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The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07
RIPPLING RHYMES.
(By Walt Mason)
THE UNKIND ACT.

NV aunt came to me- in my lair, and talked while was
bsv sote her rocking chair and knocked her cold
and dizzy butler bore her form and sent out TO-
doctor and could hear the sawbones The blow has
badly shocked And sitting there in solitude re1norse
soon doty sighed "Oh why am so rude unadyhke
and naughty? Why thus my temper os Ger every tfng
natter and lombard guests with chairs and shoes when they
come had said Dear aunt see that I'm
composing sonne please don't talk to just of fube
lows and bonne that she'd have understood she wohd
longer she gentle sweet and good land always
want to please But her with chair, and make
pno bloody and servants drag her by the hair from OUT
my gloomy studl brute! should be canned! My soul
dark and shady Alas that should raise hand to such
a smooth old lady! Next day. sad repentant went
to beg her pardon she soaked with the frying and
chased me through the garden.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07
THE PROGRAM.

Yesterday evening the COM
mittee. of arrangements for the
Cattlemen's Convention held a
meeting and went over matters
in hand, agreeing practically
upon a program Of entertain
ment for the three days of the
assembly. 1t is about as fol-
lows:
lursday the 14th, at even
Smoker ~at Santa Cruz
Club.
Friday, the 18th, in the after
noon-Horse race for purse of
$1,000 with three entries, one
by Sorrels brothers, another by
Walker brothers, a third by Sax
on and Martin. At evening a
ball at the club.
Saturday, the 10th, at even-
ing-A banquet at the Nogales
Cafe, to terminate with a grand
ball at the Santa Cruz Club.
The finance subcommittee
reported about 1000 contribut-
ed, and that they expect to raise
about $500 more.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07
Help the Officers.

The police authorities desire
1.-The Oasis to request all auto
mobile owners to assist in the
work of protection Of autos
against thieves by locking their
machines whenever they leave
them standing. Chief Fowler
and his men are doing all possi-
BILE to protect machines and run
down the thieves, but they can
not do much where owners are
so careless. In. this connection
it might not be amiss to men,
tion the arduous work done by
the police in the case of the ma
chine ~stolen Tuesday night.
Within a few minutes after the
machine was lost the police
were on its trail. From a clue
picked up by Officer Jake the
machine was traced up Marsh
Heights and across the line over
a rough trail that would seem
hard for a horse. Sergeant
Chalfant and Officer Behrendt
did that. Over on the ridge they
came to a wood road coming into
INogales, Sonora, and that led
into a road that comes out into
the canyon opposite the Mex
lican custom house. Thence the
tracks were followed all the
lway to Aqua Zarca, twelve
miles south of .Nogales, still
going south.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07
Demands for Bulletins.

The intense demand for Bulle-
tin No. Al of the Arizona State
Bureau of Mines is Indicative of
the renewed interest in pros
prospecting. This bulletin is Gil
titled "Mineralogy of Arizona
Minerals" and was compiled
with the prime object of giving
to the prospector and miner ac-
curate information regarding
the minerals of Arizona in as
simple and readable form as pos
sble. At the same time it is
complete enough to serve as a
useful handbook to anyone in
terested in the minerals of the
state.
Simple blow-pipe tests are
given and rather detailed direc-
tions for the use of the blow
.fipe and apparatus, the object
being to enable prospectors to
make blow-pipe tests without
having to consult one of the
larger text books on the subject.
ihe bulletin also contains a
very considerable glossary OF
meteorological terms. 1t may oe
obtained by writing The Direc-
tor, Arizona State Bureau of
Mines, Tucson, Arizona.
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The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07
THAT'S THE ONLY
KIND WE 10. .

There's no second grade de-
partment in our laundry.
We can't afford anything Of
that sort.
You can't afford it.
A second grade, summer va
cation may do, but second grade
cleanliness isn't permissible
We guarantee the best serv-
ice to be had.
NOGALES STEAM LAUNDRY
PHONE SO. adv.
A. w. Lohn, Photographer
Morley Avenue-Box So.
Solicitor Wanted-To hustle
advertisements for Patria Libre.
,pply to F. de .Pegueros, at
The Oasis office. :
Wanted-Position by colored
woman, either cooking or as
chambermaid. Inquire of Mrs.
J. M. Summey. adv. d6t wit
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07
ROOMS WANTED

Every day we have calls for
furnished rooms. If you have
one for rent, let us know, stat
ing price of same.
OASIS OFFICE.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07

Wanted-To rent House in
edge of town; 2 or 3 rooms and
dig yard suitable for keeping
chickens. Apply this office. 26t
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-07

Advertising Rates Upon Application.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05

three small children to mourn d
dear wife and mothers loss. Mr..
Sowder has the sympathy of the
entire community in his sad be-
reavement.-Mis Hattie Carmi-
cal spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Vins Kirby,-F'rank Har-
mon and Cecil Barnes went to
Cincinnati Sunday night to work
in factory. We have been hav-
ing some good showers of rain for
the last week and has helped
gardens very much - We all
read in last weeks Signal that
there would be a search warrant
for BrOdhead and Livingston
correspondents if they did not
show up pretty soon and it
LOOKS like if different ones, who
live out of town could get names
enough for letter that those
correspondents who live in town
could furnish the Signal with a
long letter each week which would
make it more interesting for us
all Mitchell, the small son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fletcher,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05
w | T H E R S

Ben Mullins was. at Brush
Greek Monday.-Several of the
| schools began in this part Mon.
day.-John Allen and wife and
Ghas. Alien of Hamilton, Ohio
are visiting here this week.
Miss Ada Mullins will teach just
I'over the line in Jackson this
year.-Mr. and Mrs. Estill Null
Inns. Forester Mullins, Misses
Sallie, Ada. Maggie and Lille
Mullins visited their uncle, w.
G. Mullins at Disputanta Sat-
urday and Sunday. They went
to attend the County Singing but
it was put off until later date on
account of measles. They all
report an enjoyable time. Mas
ter Joe Daughtery. of Cooks
burg, was the guest of his friend,
Luther Mullins Saturday even
ing Fl. Roberts is doing a
hustling business in tan bark
and cross ties Miss Rissie Null
Inns was the guest of her cousins,
Misses Mary and Eliza Mullins
Sunday Master Jones, and lit
tie Miss May Durham, of Dango,
were the guest of their sister; Mrs
Bert Mullins Sunday dennis,
the little Son of Ben Mullins was
very sick few days last week
Mr. Goodloe and Geo. Howard, of
Cooksburg. were the guest of
their grandmother, Mrs Louisa
Allen, Saturday night - Mrs.
Matte Mullins spent the day
with MIS-. Sarah A Mullins
Sunday Bob Martin was the
guest of Jones Allen Saturday
nigh:.-Corn crops look we'll in
this part since the good rains
The (whortleberry,) huckleberry
crop is not near so good as il
was last year and the blackberry
crop is an entire failure.-R. L.
Mullins writes homefolks that
he landed safely over, whic h OF
Icorrse, was one good consolation
to theln.-There will be services
at Red Hill Saturday night and
Sunday conducted by Rev. Rovey
Mullins. Mrs. Matte Price and
daughters, of Level Green are
visiting her daughter, Mrs Fred
Mullins this week.-Misses Callie
and Sarah Roberts were guests
of their grandmother, Mrs. Sarah
Allen Sunday. "
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05

good and in making good we will
learn the greatest lesson any ma
tiOn ever learned. 1 had an OPP.
portuuity a short time ago TO
visit the General Headquarters
of the American Expeditionary
force, and was lucky enough to
get glimpse of General Pershing
as he passed into the building.
As / noted the square well set
shoulders, firm step and the de-
termined, aggressive features of
the Commander in chief of the
A E F., l had an inward feel
ing that if our country will back
this man to the limit. he will
make the Kaiser rue the day
when he provoked the United
States into this war.
L had to work on Decoration
day and did not get to attend
the ceremony held over the
graves of some of our dead, but
took the opportunity of visiting
them the next day. 1 wish ev.ry
father and mother. who have
bows over here could see those
graves. All French cemeteries
are beautiful, and in the lovlicst
spot and in this one, on the
brow of a little hill, over looking
tho camp is the burrying place
for American soldiers. The
graves had been beautifully deco.
rated, not only by their comrades
in arms, but with flowers from
the tender hands of Erench WON.
en- and children. Some of the
soldiers had. died of natural
cat ses but gave their life no less
for the great cause than those
who had died in action, and as !
stood there alone, amid all the
beauty and brightness of that
last day of May thanked God,
with bowed head for these mer
who had thus g ven up all fol
freedom that yours and that the
world might be decent place fol
our wives, sisters and mothers to
live in.
Last Saturday / attended {
French War Decoration cere
mony. No doubt you have seer
moving pictures of the bestow
ing of the Croix de Guerre buI
the chances are that you had &
kind of feeling that the whole
thing was being staged for the
camera man but not so. The
General really walks down, pins
the cross on the soldier and
kisses him on both cheeks, ever
} though he is tall. lean, brown
. skinped native of Africa. Thi:
all seems funny to US in thu
pictures but wnen you are pres
, emit and realize that these mer
, are heroes, every one, it is a seri
i ious and touching affair. Some
were blind, lead haltingly t.
. their place by a loving wife o
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05
H>O PEW ELL

Miss Lucy Mink will begin her
school at this place the 18th.
All parents that possibly can
should send their children to
school. for TIE boy or girl that
has education has much better
show in this world than those
who have none. Rev. james
Barnes spent Saturday with his
son. George Barnes.-Died. Mrs.
William T: .Sowder died June
23rd. She leaves a husband and
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05
Another Letter From
Ed Gentry

Somewhere in France.
June 10, 1913.
Mr.. E. S. Albright, ...-.......
Mt. Vernon, KY.
Dear EDGAR
[ Thick of you and all the
people at home so often that l
naturally fall to writing. Per-
haps to be strictly military, l
should say "F4ll in" to writing.
Ny rule is to write every body
who writes me, but will make
one exception in your case. /
have been on my new job at this
point for more than a month and
in France more than two montha.
| can hardly believe it,. ] though
when / saw the new censorship
rule few days ago that / would
be able to tell where / am but
find that / cannot. However, L
am glad that under it thousan ds
of the boys in the base and in
termediate camps will be allowed
to let their people know where
they are located, but as l am in
what is termed the advance zone,
/ must keep my location secret
suppose the people at home
are rejoicing as much as we are
here at the recent success of
the Americans near Chateau
Thierry. / was in town when
the news was received by wire
and posted on a bulletin board
at the newspaper Office. ] saw
the excited crowd of French PEG
pie around it and crowded close
enough to see, but as it was in
French, l could only make out
that it was something about
Americans. lust then French
man who could speak a little
English pushed his way toward
me He was "bubbling" over
with enthusiasm and when he
had explained the nature and sue
cess of the attack he exclaimed
"And the Americans did it all by
themselves. The French every
where are talking about how the
Americans are fighting. The,
say they are greater fighters
than the British" That was his
idea of the greatest compliment
he could pay. l have neve'
hear d a French or English sol
der criticise, or in any way min
imize the efforts or lighting abili
ty of the other, and 1 am glad tt
say that our boys are losing &
lot of the Dragging that yol
hear so much of on your side o.
the ocean and 1 ana lglad because
/ have felt for some time that the
world was looking upon us as ;
bunch of big "braggarts" anc
the time has now come to make
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS

These tablets are intended es-
pecially for stomach troubles,
biliousness and constipation. Ii
you have any troubles aof this
sort, give them a trial and realize
for yourself what a first class
medicine will do for you. They
only cost a quarter:
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05

cut his foot on piece Of glass
and is suffering very badly
Miss Eliza Shepherd, of Burr,
visited Misses Sallie and Nancy
Sowder Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Rayme Shepherd were with Mr..
and Mrs. John Kirby Sunday
afternOon.-Mrs.. Jemima Live
say is seriously ill Charley
Evans is numbered with the
sick. The blackberry crop is
almost failure in this neighbour
hood, and there is but very little
fruit of any kind, so it would
pay all farmers to try to raise
every thing they can in their
gardens for next year will be q
harder year than we have ever
had heretofore. - Mrs. Charley
Shepherd and Mrs. Neal ParretJ,
Of Burr, spent Sunday with Mrs
VIM. SONder. The Sunday school
at this place is progressing NICE
ly.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05

mother; others with arms and
legs gone, and all kinds of
wounds and still others who had
come through without a-scratch-
Then there were mothers and
wives there to receive the Cross
in honor of sons and hus bands
who had died bravely in the con-
flict of'valor. but the French gov
eminent also gives to the near
est relative of all soldiers killed
in battle, a certificate of recogni-
ton of the service rendered, and
this to me was the most touch
ing part of the ceremony. The
giving of the Croix de Guerre,
is shrOuded with something of a
halo of glory, which takes away
the sting, but when. that l0pg
procession of innocent women
and children begin to pass, re
ceiving the simple little memen-
to of their loved ones who had
died for them, l confess 1 have
had but few things in life to so
touch me. Gray haired fathers,
bent with age; broken hearted
mothers, crushed by the giving
of perhaps two or three SOUS to
the cause; sad faced wives lead.
ing a child, perhaps two, and
I one. wife pushing a baby carli-
age, passed mournfully by, and
through it all the great French
General, himself wearing the
Croix de Guerre and on his left
arm the evidence of having CIV
en- at least one son to the cause,
shook hands and spoke tender
words of comfort, STOPPING to
kiss each child as it passed, made
scene which will live in my
memory forever. What will and
ought to be the punishment of
the man who has brought such
Isuffering into the world :? I am
more and more convinced that
armies never fought for more
righteous cause than we are
fighting today.
1 am getting along nicely
with my work. While a lot of
people might not like it, l am
really enjoying it. If anything
the colored troops are more ap-
preciative of what is done for
them than the white troops and
1 am perfectly contented to
stay where I am until have a
chance to get a little closer to
the front. Give everybody my
regard and say that 1 will be glad
to hear from anybody who will
take the time to write me.
would also be glad to have ad-
dresses of all Rockcastle boys in
France.
With very best wishes,
i +. R. GENTRY,
}! IL Rue D'Aguesseau..
! -. Paris, France.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-05
CROSS
LIVINGSTON'S LIST OF
CONTRIBUTORS.

D. R. Argenbright 500; Mrs. R.
L. Warren 500; Lee Webb 500;
Lee Reynolds 500; W. 7. Amyx
500; ]. F. Dees 1000; CT. Black
500; Arthur Hornsby 500; John
Ball S 90; NJ. Summers 500; w.
r Clark Loo; Leroy Cox 90;
W. A. Rambo 100; NJ. D. Lemas-
ter 10. 90; R. E. Quinn 100; G. 1.
Jones 1000; Clarence Howard
/ 90; Mrs. w. G. Niceley 1000;
Mute Hodge Loo; J. L. Pickett
500; J. Leslie Rambo so cts; !. B.
Hayes 10. 90; w. NJ. Sans 100; J.
F. Jennings 100; ]. B. Donnelly
10 90; Mrs. A. S. Ward $50; J.
M. Anderson 100; Mrs. John
Ball 5. 90; S. E. Carter 500; Mrs.
Clancy Grace 100; Mrs. J. N.
Clark 500; Hugh N. Clark S 90;
James Sambrook 90; Joseph
Sambrook Loo; James F. Jones
500; Weslie Suttles 100; A. G.
Bowling 90; Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Niceley 500; D. G. Ponder 200;
L. II. Davis IS 90; Mrs. R. G.
Webb 10 90; J. A. lRoberts 1000;
PIE. Drummond and wife $500;
w. +. Griffith 100; Mrs. VIM.
Fallas 500; VIM. Fallas 500; Joe
Stanley Loo; Mrs. Dees 100;
Miss Annie Parson I 90; RI.
Payne 100; Isaac Carpenter 100;
George Griffin 1 90; R. G. Moore
90; File Oliver 100; Mrs. Fora
Graves 1 90 ....-
Reported by G. c. Mcpherson:
L. H. Davis IS 90; Jason Pom
der $ 90; r. Mason S 90; E. D.
Asher Is 90; J. e. Asher loco; c..
McMartin 10 90; Asa P. Lemas
ter 90; Mrs. Susie Mullins S 90;
W. M. Hicks S 90; W. H. Pom
der s 90; Thos. c. WEIGH 5000;
Mrs. Sallie B Blanford 50 90;
Mrs. D. H. Owens I 90; Alfred
Moore a cts; w. Asher LOO; DR..
r G.. Webb 10 90; c. c. Nc
Pherson 1000; Lewis Hellard
LOO; Sanford A. Roberts loco;
A. c.. Carpenter S 100; j., S. Bur-
rows IS 90; Chas. M. Mullins
500; A. P. Lem aster 500.
Reported by DR.. R. G.Webb: -
Mrs. Asher 100; Ice Jackson
500; David Smith 1 90; Thos
Argenbright $50; Mrs Liza Ar
genbright $50; Mrs. Geo. Smith
500; H. 0. Houston 500. 49,
Reported by c. McMartin:-
Horace Prows 100; Jackson B.
Jones loo; Henry Mahaffey 1 90;
c. A. Blanfofd 500; N. H. Oliver
1 90; D. B. Rambo l 90; David S.
Smith Loo. '
Reported by A. Richardson
K. B. Gold 500; John Cockrell
1000; j. M. Jewell 500; w. o.
Singleton and wife 200; Irwin
Fields Loo; R. S. Carter 100;
H. A. Shrock 500; Mrs Jennie
Cockrell 500; L. H. Rice and
wife 90; W. Poff I 90; A. Rich
ardson 500; 1. w. Catlin and
wife 3 90; G. S. Griffin & Co.,
}, $500 49,. '.
j Reported by Miss Ruth Paint
err L. Moore 1 90; Mrs. Cleo
Griffin 1 90; Ruth Painter 1 90;
Mrs. Bette Pike I 90; Mrs. Bertha
Argenbright so cts; Maurice Cot
tengim S so; Mrs. Alice Brady
90; Berthe Robinson 300. $50
Reported by BERTHE Robinson;-
w. c. Gillian 200; Mrs. w. c.
Gillian 100; Mrs. Rachel Baxter
< 90: Or bin Gillian | 90; Clarence
Pace 100; Jessie Moberly 100
Daniel G. Moberly 100; Mrs
Lima Moberly 100; Clara Robin.
son LOO
Reported by Thos. c. WEIGHT
G. J. Rice 1000; r. Rose 90; W
J, M. Owens $50; Mrs. w. M
Owens so; E. c Herd 500
, Jack Carpenter LOO; K. B Golt
: 200; Simon Overbey I 90; Logar
Overbey Loo; E. B, Hansel 500
The evening leader., 1918-11-18
CURE FOR blues
NEAR The CAMPS
Community Service Takes Place
of Mother, Friends and
Home for Soldiers.

Ten young officers of the Student
Army Training Corps of the Universi-
ty of Detroit recently applied for a
furnished house and q heusekeeper
who would not be a servant, but, as
one young officer expressed it, "the
sort of woman to whom the boys can
call out Hello, mother? when they
come in the frOnt door,"
Homesickness is the malady for
which War Camp Community Service
supplies innumerable cures.
H'We've got your number" says the
W. @. C. S. to the homesick boy from
camp with leisure to spend in any one
of the three hundred towns scattered
over the country. While he's wonder
ing what on earth he'll do with him.
self when he gets there, not knowing a
soul in town and with a limited per-
centage Of his "thirty per" in his pock-
ct, along comes a friendly printed card
from the'local branch of his own lodge
announcing a reception that night es-
pecially for soldier members. BY the
same mail the Methodist church sends
an announcement Of all it's meetings,
addressed to him, with This Means
You printed at the bottom. How did
they know he was Methodist?
He had forgotten about the little
personal Card" he made out at the
adjutant's request during his first day
in camp when it was only one of the
nndlpcS dntaile In tha round of don ttrfa
and doctors and general confusion.
The w. G. G. S. had not only his num-
Der, but his name and address, his
home town, the name of the school
he'd gone to and good bit aDout the
things he was fondest of doing-each
fact written into little blank On the
card especially for it
The evening leader., 1918-11-18
KAISER'S REPLY TO HIS son

(This is letter which the kaiser is
said to have written to his son, the
crown prince, in answer to recent
letter from the latter, which was pub
Iished in the Omro (Wis.) Herald):
My Dear Son: l chust received your
letter und it finds me sick in der bed
nit nervousness. Our family doctor
has der same sickness, so dey called in
a Yankee prisoner vat claimed to have
been a doctor in America.
l never herd a feller talk such fool
ishness. He told me my nervousness
was caused by cold feet. I don't see
how dat could be, for my feet sweat
derribly, anyway I told him maybe
better mama should nit me der voolen
socks, den he showed more ignorance
by delling me dat it voldn't do me any
good to we're voolen socks. | wonder
vat ne meant; he LATED ven he told
me dot. Anybody knows dat WOOL
keeps out der cold.
1 have herd Of dot place dey call
Omro. 1t is a liddle place in Wisconsin
nit only one store und no saloons.
Nodding dere but cowboys. Vot you
tell me about dot feller saying, "ITo
hell NTH der kaiser" is awful. l vod
not believe it if it had not been told to
me- by my son vot taught to be hon
est like his waiter. No, my son, | don't
fink he ever read my speeches; he
probably could not read Won, if he had
1t, for dere is only about one per cent
o. der Americans dat can read und dat
one per cent got der education in
Shermany.
I will send you dem brest plates for
der back. You did not say how long
you wanted dem. Don't you dink dey
should come down about eight inches
below your middle, for you can't dell
Vot dose ignorant uneducated Yankees
will do if your back is turned. Dey
have no regards for international law;
look vat dey are doing nit our u
boats. Dey sink dem mitout warning,
und dey are so cowardly dat dey use
dem shOtguns. Who effer heard of a
ding like dot? You can nefer tell vat
dey are going to do next. One of dose
Ioafers got into our trenches Won night
and killed vun hundred of my brave
soldiers shust to get a pair of boots
dot wood fit him, Did you hear about
dat?
Do you call dat fair? you neffer
hear of German doing ting like dot.
Dem dey ware does gas masks, chust
like dey vas afraid to show der face.
Now be careful, mine son, ven dere
is any fighting keep in der rear. Did
you effer find how all dose Yankees
got here? | asked Won Hindenburg
und he didn't seem to know. AS soon
as you get them all licked let me hear
from you at once.-From your waiter,
Der Kaiser.