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Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
woeea with Hypnotic Power.

What promises to be very interesting story was brought to light by the filing of bill in circuit court No. 3 to annul the marriage of Miss Drucilla Wolff, the pretty little thirteen -year-old daughter of Mir. William N. Wolff, and George Flack. Flack Is about eighteen years old. He and Drucilla have known each other for years. and the father of the girl alleges in the bill that for at least six months prior to the marriage he ex- trcised an almost hypnotic influence pver Der
 The two young people took walk to. Eether on the evening of Aug. g, and they went to the house of the Rev. MT. r. B. Rice, the pastor of Union Square church, at the corner of Lombard aud Calhoun streets, where they were mar ried. 1t is claimed that Flacll had al. ready procured license, and Mr. Wolff, the father of tue girl, alleges that it was done through fraud and perjury, the young husband having made oath that he was twenty-two years old, and that his prospective bride was over eighteen years old. As soon as the ceremony was performed, it is alleged that the girl re. turned to the home of her parents, and has remained with them ever since, Flack, it is alleged, hasnever contributed anything 10 her support.
 The father alleges that the husband of his daughter has acquired such con trol over her that when in his presence she will do anything that he orders. This influence, he says, was used when he compelled her to marry him. .-Balti- more Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
An old Woman.

The right to call herself the oldest woman in Brooklyn probably belongs to Mrs. Mary Schultzing, German, who lives in a little frame building in the rear of a tenement house on Park place, near Rochester avenue. As near as she and her descendants can figure out, she is now between 103 and l05 years of age. She lives with her youngest son, who is now nearly seyenty-fiye years of age.
 Mrs. Schultzing was born in a village in Germany, near Berlin, but the exact year she does not remember. She has a small silver ring, given her when she was a child, and it has engraved upon it "I70O.' The figures are almost illeg- ible and word which was in front of them has been entirely rubbed out.
 Mrs. Schultzing was married in 1873 and came to America fifty-nine years ago. During her married life she had seventeen children.-New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
nrarnulle Mlnlng Co be ne.ap,ea.

The Caminetti bill, which will allow the resumption of work on those hy- draulic mines which do not empty their debris into navigabls stream and those whose tailings may be restrained, has become a law, it having passed Congress and having been signed by the President. This will allow the gfsater number of mines in California to resume operations; few however, 60 Atuatsd that the tailings cannot be impounded, must remain idle It is likely that many mines on the water shed of the San Joaquin and in Fl Dorado, Placer, Tuolnmne, Calayeras, NeYada, Sierra and Plumas counties and also in Shasta county, on the 5a- cramento river watershed and in the latorally extending canyons of the Sierras will soon take active measures to resume work Some of the mines, 1t IS said, will commence operations im- mediately, the penal elanse of the bill not taking effect until May 1, but as not over two months more of water can be counted upon at present it does not seem probable that extended hydraul- icking will be done until next winter, when fully 75 per ceat of the hydraulic mines of the State will be iA operation. Engineering & Mining Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
All He Gnnrnntess tn Do.

The cleyerness of the walters who stand at the doors of the dining rooms of the large hotels in charge of the hats which are left outside by the guests is very striking Some of them perform really wonderful feats of memory in the way of identifying the hat of each per- son, although they often do not see tho guest more than once, and that for only the instant when he pauses to leave his bat behind him as he enters.
 At a hotel on the Maine coast is a darky who is famous among the guests for never making a mistake, although sometimes the guests have tried to pug gle him by going in in groups aud by wearing hats which he has never seen. One day one of the boarders talked with him about this power and the waiter said that he had acquired it by long practice,
 And do you never make mistakes.- the gentleman inquired
 No, sah; l don't cal'late to make no mistakes" was the answer.
 And do you give every man his own hatT"
 "Oh, sah." returned the waiter, "taint none O my business whose the hat am. 1 gibes tc ebery man the hat be gibes to me. Boston Courier.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
A villnro Ahonrn the ohdnm.

One of the largest exhibits for the Worlds Columbian exposition has ar- rived by the steamship Obdain, of the Netherland-American company, at New York. The shipment consists of Ger man village One-half is now on board the Obdam, while the other half will come by another of the Netherlands steamers. The first half, comprising G.500 pieces, will be erected on the grounds of the Worlds fair at Chicago. The village will occupy a space of F ,5O0 square feet, and consists of various bnild- ings, markets and shops, church, town hall and hotels, all in the style of the Sixteenth century.
 There will be castle containing an, tiquities, arms, etc., from German mu- seums. Celebrated pieces from from the royal German museum at Mayence will be exposed to view. The fashion of dress, decorations and the entire outfit will offer us an exact representation of the development of German culture as known to us by history. The village will be called Chicago. New York Let ter
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Tnelr Coming neralded.

Two trunks arrived at the Union de, pot yesterday which were cuTiosities. They came in on the Burlington from St. Joseph. One lore the address R. ]. Rowe, No. 3933 Washington avenue, St. Louis, and the other had the same address and the word Bride painted on it in large letters. Wrapped about tho trunks were about sixty yards of white satin ribbon, while here and there was a dniIty bow. which indicated IlgiHly tbat CEe CT more women had loircl FclEe;IGtc ltc jelie-for joke it was.
 gt seems that Mir Rowe, who is 0 clerk in the Burlingtons St. Louis offices, was married at St. Joseph Tuesday to q beautiful gill TEey left for St. Louis via kalsas City. and bid their many friends gccdLy at thc St Joseph depot. Bat inc friends wanted some fun, and took jbe Bmliugton's "Eli" for Cameron, where they met the Kansas City train. Part of the delegation. which consisted uf nearly fifty Tcople, entered the Pull man coach, and pelted Mir and Mrs. Rowe with rice and old shoes, 10 the de- light of tine messengers and the chagrin of the young couple. The other half of the delegation spotted the trunks as they were being transferred, and in addition 10 putin on tue sixty yards of ribbon, nailed on four lo:geshoeS and dozen oia shoes. The trunks attracted the at tentiou of thousands at the depot.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Tn, Picture rl,,s;on.

A correspondent writes: Almost every careful observer of pictures must have noticed how the eyes of portraits appear to follow one all over the room. Can you account for thisyH
 The Illusion referred to has been ex. plained thus: Suppose a portrait with it's face and its eyes directed straight in front, so ns to look ut the spectator. Let a straight line be drawn through the tip of the nose and half way between the eyes, which we shall call the middle line. On each side of this middle line there will be the same breadth of head, of cheek, of chin and of neck, and each iris will be in the middle of the whole of the eye. If we now go to one side the apparent horizontal breadth of every part of the head and face will be dimin- ished, but the parts on each side of the middle line will be diminished equally; and at any position, however oblique, there will be the same breadth of face on each side of the middle line, and the iris will be in the center of the whole of the eyeball, so that the portrait preserves all the character of figure looking at the spectator, and must necessarily do 50 wherever he stands.
 In portraits the apparent motion of the head is generally rendered indistinct by the canvas being imperfectly stretched, as the slightest concavity or convexity entirely deforms the face when the ob- liquity is considerable. The deception is therefore best seen when the painting is executed on flat board, and in colors sufficiently vivid to represent every line in the face with tolerable distinctness ut great obliquities, Distinctness of out line is indeed most necessary to satis. factory exhibition of this optical illusion. Brooklyn Eagle.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
A Great Freight Carrier.

The new twin screw steamer Bowie, of the White Star line, sailed from New York the other day on her first outward voyage with what is said to be the big gest cargo ever taken from this port, and with the greatest number of bales of cotton ever carried i'll ship Besides TOO cattle on deck, she had s,093 bales of cotton, 9,400 sacks of flour, 1G,OOO bushels of grain, 1,650 packages of lard, 979 boxes of bacon, G3 tierces of beef, i,l04 barrels of cottonseed oil, 60 barrels of paraffine wax. 800 tons of cottonseed cake, 100 tons of copper ore, 100 tons Of acetate of lime, 190 packages of candles and one refrigerator containing 1900 quarters of beef. New York Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Wanted the Color to nrateh.

young man from Kalamazoo was in Detroit not very long ago, drawn hither by the fascinating attractions of one of the brightest and best looking girls in this City of the Straits, The visitor was more or less of q Kalamazoolu and the girl didn't feel hattered by his atten- tions, but she did the best she could under the circumstances, In the even ing he asked her to go with him to the ice creamery and she went
 Waiter, he said in a loud and com. manding tone, "bring us two ice creams the best you've gotin the shop, mind. :"
 The waiter bowed.
 And, waiter, said the girl in low, sweet voice, "bring me pistache to match the young man here," and the young man didn't know what pistache was till be saw the color.-Detroit Free Press
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
smartness and bui,n,ss.

CArlyle's "Reminiscences" are smart, though the great genius in them almost overshadows their smartness. Still, the predominant egotis1n in them, the ac- sent of self assertion, is never absent, And Mrs. Carlyles letters are smart, very smart, though extremely fascinating in their way--indeed, we do not wonder, when we notice the predominating though subtle egotisln in both Carlyle and his wife, that there was not little of jarring between natures so much alike in the one characteristic which ueeds supplemeuting and abhors rivalry.
 We should say that while smartness may be combined with high genius and great fascination, it cannot be combined with those qualities which are of the very essence of high bred society-ret- icence, modesty, fastidious taste. Self forgetfulness and smartness are irreeOn- cilable qualities and self forgetfulness is essential to the highest breeding. And smartness, when it is not joined with great genius, soon satiates, nay, even nauseates. It is all very well in public life, because all public life is intermit- tent But in private society slnartness wearies and oyerwhelms.
 MT Disraeli was smart, and in his youth progressively smart, When he took Gibraltar by storm by changing his cane at tho evening gun, he was smartness in excelsis; but if we were compelled t0 choose between smartness in excelsis and Sunday school teacherism in excelsis, we are disposed to think that of the two great evils we should choose the latter. Dullness can be endured, but glare-and slnartuess in excelsis is full of glare-soon becomes intolerable,
 London Spectator.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Doing Some shooting.

"It once cost mo fifty dollars to shoot at myself, said Frank E. Blair to the Story Tellers' club that was holding an informal session on the sidewalk at the Southern. "l got into Baltimore hotel very late one night and very tired. A thunderstorm was raging at the time and 1 am as afraid of lightning as a sweet girl graduate of mouse, so turned of the light, intending to disrobe in the darkness. had taken my pistol out of my pocket to place it under my pillow, when there was blinding flash of lightning. caught sight of viii lainous looking fellow not ten feet dis tant with pistol in his hand, He was standing in crouching, expectant atti- tude, and felt sure that his intention was to murder and rob me. Who's thereY called, but got no reply. l grasped my pistol firmly and advanced q step or two. There was another flash of lightning, and there was the villain almost within arms length, gun in hand. pulled the trigger twice, There were two stunning reports and a crash ing of glass Then l realized that had done it--mado an ass of myself. sat down on the edge of the bed, ashamed to turn on the light It was full length mirror had shot my own shadow to smithereens-had mistaken myself for a cutthroat. "-St. Louis Globe-Demo- cl-at
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
The nIcnnest Man OF necnrh.

There is a business man over at La, grange who is neaner than the man who crossed his bees with lightning bugs so they vould work at night The Indiana man is merchant, and while driving from Rome City home he lost wallet containing $S,000. Ahghtning rod agent from Kalamazoo, Mich, chanced along and found the money The Michigander proceeded on his way, and it was three months before he heard of the owner, although he made diligent search for him. When the Lagrange man got pos session of his lost treasure he said noth- ing, but went straightway and began suit in the circuit court against the lightning rod agent for interest on tho money at the rate of s per cent, setting up in his complaint that the use of it was worth that amount. Warsaw Qnd.l Republican.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
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 ,iFrom tbe E.ouisyille Commercial
 Son E6ars ago man named Mayer iel located near Austin, Tex, and went into the stock business. He had con siderable money and established large raach, mostly of cattle, He was what might be termed progressive man, but his ideas of progress were not suit able to his surroundings. For instance he concluded that branding cattle was uselsss-in fact, barbarous-and he ds- termined that the red hot Iron should never again be pressed against the side of an animal belonging to him. He kept his word, but he didn't keep his cattle This was regular picnic for the cowboys of that locahty, who of all things could never he acoused of being at all serupulous on questions of honor, especially when there was steer in- yolyed ia the case. We'll, the cowboys picked up Mavericks cattle wherever they could find them, and it was not long before every hoof of them was gone and be was reduced to almost poverty Ever since that every ua- braH dstr isesd of cattle over six months eilgo has been called magerck sRd E regarded by the cowboy as the prop e-ty of.him v'l.o first finds t and sticks his brand on tt
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
The Lore of rino Ilncn.

In the German household the love Of linen is a passion. During the French wars under Napoleon, when from every town and hamlet the terror stricken people fled before the approaching armies, before all else they sought to save their many chests of homespun linen, and when peace returned what had escaped the Argus eyed enemy was tenfold more precious because of the horrors witnessed and the dreadful bangs endured And even today the German woman prizes far above rubies her piles of snowy linen, the labor of many happy hours. .-Garden and Forest,
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
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 One winter Nye was ut Jefferson City, and as the legislature was in session q number of newspaper men of the state were there, too: and to show what they deemed proper courtesy to one of their number they arranged an informal re- cepuon, with Nye the principal attrac. ton, on the afternoon of the day in the evening of which Bill was to lecture, and they expected of him the same cor diality and bohemianism that marks the average writer Nye was at the re- eeption, but he was q dead stick; never once did he smile; neither did he at any time attempt witticism. His enter tainers were disappointed and disgusted, and sorry that they had paid him tho compliment of purchasing a couple of boxes at the opera house to hear his lee. ture
 But they got even When Nye mounted the stage that night and began pouring forth his jokes and drolleries not otauews- paper man in the box smiled All looked solemn as owls, and occasionally glanced with astUnishment at the audience that kept in roar of applause. Nye con- tinued, and became conscious of the fact that this portion of his hearers was not pleased, and he directed his shafts of wit al them But they smiled not, but only stared at him in soleunnty. Their coolness soon communicated itself to the audience by some occult means and it ceased to cheer, and before the entertain. ment was half over it was voted dead failure. Charleston (Mo) Democrat.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
WnI Not Be Smashed.

We hear from time to time that some body is going to smash the coal com bine, but we are unable to learn that somebody's name. Maybe if is the man in the moon. The coal rob Sers are not going to be smashed. Thty have got the roots on the public and ihey are go ing to milk the public as they please. We might as well make up our minds to that first as last.-Chscaeo News- Record.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Mnds q Bronze NIednl.

Joseph Moore, of Birmingham, a die sinker made his reputation by medal in bronze four inches in diameter, of which few copies were struck. On one side he showed in pretty high relief the "Salvator Mundi' of Leonardo da Yinci and on the other the "Christus Con solator" of Ary Scheffer. The latter wrote in thanks for q copy of the work, Your medal has immortalized my pie ture; it will outliye the canvas. New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Clns,e. on I.nclI.I t.nIlwat.

The division of tue gseH public into first, second and third q uaall Eng fish railways is one of lle filings that forces itself ou tae attention wherever one travels ou ths si3e uf the Atlantic. Not only are the railway carriages diyid- ed into compartments for each class, but at many of the stations separate wait ing rooms and hooking offices" are pro- yided. It does seem singular to see such signs at the stations as First and second class ladies waiting room and Third class ladies waiting room A critical observer is likely to wonder why the companies do not set grammarian to keep watch on the sign painter Why moi lot ladies stand first in these signs, or better still, let ladies waiting room" precede the designation as to class?
 Perhaps the answer would be that it has always been as it is-that is, as long as railways have existed-and that is a sufficient answer so far as the people Of England are concerned. That it is a re- fection upon all estumable lot of people to call them second class ladies' or third class ladies" does not seem to have penetrated the minds of those re sponsible for this atrocity. y.-London Cor New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25

The municipal authorities in Phila- dslphia have initiated movement to abolish cable railroads in that city and substitute electric trollsys. One of the local papers says that lin comparison with the electric system, the lumber ing, jerking cars of the cable roads are not much better than the obsolescent horse cars.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
AYesHA.

High on a camel's hump she sat, Couched on silky Fezzen mat, And sailed along the waste of sand Moro like the ocean than the land.
 Ayeshal And many an armed and valiant man Guarded that gitterlng caravan. His turban, snow white in the sun, Where ostriches and zebras run.
 Ayeshal A troop of Bedouins with their spears In the Sahara quick appears; And, spurring with siroceo speed, Each Moslcn strides fiery steed.
 Aycsha A furious charge--a broken line Above the sands their crcscents shine Onward the fierce marauders dash "oclang Of hoof and falchion's flash,
 Ayesha Her cries unheart, her convoy slain, The paynims securing OCT the plain Praise Allah for the prize thus sent captive to their chiettain's tent.
 Ayesha! But he, a shiek Of stately mien, swore by his beard that ne'er was seer 3o fair maid since Mahmoud's day. md sent her seathless on her way
 Ayeshal Opon a courser feet she rodel Unconscious of its lovely load, With precious gifts of silk and gold Her slave the Arab chieftain bold,
 Ayeshal David Graham Adoe in Washington Star
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Saturday. March 20. 1893.

It is now proposed that 6 Commis- sion of Immigration be created in Ari- zona in lieu of the office of Commis- sioner of immigration, which was once tried and proved failure in Arizona. Bulletin.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25

A Knoxville (Tenn.) liveryman fell of n bridge Sunday and landed on pile of rocks, a distance of fifty feet, while in- toxicated. He escaped without injury, but got mad because his watch case was broken.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25

The pscuniary result of tue Papal jubilee is gain to the eeffers of the Vatican of upward of e250, GOO, as well as jewels, plate and other valuable ar- ticlos which are estimated to be worth nearly S200,000.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25

WO are accustomed to think of metals as incombustible; but the contrary is the case. With the exception of the so-called noble metals--gold, silver, platinum and few others-all metals burn, or absorb oxygen when heated sufficiently in the air. Popular Science Nawc
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25

In Colorado the Senate has passed bill abolishing the death penalty for murder and substituting life imprison- meat. It will in all probability become A law.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Love Is Hind.

A marriage of more than ordinary in- terest took place in Golden City. The parties were both blind and their TO- mantle engagement extended over a pe- riod of seven years before their patient hopes were realized. Kansas City Jour nal
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Tho Crafat Is Fashionable.

The cravat is again coming strongly into favor Since the fancy shirtings for business wear have taken such hold the crayat, which does not screen the shirt pattern, is ayailed of by host of well dressed men, It may be most aptly worn with the cutaway or sack suiting. Particularly effective are the cravats in washable materials for town wear. They seem to have that urban touch which the Windsor or the four-in- hand summer weight does not give to the ensemble. A man that wears big made up bow with soft finish shirt is as dead to the world as a waxwork.- Clothier and Furnisher
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Not Much Difference.

Little Boy-I wish had rabbit.
 Mir. Fo6rthfoor-W What would you do with rabbit in a fiat?
 Little Boy-Well, l guess rabbit could get along here bout as well as can. Good News,
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Not Unlikely,

Mir. Jimson--W What? Is Bilson going to get married? He told me positively he would never marry again.
 Mrs. Jimson (calmly)-I presume you asked him on the way to the funeral.- New York Wenblv
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25
Cabs In London.

Statistics recently compiled in Len, don show that the number of cabs, both four wheeled and hanson cabs, is di- minishing This is probably due to the extension of street car routes and demo- cratic ideas. During the last twelve months there were 3,OS9 four wheeled cabs licensed, as against 3,921 the year previous. There are over [, ,000 hansoms in the city, but their number is also di- furnishing, though not so rapidly.-Lon- ion Letter,
Arizona silver belt., 1893-03-25

An inmate of the Bates county (AIo.) poorhouse died lately whose head was three feet in circumference and the weight of his brain was said to be IA ounces.