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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
indispensable.

Three camels presented themselves at the dock where the ark was tied up, whereas but two animals of kind had been called for.
 "One of you fellows will have to step asidew shouted Noah very per emptorily.
 But the three ships of the desert smiled knowingly.
 "1,' said the first of them, lam the camel which shall pass through the eye of needle sooner than a rich man shall enter the kingdom of heaven"
 "I," said the second, lam the camel which so many people swallow while straining at gnat."
 And 1,' said the third and last, lam the camel whose back was bro- ken by the last straw"
 Whereupon Noah, perceiving that posterity could i'll spare any of these and would be lost for illustrations without them. graciously made an ex- ception in their favor.-Puck
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Cliff of Natural Glass.

A cliff of natural glass can be seen long and from 15O to 29O feet high. the material of which it consists being as good glass as that arti6cially manu- factured. The dense glass which forms the base is from seventy-fve to a hundred feet thick, while the upper portion. having suffered and survived many ages of wind and rain, has natu- rally worn much thinner. Of course the color of the cliff is not that of nat ural glass-transparent and white-but is mostly black and in some places mottled and streaked with brownish red and shades of olive green and brown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Exclusive.

At an evangelistic service at Glasgow the preacher at the end of his address cried "Now. all you good people who mean to go to heaven with me, stand up! With surge of enthusiasm the audience sprang to its feet, all but an old Scotchman in the front row, who sat still. The mortified evangelist wrung his hands and. addressing him, said, "My good man, my good man, don't you want to go to heaven?
 Clear and deliberate came the an swer Aye, Awm gangin, but no wi pairsonally conducted pairty"-St James Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
 IN ARKANSAS.

(By the Editor of Union Poultry
 JournaD.
 In spite of the fact that many hand icaps exist, the poultry industry of gross in the last few years. In speak ing of handicaps, let it be understood that we do not refer to natural con- ditions found in the state, for we have the ideal climate and soil for poultry growing as it is found no where else in the world, but rather to seemingly lethargy of the peo- pie in not taking advantage of the opportunities lying at their doors. It S only in the past two or three years that there has been general awakening to it's possibilities, duning which time the poultry industry has been receiving portion of the at tention that is it's due.
 It is no use denying the fact that Arkansas is far from being abreast her sister states, eithen iE ths pro- duction of market poultry and cGgs or in the matter of high class fancy and exhibition stock. But let me ;,n- press it indelibly on youi nind dear reader, that all Arkansas leeds is proper boosting and she will set a pace that will make the pon,iy world sit up and rub it's eyes in astcilish- ment.
 Poultry as dependable farm crop does not seem to appeal to many of our farmens. Just why this is SO. we have never been fully able to understand. Live poultry is in con- stant demand everywhere at from 6 to 20 cents per pound, dependent on the age of the product and the sea. son of the year.
 . With reasonable protection against their natural enemies along with common sense. care and housing. there Is no greater risk in poultry than in other live stock and owing to the vast amount of waste pro- ducts of the farm that the poultry
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SEWER DISTRICT No. l..

The tax books for the collection of special assessment upon the real property in Sewer Distric. No. 12 in the city of Pine Bluff has been plac. ed in my r*nds.
 All owners of req! property lying in the district are reluii q: 10 pay their assessment: to me within thirt.' days from this date.
 If such Ia 'rlenl is not made action will he commenced at the enc of that time for collection of such assess- ment and fcr legal penalties and ccs.
 Given un i,.t my hand ;n;< and day t' February. l1.1
 A. c. RUSSELL. CitT collaeicr Office, City !va.l. 3 a. m. to r m. fk 1 s { {: ssI'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Kindly Fruits.

The expression in the prayer book "Kindly fruits of the earth" has for most persons no definite meaning on account of the difference in signii- canoe now attached to the word kind ly from that used when the expression was first written. The word kindly in that connection meant as nearly as possible "of it's kind." and the expres- sion "kindly fruits of the earth meant 'the fruits of the earth each after its kind"
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Two of a Kind,

|, W'u dat feller l was so fat broke |a,l aau to sleep outdoors" said Plod
 Du IL touch his heart?" asked Me. fndering Mike
 " ne said he was doing the same sue, an had to pay de doctor for r.a, nm what blessin' it was."-
 ssnington Star,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Time, but No Money.

Street Missionary-My good frleno' why idle away the precious hours in this fashion? Don't you know that time is money?
 Loafer-Don't you believe 1t. guv'nor: If that was so I should be oloomln millionhair, I should I've been doins time on and orf ever since l was a nipper.-London Mall.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Why Waste His Breath?

Teacher-Now. Tommy. suppose you had two apples and you gay" another hov his choice of them You would i"" him to take the bigger one. w""h'n vOu: Tommy \O. mum Te"'''t'' Why. Tommy my-Cos 'twOnidu'f he u-'.- essary.-Sub,lyban Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
She Is So Sensitive.

"I wish some persons weren't so all fired sensitive and ready to see an in suit when none is intended" remarked the man with the troubled look. look ing for sympathy. NOW. last night l got myself into an awkward fix just trying to be agreeable and to please everybody. went to see young lady 1 think a great deal of-yes, l do think a great deal of her, but wish she would be more sensible. Girl friend of hers was there, and it was her first visit since shed sent crazy
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Fairly Warned.

He-Aly dear. can't afford [" buy vou that hat. Sh"-S Still. you'd save money i: you did. He-How so: She Because I'll just be i'll if don't have it. and you know what doctors bills are.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
His Kind.

(n,.. a'o or man once who was Ihes s .o make money hand over fist .n .eu ne was carried off,"
 ins, oy the police. He was porch
 Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Hit Both Ways.

"1t ain't no fun bein' kid." observ- ed q boy bitterly. "You always halter po to bed when you ain't sleepy an eit up when you ara."-Toledo Blade.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
A Poor'Pi

The trouble with some men WHO reach the top is that they go right on over and down the other side.-enica' go Record Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
The Mean Thing.

"Phyllis is the meanest kind or a gos' sip."
 "What makes you think so?"
 Because she never tells you any. thing herself. but gets you to tell nee all you know"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11

If is worth a thousand pounds year 10 have the habit or looking at the bright side of things s.--Johnson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
A par+ino Shot.

Cabby Ohadly worstsd in the dispute well. I 'opes as the nex' four wnee.e ye tikes, mum. will be an ear Punch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
The Naturaj Effect.

Father-From my observation of him fast night l came to the conclusion that yo1lng man of yonr was rather wild. Daughter-Gf course. It was y0ur constant observation that m@dc him wild. Ie waa.ad you to go nn- stairs and have l,s alone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
He Was Slow.

tto,sa au not talked to him more than |Iot. 'nutes when he called Ire un
 nit <. He didn't violate any speed
 hat sett'ng next. did ?"-Boston
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-11
Uryin,giHer Te.re

F{ChA S"H1N!T6r Tears, ksr ao you do when your wife saed the younger man. ''Do N. 10 rtre in to her?"
 s''u the older man. Give hei
 Buffalo Express.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
SUMMER WORK
FOR CHICKENS
Where There Is Not Perfectly Com
Portable Poultry House on
Farm One Should be Pro-
vlded This Summer.
(By MILLER PUVIS.)

If there is not perfectly comfort
able poultry house on the farm, one
should be planned and provided this
summer, at least before cold weather
sets in, for it is poor planning to put
off providing warm poultry house
until the time arrives for it's use A
comfortable poultry house need not be
costly one nor a particularly warm
one. Every poultry house should have
two rooms with tight partition be-
tween them. If it is build in this way
the flock may be crowded into one
room when very cold weather comes,
and the heat of their bodies will keep
the room warm. A hen does not feel
the cold as quickly as man does, for
her blood is five per cent. warmer nat
urally, and if she can sleep where
there is no draft blowing on her she
will be very comfortable in a room in
which the temperature runs as low as
10 to IL degrees below the freezing
point.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25

(By CAPT. A. H. WADDELL.)
If we are good judges of human ma
ture, or able to judge others by their
biographers, we should feel very much
inclined to lay $40 bill to 1Oc piece
that the willy Richard" who once
made himself hoarse shouting "A
Horse, Horse, my Kingdom for a
Horse" wanted a good one.
Richard had just killed five Rich
monds, or thought he had, and was
looking for another when his horse
was killed under him, and when he
uttered his memorable words Yes,
he wanted horse and he wanted one
badly enough. but, he wanted a good
one.
A good horse was what he wanted
good horses are what we all want, and
it is only the large breeder who can
really tell us, how many bad horses
he breeds, for one good one that he
sells. This is in large measure due
to haphazard methods in breeding;
the selection of their parent stock, nor
do they take pains enough to ascertain
the peculiarities and characteristics of
the families from which the parent
stock comes.
In the trotting horse everything has
been neglected for speed, and in the
thoroughbred in this country, nothing
but this element has been considered:
the result is too we'll known to be re.
capitulated. Notwithstanding this no.
body seems to try to remedy the de-
fects that this near sightedness has
produced. There is not one trotting
horse in thousand whose anatomical
formation, physical and constitutional
soundness, will permit him to become
a 2:10 trotter, nor is there one race
horse in the same number that can
gallOp mile in first class company
with any chance of winning, for the
same reason.
Breeders no not give sufficient care
to individuality, size, bone, substance,
and soundness; they never think of
temper or temperament and only con-
slider speed, which, although inherited
on both sides is useless in a weakling.
Stamps and types of horses and
ponies have been bred which are we'll
exemplified in the Shire, Clydesdale,
Suffolk. Percheron, Belgium and Hack
ney. Why cannot this obtain in some
measure at least in the trotter and
thoroughbred in America? 1t does in
other countries and why should it not
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
A Good Horse of His 5reed-A Hackney.

6reeo-A Hackney.
here, in the greatest and most lavish
ly, bestowed by nature for the pur
pose?
The American is the best business
man in the world, as good a horse
man as can be produced anywhere,
and is always looking for the straight
est way of getting to a certain point,
and has certainly succeeded in sur
prising the world in this direction. He
has produced the most extraordinary
light harness horse that has ever been
heard of, when speed alone is consid-
cred, and also some of the fastest
thoroughbreds, and it seems that the
time has not arrived when more care
should be shown in the selection of
horses for breeding purposes, so as to
be able to produce sounder, bigger,
and better individuals.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Duncan Church Directory

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. = Curch
services will be held every Sun
day at II a. M, and 800 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. w.
c.. Cheatham superintendent.
Song services every Wednesday
night. Come make your Church
home with us.
j. CRAIG WATT. Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal, South
Preaching 1st and 3rd Sundays
at IL a. m. 7:30 p. m. Sunday
school (M. A. Hoffpauir, superin-
tendent) at 10 a. m. Epworth
League 4 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Rev. j. w. AKER.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Sheep VIII Eat Roots.

If too many sheep are confined on
a pasture they will eat the grass roots
right out of the ground.
The oasis., 1911-06-17
First Annual Commencement.

The 6rstsannual commencement exercises of St. DOminic's academy were attended by large and ap- preciative audience, on Monday evening of the present week. Under direction of the Sisters in charge of the school the pupils carried well their parts in the various drills, songs and musical selections, much to the credit of the training they have received. But the main attraCtionin the eyes of the parents and patrons of the school was in 8 small room in the back of the hall, where there were displayed samples of work accomplished by the pupils copy books. sewing, embroidery, drawing, etc. With so fine show ing within few months there is every reason for belief that as time advances St. Dominic's will develop into great Academy which will be truly credit to No- gales. Father Duval is to be com
 mended and congratulated upon the great. work he has done in No- gales in securing and establishing this excellent school, and the promising outlook it enjoys.
The oasis., 1911-06-17
Flag Day.

Wednesday, June 14th, was ob- served generally az hagday, the anniversary of the official adoption by Congress of the design of the American flag.
 The official history of our flag begins on June IA, TIT, when the congress adopted the resolution proposed by John Adams, that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the Union be thir- teen stars, white on 8 blue field, representing new constellation.
 In designing the flag there was much discussion as to the arrange ment of the stars in the field of blue. It was thought at one time that a new stripe as we'll as new star should be added for each new state admitted to the Union. h. deed, in l794, congress passed an act making the atg fifteen stars and stripes; the additional stars and stripes were fJr the states of Vermont and Kentucky.
 The impracticability of adding a stripe for each state was apparent as other states began to be ad. mitted, therefore, on April IA, ISIS, congress passed an act which finally fixed the general fig to be thirteen stripes, representing the thirteen original states, and on the admis- sion of every new state into the Union, one star be added to the union of the flag, and that such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July succeeding such admission.
 There are today fOrty-six stars on the flag and state for every star. After Arizona and New Mexico are admitted into the Union the blue field of the fiAg vii have folty.eight stars.
The oasis., 1911-06-17
The Municipal Election.

Wednesday afternoon the people of Nogales' Sonora, held an elec- ton for a provisional municipal government, in which there was manifested no little interest.
 In the field there were several tickets. One of them was as fol. lows: For presidente, Juan Agui. rre; For trustees, Tibnrcio Ruiz, Jose Lozano, Manuel Qpiroz, An. tonic Varela. For altelnates, Ale- jandro Villasenor, Gilberto Soto. The ballot carried declarations for effective suffrage" and "no,reelec- tion."
 Another ticket presented for the suffrages of the people the follow ing citizens, viz: For presidente, Manuel Quiroz; For trustees, Ma cedonio Jimenez. Tiburcio C. Ruiz, Jose Camberos, Jose Lozano. AL ternates, Manuel Ruiz, Miguel Espinosa.
 |. Thereawas another ticket in the field headed by Doctor Lopez, the incumbent of the office of president, who had been appointed provis- sionally by the new state govern ment. The ticket headed by Juan Aguirre received 345 votes, and that headed by Doctor Lopez was given 162 votes. How mary were given the Quiroz ticket was not learned.
The oasis., 1911-06-17

insurreCtos and Friday a message came saying that Mazatlan, which has been besieged for six weeks by the insurrectos, had fallen into their hands. The federals evacuat- ed the town and escaped on the federal gunboat, which has been in the harbor since the town was besieged, throwing shells into the insurrecto ranks.
 With Culiacan and Mazatlan in the hands of the insurrectos, there is little doubt but that work on the roads can be started at once, as there will be no need of the road to carry government troops, which has always been the reason for the insurrectos tearing up the road"
The oasis., 1911-06-17
Claims Agalnst Mexico.

The inevitable claims against the Mexican government arising out of the activities of the insur- rectos along the border are begin. ming to come in. Joseph Rinaldo, a naturalized citizen of the United States, has filed with the Depart ment of State claim against the republic of Mexico for $4,000 for property alleged to have been taken by the Mexican federal troops at Agua Prieta, across the line from Douglas, Ariz.
 Rinaldo, complains that the fed eral troops, claiming that he was a synpathizer with the insurrectos, entered his place April b, took everything he had in the way of provisions and destroyed his furni. lure.
The oasis., 1911-06-17
Whole No. 944

the underflow by wells, to the detriment of those irrigating lands therefrom. Later in the week came the verdict of the jury in the case, which is presented above. As yet THE OASIS has not noticed whether Judge Campbell has rend- cred a decision based upon the foregoing verdict. Such a decision will be received with interest in Nogales for the reason that it will affect greatly the towns water sup ply.
The oasis., 1911-06-17
Banquet to Cahral.

Sunday an elaborate banquet was given in honor of Colonel Juan Cabral, by his many friends and admirers in Nogales. Sonora. More than two hundred covers were laid, and the banquet was served in the Fleischer building.
The oasis., 1911-06-17
TAPPING THE UNoERFLoW.
Jury Returns Verdict In Favor of Over seers of Farmers Ditch In Thsir
 Suit Against Flowing Wells Co.
Tucson Star1

J turned it's verdict in the suit brought by the Overseers of the Farmers ditch against the Flowing Wells Company, which has been on trial in the District Court before Judge Campbell since last week. 1t finds that. the Farmers ditch water supply has been diminished in one respect 1 per cent, and in another respect 20 per cent. The following was the verdict rendered: ::
 The following is the verdict re. turned by the jury;
 Interrogatory No. l. Does the work done by the defendant, Flow ing Wells company, in Hog Gulch, cause water to seep from the Santa Cruz river, which, if said work had not been done, would flow to the plaintiffs dam and ditch? (Answer) Yes.
 2. If you answer interrogatOry No. in the affirmative, state the percentage of water so drained from the river2 (Answer) Four per cent.
 3. Does the maintenance of the defendants Hume or ditch along side of or below plaintiffs dam drain water from plaintiffs dam which, ifsaid t1nme or ditch be taken out, will go into plaintiffs ditch2 (Answer) Yes.
 4. If you answer interrogatory No. 3 in the affirmative, state the point below said dam to which said Hume should be removed in order to prevent such drainage2 (Answer) To point approximate ly one hundred feet above and one hundred feet below the heart of the dam to be replaced by water. proof Hume or pipe.
 ,. If you answer interrOgatOry No. 3 in the affirmative, state the percentage of water so taken (Answer.l Twenty per cent.
 6. Does the sand or other material taken from the river in cleaning the stream, as now placed at or near where plaintiffs Hume crosses the river, endanger plain tiffs' ditch or fume2 (Answer) Yes
 2. Does any of the other piles of sand or other material taken from the river by defendant in cleaning the river, endanger the plaintiffs ditch. (Answer) No.
 No. 8. If you answer inter rogatory No : in the affirmative state, as nearly as you can, the points where the ditch ~ is SC endangeredP (Answer). <
 8. Does the fact that the bed o the river was not leveled when de- fendant constructed it's Hume al and just below plaintiffs dam tend to cause loss of water tC plaintiffs and endanger plaintiffs dam or water supply. (Answer, Yes.
 We, the jury duly empanellec and sworn in the above entitled cause, upon our oaths do answer the interrogatories propounded t( us as set forth above.
 GEO. E. ROLLER, Foreman.
 Last week THE OASIS presented an editorial reciting the fact that there was on trial in Pima county a suit involving the right to taE
The oasis., 1911-06-17
SUD pAcIFIco DE MEXICO LOSSES.
guly $500, 900 Damage Sustained During the ReVo lutlon ls State.
 n.ent of Epes Randolph.
Arizona Republican,

Alter eXnau5tlVe investigation or Ihe losses sustained by the South. ern Pacific railroad of Mexico in the revolution, Colonel Epes Ran dolph, vice president and general manager of the road, issued stale- ment in which he declared the losses of the company to be $500,- OOO. This estimate Is double that of an estimate published before the full extent of the damage had been learned.
 Colonel Randolph said: "The Southern Pacific railroad of Mexico has suffered loss of $500,000 since the insurrecti0n began in Mexico. Of this amount, s300,000 worth of damage has been done to the road by tearing up the track and burn ing out bridges. In all we have bad about 200 bridges burned out ranging from 20 to 1000 feet in length.
 "rhe loss of the depots which have been burned and destroyed will amount to $500W, and it will take more than this sum to replace them. Taking into consideration the equipment put out of commis- sion and the loss sustained from business alone. the railroad com pany's loss will amount to even more than $500,00O.
 "A thousand miles of road was tied up at one time for over two week., and for two months the road from Guaymas to Mazatlan has not had train run over it. On the Sonora branch of the road the company has been more for mnale and has been able to keep the road repaired most of the time.
 "The telegraph lines of the road have been continued source of trouble by bling torn up. It was almost an impo4sibility to keep these in running order, and when they were repaired clear through and perhaps worked for few hours an insurrecto would cut them at some point again.
 " The railroad company intends to rebuild the road where it ia torn up as soon as possible, and al. though at first it will be only crib bed up to get it into running order as soon as the country Is again peaceful, an alm ,st entirely new equipment will be put in. The bridges which have been blown up and burned will be replaced by 0eW ones and in many places iron structures will replace the old wooden ones. Az several of the depOts at the different stations have been burned and ruined, they will have to be entirely re- built.
 After the country is quiet, the entire road can be put into run ming order in three weeks. How ever, 1t will he long time before all the repairs on the road are completed.
 he country through which the Southern Pacific of Mexico runs is last settling down 10 peaceful pur. smls, as only last Thursday 1 had message stating that the town of CullaCan, which is on the road and IS the capital of Sinaloa, had been bAHranAnrnA h., Ahn &nAnrn ln an Aho