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The oasis., 1909-09-11

growing thicker in former seasons, but never any taller than this year." he continued. "Corn on the Williamson valley ranches is fourteen feet high, and the yield will be a prolific one. Other crops are much better than usual and the outlook for the stock interests was never brighter. In fact, vege- tation is hourishing all over the ranges of northern Yavapai county since the recent rains, the growth being unprecedented in my mem- ory." Supervisor Stewart said further that stockmen of William son and adjoining valley antici- pated an excellent fall calf crop at the fall rodeos which will be start ed soon.
 Courier: Residents of the Agua Fria valley report the most prolific corn and hay crops there in many years. Corn, sorghum and cereals of all kinds have grown unusually we'll there this year, although none of the land was irrigated. The valley soil is among the most pro- life in the country but it has not been extensively cultivated for sev- eral years, since a washout in the lower part of the valley cut the river channel several feet deeper allowing the subsoll waters to drain to greater depth. Thomas E. Reynolds, who purchased what is known to pioneers as the "Old Dick Thomas" ranch, returned from the ranch Saturday with a sample of sorghum the stalk meas uring ten feet, ten inches. He has six acres of sorghum, almost every stalk being as long as the sample with a corn patch of several acres which will produce as respectfully as any lands in the other valleys of the country under irrigation.
The oasis., 1909-09-11
ARIZONA NEWS.

tion of the Clara Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining Company's railroad from Bouse to Swansea, who returned to Bouse yesterday, says that he has nine miles of the railroad graded and that track and bridge material is being de- liyered at Bouse. The part of the roadbed finished is over a level mesa. Work is being pushed fast as the weather conditions will per- nit.
 Blade: Maximiano Ramirez drew knife on Havey Elliott, Tuesday, and Harvey promptly shot out his right to the belligerent's jaw with sufficient force to break the jaw bone on both sides. This put an end to the hostilities and also put the aggressor in the hospital for re- pairs. The case was brought be- fore Judge E. B. Devine, Wednes- day, and he gave Ramirez a 15-day jail sentence, which will go into effect as soon as the defendant can be removed from the hospital.
 Wickenburg News: The contract for the completion of the A. x C.. road from Parker to Bengal has been let. The successful bidders are the sons and successors of John Scott, the we'll known railroad con- tractor. The outfit will be shipped to Parker at once. Under the terms of the contract the work is to be completed by May 10th, 1910. The completion of the road means closer connection with Cali iornia and great benefit to every one in this section. It means the rapid opening of one of the richest mineral fields of the world. Hence, great prosperity for Arizona.
 Courtland Arizonan: Reports from the North Star are to the effect that the company is being driven to desperate straits to stop the stealing of high grade ore by the miners working in the shaft So rich is the North Star rock that small quantities, easily secluded yield rich returns. So wholesale has been the footing that it has Curtailed the output of the mine and impaired the efficiency of the company's plant. The manage. ment dares not increase the force greatly by putting on numbers O strange men, until they have secured themselves against "high grading"
 Silver Belt: Owing to the ser lous illness of his wife, it is proba ble that Ralph Cameron, territor lal representative in congress, vii be unable to visit Globe for severa weeks. According to reports re Celved in this city yesterday, Mrs Cameron was taken ill several day
 ago. Since that time her condition
 nas grown serious and it is nov understood that she will be takel to Rochester, Minn., where an oper auon will be performed As tn
 result, Mr. Cameron's visit to Glob . Will be delayed for an indefnit
 period, the time depending upol
 (ae period of convalescence of Mrs Cameron.
 Prescott Courier: "In residenc
 Ol thirty.six years in the county,
 cannot recall season with sucl
 prolific crops as this," Supervise
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
HORSESHOE LUCK.
An Old Myth That Goes Back to the
Greeks and THAR Sea God

An Old Myth That Goes Back to the
Greeks and Their Sea God.
or all the emblems for good fortune
the horseshoe stands among the first.
Everybody knows It is unlucky to pass
a horseshoe on the road without pick
ing 1t up. II is luck emblem of the
greatest power. We are indebted for
this statement to old tales centuries In
age that have descended from father
to son, from mother to daughter.
through the years.
The old myths repay research. The
luck of the horseshoe has a most re-
spectacle beginning 1t is traced to the
religion of the old Greeks and their sea
god, Poseidon. who was Identical with
the Roman sea god Neptune.
To Poseidon horses were sacred. and
to him they were sacrificed. Poseidon
was believed TO have created the first
horse when he struck the ground with
his trident and horse sprang from
the hole. which afterward became
spring. The sea god was the lord of
springs. To him all springs were
ascribed. In the shape of a horse he
sometimes wandered by the shores Of
his ocean domain, and where he struck
his hoofs deeply there the waters gush-
ed out and permanent springs were
found. This is the reason why horse
shoes are reckoned lucky. Going to the
root of the matter, one sees a nature
myth as the root principle. From the
sea- all rain comes. and to the sea all
springs owe primal origin. and to the
rain and the fresh waters. sea derived,
we owe all fertility on earth.
The old Greeks therefore worshiped
Poseidon as the fortune giver through
his springs. They gave him horses. his
precious beasts. and they adored the
footprints Of horses when they found
them. for they might be the very foot
prints of the god himself.
When the horses came to be shod the
transition of the luck emblem from the
footprint itself to the shoe mark, prac-
tically the same thing. was easy.
Pegasus. the winged horse. from
whose hoofs the water springs gushed
copiously when he came to earth, has
been credited with the origin OF the
horseshoe luck.
The horseshoe was specific against
earthquakes. 1t would keep house
safe from harm by earth shaking.
Again one perceives the sea myth
Poseidon was the shaker of the earth.
Team Owners Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
A Mighty Autocrat.

A misguided woman once ven
tured to demonstrate with Worth,
the man milliner, because he
charged her 5000 for dress. "The
goods" said the lady, "could be
bought for 800, and surely the
work of making up would be well
paid for with $25 more" "Mad-
am" replied the outraged tailor,
ego to M. Constant, the painter.
and say to him: Here is canvas
and colors, value 81. Paint me
picture on that canvas with these
paints, and l will pay you 33 1-3
cents What would be the an
swer? Madam, this is no pay
ment for an artist No, but 1 say
more--if you think my terms are
too high keep the dress and pay
me nothing. Art does not descend
to the pettiness of haggling." His
tory does not record the lady's re-
ply.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
THE MAN IN THE STAGE.
A Tragedy of the oIden Days In Now
York CITY.

York City.
good many years ago, long before
Rkyscrapers and rapid transit were
thought of and New York was just
big growing town. they used to tell a
story that was CHASTITY enough to cur
die the blood of the most skeptical
and to keep people of nervous temper
ument awake of nights.
The tale went that of a summer
night a husband and wife. returning
home from the theater. entered Fifth
avenue stage far downtown and for
many blocks were the only occupants.
A little above Fourteenth street, how
ever, the stage came TO an abrupt
stop, the door was opened, and three
young men entered. One of the three
had evidently been drinking heavily.
for his companions were obliged to
help him to his seat. The door was
closed behind them. and the stage con-
tinued it's journey northward.
About ten blocks farther on one of
the young men rose and. bidding his
friends good night. stopped the stage
and alighted. A few minutes later
the second of the three said. "Well.
good night. Dick" pulled the strap.
stepped to the sidewalk and walked
off through one of the side streets.
There remained in the stage only the
husband and wife and the young man
who was obviously under the infu-
ence of liquor and who sat in
crouching attitude In corner Of the
stage under the dim fickering lamp.
After a time the husband noticed
that the young mans head seemed to
be dropping as If In sleep. and. fearing
that he might be borne beyond his
destination. he rose. tapped him on the
shoulder and called attention to the
number of the street they had just
passed. There was no response. and
the husband repeated his words lean
ing over as he did so. Then he sud
denly Strengthened up. turned to his
wife and said quickly. "We will get
out here.''
She began to protest. but he simply
repeated the words, pulled the strap
and helped her to alight. AS they
stood under the corner lamppost she
turned questioningly and asked him
why he insisted on their getting out
of the bus so far below their destina-
tion.
Because" he replied. that young
mans throat was cut from ear to ear"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
THE AGE
WOODSTOCK VERMONT.
A Real Schemer.

For six months she had been plead.
Ing with him to buy an automobile.
"They are too expensive" he pro.
tested for the hundredth time. IF i
bought an automobile would have
to cut down our expenses"
"What ex1enses?" she asked.
why, table expenses. For instance
if l had an automobile couldn't af-
ford to have chicken every Sunday"
She laughed.
"Why, you goose, If you had an au.
tomobile you could run down enough
fowls to have chicken every day. to
say nothing Of big turkeys and nice
roasting pigs. Why is it men haven't
any brains"
And the next day he hustled around
to the nearest dealer and ordered u
racing machlne.-St. Louis Republic
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
obeyina the Autocrat.

That fine old New Englander. DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes. laid down the
rule that the law of the road entities
man to two looks at every pretty
woman. This fair and proper limit
provokes no complaint In Kansas City.
and 1t ia not commonly exceeded.
though we would have to go far afield
to find a locality with more women
worth looking at than are seen on the
streets of Kansas City every day
Kansas City Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Custom and Costume.

"It ia no longer customary for man
to kneel when proposing" said the
sentimental girl regretfully.
"Quite true" answered Miss Cay
enne "That idea went out OF fashion
when mems attire heightened from
knickerbockers into garment which
required care to keep 1t from bagging
at the knees."- Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Last Resort.

Mrs. Crawford-Yo say 1t is lmpos-
sible to get any money out of your
husband. Have you gone about it in
the right way?
Mrs. Crabshaw I've tried every
thing. my dear, except sending him a
Black Hand letter. Brooklyn Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
GETTING Rid of Them.

Stubb-Why in the world is Cranker
devotlng so much time to flying those
model airships? Does he expect to
equal the Wrights?
Penn-No. it's pet scheme of his.
Today he sent up his wife's dog. and
1t never returned. and tomorrow he is
going to send up his wife's parrot IL a
strong wind is blowing.-Denver Re-
publican.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
He that is III to himself will be good
to nobody, Scotch ProvePb.
Tho Gospel Oak.

In the village of Polstead. Suffolk.
England, stands a famous oak which
the rector has proved to be 1000 years
old. The tree has girth of thirty
six feet and has been known always
as the gospel oak. since under 1t the
first Christian missionaries preached to
the heather Saxons thirteen centuries
ago. This event is commemorated
each year by special service held un-
der the tree.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Unusual. but Riaht.

"Curtis," said the teacher, "sup-
pose l had two squash pies and cut
one into six pieces and the other
into twelve pieces. Which pie would
you rather have piece Off"
"The one divided into twelve
pieces" answered Curtis. 'T don't
like squash pie" Chicago News. ;,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Had All tha othars.

Were you ever In love?" asked the
sweet young thing.
mo" replied the bachelor. "but you
can't mention any other fashionable
disease that haven't had."-Detroit
Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Why They Howl.

A.-When I was in the east 1 met
with many begging dervishes.
B.-I thought they called them howl
ing dervishes?
A.-That's what they become when
you don't give them anything. Meg
gendorfer Blatter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Eriqmatieal.

"Little girl, did You ask your mother,
as told you. to lend me some eggs
for my cakeY
"Yes'm, and she said she hadn't no
eggs to lend. but she'd give you
lemon Baltimore American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16

Miss Coy (at the garden parity Let
you kiss me? Certainly not. I've only
known you an hour. Mr.. Hustler
Cooking at his watch,- Well. then. sup.
pose come around In an hour and
quarter?-Boston Transcript
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
Wanted Harmony.

Soda Fountain Attendant--Wha ia
vor. please? silly Young Thing-Have
you anything In pink to match this
gownf-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
A.
Didn't Believe In II,

The Squlre-That's a splendid horse.
Giles. suppose you feed 1t daily
with punctuallty.
Giles Nav. zur. None o. yer moo
tangled foods vur me. Just 'ay and
oats-oats and 'ay.-London Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16

While the Sparrow Cop Looked On.
Ardley Keap-W'y don't ye roll fur
der along under de tree an git out o
de sunshine?
Solon Boddey blame much like
work. Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
The shop is i'm the
Esprit of the Age" office
Elm Street
The Tribune Farmer

Is the best Agricultural paper. 1t comes
every week For $1.5O we send The AGE
and Tribune Farmer Tor one year. To new
subscribers, both papers for $125 for one
year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
THE ELM TREE PRESS
WOODSTOCK VERMONT

This press does work of
the highest grade. 1t tries
always to treat Printing,
not only as if it were a
worthy Trade, but also as
If it were a Fine Art
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-11-16
INSTALL HEAD OF SEMINARY.
Congregational Ministers Hold Trl.
enniaI Meeting In Chicago.

Chicago. Nov. 10.-The eighteenth
triennial convention of the Congrega-
tional church began today at the Chi
cago theological seminary and will
continue through tomorrow. Two
hundred Congregational ministers
from all parts of Illinois. Indiana, Wis
consin, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Neb.
raska, Colorado, North Dakota and
South Dakota are here to take part in
the convention, part of whose duties
will be the revision Of the curriculum
of the seminary to meet the present
needs Of the church and to accord
with recent scientific discoveries.
Tomorrow Rev. Ozora Stearns Da-
Wis will be installed as president of
the seminary. DR.. Davis is a gradu.
ate at Dartmouth, of Hartford Theolo.
gical Seminary. and of the University
of Leipzig in Germany. 1t has been
his speciality to take care of conRre.
cations of differing nationalities. This
recommended him particularly to the
Chicago Theological seminary, which
embraces. Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
and German scholarships. 1t is In
tended to extend the foreign depart.
ments to provide ministers for all the
principal foreign elements in the pop.
ulatlon of the Mississippi valley.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-11-16
MINI. D .NNER IN CHICAGO
NAMES OF GREAT MEN APPLAUD.
ED BY FORMER RESIDENTS.
Plans Arc Completed for Elaborate
Annual Event to Be Held
Dec. 2.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 10.-Minnesota
"Expatriates" to the number of Is, In.
cluding many men prominent in bust.
ness, club and political life. assembled
at Minnesota Dinner" at the Grand
Pacific hotel. The banquet hall was
decorated with roses, ferns and palms
and with many notices peculiar to
Minnesota. Names of men from that
state who have loomed large in the
national life brought rounds of ap.
plause and all the diners, although
bound to their new fields of endeavor,
renewed their VOWS of loyalty to the
state of their berth.
The banquet was in the nature of
a curtain raiser for a much more elab.
crate affair, which will take place Dec,
=. congressman, state officials and
other prominent citizens Of Minnesota
will be guests of honor at that time,
1t was decided to hold the annual
affair at the Grand Pacific hotel. Ber.
nard j. Mullaney, secretary to Mayor
Busse. and president of the club, was
host at the dinner.
The speakers at the annual banquet
will probably be Congressman James
A. Tawney Of Winona. W. S. Ham.
mond Of st. James, and Charles R.
Davis of ST Peter. The club will en-
deavor to persuade Governor Eberhart
to attend. He will be the guest of
honor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-11-16
THE BIG LAND SHOW
Chicago's Chief of Police Assures Wis
itors That Everything Will Be
Ready for Their Comfort.

Chief of Police Steward of Chicago
is mindful of the comfort of visitors
during the coming Land Exposition,
which will be held during the same
time as the International Live Stock
Show, Nov. 20 to Dec 4.
1--WE shall not only police the expo
Sition but also all those parts of the
city which the visitors will frequent.
If there are any suspicious characters
in sight, we shall speedily warn them
to leave the city. We are determined
that our guests during the exposition
season shall be as free from annoy
ance as thoroughly organized police
and detective force can make them. Or
dinarily the stranger in Chicago is as
safe here as in any city-we purpose
to make him doubly SO during the two
weeks Of the exposition and Live Stock
Show.
I'VE have on the force many men
who are experienced in looking after
crowds and they will all be on duty at
the right points during the Land and
Irrigation festivities
Il am taking special interest in
this coming land show for realize its
great Importance to the country and to
the city OF Chicago, and l appreciate
the earnestness of the people who are
going to be Chicago's visitors. Many
people who are seeking new locations
for their homes will come to Chicago
and many of them will not be on the
alert for suspicious characters. To such
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-11-16
THE GREAT LAND SHOW
The Men Who Are Behind chcasc's
Unique Exposition, Nov. 20 to
Dec, q.

The United States Land and Irriga-
tion EXPOSITION to be held in the fa-
nous Coliseum in Chicago during the
two weeks of the International Live
Stock Exposition is supported by men
who occupy prominent places in the
country's large affairs. The advisory
committee is composed as follows:
Edmund T. Perkins, engineer in
charge, U. S. reclamation service
Darius Miller, first vice president, c..
B. & @. Ry. Co.
E. o. Mccormick, assistant traffic
manager. U. P. Ry. Co.
Geo. 7. Nicholson, third vice presi-
dent, A. T. & S. F. System.
]. H. Hiland, third vice president, G.
NJ. & ST. p. Ry. Co.
Jno. Sebastian, passenger traffic
manager, c. r. l. P. Ry. Co.
w. B. kniskern, passenger traffic
manager, c. N. w. Ry. Co.
Frank l. Bennett. president, Bitter
Root Valley Irrigation Co.
II. l.. Hollister, Twin Falls North
Side Land and Water Co., Sacramento
Valley Irrigation Co.
d. r. Niver, Trowbridge & Niver
Co., bankers.
John Farson, Farson, Son & Co.
Medill Mccormick, publisher, Chica-
go Tribune,
James Kelley, managing editor, Chi
cago Tribune.
Harrison NJ. Parker, business man
ager, Chicago Tribune.
Robert P. Cross, Chicago Tribune.
The promotions committee has the
following membership:
E. A. Abbott. C. B. & @. Ry. Co.
Max Bass, CT. N. Ry. Co.
Geo. De Haven, U. p. Ry. Co.
Geo. Haynes, c. NJ. & St. P. Ry. Co.
Louis Larson, F. E. C. Ry. Co.
G. A. Matthews, n. P. Ry. Co.
G. L. Seagraves, A. T. & S. F. Ry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-11-16
R. R. SHORTAGE
MAY Be 100000
WARRINER, DEPosED BIG FOUR
TREASURER, FACES CHARGES
OF BIG THEFTS.
SAYS HE HAS BEEN BLAcKMAlLED
Woman Seeks to Send Note to Accused
Man-Cooness Of Warrlner, When
He Confessed, Dumfounded
Employers.

Cincinnati. Nov. 10.-With rumors
on the lips of many persons in touch
with railroad affairs in this city that
the shortage in the financial depart
ment of the Big Four railroad as de-
veloped through the alleged defalca-
tions of Charles l.. Warriner, deposed
local treasurer of the road, may reach
as high as $2.OOo,OOO, interrogation of
Warriner by his superiors and others
was resumed. An official statement
confirmed reports that the shortage
would probably amount to at least
100000.
The officials of the road are astound-
ed at the revelations made by War
riner and are pressing him for addi-
tional details of how he spent the
money, the sums alleged to have been
paid by him on account of blackmail
and in Improbable speculation still
leaving large sum unaccounted for.
Warriner insists that he has not a
dollar left in the world, having trans
fered to the railroad company mrs
home and all other property, includ-
Au6 luC SIOCh5 VI LuS VdIlOuS COTpO.
rations in which he was interested.
The woman who sought the inter-
view with Warriner was the woman
who has been named by him as the
person who, in league with Chicago
man, is alleged to have blackmailed d
him for years, is the statement OF Big
Four secret service men.
Just a week ago today the general
financial and auditing officers of the
New York Central system were star
tied to receive from Warriner in the
office of Mr.. Harris at the Grand Cen
tra1 station in New York full con-
fession of his shortage. He had been
taken there from Cincinnati by Vice
President John Christensen, head Of
the auditing department of the Wander
bilt lines, accompanied by Mr.. Hack
ney, the Big Four's chief counsel at
Cincinnati. The Saturday before, or
ON Oct 80, Warriner told Vice Presi-
dent Christensen in the Big Four off,
ces in Cincinnati that he was de.
faulter "for a very large a1nount."