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Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Eyes Tomb.
(From Notes and Queries. ,

tFrom Notes and Qusries
 The Arabs claim that Eyes tomb is at Jiddah, the seaport of Mecca The temple, with palm growing ont of the solid stone roof Ia curiosity which is of itself a wonder of the OrisaD is sup posed to mark the last resting place of the first woman According to Arabian tradition, Eve measured over 200 feet in height, which strangely coincides with an account of our first parents written by a member of the French Academy of Sciences few years ago, who also claimed height of over 200 feet for both of the tenaAts of the Gar den of Eden Eyes tomb, which is in graveyard, surrounded with high, white walls, and which has not been opened for a single interment for over a thousand years, is the shrine of thousands of devoted Ishmaelitss, who make a pilgrimage to the spot once every seven years. It is hsmmed in on ail sides by the tombs of departed sheiks and other worthies who have lived out their days in that region of scorching sun ard burning sands. Once each year, on June 3d-which is, according to Arabian legends, the an niversary of the death of Abel--the doors of the temple which form cano- py over this supposed tomb of our first mother, remaIn open all night, in spite of the keepers efforts to close them. Terrible cries of anguish are said to emit from them, as though the memory of the first known tragedy still haunted the remains which blind superstition believes to be deposited there.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
silver saddle and BrIdle
San Diego sun.l

GSan Diego Sun.l
 A marvellous silver saddle and bridle were bought by Dixie W. Thompson of Santa Barbara, and shown in the pa rade yesterday. The saddle and bridlc, manufactured of bullion from Mexican dollars, are exquisite works of art. Ths saddle is of typical Mexican pat tern, with high pommsl, well hol- lowed seat and the most elaborate of trappings. The leather is stamped with elegant designs, and the whole thing is a complete, costly ald slabo- rate equipment of good taste and artis- tic design, and was an interesting fsa- ture of the parade.
 This work was done at Santa Barba- "a in 1889, aRd has just been completed for the parade. The saddle is studded over with silver ornaments. The leath- or facings are set thick with buttons and rosettes, the pommsl is incased in silver, tho corners of the aprons are tipped with silver, the stirrups are faced and edged with silver half an inch thick, elaborately chased and carved.
 The saddle-tree is hung with silver rings fore and aft to answer all the re- quirements of the vaqnero iR lacing up his riata. The girth, which passes un- der the horses belly and cinches the saddle in place, is woven of hair from horses names by native artisan and is fully inches broad, with tassel hanging at it's middle
 The saddle, the bridle and all the appointments are maryels of beauty The reins, martingale aud whip arc composed of solid silver in woven strands The headstall is covered with huted silver, with large engraved silver rosettes at the sides, with decorations of flowers and heads of whsnt, with ss elaborate nose piece with silver engra. ving. The side pieces are of silver, massive and ornate, with silver chain Under the horse jaw,
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
mo ola ra.hIenea Mother.

Thank God, some of us have had an old fashioned mother, Not woman of the period, whose white iowelOd hands never felt the clasp of baby fin gers; but dear, old fashioned, sweet voiced mother, with eyes in whose clear depth the loye-light shons, the brown Aeir just threaded with silver, lying smooth upon her faded checks, Those dear hands, worn with toll, gen tly guiding our tottering steps in child- hood, and smoothing our pillow in sickness, ever reaching out to us in ysarning tenderness, Blessed is the memory of an old fashioned mother. It floats to us now, like the beautiful perfume from some wooded blossoms. The music of other voices may be lost, but the enchanting memory will echo in our souls forever Other faces may fade away, and be forgotten, but hers will shine on.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
A RntlnlInn nf Crclists.

A battalion of cyclists under full mil itary discipline, trained for company drill in various arts of maneuvering upon the wheel, will be a novel feature of the parades and displays for Chicago during the coming year. The Associated Cycling clubs have this project well nn- der way and will establish several cont panies of wheelmen from the many clubs now composing the membership
 These soldiers of the wheel will be drilled under tactics specially adapted to the peculiarities of the bicycle, and riders will be selected from the different clubs of the city according to their fit ness or familiarity with their steeds Time and money will be used uuspar- iugly to arrive at a perfect condition of discipline. under q commanding officer learned in tactics, from the elementary school of foot soldiery to the formation of battalion. Modern display tactics will enter largely into the course of study, for this merry corps of cycle soldiers will decorate the columns of the Worlds fair civic parades and lead the iunumerable processions of visiting cy- clists that will cougregate in Chicago during the coming year.
 Such large clubs as the Chicago Cycling club, the LiGco,ns and Illinois will furnish hardy soldiers from their ranks, and already individual riders have placed applications ou file to be included in the mobilization of the Co. lumbian Cycle orps-Chicago News Record.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
The Thundersr,r suicide pnx.

A young Philadelphian, who has been employed on the staff of more than one newspaper in this city, went abroad and secured a position as reporter for the London Times. When he was deemed sufficiently broken in he was sent out one evening to write up the story of a rich and beautiful girl who had taken chloroform because her lover failed to appear at the altar when due.
 The young Philadelphian raced nim. bly, about, gathering various particu- lars and hurried back to the office in a cab, after getting his copy into shape, Not far from midnight he sped up the stairs 10 the local room and turned in his copy with apologies for his unavoid- able lateness.
 Ut doesn't matter" said one of the editors calmly; 'this is Monday, you know, and we print suicides only on Saturdays. Philadelphia Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
srAa TIME AND SUN rIMe.
The Way Astrnnomers Find Ont from
 tie Stars When II Is Noon.

The Way Astronomers Find Out From
 tie Stars When It Is Noon.
 The time for sending out the noon signal from Washington is the instant the sun crosses the seyenty-hfth meri- dian This, however is not the sun which gives us light and heat, but an invisible, imaginary cue; because, foi certain reasons, the trne sun does not cross tho meridian at the same moment every day, but during one part of the year he gets over 1t little more ahead of time each day, and during the other part he is correspondingly behind time; and so this fictitious sun is used, be- cause it's apparent path around tue earth brings it exactly over the same line at the same moment every day. Now at just what instant this sun crosses the meridian is determined by means of tho stars, for time at the observatory is not reckoned by the sun but by the stars. Every clear night an astronomer at the observatory looks through large tele- scope for certain stars which he knows must crossa a certain line at certain times, and by the use of an electrical machine he makes a record of the time each star passes, t,8 shown by clock which keeps sidoreal or star time. He then consults printed table, which shows him at just what time eacl star must have passed, aud by as much as this tifae differs from | that recorded by the clock the latter Is wrong, and in that way the sidereal clock is regulated. This star time is then reduced tosun time, which requires some calculation, as there is difference be- tween the two of about four minutes each day
 These two clocks-the one keeping star time and the other sun time--are of very fine quality, and ara as near perfection as possible Although they cannot help being affected by changes of tempera- ture and different conditions of the at- mosphere, they very rarely arc more than a fractional past of q second out of the way. No attempt is ever made to correct such errors, but they are care ! fully noted and allowed for in making calculations
 For the purpose of distributing time ( third clock, known as transmitter, is used. This is set to keep time by the seventy fifth meridian and is regulated i by tho standard clock before mentioned. It is in all respects similar to the other clocks, except that it has attached to.it au ingenious device by which an electric l circuit may be alternately opened and l closod with each beat of the pendulum, i Clifford Howard in Ladies Home JOat i nal
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
INTERPRETATION.
All that the summer has said to mo-
 In the song Of the rose when her leaves un-

All that the summer has said to mo- In the song Of the rose when her leaves un-
 fold,
 In the breath of the lily with heart of gold In the croon of thu birds in the linden tree- All that the summer has sung ana said Since the violet died on the breast Of Ma' And the rose in the lap Of June w'txed red cannot sing or say There's a sound in the grass that grows under
 my feet.
 There's a tremor of music in moss and fern, And the myriad tongues of tho forest burn With a rapturous symphony passing sweet; It sings in the heart and it sighs in tue breast, Itthrobs in the thought like an ancient rune But 1t dies on the lips in a lost refrain Ere the voice can find the tune. ft cannot be said and it cannot be sung, Yet it swells like tide in the heart of love, Though soft us tho croon of the bruodihg
 dove
 The speech of tho universal tongue. lt cannot be sung and it cannot be said-- But life may be lived with go fine a grace That the music of life Is interpreted In the lines Of wrink led face. Ida w. Benham in New York Independent.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Arrested by His Wife.

"Is the officer in command iny asked women in the Twenty district station after she shad pushed large sized man up the stone steps from the sidewalk.
 He is," said the lieutenant, adyanc. ing toward the woman.
 "Woll," said the woman, and she clumg with tighter grip to the mans coat collar, this is my husband, ,Jona- than Foster. who has failed 10 support me for several months. When he gets his money he spends it and refuses to give me any of it. resolved to prose cute him, and had warrant issued for his arrest by Magistrate Pole last March. The police were unable to arrest him, and l myself have performed the task. :"
 When Mrs. Foster finished her re- marks she handed the warrant to Lieu tenant Wolf and informed him that her husband was pensioneT.
 Foster was searched and forty-five dollars of pension money was found on him, and few seconds afterward when the cell door closed him between stone walls his wife walked out of the station house looking highly pleased. -Phila- delphia Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Erne Lontnro nn Art.

They were evidently rustic couple on honeymoon visit to the metropolis as they stood in the shade of tree in city hall park.
 Laying down his valise and consulting a book of photographic views, he said; ''This here's the city hall, Clara, and this splendid building opposite is the general pos,oflice. Goshl but their old city hall looks kinder mean beside that grand pile of granite. That's what | call fine and imposing"
 "ExcuSe me, young man, said a ruddy faced, white whiskered gentle man who stood beside them flaming himself with his straw hat, you miS- take size for beauty. The city hall is an almost perfect sample of its type Of architecture, while the postoflice is q composite monstrosity, and not the only one in the neighborhood. Why, sir, look merely at those warty pillars that run all the way round from the side walk to the first story--they alone would spoil any building. They remind me of one of those clipped dogs with tufts sticking out here and there on legs and tail, Pshawl You haven't . barn at home that isn't prettier.
 Then the old gentleman put on his hat, hoisted a sun umbrella and stalked of, while the young man and woman from the country gazed after him and drew long breaths.-New York Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19

In the month of October the Treas ury increased its net gold holdings to the extent of almost 1000, 000 At the beginning of November there was SPA, ,O00,000 of gold in the Treasury in excess of the gold certificates out standing. This is S, GOO, 900 less than the net gold fund on November l, 1891, but it is sl4, 1000, 900 in excess of that of July l, 1892.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Unconscious Comment.

Mir. C. was particularly deliberate iG the matter of invoking the divine bless ing upon the family meals, and when the repast was unusually good this was a trying ordeal to the three young sons, On one occasion there were strangers and chicken--at dinner, and this func- tion was longer than ever. At its con clusion the three-year-old son drew 8 long breath, and fervently but audibly remarked, That's a good job done "-- New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
cl,nneed nls noardlng piaco.

'I've given my landlady warning that I'm going to move" remarked Snaggs to his friend Boggs.
 .'For what reasonT" inquired Boggs.
 'sOh, I'm tired of hearing of other peoples troubles. I'm going to find place where they don't have any trouble
 "When you get there communicate with me if you can.
 "Why, where do you expect that Pm goingg'
 "To heaven suppose. 1 never heard of anyother place where they don't have any trouble. Detroit Free Press
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19

The Presidential electors chosen on Tuesday will meet to cast their ballots nt their respective State capitals on the first Wednesday in December which will be December 7th.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
ml,n He Mns Rstlcent.

A.-Sir, when we were introduced t. each other just now, why did you so per sistently deny that we were acquainted? We have often met before, only can not just remember where. 1 suppose you are in business?
 BY Yes--as q pawnbroker.
 Tableau.--Exchange.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Airnus Rirhl rhnrn.

The man who says the weather is too hot to dance at the summer hotel com promises by wearing polka dot neck tie and standing in the ballroom win dow to keep as much air US he can away from the dancers. New Orleans Pica- Yune.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Grnndnn,s Big Enart.

T suppose you're going to Dr. Mason's funeral, grandpa?
 "Oh," snarled the infrm old man, "don't talk to me about other peoples funerals. It's as much as l shall be able to do to get to my own. "-Exohange.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Saturday. November 19, 1892.

One man in Phoenix has won ten hats on the result of New York He has hats enough to last him till the next campaign.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Importntions of sneIlac.

The amount of shellac that was im- ported into Boston for the year ending June 30, 1890, was 77,876 pounds, about thirty-fve tons, and was worth $l4.337 The total amount imported into the United States for the year ending June 30, ls00i was 4,730,465 pounds, of the value of $s02,745. For the year of 1889 the number of pounds imported into the United States was 5,5O9,S ,S73.- Boston Globe.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
Knights of pythias.

Regular meeting of Pinal Mountain Lodge No. II, Tuesday night of each week at Ma sonic Hall. All brothers in good standing are cordially invited.
 TEos. W CuRSow, C, c. " F WrTTHelF K. BaS
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
CELIA EAcAnPmESr, No. 3.

I. o. o. r. meets on the second and fourth Fridays in each month. Visiting brethren in good standing cordially invited b attend.
 B. c. FOX, 0. P. II 1T. MoNELLY, Scribe.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19

It is an old rule and none the worse for being old to consider the lot of those who gro not so we'll off as our selves when we are tempted to feel az aiieyed tt the ordcrings of Providence.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
SHILOH'S CON s U M p ITO N
 CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure ii without parallel in the history of medicine. All druggists arc authorized to sell it on pos. live guarantee, test that no other cure can successfully stand. That it may become known, the Proprietors, at an enormous ex pense, arc placing Sample BovJie Free into every home in the United States and Canada If you have Cough, Sore Throat, or Bron chitis, use it, for 1t will cure you. If yom child has the Group, or Whooping Cough, use 1t promptly. and relief is sure. If you dreeE that insidious diseass Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for SHILoH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, 50 cts. and $l.00. Ifyour Lungs arc sore or Back lame, use Shiioh's Porous Plaster. Price 9 cts. For sale by all Drug pists and Dealers.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-11-19
HISTORY OF SHAVING
ONCE UPON A THEE ALL MEN EVERYWHERE WORE BzARDS.

Alexander of Greece Is said to Have
 Been the First Barber Boards Have
 Been Common During tho History of
 Earliest Races--Some Remarks,
 TO THE EDrroR-Can you tell us when shay ing came into fashion, also something of the history of beGrds2 BRowE AND JoNEs.
 This question is apropos, At this period, when the Nineteenth century is coming to the end of the division, the fire has been put out in the box and old Gather time hus reversed the wheels and put on the brakes, it is particularly tt- ting that somebody, either Brown or Jones or both, should arise and put this question. It is fin de siecle question.
 The first instanceof shaving originated from the necessities of war. In the late autumn of the year S00 E. C., the Mace donians got their crops in early, and after the celebration of the eharvest home things got pretty unintegesting in Mace donia. t was too cold to fish md too warm to skate, and the prospect for the Macedonian on pleasure bent when he fired up the baseburnor and reflected that skates hadn't been invented yet was not q happy one.
 Things continued to drag on until Thanksgiving time, 800 B. C., when the Macedonans got together, smiled down on the Greeks and did them battle. The Greeks got the worst of it, and for no ether reason than that they sported long, flowing boards. The marauding Mace donians grabbed these Grecian orna- men-s and yanked the poor Greel, forty ways for Sunday, leaving him howl ing mass on the ground. It was this incident that probably gave rise to the couplet;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
A Businegs View.

II there was one thing above all
others that the opposition to the Nc.
Kinley law declared IN 1890 II was that
1t would enormously increase the cost
Of dress goods to consumers. 1t was
almost pathetic TO note how solicitous
were the free trade sympathizers for
the dear people in this respect
But now comes the leading dry goods
firm Of central Kansas, Case & Bishop,
Of this city, and gives testimony as
follows IN an advertisement this week:
Some lines Of dress goods are
cheaper this season than last, and
not a single line has advanced in
price,"
Could one desire better witnessesY
1t proves what the REFLECTOR has all
along claimed, that the Mckinley law
Is not only bentllcent In developing
American manufactures but Is giving
the American people goods of all kinds
cheaper than before. The testimony
of wholesale houses aud travelling men
Is to the effect that business has
everywhere greatly improved in The
past year. When the republican party
goes into next falls campaign on a
platform Of protection IL will not again
be- met with the old bugaboo of thigh
| nricea -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
Horses and tho Tariff.

II there Is any country in the world
that ought to be able to raise all the
horses needed, certainly the United
States Is that country; but in the year
1883, 90, All horses were imported into
the United States while but 2,263 were
exported, leaving us to purchase that
year the surplus 10000. The old tariff
laid duty of 20 per cent I'D vtlorem
On II valuation Of $40 per head, equal
to yearly $40; hence Canadian and
other horse raisnrs could afford to pay
$1,000 for the privilege of competing
with American breeders Of American
horses, Dickinson county was then
furnishing scarcely any horses for
export but now with the Mckinley law
placing tariff of $50 head, the
American farmers or producers Of
horses will have not only the benefit of
the 100000 paid rs duty but of the
"a 900, 900 paid in addition thereto,
making IN all 81 900 900 of increase to
the American producer in one item
alone of the Mckinley bill and there
Is such demand for horses in the east
that many carloads are shipped from
this cOur " each month.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
Business and the Tariff,


The Financial Chronicle, one of the
leading business journals Of the coun-
try, has u strong endorsement of the
Mckinley bills effect in outlining the
results of the 1901 volume of business.
1t finds:
First-That we exported more wheat
and flour than ever before in any
period of twelve months.
Second-That we also exported more
cotton than in any previous year.
Third -That our total merchandise
exports have never been equaled.
Fourth-That our imports have like.
wise been uaeXcelled.
Flfth-That the total trade Imports
and exports combined) is far excess Of
that of any other year.
October was the first month to break
the record with exports of slO2, s77 2l3.
This was followed in November by still
better results, namely, total of SllO,
lO3,637, and now for December as
stated we have an aggregate but a
triile below 1920, 900 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18
Junction Citys Cooking Club.

II will be something interesting for
the ladies to learn that our neigboring
city Of Junction has cooking club in
full operation and over years exper-
lence. A dispatch regarding It says
that the club, called the "Bellamy
club" was organized to conduct a
common kitchen, in which all the fam.
lily cooking was to be dope away from
the homes OF the members. There are
forty four ladies belonging to the club,
all of whom express their satisfaction
as to the results of their experiment.
During the year that the society has
been in existence the sum OF 81, 800
has been expended Tor table supplies.
All bills have been paid as fast as con.
tracted so that No debts have been
carried over The officers Of the
society MI serve without pay, having
the " ork Of supervision so well dis.
tributed That tile Task is not great for
any one, The secretary, Mrs, NJ. L,
Clark, Is most enthusiastic over the
results and predicts prosperous
future.
All the cooking for the forty four
familie represented has been done at
the society kitchen and the prepared
food delivered ut the various residences
The expense has been estim ated to be
fully one'third less than at separate
kitchens, with the advantage Of greater
variety and better cooking, a profess
donaa CUOk having bsen Employed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18

The Seventh district has not only u
Gown but an ignorant boor for a
congressman. 1t IL a disgrace and a
hame that the people of Kansa'-
should have sent such man rs Smp.
SIN to congress. As u sample of his
seducation the following was an endorse
meut in his own handwriting on one
hls bills:
FIR the ralccf OF ccrtin Settlers within
what was tormly the Fort Doge military
Il servatiun In Foord county, Kansa and
to con 'erm entrees of Public Lands
ernno only allow ed thereon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-18

The New York Independent in an
editorial on the withdrawal Of MIR.
Blaine says: THE withdrawal Of Mr..
BAine's name leaves in view no for
midable competitor for the nomination
against President Harrison. Certainly
no one has 1.-THE Of the claims to it
that he has. lie took the nomination
four years aga when the prospects
were not bright. lie has guided tie
ship of state with strong, steady aud
skillful hand and has contributed
through the success of his policy more
to the prosperity Of the country than
any president since Grant"