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Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
oesan Travel 10 View Of tho Fair.

While the great Worlds fair will nat urally have tendency to detract from eastward travel, the falling off in the latter will be more than compensated by the westward rush from all parts of Europe. The early date at which the fair opened will prove good thing for the steamship companies, It gives the usual European tourists time to see all tfat is to be seen at Chicago and not spoil their European jaunts. A canvass among the agents of the transatlantic lines shows that the first part of the sea son will be an average one" for east
 ward bookings, but What contingencies may arise to divert eastward travel is hard to predict now.-Steam and Sail.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Eleotrnlrsis In ,Yninr pine..

A considerable amount of anxiety has recently been caused, especially among corporations controlling waterworks, by the discovery that the passage of electric cars has a tendency to seriously injure the water pipes of a city by causing cleo. trolysis. At meeting of a waterworks association an electrical engineer stated that in some cases under his observation lead pipe had entirely disappeared by the action of the electric current, and a like result had attended tho use of iron, gal vanized iron, brass and "rustless" pipes.
 The corrosive action takes place where the current leaves the pipe and not where it enters it. and the phenomena mentioned were undoubtedly owing to the operation of electric cars. It is sat isfactory to know that should the cleo. trolysis of water pipes become so serious a question as it is thought by some it may, Q certain remedy, although il would increase the cost of water install lations, would be the insulation of the eonduits Chicago Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
prrhlclinr IArtl,nnnhn..

Professor Falb of Vienna has attained some notoriety from inc fact that he ITtdiofed. sho coming of both series of earthquake shocks from winch the island of Zante has recently suffered.
 Earthquake eproSnosticationsiiags been recorded as coming tFno in not few in- stances. but there is reason to believe that the fulfllmcnt of tho prophecies was purely accidental. Seismologists 'fre not likely to give Professor Falb much aFe,it for presciencc. They will say he nlcYely happened to foretell what was coming.
 We may. to be sure. predict earth guakes is some regions with good deal of confidence Glai ihc prognostication will como s.ns. 4 @e predict. for in- stance. that Hr earthquake Or earth tremors will be felt ,iF Japan tomorrow, the chancesase aisi the prediction will come true, for one os swO'earth move Inents On aHr average arc felt iu that country every dayc c3fs we caunot tell exactly where ghey will sccur or what degree of giolesco they will exhibiG
 The gTeattat bo0A which s0aId bc con. ferred ltpof regions that arc subjeet to violent earthqrsko shocks would 5ef She discovery of some means 6f foretelling She coming of fhess terrible eafainities. For years seisn1olo,asts have given their most earnest attention tcfshis shbblem, but it cannot be said that they have made much progress. Professor John Milne says that he and his assistants have spent years hi observing ths earth quake pheaomcna of Japan, but they have never yet succeeded in foretelling the coming of an earthquake, New "'~b S,,1
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
A veteran,. cnn on ,l,e rre.Iaen,.

'I am 90 years old and was here in the days of Webster and Calhoun. l simply called to see tho president and pay my respects,"
 This was the statement made to the doorkeeper at the White House recently by an old man whose hair was snow white, whose form was bent with age, but whose step was firm as that of any of the callers who climbed the stairway. The venerable visitor was ex-Senator Bradbury of Maine. He was not read fly recognized by tho doorkeeper, SO he was requested to wait out in the corri- dor until some of the senators and rep resentatives who thronged the cabinet room had been disposed of by the presi- deht. The mistake was afterward cor Tected, and Mir. Bradbury was invited to take a more comfortable and exalted seat in the cabinet room. He made him. self known to ex-Representative Dunnell of Minnesota. who In turn introduced him to several congressnen, who lis- tened interestedly to his recollections of congressional life many years ago. Washington Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
nsaa Timber n, the Capital.

It has become plain to the employees of the government that it is the intention of members of tho administration to give the various departments thorough cleaning and to set tho stump pullers and seythes to work as speedily as possible, Yesterdays conversation between chief and his subordinate is an instance in point
 "Who is this Mrs. So-and-so? see by the rolls that she has been drawing an annual salary of $l 800 for five years"
 ''She is not hero much of the timer
 What does she dor
 ''She dresses nicely"
 "Why is she not discharged?'
 "We would have a row on hand. Shcis the sister-in-law of Congressman Blank
 Mark out her name. She would have to go if she were the sister-in-law of Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson rolled into one. The people employed in this department will earn their money or be given chance to earn it some where else."-Washington Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
X chicago View oF tho Naval Display.

A Chicago View bt tho Naval Display.
 New York hes celebrated. In driz ding rains under soggy awnings witt aags clingihg disliially to theit ,stafTs snd with the red bh cheap printed cot ton running ih gorS stripes across wide sxpanses Of dirty white into fields of grimy blue many lhonsahd inhabitants bf New York have stood for day ot stinking wharvtt to view the maneuvers of few ships of war and few excur. ion boats monopdlised bg millionaires and exclusive society people.
 The vessels thus under survey by the assembled toads Of New York were from sne to two miles from shore, which is about as near as the inbb in Now York ever gets to any scene of importAnce, whether it be wedding bt h nayhl fe- view.
 They were such vesseis as iia5 bo seeh at almost any time in alffiost any port in the world. Most If theia hayc been seen In New York hatbot befbfb ii6w, but on this occasion New York, big with expec- tatiop and self ,cuhstionsiess, imagined that it Yas celebrating, that in some rnaihef it was putting an extinguisher upoh Chicago; that in Q few dreary hours of rain Atid fog and powiler smoke along tho slimy docks of the North river the majestic festivities of the entire Go lumbian year were to have their begin ning and their ending, and that when New York's celebration had closed meth. Ing would remain deserving the atten- tion Of mankind. Probably the world never saw and never again will see SC colossal and yet so pitiful an exhibition of impudence, ignorance and foily.-Chi cago Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
oia Hales For Nlrht policcmen.

Old Boston is yiyidly brought to mind by tho following excerpt from the "Se- lectaen's Minutes" dated Nov. | l9G0. containing instructions to watchmen:
 Tn going the Rounds Care must Se ,akeu that tho Watchinen are not nuisY. but tehiNe themselves with strict deco rum that they frequently give tho Time of the Night and what the Weather is with a distinct but moderate Voice, ex- cepting at Times when it is necessary to pass in Silence in order to detect and se- cure persons that are out on unlawful Actions.
 "You and your Division must enleayor to suppress all Routs, Riots and other Disorders that may be committed in the Night and secure such Persons as may be guilty; that proper steps may be taken next Morning for prosecution as the Law directs. We absolutely forbid your taking private satisfaction or any bribe that may be offer'd you to let such go or to conceal their offense from the Selectmen. Boston Transcript.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Ifruo wnrlh. shonld ,lcn,.

Our world is spinning through space at a speed of over GOO miles per minute. Should it come in collision with globe of equal size going at the same rate of speed, what would be the result? The very best thinkers of the age tell us that heat enough would be generated by the shock to transform both of tho colliding bodies into gigantic balls of vapor many times their present circunferences. Some have thought that in case the cen ter of the earth is composed of solid aud colder matter than is the generally ac- cepted belief this might not b1 the case. but after searching all the leading au- thorities must admit that cannot find a more appropriate "Guis' than the fol. lowing, which i5 from an eminent scien- list; Should such au uuheard of event occur the heat generated would be sufi- cient to melt. boil and completely vapor ize mass of ice fully roc times the bulk of both the colidiug worlds-in other words, an ice planet i5o000 miles in di- ameter!-St. Louis Republic.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
rhe nrItl.h orouInr rhrlrlr.

Isthe spending power of the British peo pie diminishing. or are We. as nation, learning the painful lesson of thrift in lit- tie things7 Iii remarkable fact in con- nection with the holiday season that at n large place of London entertainment the receipts in the refresnment department on Easter Monday were lower than in previous years by about 20 per cent. The demeanor of the visitors to this estab- lshment left nothing to be desired. They were orderly, sober and in every way well behaved. Yet, for some reason or other, they or their families did not ap- pear to stand in as much need of solid and hquid nourishment as in times gone hy. This falling oil, it may beremarked, was not only or chiefly in alcoholic drinks. It extended with equal severity so' fhs f1cmintoxicstins cup of tea and the harmless, necessary sandwich. Lon don Telegraph.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
ralne.n sen, In tho Aenhemr.

The particular seat in the French acad- emy made vacant by the death of NJ. Taine is No. IT, It is said to be one of those whose occupant usually lives but 8 comparatively short time after he at tains to the dignity of membership, but it has been held by some of the most distin- guished of the Immortals Among them may be mentioned L'Estoile, historian 1884; Coislin, bishop, ITO; Sarian, also bishop, 1783; D'Alembert, founder of the French encyclopedia, 1754; Portalis, one of the editors of the civil code, 1903; No dier, litterateur, 1883, and Merinee, TO- maneist, t844.-Chicago Herald.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Un.mployed of Chioaeo.

Isaac Trumbo, western mine owner, who was in Chicago recently, said to a representative of the New York Press: Chicago is ogerrun with idle men and women, some of whom are starving to death. The prospect of employment that the Worlds fair would prove to be an Fl Dorado for those seeking employ ment--has drawn thousands of single and hurried men to that city. They had very little money which they soon spent, and now they are suffering"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Protecting rurpentIne Forests.

Turpentine farmers in South Carolina and Georgia protect their property against loss by fire in summer by burn ing the grass and underbrush in mid winter. The turpentine land is thus protected by the destruction in advance of such light material as feeds forest fire, and the woodlands are made up Of tall pine trees standing in tracts free from small timber and undergrowth
 When spring opens the fresh young grass puts forth from the fishes of the winter fires, and the ground is soon covered with a carpet of rich green.-New York Sun.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
4 arnn Mho Lore, rlomcrs.

For several years past d well known gentleman has been in the habit every morning of standing in front of Fourth street florists place for at least l5 min utes. He is a crank on flowers, aud after gazing into the window he enters the store and purchases 10-cent flower. He tells the proprietor that he loves 10 chew the flower, and nine mornings of ten he gets n rose, The gentleman in question is Tennesseean and IS the pos sessor of one of the finest hothouses in the city.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
oldest md In the MorId

The Rev. w. Tuckwell, in Tongues and Trees and Sermons In Stones, says. ''The oldest living treo in the world is said to be the Soma cypress of Lombardy It was tree 40 years before the birth of Christ, But Alphonse Karr, in his 'Voy- age Autour de Mon Jardiu" says, of the baobab (Adansonia digitata) 1t is as- serted that some exist in Senegal that are 1000 years old. Not and Queries.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Bilndfoldod Tor ths Wedding cefemony

BilndfoIded For tho Wedding Ceremony.
 Some unusual evidence was adduccd before Judge Collins in the divorce case Of Nathan Laborich against Sarah La borich. The complainant testified that he married the defendant in Russia; that according to the laws of that country he was not permitted to sec his wife, and that both of the contracting parties were blindfolded when the ceremony, which took place in dark room. was per formed. The marriage, he said, was ar ranged by the parents of his wife and himself, and his parents were imposed upon, as he discovered that his wife was of unsound mind. He came to this coun- try and placed her in an asylum. Later she was removed to Elgin, where she is at present. A decree was granted Chicago Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
cI,a to ,r.e, m. pr,noo

Albert E. Guelph, otherwise known as the Prince of Wales, will, it is said visit Chicago and the Worlds fair. Glad to have him come His sister. Mrs. Lou Lorne, wHs ir the same city and made tour of the country in 1884 and was pleased with the visit. All of Mrs. G1elph's children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well IS the old lady herself. will receive good old fashioned American welcome if they will come over and see the greatest country on earth. Dayton Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
A Story of 1,ohesnierrol

The story is told of Robespierre that at one time, when at tho height of his power, a lady called upon him, beseech- ing him to spare her husbands life He scornfully refused, As she turned away she happened to tread upon the paw of his pet dog. He turned upon her, Mad anne, have you no humanity%-San Frau cisco Argonaut.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Gifts For the Sick.

1t is difficult to tell from outward conditions" says a constant visitor of the sick and suffering, just what will bring most pleasure to an invalid. took jelly, fruit and wine to desti- tute consumptive whose appetite needed encouraging. without provoking a grate- ful smile. But when l followed a chance confession that she was fond of flowers with bunch of white hyacinths her face glowed with happiness. tried the flowers on cultured well to do blind woman of my acquaintance. She scarce ly noticed them, but the dainties that the ignorant girl had refused the lady fell upon with the voracity of wolf
 This philanthropist neglected to take into consideration in her work that all important factor in the relief of suffer ing-what part decay has preyed upon In the case of the consumptiye, disease had consumed the vital nature past de- sire to the greater quickening of the spiritual On the other hand, the blind woman's appetite was stimulated to ab- normal activity by the infirmity that shut her of from the sights which pro mote the souls growth. New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Inc Dutles of Ind Nnrsc.

'Aren'tyou big boy to have anursey' asked an elderly gentleman of boy whom he had met in the park.
 "Oh, no" said the boy. She doesn't look after me anyhow. She's here to take care of the boys play with and see that don't hurt 'em. "-Harper's Young People.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Beware of "Cheapn Canned stun.

There is one great danger connected with preserved goods, and that is that the insane mania for cheapness at all risks which some women have has in- duced dishonest people to put inferior goods upon the market, but if a house keeper is careful to buy none but the best and sees that they are properly pre- pared by her cook she need have no fear but that her timed vegetables are as harmless as the same substances in their raw and natural state, and she will have the advantage of procuring an infinite variety for her table at q very small ont. lay both of time and money. View York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Tho Anee.atlon of skeptIol.,I,,..

Cardinal Gibbons recently expressed himself in this way Young men who have received an imperfect and super ficial education want to appear wise an. learned and think in order to do SO the must affect degree of skepticism an lhfdelity which frequently results in a. entire Iossof faith"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
rhn Latnst nfv1e nf Rt.s.

Here Is a kiss, described upon femi- nine authority as the latest, which the Ohio board qf health or any other aggre- tation of sanitary wiseacres can prohibit In the interest of the general bealth It Is executed by Iayingth left checks to- Eether and letting tho smack go uninter- tupted into Detroit Free Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT,

Prunc thou thy ~otds, inc thoughts c6ntrbl That OCT thee swell and throng. They will condenso. within thy sou And change to pufpose strong. But he who lets hls, feelings ruh In soft luxurious ilow M Shrinks when hard service must bu tlihe And faints at every woe Faiths meanest deed more tqsof bears Where hearts and wills are weighed Than brightest transports choicest prayers Which bloom their hour md fade.
 -Jehn Henry Newman
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09

MT. George w. Cables hospitable in. stincts are manifest in the name he has bestowed upon his new home at North ampton, Mass. He has christened it "Stayawhile."
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09

The most costly piece of railway line in the world is that between the Man sion House and Aldgate stations in Lon don, which required the expenditure of close upon $i0, 100000 mile.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
A E.,r o,.s,io,

Miss Passe-Three clairyoyants have prophesied that should be married be- fore I reached 90 years.
 Miss Blooming Bud-And were you2-- Ellnira Gazette.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
Good Out of Evil.

"This ought to be prosperous month. " said the club treasurer.
 "How sor' asked the secretary.
 "Housecleaning :" was the answer. and tho men1l all be here. Life.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09

On the day before Easter one florist in New York city took in $8,5O0 in cash between i and 6 p. m. and sold twice as much ito be charged"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09

There is horse in Florida that be. comes wildly excited and unmanageable whenever any one approaches him hay hg breath that smells of whisky.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09

To escape from dangers which menace them starfshes commit suicide. This instinct of self destruction is found only in the highest and lowest scales of ami maj lifa
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-30
A Desecrated Grave.

From NewDerg, Oregon, comes the follow
ing ghoulIsh report: Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Hess and Miss McColum, of Dundee,
visited the cemetery at that place and
found the grave of William Jones, who
died in February, 1892. of old age, opened.
The body had been taken out and was left
on the ground, where it appeared to have
been three or four days. A son and several
daughters of the dead man live in this
place. As soon as word could be sent to
them, the son, William Jones, jr., and a
son-in-law, David Everest. in company with
DIR. Mcconnell, Squire Burnett and several
others, drovelto the buryIng ground. They
found the body lying on an old burlap sack,
face down, and about 10 feet from the foot
and little to one side of the grave. The
grave had been filled up with new posts, old
boards and dirt On opening it. it was
found that the rough box cover had been
broken by mattock or spade. The casket
cover had been broken into pieces and the
body pulled out feet first. The pieces of
the casket and box cover had been thrown
back into the grave, with dirt and posts.
The body was carefully examined, but no
clue to the perpetrators of the deed could
be found. 1t was replaced in Its desecrated
grave. No reason for SO CHASTITY deed can
be found, for the deceased was an old man
and without an enemy in the world. Moth
ing of any value had been buried with him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-30
The Old Folks at Home.

Mr.. @. 81. fall returned Yesterday from
a months sojourn In the east, during
which time he spent several days at his
old home at Upton. Iowa, where his
mother, now SO years old, lives, and also
paid visit to the worlds fair IN Chicago.
He speaks In glowing terms of the ap-
pearance of Iowa at this season of the
year, and, from Council Bluffs to Upton,
he passed through continuous corn fields,
the product of which were in excellent
condition. His old mother was very
highly pleased to see him, and although
more than an octagenarlan, was enjoying
good health and very active for her age.
The time he spent with the friends OF his
boyhood was one OF great enjoyment, and
it was with regret that he again parted
from them. In hia visit to the worlds
strangers about the state of Oregon.
There was no building, no place of ren-
devious, or other point where Oregonians
could meet together. The visitors from
this state were like orphan children.
without home and with but few friends
Arkansas had the finest exhibit of apples;
butwhen the box sent by Mr.. e. Schanno
reaches there they will be ecllpsed by
those from the vincinity of this city. The
exhibition merits the highest compll-
ments paid to it, and he would not at
tempt to give an adequate description. In
his perambulatlons around Chicago he
met MIR. Filloon, father of Mr.. John Fill
loon of this city, and Mr.. Joseph Day,
formerly of The Dalles, but who is now
in the employ of the Pinkerlon agency.
Joe was "shadowlng" man when Mr..
Hall met him, and he had but a
few moments conversation with him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-09-30
He Apologies.
Moro Observer.


We hereby rise to remark that we are
deeply grateful to the Antelope, Dalles and
Goldendale press for their gratuitous circu-
lation of our alleged opinions on the subject
of divorce and what constitutes sufficient
grounds for obtaining the necessary decree
in such cases; but on behalf of the town of
Moro, and the judiciary of Sherman county,
we protest against that "two months
bride" yarn. Since the publication of the
aforesaid yarn by these papers we have been
compelled, in order to escape personal vIo-
lence, to assure upwards of a score, of indig-
nant husbands that we did not entertain the
views relative to marital duty attributed to
us by Bros. Shut, Michel and Gourlay.
We are not advised as to what these breth-
rem of the quill are in the habit of doing
when requested to apply soothing measures
to the dorsal vertebrae of those who, accord
ing to the views attributed to us, have
legal right to demand it of them, but, judg.
ing from the liberal manner in which they
ventilated the question, it looks as though
the matter had been weighing on their
souls pretty heavily for some time.