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Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
To Shave or Not to Shave.

When mustaches and shaveD cheeks
were few in this country | held my
peace. says the London Truth. but now
that they have become universal ven-
ture to PROFOUND the respectful inquiry
whether this be kind of facial decor
alton which really suits the Anglo
Saxon countenance? My idea il that
a thin. pale. dark man looks well with
mustache and shayen checks. especial
" if he have nose of some sort. But
as a nation (there are. Of course. hon
orable exceptions. as. for example. the
Chancellor Of the Eschequer) we have
no noses 10 sneak Of. and our checks
are, for the most part fat and red. and
our eyes are not at all fierce and ro-
mantle. but light colored aud usually
meaningless.
Now. whether this cast Of counten-
ance is suitable to the brigand style Of
facial hair growing is a serious 9ues-
ton venture 10 suggest that jury
OF matrons. or, rather. of maidens.
should forthwith be impanelled to try
the matter out OF course, il Ange-
lima and her mother really think that
Edwin, who is bank clerk. looks his
best disguised as desperado there is
an end OF the matter; still, | can't bel
thinking that this universal tierceness
Is becoming monot0nous.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
Wasted Her Sympathy

Iaey were going through machine
shop. say the San Francisco Chronicle
Enormous wheels were flying around,
enormous blocks were rising and fall
EGg. sharp steel Instruments were shay
ing sheets Of metal. and there was a
vlang and roar of mighty power.
And by one OF the big hammers doing
some work sat 4 very small hoy be-
grimed and oily. His arm and hand
we're fixed up IN sling and he was
striving painfully to get On with his
work with the other. They we're struck
sympathetic. II declare" said the
aindly old lady. II declare il is a
shame To see young boy like this
sorking in such dangerous place. /.
Is disgrace, Just see; he has beer
hit with that heavy hammer. and
have no doubt his arm is broken, and
perhaps hell aever be able to use j.
again. It's awfuir' And the small
10Y kept pegging away. She APP
proaehed him. aud. putting her hand
on his head, she said very sympathet-
ically: "Poor child! This Is dangerous
work for YOU" The poor child look ed
up at her and said nothing. "You
have met with an accident J see."
Yes" 'ls it brokenf" "Only crush
ed bit" Poor child! Hhv are You
Rot At homer How did IL happen3
suppose one OF those big hammers came
down and crushed it," "Na-a-er.
Hurt II playing base ball last Sunday"
The Old lady only aaids well, If ]
ever
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
The sun Did Nut Stand stit'.

At Christ Church Bishop Ussher,
rector elect. t"nk for hia subject the
so-calied mistaks of the Sun Stand
ing Sn!l." taking his text from Joshua,
4. 1914. He showed that the error
in understanding the passage grew out
Of the Masorite interference with the
original Hebrew 10 the year A. ID. 800,
when the vowel points we're iItroduc-
ed. He gave the translation OF the
unpointed Hebrew by Dr. Pratt, an
eminent Hebrew scholar. as follows:
Then spake Joshua TO Jehovah, on
the occasion Of Jehovah delivering up
the Amorites before the children of
Israel, let the sun be obscured over
Gideon, aud the moon over the valley
of AjaloB. and the suo was obscured
and the moon also. while the people
rose up against its enemies. Is not
this written in the Book OF Joshua.
and the sun remained in the clouds of
heaven and shoDe, not rising like an
ordinary day, and there has not been
such an event as this day before or
after it. as to the bearkening OF Jeho-
yah unto the voice OF man, for Jeho-
yah fought for Israel" -
This translation does away with all
the built-up difficulties regarding the
arrest Of planetary motion.
The preacher. while stating distinct
ly that he in no sense limited divine
thought or power for Il moment, that
anything in the created universe was
outside Of the limit Of the fullest di-
vine control, showed by scientific facts
that the condition Of the sun, seeming
to stand still. could be produced by
refraction.a and by his clear way OF put
ting facts left no ground for the skep-
tic 70 stand upon. -Raasas Li.y Times.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
Some Points for Those Who Smoke.

Here is a point for smokers. IL 10
given by man who not only smokes
cigars very frequently, but sells them.
He says ii you will carry your cigars
in YOUR waistcoat pocket with the
mouth end down there will bs less
likelihood Of the tobacco becoming
broken or the wrapper being upr0iled
than II you carry them with tho match.
end at the bottom. Here IL u second
point: II you are a billiard player,
don't put them in ths pocket on the
right side. for the constant moving of
the arm 10 the manipulation OF the cue
will wear upon that side. aud, III does
not result iu crushing the tobacco.
will So loosen the wrapper that the
smoking Of the cigar will be an an-
noyance rather than pleasure. And
here i, a third point: IL there 10 q
slight feeling Of nausea, take a drink
of water to clear the throat. aud II you
would be sure absolutely Of preventing
any serious sickness throw your cigar
away aud stop smoking altogether for
an hour or SO. Another point which
a gentleman who heard these three ad-
yanced suggested is that IL by any
cause il becomes necessary To let
cigar go out it will be Il good scheme
not TO take a final puH, but to make q
blow and expel the smoke from the
burning end. This clears the roll oil
tobaccU from the smoke. and even "
the hr. dies out il will be found upon
relishting that the cigar is of good
flavor. In fact an expert has said
that Il really good cigar will be i'm
proved by letting il 20 out. following
this plan. aud lighting IL again.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10

barn nm think" And shade OF sadness
stole over Eucle Jake's features ~ the
lni,for Gnes Of that long ago night
fitted once pqain through his memory.
Tell ns Hbnui il. Uncle JAKE" urged
the grncerY-nio.
"Wpll, It cant do no hurt 10 tell ii as
know OF. nBSwercd Uncle J Ike. after
few reflective Tniif-. 1T haipnnei the
night o young Sol X ,ughcornH birth
day party. long bout The latter end OF
October. Emily jenkins he'd prom sed
Inc her company fer that night. Emily
was u sweet little crtter g0in on II an
the pmrtlest gal III the county. Al The boys
Was Wild over her. She had chceiss that
minded yon OF gtrawberries an' cream
an she hnd way of tinshin' her big.
rOgHish brown ewes ut fellCr that used
ter set my heart a a'thumpin like wood.
pecker a-hammcrin' ON q boler limb.
Dol he'd kind o give OUT that his party
'ud be the swellest thing that had been
seen in that neighhorhood. So list got
myself mp regardless. hitched the
sOrrel colt up 10 paps new top-buggy,
an rutbcr calkclated I 'ud cut shine
that ad break the other fellers clean up.
But me an Emily had little spat on the
road that spilled all nv fun. Std O.
struttin' round 'mongst the crowd felt
more like goin' of An layin' down In the
hay NOW.
Il could a stood IT, though. If Emily
hadn't took up with Fred Jones' = spin
dle-shaDked soft-head that dsspiscd
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
a Change OF Weapon

Last winter Il climbed Lookout
Mountain in company with veteran
of the late war. 1t was his first visit
since the day Of the memorable assault,
aud as we climbed he fought the bat
tie over gain for my benefit. As the
conflict waxed hotter he grew excited.
and on Our arrival at tho hotel near
the summit was at fever heat. We
then passed on through the narrow de-
tile which leads To the pinnacle, where
We were confronted By dimiButive
specimen of the genus cracker" with
these words. ''lf you gentlemen wish
10 go to the top, you must pay twenty
i've cents. This was too much for the
pentap feelings Of my warlike COM
panion. who, tragicaIly waving his
strong right arm. shouted. 81 won't
pay it. Twenty-Five years ago 1 came
up here with sword in my hand"
But the modern Lconidas. moving not
otherwise than 10 display deputy
sberiff's badge. quietly remarked:
well, san, yDu must come up with a
quarter to day" The money was
paid &. Ieate, ia Uarpers Maga-
ysEtE
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
l'ne future or r,ecIricity.
Thomas A. Edison said in an ini

Thomas A. Edison said in an inter-
view with a reporter Of the Pittsburg
Dispatch: you ask me about the
future Of electricity. Ii is the coming
motive power. IL will be used on all
the railroads some day. but the point
Is to get an economical engine. My
theory is to have immense dynamos
located all along the line OF the road,
aud have the electricity conveyed from
these stationary engines to the loco
motives hy wires through the rails. For
Example. ! would pat two big engines
between New York and Philadelphia
and enough power could be furnished
20 yhisk ths limited Al the rate uf 100
Eniles per hour.
But this is the point have been
working On FOR years; 10 convert heat
directly into electricity without the
Intervention Of boilers, steam. and all
that What an enormous amount OF
expense could be saved II this could
ne done. Think of putting something
INTO the heat Of that natural gas fire
aud making electricity out OF it. 1t
can be done. feel 10 In my bones.
and just now have y suspicion that l
an or the right track. but it is a Desky
problem -one tha. Car Es worked out
only 10 time.
II have been experimenting with an
electric road 10 New Jersey. had
rails laid az they put them down on
railroads, but the machine would run
of the track 10 going around the
curves. then raised the curve to an
angle of 400 and the motor went
around all right IL looked as IL the
engine would toppls over. but it did
at. You know in centrifugal ma
chino you eau make car 60 clear
around circle in the air without ieaY-
ing the track.
''At the present time the phone
graph is occupying my time. ] have
been improving it, and 1t is more per-
tact to-day than ever. In speaking
into the phonograph it was soon found
that the sibilants were not recorded.
For instance. il were to say species
he .sp' sound would be lost Well, l
haye about solved the problem now,
and the sound OF y is inscribed with
Ghs other letters. / run the phono-
graph or graphophone 10 three ways
with treadIe, battery, or with the
ordinary ipcandescent light by attach
ing the machine with . wire to the
lamp. Business people can Lave their
choice. ! shouldn't want to be both
cred with a treadle, and l think the
BEST plan is to use the electric light,
since they ars now so commonly dis
tributed. The battery Is made TO last
ior a month. three months. or six
months without being renewed. Let
every man take his choice ana
Eiakins the three kinds
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
The Struggle for Style

What a pretty chiih! Whose is
itp" said one lady 10 another. as they
crossed Madison square, II noticed
you nodded 10 the nurse
Thereby hangs tale" responded
her companion. .The nurse used t.
be in my employ. and left it to become
the wife Of coachman. Thay live
over his stable, not far away, and the
child is theirs. She dresses il like a
miilionaire's baby. 10 the finest and
most daintiest Of clothes. which she
faithfully copies from Fifth avenue
children. She canno. dress herself to
correspond. 50 she wears the nurses
livery for her own child. and is proud
to have passers-Sy stop and admire
him as some favored darling of
wealthy nome. Curious fancy for one
of her sort. isn't il, who. rs a ruie, are
so eager todr"p The regsiia Uf sergice"
--NsV York Sun ..
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
The Microbe OF the Magnet.

With ali the paraphernaiia Of the
modern physical and electrical Iabora-
tory, the instruments Of precision that
will handle millionth Of au inch a.
readily as a laborer his pick and shov~
oil; with all the evolution going on
through generations Of scientists, and
The almost incessant wrestling of se-
crcts from the bosom Of nature, we
doubt j! science is any closer 10 the
isolation or attenuation Of the nicrobe
IT the magnet.
1t is absurd 10 suppose that 3 pri-
nary energy Is impressed upon a piece
Of hardened steel once for all. The
transfer Of that energy into actual
work would quickly destroy the mag
aetie power, yet such destruction not
only does not take place, but the very
exercise OF the power strengthens the
magnet A horseshoe of steel may be
magnetized in ten seconds by the eur
rent OF few ampere from the battery,
a ridiculousiy small amount OF energy
all told. and such magnet can lift sew
without contact it may lift and hold
pound Of iron easily. 1. will hold that
pound for an eternity, and every sec
ond Of that time without end the mag
net is expending energy. until it ioots
lp an almost inconceivable total OF
actual power. Not alone that. but the
magnet Of one pound lifting power to-
day may and will be stronger to-mors
row. Where does ali this really tre-
nendous amount OF energy come from?
BY what inscrutab Bile process does the
mere magnetization Of a bar Of steel
make Of it a machine for tie trans
formation OF energy? Not a reaction
ary or storage device which. like
steel spring honestly gives back ap-
proximately all it has received. but a
perpetual transforming or converting
machine. There is hidden process
going on of some kind: energy is 60
ing into the magnet all the time 1t IL
doing work-energy in some form.
Where does it come irom-gravityp
atmospheric solar rsysF earth cur
rents? Who can say9 IL is great
problem. worthy Of a lifetime of inds-
fatigable research. 1t is microbs
and it will be discovered, and the dis
Goyery will make electricity the queen
Of natures forces and steam will be-
come dim vision of the dark ages OF
tre past. -Electricai ReuieU.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
Looked Iato the Wrong Eye.

a railroad man. occupying a re-
sponsible position on one Of our great
lines. according TO a Western con-
temporary. was riding on train when
a collision happened and his car was
Knocked into smithereens. He was
picked up az one dead, aud was
stretched out in some con renient place
to await the arrival Of the doctors to
officially pronounce upon his Condi-
ton. BY and by physician hustled
up. looked at his PROSTATE. motionicss
form and paliid face. and saiL:
THAT poor fellow. g0Her,
guess"
Then he kneeied down. lifted up an
eyelid, and saw dull expression less
orb. a..... =F
''Yes, he's dead fast enough; take
him away!' exlaimed tile doctor.
The supposed corpse suddenly began
to move It's Ii ps- The startled surgeon
listened. aud this is what he heard:
You banked old fool, that's my
glass eye" ."-PhiLadetpAia Record.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
THE PRESIDENTIAL CHURCH.

The Church OF the Covenant 10 which
Gen Harrison has selected his pew 10
situated at the southeast corner OF Con-
necticut avenue and N street. and in the
very heart OF the fashionable aud splen-
didiy improved northwestern portion OF
the city.
Gen. Harrison fluds himself IN dis.
tinguishei COMPANY ut the church Of
his choice. Among the pew-holders are
Senators Cuilom. Hale. Mcmillan and
Dawes; Secretaries Blaine aud Wana.
maker. Justice Matthews and ex.Justice
Strong Of the Supreme C,nrl; Congress
men Btlden. Of New York. and Dalzell,
of Pennsylvania: Gen. Henry v. Boyn.
ton, Gen. Arson @. McCnok. Gardiner
Hubbard. T. John Ellis. Inter Stale
Commerce Commissioner schoonmaker.
Of Ne" York; Mrs. Horace Maynard and
Col. John Hay. who by his presence
there seems 10 have recaBted the metri.
cal scepticism contained ~ Little
Breeches." The pew Of Mr.. Wana.
maker is about midway Of The church on
lllN III VI kHE LlaiH htstft uuh Ehht u
Mr.. B aine IL \ few feet behind on the
same side. Gen. Htrrison's pew will
probably be few feet in front OF Mr..
Wansmakers
TIE Church OF the Convenant IN 10 the
Romanesque style. though relieved by
light and graceful touches here aud there.
Ii is built Of stone quarried near here al
The Great Fails OF the Potomac. The
most striking feature OF the exterior II
the tower. 20 feet square aud rising to 9
height OF l4S feet. The corners are tur
retcd and the walls are pierced by small
windows. which at once gives light te
| the interior and rel yes whit would
otherwise be heavy aud loo solid effect.
! Al the top Is n helfrv. The body of the
! church forms psrullelogram. The en-
| frances are from Connecticut avenue.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
To Clean EngraviDgs-

Put the engraving on clean board
and cover it with thin layer Of CON-
mon salt. finely puIverized; then
squeeze lemon-juice upon the salt
until u considerable portion Of 1t Is
dissolved. After every part OF the
picture has been subject to this treat
ment elevate one end of the board so
that IL will form an angle OF about
forty-fye degrees with the horizon.
From q tea-kettle or other suitable
vessel pour on the engraving boiling
water until the salt and lemon-juIee
are entirely washed of. The eDgrav-
ing will then be perfectly clean and
free from stain. IL must be dried on
the board or on some smooth surface
gradually. not by the fire or snn.l
Immerse the print for an hour Or so
Tor longer il necessary 10 lye made
by adding to the strongest muriatic
acid its own weight 10 water. and to
three parts Of this mixture adding one
Of red oxide of manganese. indian ink
stains should in the first instance be
assisted out with hot water, and pen.
ell marks should be- taken out with
india rubber very carefully. H the
print has been mounted the paste on
the back shoulc DC removed with warm
| water, a.
Another recipe is: Lay the engrav-
ing down on a smooth board with a
clean sheet OF paper underneath. and
with clean sponge and water wet the
picture on both sides and then satur-
ate it well with soft sponge with the
following mixture: quarter OF a
pound chloride of lime, two ounces
pxalic acid and one quart of soft
water and apply - AHler.c'ia Art Prs"-
/ Tor
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
what EGndDBisIn Is.

What is roudoDismp Ii IL the re-
ligion ct a considerable portion OF the
savage tribes OF Africa. In the king
dom of Dahomey hundreds IT thou
sands Of human victims have first and
last been offered M to the yellow god.
In Ashaniee the serpent is possessed Of
supernatural powers in the minds of
the followers of Obi. There is a large
yellow snake which Is used as the
medium OF the mysterious power of
Vandaux. Vaudaux Is the God ON high.
but the all powerful controller of the
negro's universe deigns to employ in-
the black savage's Jesus of Nazareth.
The priest of Vaudaux is called papa
loi. a corruption Of papa roi (papa
ki1g). He shares his regal honors
with dusky dame, who Is generally
his "placed" wife. as they say in Hayti,
which means no wife at all 10 legal or
religious sense She Is known rs
mamanloi.
The papalois call their meetings at
nigh, time. generally at late hour.
The place is secret 10 all save the in
itiatel. and az rule only the initiated
can BY any means secure attendance.
TIE sacred snake is brought in and
homage done it. Then an animal
generally a white cock--is killed, the
blood mixed with rum and all present
drink. After that follows incarnations
and dancing by the rum-maddened
throng. concluding with orgies better
imagined than deacribeI
Occasionally there is sacrifice of
"the goat without horns," which means
a human victim. Not only is the blood
drank. but the BODY is cut up and eaten
by the Intoxicated followers OF the
snake. Altogether 1t is beastly re-
Iigion.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10

partickier, and sort o. give me to under
stand that she was goin' home with him.
That jist made me red hot could q
licked him thin an inch o his life; hut
l knowed he wouldn't fight. SO got to
studyin' up some plan to get even with
him.
by an by the thought struck me
that | could pay him an Em'ly both o3
to wunst an git great joke on 'em q,
the same time by takin' the burrs oEn
the front wheels OF hiB buggy. and
went right out to tend to 1t. After !
had thrown the burrs over ia the cow
lot went of an laughed till was sick
a-thinkin' how Fred an Emily 'ud be
piled out on the perary an have to walk
home. Soon's | could straighten my
face up | went in nn' cut such a splurge
among the gals that reckon l must a
made Emily jealous Anyways she left
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
IT WAS 4 GOOD SCHEME.
A rTactfcat Joke Which Bia Not Work ~
Smoothly as Anticipated.

''SpeakiR' Of jokes" said Upcie Jake.
A. he carefully tiIiet his venerable cob
pipe from the public tobacco boz aud
glanced complScentiy over the crowd
that according TO congratulated Gus
tom had gathered around the grocery
store. minds me ihss | used ter be
powerful fond Of practical joke my.
self, Fact Is. wheu was bout IS year
old used ter lay awake nights and
neglect my business 10 study un some
project er uuther to git of on somebody.
II done me more good them days to put
q tack where it'd be sot down on than IL
would to've found half dollar; and I'd
go without nv dinner any day 10 ri, a
chance 10 hide tue hired man nat.
''Eut had an experience one night
that brought shout a big change in nv
sentiments regarding jokes. and fer
years after thu the very mention Of
jokes wOuid nuke me so out hind the
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
One or Bishops Fcats.

The recent death Of Washington Irv.
ing Bishop reminds me of an incident
WINCH took place one day in the cor.
ridor of the Southern hotel. SAYS Henry
w. Ewing 10 the 81. Louis Gtobe- Demo-
crh. The mind-reader went over to
the cigar-sLand, and while the young
man was handing him some fragrant
Havanas, b shop said: "Well, WHY
don't you say it?' Say whal?' asked
the youth. What you were thinking.
You thought moment ago that !
looked like Maxwell" dashed if |
didn't" exclaimed the young man.
utterly habbergasted with astonish.
ment. while the wizard, with pale,
nervous face. glided swiftly on to Wal
nut street.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10

Fred an kind o made up to me, sn' by
the time we was ready TO go home We
WINS as sweet on one 'nutber as II nothin'
had happened. The first half mile OF our
road " AS smooth an level as floor; but
I didn't hurry none. l told Emily the
sorrel colt was young an II wouldn't do
10 drive him too hard, and she lowed
WAS right We got along splendid Till
we came to little shailer creek we had
To ford. As the wheel went down the
bank there was jolt aud then wabble.
an out we went into the creek. ker-
plunk. Jeminyi You could've heard
The screech Emily give as she soused into
that icy water clear over into the next
country. | felt like bollerin' myself,
only my mouth was so full o mud an
gravel couldn't. Qaick's / could l
helped Emily out. We could hear she
sorreI colt tearin' down the lane half q
mile away. just lickety brindle; so there
was nothing 10 do but 10 walk back to
Roughcorn's. 1t WAS purity cold fer the
time o year and our clothes froze stln.
Em'ly's mouth must a fr0ze up. too,
fel she never spoke 10 me and hasn't TO
this day. or course. felt awful: but.
fer all that. couldn't help ehucklin'
every time thought Of the tumble Fred
an his gal nd git"
Did Fred's buggy wheels coma of in
the creek. tnnY' asked the groceryman,
rs Uncle Jake concentrated his attention
upon his pipe aud showed no intention
Of continuing his story.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
TO Avoid Suspense,

Aspiring Poct--I wisn 10 leave you
some verses for your inspection. /
will alap leave my address and stamps
so that in the possibility o. your not
publishing the lines you may mai the
Manuscript 10 me.
Praciicai Editor-You may leave The
stamps. if Tou please. but it will save
time aud lrouble if YOU will take the
manuscript aud address with you.~-
. .lHaha HeriG --1 t--, ..I
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10
Not pf Her Own Free VIII,

She-Su. sir, it is impossible. ! am
very sorry indeed, but / can never
marry y0n.
He--And yet the encouragement you
gave me last night in the waltz
She--Oh. that mustn't be counted,
what said under pressure, so To speak.
--7esTe Hagie E1press
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10

'Noap; didn't come of at all. Ye
see, Fred huggT had stood right side .
mine tha, eVenin 1t was darker'n .
stack o. black cats an was In a dreadful
hurry, sn'--weil. the fact o the matter
10. tzed the wrong buggy. Chicago
Hdit.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-10

Augusta has both Adam and Eve.
and one of the Georgia papers wants
to credit ii with being the first para
disc.