in every rank of society to get
rid of inconvenient persons.
The art introduced into France by
Catherine de Medici and her follow
ers took root so deeply as to bios
som later into the black. magic %
Louis XIV.'s reign.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
The Home

A reader who makes her own floor
hller uses old tissue paper with thick
flour paste.
No soap on window panes! Rub
them with either alcohol or ammonia
to make them shine.
The addition of beaten egg to the
mashed potatoes used for potato cakes
VIII be found well worth while.
A splendid cement for china is made
by mixing plaster of paris into a
thick solution of gum arabic and wa
ter.
Stains and discolorations on tin.
ware can be removed by dipping a
damp cloth in common soda and rub
bling briskly.
instead of parchment for Jam Gov
ers try tissue paper dipped in milk.
II pressed down neatly 1t will re-
quire no string to tie il on.
When making plum butter leave a few
seeds IN the butter. They sink to
the bottom of the vessel and when
stirred. prevent scorching.
If the tops of young turnips are
thoroughly cleaned they can be used
with the diced turnips and be boiled
the same as cabbage They make a
very good dish.
Broken orris root has more Of the
odor of violets and is better than
the powdered variety. When placed
In bureau drawers it imparts a deli.
cate fragrance to the contents.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
NJ " Norfolk & Western
Schedule In Effect June 20, 1909.
Leave Tazewell Daily for Bluefield
ll:l3 a. M. SOC p. m.
For Norton
1924 q. no. 3:05 p. m.
LEAVE BLUKFIKLD.
EAST BOUND.

500 a. N. for Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Norfolk and all points OH Shenandoah
Division. Pullman sleeper and Cafe Gar
to Roanoke. Pullman sleeper Roanoke to
New York, via Hagerstown. Parlor car
Roanoke and Norfolk.
7:20 a. N. daily for East Radford, Roam
oke and Norfolk. Pullman Parlor
car Roanoke and Norfolk.
1910 p. m. daily for Roanoke, Lynchburg
and intermediate stations and the Sbeu-
endoah Valley. Pullman sleeper Gary
to Philadelphia and New York via Hagers-
town. Cafe car.
9:l8 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Richmond. Norfolk. Pullman sleeper to
Norfolk. Roanoke to Richmond cafe car
WEST BOUND.
500 a. M. for WEIGH and lO:45 a. 10.
for williamson.
$40 a. N. for WEIGH, williamson, Ke-
nova, Portsmouth, Columbus and points
West. Pullman sleeper to Columbus
Cafe dining care.
2:l5 p. m. for Gary and intermediate
stations. Pullnan sleeper. Cafe car.
500 p. NJ. for WEIGH, williamson, Ke
nova, Portsmouth, Cincinnati, Columbus
st. Louis and the West. Pullman sleepers
to Cincinnati and Columbus. Cafe car.
For additional information, apply AT
ticket Office or to
w. B. BEVILL, M. F. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Ira. Pass. Agt.
Roanoke. Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
Jay Cookies First Job.

Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky.
o., Aug. 10, 1921. In those early days
Sandusky was practically an Indian
village, and Jay Cooke was the first
white child born in the settlement.
The name Of Jay was chosen by his
father as an evidence of the high es-
TEEN in which Chief Justice Jay was
held by the Cooke family. Although
Cook, ST., in the years when Jay was
obtaining an education. was a very
successful lawyer in Sandusky. the
boy did not take kindly to legal pur-
suits, but was rather inclined to dues-
tons of business import and finance.
The start of his business life was
made at the very early age Of IA
years. and was the result of a chance
remark by his father who had sold the
family home. The money received by
Cooke, Sr., was in fresh, crisp bills.
These bills were exhibited to Jay and
his brothers, and the father Joking
ly told the boys they would be
obliged to work now as they were
without home. Young Jay took the
incident seriously and at once applied
for a position as clerk in a new store
then opening in Sandusky He was
given the position. Immediately left
school and began his business appren-
tceship.-Moody' Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
OFFICERS REWARD IS AMPLE
"eS'tny maidens Take CSptor Of Bur-
s'ar with Them on a Tour
Through Europe.

because he caught a burglar in the
mousse OF three wealthy maiden sis
eers who conduct a private school ar
trenton, N. J.. Patrolman Hamilton
sp' one OF the most handsome
members of the Trenton police force.
mas been taken to Europe by the sis
,ers as an escort for a three months
toor- The women are the Misses
hmma. Lillian and Mary James. who
iOi many years have had a private
school at 1874 Greenwood avenue.
trenton, where they also reside.
AFTER the robbery of the James
nome some months ago Crisp was
assigned by the police commits
siohers to keep a special watch on
the house. Some time later a bur.
glar gained entrance to the sisters
nome In the evening. but Crisp saw
MN go In through a rear window
ana. following, he dragged the intrud-
er by the heels out from under the
ped OF Miss Emma James and rushed
him to the police station.
For this the sisters were extremely
grateful to the handsome policeman
ana sought means of rewarding him.
They finally decided upon inviting
Crisp to accompany them to Europe
as their protector. The matter. how
ever. had to go before the police
board. At a meeting of the board the
leave of absence was granted the DO
liceman for three months. although
he will receive no pay from the de-
partment during his absence
The party left New York on the
American liner Merton. After arriv-
ing in England they will tour that
country and then go to Ireland and
Scotland. Following this they will
spend some time in France. Germany.
Holland. Hungary. Austria. Italy and
Switzerland. Patrolman Crisp will al
ways be on hand to save the spin
sters from annoyance in their travels.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
Innocence.

Have you an antler from a buck ?"
asked the man in evening clothes as
he entered the dusty little shop of
the taxidermist
'Er-yes," responded the proprie.
tor. but we usually sell the antIers
in sets. Isn't it rather unusual to ask
tor one antler?"
1T is. old man; but I'll make n
conHdant of you. Early in the even.
ing l told my wife 1 was going to -
stag supper down at the club and sb,.
made me promise that | would bripo
her horn from the stag, so I'll hav,
to keep my PROMISE"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30
First Shot in Franco German Wa

First Shot in Franco-German War.
1t will be news to many people that
Count Zeppelin fired the first shot Of
the Franco-German war.
This was in the cavalry engagement
of Neiderbronn. which opened hostili-
ties in July. 1870. the count then be-
ing a young officer of hussars. The
party which he commanded made a
sudden and daring raid across the
frontier into Alsace. when some valu-
able information as to the French dis
positions was acquired
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-09-30

Two cups OF brown sugar, one-half
cup of butter. three eggs. one cake Of
shaved chocolate dissolved in one
half cup of very hot black coffee). one
level teaspoon soda (dissolved in one
half cup of thick. sour cream or milk
two cups Of -four. The sour milk
makes the cake richer and the coffee
improves its flavor. If you make this
in layers. try marshmallow filling.
and. of course, you can use white in
stead of brown sugar in cake if pre-
ferred