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Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
THE IRON CAGE.
isosIsued by the Bishop of Verdun. Who
 Was Its First Occupant.

Was Its First Occupant.
 For Louis XI of France whom Sir Walter Scott and Mir. Henry Irving have made so familiar to the English public-the iron cage had a great at traction, and he seems to have equip ped with 1t nearly every one of his state prisons. When the Due de Ne mours, previous to his trial, was trans ferred to the Bastile, he was put in cage of iron; and the king, learning that some indulgence had been shown to so lllustriousa a prisoner, wrote i'll the most uncompromising terms to the Sire de Saint Pierre, one of the com missaries appointed to try the unfor- tunate prince. He was not pleased, lie said. to learn that the letters had been removed from the dukes limbs, that he had been allowed to leave his cage, and that he had attended mass when women were present. And he charged him to take care that the prince never left his cage, except to be put to the question-that is, to be tortured-and that this should take place in his own apartment.
 Other important personageS in the reign of .Louis made acquaintance with these iron cages of his; among others, William of Harancourt, Bishop of Verdun, and the Cardinal de la Balue. According to an eminent French antiquary, each cage was about nine feet long, eight feet broad and seven feet high, and consisted of a ponderous frame work of timber, strengthened by solid iron clasps and fenced in with stout iron bars, weighing altogether couple of hun dred pounds, and costing about 367 livres, at the then value of money. Philippe de Commines, the historian, makes some characteristic comments upon King Louis XI and his cages.
 It is quite true" he says, "tha4 the king our master ordered the con struction of some rigorous prisons cages of iron and of wood, covered with plates of iron outwardly and in- formally, and with terrible iron bars. each about eight feet wide and about the height of a man, or one foot more. The man who designed them was the Bishop of Verdun, and in the very first that was made he was inconti- nently immured, and lay therein for fourteen years. Many of us since have poured our curses upon him, and forone, having had an eight months taste of this kind of captivity. For merly, too, the king caused the Ger mans to make for him some heavy and terrible letters to fasten upon prisoners feet, and an iron ring to clasp around the ankle, with a solid chain attached, and great iron ball at the end of the chain. These inStru- ments of torture were known as les iillettes du roy. or the kings maid ens These, nevertheless 1 have seen on the feet of many prisoners of rank, who have since risen into honor and great joy and have received many favors from the king, All the Year Round.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Deep Seq Flslses.

Prot. Theodore Gill of the Smithso- nian Institution states that fish have been brought up from the depth ot 2,9O0 fathomS, or neacly 18,000 feet below the surface. At that depth the pressure of the water is nearly three tons to the square inch. The differ ence between this pressure and that al the surface leads to many curious re- suits. For instance, in the Madeiras the fishermen catch with a hook and line a fish known as the cherne, which lives about 200 feet below the sur face. When the fish IS brought to the top it is nearly dead, and looks as if it had cataleptlc spasm. Its eyes are forced from their sockets and look so peculiar that when person has prom inent eyes the fishermen say he has eyes like a cherne Sometimes, from this same cause of difference in pres sure, It rises faster as it approaches the surface than the line can be hauled in, and then it bobs up out of the wa ter for some distance, just like cork or bladder. Very frequently, fishes which are brought up in dredges or travis from greater depths burst in pieces before they can be examined
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Writers of American Life.

Has anybody taken the pains to get to the bottom of the popular fancy for dialect writing2 There is only one explanation. The people want Ameri- can life, written in American style they want something unconventional, with a touch of nature and individu- ality. Dialect, however, is not the only form of unconventional literary expression. The thoughtful ob- server who follows Emerson's ad- vice and lives in the streets will find interesting types of character besides the negroes, mountaIneerS and crackers, and when he comes to write what is in his mind he will produce American literature. Atlanta Con- Stitutlou
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Earring Sumptuously.

Dr. Crichton Brown, in his excel lent paper on Brain Growth, says:
 To fare sumptuously every day, to bask in luxury and idleness, is to court decay of the noblest of the tis- sues, for moth and rust do corrupt even the greatest of mans treasures his intellect when it IS laid by in use- lesSness and lavender; and thieves will surely break in and steal away his brains. unless they are zealously guarded and diligently exercised.
 To which The London Lancet adds:
 This is practical point of the high est value and moment, and one that cannot be too strongly or constantly expounded. The brain grows by use individually and socially If it is not habitually employed in class OF fam fly il will sink into subordinate i'm portance. Herald of Health.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Big Trees in New JerseH.

There are some very large oaks and other trees still standing in swamps, or on ground surrounded by swamps, in Cape May county, N J.-trees which were doubtless there when white men first visited the country; but there are. 1 believe, no consid- erable tracts of unbroken primeval forest in that region. Mr. Richard s. Leaning and Dr. Coleman F. Leaning told me of white oak which was 9 feet across the stump and 40 feet to the first limb, and this limb was over feet in diameter. At this height the tree was more than feet through. and all be- low this was sound. A Methodist clergyman counted over 500 rings of growth. The same gentleman told me of tulip tree 10 feet in diameter, with clear trunk 40 feet or more in length. Both the sweet and sour gums grow very large ill that region. Mr. Richard Leaning is shipbuilder, and has had much experience with differ ent kinds of timber. He says that Cape May county oak and gum timber is more durable than any other with which he is acquainted, except some kinds of wood from certain parts of Virginia.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Don't KnoNy 1t All.

Some one says you might read all the books in the British museum, if you could live long enough. and re- main utterly an illiterate, uneducated person. Then, again, if you read ten pages in a good book, letter by letter that is to say, with real accuracy you are forevermore, in some meas ure, an educated person. It is only in a measure that a person can be edu- cated. When there were but few books it was possible for one person to know their contents. Science has widened and the butter of intelligence must be spread thinner. The ripe scholar is one who is ready to drop off. Only boarding school girls finish their education. The bald headed professor who has been studying all his life feels confoundedly ignorant in the face of the many things he does not know. A child can ask him questions he cannot answer. The young man goes to college to be educated. The most college can do for him is to put him on the road leading to knowledge
 It takes everybody to know every thing, and very little of anything is yet known. Run away from the man who claims to know it all He will make you tired exposing his own ignorance.-New Orleans Picayune.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
rasnIons m Ass4ssIn4tion.

Fashion is changeable, even in mur- der. It appears Qrom an official re- port on the Northwest provinces and Oude) that the good old practice of Thuggee is rapidly becoming one of the lost arts. but the requirements of reversioners and expectant heirs are met by a new class of professional poisoDers. fyou wish to realize sum of money which you are tired of wait ing for-the old maH taking an uncon- scionable time in dying-you have only
 to consult an expert. He will enable yOn to appoint the funeral for a certain day, and will take care that ''the corpse is ready" In the crime of poisoning there is something so fasci- hating, with all its horror. that the popular imagination fastens upon it and readily believes in a prevalence which is not warranted by facts, although Qike most other tictiOns) it is 5ubstantiated by absolutely conclusive evidence Nothing is better established than that scores of rich old ladies and gentlemen of ancient Rome were done 10 death by eating tOad's liver not a tempting but hardly fatal dish. It was said that King Mithridates used antidotes as freely as the modern vale- tudinariau takes his HollOway's pills after he has eaten his dinner at cheap restaurant Town Argus
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
A Thrifty Farmer,

The grasping-though not niserly nature of the native New England farmer is somewhat proverbial It is hard to get the better of him in a "dlcker, and he very seldom gives anything for nothing. His keenness in this respect was well illustrated by an experience of a young Boston man who recently spent week in New Hampshire The young man wanted to hire a boat for the day, and the farmer owned one which was moored to the bank of the river Gan you let me have your boat for the day?" he asked of the owner Well, let me see" was the cautious reply. II don't know as l can. You see, thar's man over here, Mir. So-and So, that other feller, yer know. He said tother day he wanted my boat, and lee may be 'raound this morning." Well, I'm sorry, as 1 should like it today very much. You don't think you can let me have it?" No; cum ter think of it, feel purity sartin that other feller'll he 'raound after it to- day. And if he wants it, he orter have it." That settles it then. 1 sup pose, said the young man. But can you tell me Of any place near here where you think 1 can hire boat2" Oh, you want to hire a boat, do yer?" Yes. Wall, naow, seein' yer want to hire a boat so bad-come to think on it, it's gittin' kinder late, and do not believe that other feller will be 'raound, this meningitis mos g o'clock. You want to hire it, you SayP ''Yes. How much will you charge me for the day?" ''The last time 1 let her 1 charged thirty cents for her; but 1 kinder thinks that's leetle might high. 1 guess I'll let you have it for twenty-five cents. ."-Bos. ton Times
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

A successful appliance has been in vented which substitutes electrlcit, for sand to increase the traction power Of locomotive drivers on a wet track. It Is claimed to be far superior to sand, and enables the locomotive to draw much heavier train. without regard to the condition of track, than is at present possible.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Two Powerful Words,

Native You have travosed in every country of Europe2
 Traveller Yes.
 Native-And cannot speak any, thing but English?
 Traveler-No. Two English words will carry you anywhere. Every country understands them.
 Native-What are they7
 Traveler-HoY much2
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Senator H. Plum has a good under standing of the statehood question. and Tn answer to an appeal from one Of the noble POO statehooders, says: Il have given your letter careful and favorable attention, but I cannot see how, under the present circumstances. can vote for the admission of New Mexlco."
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

The man who tries to do one doi lars worth of work for two dollars + pay will be always looking for jo. while he who tries to do two dola { worth of work for one dollar in pay sure to get the two dollars and { never be out of job.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Philadelphia baS day nurSrn where Ihe young children of workIn. women are cared for at the rate ot yi cents each per day. The receipt, a not meet the expenses, and the defci Is made up hy the rharita ble.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Some postal business Is dope in New York. Toe number of letters, postal cards. etc. received and dispatcht d during the past year shows an in crease oi almost fifty millions c r that of 1888.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

A report of railway construction ir the United States for the year 1889 published by the Engineering New, shows that the total mileage of ney lines will not exceed 5000 miles, whici Is the smallest construction recorder since 1885.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

The Sl and s silver certificates al. putting the silver element of the eur rency in circulation just nov faster than the hints turn out the c,in. The activity in general trade makes q heavy demand fnr small bills.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

A car load of buggles was di covereo 10 he ca fire on vest bound train @, Saturday last, and is was flooded with water from the tank and side trackr, here The water damaged the con tentS of the car consldera ble.- Mohave Miner.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

The Southern Industrial Record de- tails 325 new manufacturing enter priSes inaugurated in the ten cotton States during the{past two weeks, em- pIoYing over S5,500OOO.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Administrator's Notice.

In the Probate Court, of the County of Gila, Territory of Arlzura.
 In the matter of the Estate of JOHN LANI, Deceased.
 Order to show cause why order of sale of real estate should not be made.
 Charles Banker the Administrator of the Estate of John I.anz, deceased, having filed his petition herein praying for an order of sale of the real estate, of said Gecedent, for the purposes herein set forth.
 It is therefore ordered hy the raid court, that all persons interested in the estate of said deceased, appear before the said Prohate Court On Monday. the 9th day of January 1890. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room of said Probate Court tt the court house in said County of Gila. to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said Administrator to sell so lnnch of the real estate of the said deceased John lang as shall he necessarv.
 And flat a copy of this order be e. published 1 at least four successive weeks in TIE ARIZONA SILFEE BET |, newspaper printed , and pub lished in said iiila county, Arizona Territory.
 r. ". WEStME4 FER.
 Probate Judge. Dated, Dec. 9tb, 1889. Cdecl4 Nv
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

General Vandever seems determined to have Lower California attached to Sout bern California. ,.and has again in troduced blll for the ceding of that peninsula to the United States.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Edison prophecies that twenty-five years hence electricity will have su- perceded horse power, and the horse will become a luxury, toy and a pet.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
A Frenchman's Graceful Reply.

A romantic story is told about Mime. La Marechale Canrobert, whose death was recently announced ill Paris. Twenty-siX years ago the marshal, at that time in the height of his glory, was at an official ball, when a young lady approached and said quite sim ply, Monsieur, will you dance with mel" The surprised soldier begged off in a few confused words; then, turning to young officer beside him, he said: Will you kindly take my place beside this young lady, and re- member that this night a marshal of France envies sub b-leutenantY" However, the matter did not rest here, for Miss Flora Macdonald. under the auspices of the Empress Eugenie, with whom she was a favorite, subsequent ly became the wife of the great gen eral York Star.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
Saturday, January Ii. 1890.

The estimates of 1869-9O for the government foot ap $406,S43,3l5, while the total estimated revenue is S705, ,414,3 ,337.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Senator Beck is still an invalid, and his physicians tell him he must do lit tie or no work during the present ses- sion of Congress-.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

John D. Rockefeller of Standard oil fame is pre-eminently qualified for a United States senatorship. His qual- i6cation is S129.O0OO0O.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Nicolay and Hay received S50.00l from the Century Company for thea Life of Lincoln. But, after dedur, ing the expense ofc,liect!ng materials they find they have realized S1 50 - day fer their work.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
CELIA ENCAMPMENT. NO. 3.

l. 0. O. r. meets on the second and fourth Fridays in each month. Visiting brethren in good standing cordially invited tn attend.
 JOB ATKINS, C. P. w. w. BRooKNER. Scribe
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

A calculation, made by Geo. A Shu- feldr, in the New York San. places tn" population of heaven at 1.S00O00 00U and that of hell at l75000000 000
 George is m early with hl> census re. turns for 1890 Albuquerque Citizen.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11
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Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-11

Fet25 "
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-23

"Why, no, not to penetrate to 1t. It
is all but inaccessible, you know"
There is so little enterprise here in
your Mexico. IF we Americans had it
we should have had railroad excursions
and guides, patent medicine signs
painted on the rocks, and score of very
large and very bad hotels which would
have taken most Of our worldly cub
stance for the privilege of seeing all
those wonders"
"But you forget how sparsely settled
the country is, and tho difficulty of get
ting about; and it has by no means al
ways been safe. There are extremely
few persons who would want to make
such an excursion. And there must be
plenty more places Us we'll where man
has hardly ever yet set foot"
II am just dying for adventures. con-
tinued Amy, willfully. "but what is there
poor women can dor
"They can inspire everything in men, -"
returned her companion. with rather
determined air.
"Oh, did not mean that; am not SO
silly. only meant Well, think
only like to hear myself talk
These were the days of which she
wrote to her friend Emily:
Il seem to be living in kind of
heaven upon earth-everything around
me SO beautiful, everybody SO good to
Inc, that | appreciate it with an over
fulness of the heart, and all the sin and
trouble of the world apparently removed
to an infinite distances"
Don Walter brought her the little
green image Of which he had spoken. It
made u pretty ornament, and she attach
ed it to her watchguard. Soon after
this Don Walters labors at the hacienda
came to an end. Then he disappeared,
and was neither seen nor heard from
again for considerable time
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-23
GOLD, THE SUN AMONG METALS. -


The first proceeding of Don Walter
during this interval of absence was to
set off for his haciendita-or little haci-
enda-of Cruce Vivo. This was small
property given him by his guardians,
perhaps to the end that he might be made
more contented through the possession
Of some estate Of his own.
His course lay first through the village
of Campo Florido, and then by detour
to the right to avoid the lava beds which
constitute an almost impossible object
on that side-up the long, thickly wood
ed slope into the dominant mountain
range.
The path, in the early stages, was
crossed by occasional fences, having rude
gates, which he managed to open with
out dismounting. A part Of it was cut
out Of the solid rock. There were brooks
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-23
CHAPTER lV.-Contirued.
1874

He was accomplished in woodcraft.
In a season of leisure he headed an ex-
pedition-in which all the children of
the house were included-to explore the
woods on the slopes behind the hacienda.
He put machete in his belt, the halt
sword, half sickle of the country, useful
to open u path, cut an orange or coffee
stick, Or lop off an orchid for whoever
wanted it. He had the gift, among
others, of making himself agreeable to
the children, and they enjoyed the day
highly. They liked to run. to shrek, to
pretend to be afraid.
LOS toros! los toros!' (the bulls) they
would cry, finding purely imaginary re-
semblances to some fierce animal, and
then tear back madly to bury their faces
in the skirts of Amy Or Luz.
Walter pointed out the mahogany
tree, the white camphor. the quinia
bush.
ut is like a growing drug store" said
Amy. How do you come to know so
much about them all? For my part,
am surprisingly ignorant of the country,
CbIlu IL ID uOW lOO lcttO W l0dTu.
He did not tell her that his father
perpetrator Of the greatest defalcation
of his day. which had shaken the money
centers to their depths-had turned, In
his refuge, to such pursuits, and made
him the companion Of all his walks, i'm
planting thus taste which his later
manner Of life had served to confirm.
He turned the question aside in some
easy way, as he often had occasion to do.
They grouped themselves for luncheon
on a large rock. near which cool brook
ran forth. and the children went and
waded mer1ily in the water, mingling
their laughter with its babbling.
There was one place where broken ar
row heads and fragments Of earthenware
remains of the Aztecs could be picked
up. Amy was much pleased to find these
antiquities herself, but Walter treated
them indifferently, promising her better.
Il beg your permission to bring you q
little image | found awhile ago in the
ruins Of the temple at Xochichalco," said
he 1T is Of chalchihuitl, the green
stone once considered sacred. 1t is of no
sort of use to me-"
"XOchi?-and chal?''
THE mouths of some charming for
eigners are too small to pronounce such
long words all at once
"Oh, avec ca! 1t will be large enough
to say something pretty severe if you
make such absurd speeches"
On the very crest of the ascent was
found tall tree in the top of which was
neglected seat. reached by steps, which
was II lookout place. There could be seen
part Of the Escorial like roofs of the
hacienda, with II CLINT of statues and of
waters in the fertile expanse spreading
out before it.
Gazing down the outward slope, you
saw as it were Il field of newly plowcd
earth, which was in fact vast lava field,
cutting off access to the mountains on
that side Very far away and high up
was had a glimpse Of the white and
splintered wall Of chasm. One fam
cied also he saw IL film of steam rising
from it, such as hovers over Popocate-
petl.
There is the Barranca of Cimarron,
and Of the traditional Yellow Snake, -
said Don Walter, pointing it out. Il
dare say those cliffs are 5000 feet high. -
Always the Yellow Snake Did you
tell me you had never been there ~
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-23
The yellow Spring.
"a Romantic Mexican Story.
BY WILLIAM HENRY BISHOP.

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