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Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
A wonderful na,tier.

'I once knew an old unreconstructed Confederate in Arkansas who had g colony of rattlesnakes that were trained to play Dixie with their rattics to his intense ediicatiou," said Colonel J. $. Evans, of Meridian. Miss.
 "The man belonged to my regiment during the war, and be had rattle snake that followed him all through the Louisiana campaign like faithful dog. He didn't join tue army until near the close of the trouble, and he brought his snake with him. When the reptile got tired on the march her master would coil her around his neck and trudge along with his pet until camp was struck. At night he put the sualIe in a circle formed with hair rope, 50 as to keep her from crawling around to the dread of other soldiers. During battle that snake would dart in and ont be- tween the ranks of the fighting men un- til she found her master, when she would stick her tail straight into the air and rattle off the first few hars of Dixie with pronounced distinctncss and the most ecstatic delight. Her master had Of course taught her to do it.
 After the war he took his snake back to the Arkansas farm and in little while her progeny was wonderful. When went to sec him fifteen years ago his barnyard was given over 10 rattlesnahes, and on signal from him, by ringing bell. the reptiles would dash to the cen ter of the yard, and the clang of Dixie that the swift movements of their tails produced was as desfening as 1t was in- spring St Louis Globe Democrat.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
rnnd nr simnIo nlnl.

The Astor Blouse has among its regu- lar patrons of the lunch counter in the rotunda one gentleman who for period of ten years. summer and winter, has scarcely varied his diet for his monday meal
 He is tall, athletic man, always well dressed and appears to be- if not wealthy, q man in excellent eircun- stances. It must be from choice then and not pecuniary reasons that each day in the year he orders regularly bowl of milk and plate of crackers, and con cludes the repast with chocolate eclair tn winter and dish of berries in sum mer.
 The gentleman for fullya half score of years has not altered this order. Whether he is interested in a dairy and desires to popularize a milk diet no one seems 10 know. ThUt the food agrees with him Is evident from his appearance, and a mere glance only is conclusive evidence that he most thoroughly eu. joys the refreshing repast.-New York Herald
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
rns voIoE wIrnour A woap.

Beside the rounded ridges of the deep sat me down in silent fantasy: A mother wind laid all tho sails asleep Upon the cradle of the SuiUmr sea, No sound but that ot wave that followed wave Across the shining yellow sand was heard; But all their tones grew one in concert grave The Voice without word [ sat before an altar and n shrine. Beyond the shadows of the curtained loft Tho urganist, with tcrVency divine, Prayed from the willing keys a blessing soft, That filled the craunies of the cloistered air Like spreaded wings of some immortal bird; And once again it came and thrilled me there The Voice without q word. The arms of night held close the sleeping
 earth
 laid me down and watched the lambont
 west,
 And saw the stHs fields and the giarN birth Of NRturr, And within my secret Gfenst The food uf song across its barriers bru.c, And all the chords uf being greatly stirred; But tongue ant pen fell mute; alone usere
 spoke
 The Voice without word
 w. J. Henderson n New York Times
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
work nf women in phnnnthronr

The lady managers of the Worlds fair are in communication with Mrs. Aubrey Fl. Smith, of Philadelphia, who compiled a book of interesting and valuable statis- tics for the Centennial concerning the charities conducted by women It is the intention of the woman's board to take up the work begun by Mrs. Smith and bring it up to date. showing the advance ment of women in philanthropy during the last decade. The lady managers have already collected much supplementary data of an international character, and are consulting Mrs. Smith as to the best methods suggested by her experience in arranging the available inaterials.-P adelphia Ledger.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Won the Case.

'lf you were a-a jury, Clara, said the embarrassed young lawyer hesitatingly, q could plead my cause with more self possession. In the courts of-er Of log , don't think 1 stack up as a first class advocate"
 Perhaps you have not had an exten. sive practice in such courts, William, suggested the maiden softly.
 That's it exactly, Clarar' eagerly re joined inc young man, moving his chair a little nearer. I'm Q green hand at this business; but if could feel sure the jury"-
 Meaning mel"
 "Yes-wasnt prejudiced against the advocate"
 Meaning youy7
 "Yes-why, then, I might"
 What kind of jury are you consider, ing me, William" she asked, with eyes dowpcast
 "A-hm-petit jury of course. You couldn't bc grand jury, you know, darl"-
 "Why not"
 Because we don't try cases before grand juries.
 ''l think, William said the young girl blushing, ''l would rather for this occasion be considered a grand jury"
 Why
 "Because" and she hid her face somewhere in the vicinity of his coat collar-'l have found true Billr'- Chicago Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Woman, Most Recent Profession.

A new profession is open to women, one in which they are scarcely likely to have any male competitors. Moreover, 1t is one which should be eminontly agreeable to the feminine mind No special qualifications are required be- youd good looks and good taste. The profession is that of window gazing Already Q number of ladies have become window gazers as Q matter of profit as well as pleasure. The duties are light and the pay is good. All that is required is to stand in front of your patrons street windows during the fashionable hours of tho afternoon, and, in suili- ciently enthusiastic terms draw the at tention Uf your companion to the merits of the latest sweet thing in bonnets, or that perfectly ideal theater cloak, for the benefit of the genuine shoppers who are passing The professional window gazers must go in couples in orfler to be able to start conversation. San Fran cisco Argouaut,
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
nno nr r.nl,nnchero.. slnrln..

Ono of Labouchere's stories about the admiralty and the way My Lords" con duct their labors at Whitehall is as fol- lowsi
 A few yeais ago a gun was lost by bursting in the Sea of Manuora. and upon reading the report of the admiral in command of the fleet My Lords" were moved to telegraph to ask whether there was any chance Of the muzzle of the gun being recovered. The answer was that in view of the fact that the gun had been lost in eighty fathoms of wa ter, nearly out of sight of land, where no cross bearings could have been taken, the likelihood of its recovery was very remote. Thereupon My Lords" wanted to know whyno engineers accounts had been sent in from the vessel in question, but they ceased telegraphing when the admiral replied that the ship had been for ten years g sailing shipl-Cor New York World.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Moving sau,l nus.

In the arid lands oT central Asia the air is reported as often laden with fine detritus, which drifts like snow around conspicuous objects and tends to bury theiu in dustdrift Even when there is uo apparent wind the air is described as thick with tine dust and yellow sediment covers everything. In khotau this dust sometimes 80 obscures the sun that at midday one cannot see to read inc pnut without 2 lamp. Tine tales uf the overwhelming Uf travellers by sand storms in Saraha are familiar to every schoolboy. -Goldthwaite's Geographical MagAzine.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Area ana ropuiatioa ar lbo world.

The data given m Die Bovolkerung der Erde" show chat the area of tue world is D 2,29943l square miles and the population l.450.529,l5I, an average of twenty eight to the square mile Raven steiu's revised estimate for 1890 gives the area ct 5l .2jo,S3 the population pt l,46j 92O, O0O, and twenty to the square mile. and estimates the increase of the worlds population in decade 0s50-90 at per cent
 In computations ot this kind several totals, particularly in Asia aud Africa have to be obtained by estimate |; is quite possible that tue total population reaches more nearly l,5UgGa ,Gu9 thau the figures given. In any event the lat ter iu round numbers are more practical end easier to remember, Chicago Trib, uue.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
A New Word.

The catalogue of Che National Lecture bureau of New York introduces q new word into print This bureau is under the management of AIr and Mrs. C. C. Haskell, who are eqnal partners
 The firm IS announced as Medame Haskell 6S Haskell Miss Elizabeth U. Gates, already well known as a lecturer, is the author of this significant and ex- pressiye title 1t will doubtless come into general use as the new order of things makes term simplifying the business partnership of men and women necessary, and this would apply equally well to such persons, married or single. Clara M. Stinson in Woman's Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Difference in caIIinc.

In the south the voices of women as well as of men were often utilized for long distance calls" Itmay be amusing to note the difference in intonation which was usually exhibited by the sexes
 When a man had occasion to summon any one from distance, the prolonged tone vas placed on the first aote, the empA i.on the second: thus, "O--h, Johur rafemale called. the prolonged tone and tho emphasis were both placed on tho last note: thus, "You, Joha- yr'--Dr J Harvie Dew in Century.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Inllnence nf snncr.tilInn.

When we stop to ihirs we wonder
 how real the silly supeITtitiuus. in which nobody believes, are iu their influence upon our actions We hesitate to start on journey on Friday; We walk out in the mud rather than go under ladder; we don't give knives or sharp instru- ments to our friends. and We don't do d hundred things that @e might all be- cause. though we are not sUpoisuuous, we would rather not do what suggests anything dissgreeab ble. Harpcr's Bazaar.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Grnsr snrcr.tILlnn Abnnt t1llchr.

Those people who spil,r from q witch fall into q kind of lycanthropy, They are characterized by pale. sunloa cnuntenance, hollow, mauuful eyes. swollen lips and ilabby, Hstless arms At night they often change themselves into wolves and do great harm. Trans formed into dogs, they must accompany the witches on their nightly foraya Philadelphia Ledger.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
A Remarkable Fish.

Axolotl, or fish with legs is the name Mexicans give to a queer creature which can swim like fish or run up a smooth wall ike fly. cen live and grow when kept constantly in water like a true fish, and yet can live and gf5w entirely away from water excepting little 10 drink like true air breathing animal, New York Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Read a Whole Dictionary.

When Webster's Unabridged Dictiou. Ary appeared Caleb Cushing read it through word by word, and corrected some mistakes. lie sought information from every source, Green Bag
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Castor oii for Warts.

Castor oil has not failed in any case to remove warts to which it was applied once day for two to six weeks Medi. cal Record
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
A fredioanent.

Conductor-Come now, get aboard. Lady lfranticallyl--How can l? The car behind is oa my trail Clcak Re view
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
Aluminium is suggested for eoining b,

Aluminium Is suggested for eoining by Sir Henry Bessemer in discussing the demand for a token at the yalue of one pound. Aluminium is so light that if taken from the pocket in the dark it would be instantly recognized as neither gold nor silver Also the weight of lead or pewter alloys would make it impossi ble to pass off spuriou saluminium coins
 Philadelphia Ledger
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-24
The Man in the Infant.

If baby has will of his own he win be intolerant of neglect and whatever he wants he will want at once and there will be noise and a hullabalooifhe is kept waiting. Thus, in embryo, is seen the irascible, impatient and dictatorial man. Cor. Baby.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
SPORTING NOTES.

Captain Lewis f. Gordon of the Yves
leyan football team, has resigned the cap
taincy, and Edwin O. Smith, 1913, of AL
bany, has been elected as his successor
Captain Gordon broke his right hand in the
Princeton game, and will probably not be
able to play again this season.
70 FL Rey, the scr 900 yearling colt, by
Joe Hooker, out of Marion, recently ran
five-eighths of a mile in los Mr. Fair has
in this fellow probably the greatest son Of
his illustrious dam (Which is saying a
great deaD, and if nothing happens he will
prove to be the fastest horse that Joe
Hooker ever sired.
Ives wranglc with Schaefcr over the
fizzled billiard match in Paris may be car
ried into the courts. Ives claims that the
Brunswick Bake company has not only
not returned him his own forfeit money
but that the firm owes him 81 600 in salary
Jake Schacfer played Il wonderful game
OF billiards with Plot, the French billiard
list, mt Paris. The game was 200 points,
balk line, and he conceded Plot sixty points
Schaefcr won the lead and finished his 2ON
points in u single break. a good deal of
money changed hands, as Plot was the fa.
vorite.
The following cable from London has
been received: "Jim Hall will sail for New
York on the Majestic next Wednesday to
fill his engagement with Bob Fitzsimmons
i'll the Crescent club, New Orleans, March
l. Hall will sail alone. Charley Mitchell
will not leave until after his case is settled"
y $500, 0O0clubhouse for the PHILADELPHIA
Fencing and Sparring club is soon to be
erected, so it is said, in the Quaker City.
This club was years ago the leading
association of its kind in the keystone
metropolis. Its new lease of life will boom
fencing among the Quakcrs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
ROYAL ARCANUM.

Supreme Secretary Robson's Prediction.
Notes by the Way.
Supreme Secretary W. O. Robson pre-
diets that no more than fifteen assessments
will he levied this year No one is better
qualified to judge than he.
For the three months ending Oct over
5000 applications for membership were re-
ceived.
The chairman of the committee OH laws
of the supreme council is the legal adviser
of the supreme officers.
The order has 90 grand councils.
The average age of members in the order
is 39Gi.
The order, because of its foundation
principles, its splendid business manage
ment, its carefully selected supreme coun-
Gil officers, is an acknowledged leader and
it is for the interest of each one to do nil in
his power to Garry upward ard onward"
the X. y. banner, which all so dearly love
The fourteenth assessment of the year
was called on Nov !. and there will be but
fifteen in all. The largest number reached
was in 1850 and 1891, when sixteen were
levied. The order has increased 1900 OF
l5,000 in membership during 1892
The order was incorporated under the
laws of Massachusetts in November, 1871
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
Produce and Merchandise.

New YORK. Dec. 1.-Southern flour
dull, weak. Wheat stronger, moderately
active; No. red, Tx OTIS store and
elevator, 774@77l4 afoat; options closed
3s@M higher, strong; December, 76% /;
March, SIS; May, S3l4. Corn dull and
firmer; No. 2, 500 elevator, 5lX@51si
alloat; options closed steady for early
months, '5@A up; May 4 lower; De-
cembcr, 50&; January 81 16 May, 53s5
Oats quiet, firmer; options dull,
easier, December, 36sa; January, 37%:
May, 40I; No. 2 spot, 36}6 @43N; mixed
Western. 3619@3s. Coffee, options
closed steady, 24@35 points decline;
December, l6 3o@lG 49, January, lG 10
q 1890; March, Is 90; spot Rio quiet,
steady; No. z, II. Sugar, refined active,
firm. Molasses, New Orleans quiet, ir-
regular. Rice active, steady Petro-
loum steady, dull. Cotton-seed oil fl rm,
quiet
Rosin dull, steady. Turpentine easy,
DULL, 31H@3l9l. Pork frmer, quiet,
new mess, IA 75@15.OO. Peanuts quiet.
Beef dull. frm; beef hams quiet;
tierced beef inactive. Cut meats dull,
firmer. Lard quiet. Hrmer; Western
steam, 0.S7}1 bid; December, 900 bid
January, $50 asked. Freights quiet
weak; cotton, 4-32; grain, ~.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
How to Cure II Cold.

SIMPLY take Otto's Cure We know
Of its astonishing cures and that it will
stop cough quicker than any known
remedy
If you have asthma, bronchitis. con.
sumption or any disease OF tho throat
or lungs, fow doses of this great guar
antced II medy will surprise you.
III you wish to try call at our store,
corner Salem avenue ami Jefferson
street, and we will be pleased to fur
nish you bottle free of CT arge, and
that will prove our assertion. Chris.
tian &, Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02


ment reminded me that perhaps the gen
eral public would like to know something
of the career of this remarkable young
actress
y few days later called Mt the residence
OF Miss Aliens parents in New York.
They live in large house recently pur-
chased by c. Leslie Allen, the paterfamil-
las. Upstairs there is a small gymnasium,
for every member of the family believes in
athletics, and Miss Viola is in addition an
enthusiastic horsewoman.
The Allen family consists of six mem
bers. The father is n member of John
Drcw's company Mrs. Allen is not pro
fessional. OF the children, two are boys.
The younger sister, Miss Edith, is still ~
the sunny side of seventeen. She paints
beautifully, and will probably adopt the
profession in which her charming sister
has made such I'm enviabc reputation
The home life of the Aliens is I'M ideal
one. The very air of the house seems bc
freighted with welcome and the tone of
the family i'll addressing each other is at
tuned in IN afrectionate key.
Miss Viola Allen is what the irrevercnt
would call II "curio crank and it is her
especial delight to nose about in second
hand establishments looking for old china
and bric-a-brac. She also pleads guilty
to an absorbing love for dress Mis-.
Aliens manner is charming and it was
difficult for me to realize the other day
tliau he little woman opposite me, looliil:.,
for al the world like any ordinary school
girl, was the great Viola Allen, who is per-
: haps the best young all around actress in
the United States. Miss Allen says she =
welded, but only to her art Her services
are constantly in demand. Naturally She
loves the stage.
Miss Allen frankly declares that her sue.
cess has been due i'll n great measure to II
series of accidents. While at school, and
before she had ever "trod the boards" She
was put into the Madison Square theater
company to try the part of Esmeraldu
She was only fifteen, but she succeeded az
inirably. Since then she has played the
principal female roles with John McCul-
Tough, the elder Salvni, Lawrence Bar
rett, Joseph Jefferson Boston Museum,
The Merchant and "Shenandoah"
Another little woman who has made her
way in the world is Miss May Robson In
private life she is Mrs. A. ii. Brown. Her
husband is one of the civil service examim
ers of the city of New York.
Miss Robson is n sort of cosmopolite She
was born in Australia probably about
thirty four years ago. Her parents were
English, and she was educated in England,
Belgium and Paris. This roaming was
due TO the fact that her father was an OIL
Ger in the British navy. While in Europe
Miss Robson acquired the knowledge OF
French, which has since stood her in good
stead.
While Miss Robson was still but girl
she rai; away and got married. Then fol-
lowed several years of unhappiness. ut the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02

remarkably good voice. She has no re-
spcct for the traditional gestures of the
music hall artist, and she atforl,a striking
illustration of what is possible in variety
singing and dancing.
Miss Lawrence is one of the highest sal
aricd serio comics in the world. 1t is said
that during her recent engagement at Tony
PASTORS she was paid $3.50 n week. When
she returns to London Dec. 10 it will be to
sing al five music halls every night for y
term of thirteen weeks. Miss Lawrence is
still very young, and is as piquant in con-
vcrsation us She is pretty of face and fig
urp
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
A. o. U. w.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Order
and Its Formation.

Interesting Facts Concerning the Order
and Its Formation.
The first \. o. u. w. lodge was insti-
tuted at Mcadvillc, Pa, Oct. -, 1868, with
j. j. Upchurch, the father of the order, as
master workman. The lodge still exists,
is known as Jefferson, No |, the original
membership being fourteen. The first
grand lodge WAS formed at Cory, Pa, in
December, 1870. with w. W. Walker as
grand master workman. This grand lodge
was incorporated March "a. 1871. The su-
premc lodge WAS organized Mt Cincinnati
Feb. II, 1873. The first benefit was paid to
the widow of Peter Grover, of Pennsyl
vania, who died Feb. 5, 1873
The grand lodge of New York paid out
from Jan. l to Oct. SOL, 53043.
There are now % grand Jurisdictions
with another western new one in sight.
Next session of the grand lodge of Ne
braska will be held at Lincoln in May, 1898.
Nevada has assessments Nos. % and rs for
November.
The Select knights of Canada have re-
ceived their certificate of registry from the
insurance department of Ontario emitting
them to transact life insurance business
against death, and also on the endowment
plan.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
FRATERNAL BUILDING.

The four upper stories will be divided
into eight commodious lodgerooms, each of
which will have two anterOoms, with lava
tories connected. \ special feature will be
the electric lighting of the lodgerooms,
which will surpass anything of the kind in
the city. The two lower floors will con-
tain offices for the accommodation of the
general officers of the various lodges which
make their home in the building, restau.
rant, bowling alley, etc. With the nd
rantages of Il terrace garden 100 feet above
the level of the street, where lodge mem
bers can enjoy cool summer brcezcs, the
Fratcrnal building will be n desirable gath
ering place for fraternal societies.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-02
MASONIC.
Chinese Masonic Temple Dedicated In
EOat on -So.cs.

Eostor -lo:cs.
The Chinese Errv,.D,ons now have n
mplc in Eoston Il j, situated in Mount
Hope cemetery, and i'ihe only one in the
United States 1t Was dedicated by Grand
Master Gcu.. Iioav, o.! The Chinese Masonic
olr.cT. ana tho ceremony WAS most peculiar
AMI Interesting The temple is built of
brick. with Il solid masonry foundation IL
iias TO roof, and only II brick wall is inches
li,n incloscs il. Two furnaces are located
in the rear in which offerings to the gods
in memory OF dead Cinnamon are made.
Gong is q remarkable looking Chinnman,
feet tail, dressed in American clothes
and sporting u heavy black mustachc y
pair OF eyeglasses set off an intelligent
coun;enancc, which is very unlike the.ordi-
nary Chinaman's.
III the Jurisdictions of Pennsylvania and
England the jewel of the past master is Il
silver square and the diagram of the forty
seventh proposition, first book of Euclid,
engraved on II silver plate pendent within
it. In other Jurisdictions 1t is the com
passes extended to 60 dcgs., with a sun in
the center.
Where real interest in Frecmasonry pre-
walls is where dues are willingly and
promptly paid.
At n very large gathering of the supreme
council of sovereign grand inspectors gen
eral of the thirty-third and last degree, An
Gent and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons
held i'll New York, Il plan was discussed
for uniting all the Scottish rite bodies of
which there are 3 in this country under
one grand supreme council.
Three hundred and seventy-four fellow
crafts were raised in the District of Column
bia last year.
Maine has close to 90, 600 members.
Ohio raised l,o12 fellowcrafts last year.
There are over l., eco lodges in the order