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The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
WHEN ONE MAKES MISTAKES
Extenuatina Circumstances Are Usu-
ally Cited as Excuse FOR the Ma
Jority of Bluaders.

The average fair-minded man ad
mits that he makes mistakes at times,
but, and there always is the exten-
uating "but" when we seek to ex-
cuse our failures, he believes, even If
unconsciously, that the mistakes that
others make are bigger mistakes than
his, says the Charleston News and
Courier. Deep down in our hearts the
roots of self-complacency strike-so
deep, in fact, that with most OF US
1t Is useless to try and pull them out
At those rare times, when we see
ourselves as others see us, when we
begin to understand that we are at
fault to a larger degree than the other
man, we may make an honest effort
to overcome the disposition to yield
to self-satisfaction, but unless we
work hard and patiently and perse-
veringly we will find ourselves forever
falling back into the old habit. 1t Is
so easy to criticize something that
another person does that fails to meet
our approval, and so entirely natural
to think that we would never be
guilty of q like weakness.
We might have made mistake, we
argue, but we would have discovered
the error in time to correct 1t, and
certainly we never would have blum
dered to the extent Of our neighbor.
How do we know what we would have
done in similar circumstances, how
ever, and why should we assume po-
sition of superiority which in truth
we are not entitled to assume? It is
enough for us to concern ourselves
with out own failures, our own mis-
takes, our own shortcomings, and to
leave to others the readjustment of
their own lives.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Order Men to Shear Sheep
10 Get Wool to Spin Yarn
For Our SammieS' Socks

You don't know where Akra is. May
be you were like us, up to moment
ago when we heard about it, imagined
from the sound of the name it was in
Africa, or may be in Italy. Well, it
isn't either on the continent or in the
country surmised, it is in North Da-
kota, and lies right on the Canadian
line in the great, sheep herding belt,
says the Portsmouth Times. In size it
isn't much of place, but for all it Is
today luminous as the banner Red
Cross town in the world.
When the war broke out Akra form
ed Red Cross society and all the
women, married, marriageable, old
maids and girls that could ply needle
worked. 1t wasn't long before they
ran out of yarn. Headquarters couldn't
supply them and committees sent to
Fargo and Bismark returned with the
sad word that no yarn was to be had
anywhere. Were the women and girls
let us not forget the girls-dismayed
by this condition, or did they use it to
take "good rest?" Not they. Imme-
diately they called council of war to
circunvent another German machina-
tion. After due deliberation an order
went forth to the husbands and sweet
hearts that wool must be had or they
would know the reason why. Every
man was ordered to shear sheep or
bring in the clipping of the average
one to the society. There were no
traitors and no slackers. The wool
just rolled in. The grandmothers got
out their old spinning wheels, spun the
wool and the production Of sixty socks
day from sheep to soldier went
blithely on.
The women, God bless 'em, they nave
their way because their will Is the
right one.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02

about five or six inches high. Wrap
and tie with one-inch wide red ribbon
and place Christmas card under the
bow of ribbon. Wrap the parcel again
in heavy, light-brown manila paper,
tie securely with red, green, or gilt
cord, and use Christmas labels or
American flags as desired"
The bulletin suggests that dried
fruits and other food products should
be packed in small tin or wooden
boxes. Send only hard candies or
chocolates and nothing crushable, no
liquids, or articles packed in glass
should be placed in the package.
A partial list of gifts suggested by
the Red Cross follows: Fruit cake.
preserved ginger, fruited. chocolate. or
other sweetened crackers in original
packages, salted nuts, prunes. figs,
dates, raisins, hard candy, chocolate
in tinfoil, tobacco, chewing gum, wa
ter-tight match box, playing cards.
checker board, electric torch, mouth
organ, neckties, khaki-colored hand
kerchiefs, steel mirror, pocket knife,
pencil, envelopes, postals-book Tin pa
per cover). Send packages to your
nearest chapter headquarters, and they
will be forwarded for distribution. OF
course only a. few of the suggested
articles will be needed for one packet.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Was Busy Enouqh.

"Here's a real joke" writes CORE
spondent Of the Army and Navy Jour-
nal. "A conscript soldier of the Ma
tional army at a western camp-one of
the million that sprang to arms over
night-was sitting on lumber pile in
the cantonment whiting out rifle.
The whole company was similarly en-
ployed, by order. One Of his old home
neighbors from another company came
up, looked him over, and asked, Bill
how do you like your new jobY Don't
say word, Bud; I'm mighty glad I'm
not in the artillery"
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Killing Two Birds.

So many accidents had happened
In the mines that number of miners
determined to join the local ambulance
class. When one Of their mates hap
pened to cut his finger or sprain his
wrist there was a general rush for
the wounded man by the ambulance
corps, and by the time they had fin
ished with him he usually looked like
a cross between an Egyptian mummy
and on outpatient at a hospital.
All this, Of course, was valuable
practice, and after many months Of
hard work in the class an examina-
ton was held.
Suppose one Of your mates should
be badly frostbitten, how would you
treat the case" asked the examiner.
"Why, rub him with a man who's
had a touch sof sunstroke. That d
bring 'em both around"
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
SOME KINDS OF sTIMULANTs
Alcohol and Wine Favored by Euro
peans, Poppy by Chinese, Bhang
by the Indians.

When the European is weary he
calls for alcohol to revive him; when
he is joyful he takes wine, that he
may have more joy. In like manner
the Chinese woos his "white lady,
the poppy flower, the Indian chews
bhang, the West African seeks sur
cease in kola, observes correspond
ent in National Geographical Maya
zine.
| Khat is more to the Yemen Arab
than any of these to its devotees. 1t
Is no narcotic, w0oing sleep, but a
stimulant, like alcohol. Unlike al
cohOl, 1t conceals no demon, but a
fairy. The khat eater will tell you
that when he follows this fairy it takes
him into regions overlooking paradise.
He calls the plant the "fiower of para
disc" .3
How and when khat came into the
Yemen is not certain. Botanists say
that 1t was brought over from Harrar.
In Abyssinia, many centuries ago.
There Is tradition among the wise
men Of the East that the sheik Ibra-
him Abou Zarbayn introduced it into
HOdeidah from Ethiopia about 1430.
But ask any Yemen Arab and he will
tell you ut has been always. Allah
gave 1t to us in the beginning, to make
us forget labor and pain"
Contrary to the general opinion held
by those who pretend to know any,
thing about it at all, khat is never
used as a beverage in the Yemen, but
the fresh leaves are invariably chewed.
The youngest leaves are the best. They
have sweetish, slightly astringent
taste, not unpleasant to the European
palate, but certainly not alluring.
When brewed, they lose most of their
strength and the flavor Of the decoc-
tion is much like that of those grape
vine cigarettes" which most of us en-
joyed (?) in boyhood days. The old
leaves are tough and ought to tan a
leathern tongue.
Just what is the exact toxic eff
feet Of khat on the human system
has never yet been ascertained. 1t Is
certainly a stimulant with lively
and nearly immediate effect upon the
brain and nerve cells; the gloomiest
man becomes cheerful under it's influ-
ence, the most enervated active. With
al, / have been unable to learn of a
single case of immediate or harmful
reaction such as invariably follows the
use Of other stimulants.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Didn't Like Il.

A colonel Of q well-knOwn Highland
regiment, on returning from the army,
had built q snug little villa which he
had named "The Retreat"
His gardener, who was an old SOL
dier from the same regiment, on be-
ing shown over the place for the first
time by the colonel, was asked by the
latter what he thought of the place.
"Fine! But dinna like that" said
the old soldier, pointing to the name
on the entrance.
"Why?" replied the colonel. "What's
the matter with it?"
''Weel, sir" replied the veteran,
drawing himself up, I'VE ken ye never
heard that played on oor bugles."
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Mission of the Bee.

The mission of the bee is appar-
emily the highest of all. She preserves
the beauty of this earth and at the
same time gives to proud, foolish man
lessons In social organization, in or
ganized industry, in national owner
ship and in stirpiculture.
To the tireless industry of the bee
through endless centuries we owe the
wonderful variety and beauty Of our
fruits and flowers, declares a writer.
The bee is literally the gardener of
the world. His visits from flower to
flower make the blossoms fruitful.
One hundred thousand varieties of
plants would disappear if the bees
did not visit them
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Save Tin Plate.

The housewife will do her bit in the
conservation of the limited supply Of
tin plate by soaking and cooking her
own dried peas and lima beans in the
kitchen and thereby releasing a pro-
portional amount Of tin cans for use
in the packing of perishable foods,
where they are greatly needed. Con-
sumers are urged by the department
of agriculture, to read labels of canned
peas and lima beans carefully in or
der to see whether they are getting a
fresh or soaked dried product.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Puts Trademark on Apples.

Here y'are-your monogram on an
apple. It's the latest wrinkle. S. o.
Butler, fruit grower of Helmer, Ind,
has q method Of putting initials, pic
lures Of horses, cows and most any,
thing on apples. After the fruit has
become full grown, stencil is placed
on its surface and the leaves pulled
away to allow the sunlight to color
the skin.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Order and Notice
For Santa Cruz County High
way Improvement Bond
Election to be held on
Saturday, January 26th
1918

At a regular meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Santa
Cruz County, State of Arizona,
held at the county seat of said
Santa Cruz county, to wit, in
the town of Nogales, on the 4th
day of December, 1917 the fol-
lowing resolution was introduc-
ed by chairman Harrison and
unanimously adopted, to wit:
Be it Resolved, by the Board
of Supervisors of Santa Cruz
county, Arizona:
That a special election of the
property taxpayers, who, in all
other respects shall be qualified
electors of Santa Cruz county,
Arizona, is hereby ordered with
in and for the said Santa Cruz
county, Arizona, to be held on
Saturday, the twenty-sixth day
of January, 1918, for the pur-
pose of determining whether the
following Indebtedness in thc
amount, for the term, bearing q
rate of interest and for the pur.
poses set forth below. shall be
authorized, to wit:
Shall Santa Cruz county, Ariz-
ona, create an indebtedness by
the issue of it's bonds in the sun
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Vacuum the Horse.

The latest application of the vacuum
cleaning principle is to the grooming
of horses. Walter B. Guild of RoX-
bury, Mass, has invented kind of
glove which takes the place of the
old curry comb and brush and cleans
the hide thoroughly and quickly, says
Popular Science Monthly. Between
the fingers Of the glove small, stiff
bristles are set. These stir up the
dust in the hide. The brushes are sep.
arated from the walls of the glove.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Reversing the Compliment.

A cashier of somewhat portly build
was frowning over a statement Of
accounts just placed before him by his
pretty typist. "As a young lady," he
said, 81 admire your type, but can't
honestly say I admire your typing!"
"How funny" she replied smartly.
1--WE are so different, for though you
are of course splendid at figures,
no one could say you have a splendid
6guret"
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Interior Adornment.

"What has become of my cherry
creamw cried Mrs. Subbub.
"Your cherry cream?" repeated the
cook.
"Yes, my complexion cream"
II thought that was some fancy
paste you got for the party last night
30 spread it on the sandwiches y
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02

Shall Santa Cruz county,
Arizona, create an indebted
ness by the issue of its
bonds in the sum of One
hundred and seventy-five
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02

tons of one thousand dollars
each, numbered consecutively
from one to one hundred and
seventy-five and bearing inter-
est at the rate Of five per cen
tum per annum, payable semi
annually, to be sold for the pur-
pose of constructing and i'm
proving roads and bridges with
in and for said Santa Cruz
county; said bonds being pay
able forty years after the date
of issue, with the privilege re-
served to said Santa Cruz
county of redeeming all or any
portion of said bonds at any
time after twenty years after
the date of their issue.
Now, Therefore in consid-
Grafton of the premises,
1t Is Hereby Ordered, by
the Board of Supervisors of
Santa Cruz county, State of
Arizona, that a special election
oe, and the same is hereby,
called to be held on Saturday,
the twenty-sixth day of January
1918, at the regular voting places
throughout and within the limits
of said Santa Cruz county. un-
der the provisions of the gen.
cral election laws of the State
of Arizona, for the purpose of
determining whether Santa Cruz
county, Arizona, shall create an
Indebtedness and issue and sell
its negotiable coupon bonds in
the manner and for the purposes
as in said Resolution above set
forth; said bonds to be issued if
q majority or those voting vote
in the affirmative, Immediately
after said election and during
the year 1918, to bear the date
Of their issuance, to be number
ed consecutively from one
to one hundred and seventy
five, and to bear interest
at the rate of five per centum
per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, and to mature forty
years from the date of their
issuance, with the privilege re-
served to Santa Cruz county to
redeem all or any portion there
of at any time after twenty
years from the date of issuance;
and it is ordered that the said
question is hereby submitted
to the property tax payers who,
in all other respects, shall be
qualified electors of Santa Cruz
county, Arizona, at said special
election to be held at the time
and place aforesaid; and
1t Is Further Ordered that
the regular voting places
throughout and within the said
Santa Cruz county be and they
are hereby designated in the
following named precincts, as
the regular places in said pre-
cincts, to wit:
Nogales Precinct No. 1, Ma
sonic Hall; Calabasas Precinct
10. 2, public school house ;Tubac
Precinct No. 8, public school
house; Patagonia Precinct No.
a, Opera House; Harshaw Pre-
cinct No. 5, public school house;
Washington Precinct No. 6,
school house Lochiel Precinct
No. 7, public school house;
Camille Precinct No. 8, public
school house; Montana Camp
Precinct No. 9, P. M. Clarke's
store; Elgin Precinct No. 10,
public school house; Sopori Pre-
cinct No. II, Demetrio Amados
store. Mowry Precinct No. IL,
Red Rock District school house;
Salero Precinct No. Is, school
house; Sonoita Precinct No. IA,
public school house; Vaughn
Precinct No. Is, school house.
1t is Further Ordered by
said Board of Supervisors, that
the officers of election at said
voting places shall be the fol-
lowing named persons, by whom
said election shall be conducted,
to wit:
NOgales Precinct No. /.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Tubac Precinct No. 3.

Inspector.-Mrs. Hattie Gar
rett; Clerks, Samuel H. Beat
lie and VIM. Rosenberg; Judges
Mrs. Sarah M. Black and VIM
Lowe; Marshal, Raymond Bur-
ruel.
Patagonia Precinct No. 4.
Inspector. = VIM. Powers
Clerks, Mrs. E. P. Cook and E
H. Evans; Judges, E. E. Bethel
and A. S. Henderson; Marshal
Ben Powell.
Harshaw Precinct No. 5.
Inspector. = Ernest Best
Clerks, Lizzie Hale and Laura
Sorrells; Judges, w. A. Hop,
kins and w. A. Sloan; Marshal
Richard Farrell, Jr.
Washington Camp Precinct
No. 6.
Inspector.-Harry L. Vaughn
Clerks, Grace B. Everett and E.
F. Harmon; Judges, S-.crman
Rhinehart and Geo. H. Brooks
Marshal, Chas. B. Bust ..mante
Lochiel Precinct Nc. 7.
Inspector. - T. E. Heady
Clerks, Mrs. D. G. Chalmers and
o. A. de la Ossa; Judges, Paul
T. Schiller and Geo. O. Wager
Marshal, H. G.. Lehan.
Camille Precinct No. 8.
Inspector. - Lizzie Hinson,
Clerks, w. E. Bower and Chas,
F. Davis; Judges, M. w. Eason
and Mrs. w. A. Parker: Mar
shall, JAS. L. Finley.
Montana Precinct Nc. 8.
Inspector. - P. M. C.arke ;
Clerks, Mrs. T. B. Dillon and
w. w. Wentworth; Judges.
Alexander Fraser and John
Maloney; Marshal, Frank Dick
inson.
Elgin Precinct No. 10.
Inspector. - M. T. Lavelle !;
Clerks, Fern Bartlett and Mrs.
W. H. Collie; Judges, A. c. Dali
ton and VIM. J. Fling; Marshal ;
c. L. Beatty.
SOpOri Precinct No. IL.
Inspector. = Carl w. White ;
Clerks, Mrs. T. w. Healy and
Mrs. r. r. Redwine; Judges.
J. T. Fenly and Frank B. Valen-
Marshal, Rudolphus Bach
I lam.
MOwry Precinct No. II.
Inspector. = Grace Van Os-
dale; Clerks, Mrs. Nicholas Far
rell and Mrs. E. G. Nevius ;
Judges, R. w. Arthur and
Perry J. Wilson; Marshal James
Z. Parker, Jr.
SalerO Precinct No. 13.
Inspector. - Mrs. Minnie
Schultz; Clerks, Mrs. Josiah
Bond and Frank Reichert; Jud-
ges, George Clarke and Jens A.
Peterson; Marshal, George E.
Lopez.
SOnoita Precinct No. IA.
Inspector. - J. H. Colyer
Clerks, Frida o. Christman and
Maranda White; Judges, Mark
Manning and M. G. Rouse; Mar
shall, Jesse F. Little.
Vaughn Vrecinct Nc. Is.
Inspector. = Frank Jolly ;
Clerks, Carrie S. FRAZIER and
Rhoda S. McCarty; Judges,
Florence McGreggor and Mrs.
w. F. Neil; Marshal Earl
Yeary.
1t Is Further Ordered that
said voting places and polls
shall be opened at 6 o'clock A.
M. on the day of said special
and remain continuous
ly open until the hour of 6
o'clock P. M. on said day, when
same shall be closed.
1t Is Further Ordered that
the form and words of the bal
lots shall be as follows:
Stub No-----To be torn of by
Inspector.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02

Sdllu OOlldIS edCL, uuIuUcE-
ed consecutively from one
to one hundred and seventy
five, and bearing interest
at the rate of five per GEN.
tum per annum, payable
semi-annually, to be sold
for the purpose of con-
structing and improving
public roads and bridges
within and for said Santa
spuoq p!gS 'H1unoo znIo
to be issued, if a majority
of those voting vote in the
affirmative, Immediately
after said election and dur
ing the year 1918, and ma
turing forty years after
their date of issuance, with
the privilege reserved to
Santa Cruz county to re-
deem all or any portion
of said bonds at any time
after twenty years after
their date of issuance.
Bonds: YesT1 Bonds: NoT1
Those desiring to vote in the
affirmative on said question
should vote Bonds: Yes" by
making a cross in the square
following, and those desiring to
vote the negative, should vote
Bonds No" by placing a cross
in the square following. f,
1t Is Further Ordered that
the notice for said election shall
be and consist of a copy of this
order properly headed as fol-
lows. ~.-s..
Order and Notice for Santa
Cruz County Road Bond
Election, to be held Sat-
urday, January 26th
1918.
nd that such election shall be
called and notice given by post
ing at least five (5) copies Of
this order in public places with
in said Santa Cruz county for
not less than twelve (12)l days
prior to the date of said election,
and by posting a copy Of said
order and notice at every voting
and polling place within said
county, as the same is herein
above described, for not less than
twelve (12) days prior to the
date OF said election, and by the
publication of said order and
notice for at least thirty (30)
days prior to the date of said
election in The Oasis, a weekly
newspaper, the official paper,
of said Santa Cruz county. pub
lished at Nogales, in said Santa
Cruz county, Arizona.
It Is Further Ordered that
the Sheriff of said Santa Cruz
ounty, Arizona, shall post copies
of this Order and said Order and
Notice as aforesaid, at the time,
in the manner and at the places
aforesaid, and shall make due
return thereof.
1t Is Further Ordered that
the Clerk of this Board cause
official ballots to be printed con-
tanning the matter described in.
this order, and that said Clerk
send the said ballots with other
necessary supplies to the proper
officers of said special election
as required by law; that the
said officers of election shal;
canvass and return the votes
cast, and shall make return
thereof to the Board of Super
visors within twelve (12), days
from the date of such election !;
that on the first Monday sue
ceeding the twelfth (12th) day
after said election, at the hour
of 10 o'clock A. M, the Board
of Supervisors shall meet at its
usual place of meeting for the
purpose of canvessing the votes
cast in said election and shall
proceed to canvass said votes
and perform such other duties
in the premises as the law re-
quires. 81.
Dated and entered this 4th
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02
Lohn'S Studio LOhn's Studio
Edison Diamond Disc
LOhn's Studio LOhn's Studio
Make Terms to Suit You.
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
BOND ELECTION
Office of the Board. Of Super
visOrs, Santa Cruz County
Arizona.

Nogales, Arizona, December
4th 1917.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-02

Mrs. G. R. McCorkle; Judges,
w. H. Walker and G.. r. Nc
Corkle; Marshal, Harvey S.
Walker.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10

Miss Edna Owens spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Claude Wasson
OF Friendship.
Miss Cora League was the visitor
Of Miss Aliene Baldwin Tuesday.
Mrs. II. II. Mahon, and Mrs. Sloan
Nlahon, visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nolll OF Shiloh section Wednesday.
Mrs. Rcbecca Owens spent several
days last week with her brother, Mr..
solomon Mahaffey of Eden section.
who has been very SICK.
Mrs. Florence League, Miss Cora
League and brothers were in Laurcns
Friday, shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolton Owens OF GRAY
Court. visited Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Babb
Friday.
AicSsrs Il. j.. Babb and Smith Mar
tin. Misses Allie and Mary Babb were
shopping in Laurcns Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansdon Brooks of
Gray Court, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Houston Babb.
Miss Allicnc Baldwin, Mcssrs. Eel
ton Roper and Frank AbercromDie, of
Hickory Tavern were visitors of Miss
Cora League Sunday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10
SAEE, INESI.

For those who are in need Of a
remedy for kidney troubles and back
ache, il is a good plan 10 try Doan's
Kidney Pills. They arc strongly
recommended by Laurcns people
W. y. Shcaly, salesman. F42G T.,
Main ST., Laurcns, says: My back
was in bad shape and it hnrt me so
badly | could hardly get around When
was advised 10, use Doan's Kidney
Pills. ! did and one box gave me grca,
relief"
OVER THREE WEARS LATER. Mr..
Shca!y said: Whenever have noticed
any slight attacks Of backachc from
standing too much, have used Doans
Kidney piliS and they have never
failed 10 give ne prompt RELIEF.
keep 4 box in the house all tho time. =
lHico 60 at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy
Doan's Kidney Pills-thc same that
Mr.. Shoaly has twice publicly recon-
mcnded. Foster -Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, y. Y.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10
Report on LaurenS City Jail,

Visited March 1, 1918, by Secretary
Johns'onc and Assistant Secretary
Broyles, with Mayor-clcct Babb.
The Laurens city Jail consists of
four cells, each about 6 7l-2 is
feet in size. The cells open on cor
ridor running east and west. the cells
facing north. The end cell on the
west is used for a coal storage bin,
leaving three for use. There were no
prisoners at the time Of our visit, but
we were told that as many as 1G peo-
pie had been confined there at one
time.
The cells arc equipped with excel
len, hunks, but they are dark and
dirIy and the only ventilation is
tAroneh the front door and transom
OF each cell To admit air TO the cor
ridor it is necessary to leave the rear