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Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
4 prewalng s.an.a nsperIenos.

To prevent any pereon from inte-fer- ing with my design ] jumped into the river late iri the afternoon Friday. No one appeared to be about at the time, When struck the water immediately sank, going down and down, and yet being carried forward until thought would never again arise. 4 sonnd roared through my head; il seemed to mo it would burst. l opened my mouth and attempted to breathe, being unable to endure the pressure longer. but inc water rushed in and closed my mouth. was again compelled to open it More water entered. The feeling was horri- ble.
 Just when thought all was over 1 reached the surface of the water about fifty feet from the shore and 100 feet from where had jumped in. Near by was steamboat on which stood a man with long pole with an iron hook on the end It took only second to see those things, and in fact had just timo to get one breath when again sank with my mouth open. My past life flashed before me. and was again child. The picture of my father and mother sfood out in bold relief. Preached out my hand to them. Tie roaring of the water sounded like the sweetest of music. Suddenly saw light and thought was in paradise A large green field covered with roses and other flowers, whose fra grance l could smell, came in view I felt ~ if was being borne mp by some winged messenger whom 1 could not see, but whose presence l could feel.
 I remembered nothing more until felt rough jerk. My rescuer had sue. ceeded in fastening the boathook ir my clothing As my body was being pulled from out of the water the picture changed; instead of paradise, the place in which the devil dwells, with all it's fires and swarming with hideous, red dressed creatures and other things, pre- santed themselves in my mind, only to again quickly disappear and leave me in darkness When l came to was sur prised to learn had been unconscious. Every muscle in my body pained me, but my brain was perfectly clear. Drowning, after the first stages are past, is pleasant.-S Louis Republic.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
\ Reuiiy AbacntInin,led Woman.

A Really bscntlninded Woman
 An absenuuioded woman put herself on record the other morning in a cross town cur, which she boarded at Sixth avenue, bound east. She paid her fare, said Third avenue" to the conductor, tool, a secold nickel for her ticket on the elevated, and, shutting her purse, gave herself over tosome evidently absorbing thought
 Tae car was full of changing people, aa is usual with crosstovn ears and Q moment Inter the conductor, making his round again, noticed the nickel and me, chauically reached for It. The woman gave t Go him without word and rode on. Near Fourth avenue she suddenly started out of her reflections glanced afoap3 saw that she was ncar her des- .iuayiot took ont a third nickel to have 1t read and once more knit hcr hrows iu meditation Before Third ayeuue was reached che conductor passed her again. This tiIuo sho puGercd hin 'i.a Blckal, which be would -tolidlf have taken save for tte intervention oi an ola gentlemen aated opposite.
 Madam be said. 'you have already paid your fare twice
 Inc woman started and looked con, fused thaa light dawnea 9n her face, she thanked tue ge0tleman. put her nickel into her purse and the purse deep into a mysterious pocket somewhere in the back of her dress just as Third ayenae was reached When last seen she was hurryius mp the stairs slug- gGng to fish the purse ont in search of the heretofore tUo convenient nickel.-- New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

The last serious visitation of cholera to the United States was in lS49, the year of the great overland stravel to California. The lisease wns severe on the plains among the emigrants. Large numbers of them died. Indians as well as whites were affected. Along the old overland trail in Virginia canyon, at every good camping place, there were many graves of it's victims, marked by Ainiple stones or boards on which chalk or pen or pencil inscribed the name and date of death of the one below. Time has effaced the names, and hands that did not know their significance have removed most of the stones, It is a strange fact that the cholera did not cross the Humboldt sink or desert, md never reached California. It was e theory then that the disease could not reach those who lived up where the snows are eternal and tho frosts come every night. If the disease comes this year we will all have chance to test }he truth of the theory, and the miner who lives above timber line for once in bis life will be the snyied man among men. Mining Industry,
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
Rats in Now zealana.

The original discoverer of New Iea- land found but three species of mann mals, two bats and very small rat called kiure by the natives. The kiore is now almost extinct ut times, but oc- caSionally appears In extraordinary nam- bors, coming, nobody knows whence and gong, no one knows whither. In 1886 the west coast tno other portion) of the island was oyerrun by countless millions of them, each pressing forward as rapidly as possible, seeming to have but one idea in view--to get away from tue place with all speed They were never seen to eat and moved ut steady gait night and day.
 Thousands and thousands of them per, ished from hunger and the attacks of a larger imported rat. For eleven weeks the coast for l50 miles literally swarned with kiores, but at last they suddenly disappeared. That was six years ago, but the scientists have not yet de- cided where they came from or where they went.-"New Zealand After Fifty Years.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
me lrn Inro.lnr.

On both sides of the Atlantic equally, the intercalatiou of fossihzed forests bears authentic witness 10 the sweeping over the land of two great waves of ice invasion. The trees Inanifcsily grew where the giaciers had been; again tle glaciers crept forward to constitute themselves the sepulchers of the trees. Tho second advance, however, fell short If the first, and succeeded it at an uu- known interval of time. Opinions are mpch divided as to its true significance. Dr Wright inclines to connect the forest beds" with merely partial oscillations of tbe fee front Edinburgh Review.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
yaloabls Apairon..

Brass andirons, big and little, may be bought in the antique shops at from $500 to $40 a pair. The most highly prized irons are called Chippendales, The characteristic of che Chippendnle is shaft in three parts, that nearest the feet being hexagoual, the next large sud egg shaped and the top repeating the same egg form in about oue-third the diameter
 Another favorite form scharacteriZed by small vase, like Colonial sugar bowl, at the top; q long slender shaft with Corinthian capital, on which the vase rests, and base that often has three feet. Some of these have the rear horizontal bar crooked so that . short leg may be held without bringing the vertical shafts too close together i''st at the bend usually rises a second and Smaller shaft of brass. New York Sun
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
rncr rnnna tn. inalnn..

One night in the tent ] heard COW. boy tell this story: IIe uas with big outdt moving c aIa one day, ome- where upl the line taratiug Colorado from New Mexico they encountered q settlcrs cabin which had been plander. ed by Indjaus Tie settler and his wife and children had been killed The fore man was sent for. and be Immediately ordered that the cattle be allowed to fake care of themselves while the COW boys went after the Indians. Three par ties set out at once. one commanded by tbe foreman aud the other two by ex- perenccd men One party came bacl; in a 2ly without finding any trace Of the Indisus
 Auothor party caile back ID two days without finding any trace ot the Indians, but at tle eud of the third day the third party camd back whoopiBg and yelling and firing oE tleir pistol they mad found tue Indians, kIlled every ono of them and captured their pories.-Cor. Topeka Capital
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
nhr rrak Wood !. pnrnhlc.

The teak which has passed luto prov erb as the best material for shipbuild ing, is superior to all other woods from tho fact that it contains an essential oil which prevents spikes and nails driven into t from rustipg This properly is not possessed by any other wood in the world, and furnishes all explanation of the fact that ships bailt of teak are practically indestructi6lo. Some have been known Co last for i5O Years, and when broken up their beams were as sound as when first put together Phil. adelphia Ledger.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
nov wsll Knoun ,en sIeep.

Gladstone rarely takes less than seven hours sleep, Whenever Inc is preparing for great effort in the house of com mons he always likes a short afternoon siesta Bismarck has displayed a sim liar habit on the occasion of the most fierce parliamentary debates. When all night sittings were common ParncN would go to his hotel, seek his bed and leave instructions with one of his col, leagues to have him aroused whenever a crucial point was reached. These are only few examples of the great men who have shown their thorough appreCi- ation oi that great boon which knits up the rayeled sleeve of care. '-luteryiew in St Louis GlObe-Democrat
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

An exchange says; There was dea con in a certain church, into whose pew on Sunday drunken man staggered and sat down. The preacher was dis, coursing about the present popular vices:
 Where, he exclaimed, Where k the drunkard?" The drunken man was just far enough gone to think the call personal, Sc rising, he replied "Here am, remaining standing while the drunksrds character and fate were eloqusntly portrayed, A few moments later the preacher reached another head of bis discourse and asked: Where is the hypocrite?" Gently nudging his neighbor. the drunkard said in an audible whisper: stand up, deacon, end take it like man, just as I did! It will do you good V
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
Walters Who Do Very Well.

Walters in some of the more expen- sive restaurants, where they work all day, get as much as forty dollars month. It is very old statement that their in- comes much exceeds those of the best paid clerks and bookkeepers, but they earn them. That is, most of them do. Girls who work as walters in the cheap luncheon places get six dollars q week and their meals. They fare better than typewriters, school teachers or seam stresses. New York Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
SONG.
c.nnes a lover to his lasA,

G,,mes e lover to his lasS, Singing 10 ter smiling: ''1'hou aTt mino till time shall posss'~- All her day bcguiIing. Laughing low replies tholass, While he fingers, singing. "rhine nm l whilo tino doth pass Time is swift a-winging." Eagerly he plies tho Iass With his warmest w0oiug; Swift as speech the moments pass Comes his swift undoing. Never lover claims his lass But she leaves him yearning; Never, until time shall pass, Will he grow discerning
 New York Times
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
A Dakota s,n,i.tor7n.

Not longer ago than May, 1889, there was duststorm iu Dakota, during which the soil, to the depth of four or five inches, was tofn lp and scattered in ali directions Drifts of sand were formed in favorable places several feet deep. packed precisely as saowdrigts arc packed by a blizzard Goidthwaite's Magazine.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
Plotting paner from cottonsced.

The cott5nseed hull is like the scale of q fish, aud when it is treated it becomes pure cellulose. Ii is absorbent to won derful degree and will in all probability enter largely into the future manufac- ture of plotting paper, even if plotting paper cannot be made entirely from it. New York Telegram.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
Fences in England.

English bsr fences have the appear auce of being bottom side up--somewhat as an X looks whom inverted. But it is all right; humber is scarce there. and it isn't necessary io have the bars so close together up where tEe hoEes and cattle are as down where the sheep and pigs would be tempted to crawl through New York Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

The Sheriffs office in Coconino coun- ty pays fairly well as shown by the following from the Flagstaff Sun The sheriff has received. since taking charge of his office, about tho middle of June, 1891, to July, 1892, as per bills al lowed by the board, the sum of S9,377. 39. In addition to this his commis. sions as tax collector to December 3l, 4s9i, were S1, 736.3s. The deputy at Williams has been allowed S745. 05. which amount should be charged to the sherif7s office. The sheriff has re- csived directly the sum of S11, ,113.77. This aside fIom fees received ln civil csses, with the commissions as collector from January list still due him.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

The next term of the District court for this county, says the YrmR Times will probably be the lightest that has ever occurred. There is at present not a single case on the docket eisher clyll or criminal. The opening day of the term is the fourth Monday of Septsm- hat.,
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

Tho cost of rough steel castings fos marine engine work is said to be about fonr times that of cast iron, but greater allowance has to be made for the ma chining, as much as 20 per cent. of the casting being removed in some cases.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

An eclipse of the moon is caused by the shadow of the earth; tae phases of the moon are caused by the continually varying inclination at which that half of i, that is illuminated by the sun is presented toward the earth.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
At the MusI.aie.

Suffering AuditoT-Will that girl al the piano never stop? She is making every one in the room miserable.
 Girl at the Piano (sotto yoce 10 gal lant music turnert-So good of you tc say so? It is q pleasure 10 interpret melody. And it is so sweet to confer happiness upon others.-P Pittsburg Bull ietiu.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
pnrf,mns snmetimna Ininrinns.

As a rule whatever perfume is un- pleasant to the individual should be avoided, but as exceptions occur to every rule, nervousness or debility which cannot be accounted for may sometimes be explained by the use of q well known perfume. St, Louis Globe DemocrAt.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

While there are differences of opinion in regard to the effectiveness of the pro. tectiol afforded by lightning rods, tic best authorities favor the view that faultless system of conductors insure ab. solnte protection.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

About salad pressi,.s.

isYery one in New York who eats salad thinks that there are few people in town who can mako fairly good salad dressing, but that none of them can come mp to the dressings made by him Chs lhtukei9
 "l tell you, sir, :" said Boggs, the gour. mand, as he deluges the lettuce with grease, .that fellow Snoggs thinks be knows how to do this, but he doesn't have any more idea of it than COW. Think of it, he puts in more vinegar than oilr
 At the same moment Snoggs is mixing dressing in another part of town and Buickerins to himself as he remarks; "l was very much amused the other night at the way Boggs did this. He actually made dressing without yinegarl Hal Ua!" and every one laughed.
 Then there is Juggins, of West Thirty. fourth street. who also has his peculiar views Any man, he declares, who puts mustard ia salad shows hls igno- rance.
 Muggius of East SiXty-seventh street, AiSO liilS NtCldSQ cODNlGblOhs. W hdt NC you think, he roars out; 'l saw Juggins putting mustard in a, salad dressing
 Then some put in sugar Others think this an awful absurdity A few use a dab Of Worcestershire sauce. Others would rather be lynched than follow their example
 The funny thing is that there is only one way to mal,en salad dressing. That is the way known to the reader of this 2rticle,
 But tho funniest thing Is that the same diner out will devour the dressing made by Boggs aud join in with his jokes at the expense of the dressings made by Snoggs, Muggins and Juggins Then the same man vii eat at tho table of Mug gins and apparently sheer wifh that per son at the efforts of Snoggs, Boggs and Juggiis,
 There's lot of conceit md deceit about salad dressings New York Her ald
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
po,,hy ApxIous to u.In.

Bobby lwhispering)-Didn' l hear Clara tell you, Mr. Featherley, that she was sorry, but she really couldn't give you lock of her hair?
 Featherley-Sh-B Bobby--er-yes
 Bobby Well -you just wait $ day os two and I'll get some for you when she's out Exchange.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
Their OnIy gse.

Little Boy Mamma, maynt l we~ long pants?
 Mamma What in the world do ycn want long pants for?
 Little Boy-So can tuck 'eln in my boote wen ii rains Good News
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
A Chnrminc Yrlbnte.

.'Papa," said little girl who had been getting great many satisfactory answers to a great many questions, "what's. the use of our having dic- tionary in the house while you are hereg'
 Uarpar's Ba1ar.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

The St. Johns Herald says Weare informed that the publication of Re publican journal is to be compsnced in Holbrook, and that the first number will be issued oh or about the l4th inst. The project has been tried and failed so often that it requires ono with a good nerve and poor judgment to in vest his money in such an enterprise.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

Ysvnpai's tax levy is threo dollars on the hundred
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
Settling fer.

Mir. Richchapp- Miss Beauti does not seem to be a very warm friend of yours.
 Miss Pretti--N-o, l believe she and my mother had some sort of q quarrel when they were girls,-New York Weekly.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
NafnraI.

"We went bang into the iceberg and slid of to one side. The ship fairly shivered
 That was natural think I'd shiver. so close to an iceberg, uarper's Bazar.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

The total tax levy in Graham county is S2.95.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

'The number of impecmious earls in the world, said Hicks, lis proof to me that the early bird doesn't catch the worm these days"
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

In is said that the Anhydrous Am monia Motor invented some years sgo Is being experimeRtally tried on the railway from Manchester and Bolton. England, The estimated cost of run ming cars with it is little less than 3 cts. per mile. Ths apparatus consists of small box in which arc placed in proper proximity jars of water and oi ammonia, so arranged as to accumu- late and direct the energy generated as described The result is power sufti- cient to run a train of cars.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

There are several instances on rec ord of the fall of live insects, serpents and animals from the clouds-in short, instances when it has literally ''rained" such creatures At Lyons, France, in 1906, ''it rained, for . goodly spell, toads of the bigness of a mans hand, and the stench fror them some days later was intolerable'" At Limerick, Ireland, in 1927, Wyatt records "a shower of small live toads At late as four years ago, June, 1888, there was such shower at Wicklord, R. L., when thousands of lively little tuads tumbled down during the prevalence of thunderstorm Examiner
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10

Says the Albuquerque Citizsn Tbe 6orrt of pirate laid claims at saata Fe has adjourned until November The terms of the court at Denver were abolished, and Santa Fe is made the future headquarters of the court,
Arizona silver belt., 1892-09-10
ofany reebl5 papsr h tho TcrrIfory,
and .s consequently 1e best atver

.isiug medium.
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-30
What is the Electropoise?
and What Will it Do2

Tho F,ectronoise has been in use for four
wears. and Is We'll known in some sections Of the
ers that have never heard Tie lame. Those that
have heard ~ II and seen SOMETHING ri its won
derful mower. are cnrious 10 know how an in
c c.rg9 81 r 20 Siha No avn While " tHhe Elec a.1qSn,is,i II
yery Wonderful. ii Is not at ali mysterious. It's
operati0D fails in with what weknow OF science,
and any one at all familiar with the simplest
How n 0-nersfea-The way in which the
Rlecfropoise accomplshes It's cures ia yery sim.
pje and natural. ItconsIsts OF a polarizer, which
Is connected BY a woven wire cord with a small
pco o1ss w aaH sa ~ mt ON TX. The Mate : s' AZ the 9TH H.
er and ~ Tia cord Is attached 10 the warm BODY
e e. he Isb pstlstps sa ssnsr 81 ini & n%a "a aek / becomes PTS@
nevativsly eharred. Nv the weIl.known laws Of
indmetion. the Mate, and with Il the body Of Inc
tSsreSS b Sscomss 1 Pc cestFe q G attracticn tns n USgy
tive bodies. oxygen Is the most negative form
Of matter in nature, Hence the body, bathed In
The atmosphere, drinks in TIT life.giving oxygen
Guickened. The temperature rises; the pulse
fhr0bs with a fuller beat the skin tineles with
new life every organ acts with renewed yigor,
and the effete poisonous products Of the body
are thrown on with ease,
THAT 1uickened chance of matter which oxy.
gen produces t6rougho9t the system, is accom-.
panied by a largely Increased genesis Of Nerve
Eorce. Orcans half dead and stagnant are
horn apnin. and begin 10 perform their Wonted
functions, The heart, the lungs, the liver. the
0reedmoiianM.M these thraw nf tbefr dernnae.
mens and weskness and even tlie dlsordered
;ntaIeef IL oftfimes reenthroned Wbere die.
aasa Mas not Already made Coo great rayaSes
ras,oret,or ~ .orSece SesIsh ~ insya5 ~,
hIsO the RlectropoIse is generally used at
piohr While fhe naf}ent il ssisen. INT NAV he
applied, Of COURSE, at any time, and to several
persons during me twenty.iour hours. ~ VIII
stIenct6. never needs mending nor recbareins'